1
. NOVEIHIVER II. 18JM. 1.1
OUTER'S ' TOUR OF ENGLAND
Uccollectlons of a Visit to the University
Town of Cambridge.
"THE YOUNG BLOODS AT COLLEGE
Crowing Sentiment In ttt or of Hlmotnlllsrn
1'rof. 1'oi.wotl Il cuinc the guei-
tlon Itaro Kcclctlaatlcitl
HnlldlnRi.
CAMBRIDGE , fin gland , Oct. 27. ( Special
Correspondence of The lice. ) A day at 8t.
John's college , Cambridge , with Prof. II.
8. Foxwcll , fellow of St. John's ,
professor o' political economy , Unl-
Yerslty college , London , and the most ad
vanced ( Clentlflc student of blmetallsm In
.England , was a day never to be forgotten.
The memories of It and of the old uni
versity town will , I hope , never bo effaced.
It was a glimpse Into a phase of life which
o many cultivated Americans so often long
for but cannot obtain In the nolso and bustle
of our newer , more energetic and perhaps
Jn some respects more hopeful civilization.
The perfect calm of the clolslers , the In
describable beauty of the autumn foliage ,
the Interne green of the college award , the
rich brown of some of the Tudor Imlldlngs ,
ths architectural beauty of many of the
courts and now and again the sweet tones
of the chapel bells , which
"Make each several hour give forth
A sweet sound ere It lly. "
And through It all runs the ancient , peace-
lul Cam , overhung by a low , gray mist , high
above which , as It flows Into the Ouse , rises
the magnificent tower of Ely cathedral , made
world farnou * by the painter Turner.
The atmoiphcro was soft and Just a trifle
misty , the sun gently struggl.ng through
the gray overhanging clouds as I stepped off
the express train from London and was once
more In venerable , hUtorlc Cambridge. Cam-
1 ridge , to at least a half dozen of Its most
1 arncd fellows hastened to assure me , still
prides Itself as much on its learlng 03 Its
modesty. Unlike Oxford men , Cambridge
Kraduatw are chary of displaying the knowl
edge ob'alned In this place of much learning.
Not learning , mind you , In the sense of the
American vlllfler , who describes his own
college In the same words because "every
-fellow brought some learning to It and took
none away. " Heal , solid learning which
makes men wise , but not showy. It might
1)3 possible for Oxford men to point to Cam-
irldgo men who were none too modest , but
I will save them the trouble. There was ,
for Instance , tlentley , that famous student of
Queen * , who Is credited with having said
'When I arn dead Wassc will be the most
learned man In England" Yet another
t'amhrlJgo man asserted that them were
i.iany bad lines In the Acneld which he
would never have allowed to appear In a
poem cf his own. Exceptions , however ,
only prove the rule , and , as a rule , Cambridge
men carry their learning lightly and \\.th
becoming modesty. And well they may
.after having lived within the shadow of so
inuch learning , wisdom and greatness. Even
If a young man does not learn inuoli , a few
: years gentle knocking about with these Cam-
lirklRo lambs takes the bounce out of him.
The skit of the young Oxford man In the
T > lay of "The New Woman , " which I believe
you have had on the other tide , would not
apply to a > oung man from Cambridge.
Ho could never bo led Into such a trap.
Inclining to brag a bit about taking the
first prize for a poem the Imperturbable
aunt asks :
' 'How many competitors had you ? "
"Thoro were eleven , " was the proud re
sponse.
"Can It be possible that Oxford produced
eleven worse poems than yours ? " was the
prompt rebuke for his conceit.
The philosophy of life can surely bo
leained In this venerable old town "Inhabited
l > y things called doctors and masters of art
a town flowing with syllogism and ale. "
Here , certainly , as Dr. Doran once told the
learned men of the Ijrltlsh Association for
the Advancement of Science , the ablest
master will find the name and memory of a
greater than he the profoundest philosopher
will meet with the effigy of him who laid
the foundations of his philosophy , wantIng -
Ing which his -superstructure wou'd
not have been raised. To use the words
of this delightful writer : "Healer , If In
corcolt of thy power , unbonnot hero to the
weal physicians who were before theo.
Minstrel , however skilled In sweeping the
lyre , the glorious shades of the most tuneful
of all poets will encounter you here. In
whose presence It behooves you to bo humble
minded. The measure of the glory of Cam-
brldgo Is full and overflowing. In the
names of Dacon , Milton and Newton we
may resume the history of English In
tellect. "
Even the nevor-do-wells of the university ,
of whom It might bo said.
"All the damnable degrees
Of drinking have you staggered through. "
liad wit enough to wrlto some of England's
most racy and most brilliant plays. Divines ,
physicians , philosophers , playwrights , Inventors -
ventors , poets , statesmen , historians , mathe
maticians , martyrs , reformers , scientists , cx-
Tlorcrs , cluster about the several colleges of
Cambridge and look down from the walls
upon a generation that should bo grateful
for having Inherited so much wisdom and
th&nkful for the wonderful foresight of those
"who founded thcso educational bulwarks for
the English speaking race.
CHANGED CONDITIONS AT OAMimiDGE.
The Cambridge students of today strike
the stranger as a splendid lot of healthy ,
earnest young men. The descriptions of
Cambridge life at the end of the last
century which have been given us would not
hit the mark now. In those days beer
drinking and roysterlng and dog fancying
and horse riding occupied most of the time
of the young lords , more angles being de
scribed on billiard tables than In the class
rooms. This sort of thing Is very much
looked down upon nowadays , and the boys
who make display of their wealth are by no
means the most popular. When the young
princes wore sent to Cambridge the prince :
of Wales left positive Instructions that their
companions wereto bo absolutely selected
from the students whose morals , capacity
and Industry stood highest , and that under
no circumstances should they associate with
the fast set of ycung extravagant lords and
rich men's sons , who sometimes boasted
that they would not have to live by their
learning. Economy , decency , manliness and
earnestness seem to bo inculcated hero as
much as book learning I was told
ty several fellows that from 150
to 300 per annum was ample to meet the.
entire expenses of a young man at Cam
bridge. That more than this sum was not
only unnecessary , but undesirableOn the
ship coming over I met the sons of a rich :
Philadelphia Iron master , Just from an
American college. The stories those younff
men told me of the extravagance of eol-
lega students In the United States. If true ,
were enough to make UB out of conceit with ;
the higher schools of our own country.
