THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MONDAY , JNOVKM11ER 27 , 1803.
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CoNCJltr-SSMEN may oujoy tholr vaca
tions just one week longer.
DID yon cotnuaru Tin : SUNDAY BKK
with would-bo rivals ? If not. do so tuid bo
convinced or Its unapproachable superi
ority' . .
THC Washington hotel keepor's coun
tenance Is lighting up with the return of
the hungry liordo thut follows at the"
heels Of congress.
IP Tins republican state central com
mittee decides to maintain permanent
headquarters at Lincoln the problem of
liovv to provide a visible means of blip-
port for Tom Cooke will have been
solved.
NOW that the insurgent war against
the republic of Brazil has reached the
stage whore Now York newspapers
print maps and diagrams transmitted by
cable the public mav expect startling
developments.
TIIK railroad nuinugors appear to have
learned at least one lesson from their
Dxpericntio with the World's fair tratllc.
They will not wait until the last month
of tlio Midwinter fair before reducing
passenger rates to the coast.
UP TO the present writing nota Sjinjrlo
newspaper in Nebraska has said a word
in defense of the illegal bond invest
ment companies , and yet the authori
ties persistently rofnsoto take any stops !
to drive the fraudulent concerns out of
the stato.
TIIK report that' the Ottumwa people
will prosecute the men who participated
in the disgraceful lynching affair in
that city last week has a decidudlj
familiar flavor. The leaders ought to
bo prosecuted and punished , but there
is little probability that tliay will be.
SPECULATION' may still proceed upon
what matters will first occupy the atten
tion of congress when it convenes. Wil !
It bo the tariff , the condition of the
treasury , or our relations with Hawaii ?
With so many important subjects await
ing its consideration congress will have
no excuse for wasting valuable time before
fore settling down to actual business.
CONOUFSSMAN McKKioiiAN's troubles'
Boom to bo falling thick and fast. With
out going into the question of political
motives that may possibly have boon be
hind his prosecution for attempting to
defraud a hotel keeper out of his board
bill , no such excuse can bo offered for
failing to pay personal notes given to
the defunct Capital National bank. A
Bed house congressman ought to ba able
to defray his living expenses out of a
salary of S. ) ,000 , per year.
AN INTIMATION in the cable nowa
from San SiilvndoY may throw a little
light upon the disappearance of some of
our gold coin. The government of San
Salvador IH insisting that a specified per-
uontago of the import duties paid by its
merchants bo turned into the treasury in
United States gold coin , the object be'ing
to 8001110 the basis of a sound and stable
currency in that country. .Tust how
much American gold has been taken
away from us in that manner has not
lioon disclosed , but if other South and
Central American oinntrlos are pursu
ing fliinllnr policies this fact may account
for one of the factors that has been
potent in draining our gold reserves ,
IT IS qulto a novelty to BOO the
extreme temperance advocates joining
; hands with the mombara of the Whisky
trust In attempting to further the pro
posed increase of the internal revenue
tax upon splritB. The tompcrunco people
ple have been led
to believe that a
higher tux will operate to rocluco the
total consumption of liquor by raining
its prico. The Whisky trust is inter
ested only in the profits that \yill accrue
to it out of the Htcck that it now has on
hand. The BUCCOJS of the cffor'.s to
increase the tax means thousands of
dollars to the Whisky trust , while the
question of IU assistance to the temper-
atico movement is ono thut IB at all
events open to burioim doubts ,
TUB people of Nebraska are beyond
question interested ill" the at'ompt tj
place sugar on the frco list. Nebraska
is a sugar-producing bUUo in a small
way. The work already accomplished
at Grand la land and Norfolk has proven
beyond a doubt thai the soil of this Htn'e
is adapted to beet cult arc , Nebraska
can sustain scores of boot sugar factories
and tnls Btuto alone could supply the
entire northern Mississippi valley If the
industry Is properly fostered. It maybe
bo too much f jr Nebraska to iiuiot that
the bounty shall bo retained for her
uapcelal benefit , bat Nebraska can at
least adopt measures to cncaurugo hoi-
own industry. The question of state
bounty has never yet been given the con-
bWorutlcm its merits deserve- .
OL.IDSTOA'B.
The report thnt. Mr. Gladstone is
rapidly growing more fcoblo physically
and is showing alarming proofs of de
bility will not appear at all incredible
ivhon it is remembered that h'o Is nearly
* years \ old. The distinguished states-
nun who has been half a doxon times
irlmo minister of England and whoso
nlluenco upon British politics has been
greater , perhaps , than that of any other
nan of his 111110 , waa born December 29 ,
809 , BO that n few days more than n
nonth hence ho will , If ho live , bo 84
vcars old. It Is a gre.it ago , though
other linglish statesmen who hnvo
occupied the position of prime
ninistor lived to more advanced years ,
l-'jirl Uusscll died at 8ft and fcord Lynd ;
nirst was 85 at the time of hl3 death.
