THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUARY 13 , 1894.
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fiercely over the custom lioubo , but Alox-
nntlot1 tlio Great continues to hold the
fort. .
THEKK is small hope of further distri
bution < > f patronngo in Nobmslca until
your undo Tobias turns ever a now loaf
in bis memorandum book.
WITH an Initiation fee reduced to $1
no scalp-hunting democrat , however
hungry , can afford to remain outside the
wigwam of the Samodots. The boat h
always the cheapest.
THE Hon. Charles Goss was altogether
too previous when ho gently insinuated to
Ills friend that ho was liable to bo
hauled up for violating the statutes by
jiubllsliing the Louisiana lottery ads.
MATEY ELMCN LKASU , nominally o
Kansas , denies the report that she willed
od it a populist daily paper in Omaha. The
people of-Kansas will not lot her go.
Without Mary's mouth life in that state
would bo monotonous Ihdoed.
FOR the benefit of a largo class that
does not patronize the Sunday paper
Tun HUB will print in Saturday's edi
tions extracts from an article in the Jan
uary Forum by Rev. & . Monroe Royce
on "Tho Decline of the American Pul
pit. "
IF NEHRASKA'S representatives in
congress wish to servo their constituents
they will outer a unanimous and om-
"phatic protest against any attempt to
Btriko down the boot sugar industry ,
which is just obtaining n foothold in the
Platte valley.
THE tariff debate is attracting moro
attention in Washington than usual.
Still this fuel does not prevent the pub
lic from solf-uongratuhttioii ever the
fact that the Hood of oratory will bo
effectually corked up at the close of tho.
present month.
PUESTDENT CLEVELAND will not sum
mon Senator Turpio for advice on his
Hawaiian policy. After a speech in op
position to the administration's plans
the senator need not expect Indfana
patronngo to fall his way with any
great rapidity.
TVK AUK pained to observe that the
green goods swindlers of the onst con-
tintio to find suckers among the people
of this stato. The insatiable desire of
mankind to got something for nothing is
largely responsible for the success of
these fl imllatnmors.
SPEND what money you have to snond
with Nebraska merchants and thus
assist in securing ti business revival In
this state as curly as elsewhere. All
Nebraska industries should stand to
gether. Patroni/.o them and your own
business will fool the beneficial results.
THE good features of the depository
law are rapidly becoming roeogni/od In
Nebraska. Since the beginning of the
now year many counties liavocoinmouced
tlio obsorvatico of the law and the tax
payers will reap the benefit. The fact
proves that a little timely agitation of
the question has not como amis- ) .
Kx-CONQRESSMAN FltANIC LU\TER ,
whose lengthy petition failed to fetch
thojChlctigo postolllco , Is said to bo still
living on hopo. I'orhaps hope is a neces
sary antidote to that .Taoksonlnn dinner
which ho helped to demolish in Omaha
this wook. Hut we fear that hope will
bo poor diet until the next Jacksonlan
spread.
No ANXIETY on the part of tho-con
gressional candidates In the fowa HOIKI-
torlal contoHt to get back tn their work
at Washington at thu earliest possible
moment was strong enough to prevent a
postponement of the caucus twhioh Is to
decide their hopo.-i. Public bmlness Is
not In it when sanatoria ) aspirations are
at stake.
WHILE this Is not expected to bo a
boom year for any city in America ,
Omaha Is in a position to ninkc , vary
substantial progress in 1801 and place
herself in position t'o have a genuine ro-
vlval of prosperity next year.Vo must
not , however , attempt too many projects
nt the same time. It don't pay to ham
mer down more than one nail ut lime.
Yot'NO men , mtddlo-nged men and
aioii who nil in the front row \ \ hen n
ballet is on the boards will miss thu op
portunity of their llvos If they do nol
po to hear the sermon on the social evil
Sunday evening by our own Purkhurst.
\Vo also doslro to anuounco that the so-
duty reporter of this paper will make
out a llbt of the gentlemen present , to-
gather with a synopsis of the thrilling
portions of the sermon for persons of the
proscribed BOX.
TllK SOUTH AKD TIIK SVOAll JtOUKTF
The sugar producers of Florida have
united with the mignr planters of Louis
iana in opposing the p.roposcd abolitlor
of the sugar bounty , The people o
Florida have unbounded faith In the
capabilities of that state for producing
sugar.and thoy-bollovo that with propot
encouragement , such as is given by the
moderate bounty under the present tarlfl
law , this Industry would become r
source of immense wealth to the state
A writer in ono of the leading papers ol
Florida presents some figures which are
exceedingly interesting. Ho says It
has been proven by careful -surveys
that there uro la the state 4,000,000
acres of the richest land on
the face of the earth , capable
of producing from 4,000 to 0,000 pounds
of sugar to the acre , and this entire
territory can bo reclaimed nnd brought
Into a condition ready for cultivation for
$ -20,000,000. , This would bo a trifling out
lay to attain the results tlgitrod out by
the writer referred to.
