Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 7, 1894, Page 4

SN . ;I HEOMAHA DAILY BEE. (BT ! | I W Htor. WATHIL BLISTEED BVERY MORNING, tao | 100 | | Union Chamber [ T EESPONDENC e and remittanes Publishing to the order of e i LnpIny HEE PUBLIRHING € fIPANY. iyl it STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION 1 Tzl rotary of The T Pal n e dul (v that the Ffull and complets coples of ‘Th Fventng Sundoy printed 1 of 3 1801, W clreuution GEORGE me il subser fbed i Tay of Aprll, 18 NI ¥ v Fubilic —— oK my pre There are many (umble-down structures in this city that patiently await condemnation. e The State Board of Health ¥ cussing medical ethies. What Is it doing to i the spread of an epidemic in the siate this soring vent The eathuslasm attending the me the State Republican league in ¥ terday that the redemption of Kansas s ono of the good things in st for that state this fall ting of Kansas yes- ives promise Patronage precedes patriotism senators at wait while a devoted to ntments. with Washington th the the The hour executive of democratic tarift can session presidential apy is consideration It will be the part of wisdom for that con- gressional committee which is to nvestigate the conditions exisfing in Indian coun- try to postpone its trip until things quiet down a trifle n that locality. 1t i§ the duty of eve county to and study the revenue laws of Nebraska. Their intelligent interpreta- tion and observance is of vital importance to our eity and county government. We trust that the men who have been in attendance upon the Unlon Paclfic wage con- ference have found their stay in Omala hoth yable profitable. Omaha will be pleased to have their company again, assessor in Douglas and A grand jury called for the next session of court would have plenty of subjects at hand for investigation. The aflidavits in the gar- bage contr ase furnish a few tips that will put the investigators on the right scent. The new United States district atiorney for Nebraska will undoubtedly find a great deal yet to be done in connection with the Capital National bank swindle. There fs stlll much in (hat swindle that should be ex- posed. That business Is improving in Omaha is evidenced .by the crowded condition of our advertising columns, The merchants who are doing the businesssof Omaha today are those who advertise thelr wares. Follow the crowd and be convineed. Tt is safe to assume that the late frosts have withered a good many aspiring politi cal sprouts this spriug. The promised sup. ly of office sedkers is already greater than the probable demand, and the early demise of a limited number will not be regretted. 1t congress had only enacted legislation imposing penalties for the importation of Russian thistle-infected flax seed, the Rus- sian thistle pest might never have been in- troduced into this country gress Is to blame and rect its omission, Of course con- is expected to cor- The news that there is danger of a general revolution among all the Sonth American republies will Fardly ereate a thrill of appre- Nhension in (his country. We are getting tolerably familiar with the South American revolution that fights battles only over the cables and telcgraph lines. People should remember that the canal is only a means to an end. i to attract industries to Omaha and to build up our city. Because one means of accom- Dlishing this end is in contemplation is no cason why other means of attaining the sume purpose should be utterly neglected, proposed The end How, “in view of the financial of the price of agricultural and the indebtedness rechnt depressed people, the low ather products, the people and the in ed value of money” can Semator Goorge vote to still further decrease the incomes of the people by the levy of a 2 per cent federal income tax The courts at Lin other startling fact Mosher scandal. vocelver that ho of Mosher's man to act incredible. compassed a great condition of to ol have unearthed an- In connection with the The admission of the ex- recommended the appoint- personal attorney as the for the receiver seems al The Mosher deal has en- many citizens of Lincoln, ment best most The railroad attorneys lay down the broad prineiple that the state can enforce no regu- lation aguinst a railroad that happens to bo in the hands of a receiver. The Stato Hoard of Transportation owes It to the peo- ple of Nebraska to test this question. If state regulation cannot extend to rallroads in the hands of receivers most of the roads in the United States will soon be operated by the courts. Bmperor Willlam has recently had a visit from the Russian czar and the Austrian em- peror and 1s now on Lis way to Italy to meet the Italiun king. Before long he will, like Alexander, have no more worlds o con- quer, unless he decldes to journey across the Atlantic to pay his respeets to the presi- dent of the United States. We should be pleased to recelve the emperor of Germany us the nation's guest. JENKINS VERSUS ¢ the result of twenty-four o by \LDWELL A down decisions handed hours of Judge Caldwcll in the Unlon Pa schedule controversy, the other Jenkins in the of the North injunction find the unfortunate of conflicting ot t equal Judicial and in that the Pacific employes strike for merely within one another. the effic wage by Judge ern Paciti reelves cas proceedings, we in possension federal Jud two opintons the rank true qnestion of - enjoining from striking or highes as o colia Caldwell was in resen- conspiring to wages involved cral point the case before Ju thie the re tatiyos various labor organizations assurances that they wage emphatic of