Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1892, Page 4

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Tte Bec Publshing Comnany, Propric CIRCULATION BWORN STATEMENT OF Btateof Nebraskn, | County of Douglas: { %% George 1, Tzachuck. socrotary of The Beo Publisnin: company. does solemnly swear that th ciroulation of THE DAILY BER for the week ending April 16, 1802, was as fol- Tows: Bunday, April 10, ... Monday, April 11.720700 ucsday, April ‘ Wednesday, April i3 Thursday. April 14 Friday, April 15, Baturday, April 16, Avoragoe and subse A D, &worn to before mo presonce this 16th day of April, BEAL. N Notary Pub Average Ci Inty for March, 24, koot st e et LINCOLN {8 being patrolled by rival police forces, and the people are pray ing to be delivered from their protect- ors. It all comes of electing an indo- pendont mayor. in my 802, P, Frin, e HABEAS corpus proceedings have heen fnatituted in behalf of several of the Jmprisoncd Wyoming ecattlomen, and under this process they are escaping from durance vile. THE citizens of Omaha expect the county commissionors and council to take definite action on the Nebraska Contral proposition without further needless circumlocution. Tk Real state Owners! association {8 moving upon an important question in discussing the present system of tax- ation and assessment with a view to for- mulating legislation to correct admitted evils. JACQUES . CERE, the New York Herald correspondent at Paris, utters a startting epigram when ho says “politics in Europe are not run by eentiment, but in the intorest of financiers who creatoe crises.” A BAND of Georgia convicts at work under tho penitentiory contractor at Chicamauga have been driven to mutiny by bad food and ill treatment, afford'ng striking proof that the con- vict labor system of the south is merciiessly cruel, SUSAN B. ANTHONY is well along in years and that explains partly why she i8 80 enthusiastic over the prospects for woman's suffrage in Dave Hill’s legis- lature in New York. Wero sho a younger woman she would not be chiid- Ish enough to build hopes upon such treacherous foundations. Tur proposed railroud line from Yunkton to Norfolk will, if constructed during the present year, become a very advantagoous feeder for the South Omaha packing houses and stock yards. It will moreover compel the Northwest orn managers to close the gap between Hartington and Yunkton and thus give Omaha o direct line into South Dakota, of which this city has been in great need for many years. ToMorROW the grand rush for tho Cheyoune and Arapahoe lands will take place. Thousands of adventurers, homeseekers and restless spirits are alrendy camped on the border. When tho hour strikes the pellmoll of original Oklahoma on a smaller scale will be realized. The picnic up in Minnesota was a Sunday school excursion by the sido of what will occur tomorrow down on the Canadian river. Only in Okls homa can a genuine Oklahoma boom bo realized. — Tugk state officers who are now in Washington are in porfect accord that harmouny is essential to party success in the coming compaign., There is some- thing, howover, that1s equally essential, and that is, compliance with the pledges made by the party in the platform of 1890. 1t is within the power of the re- publican stata officers to redeem these pledges and upon thom the vesponsibil ity will rest if thoy allow their friend- ship for the railroads to overbalance thelr obligations to the part, PRESIDENT HARRISON has had a romarkably large number of gagd offices to fill during his incumbency of the presidential office, and now comes another in the resignation of Hugh S. Thompson, the democratic member of the civil service commission. In mak- ing an appointment of a successor in this instance, the president will escape the criticism which would be indulged in wero the vacancy to be filled by a republican. There can be no polities in solecting a democrat for this non- partisan board, whose duty it is to abolish politics from the public service. —— THE rotail trade of Omaha needs noth- 1ng 8o much as it does the promotion of horticulture and agriculture in the im- mediate vicinity of Omaha. Douglas and Sarpy counties alone are capable of supporting 20,000 market gardeners, fruit raisers and farmers, with a very liberal allowance for cattle raising and sugar beet culture. At the present time there is scarcely one-fifth that number engaged in these profituble occupations. No class of buyers are more desirable for the dealers in merchandise, and no cluss of toilers are surer of stendy em- ployment year in und year out. HOW THE LAW IS VIOLATED, A short time ago the Chicago Tribune prosented tho views of a large number of business men in several states regard- ing the operation of the intorstute com- merce law. The general expression was that the act was being commonly vio- lated. Those whoso duty it is to enfor the law, while not denying its violation, uge in ths statemont that it could not bo enforced because of tho im- possibility of wetting together adequats ovidenco, Not satisfied with this the Tribuns sot ahout obtaining evidenco which would be compatent in a court of law, and the published resu'ts of its ef- forts show it to have baen very success- ful That journal was able to sscure docu- ments or copies of documents which prove that some of tho largest shippors in Chicago aro doing businoss under ex- coptionally favorable arrangements with the railway companies, in flagrant violation of the interstate commerco