Nebraska Newspapers

    IlER OF COLORADO IS
|for the bill.
the measure highly.
I inanclal Tolley of the Ad
ami Gives It <lut That
rr(,„oy Hill on the Admln
,, ion's lines Can !’»•» »t
lH so,,ion of Congress
Other Capital News.
, r,,\ Jan. 14.—The senate
iv(.re well filled to-day in
of a speech by Mr. Gor
lin; currency question, in
was thought he would an
ideas of the Democratic
ai5,l because Mr. Quay of
...uia was expected to speak
... tax. The latter had
„ his desk a roll of manu
hivh looked like one of his
and carefully prepared
Mr. Wilson of Iowa ap
I lie floor for the first time
.,,11. after a long illness.
,. |ostar of Louisiana was
., tioor, being introduced by
ivi.ard.
routine proceedings were
way Mr. Cockrell called up
deficiency bill and the
officer, Mr. Harris, ex
.... parliamentary situation
VI from yesterday. Mr.
, ii r d an amendment to the
. printing funds for collect
i i.vine tax to permit the ref
ine question of the legality
. ,o the courts, the chair had
:he amendment on a point
Mr. Hill had appealed from
;l of the chair and Mr. Mor
i to lay the appeal on the
i order’to permit senators to
vuss the income tax, Mr.
reed to withdraw his tno
! • ,is postponed a vote on Mr.
vmI.’
; i r of Colorado then ad
s' senate in support of the
He pointed to the large
j deficits, which had been
i,met by bond issues. The
prlv was down to $77,000,000,
is rapidly disappearing. Any
r n to do away with the in
is. therefore, should bo accom
uy a plan to increase the
i - lie gave it as his opinion
ir income tax would become
i at. even though it was limited
;..-ars by the present law. He
a that it was such an equitable
: the people would insist upon
fln-rance. Import duties could
; at so high as to entirely keep
Anil without these high
there was certain to be a
hi revenue. It was essential,
re. that some middle course
be adopted and the income
- the juatest means of taking
ttr-e. lie spoke of the vain
uthss efforts of the executive
of the government “to do
i nsrtn relieve the present dis
f tne government and the peo
It allows, ne said, that the
“t branch was in the wrong
bfier spoke caustically of th
i1 of banking coming from th
department.” He referre
snrient reports that the bit
reread off in fifty minutes t
vrnpher. “I wish to show a
? et to this bill,” said hi
a',‘t does, from such hig
*’Ut if such a measure cam
uiy senator or member, if
r”m an-v l’°pulist, it would b
as the height of lui
,! ■ declared that the cui
proposed to inaugural
1 era of wild cat paper. It vii
e'cvy principle of finance i
™by or any other. He rid
l, !.* about an “elastic” an
“v currency, while bankin
“.ions had charge of the ela:
1 here is about six weeks r(
- >0 tins congress,” said hi
'os any person seriously bi
• ic a revision of this vast cu
iiiie-*l\vian be apcomPlished i
• ' ..v then is congress an
■ stlrred by these frant
lum tlie treasury?”
SET BACK for hatch.
“rlslnal Packs
1 l“ lP b.v Fillbnsterlng.
r"N' 14-About twei
crowded into the area
■ “e speaker’s rostrum at t
V,': ,esession of the hot
h,,P« o* getting bills
-'mnee through by ana
ii ’ch ’ ciUt-aU 'vere uns"cce
_ h- chairman of the co
^ agneuitnre, calied up
,V 11 the provisions i
tne.
Marine W 1\fluor law to
allow'’statesTo™1 packaeM,
I“jwere mlto exercise their
■e. imitation ,oloomat'f.rarine,
-■se im™, or imita
dthey liat^'S'ualpack
't u‘e state?, ib manufac
>■!. The bill 6re the>' "ere
'-n re?,,,-!11 Precipitated a
SV&rSVKys
„,le then triedUt? bVaS re‘
/'■ question ord-re? h,ave the
•r‘? t'v Mr ?,,rred- but fili
;> till the „ ' um consumed
11!"! the bill went?11" llc>ur ex
li'.Use tb/ . nt °fer.