Compare the simple rooms of Cambridge
students , and Cambridge professors , too , for
that matter , with some of the suites of our
own college "swelldom , " And yet what irn
procession of great men these little rooms ,
with their narrow staircases , low doors and
dlomond-pancd leaden window casements ,
have seen. Our rloh men , most of them
men of simple hab ts and tastes , wouU do
well to follow the present generation * of
wealthy Englishmen , and Insist upon no
Vulgar display at college. Let them think
of tbo splendid young men Cambridge ikm
turning out at a cost per annum of from
4760 to $1.000. The first mentioned sum ,
* o the faculty says , preferred.
Hut I am struggllr , * to talk about blmet-
alUm as I nnd It here la England today.
I have come from London on the Invitation
of IVof. Foxwell to lunch with him und In
the evening dine with lira fellows In he
famous and spacloui old dining hall re
for centuries the undergraduates havefed. .
seated on the long , oaken benches clothed d.In
their college gowns , while the fellows , look
ing still more somber , have enjoyed the good
Hvlng of the college on a sort of platform
under a tllas of carved oak. Surrounded
by so much that It fascinating and InterestIng -
Ing and suggestive of all that Is strongest
and grandest and best In the history of ( be
English people , U requ res real courage teas
eat down to such a latter day discussion as
that of blmetallsm. It vva a hard struggle
OroisInK from the cloister on tvev < t side
ot the "Urldga of Sighs , " I found utjr way
to PitFoxwell's rooms , tha clinic windows
of which gtre charming view * of the college
grounds ,
Hero may be found one of If not the most
complete libraries on political economy In
the world. I'rof. Foxwell ranks In this
branch of modern study very much as our
own Dr. John S Hillings does In modern
medicine and surgery , Ho Is absolutely up
to date. As Dr. Hillings has gathered from
all countries of the world the current medi
cal literature , so has Prof Foxwell garnered
all current literature on political economy.
In both Instances , of course , the superstruc
ture has been raited upon a rare and com
plete foundation of the classics of their re
spective branches of learning. Prof. Tox-
well Is a young man , that Is , not over 40.
He Is a brilliant conversationalist , Interested
In almost every conceivable subject , a student
of people as well ss of books , of the ex
perience of nations rather than of thrones ,
a delightful companion , modest of his learn
ing and with hardly the ardour of the class
room upon h a garments. He Is the tort
of a man , I should think , that wins not
only by his scholarship and power In ad
vocating a cause , but by his personality.
He Is not the man who would be content to
rest his case with an able lecture , attrac
tively delivered. There Is a practical side
to I'rof. Foxwell which would see that the
right people were got together under the
right c rcumstances. He Is one of the most
active and earnest forces In the growing de
mand for blmctallitn In England outside of
the college. He lectures , he dines out , he
visits , he Bees people , and literally devotes
all his spare time from a busy and exacting
career to the cause which seems to bo so
near hi : heart. It Is with him a labor of
love. And here In England U has been hard
labor and Incessant labor to get where the
blrnetallsts are today.
While that eminent statist and tutelary
guardian of Ilrltish statistics , Dr. Robert
Ulffen , sits In Whitehall gardens and de
clares bankers and financial men of Eng
land will not listen to blmetallsm , the
younger and more enterprising are taking
the bit In their mouths and listening with
undisguised attention to college professors
and statesmen who have broken away from
the obstinate unintelligent Inertia of the
average London financial leader writer. To
day I nnd , nnd In this Prof. Foxwell en
tirely agrees , supporting blmetallsm the
leading living professors of political economy
in England and Europe , Indian statesmen
and finance minister ; tho. principal exchange
bankers and merchants , who have a profound
and practical knowledge of the subject ,
members of Parliament of all shades of
politics , from Mr. A. J. IJalfour , Sir. W
Houldsworth and Mr. Chaplin , to Mr. Jacob
Hrlght , Mr. George Howard , Mr. Samuel
Smith , Mr. Leonard Courtney. Mr. n. L.
Everett , Mr. S. Montagu and Mr. Vosey
Knox , some ICO In all , three ex-governors
and present directors of the Dank of Eng
land ; the finance ministers of nearly all the
leading nations In the world ( Germany nnd
Austria are only waiting England's lead ) ;
the manufacturers of Lancashire and York
shire , of Dundee , Lelth and Glasgow , the
most enlightened agriculturists , like Mr.
Heneagc , Mr. Clare Sewcll Head and Mr. R.
L. Everett ; and last , though not least , the
leaders of the trades unions In Lancashire
find elsewhere , Bristol Included The Man
chester Guardian , the Manchester Courier ,
the Financial News , the editors of which
lit derstnnd the question , are among the leadIng -
Ing organs In the press on the side of silver.
The opponents are Lombard street bankers ,
the gold monopolists and money lenders ,
and Eomo highly paid or highly pensioned
trea&ury and Uoard of Trade officials : the
city editors of the Times' , Standard , Dally
News , Economist and Statist , whose purview
of this subject is , as Prof. Fovwell said tome
mo , limited to the next settling day on the
Stock Exchange , and whose Insignificance is
sheltered under the anonymous edltorlil
"wo , " but who , If they signed their vcnoihous
articles , would bo appraised at their true
value against uch authorities as Prof. Fox-
well. Nicholson and Sedgwlck , Sir Louis
Mallet. Sir D. Darbouf , Mr. H. H. Glbbs ,
Mr Grenfall and Sir William Houlds
worth.
