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    NimnASKA DAYATNEW ORLKAXS.
< X Speech on the Oceanian liy Jlon. John 31.
Zhurston , of Omaha.
Interesting oxorclsca wore hold nttbo expo-
ifiltion building in Now Orleans on Nebraska
, day. The orator of the occasion was lion
'John ' M. Thureton , of Omaha , whoso remarks
'aro hero given. Ho said :
"Ibis maarnlfloont exposition fills us with
patronlsm , wonder and Joy.1'atrlotlsm , to
'fool ' what a grand and glorious land is ours ;
wonder , to find , gathered together here , the
choicest products ot tbo agriculture , the art ,
the science , the Invention , tbo manufacture
'and tbo commerce of the whole civilized
'world ; Joy , to know of the great era of uni
versal prosperity and peace , of which these
dumb witnesses so eloquently speak.
"Seeing the flags of nil the great powers
floating side by eido in the air above us , we
, fool assured that the great International rail-
'loniumbas nearly or qullo come : when the
eword of tbo soldier ehall no longer leap from
; ltd Fcabburd to eottlo disputes between civil
ized nation ? , but shall bo kept forever sheath-
cd by the wltdom of tbo statesman and tbo
arbitration of tbo Just.
"Shall wo wbohavo scon these things be hold
as dreamers if wo prophesy that In the great
future our own beloved United i-tatcs JB to
become tbo Arcadia of tbo poet's dream ,
where universal knowledge , universal indus
try and universal love shall vrcvall ? Where
tbo Inmate of a prison shall bo a thing
of the past ; whore the man of the mob bhall
become tbo innu of tbo larm and the manu
factory , and tbo mun of tbo blnuVcou and of
crime shall have disappeared forever before
the man of the temple and the man of'law ?
"Wo also believe ttiat this trathcriiit'together
hero will pi eve an inestimable blej mtr to our
own people , that it will do much to forever
destroy'all lingering traces of tbo old time
ecctional feeling , und that in this temple of
Industry wo may gather from all portions of
our common country and arounditsaltaronco
again partake of the sweet communion of our
remunerated love and faith.
"For but little more than a century the ex
periment of a people's government lias been
tried upon American foil. Horn of the Irre
sistible love of liberty springing up in the
hearts of the people , rocked in the cradle of
revolution , baptized in the bli.od of its heroic
martyrs this heaven-inspired experiment has
become a prand success. Wo look abroad
throughout the land and wo see tbo cities ,
towns and villages , growing and thriving
upon the hillside and in the valleys , at thu
foot of the mountains , by tlio shores of the
Sea. Wo see the forests disappear before the
woodman's ax and the prairies broken by the
plowman's skill. Wo see the steamuoats
plowing tbo lakes and the rivers , and the iron
bands of the railways spanning the land. Wo
feel that ours is indeed the land'of all others
Where the scboolhouse le upon the hillside
and the church snlre in the air. Where the
.forge fire is aglow , and the smoke of itie man
ufactory leaps upward to the eager heavens.
Where the Joyous ringing of the pick and the
musical hum of the spintllo delights the car ot
well-paid labor. Where the rivulet and the
liver , tbo cataract and the waterfall have
jbeon chained by the ingenuity of man.to turn
; the wheel that toils for him. Where every
man. rich or poor , may own the land be tills ,
and liberty , equal rights and justice is the
heritage of all.
"One hundred years ago the sovereignty of
the thirteen original colonies was as jet un
known upon the shores of tbo Gulf of Mexico ,
and had scarcely "penetrated into the unbroken -
' broken wilderness beyond the Allegbauies.
Now all changed. Ily cession , conquest and
discovery wo have advanced our boundaries
until from the lakes of the north to the gulf
of the south , from the rock-bound coastof
the Atlantic to the golden gates of the Pacific
wo have a glorious country , where nearly
Blxty millions of free people pursue the pios-
perous paths of peace.
. "By tar the most important acquisition of
territory was that of tne province of .Louisi
ana. In It-ffJ tbo wise statesmanship of
Thomas Jefferson , operating wl i the warlike
complications of Europe , induced the great
Napolcan to perform one of those grand acts
of national sacrifice , moro heroic than any of
his innumerable conquests , and this vast ter
ritory , EO necessary to the luture develop
ment and power of this great government ,
was outs. Of this province , now subdivided
into seven states and four territories , Ne
braska was an almost unknown and unconsidered -
sidered past. For many years distant , wilder
ness and savage tribes separated her from the
Louisiana of to-day. By various act * of con
gress she became part of other territories and
was known by other names.
"In the later times the terrible tJde of civil
war ebbed and flowed for four longycaie be
tween us. Wo thank God that great conflict
Is long since over. The smoke has lifted from
its scenes of carnage , and the sun of promise
Ebines again. Kich harvests have been gath
ered from the fields that were plowed by the
shot and by the shell. The fruit has ripened
on the vines and trees whose roots were
watered by the blood of the brave. The homes
have been rebuilt , the plantations reinclosed ,
and the angel of peace has folded her white
wings and nestled m the land where stalked
the destroying angel of war. And now , in this
g.ad time of rcconciliiatlon , the baby girl , JNe-
braska , jrron n to the full stature of her wo
manhood , conies borne to her mother , Louisi
ana , once again. Comes with her hands over-
flowing'with the products of her bounteous
harvests and her heart filled with reawakened
filial love. We come to-day and say to Louisi
ana and to her queen city. New Orleans , let
us enter into an enduring commercialalliauce
'beneficial to both. The navigable waters of ;
the Missouri , the mighty tributary of the still -
mightier .Mississippi , flows past our vry
doors. Beach out your strong arms , extend
the great arteries of trade. Let your vast
wealth secure from us the surplus products
of our fertile soil. Restore the great watery
highway to its former glory , and keep for us
the gate of commerce to the world of com
merce beyond.
