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The cats that don't catch mlco on our won derful detective force have suddenly become very actlvo and vigilant , but they cannot cover their crooked tracks by such tactics. News comes from San Francisco that the first California peaches are already In the market. News of the first case of cholera morbus may bo expected by the next dis patch. ' Denver reports the arrival of by far the "best looking" lot of Industrials that have yet passed hi way. These now additions to the Industrial brigade ought to have no difficulty in traveling on their good looks. J. L. Webster , John M. Thurston and Lorenzo Crounso made an exquisite bouquet at the flag presentation. Such a harmoni ous color guard has never before been seen at any political military parade In this city. By all means let the delegates to the free silver democratic conference have an excur sion rate faro to and from Omaha. And let It bo expressly stipulated that they bo permitted to pay In gold , silver or paper at their own free will. Nearly every city In the country la mak ing preparations for Fourth of July celebra tion. Omaha has as much pent up patriotIsm - Ism as any other town of her population. Why can't wo have a rousing celebration this year ? Now that there are practically no Immi grants whoso patronage Is worth fighting for , the Immigrant rate controversy has been brought to an amicable solution , In which no ono gets the better of the other , because there Is nothing to get. This Is practical railroad diplomacy. Senator Walsh proclaims his allegiance to the camp of free silver senators , who no doubt are rejoicing over the accession to their ranks. The announcement , however ; Is unimportant at this time , except as an Indication of where the new senator will stand should the question como up. The exoneration of Grand Chief Ilamsay ot the Order of Railway Telegraphers makes the persistent pursuit of him by some ot his accusers appear In the light of a persecution. People who have n good case do not usually withdraw charges at the last moment unless as the result of some kind of a deal. Bo long as Omaha depended for Its flro protection upon a volunteer department the ringing of flro bells was a necessity. Hut what neeil Is there of the over recurring ding-dong now ? Wo have a paid flro de partment and every fireman Is presumed to bo at his post. The electric bells at the engine houses certainly should bo sufllclcnt to call out the department. Congressman Breckinrldgo has forfeited bis opportunity to appeal from the verdict brought against him In his celebrated breach pf promise caso. This means that the public will bo spared a repetition of the unsavory testimony that was adduced during the original trial of that case. If Congressman Dreckinrldgo deserves anything of the public It Is a testimonial of gratitude upon his involuntary neglect to secure a now trial of this suit. Some ono has asked the Hoard of Health in1 a llttla Now Jersey town to Issue a cir cular requesting people to Indulge In kiss ing as little as possible , for the reason that the osculatory act la liable to bo the cause ot communicating disease germs from one of the parties to the other. Action on the proposition has wisely been deferred until after moro mature consideration , and In the mean > villo | the residents of that com munity are taking their chances upon the spread of contagious disease among them. The new gai franchise has been In force for one-third of a year. Under Us provisions h the city Is entitled to 5 cents for ovcry 1,000 cubic feet ot gas consumed for lighting and t heating In the city exclusive of the city's use. How much does that amount to by this time , and what will bo the aggregate by the end of the year , when the whole amount la to bo paid into the treasury ? In asmuch as this franchise tax will go to the credit ot the general fund , the question Is what proportion of It , If any , will bo credited to this year ami what proportion to the next fiscal year ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ono of the larger property owners down on the rlvor bottoms Is taking proceedings to eject the squatters from his premises. Wo nro Informed , however , that thuao who ftro being compelled to inovo are seizing the opportunity to "aquat" again upon the near est piece of available vacant land. This means merely a shifting of this oyo-soro * and disease-breeding cantor , and not much ot a shifting at that. Unless precautions are taken , the city will find the squatters lo cated upon public property , and will again have tho. unpleasant experience of Inducing them to vacate the ntreets for a money con sideration. There Is ono way by which all tills trouble can bo avoided , and that la through the establishment of the river front park. A park covering this atrip ot land will remove the squatter * anil prevent their return. /A'OM.VX nAlt.ttO.lD TAX CASKS. The interesting flftiit * of the railroads agalntt the taxes assessed against thorn In Indiana under the now law of 1891 baa finally been brought to A cloio In the utter .ilofeat of the railroads nnd the vindication of the state law. The Indiana legislature In 1891 paiiesd an act to secure the more equitable taxation of the railroad property within the state by withdrawing It from the Jurisdiction of the local taxing officers of the township and county and Imposing upon the State Hoard of Tax Commissioner * the duty of assessing the railroad track and rolling stock , as defined In the act , "at Its true cash value. " Pursuant to the provisions of this law the