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ALL things considered , perhaps it is a
good idea for Mrs. Cleveland to have a
private secretary.
ANTHRACITE coal lias dropped 50 cents
n ton In Boston , but nothing of tlio kind
lias occurred iu this part of the country.
WIIKAT is holding its own in the mar
ket , but as it has not lately had inuoli to
hold there Is little consolation in that
fact for the fanner.
Tin : Philadelphia Board of Health
proposes to abolish hog farming within
the city limits. This is a long stop for
ward for Philadelphia
THIS annexation of Canada will bo
hastened by the fact that the Ontario
legislature is considering a proposition
to tax bachelors from $100 to $500.
NP.W OKLUANS is fully prepared for
the removal of the lottery. She has a
kindred evil in her prize fights , and the
latter are more profitable to the city
than the former.
IT IS estimated by Neal Dow , the
npostlo of prohibition , that there are
now 2,000 habitual drunkards In Maine ,
after forty years of alleged enforcement
of prohibitory law. Maine should try
high license for a while as a remedy for
this state of things.
_ _ THE excitement ; in DOS Molncs over n
grave robbery In which several men of
more or less prominence were connected
is entirely justifiable. Public sentiment
docs not mid should not approve of body
snatching , and punishment of the
eovcrost kind should bo meted out to the
ghouls who practice it.
THE inequalities of taxation on per
sonal property are illustrated by the
fact that the personal estate of a St.
Paul man has just been raised in valua
tion from $2,000 to $1125,000 , it having
boon rated at the former figure for
years. Investigation would disclose
ninny cases of that kind.
IP TIIK business men of Chicago take
n hand in the election of a mayor and
tlio general reorganization of the city
government the results will prove satis
factory , not only to the citizens of that
town , but to many thousands of out
siders. Now is the time for the bettor
element of the city to do some practical
nnd useful work.
A HILL before the Illinois legislature
provides that county boards shall have
authority to license as ninny or as few
dramshops as they may think the public
good requires within a town , but there
must bo a petition signed by a majority
of the legal voters. This is a sort of
local option scheme and probably would
not prove effectual in Illinois. Lot that
etato adopt a high license law if it
wishes to deal successfully with the
liquor tralllc. Chicago would bo a great
gainer by such a liquor law ns is now
enforced in this state.
A KICCKNT magazine contains a
thoughtful article designed to dis
courage young poets. It is a waste
of energy to argue witn n person ad
dicted to the poetry habit , and , nftor
all , whoso affair is It if a young
person wishes to make rhymes ? The
editors of the land stand between the
budding bards and the general public
nnd as a rule they do not admit any
voi-bos to their columns that are not
good enough to bo truly edifying or bad
enough to bo amusing. In either case
the reading public gets something for
Its money nnd the poet is only out the
amount of the postage.
Till ! action of congress in decreeing
that the World's fair
shall bo closed on
Sundays Is a severe blow to Chicago and
is keenly felt. "Uow shall wo provide
for hundreds of thousands of strangers , "
says u newspaper of that city , "if they
are not to bo loft to the wiles of gamblers
and the lures of drinking places ? " Put
ting the question as to the justice of
Sunday closing entirely aside , this is
sheer nonsense. The visitors nt the
World's fair will not all ba children in
need of careful guardianship , and oven if
they wore they would not resort to the
gambling table and the bar merely bo-
catibo they could not go to the fair on
- " Sunday. The weakest argument that
hai boon made against Sunday closing is
that It will expose the people to tempta
tion.The vast majority of the poaplo
who w 11 go to the World's fair will be
men and women who know what they
want. The opposition to Sunday closing
may fairly Iw baicd upon the needs of
the laboring classes who have to work on
week days , but astho question Is now
disposed of It la of no utto to protest at
nil.
TIIK OlWATNAVAr ,
The next event commemorative of the
discovery of America thnt will command
the Interest of the country iri the grcftt
proposed naval review In Now York
harlxir in April , wnlch will tnko
place at the appointed time unless con
gress falls to mnko an ndoquato appro
priation , ntrtl it will hardly do this nftor
the government has Invited other na
tions to participate nnd they have ac
cepted. The Navy department has
received Information of the arrival of the
gunboat Bonnington and the cruiser
Newark at the Canary Islands with
the Columbus caravels Nina and Plntn
in convoy. The department has also
just been notified that the Italian gov
ernment will send three vessels to take
part in the review. Great Britain will
Iw represented nnd is expected to send
some of her finest war ships. Franco
has a fine navy to draw from and will
undoubtedly send over several of her
best vessels. Spain will bo well repre
sented , as Mil Germany , Portugal ,
Japan , Chili , Brazil and the Argentine
republic , all of which have accepted the
invitation , and It is expected that Kus-
Bia.will bo added to the list. As now in
tended the United States will have
nearly all of its now war vessels in the
review , with the Now York as the flag
ship.
