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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1896)
- - - - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - rr 4 - - - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - TIlE OMAJtA DAILY Up'J ) \ AI.1ur 29 , iso. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D1 i i ; 13E1 C. floSIVATtfl. Ibtor PUflLSI1) ixiit I - T1.UM or ! ) L1l ? TCO ( Without urnLy. ( The Yiir $ M flaUy 11e nnd Suniay , ( Jno Y.r . . . . . . I ) 04 ifix Months 04 Iliti e ? .1oiith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 HunLiat ec Orin Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . fttutiIar flee. n' Ynr . . . . . . . . . . . . . I V..kr ! 3e Ont , 'fnr , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II o1irc.s ; Ornah& . T ) fl , fluliding. Rnjti Omnhsi. Ifingr flh1. , Cr. N , n4 24th StL Council fIIuff. I 4nrth MnIn tre't. CllIeng ( , OfT1' . 2 ? Chimh'r of C mmrcP. Nw York , 1rnnq { 13 , 14 nflI i. TIibUfl flWg. SnMiIngton 1107 F' Strt. N. W ( 'oflflTpoflflNcr : All enmmItnfCftffli ? ( tItIng to flCT nM torIa niattr itoiliI t , , flt1flj To tte 1ItuFs ; All buinr , tttt , fltl. rmIttnne , ii tci h * 4rc.1 to fti Tt.o Piihtiing ! ( bmpny. Ornnlin. . flrntt , ehrti arni pntnfl1 OI1 $ to b. mi pIYflI ) to th orrtr ot th" enmpany. T1I1 : nn1 PUflh1E1t1G COMt'fNY. STAT1MTNT OT CIflrtflATTflL ! florg fl. TztThiiel , PrtRry t Th 1fl Put , . t4iIng ! btng lnty vorn. MY" ttlflt th' rtut , . flttmhr ,9 tit nn4 eomtt'tv niI' ; nf th T113. , Mrnfng Tttnn nnt , un1iy i , prtntt ; 'g ttp tilont ! , ot Mnrct , , Itfl , % Vfl tll fO I . . . : . . . . . , . . . . . 19410 i ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1.oi iq . . . . . . . . . . . * , . , . 17r.7 4 . . . . . . 17.92 2 . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 5 . . . tMcq 2t 6 2 ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1.0n7 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 fl4) ) 2t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.917 10 10,2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 i 27 . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . 1.02 2q . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . IQ 07q 21 14 lq 25 l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . IR ( flI 15 lfl 4 : i . . . . . . . . . . 16 - Tntqt L. ( , tciIi'f- tar tnR find rturneI eOtIci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G t5 ? t ? t dIIy nvrnge ( ; 7onnr n T7.'JItTPK. no orn t 1'f'tor ma flfl , utqerlbed , In my PrI'Pie thk .j tlav of'prIl. . 096. ( fnt , ) N. I' . VflhT , Nary ? PuhItc _ Tt I flh1)O(1"S ) ) ( rnct yet III the g\1wr- nfl torlul cunttgt. C'altltit't tnnker ettn to hi' cotitnnt1y In denuitid itt 1tnnct. ' HIgget tIVll4 titan Ctipplc' Crt'ek 1iav' bteti tl'vlsttttel ( I' fli only to r1e t ; front tilt' i'ttjii ; Iii gi ittei : atiti fl t'e . flingu I tl ct'n t gm tilpii t. ottt1i ( ) tiin1it : It to Ititve a state coli V'tItflfl. ! It 14 the conv'nton ! Ot socli : I 1st 1 :1 : 1 to r pa ri V 1 uti I Ii e ben I Ion ent to tIi EngIe City tlI1c'tttc1Iet1. 'I'Iiot' elect rical tllst urini nce In the ; r Iiit iis n re tnetely ill I U re4 way o C ills- ph13-lflg It disgust at the way In w'hlcli t Coin Inr'ey 111111 IIl4 fiieiitl are trying ; t to 'rt'1 : through t laIt-IIoIo ( to save thou$200. . A 501111(1 ( TtOflL 3 cantlhlite : on a soutul 1111)11 ) O ' p1 a I to tin I s vIt a t I It e repul ) II ca us ol titi' cottlit t % dCIIIIJItl : fiotu their Un- I tiona I ctIieII I ion. 'I' ! t' i nonopoly of non-cotuinit tat cniulltlati's on w'oIlIing ) IIatfornts nny sa fely lC left to the other 1)OhitIcal ) InI'ties. TIio prolilbitlonists expect to have n p larger represetitatloti lit I heir national V convention this 3'ear than ever before. ' 1114' 1U1tU1)e of states represt iitetl In ivitiehi the IroItilItoIy ) mania still to- talus the form ( > t' lrollIbtory ! IegIshtion will be 1088 titan It was f'nir ' years ago. Vheii capital Is readv , to ris1 Invest- nient In I lie shape of suIscriltions ) to a Cuban ioaii payable so tiiaiy , years aftei tue achi I ( 'Vol lIP a t a C ( T a I at ii i a ilopen d- 011CC , thit'i& ' eannot Ie ) so grett : n seaielty ot 8VUhi41lh ) Iflhl ( IflOilPy flS Solile of our IIlore.Ilioney fanatics WOllil ( Inive us 1)0- ) Hove. Preshtlent Chehaiid refused to sign tiic' agrien I t a re a pp rolria ) t I on hi ii , pro- feriing to lot It iIJcoIno a itv : without his sigiiattivo by 1111)50 Of the constitu- Jo1Iai ia'rhotl. 'I'iils ought to afford soitie eotttloltsation to Secretary Morton for the vay the socil 1)urchast ) appropriation has beeti thrust upoit hihiti. r ' The 'I'ritIlsIIliSSisSIiih ) eXiosItioii ) bill latH been reporteti favonobly front the c vay iind 111001)5 ) conunlttee anti only waits tlit' OiIOrttlttIty ) for a vote of tiit' house anti I lie signature of the iresiTent ) to become law. It I to be liopet ! that tile 111)1150Vihl not nljourii until this ilflhOttUItt ) Iflt.UHu I.e is passe(1 ( inventor Aitgehl tiIiiIk4 lie sees something - thing sIiSiieiIIs ) ) In the clitilge of vlov Oil tiit iii a i tt'.S' ( lit (5t Ion ii ii ii ergon 0 by soseral of liii' nicitibois of l'resldont Cioveiaiitl's enliltiot.rfin , nina yiio Is 01)011 to t&I1ViOtIIi ) ( 011 itiiy QIlestlait Of liii I ) i he I no ii ten t voul d l' In ehigil ii a to olilee it' ( overiior A itgehl's doctrine vis : univursit iiy acieliloil. 'l'iie Chicago 'l'iinvs-l leralti iitis coin. Ileteh ( Its Ilrst yar tiitdt thio preseiit liii ) ii ngei i I en L a s a a I n ii 'n ileti t JUl i)01 ) , asitirliig I hii I)1iIliC ) that tue change hits bt'it only for the hotter for all ccii- corned. 'J'iio iirt > sa'rIIy of the 'I'hiiies- lIt't aiil 1 certainly a cause for ( sti- grattilution aniotig nil viio are inter- esteti in hottest nut ! cleitit jourtinhisin. 'i'ho iiinst tletnoinhizing feature of our systeni of tllXUtlOiI iS tile 'ay lii 'liichi the fm lieu iseti cOrlIiL ) ( ) t It ) ) ) S till ti I lie large ovtii'ts Of iIt$0i1t1h ) l)1iel'tY ( ) Cs- Citht paying titxes hloportIonateIy ) to the iiith1 : home osvnur , I f the assessors SViI ( ) are iiov iiiiihiiig up the iStU tax hut reiia'ily tiit'e itlaises , they \vIIl Jiavo their tin tilt's Itiscribed on a Perlettiah roil or honor. No , Tue Bee does not expect to get thin tvo sttiiii of 1O ( each which it hits 'oii from 1tlr. I harvey tititlor tue Iviiiis of his Crelgittoit thit'ater oiler any inure thiiiii IL exICcts ii ) get the 23Ii witichi It won front ! ilr. I I Itchicotic nit the South Oinaiia iibscription minter , Iii vhiIcIt lie guar- aflteel ( to pay l ( or every paying sub- tcrIbt'r 'l'hit' ihie lint ! In thiat tovu hi ox. cess to ( lie Woritl.hlorahl. 