THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER in, 1901.
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Notary Public.
The Increased school attendance Is an
other proof tlint Omaha Is steadily ex
paneling In population.
The Ak-Sar-Hen carnival will be n
success because everything Ak-Sar-Heu
bus over taken hold of has always
pl'OVPtl II fjtlCCCSS.
Wonder why thu scheme of thu Joint
committee- of tho whole for swallowing
this populists cannot lit; tried hero In
Douglas county at tho coining demo
cratic nnd populist convention!
It Is stated tlmt tho family of Czolgosz
.comes from thu vicinity of I'oson. It
Is really Immaterial where they come
from or what his nationality. It Is the
man himself and those who Instigated
Ills crime who are responsible.
The propagation of tho good roods
movement continues unabated, a good
roads congress beliig on the hoards for
Uuffalo next week. . The east may lend
In the experiments, but .the wcsW will
be found keeping up with the- pieces
Blou. All political parties make mistakes.
The Maryland republicans evidently
mnde one when they selected Welling
ton to represent them In the United
States senate. There Is no probability
however, that the mistake will be re
peated. tfmperor William lias decorated all
the entourage of the czar nnd the er.nr
lias conferred like favors on those who
surround the (Jernian emperor. If
these visits become common the court
favorites will need a "caddy" to carry
their emblems.
Tho gunboat Hanger, which has been
at Panama, has returned north, 011 the
supposition that the battleship Iowa Is
amply capable of looking a'fter the In
terests of this country. It will lie de
cidedly better for tho troublesome spirits
down there if they tako tho same view
of the matter.
It Is tQ be hoped the recommendation
of General Bates for the assignment of
more soldiers to the post at Fort Crook
will meet with the approval of the War
department olliclals. Fort Crook Is one
of the newest army posts,' equipped with
till the modern conveniences and It Is a
pity that" It should remain unoccupied
any longer thnn necessary.
Democratic National Committeeman
James C. Dnhlmnn annouuees'thut the
democrats will laud the fusion nomina
tion for supremo Judge and they may
be generous enough to give the populists
the two candidates for regent. This Is
all very nlee.mt It Is not the first tlmo
by several the democrats have an
nounced a .determination to have the
hend of the ticket and failed.
The new rule promulgated for city
hall employes requiring them to report
for duty at H:H0, without reserve, will
encounter no complaints among the tax
payers. If It is good for the city hall,
however, It should also be good for tho
court house. There Is more soldiering
done every day, In proportion to thu
number of employes, In the court house
than there Is In a week In the city hall.
There ate a little over 7,(XH) names
missing on the rolls of the (Srand Army
of the Itepublle from one year ago,
deaths being accountable for tho net
loss. The reunions are getting smaller
and the mounds on .Memorial day are
getting more numerous with each pass
ing year. The thirty-six years since the
close of the war has seen as great a
change In. the nation, however, as It
has In ho ranks of the veterans.
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Thot'Porto Mean tax law Is proving
a disappointment In one direction. It
was inserted by some that It wouid not
produce enough leveuue for the pur
poses of government. It has not only
done this, but leaves a surplus In the
treasury. Its opponents wens those who
had previously escaped taxation under
the old Porto Hlcnn system. If they
Intend to pursue their efforts to break
down the law they must seek borne uew
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LITTLE EFFECT OX BUSINESS.
Tho strong .condition of the financial
and business Interests of the country
Is strikingly shown In the fact that the
attempted assassination of President
McKlnley had scarcely any effect on
those Interests. Precautionary measures
to avert panic were promptly taken by
(he XowYork clearing holise, but while
this was Judicious It was not really neces
sary, as there was no symptom of panic
even following the announcement that
the president's Injury was probably fatal.
It was something of a shock, of course,
to financial circles, but only momentary,
everybody realizing that not only was
the IliiiiiR'Inl situation sound and so
cure, but also that In any event tho inn
chlneiy of government, would continue
lu uninterrupted operation. Such Is the
ample provision for this that although
the death of President McKlnley would
have been a national calamity It would
have caused no parnlysls or even serious
disturbance of any function of the
government. The vice president would
Immediately have become president and
taken up the duties of Hie olllce, so
that there would not have been even
so much as. nn hour's Interregnum.
In an Interview at Buffalo Senator
Hanna said: "The business of .the
country never rested on n firmer founda
tion than now and so wo are able to
stand the blow. Wo Americans are
not without sentiment, in spite of the
general belief to tho contrary, and the
news of the attempted assassination of
the president was a hard strain. It
was characteristic of our people, though,,
to quickly recover their equilibrium on
the receipt of hopeful news from the
doctors and now everything will go on
swimmingly. We are going to have
good times." We are having good
times and there is favorable promise
that we shall have better. It Is known.
that Kurope will need all tho food
stuffs that this country can spare and
while It Is probable that we shall not
this year export so largely of our manu
factures as last year, yet a large trade
balance In favor of the United States Is
assured. Whatever the future may
bring there Is no Immediate danger
from forelgu hostile tariffs. The action
of the Russian government has not
proved, as yet, as. hurtful as was ap
prehended, while the proposed tier
man tariff, should It be adopted, would
not go Into effect at once. .Moreover, It
Is probable that the bill as framed will
undergo great changes tvhen It shall
come before the federal council, which
will be shortly. It Is reported that even
the agrarians arc willing to have It
modified. There Is still talk In lOtirope
of doing something to check American
competition, but the more such a propo
sition Is discussed the stronger must be
come the conviction of Its Imprac
ticability. Tho soundness of our llnaiiclal and
business conditions has been well
demonstrated within the past week and
there is at this time nothing to cause
a doubt that good times will 'continue.
