TUB OMAHA DAILY BTfrB ; TUESDAY , MAY i38 , 1395.
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEJ ? .
K. nOBEWATKll , KUlTOIt.
BVBHY MORNINO.
THUMB OK Bt'llflCIUITION.
[ & '
f Dally llee ( Without Sunday ) , One Year $ M
IJallir llee and Sunday , One Year 1J <
Hlx Month" . 5 ? 2
Three M nih , . . . J J5
Humlny llee. One Yenr ? J * {
Saturday llee. one Year J
Weekly lice. One Year >
OWICCS.
Omnlm. The llee llulMlnff.
Bouth nnmlin Binder Illk..Corner N nml Iltli Bts.
Council Illnrf * . 12 I'enrl Htreet.
Chlciiim Olllre , 317 Chamlivr of Commerce.
New York , Ilormis 13 , H nml 15 , Tribune Illclg.
Waithlnicton. 1(07 KBtnct. . N. W.
COItUBHPONDKNCB.
All rnmtnunlenHnni relating to ncwi ; nnil e.11-
torlnl matter phoulil lie luMrfRiw-d : To tlie IMIIor.
IlttBINRBH UHTTKHH.
All liunlnemi letters nml remltlnnceg nhouM be
niMrenrel lo Tlie llee IMihllnhlni ; C nil : any.
Oni.ihn. DraflK , check" nml p mtulllco orders to
lie in.vle pnyalile to the order of th company.
Tin : iut : : I'um.iaiiiNo COMPANY.
BTATUM KNT Of Cl ItCUI.ATION.
Oeor e II. TzKchuck. Becretiiry of The llee I'uli-
llnlilni ? coiiipnny , IwlnB iluly nworii. HIIJ-H Hint
the nctual niimher of full im < l eomiilete copies of
the Dully Mornlnir , KvenlnK nml Bumlny ll e
lirlnle.l ilurln the month of l-'eliruary , IWj , wns
an followa :
1 2),1M IS . 15,787
2 2-M3 < > ] fi . 19.C.M
3 21.IM IT . 2)no
4 Zl.IW H . 197 C
f. 2H.OI2 U . I9 ,
21 . 19
7' ! " ! ! ! ! ! ! " ! ! ! ! islew 21 . 19.77J
H 13.tS9
9. 11.7S3 21 . I9.
10 Jl.&iO II , . . . ; . 20,400
11 19.M ) 2i . 19,617
12 19.SI6 2 ? . 19.611
13 19.7M 27 . 19.f.H
II 19,70) M . _ _ 15.632
Totnl , . . . .U7.C33
Lens deductlonx for unsold ami returned
otiiles 6.050
Net Me 5JJ.J
Pally avrniue 1J- ' '
Bundny.
aKonaB „ . T7.SCUI-CK.
Bworn to before me and sutincrlhed In my pres
ence this Zd day of March. 1S91.
( Benl. ) N. I" . VKllt. Notary Public.
.South Omaha npiiwira to lie a iirollt-
able flcltl for uliiukumllliiK sliuets and
lioldups.
llt-iirl Wntlurson will wltncsB the
Uiivo-conitM'cil ( H'liincrntlu I'ciul In
Kentucky from a safe cyrlc. lie goes
jibroail for a year.
Ohio republicans will llro the first Ref
of this year's caimmltfii /uiicsvlllc
tonight nml Klvc McKlnluy lits llrst
Kciuloff for Ills presidential boom.
With six to ten claimants for every
elirhty aei-es In the KlcUapoo rcscrva
tlon , there Is nn abundance of nmteria
and provocation for cemetery promo
tlon In that section.
lhi hot winds thnt arc swoop
In ; , ' the wheat belt west of the Miss
Isslppl are followed by heavy rain
they are sure to bo followed by anothe
upheaval In the wheat pit.
The agitation In I'nvor of a Klfteentl ;
street viaduct ns a substitute for the
Sixteenth street viaduct will result h
a jniiKlu that will afford a jjood excuse
for the railroads to do nothing.
That electric railroad to Kronion
seems to bo sn Klng. It Is to bo hope <
Hint the projectors will not be ( Us
coumjjed by want of substantial sup
port of the land owners along the line.
The organic law of Utah Is receiving
a general overhauling In the eastern
press. Some of the points raised
against the Utah constitution are de
cidedly pertinent and some are very
Impertinent.
Senator Joe ItlncUbiirn , who Is a nat
ural born tragedian , has buckled on his
coat of mall and challenged Carlisle to
mortal fray In the bombastic language
of tlit ! Immortal Macbeth Just before
Macdull got In bis last work.
Whatever the outcome of this season's
harvest may be there Is one crop that is
sure never to fall us In Nebraska that
Is the crop of political place hunters.
Candidates for the fall of 1800 are al
ready beginning to put their work In.
The work of the assessors Is about
through. Now let the county com
missioners Institute a search after tax
able property that Is hiding behind
somojirotended exemption. The trouble
with our assessors Is that they do not
always manage to uncover the habit
ual tux Hhlrker.
The Hoard of Education should steer
clear of the Impudent howling dervishes
who are trying to dictate the course
which the board should pursue In the
selection of Its employes by resolutions
adopted In dark lantern meetings.
