Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 4, 1894, Page 4

1 THEOMAHA DAILY BEE, | Ve i PONDENCE e 1 Fourt On 1RSI 217 GEORGE L TZ8CHUCK o and subseribed in my pros Mirch, 186, FEIL, Notar down of edifying settle to a flow The several tariff ntry weeks oratory may now continuons Local elo jeut, Min ind other states justify us in repeat ons in Ohio, Conne i that his is a republican year overnor Northen quite so deciston to the as it does Presi- It doesn’t take long to pointments at his d to come as ap- sal dent Cleveland Congressman Tom Johnson characterizes the democratic party as “broken, discredited, foredoomed (o difeat.”” Fven a democrat will oceasionally get things right once in a while. Most fail conne Grover Cleveland. prominent proximity quet will ne between them, will between peaple vital to grasp the Thomas Jefferson and Placing their in at a Jeffersonian ban- establish a politieal relation busts nator Walsh to the vacancy Georgla, Just caused by the death of the late Senator Colquitt, the nows- paper contingent at the capital. He will represent the state of Georgla and the Au- gusta Chironicle appointed increases at When would the case brought by Governor to compel the state treasurer to law been submitted to the court the altorney general if Governor Crounse had not suddenly discov- ered the fact that it had not been submitted? Crounse the supreme obey have by Just think of allowing the thistle of imm %0 unimportant a measure as the new tariff bitl The should learn to apportion the time at its disposal with a more discrim- inating hand. great Russian extermination bill to be crowded out diate congide atlon by the senate by senate How fortunate that Jefferson's birthday happens to coincide with the day set apart for the opening of the senate tariff debate! The great patron of democracy can now folnt to one more patriotic service in having furnished the test for Senator Voorhees' peroration. The place which Mr. Sawyer, the newly appointed district attorney, holds as special counsel of the United States for the prosecu- tion of the Capital National bank cases is still available as a consolation prize for one of the disappointed applicants for the job which Mr. Sawyer captured. Hon. Audrew Jackson Sawyer, the newly appointed district attorney, is reported to have said that he intends to retain his rest- dence In Lincoln and that he wouldn’t leave that city for ten federal offices. Mr. Sawyer must be wonderfully different from the aver- age Lincoln democrat Dr. Brown-Sequard's elixir of life, which A few years ago promised perpetual youth to withering old age, was not able to keep Its originator from Joining the horde that has passed beyond, but he will not be the last one who meets his death while search- ing for the fountain of everlasting youth. —_— The management of the Midwinter fair now feels assured of the financial success of the great exposition. With the Omaha city council as the star attraction no one within speaking distance can afford to stay away. The presence of the Omaha eity council promises to resuscitate the drooping fea- tures of the exposition treasury, We are again confronted with the regu- larly recurring spectacle of schools in one vortion of the city overcrowded with pupils and school bulldings in other portions with unoccupled rooms. There must be some kind of a readjustment of the attendance in the different school bulldings. While resi dents anywhere within the city limits have w right to demand school facilities they can- not insist that the schools be brought to thelr very doors. The empty school build- ings should be utilized before new quarters wre rented. Mr. W. H. Alexander hes the satisfaction of relinquishing the office of surveyor of customs with a record for business-like ad- ministration that has secured the com- mendation of all who have had occasion to resort to his office. The work has increased rapidly during bis incumbency, but has been executed with promptness and preci- slon. The new surveyor of customs finds himself fnstalled in an office that has been conducted 5o well that he will feel quite con- tont If he can make his record equal that ot his predecessor The aggregate valuation of property in this city, real and personal, cannot fall short of $160,000 000 even it appraised at sherift's sale prices. At one-sixth of this valuation the assessmient would be $25,000000. The question Is will the assessors do their duty fearlessly by stopping all favoritism and making all property owners list their hold- ings in money, stocks, bonds and mortgage loans? Wil they make proper returns of the property of corporations that hold fran- chises worth millions or will they repeat the outrageous farce of lsting these properties at from one (wentleth (o one-Lundredth part of their true value? INADIAN DISCRIMINATION vernmen 1 to be liserim rests 0 the mat s on W Wt orders o thi th land canal offect that government to apply To to Mon sols go- imin throng! have to swols tha not In th will be ¥ go through of ve i thelr cargoes s on Lake On henefit of any Wllowed 1f they is held to be treal to unload case g t 1, but § ¢ of the will the rebate went 1o Montreal of nd Ca that port ther discharge Al ANy American por the which would b This the ¢ ario they of not get a dis which been tinet aty under Ameri using