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Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
HOME RULE DENIED.

In killing the proposed constitutional
amendment according the Inhabitants
of cities of the metropolitan class the
right to frame ana adopt their own
charters the senate practically says TO
the people of Omaha that they are not
to be permitted to enjoy home rule.
1t says to them that they must con
tinuc to make application every two
years TO the legislature for such changes
in their plan of city government as
may become necessary and to run the
risk of charter mutilatiOn at the hands
of unscrupulous and selfish schemcrs. 1t
says that the legislature is not yet
ready to release the hold upon the bust
ness interests of Omaha which it pos
sesses in the power to intermeddle with
her purely local affairs.
1t is not hard to detect the agents
that have been behind the decision con
dcmning our citizens to another term
of charter tinkering in its worst form
The hands of the franchised corpora
tions, the city contractors and of the
notorious tax shirkers are plainly seen.
These parties and their agents can go
down to Lincoln and with little
smooth work bcguile the legislators into
acceding to requests which they would
never dare to breathe before any char
ter revision committee sitting in Omaha.
They can manage in the recesses of
distant committee rooms to smuggle
into the bills provisions relieving them
of just burdens or giving them sub
stantial monopolies of public work when
the very intimation would be enough
to cause instant rejection if the people
had. the deciding voice in the matter.
The corporations and the contrac-
tors and the tax shirkers do not
want honest government because it
is cheaper for them to purchase i'm
munity and other favors. And they
do not want the people to make their
own frame of government because they
would without question insist upon
more honest administration.
The right of cities to home rule may
be delayed, but it is bound to come.
| 1t already exists in number of the
larger cities of the country, and
wherever introduced has resulted in
better municipal government. 1t leaves
the legislature free to devote itself to
| questions of general legislation and
vests the power of charter making in
those who are Immediately and di-
rcctly concerned. 1t is only Il question
of time when the demand for the con
stitutional amendment just refused will
be urged with such force that it's sue
| cess will be assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
NEBRASKA AND NEBRISKANS.

The Syracuse roller mills have been sold
under mortgage foreclosure to A. i. Stuart
of Lincoln.
For forcing an entrance into John Ander-
sons store at Naper, j. 7. Sharp is spend
ing ten days in Jail at Butte.
Smith and Norton. two house breakers,
have been found guilty at Aurora, and will
spend a season in the penitentiary.
V. G. Lyman of Kearney will leave in a
few days for Shanghai. China, where he will
become the agent of the American Bible So
ciety.
]. b. Jones, ex-sheriff of Custer county.
has been rendered the position of deputy
warden of the state penitentiary. He was
a candidate for the wardenship, and was
strongly recommended for the position.
Horse owners at Miller who sent their
animals to the northern part of the state
to be wintered are complaining that the man
who had the horses in charge nearly starved
them to DEATH When returned the animals
were hardly able to walk, and 1t is believed
that the man will be arrested for cruelty
to animals when he returns to that part of
the country again.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