law. The facts in possession of the Tribune show that one Chicago firm re- ceived from the Delaware, Lackawnnna & Western Railroad company o rebate of $6,618; that another firm received re- bates from the sama company through a confidential clork under the pretenso that they were commissions; that the Woest, Shore road agreed to pay a rebate on large shipments of marble from Rut- land to Philadelphia; that the large meat shippers are obtaining advantages in the shipment of their products not accorded other shippors, and much more evidence of n most conclusive che acter showing that the law is being gen- erally violated. The Tvibune produces fac similes of the documents which give authority to its statements. Very likely few business men will be surprised at theso disclosures, but the general public will not have its confi- dence in the law strengthened by them, and will naturally ask whether this sort of thing is to be purmitted to go on. One member of the Interstate Com- meree Commission, Mr. Knapp, has ex- pressed the opinion that there wiil now gorous proseeution for infr tions of the law than there have been herotofore, but promises of this kind have been so frequently mado tha they have ceased to bo reassuring. “In my opinion,” said Mr. Knapp, *it is now time to adopt a vigorous policy looking toward tho punishment of offenders. When railroad men recognize the full seriousness of the punishment that may be inflicted upon them by disoboying took be more vi the law they will certainly be much less carcless.” A vigorous policy has been anded for a long while, and it is be- cuuse 1t has not boea adopted that 1 road men have grown more careloss, not for tho reason that they failed to recog- nize the seriousness of the possible pun- ishment, continued immunity, aided by the decision of the supremo court, has made thom indifferent and daring. The suggestion of Mr. Knapp that the peo- ple must be taught to have respect for the law may be all very well, but the education that is required must come from the commission charged with the duty of enforcing tho law. So long us that authority fuils to properly or ade- quately porform its functions the peoplo will not talke that interest in securing an enforeoment of the law which they otherwise would, The Chicago Tribune has shown Interstate Commerce Commission can be accomplished by an enterprising newspaper in obtaining evidence which ivis the duty of the commission to seck out. That journal has porformed a useful service to thoe public, and one that itis to be hoped will arouse the commission to greator activity than it has recently shown. It should also induce congress 10 take early action for tho what i strengthening the law and the powers of the commission. TO IMPAIR THE SERVICE. A Washington dispatch statos that cabinet officers and government clerks are alike annoyed at the prospect of a large reduction in the clerical force of tho various departments in the near future. The treasary will be hit the hardest, and it is said is ulready begin- ning to prepare for the condition which will confront it at the boginning of the fiscal year in July, to be occasioned by the sweeping reductions which will be made in the appropriations for clork hire for tho ensuing vear, It is under- stood that Mr. Holman'’s committeo is cutting the appropriations for salaries to the bone, and the chanzes to be mado are not confined to the clerks employed in Washington, but extend to those in various branches of the public service throughout tho country. Next to the Treasury department the Postollice department will suffor most from the cutting of appropriations for clerk hire. For this branch of the pub- lic servico an enormous reduction from tho general estimates has been made, searcoly an item on tho list having es- caped. The committee doss not fix the amount of the reduction of the compen- sation to clerke in postoflices, but the evstimate will be materially cut down. The compensation to postmastors is also reduced. In short, the committee has agreed on w sweeping reduction, and it is quite probablo that the house will in- crouse it In doing this the economizers of Mr, Holman's commitiee are looking for political capital, with utter indifference as to the effect which the wholesale ro- Auctions contemplated will have upon the efficiency of the public service. The reduced appropriations will necessitate a large reduction in the clerical for of the several depirtments, and as this is not now larger than is necessary to the prompt dispateh of business the result must be o impair the efliciency of the service. This would be espscially un- fortunate in tho case of the iHost- office department, the close relations of which to the business and social inter- osts of the whole people render desir- able the maintensuce of the highest standard of eficiency. The work of that department has been brought to a strict business basis and is being better done than ever before. To impair it in order to save a few hundred thousand dollars would be an unpardonable wrong to the poople whaich they would not fail o re- seut. Tv is interesting to note that while the democrats in the house ave thus striking ot the elliciency of the public service, THE they have not hesitated to authorize an expenditure of about $30,000 for unneces- sary clerks to committeos which never i meot and never have any work to per- | form. They found a way to economize | by cutting off the allowance for books | for children in the District