Nebraska Newspapers

    Dec. 3 i8q6
THE NBBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
4
iorX.
the
J
i i
ECONOMY THAT SAVES.
It
W, HsrdyGive Pew Tip to lbs
i Lgiltur.
f To the Editor Jndeprndkmt: We have
' ad the Nebraska State Journal for the
ast twenty-flve years and i-ever tills ow
.ia it urged economy in state matters,
nor has it censored prodigality to any
stent; but aow that the republican
party is out, high and dry, of course
economy is a grand thing and prodigal
ity hateful. The Journal commences to
find fault with the first populist legiula-,
tare of 1891. Had itcommenond with
1887 or 1889 when the republicans were
in the aenith of their glory there would
have been some justice in appearance.
The expense of running the legislature
in 1883 was $28,000; in '85, f 79,000;
in '87, 1157,000; in '89, $190,000; in
'91. $175,000; in '93, $140,00$; in '95,
$125,000. Think of it! Thirty-three re
publican senators having 124 waiters
and clerks. Lvery senator had a boot
blacker, a tooth-picker and a nose-wiper
and then there were twenty-flve left to
do the writing. "The virtue of the new
men" withstood the pleadings for places
better than the virtue of the old repub
licans. The "hangers-on" were not in
creased by the populists.
Twenty or twenty-flve clerka and
waiters in each house are aplenty. Two
or three panes, four engrossing and en
rolling clerks, four committee clerks, two
eargeants-at-arms and one door-keeper
for each house are plenty till toward the
close of the session, when a few more
might be necdH. The pay for 133 mem
bers for sisyi days will be less than
$40,000 and all other expenses, clerks,
waiters, printing and supplies should
not exceed as much more. Then the per
petual hangers-on around the state
bouse should be reduced one-half and
nruuinar in every state institution will
undoubtedly be a health-giving opera
tion. Above all, we want to see Walt
Seeley's "ile room" banished with other
republican n as tineas.
This reform can reach down to county
and cV jr. Salaries all the way down are
too extravagant and officers- too num
erous. Two county and two city attor
neys are one too many in each case, es
pecially when extra ones are hired, for
each side when criminals are to be tried
or any important claim is to be con
tested. Eighteen hundred dollars a year
"for farmers to run the business of the
county as commissioners is six hundred
too much.
The state university must get along
with a little less money the coming two
years. The last year of the preparatory
department is to be dropped, which will
relieve several teachers, - then a little
having down on some other corners
will not hurt.
We were told four years ago thai
"hard times came in anticipation of the
bad things Cleveland was going to do;
now why don't good times come in an
ticipation of the good things that Mc
Kinlny is going to do? Banks continue
-to fail and factories stop and I guess it
must be because Bryan was defeated.
H. W. HARDY.
TOU CAN BE WELL when your blood
is rich, pure ana nourishing. Hood s
Sarsaparilla makes the blood rich and
yre and cures ail blood diseases, restor-
Auce ueaitu uuu vitcur.
bc HOOD'S PILLS are easy to take, easy
. . j 3: . i j i
to operate, iure luuigeeciuu, ueuuucue.
25C
REFUSED TO PUBLISH IT.
Too Much Truth to Find Space in the
Column ot the "Enterprise."
John HoUenbeck who is a staunch bi
metallism had a warm debate on the
money question with his son-in-law C. E
Byers, editor of the Enterprise who fin
ally agreed to publish anything Hollen
beck might write for publication ovei
hla ownename. The following is what he
wrote: ''t
"To the Editor of the Enterprise: You
may discontinue the Enterprise and send
your bill. It advocates a policy that
doubled every debt I owe and divided the
value of all I possess by 2. It has done
the same for every other poor man. It
has taken the side of the trusts and mo
nopoliee; oapital against labor; the
strong against the weak, but I am with
the under dog. You will be rewarded no
doubt with a few crumbs from the mas
ters table. It may be fun for you but it
, is death, to frogs. John Hollenbeck.
(The Enterpise did not publish it.)
SECEEDER3 SCHEMES.
