Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1892, Page 4

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Trschuck, secrotary of The Boo Jublighine Company, does splomnly swear that the actunl eirenlation of THE DAILY BEE for the week ending April 2, 1802, was as follows: Sunday. March Monday. March Tueaday, March 2. Wednestny, March 4., Thursdny, March Friday. Avril L. Exturday. April 2 vorage... . i 0 RO B TZECIUOK Eworn (o lefore me and subscribed in my presence this 2d day of April. A, D, 160 BEAT N. P, FEIL, Notary Publin — Average Cireulation for February 24,510, — e OREGON will be the next state to go vepublican. Her state olection oceurs June 6. P — OMA11A is in far more danger from the Sigux ity Terminal company than fror the commercial drummer in eastern Towa. AN IDEAL 8; vards exerciso of domain. tem of parks and boule- 1d in Omuha without the the right of eminent s in Omaha undertaking 0 not to par- THE who oppose ev in which they ticipate. BeN BUTT advocacy of aflag upon every school house and a large one on the north pole is notice to the world that he is still in the bunting business. ry busine: themselv GIVEN the Nebraska Central railway with its terminal facilities and line of railway to Fort Dodge, Ia., Omaha will be forever free from the insufferablo bridge monopoly. TE Squires street cloaning contract may or may not be profitable. That is a question in which the people have no intorest. What they want is passably clean public thorough WaiLE the local democrats are black- ening ench others eyes and otherwise dis- figuring themselves the local republi- cans are quiotly chuckling over the pic- nic which will occur in November, THIs city cannot afford to pay more than lands are actually worth in order to securo parks, when by proceeding ac- cording 10 law the required lands may bo taken at their legal valuation. Tne demand for a guarantee bond from the Nebraska Central isa subter- fuge of the opposing interests, Itis not a reasonable restriction, and if incor- porated into the proposition may defeat the enterprise, THE campaign speuaker, profiting by David Bennett Hill’s disastrous ex- perience, has cut out tho first sentence from hisspeech. He no longer begins an oration with the boomerang words, *'I am a demoorat.” CONDEMNATION prcceedings in the matter of parks will save the city 850,- 000. This will pay for considerable loss of time especially when in the mean- while over $1,600 per month is saved in interest upon the park bonds. COMMISSIONER MOBLEY, through the Grand Island Independent, is more than earning his per diem by his efforts on behalf of the Nebraska exhibit at the fair., Mr. Mobley has gone into the work with commendable intelligence and enthusiasm, ANOTHER turn of the wheel in the celebrated Keenan-Tussler controversy is reported. Dr. Keenan is the winner, having secured & verdict in the district court of Madison, Wis., for $35,000 against his sister, Mrs. Catharine Tuss- ler, of tis city, — WuiLe Congressman Bryan is osten- tatiously protecting the interests of the United States, the democrats of the Firsv district are making preparations to attend his funeral, Albert Watkins and other old timers propose to lay 70- cent dollars upon his lifeless eyelids, —e RECIPROCITY i8 pronounced a hum- bug by democratic platforms, yet this humbug, in spite of the political aim- culties in Brazil, has incrensed the ex- ports of America to that country by more than $1,500,000 in the past year, What America’s export trade needs is more of this stylo of humbug, EE—— ‘THE hopefu! gentlemen in Nebraska who have such great expectations from the people’s party are respectfully re- ferred to the fact that the people’s can- didate for governor of Rhode Island volled 180 votes. So far as Rhode Island is concerned, at least, the people’s party appears to be on the verge of social, political and material ruin, Srrm— THE people of Omaha and Douglas county can be trusted to pass upon the Nebraska Contral proposition, The county commissioners and city council eannot decently arrogate to themselves the right to decline to give the people the privilege of determining by their votes whether or not they shall subsi- dize this railway enterprise, ARRANGING A CONFERENCE. Tt is reported from Washington that tho prosident is going forward with the arrangements for an international bime- tallic conference, and that the invita- tions to Buropean governments will soon be fssued. It is thought this gov- ernment will suggest July or September as tho dateof the moeting. According 10 the report the president will ask con- gress only for an appropriation to de- fray the expenses of the conference, no authotity from that body being sary to enable him to make arrange- ments for the conference. The cabinet, it is said »us to push the matter ne rapidly as possible in order tinue the negotintions with the British chancellor of the exchequer, with