Kl.\ii AMENDMENTS ncES in the CARLISLE "currency bill. ah ern—Discussion of Some of the —..Of The.■ Being At Length «nd Decided "n ,lV Secretary Carlisle end the 'JiuB Committee’s Chairman— ,, mints Not Discussed Objec . |n»tltnteil. < urrency BUI Changes. i.itiMiToN, liec. 21. —A conference at the treasury department r in.tween Secretary Carlisle and V;IW„ Springer of the house com banking and currency rela u amending the Carlisle currency au»- before the house. K subject was gone over fully, ,,, result Mr. Springer will pro , , number of amendments de Vito remove some of the objec against the bill. One objection ‘•I,:,, under section 7 some banks ;it ),(. permitted to take the At on of 90 per cent of their stuck, while the bill limited ats„n to 75 per cent of the J .took. This would be remedied V,miring the excess, if any, to by deposit of green ^ iiudcr the existing provisions flie time in which the banks , inquired to comply with the . :l.,v may be extended for two I . and the house may tlx by , ;i,lim ut the time at a more re • , The bill will be made ti.jit bill holders of national |;, will he protected during > ■'me tbs'old banks are conform r tuo new law. Another tunend .., iu provide that the govern wi.i receive the old notes for ua. taxes ami cancel them and ii,.tex under the new law. ;jl0 conference there was no ration of three important i-aoment* which have been urged tbior of the house—the issue of „ . t.i retire outstanding green elimination of state banks , i: .-limiting of a bank’s liability r ua ii.-ses to other banks to 1 per i. Aston bond issue to retire the i - ni :ults, this will probably’be of ! a*, an amendment, but it is be i ,• i that the feeling against bond i . - w.U defeat it. The elimination s!,re banks and the limiting of in, liabilities will also be presented imii-pendent amendments. A CALIFORNIA SWINDLE. my i:»«tern Investors Said to be Badly Duped. r>\ki:hpfield, Cal., Dec. 21.—Out on • bleak desert, many miles from vegetation, water and > n the haunts of coyotes and rab x lies the site of Concord, the cacti te.’ii town that is still creating ::ie excitement among Eastern peo* u speculative turn of mind. Re :.t inquiries from a large number of 'M* to local officials and lawyers ,,vv tiiat this desert town is still be* - dsed as a means of swindling ''■••mi buyers of small means, h :> better known in the East than ,:v tor it has no local history ex* !l' being one of the worst swin v ii the West. It is managed by • •• t lueago sharpers, who have no nuifeiion with any individual or 111 here and who do all their busi ‘"■•a paper. Notwithstanding the ooitent exposures of these schemes ’he local press, victims are con* coming to light. ' "!,c >rd is situated on the Atlantic •> 1’iicillc road about four miles ^°javc and is utterly —.ess for any purpose whatever. s ,,n 1 sandy desert covered with l! -cactus and is even shunned by |s4.a,lt^ birds. The nearest ■ 1 .:*at could be used for irriga - twenty-five or thirty miles h. would have to be ‘■'.rd that distance by pipe “P hill. The land is worthless. A large nura* •'’.s have been sold to Eastern JUt filing further has ever ihere are no improve part of the property made. The ■lone, on any one will ever be '^rotation is a small cactus, lo?. creeping plant owing I- Conr;!jti°us that prevent its ^ Ihere is no morn on earth. is no more uninvit* To REPAIR a WRONC. a DU* Culled I’pua to Iteitor Braced Naval Otllcer. ■ DeC’ ~L -Senator rav,i . tlle committee .... ,al ai,ail's to-day favor ... n-eCi°irtef‘ tlle ljl11 authorizing :,n eCl t0 ^appoint John Clyde ■th 'lie relatfJ^a8ter Vne Davy, nd.-r witi" ran 1 °t lieutenant 'i'n/ that 'v*11 ,an amendment pro :;i : -'<>l thelisiOUH be P,aced at "» the navy Vst* T*dlsrnissed lindin.r J . „ January on - ot a court martial on hi* ar ce. ‘ The ‘snort ^1° n s than ev< !riJ the "eather ®n Ple“tift C^an.l party wu Thd- The pres ,or Washington. lta'e to-morro' w£y£L* Ky<'at7,me”t Ua'' !:’ative council of h^' ,'1'~The !1(,ed that the t f th® U- A- R neilt ef the G '“inth encar Ure <'unn„ th; „• “• w°uld be h ■ea-hor s. ' gi eelc beginning 8 ’•*? fixed, but th*aCt dat0 has jreiab.y Wn-in S® eneampment v ^I'anon of the rhV.he Uth- n occurs St»nt ^attanooira l ‘.“'V>h to£,nt,?„.th6.enC „.