Keep the schools out of polities and free
from sectarian contentions.
The story of the alleged hawking of
the hand and heart of Queen Lll In the
roynl matrimonial markets of Japan ,
which reaches us by way of San Krau-
cisco , 1ms a good deal of occidental
flavor and oriental Imagination about It.
It may contain n few grnlns of truth
embalmed in a very largo lump of
llctlou.
lletween the clashing of the llnnnelal
doctors the country Is liable to be af-
illqted with brain fever. Ono set of
these * political economists Insists that
there cannot he too much money In cir
culation. The other set declares that t
n-Rlnt of money would ruin the country.
Fortunately there Is no Immediate dan
ger of either of these conditions.
Ohio republicans meet In convention
today to nominate a state ticket. Ho-
ports from Xanesvlllo foreshadow a
factional contest over the nomination
for governor , which Is regarded as hav
ing a direct bearing upon the fortunes
of Oovernor McKlnley as a presidential
candidate. It Is exceedingly doubtful I ,
however , whetherMhe pent-up factional
fivllug will be given-nn opportunity ilc ilo
vent Itself In the open convention. We
ttiUo U that ( JGVir.or McKlnley's friend 14 )
Will bo too discreet to provoke such an
outbreak , even If his favorite candidate
for governor fulls to receive the nomina
tion. On the other hand , ( Joiiernl For-
nker Is too shrewd a iiolltleltin to force ,
a tight with McKlnley at this stage ,
When ho must realize that McKlnley Is
hi position to mimsh n good deal of hl
senatorial crockery even If ho does not
reach out after the senatorial jilum him
self. The chances are that a truce will
b agreed ui > on between the wnrrhiH
factions by the time the convention got *
In motion and the thrcntcncd outburst
will subside before U makes any head'
A VKIll' IMPVllTAlfT
One of the mo t fnr-rrncJilug decision ! *
ever handed doAvn by the United States
supreme court IHIH just been promul
gated with the denial of the application
of Kugcne V. Debs for n writ of habeas
corpus. The supreme court enunciates
the principles under which the United
Stated may exercise the i > ewer conferred
upon congress by the constitution to
regulate Interstate commerce and the
extent to which the power of the civil
authorities may bo exerted to restrain
Its obstruction.
In defining these powers for the tlrst
time In the history of tlie country the
court plants Itself on the broad platform
that the entire strength of the nation ,
civil mid military , may bo used to en
force In any part of the land the full
and free exercise of all national powers
and the security of all rights entrusted
by the constitution to Its care. The
relation of the general government to
Interstate commerce and the transporta
tion of fulled States mails makes It
Imperative on the part of the federal
authority to prevent the forcible ob
struction of vehicles or trains conveying
the name. Whenever , therefore , the
power of the civil or military authori
ties Is Invoked to prevent forcible In
terference with the fulled States malls
the government has nil the attributes of
sovereignty and may exercise its powers
for the removal of all obstructions and
the unmolested conveyance of the malls.
In the exercise of the powers for the
protection of Interstate commerce state
sovereignty must give way'to the. na
tional authority.
These are substantially the vital points
of the decision. There can be no doubt
that under such a dellnitJon of the
fedora ! powers the detention of pas
senger trains by striking operatives will
be rendered Impossible unless the
strikers are so desperate as to volun
tarlly subject themselves to the penalty
for conspiracy and resistance to federal
authority. While the decision may be
regarded as a deadly blow to the Amerl
can Hallway union and all other organ 1
zatlons of railway employes that seek
redress through strikes , the effect Is
liable to bo beneficial to labor In the
end. It will force Avorklngmen to seek
redress for grievances on now and more
peaceful lines. It will stimulate the
agitation of railway control and regula
tlon by the government both for the
protection of the railway employe , the
railway companies and the public. It
will result in an educational campaign
in favor of railway service reform with
assurances of living wages and steady
employment during good behavior and
promotions on the line of merit Insteai
of favoritism. It may , If these reforms
are resisted by railway managers anil
the demands for regulation and super
vision are Ignored by congress , lead
to political consequences that will
eventuate In government ownership of
all railways and modes of transport ! ! '
tlon. The 800,000 men employed on rail
roads can exert a tremendous Influence
If organized for tlje promotion of inutun
interests on rational lines.
I.OOKIXO HAVKU'Alin Al\f )
A innn can never he lost while travel
Ing a straight road. A newspaper tha
fearlessly advocates what It helieves to
bo right and never dodges and straddles
nn issue of vital imhllc eoncern can al
ways faee its record. The attempt of oni
amiable contemporary to rake up tin
dead ashes of past political campaign
for evidences of Inconsistency on tin
part of The llee is not likely to misleat
anybody who Is familiar with the his
tory of local politics or the conditions
that call for a general house cleaning
this fall. The World-Herald can de
ceive nobody by Its favorite cuttlefish
tactics. It Hliecls a great deal of Inky
fluid with extracts from The llee dur
ing the campaigns of 18U ! nnd 181) ) % but
It sheds no light upon Its devious , slip
pery course and manifest afllllatlon with
the hoodlum clement of the A. P. A. or
der which seeks to dominate our county
and city governments.
