THE OMAHA DAILY rKE ] ; TUESDAY , MAROH 15 , 1892.
THE DAILY BEE.
K. KGSKWATEU. KDITOR.
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WunhlnRton , Mil Fourteenth s trout.
COIUlESPONnnNOE.
All comninnlcntlorn rolntlns : to news nnd
editorial rnnttcr should bo nddrossod tc tlio
2 , LdltprNl DcpurlnicnU
LETT-EHA
All limiting letter * nnd roinlttnnro * should
InnddrvMicd to The lire I'uhllshlnir Company.
Oniulm. Drafts , checks lind pnstofllop orders
to bo innilo p.iyuhlo to the order ot the com-
plinjr.
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County of ronulns. f"
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InhlUhliiB compnny. docs solemnly swear
thin the iictuitl clrcMitntton of TriK IiAir.r IIRK
for the week endliiR March 12. 1BK. ! was M
follows :
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Bworn to I cfore tuc and milncrltird In tny
J rcttnco this ran day of March , A. I ) . 1892.
BKAI. N.I1 , rnu
Notary 1'ubllc.
Clronliitlnii lor 1'nliriiary Ul,510.
CANADA is the dog-in-tho-uwngor of
the Boring sou controversy.
QKOVKK Cr.r.vr.ijAXD's nttompt to
poao ns the Sir Oracle of the democracy
is an up Hill business.
THE Jnct must bo Icopt wall to the
front that Omaha's long engagement ns
a convention city opens in six weeks.
TIIK cotnmittoo on naval affairs hns
the decency to olTor an elaborate apology
for cutting $3i48,78.'J : out of the doimrt-
mont estimates for naval appropria
tions.
EX-SUNATOH JOHN J. INQALLS is tllO
r only prominent republican who approves
of the parsimonious appropriation ac
corded the navy by the house committee
on naval affairs.
Cr.KVKt.iAND wont to Louisiana osten
sibly to hunt ducks. Hill is going to the
Btimo state , but ho will waste neither
time nor powder on ducks. He is huntIng -
Ing bigger gamo.
UNKOUTUNATKIA- his race and the
Sioux nation in particular , Kicking
Boar , the ghost dancer , stood his Wild
West experience admirably and returns
to America in excellent health.
PHKHAPS General Bragg in his rela
tion of "true nnd trusted friend" to
Grover hopes to become the residuary
legatee of the "man of density" and trot
into the democratic saw dust ring as a
dark horse.
NOTWITHSTANDING the attempts of
the democrats to'diHurodit the principle
of reciprocity treaties the government
gous right on enlarging our markets.
Nicaragua has just boon added to Secre
tary Blaino's conquests.
SAM AILKKION , the Chicago million
aire speculator , delivered an addtoss in
defense of option grain and stock gam
bling in All Soul's church , Chicago ,
Sunday evening. This is in accord with
.the eternal fitness of things.
SPKAKINQ of the Atlantic tragedy
ono naturally wonders how it was possi
ble for the murderer to secure liquor
upon which to g"ot drunk and remain ia
that condition BO loner in the interior of
the prohibition state of lown.
TUB State Board of Transportation
should not bo at till backward in coining
forward with a revised freight rate
schedule reducing local rates on com
modities which comprise the bulk of
Nebraska's domestic productions and
imports.
GKNKIIAI , BUACJGS' fears that Grover
Cleveland would henceforth doolino
further public duty are groundless.
Grover like Barkis is always willing ,
but the domooratic party has no Inten
tions to risk another defeat under his
leadership.
THUS far the Haum investigation hns
brought out no now facts , though it has
enabled a democratic congressman to
gratify his personal malice and has
taken the commissioner nnd oovoral
ether oflicors away from their legitimate
business for a period.
ACCOKDINO to the gospel of Snint Al-
lorton gambling in wind , bettor known
as trading in futures , la not gambling ,
On the contrary , "it was built up by the
boat thought for nn honest purpose. To
destroy it now would bo a calamity to
the world. " Saint Allorton docs not
etato which world.
ENTEUTAINMKNT is yet needed for
nearly ono hundred delegates to the
Methodist Episcopal General conference.
Those should bo provided for the present
wook. It is hoped that citizens who
have not yet responded to the call of the
conference committee will send in their
names without delay.
Du. Gr.oiiQK IA Mn.T.Kii's explana
tion of his remarks before the Nebraska
state central committee , quoting from a
letter received from ex-President
Cleveland , relieves the worthy doctor
from the charge of bud faith , but
strengthens the Importance of the state
ment mndo to the coimnlttoo.
DOUOI.AS county goes into the dome
oratic state convention with 103 dole-
gates. San Francisco's representation
in u California democrat to convention is
104. With that number at hU back
Boss Buckley was able to control the
democratic party of the state for years.
The Omaha boss hns not yet appeared ,
but 103 votes solid In u convention is a
great tomptatlon which it single demo
cratic 8UCC083 uuiy develop into bosalsm.
r 1IVIH T.t/K.
