Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OALAJIA DAITA" ItfOE : 'FRIDAY , OOTOUJCTt 5 , 1894.
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jirt'oonce thla 1st day of October , 1SS4.
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\Ve rcjolcr In tlin qtilrkrncil conscience of
Ilia | ) eel ] c-oiicrruliiK iiolltk-.nl affalri , and
will hold nil | iiiljllu iiQIcflra lo n rigid ro-
iif > nftlbllltjr mill rngugn ( tlint menus 'piulijn' )
tlmt tlio rrixrriitloii mill imiilsliiueat of all
who * betray odlclul triigt * Hliall lie swift ,
thorough unil lUMpnrlnc , National Kepnu-
llriin Platform , 1870.
KnclUl Miirtlii won't Imvo to resign ,
lie liiis been rilled out.
Hasn't St'crctary Morton enough trou
ble without Ruffei'lug from burglars at
Arlior Lotl > ? e ?
Tim democratic county ticket hns
frroutor elements of popularity In tbc
lull thuii In the head.
The stock of Imrated lojilsltitlve booms
offered at n pacrllloe on the market has
received now and lar e accessions.
CongrcHsmnn Itrynn Is congratulating
Llinsoir today that he was not permit
ted to have a bout with Governor Me-
Klnley on the tariff Issue.
Democrats should enthuse while they
can over the great victory In Georgia.
Georgia going democratic In 1894 Is
something to be proud of.
Kd Smith Lihiyed n rather clever trick
In doubling up on Bald ridge , but we
doubt whether the duplex
will" mal < e lilm
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Tobias has not resigned from the na
tional democratic committee yet ,
although he is for Majors. Tobias
Is like hid alter ego , Euclid , be Is bound
to hang on.
.Tudglng from the rate the Chinese
army Is being killed off or dispersed ,
there will be no great call for pensions
for soldiers distinguished by brave and
meritorious service.
.Tmlgo Felker did not have to be
drafted Into the service of his party
as a candidate on the legislative ticket
He volunteered. lie is for the flag
nnd an appropriation.
The ovation accorded ex-Senator Van
"Wyck by the people of Nebraska City
on bis reappearance on the stump Is
conclusive evidence tlint his popularity
among his friends and neighbors Is uu-
diminished.
"Don't mention It , " says Senator II111
when now Interrogated concerning the
Income tax. He talked very differently
before the democratic nomination for
governor of New York was dramatically
forced upon him.
In the realm of pugilism distance
lends enchantment to view , particularly
since It Is much less dangerous to tire
volleys of defiant challenges at long
range than to stand up in a roped en
closure and be pnmmeled.
Mr. M" . S. 1'opplcton has been hon
ored by a nomination on the democratic
legislative ticket Mr. Poppleton Is a
bright and IcveMiendeil young man ,
but ho has embarked on a boat that
will land him nt Salt creek.
Trace down those tales of affrighted
capitalists withdrawing loans from Ne
braska for fear of populist govern
ment and you will And thut the tracks
lead to the door of either u railroad re
publican or a railroad democrat
The democratic endorsement of Me-
Kclghan for congress In the Fifth dis
trict baa been anticipated from the flrot
It docs not alter the situation of the
contending forces , nor will It dishearten
the republican candidate In the least
According to \Vorhl-ITerald Mr.
Kitchen was drafted Into the service of
bis pacty us a candidate for the state
senate. It remains to bo seen whether
bo will bo drafted on the Cth of No
vember or whether bo will draw a
blank.
The fact that there Is an agitation
for a change In our system of tax as-
Beasmeut does not detract In the least
from the Importance of electing honest
and capable asnosorn for the ensuing
year. Whatever changes may bo made
In the assessment lawu can hardly take
effect until after next year's assess
ment lists shall have been made up.
These lists will be made by the assess
ors about to bo elected. The general
limits within which the tax rates must
be flxetl depends upon the valuation
which they will put uiwrn the property
under their respective Jurisdictions.
The assessors must not be overlooked
by the voters.
