THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY JUNE 8 , 1591 ,
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TIIKKI : is comfort in tlio thought that
it will bo tit le.ist n year before the
presidential ctunpaign opens.
It' CujVKLANi ) wants to bo sure of his
unpopularity in New York ho bhould
cntor the lists us a candidate ) for gover
nor against rionos-iio-pays-tho-froight.
THIS Italinn diplomatic incident has
passed out of the public mind , but -1,100
dagoes landed in Now York on a single
day last weok. The Italian fears .Tudgo
Lynch in America loss than poverty and
King Humbert in Italy.
WITH rye soiling at famine prices and
crop prospects discouraging it la not
Btrango that the common people of Ger
many are becoming menacingly anxious
for a reduction of the tariffs of the em
pire upon brendstulTs.
TIIK people of the north will not con-
Bent to the canonizing of Jeff. Davis.
All this talk of southern orators to the
olTcct that time will prove the arch-
traitor to have boon a political saint is
useless. The facts of history can never
bo distorted into such an untruth.
AND now a "member of parliament"
insists that the baccarat scandal is
brought upon the prince and pcoplo because -
cause that somewhat eccentric heir to
the throne has consented to associate
with wealthy persons not of royal blood.
As proof that this is true the deplorable
fact is announced that Mrs. Arthur Wil
son , the baccarat hostess , is the daugh
ter of a postmaster. Too bad !
BACCAKAT can bo played for larger
stakes and with more bettors , but the
classic cowboy game of "Bluo Poto"
with its four points is far moro exciting
and loss humiliating to the bartender.
Blue Pete introduced to the courttry
houses of Great Britain would save
Wales the trouble of carrying baccarat
counters and the countrymen the losses
they nro likely to sustain in playing
with that export gambler and all-Yoitnd
sport. The cowboy game is convivial in
Its incidents , but does not tend to bank
ruptcy , and there is scarcely a possi
bility of cheating. It would elevate the
morals of Tranbycrof t and save the host
ess , guests and country a repetition of
the Gordon-Cuinminp incident.
TUB Council BlulTs JYbujmm'i insists
that the rocuiit enumeration of popula
tion is erroneous and it sustains the posi
tion admirably by comparison of the
Bohool with the national census. AccordIng -
Ing to its lifruros Council Blultb had at
the date of the enumeration nearly
thirty-eight thousand people and is sub
sequently the second city in Iowa , The
enumerators reported hut 21,471 , placing
our prosuoroils neighbor its sixth in
the list instead of second. Omaha
people who hnvo watched tno growth
of Council Blulla in the last 10 years are
satisfied more than ; t,50 ( ) people were
nddod to it * inhabitants during that
period in spite of the census returns to
the contrary. The Kimpureil is right In
standing by its estimate of : t7,8l0 ! and all
Btatomonts published to advertise the
city ' should contend for second place
jun'ong the prosperous cltios of the
Ilawkoyo state.
THE coin-so of political events In Can-
ndn , in the near future , will have un
common interest for the people of the
United States , and doubtless also for
English statesmen. The death of Sir
John Macdonalil removes the ono man
who had the political taut to t < o admin
ister atTuIrs as to retard the growth of
a sentiment hostile to the condition of
colonial dependence , and whoever his
Biiccossoi1 may ho ho will llnd it extremely -
tromoly dllllcult to continue on
the lines pursued by the dead
premier. There was a great ro-
Bpoct for Maedonald'fl ability which
enabled him to exert an inlluenco
Ijroator than that of any other man , or
perhaps half n dozen men , in the Domin
ion. The Canadian people were rather
proud of his political skill nnd his
'I ' nggrossivo Character , whllo ho was
their best oximplo of sturdy loyalty ,
The conservative "party has no loader
who can quito till his ulace , and it will
hardly bo possible for it to hold its
strength against the strong liberal
tendency uinonj ; the Canadian pooplo.
DBiVlV.VO TIIK .YKll' PAttTl' ,
The southern alliance organs insist
that no now party was created at Cin
cinnati , The loading journal .of tliH
eland , the Rdtinnul Economist , recently
made this declaration , observing that
the Cincinnati mooting "simply pro
vided for education on the Ocala plat
form , for co-operation with the confer
ence to bo hold in February , 1892 , and ,
if necessary , to call a convention to In
stitute the party in Juno , 1892. " This
organ nl the alliance gees on
to say that it is necessary that
tlio fact that no party was created
at Cincinnati be recognized nnd oinpha-
sized , "because the partisan press of the
south , whore the conflict is now very
hitter , will teem with falsehoods about
the capture of the alliance by a lot of
601-ohoad politicians. " Another organ
say * the southern alliance mon in the
Cincinnati convention did all and every
thing in their power to prevent or post
pone the organization pf a now political
party , and heartily commends them.
"The southern alliance mon"says this
paper , "aro the backbone of the democratic -
cratic party. If they can secure rcliof
in the old party they greatly prefer do
ing so , and will prove a.i loyal in the
f.ttturo.,13 in the past. "
Those ullorancos are commended to
the thoughtful consideration of the
western alliance pcoplo who entertain
the opinion that a now uarly was created
nt Cincinnati , and who contemplate giv
ing it their support. The members of
the southern alliance , being loyal demo
crat ? , want no now party in their sec
tion , however willing they may bo to
encourage ono in the north , whore it
would menace republican success. They
propose that the south shall remain
solidly democratic , and they will tolerate
no dopnrtiiro which might change that
political condition. The organs threaten
that in case the democratic party fails
to recognize the demands of the farmers
a revolt may happen , but this is mean
ingless. Tlio great majority of southern
alliance mon would abandon the alliance
before they would the democratic party.
