Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1894, Page 4

THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. | | E. ROSEWATER, Kditor. PUDLISTIED EVERY MORNING RUPTIO TERMS OF & hout Sunday) Dally Tioe (w iy and Sunday ix Month Thioe Months fundny Bee, One ¥ One. Year OFF1 Omain. The Puilding Hanth Oman, eormer N ol Blufts, 12 Penrl sire Wicnwn Offies, 317 Chamber « York. Rooms 13, 14 hnd hington, 513 Fourteenth CORRESPONT f o 1 and_edi 4 Jditor. adr LETTINS bl iy er shoulid | RUSINESS | husin torn an rafts, ehecks PUBLIE STATEMENT OF Coorge 1. Tzschuck Publishing the The CINCULATION, 4 tary of The i 390 Total for the Leas reductions cople: month for un Total Dally av inday wold TZSCHUCK bed I my aro Sy to befors me and presence this 34 day of March, N. P. FEIL —_— fitted maid il 1591 Notary Publie. is no better old A man with tantrums for the than a would be for a nursery will discover that ineficient and bench soured not have the city thoroughly The to RO very tective den police commission far to force I8 lized de- When thie prices of frult are quoted on a hot house schedule In the spring we shall have a better conception of the extent of the damage that has been wrought by the | present cold spell. later The death of a United States senator from Georgla will give rise to an interesting fight for the place thus made vacant. Secretary Hoke Smith intends to be consulted with | regard*to his successor. ds have | f beets at ow of the fact that the Oxn oted for 2, Grand Tsland, in addition to thelr own acre- age, the announcement that the sugar fac- tory would suspend operations wns probably premature. acres There Is no immediate danger of having the Bland selgniorage bill enacted into law over the president's veto. The president cannot this time shift the responsibility that rests upon him to either endorse or veto the measure. If all the disappointed aspirants for office follow the example of Calhoun, the Lincoln man who did not secure the postoffice, and move out of the state, there won't be enough democrats left to hold a meeting of the state central committee. Buropean monarchs are safd to be unani- mongly in favor of a continuance of peace, but that does not prevent them from fearing the precipitation of a war at any moment and preparing to be ready for it in case it should actually come, Before the issues of the present cam- paign are fully made up, it is just as well to remember that the larger part of Ne- braska’s floating indebtedness was created by the useless and almost criminal extrava- gance of the legislature which assembled at Lincoln three years ago. We appreciate the advance notices sent out by the weather bureau to inform us of the approach of marked changes in the weather, but we fail to grasp the useful pur- * pose of a post equinoctial bulletin telling us that the predicted storm has already come and gone promptly upon scheduled time. From the consideration given to the hody of the patriot Kossuth and the character of the ceremonies attendant upon the passage of the funeral cortege from Ttaly to Hungary, no one would suppose that his life's most ardent ambitions had failed. But Kossuth is not the ouly one who has received his dues only after death. The bar of this district can not and should not allow the judiciary to become an en- gine of oppression and tyranny to gratify the caprice of any judge. Every attorney should be In position to defend clients and practice his profession without being in- sulted, humiliated and outraged in the pres- ence of his colleagues. Timely action of the judicial branch of the Colorado state government has prevented the executive branch from rushing blindly into eivil war. e people of that state should at once commence to devise ways and means to retire Governor Waite to that ob scurity which his peculiar talents so emi- nently fit him to adorn. When those Delaware Indians finally emerge from the gold cure establishment to which they have been sent to have their thirst for fire water permanently quenched, their aboriginal copper-colored hue will have changed to a beautiful golden tint. The copper-colored appellation cannot well be ap- plied to an Indian who has successfully taken the gold cur 1t It be true that the correspondents of the American newspapers who have been inform- ing the American public of the progress of the insurrectionists in the harbor of Rio Janeiro have either left that city or are pre- paring to do so wo may as well give up at cnco all expectations of hearing any very startling news from the seat of the Brazilian government. The American newspaper cor- respondent never leaves his post so long as there {8 the slightest probabllity of any turther extraordinary events, A free and untrammeled press 1s the palladium of American Mberty. Its right to a receivership freely discuss and criticise public men and measures in which the people have vital concern cannot be abridged without im- perilng free institutions. When judges arrogate powers to themselves which belong to another co-ordinete branch of government, it 18 the duty of the press to publish the fact and protest agalnst the usurpation. In the discharge of this duty The Bee will not flinch, let the cousequences be what they way. A SENSATIONAL TION. The Union ALLE conneotion with the etvership has been full of