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TIPS OMAHA. DAILY KliftSt WEDKESDAT , NOVEMBER 17 , 1807.
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Council lllurr ! 10 I'cnrl Street.
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N w York ! Iloorrn 13 , 14 mid IS Tribune Uldff.
\\uMilnElcm : 101 Fourteenth Street.
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rial n-.illrr iiliouM be mldrcucd : To llio EJIUr.
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All buMncm letters and remittance * ihuuld li
aritlre cd to The lice I'ulillalilnff Company.
Omaha. Drafts , chccka. express nnd pa tollc !
money onlfis to be made payable ! to the order of
the company.
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Btnte of N'fbMtltu , Dousing County , . :
Ueorgc II. Tmcliuck , secretary of The Bee Pub-
llthlnir Company , bvlnit Uuly sworn , inys that the
actual number uf full and complete copies of The
Dally , Morning , KvetihiR urd SumUy Dee urlntecl
during the in-Hitli of October. 1S37 , wn ns ful >
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copies 9,2-17
Net total .iiilos 617,10ft
Net dally nverncn 11.007
OROnnK II. T7.SCIUJCK.
Sworn tn lioforo mo ami siibsorllicJ In my preg.
cnce tlila 1st day of November 1W
( Seal ) N. 1 * . l-'EIU Notary Pulille.
TIIH IIKI3 OX TRAINS.
All rnllrnnil noivsliny * nrc
nni | i1lMl ivKli eiimiKh npra
to iicuoiiimoiliito every ] inn-
nrnpriT wlio vrniitN to rrml u
IlPTVMIIIlllcr. IllNlHt 1ltIIII IlllV-
Incr The lli-p. If you unnmit
prut a Hoc < f n ( rain friini the
HI-TV * nirciit , plrii report
the fuel , nliitliiK the trnlii niul
railroad , to tinClrciilntlon
DcpiirdiieiiJ of TinHoc. . The
JinIs for mile on nil tcnln.i.
TXSIST OX II.VVIMi Tlin 1II3I3.
Put your shoulder to tlio wheel. Oiualia
Is on tlit < iip-grnilo.
The coining of tinaiinunl foot bull sen-
eon lias not alToch'd tliu minimi job of
franchise shifting and contract
In base ball circles.
Last year Henry Walterson abnmloiHMl
the free silver democracy ; this year ho
abandons the gold democracy. Where
does this leave him ?
The share of the apportionment of state
school money for the Omaha school dis
trict can comehi none too bulky for our
school board tlnanclers.
It Is now recalled that Senator Gor
man stated thp last time howas , elected
that be would retire at 'the ' end of his
present term lit the senate.
The most remarkable thing about that
North Dakota casts Is that the mob
hanged the witnesses and failed to get
the chief conspirators in the murder.
The lax commissioner promises to sur
prise the people of Omaha with the low
est tax rate that tluw have had for ten
years. The surprise cannot come too
sudden or too hoa.'y.
The merit system is not in favor in
Maryland. A proiwsed amendment to the
constitution providing for the in-i'rit sys
tem In civil .service . failed to receive the
approval of the voters.
It Is Just beginning to dawn upon the
dull Intellects of some of the European
statesmen that the war between Turkey
and ( Sivi'i'c settled nothing , but that the
eastern question Is still acute.
Tlio foreelosuiv sale of the bankrupt
Lincoln street railway is llxed for next
month , and any one with money to burn
can acquire at bargain prices a set of
street cars vestibtiled at both ends.
Late General Master Workman Sov
ereign of tlK > Knights of Labor Is a lit
tle Into getting into the presidential race ,
but he will succeed Just as well as though
he hail starti-d last year or 'the ' year be
fore.
President Dele of the Hawaiian re
public Is reported expectantly anxious
for the ratification of the annexation
treaty by tin ; United States. Wonder If
it Is a senatorial IK-O that Ls stinging
him on ?
The superintendent of schools Is still
trying to make the taxpayers bi'liovo
that the kindergartens do not cost thorn
anything. When the taxpayers get some ,
thing for nothing they will hold a grand
Jubilee.
The most successful merchants are the
most regular patrons of the advertising
columns of tlio dully newspaper , llusl-
ness success In these days without the
aid of newspaper publicity Is next to Im
possibility.
The local ( Jcraldine organ keeps on
prating about how much ( Jeraldliii saved
the exposition. How much tioraldlno
saved the con tractors at the expense
of the exposition would bo a much more
fruitful thunu1.
School board financiering In Omaha
seems ( o bo chiefly In the direction of increasing -
creasing tlio deficit Inherited from pivde.
cessors , In order that It may bj passed enlarger
larger than- ever as a bc-quest to suc
ceeding boards.
If lions Croker's health continues to
Improve there ought to bo no reason why
Mayor-elect Vim Wyck should not bo
able to bo installed at the head of the
Greater Now York municipal govern
ment on schedule time.
An old colonial well has bean dls-
covered near Independence square In
Philadelphia and It Is reported thu water
tastes good. A search may now be made
for soiiw of the original atmosphere
breathed by tlio founders of the republic.
RAILWAY TltAIXMEN.
The occurrence In quick succession of
several railway wrecks on Nebraska
roads , some of them resulting fatally
and all entailing costly loss of property ,
demands serious attention of 'the rail
way managers. According to the best
authority these wrecks arc the direct out
growth of the unprecedented Increase of
railway business , to meet which the
various roads have been compelled to
put on additional trains nnd Increase the
number of cars drawn by each
locomotive until It Is with the utmost
difficulty that the dispatchers can adjust
the traffic to the trackage facilities.
With so many trains passing dally back
and forth over the same lines the danger
of accidents nnd misconstruction of
orders Is admittedly greatly multiplied.
If this were all the problem might pos
sibly solve Itself. But under pressure
of this urgent business the railroads have
also been doubling up the work of their
trainmen and lengthening the hours of
train crews and switchmen until the men
are not Infrequently Incapacitated for
duty by ranson of overwork. While the
employes , owing to their eagerness to
secnro overtime wages and thus make
up for the loss of earnings by enforced
Idleness during the preceding months ,
have not yet entered protest against this
dangerous policy , It is none the less al
most criminal carelessness for the rends
to entrust the lives and property of pas
sengers , shippers mid employes to men
who should be asleep at their homes
rather than holding the throttle or standIng -
Ing at a brake or switch all night long.