whom they have thus far heen carriod oh. as u change in the British cabinet would cause delay even if a new premior should bo as favorable to the enlarged use of silver as Lord Salisbury+1s under- stood to be. As now outlined it is proposed that the United States shall be representod in the conference by five delogatos, in order to allow the representation of sevoral difforent interests. The govern- ment would be representad by somo ofticial of the Treasury department, the silvor interest by a prominent advoeato of free coinage, the remainder of the commission to bo drawn from the ranks of the most eminent economists in the country, among whom General Walker, Senator Carlislo and Senator Aldrich are mentioned a8 possible selections. It is belioved in administration cir- cles. according to the report, that a con- ference at this time would meet with much stronger expectations of securing practical vesults than either the confor- conce of 1878 or that of 1881, Even thoso nations of continental Europe which have been trying to eliminate silver from their coinage it is thought are be- coming alarmed at the steady fall in the price of that metal, which is especially troublesome to Great Britain with her enormous silver currency in India. The failure of the efforts in congress for free and unlimited silver coinage may also have a good influence abroad. The opinions recently given by leading Ger- neiers regarding tho possibility rged use of siiver by European governments wero not encouraging, but the situation has so altered within n <hort time that a change of views is not entirely improbable. At any rato there can be no valid objection to making an- other effort to secure an agreement upon an international ratio, and it is entirely proper that tho proposal for a conference should originate with th country. If the report that the presi- dent is arranging for sucit conference is trustivorthy it is safe to assume that ho is in possession of satisfactory assur- ances that Kuropean governments are ready to again consider the silver ques- tion. neces- is anx to con- AS TO PARK MATTERS. City Attorney Connell’s opinion that lanas for park purposes may be secured by exercising the right of eminent do- wain solves the whole park problem. Instead of finding fault with him for so interpreting the law and pretending to see some sort of a schemo of obstruction in it, citizens should rejoice to find so competent n legal counsellor cl the question. Mr. Connell has given the subject careful study. 'r'he results of his mature deliberation are in favor of the principle which the park com- mission has insisted upon ever since its organization five yoars ago. During all these years the commissioners have b moaned the fact that no authority existed whereby they could secure a system of parks and boulevards such as the city demands. The last leg- islature, at the direct request of the park commissioners, and for the express purnose of placing it within their power concurrent with the mayor and council to condemn park lands, inserted the provision in the charter which Mr. Con- nell now says clearly authorizes the city to proceed by condemnation to take just such lands as are needed. Every man familiar with land values knows that the prices agreed upon for the large parks are excessive. It is true none were offeredat lower figures which the park commissioners deemed suitable. Nevertheless no three disinterested parties would appraise the lands at the high figures agroed upon. Good judges of real estate values ave of the opinion that condemnation proceedings against the very lands which have been accepted and are under serious consideration would save to the city treasury at least $50,000. If this sum or oven one-fourth of it can be saved by proceedings at law, the city government cannot afford to go on with the open market purchases. The season is alveady too faradvanced to attempt any ornamentation in the vroposed parks this spring. The city will save over $1,600 per month in in- terest while the legal steps are being taken, The delay of six months or even ten months in reaching a final determi- nation of the question is a matter of small consequence under the circum- stances. [t is worth a year’s delay to have the supreme court pass upon the charter provisions. The taxpayers bave everything to gain by the exercise of eminent domain and nothing what- ever to lose. Let the council proceed nccording THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL. Representative Hitt of Illinois, spenk- ing on the Chinese exclusion bill which passed the house & few days ago, smid that the great and fatal objoction to tho measure in the mind of any man of truth who regards his country’s honor is that it deliberately’ violates our plighted faith as we wrote it down in a solemn treaty and proposed it to another gov- ernment, they assenting to it reluc- tantly at our persuasion Under