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; ; E nOS : WATlm. E1Itor.
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1 IUn.ISIFD CV&IY ) MOnNINO.
T ! i : nMS ; : OF IUUSCII"ION.
PaUy 7leeVlthout ( Sunday ) . OM Year . . . . 8 8 0
Dal . , 1 t o IWlhout ; . One Year . . . . . . 10 0
1.ly l . . . . . . . . . . . 6 )
Ilx . . . . . . . . . . .
ThrN nnlhs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 u o
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RundAY flee . Onp Y .r . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
, , . \rll.Y I . Onl Yenr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00
' Vec1dy lief. One Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G
h OI I ICI : 9.
- OmnlIR. The flen flulliling.
foulh Omoh' . J Slnler ! k , . Cor. N nnd 21th BII.
Council Ifltita. I "enll Sireet. '
Chlcoo Offlee I7 ChamLer ( of Comm rce"
New YOlk. Jooma 21 13. I onlU. . Tribune flWg.
\ViishIngtOn 10 J Streel. N. W. .
CO1t1tTSI'ONtFNCF.
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COlmmWONIENCE.
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All comrnunIcaonq . 10 nOw snd edl.
( retitIng
Al matter ehould Ie rel.ln : To the 1.tUtor. , . .
IIIIINESS LITTIIS"
Al LUllneR leters ( remllnncC . \ ' should IJe
' Iddre8ed to 'Fl ) ) ' lce Publsh In. compony '
OmBhB Imf . checks onl1,0s101ce orders 10
bo made I'n'oln 10 the order of the COmpBny. )
, TII : _ : JEE IUULIIUNO COMI'ANY.
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STATIMINT O CmCUrATIN.
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C fleotge . . The lIce 1'ut )
Oeorle I. Tzchuck ecrctory of leo Iub.
\shll cm.oiiy. I'etng , Iuly worn , IYS that
the IcllOI number ot ! full In,1 complete cOlin
, of the D11y $ nrnag . 1'\nlnl ful on.1 ' HunlBY lee
"rlnted during the month of November . 18t , wnl
ON fo1Iow :
) lS 1. folows . . . . . . . . 2I.SC , 16. . . . . . . . . 2I1
2. . . . . . . . . 2l,0 7 1. . . . . . . . . . ' . .
3. . . . . . . . . 2,2S5 1. . . . . . . . . 22' ; ,
4. . . . . . . . 21.2 ; 1. . . . . . . . . 20.4t4
, I. . . . . . . . . 2I.t7 2J. ) . . . . . . . . J.1
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.173 . , 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2),4I 20'1 % )
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IG. . . . . . . . . 2).O ) 30. . . . . . . . . .
Told . . . . . " . . . . . . . : , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , c.ta :
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Toll % voId " , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .CH,372
Dnly 0"0"010 " net clrctilattnfl . . . . . . . . . . . , 21612 ,
(1pO1tC1I : U. ' 7HfIUCK .
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Sworn tn before me and ub.crlhec In my pres
rnct this l day of neeemher 1891.
( Henl ) 3 N 1 1.'gn. . olary l'nLlc ,
- - - -
'I'he Balllonf : Pluto /1 / hot 1\1'1 IH
luetr 11 thc HIIIIO'e hlfC ) hll Iclilit.
itiutlii't ' 11tt1te0404 fIOItI tIit Pitti- , \ .
. , . . Alolhm' 111ch'1'SI 111 Ile 111Ier.
Ictl BlnlIa1c ; Ilague ough to ha
j _ . . ) ubolt title.
: UI' i'llVhIltlt't IHIl tttlltttlltCtd 11104
I PUlldul'st 1111 ( UIIOUICI'd IIH
1ollhcolllg hook IH'O\lolf ( to the late
elccton ( ) the I'CfllH Ilglt have hccl
, cI'r lIITeriit. .
{ 'Ulte gull ) rOlulf tglllol'H tirt' jUft
: now blflr engaged lit jH'lI111Ig n
Hlooll luIII ( ) Im' the road Ilglflnlol ,
) , tllt Ilcr l'e Ulgllg UIOI the Icglsla-
: tm'c" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :
;
: II lollL ) of length Om"ellol , itge11' I
) JCfflgc : ell ' folo\\1 the cXllple fe :
. . : b ' tIii ' 'vIiltli Ple04hleut Cle\"c'
by Iw ICfSIgI' whlll Plchlelt \ '
- 1111 HCIL to cOlgI'efH ? 01 If I'Clfll'l-
: bling. _ _ _ _ _ _
. . Wile l'hlrlon ) :11 IIcolc1atol I
Ile the ol41m' of the lIar , why lot trl-
. forth the dIvorce cOl'ls 1110 hOlllls ) ( for
, the Iwal'cfll Heilement of flml ' dif -
t fClllcl /
- \Ve 1)'IRlme tie oll.nln ) of IH1chls
- . In New York hr the Il'lnelll Chlcngo
. , retaIl merchants will only hi' I fore .
, . 1111)1100 ) ' of the ttiiiiexitl Ion of this iroiii
, IHlng , JIlIctgo sumh.
¶
; Now It. Is DCIHC' which II mal.lng !
: : wnl oil the living IJlct1es. 'Lhe Ivll I
'
. i ; 1. . picture 1ldush' " might ha\e to Ilr
, ; - for Its Il\cltsllg were It not that these
. rcpentcI HIUtSmollc ntclIllH ) sustain
Its iioforiety. ;
; ; Is iioforiety.'o
George qoull 11 1 to have I salary of
! $ OOO ( ) ) ' 11111111111 for his Hm'vlc
. . OOOO Ilt' mium 101' ( ! to
. 11104 fnlhcl' 11mllg the last six years of
. .
the lflhtl'r14 life. -
. - Inlell Ifc. Unf.tullllI Ilosl-
, tOISlellng ; thll'lncome Irc"no lotige 0
t Bcel.IIhlcllllnts. ! / .
:
: 'rw only IHlblo ) reason why the two
; ' ' , hOURNI of thc lcglsl1t1'C are to go
" thll/h the cC'emony of tnl.ll I vote
\110n ) , Unlcll RtltCI senatO' from Ne -
i : : : 1)1slm ) IWXt 'liiestIny Is that the fcderl ; l
stntutl'l require It nH I flutter of forii I .
: ' , , , About the only persols who hall the
' . , tll of nn CXt11 sosslol of congTeRI
wil tcl ht are those who are el- u
; \10rct In HOU1 CIIICI ' In WlshlnJton
' 1 : Ild whose r lnncl'nton tC\Clll ulln )
: ' the contnunncc of ole 01' both hOUI' !
; ' 'II session. .
: . l there Ii nnr OlO nmOI ! the news-
; ) Impel' ) lCllll 1Iblc who II not J"et
cOlvllcet thlt tie he1gel'IIIH on hot Ii
. attics 01' the . Chllee..lniulwse Wi' hlve
) been guilty of the mOlt lalha\ls tLtr ( ) -
. elien Il' ought to he I1Pll0I'Ieli ( 111'1'
; , tie ( IIIIHl l'xclnHlol net In o l'te' to I
) let hll HalHfr himself wll his OWI
- . eye4 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.
TIl expclllce of South Dakota wit ii
the oll/ni / hOll of her tl'flulllg Htntc
. t'CIH1'C' ( 'lphnslzcs ) ) the l1rclHlr of
: ' freqtieiit ' " of the iininegof t1
< lt SCI'lthl IlleH.of tm
.
, otUretitH 111)1111 ) hOUl ! of this l.hl1 A
' . . bond Ihll IR good when orlllll - Jh"IH
. : Is HlbJect to Ilcllllols II Its 'itIt ito
1 wih tlm blHlllsl ) Veflttlri'14 of the
: . bolItl04iliell. COIHIJll1 ( vlJllnco Ilole
wi gourd 110 Iltm'cltl ! of tilt licoilie. l
Iu clse lIlly 110 litivlng Imo"ltJo of
. the 11(1'1011 ) hnllll'nllll 11 Il Balett
Scott tragedy II ) II Unit county ! IsIt
. hlcl holll ( ) off hlH tiiforiniit loll for I
- IIIJI'I' l'U\'II'1 hn CII IOn"e Itlu
. . ; ltISOI (0' longer rl'llllllJ 04lient. 'l'i it )
.t . total of 1'lWlrllH of'cl'l'cl ( ng.vt'gate 1
e tn111t11 ( sum. 'l'hu 1II0t hOWIII' 1 ,
. ) CQII to.hnre le1i CI'I'llll out wit Lit
) KlCh secrecy that 1'0\\11"111 l'e 10 II-
! Ilcolllt to disclosure.
A
HCl'llHO the t 11lIII'I'ntc ( 'OI I'llolll I
) COlllltittt'0 hli 11echllIl ( 10 IHslst OvC' "
: dCIOl'l'1 lt IWI 11'1' of 1/0 ICX t l'OlgresH
) Who o seat may 1m ) cOlloHllll , wiholt
' l'l'JII'll , to the le'ls of the case , IH 10 z
' ) ! 'IIIi1h ) ' the I'Clllhll'll COIJI'I'HSlolll )
cOllllleu Hholil lt'iitl Ill to
. 1 c.e1'y ( lofeitteti 1IIUlll'll ) ) ( ' Llii1 I I.