If the plan ns proposed is carried out
this will be easily the greatest naval re
view the world has over witnessed , and
as an exhibition of all the great naval
powers of the world it will bo by far the
most interesting over hold. The design
is that the llect shall assemble in Hamp
ton Roads and proceed thence to Now
York harbor , whore the pageant will
take place. It appears that some ri
valry exists between the four big Euro
pean powers over the extent of
their display. None of them have
boon disposed to give out the size of the
llect they propose bonding or the typo of
their vessels. This rivalry is thought
by the Navy department to imply that
England , Prance , Germany and Italy all
propose sending some of the finest speci
mens of their recent-built war bhips ,
and not ono of them is willing to take
second place in grandeur of their dis
play. Another honor all the countries
are striving for is the position they will
have in the squadron on the voyage
from Uampton Roads to New York , nnd
as this goes by the date of commission of
the senior oflicor present , except
in the case of the American
admiral who _ will lead the way ,
it is said that each country is looking
up the ages of its old admirals to see if
they have not been longer in the service
than those of its rivals. It may happen
that Chili's little licet will be in com
mand of an olllcer whoso commission
antedates that of any other country's
senior oflicor , entitling her ships to a
place in the line in advance of these of
all other foreign countries. England , it
appears , lias been particularly anxious
to have the honor place.
Many of the smaller powers have do-
chned to participate on the ground that
their navies are not large enough to
allow a creditable showing , but with all
the great naval powers represented
there will bo Insured ono of the most
imposing and picturesque pageants the
world has over seen , and certainly there
could bo no moro appropriate tribute to
the great navigator who discovered the
now world.
CURBS or Tim VIUSIDKXCY.
The oflico of president of the United
States , exalted as it is in dignity and
power , is mno the loss a position involv
ing arduous labar and many cares. The
head of no other government on earth
Is required to give so much work and
thought to the performance of execu
tive duties as is demanded of the chief
executive of this republic , and every
succeeding administration finds the task
harder. This must continue to bo so
until wo have in the United States the
perfected civil service system of Eng
land , whore every change of adminis
tration does not involve the appoint
ment of an army of new olllcials.
In an addrcbs delivered some time
n.'o by Secretary Tracy he said that the
matter of appointments to oillco alone is
a daily task for nn industrious man if
given the attention it should receive.
Washington had but 400 civil appoint
ments to make during his whole term ,
and in 1850 there wore but 787 offices to
bo filled by the president. Now there
are about 5,000 olllees which are filled
by executive appointments and Mr.
Tracy expressed the opinion that within
a quarter of a century the number will
bo 10,000. Ho estimated that Mr. Cleveland -
land , if ho makes no removals , will
have an average of four and u
half offices to fill every working
day of his administration. Assuming
at least thrco applicants for each
place , and that not ono in fifty of them
can bo personally known to the presi
dent , the task before him , If ho 'Under
take to conscientiously select the best
man for each oillco , Is a tremendous ono.
Add to these possible judicial appoint
ments and promotions in the army and
navy and it is not difficult to appreciate
what a task this matter of appointments
Imposes upon the president. _
Applications for pardon and the ex
amination of the acts of congress re
quire a great deal of time and mental
labor. It is stated that two a day Is an
average number of pardon cases
to bo considered , each of which
requires a careful examination into
nil the particulars of the trial , convic
tion , sentence and condition of the ap
plicant. As to acts of congress , the
Fifty-first bent the president over 1,800 ,
tlio present congress will doubtless not
fall below that number , and the next
congress is very llkoly to exceed It. As
the close of each session approaches the
consideration of bills consumes practi
cally all the president's time to the ex-
elusion of other business. In respect to
these throe great additions to the burdens -
dons of the presidential oillco , Mr. Tracy
declared that reform Is not only impera
tive but practicable. His sugges
tions wore to relieve the presi
dent of the duty of acting
upon applications for pardon by re
ferring all such to the attorney general ,
the president to act upon his advice.
There can bo no valid objection to such
a plan , Acts of congress of minor Im
portance Mr. Tracy suggested might bo
Hout to the secretary , whoso department
\
wan affected directly by thoin , nnd his
counsel dotorinlno the approval or dis
approval of the pro dont. The moro
important nets lie would consider as now
by the entire cabinet , or the president
alone. The only diniculty In the wny of
such nn arrangement would porhas )
bo nn objection on constitutional
grounds to the Increase of the
responsibility of the bonds of de
partments , but as they nro the advisors
of the president It would seem that this
would bo qulto within their proper
function.
Such facts servo to dispel the common
Impression that the presidential office
Is something of a sinecure , nnd thnt
when Us occupant takes a vacation It Is
not bccnuso ho needs rest , but simply
that ho desires a change of diversion.
The truth Is that the president of the
United States Is one of the hardest
worked men In the world , nnd no
European ruler Is burdened with moro
cares and anxieties.
IMMtaltAXTS AUK U'KLCOMK.