It may bo unfortunate for the railroads
that they are short of extra emergency
crews In the western part of the state ,
but that cannot justify them In risking
trains to the hands of overworked en
gineers , firemen , brakemcu and switch
men.
The railroads are In- duty bound not
merely to employ only competent train
men , but to pi-event them from placing
themselves In a position where their
competency Is Jeopardized. 1C nothing
else can reach this kind of negligence it
may become necessary to enact legisla
tion limiting the number of hours weekly
which trainmen may be worked and
prohibiting consecutive employment
without ample Intervals for rest and
recuperation.
XIUAIIAGUA LANAL , COMMISSION.
The commission appointed by the
president , under authority of congress ,
to make another investigation of the Nic
aragua canal , will within a few days
leave for thu scene of Its labors , the re
sult of which will be reported to con
gress some time during the winter. The
commission is charged with ascertaining
the present condition of the project and
estimating the. . probable cost of complet
ing it , with such other information as
may be necessary to enlighten congress
and the country on * the matter. The
authorization of this commission was
due to the fact that there was a. good
deal of controversy over the report of the
engineers who made an investigation : .
couple of years ago , especially their es
timate of 'the ' cost of constructing the
canal.
There will probably be no effort in
congress to do anything regarding this
project pending the report of the com
mission. If that should be favorable to
the enterprise the advocates of govern
ment aid will undoubtedly make a vigor
ous and persistent effort to gut a meas
ure through congress providing for finan
cial assistance by the government and
there is reason to believe that in this
they will have the help of admlnis'rative '
influence. The matter ought to be dell-
nitely disposed of by the present con
gress.
nun ntADK irmr CMAM/M.
In view of pending negotiations lookIng -
Ing to a reciprocity treaty between Can
ada and the Tniied States the condition
of our trade with that country Is a mat
ter of interest. The statistics for the
past seven years show a steady increase
in the exports from this country to the
Dominion , while on the other hand the
imports of Canadian products for the last
fiscal year amounted to but little more
than In 1S01 and during four of the seven
years were less than for the first year
of that period. In 1SH Imports and ex
ports almost exactly balanced In value ,
each being a little over $ : ) , < XX,000 ) ,
whereas for the fiscal year of 1807 the
value of Imports from Canada was in
round numbers $10,000,000 and the value
of our exports to that country $ tiOOQ- ( !
000 , making the trade balance In our
favor ? 1 ! < J,000,000. It Is thus seen that
the trade of the United States with Urlt-
Ish North America Is very large , when
wo consider the population , and it Is Ix-
llcvurt that under a fair and equitable
reciprocity treaty It can be considerably
enlarged.
Perhaps this belief , which It would
sooin Is entertained In administration
quarters , is well-founded , but It Is
alieady apparent that In the event of the
negotiation of a treaty It will encounter
vigorous opposition. There In no doubt
that It would be antagonized by llu agri
cultural producers on our northern bor
ders , who suffered from Canadian com
petition which was stimulated by the
Wilson tariff law. It Is said that ( ho
secretary of agriculture Is firmly opposed
to nny reciprocity arrangement that
would open the American market to the
natural products of Canada and It Is
safe to say that the republican senators
and representatives of the northern bor
der states will be solid against a treaty
Involving this concession to Canadian
agricultural producers. . Doubtless our
manufacturers could enlarge their trade
with the Domlnloiv If that government
would make less unfavorable tariff rates ,
but would the gain In ihls respect com
pensate for the loss to American agricul
tural piodiieers from Increased Canadian
competition ? Then there arises the
question whether the Hrltlsh government
would permit such concessions to IK >
made to American manufactmvs as
would bo satisfactory to this country. It
may bo regarded as certain that It would
not permit any discrimination In favor
of Anwrlcan goods , for as It Is this conn-
try largely outsells Kngland In the Ca
nadian market. Canada's Imports from
Kngland have been declining , while as
already stated the Inqwrts from the
United States have been ateadlly grow-
\
Ing for the past seven years. It is evi
dent that our northern neighbors prefer
American goods to lUltlsh.
That the Canadian market Is a highly
valuable one and that It Is most desirable
to cnlnrgn our trade there will not bo
questioned , but there are obvious diffi
culties In the way of a reciprocity treaty
which will not be easily overcome , if in
deed it be possible to overcome them.
The opposition certain to be encountered
hero from Interests that would be ad
versely affected nnd the almost equal
certainty that the British government
would veto concessions that would bo ac
ceptable to this government , render it
highly Improbable that a reciprocity
agreement can bo effected.
BUSINESS 3tKN SHOULD ACT.
One of the most Important subjects
to the business interests of the country
which will be considered at the coming
session of congress Is that of a uniform
bankruptcy law. It Is not unlikely that
either Uie Nelson bill , which passed the
senate , or the Torrey bill , will be passed
before the session closes. The former
measure Is believed not to be acceptable
to the business Interests of the country
that want just nnd equitable bank
ruptcy legislation. It Is defective in sev
eral essential and Important respects
and It Is certain that If It should become
law It would prove so unsatisfactory In
operation that. It would remain on- the
statute' books only a very brief time.
The Torrey bill , on the. other band , Is n
carefully drawn and comprehensive
measure , which there' Is every reason to
believe would be found entirely satisfac
tory. It covers both voluntary and In
voluntary bankruptcies and places the
debtor and creditor on an equal footing
In Initiating bankruptcy proceedings ,
features which have commended It to
the favor of the Intelligent business judg
ment of the country.
That business judgment should again
be expressed as to the preference of the
two measures that will come before con
gress. The national legislature should
not be left In any doubt as to whethe-
the business Interests of the country
want , the Nelson bill or the Torivy bill.
It is true that the latter has already re
ceived the practically unanimous en
dorsement of the commercial bodies of
every section of the country , but that
endorsement having been disregarded
by the senate It seems necessary that
there should be anothr expression.
