THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , AUGUST 24 , 1889.
THE DAILY BEE.
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COUNCILMAN HASOALI/S refusal to
1)0 sworn before the police commission
does not by tiny moans indicate that ha
has sworn oft ,
THE worklngmon's ' parade next Mon
day promises to be , by fur , the most ex
tensive Inbor demonstration thnt hna
over talcon place In Omuha.
Tim necessity for a < * rent hotel in
Omaha becomes greater as time uasses.
The man who will undertake this enter
prise will be regarded as n public bene
factor.
IP there bo any doubt as to the hu
manity of substituting electricity for
the gallows , the bungling work in hang
ing the condemned men , Carolln and
Lewis , at the Tombs prison , Now York
city , will speak for itself.
Tins Pennsylvania railroad company ,
Is about to adopt n'systom of pensioning
employes nftor they have become unfit
for actual service. This is n wise IMH !
humane project which in the near
future will doubtless become the policy
of all railroads.
LKAVKNWOKTH is said to have lost
nenrly fourteen thousand population
lust year. At this rate it will not take
long to depopulate the city. In the
dim not very distant past old Leaven-
worth was the leading townof the Mis
souri valley.
THE chief of police , at At.chison says
that it would take fifty or sixty moro
policemen to enforce prohibition than
lie has ut his command. But wo nro
assured by Senator Iiigalls , who lives
at Atchison , that prohibition in Kansas
lias boon rigidly on forced.
SENATOR MANDEUSON'S visit to the
Bual fisheries of Alaska has not been
without result. The senator has fished
out a commission for Johnny Watson as
United States district attorney for the
savages of Bohring Straits. The ques
tion now is , what will become of prohi
bition in Nebraska if Johnny goes on a
seal skin hunt in AlaskuV
ONE of the details already decided on
in connection with the next census , is
'
'that an enumeration will bo taken of
the surviving veterans of the late war ,
ns well as their present residences , the
rank hold by each , and the duration of
service. Three volumes will bo given
to this work , and ita especial object late
to bo of use in the pension bureau.
' WE would kindly suggest that Chief
Soavoy muzzle his fool friend. Captain
Wilcox. If that superservicoublo ass
keeps on braying about THE BEK nnd
repents his unfounded charge that the
HuBoiiH resolutions in the council have
liad their Inspiration from this paper or
"anybody connected therewith , wo
. may bo comj > ollod to apeak upon some
.matters that wo should prefer to leave
unsaid.
LAUGH holders of property in the
suburban districts of the city should
consult their own interests as well as
bo no lit their townmon by offering' free
to the city suitable tracts for park pur
poses. Kxporlonco In other cities lias
shown that such public parks greatly
enhance the value of neighboring
property by making it at once desirable
for homes aniHoadlng to its early im
provement both by public and private
enterprise. In the course of ton years
the city will expend hundreds of thous
ands In beautifying its public parks ,
every dollar of which Inures to the ben
efit of the surrounding property.
EVEN in the pineries and densely
wooded sections of Michigan and WIs-
consln there have boon no such forest
flros us those rouontly reported in Mon
tana. In the fall of 1881 over two thou
sand square miles of Michigan waa
burned over and fifteen thousand people
ple rendered homeless , while two hun
dred people lost their lives. Tlio de
struction of life nnd property in Mon
tana Is not so great as this , but the are a
awopt by the ilauios is more oxtansivo ,
being estimated at from eight thousand
to ton thousand square miles , The im
portance of great care alone can pre
vent the visitation of thoio extensive
conflagrations in thickly settled woodcU
dUtrlots.
'IJUl CANDIDACY Of LAWS.
Before James Laird lnul boon dead
twenty-four hours the political honoll-
mon of the IturlhiRton rdail In the Sec *
end district proclaimed Gilbert M.
LUWH tie his only legitimate successor in
congress. While the body of Lrxlrd was
being' Idwbrcd into the grnvo the
colioil9 of the railroad in iiUondunco
wore whispering to each other the plan
of campaign , by which they wore to
foist Laws into the ( load congressman's
scat. Tlio candidacy of Latvs is at once
nn insult and a menace. It la an Insult
to the rank nnd fito of republicans In the
district , whoso wishes nnd interests nro
disregarded. It Is a mannco lothopco-
plo-whoroby they nro again threatened
with the domination of the gravel train
nd Bcclion hois , Oiitsldo of the nobsos
and coerced railroad hnnils Laws could
not muster a Corporal's guard UH a can
didate for the national legislature. Mr.
Laws Is utterly unlit to 1111 n scat in con
gress , lie is in n state of dotngo verg
ing on imbecility. Those who were
present at tlio last republican state con
vention will roincmbor how Laws ac
knowledged ihouompliniontuf a ronom
ination. Tlis souQch wna n'painful ef
fort , which was not audible ton feet
from the stage. While evolving sympa
thy , it tilTordod conclusive proofthat
Mr. Laws is not in condition to tnalco
himself heard anywhere , least of all on
the lloor of the lower house of con
gress. Evan If Mr. Laws were ever so
popular he would be no bettor than a
dummy at Washington. '
Mr. Laws' candidacy has a special
slgnilictinco , It is a defiant repe
tition of the tactics by which the Second
end district has for savon long yonrs
been disfranchised nnd kept under the
paternal care of the railroad bosses *
The cry of the "old soldier" raised by
the railroad strikers and hoelcra in
every succeeding congressional cam
paign lias overawed the people , while
the gravel trains , loaded down with
section hands , wore moving from sta
tion to station to assist in storming the
caucuses , and brass bands entertained
the overpowered multitude while the
cappoiS were jubilnntlv shouting "vic
tory ! "
And why should Mr. Laws bo taken
out of the stale house at Lincoln and
transferred to A seat In the capitol at
WuHhiugton during his unllnlubcd
term nti secretary of statoV Is It not man
ifest that Laws has been picked out in
pursuance of a bargain to pay
him for his services as a member
of the railroad commission. Are the
people of the Second district so de
based and craven that thev can bo in
duced to reward this man for his betray
al of their confidence , when ho ignored
the pledges made fn the republican plat
form to reduce railroad tolls'1 ; If the
railroads are Indebted to Laws for this
service why do they not pay him in dollars
lars ? Why do they want to pension
him on the people of Nebraska nnd put
a stoughton bottle in a position which
should bo filled by a man who lias pos
session of all his faculties' ? Are wo
never to ho free from this offensive In
terference by railroad politicians and
impudent roustabouts who , at their
bidding , are undermining the very
foundations of popular government ?