sslva surprives, not the least of which Is the seffsational allegation Just in the answer of the recelver for the Gulf road In the pending in the federal court The case in question the valldity Unlon Pacifie the on the investment In the receivers have this the compli itigation n Pacific re made involves of a contract by which the o pay the Unfon Pacifc payment of ting to have aside on the ground that nce with its terms would be disastrous to the Interests of the stockhiolders and bondhold- whom they represent. To controvert this the the Guif road surt that there is to the interest upon nor would payment of financ doer 1ot that Pacific sufeient them « wy agreed st honds represent Gulf rond. The defaulted in nd - are the interest endeay to contract put to ers conter recelver of and argnes defanlt the Guif the Interest no necessity upon bonds, injuriously af- Union Pacific road. stop here. He goes on to the earnings of the re now and always have to pay all legitimate claims quote the exact in the answer, “The respondent alleges upon Information and bellef that nee (he 1st day of January, 1894, sufficient upon the entire any to pay all operating charges ite which It was neces- tain the Integ- payments the foct But he assert Unlon been the s of the upon to words cmployed money has been earned Pacific con expenses, all interest bonded indebtedness sary (g in order to m rity of and to prevent fore- closure and all government charges imposed by law, and leave over and above the same a large irplus for the benefit of creditors having no liens upon the property of the said Union Pacific Railroad * And the Gulf receiver asserts to maintain and verify his allegations when called upon by the court to do so. It what s alleged in this answer is true and Union Pacific is perfectly solvent, the naturally why should the road he now in the hands of a receiver? The earnings of the road just previous to January 1 were less than they had been for some time before that, so that the finances | of the road must then have been very near Union upon pay aid of th and ¢ system same rges to company’ Nis readiness the question arises, their lowest chb. If they cnabled the road to pay all legitimate charges at that time, there could not have been a valid call for in October preceding, when the receivership application originally made. s the whole question of the financlal situation of the road and expresses doubt whether the receivership was justi- able at all. A solvent road certainly has no need of an administration through rec The Union Pacific receivers will, of course, deny this allegation, which, if sustained by the court, may give rise to further sensa- tional charges. was (his rals T8, MEXICO WANTS A CONFERENCE. A recent stated that Mexleo wants an international conference to con- sider the silver question and that the government of that country is contemplating issulng an invitation for such a confercnce. No country has a greater interest in this question than our neighbor republic, which has the single silver standard and cannot depart from it without completely lutionizing commercial conditions, domestic and foreign. Some time ago the Mexican minister at Washington, referring to the situation regarding silver, said that unless the gold standard countries came to some agreement in the near future for the larger use Of silver it would be imperative upon the silver standard countries to unite in some sort of an arrangement for their protection and with a view to raising the value of silver. Tt would seem that the minister reflected in this a view already prevalent with his government and which has since been growing, under the Influence of the disadvantages which the silver standard countries experience commercially and from which they must continue to suffer while the great commercial mations occupy the position toward silver which they do at present. Paying for what they buy accord- ing to the gold standard and selling accord- ing to the siiver standard is not profitable under present conditions, so that the anxlety of the silver countries to do some- thing to advance the value of the white metal can easily be understood, What these countries could do by uniting in defense of silver is not apparent, since their commercial inferiorfty makes them dependent on the mations that dominate the commerce of the world. It is pre- sumed, therefore, that the reported con- templated action of the Mexican govern- ment has reference to an international con- ference which shall include the gold stand- ard countries and not one having in view a unlon of the silver countries. A move- ment for the latter object might follow the failure of the former. Whether an invita- tion from Mexico alone for an international conference would recelve a favorable re- sponse I8 somewhat questionable, but there could be no doubt about the result if the Mexican government could induce the United States to join It in such an invitation This, it would seem, our government would be very willing to do, if from no other motive than that of neighborly interest and good will. The silver countries ought to be given an opportunity to be heard in such a and If Mexico desires this our government may very properly as- sist in furthering the wishes of the sister republic. There appears to be a growing belief in intelligent