Whatever may be the final action of
the lower house Of the legislature on the
depository law repeal bill now pending
before It, IL will be impossible for the
representatives assembled at Lincoln
to convince their constituents that there
is anything wrong with the principle
upon which the depository law Is
founded That principle is that public
money should be for public use cX.
clusivcly. There is no more reason
why any man selected to take custody
of public funds should convert to his
own private purposes the interest re-
cevcd on their deposit than there Is
for one vested with the administration
of private trust to account to the benc-
ficiary for the principal but not the
profits.
There has been for months past a
systematic campaign for the repeal of
the depository law instituted by the
state and county treasurers and their
banker friends, who hope to reap ad-
vantage from the obliteration of this
salutary piece of legislation from the
statute book. They succeeded by the
aid of peculiar circumstances in
securing II qualified and half
hearted endorsement of their scheme
from Governor Crounsc in his
biennial message TO the legislature.
All the governor would say, however.
was that to his mind the wisdom of
such law, so far as it concerns the
,,r I,n tot
he could not entirely rcprcss his CON
viction that the principle of the law Is
right and just. In another part of the
same message, referring to the unfor-
tunatc condition of the state finances
and the decision of the supreme court
declaring unconstitutional the law to
authorize the investment of the idle
school moneys in registered state gen
cral fund warrants he eNclains: "ln
other words, the state was paying in
tcrest at the rate of I per cent per an
mum upon upwards of 100000 and was
losing interest on over S4OO,OOO." If
the depository law was not ut that very
moment in existence the state would
not only have been paying per cent
interest OH lne SOUU,VVD WifI;inl Ill
dcbtedncss and losing interest on the
100000 school money, but it would
also have been losing the 8 per cent
interest that ii was drawing on the
S450.OOO in other state funds that were
then on deposit in approved depository
banks, exclusive of the failed banks.
Because the state is losing interest on
the school fund is that any reason why
it should also lose the interest to which
it is entitled on the hundreds of thou
| sands of dollars in its current funds?
The principle of the state depository
| law is unnssailablc. AS The Bee has
already urged, the law ought to be
| strengthened by amendments that will
| exclude bank directors from the list
| of surcties and remedy some other
minor defects. If the legislature is
not disposed to strengthen the law the
statute as it stands is still better than
no statute.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
DoNr- LIKE rHs RscRrrEasnrr.
waitcr =. wooo nar,essrr WORKS rirectors
ANXIOUS to Get tho ProrcrtY ErenL.

Waitcr A. wood harvester WORKS i,irecturs
Anxious to Get tho Property Freed,
ST PAUL, March 20.~-At a meeting OF the
board Of directors OF the Walter A. Wood
Harvester works It has been decided to take
immediate steps toward releasing the COM
pany's property from the control OF the re-
ceivers who were appointed yesterday 1t il
thought that this can be accomplished In
ninety days.
The meeting was entirely harmonious. Tho
first thing done was to ratify the action of
the court In appointing receivers for the
company's pr pcrty. Arrangements were then
made to turn over all the property at the
earliest possible date. 1t was decided to
take steps at once looking toward settle
ment with the adverse creditors or those
there are but two or three chief among
which is the Bank OF the Republic of Chit
cago. As 1t is not expected that the other
creditors will now make trouble the two or
three can be easily disposed of on basis
satisfactory to the rest. The claims of these
creditors are not so large that their payment
VIII impair tho capital of the company
General Manager McGowan who is one of
the receivers, says there will be no Interrupt
tion of work at the plant but all employees
Will be Kept busy He states that as the
company has 50 assets for every 81 of liabil-
tiles, he can see no reason why the receiver
ship should not terminate within ninety days.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

There seems to be quite n lot of loose
talk in the Legislative halls at Lincoln
with respect to the term blanket bal
lot The Nebraska election law already
provides for what. in the strict sense
of the word, is a blanket ballot. that is
to say single ballot upon which is
printed the names of all the candidates
for office of all parties. In New York.
where the people are calling for II
blanket ballot, they want II change
from the existing system of separate
ballots for each different political party.
The question of Il space FOR making Il
straight party ticket is not one of
blanket ballot at all. but of the form
of the blanket ballot. The impression
must not be allowed to gain ground
that Nebraska is so far behind in eec-
toral reform that She has not even
adopted the blanket ballot.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
SPIN IND UNCLE SAN.