lias the republican party of the
Second district become a more hewer
of wood and drawer of water for corpor
ate monopolies V
THE Bfii ! has no disposition to dic
tate , or oven Suggest , who shall bo
Laird's successor in congress , but wo
deem It our duty to the republican
party and state at largo , which has
vital concern in the men who repre
sent it , to on tor an earnest remon
strance against the Candidacy of Laws
and the motho.ls and machinery al
ready s < H in motion to bring about hia
nominution.
THE LAW TO 1)E UNFORCED.
The announcement of Judge Cooley ,
chairman of the inter-state commerce
commission , that the northwestern rail
roads whoso recent action was in viola
tion of the law will bo promptly re
quired to comply with the intor-atato
commerce act , will bo received with
very general satisfaction. There does
not appear tq bo any good reason why
this announcement should have
caused any consternation In railroad
circles , unless the managers had con
cluded from the indulgent and con
servative course of the commission
that they could boldly disregard the
law with impunity. Perhaps they have
boon given a degree of warrant for a
belief of this land , but tlioy are now
given to understand thnt there is a
limit to the indulgence of the commis
sion , and that in the present case it has
been exceeded. As Judge Cooley said ,
the present state of alfulrs is a public
scandal and disgrace , which if allowed
to continue will roltoct on the commis
sion. That body has already boon sub
jected to a great deal of unfa
vorable criticism bocauxo of the
latitude it han allowed rail
road managers , and it is cor-
tafnly time for a change of policy when
there is such a deliberate violation of
the law as that 01 the Burlington &
Northern in making a proportional lur-
itV and accepting different rates for
through and local tralllc.
The plain , blunt way in which Judge
Cooley characterized the conduct of
the railroad ollloiuls who are"respon
sible for the situation in the northwest
wna entirely justifiable. They are act
ing like fools , from both the practical
and legal points of view. The eorious
nature of the Canadian competi
tion , in its effect upon the
revenue of their roads , is admitted , but
obviously the remedy for this is not to
bo found in inaugurating a destructive
war among themselves , nnd in order to
do this putting themselves in palpable
conllioi with the law. "It IB incompre
hensible to mo , " said Judge Cooley ,
"how the railroads can act as they do ,
knowing that their actions are In viola
tion of the law. Besides this , they are
lessoning their own revenue by unrca-
boimble competition , Bucaunoono road
does a foolish act there is no
reason why all roads should. They
nro either the most stupid people
in the world or nrd actuated by a desire
to make tlio law odious. If the latter ,
they will find that they bavu made
wrong calculations. The law undoubt
edly needs revision , but iUnload of iU
provisions being modified they will un
doubtedly bo strengthened. " The ton-
doney of the course of the railroads will
unquestionably bo to strengthen jmblio
'opinion nonet-ally in favor of the law.
Whatever may bo the outcome
of the situation in the nnrthwost ,
which Chairman Wnlkor of the
Intor-Stnto Cdinmorco Railway associ
ation characterizes as doplornblo ,
it is most important nnd essential that
the roads shall not bo permitted to violate
late the Intor-stato commerce law.
That act was made to bo obeyed , nnd
all the power it confers upon the com
mission should bo used , if necessary , to
compel obedience to it. If congress can
find a way to protect American roads
fro n damaging Canadian competition ,
without injury to other Into reels equally
entitled to the Consideration of the gov-
oi'nmont , it will bo well , but moanwhllo
compliance with the law as it is must bo
'
insisted upon. There appears to'bo sat
isfactory assurance that this will bo
done.
THE VlttUIXtA CAM PAWN.
The nomination of General Mahono
for governor by the republicans of Vir
ginia was expected. From the hour
that the democratic convention made it
plain that tlio campaign was .to bo con
ducted chtolly as a fight against Ma
hone and his followers his nomination
became reasonably assured , Indeed if it
was not rendered absolutely necessary.
The republicans doubtlons felt that they
could not decline the implied clmlloimo
of the opposition to nominate Mit
hone without running the risk
of weakening their cause far
moro than could his candidacy.
They have other leadoru , certainly
equal in ability and character to Ma-
hone , but Btill perhaps lacking , under
the circumstances , curtain valuable
points of availability. At any rate ,
since it was to bo a Mahono light on the
part of the deiifocrnts , It became moro
or less imperative that ho should lead
the fight on behalf of the republicans.
Tlio vital issue in the coming Vir
ginia campaign will ho the rnco issue.
It is made so by the democrats , who de
clared in thjjir platform that .it is of im
measurably moro importance to the bus
iness , social nnd political interests of
the slate than any other question. At
no time since the war of the rebellion
have the democrats of Virginia ex
hibited a moro uncompromising spirit
in respect to negro suffrage , and a
greater determination to keep the color
line drawn , than now. This purpose
was the boast of the speakers at the
recent democratic state convention.