Plans on Foot to Disorganize the Peoples
.- !t Party. ". ''A
Tim Hosmer, Esq., the plucky populist
'-editor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., has issued a
call for a mass meeting of the peoples
party and press of the United States to
be held at St. Louis, February 22, for
I the purpose of reorganizing the peoples
: party.- If uaie and place are not satis
factory, he requests that he be informed
of the fact. Mr. Hosmer's call appears
in anotner column.
J. S. Coxey, esq , has also issued a call
for a conference of all those in favor of
-certain principles, his object being the
formation of a new party, and an aban
donment of the peoples party organiza
tion. '
We are in favor of a peoples party con
ference to consider the general welfare of
the party and desire to be held at a time
and place agreeable to as many as pos
sible, tor our part we would prefer
May as the time Missouri World.
Part of the grandiloquent proclama
tion of the aforesaid editor reads as fol
lows: ,
Whereas, We are without leaders or
officers of any kind in our party and are
without a party organization.
We call on the peoples party of these
United States, to meet in mass conven
tion at St. Louis, on Monday, February
22d, 1897, for the purpose of reorganiz
ing the peoples party and press and of
electing national and state officers for
the same.
This beats the three tailors of Tooley
street two to one. There were three of
them and only one of this fellow. "The
' peoples party of the United States" will
all be there without a doubt. Marion
Butler and Edgerton will be ousted.
'Dixon of the Missouri World and Hos
mer of Poplar Bluff will take their places
I
to elf ct a president and congress and re
organize the laws of the United States.
This is the greatest scheme on earth.
Horry up and get in the band wagon.
Common Sense Cure.
PYRAMID PILE CURE CURES PILES
PERMANmLY BYCURIKQ
THE CAUSE.
Remarkable Remedy Which Is Bringing
Comfort to Thousands of 8nflerers.
Probably half the people who see this
article suffer from piles. It is one of the
commonest diseases and one of the most
obstinate. People have it for years and
just because it is not immediately fatal
they neglect it. Carelessness causes no
end of suffering. Carelessness about so
simple a thing as piles has often caused
death. Hemorrhages occur from no ap
parent cause and loss of blood causes
death. Hemorrhages occur during sur
gical treatment, often causing death.
, Piles are simple in the beginning and
easily cured. They can be enred even in
the worst stages, without pain or loss of
blood, quickly, surely and completely.
There is only one remedy that will do it
Pyramid Pile Cure. '
It allays the inflamation Immediately,
heals the irritated surface and with con
tinued treatment reduces the swelling
and puts the membranes into good,
sound healthy condition. The care is
thorough and permanent.
Here wre some voluntary and unso
licited testimonials we have lately re
ceived:
Mrs. M. C. Hinkley, 601 Mississippi
St. Indianapolis. Ind.. says: Have been
a sufferer from the pain and annoyance
of Piles for fifteen years, the ryramia
Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills gave me im
mediate relief and in a short time a com
plete cure.
Major Dean of Columbus, Ohio, says:
I wish to add to the number ofcertiu
cates as to the benefits derived from the
Pyramid Pile Cure. I suffered from piles
for forty years and from itching piles for
twenty years and two boxes of tne r yra
mid Pile Cure has effectually cured me.
Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure
or will set it for you if you ask them to,
It is one dollar per package and is put
up only by the Pyramid Drug to., Al
bion, Mich.
Say Statute U Confutations 1.
The brief for the state in the case of
George Washington Davis was filed by
County Attorney Woodward yesterday,
the attorney general having coincided
with the defense that the statute under
which defendant was convicted is uncon
stitutional, and Mr. Woodward having
been granted leave by the court to file
a counter brief. He claims that the stat
ute is valid and constitutional in every
wav. He says on" this point: "Both
counsel for the accused and the honor
able attorney general have fallen into a
fatal error at the very threshold of their
discussion as to the non-constitutional-itv
of the statute in question. Both
argue that t,hi being a penal statute, it
must receive a strict construction, and
not such construction as the courts may
resort to where the question at issue is
other than penal or criminal in its na
ture. That this is true of common law,
and in most of the states of the American
union, I will not dispute or deny, but in
the framing of our criminal code by our
legislature, and its interpretation by
our courts, the common law rule of strict
construction of penal and criminal laws
has been torn up, root and branch, and
such statutes must receive the same lib
eral construction as statutes on other
subjects."