A WEEK UFgnMClTUbi:'.
A'week ago today PresldeiitT McKlnley
was shot. It haij been a period of solici
tude and anxiety for the American peo
ple, for although tho opinions of the doc
tors, since the second day, have been of
a hopeful and reassuring nature, It Is
only within the past twenty-four hours
that the general public felt confident
that danger had passed and that the
president would certainly recover. Ono
of the doctors was reported to have said
that he should not feel sure of the presi
dent's recovery until a week had passed
and there hud been lu the meantime no
change for the worse. While as .late as
Wednesday another of the doctors told
the Associated Press representative that
he would not say the president was out
of danger. The latest, advices; however,
show so great an Improvement and such
entirely favorable conditions as to war
rant tho confident belief that danger Is
passed ami that there will he steady
and rapid Improvement. The fact that
the patient Is nble already to assimilate
solid food and takes it with a relish Is
most encouraging.
Surgery has achieved another notable
triumph In this case and too much can
hardly be said" in praise of thoi physi
cians who attended the president, par
ticularly Dr. Mann, who performed tho
operation. There are many In the med
ical profession who think that Cnrllcld
might have survived had he received
better surgical treatment, but It Is to bo
remembered that surgery has made
great progress since that time, while It
Is doubtless also truotliat Oarlleld's
wound was more serious .than MeKlu
ley's. The apprehension and anxiety of
the American people have glyen place
to a feeling of profound gratification
and the dally bulletins from Uuffalo
from now on will be expected to report
continued Improvement of the dis
tinguished sufferer.
ithunnxu the mosey maiihet.
Secretary Gage proposes to give re
lief to the money market by the pur
chase of bonds. At this season of the
year there Is an extraordinary demand
for money for crop moving, which to
gether with the continued accumulation
of currency by the national 'treasury,
threatened a serious stringency In the
money market. There has boon a heavy
drain on the cash of the New York
banks and at the. .close of last week a
number of them held less than the legal
requirement of reserves. This condition
led to an advance lu tho Interest rate
with u view to driving down the rate
of sterling cxohnngQ ami bringing In
gold, but gold Imports could not bo ef
fected nt ouce. It also caused an appeal
to be niado to Socretnry Gage, who Im
mediately on his. return to Washington
announced that tho treasury would pur
chase bonds. This will give relief, but
whether all that tho situation requires
remains to bo seen. If not, tho secre
tary of the treasury may deem It expe
dient to Increase tho government de
posits In the banks, which iie Is fully
Huthorlzed by law to do.
The accumulation of currency In the
national treasuriJn' spite of, the reduc
tion lu Internal revenue taxation, Is n
matter which can hardly fall to receive
tho attention of congress. It will very
likely create au urgent demand for a
further, reduction of taxation, which It
Is the opinion of financiers, Including
some treasury olliclals, can safely be
made tinder existing conditions of pros
perlty. The cutting off of Internal taxes
by the last congress was expected to re
dtico the revenue about. SUmhnmhn) an
nuully, but It has not done so and at the
present rate of treasury receipts there
will be a heavy surplus at the end of the
current tlscal year. The treasury now
has a cash balance which would enable
It to meet all ordinary demands If there
should be a dellclt for the next two or
three years. There Is no doubt, there
fore, that a further reduction In taxation
can be safely made.
MOST CUXSlDEli ALL SIDES.
It Is given out by olllcers of the Renl
Estate exchange that In the future peo
ple Invited to address that body will bo
expected to conllne themselves to pro
jects designed to promote the city's ma
terial advancement and to keep clear of
Its woes, real or Imaginary. "If people
cannot look at the bright side of things,"
the president is quoted as saying, "they
can at least keep their mouths shut and
let those who do see bright things ahead
do thu talking."
We doubt seilottsly, however, whether
the Ileal Estate oxcliaugo or any other
organization, truly bent on Improving
Omaha, cMn follow out any such rule of
action. While there Is no call for any
one to dilate upon our woes, our draw
backs mid abuses must be pointed out
before thu remedies can be applied. In
order to keep Omaha well toward the
front In the procession of progressive
cities we must have mentors to warn us
when and why we lag behind. The
snilor who shuts his eyes to the breakers
and rocks In front Is much more liable
to suffer. shipwreck than the sailor who
keeps a sharp lookout and marks every
new danger on his map as it appears.