"Will you , " I asked Prof. Foxwell , "kindly
define for American traders the present atti
tude of the English blmctallsts ? "
"I may add that English blmetallsts find
themselves In complete agreement with General -
oral Francis A. Walker In regard to the
settlement of existing monetary difficulties.
I do not know that I can better describe
their position than by saying that the views
of leading blmetallsts here , whether In the
world of business and politics or at the
universities , are practically the same as
those of what Is sometimes called the "gold"
parly In the United States. That Is to say ,
we are opposed to all purchase schemes , all
intro manipulations of silver , all partial and
local attempts at Its demonetization. Noth
Ing lesa than International free mintage of
both metals appears to us calculated to
bring about a lasting and final settlement of
all the very serious dlfllcultlcs Into which the
world's trade has been plunged by the fateful
demonetization of 1873. We can sympathize ,
of course , with the sufferings and the In
justice which have led to the extreme de
mand of your populist and western parties ,
but we do not bellovo that anything less
than International blmotaltsm will give a
general feeling of monetary security ; and
unless public confidence Is rostoreJ temporary
palliatives wld not have any very sensible
effect. They will probably bo followed by
mischievous reactions and will prove , In the
long run , to have only resulted In postponing
the true and durable settlement. "
"You mention General Walker. How do
political economists In England regard him ? "
"It Is difficult , " replied Prof. Foxwell ,
"to put Into words , and It would be hard to ex
aggerate the very high opinion which is en
tertained In this country of General Walker
and his economic writings. Ho would bo
generally regarded as the greatest American
publicist , and he ts perhaps the only Ameri
can economist of whom It can bo said that
his writings have profoundly modified Euro
pean opinion. There can be no doubt that
the appearance of his celebrated work , 'The
Wage Question , ' marks an epoch In the his
tory of English thought upon that Important
subject. In this book he once for all dis
posed of the old wage fund theory , with Us
dismal outlook for the laboring classes , and
substituted for It the more humane and nat
ural mode of viewing the position of labor
which is now universally held by econom
ists. "
"I believe one of our dlstlnculshed states
men , Hon. W. C. Whitney , has been In Eng
land this summer making some observations
of blmetallsm. Did you have the pleasure
of meeting him ? "
"Yes , I had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Whitney and must say that I liked him very
much. Ho appears to be an exceedingly
clear-minded , conservative man , anxious
to obtain all the Information pos
sible In relation to the blmotallc
movement In Europe. So far as I could
gather his vlovvn on the monetary question
were very much In agreement with the cau
tious conservative views entertained by our
leading blmetalLsts. I think such men as
Mr. Ualfour and Mr. Whitney view the ques
tion from very similar standpoints. When
this question again comes under considera
tion In Europe I firmly believe we shall find
such men as DaUour and Whitney working
together In general sympathy and agree
ment. "
"Aro there any other of our public men
who take an Interest In the work of the
Illmctallc league In England ? "
"Yes , we received the following cable at
our International conference this year ;
" \Vo desire to express our cordial sympathy
with the movement to promote the restoration
of silver by International agreement. In aid
of which wo understand a meeting Is to be
held tomorrow , under your lordship's presi
dency. Wo believe that the free coinage itof
both gold and silver by International agree '
ment at a fixed ratio would secure to man
kind the blessing of a sufficient volume nof
mctallc money , and , what Is hardly less Im
portant , would secure to the world of. trade
Immunity from violent exchange fluctua
tions. " John Sherman , William Allison , aD. .
W. Voorhees. H. C. Lodge. G. F. Hoar , D.N. .
W. Aldrlch. D. D. Hill , E. Murphy. C. Price.
O. II. Platt , A. D. Gorman. W. P. Fryo , C.
K. Davis , S. M. Culloni , J. M. Carey , United
States Senators.
"This was Erected , " continued Prof. Fox-
well , "with deafening applause"
"Why are you a blmeUtllit , Prof. Fox-
well ? " was the next question put to the
Cambridge professor.
"The current system known as blmetal
lsm. " said Mr. Foxwell. "depends for Its
explanation upon what , beyond doubt. Is one
of the most beautiful results of modern eco
nomic analysis. Indeed , It was this Ingen
ious theory of substitution , brought to inny
notice by the Into Prof. Jcvons , that first
attracted me to the study of the compound
of blmetallo standard. Hut the main Inter
est of the subject does not lie In these theo
retical considerations , fascinating as they al-
wavs are to the expert. It Is the economic
and social bearings of monetary questloc *
that give them their real human significance
For myself , at all events , I was not seriously
Interested In the proposals of the blmetal
lsts. until while Investigating the causes of
Irregularity of employment , I began to real
ize how Infinitely they concerned our Indus
trial and commercial prosperity , and the
condition of labor. Union * I am entirely
mistaken , the present state of monetary chaos
has most Injurious effects upon our foreign
trade and our productive Industries , and ,
In any case. It will not be denied that In
terests of national Importance are Involved
In the monetary policy of the near future.
I doubt. Indeed I sny this with some de
liberation whether there has been any eco
nomic controversy agitating- this country
during the last fifty years , except the con
troversy of free trade , whose practical Issues
were so grave and so wide reaching. "
PIIOFESSOHS AND DIMUTALISM.
"I understood you to say that professors
and teachers of political economy In England
are generally favorable to blmetallsm. Is
there any reserve to that statement ? "
"Fully a year ago I said that they were
generally favorable to blmetallsm , and at
any rate accepted the theory upon which the
practical working of that monetary system
depends. I can speak now with more con
fidence In regard to both points. It may be
partly owing to the natural development of
opinion , partly to the vivid light thrown on
the situation by the striking monetary events
of last year ! but whatever tho. cause , there
can be no doubt that economic opinion has
distinctly advanced In the direction of the
views which we advocate , and there Is a
greater disposition to aid In giving practical
effect to those views. Our ranks have re
ceived a notable and weighty accession In
the person of Mr.'Leonard Courtney , whoso
recent speech In Cornwall you may have
seen. British economists are practically
unanimous upon what Is really the funda
mental point , viz- That the monetary dif
ficulty will never be settled upon a perma
nent and satisfactory basis until silver Is
again brought Into use as standard money
upon the basis of an International agree
ment. There are differences of opinion
amongst them , naturally , as to the precise
ratio between the metal which will give the
best guaranty of stability ; but I do not think
thcso differences will prove to be serious
when we como to the practical settlement of
the question. "
EFFECT OF GOLD APPRECIATION.
