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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY" BEE : SATURDAY , AUGUST 28 , 1891 TOEJ3MAHAJ3AILY BER E. HOSEWATCU , ndltor. THUMB OP BU1ISCIIIPTIO.V. Tito ( without BunOny ) On Year II J nM1y ll i n < l BunJny. Ono Year t IJ > mi Monliif , , . . " . 5 Three Mnnthi > > ; SI r Hunany llee. On ? Year J " 2 Haturdny llee , One Yenr ' ° 2 Weekly Uec , On Year orricKB. Omtilm , The tiff niilldlnc. Houlh Oninhn. Corner N nn t Twenty-fourth Bin. Council IllunX 12 IVnrl Btreet. riilcnim Offlrp , 317 rhatnlxr of Commerce. New York. Ilmmin II. 14 nnd 15. Trltiuna UMe. \ViulilnRton , 1(07 ( r Street , N. W. COKIUMI'ONDnNcn. All communication * relntlnB I" new ) " } ! ' , ? ' " tortttl miller should lie mWietied ! To the l , < Illor. All lumn s loiters nnd remittances should tw nd'lremfd to The Hco 1'ubllnlilnn company. Omnlm. DraftK. eliecks nn.l . mmlnmca order * to bo nndo p vnlrte in HIP older nf the f"m nv. run niu : I-UIILISHINO COMPANY BTATIMINT : br-'cfitctiMTidM. OeorRO II. 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All republicans who arc opposed to the domination of railroads and desire to resent the. attempt to make the party subservient to corporate monopolies , nnd public thieves are hereby Invited to express their views : by letter directed to me personally , suggesting the best method for defeating the election of Thomas Majors. All communications will be treated as confidential when BO requested. We must make an organized effort to save the state from the blighting misrule which lias repudiated the pledges repeatedly made to the people In our platforms ; has made the execution ot our laws a farce and looted the stale treasury. Notice will bo given In duo time through The Dee what action will bo deemed most advisable to accomplish the ends Inview. . E. iiosnwATcn. It Is hard enough for China to float Its vessels , not to apeak of floating Its loans. The Modern Woodmen of America have t > o happy faculty of getting up n picnic that Is successful In every respect. The czar of Uussla has Influenza. It Is therefore entirely proper that the president of the United States should be indisposed with malaria. Lawler ot lengthy petition fame has finally liceti nominated for congress by the Chicago populists. Lawler know something would turn up If he only waited In patience long enough. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nebraska republicans had victory within their reach this year all along the line If they had been permitted to make their choice without the pernicious Interference of railroad bosses and Impeached state officials. Ex-Governor Boyd Insists that Congress man Bryan Is a populist. When ho sees the democratic state convention ho will probably coma to the conclusion that the populists will have held two state conventions In Nebraska braska this year. Omaha's Increase In business for the last week In 1891 over the corresponding time In 1893 , as shown by nradstreet's compilation , Is 23.5 per cent. As the total Increase to/ the United States Is but 19.G , the local show- jlng Is very comforting. What justification will the oulcors of the llock island railroad make.o . | the directors and stockholders of that road for the loss of 4800.000 to $1,000,000 , which they'incurred L a result of their policy of stubborness during the recent railroad strike ? The honest money plank of the republican platform has done inoro to- stiffen up the credit of Nebraska than a full corn crop. Tlia assurance lhat the people of Nebraska have not all gone daft on free sliver at 1C to 1 must be gratifying to Nebraska's cred itors and Investors at homo and abroad. Word comes from Sioux Falls that Qink- wreckcr Mosher Is jubilant over the nomina tion of Majors and the triumph ot the peni tentiary gang In the slate convention. With Majors as governor Mosher'i fraudu lent lease ot the convict labor of the state will bo continued until v expires In 1807. A denial Is made of the report that the Japanese government Is opening all foreign letters and suppressing those considered detrimental to Japan. The privacy of the mall * U guaranteed by the Japanese consti tution and the constitution Is not suspended because ot tin pendency of a foreign war. I.eglclatlve lobbying and bribery , say * President Moorfield Storey of the American liar association , threatens to lead to riot lawlessness nnd perhaps civil war. What could we expect It men who used their pub lic offices for purposes ot lobbying and bribery were regularly rjwardcd with promotion to oUlccs of greater honor and trust ? The roynl llawallin commissioners who wont to Washington to consult with the ad ministration In behalf tf their cx-qucen arc on their way home , expressing cm- plete satisfaction with the results of their visit. They wanted to learn what Prcsl dent Cleveland proposed to da anil quickly discovered tint he proposed to do nothing All we can say Is that the royal Ilauallai commissioners are men very easily satisfied How the president's delay In acting on the tariff bill operates upon Importations o CooJs now ilulltblo Imt free in the nen law li b-lng illustrated In notion , where a vcs sal laden with wool Is lying off Capo Cod waiting for the bill to become n lav. 