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Tlio lihlilitrldln doom to have almoHt com-
llfutimirivl | | In tlm shuttle.
All tlio other stairs nro getting ahead of
Nthntikn with their cmiKruotlonal nomina
tions ,
A ( aw rnuro base ball games between the
1'iitn nml Ilia Leans In thin weather will
Iilflca tlio fat man among the ciirlogltlus of
( lie prehistoric niftf.
If It WITO not for this mircesslon of
Mrlkes how would tha mercantile agencies
1m able to explain with plausibility the slow
ness of our recovery from the financial do-
This I * tha first week In July and the
( arlff bill Is mil nndliipoticd of In the senate.
The confiTPiico commlttco and the acccpt-
nnco of IjA " > port by both houses of con-
Kress irtdBk 1 come. Thcro Is still scope
for prophets to exercise their
docs not shroud the an-
* return to tha United
inmo mysterious secrecy
Surrounded his silent dc-
cason will probably appear
Tie spectacular performance Is a
trlflo nforo fully developed.
Yale has about determined to abolish the
formalism of Its commencement exercises
jind In the future to grant degrees without
"
"permitting llm students to Inflict long-prc-
liarcd orations upon their enduring friends.
Vat nil of which both students and their
friends have causa to rojolco.
Jtmt In order not to illplay undue aig.
crimination the authorities at Washington
have had n few Wall street brokers Indicted
along with Iho newspaper correspondents
for refusing to answer questions propounded
by Iho senate bribery Investigating commit
tee. Tha newspaper men are really the ones
whom the icnato wants to get at , and If
few brokers suffer at the same time It
will make llttlo difference. The dignity of
the senate must be preserved.
Superintendent Uyrnes of the New York
police Is the author of an article In ono of
this month's magazines entitled "How to
Protect a City from Crime. " From the
revelations of the work of the metropolitan
police now being mode before the Lexow
Investigating committee people will Infer
that Mr. Dyrncs could have written equally
Intelligently , and certainly moro enter
tainingly , upon "How to Protect Criminals
from Detection and Conviction. ' '
An unusual case of flat paper Is com
prised In the corner which stamp collectors
Imvo manipulated In the one-dollar Colum
bian postage stamp , now worth ten dollars.
The government simply ordained that the
ix-ipor should be worth Its face value , but
the speculators have gone the government
several times better and fix their price at
ten times the face value. This Is proving
highly profitable to the speculators , but the
farmers and artisans have not been made
aware to what extent they benefit by it.
The Philadelphia Record calls attention to
the fact that Philadelphia Is not only the
City of Homes , but also the City of Married
Couples. According to the returns of the
last census that city can boast of the sn.all-
ejt proportion of single persons among Us
total population. It Is not quite clear whether
Philadelphia attracts married people or re
pels single people or promotes marriage
among those who are already resident with
in the city. The fact of Its largo percentage
of married population , however , Is clear , and
the Record Invites all marriageable young
ladles to set their faces toward Philadelphia.
An Insight Into magazine methods Is given
by the postscript to Charles Dudley Warner's
paper on "Tho Attack on the Senato. " In
M. the current Century. In which ho explains
.
that the article In
question was written over
two years ago. It forme one of a series
thnt jo under the title , "Present Day
Pflpors , " How any editor can have the
audacity to publish a present day paper
which lie has been holding In the pigeon
hole of his desk for over two years must
bo comprehensible only to the magazine
editors themselves. For
up-to-date lltera-
turu the dally paper Is the only reliable
resource.
Receivers for the Northern Pacific have
applications pending In the courts for per
mission to abrogate existing trafllc con
tracts with a number of railroads that have
prove < l unprofitable. This moans that the
Northern Pacific wants to get the benefit ot
Ita contracts where there Is an appreciable
toneftt to bo derived , but when there U any
loss to bo sustained It prefers to repudiate
| ta obligations. This seems to be a peculiar
w y for the court * to preserve the obllga-
tlon of contracts. It practically allows bank
rupt concerns to make experiments with any
kind of un agreement they can secure and
If U turns out \\ell to reap the gains , while
nifuslntr to Bharo lows In the opposite
orent. Th neetl of statutory legislation to
daflutf ( ha rights and obligations ot receiver !
U dally bccotulcc uioro ami wore recognized.
I llfl ll I/V / ? / / > , tTllt.ti HI llnvr.H.
\Vllliln Die pnxt week the tloiird ot Edu <
Mllnn hit * tcn lorn tip orcf the action ll
If * * ( ten In ( lie election of teachers foi
I Its IllKli nMtnol. Two of the lonchers have
iM'fi < lfnpt > * l frntn Iho roll for rcllgloui
r HA < m * , ( Jno of theio because she In a pro.
f > M < "il ( Jiitlinlle and Iho other because she
In pfumnpil la be a nunhcllovor In the d ) .
vine Inspiration ot tlio scriptures. The case
nf MMs Crowley has not been discussed Ir
III * prliiIn by friend or foe , Sha Is an
Oiimlm wonmn , n graduate ot our High
Rohan ! nml IIIM been n teacher In our pub
lic ) dliool for moro thnn twelve years ,
DurliiK all Hint time nobody has ever
charged tier with offensive partisanship for
her creed and the pretext under which she
tins been dropped Is very flimsy. Parties
Imvo whispered to members of the school
Iwird Hint Minn Crowlcy had attempted to
in like proselytes for a nunnery In ono of
livr recitations. It turns out thnt this Is a
repetition ot Iho fable of the three black
crows , The no-called attempt to enlist re
cruit * for n nunnery occurred In the readIng -
Ing of Walter Scott's "Marmlon , " In which
the author , who certainly was not partial to
Cnthollcs , represents that n nun that had
attempted to escape from the convent had
been walled In an a punishment. One of
the girls , we nro told , asked Miss Crowley
whether nuns ore walled In nowadays and
sha responded that the only convent she
hail over visited -was the Sacred Heart In
this city and that had nothing but coal In
Its bancmcnt. Incidentally she Is said to
Imvo pointed to the commentary on
"Marmlon" as It appears in the text book.