'I'Iint oh ty trt'itsui' eitlbtzzhoilient promises to prove IL bottomless rat hole ( or ( lie gooti IiOiiCY ) of thin taxhayeI s. First , It eost over 2,5X ( ) to huivo the lionics Iii t lie trozisitror's ofhico chicekeil Iii ) t liii t I tie exaet ainoun t of the &iortagtuiniglit. ho astertalneil. Now it hots eoHt ( lie eotiiity B. heat 511111 to stilt utit thin tiiso ngiiliist Ilohlit to tiliti attil it % , hiI cost us ititichi again l'or IL secouth trIal Auth the stilts to ( roil ) the boittisnicu the nilsappropriuteil moneys hinyo not yet beeu beguu. w - - , . , Ul fl I 11 U1X ( flflhlfl It is eiiiated that the trtisury dofl eli fr the ti'rroiit Ilsoal 3e11r. which citils liinc : : o iht be nhiiitoxltUilinIy $ . ( ( ) ( ) ( ) ) . I ii hiiq hi t annual i-eporl thin sncrti iL of ( un ti pitsui etisiia toil I liii t t'ithour bury for the year snihit I n till ) ) ) I ) t to 1 rn * 'ciit a iy ss itg a gonil tleal astray. however. In his ( stiiiats of hioth receipts ilad ox- Iu'ti il I t ii ri's ii ii ii I t i ih'i'd Ii t , hat s ii ii I foitit hy orreil in this relicct , so thu t I lti lIliil ) ) bug a go lea ritoil t , iila et' ii o c' iii il'leii i' lii the t'sthinittes ootning froni titi' Ti'easiiry lopilt-t'noiit. ft may 1)0 ) that ( I I (50 I ta VO bit'it hi u n est ly ii t a di' . 1 at t I so I lit' olhlelitis hiti Ye shinvti a most ( x- tranidliary hiiohc of nhlhlty , attt aollnit'Il fur this \ti sMliiult1g tlmt thiIi 3-vlt s tlolhi t wlII he' ita iiiv ostliticteti It svIlL inako the ( otiol for I ho t iirei' fiscal ytrs : etulitig .Tuiio 81) . ISPII , tiearhy $117,0)0,000 ) , at viik'h a hiatt $ SO,000,00 ( ) lhh beinit g to thti' Jei'1011 si are tin' l)1t'seil ) t I a titT lit -'ii t I thu effect , August 2S , 1hlt , I'hic' figures of liii' ievelpts of the t t'i : MU Iy U ii tie r t ! i ' In s t FChIhlh ) I et ii tar- I fi' In w' t n d ii i t ih t r t hit' lt'i'i'Il t I ii w' . for ci ) t'ti'spo a h I ii g i'ii0tl. I ma r t'oi t v lit el ii g test I ii I oiiy t ( ) I lie sli hiI'l'ht ) ii I y a t he l' ( ' luihlicn It iu't as it rt'veiilie iieIlHhiI'e. ) Itirliig thin Ilrst ' ' iitoitthis of tite iIelh1hli'y hav thin ' s fioiu inst ( iii ) S fl i thou hi tit to over $8t)2Ifh'- ' 000 , vhillo the customs ' ' ) front ( Ii e I ) t'OSCil I t 0 ii IT for t he ii i ii e I it'll tittititlis niullug vItli ? Iiiehi : nnioiititeth to $27,000,00 ( ) , a hit'Foieni'e in favor tif tih" foittier of $ , ( ) ) , ( ) ( ) ( ) . l'oi tilt' st : lii I' ) ' ' of t I to t'--t hit' hi ist ii I ii i't ccii I thou I Ii s of t Ii e opera t o f t ii ese In vs -I tin retei l ts fm iii I ii t ortia I tt'vi 'ii no _ et. ( ' larger by $ .0t)00O0O ) iitulor t hto rt'ltlhhiCllil ) nOt , dtii' to thto fiict , of ( 'cli rii ( ' , thii t I I grea thy st I iii ii in t . 'th tin - t built cii toil , i'lt' ii H ii it'SPi 'il I y. lvehi iltii itii tim iist : iiltieteeii iiloiitIls oh' thie Mi'KIhlllaw. : . vlien I itoti' wn .i' ei : t I iist i'li ; 1 a a ii 1 in si u i'ss ii t'ire'ssIi)1t d a o to ( lie iht'inu'rIltIi ! assIhtiht Oil 1trot- I mu. ( ito receipts vote iii rgcr by $10- ( ) ( ) l.000 } I Ito ii ilti i'i ng I lie 11 tut il liii' teen mouths iindt'r thin hri'si'lit tarIff hiw : , 'I'm' LieFinh'y hitv yhehilid a stir- Phil S ii ii ti it i I iii' ii rst it Ii ( I OOii 111011 t us of Its opt'rit : ion of $2 I.tSS,221. The IiC1'ii thou ii I' t hi o (1 liii OCLO t IC inv dii ring I I I ill' ti't'it utah thi s ii'sul I oil I ii a ilell- ( 'iPilCS of $7t,1T.S7t 'l'lrpsi' facts shioving thin ilaniaging t'oiisi'qtlt'ilces to flit' na tiaitni ti'cisitry : of tht'inacrit : Ic pohic a ppoai to thii' ii'- ilotis Iitt'Iltiii ( iii the people at this ti iii C. 'Flht'3expla I a 'lit- ; t Ito gov ( 'i-li - iil'i I t 110 5 1 it'cii Ci ) iflh IL'i I oth t o hairo v $2G2.000,000 atul to liicrease the aiiiiunl In I nies I I iii rlt'ht ( ii POii t un i to un to tii o exteilt of $ 1 1 M)0,000. { ) 'Phii'y t'xpii : In vhiy. fet tli first tinie shire thit' wir , the natioiinh I it'astir.s' hiis dui'hiig tin' last tht ron yea vs ln'cn several t I liii's 50- rlously i.iiilnii'i'isSCil. : vithi tiit' eITt'ct of liiti'uslfylng flitti nelal thisti'iist at htoini' afll ( ahiOn(1. ) ( r1'111,3oxllnhii tviiy the 1)1)1)- ) lIe crtilIt Is ilot 115 high ilfl\v :15 : it s'nS hiofori' thin ativont of thin tlniiiorratic luii'ty to the control of thin govern- iueitt. .thil tO this tilt' ilI'aitrous of- fonts of tlt'iuoeratk' pohIc 111)1)11 tim in- i1tit rles of thic' ctuitt ty. t ha' (1100k it has gi veil to tin t lou a I (1 cv ii op in oil t. t Ii o losses it hiis : itiflictod iiion hiothi lthoi : : iinl caittai , ajiti thItt'e Is prcsciited the vt'1 . % ' tVti'5t i't'iii'ih ever iii i t' i y a i It- icah htlrtY In tile I'riited States , liVItil such tt i'QCOVil It Is riot to hat svoiitlet't'tl Itt tiflht ( h'hiIO'l'ltS VOiiil 1i1' to ntis thin tariff quest hiIi III ( Iii' hnckgi'otind Itt thie eotiiing iintloiial ctinntigii. : AvrNI ; 'ro TIIfliJfl. 'L'hii' twelve iiieii ihiijaIIeiCd to hear itIil try ( Iii' oiinrges 01' einln'zzleiiit'nt iii'et'erretl against IIthlry Bohin , late tieasiiror of the city of Omaha , hiavo agreeti to disagree. Nliic oi tim twelve jtiiOrs declared tliitiisolvs coiiviiicetl ity the evIdence that 5 Ito aL'ciiseil vts : guilty. ' .i'hiree jurors stubb3rihly held out for n'qiilttnh in sphtt' at' ( lit' shovIng iiiittlt' by titi 1)lOsCCtitlOti ittiti Iii spitt' of tue Iiistrtietions 01' the judge , vhiIehi cotihil iiot have been iiiisuiidt'rstoal , 'fito d isa gieeitieii t of 5 lie i'.oii a j ii rs' is. ito'cver , no stiipi'lso to t h ( ' puhilic. in fact , a thlsagreenwnt was almost certain , conshierlng tht iiiake-til ) of the jury , \VhilCii ( iii the \VhiOIt' 1Its not l'i'lt't'Sl'litul- tIVO of ( lie tnxiayhtig ( 'itizciisihii ) f Doughts Cuiiity , \\'Itii the shiovIlig titnik' , a jiit' Ctiillu)5Mh ( of buslitess uilen a ittI I a x liii yOiS'Out hI Ito ye to t ii iii ci I ii Yt'I'hIl't ivi tiitiitt to sncoiitl ballot. I t Is to I hi e ct'tl I t i ) I' I ho ii In i' in t'II W' i IC ) 5 tootl for tue VliihI(1tiil ( ot' thit' Iitv that thit'y fltiiily ilnLhittu itied S heir coiivlctloits through ii sossloii lasting over soenty hours. It Is not criditah1t to tin' In- telilgonee ot tilt ) repuitiitlttti of thin other t I I 1.01' .1 ii i ots I I I fl t ti l0 Wile hi ItO 1)11' to $1.0 uuiuytliliig vE0tlg lit the ahstriicllon of over $ l0,0 ( ( ) ( ) of 1)111)111' ) ftiiitls by ( lit' ( htStfthIl1il ( S'hi ( ) liuth bec'ii dravIiig a salary of ( J,0O ( iL year for thielo sufo- kt'oiIiig. 'l'lie ilistigrecitietit of the Itoihiu jtlry " . I ih I hiih)5i ) ( It iiothit'i Ii Oil lhi ith t'ii tii)01l 5 ito taxpayers , vhto viii iiii' to finit thit' bIll for a second tt'iiil , 'l'lii' ftct that ( lit' .1 ii i y stooh iii iso I o t Ii roe vil h iii a kt It iitcuiitultt'iit uiiott titi' cottitty at toriit'y to 1)11511 ) I ito 0(150 to itiiothio triah ivltii tin' least iusslhtho delay. 