Lord Palmerston did not attain so great
an ago , dying alSl. Hut while It must
bo realized Unit the life of Mr. Gladstone
cannot be greatly prolonged , the intelli
gence that his growing feebleness and
debility arc becoming BO marked will
cause nn almost universal feeling of regret -
grot and Badness , for among the eminent
men of the tlmo ho enjoys in larger
measure than any other the esteem and
reverence of the civilized world. This
is duo not more to the achieve
ments of his political career than
than to his lofty character , his
great Intellectual attainments , and
his broad , sympathetic humanity. Ills
whole life lurnishcs a splendid example
of moral rectitude , his almost boundless
mental resources have given Invaluable
contributions to nearly every depart
ment of literature , and his interest in
the people has won for him world-wide
aiTectiou and admiration. No English
statesman , with the possible exception
of John Bright , was held in higher es
teem than William E. Gladstone by what
are called the "upper middle , " the "mid-
dlo'"and the "lower classes"of the British
electorate.
The death of Mr. Gladstone at this
time or his retirement by reason ot dis
ability would bo a great mis
fortune to the cause ho repre
sents , for there is no liberal states
man competent to take up the task ho
would relinquish. It is said that the
liberal leadership would probably fall
to either Sir William Vernon Harcourttf
or Lord Rosebory , both bright and
brainy men of considerable popular
ity , but hardly Cupped to takeup and
successfully carry forward the im
mensely important work which the
"grand old man" has in hand. Of the
two perhaps Rosobery is the best
equipped to succeed Mr. Gladstone , be
cause he has enjoyed the close confidence
of the prime minister , knows more fully ,
perhaps , than any other his plans and
desires , with which ho is in most hearty
sympathy , and would undoubt
edly bo the preference of Mr. Gladstone
wore It his privilege to name his suc
cessor. But these considerations might
possibly bo to his disadvantage with the
queen , who is not an admirer of Mr.
Gladstone and would hardly feel di&-
posed to elevate bis closest political
friend to the highest position in nor
gift.
13nt Gladstone still lives , and the
friends of the cause for which hoMias
done such bravo and noble battle will
devoutly pray that his life may bo spared
until the contest is ended and the victory
won.
! SUUTH ix rut : SADDLE.
It is somewhat surprising to find a
democrat like Representative Holinun
of Indiana attributing the domocrtic de
feats this year in part to tlfo fact that
the bouth is no strongly iriVovidenco in
the legislative department f the gov
ernment. In a recent interview Mr.
Holman buid that the injustice done the
north and west in the makpj , up of the
liouso committees is ono of the many
reasons which brought about the popu
lar revulsion at the polls , 'flo referred
to the fact that every democratic mem
ber of the ways and means committee ,
excepting two , cornea from iho south ,
and this committee has the most im
portant work of any in congress. Tlio
appropriations and almost every other
important committee in the house is
headed by southern men.
The obvious faot is that the south is
practically in control of the present
house of representatives and to all In
tents and purposes is also in control of
tlio senate. Mr. Ilolmnn may attach
moro importance to the influence of this
fact upon the voters than it merits , but
it was not entirely without weight. The
people of the north are not altogether
indifferent to the circumstance that the
men who uro charged with shaping the
most important , legislation relating to
the financial and Industrial inter
ests of the country uro committed
to policies which have little
concern for the intorc.sts of those
who are not of the south. Of course this
is not true of all tlio southern poonlo.
Portions of that section are as earnest
in demanding thut the policy of protec
tion shall not bo abnndcnet ) as are the
people of Massachusetts , Pennsylvania
and Ohio , but those constitute a small
minority. They are making thmnsclvoj
hoard with notable vigor , but with how
much effect will only bo known when the
tariff bill Is reported.
That the tioutb is in the saddle there
can bo iu doubt , out It is possible- that
its control of the ( loinocrutio party will
not bo absolute. The roprosentativaj
from that section who wanted freeitilver ,
and nearly all of them did want it ,
wore not permitted to have tholr way.
Tlio free traders of that bco.ijn ,
and very many of them are for f-eo
trade , may find their efforts in this di
rection defeated , and indeed it is reason
ably certain that this will bo tholr ex
perience , Mr. Iloliimn was right when
lie said that the make up of the house
committee * is an injustice to the north
and west , but It la not the first time this
wrong has bcou done and will not bo the
last. It will bo repeated as of ten 0.1 the
democratic party has control of the
liuueu of representatives. \
SKCKKTAHY OAKUSLK'S f
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report will prtbably relieve tlio uncor
talnty that bangs oven the mlsjbn of
Assistant Treasurer Jordau'n vUlt to
London. If lie eaya nothing alnut a proposed -
posed foreign loan people will bo In-
ellncd to boltovo Mr. Jordan , who de
clares that his trip is prumptotl by hli
private busluuss ouly. If , however , the
secretary recommends the floating of a
bond Issue It will bo difficult to persuade
the people that Mr. Jordan was not sent
over to bo on the ground and to report
upon the financial situation. The assist
ant treasurer will bo expected to ac
quaint himself with the conditions of the
London money market for his own bolter
information , if for nothing else.