state board proceeded to list for valuation the property owned by railroad companies throughout the state , computing Us value as compared with the value of the whole railroads approximately In the ratio of the mileage within the stnto to the total mileage. The railroad assess ment of the state , which In 1S90 had been $ GI,000,000 , Jumped to $161,000,000 , much to the unconcealed disgust of the railroad officials. The railroads , of course , refused to pay the Increased tax nnd appealed to the courts. In the meanwhile the tax , which aggregated about $2,145,000 a year , accumu lated , together with Interest nnd penalties. In three years to the sum of over $7,245- 000 , of which more than $2,000,000 remains unpaid. The railroads of Indiana appear to have carried on a losing fight from the start , but they persisted In their dilatory tactics. Beaten In the supreme court of Indiana they appealed to the supreme court of the United States , where , by the Judgment Just ren dered , the O'dr ot tlfo state court Is afllrmed with only two dissenting voices. The railroads claimed that the tax assessed against them wai excessive and unwar ranted , that i't was an attempt to tax Inter state commerce , that It was assessed upon a wrong principle , Inasmuch as the value of the entire road was taken Into considera tion In fixing ho value of the part within the state , and above all that it was a dis crimination against them repugnant to the fourteenth amendment to the federal consti tution , which forbid } any state to deny per sons within Us Jurisdiction the equal pro tection of Us laws. Upon tbo last point the } * allege that farm lands were frequently assessed at 50 cents on the dollar , while railroad property was assessed at Its full value. None of these contentions secured the favorable consideration of the supreme court. On the contrary , they are taken up ono nt a time In the opfnlon of the court nnd controverted in detail. The judge who wrote the decision seems to be most favor ably Inclined toward the Indiana system of railroad taxation and points out that there Is nothing essentially unjust In arriving nt the value of the railroad property within a state by the method employed by the Indiana state board. As a matter of form the counsel for the railroads have moved for * a r6hearlng in these cases , but it is extremely unlikely that this phase of the litigation will bo re newed. The railroads appear to have scented their defeat In advance and made Ineffectual overtures for a compromiro a few weeks ago , by which they offered to pay the obnoxious taxes if the Interest and penalties should bo remitted. The state officials re fused the offer , with the result that the state and local treasuries will bo enriched by from $100000 to $500,000 In Interest and penalties. The outcome of this long contest with the railroads Is naturally very gratifying to the Indiana state officials , and It will undoubt edly go far In commendation of the Indiana railroad tax law as a model for legislation In other states. S2V1T.B JIANK CIRCULATION' . In his comprehensive speech on the sub ject of state bank currency Mr. Springer , chairman of the house committee on bankIng - Ing and currency , presented cogent reasons against n circulating medium * Issued by state banks. The argument tit Inconvenience * ' ience , ho thought , ought tp ba , sufficient to condemn such a policy If there were no * other reason. There are forty-four states , with a probability that the number will be forty-eight In the near future , and each of those states would have different laws regu lating the organization of banks and provid ing security for the circulating notes. There are over 9,000 banks in the United States , and assuming that all of the states would avail themselves ultimately of the right to Incorporate Btato banks having authority to Issue circulating notes , and that all existing banks would avail themselves of such au thority , the different kinds of notes which would bo put in circulation and their num ber would be confusing nnd embarrassing to nil those engaged In business. This was the case when the country had a state bank currency , and there Is no reason to doubt that the experience would bo repeated if there should bo a return to that currency.- Such a circulating medium offers a great Incentive to counterfeiters , whoso spurious reproductions would increase the confusion , lien who did business during the period of state bank Issues , when there were moro than 2,00.0 different kinds ot notes in circu lation , well remember the trouble and an- noyaneo they were put to In order to avoid taking counterfeits , which flooded the coun try. Every banking and business house was provided with a bank note detector , which had to bo constantly consulted , and oven with this assistance there was not com plete security against the skill of the coun terfeiters. Spurious notes floated about everywhere and the people who were the largest losers by them , because the most easily victimized , were the laboring classes , who for the most part accepted anything that looked like monoy. The theory that the notes of Btato banks would stay at homo Is not justified by the history of such a currency previous to its suppression by the Imposition of the 10 per cent tax. Then It was the plan of bank officials to put their notes In circulation at points as remote as possible from the place of Issue , so that the probabilities of their presentation for pay ment would bo as remote as they coulJ possibly make them. Is It not reasonable to assume that the same thing would bo done