As to the claim that the section under
which Davis Was convicted id invalid be
cause it fixes no penalty, the county at
torney states that if the reasoning of
defendant's counsel is good, it will apply
to the sections forbidding embezzlement,
larceny as bailee and various other
crimes, and further says: "The part of
the statute to which objection is urged is
that part which declares that if any per
son violates the first clause of the sec
tion, and from such violation, death en
sues, the party so violating commits
the crime of murder in the first or second
degree, or manslaughter, according to
the nature of the offense, and on con
viction shall be punished as in other
cases.
"If we construe the several sections
as to homicide together, there is noth
ing uncertain or ambiguous, no 'room
for construction or interpretation.
:' In other words, the
legislature has said that if any person
shall maliciously tear up a railroad, or
obstruct it, he is guilty of a felony, and
if, in the commission of such crime, he
causes the death of a human being, then
he is guilty of murder or manslaughter,
according to the nature of the offense,
and, having previously defined murder
and manslaughter, it would seem that
the. legislative intent and . purpose- is
clear and explicit." ; '
"Some of the sections of the
criminal code Only provide t penalty to
one, two or three sections preceding it,
the preceding sections not providing any
penalty whatever or fixing any punish
ment, simply declaring what is unlawful,
and the latter section' fixing the pen
alty." The brief discusses the instructions of
the court and holds them to have been
proper, whereas the defense and the at
torney general find fault with them. The
document holds also ihat the verdict
was not inconsistent ami closes by stat
ing that the defendant hnda fair and
impartial trial and should have been
hanged as a warning to others. '
WHERE ARE WE T7
Ex-Mayor Hardy Wonde s Why Mc
Kinleyism Don't Protrude Ahead.
Editor Post: Who can explain how it
is that the people of Nebraska und Kan
sas have gone back on the republican
party? For many years a nomination
was equal to an election. The people
did not wince even at swallowing a "yal
ler dog." It can't be that it was lack of
;, Cato n 's Tansy Pills.
A tried, (rue, and bafb RELIEF
Alwn.ve reliable. Avoid FOR WOMEN,
imitation.. Get Caton's, aud save re
gret. At druggists, or sent sealed, $1.
Our booklet 4 cents.
CATON SPEC. CO., BOSTON, MASS.
intelligence. Neither can the fault be
found in the masses. Yet trusts and cor
porations have the same confidence in
the party they ever had. Eastern peo
ple generally swear by the republican
party just toe same. Now, why do not
western people like the party as they
once did? The only explanation to be
given is, the western republicans have
sold out the western farmers and are
trying to deliver the goods, and the peo
ple know it.
It is universally admitted that cor-
rorations have run this state govern
ment for the last twenty years ten times
more than the farmers have. - The demo
crats in Missonri have stuck to the peo
ple and the people have stuck by them.
The democrats in some ot the southern
states are having the same trouble with
the people the western republicans are
having. Any party that does not stana
up for the interests of its own state and
section deeerves to be kicked into the
middle of next week. The east will stick
by the republican party because their
only concern is to bleed the west and
south. They all mutually enjoy the
blood. - ,
Still the meanness of the men who
wore the McKinley badges in order to
hold their jobs, and voted for Bryan, is
under discussion. I once read of a Qua
ker, who, while riding oh horse back
through a wild mountainous country,
was halted by a robber, pistol in hand,
and ordered to dismount and give up
bis money and his horse. .The Quaker
deliberately obeyed, all the time meas
uring up the robber's sice and build.
After taking out his purse vthe thought
struck bim that a little evidence might
corroborate his story. He asked the
robber to shoot a hole through bis hat.