[V'^P'es^n ^Pthe bill to
st'ortly befo-p o af1<J il "'as
''■ “'■s was susn ° c °ek pub
t:"re Oliver,d cfne?bed and eulo
c,,0rr;d°e the late Rep.
6 t*. bhaw of Wis
'Jan- U—L. M
■ l>'lal'for petit?1"' M :
i(i ni?ht by han-the COU
b chain. ’ ne him
W s*u“"-“.Cl*”
ming,
HAWAIIAN NATIVES UNEASY.
Ramon of • Modlt otod rprlalng—Foai
Loaders Arrested—Haleh'i Mission.
Honolulu, Jan. 5.—The prinoipal
topic here is the rumors of a medi
tated uprising of the natives, but so
far it has not materialized. The
trouble seems to have com
menced on New Year's night,
vv hen a few agitators warned
many of the natives to keep
away from the saloons. This they
did not do, however, as it is the great
feast day of the year with them. On
the 3d instant the police were more
than usually alert, and agitators also,
apparently, for reports of the gather
ings of natives came to the police sta
tion from various directions. The po
lice arrested four natives, but noth
ing was proved against them.
Outside of the extra activity in the
police department the government
does not appear to take any notice of
the reported uprising. It is said that
one of the natives under arrest has
made a confession implicating several
Royalists, who will probably be ar
rested.
A British steamer has arrived from
Yokohama with 500 more Japanese
for the sugar plantations. These
men are under contract for five vears
at #12.50 per month—a reduction of
#2.50 on previous contracts.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hatch
leaves to-day for Washington to meet
Minister Thurston. After discussing
the matter of annexation Minister
Hatch will decide on whether to try
to have the matter of annexation
brought up again at the present
United States congress. If so he will
stay during the session and make a
combined effort with Messrs. Thurs
ton and Hastings. He is president of
the annexation club, and a leading
lawyer here.
The report is current that a few
days ago some of the most prominent
advisers of ex-Queen Liliuokalani in
formed her of the impossibility of
restoration to power by force and by
their advice the ex-queen forwarded
by this steamer a petition for allega
tion to President Cleveland, at the
same time asking the United Stales
government for a life annuity for
herself.
No Financial Action Taken.
Washington, Jan. 1 4.—The meeting
of the senate finance committee to
day was devoted to a discussion of
the Vest and McPherson financial
bills which were presented yester
day. No action was taken and the
committee adjourned until Monday,
when it is expected that Mr Jones
will present a third bill. It was
stated the prospects of financial leg
islation had not been brightened ma
terially by the meeting. Senator
Jones was not present.
Must Give Up Ills Secret.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 14.—Judgi
Stone of the common pleas court to
day ordered an attachment issued for
Attorney W. I. Shupe, who a few
days ago testified before the coroner
that he knew the murderer of General
Freight Agent Cavan of the Valley
railway, but declined to tell the
name of the party on the ground that
he was a client. The court decided
that Shupe must give the information
or be held for contempt.
Uruguayans Sbot Down.
Buenos Ayres, Jan. 14.—A detach
ment of Brazilian troops which was
hotly pursuing a number of insurg
ents in the province of Rio Grande do
Sul crossed the Uuruguayan frontier.
A force of Uruguayan troops opposed
the advance of the Brazilians and the
two detachments opened fire on each
other with the result that one Uru
guayan officer and three Uruguayan
soldiers were killed.
A Woman Murderer Insane.
Perry, Ok., San. 14.—Miss Sara!
Aired, who shot J. T. Lucky dead
near Cleveland Tuusday during a
quarrel about some corn, attempted
suicide yesterday while being guarded
in a room at Cleveland, but was pre
vented by one of the guards. Later
she slipped out of the room and is
now at large. Lucky and Miss Aired
owned adjoining claims and the two
were engaged.
Attack on Wolcott.
Denver, Col., Jan. 14.—A resolution
has been introduced in the bouse
whieh will be taken up for considera
tion Monday declaring that no person
should be sent to tho United States
senate from Colorado who would not
pledge himself to sever all relations
with corporations and trusts. The
resolution is aimed at Senator Wol
cott and will, it is said, receive the
support of some Republican members.
