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    THE OMAHA DAtLY IlEKi DKCBMBEtt 3 , 1802 ,
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Avenicn ClriMiliitlon for Octoliar , S-1-121.
BusiN'KSS man of Oinuhii regret the
nnnounccd dopnrturo of Mr. A. P.
Hopkins from this city to Chicago.
Tun republicans carry North Dakota
by 110 plurality. Not much of n , pi Jrnllty
and not worth anything to us anyhow.
CAUCUSING at Lincoln on the senator-
ship proved u democratic llz/.lo. Tt is
Just a trlllo early for that Hort of thing.
THAT learned Presbyterian council in
Now York wn.6 appointed to sit on Prof.
Brigpa , but just now the process scorns
to bo reversed.
TliisiiH is ti wide rungo of prices in
the Chicago cnttlo market. On Thurs
day some lots sold as low as $1 to $1.3 ,
while others won.t as high as $0.2" .
How the old trunks in England are
being ransacked these days to flnd those
old confederate bonds 'in tlmo for the
opening ot the next congress !
Tun liberty of the bar ia being seri
ously abridged in an Iowa district
court. Tho.judgo has ordered the at
torneys to cease smoking in the court
room and to keep their feet off the
tables.
THIS big objector , Holman , will makr
his grand objection when the next
house removes him from his position at
the head of the appropriations committee -
too , where ins ability was prominent
only in the save spigot and wusto bunc-
hole act.
SOUTH OMAHA seems to bo doing hoi
shnro toward the Nobraslia exhibit a
the World's fair since the packing nni
shipping industries of that city will b <
fully represented. Omaha should wak <
up on this matter also.
OMAHA boys and mon contrnuo ti
leap from- moving motor cars and become
como maimed or killed. Every ono o
the victims know of a former accident o
that sort but was sure ho was too srnar
to bo caught that way. And so it goes
punishment for pride.
THE political almanac makers mus
bo in a frenzied mood tiioso dnys , belnj
compelled to alter their electoral vet
table daily and never certain that it i
right. The only thing curtain nbou
the fipur03 is that Cleveland is olocto
and that the brag ana ulustor of th
Woaveritcs had no substantial basis.
TUB Now York Situ presents figure
to prove that the mugwumps of thatcit
who supported Cleveland at the poll
but did nut support the Tammany car
didato for mayor cast just about 1 po
cent of the democratic voto. "No 1 pe
cent dominationl" shouts the Sun ; i'n
mugwumps at the whooll" Those ar
dark and dreary days for Dana.
DlT PAYS bettor to hunt for old sunko
Btoamboits in the Missouri river tha
to search for the hidden treasure c
Captain * Kidd. A government vossi
that was sunk atliochoport in ISO I wit
310,000 in specie and 300 barrels c
whisky aboard , lias just buon foun
buried in a sandbar and is being uncoi
orod. Liquor of sucli antiquity ougli
to find u ready market in Kansas.
TIM : surplus earnings nf the Road In
properties , including the railroad an
the coal and iron companies , show n
increase in surplus earnings thus fi
this year of $1,410,003 over the sun
months of last yoar. In view of thci
llguros it will hardly do for the pros
dent of thnt monopolistic system to as
for.publio sympathy on the ground tin
there is no money in the coal buslnes
Tin : price of nnthracito did not go i ;
ngaln dn December 1 us was oxpectoi
und Piosidt'iit MoLood tuya ho cou
not rnlso it in January if lie wanted t
la it possible that the combine
obliged to content Itself with prose
prices for two moro months'M
MoLooU nog-Uuts to explain why tl
price cannot bo ruibcd in January. Pe
hups th' > Konsltivo conscience of tl
combine will not allow it.
PUEBIDKNT DlAOf Mexico llllS JU
boon InnugUrntod for the fourth lira
Ho tins hud a remarkable career in w
und udvunturo , but Bccms to bo as su
cosaful und distinguished in "theso pi
ing times of poaco. " Ho was elect
first in 1870 , und as the constitution pt
vldod for but ono to m , ho retired
1BSO , securing the election of his cubic
minister , Cionornl Gou/.ules , to the ur <
idency. The pcoplo , liowovar , ( ]
iminded Di-i/'d return , and the constil
tion was amended to purmlt tils ro-oh
tlonsin'fcl'SS nnd ' ! > i This is ci
tuinly ti record of which to bo proi
and argues well for the pcnca und prt
parity of the Mexican ropuClio.
A'O IIKIil' F/JO.U nit't'lll,1CA\ : ! > .
If Iho domoorats in the projont con *
groaa arc counting ot ; republican senators -
tors to liulp pn.s ; any of the frco raw
malarial bills s' < nl ever from the house
tlioy tire pretty certain to bo dlsap-
polntoil , The o.xpro slons of republican
senators who htivo spokou on the sub
ject show very plainly that they liavo
no sucli intention. Senator Cnllom said
in a recant IntorvloW'thnt it is for the
dcmoeratp to carry out their free trade
pinny and not for Iho republicans.
Senator Platt of Connecticut romr.rkod
on the same subject that the rouubllciln
members , of the Honr.to are not such good
democrats that , they will assist in any
"way in the passage of the bills that have
boon sent over by the house , nnd a slml-
Inrvlow has bcon oxprcsso'd by Senator
Storubrldgo of Michigan. A number of
republican senators have rofr.ilnod from
Buying anything in the matter , but there
is llttlo reason to doubt thnt they will
stand together in ttio position indicated
by the senators who have oxpreaaotl
themselves. A caucus of republican
SRiinlors is to bo hold to map out a line
of policy on-tho t.u'llf and other ques
tions , and doubtless they will ba found
unanimous against any ch.inge of atti
tude.
