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New editions of geographies and atlases
will now Iiavo to l/o revlspil no as to make
Manchester appear 0.1 a seaport.
Those roses consecrated to nianJ's pres
idential boom are already fading and wither
ing. A boom supported by roses will not bo
a-Jov forever.
Congressmen may yet escape paying for
tbo time that they are absent from the dally
sessions of congress for the purpose of patchIng -
Ing their political fences.
Secret sessions of any representative rnib-
llc body are generally repugnant to the spirit
of republican government. They nro only
to be tolerated when absolutely required by
the exigencies of. the occasion.
If the Board of Health would attend more
to business and less to the ventilation of
personal , grievances of Its members It would
succeed better In Impressing the people with
a sense of Its Importance ! as a part of the
city government.
Just now the Pennsylvania railroads arc
a little short on coal and long on water.
They can operate their roads with a great
deal more facility when the water Is con
fined to the stock Instead of being spread
out over the roadbed.
It transpires that the proposition to buy
the vote of Ilov. Mr. Kyle In the senate
made the minimum price $14,000 and the
'maximum price at $75,000. It Is this that
make * the story appear all the , more absurd.
The would-be bribe givers should have begun
with a cheaper man.
Hascall's acting clly electrician Is re
ported back from Chicago , where he. In three
days , has learned everything requisite for
an expert electrical engineer. It is said that
he Intends soon to open a new electrical
school in Omaha which will guarantee to
manufacture electricians while you wait.
Two men In a Nebraska town have been
convicted and fined for playing crlbbago for
their own amusement because of an ordl-
nanco prohibiting the playing of any game
of chance. Wo shall soon expect to hoar of
some one being fined for taking the chance
of beating himself at a game of solitaire. ,
Congressman Drecklnrldgo refuses to ab-
dlcato In favor of his son before he has
tried for Just ono more term in congress.
Drecklnrldgo perhaps vlows his scat In con
gress as a pleco of personal property , but ho
may delay making his political will until It
is no longer In his power to bo d'sposed of.
Strangely enough , the railroads do not
seem to think It necessary to go through
the customary farcical proceedings of en
joining the members of the State Board of
Transportation from enforcing the transfer
switch law. The members of the board are
only too willing to connive at the evasion of
the law.
The Burlington system of railroads re
cently declared the usual quarterly divi
dend of Hi per cent. The dividend might
bo Increased by several quarters of 1 per
cent If the B. & M. odlclals would cut off
the supply of passes distributed among the
men who are already In the field for the
fall campaign.
South Omaha people complain that they
have no park within their city to which they
can have convenient resort for recreation ,
In the Interval they have been enjoying the
privileges of Omaha's park system. Had
they consented to annexation at the time
the question was proposed they would long
ore this have had that park system extended
to their very doors.
Justice on the top of the court house dome
Is presumed to bo color blind. But Justice
as administered under the dome appears to
bo run on the color lln- . When Mr. White
was sentenced for keeping a gambling house
ho was fined $400 and costs. ' It his name had
only been Black or Brown he would doubtless -
loss have saved $200. There Is something
In a name after all ,
A Chicago grand Jury Is going to punish
somebody for giving away secrets of the
Jury room to the newspaper reporters , The
grand Jurors" might secure a few valuabls
pointers from members of the United States
senate who have vainly endoivorod to probe
the methods of reporters who are "dis
courteous" enough to print the secrets of
the executlvo sessions.
The warrant sharks at the state capital are
still active. They have Instituted another
. " "teat case" to prevent the Stain Board of
Educational Lands and Funds from calling
lu state warrants. The district courts have
been Appealed to and a temporary order re
straining tbo state treasurer from calling In
the warrants has been Issued. As a matter
of course , the warrant brokers do not expect
to reimburse the state for any loss It may
sustain by reason of the Injunction proceed
ings. If the matter Is hold up In the courts
the state will lose aoraethlng like $100 per
lay.
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HHAHOXtf t'On ItKTIIIK.MKf/T.
The 'number of Announcement * recently
made by different- members of congress of
their Intention to retire from their present
positions at the expiration of this congress
haK occasioned eomo little speculation upon
the real rC.noim that have Impelled them
to such action. In most cases they havn
cither written letters of declination to the
chairmen of the congressional committee In
their districts or have Issued manifestoes to
their constituents at home , In which they
profess to state why they have come to the
conclusion not to bo candidates for rc-olec-
tlon. Some of these explanations , of course ,
have to bo discounted before acceptance.
Otharx present the chief cause of tholr dis
satisfaction only when there arc many
causes combining. On the whole , however ,
taken altogether , they enable us to get a
general Idea of thulr reasons for retirement.