quarters that conditions are so shaping themselves in Europe as to render highly probable a movement from that di- rection before a very long time looking to a larger recognition of silver as a money metal. Most careful observers express the opinion that increasing disasters are rapidly teaching England that she can no longer hold the selfish position which she assumed nearly seventy years ago by becoming a gold monometallic nat'on. The change of sen- timent in that country during the last two years In favor of bimetallism has been re- markable. It has taken command of the colleges and universitios and of the most prominent political leaders are avowed bimetallists. Something at least not un- favorable to this cause is looked for from the currency commission appointed by the Ger- man government and one of the functions of which is to make a thorough Investiga- tion of the silver question. It is significant that a majority of the members of this com- mission are favorable to bimetallism. The German emperor is just now giving close attention to economic and financial que: tions and it would not be at all surprising It his government should at any time take steps to convene another conference of the nations to discuss silver. The obvious fact is that this question Is stil} regurded by all the nations as of vital tmportance and one that can be finally set- tled and disposed of only by an international agreement. The difficulties in the way of such an agreement are many, but It cannot be admitted that they are Insurmountable dispateh revo- conference, some THE OMAHA At any rate effort 1 not be abandoned until its fmpracti- cability Is conctusively demonstrated. " Mexico should take steps to bring about international the U es government should give It support. ENCOURAGE NOMETINDUSTRY. The in of stimulating home Industry begun in the summer of 1801 has had & very marked effect upon the in- dusirlal growth and mercantile trafic in Omaha and all the principal towns of Ne braska. The awakening of public sentiment to the importance and necessity of bullding up home Industry by giving preference to home-made and home-sold wares over com- that were tmported, had a most salutary effect. Thousands of people who had been In the habit of buying articles with a forelsn brand that could be duplicated at the same price by our mifls and factories, made it a business to call for home products and articles that bore a Ne braska brand. The increased demand for Nome-made wares soon made itself felt in y town that a mill or factory, and especially among the mercantile class of this city, whose sales of home-made produc- tions were enormously increased. The impetus given to the home industry movenent was largely due to the vigorous systematlc efforts of the Nebraska Manutacturers and Conswmers assocfation whose exhibits of Nebraska mill and factory products at Omaha and Lincoln werg n reve- lat'on even to men who are presumed to be well informed concerning Nebraska’s fndus- trial growth. Wo are gratified to know that the associa- tlon contemplates another active campaign in favor of home fndustry. ‘In this cffort it should be seconded and supported by every merchant and manufacturer in the state. They all have a common iuterest in encour- aging home Industry and, while the whole state will be materially benefited, they will get the lion's share of the increased patron- age that must surely follow a well-directed campaign for home patronage. an- other conference ited movement tavor modities own boasts ANTLCHINESE CONFLICT. The negotiation for a new treaty between the government of the United States and the Chinese government, which was signed a few days ago at Washington by Secretary eshiam and the Chinese minister, called out a vigorous from the Pacific coast. Senator Perkins of California recefved a telegram from the prosident and secretary cf the republi calling upon him to “use every lawful cffort (o opposa any treaty or any congressional action which would fmpair or In any way weaken the present laws restricting Chinese fw migration Into the United States,” a r quest which the senator gave prompt assul ance he would comply with. The proposed treaty prohibits Chinese la- borers from coming into the United States, but puts no restriction upon the immigra- tion of merchants, and the California sen- ator says with reference to this that unless something is done to circumvent the Chinese methods we shall have a horde of so-called merchants coming to our shores under the treaty. He also takes the view that the treaty will wipe out every provision the United States government has made for the control of Chinese immigration. As the terms of the treaty are understood, laborers only are prevented from entering the United States, while the act of 1882 and all Its amendments, and the Geary law of 1893, carefully designated what a merchant was, which Is omitted in the treaty. The Geary law defines a merchant as a person engaged in buying and selling merchandise, at a fixed place of business, which business is conducted in his name, and who, during the time he claims to be engaged as a merchant, does not engage in the performance of any manual labor, except such as fs necessary In the conduct of his business af such mer- chant. This provision, it Is claimed, would be nullified