F TIJK MEnCHA\T
According to Mr. Wilson , It was pro
tection lliat destroyed our merchant
I marine , nnd he predicts Its revival un-
1 dor Iho new conditions which his party
has Inaugurated. In 1S.8 over 78 per
cent of tbo ocean carrying trade be
tween the I'nlled States nntl foreign
j countries was done In American ves
sels. In 1S05 the amount was n little
over 'Ji per cent. During this period
our merdmnt nmrlnp WIIB not voluntar
ily withdrawn from Uio sea , as Mr. Wit-
xon asserts , It was driven from the
twby \ confederate cruisers. After-tho
war of rebellion there was for several
yearn a slight increase In our ocean
carrying triule. but since 1870 there has
been a Hteady decline , until last year
It had fallen to about 11 ! per cent. In
what respect protection was responsi
ble for this Mr. Wilson would flnd It
dltlU'idt to show to the satisfaction of
Intelligent : u d fair-minded men. The
1rue explanation IM to be found in tlit-
fact that when the time came to make
an effort for the revival of the mer
chant marine and the restoration of our
flag to the otenn It was found tlmt we
eouhl not profitably compete with the
foreign capital Invested In ships arid
backed by government subsidies unless
our government adopted n liberal pol
icy for the encouragement oC ship build
ing for the oreoii trade. Having every
thing nceessiiry to thU Industry , the re
publican policy looked to the utilization
of those materials , but Home-thing more
than this was luvded , Wu might build
ships an cheaply as any Kuropenn coun
try and still be at a great disadvantage
by reaSon of the generous subsidies
paid by foreign governments , and this
disadvantage would not have been leu-
wned If w had adopted the free trade
plan of buying ships abroad , Itut if
Mr. Wilson or any member of the party
la power has n plan for reviving our
merchant marine that will not be ut-
teiiy destructive of our ship building
Interests they can do nothing better
for the commercial Interests of the
American people than to put { I In force.
Nothing Is more essential to the exten
sion of our trade with the world than
to be iihlo to transport our products In
our own ships. Another consideration
Is that if we had a merchant marine
the vast sum annually paid to foreign
ship owners , probably not less than
tf'JOO.OOO.OOO , would be paid to our own
people nnd greatly help to develop the
ship building Industry. On every ac-
eount It Is desirable tlmt the United
States should have a merchant marine ,
for every Interest would be benefited
by It. The party In power has not ,
however , offered anything that Is ac
ceptable for this purpose. A measure
luts been proposed , but It does not .meet
the approval of many democrats In con
gress , anil the opinion of ! the ship build
ing Interest regarding It Is that It
would be disastrous. Hulleved of ! fur
ther care as to the tariff , 3Ir. Wilson
may be able to devise a wiser plan , and
If so he can do more for his fame than
he did lu framing the house tariff bill.
ADMirTKD f.11
L'ho Washington grand jury having
Indicted the president and treasurer of
the Sugar trust for their refusal to
niihwt'i' certain questions propounded
by the senate Investigating committee
which Inquired Into thu work of these
trust otllelnls in connection with the
framing of the sugar schedule , It now
remains to bo seen whether the court
will do Its duty or will render Ihe
iiftlou of the grand jury n mere farce.
It Is a most natural Impression. In view
of the success this formidable combina
tion has had in exciiplng legal responsi
bility , that nothing will come of the
indictment. It Is apprehended that
either the astute and resourceful at
torneys ot the trust will flnd a way
to circumvent It or the powerful Influ
ence ot the combination will be brought
to bear to have the Indictment disposed
of in a way that will avoid giving the
Indicted ofllclals * any annoyance or
trouble. Of course they are not wor
rying about It. In the conlldenco of
their power they do not feel any ap-
prolienston of danger from the work of
a District of Columbia grand jury.
They are familiar with that locality.
It Is this scene oC their most recent and
most notable victory. They have dem
onstrated that they have friends there
and they know the way to make mora
friends when they tire required. Still
It would be unfair to the court beforu
which the proceedings under the In
dictment will be brought to assume that
It will do anything loss than its duty ,
and therefore It may be hoped that
these men , self-confessed law breakers
In their official capacity , will be made
an example of.
1C anybody doubts that the tnon who
manage the American Sugar Ueilnlng
company , which Is the trust , are violators
lators of the law , he has only to read
the testimony of the president of tlm
combination before the senate Investi
gating committee to have thnt doubt re
moved. In this Sir. Ilavemeyer , an
swering questions put to him by
Senator Allen , said thut the trust un
dertook to control the price of reflned
sugar In the United States , that it
had done so with the. rr'Htilt of making
the cost of sugar to the American con
sumer three-eighths of a cent more on
every pound than It would have been
If the several companies forming the
trust were operating Independently ,
and that in this way the trust In threu
years exacted from the American people
ple , or , more properly speaking , plun
dered them of 1,1)00,000. ) There can
he no reasonable question that this was
In violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law , an amplification of whteli is part
of the present tariff act , Equally cer
tain is It that the American Sugar no-
lining en m puny is now , by Its restraint
of lawful trade nnd free competition ,
violating the latest anti-trust legisla
tion , adopted by the present congress
manifestly with particular reference to
this combination ,
AIL this ought to be perfectly plain to
the Department of Justice t Washing
ton , and doubtless is HO , yet no move
has been made , so far us the public
knows , to enforce the law against , these
admitted law breakers. There has been
u great deal of democratic prating
ngiibist trusts and combinations and
conspiracies In trade , from Mr. Cleve
land down to the most obscure stumper ,
but what the people wuut la action.
They have well learned tlmt they can
place no confidence In democratic
preaching ntid promises.
