THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: Til IHiSDAY, SEPTEMBEH 12, 1001.
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IfiOl. M. 1). IIUNUATK.
Notary Public.
King Ak-fcur-Hen VII fears tut an
archists. o one wants to shorten IiIh
too brief reign.
The convalescence of President Mc
Klnloy cannot proceed too fust to suit
tho American people.
Denver's musical festival iittit only
?S(K). Oniiilm still retains the position
of being the most appreciative muslcnl
town In the west.
We have hail luminous examples be
fore of smart aleok olllelals who sawed
off the limb on which they were sitting
between themselves anil the tree.
The Texas legislature Is the llrst to
take up the question of legislating
against anarchists. Hut who over
heard of any anarchists selecting Texas
for their home?
Sheriff Power has not yet explained
Why It takes live Jailers under hlni to
guard half-as many prisoners as weru
guarded by three Jailers under his re
publican predecessors.
Hrynn Informed the Lancaster fusion
Ists he was as full of faith as ever.
Faith Is a good thing, but In Hryan's
case It has been watered so extensively
that It has little beyond a speculative
value.
The estimated cost of the court of In
quiry In the Schley matter Is set down
at $300,000. The amount ought to be
taken out of the prize money awarded
the unsuccessful party to the contro
versy. When It comes to machine domina
tion tho democrats of Omaha are In
about as bad a predicament as those of
New York that have to shut their eyes
to take their dose of Tammany without
wincing.
Commissioner Hoetor can console
himself by asking, What would a cer
tificate of democracy be worth anyway
from the World-Herald, that has sold
out the democratic party every time It
got Its price V
Douglas county populists are up n
stump to tlnd delegates enough to till
out their quota In their state convention
next week. A new rule should be
adopted that every populist from Doug
las count for live.
Emma Goldman, like all of her class,
is free with her talk until some addle
pated fool, tired by Incendiary utter
ances, acts. While the fool Is held to
tho consequences of his act, the agitator
speedily attempts to disavow any con
nection or responsibility.
Tho Pan-American exposition, like tho
Transmisslsslppl, Is to have a Jubilee.
The Omaha Jubilee was to celebrate the
victorious conclusion of the war with
Spain and that at Buffalo the recovery
of President McKlnloy from Injuries in-
tllcted by u would-be assassin.
Hallway presidents are again to at
tempt to devise means of stopping rate
cutting cast from Kansas Oltv and
west from Chicago. Wo were under the
Impression these same gentlemen had
entered ' several successive agreements
to stop rate cutting. Why not agree to
keep tho last agreement?
Commend us to tho World-Herald for
unmitigated gall and sublimated essence
of Imposture. The pretense of that
fakery that It was first to give tho pub
Ho the news of the shooting of the
president caps the climax of deliberate
misrepresentation. People who timed
the sale of the first extra palters con
talnlng tho startling report from Buffalo
In froht of tho World-Herald otllce
found The Bee there six minutes ahead
of the World-Herald ajnl twenty-seven
minutes ahead of the other pirate sheet
No dispute about the facts In this case,
howover, Is necessary, us the dlscrlml
nutlng patronage of the public has
shown that It rightly appreciates
prompt, accurate, reliable and complete
news service, which In this city
state Is had only through The llec,
M,U J.V THE XAME Oh' ItEFOIlM.
"After 1IWK) there will be no more
fusion" was the Inspired announcement
made two years ago by one of the
leaders of Nebraska democracy. Im
mediately following n conlldentlnl Inter
view with Hrynn. Had Hryan been
successful In 10oo his program for the
summary absorption of the populists
by the democratic party would doubt
less have been promptly carried out
Without let or hindrance. His defeat,
coupled with the unexpected loss of Ne
braska, has forced a modification of
the plan, which now contemplates
gradual assimilation rather than a sud
den gulping down of the whole mass.
The new program, which Is the begin
ning of the end and which Is to pro
mote the transition from fusion to com
plete consolidation, has Just been ills-
loscd In the simultaneous democratic
and populist conventions held under
Mr. Hryan's personal direction and
supervision In Lancaster county and
which Is to be repeated at the coming
state conventions of the two self-styled
reform parties.
U previous fusion circuses the per
formance In each of tho rings has been
separate and distinct, the only bond of
union being the conference committees
of ringmasters, who carried the com-
inand from one troupe to the other that
eventually brought their acrobatics Into
harmonious motion and unison. The
Uiink and lite of the tumblers, contor
tionists and clowns wlio served In the
background for the grand ensemble
never mingled except In their own re
spective arenas and thus populist and
democrat remained uiidellleil by pro
fane contact with one another,
In the new show, relltted and refur
nished for the 1001 circuit, all this has
been changed. The so-called silver re
publican sideshow has been cut out
Itogether because the fake had been
worn threadbare and the ticket seller
found himself unable to work olT his
wares. The two main rings In the big
tent are retained, but the two troupes
are merged for certain acts and then
divided again for the grand llnale.
The temporary consolidation Is
brought about by resolving the two con
ventions into a Joint committee of the
whole In which the candidates are
agreed upon, to be later put In formal
nomination by cjieh separately.
Whether the Joint committee of the
whole Is to adopt a single platform for
both parties In state convention Is not
yet disclosed perhaps that will be held
In reserve as tho next step In the amal
gamation.