by the proposed treaty and the term merchant being undefined anybody might come in under the claim of being a ierchant. Another provision of the existing law which it fs claimed would be nullified by the treaty is that requiring that the certifi- cate provided for shall contain the photo- graph of the applicant, together with his name, local residence and occupation. There are’ other features of the proposed treaty which are objectional to the opponents of Chinese immigration and the announcement is made that its ratification will be vigor- ously opposed. The fact appears to be regarding this con- vention that the secretary of state, not sharing in the extreme prejudice against the Chinese, has been disposed to make a treaty in which there should be a measure of jus- tice and fair-dealing toward the people of a nation with which we have always main- tained friendly relations, which has uni- formly manifested a desire to foster such relations, even under circumstances which might have been expected to provoke a different fecling, and with which we already have a considerable commerce, that will cer- tainly grow if we do not drive it away by unfriendly discrimination. But none of these considerations will avail anything with the clement on the Pacific coast that s im- placably lhostile to the Chinese. Those people are willing to cast aside all treaty obligations, however derogatory to the honor and integrity of our government such a course might be, and to reject every com- morcial consideration, whatever the cost, in order to gratify their prejudice. That their avowed determination to defeat the proposed treaty will be successtul Is to be regarded as more than probable, in view of what they have heretofore been able to accomplish in conneetion with the question of Chinese immigration. protest an state committee DUTY OF THE ASSESSORS. The assessors will begin thelr work next week and continue until June. Every citi- zen of Omaba is vitally interested in bring- ing about a radical reform of assessors' methods. The burdens of taxation should be distributed upon the owners of property, real and personal, in proportion to their holdings. The money-borrower and money- lender should be on an equal footing. The property of franchised corporations should be assessed In the same ratio to Its actual value as are the homes of wage workers. The stocks of merchandise in great jobbing houses should be made to pay the same pro- portion of taxes according to value as Is paid by the small retail dealer. The men who own mortgages should not be permitted to escape taxation because the men on whose property they hold mortgaged claims are taxed for its value. If an honest effort be made by the assessors of Omaha to list all moneys, stocks, mercandise and other personal property according to value apd In proportion to what real property is assessed they can add fully $5,000,000 to the grand total. If they would return the property, real and personal, of the great corporations that are operating in this eity in proportion to what business bulldings and dwellings are assessed they could increase the aggre- gate from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. The fact i that the aggregate assessment DALIY BEE; WEDN an agroement | has for years been seandalously low be canse of the favoritism fs bottled uj up put needed and #cusable discrimination and he result fs that Omaha today d stalled in its efforts to improvements are it they were under way, would give loyment to thousands of workingmon and enable the to keep up with_the*demands of landlords and bankers. Thert ‘e and always will be tax- shirkers and obstructionists, who would rather the grass grow In the streets for fear of-)ificreased taxes. But the great mass of tax paying eltizens demand that the assessors shall do their duty without fear or favor. The assessment should be raised this year'by $5,000,000 at least, that Omaha can keep up with the demands of the times and compare favorably with other clties. keep merchants have 50 The I report of the Burlington sys tem of railroads shows that the usual 5 per cent dividend was pald to the stockholders, The decrease in the surplus Is quite marked; but at the same timo, the fact that the com- pany paid its usual dividend in spite of the loudly proclaimed depression proves that the company s not verge of bank- rupey. It must be borne fn mind that the earnings of the road netted a dividend of 6 per cent, not upon the actual investment of the shareholders, but upon the fictitious in- vestment. If the water could be squeezed out of the railroad of the United States last year's business, depressing as it was, would have pald a net dividend of several times 5 per cent anny upon the systems A township has just uncovered in New York state which has € much money left over from its revenue of last year that it finds ftself able to run the government without the fmposition of a new tax levy for this year. We refrain from giving the of the township for fear the many taxridden communities throughout the coun- try might immediately depopulated of their citizens. been name be just as Chicago has amended her building ordinance so require the enclosing walls of light shafts and bay windows shall be built of incombustible material. This is a very wholesome provision. All elevator