Croher'a Horse. Seat Abroad.
New YctiK, Jan. 14. — Nineteen
thoroughbreds belonging to Richard
Croker were shipped on the steamer
Mississippi for England to-day.
Stonenell, Harry Reed and Montauk
are entered in various events in the
early spring meetiags in England and
Mr. Croker has already received the
weights they will have to carry in
the events.
Shot a« the Result of m Quarrel.
Perry, Ok., Jan. 14. —Philip Sun
field, saloon owner and politician, and
Jim Harding1, who runs a feed store
here, had a difference about a settle
ment. Early this morning Harding
left and it is said came back with a
pistol and shot Sunlield in the head.
Harding was arrested.
An Oklahoma Postmaster Involved.
Perry, Ok., Jan. 14.—Deputy mar
shals arrested Thomas J. Mann, post
master at Cleveland, and brought
him here this morning on a charge of
having tampered with letters in his
office. He is a leader in Grant county.
Major Paddock Seriously m.
Denver. Col., Jan. 14.—Major James
Paddock of Omaha, government
director of the Union Pacific railroad,
is lying dangerously ill in his private
car at the Union depot in this city.
Advices to the treasury department
from the sub-treasury of New York
repoit the withdrawal of $2,300,000
gold for export. This leaves the
amount of the gold reserve $77,474,
KING RHEUMATISM.
HIS REIGN IS OVER AT LAST,
Medical Science Drives Him from HU
Throne—A Medicine Discovered
that Rhenmatlam Can Not Re
sist—A Boon for Sufferers.
]From the St. Ixjuls, Mo., Chronlole.]
The effect of using Dr. Williams’ I "ink
Pills for rheumatism was brought to light
lately by a Chronicle reporter who inter
viewed John Ferguson of 703b South Broad
way, St. Ixiuis, who had been a sufferer
with this incapacitating disease.
“Those pills,” he said, “have proved of
great benefit not only to me but to my wife.
Strange to say we both suffered from the
same ailment, although my wife's condi
tion was much worse than mine. Noither
of us could sleep at night; we had sharp,
shootiug pains m our arms,sides and limbs,
and a continual soreness all-over the body.
What we suffered from was nothing more
or less than rheumatism. At times my
wife had to crawl up stairs on her hands
and knees, and as for me, 1 would at night
twitch and jerk despite my utmost efforts
to oontrol myself. We suffered the torture
“Butin three weeks the pain began to
leave us. My case not being as severe as
my wife’s I soon got well, but it took nearly
three months before Mrs. Ferguson could
say she was entirely free from rheumatic
pains. Of course I recommend Dr. Will
iams’ Pink Pills to all my friends.”
Mr. Ferguson's words are indorsed by T.
A. Campbell, an iron worker living on
Chouteau avenue. He too had been afllietod
with rheumatism contracted from working
in a damp foundry. He said: “One day I
was seized with chills and my doctor ordered
me to remain in bed for at least several
days. 1 began to lose my previously good
appetite, a depression of spirits, lack of am
bition, a tired feeling and even loss of mem
ory followed. 1 couldn’t keep my feet warm
and my usual ruddy complexion had givon
way to a sallow hue.
“With my family to support I couldn't
afford to be idle. I struggled aguiust my
feelings as best I could, but the best I could
do, even with the doctor's help, was very
little.
“Hearing of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I
determined to try them. The effects were
nothing short of marvelous. They made
me well, and ns a preventive 1 take them
regularly. They’re the best, medicine I
know of, and ns such my friends hear mo
speak of them.”
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give’
new life and richness to the blood and re
store shattered nerves. They are an unfail
ing spcciile for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus’ dance,
sciatica, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous
headache, the after effects of lu grippe,
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
complexions and all forms of weakness,
either in male or female. They may be
had of all druggists, or direct from the Dr.
Williams’ Medicine company, Schenectady,
N. Y., for BO cents per box, or six boxes for
*3.50. _
Every drunkard's wife knows by bitter
experience that wine is a moeker.