Mr. It. G. Still , who Is chief
of the colored division of the demo
cratic congressional committee nt
Washington , and who has nl o
made himself prominent In connection
with the democratic negro organlxatlon
over which Itecorder C. II. .7. Taylor
presides as head representative of the
negro spoils seekers , has been attempt
ing to hold the colored voters In the
democratic line by telling them that
we have never had a negro congress
man from any state north of the Mason
and Dlxon line , lly this he would per
suade the negro voters to believe that
Ihe republican party , to which they
originally attached themselves in grati
tude for their freedom from slavery , had
failed to accord to them the proper nnd
just recognition of their loyalty which
they had a right to expect Attention
is called to the fact that the five or sis
negroes who have had seats In congress
represented districts in southern states
In order to leave the Jiupresslon that
these negro representliver ) * were sent
to congress with the assent of the
democrats Instead of lu spite of their
most energetic dissent and their
utmost efforts to prevent that result
A glance at a few census figures , how
ever , will show that there Is no Infer
ence of party Ingratitude to bo drawn
from the absence of negro congressmen
among the representation of northern
states. The total negro population In
the United States In 1SOO was 7.-170.010.
or about one-ninth of the entire popula
tion. Of these the South Atlantic di
vision contained 3,2152.0.00 , iinil the South
Central division a,470,231. These two
divisions comprise seventeen southern
states and territories having a white
population of ii,07l,72.j : ) , nnd a negro
population of 0,7-11,011. The states and
territories of the northern divisions ,
therefore , with more than 40,000,000 of
white Inhabitants , have only 728,099
negro Inhabitants. The ratio of whites
to blacks In the two southern divisions
Is less than two to one , whereas In the
northern states and territories It Is
nearly sixty to one. In several indi
vidual southern states the ratio is much
more unfavorable to the whites. South
Carolina , for example , has 11(2,000 (
white inhabitants and OSS.O.'M negro In
habitants ; Mississippi , rWI.Sr.l whites
and 7-12,550 , negroes ; Louisiana , 55Si05 :
whites and 539,10 : ! negroes ; Georgia ,
078r : ! > 7 whites and 838,815 negroes. In
these states , if there were a free and
untrammeled expression of the suffrage ,
the greater part of their representation
in congress would consist of negro con
gressmen.
Turn to the states north of Mason
and Dlxon's line and we llnd In not one
of them a sufliclent negro population to
entitle the negroes to claim representa
tion In congress. Missouri has _ .the ,
largest n u intn-rJJig4&f. ' UnTtTMIssourl
7yfi > i riy" Joue classed as a border
state , with southern tendencies , and in
addition has long been under demo
crat l control. Pennsylvania comes
next with 107,500 , but they nt'e , of
course , scattered throughout the state
and cut but a small figure in each con
gressional district. In New York there
are only 70,002 negroes , In Illinois 57-
028 , in Ohio S7lii. : Tn all these states
the republlca'n party has recognized the
negro voters with minor oHlces , and
riegro representatives In state legisla
tures are by no means Infrequent In
the north.
How ninny negroes have been -chosen
to elective olllce In the south by demo
cratic votes ? How many of the ne
groes who have been to congress went
there ns democrats'/ / How many ne
groes wore appointed to federal ofliee
before the republican administration
set the precedent ? How many negroea
luive had the franchise , given them by
the republican party , taken away from
them by democratic legislation ? The
democratic managers arc raising the
wrong Issue when they challenge n
comparison of the treatment of the ne
gro by the democratic and the repub
lican parties respectively. It Is the ab
sence of negro congressmen from the
south , not from the north , that Is to
be noticed.
.t P
The slight Interest which the procla
mation of President Cleveland extending
amnesty and pardon to Mormon of
fenders against the laws forbidding
polygamy has excited Is owing to the
fact that the proclamation Is of slight
Importance except as n bid for Mormon
voles for the democratic party. It Is
of slight Importance because it can af
fect only a very few persons and be
cause It has been anticipated by a sim
ilar and almost as far-reaching an am
nesty b.v President Harrison during his
administration. President Harrison's
proclamation was Issued In January of
380't and applied to the same cases as
the present one , with this difference- , that
it coupled with the pardon a condition
that those who accepted It and resumed
their rights as citizens should "In the
future faithfully obey the laws hereinbe
fore" named , that Is the anti-polygamy
laws. President Cleveland merely re
peats and renews this amnesty without
the condition then attached.
Democratic newspapers which are try
ing to make capital out of the
new proclamation have been
claiming that no less than 1,500
citizens will through it have
their political rights restored , nnd they
hope that they will show their gratitude
for the favor by voting solidly with the
democratic party. The best authorities ,
however , agree that there were not alto
gether 1,000 Mormons prosecuted for
polygamy tinder the provisions of the
Edmunds law , and that nine out of ten
of those accepted the condition of the
Harrison proclamation , which was con
atrued to Include all offenders , whether
convicted or not If these figures
are to be accepted as accurate the IMMUI
now conferred can apply to but a
mere handful of people , anil even thesis
eo'ulil , whenever they wished , have
taken advantage of the existing proc
lamatlon by complying with the law.