. ditto who ) wllls to Illtlulo en : it-
test ) roceediiigt3. l ' ' ' ' ' '
. t'st II'ICI'I'lllJR. l'l' repisbiir : \
who his I'cliy bl'I'1 Iljltly Il-
1)tlVCti ) of hl8 ctrLiIlcate of ciettloit '
II'h'cll Cl'ttcllu ehctol ! O'
clllml out by ( l'llll of In ) I.hll ii C.
IOl'reH II In\'u the . 1II110l't of tlo (01.
mitten II his ClO.tH 10 right his WI'UIJI.
nut the 1oti1I1iittt0 ! slioulti relticifli '
IOllulttO IhOlil IleI1" L'r
thlt tl , l'ullllrnn ) ) ) LIttIIY ! Rlttl f or
4 hOlsI IllCtOIS , I (111 hllot 1\11 ni
: hOll'Ht votiilt. 'l'ito ( :111111 : < 0 IH 10t
. Juslllll hi clCOlrnllli rlllsil whldl
have 10 lllHlnlUnl halls : of filet. B 0 .
tOl'e triidtiisltig the eI.tIlliH of '
t'ldll ll ! olnlls o 11) COl'
te.t8hlt tint cOllnltoo Ih(1111 ln'nr Inl
. : 1 ( ' ( 0 11101 ) the O\.llell'o jUllclll y.
.0
Such ; i l'OUI'O wilt strt'ugtiien the iut iI ,
: ) wi ,11'utln tlo 11(81
! LIon or the l'lIUllcIS ) Ito hit , J"ltl y-
fourth cOIes :
,
' ' _ . w . ' . -
not'nFNT , ; nr ri'JUM'TlN ,
No Intrr how cnr "thlll that
1'lhnlnlcl fl'OI Governor Alle11 of
J1101A 11\ ' lIe rlIcllcll / ROI < ' 111"
t's , II IIsl ; he , nllllt(1 h l > ' nil who
Inlw the t\lhlc 10 I'clccl alt tie , init .
h'r that the Im-tcl of his ( : olllnilt II
his 111111 i111'S8gt' .1111 11'IverlII
nltist whnt hc t'liooses " ' ,
nJnllt . eloocl to cal "gO'
( 1 'llllt 1 1 ( ly 1 ) IIJUlclol" I I'elil 11101 n
wllc II'end IIICOII'lt "lh lie I 1111'111'1' .
di d' of suite nuti federal coilrto4 III
CICU Hllie 11111eterl COII'tl II 'l"lS'
tie ns COllOllr Hlllllsecl ) to le it'V01111
tit eit' JI'/sltclol. / o ( overtone 4 \ geld
tin , es lint IIICC words. lie HI "i that
for the 1111 two or three years Ile
1 llllol ) of Im"cl' oil the Part of the
ft lei'n1 Jtidicliit' hits heii steahily
.1t1eI' ICI' fl'nltr
'gollJ 01 . 11/1 / IOW It tlr'ltell to dl'
stroy the \'l'l' % " fOlllnlol of 1'llhlcnl
go verninelit. Dlrll this Ill'I'loII ( 1\
lie flilit ! la\'c "llllslll 11' t ol'mlol of
nil 1'lth'I'I I i ' 11m' forl of government
le\"CI' Ilfnro ) hl'nrll nf , I J\I'I"III'lt Ir
Iljllctol , "lel'ch.I fel10'n I Jutige .
ill ) I cOlh1 t t wi t h his I jlllen J I fIICtol ,
II'OI'Illl ) ! 10 I Ilgllhlle I nlil IIIl I i * d in Iii-
1st / rate' . I le lssmut' 1 ortler
llte. le ! 111 11 (1'llel' flhl1111g
Ilhl I I 1 10t ) fOI'hltlel h.\ I ' lit \V 1111 I iii.
II0flI ) ) $11 I ii 1ilLtl'S ' alil nlhlrl' ) t \ ' 11111sI-
lelt111 nl wlo clsl'IJI'll I his I i I iirtiei' .
' ( 'Il' i gm'crlwl' ) IIIl I II'elgll I I I nJnhlll I tlo I
1111'I'ltol ) ) : of hlln'lllt ] mll'lnlll hy
1'll'ls ( ! nf ( lltCl'IY because It I I ! II I COl'
Iit' Cllii ( vitii tiieiui tiiflt uiiost of timt' out-
Illlol wih 1\1 thlt Ilst 11 olt-
1'111'011 Iljlltols I I I I hl\I' hlll I 1111'1 !
WI' Iwnw ( thnt WI ! 11\l fl'l'IIIIII '
hOlsll'll 1 tllt I I I we Im"c I I gO\'I'I'llllt nf i
law , hit IL was nlwl > 'H HIIIIIOSIII ) that
tl Inw WitS 10 hi' ) 1110(11' : ( l'xlhIHln'I \ " hr
tlu m' legIslative hOlly anti wal to he
hhlllg I 1101 I 1'(111 lS wel I IH 11'01 '
lit tl I " 1 ilui I ci I I . 'I'l '
1111"11111 Il IZlll. 1hl' tllll'ICr' of
Ihe cOI'IH , 1 I1'1' . 11111 to II ) 10 Ie'
1:11 : their ellll " jiurisiliet Ion lS I 1'1 C.
tcll " limitless O' . wih tmls to he
fix ed Iy ) . thellh'IH. 1111 : ni for IXII- :
ese for al " 1111'IUSI Ihnt I I hey 11hi l !
IWI'fllllell ) ( the I Illhtc goll deiiitiiiis .
IIJllCtols I i Igallst I lahol' I ) ol'gnlizallll I t 1
1111 I I IlhO' I Illtll'S Il'cfllL I ell iy ole 114 :
IlecL ) , of thl' elf ( ' . " ' 'e II Xlhlflm : : hl\e
1111 I flll'I'nl I coil rt Ili.olu ) til' t Oil force' ,
Illt of n silh' IIW , not 11CIISe IL was
Il legally clnclccl or . t'iiiuctctlvithiolll
cOlslllloll1 I t I llthO.I I I y , hit t 11cnlse ) ! II
tleh' jlllglllt of whll are rlasollhe ( ) ) ]
ralI'olll rtlH tl I Icglflntl'l' hal'll'llll ' 1
to 11O'C' ft'ol thl' I 1 I h'lll linlagl'ls
ni tl thc felleml .111111 XO' has the II-
.11101 fever Hloll\ell wll latl'I's of
} lhtc itiotiuciot. 11111 tie I lafL loIit -
Icnl callJlgl we loud tlo Hllcctllle ;
ui ti e' of t court. issuing an order
hcl' I COllt 1111111 ni Il- :
fh'lllll t , . . I lle\V8l)81)'t' ) ) 1'01 I'eflfllg ;
10lllt CIIIllgllntcr II its COllllH : ,
I ni these HlhJcclH * fllisi I 11111-
Inh' b fluid for elll " Il'ocllle tll
tie 11.llctol Ilsl soon fup\lnnl at
olher relellcH , legislative , ildiillIiistrzl -
th"e nlt lega
Wheu he strikes agalust this nhuse )
of the itiJuuIlCtiOli Coveiiioii Altgek I
InJlncton GOYIOAlgcll :
c ei'tnltiiy his I Iiolmlu' chord , ' 1le
IloIe 1'0 not YOL wlllg 10 cxchnlge
theh' form of governuiwuot ! for '
tt
10'1 o\"ernmllt govern t-
I gO\J'U-
ment u by luijunetion.
TIm COlGO ( Flff STt7'F
'Lhc brief , career of the Congo Frcc
Hlite nA nit hHlellclHlelt ) tO'lO' "
seemR to he Its end. 'l'lie
locating IH cuc. 1he IW : l I-
'o sition to 11ex the' ' Inll over wlich
It i hits held uomlnll jurlstlctlol to ( hI'
1.lngdom of Hllglum IA n colonial IOS- :
sosflou hits heeu 1\ln1ccl ft'ol till t ) C
to t lle : Ull IhlW gin's fair In'omlso of
l ) CIllg Rlccessfll ' clnicil tlrolgh ,
.1le CUlgo Free State was the dh'lct
o utgrow'thi of tie eXIlllons ant ( ox. :
1II0r i tols of II' - : i. Stanley In thl
v alley of the Congo. After thc cotir I-
t ry III ! Icen opened 111 anll : Its Ie'
SOU'CCS nSI rnlned the Clelton } uuuiti 0I -
l1 ' l'ofQ lS to the 1)ItcII sttm.tii .04 .
which tlo ( territory Hholil IHSlle" :
' I'ite ageilts of the ( Inlelnntonnl ASs ( I.
