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BARB ISO!, NEBRASKA.
Washington, Not. 28. The tariff
bill of 1803 til bora yesterday. But
little of tb excitement which has At
tended iu advent throughout the coun
try at large m manifest at the eapitoL
The committee was alow in getting
together. When the members were
called to order by Chairman Wifgon at
11 JO a. m., half an hour past the time
set for tbe meeting, all the democratic
ambers except Mr. Stevens of Massa
chusetts were in their seats. The ' re
publican minority was represen ed by
ex-speaker Keed and Messrs. Burrows,
Dalzell and Hopkins. Mr. Payne, an
other of the republicans, arrived in a
few minutes before the committee ad
journed. The promo lings rre very inform l.
A copy of Uie bill was presented to
each member and Chairman Wilson
briefly stated that he would probably
be able tomorrow to furnish additional
data, which would include a compari
son of the new bill with the present
law, printed in parallel columns, so
that the changes would be apparent at
a glance. Then followed a little desul
tory talk and the sessioa ended. It
barely occupied tifteen minutes.
The republicans under the rules will
hare ten days in which to prepare their
report, at which time the majority
report will be finished and the
bill will then be presented to the
house. The internal revenue features
of the bill have not been completed.
AccummI of Corruptloa
Denver, Nov. 28. Yesterday a peti
tion was tiled in the United States cir
cuit court asking for the removal of S.
C. Hinsdale, master in chancery,
charges of bribery and corruption be
ing made. '1 he title of the case is
"Margaret Billings and the Wood heirs
against Jerome B. Wheeler and the
Aspin Mining company," and involves
the title to one-third interest iu the
Esasaa mine at Aspen and one-third of
the value of ores taken from the mine
since October 1, 1887, amounting to
over $3,000,000. The case was carried
through to the United States supreme
court and judgment was rendered in
favor of the plaintiffs and an account
ing ordered. The petition asserts that
in the accounting, which is to deter,
mine the amount of money coming to
the Wood heirs, Master Hinsdale and
the two accountants hired by him are
guilty of receiving bribes at the hands
of agents of Jerome B. Wheeler, and
that Hinsdale allowed false books to be
used in evidence and that the true
accounts were never used iu evidence.
The complaint specitically charges tha'.
$800 was paid to Master Hinedae and
Expert Accountants S. Ii. Jenkins and
C. H. Goodyear.
fowderly Resign.
Philadelphia, Nov. 28. At yester
day afternoon's meeting of the
knights of labor delegates Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly's resignation
was accepted by a practically unani
mous vote, after that gentleman had
stated to the convention that be bad
tendered it in good faith and that, this
action was final. J. R. Sovereign, of
Iowa, was then elected to succeed Mr.
Powderly, the vote being: Sovereign
23, James Campbell of Pittsburg 8, T.
B. McGuire, 1, Powderly 2.
The vacancies on the general execu
tive board were rilled by the election of
the following: C. A. .French of Bos
ton, H. B. Marl in of Minneapolis, and
J. I. Kenney of Omaha, all anti-l'ow-derly
men.
Kept the Boiiki W ronif
St, Louis, .Nov. 28. John tiunn vs.
Estate of William Black is the title of
a ease to be tried here iu the United
States court of appeals December 7. The
sum sued for is $300,000. The petition
is the longest ever filed here and cost
$2,400 for printing. Gunn and Black
were partners in business for twenty
years. Gunn is unable to read and
signs his nam? w ith difficulty. When
.Black died two years ago it was found,
so Gunn' peiitition states, that
deceased had for twenty years taken
advantage of his partner's illiteracy
and kept fraudulent accounts, causing
a toss to Gunn in the sum claimed.
liatlt Jerry Kmk'i Will.