'I the cargo entered now It would pay the gov ernment JSO.OOO , but by keeping nway I will save this sum to ttu owners , If the bll were already a law the treasury would b no richer , but the vessel would not have t renuln Idle all these days. Thi policy o delay Inuroi cnly to the detriment of boll Eovtrntnent and cltlieus. IWfltftt in/fXSK DIMMAIOAT Whom the gods with to destroy they first make ma M This li strikingly applicable to he railroad autocrats of Nebraska. U la nown to all men that Jack MacColl Is not .outdo to the railroad ? . On the contrary IB had for years trained with the friends of ho railroads and If anything leaned against ho anti-monopoly wlnj of the republican larty. He was by no means our Ideal can- Idate for governor , but was accepted and upported In a spirit of conciliation at a line when such a sacrifice seemed to liu lemanded for the sake of party success. MacColl Is a clean man with nn unassailable ecord In the legislature. He was popular tot only In western Nebraska where he lives , > ut In Omaha nnd Douglas county , wlicra the > arty has for years lia < l to look for Its ma- orllles. When Mr. MacColl walled on Czar loldrege lo ascertain whether his candldncy would not be opposed , lie was asked to make pledges which no honest man who expects to Ive up to his oath ol office could consistently make. Had Mr. MacColl been a political rlckstcr and double-dealer he would not have hesvfatcd a minute In giving all tha guaranties that were demanded. Hut .Mac- 'oil ' Is a man pf honor and Integrity. While respectfully declining to comply with Ihe re quest he assured the railroad czar that 'he vould give the Durllngton railroad and all ho other railroad. ) fair treatment. "That lsn all we expect.1 responded' czar blandly , but within three days after his remarkable Interview the oigans und cappers ot the D. & M. were upon the trail of MacColl setting up the pins for Majors. The railroad czar had no use for a fair man n the governor's chair ; ho wanted a down right tool who would do his bidding , no mailer how Ireasonabla or criminal his de mands might be. Majors Is that kind ot a man and therefore- all the power of the czar was exerted to foist him upon republicans against all protests. Flushed by last year's successful defeat of Judge Maxwell , who had dared to offend the railroad autocrat by his decisions from the supreme bench , Holdrcge , who , by the way , Is a democrat , proposes to ride rough bhod over Nebraska republicans and make him self absolute dictator of the political des tinies of this state. Thcro Is no doubt that thousands of re publicans will submit to this Indignity and tiow their necks to tha yoke. But there ore also many thousand republicans who will re sist this allempl and refuse to follow a stained standard bearer who had to rise In the very convention that nominated him to apologize for criminal conduct that can neither be- condoned nor explained away. This class of republicans will resent the outrage perpetrated by the railroad czar and his minions by repudiating the tattooed can didate at the ballot box next November. Tllf POI'ULIST KUMlffKK. With Silas A Holcomb of Broken Dow as their candidate' for governor , the populists will enter upon the contest for state ofllces this fall unhampered and unhandlcapped Judge Holcomb Is undoubtedly the strongest man In the populist ranks who could bo given that place of honor. He has been ele vated by hla party to the bench of the dis trict In which he resides and during his Incumbency has reflected nothing but credit upon that tribunal. He was chosen by the populist state convention last year to ask the suffrages of the volero for the position of judge of the supreme court of Nebraska , nnd. although defeated at the polls by a republi can plurality ot some C.OOO votes , he made a campaign that left only favorable Impres sions throughout the entire state. At that time The Dee spoke as follows of Judge Holcomb's candidacy : "In nominating PllfiS A. Holcomb the populists have placed at thi ) head of tholr ticket a man whose record , 10 far as we can leirn. Is unsullied and whoso career has been tree from all disreputable entanglement with corporations or boodlers. 11 must be a source of gratification to citizens of Nebraska , regardless of party , that the populists have chosen a man as their candi date for the supreme bench who. If elected , will not disgrace the state nnd lower that high tribunal In the popular respect by In- competency and lack of Integrity. " Wo can say no less ot him now , when he stands as a candidate for tha gubernatorial chair. The people of Nebraska , without regard to party lines , may well rejoice that the man who has been selected as the populist standard bearer will , If elected governor , enter upon the duties of that olllco with both the luten- tlonjtnd the ability of performing them , free from corporate dictation , as the best inter- csls of the stale may demand. GOODS li 110ND , It seema highly probable that the federal courls will bo ghun some business growing out of the construction ot the new tariff bill regarding goods In bond. It appears that Secretary Carlisle , on application of a Phila delphia firm of Importers and dealers In wool as to whether wool now In bond could bo withdrawn without payment of duty when the tariff act placing It on the free list be comes a law , haa ruled thai all wool in bond , In order lo avoid the payment of duty , would have to ba exported and again im ported. It Is understood that this ruling Is In accordance with a decision of Attorney General OIney , to whom Ihe qucsllon was submitted by the secretary ot the treasury , and who held that tlie rate of duty to be Im posed upon goods withdrawn from bond de pends upon certain circumstances lhat may vary In different rases. If Ihe present rate of duty on such articles has been reduced Lut not entirely abolished by the now bill the withdrawal from bond can bo made at the now