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BOSTON'S ' ilotay In providing a memo
rial of Wendell IHiilllps is gottlny to be
ignominious.
TIIK fnct that champagne- gene up
will liavo a tendency to l\cop tlio swells
from putting1 itdown ,
TUB bullionalrcs having' unloaded
their titrplus silver , prices 1mvo dropped
to tholf nonnal lovol.
ICvnitv republican orator on the
( slump should exhibit the < "lontocratic
dry { joocls circular to public ridlculo.
ST. JOHN is sipum In tlio stixto encour-
ngiti ) , ' outlawry and free rum with Kan-
BIB : incUlentiils at ono hundfod dollars a
STANrj < jr is on his way to America.
Ho should cotno and BOO liow Omaha has
grown Hineo ho was 011 familiar terms
with hoi * .
GOVKKXOII CvjrrnnL.1 , of Oliio pro
nounces Cincinnati the most corrupt
city In the United Slates. It will boro-
ineuiboi'ed that Cincinnati
guvo Camjj-
liull u rousing majority.
R. H. HAYKS denies tlio report that
lie was horror-stricken by the McKinley
bill nml that lie is about to marry a
Virginia widow The democratic press
will plosiso resume its abuse.
St'i.VKJiuRKKi's : mouth is a source of
ill-concealed terror to the democrats.
Lllvo the gnvol wielded in the house , its
operation spreads dismay among the
brigadiers , mid sends them scamperlny
for shelter.
Tun advocates of equal suffrage are
( storming the masculine ramparts in.
South Dakota. With a quartette of tick
ets in the field nnd Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Hones in the center of the pasture ,
the campaign is livelier than a four-
ringed circus inactive ) operation.
NJCW Yoiuc gains nearly two hundred
thousand population by her now home
made census. "And this , " ono of her
newspapers remarks , with head high in
the tilr , "is exclusive of the homeless
population. " 'Iho less said about the
' 'homeless population" the bettor for the
crodltof Is'ow "York.
Accoitnwa to late dispatches from
Washington , Judge Orosham is not con
sidered un "avallaWo" man for promo
tion to the Ruxiromo bonch. Whether
or not ho receives the recognition his
nbilily and eminent services dosorvotho ,
distinguished jurist will hold a high
plaeolu tlio affections of the people.
TiiiK'Hargo now put forth by the pro-
ItlbltloaiHls , that the population of
Oimihn has boon enormously padded for
the purpose of securing thousands of il
legal voters agjilnst the amendment , is
not only false but utterly foolish. The
number of lognj voters in the coming
election will not bo utlectcd by the con-
mis figures , Only -voters lognlly regis
tered under the laws of Nebraska will
count In the election , A ml if the census
returns hail Leon swelled by n million
false entries it would not add a vote for
) ior npainst tlio amendment. The
charge against thoOniahnconsiis merely
represents the denperato straits to which
the prohibition loaders liavo boon re
duced by the victorious campaign of
reason ugulimt fanaticism.
TIIK decisions rendered by tlio United
States circuit courtatTopokatxnd by the
imperial" court at Cedar lltplds , agree
ing1 hi olTeut that original puelwgo
houses cannot Lo prevented from doing
business in Kansas and Iowa under the
prohibitory laws of those status , not
withstanding the act ot congress known
us the WiJson bill , will' rovlvo nn issue
which It had been very generally bo-
llovod and liopoil was permanently dis
posed of. There is substantial con
currence in the views of the two courts ,
the federal court holding that the act of
congress did not restore the power of Iho
Kansas prohibitory law iw against the
original pnclcngo saloons , and the Iowa
court holding1 that the prohibitory law
of that state is null tuid void so far as
the silo of original packages is con
cerned , This question mint iiguln re-
col vo the attention of the supreme court
of the United States , and meanwhile
Kunsas , and possibly Io\v , tire likely to
ngain experience an Invasion ol original
jiacltugo saloonu ,
TJTK
Tlio present oxtrnordlnnry campaign
has developedsbmcllilng now In polltlca ,
It Is the nntt-MclClnley bill dodger ,
circulated in llio joint Internal of trade
nnd votes. It originated with the demo
cratic congressional commltteo at "Wash
ington , is scattered broadcast by thrifty
democratic tradesmen , has reached the
interior of TCubraskn , nml should bo
promptly fat down upon by every man
who has the faculty of pointing out the
holes in a ladder.
The new dodge ol the merchant poli
tician is headed in black typo with this
IcRund ol undoubted historical correct
ness : "Tho McKinley Bill IlnsPassed. "
It proceeds to say that as n result all
sorts of dry goods will soon , go up and
Hint now is thotirao for the consumer to
"save toil to thirty per cent" before the
direful uffcets of the republican tariff
monsuro liavo been foil in all their
enormity ,
This dodge Is certainly a thrifty stroke
of "business on the pirt of men who want
to illl their stores with customers and
their til Is with the currency of the coun
try. Nobody ought to complain on that
score , but what iv degree of patriotic self-
sacrifice , as beautiful as It ia rare , It re
flects upon the domocrsttlc tradesmen !