'
Now let us tak'c a look backward nt
the two last local campaigns. It Is
charged by the W.-II. thnt In 1891 The
llee supported the entire republican
county nnd city tickets and wo nro told
that a specially bitter flght was made
upon Hon. M. V. Gannon , the demo
cratic nominee for district clerk , bec.iusu
Mr. Oaunon was n Catholic.
But The Bee opposed Gannon and sup
ported nil of the "howling dervishes" In
their maiden effort to obtain a political
foothold In this vicinity. J. W. Eller was
the "howling dervish" nominee for county
Judge , and The Bee supported him against
Patrick King , who was bitterly opposed by
the "howling dervish" element on the ground
that ho was a Catholic.
In Its Issue of November 2 , 1891 , The Bee
Is quoted as saying :
The Boo cheerfully admits thai Police
Judge Patrick King has credentials as a
lawyer from Iowa , but he has no record In
our courts , while .T. W. Kller. his opponent.
Is qualified for the position of county Judge
by long years of pracllce In Nebraska.
Judge Scolt , George Bennetl , Irey , Sack-
ett , Ellcr , Olsen and Bolln were on lhal
ticket. H was well underslocd that everyone
ono of them affiliated with and were backed
by the go-called "howling dervishes. " Yet
The Bee paid on November 2 , 1891 :
Vote for the republican county ticket.
The republican nominees are as a whole
excellent men , competent and possess the
confidence of the community.
It Is true that The llee did support
the entire county republican ticket In
1801 , as It did the city ticket of the same
year. Hut nobody can quote a line from
Tlie llee that can be construed as rnls-
Ing a sectnrlaii Issue , nnd the fact that
Mr. CMinion ! volunteered to express his
' appreciation of fair treatment nt the
hnnds of The Hoe In a letter to Its editor
nftor the election Is siilllclent proof that
In opposing his election The Ileo re
sorted to no dishonorable warfare , Mr.
Gnnnon's opponent , Frank Moorcs , wns
one of the most popular republicans in
the county , nml , moreover , was not con-
nected with the A. P. A.
It will ho noted that In commending
Kller for the position of county Judge
The llee did not oppose King on account
of his nationality or creed , but on the
ground of n lack of professional experi
ence. It must also be remembered that
I he content In ISO ! wns waged agahmt
the democratic city nnd county Turn-
many , whom the great mass of voters
regardless of party or nationality de
sired to dislodge from power. The men
lu 1891 were 011 probation and
those who proved themselves Incompe
tent , disreputable or unworthy werere
pudiated by The Hee two years later
when they cnme up for re-election.
How wns It with our double-dealing
contemporary ? In the face of the
Moshor scnndnl and the horrible condi
tion of nfTalrK in tlie jnll , nnd while
professing to support Urcxel for sheriff ,
the World-Herald on the eve of the elec
tion betrayed hs candidate for the price
of a few thousand extra papers and
published an alleged vindication and
whitewash of Hennett and his deputies.
Hut the people took more stock In Its
political advice In 1891 than they do In
189-f.
The charge tlrat The Hoe supported
Cunnlgham U. Scott Is true , but Scott's
antics on the bench had not outraged
Justice and disgraced the district. How
Is it with the World-HeraldV It has
cloaked his most flagrant usurpations
of power and even commended the
travesty on Justice to which the people
of this district have been treated within
ho hist three years. Why ? Simply
'ocnuse ' Scott held a club over- Its
tlltor's head In the shape of lottery law
lolatlnns and doubtless nlso because
cott has had the 'nerve to use the
lowers of his court for Incarcerating
' ( porters nnd editors of Tlie Hee who
vere supposed to have criticised his
legnl net ions.
Looking backward at 1892 and 180.1
The Hoc has no apologies to make any
nore than It has for 1891. It did sup-
iort Klcketts for the legislature in 1892
nd his record In that term was ns
rcdltable as his record In the last term
vas Indefensible. The same may bo
< nld of other men who have proved
hemselves recreant to the trust reposed
n them.
The campaign of 189. forces to the
'rout entirely now Issues. They are
mrely local and touch the pockets of
he taxpayer and the wellbolng of the
lommunlty. The World-Herald insists
hat the only way to got relief Is through
ho straight democratic ticket , although
t knows well that democracy Is split
nto factional fragments over Issues that
uivo no relation to local affairs. Manl-
'estly these tactics are only a repetition
f the shuttlecock and battledore policy
ivhlch has so thoroughly demoralized
: iml disorganized the plirty for which It
pretends to speak.
J//A7.YO AC'liriTr IX TIIK 11'BST.
From all parts of the west come the
most favorable reports of now dis
coveries of mineral wealth. Silver
nlners who have been enforced to Idle-
loss by the low price of the white metal
lave been seeking compensation In the
gold regions and ns a result hardly a
lay passes that does not bring the news
of discovery of rich fields of gold-
icaring ore. In Colorado , Arizona ,
Idaho and the Hlack Hills new gold
illscoverles of prolific richness have been
undo. Thousands of miners heretofore
employed only In silver workings are
flocking to the newly discovered golt
regions and are being rewarded boyouc :
their highest expectations. As a result
of the renewed activity In the- west
financiers are already noting the In
creased output of tlie yellow metal and
calculating its effect upon the monetary
tary situation. That the largely In
creased amount of gold being pouret
nto the mints will do much to readjust
the disturbed financial relations between
tween the f nlted States and the single
standard nations of Europe Is not to
be doubted.