Those peoples who are talking of poa-
slblo war between Great Ilrltnln nn < ] the
United States as n result , of the Boring
sea conlonlionnnd whoso utterances
nay tend to inclto public opinion In the
two countries in favor of War , are tin-
wise in pormittlng tholr passions and
irojudlcos to got the bettor of tholr
udgmont , According to reports of
what trnnaplroil in the executive session
of the sontito last week , when the arbi
tration treaty was considered , Uio spirit
of "jingoism" was very prevalent. Sov-
ornl prominent senators nro stated to
: iavo talked very plainly about the duty
of the government to retaliate uuon
Jan ad n. for the alleged course of morn-
jors of the Canadian government in
relation to the Borinjr sea ttiattor , and
to have said in unmist'ikablo tor ins that
they wore ready to support the ndminia-
tration in any coitrso it should doom
proper to tnko for maintaining the posl-
Lion of thitgrovornmont relative to the
rights claimed for the United States in
connection with tlio seal llshorlus. There
was opposition to ratifying the treaty.
on the ground that the United States
has certain rights in the Boring sea
acquired by purchase , and therefore
need not ask England whether those
rights shall bo onforcod. The moiH3
.iilluentlul son itors , however , urged
that tlio ratification of the troatv would
strengthen the position of lliu United
States so far as the good ofllccs of
friendly governments wore concerned ,
and that It would In the end bo impos
sible for England to decline a modus
vivendl while arbitration was in
progress.
All fair minded men will admit that
the United States has a fair cautu of
complaint in the refusal of Lord Salis
bury to renew the arrangement of last
year by which the two governments 011-
gagod to jointly protect the seal fish
eries , There are just as valid reasons
for continuing that protection during
the progress of arbitration ns there
wore for establishing it originally , nnd
the government of the United 'States
was fully warranted in expecting a re
newal of the modus vivondi. Lord Sal
isbury appears to have been urged to
refuse 111 is by the Canadian govern
ment , ostensibly in the interest of those
who had investments in sealing vessels ,
but for the real purpose , it is not un
likely , of further complicating the con
troversy and perhaps defeating arbitra
tion. It la unquestionable that the Can
adian government has shown n mis
chievous and unfriendly spirit toward
the United States all through the con
sideration of this matter , nor can there
bo any doubt regarding the influence it
has exerted upon the imperial govern
ment. JJut it will not bettor the situa
tion nor improve the chances of induc
ing the British government to recon
sider its decision by indulging in
111 rents nnd giving utterance to such
sentiments as are attributed to certain
senators. The administration 1ms taken
the right course in insisting upon n re
newal of the modus vivondi , and it is a
diplomatic question to be-sottlod by the
usual forms nnd methods of diplomacy.
The American poonlo have no right , as
yet , to assume that Lord Salisbury will
not bo' convinced that good faith re
quires him to comply with the request
of this government. Public sentiment in
England , outside of the government cir
cles , is understood to disapprove of the
position of Lord Salisbury , but this fool
ing may reasonably bo expected to
change if men in this country whose
opinions are influential publicly rnnni-
febt an unfriendly spirit toward Eng
land.
land.Tho
The war talk at present is unwise and
untimely and can hnvo no benollcial ef
fect in either country. It is especially
blameworthy when it proceeds from
Bonators who , in the performance of
their official duties , may bo called upon
to act upon questions arising out of the
contention.
CUrt/lBAT FINAKGIAL FALLACIES.
A short time ago Senator Stanford of
California introduced in the senate a
bill "to provide the government with
moans sufficient to supply the national
want of a sound circulating medium. "
This measure , and the views generally
of the advocates of the currency policy
which it contemplates , was made the
subject of a speech in the senate last
week by Senator Dolph of Oregon , in
which ho made plain the fallacies of the
arguments in support of cui'ronoy ' inlla-
tion.
Senator Dolph dealt first with the
statements regarding the alleged wrongs
of the farmers of the country. Ho did
not underestimate the disadvantage
under which the farmers of the country
labor , but nothing was to bo gained by
misrepresenting the actual condition of
our fa.'ining communities. AH a matter
of fact , the condition of the farming in
terests of this country is not ns deplor
able us the democratic missionaries of
free trade roprosont. On the contrary
it can bo shown that our fnrmorn are
hotter off , that they are bettor clothed
nnd fed. that they work fewer hours
than at any previous time , and that
their children are hotter clothed nnd
have bolter advantages for obtaining an
education , and the farmers nnd their
famllioH on joy moro of the comforts and
conveniences of wealth and civill/.ntion
thnn ut any preceding period. "Tlio
condition of the farmers of this country , "
said Senator Dolph , "is immeasurably
bettor thnn the condition of the farmers
at this or at any past titno in any ether
country on the face of the earth , " In
justification of this" view the senator
presented tables of comparative prices
la 1880 and 1890 , showing that nearly
everything which the farmer had to buy
was lower in the latter than in the
former year , and on many of those
articles the price is loss now than two
years ago.