The general fooling among repub
licans is that the revision of the UxritT
should bo loft to the do.ii3cr.iti when
they como into full control of congress.
They went to the people asking the
power to do this and If , wiugivon to
thorn , and it is for the democratic party
nlono to parform the duty devolved
upon it. Moreover republicans do not
cure how coon the democrats enter upon
its performance. The sooner they
frame and pass a bill to carry out their
policy of ; i tarilT for revenue only the
o.irllo will the country bo able to judge
of the oll'cct'of such a tarill upon indus
tries and wages. There is no dis
position m mifostod on the part of re
publicans to obstruct the party coming
into power in c.irryiu , out its t-irill'
plans. They will cxorciso their right
ot discussing such plans and of voting
against whatever tiny b.jlioro to bo
inlinical'to the intorcals and welfare o !
the country , but they will use no other
dovlccs lo defeat the policy of the party
'in power. It is obviously unreasonable
to expect republican senators to stultify
themselves in this milter , as Congroid-
man Qrcckinrldgo and sera other
democrats have suggested they should
do.
do.Tho
The democratic leaders realize that
they have a very troublesome problem
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on hand , and there is muchdiversity o [
opinion among them as to whether thu
party should proceed with the task of
solving it at the earliest time practica
ble or postpone it a year. Meantime the
frco wool bill and other tarilT measure ;
passed by the present house are in the
senate finance committee and if the
should pass the revenue of the govern
ment would bo reduced to such an extent -
tent that the income woull fall bolo'.v
the actual expanses. It is entirely safe
to say that the republican senate will
not help the domoanvcy to bring nbDUl
such a condition of affairs. The plaii
course is to allow tariff revision , accord
ing to democratic ideas , to w.ilt unli
the democratic party is in control of th
government.
TiiUXli. Jf.VB COMl'KTiriOX.
It is anlioipatod that an effort will bi
irado in consross this winter to limi
the competition of the Canadian Pucili
railroad With the trunk lines of th <
United States. This subject has beoi
considered in congress at previous sos
slons and both democrats nnd ropubl !
cans are numbered among these whj
favor such rostrictlons upon the Oana
aian trunk line as will moro nonrl ;
equalize the terms upon which it shnl
compote against our own railroads fo
transcontinental business. Ono of th
democrats who has strongly advocatoi
such restriction is Senator Gorman c
Maryland , who has several times intrc
duccd bills relating to the subject. II
has maintained , as many others do , thu
the Canadian Pacific stiould bo con
polled to conform to the provisions <
the interstate commerce law to the sain
extent as American roads.
Ono of the strongest advocates of th
policy is the commissioner of nnvig :
tion , Mr. O'Brien , who rocomiuond
that discriminating dulios bo laid upo
the products of Asia and Australia who
imported into the United States by wa
of Canada so long as the Canadian go\
eminent continues its discriminatin
duty upon lea and colToo imported ini
that country from the United State
The Dominion government has passe
laws onahllnr/ the Canadian Paciilu < rai
road to take advantage of our interscat
commerce act and has also enacted
spaclal btatuto imposing a discrimlnn'
ing duty upon tov and colYoo when in
ported into Canada from thlscouatr.
tno object of which is to caoturo i
largo a share of our cbmmorcu as puss
bio and to deny American uhlps an
internal lines of transportation the o
porlunity to compete for n shnro of tl
comniofcu of C in a da with eastern com
tries. Hy such measures tlio C.mndlt
Pacific railioad has been enabled to s
euro the greater portion of the tea mother
-other products of the cast which former
came to San Francisco in Amoi
can till i p.i and wore shipped ov
Amoric.tn railroads. "I .respectful
recommend , " euvs Mr , O'Brien , "th
diBurlmlnitllng duties be laid upon ;
products of Asia anil Australia wlu
imported into the United Stales fro
Canada , and suoh disi lminating duti
to bo so adjuatud as to ojunturbalnn <
the subvention : ) , thu discrimlu.Uli
duties ami the hostile rail.oad logisl
tion which now constitute u skillful
doviaed and effective scheme for divu.
ing American commerce from Americi
boaporU nnd from American trnnapr
tntion llnoj , 'mil I further racouimai
tluit thu nioposed discriminating dull
bo m.iiii'/iiinod by tlie United Slat
without any regard whatever to l !
question as to whether the Domlnii
government shall or shall not rope
its present discriminating duties on t
and coffee when imported into Cuna
from the United States. "
u- Tins is a very plain statement of t
uc grievance and u vigorous demand I
cr - r. retaliatory remedy. Perhaps t
r- commissioner goes too fur in , urgi
that the United States shall not ot
8- impose discriminating duties but 111
thoir'enforcement shall bo coutinu
nflor the Caimdlan government shall
have removed the etiusa of complaint ,
but the remedy proposed Is favored by
many congressmen and may soon ba itp-
piled. It Is Impossible to predict what
the attitude ol the now administration
will bo In relation to this nnd other
questions at IBSUO between this country
and Canada , but there can bo no doubt
Unit public sentiment will mal < o iUolf
felt in behalf of llrm resistance to nil
measures adopted by the Dominion gov
ernment to injure A'morlcan interests.
