4 THIS OMAHA DAILY BEK : THURSDAY , DECEMttEIl 14 , 1893 ,
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Irnfm pliwlcn mul tmmoOIro onlfri to IwiniMln
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/S'jfer. / , , , tllI.1SIHSfI COMPANY.
SWOllN STATKMKST OP CIKCUr.ATION.
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r.ioirtll. Trwlimk rrretnryof TlIK nrr.l'itb.
Ilit1ilii7 ronnmny iliw milcnmlv Hwreir lliai inn
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I , I ini , ) , N. I' , i'l.ll. , Kolarj1'iiWli' .
Atrrncn C'lrnilntloii nir .Sinvinber , til , ! * ! ! ) ,
Coxcinnss deus noUoutn to bo in qtilto
the hurry to InUo up lliu tnrtIT bill Ihul
tlio public IIIIH boon led to expect.
MANUPACTUHKSbuilduiiulticH. Wlmt
Orniibii nuedrt la Htcnily oinployitionl for
woiklnfinun ; in milU nnil fnotoricH.
OUU inoruliutits cunnol coiniilain Ibis
year Unit Uio woiUbei' Is unseasonable
If tlioro Is n RliflnkiiKO In thu holiday
trntlo tbo cuttsc must bo u shi'lnknjjo In
oarniiiKH mid a fjunoral uhorliiKU of
inonoy.
Till ! jHickinjj tniliHtry lias buaoinu the
bnclcbono of tbli oily. If wo coithl only
ntili/.u nil thu raw nmturlalH hides ,
bunos , hoofs and tallowby eonvoi'tliitf
thoni into .nmniifnclnrcMl at'ticlcc , this
city wonlil bo ono of tbu ffruatest nninn-
in points in Aniufica.
THI2 author of tlio colobrnlcd Junlim
loiters la once nioro lo bo dinolosod. If
uvory ono for whom Uio uulbor.sbl ] ) of
tlio.so letters bus bnun claimed had u
hand in their composition thuy would bo
the most wonderful ojinpohlto photi-
tf rupb that has yet boon constructuil.
Tr ANYHOUV heretofore entertained
doubts of Sam Maclood'H incoinpotoncy
us miporintondont of hchool ropnif.s the
testimony adduced before the investi-
( raliiiJ } committee last ovoniny ought lo
dinpul them. Wo do not bclicvo tlic
connnittcfl will divro ignore the daumg-
liig facts dlscloiod.
Tom : C'ASTOit doesn't travel to Wash
ington for nothing nowadays. The dem
ocratic plumS arc falling with other
fruit still In Biirht. The democrats
failed i < ) carry Nebraska , but they arc
not missing any opportunity to carry off
the federal ollicg.s. Thi.s time it is
spoilt * to tb6 vanquished.
AM. , the sins of the Lincoln baodle
ng now rest upon the shoulders of
pour Cji'hiitn Bolts. Bolts is tlio unfor
tunate bcapeguiit who bus been hurled
over the rocks. The eternal IHneis of
Lancaster county justice demands that
the prnsociltion of Bolts bo also dropped.
Ills conviction would bo a travesty on
tha' oxonJitiifo of $18,000. ,
"WITHIN a very short time the beau-
t'M of the now garbage ordinance will
be forced upon the notice of residents of
Omaha. Wo miss our guess if theic
will not bo a howl from one oiul of the
city totheothor , htipplumentod with prr-
tuhts against the contract ordinance.
Then , and not till then , will the people
appreciate the force of Tin : Bee's oh-
jeellons to the hcheinu bcloro it passed
the council.
SOMi ! of our democratic contem
poraries arc trying to gain support for
,1)10Vilnon ) bill by alleging that It
'differs only In minor respects from tlio
turitf law of 188II. These vary news
papers are the ones that wore loudest in
their denunciation of 'tho bill of 1SS. !
while it was rending. What was most
repugnant to them In tlio law of 18811
has In tlio Wilson bill become their
legislative ideal.
llguuiH show that nearly
$ , > U8UO , ( liuve been expended in Omuhu
tbo past JPUIin fowoiconstnicllon ,
paving , eiirbiiig and grading. Dopart-
inental roporls will nhow that m-arly nil
public work for the year has Ix-on
yloared up and completed. Thin in a
far bettor showing than oould have been
anticipated at tbo on I riot of the season
when the chancus fur any work being
done aremed qni'htloimblo.
I'AltTlKh eondtictlng business tinder
authority of Hocuses authori/.irtg them
It ) deal in malt and spirituous liquors
will IK > IntoriMtod In an opinion T-omlii ! , '
from tlio city attorney's olllco at Lincoln
holding that llqinr licenses are pel-
hoiml jiermitu whioh ave not sulijoct ti
tulo or tiniufei' . The point was raised
in o nncotlon1tli a case where the
original a iplicant Inul dlspoaed of hid
bubinohs to a successor , The attorney
is tf the opinion that the only way by
which the business can be transferred Is
to appoint nn ugmil , who continues to
act In the immo of the licon-eo.