"Mr. Courtney recently observed that the
appreciation of gold had more than neutral
ized all your efforts to pay off the national
debt slnco 1873 , even Including the relief
afforded by Mr. Goschen's conversion of 1888.
Do you believe this ? "
"I certainly do , " replied Mr. Foxwell , "and
more than that , the same thing happens in
the case of every private debt , every advance
and mortgage. H la for this reason that the
American nation , and especially American
farmers , are In favor of blmetallsm They
are an active , Industrious , enterprising com
munity , nnd , therefore , a community of bor
rowers Hero your census statistics In rela
tion to Individual mortgage Indebtedness In
struct us. There you show a fixed charge
of $100,000,000 annually on the productive
powers of the nation. H takes nearly double
the amount of grain and farm produce It
formerly did to meet this fixed charge.
Every farmer who has raised money on his
lltte | property finds that the weight of the
loan becomes Increasingly oppressive as prices
fall , and he naturally objects to be made
the victim of an artificial contraction of
money. The manufacturer Is In the same po
sition , and I need not point out that any
thing which Increases the burden ot the fixed
charge payable to capital cannot be for the
advantage of labor. In fact. If gold continues
to appreciate business will become so ruinous
and hoarding so profitable that the parable
of the talents will have to bo reversed. The
really wlso man will bo the man who buries
his talent In the earth. "
"But you are a creditor country , so urges
Mr. GlfTen , and , therefore. Interested In every
thing which Increase * the value of the gold
duo your capitalists ? "
"I might reply , such falsification of con
tracts Is base and Immoral. It would be un
worthy ot a great country to make fraud the
aim of Its monetary policy. Even Shylock
only pressed for his pound of flesh. But , as
generally happens , the Immoral Is also the
Inexpedient. It has been urged that It U not
to the Interest of a creditor to crush his
debtor. This Is undoubtedly the sound as
well as the generous view. England's great
est Interests rests on the solvency of her
debtors , and the prosperity of her cuitom-
era , both of them sapped and endangered by
the Inslduous process of the appreciation of
gold. "
And now I come to ono ot the most Im
portant and pertinent answers given by Prof
Foxwell , because , upon It to a very large
extent , I regard hangs the strongest argu
ment , both In favor of blmetallsm and a
Judicious protective tariff.
"How do you answer Mr. Gladstone's and
Mr. GlfTcn's continuous statements that great
progress has been made under a gold mono-
inetallc policy' "
"Of course , " was the prompt reply , , "pro
gress has been made , for a bad monetary
system cannot neutralize all the forces
of civilization that are working for Improve
ment. But the rate of advance has greatly
fallen off. I do not wish to be misunderstood
hero. Prosperity cannot be brought about
by monetary conjuring But if you play
tricks with money you may seriously retard
prosperity , for the simple reason that you
discourage enterprise. The real reason why
we prefer steady , or rising , to falling prices
Is that the former condition stimulates ,
the latter contracts production. The In
creased production U , of course , the real
cause of the prosperity. All classes ulti
mately gain by H. and especially the workIng -
Ing classes , who form the great majority of
consumers. Even the creditor class will
profit In the long run. They will find com
pensation for the fall In the value of money.
In the greater demand for their capital
caused by the general prosperity. In any
case It would be absurd to sacrifice the In
terest of the producer to that of the In
vestor. It England has become a great
creditor country It Is because she has been
a great producing country. She must make
her capital before she can lend It. "
I thought as the earnest British political
economist uttered these words that If they
cculd hava only reached the American work
men In their full meaning what a blessing tt
would have been to our country In these
days of Increasing production and prosperity ,
which came to an end In 1802 , or If that
grand statesman , William McKlnley , now
concluding his remarkable campaign In
America , could have heard these words
spoken within the sacred precincts of
British learning how he would have rejoiced
to find the greatest economic thinkers of
England thus recognizing the force of the
argument of the greatest practical statesman
of the New World.
FALLING PRICES.
Again , on this question of the fall of prices ,
Prof. Foxwell said : "The recent coal strike
and the demand for a 'living wage' may
aeive to remind us of the serious social
dlfllculty Involved In a fall of prices. niM
first , no doubt , the loss la borne by the
employer , but as the margin of profit melts
away trade becomes depressed and cmplcy-
ment contracted , and money wages have tone
fall. If prices are to fall continuously no
power on earth can prevent some fall In
money wages. It Is all very well to Iny
that wages must govern prices , not prices
wages. But prices are governed by the
monetary supply and unless the unions hem
Induce Parliament to remedy the monetary
contraction they will find It vain to attempt
to maintain prices. It will bo said , perhaps ,
that when prices are falling the lower BO
will buy as much as the old wage did th
higher prices. This Is true , but It Is not
cxisy to Ret men to understand It. Nothing
Is more difficult In practice than the adjust
ment of wages to a falling scale of prlcos.
Economically It looks simple enough , polit
icallyIt may mean revolution. So If we
look at tbo cry for a 'living wage' In nets
sense this Is reasonable enough. There Is nea
minimum of comfort below which It Is
neither right nor economical to work human
beings. "
All honor to Prof. Foxwell ; that a British
political economist should so boldly enunciate
this doctrine Is Indeed a sign that the old
Manchester school of economics has seen Its
best days. The Cobdcn club today does not
number among Ua members a single political :
economist of any consequence or standing.