With respect to the welfare of the city,
the same Is largely true. The functions
of the Heal Estate Exchange cannot lie
satisfactorily performed unless It keeps
on the alert for every sign of retrogres
sion or even of standstill and constantly
ready to remove the obstruction.
It may be unpleasant to have our
faults pointed out, but It Is tho true
friend who gives timely warning and
advice. The optimist who enthuses ny
with hopeful anticipations has his part
to play and Is a necessary factor In the
motive power of progress, but the city
will go forward faster that looks upon
all sides, good and bad, and guides Itself
accordingly.
Notwithstanding all the statistical ex
hibits that may be prepared, owners of
real estate in Omaha will not be per
suaded that their tax burdens are less
than they should be. People who own
property In various cities are, as it rule,
best able to judge as to the weight of
taxation. The question Is not what the
rale is on the valuation which purports
to be a certain percentage of the true
value, but what the actual amount of
the tiix Is on a plecu of property bring
ing a certain rental lu Omaha as com
pared with a piece of property bringing
the same rental In another city. On
such a comparison the Omaha realty
owner has good grounds to complain
that real estate is loaded up with an
undue proportion of the expenses of
government.
The falling off In hog receipts nt west
ern packing centers last week as com
pared with previous ones would seem
to indicate that the stampede caused by
the hot. dry weather earlier In the sea
son, had about run Its course. While
past receipts have been above the nor
mal for the season they have not been
sulllclently large to drain tho country of
hogs by any means. The falling off Is
rather an added evidence that there will
be more corn In the country than antici
pated a mouth ago and owners of stock
are disposed to hold them for normal de
livery. Nebraska's export corn will bo
short, as compared with other seasons,
but there will be plenty to carry through
and mature its stock.
Tim Nebraska Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics is going Into au extended and
detailed inquiry as to statistics of di
vorce In Nebraska and proposed reme
dies for the divorce evil. The inquiry
will doubtless furnish much Interesting
and suggestive material, but what It
has to do with tho Industrial progress
of tho state Is certainly very remote
and tho bureau has tostretch a point
to bring It within the scope of Its
functions. There are many more perti
nent and pointed subjects of Inquiry to
which the limited funds at the disposal
of the labor bureau could be more
profitably devoted.
Tho departure of State Treasurer
Stuefer from tho state without respond
ing to tho demand of the republican i
convention for an exhibit of the
amounts and whereabouts of the public
money lu his custody Is to bo regretted
if it means that tho statement is to lie
withheld until his return. While no
one questions the safety of the. funds
In Mr. Stuefer's possession, the rule of
publicity enunciated lu the republican
platform should be enforced with uni
formity on all public treasurers, with
out discrimination.
Clour the CintPN.
Philadelphia ledger.
Our Immigration law cannot bo too soon
amended.
Score Oiip for Colniril Man,
Indtnnnpolls News.
It must not bo forgotten that tho man
that first comprehended the situation and
felled the assassin with a blow was a
negro.
No Tlm- for ArKiimcnt.
Washington Star.
The South American republics do not glvo
themselves time enough between fights to
permit any extended controversy over where
tho glory belongs.
In thr Mulii I'lrrnt.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Schley court of Inquiry, however pro.
found and' searching it may bo, cannot re
move tho fact that Admiral Schley was an
exceedingly active person nt the battle of
Santiago, and cannot make It possible that
Admiral Sampson was within shooting dis
tance. In the minds of the people, who
are so busy that they are anxious to get at
facts and conclusions directly and speedily,
these arc tho salient points. Collateral de
tails are overshadowed by tho main event.
I'ri'Vciitltiu Hiillriuii! Aeelilcnli,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Many years nso Punch stiRncstcd humor
ously that railway accidents might bo pre
vented by tho ,ilmplo expedient of tying a
uirector to the pilot of every locomotive
The sainu Idea has been adopted seriously
In South Africa. One of tho Important
burghers of Pretoria Is compelled to ride
upon each train on the Petersburg railway
as a precaution against tho wrecking of
trains by Uocr sympathizers.
A 1'orunllrii liii'lilcnt.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
An attempted assasslnntlon of thn nro.t
dent of tho United States little remombered
now was thnt of Andrew Jackson on Janu
ary 30, 1833, by ttlchnrd I.awrcnco ns tho
former was leaving tho rotunda of the capl-
wi nuer aueniiing the funeral of a con
gressman. Lawrence snapped two pistols
nt tho president, but the percussion raps ex
ploded In each caso without Igniting the
powuer. Lawrence was found to be In
sane. Why u fins I'lnnt Tnllcd.
Uuffalo Express,
The turning over of the Toledo munleln.il
gns plant to n prlvato corporation Is hailed
aa a failure of municipal ownership. The
eiani was sold for Jfi.&eo, although it had
cosi nearly Jl.500,000. That docs look llko
n onu record. Tho troublo, however, was
that this was a natural gas plant and tho
territory from which It drow ens hnd fnii,t
In the circumstances n private corporation
must have been forced out of business also
nnd probably tho pcoplo would have had to
pay mucn more dearly for Its losses than
thoy have paid for tho Toledo municipal
plant.