Tills ruling1 ha3 boon ndopto'l by the ox-
clfco b ard at .Lincoln , and of oatu > o if 11
is a correct Interpretation of the law
tboro it must hold good nil over the
stale. This is a point which dcborvoa
some altcnlit n from the legislature and
. all who are Interested in the workings
of the law. There are many reasons
why a liquor license should i-wio to the
place whom the business Ucontluctoi ]
and run with the plr.co with rostrlctions
upon its t B-lgnmunt , rutlior than to the
poi'bun win hupppnvj to own the place at
the timu the license Is granted. Tbo
cabo jut cltoJ shows Inw the law a1) it
now stand.3 may jjlvo rise to incoavon-
ionco and injustice when attempts to us-
fiigu licences are uiado.
tAXCA1TFM ffU'Vrtr J
The notion of tint county nttornoy for
T nncaitcr county in tiling a nollo
proicqul upon all the untried counU in
the IndiclmrnU brJUght by the grand
jury ngnlnst Iho inon who looloi ) the
tate treasury vlndloatcs the reputation
of that county fti a plmo where bofxlloM
and rlnj ? l r < 4 may frnoly run riot with
porfeot impunity. It la qulto ] ) osslblo
that the proicuutlng attorneys may
I ) ave ptiabcd the accused to
trial upon the counts which
gave best protnlio of conviction.
It is quite pcnslblo that they may have
oxcrtod thoinsclvci to Iho l > 3.st of tholr
abilities to Hccitro a verdict of guilty
upon a .showing of tlio facts as dUcloscil ,
If so , It only enibai7.oH | the fact that It
is absolutely Impossible to Bccuro a con
viction in Lincoln of any ono charged
with plundering tlio state institution' ) ,
unless it is agreed aiiung the ring to
sacrifice a victim at the altar of an out
raged public opinion.
Whether the ti'lala of thmo cases were
carried n to the end or whether n nolle
proseqtii bad baoti entered in tbo begin
ning , the roiiilt would probably have
been the same. Tlio only Inconsistency
in the w ole roaring farce is that Oor-
ham Uotls , the llrjt of the gang to bo
given n hearing and against whom
tlit' chain of uvlilonco was no moro con
clusive than against tlio othei' ! ) , failed
to secure an acquittal at tlio hands of
tlio jury. This can only bo explained
cither as a mistake or IU the result of
a resolution of ills ahottors to placate
the demands of justice by making him
boar alone tlio burden of all their mis
deeds. They seem , however , to have
repented of having yielded oven this
much , and now that Belts is out on ball
pemlinu a motion for a new trial his
ultimate no uUtul or release upon a
nolle proscqui is the next thing Cft be
expected.
No bingthy justification of the course
he bail taken is needed from the county
attorney who quashed the indictments.
"Charges proven , but Impossible to con
vict , " is ample explanation. Hut it mint
b a matter for regret that neither Ivan-
castor county nor the plunderers' ring
have moro to show for tlio 818,000 of
public funds that have been wasted on
those eases. A few medals neatly designed -
signed on brass with inscriptions rend
ing "Howard of merit for successfully
defrauding the Htate treasury anil
securing acquittal in the face of
clearly proven charges , " would bo ap
propriate mementoes for distribution
among the beneficiaries of this sublime
travesty on jtntioo. And ono of the
medals ought to ba saved for presenta
tion to Gorhtun Belts as soon as the
clouds blow ovor.
TOO anil.lT A
It is the duty of the county commis
sioners to remove all insane persons
from the Douglas county jail , which is
not a fit place for them and never was.
As a place for temporary retention of
violent insane men or women it may bo
all right , but none should bo permitted
to remain there. The county hospital
is the place for these wards and they
should bo immediately removed and
kept there until they can bo received at
the state institutions at Lincoln or Nor
folk. '
With three state hospitals for the in-
bane there certainly can be no valid excuse -
cuso for detaining these unfortunates in
this countj- for any great length of time.
Douglas county pays more taxes into the
state treasury than any other county
and liai a right to demand that the state
shall receive and care for all insane per
sons delivered over by the authorities
here. This is doubly true becanso of
the practice of the county olliclnls
throughout this section In tending
paupers and cranks to Omaha , whose
olllciuls and people have become far-
famed for their disposition to provide
for distressed and unfortunate humanity.
The burden , however , is becoming too
heavy , L'hcro is no reason why the tax
payers of Douglas county phould bo
forced to pay a duplex tax for the care
and support of insane subjects , The
responsibility should bo shifted upon the
state , which makes ample provision for
tlie purpose. Enough , inonoy is - expended
pended annually by these state institu
tions t cure for double the proscntnum-
bcr of insnnu patients. If the county
commissi nJM will take hold of this
mutter in dead earnest the injustice
cuddled upon our people can be remedied
und hereafter obviated.
nn : I'Ain.-i nin OUTH.\GK. \
ICinbnldunod by the impunity with
which dynamite outrages have recently
been committed In neverul European
countries , the bumb-throwing mnniu of
the anarchists has ut lust entered the
very halls of the French legislature ,
dealing havoc among deputies and spec
tators alike. SenselosH , btupid , iiricallod-
for , absolutely unpromising of results
thus must be churacteri/.ed the latest
work of the anarvhist. These outbreaks
against Hocloty appear to bo grow
ing dally moro audacious. They can
not bo allowed to continue to
o.'cnr with Hiicli frequency us of late
without proving a moid Borious mcnuco
to the very existence of every eiviil/ed
community.