Stating the population of the United
Stales at 05,000,000 , , , though It If larger
than this , nnd estimating the annual
consumption of sugar per capita at sixty
pounds , it Is soon that 3,000,000,000
pounds nro required to supply the de
mand. The 4,000,000 , acres in Florida
at 4,000 pounds per acre would yield
10,000,000,000 pounds of sugar , or
four times as much as tlio con
sumption of the whole country.
Of course such estimates are very
much exaggerated , but they are
not wholly without substantial support.
Thcro Is a sugar plantation of 1OOC
acres at St. Cloud , Fla. , which yields
4,000 pounds to the aero , and it is not to
bo doubted that thcro tire other portions
of the state which would do as well.
Assuming that there arc not moro than
500,000 ncros in the state capable of
producing sugar nnd estimate the pro
duction at 2,000 pounds per acre and wo
got a possible annual sugar production
for Florida alone of 1,000,000,000 pounds.
An industry capable of such develop
ment is certainly deserving of encour
agement and the people of Florida
should spare no effort to secure
it. If the ' sugar * producers of
that state and of Louisiana will
stand firmly together in defense
of this most important interest they may
succeed , with the assured help of the
friends of the boot sugar industry in the
west , in compelling congress to reject
the policy which proposes to destroy by
a gradual process the domestic sugar-
producing interests.
What will finally bo done with the
sugar schedule cannot now bo foretold
with any degree of certainty. The dem
ocratic majority in congress Is divided
on this as on almost every other feature
of the now revenue policy. The most
likely tiling , from present indications ,
is a duty on raw sugar and the
Immediate abolition of the bounty.
A duty would not leave the
sugar producers wholly unpro
tected , but it would not have as good ef
fect In encouraging the industry as a
jounty , and , besides , a , duty would in
crease , the cost of sugar to the consumer.
Nothing can bo more certain than that
the amount of the duty would -bo added
to' the price , and it' 'Is quite possible
there would bo something more , for it is
lilghly probable that nn export tax
would "bo placed upon sugar by the foreign
oign countries producing it , which of
course the American consumer would
iavo to pay. At a duty . of not moro
than 1 cent per pound on sugar it is as
certain as anything can bo 'that the
American people would pay from
§ 30,000,000 to $10,000,000 more for their
sugar than they pay under the present
) olicy.
A Tn.lfiSCON'l'lXKXTAIj It.tTK WAR.
The breaking up of the transconti-
icntal passenger mooting at' Chicago
without accomplishing a single stop
toward harmony , after a session lasting
a whole week , is taken by many railway
ollleials as a certain indication of an
mpcnding transcontinental rate war. '
IMio present situation has been procinl-
, atod by a demand on the part of the
Canadian Pacillc and its adjunct "Soo"
ino for differentials on all passor.gor
.ralllc to San Francisco by any
onto ever its road. The Canadain
Pacific has several outlets to the Puget
Sound country and water route connec-
ions with San Francisco. Its oflicors
risist that nothing short of a concession
anging from $3 to $10 on through faros
vould put their road on unequal footing
vlth the American linos.
It is evident from the procood-
ngs of the recent meeting that
ho Canadian Pacific had determined
lot to yield its position before it
H'omulgated its proposition. The Amori-
san roads seemed anxious to prevent the
jreeipitation of a rate war by some sort
) f a coiuproiiilso nnd offered sovor.il
jountor propositions to the Canadian
Ino , which , however , wore unacceptable
0 the latter. To the full extent of the
jrlglnal demanJs they liavo refused to
jo , preferring war to the odious differ
entials.
It is quite possible and highly probable
ban some further attempt to roach an
igroomont on transcontinental rates will
> o made , but unless the tempera of the
tai'tios thereto are considerably softened
.he . prospects for successful negotiation
vijl not bo very bright. The American
oiuls announce that If the Canadian
Pacillc wants to fight they will lot it
iavo all the fight it wants. They prom-
so to make corresponding reductions In
ho faros ever their Hues just as fast as
ho Canadian ollleials muko public dif-
orentials for their patrons. The aim of
ivory rate war Is to secure for each
wrty the bast basis for a settlement ,
ind In the test of endurance the
end which "holds out the longest at
ho lowest rate is Inund to gain its
lolnt. To the public such a rate war is
jut , u temporary advantage ; It supplies
ow passenger fares f > r a brief period of
hue , out with the certainty that they
vlll bo raised us soon as ono road or the
ithor is forced ti > make terms. For the
ullways such ward are usually disns-
rotin as rosurds revenue. There is
milling to stop them from cutting rates
jolow the prntit mark , and unless
1 now trafliu is developed during
ho war thu chances uro that it
vlll result in heavy losses to all
oncornod. A transcontinental rate
rur , thou , cannot bo regarded as doslra-
bio just now from any standpoint , am
all must regret the Ineffectual efforts ti
reach an agreement as to the dlsputoi
differentials at the Chicago meeting. I
there remains any way to patch up thi
dllllculty It certainly ought to bo ox
plaited before the war Is declared on.