of | Columbia, but thoy could make an addi tion to the force of employesof the house poc for the purpose of providing more patronage. In every way the demo- cratic majority in the house of repre sontatives is demonstrating to the coun- try that it is composod of the lot of political shysters ever sent to con- gross. worst UNJUSTIFIABLE MASTE, A majority of the park commission has declared ngainst proceeding under the law to condemn lands for parks. They have decided that Judge Lake, a member of the board, and City Attorney Connell do not understand the law. In other words, theso members of the park commission who have no professional knowledge of the law sot up their judg- ment of the interprotation of a statute against tho positive opinion of an e chiof justice of the supremo court of Nebraska and one of the best lawyers of this city, who is thoir logal adviser. The attitude taken by these gentlemen will not meet popular approval. It is an attempt to forco tho taxpiyers of Omaha to pay higher than market prices for park lands. The board can but ad- mit that if condemnation proceedings aro had prices for this acreago will bo materially reduced. Thoy know, 0o, that they are not securing exactly the wacts most desirable and ave forced to take more land in one place and less 1n another than they neod for an ideal park systom. Dut worso than all, they know that if their plan is concurred in by the mayor and couneil more bonds will have to bo voted for the purchass of park ways, boulevards and interior small parks which ean bo socurad only by ex- ercising the right of eminent domain. For this if for no other reason the pur- chase of park lands shouid be deferrod. ‘T'he park bonds do not boar iutorest so long thev are not issued. The city has nothing whatevor to lc ¢ tho de- lay which legal proceedings will involvo. The lands can b2 bought just as cheap ina yoar as now. At any rate the liable to advanea in price matorially within t! period. The city stands tho best possible chance of winning in caso condemnation proceedings are resisted and therefore has everything to gain by tosting the ehurter rights whieh City Attorney Connell and ex-Chief Justice Lake aflirm ave possessod by the muni- cipality. as are IN his last aonual messnge to congress the president directed attention to the fact that there is no law under which violatious of the treaty rights of aliens can be tried and punished. This owmis sion in the statutes was given promi- nence and emphasis by the action of the mob at New Ovleans in shooting Italian subjects, for which this government has just agreed to pay an indemnity. To remedy this deficiency in the statutes the senate committee on' foreign rela- tions has reported a bill providing thut any aet committed in any state or terri- tory in violation of the rights of a eiti- zen or subject of a foreiga country se- cured to such persons by t eaty, which constitutes a erime under the laws of the state ov territory, shall constitute a like erime against the dignity and poace of the United States, punishable in like manner us in the state courts, and may be prosecuted in the United States courts. Upon conviction the offenders aro to be punished in like manner as upon conviction for crimss under the laws of tho United States, There can be no guestion that justice and good policy demand the enactment of such a law and it is presumed that it will meet with no serious opposition in either branch of congress. THERE {8 evidently a misunderstand- ing as vegards the business that will como before the congressional conven- tion of this district which is held in Omaha April he genoral impres- sion is that this convention is to nomin- ate a candidate for congr Tho fact is that the only business which this con- vention will transact is the selection of two de wtes and two alternates to the national republican convention at Min- neapolis and it may if it is deemed best, organizo a district congressional com- mittee that will take the preliminary steps for the congressional campuign in this district, It is not likely howover that the convention to nominate a can- didate for congress from this disti will be held before September, BosToN is all torn up over the inte duction of the deadly and unsightly trolloy motor in her crowded and crooked public thoroughfares, and there isalmost ariot impending over the bold defiance of public opinion on the part of Boston aldermen and their subserviency to the corporation thut owns the Boston street car lines, CHIEF GALL, the Sioux, isnot yet a eitizen of the United States, buv if he should acquire that dignity and move into Nebraska, in about two years he would be a candidate for congress, At least judging from observation and the chief’s name this would happen, A Grip as s a Grip, New Yori Advertise Watchdog Holman bas been renominated for congress again by his loving constituents, This makes s eightoonth cousecutivo nom- ination. Mr. Holican may be saidto be a professional cougressman. - A Presidential Fly Speck. Chicigo Tribune. Geveral Alger i» a good man. nothing the matter with bim. But when the Minueapolis conveation moets it will be found that the gencral’s allrightness awakens 10 loud entbusiasm outside of Michigan, - Texas May Go To. Chiicag s Inter Ocean. Ihe white republicaus of Texas think that if they could drive the negroes into the dem- ocratic party they could carry Texas for the republican uciet. As Texas politics goes the republican party cav get along very well without the