shafts, whether in fireproof buildings or bulldings constructed of wood, should be built of incombustible material, and in build- ings on business streets bay windows should be as near fireproof as possible. to What will the people of Gravesend do when the time for the next election rolls around? All the experienced professional election officials have been sent to the peni- tentiary. A complete set of novices will have to be trained in to take charge of the election machinery. Things may not run 50 smoothly as heretofore; yet the change cannot fail to be an improvement. Of course the failure to fetch the Lincoln postoffice has nothing'to do with the emig tion of ex-Candidate Calhoun to Florida. Had his candidacy been successful, however, there is every rcason to believe that he would have continugd to champion Bryan's cause for years to come. Nebraska must charge the loss of /Calhoun directly at the door of Presidént’ Cleveland. The informapts in the Carnegie armor plate frauds upon the government have no reason to complain of the profit which they have made on thejturn. The small reward of $35,000 will go far to repay them for tho trouble.they. Liaxs.taken. . It will also stim- ulate the vigllance of other workmen who may hereafter Iib éhgaged upon government armor plate work. The cats that don’t catch mice are to be the subjects of an Investigation by the police commission. Half an effort on the part of the members of the police commis- slon will enable them to catch the cats. A Trite Truth, New York Tribune, A good motto for every municipality: “No_politics in the administration of jus- tice.” il et I S On with the Good Work. Philadelphla Times. For his persistent perversion of things the calamity howler not only deserves to be tanned, but tanned In his own bark. Srmeage Exhibiting s Vacuum. Globe-Democrat. The fact that Stevenson can be talked about for president without raising a gen- eral laugh, only goes to Show how poverty- stricken the democratic party has become in the way of leaders. St S Judiclal Arbitration. Kansns Clty Star. The submission to the judgzes of the Chi- cago courts of the questions in dispute be- tween the employes in a big factory and the employers ought to establish a prece- dent to be followed generally in the future. Judges are men of excellent discrimination, chosen by the people to sett disputes, and their decisions on differences between labor and capital ought to be satisfactory to both sides. e e Glgantle Irrigation Sch Denver Republican. There 15 a gigantic irrigation scheme on foot in Nebraska, which involves the con- struction of a ditch more than 210 miles long. The ditch will be built in the north- western part of the state, and it s expected that it will have a capacity to Irrigate about 1,000,000 acres. It is probable that a great part of the land which will be cov- ered by this diteh can be cultivated with- out irrlgation, but there is none of it which would not be benefited. Paul ¢ The moyement in_fayor of the nomination of Vice President Stevenson as Cleveland's Buccessor Is assuming unexpected strength, Mr. Stevenson is now out of politics, and is in no way responsible for the course of the present administration—a fact that adds greatly to his strength with a large body of the party. He would undoubtedly be & strong candidate, living as he does in a doubtful state and in the west, which has been too long ignored in the selection of presidential candidates by the democratic party, e Th fngome Tax Philidahia Record. Rejection of the Income tax by congress would not prevent e several states from adopting this method of taxation wheneyer they might deem it necessary. Representa- tives McMillan of Tennessee, Hall of Mis- sourl and Bryaw of; Nebraska can ko be- fore the people of those states and advo- cate a state Ingome tax to their hearts' tent, If this pe g good system for the federal governmeiit. why 15 it not a better system for the several state governments? Should this méfhod of taxation prove a popular means of obtaining state revenues t would be timajengugh to try the experi- ment once more in federal legislation. "But taxation of this character should begin at home, and whert biegun at home it would probably end there. MARCH PEOPLE 28, 1894, IND THINGS. Charlie Mite " “tage oIl (hreatens to elevate the Coxey's “‘petition In boots' ot a rushing growler A feeble coal pile and a voruclons furna draw & ther map on_the average hous holder's phiz. Letters from Omaha visitor refer to the glorlovs climato a for canning purpo Covernor White Is regarded as an tive llghtweight, but decisions are ¢ his way with cheering regularity O1d Sol continues the favorite sun. Uncle am blows away $20,000 a year saluting the orb, rain or shine, “a-comin’ and a-goin'." 