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torial mailer Rlinuld nddi'-sfd : To tliel.dllor.
nt'.MiNnsa LirrriMtH.
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tinnclunl niirnlior of full nnd complete conies
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printed durlns Hi * innntli of June , 1S3I , was as
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14. . . . . . . 21.112 St 22.661
30 , , 22,107
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I.css drdlictloni for unsold nml returned
coplea " .C76
Tolnl wild M .ttT
Dally nvrrngo net clrculntlon 21,820
sun.iny. .
GBonon a TZSCHUCK.
Bworn to before rno and mbicrlbcd In my pres
ence this 3d day nf July , 1UI.
( Sail. ) N. r. vnili , Notary Public.
Japan Is reiterating the once popular Cali
fornia cry that the Chinese- must go ,
The Unltcil States stand ? ready to sup
ply the munition of war In exchange for cold
cash or Its equivalent.
The heavens are again being bombarded
by rainmakers and preachers , but they give
but a feeble rcspono to these noisy Invita
tions.
The end of the cruel war at Chicago Is
marked by the return of the deputy inar-
shals to the ranks of the army of the un
employed.
A little country can sometimes create a
great deal of strife In this world. The size
of Corea docs not affect Us power of occa
sioning a great big war.
The death of General Pleasanton , the orig
ft inator of the blue glass cure-all , reminds
us that the real elixir of life and fountain of
perpetual youth are yet undiscovered.
Why not hold the meetings of the tariff
conference commltttce In the white house
and save all this Interloping between Presi
dent Cleveland nnd the leaders of the house
conferees ?
If Drecklnrldge of Arkansas gets the Rus
sian mission to Indemnify the loss of a re
election to congress , what will Drecklnrldgo
of Kentucky get after his constituents shall
have- repudiated him ?
Senator Gorman berated the president before -
fore a crowded house , while Senator Vllas
eulogized the president to empty benches.
Fulsome flattery Is evidently not very popu
lar with Washington audiences.
The country must bo safe- once more when
it can got along without Mr. Depew for a
couple of mouths. Hut Mr. Depew will kindly
continue to send us his fatherly advice from
time to time as he meets the Interviewer on
his European travels.
Should China go to war tn earnest the
stringent provisions of the Chlneso exclusion
act may be called Into active requisition to
prevent the Invasion of this country by
Chinamen who prefer to bo as far from the
aeat of hostilities as possible.
It ia positively amusing to watch some
alleged democratic newspapers tn their antics
.to talk'on the Income tax , now that Its enact
ment Into law seems most Imminent. Some
of them are trying hard to work up actual
enthusiasm over the matter , In spite of the
summer heat.
Richard Malcomb Johnston's lecture upon
Milton at the Catholic summer school In
Now York Is being referred to as a complete
defense of conjugal love. As If conjugal love
needed any defense. If thcro Is any defend
ing to bo done- , let It be done by the devotees
of extra-conjugal love.
Illinois democrats arc apprehensive that
the failure of the
republicans to make a
nomination for senator will leave their candi
date , Mr. McVeagh , without an opportunity
to moot an accredited opponent In Joint de
bate. This may bo the chance to decline a
challenge , which Mr. McVeagh most wants.
It won't bo far lack of an opponent that he
will refrain from joint debates.
The New York Evening Post Is not satis-
fled with the work of the Chicago federal
grand Jury. It Is tearfully regretting that
"tho preachers and college professors who
have been teaching anarchy to the Ignorant
masses and stirring thorn up to revolution"
have not been Indicted , The only way to
appease- the Post Is to hang everybody who
\vaa not In favor of shooting down the strik
ers without warning.
Nebraska failed to get any representation
in the list of olllcers elected by the Shrlnors
at pcnver tills week , although the states nil
around her secured recognition. Nebraska
Shrlners will doubtless survive this over
sight , but they might make It the basis for
a fight for the location of the annual meeting
the next tlmo the question comes up , Omaha
ought to bo allowed to entertain thu whole
body of Shrlners two years hence , Instead of
only these who pass through enrouto to
some other city.
Senator Harris , president pro tcmporo of
the senate , tried to declare- motion ap
pealing from his decision on a point of order
tabled before the votes of the senators
had begun to be recorded. It transpired
that the effort was decidedly premature , tlio
motion to table- bring lost on a tie. Had
the vice president been In the chair and
exorcised his privilege V > vote when the
senators art ) equally divided , the motion
would have been carried and the controversy
ended without further ceremony , As It was
there had to be three roll calls to dispose
of the three propositions before tbu body.
It was an occasion where the absence of the
'loo president came near causing a stinging
* . * feat for the democratic majority lu Uio
senate.
8IU3J3 STATISTICS.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D , Wright has
Just submitted a special report relating en
tirely to the slum ! ) of New York , Philadelphia ,
Chicago and Ilaltlmoro. In this boggy Held
of Inquiry the labor commissioner claim * to
have fished out some Interesting and In
structive statistics which were out of the
reach of the national census taker. As a
matter of fact , Commissioner Wright's com
pilation In for the most part vtlthln the reach
of everybody that IIIIR In his possession the
published reports of the last consul and la
willing to take pains to miiko hi * own deduc
tions therefrom. This la true as regards the
population divided by nativity , sex nnd age ,
The reporU ot the census takers for each of
the precincts In the district covered by the
slums show In detail alt this Information , as
well as the facts relative to the occupations
of persons enumerated and the number of
people classed an Illiterate. On this score ,
therefore , the report supplies nothing new.
The only points not Included In the reports
of the census enumerators Is the condition
of the health of the slum population , their
earnings , and , lastly , the number of saloons
nnd dlvcx within these districts. Even on
thcso points reliable statistics have been
given to the public In New York by Dr.