The perpetrator of .Saturday's crlino
averts that ho alone is responsible for
hli ae' , that ho undertook It knowingly
and that ho is quite willing tn libido by
its eunsorjnonces. This may be true in
this cast- . But it ia none tbo loss true
that ho nnibt have boon urged on in
his mad design by the system
atic teachings of anarchistic bed 1m
Their doctrine is one of destruc
tion only. They are anxious only
ti pull down today regurdloii of
the morrow. They encourage Individu
als to embark upon schoinoi of their
ovn for the overthrow of oxiating gov
ernments and view every attack upon
the lives and property of tholr opponents
as contributing to the ultimate triumph
of llioir ono iduu anarchy.
P.ut how repress thcuiV The French
Chamber of Deputies has already passed
it corlos of measures for the bettor pro
tection of tholr social and political In
stitutions , It proposes notmlties far the
publication of articles inciting the com-
mlsfcl n of crime by the use of explosives -
plosives , and that tlio police ahull have
wider powers in regulating the
manufacture and possession of such
oxploaives. , iu prvciUui ; anarchistic
outrages and In the actlvo surveillance
nf anarchistic societies. It is possible
that these statutes may bo turned into
an engine for political oppression Uy an
unscrupulous government , but It wisely ,
and prudently enforced they may orve
the purpose for which they arc intended.
Hut they will apply only to Franco ,
while anarchy is known to bo Inter
national in its ramifications. No ono
country can repress it unaided. Bomb
outrages of th is kind threaten destruction
lo the go\crnmonts of nil civilized na
tions. Nothing short of an Intoi national
agreement looking toward their repres
sion car. prove of lasting bonotlt.
The action of tha Chamber of Deputies
for the suppression of Incendiary papers
that advocate anarchy and nihilism is
eminently proper ami timely. There
certainly is no place in a republic , in
which universal suffrage prevails and
the government is of the people and by
the iwopl'j , for murderous onslaughts by
dynamtto assassins , and the moro severe
the repressive measures the sooner the
ctmo will die out.
.1/OKW hVlHKfiOS AHIt ) HAWAII
Tlio interest of the American people
In the Hawaiian question is not to bo
allowed toabato. 'Thoanno.xationlsts in
the islands and their friends In this
country are evidently determined to
keep the Issue prominent in public atten
tion , oven if in order to do so it Is neces
sary to have recourse to bluster mid
blulT. The advices from Honolulu dur
ing the past forty-eight hours have
brought two new contributions to this
subject , neither of which possesses any
very great Interest nor puts the cause of
the revolutionists in any bettor light
than it was before. Ono of these tells
*
of the spirit that prevails among the sup
porters of the provisional government ,
in evidence of whlcii there is given uoino
resolutions passed at a mass meeting
and a speech on that occasion by the
president of the annexation club. The
resolutions are directed against the &cc-v
rotary of state of the United States and
misrepresent bis position , as nl o does
the speech of the annexation club's
provident. Secretary Grcsham has never
assumed or declared what ho is alleged
to have done in these declarations , so
tlml having no substantial foundation
they are simply a waste of words , en
tirely unworthy of bcrious considera
tion. The speech of Batch , who
is referred to in the dispatch
ns a feading lawvor , is largely
bluster and buncombe. lie assumes
a state of facts which do not exist
and are not likely to. 'and upon this
tictitioin basis makes a demagogic plea
without pitli or point. The other con
tribution to this question is the open
loiter of Charles L. Carter , who was
ono of the commissioners to the United
Stales on behalf of tbo provisional gov
ernment , to Secretary Gresham , re
plying to the statements made by the
secretary in his letter to the president
and which were ba < cd on the report of
Commissioner Blount. This somewhat
elaborate document , which was
probably written with the idea
of gaining a little passing no
toriety for its author , since it adds
nothing of importance to the evidence al
ready furn ! hed from that side-goes
over practically the sapie. ground that
was covered by the letter of Mr. Thura-
ton immcdiutply following the publica
tion oFSocretary Grcaliam'h letter. The
few additional fuct and incidents it
supplies in connection with the events
leading up to the overthrow of the mon
archy aio of no value , while the state
ments of Mr. Carter regarding the
character of the revolutionary move
ment and the men engaged iu it will be
valued according to the estimate of Car
ter as a candid and disinterested wit
ness. So judged it is not likely to have
very great weight.
It is doubtless true that the adherents
of the provisional government generally
are very much in earnest , and it is
highly probable that they will make a
struggle to maintain their position if
nn exigency should arise requiring. To
suppose that they have made no prepa
rations for such a possibility would bo to
underestimate their shrewdness and
sagacity. They are playing for a large
htuko , to los > o which would be most dis
astrous to them. But the talk about
defying American authority and giving
the United States jninbter his passports
can only ho regarded as in the nature of
a blun valuable , it may bo , for main
taining popular interest in the revolu
tionary cause , but probably not seriously
cxpccled by any cicar-hcudcd member
of the provisional government to have
any effect at Washington.
The present postmaster general agrees
with his predecessor regarding the ex
pediency of establishing postal districts
in the various sections of tlio country ,
eacli having a superintending official.