again under a like system ? Another objection to state bank issues la that with such a system uniformity as tq denominations of notes and certainty as to their authenticity would be Impossible. Mr. Springer is correct in bollovlng that If state bank notes Issuing from forty-eight states were In circulation the confusion and un certainty would bo EO great in all lines ot trade as to require a very large Increase In the clerical force of all the business houses of the country. At any rate , every estab lishment handling any considerable amount of currency would have to employ at least one capable man to examine it. The chair * man of the banking and currency commit tee la also correct in cuylng that wo have no reason to assume that the several states nould furnish any better banking systems now than they did before the war. It la true that slnco that tlmo the country has been thoroughly educated to the merits of a circulating medium everywhere ot equa } value and safety and the states generally would perhaps at first understand the ne cessity of requiring such security for etato bank notes as would bo llkcry to give them general circulation , but as the system grow In ago there Is umall reason to doubt that In many of the states , and particularly In those which most urgently demand the restoration of state bank circulation , re quirements as to security and other condi tions nnd restrictions would become lax and there would ultimately be Infused Into the circulation a vast amount of currency Inade quately secured nnd of uncertain value. The history of state bank Issues presents not a single reason or argument In support of the proposal to return to that system , which brought heavy losses to the people ot orcry state In the union , the greatest sufferers being , of course , the people least able to bear the loss the producers n'nd the wage worker * ! . A QVKS11UN OF AUTIHHllTr. The probability of another Issue of bonds to replenish the gold reserve and Incident ally to meet current expenses of the govern ment has aroused the democrats In congress who contend that the secretary of the treas ury has no authority to borrow money for current expenses to the expediency of early action. An effort was made before the last Issue of bomb to got through a resolution questioning the authority of the secretary In this matter. It Is not pretended that the secretary may not Issue bonds to replenish the gold reserve , because the language ot the resumption act Is perfectly plain as to this. The contention li that he cannot sell bonds for any other purpose than to main tain resumption. * A literal construction pt the law doubt less sustains this view , but what docs It amount to so long as the secretary of the treasury Is permitted to Invade the gold re-servo In meeting the obligations ot the government falling due ? Secretary Carlisle believes It to be his duty to use any money in the treasury to pay the expenses of the government , and thcro can be no doubt that he Is supported In this view by the best Judgment of the country. It Is Just as Im portant to tl.o credit of the government that Its obligations to creditors should be met as that the soundness of the currency shall be preserved. It would manifestly not be wlso policy to allow the government , to de fault on its obligations with $100,000,000 in gold In the treasury , This Is the position of the secretary of the treasury , and It is unquestionably sound. The sale of bonds several months ago was somewhat In excess of what was then required to restore tht gold reserve to the $100,000,000 limit , but the law does not require the secretary to observe this limit and he may extend It according to his Judgment , within the amount of bonds which ho Is authorized by existing law to Issue and sell. Ho may Increase the. reserve to $150,000,000 It he thinks that amount necessary to maintain resumption , and , hav ing done this , he can continue on as hereto fore , using this gold to pay current ex penses of the government. This being the case It Is not apparent what necessity there Is for such a resolution as that of Repre sentative Dalley or what possible good could be accomplished by passing It. There is no doubt regarding the authority of the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds. Let it be granted that he cannot do so for any other purpose than to main tain resumption. It is within his discre tion . to determine whether $100,000,000 or moro Is necessary to that object , and it ap pears to be equally within his discretion to decide whether any part of this reserve and how much of it shall be used for current expenses. At any rate ho Jias been exer cising this discretion unchallenged. The tendency of the resolution of the Texas rep resentative , If it should bo adopted , would bo very likely to Increase the difficulties and embarrassments of the treasury , because - cause it is probable that with such a declara tion from congress Secretary Carlisle , if lie felt compelled to Issue moro bonds , would not bo disposed to sell moro than should bo necessary to make good the gold reserve , and unless there is a decided Improvement in the revenues of the government within the next few months the mere building up of the reserve will not glvo the needed , re lief to the treasury. It Is probable that the Datley resolution , if pressed , will pass the house. It is doubtless assured of the support of all the silver men , for the policy of Issuing bonds and using the proceeds for current expenses is hostile to the plan ot relieving the treasury by coining the stiver seigniorage. The