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Tim Grndy monument fund now ex
ceeds the Davis contributions Score
ono for the new south
A'quicksilyku mine has been dls
covered in Tncoimi and the mercury of
local speculation has jrono up several
doRrocs
IF democratic reports nro rohablo ,
BOualorinl suntimoni in Ohio is rapidly
concentrating on Brlco Tlio bar'l is
open at both ends
No onk responded to the request of
i Chairman McKinley for some ono to nd-
droBS the committee on ' free wool "
The iiictdont is sijnificuHt
Porn iao's Now Years encyclical
pointed in glowing terms to the growth
of Catholicism in the United States
At the s-imo time three now cardinals
wore appolntod two for France and
ono for Bohemia
_ A Kansas court has decided that the
police have no right to enter any
promises without a warrant to search
for and eoizo contraband goods The
decision will seriously reduce the
profits of the spy system created and
i roared by prohibition
*
i The storm raised about the cars of
| the Chicago elevator men has forced
J that grasping combine to forego their
j raid on the producers of the west The
g . proposed advance in rates was postponed
j " for bIx months , aud it is not likely to bo
| • * * * put into olToct nt that time
% Eight and a half million dollars wore
n ctnbozzlod from corporations , Arms and
n individuals in the Umtod Slates during
| the past year Of this crop Canada
i harvested throo-llfths of the rogues , the
remainder beingdlvidod botivoon Mexico
ice nnd Km-opo. The chief signillcanco
of this new addition to the statistics of
the year Is that April is conspicuously
the boodle month , probably because the
crop of fools is abnormally large about
that time
Anothf.h onthuslast proposes to explore -
ploro the fastnesses of the north nolo it
the government or some generous
millionaire provides the wherewith
Doctor Nanson's success in crossing the
wastes of Groanlaud convinced him
that the north polo can bo reached on
snowshoes and ho is ready to inulto the
attempt for a consideration The
frightful sulTortngs ot the Grooly explorers -
plorors , and the sad fate of hundreds
before , Boom to iucroaso rather than
diminish the fatal fascination of that
traclcloss region ot eternal night
Gknkuat , Manaoku Claiik of the
Missouri Pacific , in an interview in the
Now York 6'un , is credited with the
Btatomont : "lu all my railroad ox-
3 > erloncoI have never socn anything to
* Joraparo with the trafTlo btrain under
whloh the railroads are now staggering
The crops of the agricultural states are
unusually bountiful , so heavy , iu fact ,
that all railroad facilities have proved
inadoquiito , " Whllo this condition of
affairs is most agreeable to the railroads ,
ttioy have its yet shown no disposition
to reduce rates nnd letivo the proJuccr
reasonable compon&atlun for his invest
ment and labor The bountiful crops of
which Mr Clarlf boasts uro honillclnl to
the corporations only The profits uro
( absorbed in transportation to market
Proof ot this can bo soon along the line
' of the Ml souri Paoillo Thoubands of
bushels of corn are heaped up near the
road , uncovered and subject to the ole
inonts The margin of profit , after
paying freight tolls is bo smnll that
furmors cannot nlford to build sheds or
i. pay storugo rates The husbandman
sowed but the railroads reap the har
vest No wonder Mr , Clurk gleefully
, chafed his palms us ho declared : "In
the past six months railroad earnings
i have increased enormously , and I con
sider railroad earnings the ' est busi
ness baramotor "
AKT SHOULD UK FllKB
Ono of the most ludofcnslblo fontures
of the tariff is the duty of thirty per
cent upon works of art Among those
who have appeared before the wnys
nnd means committee during Its present
"tnrlff hearings wcro n. number of
gontlcmon roprosontlng the National
Flno Art League , who urged thnt the
duty upon works of ort should bo
removed The president of the " league
stated to the committee that thnt
organization was almost unanimously
in favor of the ropcal ot the
duly An inquiry instituted some time
ago among the artists , art institutions
nnd art teachers in the country regard
ing their views of the duty on works of
art , elicited over fourteen hundred re
plies , till but ninety advocating the ab
solute repeal of the duty , nnd only
seven of the whole number favoring its
rctontion
Huch a romarknblo consensus of opin
ion among the pconlo who it must
bo proiumcd ate most inter
ested In maintaining the tax on art
ought to bo sufficient to convince the
members of the ways and moans com
mittee and all members of congress that
there is practically no demand for re
taining the duty on works of
art , for It is ontlroly safe to
assume that the lovers of art are
not less unanimous than the artists
themselves and the tcnehors of art In
favor of making art free And whllo
there is no demand for the duty there
is also no uecossity for it The
government does not roqulro
the small amount of revenue
It annually derives from this source ,
and it is obvious that no interest whatever -
over Is subsarved by it On the con
trary it is not to be doubted , though ono
of these things that cannot be demon
strated , that the duty operates as an in
jury , iu being a barrier to the liberal
importation ot works of art which would
have a valuable educational Inlluoncu
It is doubtless true that as a whole no
onllghtoucd people on earth know los *
about art than the American people
1 here are a few meritorious American
painters , as was shown in the art ex
hibit of the Paris exposition last year ,
and this country has produced one or
two sculptors who achieved some fame ,
but the great mass "of the people has
paid little attention to art Doubtless
iu this ns in all ether means of intel
lectual improvement and elevation we
uro making some pror * > ss , but it need
not bo argued that our advance must
necessarily be slow and our at
tainments deficient until wo srtall
got Into more intimate com
munion with the products ot the older
nations who art is the fruitage and
development of centurio3.