Of nil the schemes advocated for the
relief of farmers , that known as the sub-
treasury plan the Oregon senator re
garded as the most visionary itnU the
most impracticable. Nothinir could
moro certainly destroy the credit of tlio
government , depreciate Us notes and its
obligations , and bring financial ruin
uMn [ the country. Unless the issue of
government notes was in excessive
amounts , but n few favorites thu people
ple who cow control the wealth of the
country could bo accommodated with
government loani Tlio notes could only
bo made tp pass current while they wore
rodoomnblo by law at the treasury in
gold nnd silver nnd the government pos
sessed the ability to redeem them upon
presentation. This would bo wholly Im
practicable , mid from the first IS3UO of
such notes they would part company
with gold and silver , nnd if the issue
were continued would depreciate until
they would bo as worthless as the conti
nental money became after the revolu
tionary war. If the subt. oasury
schema should bo adopted D.nd the gov
ernment nolus should depreciate to 12 >
cents on the dollar in gold , a bushel of
wheat might bo worth 8U in the de
preciated currency when It would
bring only 7fi cents in gold. If
a depreciated currency became u
measure of vnluo in .this country , gold
and silver , the value of which is llxod
by the world's demand and the movO-
moht of which cannot bo colitrollod by
legislation , would seek Investment else
where and the business of this country
would bo conducted on the basis of
cheap inonoy furnished by the govern
ment. Thu vnluo of treasury notes do-
tionds upon the obligation and ability of
the government to redeem thorn in gold
and silver and inonoy convortablo In
gold and silver. The amount of cur
rency required for the purchase of a
product of human labor now depends
and will always depend upon the value
of that currency in gold and silver
inonoy.
Discussion of this kind is timely.
When demagogues are actively seeking
to tempt the ( armors of thu country
away from tholr allegiance 'to a sound
and stable currency , with the promises
of benefits which it would bo impossible
to realize , it is Well to point outlo this
largo body of cltlzons , uuon whoso pros
perity the general welfare BO largely
depends , in a plain nnd straightforward
way the misleading and dangerous fal
lacies to which they are uskod to give
their countcnanco ana support Senator
Dolph has made n valuable contribution
to the discussion of a live and most im
portant subject.
UAD TAX SHlHKlXa.
The most glaring instance of railroad
tax shirking in this state has boon prac-
prnetieed by the Omaha Bolt Railway
company. This company was Incorpor
ated on the lOth day of September , 188'J ,
at the instance of Jay Gould , with the
manifest design to control tlio approaches
preaches in nnd out of Omaha and to
afford the Missouri Pacific a right of
way into Omaha at the expense of the
Union Pacific.
The articles of incorpor ition , on file
in the olllco of the secretary of state ,
read as follows :
The undoralgood noroby certify that wo
have associated oursnlvoi together for the
purooso of constructing ana operating a
railroad.
The nnmo assumed by such company Is the
Omaha Bolt Hallway company ; and as such
It shall bo known and do business.
The termini of said railroad shall both bo
in tbo city of Omaha , Douglas county , state
of Nebraska. Said road shall commence at
or near the intersection of Ftmiam strooi/
and the richt of way of the Union Pacific
railway east of Ninth street , In .said city of
Omaha , and shall pass from thence in a eon-
oral northerly dtroction to some polut'on ' or
near section 8 , township 15 , ran go 13 , east ,
In said county of Douglas ; thence in a gen
eral northwesterly direction to some point on
or near section 4 in said township and ran go ;
thence in a general southwesterly direction
to some point on or near section 17 , In said
township and range ; thence In a general
northerly direction to some point on or near
section I- ! , in said township and rantrc ;
thonca in a general southerly and easterly
direction to some point on or near tno main
line of snid Union Pacific Railway company :
thence along or near the main 'mo
of said railway to the place of be
ginning , with branch lines there
from to any point or points in
Douglas county , Nebraska , deemed neces
sary , and especially to any railroad and to
any warehouse , shop , manufactory or public
place in said city of Omaha , on such prac
ticable route or routes as may bo doemad advisable -
visablo and hereafter determined upon.
Said railway in a general way to form a
circular or bolt line around the business portion
tion of said city of Omaha , with branches
therofrom cs may bo doomed convenient or
necessary.
The capital stock of said company shall bo
In the amount of 309,000 and may bo In
creased to any amount not oxcooulug $2,000-
000 as provided by law.
In witness whereof wo havo. hereunto sot
our hands this 10th day of September , 1883.
SIIAS H. H. GI.AHIC ,
LiKAVlTT BUIINIUM ,
Jonv M. TiuntsTox ,
FllANK MUIU'IIV ,
E. W , NASH.
Tlio three first named incorporators
were Union Pacific officials. Murphy
and Nash were simply annexed as a matter -
tor of form. None of the Incorporators
had any ownership In the line which
wan primarily built out of Union Pacific
funds.