TB/Mf/AM f B TlltS COXTHU\'KIlsr.
The American people have growi
tired of the Hawaiian controversy jine
would heartily welcome Its termination
but an element in congress seems dctor
mined to keep it going , though it Is clcai
that no useful purpose is to bo accom
pllshcd by doing so. After the senate
commission has obtained all the evidence
it desires what is it going to do aboul
the matter ? No action of congress cat
bring about any change In the situation
The nnnexatlonlsts in that body cannel
compel tlio president to return to the
senate the treaty ho withdrew ortoentot
Into further negotiations looking to an
noxatlon. The administration policy has
been clearly defined. It is opposed tc
annexing the islands or to extending r
protectorate ever them. This position
will undoubtedly bo firmly adhered to ,
and it Is not in the power of congress tc
require it to bo changed. That bodj
may express an opinion , and that is as
far as It ca.n go.
What the senate should do is to pas :
the resolution introduced by Senatot
Turpio of Indiana nnd there drop the
subject. This resolution declares it tc
bo unwise , inexpedient , nnd not in ac
cordance with the character and dignitj
of the United States to consider
further , at this time , cither the
treaty recently submitted and with
drawn from the senate or the
project of annexation , and that the ex
isting government of Hawaii having re
ceived recognition from this and other
governments the highest international
interests require that It shall pursue its
own line of policy , and that foreign in
tervention in the political affairs of the
Islands will bo regarded as an act un
friendly to the United States. An ex
pression of this kind on the part of congress -
gross is all that is necessary. It would
announce to the factions in Hawaii that
the government of the United States
would have nothing further to do with
their difficulties and it would notify other
governments that they are expected to
keep hands off. 'lyien the Hawaiian
people could proceed to settle their
domestic disturbance free from any out
side influence.
Partisan feeling has entered too
largely into the consideration and dis
cussion of this subject , and this applies
to mon in botli the political parties.
There was involved in the question a
principle vital to the character of our
government and it should have been
considered and treated in a broad and
patriotic spirit , but party expediency
and the chance of making political
capital operated , as they do with re
spect to every question of public cqn-
corn , to influence the judgment and di
rect the action of these in authority.
But nothing can possibly bo accom
plished by continuing the controversy
and its early termination would bo hailed
with pleasure by nino-tonths of the
American people.
IN ONE respect it must bo confessed
that Omaha has boon behind Kansas
City. The mon who have inado the lat
ter city huvoboon wise enough to see the
tiocessity for a system of railroads owned
and practically controlled by them
selves. They built the Kansas City ,
Port Scott & Gulf system , tapping the
L'ich coal Holds of southern Kansas and
Missouri and traversing the immense
torests of northern ArKansas. This
road has brought the commerce of largo
parts of three state ? to Kansas City ,
f lion Kansas City mon built the Kansas
Oity , Wyandotte & Northwestern , strik
ing boldly into territory that should belong -
long almost exclusively to Omaha. The
; oad has proven a valuable
Feeder for Kansas City in spite
3f its somewhat erratic career ,
decently it has fallen into the
; iands of the Missouri Pacific , and it is
, iow in the hands of men who will more
ihan over operate it for the benefit of
Kansas City prosperity. The St. Joseph
fc Grand Island is now practically
jonductou in the interests of the city on
; ho Kaw , and the little , despiseil Kansas
3ity & Omaha road , starting us it does
it Nowhere on the map and having its
: orinltiU9 ut Nowhere , is all the same a
'coder for Kansas City business. There
s a lesson for Omaha in these things.
Dmaba should own at least ono strong
iompoting line to the west and north-
vest. She should also control ono or
; wo short lines which tap the coal fields
) f Iowa. These roads would give Omaha
ihcap fuel and also bring to her packing
louses the immense herds of cattle in
, ho northwest. Under her present sys-
, om of railroads Omaha gets what the
cuds are pleased to bring her. With
ior own system she would got what she
, vent after.
THE attention of THE BEE has boon
called to the fact that the article ro-
iontly printed in this paper showing the
1st of the counties which had observed
ho depository law , tosrothor with the
imounts of interest received during the
mst year , does not credit the full
unount of Interest received. A closer
oading of the article in question will
how all interacted parties that the ,
miounts credited to the several counties
voro not for the ontlro year , but for the
> urtof the year included in the reports
if the oJiinty treasurers to the auditor ,
fho amount collected by the counties
or the ontiroyoar .vould swell the grand
, otul by many thousand dollars.