Indications are that an other Issue of bonds cannot be avoided. DAKOER OF A COAL FA3I1NE. The general strlko of the coal miners pre sents a very grave aspect , not merely In its bearing upon law and order , but In rela tion to industry and public convenience. Without reference to the rights and wrongs ot the mine owners and mine workers , wo are confronted with the danger of a coal famine that would not only stop every wheel on the railroads and block all traffic , but also close every factory and workshop from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast. As a natural coincident , the coal famine would also cleprfvo nearly every city in the country of its water , gas and electric light and power supply , and that means the stoppage ot street railway travel , excepting where horses are still used , and the stoppage of all elevators in buildings and for that matter even the Interruption of telephone communication , whlth in part is dependent upon electricity supplied by dynamo. In this age of steam and electricity a con stant coal supply Is as vital as a constant supply of air and light Is to all living things. To close the coal mnes long enough to ex haust the coal supply means absolute com mercial and industrial paralysis. In such an event Omaha would of course faro neither better nor worse than any large city and would therefore have to share the hardships Incident to a coal famine. Should the present coal miners' strike continue for any great length of tlmo we may find ourselves com pelled to resume modes ot locomotion , ot lighting and heating that have been discarded since the advent of the Iron horse on this side of the Missouri. We might have to renovate the old prairie schooner and stage coach and put Jim Stephenson's stage horses Into actlvo service once moro. Wo might have to forage on the lumber yards , hay mows and petroleum tanks for kitchen fuel , and wo might have to reinstate the tallow dip to Us pristine dignity. Well diggers and cistern makers would again bo in brisk demand and the bicycle fiend would find re munerative employment for special package delivery and rapid transit , In the renaissance of the pre-coal ago many an old forgotten friend would make his reappearance. And when the coal strike Is ended the present generation would ap preciate more fully the marvelous changes wrought within the last bait ot the nine teenth century. The Immense crowd drawn out to ceo the drill ot the local mltltla companies , and to listen to the band concert by which It was attended , shows what a Urge auditorium In the center of tlje city might do In the way of contrlbultyfj to popular entertain ment and Instruction. Uand cmcorts al popular prices In mtpclr an auditorium could bo made a feature ot the people's nnniso- ment , at once afpr , < | jig | them a healthful sotirco of recreation ort'l cultivating n taste for good music. onAA auditorium , armory and market house * cbnjblncd would soon pay the city several times' ! I lie outlay Involved. From the contemplation of the Ills which have fallen tipon Uils gr'cat country during the past year , dmr to an almost unpre cedented Industrie , Ocnrcsston and business stagnation ; from r fl ctlng upon the priva tion ot millions ofjjour people , unable In a land of plenty to liuln the necessaries of Ufa ; from thoughts of tariff policies , cur rency problems , nnd the expedients of the politicians , the attention of the American people , or of the greater part of them , will be diverted today to recalling the glorious deeds of the heroes of thirty years ago. It Is Memorial day , and n grateful people will attest their loyalty and devotion to the memory of ( ho patriots who Intd down their lives that the union might bo pre served and free institutions bo saved from destruction. Perhaps moro than any other day of the year Memorial day appeals to the patriotism of the American people , and now , wlfcn the question whether this people are capable of self-government seems to ho pressing for nn answer more urgently , perhaps , than ever before , there Is peculiar need for the stimulation nS\d \ the strength ening of the national sentiment of patriot ism. The men whoso graves will bo strewn with flowers today set nn example of loy alty to country and fidelity to principle unsurpassed In the world's history. As wo remember on this day what they sacrificed and what they accomplished , wo should feel that our highest duty as citizens Is to keep secure the Institutions which their courage and devotion left to us. Judge Scott seized the opportunity offered by his decision In the milk dealers' license case to unburden himself of some of his personal opinions concerning the quality of the milk that had como under his own ob servation. He Is quoted as saying : "I have been buying myself and therefore I take Judicial notice of the fact , that there was barely enough milk put Into Missouri river water to Just give It color , yet there Is not enough In It to curdle in a thunder storm. Children that drink that kind of a concoction are having their health endan gered. " Without taking exception to the ungrammatlcal language , tro may ask by what authority any Judge takes Judicial notice of a thing that has not been regularly brought before his court. Judges are expected to decide cases upon the evidence brought before them and not upon sentiment or prejudice originating in their own personal experiences. The quality of the milk upon which Judge Scott , feeds was not nt Issue In the milk dealersVtllcenso case and It was entirely superfluous for him to take "Judicial notlco" of * lt. The decision is from a legal standpoint entirely correct , but there was no necessity for watering It with a lecture on chalked milk. rl 11 The I-jintjpf Gorman. St. Lyiilo Republic. Gorman will naver have a chance to get neuralKla In another- democratic conven tion. Hla health owllh not be a matter of concern while the caucuses arc being held. ( ' HMtli 41.0 TllO. aiofic-Dpmocrnt. ' " The report of the'investigating ' committee In the niatter-'bf'the alleged attempt to brlbo Senators Hunton and Kyle Is to the effect that MajortButtz talked through his hat. | Cowardice HcRcts Contempt. * Indianapolis Journal. There are getUm ? to be too many people In this country who assume that officers dare not enforce the laws. If officers would do their duty courageously at all times these people would revlsfe their Judgments on this subject. Weaver's T.ust Move. Minneapolis Trlbuno. Having failed In his attempt to sccuro the promise of a nomination In a Kansas district. General Weaver Is talking of mov ing Into the Council Bluffs district and trying his luck with another Iowa constitu ency , la the general not aware that he Is well known in Council Bluffs ? The I'lugged Armor JDcaU New York World. President Cleveland Is placed Ira a very unfortunate position by Captain Sampson's testimony before the armor plate Investt- Kiitlnficommittee. . Captain Sampson testi fied that $300,000 was an accurate and mod erate estimate of the damages sustained by the Rovernment through frauds admitted by the Carnegie company. On what grounds or for what reason President Cleveland re duced this assessment to $140,000 has not yet appeared and will be difficult to ex plain to the satisfaction of the country. The Conspiracy Crowing. Kansas City Times. Tlecent Incidents would Indicate that the work of destroying the democratic party Is not to be left entirely ! to the traitors In the senate. The house is doing Us best to pet Into the conspiracy , and within the last few days has made considerable progress In that direction. Whether a lucid Interval will strlko the body In tlmo to avert what seems to be a dangerous crisis remains to be seen. But there can be no doubt that ualess some saving power Intervenes the most disastrous consequences will ensue. o - Isot of the ICuttlgnlni ; Kind. Chicago Herald. Judge Jenkins Is not likely to reslgn be cause of the censure passed upon him by the house Judiciary committee. He Is not of the resigning kind , and , besides , he un doubtedly feels that he should not bo made to suffer for an offense In which 'ho was merely the Instrument , John C. Spooner being the Intelligent force. It Is safe to predict , however , that neither Judge JenKins - Kins nor any other federal judge will again venture to use the Judiciary power to In timidate worklngmen at the behest of ar rogant corporations or their attorneys. The IJontner Investigation has at least accom plished so much good. A Atrn J Mrs. Thomas Collins , ono of the pioneer settlers of Nemaha Bounty , is dead. There ore ninety-mi pcros of sugar beets in Dawes county f6r JheT Norfolk factory. Hov. H. A. PalJIstpr has accepted a call to the Christian cjiqrcb at Geneva. Ho has boon located for , therpast three years at Harvard. Callaway women Invaded a haunted house that the "men folksi'J were afraid to enter and located his gliqatshlp. The spook was identified as MajpjConloy , the editor of a local sheet. There will be t\Y ° republican county con ventions In Adarrli county this year. A convention to nartio' delegates to the con gressional convention1 ' will be hold June 9 and the convention1 t elect delegates to the state convention Kn&tjben set for August 18. The 4-year-old 'child of W. W. Wassum of Arlington "turned tip missing" the other night and the Vholo neighborhood was routed out to search for the lost little ono. After hours of autloua search the mother went down cellar on an errand and found the child lying in a corner fast asleep. It had gone down there to escape the heat of the houso. The body of an , unknown man was found In the Missouri river Just above Platts- inouth and the coroner's Jury was unable to secure evidence to identify the remains. The corpse is that of a man about 45 years old and was dressed In a ducking waist coat that was buttoned tight around bis body and nock , which , with other clothes , showed that he must have been drowned In the winter. The face U too badly decomposed for any ono to recognize It , It is thought lie might bo one of- the men who were drowned at the Platte river bridge some time ago , or the man who fell through th * tee. whllft trying to cross the river at Oinuut last spring. ir tiKTrvsnvnn. of tlin Murijr 1'rmlilriit nn thn fitmniM i nttlrllolil > m. ID , IKIin. 'Tour score and seven year * ngo Dur fathers brought forth on thx ! continent n now nation , conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that nil mm were creitod equal. We are n-w engcgcd In n great civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation so conceived and so dedicated , can long endure. We are met on n great battle field cf that war. Wo have conic to dedi cate a portion of that field ns a final resting place for those who hero gave their lives that the nation might live. It Is altogether fitting nnd proper that wo should do this. Dut , In a larger sense , we cannot dedlcitc , wo cannot consecrate , wo cannot hallow this ground. The brave men , living nnd dead , who struggled hero have consecrated It far above our poor power to add or detract. "The Vtorld will little note nor long re member what we any here. H Is for us , the living , rather , to bo dedicated hero to the uniUilshod work which they who fought hero have thus far so nobly advanced. It Is , rather , for us to bo here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead wo take Increased devotion to that cause to which they gave the last full measure of devotion that wo hero highly resolve that these dead shall not have'died In vain that this nation , under God , shall have a now birth of freedom and that government of the people , by the people , for the people , shall not perish from the earth. " VKUl'LK AXIt TlttXUS. Thotnis Nast Is now doing John Bull In black and white for the Pall Mall Gazette. Senator Drlco was born In Denmark nnd lives In Lima. Both localities nro In Ohio. Iteccnt experience proves that detectives succeed In arresting public attention occa sionally. The altitude of the mercury does not materially diminish the tribute paid to Old King Coal. Mr , IJnttz Is more of a philanthropist than a lobbyist. Ho sought to sweeten the acidity of public life. The report that Sitting Dull is dead Is re futed. Ho Is ono of the live attractions at the Antwerp exposition. In removing to the Ninth congressional district of Iowa , General Weaver passes beyond - yond the pale ot vociferous spring chicken. The Gould family has moved out of Now York to avoid the pernicious activity of the tax assessor. After all , tax shirking Is not confined to Omaha. An Indiana woman who recently sued a railway Company for killing her husband nnd a horse ho was driving has been given a verdict of $15 for the loss of the horso. Chief Justice Logan K. Bleeckly of the supreme court of Georgia has just been made a father. Hlzzoner , who Is 77 , mar ried Miss Chloe Herring , aged 20 , last sum mer. mer.Tho The popular belief that the senate cannot pass anything overlooks the smacking cor diality with which certain dark objects pass from hand to mouth in the adjacent cloak room. Isaac Pitman , who has been knighted by the queen , nearly sixty years ago published the system of shorthand that has made him famous. Sir Isaac is a halo old gentleman of 81. The 85th birthday of ox-Secretary of the Navy Thompson falls on Juno 9 , and Is to be publicly celebrated at his home In Terre Haute , I nil. Ex-President Harrison has been Invited to attend. The author of Nebraska's lonesome vote cast nt the Chicago convention for Arthur Puo Gorman shows nn Indifference for his assailed Ideal that approaches Ingratitude. "Holp , Horatio , speak ere I perish. " Ilamlln Garland has been a farmer In Dakota , a school teacher In Illinois and a literary worker In Boston. Ho Is now .a moving force behind the Midland Monthly , which Is published at DCS Molncs , la. The progress of western civilization in Japan is not materially checked by her efforts to absorb western literature at the same time. If the Island successfully as similates both all doubt ot future greatness will vanish. The New York Sun contends that the riots In Pennsylvania , Illinois and Colorado , as well as Coxeylsm , are traceable directly to the teachings of Grover Cleveland. The Sun omits the Pennsylvania floods and the Lake Michigan disasters from the list of disasters due to the baneful Influence of the administration. o STlllKItfO UEFKCT1OH8. Kansas City Star : Speaking of arbitra tion , will the worklngmen and others Inter ested over learn to think of It before the marching and the shooting , the dynamiting and the murdering , and the militia , as well as afterward ? These days plentifully illus trate the advantages of foresight and the deplorabtlity of hindsight. Chicago Dispatch : There Is only ono way to treat with lawlessness. It must bo sup pressed at all hazards , by peaceable means if possible , but by force if necessary. While the sympathy of the entire people will bo with the miners so long as they remain law- abiding , they must clearly understand that they will forfeit public support whenever they resort to violence. Detroit Free Press : Ono of Governor Watto's latest outbreaks Is the declaration that "If the ballot be not successful , the man who will not bare his breast to bullets Is not a man. " Wo have never had the pleasure of seeing the governor In the fore front of battle , but If the worst came to the worst , we are Inclined to suspect that he would be found wearing a bullot-proof chost- protootor rather than a bared breast. It would be moro In keeping with the proprie ties and infinitely safer. Philadelphia Record : The number of men thrown out of employment In Industrial es tablishments that have been obliged to sus pend work because of a lack of fuel will soon bo quite as large as the number of striking miners. For every striker there are , take them all together , doubtless ten other per sons who In-ono way or another are made to suffer deprivation or loia because the striker strikes , There never was Invented a moro clumsy or cruel way of settling disputes between - twoen these who buy labor and these who sell It. JOK.I.YG 31K3lOllTAr.S. anlveston News : Pie Is not plate matter with the printer. Detroit Tribune : "He's a man of much push. " "Yes , Indeed. His lawn is a full acre. " Chicago Tribune : Cholly Have a stick of chewing gum , old chappy ? Fwcddlp Naw , thanks. My physician says I have got to quit my blawsted dis sipating. Somervlllo Journal : It's a scaly book keeper who can't make his cash balance every day. Cleveland Plain Dealer : Mr. Buttz seemed unduly anxious to Introduce a few bills Into the senate under suspension of rules. New York Weekly : Wife You must send me away for my health nt once. I am Ko\ng \ Into a decline. Husband Myl My ! AVlmt makes you think so ? Wife- All my dresses are beginning to feel com fortable , Brooklyn Life : Dora How did you fall In love with Mr. Clinker so suddenly ? Cora Father forbade him to come to the house . Boston Transcript : Gump I wish a feN low could bouow money as easily as he can borrow trouble. Hump If you could make money no eas ily ns you can make trouble , you wouldn't need to borrow any. Arkansas Traveler : Hohsby You think of committing suicide ? It Is the last thing on earth you ought to contemplate doing ! Nobsby H Is. Chicago Tribune : Mr. Ulllus Here's a newspaper paragraph that says women are less sensitive to pain than men. I believe there's something In that. Maria. Mrs Blllus Yes , that's the masculine theory. The truth of the matter Is that women have more fortitude than men. As to Meroyl For heaven'n Hake , John , be qulckl Knock that horrid bug off my halrl THE QIU3AT BIO dHlL. Harper * ) ! 1 la jar , Ts clettln * awful big. I Is. ! ' gwowln' ylko a twee ; An' mamma says if I keeps on I'll BOOH be aa bljf as she. An' she knows what Hhe'H tulkln 'bout. I'll show you. Jus * see there ; I'd large enough to fill all up This awful bis arm-chair. REED WANTED AT HASTINGS Ada mi Oouhty republican Anxious to Hoar the Mm from Mnino. INVITED TO STOP THERE ONE DAY rrrnlilrnt Vlnrko of llio Hriiilitlrini | Lougno NiM-Un In ( let Ilin l'.T-Siriil | 'r fur n Tulit IK lln Cnrft to or from Ih'ttUT. WASHINGTON DUUEAU OP THH linn. 1407 V street , N.V. . WASHINGTON , Mny 29. Jnmos N. Clarke , president of the Hepub- llcan league of Mailings , has written to Sen ator Maiulersuii , enclosing nn Imitation for Thomas 1) ) , Heed to speak at Hastings on his way to or from the coiiventlon of repub lican clubs at Denver on Juno 12 , next. I'rcslilcnt Clarke Intends to Iiavo a special meeting- held at Hastings If Mr. Ilocd will accept the Invitation. Senator Mamlcrsoii today enclosed the letter fo ox-Speaker Heed 'with an urgent request that ho may comply. Several constituents of Representative 1'lckler of South Dakota have written askIng - Ing 111 111 to glvo them Information In regard to a fund which they bellevo Is available for the Improvement of post romls on Indian reservations. The persons referred to have written In the Interest of the post roads be- twocn Fort Meade and Sturgls. Representa tive 1'lckler today called on the postmaster general and the secretary of war and finds that thcro Is no such fund now available. Mr. 1'lcklcr today called on the Indian com missioner and urged that the annual payment to the Slsseton Indians , near Waterloo n , S. I ) . , bo made. Another special Inspector will bo sent out to Investlgnte the frauds , and It Is likely that as soon as his report la sent In the payment will bo made. Senator Allen today secured the passage of a house bill granting to Wesley Mont gomery of Hastings right to make home stead entry on any public lands In lieu of his homestead In Illinois , which was can celled. Senator I'ottlgrew today spoke on the tariff , and was granted a hearing by an unusually largo number of senators , many of whom congratulated him at the conclu sion of his remarks. T. P. Kclloy has been appointed postmas ter at Adalr , Adalr county , la. , vice L. M. Hawcs , removed , and S. L. Watts has been appointed at Sabula , Jackson county , vlco W. H. Oakc , removed. Congressman I'lcklcr will speak at the exercises to bo held In Oraccland cemetery tomorrow afternoon , and at night will make an address at Grand Army services to beheld held In the Lyceum theater at Baltimore. QUAY OONTIMJKS 1NVKSTH1ATING. Mninlior * of the I'ltmncti Cninmlttcn Imy the Storj or CnrllMo'A Visit. WASHINGTON , May 20. The senate Sugar trust Investigating committee continued Its Inquiry today and examined Senators Voor- hees , Jones and Vest of the finance commit tee In regard to the allegations concerning the efforts of the Sugar trust to Influence legislation. They made a general denial of all the charges made of the exercise of Influ ence by the trust and specifically contra dicted the story that Secretary Carlisle had made a secret visit to the committee and de manded that the sugar Interest be protected because of the democratic party's Indebted ness to the Sugar trust. They agreed that Mr. Carlisle had never made such a visit to the committee , and that no such demand had been made upon the committee for the reasons given in Mr. Edwards' letter or any other account. They also denied the report that a meeting had been held by the com mittee on the Sunday before the tariff bill was reported for the consideration of the sugar schedule , and said If the sugar people had been In any adjacent room while the committee was In session at any time they were not cognizant of the fact. Mr. Vest denied that he had informed Joe Hlckey or the progress of the committee In considering the bill. The committee adjourned over to morrow. The examination will bo resumed at the next meeting. Wrecking Company Wnnt Thrlr Simp. WASHINGTON , May 29. Secretary Car lisle today sent a letter to representative Livingston of Georgia , chairman of one of the subcommittees of the house committee on appropriations , reciting what steps had been taken with respect to the sale of the government World's fair building In Chicago cage , now wanted by the Atlanta Cotton State exposition. The secretary says the Chicago House Wrecking company , which had purchased the main building. Is Insist ing on prompt execution of the contract entered into , but not yet finally approved , for the sale of the building to the