ention concerniy the judge hix view employes of whethe the was of railway striking gained their ehedule vory law oo or in strikes not, yet icit the [ celver expounding by dddwell inwists that in this country unlawful for the employes and confer together inere thelr any Judge ¢ it s soclate, not ) ns consult with a view (o ma Tawtul than it ntain or ke wages by and peaceful means more was unlawful for t to connsel and confor together for the purpose of reducing their wages The law governs labor and capital, both in their in dividual in their organized 1, the judge, “it is lawful stockholders and of assoclate and confer together for the of reducing the wages of it or of devising other muans of making their Investments profitable, it lawful for organized labor to asgociate, consult and confor with a view Lo maintain or iner Wi Both act from the prompting of enlightened self-in: and the activn of both is lawful when illegal criminal means are used or threatened.” tut Judge Caldwell Coes not even stop with this He goes on expressly repudiate portion of Judge Dundy’s order which «1 substan- tally from the famous injunction order of Judge Jenkins by refusing to incorporate such a resiraining order in ler for the continuance of the existing wage sched- ule. It is mot the province of the court to prohibit the of lawful means the part organizations secure and the ployment of unlawful means is already hibited by Interference in the control court whomsoeyer and receivers samo e and capacitios. for th corporation pur- employes says officers pose is equally no or outspoken statemen to that was cop! the o employment of the redress of grievances, on labor to em- pro law. with property illegal, by punishable order any makes it of the is rtaken No injunctional unlawful interference of a contempt than the law out such order.” And he dej of this kind as having an injurious tendency because they tend to create the impros that it is no offense to interfere with prop- erty in the hands of receivers or with the men in their employment unless especially enjoined from o doing. That impression is acterized as a dangerous delusion. Now are given another by Judge Jenkins, in which he renews his North- ern Pacific injunction order with but slight modifications, and reasserts his adherence to the injunction policy. As if he had had & prevision of the Caldwell decision, he asserts that view to be erroneous which holds con- tempt proceedings to be a sufficient remedy for interference with property under control of the court. He finds author- ity to issuc the writ of injunction independ- ent of the fact that the act enjoined would without it be visited by punishment for con- tempt. His he is because punishment for contempt compensa- tion for an injury, contempt being deemed w public wrong and the fine inuring to the government, while injunction is sup- posed to go in prevention of wrong to prop- erty and injury to the public welfare. This reasoning of Judge Jenkins seems to us to be far from convineing, and so long as we have wo conflicting opinions of equal authority we shall prefor to accept that of Judge Caldwell until reversed on appeal. It is misleading to distinguish the punishment for contempt from the punishment for violat- ing & writ of Injunction. Each acts to pre- vent wrong-doing only by the fear of the consequences that will ensue, and the conse- quences are in cach case precisely alike. To be logical, Judge Jenkins would have to issue an injunction to prevent the commis- sion of an embezzlement of funds belonging to the receivers, although such unlawful act is already both a felony and a contempt of court. Making interference with the con- duct of the railroad contempt under two different kinds of procedure can- not prevent interference any more effec- tively. On the other hand, far as the proposed strike contemplates the use of lawful and peaceful means only, it is not contempt, and we may still doubt whether authority exists for a court to at- tempt to stop it by injunction. CANADA AND PROT While the democratic party of the United States is endeavoring to destroy the protec- tion policy and is proposing to give foreign manufacturers, with their products of cheaper labor, a more favorable opportunity to compete with American manufacturers in their home market, the conservative party of Canada proposes to adhere to the policy of protection, In the Dominion Par- liament last week the minister of finance, in announcing a revision of the tariff, said that the government would stand fairly and squarely upon the principle of protection. The degree of protection they purposed to regulate by the probable benefit to Canada but the principle they would not swerve from. This purpose Is carefully kept In view in the revision made, the changes gen- erally being in the interest of the Canadian manufacturers, The protective policy in Canada has not brought any such benefits to that country as the United States has realized from the application of the policy. There has been no such growth of industries there as here and 1o such material development due di- rectly protection. The last Canadian census that the progress of the country had been slow. There was a very small increase in the population during the de covered by the ¢ us, and there had been some expansion of enter- prise it was not marked, It is not difficult to account for this when the relative popu- lations of Canada and the United States are considered, together with the further fact that the trade of the Dominion, so far as its manufactured products are concerned, is practically its own territory, The