The men who , like Prof , Foxwell , are up tend
date have long slnco consigned the old and
antiquated fictions which Prof. Sumner and
David A. Wells preach at home to the
sepulchers of exploded thrones , common
errors and fallacies which the credulity and
suplnlty of mankind have permitted from
time to time to flourish.
Politically It has Indeed meant revolution
In the United States. One consequence onof
the further appreciation of gold has been to
Intensify the agricultural depression uil over
Europe , and ( specially lit England. Most erof
the land charges are fixed and they weigh '
more heavily upon the land owners as gold
rlsea In value.
So , again , rents will become more onerous >
and further reductions muat follow In
short , the active pfodWer In every branch
of Industry runs tlM Ylsk of Undine himself ,
as years ga on , ovft-lccidcd and In the end
crushed by the weight .of an ever Increasing
burden. '
"In short. " said 't'flrt. Foxwell , "tho root
evil of the present"tnonetary situation Is
the continued appreqla on of gold , depressing
as It does the enterprise- the Industrial
class , the great bofnAvors , without really
Improving the pqsltttart of the comparatively
Inactive clans , the Janders of capital. "
"Aro you making milch headway ? "
"Yes , we have doW'better ' this year than
ever before. You would bo surprised to find
the number of prominent people taking up
the subject and looking Into It carefully.
Once they do thlsowef'capture them. Mr.
/lalfour has been a tower of strength to us
Mr. Courtney Is likewise nn acquisition.
Sir Henry James , one of the most popular
men ! In England , Is'how on our side. Lord
Itosebery admits It Is nn Important ques
tion. Still , wo don't feel much like brag
ging. There Is nothing your busy man dis
likes so much as to be squarely faced by
Inconvenient facts which compel him to
reconsider a familiar course of action , per
haps even to grapple with an unfamiliar
Idea. It has been Bomowhat unfairly said
that It requires a surgical operation to get
a joke Into a Scotchman ; but any one who
has tried both feats will admit that this Is
child's play compared with the effort re
quired to get a ne.w Idea Into an English
man. The Englishman resists Ideas a
entrance. Upon this characteristic It Is
easy to piny. And our opponents do play
upon It , as you Americans say , for all It Is
worth. They are trying to spread the Idea
that It la a hopeless " complicated question
which the farmers "of England can never
master and that all college professors and
other monetary cranks are trying to Jolly
them Into believing. In a country llko
England the feeling Is most difficult to
overcome. "
"And now , " said Prof. Foxwell , taking out
his watch , "we have talked enough blmetal
lsm for ono afternoon , more I fear than
your readers will care to read. If you like
good music come with mo to King's College
chapel and hoar a pretty anthem and nn
organ nnd singing that will make you forget
political economy and statistics. "
Soon we were seated In ono of the rarest
ecclesiastical buildings In Christendom ,
wherein , the stonework , woodwork , and glass
work contend which shall deserve most ad
miration. The soft rich tones of the organ
standing nearly In the mlddlo of the chap
reverberated through the building. The
chapel ts still lighted by Innumerable can
dles The daylight gradually faded away
and the peculiarly rich tracery of the windows
dews changed until It looked like a mass of
gema and then , as darkness enveloped the
chapel , almost disappeared In the superb
vaulted roof. An hour of such muslo and
singing with the shadowy surroundings was
well calculated to bring calm to the most
active mind. In the presence of thcso
magnificent and unqualified edifices of bygone -
gene centuries even up-to-date polltlca'
economists may well bow with profound re
spect and reverence Latter day architects
copy and Imitate these marvellous structures ,
but , unllko the thrones of political econo
mists , they can not bs knocked down and
pulverized by each succeeding school of >
economics that flourishes for a generation
only to bo sent kiting to Jupiter and Mars
by the next. These old specimens of an
art almost lost stand llko mighty giants
amid the pigmies ofrinodern architecture.
ROBERT P. PORTER.
! (
Maud I hope you are not going to marry
that Mr. Korter. Kate Really , I didn't
think It would mak& any difference to you
dear. If 'I didn't. I
iVHavo you ever loved another , Tom' " said
Miss Gusli to her Intended. "Certainly , "
replied ho. "Do you wish written testlmon
lals from'my previous sweethearts ? "
"No , George , " she said , "I can never be
yours. " "Then I pro rejected , " he moaned
"No , dearest , not that , but I am a woman suf'
fraglst , and. cannot' ' Be any man's. You
however , may bo mine If you will "
Rev Dr. Edwarjlfl Bepchor and wife
Brooklyn celebrated the sixty-fifth anplver
sary of their marriage recently , and the ven
erable Mrs , HenryAVard-JJeecher dined with
thwn. t '
'So you wish my daughter for your wife ? '
"Partly that , madam , nnd partly that you
may be my mother-ln-Iaw. "
At the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Fairfax
Galnes of Warrenton , Va. . the other day tc
Chief Justice -Thomas Smith of New Mexlcc
four clergymen officiated , and there wer
twenty-six bridesmaids.
Isn't It rather pathetic that when a hus
band who has been married twenty year :
pavs his wife a compliment on her goo >
looks It makes her so happy that she ha ;
to go and tell all the neighbors what ho said
Don't nSK the man who was married In
May twenty years ago whether or not ho be
lleves In the old superstition that May Is nn
unlucky month for marriages.
Mrs. Dlmplotoo I would llko hotel life , bu
I am so lonesome all day while my husbant
Is at the office. Mrs. Cheltenham Wh
don't you keep house ? Then you can spon
your spare time In thinking what you wl
have for breakfast.
A "young prince , " who advertises In
Vienna paper that he desires to wed , Invite
proposals , so to speak , for the marriage con
tract and he stipulates that she must bi
handsome , Intelligent and of a fine figure
He specifics that the last named shall not b
less than $1,250,000.