support of the state which Sheridun compared to hades, -— g Craze, Phitade!phia Ledger, Evidences multiply on every haud to prove that the frec sud uolimited silver coinage l craze bas had its day of greatest popularity, Tuere is OMAHA DAIL v Bl E: And that public squiyment s setting strongly nagainst it. It is a part with the greenback and granger craft8lwhich, for a while, dis- turbed the wiser, sBber judgment of & large part of the peopld off tho south and west. 1t those memoers of 'E8hgress who would stll pass a free silver Bifl wore to show their con- stituents the folfy*’'and danger of such a measure, instead gt'accopting as absolutely truo their belief that! that is what they want, thoy would be serying both the country and their own political iprtunes better than thoy are now serving oither. S S An Imported Pecksniff, S Fhneisco Chroniele The imported English rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, has written bimself down an ass by his declaration that ho preferred to romain an alien until the Now York city government becamo less cor- rupt. There is uo question of the rottenness of Tammany’s rulo of Now York, but if this self-righteous Briton had made a study of London musicipal rule he would probably havo gained some idea of the corruption that big cities breed. The chief difference be tween American and Kuropeau cities is that hero we exporo all the fraud in high places, while over the ocean it 18 carelully sup- prossed. THIE CRUEL WAR 1S OVER. Chicago Ncws : 1f the rustiors out in Wyo- ming will now refrain from traveling east- ward in the guise ot a wild west show all will be forgiven. Detroit F'ree Pross: Tho rustlers and the cattlo men of north Wyoming have no use for the pacific methods of modern diplomacy. Theg simply mount, unlimter thoir Winches ters and shoot 1o kill, Cheyenne Leade With the close of hos. tilities aud the surrender of tho invaders into the hands of the civil authorities arises the serious question of counting the cost. What stens may be taken to punish. the open violation of the law is yot & mattor of con- jecture, but itis certain that tho people of the state will demand a fult investigation of tho events of the past two weeKs. oyoune Tribuno: Tho first act of the tragic performance in Johnson county has closea with tke stockmen rescued from an infuriated mob of rustlers by United States troops und being kept in custody at Fort McKinney. Tt is more than probablo that if the United States government had not acted with the promptuess that it did, all of the stockmen would have been deliberately mur- aered. Cheyenne Sun: The Sun has always en- deavored to discuss this subject broadly and temperately, belicvicg that it was only a auestion of time when the range cattle in- dustry would give way 1o small herds and the fseding of live stock during tho winter wouths. In the iterval, however, the stato would be benelited by the use of its ranges. As 10 cattle and horso thieves there can bo ouly one opinion neld by all right-thinking veople. They should raceive ucither tho sympathy or support of auy hovest man. They suoutd bo driven out of the state. Chicngo Herald: The present trouble marks the specdy and final sisappeacance of the range as a factor - breeaing and feeding cattle. ‘I'ho rapid sottlement of the councry and tho use of the land for farming purposes will soon compel tho owners of immense herds to fence the boundaries reserved for grazing their stock. . This will operate also to reduce the sizo of the herds. With a re- duction in the number of cattle belongiug to one individual or company and with inclosed pasture lands the rastler will disappoar as a disturber. ilis oceupation will bo gone, and he, too, will go. Thus that which is now a serious problem to the friends of law and order will in thej end solve itself. Mean- while, however, tho laws must bo onforced s sLFictly as possible and a republican form of government iu_\Wyoming must be pre- servod, if it can bo Woue. o CRISP CLIPPINGS. A Philadeiphia clzar denler sports the sug- Restiv sof Adzw Tuacfer. Philadelphin er beer muzs in he shipe of pug doss sitting on their hind s and colored 1o i1 erockery storos lube are now shown in the *genu owlers." shington Star: 1 make ceessful poker player, * by version." “And Imake by diversion of i money.” said way of di- joined the coal dealer, Cloak Review: Cobble ~What luck did you have in matehing that rivhon for your wife? Stone—1lirst-rate; Ldidn'tsuececd in mateh= fng tho ribvon, but it led o @ divoree. SOME DEFINITIONS, Kate Field's Washing'on Whoops 'em up: the coopor. An Iniling of it: astray blot. Fruit of eloctric plant: curronts. 4 Dapit and minma. The home Streteh: 1y on the lounge. Making-up-time: DOforc tho curtaln rises. The Tertlary Period: the era of chaperons, Philadelphia Record: “The man who pleaded for “deds, nOU Words,” Was un nss,” romrkod llow liwyer yosterday, “becauso you cai'v © deeds without words, and fho moro words you have in ‘em tho more you charso for the deeds. There was a fair maidon nam Her puand her lover thoy fit, The old man ho raised iim, And straightway amazed him L How waru was thie pluce whore he'd sit. i Kit; Philadeiphia Ledgor: Tho silver men, suys a Washington correspondent, “are wbout 10 take a new tuck. ey siat on the Lone, Boston Transcrip Smith—Did your son pass his colicze examination without con- litions? Brown—Yes; thoy smid thoy'd tako lim under no conditions Cotumbus Post: [t may boa gool thinz to Dbe “in touch with