Tlicro has boon some democratic criti
cism of the present , administration for
the position it has taken la respect to
the relations between this country and
its northern neighbor , but it has mot
with tno approval of the people. The
Cleveland administration is likely to
have occasion to deal with similar ques
tions and will probably bo forced to
adopt Iho policy ot President Harrison.
/ ) K,17OJ'.MV UUUhl ) .
The most remarkable railway magnate
of the world is dead. For a quarter of
a cnnlury , or since the memorable ex
ploitation of the Krlo railroad , Jay
Gould has boon known as the most saga-
clous , the most aggressive , and the most
dangerous railway manipulator in tills
or any country. Born lo humble cir
cumstances and beginning life at the
bottor.i I'ound of the ladder , Mr. Oould
in Iho period of a generation amassed a
fortune estimated at $100onO,03'J. The
attainment of this vast wealth in so short
a time is evidence of very superior llnan-
cial and business ability , and that ho had
to an extraordinary degree the genius
of money-making no ono will question.
But the methods by which lie reached
his ends wore not generally of a charac
ter which men having a high sense of
integrity and honor could approve. In
the prosecution of his plans he know no
oompunclions and pormlttoit no con
siderations of individual or of public in
terests lo influence him. Having marked
out his course ho allowed no obstacles
to deter him , nnJ to effect his purnoao
ho would unhesitatingly disregard law
and trample upon the rights of l.ho p3o-
pie. Ho know the value of both in-
Iriyuo and audacity and lie practiced
both , according to the circumstances ,
with equal ability and success. Ills
peculiar faculty and methods gave him
the titto of "Wi/.arJ , " and no man's
movements were watched so closely by
the stock exchange and in railway cir
cles. In recent years Mr. Gould lias not
bcon so active in speculation as formerly.
Declining vigor compelled him to re
linquish much of the ardor of thoearlioi
years of his career in the pursuit o
financial conquests and his numerous
properties gave him enough of care , bul
to the hour of his death he remained t
commanding figure nnd potent force it
the railway world.
Thnro were two sides to the charnctoi
of Jay Gould , and that which present :
him as the husband and father was alto
gelhor admirable. His private life wai
without roproaoh and in his domostit
relations ho was ono of the kindest un <
most considerate of men. Ho hat
friends , also , to whom ho was warml ;
attached and who learned the worth o
his friendship. As to this side of Mr
Gould's character there is every thing ti
commend.
The death of Jay Gould will probabli
have little effect upon the properties hi
controlled or upon others ropresentei
in the stock market. It was anticipated
and the stock market was fully prepared
pared for it , while Ills own affairs hai
doubtless boon so arranged that 'hi
death could not seriously disturb them
AMiincA.cony AUHV.ID.
The domocratio nowspapo.'s are 1101
engaged in trying to think ot thing
that the present administration hn
nojiloclcd to do for the advancement (
American intoroats abrond. It is a di
licult undertaking , but the Ghicag
Jfemld thinks that it has made ono iir
portnnt dlscovory in that lino. It aver
with great solemnity that Presidor
llarribon has not given proper altontlo
to the work of Colonel .Murphy , wh
has been toach.lng Europeans the vnlu
of our corn a ? ai article of food. Nc
only does tiio journal named lind faul
with the president , but oven Socrotar
Kusiv , thnt indefatigable worker tn be
half of the interest * of the farmer , is a (
cused of hoing indlfl'oront to the olTorl
of Colonel Murphy. Everybody know
that the secretary hut ) done all lliat la
in his power to encourage the corn broa
missioi iiry and has often spoken of th
valno of his work. Wo sliall prosontl
find some domocratio ] ) : ipcr claimin
that the republican administration d <
serves no credit for opaning foroig
markets to Amoriean moat * , and tin
meat Inspection has not bijen favored t
Secretary Rusk.
It 5s positively stated by the Chicag
Jlaritld thnt the coming domocralic at
ministralion will do all in Us power '
promote the sale of American corn i
Europe. Wo hopy it will. The aubjoi
is fur more important than moat of thot
upon which domocr.itic ndmlnislralioi
usually spend their energies. It Is dil
cult lo conceive of Grover Cluvolnr
becoming u.xcitod nnd onthualnstio c
the subject uf corn broad , but If ho do
there are thousands of farmers who wi
applaud. Tlio inloi-esls of the grei
, , Aiiuiriciii ) corn bolt nnd tha usofulne
it , ? of.corn missionaries should occupy
itU conspicuous place in his first message
„ congross.
n TUH MtiWir.lllY ( JU.Yt7JKB.VCK
The international monetary confo
once is making pr.igi'oss. Tha comml
tee to which was referred the seven
plans submitted rotating to silver r
jectcd the plan p.ropossd by Albert !