There is .110 question as to the need of a
uniform law of bankruptcy. Experience
with our present state laws , no two of
which are alike , has been in the highest
degree unsatisfactory and there Is no
opposition worthy of consideration to a
general law , uniform In Its operation nnd
just and equitable both t ( < creditors and
to debtors. There is no doubt that such
a law would have a wholesome effect
upon business , since under Its operation
many could obtain credit who cannot get
It under existing conditions. The exten
sion of credit would stimulate trade.
Moreover , It would enable many who
wore reduced to insolvency during the
period of depression to become active
once more In- the business world. It Is
a matter which ought to receive the early
attention of every commercial body In
the United States.
One unfortunate result of the per
fection of party organization.- conduct
political campaigns has been a lessening
of the self reliance of the individual
voter. It Is true that through party or
ganizations tlie average intelligence in
regard to political matters has bet'ii
raised and voters are given greater op
portunities than ever before for obtain
ing reliable information on current po
litical topics , but it is also tnia that the
custom of providing vehicles for convey
ing voters to the polls and engaging elec
tion day workers to urge voters to do
their duty , and in many eases Insist upon
taking them to the polls , has had the ef
fect of causing many voters to rely on
the party machinery and not on them
selves for political results. This ac
counts , In some measure , for the large
stay-at-home vote In off years and the
necessity for each year improving til.1
party organizations. It Is a matter of
regret that individuals , with greater op
portunities for becoming well informed
on political principles , should seem so In
different to the final and givater duty of
casting their ballots intelligently on elec
tion day. The ideal society would be one
In which no parly machinery Is necessary
save to attend to details of the nomina
tions and elections.
The $10,000 legislative investigating
committee has figured out that , the total
amount of money lost out of the state
treasury during Hartley's two terms of
olllce by embezzlement , bank failure and
conversion of Interest earned on slate
deposits aggregates a trifle over $870.000 ,
The questions which the committee doei :
not illumine are how many of the deposi
tories would have failed irrespective
of the fact that Hartley happened to b
treasurer and how much of Hartley's de
falcation would have been headed oft
had ( lovernor Holeomb come out boldly
at the commencement of his term of olllce
and enforced n cash settlement and full
publicity of all treasury transactions.
The democratic newspaper * of Iowa
made a specialty during the late cam
paign of trying to hiako It appear that
Iowa Is a poor , debt-burdened state ruled
by political jobbers , nnd some of thorn.
nro continuing the same unworthy tac
tics after the election In support of the
contention that Iowa should do nothing
to aid thu poplo of the state In making
a creditable exhibit at thu Transmlssls-
sippi K.\ix > sltlon. The good people of the
state ought to see now that tint attack
on the good name nnd credit of the stnte
was merely for campaign purposes and
not serious.
The populists who have been jwlntlng
to the fact that state warrants have been
brought to par since the present Htiito
ofllclals assumed olllce as evidence of
their care and economy In the administra
tion of state affairs now find that thu
proof proves too much. State warrants
have gone not only to par , but command
a small premium. The. premium , of
course , represents the eagerness of over-
lihundnnt capital to secure Investment ,
aud the abundance of capital can bo
nscrllicd only UriUm restorntlon of confl-
ileiicc by the-rlwtlon of McKluley nnd
the conseciuenl'/rjcj'lng / of money that had
previously bcwivlockcd up. In the
meanwhile tlio pnpullsts aud sllverltcs
who have been- howling nbout a dearth
of money havVl/oforo / them a tangible
Illustration of fjic"falsity of their teach
ings. " '
University extension lectures are be
coming more Vwjnilnr every year. The
people of Ottifn\Va ) have completed ar
rangements for a course the coming win
ter. "There Ma noli a city or town of
0,000 people In , .thv state , " says the Dav
enport Democrat , ' "that ought to de
prive Itself of this mcnns of study. It
Is not possible for every county seat to
have a college , but It Is easily within
reach of every one of them to have an
attractive course of high class study
lectures. " That which Is true of the
Iowa cities Is true of the cities of other
states.
According to the decision- one of the
judges of the district court a bank direc
tor Is presumed to know the actual con
dition of the Institution In which ho is
an oillcer. Hut like most other legal
presumptions , this one is remarkable
chiefly for the reason that It presumes
something that cannot be proVed , be
cause not true. While the law may estop
a bank director from pleading Ignorance
as n defense , to presume that , he knows
or does not know the bank's condition Is
simply a fiction of the law.
The alleged savings of O.iraldlne for
the exposition recall forcibly the woman
who saved money by buying early straw
berries. The strawberries were quoted
at 10 cell Is a. quart , but since , by buying
two quarts for l > f > cents , a saving of 5
cents could bo effected , the housewife
purchased the whole stock and went
homo to her husband , telling him how
many dollars she had saved.
It Is not a question so much what be
is called officially , but the exposition cer
tainly will not suffer by some one who
will see that its contracts are strictly en
forced and who may be relied on not to
follow in iSeraldlne's tracks. The mem
bers of the executive committee cannot
possibly constitute themselves Insiwctors
of construction.
The Sixteenth street viaduct remains
a menace to life and limb and will re
main so as long as the council connives
in the pennywise and pound foolish pol
icy of the railroad managers who want
to avoid expanse by patching and re-
patching the wdrnout structure.
'ii to Out- .
New Yorlc" Commercial Adveitlscr.
Tlio Illinois farmer who sent Mr. Bryan
sixteen small licadg of whltu cabbage as a
token of admlr' tlou no doubt did so upon
the principle ot'llio' ' ' eternal fitness cf things ,
but he failed to'.tilcp Into account the ruth
less cynicism o | ' 'i '
A Tiiiiiiiimi- l roit.
Inijlnnapolls Journal.
Ex-Mayor Hush ! Grant , who was tbo
Tammany organizer , in " the late campaign ,
has written a letter , In which lie says that
Mr. Bryan is a , false , prophet when he
claims that the democrats can carry New-
York on the ChJWKO platform. Mr. 'CJninr '
says the trouble.with Mr. Brynn Is that
ho cannot take -things as they arc. The
situation has changed since 1S96 , and the
Tammany democrats recognize the fact.