Crosby nnd Dr. Parhhurst , and wo presume
the commissioner could have obtained this
Information as to the slums of Philadelphia ,
Chicago nnd Baltimore from the chiefs of
police and excise boards.
The most striking feature of this so-called
exploration of the slums Is the comparative
preponderance of the foreign elements over
native Americans within those horrible
slums. Upon reflection It must , however , be
apparent that this preponderance affords no
proof that the foreign elements arc more
criminal , vicious and 'Immoral thnn an equal
number of natives In poverty Hats. The
reason why the tenements In the slums of
largo cities are overflowing with Chinese ,
Italians , Russians , Poles , Hungarians , Ger
mans , Arabs nnd Africans Is not because
these wretched foreigners love to wallow In
the mire and take to vice and crime like
a duck does to water , but because they are
obliged by poverty to seek shelter In the
quarter where rents are lowest. The tumble
down rookeries In the lanes , alleys and by
ways of the slums naturally become the
habitation of the poorest class ot the popu
lation. The fact that In spite of filth , ver
min and crowded flats , the health average In
the blums Is not below that of other portions
of the great cities covered by the commis
sioner's Inquiry affords reasonable proof that
the police and health boards of the cities are
doing elllclcnt work In the way of enforcing
sanitary regulations.
OF IVSTAL CLERKS
The proposal to reinstate In the railway
mall service certain clerks who were dis
missed therefrom during the early part of
the Harrison administration Is In effect a
proposal to disorganize and demoralise that
very Important branch of the postal service.
The argument urged In support of this In
defensible scheme Is that the removal of
these clerks was for partisan reasons. Rep
resentative Dynum of Indiana , the author of
the bill for reinstatement which passed the
house last Tuesday , said In reference to
these dismissals : "From the 4th day
of March , 1880 , the day on which Mr. Harrison
risen became president , to the ICth day of
May , a period of less than two months , 1,700
democratic clerks , with records for efficiency
nnd Integrity theretofore unequalled , were
summarily dismissed and their places filled
with virulent republican partisans without
experience. A more outrageous partisan ns-
sault upon a class of government clerks who
had earned and secured their positions by
laborious and efficient work cannot bo found
even In the history of the unparalleled greed
of the republican party. " There has never
been made on the floor of congress n more
wantonly false and misleading statement
than this so far as It applies to the motive
which prompted the dismissal of clerks In
the railway mall service during the period
stated by the Indiana congressman.
The facts In connection with this matter
are of so recent occurrence as to be easily
remembered. Under the first administration
of Mr. Cleveland republicans In the railway
mail service were removed as rapidly as
competent democrats could be found to take
their places , but down to 1SSS a majority
of the railway mall clerks were republicans.
They were not "offensive partisans" In the
sense of being "perniciously active" In pol
itics , but they could bo depended upon to
always vote the republican ticket. Mr. Don
Dlcklnbon was postmaster general , appointed
to that position largely because of the repu
tation he had made as n political organizer
In Michigan. The railway mall service was
not under civil service regulations In 188S ,
and there was a clamor from democrats for
positions In that service , which the post
master general was very ready to listen to.
To get as many democrats as possible Into
the service was deemed to be good politics
and demanded by the situation , nnd without
regard to what the effect might be upon
the service , experienced clerks were removed
for no other reason than that they were
republicans , and the places filled by demo
crats , who for the most part had little to
recommend them except the fact that they
were partisans of the administration. After
the defeat of Mr. Cleveland In 1S88 , the
democratic party having no further use
for tha railway mull service as a political
machine , it was proposed to place it under
the civil service regulations , and an order for
the accomplishment was Issued to take effect
eight days after the Incoming ot the suc
ceeding administration. Mr. Cleveland was
willing , from a scnso of propriety , perhaps ,
after having ( tiled the service with demo
crats , to allow the republican administra
tion acck In which to put a few of Its
supporters Into that service If by any possi
bility It could In that brief time find op
portunity to give any attention to this ser
vice.
vice.But
But when Mr. Harrison became prebldcnt
ho was Informed by the civil service com
mission that they had not been given time
enough under the order of his predecessor
to make the arrangements necessary for
the proposed classification , and upon tlila
Information President Harrison oxtendcd
thu ttmo at which the classification should
take effect a little more than a month. In
the mcauwhllo the Postofllco department
had been overwhelmed with complaints ot
the Inefficiency of the postal service from
all parts of the country. Senators and rep
resentatives were appealed to by their con
stituents to seek a remedy for the wretched
condition ot affairs , which was causing loss
and trouble to the business Interests of the
country and annoyance to nearly every
body. The whole source ot the dlfllculty
was in tbu demoralization of the railway
mall service , duo to the sweeping removal
of experienced clerks and the appointment
to their places ot men not only without
experience , but In many cases without the
capacity to acquire the knowledge neces
sary to the clUclent performance ot the
arduous and exacting duties of a clerk In
the railway mall service. Desiring to re
store the efficiency of this service , the Harrison
risen administration did reinstate a large
number of clerks who were able to establlih
the fact that their dismissal was not be
cause of any fault In their record as em
ployes ot the government , nnd It Is a mat
ter of common knowledge that Improvement
In the nervlco Immediately followed this
action. Thus everybody using the malls
was benefited , and at the same time justice
was done to men who had been faithful
and useful scrvanta of the government.
The railway mall service was brought to
Its hlghcit ttntc of efficiency under the Harrison
risen administration. Its great Importance
as a part ot the postal system was fully
recognized and appreciated , nml special effort
was made for Improving It. The standard
of efllclnecy thus attained has not been
Impaired tinder the present administration ,
but It will bo Impossible to maintain It If
the clerks dismissed five years ago are rein
stated. Certainly , If the public , and es
pecially the business Interests , properly un
derstood what Is proposed by the bill which
has passed the house , there would bo a gen
eral and most vigorous protest against It
that even so uncompromising n democratic
partisan ns Mr. Dynum would bu compelled
to give attention to.