01111 A'OIl I'IitItN Nt2liflhJOIIS In ii iittit boss tItan two iuionthis gon- eriil t'Iovtkiiis 'Ihh be liehil In ( iiiiuha : ititil h)11'hilI'ittIOils ) Iil'O ih4)V' ) iiiiiklttg for vIint : jrOJlhIi4e $ to be ti 'very itctlvt' coin- hfltighi. 'J'Iit' COhlt'st v'hil not he vithiouit Iittert'st Ii ) thu hleonie of tlto lJhultCl States , foi there \vihl ho involved In the rt'stiht ( liii ( lhtL'tIOil viietiier Cititatlit Is to coot Ituuitt tariff ihlscrliiilnatlon agaltist this cotuiiti Ot ti ) inivo ClOi4r COhiiihlOt' . club i-nhiitloiis w'lthi tim liiulteh States tititler soina iirrangniiioilt that vllh h , mutually iulvantiugeous , iiuerican syin. htItt1lY vIih of coittse he w'Itht the hib. ernh party , ivhtosi' 1)1111 ) foi'ni tlet'inres ( or li'ouhl , liberal tiiuthio Ititercotirse letw'een tiio two eouiiit rh's , w'hiereas tim const'rvu- tlves , 1XhhOhhitVt ) hiet'ii lii t'oiitiol ( If ( Ito govt'riiiuit'itt for soitti nighiteeti years , ilavi ) iIVVOV 5hlOVil flh1 ( lit'ihllhY ft't'lliig toward thu ( Jitltod Sates ( lit aiuy t'eshL'ct. 'l'iue , tiht\y hiit't' t t ) or tilVt't ) hint's uro- iosih IL I'CVIII'OCIIy ) ngroeiiieitt , bitt zul- % .ilys lthi CtIIIhhtIOtht4 tltit t vottlil ntTorth tic real Jh'IlCtit to IL hhICrielhil iniiiitifitc- tutret's Iii thu iniurkt'ts Of Catuitia , vit1he subjecting our agi-lcuhturui irothUcera ) 1 to uiturott'tctr'tI ( 'I itndlnn conipctltloii I it it nut talter Of Ways C lit' volt setfl t lye I vart3 ( if ( n nahiu lia shioyiu till filoittihl' lleis towaiit thin tiiltoth Stati's iuitil n . long ii.c it rottiahtis In no'r alit 1010- lInus vitIi our iuiirtlit'rtu neighbor are Ii P % i' r I I holy I I ) ho so cii I I ri'iy a in lu : 1 ilt' tin thii' Sloulhfl ! 1)1' ) . It Is suiil : thitut the lu1Ohit't ; oh' I hO liberal ni l'ty ln'Itig ri'- tuiriteil to ptivi'r a ic very hirighit. but tIn' ( ' ( ) fl5'i''Itl Ivos are struiigly Iii- tli'n t hii'tI : i It ii I t t'1 hi 11(11 1 tO 11 t Ill I MU ) - ) ' $ It they iit't' sin'oessfuh In the electIons. , CI , ! z-Ifl I IX1-1) .1 I'0ST1I. 'l'Iii'rt' Is a ti uitsvrlt tilt Iit' vhilehi iii ) nile v Ito i uucis a ily t ii I ng ii 1 tout t t lie etlquui't I c of jouirnuhlsnl sIhl ever ihlsro- gil i'd. \ ' It cit a IIy ua ii con 110(1 cii v I t II thin n'os , auth for that iiiatti'r any haul hi I ) I i'a II 71 ( tt oil v I t I i S ii i' p ross , ii ii s i'i I tier a. grlevaiic' * ' ago Inst or a coltS ro'ersy w I t Ii I it e oil I t or o f a iiy iit'\'siot : Ii'l ) 'hi I cli hii , iilithts hiliuu to ask sniuo for iuit niis'r lit. fata eorroctlot.i4 lie first iuihtlresst's htltitsi'lf to thin odltor anti gives lilitt a i'i'ttoilhlilt' : tiliht' to cotliply vItli his it'- iilit'st. Only v1n'ti ho fuuils to get siit Is- fiu c I bit Is Ito .1 ttst I II oil I ii I ii sort I ii g a hi 1- t e 1 II ii ii i'ssod t u on e t'd I t or I I l a un ( 'fluhhuht'tL'ih 1)3nuotln'r ) editor. \V. I 1. I [ nivey 1ii'ett'iitls to ho a jour- unlist itini iilsuys ( 'xh'L'ts thin ouirtesIt's vhi I cli i iii S it I a ii iiioii g tiu t' ni ha'rs n f I I ii' I ) l t' . I t ' : i 4 alit' ta i 1 I a f t I i e I eel ii i'i's ctliiult'tte in thit' first nitvt' ; tor to si Ii git' oil t ( ui ut'rsOttii I ii I at so froiti S It i' pintforiil : ilIy iiuutt vile 114)15 lint t4uil- son 1 a' I ii Ii I s ) ' ( ' I 10 r doLt rI ties on Ilnauit't' . I t \ts : gross d iscourlisy for iihiit ti ) 1't'hu $ ( ' II hieutltig : to tilt' hihiiil v hiottu hi' so 'v II t t o st igni ii ( I 't' 1 iy ii a iii e before hIs auithli'ioe. I t vns dt'oldithhy tihuIrtf&NIIliutl ) ) for iltI larvny to i4t'lltl tlut' let tors Ito ithtlit'ssed to t iii' edItor of 'I'Itt' lIce to tin' editor of iiuotht'r ii ( ' \ $ ) h't ) I ) i'ftl'4' ) t lii'.S' I ni (1 ( 1 ) ( 't'll thtt- Ilvered to tile t'ihltor to whom thiey were ii ii tI resst'tl . I f itr. Ihuivny lund hn'en what hun nue- tetitis to In' he vouihd at letst : iiuve : laid the dt'ceilcy tovIlt and 501' viietlit'r ol. iutit. his letters vi'ri' puhllIshl ) ( in 'il'hin I b't. ? lie fort' I in v In g t I miii puuhl Isl i i'd else- hioi'e. 'i'lic fact that his first hot (11to ( ( lie edItor of I'htn lk'e containIng his aiiset.s to ( htiest louts lt'OPOuuihtlt'd In anhlili' time for hIm to luive inIHie nil- s\V'L from ( lie nhat form W15 givoit luuih ) h Iii t y I it Suitu thu y's I lie , a I t hail gi I I t t.a hue ahicaily In tue tyia' ot _ aiuitiiOI taipei. . In ft I i I i n iiiext'uuso for pi'su in i ug that his si'coiid it'tter , vhiIchi Is it'uliy : iiothiliig hint a i'epi'tithoti + ) f the mum exetisos that htitil iliotth' , ' bei'ii ( ' 01110(1 for huh ainh thtn deiulth : that hue vns iioiih : $105) ) hty thin OhhiIillt : hi'lgtue , vouik1 Ia' refused 1)ill)11t'it ) ion. 11th you can't make a sIlk puitso ( mlii ' A is a gt'title- a soV'5 elr. : gciitleiiiaii liii ii vlio icvt'r I to iii a y ho. v Ii I he a folio v % v lit ) ha eks t Ii e I tist I it ( 't S U ii ii 1 ) rC'il I ng 1)1' a. gentleman vIll show his boorIsh 1itoponslties Oil nil oci'asIoiiH. noin ; jim"iwi ; . Last % t'et'k ) ( of guIlty V0i'4' ( 'ii- tet''tl by the l1-e ht'id'is : fif the Johian- iieslnirg teforiul couiuutuittte viio ve.rn indicted - dicted for high trelsoiu : ngiIiist : tIn' 'I'i'aulss-Itnl rt'puibhic Yesterday tlit'sn iiten wete seitteiicod to iloatli ; It " , vi : : ; sta tci 1 a t t lii' I i lilt' t I I t' Id t'i S01'O ( 'Ii- Ieri'ti thiit there a. secret arrange- mcii I. \v It Ii t lit' govoritnlt'hl t I - vht I (11 I 1gb t hl t ( 'II ( ' ( ' 5 void ( I 1 n' I in ! ) ts'ti ( . liii I It $ Ot'ihiS hi I'PaSOlihLhhO Iiuf'ttiice ( rain tin' $ ttuituliu1 itt'S bit of ( Iii' utitIlorIt Ii's that thi'me wns Ito such armniigeiiueult as it'- 1uottt'il , for it Is lhhirli ( to h ) ( ' $11PJOSl ( that tim llot ( govornnuent would pric- : tiCo ( htiIlhIt'ItY In so soilous a uilatter as thIs. 'Ilin dlsputteli of Chiuuiu1n'r- I a I a , Rn t isit coloii In I sneret a my , I o thciit Imugor. shiows that the BrItish govoriinu'ilt tInes not believe thieve w'us : it II Ii iuti i'rstu ad I tug t hat I ito men -ho Iht'ah'tt ) guIlty Wouilth not be punisln'd with tltttIl , for othit'rwist' It would not have felt eahicil uipoit to aiIt'uI : to Iresi- iloilt ICruugor to eohlilhuuitt ? thin si'nteiice. On thin other hlaiid I Ito quiost Ion suig- gests itsc'If. w'hiy ( liii thin nunii hletitl guilty If tlu'y had no assinance of tie- ii " I ii g Si ) hi IC hn'iu' Ii t fi'onu ii ol a g 51) ? I I' I iit'i c vii5 no I4roullisn tlittt they should O5alt tIlt' Pt'niitY : of t rt'usoii : by coilfes- slon , is It not firOhUuh)10 I lint t ltt'.s VOhihl ( : tai'it vliatt'vor chin itcos thie'reeit' of ( 'soulIng : convIctIon ? ! . ti it hi ( 'i- I ii founi a I ion i'ga mdi ii sr I Ii Is extmaoiihhihiui'y ( lretiihlstailcn. vIiit'hi vIil ( 'I ) lii lii hi ii d voui dsv I do ii t teti t I on a i id nun y I in ye a I i Igi 113' I inporl a II t seliili'h , v Ill In' a \Vhl I t i'd vi t I i t'l' gi'ea t I n t t' rest , Il' 'V ii It'hi I Ito . . 