the troaty of 1880 with China it was stipu- lated that *“Chinese subjects, whether proceeding to the United States as teachers, students, merchauts or from curiosity, together with their body and household servauts, and Chinese laborers now in the United States, shall be allowed to go and come of their own free will and accord, and shall be ac- corded all the rights, privileges, im munities and exemptions which are ac- corded to the citizens and subjects of the most favored nations.” ‘The bill passed by the kouse of repre- sentatives violates this treaty provision, | providing as it doss for the exclusion ot all the classes named in the provision and their punishment if found here. also declares, with® what Mr. Hitt charncterized as “‘a cold perfidy that language cannot cxceed,” that all treatios and parts of treaties that are in conflict with the actare repealed, sot asido and abrogated. **Mark,” said the Ulinois congressman, “it proposos to save all those partsof tho treaties which are of advantage to us, such as the guaranty to Amorican citizens in China of the rights of the most favored nation, and hold China as bound by public faith to obsobve them.” He suggested that if wo were dealing with Eagland and the sitnations were rovarsad ev man in congress would vote for aduclar- ation of non-intercourse war. Ho asserted that China had scrupulously regarded the troaty, that at this timo wo are claiming and exercising in twenty citios in Chinn wide privileges for American citizens under tho troaty, and that now Chiness soldiers aro guarding American citizens.an the Chi- nese emy upon the demand of our minister based on the treaty. In view of all this Mr. Hitt declared that tho bill violated the solemn obligations of the United States and its onactmont into a law would puta foul blot upon the nation. The proposed legislation has been con- demned by leading nawsoapors of tho country without rogard tothair political views. A Boston paper says tho pas- sago of the oxclusion act by the house may well stir New Iingland to a docided and unanimous protest. A Philadelphin journal says the bill is not only a breach of faith, it is « direct insult, and as such it will bo resented with conssquences that may be unpleasant to oursolves. Comment of asimilar nature has been general in the eastorn pross. Lt is highly probable that the senate will re- ject the measure, having already passed a bill continuing the existing law, which expires in May. Undoubtedly the fair and unprejudiced judement of the coun- try would approve this, since it would relicve the government of the charge of violating treaty obligations and avoid the dangers and troubles to bo appro- nended from Chinese resentment and re- taliation. THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Notwithstanding the deop interest manifested by all classes of the com- munity in the World’s fair, and the at- tention paid to it by tho newspipers of the country, we ave really ignorant of the wonderful enterpriso contemplated. Chicago will do hersell credit with this tremendous undertaking because it is characteristic of the city to do what she attempts remarkably well. Therefore when one of the leading gentlemen con- nected with the local World’s fair direc- tory places the total resources of the fair at 835,000,000, in spite of the enorm- ous sum named the average man will admit that the estimate may bo reason- able. 3 Congress isasked to loan $5,000,000 to the exposition and is assured by Chi- cago business men that a good share of this sum can be returned from the net proceeds of the fair. When Congress- man Dockery asked for an itemized statement of the estimate of 35,000,000 his breath wasalmost taken away by the following figures which were promptly presented: caipts (40,000,000 admissions at W cents each). ... Restaurants (25 per ceipts). Total CONCESSIONS Street in Culro.. ....... Barre sliding railway. Turkish bazaar. .. . Keppler & Schwarzmann Esquimau viliage. Cut-glass factory amorama of the Alps.... anorama of Kilauea voioano. Captive balloon e Choeolate and .. Mineral sprinz water.. Observation towers. Irtramural boats P Lake transportatiol Intramural rallway ... Miscellaneous (vop-corn, catalogues, ete.). Adding to this summar) for private subscriptions and city bonds it will be discovered that unless the Chicago people have overestimated the recoipts from other sources the total 1n- come will exceed $35,000,000. Over a year yet remains before tho gates of the exposition will be opened. By that timo the people of this and other coun- tries will have been aroused to en- thusiasm over the event and it goes without suying that Chicago will excel the most sanguine expectations of her very enthusiastic people. KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, The Nobraska Central prop comes from responsiblo 008 of Omnha. With minor amendments, to which the company offers no objection, it