company , and he recommends that congress tuko such action as It deslrca as soon as possible. Patent * Which Iltivo Kxplrml. WASHINGTON , May 29. The list of in ventions on which patents expire by limita tion today Includes the following : Harvester reels , II. A. Adams , Sandwich , III. ; rotary engines , M. Nordmann , Jr. , Hos- ton ; pantographs , .Eugene T. Pearl , Hart ford , Conn. ; printing prebses , C. Potter , Jr. , Plalnfleld , N. J. ; burglar alarms , Israel Hogeland , Indianapolis ; ere washers , J. Ulch- artU. tinttlo Mountain , N6v ; tiook 0ewlnR machine * . H Hell , Philadelphia ; quadruple * telegraphs , F. W. Jones. Chicago : utatlon Indicators , James Mnntoll , Detroit , Mich. ! copyliiR telegraphs , LorltiR Pickering , San Francisco ; railroad frojrt. J. T. Ulcliimlnon , Harrlnhurg. Pa. ; printing telegraphs , It. J. Hiioeher , Hoston ; motors , Onston K. B. Itozcraln , Paris , France. Supreme Court Mukin lt Itrrcml , WASHINGTON , May 2D.-IurlnK the term which closed on Saturday the United States supreme court undo an timiaual roe- enl for the disposition ot business. Moro than 500 cases were finally disposed of ami others were taken under consideration , at least fifty cases moro than the usual work of n term , notwithstanding that the court was ultliotit n full bench for weeks after the death of Justice Dlatchford. There were 931 eases on the docket at the close of laiit term , May 15 , 1893. and 280 cases hive bccrt filed Hlnce. making n total of 1,214. Of the fourteen cases which the court has taken under ndvlncmeiit. but which will not bo decided until next fall , when the court will meet on the second Monday In October , some arc of great Importance. There are three Involving the validity of foreign Judgments In the courts of the United States , nn Important customs case Invohlng the rates upon to bacco for cigar wrappers , nnd the ctscs to teat the \alhllty ot the Massachusetts oleo margarine law. The present crowded con dition of the docket emphasizes the need of legislation still further restricting the classes of cases which can bo appealed to the supreme court. IlUsrll OppixiM I'ottnl Tele-graph. WASIIINOTON , May 2D. Postmaster Gent cral Dlsscll has forwarded to Chairman Wloa of the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce a letter embodying hla reasons for opposing the proposed govern ment ownership of the telegraph system. Ho docs not think a postal telegraph service will prove profitable In this country or that such service could bo fully accomplished without material additions to the present postofllce organisation and largo expendi tures. Somu .Moro PciMmiiMrrn. WASHINGTON , May 20. The president today sent the following nominations to the senate : Postmasters George Owens , Northwood , la. ; 55. II. IJmilap , Perry , la , ; Charloi H. Trotisdalc , Monroe , La. ; Edmund Caplls , West Duluth , Minn. ; James M. Nlckcll , Han nibal , Mo. ; Charles 13. Llllpop , Chohalls , Wash. ; W. C. Peas , Cumberland. WIs. ; Wil liam Gulllaumc , Hartford , Wts. ; Henry Lotz , Horlcon , WIs. Not Uulloiii'nOuM llnnttliir ; . WASHINGTON , May 29. Senator Cullora said today ot the Interstate commerce bill Introduced by him that the bill was Bent to him and Introduced by request. Ho had not examined the bill carefully , but thought thcro might bo some good In It , which could be sifted out by the committee. Tiia gentleman who sent It to him was an ex perienced and careful business man and had good Ideas on the subject of the bill. Conllriuril by the Somite. WASHINGTON , May 29. The senate In executive session today confirmed the follow ing nominations : Harry Baldwin , to bo marshal of the United States for the north ern division of California. Postmasters : Missouri J. M. Nickel , at Hannibal. Cali fornia J. M. Payne , nt San Luis Ohlspo ; A. O. Fleming , at Lincoln. Si Terr } MmpHim ) inpro\liir. WASHINGTON , May 29. Representative Jerry Simpson , who was critically III a few days ago , has boon steadily Improving slnco he passed the crisis of his attack and will leave for Berkley Springs the last ot this week. War on Indecent I.ltentturo. WASHINGTON , May 29. Senator Vllaa today Introduced a bill making It unlawful for any person to send obscene literature or any other matter of Indecent character or any article Intended for numeral use by. express. Kiiimn .Inch to lie Murrloil. NEW YORK , May 29. Miss Emma Juch late to bo married next month to Assistant Dis trict Attorney Francis Wellman. She 1ms almost recovered 'form her recent Illness ; The wedding , It Is said , will take place Juno 26 , In St. Andrew's Episcopal church. Stam ford , Conn. , where Mlsj Juch's home Is lo cated. _ DKCOHATWX DAY. Harper's Magazine. The uses of adversity are sweet ; lied war , the hate of kinsmen Is forgot ; Beneath bland skies a nation stays her feet To laud the hero , grace his sleeping-spot ) For every drop of blood old swords lmv let , The rose , the Illy , and the violet. Chicago Record. Hushed Is the sound of the drum , Still are those dear , willing feet ; - \ Laden with llowerH we come , Our brothers , our soldiers , to greet. Flowers from garden and Held We scatter above them , and pray- That heaven rich blessings will yield Our country for such men as they. Harper's Weekly. Oh I years that ceaseless como and go , Processional with thronging hours , Each May-time pause , o'er friend ami foe , Comrades at last , to scatter llowers. The flood swords rust ; the drums are BtlllJ Trip children's children Bins anil play. Oh ! marching years , o'er vale and hill. Drop llowers , this fair Memorial day.