rate ; but If the duty has been entirely abolished by the new bll the merchandise must pay the rate of the cxtsltng law. Such a construction seems In consistent and absurd and it Is reported in eastern papers that importers have declared doubtless upon legal opinion , thai Ihe courts will not uphold the ruling of the attorney general. This means , of course , that the ) Intend to take the * questlon to the courts. If the ruling holds the greatest sufferers will be the wool importers , who have placec u very large quantity of wool In bom under the suppoaltlon that , as soon as the now law goea Into effect , they would be allowed to withdraw the- woo without any payment of duty. They were ulvcn warrant for this view by th < general opinion among treasury ofQclala be fore the attorney general gave his construe tlon ot Ihe law , It was the judgment o these officials that the proper rale of duty to I bo nmeasc-d upon any artlcln after August 1 was ( hat In force when the merchandise In qtirgflon Is taken out ot bond. Tlie McKln- tcy law guarded against an/ such difficulty ns this by providing that merchandise Im ported and placed In bond previous to the net ( JvlMR cffecl should lie subjected to no other duty upon the entry or withdrawal thereof than If the S.IIHO ncro Imported ro- vpctlvc1y otter that day , lima making It entirely plain to Importers what would bo required In the case ot Importations bonded lor warehousing , transportation or any other purpose before tlie act would take effect , but the democratic bill does not. contain such u provision , and , therefore , the question has arisen which the courts will doubtless be asked to pass upon. That the business community Ins placed n construction on the tariff bill the.opposltt of that of the attorney general and the secre tary of the treasury Is shown In Ihe course pursued , In every case In which Ihe duty or internal revenue tax upon bonded goods Is Increased the holders ot such property In bonded warehouses have been trying to take the goods out of bond ns much as they can lieforc the bill goes Into effect. On the other liand , owners of bonded merchandise upon \\hlch \ the rates arc to be decreased or abol- Ibhcd by the new law luvc been taking as little as possible of tmch goods out of bond In order t ? profit by the changed conditions expected from the enactment ol tlio bill. It Is one of the muddles ot the democratic tariff legislation that promise to make a good deal ol trouble and glvo numerous opportunities fqr judicial constructions of that remarkable- measure. * iDJOUK.MKXTXUXT TUKSIfA. ! ' . Both branches of congress have nJoptcd a resolution to adjourn sine dieat 2 o'clock next Tuesday , and It is stated that this action 1ms the approval of the president. It Is con strued as signifying that Mr. Cleveland In tends to allow the tariff bill to become law without his signature , though It Is suggested thai he may s-jnd a message In congress on the measure. The counlry will heartily welcome the an nouncement that a date tor the adjournment of congress has been agreed upon and that there will be no more business taken up of a nature to embarrass or menace the financial and business Interests of the nation. The American people have had n most costly ex perience with this congress and they will welcome the termination of Its first regular session with more earnest enthusiasm than they have felt at the ending of any session of congress In the past thirty-five years , or since that body was last In the rontrol of tlio democratic party. The Flfty-llilrd congress met In extraordinary session on August 7. 1S92. That session lasted Until November 3 nnd the regular session commenced on December - comber i. This congress has therefore been In actual session for nearly one year , and only txvo congresses tn the history of the country have consumed more time before the last regular session , the limit of which Is fixed for all congresses. Mr. McMlllln lias had published in the Congressional Hecord , on behalf ol the demo crats of the house , a statement showing the work of Ihe majority and laudatory of their action. This Is Intended for campaign pur poses , and It will be repeated and rehashed la the democratic newspapers trom now until the day of the congressional flections In November. Nobmly will deny that there has been some creditable legislation , but it is completely overshadowed by the work of that body , which is" responsible for nn amount pt damage to Ihe Industrial and business Inter ests of the country almost beyond computa tion. This congress will be memorable for having brought upon the country the most disastrous depression In our history , and against this the few commendable things It has done arc Insignificant in value. The democrats can claim no credit for the repeal of the silver purchasing clause of the Sher man act , for which purpose the extra cession \yp called , for a majority of the democrats In both the house and the senate voted against repeal , despite the earnest entreaties of the president. They fought against it for three months and repeal was only ac complished by the votes of the republicans in both houses. According to the telegraphic summary of Mr. McMlllln's statement , he regards It as a particularly glorious part of the democratic work that the laws to pro tect the right of suffrage in every section of the union were repealed. It Is doubtful whether tin ? party will try to make use of tills fact , at any rate outsideof the south , as a recommendation to the confidence and. support ot the people. The Tennessee con gressman kccms also to attach a