Under the laws of this state the prop
erty of railroads that have tholr termi
nals within ono county only is to bo'as
sessed for taxation by the local precinct
assessors just the sumo as the real nnd
personal property of any ether corpora
tion or individual. The Bolt Line rail
road by its charter begins and ends in
Douglas county. If the plain mandate
of the law had boon carried out by the
assessors nnd county commissioners its
property would have boon listed for lux
ation just the same aR ether property ,
but the managers of the company have
for the hiht eight years boon permitted
to evade the greater part of their taxes
by returning the property to the stale
board and having it apportioned back as
rnll-ond mileage of the Missouri Pacific.
Thla was a downright fraud which
the utnto olllcors could have readily pre
vented if they had boon so disposed. The
Belt Line railway has never boon con
solidated with the Missouri Pacific. No
articles of consolidation have over boon
filed. Even if there hal boon such con
solidation the Bolt Line railway would
have to bo returned for tuxes in Done-
hik county alone , in compliance with its
charter. The company hns no track
outfiido of Douglas county. The bulk of
the pioporty of iho Bolt company
assessed in _ 181)1 ) was as follows :
'
10.54 miles' of track ; 1(1 ( miles
of siding * , 60 acres of depot grounds ; 0
depots ; 1 engine house. Qf the 111.,54
miles of track , 5.-14 are outside of the
city of Omuliu and 1.22 tire within the
limits of South Omaha.
As a purl of the main line of the Mis
souri Pacific , which was by the Board of
Equalization of 1S01 uesosBed at so , ICO
per mile , tlio whole road , sidetracks ,
Btatloiib , depot ground * ; , engine house ,
s nnd ether equipment : ? ,
which arojvwjuod by Jay Gould at not
lees tlmtiOtW ! , 000,000 , were nssonod for
luxation u DR.OOO. For oily tixatlon
this property worth 98,0)0,0 ) ' ( I was as
sessed at iltymit * 8I,000. whereas If it was
assessed n ojju-tontp of Us value the as
sessment should bo at least $700,000 for
city tax-.iljiOff nnd $800,000 for county
' '
taxation. 'DJ't {
Now the miostion id why don't tlio
city and cdfuijty authorities rovlao the
tax list niuliiovy an asaossmonUs ngalnsl
the Bolt tili/a railway company In pro
portion to'tl6 assessments of ether property
porty ? Tlio county and city are clearly
entitled to the difference between the
.at nto appraisement nnd the correct as
sessment , not only for 181)1 ) , but for tlio
years preceding If tno Bolt Line com
pany resists this tax tm the proloxt of
double taxation , let the' courts decide.
Wo venture to predict that no court
would ( hire to sustain suuhji preposter
ous claim in dollanco of the plain letter
of the law ,
li UWOHM.
Tlio rules adopted by the republican
city and county committees for the gov
ernment of primary elections are liable
to result in moro flagrant abuses than
thobo from which the committees are
trying to purge our pro-oloction system
The recognition and lognli/.ation of the
caucus for nominating delegates prac
tically nulllllos the whole piogram of
reform. Cnucussos always have boon
and always will bo more traps sot by
machine politicians by which a compact
minority can dominate the rank and file
of the party. A caucus may moot at
any hour sot by the ward committooinon
and it may adjourn within five minutes.
Tlio caucus is nothing moro nor loss
than a political policy-shop into which
political suckers are roped to play with
marked cards and loaded dlco.
Tlio object of the law by which pri
mary elections nro legalized and the
time is proscribed during which Iho
polls shall remain open was to away
with packed caucussos manipulated by
rings and to give the voters of every
party equal voice in designating who
shall represent them in conventions.
The arbitrary power conferred upon
the committees in the registration of
voters is liable to produce moro fraud
than downright repeating. Unscrup
ulous and designing politicians will bo
enabled to pad the registration Ijsts and
make it , possible for gangs of repeaters
to go from ward to ward and vote upon
fictitious nnmcs.
The Australian ballot foaluro would
bo an oxcolbit ] ( ( reform , providing always
the caucusing not forestall untrammclod
notion nnilj1 the registration was sur
rounded bysa/oguards that would as
sure the purity of the ballot.
NiCAKAQjl'iX completed a reciprocity
arrangemotit/iiust in time to save herself
from bolng } ficludod.r among the coun
tries whoao- , products exported to the
United Stales as described in the reci
procity clausgjOf the tariff , law , will pay
duties aftoi'fctoday. The proclainalion
issued by President Harrison homo
.jvraoks ngoIaiuouiicod } that , af tor March
15 sugar , molasses , coffco and hides exported -
ported to the United States from coun
tries which had not at that date con
cluded reciprocity arrangements with
this country or opened negotiations
therefor- would bo required to pay the
duties designated by the tariff bill. Of
the countries that send the specified
articles to the United States and will bo
affected by this regulation Venezuela
will bo the principal sufferer , since she
may have to find anolher market for
$10,000,000 worth of coffco annually ex
ported to the United States The im
position of duties is not expected to
affect the prlco of any of the articles
designated in the reciprocity clause of
the tariff law , but it is likely to prove
damaging to. the business of merchants
trading with the countries involved.