cilton of the Congo , under wlosc nt 1-
Ilol'I t - Inll the 11110nu ) e of lie ( kin g
of Belgium the work of eXlllolLon
1111 h becn coiidi1tet1 . 1111 slcl.e1 ( ret 1-
t Iesltlt : O\-e' , HO hlllolllent } ) Afi ' I-
clm : chiefs transferring with I few 10 ,
s ei'veil cOlltolS all their rights of
sO"cl'clgnt ' Int ownership to the a ; 04-
: ( ) eitttlOli. Plans for the ! 11101 of
thcHe Ilfl'ent tuo'ritouies into one eoi I- :
cmle whole ) WCrl Illelcl11m' con- ,
Rhle101 whcl early II 188- ther (
wel'e sIH1lell " 111lt ) by Iho IIUcI- !
ton t of I new Aiigio.Portuguose tl'at ; " . i
' '
'I'hll t1eaty Il'ofcSHCll * to 1'011111 I rcc-
ognlton by ) lie I go"m'lllnL of
Great Bl'llln of I Jorge si rip o A ft 'I. ' .
can cOlsL Ilnll UK 10l'IIglcse I lellot'y I ,
Ilchllng l the lover Congo , ,111 tl'eat-
enlng to ( 'xcllile the 1111 11101 ( thu
1111111' Congo fl'OI In outlet to the SCI ; l ;
Prtttt'sto itt oulco Hhowerlll ! In . 1ll'tel'
111'ly h ( mi Frncn 111 GCllln - , who
ulso 1111 eyes Illon ) 11'USllcclh"o ) ) Afl'lcln
eoioiiles. 'l'lio Unll'll ( Htut s O\"lm wenL
"
so "fm' us to Jell In the 10\"Clclt hy l
rocogmiltion of tl IIte\1tolni ! ) Afi 'i.
can Issolulol ( us I governing POWOI' ) i ,
nnt t111 " to st ( lllhtel out tle ( eoi : U-
pUClltoUR ) tilt great powers of tm . (
votltl ICCllltll ) hl\"lltoIR IHHII hr 1 )
lie ( I k'riilaul ii'triiuuiiuut ! * to 1II'Icl\alo )
iii it couift'ieiico ' ' .
itt lloriIui.
II 1 COnfll'III'O I Berln" 'l'll c n.
fel''ICe met II No\ellhcl > ISH ! . wlh
11 ntcnllnncl of l'III'I'Rentuth'cl ) fro iii
Ila'ly IOVtOI'S' l'JI'u\ea I o\l'n ulul.
' 1'11 Hnl ll itutes : , too , so far Il'lll'tCll ti (
1101 its 1)II' ) y of Hlllllg uloof ( to him
rl'll ( igut , 'utlnglelll'lls I I us to I have n'll- )
l'I'I'ntllol. 1 I ' 1Iw Rllu t I I s I test eti Into
Fohii'iitii' , .1 ss : ; . nlll i tetlllntet In tl l
II'OIIIJutol ) of n geulerith net , thut ( :
Wl'Ut Into ( ort'o lint long nfh'I' 11'01 ' the
1tlculon ( of the IH'lsel'lbcll ( nllhI'
of HInnlol'r uuowers.
'l'lw ¶ general net Inllo 'uiy for Iho
COI/O Free StaIn \11 l' Ihe 111'clll )
II'otccll ) , Of tlo BelJllu Llngdouiu. I I
uiuatlo the Congo itutil ( lie NI ' '
11110 ConJu III III Niger free 10
ulylgnton ( 1111 gti hi ' 8tl teed Is I zuent ru ti-
Iy 1\01 time t'nih I or tInt CoulliIulI ) 'ii I
IIOWCI'H ) I pl llicl nl to lie ( snllllreH- )
"Ion of the ( slave tlnt { and 1'oscI'lbl'cl ) j
the 101'1 by whIch new territory inig lit
thereafter be ' ' ' ,
lit .
tll'I'I'Ifcl' ICIIUh'cd II Africa. FI 1
III ) ) - It : estlllsh ( < i tin lnteruntlooi nh
t'ollllHllon 10 execute its Ilm\lsls :
\\lh \ l'IHIH't to lu\lnlol. : 'l'iils W : ; ;
t\1 yeimvn tigo. Rut the expectations of
tlo fO\lll' or the ( ! ongo 1"1'1'1 llll' h
have hot htcn 1'IIwt : , I I ( ! 11110 11'1
( i0'Ol'Iuuuehlt hnYI ' . ,
do\ololll < ! not II'Ojrliell ) r 1 !
l'nllhl ' aH WI1 ; nlcpnlHl , itt fr 'Ii-
tom IS I hll'l In \ mule mlhlI' ! tlln I In
iuhstatiic , , tiuitl lchIIU.llth luau ho ill
tl 1'11\ imirtit'uis. ICtS to IllY' * 1'0111
to I ) thou l'lululol ; that It IIht lS wll
1i1')1) ) the 101'1 lul 1111 Ills tel I : s I
'
, It Is doutul '
clony I ! whethcl' lie t
. . . , . .
- ' " - ' - '
)
W..J.- 1.y' . . . - . - . -
,
oil ier IloWel'1 timiuik ( tue Intcl of
Hllc1'lt Il\ollnuco tl call foul Ii 01. ,
. jt' etboui. I tie ( Congo 1.'rCe tate InJ ! < R
tie 111w wi le felt dlll'l ) I ' thoRl'
tlem'/III / Yli ( ) . thought tlc ' t'oiuitl hulll )
liii huutieinuttleitt , uuntlon In ' out of
11 huh'lll'IIIllt InUI\ I tl 011
n wllll'l'nl'sl Inllhlcil ) l.S ' sl'lgo
tri bes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
trllll.STr / , 'IA Inm CI./IY.1lS.
\llln the Jnst 11'In 's numluouuice-
ill eilt iitis Iecul uiuitd of
n1'nt his hecl nl1lc l'nlgrlell1
to organIze' tsvl ) great luitlmustriumh Cnlult .
II O'gnnlzo tWII'I'lt Ilchlslrlni COlbl.
tui tions. which If effected , will create
1010110lei but heir ( 1e04it'CtiVe ) hues. One :
of Iiit'st' ! II I ii'oposcd hiflte ) glass trust.
It ' 04M thOu It unonthi the ' of
I.IRf UII I Illth Igo II'le
ll ) fltL' gloss Wil l'elhlccll , owl II to I Il !
Igl'celll t 8 Iii Oil g nUI 1 I fact mu u'rs. hl t
wI thin / 1 fl'W 111\1 / IIR hlen restored ! ,
Inll Iw olllllm ) 'of twse 11 II ( Imll ! Is
1111 tlil ( Ilnnf thlt the plate glass ;
cOllllnlcs have cole 10 nil 1JI'ccmelt ,
1l'I'slgll Ihl' I 1ll'chlst I ' the Pitt.S. :
111' I i CIJIIII ' of 11 I the I ot her \llll I I ! Iii ,
Ile ( Pnlel States 111 Iho fOl'lllon of
1 Illnle ) glass 10nOIII ) ; _ ' , 'i'li'tt' lre
til tie of tleRe * IIIIIIH , sIx of whleh art !
lt ) cflIt'it II l'euiuisylvimuuiui , two In In-
111llt 111 OIl In ? dissoiurl . 111 their .
Iggl'gn ' ' I1 I Il lot I hnl t iOtUOO. ) ) ( )
'Ihe i olhl'l' I II'ojll'l'll ) cOlhllallol ) I Is I I
to cOI\'ol til' ( larger I Iln't of the I icsst' -
111' Iln I Ole' I l'ml ) I ICII1 I Ihls I cOltr I ' .
ACCIJlhl to Iclll'l tie l'I'lngo.
11111 art' Iholt ) COIIIIIII'11 ) ( 101
1111ng u I I I t Ii t' t ii o'e h'on I coin III I'l
:
whll'h I i 1'01\01 I ( Ibont ) ) tll I l'-fot'lls
of ) ! til' ( lt0404C111er 1008 m'l' thai L
1 ISSl I 11' I'nn Imt LI
Ii 1 * Ihlt bum Ile 1'lllt ( StIttes. lull I
It I IR 111'll1SS I to 'RI " thlt t I I tl I tlu'lHlse )
of Ih\ comhlnltlon ) II to ntivniuci' hit
i)1 ) l1' ( ' . I I IH Ulch'lsloOl1 10 hi' the iii -
t ( ' iitiItt ( 10 ( ) 11'1"1 t Ihe ( ole ( hits year nt I
ahont $ t nllnilcl' O\'cl'tl1 11'lce ) of las t
YCI' , nlll , of COII' . I' , this will he fol -
lowet ) by I CO.t'l'fllllllg ) : :1 lh'llee In
tie 1I'Icc ) or lte'SSellltt' ? slecl COulllL'tI ) -
tl tiiVbli ) litit Iw ' " '
t0n wl lot clll'I shut out h l
Ihls I h i cOlhllltol. * u I hut I It I wi hi' RO Iii -
slgnllcnt its lint 10 1110 : lr luuhiiu -
l'nC ! ni t.lit' 11 11" . t.
. ' i'iiese lultulOiOlle's ) ) . Ii COIRlllnmttll ,
wi noL all'e the IIIcI'CHts of the ( \\'ho 1 ;
\lo\le l ) ) as fome ) of ( hue ! otluer eniiihiiia -
10n ! Ill , Ilt ) nUle tl less tll ' flrt' ( ii' .
sh'l'lh'l of free COllll-tton } 1111 thl'II'-
l' ore liostik' to lie Ilhlc iutte'uest. 11'1" .