't int'rica n in'ovle svi I I in igely suit i' boon uiso oh e o f t ill' in t'it st't t eu to iht'ii t ii I s a ii iii cmi ta ii , I ii v I toso en so ( lilt. govei'iitneilt lIas : uIrtIuthy ninitlfestid ( 'OilCt'ril. lii tilL' iiteaiivhIie' it. vIhI be v'ry ( generally 11(11)0(1 ) ( ( lint 110cr juis. tice. vhiIeli Is oi'ihliiaiih3'Pty storit aiid h ) ii t I I I t I o t ciii i tei't' 1 v I S I I iut't'V _ Ihl not tt : I'i'y ou I t Ii I' $011 t ( 'ii Ci' a gII I its t t htt'sn hhu'il , ith t I tough i i t iti a y 1)0 st ikt : ly tigh It. It hrOhIOlhY ) ) i't.'t $ tilt irt'hy vItha I'resitieihl iCmug'r to hh'ilO ( vhiiit shiiulh be doiit' . hit' hits sliovii hilinsi'lf to hi' nil uincoin- in ttii ) , ' 511 gitoboui S tilhl a ii II d I t vi 11 il ot Ito Sn iIi'Is I ug to Ii I I ii It I lii usl ug t it I s inn I t t'i to tilt' ntlviuuitiign of I Ito Boors iii I ito plnilt ; thit'.y nt't' uiiitli'stuoi1 to hihiVt ) tintler coiisi theta t 11)11 foi st t'oiigt Ii ( 'ii I ag I I i eli hlo\er mid aoqiilrliig gi't'tt'i' hihhiI'pend- 01100. It hhiay tie tilt' 1110811 $ of st't'titiilg for tite 'I'riuilsYiliiI t'eituiihie ( lie coiices shouts hi liii It Is h ii I es-ott' to be t' t ti ug teah3 ( to detitititil. Otutreatlers sIhI reinenihier B. Iray : tI Ihhui , w'hio giilin'd iihtir Or loss iittOrIOtY it fi's ) fl. $ ilgi ) by hutuhhIcI3 statitig that Uttituhia 'VltH tlti' svlekt'dt'st cIty thIs slit' 0 f htt'I I , t huh ght ha' hi a ii let'il Iii'rtu 1)11 t a t'o % ' thitys. 'I'hio hlt'o ileilotiticeti tIlls Ut. tt'riiiico lii terms ( lint fully nunt tile CliSt' , hit 11 , Fity ui Ills hiiis hi'eiu tnlhIilg itgii in ititti t400lii $ to ho ilioi'o lildlffet'Cilt to truitht tltnii e't'l. , hI 1111 $ l1111 Lii ) against lm. lh1ichit'3' f the Nt'v YOlk I'Itiistltii : Ait-Cate , ( Ito foit'iiuost iIetitothIst tail- tii lit the country , vIto Iii an PLt lot- too to tIIIhs & 'xtorlates hiliii vlthi vIgor nitti tit li'itgtlt. ftt'r tuotlng s1 Ills' hiutigtuiige , Ir. hlucklt'y inithi's t'oiiuineiit suueii its tltis : "Yotu eiiiployed language antI ituatlo statt'Iiloilts uitivorthiy of a ( Jllrlstlaii zniitlstt'r. ' ' "l'ltIs Is obviously ii gross exilggt'u'it t Iou , " "lit sit rmeiitler- Iitg0iit toitguitu to stit'li lailguulge you ihilnIhuIsIl ) ( flfl OWn littluciuce ( or good tititi vhuwo before young uiliilsters a ii a age routs eati ti1t' ' ' 'ii I IS I S Ii I I ( ' Ii i'l ' tliiilzt'il , ' I1iIuutitgo , w'lilt'Is ilitwtls I hiit Ihl.'tit- Ills Itiis in'eii I'htig sigitlit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' [ 'I I ( ' I toit i'd ti f I ti I il toVl'l5 ) ha s t a hell uti I I I to iii it S I i'l' tiP ) i' rhihil II ( 'II t sItIt'va I ks , iutiti wiit'i't' a tiih1.jhl'It3' of ll'tult'I'IY ) owut- ei.s liii t' I ) ( 't I thou Ii 1 tiiu stut'ht Iiiu1)iVO iht'll I S I lit' ii tiiiIi ) t y a f ohs t ruct Ion 1st s ii I'O 01)1 III Ml it'd t , suu I tin I t . 'l'I Ii S it ( 't'lhtt mis Is I Ii ) t aS i i' ' vt'l I v I t I i I II I 1 to V Isli ais ( i f t It ! " tt I lIlt it ( 'I'S. I iii t I 5 shio ( ii I I t t' t. Ittiti ght ci ii tsj iht'i'iu I 11)11 for t Ii o iii 05- 1)11 ) ek 1)11)1 ) ( 'l't y i s'ti i'm vhi I ) Ii ii s itt iii- bolt i ly it'ful siI . t o hal a g I i Is ii I ii t'- 'ithl to gmadi' , , to say nutiling of Slit' ( III l's S ii S. I ) ( 'rhlllt in'ih t s.l1 I hs. I I is iii'Igiiiors ilIiVO eoiiipiioil s'Ithu tilt' ili , butt they do lInt i'iin : Si ) t'lltor ( 'OiuipIIlllit iugiiliist 111111. 1 t. Is thin duty of the Itiat rd ( if I 'oldIeVoi'hs to 5501) ) III iiitil tt'tlt'i' , I I it' % Vt'k iiiit' , \ \ hit'ii Slit' Hook lslnitd iund iI Issoutil I ( ' i II t. Ii lit ii s Vt'Ct'i I t ly a I ml I shtt'd I Ii t' a rhl- t in u.ss ty I I ( 'II I it sr i l li mgi' I Iti 1)1)51' ii ii 1)011 ) their pIt t runs VIhi ( t1iip lIve 5(1)1k ( Into 51)115 it ( ) iltahia ytltis It wits turi'ihlt'tt'd t ii hi I hi I I ioa us ill Us t SOOil t't'l levi' .411 I I ) I' ' ( ' I'S 1)1' thIs ehunigo nitl pay hi to Slit' youths ColIl lilt ily t lii I iisei t's. its S hey ii Lii nri a' S ii lii S t .1 it ii lilt I' ) ' . 'I'Itt'se ron us ilun ii - iiiiui ii it' t I I li S oil 'it ' : uy 1 S Ii e a ii ii t vu svltt'hi1iig ohio rgt' w'ihl l' i'ttuit toil , thus 1'i' iii ( IV I it s : I I I t' t'aulst' 0 I' v't'y t'Iiti ) $ t'iI II 1)111 I II t vl I I ci t vu s gin ih unu I ly vo 1k I a g S a ( lii' tl'tt'Iilli'ilt of Slit' I ) iiiuhii : ilihlrket. 'i'hi t' I iii iii I gi'iu I i Ott i'i'st il t' I hiuit I St S ale just iuo' euigigeti : iii iiiakliig liii ( lii- shitui'.hit. iugahtist. Slit' httthluuts : vito at't' t'onuiiig to tilO Itiitt'tl StIit'S as lahiolels hi ii ii a I'S isa its. 'h'i ' toy Ii 5501 I S I a t OVt'i' ( iO iit'r et'iit of thit'so Iiulitlhgi'ailts ought Sit in' i'xei ii d a ! i iid s-otil ti 1 i c t'xt'i hi ti tat I f thi e Ii' I il I I fIx I ed S loni I ' ' ii g a ii ii ca : tos t 'ci'e oh - ittSeth litto hav. I I' ( hit' Iiiuiiilgratloii ox- Sut'nhisti4 haul only loud thou' \s'ty : vln'ii _ 'iiiit'rlcaius discovered tsvo-thulrths of ( 'oluililhitis' Cl''vVOtthih Inuve bolt tie- La In iii 0 fl' l'i I Is IshIl II ii a ii d il 'ian'tt'ti to tht couiiutry whicitet' thie.v caine. 'ivlthihit Ii fi's' s'et'ks S lii' garrIson vIil lie retiio'eth fronu Int 0 tint hilL l'ir'vi'm : uiuil S I'iiisfi'i'i'eil to iuov 1"ort Crook. 'I'i a' botuu : S I ( ii I ii ml I I gi'tui huh S 0 ii d su I- ) stuittIu1 : : buildIngs vilh be teIlintlt'sS. : 'l'tte ( luiestloil IsVilh ( Iii' goveiiihiit'ilt iil'OV I ii i' i , gu a iii S ii tire t i'et I Ii i Pi'OP'i't y fiohli S I to iht'sS ruct lye lit : a ti o f va atm Is , at wIll IS ha' left : tlotue to II faSt' ? Ill Iiss of ( lie ( 'ITtl't hieIng itiathe Si ) hiive : the fort i't'tht'l htuk : It ) ( lie stat e , ( lit' atihittaitt geti'rah tif tue slate iiiihItii 1 fl I gli t I a S I it' ph'Oit'r gie S I i Is innS- tom 51)1110 little tttiitioii. 'i'ito socIalIst inlior PartY of thIs city Is not. veu' sIio1i In iuuititiiers , but It huts Ii to citotigit tp expel a int'niber cli a igod 'u % ' I I it II n > td I I ng I n a ternit t loon I ( , ll1lil Ign. 'i'iji'ro ui'e other brokeis iii vot-kIng nun's vote 'hio coiitliit't iii hin'itl l)0hltItS ) ss'ntuhth hot lutar lin-isti- got iiiiu. Liioi' niulons ought to eiiforre liii' i-iii tiiatiti , : unthiiltte czuii be cii- thorseil ly ( iI1huiZt(1 1110)1. ' vithioiit a itlnjoiIty vote of thin full flieinberthiip. ' 3I'liat idp1 ! thitv ii'ptilth hJt.iht ! ioil foi' lmodlItu. , t Sa ft. I'id tetlu , , . Giob.