So much on that score.
The dropping ot Miss McQeo from the
roll has caused some discussion In the
papers. The churgo against her originated
with Rev. John Williams , pastor of St.
Ilarnulms Episcopal church.
Rev. Mr. Williams declares that ho does
not care to meddle with the teachers' con.
trovorsy , but ho does meddle with It and
muddles U up with his high church notions
and his narrow-gauged Ideas of the tune ,
lions 'of the publlu school system. Th
Idea that In this enlightened ago any mah ,
whether layman or clergyman , should ask
the Hoard of Education to exact from
teachers a confession of faith In all the
miracles of the Old and New Testament
and denounce as an Infidel any teactUh
that does nqt believe that the world wab
created In six days of twenty-four hours
each , or that the sun was created after
the earth for the especial benefit of Its In
habitants , passes comprehension. Ilov. M .
Williams might as wcU denounce as Infidels
all teachers who do not believe In ths
divine Inspiration of the doctrine that the
earth has four corners and Is as flat as &
pancake. If his peculiar notions wore car.
rlcd out In the High school and unlverslt >
all text books that teach the theory of
evolution and all works on geology would
bo expurgated as heretical and tending to
weaken the belief of the literal text of the
scriptures.
If there Is anything that should be ex
cluded from the schools It Is sectarianism In
any form. If teachers are to be catechized
as to their Individual conception of biblical
teachings we might have a clashing among
Episcopalian low churchmen and ritualists ;
among Christians who believe In Infant
damnation and Christians who deny that
any soul can perish ; among the Seventh-day
Baptists , the Ascensionlsts and forty other
sects of professed Christians.
Rev. Mr. Williams assures the public that
lie does not care whether Miss McQeo Is
punished for alleged teachings of the Dar
winian doctrine of evolution , but ho ought
to care If ho Is a true disciple of Christ and
his teachings. Ho should have been the
first to protest against depriving a helpless
woman of her livelihood Just because some
busybody has represented her as lacking
faith In the divine Inspiration of the Testa
ment. If ho was a broad-minded Christian
ho would direct his efforts to her reclamation
to the faith as he sees It Instead of casting
the stigma of Infidelity upon her and seek
ing to circulate Injurious reports concerning
her and revamping old woman's gabble
about what she Is alleged to have uttered In
the presence of her pupils. As a matter of
fact Miss McGco Is a church member In good
standing In the Episcopal church of which
Rev. Mr. Mackay Is pastor.
Miss McOeo Is not personally known to
any member of our editorial staff. She has
made no complaint In person or through any
ot her friends. Dut we deem It an outrage
that any elllclent teacher should bo deposed
on the tattle of women and second-hand re
ports of orthodox bigots without giving her
a chance to deny the charges or make a
defense. The Board of Education should bo
above nil intolerance and bigotry. They
should exact moral rectitude from teachers
and have them Inculcate truthfulness , up
rightness and all the cardinal virtues. The
spirit and letter of the law excludes from
our public schools all sectarianism and re
ligious training. Creed should not bo a test
cither with the teachers or their pupils.
These who want to force the bible Into
the schools would destroy the public school
system. We would have the Old Testament
and the New , the Catholic version and the
Piotestant version. Wo would also have the
Mormon bible and revelations ot Joseph
Smith , Brlgham Young and the Latter Day
Saints. We would have the Trinitarian
version , the Unitarian versions and wo
might have the unln.no version of the Rov.
Mr. Williams. It Is very unfortunate for
our public schools that this contention has
arisen. The board has made a grave mis
take In permitting * it'to enter Into Us coun
cils , and It Is to bo hoped that It will rectify
the mistake It has made under a misguided
zeal.
STUDKKTS.
Several eastern newspapers have been seri
ously discussing the question whether our
larger colleges and universities are not fast
becoming institutions exclusively for the
rich. The Impetus to this dlicusslon was
given by the publication of the class statistics
of the graduating classes In two or three ot
these colleges , from which It appears that
the average annual expenditure of each
student during his college career Is consider
ably moro than what the son of the average
comfortably fixed citizen could afford. The
highest year's outlay reported for a single
student at Y.lewas not far below the $5,000
limit , while the figures all around displayed a
noticeable Increase over what would have
been thought a very extravagant allowance a
few years ago. In other words , the fact
that an education at these larger colleges Is
becoming moro and moro expensive Is the
startling point ; the discussion undertakes to
explain why this Is so unit to suggest the
remedy.
In connection with this dlcusslon a con
tributor to one of the papers participating
seems to hit the nail on the head when he
says that It reminds him of a remark ot a
student made to him within a few months
that his college president "toadied" too much
to rich men's sons. When college authori
ties cater to the sons of wealthy parents
l there any reason to wonder why the aver
age student's expenditure i reach a &um el-
most appalling ; Yet It Is unquestionably
true that students able to spend money
lavishly are generally more actively sought
after and more leniently treated than arc
those who are compelled to work their way
through college. As the number of the
former clans of students Increases and the
number of the latter class decreases , It becomes -
comes comparatively more difficult for the
self-sacrificing student to endure the odious
comparison that Is made between htm and
his richer fellows.