It takes a braver man to forgive an
enemy than to make one.
Covetousness is a more deadly disease
than cholera.
DISCOVERED BY A WOMAN.
A Mine that Is Said to Be One of the
Richest in the Black Hills.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Cramberi.ain, S. D., Dec. 10.—One
day during the latter part of last June,
William Franklin and his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Stone, happened to stroll
up a gulch in Pennington county, and
and stopping to rest, Mrs. Stone idly
broke in two a small piece of rock,
which in the break, upon examination
showed some particles of gold. A little
digging exposed more of the rock;
which, upon being panned, proved
very rich. Everybody in the vicinity,
having nothing to do, visited the spot,
and for pastime were allowed to dig
out some of the rock and pan out the
gold. As every man in that vicinity
was in bad condition financially, and
without other means for raising the
money for the proper celebration of the
approaching Fourth of July, quite an
opening was made and the proceeds de
voted to that purpose.
From this little incident dates the
discovery of gold in the Holy Terror
mine, which from day to day causes
greater excitement in mining circles.
With five stamps the owner recently
pounded out ¥3,500 iu gold in ten hours.
Much of the ore runs ¥500 to the ton.
Persistent prospecting revealed no
other place where the vein came to the
surface save this one spot, which has
been walked over every day for years.
Mr. Franklin took in T. C. Blair as
partner, and a shaft was begun, the
ore taken out being treated in the Key
stone mill, and returned value much
above the expense of sinking the
shaft. When the shaft reached a
depth of forty feet, developing a well
defined vein, which steadily improved
with width and value as depth was
gained, the owners made an arrange
ment with J. J. Fayel and Albert Ams
bury, by which they agreed to erect a
stamp mill on the property in consid
eration of a half interest in the mine.
A five stamp mill with an engine ca
pacity of ten stamps or more was quick
ly built at a cost of about $5,000, and
put in operation three weeks ago.
While the mill was being built men
were employed to run drifts north and
south from the shaft at a depth of
forty feet, while sinking was pushed in
the shaft Most of the ore milled has
been taken from these drifts. The
vein consists of marvelously rich ore,
averaging sixteen inches on one wall,
wall, with about two feet of low grade
ore filling the remainder of the vein.
The richness of this ore strike must be
seen to be believed. Nuggets of solid
gold from one to two pennyweights tc
five ounces in weight are found snugly
tucked away waiting to be brought tc
light, while large pieces of quart/, are
so bound with gold that the parts hang
together when broken with a hammer.
The first clean-up was made in the
new mill after a run of thirty-six hours.
The result was a retort weighing a lit
tle over 106 ounces, from thirty tons ol
ore taken from the mine. The second
run of twenty-four hours gave a retort
weighing 170 ounces and the third rue
of twenty-six hours gave -0:t ounces.
These three retorts are worth $10,0 oO,
and were all produced by a five-stamj
mill inside of one week from the start
The shaft has now reached a depth oi
sixty feet, and shows a larger anc
richer body of ore than ever. Parties
who have recently visited the mine re
port that it is probably the richest evei
discovered in the Black Hills.
HOW TO KKAClt THE “HOLY TF.RUOB."
Take the NOltTH-W ESTRRX LINE
F., E. & M. V. R. It. to Hermosa, Soutl
Dakota, thence stage to the mines
Stage fare $1.50.
J. R. BUCHANAN,
G. P. A. F., E. & M. V. R. R.
Omaha, Neb
OKLAHOMA’S MB8SAQB.
Oonronr It an f row Make* NsKCMtloiil of
Inttrut to tho Territory.
Guthrie, Ok., Jan. 10.—Governor
Renfrow submitted his semi-annual
message to the legislature In joint
session at noon to-day. It urns
a very exhaustive document, covering
the development and progress of the
territory . and calling for many re
forms, principal among them abolish
ment of tho fee system, the re
vision of the election laws, the buy
ing of all county supplies from tho
lowest bidder, the ciiange of the
quarantine line and the compelling
of Insurance companies to pay
the face value of policies, lie
also recommends the collection
of a heavy tax from liquor dealers, the
establishment of a territorial univer
sity for negroes and the requiring of
sworn statements from private bauks.