"And now 1 come to speak of Nebraska , her
resources and advantages. This Is something
which I much dislike to do. Jt is very embar
rassing for a Nebraska man to even half de
scribe her wonderful productiveness and fer
tility. Strangers are apt to look at one with
eyes as'rant , and with a rare expression of un- m
.Kelief. But ! modestly yet firmly assert that Wl
'the m&n of Nebraska never He. Every one de
of them wears next his heart a miniature deM
edition of the hktor.'cal hatchet. Nebraska , tic
jreograDhica'.ly considered , lies between the raps
fortieth and lorty-third parallel of the north
Iattt > l < \ and the ninety-filth and 104th de-
grei b uf longitude west from Greenwich. It ps
extends from the Missouri river westward ,
ui
with a gradual ascent , not noticeable to the di
eye , toward the foot hills of theHockymoun- diwl <
, tains. It has an extreme length of 412 ana a wl
width of 208 miles. Its total area is about sb
76,000 square miles , or 50,000.000 acres of farm dc
and crazing- lauds , unsurpassed in fertility , an
productiveness and ease of tillage , by any sh
tract in America. In the whole state there Is in
not mile of land section
a square swamp or a EC
that cannot be successfully tilled or grazed. , ECLc
The wh'ole section consists of roliingprairies , CO
interspersed by numerous beautiful valleys , COwl
through whicb the countless streams and riv ed
ers wind like silver ribbons in tbo sunshine.
'Tho soil is a rich alluvial of an unknown prwJ
depth and inexhaustible fertility. Its porous beer
character enables It to withstand excessive
er
ralnordroulh. I shall sp ak no further of CO
historic Nebraska , but shall refer to the ad ve
vancement of the last twenty years. an
"Up td within that period there were , prac er
tically , no settlements except upon her ex erm
treme eastern border along the Missouri au
river. For the most part her virgin prairies bo
lay unbroken , roamed over by vast herds of p °
buffalo and by tbo unmolested Indian. But of
there were few in the land whoso daring
minds bad conceived the gigantic project of
n great transcontinental railway , which
should bridge the rivers , traverse the plains , <
climb the mountains , annihilate space and
bring the two extremes of our land into com fei
mercial communication with each other. pi ,
These enterprising giants brought to the ao- Ch
coiLpllsbinent of this scheme great ; energy ,
perseverance and dar.'ng. They poured into CO
ft the accumulated riches of successful ventures - lit
tures , and pave to it the best years of their tel
lives. It became a magnificent success. It :
advanced the development of our country ye. of
many generations and made possible the set J8J
tlement of the west. And one day the wild lie
rfd man , riding his pony carelessly up the gr ;
gressy summit of a prairie mound , observed in
n column of smoke ascending to the heavens. lCJ
His practiced ere discerns that it is no smoke er :
from the camp flro of an adventurous white on
man. for as he gazes in amazement it approaches its
preaches toward him over the prairies , and
ap
jiffriKhted at its wondrous aspect and thun thi
dering noise , bo turns and flees. What beard
ga
he intbat mighty found ? The blast of steam gami
from iron throat ? The shock of iron wheel wr
on iron track ? It was this , but it was more an
than this. It was the tramp of the age-- , the olc
footfall of destiny on the highway of civil- WD
[ Tfttion. No wonder that the untutored sav- pe
prophetic sound , trembled
hearin" this
M po
SSd'flcd. Since then Nebraska has made most thi
wonderful advancement. She has now 75U.- nil
mo population , and is entered In the race
? JinHer people are the pioneers of
vlTlzatlon-tbac hi-roio class of men
c and Intelli-
whoso courage , endurance It
IB
pr ,
bold highlands of Scotland , and from the
wavc-kissod shores of the Emerald Isle ; from
the vino-dud hilln of Frnnco ; from bent-ath
the fair Italian skies , and from the castled
banks of the Ruin- : from the Tjroad steppes
of Hussion ; the cold peninsulas of Norway
and Sweden , and from the owlantls of the
/tiydcr Zee leaving behind thorn th scenes
of tholr childhood , the graves of tholr ances
tors and the traditions of their fatherland.
They have to come to us , for upon our roll
ing prairies they have found home , peace and
plenty.
" Wfthout enlarging further , I submit to
your deliberate consideration the fol owing
carefully-prepared tables , showing the
marked incretiso of our population , products
imd wealth. " Mr. Thurston then road a num
ber of ftiulsfical tables , from which it was
learned that Nebraska , has now a population
of MM-MO. us ajminst 452 402 in 1S80 : that in 1830
Nebraska raised ! 47bC7 buchels of wheat and
1.482,0'W ' bushels of corn , while in 1884 the pro
duct of the stnto watt 14,000,000 bushels more
of wheat and corn than Iowa , Missouri , Kan
sas , Colorado. Ut-ih and Montana raised in
IfcGO. The Immense growth of the cattle In
dustry ol Nebraska was also shown. In the
number of oxen and other cattle , Nebraska
excels every other state avolowa and Texas.