No quicker said than done. The robber
fired. Tbey bad no revolvers in those
day. Now, said the Quaker, "the best
man will have the horse and mouey."
He seized the robber, choked him a lit
tle, bound him with his halter and led
him to the nearest prison. How mean
it was for that Quaker to deceive the
robber. He must have been a Bryan
man.
How is it that not a republican advo
cates the cutting down of government
expenses? The assessment must be
raised, so the people can be taxed more.
An extra session of congress must be
called and more tariff levied. All the
trouble seems to arise for want of more
taxation. The Journal' poet ridicules
the idea of cutting the page down to
fifty three cents per day, but the man
who works for fifty cents per day and
with his wife's wash money supports a
family is all' right. More taxes and
higher prices for his Massachusetts made
clothing, will be no detriment to him.
There are fifty boys in the city of Lin
coln who would be more than glad to
work as pages for twenty-five cent per
day. McKinley's prosperous times have
notcome. s
Still it is a mystery that McKinleyism
does not stick out ahead ns far as Cleve-
landism did. There is is no change for
the better. Factories are starting and
closing. Wheat has advanced a little,
still it is below low water mark compared
with the prices of the 80's, 40 's and 50's.
No one wants to put any, money into
property because he thinks he can buy
more property by waiting. One would
think that fifteen cent corn would be a
safe investment, but money men do not
think so. And what is the profit in run
ning the factories as long as the goods
cannot be sold. We 'still think that to
open the floodgates to free silver would
help things, rue up tne money ana mate
the money men waut to invest.
H. W. Habdy
" for Sale.
Wm. Larrabees book on "The Rail
road Question. If you want to be posted
On this all important subject send 25
cents and get this book. It contain
480 page and usually sells for 50 cents.
OOB pbice xo cents.
Nebraska Independent,
tf Lincoln, Neb.
LEGISLATION FOR KANSAS.
gome of the Notable Measure likely
i to Be Introduced.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 30. A letter ad
dressed by the Topeka Mail to the
more notable members of the legislature-elect
asking as to what would be
'the probable character of legislation
that would be attempted brought
many replies. Summed up briefly the
replies insure the introduction of bills
for the following purposes:
First A maximum freight bill, fa
vored by every influential member of
the Populist side. The Republicans
are non-committal on the subject, but
will probably favor a conservative
measure along the same line.
Second Australian ballot law
amendments. Uoth Populists and Re
publicans agree that it is now compli
cated and cumbersome.
Third For a constitutional conven
tion. The great majority of Populist
members favor it, and six Republicans
have placed themselves on record for
Fourth A law prohibiting the issu
ance of passes to public officials. ; A
half dozen bills to th.t . effect are
already prepared for introduction.
Fifth State banking law amend
ments in accordance with the sugges
tion of Bank Commissioner Breiden
hal, for . the purpose of affording
greater security to depositors.
Sixth For a uniform school book
bill. Several members have already
championed the scheme, and unless the
school book trust can defeat it, some
thing will be done along that line.
Seventh To abolish useless boards.
Eighth For a trust deed law, simi
lar to that of Missouri. Both Repub
licans and Populists favor it, but not
enough to put it through.
Ninth To reduce fees and salaries
When I say I ear I do not mean inertly to stop
them for time end then have them return egein. I
mean -radical cure. I have made the diseaee of
KITS. EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life
long ttadr. I warrant bij remedy to enre the worst
eases. Because others have failed is no reason for
not now reeeiTinc a care. Send at once for a treatise
and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Hive Ex
press and Postoffice add rets.
Pror.W.P.FEEKE,F.D.,4C2TSt.,K8WT01t
This paper from now until th
adjournment , of tb Nebraska
Legislature for 80 cents. Subscribe
now and get an bonest report of the
proceeding of the populist
legislature. ,
Ml, VIGOR, VITALITY
RESTORED
IN 30 DAYS
Good Effkctu at Once.