peopie.” but it depends u good deal on how tho pooplo”take nold of o ollow. Boston Courier: A pa a good deal of zround with u mortgage. ball player may 1d yot ot bo “.n #T5 your cioek on tin It onght to,be—that is the way my busband bought i, Washington Star: It §s not altogether 1'to ueeuse u man of makinz fulse steps wierely because ho has 4 wooden leg. HAPPY DAYS, Cloak Review. Her husband wi joyful look Now thit the trees ire out, For now's tho thue that ho can put Her sealskin up the spout. jamton Leader: Tho mercenary dovsn’t wint the earth, but 8o would the heir. Dotroit Free Press: He had been telli her fortune in a st vain offort to miake hin- soif entertaininggiand he flattered hiwsclf that he had succended. STthink,' he safd “it 1 had 1 d in the old Roman diys [ should bave been one of their augurs.'” - “Auzurs?" she gusried iy, 8 that whit they bored peubio with g o e Binghamton Reyublican: “Keep it hefore the peon'e. €0 tho dreesy woman thinks of her opera hut. v A MOBERN GIR ! S, Cineinheli Commercial sho can oxccuto & ARapsody by Liszt as fow ocun do it She cun warblo Selmbort's “Serenade” —you'll listen gladly ts i i I f can Eive i s p from “Ingomar,” from eiininion or SOHoll - Y5 voryaeiehing, posmoot and mokkb's A She con tell astopy nleely, and she's sou thing of f ¢ 7 And thore's She and her volee is t o’fad that cor st i Bnow it. Kipling, und she likes the 05 0 town, but style of Tbs: She's” “up” in urt, and raves Maurier and Gibon. She enjors & coliege Toothall same—would walk five miles to view it; Knows the lutest rose—or orchid florist Who first grow it, She duuces lko tis sunboam; trade and protootion, And anxiously. Intensely waits the cowiug 11 election. about Du and the argues free Sbe can teach & olass In Sunday school, preside ut some hizh teu; She ds FEuwerson and Swedenborg and tulks theosophy; She uttends a schoal of Janzunges, and ulso Andle of caokin nd apes selt] Aud hor tgr _was dono in Iy Keeps walch (aithough suzgestive quite of doleo fur nlento Kecps watch and wonders (she who saw the century’s besinnin ) At the niany charms it takes to wodern ualden winnlog of Delsarte to keep hor- udiother's portrait, which wake MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1892, NEBRASKANS 1N WASHINGTON Visitors from Our State to the National Oapital Talk Politios Interestingly. WHY BRYAN DODGED THE INTERVIEWS Congressman Kem Attempts to Earn His Snlary By Reporting a 1L (€ Concossions to a Rallrond— from the Sennte Che Wasntxeroy, D. C., April 17. - [Special to Ber.|—Wo have had a large section of ka With us here during the past woek, including most of the state officers and those two distinguished legal combatants from Omaha, General John U. Cowin and Hon. John L. Webster. Treasurer Hill, Tom Benton and George H. Hastings were omni- present during their visit and if there was anything in Washington, either ut tho capitol or in the departments, that they did not in- vestigate it was beciuso it escaped their no- tice. The committee rooms of Senators Paddock and Manderson wero the daly rendezyous of the visiting statesmon, and the Nebraska papers found an oven larger number of readers than usual. The stato ofticiuls attended three meetings of the In terstate Commerco commission, at which various subjects of greater or lesser import- ance were discussed. Bul 1 imagine that they fouud their chief interest in talking over the politieal situation in Nebraska among themselves and with the two senators, A talk with Troasurer Hill Auditor Ben- ton and Georgo H. Hastings shows that 1n their opinion republican harmony i Ne- braska 1s the one thing that must be sought and secured at all hazards at the coming con- ventions. Captain Hill informs mo that he believes all wings of the party will got together and nominato @ ticket which will securo universal republican endorsement. “What we desiro and must have,” says Treasurer Hill, “is the nomination of & ticket whicn will draw tho biggestnumber of votes. 1t should make no aifference whero tho can- aidato comes 1rom, and any previous jealous- 1es should yield to tho danger which con fronts the republicans of a possible fusion between the democrats and the alliance, 1 do not think that Douglas county should feel agerioved at tho cousideration” or lack of considoration previously given to her republican couventions, Butif the nomiva- tion of a strong republican from Douglas county will draw out its full republican vote and assure the success of our ticket 1 am for that Douglas courty man,” Attorney General Hastings was even moro pronounced. He said: “The trouble with the republican party in Nebraska in times past scoms to havo been that wo have had too large a majority and folt certain of elect- ing any ticket that wo might put up. There is no longer any room for factionalism end old sores must be no longer irritated in the face of the hard fight which is beforeus. 1 believe that thers has never been & time in tao history of Nebraska republicanism when there was such an earncst desire for harmony through mutual concossions. | have talked with many prominent politicians throughout tho stateand am satistied that there 15 an tention to forgetold differences und to pull together earnestly and honestly for party success. 'Ilie choice of tho ticket must be ‘made upon the simplo plan of selecting candidates who will draw the larg- est number of votes, and geographical and tional cons derations should no longer prevail If the solection of a gubarnatorial candidato from Douglas county will give us more votes thian the choice of one from tho valleys of the Eikborn. or Republican, or Piatte, I am for that man. Jack MeColl per- sonally mformed mo that ho would not be a candidate. 