Justice to those countries that have
made reciprocity arrang .nonts , how
ever , requires tlio enforcement of the
regulation.
THI : district division convention of the
Boys and Girls National Homo and Em
ployment association at the Young
Men's Christian association rooms Tues
day of this week will bo an occasion
worthy of the attention of the friends of
street waifs and friendless children. A
very entertaining program has boon ar
ranged In which business men as well as
clergymen will discuss questions con
nected with the well being of the lads
and liiBses of tlio cities. The district
includes Omaha , Council Bluffs ,
Lincoln and ether cities and representa
tives will bo present from the several
local organizations. Colonel Hoiglnnd ,
the friend of the boys and gir-ls who
have no .other friends , will be prcsont
and this fact nlpno makes it certain the
mooting' ' will bo-interesting.
To PLAQK the caucus nominees at the
head of the primary election ticket ,
under the system nroposod by the county
and city central commit toes , would bo
simply to poi'hotuata ' caucus rule. The
joint commi o i.s right In recommend
ing that tho-uuinos of all candidates for
convontionulfonora shall bo printed on
the tickets ] 'fj'lluiuotlcal ' order ,
The .Yi'iiMlk-r.uiy at llonin ,
* - Tlmti.
A prohibiting convention m Portland , Me. ,
was uttondoir 6V exactly nine enthusiasts.
There seem tobo _ about as many ptohlbitlon
Uls in theory bs there are in practice.
\VouliflMiikn7i lliittur lluu
v * inine i > < > U 2fmr
Senator StalTfttrd might cot a second-hand
nomination ffr-irasont , but It Is < iuostlonaulo
whether tho'potfplo' * party would not choose
a bettor uninytUlo uiako the race by going
Into the senator' * Palo Alto stable Instead of
bis mansion for a candidate.
About ti < ! nliti of It.
.
Senator Blackburn has told Senator Hill
that the latter would loss Now York by
about 4U.U30 votes if he should DO nominated.
TUiU'i perhaps about the right tlguro. lio-
tweon 40,000 ana .W,0K ; ) is whit wo have boeu
sotiinctlio republican nlurality at.
jmprri : > r U'llli.im'i roily ,
A sharp reminder to iho oaiporor that tbo
( icinmn people ore not slavoj , una that the
solf-rnspuct ot ovdry mtellliiL-nt Uormin is
wounded by bis foolish assertions thai ho U
the state , and tbat hit nis : \ \ tha law of Cijr-
niany , would t > J very sorv.cab.j . to hi n u "I
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to thu poacn of Germany and uf I uropa. His
that ho U ttu only rulm I , un i-uv
pita And ( hatho will have no ether are os-
sonlmlly treasonable. There U a constitution
In Germany , and n loctslruuro of roprosonln-
tlvoi of the people. The emperor Is not tha
riilor of Germany. UUwlllU not law , and
nUhoiiRh his authority Is Broil , It U noi su-
promo. The sullen rials Ir. Herlln wtilch fol
lowed innnodlatoly hU roeenl M'joch nlHran-
donburg s.how how deep and strong U the
discontent In Prus la.
for 1'riMldtMit , llpiilnnilii tliirrlmin.
L'MetlO'i ' Tillntnf.
Tnoro Is no question on thn part of the
majority of iho republican voters of Iho
United Slates thai President Harrison
should bo ronomhialod , The groai pre
ponderance of republican sentiment Is In his
favor. His ronomhmtion Is Iho natural and
logical oulcotno of the political situation ns It
will npuo.ir In Minneapolis in Juno. Ho
ought to bo ronomltiiUoJ because ho has
filled the oOlco of proldont with credit tint
only to hlmsolt but to his party. His parti
san orillcs cannot Unit nnvlhlng to which
they can make valid objection. If ho had
displayed Inck of judgmsnl , nmdo mlslaUes ,
or loft the door open to democratic assault
upon the administration It wo'ild ' speedily
have boon madu nppiroat by hU onoinloi ,
who have been lying In wait for the oppor
tunity to urgj the attack Ho lias comlujtod
his olllco In such a miiinor , and with such
prudence , wisdom and business ability thai
his narty has no occasion to excuse , npol-
o izo or dofond. It will laid ) the Held ,
tboroforo , < ln aggnmlvo fashion and make
the most , of the stnnondoti * blunders already
commuted uy the democrats.
Slio Ouclil ti > Drrlitro Herself.
.Sfoiir ( ' / ( ) / Juiirunl ,
Iowa U happily free from the urgency of
any favorite son who has an ax to grind nnd
who asks for hlmiolf the tndorscmont of a
ridiculous or a hopeless candldnoy merely ns
n moans for grinding his ax. There maybe
a slate or two In which the early will bo
roluclanlly led to the support ot such candi
dates. IJul Iowa republicans would bo Inex
cusable lo go out of their way to Indulge in
such folly. Iowa Is for Harrison. As a
mutter of course , II will send a Harrison del
egation lo Minneapolis. Why not say so
with cmphaslsl
A OIIKC < I Kimvo.