-1)enocrat. Senator Toiler dohefuliy oredlcts that ' 'the St. Louki ConVeiithoi will declare for the gold standard. " Tile Indicatlonu do , Indeed - deed , iOirtt tihOt way. h'fi'iiMi' 111(1 iehi cit. Chicagri Trhiune. Canadians are going to appropriate nil- ) il&iin for dcfcim.e. It It Is not an hiupez-tlnerit ( luestloti , 'Vii mIght ak what they have to tiotond except an Increasing deficit ? Cliii'zttrq's ii'i' Ciiiii itie. Chicago Inter Oc an. Forty cents per 100 pounds Is a heavy tax upon tim consumer of Ice ; and It Is borne the hess cheerfully when It Is saul that artIficIal Ice can be made at a cost of $1 for 2,000 iounths. Nor cin a scanty ciop be pieadei In justIficatIon of the dealers - ers In natural Ice. The winter was long , and the skatIng excellent. Nick l'rl tz In I'itie'n 'VuIie , New York Sun Thio eastern admIrers of thio lion Nk'k FrItz of Nebraska whit be glath to know of the triumph of hIs politIcal hopes lIe 1101)05 to be elected a delegate to tIm ( home- ciatlc national conventIon ; It may well hO that before he reads these hines hIs hope wilt have been fulfilled , 'iiIIe oct as yet the eqtial of his more rehIovneil father , tile IIoi , Snlckel Fritz , lion. Nick Fritz Is s'elh svoi-thiy to IllumInate the heaven of fame. In this words of the lIon. Iarcus Twain , such meit are too rare iii aiy coiniiiuinlty. C Nevfiiiiii Iii iii's ' , YzIrrloi'N. $ Priflglel ! flelnlbhlcan. The scar& of England's "splendId Isolation" has reached tue Itirthiermost poitits of the enuplre. Even poor , batlhcrult Newfoundland - land , siiose population Is popularly sup- posoch to breakfast , dIne and sup on sniokeO herring flhiI fog fritters , Is organizIng two battalions of infantry and artIllery to help defend tin , empIre. The only force of any sort eli tIle Island \vas tiio goverioor con. stabuiary until the crowi government , Sir Herbert Murray , decided to prepare ( or wai' , What the Isiatid rcaily needs Is a sqtiare meal. iteit'nb'rn t ii , ( 'redl t loIiller. } Canwi , , City Star. There Is a story of a great trunk line railroad to be buIlt in China front Ilankow to I'ekin , The rouh is to be.hulIt by Ciilno'a ' capitalists who live along the line , and "government ofliciaho are ordered not to interfere - terfero with tile gt1ns or lo'aui of the corn- Paiiy. ' ' This Is a vLse ohd Chinese notIon to keep political bootliers out of the trough , . Thu emperor of Cuba has evidently litter- vIewed ooimuo codirti'fliaiu of his who wae in the ( limited Stat . at , the tituia time Credit Moblhlci' was emil ljttji , and reimiembers the Immiucuso job of "wathee" it occasioned , COLD hFF'Y. 'l'iie Ito liii roj'i JI Ii'l I iig Ii Citm ii % vJIi i' ( , I "r I. . New horhc ileraid , \'iien a trade ctblxiation of any character - actor becomes s9-ev'tuIn of Its strength that it can afford tQ'-tkrateii It , latrons sitim ruin If tiioy m'tebpf3ieeii It and a continuance - ance of its illegal' existence , it Is time for the state to make its vower felt. Time iiien who control the X ? triiet have ceaied to solicit ciistoni , h1'eyiiow ; dare their victims to wIthdraw It. Thyl are imiaster of a necessary - sary of life nri'h iitatipuIate its vrlce So agree with their own eatfmiUt0 of % vhiat Proiht they 8110111(1 secure , TJ40 threat Is not alone agahitat the citizent'but agalmmst the commonwealth - wealth TItle is not ( lie sort of trading whIch Americans tiimderstanih. The ofiicahs of thus extraordinary monopoly ask what tills city vould do if the company 51ould be estopped by Injunction. They a'hh satirically , "Where would you get your ice ? " What nioro excuse can the attorney general want thiami this reimiark ? It Is a coiifesainu of a nefarious oonsplracy agaInst equtuble conditions of ( ratio. IL Is a boll declaration of monopoly. Time ittanimer imi which these United States were ae.ieiiibled was by crush- lag mnonopoIle and walloping men who sought to reAtrict conumuterce. After havIng declared the bIrthright of freedomii to traiho , Iii the state of New York ready to permit a few muon ( rota Maine to say shmothor our poor shall be able to purchase leo or whether Its citizens shalt no5. buy it In the opemu market - ket front Iioiiest conipotlters In business ivithiout hot or hindrance ? PLUGGED A BIG NAN-OF-\VAR \ Unitea stit Orulsor Oohtmbitt Injurfiti by a Ooast Stcam8hip. WYANOKE SUN ( IN SIXTY fEET OF WATER I'n-t , Virt'it'n Soimid i'd , tiU I NI' ( 'I1 rt lit'r i'critiit I i iiJiirIe xur Iai of 1.1 it , It t'lurt'ii-l'rmtl 'it' LIL. tile Ohiiecr , NOIIFOLIC . , April 2S.-WhIhe the OIh DomInion steamer \S'yaiioao was uinukitig fur thmo Newport News pier nbOtlt 2:30 : this morning sue struck thu prow of ( lie tjiiltod States ship Cotiinubia , lying at anchor , and had a hole cut lii the forward nart of her star- honrh side , iiiid sank In about a quarter of nil hour In sIxty feet of vator. All of tii Wyanoke's hassengers anti crew Dt3 ho- hie'ed to have been saved , hMlt ( lie baggage is all bat , and prabably the cargo also. Two fireniemi tere baihly scalthetl , but be- yonil this no further Injmiries arc reparteh. Tlu Cohhmnubla was amichiored ery near tIme tiler amid was not seen from the \Vyanoke oil account of the brilliancy of the electric hlgimis on the pier. There vrre on board the Wyanohie 107 pao0migerz , anl the crew iiutiibered forty- two. Of time seventy-seven steerage pas- ungers , seine may have been drowiied. Tue passengers warmly prai9a the conduct - duct of time oilhccrs ihuring the exciteiiietut. Captain Jetifley and l'tirser h3urdetto ere thu ha.st to hears the simuking res'el amid vere compelled to juniti overbear , ! In oriher to Prevehit being carriemi tlowmi with thu % % rcckage. The conimnainher of the Co- lunubb. has appointed a board of imivestiga- tiomi to determnmie ! how tar tue naval of- Ilcers are to blame for the accident , It ha notv at work hjt'imlmmd doted hoors. \\'AS1IINGTO4 , Atrhl 28.