Chicago Herald: The conduct Of Senior
Muruaga. the Spanish envoy, in relation to
the firing by Spanish gunboat upon an
American mail steamer iu Cuban waters, is
not to be endured by President Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham. The Spanish en-
voy has overthrown the necessary rules that
must regulate the conduct of foreign min
listers at Washington. He has offensively
criticised in the American press the official
conduct Of Secretary Gresham. notwithstand-
ing that 1t is a fundamental law of dplo-
macy that all foreign ministers shall make
the head Of the State department the sole
channel of communication with or observa-
tions upon the conduct Of the government
OF the United States, For violation Of this
fundamental by published structures on the
head of the state department Senor Mu.
ruaga has already put himself out of the
pale of recognition as the diplomatic agent
OF Spain at Washington.
New York Sun In notifying Spain that
her possession Of Cuba will give her no war
rant for annoying our ships as they pass to
and fro in this highway and even whether
they pass within three miles of the Cuban
coast or not Secretary Gresham's dispatch
strikes keynote of undisputable conse-
quence in our diplomacy. The exact routes
and sailing directions adopted for our ships
through the Windward passage, the Mona
passage or any other whether of the Lee
ward or the Windward islands, are chosen
with reference to the currents, the prevail
ing winds, the depth of the water, the short
est distances. and so on For such reasons
our steamers habtually pass within sight Of
Cape Maysi, the eastern point OF Cuba, just
as they generally pass closer to the Florida
Keys than to Havana in entering or leav-
ing the gulf IT, accordingly, they go
within a marine league Of Cuba in prosecut-
ing their voyages, that cannot justify forci-
bic interference with them, and, as Mr..
Gresham says. such interference, when no
state of war exists, cannot be tolerated
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

any rate the United States will take
no step looking to the annexation Of
Cuba. and all the talk about II is idle.
Even IL we could have the island for
the asking. the fact that ii has a debt
OF S225. 100000. which this country
would have TO assume, would cause
the American people TO reject a propo-
sition of annexation. II is, of course,
among the possibilities of the future
that the queen of the Antilles" will
become part of the United States.
The men of coming generation may
conclude TINT we must have Cuba at
any price. But 1t is entirely safe to
say that annexation will not come in
the present generation.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

The firing on an American merchant YES
sci by a Spanish, paDr rof-war grave as the
outrage is, can scareely be less outrageous
and mnjustifiable that the indignities CON
tinually heaped ON the shipper of American
the foreigner wants TO get some CONNER
cial advantage he cries out that American
regards all International comfy until his
demands are complied with. An unjust and
sued by France and Germany and it will
succeed stamha nnsss MI Snarta"ate sSS
our whole foreign trade Is done
on the basis of surrender to our
customers abroad. and II. win be a
great day for the people of this country
when we regain possession of our own trade
There are several hundreds of millions per
year squandered through mere amiability
which has already discredited us
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

The court bailiffs who pooled issues
and lobbcd Il salary grab through the
legislature will now proceed to make
and unmalle Judges. There has grown
up in this county the past few years Il
cotcrie of self-appointed political manip
ulators who make it their business to
push themselves into caucuscs and pri-
maries and interfere in the selection of
both county and city officials Court
court. find time for petty political wire
pulling to the discredit of themselves
and the courts. 1t may be necessary for
the judges to order them to attend
strictly to their own business.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
DIPLOMATIC COURTESY.

1t is evidently the intention of Secre
tary Gresham to maintain the rights and
the dignity of the office of secretary of
state and to require of the diplomatic
representatives of other nations at
Washington Il full observance of that
courtesy which is due the premier of
this government. The circumstance
which is said to have caused Secretary
Gresham to ask for the recall of the
to exclude him from the State depart
ment will probably appear to most
people not to have been of a very serious
character He simply gave out certain
information to the press before COM
municating it to the State department.
But from the diplomatic view point this
was sufficient offensc to justify the
secretary of state to demand the recall
of the minister. However, it is likely
this would have been excused If Mr..
Thurston had not offended in other re-
spects, the report being that the rela-
tiOns between him and Secretary
Gresham have been strained for some
time. The fact appears to be that the
Hawaiian minister is too fond of talk
ing to the public and has not always
been discreet in his utterances. He
seems to lack the ability to command
his tongue and such Il man is not fitted
for diplomatic duties.
1t is said that the Spanish minister
has been guilty of offenses that would
warrant demand for his recall and
that this may be made. Some of the
comment of the minister on the AL
lianca incident was certainly of char
acter which 1t would seem the State de-
partment should take notice of. for it
distinctly reflected upon the Judgment of
the secretary of state in promptly acting
upon the complaint of the commander of
the Allianca. The minister may not
have intended to be discOurteous, but
there can be no question that he was
so and he should at least be required to
disavOw any such intention. The politi-
cal situation in Spain at present is
greatly disturbed and for this reason
our State department may tolerate for Il
time an offensive minister. but it would
be no surprise ut any time to learn that
the Spanish government had been asked
to recall its minister.
The American people will, of course,
most heartily approve any course on the
part of Secretary Gresham nee
essary to maintain the rights and
preserve the dignity of the De
partment of State. The representa-
tiyes of foreign governments must
be made to understand that strict OBJ
servance of the consideration and the
courtesy due from them to that depart
ment OF the government VIII be insisted
| upon at all times and under all circum-
stances. There is no reason why our
government should be more tolerant of
breaches of diplomatic courtesy than
are other governments, or why II should
be less eXacting than other governments
as to those requirements which are
everywhere recognized as being proper
and necessary. Perhaps the State de
partment has not at all times in the past
given the strict regard to this matter il
should receive from the Idea that n re-
publican government ought not to be SO
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

