Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1892, Page 4

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Tzachuck, secretary of The Bre Jublighing conip: docs solemnly swear that the netupl cireulation of THE DAILY BER for tho week ending March 5, 1502, was as Tueadiy, Mar Wednesdny, M Thursday, March ... Friday. March 4 aturduy. March Avernge ... X 0. UCK. Bworn to efore nie nn in my rresence this 5th day of Marcn, A. D. 1802 BEAL. FRin, \mnrv Public. = = Average Cir Average Ci Jnnuary 24,324 ary 24,510, THE pen photographs drawn b erand jury in its final report are very lifelike indced. A BLIZZARD having struck New York it wili be in order for the humorous mayor of Bismarck to telegraph another A rEW men referred to in the grand jury report, although not named, are so accurately described that they will find it very unsafe in the future to ask for public office. IF THERE were any the senate will pass any of the house probability that bills attacking the MeKinley taviff, there would bo vastly more interest taken in the discussion. A VOTE of thanks is due to the grand jury for its industry, honesty and effi- ciency. It has cleared the political at- mosphere in a way which ought to restrain boodlers in the future. T#a Towa senate has passed a bill pro- viding that all executions of criminals shall take place in the venitentiaries instead of county jails. Nebraska should enact a similar law at the next session of the legislature, THERE are enough irrigation compa- make western Ne- braska blossom as a rose. They are cap- italized for millions upon millions, but there is more water so far in the capital stock of many of the corporations thun in their irrigating ditches. THE “hold your wheat” circulars 3eem 1o have been effective, for the De- vartment of Agriculture reports 28 per =ent of the wheat and 41.8 ver cent of ine corn crop of 1891 still in the grow- ors’ hands. It remains to be seen whether the policy of holding the grain will prove profitable. THAT injunction restraining the city council from leasing Marcy street st a nominal annual rental for a lumber yard is doubtless based on good law. The council has no right to deprive property owners of the use of the streets or to block public thoroughfares for the con- venience of individuals, — THE District of Columbia is petition- ~ongress for the right of suffrage. oves that the district does not enit is well off. At prosent (onal treasury pays two dollars vy dollar raised by local taxation ..:b nnintaining the district govern- .t and making public improvements in the city of Washington, to say noth- ingof the millions expended in monu- ments, parks and great, national build- ings. \ In WE HAVE no sympathy with the petty malice and sectional jealousies which are manifest in the efforts to prevent Chicago from securing additional aid in the amount of $5,000,000 for the World’s fair. Tho talk that Chicago is acting in bad faith comes from cities which are jealous of the marvolous growth and prosperity of the great 1ake metropolis. Chicago has done nobly on her own be- half and deserves the assistance of con- gress to carry out plans which will make the great exposition memorable for a century, FRrIENDS of Captain Bourke in this city and the west genorally are not sur- prised to learn that the charges made against hun by border Mexican sym- pathizers with Garza are based upon the efficiency with which he performed his military duties and upon no grounds in- volving misconduct as an ofticer or gen- tleman, They have known him too long and respect him too highly to give credence to rumors coming from filibus- terers reflecting upon his churacter, As his commanding officer aftor investiga- tion approves of his course in the Garza campaign the effort to disgrace him may be sei down as a dismal failure, E—— THE pilgrimage of the State Board of Transportation to the metropolis of Ne- Lraska ana their confidential conferenco with the railroad magnates that have their headquarters in Omaha would neem to indicate that they have reached the conclusion at last that something must be done, The spectacle of the state board waiting deferentiaily upon the railroad munagers and asking their pleasure is decidedly humiliating, If the board really meansbusiness it would bave been more in keeping with its po- sition to have leld an open session at the state capitol to discuss the proposed reduction in freight rates and let the ruilway traffic managers then and there present their usual objections. SENATOR PADDOCK'S PURE FOOD BILL. We print 1n full in this issue the speech of Senator Paddock in support of his bill for |n£~\ snting the adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs This measure was introduced by Mr. Paddock nearly two years ago, and finnlly passed the senato inst Wednes- day. Tt received extended consideration during the Fifty-first congress, but no | action was taken on it As soon as the | present session of the senate commenced | Mr. Paddock again brought forward his | bill, and by persistent effort succeeded in securing nction on it. Opposition to the measure took various grounds. It was claimed that it would involve a very heavy outlay by the gov. ernment, that it placed