ViRooua, Wis.. Xov. 28.-The will of
ex-Secretary Rusk was died for pro
bate in the Vernon county court The
state is valued at $50,000. It com
prises the homestead at Viroqua, 440
acres of land, stock of the bank of
.Vlroq.ua and cash. The entire pro
perty is to be sold at the discretion of
the executors and the proceeds divided
among the family, the widow taking
eaevbatf. Henry Caason of Washing
tea, the late general's private secretary,
bequeathed $1,000. J. T. Rusk of
Chippewa Falls and Mary E. Rusk of
Vlroa.ua, are the executors.
Ovavel Trata Wreaked. '
New Okleaxs, Nov. 28. A eroea-tie
pieced across the track of the attests,
strpi Valley road two miles beiew
aaeed the wreck of a travel
Flremaa Joe Garity of Pltte-
fcar was klUed Instantly aad Engineer
;C2yw Carey was fatally Injured. A
trn arakemea aad two ether met.
Spittle Uwh crew were lnurW.
i Mil Si ! far ItiBli
. OafatH itanwow the traea.
Iwdiaxaholh. Nov. 21. F. M. B. A.
delegates from far awav Virginia, X -braaka,
Kansas, West Virginia and a
half dozen states assembled at tlie
Hotel English yesterday to hold the
annual convention of the alliance gen
eral assembly. Nothing s:tve that of a
routine nature was transacted. Hon.
II. E. Taubeneck of Marshall, 111
chairman of the people's party natioi al
committee, was present and addressed
the meeting. To a reporter the popu
list maguate said respecting the peo
ple's party's prospects and plans:
"1 am at a loss to understand why it
is that the business world is not enter
ing upon an unwonted era of pros
perity owing to the passage of the
repeal bill. I expected to see capital
ists unlock their coffers and give money
snd work to the horJes of u employed
who are crying for bread, but I roust
say that I have been cruelly disap
pointed. Financial affairs are no easier
or more hopeful now than they were
two mouths ago."
-Wnat will be the future policy of
the people's party r" was asked.
"We will continue te toil along the
same lines S3 heretofore, only our con
stant aim will be to unite the south
and west. Iu that union lies our only
hope for success. The people of those
sections should be mutual allies as
their interests are identical as opposed
o those of the east."
CRITICISED SECRETARY MORTON.
In his address President C. A. Robin,
son of Fountaintown, Ind., detailed the
history of the organization and its
work in smashing the cordage trust,
providing a market for farmers and
purchasing for them supplies on a co
operative plan. He strongly favored a
union of all farm organizations and se
verely criticised Secret nry of Agricul
ture Morton for bis slap at farmers'
organizations at the world's fair con
gress. The day was largely taken np in re
ports, which show the order to be In
excellent shape and growing. Much
ti.ne was spent in trying to formulate
a plan for the union of all farm organi
zations. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved. That we hereby reiterate
and affirm our adherence to the funda
mental principles upon which our or
ganization is founded.
That we emphasize the importance
of a higher education and increased
social and fraternal relations among
farmers and commend our lodges as
the most valuable means to this end.
That we unequivocally condemn the
utterances attributed to Secretary of
Agriculture Morton in bis speech at
the world's fair congress, and we feel
that hia offensive reference to farm or
ganizations should be withdrawn.
Raateejr Suetalaed hj the Committee
Chicago, Xov. 29. The Brand ex
ecutive committee of the order of rail
way telegraph operators, whicii i as
been in special session in this city for
two days concluded its labors tonight.
D. G. Ramsey, grand chief of the order,
and the members of the committee
were present. The principal business
transacted was the adoption of a res
olution reciting that: "believing in the
entire innocense of D G. Ramsay re
garding the Burlington, Cedar II 1 1 ids
& Northern wire cutting, this rcrnm -tee
will sustain him individually, in his
defense.'' The former action n fus
ing to call a special meet in.' of I he
grand division was endorsed. All ac
counts were examined and found cor
rect, and the grand chief came out
with flying colors, when it was not ex
pected he would fare so wel . The
grand chief said be would go at once
to Council Bluffs, la., and accept ser
vice in the suit in equity brought
against the order there. He did nut
want to give his enemies a chance to
say he was running away or he would go
to the scene of the Lehigh Valley strike,
a reporter the grand chief said in re
gard to the strike: "I have just re
ceived telegrams that strikers are more
then holding their own; that wrecks
are of constant occurrence; train aie
run off the side-tracks and the niuin
tracks and that all the strikers are as
solid as a reck. All but seven f the
telegraphes went out"
ftomethlng of a Politlelaa.
Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 29. Grand
Master Workman James R. Sovereign
of the knights of labor of the United
States lefs for Philadelphia, where be
will at once assume the duties of bis
office. He bad recovered from the snr
prise occasioned by his election, which
he bad hardly dared hope for, and was
In (pretty good spirits as be received
too congratulations that poured in
upon him ail day from friends in the
city and out. He refrained from out
lining his policy as master workman,
further than to say that bis head
quarters would bt moved to Des
Moines. Further than this be could
not say. As to hia present office of
labor commissi oner of Iowa, he said
that be should not resign it, but would
put a clerk ia charge aad finish out
tha uncompleted work of his present
term, which expires April 1, 18M.
Wet SwttUS Te.
Paris, Hot. 29. The eabinet dead
look continues . President Car net
MeMtoned M. Kaynal and conferred
wtUt him for1 aa hour,:,, U rumored
that they ware fersalag a cabinet, out
an Muormsiisn. ia toewboy
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A New Melhud.
Goshe. Ind.,Xov. 27. This city was
thrown into a fever of excitement last
Saturday night by a desperate attempt
made almost within the city limits to
wreck the New York fast express on
the Lake Shore road, which is due here
at 12. -09. At 12 o'clock a histnng in
the Lake Shore yaris and from the
water works plant, which Is located
very close to the Lake Shore freight
depot, brought two of the night police
and a number of citizens to the scene.
They found the first section of No. 60,
the Chicago anJ Xew York fast meat
train, in the yards and a badly battered
train crew. Two attempts had
been made to use the last ten
cars of the train to carry out
a distardly attempt to wreck. No.
12, the Xew York fast express on
the Lake hore. The attempted hold
up was conducted on a singularly new
plan of train robbery. It was, how
everj brought to an unsuccessful end
by the resistance of the traiumeu, who
fought a coust-int battle during the
run of ten miles from E .hart here.
The first of No. 60 pul ed out of Elk
hart at 10:23 with ord rs to run to
Lihonier without stopping. All seemed
well with the train, but when about a
mile from Elkhart the conductor, John
Hickok, and two brakemen were at
tacked by a band of eight burly
tramps, who, it is since learued, boaroed
the train at Elkhart and had been con
cealed between th3 cars. They over
powered the crew and were proceeding
to disconnect the last ten cars, when
the conductor, assisted by the engineer
and fireman, again secured control of
the train. A second attempt was made
five miles iurther on, and from that
point into Goshen, a run of four miles,
a desperate fight was waged between
the eight robbers and the trainmen.
Conductor Hick ok, who knew the im
minent danger of No. 12 running into
the freight encouraged the brakemen
and the extra conductor, Campbell,
who happened to be on the train, and
they waged a succes.fui fight until the
train reached the Goshen yards. The
battle was desperate (or the last (our
miles and Conductor Hickok was bad
ly bruised and pummelled, as was also
one of the brakemen. The robbers
secured four watches and all the money
belonging to the crew.
A Bloody Deed.
Seymour, Ind., Nov. 27. As the re-,
suit of a terrible tagedy growing out of,
a family feud, five people are dead in!
their country home, seven miles east of'
this city. Four years ago Clintok Jor
dan, then twenty-one years old, married
a daughter of Joshua Foster, with
whom he has never lived happily. Last
week they separated finally and she re
turned to the borne of her father. Laat
Saturday night Jordan met hia father-in-law
and accompanied bin home, con
trary to the wishes of the latter, who
feared trouble. Jordan promised to
behave, but shortly after his arrival at
Foster's home he began a quarrel.