Of course there Is nothing that can
prevent the populists allowing them
selves to be swallowed by the democrats
If they are so Inclined, but It Is Interest
ing to watch tho process and to note tho
devious deceptions resorted to to ac
complish the object all In the name of
reform.
nuixa A Ell 11 ASK A IXJUSTICE.
The government crop report states
that the' condition of Nebraska com
deteriorated three points during August.
People who have taken tho trouble to
investigate on their own account will
have some dllllculty reconciling their
Information with that given out by the
government.
From every section of the state word
conies from- the farmers and If any
body knows the real condition they do-
that corn has shown decided Improve
ment during August. There may bl
and probably are some sections In
which corn has gone 'back, but they are
unquestionably limited.
It certainly Is not the business of the
government crop service to boom Ne
braska or any other state, but when a
statement Is sent out with the seal of
otllclal approval the public has a right
to expect that It shall be accurate,
whereas this one Is open to serious
doubt. If the conclusions are based on
statements of the local correspondents
In each county It Is time tho staff were
revised, anil If inaccurate conclusions
have been drawn from the local reports
It. Is time the experts who formulate
them woke up to the truth.
OUlt TltADf WITH VAX A DA.
There appears to bo no doubt that
the question of closer trade relations
with Canada will command a great deal
of attention In the near future. In New
Kugland the sentiment In favor of a
reciprocity treaty with our northern
neighbor Is very strong and the Influ
ence of the manufacturers of that sec
tion will be vigorously exerted In be
half of such au arrangement. Already
tho president has been petitioned to
enter Into negotiations for reciprocity
with Canada and the Indications are
that by the time congress assembles a
formidable movement will have de
veloped In New Kugland for urging
closer commercial relations with the
Dominion.
The Washington correspondent of tho
New York Kvenlng Post says that two
great difficulties stand In the way of
Canadian reciprocity the two-thirds
requirement In the United States senate
and the old unwillingness of Canada to
come to au agreement on anything less
than the entire list of controverted sub
Jects. He states that It Is believed In
Washington that u reciprocity arrange
ment could have been reached by the
High Joint commission, which would at
least havo gone out of that body with
Its full approval, had the Canadians
been willing to agree upon a part of the
subjects In- dispute, tho one great ob
stacle In the path being the Alaskan
boundary. It is expected that the com
mission will bo reassembled before
long, of course at the Instance of Can
ada, but there Is no Indication that the
Dominion government will not pursue
the same course that caused the failure
of the commission to reach any prac
tical results at the two sessions held.
Unless that government Is prepared
to change Its attitude, so that each of
the controverted subjects may be dis
posed of by the commission without
reference to tho others, It will lto quite
useless to reassemble the coinnilsslou.
As to the Alaskan boundary, doubtless
the wiser course will be to leave the
settlement of that to the governments
of the United States and (jreat Britain.
It Is hardly possible that uu agreement
regarding It can be reached by the High
Joint commission. Nor Is It likely that
body could arrange a reciprocity treaty
which the senate would approve. In
deed, there Is exceedingly slim chance
of a reciprocity agreement with Canada,
for the obvious reason that that coun
try Is not either willing or able to make
such concessions as will be required for
a fair and equitable commercial treaty.
So long as Canada maintains her prof
cientlal duties In favor of (treat Britain
- and she probably would not be per
mitted to relinquish them she will Hud
It extremely dllllcult, If not Impossible,
to secure reciprocity with the 1'nltcd
States.
MEXICO AS A CUSTUMhll.
A statement of Mexico's Imports,
which has just reached the treasury
bureau of statistics at Washington,
shows the Interesting fact that last
year mine than half the total Imports
of Mexico were from the United States.
While the trade of other countries with
our sister republic has been declining,
ours has been steadily and rapidly
growing. Thus the statement shows
that whereas a quarter of a century
ago the share of tills country in Mexi
can Imports represented a value of but
lid per cent of the total, last year the
proportion had risen to ol1 per cent.
In IlMM) the United States sent to .Mex
ico over f'Ct.ooo.ooo worth of merchan
dise, which was three times the amount
Imported from the United Kingdom and
her colonies and tlve times the value of
the Importations from France and Ger
many. We shall from year to year Increase
our exports to Mexico, for It Is a grow
ing market which Is well worth culti
vating. With more extensive railway
communication, which Is projected,
there Is every reason to expect that
within the next ten years nearly every
thing that Mexico Imports will be sup
plied from the United States and we
shall have au annual commerce with
that country of at least .f.'0,000,000.
Mexico Is a good neighbor, she Is mak
ing rapid material progress, largely
with the aid of American capital, and
we should spare no effort to retain her
friendship and good will.
SAh'EdlJAllblXa THE I'ltESIDEXT.
There Is a very general feeling that
eougiesH should place adequate safe
guards around the life of the nation's
executive. The sentiment Is that the
olllee should be Invested with a sanctity
which shall avail to protect the life
of Its occupant. Hon. James M. Beck,
assistant attorney general of the United
Slates, hao expressed the opinion that
au attempt on the president's life
should be made a capital crime, pun
ishable by death. It Is doubtful, how
ever, whether congress will do this.