Ills n significant fact that the tldo of
immigration to Nebraska bas sot In
much earlier than usual this year and
thatun uncommonly largo number of people
ple In various portions of the cast nnd
Houth nro ranking preparations to settle
in this stato. For many years Nebraska
bas annually received largo numbers of
immigrants who have taken up farms
nnd contributed their sbaro toward the
development of the state by moans of
their toil und thrift. Few of them hnvo
brought capital , for in most instances
they have boon poor men seeking an op
portunity to make homos for themselves
nnd their children. In a majority of
cubes the only capital which these sot-
tiers hnvo brought to thoif pralrlo
homos in the west has been their indus
try and courage. Without this equip
ment they could not have won success ,
but with It they huvo as a rule become
prosperous.
There is now in progress a strong
movement of farmers from central Illi
nois to this stato. They arc leaving a
comparatively old state which has a fer
tile soil to mnko homos for themselves
In a now country whora the land Is
equally productive , and where fnrms
may be had at prices far below these to
which they have been accustomed. To
the farmer of small means it makes a
great deal of difference whether the
price which he must pay for his land is
high or low. Ho must provide for the
payment of interest on a mortgage , and
if ho can secure a farm in Nebraska
from which lie can derive an income
equal to that which ho could win Jrom the
soil of a moro costly farm further cast
ho is clearly a gainer. This is the ar
gument that is presented with tolling
olTect to the mind of the eastern farmer
who Is struggling to save enough from
his slender income to clear bis land
from debt and provide agaln&t futur o
want. But there is no organized effort
in this state to hold out inducements to
bottlers. There is a great deal of valu
able land awaiting development and
bomo seekers from other states and
from foreign lands are always welcomed
to Nebraska , but thq boomer with bis
brilliant and fascinating promises of
milk and _ honey without labor la no
longer a factor in the development of
this stato.
It often happens that people seeking
homos in a now country proceed blindly
and ignorantly or are misled by the in
terested advice of false friends and find
themselves occupants of a region in
which nothing awaits them but disap
pointment. Some 1,500 families of Rus
sians who some time ago settled In New
Mexico have recently removed in a body
to one of the western counties of
Nebraska , whore they hope to find a
better outlook. Th'jso people expect
to engage in boot culture , and
ns this industry develops in this state
from year to year , as it is certain to do ,
they will undoubtedly find the prosper
ity for which they are socking. From
many of the states lying wcsji of the Mis
souri the tide of immigration is setting
in and Nebraska is rapidly filling up
with settlers who are eager to avail
themselves of the advantage * which this
state offers. Perhaps many of them will
bo surprised to find that the great re
gion embraced within the borders of
Nebraska is already well peopled and
studded with cities and villages , but
they will all llnd room enough , and
there will bo valuable lands still invit
ing settlers homo years bonce. All
.comers are welcome if they bring no
other capital than that which is com
prised In the will to work and thrive.
TUB TllANSMlSSISSIl'l'I COXGHVSS.
The promoters of the congress of
representatives of states west of the
Mississippi river , which is to meet in
Ogdcn , Utah , April 21 , are pushing the
preparations , and the indications are
that the congress will be the moat
largely attended of any yet hold , while
the matters to bo discussed will not beef
of less Interest than heretofore. Wo
bavo on other occasions spoken of the
object of this congress , which is to unite
the public men of the twenty-two btatcs
and territories west of the Mississippi
on matters of legislation that concerns
thorn generally or Individually.
Obviously the states will have moro
influence united than if each works for
itself , and matters of common interest
can best bo settled by common effort.
The west possesses certain interests
which are peculiar to it , and hi order
that those shall bo properly understood
by the rest of tbo country it IB mani
festly desirable that they shall bo pre
sented to the general attention in a way
to mnko the strongest possible impres
sion. The most effective method of
doing this is through an assemblage of
representative men from all the western
states and territories of tbo transmlssls-
slppl region , who can bring forward nnd
intelligently disciibS all the matters in
which this section is specially con-
corned. In no other way can the whole
country so well bo made acquainted
with the wants and wishes of the west
ern people or bo HO well Informed re
garding what is essential to western
development and progress. Compar
atively few people in other portions of
the country have any conception of what
thlsboetlon is doing to increase , the
wealth and power of the nation , and
still fewer know anything about its re
quirements iu order to ouablo it to go
forwnrd moro rajjldlv In mntorlnl ile
volopmont. ThosJgrtthorlnga of wont-
cm men should simply nil thla needed.
Information. Sjfy
It Is oxpootod fowl the governors of
the twonty-two jj3ijti s nnd territories
will bo present nQ , coming congress ,
and undoubtedly i5\ | mbar of them will
attend. NobraskSJdh mid be-well rep
resented by n stroflgMologntlon of prac-
tlcal men. A now national ndmlnlstrn-
lion is coming intojpowor nnd there will
Ixj n complete chnlgo in the political
character of tho-Mioxt congress. The
time is therefore peculiarly auspicious
for the west to rolko its wants nnd
wishes clenrly kifown. 'Tho trnnsmls-
slsslppl congress is the medium through
which this can bo done.
THE syndicate of eastern capitalists
seeking control of the Nova Scotia coal
mines are having n rather troublesome
time in carrying out their plan. They
got a bill favorable to the sohomo
through the Novn Scotia legislature ,
but this did not quiet the opposition ,
which bns sent a prdtest to the governor
general of Canada nnd thrcntons thnt If
this is not sufficient the mutter will bo
laid before the imperial government.
Thus n purely business matter , which
promised to bo very much to the advan
tage of Nova Seotlu , has been made the
basis of a vigorous political contest
that may call for the Interposition
of the British government. These who
oppose confirming the IcabO do so on both
practical and patriotic grounds , and It
will not bo surprising if they succeed in
their purpose of preventing the Nova
Scotia coal Interests from passing Into
the hands of American capitalists. It
is an enterprise with great possibilities
for these engaged in it if they cap carry
it through and the next congress puts
coal on the free llbt , as It probably will.
Tau shooting of John W. Mackay , the
famous San Francisco millionaire , by a
man who wore the snow of life's winter
upon his head and had evidently joined
the army of cranks , is another illustra
tion of the dangersjwhlch attend the pos
sessors of great wealth. The wound re
ceived by Mr. Mackay was not a serious
one , while the man who Inflicted it was ,
at last accounts , dying from the oflects
of a bullet from the same pistol which ho
ineffectually alined at the bonanza min
ing king. There is no escape from
the dangers which beset such capitalists
as Mackay. He may at any time fall by
the hand of some poor follow who has
boon maddened by his own ill-fortune.
Misery loves company and is always
seeking it. Thor are few people who
would not rather bu rich than poor , but
the poor man has at least fewer personal
dangers to encounter than the man of
wealtli. If this philosophy were moro
generally adopted tiroro would be loss
discontent in the world than there is
today. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A GERMAN inventor is said to have
found n process for the automatic and
smokeless consumption.of coal , of which
great things are expected. There have
been a largo number of processes in
vented and patenledtinnlljcountriosdur-
ing the last thirty or- forty years with
this end in view , but they have not been
successful. The method of the latest
invention is said to bo qulto now and Is
believed to bo the best because it com
bines all the advantages of the others.
It consumes about 90 per cent of the
colorific power of coal , or about 25 per
cent more than any other apparatus and
considerably diminishes the radiant
heat. The method is only applicable at
present to steam boilers and to the weld
ing , molting nnd burning processes In
all industries , but it will bo adapted to
locomotives and to the heating of build
ings. It will bo'widoly welcomed if it
accomplishes what Is promised.
A VERY objectionable feature of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty is the pro
vision for paying the deposed queen
$20,000 , a year during her lifetime and of
giving the young princess who would
have succeeded her n lump sum of $150-
000. It Is perhaps only just that if the
islands are annexed the queen and
princess should receive some pecuniary
consideration , but it would bo a strange
thing for the American people to put a
deposed monarch on their pension list
and no such arrangement ought to bo
seriously thought of. If the islands bo-
eomo-ours lot the ex-queen bo given a
reasonable sum , while as to the princess ,
if she is entitled to anything the amount
should not bo more than one-fifth of what
the treaty provides for. Doubtless the
liberal sums proposed to bo given were
designed to silence the native opposition ,
but wo must consider what is just to the
American people in the matter.
IT WILL doubtless bo found that the
brains and good judgment of the
majority of railway employes will oppose
any organized effort to take advantage
of the World's fair traffic as a means of
gaining the concessions which they de
sire , no matter how just their demands
may bo. They need and must always
have the sympathy of the general pub
lic , and the puMlc does not wish to bo
exposed to danger's and delays on
account of railroad strikes during the
exposition. On tb'o other hand , any
railroad company th'at Blocks to take ad
vantage of its employes this year will
lese public confidence ahd support. Lot
us have peace on tlio. railroads for the
next six months at.least.
Hut It llilii'tjl ) < > It.
Frcmout Matt.
If the legislature hi\d mot , abolished the
railroad com mission tlud adjourned all thulr
sms of omission would ihavo boon condoned
by n grateful people.11 f
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Hillside In tlfti Dltoll.
aiobc-pMyerati
Several very nblo Cabinet seekers have
fallen outsldo the breastworks , but they
may have n chance to cruwl inside yet , as
Hill's friends throw out dark hints that
some of the nominees will bo beaten In the
senate.
Sentiment Itnlrn tlio World.
I'Mladtlphlu I'las.
Patriotism Is often regarded as having no
commercial vnluo in peace , but the anxiety
to huvo the IliiK of tlio Now York nnd Paris
chunked shown by shrewd business men la
nt once proof of their Interest in a "bit of
bunting" nnd of their belief that hosts of
Americans will bo glad to pay for the privi
lege of crossing the ocean under the Amer
ican Hag. It is only a sentiment , but the
world Is ruled by sentiment and nowhere
moro than In what are known as the practi
cal affairs of life.
The nuttnn of Jnhoro 1ms $10,000,000 In
Jewels The aultnii li to nttcnd the World's
fnlr , nnd If ho bo nt wlio ns ho Is wealthy
hn will lonvo his * tilnors lit homo
The titructurnl parti , equipment * , orna
ments , can Ings , tnpemrlci , etc , for the fao
stmllo of tlio celohrntcd tlntllctd house.
Htiftland , n representative old-tlmo baronial
mansion , have boon shipped from Now VTork
toiChlcngo ,
Mrs. Sarah Fulgrcad of Mason CityNeb. . ,
writes : " 1 hnvo in my possession n paper
shllllnp Issued by the colony of Now .lersoy
during the reign of George HI. It Is dated
March 27 , 17TO. 1 would willingly loan It to
the World's fair.
The winning exhibitors nt the World's fnlr
will each receive n bronze medal nnd a hand
some diploma , setting forth the specillit pur
pose for whloh the mcdnl was nwordcd.
1'revisions will bo made , It is expected , for
75,000 medals and diplomas.
The women of Mississippi hnvo put the
men of the state to shame in a manner to
merit the pratso of the \vholo country. They
went to work on a World's fnlr exhibit when
the men professed poverty nnd have already
made arrangements for n good display.
Secretary Hurt of the department of agri
culture has received a letter from a gentle
man In Idaho who wishes to exhibit twenty
to fifty Angora goats. Arrangements will
Ito made to glvo sp.ico to this rare exhibit.
The goats were brought from India nnd Asia
Minor.
The program of the World's fair congress
of representative women Is n comprehensive
one. The congress will open May 15 and
close May 22. The principal themes will bo
education , Industry , nrt and literature , phll-
lanthrophy and charity , moral nnd social re
form , religion , civil law and government ,
Miss Ida Hewitt of Cairo , W. Va. , said to
bo the only female locomotive engineer In
the world , has been engaged by the women
commissioners of the World's fair to run the
llrst train over the grounds on the opening
day oMhe exhibition and will leave for Chicago
cage about a week before the day appointed
for the opening.
The Patterson and Newark mills of Now
Jersey will make n splendid silk exhibit at
the World's fair. The silk In nil Its stages
of manufacture will bo displaced , together
with the silk worms and cocoons from which
the silken threads will bo spun nnd passed
through various manipulations until they
appear In the finished silk texture ready for
the market.
The Columbian souvenir coin has proved a
failure. Congress made a gift to the exposi
tion managers of $2,5000,000 worth of the
coins , and the managers expected to sell
them for $1 a piece , realizing 5,000,000. In
stead of that only $ * > rUOO worth have been
sold up to date , nnd over 1,000,000 worth of
the pretty pieces nro loft In kees in the
safety vaults.
The Department of State at Washington
ndviscs Director General Davis that it has
received a dispatch from the American lega
tion at Madrid that definite arrangements
have been made for the reception and trans
mission of the manuscripts and other sou
venirs which the duke of Berwick and the
duke of Verapuu have consented to loan for
exhibition at the exposition.
The publishers of the leading morning
nnd evening newspapers of Chicago made
arrangements today to print their papers on
the fair grounds during the exposition. Tlio
live big morning dailies will each send ono of
their pages to Machinery hall , and these
with tnreo pages of ofllcial announcements
and programs of the day , will constitute the
paper It will bo run off on presses furnished
as exhibits by leading manufacturers of
presses.
The Bureau of Music has concluded ar
rangements with the following orcani ations
to appear during the Exposition- New York
Symphony orchestra , Walter Damroseh , con
ductor , two concerts during the month of
May Sousa's Military band during the
months of May and June. Cincinnati Mili
tary band , conductor , Michael Brand , during
the entire period of the Exuositlon. Chicago
Military band , conductor , Adolph Lieseganp ,
during the entire period of the Exposition.
The display In the woman's building is to
cover culinary science in all its features.
Miss Corson , the director , is recognized as
one of the best authorities In her lino. ActIng -
Ing under the authority of the Now York
woman's board , which makes the exhibit ,
Miss Corson has established herofhco In the
bonru's headquarters , 1122 Broadway , Now
York. From this oillco she has invited man
ufacturers to co-operato with the board by
contributions of inventions , labor-saving
apparatus , household utensils an1 supplies ,
A monument of coal 50 feet high , 10 feet
squat eat the base and 4 feet square nt the
ton , and of unique construction , is to bo ex
hibited nt the Chicago fair by a leading coal
cotnpinyof Pennsylvania. It will bo con
structed in sections sixteen feet long , and
put together in Chicago. Pieces of coal will
be selected that will show , when placed in
position , all the connecting minerals that
are found in the mining of coal. Some parts
of the coal will bo left in the rough state and
others will bo highly polished. Ono single
piece of coal already1 prepared weighs almost
two tons.
The present Indtcalionn nro that the In
ternational naval rendezvous and review at
Hampton roads and in Now York harbor
next spring will far exceed the llrst antici
pations and will exceed anything of the
kind held In any waters , not excepting the
great naval roviewat the time of the queen's
Jubilee. From the reports received thus far
It would seem that the French licet will bo
the largest of any of the foreign representa
tions. Among the vessels mentioned as
having been selected are the Admiral I3au-
din , Brennus , Devastation. Formidable.
Ilochc , Marceau , Neptune , LalanJo and
Tage.
Ono of the most valuable donations to the
World's fair by Pope Leo XIII. will bo the
two famous geographical maps of America as
it appeared to authorities nt the lime of
Columbus' discovery. Ono of those maps ,
which has been in the possession of the
Vatican for over a century , contains the line
of division between Spanish and Portuguese
territory , and is sign d by Alexander VI.
Other donations of the pope include n fao
simile of the letter written by Columbus
containing a description of the new world.
Several other documents concerning the
family of Columbus nnd the establishment of
the first branches of the church of Koine
in America will also bo loaned by the pope.
TIIK I'Ol'l ! AXl ) TltK
tf , Nob. , Feb. 21. To the Editor
of THE BUB : In an article in an issue of the
Liberty , published some weeks since , n
statement is made , In effect , that Pope Pius
IX. recognized the southern confederacy.
The article contains n purported copy of a
letter from Jefferson Davis to the pope and a
pretended reply thereto. My attention was
called to this article by n friend. As I had
formed n mental resolution to keep out of
controversies it appeared nt first that there
was no reason for my giving personal notice
to this affair. But when misstatcmcnts nro
copied and , apparently , believed I feel that
some ono owes a duty In this regard to the
reading public. The letter of Mr. Davis is
substantially correct. The pretended letter
of the pope Is incorrect In this , to wit : The
letter written by the pope was in the Latin
tongue , and Aho copy appearing in the Liberty
Is throughout a loose , ungrainmatlcal , inac
curate translation. Hero is a sample :
WHAT TUB rOl'B WItOTE.
"May It plcaso God at the same time to
make the other peopleof America and their
rulers , reflecting how terrible Is civil war ,
nnd what calamities It engenders , listen to
the Inspiration of n calmer spirit , and adopt
resolutely the counsels of peace. "
AS IT Al'l'EMtKI ) IX "L1HRUTV "
"Would to God that the other inhabitants
of those regions [ the northern peoplol and
their rulers , seriously reflecting upon the
fearful nature of Internecine war/are , might ,
inn dispassionate .mood , hearken to nnd
adopt the counsels of peace. "
The facts about the matter nro
these : From the time of Popin , in
the year 7M , to July , 1870 , with
two short interruptions , the iwpo was
n temporal prince , exercising governmental
Jurisdiction over the territory known as the
papal states. Iloforo the reformation ho ex
ercised a kind of spiritual fatherhood over
the civilized world. Ho was universal arbi
trator In controversies between Christian
princes. The recognition of his prerogative
in this regard has saved much bloodshel.
Since the overthrow of the temporal power
by Garibaldi and Victor Emanuul. this an
cient privilege of the pope has been once
recognized by a Protestant jwwcr. Ho was1
Prince Bismarck's chosen referee , between
Germany nnd Spain In the affair of the Car
oline Islands. After the outbreak of
the civil war in America , tuu lute
Illation Lynch of Charleston , 8 C , visited
Pope Plus nt Itomo , nnd sought to ituluco
him , In Ills enpnclty of a temporal prince , to
recognize the southern confederacy This
Pope Plm IX refused to do. In doing this
ho expressly luldt "Wo nro Inlluunt'cd by
no iwlltlcnl reasons" The iwpo did not
communicate directly with Abrahnm Wa
com or Jefferson Dims , hut w rote two letters -
tors of like purport , addressed to the arch
bishop * of Now York nnd Now Orleans , re
spectively. Now , the then archbishop of
Now 'H ork wns the famous lit. Hoy. John
Hughes , n lovnl supporter of the wnr for the
union. Without the moral supi > ort of Atvh-
bishop Hughes nnd Bishop Itosccrnn * of the
Catholic church , Bishop Simpson of the
Methodist church , nnd Henry Wnrd
Uecchcr , the wnr would have btcn what
Chicago platform pronounced U n
failure. Archbishop Hughes being nn in-
tcnso partisan of President Lincoln , nnd ,
possibly , believing ho understood the situ-
atlon better tlinu the jwpo did thinking ,
doubtless , that the south wns the aggressor
nnd ought to ho coerced , probably never
transmitted his letter to tlio president , but
John , archbishop of Now Orlo.ins , sent Ins
letter to Jefferson D.ivls. The confederate
chieftain , seeking every possible recognition
by a foreign jiowcr , wrote thu pone n letter
In tlio tone of Injured innocence , so peculiar
to himself nnd sent It by a special messen
ger , who ran tlio blocicudo to re.ieh Koine.
Jho pope replied. Ho did not address Mr.
L > .ivlsns"PrcsldcntofthoConrodcratoStntc *
of Amci ica , " ns the artlclo In Liberty states.
Ho dlil not describe the bo.irer of the mes
sage from Mr. D.ivls ns "the envoy" as
stated in Liberty. The pope's comnitmlc-n-
lion to Mr. Davis was not signed Cardinal
Deacon Antonolli , his secretary of foreign
affairs , as a state document would have been.
Ho did use the expression , "illustrious and
lionor.iblo president. " This was no mure
than a common courtesy.
When George Washington wnseommamler-
In-chlof of the continental nrmy ho was In
structed by congress to receive no communi
cations not addressed to him by his title.
Lord Howe wrote him a letter addressed to
"Ocorgo Washington , Ksq " This Washing
ton refused to receive. The letter was
returned addressed to "ttwirge Washington ,
Ltc , Lie" This he lilteulso would not re
ceive. The letter was returned a second
time with nn apology and a disavowal of any
Intention to offend , addressed to "Ocorgo
Washington , Major Oener.il. " Wilt any ono
claim that by thnt net Lord Howe rccognl/cd
the independence of the colonies ! All protestant -
tant princes speak of the pope as "Ills Holi
ness , " and address him by thnt title But
they dp not thereby subscribe to tlio Catho
lic faith. The writer is a Catholic who be-
lievc-s in the divine Institution of the order
of priesthood , and that non-Catholic minis
ters , f with some exceptions ) , are simply lay
men , but , If I were addressing a letter to a
Baptist or Congregational clergyman. I hope
I should not ho such n boor as to omit tbo
"llov. " before his name. Would 1 thereby
renounce my faith ?
I quote from the article In Liberty : "Tlio
confederacy was certainly aided by the pope
and his followers , and It Is equally certain
that they planned and carried into effect the
assassination of President Lincoln , for there
were none but tbo subjects of the pope con
nected with tli.it awful crime. "
This is but the repetition of tlio stale false
hood of the defrocked Catholic priest , Clilni-
qno. It Isonn par with the imaginary pop
ish plot of Titus Dates. It is an open secret
that the papal pi line minister , AntoncllI ,
sympathised with onr government in the
late war. Neither John Wllkes Dooth.Oavid
IIarrold or Atzerodt were Catholics , and
Lewis I'ayno Powell \\aa the son of
a Baptist preacher and a member of that
communion. Mary E. Snrratt was n Catho
lic , and her execution was the foulest judi
cial crime that over disgraced n civilized
country since the burning of .loan of Arc.
Thaddons Steven's ' described it as 'M cruel
and unnecessary murder. " Her son , John II.
Surratt , fled to Itomc. and enlisted in the
papal zuavc * . Upon his discovery tno pope
( this same Plus IX. ) surrendered him ,
although wo had no ex-tradition treaty with
the panal states. The writer In Liberty
signs , himself "Protestant. " He should have
signed himself "Ananias. "
In conclusion , 1 will defy any man , woman
or child to point to a single instance , In the
history of the world , where the Catholic
church over arrayed herself against liberty.
WILIIUII 1 \ BUVANT.
Tim GoddL'SH In Hunger.
Chicago A'cws licconl.
An amusing gentleman from Iowa , who
must have got into congress on a spent ex
tension of the Ncbraska-ICansas populist
wave , proposes to make a ballet girl of the
goddess of liberty.
Congressman Butler's bill , however , will
never pass. The goddess will remain draped
in her simple yet august table cloth. She
has been n steady-going person time out of
mind ; but who can tell what will follow if
over slip gets Into her head the idea of
changing her dress ! Shall Undo Sam in his
ripening years know Worth and fashion
plates und milliners'billst Nevcrl Lot the
goddess keep her ono robe and her estecmod
consort his peace.
Besides , Mr. Butler's bill provides that
she shall wear "hoso reaching to the thigh
nud short skirts reaching downward to n
point Just above the kneo" but ho docs not
say how this remarkable feat In * pictorial
nnd plastic nrt is to bo accomplished. Is tbo
hose to bo painted llrst and the skirt painted
over It ?
Just a Llttlo Too Previous.
Oifunl Standard.
Hardly had Colonels Hitchcock nnd Calhoun -
houn finished reading J. Sterling Morton out
of the democratic camp before the wires
flashed the Intelligence from Washington
that the Sago of Arbor Lodge was to grace
President Cleveland's cabinet. As some one
has remarked , there is nothing so necessary
to the make-up of a real party organ as a
talent for waiting to see whether the eat Is
going to Jump before Jumping yourself.
vn.it'r
Thctp N moro llinn.ono Plum In UK
llawnllnn ironly Np-wl < lrd o't r with thosnoiK
of profound thoiiitht nnd oim > ,
Tlin-lOO In Nimh worn not cif llu > clod Tin
cut tlui unolont mnrliUT und rvmnlmul ' in tin
S W I tilt
I'lillniU'liihlu Jloronlt Thnt was n enso ol
touch and an , " UN the nmn unld whom friend
borrowed $5,000 "for one day" and sailed
forthwith for Hilropo.
Wnilihmton Star : Pugilism a nt present
conducted muit ImpoMi n Rood ilnnl of extra
work on the dividend departments of the telegraph -
graph nnd tott-phono M
Troy 1'rcM ! It N n good thins for tlm roU ol
us timt elvll enxlnuers can't bo monarchs of nil
they survey.
riilcnuoNews : first llotoIChnmhrrmnld-
by arc you < o ni ry liccnitsit tlio yoiniR mnn
In No. 71) ) N itolii' nnnyr Ain't u math , Is It ?
Second Ditto- Not much. Hut It was him as
uses such delicious tooth powder.
Now OrleiitiH Plenviinu : The had writer who
stuns himself "More Anon" U tlio corro-
Npondcnt to be ( headed.
I'ldliidelplilii Ilivoid : Oddly eiionnh , It ti
t m corn ursat Ion with no point to It that bore *
the quickest
( Inhesion N'ewss Tluiro will bo men tioublos
In this countiy Just as long us man huts on
the wrong horse.
llosjoii TraniiMlpti When a mini eloped with
HlKKs' wife , lie exelnlmeds "Well , I can't
blame him , poor fellow ! 1 was awfully Infat
uated with her myself onco. "
Tin : niuTKST : MonM.tmm'.u.
OTinmto Mall.
Pnlil the peeler to Pali
"Theio'H inn pounds at a blow ,
If you'll tell nut tint greatest moonlighter
yon Know. "
" 1'altli , Miixennt , " xnys Pat ,
As hn smothered a 1:1 In ,
"That amo can I do , "
And ho took up the tin.
"Now , sergeant , agree ; don't consider you'ro
done ,
The greatust moonlighter I Know Is the sun. "
c'//.i i in : ir.ir.
ClnctniKiti Cummtrtlal ,
Tlinro's a change about to coma ,
( , 'lnar the way I
In the woildof fashlon-dom ,
So they say.
Skirts liimt 1)0011 woin close and flat )
Hut we'll liiivo no moro of that ;
Oh , Its crinoline they'io at.
Oloarthe way !
Holld the stieet cars good and wldo ,
Clear tint wny !
1-vcn then the men outside
Have to stay
And tliuy'llnmkea dreadful fuss ,
Jn t because within a , bus
Tlierti Is only loom for ns ,
Clear the way I
Mnriled men wllh wives to diess
( Hills to piy )
Ale the plctutet of ( list less
Per they s'iv
That It certudily will take.
.Insl as much aualn to make
Ii esses of the pi oper shape.
Clear the way !
Knllles no fiom hem to waist ,
Clear the way !
JiM Jo suit the woate.i's taste
Per display.
Meii'lmnts Hear a fiendish i In
o'er tlio custom they will win
When the eitnollno comes In.
Uleui- the way I
JIL.lftTH ntOM It.Ul'b IIOKV.
Bees In the bonnet not or make honey.
Peace dies the moment envy shows Us
head.
It is never hard to find people who want to
play llrst llddlo.
The religion that is used for a cloak has
no warmth in it.
Every time a stingy man looks nt a dollar
it shrinks his heart.
A lie Is always an enemy , no matter ho\r
well meaning It may look.
The man who rides n hobby always wants
the whole rode for himself.
It never hurts the cause of the devil n bit
for a stingy man to talk In church
No man can name his children without
telling the world something about himself.
Only Ciitup rollovers.
Sclniulcr Qi'tll ( Ind , ) . < -
When the Herald man gets knocked out on
all sides nnd corners ho then says that tlia
Quill belongs to a party which has as load
ers such men as Vundervoort and Elder.
The Herald man should know that they nro
not loaders iu any sense of the word and
gain public notoriety by their largo amount
of gall , which they use on all occasions. No
party Is clear of such trash and is not to
blame for their shortcomings as long as they
are relegated to the rear. Because Boss
Tweed or Jeff Davis or J. Wilkes Booth were
democrats does not make n democratic prin
ciple any bettor or worse. The Herald man
should use something better than a school
boy argument.
Karly Training Stood Him In llniid.
Chicago Dispatch.
McLcod , the Reading railroad tnagnato.
was once n Duluth pop maker. Perhaps It
was In the manufacture of this damp and in
flating commodity that ho learned these les
sons of immense profits attaching to "wind"
and "water" Judiciously combined which
subsequently stood him In such good stead
m his manipulation of the Heading stock * .
1
JMoro Thau Cnrrlod Out Her \Vlnhe .
I'oi It Democrat.
Some time ago the republican papers wora
ringing the changes on a statement claimed
to have been inado by Mrs. Lease , advising
the farmers of Kansas to raise less corn nnd
more n . If the lady over made the state
ment her advice is being followed to tlio
letter.
Lar/oit Manufacturers an 1 Uot.illorj
of Ulothlng l tlu WorU.
Every Boy's Delight
It's the same old kind , butgotten up In new
styles styles that suit the
kid Star waists , we're talk
ing1 about. Wo never had
such a beautiful assortment.
Novelties in caps and hats for
boys are our latest produc
tion novelties. You know
what that means when we
say it. vAnd do you realize
that our children's depart
ment covers as much floor space as does the men's
department. Doesn't it seem reasonable to suppose
that we ofTer a larger variety than anybody else
who devote one or two counters to the boys. Every
thing that is rich and tasty is brought to us ; that's
why you see some styles somewhere , and others
styles otherwhere and every style in our children's
department.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store open every evonlnj till d'Jl I S.W ; Cor , 15th and Douglas St
Saturday till 10