TIIE BOYCOTT.
Incidents of tho Croat Railroad
Striko Now On.
Freight Traffic at a Standstill Cnrle Sam
Interferes UeelsJon of the Federal
Court Serious Situation In Califor
nia lUotlnc In Chicago.
NO FREIGHT CARRIED.
CniCAno, July 3. All freight traffic
west and south is wholly suspended.
A fruit and vegetable famine, as well
as a milk famine, is threatened in this
citv.
Its Character Changed.
Pullman cars no longer cut a large
figure in the boycott, for it is now laid
upon every road belonging to the Man
agers association, whether running
Pullman cars or not. It is a fight to the
finish between the American Railway
union and the Railway Managers' as
sociation. t-traroboats Profit tiy the Strike.
The strike on the railroads is divert
ing great quantities of freight to the
steamboat lines which have rail con-rt-ctions
on the other side of Lake
Michigan. The Big Four turned all
it freight for Cincinnati and the
southeast to St. Joseph, and the Mich
gan Central diverted freight wherever
possible to the lines touching at its
points on the other tide of the lake.
Kit il roads That Are Affected.
Atchison. Topcka & Santa Fe. Baltimore &
Ohio. Chicapo & Western Indiana. Chicago.
Keck Island & Pacific. Chicago Grand Trunk.
CfciccfTO & Krie. Chicago & Great Western,
Chiccso & Northwestern. Chicago & Alton.
Cliicasro. Milwaukee & St Paul. Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. Chicago. Burlington & Quincy,
Illinois Central. Inner Belt Line, Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati,
Chicago & ISt. Louis, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
& CLicKgo. Union Stock Yards and Transit
company. Wisconsin Central. Wabash, Lake
Ehore & Michigan Southern, Nickel Plate, Cal
umet Terminal.
The loregoing comprise the roads
converging in this city against which
the boycott has been laid, and one and
all of which are either practically tied
up or are so crippled as to be
ineffective in helping a solution
of the trouble precipitated upon
them by President Debs in his combat
ngair.st the railroads of the country.
Resides these Chicago railroads the
tie-up lias proved effective against the
following roads in the west and the
east for that section, too, has been
touched by the boycott:
To Support the Koyeott.
At a meeting of the Trades and La
bor assembly Sunday the executive
beard of the organization was given
power to call out all local trades in
6vipport of the boycott.
Strikers Are Defiant.
Chicago, July 5. Strikers and sym
pathisers numbering about 1,000 men
at Blue Island Monday morning over
powered 200 deputy sheriffs and United
.States deputy marshals. The marshals
and sheriffs' deputies were sent to Blue
Island to clear away the blockade in
tho freight yards. The attempt to do
so resulted in tho most desperate en
counter of the strike and in the defeat
of the officers of the law. Ilisses,
shouts and derisive jeers greeted the
order of the United states govern
ment to all people to cease interfering
with tiie mails or the business of the
railroads as common carriers.
Oivcn a Body I51ot.
f ;i:cago, July 5. The United Stated
vrvt-rnment has taken a hand in the
warfare against the bo3'cotters and
rioters. Judges Woods and Grosscup
in their chambers were presented
with a bill for an injunction, most
sweeping in its nature, prepared
by United States .District Attor
ney Miichrist and Special Counsel lid
win Walker, and the order of the court
was that all strikers and rioters be re
strained from interfering with the
operation of railroad trains under the
interstate commerce law and the stat
utes of the United States governing
the transmission of mail.
Under the jurisdiction of Judge
Woods it can be put into operation
throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wis
consin. Five hundred copies of the
injunction have been made and will be
ferved on Deb3, Howard and the di
rectors of the American Kailway union
at once.
Gist of the Induction.
The order of the court that acts in
the nature of an injunction is, in
brief, as follows:
it is directed to E. V. Debs, G. W. Howard.