He comes out clearly for statehood
for Oklahoma and such part of the
Indian territory as can be secured and
asks that congress be strongly mem
orialized.
POLITICS NOT PROFITABLE.
Senator Martin'* Topeka Home May
Soon Be Sold Under a Mortgage.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 10.—Suit has
been commenced in the United States
district court to foreclose a mortgage
for 90,000 on tho home of United
States Senator John Martin.
Senator Martin has been in strait*
ened circumstances, it is said, ever
since he was elected to the sunato,
and when he returns to privato life
March next, ho will be a poorer man.
Ritchie Alone Responsible.
Washington, Jan. 10. — Samuel J.
Ritchie, who,in a memorial presented
to congress, preferred certain charges
against Judge Hicks,has left the city,
expecting to return in a few days.
Mr. Ritchie’s attorneys, Messrs. Sliol*
labargor and Wilson, and lionjamin
F. XJnttervvorth, who have been his
chief counsel in his big suit, disclaim
any knowledge of tho chargos pre
sented against Judgo Hicks except
what they learned from tho news
papers.
Protootln;;
Washington, Jan. 10.—Representa
tive Covert, chairman of the commit
tee on patents, lias introduced a
sweeping bill for tho protection of
copyrighted designs of works of art.
The display on sale of any reproduc
tion or design of any picture, statue,
map or other work of art, would,
under this bill, subject tho offender
to a penalty of 91 for every sheet in
his possession, and forfeiture of its
plates to the owner of tho work.
No Retaliation on Spain.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The negotia
tions between the state department
and the government of Spain looking
to the restoration of the minimum
tariff on American products entering
Cuba and Porto Rico have almost
reached a satisfactory conclusion.
Some minor details remain to be ad
justed, but littlo difficulty is expected
in securing their settlement.
Wyoming's New Senators.
Cheyenne, Wyo.,Jan .10 —In caucus
the Republican members of the Wyo
ming legislature unanimously se
lected ex-Senator Francis E. Warren
senator for the iong term and cx-Con
gressman Clarence D. Clark senator
for the short term.
An Editor I'alls Trout Grace.
Sturgeon, Mo., Jan. 10.—J. B.
flowell, who leased the Hallsville
Hustler from Omar D. Gray, editor of
the Sturgeon Leader, has skipped for
unknown parts, leaving numerous
creditors.
Insurance Companies May Quit St. Joe.
St. Joseph, Mo., Jan.10.—So many
incendiary fires have occurred in the
city in the past few years that some
of the insurance companies doing
business here contemplate canceling
all of their policies and withdrawing
from the city.
Fnslon In North Carolina.
Rai.eigh, N. C., Jan. 10.—The Popu
list and Republicnn members of the
legislature met in joint caucus last
night and an equitable division of the
patronage was made.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations from New York, Chicago. St*
Loots, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA
Butter—Creamery print. 19 10
Butter—1'alr to good country. 10 @ 11
Eggs—Fresh. 18 @ 19
Honey—i er fl>.. 17 '-it 19
Chickens—Dressed, per It.. 614® 6
Turkeys—Per lb. 7!4@ 8
tic> se—Per lb. 7‘/j® 8
Ducks-Per lb. 7‘/i@ 8
Cheese—Neb. & la. fullcream. 1114® 12
Lemons—Choice Messlnas. 3 75 ,f 4 00
Oranges—Messlnos,per box_ 2 75 @ 3 00
Potatoes. 60 46 65
8. potas, home grown, per bbl. 2 50 ® 2 75
Beans—Navy, hand-picked, bu 1 9J ® 2 00
Hay Upland, per ton. 9 00 Ctr 10 00
Hay—Midland and lowland... 8 00 <&1J 00
Onions—Per bu . 7» 75
Carrots—Per bbi. 2 10 @275
Parsnips—Per till. 1 75 @ 2 00
Beets—Per bbl. 2 00 @ 2 25
Rutabagas—i er bll. 1 75 ® 2 00
Cranherrries—Cape Cod . 8 50 @ 9 00
Hogs—Mixed packing. 4 20 @4 35
Hosts—Heavy weights . 4 25 kb 4 40
Heeves—Prime steers. 4 00 5 25
Heeves Stockers and feeders. 2 00 © 3 30
lieef Steers.2 80 @ 4 40
Hulls. 1 00 <4 3 1)
Strgs. 1 75 (& 3 75
halves. 1 35 © 4 25
Steers—Fair to good. 3 35 4 75
Cows. 1 2» ft 3 00
Heifers . . 16-0 & 3 00
Western Cattle. 1 50 ** 3 8»
Mieep— Lambs. 2 50 ib 3 70
fcheep— Fair to good natives... 2 30 kb 3 50
CHlCAGu.