No Hiich device ns this , therefore , will
be able to consolidate the Mormon vote
for the party nt present In power in the
national government , The fact that
there was a Mormon party was one of
the chief faplgrs tlmt operated to with
hold Btatehfcid.froia , Utah for no many
years , niid'lhorfuct that the Mormona
are now dl cl d on party lines and well
dlsUlbutodrffliuong the different * par
ties was oilolot the most potent argu
ments In fftj jt of the enabling net
passed by tliii Jast congress. So soon
as the stuto f * admitted to the union
nnd Its reprY'SfJiitatlon In the national
legislature Is secured It will be no more
dependent hh 6ne party or the other
than any oth'e.i' ' state. Its citizens must
be expected to nllgn themselves with
different poIttlMtl parties. The prospect
Is fair for republican majorities for n ,
while , nnd this prospect will not be af
fected by the Cleveland amnesty proc
lamation.
The outlook In Omaha for tlio republican
slate ticket was never so 'bright as at the
present time. Hundreds o { democrats will
vote for Majors , which will mors than offset
the Uoscwater detection. Lite-long demo
crats of prominence may be seen at repub
lican headquarters every day aiding In every
vaty posilble the election of Majors. PUtts-
mouth News ,
O , yesj these democrats of promi
nence that are so promiscuous at re
publican headquarters may also bo seen
every hour of the day at 15. & M. rail
road headquarters. There Is a com
mon bond of union between the rail
road republican and railroad democrat
uuch more potential than any party
lie the railroad pass , the rebate and
the common Interest In a governor who
will do the bidding of corporate monop
olies. But for every one of these
Majors democrats there are ten Hoi-
comb republicans In Omaha who pro
pose to emancipate the state from cor
porate domination and purge the party
of the pernicious Influence of boodler-
lam.
General Wade Hampton , United
States commissioner of railroads , after
n hurried tour of Inspection over tlio
bond-aided Pacific railroads , has come
to the conclusion that "the demand for
the foreclosure of the Pacific roads does
not come from the best Informed people
of the west. " In other words , every
one who docs not agree with General
Hampton that foreclosure Is undesirable
U uninformed , while those who do agree
with him arc the best informed.Ve \
have here a new test of Intelligence ,
which is advanced as Infallible. At the
same time General Hampton acknowl
edges that the sentiment In favor of
foreclosure is growing. According to
his test this would mean that the people
ple were becoming less Intelligent. This
shows about- what the supposed test
is worth.
It Is now imported that the railroads
east of Chicago . , are unable to handle
the grain movenicnt because of a lack
of cars. These site the roads that liavo
been complaining , that they were over
loaded with stock and that
rolling
KItlUll JIU LUIilUK nlut.n. 41111 kllllt. they
would have to' wiiit a long time before
_ the , t''nincR' ilUt CTSrC'-to ; ulo " . , . . . " " '
ties with which they are equipped. The
trouble , of epuvse , Is that tha rolling
stock is distributed just where It can
not be utilized t6 the best advantage.
.The ruihjoau" jilaungers. Alight tobe.ublc ,
to tell about when the grain movement
Is to take place and to prepare them
selves for it
It Is to be noted tlmt the federal ad
ministration Is already appointing otli-
cers for the income tax division of tha
internal revenue bureau , notwithstand
ing the fact that the income tax schedule
of the new law does not go Into force
until January 1 of next year. The in otno
tax otllcers , however , will kindly draw
their salaries for the remaining months
of the present year , ostensibly for the
work of preparing to enforce the law.
What Is the use of an income tax if It In
not to create Incomes for a horde of
democratic presidential appointees ?
Tlio pledges in/posed / upon the demo
cratic legislative nominees to vote llrst ,
last and all the time for Hryan ranges
thfs ticket alongside of the ticket nomi
nated by the democratic state conven
tion. The simon pure men , however ,
forgot to bolt The hold-over chair
man of the democratic state committee
ought to lose no time lu preparing a
protest to be filed.
S I'Kl.LllJSn I.V Ml K Tit.
Boston Bulletin' A lazy man never gets
ahead unless somu one puts onu on him.
Sittings : The monkey coes to. the sunny
side of the tree when lie wuuU u warmer
climb.
Atchlson Globe : Hy the time a mini makes
up with his wife because of the epilntf
housecleanlnE. the full housecleatiltiff begins.
Atlanta Constitution : "Japan says she
proposes to demolish China , " said Mr.
Ulyklns. "She ouRht to have our servant
girl , " replied his wife , wearily.
Kochestcr Post : It Is said that an under
taker In Kansas City advertises , "You kick
the bucket ; we do the rest. "
Chicago Uecord : Friend ( meetingMr. .
Tonnshugbanil trundUiur the perambulator
containing- twins ) Hello , BoU ! Who In
thunder are those' ; Mr , Yoimghusband ( em-
barrassecll Oh er ah some young ac
quaintances of mine.