L. W. hocrs and all other members of the
Americas Kail way union; also strikers and
other persons whomsoever who meet with the
above named, or who Intend to act with them
In Cecd.4 of violence. All are enjoined from
interfering with the business of the twenty
on railroads, the eame being those repre
sented in the General Managers" association.
The injunction restrains nil persons from in
terfering with the business of these common
carriers whose business it is to carry passen
gers within the state and between the several
Mates: also to restrain the interference
with express and muil trains. The in
junction also restrains all persons, both
these named and those to whom the la
Junction tpplies. from entering the grounds of
tho said railroad companies, their yards or
terminals, and from eiestroying any of
the property of the said raili-cada. The
injunction further restrains all persons
frciu attempting to interfere with the busi
i:cr,M of tho roads by seeking to induce em
ployes to stop work by threats, violence,
intimidation, promises or otherwise, also to re
strain all persons from attempting to intimi
Ur.te. threaten or force employes recently
piaced upon the roads to st op work. The order
pries into effect immediately and notice will be
nerved up.n the above named and promulgated
to the public.
Michigan Central Protected.
Judges Woods and Grosscup have
issued the injunction prayed for Sat
urday by Attorneys Winston fc
Meagher for the Michigan Central
railroad restraining the strikers, in
cluding switchmen, firemen and all
employes who opposed the operation
of the road. The injunction is based
upon the interstate commerce act and
directs that all who interfere with the
performance of interstate business be
amenable to the laws.
Ten Mall Trains Held.
Cairo, 111., July 2. Ten mail trains
and one local passenger were on Satur
day lying idle in the Illinois Central
yards and three tons of United States
mails were detained at the passenger
depot.
Held tp at Sprinfffleld.
Si r.'..o field. 111., July 5. The west
bound Wabash passenger train which
tips released by the troops at Decatur
was held up here by the strikers about
10 p. to. They refused to allow it to
proceed. There is no violence.
War in the West.
Sacramento, Cal., July 6. At 10
o'clock Wednesday morning two regi
ments of state militia from San I'raa
cisco and two companies from Stock
ton marched into this city. The troops
marched to the armory, around which
the local militia companies had estab
lished a strong guard. At 1 o'clock
the troops moved toward the depot,
where a large force of police, deputy
sheriffs and deputies under United
States Marshal Baldwin were already
on guard. The strikers and sympa
thizers to the number of several thou
sand had preceded the troops. The
strikers learning that the trains were
to start under military protection at
once became demonstrative. Notwith
standing their leader urged them not
to molest the militia the strikers
loudly declared that no Fullmans
should be moved. Finally three com
panies of militia were ordered to drive
the strikers from the depot.
Soldiers Refuse to Advance.
The scene was at once tumultuous
and the situation threatening. For a
few moments the soldiers hesitated,
then they wavered, and then came a
blunt refusal to move against the ex
cited strikers. A few minutes later
all the troops turned their backs upon
the turbulent mob at the depot and
quietly withdrew to the armory. A deaf
ening shout announced the second vic
tory of the strikers over the railroad
company and their first victory over
the state militia. It was claimed that
the reason whv the militia had retreat
ed was that United States Marshal
Baldwin and the railroai officials had
insisted that the troops refrain from
shooting and that they remove the
strikers by physical strength. This
plan the officers of the militia abso
lutely refused to sanction.
Declared Off.
Mattoon", 111., July 6. The strike on
the St. Louis division of the Big Four
was declared off by the local officers of
the A. R. U. at midnight, the company
agreeing that all the old employes can
resume work without prejudice. All
delayed trains were moving by 2 a. m.,
both passenger and freight.
Situation at Terre Haute.
Terf.e Haute. Ind., July 6. With
the exception of the failure of the Dig
Four to bring its through passenger
trains east from Mattoon Wednesday
railroad traffic at this point was more
regular than it has been any day since
last Friday. The Chicago & Kastern
Illinois was running nearly all trains
on schedule time and the Evansville &
Terre Haute was making close connec
tions with it. The strike of the Van
dalia switchmen had no noticeable ef
fect on the passenger trains on that
road.