Olllltll'll l.llf' ! ; I'.uvlcil.
JHlff..iO Kv ; - ; - fl.
Omaha is the luckiest city of the season.
It seems the city has had an expert go over
ito accounts with the astounding discovery
tint funds stippcscd to bo exhuustoi arc found
still to amount to nearly a quarter of ri mil
lion dollars. This is gratifying but it isn't
any more creditable to somebody's bookkeep
ing than it the balauco had been on the other
side of the ledger.
Identity of Pi'iisinnrrs.
Providence Journal.
If congrci-s would only adot , the- sugges
tion of the comml slon'sr ' of pensions ttat a
complete list of pensioners bo published and
furnished to the public , tliero is llttlo doubt
that a good n : > iny outrageous frauds would
bo brought to light. And why htiould not
every citizen bo allowed to know thu names
of the men in Ins. neighborhood whom he is
helping to support.
Ovrrratetl K loud I U > > .
New Yorlc Tilbunc.
The latest-estimate of Klondike wealth is
that $15,000,000 In gold may be brought down
on the first boat in the spring. 1'crhaps , und
pernaps not. According to the positive state
ments of a few months ago , ten times that
amount ought to bivo been brought down b )
this time , yet there Is no tangible indication
of one-tenth of it having come. Hut suppose
.bo eat'lini-ted emu doe-a materialize. There
are at least 10CO ( ) men up there. And even
$15,000,000 divided among BO many does not
slvc each a very targe reward fop a ycntl of
toll , privation and Imminent dunger of di-atli.
A few largo fortunes may bo realized , but it
Is evident that for every millionaire there
will have to bo hundreds of paupers. On the
whole , tbo average Kloiidlkcr would have
boon better off , In dollars and cents , If lie had
rftaycd at home and aivept the streets of Now
York.
Sturdy Strength of U < - | > iil > JlrniiUin.
IlKitfonl Courant ( rep. ) .
Tliero wa nothing the matter with Oov-
ernorVolcotfs plurality in MaEnachusotts.
For nu off year It was a thumper much
larger than the brilliant nud popular Green-
halgo's two yearn before. There v.-es nothlnc
the matter with nusbncU'a plurality In Ohio ,
There wan nothing the matter with Shaw's
plurality In Iowa ; ho made h ! campaign
man-fashion on the gold Htandard l.-miu
against the combined ellvpr democrats. Bllver
republicans , and Bryan populists , and laid
them out bj 30,000 and bettor , polling n
much larger vote than any over beforu ob
tained by a cafidldato in an Iowa off-year
stale election , ' 'fhoro to nothlnK the matter
with the republican party , except the I'latts
and Quajn. thi'Jr amall-fry Imitators , the
teachers of cowardly politico , end the prac-
tlcora of dirty politics. Once well rid of
these , the party1 would renew Its youth like
an eagle. '
Jot * ( liilnryIN u StriuldliT.
JiSJY.YoiU Hun ,
A number of "persona who have scruples
against minding their own buwlncss are get
ting nervoi-fl over their Inability to find out
whether Hon. Jculah Qulney , mayor of Bos
ton. Is or Is not a tellvcr man and democrat
in good nnd regular Mantling. The Boston
municipal clccfii ( | ts near at hand , and the
person with scrurfw maintain that If Joslah
meats to bu a candidate for re-election , he
must s.-eak out 'or be forever fallen. Mr.
Qulncy's attltudo has been perfectly clear
for a long time. Ho Is In laver of inla-
cellanpoun municipal reform and plenty of
It ; and he IIBH a lecture on the subject which
ho delivers free of charge. In regard to the
Chicago platform ho U remarkably straight
forward. Ho considers It an Interesting
document , and whllo he deems It. out of place
for him to hake any detailed observations
about It , ho baa not concealed and never will
conceal hla views of weather. Three are eife
and. conservative , Yesterday , for Instance ,
ho admitted that the rain was rather a wet
rain , but , bo said , "I must not bo under
stood as Insisting upon the point. There may
bu persona to whom the rain deems dry.
On the whole , I prefer to call It a wet-dry
rain. When rain falls I think that I shall
not transcend tbo bounds of accuracy If I
eay that tbe weather la not absolutely brll-
lUut. Unfair la tbo word I would uvo. "
CANADIAN ni5tATIOXS.
Globe-Democrftt : Our trndo wltb Canada
baa Increased from JM,000,000 In 1891 to JCC.-
000,000 In 1S ! > 7 , anil tbc balnnco of tro In
our favor hat year was $2(5.000.000. ( Canada
Is a pretty good customer , but must not ex
pect to shflpo our econom'ie policies.
Now York Sun : There fa. fts we have
pointed out rcpcutedly , Just one way In which
Canadians can otrta-ln , the prrcloua privilege
of free trade with the United States , nnJ
flint Is by severing their connection with a
European monarchy and by becoming clt-
Izcns of the great American republic. Thttt
way lie dignity and prosperity ! under any
other political conditions the lot of Canada ,
will be a hopelcaa one ,
I'hllndelplila 'Press ' : There Is no reason
why this country should mnke the position
of Canada easier whllo It retains Ita Im
perial connection. Our duty -la to make the
colonial position first arduous ami then Im
possible. For ua. ccticcflnlon lo Canada Is
a blunder. The present regulations as to
Canadian U\uiN lilmionlH | should bo re
volted. No privileges should bo enjoyed
by Canadian railroads on our lines Congress
ought Itself to Impose again the differential
duty on foreign Imports from Canada which
the attorney general unwisely sophisticated
out of exlsti-nce. If Canada were rut off
from the prtvllegeR she- now enjoys Ita rail
roads would become bankrupt. No more
privileges should bo granted , be the conccn-
slou what it may , unless exclusive. Nor
should the seals bo made the basUs of bar
gain or compromise. In their present plight
they are worth nothing for revenue. If
Canada Is not ready on general principles
to protect tbc seal herd let It go. Complete
thu slaughter which Canada 1ms begun and
free ouiselves of n burden on which the
United States , thanks to Canadian poach
ing , has nlriMdy spent more than the herd
Is worth.
soviuiiiKITIIUI : : > .