Ono or two of the disappearing congress
men boldly assort that they cannot longer
afford to remain In congress on the paltry
salary of $5,000 per year. Their outside
business requires tholr attention and to
neglect It for the unrcmuncrattvc field of
public life means a pecuniary sacrifice which
they are unwilling to make. It must bo
remembered that several senators and mem
bers of the house have within the past few
years either resigned or retired because
they wished to retrieve their personal for
tunes , which had been paitlally wtecked by
reason of their Inability to gUo them con
stant Attention. Another objectionable fea
ture of congressional llfo which Is driving
more than one man Into the sccluilon of
a private career Is the ofllco brokerage
annex that makes a congressman's lot not
a happy one Several measures have been
proposed lo do away with this abuse whereby
meinbors of congress might bo assured the
privilege of palling a reasonable amount of
tlmo their own for legislative purposes , In
stead of being pulled from pillar to post , as
now , by persistent ofllco seekers In quest
of federal patronage. The propect of the
adoption of any ono of these measures Is so
poor that no ono Is warranted In remaining
In congress In the hope that tholr cnact-
mont will remove the thorns from his bed
of roses.
Reasons equally powerful , although less
conspicuous , are the fear of defeat and the
desire for promotion to some place of greater
political preferment. Of course no congress
man will acknowledge that he is refusing
to make another race because the outlook
is against his success , but he none the less
takes the political forecast Inlo most serious
consideration before coming to any conclu
sion on the subject whatever. To a member
almost certain of defeat , If renomlnated.
voluntary retirement comes with much
easier grace than to ono who has only to
say the word to bo assured of keeping his
place. Giving up something quite out of
reach In order to take chances upon mountIng -
Ing higher on the political ladder is an In-
Vltatl6n which few of the ambitious mem
bers care to resist. Under such circum
stances they have everything to gain , al
most nothing to lose. The apparent self-
sacrifice of retirement may even assist them
In attaining their ultimate object. It Is a
game with odds In their favor and appears
for this reason to bo growing In popularity.
ECONOMY Ml ATV.tl' JJK COSTLY.
It was a mistake to place Mr. Holman at
the head of the house committee on Indian
affairs. That gentlsman's hobby is economy
and ho carries It to a most unreasonable
extent. Judicious economy in public expend
itures Is always to be desired and there Is
an especially urgent demand for It at this
tlmo , when the revenues o the govern
ment are running bJhlnd. But Mr. Holman
Is never Judicious. He never looks at an
expenditure In a practical , business-like way.
and no matter how careful department
odlclals may bo in making estimates , the
Indiana congressman Is certain , to cut them
down. His Inordinate weakness Is for
paring and ho indulges It nt every oppor
tunity without considering for a moment
the possible consequences. Whether his
policy has ever really saved anything to the
government Is a question.
Mr. Holman's committee has charge of
the Indian appropriation bill and-It pro
poses to reduce the appropriation for the
next fiscal year about $1,200,000 below that
for the current year , and to make It $320,000
'less than the estimates of the commissioner
of Indian affairs , who , It Is stated , reduced
the estimates , under Instructions from the
secretary of the Interior , to the lowest
figure consistent with efficiency In the
service , at least so far as the work among
the Indians is concerned. In cutting down
these estimates the committee takes most of
the reduction from the appropriation for
schools , and , according to the opinion of
the otficlals of the Indian Rights association ,
In such a way as to do the greatest possible
damage. The appropriation bill not only
slashes salaries , which may bo Justifiable
under existing condition's , but It also re
duces the number of supervisors , of whom
there Is none too many now. The Idea of
the committee would seem to bo that almost
anybody will do for this service. The , ap
propriation for transporting Indian children
from the reservation to the schools is not
more than halt what It should bo , if it is
proposed to keep the schools full , which
certainly ought to bo done. The officials
of the Indian nights association say that
the Undoubted object of this cut Is to kill
the eastern schools by Indirect methoJs , but
a further result will bo to rcduca the numbsr
of children In school by the \\liolu number
now In these eastern schools at Hampton ,
Carlisle , Lincoln , etc. , as there will be no
money to bring thorn oast. In order to
save $5,000 It Is proposed to abolish the
board of Indian commissioners. The mem
bers of this board give tholr services , which
have been of great value to the government ,
without charge , tlis government merely payIng -
Ing their expenses. It this board Is
abolished It Is probable that the government
will lose many times the amount of Its ex
penses annually from the want of that care
ful supervision of contracts , Inspection of
goods and of the work of the various
agencies which Is made by the commis
sioners. In short , the economy of the
Indian appropriation bill Is aptly character
ized as of the "cheap Jack" variety , whllo It
Is also objectionable In other respects.
On going Into olllco Mr. Cleveland cx-
prosscd solicitude for the welfare of the
Indians. H > said In his Inaugural address
that every effort should bo made to lead
them through the paths of civilization and
education to self-supporting and Independent
cltUenshlp. The democrats of the lions ?
committee on Indian affairs , under the
leadership of Mr , Holman , now propose , In
order to effect a comparatively trifling sav
ing , to make a retrograde movement In con
nection with the Indian service , when the
\\BO and humane policy would bo to push
forward , even If It were necessary to somewhat - ,
what Increase the appropriations. More
over It Is highly probable that this , economy
will In the end bo found costly. Its
tendncy Is to prolong the work to be ac
complished and to put It Into the hands of
Inferior men , \\hn the true course U
obvlotnly to advance the work as rapidly *
practicable and to employ In the service the
most capable and trustworthy men to Ira
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MU11K l.Kllir HVIATKM.