great deal ot Importance to the authority given the states to tax United States currency , but before lauding this action It might be well to wait until the courts have passed Judg ment on It. Mr. McMlllln commends the In come tax , as do all southern democrats , but a democratic president has deprecated this tax and a very large clement In the demo cratic party Is uncompromisingly opposed to It. Of course the claim of having reduced appropriations Is urged , but It has been shown by undeniable- figures that except In the cutting down ot the penatons of the union soldiers the appropriations of this ses sion ot congress are larger fhan were those ot the first session of the preceding congress Uesldes , a large part ot tbla apparent saving will have to bo appropriated next winter by way of deficiencies. It should not be forgot ten , as. a part of the work oC this congress , that It passed a bill for coining the silver seigniorage , which was vetoed by the presi dent. dent.Hut Hut If the majority In the present con gress had done nothing umrlso and bat nxcept Its attack upon tlio Industries of thn country 'and the enactment of a tariff bll uhlch Is acceoU.ble to nobody , lhat .alone would condem i it as unft ) to bo entrusted with legislative power , and it Is for that it is to be tried before the tribunal of tne Ameri can people. The Interstate tennis tournament just held in this city has shown how widely interest In the game extends and has at the saino tlmo given an impetus to its practice , The managers of Iho tournament ought to fc l encouraged to make It an onnual event. The success of their first effort In this direc tion ought to give the Interstate tourna ment at Omaha certain prcatljo and make It easier to secure oulstdo contestants in tbo fulure. My holding the competition earlier In the season the winners might ba Induced to enter the western championship games at Chicago and thus bring the Omaha Interstate tournament Into the series that decides the tennis championship of this * country , The effort which -la making to secure general railway rate of onu faro and a third on Ihe certificate plan for members and visitors of Iho Army oC Iho Tennessee reunion to be held In Council Dluffc October next ought to have the active support of the business men ot Omatu. The commit- tea having the question of iransportatlon In charge Is meeting some dlO.-uHIes In their attempt to persuade the eastern roada to agree to this concession. Ihe western r ms are wjfl ] | and anxiousto * rtawhat they can to pToirrbto h largo nllcmlmice , but no special rate can ba made without the agreement ot the others. Tlio Army of Iho Tennessee reunion U a mccting of the sur- vlvlng officcm ot tha army corps and Is likely to attract nmny besides the memI tiers and tlrlr families. Om.ihn will doubtless - less hive a plnca on the program nnd at nil events will have an opportunity to en- tertaln the visitors on this sldo cf the river. II Is to llio Interest ot Omaha as wall as ot Council Blurts that the one furo nnd a third rate be made liy , the railroads. * / -s The NW York Tlnuf niatics on appeal lethe the senate for the Immediate confirmation ot the several presidential appointments to olllco In the state ot New York on which action has been long deferred as a contri bution that would visibly help on the cause of harmony In the democratic party. On this point , however , there may bo consider- rble difference of opinion among New York democrats , There may bo a number ot ex pectant office seeker ! who still hope for the rejection of the presidential nominees and their own appointment to the places. HoldIng - Ing the spoils up to'jmbllc view as an Incen- live lo party harmojiy ana party work often accomplishes more U.an awarding the prires , to ttiii necessary disappointment of the many nnd to the gratification of the few only. At all events , the Tlmej cannot hope lo have Its flpptal answered while Senator Hill retains his present attitude.'toward the president. A local minister , who apparently fears 'tho Influence of great minds upon the children tn the public schpofa , would have all refer ence to Emerson , Flske , Huxley , Tyndal , Hegel and similar .authors prohibited in the High school. H lie- will but add a few other niniea to the list Shakespeare , Gib bon , Macaulay , lan\in and a few more noted In UnglUh literature and science- he will simplify the work ot the High school Immensely. Should tha schools bo run upon his principles , however , we would not cara to vouch for the narrow-minded pupils who would be graduated from them , California democrats are. not at all back ward about saying what they want from Iholr candidates for congress should they be elected , and they have adopted a plan which will In sure their gating It'll anything will. They propose to make every democratic nominee subscribe to a pledge that he will oppose the extension ot the 1'aclfic railroad debt and will work and vote for Immediate fore closure. The democratic congressman from. California who goes back on Ms pledge may decide "to rttlrs from public Ufa without further ado. -Money iiml tlio Cropa. Globe-Democrat. Money for "moving the crops" cannot be furnished by Ihe treasury this year. Neither was It furnlshe < 5 last year , however , and the treasury shouldfnever be required to do It. Thlf service ought always to be per formed by the banks , and It has been In recent years. The'banks are In shape to furnish all the -money needed for nny busi ness purpose tllls'ycar , Tlio rrfniilpnfo Prediction. New Yoik Sun. The unfortunate alternative which now confronts the president should serve as a perpetual warnlns : to nil men never to vary from the path , of rlfrhteousness , never to promise ; \ylth the hps nnd at the same time cherish a contrary' purpose In the heart. .All history Is full , of this great lesson , .tut .never In our day1 has It been enforced so tremendously ns by the existing prcdjcftment of the protectldnHUpresldent of the United States , elected , office ns an-utler and un compromising dnemy of proteqtlonlsm. 