A F.ifcfcBA1 Ji
At the session of the general assembly
of the Knights of Labor on Saturday
General Master Workman Powdorly
tendered his resignation. He had been
re-elected only a few days before nf tor a
bitter factional light , In which ho was
charged , with his associate officers , with
having applied loose business methods
to the tlnancos of the order. One of the
factions was headed by John W. Hayes ,
the general secretary-treasurer , against
whom the accusation of having misap
plied the funds of the order was vigor
ously urged by the friends of Powderly.
The' contest which this arraignment
brought about was acrimonious in
tlio extreme and the Powdorly
faction having elected its man waged
war upon the loader ol the opposing fac
tion relentlessly. It put forward acan- _
didato for general secretary , but Hayes
was re-elected and this victory of his
supporters naturally made thorn more
determined. The next struggle was
over the election of a general executive
board , the nominating of candidates
being vested by the constitution and
Jaws of the order in the general master
workman. Mr. Powderly , after some
delay and much urging by tlio assembly ,
submitted a list of candidates for the
board. It was not satisfactory to his
opponents and they selected o board
that suited them. Tina Powderly re
fused to accept , declaring the action
illegal , in which it would appear ho waa
entirely right , and failing to have his
own list considered ho tendered his
resignation and withdrew from the as
sembly.
The course pursued by the opponents
of Powdorly and the spirit it denoted
make it highly probable that his resig
nation will be accepted and a successor
chosen at once. The triumph of Hayes
will not bo complete until this is ac
complished , and it would bo manifestly
impossible for these Jtwo men to work to
gether hereafter in harmony. It would
doubtless have baon bettor for -the
Knights of Labor if both of them had
been thrown overboard , but to retain
both , with tholr bitter personal an
tagonisms , as otllcers of the order , would
certainly bo disastrous. . It may safely
bo assumed , therefore , that Terrence V.
Powderly has at last reached the end of
his career as a labor loader , It has
been in sight for some time , or ever since
the order of which ho has boon so long
the head began to rapidly decline owing
to his unwise and destructive man
agement. It was reported a few months
ago that Powderly Intended to retire
from the ofilco of general master work
man and take up the practice of 'the
law. Tt would have been hotter for his
reputation if ho had done so , instead of
waiting to be forced out , but the posi
tion pays moro money than Powderly
could probably make at the law , and ho
is not the sort of man to voluntarily
throw away a good thing. The retire
ment of Powdorly can do the Knights of
Labor little barm. It ought , in'deod ,
tend to benefit the order if a successor
Is chosen who has the judgment and the
honesty to give intelligent and proper
direction to its future course. As a con
sequence of false policies , impracticable
theories , discord and dissension , for
which the general master workman was
very largely responsible , the order is
today but a fraction of what it was , in
numerical strength , when at the height
of its power , and it is problematical
whether it can ever regain its lost
strength and influence. It certainly
could never do so with Powderly at its
head.
After more than a year's dcliboratlon
the Interstate Commerce commission
has finally promulgated its decision in
the case brought against the Southern
and Union Pacific railways by tlio dele
gates to the people's party convention at
Oihaha , who charged that the railroad
managers had discriminated against
them in rofusimr to allow the people's
party the same excursion rates that
were granted for the conventions of the
other political parties. The conclusion
at which the commissioners Jiavb ar
rived is that the interstate commerce
act does not enjoin it upon any
railroad to make excursion rates
for any purpose , That law merely poV-
luits excursion rates , to bo made and
leaves It In the dlscreclion of the rail
road officials to determine when the cir
cumstances am such in to warrant them
in exorcising the power thus left them.
The railroads , then , had a porfoot legal
right to reduce their passenger rates
for these who attended the conventions
of the republican and democratic par
ties at Minneapolis and Chicago re-
apootlvoly and to exact full faro from
tho.se who wore traveling to the pee
ple's party convention at Omaha.
Hut while sustaining the cause
of the railroads in this particular
case -and deciding it in their favor ,
the commission , through Mr , Me-
Dill , gooa on to say that ' 'as a matter of
equity there bcoina to bo considerable
justice in tlio proposition which results
from the claim of the complainant , that
if a carrier establishes an excursion rate
on ace unit of a particular occasion It
ought also to allow reduced rates when ,
soon afterwards , a similar event takes
place unlosa it appears that the first ex
cursion rate was unprofitable. " That is
to bay as a matter of justice and equity
there should bojio dUorimlnatinn in ex
cursion rates , always providing that olr-
uinstancos uro subjtuntially similar.
