IP1.E ALLIANCE.
BRITAIN AND JAPAN
1 VVANT OUR AID.
, rrlal Purposes Only We Muy
r„rty to Such »n Agree
I, V„u Id Scare Off European
vton, April 26.—Rumors of a
. niance are afloat among the
rps. The members of the
,;ionaI compact, if it be per
; be the greatest nations of
•ats of Europe, Asia and
I n other words an effort is be
|, according to diplomatic au
,,, induce the United States to
. t Britain and Japan in an al
aiinst the powers of Europe and
where else.
,,s well the disinclination of
airy to entangle Itself with for
.a'iies in defensive and offen
ces, Great Britain and Japan
:,i have suggested a mere com
alliance. Should the invitation
au'h an alliance be accepted by
rnment the mere announce
.1,1,1. it is thought, be sufficient
Russia, Germany and France
in their attempt to prevent the
action of the treaty of peace
japan and China by which
ill cede certain of her territory
it is impossible at this time
n authentic corroboration or de
11.... tumor. If such an invita
Pcen received the rumor about
l- discussed by the cabinet Is
ns correct.
m,.r Kurlno of Japan has given
vry significant interview on the
i question. He said that in his
n the commercial interests of the
I states in the east, particularly
i;in. are so much more extensive
m riant than those of Germany
nice, that it would be eminently
11, in the event of a Franco-Ger
illiar.ce with Russia to prevent
uifv initiation of the peace treaty,
o Baited States to take an active
n offsetting such an alliance.
Kurino wished it to be clearly
Fi- ud. however, that this was his
ltd . onvlctlon. He had not, he
received any instructions from his
nn-.ont, and there had been no sug
n of an official or unofficial char
frnm him to the state department
he Br.ited States should be enlist
its support. His views were the
; of his personal information of
stent of United States interests In
ist.
it' ri'inrueicmi mimesis ui me
J ?tates in Japan are very much
er than those of Germany and
:e. Fractically their Interests are
or nothing, while those of the
d States are very extensive. The
ih trade comes first, and after that
e the trade of the United States.
Duld be eminently proper, there
if the United States in consldera
cf her superior commercial inter
should offset a demonstration on
art of France and Germany, If any
move is actually made. I am pot
ally informed that it has been
. nor am I apprehensive of the
i should it be made. But In the
t of its being realized, then there
tie doubt in my opinion that the
nereial interests of the United
ps would make it expedient to take
in the issue. This, of course, would
mean that the United States was
nsagp in a fight. Its co-operation
• undoubtedly be effective without
radiial step.”
;aty may be rejected.
ins Chinese Officials Object to the
Terms Agreed To.
ndnn, April 27.—A Pekin dispatch
London Times says that Mr. John
lft'T, the American adviser of Chi
Peace envoys and the secretary
■' Hung Chang have arrived there
that the treaty of peace between
na and Japan is now before the em
,'r and his ministers. The dispatch
_inuts: “The Chinese foreign office
teruay consulted with the different
- sn legations. Many of the censors
e presented memorials against the
,5' p"nce Kung, president of the
i,n office and of the council of mln
’ ha® obtalned a seven days' ex
, slck leave. Other officials
to recommend the ratification
|hrV hlT Viceroy L1 Hun« Chang
tl ,ab'y not come here, but will
ane a .n°° lf the ratifications are
angcd there as is proposed."
OUTLAWS wear armor.
Fierce Fight Deputy Mars
, ballets Have No Effect.
ir^-April 27-Seaator ;
", ",h0 returned yesterday, g
iat‘omLa desperate hght In the
mie country between outlaws
mother,!8; a sma11 er°v«
ne n the Christie brothers and I
the omfa°f tbe dePUties shot se\
as «lW3’ but the bullets Kla
l,fch of the desperadoes i
d' '"LC0Verlng back and cl
ith the om, UnabIe t0 d0 anyt
o-m. L “ ™S' wh0 outnumb
'ad comrade'1 ^ Norman bearir
>ng a,.e n ®‘ Jhe Christies and 1
"• train aJ °Lthe band that rol
'ought te v81 " I'nnewood, and
r other train robberies. W“h & nui
£ Y'"^^i>;^r^rRobbea
HaTnfleldPriM27rIt ,s repc
Oilman. one of J” that
,|rst-•’atlonal hnru,he .dlrector3 of
,,s robbed Mona”*1 °f that clty. w
*«* a etai men?.?' tover BMOO,
r' was pernetrLUe ‘ 8 3lmilar
Oru a “Perpetrated on a New ’
V,.,. 7 weeks ago tiL
v r , u questioned here At m u
' ■Hers it v.-as naM _ At P°hce h
77 made. It is h n SUCh report
h 11 robbery “as eVed the p
“'•••n. Noy the work of es
v ' -- work n
- °ne is yet auspecte
L^lln. Mo'P°UctI "* Silver.