American markets are closed to it and it has no foreign business in these pro- ducts which amounts to anything. With a population of enly about 5,000,000, and that at a standstill, there has been little oppor- tunity for | But Canada now anticipates a better condition of affuirs from the promise that her manufacturers will for w time, if the democratic tariff policy is carried out, enjoy better oppor- tunities in the markets of the United States than ever before, and hence decision, wise under the clrcumstances, to adhere to the poliey of protection, She means und is ax contempt muke such can more with- ccates orders jon we decision improper reason, states, is not such s0 CTION., showed de while of onfined o dustrial progress. her THE OMAHA DAILY for ition purpose extent of rattic American he by tariff rates and avall herself all the advantages tarift policy markets. There decided stimulus industries and not be realized not materlally it than fn Bogland, advantage of proximi the ier home mark shutting out comp for that fullest he ample o the which afford promisc manufacturing why it of lab in demo fny n this of a to her there is should no reason The greater the cost any Canada l has the markets. Why, then, should not in stand at e cqual chance with the English manufacturer in securing Ameriean trade? It that the ) hand and evidently it. She will have a free liere for her naflral products, worth 1 annually to her farmers, and better opportunity than to =ell her manufactured pro- the United States, And for this not be required to make the least but rathier may buikd higher her walls of protection in order.to more certainly shut out American competition, For vears population has drifted from Canada the United States. It is highly thel will be a reversal of this under the promised conditions, former to our st an Canad manufacturer of her states- arket illions she she would seem opportunity In s at of dollar will b r has had duets in she will con n to probable A TIME TO ACQUIRE HOMES, Experience teaches that in seasons ¢ more people deposit than during prospe: This condition of things is tru Omaha today. A greater number of men now depositing their gl the aggregate amount may not be great as heretofore. This is evidence that the industrious and thrifty residents of Omala are spending less than formerly and consequently ai accumulating To own a home is the ambition right-minded men to this end work early and late. [Its possession stumps a man as a responsible citizen and distinguishes him from his aimless, anchor- less neighbor. The wage-earner easly he- comes the owner of property that is worth, when paid for, a fair percentage more than it cost him. There never was a more propitious time in the history of realty markot of this city for the avi e man to acquire a resi- dence fot at a fair price and on easy terms, The men who profited during boom in this city s! and seven years ago were those chiefly who had made purchases or come into possession of lots and lands in ars, when values were at low ebb. the mean value of property is higher than it was ten years ago, but it is within the reach of the average investor, who will never more advantageous t'me for the acqui of a home. It is the opinion of men have lived in Omaha from twenty to thirty years that within the next 1wo years will come an unprecedented re- vival of activity in the real estate market. The stability of values maintained the past three years, the strength shown by Omaha in weathering a_terrific financlal storm, and the unsullied credit of the municipality, coupled with the commercial prospects and limitless resources of the territory tributary to us, all argue for the city's future great- ness and unexampled prosperity to come, Now is the time for an investment Omaha dirt. ness depression De money in savings banks us of and women alth 0 are savin money a surplus. of most and the most the former True ement who an ARIFE BILL There is a very marked contrast between the thoughtful, clear, practical speech of Sen- ator Allison on the tariff bill and that of Senator Voorhees. And when it is under- stood that the speech of the lowa senator was not prepared, while that of the Indiana senator was, the diference in the mental capacities and equipment of the (wo senators appears greatly to the advantage of the former. The chairman of the senate finance committee, in opening the tariff debate, hay- ing stated that the estimated expenditures of the government for the coming fiscal year would be $451,000,000, and that the pending bill would produce an amount in excess of this by about $30,000,000, Mr. Allison ox- pressed the opinion that the requirements of the government next year will exceed the amount estimated by the secretary of the treasury. There will probably bé a deficit at the close of the current fiscal year of $70,- 000,000. This will have to be met from the revenues, and therefore instead of $451,- 000,000 measuring the liabilities for the com- ing year the aggregate Is likely to reach $520,000,000, which would be $40,000,000 more than would be realized from the pending bill rding to estimates made by those who framed it and who undoubtedly have over- estimated the revenue the measure will yield. Referring to the income tax, Senator Al- lison said that the imposition of such taxes in time of peace was a departure from the uniform practice of the government from its foundation. The unvaried policy of the gov- ernment had been to raise from import duties the money necessary to meet the ex- penditures, Excise taxes had been imposed only to meet emergencies created by a state