The case of the people's pa-ty conven
tion at Omaha is not the only oxa-nplo
of the evil effects of excursion ra'o dis
crimination. Not to go outside of Ne
braska , wo had an instance of it in con-
ncu'hm with the reosnt republican state
convention at Linioln , It hud baon tlio
usual practlco of the rail road i to ell re
duced faro tickets t > Btiuh conventions ,
but this time , In or-do ? to dUoouragu the
attendance of dele a'.oj wio ! worn op
posed tj railroad dictation , they dooidud
to depart from the customary rule. It
lies within tholr power , us the laws
now stand , to favor ono political party
nt the expense of another. The opinion of
Commissioner 'StivDIll ' suggests that
it might bo prcjjtfr'tonsk ' congress so
to amend the Initiate commerce law
as to forbid discriminations of this
kind. Th.it woliltV apply ot course to
interstate ratq ! oy ! for Us abolition
within the staUjj the state legislature
Is the only authority having jurisdic
tion. Having proscribed discrimination
in regular ratcsJdiscrimination against
persons and discrimination against
places , the law Shdllld atop this remain
ing loop-hole foijl discrimination by pro
hibiting arbitrary action In the grant
ing of excursion'
ATi UFliOCAL TltADK.
Hradstrcot's weekly review of trade
throughout the country announces that
there has been a noticeable stimulus of
sales of seasonable staples of cotton wear
In Omaha and that the demand by coun
try merchants for winter clothing , tlan-
nols , shoes , -lials and hardware has been
greatly increased. It also chronicles a
marked improvement in collections by
Omaha merchants and sees in these sur
face Indications most encouraging signs
of an approaching revival of business.
Of course in this case wo do not need to
go away from homo to learn the news.
Tlio past week has given unmistakable
evidence of improved trade In all the
various branches of Omaha business.
The chief impetus to business is nec
essarily to bo found in the favorable
turn of the weather. A cold snap brings
homo to the consumer , in a way that
nothing else can equal , the Immediate
need ofu goods for winter wear. The
proposed purchases , previously deferred
from tlmo to time , can no longer bo de
layed and business receives a quicken
ing all along the line. It is a trite ob
servation that improvement in a. few
branches of Industry means improve
ment in all. No advance can bo made
by the merchants selling winter clothIng -
Ing and other winter wear without
affecting the other trades to the general
advantage of all.
In addition to increased sales and
moro prompt collections , another sign
of reviving business is soon in the in
creased advertising resorted to by local
retailers. As an advertising medium
TUG Bun always stands unrivaled
alone. The merchant advertises in Tim
BEE because ho knows that it will pay
him to do so. The intelligent business
man perceives the growing demand for
goods such as ho is selling , and makes
use of newspaper advertising to acquaint
the public of the advantages offered in
his store. The advertising columns of
THE BnE are ait unfailing register of
the condition of trade , and their crowded
appearance during'tho past week would
alone be ample evidence of an improv
ing trade. Viowihg'tho situation from
all sides , the prospqcts for the immedi
ate future must bo taken to be extremely
encouraging. Theijrescnt reviva ) is all
the moro welcome as bringing to a close
the period of depression which has so
hampered business during the summer
and autumn just/past.
AFTER all the exertions put forth by
the ocean steamship companies to co
operate with the government oillcials in
carrying out the/provisions / of our im
migration laws it seems rather unjust
for the superintendent of immigration to
decide , as he has just done , that the rep
resentatives of the btcamship companies
are not entitled to bo heard in cases aris
ing under the provision of the law that
ineligible immigrants must bo returned
to Europe at the expense of the company
that brings them. A hearing is always
allowed the person whoso right to land
is questioned. The decision affects the
steamship company , which , according to
the law. must suffer for the negligence
of its employes in receiving ineligible
immigrants as passengers. It seems to
bo only fair that the company , which has
as much at stake us any ono , should have
an opportunity "to prove the facts in its
possession. It is moro sophistry to bay
that the judgment affects the immigrt.nt
personally touching his right to land.
If the law sustains this ruling it cer
tainly ought to bo changed in the inter
est of justice.
SEVKN hundred and thirty pheasants
reads rather largo as the record of the
regent hunting trip of the emperor of
Germany. Wo understand that Presi
dent Cleveland thinks himself some
thing of an expert when it comes to
shooting ducks. Can't some enterpris
ing manager arrange an international
shooting match between Emperor Wil
liam , the pheasant pulvorb.or , and Pres
ident Grover , the duck domorali/.cr ? If
Germany conies out ahead of the United
States in the gun contest perhaps Pres
ident Cleveland can fall back upon his
rod and tackle.
LISTEN to the breathless expectation
that awaits the birth of the promised
tariff bill. .
( ilvu Tlintii TM 01 r Diiacrttl ,
If Uio county attorney in Lancaster county
does Ills duty lie will yet bring Farm Hess
Hubbard iiml W. D. Sowoll , tlio asylum
jilundcrura , to fuel the weight of the Inw.