Allegiance to the democracy is stronger
with them than their religion and us
strong as their devotion to family. It
embraces all they recognize of the
duty of citizenship and all they
know of patriotism. In their view not
to bo a democrat is to merit social ostra
cism. It' is not surprising that the
southern democratic loaders fool no
solicitude i ogarding the now party so
far as their section is concerned. Their
only concern will bo with reference to
the strength it may develop in repub
lican states. .When thu alliance men of
these states fully understand the posi
tion of their southern brother , it is
highly probable that the hopes of the
democracy regarding the now party will
not bo realized.
'DIE VOLUME OF VUtCULATlON.
The last monthly statement from the
treasury department of the volume of
circulation showed a decrease during
May amounting to a little ever twenty-
five million dollars. But the circula
tion on Juno 1 was $7i,000,000 ! greater
than at the corresponding date last year ,
and is given in the statement as being a
little ever ono billion iivo hundred
million dollars. The increase during
the last 12 months has moro than kept
pace with the growth of population and
business , and it is not easy to understand
why -thoro should ho a closeness in
money , except as a lack of confidence
induces caution on the part of capital.
Calling the population of the country
04,000,000 , the present circulation is
about $2t.41 ; per capita. The country
has boon more prosperous than it is now
with a smaller circulation for each in
habitant. In an article in a recent issue
of the New York SVibtuie regarding cir
culation in past times it was stated that
ut the time of the resumption of
specie payments , January 1 , 187.0 ,
the amount per capita was about
$17 , and it has never boon as low nt any
time since. Prom 1870 to 1880 the circu
lation was never less than about $17 nor
moro than aboutS20 for each inhabitant.
Prior to 1870 the actual per capita of
circulation never exceeded 820 , though
the advocates of more currency claim
that nt ono time it reached $37 , nnd in
order to make this claim good they include -
cludo in the circulation the seven-thirty
notes , a part of which for a time served
that purpose , but most of which were
hoarded by the banks ana capital
ists for the high interest they paid. But
even reckoning thcbo notes as a part of
the circulation it did not reach , as the
advocates of currency inllatlon assort ,
$37 for each Inhabitant.
The truth is that the circulation at
present is larger per capita than it was
at any time in the past , and as already
remarked the country has boon more
prosperous than It now is with loss money
for each inhabitant. The volume of cir
culation in not necessarily the measure of
national prosperity. Just how much
money the country'ought to have for
the proper transaction its business is
a question on which intelligent opinion
may widely dllTor , hut all will agree that
the amount should bo regulated by con
siderations of soundness and stability.
The people who are demanding that the
circulation shall bo doubled by the Issue
of government promibos to pay do not
trouble themselves about these very Im
portant conditions.
UIK , lSS/J.SS.UK.Vr / HULLS.
Every citizen of Omaha who has given
the suojoct intelligent thought knows
that our whole ashChsmont and valuation
system is radically wrong. It is founded
upon error and is rotten throughout. A
city with ? 200,000)00 ( ) worth of property
assessed at $20,000,000 gees before the
world with a lie in its mouth. It is on
%
the defensive in all llnanoial circles.
The lifical agqntB.who market our bonds
fool the evil which wo put upon our
selves when wo vote a bonded indebted
ness equal to Quo-eighth of the valuation
of all our property and then have the
Siiranuo to claim that our credit Is
first class. Wo are placed at a decided
disadvantage.In all the inonoy centers of
the country by our own short sighted-
noss. Wo can never witlnfactorlly prove
that our assessment is ridiculously low
and therefore our apparently high tax
rate is really very much below what the
figures of other cltios show Iholrs to bo.
This is not the only evil in our gys-
toui , howovor. Corporations und In
dividuals shirk their share of the public
burdens. Small property owners pay
moro than their just proportion of the
taxesimposed. . Institutions in Omaha
rated in commercial circles nt $300,000
pay tnxos upon loss than ono-twonttoth
of that sum. The assessors will turn in
their rolls to the county clerk today.
They become subject to public inspection
ut soon as returned to the 'county clerk.
The rolls of every ward will contain
glaring Irregularities which ought to bo
exposed. Now is the time for the people
to BOO how they are imposed upon.
Every ward should hold a public moot
ing nnd appoint a responsible committee
to investigate the work of its assessor.
It may do no good now , but it will bo
the nucleus around which public senti
ment can center for reform next year.
THK Bun stands ready to perform its
duty In this matter. Lot the taxpayers
perform theirs and wo shall bo able to
rout tax shirkers and correct other
evils of the present unconscionably bad
system In time for the next assessment.
TO 11KDKKM SOUTH CAHOMA'A.
A number of prominent Massachu
setts republicans nlot in Boston a few
days ago to consider missionary work in
the south in the interest of the repub
lican party. It was decided that South
Carolina oilers a favorable Hold for such
political labor , and a fund was sub
scribed to bo used there in disseminat
ing republican doctrines. There is an
organization of republicans In that state ,
but it seems to exist simply for olllco-
holding purposes. It exerts no inllu-
encc , nnd is only hoard of in connection
with the distribution of federal patron
age. No republican state ticket has been
nominated in Soutji Carolina for many
years , and practically there id no repub
lican party in that stitle.