OXK WIATKim I-JIAHIT1'
The first comprehensive report of the
work of poor relief accomplished In this
county during the last winter , as given In
the statement of the county clerk , published
a week ago , discloses some valuable Information
mation upon the subject of public charity
hlcli oiiaht to servo as a guide for similar
work In the future. There have been one
or two reports of private charitable organi
zations that did more or less effective work ,
but a comparison will quickly prove that
the great bulk of the poor relief adminis
tered In this county Is administered through
the county authorities and paid for out of
the general tax levy.
That the winter of 1891 was an extraor
dinarily hard ono for the poor has become
almost a truism , but the figures for the last
few years give us a statistical measurement
of the facts. Whereas In 1892 thcro were
H50 applicants for poor relief , to whom
goods costing $15,808.33 were distributed , or
an average of $28.74 per applicant , and In
1S9 : ! , 750 applicants , costing the county
J20.S20.S1 , or an average of $27.76 , In 1801
the number of applicants was 2,003 , and the
cost to the county of $29,826.32 , or nn aver
age of $1I.SD per applicant. Of these , 211
ore regular county charges , receiving as
sistance at stated Intervals , the remaining
1,7)2 ! ) being thrown upon the county ns tem
porary dependents , the average length of
time during which assistance was given
being two and a half months.
An Interesting feature developed from the
figures compiled by the county clerk Is that
tha too readily acquired habit of charging
the greater part of the expense of poor
relief to bo duo to pauper Immigrants
has no foundation whatever In fact. Over
half or to be exact , 1,079 out of 2,003
claimed to be of American birth , while 239
wore Germans , 135 Irish , 108 Polanders , 119
Swedes , 90 Danes , 74 Bohemians , 51 English ,
40 Italians , 33 Russians and so on. That Is
to say , just the nationalities that are usu
ally accredited with furnishing us the most
Industrious citizens are represented theme
mo t among the applicants for poor relief.
Nor are they all , or even many , mere birds
of passage , less than twenty confessing to
have resided In the county one , two , three ,
four , five and six months respectively , 336
claiming to have resided here one year , and
smaller numbers various years up to thirty
years. Wo must bear In mind that these
facts have been gathered upon the appli
cant's oun statement , and that he might
think It to his advantage to misrepresent
them. Yet allowing for error , they make a
remarkable showing.
It Is seen from this review that the
greater part of the winter's charity was dis
pensed by the county , and thai any chalrty
organization scheme that falls to take Into
account the work done by the county au
thorities must give but partial results. Pri
vate associations must , to be effective , co
operate with the county and make the work
ot the county the back bone of the entire
system. Should the demands upon public
charity continue to bo heavier than usual
during the winter to come , a plan of co
operative work should be carefully con
structed well In advance and systematic
charity should- entirely supplant all desul
tory though well-meaning efforts.
IXC A3IKKf)3lKKTS
In an Interview regarding the prospects
of his proposed amendment to the federal
constitution providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote , which
has just secured the requisite two-thirds
majority In the house , Congressman Tucker
of Virginia gives us the reason for his con
fidence that the amendment will eventually
bo ratified by the necessary three-fourths
of the states and become Incorporated Into
the constitution , the fact that there Is no
limit to the time within which the states
are to give their consent. What Mr. Tucker
regards as a fortunate feature of the law
respecting constitutional amendments Is ,
however , qulto generally regarded by author
ities on the subject as an unfortunate fea
ture , it not a positive defect , in the ma
chinery provided for altering that funda
mental document. The only express provi
sion of the constitution on this subject de
mands that amendments properly proposed
shall be valid to all Intents and purposes
as part ot the constitution "when ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
several states or by conventions In threo-
fourths thereof , " as may bo designated by
congress. It Is not clear whether congress
has power to fix a time limit when th9 pro
posed amendment must have been ratified
or shall bo considered to have failed of rati
fication , though as a matter ot fact congress
has never essayed to do so.
Reference to the practice of the govern
ment under this constitutional provision will
show that Mr. Tucker Is not entirely war
ranted by experience In looking upon the
lack ot a time limit for ratification as favor
able to the success of his project. Of the
nineteen amendments that have been pro
posed by congress to the states , only fifteen
ran the gauntlet of the necessary number
of legislatures , and all of them were ratified
within a comparatively short period. The
first ten amendments proposed , September
25 , 1780 , were declared to have been legally
adopted by the close of 1791. The eleventh
amendment was pending longer than any
of the others of the successful fifteen , being
before the legislatures of the states from
September C , 179 i , to January 8 , 1798 , or
over three years. The twelfth amendment ,
proposed December 12 , 1803 , nnd declared
duly ratified. September 25 , 1801 , thus came
through In less than a year. The- same li
true of the thirteenth , proposed February
1 , 180,5 , and declared ratified December 18
of the same year , the shortest period on
record. The fourteenth was pending from
June 16 , 1866 , to July 28 , 1868 , and the
fifteenth from February 27 , 1869 , to March
30 , 1870.
Fcur proponed constitutional amendments
on the other hatyaitmvo never been ratified
by thrco-fourthiMf the states. Two of
them were offered along with the first ten ,
ono relating TJS Tfie representation In the
lower home qff congress and the other pro
hibiting congr rncn from varying their
own compensation. Quo was proposed by
the eleventh TonRTcss In 1810 , to disfran
chise any ono whjy should without the con
sent of congress accept a gift from any
' "
fojclgn power. the other , proposed In Ibfil ,
as a preventUV'bf 'the threatening war.
aimed to prcvbiU Ifio adoption of any amend
ment to tho''rtifistllHtlon authorising con
gress to abolish"ttr Interfere within any
sthto with tho. domestic institutions thereof.