The concert of the Omaha Glee club
Monday evening was a signal artistic
success. 1t is matter for general con-
graduation that our musical fraternity
has made such rapid progress the past
few years. Almost every number ren-
dered showed evidence of careful and
praisewOrthy training. The program
would have met high appreciation in
any concert hall of the effetc east
Omaha is proud of her singers and her
musicians.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

The Interstate Commerce Commission
announces an early visit to Omaha to
hear the complaints of our shippers
against discriminating railroad rates.
They contend that the per cent bridge
arbitrary on eastbound consignments
shall be abolished, thus putting them on
an equal footing with Iowa shippers TO
western points. They protest against
railroads making fish of one and fowl of
another. Let the ISSUES be Joined and
the fight made on its merits that it may
he sneedily adjudicated
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
A Potential Electric Trust.



The bold attempt of the Standard Oil COM
pany to unite the General Electric and
Westinghouse companies into a trust indi-
Gates the determination of that wonderful
monopoly to become as absolute in the dis
psnsation of gas and OIL Nothing short of
absolute control of the illuminating power
of the whole country seems to be contem-
plated by the greatest capitalistic combina-
tion of all ages. ITO he forewarned ought to
be forearmed. While the Standard Oil
company thus is, arranging it's plants great
cities should be providing themselves with
electric plants, Either the municipalities
or the trusts must, be purveyOrs of artificial
light. and the people e1prefer the municipal
itips .Ht
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

1t is hopeful sign of growing southern
tolerance that republican club has recently
been organized at Atlanta and has been
heartily welcomed. 1t shows that the old
barriers are giving way and that the people
down there are growing tired of the divided
and disgruntled democratic organization
which so long has dominated them. 1t is an
indication that the republican victories
achieved in the south last November will be
followed up when the people come again to
the polls. There is In many places in the
south a growing feeling that it is only under
the policy of the republican party that real
prosperity can be secured for that section.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
Goa, In,erests C.nso,idntcd.

COLUMBUS, o., March 2O.-Final papers
consolidating the entire coal interests of all
the Ohio operators and coal carrying roads
were finally completed and signed late this
afternoon, thereby accomplishing what will
prove one of the greatest factors looking to-
ward the return of prosperity of the
bituminous coal interests of Ohio. 1t means
perfect harmony covering the traffic of
7OOO,O 900 or 100000 tons of coal shipped over
seven different railroad lines, comprising
a total mileage of 2,250 miles, and including
every operator to the number of $50. the
latter interests employing a force of miners
To the number of 20 COZ men,
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
No More. No Less.

In the New Orleans case the claims of
Marquis Rudini amounted to demand that
the United States government lynch the
lynchers. Italy did not wish them TO be
tried by constitutional process in a state
court. They must be summariy punished.
In the beginning Mr. Blaine preserved a
bold front and announced the right prin-
ciples but he weakened later in counte-
nancing the indemnity. Mr.. Gresham must
do better. 1t is time that the United States
government announced to the world that
sojourners in this country are entitled to
only the same consideration as law and
custom grant to native born residents.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

We can excuse an assessor for getting
fhuddled in putting valuation on n
horse because horse trader is some
times fooled But an explanation is
needed when he lists bonds and bank
stock at one tenth their face value.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
Italy Has n Grievance.