the violation canals connecting the great lakes n that Pres under the act o July collegted on Canadian through Mary's The the Can the retalia- it provil- lation but it at the government of Canada the fact, perhaps no danger of the act administra and it was for wuch diseriminat ident glven directed Falls fe:t dian tory authority Harrison, actl him by the that toll passing be 8t canal to in Canada of gov ports was to b ind The stand this action to was dropped roment to terms ing for re however would secn t about s the focliy being tion Canada is outting herself in a position of She has now will reliove ity of using new concerned that there enforced by present atter that veseel owners of the nee American canal, when is made ready for use the Cana- government may impose what tolls it American commerce passing Welland with fmpunit law is rned. The for by the act of 1892 The question as to how American discrimina- ered the and is a time ago incopendence in this o neasly lier the completed a canal and this waterway fian on the as existing pleases through far canal retaliution provide will ha worthless. the United States shall Intorests from the threatened undoubtedly be present session of congress, great deal involved fn it bill relating to this matter was introduced in the of representatives by Mr. Chickering of New York. This measure s aimed at the bonding Canadian railroads by and therefore possesses a It prevides that shall he satisfied discriminating in protect tion wilt con there Some house ivilege accorded to United States, broad interest. the president Canadians are the use of Welland other canals in that - country the United States he shall su proclamation the transportation United States in bond and with- payment of duty all merchandise or exported from any 'foreign to Canad, It s very probable that legislation of this kind would have the effect indace the Canadian government to adopt a more friendly course toward the American interests involved, for the sort of retaliation prosposed would doubtless be a hardship to Canada which the collection of tolls from American vessels passing through the of that country would hardly counterbalance. The author of this measure expresses confidence that it can be passed, because rlegislation was rec- ommended during Mr. Cleveland’s first administration and most of the democrats in the house were then committed in favor of it, In hi at the whenever that the the canal or against pend by across the out the imported country is to canals simil last annual message to congress President Harrison referred at some length to this matter of.Canadian discrimination, saying that our treaty rights were flagrantly disregarded and urging that the time had come for the United “States to consider whether our interchanges upon lines of land transportation should not be put upon a different basis and our entire independenc of Canadian canals and of the St. Lawrence as an outlet to the sea secured by the con- struction of an American canal around the Falls of Niagara and the opening of ship communication between the great lakes and one of our own seaports. Of course nothing of this kind is practicable at present, though it may become imperative in the not dis- tant future. Meanwhile we Whall proba- bly have to provide some sort of retalia- tory policy for restraining the Canadian gov- ernment from damaging discrimination against American interests, since it is evi- dent that treaty obligations will not be respected by that government. m BALLOT REFORM IN THE.SOUTH, Ballot reform has made rapid progress in the United States. The first state to adopt it was Massachusetts, in 1888, since which time chirty-four other states have passed ballot reform laws, based largely on the Australian system. Nine of the states having such laws are in the south, and of the nine remaining which Lave not adopted ballot reform most of them are in that section. The latest addi- tions to the column of ballot reform states are Virginia and Alabama. In the latter state the system will be tried for the first time in August, when one of the most hotly contested elections the state has ever known will be held. The Alabama law contains all the essential features of the Australian sys- tem, and it Is said to be the determination of the leading politicians of the state that the law shall have a fair trial this year. If this is faithfully carried out there may be some Interesting changes shown in the vote of Alabama, which is in some respects one of the most progressive of the southern states. The advance of ballot reform in the south will be by good citizens every- where, and if by means of it fair and honest elections it will be good for the south and for the whole country. But how far is their warrant for belibving that such will be the result? What assurance is there that in these states every citizen en- titled to vote will have any better chance to exercise his right of suffrage and have his vote fairly counted under these ballot reform laws than under the system they supersede? Teunnessee adopted ballot re- form in 1889, and have elections since then been any fairer and honester since than Dbefore that time? Have the colored voters of that state enjoyed more fully and generally under this law their right to vote, especlally na- tional and congressional