Rothschild , of the British dolugntic
and declared in favor of a part of t !
plan of Montolloro Lovl. It is stat
that the chief objection to the Roll
child proposal was the placing'of tl
J3 maximum price of silver at 43 pent
ie but Ih'j proposition to place the uri
inal higher did not satisfy the oppoaitic
ali This Bhowj that there wore other equal
> ; i strong objections to it. As n mutter
iu fact it proposed nothing for a soluti
of Iho problem and ils adoption won
10 have operated at befit only as a toi
or pornry pilliativo. Its immediate clfc
10 would porhupi have boon to slight
iff raise the price of silver , but it wou
Iv not ha.vo raised that metal to u pari
it with gold and any schema that coir
3d short of this will , full to accomplish t
object sought. JV , Is not merely to
oroalo a larger tro of silver thai Is do-
fllroil , but lo omartfo Us use under con
ditions that will ) utturo it an equal place
with gold. Tim Jlothschlld plan con
templated an increased demand for
silver for n term ot yours , but It did not
provide away totntko It equal with
( johl , It is uijaccountnblo that the
American dolojmj should have hp
iroved of this pluji , as apuoars to ba the
: l80'i
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The part of Mr Lovl'a plan approved
iy the committee proposes the wlth-
Irawal of all gold 'coins under the value
of 20 francs and tiljo bank notes below a
ertain value , probably $5. This nr-
rnngomcnt would 'create a very largo
ilcmand for silver for general' cimilu-
Ion and Its effect would-undoubtedly
) o to mitsrlnlly advance the price of
hat melal , but still it can bo regarded
only as a makeshift which would furnish
> y no menus a complete solution of Iho
problem , In fuel , the more tills mattsr
s considered the moro evident it be
comes that the only solution is unre
stricted colnngo by the principal nations
at a common ritio with gold , and it
cannot bo said that there is any
prospect of reaching this.
It is gratifying to learn that the
American delegates regard Iho sllua-
tion cheerfully , though it does not
appear that they have yet contributed
anything to warrant this view. How
ever , there is oncourugment in the fact
that the conference is showing an
earnest desire to arrive at Gomcthing
practical.
THE Kansas Stnto Temperance union ,
having como to the conclusion that pro
hibition does not prohibit , lias adopted
a 'rodolulion asking the legislature to
amend the prohibitory law so as to put
the t-alb of liquor in the hands of agents
of the state , who shall have no financial
profits from the sales. The reason given
for this is that the present law was de
signed to cut oil all profits from the
sale of liquors , an object that it does
not scum to have accomplished. The
proposition that the state shall engage
in tlio liquor business will shock those
prohibitionists who have always vo-
humonlly insisted that there should bo
no compromise with this evil. More
over , there is no reason for supposing
that the private dealers would cease to
sell because Iho state had gone into the
business.
LAST week Omaha found time tc
attend to business lo some extent , and
although the weather was not the besi
for winter goods' ; fund other feature !
wore such as' would militate against n
lively trade , ma'tiaged to do consider
ably moro than SI ,000,000 a day , the
total showing an. increase of nearly one-
fourth 2 ! ! . 7 per. fcent over- the same
week in 1891.
THE Argonti'acg Confederation ii
peaceful , simply .because it is linan
cially dead-broke.-
The Ucgren of D.I ) .
ll' < isil/ioon ? ( Star.
Even if drover Cleveland did make use o
a form of expression Jhnt was orthodox bu
Inelegant , it Is a yecy'smjill matter oamparei
with what soraoof. : th'o oftloseekers" wil
probaoly say after March 4.
Whrro ( ilury Units.
Glob-Demr.crat.
Tim consumption of inulirucito coal Is fall
Iiie off owing to tuo higher nrices , but tn
proIUs of Iho combine are increasing just th
samo. The party wblch Braashos the hari
coal trust.aml the sugnr trust will desorv
Hie gratitude of the country.
Secret of the Comet.
f < cw York Trtliiine.
Slnco it became known that the comet , in
stead of approaching , is rapidly receding , th
belief has gained ground in polUico-ustrc
uonilent circles that the erratic travclo
actually ran into the earth several woolt
ago that this , in fact , is what was the mat
ter on November 8.
A ClilciiK 1.Humiliation.
Clilca-jo Mall.
When Boston , soon alter iho war , wa
cursed by too irnrroterj who swarmed Int
life suddenly , mucn as the thufcs have hot-
lately , Judge Kussell rose to the orcaslo
and sentenced two or thrco of the miscreant
to twcnty-tlvo years ' .a the state pnsor
Ciarrotlncyns unknown two weeks latei
That is the kind ut example Chicago tough
uood Just now.
Tim Nlc.ir.l711-1 Uaiiil. :
I'hlUdflvhht lice ltd.
The lion. Warner Miller is of the oplnio
that tbo condition of uft.iirs iu Panama Is dc
cidadly favoniblo to the achetno to lend eu\
eminent crauit uud support to the Nicaragu
canal. As proildont of the Nicaragua Coi
structlon company this view i.s quito nature
to htm. But lha Panama scandals ought t
bo a warning to the government and p--opl
of the United Status to hold aloft from th
Nicaragua canal senomo. Tito paoplo of tin
country have had a lar o assortment of o >
pcjicrces in regard to railroad and can :
stiDsidy jobs.
Thu Milir. In Clninoery.
Kcw ymle Sun.
Giving the mugwump loaders croJIt fo
every possible dUclplu and convert , the fat
remains that they supplied only 1 nor cant c
the total vote for the democratic nation i
tickot.
It is this L per cent , so helpless before oloi
lion and so unimportant on election day , tin
becomes so obstreperous and noisily consplc
uous , and so prolillc of uavico , suggoslio
and ntiomntod dictation , as soon us domoi
racy had won its vlciorv. It Is this i pi
cant that undertake ? to toll the ill ) par cot
bow tlio party should bo managed , what ii
policy should be , and wuo should bu i
candidates.