1 am suro that tho southern por- tion of tho stato will not object 1o tho nom- inatiou of a strong man from Douglas county who will poil the full republican vote of that county and draw 1 _himsell added support from elscwhere, \What we need is a_strone ticket and a strong platform drafted on western lines and based on tho cardinal principles of the republican party. With such a tickot and such a platform” we can win.”" Tom Benton was as gay as o wedding bouquet and as broozy as a spring zephyr. Ho takes a cheerful view of the political sit- uation in Nebrask and agrees with his col- leagues on the state board that republicans are about to heal alt factional troubles, and put thew shoulders to the wheel. Ho says that conversations with many friends throughout tho stato conviuce him that a large numver of former republicans, who bave been disgusted with the antics of self seeking demagozues, will return to the re- publican fold this fail. x Congressman Bryauo, who has been with you for a week past, was not seriously missed in Washington, except by a scora of correspondents who tried to interview him after the Rhode Isiund election. Mr. Bryan got off his “dear, old, familiar’’ tarifft speech in New Engiand during that campaigo, and was contident that it would result in socur- ing democratic success, When the news cume from Riode Island, Mr. Bryaa left promptly for Nevraska o advocate frae trade and freo conage as the underpinni g of the democratic platform. It wis unfortunate for Mr. Bryan that his much advertsed speech on the tarifl was delivered before auy able speeches had been made on the samo subject, Several of those which succeeded him on both sides of the chamber put Wis effort in the shade, and in the summing up of the entire debate by several of tho ablest democratic correspondents, Mr. Bryan was dismissed with two lines, while Wilson of West Vir. ginia and others were asseuted to havo car- ried off the honors, The impression has now gained ground emovg Mr. Bryan's collesgucs that ho is o man of asingle speoch, which is unfortunate for one who has taken Cosmos as bis field and the world for the boundaries of his intellectual korizon. Unfortunately lor Neoraska, while ho is posing for a stute wman, stumping in Now England and attempt- ing to control democratic po itics and pol-c es In his own state, tho interests of his district and .Nebraska are committed to the tender mercies of Kem and A\l‘ul(uigl\ml, Mr., Kem made a feeble gurgle in the house tho other day aud uppeared for tke first time as raporting a bill from a commit- teo. It isneedless to suy that the bill had uo reference to Nebraska. Mr. Kem's con stitueats will be pleased to kuow that the measure was one douating & portion of the puvlic domain to a railvoad corporation, While this is not precisely tho character of legislation which the people of tho Thira district are yearning for, it Bpposrs to bo th ouly public act at which Mr., Kom hus mado a stagger 10 the line of earuing his 5,000 a Vent salury. Since ho has shaved off his moustache Kem's head seems more cvenly balanced, aud perhups the baroer is partiully responsiolo for this sudden burst of legisla- tive activity. Wy 1 met Colonet Hiddie of the Ninth cavalry the othor day oa bis way to the Metropolitan club. Colouel Biddie is enduring with sol- dierly resignation bis winter of frontier service in Washington. He looks much bet- ter than when 1 saw bim last at Fort Itobin- s00, and it is evident that bard work agrees with him. He with uil the oiber oficers has been much interested in the peading army legisiation, especially the Outhwaite bill, and its substitute, the Proctor bill, providiog for lineal promotion. ‘Tueso vills have taken the courso which 1 prodicted somo weoks ago, and it Is probable that the Proctor bill will become a law withiu a fow weess. Its onactment will entoil bardship on a number of first lieutenants, notably in the case f Lieutenuut Cuarles W, Taylor of the Ninth cavalry now at Fort Myer, but who wes until recently stationed on' our Nebraska rontier. Had regiweatal promotion bo:n maintained until October Licutenaut Laylor would have then received tho bars of a cap- tain, Witk the passage of the lincal prowo- tion bill he will be ut least twentieth on the | list of lieutenants when toat date eeries, and must wait for threa yoars in il proba Dility for his advancement 10 the uext grade. The principle of lineal promotion, however, is the proper one and a besinning bad to be made some time. Whenever the change came it was certain Lo oporate 1o the detri- mont of loutonants in gallant regiments where regimental promotion had boen as TApid as it has beon in the Ninth because of hard servico and sovoro cAmMpAigning, ns well as by the very propor action of friendly retiring boards, T'be sonate last weok consummated one of its grossest pieces of injustice in making an old and trusted emplove the scape goat for its own sins and in dismissing him from the po sition which he nad held for nearly twenty five yoars without affording him an oppor- tunity to defend himself against the charges brought aguinst him. Mr. James K. Young, the chiel exocutive clork, is one of the bost known of the older correspondents in tho capital, having como to Washineton during the war