Prom thut standpoint it appears llko a
riot of generosity , undertaken at the ex
pense of their own prosperity.
Look nt It for a monient. In about
thirty days , according to the dodger , all
sales of drv goods will go un "from ten
to thirty per cent. " Hoforo this calamity
happens the consumer is bogged to come
in nnd buy at the old rates and thereby
ofTccta great saving , This Is nice for
the consumer , but what a saorifico of
profits it must re present to the demo
cratic merchants of Nebraska. By
inewly closing their stores for thirty
days they would add from ten. to thirty
cents to the soiling value of every del
lar's worth of goods on their shelves.
The merchant who carries n twenty
thousand dollar stoek would make from
two to sLx thousand dollars in the next
thirty days by the operation. And yet
ho declines this gilded opportunity of a
uuiiiu in biiu iiibvjiuau ui biiu | i 11 luiuio-
Ing public. That is what ho Avould have
the people bcllovo , and Incidentally ho
would have them vote against the party
thutls responsible for the McKinley bill.
Is there a man or woman in Nebraska ,
-Nvluitover political predictions , who
believes that the merchant politician is
acting in good faith ? If there is , ho or
she has a simple , trustful conlidonco in
human nature not common to these
times.
The fact is that the McKinley bill will
not Increase the price of American
made dry goods appreciably , if nt all.
The duty on foreign fabrics , which are
mainly tlio luxuries of the rich , will
notnlYect the selling price of ordinary
dry goods. On the contrary , free ad
mission of many of the raw materials
used In their tnanufncturo warrants-low
er prices than have formerly prevailed.
The anti-MeKlnley dodjter is wholly a
stroke of business enterprise. If what
it Hays wore the truth , the snmo thrifty
merchants would not encourage sales by
extraordinary efforts at this time. They
would wait and unload , goods , bought at
the old prices , on the now basis of "ton
to thirty per cent" larger profits.
The plain truth about the matter is
that the democratic congressional coin-
mi ttco and the democratic business men
of the country have joined forces In an
effort to make voles on ono hand and
money on the other out of popular mis
apprehension of the ofl'octs of the Me-
Kliiloy bill. Dut the people -will decline
to "bo fooled.
OUJXCT1OX.
Tlio objection mndo in congress to the
plan of reciprocity contemplated in the
new-tariff law , and which is still being
urged in portions ol the country , is that
in order to carry out the proposed policy
this countrv would bo comnollod to vie
late the most favored nation clause of its
commercial treaties. This objection has
no substantial foundation , and It is
worthy of note that in all the foreign
comments upon the latest tariff legiwla-
tionof this country it has not been once
suggested as an obstacle to the United
States entering Into an arrangement of
reciprocal trade with any other country.
It is reported that the Spanish govern
ment takes the view that It cannot nego
tiate a reciprocity treaty with the
United States for tlio Cuban trade with
out violating the ' favored nation clause
In her treaty with other nations , but if
such Is the case Spanish statesmen have
changed their opinion since 18SI , when
a reciprocity treaty was negotiated with
Spain by tlio American minister on the
same basis that is now proposed. If
Biich a change of opinion has taken
place It has been brought
about by a pi-ossuro In behalf of the com
mercial interests of Great Britain , and
this is rendered probable by the fact
that the Information comes from Lon
don.
rteforring to this subject in the United
States senate. Senator llvarts bald that
thu most favored nation clause had noth
ing1 to do with the reciprocity proposi
tion , Nothing is bettor settled , ho said ,
than that treaties may be made upon
special exchange of equivalents , and
they do not affect obligations already
sub.'lbting under the favored nation
clause. No perron , ho further remarked ,
familiar with the subject of treaties , is
at all disposed to question that. This
was the view of the ablest lawyers in
both houses of congress , and It appears
to have been hold by thodopurtment of
state almost since the foundation of the
government that the favored nation
clause applies only where- priv
ileged are granted freely and
without a consideration , \vhorovora
special consideration is made the con
dition of a favor granted or received ,
the favored nation clause does not apply ,
an interpretation which lias boom sus
tained by the an promo court of the
United Slates.
It Is entirely clear , then , that there is
no difficulty In the way of reciprocity ,
so far as this country Is concerned ,
growing out of the most favored nation
clauso. Whenever any country shall bo
prepared to offer us any consideration or
concession which our government shall
doom to bo sulllcletit to warrant a recip
rocal trade arrangement with such
country wo shall simply conform to n
long-umintalucd principle , sustained by
the highest judicial tribunal , in enter
ing into such an arrangement , nnd no
other country would liavo a fair right to
complain of treaty violation. But wlillo
this is the situation as ID ourselves , it Is
not improbable that we shall nnd
eomo dllllcully in accomplishing any
thing with tlio proposed policy
owing to the hostility of the
commercial nations of Hurapo. The ap
parent fact that English Inllucnco is re
sponsible for the reported attitude of the
Spanish government regarding recip
rocity suggests tint thosnnio influence ,
combined with that of Franco and Ger
many , may bo used to defeat , if possible ,
the enlargement of our trade through
reciprocity -with the countries of South
America having commercial treaties
with the European nations. And when
it is considered how strong are the
financial and commercial relations sub
sisting between these nations nnd the
countries of South America with which
\vo nro most anxious to enlarge our
trade , ills to see that the Kiiropo.m In
fluence may bo vary formidable. iUoau-
whllo the subject of reciprocity Is ro-
colvlng very serious attention In the
southern countries most interested in it ,
a mooting of Cuban planters a few days
ago having decided to send to the min
ister of colonies a petition in favor of re
ciprocity with the United States.
