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OflEAHA DAILY 883 : IT1UDAY , APRIL 20 , 1895 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEK. B. nOARWATUll. KJItor , I'UUUSIIIJU UVIMtY JlOItNJNU. . TEIIUS OP sunsciurrioN. Dally tlet ( Without Simdnyl , On Year $ Dully lice nnd Hunduy. One Yfcar . ' JJ HH ilnntli * S2 Three Mnntlis J J Hunclny Hoe , Ono Yenr z 0 ] Hstimlny ! ! < , One Year 53 ( Weekly Dec , One Year OFFICES. Omaha , Tie ! Heo nulMlnir. . . . , , u . 01. . Kouth Oinntia. Singer Jllk. , Corner N tinil ZHn. Sl Council JII.IIM , 12 I'enrl Street. CIHCORO OMIce. 317 Chamber of Commerce. New Yoik , Ihwm * 13. 11 uml IS. Tribune nid . WoililiiBtt.il , HOT V Hlrel. N. W. All ponmiuiilr.ilIons rl.itlnp { to new ? nml II- lorlal nmtUr slionlJ bo Bildrc-isedt To the I-.dllor. Kl'SINEH.S I.UTTintB. All btuln-as IctK-ri ftn.l rtmlttniitp should be mlilrps-efl in The Hce 1'ulillnlilnB ciiinimny , . ctic-cU and tolllce cnlcrs late Omnlia. infl , - i . te made pnynblp In the orOer f H'f ' c-oniinny. | TUB nii : : i'tni.i3iiiNci ; COMPANY. 8TATK1IKNT OK ClHCI'ljATlON. OeorRu II. Ttwdiuck. aocr lary ot The l > e I uli- ll : ilnit cninpaiiy. Tx-lntf iluly yworn , ny > ' th iiniinl number of full nml cftnj > letn coplos nf She Unlly Mnrnlnif , F.wnln nnJ " ' ' " 'J"'l' ' " ' prlnled during Die munlh of February , 1S J. was Ixi iliMurtiii'n * for unsnlil untl retiirneil copies _ ° Net nle "S i 19-'tl ) Dally nvr-rnso - ' aundnjr. a onon n. TZflCIIOPK. fiworn In before me nnd subscribed In my pre - nen this 2il ilny of Mnirh , 1SD5. ( Senl. ) N. 1' . WAI * . Notary Public. The Mrs. IlnmildiiH ntiimuicc should be promptly abated once niul for all time. April npprars to be trying to nntlcl pnto Bonio of bur .successors on tins cul endnr. < Cnnntla to tlio United States : Tbb Is so snrtilcn. I really must hnve tlnu to think it over. Up to the moment of going to press President Cleveland had not deigned tc notice the noise made by Mr. llrymil Work upon the city potato patches has begun In earnest. There li : m longer any question of ultimate sue cess. After converting Colorado to free sll ver Uncle Joe Hlbley Is hesltatlt whether to carry the war Into Idaho 01 Into Nevada. From the action of Union Pacific dl rectors at the Boston meeting It nnij be Inferred that the general solicltoi .will not resign until December. If the democrats are iw successful h getting together as they have been li getting apart those little love spats 01 1805 won't count for much in 18'Jli. ' Tins pressure of tlie olllce seekers it the vicinity of this Htato bouse is per ccptlbly ( liinlnlsbcil. And tlie throng o the disappointed is correspondingly aug mented. Tills district now 1ms n new oil Inspector specter , Let ns hope tliitt the inos1 Nearclilng analysis will prove him eapa bio of mistalnlng personally the hlglies llasli test. The Wisconsin legislature Is paying r .visit to the Illinois legislature at tin caijital of the last mentioned state. As If one legislature at n time were no enough for Illinois to bear ! The fact that the Union Pacific hm lieou In the hands of receivers for ncnrlj two years does not seem to Interfere with the annual election of a full com plement of ollicers for the company tha has been deprived of possession of tin road. It Is estimated that the people o Omaha consume annually $ ( > l)0,00 ) ( worth of Hour. Suppose that evei halt of this amount were spent foi Nebraska made Hour , just that nine ! money would be kept at home and no sent abroad , where It can never ctr cnlatc among our people. The Presbyterian Theological sem nary Is a most valuable acquisition ti the educational system of Omaha. Nov firmly established in Its new quarter .with strengthened faculty and innph financial bucking , the Institution Is li condition to continue Its career of use fulness and score more brilliant sue cesses than ever. The Mrs. Broaddus nuisance Is io cated in the sand hill region when many of the settlers are constantly 01 the borderland of perpetual poverty Many of them are , in all probability , bet ter off at this moment than they wen a year ago. The drouth pretext fo soliciting unending aid from the eas Will be worked until It is worn out The president ought to appreciate th sacrifice which Comptroller Kekels I making ( n refusing a more hrlll'ant ' oii'c In order to continue to serve the tul ministration in the capacity for whk'l he was selected. Mr. Kekels surprise ! even his most ardent admirers In th record which he so quickly made fo sound advice on the financial Issues o jthe day. The strawberry crop of the south wll be unumially large this season. Thl means that prices will bo low enough t place this luscious fruit within the reac of all. Iteports agree also that pro : peels for an abundant fruit crop 1 southwestern Iowa and eastern Xt braska were never better. The peopl of Omaha know how to appreciate goo fruit at reasonable prices. The commencement of evictions of tli tenants of Pullman is likely to nrous renewed agitation of the Pullman en ployes * grievances. The strike of liu year apparently left the causes of con plaint unaltered. Wholesale eviction must tend to excite sympathy for th unfortunate tenants and to once mor direct public attention toward the OIK Bldeduess of the system In vogue in th town of Pullman , . .J , . - . . - ' . , ' A.1. J W , . . _ lJjitj > a-.ij ,11 , : . . . . . . A DISCIPLE OF "COIN. " Wo print elsewhere a communication o the editor of The Dee signed "Free Sliver , " in which Hie author takes ex ception to the statement In a recent editorial In tills paper that nowhere las silver lost Its old legal functions. It s true that by the net of February 12 , STil , the gold dollar was made the unit of value and silver was deprived of full cgal tender power and limited to pay- ucnts In sums of if. , the trade dollar jclng substituted for the standard silver lollar.'But If our correspondent had nil-sued ids Investigation of financial eglslatlon further he would have found hat the act of February iiS , 18TS , re stored the sliver dollar of 4111 % grains 0 the coinage with full legal tender ower. This act re-established the "dol- ar of the fathers" anil made It legal lender for nil debts , "except when oth- rwlso expressly stipulated In the con iract. " Under that act the government coined ? yTS.lH,70t ( ; ; , every dollar of ivhlch possessed when coined and still ; ) osiesses full legal tender power. Our correspondent might also have found that by the law of 1ST ! ) subsidiary sil ver coins 10 cents , 'Jo cents and T > 0 cents were made a legal tender to the iimotint of $10. Such being the case 1 here can be no question that the silver ilollar retains Its old legal function , which disposes of the proposition of the correspondent that an offer of sliver dollars lars In excess of $ . " > In imymcnt of a ilebt need not be accepted. As the law now stands a debtor may pay his debt in silver dollars , whether the amount be $100 or $1,000,000 , If there Is no ex press stipulation in the contract for [ layment In other money. Our correspondent asks what harm is there In a silver free coinage law If sil ver passes side by side with gold. Sli ver holds that position because of the restriction that has been placed upon Its coinage by the principal nations of the world and It would undoubtedly retain this position with free coinage under an international agreement upon some ratio. But free and unlimited coinage by the United Stales alone , at the ratio of 10 to 1 , would Inevitably result. In sending gold to a premium nnd causing It to be hoarded and sent out of the country. Then we should be on a silver basis and on a level with Mexico , the states of South America and the Asiatic countries. President An drews of Brown university , who Is one of the most zealous bimctalllsts in the country , says In regard to the proposed Independent action of the United States : "If we take up the metal ( silver ) alone and that course results , as I should an ticipate , in the expulsion of gold , wo shall-have In the first place a financial crisis worse thiin any ever suffered In the country. This because we cannot in a long time , even by working our mints day and night , coin silver enough to take the place which would be va cated by gold. Prices would sorely fall. Immense numbers of failures would oc cur. Laborers would be thrown out ol work. Altogether a dreadful paroxysm in our business would be precipitated. * * * But a consequence far worse than any .of these would be that our passage to n silver basis would erect against foreign exchange between 10u- rope and the United States just such a barrier us now exists between Europe and Mexico. It would annihilate nil fixed par between New York and Lon don , repeating the terrible Inconven ience In our European exchanges which we suffered in war times , when we were upon a paper basis. " Wo conceive it to be unnecessary to add anything to this in order to show the harm thai would result from the adoption of free and unlimited coinage of sliver by the United Slates alone. With regard to the hypothetical propo sition submitted by our correspondent we have to say that we cannot see that it lias any relevancy or importation This country lias for years been paying the interest on its obligations abroad and In this and other ways has built up a high standard of credit. In thirty years the American people have paid oir ? 2.000,000.000 of the national debt , every dollar of which was practically paid in gold. There Is every reason to believe tint the country will con tinue to meet Its obligations and main tain its credit if the element with whtcn "Free Silver" alltliates does not get con trol of the government and put into ef fect the policy of silver monometallism , CHWF JUSTICK FL'LltKirS Ol'IMUX. The publication of the more important parts of Chief Justice Fuller's opinion In the income tax cases is Interesting chletly because it goes into greater de tail than the previous reports with re gard to the reasons for declaring tin tax on Incomes from the rents or profit.