To take another view of the same problem ,
who can point to a single college president
who has not been constantly making appeals
for additions to the dally growing and al
ready unwieldy endowments 7 It Is seldom
that ho makes a public address without
deprecating the lack of funds at his com
mand. Ho regularly deplores the fact that
the alumni of his Institution arc not more
wealthy and moro disposed to share their
wealth with their alma mater. For the
same reason ho welcomes the rich man's son
as a student because his arrival may lead
to a scnso of obligation terminating In a
handsome donation or bequest from his father
or perhaps later trom the student himself.
The colleges prefer rich men's sons as stu
dents. Such students give promise ot making
the colleges themselves richer. The more rich
students the higher the necessary average
expenses , but likewise the richer the col
lege. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A MOAOl'OIjlSTlUSCUKMH DKFKATRD.
The republican governor of Massachusetts
has , by the exercise of his vote , defeated
a scheme of the Bell telephone monopoly
which ought to Increase his popularity with
the people of that state , though ho has
of course Incurred the relentless enmity of
the men whom ho has thwarted In thclh
attempt to more than double their wealth
by a simple act of legislation. The
Massachusetts legislature passed a bill giving
to the Bell Telephone company the privilege
of Increasing Its stock from 120,000,000 to
$50,000,000 without any of the rostrletlons.
Imposed upon similar Issues by railway
and kindred organizations. The obvlou *
purpose of the company was to distribute !
this new stock at par among the holders
of the present share capital. As tlio stock
of the company Is now emoted at about $200
per share of $100 par value , this wouli
amount to a stock dividend of over 100 pat
cent on which the public would bo required
to pay returns. In other words , this legisla
tion meant that a stock which now sells
on the market at $200 would bo put out at
par , thus enabling the holders of Bell Telephone -
phone to reap $30,000,000. Hero would b&
a total of $60,000,000 on which the people
would have to pay charges.
Referring to the action of Governor Green-
halgc , the Springfield Republican , which Is
not In sympathy with the governor politi
cally , heartily commends his course. That
paper bays ho has done the right thing In
the face of an extremely strong party pressure -
sure In the other direction , and he may be
sure of the approval of the people. RegardIng -
Ing the contention that the Bell Telephone
company is not a public corporation , but a
private manufacturing company , and so not
subject to the regulation ot the state save
by a stretch of precedent and authority , the
Republican says It Is essentially unsound ,
for not only is this parent company behind
all the other telephone companies dlicctly
serving the public , but the company asks for
Its Increase of capital stock In order to
embark In the long-distance telephone busi
ness as a rival of the Western Union Tele
graph company. The lines of the American
Telegraph and Telephone company are to
bo extended wherever the Western Ui.lon
now penetrates , and It Is to seek to do the
business now done through the less direct
means of the telegraph service. The odds
ore with the telephone company In such a
rivalry and It Is reasonably urged that if the
company is to give the best possible rates
to the public the cost of Us extensions should
not bo enhanced In any way which legislation
can prevent.
The action of the legislature in this mat
ter Is another Illustration of the great In
fluence ot the Bell telephone .monopoly In
Massachusetts. It has more than once dem
onstrated Us ability to reach the courts
and Its latest manifestation of power with
the legislature , In face of the fact that the
privilege granted It was distinctly hostile to
the established policy ot the state , shows
that it still has Influence. In defeating the
scheme of aggrandizement of the telephone
monopoly , which would have compelled the
public to pay returns to twlco the extent
necessary to raise the required amount of
money , Governor Qrccnhalga did a most com
mendable service to the general public.
1 FUIKKDLI'SISTEll UBl'UtthlQ
Brazil has made preparations to celebrate
the coming Fourth of July In honor ot the
United States and the people of that republic
have subscribed liberally for a monument
to James Monroe , fifth president of the
United States , in grateful recognition of the
famous doctrine associated with Ms name.
No moro signal courtesy or marked cvMjnce
of friendship has over been extended by ono
nation to another , and the distinguished con
sideration which Brazil will thus show to
our country will be heartily app/ejla-.ed by
all American citizens. The Brazilian p.-nplo
who are In sympathy with repub'Icin Insti
tutions have good reason for cnterla'illng
sentiments ot friendship toward the United
States. This country was the first in the
world to recognize the change from the im
perial to the republican syinim in Brazil ,
thereby extending an encouragement to the
supporters ot the republic which was of Im
portance to them , slnco its ofl.'ct was to
lead to the early recognition of the new
form of government by other nations. Dad
this country been dilatory In acting or had U
manifested any doubt as to its duty In giv
ing countenance to the overthrow nf Imperial
ism and the establishment of a republican
form ot government In Brazil cppoitun'ty '
would have been given for creating an oppo
sition to the republican novjme.H that n leht
have rendered Its success far less rrsy of
attainment. European Influences hottlle tea
a republic would have bejn given a chance
to exert themselves , nnd while the remit
would doubtless have neon the same it Is
entirely possible that It inK'ht not rave bicn
reached without some conflict and 'rouble.
The prompt and uncquUoal ' .ctlon cj the
United States government , howeve1 * , was an
foreign powers. It did not need any formal
declaration by this country to n-.ti.iro the
assurance to the world that the symfclhiea
of the people ot this groit republic were
with the Brazilians who had overthrown
Imperialism and that Its influence would bo
used to sustain them. It > .as ut least suffi
cient to discourage Europaan Intilgue , It any
"were contemplated.
Again during the 3ralllan rebellion the
policy and Influence of this country was of
great value to tba government of Hiazll.