A drunken vagabond named Mcln-
tosh , who was in a state of Intoxlcntion
hitlf of his time while lie lived in Omaha ,
and who now claims to bo n resident of
Chicago , lias hired out to the
prohibitionists. Ho has inado what Is
said to ho u great disclosure , the intent
of which is to injure Omaha. Ho has
gotten up a coclc-and-lmll story about n
great number ot business blocks In
Omaha which ho pretends don't contain
the population that has been returned
for the in by the census people. Mcln-
tosh sots up the cry of fraud , not only in
the work of other enumerators , but ad
mits fraud in his own figures as a sworn
enumerator of ono of the districts of this
city , llio fellow ought to ho arrested
for noHurv nnd nliiccd wbcro ha can bo
kept sober for the balance of his days.
The absurdity of his alleged exposure
may bo shown by the following speci
mens : The Second ward ho claims is re
turned at seventeen thousand four hun
dred and llfty-elght , whereas his esti
mated po'pulattou was but a fraction over
nine thousand. Kow , wo venture to say
that that ward has ivioro than seventeen
thousand population , and lias liad
for the last two years. The Second
end ward lias polled between
two thousand five hundred and
three thousand votes , and estimating the
average to bo five and a , bait people to
the voter , there would bo moro than
seventeen thousand pcoplo In tlio ward.
The fact that there are lum
ber and coal yards in the ward
does not show that there are
no residents there. Bohemian town
alone , which Is the center of the Second
ward , embraces seven or eight thousand
people.
Tha pretended discoveries of Iraud in
various blocks are on a par with the talk
of fraud In the Second ward. This irre
sponsible wretch , it- will bo observed ,
hns tramped over this town for a few
days , and then has the effrontery to setup
up his figures of population as against
the work of nearly sixty paid census enu
merators whoso returns have been sent
under oath to the department at Wash
ington. In this work more than thirty
days were consumed by the ofllclal enu
merators. "With this fact in mind the
outrageous misroiircsontations of Mcln-
tosh will have absolutely no weight.
But it is nmusing to quote him in some
of his statements. For instance , ho
speaks of tlio block upon which stand
the Derby hotel , eighteen one-story
buildings , ono two-atory building and
five business houses ; and under his ap
proved enumeration ho gives this block
ono hundred nnd sixty population. Well ,
what of It ? There is not the slightest
doubt thai tills block contains ono hun
dred and sixty people , and possibly
moro.
Melntosh cites the Metropolitan hotel ,
with ono two-story building nnd several
store buildings with roomers in the
upper stories , upon wliioh the enumer
ators returned ninety population. Tlio
Metropolitan hotel is also n boarding
house of residents , and it is not at all im
probable that ninety people have their
homes there. There are also a largo
number of people In the upper rooms of
adjoining buildings in that block , tliat
part of the city being crowded with such
tenants.
The block on which Btnnd tlio Rcos
printing company's building , four one-
story buildings and the Windsor hotel ,
is given by this self-appointed enumer
ator a population of ono hundred and
seventy-live. Will any fair-minded man
with a knowledge of that block pretend
to say that there are not ono hundred
and sovonty-fivo people living upon it ?
There ia certainly nothing extravagant
in this case.
Block ono hundred and sixty-three , on
which stand four one-story , three , two-
story buildings and the Nebraska hotel ,
is returned liy IsEelntosh at n population
of seventy-five. This hotel is also a
boarding house , and vo vonturn to say
that it very often alone contains sovonty-
five people , men , women and clilldrcn ,
to say nothing of the other houses on the
block.
lilock H , upon which stand thirteen
one-story and five two-story buildings ,
according to Molntosh has a population
of ono hundred and forty-five. Now ,
this is u terrible mare's nest , isn't it ?
Mulntush majjnnlihouslyconcedes that
the census people might have been
asleep in the Seventh ward because they
returned but three thousand six hun
dred and llfty-soven people , while Rio-
InUwh estimates that there are live
thousand five hundred people In the
Seventh ward , There evidently was not
so much fraud in that ward.
All in all , this great expose of fraud
in the Omaha census can lie simmered
down to a lame attempt to malign and
pull down the city of Omaha , and create
a bontimcnt throughout thostato that
there is a systematic effort , connived at
by government ollleials , to perpetrate
the grossest frauds upon the ballot box
in the November election. And this
screed is to bo palmed off upon unsus
pecting rural people. It is Identically
the same stuff that has been furnished
In tlilft pnmnainrjtii the Interests of pro
hibition for iiidlitJu ] ui < it , It ID ix coin-
pound of nmlpcwus exaggeration and
outrageous
TO r.i o/i ,
That versatile citizen of Now York
nnd the rest ofho world , Chauncoy M ,
Depow , droppftd the role ol railroad
president on ' liursday long- enough to
appear in the role of the labor orator.