Hut the now era of mining develop
input In the west Is not to be measured
by the Increased output of gold. The
Hee has already directed attention to
the recently brightened prospects for
the development of the almost unlimited
oil resources-of Wyoming. Samples of
Wyoming oil recently submitted to ex
perienced rellnors of London have
brought out the most flattering state
ments as to Its quality ami commercial
value. Eastern experts no longer hesi
tate to express their belief that the oil
fields of Pennsylvania , and Ohio will
practically exhaust themselves in the
near future. The AVyomlng oil fields
must evidently become the scene of the
greatest activity and will ultimately
rival the fields of the oast. In anticipa
tion of this operations in Wyoming are
already being pushed quietly , but every
indication points to work UIHHI a large
scale In the very near future.
The recent riseof prices In the Iron
trade hns spurred the iron nnd steelworkers
workers of southern Colorado to re
newed energy. Extensive operations
have again commenced nt Pueblo nnd
under the spur of the butter outlook
In Iron circles In the country generally
the Iron and steel industry of the west
has received a decided Impetus. With
the Increased demand nnd higher prices
Pueblo can become a second Plttsburg.
All these are more Incidents In the
development of the mineral resources
of the west , but they serve to Illustrate
the fallacy of the assumption of the free
silver orators that the Industrial pro
gress of the great mineral states has
been arrested by the extraordinary fall
In the price of silver bullion. For
tunately , the states along the crest ot
the continent nr not dependent upon
their silver mines alone. They are In
exhaustibly rich In other minerals more
In demand by the llnnnelal and In
dustrial world. These resources arc al
ready being drawn upon by the practi
cal silver mine owners , who have IKCU
quick enough and practical enough to
realize that It will require something
more thnn the vnporings of the free
silver press nnd the mouthlngs of the
free silver orators to bring back the
halcyon days of sliver mining.
The dormant capital piled up In the
banks of the east Is already emerging
from Its retirement nnd Is seeking Investment -
vestment In the mines , smelters and
refineries of the west. There are many
reasons for the belief that within the
coming two years the Investment of
Idle capital In the western mineral and
oil Holds will give to the now develop
ment of the west nn Impetus that will
carry It far beyond the expectations
of the most sanguine.
The Inter Ocenn dntws sonic big
chunks of comfort out o'f the report
that wus flashed from Germany by
cable that Prince lUsmnrck sides with
the blmetnllic faction of Prussia , which
Is bettor known over the seas as the
agrarian or farmers' party , that favors
the Imposition of heavy import duties
on Amorlcnn.grnjn and cattle to keep
up tlie prices otjfliolr products. Accord
ing to the vf > rs\ln \ cabled to the Associ
ated press Wsimirck claims to have
boon privately a friend of silver , lint ns
chancellor of the German empire he had
to establish the gold standard as a concession -
cession to his associates In the cabinet.
This Is a very nice story to toll the
marines. Hlsinarck never was known to
make concessions when ho was lu the
cabinet.
u'llinn < > f Holes.
Hl.TarJul. Republic.
Tha financial plan of Governor Doles of
Iowa , offered during the last session of con
gress , not having been acted upon , the gov
ernor has declared for 16 to 1. The last con
gress overlooked a great many things.
tirnnilfiitliers Deny It.
Ilochester Union.
II Is asserted that "the most vigorous gen
eration of mankind which ever Inhabited
! ils country Is the generation which now
vcs In It. " This Is contrary to the pre-
alllng belief and Is flatly contradicted by
verybody's grandfather.
niolnnclinl.r StncK Taking.
Chlcnpo Piwt.
President Cleveland Is to have a good rest
t Gray Gables , and while there ho may try
o figure out Just where his party Is. At
iresent when he tries to put his hand on a
emocrat ho Is no1 , sure whether he will find
sound-money republican of a free-silver
lopullst.
Clminplon Simtlbtnilrr ,
Times-Herald.
Mr. nrynn , the champion spellbinder of the
ootlillls , will uphold the cause of free silver
n a Joint debate with Mr. ZIsler , and by his
elf-adjustable system of logic attempt to
how that the alleged Interests of his alleged
lonstltuents are paramount to those of slxty-
idd millions of American citizens.
Avnllnbllltr of Srliollold.
nuffnlo Kxprosa.
The boom of General Schofleld for the
residency has been sprung Informally , but
t may develop strong qualities If Iho gen
ral Is himself favorable. His availability
les In the fact that he Is known to bo n
good administrator and has rte record what
ever on political and economic questions.
An tJiifor-'mmtn city.
New York World.
The unfortunate city of Havana now has
ellow fever , smallpox and Spanish martial
aw all prevailing at once. Dut smallpox
and yellow fever are minor evils compared
'o captaln-generala who think they can
order out n fllo of musketeers and fustlade
the life out of progress and nineteenth cen-
.ury civilization.
IVuny Wlie , round FoolUli.
fl lobe-Democrat.