of war and had always been promptly abol- ished on the return of peace. Mr. Allison devoted a good deal of attention to the sys- tem of ad valorem dutles, clearly pointing out the faults and disadvantages of the sys- tem. He said that while on the face of it it appears that an ad valorem valuation is the most equitable, it is the most inequitable and unjust. It is the most complicated and complex method of appraising, unless the home valuations are taken as the rule, because here it is possible to ascertain the market value in our domestic markets. It is not only complicated, said Senator Allison, but it is antiquated. There is not a civ- ilized nation on the face of the globe which adopts it today. An ad valorem tariff, he declared, s a tariff of ignorance and not of intelligence. Bvery secretary of the treas- ury, with a single exception, who has dealt with this question, deprecated ad valorem duties. Senator Allison pointed out the dis- honesty of the democrats in this matter by showing how certaln favored_interests had been given specific instead Of ad valorem duties. He exposed the concessions made to the Sugar trust and the Whisky trust, show- Ing how the majority had played into the hands of speculators in sugar and whisky. The senator's argument for the protective system was lucld and offective and was given force by the citation of statistics of the last census showing the large increase in th wealth of the country. Under the protective system there had been not only a large ag- gregato increase of wealth, but thers had been a large per Tapita increase, and this was particularly true in the agrlcultural sections of the country. In the last decade the value of farm lands had increased $3,000,000,000, or more than 30 per cent over the valuation of 1880. In the value of farm Implements and machinery the increase had been nearly $90,000,000. There had been a large increase in the value of live stock owned by the farmers of the country, while the value of their products showed an in- crease in 1880 over 1850 of $2560,000,000, In a like manner Mr. Allison showed the rapid progress made in the manufacturing indus ac BET awn peopls, | tries during the fnst decade. SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 1891 TWELVE PAGES. “We have had thr levying rev favor now uninterruptegiygPor thirty-throe vears said the senator, 4@l poliey « onue by discrim ipe dut American industey and Amerfcan labor. I that the prosperity of this Auring years Is without a in . its Ivj:z,& it may be added progressi he mation during this Jevelopment fs without of any in undertake to say country el the par that period in material parallel in the higtory of the Postoffice depariment Omgaha’'s request for branch I8 a gaition of the position tal business entitles her among (b’ larger of the Omaha had been discriminated against in this particular for several years, places of much smaller population and less postal ing’ had the benefit of suburban while it de- nied to seems to have been but except, in the more political activity of thelr representatives in Washington. Omaha’s neads gone long without attention that they could well be longer over- looked. It has been a matter of observa- tion that the business of the postoffice al- wi inc whenever improved postal brings facilities the of the people. It will long before the branch postoffices become a pay ing investment the to say nothing of the convenience to the people who will to them, otiier nation. ™ accede n to to postoMces which Omahu's p nold country to cities business b postal sfations, was ler. For this there little 1 consplenbus ason perhaps, had not vases service postal nearer homes not be to government, have occasion to use President Clark and eneral Manager Dickinson have rcasofi to feel proud of the tribute paid their ability agers in the opinion of Judge Union Pacific wage sehedule controversy. They are referred to as of the ablest railroad ever in the service of this system and prob- ably as able as any this produced.” Coming as it in official record of a court, and more particularly Caldwell, this must be all the entire railroad Clark and Dickinson hav confidence of all who participated in the great wage controversy, one of whom would gladly Jjoin in the tribute of Judge Caldwell. magnificent to as railroad m: Caldwell upon the “two managers country has ever does unsolicited federal in a the circuit decision rendered by Judge comphi- characterization by the mentary appreciated world, Me won the r more sTS, spect and every of Archie Fisk, president of American Bimetalie league, to call convention together in Washington welcome Crank Coxey and plantom it the time they are expected to arrive shows how close the cxtreme free silver the paper money flatists. Coxey's noninterest-bearing bond scheme is nothing less than flatism pure and simple. He wants more money because more money to him promises means of scaling down debts. The silver agitation has been tailed up by so many old greenbackers and other paper money advocates that the latter cannot help seeing an intimatd relationship between the two moveme r.' This in itself ought to be enough to opefsthe oyes of every the real aims of the fso-called “bimetallic” league. The proposal the Pan v silver to army th agitators are 1o one to Grief is evidently in store for the bond investment swindlers who have been operat- ing upon unsuspecting innocents in this vi- cinity for months past. The federal grand Jury at Council Bluffs has taken a fow of them into camp upon ‘indictments for using the United States,mails for fraudulent pur- with fair