The engagement Is announced of Miss Lul
Bechtel. daughter of the late George Bechto !
the millionaire brewer of Staplcton , State ;
Island , to Hudc Kcppler , son of the lat
famous artist , Joseph Keppler , of Puck.
Fares A. Ferzan , who conducts a Jewelr ;
business nt Atlantic City and elsewhere , wa
married In the Syrian church In New York o
Sunday evening last to Miss Sassool Malool
and while the ceremony was going on friend
were firing guns and pistols from th
windows until the police , oblivious of th
correct form for a sweli Syrian wedding ,
stopped the fusllade.
The Alabama glrla who formed an ant
smoking club , the by-laws of which forbad
them to so much as kiss a man who "molted
has gone to pieces. Its president ha
married a lawyer who stops smoking enl :
long enough to sleep and cat , and Its secre
tary la engaged to marry a roan who smoke
between courses at dinner. So perish ill
tyrants !
ItKLIOIOVS.
Brooklyn's claim to bo called the City o
Churches has passed away and the honor
now given to Philadelphia.
The centenary of "the London Mlsslonar
society will bo celebrated- next year by t
effort to send out 100 new missionaries.
A minister's salary In Morocco Is about
shillings a day , but they acquire Imnvens
wealth , the result of pppresslon and extortion
Rev. Prof. Henry i Preserved Smith , wh ,
with Prof. lirlgRs. jvas suspended from cxer ; -
cislng the duties of.Jils. chair because of h 113
views In regard to oo testament criticism
ts staying with hl $ . .family In Venice.
Intends wintering
Rabbi Wolff Wllinerfi late ot Eden Stree :
synagogue , Baltimore ) has retlgned from ho
ministry and entered'J'Johns Hopkins 'un
verslty as a student l f flomance languages.
An English clergyman has been teachln
two courses of sermons entitled "Rebellion ,
Rags and Ruin' ' and1' ' "Repentance , Robes >
and Rapture. "
The Presbyterian. " spy's ' : Societies tor doing -
ing all sorts of thing ! continue to multiply.
Ono ot the last Is. > "for doing good to all
men , wherever It can' ' " " ' By and by wo shall
have a society foretelling the truth and It
will cost $1 to beldW'tp It , We would pay
the Initiation fee for two or three persons
whom we know IfTffeywould live up to the ;
constitution. WJUM
. , IA' OLlt VAU3I IHHIbK I'ICTUUK ,
Allen Car > ' -
Now the hickory with Its hum
Cheers the wild nnd rainy weather ,
And the shoemaker has come
With his lapstone , last and leather.
With his head HBwhite as wool ,
With the wrinkles getting bolder ,
And his heart with news aa full
As the wallet on his shoulder.
How the children's hearts will beat.
How their eyes vll | shine with pleasure ,
As he sets their little feet ,
liaro ami rosy , in his measure !
And how behind his chair
They will steal , eravi > look * tu summon.
Ax he ties nway hlu hair
From hl forehead , like a woman.
When he tells the merry news ,
I How their eyes will laugh and glisten !
I While the mother binds the bhoes
I And they gather round und listen.
SUSPENSION OF A PRIEST
Details of the Latest Trouble in the Oatholio
Dloccso of Lincoln ,
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE VICTIM
llm t'nso of I'nthrr John IX KngllMi I'.x-
1 > I.illicit and Fiilso Accmitlims 11 n-
Furniture from llii tliii ; .
A tow days ago a Lincoln paper published
what appeared to be an oillclal statement of
the reasons why Bishop Thomas nonacum
suspended Father John II. English , pastor
of the Catholic church at David City. Neb.
father English , It will bo recalled , was pas
tor of the Hastings church for ftve years ,
and was removed from his charge by the
bishop on September 1. The short time
allowed to make the change prevented the
pastor from packing tits personal belongings ,
and they were recently shipped to David
City by members of his old congregation.
According to the Lincoln account the sus
pended priest packed up nil the furniture In
the Hastings parsonage and stored It nway
for shipment. Ills successor nt Hastings
complained that the house was almost
stripped of Us . "
belongings. "Dlshop nona
cum was In Colorado at the time , but he In
structed Father English not to icmove the
goods from Hastings until he had \lslted
the parish and decided upon the rightful
ownership of the furniture. Father English
failed to obey him , but Instead had the furni
ture removed to David City at once. The
Hastings contingent , which was very angry
over the action of the father , sent the bishop
word this time nnd asked him to have everything -
thing restored to the house. The bishop
again wrote Father Cngllsh and told him
that unless the furniture was restored to
the parsonage at Hastings by a certain date
ho could consider himself suspended. The
date rolled around and the furniture had
not been returned , and the father was ac
cordingly suspended by his own lack of ac
tion. "
The assertion Is also made that some of
the furniture taken Is shown by the father's
handwriting In the parish books to belong
to the parish and that ecclesiastical laws re
quire that personal property shall bo spe
cially noted In the parish books.
The Impression conveyed by these asser
tions do Father English a gross Injust ce.
Those who know htm best In Omaha and
throughout the state declare he could not
be guilty of the petty accusations published
as the reasons for his suspension. And this
belief Is borne out by a statement of the
eabe made by Fattier English himself while
In Omuha this week.
"The Sunday preceding my departure from
Hastings , August 23 , " said Father Cngllsh ,
"I announced to my parishioners at mass
that I would be obliged to take my leave
September 1 , and that steps should be taken
to get together and remove my personal ef
fects so as to make room for my successor.
I requested the ladles to assemble after
service and take such action as might be
necessary to that end Tlili I did for the
reason that the ladles of the congregation
had special charge of the house and church.
They held such meeting and appointed two
of their number as a committee to separate
such articles as belonged to me from the
others , and to dispose of them a : I might
direct.
"In this connection I might say that when I
first went to Hastings I was earnestly and
solemly assured by the bishop that In all
human probability that parish would bo the
scene of my life work. In view of this
repeated assurance , and of the then Im
poverished condition of the parish , I pro
cured from my relatives funds to a con
siderable amount. For this I have never
been reimbursed. In addition to this num
erous articles have been presented to mo
personally by friends during my Incumbency ,
and were in every sense of the word mine.