- of real estate to be direct taxation. The opinions In the United States supreme court are usually written by one of the members after the justices have arrivetl at the decision in consultation and art sometimes even revised and burnished up after the decision has been promul gated. The opinion in tills case is in tended to give the strongest possible reasons for the conclusion at which the court has arrived , and , It must be nd milled , makes a very plausible argu ment for It. Chief Justice Fuller gives as his dell nltlim of Indirect taxes "all taxes palt primarily by persons who can shift tin burden upon some one else or who an under no legal compulsion to pay them. ' He tries further to show that the fram ers of the constitution , when they In corpornted Into that instrument the re strlctlons upon the power of taxntloi lodged with congress , had in mind am comprehended this distinction betweei direct and 'Indirect taxes resting on tin final incidence of the burden Imposed lie declares that taxes on the inconn from real estate are direct and subjec to the apportionment limitation , becnusi they can no more bo shifted than taxe assessed upon the real estat < itself , which , according to ever ; judicial precedent , are direct. Tin difficulties and inconsistencies tint must arise from the appllcatioi of such a doctrine are not n ferret ! to at all , but they are rnpidl ; forcing themselves upon the attontloi of the court in the new suits that ar being Instituted to test the tax upon In come closely allied to Income derlvci from real estate. We see this In th refusal of numerous mining corpoiaMons to pay the tax upon their profits , nlleg- ng that minerals nnd ores are products of the land and equally protected by the constitution with the rents of landlords. We see It In the Intimation that the Standard Oil monopoly proposes to con test the tax upon its earnings on the iround that oil , too , Is a product of the land and that a tax on Its profits Is substantially the same n.t n tax on real ' .state , nnd consequently direct taxation. The quesllon which the opinion sug gests and which The Bee has already tsked Is : How far can the Income from real estate be traced ? The test of shift ing the burden is not to be strictly ap plied even to the tax on rent , because rent as ordinarily conceived Includes the return on both land nnd Improve ments. Where the improvements belong to one person ami the ground to mi- other , are both exempt from income taxationV The owner ot the building can , according to the most accepted rules of Incidence , shift the burden Im posed upon him over on the tenant. Here Is another case which will doubt less be soon presented to harass the Income tax ollh-lals. And the opinion of Chief Justice Fuller will not throw much light on the particular point. It does not tell where to stop. A ciiAVTKn ix c/rr / DIHKCTOUWS. We have Just discovered why a lit erary work recently Issued by a com pany of local publishers Is called the city directory. It iliust be because the city buys more copies than any other single purchaser. If city hall employes want to discover where they are at , all they need do is to consult the city di rectory. And In order that this arduous duty may not overtax their strength the council has thoughtfully provided them with no less than ten copies. The general appropriation ordinance passed at the last meeting of the city council contains ten Items of $5 each In favor of the Omaha Directory company for city directories furnished the vari ous municipal offices. There is one for tlie mayor's office , one for the comp troller , one for the city clerk , one for the city treasurer , one for the city en gineer , one for the city attorney , one for the Board of Public Works , two for the police department , and one for the Board of Health ten in all , nine of which are located in the city hall. The Board of Education nnd the directors of the public library have doubtless also Invested In city directories. Now , no one will blame the directory company for selling all of their books that they can , and if by Inducing the city council to authorize the small outlay of ? 5 it is saving tlie overworked employes In the city clerk's office , for example , the laborious effort of walking across the hall to find the whereabouts of one of their fellows , it is entitled to the credit of real philanthropy. Tlie city ball needs ten city directo ries about as much us a horse needs wings. Tlie outlay for directories is only another illustration of the distance to which tlie economy promises of the new council have gone n-gllnnncr.lng. 730A-71 II'.I.VT AtlNKXATlON. The advocates of Canadian annexa tion will get no comfort from the re marks of the prime minister of the Do minion on the petition to congress adopted by the lower branch of the New York legislature favoring annexa tion. The Canadian premier says there Is no annexation sentiment in that country because the people believe they arc better off than the people of the United States , anil he gives reasons for ills belief which merit consideration. lie declares that Canada has passed through the financial crisis better than tills country ; that It has a better banking system than wo have , nnd that above all it has n responsible government and we have not. It must be admitted that the ef fects of the financial crisis were less severely felt In the Dominion than here or In almost any other part of the world , and it is not easy to understand why this was so In view of tlie fact that for years Canada , had not been particu larly prosperous , unless the explanation be that financial and commercial con ditions there had reached about as low a point as it was possible for them to go to when the crisis came on. The country had not been gaining in popu lation , the agricultural Interest was vociferous in its complaints and only the manufacturers seemed satisfied. If there has been improvement since It is due largely to the favor shown Cana dian products by our new tariff. AB to the Canadian banking