No 1 per cent domiaAUonl No inuxwuni )
at the wbeoll
All Ahortlvo l.uw ,
rhllaiutphtii tttcnx.1 , ,
The main object involved in the passage t
congress of the Interstate commerce act wi
the prevention of profuruncos nnd unjust dl
critninuuons , oy HUMUS of _ which luvort
Bhlppar-i weroonaDlod to ruin thiur compel
tora nnd to build urKmonopoliuj in cortal
lines of tiuames-.Curiously enough , tli
part of tlio low bas'proved ; abortive. U In
boon substantial ? .rupaalcd by iho docUlr
of the courts that both shippers nnd oarrlo
were liable to the penalties provided In c\ ;
ol proven discriminations. Under this 1
of the low colluilou batwoon tl
oarrlJr ut.d Iho shipper could not03 provoi
When called upon to Justify In court , boi
parties to the act o/i ulscnmiimion rofusi
to testify , on the ground that their tesl
inony would incriminate thorn. Tuls was i
admission of cullt tha otTect of which was
secure tho. acquittal of tbo guilty purtle
Mliey were the only competent witnesses
their own crlmo.
It Is orldont that thn law must bo
amended us to relieve eitber the uhlpoor
the carrier from the penalty provided for II
punishment of discriminating'rates of Iran
portation , so that one party or the othnr m
bo mada to testify tn cases where dlscrln
nation is charged. The law as U stands ia
failure.
The Now Ortlur.
. Vfullor.
Tboro are many surprises In slora for
In this lifo , and ono of them is the orguniz
tion of tbo now secret political order th
was made at Memphis , Tonti. , tbo ether da
with that eminent reformer , Paul Vondi
vori , as its head o nicer , or as ho Is callt
commandor-ln.chlof.1' 1'aol has a grt
record as a reformer. Many of o
Grand Army ot the Hspubilo comrades
remember the piMhcllo nppcM lundo by turn
tons nt Iho time ho wn < discharged from
lit * position In thu ponnl service ny Jddjco
Uro h m on nccountof noRloolini ; hitbu.M
IIOM nnd how wo resolved nt n eattipllro thnt
Comrade UroMinm ought lo inlio him baolt
find clvo him nnolhor trlnl , nnd some wont so
fnr ns to y thnt itvns n blow nt the Ornnd
Army of the Republic , ot which
order Paul wns coniiimiulor-ln-clilot nt
Hint timo. Well our rosolutlna bnd Us olTcct
nnd i.iul wns restored , discharged by Iho
Clove-land ndinlnl.ilrnllon , restored under
IlnrrUon , ntid llnnlly loft the aervlco durlnp
the session of the Inn lottlslnluro , when it
wns hinted to him Hint ho muni either resign
or nilend lo bis business. Pun I promptly
throw UD bis postllon tn Iho postal service
nnd ai u lobbyist for thu railroads nnd went
Into tlio reform business , \Vo nro pUd of It ,
nnd hope Hint Paul nmy nnko n better sue-
snss of It tbnn ho did ns n republican poll
tk'iiin.Vedonotseohow Pnul can work
bis present position so ns lo hold n position
tn tha lobby lee , but tin Is n man ol nreat
re. otireC3 liuu fertility of Invention , nnd bo
doubtless will Und n wny to secure thnt end ,
untl If ho dee < , when WORT to Lincoln to visit
our next loalslnturo , Pnul will probably ba
there to dcnl out trip passes to co nnd return
over the cront overland route lust ns ho used
to do. U'o ' can ( jot u free rldo on a rofonn
basis.
J..I.V/.S 77M.V OV11X.
The reported homo rule prjgr.un of Mr.
Uladstor.o needs contlrmallon. It contains
feature ) that are curious if not Incredible.
Tno most curious ono U thu which relate ?
to a dlviMon of Ireland into four provinces ,
Ulster , Minister , Commught nnd Lomttcr ,
each province lo have Us local governor mui
loRislutui-o , somewhat on tbo model of an
American stale. Tins is an ingenious idea
at least , and a novel ono , totally different
from anything contained In tbo famous homo
rule bill offered by Mr. Gladstone and re-
joclcd by parliament and the people iu 1SS'5.
It certainly would do away with ono of the
strongest objections urged against tha prin
ciple of Irish autonomy , namely , that Ulstur
would bo dominated by the rest of Ireland
tn a Dublin parliament. The schema for an
Irish sonnto is much lo s feasible , or scorns
so , from tbii rather nioagor outline vouch-
bafoil. Iu the llrst pinco , It uoj ) not clearly
nppuar what the senate U to do. This sou-
ate , for Instance , U to maintain ,
by Its authority , no army or navy.
Is to crcato no relations with lorolcu
powers , is to Impoio no restrictions upon
commercebotwcoh Ireland nnd any ether
Rrtllsh country , nnd Is tn bd Imblo to have
any or nil of its acw vetoed by u > governor
appointed bv 'tha crown. In iho second
place , the members of the -scmnto nro to bo
appointed fcr lifo by the provincial legisla
tures , a provision that would bo intolerable
unless the senate were designed as n moro
ornamental body , a sort of u weak Imitation
of the British house of lords , which the
proposed tying of senatorial bunds would
scorn to Indicate ns the real Intent. The
proposal to let Ireland ba represented In the
Imperial parliament by eighty , tnumbers ,
twenty to bo chosen by manliooJ suffrage iu
each province , has some reasonableness to
recommend It. But It Is very doubtful
whether Great Britain weuld consent to
nl'.ow Ireland so largo n representation nt
Westminster when substantially nil legisla
tive authority over Irish affairs had boon
transferred from the imperial parliament to
that at Dublin mm thos3 ut the provincial
capitals.