Under the resolution passed oy the city
council on May 8 , new bids for electric
lighting were Invited on the strength of a
telegram from Chicago from the fJtcelslor
Klcctrlo Lighting company giving nxsur-
nnco that It would bid lower than $112 per
year If the contract with Pardeo & Co. was
repudiated. As might have been foretold ,
this telegram was nothing more nrr less
than a part of the plot by which Wiley
hus sought to keep his grip upon the mu
nicipal treasury. It Is now definitely known
that the Uxcolstor Electric Lighting crm-
pany Is simply an annex of the Thomson-
Houston company , and owned and con
trolled by the General niectrlc octopus
which has sw allowed nearly all the corpora
tions that are engaged In the builnpss of
supplying electric lights. The Kxculidor
Klectrlc company Is capitalized for $500,000.
Tlio annual report of the General Illcctrlc
octopus shows that It owns 5337,000 In the
stock of the Excelsior company , or mere
than three-fourths of that concern. Iras-
much as the Thomson-Houston company Is
also a part of the General EleStrlc octcpus ,
a blind man must see that any co-called
competing bid made by the Excelsior ccm-
pany Is In reality only a decoy.
In view of the fact that the now bids
ask for 5 per cent less capacity of the light
than Is called for by the contract of I'anlee
& Co. , It can very readily bo seen that the
Excelsior company could put In a bid for a
little less than $112 , forfeit Its $500 check
deposited as a guarantee of good faith , and
lot the Thomson-Houston company continue
to furnish light at the 'old price , as by that
operation they would make at least $0,000
per year more than the city would have to pay
under the I'ardce contract.
U Is not likely that any company will
como In and Invest a largo amount of capi
tal under the Hascall general ordinance.
That ordinance does not In any way affect
the price of electric lights. Manifestly the
whole scheme was rigged up and Juggled
through by the Ingenious Mr. Wiley In the
Interest of the present monopoly. But
there arc none so blind as those who will
not see. The Wiley contingent In the coun
cil will still persist In Its nefarious work.
How much longer are taxpayers and pri
vate consumers of electric light to be sub
jected to this outrageous disregard of their
Interests ? Is It not about time that the
council shall bo made to do Its duty by
compelling Pardee & Co. to fulfill their con
tract or forfeit their $25,000 bond ?
KMl'lllK STATK POLITICS.
The political "parties In Now York are get
ting ready for what promises to bo an ex
ceedingly vigorous and Interesting campaign.
That state elects a governor this year and
there is a feeling that the result of the elec
tion will have a more or less decisive In
fluence In determining the next presidential
election. The republicans are hopeful of a
signal victory and they have gooJ reason to
bo. Everything has been going their way.
They won the legislature last fall , captured
a New York City congressional district which
had been democratic for fourteen years , and
in the municipal elections of last spring
made sweeping victories , carrying towns
that had been democratic for years. In
view of this republican confidencs seems
to _ be fully Justified. Yet th'oro Is one thing
wanting to assure victory , and that is com
plete harmony within the party. There are
two factions In New York City struggling for
control of the party , and the conflict they
are carrying on Is not helping to strengthener
or solidify the organization. On the con
trary It is to be apprehended that Its effect
is weakening and to some extent demoraliz
ing , as these factional warfares generally
are. But apart from this and It will , per
haps , not continue beyond the convention
the republicans of the Empire state seem
clearly to have the advantage of the situa
tion , with all the conditions favorable to
their holding It If they will harmonize and
avoid all causes of dissension within their
ranks.
Ono thing that will give peculiar Interest
to this year's election In New York Is the
fact that In the event of democratic success
the man who Is elected governor will prob
ably bo prominent among the presidential
possibilities In 1SOG. At present the Indi
cations point to William C. Whitney as the
man whom the democrats are most likely
to select as their candidate for governor ,
and he would undoubtedly bo a strong one.
Mr. Whitney has given offense to no faction
of his party , he is an able politician , and ho
Is very wealthy. It Is not Improbable that
In any event his name will bo heard In the
next national democratic convention , but If
ho should bo elected governor of Now York
this would not only be assured , but his
chances of securing the nomination for presi
dent would perhaps be better than those of
.Njy other man In his party. The demo
crats will bo no better off In available men
two years hence than they were In 1892.
No member of the cabinet will have the
least chance before the next national con
vention , should any ono of them aspire tea
a nomination , and there Is no democrat In
either branch of congress who can bo re
garded as available. The leaders In these
bodies are from the south and the time has
not yet como for naming a southern man
for president. Of the prominent democrats
not In public life William C. Whitney would
undoubtedly prove to bo the most available
as a presidential candidate. Ho may be re
garded already as among the possibilities.
The Now York republicans can select a
candidate for governor from a list of at least
a dozen able and popular men , any of whom
ought to carry the state under prevailing
conditions. Ono of these Is Mr. Joseph II.
Choato , the eminent lawyer of Now York
City , who was made president of the con
stitutional convention , and It Is highly prob
able that he will be the republican candi
date for governor If he deslros It. A cam
paign with Choato and Whitney as the
leaders ot tholr respective parties would bo
conducted upon a high plane. In any event
great Interest Is certain to bo felt In New
York's election , for If the republicans win
there nxt November the success of the party
In the national election ot 1896 would be
almost a foregone conclusion. Democratic
victory there this year , on the other hand ,
would not necessarily assure victory to that
party In the presidential election. .11 would
merely servo to maUo the rcsu.t In 1890
somewhat doubtful.