Mail Trains Sent Out.
Battle Creek, Mich., July 6. The
Chicago fc firand Trunk sent out two
mail trains Wednesday without trou
ble and claim to be gaining on the
strike. Everything is quiet and no in
terference expected from strikers.
v The Trouble at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, July 6. The freight
crews of the Chesapeake fe Ohio and
Louisville & Nashville roads met in
Covington Wednesday. Conflicting re
ports were circulated regarding their
actlen. Since then both roads have
had trouble. The noon circular of Sec
retary Fetter, of the Railway Officers'
association said: "The Chesapeake &
Ohio j-ardmasters quit, refusing to
work with no-nunion men. Se-veral of
the yard engine crews quit, and the
situation on the Chesapeake & Ohio is
bad, with no prospect of early relief."
The Hegnlars Out.
Chicago, July e. Gen. Miles left
Washington Tuesday morning, and on
Wednesday reached Chicago. lie sa3-s
that should the regulars be compelled
to fire the loss of life would be ap
palling. The first detachment of reg
ulars reached the Union stock yards at
6 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Warlike scenes were enacted be
tween Ilalsted street and Center av
enue all day. A gang of strikers and
residents of that region numbering
more than a thousand threatened
violence to a crew of Nelson Morri s
men that was engaged in re-icing a
train of beef that the Lake Shore
road failed to pull out. The policemen
detailed were unable to cope with the
elements encountered, and a detach
ment of twenty-four infantrymen in
command of Lieut. Mitchell were hur
ried to the scene by Capt. Hartz. The
crowd howled in derision at the troops,
but no further threats were made.
Dozens of times soldiers stood with
their rifles to their shoulders, their
fingers on the triggers, waiting for the
word to fire. Strikers were hemmed
against box cars with the points of the
bayonets pressed against their breasts,
and to the prudence of the soldiers
alone do they owe their escape from
death.
At Itlno Island.
The first battalion of the Fifteenth
infantry, U. S. A., was driving the ten
rjegs in Blue Island Wednesday morn
ing before the strikers knew the regu
lars had arrived. The strikers appar
ently boycotted the yards, for a few of
them were in the curious throngs
which pressed around the soldiers
at the crossing. The presence of
the soldiers also stiffened the
backbone of Marshal Arnold's dep
uties and they began arresting men as
fast as they were recognized as those
who have been more or less active in
strike affairs. They were all charged
with violating the sweeping injunc
tion issued by Judge Grosscup and
Judge Woods. The strikers said that
but one of the men arrested was a rail
road man. There was but little trouble
here or at Grand Crossing during1 ike
day.
Debs on the Situation.
President Debs, of the American
Railway union, said Wednesday that
he fully appreciated the gravity of the
situation and the responsibility that
devolved upon the organization. He
said, however, that the officials
of the American Railway union
had in no way been responsible
for the bringing of troops to
Chicago or any other point, and
while he deplored the present coa
dition of affairs he disclaimed all re
sponsibility on that score. In answer
to an inquiry as to whether in his
opinion there was any way of avoid
ing a conflict, he said there was,
and he did not thiok a conflict
wouli take place. He rather thought
there would be a settlement of tho
strike, and that through it peace and
quiet would be restored. He said he
had positive information that numer
ous stockholders in the railroads en
tering Chicago had determined that
the time had arrived for them to step
in and demand of the general mana
gers that they stop their present course
and take steps to bring the strike to a
close. This is what he thought would
be done.
The Mob Victorious.
Chicago, July 7. Chief Deputy Mar
shal Donnelly, backed by a force orl
regular soldiers, attempted to get a
train of cattle out of the stock yards.
The strikers came out victorious, and
four hours after the start the cattle)
were returned to the yards and un
loaded. Battle for a Train.