It is not creditable to this country
that it stands alone in imposing a duty
on art , though most other countries
would have a much better excuse tor
such a duty iu the pressing necessity
they are continually under for revenue
Dut we , having not only , most ample
sources of revenue , but an income
largely beyond the legitimate necessi
ties of the government , have alone the
unenviable distinction of taxing pictures
and statues unci of increasing the aggregate -
grogato sum of tlib tax in , proportion to
their increased value , / comparatively
insignificant sum is paid to ml in it an
inferior workof art , while such as are
of great superiority are excluded because -
cause the duty adds so largely to their
cost So long us thlscsndition is main
tained the art galleries of * the
country must contiuuo to b3 meagerly -
gorly supplied with the works of
the masters , nnd the bast among
them to compare unfavorably with the
least meritorious In Eufopo
Art , In common with everything else
that contributes to the intellectual Im
provement and elevation of the peonle ,
should enjoy the greatest possible rroo-
dom from restrictions , the true policy
of government being rather to invite
and encourage such moans of popular
education than to erect barriers against
it The removal of the duty on works
of art is demanded by o very wise con
sideration
TUB DIWISII OOLD INVASION
The q.uo8tion whether the largo In
vestments of British capital in the
United States are likely to provo per
manently bonoflelal to American inter
csts or not has received a good deal of
consideration , though no moro than Its
importance warrants A very interest
ing contribution to the discussion of
this subject will bo found elsewhere in
this issue of Tub Bkk , in the Washing
ton letter of Mr Frank G. Carpenter ,
whcrolt ) ufKglvon the views of a num
ber ot representative men in congress
financiers and millionaires whoso
opinions arc entitled to great considera
tion
tion.With
With a single exception , none of the
senators intorvlowed by the correspondent -
ont expressed any npprohonslon ot In
jury to Amoricnn interests , either these
of capital or labor , from British iuvest-
meats , the general opinion , on the con
trary , bolng that they tire doslrablo nnd
will result in important advantages to
the country The view common to all
of these senators was that there is
abundant room in this country
for nil the British capital that
is likely to como , and that in relonsing
homo cnpltul to bo otherwise employed
the effect will bo to reduce interest nnd
atimulato development The sentiment
was that Aniorlcan brains and energy
can bo safely trusted to tuko euro of
Amoricun interests , and that as the
English capitalists nro paying for every
thing they ouy all it is worth , and In
some cases rather moro , they uro obtain
ing no ad van Uigcs aud tuking all the
risks With rogurd to the possibility of
these foroiuu capitalists establishing
monopolies in certain branchosof trASo ,
the gonorul opinion expressed was thut
any attempt to do this would bo mot and
defeated by Amoricun competition As
to danger of international complica
tions growing out of these investments ,
none ot those Intorvlowed npprohonded
it Indeed , the natural luferonco
would bo that the greater the amount
ot British capital invested here the
stronger would bo the bonds of friend
ship between the two countries *
The ono exception to the opinions fa
vorable to these investments of torolgn
capital was the view of Senator Sher
man , who thought the Investments lu-
jurlotts to the country Ills idon wan
that the relieved Amoricnn capital
would 6ock investment In visionary
speculations , with the possible effect of
disturbing the market with useless sup *
piles nnd lending to panic and disaster ,
Whllo this view suggests a rather nnr-
row estimate of the judgment of Amori
cnn capitalists , there cortuinly is the
danger it points out American capital
replaced in investments by that from
abroad will not long romnin idle Tito
Instinct nnd habits ot our people do
not permit thorn to bo satisfied with in
activity when they have the means nt
command to bo nctlvo nnd they will
find opportunities for the exercise of
their onlorprifo Thus after a time It
is to bo expected the English Investors
in this country will have to encoun
ter a sharp and vigorous Amor
icnn competition , resulting necessarily
in largely increasing the supplies in
every department of business in which
such competition should develop The
result of such a utato of ulTuirs might
bo , Indeed could ha illy fail to bo , what
Senator Sherman suggests , a disturb
unco of the market with useless suppllos
leading to pos3lblo panic and disaster
But is nut this possibility so remote aud
uncortaln that wo need not at present
gtvo ourselves any serious concern
about it ?
