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PUNISH the twylnm robbora ? Not If
jurors can bo bribed nnd judges terror
ized I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SENATOR ALLKN denies that his
speech wns an effort to conaumo time.
Tlio Intention may hnvo been good , but
the general opinion hooms to bo that the
execution did not keep up with the
Intoutlon.a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TT IS safe to say that wore \rpmon per
mitted to vote at the coming election
the ballot ot Mrs. Johnson would not bo
cast for Mr. Jru C. Bachelor , the would-
bo councilman , who defrauded her of
her husband's estate.
THE vote on the motion to include
women in tlio voting population of Okla
homa shows how the question of woman
BUlTrapo stands in the senate. Those
nine nays will now bo paraded aa idols
in the Kansas woman suffrage campaign.
THE Guarantee Investment company ,
whom ) ofllcors have just boon indicted
by the federal grand jury in Chicago ,
managed to secure no less than 50,000
dupes. In the language of the late P.
T. Barnum , "tho people want to bo
humbugged. "
PERHAPS County Judge Ellor can en
lighten the public as to why ho ap
pointed Mr. Ira C. Bachelor adminis
trator of an estate under only $400
bonds when the estate was valued at
68,000 , , and condescendingly neglected to
see that the bonds wore filed.
SENATOR VEST Is satisfied that un
conditional repeal cannot bo had In the
senate. ifis action and that of his
follow ailvoritos hug satiBfled a great
many other people of the same thing ,
and they are fast satisfying the remain
der of the country of the truth of the as-
Eortion.
JUSTICES of t.ho peace arc the arbiters
of poor men's contentions. It is of the
utmost importance that men bo elected
to such places who are both competent
and honest. Otherwise our justice
courts will degenerate into mere cost-
mills and bring reproach upon our entire -
tire judicial system.
KANSAS is being afforded an excellent
example of the work of dissension and
jealousy among the woiriun suffragist
ngitators. But this is only a sample of
what would bo given in case the pendIng -
Ing constitutional amendment should bo
adopted. Woman Hiiffrago and the mil
lennium arc evidently not identical.
"I AM a democrat , " Bays Mr. Bryan.
If our memory does not fail us the very
Biuno expression wns once used by Sen
ator David B. Hill on a similarly mo
mentous occasion , It is really too bad
that wo have no tribunal to which wo
san nppoul for an authoritative interpre
tation of the word "democrat , " us thua
employed.
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SENATOR STKWAUT showed signs of
returning reason when ho excluded his
efforts from those nllvor speeches for
tvhlch ho claimed the distinction of be
ing the most important and instructive
that has over boon dolirored in any par
liamentary body. But ho need not have
ttoppod with his own vaporing. There
uro plenty other free wilver senators
who deserve to bo Ineludod in the ex
cluded class.
THE Now York World now confesses
that hud it thought Mr. Cloveltuid oapu-
blo of mulclng such an appointment as
that of Van Alen it would not have
shown BO much interest in hla nomina
tion nud election as it did. The World
is not alone in regretting the democratic
victory of 1KU2. It can Bccuro company
In the misery in every workshop , mill or
.factory tbnt in running on reduced tlmo
or with reduced -wages. It can find sym
pathy wherever an operative has boon ,
thrown out of employment.
DAK LAUKU , Into steward of the Lin
coln Hospital for the Insane , is on trial
before tbo district court of Lancaster
county charged with forgery and utter
ing forged transfers of property. One
of his attorneys IB the. law partner of tbo
attorney general. Buck of the accused
IB tbo powerful influence of tbo state
house ring , which will , no doubt , bull
doze the court and jury Into n complete
vindication. Thousands of dollars wore
stolen from tbo state at the asylum dur
ing Lauor's reign. Tbo grand jury bas
indicted him for the crime. If bo os-
capoa punishment it will only bo another
proof of tlio fact that Lancaster county
justice is a mockery aud tbiovory
Us rich reward.
qto r.u
The question of quorum is with us n
recurring question thnt inevitably ro *
nppenra BO often ns either bouse of con
gress ilnila it elf shipwrecked oh the
parliamentary rules whloh have been
established for its guldnncc. But the
question of quorum is not purely ft ques
tion of parliamentary law. It lies at
the foundation of our system of popular
government , irhlch decrees that the
majority must bo taken to represent the
will of the pooplo. It is a question of
constitutional law and wo must look to
the constitution to * learn what is the
constitutional quorum in the house and
in the senate ,
The whole difficulty has arisen from
the seemingly ambiguous language em
ployed by the framers of the constitution
in the article rolatlnsr to the organiza
of congress. They said that "a
majority of each house shall constitute
n quorum to do business"without specify
ing of what the majority ( thrill consist.
But they go on to sny that "a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day
and may bo authorized to compel the
attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties as each
hcniHO may provide. " Heading these
two clauses together it must bo plain
to every dispassionate student of
the constitution that the quorum con
templated by that instrument consists
merely , in the physical presence of a
majority of tbo members entitled to
boats in tbo body. Why authorize each
house to compel the presence of absent
members if these members , when
brought before the bar of tbo house or
senate , may , by refusing to answer to
their names , prevent tbo attainment of
a quorum , for which such power was con
ferred ? How absurd that the senate
should nllow. as it recently has. a sena
tor to make the point of no quorum und
then to have himself recorded as not
being present.