is a clear cut, candid offer to relieve this city and county from the transporta- tion monopoly and Missouri river om- bargo which has for more than twenty- five youars stood between Omnha and her natural commercial importance. The reprosentatives of the existing corporas tions are opposed, of course, to the enter- prise. They are seeking by subterfuges to mislead the people regarding its pluns and purposes, One of these schemes of obstruction is formulated into a plausi- ble demand for a written guarantee and bond, hampered by restrictions quite im- possible for the company to accept. The monopolists who see danger to their in- terests in the Nebraska Central have sought to prevent the commissioners and the council from submitting a propo- sition, In this they will probably fail. Their next move is s0 to surround the proposition itself with conditions as to defeat its object should the bouds be voted by the peopie. The conditions already proposed by the Nebraska Central company that the bonds be withheld until the bridge shall be completed and the depot and road shall be under way afford amplo guarantee to the taxpayers of Douglas county. Auy infraction of theso condi- tions can be promptly met by an irjunc tion which any taxpayer can readily secure should occasion arise for an ap- tion 1t | for consideration w thoroughly business- [ like and unequi¥ekal proposition. poal to the cownts. Tho high charace ter and largo intorests of the projectors of this road ih/ ‘Omaba and Douglas county are of thpgpsalyes a guaranteo of good faith, Thgy are entitled to candid treatment from:#the people because of thefr well knowh ‘probity and business ability and boejuss they have submitted The taxpayers will run no risk whatever by voting the bonas asked for. The com pany is willing o tear the expense of the bond electinm and this involves an exorcise of faith in the poople, for an clection in this county under the now law isa luxury which men of limited menns eannot afford, There can be no valid reason for a re- fusal to submit the propositions as m to a vote of the people of this county refusal to do so will be a baso batra, of the best interests of Omaha and u cry ing shame upon the board of sioners and the city council. The mem- bers of theso bodies must moet the popu- lar demand for tho submission of this question to the people. It they fail in this duty thoy will lay thomselves liable to the suspicion that they are sub- sorvient to compsting roads’ that ave now resorting to desperate means to kill the only project that has ever boen of- fored this city to overcome and break down the embargo that has hampored and retafded her commercial growth for a quarter of a century. commis- THAT reciprocity is not a “sham,” a3 some democrats have declared, is shown by the latest report of the bureau of sta- tisties. Under the agreement with Spain the reduced duty on flour to Cuba went into effect January 1, and in two months our exports of flour to that island incrensed in value, as compared with the same months of the previous year, from $77,000 to $455,000. This w asingle item of our export trade, one which had been for years controlled by the Spanish government for the benefit of Spanish producers, who enjo benefit of discriminating duti dues. The reciprocity arrangement with Spain for the benefit of the West Indian possessions covers a good many other items besides flour, and the ex- ports of all these show an incréuse amounting in the aggregate for eight months ending Fehruary 29—during the first two monthy of which the reciproc- ity ngreement was not in operation—to over $1,200,000. ~ Tho new commercinl policy of the cofiitry is working right along, to the confusion and discomfiture of its opponents, ABOUT the 15th of April the climax of the Sisseton reservation boom in South Dakota wili bo attained. Ssttlers are gathering in great numbers on the bor- der of the Indian reserve ready for n grand rush. Thelands are to be sold at 82.50 per acre. The purchasers cannot obtain patents éxdept by permunent set- tlement, improvement and residence. There are whole counties in Minnesota, South and North Dakota and Nebraska whero the pricesof lind are no higher, taking costs oi entry and other inci- dentals into account. It is curious that men will pass these.by in order to take the Indian lands and can only bs ex- plained upon the principle that man- kind is always bent on sceuring what has long been withheld from it. REPRESENT CoopEeR of Indiana has been very vindictively pursuing Commissioner Raum nearly two years. Mr. Raum has finally turned upon his enemy and he has fired a broadside into” Mr. Cooper's faco which will disfigure him politically for a good many years. It appears from evidence submitted by the commissioner that Mr. Cooper’s private secretary, a beother-in-law, has done a rushing business with pension attorneys, having access to the records by