elootions, than they did before the law went into effect? There Is nothing in the figures of the Ten- nessee elections since 1889 to indicate that they have. What about Arkansas and Ken- tucky and Texas, which adopted ballot r form laws In 18912 Is there any indication in the vote of theso states since the laws went into effect that the colored ocitizen has been afforded any better chance than be- to freely cast his ballot and have it counted? All these states have con to maintain about the demo plurality, which every fair-minded will admit would hardly been possible If the colored voters, a large ma- jority of whom are unquestionably repub- licans, had been allowed to treely, or generally to vote at all according to their political convictions. The plain truth Is that these citizens have been about as effectually disfranchised the ballot reform laws i operation In southern states welcomed are secured in fore fairly tinued cratie usual man have vote under THE OMAHA DAILY BE! : WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1891, 1 thi as they were before the enactment nw any real reform In be expected Sl thy the public son o) dire and whether rospect Is reasonably to in | the future Is a of timent tion ad this legislation and calls for It tendeney in tion that ust be marking a the right THE BAG political for HOLDING hunt lagt which | twelye snlpe the of Douglas glory and satisfact while their brethren state have carried off of 4.1 srling Morton, thelr candi- overnor in 1802, which, by the way, 27,000 votes polled for the been months great in th honor. the bag sections of the Out of the progress county of in democracy have the holding othe th enst date mark game total vote for drop of over Boyd two years previous, Douglas 18. In other words Doug- means Jame county contributed 7 las county gave Morton, who I8 by no in this county, one-sixth of the total for in the state. What has county got to show for this? Not a solitary office among all the federal posi- not strictly local and of right belong- citizens of Omaha. Otoe county, which gave Morton only 1,411 less than 3 per eent of the aggregate, cabinet officer. count votes for Morton, marshal, Platte Morton only 60 of internal reve: which gave Mor the 7,348 votes him in county,, carries United ship. Even little picking among the reed bird land offices and minor favors out of the g bag, the Douglas democracy has been snubbed and fgnored, Dr. Miller's selection as surveyor of cus- no or gift to Omaha democrats, The office is strictly local, jus the same as the postoffice, which, of course, must be filled by an Omaha democrat sooner or later. 1t certainly does look as if kissing goes by favor instead of merit. What's the use of being a Jacksonian club man or a Samoset There is nothjng in it so long as all you get is holding an empty sack. our standpoint, of ¢ 1 merely dole with the bereaved and betrayed. The only consoling words that can be uttered are embodied in Mark Twain's latest quota- tions from the calendar of Pudd'nhead Wil- n “It you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."” vote cast him Douglas tion: ing to the votes secured a Cass which the United which secured count. votes, cast 1,80 ates Bave ue, on 1 cast off the in the such as b given the collector and Lancaster, against Douglas atto lustly, votes, as for rney toms Is concession brave? is he you. STATUS OF THE IRON 1ALL The the of credulous people in twenty-four different states of the union who permitted themselves to be entrapped in that huge Tron Hall swindle find that are all to share alike in th rather, in the lack of assets of the defunct concern. The members who W Penn- sylvania have all along imangined that they were to get the better of the members in other states, but a ent decision of a Penn- sylvanla court has rudely deprived them of their hopeful contemplation. When the Iron Hall went under, some two vears ago, ceivers were appointed, not only for the par- on in Indiana, but also for the branches, nd, among the latter, for Penn- vlvania. The receiver for the Pennsylvania branch, more fortunate than those in other states, managed to secure a considerablé sum that was payable and due to the Iron Hall, in all over $700,000, while the ttal collections of the Indiana receiver amount so far to but little over $800,000. The plan of the Penn- sylvania members, therefore, was to keep for stribution among themselves the that might be collected for their branch and thus to secure much larger individual shares than the unfortunate members in other states. But the decision referred to sounds the death knell of this shrewd scheme. It s a reg- ular rule of law in Pennsylvania that in the case of creditors residing there the court will not allow funds to be withdrawn from thelr jurisdiction until the creditors’ rights have been determined. Here, however, the peo- ple having claims against the Iron Hall were members of the corporation and not ordinary creditors. So while ordinary creditors in Pennsylvania would be given preference over the receiver of the parent concern, tho latter as representing all the members comes in ahead of the members of any particular branch. “If,” said the court, “there is any inconvenience in becom- ing members of a forekgn corporation rather than joining one in our own state it is one that they have