Another clause of the constitution
which bears upon this point , nnd which
has been too often ignored , is that which
roads that "tho yeas and nays of tbo
members of either house on any ques
tion shall , at tbo desire of one-fifth of
those present , bo entered on tbo journal. "
How is the number that constitutes "one-
fifth of those present" to bo ascertained
except by the ocular counting of the
presiding officer. This is done day af lei-
day and is the regular practice of both
bouses of congress , out the opponents of
the constitutional quorum refuse to see
the inconsistency in those rules of these
bodies. If the presiding officer is capable
of counting to decide whether ouo-fifth
of these present are demanding the roll
call for tlio yeas and nays ho is equally
capable of counting to decide whether a
majority of either house is present to
constitute a quorum. Nay , in counting
a fifth of the demand of the yeas and
nays'he actually counts the quorum ; for
how can the rules allow the presiding
officer to declare that one-fifth , of these
present demand a roll cull if by refusing
to respond the one-fifth "present" be
come absent in counting a quorum.
It is idle to discuss just what the
supreme court decided when it passed
upon tbo rules of the house during the
Reed speakorship. Tbo exact point of
what constituted a quorum , whether
physical presence or tbo willingness to
respond to the roll call , was not brought ,
in issue. It is , mere question of con
stitutional interpretation of a provision
so plain that there can scarcely bo a
dissenting voice should the point really
come before that court for determina
tion. Tbo constitutional quorum is the
presence oi a majority of each houso.
The present rules and practice are an
open violation of the constitution ,
which assumes itself to establish the
quorum nnd not to leave it to the rules
of each houso. Congress has boon
violating the constitution in this respect
for a sufficiently long period.
AVUVJ' ' COLUHKD AOSKS.
The intrusion of an imported minister
into the city campaign with his ill-timed
and unwarranted attack upon the sup
porters of Mayor Bemis may lend a little
color to the contest , but it Is scarcely
likely to redound to the benefit of the
reverend gentleman's backers. To assert
that u man need not know who it was
that nominated Mayor Bemis , as it was
written on their noses , is to cast as
persions on the characters of some of
our best known citizens , who cannot but
resent tbo uncalled-for imputation.
It makes no difference who among tbo
delegates to the late republican city con
vention were from first to last in favor of
the nomination of Mayor Bemis and the
great majority of the forty-eight votes
cast for him on the first ballot were comprised -
prised > in the cream of tbo convention
the vote was made unanimous on tbo mo
tion of Hon. J. C. Wharton , and every
member of the assembly thereby took it
upon himself to bo ono of those who nom
inated Mayor Bomis. How do thobo men
like to bo told that tholr noses are
colored from a too Intimate association
with liquor ? How do they like to beheld
hold up in public as red-nosed repre
sentatives of saloons , bawdy houses and
gamblers ? Just run through the list of
delegates to the republican city conven
tion and make a few random selections
of the rcd-noscd element.
From tbo First ward there were
Charles Abnoy , Henry C. Cole , E. J.
Cornish , D. . W. II. Hnnchott , John
Uosicky , Are these muii kuown by the
color of their noses ? From tbo Second
ward there were Gus Andruen , Frank
Kuspar , Anton Kmoiit. Da those noses
borvo us headlights in the dark ? From
the Third ward u number of the delegates -
gates unfortunately had black noses
they were colored from birth , but
through no particular fault of theirs.
From tbo Fourth ward were T , W.
Blackburn , W. J. Cornell , Frank B.
Kennurcl , A. C. Troup. Are they to bo
found moro often in the saloon than in
the church ? From the Fifth ward were
E. Benedict , C. B. Coon , O. A. Edllng ;
from the Sixth , John O. Wburtun and
John T. Yates ; from the Seventh ,
George S. Ambler and II , E. Palmer ;
/ron / the Eighth , George 0. Bonnor and
A. G. Dahlstrom ; from the Ninth , G. S.
Bciiotva and M. E. Free. Are those men
all famous for tlio brilliancy of tholr
noses ?
But tbo delegates to the republican
city convention were mere representa
tives of tbo republican voters of the city
who eut them there. If we ask who
nominated George P. Bomls for mayor ,
wo will have to go back of the city con
vention to tbo polls of tbo primaries.
Thnnks to republican legislators wo novr
have the secrecy of the ballot protected
at all eloetions by the Australian ballot
system. Wo are not permitted to call
out the names , but the respectable ele
ments of the republican party know
whal corporate interests worked against
George P. Bemls , nnd they know who
nominated him. Do the men who voted
at the republican primaries to continue
the present fearless defender of the tax
payers in the office ot mayor class them
selves as upholders of the gaming table
and the saloon ? Do they recognize ono
another by the colorof their noses ? If so ,
it is time for the ministers to rule out of
church a largo majority of the respecta
ble pcoplo of this community.
THE IIUJ.T 0 tVNTY THIKVKf > .
THE O.MAHX BEK Is actively nt work en
couraging populist sentiment hi Holt county.
A long article was printed the other day
containing nil sorts of Indefinite charges
ncalnst nil sorts of pcoplo , and oven going so
far as to insinuate tint tno Scott defalca
tion would ho found to reach ns far ns the
capital of the state. " Last wcok 3,01X1 copies
of the paper containing this slush wcro sent
by express to O'Neill , to bo distributed over
the county ns campaign literature. Repub
licans up that way nro vigorous In tholr ex
pressions of opinion that when national com-
inlUcemun go into tha business of furnish
ing campaign matter for the enemy at so
much n falsehood nud so much an insinua
tion it h tlmo for a loiter containing a nice
little resignation , Lincoln Journal.