Not ninny men , except the trained pro
fessionals of tKo" stage , would dare to
venture on thla.fontof lightning trans
formation , buU.AIr , Dopew appears to
have managed it with his customary
grace and skill.
Ho was received by the convention ol
locomotive engineers at Plttsburg with
"tho wildest apphuiso , " which is said to
have become "doafening" during the
course ol his address , This Is not
strange , ns his roimiiks wore exceed
ingly complimentary to the brotherhood ,
but it is the broader aspects of his
speech that chlolly Interested the gen
eral public.
For instance , Mr. Dcpow struck a
stunning blow at trusts. lie said they
"absorb the individual , destroy compe
tition and will Inevitably end in
disaster. " For similar reasons
ho deprecated the several "ambitious
attempts to build up labor trusts. " The
people will agree with Mr. Dopow's ' de
nunciation of trusta. They nro inj urious ,
nnd they must go , but why did the
graceful orator neglect to also denounce
that wcll-dovolopcd railroad trust , which
embraces the continent and is known as
the Vandcrbilt system ? Probably in
the confusion of the moment this phase
of Iho matter escaped Ills usually com
prehensive mind.
Mr. Dopew touched also on the ques
tion of government ownership of rail
roads. On th is subject his remarks wore
very chilly. Ho spoke with great aver
sion of the evil of a largo number of gov
ernment employes and said that in Ger
many , where this system prevails , engi
neers receive but forty-five dollars per
month. This question Is not immedi
ately pressing , but the arguments with
which Mr. Dcpew treated It nro pre
cisely like these used by the opponents
of the postal telegraph. They can bo
fairly interpreted as expressing' the op
position of Now York capitalists to gov
ernment control of anything now profit
ably worked by corporations.
To boil It down into n sentence , Mr ,
Dopow's speech was an eloquent setting
forth of beautiful generalities with which
nobody disagrees , and n severe oxpr
sion of disapproval for every live and po
tent scheme of reform calculated to make
labor less subservient to corporate
power. And such is the mngic of this
delightful orator , the assembled ropro
sentallvos of labor cheered him to the
echo , '
REFORMERS ,
Talk about ncrvb. The quality of the
article displayed by the council lias no
equal in the west. At an extraordinary
meeting hold Thursday night the mem
bers determined to regulate the board
of education and ordered the city attorney
noy to spare no pains to prevent the
erection of a temporary school building
on capltol square. "The rights of the
people must bo protected , " the council
exclaims In a chorus.Yhat rot. Pro
tecting the rights of the people like
the wolf protected the lamb , by getting
on the outside of it. Where wore
the rights of the pcoplo whoi
the council voted away valuable
privileges to corporations , turned twen
ty-nine thousand dollars over to the
street railway companies , and main
tained a horde of high salaried sine
cures on the city payroll ? \Vhy \ don't
the council attend to its own business ?
Why don't the members expedite work
on the city hull and relieve the treasury
from the drain of high rents ? Why did
they pester nnd annoy the board of
health , and refuse financial assistance
until the combine secured the an-
pointmont of friendly inspectors ?
Why don't they compel the
street railway company to pay
a share of the cost of repairing the
viaduct ? Why don't ' tlioy inaugurate
needed reforms within their jurisdiction
If they are so anxious "to protect the
rights of the people ? " The conflict
with the school board is childish , spite
ful and beneath contempt. The council
has its hands full to properly attend to
its own business , and leave the board of
education to provide school accommoda
tions for the youth of the city.
Tnn necessity for rigid regulation fo
the practice of medicine in Nebraska is
apparent to all. Wo have laws pesci-ib-
Jug certain qualifications for pharmacists ,
requiring candidates to stand examina
tion , and providing penalties for the
practice of the profession without n
license from the state board. It is cer
tainly of equal Importance to the people
of the state that the maker of n pro
scription should know Ills business as
thoroughly ns the compounder.
Under the present lux laws ,
there is practically no pro
tection against quaokory. ; Bogus or
purchased diplomas enable charlatans to
prey upon nlllicto'dhumanity , and many
without dlplomas'or oven the primary
elements of a moa'icnl ' education hood
wink the people afitl populate the grave
yards. Public h'o'iilth and safety de
mand that thosujni&dical frauds bo hunted
'
ed out of the stuf'oAnntl laws enacted that
will effectually fjjtcludo them , The ef
forts of the Omuluj doctors should re
ceive the active iMtpporatlon of the pro
fession throughpui the state , and the
hearty support of Wonest legislators ,
IT Is almost scfjfd that the democratic
ticket will proSiSfl. to the grave in its
'
present shape. 'The discovery of an
Orangeman nmong thu number lends the
needed tone and flavor to that collection
of political junlc ,
MR TLMME'S talent as a painter is
above reproach , but his record us a
political artist will not warrant the
voters in depriving lovers of art of the
Inspiring work of his brush.
K hired colonels and the homeless
doiondorsof "tho homo" tire on the run
after their Balnvlus. No money , no jaw.