Caton's Vitalizer
Cores General or Special Debility, Wake
fulness Spermatorrhea, Emissions, Im
potency. Paresis, etc. Corrects Func
tional D.Horders, caused by errors or ex
cmi, quk'kly restoring Lost Manhood in
old or young, giving Vigor, and Strength
wlu re former weakness prevailed. Con
vnit nt package, simple, effectual, and
li'tritiinate. i
TURK IS QUICK AND THOROUGH.
Don't dnteived by imitations; Insist
on ('AVON'S Vitalizers. Bent Bealed if
your ruggiHt does not have it. r Price
$1 !
ante
ivf-l
U rt
wee
. pkge.. 6 for. $5, with written guar
of complete cure. Information,
ice, etc.. free and confidential. Send
tetuent of case and 23 eta. for a
s trial treatment. One only sent
to i
0,
ch pei son.
TON MED.
CO.; BOSTON, MASS.
No New Cases To Be Called.
The supreme court will convene for a
regular ' sitting tomorrow morning.
There will be no assignment of case to
be called during December, as the court
is sufficiently occupied with important
case that have already been submitted.
Among the more important case npon
which opinion are expected at the sit
ting are the beet sugar bounty general
fund warrant case and the George Wash
ington Davis case. In the former the
attorney general ha attacked the con
stitutionality of the beet sugar bounty
law to avoid the necessity of drawing
warrant in payment thereof upon the
general fund of the atate, the legislature
that created the bounty having tailed
to provide an appropriation for the
payment of the bounty. The claim
upon which the auit is founded ia for
about $800 alleged to be due on sugar
manufactured in the closing day of last
year, w hen tne claim was presented tne
state auditor declined to issue a
warrant therefore, although he had
already issued warrants to the extent of
some $52,000 for similar claims. The
Norfolk sugar factory authorities, who
presented the claim, thereupon applied
for a writ of mandamus to compel bim
to issue the warrant. Should the court
order the auditor to issue this warrant
it will validate the other $52,000 of
warrants already issued against the
general fund, an well a those which
must follow for the year's output of
sugar, On the other hand, i! the court
holds to the view or the attorney general
that the bounty law ia bad, it will in
validate the warrants issued and pre
vent the issue of others for . the 1896
crop of BUgar.
The question of the rightfulness of is
suing warrants for ' these bounty claims
against the general fund ,of the state
does not appear to have been raised, and
many seem to consider tout u snouid
have been a a relief to the state in case
thec'ourt is not inclined to hold the law
unconstitutional. The allegation of the
unconstitutionality of the law is based
upon the claim that the expenditures
directed by the legislature largely exceed
the revenues of the state.
The Georsre Washington Davis case is
Pthecaseofv.ff negro convicted in this
county fdr the wrecking of the Hock Isl
and passenger train near this city, in
which eleven people lost their lives. The
attorney-general has recommended that
the finding of the Lancaster county court
be reversed, admitting the defendant
allegation of defect in the law nnder
which be was convicted. It ia claimed
that a reversal on the ground alleged
will amount to a dismissal of the charge.
Davis has been con fled in the peniten
tiary ever since bis conviction and has
been in custody ever since the wreck oc
curred. There was strong circumstan
tial evidence of his guilt, but there has
always been a suspicion quite generally
current that the Rock Island railway
may Cave persecuted this negro in order
to escape liability in numerous suits for
heavy damages arising out of the wreck.
This suspicion has won friends and sym
pathy lor the accused, and be has en
joyed auch assistance as could be given
him by counsel for those who have suits
pending against the company for dam
ages growing out of the wreck.
Vote on Regent and Justice.
The state canvassing board rpet yes
terday afternoon in the office of Secre
tary Piper to canvass the vote cast in
the recent election on constitutional
amendments, contingent justices of the
supreme court aud regent of the univer
sity. -After the members of the board
had discussed the preulexiug differences
of opinions as to the duties of the board
for over two hours, the following was
adopted;
"We do find that the wholo number of
votes cast at the general election held in
Nebraska on November 8, 1896, was
230,692, as shown by returns made to
this ecara. ssd iaai tnere were
cast for, the proposed constitutional
amendment to increase the number of
judges of the supreme court 84,579
votes, against said amendment 87.896
votes." Ihe vote on each proposition
is set forth in the findings and the whole
ends with this sentence:
"We therefore declare the amendments
lost if said amendments require the af
firmative vote of all those voting at said
election."