Strel TruM l.iiimrft.
Minneapolis Times.
Vhilo wo are counting the cost of tho
strikes In the steel troubles It Is not amiss
to point out that n fall of ono point In tho
prlco of Steof trust stocks means a loss
of $10,000,000 to holders thcrcof-lncludlnc
tho margin men. who hold thn Btocks only
In a llRuratlvo or tentatlvo sense. At ono
period of tho strike tho Steel trust stocks
showed n loss of thirteen points, or of $130,
000,000. Tho moral of this would seem to
bo that the trust can afford to yield In
some directions bettor than It can nfford
to bo obdurate. Tho present strike will
probably fall. A spirit of fnlrness and con
nervation on the part of Messrs. Morgan,
Schwab and other managing magnates
would go far to make another strlko a
thing of tho far future at least.
KlRht A km I n M tho Tipping System,
Atlantic Journal.
We do not wonder nt tho crowlnc nrotenl
against the tipping system. It has becorao
so prevalent In this country as to try tho
patience of tho public and to koep up an
almost continuous raid on Its nurse. Tho
public Is largely to blnmo for this, for with
out its encouragement tipping could never
havo gained a hold ns n national custom.
Tho tipping hnblt Is strengthened not only
oy general observance, but by tho hard
looks that aro cast by observers ns well as
tho disgusted waiter or porter at tho man
who refuses to glvo a tin. Tho ccnernl
public Is In league with the tip taker. Ho
is nacKerl up even more solidly by proprie
tors of hotels and restaurants, superin
tendents of clubs arid sleenlmr car nrndniu.
Ono of tho latter recently declared that the
porter "Is entitled "to his tip bocauso he
earns It." Hut tho'roal reason why the
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Is because porsons Sho travel mi.pl, nnrt
thoao who live at hotels find that it pays
mem io give tips. 'T0 man WMO fance,
a certain cut of meat or has a favorite dhh
cannot usually count on getting Just what
ho wants unless hd tips. Ho often gives
with a scilso that ho Is being gouged, but
ho thinks thnt It pays. Selfishness is be
hind tipping quite ns much as generosity
or wubscrvlcnce to a general habit. For
these r.casons wo aro convinced that the
nntl-tlpplng movement will not succeed, at
least for a long tlmo to come.
IMlOfiltKSS IX Sl'IKJKHY.
I'roKPiit .Modioli Coiiipnreil with Thn.tr
of Twenty Vciiih Ann,
Kansas City Star.
The shooting of tho president has called
attention in n striking way to tho great
progress In surgery 'slnco the assassination
of President Garflofd. If Oulteau's victim
could havo been treated by modern methods
ho probably would havo recovered. The
wound was dangerous, but not nocessarlly
mortal.
A parallel botween tho two celebrated
caseH shows tho advance In methods of
treatment. .Garfield was shot In 1SS1. In
tho '60s Mr. Lister now n baron had put
forth his theory that tho causo of the fatal
complications that so frequently attutided
operations was tho: growth of vegetable
organisms lntrodueod Into the wound from
without This -theory was flouted by many
eminent surgeons for many years. At the
tlmo when Garfield wns shot It had been ac
cepted by only tho moat progressiva medi
cal men. Under the- old surgery nbdomlnnl
operntlons woro practically unknown. Death
from porltonltlB almost Invariably followed
any Incision into the peritoneal cavity.
Tho operators wh6 began disinfecting and
sterilizing everything Used had to proceed
cautiously In abdominal cases, for they woro
working In nn untried field. Tho first re
ports of successful ' operations had only
begun to find their- way into print about
1880.
President Garfield was shot In tho right
biuo oi tnc bacK nt about tho same level
as the wound of President McKlnley
The
bullet broke.n rlb.ond n vertebra nnd lodged
near tho pancreas. Czolgosz's ball broke
no bones, but penetrated both walls of thn
stomach anil stopped In about tho same
place as In the caso of General Garfield,
Tho surgeons In 1881 did not have tho ncrvo
to operate on tho president of tho United
States. If thuy had been unsuccessful the
groat malorlty of physicians would havo
dcclnrcd that they hnd killed him by wanton
cxporlmentlng. At thut tlmo It was con
sidered essential to find tho bullet. Now
nobody tares what becomes of It, so long as
tho damage It hns dono Is repaired.
Dr. Hllsa nnd his associates who attended
Garfield probed tho patient time nfter time,
and oven called Into use au Induction bal
ance to discover the lead. Tho autopsy
proved thoy were wholly wrong In their
Mirmlaes of tho path of the bullet, nnd that
tholr work was probably ono of tho causes
of death. An abscess had formed In the
tract where their Instrument had entered.
Doubtless tho probe had pushed dirt from
near tho mouth of tho wound further nlong.