Air. Thurston continued : "A word should
bo said for the rallroads.of Nebraska. They
have grid-ironed the state with their iron
tvauke , ami h vo made the markets of the
land available for her fanners. They have
ex ended their lines far in advance of temporary
ary profitable investment , and have done
miicti to secure our population find build up
our various Industries , and are alroartv cotn-
niencin to re < * p the benefits. While Nebras
ka is moro especially an agricultural elate ,
she already h-s many and successful manu-
laetor'os in operration , which time will not
pcrantme to describe. I need onjy to say
that Omaha , the metropolis of the t-late. is the
la fcst manufacturing point on the Missouri
river and west of Chicngo and St. Louis. She
gives steady employment to over G.OCO skilled
mechanics. Her population , which In 1870
was not quite 17,000. in 18M ) a little over 30,000 ,
la now upward of 03,000 , and is rapidly increas
ing. Shu has five miles of paved streets , a
magnificent system of waterworks , five pub
lic bui dings tin 1 tbo best free schools in the
land. As a financial business center , the
clearing house reports place Omaha among
the prominent cities of tbo country , ranking
nc-xt to Detroit and leading Cleveland , Mem
phis , rndianapolie , Ilur ford. New Haven ,
Columbus tO. ) . Pcorla , Syracuse and others.
And ' now , delegated by the governor
a'nd people of Nebraska , f formally
deliver this exhibit of Its resources fc > the
commfssioiierR authorized to lecoivo tbo same
upon behalf of the general government. As
wo have proved our loyalty and fidelity in the
years pone by , so we will over stand re-idy to
Join with our hister btates In that united ad
vancement of our common country to its
magnificent lulure. whoso realization will
siirclv eclipse the wildest dreams of the most
Utopian of us all. "
THE EAKSrSGS AtTD EXTEXSES.
What the Great National Hightcay Has Done
anil is Doing Operations for 18S4.
A summary of the operations ot the Union
Pacific for the year 18S4 has been made public
and is as follows : For the last six months tbe
earnings , excluding tbe St. Joseph and. Wt st
em railroad , were $14,738,000 ; expenses , $0-
807,053 ; taxes , 1519,005. The surplus earnings
of the entire svst < m for the last six montlis of
18S4 were ? 7,3t > l,000. The other receipts from
niisceJlanious sources make the total income
$7892000 , as asainbt a total ice ma for the
Ci st six rnonlhs'of the yei.r of $ ' ,8.9.0CO. The
oxrenditures for the last jsix mo ths were § 3-
795,000. Of this : mount ? 2,674,030 was raid
for interest on bonds. The total surplus for
the last six months of the \car is $4,096.
000. From this is deductt-.l § ? 50OCO for
United Stafrs icquirements , leaving a nctsur-
plus income for the la.'t six mouths of $3,240-
OCO , as against a dcfidt of . * U'83,000 for the
first six montlis of the ytar. The report says
it Is nrccssary to bear in mitid that the vari
ous mensurcs of economy which hail been ma
tured and entered upon during the first half
of the year did not produce their effect until
the second half. Tbe total earnings for the
year , excluding the St. Joseph and Western
ard the income from investments , was S2t5-
05000. In 1883 the caruings were $29,241.-
tOO. The surplus for ls84 was 52,1)02,000. ) For
1S 3 it was ? 6,1E6OCO. During the year the
floating debt has been reduced to § 3,337,000.
During tbe past year there have been ex
penses and loss in receipts not likely to occur
ajrain. The increase in the taxes were $8,343-
753 , owing to .a new law in Nebraska. Tbe
tolls due from the St. Joseph and Western
read to the St Joseph bridge building com
pany have not been paid. These tolls , amount
ing to $101EC4 , are properly receipts of tbe
system. The > will soon be paid. The accu-
nm ated deficiencies , open accounts and dis
pute of credits since the consolidation in I860
nave been charged off against the surplus in
come of 1884 , wh ch sufficed to meet them all
after paying a dividend of 1 % per cent and yet
leave a balam-e of $1,033,444 , equal to 17-10
per cent on tbe company's capital stock. The
total outstanding funded dtbt of the company ,
which does n < t include the favored debts of
auxiliary independent organizations In which
the company is iutere.-tea , amounted , on Dec.
31,18S4 , to $84,173,285 , as c. mpared with $ S4-
103,332 for the previous year , showing a de
n-ease of $336,047. The net reduction of the
ntirc debt , funded and floating , during the
-car , was $478 000. The land sales of the
jompaay during the year , after deducting the
sales cancelled , were 4,241,044 acres for tha
CFnion Pacific proper , which realized 56,517-
73 ] for the Kansas Pacific , 452,537 acres ;
unount realized , $1,917,875.
THE OKIiAIIOMA TROUBLE.
7ie Matter to Seceire Speedy Official At
tention.
The cabinet did not' consider the Oklahoma
ucstion at its recent session. Secretary La. j
iaj said , However , that speedy attention :
ould be given to it , and he hoped that some
ccision would be reached at an early day.
Ir. : Lamar is much in earnest in this declara-
on , and he really has been greatly embar-
issed by the condition of the dcpartrn nt. )
0 has not a yet had any help in the admin-
trationof the important matters of his de-
artment. He has had no assistant secretary
pen whom bo cared to rely. Mr. Clark , who
led on ihe 24th , never performed an hour's
ork , and Mr. Lamar has not only had the
tiolo routine of the department upon his
louldcrs , new as he is himself to all of its
Btails , but he besides nearly all of the night
ud much of the day has been nursing bis :
ck friend , the assistant secretary. Ho died
Mr. Lamar's own rooms. A new assistant
jcretary has been " -pointed , and Mr.