*
The Aisaeians nnd Lorraiuers nro EC
clearly French in feeling that no king ol
Prussia nnd emperor of Germany would
think of submitting to thorn the question lo
what nation they should b'lonpr in the fu
ture. Ho would know very well thnt thej
would vote bpnn overwhelming majority ior
tbo French connection. Ha must retain thorn
by the sword or not at all. The spectacle ol
n people , at least us-intelligent und splritct'
iw the average of the populations of Europe
being kept nwny by force from their natural
connections and .imitations , whorovur it is
scon , Is of un ovll example. H is not. onlj
Irrelevant to , but is oaatradlotory of , the
spirit of our niro. whether the population
concerned bo that ot Ireland or tliatoC Alsaeo
Lorraine. It is really the pressure o
modern civilization IticlC that makes t.u <
task of Germany so bard. It is no'
only tbo arms of Frat.ce , It Is the
publlo opinion of the world , that
keeps Germany on a u-ar footing aftci
twenty years of poaco. The Germans them
selves , that is to say , the oflichl Germans ,
profess co bo greatly surprised at this neces
sity. They sly , and no doubt sincuroly , tha
Germany has nothing to gain by war nnd
that she does not rovot a rood of grouui
which she does not possess. The answer tc
Mils is tbat she possesses many roods o
ground which she ought not to covet , -scoini
lhat tboy are inhabited by people allen to be
nnd naturalized by her rival. If the Gorman
izatlon of the provinces had been complete !
the case would bo very different. So fn
from being completed , It has not boon begun
Whatever Gormau ofllclal reports may declare
clare , tbo testimony ot nil disinterested , ob
servers is that the provinces nro no mon
German and no loss French than they won
on iho day when they were extorted by Germany
many from Franco as tbo prize of a success
fu ) war.
4
A *
The agitation for the establishment of
sep.irato Norway consular system has raisoi
a constitutional question , wbica tiov
threatens to break up the union of the twi
kingdoms occupying the Scandinavian pen
insula. The cuso of Norway , scorns to prov
that uvnn the largest posiilblo measure o
homo rule whlab is compatible with nn ;
political association with another state doe
not necessarily assure a union of hearts
Few r.ounlrlos could enter on the oxporlmen
with brighter prospects of success than dli
Norway nnd Sweden. They were bound tone
t ono another by the tics of a common rac
and a common creed. On tbo other hand
i it should bo noted tbat , us regards idontll
of language , Norway mattes a closer BI
1
praach to Denmark than to .Sweden and 1
rcispoct to social atructuro there is n bron
dlfferonuo , Norway bciiiK essentially a di
mocrnuy nnd Hwoaen nn anstucrntle coui
try. The dlvorKcncc In rosuact of lungunf ;
und of social institutions , coupled wit
the uallonal animosity urod by Hire
centuries of warfjro , ceoms to hav
moro ibnn counterbalanced iho harmouL
8 inc tendencies of n common oibnlui
orlj-'lii nnd a common religion , If from
wegiau experience ono should attempt t
for-scast tbo effect of homo rule in promotui
a union of hearts between Ireland and 10nt
i , Innd , ono would have to admit that , while bi
3 tv/eeu Irishmen nnd Kngllshmcn there is
e virtually complete identity of latmuaci
' there nro ( HfTuronces of racunnd croud nu
0 ulso of social Institutions , the great majorlt
is MTURALFRUIT FLAVORS.
i-
iit
itr. Of perfect purlty-
Vanilla
r.
r.r - Lemon Of great strength-
rJ , Orange Economy In their uso.
nt noso.ctc.
ir Flavor as delicately
ill and dellflouy ! as the fresh fruit *
of Irishmen hnvlnc long boon , not
l roprlolor.i UKO the Norwo lAn , bul ton-
nnli-nl-wllt ot tlio Inml thuy otiltlvnlo. It
follows thnt the Mluntlon ot Norway , not
bolng hhtorlcftlly or actually unnloRoiM to
Hint of Irolnnd , no forooMt ot the cotiso-
< liioncos nf Irish homo nile c.in roasonnblr
bo ba od on It , It should nlso uo romom-
berea that , whtlo Sweden 1 conitdOMbly
richer and moro populous than U Norway ,
the disproportion ot wealth nnd population
Is Incomparably Rro.Uor between Great
Uritnln nnd Ireland , The clinucc , therefore ,
ot homo rule lending lo Iho torelblo asscrllon
ot Independence U tnliiliuUoJ In Iho case ot
Ireland ,
*
* *
There are signs ot n constitutional \ conflict
In Oonmarlt. The .coiiHlltutlon ot 1SIO pro
vides Hint the lavv-plvltiR power shall Ho
with the UliiR and the Itlgsdait ( or Diet )
tOKOthor. There is nUo a section providing
that In vor.v pressing casoi Iho Ulne may
isstio temporary provisional Inwi , not in con
flict with Iho constitution , when the Kicking
shall not bo In session ; but that they must
ulwnys bo lixla before the next HiBSdnR.
Now , It appears , tbo Kltic Is about to oxo'r-
clso lliU provisional power nnd Inaroftso
trtxiition' , nlthotltfh the Ulusdns bni not ad-
ourned. Ho has simply sent tbnt body
lomr , nnd lint bcon sintnhiod in hU Inter-
irotiUlon of the Inw by the supreme court ot
ho l.'inpdoui.