--ltw*llwUb t«me t0 the en ijj rcaa°n ii w&_ g,° lhere also. V e nf the encaLdec,ded to Bs 0lri^may w puent 80 tha * together FINANCIAL ARGUMENTS. Sparry and Brmlns Spaalc In tha noaaa on tha CarlUla BUI. Washington, Dec. 21 —When the house met at 11 o'clock this morning’ Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky, re ported an urgent deficiency bill ap propriating $309,000 for' the census, 1125,000 for salaries and' 9175,000 for printing the report. Ile'stated that unless this supplementary, bill was passed immediately the vvbrk of the census would stop. Mr. Cannon of Illinois, prevailed on Mr. Breck inridge to accept an am^ddmont ap propriating $125,200 for the- feos of jurors (also included in the former bill) and as amended the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Sickles of New York a bill was passed without de bate to pension the widow of the late Major General Nathaniel P. Banks at the rate of $100 per month. Mr. Outhwaite then presented a joint resolution for the usual holiday adjournment to begin Saturday and end Thursday, January 3. Mr. Eng lish of New jersey arose with the in tention of offering an amendment to adjourn to-morrow and when Mr. Outhwaite cut him off with a demand for the previous question he gave no tice that he would demand a vote. The vote developed a presence of 45 members and when Mr. English made the point of no quorum, Mr. Outh waite withdrew the resolution. The house then went into commit tee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the currency bill, Mr. Sperry of Tennessee taking the floor in support of the measure. He said that while personally he did not favor the revival of state banks, ho would be willing to acquiesce tinder the conditions imposed in this bill in order to secure the other good feat ures of the measure. He was a be liever in the safety fund principle, because it insured the prompt re demption of the notes without ex pense to the holders. It made the notes practically a national currency. Mr. llrosius of Pennsylvania, who followed in opposition, said the other side presented a strange spectacle. In the midst of the dissensions even those who declared they were in favor of the bill admitted that they were opposed to every section of it. At 2 o’clock when Mr. Brosius con cluded his argument, according to the special order the exercises in con nection with the reception and ac ceptance of the statues of General John Stark and Daniel Webster from the state of New Hampshire began. There was not a large attendance. OPPOSE CARLISLE’S BILL. At Least Eighteen Democrat* In the House 1V111 Vote Against It. Washington, Dec. 21.—An unex pectedly strong1 opposition to the Car lisle currency bill now before the house is disclosed by the list of those who have asked for time to speak on the measure. Two lists have been made, one for members of the bank ing committee who wish to be heard and the other for members not on the committee, The committee list shows the members divided on party lines except Representative Ellis, Democrat, of Kentucky, who has asked for time to speak against the bill. The other list shows fourteen members who will speak for the bill and thirty against it. Of the thirty against it, eighteen are Democrats. The list of speakers is as follows: For the bill—McCreary, Pendleton of West Virginia; Ilvnum, Talbert, Berry, Lane, Hrickher, Sales, Car ruth, Tracey, Livingstone, Oresham, Coombs, Stockdale. Against the bill—Dingley, Repub lican, Sibley, Democrat, Hendrix, Democrat, Rowers,Republican, llland, Democrat, Coekran, Democrat, Hatch, Democrat, Beltz.hoover, Democrat, Colleen, Democrat, McLaurin, Dem ocrat, Bryan, Democrat, Daniels, Re publican, Weadock, Democrat. Pow ers, Republican, C. W. Slone. Repub lican, C. K. Bell, Democrat, Lacey, Republican, Maguire, Democrat, Richardson of Michigan, Democrat, Newland, tSilverite, Dolliver, Repub lican, Simpson, Populist, Tence, Pop ulist, Boen,Populist, Cooper of Texas, Democrat, Ilolman, Democrat, Rol lins, Democrat, Neill, Democrat, .1. C. Bell, Populist, Little, Democrat. All of those for the bill are Demo crats. Those against it are: Democrats, IS; Republicans, 7; Pop ulists, 4, and Newland, Silver, 1. >’o Change in >ouate 1 ale? Liknly, Washington, Dec. 31.—The senate committee on rules was in session yesterday, attended by all members, but nothing1 was done looking to a change in the rules and the greater part of the time was devoted to the consideration of questions connected with the work of the senate, with which this committee is entrusted. Senator Gorman announced himself as adverse to any amendment to the rules and the two Republican sena tors Aldrich and Mauderson. opposed a change at the present time. A I olltlclan Id a Scandal. Darned, Ivan., Dec. 21.