IIIIIS tiie'y me lint nlenllll' 10 exist .
Ing Inw , 1\'ln If here I wel'e n ( iIspoo4I -
11\oHI-
101 In cnfO'I ! the Inw , hiI I cmlot
he nllliiell that such cOlbllnlols t
IIC lCO0tt1 ) the Iendl : of Ieglsltttloui . If I
the l litluuietoiIs judicial ilecislouis I lim :
II l'OI : .lllllal 11elHl011 thlt t.
.
hn\'e IJ11 IlnllIlgnllllg thll ( are of I
alr vulmie. : . I they l'alwt he ) lealII'11 L
h i ) y fetll'al Hlntlil's thcu ( I II the 11nl ) ;
of the slate legislatures 10 take iioic ( ( .
nutce
of tlm nnl tl - whnt call he tOJ ! h '
slate laws to t'III'e ) s tiflIl1. I Is most
e' xtrlirlllutry ( tlIltt '
IXLIOrlllll tll lotwlhstnmll the (
I1101 l)01)lulliL' seuitluiieuit lint exist S
aglinst : trusts and other mOIOIJolstc
combllltons so lIttle Il'aclcul effort Is I ,
mlule to 110 awny' Wih tluenu. So far
ns the fellcrl nuiti-trust laws are cot 1-
Cel'lll } It see Ils 10 be seltel ( thn lotl- ( 1
III li l wi be dOle by the In'csclt at 1-
mlllsiralol i to clfot'cO them. As to
.h law of 18UO , I"ns cOltemned ( b y
tIe aUorl\ ) general } nK defct'ull
1IIIlequlte h , IU1 Ifel' that It was not
to t 1m cxi1ecel that any clol't w'ould be
mlile to nccolplsh zuuiytliiiig ! 1IlCI' I I
blt there WIS relHon to nt least Iopo
I hat nn eO'ol'1 would be ml\11' 10 I'el-
do" effective lie ( lo\lslol of the ( new
tlllf Ilw relatIng to Imsts and eon 1-
hhltons of , the character de : rlbet II I
that t " .
Ilm"lslon. Hut nothIng his been
d one , ! o far lS thl 1lhlc Imow8. nnl .
the belief Is jlHlllecl ( lint nothilg wl
he done. At an " . rute , the Dellll'tmnt
of .Tustce appears 10 have thul fnr
tm'led n dClf ear to all nllells for
sOle evIdence of I purpose to elforcc
'
the pOlllar ) ) wl lS'elbodiet In the
nct t of COI I'SS. TIme Iltllerelce of
thosu ( cnl'ustet wi 1 authority to 1
the t growth of mOlopol " Is I Iilcom'n ; -
Ing h flct ; to those wlo ( earnestly : fcel
that ( the Ilcople ) sholll hn\c relief fl'om ;
exaction Ind be Ivel the IHh'IUtn : e of i
free cOllllton ) In e\C" lIne of , ii 1-
dust' " nnl husiless ,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
K.tlS.JS : CiT1S GAS lW17' . -
'l'he KlHns City gas fight , which lii is
been V1lgih1g lt n whIte heat for Re\'C'nl .
mon ths , II 1i1)1)llL'L'hily ) ( 1II' 11 Cll ,
II'Ollsll u ) ) chelp ) gas to COISll 'H In
( lint city. 'ho contest dates muck thlee
'l'ars Ind the oulcola has blln tie ( I
llSSlgo i of In ol'llnnncu granting n
thh'I- "CIl' franchIse tinder strict lii I-
ittttioiio4 , to nn iiltogeiuer ( .
Ialonl nlogelhol' new COIIIU ) )
antI the I'eflsnl of UI lxtcnslol of
fmuchlsu to the COIIUl ) " whose fitt ii-
chhm II about to cxph'e.
'l'he gas light II I\lmms City this "CI' ;
Ind the gas light In Ollha of n "car ;
ago have many IJolnts ( ) hoth of rescl-
bllnco nUl of ( lifferellee. In Olllil
there wits no Oliliositol ) cOlpal ) 1) ) lit
the exlltl ! corporation wnltel } n lift 3'-
year exlellou of Ih (1'lncI18e , wll (
Ii I ) ' tlctienl Illunl " fl'OI I'cdlctol of
11 ' 8. ' 1'11 effort 10 railroad : this 01'11- I I
nllce through the ( city coulcl nud to i
foist It UII the ( peoile ) ) ) ly h'l'eJull" .
lulloll1 Irousel n great 11011111 11'0.1
tcst 'l'he ! couih rovevsy Itoriuiluiitteth In
cOII'O"erH IC'IIIII'II II n
l'OIII'OIi ) * tmlchls\ for IWell ' -lh'e ,
ye8l ' 8 , a reluctlol II price to $11 ( 111'1' i
1O ( ) cuhlc ) tcot . 111 a llhll HCllu
thit'reiufler nccol.tln to the 1I01lt CU fl-
HUICII , In OIIUOI ) for IHI'I'III1 , I . tll
city ald ni nnlull PUlclt of I ceo its
10 the city fet every 1,000 cubic feet of
Ins "ol1
Iii l\llllt City tlo original II'OIJOII- ) )
tel ( of the existing COIIII " wus fO'
llC'mlslol to l'Oltuuu 1111 itt $11
IIC' 1,000 ft'et , lie ( 1l'l'selt rate. 'I'IW i
W\'O OhJl'clolH and It tlnlr cai lie
IIOWI , to I tliitty-yeiir [ I'III'hhm nlil n I
$1.,1 II' thousand 1'lte. II I the II'UI-
tlo I now COlllt - Wil fOIIt , whlcl
offt'rtsi to HIII\I ) ) " dollar gas If It WI'I'I' i
h"PI a : fr\cllHe Oi I'eusollhle tern Is.
Its ofl'ei'tis vigorously nnti g.
OllZCl 1y the old , CO\Ut } " , Ilt Ito
vaiui. ' 1hl Irony of fiito wl soon 1111 ;
tt nuw eOIIII " II II0SSl'ssi01 of 1
ni franchise ! 111 tlo' ( ell COIIIIU ) wlthio lit
' 1ho (1'lllls1 ol'lllllro Just Pluelell
Iii KI18nt City t'ouihitliis the I HUI liii it-
VIIIIH whll'h Wel'u imltroiltit't'd II : i to
Omaha I year tugo. I I t l'OII'l'S the ( l'lhl
to uiuiuiiufiuttuut' ; anti ( lll'lml' ' Ins Ill
KIISIH City for 1 11'1'1011 of I hlll ' "IU I' .
uuilt''es th\ city tmLt's ; Illvnnllgu of IH *
I'hht * to 11\l110 lt ni 11111'I1sIII * ) \ lit
aUOn , exclusive ot franchise tmuutl ' .
aton excullrc mlchllu 1\1 ciii iii-
, - . . . . .
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- '
" - -
. ' I - - , . - -
: 1 , i
In g cnlncttyanuly lme after the ( )
Illntlon of t , ' ) 'II' . The ga * flutIst
fr
he soul lt nr'IhI ) : lot greater thnl $1
IH I' tlolHnnd ( 'tihie feet 111 IUlt he of
slldlml ciiuilI W lIWCI' . 'l'lit' 1'1111)
lust cllcl' dUlltslt $ ; O.O ( { ) In cash 01'
/h"c 10nci In"1I " IIU of $ ii ( ) ) that It
w Ill ( XIllll 0ll.,11'Slllhl'll ( , nl01lt or
Inll ( % ' 11 lto4'liAuit ' ) wlhll three' y'art4.
l"llnl " - , liii' U "H to 'cl'h'l' : 111' Illt
of tie gl'OSH r'oet.ilts , 11'01 tl ( Rain of
gi 1 ! to II'h'IH' [ ifurlt.ot. ( #
\hnt : I ! II' ( ; , , H uiott'd bum tl ( Knl 11 :
nl ( gas light . ' 11 II oiIC' ! 'Cllt nghl
101' fl'llcllf ' 'lf'lmlhu' iuuitiurt' , II Ilc
nrcl'lltnlce of 111111rlllll' tlnt tie city
11) mist have olle l'elll'l fll the 111'
clll ( C'llorlols I whllh I'h'cl tie (
1\ of its stre& ts. CIICH fl'I'1 10 in'
gcl ilg over t heir reckit'ssmucss II jl1mt.
II g utwimy viuluithle iI'lviieges for tin' sole
! IWI "llllhlo 111,11'11'1 101 11 fn\
bellll * of 11'IYlte t'Ot'IIIrittitits. } ) Alolhll
HIAllcllt ( cii turn 11 tlc ( reserved right t
of 1II'ellc ) I l ' the cl . : : III ' cHi's
11'1' 101 II 1I0li01 to CuiflIltik lit 1\11c.