Under the peculiar status of the law on
this subject any or all of thcso four pro
posed amendments can be adopted tomor
row nnd Incorporated Into the constitution
by the ratification of thrco-foitrths of the
states compromising the union. That Is
to say , there Is no way In which congress
can .withdraw the propositions which it
has made nor In which those states which
have given their assent can retract , al
though states which have dissented can
change their courses at any tlmo anil ox-
presa their approval.
It Is possible , then , by this process for
the states to ratify the amendment re
lating to representation In the house and
glvo themselves ono representative for
every 60,000 Inhabitants. Or to prohibit
themselves from giving congress power to
Interfere with slavery In the states nnd
thus to throw Into Inextricable confusion
the law nnd the constitution on this point.
Slculd : Mr. Tucker'a proposed amendment
pass the senate by the requisite majority , It
might hang flro for years ami decades and
bo suddenly made effective by the change
of sentiment In one or two states that had
nil along opposed It. It Is not at all prob
able , however. As Is plain from the his
tory Just cited , the chances are that unless
a proposed amendment Is ratified within
three or four years nt most , It will drop
out of view , never to bo heard of again.
At the same time there Is an clement of
danger In thus Imperiling the stability of
the government , not very threatening Just
now , but yet within the range of possi
bility. Congress might , wo believe , furnish
the remedy by Inserting a trine limit as n
condition in Its resolution. The absence of
a tlmo limit for ratification of proposed
constitutional amendments Is nt any rate
not the advantage claimed for it by Mr.
Tucker.
Tucker.'s
's 1'AiiT IN
Very few people have any conception of
the extent to which checks , drafts and other
Instruments of credit are used In the opera
tions of trade , taking the place of cur
rency. The advocates of more money
usually avoid , as far ns possible , all refer
ence to the employment of "credit paper"
in business transactions , leaving the unin
formed In Ignorance of the fact that more
than 90 per cent "Of the business of the coun
try Is carried , on b'y ' the use of this sort
of paper and that the function of the cur
rency Is confined tb small or retail trans
actions , so far ns business is concerned , so
that it is not so much a question how much
currency a country Uias ds the condition of
credit in relatldn to' Its prosperity. The re
sults of carefuj Inquiries have , , shown that
about 98 per cent of ( the transactions through
the New York national bonks were by means
of checks ; abofit 93 , per cent In the other
great cities weroj by , the same moans , and
that Jn. the smaller cities checks-'ar ' ugod to
the extent of about 81 per cent In transac
tions through the banks. It will thus be
seen that for the whole country checks nnd
other Instruments of credit are used for
more than 90 per cent of the business
transactions , currency playing a very small
part In commercial affairs.
These Inquiries have been directed to the
use of credit Instruments by people who use
the banks. The present comptroller of the
currency proposes to Investigate more
broadly , with a view to ascertaining how
generally the banks arc used , and especially
whether they are used by people of small
means. The circular of Inquiry which he
has sent to each national bank calling for
the report ot condition on July 18 , requests
a report for the same date of the number of
depositors and the amount of their deposits
by classes. He asks for a separate state
ment of deposits -under $1,000 , of deposits
of $1,000 and less than $2,000 , ot deposits of
$2,000 and less than $10,000 , and of all de
posits over $10,000. The comptroller , It Is
said , Is especially interested as to what the
results will bo In the banks of the smaller
cities and country towns. Ho ex
pects the returns from the city
banks to show the general use
of the national banking system by small
tradesmen and others who have to conduct
monetary transactions. Whether the coun
try banks are availed of to the same extent
Is a question which has never been answered
statistically from so wldo n basis of facts
as the comptroller hopes to have at com
mand when the replies to his circular are
received.
It is thought that this Inquiry , taken In
connection with that as to the forms of
money deposited by retail tradesmen , may
afford some strong arguments to the ad
vocates of the wider extension of the bankIng -
Ing system , and it will certainly throw a
light of Its own upon the use ot credit In
struments by peopleof small means , for It
will Indicate whether any canstdcrable pro
portion settle their weekly or monthly ac
counts by checks upon their bank account.
Greater popular enlightenment on this sub
ject Is certainly to be desired , since thcro
can be no doubt that its effect would bo to
materially redutjo tliul number of those who
demand that tho-'curfency ' bo Inflated until
It shall reach * 50' port capita. The principle
cannot bo too qtronitly Impressed upon the
popular mind thai It" Is not the amount of
currency , but thOj'jsdtji' ' dness of credit , which
Is the basis of [ WJtloqal prosperity. Argen
tina Is the mostiratrlklng present Illustration
of this. That cbttntfj has no lack ot currency
'
rency , such ns 'jj _ Is , , but credit has been
so seriously Imp.Vtlt that her people are
struggling almo&uhoaelesaly against disaster
and distress that'dfd ' the product of wild
Inflation and
UMUWMT/OA' Uf/ ?
Boston , that ] iH > llflb fountain of many
organizations withbeautiful theories and Impracticable
practicable- designs , Is about to launch upon
.ho country another association of silk stock-
ng men whoso .object' Is to enlighten and
educate the country up to the Boston stan
dard of viewing a1 particular problem cf
the day. "Tho Immigration Restriction
League , " as the new organization assumes to
style itself , In said to already comprise some
ot the best known men of Boston and vicin
ity , chiefly professional men and college pro-
fcssors , with Mr. Robert Do C , Ward , an In
structor In Harvard and editor of the Me
teorological Review , at' the head. To vary
the monotony of the subject with which ho
is usually engaged Mr. Ward has been ac
tive In establishing the league , through
which ho hopes to comedown frun the
clouds , and , leaving meteors above him , to
Instruct the people ot the United State *
that they are too free In permitting the
Immigrants from Kurope to share In the
blessings of their government.