While consistently maintaining a neutral
position In respect to the roviUtlon , it was
well understood thnt the United 'atH wrutd
not permit any lnt riU-cnco on tha part ot
nations ot EuropfBOnit they mm * keep
their hands out of th civil conflict In thb
'
southern republic n they respected tbu
welt known sentiment of the American pee
ple. The course of the United States tught
Brazil that the Monroe doctrine Is no empty
theory , but a genuine source of help for re
publican Institutions everywhere In the west
ern hemisphere , anl thjs teaching his given
to that republic , njj\fy'ay \ , lo a" llo repub
lics of the south , n stronger sense of security
against possible Kprapcan agsressljn. The
American republic -WlfnofTneddlo with the
political affairs ot its slater republics and It
will tolerate no Interference with them by
other nations. The friendship between the
United States of America and the United
States of Brazil will be made stronger by the
honor which the latter will show us on the
coming anniversary of our Decl.iMtbn ot
Independence.
TUK I'HKSIDKA'TS SALA11Y.
The proposed Income tax schedule of the
now tariff , as amended In the senate a few
days ago , expressly exempts from the opera
tion of Its provisions the salary of the presi
dent of the United States. The amendment
by which this was effected was doubtless
Introduced as a mark of courtesy to the
chief executive of the nation , but It was
adopted without dissent , probably bccauso
tha senators voting upon It were convinced
that the president's salary would bo ex
empted from such a tax by the constitution
whether or not an express stipulation to
that effect were Incorporated Into the bill.
The words of the constitution on this point
are subject to either a strict or a loose
construction. They say simply that "tho
president shall at stated times receive for
his services a. compensation which shall
neither be Increased nor diminished during
the period for which ho shall have been
elected. " These who argue for the abso
lute Inviolability of the president's salary
maintain that this clause protects It against
encroachments of every kind , particularly
the payment of an Income tax. A similar
cor.Etltutlonnl provision protects the salaries
of federal Judges from diminution during
the terms for which they are appointed
and some of them objected to the Imposi
tion of the Income tax levied during and
after the war , but the Issue was never
Joined In the courts. The proposed measure
Includes thorn among the expressly ex
empted classes.
On the other side there Is room for the
contention that the trainers of the consti
tution never Intended to give the president
any special advantages over his fellow cltl-
xons in the way of evading taxation. Tak
ing their language In'Us most literal sense ,
It means simply that the statutory salary
of the president shall not be altered dur
ing his term of olllce. It probably was cal
culated to cover any attempted confiscation
of that salary by the Imposition of a spe
cial tax that would hit the president
alone , but it offers no- excuse for the president
(
dent to shirk the b'ilrllens of government
which ordinary citizens are compelled to
bear. Carry the opposite doctrine to Its extreme -
tremo and It at once becomes absurd. It
would prevent congress from decreasing the
appropriation for The- maintenance of the
white house because ithe president might
feel Impelled to expend part of his own
compensation to keepmi former pretensions.
It would prevent -congress from ousting
the president from. the white house alto
gether , because compelling him to pay rent
diminishes his Inc6mo > In a greater degree
than taxation. It 'would exempt the presi
dent from Increased ? taxation ( in taxable
property which he might hold within the
Jurisdiction of a state , because if that prop
erty were unimproved such Increased taxes
would have to come out of his ofllclal sal
ary.
ary.Look
Look at the question from this standpoint
and this exemption Is itself a violation of
the constitution. The constitution not only
protects the president's salary from dim
inution during the period for which ho has
been elected , but It also prohibits its In
crease during that time. If the president Is
subject to the same measure ot taxation
as other people then the remission of his
taxes Is nothing less than an outright gift
to him. The sum which ho saves must bo
made up from the taxes which his fellow
citizens are compelled to contribute , and In
reality constitutes an addition to ills salary.
Ills compensation Is thus directly Increased ,
despite the constitutional prohibition.
Either the statutory exemption of the
president's salary from the income tax Is
unnecessary and superfluous or Is abso
lutely unconstitutional.
IWUOA'l'lUfi AND Cllt.MK.
How to check the increase of crime
throughout the civilized world is a problem
worthy of the most serious consideration of
statesmen and those who arc seeking gen
uine social reform. It Is a fact , though to
many It may seem almost incredible , that
moral retrogression has been keeping pretty
oven pace with material progress. The
splendid advance of civilization and the
wonderful development of material resources
have been accompanied by a steady growth
of Immorality and lawlessness extraordinary
In view of the many instrumentalities for
the prevention and correction of vice and
crime. It is almost startling to read the
statistics of the United States census In
respect to the Increase of crime In proportion
tion to the population. In 1SGO the ratio of
prisoners in the penitentiaries was one out
of 3,412 ; in 1SCO ono out of 1.G17 ! In 1890
ono out of 757. In a tow states this ratio
docs not hold , but upon the whole the In-
crcaso of crlmo has been continuous.
At the recent meeting of the prison reform
congress the president , General Brlnkerhoff ,
presented In his address some highly inter
esting suggestions on * this subject. Ho said
thnt If society would deal with Us children
as It Is possible to deal , with them the pres
ent swelling river ofcrlmo could bo reduced
to a rivulet In a slnglo-generation. Ho be
lieves that the public school system begins
too late and that , ( ho first great advance
must bo made in the direction ot the kinder
gartens , supporting , this conviction by the
work which has bean accomplished In San
Francisco by private , kindergartens. These ,
U Is said , have practically reconstructed and
civilized some of the darkest wards of that
cosmopolitan city. It la the opinion ot Gen
eral Brinkerhoff that , moro can be done In
the formation of character before six years
of ago than In all the other years of life
combined. Doubtless all enlightened human
experience will endorse this view. Ho re
garded as ono ot the most encouraging signs
of the times the Increasing number of chairs
of sociology In our colleges and universi
ties , "for every branch of sociology Is a
part of the prison question. " He said that
the churches also have a duty in this matter -
tor which they have never yet taken hold of.