Tliu English Invostot' .s lu this country
appear to bo very generally proceeding
upon sound business principles , and as
long ns they contintto to do tnls it is not
apparent that the country can suitor
from their Investments in American en
terprises Our national development la
very fur from being completed There
are immoasur.iblo resource still nwait
ing the application of capital and labor
to bring them Into service We nro
looking forward to the conquest ot ether
markets and to the wnrld-wldo exten
sion of our markets There will be no
luck of legitimate opportunities in the
future for American capital and outer
prise , and still leave room for the in
vestment of till the British gold that is
likely to be sent here
MODEllN CHVliCU ID HAS
The Ucv Duryou of the Congregational
"
tional church ot this city uttered a
somewhat poouliur remark recently
when be declared that the preaching
of bcurdlojs youths and the soiis-'loss
shouting and singing of emotional
evangelists bring religion inco con
tempt and swell the ranks of unbe
lievers Thu reverend goutleanti must
revise and qualify Ins opinions Youth
and inexperience , however sincere , uro
not the only elements teuJttij ; to rob
the modern pulpit of its force and char
acter
A new beet has been launched on the
troublous sea , of sin , and Milwaukee
is entitled to the credit of origi
nating the idea and putting it
into effect It cannot bo Bald
thut the craft is nvinued by frenzied -
ziod zealots On thu contrary , the
captain and chief steward is the Hev
Judson Titswjrth , a prominent local
preacher The Bow Titsworth is u
sample of the moJcru progressive
preacher He believes in lighting the
devil with the devil wifitpons and de
clares that the ohui\lies , to compete
with his majesty , must be tnaJo pjpular
and oltor evorv iittraotioif to lure the
sinner from his hndnts „ Tjio accounts
of the formal opining of the Church
of Latter Diy Ideas agree that the
services wore the inostromarkablu over
hold iu thut city A juJge , a lawyer
and u b inker eecupioJ the pulpit by
turns They selected their own topics ,
and delivered addresses as diverse as
their professions and us distant from re
ligion ns the poles of the planet Loud
bursts of applause cPeew and much
laughter intoisporsed the proceedings
Brother Titsworth displayed nJmiiu-
ble mental acumen in announcing his
determination to fight lire with fire ,
and then adopting a judge , a lawyer
nndabaiikor to open the cimpaign
Perhaps the rovcrond gentleman real
ized that these professions afforded a
grand field for reformation according
to the modern Idea That ho succeeded
in making a good start is evidenced by
the report thut profound nrgumont on
the relation of ancient nnd modern
sclonees was interlarded with catchy
anecdotes nnd sallies of wit , which pro
voked liberal applause.1 '
A gymnasium , a rnadlnc room uud a
lunch room will Ijo made a loadingpart :
ot the church A baseball parlc and
pool room might also ho added , ns , well
as a club room with u well stocked side
board A church of Luttcr Day Ideas
cannot well ignore the ono great road
to popular favor the stomach route
With a monopoly of that , coupled witli
such entertainments us are necessary to
good digestion , the future ot Brother
Titsworth on earth , at least , is likely to
bo sarotio
It would bo well , probably , if moro
ministers hold broader views of the
modem needs of the church At leant
it is safe to presume thut tneso moru\ \
educational touchers would exorcise , amore
moro potential Inlluoncu on society , und
thereby tend to oxi.lt its condition , wore
they moro 11 bo nil in their views The
broad criticism which the world makes
on the church gcnornlly is , thut it nd-
hores too rigidly to forms und phrases
nnd does not got down to first principles
in its contest with sin , and its endeavors
to regenerate the sinner But after all
the church ot the present is not so ma
terially different from the church ot the
earlier times In Puritan days there
was something ot glamor uud formal
ity in the observance of religious
duties Washington is said to have
much admired the grave dig
nlty and the quiet formality
which attached to the rites of the
high church of England , nnd ho is said
to have counseled the adoption of many
of its forms in establishing churches in
this country For all his booming pluln-
ness .of matinor and his unostontntlous
proachlng , John Wesley was n bollovcr
in church formality So it has boon
with most of the distinguished loaders
of religious thought throughout the
world They have all boon bollovers iu
a certain amount ot form und religious
ccromony
It has only bcon in moro recent yours
that cortaln church managers have undertaken -
dortakon to load popular thought out ot
the rut into which long established cus
tom has gotten it Invariably their
work ha * * bcon ntlondott with stalwart
opposition jGho introduction ot the
organ nnd thlfufioir has boon the fruit
ful cause of tojlbss chtirch disorganiza
tion , nnd 5 . is but recently
that pcoplP ould tolerate .nl all
In the church scrvico the horn
and the fjjoHn , So it appears
wo move in jcllgious cycles as in