60,000 of the fine as- sessod apainst the Carnegles was followed by an_ endorsement of the Wilson bill Carnegio fs not ungrateful It fs roported that ex-Vice President Mor ton is about fo enfer tho milk business at Rondout, N. Y. This will lend some tone to the practice of rushing the cans. The Philadelphia Times colebrated its nine teenth anniversary ‘Baster Sunday with a superb oditfon. The Times is an attraction ery day and a double one on Sunday The New York senate has passed a bill designed to elevate the undertaking business 10 a profession. Al the statutes of creation cannot check the downward tendency of th business Government engineers report that the flow of water in the Missouri is decreasing and the stronm will probably dry up, even to its mouth. The saddest feature of this melan- holy prospect is that the drying process is confined to the Missouri’s mouth. Philudelphla sleepy and slow! A resident of the town arose one morning recently and mauled his wife. Arrest, indictment, tria conviction and sentence followed without a breathing spell, and before night he was on his way to the penitentlary for a three-year term. St. Gaudens has sent to Washington his amendoed deslgn for the World's fair medal with an arrangcment of fig loaves and flow- ing ribbons, intended to satisfy the qualms of scnators who objected that the cherubs had no “pants” on 'em, but which are more apt to emphasize the nudity that elicited the criticisms. The only relative of Kossuth living in this ccuntry is Mrs. Loulse Rutkay, widow of the dead patriot's sister's youngest son, Albert Rutkay. She is an Amerfcan and lives In Brooklyn. Willlam Walgll, whose father was Kossuth's private sceretary from 1848 to , 18 a_compositor on tie St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer F Twenty-fiv mives Int evidence trust v Californin thick enough - ming The remission of § Chinamen in New Haven, Conn., have declared a boycott against the Sunday schools, because their opium dens and fan tan layouts were captured. If the school managers restore the property the mongols will don thelr meek, converted mugs and ogle with the teachers, when not engaged in hitting the pipe. Little Helen Kellar's efforts to establish a free library at Tuscumbia, Aln., are being enthusiastically praised by the Alabama press. Helen Is only 12 years old and was blind and deaf at her birth. Only recently she has been able to speak; and yet with all these obstacles she has met with great success in her free library enterprise. Austin Golaher, an aged Kentuckian who has recently celebrated his 88th birthday, was a playmate of Abraham Lincoln years and years ago. When he was a small boy of 11 years and the future president only §, they went Into the woods in pursuit of part- ridges, and while they were trying to cross Knob creek on a log Lincoln fell in. Gollaher fished him out with a sycamore branch and preserved the boy’s valuable lif: Commander Coxey resents the allegation that he has a walk-over. The colonel rides. A rare record is boasted by Mr. Timothy Dyer, of Vinal Haven, Me., who is in his 9lst year. Until he was 18 years old he never wore a shoe. He has never ridden on a car, and but once on a steamboat; he has never entered a tavern, never quarreled with any one, and a barber has never shaved him. And vet his life has not been desti- tute of excitement, for only last summer the old fellow pulled In, unalded, a halibut welghing threc times as much as he does. oty e NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKA Delinquent taxes in Phelps county amount to the sum- of $15,526.89. Sixty families from Indiana are talking of settling in Phelps county near Bertrand. A bullding boom is about to strike Liberty. Several brick buildings will be erected this season. J. P. Anderson have failed. Iabilities. A district convention of Christian En- deavorers will be held at Hastings April 13, 14 and 15, Distress warrants will be issued by the treasurer of Deuel county in the hope of being able to collect the delinquent taxes. State Superintendent Goudy will be one of the attractions at the Dundy County Teachers' institute, to be held at Benkel- man, The citizens of Newman Grove are offer- ing a bonus of $2,000 to anybody who will erect a_mill at that point that will cost at least $15,000. The citizens of Bertrand want fwater works, and all the candidates for the various town offices are pledged to work to secure the improvement. Table Rock has secured the business of the firm of Fulton & Combs, agricultural implement dealers, who were recently burned aut at Burchard. Ten of the veterans at the State Soldiers’ home at Grand Island have left the institu- tion now that winter is over and will take care of themselves during the summer. There are still 112 inmates of the home. It is reported from Sumner, says the Gib- bon Beacon, that N. E. Slack, living seven miles north of Sumner, has a hen which lald a_monstrosity in the shape of an egi the other day. ~There is no peculiarity about the hen, but the egg is certainly a curlosity. In construction it is patterned after the Sfamese twins and conslsts of two distinct eggs, connected by a tube about three Inches long. At one end is an egg of ordinary size, that contains the white of an egi only; at (he other end of the tube is an egg about the size of a pigeon’s which cons tains only the yolk. Both eggs and the tube are correctly formed and covered with a perfect shell, soft in textur el T PETITION IN BOOTS, & Co., Beatrice grocers, Their assets will cover all army really comes, With its drums And its bums; If it marches with its ranks ull of crank: om the banks Of the wild Wh and raging Kaw, the law If from far Pacific seas, Out at knees Full of fleas, Come his wild-eyed looters here, Wanting cheer, Wanting beer; If he_leads from M Here upon Washington, sillon, Such a bummers' cavalcade As 'tis sal He's array When the march 15 once begun here'll be fun By the ton, But the joke of all the fuss Is on us Dern the cuss! Take no Substitute for Royal Baking Powder. It is Absolutely Pure. All others contain alum or ammonia. CLEVELAND HAS RHEUNATICS | e vt o Presidout's Democratic Pedal Extromity Does Not Suffor from Aristocratio Gout. HIS WELL FOOT GOES ON BLAND'S BILL Voto Mensure Plending: by Secretury Gresham . 