In the legislative appropriation bill now
before congress the civil servlco commission
secures a concession for which It hai long
boon working. It Is simply" the transfer to
It ot the employes ot other departments
which have heretofore been loaned to It to
constitute 1U clerical forca. U will bo re
membered that the commission quite re
cently had a l.ttlo dispute over this subject
with Secretary Morton , because the latter
refuted to Include In his estimate the sal
aries ot the clerks who had been detailed
for civil service commission work. The pro
posed change wl'l Jf o , the commission
much more Ind6pontlfcmt.ian ! | It Is'nowvelttn
U has to beg for every 'cno of lUi employes
from eomo head ot the various departments.
The legislative appropriation bill limit ! the
transfer to the number ot clerks now In the
commission's service , and this Is the mcst
unpalatable part of It , so fttr as the com
mission Is concerned.
For the first tlmo In ten years , we ore
told , DCS Molncs presents the shocking spec
tacle of twenty open unta shops dealing out
liquor over the bars , \\ilh their doors wide
open. It Is an open s&rct , however , that
during all these 'ten < gjjiVs about 100 so-called
apothecary shops have been dealing ottt the
vilest of rot-gut whiskey and bottled beer
over their counters to men , women and chil
dren under the pretext of selling medicine.
The contrast between the saloon and the
drug store In Des Molncs Is. simply this :
The saloon Is under police eupervlsion and
subject to scvoro penalties for selling liquor
to minors and habitual drunkards , as well
as damages to their families for Injuries
sustained. They are compelled to close their
doors before midnight and must not sell on
Sunday under any circumstances. The drug
store saloon deals In rum and Its compounds
without police surveillance and pays no
license or fine. It glxVs no bond for good
behavior , Is responsible for no damages , and
may run open twenty-four hours of every
day , Including Sunday. In fact , the most
profitable business of the DCS Molncj apothe
cary shop was between midnight and day
break and particularly on Sundays , when
stomach-ache and bowel complaints are mak
ing their worst Inroads and create an extra
ordinary demand for bottled bitters and malt
extracts.
The Colorado Eastern Midland railroad
was sold yesterday to a New York bond con
cern for $75,000. The bond concern secured
the road by foreclosure of a mortgage for
$500,000. So the road , Including 3,360 acres
of coal lands , really cost the company $575-
000. By the laws of legitimate business the
road should bo managed upon a basis ot
what it cost and thp rates should bo fixed
accordingly. But modern railway methods
will bo Introduced and the Colorado Eastern
Midland will In all probability bo "reorgan
ized. " It will bo capitalized for a couple
of million and bonded for a couple ot mil
lion more. Then the patrons of the road
will bo expected to pay exorbitant freight
rates In order than the company may pay
dividends and Interest upon the Inflated
capitalization. Railroads are operated that
way In this country.
In sentencing a negro to the penitentiary
for ten years for shooting another man on
Monday Judge Scott declared that If the
prisoner had been a white man ho would
have been given the full penalty of the law ,
or twenty years in the penitentiary. This
opens a new way to secure favor In the ad
ministration of alleged Justice. White mon
are to be punished , h.ecauso their skin hap
pens to bo white and tvegroes are to bo given
light sentences nujrely ] because they hap
pen to have been * born with black skins.
The penaltV Is mailoTA fit not the crime ,
but the person. jJf ( anything more were
necessary to demdnstrate the unfitness of
Judge Scott to preside over the criminal
bench of the district . ( -ourta this ought to
bo conclusive. r i
The resolution before the police commis
sion directing $ hqchief 8f police to report
the names ot keepers , of1 disorderly houses
who hold a government license for selling
liquor embodies the common error that the
federal government Issues licenses to sell
liquor. There Is no such a thing as a gov
ernment license for the liquor traffic. The
Internal revenue laws require each dealer
in liquor to pay a special tax , and upon
payment of this tax the party receives a
stamped receipt. Such a receipt Is no more
a license than a custom house receipt for
the payment of duty on Imported wines.
The federal government has no power to
license- any traffic not strictly definable as
interstate commerce.
The London Times Interprets the strong
and continued currentof gold flowing Into
the Bank of England , Indicating that the
world's supply of gold Is excessive. That
may poialbly be , but It will not suppress
the complaint hoard on BO many sides that
the supply of gold of particular Individuals
In that wcrld Is qulto universally deficient.
The I.mbodlntvnt of 1'arty Sentiment.
Globe-Democrat.
Bland unquestionably represents the pre
vailing sentiment In the democratic party
on the currency question. That la to say ,
a majority of the members of that party
nro In fnvor of cheap money and an abun
dance of It.
Editorial Courtesies In Oldulionm.
Knnnnfl City Tlm .
The Oklahoma editors who fired clffht
shots nt each other In the heat of n per
sonal debate nro nccuspd of bad marks
manship. Impossible. The edltor.s wore
merely seeing how close they could shoot
without endangering life. It Is preposter
ous to think that nn editor nhould seek to
destroy the subject of two-thirds ot his
editorials.