M'hure arc stilt several indictments pending
against thuso raon'tiilfl some of them ought
to ho tried with now Jury. Mnylio the new
democratic sheriff" c.m head oft the Jury
flxers. The publlo'ihonos ' that ho can tmci
will got an.honest Jur.K and awaits his In
troduction into onico anil tlio second trial of
tha defendants with micro Interest than it
did the first trial. >
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A ji > iirirHiiiCiKxliUilllnii. | | ! [
Lincoln , Ketvt ,
Considerable oxcltctnoni was occasioned nt
the state house wncii It wns learned Itmt
the Stnto Hoard ofiTtansporUUion had or-
aeivd a reduction in-'frolglit ' rates , Colonel
J. vV. Johnson , who has dovotcd the past six
months U ) an ahstrmo i'ioiiliUon ; ! ; aa to the
mtmbor of tins betYHuo hum and Kearney ,
allowing thirty otT"ifo bridges , absolutely
rofusud to buliuvuii U , while Colonel
Koontx had nn ntlnckof heart dlsc.iso.owlnff
to the Intense .suddenness with whloh 1 . was
sbrutiR. A number of thu clerks and em
ployes dropped In to see the novel sight , which
Secretary Allen too * great delight m show-
In ? to visitors. It H hoped that tlio doors
of the atato house will ba kept open Sunday
In order to nllo\v \ the working classes a chance
to witness thin rare phenomenon.
Intoriintlo ml Itoiiiiiiictlrnllnii.
nMie-Dtmotral ,
H Is said the administration feels hopeful
of securing some action fixvornblo to stiver
by the principal Kuropcan nations in the
near future * . The hone Is reasonable. Hug-
land lias boon the chief obstacle In the w.\y
of nn International remonotUallon of silver
heretofore , but Hrltlsh blmctnlllsts now
think that she will bo forced by India to
Join in a scheme In tlio next few yours to
bring about n general rehabilitation of the
white motal.
The Snniit Old ICnuintoK.
. cntcaao tft > ,
lion. Walter Q. Grcslnm U not In
need of pity , sympathy , nld or comtort In
his present difllculty. Ho is an old hatulln
tights for the right of things. It Is not
many years since wo saw him stlmullng orcct
nnd doing battle rvs a circuit ludgo for justice
against n fur moro powerful fee than this
Hawaiian cabal can bo.
Thosaino men under the leadership of the
same nnwspaiier that nssa'iltcd Judge
Croatian ) for his decision In the \Vabash
receivership case nro assaulting Secretary
for his attitude In the Hawaiian
affair. But they want the old inspiration.
Their nttacks are less cunning. They show
what tlio foot hall players call laclc of team
work. They nro not as well coached. Jay
Gould Is dead.
A Unit AcnlnU L'rco Trade.
C.Mcnna Trtlmnr.
As the day approaches when the tariff
question Is to bo considered by congress the
protests from the south against the antlci-
p-itud reductions of duties begin to pour in.
Tholr number shows how faith In the ofllcauy
of protection has grown In the south , not
among the politicians , so many of whom are
ante-war bourbons , unable to learn anything ,
but among the producers. The representa
tives of the great coal mining and Iron ore
Interests which have grown up iu the south
during the last decade object to frco trade
inlhoio products , The market gardeners
around Norfolk are as much attached to the
duty of 23 cents a bushel on imported pota
toes as are the Now York farmers along the
Canadian line , and object to its repeal. The
men who have Invested their money In the
extensive forests of the south , the lumber
from which Is being brought Into the market
in Increasing quantities , do not want free
lumber. The Floridlans do not want oranges
and lemons mailo duty free. I'licro comes a
protest from Missouri against the frco ad
mission of foreign wop1. The Loulsiauans
are getting stirred up on the sugar question ,
and are afraid their Industry will be ruined.
The south , with growing prosperity , Is ceas
ing to bo a < uilt ou the frco trade question ,
except In democratic conventions.
VF.opr.ii : .ixit niixas.
The fall In temperature Is partly respon
sible for the clcuant crop of whiskers on cur
rent humor.
Dond promoters sought a vindication hi
the federal courts. They got it beneath
the plccadilly.
A Colorado woman , stimulated by equal
suffrage , has applied for divorce from two
husbands at once.
Admiral Mello might further 5-oung
Pedro's cause by an application of Clove-
land's crown restorative.
In modern foot ball the main question Is
not which club won , but how many were
killed or maimed for life.
Cult has reached such lofty heights in
Chicago thnt the ethics of garroting are re
ceiving marked attention.
The St. j ouis Globe-Democr.it discusses
whisky and sugar In a manner that leaves
no doubt of the writer's knowledge of the
combination.
A novelty has been Introduced In the na
tional-game in Chicago. Two masked men
scooped In a rotund poker pot without
stacking the cards.
All that is necessary to make Mio Ha
waiian picture complete is an eruption of
local volcanoes. The spouting should not bu
confined to America.
A patriotic Kahsan will stand up for his
state oven though ho provokes a funor.il. A
Topeka man , tostifyitur in court on the
ofllcaey of prohibition , swore ho had been
drunk continuously for seven years.
So general is the desire to servo the dear
peopleiu Chicago that the unambitious
divert suspicion by hanging Banners ou the
outer walls inscribed : "Neither member of
this linn Is a possible candidate for mayor. "
Captain Horace Blxby. who taught Mark
Twain what ho knows of steamboating , is at
present pilot on the steamer T. G. Sparlts ,
running south from Memphis. Captain
Uixby is in llrst-class health and good for
many years of active work.