scientific an < Plltorary cycles , and nftor
Itov Titsworfli has developed his idea
of what the chtirch should bo like , some
other zoalouji advocate of reform will
undortnko tlpjj chrlstinnizallon of the
world in hotnom.oro marked manner or
by some dlflpcont method from any
heretofore nttbrliptcd
run iici.\ioN \ HASis
There nro features in Secretary
Wltidom's now lTnnneinl plan for a
currency based on silver which com
mend It to thoXpprovnl of the silver In
terests of iho west There are ether
features which unmodified would render
It dangerous and therefore undesirable
For ton yours Tin : Bui : has advocated
the Issue of tdhor certificates based on
it bullion deposit It urged years ago ,
xvhcii the mass of iU wcstoAi contem
poraries wore clamoring for free coin
age , that bar mct-il was as good a basis
upon wlileh to.found inpulur and ciim-
inorclul confidence In tt circulating note
ns sllvor dollars from which the gov
ernment had made the profit of
sclgnorago It suggusteJ that a certi
ficate based on bullio.i would bo us
readily accepted as silver cer
tificates bulwarked behind a
vault full of coined dollars
It urged that a suuuJ circulating
medium nnd a staple silver market
could both be secured by the free pur
chase on tint ptrtbf the g ivurnmont of
the surp'us products ot our mines And
it added llvitsuch , legislation would iis-
Hurodly luiss the price of silver to a
nearer equality with tin appreciated
price of gold
The mere publication of Secretary
Wiudoai's plan lias bean followed by a
heavy advance in silver abroad This
fact is pregnant in suggestion The in
creasing ( lemuifl for rilver in the arts
joitiotl to the prospect for a furthur de
mand for its tia'j in money was the basis
for the advancing market To this was
added the strong probability that
the ivu.oiotUj.tion of silver by the
United States would bo followed by
other countries
The objuctionablo feature nt h jorotnry
Wlnuom ' s plan is the unbnttided discre
tion vested in So'rciary Wludom and
his successors ti dis 'oitinuo : the pur
chase * of hullion It would be highly
dangerous in our opinion to inuko the
secretary of tli tjrfisury the solo arbiter
of the ueces-ltE-s-of thu ountry in the
line of a circfilatjng modiuui Such
legislation wolftdjjlnee.too great temp
tations , and toe * crcat power in the
handbot the Cve.i siirv department , and
would make ajmgiber | of the cabinet an
tnflnitetv mora pof.vorful otIIcl.il than
thu president mlnself
Congress lUoeU dftcn enough to pro
vide for any ni Wment of the laws or
tiny change in th'pjr application It
could bo depandud upoii to right any
injurious etTegs'of excessive " bullion
purchases in Time to prevent u'jprc-
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LuPENDiXO PEXSIOXLE JISLAWX
Members of the pension committees
in both branches of congress 3tato that
J the agitation iu the public press result
ing from Tanner ' s administration lias
seriously embarrassed the friends of
liberal pension legislation Private
protests in astonishing quantities are
pouriutr in upon senators and members
of congress The custom press is still
waging its campaign against what it
terms wasteful oxtr.ivagaaco and vici
ous procadent and uuny prominent pol
iticians who publicly , at camp llros and
reunions , ulvojtt the most radical
chnngcsiu tho.paasion laws , in privnto ,
urge the greatest conservatism in ac
tion as necessary to prevent party ro-
volt
Leading Grand Army representatives
reluctantly admit that Corporal Tan
ner ' s unbridled tongue has done the
caubc of a more liberal pension .
policy more damage than a do/on un
friendly commissioners could have ac
complished because it awakened a ncod-
less fear of a r .ot of license nnd has boon
followed by a , reaction equally needleiis ,
but none the less natural , because un
called for
The ottoct has been to tend to malce
the-extension of'the pousion prlnciplo
a very debatable questioi oven in the
house of'its friends In the sonata the
pension commltteo has boon formulat
ing a disability pension bill whoso ob
ject is to provldo for all needy dlsablod
veterans whether jho disability from
which they buffer is directly traceable
or not to the results of their Service '
The basis upon w iloh this is urged is
one of humanity aud the ndmittod obli
gation of the natlo t to sec thu' its do-
fondora do not suitor from want It
seems orobablo that such a measure
will bo roporto.i and passed , with the
usuul number of private bills There
is little likelihood , however , that a
service pension bill will bo onuctod
into a law at the present session , if in
deed , for inanyfltp como The drift in
congros3 is not ill this direction , however -
over much Bonators find representatives
may assure thelj * Tmstituonts of their
warm dlsposltiqitpwnrdvull { who served
In the war Alill'iit ' * is noticeable that
many votoransiJ [ 'b1fJ ] .hq rebellion in no
need ot such bounty are joining with
pthors in protos'l4i/g/ugnlnsl / legislation
which , iu the w r sjof ono , endeavors
to put a premiumjoii : future patriotism
at so much a pntftjlj J
Tub police commissioners uud the
mayor ot Atchisbri are so cold and dis