-The officIals at time Navy department voro very much din- tIliIet'i ( this mourning by tim report of the Umiited Staten ship Cohimuhia's collIsion near Norfolk last nIght. Efforts \vure lnale to secure eomiie news through oflielnI sources of tli0 accident , btit It vtun not for some tlnie that a telegraphic report caine trout Admiral Uiinco , comiimnandlng the North Atlantic sqtiadromi , to sitich the Columbia Is attached. Tue telegram , whtichi was sent froimi Fort Monroe , the nenreilt teiegrapn station to the admir.ui's flagship , the New York , read as foihois-s : "To the Secretary of the Nary , Waching- ton , 1) . C. Saimds reports that the Old hominlon steamer W'yanoke last nIght fouled time Columbia , anchored at Newport News , amid stink iinler her forefoot. Tue Ijassen- gers were nih saved , Several of the crew were Injured amid are being attended by the Columubli's eurgeomis. The damage to the Columbia is : One hoi twa feet In diamnetem on lort sIde ( cmi feet above tue water , heavy indentatiomus two feet above time water line on thmo same side and indentation of one niato on the starboard lde opposIte time hole , opening a seamn for abotmt Ix feet ; temporary hess of omie aiicior and forty-fivo fathoms ci chaimi. I siiaih nenl her to the Norfohk iuiv yard as 50011 05 time rsitiirenuentn of paragripb 400 , naval regulations , are compiled with. " p I cvEs'i'IA'l'i c ( ; , % it 31011 l'LA'1'i. Co mu , mimm mtl t'i F'ol I ii I' Nmi v 'I'csl I - lii's in Ii t'4 ( ) mm hieiii1t , WAShINGTON , Aprhi 2S.-The senate corn- mnittoo on naval alTairs today made iUbllC the testlmnomiy talcen Imi tIm arnior piato in- vestigatlomi. Time Imivestigatiami was dlrecte.h hargely at Commnamilhor Folger , who had ac- coptect a position with the harvey company otter lila retlrememit from tue 0111cc ot ciiiof of the bureau of ordnance of the Navy de- partment. In hits tostirnomiy Mr. Folger eald that he ball felt a deep uitereat in Mr. lIar- vey's discovery from time begInnIng , but he did miot agree with harvey to enter tile CUI- ploy of the firma mmntil after ho had resigned as chief of ordnance. lie had , however , received a proposition to accept a place with the company about eighteen mmiomiths bolero lie had left tile bureau , but lie had declined to considem' it ; nor was any offer of shares at stock made to ImIm then. Ills resIgnation took effect in Jamiuary , 1SJ3 , antI iio became general mnanager of the harvey compamly In Marcii. lie says that ho did miot go to Europe to arrange Contracts with foreign govermincmits , as stated In tue senate reso- liltiomi , but to settle a controversy wIth the foreign agent of the company. Referring to the charges of J. It , DavIes as developed in tlmat gentleman's stilt agaInst tile company for $10,000 for havIng Intmoduced Harvey to Imini , Mr. Foiger quoied a hettor lao had writtemi in whIch lie said : "I dId not make Mr. Davies' acquaintance until after I becanie chief of ordmiamico , and timen In no rnacmmer conmiected with tue harvey orocos I emily recollect Mr. Davies In connection with an extraordinary remnark lme omice made to inc an to hi intimacy with General Tracey , then secretary of time navy. I do hot think I saw Mr. Davies timroe timne during the do- vehopaments of the ll5arrey liate , a period cx- tending over four yeare. Mr. harvey once a. 'ked ma if it would facilitate matters tf ho had an agent in Washfmgton to uigo the sate of tool steel and mentioned Mr. 1)avies' , tamne , I replied-and 3'otmi' letter recalls this circiimstamico which I had forgotten-that riieh an agent would be a dIsadvantage to hint , as I Preferred to talk with tue prln- cipais on tecimnical matters. " Mr. Foiger ailmmilttol asking that liarroy's application for a latOiit ho expedIted , but said tub wac ilone because of tIme novelty and Immiportance to thai tlepartmnent of his inves- tigatlon. Ito raid that Willie with tue do. pnrtmmiomit liiiVa5 not influenced Iii his deal- lags with thO Harvey cmiipaiiy by tue pos- sibhhity that ho might enter the cmnploynuemit or tile comiipany. In reply to a questIon as to tue cost of inamiufucturing amrnor plate and the price paid by the governmemit lie saul lie behloved tue cost to 1)0 from 25O to 30t ) per ton hmIho time price patti is $550. ' 'I thInk , " ho contInued , "that the cost should nt be taken atomic as a incasuimo of the price that should pay , There is a certahmm risic ( hat manufacturers may hare armor elate throwmi back ' 11)011 their mails throughi ( allure to pass the contract tc'ts and that that omi- imaflees tito price soniewhmat. " Secretary herbert explained in lmis testi- mommy ninny points under investigation , anuong others the reason why Secretary Tracoy has dIvided a fummid at 2 cents per pour..d on ai'mor iriatle by the Carnegie comii- iony in addItion to tile price paul , sayimmg It ias to imidcmntfy tii COmpany' against a claim of ( lie Schmieider comnpany of Creisai , , France , for Imifrimigement of patent. lie said the money timtis nrovlded imad never been nail and that Itr paymneiit ha'I been mu- slated. lie said it had been desIrable at the time the comitract was made to have competition in the constrmmctiot , of armor phate. The Bethileimem company i'as tue only instItution capable of manufacturing it t tim a t t Imit o amid lie tlmoii gim t t hi hit commshd era tion would have beemu sutllclemit to justify thu oiler of the 2 cents additioimal if coimipotitiomi could not be othmerwlu'o moot. Mr. Herbert saul tiit imp to dto $5522- 26 1 laid beemu iSIi ( to the lhiithileltein COtflliiY auth $4,657.23) ) to thin CarnegIe for armor plate , ExIsting contracts cruil for $500000 moore. lie said the nianuifactimiers hail agreed to reduce tii ) Prlco on future ccii- tracts to $450 per ton , humS. the plate at lust pm'ice was hot to lie iiarvoyized. Mr. ltorbert said that Cominamiiler Fulger had approached hiitmi in beliIf of the Harvey commilmany , but not untIl after lie huath re- slgrieti imla poslthomt us chIef of ordnammce ; lie was still , hiowevi'r , an officer of time miavy Referring to ( tie ijuetIon of hoateiltit thiC ccc- rotary said that Captain Samuptom ) , present duet of the bureau of orilnailce , recoin- mended to him to disregard limo Ilarvoy process and uy that in future eoimtrocts the dopartmnsnt still miot be governeil by IL , gly- ing as his opinion the omrn Sumiator ChAndler had given-that time hIirvey patent ias invalId auth wouhil ho so ileclared. lie hail therefore ilecldcI tiot to pay any mnoro cmi Unit account. lie lied undorstool that ox-Secretary Tracey's firma was counsel for the delouse of the harvey hiateimt , l'euct' Out ofilmi rmmi'io ' .Vmi y , % 'ai.hington i'.st. We are pheasiah to obsirve that the wimigeth dove at ueace has erchied on the dome of ( lie capitol amid thierto Is iio longer a dleimosl- ttomi to use thu comnimilttee rooms ( or tue purpose of weieomnliig the atatesimuen with inky bands to hospItable graye ltttth'r. 2i1Innenpohi Jotirr.ah Hx.hctcrnnr flIni' beam doesn't reverberate oiitIho ut howt tnein lloraco never dli silcceetl In rettlhig S nsthcnM reputation soitushmoty or othmer. St. I'mtuil PIcner I'i'ess Secretary CmurIIsIA cays tie doe. not hmitntl to alienor Altgehh's hett"r crlth"shng ! lmi Chicago ncuiiil lunacy speech , Thic' nerctnry takes the only coiirst' possIble nailer tIme Cireulinstaimees , Timelo Is r'aihy enthing to answer. ChIcago ( hmrotmIcio , : onio of the silverites are niitlthig : a nillitant eaiuupahgn. in time Mksottrh thetnec'ratic conveiltlomu one of thit'ni tliitw tt of water in thA facc of the chiztlimnnn of the state conimmiittct' , amit at M'inphim , another assaulted time attorney gin- c'rid of Tennessec In a nuimle moetijig. 