The last congress cut down the approprla'
tlons for the federal courts below the cost
of maintenance , In order to make a false show
of economy , nnd now hundreds ot minor of
ficials are serving without pay , witnesses
are compelled to wait for their fees , and the
operations of these Important tribunals are
generally embarrassed. Another Instance of
the way In which democratic rule makes
trouble. -
_
The foninn of Silly Legislation.
; Chlcnpo News.
The Michigan legislature , following a fool
ish example set uy the Nebraska lawmakers
a dozen years ago , has pased a law which
forbids one man to , "tteat" another to any
malt , spirituous or ylnous liquors. As an ex
ample of Idiotic , -legislation the measure Is
ot some Interest. Otherwise It Is no better
than so much ( waste , paper. It Is Impossible
to enforce such , a law , and , as a matter ol
fret , no attempt to enforce It will be made
The law Is nlm'ed. at , a real evil an evil Into
the practice of which mature and mentally
and financially1 capable- men go deliberately
and willingly. "Tl-e legislature might as well
pass a law forljlil'lltig ' a man to ruin his di
gestion through" eating IrfipToper f6od. ;
The Wynmllli : Oil VluliU.
Chlcaso Tribune.
The Omaha Bee Is exultant over the prom
ises of the Wyoming oil fields and the pros
pect that Omaha may reap some of the bcne-
fl's ' therefrcm , though Danver will be a strong
competitor , as It Is already figuring for a
pipe line from Wyoming. It Is expected by
the experts that tlicso oil fields ere long
will be the most prolific sources of oil In this
country , especially as It Is conceded generally
that the Ohio and * Pennsylvania wells are
giving out. Hence The Bee urges that the
Omaha capitalists should strike at once. It
claims Omaha occupies the same relative
position toward the Wyoming oil fields as
Cleveland to those of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
That the oil fields are chiefly near the head
waters of the Platte. and consequently there
will be a natural fall all the way to Omaha ,
and that while as a refining center Denver
would have equal advantages , as a distribut
ing center Omaha would bo way ahead of Its
rival. It says : "Tho railroad lines converg
ing In Omaha would cover a territory that
has now to be supplied from Ohio and Penn
sylvania , and the caving ; of freights In car
rying the oil by pipe line Instead of rail to
the Missouri river would afford a very de
cided margin In favor of Omaha. "
JI.l.YK SIKHSKXflHit
Nearly Two Thoumiiitl In Cash anil n Num
ber of Ulieck * Taken.
ST. LOUIS , May 27. Illchard Dozewcttor.
a messenger In the employ of the Stefel
brewery , while on the way to the bank
about noon today was knocked down on the
street and robbed of a satchel containing
11,950 In cash and a large amount of
checks.
His assailants were two young men appar
ently 22 years of age , neither of whom were
known to him , Both made their escape
with the money. The young man started
from the brewery Just before noon for the
Northwestern bank , only a few blocks away.
He carried the money and checks lu a
valise.
The assault was made upon him by the
two men while he was passing a corner a
block and a half from the brewery. Ono
seized the satchel containing the money ,
while the other beat him. The bag was
wrenched from his grasp and the robbers
made off Instantly. , Bozwetter's screamed for
h lp , and although the neighborhood In
which the robbery occurred Is thickly popu
lated , no one came to his reacuu until the
highwaymen had disappeared.
MILE J. 3IIKVTK Off A II'IIKKL
it H ' "
Clmrlon Mnrpltf'Thinks lie Can Unco a
Locomotive , vrltli ll < lood Trnclc.
PHILADELPHIA ! ftlay 27. Fred Burns of
the Vnrona Boat-cllm of Brooklyn has been
In correspondence ; with Vice President Frank
Compton of tho'Pennsylvania railroad In the
Interest of Charges' Murphy , life crack New-
York bicyclist. Ihirns and a number of
metropolitan bicycling enthusiasts are of the
opinion that Mflrphy. placed by a locomo
tive , can ride a mile on his wheel In one
minute" Vice President Thompson has been
asked to granPJ1 permission to Murphy's
friends for a puhJIcarlal on any of the di
visions of the l < npsylvanla railroad , the
New York dlvlsloil'preferred , allowing one
of the railroad's fast locomotives to pace
the rider.
The Idea Is to lay a broad track within the
two eteel rails , on which Murphy will prove
his wheel , following In the wako of the
locomotive. Ho wljl encounter no wind re
sistance , the suction from the engine being
In reality an assistance. Ho Is confident of
his ability to accomplish the feat and Is
eager to prove that the limit of speed of a
bicycle has not yet been reached.
IIRVLT TO
Chicago Journal : Mr. Bryan' * motto
ctoms to bo : "Troth Is the most vnluabto
; hlug wo bavo. Let tu economize It. "
Indianapolis News : Mr. Uryau endeavors
to trip Secretary Carlisle with the deadly
parallel column , but Mr. Bryan labors under
.he Impression that condltlcni during the
last fifteen or twenty years hare not
changed.
Sioux City Journal : According to Bryan ,
Mexico has a depreciated currency because
she Is not numerically and commercially
strong enough to maintain GO cunt dollars
nl par. but the United States Is , nnd therefore -
fore she ought to dn It. Our advice to
Bryan Is to let buzz nawg alono.