Postmaster General Wanumukor up-
proved the idea in hove nil of his reports
and endeavored to apply it in u measure
by asking some of the moro important
postmasters to visit und report upon
some of the mcnll olllcos in their neigh
borhood. Tiie plan contemplates the
organization of the Prslolllco depart
ment by divisions , instead of hav
ing all the po-itmuslers deal di
rectly with tbu department. Tlio
handlln < r of the requests for sup
plies , for clerical allowances and
for Inform atlon for 200,000 , employes ,
to say nothing of any proper supervision
of their character and elllclency , bus be
come too much for the little staff of olll-
oinl.s around the postmaster general.
This great army , says the postmaster
general in his report , is organized in
companies , without regiments or brig
ades , so that the company captain make ?
his report to tlio general commanding
olllcor.
Postmaster General Bissell believes
that thorn should bo a supervising di
rector in each of the larger states , vsho
should make frequent vUlts to all tlio
posiolllcos , report upon tholr condition
und recommend changes and increased
allowances. Tliocxpoiibo , it the salaries
of these oflioials were fixed at $3,000 , ,
would probably not exceed $100,000 a
year , and their services , it is believed ,
would bo likely to result In much moro
than the savin ? of their salaries by
means of the bad management they'
would expose and cuuso to bo remedied
und the improved methods they would
Introduce. It , iaj < ald lhal members of
tlio lieu o committee on appropriations
nml of Ihe pj $ tn.uYo ( commltlco hove
promised tlioiif , , assistance in securing
this legislation/In / spite oMhclr desire
to keep npprdjyrlilllons at n minimum ,
nnd tlio postmaster general Is assured an
allnntlvc hearing Nvhen ho presents the
mailer morc Jp detail to the
committco o ( < , ; llio house having
charge of postal * affairs. Tlio plan
is certainly practical and there Is no
reason to believe : lhat the i oslmastor
general overestimates the advantages It
would have lif' fnlprovlng the methods
mid the efllciene'y J f the postal service.
With thoroughly compclent men as
division stiperintondcnls their reports
and recommendations would , as a rule ,
rcuolvu prompt nnd favorable consider-
allen at Wushin lon and thiiit a great
deal of lime would bo saved In provid
ing requirements for which there Is
generally an urgent demand when they
lire called for , the rule being that post-
mailers do not a k for addillonul allow
ances until they-veeomo absolutely nee-
u3 ury. The suf/gcstion / that the ex
pense incident lo this Improvement
would be moro than saved through the
boiler method * and greater efllylency
likely lo IM > secured would undottblcdly
bu justified by results.
( T IS an encouraging sign lo fccc the
city council at last waked up to the ne
cessity of curtailing unnecessary ex
penses by the appointment of a commit
tee to find out wimt cmuloyes may bo
dispensed with hbout the city hall , The
city hall is not the only place where
supernumeraries arc drawing money
from the city pay roll. It may seem
hard for the city to dismiss employes at
the present time , but If it decides to deal
out charity it will have to seek a moro
equable distribution than is obtained by
retaining the services of a few favorites
which arc not required.
SINATOU : STBWAKT'S speech on the
federal elections repeal bill was a bril
liant elfort in favor of the restoration of
free silver coinage. Stewart filled him
self so full of free silver speeches during
the extra session of congress that he will
not bo able toopen.his mouth on the floor
of the senate for months to come with
out inflicting upon the empty benches a
few remnants of bis 10 to 1 oratsry.
On tlio .Mourner' * lt ncli.
St. I'aul Pioneer 1'iefis
Tne repentance of Colorado is troin : * to bo
as earnest and thoroughgoing us that of Kan
sas , .
The firfMtliic Dullclt.
The treasury deficit , incident to tr.e ( iemo-
cratlefrcc-tra'Joacarois now Increasing at
the rate of * 74UOOOOU a year , considerably
more tlmn it was. in US5SI unJ 1SGU , after ton
years of the tariff for Truveuue only. But it
is a bigger country now.
Accelc'rallii ? Octant.
Gtiilie-Dfinociat.
There Is no chance for the republicans lo
defeat the Wilson tariff bill , but there is nn
opportunity for them , to po'nt ' out iis bad
fcalures in such a way as lo cause a demo
cratic defeat in Uio next election , and they
will certainly improve'lt. '
- i o
Iomur.ill7lnc in'rt ot the C'llmute.
I'litlatlcliiltfa Itcconl.
What the deuce , gets iulo our ijploraats |
and coraihissioners _ who are sent to the
Sandwich islandfe ! 'SteVcus pul on airs :
Blount outdla Stevens ; and now Willis
double-iliscounls both his predecessors in
style and arrogance of behavior.
A Mcliinrlioly Spcutadv.
llitst'm ( llnljc.
Ono of the most melancholy sights in na-
lure is a man trying to buy a Christmas
present for a woman. Ho knows in a vague
way lliat ihe present must not bo a pair of
suspenders or a shaving set , but when becomes
comes lo pariicularizo ihe poor 'man lapses
into pci feet imbecility , and gives his sister
Iho money anil lells her to buy thu present.
& -
lillmtliil Innncpiice.
t'liiliitlclnJita HccorJ.
The annual report of the Civil Service
commission shows a mailer percentage of
removals for political causes in the past
eipht months than for a similar neriod with
other administrations. There has been a
marked lull in Iho clamor about the official
headsman nnd his ax , and the renort indi
cates thut there bus been an ariilniicticul
basis for It.