3 Triu'n8ri"1c > CongrpiMiion. . Secretary "Morton ? " has secured from At torney General Olney an opinion that the law concerning Ilia distribution of Feeds by the government only relates to such seeds an nre "rare and uncommon to the coun try. " This Is where the secretary scores n point against congress He wanted the seed distribution appropriation left out ot tha agricultural appropriation bill this year , but HIP congressmen , mindful of the useful ness of Ihe seeds lo win the favor of farmer constituents , put It into the bill ns usual. Government and tlio Kullrcmcls. Clevfliuul I-cailcr. There can and must be better and more comprehensive irovernment control of the common carriers , and there will be found ways and means of retaining the principle of private ownership and , at Ihe same lime , pi eventing the robbery of elllier ship pers or inveslors by Ihe falsification ot records and the concealment ot the rates given to fayored shippers. The nation will choose the safe middle ground , nnd there will be government control of a thorough nnd cillutcnt Ulmt. without the perils and evils of government ownership. A Discouraging I.ninl lo Carry. New York Sun. Particularly heavy will be. the burden of defending the odious and - - In come tax. Defcndlnc It. did we any ? What New York democrat will undertake that hopeless task ? The homely phrase used by John Ilunynn , "Out of the frying-pan Into the fire , " would fltlj- describe the folly of attempting a defensive campaign on the Income tax Issue. The Income tax will flsure In the canvass , but all that New York democrats can do Is to hang their heads and be silent. Defense or apology will cost the democracy more votes than silence and confession. , 'town Kansas City Journal ; That was quite a lively epistolary debate between Governor Altgeld and George M. Pullman , The gad feature Is that it accomplished nothing for Iho relief of the suffering families ot the strikers. Chicago Herald : The world knows all about Pullman that can be learned from the palace cars. It should learn what can be told by the people who have been driven by the Pullman system , to homelcssness and destitution. Courier-Journal : Mr. Pullman tvon In the strike. He pleased his vanity by the In difference he assumed while It was going on. It may please him now to spare no time from the pursuit of a titled son-in-law to relieve the distressed among his employes. But the public will not fcrget. Indianapolis News : We shall follow this investigation carefully. If Mr. Pullman has a.iythlng to say for himself wo shall be glad. But as 'hints stand , this morning Ihe judg ment of the civilized .world must bo given aRalnst him. Arty whatever may be the decision of the In-yestlpatlng commission , wo do nol think thai , anything can justify the heartless lndlfferencjawhlch ; has from the beginning marked , Jlf , Pullman's attitude. Kansas City Rtarvha ; result proves con clusively that thfl,4iatcfniillstlo Idea will network work in America. In this country the people ple Inslet upon the , maintenance ot their In dividuality and ladcnendcnce. They will not suffer dhtutlon as ta Qielr methods of living even to purchase cpmfrts and luxuries which they cou.j not otherwise obtain. The privi lege ot reRul&tlna hla own affairs and of going his own eafyJs fearer to the average American than all , , ' ? ( { he alleged benefit ! ) of co-operatlvo or patjefuaUllo } government. The Idei of the "nKtleOovvn" will not succeed in this country bfpaujie It Interferes with 1 personal llberly , 5 < h1fthi , the vital principle of republican government. r. iffn.i rux.v The proposed bill providing [ or solar es J formembers ot Ihe House of Comm ns li i one of the Ms reforms demanded by the chartists under the lew ! of I'cnrgus O'Oon- I nor and nrncst Jcnos , patriots who 'went I over to ihc majority" long ago. Their plat- I form was called the people's churler" hence the name chartists. Besides pay for . the Commopi , they demanded manhood auff- | ' rage , % oto by ballol , abolition ct the property qualification f r a scat In Parliament , annual parliaments ami equal electoral districts. When the promised b t IB passed the great . reform for which that party was organized , I | I and for which It contended from 1833 to 1850 , wilt have been substantially accom- 1 pllshed. In 1S5S , some years nftcr the char- I list party had subsided , the abclltlon of the ( .property qualification was effected. In 1872 i the ballot was Introduced , I3y various acts Iho franchise has been broadened until It Is now a close approximation to manhood suff rage. In 1SS5 in act was passed providing for a redistribution of seats In the House of Commons. . This does , net actually secure "equal electoral districts. " but It approaches that desirable end , The two demands of the chartists remaining ungranted are annual parliaments , for which no ono now asks , and pay for members , which will come In time , In spite of the opposition of the House of Peers. Marked Is tbo Improvement which has tal' ° n nUco of lite In the relations between France uml Germany , a striking Illustration of which has Just been afforded by