prospects of a successful prosecution. Some of these Council Bluffs operators were the loudest in proclaiming the harmlessness of (heir little bond schemes and the most noise when their wethods were exposed. They will now be allowed to persuade a jury of the merits of their investment bonds, poses, made Congressman Bryan's personal explanation of how he would have voted on the motion to pass the Bland selgniorage bill over the president’s veto had he only remembered to be present is altogether superfluous. We all know that Bryan was simply aching to re- cord his vote in opposition to President Cleveland's veto message. Bryan's misfor- tune is that he went skylarking after other Dbusiness when he should have been In his seat in the house, The disgraceful scenes which attended the recent municipal clection in Chicago and Kansas City wonld have been impossible if no attempts had been made to influence the election by improper methods. Trouble is bound to ensue whenever and wherever the individual voter is not permitted to cast an lonest ballot without let or hindrance from any source whatever. Promise and erforman, Courler-Journal, We were promised that th iff bill should become operative the 1st of March, The debate Is begun in the senate on the 2nd of April. ———— Counting the Cost of War. New York World, It gives a_ graphic idea of the cost of modern warfare to know that such mis- siles as were fired in the recent tests at Sandy Hook cost §380 each and the powder for each discharge cost $105. The armor plate target and its backing, which were destroyed by four shots, cost over 313,000, It Is expensive now even' to play at war. Divorces While Yo Philadelphia A law firm in Guthrle, the center of Oklahoma,sends out u showing how easily a divorce can cured in that territory. The circular says that “the proceedings will be entirely p vate,” and “‘the defendant need know noth- ing of what is going on.’ No other dence is required to assure inquir Chicago, Bismarck and Sloux Falls lacking 'In veal western enterpris Guthrle can' walk away with | that style. OKlahoma appears the frills and trimmings and flexible system of laws warranted around any wubjeqty | R n Die, Frinpiples Live, Chicago Post Kossuth has passed jaway, but his spirit survives him. ‘There are able men in Hun gary, who, like the dand patriot, have al- ways regarded the duul regime a8 u muke- shift which would not survive the loss of habitual tact and conciliation at Vienna. The minsters of the Diet of the trans: leithian kingdom #ect to repudiate sym- pathy with the movement for the complete independence of Hinghry. But the masses have not abandoned their long-cherished desire, and the great outburst of enthusi- asm over the remalns of Kossuth indicates that there remain,Hungarians who would fight for independence us their sires fought in 1849 if the traditlonal policy of the Haps- burgs were resumed S errripr— Texas Nevve in Evidence, Chicago Horald, Governor Hokg of Texas is misnamed. He has a good deal of the milk of human kindness in him, and, what {8 equally val uable, he has the courage of his convie- tions." The railrond company that under took to maroon several hund half- starved recruits for Coxey a desert, with th a of them 'to & breach the peace, & no sympathy from Governor "Hogg. He notified the railroad people that he would not call out the militin at their request “No armed force,” said he, “while I ani governor, will be ‘permitted to shoot down men who commit no greater offense to tramp and beg to keep from stealing This has the right ring to it. Home oth overnors might profitably * imitat oxus executive In his indepeadenc tmpudent and wutocratic raflroad pubies, when husiness in to have all likewise a to fit OTHER LANDS THIN OURS Hou o ald that three members of th n the line of arage, ve prepared a bill of its intr Which any person clevated to have the cption « of Commons it b at of it, or may offer himself candidate for the Commons In preference te taking seat in the upper house While tuch a bill is not likely to pass at this ses ston, it wil add fuel to the movement for some change in the powers and priviloges of the Hou of Lord At a bright member of the Hou of Commons, where the opportunities f obtaining distinetion as legislator are greater than in the upper Louse, may suddenly, upon the death of a | relative, find ~ himself trapdated to the Lord:, where his usefainess fs limited, both Dy reason of the greater deference paid there to senlority of title and time-honored con servatism in the treatment of public affairs The League for the Abolition of the House of Lords' is to hold a demonstration in Hyde park on Whit Monday, and ft {; asserted that 350 pol’tieal assoclutions intend to take part. It is not lkely that the sole result of the agitation, for t immediate fature at least, may be to quicken in the upper house 1 disposition to correspond with the popular will as expressed in the Commons. It is not merely the hostile attitude of the peers toward the home rule bill which develops op- position to the course of the lords. Logisla- ton for England itself, favored by the lower chamber, has been so madified by the lords as to greatly discontent the public. The so clalistic hive in London 50 far plotted mainly against foreign powers, but an un bending spirit shown by the lords may turn the batteries of anarchy against them. o at Britain s greatly increasing naval strengih. The new program author seven battle ships of the first class, in tion to ten anthorized by the naval defense act, After the battle ships the most im portant addition to the British will be