voluntarily brought upon themsely The result is that the members of the Pennsylvanla branch of the Iron Hall will get less out of the remnants of its property than they expected and that the other mem- bers will get more than they had reason to expect. They will get little enough even then, although they may await another small Qividend as a result of this recent order. The lesson of the Iron Hall swindle is to be fmpressed uniformly upon all the dupes. It is the old, old lesson that promises of sonfe- thing in return’ for nothing are to be viewed with suspicion. ands, now they asset appened to reside re- ent corporat money One little side act in the suit pending be- fore the supreme court asking for a man- damus to compel the state treasurer to carry out the provisions of the law requiring him to Invest the idle school funds in interest bearing warrants deserves to be brought out before the proscenfum lights. When in the decision of the court upon the depository law the court took the attorney general to task for not acting in his public capacity for the people to uphold and defend the validity of the law instead of joining with the state treasurer to prevent its enforcement, the Lincoln organ of the state house coterie rushed to his defense, claiming that it was quite the customary thing for the attorney general to assist state officers in their at- tempts to evade the provislons of laws obnoxious to them. As an Hustration of this, it pointed to this mandamus case, in which it sald the governor was represented by the attorney general and the state treas- urer by the deputy attorney general. It is interesting to note that the interested parties have taken the hint given by the supreme court, and that the flled for the state treasurer is not signed by the deputy attorney general, but by a private attorney, evidently employed at the expense of the state treasurer. The ‘'slap at the attorney general” has thus not been entirely without result answer od guessers infer from the Unlon Pa- cific situation that if there shall be no ma- terlal reduction In the wage schedule of the line men the salaries of the clerks and office men will be restored, or that their compen- sation will be Increased to some extent. The reduction made in the pay of office men amounted to about $12,000 & month—mor than enouh to pay the salaries of five re ceivers at $18,000 a year each. There would bo & suggestion of equity In a readjustment allowed whereby the receivers be £0,000 oach the cut ed from and offiee, cut 0 per the fored date by the of the men, rest The game of ) garbage con at thi; he equipped to carry his side of the agree with city and that he will hold the city responsifite! ft it does not live up to obligations If we r vkt operations thetor A gives nottee’ that Is ment the its ember correctly the garbage « to begin 1. The ¢ time and has allowed th without perfornfing agreed to do The ques tract lapsed or is it still in force? of town ¢ to Omaha required th I not contracte than Jannary that ) elapse not ntractbt | Was ready at months which he the work fon i has the con- Mayor message bridge between his the motor company fare that city and nt He also speaks of the puble demand that of xpense of improyements on strects oc- cupled by the company's tracks, On these two important points the mayor of Council Bluffs is eminently correct Council Bluffs uncil, reduce Cleaver to the in urges the to 5 ¢ gal shar the company shall assume fts The colored ceeded in at last ative reglstry of democracy has sue- pturing the luer: deeds In the District of Columbla. ficlal effect of this recognition will, however, be in a large de, lost the tardiness and the shabby treatment which the admin istration has the man Democratic promises are still at a discount among the colored democrats. Differs fro O Philudelphia Tinies fovernor Tillman in South Carolina, in searching private houses for liguor, has in- troduced” another kind of still hunt in o bene- by corded colored Whero Reform is N Chicago Herald, Judging from the row that the independent citizens of South Car Kicking up over the privilege of unlimited ‘whisky, Governor Tillma iwick_would present an_inviting fie Dr. Keeley and Francis Murphy. cipal ¥ v and Credit. Philadelphia Record. Brooklyn, which under machine rule was unable o get a bid for her city bonds, has just succeeded in disposing of nearly $i0,- 000 worth of her secy t a premium There 18 a moral here on the value of good city government which the voters and tax- payers of all our municipalities should be keen enough o grasp and wise enough to ply. exsary. free and Mu A Knockout in Any Courfer-Journal. the excited in_my power to present president a free coinage bill, and nis rules of Lindley Mur- ray on that” Bring it on, Brother Hland. If” the president doesn’t exercise his Lindley Murray rules upon it he will lay it out” with his Marquis of Queensberry rules. iguage “I fntend,” soys “to do everythiig to the let him excrci Mr. Bland, - Colt in Nebraska. New York Sun, We record with satisfacti a Nebraskan has brought damages against a person who had ac- cused him of wearifg “pants.” Wil the day ever dawn when Mussachusetts will rise to the heights of civilization that Ne- braska stands on? It is a depressing fact that Boston is uow almost the only part of the United States