Union Stock Yards, 111., July 7. At
10 o'clock a. m. the Michigan Central
attempted to run out a live stock train
of seventeen cars. This move was op
posed by a mob of nearly 8,000 men and
boys. The police, uiiabled to command
the situation, sent to Dexter park for
the United States troops. Two com
panies were sent, but were insufficient.
At 11 o'clock troops B and K of the
Seventh cavalry and light battery E
of the First artillery with three guns,
responded.
The Gatlingguns were placed in a po
sition so that they commanded a clear
space on the tracks for three block.
At 11:45 the train started under a mili
tary escort. The strikers again ob
structed it by overturning three box
cars on the tracks. This obstruction
was removed. The cavalry led the
way while the infantry strung out In
dian file alongside the entire length of
the train. The train was again stalled,
and the troops charged the crowd with
baj-onets.
Attacked a Train.
The mob of strikers and sympathiz
ers which had been derailing cars in
Hie stock j-ards district, after suc
cessfully stalling the Michigan
Central freight train on Fortieth
street, proceeded to the Pitts
burgh &. Fort Wayne tracks at
Fortieth street where they held up
an incoming train, compelled all
passengers to leave the cars and then
dragged the engineer and fireman
from the cab. They then broke all
the glass in the cab and derailed the
engine. The mob then ran up to
Fortieth and Clark streets and set
fire to the Lake Shore signal house.
All this time the United States troops
were up at Ilalsted street guarding
the Michigan Central train.
Fought Its Way Through.
Fighting every inch of way. the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
brought three passenger trains through
from Blue Island Thursday. Bayonets,
revolvers and police clubs were used
against the mobs which at times filled
the right of way, and the mob fought
back by overturning freight cars in
front of the line of trains.
Between Fifty-first street and Twenty-fifth
street over twenty-five box
cars were thrown across the tracks,
for the mob ran ahead and upset the
cars faster than the railroad officials
could clear the tracks. The train left
Blue Island at 9:;0 o'clock in the morn
ng and arrived at the Rock island de
pot at 7:15 o'clock in the evening, using
over ten hours in traveling less than
10 miles.
Driving- Oat Tower Men.
A mob numbering 1.000 started on
its way north towards the center of
the city and drove all the tower and
signal men out of the towers on
all the roads leading to the Polk
street depot and the Fort Wa3ne road
which parallel them. The men went
out without exception. Another large
gang started for the Rock Island and
Lake Shore tracks to order out the
signal and tower men of those roads.
Troops are located at the point where
these mobs started from but did noth
ing to prevent their leaving as they
claimed they had to give their atten
tion to getting out the Michigan Cen
tral train.
I'rires Full man to Arbitrate.
Mayor Hopkins in the name of the
city of Chicago, will send a telegram
to George M. Pullman urging upon
hijn the necessity of arbitration and
requesting him to return to this city
to do all in his power to settle the
great strike.
Debs Issues a Manifesto.
President Debs, of the American
Railway union, has issued a manifesto
in which he reviews the causes of the
present trouble and declares that,
whatever may be the outcome of the
gigantic struggle, the present suffer
ing of the public and any deplorable
act associated with the strike in future
must rest upon the shoulders of the
corporations against which his organi
zation is arraved.
Fast Mall Afraid to Continue.
La Porte, Ind., July 5. The Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern was tied
up here Wednesday night. No. 11 west
bound fast mail is side tracked here,
unable to get through. She has two
coaches full of non-union men and on
their account is afraid to proceed
further. Hundreds of visitors to the
craes here are unable to return home.
Victim or the Heat.
Cedar Ratids, la., July 3. The heat
of the last few days has been intense,
the thermometers registering 08 to 100
in the shade. Saturday afternoon
Joseph Skerritt, of this city, was over
come by the heat while setting up a
binder near Palo and died in a few
minutes.
liattle Flag Day for Iowa.