the forty-two new cruisers authorized by the 1t s Commons the p notiee who are n nd on Tuetion e remaining the | ame the A member may Hous navy’ naval defense act and the several thercto. The new program 5 has authorized the construction of six more cruisers of the second class, be sides two sloops of war to be bogun during present y while of the forty-two ve scls in the cruiser class previously author- ized, all except five will be mustered into the service during the present year, and the remaining five, which include the Powerful and the Terrible, will have reached the ad- vanced_ stage of construction. The two cruisers last named will be unparalleled n some respects. They are designed to be very swift, but thelr most remarkable feature will be their great size, theic displacement (14,000 tons) | being nearly double that of the magnificent cruiser Columbia. Besides all of the vessels aboved named, there is a fleet of torpedo bhoats and torpedo boat destroyers under con- struction. Of the last named class the little torpedo boat catelier Havock has Just been given her trial run, and has broken all records for speed in a vessel of her size. The general impression produced by the statement of the first lord of the ad- Ity in submitting the navy estimates for the current fiscal year is that the recent outery gainst permitting the British nav to fall behind, in_comparison with that of the navies of her French and Russian rivals, has been effective. But, perhaps, no great pressure was required to move the govern- ment to the adoption of a strong program British partisanship does not extend beyond the shores of the British seas. Upon tho question of maintaining her naval suprem- acy at any cost all parties in Great Brita are substantially in accord. wee According to a French statistician of repute, M. Beaulieu, the bankruptey of Prance and Germany is imminent. France has just refunded its 4% per cents in a per cent loan, effecting thus a saving of $12,600,000 per year, but her finances exhibit an annually increasing deficit, which, be tween the years 1881 and 1891, amounted to more than $100,000,000 per year. In addi- tion to her milituxy and naval expenditures which are of crushing weight, the state besieged for all manner of subventions agricultural credit, co-operative pensions ‘for old age und a great number of similar outlays, some of which have to be met in response to an urgent popular de- mand for them, not accompanied by any perception of the additional strain which they impose upon the state’s already over- strained finances. M. Beaulicu points out that this cannot go on forever, and his fore- casts attract a good deal of anxious atten- tion. At the same time the annual deficit of Italy in late years is $35,000,000, added cach year to an accumulated ‘mass of flout- ing indebtedness which has practically bank- rupted the state; of Russia in 1892, $37,000, 000; of Spain, from $15,000,000 to $20,000, 000. Portugal and Greece have been prac- tically bankrupt for years, the former run- ning behindhand about $10,000,000 a year and the latter about $3,000,000. All the bor- rowing countries have spent all the money which they could find anybody to lend them and have nothing left to show for it, it hav- ing gone in military and naval expenditures and in keeping the machinery of the re- spective states going. Germany as yet makes ends meet, but is perhaps the most oppressively taxed country in the world, and is forced by its territorlal situation to keep up armaments which cannot be sustained in permanence by any community. The flnancial situation of Europe is manifestly precarious, and it gets worse from year to year, without sign of improvement ‘in any quarter. acts sup mentary ar; me is for societies, aen Now that the Russo-German commercial treaty Is an accomplished fact, it is interest- ing to note how the different parts of the German empire voted upon it. When the di- vislon was taken Prussin voted with 136 ayes and 87 nays, Bavaria with 9 ayes and 38 nays, Saxony with 12 ayes und 11 nays, Wurtemberg with 11 ayes and 4 nays, Baden with 12 ayes and 2 nays and Alsace-Lor- raine with 9§ ayes. Roughly speaking, there- fore, the northiwest and southwest of the em- pire’ voted for the treaty, while the south and northeast wade up the opposition. It i worthy of record that Herr Metzner, an Ul- tramontane member from Silesia, voted for the treaty in the first division, against it in the second, and finally declared that he would abstain from giving his vote at all it a third division were taken. The Kreuz Zeltung seeks to cover the defeat of the con- servatives by announcing that a great fn- ternal victory has been won by the party, which will be of the greatest importance for the political life of Germany. It further declares war to the knife against “capitalis- tic liberalism,” between which and the con- servatives an unmistakable line of distinc- tion must be drawn. .. The Hungarian committee which purchased for presentation to the people the library collected by Louis Kossuth has now solemnly made it over to the minister of the interfor as the representative of the state. The min- ister thanked the committes for having se- cured such an important collection for th nation, At the same time two documents were handed over to him, one being the deed of sale tothe committee, signed by Louls Kossuth and his two sons, and the second a statement of the conditions on which the library was presented to the state. Accord- ing to these stipulations the collection is not to be broken up, but to be kept in the Na- tional museum as a_whole, under