FILING articles of incorporation does
uit build u railroad , as the projectors of
lie great North and South Interstate
c Gulf road will leurn before long. A
jupital stock of $13,000,000 for u line
vith nn other real backing than its
mpor plan 1.4 not forthcoming In a
nomont , particularly In these days of
ionsorvutlvo investments. Muko up
rour minds to wait a few yours for the
lorth and south railroad.
THE plan for setting idle laborers to
work at boot farming may bo very good ,
jut it can not furnish prasqnt omploy-
ucnt. What the unemployed want news
s work. They will take to bgot farming
vlion the time oninos provided that vo
cation offers them doslrablo opportuni
ties for earning wngos. In the mean
time , however , cn ir6d Idleness Is the
great cause of comptalnt. The remedy
must bo a remedy of gictprcsont and not
of the future. * * *
THE government at Washington
seems to bo kcopjijg-ia'Vlgllant watch
upon the course of affairs in Brazil.
Secret instructions were sent to Rio yes
terday which arl/ibiliovod to bo of a
highly Important character , though con
jecture Is at sea n .tojtholr purport. It
would seem from the Into dispatches
that matters at Rio are approaching a
climax , but \vhotho r in the interest of
the government oif the rebels cannot bo
determined. The reports of a few days
ago that Polxoto had resigned turned
out to bo untrue , but It Seems that there
is a grout pressure making by his friends
to Induce him to resign , conditioned
upon Mello and his followers agreeing
not to seize control of the government
pending the election and installation of
n now president. Mollo has professed
that ho is not fighting against the re
public , but solely against tlio military
rule of a dictator , and if ho is sincere in
this ho might accept the proposed ar
rangement , but It Is hardly probable
that anything will come of it , admitting
the correctness of the report. It would
appear that there Is a great lacic of en
ergy nnd vigor on the part of the gov
ernment , since according to trustworthy
advices it has at its command a force
considerably larger than that of the
rebels. The govormnont Hoot now
numbers twenty-one vessels nnd they
are well equipped. A florco naval battle
tlo , which will probably bo decisive ,
may bo expected at any time.
ECONOMY Is the rule in all depart
ments of government , regardless of con
sequences to the public service. Numer
ous instances tire noted hereabouts. The
force of whisky gangers has been re
duced and there are but three micro
scopical meat examiners at tills point ,
where thcro were forty under Secretary
Rusk. Thcro may not have been neces
sity at all times for the latter number ,
but in view of the fact that our packers
are increasing their export trade thcro
is certainly great neon of at least twenty
meat examiners here if the government
wishes to keep faith with foreign
nations that have admitted Ameri
can meats on express condition tlm
they shall bo inspected. It Is known
to bo a fact that there are not enough
gauge rs at the distilleries hero to do
the work properly or to protect the in
terests of the government. Wo believe
that it is false economy to reduce the
force of gangers to a 'point where it is
a physical impossibility for thorn to do
the work , ; '
THE annual report cf jtjio state su per-
intcndent of banks to the governor of
Now York comes out Wrongly in favor
of a law forbidding any officer or official
employed in any TfcuiTf doing business
under a state lavf from obtaining any
loan from the bank without first having
his application passed upon in a moot
ing of the full boar.il of directors. The
ease with which baukqfllcors have been
able to withdraw largoi sums from the
assets of the bank _ _ and to substitute
"
stitute worthless1" , securities or en
tirely unsecured personal notes has
been at the bottom of'no few of the last
reason's bank failures. It is argued that
if bank officials have to run the gauntlet -
lot of the board of directors every time
they want to borrow money they will bo
more careful about the security they
offer than when loaning other people's
money to themselves. This is a subject
which is by no menus local in its scope ,
and every state will sooner or later have
to muko legal provision for its rogula }
tion.
THE town council of Sioux Falls , S.
D. , has done for tho.unemployed there
precisely what THE BEE has urged the
county commissioners to do for the idle
men hero. That city contemplates the
building of a city hall and out of the
fund provided for that purpose laborers
will bo paid for taking the necessary
stone out of the quarries. The men will
be paid 15 cents per hour for an eight-
hour day. No bettor solution can bo
made of the problem that perplexes
nearly every city in the west. The idle
mon want work , not charity. They can
accept such terms as the county commis
sioners might offer without a sacrifice of
pride or self respect incident to receiv
ing alms. There can bo no reasonable
objection to the method proposed. In
fact , public sentiment is largely in favor
otit.