At'ii1 York Ailrci tiscr *
Morland , the Oxford tutor who attempted
to draw certain distinguished Englishmen
Into illicit correspondence nnd then sought
lo blackmail them , was yosterdnv scnloncod
lo ton years pomil servitude. Ho should
have boon sentenced for llfo. If Ihoro Is a
more despicable scoundrel on earth thnn an
educated blackmailer ho has not raised his
head above Iho surfaeo since the worlc of
recording Iho history of iho human family
began. *
I'.iittinit.ii'inu ir.i/j IM/AT.
Now York Hocorder :
"I have Iho , ; uns , " says Undo Sara ,
"And plenty rounds of shot ,
And If John Cull sllll sloals uiy seals
I'll give It to him hot. "
Chicago Tribune :
Lol us whisper a word In your ear ,
John Bull 1
Remember the Yankee privateer ,
John Bull !
*
Nollco lo poachers in Boring sea : Skin
games not allowed.
IHt
Mrs. McSwnt Blltlger , If Ihoro Is war
wllh England promise mo you wou'l 'o and
fight !
Mr. McSwat Mo fight ? Go to war to
maintain the sealskin saccjuo Industry ! Great
Scott , Lobelia ! What do you tukomofor !
Do you tblnk I'm a howling idiot from IJJlt-
villo ? Do I look HUe
a blooming , up-and-
down , snub-nosed , cahpor-lesgod , BOgplo-
ovcd , frog-footed , dough-headed hunk of
of [ Words fail. Mr. McSwat kicks his
chair over , Jams his hat on , goes out to the
earn , and communes with himself m a loud ,
explosive voice. ]
CU3llV.tr. .IXIi CAUSTIC.
riitlacolphla Times : Haul-headed Mr. Hill
can't 1)0 ) democracy's opportunity , as oppor
tunity Is ahvavs provided with : i foiclooU.
Chicago Trlbnno : Shnrpson Old follow
vou look seedy. It U tlmo you hud a new
suit.
l'hlatz-1 know It , but my tailor refuses to
h'm to renew the mo lus vivendl.
Now York Herald : "Hoot your wife wfth a
smile on your lips , " says un exchange. Butter
watt until tneodnr of the smllu has abated
Homowhat ,
St Joseph Isowa : "Willie Vansoft's been
minting the fur lly. I hear. "
"K'llslriR a row. was he ? "
"No ; shaved his Incipient mustache. "
A PlTIfULTALE.
Wathlngtun Star.
Ho wrote a spring poem
To soil It ho sped
Ho was found in a snow drift
Congealed , and finite ( loail.
Judge : "Ephiini ! "
"Vothnni ! "
"Coinou Imnipln' yero an' gltyo' barf. Yo'
mammy ain't got no tlmo tor fool. "
A travelling theatrical niatuiRor recently
wrote to the owner of a hall In n small town
In the st.ito of WiiHhlnutnn for a booking. He
received thu following HUSH or : "Yours lo
hand. I won't play on snulres no more. Your
ciiinpunylll hav to bend mo $10 For ono nlglit
nnd niiply thaironn Uorroseari nnd lumps.
They will ullso hav lo build thnlrown atulgo ,
bccans thu list : cnnipany hrnko It down.
Thnlruln't no immoy In iilnyln on shulres In
this town , and I wont a filiuro thing. "
Spate Mmmmts : "Did yon go and thr.-iRh
that editor for printing Uioso things about
yon ?
"I wont to the ofllce , but I couldn't find
"Whom ( lid you find there ? "
"No one hut u grout big , hnll-iifcUoil follow ,
who piotondcd Unit ho was responsible for
that article , but I know ftom Ills looks that ho
couldn't write. "
I'hlliulilphlii Times : Massachusetts trylnz
to stop the nso of cigarettes by ufiyonu. loads
to tno conjecture that In tlmo tliuy might try
there to prevent a hot plato of baked beuns
from smoking.
Philadelphia Iminlror : The real harbinger
of spring Is the fnut that the basu ball man la
again abinad In the land.
A Dakota pantos * bus dedicated to Senator
1'elfor a poem buginnln ; :
"Arm ! go forth , naked , for the Dalit ! "
If I'otror wants to orc.ito a sensation lut him
follow this young lady's mlvicu.
Hoston Ti anscrlpt : Tlio woman who wished
to got the shiKluH of her anueslurH to hang at
hur pallor windows was not a descendant of
any .Mayllnwttr family ,
Philadelphia I'ross : Abstemious and sober
Americans will oxperliinco much mental
unuulhh at reading that Sourutury Foster U
coming homo un thu Hprue.
, IKUKY .S/.W/.SO.V .V/T
InilepiiiiiliintH ilo not \Vitnt thu I'rtmldimcy ,
hut tliw C'ontrnl ot I
NEW YOIIK , Maroh 14 , The Herald's ' cor
respondent al Washington talked with Hon.