There is no clearer refutation of the
statement so frequently made by demo
crats , that , the negro vote is divided
and that there are many colored demo
crats , than the present attitude of
the Virginia democracy. They have
failed to draw over the colored
voters to their party to any considerable
extent , and they are now working to
iullucnco the passions nnd prejudices of
the whites by declaring , as the chair
man of the state convention aid , that
the republicans have raised the race is
sue and that the democratic party must
moot it. On the contrary , it is the dem
ocrats who havolnkon refuge under this
issue , making their rallying cry , "Ma-
lionoism or white supremacy. "
The republicans of Virginia should
bo in bolter condition than for a
number of years to make a vig
orous campaign. They have settled
their factional fights , and while there
are still republicans who will not sup
port Mahono , the leaders will do buttle
shoulder to shoulder , and the dis-
ulTocted among the rank and file of the
party will not bo numerous when the
day of election arrives. It is too much
to expect a republican victory in Vir
ginia this year , but thorough organiza
tion and an aggressive campaign may
result in making the fight very closo.
For those purposes Mahono is as well ,
perhaps hotter qualified than any
republican in Virginia.
ItAlSE THE UirtOUS LICENSE.
The Foropaugh circus took at least fif
teen thousand dollars out of this city , and
some estimates nro as high as twenty
thousand dollars. This money is mostly
taken out pt the earnings and savinss
of the working people who otherwise
would nave paid it out among our retail
dealers and local amusement resorts. It
may not ho possible to keen the circus
out of Omaha , but it is eminently proper
to impose high license foes ( or such
exhibitions , and thus leave a portion
of their receipts jn the city treasury.
A thousand dollar circus license -would
not be a cent too high. At the instance
of THE BEE , the circus licoaso was
lixcd at five hundred dollars a few
years ago , but after a short porlod the
advance ngciu worked the council for a
reduction of the license to throe hun
dred dollars. It goes without saying
thnt this reduction was not effected
without a lubricator. And now Tim
BEE renews its motion to raise the
circus licenbo to one thousand dollars
for each performance , with a severe
penally for Belling tickets to persons
who cannot find standing room in the
lonl.
ENCOUKAO sc
Omaha wants cheaper gas and abet
tor quality of gns. But the clamor that
comes from certain quarters for light
ing the whole city with incnndcbcont
lamps is nothing morn nor less than an
olTort to engineer a big job through the
council under cover of conferring a
great bonollt upon this community.
For months and months parlies inter
ested in foisting the electric light
sohnnio have been working tlio council
through their olly-tonguod lobby and
their attorneys and some of our con
temporaries who have cither boon roped
into the local company or made to be
lieve that the moon is made of grcon
chceso ,
Now THE BEE does not propose to
countenance boodllng and tampering
with councllmen by the electric
lighting company , the gaa , . com
pany , the motor company or the consol
idated street rnllwny. The pns com
pany hna done its sluiro of hoodling for
years , and this clamor for electric
lights will only spur thorn on to renewed -
nowod efforts. If it is true ns charged
that they nro making two hundred nnd
fifty thousand dollars more a year in
Omnha than this city could bo supplied
for at reasonable rates , they will have
very little dlillculty in buying up coun-
oilmen enough to prevent a radical re
duction or damaging competition.
Is it in the Worost of the city to on-
courngo 'rnlkla of this kind ?
Will it tfo ; j naturally result in
Twoedlsm , and Jnko Sharplsm ?
It la notorious thnt in Now York
city nobody tinji got anything through
the city council , no matter how merit
orious , svltlib'tit' paying a bonus to the
boodllng nliloPinon. Are wo to hnvo
the snmo eqrtrof olty government in
Oinnhn ? Hasthoro ! _ not boon scnndnl
enough connected with gns bills nnd
gns rates horott > fore ?
If the parties who tnllt so muoh about
giving us cheaper light are honott and
sincere , lot them pursue business
methods instead of trying to rush
schemes through the council under
fnlso pretenses. Why don't they invite
bids for olcctrio lighting on the prln-
cipnl streets nnd award the contract tote
to the lowest bidder ? If the gas com
pany charges moro for its Inmps
than is paid in other cities of about
our population and situation , why don't
the council level the rates down to thnt
standard ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ „
A HAHEFACED JOO.
There never was n time when the cost
of grading was na low In Omaha as It
has been this season. Responsible con
tractors have boon fighting to got grad
ing to do at from ten to twelve cents n
yard. This fnct ia ns well known to our
county commissioners as It is to any
body connected with public works.
What excuse can the commissioners
offer to the tax-paying citizens of this
county for paying thirty-five cents a
yard for grading ? The pretense that
the contract has been changed from
twoitty-flvo to thirty-five cents a yard
without their knowledge is too flimsy ,
nnd will not go down with any
body that has a thimbleful of
brains. If it were actually true
that a forgery has boon committed and
the contract nrico for the grading round
the county hospital has boon raised
from twenty-live to thirty-five cents ,
the commissioners can still have no
valid excuse for this barefaced robbery
of the taxpayers.
Would anyone of these commissioners
pay twenty-five cents a yard for grading
the roadway around his own promises ?
If this had boon only two or throe hun
dred yards of grading it would not bo
worth while to talk about it ; but when
ever twenty thousand dollars is allowed
to contractors for work that should hnvo
been done for eight thousand dollars
there is no room lett for doubt that this
is a high-handed job. And it will not
do for any one of the commissioners to
plead the bn'by act. Any member of
the board could' hnvo stopped the fraud
by simply publishing the facts. Nobody
would dare tq ' perpetrate such a job in
broad dayligh .