The mayor of South Morwalk , Conn. , Mr.
Lockwood. uot only did not oppose his wife's
application for divorce , but furnished evi
dence upon which it was granted upon statu
tory grounds. Then the churches of the
town wont for the young mayor with such
vigor that ho has resigned the ofilco and
moved out of the town.
George Burns , a marine engineer , who ap
plied the other day for admission to the poor
house at Albany , N. Y. , is a badly broken up
man. He wears his heart on the right sldo.
his right knee cap Is twisted to the oack of
the leg ; ho has had ilvo ribs removed , and
ho carries six ounces of silver In his skull as
the result of a trepanning operation.
Maine has otticr vigorous veterans besides
ox-Mayor Thomas , Portland's ' jiouogonurlan.
Colonel Benjamin P. Eastman , Portland's
oldest citizen , has just celebrated his Olkl
birthday and Is in good health. General
Neal Dow Is 89. Ex-Governor Alonzo Gar-
colon Is 81 , and of the same ago Is Albert W.
Paine , the stuto's most noted law maker.
Nelson Dluploy , father of Congressman
Dingley , is 84. James W , Bradbury , now
tno oldest ex-senator of the United States ,
Is 88. Ho visited the Chicago fair. Of equal
ago Is Daniel Sticluioy , the state's oldest
newspaper editor.
There died last week In the poor house of
Wayne county , Pennsylvania , a man known
as Johnny Carr , but whoso real name was
Johannes Xeor. Ho was born in Germany In
1707. When a young man ho entered the
Prussian army under Field Marshal Bluclier
and was In the battle of Waterloo. Fifty
yearn ago Xeor came to America and settled
In Wnyno county , where ho bought a farm
in Berlin township. Ho was prosperous ,
hut ton years ago ho lost his property by on-
dorslng for his stepsons. For a time ho
struggled against adversity , but finally took
refuse in the poor house , where no died.
St. KlclinUti.
It was the rosy Hush of duwn
In bountiful.Tupan , '
When llirotiijh tlio unciuut garden ways
Oaiiio IIUluNo-ihlSan.
llnr atrnppod and lacquered wooden shoos
A-cllcUlng ax uhu run.
Hhi ) stopped beside the mossy well
Ilunuiith tliognurlod plno ,
And would liuvu drawn hut thai Uiu spied
A morning Klory vino.
Which In the night the pull had wrouthud
In txnulsltu design.
Tim dainty thief Kinllud up at her
With vulvul oyns of hluu.
Uncurtain llttlu Noslil utood
Dobutlng what to do ;
Then .sudduii raised liur empty pull
And to a uulhborlew. ( ! |
"Glft-watnr , friends , I cravi ! , " Hhosaldj
"l' ' rln the nlxhta vine
Hns fculr.ud my buckut nnd HO fair
JlHfniBlltiiirins untwliio
I conlil not rudely tuur them off ,
1'ruy lotmu 111 ! with thlno. "
VJ M
jr.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
St I/nil * Republic1 ! When the oftlror * of
the ( tuar.intco Investment company wereIn -
dieted at Chicago a few wcoka ago on the
charge of having iuM the m.itls for fraud
ulent purities , they reported th.it they had
secured the inilli'Muunt Ihomsclvrs in order
to bring about an early settlement of the
lrg.il status of tholr band noinp.inv. From a
Illtlo telcgr.un It seem * that tlioy were
equally imldltnis In their efforts to sccuro
their own conviction , though for what
object does uot appear.
Chlc.iKO Journal : Any company which
offers fabulous gains , which prutnlsct to In-
creaseu man's Investment n hundred fold In
a short tlmo , Is on the face of It dlihonoit.
Such galnq cannot possibly ho legitimate.
The only plea of the defendant1 ! was that
llio lti\i < tors who stayed In long enough
would he p.ild In accordance with tlio pros
pectus , because so many others would bn-
como discouraged , nnd drop out. In otbcr
words , the company's Inability to Ilvo up to
ttio spirit of any of Iti obligations was the
only condition of Its fultllllng the letter of
some of them.
Chicago UeroidI'hls peculiar variety of
the lottery ha * become amazingly popular of
late1 , nnd enterprises sr.ch ni that whoso
affairs have been Investigated by thu court
have drawn vast Minis from the people. H
was quite tlmo for the federal authorities to
Interfere. Thoclaini that such companies
nro tin moro lotteries than are Hfo insurance
companies I * absurd. As Judgetlrosuup
pointed out to the jury , llfo Insurance risks
depend on the laws of nature , not on the
laws of lot. The difference Is too great to
cause any real douut as to which is a legiti
mate enterprise and which U not
Chicago Post : The guarantee Investment
people were forewarned that they were In a
hazardous business , but they did not desist
so Iniir as tho.v wcro celtlnc * 2 from the
culllblo farmer and returning 81. When
brought to book by the postal oftlccra they
generously offered to change their system ,
which was as It a housohioakur caught In
the act should consent to invest his plunder
In family plate. They were not early enough
repenting. The statement of their attorney
that the verdict is u blow to all life Insur
ance companies Is attorney logic and not
worth much. It was a blow at all dishonest
life Insurance companies , and thu moro such
blows are delivered the better the honest
insurance companies will lllto It.