reason of Mr. -Cooper’s membership of congress. Tho congressman himself is also involved in the story. It begins to look now as if Mr. Cooper was in- vestigating the wrong map. WHEN the railronds centering in Omaha have abolished the bridge arbi- trary, conceded the miiling-in-transit rate and authorized a fair differential on Texas cattle shipped to the Omuha market, our Dbusiness men will be in better humor and the t of Omnha will be relieved of threo dis- criminations of which it has just right to complain. A city of 140,000 people should not be forcod to beg for fair treatment from railws SENATOR STEWARTS Alameda county, Caiiforvia, mortgages ave drawn pay- able in gold coi 1t might have been made to read “lawful money” under the California law, but probably the silver senator’s lawyers wanted to mako their client absolutely safo ngainst his own folly and so drow the notes payablo in gold. endgp— MAvor BeMIS has indicated very clearly to Contractor Squires that he must get down_to business. The time and occasion fovphrleying are long sitce passed. Mr. Squires should clean the streets and settte'the tochnical question of compeusation according to the terms of his contract hereafter, OMAHA jobbers should not yield an inch from their demands upon the rail- ways for the aboYition of the Missouri river bridge arbutrary. Simply a Ratifioation, Purftygd Oregm an, Tho convention at Minnespolis will be very tame affair. Tho nomiuation of Harri- son s & foregone conelusion. R y'Wiew of the Cla Fhiadelphia Record. Everything is going Cleveland’s way; and weanwhile Clevelaud goes his own way, which 18 the broad, open highway whose goal is honest government and honest tax- ation, A Frie £ Couldu't rry His Owao County, New Yok Advertiser (dem.) Ex-Mayor Grace aud bis fellow worshipers, of Clevelond bLave unaertaken to creato a Cleveland boom in Buffalo. And yet, if the cimmant were @ candidate for presiaent wday, he couldn’t carry Erie couuty to save | his massive soul. - Cause and New York o The democratic cauvass io iihode Isiand has had serious obstacies this year. The domocrats have been putin the false position ot cuemies of tue protected industries; and | APRIL 9, 1892 some wag has had the idea of importing Mr. Grover Cleveland, and what we may cail the Cleveiand worstedas. —_——— Causo for Congratalation. St. Pl Ploncer Press, The split in the ropublican party 1n Ken- tusky will not seriously endanger the success of the party 1n & national campaigo, but it is cause for hearty congratulation that there are enough of them in that state to be of two minds about anything. How Harmony Will Work, Glabe-Democrat Cloveland will easily beat Hill in the con- vention, but Hill will huve his revenge by boating Cleveland in Now York at the polls. et OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. It will not do for the American frionds of Ireland to assumo that the battle for home rulo has been already won. 1t s true that in the oy elections of tho last five yoars tho Gladstonians havo recapturod a numbor of seats that w wrosted from them 1n 188 but the immenss majority commanded by the unionists at the opening of tho present parliamont could bear far larger deductions and yet remain stroug enough to frustrate the hopes of Irishmon. 1t 18 tras, also, that at the recent lection for the London county council the progrossives, or Gladstonlans, were overwholmingly successful: butit now Lurns out that nearly 50 per ocent of tho qualitiod electors abstained from voting, and itis acknowlodged that tho abstainers con- sistod almost wholly of unionists, This ro- vorse, like the provious defeats in local con- tosts, may be due in part to a lack of organ- ization ana to tho ndifference vorn of fan- clod security. Itds not lizely that such olo- ments of woakness will be oparative at tho goneral election, whea all unionists will un- derstand that they are fighting for life. o Dissolution of the British parliaraent Is ao0w looked for early i July or sooner, and *he elections for soma umo in August. Mr. Balfour would not commit himself to any definite promise when interrogated. by Mr. Labouchere the other day, but his veply is interpreted to mean that the session will not bo prolonged through the summer. Thero 13 as much objection among the tories them- selves to postponing the elections until fall as anywhero, A memorial roquesting an eariy dissolution has bazn prosented to Lord isbury, signed by a number of the tory members. They urge that a summer sossion would deprivo them of their vacation and leave them in an unfit condition to endure the strain of a fierce campaign. Really 1t is hard to see what the ministry can gain by prolonging tho session. It is evidently dis- inclinod to push the Irish locai government bill, and enter upon the interminable debate which would follow. There 1s little prospeot that the bill can be passed, and Mr. Balfour cannot desire to invite dofeat upon which 10 g7 to the country. Practically all the re- maining government measures are, or can be, easily disposed of, 5o that tho sossion can a3 well end in June as later, Tke deficit in the Italian revenues is said to bo larger for the prosent fiscal year than for the last. The customs raceipts nave fal- len a loug way bslow the estimates, and tho expenaitures of the saveral departments of the government have exceeded the appropri- ations. 