It is manifest rthat there must have
boon collusion between the contractors
and commissioners.
On its fnoo the bid of twenty-five
cents was extravjigant and should hnvo
boon rejected. The measurements of
the county.Tsurvcyor should have
boon the bnsis 'bf settlement with the
contractor , but the surveyor's
estimates were set aside and several
thousand dollars given to the contractor
in excess. On the top of this piece of
jugglery the allowance was thirty-five
cents nyard instead of twenty-five cents.
Such a fraud never before has been
perpetrated in this county. It cannot
bo explained away. Somebody ought to
bo sent to the penitentiary for burglar
izing the county treasury.
AN attempt is being made at Guthrie
to organize a provisional government
for Oklahoma , with the hope that congress -
gross will ratify the action taken by the
people. At present there is no
government except that of the
Indian nation. Vho local or mu
nicipal regulations are not com
prehensive enough to afford proper
remedies , particularly in cases outside
of corporate limits. The necessity for
a territorial organization is imperative
and congress doubtless will afford the
proper relief.
THE superintendent of the national
census is gradually formulating plans
for the collection of valuable data
touching on farming and farm products
of this country. As the loading in
dustry of the United States , agriculture
should bo given an exhaustive treat
ment. The department of agriculture ,
as well as the stnto agricultural
bureaus , will In all probability con
tribute to the work and assist in mak
ing this branch of the census of great
importance.
THE death of Zanus P. Wilbur at
Denver removes the government's
strongest witness in the impending suit
against the validity of the Boll tale-
phone patent. There is consequently
little prospect that the monopoly will
bo broken until the patent right expires -
piros by limitation , which will not bo
for years.
THE new cruiser Charlestown has
boon given another trial by her build
ers , which is said to have proved satis
factory. It is ( to ho hoped that the re
port is true , fpr 'the work done under
the auspices of the navy department for
the last four 01 ; flyo years has been such
that the public.Is growing skeptical
ns to its posses-iing the great merits
so highly spoken of before the trials
hnvo taken pla'co ' , '
OTHER LAtiDS THAN OURS ,
There cuii'.innoa w > bo a ureut deal of si > eo-
ulatlon in the European journals rngnrdlnt ;
tlio relation of n land to tlio trlplu alli
ance , a leading Qcrnian i > upor claiming that
En gland was In effect plodded to carry out
the alliance. This vow | , however , is not
generally accepted. When political ques
tions transcend the European continent Eng
land doubtless 1ms an interest in tlium , and
till interest Is adverse to tlio Interests of
Germany and to these of Russia. It would
flcarcoly bo worth the whilu of England to
attack tlio prepondoranca which Germany
has attained by two successful wars on the
continent of Europe if Europe were alone In
question. Tlia seliomo of colonization ,
however , upon which I'rlca HlsmurcU has
embarked dlrnctty challenges the prepon
derance of Great lirltam upon the
seas. Evoa if it wont no fur
ther than the establishment of
a bull of naval stations It would bo such u
challenge , but It has boon inado plain that
It does go further , and that the naval sta
tions nro'gQURlit for the purpoS9 of protect
ing n cotnm6rco nnd n system of colonies thnt
nro not yet In bolnp. It may bo , indeed , thnt
the whole project will corao to nothing with *
out nny Interference from the outnldo. His *
lory indicates thnt colomos cnn not bo estab
lished find mmlo to flourish by nn oil lot of
eovornmont. Qroat lirltaln horsnlf , the
most successful colonial power in the world ,
acquired her colonies not by nny foresight
of her statesmen , but by the unnldod onorpy
of her emigrants nnd nor "morchnnt ndvon-
turors. " Hut however this may bo , the in
terest of Gormnny Is distinctly opposed to
thnt of England , nnd it must bo the nlm ot
enlightened nnd pntrlotlo English statesmen
to thwart the scliomo of Gorman coloniza
tion.
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1'rlnco Ferdinand of Uulgnrla lias had
good reason for ottering and accepting con
gratulations on the second anniversary of
his accession to the throne. Ho assumed a
rulorshlp which had become discredited by
being hawked about In all the courti of
Europe , with no takers. Ho himself had
boon ridiculed ns n fop , an absorbed eel
lector of specimens of natural history , and
n young man who would bo likely to have
his mother ns his pritno minister. There
was no end of jesting over his curly speeches
promising to defend nnd protect. Uulgarla ,
nnd the prophets were agreed that Russia
would mnko short work of his pretensions
to reign. Vet ho Is now seated on Mia
throne moro Jlrnily than ever , while
Bulgaria has enjoyed two years of com
parative trnnqulllty such us slio could hardly
have looked for. Ho has certainly gained In
importance nnd rospoctdurlng these years ns
much ns his predecessor has lost. It Deems
now moro surprising thnn over that 1'rlnco
Alexander , nftor malting lilmsolf the hero of
the Scrvo-Uulgarlnn war nnd being Idolized
by his people , should have abdicated bocnusa
tlio czar chose to express his petulant disap
proval of him. How little that disapproval
amounted tu , under the practical dldlaultlos
of making It offcctivo , Prince Ferdinand , who
fell heir to it , has shown. Finding thnt , this
young man prized his honor too mucti to bo
frightened off , the czar lilmsolf took the back
track , nnd of late has given up interfering
with Bulgaria.