—Suit was filed in the district court by W. T. Iventon against Dedru Silvey,. chair man of the Jerry Simpson Democratic congressional committee, for 810,000 damages for alienating the affections of Mrs. Kenton and causing separa tion. Kenton is a painter. Silvey formerly lived at Salisbury, Mo., and is a man of family. A I'ostmaater Betray* HU Trait. Washington, Dec. 2i. —'The arrest of Postmaster T. II. Hutton of Dossier, Da., by Postofilce Inspector Fry was announced at the postoffice department to-day. He is charged with rendering false accounts to tho department. An Excursion Train Derailed. Schoolcraft, Mich., Dee. 21.—A Chicago and Grand Trunk excursion train loaded with Canadians bound for Winnepeg, was thrown from tho track here to-day. The engine and baggage car were wrecked and tho baggageman injured, but none of the passengers were hurt Four lteapite* for a Murderer. Washington, Dec. 21.—The presi dent has respited for the fourth time Thomas St Clair, who was sentenced to be banged in California for a mur der committed on the high seas. IT WILL BE AMENDED. Carlisles* financial bill to BE DOCTORED. t Is Probable that Quite a Number of Changes Will be Made—Secretary Car lisle and Speaker Crisp Consult Regard ing the Matter—Mr. Carlisle Further Points Out the 8afety Provisions of Ills Measure—Other News and Notes From Washington of General Iuterest. Reform Currency Hill. Washington, Dee. 20.—That tlie currency reform bill introduced in the house Monday by Chairman Springer of the banking' and currency committee will be amended material ly before it shall be finally passed by the house is now not only possible but probable. More than a score of members, most of them Western men, all of whom had announced their purpose to vote for the bill on the theory that it would stick in the senate, now definitely express doubts as to whether they will vote for the bill unless it be amended in impor tant particulars. Secretary Carlisle was at the cap itol to-day for some time prior to the assembling of the house, and sought Chairman Springer of the banking and currency committee, but he did not arrive at the house until Mr. Car lisle had joined Speaker Crisp in his private office. The main purpose of his visit was to put the Democratic leaders in pos session of information to overcome certain criticisms advanced against the bill. It had been urged on the floor and elsewhere that the Carlisle plan might result in loss by the government. He pointed out, however, that it was the uni versal agreement among bankers that the so-called Baltimore plan could occasion no possible loss to the gov ernment. He further pointed out that his plan had a safety fund thirty per cent greater than that provided by the Baltimore plan. From this lie showed that if the bankers were cor rect in their unanimous agree ment that the Bultimere plan could occasion no loss to the govern ment it was even more certain that the Carlisle bill now up could occasion no loss NATIONAL ARBITRATION. A Hill Having In View the Settlement of Labor Controversies. Washington, Dec. 20.—Labor Com missioner Wright has sent to Repre sentative Erdmanof Pennsylvania the draft of a bill for the national arbi tration of strikes. The measure was prepared by Mr. Wright and his asso ciates on the strike commission ap pointed by Mr. Cleveland to investi i gate the great Chicago strike. Such arbitration was recommended in the commission’s report and the bill now gives the practical details of the plan. It differs entirely from the arbitra tion bill heretofore introduced by Mr. Springer, being more elaborate and precise in its details. Mr. Erd man will introduce it in the house to-morrow. The title of the bill is, “A bill concerning carriers engaged in interstate commerce and their em ployes.” It is modeled after the interstate commerce act. It provides for the appointment by the president, with advice and consent of the senate of a commission consisting of five persons, to be known as “the United States board of conciliation and arbitra tion.” The bill provides that the syste m of arbitration and conciliation shall apply to common carriers engaged in the transportation between the states of passengers and property by rail road and by water, and to all persons and corporations leasing cars, use of such for transportation and all their employes; that the wages paid in such transportation and handling the rules and regulations shall be reason able and just, not, however, taking away the right to make contracts. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the commission that a strike or controversy' between those subject to the act is threatened or has occurred, it shall be its duty, as soon as practicable, to put itself in communication with both parties, and endeavor by mediation and con ciliation to effect a settlement. In section 33, the incorporation of employes is encouraged, and chapter 5G7, United Slates statutes, 1885-80, is enlarged so as to provide that the con stitution and by-laws of such associa tion shall contain a provision that membership shall cease by participat ing in schemes of violence, strikes, etc., and that the members shall not be personally liable for any acts, debts or obligations of the organiza The purpose is to have the bill con sidered by the labor committee of the house at an early day. There is no doubt of a favorable report on it, and it is hoped to secure consideration for it in the house soon after the holi days. Messrs. Sargent, Arthur anrl other chiefs of railway labor organ izations are now in Washington, and will be consulted concerning the measures. More Charges Against Taylor. Washington, Dec. 20.—Additional charges against C. H. J. Taylor, the colored recorder of deeds for the Dis trict of Columbia, alleging that he offered to enter into an agreement to make clerical appointments in his office and pay money to W. Elvin Chase, editor of a local negro journal, to cease the publication of attacks on him, have been filed with the Civil service commission. .forfeiture of 1.iiik1 Orant*. Washington, Dec. 20. The senate committee on pubiic lands decided to adversely report a house bill provid ing for tlic forfeiture of the land grants where the roads were not com pleted in the time specified in the bills making them, though built at a later period. Child linturauco Not Illegal. Denveii, Col.. Dec. 2 0.—Judge Gra ham has decided that the law prohib iting insurance companies from writ ing policies on the lives of children under 10 years of age is unconstitu tional and void. ANOTHER HAWAIIAN REPORT. Rnglaad Scheming to act Advantages She Oaght Nat to Have. Washington, Dec. SO.—In answer to a resolution. Secretary Herbert to-day sent to the senate the corre spondence between the navy depart ment and Admiral Walker relative to his mission to Ilawail last summer. It makes a volume of considerable size. One of its featuros is a copy of the instructions given to the admiral March -7 last before he sailed on his mission. These ordered him to fully consult with the United States minis ter at Honolulu in regard to all mat ters. lie was instructed especially to preserve striut neutrality in the event of civil war in the isiauds except to protect American citizens and inter ests not concerned in the troubles. He was also ordered to watch foreign governments clo-ely. April S3 the admiral sent a long let ter to Secretary Herbert. In this ho declared that, though the provisional government seemed secure, there was worry as to the ultimate restoration of the queen, royalty constantly alarming the natives by stories tliut the United States would restore her. He believed that a definite statement of the policy of non-intervention by tho United States would tend to a speedy settlement of all troubles. He also dwelt upon the stutus of vurious foreign settlers. Other letters from time to time de scribed the organization of the re public, declaring several times that there was no probability of a new revolution. Tho closing letter dated August 17, declared that, while he believed that the republic could maintain itself and preserve peace, he did not deem it wise at that time to leavo tho Brit ish ship, Champion, alone at Hono lulu, because British Minister Wodo* house was not above intriguing for tlie restoration of tho monarchy so as to secure tho predominance of British inlluenoe. Tho admiral de clared that Mr. Wodehouse, although holding tho position of British minis ter and transacting diplomatic busi ness with the government defneto, had been a pronounced and partisan royalist and it was currently believed that he had been in constant secret communication with Eiliuokalani and entirely in tho confidence of the roy alist leaders and had certainly lost no opportunity to embarrass tho present government, disregarding the courto sies and amenities due from one in his position. The commanding officer of the Champion had the same interests and views and was quite ready to support his minister. The admiral, therefore, held that should anv such disturbance take place, the British minister might seizi any pretext, however slight, to land the Cham pion’s force and that once on shore, their influence would be to encourage the royalists and to increase or pro long the difficulty. Should such ac tion result in tho restoration of the monarchy, English influence would henceforth