Des Moines, la., July 3. Gov. Jack
son has issued a proclamation desig
nating August 10 next as "Battle Flag
day," on which occasion the Iowa bat
tle Hags will be transferred from the
state arsenal to the capitol building.
Shortago of Food Supplies.
Chicago, July 6. Food supplies are
becoming very scarce, the only sources
being points reached by lako vessels.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB ROW.
Trouble Arising Iletweea the East and
tlo West Over the Silver Question.
The dissatisfaction among the re
publican clubs over the action of the
recent league convention at Denver, is
said to center in the attempt to dis
criminate against southern republic
ans and the frauds in the selection of
the next place of meeting, but it is
most probable that the real trouble
lies somewhat deeper.
The republican clubs are made up
largely of the "hustlers" of the party.
In the midst of a campaign their activ
ity is highly appreciated. They help
to raise money, disburse it in bribing
voters, furnish men to perpetrate
frauds on the ballot, and. in short, do
tho rough work of the campaign, in
cluding some that is not to be dis
cussed in public. But the party does
not trust the clubsvery far in the mat
ter of laying down principles, or con
structing platforms. A league conven
tion is looked forward to with appre
hension that some ungarded utterance
will do the party a disservice. With a
view of heading o2 any such action on
the part of the "boys," a close watch
is kept over them b3r such of the party
leaders as can afford to attend the
gatherings, and the others generally
have representatives present with in
structions how to act. With all these
percautions it is never certain that
some indiscretion will not be com
mitted. The meeting at Denver this year
had it5 peculiar perils. Besides their
desire to unload Waite and his popu
list allies, the Colorado republican
think of nothing but the free coinage
of silver at what they believe to be tho
divinely-appointed ratio of sixteen to
one. Now, tho republican party de
sires to ilirt with the extreme silver
men and to get their votes, but it has
no idea of committing itself to any
ratio. The leaders, therefore, looked
forward with apprehension to the in
fluence which the Colorado republicans
might exert upon the impressionable
young delegates in hours of social fes
tivit3. The president of the league had
been coached with reference to this
matter, lie was careful to warn the
convention in his address that they had
not conic together to make a platform.
"Whatever statements may be made
here," he continued, "are but the ex
pressions of the individuals, and can
not in any way bind the future action
of the republican party." This utter
ance had a double purpose. It was in
tended to head off any indiscreet
action, if possible, and to prepare the
way. should any such action be had,
for declaring that it was not binding.
The Colorado republicans had their
own ideas about the matter- They
desired a straight deliverance in favor
of free coinage at the divinely-appointed
ratio. The Colorado league,
which held its convention at Denver,
after declaring for the ratio of six
teeu to one, made an appeal to the
national convention in these words:
"We tipr-cal to our saeMs from without the
ttate to liieu to the cry of the thousands of
uiH-mplrycd throughout the land ur.d to heed
the uiurmurs of business distress and discon
tent, and to remember that the common iieople
believe in the money of the constitution, uud
earnestly desire tho coinage of both uold and
silver at a ratio Used by ii-iture aude-perience
under which tho nation &ccciniili.aed its rcai
cst material achievements and' reached its
Lifhest prosperity."
The Denver Republican seconded
this appeal, though in more guarded
terms. It told the convention that the
way to help to redeem Colorado from
populism was to adopt strong resolu
tions in favor of the restoration of sil
ver to its historic place, and that it is
to the republican party that the people
must look for legislation favorable to
silver. In several paragraphs and ed
itorials the convention was asked to
pass such resolutions favorable to sil
ver as would help the party in Colora
do. What that should bo was plainly
intimated by a declaration that noth
ing but free coinage is needed to in
sure a parity between the two metals.
