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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TIItTBSDAY , MAY 9 , 1895.
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( Kf.il. ) N P. KB II * Notary Public.
The lawyers will coon bo In tlic ma
jority on flic Hoard of Vlrc ami Police
CotumlsHlonci'ri.
Awntlnn wan struck by an oarlh-
< liinlu . but no iliiiniw was Riiffpred
NIcMrainm inlsspil the cnrthqimko , but
rnii'lit { tli
Thp weekly wcnllicr crop bnllotlu con
tlniies to report nio t favornblo pros
pwts In tlil stain. Tlio outlook was
never ninro promising at tills season of
tlio year.
Captain IIccI ; will bide bis ( line and
when ho Rets good Mini ready will move
upon the works of the trespassers upon
Uncle Sam's preserves. There can bo
but one result.
Secretary Morton Is still the subject
of distinguished consideration at the
hands of live stock commission mer
chants. The secretary enjoys being con
stantly In evidence.
Horizontal Kill Morrison once more
fuinoitnoos that he Is not In politics. In
view of the fact that nobody accused
him of any such thing this Is a rather
Bitncrtluons disclaimer.
It was most kind on the part of Judge
Dnndy to Inform Foreman Merrill of
the federal yrand jury that his duties
as juryman need not be allowed to
Interfere with his duties as bank re
ceiver.
Mayor IJemis wants the rust streaks
caused by the unused street railway
tracks removed. In this demand the
mayor voices tlio almost unanimous
Rcntlnient of tlio whole people of
Omaha.
The contending factions of the water
works company are now sparring In
the federal court. It is hoped that Ibis
case may soon be dually adjudicated ,
so that contemplated Improvements In
the plant may be mado.
Senator Cnlloni of Illinois Is talking
too freely out on tli Pacific coast In
warrant the belief that he Is cherish
ing any higher ambition than to serve
out the new term In the Vnlted State *
senate to which ho was elected lasf
winter.
If ox-Congressman llourke Cockrai
succeeds In securing a place In tin
British House of Commons he will have
solved the problem for the statesmei
out of u Job. There will be a verltabh
exodus of ex-congressmen from Americ ;
to Kngland every two years.
't It presumptuous on the part o
council nuance committee to sug
that the Hoard of Health keep iti
expenditures within tlie limit of tin
appropriation made for Its use ? Ni
such thing as that suggested has eve
been recorded In the chronicles of tin
health department.
.T. W. Johnson of the Hurllngton ready
inadu railroad editorial bureau Is In m
Lurry for his railroad boss to dechl
on the distribution of the State Hoan
of Transportation secretaryships. Th
longer the cxar.hesitates the longer wll
Johnson enjoy the ? tl,000 slnecur
which he still holds.
Mr. O. I * . Huntlngton feels bette
temporarily since tlie Indlctmon
brought against him for Issuing a fro
railroad pass has been declared defei
tlve. Hut there Is nothing to proven
the finding of a new Indictment s
worded as to avoid the technical ! !
which Invalidated the last one. The e >
cnse offered by the railroad president I
not that he has not violated thu lav
but that they all violate It.
The two members of the Donghi
county legislative delegation who hav
left for other parts look their depar
ures a little too early. Had they enl
remained here a few weeks longer the
might also hare had positions as scluu
census ciinnicraloiu And when tli
next legislature ineels they might hav
been In line of promotion for appoln
mcnts as custodians of the leglslatlv
cloak rooms or cuspidor burnishers.
No enterprise Inaugurated In thof
parts has met with so high u degree <
favor as has the electric motor projei
which contemplates a line botwcc
Omaha nnd Fremont. It Is hoped tin
thu Initial plans for the road may see
be perfected and that construction woi
can soon bo commenced. The compl
tlon and operation of this road will IK
only bo of great benefit to this cit
and county , but Its success will cncou
age the building of like roads In otlu
directions throughout the county.
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rnusr.
Tlicro 1ms recently boon n market !
advance Iti the prlci * of leather find If
everybody who uses tlic product of
hat iirtlclo lias not ntrendy felt the
> ftVct tlipy nru certain to < 1o so. Krery-
liltitf tniulo of leather In going upward.
While the fidvnnco may lie In part due
to natural causes , as a diminished sup-
> ly of tlic raw material , Hie operations
of the Lwittior trust arc measurably re-
fiiwnslble for It.