Tho probo, when used now, Is simply to
Indicate tho direction for nn Incision In
puzzling cases, If General Garfield had
been shot In 1501 Instead of In 1S81 ho would
havo been put on tho operating table at
onco aid tho path of tho bullet would havo
been laid open. Tho wound would havo been
cleansed nnd the fractures attended to
under tho guidance of tho eye. There
would havo been no protracted search
after tho bulloU If It had mado trouble
later It would havo been removed by an
Incision from the most convenient place.
An X-ray machine would have located It In
caso the surgeons' previous examination
had left them In doubt.
A comparison of the rases of tho two
presidents shows a development In the art
of surgery bo great ns to be almost rovolu-tlouary.
Lessons of
Philadelphia
Now that tho public, ns well hs govern-
ment olliclals. are aroused by thoattcmpt
upon tUe chief magistrate's llfo, various
suggestions are made with n view to pre-
vent tho recurrence of sltnllnr crimes. Tho
omcers of the nssoclntlon composed of chiefs
or ponce in mis counirj nnu lannda hnvo
already taken steps to scctiro police co
operation In dealing more effectively with
anarchists nnd other dangerous criminals.
Attention has nlso been cnlled to tho need
for closer surveillance nnd more rigid re
striction against foreign criminals at ports
of entry, and the passagii of a general law
empowering tho authorities to act against
nnarchlsts has been suggested All theso
measures would no doubt nld In lessening
tho criminal population, but after the most
cITectlvo measures hnvo been adopted tho
peril from tho unexpected blow by tho un
known assassin will still remain. In spite
of tho unceasing vlgllanco that Is exer
cised In Europe, rulers nnd prominent men
hnvo repeatedly been laid low. Tho feeling
of security which prompted President Mc
Klnley to move about freely tinncompanicd
by sufficient protection was Inspired, natu
rally enough, by tho belief that thero was
no reason for nn nttack upon him, nnd
that, therefore, no danger existed. Thoro
should bo no peril for tho president of tho
United States under our Institutions, but
It Is tlmo to recognize the fact that thero
In grave danger. Of tho nlno presidents of
tho United States slnco and Including Lin
coin, three havo fallen by the hands of tho
nssnssln, and nil were shot. When so high
n proportion ns ono-third of tho presidents
during a given period nro attacked by as
sassins common senso suggests that much
greater enro nnd wntchfulncss Bhould be
exercised In protecting tho head of tho
government.
KIJITOHIAI. SNAPSHOTS.
Loulsvillo Courier-Journal: It la not In
dispensable to nn nssnsslnatlon that tho
victim should die. Assassination Is do
fined "to kill, ornttcmpt to kill, by sur
prise or secret nssnult."
Chicago Inter-Ocean: Chicago has tho
proud satisfaction of knowing that colored
man Pr.rkcr who dealt Czolgosz such a
strong rlghthand blow Is one of its former
residents. This helps nt present.
Minneapolis Times: The brutnl fool Is
tho worst of fools. Tho cnstlgittlon nnd
other punishment administered to men who
havo oppressed satisfaction nt tho murder
ous nttack upon tho president aro well de
served.
Indianapolis Journal: It was sure to
come. A wnslinigton inspaicn say mat
soma constitutional lawyers nro of opinion
thnt an attempt by congress to roprcss nn-
nrchy vould bo nn InvnBlon of tho rights of
tho states. Somo people seem to thlnlc
tho constitution deprives tho nntlonnl gov
ernment of tho power of Bclf-prcsorvntlou.
Now York Trlbuno: Annrchlsts who ravo
ngalnst all law have causo to bo most grate
ful to the law at present for tho protec
tion It gives them. If It wero not for tho
Inw, and for popular respect for tho law,
not nn nnnrchlst llfo In tho United States
would be worth n moment's lease. As It
1b, tho llfo even of Czolgosz Is qulto safo.
Chicago Chronlclo: Tho "yellow" news
papers which hnvo been most bitter nnd In
decent In their nttneks upon President Mc
Klnley nnd which for n year or moro hnvo
preached assassination In n guarded sort
of way aro now outdoing nil other organs
of opinion In tho manifestations of tholr
grief nnd In their sympathy for the stricken
chief' magistrate, fn this respect they re
mind ono of tho boy whoso father had died
nnd whoso mother had made such sensa
tional demonstrations of sorrow at tho
church services as to call forth remarks
from somo of tho friends after tho funeral,
which wero overheard by tho lnd, who
thereupon oxclnlmed with nn nlr of prldo:
"You ought to havo seen mo ratso 'Cano' at
tho grnvol"
Kansas City Star: Tho country should
tako n lesson from the present crisis nnd
tho renl feelings thnt nro expressed for
the president nnd for tho services ho has
rendered his country. Hereafter tho grcnt
cnrapalgns of the republic Bhould bo con
ducted with moro dignity and moro honesty.
When men aro known and Bhown to be un
worthy they should not bo spared. It Is
the duty of the press to expose them.
Hut to bo abusively unjust for tho moro
sako of pulltlcnl capital Is not only a great
wrong, but It Is shocking taste. Sick bed
repentanco Is very well so far ns It goes,
but bow much bettor It would bo If thero
woro no offenses to condono la paying be
lated tributes.