The encouragement for the movement
started in Massachusetts Is found in the
revolt which resulted in ttio defeat of
the democracy in South Carolina last
year , and in the fact that there has
recently been organized in that state a
number of republican clubs which have
formed n state league. Mon hitherto
active and prominent democrats are
now identified with this repub
lican league , and it is said that
the accessions to it of former-
democrats have been so numerous
that democratic success in South
Carolina is no lontror a cer
tainty. In these circumstances it ia be
lieved that if thorough work is done the
republicans may bo able to carry a
majority of the congressional districts ,
even if they fail to elect state olllcors.
Certainly the conditions appear rather
moro favorable for the republicans than
they have boon for many years , and it is
undoubtedly wise to put forth every
possible effort to secure the ad
vantages which the situation offers ,
but it is dilllcult to repose
much faith in any promise of republican
success in South Carolina. The "inde
pendents" who routed the democracy in
the last state contest are still democrats
at heart and if they thought there was
serious danger of the state being carried
by the republicans they would not hesi
tate to renew their old allogianco. No
harm will bo done by the missionary
work which the Massachusetts repub
licans propose , but that any great good
will como of it is questionable.
Tun Pottawattamio county republican
convention meets on the 10th inst. at
Walnut , la. The delegates to that con
vention have boon chosen. Omaha
should send n delegation of citizens to
Council BlulTs to interview these dele
gates and request thorn to secure the
endorsement of the convention for
Omaha as the place in which to hold
the national republican convention. A
little judicious effort on the part of this
city now will help greatly
at Cedar Rapids on the 1st
proximo , when the state convention
meets. Council BlulTs is friendly. The
Iowa republicans are friendly and the
Iowa state convention will cheerfully
lire the first gun for Omaha. Will ono
of the Omaha organizations for the general -
oral good of the city take up the matter
and follow it to a successful isr.no ? As
has repeatedly boon remarked Omaha
will lose nothing by making nn effort
for the national convention.
ASSUMING that the two physicians of
the Omaha medical institute now incar
cerated in the county jail are gulHy as
charged by the coroner's jury , the indig
nity of placing thorn in irons is inexcus
able. They are not desperate charac
ters and could not if they had wished
have escaped the olllcors going from the
jail to the police court. There is a ma
lignity in the prosecution of these mon
which is almost certain to react in their
bohalf. Until they are shown to bo
guilty they should bo treated with the
ordinary courtesy and civility accorded
accused prisoners.
MAJOR FintAY of the board of public
works , In his olllcml place openly
charges the sidewalk inspector with
dproliotlon of duty , and an investigation
has boqn ordered. The sidewalk inspector
specter will take notice tnai the contro
versy between him and the Cumlng
street gentleman cannot bo settled in
the no-vspapors. The material laid in
sidewalks and the bills passed by the inspector
specter are the only proper tests of the
truth or falsity of thp'statomonts.
TKAININO sohool graduates ought to
bo able to stand any test of qualifica
tions applied to other applicants for po-
Hltlons .in the public schools of Omaha.
The teachers' training school is u homo
industry , but it needs or should need no
protection from outside competition. It
is proper that the regular board of ox-
amlnurs should participate In thu Imil !
examinations of the graduates of that
institution and pass upon tligir qualifi
cations.
WUII.K the soft-handed and adillo-
patod political farmora are pottering
away nt the third party foolishness the
horny-lmndod agricultural farmers are
busy pushing the cultivators through
the cornfields aim gleefully watching
the small grain mature Into money and
prosperity.
OMAHA needs a publto vault in which.
the remains of the dead may bo placed
pending Investigations as to causes of
death or "evidences of crimo. Without
it the remains n'rtj almost wholly beyond
the control c JBio authorities. Often-
tlmoa the end y yf justice require their
prosorviitlon fet * daya or even wcolts
which IB almostiout of the question nt
present. ' " " '
GCNKRAT , NfA'falAXIKri P. HANKS of
MiissuchusetU ono of n very few pub
lic men who tp o from active politics
wholly wtUiouU means of support. It Is
the custom tt > 'point ' to such instances
and insist IhnM'nsworvlng integrity has
prevented those , jsorvnnts ofthe govern
ment from acquiring' wealth. This no
tion is erroneous. General Banks' log-
lalntivo lifo is certainly above reproach ,
nnd in spite of his Itod Ulvor cotton ex
pedition pcoplo bollovo his military
career is untainted by any sort of per
sonal corruption. Nevertheless it was
not honesty , but poor management ,
want of economy nnd foresight and an
utter lack of thrift and business ability
which leaves him stranded upon public
charity in his old aco.
Tun pursuit and capture of the Itata
is not likely to bo much to the credit of
this country. Aside from the grand
stand performance of dispatching the
Charleston after her nnd the failuio of
that licet warship to overtake the llttlo
stunmor it now nphcnrs that the arms
and ammunition were not taken from
San Diego , but on the high sea. The
craft will bo hurried back to San Diego
for trial and the chances nro the trial
will bo as much a fiasco as the rest of
the business has been from the begin
ning to the present.
A CALIFORNIA capitalist has just
married his sixth wife. Only a Cali
fornia capitalist could afford five funer
als and six weddings.
IT would bo a great waste of earth
needed elsewhere to cart that from the
Douglas street grade to the river.
THK cabbies of London have struck.
This makes the walking in London
worse than ovor.
KansnH IHII'L In It.
Speaking of financial "heresy" the Phila
delphia brand U the rankest on exhibition
these days. The poor , "deluded" Kansas
farmers are not in the race with Marsh ,
Bardslcy and that crowd.
A Paucity of "Noblest Works. "
H"ii < / ( Bf ll Poll.
The late Mr. Diogenes and his lantern
would never have been able to work up such
a lasting reputation had they been compelled
to fish out nn hono4t man from among the
peculiar Philadelphia bankers.