In the circular sent out to prominent men
Inviting them to partake of the privilege of
membership , the objects ot the league Are
set forth ns follows : "The objects of the
league arc to work for and advocate the
further judicious restriction or stricter regu
lation of Immigration. It will Untie docu
ments nnd circulars , solicit facts nnd Information
mation on the subject , hold public meetings
and In every way My to stir up public
opinion to the necessity of some action. It
Is not nn object of this league wholly to
prohibit Immigration nor tn prevent the en
trance ot laborers or others of character and
standards which fit them to become citizens.
The league Intends to be not a theoretical but
n practical working body. It will not at
first attempt to advocate nny one form or
method ot regulation , nny one theory or
hobby , but will endeavor to Inform nnd keep
before the public all facts and all possible
methods In the hope or bringing about some
reform In the prcsnt system , of whatever
nature It may be. "
It must appear to most Intelligent people
who recognize the value of u steady How of
Immigration , so long ns the- vast expanses
of unoccupied land In the west remain un
settled , that this Is not the most opportune
time for advocating n further restriction of
the classes that arc permitted to enter Into
this country. It Is not a better enforcement
of the existing laws nor more rigid la\ss on
the Eamo lines as those In force at which
this league alms , but rather an Increase In
the list of objectionable classes that arc to
be excluded. When for the past two years
tlictannual Immigration to the United States
has shown nn alarming falling off , nnd when
at the present moment the number of emi
grants taking passage to Europe exceeds the
number of Immigrants taking passage from
Europe , the advisability of shutting the door
to the few that are applying for admission
nnd who comply with the stringent laws al
ready on the statute book appears to be
questionable , to state it mildly. Our Im
migration laws provide for the exclusion of
paupers and criminals and contract laborers
and for the return ot these who fall upon public
charity within a year after landing. If
these provisions are evaded , It Is the ad
ministration to whom the complaints ought
to be made. This league , however , has
no Intention of uncovering Individual cases of
violation of the laws or to strengthen the
officers who execute the lawg. It wants
merely to harp upon the glittering generality
that there are too many people In the coun
try and that the coming of moro means the
crowding of those hero. It wants to stimu
late prejudice against the foreign-born citi
zens of the United States. It Is a move
ment of eastern people who fear that the
west will grow too fast unless Its resources
are cut off. Its chief excuse for existence
seems to be to gather In the $1 a year an
nual dues and spend them In printing tracts
and employing a few clerks down In Boston.
The national organization of the retail Jew
elers'Intends to take up the crusade- against
cheap Jewelry In dry goods nnd department
stores nnd to restore the Jeweler's trade as
It was before the days of these mammoth
establishments. This Is not an altogether
original movement , because other national
Associations Of retailers have agreed at dif
ferent times to make similar onslaughts
against their competitors. The retail drug
gists , for example , not long ago formulated n
plan by which they were to boycott all Job
bers and manufacturers who sold patent
medicines and soaps to the dry goods mer
chants , but their success seems to have been
decidedly meager. The Jewelers now find
that they nro underbid by the jewelry de
partments of the largo concerns and are un
able to .compete without giving up some of
their accustomed profits. This they are very
loathe to do , and so they expect to try the
same plan of refusing to buy from Jobbers
who sell to proscribed dealers. Whether
they will succeed nny better than the drug
gists remains to be seen. If It Is merely
an effort to keep prices up , it will have llttlo
or no sympathy from the public. The large
department stores flourish because they fill
n public want. The most effective , way for
the Jewelers to hold their patronage Is to
tempt customers with goods and prices that
are unexcelled.
It Is now made public that the jury of
awards In the manufactures department of
the World's fair voted unanimously not to
pass judgment upon the face powders submit
ted for composition , on the ground that there
are no fair means ot testing their merits
and that they are used In secret only. The
jury , however , had no compunctions about
deciding upon false hair and artificial teeth.
Wo think the members of the Jury displayed
crass Ignorance when they said there are no
fair means of testing the respective merits
of face powder. Had they sought advlco
they uould soon have had. the whole subject
elucidated to their satisfaction.
-a
When a majority of the council voted for
the resolution to Increase the rate of wages
of men employed under the Department of
Public Works they know that they were
making a mere spectacular show that could
not possibly have any beneficial effect. The
charter requires city laborers to bo paid
current wages no moro , no less. The coun
cil cannot make current wages higher by
resolution. The worklngmen understand this ,
ns they also understand and discount the bid
which certain members of the council are
trying to make for their votes.
a tin Khifil.v ( juurtct.
I'lilladelphl.1 Ttcrord.
It will make small dlfferunon whether
senators shall be elected by thu peopln or
by thy politicians BO long us n Dig Four
shall be alilu to dominate the senate.
Wonilitrfiil Country , This.
Bomervlllo Journal.
It li nn Interesting fact that every o-ie it
the HI miner resortH thnt Is atlvoi tU.cl In
tlio papers Is described an "thu most l > iiiu. tl-
ful npot In America. " That b lnir , in , It ! s
evident that nobody can be disappointed In
r.oln anywhere.
Tim Turn of thii Tldo.
Olobc-Democrnt.
June'8 railway earnings wrj wori'n ' than
' ' thus fur . - than
Miiy'8 , and July's ire v.-orsa
.Imic'h , but the turn must be near at liuir : .