TIIK Now York J/miM announces as
a dead certainty Unit the democrats will
control the next house of representa
tives. A lot of ridiculous fictions are
published to fortify the claim , the character -
actor of which may bo gleaned from the
abortion that the democrats will pain
eight members from the states of Mon
tana , the Dakotas , "Washington , "Wyom
ing and Idaho. Tlio truth is that the
democrats have not a shadow ol a chanoo
in the states nnmed. The Inarked Rain
in republican stronirth in Idaho nnd
"Wyoming rollccts the growing party
stretmth inadjolnlng states and foretells
a rousing republican victory next month ,
if conditions in the cast compare with
those of the west , the IltraM't political
"Wiggins can bo sot down In advance as
a commodious liar.
Dispatches from Nebraska to various
outside papers announce a political re
volt in the state and throw in a few fig
ures to give the color of truth to the
claims. It is asserted that a poll of the
alliance lodges insuresonohundrod thou
sand votes for the Independent ticket ,
and a clean sweep of the congressional
districts. According to the same author
ity the democrats are not in the race.
The party la merely browsing in the
suburbs of the campaign , grasping such
fodder as the independents dole out.
This is news ns ls news , and proves that
ono must go away from homo to get
t'ronl news. " lUeanwhilc , lot the credu
lous enjoy their delusions. The repub
licans will enjoy the majority and the
olllcos as heretofore.
IT is painful to observe that political
methods nnd madness are spreading de
moralization in the foiulnino annex of
the prohibition party , Tlio proceedings
of the Fostor-Willurd convention in
Iowa illustrates the ability of the oppo
site sex to imbibe and practice tlio wor&t
practices of partisans. Tlio majority
wore with , T. Ellen , and they fell upon
ttio followers of Prances , disarranged
their kings and then cruelly but meta
phorically kicked them out of the con
vention. Could men do worse , while
shouting : for "harmony ? "
THE alleged boodle aldermen of DCS
IMoines are evidently novices in the busi
ness. Instead of standing in with con
tractors on the side , llko their brethren
in the west , they boldly attacked the
treasury and appropriated the money
direct for "extra services. " If the Iowa
capital was not such a notorious "dry"
town , the boodlors might successfully
plead alcoholism. Under the circum
stances the Insanity dodge must bo
worked.
GOVKUXOII STEE&B of Oklahoma oc
cupies an ounenviablo position. The
furious triangular fight for the capital
silo involves him in a squabble that can
hardly fail to provoke a few premature
funerals. Where every man is u walking
arsenal and ominous threats are hurled
at the executive , the exorcise of the veto
iaas dangerous as dynamite on a hot
stove.
SEVEKAT.I of Denver's "fly cops" stand
a first class chance of sojourning in the
pcnitontia-y. Indictments liavo been
returned against six city detectives for
levying blackmail and assaulting pris
oners for refusing to confess crimo. The
reform movement in Denver might bo
profitable copied In other cities.
V is furnishing the boodle for Van
Scamp's campaign ? Are the hospital
jobbers backing the useless ox-council
man , preliminary to another raid on the
county treasury ?
THINGS have come to a melancholy
pass tlieso worldly times when a man is
sent over the hill for twenty days for
garnering1 spiritual food nnd solace from
a borrowed bible.
A " \Vnriiinsj to Campaign Orators.
Philadelphia liccnnl.
Stump speakers should ba careful. It
is the season of bad falls rrom chestnut
trees.
The Vnllcy ofDpatli.
Keio York H'orM.
A largo quanlty of now collliis hns been
ordered work has reopened on .tho Nicaragua
canal.
gua
_ _
Don't , Affect tlio Market.
Kcw YorH Trtlnint.
The report comes from Orlando , Fla. , that
ono peach tree has already borne two crops
of peaches this season. This phenomenal
and eminently commendable effort on llio
part of the tree in question was not able ,
however , to prevent a marked stringency In
the peach market.
In a HlKli-Ijicrnso Town.
The esteemed Tribune Is Inquiring ai to
the correct form of the quotation from "The
Atmlunt Mariner" about "Water , water
every where. " In Philadelphia , under the
beiiollccnt operations of the blgh-llconso law ,
tno quotation on Sunday Is maclo thus :
Water , water everywhere ,
IJut not a drop of drink.
Counting Without Tlicli-
. .St. J/ou/s ( lube-Democrat.
The Independent party In Nebraska has
figured up n prospective majority ; but li
view of the fact that its calculations include
n largo number of Intelligent citizens who
have always voted the republican ticket
it Is probably doomed to disappoint
mcnt. Tliero is certainly no goot
reason why any Nebraska republican
should desert hU party thU year
Jcntl of a. Soldier from tlio Terrible
ATLANTA , Ga. , Oct. 17. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK UKH.I Private Frank O'tfcil , bat
tery C , Fourth artillery , United States army ,
stationed at MelMierson , died froa : hydrophobia -
phobia today. O'Nell was Wtton by a dofi
some tlmo ago , but did not experience much
trouble from tlio wound. later on , however ,
it began to trouble bitn , and a tow days ago
ho was compelled logo to tlio hospital. Ilo
bcpati to show si ns of madness , frothed at
the mouth and developed wonderful strength.