Political' Flapdoodle.
.
Democratic uaptfrs are squabbling ever the
question who startecl the silly flapdoodle of
talking about ' 'the billion congress. " As it
is the nearest approach they ever make to
argument , they think there is some honor at
tached to Invcntfng-'it.
The IJCHSOII ! of Kxperlonce.
Dr.Aitlitirtirearcx at lioitun.
The Indian can only bo an Indian. All the
teaching in the world could make no differ
ence. The best way to solve the Indian
problem ' Is not _ tcr bother with , , Itj , atxoll.
lio'ave them all to tlio western people and
they will treat the red man /airly and keep
him In tils place at the same timo. Eastern
philanthropists , who meddle with affuirs of
which they have no accurate knowledge , do
more barm than good.
Kutil ty of Wills.
CMcayn Inter Occtn.
The late Samuel J. Til don's will Is now before -
fore the court of appeals for another decis
ion. It is five years since Mr. Tildon died
and loft the bulk of his wc.dth to the city of
Now York to found n gioat public library.
Ho was considered ono of the ablest lawyers
of his time , and he was careful to draw up
his last testament so as to discourage any
who might attempt to take it into the courts.
When such lawyers as Mr. Tildon are unable
to make wills that cannot bo broken , and
leave their property as they would have It
used , there would seem to bo call for svveop-
'Ing amendments of the statutes relating to
wills.
,
L O
A fjnrue , Itlooiulu Country.
New Yitrlt Sun.
Wo are often reminded of the fact that this
is a large country and that It has many var
ieties of climate. Wo learn from Texas that
.wheat harvesting has begun there , and that
the crops are abundant throughout the stato.
Wo learn from Kansas that the grain and
corn cropi there are growing well under the
May rains and give promiho of good harvests.
Wo learn from North Dakota that the gram
Is up and sprouting there , and that the pros
pects are 1avor.iblo thought harvesting will
bo lato. We learn from some other parts of
the northwest that wheat is not yet out of
the ground.
Thus , whllo the farmers of Texas are
gathering In their croon ut the close of May ,
these of the far north are awaiting the har
vests that will bo leaped months hence.
It is a large and blooming country.
TIIK JIKIR'N U.IKK OFF.
Now York Tribune : Whatever mnv bo the
issue of the baccarat trial the prejudices of
domoeratlu England will bo strongly excited
against the vices and excesses of ndstoe-ratio
society.
Washington Post : How long are the "plain
people" of Grout Britain going to stand the
false system which makes of this gambler ,
debauchee anil Idler their destined ruler and
exalts him to the bojidship of both the church
and the state I
Chicago TlmoS,8Slr : William Gordon-
Gumming , the plaintiff In the baccarat suit ,
denies omphatlciitly that he Is engaged to
marry n Now York heiress. Now York has
had u narrow CHCIO' ! ) ' nnd Chicago congrat
ulates both her untr the young woman who
has been slandered. " '
Now York UcrnUl : The gravity of the
revelation lies In \\\q \ \ \ .fact that thcwo boozing ,
horsey , gambllng.ifoaturos ; uro the heredi
tary rulers and legislators of their sober ,
thrifty , Intolhgont-nnd God-fearing super !
orj. That Is Ki and's disgrace. In thU
country the HluSclass drink , bet , loaf anil
gamble thomsolv 3 < put _ of their fortunes in
two or three jomulons. They have no
material effect 01 I too fortunes of the coun-
try.
The Ilmlcon HODO.
DIIOKIN : Bow , N U ? Juno 0. To the Ed-
tor of Tin : IJi-iu ; Governor Ihayor , In his
onicial communication of the Dd Inst. to
Sheriff Mlllilcon of Doilgo county , in the mat
ter of hU refusal to comniuto the death sen
tences of Furst nnd Shepherd , reported1 In
TIIK Itiii : or the Ith inst. , has perpotratoj an
injury upon the Tesldonts of our city and
Ouster county , unintentional , wo think , but
nn Injury still , la referring as ho did to the
recent execution of lluwonstlnirut thli place.
Wo didn't need that olUclul notice to assure
us that our governor Is a law abiding
citizen and that ho deprecate * the violation
of law by our citizens Individually or col-
loctlvcly. Of'course the governor , like the
king , can do no wrong ; but wo think bo wns
Illy advised , Muny unfavorable comments
tuivo Leon tuudo concerning this unfortunate
affair by the scribes of adlacout towns , but
tbo communication from tbo ihrono o'ortops
thorn all. With the two santeucoi toft out of
the onicml document of the nd Inst , , which
refer to HroKcn Uow , It would have boon as
illitnillcd. cautious and tlmolv n s > tate paper
as any that ever proceeded from the pen of
on executive. The good fame of our city and
conitnunltg has been stabbed by our gov
ernor.
This is not the pandemonium nor the abode
of "S.Unti's scat" that such documents and
criticisms would Indicate It to bo. The
cltlzans of Cu tcr county are as poncotblo
nnd law abiding as those of any county In
tbo state and the average of Intelligence ,
morality1 nnd religion Is ns high. The means
of Kt'ju-o abound on every side ( north sldo and
south sldo ) . The spires of seven churches
point heavenward , and on ono day In seven
their bells cull sinners to repentance and en
join the righteous to "quit their meanness. "
\Vo have ctiureh socials nud entertainments
galore.
In further proof of our pious life and holy
trend wo an Inn that TIIK llr.r. is the most
widely read of any of our state papers.
1'rlor to the political offervescr'nco
called the "nUiiinco movement" wo were
largely and Intensely and loyally republican.