When congress , by either killing- or IK.CS-
in ; ; It gets through monkeying with the
turlf ! hill the railroads us well UH nltnUur
' nlterestH will huvo butter tiinoa.
Minuter * on u I'ooplo.
Kansas City Utnr.
In the denunciation of foreign-born
worklnK people now In this country the
HollundurH aru noinctliuen Included with the
I'olen nnd II HUM , who have distinguished
themselves by thi-lr turbulencn und unrea
son. The liollandera uru a quiet , peaceublo
and Indomitably Industrious people with
nothing' tn common with the Hlnv.s. lint
occasionally , when It IH popular to attack
any paitlculur clasp of people , the business
Is overcluno. Just now a lot of politicians
uru screaming for "exclusion" who a few
yearn ugo wcru "welcoming" Everybody
from everywhere to our hores and taking
care to uvuiiro the votes of the new arrivals
Immediately on their landing.
HKVULAIt SHUTS AT'XHKl'VLVfr.
Atlanta Constitution : When A prcnchei
begins to talk nbout Christ KS an anarchist
his friends should swear out a writ ot lunacy
and lock him up.
Philadelphia Ledger : Ono of the clmrnc-
Icrlttlca of religious activity In our day U
the mobilization ot young workers lit church
work , The annual national nnd Interna
tional assemblies ot these societies attract
wet Id-wide attention and Interest. These
assemblies bring together ns many person :
AS the national political conventions , nnd few
cities now have halls large enough to ac
commodate them ,
St. Paul Olobo : Mohammed Alexaniln
Russell Webb , the missionary from Turkey
who announced hi * Intention ot converting
the American people to Moalemlsm , has aban
doned the enterprise. Ho finds too many
religions hero ahead of Ills. He spent a
good deal of money In lhe > publication of n
Moslem paper at New York : but his wife ,
moro fat-seeing thnn he , Invested a thousand
dollars In a farm In New Jersey , which now
offers him a retreat.
Kansas City Star : Mr. Mohammed Webb1 !
effort to Mohommcdanlzo the United States
gives signs ot exhaustion. A suit has been
brought against the American prophet ol
IsUuv for attempting to obtain money under
false pretenses , nml all looks dark. The
original Mohammed propagated his faith
with the nworil ; his "American successor
seems to have had no sword , njul what was
worse , no money. Without cither of these
means of Influencing opinion It Is useless to
start a new religion or revive nu old one.
3II.IT bl'JiVK Of H'.IW.
Boston Globe : If China should really go
to war In good earnest aho could bring a gi
gantic army Into the Held. Her population
Is almost Innumerable , and General Wolpo-
ley and the late General Gordon have pre
dicted that Kurope may Mine day bu overrun
by n great Chlneso Inundation. China would
bo powerful If she were nware of her power.
Chicago Herald : Should the latest reports
of active hostilities prove authentic , we shall
see a cruel and frightful conflict , which will
not cease until European concert stops It In
the name of humanity , nnd when the. stop
comes It will bs found that Corea has ac
ceded to demands for freedom and equity of
Intercourse. Japan will bear the brunt of
the struggle , but the clvlll/ed world and
Corca will be the bcncllclarlcs.
St. Paul Globe : The war between China
and Japan , which has now begun , will not
bo a long , but It will be a bloody ono. Japan
has the advantage of n better and more
modern armament than her neighbor. The
Japanese have learned more In the past ten
years than the Chinese have acquired in a
century , and , although Inferior In numbers ,
are vastly superior In their methods. Mere
brute force will soon bo overcome by well-
directed and Intelligent effort.
Chicago Tribune : Should war break out
and the great powers not Interfere there can
bo llttlo doubt how It would result. A war
between Japan nnd China would be like a
war between England nnd Kurope. Japan ,
like England , has about 40.000.000 of people ,
while China , like the rest of Kurope , has
300,000,000 or more. Geographically Japan
bears. about the same relation to China that
England does to Europe. The Japanese
have a better and stronger navy than the
Chinese , as they are a more progressive people
ple and quicker to adopt modern naval Ideas.
The Japanese navy has twenty-two lighting
vessels , twelve of them stetl , one of Iron ,
seven composite and two wooden. Of these
live are completely armored nnd eight are
protected cruisers. Their average speed Is
nbout nineteen knots nn hour and two ol
them are capable of twenty-two and one-
half. The Chlneso navy has been greatly
strengthened during the last ten years and
it now exceeds that of Japan in numbers ,
but not In fighting capacity , as it has but
one first-class battleship and Its nine best
cruisers are all of the second class. A war
between China and Japan , however , would
not bo fought on the water. It would be a
fight between armies , nnd In such a fight
China would conquer by sheer force of num
bers. On n peace footing the army of
Japan numbsra 73,000 ; on the war footing
the most It can muster Is 260,000. The Chi
nese army on a pence footing numbers 300-
000 , while Its fighting strength Is a round
million. It Is moreover now armed with
foreign-made Improved weapons.
JliiKono ritild'N 1'ormilt of Uebs.
ClilcnRo Record.
The newspaper portraits of R. V. Debs
are not accurate. They represent him as
fat and sleek , nml he is not. Debs Is tall ,
blue-eyed , pale , smooth-shaven , and in
clined to baldness ; he looks very like lilll
Nye , nnd the fact that bo wears spectacles
emphasizes the resemblance. He dresses
very plainly but neatly. He talks fluently.
He Is an omnivorous reader , and he partic
ularly likes poetry. Of address be Is can
did and cordial ; be has to a degree that
quality called personal magnetism. Five
minutes with him would sulllce , we think ,
to convince a reader of human nature that
Debs Is a man of hlsh Ideas , honest con
victions , unswerving Integrity , great Intel
lectual vigor ( or perhaps , rather , zeal ) , ex
ceptional simplicity ot character and con
summate impracticability. His traits are
those , we believe , which , taken singly , are
most admirable , but -which , bunched , are
very likely to get him into trouble.