When Tan BEK published exclusively
a full and unbiased statement of the
Holt county nll'alr it was with thu expec
tation that apologists for the thieves who
looted the treasury of that county would
turn their mud batteries upon this
paper. No other paper has yet pub
lished all the facts concerning this cele
brated case. It remained for THE BKK
alone to fathom its" depths of infamy
and to turn tbo searchlight of truth
upon the principal actors in a crime
which bus had few parallels in tbo
political annals ot Nebraska. While the
Lincoln Journal has been willing to pub
lish anything bearing on the Holt
county embezzlements that would plead
extenuation for Barrett Scptt and his
pals , THE BEE has sought diligently for
the whole truth and published It to the
world. This was done against the pro
tests of the men comprising the Holt
county ring , which has robbed that
county of nearly 8100,000 in cold cash.
Whether or not a thorough ventila
tion of this high crime against the pee
plo of Holt county will injure any polit
ical party or inure to the benefit of
another docs not concern THE BEE. If
the populists of Holt county have dis
tributed 2,000 copies of THE BEE
throughout that county it is because this
paper was the first to print an accurate
and complete history of all the Interest
ing features of the case. The political
bearings of this paper have nothing to
do with the matter. The crime itself
will condemn any party or man who
seeks to defend it. If the republican
party of Holt county is wrecked or de
stroyed Barrett Scott , who is now in
jail , whore ho belongs , is responsible for
the disaster. If the populists are thereby
enabled to take advantage of the situa
tion it is their own affair.
MAVM.IIIU.\'S SKKV1OE I'D FRANCE.
The death of Marshal MacMahon re
moves a man to whom Franco owes much
of her present system of popular govern
ment. Not in the role of a statesman
did MacMahou perform his greatest
service to the French people , nor yet in
the role of a soldier , important as his
military services may have been. Great
as have been bis achievements upon tbo
field of battle and timely as was his aid
in guiding the fortunes of the newly
established republic , his name will go
down to history rather in connection
with his stubborn and unwise opposition
to the establishment of responsible
parliamentary government in France.
A resume of this most significant
period of Marshal MacMuhon's lifo
may not bo out of place just at this
moment. He wns > elected president by
the members of the constituent assem
bly , who bad monarchical leanings , to
bold ollico seven years from May , 1873.
So confident were they in bis loyalty to
tholr cause that they provided that the
now constitution should not bo amended
during his term except by his initiation.
As soon as tbo republicans secured con
trol of the assembly , in 1870 , they ordered
the Immediate enforcement of. the con
stitution , until then held in abeyance ,
The result was a republican Chamber of
Deputies and a monarchic Senate. Mnc-
Mabon , very muuh against his own incli
nation , felt himself obliged to dismiss
his legitimist premier and to form a re
publican ministry in political agree
ment with the majority of the Deputies.
This aroused at once a controversy be
tween the two houses as to which should
hold the control over the presidential
administration. MacMahon took ad
vantage of the situation In May , 1877 , to
again indulge bis monarchic tendencies
und restore his farmer premier. On a
vote of distrust by the Deputies ho
adjourned and then dissolved that
house und appealed to the people
ple , but the now elections found the
monarchists btlll in the minority. Tlio
president and his premier tried to gov
ern with the help of the Senate alone ,
but failed , and the minority wan again
forced to refclgn. MaoMubon called to
gether u mixed ministry , whioli , how
ever , the Deputies refused to reoagnlzo ,
and finally , in December , 1877 , ho was
compelled to yield anil again Install u
republican premier. When the Sejiuto ,
too , became republican , in J87t ! , Mao-
Mabon gav up all hope of producing a
reaction und huudod in liU resignation
us ptcsidontof the French republic.
This episode In the eventful career of
MaoMahon established for Franco the
constitutional prindplo that' the presi
dent can rule only with the aid of a min
istry In barmony with the majority in
tbo Chamber ot Deputies. It laid the
real groundwork of papular government
hi Franco. For lib involuntary purl in
bcouring this result MacMahon doervus
tbo uvoi'lustinsr gnxtitudo of tlio French
psople. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tun charter provision creating a park
uamralsdion for tills city places the
power of appointment of .such officials
with tbo district court. This was done
on the assumption that the court , being
practically u rtjiartlsan In its composi
tion , xvould in.turn . appoint park com
missioners wltlVbut regard to politics.
But by seine hocus pocus , doslgn or acci
dent , it transjJfes that the commission
is composed entirely of democrats. Can
11 bo wosslblo tl\ql in this great metrop
olis there is not ono republican III to
take part in th'o"\nnhagomont of our pub
lic parks ? l nsh the thought.
EX > GovEiwJort BOYD , in a recent in
terview , is quoYed thus : "Tho men who
have forced thojjisolvos Into the control
and management of the democratic
party in this city and county lack the
ability to properly manngo a campaign.
Their management of both state and
county campaigns heretofore has boon
Biich a notorious failure that the rank
and fllo of the democratic party have
lost confidence in them and have be
come disgusted. The democratic party
hero can hardly hope for success as long
as the control remains in the bands of
such men , " The forca of thcso remarks
leaves little room for comment.