111 ) ilinlcttuukluugs . but I I hol Is * n teuid- t
CIC ' 10 t IWIII the I I WI y OII } fl' inn ii tel-
1111 ) 1\'ICI'1111 I I i Hll 0111'1':101 ) t of Ilnse t
lli tiithIOhil'04 ) w'lulcli ' tlit exclusive
IWIOIIOll'f wlllh Icllh' ( tw lxcllflvl
lu st' of thl' ( plhll stt'eets for tlll. 4etVch
ICl' . ( 'lh's of Illa I " I'\ luoi ii lug 1111c.
111 oWlel'slllllllS thl' ( II'nhahll' Ilglme
of time Ilal fltll'I' . Hll they are tlldl
CIU'I' tllt , tl " slll 10t be h altogether
IIIH'CIH,1 ) , fot' It.
nUSiSlSS iN 7'"LlU,1 Sfl'lCf : ,
Senator ' LtIIgc ( of : IIHII\'IIIRlls 11'0'
llSl'1 ) nf'cl'llg * 11 IIWllIlllt I to Ihl' I I
il till I ) iiihi Il' I 11COI.III / l ii 1)ii'OlIi'ia ) ) 101 I
hi ) II'O\'h1Ig Ihl t Oi 1111 nfC' .1 uuly ) 1
lext thl' ( CIuiMLllttl' service Hhll IlaHS
11111'1 lie ( jllsllclol of Ile ( Ch"l HII\ '
ICl' I l'OHlls I I lol , 1111 Ilat I thc t IllCHhlclt
Ihll l I 1 1\\ollt ) t I hOIII ( , COISllllg ( I of
II fCI'I'l'II' ( _ ' " of state. Iwo ( ) IIIhl'I'S ) of
tie f I' I I II' , Iwo t Illhcls of thl ( hOIRe of
1III'IHCllat\'CH ) , alit / I cOlml or t'oiistI
g euierni I , 'ho sha1 have bee I 11 Il'IIL :
t ell ' iii tin' Hcr\'lce , to ' '
tl'l rl'l' II thl \ re'orgliiul7A' It
H II Vlll ! I I I 1111 [ ) a Ill'I'IICltaHls 1 1 ,
Al 1IIIIhlll1I1s ) ) tn COllllltel IIN'I" -
Ifl'l Hlst hI' 11111' after n COIIItI- ,
( lye I'Xlllll101 II 1ii04t0t' ' , gtOgl'I\h ) ' .
\11 Ii I Ilt I I' , coast I I t 1 tolll t I 111 Il I eiuizt-
11011 I I ltt\V . : ll 1m'l'lgl h\glllges ,
\ \'lit'ii viietmlcil's : ' ' jlrImuotlIIus
'hIl "UCIIICH occur 11'0101011 ( ( are
to t bl' Hlilc : . flOI ( lie lext 10\1'1 grade
11)01 ) lel.l , all l'ell\"lls ( cllllsHals (
1'11 hl ! 1111e ( oiily 11)1 ciitirgeo4 Hll
\lot I ) ) 01' IlsClllllc i 111 I ii oliie'ieuie'y.
'rhe 1uilIIottluui ( ' ' of 1111(1 ( big the couiof
sllll' service Oi ( It Ilrcrllt haHlf Is be- )
llI w'btlely ] rCCIgluIZel ( , 111 : It Is en-
cOIlgllg 10 hint :11 : hlShlSI otgaitiztt-
louis of lie I cOllh' " Inldl - ' tIlt : la'llst
Iltel'est i II the Hlujcel 'I'he Chalbel's
of ( COllel'Cl oh' ; Now YO'k. Pliliaticia
1 111111 . Boslol nnll ( DelYel' have gh'l'l
eXII'eslol tQ the 01111101 ioU ( the ( 1)1111- ) /
cl\lcs of a Ic'I'I ' ? ll ( ch"l SI'I'"lce shoull
ue nllllllll ) to the ! 'colsl1I' HC'vlce , 1111
the Xatoln ( Lis' Stock cxclnle' , nt
Is I last Icethi . ; nlhh'csse(1 ( : letter to
the prcsldelt of the Unlell States UJ-
III t lefO:11 : I'lliq consular sel'rlcl lint (
w 'ould renderJt more eIfle'ient iii
wOllt relllcl'.l clcent II 1110'
lotlg the ( d0flhli1orCl1tt hitC'eRts * of the I
'
c oillutry , hlnoilg' ) .thcse lclug ) I less tIll-
cC'tnln telurCof' : Qlce noidhetter Corng
"p j llrath ! ! ! ( ' ) \ jjC \I SSldl"S"'Of " coin'd
lelc1)I ) bodies : ,1'llcslolnlb , ! : voice tle
Hentlelt of a' very large majorIty of
the blSllcss Ilen of the country . ald
It j wOllt be wel If they gelell " took /
I 1010 elrl'gelc . IJI1 t11 ( tl " Iny\
hitherto tnl.cli In 1III'efHIIg congress
wih . thc fueL thnt thl' - , ,1esh' tile COIl-
suitor service : ulllllsleled strIctly 01
'
blsiless l 1IlIIcvles ) , I Is' the business
JCI ) of the cO\llr " who are 10st dl-
leell ( " cOlccledlu lie ( matC' of hnYII
I thoroughly olclcnt all usefnl cone
sulu' : service , m"el " me\hcr of which
will exercise the imlic zeal and vigin
lalce 1 for the pro\olol of our COthlilleF- .
clal interests abroad that ale exerc
dRll b l ) the eouisuiiitr relJesontat\"I1
of other natols , 11011 of course the (
whole pcople would be beucltet by the
resuls"
I II tme taut ( we'learct something
regl\llng this \atcr from \ our great
cO\\ercal l'h"lls. alt Il'ollcll llr the (
iIlt4rtuetioil. ( r lglnlt und Ger\al "
Ilive fOIHl II their COIHllul : service I
} lwel'fnl ( nhl to the ( CXICIHlou * of their
couiiuilercto . alil thl " l\lm II 111 0' I
strictly on bnsllcss In'lncllllcs" ) J"CI J "
COlslllr oleal of those countries hlH
hill Inelth"l ! to zenl 1111 ( emclclc y II
the flSSIii'iihICLO of 111'11\llt ! tClur alll I
Il'O\otol . for \m'ltO'lol service ,
whlu the * CO\JIHatol ! ( ) IR sulclelt to
Ildnce good lel to I'cmlln II ( lie ser'h
Ice. ! 1'hoJ Is 10 vllhI 1nlou whr thu t *
examille of ( loose coulh'lls cannot he 0
c\ulltod ( ly the Ulied States.
I II to ( I ue ( ! x\ccIOl ( that ( thQ 1)0/1- /
11101 10 extend Ih"l sei'i'lce 11101'1 10 (
the ( cOIRU1I' HCI'\"lco w1 lel wih n
\01'e 01' less VlgOllH oIliOtliiOul. ( ' 1ho
spolsleu with comblt tubs , ns thl "
have oilier Hleps In the Il'ogl'l'NS o 1e-
fO'm , Hnt wlate\"m' Iotlly It 11 "
clronltm' * nt Il'st , It If cel'llll to Illlr
1IVt0'tuih. ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Almlllc11.111 has come to ho ) ni :
IltURh' ) " us wel : , its an art. 'rho hn-
. IIIII of CICL1 : 'lOW ' "lnl' Reel the IUl' .
1't Hooded \lh ° , poUt leal / , stlllHtl'al
111Ilstol'lcl / \ ' ; cpiilliliIt ' ) , louis , w\lch. \ II
, mh'I' to still , mmmutlt'r the InlW of uml -
1111e , mire Pmllei ( wil I CIII'IUlli'
111 Ilh'Olomt , 1 ( * nhl rO' ) Iho I l'ollng
twel\lllll. , , , ; J1IIH hart of Ihu imi .
1llI' Is . Im\'tWM' ( ) , 10 101Jel' tl 1)11
cllU1 fuittutre t . I ' ( ; I"'oIOloAr ) of tl * In'c ( ,
\IOlH "I'H' il1sf 10laiio deaths , of
hlllOl'lult ) h'JI"Iilol ! , ot 1Iblo otiiet'ii 4
1111 stltsliR' ' ? 1 ' I COIII'CC ( , hiuimtuiee' ,
' fU fpetln'r vitli uict lei
Illufactl'hlgI" IPJthll' wih el'clol I
tllles t i , 11\1 ( Ihl t 11,10'1 , uhlllae I ) 11 I
1111sI'"SIIJu' i ; 'i1ifllwIUlll ' , I 'of uHefl1 I
' t 'J
imuforuulhit lomu. 'I ! I r hl,1 nhlllt'R 111 I
.
tlSU * IIHllllolb ) ' thl' ( IH'hll)1 ) } ) 1111) )
lie % S * 4Itm lIt'i5 of ( lie COIII' i m " . Ill m " of
"hleh InIIIJIII.Nellll'lte Hlal 11'
this 1)ltEtIL'tmIllL' ) . ' ) ( iuuitl
*
thll IIH'lcnlll' 111'\OW uIII Iwillo Ihel-
HI'h"I'1 nol ) 11" t Il'OllltllRI ) 111 t ' o ill -
iIt't ( .11 ( ' 55 "I I 1 whIh tlh' I m 1IhieltllH t
' '
ILIIXII' . 'rhl'I'e 1 L sInclumllzat 101 C\'I'I
UIOIJ nlllllC I huh kenzt . SO miut' of lieu I
\IIj Ih'ISch"I'8 10 nchluYhlJ 1111" * .
tclIII''cl'al' . " 111/ / fIUII'HI 01 111" ) .