where trousers are unknown by name. Scott's Bed Ign-u Ermine. Kearney J Oni Ivocates the deposing of Jud the beneh in that city ‘fs doing the right thing for the credit and henor_of the good name of our state judicinry. Seott is i demagosie of the first water, and how such a man could be selected a8 a judge in Omaha was a mystery to the bajance of the state at the time. It is # shame and disgrace to the judicia) ermipe of Nebraska that such a man as Scott ghonld Fecare sich a posls tion with his chakiicter 50 wsll Known st Gold and the New Tariff. President Andrews In North American Review, A special incentive just now operated in the United States spurs protectionists here to try and maintain high customs duties. It 18 the fact that we must retain our gold, In the cast nearly all our citizens admit this necessity, whatever their views re- garding the tariff. As is well known, we produce several commodities which Iurope must have, while few of our wants are of such a nature that we cannot, by sufficient expense, provide for them it home. By thwarting somewhat the disposition of people in Burope to settle with us in com- modities, we compel them to send us more gold than they otherwise would. Tf the pressure for gold now so rife in all Euro- pean countries could be removed, then this particular American ground for' favor- ing protection would also be removed, and reform would be indefinitely easier in' con- sequence. Otherwise the fight for gold cannot but plague us badly in settling a new tarilt. Provided we ars. golng to Heep our gold,” we cannot permit Europe too easily to’ liquidate in goods the debts she incurs on our side of the ocean. The present congress encountered this dificulty in its very first debate on the fariff, and will have to reckon with it at every step. Should the Wilson bill become law and immense new importations under it send all our gold to lurope, many who have voted for it would curse the day when they did so. 1 the fact that suit for $10,000 When the - NEBRASKA AND NEBRASK NS, Rev. W. H. Niles has resigned the pastor- ate of the Presbyterian church at Tablo Rock. Revival services with a stereopticon at- tachment have saved many sinners lately at Havelock. Burglars blew the the other night and for their pains. Down at Beatrice, according to the Ex- press, lce wagons become frightened at fly- ing paper and run away. The Clay County Democrat is authority for the statement that ex-Speaker Sam Elder is busy farming nowadays. Henry Rousher, a well known veteran of the late war, died at his home in Nelson and was buried with honors by his surviving comrades. Sneak thieves broke into the depot at Alma at noon while the agent was at dinner and secured about $15 in bills, but left a lot of silver in the cash drawer. “Governor John H. Powers has already opened the campaign with a series of speeches in Perkins county. It Is said the old man wants to go to congress. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ball of Table Rock celebrated their 40th wedding anni- versary, and although they had no children to help enliven the occasion a host of friends came in and enjoyed the hospitality of the aged couple. 1 The campaign preceding the municipal election at Kenesiw yesterday was waged entirely on the saloon’ issue, and things be- came rather lurid. The town trustees re- celved a warning signed by “Two Outraged Women," as follows: “We pledge our- selves to destroy the first saloon that opens up in Kenesaw. We, hs wives and mothers, have been tortured at the washtubs to sup- port children long ehough, and we dare you trustees to give lévnse for a saloon, or for solling of liquor or for a gambling hell in Kenesaw, You 1o 'so at the risk of your own homes and at the risk of a general burn out. We préfer dying in the almshouse than to live in the clutches of a drunken, gambling husband and' son." mill safe at Holdrege only secured 6 cents Take no Substitute for Royal Baking Powder. It is Absolutely Pure. All others contain alum or ammonia. HERE AND THERD | | The ol hangn port zither player himan chords d ™ an_of Ho Vienna Is an prefers to play ring business hour: of Michigan uses th of toad. This reeol it better standing than ox on nally £ the at the old lie must The repo helng fn g mma ¢ doing fve days ificent busines report repu ording angel | stand these fest capital of the ma handled with a pitchfork t of the Coxey common wall ol epirit requires slight modifiea tion, Canton doped them with twenty gal tong of bad whiskey A desire to linger in that generous community was banished with a threatened dose of water. It I« in evidence that Willlam and Francis Joseph had a smacking time at Abbazia Whether during the osculation their imperial | highnesses slipped their hands in the direc. tion of the masked battery, a la Kentucky the dispatches are discreetly silent ‘ The president’s right foot and ankle are I to be double their normal size. The flation ged up to rheumatism, but the assert the gold bugs have done some ofte pulling of that member lately From all accounts it ident the soreness is not confined to the president’s leg Hugh Freal, a lushing patriot of 101 years, appeared before a New York court the other day with a coplous Jag on his person. Cou | have been indulging quite freely,” observed | the court, addressing the patriot. “You're ‘way off, Judg responded Hugh, gayly. I'm a patriot, | m. I'm standing up for Manhattan. Will you join me.” The court declined the invitation, but took $1 on ac. count § The attorney general of the United States trusts that they who are obliged to take his name in vain or otherwise will pronounce | it Ol-ney, with the accent on the first svllable. The suggestion is made for th henefit of applicants for judicial position: Dereabouts, lest a lapsus linguae might Dlight their prospects and give the dise tinguished Bostonian exquisite pain in the corporation Amelia C. Walte, president of Washington Memorlal assocfation, in a cir- cular to the women of this country asks for $25.000 to complete, by paying for, and te en close and maintain'the fine monument at the lione of Mary Washington, near Fredericks- burg, Va., and makes the point that if every woman in this country bearing the name of Mary should contribute 10 or 25 cents the needed fund could readily be provided. INE OF CRISP. ork Worl®: The creditable to him. Not many men have been o unselfish. And yet Mr. may console himself with the reflect there fs less real distinction now forme in being member of the States senate. -Journal honor to the Mary THE DECL is highly would Crisp n that than United actfon not an ad- the It is certainly be transferred from house to the present senmate, and, agide from that, no member of the senate occupies a position of such importance as that which Mr. Crisp holds. He is an ad- | mirable speaker, and much as the senate needs such men he, Mr. Crisp can be | of more service where le is. Chicago Post: Mr. Crisp has done a wise thing for himself and a loyal thing to the demacratic party in declining the unsought enatorfal appointment. In the senate all | lis briskness, encrgy, quick intelligence and combativeness would be lost. He would succumb to the environment which ha Kllled the activity of cleverer men than he. hearing Washington News: Mr. Crisp's conception | of his duty to the people and to the demo- | cratic party is clear and correct. He will | stick to his post as speaker until the legis- | | ative pledges of the democratic party hav been redecmed. He will not desert the field of battle until the victory is won. This course is not only the proper, but the cour- ageous one. Its adoption will commend Mr. Crisp anew to the consideration of his part and his country. St. Paul Pioncer Press: When Mr. Cris declines to be made senator from Georg it probably indicates something of the est mation in’ which membership in that body is coming Lo be held by young, active and ambitious men. The senate is a comforta- | ble retreat for a middic-aged man, who may | take life-very cosily there. 1t is a good club for (he wealthy. and a most desirable station from which the representative of any vested interest may watch the progress of flairs that concern him., But as a field for the display of ability and the exhibition of statesmanship, it has obviously declined. JEST 50, Closeleigh to offer y L i it th Cour| vance present in Tirooklyn Life: great asure Jones—Great S gives this cigar, bad? Journal: Time n't the police ry day: * omerville Do ¥ eve is mone; court len dollars , of Justice | or ten & C L: Little Johnny (looking f)—Pa, what is a besom of 4 (who is adjusting a col- they use ‘in laundries, Boston Transcr up from his bo destruction? lan— A machine Johnny. Puck: Howson Lott—Talk bicycle'Is the thing. two vears, and it I even for repair Lon Mower (inquiring as to the make)—Whose? Howson Lott— Well, to tell the truth, it's my brother-in- law's! ' of horses! A Why, I've ridden one cost me a cent, Truth: Longshot—Do you consider horse- shoes an emblem of luck? , Placer—Yes, when they are on the win ning horse. Journal: growed in proportion served old Mr. Bjacks, as he watched his H-year-old son siowing away his supper; “ef a boy only growed in proportion to his appetite,” what a mighty race of glants would be reared in this country.” Hallo “Did you know that the disciples Dlayed poker?” “How do you make that out “Doesn’t the good book say came to pass? ' “Bf a boy only to his appetite ob- ‘And P a9 pefore a magist for slandering her neighbor, She was fined A guinea or fourteen days' imprisonment. he paid her fine and then asked the court it a woman risked imprisonment for think- ing. “Certainly not,” said the magistrate, “Very well, then,” 'scrcamed the lady thinkc just'the sime about her char; yet!” Manchester summoned A woman was ate in Scotland A ROUNDER ROUNDED UP. Toledo Blade, “I was all alone last night,” she said, “From eight o'clock until On_which the society rounde: Who has not sense enough for les Remarked, “How can you say 80, sinc sat with you from ‘eight till nine? 1y did not smile or wince, d with look far-off benign, quaver of the neither lid, Which often marked the sprightly dame, And said: “What odds? Although you did, I sat here all alone the same.’ el SHORTS1G HTEDNESS, Somerville I A rooster flies up on t Just hear him crow His sutisfaction is immense, His self-possession s Intense; His lusty lungs give evidence That this I8 so. Another rooster sees him there, And hears him crow. With flapping wings he cl The fence-top is too small And they fight, and scratch, Till down they go. §0 'tis in life. When any man Gets eminent, Some Jealous rival tries to plan