THE oil Holds in the neighborhood of
Casper , Wyo. , are being developed to
some oxtont. If the railroads leading
to that territory will reduce the tariff
ruto on lubricating oils a great industry
can bo built up In a fo.v years. Tariffd
heretofore in effect imposed charges on
this commodity throe times as high as
the ruto on cattle in carload lot ; . This
is extortion In its most llagrant form.
Omaha is interested in the development
of the oil industry and it should bo the
p.olicy of her people to work for a ro-
iluotlon of the unrrjs.oiiablo tariffs.
PHILADELPHIA merchants are raising
heartrending crio&liuippodltlon to Post-
muster General Binioll's proposal to
place the Now York1"anil Chicago post-
olllccs in a soparut'ct class and to leave
that of Philndolpiim 'Whoro it now is.
If Philadelphia succeeds in pulling into
the highest class 'Boston , Brooklyn and
St. Louis will lmyc their local prldo
aroused to make filmilar complaints of
discrimination. The * only way for the
postmustor gonorol'"tosntl8fy ! all of these
ulttos will bo to craaton separate highest
glass for ouch ono of them.
OTIIKIt t.Ati'l.V THAN Ot'ltf.
Belgium ut thn present moment U In the
throes of a political crisis of n unique ehnr
nutor. Some months ngo the two Chambers
of the National Legislature , sitting In joint
congress for the purposeof determining the
revision of the constitution , nccoptott whnt
Is known as the Nysson schema of proportionate
tionate franchise , whereby every man who
has attained the ngo of itf is entitled to emu
vote , nnd to n second vote ton years Inter ,
or oarllor if ho chooses through matri
mony to mnko hlmsolf the representative o (
others. Tills plan was embodied in thu
revised constitution which was promulgated
by the king last year. It was loft , however ,
to the two chambers sitting separately to
dovlso tho.inc.ins for putting the electoral
principles thus sanctioned Into practice , and n
conflict has now arisen between the ministry
and Its parliamentary majority In the
Chamber of Uuputtcs on the subject of this
franchise bill , especially Unit portion thereof
dealing with thu representation of minori
ties. Under ordinary circumstances a difference -
once of opinion between the cabinet nnd its
parly might bo mot by nu appeal to the
country. But this Is impossible in the
present Instance. A dissolution is out of
the question , for , were I'arlliuncnrdissolved ,
every man ever 25 would bo entitled by
the now constitution to his one vote , nnd
every married man , or ono 33 years old , to
his two votes. Hut how , when or where the
votes should bo cast no 0110 could decide ,
seeing that the electoral law determining all
these points has yet to bo onactod.
* *
In Austro-Hungary the two domestic
questions of superlative moment are concerned -
corned wltn the agitation for homo rule In
Bohemia , nnd universal suflrago In the Cla-
Lulthnn kingdom. The demand of the
youni ; Czechs for the same powers of solf-
government as have been conceded to the
Magyars scorns , nt first sight , plausible
enough ; but the analogy is imperfect , for
the reason that the Hungarians hnvo
fought for their rights within the last half
century , whereas the Bohemians , since the
beginning of the thirty years' war , have not
tried to make good by force thulr claim to
autonomy. Then again , It Is fraught witn
more peril to the llnpsburgs to grant self-
government to Slav people , which makes no
secret of its lllctng for Its Rus
sian Kinsfolk , than to yield like pri
vileges to the Hungarians who are
traditional enemies of the great Slavonic
empire. As it is , the C/.cchs have n provin
cial Diet which tleali with their local con
cerns ; and , except ns a result of a European
convulsion , they nro unlikely to obtnin a
larger rtieasuroof Independence at the hands
of the Vienna government. As for the eloso
approach to universal suffrage proposed for
the Cis-Leithan kingdom by Count TaalTo ,
this cannot bo hoped for as long as the
present reactionary coalition remains in
power. The Innovation was opposed oven
moro bitterly by the Gorman liberals , who
nro recruited almost exclusively from the
middle clnss , than by the aristocratic land
owners of Gallcia and Moravia. It is cer
tain , on the other hand , that an overwhelm
ing majority of the Viennese favor a great
extension of the franchise' , and Count. Taaffe ,
who still retains the confidence of the em
peror , is said to bo determined to effect it
the moment ho returns to ofllce.
#
The government at Homo admits tnat the
Sicilians hnvo genuine grievances and
promises that they shall bo rectified. On
the whole , the union with Italy has been n
great blessing to Sicily. Illiteracy has been
greatly reduced , the people enjoy more com
forts , and oven n few good highways ns well
as railroads now lead through tlip valleys
and over the hills. Wo are too prone to
derive unfavora bio impressions of people
from the evil repute of their worst elements.