The figures tabulated in the office of
the secretary of state gave the following
footings:
On the amendment increasing the num
ber of supreme justices from three to five,
84,579 yeas aud 37,896 nays.
On the amendment empowering the
legislatnre to fix the salaries of supreme
court justices, 61,119 yeas and 54,833
nays.
On the amendment relating to com
pensation of executive state officers,
59,496 ayes and 47,611 nays.
On the amendment relating to judicial
power, 60,094 ayes and 45,377 nays.
On the amendment empowering the
legislature to increase or diminish the
number of supreme justites, 59,343 ayes
and 46,576 nays. ;
On the amendment providing that
fifth-sixths of a jury s may render a ver
dict in certain civil cases, 73,573 ayes
and 89,006 nays. V -
On amendment providing for the elec
tion of railroad commissioners, 67,045
ayeo and 40,597 nays.
On the amendment providing for the
investmentof the permanent school fund,
78,447 ayes and 36,619 nays.
On the amendment for merging metro
politan city and county governments,
56,960 ayes and 47,634 nays.
On the amendment prescribing the
manner in which votes shall be cast,
62,303 ayes and 44,370 nay.
On the amendment to authorise the
voting of municipal donation to certain
enterprises, 60,479 aye and 45,669
nay.
For Regent ot the State University-
Jens C. Jacobsen, Omaha, socialist la
bor, 736: Theodore Johnson, Fairfield,
national, 866; Charles R. Lawson, San
tee Agency, prohibition, 2,891; J, I.
Leas, Oiiadron, democrat, 4,781; Thom
as Rawlins, Wakefield, democrat and
people's independent, 106.007; William
G. Whitmore, Valley, republican, 98,-
651. :
For Judge, Four Year Ada M. Bit
tenbender, Lincoln, prohibition and na
tional, 2,938; Andrew Estergard, Oma
ha, socialist labor, 682: Frank Irvine,
Omaha, democrat, 5,579; William Ne
ville, North Platte, democrat and peo
ple's indepentent, 108,469; Robert Ry
an Lincoln, republican, 94,288.
For Judge, Two Year Moses P. Kin
kaid, O'Neill, republican, 95,632; John
S. Kirkpatrick, Lincoln, democrat and
people' independent, 109,045; W. H.
Platte, Grand Island, democrat, 4,987;
George L. Whitman, Norfolk, prohibi
tion, 2,865; F. P. Wigton. Norfolk, na
tional, 809; John L. Zerby, South Oma
ha, socialist labor, 756,
In the discussion that followed the an
nouncement of the figures, Attorney Gen
eral Churchill contended that it was the
duty of the board to declare the amend
ment lost, a the constitution provides
that an amendment mast receive ma
jority of all vote oast at the election.
Governor Holcorab directed atten
tion to the holding of the supreme court
through Judge Maxwell that an amend
ment to be adopted must receive an
affirmative vote equal to a majority of
the number of vote cast tor senators
and representatives. Under that deci
sion the board could not declare the re
sult on the amendment unless It bad
before it the vote of senators and repre
sentative, which it did not have. .
Thomas Darual! appeared before the
board in behalf of J. 8. Kirkpatrick, one
of the fusion candidate for supreme
court justice. He asked that ths board
make no findings on the amendments ex
cept the number of vote east for and
against eaeb. He believed that the
board ought to do nothing further as
long as it did not have before it the vote
on member of the legislature, and any
declaration it might make could not pre
vent the legislature from declaring the
amendments carried. Neither could any
action taken by the board biud the gov
ernor and prevent him from issuing a
proclamation declaring the amendments
carried it it should be determined by the
legislatnre that they were carried. He
believed the legislature could determine
the question, as it had heretofore on one
or two occasions.
Attorney General Churchill contended
that it was the duty ot the board to as
certain the result, and the governor
could only proclaim upon such ascer
tainment as was made by the board.