Detroit Free Piess : At the Photosra-
pher'a : Miss Snapperly Now , don't begin
taking my picture ivlth that old chestnut
or asking me to lopk pleasant. Operator-
No , mlsn : we never ask Impossibilities ot
our subjects. (
Plain Dealer : Stan rejoices In doing good ,
hut the thrill At' exultation rarely strikes
the fellow who.l , luinn exuberant moment ,
( fives his last nlvke.1) ) to the church.
Klmlra Gazett Y lVHnve you an acquaint
ance with BlaiiK1 < 1"Hlank ? Oh , yes. We
come down In tha1 shine electric car every
morning. In tlibn twny wo ur thrown to *
Ketlier u great '
Brooklyn Eagte Svife I don't believe In
women voting p least I should never want
to be a leader Irv politics.
Husband AndlvrHy ) my dear ?
Wife Ught t ijliould so hate to so to the
penitentiary.
1C n y
UPSET AT F.AST.
Indrfufajiills Journal.
He set up lats'it the primaries ,
And winning , fief up n cheer ;
He set up his nons lu business.
And sometimes vet up the beer ;
liut he weakened nnd he nneakened ,
And far from liome did rove.
When the wife of his bosom asked him
To set up the parlor stove.
.ror.mc.tr.
Another republican who wouldn't run on a
ticket headed br Tttooed Tom bag with
drawn nflcr1 havliiB been nominated for
tlio state senate. This time It U 1. . D.
Allen , who had brcn named by the repub
lican * of Kearney , I'holps ' and Qosper coun
ties to reprr * nt them In the upper house
ot the state legislature. Kven though Mr.
Allen la a resident of the home town ot the
Pied Piper , v.Lo li running , though not very
hard , tor secretary n ( utatp , he could not bo
kept on the track , and another man had to
be fotmd _ to take hla place.
The campaign I * now open , from the Krya
Paha to the Iteimbltcan , Irom Hat creclt to
the Missouri ,
Among the loudest ahouters for Tom Ma-
Jora * election Is J. O. Downs ot Ponder.
Mr. Downs cxprexed himself emphatically
the other day that the election ot Ilolcomb
would bring Nebraska down to a level with
Colorado poor , ohl , popullstlc-rldden Cole
rado. Such a condition would grieve Mr.
Downs greatly , and ruin the reputation ol
the stntp. Hut Hrother liowns Is also a
business man , c.r.d sometimes he forgets that
he Is n. politician when he begins to talk
business. He Is the agent for a lot of land
In Colorado , and when a party began to talk
about that l.iml Mr. Downs rhanged his tune.
"Why , In the last few weeks I have sold
a lot of that land to Thurtton county people
ple , " said he , "and I'll tell you the truth
that 1 have sent twenty people from Ne
braska. to Colorado In the last month , " To
the ordinary Individual who listened to the
talk of the politician and the business man
there seemed to be something wrong when
a straight republican like Downs would send
people from good , old , republican Nebraska
to \Valte-curbcd realm on Iho west ot
U3.
Ptattsmouth Journal : There never was so
bright a prospect of beating the railroad
party lu Nebraska out of Its boots as there
is this year. The nomination o' Tom Majors
and his friends and the bolt ot the railway
democrats from their party have made the
Issue plain , and the people see that If they
would be free and have an honest govern
ment they must lay aside minor questions
and unite to crush the whole corrupt ,
boodllng outnt. With Holcomb In the gov
ernor's clmlr , niul a competent set of state
ofilcors to back him , the people can depend
on having an honest government , adminis
tered with economy. With Majors and his
gang of boodlers they know not what will
happen whether the treasury will be looted
again as It was by Ihe IIIII-Thayer-Moahcr
gang or not ; but thry have reason to fear
that It would , for men are to be judged by
the company they keep. No man will make
a mistake In supporting Judge Silas A. Hol-
camb for governor.
Wlsncr Chronicle : If Majors. Russell and
H. E. Moore be elected this year they will
insist that their election Is a vindication of
their political careers , and they wilt demand
renomlnatlon In 1896. That will bo a presi
dential year and no time to dispose of tuch
barnacles. This Is the time to settle the
question whether the people or the corrupt
rtngstcrs and corporation bosses are to rule
the republican party and dictate Its nomina
tions. If the people assert their rights In
November and condemn at the polls the men
and mcthodu that dominated the last conven
tion , a different condition of affairs will pre
vail and a quite opposite spirit be displayed
in the state convention In 1S9S. It will be
characterized by a disposition to lend an ear
to the voice of the masses rather than by
the application of gag law and the suppres
sion of discussion and opinion. A clean and
popular ticket will be conceived In wisdom
instead of In a spirit of vltullctlveness and
spite. It will be brought forth In the Inter
est of harmony and not for the purpose of
retaliation. Such a ticket wlll.be carried to
victors by a chastened and , purified party.