One ot the moat careful British students of
the phenomena of crime , Mr. Havelock Ellis ,
holds that the more Intellectual rudiments
ot education have very llttlo Influence In
preventing crime , though they may have a
distinct Influence In modifying Us forms
The only education thnt avails to proven
crime In any substantial degree must b
education that Is as much physical am
moral as Intellectual , and education that en
nbles the Individual to play n fair part In
social life. The proportion of criminals
says this authority , with some Intcllectua
llfo Is now becoming very large ; the pro
portion of criminals who nro acquainted will
any trade at the tlmo ot the crime Is very
small ; the proportion of criminals cngagci
In their trade at tha tlmo of their crlmo I
smaller still. "Wo ore now approaching a
point , " says Mr. Ellis , "at which It will be
come obvious that every citizen must bo cd
iicnted to perform some social function
In the Interest of society ho must bo en
nblcd to earn a living by that function , I
wo close the nodal ranks against him ho
will enter the anti-social ranks , nnd the
more educated ho Is the moro dangerous ho
will become. "
Among the principles accepted by al
prison reformers not the least Importan
Is that In all prisons moral and religious
culture should be the leading reformatory
Influences , and a prison school , with com
pctcnt Instructors , should bo an Indls
pensablo requirement. Productive labor , ns
a moral and hygienic necessity , ns well as
In Justice to taxpayers , should dominate
every prison , nnd ns n reformatory Influence
Industrial training Is deemed to bo Indls
pensablo.
It has been Just seventy years slnco a
ruler of Franco has died while occupying
the position of chief executive ot the govern *
mont. Louis XVIII , the restored Bourboh
king , made his exit from the throne In
1S2J peacefully and naturally. Slnco then
not a slnglo French monarch or French
president has been permitted to retire In &
manner ordinarily to bo expected. Charles
X was forced to abdicate under stress of the
July revolution In 1S30. Louis Phllllppe
suffered a slinillar fate In the Februar >
revolution ot 1818. Napoleon III saw Mb
position and his fortunes wrecked by the
Franco-Prussian war. Thlors , MacMahon ,
Grovy were nil forced to resign from the
presidency. And now Carnet makes ht
exit by the assassin's hand. The record
Is certainly not attractive. With but ont
exception the public career of every French
ruler slnco the great revolution of 1789 has
come to an untimely end. It is to bo hoped
that the future occupants of the executive
offlco Ire Franco may bo attended by bolter
auspices.
Some .of the Illustrations of substitutes
for sleeping cars to bo used during the con
tinuance ot the Pullman boycott are almost
as ridiculous as the Illustrations of substi
tutes for coal for use during the late coal
miners' strike. It must bo remembered that
sleeping cars are not yet fifty years old , and
that the early railroad travel was entirely
without special accommodations for sleeping.
In European countries the Introduction of
sleeping cars Is a thing ot only a few years
back , and both in this country and abroad
the great majority of railroad passengers
do not as a rule resort to the patronage of
sleeping cars or parlor cars. It would bo
but an extremely small percentage of the
world's population that would miss the ac
commodations were every sleeping car In
existence blotted off the earth. But that
small percentage would miss them badly.
I.ookM Hint Way.
Philadelphia Times.
Occasionally finding petrifactions In our
older cemeteries suggests that some of our
fbgylsh citizens may be fossils before they
are burled.
Tlio Kplilcmlc Threaten ! ! Kansas.
Cnlcaso Herald.
From the fact that a terrific cyclone has
devastated llutler county , Kansas , it Is
Inferred that William J. Bryan has trans
ferred his free silver propaganda to the
Sunflower state.
Possibility of n ( Jolil Premium.
Chicago nccord.
There Is no fear of the bankruptcy of
the government , but there is danger of
a premium on gold. That this danger
threatens the country furnishes the reason
why the New York banks are not breaking
their necks getting over each other with
their gold to aid the treasury.
FnrtA lloftito Alien.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Senator Allen says he voted for a duty
on sugar "because Harrison left a bank
rupt treasury when ho left the white
houso. " Aa the net cash balance on the
1st of March , 1SS3 , four days before Cleve
land took office , was $125.000,000 , Senator
Alien must be a trifle mistaken.
Kentucky Jealous of Her I'unio.
Courier-Journal ,
The scientific experiments which the
learned savants of the French ncademy
have been conducting in search of a cure
for snake bites arc a waste of time and
talent. Bat for its habit of always go-
liitf the long way around , science would
know the only mire cure for snake bite
IniK been distilled for years in Kentucky.
We presume these Iconoclastic gentlemen ,
so prodigal of time and book learning ,
will be trying next thing to discover a new
kind of bait.
Ammunition for Kopiibllcimii.
I'lillailc'lpllla Ledger.
Senator Hill may not be an Ideal states
man , but he Is a student of history , and
his arraignment of his party for Inconsist
ency will endure as one of the most scath
ing and unanswerable Indictments ever
nuulc by a congressman against the leaders
ot his own party. With respect to the
revision of the tariff , It la entirely incon
sistent for the democrats to lefuse to lum
ber nnd wool the protection they extend
to coal anil iron ore. Similarly , they placed
themselves In an awkward position by
adopting an Income tax , which was recom
mended only In the populist platform , and
by defeating the repeal of the Htuto bank
tux , which was called for by their own
platform. They nro furnishing plenty of
powerful ammunition for republican cam
paigners , _
JlnllglouH Toleriuico In I'nglnntl.