system , it un doubtedly has merits , but it is a. de batable question whether it is so very much , if at all , superior to our national banking system. It has worked well thus far without having been subjected to any very severe test or strain , but this hardly proves that it Is a better system than ours , which has withstood tlie most trying tests. With regard to responsible government , that is a maltei about which discussion would be idle. The most striking point in the re marks of the Canadian premier was- this : "We are Britishers , and we In tend , I think , to stay so. " This would doubtless be found , if a test could bt made , to reflect the sentiment of a ma jority of the Canadian people at tlib time , or , at any rate , of a very large plurality. Tlie statement of the pre mier that there is no annexation senti ment In Camilla Is , of course , nol strictly accurate. There is a consider able number of people in the Dominion who most earnestly believe that annexa tlon to the United Slates would be a good thing and that It will ultimately come but there Is reason to believe that th ( number of such is less now than n fe\\ years ago , and they are certainly nose so aggressive as formerly. A numbe ! of prominent Americans profess to thinl that one of the great questions of tin future lu this country will be the ab sorption of Canada. A United States senator said in a recent Interview tha it Is Canada's destiny to become a par of the United States. Tills may be so but It bi evident that a majority of UK Canadian people are not so Impressed nor are they likely to be so long in they shall receive favorable considera tlon and concessions in the trade wltl his country.Ho'JKhc period of the great- st growth /injexntlon ) sentiment In 'nuadn was while the natural products f that country , iwore practically ex- hided from ht American market , and t will not revive ; so long as the farmers f Canada ifltf , ' , ftllowed almost unrc- trlcted competition with the farmers ot the United'States. Kvery kind of 'n license has a ten- lency to restrk't the number of persons mbarklng lnjthtf licensed business. The only question..Is , Jiow far It Is desirable 0 go In tills1'restriction. By making leddlers' licenses extended over n period of six months at tlie least the present city ordinance favors peddlers who irosecute their business continuously In ills city , and In like manner dlscour- iges those who would be hero less than six months. If , however , the license Is nude payable monthly , as proposed , It vlll give nn Impetus to peddlers who onic Into tlie city only for the time vlicn business Is good. As peddlers > ay no store rout , ami have free use of the streets for their purposes , there s no reason why they should not make 1 reasonable contribution to tlie support of tlie city government In tlie way of Icenso money. We presume there Is a llfference of opinion among tlie peddlers hemselves as to the length of time for vhlcli licenses should be granted , those vlio arc located hero permanently pre ferring tlie ordinance us it now stands. Tlie Central Labor union Is reported o have condemned the newspaper press of all languages for failing to publish statements of strikers as to the merits of their cause. What other papers nay or may not liaye done in tills re gard does not concern The Bee , which ins repeatedly published Interviews with strihe leaders , making a full ex- ( osltlon oj the trouble between brewers tiul their employes. The Bee has also iitoted the brewers In order that both turtles to the contention might have an mpartlal hearing. If labor unions in this city have any criticism to make upon Tlie Bee It may be because of the Impartiality shown In its news reports of the strike. The Issues In the bridge arbitrary case are soon to be joined. The out come of this case will bo watched by every jobber in this city. They have been shut out of a vast territory into which it was sought { o extend tlie trade of Omiilili'and they now ask that the biu'rler be broken down. Omaha , as the commercial metropolis of the norlhwcsf , should not longer tolerate such a costly handicap , , to her trade. Our .nwfliants have a right to bid for the trndc of western Iowa on equal terms vith any other city , especially wliim other citius enjoy the ' same advantages' with -Omaha , for ex tending their 'trade west of the river. When we said t at the officials of the street railway1 ! company would be given hie Credit for any/ / extension they might make In the transfer privileges ac corded tholr'jpntrons we might -ihave iflrtcfl- that they will also cbnYe' 111"for n fair share of 'censure ' should they re fuse to readjust the transfer system tecordlng to tlie changed conditions of travel. Tlie present transfer arrange- nents are sadly out of date. The free sllveriles have announced their Intention of Inundating Pennsyl vania with 1.000,000 copies of their pic torial campaign book. We extend most profound sympathy to the wretched peo- ile of tlie Keystone state threatened with tills terrible visitation. Spiiln Crouds Kusilii. Courier-Journal. Spain has determined to visit the penal ties of anarchism upon captured Cuban rebels. Russia aloneexcepted. . S-ipaln Is the most barbnrlu of so-called civilized nation * , ind the more barbaric the policy she adopts toward Cuba the sooner will that Island be freed from Spanish