Chicago Herald : Young Mr. Bryan of
Nebraska can do himself no good by attackIng -
Ing Secretory Carlisle for having changed
Ills opinion on silver coinage. Lycurgus
put Into operation the free and unlimited
coinage of Iron , but even young Mr. Bryan
doesn't believe that Iron would nmkc good
money now at least , It Is to be hoped ho
doesn't.
Minneapolis Journal : Nebraska Bryan has
been reviewing Mr. Carlisle's financial
record , nnd doing It right In Memphis , too ,
where Carlisle made n great speech the
other day. But there Is thin difference be
tween Carlisle nnd Bryan Cnrllslo has re
formed and got Into sympathy with the
nolld business sense of the country , while
Bryan hasn't , and Is never expected to.
Chicago Mall : Admirers of thai young
cyclcno of Nebraska oratory , W. J. Bryan ,
are grieved to see that In his speech nt Mem
phis last night. In reply lo the "sound
money" arguments of Secretary Carlisle ,
ho devoted moat of his lime to pointing out
the wldo divergence between the financial
views Mr. Carlisle owns today , or that own
him , and those that were nttachod to him In
1873. Mr. Bryan realizes that Inconsistency
IR a handy virtue In a political opponent ,
because It gives one n chance to berate him
for Insincerity , for being n weathercock , for
not knowing his own mind , nnd for various
other extremely serious fallings. Mr.
Bryan's attitude may bo attributed to the
exuberance of his youth. U dccsn'l do
credll to the maturity of hla Judgment.
1'jsu.iox.ii. < ixH oTiiiinirmi ! .
The only banks lliat show a tendency to
let go of their surplus are those lining the
Missouri.
The three tallest trees In the world are
said to be a sequoia near Stockton , Cal. , and
two ecalyptl near Hlzlcy , Victoria , Aus-
tialln.
The Cleveland World , edited by Hon.
Robert P. Porter , regards Benjamin Harri
son as the most eligible republican leader
for 1896.
A negro was lynched In Kentucky and
two whlto men In Illinois for assaults on
women. This leaves a balance In favor of
the north nnd disposes of the color line In
the rope walk.
The hauling down of two American flags
In Canadian towns on the 2-Uh lias not pro
voked Don Dickinson's warlike spirit. Other
conspicuous Jingoes are strangely silent
Ihcso perilous times.
Stephen G. Foster , the man who wrote
"O. Susannah" and thn " 01(1-Folks ( al Homo"
and the "Old Kentucky Homo , " Is to have
a monument If the Bohemian club of Pltls-
burg succeeds In Its endeavor.
Lawyer Joseph Choato made n respect
able fortune out of the Income tax litiga
tion. A number of wealthy New Yorkers
guaranteed him $100,000 , It Is said , and an
additional $100,000 contingent on the over
turning of the law.
A mighty laugh echoes throughout Mis
sour ! at the expense of Governor Stone. An
extra session of the legislature was con
vcned by him. for the purpose of Inaugurat
ing reform and exterminating the lobby.
The latter.graciously permitted ono bill to
pass before adjournment and left an ex
pense account of $80,000.
An old batchelor who has Just died In
Vienna , a man of great wealth , was a con
firmed inltogynlst to the day of his death.
In his will he directed his executors to bury
him where no woman could be Interred near
him , and If necessary to purchase two extrn
graves , one on either aide of his own , and
leave them empty , BO that In death he could
escape proximity to the fair sex.
The nearest approach to Job In modern
times Is a Mr. Wllks of Hamford Hill , Lon
don. On being hauled up for non-payment
of a debt Mr. Wllkes exnlntned that ho
had a wife and eleven children to support ;
that ho had recently lost a horse , had been
laid up with the quinsy and had not had a
drink In two years. On this statement the
magistrate released him.
Hypnotism is raging In the town of HuntIngton -
Ington , Conn. , In consequence of a revival
carried on by nn expert In thnt lino. It Is
said that school children hypnotize their
teachers , old soaks work barkeepers , hus
bands stifle curtain lectures and corpora
tion managers give up political secrets while
under Its Influence. Such astonishing capers
have not been seen or hoard since the days
of the witches.
Experiments made to determine at what
ago a child first becomes responsive to
music show that at six or seven months
they are fully so , at least so far as time
Is concerned. That they are also sensitive
to tone at the same age Is shown by ex
periments on n child of seven months , who
will not begin to beat time to "Pat-a-cake"
picked on the zither In any chord higher
than E , but at once responds to E.
Medical Inspector Edward Kcrshner , who
was tried by a naval court martial In Brook
lyn recently , was medical officer on the
frigate Cumberland In the action with the
rebel ram Merrlmac In Hampton Roads on
March 8 , 1862. He was the last person to
leave her deck as she sank and was rescued
from drowning by one of the marine guards.
By order of Assistant Secretary of the Navy
G. V. Fox he attended Commander Warden ,
who was wounded on the Monitor , to Wash
Ington.
Various causes nre offered In explanation
of Monday's hot gale , but none cf them
reach the taproot of the blast. There was
a prize baby show In . Louis last week.
A few were rewarded and borlbbonod , whl'.o
nine out of every ten failed to receive thai
recognition their doting mothers coveted.