control with Liliuokalani. For these reasons, the admiral deemed it wise to detain the Philadelphia and the United States minister coin cided with him. The retirement of Major Wodehouse, however, obviated the necessity of a longer stay. In closing the admiral wrote: au in 14 ‘uti, unit nuv/ui«i nut uc 1UM sight of tliat English influence is always opposed to American influence in the Hawaiian islands. It is colo nial in ils character, influenced large ly, if not principally, by trade jeal ousies, but it is a very potent factor and is strong enough to eventually influence the attitude of the Hritish diplomatic representatives, and to have its effect upon Hritish naval of ficers who remain there any length of time. The existence of this antagon ism and of its influence should always be taken into account Their expression was noticea ble during the last few days of my stay at Honolulu, espe cially before Major Wodehouse ceased to be a minister. The English and royalists were equally elated at the impending departure of the Phila delphia, leaving the Champion in port, while the supporters of the gov ernment regarded the situation with regret. Many women, especially, were emphatic in their apprehension, fearing a revival of former anxieties. “When I left Honolulu the Cham pion was to remain until the arrival of the Hyacinth, which plan keeps an English ship continually at the port. Under these circumstances an Ameri can ship should also be kept there all the time. While I would not hesitato in the least to leave the islands en tirely alone, I deem it unsafe to leavo them under British piotection. It jeopardizes our influence there and might lead to awkward compliea tions.'’ "I he Hanna* Printcrshlp Issue. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 20.—The Repub licans have raised the point that the governor, in appointing E. II. Snow to be state printer, may not fill a va cancy for a period beyond the oppor tunity of the legislature to elect, but the law governing the election of state printer clearly says that in case of a vacancy the governor's appointee shall serve the unexpired term, which in this case is until June 30, 18S).">. Mr*. Vickey Divorced. Emporia, Kan., Dec. 20. —In the district court here a divorce was granted Mrs. Fannie R. Vickey from Horace N. Vickey on the grounds of failure to support herself aud child. Mrs. Vickey is the well-known Popu list campaign orator, who at one lime bid fair to outshine Mrs. Lease. At present she is matron at the insane asylum at Osawatomie, tho position being her reward for her campaign work. Huntington Shot Illtntelf. Couxcir, Rmffs, Iowa, Dee. 20.— The theory that Huntington, the bank clerk who shot the two bond company inspectors and then com mitted suicide, was shot by other hands than his own Sundav, was ex ploded yesterday and the grand jury accordingly decided. Crashed In a nine. Keytesvii.i.e, Mo., Dec. 20—Will ! I lam Lozier, a miner, was caught be neath two tons of soapstone in a coal mine two miles east of here yester day afternoon and crushed to death. GRAND OLD PARTY. THAT PREPOSTEROUS NICARA GUA SCHEME. Nothing Cnn Kxeua* n Stan tVho Vote* tor It In tlio 1’rrscnt Condition of Affair*—Thl« 1* Not a Hanker'* tlov ernment—Cnrllaln “Not In It." 11>« Nicaragua Job. lleally, tho Nicaragua canal jobbers at Washington uro losing Homo of their fine artistic qualities in tho man agement of a boom. They should not havo sent out one day a report that the Hritlsh aggressive policy at. Mine fields was with a view to obtaining future control of tho canal territory, and permitted it to be followed next morning by on announcement that tho Nicaragua canal billH would bo pushed ournostly this win ter. Tho juxtaposition of those two accounts was too evident a disclosure of their relation to tho samo fashion ing hand. A few months ago wo had a dispatch tolling us thut agents had embarked for Kngland to dlsposo of tho priceless Nicaragua concession, and that America was about to lose it forever; followed by a gentle hint that action at the coming session might yet, save to us this boon. Then we had a cable message to tho ofTect that English capitalists were hungry for the investment, with another sugges tion that we could still head thorn off. And now the Minefields difficulty has boon “worked" by the sumo skilled hands of tho third house ut Washing ton, which has tho interest of tho Nic aragua scheme so elo.