Philadelphia Record: Out of tho most
hellish evil some good may come. Tho
universal grief and tho universal Indigna
tion that followed swift upon tho knowledge
of tho nttack upon tho llfo nt President
McKlnley servo allko to show how renl nro
tho bonds thnt bind tho pcoplo of theso
states together In ono Indlssolublo fra
ternity. And the lines thnt divide us from
continental neighbors nnd tho sens thut
keep us npnrt from other great nationalities
did not for a moment separate us from tho
profoundost and slncorest expressions of
sympathy for tho stricken chief, for his
noble wifo and for his sorrowing country
men. Theso manifestations of good will
cannot go unregarded or unremombcrcd or
unconsidered In Influencing our .futuro rela
tions. Thoy make for a closer brotherhood
nmong men nnd servo to defeat tho errand
of tho assassin's bullet, however, deadly
mny havo been hlB nlm. This Is tho silver
lining to our cloud of suspense nnd sor
row. PF.HSO.VAI, NOTI'.S.
radcrewskt loves his billiards nnd bolloves
that the cultivation of dellcato work with
tho cue nlds him lu the fecllNg and ex
pression of such ' munlcnl refinements as
those of Chopin.
Tho chateau of Comlegne, wherein tho
czar and czarina will bo housed when they
visit Franco, stands fifty miles northeast
of Paris and dates back, In part, to tho
tlmo of Charlemagne.
James McOarry, '.ho original "Mr.
Dooley," who Is sick at tho county hospital,
Is resting easily and may yet recover If
Mr. Hcnncssy doesn't get into the room
and talk him to death.
Tho will of tho lato Tilly Hayncs of
llohton leaves $10,000 for tho construction
of a driveway on tho bnnks of tho Con
necticut river, near Springfield, Mass,,
where Mr. Hnyncs Inld tho foundation of
his fortune.
Captain Oscar W. Fnrcnholt, who, hav
ing reached tho ago limit, was retired from
the navy last week, entered tho servlco as
a aeaman In 1861 nnd won promotion
through continued gallantry In tho war of
the rebellion.
A. J. Dalfour, who hns Just celebrated
his 53d birthday, Is a man who J'arrlved"
nt an exceptionally early ago for a Hrltlsh
statesman. Ho entered Parllamont at 25,
was a cabinet minister nt 3S and led tho
Houso of Commons ut 43.
Carrlo Nation sat on thu bench thn othor
afternoon with Police Commissioner Devery,
who was hearing complaints ngalnst officers.
Tho Kansas woman Insisted on questioning
the nccused policemen, though warned by
Devery to koep qulot. Finally ho lost his
temper and said "Look horn, Ciurlo, If
you don't shut your faco I'll throw you
out." This threat was sufficient to keep
Mrs, .Nation quiet until tho trials were
over.
the Crime
Public Ledger.
The news from Washington Indicates that
the federal secret service will undeitako
to do this work In futuro with more thor -
otighuoss thnn in tho pnst. During Mr.
Cleveland's administration tho plan of the
nrlny oillcer who had charge of tho gov-
eminent bulldlncs In Washlnnton to main
tain a gunrd on tho Wulto House grounds
was wholly proper. Thrro was somo Jest
ing comment mado nt tho time, nnd ns there
has not of late appeared to bo any dan
ger menacing presidents, vlgllanco baa been
relaxed. In dispensing with detectives tho
secret service olliclals havo but followed
tho wishes of President McKlnley, who re
posed confidence in his fellow countrymen
nnd desired to move among them ns ono
of them without formality nnd parade, it
Is elenr now, however, that the secret serv
ice bureau In tho futuro has n duty to per
form, Irrespective of tho chief executive's
-wishes. Tho president of tho United States
Is not only n citizen, but while ho holds
olllco Is nlso tho head of tho nation, upon
whom gravo responsibility rests and upon
whoso safety vital questions often dv'poud.
In order that the work of tho secret serv
ice olliclals may bo mado clllcaclous pros-
Idonts must co-operato by putting a stop
to tho reckless nnd useless custom of
shaking hnnds with tho multitude. AH the
nation would glndly shako hnnds with the
president, but as It Is manifestly Impossi
ble thnt 70,000,000 should do It thero will
bo no hardship in ending tho practice al
together. Tho president of tho United
States needs all his strength for moro Im
portant business nnd while ho enn never
bo absolutely safo as long as anarchists
nnd lunatics nro nt lnrgo tho danger will
bo much curtailed it needful precautious
aro taken.
SOUVENIR FIEND ATIHOAD.
Hot (.'hnnn for Hollo of tho HiirTnto
TriiMoily.