. *
Revolutions in Hawaii have the great
merit of brevity. That was the case with
the rising of two years ago , when the Olb-
son ministry was overthrown nnd the power
of King Kaluknnn restricted. As for the
counter - revolution recently attempted
against the present reform government , It
was all disposed of within twenty-four
hours. It seems to have been n very senseless -
loss proceeding , originating In the ambition
of a younc native , n half-breed named \Vil-
cox , nnd though perhaps it claimed to bo
in Kulakuua's Interest , no ovldoneo Is ad
duced that ho countenanced it. The leader
was ono of the young Sandwich Islanders
educated at the military school in Milan ,
nnd ho seems to have sought nn opportunity
to turn tlio knowledge acquired there to some
account. Ills personal grievance ugainst the
reform government may have boon that the
ministers Stopped the Income ho had boon
drawing troni the treasury whllo in Europe ,
serving in the Italian army. In one respect
ho did have nn intelligible cause that of
"Hawaii for the Huwniians , " sluco the pres
ent rule Is dociaodly foreign ; yjt only a couple -
plo of hundred natives joined liltn in seizing
the palace. The military company called the
Honolulu Rifles , which recaptured the palace
nnd subdued Wilcox and his followers , Is ev
idently a competent and useful military
body , for It wai with its nid also that the
revolution of 18T7 was accomplished.
* *
From nil accounts the Austro-Gonnan
treaty has been strengthened materially by
the conferences of Prince Blsmnrclc and
Count Kalnoky. An intlmato diplomatic al-
IInnco is now added to a military alliance incuse
cuso of foreign attack. This now move has
been made possible by u withdrawal by Em
peror Francis .Joseph from his special sup
port of the Vatican , determined upon in the
depression that followol the sulcldo of his
son , heir to the throne. Italy is now In n po
sition to notify the pops , which , report says ,
lias already been done that ho will not bo
allowed to remove the Vatican treasures in
cnso ha socks refuge in another country.
Pope Lee is not likely to take such a stop ,
but the throat to do BO may servo his pur
pose of Inviting foreign protests against
what ho considers the prescriptive policy of
Italy. The alliance of central Europe , with
the British navy lending its support In certain -
tain contingencies , Is the strongest diplo
matic combination of modern tlmos. Its
weak point Is that , while It involves immense
permanent outgo in the support of formid
able armies , it is not able to compel Russia
to disarm.
* *
The betrothal of Princess Margaret , fourth
nnd youngest sister of Emperor William
of Germany , nnd Prince William Alexander ,
only son and holrof Duke Adolph of Nas
sau , may bo regarded , perhaps , as an addi
tional tie linking the future destinies of the
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg with the Gor
man empire. With the death of old King
William 111. of Holland , which has so often
been oxpcctod during the hist two years , the
grand duchy passes to Dulco Adolph , nurt It
has been said that ho would glvo up his
rights In favor of his son. At nil avont.stho
latter will duly acquire them by inheritance.
Apart from the betrothal now arranged , the
tendency of Luxemburg to become practi
cally a part of the German ImperlaLsystom
has long been ovldont. It is rather singular
thnt the princess and her betrothed were
both born on April 2J. There , however , the
coincidence ceases , ns ho is twenty years the
olaor , dating from 1832 , whllo her birth year
was 1872.
It has been remarked of the Eiffel tower
that as a specimen of engineering It Is simply
u variation from the ordinary method of iron
bridge building. The American * engineers
who visited Franco , England unit Scotland u
few weeks ego , greatly admired' the Eiffel ,
but regarded the brldgo In course of con
struction across the Firth of Forth m far
moro reuiaruublo. They do not consider it a
marvelous thine to erect an iron tower UOO
motors Ic height. It reposes perpendicularly
upon firm foundations , nnd the weight of the
material Is easily sustained. It Is n far moro
phenomenal performance to Duild out on the
cantilever plan n structure oxitmding , un
supported by false worlc , for n thousand foot
over an arm of the sea. That was the won
der our engineers witnessed in Scotland , nnd
It Is immensely moro Impressive than the
simple Iron edlflco , notable chiefly for its
perfection of details and colossal proportions ,
that is the loading attraction of the Fro ncli
exposition. '
# * *
The Argentina Ropuullois evidently des
tined to pluy a brilliant part in South Ameri
can progress. In the Item of corn alone , that
country last year shipped KQ.OUU tons to
Europe ; nnd this year It will send S.GUO.OOJ .
tons. Its healthful cllrnato and fertile soil
have oimbk'd it to attract emigrants from
Europe , and the government has sought to
cncourugo them by paying their pasazgo
from the coas ( to their destination in the in
terlor , At the present rate of increase the
population will in ten years amount to
b.000,000. . The now element Is uhlolly Italian ,
and tha future of a Latin republic on the
western continent will bo eagerly watched
by sociologists and students of history.
Tliu Hloux liPNnrvniloii Question.
JVeut I'oi fc Ttmti.
The Impression that has got abroad that
portloui of the great Sioux reservation in
Dakota may bo opened to settlement n * soon
as the president announces that the Indian1
hnvo consented to the ngroomont providci
for by law Is nltoootlior orronoou * , nnd llkoly
to do much harm if not speedily corrected
Some men who ought to know batter , Includ
ing ox , Delegate GlfTord of Dakotn , have
helped to confirm the Impression even since
the error was pointed out , The iict of con
gress which provided for the commission to
got the report of the varioun Sioux tribe * to
nn agreement to relinquish n portion of their
land to the government on certain terms nm
conditions distinctly requires thnt tha ngrco
mont shall bo submitted to congress for rail
flcntion bofero It takes Ilnnl effect. It fol
lows , of course , thnt the land cannot bo de
clared open to settlement until the ngrcomcn
has boon ratified by congress. If would-bo
Bottlers nro encouraged to emigrate to the
vicinity to nwnlt nn opening of the Inndi tlni
fall , they will bo doomed to dlsnppolnlmcu
nnd may incur serious hnrdihlps ,
The lllhln Cnn Stniul It.