the re fusal ot the mayor-of Munich to permit the erection on ono of ( lift public squares of the city of a fountain deatlned to commemorate the bit tie of Woerth , The mayor declared thai ho was slrongly opposed to everything ot a character calculated to wound the sus ceptibility of Germany's western neighbor. The worthy burgomaster has evidently taken his CUB from Emperor William , v ho won for himself to much good will In France by the noble language of his message of con dolence to Mine. Carnet and the tactful kindliness of his act In liberating on the morning of the funeral of the murdered president the two French officers Impris oned as spies. How much this conduct was appreciated Is shown at the present moment , wh n two ot the principal 1'arlslan reviews , as well as the press of every political shade throughout the land , contain articles of most enthusiastic eulogy of this young ruler , who Is set up by M. Jules Simon as a "model of every domestic virtue , " by SI. Lemoltrc as "the most chivalrous and generous-minded of modern monarchs , " nnd by il , tie Vogue as a grandiose and modern tmpersonlflcallon of those priest kings of former times who were imbued with a mystical conception of their duty ns pastors ot the people. By each of these three eminent authors he Is , strangely enough , held up as the principal safeguard of the maintenance of peace in Europe , with uultc ea much unanimity and conviction as lhat displayed at the outset of his reign tn the effect that his eagerness for military glory would deluge the old world In blooa. As the nucleus , of a military chest Ger many has her so-called Krelgsschatz , or war Ireasurc , of 180,000,000 , lying In coined gold In the Julius tower at Spandau. It Is less , generally known that there Is another re source of the kind available in n national emergency. After the war of 1870-71 there was set apart a fund of some $140,000,000 , consisting of first-class bonds , the Interest ofwhich has been applied to the payment of military pensions. The outlay for this purpose Is continually decreasing through deaths , whereas the Interest remains the same , and In the budget of 18J3-4 figured for more than J6.000.000. In case of need these bonds could easily bo turned Into ready money , while the pensions could be transferred to the budget charges. Another most encouraging feature of the financial situation 4s the , fact that the German em pire , compared with other great states , has a very small public debt. The annual In terest upon It Is less than $17.000,000 , whereas France devotes to a like purposa more , than 1255,000,000 a year. ltw Is true that many Of the countries composlngr the empire have their state debts , but these also , with one exception , are Inconsiderable. The Prussian public detrt Is nominally large , owing to th'fr purchase of-ratlways by the government. At present It slightly exceeds $1,580,000,000 , with an interest charge of a lltlle over $ GO- 000,000 ; but the outgo on lids account Is more than counterbalanced by revenue from productive public property , the net Income from tlio state railways In the last fiscal year having reached almost $90,000,000. There Is , moreover , a net proflt of more than $10,000,090 a year from the state do main , forests , mines , iron and salt works. So. too , in the Bavarian budget of some $82,000,000 , there figures on the credit si da n net income of $15,000,000 from public prop erty. The empire lU-elf has some public property , namely , the railways of Alsace- Lorralns , yielding a net jevenue of $5,250- 000 , nnd the state's share , amounting to nearly $2,000,000 , of tha annual earnings of the Imperial bank. * * * Great as are tlio peril * that menace Great Britain's rule In India , whore nearly 300.000- 000 natives are maintained In subjugation by barely 109,000 English , of whom half are soldiers , the dancers that threaten her emplro in Africa arc of a much more serious character. In the colonized portions of the. dark continent the samtt spectacle Is pre sented of a mere handful of white aliens idling over millions of Indigenous human beings. Hut Instead of the latter blng submissive and peace-loving races like the Hindoos , the African tribes , are essentially warlike , proud of their thews and sinews , brave to a degree and always ready to try conclusions with the whites. This disposi tion of the population Is not only the case in the newly settled territories , such aa Ilashonoland , Matabeliland , Basutoland anl Bechuanaland , but even with the older colonies , such as those of the Capo and Natal , where the blacks already outnumber the whites by ten to one , and are rapidly Increasing , being attracted by the prospect of good wages , steady employment and se curity for their possessions. To such an extent Is the natlvo population growing In slzo in South Africa that the British au thorities have become alarmed thereat , and Prlmo Minister Rhodes , who runs things to please himself In the southern and. central portions of the dark continent , bos an nounced his Intention ot procuring the en actment of a law prohibiting black Immi gration Into British territory , much In the same way as wo have excluded the Chinese. Folly of Sugared Ilaform. Chicago Tribune. It Is stated In a MnJrid dispatch that "the moment the new United Stales tariff bill goes Into effect the minister of the colonies proposes lo ask Ihe Spanish governmenl to denounce the existing treaty between Spain nnd Ihe United States In regard to Cuba. " This was to be expected. The treaty or agreement In question declares that because of the free admission