Senator Hoar has pointed out that after
(iartleld was shot Mr. Conkllng pro
posed stringent legislation for the pur
pose of protecting the lives of public
men, but the matter was not pushi 1.
President Arthur himself opposed such
a measure. It was proposed that he he
surrounded by a guard, but he
refused such protection. The present
congress may feel differently on the
subject and enact a law for the better
protection of the chief executive, which
would undoubtedly have the approval
of the country.
Another suggestion Is that there
should be legislation making It high
treason to utter, or print, or publish,
or disseminate any statement which
threatens the life of the president, the
vice president, or any members of the
cabinet who are by statute in the line
of succession to the presidency. It Is
very questionable whether congress
will lie disposed .to go as far as this.
Opposition would be based on the
ground that such legislation would be
Interference with free speech, al
though It might reasonably be urged
that the f miners of the constitution, in
providing for freedom of speech, did
not contemplate tolerance of threats
against the life of the country's chief
executive. Still another suggestion is
that there be legislation to get rid of
the anarchists. In regard to this Sen
ator Hoar said: "I do not think that
even If the assault on the president
should be fatal the temper of congress
will be to pass legislation against the
presence of these people in the United
States. It would be against the spirit
of our institutions, although I do not
think such legislation would be uncoil
stltutioual." While unquestionably It
is within the power of congress to re
fuse admission to the country of persons
known to be anarchists, those who are
here cannot be driven out by legisla
tion. It Is an ugly problem how to deal
with anarchism and In the effort to
solve It care must be taken not to con
travene the spirit of our institutions or
violate any vital principle of our po
litical system. Perhaps, after all the
safest and best corrective will be found
In a public sentiment which will make
outcasts of those who advocate anarchy
or are In sympathy with Its spirit.
The Bee's statement a few days since
that hard coal was selling In Denver at
$7 a ton while the price In Omaha was
to be raised to $10 a ton being ques
tinned has been verllied by further In
qulry. The mistake of The Bee was
that It assumed this coal to be Penn
sylvanla anthracite carried by rail
thnlugh Omaha or Kansas City,
whereas It Is a Colorado anthracite
Kasteru hard coal, we are told, Is not
shipped to Colorado at all, and the pried
of Colorado anthracite, which was $7 u
ton up to this week, has just been raised
to JfS.uO In sympathy with the Increased
price of anthracltu In the east. This
explanation Is due our readers, who
might have been misled by partial in
formation.
The transfer by the council of $,',000
from the general fund to the curbing
and guttering fund to get around tin:
law thnt would otherwise leave them
without available money to relieve Six
tcenth street property owners of the
necessity of paying like other people
for their own pavements Is a bad piece
dent and contrary to the good Intentions
repeatedly promulgated against resum
lug this pernicious practice. If the
.charter limits on tho amounts to be
levied for specific funds mean anything
they mean that expenditures from each
fund must be kept within those limits.
If the general fund can be drawn on
freely whenever a special fund Is ex
hausted the charter provisions count for
nothing.
It has been suggested that Cuban
merchants should be brought to this
country by tho government, that they
might see American methods, as au In
ducement to trade here. It might be
pertinent to suggest that If American
manufacturers want Cuban trade It
would be a good Idea for them to study
Cuban methods and Cuban wants and
satisfy them, without attempting to
change their methods. It Is by study
ing conditions in other lands and meet
ing them that Great Britain has built
up Its great foreign trade.
Iliilniicc mi the HIkM Mile.
Philadelphia Lcdzer,
The rapid growth of tho treasury sur
plus, by reasoti of the decreased expenses
of tho nr.tlon, goes to show how rich this
country would be In a short time It It were
not for the cost of n war to subdue a
country thnt wc do not wnnt.
ItootliiK 'or the Pole,
St. Paul Globe.
The warm summer has dislodged the Ico
of the north and great hopes nro enter
tained that tho polo can he pulled up, tt
found. It would be u great scheme to
bring tho thing back and plant It where it
will not bo so difficult to reach.
Why lliiroiiu (Jcti L'iiIiii'h Trnilc
Hotton Herald.
Cuba b tho nearest territory to tho south
of us: cotton Is tho principal crop of the
section of our country nearest to Cuba, yet
during the hist fiscal year wo sold to Cuba
only 7 per cent of tho cotton goods which
It Imported; 50 per cent was Imported from
nreat llrltnln nnd 2." per cent from Spain.
This cams about by reason of tho fact that
thoso peoples understood tho especial wants
of the Cubans In the cotton goods lino nnd
were ready to supply them.
('rt Time to .Mliisourl.
Chicago Chronicle.
Senator Vest nominated Mr. Hryan for
United States senator and says that he
will had it great field of usefulness In the
senate. It Is not probable that Mr. Hryan
can bo elected to tho Bcnato from Ne
braska, where ho now lives, but ho could
movo over Into MUtourt and become a
citizen of that stnto In time to qualify hlm
cslf for tho senntorahlp In 1A03, when Sena
tor Vest's term expires. Mr. Vest might
n-.ako way for him and could help him to
an election from Missouri.
Comiterm-tliiK Wnr Appllniiecn.
Unltlmoro Sun.