But from the dispatches nnd comments on
the Hauenstlno affair , ofltclat and otherwise.
strangers would suppose that n largo demo
cratic majority prevailed and that we were
ns reliably and hopelessly democratic as
Texas or "poor old Missouri. "
In the opinion of some of our brat citizens
the breaking of Hauenstlno'sropo was purely
accidental nnd Was the result of ever testing
and not of tampering. In the opinion of
others It was a dispensation of Providence ,
in whoso decree It was ordered that the con
demned man should hang twice , once for
each victim killed. Not for n moment Is It
contended that the tearing down of the
stockade which hid the gallows from view
was justifiable. This act of lawlessness was
participated in by not to exceed fifteen or
twenty men. Wo hope our governor will
take time between the preparation of onicial
documents to read this and protlt by It.
WiT.Nis3. :
XEIIKASIIA XEirHVAMSK A'JKH'H.
Ray Scoflold Is the editor of a bright now
paper at Dodge , called the Indox.
The Imperial Republican will suspend
publication this weok. so It Is announced.
The AljCook Tribune is ton years old , Just
the ago of the lively little city in which it is
printed.
C. T. Condot has relinquished control of
the Mead Advocate and * has boon succeeded
by P. O. Lmidon.
F. M. Gurrlo , editor of the Sargent Times ,
has launched out Into the agricultural imple
ment business on the sldo.
After a vacation of ten months F. M.
Springsteen has resumed control of the
Gothenburg Independent.
Wayne has a now papor. the Journal ,
which made its first appearance last week
with C. W. Simon editor.
The editor of the Co/ad Messenger , who is
also a minister of thu gospel , recently im
mersed three converts In the I'latto I'lvor.
The editor of the Gortland Herald has anew
now name for his paper. He calls U "Tho
moral furnisher of bustles for beauties nnd
gicat family decorator of pantry shelves. "
*
The editor of the Cambridge Kaleidoscope
announces : "Parties wishing our autograph
to paste in their albums , can cut it off of a
subscription receipt. Wo are always ready
to accommodate our subscribers in this man
ner. "
J. A. Smith , editor of the Wuhoo Wasp ,
has established a business college at Ogden ,
Utah , and will go there about July I. Ho
offers bin Interest in the Wasp for sale. Mr.
Smith's aolo editorial work on the Wasp has
made that paper ono of the most widely
quoted weekly journals In the stato.
Bill Barlow's Budget , published at Doug
las , Wyo. , pays the following compliment tea
a late Nebraska "Journalist : " "Editor Austin
of tbo Lusk Herald has severed whatever
connection ho is presumed to have had witb
that publication nud gene oast. Ho is suc
ceeded by Koeso Mayes , who has been 'con
nected' with a dozen or more small news
papers in Nebraska during the past
six or eight years , and has a repu
tation as a nowspaporial raud-Jling-
er , local dead beat , and atl-'round Ananias
athlete of which ho is very proud. Ho will
doubtless turn his guns on the Buugot as
soon as be gets the boitom of his editorial
chair well warmed , and give the readers of
bis little pauor a sample of his 'ability' in the
line of personal abuso. "
I'ASSIXU JUSTS.
Puck : Jack I know Ethel loved mo. .
Tom But vou had no show with her
father , ehl
Jauk O , didn't I ? I had a regular circus
with him. That's where the trouble came in.
Lowlston Journal : An Oakland man Is
paying an acquaintance a dollar a week not
to speak to him for a month.
A hustling merchant never "busts"
When his motto's "Cash ; no trust1 :
And the follow who gets up and "dust s "
Is the ono who sets the ' "dust. "
Tbo oatmeal trust suggests a gruel end.
Now YorkTelegram : First boarder ( pleas
antly ) Strawberries seem to bo quito plenti
ful this season.
Second boat-dor ( flippantly ) Yes , Miss , I
toll you they're pushing hash hard !
The business man remarked , "I'll seek
The base ball game so gay ;
So pray hang out the sign which reads
'This is my busy day. "
Now York Herald : Mr. Summerboardor
I was startled by the dishonesty of these
pcoplo last , night.
Mr. Citlcaller Indeed.
Mr. Snmmorboardor- . I saw them
watering tbo cows before they milked them.
Now York Recorder : Deacon Jon'es ( re
lating a city expei ienco ) The bunco mun
then took mo Into a parlor and reached under
the parlor table and drew out a bungstartor.
Deacon Brown A buugstarterundora par
lor table ?
Deacon Jones Yea. This wns in Milwau
kee.
Washington Post : The only kind of a
hurry allowable lu this kind of woatuor is a
thirsty man's Jug trot.
\VlliUE : AHE YOU GOINOt
Detroit Ficc 1'ienn. .
Whore uro you going this summer )
Where are you going to roam I
We are going going going
Wo are going to stay at homo.
Brooklyn Life : "Whatever became of
thut greyhound you had I"
"Killoa himself. "
Really * "
"Yes , tried to catch a fly on the small of
his back and miscalculated. Bit himself In
two "
;
Texas Siftings : "Thobo firemen must bo a
frivolous sot , " said Mr. Spillkins , who was
reading a paper.
" \Vhybo ! "
"I read in the paper that after a Uro was
under control the llrutnon played all night on
the ruins. Why didn't they go homo und go
to bed like sonslbla mon , instead of romping
about all night like childicnl
Now Yonc Sun : Brobson-You look all
broke up , old'man. What's the muttorl
Cralk 1 called on Miss I'ruyu last night ,
and no sooner had I entered the parlor limit
her mother appeal oj and demanded to know
mv Intentions.