,hem°mCrat of thl8P^ty2h7T?e EveninS
members of the m, interviewed
ifaJhe *»ver k«?0S°Url Ie«Ula.
J-attor.111* United StaTes at‘th8e °f *H'
democrat ive RePublican ‘n* PreSent
‘nmthe V„' a"^°w RepuM?* ln '****•
Native P<!monrat8 renii Jj8. and twen
tDeC'-nd fourteen *? the afHr
kauv*.8 an^wo PopPuubkCa"n ‘tie
8AY3 HE WAS SAN DBAQQED.
Expreia Agent at Victor, Col., Declare*
He Vn Robbed ot >1,100.
Denver, Colo., April 27.—A special
telegram from Cripple Creek, Colo.,
says:
“The Denver & Rio Grande express
office was robbed of about $1,100 at Vic
tor early this morning. Express Agent
Carlin says a powerfully built man en
tered the depot shortly after midnight
and, after talking a few minutes, struck
Carlin a powerful blow, which laid him
prostrate on the floor, where he re
mained Insensible for some time. When
he regained consciousness the robber
had disappeared, the safe door was
open and the money gone. ‘I had in my
pocket,’ said Carlin, ‘the keys of the
doors leading to the Inside room and the
robber, when he knocked me down,
must have taken them, unlocked the
door and at his leisure worked the com
bination to the safe.'
“The express and railroad officials,
although admitting that the deed had
been committed, positively refused to
state the amount of money taken and
whom they suspect. Express Agent Car
lin does not seem to have been injured.
An examination of his books Is being
made.”
FIEND SHOT TO DEATH.
James Smith Deiles an Officer and I*
Instantly Killed.
San Diego, Cal., April 27.—James
Smith, a tramp, who has been working
on a ranch one mile from Delmar, a
small town near this city, was shot and
Instantly killed by Constable John
Bludworth while resisting arrest.
Smith was working at the ranch of
Hugh A. Fraser. Yesterday afternoon,
during the absence of Frazer, Smith
went Into the house and made an im
proper proposal to Mrs. Frazer, who, as
soon as possible, left the house, and,
running to Delmar, notified the author
ities. Constable Bludworth and a deputy
went to the farm and found Smith in
a stall in the barn, armed with a shot
gun and dirk. He refused to surrender
and the constable fired two shots, kill
ing Smith.
American Prisoner Released.
New York, April 27.—A special fron.
Santiago de Cube 'says: “Two Ameri
can seamen who had been imprisoned
here since Feb. 23 were released today.
They are August Bolton and Gustav
Rlchleu. The government authorities
found them in a small boat near the
coast under circumstances which
aroused suspicion that they had land
ed revolutionists on the island and were
returning to the port they started'
from. The men explained that
they belonged to an American
vessel. which was then at a port in
Hayti, and that they had rowed across
simply for their own pleasure. Their
story of mere adventure was not be
lieved.”
England Can Mot Help Queen T.U.
London, April 27.—Replying to a ques
tion in the house of commons as to
whether Hawaii is under the protection
of the United States and if it is possible
to approach the United States govern
ment with the view of obtaining proper
treatment for Queen Liliuokalanl, Sir
Edward Grey, parliamentary secretary
of the foreign office, said the Hawaiian
republic was not under United States
protection and that Great Britain did
not see any opportunity of interfering
in the matter.
Will Distribute Bulletins.
Washington, April 27.—The secretary
of agriculture will in about ten days
begin the publication and distribution
of a series of bulletins relative to the
foreign markets for the agricultural
products of the United States. The bul
letins, it is believed, will be of great
value to all persons seeking foreign
markets for their products, as it will
enable them to select the most ad
vantageous markets and give them In
advance all the information desired rel
ative to the prices asked and received
by their competitors.
Pleased with the United States.