I.urdly ISoiirhonUin.
r/illitdtliihla / I.cdacr.
The lories of the House of Lords appear
lo bo phi ) ing directly Into Mr. Gladstone's
hand. They have adoplcd such objecliona-
ble amendments to ihe employers1 liability
act that the Commons will bo obliged to
reject it. In Us present shape , and they m-
lend lo treat ihe parish councils bill In the
same way. The result will probably bo an
appeal to the counlry. In which home rule
will get Iho bcnefll of Rcneruldissatisfuclion
with the House of Lords. The liberal party
wll certainly bo strengthened by Iho reac
tionary spirit exhibited by the hereditary
legislators , and in the ordinary course of
events the lords will have to give way and
allow the people to i ulc.
e "tih Vltul liitnresu.
CMcngn TI ttmiie.
The committee on ways and means has
changed from March 1 to .luuo 1 the tlmo
when the Wilson tariff bill Is to go Into
effect. This mcans.that the democrats have
abandoned their hope of passing their
measure prior lo March 1. yvinlo it is In
their power ito crowd It through Iho house
In sheri order , they are satisfied that it will
bo debated at considcrnblo length in the
Henate. The committee Ims been appealed
to by Importers nnd inerclmniti not to have
Ihe bill KO inlo effect In March because the
result would bo the ruin of their spring bus
iness. They would rather have the now
duties ire Into farce ou Uio 1st of January
tlmn pu the day contpmplaied by the com-
mltlcu. Perhaps for this reasrtn , und per
haps because Chairman AVilson thinks It
will ha moro of a Jpy.-Umn liu untlulnuicd to
gut his bill UmiLwliJ the date has been
changed. Morcham ipnU importers will do
very Ilttlo buyliiiruqqjforo | , prior lo Juno 1.
cuui.ni :
li ! f ,
Thut lit til ( i hlory < > ftll Trapper "Who Itus-
ouoit YilWt Curllti ,
MIWIDI.A , Mont.J , Dec. 1 ! ! . Bon Kcoley ,
tlio trapper who nVsVstjed the Carlm patty
'to escape f rotn'l ' * thb Clearwuter coun
try , claims that j 'Iho abandonment of
Col pat o was a nomtraly dosortlon , joung
Curlln having refused fcvon In lot Colgate
huvu uny food , nltliuiiHii ho was ut the tlmo
ublo lo u-.ilk ulowl.y , Jfeoloj's whola niory
it very derogatory JWjynuntr Oarlln , Illinmci-
wulphl und I'leri't ; , . . .ilu Is suing Gcnora
Curllii for the rowaruY
I'Kurt.i : i f > i >
U'ho will euro for Lily now ?
The 1'hlladctphta Ixjdgcr merrily whlspcrt
"Willis is barkln' . "
Junnow the future Is orerwhelmed b ; the
nil-absorbing present.
Cleveland's rcstonUlve appears to have
been diluted on the way.
Tlio New York Tribune pnlhetk'nlly in
quires. "Do wo think too much I" The
accuser possesses highly developed nerve.
I-cwts Hancock , nn editor of Henderson ,
Ky. . nas sold nlno hog ? , weighing 2.100
rounds , and aadctl (174 to the pro tits of his
pen.
Incre.islnt ? tub labors of federal courts in
Nebraska may bo tnkcn ns a move for the
protection of western game. Hear tnat in
mind.
The branrt of ofllclal pastry now bcln * dis
pensed In Nebraska Is suniclcntly strong to
produce Indigestion In those who hanker for
yet taste not.
Tlie Department of Acrlcnlture will Issue
In a few days n brochure nnatyrfnp the "o | -
ulcnt opK | > rtu.iitles" for federal pie afforded
by patcrna' ' cultivation of the Castor iKran.
Onernl Kitzhugh Ixjo Is said to be the
choice of the people of Virginia fdr I'nitcd
.States sctmlor. The democrats in Iho son-
ale are needing a few more prominent rebels
in their business.
Xrs. Grunt hns sold Oencral Grant's cot-
tnsto at L'l bet-on for Sfi',000 to Mrs. H .1.
Prlre of Now York. The nlaco was the gift
ot ( J. W. Chillis , General Horace Porter and
Thomas Muiphy nnd cost them ! o,000 in
I WAI.
WAI.Tho
The distinguished Dee family shows n dis
position lo forsake the legal profession after
illuminating Its history bv name and deed.
Joseph I ) Dee Is now assistant secretary
ofuur. U Is probable .John wlllslUkto
family traditions.
Joseph W. Mow , who was ono of the
originators of the system of printing the
atrical posters from wooden blocks , and who
wns a cousin of Prof. S. P. 11. Morse of
telegraph fame , celebrated his Sth birthday
at his homo In New York the other day.
Modern writers need not go back to tlie
dark UKCS for examples of expert and con
scienceless iwlsoners. The evidence In the
Mnycr rase In Now York shows that the
civilization of the nineteenth century is
rup.ihlo of producing remarkable criminals
in the pohontng line.
Kit-Senator Mahono drinks beer before
bre.ikfast. Mr. Muhone used lo be noted at
the capital for the tine brand of whisky bo
dispensed from his sideboard and which he
was never parsimonious in sampling. But
times have changed with the little Virgin-
Inn , nnd habits , too , apparently.