This Is the year for rbustenlng and
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TlieUnnqiiot nt Home.
Ini1lnna | > ollg Journal.
No republican will be Invited to n Urlttsh
banquet In consideration of his services In
congress to treat Britain. The republican
Is first an American.
A Captl rKl | > ) mnt.
ChlciiRQ Trllmtip.
The blundering detective * who stumbled
upon Captain Howgate have embarrassed
the authorities very much. Nobody appears
to know what to do with him.
o
Itlg ( iiimn t'onvriilrntly Overlooked.
New York World.
The Department of Justice Is still workIng -
energetically to make a frightful ex
ample of Del ) ? , and when It gets through It
will be too tired to have anything- say
against the Sugar trust.
Jlpeillvu of Kxporleiicn.
Globe-Democrat.
Five thousand French ntid British sol
diers In 1SU ) captured the city of Tlen-Tsln
and the Taku forta , deatiuye.l the summer
palace of the Chinese emperor nnd took pos
session 'of Peking. China then signed the
treaty deilred. The winning1 counted for
little , as Hhe > ! H Htlll the largest and the
feeblest of nations.
Npcnlc Up , David.
Kiinxas City Sl.ir.
David Bennett Hill ought to make up hla
mind about running- for governor In New
York , and It Is hlH duty to accept the nom
ination of tliu Saratoga convention. Ho has
no right to disappoint the honest democrats
In New Yoik who are. . netting to get it
"whack" at him and to expiess their opin
ion at the polls of his treacherous nnd per-
lldous action In the senate.
Itcliilkliie the rrrshlrnt.
Now York Tillmne.
An astonishing rebuke has been admin
istered to President Cleveland In the mutila
tion of the "democratic campaign book" In
order to expunge hla famous letters ! to Rep
resentative Wilson iitul Catchlngs. He need
not be uowncH.it. however. The republican
managers and the republican press will not
permit the country tei forget those notable
letters. They are chock-lull of flrst-class
campaign matter for the republican party ,
and will be certain to have n wide circula
tion. "Party perlldy and party dishonor , "
"the commuulsm of pelf" and "tbo deadly
blight of treason blasting the counsels of
the brave" are too good things to lose- . They
will not be lost.
ICrusou * for Conerutulvtlnn.
American Im tor.
There Is , of course , a widespread regret
that the volume of business IH not greater
than It Is , but in view of the fact that the
recovery from depression has been more
rapid In the last nine mouths than In any
similar period following a great financial
crash , there la every reason for congratula
tion and for hope. In fact , a quicker return
than that now being witnessed would be far
from healthy ; It would partake too much of
the- boom nature. We are today making
comparlHona with yearn preceding ISM ,
While It nuiflt conceded that 1SUJ wan a
period of depression. It may be asked If 1S32
was altogether devoid of a unique character.
Is It not possible that that period was a
little In advance of what fhouhl he con
sidered as the normal condition of business ?
In short , are we not now In a condition ap
proaching' more nearly a business basis
than at any time for years ?
Jluvniffa I * Kivcel.
Chlenso Tribune.
It Is given out upon the authority of a
member of the cabinet that President Cleve
land not only thlnkx Hilt will be defeated. If
lie accepts his gubernatorial nomination , but
that he wants him defeated , and that the
administration will do nothing to help him.
It Is further { stated that it will "do nothing
openly to opixwe him or advocate or sanc
tion the nomination of u thlnt ticket , " as
the president belleveSi that "the failure of
the Cleveland democrats to vote will be
quite as effective as to vote for a third
candidate who cannot by any possibility be
elected. " Evidently , then , the reported state
ment of the president made on the day of
the nomination Is to be taken 111 u purely
Pickwickian Bense. The situation , ntated as
briefly as possible. Heems to be this ; If
Hill were elected governor he would be on
the straight road to the presidential nom
ination. If he were defeated lie would bo
a statesman out of a Job after the expira
tion of his senatorial term. Cleveland Is
not BO much out of politics as he would
have It appear.
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riorr.n jtxn TUTXOS.
Who will mourn far1 Tob& now ?
The parly cuckoo does not always twlpo
the worm.
After all , the Mnln gala proved to h a
slottcrhouse zephyr.
Experience again prove * that victory U
not always to tlio swift ,
The Cnstoroll ImmnculatP.i arc the JumpIng -
Ing beans ot Nebraska politics.
The Fnlrchlldrcn of N'cw York nppoar to
lack tha courage of tholr Independent
threats ,
There Is no occasion for dispute over foot
ball colon. Utack anil blue Is the favorite
of the game.
President Cleveland has taVcn to land
scape gardening , to cover up the rock ) ' cqn-
dltlons that confront him.
The Japanese army has developed an un
controllable desire , to PeUlu' to the private
affairs of the ton ot heaven ,
H was rather n cold day to divest Euclid
ot hit yellow jacket , liut Tube's plume
will wave for two years more.