London, April 27.—The Pall Mall Ga
zette, commenting on the trouble be
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua,
says that nothing could be more cour
teously correct than the attitude of the
United States in the difficulty, adding:
“It is a good omen for a close under
standing upon the China-Japan ques
tion. Our action may be expected to
teach the Spanish-Amerlcan states that
none of them is too insignificant to be
have decently to foreigners."
Arrested for an Old Murder.
Anderson, Ind., April 27.—Williair.
Desbenett of Muncie was arrested near
here yesterday charged with murdering
an unknown man in 1890. Henry Sey
bert of this city was arrested as an ac
cessory, and both men were taken to
Terre Haute. Desbenett denies the
charge but Seybert says he witnessed
the killing and saw the fatal blow
struck. Desbenett followed the man
and knocked him down for the purpose
of robbery. He got $14. The man died
where he fell. The body was never
identified. There is a reward of $500
for the murderers.
Canal Bill to Pass.
Springfield, 111., April 27.—An agree
ment has been reached between the val
ley people and the Drainage trustees
which will result in the passage of the
drainage bill with the Leeper amend
ment offered in the senate yesterday.
No other amendment to the bill will be
permitted. This agreement is satisfac
tory to everybody concerned. The drain
age trustees say they can comply with
it without extra expense to the tax pay
ers of the drainage district and the val
ley people as well. This is an Important
step in the settlement of the difficulty,
snd there is no doubt as to itsconsum
matlon in the senate. No swing bridge
amendment will be attached to the bill
nor will the original measure be changed
in any way except as above indicated.
Seven Men Injured.
New York. April 27.—A gang of labor
ers was employed on the third floor of
the old Metropolitan hotel when the
f<Ln ln and the men were carried
with the debris to the second floor.
Seven men were injured. Michael
Eagan is hurt internally and may die.
nuel In the Street.
Palouse. Wash.. April 27.-J. D.
Hughes and his son-in-law, Raymond'
Peiffer, fought a duel on the street vee
terday. Pelfter flred three shots and
Hughes one, and both men were wound
ed. Neither will die. The £t£ of
quarrel la not known. „ *
BANK A HEAVY LOSES
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT
PLAINFIELD. N. J.
No Clue to the Thieves, Who An
Thought to Bo Professionals—Wife
Tootlfleo Against Uer Husband—Crim
Inal Neva.
Plainfield, N. J„ April 25.—'The First
National bank was robbed of *22,765
Monday. It Is thought the theft was
committed while there were but two
clerks In the bank, when a stranger en
tered and engaged them In conversa
tion. while a confederate reached the
vault through the directors’ room.
The robbery was discovered when the
cashier, Frank S. Runyon, was prepar
ing to close the bank for the day. The
money was In two packages. One con
tained *20,000 In new bills, ranging In
value from *10 to *1,000. The other
contained *2,765 In mutilated bills.
All of the bank employes were Im
mediately questioned, and It was found
at the noon hour only two clerks had
been at their posts. At the front of the
bank receiving deposits was David N.
Runyon. His window Is at the short
end of an L-shaped counter and faces
the main street. The long end of the
L fronts on a narrow passageway,
turning to the directors' room In the
rear of the bank. The counter Is topped
with fixtures of scratched glass. Adel
bert Vail, a clerk, was alone at the
wicket. A stranger came In with a big
sheet of paper on which was written a
list of notes. He engaged Vail In con
versation, It Is thought the robbery
was committed then. The bank of
ficials believe the robbery was the work
of professions’
FLOODED BY BOGUS MONEY.
New York State the Field of Successful
Counterfeiting,
Buffalo, N. Y., April 26.—Counterfeit
money of all denominations Is being cir
culated to an alarming extent through
out this section of the state, and espe
cially In this city, which comes In for a
big share of the bogus money.
United States Marshal Peck said yes
terday: “More spurious coins and cur
rency are’ in circulation now than ever
before in my memory. Some of the imi
tations are very deceptive and gain
wide circulation, while a good deal of
the stuff Is very poor. The latter kind,
however. Is being passed, a3 the ma
jority of people seldom examine the
money they receive.
“Gangs are apparently working all
over the state, and especially In this
city. One was captured In Rochester
a short time ago, and another haul was
made In Niagara Falls. Large quanti
ties of silver dollars are afloat, out
half dollars, quarters and ten cent
pieces come in for their share. 13111s of
from $1 to $10 are on the market.'
TESTIFIES AGAINST BEE HUSBAND.
Mrs. Noah Strevel Relates His Alleged
Confession of Murder to Her.