The Lindsthlne , or uppar house , Is com-
iioioa of mouibon of the nobility nnd ot the
.llrcctnppnlntooi of the crown ; nnd the ROV-
ornmc-nt can tbus nlwnys depend upan Imv-
"
n tiuijorlty to override the will of the
icoplo. H follows , tboroforo , thntuvon If the
Folusthinp or lower house , should impeach
the ministers , nnu brinij tbotn batore the
"llirsdag , the Laiulithliiff , like the EnRllsh
louse of Lords , nnjht easily m.ilco n Jnrco
out of the oroeoedings , The Danish people
nro awakening to tbo dancers uoforo them ;
or It would t > oQin that ICtn Christian 1.4
very anxious lo omubito his llluurlnus sou *
n-lnw , the czar of Russia , nnd establish nn
absolute mo nu re by.
*
* *
The Gorman Kovcrnmont has nt Inn taken
measures to chock that enormous omltrratlo'i
of lu subjects which bin so IOIIR buon n
source of nnxiuty to IU impetuous young
bend. Should tbo penning nrniy bill ba-
come n Iniv , there soonn to ba ll'.tlo doubt
thatn sllll creator exodus of llio Tautonio
rnco would foMow. To prevent Ihis , if possi
ble , u bill has Ojoii introduced In the Itsioti-
Htnu conlnluinc mnny stringent regulations
upon the subjost. The bill prohibits the
emigration of men whoso nsos render them
llnblo to military sorvloj ami thojo whoso
fares are nald by n forolirn uompany or ncent.
Still further to render emigration dilllcult ,
every Gorman who Intends to leave the coun
try must publlcAlly aunounco his purpose to
the pollco a month before bis departure , , tnd
nil emigration agents must tnko out n license
und submit their boolts to tbo government.
The Introduction of such n Dill so soon after
ISniparor William's Iroroto speech detracts
very largely from tbo patriotic moinlnu' of
his words. Wion such moasuro-i ns thcso
tire necessary to restrain tlio people- from
leaving their fatherland there must certainly
bo something radically rotten In Iho State of
Denmark.
S'JMK T HUT IIS .l.MI 'Till VI , KS.
Ruin's Horn : Tbo sinners on the front seats
are the hardest lo bit.
Atolilson Globe : Wo bono that In boivon
people lire wllllni , ' to pay tliolr dubts , and do
not aut niuau thu moment n collector appeals.
Washington Star : "lluro's another case of
Iddir.iplnv , " s.ild tlits mesjunxor boy wlio
found n cumrat'o ' asluup.
I'bilndelplila Ilceord : Koportor What shall
I do with ibis bto-y or iichlhl liuliis sinnsheil
toajully In u Jam tit thu 1'otxl uxposltlon ?
Kdltor Ju.ly ? Jam ? Uh , putlt In tlio uurruut
notes.
Tovas Slftlnss : It is said that u Chinaman
never IOOH ura/.y. There In no reason why ho
shotilil. Millinery bills and prjslduutnl elec
tions are unknown In the llowery kingdom ,
Detroit Tribune : The movement forelotnor
] > apur money will Avail nothing so lon iisinun
eunUiuiu lo spill boor nnd make change at thu
same bar.
Vonkors Statosinun : The more liquid n
man puts down his throat , thu less uhunce
thuru seems lo lie of drownlu his voice.
Lowell Courier : No man can slivnd a , drain
upon his resources so w ! ! as the former , pro-
vidud the drain U on wotlaml. .
Philadelphia Times : As to thn bounty on
Biienr. the planters of the south dou't Him It.
while the ruliners lump It.
Atehlson Globe : A man who Is rouh nnd
n\vkwnrd ut evorythlni ; else will show a clelt-
oaoy und skill Rreatur than any WOIUUII'E
when bu 1ms to pat h u lorn ill ) bill.
Hlaliory Nuts : Thn lazy man alms nt noth
ing , mid Kenerulry hits it.
lloston Courlnr : A room Is rarely open t <
oucupanoy until It Is celled.
A TltOOl'OI-1 WOKS.
H'lK/l / ( II/ ! / ( ) ! -ftilr.
Ono woo , us Sliako-
Spunru ably said ,
Upon iinolh-
Kr's buuls clotli tread- .
F.in paid iiro mnti'ti
Kluutlon buls.
IIu bus to fiu-o
His Ulirlbtnus debts ,
W1IE11E THE BLAME WILL LIE
Who Will Bo lUsponslblo if n Deficiency
Occurs ,
HOW THE FINANCES WERE MANAGED
of tlio 1'rrnont Situ .ill on nt
Vlawpil Miy Dun In Authority How
Cleveland will Hguro In uu
WASIIISOTOX ttunutu OK Tnr Una , )
flii ; PouiircRxrit Srnr.RT , >
WASinsoro.v , D. C. , Uac. 3. )
A high ofllclal ot iho Treasury dop.irlmonl
snldtoduy : "With regard to the proba
bility of n deficiency , that can bo discussed ,
but no ono can toll what laws may ba u.mod ,
or what oxecutlvo action may bo Inltcn In tin
collection of ruvenuoj , or whether any
chniuo will ba made from the present ,
ui'HhoJ. Ihul tbo present conditions con
tinued , ovary necessary expenditure
would bo met , but ' there enu bo no
satisfactory discussion on n condition which
I * merely supposition. The cry of squan
dered republican surplus Is mot by the
figures showing the oxpondlturo for pen
sions , under iho law , nnd for reduction of
ititerou-bonrlng public dobl. Tbo expendi
tures for pensions under iho Cleveland ud-
tnlnlstr.iUon nniounlod lo W'U.OOJ.OOO. Under
Iho Harrison administration up lo November
-I they were moro ttinti f IMiOJ,000 ) , nn ex
cess of $ UOOJOOi ; ) ) , no inconsiderable
amount.