chains. Louder of th Orient. - Cincinnati Commercial. Japan announces that the concessions obtained by her for trade In China nre for the benefit of all the treaty ) > owers. She thus disarms European wrath. Nor does she lose a whit of her own , for the nation that conquered is prolng Inevitably to have the lead In the Chinese trade. European nations will have to play second fiddle. Income ! for the f.mvycr * . Cleveland Leader. Income tax litUutlon la EoltiR on with new energy as soon as the deliberate processes of the courts will permit the pushing up to the supreme court of new suits InvolviiK points not yet thoroughly deckled. The lawyers are one class of men who will make muru money out of the muddle caused by the clumsy and abortive tittempt to tax Incomes than they will ever huvu to pay , great as their fees are. Ilia I'.vi-r ( irowlng Uollclt. Springfield Republican. It can be no secret that the federal treas ury otllclals arc greatly disappointed ovei the current revenue collections. Susar Im ports offer the greatest surprise. The re ceipts from this quarter Increase verj slowly nnd lu the past month or two nol at all. Where n revenue of $3,00,000 a month or over was looked for , hardly J2.000.0GO h being collected. The gans from the whisky taxes are also disappointing , and the pres ent month seems likely to show an unex pectedly large deficit. Itollet for Orirunlo Ulserne. CUIcago Mall. Chicago and Illinois democrats need nol ue so distressed ibecausu they ore without a newrpapcr o/gan. There is plenty 01 good reading outsde of the newspapers They might read the bible. Its content ! would be newsHo most of them , and thej would find the book of Job full of sugges tlons. Uesldes , 'iherio Is a good deal abou sliver from tha .time Abraham bought hli burial lot dowii u > . later periods , By all means let the lllluos democrats , U the absence of a Jiai'ty newspaper , read tin bible. , . _ Old Thuuglit .iiji n OiliTi-llt Topic. Applies of gold -pictures of silver. Sol omon. . . 1 ; The moon , apparent queen , Her silver 'itiHntle ' threw. .Milton , Homeo Hy yoniUr 'moon I swear , That tlpa with silver all these tops Juliet O. swear iiAt1 by the moon , The lncjiiptaiit , moon. Shakespeare The silver cocit.lio loosed. Solomon. Silver llning.-JMlltbn. Speech is silver , silence Is gold. Ol < Proverb. Silver was nothing accounted of In th days of Solomon. I Kings , x. , 21. Thy silver Is become dross. Isaiah. That we may buy the poor for allver.- Amos. BKHAXOH .IKfifJOy O.VJBI'KK. . Olobe-Demoornt : Tha talk about Senator Million ni a candidate ( or president Is In creasing , and It li only the simple truth to say that ho Is & rule and capable man , and one who could easily b elected , Springfield Ilopitbllcnn : Senator Allison , In hi * latcat remarks on silver , gives no signet ot yielding to that * Ule. Ho thinks It was a mistake to demonetize the metal as In 187.1 , but believes that prices have not been nflectcJ thereby. Uubuque Telegraph : In the senate Allison talks science. At ttie festal board and on the stump lie talks pophlstry. It Isn't exactly a case of Jekyll and Hyde , but Allison In the senate and Allison on the hustings arc two very different persons. Davenport Democrat : While Iowa's repub lican leader luis not gone Into details , ho has done more than McKlnlev , Harrison and Heed In defining. his position. He 1ms Inti mated pretty broadly that he wants them to tell where they stand. That Is what they will have to do. McKlnley cannot go on Ig noring the currency and devoting himself to high protection. Harrison CMiinot hide bc- hlud the silence he wants to keep. And Heed will not make It ou the strength ot his ability to tell stories. Chicago Uecord : It Is evident that It the republican parly should take a course In favor of bimetallism , secured by International agreement , the delegates In the convention of 18DG may find Senator Allison's speech very agreeable reading. The radical free sil ver men ot the purty will remember the dis course also , and should they muster enough strength to sway the conveutlon Senator Al lison might as well bury his ambition out of sight. Hut the advocates of free coinage by International agreement and the other con servative republicans will not be without representation In the next national conven tion , and In looking over the Held for eligible candidates they would doubtless observe thai Senator Allison would be a good man to build a platform under. And the fact that the Iowa senator has put himself on record early In the fight would be all the more to his advantage. TMIK 7..IZ7J SHbA-fOll Sioux City Journal : His career was a potent one. Per the most part It was passed In stirring times. Ho was one ot the founders of the commonwealth ot Iowa , one of the foremost among the strong men who did so much to shape Its policies , and his place In Its history will bo full ot honor. Chicago Herald : Senator Wilson has passed away without much more notlco than Is ordinarily accorded to a man ot mediocre parts and attainments , yet It must be sot down that James P. Wilson was ono of the host products ot American civilization a true man who made his own way on his own merits. Kansas City Star : The state of Iowa has been fortunate from the beginning in Us representation In both houses of congress. Iowa has never lacked men of force and ability