Fort Scott, Kas., April 26.—The trial
of Noah Strevel, the alleged assassin
of his father, Stewart Stervel, near this
city March 16, was continued yester
day, and Mrs. Noah Strevel was placed
on the stand. She detailed the crime
as she alleges it was confessed to her
by her husband the night it was com
mitted. Her story agreed with what
has been published. She was on the
stand nearly four hours, and, although
subjected to a severe cross-examina
tion, never made, a contradiction. The
attorneys for the defense say they are
ready to meet her evidence, and claim
she has a secret motive for accusing
her husband.
WARNED A PLO.~.
Missouri Pacific Officials Take Measures
to Frustrate Train Robbers.
Atchison, Kan., April 26.—Officials of
the Missouri Pacific were given warn
ing of a plot to hold up the Incoming
passenger train on the central branch
between Goffs and Corning, where it
passed about midnight. When the train
arrived at Frankfort, a flat car was
placed between the smoker and mail
car, and an armed posse concealed
themselves behind the sideboards. As
the robbers did not make the attempt
It is supposed they got wind of the re
ception awaiting them and fled. The
citizens of Goff were up In arms await
ing to go in pursuit of the robbers If
necessary.
SLIGHT FALLING OFF.
Hard Times Affect Women’s Presby
terian Board of Missions.
Detroit, Mich., April 26.—Nearly 400
women from the northwest were pres
ent at the opening session of th-> twenty
fourth annual meeting of the VVoman’s
Presbyterian Board of Mlsslc-ie of the
Northwest yesterday. The welcoming
address of Mrs. D. M. Cooper of this
city was responded to by Mrs. eorge H.
Laflin of Chicago. The synodical re
ports showed in some Instances the hard
times caused a slight falling off In finan
cial support, but the general average
was encouraging. In the afternoon ad
dresses were made by Mrs. Anna Rhea
Wilson, missionary to Persia, and Mrs.
£. W. McDowell, missionary to Mosul.
In the evening the feature was an ad
dress on Africa by Rev. R. H. Milligan.
The sessions continue through to-day.
Want the Old Soldiers.
Cincinnati, April 26.—An invitation
Was extended by President Glenn of
the Cincinnati chamber of commerce,
through General J. C. Underwood, to
the distinguished guests who will be at
Chicago on the occasion of the dedica
tion of the monument to the memory
of the confederate dead buried there to
return homeward by way of Cincinnati
and be the guests of this city for a day
or more.
Wheat Must Have Moisture.
Cincinnati. O., April 2G.—Th» Price
' Current summarizes the crop conditions
for the past week as follows: "Moisture
Is increasingly needful in most of the
winter wheat area. Many localities ure
approaching a precarious situation.
There has been more serious complaint
from Kansas. The oats croo Is retard
ed. but otherwise the eruditions are
generally encouraging for spr.ng crops.
Including northwestern wheat, but
more moisture soon Is essential. The
week's packing of hogs amounted to
225,000. against 230,000 for the corre
sponding week last year,"_
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION,
Much Interest Vdt In tin Xonmut it'
Washington.
Washington, April 26. — "Sound”
money democrats here are looking for
ward to the Memphis monetary con
vention with a great deal of hope. They
believe that upon the strength of the
showing made by the southern oppo
nents of independent free coinage by
the United States will depend In large
measure the success or failure of their
effort to have the democratic party In
corporate In Its next national platform
a straightforward declaration In favor
of "sound” money. It Is not expected
this convention will Indicate that the
"sound” money men are In a majority
In the south. The sliver men have made
too much headway In that section for
that to be possible. All that Is wanted
of the Memphis gathering Is a showing
that the south Is far from being solid
on the question, and that there Is a
large and Influential minority of Its citi
zens In favor of “sound” money. The
convention Is to be non-partisan and the
"sound” money republicans in the
south, of whom there are thought to be
a considerable number among the men
who have been attracted by the oppor
tunities for profltable investments, will
do all ln*thelr power to make It a suc
cess.
GIBSON ONTHE RACK.
Pastor Suspected of Marian Williams’
Murder.
San Francisco, April 26.—About the
only tangible evidence against Durrant,
the medical student accused of having
killed Marian Williams, that has been
adduced In the preliminary examina
tion so far. Is that the prisoner was
better acquainted with the dead girl
than he at first would acknowledge.