UPON the heels of his statement that
ho did not need to ask who nominated
Mayor Bemis in the city convention , as
it wns written on their noses , llov. Pat
terson proceeded to give the foreigners
coming to America a scoring suoh as
they never before received. In place of
claiming that pauper and criminal
immigrants merely were undesirable , ho
noldlj assorted that "the vast majority
of foreigners are a source of danger. "
It was impossible for him to disgulso
his contempt for the poor nnd oppressed
of foreign lands.
ADMIT that all treaties between the
Union Pacific railway and its train men
are abrogated by the court's order plac
ing the road In the bund * of receivers.
It does not follow , however , thnt there
must be a sweeping reduction of wages.
Employes of the road are entitled to
consideration. The road must bo oper
ated as heretofore. Retrenchment must
necessarily reach n limit sotnowboro if
the property is to bo maintained and the
immense traffic of the system properly
handled.
THE necessities of the Union Pacific
railway have forced an increase .of hours
for all shopmen. The force has not
been increased , but will work a greater
number of hours , and thereby earn
higher wages. This windfall comes at
a most propitious , time. It will not only
be of substantial benefit to the men , butte
to the retail merchants of thia city.
As THE eastern money market cases
up Omaha municipal bonds grow in
active demand. Pmaba securities are
known as gilt-cdgo paper the world
over , bccauso liis city has always mot
all obligations with promptness.
THE Women club is about to grapple
with the grim spectre of domestic econ
omy. If it discovers how to reduce
household expenses by 50 per cent the
men will respond with a framed vote of
thanks. " "
AFTER tho.fair is over city officials
may bo relied upon to hunt up a now ex
cuse for demanding vacations.
A Pnrty IHvhlml Against Itself ,
CVifcaoo Inter Ocean.
This spectacle of a'party afraid of Itself
and divided on an issue vital to the business
welfare of the country ought-to bo n warn
ing ngninst double dealing in politics nnd
intrusting thcreinsof government to a party
known to DO paralyzed by an irreconcilable
conflict of views.
The 1'rliielplo of It.
Kansa ( M\i \ Star.
Senator Dubols declares that the nntl-
ropcnlora nro lighting on the principle thnt
"such radical legislation should flrst have
the approval of the people. " The house , made
up of the representatives of the people ,
passed the repeal bill by a vote of 1MO to 109 ,
aud since then thcro have been demands in
countless numbers from the pcoplo for action
on the repeal hill. What moro evidence of
the people's will do Dubols and his follows
wantt _
Crippled Telopraph Sorvlaa.
Dctrtot VrtePicta.
Tills last destructive storm has again
called attention to the unstable and unre
liable telegraph system now doing service in
this country. In this criticism reference is
hnd only to the work of construction. For
the sake of cheapness the wires are strung
across the country upon unsightly poles ,
with no protection from the ravages of
storm , ami the inevitable consequence is
that ovary heavy wind cripples thoonicioncy
of the service to a greater or loss extent.
Bolter nnd moro substantial dovlcos are
available , and should bo adopted. The
dnmugcs otherwise resulting to the business
interests ot the country , to sjy nothing of
tlm impairment of nows-gnthoriug fuilcltics ,
call for this improvement.
The Vun Alon duo Again.
Harper' * n'eeMu
The question whether the contribution of
money to a campaign fund should bo abso
lutely n bur to subsequent appointment to
oftica has received various answers. Wlillo
it may bo argued with u good show of reason
that a contributor to n campaign fund who
has rendered eminent public service , or
whoso abilities present uncommon promlso
of public usefulness , should not be excluded
from oQlcial employment by the mere faut
of his contribution , it is absolutely certain
that the appointment to ofllco of persons
whoso only or whoso principal claim to po
litical consideration consists in tholr having
given money for blcctionoerini } purposes
is utterly Indefensible and cannot fall
to bo dangerously demoralising In its
effects. In this respect H Is of the
highest importance , that administrations ,
like judges , should fiflt only avoid thu of
fense against gooi.political } morals itself , but
also the nppoaranco of an offouso. Even If
wo take over so favorable a vlow of Mr.
Cleveland's.motives , wo are compelled to
say that his notion .ui this Instance hua dealt
a blow to his moral i prestige , recovery from
which Is exceedingly questionable. This
would ho very oepUirablfj In the case of any
president. It Is o pc lally deplorable In his
case , since ho hnd earned the reputation
thnt in such mutters ho would Instinctively
find the right course and bo unbending to
thu most seductive n ipoals of friends. His
character as a public man of acute moral
perceptions and injlpxiblo firmness wns an
Important properfyof the American people ,
and the vaiuoof thw property has by this
ono conspicuous upjiu ( a lamentable manner
been put , in jeopard .
THE a/tArn , iMPornxt
Phllnrtnlphln Record : The flrst duty of
the scnnto is to untie Itself. Then It would
bo enabled to pass the silver repeal bill ftnd
ndjourn. U mlcht ns well never hold another
sitting ns to "rornnm nny longer In Us pros-
cut Incapable condition ,
Springfield ( Mnss. ) Republicans If the
Rennto majority Is not able or willing now to
Ignore the provisions of rule , framed on assumptions -
sumptions thnt now appear to h.ivo no
foundation In fuel , and to force through a
vote ngninst the cries nnd protests of the
minority , then It hnd batter ndjourn nnd
bring the country fnco to fnco with the fact
thnt Its legislative machine has broken
down in n vital part and thnt government of
the majority Is uo longer in force.