Buobson That must have boon rather em
barrassing.
Crulk Yes , but that was not the worst.
Just as the old liuly Ilnlsbcd speaking Miss
Pruya shouted down the stairs : "Mammu ,
mamma , ha Isn't the onul"
1.VKHY ttAV A/J-'A' .
Detroit free I'retx.
They strolled along In u quiet way.
And neither ono with n word to say.
Ho wasn't moioso , exactly , nor
Was slio in ttiu uouU or tmtrums , for
The sun was bright und the sky was blue
In a lovely way above these two ;
And the roses bloomed la her fair young face ,
Whllo in his theru wasn't tno fiilutost trace
Of the faintest sorrow or the ttllghtoit cure ;
But about the couple there wa , the air
-don't know what
Of anmuthlng Intangibledon't
A kind at 11 was. and I wwh-thore-was-not ,
A they strolled along In a quiet way ,
Anil nulthor a one with a word to say.
IndlffureaU Maybe. UusallslU-dl Yes
Though- neither ono would euro to confess
So muuh as that. It waa simply a case
Of what you will Hnd In o\ery plnco ,
Bu it country or town , or largo or small ,
They two weru loug uuriluu. That was all.
SCIHYEINFURTH THE SAVIOR ,
Long Sermon by tlio Misilah to His
Kansas Oity Congregation.
THREE HOURS WITHOUT A PAUSE ,
Ilia Hniut Not the Hand That Touched
Petor'M Knr , Hut UN Spirit
the .Same Homo Hard
IVANS vs Ctir , Mo..Tuna 7 [ Special to Tin :
BKH.I The visit of "Messiah" Sehwcln-
furtli to Kansas City nnd some of the acci
dent ? attending it , have boon heralded to the
country , btitsomo of the features Imvo boon
omitted. The "Messiah" umilo bis headquarters -
quarters at the resldenes of Mrs.Vnrd , imil
It was there ho preached his llrst sermon ot
Sunday last The event Imtl boon nunounccJ ,
and whoa the hour of service arrived the
house was fuller than a street car when the
homo team U winning , The parlor nnd sit
ting room were jammed , nud all sorts and
condition ! of bu nnnlty poured In the windows
dews , clung to the handrail of the front
porch and blocked the sidewalk ,
Oeot-RO Jacob Scuwolafurlli , who claim * to
bo Christ on his second visit to earth , was
preaching' .
"Standing In the "dim , religious light" that
struggled through the curtains of the south
bay window , pouring forth a steady stream
of words la a strong , loud volco , slightly ou t
of pitch , was a man of medium height and
slleht build. lie wore a black suit , an ol > -
tustvo whlto tie , and looked the conventional
parson la every thing but the cat of hli hair
pompadour. His carefully trimmed full beard
was rod and his hair brown. Not a feature
of the face would attract attention. It is
neither rcpcllant nor assuring , certainly
noi benign. The eyes , small and gathered
at the corners , might bo called a trlllo
shrewd ; they are certainly not soulful and
kindly , but prejudice oven could not brand
them as crafty and wicked.
Samples of ( lie Sermon.
From 11:30 : n. in. till ! l n. * tn. , without a
pause , ho spoke right ou with unabating
energy , save a slight moderation of tone dur
ing the last half hour or so. And through It
all , while apparently throwing himself Into
his subject with the fullest abandon , while
his hands clinched and his features wore lit
with animation , ho carefully pronounced
every syllable of every word1 with almost
painfully noticeable distinctness , a constant
reminder of lessons in voice culture.
The vocabulary of the man is remarkable ,
and ho displays it much the . amo as a younir
woman with plenty of potticouts parades her
gowns. Its the same thing over again very
often , but the idon wears a new suit of verbi
age each time.
The burden of the sermon was n defense of
the theory of human perfectibility on earth
and an arraignment of the world generally
nnc the orthodox church in particular. The
difference between himself ana followers
and orthodoxy was : " \Vosay 'now. ' ' They
say 'tomorrow. ' " Modern "ministers , like
the Scribes and Pharisees of old time , deilt
in fair words , but their lives were not mod
els to bo imitated. Christ told His disciples to
do as the Scribes said , but not as they did.
Christ's life and teachings both were good.
Christ was perfect , free from sin ; Ilia words
were treasured ; His life was
the model for Ills disciples. So .
It was with him ( Schwoinfurth. ) I
Ho ( Schwoinfurth ) was the "Messiah of
the fullness of the Gentiles' " who had boon
promised , and nnvono who should take up
his cross and follow him , would bo saved.
people had boon tryinn to worship the
"spirit" and had made a failure of it. A
personal God , not a ubiquitous abstraction ,
was the need of human nature. For hundreds
of years men had boon striving and yearning
for a closer walk with God , but who could
say ho had communed with the Maker at any
time ; who eould say ho hud a iiiossngn from
the Almighty to His pcoploi Not one ; none
but Schwein furth.
Since the departure of Jesus , down the
abysses of time sadly the centuries had
rolled , and mun looked in vain for one to
lead them who was righteous and infallible ,
who know God. * " Then Schwoinfurth , with
out turning a hair , looked that intelligent , as
semblage of men and women full In the face
and said ho was the man.
Scnwoinfurth's cardinal doctrine Is perfect
holiness hero below. Self-reformation is the
only road to Happiness. Every man lias the
making of his own heaven or hell. If he Is
good and keeps on in the path of rectitude
forever stilving , then Hko Goldsmith's ' saint ,
"All his prospects briKlitiii"- tlio lust ,
His heaven commences i ro the world bo past. "
On the other hand , if man persists in the
ways of evil , then evil shall bo his portion.