This Is a combination of concerns
piiBrtSeil In tannins anil selling leather
which was formed about two years aio.
It Is said to have outstanding thp ln -
inciist' volume of sonic ? r > : iOi ) < ) , < X)0 of
S per cent einmilatlvo pn-ferred stock
on which no dividends of cnnspquenco
have yet been . paid , and $ .7. , < woo < X )
of common stock , besides bonds to the
amount of about $ (1.000,000. ( An active
speculation In the common stock has
recently developed and it Is predicted
that this uewly discovered security
will have a future euunl to the past of
Susar trust shares.
An eastern commercial paper says
that the Leather trust otliclals seem to
bo working their venture on speculative
lines In Imitation of Hiicnr. They are
advam-liitf the prices of leather to meet
the exigencies of the stock market.
When the sharer full one day last week
they marked leather up n cent a. pound
and then Another cent , and altogether
they have caused an advance In leather
within a short time from 1OT to a.'J cents
a pound. This bold attempt at cor-
nerliiK the market Is exciting general
attention. It Is clmraeterlzed us equal
in audacity to anything over attempted
by the sugar magnates or cordage man
ipulators. If the advance is maintained
It will force an increase of more than
one-third In the price of shoes , but it
Is a Question whether it can be main
tained In the face of free trade In for
eign hides and a reduced demand from
shoo manufacturers. It has been the
claim of the free traders that trusts
were the creation of protection , but
in the case of the leather combination
there is what seems to be n very power
ful and nourishing trust with free
trade In hides , the raw material In
which the combination deals.
Krom present indications the Leather
trust threatens to rival in rapacity the
great sugar refining combination , which
in the past lias exacted tens of millions
from American consumers , and is still
as grasping as ever , though the condi
tions are less favorable than formerly
for the gnitllieatlon of its greed. Tin-
question that naturally suggests Itself
is , is not tills latest development of
monopoly amenable to the laws against
combinations In restraint of trade and
to control iirlces ? It would seem that
the anti-trust law of 1K1M ) distinctly
applies to combinations of the charac
ter of thu Leather trust , but if that is
not sulllciont certainly the section oC
the present tariff law relating to trusts
is. That section provides that "every
combination , conspiracy , trust , agree
ment or contract Is hereby declared to
bu contrary to public policy , Illegal
p.nd void when the same Is made by
or between two or more persons or cor
poratlons , cither of whom is engaged
In Importing any article from any for
eign country into the United States
and when such combination , consplr
acy , trust , agreement or contract I >
Intended to operate in restraint of law
fill trade or free competition in lawfn'
trr.de or commerce , or to increase tin
market price In any part of the Unitci
Ktates of any article or articles Im
ported or Intended to bi > Imported Ink
the I'nited States , or of any manUfacture
turo Into which such Imported article
enters or Is Intended to enter. " Then
can be no question as to the applica
billty of this to the Leather trust , bn
it is too much to hope that those whosi
duty it Is to enforce the law will niaki
any effort to do so.
Tilt : ItKCOHD ( IF ltKFOH3l.
The progress of civil service roforn
In tills country is one of the most In
teresting facts of our recent history
The retiring member of the civil son-
Ice commission , Mr. Koosovelt , gave it
a recent Interview a statement of wha
has been accomplished , and it show :
results that cannot fall to gratify al
who believe in the value of this polio :
to the public service and who desin
Its extension not only In the service o
the federal government , but to that estates
states and municipalities. No principi
of reform ever undertaken in this conn
try met with greater opposition thai
that of the Introduction of the merl
system for appointments to position
under the government. The supporter
of the long-established and strongly In
trenched spoils system fought It vl
orously and iK'rsistently at every ste
and no arguments or devices whlc
could be used against It were wanting
Hut once having been Instituted the n
form , commending Itself to intelllgeii
public opinion , made steady thong
some of the time very slow progress
until llnaliy it became so ( Irmly roote
as to ln > beyond all danger from th
attacks of the spoilsmen.