to apeak for It In the national legis lature. It is doubtful If In the line ot these able men the state has had a stronger rep resentative than James V. Wilson , whoso death has just been announced. Des Jlolnea Capital : Kvon though ot late years the malady which has now terminated fatally has prevented him taking the active part ho once did In public affairs In Iowa , the fact that he was yet with us , that he was an honored representative In the senate of the United States , made him a power In the state ; and his was an Influence which will endure , although he has passed from visible association with the things of time. Sioux City Tribune : The death of ex- Senator James P. Wilson removes a man of many admirable traits ot character , and one who has been prominent and active in the making of Iowa history. Beginning life as most prominent mon do , a poor boy , ho won by honest Industry , aided by the power of a forceful character and a fruitful Intel lect , a worthy place In the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He wag a law yer of marked ability , and , as a member of the constitutional convention In 1S5G , later for several years a member of the state leg islature , and , during war times and the re construction period , a not Inconspicuous fig ure In the halls of congress , ho made a record ot safe and aggressive statesmanship which will do honor to his name and mem ory. raoi'i.E AX The troubles of the Chicago democracy at present are largely organic. The administration's anxiety concerning sound money Is Intensified by a perniciously active deficit. When Governor Stone called the roll ot the Missouri legislature not a member of the lobby failed to respond. The memoirs of ex-Empress Eugenie are nearly finished , but will not be published until after her death. A. son of the late Marshal MacMahon ot France Is one. ot the captains of the French Madagascar expedition. The thrilling descriptions ot the oasis In Mars serve to picture the situation of the organless democracy of Illinois. The destruction of the North Platte lodge room Is surprising chiefly because the com bustible elements It contained did not Ignite long ago. The frequent visits of Dr. Bryant , the white house physician , to the president's country seat have occasioned gossip of pecul iar interest. Cal Drlce announces through a close friend that ho has no desire to be a candidate for the senate again. "Those grapes are sour , anyhow , " sola the fox. Mr. Mellster Flanagan , author ot the famous remark , "What Are We Hero For , " is no less a protectionist because he is accused ot smuggling Mexican sheep across the border. George Latlmer , whose rescue from slavery In 1842 Is a national remembrance. Is still living In Lynn , Mass. , but Is In such poor circumstances that the people of Doston are raising a fund for him. Mr. John H. Wilson of Salt Lake City has secured a piece of the Charter Oak tree ot Hartford , which will be made Into a table , on which It Is proposed to have , the governor sign the first bill passed by the Utah legisla ture. ture.Mr. Mr. William Cook , the eminent Inspector of roads and rolling stock , late of Indian Territory , has retired to Albany , N. Y. , where Uncle Sam has tendered him a forty- five year Job. The sapient Innocents of an Indiana town are surprised and shocked over the discovery that two drug stores not only banished pro hibition , but sold more whisky than any two saloons In the state. Still , Indiana is a poor Imitator of Iowa and Kansas. A Chicago Inventor theatens to evict the typewriter and destroy an unfailing source of romance and flirtation. He Is perfecting what is called the phonantograpli , Into which one may talk and have his or lur words reproduced In plain United States. Mrs , Hannah Chard , familiarly known as "Aunt Hannah , " celebrated her 100th birth day at her home in Ferrel , N. J. , on Satur day. Three sons , ths youngest of whom Is 70 years old : thirty-two grandchildren , eighty- two great-grandchildren and twelve great- great-grandchildren were present at the cel ebration. Mr. Theobald , an ultra respectable and sanctimonious member of Parliament , was killed by a railroad accident some months ago. It now appears in Ih : probate court that he had married his mistress , and that for years her father and mother had lived In the house with them as domestic servants , a situation which Mr. Thomas Hardy Invented twenty years ago In "The Hand of Ethel- berla. " In a recent trial at Siena the beauty ot a servant girt summoned as a witness had a dramatic effect on judge , jury and counsel. While undergoing examination she stood fac ing thu magistrate , who , in a commendable spirit of justice and gallantry , said : ( 'I bes you , my pretty girl , to turn also toward the jury , as I do not wish It to be said that 1 alone have the privilege ot admiring youi beauty. " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report FOH i.wtir. OMAHA , April 21. To tlio Editor of The- lee ! la this morning's Issue ot The Dee you elvo prominence , editorially , to n tow statements under the head ot "No Heat Do- nonetlzatlon , " on which 1 would llko to bo nformciil. The editorial reads : "Quo ot the most misleading assertions ot he free silver advocates Is the one which charges that by the action ot European gov ernments and ot the United States between 1S71 nnd 