The desire to get an expression in
favor of free coinage was at the bot
tom of the contest over the manner of
casting the vote, that is, whether the
delegates present should cat the en
tire vote of their states, or vote ouly
for themselves. The former plan gave
the east the majority and headed off
a free silver plank. How it operated
will appear from a single illustration.
New York was entitled to one hundred
and sixty-eight delegates, but only
forty were present. The determina
tion of the question, therefore,
decided whether Now York should
cast one hundred and sixty
eight or forty votes. The western
delegates being present in greater
numbers, would have an immense ad
vantage on the "one delegate, one
vote" systcia. The delegates, however,
were permitted to cast the entire vote
of their states, and this prevented any
controversy over the platform. The
silver resolution was in favor of "the
use of both gold and silver maintained
on a perfect paritj- and intcrconvertibil
ity." From a Colorado standpoint,
this is a "gold-bug" resolution, inas
much as it ignores the "ratio fixed by
nature," upon which the Colorado con
vention insisted. A Denver corre
spondent says that the "action of the
league has been the most majestic
method of committing political sui
cide ever known in this section of the
country." The western states were
particularly unhappy because Wyo
ming voted with the cast.
As to the frauds perpetrated in
counting the votes on the selection of
a place of meeting, the "boys" seem
to take it too seriously. Republicans
must keep in practice in the perpetra
tion of fraudulent counts, and to do
this they occasionally exercise their
talents on one another. Nothing
could be more natural than that.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The republican press, in speak
ing of Col. Conger, of Ohio, who re
cently pointed out the defects in Wil
liam McKinley as a presidential candi
date, alludes V him "as able, but er
ratic." Still Col. Conger's verdict on
McKinley is nothing more than the one
passed oa his bill by the American
people two 3-cars ago. Kansas City
Time.
THE SUGAR TRUST.
A Corrupt System That Has Brrn Created
by the McKinley Tariff.
A protective tax on the raw material
of any industry compels that industry
to either form a trustor go out of busi
ness. The trust may be public or pri
vate a chartered corporation or a
mere selling agreement but the in
dustry must control the selling price
in order to recoup from the people the
tax it pays into the treasury, it must
destroy domestic competition or sus
pend business.
When to raise revenue in 1S04 a tax
of three cents per pound on the raw
material of i-ugar was imposed on the
refineries, the duty of five cents levied
on any refined sugar that might be im
ported (none was) did not raise the do
mestic market price, which was fixed
by the domestic competition of the re
fineries. The refineries had to unite
and agree to raise the price in order to
recover the tax. In other words, they
had to form a trust and farm the rev
enues or go out of business.
To keep them from loss they were
authorized to tax the people five cents
extra for refined sugar and protected
from foreign competition up to that
amount; but they had to protect
themselves from domestic competition
by forming a trust, by making a
Rolling" agreement one with another,
by which the five cents could be col
lected. There was no other way to
?et it.
The private sugar trust or selling
agreement is over thirty j-ears old. It
lias controlled the market price, paid
Us taxes into the treasury, and not
only recouped these taxes from the
general public, but . made enormous
profits from farming the revenues in
addition to the normal profits of re
fining. The public sugar trust organized five
years ago was an attempt by seven of
the forty-nine refineries to sell their
future profits in farming the revenues
for a lump sum sixty million dollars.
The stock did not represent capital in
vested in plant, only the right to farm
tiie revenue. The other refineries were
not in it are not now in it. But all
the refineries arc in the private sugar
trust, including those in the public
sugar trust.
The objection to taxing the raw ma
terial of sugar is that it necessarily
creates a
public or private trust, that
it necessarily legalizes a trust to collect
from the people the tax which the re
fineries must pay into the treasury.
The industry must have a trust in
order to "farm the revenue," and un
less it farms the revenue (taxes the
people) it would be taxed out of ex
istence by the tax on its raw material.
The objection to the tax on raw
sugar applies to all raw materials.
N. Y. World.
REACHED THE DOTTOM.
Western Republicans Repudiate Their
Own Aetion on the Silver Question.