Prof. Tymlall's father was a shoemaker In
nn Irish village and lived in humble stjlc ,
occupying rooms In ihe rear of his small
shop. But like many old limn cobblers ho
bad tiion- than a share of learning and was
wittiand sarcastic In argument. Ills son
wns sent to the local grammar school , and
one of his old claims there was M. O. Hen
nessey , now a Kocheslcr shoe manufaclurer.
Ho says lhat joungTyndull was an effemi
nate boy , who pave lillle promise of living to
be 7JI years of ago.
riiK T/itnuit ut' iiri : < n'j : .
Globe-Democrat : No wonder all the na
tions of Europe , monarchical and republi
can , arc combined against the anarchists.
The hands nf these miscreants are against
'all sorts of authority , and authority of all
kinds is compelled in self-defense to unite
against them.
Chicago Uecord : The incidcnls in Barcelona
lena , London , Marseilles and Paris snow the
European authorities that the time has como
to hit anarchy ,1 crushing blow. It is a form
of ciimo without reason and without mercy.
It delights in maiming the helpless and the
Innocent nlong with the powerful. It hates
order with an insanity born of evil Imugln-
jnirs , ami its aims and aspirations are wholly
bad ,
Cnfcago Herald : That this latest act of
anarchy well expedite a treaty of self-de-
fensojimoiig Kuropean governments against
the anarchisls cannot be doubted. All gov
ernments agree toeelher to prolcot Ihem-
sclves against contagious diseases or pesti
lence ; why not against conspicuous social
crime ? Wo have miscreants in Ihis country
who H reck Irains and deslroy innocent Jife ,
but they do it for Individual gain. The
criminals in Europe are not so logical ; they
apparently destroy for the sheer love of
dcslrucllon
Minneapolis Tiibuno : It seems that the
French are as p'lompt as the Americans to
demand "a law against it" when some
startling crime results from some abnormal
social coudiiton. Just now they are demand-
ing "a la w iguinst" anarchy. I ot that an
archy bus not been the season and spice of
life in Franco for many years , but because
, it has manifested ils presence and its pos
sibilities in a manner startling enough to
astonish even the Parisians , who are used to
riotous demonstrations. The explosion of a
bomb in the Chamber of Deputies last Satur
day has brought forlh four bills whicli are
designed lo make anarchy not only odious
but dangerous.
Atlanta Constituiion : A panic would have
been the most natural thing in Ihe world ,
but President Dupuy with unruffled calmness
called the house to order and said : ' 'Such
attempts should not. disconcert the Chamber.
I invite you to continue your discussions
with calmness. When the order of the day
has boon dealt with the proper authorities
will do their duty. " The deputies caught
the spirit of their president , and after cheer
ing him resumed their scats until the body
was regularly adjourned. Of course , Dupuy
is now ihe hero of ihe hour in France. Just
sueh dramalic and spectacular displays of
audacious indifference to danger never fail
to capture the French , and it must bo nd-
iniUcd that in this respect they are not un
like the rest of mankind.
IDEAS.
Dallas News : lie content with your lot and
quit UylllKl080.il it.
Sifting : When a man has no bills naln > t
him hu inuii feel ns If ho belonged to the no
bility.
ninilra Gurello : Tlio polltlclun Isn't narrow-
minded ho Is Killing to put hluisolt In any
body's plncu ,
] llngliimtoii : Hoiiubllcun : " 1'vo comn down
to turnout tlio KIS : , " lunmiUud Mis * Sucot's
father us lie colliui'd Mr , Htuylulu.
Philadelphia Record ; When u man It ordered
to gut 11 ualt on it N nonsense fur htm tg tuKu
olTunsc , ,
Atlanta Constitution : "Has Jones como mil
ou lop yd ? "
"Yusi boiler exploded und blow him through
the roof. "
Atchlson flloltu : "No , " admitted n man thl *
IDOI nliifr , "my wife novur lolls mo Unit > > hu Is
fond of mn , bill shu uhvuys nmltos tlio kind of
pie I Ilku ben. "
Hiiirulo r.viuoss ; "I wiiul , " bald Iho astron
omer , "uu liurrliiilon for my now telobcoim
which shall bu In the natiirunf tin midribs to
lliu slurs. " "How would 'lluro'a looking ut
you' ilo > "
ChlcuKoJterord : Man ; Antony .liillus. what
was thu nio.stoxcltlni Incident hi your funimu
UlllllO WBInV
Julius rnwtr The limn I caused n cnbluot
urlsli by falling to piovidu a uuiv t > i > iijiillon
dining an entire dny.
Now York lleralil/Jiiukkon ; I hion just
licunl Uio Kentucky V ( > r > , Um of an old pro-
\erb. Uurrlu Wlmt I * Ut Jitcksou You can
t.ilvH u horho to nutor , but you needn't drink
yourself ,
, TOOK IIIU AT HIS WOIU ) .
Juiiuiiti CJininiiil. / ! | .