Washington Star : Lot congress heed the
voice of the pcoplo nnd net promptly. If it
cannot now kill the silver dragon which Is
pictured ns draining the llfo blood from the
treasury lot It nt lonst put the monster to
sleep nud out of mischief fern term of yonrs ,
In the Interval its fmnl fa to can be decided.
Hut publio confidence needs the bracing of
legislation of the lund sugirttstcd , nnd needs
it nt oneo. If another crash comes soon the
publio will Inevitably ascribe It to tha with
holding ot this action for which it pleaded ,
nnd woo to the statesmen and to the party
thnt must shoulder this responsibility ,
Washington News : The tlmo must come
when the majority of the senate will { assort
Its power , or the admission must bo made
thnt not ono measure to which n slnclo
senator Is opposed can become a Inw. The
tariff bill nud the elections bill nnd nil other
bills except routine measures , nro likely to
bo pulled down to defeat If the silver bill
cannot bo p.issud. The events of the past
few dnys have had their uses In affording n
valuable object lesson for llio country upon
the present attitude of the scnnto. The
country h llkoly to respond in n manner
which will make Its wishes moro distinctly
known than over before nud which the scn
nto cannot nfTord to disregard ,
St.-Louis Globe-Democrat : From the be
ginning it wns supposed that this was a gov
ernment of majorities. This was the theory
of tlio framor.t of the constitution. It wns
the belief of statesmen nnd populace down
to n very recent time. A fraction of the
pcoplo , or their loaders , now nrisu to tell us
thnt this notion is false and mischievous ,
and that It is the minority nnd not the ma
jority which should govern. How can wo
compromise this question oT the right of the
majority to bear sway without giving up the
whole theory of republican government ? If
this ho really n government of the people , by
the people nnd for the people , can wo con
strue the word pcoplo to mean something
different from what law and the common
consent of the country along to this tlmo
have provided and sanctioned ! Must the
wishes und interests of half u dozen persons
prevail over these of 100.
JiKllllASK.L Al > XlillKAfiKAXS.
The Kacket store of W. E. Ayres at Do-
Witt has been closed by creditors.
The store of Thomas L. Cornell of Violet
was burned to the ground , causing a loss of
§ 1,200.
The flrst annual meeting of the Indianoln
Trotting association opens this morning and
will continue three dnvs.
G. H. Mnllory of Plorco bohcnded n half
aero of beets in thrco hours and fifty minutes
and claims thcchntnplonship.
_ _ The Norfolk Boot Sugar company Is readv
To contract with fnrmrrs for the acreage for
next year nt S3 a ton for boots shojvins 12
percent saccharine matter.
While Sam Cole of Fairmont was attend-
inor church" , leaving his horse hitched out
side , somebody took the harness from the
nnimal and substituted for itnnold , wornout
affair.
Mrs. B. B\ Lamb of Genoa Jumped from
her buggy when the horse ran away and
struck her head on the ground. It was a
marvel that.sho was not killed for she weighs
200 pounds.
The secona annual field day of the Stroms-
burg Athletic club will bo held October 27.
Thcro will bo twenty different events and
over flftv contestants. Gold medals will bo
awarded for flrst prizes and badges for sec
ond.
AXI > S1IAHE.
Truth : Ho What If I steal n kiss ?
She I hope thnt you will novcr bo guilty of
keeping stolen goods. -
Washington Star : The ngltatlvo orator Is
seen to fret nnd frown : "Tho mills are open
ing up , " hu signs , "and I must soon shut down. "
Detroit Tribunes "They say Wllklns abuses
his wlfo hhninofully. "
"Tho deuce ho doi's ! why , ho doosn t : ip-
peiir to bo n brutal fellow al all. What does
ho do , bout herV"
"O , no. Ho waits until they got seated In
the thcntor uud then tells her thnt nor hat
Isn't on straight. "
Somervlllo Journal : She What do you think
Is the prettiest nnmo for a girl ?
Ho ( thoughtfully ) Well 1 don't' know lot
mo see what's yours ?
Philadelphia Record : Slaglstrnto Kane ( to
M. T. IJottlos , the bum , ) You'ro n disgrace to
the community. If I had my wny I'd bond you
below for llfo. M. T. Itottles Oh , Mr. Kaiiu , I
don't think you would If you were Abel ,
Detroit Free Press : Jones How d'yo do ,
doctor ? You're looking cheerful. There
must bo n great deal of sickness.
Roster No , hut the foot ball season has uo-
guu.
Puck : I'arke I'm nfrald to go homo. Jly
wlfo wlllsinoll my hruuth.
Houston You can easily flx that.
1'nrko lanxloubly ) How/
Houston do nnd have n tooth pulled and
toll heryou took cocaine und whlsliy.
Washington Star : "I suppose you llko your
new piny very much , " suld thu interviewer to
the actress.
"Yes. Indeod. " .
"No doubt tlio lines nro quito bright. "
" \Voll , to bo frank with you , I haven't read
them yot. Uut the costumus are simply gor-
coous. "
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry Illgglns
Mudam , I usotcr have as good a homo as any
body till mMortiltiu overtook mo.