Outlived Ills Popularity.
Imllannpolls Journnt.
Mr. Cleveland seems to have outlived his
popularity even with his own party. At a
democratic convention held on Friday In
the Third congressional district of Tennes
see , the Chattanooga district , resolutions
Indorsing the administration nnd the pres
ident were loudly hissed and Inld on the
table , and a bitter untl-Clevcland man was
nominated for congress.
An OvoriloHo ,
St Tnul Olobc.
The present has been n season of extraor
dinary meteorological disturbances. Storm
after storm have swept over the country ,
each seeming to lie more oevero and de
structive than Its predecessor. The loss of
life nnd property duo to cyclones , overflows
nnd shipwrecks luiH'beon Immense , ana
many ot the surtererw have lost the fruits
of years of labor. The public Is of trio
opinion that It la alxnit time for the culm
to como. Wo have liad moro than u. fair
share ot elementary warfare.
nt IhruTiirlff Question.
New" Ytrfk Sun.
There Is only flh "w y of disposing of
the tariff question , nnd this Is for the
suriuto to dtop thp 4bject forthwith ami
proceed with otWr'/ / possible leu'lslntlon ,
Tito sooner the illtimocratlo mujorlty In
congress acknowledges the futility of Its
present tariff trjfilcf nnd devices , nnd
equareiy and honorably desists from them ,
the brighter will be "the prospects of the
democratic party and lot the business of tliu
union. The robbe.ry'Jf unadulterated Me-
Kliilcylsm Is vastly preferable- that roit-
bury aggravated or communism.
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Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin1 Congress
man Bryan's Nicaragua canal greenback bill
U an Idea entirely lu harmony with that
gentleman's financial notions. An Issue of
greenback * based upon canal bonds would
bs about as unbusinesslike u transaction as
could bo Imnglned In the furthering ot the
great enterprise. If there had been Ilryuns
In sufficient number In tlic days of the build
ing of the Union IMclttc railroad \\e might
have had Union Pacific railroad greenbacks
In circulation , and perhaps other shlnplastcr
currency of the same sort.
Lotilsvlllo Courier-Journal : Ucproscntatlvn
Bryan's plan to construct the Nicaragua
c.inal by Issuing $100,000,000 of greenbacks
will , It Is claimed , meet the objection of
those who oppose , as the unpardonable sin ,
the Issuance of bonds. But will these pro-
greenback , anti-bond statesmen explain why ,
If a greenback Is such a good thing , a band
Is such a bad thing ? A greenback la a
promise to pay , nml so Is a bond. On n
greenback thn government borrows service
or value , on u bond It borrows money.
In both the case of the trecnback and ot
the bond the taxpayers foot the bill , for
neither Is worth anything unless redeemable ,
and neither Is redeemable unless the tax
payers redeem It.
Chicago Herald : Representative Bryan of
Nebraska responds to this laudable and pol
itic proposal to keep crazy financial projects
under the heel In a- style worthy of n wild-
eyed populist. Ho responds by Introducing
a bill providing for the purchase of $70,000-
000 ot Nicaragua c.inal stock by the United
States with new greenbacks to be- printed
and Issued for that purpose. It Is now In
order for some alleged democrat to contribute
his mlto toward destroying the confidence
of rational men In the democratic p.trty by
espousing Coxey's cause. Coxey's bill to Is
sue $300,000,000 or more greenbacks to Im
prove public highways Is strictly In line
with Bryan's bill. The principal difference
Is ono of quantity of grecnnacks the extent
of fiat Inflation. Mr. Bryan has had his
gripsack packed for desertion to the populist
camp these many months. He now seems to
bo far on his way , If not already within the
populist lines.
I'Koi'l.K .l"'l > TIIIXUS.
The senate docs not take much stock In
Buttz. Sugar stock Is more desirable.
John Patton , jr. , the new Michigan sen
ator , is a scholarly man , wealthy , affable
and popular.
A Now Jersey town Is advertised for sale
r > yi the sheriff. The locality Is a summer
resort for taxshlrkers.
The oldest mason resides In Chlco valley
California. He Is 105 years ot ago and
learned the trade at 1C.
Now York disposed of 3,600,000,000 glasso
of beer last year. As a port for schooners
Now York Is without a rival.
A swarm ot seventeen-year locusts campe <
In New Jersey will continue the work o
devastation Inaugurated by the legislature.
The trial of Erastus WIman on the charge
of forgery , preferred by the Dun Mercantile
agency , begins In Now York next Monday.
Ex-Secretary Traccy Is said to have spen
$30,000 a year to keep up the social require
ments of an $3,000 Job in President Harrl
son's cabinet. , ,
After exchanging several bloodless shots
two Oklahoma editors concluded that In
the hands ot men truly great the pen Is
mightier than the gun.
It Is now charged that General Coxey
took on a champaign Jag in Philadelphia
Well , his system needs some Insinuating
fluid to drown his trials.
Since Colonel Cockerlll absorbed a few
juicy joints of a Georgia barbecue , the New
York Advertiser Is gradually drifting to the
belief that the war Is over.
Miss Lillian Russell Is only 33. With ni
average of ono a year and the exercise o
diligence It is possible for her to accumulate
quite a colony of ex-husbands.