The people of the United States used to
say some emphatic things about the way
American tourists were sometimes set upon
and robbed by Italian brigands.. But Italy
now has a greater grievance against the
United States for the way Italians have
just been lynched in Colorado and shot down
few years ago in New Orleans. 1t will
have to be admitted that all the barbarians
do not live in foreign countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

Westward the prairie schooner takes
Its flight. With favorable crop season
this year 1t is fair to predict strong
immigration to this state, which by the
way has suffered but three partial crop
failures during the past twenty years.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
Is Germany weakening?

The latest news from Germany indicates
that the government is not disposed to carry
out the policy of excluding American grain
and meat. Dear food and a hungry popu!aca
do not make a happy conjunction for a
monarchy in these days. The French APP
parently adhere to their purpose of protect
Ing their farmers by setting up an embargo
against our beef. Well, let them go on eat
Dressed Beef trust will kindly put down
prices little the American workingmen will
dispose of the surplus beef-the best that is
made in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

exacting in tlig respect as monarchies,
but there is'reason to think that no such
view has any weight with Secretary
Gresham and'thAt he proposes to require
of the diplomatic representatives of
foreign governments every consideration
due to his department..
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

We commend the subject of street
cleaning to the serious consideration of
our august city fathers. In few short
weeks citizens will demand clean thor
ouShfares and the tanglc into which the
matter has drifted must be Strengthened
out without unnecessary delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
Sioux Falls Gets the state Fair.

HURON, S. D., March 20.-The South Da-
kota Board of Agriculture met here to To-
cate the state fair for six years. Sioux
Falls bid to furnish grounds and erect all
necessary buildings, to pay for advertising,
travelling expenses of state board, besides
8, 6na cash for bonus % OF s5oo the rst year and
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

While the supreme court Is pondcring
over its income tax law decision the
Income lax returns are coming right
along. Should the law be declared
unconstitutional the income tax col.
lectors will have TO be utilized in undo
Ing the work already accomplished.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

Chicago suicide just before taking
the fatal step wrote n note warning all
honest men to beware of the Board of
Trade. This will furnish the text for
new onslaught of sermons on ''IIow
to Be Honest Though Member of the
Board of Trade"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

A member of the legislat ture made the
charge that the "monied interest"
was responsible for the opposition
to n pet measure for which he was
battling. This declaration produced n
startling effect. Fearing a scandal
was about to be sprung the cohesive
majority turned about face and voted
for the bill. The wicked flee when no
man purSueth.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
Economy in the Rich, Direction.

New York AdVertIser.
In dispensing with the valuable services of
their walking delegate and saving his salary
of $500 the labor organizations of the
Union Pacific railroad in Omaha have set a
shining example to labor organizations
everywhere. And it is agreeable to learn
that several of them have decided to emulate
IT. 1t makes the walking bad for walking
delegates but helps greatly to smooth the
way for workingmen
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21
harged with -submitting False Invoices.

ST LOUIS, March 2U.-AffidaVits were
filed with United States District Attorney
Clopton today charging A. G. Gale and w.
o. Scudder of the Scudder- Gale Grocery
company with violating the United States
the firm had goods shipped from France TO
this country, and the charge is that the
invoice upon which the duties We're paid
was not the original made at Havre,
France. 1t is alleged that another invoice
was made whereby the government was de-
frauded out of certain duties. Messrs. Gale
and Scudder. for whose arrests warrants
have been issued, deny any criminal action,
the fault of the shippers in France.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

Douglas county has been given one
lone representative out of the twenty
four who compose the joint sitting COM
mittee of the two legislative houses.
But then Douglas county's interests in
the legislature do not count for any
Ihipu
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-21

The president so dispatch relates
has pardoned Blue Duck. convicted of
murder in Arkansas. The slaughter
of the ducks progressed quite far
enough during the presidents recent
expedition to North Carolina.