Wheat—No. 2, spring. 58 ft 61
Corn—Per bu. 45 ft 45‘4
Oats— i er bu. 29 ft 29>j
l ork.11 62*4'ill 75
Lard. 6 87‘4ft 6 90
Hogs—Packers and mixed. 4 4^> a* 4 5*»
C attle—Com. steers to extra... 3 75 4 75
Mieep—Lamina. 2 25 4 35
fcheep— Inferior to choice. 150 ft 3 25
NKW YOUK.
Wheat, No. 2, red winter. 61 © 61M
Corn-No. 2. 52 ft 52 h
Oats—No.2. 35 ft 3 ^
Pork.12 00 12 50
Lard. 7 20 © 7 35
ST. LOUIS.
N\ heat—No 2 red, cash. 52 ft 52*i
C orn—Per bu. 43 ft 42‘*
Cats—Per bu . 3) ft 30V
liogs—Mixed packing...... 4 25 ft 4 50
t attle— Native steers. 4 20 © 4 25
Mieep— Mixed natives. 2 75 © 2 90
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2 hard... 52 © 52V
Corn—No. 2. 41 ft 4ll
Cats—No. 2. 31 ft 31V
t attle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 30 ft 3 70
Hogs—Mixed packers . 3 95 © 4 50
rlieep*-Choice western. 3 50 © 4 75
GRAND OLD PARTY.
MORE SERIOUS TROUBLES FOR
THE TREASURY.
Or»»« Danger* That Would Follow »h*
1'aMage of the Currency UIII—The
Future of the lteiiublloan l’arty—
Free Trade Democrat*.
Threaten* llanlcriiptojr.
Tho Now York Tribune urges tho
pressing necessity of preventing tho
passage of tho now currency bill and
points out tho (lungornus evils tliut
would result if it became a law:
It Is sheer nonsonso to argue that
this bill ought to be put through bo
causo tho treasury Is in trouble. Tho
fuet is that tho treasury is in trouble
boenuHO this dangerous bill is pond
ing. Its passugo would not in the
slightest respect remove tho dangers
of tho treasury, but would
in all probability increase thorn
greatly. This is obvious when it is
considered that tho now bill, whilo it
doos not formally require national
banks to change tholr basis of circu
lation, doos expose thorn to such un
fair and dostructivo competition bv
state banks that thoy would bo most
powerfully inlluenced to abandon tho
national system, soil their bonds and
organize under tho new bill ns state
banks. This would loavo them free
to continue tho circulation of notes of
less than if 10 each, while as national
banks this most profitable part of thoir
circulation would bo withdrawn. The
change would savo thorn from two
taxes amounting to 1 percent on thoir
entire circulation, which state bunks
would not have to pay. It would offer
the chflnco by convenient arrange
ments with state olllelals to get bank
into thoir own keeping as state de
posits at least u part of the guarantee
fund of ,')() per cent of their circulation
which tlie state banks are permitted
to place with a state oflicial, who can
then keep tlie fund as ho does other
funds wherever ho thinks safest, and
best, while tho national banks have
to place thoir funds with tlie treasury.
Those are but part of tho induce
ments which would operate to break
down tho national system, and to sub
stitute notes of forty-four difl’oront
kinds of state banks. One of enor
mous potency is tho opportunity to
lend money on real estate, which in
some sections would enable tho banks
to increase their capital and business
almost indefinitely, and, until tho
crash comes, thoir profits also. The
men engugod In conducting national
banks are not so ontiroly different
from others engaged in monoy lending
that they would shrink from the risks
attending loans of this character.