1t Not Come at All Now Temporavity Staved Off by the of Secretary Smith, Supported May WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE B I surteenth Strest, HINGTON, March sident has the gout WAS The story that the pr Is not true. He has an attack of rheumatism in the foot similar to a previous attack His foot 1s swollen and fs encased in a large shoe, loosely laced a He walks about the white and meets senat and representatives more freely than hither- to. He did not attend the Colquitt funeral today because he could not wear his shoes without discomfort. There Is gout, nor does the attack amount to anything more than temporary discomfort, A democratic congressman from New York City who called upon the president today and talked with him on the Bland selgniorage bill, says there is no doubt as to a veto, fle says the president had determined to veto the bill and had, in fact, framed his mes- sage, but at the cabinet meeting today Sec- retary Smith vigorously protested against a veto. He requested the president to with- hold his message, assuring him that a veto would work more Injury to the democratic party in the south than he had any concep- tion of. This New York congressman sald that Secretary. Smith’s urgept and earnest protest persuaded the president to hold the question In abeyance, and (hat as a result the message would not be sent to the house tomorrow. Secretary Gresham jolned with Secretary Smith urging that the bill be permitted to become a law. The president finally sald that he would withhold his message and to- day the silver men In congress feel much more hopeful. The president has not fmplied that he will not veto the bill. He has simply consented to hold it for further con- sideration. Senator Voorhees expresses the opinfon that the bill will not be vetoed. INVENTORS REMEMBERED. The following pafents were granted today Henry Bickelman, Plerce, Neb, hame tug; Adam Fiscus, Fiscus, Ia., pulverizer; James L. Funkhauser, Gliddin, la., hay stacker; Charley 0. Johnson, Sioux City, Ta., photo- graphic background; Solomon C. Maple, Hebron, Neb., house moving truck; M. Millen, Elwood, Neb., machine for crib- Dbing corn; William D. Patterson, Keokuk, Ta., mall or express car; Willlam Prescott, Fort Madison, Ia., headlight; Enoch Warner, assignor of one-half to A. B. Johnston, Cen- tral City, Neb,, hand fence machine. 88 the top, house no RUSSIAN THISTLE XTERMINATC Morton's Auswer to an Towa Man Who W: to Secure that Position WASHINGTON, March 27.-Secretary Morton has written an unique letter to Ex ward Peterson of Dayton, la., who applied to him by malil for the position of chief Russian thistie exterminator for the state of lowa. Replying to Peterson, the re- tary says: “It fs impossible fmmediately to comply with your request, because the Hansbrough Dill, appropriating $1,000,000 for the weeding of fowa, the Dakotas and other thistle In- fected sections of the northwest has not yet become a law. Several amendments to the bill are contemplated, among them an_appropriation for the destruction of the cockle burr and rattlesnakes which secrete themselves in all kinds of grass. The goy- ernment will probably, In ts munificence and tender care of its children also dis- tribute in original packages antidotes for the snake bites, “It is, in the judgment of some good citi- zens. who are inclined (o this.-sere of pas ternalism, only fair that the bill should be also amended so as (o permit each farmer to draw directly upon the public treasury for each day's work in the extermination of weeds upon his or any other farm. Pos- sibly, however, hefore this is rounded off in its perfection, it will provide a patent method of plowing with preambles, planting with resolutions and gathering and garner- ing by legislative enactment all crops known to the farmers of the United States, The tillage of land by legislation is only a matter of time. I must thank you for the patriotic frankness with which you remark, referring to thistles: ‘They are spred. ing fast, but we do not want to kil them out before the government is ready to pay us for the work, or send something to kiil them for us.” “Nothing could better demonstrate your pecullar fitness and adaption for the posi- tlon of chief Russian thistle exterminator for the northwest.” Will Succeed Colquitt, WASHINGTON, March 77.—By the death of Senator Colquitt, Senator Vilas will probably become chilrman of the senate committee on postoffices and post roads, as he was formerly ou this committee, Nlearagun Canal Affairs. WASHINGTON, March 2I.