Ilo was put in a padded room la the hospital.
Ho throw himself violently against the wall ,
but the naddlnjr Uout him from hilling him
self , Ilo positively refused to oat or tlrinic ,
hut It rwmlred seven or olirhtHtronu moil to
hold him down yesterday. Ho lirokoloose
from them oncu nnd overui rued a stove , SOD-
Unit tire to the hoipltal. This was extin
guished and llnally by forcing him down ,
putting a mattress ou him , anil eight men
l > llliiK themselves on this , they succeeded In
lioldlnphlm. In this positioa an onlutu was
Injected into hU arm mid ho was quieted ,
C.'nolc Ciiiinty'H Jnllcr Dead.
CIIIOAOO , Oct. 17. [ Speulul Telegram to
TIIK nnn.1 Conrad Folz , who has boon Jailor
of Cooh comity for thirty yonw , died liwt
nld'ht of pnouiiionia , L olz was ono of ttio
landmarks of Cook county. Ilo leaves a
comfortable fortune , havwi : Invested hla
money lu real cstatu in early days.
OTlIISlt UAN13ST1IANOUHH.
A. short tlmo no the Insubordination of n
wrtlon of Riighxtid's ' crock military organiza
tion , the Grenadier Clutmls , win promptly
> unl.ihcd by enforced exile In Itonmuln ,
Tliero has Just occurcd another mutinous
iprlsing involving n detachment of the cast
Surrey regiment , which revolted against nn
oilier logo to India. 'I'hN second mtinlfosta-
tlon of revolt airnlnst the authority of the
crown will affect thoughtful Kiigllshmeii
nest painfully. Iiisuborillnutloii Is some-
.hlntr now In the service. KnglUli sohltors
n the p.ist have lacked perhaps the dnsh and
mpetuoslty of Frctich troopi or the pcrfce-
.Ion of Ucrimu organization and discipline ,
liut they linve always been remarkable , for
steadiness , determination mul morale. In
guarding ttio InsllneU of a world-wide cmplro
they have been laboriously employed during
rccnnt yeaw , and frequently have boon
required to perform dangerous service- ,
but they have cheerfully compiled
with orders , and have gloried In
their achievements nnd sacrifices ns
soldier * of the crown. To liavo the guards
nud the cast Surrey battalltons In n stnto of
mutiny Is an experience alike new and hu
miliating to .Englishmen. Insubordination
and (1 istasto for forelun service nro sytntoms
which uro of ominous Import for the future
of the British empire. During recent youra
tlio ofllcluticy of the French army hns boon
greatly promoted by various expedient,1) ) for
mulling the dally llfo and routine ot the pri
vate soldier more comfortable and less Irlc-
some. Ocncral llouliiiiBer Introduced this
nollcy , nnd It has been continued by tits suc
cessors In the war onico. The barrack drill
ing was made less tedious , the Sunday holi
day was lengthened , the beds and rations
were Improved , nnd tlio soldiers relieved
from many useless and onerous restric
tions of discipline. Ills poslblo that flio
Brewing feclliip of discontent In the Dritbh
army has been caused by minor grievances
and hardships which have been alleviated lit
the Frcncn service. It seems more probable ,
liowever , thnt so mutinous nn outbivaic as
has occurred In Guernsey betokens a revolt
against the Increasing burdent and dangers
of garrison duty under the empire. English
soldiers , appreciating the deadly character of
the climates to which they are necessarily
exposed in India , Kgypt and other portions of
the oinplro guarded by them , are apparently
becoming weary of military service. Garri
son llfo Is tranquil and pleasant at homo ; but
the separations from friends anil families in
volved by foreign service and the high mor
tality caused by exposure to Inclement nnd
enfeebling climates , promote a feeling of dis
content and mutiny In the rnnlw. Let this
fcelltifj become general and tlio defences of
nnunnmnugcable empire of vast extent will
be seriously Impaired.
*
The general sentiment of the socialistic
congress nt Hnilo In favor of lawful and
parliamentary agitation rather than of violent
lent and Illegal attempts to attain the objects
of the socialists , appears to have prevailed In
the several labor congresses recently held in
different countries of Kuropo. The concrcss
atlliillo was convened for tlio purpose of
marking out the line of policy to bo followed
In future by the socialists , the laws of ex
ception under which they have labored for
tholast twelve years having expired Oe-
tober 1. Ilcrr Lieblcnccht was applauded
recently when ho said that , whenever three
ultra-revolutionists are assembled
they con
stantly fear that ono of their number may be
a spy or an Informer. The truth of his
remarks was proved by the incidents of
the Wolgcmuth socialistic conspiracy , con
cocted by German exiles la Switzerland.
The leaders of the party openly declared that
they had no faith in the state socialism fa
vored by Emperor William II. since his fa
mous rescripts of last February. Hut , at the
same time , they reminded their followers
that progress cou Id Do attained by legal and
parliamentary means , as shown by the fact
that , oven under tlio operation of the former
antl-soclallslic law of exception the Gorman
workmen had been able to increase from live
to thirty-one the number of their representa
tives in the reichstagr. The plan of action
of the leaders of the socialist party , which
Is approved by the foreign delegates to the
Ilnllo congress , Is to enlighten public opinion ,
especially ia the rural districts , by the publi
cation of newspapers , pamphlets , etc.