The Sicilians , as a whole , are industrious
nnd fairly orderly and law-abiding , but
they liavo been unjustly estimated by
many who thinic of their island chiclly
as tlio abiding place of tlio Mafia nnd
the home of robber bands haunting
the southwestern regions. The fact
Is that in recent years tho' government
has been making headway against
brigandage nnd other unlawful practices.
Sicily 1ms been called by travelers an ugly
Island containing some spots of exquisite
beauty and many objects nnd places of
archtcological and historical interest. What
ever its power to attract the traveler , it is
certain the Island has been fitted by nature
to bo the homo of n numerous nnd prosper
ous people. For years Sicily has been grow
ing in population faster than any other
nart of Italy. With 128 people to the square
kilometre , there are only throe of the com-
uart'imeuti of Italy that surpass her , rugged
as she is , in density of population. If , for a
time , the progress of Sicily Is to bo stayed ,
It Is not the fault of her people , but of
crimes of administration in high places and
low that have already involved many men
of the public service of Italy in scandal.
Although Switzerland has hitherto been
regarded as the crndlo of liberty , nnd the
most enlightened anu progressive of Kuro
noan countries , yet it has just Issued n decree -
creo of a singularly reactionary nnd arbi
trary character. Henceforth every foreign
newspaper sent into Switzerland will hnvo
to bo addressed nnd stamped separately ,
and > although this will not intertoro with
the postal delivery of papers to Individual
subscribers , yet It will prevent dealers from
handling them , as it will bo impossible for
them to got the papers In quantities. Strict
orders huvo been issued to the postal author
ities to prevent the entry into the country
of any kind of newspaper literature In
Bundles , the avowed object of the govern
ment bonier to diminish as fur ns possible
the dissemination of Italian papers in the
Italian-speaking cantons ; of French papers
in the French speaking cantons ;
and of Cicrnmn newspapers in the
German-speaking cantons. Nor Is Switzer
land the only foreicn power which Is thus
manifesting a lack of liberality in dealing
with foreign newspapers ; for , according to
i recent decision of the I'.iri.s courts , each
foreign paper sold in Franco has to bo
stamped with the name of tlio French news-
ilcalor by whom It Is sold , nnd who is held
thereupon rcsuonslblo for every statement
of a Ilbolou3 character therein contained ,
'nasmuch as it is Impossible to expect
French newsdealers to act ns the responsi
ble editors ot the Knpllsh , Gorman , Italian ,
Spanish and Russian papers that they han
dle , It practically puts a stop to the sale In
Franco of foreign newspapers through
dealers , n re-suit which , in view of the largo
American colony established or. the hanks
) f tlio Seine , Is not without interest to the
ircss of this country.
*
The result of this dispute between Nor-
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
vrixy nml Sweden mi y 1)0 ) of the most fnr-
reaching nnd Important character. So
much , Inilcod , depend * upon It * poaccnblo
Bottloiuoiit that It scorns scarcely possible
that < \n nrmcil contllctvlll bo permitted if
it is possible ! to avert It. War between Nor
way and Sweden would probably moan war
between the greater neighboring powers ,
and a war which might again radically
chungo the mat ) of ldlrol > 6. Itussla , If her
traditions hold good , Would lllo nothing
hotter than an opportunity to sblzo the
Scandinavian peninsula , and a conflict
botwcon Norway anil Sweden might ofTor
a temptation which she could not resist.
England nnd the members of the Trlplo
Alliance woulil not suffer Russia to ao-
qulro so Important n vantage ground
without determined reslstanoo , and In the
event of such a conlllot l-Vanoo might im
agine that she saw her way i-lo.tr to revenge
for the humiliation nnd lofoat of the last
German war. Kvon if hostilities could bo
conllned to Norway and Swodun , the auocoss
of the former would scarcely bo regarded
with complacency by emperors and monarchs
In view of Its republican tendencies. Re
publics In that case would bo becoming too
common in Europe to bo pleasing to absolute
rulers. A republic In Franco , Miolhor In
Switzerland [ and a third In Norway would
furnish too many object lessons In democratic
government. It seems likely , therefore , that
the existing troubles between Norway nnd
Sweden will bo adjusted by outsldo Interven
tion If they can be settled In no other way ,
for U they should como to the arbitrament 01
the sword the whole of Europe might fool
the effects of the conflict.
*
The French-Uusslan understanding makes
a collision between Franco and Great
Brltnln moro serious thiiti it would other
wise bo. It is true that France has her own
grievances against England , though they
nro in fact grievances against the French
government of ten years ago , which missed
the opportunity then offered to It of exor
cising a Joint control of Egypt with Great
Britain. U this grievance bojoth unreason
able and sentimental , Russian hostility to
Great ilrltalti has a more solid basis. The
Ulsmomborntent of the British empire
would bo a matter of congratulation bother
< or Russia and for Franco. On the other
hand Great Britain , as Sir Charles Dllko the
other day reminded her , has no friends in
Europe. The tendency of such incidents as
tl-at of Slum and as this of Africa Is to force
England Into a virtual if not a formal mem
bership of the Trlplo Alliance.