'The provisional budget for the tiscal year ending in 1503 will coms before the Chambers for approval before long, and then the question, What is to be done? must be met again. With every year the answer to this question beecomes apparently more diffi- cult. The national debt increases and the national credit weakens, while the national burden grows heavier. Internal taxation is now as griovous as can woll be borne, and the ministry has pledged itself not to im- pose frosh levies, Many of the members of tho Chambers were elected upon their prom- ises not to cousent to any more loans or taxes, aud it is therofore doabtful if the Marquis di Rudini could hold his majority in support of either of these propositions. Ono deputy has already proposed as ono way out of the difficulty a partial disarmament, tho abolition of two army corps. This may be \he outcomo of the situation, but if it is, it by no means follows that it is the first stop in that general disarmament which Kaiser William advises. If Italy disarms it is her practical vankruntey which forces her to 1t, and not any philanthropic desire to prowote peace. ¥ The anarchist plot in Spain contemplated the most extensive destruction of life and property that has over been aimed at by o like conspiracy. If it bad succeeded, tnere ‘would have been very little left of the Span- ish government. Itis no wonder that the ministry intends to introduce a bill making the unlawful use of explosives a capital of- fense. The manuTacture of these explosives is 80 casy and choap as to put a new and ter- rible power within the reach not only of per- sons who wish to be avenged upon their per- sonal enemies, but of enemies of the human race. Theuse of dynamite for purposes of destruction, sven when no loss of 1:fe ensues, 50 clearly shows what our statute calls ‘‘a depraved mind, rogardless of human life, that the uvmost panalty for it is not too so- vero. An interzationat conveution. such as has beon proposed, puttiug ararchists on the samo legal footing with pirates, would also Do offoctive, foritis u ourious fact that in the recent plots that have besn uiscovered the leaders were found to bealiens to the country against the government of which they proposed to operate, B .+ Prince Bismarck is none the worse physi- cally for his birthday fete. All accounts agree that his 77 years have left him remark- ably fresh and bouyant in spiriw, and pos- sessed of bis old-tima vigor of intellact. The demonstration tho other day showed also that be holus his old placa in the hearts of his countrymen. Tnore was nov a part of (Germany, not a class in German society, with the possible exception of bis old antagonists, the extrome socialists, that did not send him greetings on that day. He is still to the Ger- maa people the great chancellor and the man to whom the prasent greatuoss of the father land is duo, Tho princa accopts this homago gratefully, and seems to have reconciled hum- self to the knowledge that his caresr us & statesman is practically at an end, He busies bimself at home with his memoirs and shows no inclination to take his seat in the Itcich: tag, Hodoes not resign his seat, for an emergency moy arise when he may wish to oceupy it. Unless such emergoncy does ariso the voluntary visits of Bismarck to Heriin while Williaw 1L is ewporor are likely to be rare. B CHINESE EXCLUSION, Cuicago Times: The Chineso are to be de- barved frow this country, no matler under what pretense thov comé here, with the sole exception that those whose wealth makes THE POINT. virtues of ’ 1 ST. JACOBS OIL, The Great Remedy For Pain, but 4 its superiority over all other remedies, cxpress «d thus: It Cures Promptly, Permanently; which means strictly, that the pain-stricke seck & prompt relicf with 1o return_of the paln, wid this, they say, 8. Jacobs OU will give. This ls ila excellouce. From & Catholic Ar¢he bishop down Lo the Poorest of the Poor all testify, not only to the thom eligible to MoAllister uppertendom shall bo allowed free entry upon proof that they come 0 spend money, and not to make it. Washington Star: A dosporato disoase requires a desporate remedy or romedtes. 