, tclhl' smmlJccts. itut'hu year , 100 ( , III'IS :
to i4llOtV tmllirov.Ili ) ( ' mut lit Ito ( '
.llw . hlll'U\\\'lt \ II 11'111lt t
, whllh tl I ) tU11 out Ult the HIIIIII ) ) of
out IhllllCS I fi' 1 ShIn ! lou s IW\'l' * hC11 ) .
stii'IIIJ ) . i4l'tt (01' both utumnln'r 111 excel
lt'ulce. -
11'01110 ) who ( ( 'uujIly Ilco\e I'Xt'I'Il- (
lug : i t01 ( IUjt lint ho } ll'llllll ( Iu I
( ouget hint they uiro " 2 ) er Ccii
tOI/ct 11'O leech"llCI' Cl'll
Cl'll'w
- - - . - , - . . - " " - . - , - . - _ _ _
---'w
. _ . .
" ' - , " - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - " - - -
,1"M" =
- - - - - - - - , , , . , _ .
of time excess only IR cURIOlluR ) for
tl I hl'lwlt of the l'ulted StnleR gO\'CI'
l)1 ( 'hit. Ihouhl ( lucy fail 10 11111'I'clall'
tliR ( tll' fnl't tie 111'11' ta ) collector
wi can It forcIbly ' to Ihul Ilf0-I' the
thln wh1 tiut' tnx hl'COll'R tielitiqutetit.
'fhRt the .JII" Are , \ hnlnt ,
1env r Nlw .
Onlnnr ) ' logic wOIIII 1emontrate that
tin Io ! ulller frrI1Ir ? \ ure Japan wi
le vcr Coh)50ht to tlrl ! of Ience , unt Iekln
Is cnlture,1 antI China 19 In n 110slton of
IbJecl tttuppllcatlouu . .
'Ilie . 11furIllo' ) of J
. ' otirier-.totirnai.
: lr. S. J. Itichie's complaint nl0119t
, Tl.lll . Hlckf feem ! to bc the wnl of n mnl
who trlell to 11lt "I' I jolt Oi hOt creditors
RII l wns then hatn. Hut Jlllie lUcks Is
ulfortulntc In having n great mal ) ' charges
lreferrel against him.
.
'hnt n ( hnll < My CountrYlen ,
Ulobe-lIetiiocit.
Rlxtell years ago John Shermnl set t
wheels of reSUllltol Iii motion so smoolh\
that hOt a Jar WIS loll Ult ( lie IIel0cmtl :
! ot hol,1 , of nil ilepartuients of the govern-
Ilelartmelt :
IOVlrl-
IClt fOlrl'l'n ' ear " In ter. Now there 19 nn '
uleomfortable Ilrnll of gold Ilcnlsc I ( Imie
Illece of machinery hoot folcl 1110 luicolupe- I ,
telt ItamuI. .
Wllt tnllcll\1 , Crll Wi Uo.
< lol"Uclocrl , ,
Twnt ) ' citizens II the vliingo Of Slam-
the'III !
fo il . II tilt' Ca\kll muouiuitahru. New York
suhscrlhell f5 each . alll with tie $ ,00 ' titus
ohlallll have 1 > ' \11el thelsl'l'cs ) with a
tlllhole system , n Rlorelteelcr having
chare of the central oxchnle , ' 'ho o cost
to each subscriber wi he fS 1rear. . That
the vllne Is 10 orllnr , ) ' PlflCC In ) ' he II-
fee t-x-cl f'OI the fuct IliaC it. hll II'e\'lou8Iy , '
! ecurell n seWl'rlJe system , electric lights ,
I'lre water all ni ImlH'O\'emelt . social ) ' .
Checktm Up In I own.
lIes Mnlnls Catiltal.
I Peler A. lcy and General Beesol will
aceellt the hlJHcHtOI ! of the l'xecll\1 cotumi-
( I i to IXlllile bulllll amid bali itociii-
tom' , their se\'lels wilt he Jlll ) " wel-
101l'II hy 1\11) ' honestly lannJe,1 liShiOCihl-
tlon , antI bust of them are 1 InlaJc,1 ,
I veryholl ) would hnve conlhlence hi their
I nl 111" hut that t'ery fact will , lnuble H
Illte Ihel the objects of 101/nall R-
RnulR from dishonest inamihigeis untO the
Ibu e uf hilackunaihers. Ne'euthie1ess let Its
hOlle both the glnlclcl namet wl scrve
tooln o Of IIrrlca. I .
1"11.11 ) Courler-Jourol ,
London has ieehi seized by I wild IHs-
I'ust of the reckless financial Innhhngeineuit
of AIrlcol railroads . 111 has taken lip
the safe . ' " iihihilliC(1
Flfe. conservatively hlmlet properties
of South Africa Shares 11 ,1111011 mines ,
golt IIICH flint simiar roelt-I'lhbell cnter-
prlseH ha\ ' ( been ohhlell up AI'eedl i I ) ' . a hill
IroltCI1 111 SPecUlators have nil beln itilikfo
Ing inane ) " . Imy the Iliac the I3ritishi
1) tme rltsh
elplallst gets coolel off from his African
fc\'el' he wilt he glad to come back to
Amel'lcl , but the chances arc that Iw whit
101 brllg lulh 10ne ) " .
.
'I ho " 'orth of I'nrnu.
1hla.lellh'n Tlmc.
A censls huletl shows that the worth
of farina In the United States hal douhled
amI the ' ,
leas\'e of wealth Increase,1 four-
fold over the vallnton un the acre II IS , O.
' 1hel'e were :9J.Gr0.Gl acres In turin land In
lant
1S 50 . valued at . , '
150. 1:7Gii.42G. an average uf
$111 h I the acie. The record for IS9t shows
GI.2ISla9 ! acres , valued lt $13,2i.252fI. an '
1\'erJe of $21.22. ' 1he farmer complnlln , !
of the Jaw Price of wheat may not lIgtrc ,
11 this list , but the rcorts ! Indicate I beter 1lt
conditon In agriculture over the countr ) "
than those engaged In . I care - to l llt ,
The I'-at of Nmvfoundlaml.
New York " "orhl ,
The unhappy condition ( of Nes'foundland
Newfountlnn
IK something more than I misfortune. I Is
1 warning against hal governmental and
fnanclol methods , against / legislation In the
Interet of classes , olalnst the mnlntenahce
of artificial Industries and the subshdihlg
of Inproltable ralrolds , In other voids IJ1
WOI'IK
isni nn illustration on I small scale of nearly
ni l the forms uf mistaken paternalism whIch
have bell tried In this paternalsm . Unfor-
tu nately , Newfoundland was not large
Il0uh nor rich enough to slnnl such mis-
tel < es nod haH gone to smash over I los of
money smaller lln the Inllvlllual prolts of
1 sIngle one of our PacIfic 1lroal subsidy
gabbers , . . -
Undesirable Population.
re , York Sun
"AmerIca for Amerlcons , " not only for
nat\"es of the country but for men ) who
give their whole ale lance to it . who be-
' I.
'l ' vC In' I - are faithful to it . stand ready to
defenl I , tend uphold its government and
consttuton , I is to be regretted that so
m any of the Husslans who have come here
to live and enjoy our freedom cOle recenthy
taln the oath of allegiance to I foreign
! overlnent and put themselves under the
p rotectkjue of a Juropean ' unler , Such
I , men should lever have immigrated to the
'
United Stntes. They are not the kind of
; men we want here They have not In them
i the stuff of which Americans ore made or
a spirit which Is desirable for our eounlr ) ' ,
America for , Americans wherever they were
horn ,
.
The Hnly School of . Joonnatisiii.
Captnln Henry King la the Forum
The country printing oUce Is really our
only school of Journalism . and its graduates
ore found everywhere and hold resmonsubhe (
positons ; on nil the metropolitan papers
Ihere Is no other place where preparatory
g eneral truhnlng for the duties preparatur
trnlnlnl dutes professIon -
fessIon bo
can
obtained where a young man
can Ilan to he on al-rounl Jothnnalhst. mOi
the lorle cIty oUces the \ journalst labor
a nd panticuhury the
at parteulury assignment system as
to reporters , tends to place men In grooves I
a nd keep I them there making them '
prfcient l In only one or vlrlous < essentials ,
c hilling their ehiththsiasm and delaying and
preventng their Promotion. In the country
ot lilces . on the other hand , a man plays )
the In turn al
parts , and Is ( Irllel ! ( for every
I < of work lieis not thereby evcr'
InlHhed journalist. competent to liii any
Positon. .1ut he gets I grasp of the ti profesd
sh hah ) ns 1 whole , anti con more readily adapt
hlnsllf h to Its diverse requirements than one
who locI's thIs dlscllilne ,
A NRll.li/.l E/I'll , .o 4 lilt 04 1) .