Glnlie-Democrat.
The appointment of Sir Charles llussell
to the post of lord chief Justice ot Kng-
Innii to succeed Lord Coleridge , whose
death occurred recently , Illustrates the ex
tent to which religious lines are being
broken down In that country. Itussell Is
ono of the greatest lawyers In the United
Kingdom , but he IH nn Irishman and u
Homan Catholic. This la the highest Ju
dicial office In the country , and it Is not
often given to un Irishman. Still less
often Is It bestowed on a Catholic. Itus-
Hell , we believe , Is the tlr.st man of that
faith who lias held this post nlnco the Ref
ormation. The appointment , nevertheless ,
appeurn to afford great satisfaction In Eng
land. It hncl been expected , and all
classes seem to have thought It would bo a
decidedly appropilntc onu to make.
Doti.orravy In 1HUO ,
Washington I'nst ,
Looking over the democratic field at pres
ent Is a confusing occupation. Two years
ago the party was a compact anil borne-
ogeneoius organization. Democrats knew
what they wanted and Hpoko their minds
without resurve. At thnt time they still
adhered to the doctrines and tradltlonx of
a glorious punt. They believed In a bimetal
lic currency , In a tariff for revenue only , In
thu sovereignty of thu states and In thn
distribution of political patronage umoim
those- who hail done the political work
and achieved the political results. They
opposed populism , socialism , mill pater
nalism anil all their mischievous and foolish
fads , They abhorred class prejudice and
the class legislation which la Its logical
outgrowth. They were not only dejnocrats
In name , but they cherished the true tenets
and observances of democracy. Today wo
llml the parly committed to the Dingle
standard of money , to the popullstlc Income
tax , to the monstrous theory that wealth Is
a crime and that capital la the lawful vic
tim of national legislation. Wu find It
coquetting with paternalism In Its most
Krotesque and dangerouH forma. Wo Una
It preaching to the discontented ami the
unfortunate that they have Hornebjw been
wronged by the Industrious and tb thrifty.
Wo find It astray from wholexnio and
iiatrlotlo statesmanship and worklfj In the
leash with demagogy.
1'ROl'l.K .I.VIJ
There nro a few flics on several sugartorlnl
reputations.
Politically speaking Governor Wnlle l
tarred with the same stick.
It Mr. Debs Is wise ho will keep oft the
grass In Judge Calilw ell's preserve.
N'ifiv Is the summer ot royal discontent ,
mndo glorious by the rising son of York.
Adjutant General Tnrsncy displayed con
siderable pluck In the subsequent proceed
ings.
ings.Mr.
Mr. Pullman graciously permits the rail
road managers to enjoy a monopoly of the
worrying.
Mr. A. Conan Doyle Is paving the way fern
n profitable lecture tour by saying pleasant
things of this country.
Colonel Brccklnrldgo Is righteously wrath
ful against upstart political hacks. Ho pre
fers the closed variety.
An Indian girl , daughter of n Wlnnib.igo
of Nebraska , Is ono of the brightest students
In the graduating dais at Smith college this
term.
Congressman Curtis of Kansas spent sev
eral of his earlier years as n Jockey. He
claims to have ridden some of the fastest
races ever known In the west.
Ex-United States Senator James W.
Bradbury , who Is 92 years of age , delivered
the oration at the laying of the cornerstone
of the Llthgow library building , In Augusta ,
Mo.
Mo.The
The guardian of the star-eyed goddess , re
ferring to the situation In Washington , de
clares "The confusion Is radiative ; Its dis
sonance epidemic. " Henri Is unduly agi
tated.
Senators Sherman and Hoar and ex-Secre
tary Evarts are all related. The latter two
are double cousins , both on their fathers'
and on their mothers' side , nml when Mr.
Evarts was a youth Senator Hoar's father
was his guardian.
A calf was tied to n fence nt Hazard , Ky. .
the other day , near where W. T. Drake had
hung his coat , and the animal managed to
chow up $2,110 In notes , checks and bank
bills out of one of the pockets. Another ar
gument In behalf ot hard money.
Rov. John Jasper of Richmond , Va. , the
most noted of all slave preachers. Is now
over SO years old and believes as firmly as
ho did In 1878 , when his famous sermon was
preached , that "The Sun Do Move. " He re
cently gave an outline of the celebrated dis
course , which , ho says , was composed In
order to set at rest some doubts which had
arisen In the mind of a young member of
nls flock.
The finest nrtlst the negro race In Amer
ica has yet produced , according to the Phila
delphia Record , Is Henry C. Tanner of that
city , whoso painting , "The Bagpipe Lesson , "
was shown at the last academy exhibition
there. The board of ministers of the Afri
can Methodist Episcopal church have en
gaged to pay him $1,000 for the picture , and
will sell reproductions of it among their pee
ple. Mr. Tanner , who Is in his prime , will
return , to Paris for further study.
SKCU1.III SHOTS AT Till : I'VIA'IT.
Kansas City Star : The Union Theological
seminary has changed Us constitution so as
to give the board of directors power to cm-
ploy others than ordained ministers as
members of the faculty. This has been
dcno In order that the seminary may retain
the services of Dr. Brlggs , whoso chief value
to the institution consists In his refutation
of dogmas which are regarded essential by
the supreme deliberative body of the Pres
byterian church.
Springfield Republican : Rev. Mr. Mur
doch of Rome , Ga. , has been deprived of
his pastorate over n Methodist church by
his bishop because ho was also editor of a
newspaper. Ills newspaper was rcputablo
and honest , and only the bishop's notion
that newspapers and ministerial duties don't
mix caused Murdoch's dismissal from his
church. Murdoch showed his good sense
in sticking to the newspaper , which Is the
larger pulpit of the two , nnd gives him by
far the wider hearing.