A big syndicate la negotiating for all the
paper factories In Wisconsin , evidently In
tending to reduce competition to pulp.
The- prevailing drouth In local political
circle * lends Hullo emphasis to the historic
remark addressed to the governor of North
Carolina.
lion. George Gayboy Vest , Missouri's sugar
plum senator , li deluging his native state
with the "exuberance of his own ver
bosity. " In plain United States , George Is
talking.
Some wiseacres ascribe the recent atmos
pheric disturbances , to the equinoctial , over
looking , ill their anxiety to bolster up a pet
theory , the outburst ot pugilistic caloric
precipitated on a defenseless public.
The- Chicago Timci Insists thnt Labor
Commissioner Wright draws three salaries
from the government. There appears to bo
no end of evidence that the good things
of the world are unequally distributed.
Chicago Is determined to Lexow the town ,
root nnd branch. A gambler who tihunicd
off eight years ago has been Indicted. If
common opinion of local ctmrts Is true ,
they may be able to call the turn on him.
The venerable rumor regarding the abdica
tion of Queen Victoria Is again going the
rounds. It would be mighty Interesting
to Albert Edward If Imp , but the old lady
knows a soft snap and Is not built on the
abdicating plan.
Dourke Coe.kran , the noted Tammany or
ator , la said to bo In danger of losing hU
voice. A similar" affliction has reached
epidemic proportions In Ihe democratic camp
this fall. A few manage to oaln their
voices In London or thereabouts.
Colonel SIngerly , democratic candidate for
governor ot Pennsylvania , Is extracting some
knowlcdgo of men from his canvass and
Invoking "alliteration's artful aid" to his
forlorn hope. He duba a bunch of his sup
porters as "rlngsters , roosters and ruffians. "
It David Hilt does not hasten his accept
ance of the nomination the democratic
funeral must proceed without his offlclal
corpse. Probably the length of the pro
cession or the color of the plumes cause
him to hesitate. These trlllea can be satis
factorily adjusted. The thousands nnxloui
to get a "crack" at him will readily forego
minor considerations for the public good.
The- gigantic and perspicatloug Intellect
tlmt shapes the policies of the Kansas City
Times takes the world "and Tom Heed Into
Its confidence long enough to announce that
Mr. McKlnley cannot be prpsldent of the
United States. It Is needless to give
reasons for the Times' convlctlon.i. It Is
sufficient to know that the g. and p. I. has
succeeded In perpetrating an exclusive acoop
on Its "loathsome coutemporaries. "
A far-sighted Kcntucklan , father of five
young men , baa mapped out an Interesting
family combination. Two of the boys are
being educated for the medical profession ,
ono for the ministry , another for the livery
business , and the filth Is expected to take
charge of the old man's Interests that of
funeral directing. When the combination
gets down to active work the governor ex
pects to clinch an Invlncibla business cinch.
"Dr. " Granby Stnnton Howard , promoter
of the cult of Gunston Hull niul family
discord. Is unfolding a variegated record ns
an Intellectual crook and swindler. Prior
to his raid on the Spec hi fmnlly fortune In
St. Louis and Washington , which dragged
the family Into a divorce court , the hypnotic
Howard was known as "Colonel" Richmond ,
and several Insurance .companies paid round
sums for a brief acquaintance with him.
Owing to these Indiscretions the colonel-
doctor prefers the privacy of Canadian
timber to the lamentations of his dupes.
iy HUTU H Kit ,
Atlanta. Constitution.
The leaves nre turning gold ;
( Please shut the door ; that north wind
makes me shiver ! )
The world IH dressed In colors manifold.
( They say they had a big frost near the
river. )
The cordial sun streams down
( I llnd these morning * most confounded
chilly ! )
And sets rare Jewels In the nutumn's crown.
( That quinine capsule knocked my ugua
silly ! )
From dreamy violet dells
( Strnnge that I Ehuke HO when the
weather's sunny ! )
I hear soft tlnkllngs or the cattle bells.
( A ton of hard coal costn a lot of money ! )
The warm , sweet days are still
( An overcoat lias a sensation pleasing ;
Tell that Ice dealer , when he brings his
I don't want Ice when I'm already freez
ing ! )
ffAR CLOlS TfifM8
Glootnj Outlook in Enropo Gives Wnj to
Radiant IIopo.
ENGLAND'S CABINET COUNCIL PACIFIC
Nnllilng to IndlcMn Hint the
Mnttor U'n * Coinldrrril of .More Than
rusting Inlrrrat Situation iu
Chlnn lli TroabU.
LONDON , Oct. 3. The cabinet council mel
toJny. Most of the ministers were present.
Sir William Ilarcourt , chancellor o tlio ex
chequer , was absent. Tlio cabinet rncollni
lasted tram noon until 1:30. : It ti under
stood thnt a perfect agreement was reached
respecting the plans submitted for the pro
tection of British residents In China.