too much power in the hands of the secretary of agricul- ture, that it interfored in o matter which ought to be left entirely to state rogulation, and that it discriminates | against cottonseed oil. Senator Pad- dock met and conclusively answered all these objections, He showed upon the authority of the-chemist of the Agricul- | tural department, that the cost of exe- 1 cuting the proposed lnw would not ex- | ceed $100.000 per annum. Regarding the | objection that the bilt devolves too much | authority on the secretary of agricul- ture, which was simply a partisan view, Mr. Paddock’s suticient reply was that n y of agriculture, whether | publican or a democrat, would he ble of prostituting a great scientific division of his department to the low pursuits of corrupt and corrupting poli- tics, Asto the view that the matter ought to be left to state regulation, Mr. Paddock pointed out that the power to regulate commercial intercourse between the states belongs exclusively to the national government by specific grant, and all that is contewplated by the bill is the analysis of articles of food or drugs, being subjects of interstate com- merco, which may come under suspicion from time to time as adulterated and misbranded articles. Regarding the chargo that the measure was formulated for the express purposs of discriminat- ing against cottonseed oii, Mr. Paddock said it was a significant fact that the re- putable packers and manufacturers of compound lard, in which cottonseed oil is used in part, are themselves in favor of the passage of the bill for the pro- tection of the very interest which cer- tain senators desired to protect through its defeat. The argument of Senator Paddock in support of his measure is strong, clear and convineing, and the majority for the bill in the senate attested its effect and influence. What fate the measure will meet in the house cannot now be pre- dicted with any degree of certainty, but the chances are that the economical dis- position of that body will work against | the bill, to say nothing of the political objection urged against it by democratic senators. These considerations, how- ever, may not outlast the present session. It is not to be doubted that the proposed law, if it were properly enforced, would accomplish a great deal of good. MORE SUGAR BEET TALK. The people of Nebraska cannot grow weary of the discussion of the sugar beet s0 long as it promises farmers such profitable returns for cultivation. The whole world is taiking about Nebraska's experience in the sugar beet fields al- ready cultivated and in the beet sugar factories already established. Cer- tainly a topic which interssts the pro- ducers and consumers of sugar alike cannot becomo tiresome to the people wio have the prospect of profiting chiefly by its discussion. As was stated in an editorial articie two or three days ago, if there had been no profit whatever in cultivating beets and making them into sugar, tho adver- tising alone would more than repay for several times the amount of money thus far expended by our people. But the advertising is merely incidental. The future will see the state leading the world in the production of beot sugar, unless unwise logislation in congress or the state shull check the development of the industry. Last year the United States imported $20,000,000 worth of sugar in excess of the year preceding. There is therefore no early probability of America’s home product exceeding the home demand. As Germany and France encourage the industry by indirect bountios it is not THE OMAHA DAILY action on the part of the council iooks Is this action in the interest the susprcious, of taxpayers or is it in interest of conteactors? Tt is charged that the | specifications gotten up by the Board of Public Works are too strict, and it is also alleged thai only one company would be in position to give a ten-year guaranty on asphalt paving. On this point the objections come from inter- ested parties and must be weighed ac- | cordingly. If any of the conditions which the Board of Public Works pro- | poses to impose upon contractors ure un- | reasonable or too stringent, they should | bo modified, but the council cannot | take the making of specifications for paving and other public works into its own hands without laying itsolf liablo to the suspicion that the contractors are to dictate the specifications. The council may s woll also clearly understand that even if it repeal the present ordinance 1t cannot act without the concurrence of the mayor. The charter expressly provides that the powers granted to the municipal gov: ernment shall bo oxercised by the mayor and council jolntly A GR MUNOPOLY CAPITU. The Standard OIL trust has decided to dissolve. Since the decision a short time ago of the supreme court of Ohio, forbidding the trust to cavry out any of the contracts made in connection with its organization, there has been a good deal of interest felt as to the future ac- tion of the powerful monopoly. Itsfran- chises were not disturbed by the daci sion, and it was a very general impres- sion that it would take refuge undor the laws of Now Jersey, as was done by the sugar trust and thoe cottonseed oil com- bination. It does