Foster then ordered him out of the
house, when Jordan fired at the old
man, but miss d him, the ball striking
Miss Cora Foster, aged eighteen, in the
head, killing her instantly. His sec
ond shot hit Foster in the head and he
fell, but soon arose aud ran a quarter
of a mile to the borne of bis son-in-law,
William Powell, where be fell and lin
gered until late iu the afternoon when
be died.
Jordan then turned his revolver
toward Mrs. Foster, his mother-in-law,
shooting her in the back, the ball rang
ing downward and causing a wound
from which she died. Jordan's wife
attempted to defend her mother and he
stabbed her repeatedly In the breast,
hands and face and ended by shooting
ber through the head. Jordan then
coolly opened his vest and placed the
revolver against bis breast sending a
ball directly through his heart. He
dropped dead instantly, falling across
the dead body of bis wife.
Pretty Rough Trratmant.
Columbus, 0 , Xov. 27. Three men
assaulted Daniel Thomas, a farmer and
capitalist living a half mile from this
city, as he went to his barn early yts-j
terday morning, and binding him
securely carried him to the house,
where Mrs. Thomas the only person on
the farm, was also seized and bound
Searching the bouse the robbers found
no money and then demanded to know
where f.50,000 which they claimed to
know was in the house was kept.
Thomas told them that the only money
be had out of the bank was $25 in bis
pocket book. They insisted that there
was more in the bouse and taking off
his shoes applied lighted matches to
the soles of nis feet. They tortured
him in this way for an hour and then
left htm, having secured only the $2a
and a gold watch, leaving Thomas and
bis wife bound after having bound
their mouths so they could not make
an alarm. It was late in the dsy when
Mrs. Thomas managed to free herself
and arouse the neighborhood. They
are both elderly persons and may not
survive the rough treatment.
A Shim firm rail
Boston, Nov. 27. The Arm of LeJy
k Collins have assigned to B. P. Wil
bur. J. R. Alnsler.of the firm of Brown,
Dnrrell ft Co., and lawyer C. F. Don
nelly. Liabilities are about $200,000,
assets unknown. The assignees are
empowered to carry on tha business for
the benefit of creditors.
at It Will Hat Save sjla BTIek
Danville, Ky., Nov. 17. Near Mia
too villa, a small 'own in this county,
Joseph Carter and Bam Mintoo, two
well known men, bad a dispute during
the piogroai of a dance. 'After tha
daaee was over the quarrel was n
ewad In tha road leadlag into Mlntoa
villa aad la the eocoueter which fei-
lawwl young raassved a
hi tae Man usnar, k
te U Meads of Ox
Me Hu HI Ova lam. ,
Cihvaoo, Dec. 1.--"There is nt a
word of truth iu the report that Pres -dent
Cleveland turned me down in tli i
Topeka postmastership," said Senati
John Martin of Kansas attbeGrea.t
Northern. The selection was prac
tically made last June, before Mr.)
Cleveland knew of my silver senti
ments, and my candidate being passed
win for entirety different reasons. 1
have not found fault with the pre -dent,
nor is he seeking to treat me w.
disrespect. The president is mu
misunderstood. All this talk of ha
i nar it in for those who opposed l s
po.tcy ou the Sheriuau bill is sh t
nonsense. The Chicago incident d
proves that. The president bad i.j
better friend in the senate than Senator
Palmer, and no more enthusiastic sup
porters than the Chicago delegation m
the houpe, and yet he appoints t i
men against their wishes. The tru i
is the president has his own ideas A
'.he fitness of men and he will pass y
bis best friend's recommendations for
a man whom he believes will make the
better official. I had occasion not long
ago to put the direct question to the
president aa to the report that be had
personally opposed me, and he showed
me that be did not. 1 showed him a
letter from a man whom he refused to
appoint to an office at my suggestion
in it the gentleman said his party con
victions were stronger than the desire
tor ttiat particular ollice, and he was
as loy ul to the party at if be had never
soucbt . lie ollice. When the president
reau t... tetter he said: 'Martin, that's
a good man; wire him if there is any
other office I can give bun.'"