tant in their reldfjons that the temperature -
aturo falls to zero whenever they moot
The mayor is n devoutadmlror'of wutor
for navigation and domostlo purposes ,
whllo the commissioners insist that
mankind can thrive nnd grow fat on
such iiuti'imout , and have gone bo far
as to confiscate kegs and cases of stim
ulants without number in order to limit
the natives to a otondy water diet
Largo sums of money have been se
cured through these seizures and by
discreetly winking at jointlsts who pay
thn regulation price per wink Thu
mayor demanded an accounting of this
money nnd prosed the commissioners
so rigorously that they dotcrinlucd to
retnllnte Their opportunity came
sobnor than cxpoctcd A banquet in
honor ot Judge Brewer was gb'on by
the mayor Sovornl courses of wine
wcro to bo served , but the commission
ers vetoed this part of the programme
nail the banquet was u dry anil solemn
one At the present stage ot the cold
water gnmo the commissioners nro de
cidedly ahead
An International prison congress will
soon moot in St Pete rsburg under the
patronngo and protection of the Russian
govoriimont Just what bonolH will bo
derived from a meeting under the shad
ows of the Potorholt dungeon Is yet to
bo dotormlned The fact that the czar
Is particular in the choice tit dnlogutos
toi'oprosont the invited governments is
evidence of a purpose to work the con
gress for un ondorsonipnt of a prison
system us cruql and villainous us the
black hole of Calcutta in its palmy days
Tlio invitation to the Unltotl States was
nccoinpanlod by n request that Mr
George Kcnuun should not bo ono ot the
delcgatos The opposition to Mr
Keniian is a compliment to his abil
ity as un Investigator and as a
conscientious writer Ills examination
or the Hussian prison system extend
ing in u chain from St Petersburg to
thu remote snetions-of Siberia and his
descriptions of the filthy holes , tlio suf
ferings and privations endured by the
exiles , expose ono of the inon horrible
chapters of modern birbarlsin perpe
trated by u profosssdly civilized and
Christian government No nun is bet
tor qualifio.1 to onllghtuu tlio ( engross
on the Inhunrtn punishment Indicted
on mon and wo.ii.mi for thosjlo "crlino " '
of expressing or harbirlng hops * ot
liberty It is not surprising , there fore ,
that the car ) uiinlst r objected to Mr
Koniiau H ) knows too much for the
peace and comfort of the ompsror , and
his presanca in the K'is'l.in capital
would bo as dangerous to Alexander's
pretentious as a nihilist bomb
Sri\Kiit : : Xiizo Is a very vigorous
mill , but ho lias foundconstautoxorclsn
with the gavel a considerable strain
upon his muscular organization IIo
appreciates the privilege , but ho re
marked to a newspipar correspondent
nftor Die rjcess that ho felt a strong
craving for rest and quiet and a bottle
oturnicu Very fo.v psonlo lrive liny
idoaofhow turbulent a body the na
tional house of representatives is , and
therefore can have no notion of the
amount/I ovorcisD tin spaakor is com
pelled to tike daily with the gavel It
is very hard work , and for u man
wholly unused to ft , as Mr Rod was , it
is not surprising that it produced both
woarlncss and soreness It might be
well to substitute n gong for thu gavel ,
with a muscular nthlcto to boat it
Such an arrangement would bo less
dignified , but it would undoubtedly bo
highly effective and a great relief to
tlio speaker
Two of Pennsylvania's distinguished
representatives have been removed
from active life by what is feared to bo
fatal maladies The prolonged illnnss
ot Hoiu-Sumuol-JT-Randall loaves falntr
grouud for hope tim . ho will recover
and partieipato again in the legislation
of the country No less rogrotablo is
the dangerous Illness of Judge Kelly ,
the father of the homo of ropresonta- I
lives " Both gentlomun are typos of
the best American manhood , models ot
integrity , and statesmen of the first
order Differing in politics , they
nevertheless gave form and strength to
the legislation of the country during the
past twenty-five years , and their demise
would bo siucoroly mourned throughout
the United States
Tub enterprising people of Fullerton
have in vitcd the business men of Omaha
to join them in celebrating the indus
trial growth of that city , nnxt month
The metropolis congratulates her ener
getic neighbors on this evidence of
jirogress nnd prosperity Fullorton's
pluck in harnessing local water power
and milking It contribute to the city's
material wealth , is an cxamplo which
might bo profitably followed by scores
of Nebraska towns ' . Rivers and icrcoks
possess nn abundance of power , properly
controlled , to operate mills mid fac
tories , imd it is gratifying to note thut
the sturdy town bulldors of the state
are taking ad vuntugo of their oppor
tunities , .
No , It ) IjfKXlrrt
.LoMferMfe Coifrfrr-Jo'irniit ,
Is the alcohol vended at the Kansas drug
stores domcthylalbdl
Only a DlfT reuoi In Method
Clilcagn IiifeivOj-ati. -
Colonel Wailo Hampton has boon advocat
ing "tlio removal of the black man His
constituents also bellovo la removal but
they use bullols
A Wnstn nf Ilaw Mtcnrlnl
/ /vOU(8i'flle6'oirIer-/ ( ( .