Indianapolis News : Sovereign pays be
wanted n rest ; so did the country.
Buffalo Kxprcss : General Master Workman
Sovereign has been retired from olllco by the
general assembly of tbo Knights of Labor.
Mr. Sovereign sayn that he Is elad to have a
icst. The general assembly must parlako of
his Joy.
Chicago I'rst : Sovereign wants to bo pres
ident of the United States. So did Belvix
Lockwood. and HO , wo are assured , does Mary
Lease. Coxey also had a hankering In thnt
line at one time , und so did B. Oral ? Brown ,
Joshua Levering , H. 11. Cowdry. n. K. Butler
aud John I' . St. John. Some of them got as
much as 1 per cent of the total vote cant.
8omo got less than n tenth of I per cunt , and
eomo never oven got a nomination. Under
the circumstances there eecms lo be no rea
son why any one should wish to denrive
Sovereign of the privilegeof wanting fo be
president , especially so far lu advanru of
the election.
Indianapolis Journal : H is of little consequence
quence whether Mr. Sovereign retains or
gives up the incongruous title of general
master workman of the KnlghtH of Labor ,
since the organization is tvo longer potential.
He might have been a very mischievous per
son it ho had been the leader of a large
body of men , for thu reason that lie is hos
tile to any co-operation between tlio twc
elements of industry , employers and em
ployes. He belongs to the fast-decreasing
clasa of labor or alleged labor loaders who
foment strikes when there Is trouble and sow
the seeds of suspicion and prejudice In the
minds of all who will listen when peace pro-
vails.
Kansas City Journal : In dropping J. n ,
Sovereign from the exalted position of gen
eral master workman , the Knights of Labor
have cotnmondi'd themselves to tbe public ,
Although the exact causes of the change ol
olllclals may never be known , the assertions
that it has been made with entire harmony
end at the request of Mr. Sovereign will 'be '
taken with considerable allowance. The fact
Is that the general master workman hae
not been a true representative of labor , and
the host ho represents cannot but have been
convinced of that fact. Mr. Sovereign has
for some time paat given bis time and ener
gies to politics rather than to labor union
ism , and ho bis bean led astray by strange
vagaries and fallen Into un-American ways.
The Knights are a large and powerful organ.
Izitlon. though not nearly so largo or so
powerful as they used to be. They should
have a broad-gauged leader , a man with a
clear head , good mental balance and few
prejudice ? . If Mr. Hleka la such n man he
will at cxnco give now strength and greater
dlirnity to the organization that has honored
him.
l'Klt.MI. . AMI OT1IUH1VISI3.
An Ohio girl , In her excitement over a
parade , swallowed a campaign button. Now
no one din tell what her polities are.
The result of the- Now York campaign has
Improved 'Mr. ' Croke-r's health so nuirh that
ho no longer considers U necessary to return
to Knglund this lull.
A monument to Shabboua , chief of the Pot-
Liwatomlcs nnd friend of the white pioneers
of the Illinois Illvcr valley , is to be eructed
in Evergreen cemetery , Morris , III.
A M > iF&a < .husets : man laughed h'lmself ' to
death lust week , and it.v.a ? only lust week
thai tonit ? Eoclal philosopher printed a screed
lamcntlnf ; that Mughtcr Is almost n lc t , art.
A sugM'ntlou has been made In Seattle
Wash. , that ono of thu iolanda near Alanka
bo named after William Henry Seward , the
gnvit secretary of state , whoso work it wan
to annex Alaska.
The latest Ininato of the Iowa Industrial
School U a boy who is but 5 years old. ll i
was sent there for stealing a horde and
bUKgy , a bicycle and tricycle , and for setting
flro to a dwi'lllnc house.
T.JO transfer of the city gas works to ; i
private company in I'hlladelphla waa a snap
for tcio councilmen. The New Yark Herald
bays votes In favor of the transfer netted
from * U,000 to $10,000 each.
It IB noted as a compliment to I-Mward
Everett Halo tbit there was a longer line
of people wilting for tickets to his Ixiwell
Institute leuturi'ti in Boston 'than thuru was
wailing for tlckt-ts to 4hc big fcot ball game
last week ,
Ex-Seerot.ary of the Treasury John G. Car-
Halo has leased hlfl residence In Washington
to Congressman O'Doll nnd will remove his
family to New York , which has been bis real-
deuce sluL-u bin retirement from the Cleve
land cabinet.
A Now Hampshire murderer -pleaded guilty
to ( In- charge on condition that his execution
should be deferred until January 1C , IKtS ,
because ho claim * hU contract with the devil
will expire on that date and "I will go
t/tiulffnt to heaven. "
A bus1 of Charlea Stewart I'arncll has Just
br-en addi-d to the National Portrait gallery.
London. It IB the vork of Mini Mitry Grant
and was him ; , ' In the great British gallery of
( .elebrltlos on tlio aixtli unnlvcrBary of the
death of tlio great Irlnli leader.
An ciiU-rprisirig New York man sold Ills
wife for a watch. The purchaser married
the woman and Instituted proceedings agalnnt
bis wlfo'H former husband for larceny In
Ble-alliiK the watch. Thfa former husband
then had his successor arrested on u charge
of bigamy.
Key. lr. Sivallow , who polled such a HUT-
prlblngly big vote lu 1'eiiCBylvanla la.jt . week ,
had a can.ialgn : button which was a mystery
tn nil save those who knew the family h'.u- '
lory of the pri.icher and bU > wife. lira.
Swallow was a Robin before marriage und
the button contained a picture of two birds
llylns Mo by side.
M.1. Oharlcs A. Dana , Jato editor of the
New York Sun , le't uu unencumbered ontato
valued at Jl.iOO.OOO. Facts revealed by the
lilint ; of Mr. Daim'ri will show -that Ills In
tent , t in the Sun ban tot been p ! ugev for a
lo.ui. Since .his connection with -tho Sun , be-
KinniiiK In 1808 , Air. Dana was paid $ -.000,000
In proilts and salary.