Attorney General Churchill submitted
a resolution declaring the amendments
defeated, but it received no second and
was subsequently changed to the form
sriven above, bveu then no vote was
taken, the resolution being seemingly
adopted by silent consent.
Mrs. Gosper is selling more cheap and
medium priced bats than any other firm
in Lincoln. She keep also the higher
grade and will make price during the
next thirty day.
CONFISCATED BY A STATE.
Che
University of Alabama Makes a
Claim for Over S,OV0,OO0.
Mohtoombbt, Ala., Nov. 30. James
H. Fittaf the treasurer of the univers
ity ot Alabama for thirty years, has
demanded of the general assembly a
showing to the institute of the money
due to it by the state. He declare
that the state has confiscated within
the past half century 82.080.000 accru
ing from the sale of government grants
to the institute. The state was the
trustee of the funds and used them in
paying its own obligations. It pays
the university Interest annually on
$3,000,000, but has declined to make
any snowing for the balance. Mr.
Fitts, who is a banker at Tuakaloosa,
is backed np in his demands by a strong
lobby of the alumni. The , unversity
is willing to offer the state a liberal
compromise.:;
'l his Paper from now until tbe ad
journment of the Nebraska fjfglsla
tur for 30 cent. Subscribe now
anl get au nontat report of the
pn ceedings of the 'populist
ii glslaturo.
NO WORLD'S STRIKE.
British Trades Union -Delegates Dis
credit the Dock Laborers' Movement.
New York, Nov. 30. Samuel Woods
and John Maiinson. delegates of the
British trades unions to the conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor to be held in Cincinnati in the
middle of December, arrived to-day
and were met by Contract Labor In
spector Watchorn, an old friend and
associate, formerly secretary of the
Miners' union of 1ne United States.
Delegate Woods said: 'I have not
beard about the strike of the Hamburg
and Kiel dock laborers, but I do not
bolieve that there will be an interna
tional strike of dock laborers in sym
pathy with them. They might as well
strike the moon. We do not believe
in strikes, nor do we believe in arbi
tration. We prefer conciliation. We
know no political party in our labor
moTcmen in England. Our constitu
tion forbids it. We are for labor only.
I do not know what would be best for
the American workingman, but 1 may
be able to offer some suggestions after
I have studied the local character of
things here."
DR. JAMISON VERY LOW.
The Leader of the Transvaal Bald Crit
ically Sick In Prison.
Loudon, Nov. 30. Dr. Jamison,
leader of the Transvaal raids, under
going a sentence of fifteen months'. im
prisonment in nolloway jail, whose
sickness has previously been noted, is
now announced to be in a critical con
See onr special offer for semi-weekly
during; the legislative session described on
the editorial pace. It ls your opportunity
OUR OOOD-BY.
W saw tba sunset redden In the WCi
We mw the whirring swallows seek the e t
We felt on earth descending pos tai r
We whispered to eaoh other, "It U t-V
We held each other's hands one tBOs't'i
space,
Each took one last look at the other's teao?
We said, "May God be with you In CU cr:
And from your heart our common ps.:a c
.face.
We said good-by, and then then at tie I.
W knew It eonld not be. W tarz; J, c V
fast
Clasped in eaoh other's arms, oar doatt ri
east :-v,''-:"!.
Par from us, by one heart-cry overpassed.
Lewis W. gmlth. In Oolller' Weekly.
HUXC3 C? TBE DAT.
On aooonnt of the hard time eotti
are wora longer than usual. Text
Sifter.
Tim ia money, we ra told, yet
most money i thrown away to kill
time. Fliegenda Blaetter.
"Why don't yoa merry that tfrlf
h isa real pearl." "An, ye; t :t I
don't like the mother of pearl.
Scottish Night.
"Otto, yon have a bad report. Vlii
doe that mean?" "Tea, papa; teacher
must have something against yon l"
Fliegeade Blaetter.
Athwart these melancholy day
It easts gleam of ehear
To Had you've halt a ton of coal
Lett over from last year.