Tho souvenir fiend Is nbrond In Huffalo
hotly chasing relics directly or remotely
connected with tho attempted assassination
of President McKluley. It has been found
necessary to plnco guards In and around
tho Temple of Music to prevent deface
ment of the building by tho throng of eager
relic hunters. Tho two trees before which
tho president stood during tho reception,
havo been stripped of their leaves, nnil
tho chair In which tho president was
placed immediately after tho shooting hns
been chipped nnd mutilated. Every nrtlclo
relntcd to tho tragedy has been nttackod by
tho souvenir fiend nnd doBpolIed nnd audi
ns wero movable hnvo disappeared.
Tho man most sought aftor nt tho ex
position nowadays Is Jnmcs Parker, tho
big negro who smoto tho nnarchlst bo
foro ho could flro tho third shot. Parker
Is employed ns n waiter In ono of tho
rostnurnnts on tho grounds. Ho Is of
colossnl build tall, broad shouldered, mas
sive limbed nnd of great muscular develop
ment, nnd Ib proud of tho honor nnd fame
he has nchleved. Tho Huffalo Express re
ports thnt Parker's buttons, shoes, hat,
riocktlc, oven bits of his clothes, nro eagerly
sought by relic hunters. Almost Imme
diately after the rcmovnl of tho president
from tho Templo of Music to tho emergency
hospital Parker appeared In tho mall near
tho West Amherst gate between the facrv
ico building nnd tho south wnll of Alt
Nurnberg. It hnd become noised nbout thnt
ho was ono of thoso who had seized the
president's nssallant nnd ho certainly was
one of thoso present In tho Templo Imme
diately nfter tho shots were fired. Groups
of pooplo promptly surrounded Tnrkor nnd
urged him to tell them uhnt ho had seen.
Parker obliged.
Tho dotatls of tho shooting as related
by Parker wero thrilling. His talo of his
own part in what followed Immediately
nfter tho shooting was not censured. Ho
vividly portrayed tho struggle when Czol
gosz sank to tho floor bonoath tho bIow3
rained upon htm. Admiration for Tarkor
grow as his experiences and his story In
creased. Eventually, somo of tho listeners
became enthusiastic, nnd when Parker
told how ho seized tho nnarchlst nnd born
him down and banged him on the floor
nnd leoped upon him nnd crushed him bo
ncnth tho weight of his chest nnd stomnch.
nn onthuslnst pushed forwnrd nnd begged
for a plcco of tho waistcoat which fnrkor
woro nnd ngalnst which tho nnarchlst hnd
been pressed when Pnrkor lenped on him.
Parker gavo tho man n piece of his wnlst
coat. Then nnothor nnd nnothor nnd nn
nthor of thoso stnndlng by wnntcd pieces ns
souvenirs. Finally, n man begged a button
from tho wnlstcnnt, nnd It was cut off with
a knife. Then nnothor mnn offorod a qunr
ter for a button,
"I'll glvo $1 for ono of tho huttons,"veald
a mnn.
Ho got a button. Thon another man bid
nnd bought, and another did likewise If
Parker had boon twenty feet tall with n
wnlBtcont reaching from his chin to his
toes with buttons on It ovory Inch of tho
way tho supply would not hnvo been suffi
cient for tho demand. A woman conceived
tho whim thnt sho must hnvo the nccktlo
that Parker wore, while another woman
wanted a lock of his hair. Parker laughed
and Bald that ho feared ho could not glvo
her n lock, hut ho might bo willing to spare
a kink,, for Parker 1b soraowhat of n wit.
Evoniuntly, this crnzo for clothes be
longing to tho big negro becamo bo pro
nounced thnt two'iuon appeared nnd wanted
to buy tho shoes that Parker woro ho
causo It wns snld thnt with thorn ho had
kicked Czolgosz nnd hnd stamped on his
faco. Tho prlco offered for each shoo wns
snld to havo boon $5 nnd ono of the men
remarked that ho would havo given $25 if
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necessary nnd that ho would havo glvm
$1,000 If Parker or auyone eUe had mhuii.. ,1
tho llfo out of Crolgomz without top,.nig l i
think about his shoes,
Others hnve been vceklng to buy Puiur j
'coal und Ills tl miner, while u r ... n '
' Minnesota has written asking for h - i ' .
1 graph. It Is said that Parker did in ... '
I as much by the opportunlt) io i-oumu i. s
I clothes Into cash ns ho might Unw d n
There has been somo talk Unit ho m "
Ro on the stnge. Mnny of the visitors to I
i .in-American exposition, on onurii;
restaurants on tho ground havo a.-ki I
whether Parker worked thorn or. If not.
where ho might bo found.
Thero is nnnthcr popular person on tho
j grounds or tho exposition who finds peopli
Bca,cl"g io g(t a sight of him nlso sin
the shooting of tho president. He Is Prlva'.