-o at heart. Is it possible that any representa tives of the pooplo cun bo so unfulth ful to tholr trust as Ito dare commit this government to tnis wild and ex travagant scheme? Tho St. Paul Pioneer Press sees cause for alarm in tho fact that the Nicaragua job has obtained so largo a hold upon the press of different parts of tho country, attacking it through ulloged local in terest and through tho weakness of tho American imagination for big projects. We have boon obliged to borrow $100,000,000 during the last year to pay ordinary exponsos. There is no immediate prospect that wo w ill bo on a paying basis for somo time to come. Wo are now trying vainly to adjust our affairs with tlm Pacific railroads that wore subsidized for private profit. Yet in this con dltion of tho treasury, and with this warning oxamplo before us, wo are asked to put from $70,0 )0,000 upwards in a similar scheme. And this pre posterous project, which is agitated principally by a bund of “promoters," who oxpect to sneak $7,000,000 or $10,000,000 out of tho boodle through a purchase of the worthless posses sions of tho bankrupt canal company, actually has its warm advocatos and defenders in both housos. Nothing cun oxcusa u man who votes for the Nicaragua job in tlio present condition of affairs. If this country concludes that it needs a canal across the isthmus had enough to build and pay for it, we liuvo not a word to say. We do not boliove that it does; but if such a straight business propo sition wore offered and adopted, we should think it proper oven if we be lieved it to bo an unwise expenditure. But to go again, undor any conditions that may bo framed, into the business of giving the government’s guarantee to the bonds of a private corporation is simply unpar donable. It ought to be an offense against jd:o laws to suggest such a thing. To play into tho hands of the speculators who have managed the Nicaragua company’s affairs into bank ruptcy, and are now planning to got some juicy picking from tho remains, and to do all this when tho treasury is short of receipts and without re sources, is little short of a crime. The Nicaragua business ought to get its •inal black eye this winter. Fcelln;i Deep'y Stlrrc:]. Mr. Cleveland comes 1o the defense of his pot pension bureau with per haps tho most ponderous sentence in tlio message. He says: “The accusa tion that an effort to detect pension frauds is evidence of unfriendliness toward our worthy veterans and a de nial of their claims to the generosity of tho government, suggosts an un fortunate indifference to the commis sion of any offense which has for its motive the securing of a pension and indicates a willingness to be blind to the existence of mean and treacherous crimes which play upon demagogic fears and make sport of tho patriotic impulses of a grateful people.” If the length of tho period is any meas ure of the depths to which Mr. Cleve land is stirred, it is to bo presumed that some of tho current criticisms of his pension course have struck home. —Detroit Tribune. Arid I antis to tli» state*. The Transmississippi congress did a good thing when it adopted a resolu tion in favor of a grant of tho arid lands to tho several states in which they are situated. It is along that line that the true solution of the irri gation problem lies. To eacli state should lie left tho regulation of the distribution of water, but thut would not bo done if tile reclamation of the land should t.o intrusted to tho na tional government. Congress would insist upon enacting laws governing the distribution of waterif it incurred the expenso of building reservoirs and digging ditches. Congress would be incapable of legislating intelligent ly concerning irrigation, for a great majority of its members never would have the requisite information con cerning irrigation methods and diffi culties.—Denver Kepubliean. A on fceetlt. Secretary of Agriculture Morton promises to save alwut $160,00) a year to the government by discontinu ing- tho distribution of needs to fturners. Tho Itopubllcans will nave much moro than that by distributing to thoir respective homos a lot of Democratic “seeds" who draw sal* arlos in tho several dopartmonts with out rendering any compensating sor vlcoa tharefor.