Ono Invention follows so fast on the
heels of another In appliances for modern
warfare tbal almost as soon as tho utility
of ono has been satisfactorily demon
strated It la counteracted by nnother. Thus
tho torpedo boat was robbed of much of Its
somewhat Imaginary terrors by tho tor
pedo-boat destroyer and moro recently
General (lllottu!s acoustic, telemeter, by
means of which it Is possible to locate tho
exact spot from which n hullot proceeds,
materially lessens the advantages of smoke
less powder.
(trl(ln of (lit Third Frellii'n.
l,uduniipolls News.
Tho "bacteria of fatlguo" Is tho latest
discovery of sclnnco found by Prof. Gau-
tlor of tho French Institute and certainly
the most unobjectionable. Other bacteria
havo heen doing us Intlnlto damage, pois
oning us through the water and the air and
a multltudo of other avenues. Dut hero Is
tho bacteria of fatigue, which Intends no
further harm to u than to remind us that
wo must take a, rest. Pcoplo who have been
hitherto reviled and sworn at as lazy nnd
worthless will smile. They know now what
has been the matter with them. They
havo been treated most unjustly, for, In
fact, they would have been Just as nctlvo
and Industrious as others If they had not
been victims of the "bacteria of fatigue."
In many caecs they were attacked from
birth or, us the phnme Is, were "born
tired."
Ill ll.XI, .MAIL DHI.IVHIIV.
Some I'ephle firotrls .Rnlimt the Xtn
DlHiieii tuition.
New York Sun,
It was to be expected that the system
of free rural postal delivery, lately estab
lished by the government, would nt first,
llko mnny other new undertakings, crento
more or less dissatisfaction nmnng Its bene
ficiaries, and how rumblings of discontent
are to be heard In various parts of tho
country. Soma of tho farmers have been
accustomed to get their mall when they
went to town to shop, or when they took
their produce to market, and now they
have no excuse for calling on the post
master or postmistress, as the case may
be, to say "Howdy," nnd exchange views
on n variety of local topics. The need of
going "to the village" evury evening to
fetch tho mall Is past, and, consequently,
maiy of the country residents nvor that
they are out of touch with tho happenings
of the day, Inasmuch us they do not, as
formerly, "swup yarns" with their towns
men.
Country postofllccs aro often run In con
junction with stores, ono person supervising
tho management of both, and In such cases
complaints have coino from the storekeepers
that tho Introduction of the delivery sys
tem interferes seriously with their trnde,
lnnsmuch as It keeps customers away front
their shops who otherwise would come thero
after their mall. That there Is much truth
In tho statements of these deulers there
can bo llttlo doubt.
Again, people not residing on tho direct
route of the letter carriers, but who, never
theless, are affected by tho new scheme,
object because, they say, It Is burdensoiuo,
particularly during their busy season, be
cause of the Increased watchfulness which
t requires. In order to receive their mall
It Is necessary, they aro told, to placo a box
at a point on the road traveled, regularly
by tho carrier, which, by tho way, may bo a
quarter of a mlo or evon unit n mllo away
from their residences; and when It Is time
for tho carrier to nppear they feel them
selves obliged olthor to stnnd by tho box
or to watch It closely from the house, to
mnko sure that their mall Is not disturbed
Hut a more serious objection Is raised to
tho now order of things. Farmers declaro
that, as soon ns the system Is Installed,
they nro asked to buy n box, coating from Jl
to J5, for the reception of their mall matter,
which has heen recommended by tho Post
ofllro department. This thoy regard as an
Imposition. Yet they have been led to be
lleve that tholr mall will not be delivered
unless thoy possess a box that Is approved
by tho department's Inspector. This notion
was spread by tho fact that tho depart
ment's circulars stated, substantially, that
Inspectors nro not to permit tho delivery of
mall unless the box provided Is suitable.
There ought not, however, to bo any such
misunderstanding of the olllclal require
ments. Free rural dollVcry was conceived
for the benefit of tho country people, not of
the government, and the little rilftlcultlc
and misunderstandings now prevailing will
be removed with patience ou tho part of out
run! friends,
Penalty for the Crime
Louisville Courier-Journal
The fundamental theory of tho Amer
ican constitution Is that the president Is
but a citizen, who, during the term for
which he Is elected, Is the head of the
executive department, which Is but one of
three In which Is vested tho sovereignty
of the state. It recognizes the fnct thnt
upon his death or (Usability the same func
tions devolve upon the vice prcsldont, while
by law provision Is mndc for supplying
slmllnr vacancies so nmple In Its designa
tion of successors that It Is Improbable
that with the greatest mortality tho oinco
can become vacant. So far, therefore, as
the necessity of extreme measures to pre
vent the subversion of our government
through vlolonco to the chief executive Is
concerned, It will bo scon upon proper con
sideration that this argument Is not n
sound one. That the crime Is a great one
whn the Intent of the perpetrator Is con
sidered nnd that It Is Intensified la tho
minds of the people In proportion to tho
rc.ipect nnd affection In which the victim
Is held, Is a natural view to bo taken hy
nil who nbhor violence. Hut there Is no
law which recognizes degrees of murder
nceordlng to offlclnl slntlon. The miscreant
who kills in mnllco tho humblest citizen Is
as guilty of murder as ho who slays, tho
chief magistrate nnd must suffer tho pen
alty of the law prescribed by tho stnto
In which tho crime Is committed. And so
as to assault with Intent to kill the olllclal
character of the victim, however high, In
volves no greater punishment than in nny
other ense. It Is n common expression now
In tho height of public Indignation nt tho
crime of Czolgosz that even should tho
president recover from his wounds some
extraordinary punishment should bo In
dicted upon tho criminal, that he should
bo Imprisoned for Ufa under circumstances
which would make existence n torture or
suffer denth the same ns If ho hnd suc
ceeded In his dastnrdly purpose. Hut n
llttlo reflection will satisfy nny reasonablo
1'OUt OF A KI.MI.