Frank O'llrlcn of the Seventy-thltd Cons
nrtillery, the man in whose custody the
pistol used by C.oIkokz was found after th
excitement was all out and tho president
hnd been mnde ns comfortable ns possible
Private O'llrlcn has tint miked vorv much
about his part In th" scthpr of the tragedy
but those who wore present vividly recall
seeing hltn ns he struggled on the floor with
Czolgosz. If Private O'llrlcn, lu addition
to grappling with tho pistol nnd pumnul
lug tho prostrate anarchist, roui.i lmo
drawn his bayouot from Its ah. .rh th
prisoner nt police headquarters niicii
now no eating tnroe run moms it daj
craze for souvenirs has not moloslrd l'rii r
O'llrlcn to tho extent that It has vl ,t
Parker. Hut In due tlmo it Is not unllki j
that tho plucky nrtlllorymnn will find th.n
ho, too, can turn his surplus wardrn'.n
Into cash nnd decline an offer to go upon
the stage.
nitiniiT and iuti:iv.v.
. Chlcngo Tribune:
"Paw. where In tho
Dad plncov
"Mv son. It Is nlwnvii within Imlf n
of any town where lW. Sum Jones hap
pens to be preaching."
Detroit Frco Press: Dinwiddle Tho
American potato bug Is snld to have U
vndod England,
Van Urnnm Well, If England win kn .
him thero all will bo forgiven.
Phllndelphla Proas: "Pa, vvhv do thf
call thoso melancholy days?"
"Well, one reason, 1 guess. In thnt these
nro tho days when most people arc buck
from their vacations nnd can figure up Junf
how much It cost 'em."
Clovolnnd Plain Denlor: "I boo that thn
Into lioirn l.orlllard Is credited with -uylng
that $1. (mo a day whs tho lrast sum on
which n gentleman could possibly llvo."
"Well, say, that makes mo about JW3
short of beliiK n gentleman."
Judge: Johnny So you got Inter de show
for nothing?
Jlnitnlp Hotelier life! I rnrrlod do man
ager's grips up from tho train, blacked his
boots, brushed his clothes, run half a dozi'ii
errands for him and peddled handbills for
six hours and ho guvo mo a tlckot for noth
lug. Chlcngo Nows: She Lovo Is llko a po
tnto. Ho Hocnuso why?
She Hecnuso It whoots from tho eye.
Ho Oh. I though porhnps It was bocauso
pairing makes It less.
Brooklyn Eaglo: WMIo nooriim Pa
Mr. Hocrtim (desperately) I will only nn-
swor ono question, AVIIllam, and then you
mimt 20 to bod.
"Willie Boerum Well, then, pa,, why don't
tho storks migrate south ovory winter llko
tho other birds?
Dotrolt Krco Press: Ilo-AVhnt In tho
world did you tell your father I had hissed
you for?
She IIo nsked mo how far nlong I'd got
Phllndelphla Press: "Now thnt you'vo In.
herlted half n million you'll reform, of
course." cuid tho good man.
"Well, I shnll certainly never bo n thlof
ngaln," replied tho hardened criminal
"Ah," but tho old habit! Do you think
your good fortuno will ehnngo thnt?"
"hure. It will innko It kleptomania."
Chicago Trlbuno: Tho man who hud
rocked tho boat and turned It bottom up
ward was clinging desperately to Its slip
pery keel.
Half nir hour passed away.
"I can't hold on any longer!" ho gasped,
"Tholi sunnoso you lot vourxoir iinwn nn.i
w-ndo out." suggested tho othor man. who
hnd boon standing on tho ground all tho
tlmo and apparently struggling to keep his
head above water.
'. "it's only about four
and u half feet deep hero I nm sorry to
nn v. 1
IN SCHOOL DAYS.
John Grecnlcuf Whlttler.
Still sits thn schoolhniiso by tho road
A ragged beggar HUiinlug;
Around It still tho sumach? grow,
And blackberry vines aro running.
Within tho mnator's desk Is seen
Deep scarred by raps official:
Tho warping lloor, tho battered seats,
Tho Jucliknifo'u carved Initial;
Tho chnrcoal frescoes on Its wnll;
Its door's worn sill, betraying
Tho foot thut, creeping slow to school,
Went storming' out to playing!
Long years ago a winter sun
Shone over It nt sottlnci
Lit up Its western window panes,
And low-envos' ley fretting.
It touched tho tangled golden curb
And brown eyes full of grieving
Of ono who still her steps delayed
When nil the school wero leaving.
For nenr her stood tho little boy
Hor childish fnvor singled;
Ills enp pulled low ilium a faco
Whoro prldu nnd shamo wero mingled,
rushing with restless foot tho snow
To right and loft, ho lingered
As restlessly her tiny hands
Tho bluu-chcckcd apron fingered,
IIo snw her lift hor eyes; ho folt
Tho soft hand's light eurosslua.
And hoard tho tremliin of her voico
As If a fault confessing.
"I'm sorry that I spolt the word:
I hato to go nbovo you,
HocaiiKo"--the brown oyes lower fell
"Hecnuso, you see, I lovo you!"
Still memory to a grny-hnlrod mnn
That sweet ehlld-faco Is showing
Dear girl! tho grasses on her grnvo
Havo forty years boon growing.'
II lives to loam, lu life's hard school.
How fow who pass above him
Lament tholr triumph and his logs,
Llko hor bocauso they ..e him.
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