Kffcct of thu Migur Dciil.
Philadelphia Record idem. ) .
The sugar ships are crowding into port
In hot haste to escape the apprehended
duty on the raw material laid In thu new
tariff bill , and never before in the history
of Philadelphia was the harbor HO tilled
with cargoes ot this character. The refiners
have already laid In such large supplies
that they can stand the congressional dilly
dallying- Indefinitely : It Is the government
which Is suffering by the loss of millions
of revenue which It even now needs. The
state of the treasury alone should make an
Imperative demand upon congress to get to-
Kother and perfect the levcnue system on
a basis of principle that could be trusted tn
stand the test of time ; and If wisdom and
public pplrlt shall bo permlttod to have
sway In Washington this demand will not
long continue to fall upon unheeding ears.
AVnMliiK I'lilillo Alunuy.
Ololio-Uemocrnt.
The mnlls for months have been weighted
clown with worthless tariff speeches. Over
5,000,000 speeches have been franked by
members this Hesslon. A Cleveland member
lias sent out 1,000,000 copies of bis speech
on the Income tax , . and a Michigan member
has mailed 200,000 copies of his tariff speech ,
The people have to pay tor the transporta
tion of this rubbish , though It represents
the worst existing obstruction to a revival
of business. Hotter a stone when bread Is
indeed for than one of these- wordy and
wooden exhibitions of vanity und Imbe-
cllity'
Tlio Trim Honiiidy.
New York Sun.
Compromise , when It was absolutely Im
possible In honor , has forced and prolonged
the agony to which this country lias been
no outrageously subjected In aimless , un
principled , and Inconclusive qunrrcllng over
the tariff. Hut one course Is consistent with
allegiance to democratic pin ty and loy
alty to American politics : Slop tlio tariff
llKlit on the spot. Destroy the bill ns the
fruit of compound iVlony , and let the
democracy maiahal Us hosts under Its own
Hag.
Modern Dixl tliillniiH nf Tlilcf.
Denver News.
A man who takes a loaf nf lircii-1 Is a
thief. If bo bleats 1 10 , WO he becomes an
embezzler ; at I.'O.OOO hu Is a defaulter ; at
J.U'.OOM be Is n Nnpoleon of flnrK" . 1'u-xl-
il-"it Kzcta IIUH nmilo away V ! 'i ' iO.iX'O.COO ' ,
ami we are anxiously waiting fur MUIM or. *
to Invent some name uulllcii'iitly | < gh
Bounding to fit the crime.
TIIKY n\lXTKIt ALL TllK IVATKH.
Itnnclimvu L'nt a Dam Unlit fur tlio Iiiilliin
AutliurltlKM ,
DURANGO , Cole , , July 23. A dispute over
rater rights has arisen lonvTen the Indian
tuthorltles at Fort Lew' , ? , hout'i of ihli city ,
ind the ranchmen along the La Plata river ,
which has been refcrruU by the former to the
lecrotary of the Interior , Hlnco the wlth-
Irawal of soldiers from KyiLMviii tlio bulld-
ngs have been used for an Jnlla-i rclnol. :
IVIille boldlcrs were s-utlon.hl tliero a dun
> vas built about alx ml ft ui tlio river to
'iirnlsh a water supply. Tin witnr hoi been
ned for Irrigation as well us drlnkliu ; pnr-
) oses. Ranchmen , whv want nil the water
m their farms , recently tore the dim uwjy
ind warned the Indians It they attempted
o rebuild It they would 'j ) iihnt. In spite of
ho warning they are rebu iillni ; the dam.
Ilroltrr llnttersliall In In Camilla ,
TOItONTO. Out. , July 28. Sanford II.
lattershall , whoso name has boon frequent/ )
> rlntcd this weak In connection with the In-
restlgatlon of Sugar trust Inducing by the
ienate committee at Washington , has been
icro for some time , but left Uet evening for
lamllton.
rnt.ftts
Senitor IIIII U nn exceedingly lonosomt
democrat In the senate.
Hereafter dry spell binders will cnhanc *
their comfort by giving the west n wld
berth.
Mowbrny ! The name Is suggestive
Evidently Governor Hogg did not exhaust
the subject.
The flashes of silence Indulged In by re
publican senators can be seen nnd admired
at long range.
President Harper of the University of Chicago
cage la nn ndmlrnbtr performer on the cor-
not. The quantity and quality of his notes
nro famlllnr to most editors.
It Is duo the genial and versatile Mul-
nation to any that he was not In the vicinity
of Council lllufTs when Old Sol Ignited the
pavement.
"Honest" Dick Tatc , the Napoleon of the
Kenttieky state treasury , has been located In
Japan. His opinion on the Corcnn illlllcultr
does n-t excite enthusiasm lu the vicinity ot
the looted vntilt.
After paying his actual living expenses ,
Repreicntatlvo Slblcy of Pennsylvania di
vides the balance of his tul.iry among char
itable Institutions In hU district. Mr. Sib-
ley's example Is not liable to become epi
demic In CJiigrcss.
Rev. J. I , . Weaver's torrid Invocation at
the Iowa rcpiibllrun convention excites much
comment. The reverend gentleman certainly
violated the pnprlctles nnd threw the un
written law of eustom to thewinds. . II w
much more becoming to observe the golden
rule and "Speak not III of the dead. "
H IH generally conreded that China , pis-
Besslng overwhelming numbers , will coma
out victorious In nnr with Japan. Hut
Japan possesses a reserve power that crltlca
overlook. If the worst comes , the Japs can
turn detent Into victory by n simple maneu
ver. A drove of rodents turned locse nt n
ciltlcal moment will stampede the enemy.