the title of “Louls Kossuth's Library.” Provision was made for the library remaining in Kossuth's possession until his death, and for the gov- ernment bearing the cost of its removal to Buda-Pesth. In the deed of sale Kossuth described himself as “‘at one time citizen legislator, minister and governor of Hungary now a banished man and an inhabitant of the city of Turin in free Italy." Shorter Hours, Greater ¥ Springfeld Republican. The eight-hour day 8 been found a Rreat success by Willk; Mathe member gf Parlisment wnd senior proprietor o the alford iron works in F He has re- tly made a report on periiment, and claims that his 1,200 employes huve done more work under the shorter time than they did when the work day was | longer, The output of the mill has, in | other words, been increased without uny Increase of expense. He urges the govern- ment to adopt the shorter day In its ar- nals, dock yards, and other public works. It would appear from the results of this experiment, however, that the adoption of the plan would not result in Increasing the area 0" employment, s ity advocates so ion, for | generally claim, B R R — MADE OF STERNER STUPY Thoughts Suggested hy the Herolwm of Mr Cook of O and yielling of way Atlanta Constitn ntrust the Omuhi, under wenk cours Mt S e t brings out In - steong onduct of Mr. Cook of otew hat shmilar circumatn Like Mr. Breckinridge, Mr pursied by 4 woman who wanted to marry He stood and - resisted every and temptation. When he N K besioger took possession of his room and nursed The invalid vallied and made his through a window at the risk of hix lite, The ludy still pursned him Cand cornered him on the third floor of his bonrding house. Kven then Coole would not survender. He thre himeelf from a_window, falling thivty feet and Lreaking four ribs and injuring his head. For a year or two this remarkable chase continued, The Tady pleaded with the ob ject of her cholee and turned the whole battery of her charims upon him, but this strong-willed man took his Ufe i his hand wnd ran every sk rather than yield. e made frightfil Teaps and daring plunges, frequently breaking his houes and narrowly exeaping death, In the end he won, His tormentor left him, and he I8 once more a free man Now, i somotling of ( be in his present Cooie wak firm every Mr. Breckineidge lad ah K8 ierve he would predicament, 1t 2 all hix own fault. If he had run from Miss Pollard at frst, Jumpiog from windows and preciplecs and swimming rivers, rather than meet her, he wonld now be o model tesman, although It 1% not likely he would have a whole hone in his body.” The example of Mr, Cook of Omaha i worth studying i not - - THREE OF 1 KIND, st Tillmun, and Lewelling the class of persons who, drexsed in a little brief authority, can do more damage with a good principle than the bad men with bad principles have ever been able to do. Boston Globe: The recnt Governor Waite and of Govel show that the governor's duties a mieans 8o monotonous and conven they were once supposed to be, Crises of more or less alarming significance at any moment are liable to arise. When a crisis like these does arlsc, woe to that state that has a mediocre or erratic man for its gov- crnor. It is a serious calamity for a state to have an e utive with a constitut al tendency to do the wrong (hing at the wrong tim Chicago Post: brought Kansas Louis Republic: Waite belong to troubles of illman no and ~ Waite nd Colerado up to the brink of civil war, and Tillman, who is not fess cranky, but is a good deal more courageous, h managed to get the people of two counties into a state of insurrection, broken up the militia and brought lasting scandal on the name of South Carolina We imagine that after this fine example of populism in statecraft not cven South Carolina, which lately nas gone wildly cranky, will want any more populist go crno One might as well arm the i mates of an insanc asylim and turn them lo: s to give mmand of the militia o one of these irresponsible visionaries. LUCKY ANDREW JACKSON, Lewelling While feel sorry we cony for W we Nebraska City ulate Mr. Sawyer Gering. Beat Sxpress: It is rather that Mr. Sawyer received the office has always been a consistent and promising democrat, and the president’s akness for populists and renegade repub- licans is well known. However, the Express ngratulates him and hopes that his shadow may never grow Norfolk News 3 Sawyer of Lincoln—is the man the pr lias selected to fill Ben Buker's offici Sawyer is said to be a warm friend of Sec- retary Morton, and this statement is doubt- less true, as it is noticed that the “‘warm friends™ of the secretary are the ones who are in the habit of knocking the persimmons from the patronage tree of G. Cleveland. Lincoln News: Mr. Sawyer was not an ve contestant for the place, and the office nduced him to Matt singular since he uncom- Andrew Jackson imply sought him out and take“it. The delay in making this appoint- ment has been most exasperating to the many who have been anxious for the removal of Hen Baker in order that the Capital N tional buank investization may be pushed by an official in whom the people of Lincoln have sufficient confidence to intrust with fucts gatiered. et LAND OF BIG THINGS, bee owner is one Harbison of who keeps 6,000 hives. The largest fortress is Fortress Monroe, Va., though the rocky Gibraltar is stronger than any other in the world. The labovatory of Thomas A. Edison at Orange, J. which was completed in 1887, is the largest private laboratory in the world. The longest Chicago und N telegraph span (5,000 feet) i Kistnah river in India, America holds the