Carlisle Oppose loroute Tax.
Washington, Dec. 1 . Mr. McMil
lln's sub-committee of the democratic
members of the ways and means com
mittee on Internal taxes was in session
at the capitol two hours Wednesday.
At 3 o'clock the democratic members
of the committee held a conference.
Mr. McMillen submitted the data
which he bad secured from the treas
ury department and census touching
'.he question of an income tax. While
the committee was formally discuxsing
the proposition .secretary Carlisle as
innounced. He remained in the c a
inittee room about twenty minutes.
Alter his departure the committee con
vinued its Si sion with closed doors
until 5 p. m. It was devoted solely to
a considera n of tax of incomes.
I he member of the committee stated
that they ha i not considered whisky,
but only the oe'ter plan of impoMng a
tax on incomes. At tiiiiht the deno
cratic members of the committee met
at Secretary Carlisle's lintise for an
other conference. The secretary is
understood to be unfriendly to tho
proposition to tax individual incomes
and it is probable the matter will be
compromised, which will impose the
tax ma. nly ou legacies and corpo
rations.
Aftr the AarrfiUt.
Paris, Dec. 1. The Geiman em
bassy has not yet been instructed by
the German government to approach
the French government ou the subject
of the infernal machines sent irorn
Orleans to Emperor William and Chan
cellor von Cadnvi It is expected,
however, that the boxes containing the
machines and the loiter which accom
panied them will be sent to the French
police, to Hssist in tr ick mir the persons
who sent them, h i now learned that
there Is no such street m Orleans as
the Hue Boulogne. I rum which the
letter to the emperor ;ui0 the German
chancellor were alleged to have been
dated. 'I be name De Chanteau, with
which the letters were signed, is as yet
unknown to the police at Orleaus.
The inquiries of the Orleans police
have hat' no result and they have uot
the least clue to the person who sent
the packages. The anarchists who
posted placards iu various parts of the
town and who, it was supposed, might
be the culprits, have mysteriously dis
appeared aud there is no tract, of them
about. The police of Orleans believe
that the strange anarchists were from
Loud iti and that they were members of
the International. The visitors only
stayed a few hours in Orleans.
Ferment in f the Catholics.
ItKKI.lN, Dec, 1. The Yossiche Zei
tutig publishes a dispatch from Kovno.
capital of the government of that name
in Kussia, stating the'imperial authori
ties recently ordered the local authori
ties to close the Catholic church at
Krosche. What pi evented I he order
fryn being carried out was that a Urge
nuiiitier of Catholics occupied the
church day and night. Finally a body
of troops headed by the governor
forcibly entered tbe church. Alter s
terrible light twenty persons were
killed with swords. One hundred
others were wounded. The others In
tbe church lied aad while attempting
to cross a river many of them were
drowned. Several hundred Catholics
have been arrested and will be tried by
court martial,
Nat Veer Reliable .
London, Dec. I. A dispatch has
been received In this city from Hio
Janerio, dated November 2H, raying
that the losurgent Admiral Mello, with
several of his ships, bad left Rio
Jaaerlebay. The dispatch adds that
tbe insurgent squardronls believed to
have gone south. , Not much reiianee
is plaesfl la tha story, far tha reason
that H M Mkaow how the loearteat
eouM run by the forU at the
fOPlCS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTING ITEMS.
Oamameata aa CrtBdiai
law apaealege al IAa Oaf
aa Set aeeae.
at41ere
The ladieV tailor has a bsrd lot
He has to reform so many of hia j
customers.
"The Babies In Our hlo k" have
orvanied a bawl club. Binghatuton
Republican.
The only thing which ha been
broken as frequently as bicycle records
the past season is the moral law.
The aasaaMn, 1'rendtrgast.ls fearful
he "cannot get Justice lo Cook
County." That is the only fear enter
tained by the people generally.