not appear, however, that a step of this kind has at any timo been contemplated by the Standard Oil peovle, and they have simply been con- sidering the best way out of a dilemma, the result being n decision to dissolve the trustand notto reorganize in any way. The stock held by the trustees will be returned to the various compa- nies which constitute the t ust, and the affuirs of this gigantic monopoly wili be wound up. This is a victory for the law and for public opinion the importance of which it would be difficult to overostimate. The Standard Oil trust was the forerun- ner of such combinations in this coun- try and has been the most powerful among them. [t has brought great wealth to everybody connected with it. Less than twenty-five years ago the men who conceived and put into operation this scheme of monopoly were compara- tively poor. The man whose shrewd brain formulated the plan and carried it to success was an oil rofiner on a moder- ate scale in Cleveland, O., who in a mercantile career had shown no re- markable financial or business ability and had achieved no marked success. Today he is one of the richest men in the country, having a fortune estimated to considerably exceed $100,000,000—he himself stated some time ago that he did not know within $10,000,000 or $12,000,- 000 what he was #orth—and everywhere recognized us u finaucier of tho highest ability. John D. Rockefeller, Henry M. Flagier and Oliver H. Payne, the organ- izers of the oil trust, have amassed their fortunes by practices in violation of law and hostile to public policy. What they could not control they have spared no effort to crush, They have hesitated at noexpedient, whatever the consequences were to be to othors, toaccomplish their purpose. The demoralizing effect of their business example has been far- reaching and will remain long after the monopoly which they created is dead. The dissolution of the Standard oil trust, compelled by the fiat of the law, ought to stimulate effort against the other combinations obnoxious to the law. Having overthrown the first and the greatest of all the trusts, with almost limitless resouvces at its command and the influence to command favor in nearly every quarter where it might unreasonable to expect America must fora few years at least do tho same. France has 419 factories us the result of this governmental assistance. America has thus far but six factories, two of which are in Nebraska. ‘We should not bs unwilling to stimu- late an industry so well adapted to our climate and soil, and should not grudge the ploneer Oxnard sugar company such profits as it may realize in the near fu- ture from its foresight and enterprise. The total sugar bounty paid by the gov- ernment to the Grand Island and Nor- folk factories was but $53,000 tor last year. The total value of the output is therefore not much exceeding $150,000. The plants cost $1,000,000. The yeur’s income is consequently but 15 per cent of the investment and out of this must be paid vthe cost of management, the price of the beets and all othoer expenses incident to the business. It ought to be clear from these facts that the Nebraska sugar makers must expand their pro- duction before they can hops for very heavy returns on their inve stwent, PAVING SPECIFICATIONS, Section 4 of chapter 13 of the revised ordinances of Omuaha makes it the duty of the Board of Public Works in connec- tion with the city engineer to supervise and prepare all specifications for sewer work, paving, macadamizing and repav- ing which is to be let by contract. The board is also required to keep a special book in which shall be entered full and complete specifications ot all details of work to bo contracted and advertised for. It appears that the specifications which the Board of Public Works and engineer have drawn up for the paving and repaving to be done during the pre ent year do not meet the views of the city council and that body now proposes to take the matter into its own hands. At a special meeting held Thursday night the council attempted to re- peal the ordinance veluting to paving specifications and it is proposed that bereafter the council will exercise these need favor, it certainly ought not to be a difticult matter to break up the vther and less powerful combinations. The BET authorities, national and state, should forco the fight against the trusts, and if they will do this it will not be long be- fore a general dissolution of these or- ganizations takes place. —— WORK OF THE GRAND JURY, After twenty-four days’ work the grand jury has completed its labors. It hus brought in fifty-three indictments, submitted a scathing report concerning the dishonest practices of city and county officials and suggested amend- ments to existing iaws that would pro- tect the taxpayers from u maladminis- tration. The report ought to be read by every taxpayer and pondered over by every official, The work of the grand jury has not been entirely satisfactory to its mem- bers. The jury met with insurmount- able obstacles in the way of unwilling witnesses, and legal technicalities. The laws agaivst bribery and gambling close the mouths of all participants who are able to shield themselves by falling back