What restrictions stato laws may pro
vide can only bo guossod from experi
ence undor stato banking laws before
tho war, when Democratic monoy
brought ropeuted disasters. Thirty
years under tho national system have
proved that it is eminently wise in its
restrictions and safeguards, and the
disposition to overthrow these, and to
rush again into tho saturnalia of wild
cat banking, is not one which any
sober business man should encourage.
All tho iniluence which tho new bill
would exert in driving banks out of
the national systom, or to subject
them to such competition from less re
stricted and less taxed stato banks,
would operate also to cause sales of
United States bonds which tho banks
now hold. That some would surren
der circulation at onco.should tho now
bill bo passed, is only too obvious, and
tho sale of bonds by those would start
a fall in the price. Hut tho losses
liable to lie incurred by holding the
bonds too long would thon woigh too
powerfully with other banks, and so
so every sale would tend to bring
about other sales. It is not this sort
of thing which will restoro confidence
in the treasury or prevent withdraw
als of gold, or render it more easy for
the government to maintain gold pay
ments. On the contrary, it is only too
clear that tho substitute bill, not less
than tho original, would threaten na
tional bankruptcy and a profound
monetary disturbance.
Too Well Fed.
President Cleveland’s secretary
of agriculture is preaching a new gos
pel, that tho people of this country
eat too much. That is what tho
miserly old man thought when ho
gave each of his children a penny to
pay them for going to bed without
their supper and made them give it
back to him in the morning before ho
would let them eat their breakfast,
(luess the people of America, as a
class, have not suffered very much
from overloaded stomachs since Sec
retary Morton was duly installed in
office. They wore not hired to go to
bod without their supper, either, and
they didn’t have their breakfast until
the Cth of November.
Cirover » Clover M Solid Gold.
A gentleman in moderate circum
stances, who took up the occupation
of running for the presidency about
ten years ago, and who is now esti
mated to bo worth fo,000,000, with
more than two years of a good job yet
before him, has little reason to doubt
that this is a country in which any
man can make a living if he is only
willing to work for it. This is prob
ably the reason why drover Cleveland
cannot get into his hoad tho real dis
tinction between a “pensioner” and a
‘•pauper.”—St. Louis Star-Sayings.
Hack to State llank*.
Tho ultimate object of tho Demo
cratie currency tinkers is to drive th<
country back to the old system o
stato banks, under which the value o
a note depended very largely upon it:
distance from tho concern that isstiot
it. Hack of all tho tinkering arguin;
and theorizing of the currency quack
lies a determined and ill-conceale<
purpose to destroy the present nation
al banking system and replace it witl
a schomo that will unbalance tho ex*
luting safoty and equality of the elrou*
latlng medium and develop speculation
In bank notes into a Nourishing in*
dustry.
A Fr«s Tritds !roo|»m*tlon.
The executive committoo of the
Democratic party of Minnesota have
come out boldly and squarely for free
trade. In their address thoy plant
thomsolvos without rosorvo or quallH*
catloc upon tho most radical oxtreme
of tho free trade dootrlnalres—upon1,
the naked principle of a tariff for rov-1
onuo only, with all Its consequences,!
including- -‘a direct tax levied as pro-j
vidod in the constitution sulllclent to
i-oinponsato for tho tax removed.”
This position certainly has tho merit:
of boldness, as tho argument for It lias
tho merit of logical consistency If not
of practical plausibility. Tho theory
of it Is that the disastrous dofoat
which lias boon sufTored by tho Demo
cratic party is duo to tho practical re
pudiation by its reprosontutivos In
congress of tho principles of froo
t rndo declared in tho nutlonal plat
form of 1H92. Thoy have boon mon
keying- with tho falHO gods of protec
tion, and tho party whluh was exalted
to tho control of tho government in
that year on tho pledge that It
would extirpate ovory vostlgo of tho
protective policy, and turn tho conn
V. J w VWJ I'livimi |MMI\ iy, (II1U i|iB
eommorco and manufactures to the
unrestricted roigtt of British compe.
tition, wan swept away In a tom peat,
of popular wrath bocuuso it (lid not
hoop those pledges. Tho only thing
now loft for it is to go bank to first
pi'inolploa, appeal to tho oouscionco of
tho nation, and educato tho Aniorioan
pooplo in the blessings of froo trade
until they are Buliioiontly enlightened
lo rail upon tho Dcmoeratio party to
dollvor thorn from tho bondage and
burdens of tho Protection Hoodoo.