The California republicans have
reached the bottom of the hill. Mr.
Bland himself might have written the
silver plank which was adopted with
"great enthusiasm" at the recent state
convention at Sacramento. The Cali-
fornia republicans declare in favor of !
the free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver at the ratio of 10 to 1, and the mak
ing of silver, as well as gold, a legal
tender in payment of debts, both pub
lic and private." To give practical ef
fect to this lunacy, they pledge their
congressional nomicres to the sup
port of the principles contained in the
free coinage resolution.
Here is a sad deterioration from the
position taken by a majority of the re
publican representatives from Califor
nia in the present congress with re
gard to the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of lo to 1. It may be remem
bered that last summer, wiicn the ques
tion of repealing the silver clauses of
the Sherman act was under considera
tion. Mr. Bland tested the sentiment
of the house on this issue by otfer.ng
an amendment providing for free coin
age at 10 to 1. How did the throe Cal-
, f. ir-n ia Tvmil-il Ir5l ni i.t;inil th tfsit.?
Only one of them, Mr. Bowers, voted j
with Mr. Bland. The other two,
Messrs. Hilborn and Loud, cast their
votes against the proposal.
In the senate, on a similar test, the
result was the same. Mr. IVrkius, the
republican senator for California,
voted against the free coinage amend
ment which Mr. FeiTer, of Kansas, in
troduced in connection with tho Sher
man repeal bill. Thus the pledge just
given b3' the-Sacramento convention
is a repudiation of the action taken by
the republican senator and the major
ity of the republican representatives
on this momentous question. It is a
direct rebuice which cannot but have a
very demoralizing effect upon these
members of congress. If a free coin
age pvposal at the ratio of sixteen to
one should come up again either in the
present session or during the short ses
sion that will follow, it seems entirely
probable tliat Mr. Biand could count
upon the support of the entire repub
lican delegation from California, and
that in the senate also free coinage
would gain an adherent at the expense
of the honest money cause. Boston
Herald (Ind.).
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
If Oov. McKinley stands for the
presidential nomination he will not
got it on the strength of his extreme
tariff schedules Minneapolis Journal
(Rep.).
With McKinley out for the pres
idency and Coxey running for congress
the country is treated to an admirable
exemplification of cause and effect
Detroit Free lress.
The McKinley boom and the In
diana emergency are advancing to
wards each other on the same track at
a rate which shows that one or both
will surely be telescoped in the near
future. N. Y. World.
The gentleman who had all his j
clothing except a pair ol socks stolen
while he was swimming in ths river at
Tow Head island should have remem
bered that this is a year when "every
thing goes republican." meg. o. p. .
has been out of power sixteen months ;
now and is getting both ragged and J
hungry. Louisville Courier-JournaJ.
TA3LE-7ALK.
Stories of the Sirk-ltoorn Should Bm
Avoided.
Our manners at the table are quite as
important as the food provided for our
guests A lady, the word being u-sod
advisedly, is known by her gentle bear
ing and her consideration of the feel
ings of others. She is always a good
listener, and never bores her neighbor
with long tales of her own domestic
troubles and vexations. It is clearly
the duty of a guest to make herself
as agreeable as she can when she i?
dining- with friends. If she lapses into
silence, and gives up to the mood of
the moment, she is likely to become
very stupid. One should be at one's
best, and try to draw out the best in
one neighbors. Sometimes it is a very
hard matter to make conversation; but
there is no individual in the world who
can not talk on some one subject, and
by a little effort one may be able
to hit that subject. Men, as a
rule, like to be listened to,
and a clever woman can easily
draw a man out, so that he thanks his
hostess in his heart for a most delight
ful evening. There isn't a man in the
world who would get the slightest
atom of amusement or pleasure from
hearing Mrs. A tell of how Charlie
had the whooping cough, and what a
dreadful time the was having with her
cook. He would neither be amused,
nor would he try to conceal his bore
dom. On the other hand, a woman
smilingly and sympathetic-ally listen"
to her neighbor, who talks for an lio;u
about horses, of which she knows noth
ing. He, however, Ls sublimely uncon
scious that she is not more interested
in horseflesh than in anything else :a
the world. And so we women wot 1.1
do well to post ourselves in the'e vari
ous subjects, which men arc pror.; to
discuss, so that at least we may kno w
what they are talking about, and le
able to respond with some degree of in
telligence, if we wish to make our
selves agreeable in their society. Har
per's Bazar.