The Rev. John George Gibson, the
preacher of the church, against whom
suspicions have been publicly expressed
as the guilty man, had a long siege In
the witness box this morning. The min
ister was nervouB and everybody en
joyed his discomfiture. The length of
the cross-examination and the manner
of It Indicate that Durrant's lawyers
propose to throw the preacher forward
as the center of their theory of the mur
ders. The undercurrent of opinion
among those who doubt Durrant’s guilt
Is that Gibson should be the man under
police surveillance.
DONS HUMBLE CARO
Schwelnfurth Summoned Before the
Grand Jury at Itockford.
Rockford, 111., April 26.—The time of
the errand jury was occupied yesterday
In Investigating charges against
Schwelnfurth. The bogus Messiah did
not come to town in his luxurious car
riage drawn by a prancing team, but
appeared In an old wagon drawn by a
dilapidated gray horse. A common
looking sack coat replaced the Immacu
late cutaway, and common, substantial
boots superseded the habitual patent
leathers. William H. Hill, the Chicago
attorney who represented George W.
Coudrey’s case and secured a judgment
of $50,000 for him against Sshwelnfurth,
came out from Chicago bringing with
him Dr. A. M. Smith and George W.
Ostrander, two important witnesses,
who had a story of the life at the Wel
don Farm. Both have lived at the
place. Dr, Smith was the family phy
sician for a long time. Ostrander,
through Attorney Hill, secured $1,600 In
cash out of Schwelnfurth a year or so
ago In settlement of a suit to recover
property—more than he asked for. Both
testified In the Coudrey case, and It Is
believed their evidence alone before the
grand jury will be so damaging It can
not fail to find an Indictment.
LOOKING FOR FRAUDb.
Is Said San Francisco Sngar Importers
Have Cheated the Government.
San Francisco, Cal., April 26.—For
some time It has been whispered about
the custom house and appraiser's build
ing that extensive frauds were being
committed In the Importation of sugar
from Hong Kong and that the govern
ment was losing thousands of dollars
In duties. The alleged frauds consisted
in undervaluing the Importations. Fully
fifteen sugar Importers are accused of
placing too low a valuation on their Im
portations, and their cases are under
investigation by Collector Wise. The
Importers have been permitted In some
Instances to withdraw their shipments,
but not until after they were notified
that they may be called upon to pay an
Increased amount of duty and perhaps
a heavy penalty.
Mix Square Miles of Flames.
Lakewood. N. J., April 26.—A forert
fire covering six square miles and con
suming valuable pine timber Is raging
about two miles southeast of this place.
A gang of laborers has been sent out
to keep It from spreading. The fire Is
gaining steadily, however, owing to the
high winds. This place is filled with
smoke and the roaring of the flames
can easily be heard.
Bishops of the World In Convention.
Carlisle, Pa., April 26.—The Methodist
Episcopal bishops of the entire world
are In convention in this city, and will
remain here until Thursday of next
week. They will look over the various
charges in the United States, fix dates
for holding all the fall conferences, and
designate their presiding officers. The
meetings will be strictly private.
Stanford University Will Mot Close.
San Francisco, Cal., April 26.—The
financial strain on Standford univer
sity has been fixed up so that it will
continue to run as usual for at least
one year. When the federal government
filed its $15,000,000 railroad claim against
the Stanford estate the university re
ceived a heavy blow.
All through and local Passenget
Trains of the M., K. & T. Ry. system
now arrive and depart from the New
Union Station at St. Louis, Mo.
Schulze'* Cashier Steps Out.
Tacoma, Wash., April 26.—W. h.
Cushman, who has been cashier of the
Northern Pacific land department since
1888, resigned at the request of Land
Agent Cooper. He was In no way con
nected with the Schulze shortage. C.
H. Knapp, chief of the engineering de
partment, will succeed him.
North Carolina for McK’nley.
Washington, April 26.—United States
Senator Pitchard of North Carolina,
who Is here, says that his state will
send a solid McKinley delegation to the
next national convention, and that the
delegation wjll be for free silver.
GRAND OLD PARTY.
BNQLAND GETS THE LION'S
SHARE OP PROFIT.
And Other Foreign Countries Reap a
Rleh Reward from Deiuorratlo Tariff
I.egl*latlon—That Weakly, Wobbling
Foreign l’olley.