amar hopes within a iew days to come to a
inclusion ! It is bolieveu umt that conclusion
111 be that a commission shall be appo nt-
under the provisions of the Indian ap- =
ropriation bill to come to some agreement
ith the Indians as to the occupation of Okla-
ama. The president also said to an inqu > ror *
reatly interested in the mattec that he was
invinced that the Oklahoma question was a
ery important and vital Issue in the west ,
id that it should soon receive speedy consid-
ration. The inquirer became , impressed
lore from the president's manner than from ;
ij-thing that was said that the decision will
very mucn like that indicated as the pur- 3
jse of Mr. Lamar namelythe appointment
a commission. . *
a
Death of General Stager. :
General Anson Stager , who has been suf-
iring for some time from a number of com-
aints , including Bright's disease , died in
' n <
iicago on the 27th. He was born in Ontario
bi
mnty , New York , April 20 , 1823. He began
tb
fe as a printer. In 1S4S he began work as a
legraph operator in Philadelphia. Two inri
ars afterward he was made chief operator rim
the National linen at Cincinnati , and in di
52 be was appointed superintendent of the diui
ies of the .Mississippi Printing Tole > - uim
aph company. Ho look a prominent part m
organizing the various lines and interests ci
ased by and consolidated with the West- Si
n Union telczraph company , and upon tbo c (
ganization of that company he was made M
general superintendent. In 1S61 he was ME
jpolnied by the secretary of war chief of I'C
e United States military telegraph. Ho or- I'Cfi
mized the military telegraph and was com- pi
issioned as colonel and aide-de-camp , and i'l '
as assigned to duty in the war department , IV
id was breveted brigadier-general at the IVtf
ese of the obelllon. At tbe close of the III
ar he resumed bis position as general su- III
jrintendent of the Western Union , which [ V
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ist he retained until the consolidation oC > te
10 Western and American Union compa- tli
es.
ct
The suppression of newspapers and books in us
nBiia daring the reign of the present Czar le
IB been so considerable that the Rnsalan
oil is pronounced to be "nearly dead. "
TILE MOVElUEffTS OF BAUttlOS.
Belief that It Will be Well for the United
States to Prepare for Work.
John M. Gregory , LL. D. , of the civil service
commission , recently talked at length and
freely to a St. Paul reporter. Questioned In
regard to the new administration , said he :
I , as well as others of the civil service com
mission , believe that President Cleveland
means every word of his civil service utter
ances. Mr. Cleveland is a plain , straightfor
ward , practical and honest man. For months
before his inauguration we adjudged him to
be In perfect sympathy with the principles of
civil service relonn , and I believe his appoint
ments and his , official acts during the few
weeks s'ncc March 4 to be In perfect accord
ance with such estimate of him. Mr. Cleve
land ha * had several years of experience In the
workings of the reform. As much as any
other he furthered it In New York , and
throughout his gubernatorial term always lent
to it his official favor. Ho knows how suc
cessful It bus proven In New York , and will
try the same policy In the federal government.
I bi-lieve he means precisely what lie says , and
I believe that he has the force of character
and the Inclination to do what he considers
for the best Interest of the nation. In regard
to tbe federal offices , in Minnesota
for instance , It Is difficult to forecast his pol
icy. Where a man has proven an efficient offi
cer , I do not think the president will remove
him. Undoubtedly many offices throughout
the country have been used as political ma
chines. It he could be led to believe that such
has bedn the case with any officer here , I think
the president would remove him. There are
many seiklng after the various positions who
would not hesitate to charge prebcut Incum
bents with a rabid partisanship. Row much
effect such charges would have upon the presi
dent's judgment is impossible to make. That ,
I think , wjuld be the onlv argument that
would induce him to remove an efficient officer.
The terms of all the officials expire during the
president's administration. It would be in
the strict line of civil service reform to con
tinue in office those who have proven nonpartisan
tisan and efficient. Mr. Cleveland is but
human , however , and where either of two men
could serve the country well and efficiently it
is but natural that he should favor the one of
his own political creed. Not only do I not
think that hu would appoint a man who would
make of his office a democratic machine , but I
believe he would dismiss any man doing such
a thing. Mr. Cleveland has said.
"A public office is a public trust , " and
that is the keynote of his pol
icy of appointment. Mr. Pendleton's ap
pointment is a most worthy one , He sacri
ficed his scnatorshlp for his dcvotioa to re
form , and his appointment is a graceful and
worthy recognition of his labors m that be
half. The other appointments thus far made
are in tbe same tenor. A little act of the
president's , a few dajs since , fitly Indexes his
charait-r. In looking over the roll of cleiks
in tbe executive department hefound that Le
could dispense with quits a number. Inquir
ing into thcT work , he found them capable
and efficient m n , and instead of discharging .
them as supernumeraries , he ictained tiiem
untd places coulii be found in the other de-
pa ! tmtnts. They were ulmnst all republicans.
'
Finding the assis'tant private secretary to be
very competent , he was also retained.
I think we may safely class President Cleve
land as a genuine adherent of civil service re
form. Tlie success of \\orksiucethelaiv
went into effect in July , I&r3 , has surpassed
the most flattering expectations. Tbe princi
ples have been carried out to the lett.-r , the
appointments have been ligorously impartial
and non-partisan , anil the appointcs
have b.-uii able and efficient. We
have examined 10,000 candidates. Of these
over 2,000 haye been placed in the
service without the slightest regard to their
j olitic-al views. If an applicant ventures to
hint at h's politics , his letter is returned to
him or thrown into the fire. After appoint
ment the candidate is put on probation fcr six
months , and tbe fact that all appoint-d , bat
two. havu not failed to receive reappointnient
at the end of the term , speaks most creditably
for the republican chiefs of departments , for
in that time it is very easy to find out a man's
politics ; and the fact that this bad no weujht
is a high compliment to the intention of the
officials strictly to follow the law. 1 believe
that in t-.ventv-flvc years the civil service system -
tem will have been extended not only into
every department of the federal service , ex-
reptmg only elective offices and the cabinet ,
but throughout every state and large city gov
ernment. Massachusetts and New York have
already adopted it down to the most insignifi
cant positions. Other states must. It is the
only way to do away with rings and the old
spoils system and to guarantee us a pure and
efficient government. *
THE nmiPU5 WITH "RUSSIA.