Indianapolis News: A Baltimore paper
publishes tho following from Senator Wel
lington of Maryland and tho senator tins
refused to deny It: "McKlnloy and I nro
enemies. I havo nothing good to say nbout
him and, under tho circumstances do not
core to say anything bad. I am Indifferent
to tho whole matter." Scnntor Wellington
Is simply an nsa.
New York Sun: Some mad dogs foamed at
tho mouth when tho news came thrtt Presi
dent McKlnloy had been shot, hut thnt n
scnntor of tho United States should refer to
the atrocity ns Wellington of Mnryland
did will cause a shudder to run through
tho land. It would bo charitable to sun
poso that Senator Wellington was do
mcntcd, hut his malignant temper ns u
public man and his previous Insults to the
president forbid us to think so. To com
ment further on Wellington's extraordinary
utterances would be unnecessary. It car
ries Us own awful condemnation.
Philadelphia Press: Southern senators,
Including those ns radical in tbclr opposi
tion to the president ns Tillman of South
Carollnn and Jones of Arkansas, have ex
pressed sincere regret over tho Infamous
attack at Huffalo on tho president. The
only exception so far ns known Is In the
ease of Wellington of Maryland. When
shown tho published Interview and ask id
If It were correct Wellington declined to
bay anything further. And yet that mnn Is
n member of tho United Slntes sennto.
i.Virtnnntr1v fnr tho rpnubllcan party, ho
does not claim to be a member of It nnd
tho democrats have not shown n willing
nrei' in arfnni hi in In their ranks. It Is
charitable to nssumo that Wellington does
not nlwnys realize what he snys. rrcsi
dent McKlnloy Is tho enemy of no one.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: There Is In all
the United States of America, so far as
known, but one man of heretofore respect
able Foclal standing who has descended to
tho piano of those anarchist wretches In the
spirit of his comments on tho deadly
assault upon tho president. Upon the re
ceipt of tho news ex-Senator Wellington of
Maryland Id reported to havo said nnd
subsequently refused to deny that ho said:
"McKlnloy and I are enemies. I have
nothing good to say nbout him nnd. under
tho circumstances, do not wish to say any
thing bad. I nm Indifferent to tho whole
matter." There Is n depth of mornl de
pravity In tho mnn who could give utter
ance to such n sentiment at sucn umo
whlrh KotR him nnnrt from his kind. It
stnmps him ns the mennest mnn In Amor-
lcn. Ho will bo rcgnrrted nencerortn wnn
unlffcrsal loathing ns henenth tho level of
tho most Ignoble of his species.
PF.HSOXAI. AMI OTIIKHW1SR.
For the present at lenst Huffalo will con
tinue tho "center of Interest" for tho whole
country.
Llpton's reclpo for success is, simply,
hard, Intelligent work. lie admits that it
Is not original with him.
A monument Is being erected on tho
grounds of tho old government fort on
Mackinac island to Dr. William Hcaumont,
who, moro than a half century ngo, mado
a number of surgical discoveries.
To advance tho project of beautifying tho
river front of Springfield, Mass., for which
project tho late Tilly Haynes bequeathed
$10,000, Everett II. narney of that city has
offered to bo ono of nineteen persons to
glvo $10,000 each.
General Luther Hnre. returning from
service In the Philippines, wns last week
presented by the cltlzons of his nnltvo town,
Sherman, Tox. with a hnndBomo Jeweled
sword. The presentation speech was made
by Sonator Halley of Texan.
Tho Lincoln farm at Hodgovllle, Ky..
where Abraham Lincoln wns born, Is wanted
hy Dr. H. C. Miller, presldsnt of tho ht.
Luke society of Chicago, who wishes to buy
it for tho socloty. Tho form Is owned n
Dlvld Orenr of New York.
President McKlnley's concluding words
in his Huffalo speech cre: "Our earnest
prayer is that God will graciously vouch
safe prosperity, hnpplncss nnd penco,to all
our neighbors and like blessings to all tho
peoples nnd powers of earth."
It Is well to note the fnct that tho first
blow struck against anarchy at Huffalo wns
that which felled tho would-bo itBsatssIn of
tho president. It wns delivered by a col
ored man. whoso name Is given ns J. H.
Parker. May his tribe Increase.
Tho biography of himself contributed by
Governor McLean of Connecticut to "Who's.
Who In America," Ib said to bo the shortest
In tho book. It reads: "McLean, Gunge
P., Governor of Connecticut. lOOl-'O". Re
publican. Address, Hartford, Conn."