Chicago Tribone,
Etikker-"I dreamed last niSU tl i
you gave me ten dollars." Etrykir
"Good I that make a qaarev I owi J
yoa a tenner, yoa know."-15oitoa
Transcript.
"Don't 1-ne exclaimed, fearfaliy
"yoa need it irorse than I." lie-i-J
Drooler Van Lake warm had threat
ened to give her a pieoe of hi miaX
Chioago News.
. Lowlot "How often do yoa prais
your vine r" Oityman (who has jast
moved to the suburbs) "Never ; w
bay all our prune at the grocer's.",
Boxbary Oaeette.
"That hair reitorer I bought of yoa
I found very eOoaoious." remarked
Oawker to hi barber. "So T" repliei
the knight of th razor.
"I must try
.
it myself." Jadge.
Gorree sondeht "I
thonld Hi t
write for your paper.
Yoa wast tla-
manuscript sheet blaux on out i v
don't your" Managing Editor "C i
both aide, if you please." Tlizz'---
Blaetter.
Point of View: "Bilker, yoa or;M
to be ashamed to wear such g'izl
olothe when yon owe me so nm;1
money." "No ; yoa ought to be pros!
to lend money to a man wno, wes
such good olothe." Chicago Eeoori
Doctor "Jut plane thislberraor:
ter ander your tongue, Mr. Fe-is,
and keep your lip closed tightly."
Mr. Henry Peque (after a few miaai-i
of peeohlea delight) "What wL'i
yoa take for that initrument, Doef '
Pack. .
Aa elderly gentleman ia tit a ti
tread oa apieoe of orange peel ail
oome heavily down on the small ct Vi
back. To him, polite stranger, raia
inghishat; "Exoae me, rir; woa"
woald yoa mind doing that a-nUf
My friend didn't eee it." Ten
Sifter.
."Happened to see your wife on a
wheel yesterday. If I remember, I
heard yoa deolajre yoa would never a
low hrfr to fide," "Ye. I know. Bat
she had a chance to trade off her pug
dog for a wheel, and I thought I would
nhnnu tliA Iflsjtt viL " IndiansDoH
Journal i
'FTfillfi." aaid tha amnVinff nar a
the damaged trolley rolled into to
depot. "What trnokyoa?" "Oh,
replied the trolley, "I thought I woald
have a little fan by running down a
o&aa on the street, ami hftnf! if h
weren't all football player I" Phila
delphia North American.
I'Did yoa attend the big meeting at
Old City Kali last night?" asked one
Pittsburger of another, "No.'V Why
not ?" 'Well, my name was not on
the list of Vice-Presidents, and I knew
that if all those men were there, I
woald not be able to get into the
halL" Pittsburg Chronicle-Telov
graph. , - ... :
Edison' Failure.
Edison has accomplished so much ia
the line of invention that it is popu
larly believed he has made no failures
in that direction, but the troth is that
he has been at work for years npon
several hard problems whioh seem to
be no nearer a solution to-day than
they were when he began. For the
last seven years be has been trying to
derive electrieity directly from coal
without going through the usual pro
cess of heat, steam power and dy
namo.' "
"There's enough latent 'electrical
energy in a pound of ooal to carry it
aoross tbe Atlantio," he said the other
day, "yet we have never been able to
utilize more than a very small fraction
of it. I know how to get electricity
from coal direct, but I don't know yet
how to get enough of it" New York
Journal.
Gold in the Ocean.
Professor Liversidge, of the Sydney
(Australia) University, 1 has . made
chemical experiments whioh, he say,
show that there ara over 100,000,000
ton of gold dissolved ia the ocean
water of the world, if the rate of one
grain per ton, which he foacd on the
Australian coast, hold everywhere.
Social Calls In Persia.
In Persia, among the aristocracy, a
asitor sends notico an hoar or two
)ef ore calling, and give a day' notico
t the visit ia one ot great importance,
le is met by aervants before he reaches
ha house, and other considerations
,re shown him, aooordiag to relative
ank. '