"Tho nvnllnbla surplus In tbo trnasury
March I , ISS5 , was $ IY < > &VV'JI.41I ! ( stating It.
according to the method now In uso. The
surplus March 1 , ISb'.l. ' was SISitJ27tOl.2l : ) > .
The inoriviio was therefore * 'l-l7il.tV3i.S3. ; < .
Tha outstanding principal of the Inlorest-
bcnrlng publlo debt Mxrch 1. Ib3r > , o.xclnalvo
of Iho bonds UsuoJ in nid of PnctMo r.ill-
roids : , was ? lial W.O.W. It was rodticoa to
f3l4,10'Ji ( ) by Aim-en 1 , 1SS9. through the
redemption nnd purohnio of it per cent , 4 per
cunt and 4i per cent bonds , of
which $ IJI,1' > J,5'.K ) were U per cents ,
which were subject to call nt par.
The nvai'ablo ' surplus In the treasury
' ' . . ' . " . ) and ills
March 1 , ISS'J. .vns flbll.SyT.lliO. ,
now , Oocember 1 , 1SSU , fiyo.tWS.UlS.fiO , n re
duction of $ . 1:1,41)3,271.71) : , ) . The Inlcresl-bonr-
ing public ilubt hn : been reduced slnco
March 1 , I8S1. ) , $ i".or3-'lU ! ) by tbo purolinso
and redemption uf 4 per cent und 4' per
cent bonds , and the annual interest charge
has been reduced Irom fJIr)78,4V..bO ) Iofi3-
S'J.JTOJ SO , n reduction ol moro tnati C3 per
cent. The surplui during the last year ot
the Clovelmul administration Was reduced
from S > Jil,45UI7Sll.m : to $ lS3S'2rUU2U , , and
during the same porlod United States 4 per
cent and 4' ' per cent bonds wore purchased
at Iho piir'vulua of SIH,0'J,700. ) ; ) ' "
. I list us Uliivoliiiul Hiy : .
"If wo have boon living under n syslain of
hiehwny robbery. " smd yonator Muudorsnu
of Nebraska today , " . \s thu demoornts claim ,
they ought to hold an oxtrn session to relievo.
the country. They nicd not , hnwovor , con
cern themselves about iho matlar. If Mr.
Cleveland wants nn extra session ho wlllj
have H , if not ho wont. There will bo no !
action by tbo sennio upon the InrllT bills. ]
Tnrift tofonn will bo loft , to the friends ofl
tariff reform. The domocrals cannot use
ns catspawH to drug their chostuuU out
the Jlro. They have the senate , hnvon't
they ? I hope so , I want lo see thorn iu f
possession so thnt tlioy cannot pic
iho baby net nny longer. They nro now ful ,
Hedged. Lot them go ahead and see If Ihoj
can do uny dollar than tbo republican party !
I dou't bollovo they can. About Nebraskn ]
Well , it will bo a long and stubborn llghj
Ihuro. The republicans have sixty-two o
of a necessary sixty-seven In the legislatur
but many populists are republicans who Ic
our party because of local questions , such i
transportation. They will not vote for
democrat for sonnlor nud many democrat
will not vote for a populist. I tbinu the rol
punlicans nro In a bettor position than thu
enemy who cannot combine. "
Nu Itlvor anil llnrlior Itlll.
The Treasury department has nowin press !
the estimates for the ensuing year , nnd the |
lurgo book will KO to the unpitol on Monday , i
One of the usual features , however , will uo i
missing , and that is no estimates have bocnl
made or will bo submitted for ImprovomontJ
or coutlpuiuico of work on river nnu harbors.
Eicb : year the treasury sends in estimates
for this worlc furnished by the engineers of
tbo War department , but this year the de
partment did not furnish estimates , nnd scj
none nro given , nnd there will bo no attempt ]
to prepare or pass u river or harbor bill llnf
se.ssiou. 1' . S.
Cost
p POTTSTOWN , PA.
. . I was n sufferer from
1 fl B neuralgia for ten years ;
tried all kinds of rcme-
Years. djes without relief , and
had given up all hope. I tried a
bottle of
ST. JACOBS OIL ,
and it effected such Ono
wonderful relief that I -4
recommend it-to all. _ | _
CHAS.-LAW , Ju. Bottle.
Manufacturers nnd Kotullorj
of uloihlngln tno WorlU.
Our Boys
Will remember us for many a day , but don't you
know we take good
care that they don't
forget us. We devote
as much time in striv
ing to please them as
J * we do the men an 1 we
a
* have found that honest
dy
y est quality , durable
cloth and latest styles are as much enjoyed by the boys
as the men. Our special offering is one of those 3-piccc
knee pant suits ior 10 to 16 year old boys at $5. It's
past common good-a rare bargain , in fact. Those
boy's $4 overcoats are now $2.50 , and those line wooj
overcoats that we have always soil for $5 have been
marked down to $3,50. Not many left-that the reason.
Bro wni ngKing&Co
Our store closoa at fl.-'J > p. in , , oeont SaturIVI W Cnr \ -Jt ] i &
. , " vv"IJlu tt
day * , when wo close at 10 j > in I " < / -