I Is always 0 pi i co sure 10 note the success
of any Nebraskan and It Is especially so In
the case ot a Nebraska woman , 11s" Ale
Willard . whose letters
Wiard. lelers of travel have appeared -
peared In The flee from time 10 tIme during
the past year Thee at our readers who
know the lady personally anti have watched
her Ilro/ress In the world of letters wi be
g ratlflod to learn . .
gratfed that Mrs. Wlilard has ac-
cepllll a responsible post on , the staff of
stat
the Woman's Signal of London edited by
Lady Henry Somerset. Attlioughi Mrs.
Alhough lrs.
Wlnrd Is not the only Nebraskan
who has achieved distinction In literary pur-
suis abroad her career Is most Interesting .
Inlerestns.
In i that It ovlJences the possibiites In store
tor a worthy . resolule woman"
More than len years ago 11s. Wiard
took her first lessons In 10wspaper work ot
Loup City . where she assisted her late husband -
band In the publication or I country weokly.
In theE days Sherman county was beset by
a political ring which became so corrupt
that lie ( peple could no longer tolerate I
a 11 01101 warfare upon Its leaders was de-
dared . Mr. Wllnrd planted his pallor
squarely upon the peoplo's platform , which
Illedged purity II county government and tile
overthrow of an obnoxious which' ,
In ring lund for
year oppressed the peoplo. The fIght was a
biter oa , , hut final triumph created resent-
monte that could not be reconclheii . anti the
courageous Wilard fell II Ihe ( hunds of on
assanlo , Such 0 terrible blow would have
'lsheartonel } most women , but Mrs. Wiard ,
upn recovering her composure , took full con-
'trt ' or lie ( paper. which she conducted abhy
and successfully for several ye rs.
Abandoning her newspaper Mrs. Wlurll
went to Chicago , where she prepared herself
tor a higher , , plane of literary work , The
past two year have heen sIlent In the leading
I liuropoan cites , DescrIptive letters Irom , the
old worll tel the story of her travels In 0
stylI highly entertaining and give promise of
certain success In the broader fIeld or jour-
aihsm. Mrs. \Viilsrtl'a couiuiectiomi
alsm. lrs" Wliard'a connectol with the
Woman's SIgnal Is a compmenl to n talented
American lady . Iho Ilroduct or Ihe ( western
prairies In which over citizen of Nebraska
may be prrilet 10 share
. .
.11 1/lTIW , ( Jill ! .
100ton Ohoie ,
The summer lass . of every class
laR cen been portrYIII :
' The Iloets till . elrallurell , tel
Before thin dainty riiaItI.
hut now I'l try. wIth enrnrKI " > " '
And ) brain nil In I whirl ,
To sing the chiurtns--lewhtcliing cluirnis-
Of 1) " sweet whiter girl ,
She'l plump amid ( edr . with modl&t air
Her helrl like mine Is true :
Anll lumler sites el'y liar eyes
Their tllder shOuting hue ;
A 811/10 IISI ( ruin tier Is Ihs , ,
A siren Is cUI'h curl
ThaI shuI" the brow-the ru5slo brow-
Of my sweet wIlieI "Irl
. \iiiI so I sing-the el'hoes rittg-
My hear Is HII"II ; . tool :
It's hUPllncfs , I wil conf'I ( ,
' 10 tier Is mash t I" dul
DII , core . he/one ! 1"llt. , voice. Iln on !
hitig to my hilshlnr ) urh I !
For J'r In lovl'In Ie ' &tull ' . -
Wlh jay , veet wlnt ' r 11.1 & :
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. ( ijUL.t 71 , 'IT.1 T TII l'tIi.PKT.
ellar Rlpills Republcan : Cardinal ( fib-
bens comes 10 tuG MIensI of Christianity
with n cnlsto criticism of Ingersoll atiol his
assaults on the blhle. Tlu cardinal has
proven hlllelf n foemnn worthy of lager-
'
801'S eteel
Cedar Haplts Gazette : Ieol 1010 of the
plscopal church of nRJanll Is comlnr to
thl ! country 10 beg for funts with which to
repair Iochcster cathedral. The church In
l nglalll . has an Income Of only $40,000,000
PN annluni . and Perhaps AmerIca ought 10
unit It on a l'a'lng basIs.
Chlclo leral : The number of preachers
who are nbandonlng regular pullls to engage .
gage In reformntory work of various kllls Is
remarkably hzurge . I men can not be reo
formed throlgh , religion they wi not bo
through PolitIcs. The present spasm wi
Ito out after n whulle , 1111 there will be 0 lot
of IIracher looking for llew Jobs ,
Brooklyn I'alle : : 1)r. Parkhurst has coIned
n new word , 10 calls IL "anotrointuila" and
says that ( I means "tho passIuate leslro of
women tonpo overylhlll that Is mannish "
I verylhlll Is n too swcCllnl vord \\omel
have not tried 10 raise heartle ( They nre
olllsell to thcuii . Ion ) ' of theiil . llleNI ,
carry : opposition so far lS to let their faces
against them
lnnsns City Start : A few weeks ago
Fliher Dlcey was In n lICh ( of trouble with
his canonlcnl superiors . Now the rUl0r
comes that tie Is to ho Invcstell with the
title of mon lgnor. This Is nn ahsurtlty on
its face but It Is significant that the clouds
which seemed to loser arounl J.'nlher IUCC ) ) '
have bell dlspele < . Amid the Inlerestng
part of It Is that lie ( public attitude uf lie (
Ilrlst has not becn chnngCI In the leasl.
DubuQue ) Telegraph : Thin clergymen ,
prolestlt : anti ltholc8 , , ot Far ltockawny .
I. , I. are sensible They desired Iho closing
of the ( 8aloons during church hours on Sun-
la's. but Inslll1 of ! 1hrealenlnl Ito ( saloon
keepers with prosecuton Illels they , gave
assent . they Id thel II colferenee and
easily lahl.1 . their Point by 1111nts8 ant
argaunent. The result Is that from 12
o'clock Salurllay ( night Inll ( 1 o'clock SUlllly
aferoon , the saloons ore open 10 nobody .
all moral slnsion has achieved n victory
I which 10lce Interference could not accom-
. push , . _
.
l'lWI.ISI , TIIZNJS. .
lion. John 0 , Carlisle was once the blot \ of
his h party. Where Is thnt party nol ?
A telpernce revival In Sioux City has
lowerell l Ito lressnro on the Covington 1110
lI ne.
lne.An
An appraisal shows that Jay Ooul heft a
fortlne oC $80,000,000. how many he left poor
Is not stated .
Bachelors' Hest , n lonesolo retreat In
A rizona . Is trying to break Into civilization
by Invltnl women to caIne there nll get
marrlcd m ,
Colonel Walerson denies that he Intellls
moving from I.oulsvlo to Nol Yorl , . The
movement for a western democratIc cantlt-
d ate for 1896 lay now safely procee < .
A pulque famine prevails In : Mexico but
whlo a neighboring rlllblc guarantees Ihe
pursuit ) ot happiness wIth the brull blown In
the bottle . the Mexicans neNl nol put away
their sl < atel ,
A glance at the elaborate spreads .of St.
Jaclson's day at various places gives the Im-
pres lon that the battle at New Orleans was
sUl1erseded by well snslalnct attacks on
G reenbrlar . Kelly Island ant CalIfornia.
: Ir , J. Edward Addlcls Is one of the busy
men or leiaware. lie I. running a gas
p lant . a divorce case anti I senatorial boom at
the snme time. Time two latter arc drawIng
lea\'ly on the dividends of the former.
The south need not worry about the reform
schemes suggesled by lr" Jusln McCarthy .
leader l of the home rule part ) " . I Mac sticks
to his present job he may be able to govern
his h party before the next century grows
t whiskers . -
Mr. E. St John , formerly or the , Hock
Islanl management , has Infused I busIness
nil Into the Seaboard Air lne , The haiti-
10re mo Sun pays his address to subordinates
on entering upon his new duties "was a I
"
model one I
The Iowa Doard of Agriculture Insists on '
Des Moines 1110ple guaranteeing the purchase
Of 20,000 tickets or lie state fair will be
obandoned this 'ear. As the fair ' locale
tn I Des ' Moines by statute , lie natives grab
t heir air ducts agitate their fngers and gIve I
the board a hoarse In ugh , ant
TIm senatorial campaIgn In Minnesota has
I
reachel that interesting stage where one
a shtlrant politely urges his rival to go to
that region where Ice Is unknown Dy
watchlnl lila anti sImiar contests In other
s tktes . the Nebraska legislature may realize
what fun was lost forever by that New Year
resoluton"
What appeared to bo I ghostly firebug
causell a forty-eIght hour sensatIon In Green-
p lnt. L. I. . last \\'eel" Fires In 1 frame
coltage kept thai fire department on the ron
As soon as one was put out anolher started
In I some mysterious way Chandlers would
tumble to the floor . sofas and chairs fly about
lie parlor and picture frames skate on the
carpet" These ghostly doings hal I material
side" The daughter at the house desired her
parents to move to 1 more fashlonahle sec-
lon or the town and sought to expedite the
mvo ; ; by torch and knIfe ) .