upon their privilege to re- | fuse evidence that would tend to crim- inate them. Eunough information was obtained however to warrant the grand jury in photographing a number of guilty parties in such a way as to make them koown to the public and warn their fellow citizens against them in the future. The Scoteh verdict of guilty as charged but not proven is recorded against a dozen boodlers who would have been formally indicted and finally convicted if they had received their just deserts. Several topics treated upon by the grand jury demand extended comment at the hunds of the press. The charges made by Tue Bee in connection with the Kelchum furnituve deal are sus- | tained, though by reason of the death of a principal wituess and reticence of interested parties no formal indictments MARCH SAAURDAY, functions, which means, of contse, n com- |.could be.ypturaal, - The coanelimen mittee of the council or thy governing who part m?»z\‘hnl in the Ninth st eet junta of six which controls the council | jam! ‘ pensoof the fu niture cavcus company, anduwho accanted s 1e hats as Tho question nat 1y sug s itzelf, | courtes’os fram the entorprs ug N who is behind this move and what object | find their cgpthuct co wdemod by a jucy is there to be accomplished in substitut- | of their feilewicitizons thou escapi ing a council committee for the Bourd of | other punightent and th imiliatioa Public Works and engineer who are | fa form i aanouscemont of thoir indi- supposed to be qualified for supervision | vidual nimes of public works? On the faco of it this On the wholb the grand jury is to be commendeddor its industey and consci- entions appHdhtion to duvy Tts sug- gostion thaba grand jury should bo im- pannelied ones a year will meot with oral favor notwithstunding the ex- ponse involved. The recommendations for amendments to existing luws to pre- vent the escapo of criminals upon tech- nicalities and to remove hindrances to investigntions will be approved. The suggestion that the polics court be given concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in gambling cnses is worthy of attention and the advice alfecting mattors in the county jail is worthy of immediate consideration. IT NOW transoires that the first coke tin made in the United States was not turned out by the tin plate factory ve- cently rted at Irondale, O. Several lots of coke tin have been made by the N. & G, Taylor company of Philadel- phia, and that establishment is now run- ning on a large order of this tin. This order, we are informed, was secu ed in competition with tho foreign muake, and not only on nceount of lower price, but for the reason that the plate mads by the Taylor company was regarded by the bur v as being better than the foroign article. The company says that the manufacture of tin plate is most simple and expresses the opinion that as the work progresses and exponses are gotten to a minimum, prices will be much fower. Of course it will be years before the tin plate industry of this country is sufficiently developed to sup- ply the home demand, but steady pro- gress is being made in enlarging it, and what has alvendy been accomplished i sufficient to vindicate the wisdom of fos- tering the industr, HASTIN tulated upen securing an appropriation of $60,000 for a postoftice building, The amount is not us largo us might be desived, but public building appropriations are very seldom made for the full cstimate of the amount to bo expended ratehtic Thuggery. Washington Post. John L. Sulfivéin may not boa first class actor, but he 'throws coasiderablo of the Star Spangled | Bauner into mis pugilistic chaltenges. g i AL 1 GiverAway. criver News (dem. Governor Byyd is evidently not a candidate for ro-election noxt fall, judging from his ex- pressed opinidn of the farmers' - legislature, which he seen3 4o think caotiot be trusted with railroad Traight legislation. e What About Elmira? Chicago T mes. O, say, havayou heard tho news from Maine?” Portland has eleoted a democratic maygr for the'fiest time in many.years. Be- fore long democrats will find it profitable to nave au eye on the Maino chauce, Philadelphia Press, These are facts which have given the povular mind its direction in looking to him as a man to win 'vith. Who can offer such prospects of carrying Indiana as Harrison? And with Indiana added to the sure repub- lican states the campaign is won, no matter which side New York is on. Without any question Presideat Harrison is a candidate to win with. ——— The Annual Blufl. Laramie Boomerang. Kvery time the city of Umaha attempts to compel the Union Pacific to live up to its contracts the big railway company pouts and threatens to remove its heaaquarters to Den- ver, or Cheyenno, or ‘Laukvitle, and the mu- nicipality gets {rightened and relaxes its rigor. It is one of these annual bluffs that the Union Pacific is making now and both Denver ana Cheyenne evidently regard it as a royai flush play. Experience should have taught them better. The Same Old Denver Republican, Very little credit shoula be given to the talk about tho romoval of the Union Pucific shops from Omaha to Denver. Those shops ought to bo here, but this has been true for a great many years and yet thoy