Evekt man takes care that his
neighbor shall not cheat him: but a
day comes when he begins to care
that be does not cheat his neighlx.r.
Then all goes w ell. He has changed
bis market-cart into a chariot of the
sun.
Emperor William ban been un
veiling a bronze monument of his
grandfather In Bremen. When they
come to make eftig e of the joung
war lord himself to preserve the
unities tbey will probihly use brass,
not bron.e.
T.ie Illinois naval militia Is to 1
given the brick and tin battle ship
Illinois with all her wooden guna
This will relieve many Chicago mam
mas of a harrowing terror lest a too
indulgent paternal government might
give their boys a real floating ship of
some kind and guns that might, go
off and hurt them.
Modern appliances for extracting
gold have recently len set up at
Mount Ophir, whence Solomon
brought a vast amount of gold for
his famous temple. The crude appli
ances of those elder days left much
gold In the "tailings" and it is now
claimed that a mining omianv has
recently taken $.10,0H0 from Solomon's
old "dump."
I r is noticeable that when a gov
ernment insults the American flag it
is some insignificant little power like
Honduras that the United States
could "cuff up to a peak" without
calling out aoy fighters more forwid
bale than a sheriff's posse. The coun
tries that It would be nu disgrace to
whip show the highest respect for
your I'ncle amuel.
CONOHESSMAN I)E FORREST, Of
Connecticut, has a most remarkable
memory. He memorizes all his
spjeches, and gives the manuscript
to the ol'cial stenographers so that
they may save the trouble of short
handing them. The stenographers,
who follow the speaker to insert any
impromptu remarks, declare that Mr.
De Forrest never omits or misplaces
a word, nohiatter how long the siieech
may be. Ex-Speaker Heed Is credited
with a similar faculty, though in a
lesrs degree.
William Wai.dokfAstoii, by some
course of reasoning which he docs
not fully explain, reaches the conclu
sion that the assassination of Carter
Harrison is a conclusive argument
against municipal government In this ctlicao journalists a wid berth,
country While the powerful mind "nly a ftw a burglar who
of Mr. Astor is foeu-sed upon this i broke mU Kditor N an Bcnthtiy-cn s
subject will hs think it too much j ho,mc wa chased several blocks by
trouble to rerall some form of goy. j that molder of public opinion and
ernment under which the assassin ! ml his nat- coat 8noe and burglar
has not done his "good and perfect j ium Implement In his flight- Sun
work," with more or less regularity. jdav n1ht Editor Slier thrashed three
j highwaymen who fell upon him with
The ladies of (allfornia, in their I evil Inu'nt, and went on his way re
attempt to "purify the press,"are ' Joining. These arc only specimen
with great gravity continuing to ol
tain names to a monster petition ad
dressed to the editors of the daily
newspapers. Why to the editors?
Tbe editors have not Ibe power to I nt unduly pugnac'ous, but tbey are
purify the press, and would not exer-' terrible when aroused. Sand baggers
cise It if they had. Even If they were and thugs should be warned In time,
to sugg st It. the proprietors would ; Tbey will gain no glory by atteufjt
not listen to them, as the editors 1 Ing to rob Chicago editors. It' Is
control no advertising. Now If the violating no confidence to sav that
ladles were to address their petition they will not get much money, either,
to (he dry-goods dealers, the pro- j '-' - - .
priefors of the n wswapers would in-' Mow Aaimale Kiplre.
cline to it a respectful ear. ! That beasts and birds vo aside from
- their comrades to suffer the ext erne
Willie Waldorf Aktok says that trials of death Is a pathetic fact not
"although the Valkyrie did not win', "e2?i,1,!r knoWD t
she ha crossed the Atlantic, and , a.T."- nore fee
h., i. o... n . ... '" tht lhe aves tuav dash out
that U more than the igllant will the lire that Is fast ebbing away-de-everdo."