'the force of the dIver iiio cmmieiit ha not mit Its I bra h its , ho t ilu I ts iii imseic. Sho'ix ' CIty Trhhmumie : In Its extiheMnie tue Ommutma Vorld-1Iemll , comnnuemitihg on liar- v03"L free silver lecture In Oniahia , Mys : That this timings that seonic'ih 1i1i ( rein the whe ere rca'aheil unto babes. ' " (10 ( tO mi'uv ye wia moemi rmmzzlo amid lerilie , * inhes ye become as hit tie cliiitlrt'mt. ' 'i1ei.tit t Ith a rattle. tekied : ' liii n etraw , " ye shall imever tnderstanrl the rn'nry qiinstioii. litittiii City ntar : 'limo diittmrbnnce in the dciimocrntin county eonvemttnmi ! at'nterloo. . lii. , on ialimrday may Lie Mti to barr' cilmiul- acted ex-Govaruuor lhiirace tinle frotmu tIme list of p'aiilcntlal loslbtlit1es A lolitical or- gaiiizutlnn imu such it stats' of confiishomi as hi lrnpiled in the ihlsgracetul spectacle which vas there disciesl can hardly be IitIL1 to have an oxiteimco at nil , nod no party talus a candidate from miomnimmatlomi who Is wltlmtitlt nil organization beiinil him. In vIew of these facts it Is strange that the friends of Mr. ibis , if they m-eahhy ititend to present Ii I iii as it imresid on t iai t'iiiiih lila t e , tliouhii have preciPItated Lit e miI.sttirbanco I hat eiilni I nat ed iii two conventhomis almntiltnneoumsiy in the samui e un I i , aol restulto'h ' imi smimit nioni a g 1 ii comistaiiuilary by hioth skhet in tue contonthon. fly tue sammie token , taking the itimrns of the last Ictloii no ( ha 1)8515 mi estimnatImig time nrobahiihities of the future , it Is not easy to ( hi"cover what there is for Iowa deihlOcratoi to flgimt over. - _ l'tS'i'.tI , S.t'iXS ltNIS. Ahisul U to S1'OI ml I - tIM a ii i , * eemitl'e In 'i'lirift , Itocky Mountain CW5. The masses of the people are entitled to theIr savings. Thios.c vhmo endeavor to save front their moderate earmuings provision for thmehi' old ago are lii tIle main norsons without - out means of obtaIning information which readily affords proteettoil to those of large wealth who are faiiiltlar wltim time trend of fimiancai affairs. When a batik falls the PrliieiPal h.iurdemu of time horses falls oI small depositors who can lily afford to have theIr emmiall means swept away. They are more interested In uiavlmig theIr mmioney Iii absolute security than iii nbinlnhiig large Interest for it. Tiii'y Siioiili lie guarded agahmist any lies. shbility of loac and It should be one of the tliitiC of a benigmi goverminieiit to provIde a repository wimichi will never fall amid where their money wIll ho as safe an it is poasble for ammythting to ba on earth. These are rca- Sons why a system of postal savings bamiks should be cstablhihed. There are severai bills on this sumbJect pendng ! iii congress of viiicii little is licitril and viiicIiihi probably go the way of otimer measure.i of the same chmnracter Imitrodiiced imi lireviohls congresses. One of tue best of these pcndhimg bills is that introduced by flepresemi tative I1ovora of Cailforilia , It malice savimigs depoai- torIes of all first , secomiil and third class iiostoihlCes. Money may ie deliOSitOd by any icroan over 15 yearu of age in suiiis of not less than $5 , mior moore than $200 on the same day , amuil himults tue total amnoumit which any iierson may have to his credit to $2,000. Iii terest is to be paid on dopolts at thu rate of a per cent per aminumn. Time iieonlo would alpiOte the vasiaaO of a bill alommg those lines , even if the rate of imiterest were re- dimced to 2 ver cc-nt. A vast amouiit of mnoiiey would be placed Imi the care of the government , amid as it would not be mice- essiry to keep the whole of it on hand thie troanimry would have a gigantIc reserve , available for any emergency. ThIs , however - ever , would be a siiiall commslderation as comii- oared wIth the safety of tile savings of tim reonle. hIlls for a postal navimign bank have beemi uniforrnhy defateil because of the ile- terfliinCh qppositlon of tue banking interest to themn , bimt If the voters with vake up and cOUpCl their representatives in congress to (10 their ditty the reform could be sscurei ! at almost any hession. Tue nostal savings bamik in other countries in perfectiy successful. tier ban It drIven the savimmgs banks out of bush- fleas , Thu higher rates of interest offered b ) the banks attract thiose depositors who prefer - for to take a risk thiami to have thmehr money perfectly safe and who feel abie to gauge the financial cumrents so successfully as to preserve themselves from Icea The postal hank protects the thrifty person of small means. It heads to habits of ecomiomny which in turn prodimce a large class of valualile cItizens. It shiouiil be establIshed In the United Staten without delay. i'L.AIN Sl'IIAiCiN ( XFICESSAHY. A. I-iZtrtIlrP from , , lime CHtOimiIr ) ' l'Iul firiii IoIgt ii 1)eizilmiIeil. St. IMui Globe-Democrat. The nlatformn of a polItical party Is sup- vosetl to represemmt time convictions that It entertains amid the objects that it wishes to accomphish. As a matter of fact. lmow- ever , it tttmahiy falls short of giving definite amuii conclusive informatloil imi thIs respect , amid Is largely commiposed of evasions , euphieni. isnos and ammlligilities. The macmt who construct - struct these famuillar documnents appear to be gifted with a peculiar facilIty Imi thin selec- thou and arrangement of words for other lirposes than that of camuilld aiid distinct ox- rressioml. In all the abundant output of title sort of literature It Is hardly iOeSihlO to find a simmglo example of emitlre ciuarmuess nail sti-aighmtforwardne'ss. There Is always sommietlihiig left to the imnaglmiation , somethIng - thIng vague , puzzling , cmiii susceptIble of t'o interpretatirna. It Imuhililee mmiethiod and doilberatiOml , sitU its commtinuaflce eioemns to lie vindication of its iieftmiliesii , If parties did not timid It midvantagcotis to irociaini their vio\vtY tOflil ihcshrea In such a , form , they VoUii surely [ mianlon it. Tue platform- himlldera are tioliticiamis of experience and sagacity , an' ) it will mint do to doubt that they knoiv what is beet calculateil to promote cuccess. They umiderstanil hiumail nature and are well acijimainted vlth the Influences whmichm decl'lo olections. 