\vhonhodieshlsbody moulders into dust :
that is the end of the wicked. Tuo carnal
man has no soul ; ho is animal only. Only
the good have souls. By becoming righteous
a man gets an immortal soul. That can never
die. The body is of the earth and must re
turn to it. So the wicked , being altogether
animal , having nothing immortal In them to ,
live , perish , are annihilated.
If it wore not for the claim of divinity ono
might listen to Schwclufurth us a sort of
eclectic ecclesiastic.
Ono of Schwolnfurth's most devoted dis
ciples testified to having seen him bring n
little girl back to life.
An K.xpurlciieo-SlpetliiR.
The sermon was closed with a simple and
abrupt "nmon. " There was no bonding of
heads and no benediction.
A tall , gray-haired , feeble old man arose
and asked if the "Messiah" had any objec
tions to answering a few questions. Very
brusquely the old man was told Unit
Schwcinfurth didn't propose to let the meet
ing lun into contention. The old man pin
his hand to his ear und had him repeat the
answer , it was given again , curtly ns
boforo. The old gentleman seemed thunder
struck. "May you bo aeon privately ! " ho
asked. "I'oxpoct to leave Kansas City tomor
row , " was the reply. The ancient looked at
Schwoinfurth a moment and then murmurIng -
Ing something about wanting to get out , tot-
tcrod to the door and turnou his back oa thu
"Messiah , "
Then followed u testimony mooting , lasting
but a few minutes , during which several told
of their faith in Schwelufurlh and the great
blessing ho had boon to thorn. After
this the assembly crowded around
and the "Messiah" hold a lovoo. Eager
questioner * pressed him on all sides and the
faithful looked their adoration. All sortit of
conundrums were ilrod at Schwelnfurth and
ho was. ntivor at a loss for a reply. Ills re
fusal to JDO a mark for the rongrosatlon by
Iptting anyone aslc him a question wliilo ho.
stood , as it wore , In the pulpit , wns good
tactics. Although ho was now bhoworod on
all sides with problems ho was down among
the poopli1 ; if ho tangled himself It wouldn't
ho noticed because of the crowding and babul
of tongues , und thun where a dozen
spoUo at ouco ho could select the
question which suited him host to answer.
His answers showed moro skill In parrying
than they gave satisfaction. If tht plain
statement of scripture didn't suit him ho
spiritualized It and then in old oil It to suit
blmai'lf.
UnllKo most preachers Schwoinfurth
scorned to regard hU text as a im < ro incident
in his discourse und did not mention it until
after ho had talked a loinrllinu. Then ho re
marked casually Unit his text was the llfty-
second chapter of Isaiah. An Idea of his way
of IntorprutliK scrlpturo may bo gathered
from his explanation of the thirteenth and
ouitoenth versos of the text !
"Uohold , my servant shall deal prudently ,
Ho shall bt exalted and extolled , nnd bo vorr
high. "
"I am prudent ; I am that servant horS
meant , " said Schwolnfiirth.
"And many were nstoalshod at Thod ; Ills
vlsngo was so marred moro ttmu any man ,
nnd II ( lorm moro thiMi the sons of men , "
was also Interpreted to bo n description of *
hlimolf. , .f
The press , the \\lokod press , hail spoiled
hU beauty. What man had boon so maligned
as Uoorgo Jacob Schwoinfurth I Ilia visage
had been marred 3"ro than the sons of men.
( The local press had been painting ott cut *
ou their readers that Justlllrd it kick , ) Ills
Ideas and his words hud been distorted and
his character assailed moro than anybody's.
This then wns what Isaiah the * ecr saw ,
This was a description of ( leorgo Jacob
Schwoinfurth. Tlio apparent contradiction
of scripture In the manner of his coming wns
disposed of In thosnmo way. All was poetry ,
myth and symbol.
l-'ultli of a Hnptlst. '
A strong-featured , white-haired old man
walked up close to Schwelnfurtb , and , look
ing him dlreotlv In the eve , said : "I am n
lUipllst , I bollovt ) In the second coming of
the Lord. I hnvo been praying for his re
turn for a long time , since ISH. Toll mo ,
am 1 to ueep on looking or shall I look to you
us the Messiah : which shall 1 do I"
1 Do the latter ! " smiled Schwoinfurth.
"Do you moan that you are the Messiah ? "
"Yos ; I nm the Messiah ; follow mo Und
you will bo all right. "
1 ho old man was staggered. Schwcinfurth
took him by the bund , The questioner
smiled in a bullied way and said : "I am not
satlsiled. I have boon looking for I'hrlst to
cnmo In the clouds , heralded by a great shout ,
When ho eomos I shall bo caught up to moot
him. I nm not sallsllcd. "
. Ouo of the disciples explained that the
liiblo description of the second coming win
llgtirutlve. The cloud wns error , which
shadowed the world. The great noise was
the Uillc which Soliwolnfurth's claim hnd
caused. There would bo lots of
nolso soon. Hero , the "Messiah's"
sister , who had been Just dying
to say something. simpered and
reminded tbo old man that Ho would como as
a thief In the night. Sisters of common
mortals can Hardly look to the young lady us
u tender. She is a very ordinary appearing
miss of about twenty , ami smiles and smiles
and puts tn whenever there's n chance. She
also warned the aired seeker that ho should
not reject the Savior , flow Unit ho had soon
Him. The old gentleman did not leave under
the impression that ho had scon thu Messiah.
Scliwclnl'iirtli's I'orsoiwllly.