1S73 silver was demonetized , by which term It Is Intended to bo unduratoo.l hat sliver was discredited as moiuy. And .his lu the fttco of the fact that slnca IS73 there haa been nn enormous Increase n the use of silver as money , while nowhere has It lost Its old Icgnt functions. Section 3,511 ot the statutes of the United States , containing the laws passed at the Irst session ot the Party-third congress , In IS73-4 , on page 700 , reads as follows- "Tlui gold coins of the United S'ntos ' shall jo a one dollar piece , which , at the standard weight ot 25.3 grains , shall bo lie ! unit ot value , etc. " Thus we BPO that stlvrr Is not now a ncasuro of values ; it Is simply a subsidiary coin , nothing more , nothing loss. Prior to the act ot 1872 sliver was n cgal tender for all debts , In nnv num. This was its true legal function , as the law then stood. Let us see It the statement made In your taper that It "has nowhere lost HJ old legal 'unctions" Is quite accurate. Section 3GSij of the same s'atutca , on page 712 , reads ns follows : "Iho silver : olns of the United States shall be a legal tender at their nominal value , for any amount not exceeding ? 5 lu any one pay ment. " Senator Allison said that silver "passes side by side with gold In France" and FOIIIO other countries. We arp not Interested In .his. Let the senator take 1,009 silver dollars lars and after them In payment of a debt to n person not Inclined to receive them. N'lno lundred and ninety-five would bn returned o him and gold demanded In their stc.nl. Than it he would state that idtvcr passes side by side with gold lu this country ho would bo laughed at. Now , admitting that the edi'orlal Is true , t silver passes side by side with gold , what iarm Is there In a Bllvor free coinage law ? If silver could bo made leg.il tender for all debts , to any extent , would not the gold men , as well as the silver men , exert their entire energies to nink-j silver an good as gold ? To keep It on a parity with gold ? It s not now. Now , I acknowledge I nm a free Bllvnrlte. but I am open to conviction. It you will explain the following ptoposlilon to mo no clearly that It wl'l ' tut a-Jiult of contradic tion , I wilt cheerfully acknowledge the claims ot the go.'l men. Suppose tli.it In stead ot a dollar , that tne law had ma.lo Mie unit of value a cubic foot ot gold. Lot us suppose , also , for nr nmoitt nako , that there are but 100 cubic fen : "f sold In the world , and no more. Admit your assertion that an enormous amount of silver has been coined , more than gold. If you will. Assume you ewe a debt ot $1GO. You have to pay that In gold. Now , you own 151 cubic feet of silver , but no gold. All i'.u poM on earth is but 100 cubic feet. Your silver Is not a legal tender , and you must get gold for It. You can't get gnld enough , within fifty cubic 'eet , It you get all iho s"Id in the wrrld. low are you going to pay that debt ? This s not thcorl'iiig , borons' ' ? the annual Inter est on our bonded debt. holJ in Europe ( I don't moan 'he unllnnal debt , but railway bonds , etc. ) , Is IK CXCCKH o ? our annual pro duction of gold. It 13 payabla In gold. It wo can't pay even tlio interest In gold , hewn n the name of hcavon are wo ever going o pay the principal. ' Cordially yourc , PHEK SILVHH. Irplanatlons nnd Doinnnatriulons Wntitcd. Washington Post. We understand In a general way what s meant by sound money and by honest money , by an Inllated currency and by u scarcity of currency , by a monometallic standard nnd by parity of values , nnd so on , but what the great generality of people leslre to know , nnd ns a rule are not suc cessful In llndlng out , Is In regard to the Unbllllty of prices as affected by free coln- > ge or limited coinage , or otherwise. Can here be pound money which does not rest on a gold foundation ? Can there bo unfe noney which represents the white metnl only ? Can there bo honest money which Is > otli sliver and gold or representative of )0th ? Can there be such a standard , and low ? Double the quantity of silver nnd wo double the quantity of business , said one of the Nevada senators the other day. How so' . ' Let the senator demonstrate the ironosltlon , and In the .meantime' we will ; lve the president nn oppoiUmlty to 'define any statement in his recent letter that joars the semblance of an obscure platl- lict us have plain talk all around. Wo lave been dealing with enigmas and puz zles nnd abstruse conundrums long enough. Clovolniiil'n DUcliilmcr. New Yok WorlJ. President Cleveland's repudiation of Sec retary Morton's outgiving on the money question would be more Important If It were nore explicit. It Is natural Hint the presi dent should wish to retain for himself the expression of his views. Hut his disclaimer lees not make It clear whether he objects o Secretary Morton's definitions or to his Impertinence merely. As a result , there Is a louder call than before for an explanation > y the president ns to what he. considers "sound money" and ante currency. " The Upward Tendency. Globe-Democrat. Overtime lias succeeded half and three- quarter time in many of the big factories of New England. The tendency is In the same direction in all industilea nnd In ill parts of the country. Undoubtedly the Business Improvement will continue. . XEilKASU.lHH , \ one-third mile bicycle track Is being built at the fair