Got n ttnrclinnt Fluot First.
jMutivlllc Courier-Journal.
It Is all well enough , perhaps , now that
wo nro getting a costly and ponderous navy
on our hands to soul : to put it to sonio uso.
nnd , therefore , station It , nt various foreign
ports with the hope of stimulating nnd
protecting our foreign commerce. Wo must
llrst , however , net n foreign commerce ; and
a simple fr < ; o trade statute would do moro
for securing that than all the navies ever
afloat could do , ovwi if they were owned by
the United States nnd made every harbor
on earth * resplendent with the stars and
stripes. Our merchantman , sailing under
our tlag with the unrestricted right to trade
where and how .she pleases , would bo worth
mgro to our international commerce than
every clumsy warship In our navy.
A Hurtling Oui'Htlon.
Denver /ictmblfctiii.
Just at present many people in Massachu
setts are taking a great deal of interest its
the subject of cremation. A short time ago
n crematory was built near Boston , and the
body of L.UC.V Stone was cremated. That
event attracted a great deal of attention ,
for it was the Jlrst Instance of cremation in
Massachusetts. Subsequently the tody of
Frederic A. Henshaw was incinerated. In
view of all that may bo said in favor of cre
mation , it is strange ; that it is not resorted
to moro frequently. Tne reluctauco to adopt
it Is to be explained only by thn strong hold
which the customs and prejudices of ngcs
liavo upon people. The argument from san
itary grounds nlono is suftioient to Justify its
general use.
KiiiiB.ina * Intuiiao Wuy.
Kansas Cttii Star.
A boy 16 years of ago is in jail In Dodge
City charged with n probably successful at
tempt to assassinate an entire family com
prising four people. The Uonraved youth
llred a load of buckshot through the window
in such a way as to tulco cllcct on every
member of the household. This crime would
seem 16 bo without palliation , but thcro is a
theory in Kansas which mitigates its atroc
ity. When nccrtam prominent woman of that
state once hoard of u tragedy equally horrible
shoobservedThis : debs not signify that
the Kansans nro cruel or bloodthirsty it Is
simply their intense way. "
A Slup nt Clovclnnct.
' Itttffalo Etpran.
The rejection of Ilornblowor is a direct
insult to President Cleveland , coining , us it
Hops , from his old enemy. Hill. It probably
marks the beginning of n long battle be
tween the president and Ins own party in
the senate. This battle , if it goes against
the executive , will result in the nomination
of D. B. Hill for the presidency in 18 % .
.IHi.HI.1.
Two hundred nnd elghty-flvo POIAOIIS wore
killed bv trams on the street cro < ul > , M - > f
Chicago' hist year. Hereafter nil croasmir
murders nro to bo reported to the council
the mayor expecting by thlsmoans to sluuno
tiio council Into demanding ulovatcd tram
There promises to bo a very Intere-sim *
contest for thn position of state librarian u >
Kentucky. Six young women hnvoiilrc.-uij
entered the rncu , and ns most of them nr
unmarried and about equally cudowod wuu
physical charms , the problem of making n
choice of candidates Is likely to tax iu
legislative mind severely ,
Mr. David H. Swootsor owns and occupioi
nn estate In Uvnn , Mass. , that has iiocn
owned by momhers of his family for U.V )
years. His ancestor , Hugh Alloy , came to
this country In UB5 anu settled UN | > H tlia
farm. Most of the old homestead romamiM
In the possession of the futility until 1V > .
when I ynn became : n-.tty.
Chicago nldermem are confronted with an
Opulent condition. Astronomer Yew
Htreet railway company has Just inado n
dlvv.r of UK per cunt on last year's husim-M
and laid aside u reserve fund of ever n
million , His remarks , whim addressed to
the fathers , will have , therefore , a very nn
prcAsivo , motallc sound. It thuru is inv
thing In sight that ho wants , ho has bu.lo
ask for It.
. .lamesVormloy , son of the well known
s\yn hlugton hotolki-opor , whllo removing
some personal effects which his father liv.il
put nwny In rlosot many years ai : < > , came
across a curious relic. U was a oofloowooil
cane' , highly polished , ami with a gold h > a i
Engraved upon the head was the Insi-n , ,
tiou : "Hon. Charles Sumucr , from a riti/ i.
of Liberia. " The Massachusetts stUrsmu : >
had presented the cano to Mr. WormU-.v as n
mark of friendship. It had disappeared ana
was supposed to bo lost.