The drug store koopcrs ot Kansas look
mourn fully upon tlio burning corn of that
fertile state Properly troitod , corn brings
a nrotty Income to a Kansas druggist
Couldn't Stiincl tbn I.nss ,
St , LoiilK aiolit-Dcmnsral , ,
If the south should dcchiro for ballot re
form , as Mr , Cleveland recommends , whore
would she pit pay for tbo shotguns which
would thus bo rendered practically usolosst
*
Short I'nlilloal Hohnollng
WiuMngUm Star ,
By the time a now roprcsontattvo learns
that the morning hour comes in the after
noon und can distinguish between a joint
resolution and a Chlnoso exclusion bill his
constituents have his successor nomlaalod
• •
An OfT Iny for iho Wire ,
St , fiiuta Pitst-Dlipatch ,
The harmless electric llj lit wire put In a
good duy'a work yostnrday The only deaths
reported nro those of a , horse and a dog , but
it was not tlio fault of the wlro that no
human llfo was sacrificed
. ,
Conclusive Kvldance
CMeaoa Tribune ,
Soma Now York officials , in making an in-
spcotloiTbf a tenement bouso in that city tbo
otner day , found a inau on tbo top floor oa-
gaged la the work of trying to dramatize ono
of Howell's late novels They removed tbo
unfortunate man to an Insane hospital at
once ,
Note lor Iho New Dlurlna
t'didimcill Enquirer ,
Aud now , Just as tbo now year is coming
in , the great lakes which form the north *
*
>
I
eastern boundary ot the United States nro
wholly frca from Ice It the oldest inhabi
tant recalls n precedent ho should rise up
and tell us about it
Final ! t'ntnto Hill
ftufrrston Scut tOim )
Governor Hill Is a shrewd politician nnd
must bo recognized ns n domocrnt because
of his own solemn assertion to thnt effect ,
but Governor Hill lias never exhibited any
of the qualities of broad statesmanship nor
the exnltoit patriotism which should rccom-
inond him ns tbo chief ruler of tills great
nation
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS
A Credit to All Concerned
ItMtrtct Erimtt
The Omaha Ubr issues n very hamlsomo
annual number It is not only a magnificent
work ot art , but it contains in coadensod
form a vast amount ot information slinnlng
the progress ot tlio city The number is a
croillt to Tins Hue and the city
atiy bj Klukeil Into Ofll33.
Ihii' .rtcc ' D. niorrif
The predictions como stronger and mpro
surely that Van Wyck will be a candldato
for governor next full From tlio amount or
kicking that tlio inichlno republic ins nro
doing it is safe to predict that lie will como
pretty near gutting there
Full to tliu itrlm
Trtwim/i / 7fcjitil > | frm
Last Sundays Omaha Him was ono of tlio
best papjrs ever Inld on our desk It wus
full to tlio brim with oholco rending matter
of ovary description , Whatever tuny bo said
or Tim Hun snd Its owner , it most certainly
contains a largo mid sploudld nssortmont of
nuws *
None IWtnrlii ( tin West
Kln'iranx Ilaircr
No batter paper than Tim Una 13 published
In the west , nnd it loads In Nebraslca Uor-
tninwould-ba nowopipors are trying to make
capital against Tub Una , but thn man who
strlvo to undorininu nn institution like this
are very short-slgUtod. The uooplo of Ne
braska have great reason to ba thankful to
Inn IIeb for Its great olforts In tlioir behalf ;
and If the proprlotora have tnnao money by
their oftjrts it is no moro than they deserve
Tlio rinoe for Missionaries
l'ta't ' ) Cuuii'y sfentfiicf
The Sentinel regrets to learn that there are
pcoplo in Nuw linulaud who deprive thorn
selves of tea , ojITsj and snull for the pur
pose of spreading the posoel lu the wooLv
west Their phtlauthopy is misapplied If
they feel such an anxiety for the welfare of
this section , lot thorn extend thcirtnito in em
ploying evangelists to oviinguliza the sane
tilleu robbers of Huston who loan their money
to western farmers at tuinous rates of inter
est , that thov may sit in their palatial east
era churches and worship the Lord with
their mouths , while their riclios incroasn nt
the expense of tlio sweat and toil and priva
tion of their vlctiiiu in the west the labor
of men and women whom they would scorn
to notice on the streets If ttiero was over a
call for a specinl baptism ot saving craco
upon a sinful nnd carnal people , tha' , time is
now , and New Eugluiiu Is the locality that
stands in ncod ,
Would lj.von Up AfTalrH
t.Vj/sscjt Dtsintch
The Dispatch is lor General C. H. Van
Wyck for governor of Nebraska The grand
ohf man would Inject some llfo into state
governmental affairs that the masses would
appreciate
OUR CONTEMPORARIES '
Another Christian ilrro
Chlcvn lliralil
Fatnor HuBlIQglon df N5w York is an
Episcopalian who preaches Christianity His
speech in Chicago on Sunday evening was in
complete harmony with the platform of prin
ciples laid down in Judea moro than 1,800
years ago
Father McGlynu of the Church of Rome
undertook to preach the snmo doctrine nnd
was sllonocd Mr Pentecost ; a Congrega
tional minister , leaned In the aatno direction ,
and bo speedily lost , bis church
Father Huntington is , clearly enough ,
treading on dangerous ground The man
who preaches Christianity to Christians is a
here The Herald bo s louvo to extend the
compliments of the season to Father Hunt
ington
Sowlnirttio Whirlwind
St Louis Qlobc-Dimncmt.