—The Nicara- guan subcommittee of the senate commit. teo on forelgn affulrs met today and con- side the bills before @ Col e pro Viding for the reorganization mt e NILO: | | pany and made such 1 condition to report to at its regu weokly. The subcommittes upon the bilis Morgan and Frye, he full committee meeting tomorrow based (ta deliberationa troduced by Senators STRANDED IN WASHINGTON, Todians Who Hay red Asslatance Feations, WASHING Marel 27.The list ot Tidian visitors who have become financlally stranded in Washington and returned to their # homes at government expense has added to by a Chippewa delegation. May Dway-We-Nind _and Interproter Charles Wakefield, the Chippewa pilgrims who have boen In the city seeking to secure an allot ment of 160 acres for each adult member of thefr tribe, have been sent back to their reservation in Minnesota. Their funds be- came exhausted last week and application was made to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning for payment of thelr transporta- tion expenses. After some questioning they e _furnished the money. They left the city Saturday ovening. Commissioner Brown- Ing has received a telogram from the Chip- pewa Indian agont rming their statos ment that they were authorized to make the Washington trip by the tribe council beon’ ECCENTRICE OF MARCH, ther t o Month. The weather chart fssued and north- ed with nearly a over portions of upper ve than @ foat and While the soutn At Has WASHINGTON, bureau In its weekly snow today, says: “North Dakota west Minnesota are cove foot of snow, and Mlichigan there I8 m half of snow reported limit of area covered extends southw into Ohlo and western Pennsylvania, there is but little show on the ground castward of lower Mlchigan, the greatest depin over the reglon named being three inches at Pittsburg last days of March have been char by the most re- markable tempe extremes oceurring that have not been recorded since the es- tablishntent of the ther bureau. Within sIX days over a_large portl try east of the Rocky m highest_and loweat temp during March have been r March ratures observed ported. Patents that Have Run Out WASHINGTON, March Patonts on 283 inventions expired by limitation during the week ending today. Among them were the following: Speedy Indicators, W. Heckerl, Providence, R. L; rotary engines, Francisco Pasquale, Stella and Peitro Glovani Batista, Zanina Diano, Marino, Italy; sewing ma- chines, Dr. W. Baker, Cleveland, 0., assignor. to the White Sewing Machine company; stereoscpe, Alex Heckers, New York Clty; fireproof safes, W. H. Butler, Brooklyn, N. Y.; car heaters, W. H. Kilborn, Corry, magizine firearms, T. G. Bennott, New Haven, Conn., assignor to the Winchester Repeating Arms company, same place; Bes- semer converter bottoms, Andrew J. Haws, Johnstown, Pa.; hot air furnaces, William B. Henderson, Winona, Minn., and fce m chines, Thomas L. Rankin, Lyon, Kan., 1s- ignor’ to North American Ice company, allas, Tex. TRITE AND TICKLISH. Siftings: ment_too long will time he gets to it. A.man who puts off his enjoy- find it mislaid by "the Philadelphia Record: “I declare, 1 don't know what to do,” ‘mused Dr.’ Flzzlck, re's old Mr. Goutley kicking about m. charges, and he's too good a customer t cure.” Life} Drizzle—I of yours run? next town. w long did that new play zle—Till it got into the Indianapolis Journal ce here,” sald th busy man, after the beggar had reeled of his tale of woe for about fifteen minutes > you expecting to be paid for at space rates?”’ Plain Dealer: “What makea Smith stut- ter? He dldn't use to.” “Well, you seo, When he asks a man to lend him % and Says it over three times he gets $16.” Detroit Free Press: He—T'll et fifty to one your father gives his consent when I ask him for you. She—Well, he told me he was perfectly willing, but don’t you let him hear you making a bet like that, or you'll lose your money and - the girl, too. Inter Ocean: . Wife crack fdiotic joke: bonnet! Impecuniou Laws, Mariar, the (o ahead, fool, and about my new Haster Husband—Bonnet! e's on the milliner. Chicago Tribune: “The advantage of be- ing an alderman,’” said the honorable gens tleman from the 'Steenth ward, in reflecs tive mood, “Is that you do a good busie ness and don’t have to advertise.” Siftings: It takes superhuman strength to carry a small load of whisky without the world knowing that it is a lurden. Philadelphia Record: The Manayunk philosopher says you can make any one Plind to your faults if you have the dust. Indianapolis Journal: Now, to the health of this falr land, a bumper big we'll Soss the land where ‘every man's a king, an every tenth a boss. 3 HER PRI Dt Detrolt Free Press. He talked on the tarift for two hours, So that her dear father might see é How very profound for a young man he was, matiers of great policy: s Bettied, he' thought e would talk to the girl, But her conduct was really rude, For she told him to go out and sit up with mortal she could sit up with a dude, ROWNING, K[ The largest makers and fino clothes on Your monoy’s worth oz your mon y bac'e, When it's warmer The new style spring suits will be in greater demand again and more men will be in to be fitted than the salesmen can take care of—it's always that way—everybody comes when the rest do-~but you .—you will come tomorrow—for that's the day we open up another new lot of dainty checks and stripes —very select—not many of them. If the crowd comes with you the chancas are you'll get left, for no one else sells them. BROWNING, KING & CO., Willuey the express if you send themouey foritd worlh or more | 5. W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, 1 of the cou Mtains both. the this story, g