Mrs. I'olt-i Indeed ? And what was the na
ture of the trouble ?
Hungry JUgglus Mo father-in-law lost his
Job.
AUTUMN Tiiouanrs ,
St. I.oula ; t'jwbl < e.
ih swcot to fca the blushing lonf ,
And hour the wind's rufruln ,
'TU hwcul tu unto the bounteous sheaf ,
And gtuut the gnrnorod grain ,
1 'Tls sweet to see , through waving trocs ,
The mellow , purpliim Hkliw.
Hut swouter 'tis than nil of tlioso
To think thuro nro no Illcs ,
o
jut , i'A.TiiKi'iu I'Miirr.
ifnmervU'c Juurnal.
It I could but forgotl
Ah niu ! how Bweot would bo
Thoslinplo joy of llfol
I low ulciiruiiil bright tlmHUy
How swuct the MIIIK of hlrdiil
How bbft tlionuluinn iilrl
How joydusovorythins !
All niu !
If I could but forgot !
Ibituhl tlmtimiinorjr
HlmiinU my wuUIng llfo !
It luiunts niu whllu usluap !
It ( Ills my llfo with dread !
H bunUhM all JoyI
H lllls my llfo with gloom I
Ah mo !
It I could hut forgot !
1 ruully think I could
If I hud my own way.
Hut nh ! my creditors
They Uoup my memory green !
ThoyUoop niulii nBtuw !
They will not lot mo rent !
Thuy clmku mo all the whl o
With btllh , and bltU , and bills ,
And bills ,
And hills ,
Aud bo 1 can't forgot.
Ah mo !
Ah " 10 !
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
MARSHAL MACMAHON DEAD
Peacefully Ilia Messenger Game to the Man
of Miuiy Battlefields.
FRANCE'S ' FAMOUS SOLDIER STATESMAN
After I'nllhful Scrvlun to Kmplrc. Men *
nrchy ttnd Itcptibllo Uo li UIoct.Ml rrcul-
ilont nnd IMei In ricml-Uetlreinent
nt a Itlpe Old Ago.
PAJU9 , Oct. 17. Mnrsli.il MacMnlion , who
has boon lying nt the point of death for some
tlmo past , tlloit tint morning nt 10 oclock.
The marshal's death boil was in the
Chateau la Forot on tlio Lolro. Ho was
nblo to partnlio of food Until yesterday.
During the night the sufferer's strength
gradually docllnod nnd ho grow weaker nnd
weaker until tlio end came peacefully nt the
hour mentioned , The family of the doccusod
soldier was present nt his doath.
To tlio nowsnapor ruador of today Marilial
Muo.Mntioii Is little moro tlinn a ntiiuo. .Slnco
liU rollrcinunt from tlm iiroilrtuncy , January
30 , 1H70 , occailotml bulletins roncernliii ; Ills
hoaltli and homo Miry lufrc < iuunt nnd un-
mitliorltatlvu .slutottit-nts rujt.mllnx lilt un-
t mlillslu-d memoirs liavo b.iruly sulllced to
tk ro | > htm In tlm public inliut.
Dfseonduil from tlm fumoiu Titili klnit , llrlan
Horn , wlu comiuuicd tlm lUnus nt Clonturf ,
hs ! IOIIK line of nncftlors were noted for their
military imlilovomoiiH. Tliu namas of tlio
Mni'Miilmns fnvpipnily occur In tliu Kroncli
mllltnry iinnuK .Mliarln In tlm illsasiors as
Avoll us tlio ijtorloH which attended the I < 'n > nch
nrms. Atvntci lee out ) of tlipm liulmvod with
Kroat eullnntry.Tlio bnttlu was lost , but It
win niicossiiry toliiuUii u dospoi-.kto olTort to
cover the luttuat of tliu .shntlurod army.
"Charjro , Uunn ihir ! : lntf , boys , " said Mac-
Mahoii to the Third Uulramlors. " .Marshal , "
said the liolotiul , "wo are so cut up It Is cur
tain ( loath for us to chargr ; you know It. "
"I'niuruco nu > . my frlond , " was MaiiMulinn'i
only reply ; ami then tlio two K'tltant .soldiers
led forward the roitltnont which inadn these
three torrlhlo i-hargi's that nro recorded
iimonR tlio great docds of the I'rotich army.
Only 10'J inunot 111 niimhor lumnlnud , and of
these all but clKht woio woumlint.
Horn at Hully. July la , 18UH. Marie Ed-
inondo 1'atrko Maiirlcodo MiicMalion.af for
ward due do MaKuntit , a m.irslial of Kranco ,
and for nearly six year * prciUloiit of tlio
Kroncli republic ; , had hlinsotf .sfon Rumo.stlr-
ilnBImos In the history of the country ho
served so loni ; and so well. Ho ruculvudlili
military education nt. SU Oyr , und at the a o
of 10 was hiib-lloutunant of the Kourfh Hus
sars. Ho soon saw uotlvo sorvli-o. Proceed-
In with the Tuontlutli regiment to Africa ho
In the Alcorlan war , and In ItCU ) had
won tin ) cross of the leulon of honor , which I u )
received from ( Jcncral Ulanrol on tlio llnld of
battto. Ho was .slightly .wounded at the at
tack on Constantinople In 1830 , and after a
succession of military advancements ho was
made , In 1840 , commander of the teflon of
honor , and promoted to the ( 'ovoinoi-alily of
thoprovlnci-sof Oran and Constantino.