Perhaps the disappointed mothers differed
from their more northern sisters , but It is
a significant fact that the Saharalc blast
came from a point due south.
Rov. Anna Shaw of Boston addressed the
woman's congress Jn San Francisco , one
urged as the first step toward real reform
In cities the employment of women on
the police force. It requires no great stretch
of Imagination to canned this suggestion
with the remarkable favor with which the
bicycle costume Is received. Add lo 11 the
bolt and club and star and the result would
bo a panic In the haunts of evil. Bicycle
costumers bullded belter than they know.
FRT.T. FKV31 TIIK JIALT.OOX.
Curried Pirn Hundred rent In the Air unit
Thru Dropped mill \Vn Kllloil.
ST. LOUIS , May 27. A young man named
Htnfie was carried up Into the air by a
balloon yesterday afternoon nnd dropped or
and was killed. He and a number of other
young men and boys were engaged to hoK
the balloon while It was being filled with gas ,
When the signal was given they all released
their hold but Ileafle. He clung to the barer
or was caught In the rigging nnd was carried
up a distance of from 400 to COO leet , when
he dropped.
Prof. G. Barson , the aeronaut , said thai
when about 500 or COO feet from the ground
he saw Ileafle still holding on to the balloon
The aeronaut was frightened and called upon
Ileafle to hold on , but he let go and was
killed.
Ileafle was 25 years of age , a 1'amsler by
occupation , residing In this city. People who
knew Heafle say he was not right In his
mind.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
UNIOtf Or AUtRIttCAlt MILLIONS.
Ileauty unit Ilttlllon Itenrosontetl In n Com *
Inir AVcttdlnc.
So ninny American hclrcpsci have of late
chosen foreigners for husbands thnt a departure -
uro from the unpatriotic custom Is note-
owrthy. Tlic marriage of Miss AJcle Sloan
to Mr. James A. Burden , which will occur at
Lenox , Mats. , Juno 6 , will bo dlstlctlvely
\morlcan , nml 'Will ' mirpnrs both the Gould
and Lelter nuptials In the wealth represented
by the contracting parties. The brIJe's
nether la worth $20,000,000 , aiiJ the
; room Is a young Croesus , The brido-lo-bo
ins two uncles worth $80,000,000 aplcco , and
mlf a dozen worth $20,000,000 each. Hut as
aim Is to wed a plain American citizen , needy -
> ody has given much attention to the affair ,
lal Mlsi Adclc Slonne given herself to a
icnnllcM grandee from the other side she
would no doubt bo famous by this time.
Miss Sloano Is the secern ! of the grand
children of the late \V. II. Vanderbllt to wed.
The young lady Is the daughter of William
) . Sloane , who married a daughter of the
ate millionaire and got Sin.OOO.OOO by the
icrformanco. Mr. Sloano himself Is worth
nany millions In his own right , however.
This Is liU ( laughter's third season "out. "
She has been the center of a whirl of gay-
ctles for weeks nt the Court , the superb
Sloano country scat at Lenox. Then film Is
entertained , too , at Wyndhurpt. the house of
Mr. John Sloane , her multi-mllllonalro uncle. .
In addition to that , another uncle of Miss
jloano , Cornelius Vanderbllt , has leased the
Ilacon cottage at Lenox. Then Mr. and MrJ.
James Abcrcomblo Hurdcn , parents of the
-rooiii , and millionaires both , have taken the
ilno Eddy cottage for the season , and their
iffalrs In honor of the approaching event arc
beyond description. Miss Sloano herself
drives out dally In her famous four-ln-hand
drag. The fair girl Is an expert with the
whip , In addition to being an expert In arch
ery and n devotee of all outdoor sports. Miss
Sloano much resembles her mother , who M
a member of the famed Morris family of
Ilaltlmorc. One of the married sisters of
this lady Is Mrs. Illchard Irwln , who rosldcp
licro , and another who lives In I'arls la Mrs.
Qrlswold Gray , who made her homo In New
York prior to her widowhood. Mr * . Burden
Is an aunt of Mrs. FreJcrlck Gebhard. Her
son , the groom , Is still a student.
Miss Sloano's trosseau Is simply a reve
lation. There Is everything In It that ever
was thought of In connection with a tros-
seau. It costs , Including the pearl trim
mings , about $10,000. The evening dress Is
of straw-colored satin , trimmed at the bottom
tom of the skirt with tulle , bordered with
satin , forming small butterfly bows very
close together. The body Is covered with
tulle edged with satin , and trimmed before
and behind with two tulle braces embroi
dered with bluqk spanglas ami crystal
pearls. On the right shoulder Is n bunch
of roses of various shades. The back part of
the skirt Is covered with straw-colored tulle ,
cut nt Intervals with straw-colored satin , on
the cross ,
Then there Is a dress for a garden party.
The dress Is of whlto pique , with brocaded
pattern of green and black , giving the ef
fect of a pompadour material. The skirt Is
plain. The body Is In three plaits behind.
In front , one largo plait In the middle , show
ing a shot taffeta flounce , accordeon-plaltcd
on each side. The slcoves arc of the same
taffeta plaited , cut In the middle by a dou
ble crest of accordeon taffeta plaited.