Mr. Edgar Snltus doesn't bollovo In the
bible. This Is prolmbloy worse for Mr. Snltus
than it is for the bible.
Not n Irnlr Test ,
Chicago Tribune.
Many of the I'hlladclphlnns upon when
the doctors hnvo experimented with Dr
Hrown-Scqunra's elixir report thnt thoi
hnvo received no bonollta thoroform. This ,
however , cnn hnrdly bo called n fair test o
the ofllcuoy of the elixir.
H1KTINO8.
.Townlers' Weekly : The counterfeiters nro
coining money.
Jewelers' Weekly : The gas company reports
ports thnt its business is light.
Chicago Times : Sing Hnm , n Cl.lnnmnn
was married to n young Gorman girl In the
county clerk's ofllco Monday. She Is likely
to sing hum n long time for the future before
she will got It.
Puck : A disturbance In n Germ an saloon
recently was unusually mentioned , nftor It
was ever , as another affnir of the boorlng
sea ,
Texas Siftings : Not every bridge contrac
tor would llko to bo tried by njury of his
piors.
Puck. Mission Tcnchor "Pnt , what part
of speech is bull" Pat "Bcdad , sorr , Its n
ram part o' spache. "
Texas Slftlnps : Soiling milk by weight
will probably never bo adopted here. You
will have to look above for the milky weigh.
Life : Undo Hob "Henh , yo' boys , did
you stele dat watahmillian from Squnr Wig-
ginsesl" Boys "Yns , wo did. " Undo
Zob "Well , if or obbor ketch yo1 stealing
fum Squar Wlgglnsos agin I'll ' but dls am
good un' ripe. Do co'rt's adjourned for do
"casion. "
Life : "I cnn'b understand nil this fuss
about electricity for executions , " re murk eel
.fudge Lynch , of Kansas , reflectively. "Out
in our section wo have used the telegraph
polo for years. "
Judge : Customer "How do you soil sugar
this morningMr. Scales ? " Grocer "By the
pound , sir , same as nlway ? . " Customer
"Well , as I want two pounds this morning I
guess I'll go across the way to Mr. Coun
ter's. "
Judge : "Wellmy doar.how would Farmer
Brown suit you for n husband ? Ho scorns
uncommon swcot on you lately. " "Perhaps
BO , father , but his hair is so red that "
"True , true , my cnild ; but you should recol
lect that ho has very little of it. "
Tcrro Haute Express : Mudge "Now , I
enjoy a joke just as well when it is nt my
own expense as when It ia on some other fel
low. " Ynbaloy "It's differentthough , with
a drink , isn't it Mudgo ) " Then Mudga got
mad , nnd wouldn't speak for over twenty
minutes.
OUT AT l-'IHST.
Ilolby Onrutliora Knocked SnnsOloHS
by a Bn < * o llutincr.
CINCINNATI , August 23. fSpoolnl Telegram -
gram to THE HUB. | When the Cincinnati-
Brooklyn game began Caruthers wont In to
pitch for the Brooklyns. The Ilods batted
him so vigorously that during the third in
nings Foutz sent him to first base whllo ho
wont in to pitch. Tho' chance did no good ,
and the battintr continued. On u sharp
goundor that Smith , the Brooklyn shortstop ,
was Juggling , Duryca ran lilto n raco-horso
for first. Caruthcrsvrrn standing two feet
from tha base on the lino. Uuryea ran into
him with full force , knocking him full ongth
on the ground. Ho did not got up ,
nnd the players crowded about him saw
he was insensible. Not being nblo to
ravivo him , n call wai made for n doctor and
ono in the audience responded. It was fully
n quarter of an hour before ho showed any
signs of lifo mid then ho remained in a dazed ,
half-conscious condition for an hour. Ho
was removed from the grounds In an ambu
lance. At U o'clock ho was n very sick man.
His left shoulder Is probably fractured , the
ribs on his right Ride tire wrecked and very
sore , whllo ho sutlers intense pain in nis
chest and stomach. It is feared ho will not
pitch again this season.
I'OSIMASXKII PAU1/S WO13S.
Ho Is Now Anlccd to Settle Kor
cd luoucrs.
August 23. ( Special Tele-
cram to Tun BRU.I Postmaster Paul Is In n
pickle. Some time ngo n package of regis
tered letters was lost from the Milwaukee
postofllco that Is , Mrs. Sexton , who had
charge of the department , could not suy
whoUicr she had put them in the wrong
pouch or whether they hud been stolen , As
nothing was heard from them it wua
assumed the package had been stolen. Tlio
package contained about 300 , As Postmas
ter Paul was looking ever the pa
pers to-day ho was surprised by the
appeal unco of tipeclul Agent John
E. Loncn , who inndo a formal dumand on the
pOKtmustcr to niaUn good the stolen money.
After Paul hau recovered from the shock ha
answered the demand with a refusal to step
up to the captain's onlco and settle , an he did
not consider himself responsible for the loss ,
The inspector Haul he had no interest In the
mutter nnd inndo the demand only In tha linu
of duty and in accordance with Instructions
from Washington. Should Paul continue
linn In his refusal to aottlo , proceedings will
bo commenced ngnlnst his bonusuion.
.
Prepared by n combination , proportion
tion and process peculiar to itself ,
IJood'H Snraaparilla accomplishes cures
heretofore unknown ,
WllHlllllKlOll UOllCU HtOllIII.