THRILLS ON TAP.
A Case Where an Fle-t rieal Man Did Some
thing Thut a (h.m Man Couldn't Do.
"I appreciate the honor you have con
ferred upon me, count," said Edwina,
with a sigh, "but I can not marry you.
! You are pleasing to me, and I know
you have a truly noble character, but
you do not do not thrill me. I have
longed ull my life to be thrilled. It
may be romantic and even silly, but
years ago I determined that I would
marry none but a man who could thrill
me. I am ver3" sorry that"
"One moment," interrupted Count
Galvani. "If it is only a question of i
thrill, I can supply that fast enough
Stand up, please."'
"What do you mean, count?" cried
the young girl.
"Just do as I tell you, please," said
the count, in the tone of the man who
poses sitter.-s in a photograph gallery.
".Extend your arm so. Open your
hand. That's right. Now."
And the count, after fumbling be
neath his coat for a few seconds,
grasped her extended hand firmly.
"Oh." cried I'dwina, "how delicious!
That is a thrill, indeed. Count. I cm
yours." And she threw herself into
his arms.
As the count left the palatial mansion
of the heiress, he murmured:
'It pays to be the electrical man in
a dime-museum, even if the salary is
onl" ten dollars a week, exclusive of
batteries." Judge.
Ambidexterity.
They were talking about ambidex
terity. "I can write just as well with my loft
hand as with my right," said one,
"though perhaps not quite as fast."
"I'll bet you live you can't," was the
response.
"Done," and. having put up the
money, he tok the other man into the
next room, where he had a new type
writer he whs learning on, and with
his left hand he thumped out half a
dozen lines, which the most skilled ex
port could not have detected from tho
same written with his right hand. De
troit Free Press.
A Horn Gentleman.
The r.mall loy was at a table where
his mother was not near to take care of
him, and n lady next to him volun
teered her .services.
"Let me cut your steak for you,"' she
said; "if I can cut it the waj you like
it,"' she added with .some degrve of
doubt.
"Thank yon," he responded, accept
ing her courtesy; "I shall like it the
way you cut it, even if .you do not cut
it the way I like it," and the lady actu
ally reached over and kissed him.
Detroit Free Tress.
Axsertiii;; Herself.
The mother was in the act of admin
istering a well-earned chastisement for
t no ofLVnse of running away from home
and returning with a torn and soiled
dress, when the little girl rebeled and
begnn vigorous retaliatory measures.
NVll'er exclaimed the maternal par
er.t, "how dare you si i-ike your mother:-'
"I'd like to know," screamed Nellie,
'"if you didn't begin this uss!" Chica
go Tribune.
Hot us a Slavt-
The Reformed Cannibal So your
name is Ooodpastor. is it? It may in
terest you to know that I served your
grandfather.
Young Missionary In what way?
Reformed Cannibal Fricasseed.
Detroit Tribune.
A nacknMids Product.
Mrs. De Style I never saw such a
countrified thing that Mrs. Nexdoor.
Mr. De Style What's the matter with
lier?
Mrs. De Style Shs always dresses
according to the weather. N. Week-
iy.
When It Shows.
Dinks Whct a woman is in donbt as
to whether she will take well in a phi
tograph how is the question usually de
cided? Danks In the negative, you Vocli
bead, in the Lcgative. Boston Courier.
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