Another object of Interest Is a small capo
of crepon , not coming below the waist. It
Is of hwendcr crepon , In a point before and
behind , forming largo and wide godets over
the shoulders. It Is trimmed all round with
a small ruche of shot taffeta. In front It
forms n sort of draped shawl , stopping nt
the waist , where It Is confined by a large
satin bow.- The neck Is trlmqjed with shot
taffeta , with a large whlto satin bow be
hind.
The bride's wedding dress was made by
Worth , or , rather , by his sons. .It Is of heavy
satin , Ivory colored , trimmed with point lace
thirteen Inches wide , Ilretonne pattern. The
train Is round and eleven feet long. The
gown Is lined throughout with heavy satin ,
fashioned at the bottom with Inco ruffles ,
trimmed with bows of satin ribbon. A large
drapery flows over the bodice. The sleeves
are exceptionally wide , very full at the top ,
and taken In at the under part , buttoning
closely over the waist. The bodice of the
gown fastens nt the back , under a' roll of
satin and two bows of lace. The bridal
veil Is of very rare old lace , fastened at the
crown of the head with a bunch of orange
blossoms.
JilM'l.lXU'N VIII r.HK MUl.l'AXKY.
Soldier Who Told the Ti\lo from the Illlli
DlM-ovp-rml In Snn KriinrlAco ,
SAN FUANCISCO , May 27. The Call has
discovered the original of Rudyard Kipling's
"Private Mulvaney. " He Is William Mc-
Manus , and he lives In San Francisco , To
him , nccording to the Call's story , Kipling
Is Indebted for many of the marvelous stories
that have made him famous. McManus , who
was a soldier In India , says he knew Kipling
when the latter was about 18 years old. Later
McManus "bossed" a gang of native track
layers on the government railroad , and In
telling of It , McManus said : "Well , I re
member Kipling In those days a plucky , In
quisitive little fellow In the civil service ,
whom I first met at Cnwnpore , where he
passed his bottle around among us privates
and then got us to tell all the yarns of the
barrack room. He had a little stubby black
mustache and wore specs. "
McManus was born In 1S39 , and eighteen
years later enlisted In the army. He went
to India In 1807. McManus says that most
of Kipling's stories are founded on fact.
New York Herald : She In a foolish vir
gin , Indeed , who gocth without oil In tier
li'.cyclo lamp these days. Verily she has
wheels.
Chicago Record ! Hobbes What nro you
delaying your Rummer vacation so lone fort
Mobbes lU'cnuso my winter tlannnU nro
not heavy enough to permit the exposure.
Indianapolis Journal : "I bear , " satil the
Coin's Financial student , "that all of olil
llmllots' money goes to the hospitals. "
"How does that happen ? " nskcd the sneer
ing iroldbug. "Was It nil In silver Col
lars ? "
Washington 9tnr : "It's ittriingo how 13ng-
land hates to lot go of anything , " sold the
man who worries.
"Yeti , " replied the man of violent preju
dices ; "tbe > only thing that country seems
willing to drop Is the letter h. "
Truth : She ( on the yacht ) I'shaw , you're
nfralcl of the storm ,
Ho ( frankly ) I am.
HhWhy don't you go below , then ,
Ho Why , that's just where I'm afraid of
going.
Somervlllo Journal : It has been positively
"demonstrated that tobacco In ono of the
prime causes of color blindness nml yet no
body can toll quicker thnn n smoker the
difference between a light mid a dark cigar.
Philadelphia Record : Hobson Hal hat
Ilurglars got Into our IIOUKO hint night. Ho *
bo ! Ha ! ha ! Jolison What's so funny
about thnt ? lldn't they get anything ?
Hobson Yes , Ha ! ha ! My con's learning
to piny the trombone hoi ho ! and the/
stole ha ! Irn ! the trombone.
l
A FLINO AT THE TOUTS.
Arthur Drlmuin In Life.
If I had n girl with golden hair ,
And teeth of exquisite penrl ,
Ami eyes that were gems , resplendent ;
rare ,
Do you know what I'd do with thnt glrH
I'd carry the beautiful , precious thing
lllght down to n jeweler's place ,
And I'd sull her quick for what she would
bring _ _
As nn ornament to her race.
TIIK XAVHIITV 1.1TTI.K ( JIIIL.
Samuel Mlntwln 1'erk
( To Mr. Krnnk L. Stnnton. Mr. Kugon
Field , Mr. W. S. Lord and numerous other
poets of good children the following humbla
linen to a neglectL'd little maid urc respect *
fully Inscribed : )
She Is homely. She IB tricky :
And I nm greatly grieved to toll ,
Her hands nn always sticky
With n chocolate caramel.
Her dolly's battered features
Speak of many n frantic hurl ,
Slm'H the terror of her teachers
That naughty Httlo girl.
She can whoop like a Comnncho ,
You can hear her round the square ;
Further Ilko an Indian she
Often creeps and pulls my hair.
And the steals Into my study ;
And she turns my books a-whlrl ;
And her boots nro always muddy-
That naughty Httle girl.
She dotes upon bananas ;
And she smears them on my knee ?
She peppers my Hnvanns ,
And delljjhts to hear me sneeze.
Yet why I can't discover
Spite of every tangled curl.
She's a darling , mid 1 love her ,
Thnt naughty little girl.
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