Boston Advertiser : Union Theological
seminary has secured a change of charter
by which Prof. Brlggs can bo retained ns n
member of the faculty , even though deposed
a thing which has not yet been done from
the ministry of the Presbyterian church.
The trustees have taken a Just nnd wise
course , the only course consistent with duty ,
honor and the welfare of the greatest
school of sacred learning under their caio.
Their course Is also ono that will best pro
mote the Interests of the Presbyterian
church itself , which stands much In need
of more men of Charles A. Brlggs' charac
ter and caliber to train up young men for
Its pulpits.
JURISTS FJIO3I It A.ll'S
Self-love sends out no mls-lonarlcs.
A temptation yielded to Is a step toward
the pit.
Wo are on trial ourselves whenever we
condemn another.
The true hero is the one who has the
courage to do right.
The man who minds his own business
will always have bii'lness to mind.
The man who Is willing to learn one
thing at n time will soon know much.
There are men who hope to get to heaven
simply bccauso they have never been In
Jail.
Jail.It
It Is not necessary to have a gun In the
hand to show that there Is murder In the
heart.
It may be that the woman who gave the
two mites never hud very much to say In
the church.
The ono who sets a scandal afloat would
go In for lynching the man who would turn
a wolf looie In the street.
SA1.1'J ! rUlt 7O.V tiKIUlOXS.
Truth : Father That young man of yours
mli'ht Just as well live here.
Daughter That's what ho proposes to do
after wo are married.
Sittings : A novel under the curious
name of "Tho Wasp" Is just published.
It must have a bud ending.
Buffalo Courier : "Does Brasher exercise
Ills authority much since his promotion ? , .
"Exercise It7 Why , man , he works HI"
Indianapolis Journal : She You have
mot the beautiful Miss X. , have you not7
What do you think of her ?
He She Is one of that sort of women
that any. man could die for , but none could
live with.
Chicago Record : Front Say , the man
on the top floor complains that the roof
leaked so badly last night that he wns
soaked through and through.
landlord ( of the Hummer resort hotel )
[ a that so ? Well , Just charge him up In
the bill with an extra shower bath.
Detroit Tribune : "As I was saying. "
resumed the corporation agent , when the
leer had been locked , "I have some con
siderations to suggest"
"You said offer before , " Interrupted the
alderman brusquely , tinning to go.
Washington Star : "Don't you think It
s rather cowardly , " aalil the bald-headed
irofessor to the fly , "for a Hlx-footer Hue
vou to Jump on mo In this manner' " '
INSOMNIA.
Clevoliind I'lutn Dealer.
He closed hla eyes
But sleep CUIIIR not
Wllh weary HlghH
Then ho got up.
" 'TIs vnln ! " ho snld ;
"I've tried before
To 150 to bed
Without the bcore. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The bright young oyea were tearful ,
That Hlyly looked at me ,
lalf mirthful yet half fearful
Of troubles yet to be ;
The costly vnse had tumbled
Down from the wlndow'8 brink ,
Vmi the pouting lips but murmured :
" 1'lease ! 1'leaso ! I didn't link ! "
Ah , philanthropic maiden , i
An infant but In yenra ,
That Hhattercd vuso la laden
With lessons through thy team.
They think not of the morrow
At mischief H fount who dilnk
They Blein the wave of Borrow
Because they do not think.
'oor mnnhood'a trembling weakness
Hath found a refuge here ;
Ier6 cowering mortal meekness
Hath nought to hide Ita fear ;
luforo thu solemn ultar
The guilty HOU | will shrink ,
And humble pride will falter :
"Alas ! I did not think ! " ,
MILLS IS MAKING TROUBLE
Domccmt ? In the Sonata flavo a Hard
Time Keeping Him in Lino.
DETERMINED TO HAVE FREE SUGAR
Speaker Orl * | > Talk * of the Htnto or Iloil-
IICM lit Ilio Homo unit ixtroMc | Him-
elf it * IMug Well IMniMotl With
rroRrc n Mntto.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE HER.
HOT ! ' Street , N. W. .
WASHINGTON. I ) . C. . Juno 30.
It lias been the belief anil expectation ot
democratic leaders In Hie senate Hint every
democratic member of that body , exception
Mr. Hill , will vote for tlio revenue bill. The
country IH well ixwnro of tlio fact that Senator -
tor Hill of Now York lias harassed nn
annoyed the democratic managers In over *
eoncolvablo m.inner. It Is not generally
known , but It Is nevertheless n faet , that
Senator Mills of Texas haH privately caused
the friends of revenue reform nlmost , If
not quite , as much anxiety and solicitude as
Senator Hill lias openly and aggressively
done.
Senator Mills , In the finance commute * .
Insisted upon a differential duty on refined
sugar of one-quarter of a cent , statlnn
to the committee that It was the deslro
of the president Hint this should be done and
an absolute necessity In order to secure the , <
passage of tlio bill. Senators Vest , Jones 1 '
of Arkansas and Harris objected strenu *
ously , but consented Dually to the placing
of a differential of one-eiilith of a cent ,
mainly because of the Insistence of Senator
Mills.