The coal miners of Canada ought to con
tribute liberal sums to prolong the strike
of their brethren In the states. The domain
for Canadian coal for export Is enormous.
Colonel Joseph Moore , who died at In
dianapolis the other day , planned and con
structed all the pontoon bridges used by
General Sherman in his march to the sea.
Patrick Stilflvan of Shebojgan , Mich. , who
was knighted by the king of Sweden for his
book on turnips as a universal article of
food , has patented a bicycle made of corn-
husk pulp.
General Don Carlos Buell , at the age of
76 , has gene Into a now enterprise on the
Pacific coast , that of extracting gold fron :
black sand along the seashore of Oregon am'
Washington
Miss Adeline Knapp Is the sporting re
porter of the San Francisco Call. When
on parade she sports a Turkish trousers
cutaway coat , a loud polka-dot vest and a
killing silk tile.
Rev. W. T. D. Clem of the Methodist
Episcopal church , who officiated at the fu
neral of Edgar Allen Pee , Is living neat
Baltimore. Ho says that only ono carriage
followed the hearse Co the graveyard , and
It contained himself and three others.
Ono of the most remarkable men In gov
ernment employ Is Second Assistant Post
master General J. Lowrle Bell of Pennsyl
vania. Ho has a firmness that makes him
a terror to these who seek concessions. Be
ing an appolnteo ot the Harrison adminis
tration , democratic politicians have moved
heaven and earth to compass his removal ,
but ho Is likely lo remain as long as ho
chooses.
TiiiFrit > LIGHT .is .mi.
Lowell Courier : These are pinching
times , said the snuft-tnker.
Detroit Frco Press : Bill What did they
throw the policeman down the well for ?
Jeff I guess they wanted to put a copper
bottom on It.
Boston Gazette : The man who woika his
Jaw never has tlmo to lubor at any useful
ccupatlon.
Minneapolis Tribune : Uncle Sam 10
Cat negle How's business ?
Carnegie Oh , we're plugging along.
Boston Journal : Kthel Whv are you al
ways complaining because I have other
admirers ? George Oh , If you wish to
make a syndicate of yourself , I suppose 1
mustn't growl. Good evening.
Buffalo Courier : "Your time has come , "
grimly remarked the Jeweler's errnnd boy ,
as he delivered a clock at a customer's
residence.
Chicago Tribune : Banks What makes
you look so sour ?
Illvers Old follow , I'm In a pickle. Can
you spare mo a little "sugar ? "
Tld-BIts : Ono of the ladles In fancy
dress was , though fair enough , a tilllo flit.
There spake to her a reporter : "ilny I
ask wlmt character you represent ? "
"Helen of Troy , " she answered. "What
did you think It was ? " "Well , " ho mur
mured , "I thought you' might bo Helen
of Avoirdupois ! "
Indianapolis Journal : Minnie Hero Is a
conundrum for you : What Is the differ
ence between you and crushed sugar ?
Mamie I didn't suppose there was any.
Minnie Oh , yes. there Is. One Is mashed
to powder and the other is powdeted to
mash.
Somervlllo Journal : Never refuse a cigar
when It Is offered to you. Kvun If you do
not smoke yourself , you undoubtedly have
friends who do.
DISSATISFIED.
Atlanta Constitution.
I would I wore an Icicle ;
I would my melting soul
Were going on a bloycle
Pcllmell toward the pole !
I'd llko to hear a blizzard whlzj.
And get a goodly slice ;
My solo desire this moment Is
To put myself on Ice I
Take no Substitute
It Is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
WAR ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Non-Sectarian Education for the Noble Bed
Man Is Demanded.
CAMPAIGN BEING WAGED AT THE CAPITOL
Nutloml I. menu fur thn I'rotootloii of
Amur. run ImluttrlvN Making Itit Volro
I Irani In ihn HoiiMi-tlppoOni ;
Indlim Appropriation Itumit ,
WASHINGTON , May 22. A campaign ls
being waged nt the door of the house by n
society called the National League tor the
Protection of American Industries against
these Items lu the Indian appropriation hilt
providing for the support ot parochial
Ec'.hools , The society Is largely an ecclesi
astical organization. Rev. William II. Par
sons Is Its president ; Hon. William Strong ,
n retired Justice ot thu supreme court , vleo
president , and on the board ot managers
are Wheeler H. Peckham , who was nomi
nated by President Cleveland for the su-
nreme court ; Dornian I ) . Haton and Henry
E. Howland. The opponents of the appro
priations for schools under church manage
ment claim that they have a largo number
of members of the house pledged to fight
the grants when the bill Is brought up.
They represent that during the past eight
years a total of $2,306,416 hus been given
to the Roman Catholic schools , out of $3-
767,951 appropriated , and that the proportion
tion given to the Catholic schools Is steadily
Increasing since the Congregational , Metho
dist , Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
have withdrawn their applications for funds.
The whole amount asked for this year Is
said to be nearly $100,000 , to bo distributed
among forty-five Roman Catholic schools.