\Vhon the Crtiiiean war came on AlncMnhon ,
who , with mllttary loyalty , had served with
equal v.cal the various KOVOI nmeiiLs of b'ranco ,
now promptly obeyed tlio omporor'K summons
to duty in Uuvda. Ho was commander of a
division of Hosiniot's corps , and In tliu grand
attack upon Scbastopol on b'optombur H , 1B3D ,
led tbo assault upon the MalakolT. It
was ono of the most desperate strus-
Bios of the whole war , Tlio MalakolT
was tlm key to the whole Russian position , and
was defended with all the power tl.at could bo
brought to bear upon It. MacMahon cut liln
way Into the fort , however , and stubbornly
hold his ground aKnlnst overwhelming odds.
Marshal 1'olllsslor , tntnklng ho and Ills men
would bo annihilated , ordered htm to retire
from what ho doomed an untenable position.
Hut with superb courage MacM Abon disobeyed ,
sending 'trick bis Immortal reply , "I am here ,
and hero 1 shnlkstay ! " Ho Uld stay , and tlio
Kusslnns presently retreated before him , and
Sebastopol was taken. That deed gave him
the grand cross of the Legion of Honor.
Service In Algeria followed , and ho was made
commandur-ln-chluf of all the Kroncli forces
In that land. Hut Nnpolonn .soon recalled him
for moro Important work In tlio war with Aus
tria , In northern Italy , lllsgroatachlovemont
there was on the Tlclno , near the bridge ot
Mognnta , After n week of victorious progrebs
the French were unexpectedly attacked l > y a
superior force of Aiutrlans. They hold their
grounu < or.several nours , ana tnun ucgan to
yield. But at the critical moment MucMahon ,
who had been detailed for other duty , throw
tils plans and Instructions to the wind nnd
rushed Into the battle with his troops with Im
petuous force. In a few moments took 7,000
Auslriaus prisoners , and put tbo whole army
to rout. In recognition ot this splendid
achievement the emnurou , on the very Held of
buttle , made hluidukoof Magenta and mar
shal of Franco.
At thiicoionation of William Ilf. of 1'russl.v
In 1801 , Marshal MacMnlion was the repre
sentative of tbo Kroncli ompuior. In 1UG4 ho
wont buck to Algeria as novornor general.
Slxyear.s later ho was a third tlmo tecullcd by
Napoleon to load an army In a great war , this
tlmo in n war of defeat and dl&astor. Ho was
made commander of the army of the south ,
and with characteristic energy pressed for
ward to the German frontier. Hut the miser
able military administration of the empire
hopelessly handicapped him and after a crush
ing defeat at Woorth Napoleon ordered htm to
go to tlio relief of lluzaluo at Motz , which errand -
rand ho promptly undertook. Ho thus en
tered upon a campaign which ended at Sedan.
At the beginning of that battle ho was seri
ously wounded by a .shell , and for some tlmo
wasunabloto take part in the war. Hut ho
recovered In MOIISOII to conduct the operations
at 1'urla against tlio commune , and rendered
In valuable sorvleon In establishing the repub
lic under the presidency of Tillers.
Tho'soldier thenceforward served the re
public faithfully , as ho had served ompcror
and king before It. In May , 1U73 , after
d period of ntiltatloii , the monarchical
party In the Krench parliament forced
President T.ilors to rcMgri , and Imme
diately elected MacMahon to succeed htm.
MncMahoii'ti administration was an honest ,
but stormy ono. Ho made no secret of his
sympathy with the monnichlcal paity and of
h ! ill-location of rnrtlcAll tii In turn ho WM
mndo the object o ( | > oriMti > tit and relMitltss
attncVs by the republican groups undnrtho
maxnetlc fvadnrslilp of ( lambottn. There \TM
n sBrlous struggle In May , 1877 , wbnn llio
president , aKixliist the will of the chamber ,
dismissed the cabinet of M , .inlci Simon and
appointed a now ono under the due do litogllo.
In the conlllct MitcMalion trlurnptioil , but only
for n tlmo , nnd early In 1879 ho Tras In turn
driven to rtitlgn the presidency aurt was sue *
cc-odod by Jules Orovy.
Slnco thru llm vclorrvn soldlor Imd lived In
rotlrcmpnt with his family. Ho II n Is hod hit
memoirs In May , 1888 , but forbad tholr pub
lication until after bis death and little I *
kuown oven yet of their contotits.
SUNATOK UMISON SfUlUKKX.
Indteotlon Caimn nn Attnott ot It Mr I
DlnrniM No lnni ; r.
WAsntxciTOX , Oct. 17. Sonntor Gibson of
Maryland wns taken siuldonly 111 In tha
cloak room ot the sounto nbout 13 today.
ilo wns nt the tlmo of the ottnckon *
jngcd In convorsntlou sovcrnl tountors ,
Senator Gormnn nnd Asslitnnt
Sortonut-at'
Arms l.a.vton nsslstod him out of tin
clonk room Into the room ol
Lho commltteo of npproprlnttoni
inj messengers were sent for physicians ,
Dr. Itayno wns the lirst to nrrlvo , nnJ Dr.