A man asked : "Is this the same Christ
who preached to sinners J Ot ) years ago I"
"If you moan is this thu same hand which
touched I'oter's ear , no ; but I am the
Mosslfih , " was the reply.
Schwoinfurth has neon blacksmith' , book
agent and Methodist preacher. About
twelve years ago , while ho was preaching
somowlicro in Michigan , u Mrs. Hookman ,
from this city , who was laboring under the
hallucination that she was to bo tlio bride of
Christ , met him and told him Unit ho wns
the Messiah. Ho believed her and started
out on his career. The Methodists II roil bun
incontinently.
Ho talked freolv , oven volubly , of his lifo
nnd emotions as a boy and young man Ho
had always been good , very good. Ilia
mother was a very good woman. Ho had all
the temptations of oilier boys , but ho wns
glad to say that ho had the remembrance o (
never yielding to them. When his youthful
companions said bad words and did
evil things ho loft them. lie
grew up pious and virtuous and expected to
llnd everybody else of the same stamp. Ho
was saddened when ho saw things as they
really wero. lie had venerated ministers.
Ho had regarded thorn as like the prophets
of old. Ho was shocked when ho found them
out. For a time ho was "too modest" to tolUj ,
people ho was the Messiah , but llnally V
overcame his diflidouco and Jot. his ! ' , ,
shine. Ho was getting wiser constantly *
God revealed things to him.
A little boy came to Schwcinfurth and
asked him to euro his cnnplod leg , saving bis
father had told him ho could do It. Schwoin
furth asked the child if his father hnd faith
The boy said the father bad und would plvo
fT > 0 if the miracle was performed. Schwein-
furth told him to go and say to his father that
ho did nothing for money , but that if ho hnd
faith ho would cure the son's lameness. The
boy returned with the assurance , that his
parent had faith. "Why didn't ' ho comu with
vou , then ! " was nslcod. The boy didn't
know. Finally , looking at the orinplo , ho
snld : "If you bollovo , I can euro 3011. Pick
up vour crutches and walk homo " "Mayn't
I wait till I got down stairs ! " asliod the hoy.
sehwoinfurth said , "Yos. " The little fello'w
got to the bottom of the stulrs , when his
father carried him homo. The boy is still
lame. He had no faith.
This is the version of a devout disciple.
Tlio story , as told by the profimo adds that
the boy attempted to walk and fell.
Sort of IVMituoost lUcrtliiK.
Thursday night services were again hold
in MM. Ward's house. Schwoinfurth had
departed and the mooting was conducted by
a Mr. Ford , who ii to bo his representative
hero. Ho read ono of Sehwomfmill's ser
mons , commenting on it , nnd the giving n !
testimony followed. Schwoinfurth's sormdus
are talcon in short hand , copied and scut to
the various churches to bo read. As ho
usually proaohos from three to four hours ,
they nro the principal features of the service.
At 7 p. m. u mob of three or four hundred
men , women and DOVH had gathered bofoio
tbo Wnrd rcsldonco , some in the hope of
seeing Schwoinfurth and others to make
trouble. Monday's mob. however , was n
pointer to the police and Thursday night
seven guardians of the peace were on the
ground. At 8 o'clock Mr. Ford lit the gas llu
Mrs , Ward's ' parlor and the services com
menced. Then the heathen on the outside
began to rago. They crowded the porch ,
rattled the door knob , kept the boll rinclng
continuously , shouted In the windows and
raised Cain generally.
While the crowd hooted and Jeered , some
times threatening , the little hand of Scliwoln
furihans were as quiet as the real estate
boom ; in their faces was no anger or trepli'a '
tiou. Their peaceful , expectant looltsi'i'o \
hardly reassuring to the children of in
iquitv who were present because of their
curiosity. It looked too much ns if they ov- '
pectoil to ho martyred and were prepared for
it. "Say , " whispered a sinner , "I wonder if
that gang outside would know wo'io all
right ) " Hvory ono of tlio "carnal inlmlod"
smiled. Each ono had been wondering about
it himself. Several times matters looked
.serious. Once there was a scuttle at the
front door. About 10 o'clock a Timus reporter -
porter made many a heart Jump by climbing
through n back window. The young man
landed In such a precipitous manner , like a
soldier leaping the ramparts , that everybody
thought ho was thu leader of a storming
party. Ho glared around dollimtly , as if Hid
ing up his victims , put his band in his pocket
and diow out his note paper. The tension
was over that Instant.
MoU people who hoard Schwoinfurth
preach nro puzzled. They tnko very little
stock In his claim to divinity. What pu//lns
thorn Is why ho should bullovo It himself , for .
with all his faults ho seems sincere. UK-
clples , who look anil act 11 lie rational nnd
truthful inon , nud who Imvo known him for
ton years and more , doclnro that ho Is thu
best man they havu ever known , without sin
Infact Ho declares that for twelve ynars ,
since ho was tired out of thu Methodist
church , ho has never asked anyone for ono
cunt and no collections are taken at the meet
ings , yet ho lives well. Ho upnoan to have no
fear of mob violence. Ho is not lusnno. It
Is hard to bolluyo bo Is a conscious blas
phemer. Hu scorns to have como to his bu-
llof In this manner : There never was but
Ono who was perfect. That One was Jesus
Christ , the Musslah. Hu cnmu to show
others the way to perfection. They cruclllud
Him , Ho arose from thu dead and guvo thu
world His woru that Ho would i.omu again.
I am perfect ; no 0110 elao is ; therefore 1 am
the Messiah , " Tliou Mrs. IlooUman met him ,
pronounced him the Savior and that .set
tled it.
He claims about a thousand followers.
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