Mrs. Teresa Dean, n brilliant member of
the staff of the Now York Town Topics,
reached San Frnnclsco n few days ago on
her return from tho Philippines. Previous
lo her lenvlng Manila she had a talk with
members of tho United States commission
relative to the women teachers recently
sent to tho Islands from this country, and
was Informed that no moro would bo nl
lowed to como. "Tho women," said Mrs.
Denn, "have absolutely no Idea of tho awful
hardships they will havo to face In that
now land. Thoy aro sent off Into tho In
terior far from all military protection and
In places whero It Is absolutely dangerous
for a woman to he nlone. Thoy never see
any of the luxuries of life and positively
suffer for mnny nf the necessities. Milk
and butter are unheard of, and letters from
home are many month between."
mind that this ennnot be Hone. Another
class of persons Insist thnt ho should ho
prosecuted nnd punished for treason by
construing his crime against tho person of
the chief magistrate as an nssnult against
the life of the government. This Is cumiUy
untenable. "Tho divinity thnt doth hedge
u king" docs nut apply to a republican
ruler. "Treason against the United
States," says tho constitution, shall con
sist only In bringing war against them or
In adhering to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort." In this country thero Is
no such thing as lose majesty nor treason
against tho person of the president.
That something should bo done to check
tho growth, of organizations for the educa
tion of nssnsslns upon nnnrchlcnl or other
pretext Is evident, but nctlon should bo
upon the lines of sound legal principles nnd
not on the suggestion of Ill-considered ex
pedients. A more vigorous exclusion of the
foreign element of that class by more rigid
Inspection nt tho ports of Immlgrntlon, a
stricter surveillance by the police authori
ties and the better enforcement of laws
ntrendy nppllenble to them nro evidently
necessary. There Is dam-or that If drastic
remedies bo adopted under stress of great
public feeling tho pendulum will swing back
too far nnd entail greater ovll than good.
A century ngo and more the alien and sedi
tion laws were enacted lo meet n supposed
danger from alien influence In which the
president was empowered to banish nny
alien whoso presence he should deem dsn
gcrous to the peace of tho country, ami lfno
nnd Imprisonment wns mndc tho penalty of
conviction for speaking or writing mull
clou-sly of tho president. Tho political revo
lutlon which followed Is well known, and
It Is hardly probable that history will re
peat Itself In the adoption of similar ex
trcmc measures to remedy an evil rapablo
of being moro practically treated.
WASIII.MSTO.. COSMP.
TIiIiirn Seen mill llrnril Alien t Mir
Xiittiuinl Cntillnl.
Alterations nnd Improvements In tho
enpltol building arc being mado on nil ex
trnalvo hcnle and of n radical character.
Capitol guides nro greatly alarmed lrst
tho chnnges destroy tho fnmous "whisper
ing gnllery" In stntunry hnll, ono of tho
chief attractions of Ihc great building, nnd
n generous sourco of revenue for tho guides,
The. Umber and plnstor put In by tho build
ers nearly a century igo nro being replaced
by stamped oteel, nnd It Is fenrcd the most
rcmarknble of vhliperlng gnllcrles may not
survive thi chnnge. Another change do
cltletl upon hi tho removnl of the olllee of tho
serge.tnt-nt-arms of tho houiie to tho bnse
ment floor. Tho sergeant-al-arms Is tho
official bunker of members of tho house. Ho
pays their salaries, negotiates loans for
their accommodation, advances nn oc
caslonal $.0 on his own account nnd Is
generally their adviser nnd friend In all
financial mnttcrs. While his ofllco wns on
the nnln floor It wns the most popular
placo In the capltol. It was easy of acee
from tho corridor of tho- house. Represent
ntlves had only to step actors a hall to
reach tho cashier. Horenfter, however,
they will hnvc to descend n flight of stairs
for the same purpose. There will bo much
grumbling over this addition to tholr bur
dens.
Estimates of expenses of tho navy for tho
next fiscal year, which tho department will
send to congress In Deccmbor, will call for a
larger appropriation than over before. Tho
estimates as fnr as completed Include Items
for tho equipment of tho now naval sta
Hons of tho distant possessions nnd nlrcady
tho department Is lu receipt of somo of tho
recommendations along this line. Mnny of
tho Items Bent to the department will bo
cut out as unnecessary, but even tjils will
not prevent tho nggrcgato estimates from
which tho nnvnl npproprlntlon bill will bo
prepared being larger than for any fiscal
year In the history of the service.
More than half n million dollars will bo
asked for Improving tho now navy yards at
Cnvlte. Tho principal Items call for nn
ordnnnco shop, $2,000; blacksmith anil
cooper shops, $5,"J&0; storchnuso, $10,000;
power nnd pumping plant, $17,000; electric
light system, $10,000, tool nnd machine
shops, $18,500; steel cargo lighter, $43,000;
four steel lighters, $".'.,000; fire system, $12,-
000; refrigerating plant, $200,000; railroad
track system, $9,000.
Tho greatest need is felt for the rofrlger
ntlng plant. The officials say thnt much
comfort Ib derived from tho distribution of
Ice.
Other cstimntes hnvc como from Snmoa,
where It Its recommended that a residence
be built for tho commandant to cost $13.
000. Another Item Is for quarters for and
aid to cost $3,000, and a like sum is sug
gested for a building for tho local court,
which' now sits In nn nbnndoncd church,
equipped with a sand floor.
nu.,in In Itm linn npmtn f nlil n ilplnv In ro.