It Is no wonder that most Democratic
organs are discreetly silent about the
workings of the tariff which Grover
Cleveland and the Fifty-third congress
of malodorous memory Imposed upon
the country In defiance of the practical
ly unanimous protests of the American
people. The confident predictions of
the Democratic press and of Democrat
ic congressmen that this measure would
produce abundant revenue and Im
mensely increase the sale of American
products abroad have been falsified In
every particular.
So far the new tariff has accom
plished three important results. It
has produced a deficiency of about a
hundred millions a year in the Incomo
of the United States government. It
has cut down our exports from $495,
277,844 for the six months ending
March I, 1894, to $477,052,410 for the
six months ending March 1, 1895—an
average reduction In our export trade
of about eight millions a month, or
ninety-six millions a year. And It haB
Increased the imports of foreign prod
ucts which take the place of American
goods by about $56,000,000 In the same
time. ThuB It cuts both ways, like
a two-edged sword—diminishing our
sales of goods for which foreigners
must pay us and increasing our pur
chases of Imported products for which
we must pay foreign producers, to the
detriment of our own manufacturers
and farmers.
England naturally gets tbe lion a
share of profit under this characteris
tic Democratic measure, says the Kew
York Advertiser. During January and
February, 1894, we Imported woolen
goods from British ports to the value
of |1,425,210, and raw wool to the
amount of 3,117,000 pounds. This year
we have imported British woolens to
the value of $6,106,455, and British wool
to the amount of 16,088,400 pounds in
these two months! .Tmpor. - of linen
goods from Great Britain have more
than doubled, cottons have Increased
60 per cent, and the volume of British
tin plate Imported has grown from 31,
709 tons to 41,827 tons. The Increase In
other lines of British goods has been
proportionately heavy. These figures
are not given out from Washington.
They are taken from the official British
trade reports, and they show why Brit
ish factory whistles were blown and
British factory bells rung In jubilant
celebration when the WUson-Gorman
tariff passed the congress of the United
States.
But although England gains moBt
from the legislation which the Demo
cratic party has accommodatingly en
acted for her special benefit, other for
eign countries will also reap a rich re
ward at the expense of American work
men. From Canada, Italy, France,
Germany, the Netherlands, Switzer
land and many other countries an In
creasing flood of Imports is setting in
toward the United States. And every
additional pound or yard of goods com
peting with American products which
enters our ports under the lower rateB
of duty means so much less work and
wages for American citizens.
Dairy Farmers and the Public*
An article on physical development
recently published in Harper's Weekly
refers Incidentally to the fact that an
imals In confinement very frequently
die of consumptlnon, and suggests that
this is due more to the lack of physical
exercise than to any other cause. Not
ing this suggestion, a correspondent
writes to call attention to the manner
in which cows are cared for during the
winter in our best dairies. He says
that while boarding on a large dairy
farm near Minneapolis he observed, to
his surprise, that the cows were kept
in their stalls from the beginning to
the close of winter—a period of several
months in that latitude—without be
ing allowed any opportunity whatever
for exercise, and that since coming east
he learns that the same plan has been
adopted in the best dairies of New
York. The proprietors of the dairies,
be says, justify their action by alleging
that the cows look healthy, and they
fall back in the last resort on the as
sertion that, be it hygienic or unhy
gienic, it “is business” to care for the
cows in this way.
If It be true, as would thus appear,
that so harmful a custom as this is be
coming widely prevalent, the subject
is certainly worthy the attention of tbe
department of agriculture. It can hard
ly be questioned that a cow stanchioned
for months at a time In such a manner
that she is harly able to take a single
step will be less robust and healthy,
and more susceptible to disease, other
things being equal, than one that is
allowed a reasonable amount of out
door exercise. And the healthfulness
of dairy cows is a matter of such vital
importance to the entire public that
the matter of caring for them might
very properly be made the subject of
official inquiry and legislative restric
tion. Particularly is this true in states
where, as in New York, tuberculous
cows are killed by order of the state
veterinarian, and the owners reim
bursed from the state treasury. Under
such conditions it is plainly no more
than just that owners of cows should
be required to care for them in a way
that will tend to ward off tuberculous
rather than to invite the disease—Har
per's Weekly.
The Monetary Conference.
Speculation as to whether President
Cleveland will send delegates to the
proposed monetary conference la en»
tlrely harmless, but If any such con*
ference is held there need bo no fear
that the United States will bo repre- ■
sented there. Mr. Cleveland would not ‘ '
stand out against It because he would
accomplish nothing by doing so. Tha .
silver sentiment Is growing so rapidly,
that it will soon be apparent to alt
Europe that this country will Join In
any movement for the restoration of
the white metal. Mr. Cleveland can,
see the tendency of the time even now, ,
and he will not undertake to shut out ,;
the United States from any interna*
tional discussion of the subject that 7
may be had. Congress has signified
a consent to such a conference in an*
swer to a courteous suggestion, and It
would be extremely impolitic for tha
president to negative the proposal.