Well, the Vigilant doesn't liberate cases of suicide, .ou will say.
have to. The America crossed the Sometimes, no doubt, their friends
Atlantic a great many ear ago and aftrt them. The healthy ones feel
brought back the cup with her. Tne J"1, t t'OIU,'n'0,,''h,P of " eD'
English yachts have ever since been oViltIr " w,M"l'lc urce
Imitating the army that marched up j Or It may be that the sight of
the bill and then marc ied down ! death is Intolerable to them, ssys
again. When tbey get that cup back the St Louis Kepubllcan, just salt
it will be time, and not till then, for ll- 'en 10 luor human races,
an American yacht to cross the At-' Wnatver lne explanation, the fact
antic ae-ain. And when -1 1 ren"" tbat In the animal woild, aa
antic again. And when one does a ruie, creatures mo awav and die bv
sne win not go ia vain, nor return
with colors at half-mast
Thome thirty-five, tirls of Chicago
who bad mora faith than good sense
tod waited lo a church looking belr
lated direct to the celestial abode,
hare afforded material for a gtd
deal of g'lp, but have added noth
ing valuable to the world's volume of
religious knowledge They were
banned, powdered, and in their beet
bit and tuckcr-s: but they were not
taken in the ciper10 chariot, nor
was there any sura given tnem that
they naa maaj a misianc m uuieuib
lng the time table. They were only
led astrar hy a fanatical faith, and
now they are enjoying the world on a
good deal tbe same plan as tbe rest
of erring mortal.
Ik the proer authorities of the
World's Fair conclude to'give honors
to whom they are due they will forth
with honor every man and woman
connected with the Chicago press,
from the maniging e'itors down.
Take a bn building when empty and
give them a grand barie ue. Never
mind the champagne, or terrapin;
they get that every day or so But
they would en oy an informal day.
A free-for-all, so to speak-no weight
for age or sex: a sort of Clover Club
affair with dress coats and decollete
dresses barred They dererve it all,
and more. They made the lair. If
they had received regular advertising
rates tor all the free puffs given, true
and untrue, the Vandcrbllls and
Astors would be In the gallery and
the newspaper men in the boxes.
Thooktkn International congre-vses
have had their hid lerous aspects. M.
Edouard l!od tell of his own ex
periences at a Peace ongregs held at
Berne a few years ago First they
had some general and eloquent re
marks on the horrors of war and the
blessings of peace, and then they
took up the practical question of
"neutralizing" various countries so as
to withdraw them from the possible
range of a -general war In Europe.
Egypt was satisfactorily neutralized
by acclamation, and Tun s by resolu
tion. So was lioumanla by a good
ma'oritv. and Norway and weden by
a close vote. After that.affairs grew
ritl al, and the Peace Congress was
In danger of becoming a general
scrimmage, lxdrig saed from such a
painful ending only by a strategic
motion to ad ourn.
That Infernal machine, the electric
trolley Is sure to make tiouble wber
'ever It is used. Its sins are .both of
comra ssion and omiMtioa One of
the latter description was tbe failure
of the trolley to stick to the wire
while a Calumet car was cro-sing the
Fort Wayne tracks at Chicago the
other day. The slipping of the trul
ley left the car standing half way
across the tracks of the steam rail
road. Inert and wlt'iont motive power,
while a few hundred yards away an
express train thundered down upon
It, Fortunately the occupant of the
car got out In safety by the narrowest
of margins, the car I tself being smashed
to kindling wood. Tnelr escape was
due to good luck or Divine Vro idcriee.
The next time luck may not lc so
favorable and Providence may le
otherwise engaged. The trolley, how
ever, will continue In business at the
old stand, and people whose worldly
affairs are not in shape to be speedily
wound up will do well to fight hy
of It,
Oik aoo Herald: Thieves and other
law less characters will do well to give
i bricks. The entire journalistic pro
fession of this city Is made up of stal
wart, mii-cular men who delight in
feats of broil and battle, Tbey are
themselves; tbe denUns of the watar
commit what mle-ht he oIImI suicide
by leaving their own elenioau for
one In which tbey.cinnoteiUt. ,
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