...Itttncr M,n nnutnl n lit h nrl I !n n fiv dnvs
ago asked John W. Honor, postmaster at
ISIizaDcimon, inu., lor n seniumum.
Monday tho - postmaster general recotvru
both money nnd nn explnnntlon. The money
was la a stout rr.nvus sacs, which ciiiiiu uy
express.
Acting Postmaster General Johnson
"hefted" the sack. It wns nbout all he
cared to lift. In It he found only pennies.
Mr. Honor wrote thnt thero were 3.100 of
them, the nmount due. Ho explained thnt
he had not sent them sooner because It
would cost tho government Just as much tq
have 3,100 transported an 3.300 or 3,000, as
the express compnny would not make a rate
for the exact weight of tho 3,100.
Mr. Johnson turned the pennies over to
the third assistant postmaster general.
That ofliclal, with great ceremony, delivered
them to Eomo ono In tho Treasury depart
ment. After many yards of red tape havo
been unwound and many trnnsfers mado tho
pennies will get to Treasurer Roherts. Then
Postmaster Honor will receive n receipt,
likewise a reprimand from tho department
for employing such an unusual method of
settling his account.
A very Industrious delver Into history,
says a Washington letter to tho New York
Times, has found a parallel In tho history of
Renr Admlrnl Schley with his namesake.
I Ooneral Wlnfleld Scott. In 1830 Scott had
won aomn victories over the heminoies in
Florida, nnd wfls summoned homo nt the In
stance of Gepernls Jcsup nnd Gnlnes to
nnswer some sort of chargo that ho hud
mudc a "loop" to get nt tho Indians. Gen
eral Scott was tried at Frederick, where ho
mado a speech, In which he i-uinpared him
self lo a f)oge of Venice, compelled In visit
Franco and humble hlniFolf before tho "In
flated monarch." I'vorybndy nt thnt Umo
knew thnt Genet nl Scott meant to descrlbo
Jackson as the "Inflated monarch." for ho
hated him with n hitter nnd iinroaHonnblo
hatred.
Scott wns exonerated, hut his troublos
were not yet over. Ho went to Mexico with
n llttlo nrmy, half of his 7,000 being ruw
recruits, but with them he stormed Chapul
tcpee and won the cnpltnl, When Generals
Worth and Pillow found opportunity tnoy
mado tnmplalnts against Scott. He had not
wnn his victory Just as they would havo
had him win It. Ho wns not nccused of
hnvlng made n "loop" to get past tho Me
leans and Into their chief city, but he had
been "reprthenslble." President Polk de
graded Scott before trial by depriving him
of hla command, and then put him to court-
martial. Scott sarcastically wrote tho
secretary of wnr: "Perhaps sftcr my trlnl
I may be permitted to return to tho united
Stntes. My poor services with this most
gallant army arc at length to bo requited,
ns I hnvo long been led to expect they would
be."
Refusing honors due to him ns a vic
torious soldier ho returned home ns n pri
vate citizen, stood trial ngnln nt Frederick,
nnd, while (ho treaty he had nrranged was
being signed to note the victory of his arm
In Mexico, he sat In the dock to listen to
the charges prompted by envy nnd hatred.
He came forth not only acquitted, but to bo
honored with tho rank of lieutenant general
by the congress, being the first oftkr of tho
United Stales nrmy to obtnln thnt rank
since George Washington. Wlnfleld Scott
Schley wns n boy of tender yenrs when thnt
trial took place. Ho may havo looked lo
upon It, nnd possibly recalls It with n
strange Interest.
A GROWING SIJIIPMS.
i:rr-e( or lloilm-ril i:ieinlluiT on
I he .tiilliin Tri'itfttiry.
Boston (llohc".
Tho latter-day tendency of. receipts to
pile up ovor expenditures In our natlon.it
treasury Is nlrendy obscrvnblc nnd an oil
evil Is developing. Tho exccus for th
present fiscal yenr to date nmottnts to
CP3,2t(j.72, nnd tho nvnllnblo ensh In tin
treasury, nfter deducting the gold re.'eri
of $130,000,000 nnd the trust funds held fr
the redemption of outstnndlng gold ccriiil
eatcs, silver certificates and treasury nuti
nmnuuls to $17!,G5'.,,31,-,.2S.
Strange as It mny seem, the prcent cc
dltlon of nffalrs Is not duo to nn Increa
In tho receipts of tho government op
Inst yenr. but to a reduction of cxpendu
ures. While tho revenuo receipts aro much
smaller now than for the corresponding
time last year, the customs receipts are
much lnrgor. The expenditures for tin
year to date nro $12,0!C,7riX0S below thope
of last yenr, and this nccounts for the cur
rent surplus,
Thero Is every reason why tho surplus
should'go nn accumulating, nnd tho gov
ernment will hnvu to shape Its course nc
cordlngly.
.mioiit am to Tin: poivr.
Philadelphia Record: Tho anarchist rails
ngalnst tyranny, hut what tyranny Is theio
so absolute and so abominable ns that which
undertakes to defeat tho will of n nation by
the murderous net of a slnglo mnn?