—Cincinnati Times* Star. Not a Hanker'* (iovarnmant. Mr. Cleveland has used his facilities for studying tho totnpor of tho Ameri can people to little advantage if he be lieves they will consent that tho bank ing interests shall bo put in charge of tho country’s welfare. Tho Haltlmoro plan Is a dangerous proposition from whatover standpoint It is considered. With the sole power to create and de stroy money the banks would very soon virtually bo tho government. Tho banks are institutions organized for private gain. In thoir place they are not only a groat convenience) blit they are a necessity. This does not argue, however, that the interests of tho general public and the very government itself should be delegated to thorn. Should they bo given authority to expand and con tract tho currency of tho country at will tho only intorost they would naturally look to would bo thut of the earning powor of money in the money market. Tho people's intorost lies in tho earning powor of commodities which uro taken in exchange for money. , The tendency of recent events has' been to centralize power in the money dealers, but tho tlmo Is not yet ripe for the delivery of our freedom to any set of money makers, and through them to Wall street and still lieyoud that to the gold monopolists ot Kng land. Thut Is what tho adoption of tho Haltlmoro plan would amount to. Mr. (’lovoland would not only give tho bunks the power contemplated by the nutlonal bankers’ convention, but be would take away tho responsibility of the general government altogether. In short, he would put tho money world against all other Interests urul let caeh side lake care of itself, with tho weapons all on or.o side, lie would inako tho banks mutually pro tective, so far us tho currency of ouch was concerned, but in reality his plani would leave tho depositor us tho only real guarantor of tho bank’s solvency. Tho depositor is compelled to tuko enough chuncos now. lie will not go! into this now partnership If ho can help himself. 1 in truth, thoro Is no feature of tho plan that will commend it to the fa voruble consideration of uny other class than those engaged In money dealing.—Kansas’T'Tty Journal. Amo Ion In L'h)n*. England take* earn of hor subjects,' no matter how humblo, no matter where they may bo. And the man who Hooka the protection of thu Eng lish (lag. whether citizen or alion, linds security under its folds so long as he shows himself worthy of such succor. With a blush of shame wo must confess that the United Statos bus never exercised her power to de fend tho rights of her citizens in other lands, and ns for the people of other countries who have sought protection under the American Hag, they huvo.as a rule, rolled upon a weak if not u broken reed. VVe are very plucky at home, but abroad we lack spirit. i Mr. Julian Ralph, writing to Har per's Weekly from Shanghai, repeats tho story of two Japanese students who, hounded down by tho Chinese, wore deluded into scoking protection under the flag of tin American consul general, Mr. Jernigan, at Shanghai. To the credit of our consul let it be said, he tried to save theso poor youths. He telegraphed our minister at. Pekin, and would have appealed to Mr. (iresham had diplomatic etiquette permitted it. But Washington hoard of it. and Gresham telegraphed tho consul-general to surrender at once tho young men who had sought tho protection of our llag. Tho Japanese students wore sur rendered and subjected for three days to tho most horrible tortures, till death put an end to their sufferings. England would have sent her whole fleet to Chinese waters rather than surrender theso men to tho savage and worse than brutal' enemy. Once tho American was a power in the Orient. Now lie is being despised. Mr. Cleveland lias much to answer for, but not the least crime of his cowardly administration is liis be coming a party to the murder of theso two young men.—New York Adver tiser. Doubly i mpoMMible. A Boston paper characterises as ••foolish” tho charge that Secretary Carlisle is using the patronage of his department with a viow to advancing his presidential chances. The Boston pajtor is right. Mr. Carlisle is well aware that no Democrat can be elected to tho presidency next time, und if such a thing were possible ho knows that his failure as tho head of tho treasury department would put him out of tho race. Cat* anti Democrat*. Scientists are trying to ascertain bj practical experiments and by photo graphs how it is that a cat invariably lights on its feet. The Democratic party is anxiously awaiting the result of tho investigation so that it may profit by it. Tho last time it fell it was with a dull, sickening th—d. Grovar’ii lame. It looks now as though tiro vet Cleveland woul.l rumble down the centuries as tho only man that ever insisted upon being president and see- • rotary of tho treasury at tho same time. The effort does not amount to i greatness, but is tegarJed as a fairly good imitation of it. I o 1 Iks. it. , Mr. Anlrew Carticgio thinks the country’s currency system is all right, it appears to have worked very well in the case of Mfc* Andrew Carnegi .'