of sugar , molasses , etc. . Into this country , "nnd In reciprocity nnd compensation therefor. " the Spanish government -will admit a large number of American products Into Cuba and Puerto Illco duty free , md will reduoe the duties on others. When the frcu admission of sugar ceases Spain will feel at liberty ID relmpoBc the old prohibitory , or nearly pro hibitory , duties on American , products. As n contcquence a very profitable market will bo closed to American farmers and manu facturers. Kut as It was Mr. Jlalne who opened It the democrats feel It their duty to close It. ' ' , 1'rinperlty I'ropliertos Philadelphia I.wlKci. Kven the Immediate prospects of business activity are encouraglne , and It la the com monly entertained belief of prominent men of shrewdest knowledge and experience that with the advent of spring there will come a revival of old-time prosperity , In which all earls and conditions of business will share. Higncbcoi au in Leavening Power. .ualcst U. S. Gov't Report SESSION WILL END TUESDAY Oougress Thinks it Ens "Worked Long Enough fo : Ono Session. ONLY WAITING FOR THE TARIFF BILL Also Take , u K.-il Until Monday Itep- reiiriilntUo Kuglluli Olijerll tn Ilia Cuiislilcrntloii uf thu Antl- Annrrlilrt Illll , WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Immediately after the reading ot the journal today Mr , Catching ; , democrat at Mississippi , from the committed on rules , oftcud a Joint resolu tion for a slno die adjournment next Tues day , the 23th Inst. , at 2 o'clock. It was adopted without dissension. Mr. Catchlngs , then moved that when the house adjourn today It be to mail Monday next. ThU was also agreed to. Mr , Catchlngs naked unanimous consent lo publish In the record the titles of the bills , passnl by the house at this session , together with a list of these which pasted the house but failed in thu senate. Mr. English , dem ocrat , ot New Jersey objected , Mr. Terry democrat , of Arkansas , from tlio committed * on judiciary , asker unanimous consent tn consider Senator Hill's bill providing for tlio exclusion of anarchists. With It he offered an amendment which he said was designed to meet objections raised to the bill. It defined an anarchist as one "who advocated the destruc tion by violence of all government or the Rovernmenl ot tbe United States. " Mr. Uiigllsh objected. Two bills were passed by unanimous con sent , ono for the relict of certain Winnobago Indians and the other for the relict of 1 , . A. Hathaway & Co. Adjourned until Monday. AND IN Till : SlINATlJ , TOO. llfHolntlon for Ailjnuriuiipiit Adoptn' Work In Kaectitlvn Scmlon. WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. The prayer ot the chaplain was the only business trans acted by the senate today before going Into executive session. Not even the Journals of yesterday and the day before were read The ; reading was dispensed with at the sug gestion of Mr. Harris , democrat of Tennessee. The senators had reached nn agreement about procedure in the senate. Senator Har ris representing the democratic side aiul Sen ator Manderson representing the republi cans had an understanding beforor the senate met amt arranged that the Benatu would immediately go Into executive session and clear up all nominations possible. Same of the contested nominations will go over , which Is equivalent to rejection , as reap- polntmont Is required If the president de sires to retain the candid lies In ofllcc. After the executive cal nd.ir Is cleared the senate will consider bills to which there Is no objections In open session , but no other business will bo taken up. The agreement also remains that no speeches are to bo made. This Is ono of the points the senate has been contending for. The hill to . .mend the alcohol schedule Is not to be considered. If possible the senate wore a more de serted appearance than yesterday and the day before , despite the fact that ono of the republicans , Mr. Hlgglns , and two demo crats , Messrs Camden and But'er ' , had re turned , Mr. George asked and obtained In definite leave ot absence from his colleague. Mr. McLaurln , on account of serious Illness tn his family , and then Mr. Harris , without testing the presencj of a quorum , moved that the senate proceed to consideration of executive business. This was agreed to , and at 1:25 : p. m. the senate went into executive session. At 12:55 : p. m. the senate adopted the house resolution providing for nn adjournmeat slno die on Tuesday at S o'clrck. The senate , behind closed doors , agreid to a motion to adjourn from today until Mon day , and at 1:25 : p. m. adjiurned Senator niachburn tried to get up his resolution elution Instructing the committee on rules to' sit during the recess for the purpose of revising the rules. Senator Dlanchard ob jected , and a slngla objection kilts any mo tion. Mr , Blanchard fears that the rules may bo so revised that debate will be cut off and a free sugar bill passed at the next s'ssloii. lllllft Approved by tlm I'roiUdi'itt. WASHINGTON , Aug. 21 The president has approved the following bills : Granting the Northern Mississippi company right of way through certain Indian reservations In Minnesota : empowering fourth class postmas ters to adminster oaths to pensioners ; rx- temllne the time for the completion of the railroad bridge nvor the Columbia river near Vancouver. Wash , f providing for opening cer tain abandoned military reservations ; repeal ing house resolution 101 , first Bastion Fifty- first congress , granting the secretary of war pormlsslon to license the use uf the pier at the foot of the Chicago river. Confirmed by tlio Hrnnlo. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. The senate In executive session has confirmed the foilowliiir nominations : * nobert J. MacBrydo of Wisconsin to ba consul at Lelth , Scotland ; James SouSnertj % yurypyor of custom * At I'oorln. Also tlio following - lowing postmastora Knnwi Thomn W. Anderson M Cherry Valley. W D. Gtrattl at Auburn. Callforn.ioin ! ! W. ISylaml at Son JOSO , cr. VKi/iNiJ .M'i'in > vii : > TIU : couitsz. Ailjiuiriimrnt ll < ic > liitlmi Snumlttnt lo tlm I'ruftlilrnt Mit ) > Honil a MrMnRC , WASHINGTON , A\\g. \ 21. President Cleveland's imrposo on Ilia tariff bill wng the main reason for Iho resolution naased In tha house today for final adjournment nt 2 o ckck nxl Tuesday. Ucpre ontnllvo Catchlngi , from Ihe committee on rules , had balled on President Cleveland today , and , oti reaching the capital , conferred with Speaker Crlip on to adjournment. The resolution was thereupon framed and Intro duced with the authority of the rule com mittee , It Is understood that Mr. Catch- Ings outlined the plan with Mr. Cleveland nnd U mot liK approval. Mr. Calchlncs would say little ns to hli talk with the president. Ho regarded It as setllcd , however , llial the bill would become a law next Monday midnight without Mr. Cleveland a signature. Mr. Catchtngs also Inclined to the belief that the president would send a. message to congress on Iho subject it is Mid that while n mossaRo on a measure not signed or vetoed would bo unusual , It would bn entirely regular. If any positive action on the president's part had been ccn- tomplated tomorrow nr Monday , the huuse managers would not have bound themselves to have postponed the adjournment until Tuesday nest. Chairman W'lxc-n nlso went to the white house today. b , . did not sec the president , ? ? tllcabl1" , , * ifiectlnK had already begun , Air. Ilioii accompanied a friend Interested In an appointment , anil It was not tlio pur pose of the chairman to speak of the tariff bill unless the president desired a conference. Mr.llson h.is not soeti the president slnco the bill pus'C < L Chairman Payers of the house appropria tions committee had a talk with the presi dent , but not on the tariff. Mr. Snyors has the satisfaction or knowing that all the ap proprUtlon bills had become laws , the gen eral deficiency bill being the last lo recelvo the president's signature yesterday. Niunlimtlnii * J < pnt to the Scnntc. WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. The president today sent the follow Ing nominations to the senate : Postmasters John W. nylatid , San Jose. Cal Treasury .Tames Daugherty , surveyor of customs , Peorla , 111 Stat Hubert J. Mcltrydo of Wisconsin ti bo consul al Lcitli , Scotland. Chicago Tribune"I little thought , " snlil Atilup. eating pigs' feet at the free lunch counter , "tlmt I slmuld uver be reduced to such exlremltlea as thl.s. " Washington star : "I wish you wouhl mark < lown that lot of Indies * shoes , " salU tlie merchant. "Ves , nil , " repllncl the exivcrlonceJ clerk. "In prlcu or size ? " IJetrolt Vree Press : "yet , sir , " Mid the clerk , lirlcklx , "we hnve lace of nil kinds. A\rml < 3 jou like to see Vnlenclennea or point lace ? " "It's a shoe Ince I want , " explained , the customer. Boston liulletin. The lawyer who worked like n horse was eng-aged In. drawing a con veyance. Atchlson OloUe : There Is n man In town v.ho thoroughly uridir lands the tariff situa i tion , but liu Uoo-w't know anything else. Lowell Courier : Stealing a man's clothing i when he Is bathing Is : i prety safe business , us It Is evident that the- victim has no re dress. .Atlanta Constitution : The Georgia rattle snake Is out in nil his glory , nnd the snake liars are sewlni ? on the buttons and ratlllmr nwuy at n great rate. Philadelphia Record. "A bad boy seldom gets hlH badness fiom hla fatbcr , " saiys thu MnnrmmU philosopher. "The old man usually hangs on to all ha has. " Itoston Oni-elic : " 1C Mrs. Stnylong calls today , llrliiget , tell her I'm engaged. " "jje- Korra , mn'iun , what' ) ] your husband say ? Haven t yon been man led these ten years ? " JL'ST UKt : OLT3 TIMES. IndlnnapolU Journal. She Blond beside the cottage rate , And I Mood tliere beside her ; The illst.inco that between usvai Could seal ee have Uccn less wider. The moon hid In thf wet , gray clouds. The darkness we disdained ; Bv Jucks. we illtln'l know enough To g * Jn when it rained. i , tnn > ii. Allnntu C > iisUlullon. He rises every inoViflnp , Just at tlu break uf dawn ; He lights the kitchen fire . And hi > puts the kettle on. Ifi > w ashen ah Ihe dishes. Puts biscuits In lo bake' ; And ns uUnily na , ctrclone Heats to tondcuiews Hie steak. Then he drepses all the" children , Hears 'era nay their morning prayers And lets 'cm go to tnlte Iho air , Or tumble down the stairs. He sweeps the lionso nil over Knocks Ihe dust from every nbclf. His wife she runs for olllce , And he Just can't help himself. It's Hard to Paint In words the many advantages the ' 'Stetson Special" hat , that we are sole agents for , has over all other hats , but it's so vastly much better than any one supposed a hat could bo made that it is acknowledged the world over as better for style , Jit and finish than the Dunlap , Knox or any other jobber's hat. It's made by Stetson himself and no ono else ; just like our suits we make them and we know they're good They're specially good just now , for we're selling them at half price. Big ro- iuotions in children's suits and waists. Browning , King & Co , , Reliable Clothiers , S. W , Cor. 15(1) ( ) nnd I > OURI ! ; .