Hostoa (Holm: In tho munlfold demon
strations of sympathy nnd good will for Mr
McKlnloy thero aro no national lines. The
victim of Czolgosz hns tho host wishes of
ratlonnl-mlnded men of every country.
Kansas City Journal : Political dema
gogucs sow tho seed of discontent and dlr,
t runt of tho government, anurchlst nglta
torn water nnd cultivate the crop, and later
tho country reaps tho harvest of assassina
tion. Iiidlnnnpnlls Journal: An oxchango hns
n cartoon representing a farmer chasing a
snake labeled anarchist with a pitchfork and
exclaiming: "Ho Is a foreign viper nnd
does not belong In our hind." Unfortun
ntcly, this Is not true; tho president's as
sassin Is n, native American, nnd wo tolerato
numerous hatcheries of such vipers.
Hrooklyn Kaglo: Somo of tho talk ensu
ing upon tho tragical Incident in Huffnlo
would bo nlmoHt as deplorablo ns that Inci
dent, If tulle invariably led to incident.
Liberty not to bo shot Is ono nf tho most
Important that' wo enjoy. If necessary. It
will bo enforced hy a stern prohibition on
tho questionable right of liberty of freo
speech and freo assemblage, In tho avowed
Interest of glorifying unarohy and an
archists.' - ' r.
Indianapolis News: It Is to bo hoped that
tho efforib of Secretary Root nnd other
members of tho cabinet to suppress all
notoriety for which the assassin craves will
bo successful. If wo can get through this
terrible event without dUplaylng to tho
world what tho miscreant does and says
and what ho eats for breakfast, other
notoriety-seekers might ho dotcrrcd from
seeking glory and publicity through as
sassination. PLEASANTLY PI'T.
Judge: Sailing Muster-Hotter not go out
sailing, young Indies-there s a heavy swell
""chorus of Young Ladles-Oh, mercy'
whoro Is he?
Cleveland Plain Denier: "I understand
IllgHbv-s suit went all to pieces the lllfct
time bo wore It. Didn't lit him? '
"Well, It didn't tit him for what hap
pened." Hrooklyn Llfn: "Cruet Is so very nttentlvo
to his wife that when he is with her ho
never sees me." , . ,.
"That lsn'l the re.-iBon ho falls to notlto
you." ()
"He doesn't' want his wife In know what
kind of men ho associates with.
Detroit Free Press: "Do yon know whnt
my wife's strenuous motto Is during ttio
preserving senHon?" aslteii C-iimPo
"No," replied Cawker. "Whut is It?
"I can."
Washington Star: "Why do poets wear
long heir?" asked the young woman who Is
anxloiiH lo learn.
"Mv dear,' answered tho young woman
who behoves thero Is no such thing ns mod
ern literature. "If they didn't wear long
hnlr how would we know thoy nro iocts?
Philadelphia I'rcss: Spnieryte-Whnt do
you think of this llttlo story In our pnper
"ci'ltteek-Nolhlng particularly. What s
th matter with it?
Spareryte Well, don't you recognize my
stvle there? isn't It like me?
Crltteek-No. It hasn't got a very big
head on It.
WiiHhlimlinHtnr: "Was your son Jnslar
a leader of any of his classes?
"I reckon." answered Farmer Corntospel
"I have been mid that a good many nf tho
vnutig men who tended Jnslar s school
bionged t tho leisure class. An' from whnt
t have seen of Joslar durln' harvest time I
Hhoiild guess that ho'rt be right up clus In
tho to?."
AY 1101111.13 .xrPI'I.H'ATIO.V.
A feller drlvln' out our way last week
D'ymMiVirlibo.it,'McKlnley? "No." says
I. "Ho'h shot'" says lie.
Well sir. It s funny, don t you know, 1
couldn't work im more.
The plow drugged mighty heavy nnd my
back got powerful sore;
Scemod Just though somebody 'd como
nd said: "Vour boy Is dend
My old heart sinrted Jiimpln' and a pain
Hhot through ray betid;
I left the plow right where It wns nnd
broke the news to ma.
ile ain't n-goln to die," says she, "ho
can't afford to, pa."
Then ma nnd mo wo harnessed up nnd
drove Into tlm town,
Tho neighbors must 'a' thought wo were
colli' for Dr. Brown,
A monstrous crowd was gnthered round,
but ma nnd me sneaked In
And watched tho, paper window for thn
latest bulletin. , .
Wo didn't think ' supper and 'twas perty
Into that nlsht
When Wo got buck to the country, whero
tho moon was shlnln' bright.
'Now hurry with the horses, John, and
then come, In." says inn;
"lie nln't n-goln' to die," says she, "ho
can't afford to; pa-
When I come In ma s eves were filled with
tears; somehow mine, too
Were wnterln' In a way that I had never
known 'em do.
"Now, John, let's prny. ' Miys she to me,
and we two k.ielt down there;
It would 'n' ilnnn you good to hear ma'H
mippllcatln' prayer,
"When flie got through I said "Amen,'
somewhat It seemed lo me
That prayer o' ma's hnd gone straight tip
lo where tho iingels be.
"I never knew," savs I lo her, "thnt you
could pray "o, tna "
"He nln't n-goln' to die," snys she, "h
can I afford to, pa "
HARRY P. VAN AR8DALH.