"Thut fellow I'lppx coiuck liero too much , "
bald MI.UII'S papa gtliiil
"Wii'll huvu to put u Hloi ) tn tlml
You nnist hit down ou him. "
Now , Mio U mi oluidluiit nil I ,
HiupcctM pureutal powero ;
Ho whuiiyoiinit l'l | > ucuino 'round tlml
bliu nuloii lihu two hours.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTELY PURE
SILVER HEX AGAIN AC11VE
They Are Already Preparing to Oaptnm the
Fifty-Fourth Cojgrea.
ML MEET ON TUESDAY FO.l CONFERENCE
Intention t to Undo n I'tinU mill l > rlte
\\nj-4 HIM ! Jloiu for Klrctlnc i > MR-
Jorlly of friend ! of the AVIilln
.Metal in Itio Homo.
WAMII.SOTO.V , Dec. 13. The prominent
silver leader * of tlio country will meet In
Washington Tuesday for a two da.\s confer-
since. It will be the mo t Important gather
ing of silver men since the t > assnge of the
bill rcpeallni ; the silver purchase clause of
the Sherman lav. The purpoio of the
meeting Is to raise a largo fund nnd to de
vise moans lor electing a silver majority In
the Fifty-fourth congress. It Is conceded
thai the unti-.iilver majority In the present
conereM Is so large that there Is no need of
urging It to pass legislation favorable to
silver. The meeting is In response to In
vitations sent out by the Bimetallic league.
Those who arc expected represent not only
the league , but the leading silver and indus
trial org.tniz.itlots o ( the country Among
those likely to bo here , are Governor
Tillman of south Carolina , Captain Koilj of
Alabama , General Warner of Ohio , General
Weaver of Iowa and General Field ot Vlr-
Klni/i / ; Ur Hough , president of the Montana
FiecCoitiag'iassoci.iUon ; Mortimer Whitehead -
head , H E. Taubcneelt. cx-Kctiator Hilt of
Colorado , G. G. Mcrrlck , president of the
Colorado Silver league ; A. Wnlcott , former
candidate for trovernor of Indiana , and I * .
M. Ilumsey of St. Iy > uis ; Judge bhcldon of
Connecticut and I ) Stalk of Ohio. Efforts
have nlso been made lo secure the prcscuco
of the now master workman of the Knights
of Labor , Mr. Sovereign. The silver leaders
of congress , including Senators Stewart and
Jones of Nevada and Representatives Hlnnil
and Bell , will also take part in the confer
ence. It is expected that 1 100.000 will easily
be raised to begin nn extensive propacamla
of silver throughout the country and to be
kept up until the next congress In chosen.
< iiiisn.vM's A MIII no * .
Trade with China l < tn Ho UultlvMlcil
anil KxtMiilnl.
\VA HINOTONDec. . IB. It is probable that
before long the State department will enter
upon a negotiation looking to the straight
ening out of our relations with China. The
enactment of the Geary law will be looked
upon as an Infraction of our present treaty
with China , and , so , in effect , putting an end
to It. That treaty grants to the United
States privileges which are highly valued
and which It will be sought to perpetuate to
us. But it will have to bo done by a new
treaty. ' There is peed authority for sajio ?
that Secretary Grcsham aspires to cake
the extension of trade relations ami priv
ileges with China a central feature of his
administration of the Statd department I :
would supersede the pan-American policy of
his predecessor in the department and
would be contrasted with it It u Scra a
that Secretary Greshara h-ia httle faith In : > &
future of our trade relation with the Sp&tf-
Ish-Amencan republics as an adefjcite < W
for the extension o'f oar coamerce. He li
said to regard that field 33 not well Tj-ont
the expense and lauorof caltlvatta ? It. 15
s stgnitlcant in this relation that the secre
tary of state has made no recomxecdatioa
for an appropriation for the maintenance of
the bureau of American republics , which
was established as a result of the tan-Amer
ican conference and has been maintained at
the joint expense of the nations interested.
It is definitely known that Mr. Youn ? Yu ,
the reccntlv arrived envoi' of China , con
templated the termination of the present
ticnty by the passage of the Geary act when
he came to Washington , and that one of the
purposes of his mission is tne negotiation of
a new treaty. It is said by those in a posi
tion lo know that definite results may conic
of the negotiations within u comparatively
short time.
1'KNslO.V DKUt.-10.NS.
Assistant Secretary JCcjnoldt Make * Four
Important laln8. !
" \V\suiXGTOX , Dec. 13. Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior Reynolds made four im
portant persion rulings today. He decided
the act of congress prohibiting the payment
of pensions after July , Ib93 , to a nonresident
of the United States , except for actcal
service disabilities , applies to wlaows who
arc nonresident aliens ; that n here a soldier
dies leaving a legally divorced wife and
minor children over IB jears oldi his mother
occupied a pensionable status and can aoply
for and receive a pension as dependent
mother of sucn soldier upon making neces-
sar.v proof , and that where an invalid pen
sioner dies leaving no increase or reratlng
claim peudin ? at the bureau , out has
accepted the rate of pension then received
without demurring , the widow cannot filcan
original claim for reratlng of her husband's
pension.
It is also decided that the commissioner of
pensions has no authority to change the
terms of contract for pension attorneys * fee *
where the contracts with claimant were in
accordance with law , nor can he refuse to
issue a pension to a claimant because allow
ance Is InsuflU lent to p.iv the fee contracted
for Certificates should Isstio Irrespective
of the nniouMt due.