The particular Items In the bill which con
gressmen are asked to oppose are for the
following schools :
St. Boniface , Banning , Cal , $12,500 ; Holy
Family , Blackfoot , Mont. , $12,500 ; St. Johns ,
Collugevllle , Minn. , $10,000 ; St , Benedicts ,
Sterns County , $10,000 ; St. Paul , Clontarf ,
$10.000 ; St. Ignatius , Jocko , Cal. , $45,000 ;
St. Josephs , Ronssavlar , Ind. , $8,330 ; Katq
Uroxel , Umatllla , Ore. , $ tf,000.
FKII : COINAOI : OK
President Fl l < o Talks Strongly to tlio 111-
mntiilllr r.riit nc.
WASHINGTON. May 22.-Prcsdont ! A. C.
Flake , of Denver call the Pan-American Bi
metallic league to order in the Grand Army
hall today when about fifty members were
present. In his opening address Mr. Flake
said the legislation of the last thirty years
In thh country had been In the Interest of
foreign nations. He attributed the present
situation In business to the demonetization
of sliver , and believed a revolution would
como If relief were not granted In the line
of free coinage.
At the conclusion of Mr. Flsko's speech ,
General Stephen M. Field of Virginia , pop
ulist candidate for vice president the last
national convention , was chosen chairman of
the convention.
T. M. Tibbies of Nebraska was chosen sec
retary. The remainder of the session was
devoted to speech making. Among those who
talked were Representatives Hudson of Kan
sas and Pence and Bell of Colorado.
At the afternoon session a petition signed
by about 500 citizens ot Denver asking that
steps be taken to bring about the restoration
of silver to Its former position as a money
metal was received and ordered transmitted
to the- house of representatives.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed : Chairman , Colonel A. G.
Flske , Colorado ; II. II. Hyatt , Nebraska ;
Captain C. H. Tompklns , Iowa ; J. II. Tur <
ner , Georgia ; Horace Stltcs , Missouri ; H. E.
Taubcneck , Illinois ; E. M. Burcliard , Mary
land ; If. R. Janney , West Vlrglna ; A. L. Lot-
tls , Pennsylvania ; Colonel Robert Beverly ,
Vlrglna , and A. S. ITiggs , Kansas. There
are few delegates present and the convention
cannot be a success , only about fifty .persons
coming , Instead of several hundred.
After Ainnrlrnn Trniln.
WASHINGTON , May 22. The United
States commercial agent In Hamburg , Ger
many , Louis Steins , says In a report to the
State department that since the World's
fair the German merchants , encouraged by
their government , are making special ef
forts to extend their trade. To this end ,
through the German consuls In the United
States , agencies have been established In
all important centers where persons can
obtain advice nnd Information regarding
the cost , freight nnd tariff charges on Gor
man products nnd thus Importation nt first
band Is made practicable and profitable.
Mr. Stern believes that Ametlcan manu-
factuters could Imitate this plan with nu-
vantage.
Government t'ulr Hullding bold.
WASHINGTON , May 22. Secretary Car
lisle has accepted the offer of private par
ties at Chicago for the government World's
fair building. An Intimation has been
made that the private parties who have
bought the building will sell It to the At
lanta authorities for $ :5,000. The amount
realized by the government Is not known.
Canadians IHuV C.'olrliralo the Fourth.
WASHINGTON , May 22. The State de
partment has granted permission to the
militia of British Columbia to cross the
border with arms ami equipment * nnd par
ticipate In the Fourth of July celebration
In S-'cattlo , Wash. * The permission was
granted at the request ot the Washington
talc delegation. Several regiments of the
mllltla arc expected to cross over ,
IIIMT/ WAS NOT. TO UK FOUND.
llrlhrry liua tlifntlon Fore-oil lo 1'rorreil
Mllhniit the ChlofltncM. .
WASHINGTON , May 22. C. W. llutU. who
wna very anxious to bo prcect\t \ before the
senate bribery Investigating committee , was
not on hand when thp committee met today.
Instead ho sent his attorney to explain that
he was otherwise engaged , and asked to bo
excused from attendance for the present.
On being questioned by the c&mmlttee ns to
Mr. lluttz's reason for his conduct , Attorney
McGowan said his client was engaged In
making search for a witness who could cor
roborate his statements and throw light on
the question at Issue. The explanation was
fur from satisfactory , and Mr. McGawau
was Informed that Buttz was the man
wanted , nnd not a substitute. Accordingly
the committee called the serjeant-at-arms
to tholr assistance and directed that a ttb-
poen.i be Issued for Buttz. *
While waiting , the committee called Ih
several senators , Including Messrs. Voor-
liecs , Harris and Coke1 , to whom Senators
Hunton and Kyle hud stated they had given
Information ot the approaches made to them
selves soon after Buttz had first made his
propositions to them. They confirmed the
statements of Messrs. Iluntan and Kylo.
When asked It they knew of oth r attempts
to brlbo senators , Messrs. Voorhces , Harris
and Coke said they did not.
The stTgeant-at-arms reported to the com
mittee at 1 o'clcck ho had failed to find Butts.
He , however , had a corlaliml lUttr. had lett
the city on an early morning train , with the
purpose nnd expectation of returning by 2
o'clock , at which hour ho had said ho would
again appear before- the commlueo.