Queen Victoria Calls Out the Itcsercrs and
Militia Strong Indications of a Clath of
Arms.
A London dispatch says the calling out of
the reserves and militia has increased the ex
citement over the Anglo-Russian dispute ,
Especially in military circles. Orders for a
thousand rifles and revolvers have been sent
to Birmingham. Arms will be sent to Bombay
is rapidly as completed. The factories at
Birmingham are working night and day. The
jueen's message calling out the recruits and
anilitia is as follows : "The present state of :
publ'c affairs and the extent of the demand on
iier majesty's mili'ary forc8s for the protec
tion of thc"Interess of the empire having con
stituted , it is the opinion of her majesty , a
ase of great emergency , her majesty his
Jeemed it proper to provide additional means
for military service. She has , therefore ,
thought it right to communlcat-j to the house
f commons that she is about to cause the re- .
erve forces and tuch proportion of the ml'it ' a ' "
be detmeil to be called out n
is might necessary tl
tor permanent service. " tln
At Aldershot irder * hiive been received tla
srovWing for raising 15,000 troops for India. tlI
Dae battery of horse artillery proceeds from o
tVoolwich to India immediately. The govern- I
nent of Bui man is sending thousauds of
amcls to India to be employed in transport Ith
lervice on tbe frontier of Afchanistan by Gen. Ito
stfwart , British commander. The militia T o >
railed out by the queen number 140,000 men o
ind the reserves about 80,000. tl
In political > i rcles at Constantinople It is
ihought that in the event of war betweenRus-
ia and England the fighting will not be con-
Ined to the Afghan frontier , but will extend
> the Black sea. It Is rumored that Great
Britain l > as already sounded the porte in re- fiT
rard to obtaining permission to pass the Dar- T
ianelles in case of war. it
A special caolnet council was held at Wind ittc
er castle by command of the queen. JUbt as tcei
he ministers were leaving the castle , a mes eic
senger arrived from the fore'gn office bringing eia1 <
is patches for Lord Granville from Sir d- a1ti
ard Thornton , British minister to Russia , tift
ind Lord Dufferin , viceroy of India. The fttl
ainisters returned to the castle and a second tl
ouncil was held. iscl
cln
TJie yew Minister to England. n
Washington dispatch : Mr. Phelps , the w
ewly appointed minister to England , has a tlsi
si
rother in this city who ia a clerk in one of 01
tie departments. A neice , also , is employed 01G
the war department. To a democratic cot. " tj
re sinan. who expressed surprise at Ver *
lent bein ? given so high an honor , thepresi-
ent sad that it was hs selection , nnd that
obody else was responsible. He saM bo met
Ir. _ PnoIp3 some and
years ago was very tc
nich impressed with him ; that after he be tcEC
anie p. csident. and while talscintr with Mr. ECEC
malley , member of the national democratic ECat
ommittce from Vermont , he inquired about atei
Ir. Phelps. Mr. Smalley replied that the ei
entlemtin was living in Burlington , but add- ir
that he would not accept any political of- ttO
ce , as he was wealthy and indep ndent. Tha O
resident , in the conversation eac'-lalninghow -
'helps came to bo chosen , remarked that he ni
a6 just the B.irt of a man ho ( tho. president ) ec
'anted He vas not becking an office and TV
id not want one. The pr sident made up his EtOi
ilnd to offer him the English mission , and be Oim
nmediately invited Mr. Phelps to Washing- m
DU. Ho came and agreed to accept the pot
ion.
Some Interest attaches to the proposed bt
bang- in the examination system at Oxford , bthi
specially as one of the Indirect results will be
ssening if not a total abolition of Greek aa a cc
ecessary subject ot'study. ccT !
CZETEEAND AND O1FXC
Some Speculation as to JTow lie Will Slanaye
Appointments.
John M. Gregory , LL. D. , ot the civil service
commission , recently talked at length and
freely to a St. Paul reporter. Questioned In
regard to the new administration , said he :
I , as well as others of the civil service com
mission , believe that President Cleveland
means every word of his civil service utter'
Alices. Mr. Cleveland is a plain , straightfor
ward , practical and honest man. For months
before his inauguration we adjudged him to
be In perfect sympathy with the principles of
civil service reform , and I believe his appoint
ments and his official acts during the few
weeks since March 4 to be In perfect accord
ance with such estimate of him. Mr. Cleve
land has had several years of experience in tha
workings of the reform. As ranch as any
other ho furthered it in New York , and
throughout his gubernatorial term always lent
to it his official favor. He knows how suc
cessful It has proven In New York , and will
trv the same policy In the federal government.
1 believe he means precisely what lie says , and
I believe that he has the force of character
and the inclination to do what he considers
for the best interest of the nation. In regard
to the federal offices , in Minnesota
for instance , it is difficult to forecast his pol
icy. "Where a man has proven an eflklent offi
cer , I do not think the president will remove
him. Undoubtedly many offices throughout
the country have been used as political ma
chines. If ho could be led to believe that such
has been the case with any officer here , I think
the president would remove him. There are
many seeking after the various positions who
would not hesitate to charge present incum
bents with a rabid partisanship. How much
effect such charges would have upon the presi
dent's judgment is Impossible to make. That ,
I think , would be the only argument that
would Induce him to remove an efficient officer.