John Magco , uged 29 years and president of
the Fall Brcok railroad , Is the youngest
American to hold such a position. Besides
bulnu head of a railroad operating several
hundred in Urn of truck , bo Is president of tbo
Tall Brook Coal company of Antrim. Pa.
succeeding his latu father , Geroral Mage )
of Watklns , N. Y. , In both capacities. Ho
employs thousands of men and manipulates
capital amounting to over J5.000.000.
The German emperor ascribes bis good
health and vigor < o 'the excellent advice given
lu him by bis favorite doctor , and ho iiari
karnt by heart the Jattcr'u "rule of life , "
which is as follows : fat fruit for breakfaat.
Hat fruit for .lunch , Avoid pastry and hot
cakes. Only take potatoes onro u day , Don't
take tea or coffee. Walk four miles every
day , wet or fine , Take bath every day.
Wash the face every night In warm water.
Sleep eight hours every night.
THU SUOAIt DUttT.
Proirrmn of the Jicrr lmln rr
TIirniiKtmnt' the Unltcil SJntcn.
Indlanapoll * New * .
For some years the attention , of American
farmers baa been directed toward the culti
vation of sugar beets , anil tbo subject Ja
now attracting tnuch attention among the
farmers of Indiana. An Interesting and use
ful 'bulletin ' on the sugar beet has been pre
pared by II. W. Wiley , "chief " of the division
of chemistry In the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Ho starts out by
showing that many farmers bavo an er
roneous opinion respecting the manufacture
of ibcet sugar. > Ho shows that from the
nature of the "process U Is Improbable that
any simple methods of homo manufacture
will prove commcrclnlly successful. The refining -
fining of Hhc sugar la -process which re
quires an expensive outlay for machinery
und a high degree of skill. It cannot bo ac
complished on the farm. The farmcru of
this country , an Is the case with those of
Kuropc. must ho satisfied with acquiring t' ' o
requisite skill to produce bec-ts with A pay
ing tontago and a high "content of sugar.
Ono remarkable fact shown bythe statistical
tables Issued by the fjovernJiicnt Is that the
sugar beet has been able to supply the largo
deficiency In tbo world's sugar crop duo to
the Cuban war , In three years the supply
of sugar furnished by Cuba bus fallen from
1,000.000 tons to about 100.000 tons , and yet
there has been no appreciable deficit In the
total sugar production of the world.
Experlenco baa sho.vn that the sugar licet
reaches Its highest development In , north
temperate latitudes. iBcets can bo grown In
the -south , but ithcso nro far loss rich Jn
sugar than those grown farther north. Ex
periments made -by the government show
that the sugar < bcet attains its greatest per
fection In a zone of varying width'through '
tbo center of which passes the Isothermal
line of 70 degrees R for -the months of
June , July and August. This Isothermal line
reaches Us highest point near Lansing.
Mich. ; then going In a southwesterly direc
tion , It enters the Rtate of Indiana near
South Bend , passes through Michigan City
nndthon follows a northwesterly course.
Thus , according to the opinion of experts ,
fully one-half of this stnto la peculiarly well
adapted to sugar Hicet culture. As to the
coat of growing bcdts for sugar Mr. Wiley
says :
"Tho cost of growing aero of beets de
pends on so many varying factors as to
render It Impossible to give an estimate
which Is reliable for every locality. The dif
ferences In rent of land , ccst of labor ,
methods of culture , etc. . require 'that ' any
estimate which ( may be given should bo re
vised for almost every series of conditions.
The following estimate of maximum cost
per aero Is basrd on the supposition that
land is worth $75 and acre , labor U a day ,
the yield fifteen tons an acre , ami tnat uio
distance to the factory Is not greater than
three nilliv ) :
Ilent of land W-00
PIo-A-Ing , subsolllng nnd preparing for
planting * > >
Fertilizers 10.00
Coat of seed 2 2.i
Planting 1J
Hoolnjr nnd thinning Jj.00
Cultivating with horse hocfive times. . ri.OO
- S.M
Harvesting-
Topping ilJ !
Delivering to factory ' *
Total $ " . > 9.SC
Value of nft'oen tons , at $1.50 5G7.M
The beet sugar Industry Is not a new
thing , but It is otily of recent years thai
the raising of beets for sugar has been madt
commercially profitable , and public attention
has been turned to the Industry. In 1S30 the
total beet sugar production In the Unltcil
States was a few hundred pounds ; It was
the same up to 1SC3 , between which year am !
1871 the output was 300 to 500 tons a year
Between 1S74 and 1S77 It was under IOC
tens a year ; It Jumped to 1,200 tons In 1S79
but was less than BOO tons a year for mosl
of the years between 1S79 and 18S7. From
that tlmo the Industry has grown steadily
and rapidly , ns the following figures show
18SS , 1.010 tons ; 1SS9 , 2.GOO tons ; 1S90. 2.SOC
tons ; 1891 , 5,359 tons ; 1892 , 12,091 tons , 1S9.1
20 453 tons ; 1S94. 20,443 tons ; 1880 , 30.00C
tons , and 189G. 40,000 tons. Beet sugar fac
tories are In operation at Watsonvllle , Cat.
Chino Valley , Cal. ; Alvarado , Cal. ; Norfolk
Neb. ; Granfl Island , Neb. ; Eddy. N. M. ; Lehl
Utah. This year there have been built , 01
are at present building , factories at Home
N. Y. ; Menomonee Falls , WIs. ; Alamltos ,
Cal. , and at Salinas City , Cal. It Is not al
all improbable that In the near future all ol
the sugar consumed by the people of the
United States will bo raised and made In
the United States. In Europe the consump
tion of sugar per capita Is 25.B4 pounds ; In
the United States it Is G2.CO sounds. There
is thus a homo market for every pound of
beet sugar that the American farmers can
turn out , and Indiana Is fortunate that her
temperature and her soil lit her fcr the new
Industry.
A I'M 1C 13 WITH XIM3 IilVKS.
Tli ( > HOKIIH llrport < > f I'niilliiM Pilule-
H < - < --n < l.v Itrvlvril.
Indltinnpolls Journal.