Major llttttz did mil meet the expectations
of the committee by putting In an nppoar-
nnro during the afternoon , nnd the opinion '
was oxpressfd that ho would not bo at the
capital before tomorrow morning. None of {
the members of the committee think there Is
any probability of his having left the city
to evade th ? Investigation.
LIST OK IMTINTS : THAT u.vvi : nxi-iuKn.
Two llunilrril nml Mxty-Klght Ulcit Yes-
tt-riliiy , Some of Tin-in Vrry Importnnt.
WASHINGTON , May 22.-I'iUcnts of 2C3
patents expired today. Among them were
the metrical telegraph system , Thoo. M.
Foote. Urooklyn ; chcmlcnl telegraphs ,
Charles A. Hamlall , Hrooklyn ; electrlo
light , N. P. Itoynler , I'arls. Prance ; water
wheel. W. T. llease , Wutipun , WIs. ; float-
Int ; signal lights. Ilk-hard I'lntncn , ncrlln ,
Prussia ; paper boxes , U H. I'llmpton , Hurt-
fonl , Conn. ; stenm generator , J. Flrmenleh
nnd G. Klrmcnlch , lluffiilo , N. Y. ; mowers ,
\Mlllnm II. Whltely , Spilngtlold , O. ; circuit
closers for electric magnetic rullroun
switch. II. N. Houcll , Concord , N. h. : 1
Kialn hinders , \Vllllnm II. linker. Chicago. I
III. ; breech loading lirenrmi , 13. Biigel , at.
Petersburg , Ittissla ; lire escapes , D. H. Kw-
Inj , ' , ImllaimpollH , I ml ; tobacco cutters ,
John Knrr , Montreal , Qne. ; metal alloy for
commercial coin , W.V. . Htibbcll , Phlladol-
phla : Hteam radiator , It. L. Kernoohati ,
Tltusvlllc , Pa. ; mowers , Htidolpb Dlrlcs ,
MarlhorotiRh township , PemiHylvanla ; te-
\olvlnff llreaimn , C. II. Ulclmrdson , Phila
delphia ; magazine llrearms , breech loading
lire-aims , Frank \V. Tleslni ; , Now Haven , *
Conn. ; lire escapes , Uchvard How , Indiana , *
1'a.
lUuolutlnn In Mm hii\i ! ! < ! or.
WASHINGTON , May 22. The following-
telegram has been received at the Navy de
partment from the commander of the U.
S. stoamshlp Uennlngton :
"l.A I.IHIOHTAU. May 21. The town of
La Llbeitml Is under mnitlal law. Ilevo-
lutlonlstH are massed at Santa Anna la
Plata. A gunboat of Salvador Is In this
pott ready to receive the president. There
are no American citizens at this place. "
*
WiiutH Troopj for the Nu\njocs. ' "
WASHINGTON , May 22. The secretary
of the Interior today forwarded to the War
department a request that troops of New
Mexico be directed to arrest Navajo In
dians , who , a tupoit to the department " > *
says , are oft their reservation and committing - ,
ting depredations. J )
Tlontni-r'H rimllngH Upheld. *
WASHINGTON , May 22. The committed
on Judiciary has endorsed the report of the
Iloatner subcommittee which Investigated
the matter of the Injunction Issued by
Judge Jenkins against the Northern Paclflo
employes.
Ordortid un Armor I'lntu Investigation.
WASHINGTON , May 22. The house haa
adopted the resolution directing the naval
committee to Investigate the allegations ot
fraud In connection with the armor plate con
tract.
Now I'uHtiiumti-r at Kills.
WASHINGTON , May 22. ( Special Tola-
gram to The llee. ) II. C. Martlndale has
been appointed postmaster at Hills , Gogo
county , Neb , , vice Frank Humes , removed.
Contempt I'rl-ionerH Jtolcuxoil.
CHICAGO , May 22. Election commis
sioners W. A. HutcliliiH , W. A. Kcenan and
Henry Schemer , who were lined $1,000 each J
for contempt of court by Judge Chetlaln , ( | J
wete discharged today by habeas corpus *
piocccdlngH In an opinion rendeied jointly
by Judges Tuley , Adams and Soars. The
ronimKsloncrs were fined by Judge Chetluln
for tefusing to produce election ballots before -
fore the grand Jury , and today's decision
frees them from all liability to line or 1m-
pilsonmt-nt.
riFlffrfrff
Thu largest mnlccrs ani
line clothes on uarth ,
Your moiioy'a worth or your munoy bao'r.
r
Novelties in Suits.
Something- different from what you get else
where exclusive stylos. That's
the kind of goods wo are showing
ingin suits for men and boys.
They are out in the latest style
right up-to-date with a varied
assortment of colors and designs
IVs
irr large enough to satisfy every
r taste. It seems as though we
iP have told this often enough to
iPF have everybody know it. Most
r people do , but there are some
people who think that our high-
F r
Ff : class clothing is high priced. lit -T
, rt 'Taint so. We only ask $2.50 for a Boy's handsome
' r suit , and for $8.50 you got an up-to-dato Man's suit.
rr Higher p riced ones are low priced , compared with
what you used to pay.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
n S. W , Cor , Fifteenth anil Douglas Streets.