Jerry Simpson yesterday , Simpson bald
General Weaver of lowu could got tlio alli
ance nomination for the presidency if ho
wanled It. The alliance would carry elghl
states this year four northern and four
southern. If Weaver should decline , Don-
nellv of Minnesota , would bo tbo bosi choice.
Said Simpson : "It ii not iho presidency wo
are after. Our underlying purpose U either
to obtain control of tbo house and bonato , or
else to hold the balunco uf power in both
houses. What wo want U tne control of the
legislative- branches of tlio government. Wo
can uovor accomplish our purpose In any
other way. "
fovNit .iff vsni'.itditousit HII'KH.
DUcoiory Mmlo Wlillo T tliir | thu Water-
orUut riiilnllitltl , .V. .1.
PMI.VFIKI.D , N. J. , March 11. The people
of ibis city are greatly pu/zlod at the discov
eries inado by tlio Plaiiiflold water company.
Fora wuoU the company has endeavored by
tobls to dclermlno Iho exact magnitude of Us
water supply. 'J ho water Is procured from
driven wells ul Notherwood. All the water
power of the pumps nt Iho pumping slatlon
bus been kepi steadily nt work dar nnd night
forawoekin the vnln attempt to lower the
level of Iho water In tha wells In iplto of
the facl that they hnvo bo6n supplying onch
day many hundreds of thousands of gallons
to consumers nnd hnvo poured to wnsto from
Its mains in brooks 4,000,000 gallons onch dny
thcro hns been no diminution of the supplv ,
and further Investigation tin * cstnblLbcd the
fact thai Iho wells ncluM'v ' tap n vnsl under
ground rlvor Mowing from the northeast to
the south west dircctlv under the cltv , ninny
feel below. Soundlnc.s have been Liken nnil
ether tests have been made , nnd It is now an
nounced by competent cnnlnnoM that n
.stream of extraordinary nxtont exists undnr
the city. It has u swift current nnd sweeps
over a bed of white , smooth pebbles. The
quality of the water Is of the purest nnd the
supply is Inexhaustible.
ins WITH QUIT tui > i'ntrr.HIM. ( .
I'crnllnr .Suit < il u Kiiti u Alan tliulcr tlin
I'mcrljArt. .
TOPKUM , Kan. , March 14. ICnusns hns a
poverty act which is sometimes called upon
to rotcoso a man from Jnll when ho Is unable
to pny hU line nnd has been used to release
the litigant from costs In exceptional cases.
Never before Iho present Instance was II
called Into use to rollovo a man who
asks for n divorce from his wlfo for
the ostunslbto reason of abandonment , out
really bocnuso she would no loncor support
him , throwing him on the cruel morclos of
those who know him.
.1. H. McOskoy ot Sunnier county filed tn
the district clerk's ofllco Iho papers in a suit
In which ho seeks legal loparallon from his
Wife , Marian , who , ho claims , "disregarded
Iho solemnity of her marriage vows nad
without canso deserted and abandoned mm ,
and continues to live scpc.r.-uo and apart
from him , against his wish nnd consent. "
Although a lareo. healthy , able bodied man ,
ho was unable to pny iho necessary $15
costs , and mndo nflldnvll as to his poverty ,
which onnblod him to escape payment.
The Judge of thai district H a peculiar one ,
having peculiar vlows upon the relations of
man nnd wife , and will mfusu to permit Me-
Oiuoy ; lo become a burden on some ether
woman who may bo foolish enough to
wish to support him. The case Is
without precedent tn the courts of the slnto.
Married sovou years ago , Mrs. McOskoy
supported her husband only two years , since
\\lilchtlmo , against his will , ho has been
compelled to "rustle. "
HOVIIKK.
( Srcnspr ICiinrlimcii Trjlnj ; to Miotv flint
tlm Captain lias Ahnsrd Tlirnt.
Svx ANTONIO , Tex. , March H. Tbo situn-
tionon the Lower Rio Grande border on the
Texas stdo is assuming a serious nsncct.
Complaints from honest and highly respocled
olltzens of Iho alleged unjust action of cer
tain United States troops continue ) to pour
in from nil quarters to the effect that thov
are being harr.isscd by troops for nllogod
complicity with Oar/a. Kobert Summerlin
the legal roprczenlalivo of all iho woaitny
ranchmen who so far has been arrested , tins
gene Into Iho mailer with a view of making
a strong local light. Ho has already pre
ferred very SBiisationnl charges , backed by
affidavits , before President liarrUon against
Caplnin John Bourkc.
mom * A v
A. Itcportcr Contracts fyplius l"oier Wluto
li > tlio MUD of Duty.
Nnw YOIIK , March 14. Three deaths from
lyphus fever were reported from North
Brother Island totl.iy. Ono of Iho dead per
sons is Frederick J. Hamilton , a reporter for
a morning uetvsnnper , who venlured Into a
house on Twollth street where suspected
persons were quarantined and there con-
Iracled Iho disease.