And then the parish was largely otherwise
In debt , and the members of It clearly real
ized that Its property was , both legally and
mordlly , Impressed with a trust In my favor
to the amount which was coming to me.
However , I urged upon the committee , as my
dsslre , that In doing Its work , that If any
doubt aiose with regard to the ownership
of any of the property such doubt should be
resolved In favor of the congregation
"The committee selected such articles as
In tfiolr judgment belonged to me and stored
them In a. I ouse In Hastings , pending my
ai ranging for their removal to David City.
In making the division I took no part.
Whatever was done was done by the com
mittee of the congregation. The property
remained In Hastings from the first to the
last of September , and no question was
raised during that time as to the propriety
of such action
"On the 29th of September I received from
the bishop's secretary an order directing
mo not to remove the property from Hast
ings. The property arrived in David City
on the night of the 29th , consequently I
could not comply with the request. Thus
matters rested until the 12th of October ,
when I received an extraordinary letter from
the bishop removing me from the parish
and commanding me to appear before the
diocesan court at Lincoln , on November 29 ,
to show caiiEo why my suspension and the
withdrawal of my faculties as prlebt should
not be final and permanent.
"The bishop Is not satisfied with the In
dignities heaped upon me at Hastings. Em
boldened by the success of that removal and
filled with conceit as to the extent of his
power , he seized upon the silly pretext af
forded by a dispute over a few articles ol
small value , and cruelly and maliciously de
prives me of my faculties. Willing In all
things reasonable to render him duo obedi
ence , In tills case and under these circum
stances obedience Is no longer a virtue.
"Tho unreasonableness of the bishop's
order with reference to this personal prop
erty Is at once apparent. Ho might have
specified In his letter the furniture about
the ownership of which there could be any
doubt In his mind and not Inflict such a
needless burden on mo as to pack and send
all my effects to Hastings , and then have
them examined and then repack and ship
thorn to David City. Apart from the damage
and harshlp to me , it required the ex
penditure of considerable money , which I
did not have. I advised the bishop that the
effects were at David City and tlio dispute
could bo easily settled there. "
Father English Is not concerned about the
proposed trial. If It la permitted to go
on the outcome can bo stated in advance.
The court Is organized by the bishop and
his will Is the will of the court. But the
suspension Is contrary to ecclesiastical law ,
which requires that an offense shall be
proven before the proper court before punish
ment can be Inflicted. In this case sentence
Is Imposed before guilt is proven.
The case of Father English Is a sample
of the many which have dragged the diocese
of Lincoln Into public contempt. The prede
cessor of Father English at David City , an
elderly man of great piety , was precipitately ]
removed from the parish and was not per
mitted to remove even his bc-oks , the
treasures of a lifetime. Three priests have
left the diocese within a short time and
their successors are liable to follow soon.
Of the forty-six priests In the diocese oniy
twenty-two were educated for the dloceie.
Theao men cannot be suspended and de
prived of their rights canonlcally under the
laws of the church The remainder are
transients , I. e. , priests educated for other
dioceses , and their atay under Dlshop
Ilonacuni Is entirely at his option. Ills will
Is the sole law governing them ,
Father English does not projwse to beer
driven out of thedlocesu
- under a cloud or
otherwise. He proposes to stay with the
bishop In peace or war , and give the latter
sonic years of anxious experience before his
threat to drlvo the father out of the diocese
la realized.
It is a mistake to suppose the celebrated
case against Bishop liormcum Is settled.
Action on the charges In merely deferred for
the reason , aa stated by good authority , that
Delegate Satolll's powers arc Insufficient tent
deal with so grave- case. The documenti
enlarging his authority are believed to been
on tliolr way from Home , nnd after their !
arrival the complaining priests are confident
of a vindication.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures nervous head-
aches. Trial size , 25 cents , All druggists.
MORSE ,
Monday , November 12th , B9I.
Sixteenth nnd rarnntn ,
What's waked up the
store s t he n e w s -
papers bulging with
pe
extra advertising
pages fi 1 I e dwith
startling display ?
MORSE'S must have
been short-comings in
the other stores , else
there'd be no occasion
for old ones to plead
their goodness now
more ' and more of you
are finding us out to
your pleasure busi
ness doubled in 3O
days you'll help us
double again this
month , the help is mu
tual we'll help you
help us.
Blankets we are
selling a manufactur
er's stock of blankets
at the 'price for blank
ets at the rrill and in
sorne cases at less than
cost to make. Ours are
,
honest goods at honest
values , full weight and
size.
full sized blanket , G7c the pair.
Extra size blanket , $1.23 the pair.
California blanket. J3 4T the pair.
Cxtra eruy blanket , S3c.
It's not a question
whether you can af
ford to attend this sale ,
but whether you can
afford to remain away.
Trust your eyes and
fingers , look at and
ieel of them ,
Left IGth entrance.
Men's winter under
wear on sale Mon
day. Every garment
represents extra good
value
Men's fine heavy mixed shirts and draw
ers , 47c the garment.
Men's heavy ribbed underwear , woolen
good ? , colors blue and mode , both fast , 75c
the garment.
Men's fine soft fleece lined shirts and
drawers , in natural colors , 7Cc the garment
Men's tan und black hose , fast color ,
2 pairs for 25c.
Men's tan fast color hose , 3 pairs for 25c.
An extra double sole , fast black hose , 3
pairs for OOc.
Scarfs. The new fall shapes and colors ,
your choice tomorrow. Saturday. 25o each.
We have just re
ceived our new scarfs
for men , in all the lat
est novelties for this
fall. See the line we
are selling for BOc.
The types won't teH
of china beauty o r
crystal elegance , no
way but to see it ele
vators broad stair
way and street en
trance to this half-acre
show room. It's new
and novel to have
china treated so hand-
sonely It's novel - -
The china business
we've made W
- - e
leave it to you to say--
it's the best in town.