It Is announced upon authority that I In
cabinet council after discussing the utata ol
affairs In China decided to send troops t <
thnt country In order to protect British
Interests. It Is also probable that additional
ships will bo sent to strengthen the fleet In
Clilncso waters under tha command ol
Admiral Frecrrantle.
It Is also snld that In consequent * ) of to
day's meetingof the cabinet tha Brltlsl
legation at Peking ulll shortly be guarded bj
British bluejackets and native Indian soldUra
The English newspapers have apparent ! )
recovered from tha bad scare caused sonn
ol them by the hasty oiling of a cabinet
council. Yesterday the afternoon news
papers wcro seriously apprehensive of wni
with France. Now they uro unanimous In
expressing the opinion thnt there Is not th
slightest cause for anxiety as to the serloni
dispute with France.
WATCHING DETAILS.
Inquiries made by the Associated press
correspondent at the Foreign olDce at a lut <
Iiyur last night elicited Iho Information that
tho. culling of the cabinet council has no
connection whatever with the meeting ol
the French cabinet on the same day. The
relations between Great Britain and Franca
have certainly been trained during the pant
six months , Blnco the attacks of tha French
press on the marquis of Duffer In , tha
Urltlah ambassador at Paris. Numerous
colonial questions have- also given rise to
friction , although tlio government fighters
would bo glad to scl/e upon an occasion to
discuss the matters , the cabinet would nut
have been summoned but for the dangerous
appearance of the situation In China , The
mnrquls oC DulTerln la still In the north ot
Ireland and he will not return until the end
of the week. If the relations with Franca
had been the cause of the summoning of a
cabinet council Lord Dufterln would certainly
have come to London to consult with Lard
Ilaticbery ,
The marquis of Illpon , the colonial secre
tary , arrived at tlio colonial ofllco last evenIng - *
Ing and held a. consultation with varloni
officials connected with affairs In Chlim.
The Indian offlce Tina been In frequent com
munication with the viceroy and the com-
mamler-ln-clilef of the forces In India re
garding tha time requisite to dispatch troopi
to China. British Minister O'Connor's dis
patches from Peking Indicate the danger to
foreigners In Chtna as considerable.
Sir William TSoblnnon , governor of Hong
Kong , and Admiral Krceinantle , commander
of the British fleet , are acting In conjunc
tion with Mr. O'Connor for the protection oj
British residents. Admiral Frcemantls liai
twenty vessels In his fleet , but inany of them
ore obsolete from a lighting : paint of rlew ,
and are only able to do duty as guard ships.
H Is stated Chtna would make no objection
to giving British troops a camping ground
on the mainland.
A correspondent In Belfast had an Inter
view yesterday with the marquis of DufferJn ,
whoIs enjoying a vacation at his Belfast
scat , Cland do Hoye house. Lord Dnffertn
said that lie had arranged to return to his
post In Paris on October 15 , but ho was
prepared to b < s recalled at nnjr moment.
Nevertheless , he saw no reason for Im
mediate alarm In the relations between Great
Britain and Franco.
MADAGASCAR AND HER PEOPLE.
News respecting the affront given to Great
Britain by France ordering HID ports of the
Island closed gives rise to Inquiry , what at
taches to the far-off land worth the making
a nolso about !
Madagascar Is about 1,000 miles In length
from north to south , pud has an average
width of 300 miles. Its area , Including ad
jacent Islands , Is about 228BOO square miles ,
with a population 01 3.500,000. The Interior
la mountainous , some peaks of which are
from 8,000 to 12,000 feet above sea level.
The high grassy plains and wooded ter
races at the plateau are within the limits
of a salubrious climate. The coasts are low
and flat , and liable to pestilential fevers.
Rivers and lakes are numerous ; the Island
abounds In mineral riches of every descrip
tion , as well as rice , Bill : , cotton , splcea
and magnificent timber.
Cattle rearing and agriculture are Ilia
chief employment of the people. Of Uia
revenues and expenditures of the government
there are no statistics. The capital Is built
on a hill In a mountainous region , about 7,000
feet above the sea , and contains a popula
tion of 100,000 or more. Homo of tlio sea-
porta are also populous.
WORTH UK YOUH MOXKS UAVK.
As o'er the world they wandered round in
ventions new the Brownies
found. The oars are run by
'loctrio wires and horses
draw pneumatio tires , as like
the wind they onward speed ,
nor to the former records
heed. From records old are seconds scraped on
tracks that like the kite are shaped. And clothes 9
that now are just the thing are made alone by * . ' * *
Browning- King The ad. man had got this far
when the manager said , "Let up on that stuff and
tell the people about those suits and overcoats. We
never had their equal in the house-for style and
makeup and the prices are the lowest over known
in the history of the clothing trade , For $10,00 ,
$12.50 , $15.00 and $18.00 there are suits and over
coats that are worth well , tell 'em to come and
look , That's all we ask , "
Browning , King & Co. ,
Rcllnblo Clothiers , S. W , Cor , IStli and Douglua.