record in many natural wonders and artificial triumphs. The largest lake in the world (Superior), the longest river (Missouri), the largest park (Yellow- stone), the finest cave (the Mammoth), the greatest waterfall (Niagara) and the only natural bridge (in Virginia) are all to be found within the borders of the United States. Here the biggest fortunes are made, the most energetic commercial enterprises undertaken, the largest deals are effected and the most wonderful inventions are per- fected, while the country produces a greater amount of raw material than any otlier. The largs alifornia, ost is the across between longest the telephone line York, whil | THE SUNDAN BEP of the The fol- noteworthy features will appear Among the Sunday Ree ( lewing artiele LOOKING norrow) BACK A CENTURY from an Albany Journal of the year literary relic of rare valy A TENDERFOOT SEES young_man of Omaha presents graphic pie tires from roal 1fe at Monterey. Ha falls in with social exiles and tells how Charley's girl was saved GRACEFUL WOMEN SPEAKERS-That prince of post-prandial orators, Chauncey M Depow. gives his oplufon of the fair sex as after-dinner tal He compliments Mrs Ballington Booth AMONG THE Excerpts 1801, a MEXICO-Tho INSURANCE MEN—Frank B. Hartigan discu raternal assessment insurance and compares It to old lue in demnity. Other matters of equal interest to insurers and insured OMAHA NEW PUBLIC BUILDING-—Description of the pretty lome hat has been erected on the Byron Reed BIL A structure in which overy citizen has a warm interest faithfully describod WILL WARFARE CEASE?—An able paper by Hou rederic R. Coudert (of the Bering tribunal) in which the peaceful settlement of all international disputes s discussed. Arbitration will be accepted by ivilized nations HOARY SAGE OF MOUNT Wierd, enchanting story of an character, said to be 180 years into anclent history and the ‘the Princess of Seattle,” counts events witnessed by ago. A NICKEL IN LINRARY TACOMA aged Indian old. A diy testimony of who now re- her 120 years THE SLOT—Th fall in Omaha of the device that started in to peddle postage stamps and confections and degenerated into poker, chuckuluck and other forms of gambling for gain. Money they made for their owners until proseribed by police authorities in the anti-gambling rise and ALDWELL AND SOME or TERANCES—An interesting in- rvlew with the man who emancipated em- on the Union Pacific system by re- fusing to put new schedules in forco. A fearless and upright judge, whase decision Dlazes the way for more advanced opinions 48 to the rights of labor and capital. POINTED TEXTS Atchison Globe: A am I to treat n absolute woman nsks husband that | may contidence in him?” Kill “How have him. New York 1 Grindem is a usui I understand.” “Usurer! Why, when looks at you he looks at you with inte S8 or, he St Philadelphia the elevator capacity. bringing imes: o a certain bov acts in an educa He takes an important others up extent fonal hand in Truth: pose hottle r 1 don't an empty dear, how do ns and doz into the my dear; in my fire.” Bot know, bottle nseript: Fred—How on with Miss Angell? with her governor, us you Frank—Yes. Fred—And how it come out? Frank-—-So-so. 1 said him fr. Angell, T love your daughter. 4 he: “So do T; now let’s talk about hing else. toston getting speak mined? e you )id you deter- dia to Washington Star well-informed man.” I “What has happencd to shake your “Well, you see, he has qualified as a juror In a capital case.’ Indianapolis Journal: Wat come in and take something? (ts—Daren’t. I've got to address the Studious club on proportional representa- tion, and T don't care to take any chunce of tangling my syllables. Philadelphia Record: Soon will the fes- tive game of ball begin each day at 4, and thiough the land will sound the cry: “Hey, mister, what's de scor Washington Star: T ney the girl who reads the comi bald-headed men always sit [ the theater.” Times have changed,” replied the young man. “The bald-headed men did sit there, but the women with high hats have super- seded them. WHA Won't you noticed,” said pape: that in the front " LOOK LIKI. Harper's azar, A feather like a tall chur Attached to one small That 'S i woman's ha And yet it seems (o me I've heard Some women dub men’s hats absurd, e Feminine Fick PhiladelphiaRecord. me of the young ladies of the Brooklyn High school, who had been vaccimated on their lower limbs, have kicked against ex- hibiting the scars to masculine physicians, with the result that doctors of their own sex have been assigned to perform tha work of the inspection. This should hava been done In the first place. The sanctity of the person should, at all cure against unnecessary tr none the less odious when mere spirit of officialism, ——— LO THE POOR INDIAN. Detroit Free Pross, The red man is today depressed And_busted through and through There's nothing in it now for him, And he I dreadful blue. He thinks the pale face, in his strength, Has never done him' right, And always is complaining 'that He did not treat him white. Perhaps he's right; one cannot Or say what might have been; The pale face got on top because found the red man h spire coil of wire= iffectiy ted by a know BROWNING, KING & ca k fine o ud sellors of SPRING SUITS. Everybody has been talking Spring Suits this week-= our Spring Suits—They're so nice—so stylish—so well made— we made them ourselves— Ours are the Best, We have made the greatest imprassion this year with our Spring Suits-—the patterns are exclusive and the prices are so low that none can refuse them—From $10 up. 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