Second Floor.
Crockery Department.
Smith , Ford & Jones' elegant , seml-porce-
laln , 100-plecc dinner sets , In two dlftercnt
patterns , new designs and decoiatlons , at
J7.I8
You'll pay $10 00 for the Bame elsewhere.
3 btvles of A. D. coffee cups and saucers ,
25c ; value , 40c.
3 styles of sugar and cream sets , 25c ;
value , 40c.
Cream pitchers , 9c , 12c and up , worth
more.
Come and see , we're too busy to dwell
hero now ,
If you want the stuff
that is so freely adver
tised as bargains , we
tell you frankly you
can not get it here--
we'll not sell goods we
can not truthfully rec
ommend. Dependable
goods , at lowest prices ,
is our motto.
Third Floor , right elevator.
Butterick's Patterns ,
Publications and cut
lery.
December goods now on sale.
Third Floor.
Ladies' , Misses' , Chil
dren's and Infants gar
ments Saturday. We
place on sale a sample
line of ladies' Golf and
Tourist Capes at a sav
ing of about 38 per
cent to you. No two
alike ; blues , blacks ,
browns and fancy mix
tures. Call early and
secure first choice.
Fur capes , largest line , newest styles ,
lowest prices In the city. Do not buy a
garment without first seeing our choice lines
and values , .
You've learned by
this time to expect
what we advertise.
We assure protection
to all buyers on every
thing sold under our
roof.
Hnd Main Aisle.
Notions , small wares
and toilet articles. This
is a very important de
partment and w o
guarantee a saving in
it to you.
Crochet cotton , shaded , cream , white , Sc.
Knitting cotton , 4c.
Novelty nnd feather edge braid , IGo box.
Hooks n nil c > cs , lo card ,
n.irnlng cotton , Ic.
Itnstlni ? thread , DOO-ynrd spool , 30.
Hair pins , Ic.
Safety pins , all sbcs , 4e.
Twin dross ftnvs. 7e.
llest velveteen facing , 19c.
Ammonia , large bottle ? . He.
Colgate's nssoiloil soaps. f > c.
KnglMi Tooth Powder , 17c.
Japanese bankets , He , two for Gc.
Corded ruchlngs , f o yntd.
Cream of Flow MS , I7c.
13sp > 's Crontn , 17c.
Comparison will give
us the trade will save
you the money why
not consult your inter
ests and compare our
goods and prices with
what you've been used
to seeing and buying
elsewhere.
Winter Underwear.
Ladles' fleeced vests nnd pants , finished
seams. 2Gc.
Ladles' llceccdcsts nnd pants , natural
and ecru , 35c.
Ladles' extra line fleeced vests nnd pants ,
finished seams , heavy weight , COc.
Ladles' half wool vests and pants , fleeced ,
48c.
48c.Lidlcs
Lidlcs * line nonahrlnklinj wool vests anil
piintH , silk flnlMied , 7 ! > c.
Chlldrcn'n rHibed vests and pants , llceccd ,
finished seams , winter weight. 250.
Children's union suits , black , xvhlto and
imtuiul , $300 suits at half pi Ice , $1.50.
Hosiery.
Children's black hose , extra heavy weight ,
23c.
Hoys' blcj cle hose , double knee , heel nnd
toe. extra value , 2.r > c.
Children's fleeced hose , fast Mack , 2oo.
Ladles' llecced hose , fast black , ribbed
top , 25c.
Ladles' fast black , woolen hose , ribbed nnd
plain , 25c.
Ladles' silk fleeced hose , fast black , 35c.
Ladles' line lOngltsh cnshmerp hose , fast
black , high spliced heel and iloilble wile , DOc.
Take-Oft Department.
Left main Isle.
This department was
crowded Saturday as
it has never been be
fore The assortment
is still complete. You'll
find silks and dress
goods , flannels , notions ,
chinaglassware goods
from all over the store
worth two - - t h r e e
times the prices. Sat
urday's price was 31c ;
Monday we take off
3cMonday's ; price 28c.
Come and take off
some bargains.
Tarnam street aisle.
The best , not a small assortment , but a
complete variety of desirable new tcxturcu
In prints , ginghams , outing flannel , at low
prices , also complete stock of sheetings and
LOttons.
Dress Linings ,
The newest of new
goods , the lowest of
low prices , the choicest
of choice fabrics. We
have silesias , perca-
lines , sateens crino
lines , canvas , grass
cloth , hair cloth and
cambric at lowest of
low prices.
You'll hear from us
again Monday we're
working hard for your
interests by selling you
good goods cheaper
than other stores do.
Received late Snturady evening , on salt
Monday , Soul Cloaking Plush , GO Inchcf
wide.
THE MORSE
DRY GOODS CO ,
Sixteenth and Farnam.
HIE DESIGN'S ' THE TIIISG ,
Design Is to furniture what seasoning ts tea
a salad. It makes or mars Its perfection and
This chair fairly brUtlcw with design. It
Is a study In outline. The picture gives no
conception of tlio size ; IL Is not a large , un
gainly "Comforter , " but ono of those light
frames that lift so easily , roll so readily and
are the delight of every visitor. t
The covering , as shown on our floor , II
merely a figured muslin , co that you maka
your choice for the upholstering from , our
magnificent line of coverings. There U no
flnlah In the way of gimp or fringe , but the
edges are bordered with solid mahogany
mouldings , giving rich and beautiful finish.
The frame Is old mahogany.
Such a chair Is an Inrtlspemviblo In thl
arrangement of any drawing room. It corn *
bines beauty with a high degree of comfort ,
And U takes little spaco.
Charles Shiverick & Co.
FURNITURE of Every Description.
Temporary Location ,
1'JOtt mill IL'OU IJonuluu Stroofc
HILLABI ) HOTUL BLOCK.