The Star ot Ilethlehcm , which flickers nt
Leeds , hug. , grnsps the strike situation by
the topknot and exhibits the many sides of
It In this style : "A big revolution Is now
going on In the United States of America ,
and there Is llttlo doubt that the government
will be defeated. The dictator. Debs , Ins
been driven from his palace , nnd he and bin
ministers are now hiding in the mountains ,
riio greatest trouble has been experienced
in the capital of Chicago , where drover
Cleveland , the ringleader of the rebels , has
obtained complete control. The railroad
track nt that place wns torn up nnd thrown
into the Mississippi river , a stream consid
erably longer than the Severn , and the
stockyards , where the government palaces
arc situated , have been razed to the ground.
The trouble was started by n man named
Pullman , who has a stronghold in the moun
tains of Illinois , one of the most considerable
provinces of the country. The man Pull
man manufactures a cattle-car. "
1'ito.ii itAart ,
It Is always safe to bo right.
Foreboding Is always nn enemy of rest.
Men are often gainers when they lese their
money.
What a little god some very big people
worship.
Too many people would rather have glory
than goodness.
St. Paul never carrlcl a stick in which to
notch his converts.
Socle'y Is what people are when they
know they arc watched.
The devil walks beslilo the man who goes
to church with a long face.
The man who don't care what others think
ot him Is not worth their caro.
"Is the young man safe ? " Not while his
father Is taking crooked steps.
The man who does no praying at homo
often prays too much In church.
The man who is least willing to practice
Is sure to find the most fault with the
preaching.
People who are always tolling their
troubles are never nt a loss for something
to talk about.
VK fUlt f.0 ! > < l SKItaiOXH.
Christian World : He was n countrynian.
and be walked along a busy thoroughfare
and read a sign over the door of u manu
facturing establishment : "Cast-Iron
Sinks. " It mnile him mad. He said that
any fool ought to Know that.
Boston Transcript : "Would It surprise
you if I .salil that Dllkall IH one of my
trusted employes ? " "Not a bit. I under
stand lie owes everybody In town. "
Huffalo Courier : "They say Plungem's
horse was well backed In the race. " "It
certainly looked thnt way. The blamed
skate- persisted In covering half the dis
tance wrong end to. "
Detroit Free I're.is : Jllson Whnt , do you
think of the proposition to put the United
Status flag on postage stumps ?
Jenks Don't like it.
"Why not ? "
"Old Glory has never been licked. "
Vogue : Miss Haverly Uncle Ned has tba
funniest way of speaking of my sister's two
little children.
Mr. Austen How ?
Miss Ilaverly Woll. their names are Kb-
enezer and Florence. He calls them Kbb
and Flo of the Tied.
Indianapolis Journal : Watts What do
you think of the Idea of popular election of
senators ?
Potts I hardly know. Do you think It
would result in the election of popular sen
ators ?
Harper's TJnznr : "I bear Charlie WIN
kins' engagement to that Iloston lrl 13
off. " "Yes. Charlie made a ball mistake.
Ho wrote a poem In which bo made cle
matis rhyme with tomatoes , and she threw
him over. "
Washington Star : "Is there a public li
brary In this town ? " asked n member of
the I'oxey band.
"No : not as yet. "
"Talk about hard luck an' short provis
ions ! " he murmured with pathos. "Hero's
u place wbero a leller can't even get food
for thought ! "
OnKATNKSS.
Detroit l'reo I'II-HH.
"How blK was Alexander , pn.
That people call him great ?
Was be like old ) Goliath , tall.
His spear a hundred weight ? "
"Ob. no , my son ; not quite so large ,
I think It safe to Hay ,
As WIIH the umpire1 that wo saw
Conduct the game today. "
T.ANH Of H'llK I'HKTrr HOUfl. "
Kiln Whrclcr Wllroz.
I know of u land where the streets ar
paved
With the things which we meant to
aehliive.
It is walled with the money wo meant to
have saved ,
And the pleasures for which we grieve.
The kind woids unspoken , thu promise *
broken ,
And many a coveted iioon
Are slowed uwuy them In that land somt-
v. here
The land of "Pretty Soon. "
I'bero nro uncut Jewels of possible fame
l.vliiK about In thu ilunt ,
i\ml many a noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust ;
\nd , oh ! thin place , wlillu It BeeniH so near ,
IH faither away than the moon ,
1'hoiigh our purport1 Is fair yet we never
get theri !
The land of "Pretty Soon. "
Die. road that lends to that my.stla laud
Is Htrewn with pitiful wrecks ,
\nd the hhlps thnt have sailed for ItH shinIng -
Ing Htraml
Hear HkeletoiiH on their decks ,
t In faither at noon than It wax at dawn.
And farther at nlxlit than at noon ;
) b , let us beware of that land down there-
The land of "Pretty Soon. "
lllill KKl'LV.
Truth.
Daisy : I'm reuillng bis letter-
Pour Jack , whom I once lovwl tbu best :
in tmyH , "My dear Klrl , you bail better
Come join me out here In the west.
'Oh , como to me , nweetcHt ! my only
( Hero bis tenix blot thu wonm for uwhlU )
dy ilnilliiK , I'm awfully lonely ,
And 1 IOIIK for tbu light of your smile. "
Hi ! Jack , foolish hey ! must I answer ,
And rack your pour heartstrings with
pnln ?
though bow under heaven you ran , sir ,
Htlll love me , 1 cannot explain !
uid now , my old friend , you must bother
No longer to keep youraelt true ;
i"or I've promlsm ! to marry another.
Who's many times richer than you.