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Thin Inlo Wes 1.mit.
Chicago TImes"
'Vo regret to not ! that Jlull" flicks of
Ohio I ! getting deeper and deeper into the
h mire Now comes I citizen of Akron , In
hat state charging Hcks with joining In
Ilolnl him out at $ i,000,000. Somehow thiI
a llegatIon , coupled with the later revela-
1 10115 of Judge Jenkins' connection wIth the
Milwaukee bank failures , soiggeatmi that
par-
1 ,11115 , a man ( lOCSui't nlways get a halo with
h is connihsslort as United States Judge.
.flllLfltUI7S ,
St. Louis i.e " "
to have it "gospel cherbot , i
vehilcio ( toni which ( ho gospel wihI be dis-
ienseh In emuuiilner and supplies to the ioor
in winter ,
of the 12,000 Canadian Indians on ( lie Pa-
cifle coast 8,000 have llcen tilptlsell or attemi
Christian worship. The 50911015 hive been "
Printed for ( hieuii in four hnuigiuiges ,
Mary 1ahnlng. a cohered woman of Ala-
lamiin , has gone omit as a missionary worker to
the hark Contliuent , and has soul her little
home to pay ( hO ( 'XilChisOs of thus triui ,
lhlehop Vincent thilimks that I he churches
( might to be open 65 days nail nightie iii the
year , as aui offset to time salootis auitl theaters.
whiichi attract milan ) ' ) Otifl people who wotmlti
( turn Into a cluturchi if omue were OiIehl ,
Ilhiltop'Ihiiaun Taylor Is now iiiaking huh
fittlu totur alnolig the MetliotiIt Iniselons of
Africa , lie is ncconiimitnieil by his miiece , lr ,
Jenitie M , Taylor , ttte first missionary who
Is also a tlentist to enter the lark ) Cotitinent ,
Time lstnbllehic'd Chiuurchm at Scotland lois
1,146,000 IlieflIbers , the 1reo Chiturchi lies 771-
000 , the United l'relliytenlnti chttmrchi htas 415-
000 , the smaller l'roitstault ljotlis have 238-
000 almol the Itoinan Cathiolle chmurchi lns 352-
000 unCunbens.
According to a French newspaper , there nro
lii tIme lu'euicli acadeny three l'rotestnnts ,
VIctor Chierhituilcz , l..eomm Say nuitl M , le lrey-
duet : one freethuinker , Alexantlno itmmas ) ; one
atheist , M. Ciualieuuel 1.acour , thmile nearly
every erie of the rest is a utentinal Catholic ,
George : ii. Puiihnaul , withi Ida wife , damighitor ,
Inlvlte secrenry , anti liar. llcuiry It. Ptulh-
litihi , are at Ahhhon ) , N. V. , to unake ilumni or'i ,
rauigetiemits , for tlte ftintihshmlng nuid detlicatloti
thu is nmon ( hi of ( hi o Ptlhmii ; a mm ) I tin onhal citu reli ,
donated to the great car lttilitier's bhrthiplace.
A singular tint iin , pruung tip iui a Preeb-
terian chiuiu-clu Iui New Alhiay , , , hual. lr ) ,
lltitchhuusaui hiss beetm in chitmrge of tIme chtuirclt
for about fIfty years , amid as there is every
cluatice ( lint lie lviii 011)1 ) his life in its service
thie congregation wishes to give tutu and his
t-ife a life lease Olt thin pzmrsouiage. To this
tIme deacouis have oltjectcd , claiming that there
Is ulc warrant , for the action of thi couigregu-
than , 4S the niuoinbers remalhi ilrun in thitlr
omirooso th deacons have ito niterumativo save
to reslgui. Title they have done , to time gcneraj
satisfaction of everybody concariteil ,
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S7'uis if.YIs 01. ' TIIOl1JIi2' ,
hetrolt Free l'rcseo I.aiiguuage Is ths
bucket which hangs in ( lie veii of thtotughit.
I lercay Is uuiatuccessftih iuitieiieuitience
\'hiut breaks one heart umuakes mujotiter ,
Art is ( ho sublliintioim , of thie artlflcituh ,
Don't trust a ummahi tihto Is too neatly to trust
you.
you.A
A voumati'e , brain ( IOOShi't cintity Into lien
heart.
Ami iuiiputiso eltould be kept on lee for a
tittie.
Advertisements are the legs that bimslness
walks on.
Itehigiolt is the heart of the chiturch anti
theology Is Its braIn.
A woninu never itmakes tip her unhuil , to do
a tlt lug ; sIte dots I ( , a nO miittkes U o her uuiiuit' -
afterwa rds.
p -
sILI'C J.I LO.'t'tJ SllRMO.Y'i.
Galveston News : Amiiau is kuiowui by ( Ito
Coiilitail ) ' lie refuses to keep.
llariers Hazar : Pertly-Thiero Is one
ijittig I lItIU to aI iz , , , .vt , , , , t , , , e s.s
tvltuhi it Whistles. Ililihietid-\Vhiat't4 ( hint ?
l'crtly-lt ilever shiistles voiiutar airs.
ltichmmiioiid DispatchiVe often hear Inca
complaining of their 1,011CC beIng dissipated ,
anti as a. rtite that's Jtist what tills thtecorn -
illainnut.
- a
WashIngton Star : "iiickies Is a very farsighted -
sighted mitan. ' '
"Indeed ? "
' Yes. Ito says he Is lookhtig forwarti to
( lie time when tue hew POStoltiCe wttt be
coiillle'tcd.
harlem Life : Pretc1ier-ivcry inami must
sotiio day ottle his accouiit ivith , hiht illaker.
Tailor-i wish , ' you could Inipress Mr.
Palmer with that Idea. lie hasn't ettied
with me in about two years ,
Truth : The 3tidge-I hope J shall not see
you , here again. i'nlsen'r ( who Is utrrestet
wecltly-Not ) see 1110 ? Whiy , yer alii't etui '
to resign yer iOsltiOil. are yor ?
Syrncusa I'ostVillhef
: - am anittittomis to
go before the footlights. Shte-Theii you had
hnttter rule along before papa comes down-
tair.
New York Weekly : Native-Wall , who be
you ?
Stranger-I am one of a commIttee appointed -
pointed to Investigate time question ai to
why so mnumiy hynchiiugs occur In this sec-
thou.
' Native-Wall , i'll tell yeh , honest. Il's ,
'causeso many strangers came here a-
pokimi theIr noses htuto othier people's busi-
flees.
Phttsburg Dispatch : Politician-We've got
to gttln the Veto of ( hint old maids' club or
all hope is lost ,
Cantlidate-That's all lhiit. , We'll just
nuidr'ss it. orivate circular to time different
nieinhers , n.shluig Ifthey iuie old enough
to Veto , anti stating ( hint II they wilt be
able to cast a % 'ote thmi election yc'Lt like
to have It couult for us.
TILE COMINGANI ) TIifi GOING.
Syracuse i'Ot ,
Unto the editor's room lie went ,
111155 ;
wit hi
stairs
ill )
strode
lie
.An Interview , a word or two- .
lie
came
downstairs
like
ICItU
BROWNING , kN ! & 00 ,
Yotit' Mouicy's "Worth at' l'out : Money ilacir.
300 Odd Suits--
Some of the sizes are gone.in certain styles ,
. . coloi's and
prices-Some '
These Special Prices
lots have rio sacks and.
app I y to -
some have-while in he
0 vercoats midst or the 30) ) odd suits
you'll find sacks and outa-
and
Ulsters ways-single and doubloon
on the broken size tables. broasled sacks and oven
- _ Prince AlberLs - buL the
-
factrornainsthose OddSuis are from theohoioest styles
and the choicest colors-or they would nol have boon .
so nearly sold out-In order to cleat' thorn out quick
we've put thorn all on the front countot'and , the prices
are something like these :
There are ( our .850 suite-now..8 Iifl )
There are se-veut i25 * ) suits-now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7tIJ
Homo $ iS , $11350 utiti I8 sitite-noti' , . , . , , , . . . , . , . . , , . . . . . J 10 ( JO
fioune $15 , $10.50 , 118 amid 20 stilts--nosy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
There are tour 120 suite-nosY . , . , . . , , . , , , , . , , . , . , , , , . . , . . , ( IU.1I
SeIne $18 , 20 amid $12.50 sults-notu' . . . , . . . . , . , , , , . , . , , , . , .
Some 21.00 antI $30.0' ) sttits-uiow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seine $2.00 ttiitl $25.00 suite-now , . , , . . . , , , , , . , . , , , , , , . , , , ,
'rhiero ore lIve $35.0) nuits-iow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You never bought new this season's make of high
ola3s suits at such prices-as the lots are badly broken
some o [ them will be gene the first day.
Q1U 1) ) i N'I- good assortment yet of' those $5 , $6
oUU I. 1L .1 LI and $6.50 Pants at $3.75 - inotud-
ing black woi'steds and blaok clays , worth $6
and $7 , your choice at$3.75. $ , , . , , . . . . , . . , , , , , uhJ.
-BROWNING , IcING & CO. ( a
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