Walsh , Mr. Ulbioii's regular physician , wa
nlso nunouncod to bo on his way to the rnpl-
tel nt I o'clock. Or. llnyno snld the primary
- nuno of the nttnck wns Indigestion , but tbnt
It nfTostcd the muscles of the heart In n \ > ny
to product ! the symptoms obsorvablo. Ho
said , how over , that tluiro wns no organic
trouble of the heart , nnd there wns ub dnn-
gcr of fatal termination. All persons wvro
excluded from thu room except the uh > si.
clan , Mr. I .ay ton and Mr. Gibson's prlvato
sccrotnry. Preparations were miulo for tak
ing the patient to his homo nt the Shorohnm
hotel. This Is the second nttnck of the
same nature which Mr. ( ilbsou tins hail
within the past few days.
Senator Ulbson Is much hotter tonight nnd
the Indentions nro ho will bo nblo to ro.sumu
his duties In the scnnto within n few days.
ilis doslro to bo present In the sonnto in
case nrtto should bo taken on the rupcal
led him to romaliKContluually nt his post
of duty much to the detriment of his honlth.
Cnmmniiilcr AUamn In n Critical Condition.
CHICAGO , Oct. 17. Captain , T. II , Adnms ,
commnudor of the Grand Army , spent ti
restless night nt the Hotel Imperial. This
morning his condition scorned slightly im
proved. During tlio day physicians will re
open the old wound to nllow the discharge
of the pus which IM causing his present suf
fering. Onptnln Adams nnd his family hnvo
boon in Chicago since Saturday , Vov many
yonrs ho has suffered from two bullet wounds
received In the civil war. Sunday his suffer
ings bocnmo moro ncuto nnd hu decided on
talcing the ndvlco of Dr. Tollman to hnvo an
operation performed.
Two physicians began nn operation on
Cnptnlu Auams this afternoon. During the
morning the p.itlcnt wns in good spirits nnd
walked around tlio hotel. The operation 110-
cossitnlcs an incision in the hip. The
physicians say the dnngor is not grcnt. An
hour wna required for the work.
Coinnpsnr ( iaunod Vrrjr Low.
PAIHS , Oct. 17. M. Gounod is still In n
crlttcnl condition.
Indianapolis Journal : Quite n largo num.
bor of pcoplo In this city paid irTbr.oy to hoar
Colonel Robert ( J. Ingorsoll Iccturo n few
nights ngo , ns great numbers of puoplo i u
other cities hnvo done before nnd will probably
'
ably do ngnin. Colonel Incrorsoll under
stands the public as well ns the Into Mr.
Barnum did nnd works It quite ns success
fully nnd profitably. It would not bo
strictly true to say tbnt ho gees about the
country obtaining money under fnlso pre
tenses. becausn he simply announces that ho
will Icotum and people go to hoar him. But
ho gives tno people nothing of nny value for
their monoy. He is not n profound student
nor n deep or original thinker. All that ho
bns to sny ng.iinst the Christian rcllurion has
been far moro forcibly said by others t nan
by him nnd has been answered n thousand
times. His dogmatic assertions , his unco-
uoics , uis epigrams nnu nis vcrosi pyroiecn-
nlcs nro as stxlo : ns the jokes of a clown in
tbo ring. His arguments begin nowhoronnd
end nowhere , his smooth , vclvoty sentences
mean nothing , his line words nro as sound-
lug brass or n tinkling cymbal.
Thcro nrouniirchlstsnnd anarchists. Some
raon would destroy nil government nnd sub
stitute chaos , while others would destroy nil
religion and substitute the blackness of
darkness. Colonel Ingorsoll Is a religious
nnnrchist , n moral acstructlonist. Ha would
destroy God nnd rollglon without putting
anything in tholr pluco. Ho nsks tlio pcoplo
to throw away their yearning fnith in some
thing higher than thcmsolvcs and something
hotter ttinn this life , nnd what does ho ofler
them Instead ? Nothing but negations und
sneers , empty shells and busks.
Union I'nellli : Troubles.
/fumo * Cttii Journal.
The ordering of the great Union Pacific
railroad into the hands of receivers Is ono
of the most conspicuous results of the year's
business depression yet rocordod. The rail
roads of the country have nil suffered se
verely , along with other Industries nnd
enterprises , and it was only by rigid re
trenchment nnd economy that n number of
them which have safely pulled through wcro
enabled to weather the storm. The soloc-
tiou of President Clark and Comptroller
Mink ns members of the board of receivers
will insure tbo cmb.irr.issod property tlio
best management , probably , that Is nt pres
ent avuilublo.
BROWNING ,
' * x co.
Largest Manufauturora an I
of Ulothlnglu tlio WorU.
If it snows
You'll wish you had taken our advice and
bought that over
coat when wo want
ed you to. You get a
better selection now
than you will later
and the prices will
never be lower. The
superlative elegance
of our top ooats is
common talk for
they are made of the
richest fabrics , with the finest trimmings and most
exquisite workmanship. There are meltons and
kerseys , always popular , single and double breast
ed , ranging in price from $10 on up to $35. But
when you get above $20 you get something flne
something that but few tailors can duplicate and
none excel either for lit , fashion or fabric , The
same is true of our suits , of which -we have proba
bly the largest assortment ever brought to this
western country.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