The terms of nil the officials expire during the
president's administration. It would be in
the strict line of civil service reform to con
tinue in office those who have proven nonpartisan
tisan and efficient Mr. Cleveland Is but
human , however , and where cither of two men
could serve the country well and efficiently it
is but natural that he should favor the one of
his own political creed. Not only do I not
think that he would appoint a man who would
make of his office a democratic machine , but I
believe he would dismiss any man doing such
a thing. Mr. Cleveland has eaid ,
"A public office is a public trust , " auJ
that is the keynote of his pol
icy of appointment. Mr. Pendleton's ap-
ponta.eit. : is a most worthy one. He sacri
ficed bis senatorshlp for h' ' devotion to re
form , and his appointment Is a graceful and
worthy recognition of his labors in that be
half. Tbe other appointments thus far made
arc in the same tenor. A little act of the
president's , a few da } s since , fitly indexes his
cbaractT. In looking over the roll of clerks
in the executive department he found that Lo
could dispense with quits a number. InquirIng -
Ing into their work , he found them cnpaole
and efficient m n , and instead of discharging
them as supernumeraries , he retained tiicm
until places could be found in tbe other de
partments. They were almost all republicans.
Finding the assistant private secretary to be
very competent , he was also retained.
I think we may safely class President Cleve
land as a genuine adherent of civil service re
form. The success ot the w ork since the law
went into effect in July , 18S3 , has surpassed
the most flattering expectations. The princi
ples have been carried out to tbe letter , the
appointments have been ligoro.itly impartial
and non-partisan , anil the appointes
have b2en able and efficient. We
have examined 10OCO candidates. Of these
over 2,000 have been placed in the
service without the slightest regard to their
rolitifal views. If an applicant ventures to
hint at his politics , his letter Is returned to
him or thrown into tbe fire. After appoint
ment the candidate is put on probation lur six
months , and the fact that all appoint ; d , bat
two , have not failed to receive reappointment
at the end of tbe term , speaks most creditably
for the republican chiefs o departments , for
in that time It is very easy to find out a man's
politics ; and the fact that this had 110 weight
is a h'gh ' compliment to the intention of the
officials strictly to follow the law. I believe
that In twenty-live vears the civil service sys
tem will have been extended not only into
every department of the federal service , ex
cepting only elective offices and the cabinet ,
but throughout every state and large city gov
'
ernment. Massachusetts and New i'ork have
already adopted It down to the most insignifi
cant positions. Other states must. It is the
only way to do away with rings and the old
spoils system and to guarantee | us a pure and
efficient government.
Terrible Suffering in Virginia.
Charleston ( West Vn. ) dispatch : So great Is
the suffering of the people in the drouth-
stricken districts of this and other counties
adjoining that the authorities and people of )
Kanawba county were appealed to yesterday
and quantities of provisions were ordered
sent by the county board for the sufferers ,
rales of suffering by men , women , children
and beasts reach bero Irom portions of Jack
son , Gilmer. Calhoun and Hoan counties.
Fho mountain farmers in these counties are >
unable to purchase either food or seed , and ,
is the season forplanting is near , everything >
ooks distressing. Kanawha county can take
are of her stricken people , but help will bo
iLCdcd for the other counties.
;
Kino Jersey After Wife Beaters.
The bill to punish wife boaters with thirty
ashes on the bare back occasioned a serio-
omic debate in the New Jersey assembly.
Mr. Jenkins , of Morris , who Introduced the
ill , said be'did not care whether It passed or
lot. Mr. Gangewere , of .Burlington , said
here ought to be no opposition to beating t
nen who beat women. .Mr. Kasby , of New- )
irk , a bachelor , said he would vote with the
najorlty , having no experience of his own
H the subject. Mr. Iiesson , of Hoboken ,
ointed proudly to Delaware for Its vigorous
lealing with wife beaters. He added that >
ockinqr them up only deprived tbe woman of
icr husband's support. After a further flow . '
f gallant oratory the bill passed 3J to 13.
Che octogenai Ian. Mr. Wildrick , voted a vig-
nous : aye. Bachelor Jenkins , who introduced
he bill , voted with the negative side.
JTof Creditable to English Troop
London disp itch : The jiress here is far
rom enthusiti < tlc over the fight at Hashcen.
'bo bravery displayed by the Arabs in the
ecent skirmishss causes grave misgivings as
o succe s of General Graham's efforts to
stablisb a defensible summer camp. It is
lertain thai there will be a bloody campaign ;
.t the threshold of the march to Berber , and
he success of the undertaking Is very doubt-
ul. The truth is very slowly coming out that
ho fight was not specially creditable to Brit-
sh arms. As a matter of fact , the Arabs
based the Bengalese all around , and the
English officers are much discouraged at tbe
evelation of Indian unfitness for the field
rhich involved in the affair. It 19 * understood
hat Oman has vastly improved bis tactics
ince a year ago , and if bo sticks to the idea
if not fighting in tbo Open field he can render
ieneral Graham's task one of terrible difiicul-
and enormous cost of life.
IT ?
Going to the Front.
The secretary of the navy has directed , by
olegraph , the commanders of the Wachu-
etts and Shenandoah. of the North Atlantic
quadron , now near New Orleans , to proceed
once to Central America. The command-
rs of the three vessels of the squadron lav-
ug near Now Orleans were directed to hold
hemselves in readiness for similar orders , i P ,
If the North Atlantic squadron three vessels "
-tho Galena. Powhattan and Swaiara are-
low in Central American waters. The entire
quadron will be held subject to orders from
Washington. The movement } are under-
lood to have direct reference to thoendcavor i
f Geu. Barrios to make himself tbo supreme
illitary chief of Central America.
i
. h
A Clearfleld county , Pa. , man considerately
oards at a hotel in order that his wife can h
ave time to attend a skuting rink.