in charge of the New York Tribune bureau. Later he loft the profossion and was elocted by the senate as clerk in oharge of executive proceedings, Heis & man of singularly gentle and retiring disposi ton, incapable of dishonorable ac tion, and who counts his frionds by the hundreds among public men through out the country. Naturally reticent, no one hias over thought of suspecting Mr. Youug of furaishing information of executive secrots. His character itself ought to hay been sufliciont defenso against such a charge, But tho very full reports of the discussions over tho Bering sea treaty, whict appoared in the Associated press aund 1t the disbatches of special correspondents, made a few of the old sticklets for senatorial etiquette agreo that an examplo wust be mada of some ono. dingly Mr. Young was soloctod as the victim, and without evidencs and in spite of his manly appeal for an_opportunity to meet any accusation that might ve brought against him, his character was assailed bohind closed doors, and he was summarily dochargod without opportunity for defense, Every sonator prosoni, whother voting for or against Mr. Young's rotention, knew thut the senate was engaged in perpetrating a shameless outrage on an honost and un offending employe. Thero was uot ono of tho number who sat in tho star chamber session upon Mr. Young's caso who was not fully aware that tho sonate through its honorable senators was tho only sourco of newspapor iaformation upon the proceod ings of oxecutive sessions. 'Ihe senator who was most persistent in pushing this outrago 1 & consummation has long been known among correspondents as one of the fuliest sources of information upon exccutivo matters in which he or his state was in terosted, and correspoudents hero in Wash- ington today have in their possession lotters written by this inquisitor and perseccutor of Mr. Young, giving in detail the proceed- ings of the senate upon exocutive business which this high minded statesman desived should belaid before his constituents, | know of no Unitea States senator, and I make no excoption in tho statement, who, whon his own interests are involved, will not freeiy furnish for publication full details of secret sessions. Tne securing of executive session news has for the past fow vears beon such an casy task that most of tne corro spondents have left it 1o the two vross asso- ciations to handle: and so notorious has the prompt and dotailad publication of tho pro- cocdings i executive sessions borome, th tho movement for tho abolition of the secret session has beon gaining new advocates at overy congress. The attempt on thé ‘part of tho senate to s00tho its own dignity and to hoodwink the public by summarity dismissing Mr. Young has faled most signally. Tho pross of the country without excepticn has aenounced tho action as_outrageous, hypocritical and cowardly. The men who instigated it and those who assisted in_porpetrating it are not likely soon to heur the end of tho matter. The loss of the position is nothing to Mr. Youug. He isa newspapor proprictor in Philadelphia and cares nothing for being out off from the pay roll of the senate. In bis manly letter refusing to resign, as be was confidontially advisod by Senator Cameron maoded as his right as a sworn and clectjvo know the basis of the charge against him and to face his accusers, after which he saia ho would cheerfully lay his position at tho disposal of the senmato. Bat the honorable semators who wero try ing o cover their own misdomvanors by cast- ing an undesorved stigma upon a man of churacter and reputation, feared nothing so much as that Mr. Young should be permitied o expose their hvpocrisy n their own pros- ence and promptly rofusea his requost. ‘They now pretend to be surprised at the storm of oditorial indignation which 13 pour- ing down ujion thoeir heuds aud superciliously wonder Wiy tho discharge of & seuate em- ploge should be taken so much to hoart throughout the countr Meantimo Mr. Young is overwhelmed with telegrams from frienas throughout the country denouncing the manner in which he has beon treated and oifering him positions of greater honor and higher emolument than the one from which he bas been so contemptuously ojected, It is 10 tho credit of both of the sonators from Nebraska that they 100k no part in this pro- ceeding and that, on tho contrary, from the boginning to the end tiey privatel publicly, denounced it as a shameful disre- gard of ordinary decency, a violation ef tho commonest courtesies of lifs and an attempt at an assassination of character of which the Ttahan mafia would blust to bo connecvad, I always like to be in the supreme court when Nobraska caos are pending. The attorneys who reprosent litigants from our stato bofore the high tribunal compara favor- ably with theaverage of those from any otuer commonwealth. I remember riding down Pcnusylvania avenue with the late limonted Justice Miller ot a half an hour before he reccived that fatal stroke of Like been here. color, to fit any ¢ ||~ tailor's prices. them fit perfectly. s il 1 p. 10 do, whilo "tho matter was pending, be de- | ofticer of the senate that he be permitted to | S 4 3ROWNING, KING € 8o W. Coruer Lota aund Douglas stiv paralysis which ended his iife, and lawvors of oxceptional ability who is listenod to with one of & with tho hiehest class practice bofore our boneh," General John C. Cowin and fion and thoir arguments and abiity of which no Nobraskan there were many in the havo boon ashamed. Genoral