Chlcaeo Tribune : The ofllcors of the
"Oarantco Investment company" have boon
found guilty of the charge u ado against
them In the United Statcs-eoirt In this city.
They are adjudged to have used the mails
for improper purposes namely : the running
of a scheme which , to all Intents and 'pur
poses , Is a lottery , though they hnvo tried to
make It appear otherwise. Tuesday they
wcro laughing in court over thu supposed
prospect of an acquittal. They were so sure
of this that they recently had sent out cir
culars claiming that all their difllculttos
with the government had been settled satis
factorily to themselves , ami asking for "now
business , " which meant fresh victims. Now
the laugh Is on the wrong side of thoii
mouth3 , nnd oycn tholr supreme gall cannel
distort it to the semblance of a smile.
Chicago Her.ild : Judge Grosscup char
acterizes the methods of tlio Guarantee In
vestment company , whoso oflleors ware con
victed In the federal court as being oven
moro Infamous than the operations of an or
dinary lottery. Indeed , ho holds that the
average lottery schemn , as compared to the
plan of the investment company is
"honest and free from the opportunities ol
chicanery. " The man who invests his
money in a lottery has at least one chauco
In many thousands to get it back , while
the Investor iu the other concern Is "do
pendent upon the honesty or accuracy of a
secretary with whom It is as easy to put
ono application through the register as
another. " In conclusion the judge describes
the Guarantee Investment company as "a
cunning trick to attract the cupidity and ignorance
noranco of ineu. " This is not pleasing in
formation to the gullible individuals who
nave purchased bonds in the concern , hul
they have at least the satisfaction whlcl
knowledge Is said to confer. They undoubt
edly know mora now than they did when
they invested their moue.v.
THE nKAinr four JI.IT.I , .
Philadelphia Times : Twenty deaths in
ono year from foot ball is a perversion of its
true purpose. The ball is intended to be
kicked , not the bucket.
Now York Evening Post : Another youn ;
man has lost his lifo from injuries suffcrct
while playing a game of foot ball. This
makes the fourth case reported this autumn
one each In Now Jersey , Indiana , Ohio am
Wisconsin. The latest is perhaps the nns
shocking of all. It occurred during a came
between the elevens of the Toledo ( O. ) Higi
school and the Adrian ( Mich ) college
which was played at Adrian 01
Saturday. A Toledo player , Ctrow , says the
report , "had the ball , and downed to save it
'ihreo Toledo boys dropped to save him'am
In an Instant the Adrian team wns unoi
them. When the struggle was over Caicw
remained motionless upon the ground. Tht
crowd cried'Fake'but ! it was soon discov
crod that the young man's neck was dislo
cated. " Upon nxamination It was tound tha
his body was paralyzed from the dies
down and his spinal column injured , and ho
died the next morning without having re
covered consciousness. Another member o
the Toledo team was kicked in the groin am
Injured so badly that hn could not return to
his home. A third player suffered scdo'u.
injury to his right lop. Euglish newspaper ,
just received mention the death of a foot bal
player in West Hartlopool "from the cffcc
of injuries received in a foot bull match
when ho was kicked severely in the stein
ach. "
Vtitr.tni.it , m > ins MKr.tr
Minneapolis Journal ( repTlio ) nildres *
of Secretary Carlisle clearly tmoueh defines
the financial policy of the country. It may
iot suit people who have been talking
double standard" without knowing what
ho term moans ; but Itull strengthen t'no
onlldcnco of nil who believe In honest
not.oy and stable national credit. And
hcso are a largo majority of this nation.
Sprlngllold ( Mass. ) Itepublloan ( md ) :
? eoreUiry Carlisle's speech at Iho Now York
'hambor of Cotnnioroo bamiuot Is notable as
narking the complete chance In his views
n the money question which has takoa
ihco since , only a short time ago. ho np-
ic.ired spo.iUIni : utU voting for free coinage
n congress. IIo Is n very oxaotln ? "gold
me" ' who LMU tl-iil any fault with the secro-
ary's present po.MUon.
St. ! / > tus Olobc-lloiuociat ( rep. ) : Secro-
ar.v Cat-lisle Is rliht ? In saying that the
x-al friends of silver wcro the men who
voted In favor of repeal. Those men put
lie country In shape to work effectually In
hocnusoorintornatlonal bimetallism. When
ntcrtiatlonal bimetallism comes and Iho
course of the United States is llkclv to
laston It the lust estate of silver will bo
nilnltoly bolter that tlio llrst.