The Union iclfic depot at Scotia was re
ently broken into and about $100 taken-
"here is no clue to the robbers. Agent Coi !
ns is exhonerated from all blame.
Van Slyck.
Yesterday I walked down Lexington
avonno with a gentleman named vau
Slyck who had succeeded in scraping
in acquaintance with mo. Ho belongs
So one of the proud old Knickerbocker
families , that helped swindle the tn-
lians out of Manhattan Island. Van
Slyck is a very clover fellow in his
ivay. He is certain , in his own mind ,
; hat the New Yorkers are the smartest
people in existence , and also that hois
; ho smartest among all the Now York-
jrs. Ho deas not think , but knows
positively that it would bo impossible
lor Omnipotence ilself to make Now
Fork any moro perfect than it is al
ready. "He suspects that you are ig-
lorant of all this , hence ho reminds
rou often , whenever ho has a chance.
Van. Slyck has not got a very exalted
opinion of Texas or Texans , but ho
jvas kind enough to inform mo that ho
jbtained that unfavorable opinion bo-
! ere ho ever became acquainted with
no. I believe ho was introduced to
jiobs , the genial freight agent of the
Sunset route , some years ago when ho
vas on a visit to New York.I think
[ have partially succeeded in remov-
ng the prejudice in Van Slyck's
nind , but he has a great deal to learn
rot.
rot.As
As we walked down Lexington avc-
lue , Van Styok , who was full of life
ind hope , he having had several hot
vhisky punches , discoursed about the
idvantages New York had over the
est of the planets , and ho was par-
icularly severe on the Lone Star
itate.
"Nothing in the world could induce
ne to live in Texas. I would never
eel safe for a moment. I would always
> o under the apprehension that some-
dreadful was going to befall me.
I'd bo afraid of the cow boys , " said
P"an Slyck.
"I don't think you would bo in any
" '
langer from the" cow boys , but you
night run a risk of the cows trying to
sat yon up on account of your grcen-
icss.
"There is no security for human life
n Texas. There is no telling what
night happen to me , " said he , paying
10 attention to my insinuation that he
, vas a greenhorn.
"Human life is very secure in New
STork , " I replied. "You never hear of
my murders or robberies. Nobody
jver gets run over , or dropped oil' the
Elevated road. "
"If I was in Texas I would be afraid
.o walk on the streets on account of
; ho desperadoes. "
"They are not so dangerous. "
"And then the people in Texas can
not possibly have the culture and pol-
sh peculiar to New York. "
"It's just as you say. The people of
tfow York like polish. That's the rea
son they go to Madison Garden to see
Sullivan and some other ruliiau polish
2ach other oil' "
"Here in New York. " continued Van
Slyck , paying no attention to my
homo thrust , "every precaution is
taken to protect life and property.
5Tou are just as safe on the streets as
you are in your own house. You may
walk the streets for a hundred years
and never "
I looked around to see what had
shocked Van Slyck's ilow of eloquence.
Really his ilow of eloquence was not
3hecked at all , but it had merely
Irif ted into another channel.
"I'll sue this infernal city for
= 50,000. O , but I'll make the bloom
ing corporation sweat for this. "
Van Slyck had suddenly changed
iis position. He was down on the
iide walk. One leg was doubled up
inder him , as if it was made of India
rubber while the other was out of
sight down in a coal hole. Judging
jythe expression of his face he was
lot enjoying himself very much. He
lad needlessly trodden upon the cover
f a coal hole , and it , like the worm
vhich was trodden on , turned , and
lown he went , barkin his shin very
leverely , and splitting nis coat all the
vay down his back. The suddenness
f the incident was surprising. I was
lot as much "surprised aa I was when ,
n one occasion , I saw the editor of
he Houstin Age pay for beer that he
lad ordered. That did make me
atch my breath.
I helped Van out of his difficulty.
3is leg was not broken , -which was
iomothing unusual iu a coal hole ac-
iident. As a general thing the man
vho falls into a coal hole breaks both
egs and injures his spine. I picked
ip Van Slyck's hat , and having dusted
, nufcitback on his head. His nose
led from the shock , and he was lame
ill over with the exception of his
ongue , with which he made the air
lue with profanity.
"There are no coal holes in Texas , "
remarked , dusting him off , but he
vas too busy rubbing himself , in sev-
iral different places , and talking down
hrough the hole to the wooden head-
id idiot , who had left it open. The
atter talked back. From what he
aid I infer that Van Slyck's ancestors
vere not as respectable as ho pretends
hey were. The man down in the coal
tole threatened to come up and break
ivery bone in Van Slyck's body , and I
sras afraid he would come out , and
ive Van Slyck another Irish punch.
Ls it was he threw diatribes and
hunks of coal at Van Slyck through
he coal hole.
The people in the house came to the
yindow to see the fun. They laughed
icartily. 1'hey were somewhat disap-
lointed that Van Slyck had not broken
iis neck. Van shook his fist at them ,
nit I comforted him by saying :
"It is impossible for the people of
exas to have the culture and rcline-
nent that are to be found in Kew
fork , and more particularly .on Lex- ]
ngton avenue. "
" ' / '
"Curse 'em/
Just as we were moving away , a
loliceman cstme running up , and holi
ng his club under Van's nose threaten- ?
id to brain him for disturbing . the
icaco and quiet of the neighoorhood.
"In the frontier country like Texas , L
ou are never safe from desperadoes , "
remarked to Van Slyck , as soon as
ve got away from the policeman.