HALF A MILLION MEN IDLE.V
Result of the Gigantic Strike of Goal Minors/
in Great Britain. f
TRAINS ABANDONED FOR LACK OF FUEL
Stngtmtloii In Ilio Iron Murkrl CntKrs Die
.Shutting t > nnn < > r runmrrs In t'rmi *
.MIIU nnil Iho Il -
nf Moil.
LONDONMnroli 14. Fllnlshlro In Wale- . ,
appear * to bo the only plnco where tbo orclnr
of the Minors federation to quit \ voricin \ \
not been obeyed b > the members of the nsso-
cintlon. The latest oatlnmtss of the number
of minor ) now Itllo , Is ; t.1iODO. ) Owing to the
casing down of ether Industries on nccountw
ofihcslrlKo , fully 200,000 niou In ether cm ?
iiloyinontv hnvo boon thrown ont of work ,
riio Northeastern KAllwny compnny 1ms
stopped ninny of Its trnlns bocnuso of n lack
of lucl ntid n inrRo nnmbor of otiRlnoors nt
Crowo hnvo Oecii temporarily dismissed for
tlio sumo reason ,
STAO.VATIOX IS TIIIJ IKON TUADU.
Shut DIIMII uiiil Mrti UUvli
from Sin oral llljj Mill * .
PiTTsmmo , Pa. , March 14. Al Iho Oliver
Iron and Stool company's Tenth slrool mills
nil iho puddling crows hnvo suspended on
account of nn overstock and no orders. The
snino company hns curtailed the puddling
crows at Us Fifteenth strool mills. Auotil
'J50 furnaces nro idle as a consoiiuenio !
of the depressed market. The Kaclo rolling
mill In the Wosi End has shul down In every
donartnieiit nnil sevcnty-llvo men hnvo been
dUchnrgod. The Wcsl End null shul down
sixlv-llvp puddling ftirnnces Saturday. A
hundred men have hoon discharged nl Iho
llomoslcad steel works of Carnegie , Phlnns
& Co. during the lasl ihroocoki , nnd Snl-
nrday 800 moro were discharged.
Struck fur Hlilu < r
OTTAWA , III. , March 14. Two hundred
and forty employes of the Pioneer Fire Proof
Construction compnny wont out un n strlko
this morning for higher wages.
ATOJ'l'KW VlllVlfi\ ATAM//.VO.
All ( Mil Woman Sots u Trnp mill Srciirr *
Thrco or I'ciur C'orpnr * .
COI.UJIIIIA , S. C. , March 14. Colored people -
plo llvlug In the outskirts of the city hnvo
been greatly excited of late over the sudden.
Inexplicable death of several of tholr neleh
bors. It Is now alleged that an old coloiod
woman living In that quarter nearly every
morninc missed n chicken or Iwo from her
largo henhouse. In perplexity ttio old Indy
turned train one expedient to another to stop
the thievery , but without avail , the chickens
kept going. Finally some poison was pur
chased and led to a few of the birds which
would lattcn them to a most desirable point
but prove certain death to any one who nto
thorn. Very soon ono negro of tbo neighbor
hood sickened and died. Shortly two or three
others followed. Chicken stealing in ttiat
neighborhood has ceased.
Coiuiclliiiiin Illggur Tlinu tlin Pollen. .
L.CXINCITOX , Ky. , March II. Tbo chlof uA
police attempted last night to arrest Matt
McNnmara. a councilman of this city , for
reckless driving. Ho called the patrol
wagon , but McNnmnrn refused to go and
dolled the thrco policemen , who could not or
would not la'hands on him. In tno coutsn
of the trouble McNamara drew n bowio-
knlfo , than got into his bugtry and drova
away while the nconlo stood around and
hissed the police.
§ M9lflH6l9BACC0.
PUREST. MOST RELIABLE.
Ijold Kimj ( Jletfcnjerry old soul ,
Had lived iytl greatqpeojolirs ,
.HeWould . 1/aVecalledjorBULL / DURHAM
I To snpke 17 * fyis pipe , . \
JJ And been n\emer \ Under its powers ,
'Thousands of Smokers
The Millionaire in his palace ,
The Laborer in his cottage ,
The Swell on the street ,
The Sailor on his ship ,
Comfort-lovers everywhere ,
Prefer Bull Durham.
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co. ,
DURHAM , N. C.
, KING
& CD.
\Y. Corner loth unJ Ii ) > u.l.u SU.
Shamrocks
for St. Patricks Day
We have made arrangements for a
supply of shamrocks ,
the picture on the left
being a lifesize rep
resentation. These
beautiful shamrocks
will arrive in time to
be given away to those
who call at our store
on St , Patrick's day.
It don't make any dif
ference whether you
are a regular customer or never have or
never expect to trade with us , you are
welcome to one as long as we have any.
The handsomest buttoniercs in the city.
owning , King & Co
Isw - Corner r51)1 ) and Douglas Sls