have re- mained 1n Omaha. Derver is the center of the Union Pacific system, and taking every- thing into consideration it would probably be cheaper to maintain the shops hero than in Omaha. But the Union Pacific has nover been very friendly to Denver. If there is much talk among Union Pacific officials resi- dent 1n Omaha about moving the skops to Denver, it is simply a bluff at tho former civy. —_——— The Shifting Platte, Chieago Inter Ocean. Senator Manderson has introduced a bill in congress for a government survey of the isl- ands in the Platte river in Nevrasks. Iu seems that when the govermental survey was made in 1564 the islands in the Platte were not considered. The lines ran only to the river on each side. But there area number of very valuable islands in the river, in all sald to contatn between 3)) and 500 acres, and there has bdgh so much dispute over this land that it i3 BHocessary to have a govern- ment survey. Still, it will be diffieult to dis- pose of this lagd by salo, because of the constant changas taking place. While somoe are washing away others are receiving the soil and increasing their ares, so that it would be diic@l#¥or the government to give & title to sometime that might disappear the next moruing. {Pne man who had an island of thirty acres{pw bas sevon acres, and an- other who had only two or three acres now has over thirty Br Nebraska's Anniversary. Rocky Mountain News, We make hi fast 1 the west. One important event ilows another with such startling rapidigituat we lose track of dates, and only realize how great has been the pro- gress of our ganeration when reminded of the same by the recurrence of some anniversary which has marked an era ip the aunals of tue country. Twenty-five yanu ago, on Mareh 1, 1867, Nebraska was adaitted as a state of the union. It scarcely seems a quarter of a cen- tury ago, and yet the fluger of timo poluts to the date and compels an acquiescence in the fact. The anniversary was male the occa- sion by Tue Ovaus Bee of a review of the progress of the state and its pucnomenal growth in all whe elements —industrial, edu- cational and commercial—which comoine o make & great and Prosperous commonwealth. The political history of the state is given in exwnso, from the inception of the territorial government down 1o the preseat time, and in it figure the names of mauy imen who have sioce become famous in the auuals of the ! west, among them 12, 1892 “TWELVE PAG William N. Byers, the bonored founder of the Rocky Mountain News I'he gonoral prograss of Neoraska in all the arts of civitization has been remarkablo, It is a magniticent agricultural state, with a nastof which it may well be proud and a ure which is destined to give 1t powerand fufluonce in the transmissouri country as well as in thonation. Local rivalries oxist betwoon states as well as betwoen communitios, but overshadowing all other feoling there is @ strong sentimont of pride in the progress of tho transmissouri region; a recognition of the unity of its interests and an intense desire for its continued growth and development. Colorado can therefore well afford to bid her eldersister in the union of states hail, and tender hearty congratula wous on thoe recurrence of so joyful an anmi- which is all tho moro satisfactory ount of the honorable recora that has made in all the elements which consti- civilization—a record that will carry the state onward to & wore splendid contennial, i as AR N s Aty Kate Field's Washington A sturdy, plain-living, plain-thinking mem- ber of congress disd last summer at his homs in Knoxville, Tenn, A congressional com mittee appeared at the funeral as “mou ers"; the sorgoant-at-arms gave all the orders in connection with the obsequies, as- signing to a local undertaker the furnishing of the casket and attention to details. Here are some of the itoms of A bill at which even been tute a vigorous and healthful hardened congressmen are staggered : #1120 OLoCFARhS . Stenographers The most exponsive oasket i Washington costs 8500. General Spinola’s friends were content with one costiug $15) less. To spond even this amount of tho people’s money on a box whicli is to bs immediatoly consigned to burial and decay 1s abomaiablo, bul $1,200! Then why photographs! And why steno- graphers? No wonder the committee on ace counts refuses to pay these excssive and unnecessary chargos. Will somo member anxious to distinguish himseif find out the price of a rospectable funeral without “extra trimmings,” and then introduce a vill limi! ing tho expense of future congressional funerals to this maximum ¢ s DS THAN OURS. OTHER L. The moral effect of the result of the London county councils elections last week is distinctly favorable to the Gladstonia Whilo the issues wers largely local, yet leading tories und liberals took part in the canvass und gave it the character of a cou- test between the two groat parties. The liberals espoused the cause of the progression- ists or radicals, and the torios went o the aid of the opposition; the result shows the former to bave elected two-thirds, if not more, of the members of the councils, carry- ing what had been known as conservative as well as radical wards. The workingmen voted for the radical candidates almost in a body, and South London gave aimost a solid vote for the radicals. London has been a stronghold of the tories, and it has not been believed that Mr. Gladstone could win mauy seats there 1n the coming general election. The outcomo of Saturday's votng changes this outlook and makes iv probable that the Gladstonian ma- jority will be increased from London. One Toport was that if the tories won i London dissolution of Parliament would follow at once after Iaster. Thereis nothing to be gained by prolonging the sossion in tho way of improving tory chaucesin the coming election, but Lord Salisbury seems inclined to hold on to the last moment. Mr. Glad- stone's policy scems to be to lot him tako alt the time he wauts. He has stopped tho nag- ging of the government i which s follow- ors were indulging before his return from France, and allows Mr. Balfour to have bis owu way in the conduct of business in the Commons. His program seems to bo to wait an opportunity for a grand coup, or to ullow tie session to run out its full longth, satisfied that he and not Mr. Balfour will gain the advantage from that policy. “ e All of Ireland’s well wishers must see that 1n Mr. Gladstone's triumph lies their solo hope of obtaining any substantial conces- sions, Tosocuro that triumph he must be permitted to manage his canvass i his own way. The liborals of England, Wales and Scotlane have interests of their own au stake, and they cannot be expected to ignore them, because they aro also determined that, justico shall be done to Irlshmen. In Wales the coming contest must be fought mainly on the issue of the disestavlishment of the An- glican church in tho principality. In Scot- Land the dominant question will necossarily be the disestablishment of the established Presbyterian church. In London, which re- turns fifty-fivo memvers of Parliament, the matter in which the voters are most vitally concerned is tho extension of tha pres- ont limited powers of the counly coun- cil. Lo forco Mr. Gladstone to throw into tho backsground all theso vital local in- terests and to make the next eclection turn, not even on the principle of home rule, but on some minute featuro of & highly elaborate schome, would be an aot of stupendous folly, or of deliborate treachery, on the part of Irish nationalists, Those men cannot sin- coroly waut, home rule as an end who refuse Lo countenanco the ‘effcctive and legitimato means thereto. All that any Irishman of common sonse will ask is, first, that Mr. Gladstone shall by all the ongines of i fluenco at his disposal obtain a majority in the next House of Commons, and, secondly, that he shall offer Ireland the most generous measure of homo rule which that majority can be prevailed upon to accept, Thers is no alternative, for tho tories offer nothing. e Fortunately for the peace of Europe the semi-lunatics ‘who ocoupy the imperial thrones of Germany and of RRussia are not in a position at the present time to executo their alleged threats against each other, Iu spite of her inmense armies Russia is not as formidable a military power as appearances would seem to indicate. Though her soldiers are brave, they are wanting in the spirit and intelligence of the (ierman and the French troops, and the occasional wars of Russia have develoned very little militavy talent among the ofMicers of her armiss, Ivis in the bighest degree probable, considering the disparity in the morale of the respective armies, that 1f Russia should send nalf a million of men across the frontier the Germans would execute Emparor William’s threat of ‘“pulverizing” them. But in the present impoverished condition of KRussia, with her flaances disordored, credit im- paired and fammne raging throughout the land, the czar could not keop an iovading army in the fleld for a weelk, and would hardly be able to defend his territory from German or Austrian 1u- vasion, The burning of Moscow was an act of barbarism and vowardice which could not be repoated. Hence, in view of Russia’ present internal condition, the dauger of the czar's crossing the German frontier with an army, never very great, 1s reduced to a mini- mum. As to the imperial ruler of Germany, though he may vapor over the wine at & Brandenburg banguet, he has his hands too fuil at home to indulge in dreawms of glory in foreign fields of battle. Ho may bave quite enough ewployment for himself and bis troops in quolling domestic insurrection, without thinking of ‘“‘pulverizing IRussia.” Whiat with the stroug opposition in his own Parbament, with the increase of soclalism among his peopia, with the rage and suffor- swaller | 10 bocause of dear broad, and with the bit- tor feelings provoked by his autocratio pre- tensions, he will be remarkavly fortunate if ho shall weather the storm and transmit his rule in peace to his hoir, Tho present crisis in Grooco is due to a state of things similar to that which caused theejection of King Goorge's prodecessor from the throne. The favoritism shown by Otho to the Bavarians whom he had ap. poiated to ofMico, brought anout a national uprising in 1843, the rosult of which was that tho Bavarins were dismissed and the king solomuly plodgod himself to rule through responsible ministers and a repre- sontative assombly. It was tho breaxing of this promise which provoked a second revo- lution 1n 1862 and forced Otho to leave Grecce, Thero is ovon less excuso for the presont ruler's violation of bis coronation oath than there was for Otho's rupture of his plighted word. The Iattor could plead that ks promise to govern through ministers accountablo to the paople’s representatives, had been extorted from him by coercion Kiug George, 0a the other hand, was well aware, when he accepted the crown, of the constitutional conditfons upon which it was tendered. 1 he did not like the con- stitution when he had became familiar with its workings, ho could bave started a move- mont for its amenament in tho way pro- scribed by law. Until atended, ho is in duty bound to obey it, or else to resign an office which lie owns not to inheritance, but to a contract made betwoeen himself and the Greok people. o has broken that contract, and he richly deserves tho fate of Otho. If he escapes it, his impunity will be due, as wo bavo saig, to the influonco of Ms Eoglish and Russian brothors-iu-law, who ean prob- ably count at this juacturo on the co-opora- tion of France. It may prove difficult to organizo a revolution agawst a ruler sup- norted by the throe great powers, which tor upwards of sixty years have been the uvowed protectors of Hollenic livertios. Yot the Greeks are ot easily oulliod, and they may dfter all mako up their minds that, dis- regarding dsnastic interosts, they will appeal to tho enlightened public opinion of tho world, aud make good their constitutional rights by dethroning the ruler who infringes them, SRt SILVER JINGLES. Denver News (dem.) Now is the time for renewed activity among silvor men, Thoy must meet every blast from: the gold bugs with a counter blast. Mectings should be held, resolutions passed and everything else done that can be done to counteract tho vil- lainous tacties of the enraged and desperate enemy. New York Tribune (rep.): Itis to placate voters at home, to suppress rivals by play ing the demagogue, that members ave in _h: to vote for the worst siiver bill yot bfl'crod But this only discloses the enormous pre- ponderance, within the democratic party and in the districts from which 1ts strength must come, of a financial lunacy which endangers the bonor and the prosperity of the country. Springfleld (Mass.) Republican (Ina. dem.): These votes of yesterdoy reveal more clearly than cver the fact that the re- actionary element of the demooratic major- 1ty holds full control in the house and will drive 1ts purposes along with deaf ears. It gained the upper hands in the election ot Speaker Crisp, and its progress toward keeping control has been steady ever since. Minneapolis Tribune (rop.): Republicans have every reason to rejoice over the out- come of tho fres silver controversy. It has split the democratic patty from top to bot- tom and this defection must become very ap- parent at the polls mext fail. Republicans still stand on & sound money vlutform. Are ready to force the conflict with a democracy which bas not and canuot unite upon any common ground. St. Paul Pioneer Press (rep.): This great vote for the consideration of the Bland bill represents that accumulation of folly, insin- cority, eagarness to shout for the Lord or the devil according as the votes seem likely to g0, stolid inditference to moral 1ssues, and irresistible leaning toward repudiation and financial heresy and dishonor of every sort which has made up the bulk of the demo- cratic party for so many years. St. Puul Globe (dem.): The passage of the Bland bill in the house against the unani- mous protest of the northern states thut tho democrats must carry to succeed at the elec- tion, aoes not impress one as an cvidence of political sagacity. [t is conceded that the measure will be killed at the white house if it should get through the senate. Nothivg, then, would thers be gained for the cause of free silver, and the democratic strength would be woakened at vital points. Philadelphia Times (ind. dem.): Its pass- age is quite likely to lose the party every eastern and middle state in the coming presi- dential election without any corresponding gain in the wost. The present. democratic majority in the house was elected on the McKinfey tariff and not on the free coinage issue, but Mr. Bland seems to have per- suaded n majority of the democrats that the reverse is the case, and there is nothing to be done but to let thow find out their mis- take by giving the rapublicans the advantagoe in the coming contest. Detroit Free Press (dem.): Tho opposi- tion to tho silver measuro 1s so strong in cer- tain of the states which must ve carried if the democracy is to win that any infusion of the silyer issue, directly or indirectly, in the campaign will lose thoso states 1o the democ- FREE racy. This is not sentiment or projudica eithor for or against silver, It is the fact. It is practical politics. The road on which the democractic supporters of free coinage have sot out {s one that leads to defeat, and thera is no escape excopt in the prompt retracing of the stop taken in that direction, - JOVIAL JABS. 31 for rofloction Hssed. Siftings: I' nor that you The good d ns Pleayunc: A man In a hrown 10 objeet Lo give color to Philudolphia Times; 1f Sulllvan and uld bo ockod up in n sni room yrpelled to fight until one or both of tham had to be earried to the hospital. th WOrld Would Hecoino more peac % ance mouth fighting ket a black oye, ashinzton Star: “1 thiok ey bov must ve boen out.out for a humorist,” said the pud futher. v “Why' i inguired the nolghhor. spelling uso bad natural to him" Just sooms to 0ome Clothier and Furnisher. way the ulstor blg. Askin cap we woro, o Spring 18 coming on, We shall not need them more. Pull down tho eamiphorated trunk Foruh frof high, And pick v iothos uway, For Spring I8 arawlne nigh, And when we get them pack Up out of sight. Why. the We'll shiver and we'll shake That cold snup's hore again od awiy, o find N leld's Washington: couldn’t tell the trath?" “DId you say [ 0. Lsaid you were u lar." hy well, that's a different mattor. Tadwmit ' ax in that vespeet, but 1 don't allow e to question my ability to teil the truth if [ want to. Smith's Monthly ny farmoers have moro dend horse o thelr chants' books thin they have live ones at home In the stable, Good diny.” Washington Star: Astrononony states thit sturs shine brightly for a time and then van- ish. This 18 quite cont 10 the popular 1dea of u star's farewell appearance. Boston Transeript: During loan year It ls woman's province to adopt the Fighiful func- tion of tho office and scek the man. ias Chieago Thnes: The skirt dancor's skirts iy come high, but she must buve ‘e, Savounah News: The lonfers were largoly represented in the Berlin bread rlots. Sy gl FOUGHT OVER A FlT JACK PoT. Abe Rothsehild Shoots Springer and Both Mysteriousl pear, NEw Yonk, March 1L ‘enderloin procinet has yielded anothor sonsation. This time it is the attempt of ““Abe’ Rothschild, tho alleged slayer of “Diamond” Bessin Moore in Texas, to kill wealthy John I Springer. He went into the Tondorloin lust Saturday night and shortly before midnich? entered one of the many so-callod club rooms At 2a.m. ho was a heavy loser. The men in 1he eame with him were expert gamblers. A jack pot worth several bundred dollars was opened at 2 by Rothschild. Mr. Sprin ger stayed ana raised the opener fo the limit, Rothschild called. Mr. Springe who nad been bluffing, made an angry 1 mark and tried to throw his band into the deck. Ilothschild insisted on seeing the hand. Springer rosponded with an oath and an abusive epithet. *Don’t call me that or I'll kil you” shout- ca Rothschild, Springer struck out, Roths child Jumped to his feet and the men ctinched. They wero hustied out, but on the street they again clinched. Spriuger was throw down and Rothschild standing over him is sald to have drawn & pistol and fired point blank at Springer. From this moment both men were lost. An officer and friends are said to have taken both away. No ono knows tho offect of Rothschild’s stot. Rothschild left for Cin- 1 cinnati late Wednesday night. _Ho said ho | was goin there on business. Rothschild on i Febraary 17 was found insonsible on tho steps of a gambling house in Cineinnati. Ho had shot himseli 1n the left temple, but tho wound was not fatal. He lost his left oyo, bowever, and bas worn a glass one sinca. —t " TAL TO INDIAN DE| ncey Tells the ITa to Become New York, March 11.—Chauncey M. Do pow, who bas beon spending a few days at Old Point Comfort, Va., with his family, vis- ited the Hampton institute and while there was introduced by Chaplaiun Turner and saia : “‘We found the indian in possession of the soil, and we took it away from him. Wo bave abused him in every possible way that au intelligent peopie could abuse a wild peo- ple by sending agents to rob them and thel soldiers to shoot them. Those two processes have been going on ever since Captain Miies Standish inauguraled the gospel of the shot- gun, “You students of Hampton have more to be proud of than have the graduutes of Yale, Harvard, Princeton or any of the great col- loges. When you have received your di- plomas you know that you have made some- thing for yourselves—struck something out of nothing. Then you must goout into the world determined that what you have done for yourselves you will do your best for vour people. Yuu must toach them to own their nomes and farms and to become good work- men and so lifu the life of the natlon, This grand republic has mado you free oitizons, and it is the best land in which any man or woman ever lived, the best land in which | 8oy man or woman can ever hve or die.” & t t 1t them. Macintoshes Browning, Opon Saturduys til 10 p, o Othoer ovenings o, BROWNING, KING | Se W. Cornor 15th and Doaslas Sts Weve Got a Jag | of Winter--- The man who has lived through Marches 30( years goneby 1s not o be buying his spring suit or overcoat by thi 'He knowsthat the besf iselections are’ always iw‘ut for a warm day, He can buy just as cheap today and have his pick before others have got the best of overcoats are the thing now and we're go- ing to sell lots of them, novelties in shirts that you ought to see. |S. W. Corner deterred from lit- le flurry of weather. | aken first and he’ll not that look like spring We've got some King & Co 15th and Douglas ¢