It doesn't ' take u very green Christmas to
make fat churchyards for the negroes In
tbo south About this time of tbo year it is
nlwnys safe to lcolc out for negro killings on
various pretexts It is the southern bourbons
bens way of celebrating peace oa earth and
good will'to man Hut the prcsont season
lias boon unusually prolific of events of this
Kind Our colmmiB have within a few days
told of lynchings and shootings In Tennessee
und Georgia , nnd later they record tbo do-
llbcrato murder of eight colored mon iu
South Carolina , This may bo ono way of
• • workiug out tbo negro problem In the
south , " but it may in the end provo a verv
costly way to these who do the "worklnc
out "
Even the South Is AhIiuiiiocI
vtiM ( ( ( < i CimtlUullon
Wo must let thn gun alone and stand by
the law The shirraish at Josup , when the
armed nagio toughs rcsistod the olllcors ,
could not huvo boon avoided , but the lynch
ing of the prisoners in the Uarawall affair is
n crime without justification \Vhou a man
is once locked up In jail ho must bo pro toctod
and allowed a fair trial No matter what it
costs , the authorities must sea to it that the
prisoners in their hands nro vindicated or
punished by the law , and not by armed mobs
ot masked mon
Again wo say most emphatically to both
blacks ' nnd whites : Lot tlio gun alone , and
uphold the sword ot justice
Can Ignore the Governor
Chtcauo Irilmnc
It Is apparent In Montana that tbo repub
licans are making points in the senatorial
race , and notwithstanding the efforts of the
reactionary domncrntlo gavornor are rapidly
coming up in sight of tbo Washington goal
with the democrats a bad second , Even
should thctgovcrnor rafuso to sign the cer
tificates of the two senators when they nro
clcctod it will not affect tbo result All that
they have to do is to pack their grips and
start for Washington and get the seats that
belong to them The senate , which Is the
judge of the qualifications of Its members ,
will not tall in its duty because a ministerial
ofhncr has failed to perform his It will
have the power and the disposition to go be
hind democratic knavery aud boo what is the
matter , uud it wilt not take it long to scat
tbo senators elected by tbo legislature
Must Work Out Her Own Salvation ,
. J.ioiiJjrllfeCoi.rler-Jbur/nl ,
It Canada should secure her Independence
from England aud should wish by und by to
sit at Undo Sam's table , no doubt every
state in the union would Did her welcome to
tbo feast , and multo her foci ontlroly nt
home Hut Canada must decldo that for
herself Uncle Sam wants no dissatisfied
guests in his bouse It Is true that ho once
kept some from going out , but they were the
original tenants und were necessary to keep
the place in order , although they seemed to
be llrinly convinced that the terms of their
lease bad expired At the present ho is
very careful as to his company , and j : , or
der to prevent further trouble , is chary with
his invitations
Americans will use no pressure to bring
Canada into tbo union That question rests
entirely with England and our neighbors
Whenever it can bo done by unanimous
wish and without Injuring tlm rights of any
one , there will be no objooliou , but it must
bo delayed until tbon , bo that day near or
far
HOW OUR II1ST0MNS LOOK '
1
Notnblo Mon Famous in tlia Flolcl ot H
History H
STUDENTS OF PAST POLITICS , /v k
George Ilnnorofttho Foremost SoholAr M
oT the Amoricnn School lon M
l'lcttirct or Other Cole M
, ! H
Our Cliriinlolors M
Waiiunotox , Jan , 1. | Special Correspondence - H
pondonco ot Tin : Urk | The mooting of M
the American Historical association In M
Washington this week was the occasion for * J
the assembling of quito a number of well H
known historians In addition to n small mill H
tltude'ot lesser lumiuartos in that branch of H
study A majority of the members present . H
were connected in soma cnpacltv with ono ot " ] H
our institutions of higbor education and had s H
raado use ot their Christmas vacation to . H
spend n few days nt the national capital In re- H
ncwlngnctiualatance with thoirfolto.v-wcrk- * H
crs nnd In listening to papers setting forth H
tbo latest results ot historical resonrcli Thu H
association , priding itself upon its title H
"Amoricnn , " devoted the greatur part ot its ; H
progrnmtno to topics treating of the various H
phases of our own history Separate sac , H
Binus were taken Up with pnpers dealing I H
exclusively with Southern history , " Now j H
England nnd the west and National his ! H
la oacli of these departments reports wcro J H
made uy specialists flfe H
In connection with this meeting mi excel ' H H
lent opportunity wus presented to study the I H
personal nppcarnnco and characteristics of H
several of our greatest historians H
The president of the Amoricun Historical H
association Is Mr Chariot-Kendall Adams , H
who holds the same position with reference , H
to Cornell university Ho is a well built H
mini , a llttlo above the avorngo height Ho H
has a rather large , elongated head , n nroinU H
neat nnso surmounted by n pair of gold / H
spectacles His hair is black but just upon -v H
the point of turning gray A full beard of H
thn same color gives un increaaod npponr- i H
unco of length to his face , while UN upper I H
lip is kept smooth Clad in n well fitting t M
1'rlnco Albert cout , ho loft no vacant space I M
In the presidents ' chair Nevertheless tin * H
appearance In thut position was considerably ' H
marred by un excocdlngly ungraceful t H
posture , which was eTectod ( by sliding H
down into a balt-rccllning position | l
nnd supporting his head upon H
his hands Perhaps Prcsidont Adams H
best known work In bis Manual of Historical 1
Literature " Hut ho Is destined to shine ns J H
n parliamentarian in almost the same degree H
us In the Held of history When calling for H
discussion upon one of the papers an oh- B
strusivo uuditor nroso to inalui n few ru- H
marks , President Adams politely informed , H
him that debute was limited to membcra of M
the association only , but the insistent orator H
nttotnptcd to proceed Then , with admirable B
tact , the chairman called upon a particular H
member for bis opinion on the subject nnd flj
thus , as the phrase goes , sat down upon M
the recalcitrant gueit ! aj
Another historic figure in the Held of Ins I 1
tory is Andrew D. White , the predecessor of 9J
President Adams in the chair of Cornell Bj
His particular specialty Is tlio Froncn rove BJ
lution , to which ho has devoted a Hfolong t BJ
attention , although he has ulso entered theMi H
political arena in several high capacities BE } M
President White is of medium height nnd BBlr.tf fll
moderate build , already slightly past the ' 9BhM |
prime of llfo His brown board is cut square rflr'fl
His iron gray hair , carofullv parted In the " " " F" " *
middle , spreads n few locks over his hiith I
forehead and glvos evidence of having been I
blaclt not many years ago His slightly 1
aquillno nose servos as a support to a pair of '
gold-rimmed glasses Ho seems not '
over-punctilious in regard to his •
clothes A double-breasted black sack
coat , unbuttoned , und probably a
size too large , hung Ioos ely around him
His voice is low and husky , making it ex
tremely difficult for thn hearer to catch every
word r > .