'l'hat Is to say , they are practical. amid there Ic a certahmt phlloeopiiy by whmlciu all their proceedIngs are governed - ernod , It l.'i a curious ( act that one of tIm first national conventions-the omio im&d by the dummiocrats Imi 1832-adopted tIme mihiortest plat. form Cii record , being sImply a resolution of hail a dozen lines recoinmmmoinihmig thmo sev. oral delegations "to make such explanations by addresa , report or otherwIse to their ro- spectlvtm constituents of time object , proceeii- Imign and result of tue meeting as they mitay theemmu expodicilt. ' ' In otlmer words , tue peoiiio were left free to vote the deniocratle ticket (01' any reasomu that thitiy pleased. amid tue candidates - didates voro not hampered by any specific . if nartr prinetphe , Anti pohiclei , ftc timfluc'nco of thiAt eArly Ibustrathon of lb. cr1 of mtvoiditnce ha. reniaineit to eoino tie- - ' aince Our imtn'G k-tnt' ever platforms grown lunger In the souse , mostly , tiin ( words hmav. l'icn titititlphled to conceal aflil confilso Ideas , ani in .imIt the divergent oplniolis of different iiottltius ot ( lie populmutlon. It woimhil not ho lrepor ) it ) call this thtiioncsty , Time cuitrol- - hug i.iotivo hiui been tinit of ; rmidenco and xjomhletmce as rclateh to tlio miccsiti of tim situation. In PoliticS , am' III var , strate 7 eoiirit.q for a great deal. niimh it tioomi not nmm'.wer to lint itsile thin discretion that niny' ho thii better part of valor. A party cacitot Iaas , offord to tin blunt and lmiipeiativo ki its dcclaratirim , , It nitist take secount of populni' lirviiidioes amid tinlCltcies , nail make it , ! doctrines gi'titrally hialatablo , or It cannot hoi'e to triumimimtm , uvhmiehi iiieans t hit it cannot epcet to vindicate its right of itenci. There are Gt'caslons , liowevetvhmen it Is rnaiiifestly the dimly of n.urties to 51)0111 plainly anti inillarely. Isatit's arise ( mimi tliiio to thiti uvlii'lt offer no chamiec of bomtest ovaslttn , ammi can lint titi p5trlotIcaIiy dealt is itlm 1mm any other than a frank and positive % vay. Smmm'hi a question iii how befetb the ccmttmitry wIth rt'garil to its currency.o nuuist intro either a gaul or a sliver stnmilar'I or 'ahile , slid there is no muhihihlo groitmiti for nhiy htarty or citizen to staimd impuil. All tails AbiIit thin t&'ehnlt'al foittires of the niatt'r I superfluous atiit misleading. It hi iuehcs3 lii I'nihIhoy mmhlfyimig words auth lIlrase wlioro time facts are so w oil defimisil , nm&i eveiyhody knouva just whmitt they tmmt'ami. 'l'o lie sure , oven imi 1560 , when time repimhihloamu party wan about to enter upon its Victorious t'aniliahgn ngaimist tIm. ' miiost mitoiisirotis of tooth. eriu vrong' , its platformit si'ol" ' of slavery In the south by time soft ttamilo of "domiietmn 1mm si I tti 1 ion . ' ' lim t t lie escim cc for in I lii nial roiimnl.thmoimt lamigimage In timat ease does not exist iii the himisemit Ciii' . 'fiio centre. Versy Is not comopllcated bmy circiitiistammi'es that eahi for iuahItyimig termite mind sugar- coiteil astertimun , It in guhd cii otto liho auth sIlver on the other. That is all there Is tmf it , anti tiiero is ito riisan for tiresemitilis It iii any oilier light The liarty Plntformns iuhioumhI , tiierfome , iiohiamt trout the ortItmiaty practice In this instance anti declare as clearly as Iosihiiie for otto of tue tlvo pro- Liolteth etnIltIartIti. p i'iIhiStNti. % % i ) 0'i'ilUItVtSi. A man den't fully realize how fist sprimi is advancing until lie starix out wIth his lawmi mower. IiOsiofl' ' 'literary htmrgiar" huts beemu sell- temiced to state prison , ircsimmnnliIy hiecaimse lie was a burglar and not becatiso ho was literary. Governor Coffimi of Connecticut is good omiough to say that reporters have gemmerahly been of service to hiiiii imi relmiting hm' spoechee mucii bettor than lie had theilvereti themil. Mr. Scions , the great limntsmtn : , Iminiselt lmrOmiOtmmlces Imia muamiie ainiost. as if it vero writtemi vithiniit the vaivel "e. " The 'e" is so siiort that tiio u'ortI aught be vrlttemt " ' " "l'loo. - Judge AlbinmiV. . Tourgee , author of "A Fool's Hrramud , " which created stich a sensa- tloti a score of years ago , hin just argued hmls heat case before time Uiitetl , States supreme - promo court. The report that LI hung Chang is carry- lag imis cohihmi itii lmhim na his triiu to Mos- COt ) ha entirely cm'edlbie , as time Chmmeso are extrexmoeiy paiticular as to the modu amid nlace of their burial. A moan who is formmi lag a liiisslan Jour col- cay in Colorado bestows upon every head of a fammuily two acres of irrigateJ lanl , , a house. it team , a cow anti farmuu imuplenients , cmi allows hifteen years for paymehit for the out- fit. PrC"0lent Krtmger of the Transvaah IteilUb- lie is begiminlmig to realize what world-wide fanie means in cii lti niamuilcstations. Ito has been offered a large sum to comae to Amnerica to lecture on ! 3outhi Africami affaIrs. As "Ooni Paul" is totally devoid of a semm of hitimmior , lie will not olmtaIn the emijoynicmit from time oiler that ho might. A Janaiiese newspaper announces that tim euiiperor MItu-lIlto will visIt Europe during the course of the year. lIe wIll travel in hIt ; own yacht , accompanIed by a Japanese iieet. lie a ill he the fir't mnikado hio has ever traveled outside of ImIs own country , and there hare been mikados of thio present dymuasty for over 2,500 years. uiUlh'l' FOIL FLN. Itoxhury ( hi7.etto : Wizwng- tmmtderstan cu're working for $7 a week. Jazrig-Ynti're mhstnken. I get $7 a week , but l'mmi u'orklmig for $10. Plttslmurg Cimroiilcle Duknne-I mievei believe - lieve the things 1 beauiii it barbum shop. Gnswoll-Why lint ? Dukane-It is aU hair-say. Indlanaiois Journal : " 1nd you ncttmaihy aver that you learned to ri(1e ( a wiieei vltii- out once swearing ? You ? " "You. I felt too near an awful ilcath to are to be profane. " Detroit Free Press : "Jorkins , have you eveiythiimig now that you will need for your 1i'hlng trip ? " asked Mrs.J. , solicitously. ' 'Not by a Jug foil , ' ' said Jerkins , to the good woniami's astonishment. Washington Star"1)id may singing thisturb you yenterdity ? " said the mnusicai yoummg womnami. " \Vtre you singing ? " asked the impolite boarder. "Why of course. Didn't yotm hear me ? " " 1 iifeve it was your voice I heard. Hut I thought you hind mmcmi a mnouse. " Imitllanapohls Jotii-nnl : Minnie-What do you think of tiiee mthioen for $1.19 Miummle-They rmro a real bargain Tue leather itself ought to ho worth &mntst that. UTENSILSOF FAMII. W'ablngton , Star. The pen is mnighmtior thiirm the aw m-l , Hilt In the lives of mieim , Oft comes a crisis when the hand Flmmds neither sword nor pen. fltit In a trial , uuchu us this , veapons still to mamit ; An Ink-well or a m'amiguc-cup makes A first-rate cubstlttite , 'Vt ) 'l'hhII QtUHS OF 'J'hlii ) iIY. Written for 'rime flee. 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