WM.I. IIK UKI'OIITKU IfKlllAT.
It Is Ilinneht ttin I'em-crnU Wilt Unto
Tlirlr Tariff tllll Itrnilr Tlicti.
WAMUNdTox , Dec. 13. The wnjs and
means committee , Just before n.l turning
this evening , ordered Iho new tariff bid to
bo reported to the house next Tuesday At
the meeting on Tuesday morning the major
ity will submit to the republican members of
the committee copies of Us report on the
tnrltf bill. The republicans at that tlmo
may hixvo their minority report ready to
present , or they may want a fc\v dajs until
llicy have tlmo to examine the icport of the
majority Between now and Tucsdnj Chair
man Wilson will prepare the report , and It
will bo submitted to the majority member *
of the committee ftom time to time until
approved and n-cady to present The bill
which has been completed Is the customs
Portion only The limp of Its consideration
in the house had not been settled , but the
probabilities seem to be that It cm iot pos
sibly bo rose tied before the liolldajs
The iwstponcmcnt of n democratic caucus
on the ground that the lntcni.il revenue bill
was nol completed Indicates lhat Iho cus
toms bill will nol bo taken up until the In
ternal rc\enuo uill is reported to the lious"
It is said by the democratic mcmbeis that
the subcommittee on inli-riml revenue will
not work on this portion of Iho bill until
after Mr. Wilson finishes his rcpoH 11 has
'
been determined to incn-aso tho'tax on clear-
cites , ; uill it is thought the increase will
yield about M,5UOWU revenue.
Ai.i. wu.i. in : i.ir : IN.
Kxpritiktlnii Unit tlni Territory 11IIU Will
lip l'm ril During I'lils Srsmon.
I WASIIINQIOV. Dec 111. Senators Dubois of
Idnho and Careynfypmlng were in tha
house : i largo portion of the tlmo yesterday
laboring with the members on the republican
side tting to gel ihcm to w llhdrnw ihuir
opposition to the territory ndnitsMrm bills.
It will be remembered tniit Mr DIngloy of
Mnino made the tight against Utah , and It
was with him the western senators con
sulted. The opposition which .Mr. Dlngley
urged was the i ccullnr theology of the sup
posed dominant party in I'tati. To Ihls Sen-
ntor Dubois snld thai ho had led Iho flu-lit In
opiKwitloti to the Mormon church in former
tears and he was perfectly satisfied to have
Utah admitted , ns ihe people of that terri
tory had adopted the conditions of civiliza
tion In regard to their religion , which was
cniiitlj satisfactory to nil the people Sen
ators DuboU at.d Cnrcv expect that all the
territorial bills will pass at Ihls session.
CAUMM ;
Cnntrnrj- Lu'tuin thn Chlnrsr Flag \V.ivo
ContlnunnO ) In U'ntlilnston.
\\AiHiNCTos. Doc. 13. The Chinese flag ,
which floats over ihe new quarters of the
Chinese legation In thU city. Is causing no
llttie comment and criticism in diplomatic
circles. It u the first time that a foreign
fla- his vraved continuously over a legation
la Wi-bin tOE. The ministers of other
: h ir fl gi on fete days and
l boJidivs of their countries , but
tie C = I > M ire the first to raUe their flags
as a rersiir Jpatcre. A menbcr of the
Cipkxaitic cwrpi vsj-i snat Chim and a few
ea : crn cocstrits were tae only ones In
w&krh th * foretra lepattons raised their
dlsttactiTe Bars. Western countries had
abcn < Joce > J tb ctsstoa and the daily ap
pearance of the Chiao-sc Baj in Washington
was therefore contrary to the diplomatic
usaze of the Ccite-1 States and other west
ern countries.
.
, Doc. 13. Attorney General
Olr.ey baa receired the resignations of the
foUowtn ; oSlciaU : Fremont Wood. United
States attorney , Idaho ; David K. Watson of
Ohio , as-iisiant attorney , emploi e < l in con
nection wtth suits agatcst certain of the
Pacific railroads.
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Marv an' me tffi he l n row ,
An * tfi < ; tM > u e < nj dark an gra j
An' xhy ain't no Uht a fatllu'
\Vb -unlwBmi u. ter play.
The leetlc bitilain't sin = ln
> the cat' > forrol toiucw.
An' th * cloud- , are oirk nn lowcrla ,
An' l'nJV Jeelln' blue.
5he' allerttiM-n a lorlu' wife ,
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alter * briylit an1 ctiecrf til ,
An' never stopped to rc-t.
plic'sH the time -.Initit ,
An' her totca l switit an trua
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lltit laln't nou * ferstnsln'
\ \ htn I'm a feclln' blue.
'Twtts only jest'dr luornln'
Thet fu-.t I tu'k the bit
An' stoppoil my Mary > iliielu ,
An' she ain't siuelu' ylt.
Ie aller. been ome cranky-
All knows th ifnothln' now
Hut danied If I'll bevIn iu'
heu I'm a tvcllti * blue.
I'll wait tilt she quits pout In *
An' then I'll b = > o kind
Tliit thought * o' rowan trubblei
Will vanUli from her mind
Hut when all tiling ! > -ettleil
1 know that * lie will rue
The time slio kep' a slniln
\S hen I i feeliti' blue.
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