Another organ , "Tho New Bra , " will bo
added to the many socialist papers already
puhllsnod. The treasury of the party , which
received about $30,000 last year and dis
bursed about $70,000 , still possesses from
former accumulations a reserve fund of $25-
000. That nowspapcrnnd pamphlet campaign
will not bo one-sided , however , for Emperor
"William has lately piven bis approval to a
series of Damplilots , preaching ata'.o soelal-
siii , which will bo distributed at a nominal
prlco byspeclal agents at the doors of facto
ries , mllU , workshops , the railroad stations ,
and at the homes of the Gorman peasants ,
* *
Seldom has a reign been inaugurated under
moro ominous auspices than that of King
Carlos o ! Portugal. A little over a year has
elapsed since his nccensloa to the throne , but
during that tlmo troubles both at homo and
abroad liavo crowded so thick nnd fast upon
him that Ins abdication Is regarded not only
as probable hut oven as Imminent. Indeed it
has become the current topic of discussion
both nninng the classes and Iho masses at
Lisbon nnd has , moreover , added fresh stim
ulus to the dilloreuces that notoriously exist
between the queen consort and the
queen dowager. For while both
are equally ready to consent to
the king's abdication , the younger of the two
ladles demands that It should be in favor of
her little boy , the threo-year-ohl crown prince ,
with herself as regent during his minority ,
whereas Iho queen mother insists that in
view of the critical position of the monarchy
the crown should devolve upon her favorite
son , Dom Alphonso , the younger brother of
the reigning king. Talcing advantage of the
present difficulties , the protoudor , Dom
MigiiolfWho holds somewhat the Hamu posi
tion towards the Portuguese throne that Don
Carlos does toward that of Spain , has recom-
mendeil an active campaign tliroughoiit the
kingdom in favor of his rights to the
crown. Republican demonstrations are
reported from Pone , Colmhro , 1'ortalcgru ,
Santurcm , I3oja Fnro , and , In fact , from
nearly every largo city nnd town ; while In
Lisbon , whom the students of HID university
and public schools dnlly paradu the streets
shouting for thu abdication of the king and
for the establishment of a republic , the mili
tary are In opc'ii conflict with thu police ,
whoso nctiou the soldiers entirely paralyze.
It will bo seen , therefore , thut the stuto of
nllalrs In I'ortugal U of an exceedingly criti
cal nature , and thut King Carlos , whoso
health is in a precarious condition , Is , to bay
the least , on the horns of a dllommu.
* *
After struggling In vnln during the lasl
ton or tiftoun years to prevent the t-nncttnent
of Iho law recently passed rendering theo
logical htudonts ilostlnud for the priesthood
Hallo o compulsory military service , the
French bishops have suddenly i-oino to the
conclusion th.it . the meivsuro which they have
until now so bitterly opposed U calculated to
prove of Imostlrnnhlo benefit to the cliurcn.
Discipline IH of Just as vital Importance to
the church as It Is to the army , and the lessens -
sons of passive obedience , of ro pcet to HU-
pormrs , anil of good-nature mid good-
fullovvship taught to nil young soldiers
cannot full to leave a lasting Inipicsblou upon
them when they uro trutibfurral from the
survico of the stut-o to that of the uUurcb.
Many n famous and umluont divine , both In
recent and remote times , has worn the sash
of a military ofllcer before twinning In lt
stead the stole ot a priest. Among the bott
cttown Instance * nro I'opo Plus IX. , Canll-
iat Howard , Sehooubom and Plnco , and
Vrchblshop Kottulorof Mnycnro. It Is pos
sibly owing to the remembrance of the ills-
Inctlou acquires I tn the service of thu church
> y these soldier-priests that the Francli
blshop < t have boon induced to Include
i somewhat tartly expression of np
irovnl of the now law in the in
structions which they have Just Issued
o the seminarist * about to cuter the ranks
of the army , \Vhllo slleiioo Is recom-
ncnded as being the best rujolndcr In the
case of an Insulting remark coming from n
superior the blthops In ao wise prohibit tlio
young men from fighting for their tights If
the Insult is from nn equal , The Instructions ,
noreovcr , declare that a vigorous military
service loyally performed cannot fall to exer
cise u salutary olfoct upon the minds am )
joillas of these postlnuts for admission to
toly orders , and express the conviction that
t la among the young momoers of the church
nltltant that the pioneers ot the church tri-
implmnt will bo found.
*
* *
Southern Fr.mco Is suffering terribly from
.ho overflow of rivers. Enormous damaga
tas l > eou tlono hi the tower Uhone valley , ami
, ho loss of llfo has bonti considerable. HOUSIM
mvo been washed away , railroads have bcou
loatroycd , and the splendid system of coun-
: ry roads Is reported to have been practically
obliterated. Vineyards nnd gardens have
jecn turned Into dciortn , the crop.s and the
Hvostocicof hunili-o.ls of farmers have been
destroyed , and whole villages with flourish *
ing factories have been completely Impover
ished. Hvcn the city of Marseilles has suf
fered to mi extent unprecedented in Its his
tory , The inundated districts have a popu
lation of almost a million .souls mul comprise
some of the tno t densely settled agricul
tural regions of France.