Justin Wmsor , tbo librarian of Harvard , is ,
a line looking old gcutleman His roputn- j
tion as u historian , though made before , has I
boon heightened of Into by . the publication of I >
his "Narrutlvo nnd Critical History of I
America " His tullness is rounded off by a I
I ortly flguro , tightly covered by a frock coat
His rounded bead is well protected by his
curly gray hair and closoiy cropped board of
the snmo color His dark eyes poor through
the lenses of his gold glasses His mouth is
tnado moro prominent by the small , round
nose , which has a slight inclination to point
upward His delivery , sot off by a deer , !
clear voice , is pleasant uud distinct .
The only representative of the female sex | aVB |
who could claim n comparison with the other H B"H
members was MarthaI Lamb , the editor of - W ' ;
the Magazine of American History " - While * \
ot an intellectual mien , her personal appear
auco is by no means attractive She is al
ready beyond the tniddlo ago Having no
part upon the progrummo , alio in u ladylike
manner kept herself In reserve
Last but not least of tbo famous historians
who favored this occasion with their presence -
once , was , in the words of ProsidontAdams ,
the Nester of American history , " . George
Hancrolt Ho attended but ono session , and
Immediately upon his antranco ho was es
corted tu tbo seat of honor He does not ap
pear to have aged perceptibly la the last few
years Ho has the same sharp features , the
same long gray beard , the snmo snow-whito
haircarofullycombca His dress does not
differ much from that of other people His
iooso , broad cloth suit is made moro for
comfort than for Iooks To be sure his
frock coat is not cut the latest style , but
then it was fashionable once Ho mill clings
to boots , the moro undent form of footwear
A low collar and black shoo-string-necktlo
completes bis external toilet When in the
open air ho is protected by u heavy overcoat
and a high black cap with a green llucd J
vlspr Mr Bancroft is remarkably well pre " " " " " P
served for ono who was born on tbo very
threshold of this country It was la 183.1 i .
that ho first entered the field of history by
translating ono of Heeren's works It is
just sixty years sicca tno first volume of bis
great history of the United States appeared
Yet ho walks with erect bond and upright
body In replying to an address of welcome ,
his voloo sounded clear , loud aud distinct ,
although in a rather high key Ha takes an
interest in the works of thoyounger mem
bers of the association , and attended the
meeting to oncourugo them by bis presence
Ana perhaps wo may oollovo that tils attendance -
tendanco was actuated partly by a socrct
pride iu showing tbo people that ha is yet in
the possossioa or all life faculties nnd still
the foremost historian of tin ) now world
VlCTOIt HOSEWATEli :
m
So tiltcln IMnilo Me Glad
UariKr't | I' W// / .
So littio made mo glad , for I was young ,
Flowers , a sunset , books , a friend or two ,
Gray skies with scanty sunsbino plorcinx
through ,
How littio made mo glad wheu I was young
So little makes tno happy now I'm old ; ,
\ our hand In inlno , dear heart , hero by tbo \ _ J
Uro ;
The children grown unto our boart'u doslre
How llttlo itoeps us happy when were old I
And yet between the llttlo then und now ,
What worlds of llfo , qf thought and ft'clluj :
keen I
What spiritual doptiis and boigbts unseen
Ah mo , between the llttlo thou and now I
For llttlo things seem mighty when were ,
young ;
Then wo rush onward through the changing , , . , , '
years , . .H
estlngthegA-nutof ollsiiltoJ andtoars ,
Till mighty things seem llttlo Wo are old
m
Full or Vim anil ICutorprlso :
Nebratka CituNtws j
Tub Omaha Hke's illustrate ! annual ,
which , as in tbo past , Is neat and tasty and
contains much matter that will greatly aid .
in placing the advantages of Omaha before i .i
tbo world at large Tins 13eb Is a western * 9 BS '
paper la every sense ot the word , and its J r
proprietor Ustltl full ot that vim aud enter 1
prise that ho displayed ia first publishing
Tuk Dbb in years gone by