Wo uro afraid that tlio bouton and de
moralized oohorts of tho Domooratlo
party have strayed away too far from
tho standard wldoh it (lung to tho
breeze in 1H'.)2 to bo renal led to tholr
allegiance by tho toot of Mr. Smalley’s
horn. They aro tho lost tribes of tho
lioitHo of Israel. Hut there is some
thing ijuito touching In tho patient
faith of this indomitable remnant of
the chosen pooplo— under all tho ca
lamities which have befallen and still
brood over them lilco a pall—in thoj
coming of tho Messiah that is to sot'
them froo.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. 1
Wlmt tho ropubllo inn Will Do.
Somo of tho lato oxotic alllos of tho
into Domocratie party liavo boon
chirping out questions as to what tho
Republican party intondod to do, and
have been Issuing shrill domands that
wo should define our policy. Let mo
repeat what I Bald on this point dur
ing tho campaign. Wo liavo got con
trol of tho houso of representatives,
and that is all wo havo got for tho
next two years. Tho sonato will bo
evenly divided; tho president will bo
Democratic. Wo shall prevent any
more assaults on our industries, any(
more juggling with our financos, any
more crazy legislation by tho Demo
cratic party during that period. So
far as in us lies wo shall keep things
steady and try to givo business a!
chance. That is all wo can do and
that is all dint wo propose to under
take. There aro some pooplo who
cither now or lator will invito us to
present sample tariff or samplo cur
rency bills. In such nonsense as that
I hope and believe tho Republican
party will not indulgo. Wo aro not
going to bo tho responsible party in
power beforo tho 4th of March, 1897.
It would bo unwise and wrong in
my own opinion to occupy our time in
tho next congress by presenting sam
plo bills on this subject or on that, or
by passing acts designed meroly to
put tho otbor party in tho holo, none
of which could become a law and tho
discussion of which would only agitate
and injure our business and industrial
interests. If sudden exigencies should
arise during tho next year tho Repub
licans can bo roliod upon to meet thorn
in a broad spirit and to sub ject par
tisanship to patriotism, as thoy did
when thoy brought about the repeal
of the silver purchasing clause of tho
silver act. But unless those unfore
seen exigencies arise, and there seemsj
no reason to look for them, the duty,
of tho Republican party in tho next!
congress will bo substantially to pass
appropriation bills, prevent mischiev
ous legislation and agitating debates.^
and then go to tho pooplo and ask'
them for tho complete power which!
alone will enable us to pass any posi-J
tivo measures.—Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge.
Canada's Democracy.
Canada’s debt has increased eighty
throo per cent since 1878, while that
of tho United States has decreased
fifty-four per cent in the same time.
It is high time for tho Dominion to or
ganize a Republican party to take
charge of her treasury and retire the
fellows who have been playing Dem
ocracy with it.—Cincinnati Times
Star.
(irNliHm'R Own.
Some pliilosophor onco saul that:
originality was nothing but judicious
imitation. This is not always so.
Secretary Gresham’s foreign policy,
for example, has great originality,!
but it certainly cannot lie said to l>e
an imitation. As the German did
with the camel, ho has evolved it
from his own consciousness.
V lceing From Wrath to Com*.
It is now freely stated that Cleve
land's pot ambition is to bring as
many as possible of the appointive
governmental under the civil servico
rules. One sure sign of the fear of a
' Kepubliean walkover in ls'Jti.
i
[ 1 nokn Heat At a DUtancu.
When Tillman succeods Ilutlor there
i will be a great loss of beauty to tho
1 Unitod States senate. Tillman is a
- self-made man of tho impressionist
i school.