The Pontius Pilate fake , which has recently
excited some Interest and more ridicule , has
sjmo cuTlcus aspects , Its recent course be-
ian with the publication In a sensational
New York newspaper of what was rep-
rescoted as Polntius Pilate's report 1C
Tlbcrlu.s Caesar regarding the trial , convic
tion and crucifixion pf Jesus Christ. It was
represented as a recccit literary find among
the archives of the Vatican of the greatest
possible value , aud was fortified with pre
tended dispatches from Home tending to
corroborate it. In further verification of 1's
&acrcdncss and value It was copyrighted by
the vapor publishing it a plain violation of
tbo copyright law , by tbo way. It wan
ooarceiy published before It was denounced
as a fako. First , the learned expects de
clared that , Instead of being a newly "dl -
t-ovorcd document , It was cue of several
others of a llko character , published In this
country several years ago , all of which
wo regarded as forgeries. Next , the people
xvho read the newspapers began to be
heard from. The number of these Is very
largo , and they are apt to know a gleat
many things. Editors know a grod deal
themselves , hut what they do not know
some nuwspcpcr reader Is pretty sure to.
If Rome editors would sto.j to thlnlc how
much knowledge tliero Is In the world and
how small a proportion of It can ho carried
! /i ono head they would bo more careful.
This remark Is Intended , of course , for other
paporo than the Jourinl. In tiio present case
the llret denl-dl from tlici lunks of the people
came from Ml&jourl , The New York paper
hail MaU-,1 thu chc alleged Pilate's report
hail been translated by "Rev. Dr. W. D.
Jfahau , an KncMsh clergyman and paleog
rapher. " Tiio Missouri account said th'U '
He * ' . Mah&n was once n Cumberland Presby
terian preacher In liiat B'-atc , and was ex
pelled fr m the church some thirteen yearn
ugo for attempting to palm off -tho iPontlus
Pll > 'lo fake as having been discovered In the
arc-hives of the Vatican by a learned German
friend.of his anil .verified by himself and oth-
ort > js genii-ine. Ho Incorporated It In a book
which was published In St. Loula In US ) .
The Ma.ian fruuil was fully exposed.
Next came a letter to the Journal from
Bra/.ll , In ! , , In whIcCi thu writer tviM :
"Whllo the flurry Is on regarding the al-
letter of Pontius 1'lltplo la L'aosar , I
to day -have I Identically the same doc
ument in a llttlo bock cnt'ltled "Ges'-a I'llatl , "
published by the late W. U. Clough , aud
printed In Indlanaptlls In I8S3. "
This uMr.C'k'Ugh was a highly educated
jr.i.n , a Virginian by birth , one a mlnlMer of
the ChrUllan uiurch anil a theological writer.
Ho came to this city several ye.ir > i ago , but
did not succeed In getting cstiiilltJied In any
businccM , and die , ! In the city hospital about
a year ago. It is not known where he cb-
talnol the alleged- Pilate report which ho In
corporated In hiu book with lri'.cret > tlnt ; cent
inents.
Next , a comspcndcnt of the Journal lo
cate.tiio origin of thu fake In Bta-lliyvlllo ,
this state. He writes :
"Tho correspondent from 'Missouri ' to the
New York Woild says that Hev. W. I >
Msl.-an. I ) . ' . , drat pubH-U-d it In bosk
term , but this must bs Uhc same djciiinni :
which ap-pearod 'n ' 1879 ° In book form un-ler
the title , "Ada Pllati. " It waa published
liy the M. ill. Hoblns Publishing company uf ,
Shelbyvlllo. Ind. , tbe uutbor hi-lns Hev. :
Grorgo Sinter , AM. . , at ono time secretary
of missions of the Presbyterian syn xl of |
Missouri , at the tlmo the bosk was publUhcd ,
pastor of the First Proibytorlan church of I
Shelbyvlllo , " |
Thu journal < la In poesiujlun of a copy of ,
: Iiia book , loaned by a friend. Its full title
Is : 'The Acta Pllati. Important testimony
of Pontius Pilate , recently discovered , being
His olllclal report to the emperor TiburJua
concerning the crucifixion of Christ Kdiled
by < Hov.George Sluter. A. iM. , late secretary
missions , Presbyterian synod of Mlsnourt.
Bhclbyvlllo , Ind. ; ii. O. atobbina , publisher
Ami printer , 1879. " This w eighteen yearn
ARO , and probably the fake wilt not b
traced further back In , this country , nor.
Sluter evidently thought gonulno. In hli
preface ho ays :
"U may perhaps > bo neceasry to guard
the reader against supposing this to bo th
spurious or forged Acta to which allusion
Is made by many writers , They
nro full of absurdities and almost utterly
unworthy of respect. Hut the Vatican copy
which I here present Is an entirely different
paper. I have carefully ox.imlnrd thu Act *
IVai-ailojI.i. Mors and Kplstol.io Pllati. both
In Uio Latin and Greek , forma , and I osauro
the reader there Is not n line or trace of
similarity between them nnd this document ,
U w-lll speak for Iteclf. I think the Internal
evidence la such as cannot fall to produce
conviction upon careful examination ,
* * The discovery of this long lost
testimony of Pilate , amid the vast mass of
unedited parchments In the Vatican , Is cer
tainly an event of extraordinary Importance
In the history of the Christian evidences. "
In an Introduction Itov. Sinter elates that
he came Into possession of Uio precious
manuscript through "a learned man of Ger
many , not a theologian , " who discovered It
In the library of the Vatican nnd finally
succeeded In obtaining at certified copy of It
fr > Mii "Kather FVcenllnhuson , a monk of great
learning at Homo and custodian of the Vutt-
pan. " The alleged document Is published.
In full , accompanied by explanatory notes by
the c-dltor , That those different versions of
the "Acta Pllaitl" are practically one and
the sanio production cannot bo doubted.
Tholr appearance at BO many different times
and places , always claiming to have been
ubtalncd directly from the fountain head ,
the library of the Vatican , shows what re
markable vitality n well constructed Ho has.
WHY I.Y.NCIIIM ; is i > oi > ri < Aii.