After the bill was reported to the senate
and was being discussed Senator Mills pre
pared an amendment striking out tlio
duty ot one-eighth of a cent and placing
refined sugar on the free list. He showed
this amendment to Senator Berry of Ar
kansas , who became very much alarmed and
agitated and endeavored to dlstiadc Senator
Mills from his radical course. Senator Mills ,
however , In u dictatorial manner , told Sen
ator llerry that nothing could Induce him
to change his mind and that he was deter
mined to have sugar on the free list , and
would fight for It. Senator llerry , In great
trepidation , Informed Senator Vest of the
situation , and the little giant from Missouri
walked quietly to tha desk of the Texan
and Inquired If he Intended to force such
an amendment. Senator Mills said that
such was his Intention , and hu showed the
written copy to Senator Vest.
MILLS TORE UP THE AMENDMENT.
"If you offer that amendment , " said Sen
ator Vos. . "I will vote for It. However ,
Mills , before I vote for that amendment
I will tell the senate and the country what
occurred In the committee room so that
there will bo no treachery nor deceit prac
ticed upon the public. "
Senator Jonea had Just heard of the com
plication and asked Vest of the result of his
conference with Mills. Vest narrated the
story as It Is given above , and added : "I
see that Mills Is tearing up that amend
ment. "
This Incident Is but ono of many of the
most annoying and harassing kind which
hampered the work of the democratic mana
gers of the revenue bill from Its Inception.
It was a hard blow to the democratic party
when Mr. Mills , upon the floor of the senate ,
denounced the bill as a protectionist measure
and sneered at the work of his party col
leagues. Senator Mills has called the pend
ing bill a "Drlco-Gornmn compromise. " A3
a matter of fact , Senator llrlco had nothing
to do with the preparation ot the revenue
bill , and believed absolutely In free sugar ,
refilled as well as raw. Ho consented to vote
for the bill containing one-eighth differential
protection because he was induced to be-
llovo that It Is the proper thing for him to
do as a democrat In order to aid In securing
the enactment of a rovcnuo bill. Senator
Gorman la primarily a democrat , an Intense
paitl&an , far above the sneers of censure of ,
Mills or any other democratic member of the
senate.
SI'EAKER CRISP VERY WELL SATISFIED
"I am much gratified , " said Speaker Crisp ,
"at the expert use and satisfactory manner In
which the present house of representatives
has dispatched Its public business. "
In view of the near approach of the close
of the session Mr. Crisp has been asked
to outline the general features ot legislation
accomplished by the house and what will remain -
main to round out the work of the ses
sion. .
"We liavo been singularly free from ex
asperating delays , and the great questions
of tariff and finance have been acted upon
with promptness , considering the vast busi
ness Involved. And yet there has been no
curtailment of reasonable debate , and I
have heard very little complaint on that
score. On the other hand , filibustering Is
practically a thing of the past and the house
experienced llttlo delay. "
Ho was asked to enumerate the leading
measures passed by the house.
"Tho tariff bill naturally comes first , "
said he. "Its passage by the house per
mitted the organization of committees , eo
that the ways and means committee was
wall along on Us work before the data when
congress was usually assembled , and the bill
was actually presented early In January ,
when , as usual , the committees arc Just be
ginning to organize. In me debate also
tlie.ro was no wasting ot time , and I think
Chairman Wilson succeeded In satisfying
both sides of the house that ho desired to
bo fair and yet to satisfy the wishes of the
people , so that the bill could bo brought tea
a voto. "
"In the financial question , " also , ho said ,
"wo have avoided Irrltutlnt ; delays. Whet
thef business depression ot last summeh
brought on the widespread public dcmaml
for repeal of the purchase clause of th
Sherman act , the honso met In extraordinary
session and quickly performed Its part In
the repeal for which President Cleveland
had officially convened congress.
"Thoso opposing the repeal recognize *
the propriety of allowing the house to reach
a vote without delay and an agreement to
that effect was made and extended.
"Another measure of great Importune *
passed by the house was the repeal1 of tht >
federal elections law enacted during the
reconstruction period. Three ilew stale * .
Arizona , New Mexico and Utah , have been
admitted to the United States as far as
the house can accompllch that end and li
remains only for the senate to complete
the work. The appropriation bill * have all
been passed by the house and mi\st \ of the
most Important ones were pafcsod at an
unusually early Ktugo ot the session. It
remains for the scnato to complete the work
on these bills. "
"Altogether , " added the speaker , "It l
a record of work done and ilnno quickly
which must prove satisfactory to the hous
and to the public an It docs to myself. "
Mr. Crisp was asked to outline the mor *
Important work yet to bo done by the
houso.
"Thcro ! a general desire , " ho said , "to
take up the bill so widely discussed for
choosing senators by direct vote ot the people
ple , and It Is probable that this measure
will bo considered. Thcro Is also the Im
portant bill known as the pooling bill , which
gives mutual advantages to railroads by al
lowing the roads to pool their earnings. Tha
judiciary committee lias several bills of a
Judicial character which will bo given a
hearing. These are the main house meas
ures yet to bo heard , and with them passed
on by the house I think wo will bo entitled
to congratulations as welt as an adjourn
ment. "
PREFER AMERICAN GOODS.
Replies from American ship owners as
far as received by the bureau of navigation
3t the Treasury department , show that
Americans own , under foreign ( lags , sixty-
[ our steel or Iron steamships , ot 197,108 gross
ions , In transatlantic trade. There are forty
under the old registry law of 1792 to fly tha
American ( lag , and are accordingly subject
La foreign , chiefly Ilrltlsh laws. The Ameri
can steel or Iron-ittel tonnage , In transat
lantic trade under the registry law , con-
lists of eighty-two steamships , ot 176,969
gross tons , ot which nineteen steamships , of
12,821 gross tons , Including the Now Yorlc
ind Paris , were built abroad , and have boon
permitted to fly tha American flag by spe
cial acts ot congress or a * wrecks repaired
la the United States.