11 this bill 18 defective lot it bo amended. If on trinl 1t is only partially successful iet another be enacted. The existing exclusion measure is about to tormnato. No treaty of cx clusion is at hand to take 1ts place. is desired caunot be secured by the best and most appropriate mothod, to-wit, a treaty, the object 1ust be reached through legisla tion, and the ropublio must tako its chances 0 far as Chinese retaliation {s concorned. St Paul Globe: The Chinese exclusion act which passed the touse tho other day with such unanimity is not the fairest or the most intelligent sort of logislation. We have a treaty with China which permits immigra tion under certain conditions and limitations, and it is not the provinoe of congress to ar bitrarily abrogate its solemn provisions, 1f it scems the part of wisdom to interposo ad- ditional barriors against inroads from the east the proper chaunel of procedure is through our aiplomats, rather than through our lawmakers, Chicago Post: There is, wa prosume, no expectation that the measure will of can bo enforced. Hereafter, as heretofore, Chineso wiil fiud their way across our borders, brib- ing complaisant oMcers of the goverament which makes this ignoble protense of super. 1011ty to the pagans. Hereafter, as before, when we learn of the murder of our mission aries by Chinese ‘‘fanatics” we shall grow indignant at the wickedness of theso “heathen” and wonder at their refusal to learn the Christian graces from a nation 80 enlightened und so charitable as ours. Boston Globe: Minister Tsui has already given emphntic notive that if the Geary ex cluslon act bocomes a_law China will at once sover all diplomatic relations with this coun- try. This, however, could be borne with considerable equanimity. There is moro significance in Tsui's hint that the emporor, adopting a line of policy quite in keoping with Mr. Harrison’s doai- ings with Venezuels, will follow the with- drawal of s embassy by commauding the specay doparvure from his domain of every American, whatever his calling. 'This would be retaliation indoed, for wo have very ex- tensive commercial interests with China, and the enforcement of such an odict would inev- 1ably entail many a costly sacrific. replied the bashful boarder. m ot exactly fond of it, although 1 esteent 1t as an old friend.” 0 Tribun £ s0e " Doacon Trons big-—-no! another page of yer side, wit This Is catech th's Monthly: + boeause they're Church isled, ushers move 1T'S HERE. Phitadelphia Inquirer, The most infalliblo Sign of spring 1s tho [ook of pain we note On the face of the man Whostill hangs on To his winter overcoat. Atchison Gl When a hushand and wife moet on the street you can teil how th t along at home by the way they smile at each other. ool—Tho other dav a t Joblot circutar; he ack for u sumplo and got a good New York Herald: green goods man se wrote riz dollar bl Van Pelt—Then what happencd? Wool—Joblots set e up. THE RACE FOM SPOILS. Atlanta Constitution, We've straddled all our ponies,we're gallopin' around, We're going to run the country if we run it In the ground; ho! ‘and’ where's your odlices? comin’ with n shout! If you want Lo turn the the rasculs out! We're ruscals in, just turn r the track! we're comin'! wo know our ause is just: 's why you hear us hummin' and our ors0s raiso the dust! outs t to turn the rascals in, just turn cals out! Columbus Post: Hu not ensily discouragec. The m: ked volce always insists on leadiug the singing. Rochester Post-Express: We suppose that the money to be given Ciuus Spreckels for hus sugar refinery will be paid in one lump sum. O THE PRILANTHROPHIST, Cincinnati Commercial, (His Life.) He lived the meanest kind of life, He scrimped his children, starved bis wifo, And by all kinds of lexal guile, Togother scraped a mighty “pile. (ELs Will) e died. His will endowed a church And Jeft no charity in tho lurch; Forzotten were his sinful ways, And ull men straightway sang his pralse. (His Obitnary.) And all the papers stralghtw iy sald “Thut great philanthrophist is dead — That noble, honost, pios ma No other now roplitco him can,” m They o'er Iim wrote un epitaph That must have made the devil lau “Rest, servant, thy good work Is dono; Thy great reward Is now begun.” 10 what | DESTRUCTIVE ARK wIy Thousands of Dollars Worth of Property Da- stroyod and Many Peopls Hurt, Lirtie Rock, Ark, April S.—A oycloue struck the northwest portion of Faulkner ogunty Tuesday night. The storm swept the country for seven miles. The house of John | Haia, near Quitman, was blown to ploces and the ehimney foll upon and literally crushed Hale to death, The dwelling of a man named Tubles was also demolished, Nine persons in the buflding were injured. but nouo wor Killed, Two porsous woro blown somo dis tance upon beds in which thoy were sicop when the storm struck the house. In White county, the whole family of \\ Kirk, covsisting of himself, his wifo, mother and several children, were hurled with such forco agaiust the dobris that all were moro less injured. Near by the house of o Johuson was blown down and all the cont. consumed by fire. The cyolone noxt destroy William Davidson's barn, together with u tho outbuilaings and fences It jumped river, destroying two dweilings and ouo bar, for John Tongs and the residence of J. V Reynolds. ‘Ihe loss of property will aggro gato thousands of dollars, - e WILL WHITEWASH MAVNARD. ity In Intare Wil Not Conviet Him. Ny, N. Y., April 8.