grouuds At I'latUmouth. The ( Irani ) Island college will this year ronfor Its flrjt degree upon a Graduate Miss Oraco llcntley. Two Indian boys escaped from the train ing school at ( leiiM nud are now \vnnd rliiR nround the state , while the authorities are trying to Iconic them. After having llveJ In I'latte county forever over twenty years Daniel Hudat nnd family are about to return to past Prussia to spend the balance ot their lives. A peculiar disease Is prevailing In and around Talmnge. Nearly every member In tha family Is attacked In all cast's and the victims become "flighty" for a short time. Ed J. Stcldl of Crelo touched a telegraph polo with his whip as ho wns riding along the street ami received an oleclrla shock that knocked him down. It was raining at the time , the dampness causing the cur rent to run down the pole. U has just been discovered that the records of Cass county show that Charles \\olilfarth of I'lattsmouth married the wrong woman. The wedding occurnvi thirteen years ago nnd the records state that Wohlfnrlh's wlfoH youngest sister Is the person he mar ried. Wohlfarth entered an objection to the records and the officials have ngrecJ to make the necesary corrections. I.I OUT HKM.tltliH. Indianapolis Journal : Kingly Stacy seema to be mightily fond of hU wife of Me. bmiKS-U ell , no wonder. Since the finan cial depression shp has become her own maid , and for the life of him he can't keep from kissing her. Atlanta Constitution : "How's all the boys innklii' out now ? " "None of 'em n-iloln' of anything , 'ceptln' of Jim. "An1 what's Jim a-doln' of ? " "Loafln iiroundl" New York World : Trlvvett-I hear that you have been spending some time nt u health resort. Dicer Well , I'm just out of the hospital. Somervllle Journal : Nell I wouldn't bo In your shoes for anything. Helle ( sweetly ) You couldn't get Into them , my dear. Philadelphia. Hocord : Fat Woman-I hear the glass eater linn taken to eating erlnd- stones. Living Skeleton What for ? Fat Woman Oh , 1 suppose to put an edge on his appetite. Atlanta Constitution : Mad Subscriber Jly name's Smith , sir ! Editor ( coolly ) Yes , I've heard It before ; three Smiths hung for horsesteallng In I860. Alml Subscrber Von're a liar , sir ! All my family died In ther beds. Editor Ah , I see ; Phot 'em before they had u chance to escape. Hoston Transcript : Mrs. Gray ( to friend who has been to the prayer meeting ) Did you have a good meeting. Mr * . White Hather uninteresting. None of the men who spoke had ever done anything bad. Somervllle Journal : A well ordered house hold Is one where the table Is Just as at tractive every day ns it Is when the min ister and his wife have been Invited In to tea. Detroit Free Press : She Why la Mr. Scherzo po sad when he sings ? He I sup pose he wants to be In sympathy with Ills audience. Chicago Post : "I want to nee a big , roomy lint , " exclaimed the pompous man , as hestrodn Into the real estate ugent'a olllce , "and I'm In a , hurry , too. " "You'll find a mirror In the washroom , " replied the clerk politely. Indianapolis Journal : "Mamma , will you oome here , please ? " asked the ntlilctlo girl. "What Is It , dear ? " asked the anxious mother. "I have got my bicycle suit nnd my bath ing suit mixed up and I can't tell which Is which. I don't see why that foolish tailor didn't label them. " Chicago Post : "Do you paint ? " asked the soubrette , ns she reached for Ihe rouge pot. "No , Indeed , " Indignantly replied the liv ing pcturc. "I always wear tights. " Harper's IJazar : Hilly , the Ooat That manuscript I just nte has given me an awful pain. Nanny Yes , dearest ; that's called writers' cramp. THE KIND IT WAS. Detroit l'"re ? Press "What kind of writing Is that ? " nald ho To the mnld at the typewriter , awkwardly. She thumped the keys In bur saucy way , And Bald , with a smile , to tlie rustic jay , Who wondered much tit the queer machine : "It's a patent write , if that's wliat you mean. " _ Tint < / , / > .sru/ti * . Somcrvlllo Journal. It took young Smythe almost three year * To get sulllclent spunk To ask Miss BJones to be his wife. He always made a funk Whenever , after prayerful thought , He undertook to pop , And when sbo smiled , to help him on , Instead she made him stop. Now Miss BJones was n modest maid , And though she wanted him , Until he grew more bold his chance Of getting her was slim. She gave him such encouragement As modest maidens may , Hut still she- - waited to be asked To name the fatal day. At last one fateful April night Young Smythe braced up at-'nln , And this time to liln great uurprUc , HP kept right on ; nnd when He blurted : "Will you marry mo ? " Her answer , soft and low , Was : "Wh'y , yes , If you want tne to ; It's nwful sudden , though. " New Facility Vest. Figure 1. I'lRiiro 2. It's a new combination novelty that's bound to ba pop ular with the boys. It's a vest and a waist in one , made of the bast fancy printed duoks and lined throughout with cambric. Can be worn as a vest waist ( see figure 1) ) , or as a low out vest or as a high cut vest ( see figure 2) ) . The pants fasten to buttons on lining under neath vest ( see figure 3) ) . The Fa o i lity Vest complete ( see figure 4) ) is one of the neatest novelties w o have over shown. Prices $1.00 to $1.25. I'ifir o 3. Kulliible ClnthlstM , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.