A Tin Fan Display.
When Mr. Gresham had It given out ' ;
that he had promptly called the Spanish 7
government down and demanded a
prompt apology for the insult to tha ;7i
American flag and assurances that the
American merchant marine, what la
left of it, should in the future be suit
ably respected, the Kansas City Journal
regarded It all as a piece of fake hero- \,
icB. The course of the administra
tion had not been such as to warrant
the belief that the apparent adoption
of a policy of positive Americanism
meant anything more serious than a ' ,
peal of stage thunder for the cdlflca
tlon of a crowd in the gallery. And up 7
to the present moment nothing mora
has been heard of the affair. 7
Then there is the affair of Nicaragua,
that of Venezuela, and a still fresher M
Incident In Madagascar crowding upon
the state department with never a sign
of attention other than the sailing
away from Venezuelan waters of the
ships of our navy at the very time when
they should be oiling up their machin
ery for possible action.
It will be remembered that follow
ing the announcement of the embargo.
placed upon our foreign trade by th»
concerted action of the various Euro
pean countrlos, Mr. Gresham permitted
a bombaetlc declaration as to retalia
tion to leak out from the state depart-',
ment. But nobody has since heard a
word about It from any official source.
We are compelled to take Just what
any other power, first, second, or third1
class, sees fit to give us. Mr. Gresham
has been praised without stint by the
newspaper pross all over the land for
the boldness of his stand In the Alll
anca affair, and so sure was everybody
that the administration had adopted a
new foreign policy, one In keeping with
the patriotic sentiments universal!
throughout the land, that when Great
Britain's ultimatum to Nicaragua be
came known an Immediate show of the
talons of the proud bird of freedom!
was bespoken. But there are unmlstadr
able Indications that the administration
has come to the conclusion that the
first step taken In a new policy of
Americanism was too harsh and the
gait muBt be modified.
The evident wobbling Is an assur
ance that the weakness that has marked
the whole course of Mr. Cleveland’s
foreign policy Is Inseparable from his
administration of public affairs. No
amount of tin pan display can rein
state the state department In the con
fidence of the people.
Oh, for one month of an Adams, %
Webster, a Clay, an Evarts, a Blaine,
a Foster, or any one of a long line of
true Americans In the chair of secretary,
of, state, with a president who has
one spark of patriotic fire In his moral
make-up to back up the messages that
would surely keep the cables warm un
til American rights should be recog
nized in every foreign capital con
cerned in the present difficulties.
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Ah, That Accounts for It I
The manly American letter form the
anca outrage was written on his own
state department following the Alll
responslblllty, it is said, by Edwin F.
Uhl, a Michigan man, who was In tem
porary charge of the department dur
ing the Indisposition of Secretary
Gresham and the absence of President
Cleveland. If this be so, a motion to
make the secretary pro tem permanent
wehld receive a heavy popular rote.—•
Cincinnati Tlmes-Star.
Contradict# Itself,
That rabid goldite sheet, the New
York Evening Post, says that If stiver
were remonetized wages in this country
would fall 60 per cent immediately, but
if the Post really believed what It said'
It would be the most ardent advocate
of free coinage in the world, because
If there is anything it hates worse than
another It Is American labor.—Denver
Republican.
“It He, Done ’Em."
"What hez this Democratic free
trade congress done?” asked the rural
stump speaker In strident tones of in
dignation. As he paused for a reply
a man with 'a big double bass voice
answered: "It hez done the American
people.”—Washington Star.
Free Trade and Farmers.
In free-trade England the number
of sheep declined by 1,420,000 last year
and the number of cattle by 353,500
head. This shows that the loss of farm
stock under free trade is not Merely
temporary, but continuous.
Evil* Come Toget!*«r.
“Drought and Democracy” coming
at the same time is an unparalleled
calamity,” writes a farmer from Far
ragut, Iowa.
Settlements Unsatisfactory.
The fact that Populism won't marry ^
the new silver party Indicates that .'*■
the latter must be a trifle shy In the,
matter of dowry.—Detroit Tribune. '■