horo was the rocipient of many tlons over his success in the caso, the interest in which has scar avated in logal circles in ingenuity of his plea and ourt room, tho lawyers, has a practicing befo G M ‘0 the supreme oourt. Lambertson, T. M. w. FOR AND AROUT WOMEN, He—Don’t you think women ougnt tho right to propose! Sthe—And men tho right of refusing f idea! . Willard, votod for the first is 00 years old. Wifo about wives pulling their husbana's don't see whero it comes in. (mnckly)—It doesn’t my doar; A Roman died recently, leaving the whole of had boen so ploasant to bor day for England which she enjoys more than The wife of Soventeenth Now Y bell of Ohio was a classmate of v, both lagies hav tion during its first y Don't wear blac mourning. Black spirits of others. ing a gail womon shrouded in black, exclaim ously: “Sho looks fallén iuto tho mire." K entored thay, ar. doprossing limitless choico of stylus, vodic as it is not only casily launder in its simplicit tho winsome grace of extremo youth. it is for the men to invite each other adrmk. To refuse is considered courteous. Overa 1 ! congonial spirits bateh of ¢ record. Mrs. KNature, Mrs, Gladstone loves the face of hodges under which Mrs. Gladstono has her own diroction. stono most dearly loves. If you wish to reduc things, ar ding, ale or stout. Take as | ot wator 10 sips if you can do so. remark of his to the effect that ‘‘the sentatives of the Nebraska bar who appeared bofore the suprome oourt wore, A & rule, No lawyor,' | said Justico Miller, “anpears beforo our coury more interest than Jamos M. Woolworth of Omana, and he |s number who compare favorably of counselors who ( John Waobster have beon during the past woek o gaged in the nevor ending Sophia Felix case, briofs oxhibit an presont, noeed Cowln congratula Hoyd Washington. The rosearch ox- hibited in his brief attracted great attention and added 1o his roputation in this oity of John L. Webster, too, Is well known and gh standing Among the attorneys Marquotte, 1. Ames and a dozon others who might bo logal mentioned make up an_aggregation of taicnt from our state of which it need 10 causo to biush when it is compared thelr brothor attorneys from elsewhere. give tho No, indoed ! Mrs. Mary B. Willard, mothor of Francos time at a recent school election at Evanston, Il Tho papers aro continually telling Husband it comes out. lady *who had been a cons reader and supporter of an Italian nowsnapor tune to tho oditor whose journalistic work if you are not actually in lieine who, aressad woman among a ¢ like & bonbon that has wost eut sauces a couplo of will manage Lo exchange & nfidences or confide a cha Woos that it would tuke & small volume to vour size, try tho' | following course of dieting: Avoid above all milky foed, potatoes, sugar, pud- ! tittle liquid possivle, especially with your meals,drinking It is also rooall & L. ana to while Mhayor ely While Joun to have Tho Sho hair, 1 it her for Lady Henry Somersot sailod last Wednos Beforo leaving sho occasion to romark that if thero is anything \ Amorican socloty, it {s an American rocking ohair. Ropresentative Cox, of tho district, ins just ais- coverod that the wifo of ex-Govornor Camp- hors as Vas. took institu- to tho on see- rowd of raptur- Gowns for tho small girl show an almost ‘The simple wash dress with straight tucked yoke, gathorod aud full sieeves is tho proforred modo, d bt seems, , 1o bo in porfect accord with 1t is getting to be as fashionable among tho l women 1o ask a friend in to take a croam as to have dige aptor of Mother In tho neighiborhood of Dollis Hill, ladstono's couutry place, thera ard many lovely little quiot lanes surrounded by sot out Cowslips, prim- roses, dog violets, bluebolls and hard ferns uro among tho wildflowers that Mrs. Glad- as | an excellent plan to take the juice of a lemon i zoa into bulf a tumbleriul of not water { orning immediately on awakening. zood deal, and whien you can, play | tonuis or rido; indoed, any sort of exoreise is bene Amorican women_are have big foet, or at least some one who has v matier, and who finds r tion in'tho fact. Tho foot has grown per few years. Tho woma 3 shoe is considerod to I the averago woman su A close study Ameriean optibly with who wears @ ely getting to bigger feet, says wears ve a small foor, and of the ason for congratula- Woman's a very a No. No. 5, but in the last generation women who woro twos, and_even onos were not uncommon, But women walk more tha thoy used to,und aro a great deal moro healthy as a rosult. The not adiuit that women says their vanity is uted about their frames. Ataleap y are less vain, comfortable investigator will ar party in Now York, ana but ho moro geverally distrib- va ‘Times, ono inveterate joker gave a hint to tho belles of the sort of chaperons that would bo most accepteble when he came into the par- lor to sides, almost blind. ceive his fair eacort, followed by an elderly aunt who is deaf as a'post, and § This same man be- was wranpod in & whito opora cloak cut with en absurd resemblanco to a dress suit ulster; h aaried & bovquet of flowers and wore a band of ribbon and bow on his hair, Whon ho ap- poared from tho dressing room sfter laying asido his ambiguous tho sleoves of his coat had been and olbow sleeves of pink silk and stituted, which, met by lon wrap, 1t was scon that tal: lace sub- vink kid glves, en out effectualy *brightoned” his toilot and added to bis nondoscript appearance. 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