*
* *
The Dutch cabinet has decided that the
dug of 11 oil nnd Is unlit to reign , and n
regency will therefore bo proclaimed. Tliero
would bo llttlo Interest attached to the king' *
condition were it not that his death would
end the rule of Holland over Luxembourg1 , ns
the law ot succession excludes fonmlo heirs.
The deposed duke of Nassau is the acknowl
edged successor of King William , nnd Ger
man Influence will undoubtedly bo powerfully
exerted , to control tlio future government of
Holland.
TIIIutimi. .
Tory InllutMico atltomn Donottnccil liy
O'Conner'H '
1'apcr ,
Lioxnox , Oct. 17. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BKI : . ] The Star , Thomas 1'owcrO'Con- '
ncr's ' paper , says it is alleged in clerical cir
cles that the summoning to Homo of four
archbishops in Ireland Is a mere formality
necessary to the fulfillment of their duty of
presenting themselves to the pope once every
llvo years. Ireland , liowever , says tlio Star ,
does not regard their going as an Innoc-Jiit
nnd harmless affair. Tlio archbishops sire
commanded to take the senior suffragan
bishops. This Indicates the pope's desire to
assemble nt the Vatican a representative
council of the Irish Catholic church and that
an Important move Is pending. It becomes
moro blgnlflcant when it is known that lllshop
O'Dwyernf Limerick will bo nt the Vatican
some tlmo before his colleagues arrive there.
The Star , continuing , saysThe : sum.
moning of the archbishops is believed to bo
thu llnul effort on the part of the Vatican to
assist the torlcs at a critical time. The elec
tions nro near nnd prompt measures are nec
essary to propitiate Lord Salisbury. Thu
Vatican Is convinced that It Is to its interest
to maintain tlio tones In power and feels cer
tain that u liberal government would not , con
tinue the negotiations la relation to Maltese !
marriages. I3esidos , the advisors of thu
I'opo bitterly rcsont the refusal of. the Irish
natty to tiiico Its policy from Home. Thu
Irish party docs not concern Itself with anything -
"
thing Iho" Pope may do. It 1ms conlldmiro
thnt the four archbishops will advocate th'j
wirly's ' causa Independently as nationalists ,
itul not as ecclesiastics , and they may pre
vent the Vatican from malting a lust nml if-
rctslcvcnblo error in Its dealings with Irish
Catholics. Hutthocoturlo of cardinals and
monsignors , at the call of the Kugllsli
Catholic lories , is now in the ascendant In
pupal councils , and it will b utterly Impossi
ble to defeat their schemes , which will event
ually recoil on the tory heads and will not in-
Illct any Injury upon the government for
homo rule for Ireland , "
EIJISOX'H
Another Wonderful OlHOovery for UHO
in I'nlngrnphini ; .
NEW YOKK , Oct. 17 , [ Special Telegram to
THE BnK. | Ono of Edison's assistants says
, tie wizard has declared his Intention to equip
an nlr ship , which will admit of practical
utility for icriul travel , Another Iden which ,
if perfected , will revolutionize tlio tolo-
jruphlc world , is undergoing OKped incuts by
Mr. Kdlson. The now discovery consists of
a combination of metals know only to the in
ventor which will , by connection with terra
llrnia , carry sounds a great distance. Inas
much ns the earth Is the permanent connec
tion which obviates the necessity of telegraph
wire being run double between two cities in
order to make the circuit , tlio Idea scorns
quite feasible. Mr. Kdison has already con-
uucted Ms experiments on tills Idea to such
an extent that y stanulm : out of ordinary
hearing cllstanco ono cm distinctly hear the
faintest whlhpur. The wizard is quoted as
saying that if electricity can bo analv/ed and
accounted for , tlioro will bo no diulculty ia
using it to Its fullest capacity.
Culmim Favor llcolpronlty.
HAVANA , Oct. 17. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Uii : ! . ] The meeting called by the boanl
of planters yesterday to consider the tariff
question was attended by the wealthiest
planters In Cuba and many other prominent
persons. It was decided to .send to llio min
ister of the colonies a petition In fuvor of
reciprocity with America , the nliatoiiiont of
Cuban bonds and the budget suspension of
the conversion of Cuban bonds , mid tlio re
vocation of the law of mercantile ) relations
wltli Spain.
Positively cured l > y
those Mttlo Pills.
They nl&o relieve Ila-
trcs.4 from Dyspepsia , In
digestion nnd Too Hearty
Kiting. A perfect rein-
t'dyforUUzlueiiii , Nausea ,
Drowsiness , Had Tostf
In tlio Jiloulli , Coated
Tongtio , 1'uln In the Klilo.
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regulatu tlie liowcls. 1'urely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE SMALL PRICE.
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ttikos cliargu l property , oul-
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