Atlanta Constitution ( dem. ) : Mr , Car
lisle Is not iRiior.tnt. tin is only playfully
critical , nnd wo have no doubt the Chntiibor
of ttommcivu shoolc Us Jocund sides until the
sold In Its breeches iKicitots rattled when
Iho secretary made his ruilwkMl remarks
ihout the "double stnnd.ud " These mil
lionaires dearly love their Unto Joke , and
they must have nuiipcd o.u-h other heartily
when Mr. Carlisle Junipoi on the poor
"double standard. "
Rocky Mountain News ( pop. ) ; It would
bo ; i severe but just icply to Secretary
Carlisle's views on the relation of silver to
tha Mlimnl' Ilf 1.1m ivnrlll Ivtnaam1 III 111 *
speech at Iho Now York Chamber of Com-
murco banquet , to < | imto Mr. Carlisle's con
victions on the same subject , ngaln and
again expressed In congress when ho was
.speaking for his constituency und his coun
try , and not formally defending the lorelgu
financial policy of nn administration to
which he bcloiiirs.
St. Louis liepubllo ( dem. ) : Mr. Carlisle.
Is in error ami In error badly. Some at
those who will rise up to denounce him are
as far from the democratic pUtform nnd
the Voorhoes bill declaration on one sulo as
ho Is ou the other. Between the two ex
tremes in the parly is the mean tuf safa
and bcnellelal frco coinage. And between
them Is thu main body of southern and
western democrats who intend to nomlnatu
a prcaldonti.il candidate on a blmotnlllst
platform at the next national convention.
Cincinnati Commercial ( rop. ) : There Is
not any opening for misunderstanding or
misconstruing the remarks made by Secre
tary Carlisle at the dinner table of the Now
York Chamber of Commerce. Ho declared
his belief in a slnglo monetary standard-
gold , of course in positive , emphatic and
unequivocal language. He im < iucstiombly
voices the views of the president. Mr. Car-
llsln Is n "gold bug. " There is uot any get
ting away from that , lor ho sas : "Gold Is
thu only international money , nnd ail trade
balances are settled In gold , or , which Is the
same thing , on a gold basis , all other forms
of currency being adjusted to that standard. "
ruiXTr.it ni.M IUKS.
Inter Oronn : "I can't un.lerstand
why MlgzH ovnr married such u plain , qulot
lltlloirlrl aslin did. "
" \\VI1 , you've uovor mot her mother , or you
would. "
Chicago Tribune : Ilarnor ( applying the
liithen I think I've got a bolter soap now
than I"vi > ever u-surt bi'furu.
C'ii"toincr , 1 can't see nny dllToicucc. It all
tasti"ullku to nn ; .
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry Hlgglus
Wot'slblH liuro hypnotism Unit tlio pupttrs
talks aliiiut so much ?
WeaiyVnlklnvW'y , its the trick ot niaklii *
a man do > l > > t as you plctuu by thu ] > owuruf the
human oyu.
Hungry HlRKliH I wonder If It would work
ou onoot these hoio furmuri' ilo .
Washington Star : "Dour mo. " said tinKlrl
with black snappy eyes , "I wish I was u foot
bull player. "
"What do you mcinV : asked her mother ,
"Jiiit what I say. I wish I was a foot ball
pluyer , and that hateful , snippy llttlo Satilo
Olgglua was on the other side. '
Chicago Itccord : "lio you hour that ? " said
llioslrunjjor from OrniiRO. X. J. , to hN nlfo os
tin ) fojinorn on the hiku front blaicd through
the inuMlcdnlKlit. , , ,
"Yoi , Isululi , " said his wife.
"An" yot.suld tlmstraimorln tlioacecnts of
ilKsusl. "they tolo nn > tliuy wun't no mus-
kect.ibs In Chicago In November ? "
Detroit Krco 1'ress : "Hut. papa , " walled the
votini ; wonmii , "ycme.m li.uo no lilou how ho
loves me. Ho Is willing to die for mu tills very
minute. "
" \Vnll , " said tlio old man , scratching his chin
thoughtfully. "I don't know that I have nny
objccllnri to that. 1 wus afr.ild hu wanted to
iniiriy you. "
Now Yoik Weekly : Attorney If you leave
all your proiioity to your second wlfi1 , your
children will coitiilnly try to liicnk your will.
Ulch Client Of roura. That's whut I want
them to do. 1 want them to have tlielr full
sliuroof my money.
"Thru why bMuetth | : It all to your wlfo ? '
"Well , you sou , It will bo i-'islur for my chil
dren to break my will than It Is for mo to break
hor'b. "
"She's my 'Mly , '
I'm hur 'Gro , '
Hho'h my sweetheart ,
I'm her beau.
Soon we'll marry ,
N'over moro to part !
IJII-un-ka-lii-nl
Is my hwoutliuart. "
S GO.
1Uo largent inakL'rs and Huller-J of
line clothua on Karlh ,
Nobody
Our Thanksgiving ofTor-is a fine all wool melLon
Overcoat for $10 and another for $15 , in melton , ker
sey and Irish frieze. Both dandies. Well lined and
well made. Cost you $5 more elsewhere.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
ficud tl 8 n noy and we'll pay | Cor.l5tll ailll DOUglaS StS.
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