Some way to down him, if he ca And if he just upsets the pan, He fecls content. caves the air. share, and tear, Kram motion to pas standing. of carry silver 1o will rum lock tonds 1o use tion lead to the noss this time Restr gress of great embarrassment to many of the ernm Bovernment ernment or ing proposals, dicating contingent plies furnished by pose of the implication purch supplies 1ot to be carrying out gethor assistant sistant the act and store and the Work entire time is posals received its aceom sary wili 1 los: mater medite steps to hav as to bring it within practic We should hear no more of him worth | g §, s. seems | got £ ment, it row Yankton werd his ca the master vice i partment, was {c List gram to The I of March 21, were: ete. - I RIDDY Grinnell, Wilson widow Lee; Mary J. Molnes, W Denver, Arapahoe; John Hanratt Ar fourth-class postofficy the presidential class to take effect April 1. master, REPUBLICINS WILL NOT VOTE m endh drid oeew Neoln, £1,000; Al $1.100; Hrady Alvin .00 Mo T New $1,000 each Cormlng, O, and _Dushore, X, §1,000 $1.200; Akron and Unfontown, Ky and - Vandalin ol NN lwerne, inat 31,000 onch, ami Democrats Can Settle the and Veto A T tves as Blest They May., WASHINGTON, April 3.~(8pecial The Bec)—It transpires lute tha republican mombers hay bt to remain are called ¢ Mr. Bland's elgnior hill presi the contrary no de democrats, with the aid | ury Department flver men Mr of Pennsylvania control, would ecasily | the trensury; George A sary twgethirds to | n wditor of the on as they shall come | Navy Depariment nunderstand the scope of this program, | gineer Jamos 11 Perrs likely attempt to defeat it by refusing Postmasters # themselves to vote In order to break a quo- | ville, (uly, Utnler such c'renmstances it would be | Benjamin i mpossible for the silver men a | ton Dawson uorui, and an abaclutely intarmin b'e deal- | Jamison, \ would follow. Mr. Reed, of course, fn- | Hpgewell, No method of counting & quorum. | today ancmalons and will no doubt | Ensigns intensification of existing bitter- | Wilson the outeome of which 1t is impossible at | 1 the | e | negi to forecast [ vt at ong Telo- | 1% it o e thilt POLITICAT ALTY REWARDED, tormined thelr Appointments and Contirmutions Made at Washington Yeaterduy. WASHINGTON, April The lay i when numes the th ! fdent Ations te with 1 A the nt's objoections Should (hi riod out, the siive such ropublican could not the nece the bill over denocrats nt th Henute following 1 ermination be ear- | John R, Brawley Istant reglster Howard treasury as to be n of Reed have Ten the of for as Passed Assistant En chief engineer. Stosthe Lt . Howard, Neola tein, Akron, Ia.; Mad Mo.; John Mo. K. MeGafr o secure W nominations senate in were executive con of hls sesston The situation ) Houston be | Eldrede utenants and Henry Guilor i grade) navy s of the Land ringfleld, Mo.; gon ka, Kan Postmasters: Towa - Willlam T Brooklyn, J. A, Ladd of Traer. Nebraska-— Y I\x,‘ly.-l;.“lu Stanton; . W, Cowden at Red Cloud. Idaho-Charles Hammone L oloy 1 fammond at Offie Herman Von New- Lan- CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES, i Sharp at fons Which Ilave 15 Around Them by Congress. WASHINGTON, April 3. The act of con approved January 1801, relating 3 ) o contracts supplles in the depart ments at W 8 hecoming a wources ROV- all GRESHAM, for \ing to Blucfields Residents Explain Situntion on the Mosquito Const WASHINGTON, April 3.-B, B. Seal, United States consul agent at Blueflelds, A Samuel Weal, a merchant of that place, called at the State department today to see Secretary Gresham and explain to him the cond on the Mosquito coast which had caused them to come to Wash- ington as in the Interest of the American residents. Messrs. Seal and Weal talked with Mr. Gresham half an hour. The secretary then was obliged to €0 o the capitol, and the interview was broken off, with {he understanding that it I be résumed tomorrow cablegram was _addrossed today by Acting Secretary — MeAdoo to Admiral enbam, on bo San Francisco at the n Lucia, W, 3 him of further of furniture for the hundred or ty and permitting him to return to the public buildings now in course of ted States, either from San Lucla direct the pre 15 must come to Wash- from Colon. e has seen his last naval il be passed upon by one of the for he will probably next secretaries of the Treasury and The San Francisco is coaling dipariments, ‘and one of (e - faucia, ‘and 4 oxprcted she witl postmaster generals, who, und until tonorrow night, when act, ure to compose the board. The for Bluefields, arriving by will affect the purchuse of all supplies for life saving stations, suppli for ship vards, all supplies for thouse service, for the const and fe survey and ‘many others. This alone, it 15 said, would occupy the f twenty experts, If the law it Showing for March. promptl wded, all of the pro- | WASHINGTON, April 3.