~ When tho joint committeo of the legislature mot yestorday and resumed the hearing of the Maynard olection returns inquiry, Mr. Saxton (ro publican) demanded to known if the republy can minority would be permitted to summe witnessos, Ho said that one thing to bo proved was that certain allegations of fact in Judge Maynard's lotter of viudication ol himself wors false. Senator Saxton the moved tho minority bd permitted to call thioir witnesses, The motion was defeated Senator I'uller tried to got & voto on the on whether the minority would be al 1 to present a roport, but failed. The republicans tried to find out when the committee would meot and what it intended 0 do. Chairman Roesche promised that tho comuiittee would meet again and give its vo port. The republicans protested ~that thoy wero not being_ fairly dealt with, and it is understood that the minority will not be al Towed to call witnesses. The hearing w. finally postponed until the call of the ch; man, — FLOODED BY THE TOMBIGBEE. Yortions of Mississlppi Inunda Number of People Drowned. New Onieass, La., April 8.—Tho Times Democrat's Columbus, Miss., special sn Oue of tho heaviest rains in yoars fell hore yesterday and 1ast night. The Tombigbeo river is two feet higher than ever known be foro and is still rising avtho rato of halfa foot an hour, Tho river roso very rapidly without warning aud several negroos wero drowned before they could be rescued. I'ho city has been sending out relief boats hundreds have been brought here who othorwise would have been arowned. A great number of horses, cows and othor stock have been lost. A negro woman, her child, and a negro man wero drowned at the wharf hore by tho upsetting of & skift which waa within fifty feet of land. A lnrgo crowd witnessed the drowning, but the peo- plo wero unable to render any ald. ‘Lo bodies have not beon recoverad. Tho -hu dreds of dostitutes in tho city aro being f and sheltercd by the authorities. Busino is entirely suspendod. The loss to this tion will reach into the willions. ————— Tra nissouri Rates, Kaxsas Citv, Mo, April 8.—The A Gocket of the Transmissouri Freight associa- tion has beeu clearod and the association has adjourned until the next regulur meoting. The question of limiting the amount of switching oharges at Kansas City that ar afforded by the roads to §2, leaving the r mainder to be paid by the consignee, was re- ferved to the gencral azouts of tho ronds “The coal rato was compieted and the now rates will go into y 1. Thoe Rock Island and the Santa Ko could not agree on tho rates to bo charged on shipments from points south of Caldwell and Miltonvale, <an., and those ratos were omitted from tho check, the fighting roads being left to ena and a their controversy as best they may The question of the porcentago division to bo applicd on shipmonts of wheat, milled ir the transit, from points west of tho Missou river fo tho Mississippt river and Chicago, ws referred to a joint commiteo of tho Transmissouri and Western Traflic assg tions. The aivisions on Colorado ana Utah rates were again postponed. piddesss Thousands of Mexi Cattle Dying. Conrvs Ciwistr, Tox., April 8. —According to reports receivod from peints on the line ¢t the Mexican Contral road, tho cattloaro in & deplorable condition, Bones of hundrods of wpitals which have died recontly aro being put in hugo piles at every station and stock aro reported dying of starvation. Crops in most places aro loat for tho year. The drouth is the worst known for years, Walt Whitman's Will. Casory, N. 3., April . —The will of thelate Walt Whitman was admitted to probato ye: terday. The poel's estate, exclusivo of his royalties, amount to about S15,500, in which is included bis house and lot, valued at §10,- 000. Relatives and friends of Whitman werd bequeathed $2,780, tho rostof the property BROWNING, KING & Cco. Se W. Corner 15t anl Douzlas Stie Something N ew wna Hai--- We've got the best thing in a hat you ever saw, a stiff hat, in thelatest styles. It'll wear all season a good hat still. lenough for any Omahan and it's good enough for you. If we asked $2.50 for it we'd get == no more thanit's worth. Our $3.50 stiff hat is sold in hat stores for $4.50. Our $2.50 hatisn’t quite as good as the $4.50 hat, but it's worth lots more than $2.50. Our going Lo his brothor. Price $1.65. It's and be It's good $1.65 hat is the newest thing out, and while it isn't a $5 hat, it's a mighty good hat for $1.65. It's the very best thing ever seen in Omabha. We'll please you and save you money with ourspring suits and overcoats Browning, King & Co Open Saturdays till 10 p. . Other evenings till 6:40. |S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas S,