AHJersuy is enjoying the reports of Mm
istor Runyon's goivcous display nt the Now
Year rot-option in Berlin. Rnnyon drovu 10
thopalaco in great style. He hnil funin < < n
galore , American eagles decorated tin- , vr
rlagp , and his aristocratic person wasiurlu"t
in the trappings nnd bullion of a major gn
oral's mil form. All of which tickles Jersey
It Is said Ruuyon was commissioned a gen
eral of volunteers nnd that when he str.u-k
the gait at the llrst Bull Run ho kept tun
pace till ho landed in Newark. Of Hunting
that was enough. Hut ho preserved his com
mission nnd tin unwavering affection for
ofllcc. _
al' < IHKl.ry < l FLIGHTS.
Chicago Dispatch : One of the most popular
public measures In South Carolina l.s thu 'uilf '
pint. _
Clilcnco lieoord : His \Vtto ( as they start for
the cull ) That nccktlo of yours Is horribly
Ho Well , no one will hoar k , whllo your lint
is In the neighborhood.
Klmira Gazette : Thoatrlcnl companies that
do thu least walking tire these with tlio mon
legs. _
Now York Herald : Actor Ho can piny
"drnnkon parts" better than any ono In the
profession. MmmKor Yus , 'but tlio tronblo U
ho ib too fond of rehearsing.
Uosfon Transcript : "lint hnw'do yon know
that KomlursDti l 41 fool ? " "Why. tboy se
lected him as a juryman In u murder trial
without clinlloiiKO on either side. "
Cleveland Plain Donler : Ilurghir ( grnlllyi-
Y our money or your life. , , . , , ,
Jones ( slounllv * } on 11 Hnd sonio bills In tlio
drawer tliurc.nThov'ro nil In but the butcher's.
1 might send you that. Oood night !
Detroit Free I'reiJs : John What did the old
man nay when you u.skod him for his daugh
ter ?
Wllllo Ho didn't say a word ; ha whistled for
the do ; ; . _
Philadelphia Record : "Koop your eye on
that num. whlspurod the bartender In a Ninth
Btrnot saloon to the proprietor hist
"Why , what's the matter with him ? " iihki-il the
boss. "Ho claims to lieu detective , * ' WHS the
Htartled reply , "and ordered a plain lemon
ade. "
_
New Orleans Picayune : Half of Florida ap
pears to be llxhtliiK for n light , ami thu other
half Is evidently lighting to have no ll lit.
Indianapolis Journal : "Your salary has
been $4,200 heretofore , Mr. I'onns , " sntd the
employer.
"Yos , " iissontcd tlio bead clerk ,
"Well , wo will just knock tlio two hundred
off from now on. That will enable you to es
cape the income tux. "
TIM : DANCE.
I'MhulciitMa Tlxes.
And now tonight you'ro fairer still ,
Hoyond the power of pun and Ink
To paint , as In the * waltz you niova ,
A wltchlriK harmony In pink.
I'd irlvo the world to win a clunco
Hut then , you sue , I do no * , dance I
I watch your partner take your hand
What blessings on him 1 invoice !
Ho bends and whispers In your our ;
I think he makes a modest joke. :
You smllo responsive. Happy holi
llut , ah , Much smllos uro not for mo !
Helen K. Starrct tn Interior.
The ( lays nro growing long asaln ;
Still later fall tho.shadosof night ;
Still earlier breaks the golden dawn.
And , darting through the KUhshlno bright ,
The HparrowK. strain thulr Ittllo throats ,
To toll , In joyous chirruping.
How Hlcns In earth and air portend
The Bind roturnlngof the spring.
And as I note how winter's ) .spull3
Is broken , note the buddln ; ; trees
And soft moist earth and balmy air ,
My heart draws sweet analogies.
F < ir In my life seems lirokun , too ,
The wliiler spell of Kf\ot \ and pain ,
And with the coming of the spring
My days grow long and bright again
l
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Tholarsrost IHWOM unit Hilton ot
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line clothoa on U.irtli
Your money's worth , or your money bask"
t
t
i Still Sweeping 'em out-
rr
Some of the in
grandest bargains suits and
ir overcoats and underwear for boys' -t-i
irK
K and mon ever shown in this city.
Then we are giving twenty per
IT cent ofT on our winter caps. Elegant
suits that sold in December for $10
and $12 are now being swept out
at $8.50. The $15 ones go at $10. : f
You can't ' got a better suit than wo
Ji
will sell you for $16.50. They are
our regular $20 line. The same
proportionate out maintains all ever the store. Over
coats , underwear and the like are put down to such
low prices that it is no trouble at all to sweep thorn
out. Store open till 10 o'clock Saturday night.
BROWNING , KING & CO. , -
thumouoy Will Day I ho for ox JWworthormoro ureas If yon aend S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.
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