[ CopurtoM iS83 l/u Jnmu Qonltn lltnntit , ]
LONDON , August SJ. ' iNow Vork Herald
C.iblo Special to 't'lia UcE.J Two memo
rial brasses of the Washington family have
been stolen from the parish church of Sul-
grave , near Uandburg. The family of Ooorgo
Washington sprang from Suluravo , und the
church is much visited by Americans.
No Formal Itrjoetlon ,
WASIIINOTON , August aa. Acting Secre
tary Walker sav * there will bo no formal ro-
juctlon of the bids opened yesterday for the
building of live now cruisers , The facts
spuak for themselves and the udvor-
tUomunU state plainly the llmitof cost of the
ships , _
Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria.
* * .
When Baby was nlei , wo pare her Caatorta.
Whcube wu a Clilld , eho criwl for Outoria ,
\7Ucu the became Mirj , tJio cluoy to Castoria ,
\FI-n Rbe W Children , nbo RAW them Ciatorla
FIU2NOI1 t'OMTICS.
ICvccllciit Ohnnou * ) for tlio BUOUCAH of
tlio Itopnlillonnn ,
PAIII. " , August ' .U [ Now York Horntd
Cnblo Sneclnl to Tun ! lr.n.ft | Is generally
bollevcd thnt the council of ministers wilt nt
Its next meeting como io a dollnito decision
ns to the data of the legislative elections. It
Is probable thnt cither September V ) pr IS )
will bo selected , The condition * innlm1 which
the electoral stmgglo will bo conducted mny
bo prolUnbly examined. The results of Iho
elections for consclls geiicrcnux nnd of the
proceedings before the high court of Justice
hnvo caused serious anxiety in the ranks of
the coalition ngulnst the republic. Tha ilrst
of these tivcnts wns n proof thnt Uotilnnglsm
\vni atll ! fnr from having secured ns com
plete , n iniistcry over public nplnlon ns was
gpncrnlly mippoccd. The moiinrchial nlll ( > s
of the Hutilunglsts hnvo hnd their eyes
opened to tha fnct. that tluiy hnvo nit nlong
been deluding tlicmpolvcs us to the ndvant-
ngos to bo derived from the allianco. The
loiiBOr-liendcd politicians of thnt jinrty
nro now asking ouch other whether
association with Henri Hochofort ,
Vergoln , nnd othoranf that Ilk \a \ not doing
them serious Injury with iniin.v consorvntlvii
voters who nro unnblu to understand how
they can bo holpliu ; the cause of order nnd
religion by joining ImiulH with socialist mid
ox-coin inunlsts.
On the otliei'lmml the Mill before the high
court of Justice has produced n profound Im
pression on public opinion. LnWi'er.s ' mny
discuss thi ) points ol law It presents , nnd
nrguo lonrnedly on thn coiiiiatonpy | of the
court , but the bulk of the public do not Ipok
behind the fact that the nccuscd were found
guilty upon evidence of no light wolght.
The summary thnt tha procurour ironar.il
inndo of the nubile mul private lifo of Bou-
Innger was not , calculated to mid to the pres
tige of that , political agitator , nnd it has un
doubtedly done much damngo to hU already
slmily ruimtntlon ns a tiinu and patriot.
The situation thus created has not es
caped the attention of tha political nmnagflrs
of t'no conservatives. The tone of the ro.val
Bonnp.u-tlst Journals show thnt they nro bv
no menus conlldcht of the results of Dm coin.
Ing elections. They might , hnvo profited by
the warning nnd tn-okon oft from the com
pact expressed or Implied , with Boiilniiber ,
nnd Bouiirnica from thn general , from
Niujuotnnd from Iloarl liochoforU This ,
howovor. they hnvo not done , unit It IA doubt
ful whether they will take sitoh n decided
stop.
stop.Tho Au turtle published the other dny n
list of candidates whom thn Union dcs
Droltcs had decided to support. The list is
still far from complete , ns It onlylucludc.sitS'J
electoral districts mid composes two cate
gories candidates to whom Iho Union
des Uroitns will give litnttaltli | < < d support , and
those to whom they will offer no opposition.
In the list arc Itii'liidcd the nnmi's ofroyrtllsts
of Iho purest water , and also Houliinplsta of
the most aotivo sort. The Dae do lioclio-
foucould Oomlcvillo Is founn alongside of that
of Lngucrrc. Laisaat and Heux and NntUet |
nnd Hoiiluniroi- himself nro honored with
the fnvor ot the Union UPS Droltos , The
list omilH the name of Henri Koulutfart , who
has not as yet received Iho endorsement of
Iho monarchlal and conservative ootniiilttoo.
This Is nn omission for which doubtless
amentia will cro long 1m inndc.
Thus the monarchists In spite of tlie
lesson received , persist in continuing
the HtrtiLTulo under the finmn comlltloliH
in which they entered upon the elections to
the consods cciicre.uix that Is to suy , in al
liance with the HoiilangistH , cveii with these
of that faction identified with the extreme
left whip of the republican forces. Wo shall
soon BCO whether Ihis second pitched battle
will turn out more favorably for them than
did the lust one. It Is already easy to see
that Uoiilungism is on the wane , nnd that
everywhere whcrfl they hnvo nmdo a com
mon cause with tlio Boulnncists the mon
archists have lost ground , whllo the republi
cans imvo been Imtplroil with rehowed confi
dence in their ability to enter unan the np-
pro.iching electoral struggle with excellent
chances of success.
Parliament XVon'l Touch It.