The Kill I u re of tlu > Cinirtx to r.\icillto
.Itisllrc.
Chlcauo Chronicle.
Whllo studouls of sociology are casting
about for an explanation of iho prevalence
of the lynching spirit , let them glance at
the case of young Urn-rant , < be San Fran
cisco murderer.
Hero Is a. man who has been convicted
and sctrlcnrcil after a trial in which ho was
ably defended nud In which ho availed
himself of all Iho safeguards which the
law places around the prisoner whodc guilt
has not been prove. ] . A , Jury of twelve men
found him guilty and ho was sentenced to
bo hanged.
In most countries this would bavo been
the end of aho matter. Jn the United States
It was on'ly ' the beginning , llho conviction
of Durrani icu the San Kranclaco court wak
merely the opening slcirmUh In the legal
battle.
The case has been fought through all the
courts. One stay after another has bcoa
granted , only to be dissolved after A full
bearing , and at last the highest tribunal In
the nation decided -that Durrant was prop
erly convicted.
It might reasonably-bo presumed that this ,
at least , settled his fate and that the sen
tence of the law would bo executed. But
such a. presumption would bo a mistaken
one. Having carried the cabo from Uio
lowest court to the highest and having
been defeated In all of them. Durrani's at
torneys merely changed their plea and be
gan In the lower courts again. Another
-stay of execution has been obtained , and an
the process can apparently be repeated ad
Inflnltum the murderer bids fair to die of
old ago If he can find money to employ at
torneys to light for him.
Durrani's case Is , of course , au exceptional
one. but 11 differs from ordinary murder
casts only In degree. In all of Ihem thtr
Is the same system of legal delay , of suc
cessive appeals , of stays of execution. Any
technicality , any legal quibble Is sufficient
to ) save from Uio gallows for a time at
least a. murderer who lias been fairly aud
Impartially tried ojid convicted by a jury
of his countrymen. Wo have been so care
ful to protect the rights of the accused
murderer that we find It Impossible to hang
him after he has been convicted.
In these facts can iba found the explana
tion of the lynching spirit. Tbe failure of
the law to do/Justice Incites men to take
the law Into their own hands. And as the > i
law continues to show more and more In
dulgence to convicted murderers wo maybe
bo sure that lynchlngs will Increase rather
than dlnilnl.sh In number.
Wo should either hang murderers within
a reaeonable tlmo after conviction or do
away altogether with the prote.nso of caph
t-al punishment.
Clll.Sr ItHlIAItlC.S.
Harper's Dnznr : Flora ( who has aspira
tions ) Don't you think women can do a
grout deal to elevate the stage ?
Ed It wouldn't be necessary if they'd
lower their hats.
Washington Star : "Thnt man does not
seem to liuve gotten credit lor his public
services. "
"He doesn't need It , " replied Senator Sor-
, : ? .lmm. "lie hius made enough to be able to
pay cash. "
Louisville Courier-Journal : Fosdlok
IlemplillI has Joined the national gimrd.
Keecilck He'll make n good nillltliimnn.
"What makes you think HO ? 1 thought
he wits too lazy. " .
"That's what I menu. He's done a fereal
deal of Holdierlnij. "
Chicago Tribune : Proprietor How much !
did you tell the man the Job of SUM llttlntf
would probably come to ?
Workman I told him It wouldn't be over
$10 or $11.
Proprietor Very well , sir. The bill will
be made out for J10 , and 1 shall charge the
other dollar to you. Hen-nftcr never ninko
the mistake of t'JvIng a customrr two
figures to go on.
Detroit Journal : "As you never work ,
Slowboy , I can't undurstaiid why you take
such an Interest In trade reports. "
"Well , when other men nrc propperoiiH I
Unit it easier to borrow money from t-hem. "
Soincrvl'.lc Journal ; Fllrllmr with a lrl
lit thf other end of u telophoae Is a good
deal like buying tlukrts In u lottery. In
tint first place , II'H wrong , nnd In tin- second
| ) ! a < ! c. a man l.s almost sure to draw a
liiuuk.
Indliinnpolls Journal : 'Mrs. ' Wlckwlre-
Ocodnea me , Henry ; Is It uliaoluti'ly ncci'S-
sary to use such lanBiliigiIn putting ono
llttlo parlor heater -position ? Why. the
limn who nut up the great big kitchen r.ings
for tia didn't have to swear onco-
.Mr Wk'kwlro (11-rnely ( ) He didn't have hi *
'nlfe ' with him , did heY
WATTING.
C'li.-vi > ! nnil l/-ailur.
All things may romu to him who walla
Hut waltluir doesn't pay.
Unless you bravely lnmtlc forth
To mi'ut things on thu way ,
Tbo chnncrs arc that whp.n at last
They do t-omu Into view
T- > irulil'ii tInn- will loni ? bo past
When tbe-y'd have lii-nplltinl you !
I.V .NOVUUIIKII.
FfiniorvlllcJnutnnl. .
The winter days will HOOII bo bore ,
With IPO. and Hlci-t , and snow.
The mercury will KO down tltnlrH ,
Tin- Icy winds Mill blow.
To you , beside a cheery fin1 ,
The cold will ( m remote ;
Uut don't for ft your fellow-man
Without an ovurcoat.
Tim rnmlinr of the winter monna
Keen suffering" for him.
A fc-i'blc lUht with numbing Cold-
Anil Hunger , if nun t nnd grim ,
You may bt > clnd In cotly furs ,
, \ ' . - , 'round ynur throat !
Hut don't forgitt your fcllow-maii
Without an overcoat.
Your bins are hcanlnir full of coal ,
No- winter lias begun ;
Hu buyi n bodftil at a. time ,
At twenty dollars a ton.
Unlay your llfo. Your thought nnd care
To lluini you love devote ;
Hut don't forgot your fellow-man
Without nn overcoat.
Stag Man Erving says in a
! ate interview "Keep sway
Coffee. " trainers
twin . flihleiic
ers universally snyfhe same-
3 weak heart and short
breath teach the lesson. Tiia
standard beverage in Athletic
Oii'cioG is Postum Cereal
Coffee.