He did not reply , but as I helped
dm aboard a street car , he asked :
"Did you say there were no coal
loles in Texas ? "
"No coal holes. "
"I believe I will go there as soon as
am ableto travel. ' ! , . . _
"Oh , no , I ' indo tnnt You
might not fool safe in walking the
streets. "
The coal hole is one of the local in
stitutions of Now York. There is a
coai hole in front of every house. Un
like the banana pool , the coal hole i *
always in season. It is covered with
n round iron plato of about the size of
a piano stool , and it is always loaded.
When the cover is properly secured , .
the sufferer merely slips up and sits (
down on it. The cover is niado of iron-
and is never injured , oven by the con
cussion when , a fat man sits" down on
it with sufficient emphasis to shako the
birds out of their nests at the auti- .
podos ,
Very frequently , as was the case with
'
poor Van Slyck , the cover 'is not prop
erly secured and then the man who
steps on it puts his foot in it. In that
event , it is a miracle if the victim is
not maimed for life. Falling over a
wheel-barrow in the dark is a childish
sport in comparison to it.
I asked another New- York gentle
man -there was not some remedy for
the man whoso legs is bruise all up
by falling into a carelessly closed
coal hole.
"Oh , yes , " ho replied , "there is a
remedy , llub arnica on it. Alex. E.
Sweet , in Texas Siftinys.
Around a Snowy Neck.
In a suite of rooms stood two ladies.
One was a devotee of fashion ami
pleasure. The other was a palo-faced
woman , whoso manner displayed
great energy. She held in her hand a
slip of paper , with which she measured
around the neck of the fair creature of
fashion. '
"That will do , " she said. V 'I
"What ! you lit my dress bj measur
ing my neck ? " -
"That is all I want , " was the reply.
"Dear me , " said the lady , "how
strange.1' ' ;
"Gynametry is the name of the
science , " said the lady with the paper
measure. "The system of measuring
the female figure "was discovered by
mo after years of patient study and
hard work. The ruins , however , which
apply to the female ligure apply with
equal and absolute force to the male
"Don you mean to say that you can
make my dress lit by simply measuring
mj- neck ? "
"I do , if I see you. "
"And if you don't see me ? "
"Then I must know the measure of
your neck , the measure of your waist ,
and which toe is longest ? "
"Dear me ! Why do you want to
know which too is longest ? "
"If your big toe is longest your
shoulders are square. If your second
toe is longest your shoulders are
drooped , and the waist is correspond
ingly shorter. Drooping shoulders are
those that slope from the neck out
ward not stooped shoulders. "
"Has your system any connection
with the theory of twice around the
wrist is once around the neck , etc. ? "
"Noc at all. That is a fallacy. It
will not work out. My system is on a
different basis , and one that- has never
failed to make a lit. I am constantly
'
making dresses for ladies tlutt I neve'r
saw in my life , and never yet had any
complaint. It is impossible to meaniro
the human form with a tape-line.
You simply cannot measure the back
to save your lite. But my system does
it , and I can make a lady's dress and
never see her by simply having the
measurements that I have named.
Atlanta Constitution.
Bonaparte's Favorite Sister.
I am reminded of a curious stor3'
Mme. ( Patterson ) Bonaparte once told
me. She said : "While Napoleon I.
would never publicly acknowledge me
as the wife of his brother Jeroiae ho
did so privately by allowing me to bo
on terms of intimacy with the mem
bers of his family , who , without an
exception , received mo as if I were
one of themselves. One day I called
on Caroline , Bonaparte's favorite sis
ter , and the greatest beauty of her
day. She had just emerged from her
bath and was lying on a lounge in her
bed room.
The scantiness of her clothing re
vealed to me one of the most perfect
forms that heaven ever bestowed upon
woman. In particular her feet were
of the most exquisite shape and color ,
the soles and undersides of the toes
of the tint of tea-rose the
being a - , up
per portions rivaling the lily in white
ness. Noticing my steadfast gaze
Caroline smiled and said :
"Is not the blended color divine ? "
I admitted that I had never seen
anything more lovely.
"I have it done every morning after
my bath. "
"Have it done ! " I exclaimed.
"What do you mean by having it
lone ? "
"Why , after the manicure has at
tended to my hands the chiropodist
polishes my toenails and pinks and
pearls my feet. " Gelia Logan , iti New
York World.
An Interesting Table.
The following table shows the num
ber of words our presidents have era-
ployed in their inaugural ad'lresses ;
ilso how often the personal pronoun
"I" was used :
No. No.
PrcsiJent Words , of I'a
IVashington , first term 1,301 4
IVash ngton , second term 131 ( I
F.Adams 2.311 13
reuVson. first term lRi8 , 16
reffer&'on , second term 2li 10
Madison , first term 1,177) 11
Vladiaon. second term 1.143 (5
Monroe , first term 3Xi , * 10
Monroe , second term 3 4CO 26
. Q. Adams 2,944 14
Fa"kson. tir-tterm 1,116 11
lack'on , second term Ilu7 6
Van Buren 3.854 33
ilarribon 5,578 ;
rv.er 1,013 13
blk 4,04 IS
faylor l./9T ( JS
Pierce 2,319 23
3uchanau 2,773 13
, ncoln , first term 3,588 43
Lincoln , second term 5S8 1
fohnson SC3 15
3rant , first term 1,130 13
3raut , second term 1,833 24
layes 2,472 1C
3arfield 2.049 1C
Arthur 431 1
Lleve'and ' 1,688
Millard Fillmore took the oath with-
jut delivering an inaugural'address.
Cincinnati Times-Star.