-The regular due advertisment Wl monthly debt statement shows the cash and i readvertising, ot | balance In the treasury on March 31, 15, expense, would be nec { important works | to have been $133,930,025, of which $100,000,000 was The decrease in the ntractors suffer gold resery of March was $1,712,- e ash for the n S LERR tuntstoblc The interest bearing debt is given as $631,910,880, an inerc of $9,068,550. . The notes offset by an law amended so 1 limits, certificates and treasury - = {ual amount of cash in the treasury ax- SATAREFAMBRLYERONS cgated $61L627,000, an increase of $,717,133, ‘The total debt of the United States on March 31, 1801, is shown to have been for the month SLGHL025 18, 0 net increase of SI5N6063. OF the cash [ the treasury §116,221,428 was in gold coin and $30,232,615 in gold bars, making the total gold " $iT8, G011, Of the silver in the treasury §66,- 807731 was in_dolln 267 in sl th 1 amount paper_currency deposits in national bank dlshursing offices halance the total cash in the tre Seed Distribution Neurl WASHINGTON, April 8.—The annual dis- tribution of seeds by the Agricultural de- partment has been practically completed, though the quotas of several con still remain subject to thelr or work was commenced last autumn and ahout 9,000,000 small paper of seed have hien distributed during the season, Two-thirds of these formed the quota of congress, the remainder being sent out at the discretion of the department. The amount distributed 18 30 per cent greater than Tast vear and each congressman ree = celved 3,000 more bags of Seeds than in TN PENSIONS, finy previous year. An average of 100 two- Bushel hags was sent out daily. The ap- propriation for the present fiscal year was $135,100. fals, The act requires that contracts entered into by the whether at the seat of gov where, shall be by advertis- xcept where the emergency immediate delivery. As the aet the house, contained wor the churlcter of purchuses cled thereby, to wit: The ordinary and miscellancous articles used rtments in Washington or sup the departments to their but as it became a ik the original pur- the act were stricken out, leaving that it should apply to all | ¢ contracts are made for A s i Washington, the act is sald to be alto- For instance, in reauires passed itions afr to be delegates by the dep tencies elsewhere law all words indi ses. Wher of the impracticable purchasc more ction ington i or service, Tuesday Interior Monday stor MONTHLY DE STATEMEN lig n Millions Inerease Treasury Des ot Jthing, i In the meantim, stopped and the nth eretary of the tr was caled to his th The s of & Postmaster for ¥ Democratie Split. WASHINGTON, April 3.—(Speeial T ram to The )—The nomination of Dr. urner to be postmaster at Yankton, D.. is clearly a black eye for the demo- cratlc state organization. Fvery member of the committee from Chairman Ward fown had endn O'Brien, the secretary f the committe the place. No one to. know exactly where Dr. Turner hig “pull” but it is believed that tional Cominitteeman Woods v swer behind the throne. 1 i said, will cr a 3 e demacr brethir one time O'Brien sto for the place, but char against him, and that settled the postmister general und in s sed nong At chin lodized with dent Gooll was at Butka, Frank Tutka, resigned, Swain_of Towa, recentl the rolls of the Interior ¢ ay reinstated. WEST The br bag: today Loup. Nel appointed county, W tropped from of tho Late War Re- neral Government, April 3. al - Tele- Pensions granted, issue of Veterans membered by the WASHINGTON, e.) and Office Deciston Uphel SHINGTON, April 8.—Secretary Smith has approved the decision of the general land office in the swamp land case of Murphy against the State of Minnesota, re- jecting the claim of the state to lands In the Duluth, Minn, land district. The St. Paul & Duluth Railway company, as grantee of the state, recently ~appealed from the decision and filed elght allega~ tlons of error. 7 Mo WASHING ment of 138 money W Original — Jevome Hatten, 1o; Michael Murphy, Spauld- Increase—Harrison MecClena- Holt, Original widows, . Hill, Tecumseh, John: Original—James McMuhon, Delawave; John Kelley Tumbleson, Greene. ' Increase—Klon Rafferty, Poweshick. — Reissue—George W, (Qecensed), Keokuk, Lee. Original . ete.—Maria 1. Rix, Fort Madison, Wilson, Keokuk, Lee. Mex- fary 1. Kennedy, Des Nebr ska: Buf Towi hurgh, oy Order OfMces. 'ON, April 3.—The establishe order offices and 146 postal note offices took effect yesterday. Bight of the former had postal note oilitics. Texas gains the largest number & of money order offices, having a total of fourteen, while the state of Washington, /‘ with a total of thirty, has the largest number of postal note offic ’ Wilson Will Bo on Hand. WASHINGTON, April 3.—Representative Wilson will be on hand to manage the tariff bill when it reaches the house from the senate, according to Mr. Tarsney, who reached the capitol today from Texas. war widows—) Polk. South Dakota: sley, Foul Colorddo: can Increase—John Pritchard, Original—Churles Henry, Denve palioe. Raised to a Higher Class. WASHINGTON, April 3. — Seventeen s have been raised to The list, with the new dlary of each post- i as follows: Chicago Height “BROWNING, KINg akers and soll Tothios ou eurth, Tho larkent ot tne The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All-Fool’s Day. —Poor Robin's Almanac. But as it happened on Sunday, and as we go to church we didn't see any—but we did see a whole lot of nicely dressed gentlemen-—Some tailor-made clothes, but, most of them were made by our tailors, The styles are very neat and attractive. Have you seen them ? BROWNING, KING & CO., Willtey the expressif you send themciey ferdi0 worth ormore | 5. W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts,