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    l THE OMATTA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MAY 0 , 1893.
THE DAILY BEE.
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Washington , 513 fourteenth Strnot.
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editorial iimtttT .should hu nildrohiuMl : To tlm
IIL'SINESS I.KTTKKS.
All Imilni'it IPMOM and remittance * should
bo iiddroHMfd to Tin' lieu I'uhllililng Company ,
Uniahn. DriiflH , chcrks ami postnlllcii iirdeir *
lo bi ) ninelu payable to thu order of the com
pany.
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encotldtWtlnl.iy of April. 1VJ.I.
N. I' . KIJIU Noturr Public.
Clrruliitlou ( or April , IHIK1 , IM.SHl.
: other jmrU of the country nro
being shaken up by the finaiiuinl Hurry ,
Omaha ronmins Horeme nnd undisturbed.
GOVHUNOU WAITK 1ms concluded thnt
ho will contlnuo to run the executive
administration of Colorado and not turn
itlTairH over to the itching hands of Tom
I'altorBon.
TiiKstc-orinp committee of the Stock-
inon's ( iHsnchition of South Dakota has
indufod ( Governor Sheldon to shut down
on the introduction of Tu.xas steers into
that stato.
ALMOST every witness so far put upon
the stand in the Impeachment trial has
justified the action of the legislature iu
adopting articles of imiH-aehment. And
the half IMS not been told.
IK Tin : report prove true that one of
the principals embroiled in the corrupt
deals and jobs at the state capital has
turned state's evidence , we may look for
some very interesting ruvolations.
THK local huttermixors are up in
arniH against the oleomargarine makers.
Kucli alleges adulteration against the
other. Lot them light. The butter on
Halo in Omaha is strong enough to
Htand it.
TIIKUK is an epidemic of suicides in
Chicago. This is duo primarily to the
overcrowded condition of all avenues to
employment and hccondarlly to the dan
ger thnt the brewers' strike may cut off
the boor supply.
TilK railroads have not yet put
World's fair tickets on sale at all com
mon paints went good for stopover at
Omaha , going and coming. Ilere is busi
ness for a freight commissioner of thu
Commercial club.
WHERB Is Dr. Conklin at this critical
juncture when Allen IJoot and his
"eighteen others" have to como to the
rescue of the tender offspring of the
greenback party ? This is the critical
emergency that calls for a skilled fiat
Burgeon. _
Mil. A S. CAMIMIKI , of
Asylum for.Tn : mbTo r'nsano suggests
Uftt' Douglas county send the insane pa
tients now hold at the hospital to the
state institution. This is a very sensi
ble suggestion well worthy the atten
tion of the county comissionors.
THK fate of John Chinaman will hang
in the balance for the next ton days , or
until the supreme court decides the con
stitutionality of the Geary exclusion act.
It is to bo hoped the people of the Pa
cific coast will not disgrace the nation
by resorting to violence or mob law
while the court is deliberating.
AMID the uncertainties and anxiety
which como with the stringency in
money occasioned by failures around
her , Omaha steadily pursues her pros
perous way. In Jtrudttnct's compila
tion of bank clearings for the week
ending Thursday night , this city Is
credited with an increase of 18.5 per
sent over the corresponding period of
18')2 ) , the total volume of business being
moro than a million a day.
Timseoretwy of the State Hoard of
Transportation , who is dishing up readymade -
made "sentiment" for the country press
respecting the impeachment trial , nutv
soon have a long vacation on his handt
in which to repent his rashness. Stereo
typed editorials denouncing the alleged
instigators of malicious persecution ol
state ofllcials can have little olTcct in
view of the t'amuing testimony that hi
being adduced in the trial by the state's
attorney.
THK inofllcicncy of the Canadian quarantine -
antino regulations both on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts has already been
proven , a number of persons suffering
from contagious or infectious disoaso.-
hnving , it is reported , eluded the alleged
vigilance of the quarantine olllcials at
Halifax and Vancouver and gone or
their way inland. A dispatch from
Montreal gives n number of instances ir
evidence of this , and , while in sonu
cases the diseased persons won
discovered and transferred to hos >
pltals after having ; penetrated tc
a considerable distance inland , their fol
low travelers were allowed to proceed ,
with all the attendant rlska that thclt
frco passage engendered. A quarantine
system of this character is of course
worthless , nnd whileit maybe improved
later on , when the rush of immigrant'
begins , it is manifestly not wlso for the
American quarantine authorties ! to pul
any rciinnco upon an elllolont service a !
the Canadian ports. Tholr plain dutj
is to proceed with their regulations a :
if there was no Canadian quarantine
nod make them as thorough as possible
C'MAT/t/IifTOfll' Cl VbKS ,
Financiers offer various reason * in OX'
planntlon of thu existing tlnaucial dls-
turlmmv , soiiio atta-hiug special im
portune * ; to one or more eauxes and sotno-
to others. One well known Xcw York
banker is reported as naying with refer
ence to the situation in that city that it
in. "imply one of those porlodk-nl squalls
which ore to bo looked for every few
years and that whan it has passed the
Hltuntliin will bo stronger than boforo.
Another , who said that the banks ave
in nxcellont shape , attributed the de
pression of the market to the clfeot
of Mio silver purchase law and
the jwjpular idea that the national
treasury cannot pay out gold below the
iiOO,0 < X,000 ) ire orve. Tlieso causes , ho
thought , had led foreign holders of
American securities to realize on them
mil thus the tide of trade was turned
igalnst them. There was , ho said , a
[ irocess of liquidation as the result of the
idea of the scarcity of gold "and the
trimming down whore the trimming can
bo best done. " I Io did not regard this
occasional liquidation as an unmixed
evil , but rather as having the healthy
fleet "which always comes after one
lias paid his debts and cuts
oil what is extravagant. " There are
reassuring- views of the situation from
sources which make them worthy of
consideration , but the question that
Miggcsts Itself is whether they are suf-
llciently comprehensive to bo entirely
satisfactory.
We showed a few days ago that there
is an ample supply of money in the
country for every demand of legitimate
business. It is stated that the New
York bank reserves are at this time
$12.0 < )0,000 ) in excess of the li" per cent
legal limit. As to the stock of gold in
the country from which the treasury
may draw supplies to moot the demands
upon it , it is olllcially estimated
to have amounted on May 1 , in round
numbers , to $ . > ; 12(00 < ) , OOU , a sum that
would .seem ample for 'overy probable
requirement. Those well known facts
ought to strengthen confidence , hut
they apparently do not liavo any such
effect , and the inevitable conclusion
must bo that there is a deep-seated un
certainty regarding the future which
conduces to extraordinary caution and
conservatism. The fact that the trade
balance against us is measurably duo to
the unloading of American securities by
Huropean investors is a feature of the
situation that is peculiarly calculated to
disturb confidence in so far as it indi
cates an apprehension on the parl
of such investors regarding thu
future value of thew securities ,
for if under the stress of fear as to
the future financial policy of this gov
ernment the greater part of our
securities hold abroad should bo re
turned It would transfer our entire-
stock of gold to Europe. Such a possi
bility may bo extremely remote , but a
much heavier drain upon our gold reserve -
servo than has yet been cxperiencet
would under conceivable financial con
ditions bo highly probable. Specula
tion in trust securities is a contribu
tory cause to the present linancia
disturbance , that being chiefly re
sponsible for the failures that con
duced to the patiicky feeling , bu
this could hardly of itself have
produced the conditions that have prevailed
vailed in Now York for the hut two days
It simply served to develop the latent
distrust.
The situation may not bo so bad as ap
pcatvi on the surface , and it is to bo hopoi
it will prove to bo merely n "porlodica
squall" incident to a natural process o
liquidation. A financial crisis at thi
time would bo peculiarly unfortunate
and doubtless there is no substantia
the kind. But there is an anxious feel
ing and the developments of the next
few days will bo awaited with unojin-
mon Intoro.-it.
Til K hXTOHTlOS.
The Chicago newspapers are doing
their duty In urging that the World's
fair olllcials shall adopt prompt and de
cisive measures to put a stop ta the ex
tortionate charges of the roitaurant
keepers within the fair grounds , and it
appears that the demand is to bo com
plied with. The council of administra
tion lias determined that the restaurant
keepers must reduce prices or close up.
A reasonable advance in ordinary
charges is to bo expected and neb ody
who goes to the fair will complain a t
having to pay it , but the greed shown by
the restaurant ' 'concessionaires" parses
all reasonable bounds , and to tolerate It
would certainly operate against the suc
cess of the fair , for it would go far to
justify a widespread popular opinion
that extortion will bo the rule in Chicago
cage during the exposition. Everybody
who contemplates going t.o that city
within the next six months expects to
pay moro than usual for what ho gets ,
but a great majority of the American
people will not complacently submit tc
bo robbed , and rather than allow them
selves to bo relentlessly plundered thou
sands will stay at homo.
It behooves the fair olllcials , there
fore , to compel those over whom thoj
have control to make their charges rea-
bonalile , and If they do this the example
will doubtless have a wholosumo effect
upon others. If the restaurant keepers
on the fair grounds are not permitted tc
plunder the public , theuo outside wil !
not generally undertake t ; > do so. for
the charges of the former will have i
great deal to do with regulating the
general prices , except as to the higher
class of restaurants , and those will not
got their patronage from the masses o
the people who will visit the fair. O
course people can thenibolves provide j
remedy by taking lunches with them on
ttieir visits to the fair , and a great many
will do this in any event ; but such an
expedient for avoiding extortion will
not bo convonlaut or practicable for
everybody.
The fact that the spirit of rapacity i :
dominant in Chicago will not bo denied
For two years nearly everybody in thai
city and thousands who have gone there
within that time have boon calculating
upon reaping a rich harvest during tin
fair , and consequently everything whicl
visitors require has gone skyward. I
may bo confidently predicted that :
8 oat many of the greedy ones will b
disappointed , and it will not bu gurpra
lug if some of those who aru speculating
upon fleecing the Aniortcan public will
oino out at the "little end of the horn. "
Warned of extortion at the outset the
itibllc may decline to submit to it by
laying away until under the operation
it the law of supply nnd demand the
harges for accommodation nnd living
mvo bocn established on a reasonable
msls , as Is very certain in time to bo
ho case. The American people are liberal -
oral in their expenditures , but they do
not like to bo robbed , especially in their
own country. Chicagoans will presently
liscovor that they are making a mistake
n giving so great latitude to their
cupidity.
lilt : NAV.tJO At'F.UH.
The arrival of the United States troops
upon the scene of the late Navajo In
dian troubles lias dispelled all appro-
tensions respecting the threatened hos
tile demonstrations. The tribe , as an
organization , does not appear to have
been Involved in the disturbances , the
number of the Navajos who donned war
paint not exceeding over 2oO men. The
United States force now on the field ,
dispatched from Fort Wlngate , number
about 270 , rank and Ille , but the hostile * ,
should they renew their warlike depre
dations , would have the advantage of
familiarity with the rugged country in
which operations would be conducted.
Yet , with the available forces that could
reach the field on a few hours' notice , it
is not likely that any serious dilllculty
would bo experienced in effectually sup
pressing the outbreak.
In this connection it is a matter for con
gratulation , as evidencing the discipline
and efficiency of our little army , that
Colonel Merriam at Fort Logan asserts
that at no time can the troops there bo
found not in readiness to leave on any
call to the Hold on thirty minutes notice.
Therefore , on receipt of the recent orders
from Washington to prepare for the ex
pected campaign the garrison was
already virtually ready to inarch.
There is another phase of the affair ,
however , that becomes a subject of
regret , and is likely to transfer the
scene of hostilities to the War depart
ment at Washington. Colonel. Merriam
is ) reported as making serious accusa
tions against Lieutenant Pluinmor on
thu ground of inefficiency , and to at
tribute the whole lute difficulty to his
mismanagement. Lieutenant Plummor
is an officer of the Tenth infantry and
has only lately been assigned to duty
on the Navajo reservation. Opposed to
this censorious criticism is the declara
tion of the Denver iYeirs , which has paid
diligent attention to the troubles since
their inception , that it was Lieutenant
Plmnmor's "cool judgment , courage ,
diplomacy and understanding of the sit
uation that has enabled him to prevent
a conflict which would have involved a
large loss of life and property. "
Whatever may bo the exact circum
stances of the case , the fact that so un
fortunate a difference of opinion has
arisen of itself emphasizes the recent
suggestion of TilK Burs of the necessity
of employing only officers of experience
on duties connected with Indian affairs.
LOl'lSl.lXA SUUMl ItA SKltS ALAKMKD ,
Whatever may have boon the founda
tion for the report wired from Washing
ton the other day respecting the presi
dent's plan for suspending the sugar
boun'y , it has had the effect of greatly
nlar.ning the southern sugar planters.
'I ho planters of Louisiana are to meet in
New Orleans soon to take counsel in re-
gar.l to the situation , and the 'I'iinut-
Dsmocrat of that city in commenting
thereon says that what the sugar indus
try nocds above all tilings at the present
time is "to bo let alono. "
Rjforring to the remarkablc- -
*
? ? . . . . - ho arOgSto produc
tion of cane , boot and maple
sugar 103,000,000 pounds , or moro
than 21 per cent in one year , as shown
by the government reports , the writer
remarks : "Thoro is in this extraordi
nary increase the potential promise
that , were the development of the in
dustry allowed to go forward upon the
present lines , the United States would
within a mensurable number of years be
producing enough sugar to supply the
entire homo demand. "
There is nothing original expressed
in this view. Its principal significance
consists in the just recognition of the
stimulus given the sugar industry
through the McKlnloy bill by a leading
southern organ of the party that antag
onized it in the last campaign and
menaces it now.
There may have been no adequate
ground for the statement telegraphed
that President Cleveland had instructed
the attorney general to prepare an opin
ion upon the authority of the govern
ment to pay the sugar bounty granted
under the present tariff act. Up to this
date , at any rate , Mr. Olnoy is said to
have filed no such opinion. But "cer
tain it is , " as the Chicago Inter-Omin
says , pointing to the pledges contained
in the democratic national platform ,
"that the planters have good reason for
alarm , independent of any such nullifi
cation rumor. "
AX AMICAIILK AMI'STMEXT.
The long-pending libel milts against
THK BKK Publishing company by reason
of our charges of corrupt conduct in coiv
nection with the organization of the city
council in 18SK ) , and confirmation of city
officials subsequent thereto , in which
Councilman Wheeler and ox-Council
men Davis , Chuffeo and Shriver wore
said to have been implicated , have beer
settled and dismissed under an amicable
agreement.
In the depositions taken by us am :
subsequent developments it transplroi
that the improper conduct was charge
able to other parties and politicians am
not to the gentlemen above named. Wt
volunteer this explanation in justice tc
theao gentlemen , whoso reputation :
have been assailed in the heatof factlona
controversy.
THK latest information as to the attl I-
tude of. the president regarding tlij
monetary conference , which is expoctei
to reassemble May . ' 10 , is to the offecl
that ho feels very llttlo interest in tin
matter. It is said that he will not nutkt
any appointments to take the places o
the delegates who tendered thoirroilg >
nations , although these gentlemen eh
not desire to return , and that ho wil
not give the delegates any now in
structlons. Ho would probably , it I
since It has already glvon out that
would bo ngidj ) represented only as a
matter of courtesy , and in that event
other nations would decline to partici
pate in what would manifestly bo a fruit
less meeting. "rho British government
has given ampi * , assurance that it will
do nothing favorable to bimetallism ,
and if the United States has nothing
now to propose It Is plain that another
mooting of the conference would be
simply a waste of time. Evidently this
Is the view taken bv the president.
SKCHKTAKV GUKSHAM very properly
declined to make any cimmont on the
dispatch of Governor Pcnnoyor of Oregon
gen sent in reply to ono from the secre
tary expressing the hope , of the presi
dent that the governor would employ all
lawful means for the protection of the
Chinese in Oregon in the event of their
being exposed to the dan jor of violence.
To tills courteous and , under the circum
stances , entirely proper dispatch ( ! ov-
onior Pcnnoyer replied : "I will at
tend to my business. Lot the presi
dent attend to his. " It was another
example of the boorlshno.ss of Ore
gon's governor , who seems to have
an inordinate egotism , and to bo pecu
liarly jealous of the attention duo his
position. It will be remembered that
when President Harrison was on his
western tour Ponnoyer refused to go to
the state line to welcome him , saying , in
effect , that if the president of the United
States wanted to see the governor of
Oregon , ho knew where to find him.
Another example of his baorlshness was
given when ho refused to allow a na
tional salute to bo tired on last inaugura
tion day , although ho claims to
bo a democrat. His response to
the rcqucit of the a-ljutant general
of the state in this matter was neither
dignified nor decent. His latest exhl-
tion of boorishncj * is no m'jro.oxeiisablo
than the others , and every respectable
citizen of Orog.m. regardless of party ,
must feel humiliated by it. Secretary
Gresham did well to withhold any com
ment upon this piece of impertinence ,
but it is quite within the functions of
the press to administer to Governor
Pcnnoyer the rebuke ho deserves.
PUHMC KXAMINBII MYKKS proposes to
make his supervision over the Siuth
Dakota bunks moru thorough than has
boon the practice hitherto. Among
other measures to enable him to secure n
moro close insigHT into the inside work
ings of the institutions ho has prescribed
a list of que.-ttiJms which the bank
officials will bo ubliged ie > answer under
oath. Ho hasjnlsn "strengthened and
lengthened the oath given by the bank
officers and made it dangerous for thorn
to falsify the rctivns and will hereafter
require that tho.directors personally in
spect the accounts , , a'practice said to bo
decidedly , uncommon. " If Mr. Myers
lias closely followed the peculiar meth
ods of deceiving the public , pursued by
the looters of the Lincoln Capital .Na
tional bank and of the wreckers of sim
ilar financial concerns in other sections ,
ho should understand that the bank fel
lows ho is after "laugh at oaths. " However -
over , his efforts ave in iho right direc
tion.
Too Itixl.
.
T10 | Illinois Central ilculnres tlmt a corn-
Won freiRlit car costs $ t50v ) . wlicrcis it paid
about Sl.OOOoach for its World's fair special
cars. This is important as showing that
even the Illinois Central may ( jot taken in
sometimes.
trn ! > : il > ly llcuame It Wan 1'lnnhoil.
C/iIcayo / llcraltl.
Mr. Carter has llnally finished his speech
before the During sea tribunal at Purls. It
was forty hours IOIIR and called forth the
somewhat unusual tribute of thanks from
the president of the court. A speech forty
IIOURI IOHK that elii-its thanks from anybody
must bo a line effort indeed.
Hasn't Much Wi'l-ht In MUftourl.
C/ifr / < i/i ( ) Times ,
Two MIssouH jinlccs who were sent to Jail
li.V u third Missouri judtfo pot out under the
poor debtors' act , but are likely to bo sent
uo again for contempt of court. Ermiuo
doesn't " much weight in
scum to earn" Mis
souri , and the woolsack , of n truth , is hedged
with no moro diijiiltv than tlio worm fence
sent of the humble aKrlcullurist.
Shut Out t'lnli-in-.ililn Iniinlr'iiit9. |
l'illaileti > Iila Time * .
The report that 10,000 immigrants nro
booked for this purl for the next throe
months and that the arrivals are likely to
exceed tliosu of any former year should
servo to put the inspection authorities on
tlio alert. The immigrants recently arriving
have m many instances been of the poorest
clasi. of which wo have too ur.iny already.
llnttutTiin ! : Thtm < on tlio riatfurm ,
S'oufi Itdtnlllc. ]
Senator Cullom says it must have boon a
humiliation to Senator Allison to stand down
in the crowd at the World's fair opening in
stead of boin on the platform. Perhaps it
was , but Jus' , now Chlc'aqo has too many
miki's and other grandpas on hand to mind
whether or not a senator fools humiliated by
beinjr treated as if ho were an everyday
American citizen.
Not tlio Cln.Mi-Urt'nxtud Kind.
Snrjtilb JtiunMl.
Tlio trial of the iinpeaoliod state oftl'-ials '
has commenced to ; . ; rrin < J anil U alrc'idy de
veloping the usual number of unwilling wit
nesses whoso i meihories are very defective
conceniins traiisatttluns to which they wert
parties. In trials that pirtuko of : i criminal
nature a great inuny ppoplo act upon the
prini-inlo ttmt it is not a good thin ? to ' make
a clean breast of UJ"
Cliirkton tVui u MUt uto.
Mtffl Int-r Ucftn.
Among the ean < | ilfUes : for president of the
tlio national rcpul/li / ' leaijuo to bo elected
at Louisville noxt'Aveolc are ox-Governor
forakur of Ohio , J. Sloat fassuitt of New
York , General MNUfcnnr of Indiana and cx-
Se-crotary Husk of'SVlsoounin. Thes-j are all
good republicans , nn'A any ono of them would
make a good presltlertt of the league. But il
might save the oHjafAlzation from some rrit-
leism if it would Meet an energetic y
man who could h.ivo uo temptation to tiso il
to further political ambitions. It was gener
ally recognized as. a mistake to have Mr
Clarkson as president last summer , when he
was taking such an active part , in trying tc
defeat President Harrison for the nominu
tiou at Minneapolis.
Ip NoTlmn for Trchnlrulltloa.
II alrlct i
" The Nebraska impcaehmont trials ar ;
t fairly on and the sooner the lawyers goi
0 through quibbling and halr-spllttltw and goi
ilown to tliv bfd ii > ft ! merits in the different
0 cases , the b'tter for all coaecrned. The people
if are anxious to know whether or not the ac
cused officials are guilty ns alleged , ami
when those official * , after demanding a thor
ouuli investigation Into their official acts
and doings , persist , through their attorneys
in fighting sut-li Investigation inch by
on technical grounds , going so far , oven , as
to demur to the wholes proceeding :
on the assumption tlmt thorn wit *
no cvidunm to Kuaulrt the notion of the
legislature' , they era-it n a horrlblo suspicion
11 the minds of many that thcro U n "nUrgcr
n the wootlpllci" soau'whore anil InllUtt grout
n Jury UJKMI their euu.v > . Innocent man are
tovcr afraid of Investigation , however
so.-uvhlng , .vid whllo It it right that the In
vestigation should bo closely guanleul , that
t may bo strictly ] tmt and fair , It should bo
full and comtiluto ami lenve no tract ) of doubt
ns to the guilt or Innocence of the accused
parties. Thcso uion aeeusetl of malfe.isaneo
in otlk'o should clear the decks and with
Lheir lists doubled up Invite ) their accuser *
to tlui fray , and if they urn Innocent of
wrongdoing , ns they claim , the victory will
DO theirs. Tuts theiy owe to themselves , to
Llio e-onstltnency that honored them ami to
thu citizens of tlio state at largo.
Lieutenant I'ear.v proposes to start for the
inrth polo iu .Inly. The expedition wilt cost
lilm a great deal of money , but ho will save
his too bill.
Abe nu/jwrd , the reformed outlaw of f in-
cnstor county , Pennsylvania , ami ov-convict ,
lias taken to missionary work , ami Sunday
List delivered three addresses in Philadel
phia.
John Oliver tlobbcs , who has lately jumped
Into a literary reputation In lxudon , is to her
friends Mrs. Cralgio.ayounglady who begun
her professional career three or four yiMH
ntfo as an art critic.
Dr. Naiiscn , who hopes to find the north
| Hlo by letting his ship drift with ttie ice for
three or four years , Is now In fxjiulon making
the linal arrangements for his Journey and
intends to start within a few weeks.
.lames Whitcomb Hlloy l.as a habit of talk
ing loudly in his sleep. While traveling in
a sleeping car recently ho entertained his
fellow voyagers by repeating ono of his lec
tures. He w.\s aroused by the applause , and
know nothing of hi * oratorical effort.
John Addinglon Synmmls , the Knglish art
critic , in his "Uecollectlons of Tennyson"
tells of a convers itiou in 1SV > between the
laureate ami Gladstone in which the latter
said he always slept well. Ho had only
twice been kept , awake by the exertion of a
great speech la the house. On both oce-a-
slons the recollection that ho had madu a
misquotation haunted him.
Jacob Houghton writes to the Detroit Free
"
Press that "the North American Indians
would have boards It they willed it. The
medicine men have taught thnt a growth of
hair on thu face or body in sinful and un
seemly. It is the custom of both sexes of
the race to pluck out these growths as fast
as they shall appaar. This supsrstltion his
boon handed down for thousands of years.
rAaitAxr.rK.iT3.
Texas Sifting : Smith--Pretty cold wonthe'r.
.Icini" , - Well , I should say so. Vi-stenlny
morning It wan so cold that thu I'olur b > ar In
Central park hiiiki' out uf Ids ciitte , tore down
the door of ( hi1 sii.iko housu and wrapped the
) > oa around hl.s nt'c'k.
Indliinapolls Joiirnnl : Vnlntey I under
stand tlmt you have unit drinking. Are you
golmj tostl'c'1 ; toll ?
Mudgc Youe-unjust hct tlmt. t am. All the
persuasion you may lirln ; to bear Is not Kolng
to make me budge.
Chicago Record : "Why Is Doblelsjh'.s arm
crooked thnt : iy at the eilhow ? "
"rmbrella habit , lie lives In CMilcajjo. "
HiilTalo K\uress : A volee from tlio rc-ttiui-
rant kltcht'ii :
"Say , John , get that feller what ordered
tlmsuelpvlleil eraln to hurry up. llHro's mi-
nllier Jay what's ordered .sonu- undue ain't
got no morciKliulU. llustlu him uu lively or
this other KITH will kick. "
.Tuny : WlfeyVll , hubby dear , how did
you like mo In Iho tableaux vlvant.s ?
Hubby I was uosltlvuly astounded !
Wlfiiy KunllyV How , ( fear ?
Ituhfiy That you were able to Keep your
mouth nhut for .so long.
I'nrk : Member of Kevoptlon Committee ( out
of breath ) Have you .soon anything of that
train load of Tammany politicians who ar
rived hure this morning/
Official No ; but you'll probably find thorn In
Machinery hull.
Cleveland I'lulmloalur : Country Cousin Is
that the star ?
City Cousin Yes , that's .TeuVrsnn , the great
est actor In the world of his school.
Country Cousin Who's goln' to box with
him ?
Now York Herald : Hrowne What became of
jMlcljo , the famous robbur who was recently
pardoned ?
Smyles They say lie has reformed , but I
don't believe II.
Hrowne Why not ?
fcmyles llocauso lie Is to run a hotel In the )
Cutskllfs this.summer.
Detroit I'reo I'rpss : Mother What rp.ison
have you for thinking tlmt Thomas lind been
drinking when he carne home last evening ?
Wife He told me there had been a big oarth-
uaUt : ! itWi ! J > ! ) r Timl'tOlli me ho hud iiliicril
u order for u MinNkln saeqilo to bu delivered
In July. The > n ho wanted to sloop \vltll tlio
fiont ( iooropLMi .so as to hear thu boy bring thu
[ lapor In the monilir , ' .
//OH' If FUELS I.\
"An OSlee Scdttr" tn Xew Yaik Sun ,
Thorn's u chill down your buck ,
And u shiver.
Which Inclines you to think
That your liver
THU 11 out of wlmck.
And you take up the slack.
Till your muscle. * uro quite In a quiver.
Thorn's a frost In the air ,
And a fooling
Oi mi apple deprived
Of Its pooling.
And some'lioir you think
You need a largo drink
Of something that Isn't congcillng.
There's a coldness the simo
Iu all .stages ,
And a five/.o far below
All the game's ;
Itul don'l go away ,
It's tlm Quiin-y fi'dppo ,
Ami , of uuiir.su , it Isn't contagious.
The richness , color , anil beauty of the
hair , the greatest eai-u Is necessary ,
much harm being done by the use of
worthless dressings. To bo snro of hav
ing a llrst-clnss article , ask your druggist -
gist or perfumer for Ayor's Hair Vigor.
It is absolutely superior to any other
prnp.iratian of thu kind. It restores the
original color ami fullness to hair which
lias become thin , faded , or gray. It
keeps the scalp cool , moist , and free
from dandruff , it heals itching humors ,
prevents baldness , and imparts tea
a silken toxtnro and lasting fragrance.
No toilet can ! considered complete
without this most popular and elegant
of all hair-dressings.
"My hair began turning gray anil falling -
ing out when I was about 25 years oi
ago. I have lately been using Ayor'd
Hair Vigor , and it is causing a now
growth of hair of tlm natural color. "
U. .1. Lcwry , Jones I'rairio , Texas.
"Ovnrn year ago I had a severe fever ,
and when I recovered , my liuirl/egan to
fal ! out , and what little remained turned
gray. I tried various remedies , but
without GUCCBSS , till at last I began to
ISE
Ayer'a Ilaii Vigor , and now ray hair Is
growing rapidly and U restored tn its
original color. " Mrs. Annlo Collins ,
Dighton , Mass.
"I have used Aycr'a Ifuir Vigor for
nearly five vaars , and my hair Is moist ,
glossy , and In on excellent state of pres
ervation. I am forty years old , and
have ridden tliu plains for twenty-Uvo
years. " Win. Henry Ott , alias "Mus
tang Bill , " Newcastle , '
Ayer's
Hair Vigor
Prepared b Dr.J C. Aycrfc Co , I.owcll.Um.
BolJ by UruggUu Kvcrjrwbrr * .
OTIlKIt A.4.V/M TII.4.V OPH.V.
The trouble which U already In sight In
the dual kingdom of Sweden ami Norway
threatens tow \ extremely serious. The de
mand of the Norwegian Storthing l not tin-
reasonable- Itself , certainly , although no
provision for such a problem was made In
the act of union. The claim of the Nor
wegian peeiplo to n scp.ir.ito system of con
sulships Is based upon the fact that the cus
toms policies of the two e-ouutrle * nro very
dissimilar , ono country having a strong pro
tective ) and the other a merely revenue tariff
In force. The consuls who are now sup-
poscel to represent the du.il kingdom are
appointed by the Swodlsh government
alone , and it Is not strangi' If they agre'o
with the policy of that government as op
posed to ttio Norwegian policy. The de
mand for a separate system Is voiced by the
great majority of the Norwegian people , and
II is by no menus .strange that the refusal to
grant such a request has ivuned much Indig
nation. The action of thei Swedish Storthing
In postponing a vote on the civil Hit can
hardly bo construed as anything but a page
of defiance to King Oicar , who has decline I
to glvo favorable ) attention to the Swedish
requests. The N'orweglm press Is strongly
urvini ? the suggestion tlwt the liwr'-cof
' union" bo eliminated from the Norwegian
flag. The Storthing , by a vote of tVl to Tit.
decided to suspend its sittings slno die , and
from present indications there is much rea
son to expect still further trouble of a grave
nature In the future. A largo Iwely of the
Norwegian people have already begun to
discus * the advisability of maintaining an
entire Independcnco of Sweden , and "disun
ion" Is a word that Is often hoard in north
ern Kuropa at preseut.
.
*
There are two reasons why the polltie-al
development of Belgium under the now
electoral conditions will bo watched with
deep anxiety l > y the nelghlurinj ? powers.
Should the radicals acquire permanent as-
e-endeiie-y the Belgian government would
make no effort to disguise its sympathy with
Franco , and the existence of this feeling
would east doubt upon the maintenance of
Belgian neutrality in the event of a conti
nental war. Then , again , the pjpulixr party
In Belgium , although still called radical , is ,
in fact , largely made up of avowed socialists ,
and when it becomes dominant in the Brus
sels Parliament it is likely to give a strong
socialistic tmgo to legislation. The ex
ample thus presented on their borders will
naturally encourage the socialists of France
and Germany. Already the German soclal-
sts are counting on returning at least Ilf ty
nombors to the next Uoichstag , and the
French socialists bultovo that in the coming
general election for the Chamber of Dopu-
ios they will sweep not only I'aris , Mar
seilles and Lyons , but many manufacturing
or mining towns. It should bo remembered
hat in times of peace , .socialist ? all over
Curopo have a common purpose and a com-
uon program. It Is only war that might
array French and Gorman -.vorkingmcu
igalust each other.Vhon the Nyssen bill
lus become a law , a now gonor.il olectlou
uust take place in Belgium under the
changed electoral conditions. Wo have ,
therefore , not long to wait in order to learn
the effect of the reform upon the political
urties.
* -f
The proposed electoral reform bill for
Prussia provides that the contributions of
the first , second and third classes shall
lencoforward stand In the proportion of
ilvo , four and three , and further , that not
only shall the direct state taxes bo made
the basis of classification , but the communal
md provincial taxes .shall also bo taken
ute account. If this were all , the pluto
cratic character of the Prussian electoral
system would not bo sensibly diminished.
There nre , however , two other clauses , ono
excluding so much of every incoiuo as shall
exceed $500 from being computed in' the
arrangement of the three categories ; the
second , ascribing a fictitious contribution of
75 cents to every person who does not pay
any income tax to tlio stato. The persons ,
therefore , who are uuassossed and who have
hitherto been disfranchised will form the
third class , and it is computed that five-
ninths of the entire amount of the direct
taxes will fall on the first class , leaving but
four-ninths on the second. The manifest ef
fect of this arrangement will bo not only to
emancipate the very poor , but to strengthen
people of moderate moans against the pluto
crats. There is sotno reason to believe that
the conservatives in the Landtag may repent
of their bargain , as careful calculations made
in the Rhino provinces indicate that the now
classification would greatly tncreaso the
political power of tlio centrists and socialists
and correspondingly damage the conserva
tives and national liberals.
f-
H *
The proposal of Japan to buy the Ascen
sion islands of Spain , ana her suggestion to
Hawaii that slio would like to have her neo-
ple iu that archipelago placed on a better
political footing , with rights such as are
granted to some otlior foreign-born resi
dents , show her elcairo to increase her
commercial Influence in tlio Pacific. She
now has colonle-i In soreral groups of Island J
under foreign flags , and has oven cstiibl
llshrd a bureau to look after rnilfrnHloi [
and colonization. Under an arrangement
with 1'Vatico , ho has sent many of licl
subjeots to work In the mines of Nev ]
Caledonia , the e-ontract * being carefully
drawn to secure gexxl wairps , and provldh"
also for the return of the laborers at the cu <
of the lima for which they engages. She alsi
has , wo believe , found It advantageous tj
run steamers to some of these' colonies , M
Bourns , which lia cast of her Kurlle islands !
she already owns ; hut it the current report
Is correct she wishes other footholds in th J
western Pncllle , and hence has proposed t > j
purchase the Ascensions from Spain , Tlij
latter has Islands enough Iu that part of th j
world to sell n few groups like the enl !
Japan wishes to buy without feeltnp thij
levss. The reported offer for the Ascension
was perhaps the origin of the recent Madrid ]
rumor that Japan had seized the Polows.j
which was of course wholly improbable.
Should ( Urn t'p Olio of Them.
lit t. < iul > HMit-Dtmoentt.
OIney may ho a ootter lawyer than thol
man whom ho swecodcd. but that does notj
Justify htm In rotaimng his position as a eor- : '
( Miration attorney when ho Is drawing a salary - '
ary from the government.
INCALLS ON POLITICS !
Ex-Senator John J. Ingulls ol
Kansas is among tlio foremost pub- |
lie men of the elay. Ho is renowned !
as orater , scholar , statesman. ]
The preiduct of his pen is sought fe r ]
with avidity by the reading public.
Ills perfect mastery eif the English !
language and his knewlcdge e > f our *
political history and the great men J
who have figured conspicuously in j
national affairs combine to lit him !
peculiarly for a ellscnsslon of thei
politics and politicians of thu i
country.
It is a pleasure to be able te > nil- ,
nounce that THE SUNDAY HIM ! I
will contain an exclusive article J
from the pen of Senator Ingalls.
It will eclipse all his efforts heretej
fore published by THE 11F.E. Tl
subject is Politics. He makes a ,
slashing criticism e > f the men who
place politics in the same catalogue
with poker ami pugilism. He de
clares that public men are ns good
as the people who elevate them to
places of honor. Cleveland , he
says , is the most inveterate e > fiice
seeker eif the age , yet takes frequent
occasion to scourge office seeking.
iMoney is not u prcrccuiislte to suc
cess in politics. Congress is thu
greatest pe > litical forum of thu
wen-Id. The senate is the bulwark
of the nutiem , "and when its gavel
falls to announce the close e > f its last
session the government of the
UnitedtStatcs will stand adjourned
without day. "
Mr. Ingalls' letter is stirring
in its epigrammatic brilliancy.
There Is positive strength in every
paragraph. It will be read with
consuming interest by every student
of pe > .litics and government.
THE SUNDAY BEE ]
THE RACK IS WON
over to good
health nnd render- <
cd Impervious to ]
disease whcii the
blood Is pure and '
the llvor nctlvn.
For the liver Is
the sentinel which
permits or forbid *
the Kcrms of disease to outer the drculatlon
of the blood.
You ought to Ira germ-proof against Grip.
Mnlurla , or Consumption ; you will bo if
you tnko Dr. 1'iorco's Golden Medical Dis
covery.
When your flesh Is reduced below a healthy
standard , when you nro troubled with pim
ples and boil.i , or if you imvo dizzy , wmk nnd
sleepless , spoils ita best to heed the tvurninfl.
Build up your strength , purify the blood ,
nnd set all the organs of tlio Iwdy into no-
tlvity , by takini ? thu " Discovery. " It's guar
anteed to IwiiPllt or euro nil diseases resulting
from Impure blood or Inactive liver , or tha
mouoy paid is refunded.
Thoro'tf no cam of Catarrh no hopeless that
Dr. Rico's Calanh Himiody cannot euro.
The. proprietors of this modlcluo will pay
$500 for any incurublu cuso.
ca
_ ,
Lur oit Mnniit.iaturiirt ail llSillji
of Olotlllui Iu VU3VdfIt
It's lots of fun
To go through our Children's Department. Wo
are going to offer some great
things for Saturday. Boys'
2-pieco school suits $1.50 , half
price. All wool 2-piece suits
$2.75 , former price $4. Double-
breasted cheviots , dark and
light colors , Saturday $3.50.
Wo intended to sell them at
$5. Exclusive styles in Zouave novelties in several
cloths and grades , at $3.50 to $6. A 4-pieco knee
pant cheviot suit , light mixture , $5 it's a regular
$7.50 suit. We have just received some very hand
some and stylish straw hats for boys and little
boys.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
fctoroopcn aaturduy every evonlnjtlll 1 S.WCor.l5tiiandD5iilijU