[ C'ripiryitSS9 / / / Ini.luinti r/oinlnit Heimefl.l
LONDON , August ' { . | Now York.Hornld
Cnblo Special tu Tin ; Bii.l : I need
scarcely say that the seizure of Kngllsh seal-
lug vessels by American captains is the sub
ject/of much remark and many speculations ,
but it is not doubted that the communica
tions with the United Slates government , to
which the under srcrotary for foreign uf-
fairs alluded yesterday , will result in jus-
llco being done. Any attempt to force the
subject nuon the attention of parliament
would bo promptly discoiu aged by the gov
ernment , and , indeed , by the lionse Itself.
A MIMIIII : : ( or PAKUAMENT.
Kill" SlOO | > IC8SIIOS .
USD Horsford's ' Acid Phosphate.
Dr. C. U. Drake , Belleville , 111. , says : "I
have found it , nnd It alone , to bo capable of
producing u sweet and natural sloop in Cases
of insomnia from overwork of the brain.
Which so often occurs ia active professional
and business men. .
Kx-Guvcrnor Jtobln Ar > snulf < ; < l.
SACOAiiAPi't , Mo. , August SJ. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Hue. ] As ox-Governor
Frederick Kobie was walking from his farm ,
about half a milo from Gurhunl , to hla resi
dence in that villugo yesterday , ho was mot
by two young men In a bue'gy , and beforu ho
could csciino ono of them struck him several
severe blows with a woip. They then drove
rapidly in the direction of Saccarappa. Suf
fering from Iho pain caused by the unpro
voked ass.iull , .Mr. Hoblo mndo his wny lethe
the telegraph ofllco la Gorhum and wired
tno police at Sacnirappa , four miles distant ,
to arrest the men. An olllcer , wlthlu ten
minutes after the iccnlpt of tlio rncBHiigedm- ,
covered and ffrrestcd them Justus they drove
Into the village. They were l-'reiich Cana
dians who had hired n team nt Cumberland
Mills , driven to Gorham.and becoming some
what Intoxicated had amused themselves by
insulting ladles and cltueim Ihcrn , nnd fln-
aily committed the assault on the lauding
citizen of the place. They were locked up.
DISEASED BLOOD.
iiinorti , JHolclio. , Sum , Scales ,
and Lois of Hair Cured.
Torrlllo lllnoil I'oHon. .sufforud all n
man could minor mill live , li'iiou
and holly oovi-n-d wlili uwful riuivr.
UtJi'd thn Ciitlutirn lliumulfo * ion
WOOKH ami I * iirnocionlly cured.I
rornnrlcahlo cnnc * .
I rontractoil a terrlblo blood-prtlsoalnK n year
BK < > . 1 doctoral with two good pliyulcmiii ,
lulthcr of whom illil mo any good I Hiiltiirecl
ilia mnn cnn Milter and llv . Ifoiriintof your
JUTICUIIA Ki ip.mm I concludud to try tuum.
knowing it limy did mo iv > i ; oO they could
nr.kn ma no worxu. I liavo bui-n using ilium
iboutten weib3 , und am most hunpy to Bay
that I am almost rid of tlic'nwfnl Korea that
coceiod my rnco anil bixiy. My biceVRS an
Ban , If not xvor.se , tliun thnt of il ! < lloynton ,
Hpuicim ( it In your hook , und 1 would vny 10 nny
cue in tlm tmmu condition , to u o CUTIUUIU ,
uinl tnoy will urn-fly bo dired. You mny UHU
thU letter In tint Intercuts of Biiircrfnu Unman
ly. ' K W , UKYNOID3. AthluniJ. Ulilo.
Covered wlili Itnin.liii ; .Sores 17yuir : > *
Ilmvu been troubled w'th a akin ami uculp
dlseaeo for nuvtinteua yutrn. : My Jioud at tlnica
waa one running sore , and my oodywai covered
Nvlth them ns lurKu UH u half dollar. J trial u
urout many rommlle * without ulluctuntlll used
, ho L'UTicimA KKUKDIKS ami aa : tlinnktnl to
Btiile that uftur two inoutiMof tholr USD 1 um
entirely cmo.l , I ft-el Uuiyiluty to you nnd
the publlutu Hlatj the ulioru rasa.
U It. JloDOWHI/ , JuiiiBHburb' . N. J. .
anil Hcrutnhinl ! IH VoarH.
1 go Mr. Dennla Downing ten ynnr * better , 1
mvo uu nnd t-crtitoned for thirtyotylit yoara.
had wliut In inrmrii prarltlH , und ImvoMUfurud
verythliiK. and tried u number of doctor * but
; otlior lluf. Anybody could hnvo o t MW liau
hey cured mu. ThoC'UTicuiu UKMKiUKXiured
no , Hod liicssiliu mull who Invented UirrinimA.
OliKNKV GUKiN. t amurldge , MIU.S . ,
Cull o lira U < nn ilieH
Are sold everywhere 1'rlcn , CiiTloinu , & 0c |
iOAi' . < ' KM ; UKUOI.VKNT. tl. i'mimred by the
'OTTEK DllUO ANI > ClIKUlCAl , COni'Olt AT1ON ,
loaton ,
pyy-fn-nd for "Howto Cure 8km Il8 nfiee , " 11 *
a , W Illustrations , nnd lOUtcutlmoulalg ,
5lUl'l.UB , black-hcuds , chapped and oily klu
. IPl prevented by CUTIUUHA MEDICATED Hiur.
ACHING SIDES AND BACK ,
Jlllp. kldnuy. und uteiliie pallia nud
wtmknessotf uiu.liivv.ii INONKUIMJTK
> tiytlla ( JllTICUIIA AVri-l'AIW I'lAt-
. . Ttn. tilt ) first and only InstuntaiiuoiiM
imln-icllllnu , utreugihoulog pluuter ,
iff