Originally affecting but about 1-1,00
otllces , civil service reform now reachi
fiO.OOO , and most of this growth hn
taken place' ' In the last six years. Froi
having been applied originally to enl
a portion of the departmental servk
of the covcrnment and the larger cu
torn houses and postolllces , it has bee
is extended to almost all the department :
service above the rank of mere labo
all the free/ delivery postolllces , II
railway mall service , all custom housi
with moro than twenty employes , tl
Interim ! revenue service and the li
dtan school service. In all the :
branches of the public service It Is tl
testimony of those most convcrsai
with their operation that the appllc
tlon of thu reform has been bencllchi
Especially is this so. according to M
10 Iloosevelt , In the railway mall servlc
which ho says stands as a model to n
ct others for eflleioncy ami honest
"Wherever , " says this excellent nutho
Ity. "you get a good , clean office , we
administered In the Interest of the pit
lie. there you are certain to Ibid th :
tlui civil service law Is well admlnl
tered also. The public olllcer who trl
to beat the law Is Invariably a man wl
shows himself to bo nn unlit publ
servant In other ways also. " M
Roosevelt justly elves to both the i
publican nnd democratic administra
tions the credit each deserves for the
promotion of civil service reform. It
made progress under the administra
tion of rresldent Harrison nnd It
li'ia been further advanced under
that of I'redldcnt Cleveland. Its fur
ther progress Is assured until it shall
embrace every appointive olllcc to which
It can be applied , for no party will now
venture to oppose It or to do anything
to retard Its progress.
The value of the reform In the service
of the general government having been
demonstrated , an nll'SUlllclent argu
ment Is supplied for its extension to the
service of states and.municipalities , and
there can be no doubt that in time this
will become general. The people are
ready for It , and the politicians wilt
have to bow to the popular demand for
it policy that makes merit rather than
political service the test for appoint
ment to the public service.
i.v vxMtTiuATKi ) fvur.ro.
The mountain has labored nnd
brought forth a mouse. When the pres
ent council was organized four months
ago the taxpayers of Omaha were as
sured that their prayer for relief from
excessive taxes was to have prompt and
favorable consideration. Hetrcnchment
with it big "li" was to bu the order of
the day. The pruning knife was to be
applied to the excessive salaries in
every department and all supernumer
aries and sinecures Mere to be sum
marily lopped off. These promises of
retrenchment and reform have at last
materlall/.ed.
The committee charged with this
arduous task has completed Us labors
and the council has approved Its find
ings and adopted Its recommendations.
The sum total of retrenchment for this
year Is to be ? t'.00. This colossal sum i.s
to be taken from the salaries of three
clerks. All the taxeaters that have
been foisted on the pay roll are to be
retained. All the clerks who draw
from ? 100 to .fl.SOO a year for serv
ices that are performed etllclciitly In
Omaha banks , railroad olllces and busi
ness houses at salaries ranging from
? ( > 00 to $1.000 n year are to continue al
the salaries established during the boom
period.
The only excuse given for the failure
to cut down salaries to the standan
that prevails In commercial houses h
that the charter does not contemplate
reductions during the terms of the pros
cut Incumbents , even whore the clerk
ships are held during the pleasure 01
the bureau head. If this was rcallj
true why does not the council by ordl
nance provide for radical changes tc
take efftvt at the end of the prcseii
year. That power they unquesllonabl :
possess and It will have to be exer
cised as a matter of absolute necesslt ;
when deficits , overlaps and defaults 01
coupon bonds stare the council In tin
face. Six hundred dollars a year rr
trenchment is worse than a farce. 1
Is an Insult to overburdened and out
raged taxpayers.
Al'l'OHTlUXKD T.IXKS.
According to the United States con
stltution congress has power to lev ;
duties , imposts and excises direct ! ;
upon the subject taxed. Congress , how
ever , is prohibited from levying dlrec
taxes except by way of apportionmou
among the several states , and In tha
case the rule of apportionment mus
be in the ratio of the inhabitants reprc
sented. Tlie tax contemplated by th
new Income tax law Is assessed an
collected directly by federal revenu
collectors without reference to appoi
tlonment among th states. The quo. <
t tlon of constitutionality , therefore
hinges on the point whether it Is t
be viewed as a direct tax or not.
Hut the question Is asked , Why nr
au apportioned Income tax ? Th
answer Is that the very nature of a
Income tax precludes apportionmen
Under the rule prescribed by the coi
stitutional provision we could have n
apportioned Income tax that would nr
. violate the basic principles of just ta >
t ation if the apportionment could h
made according to the total Income ei
1 joyed by the Inhabitants of the sever :
stales , or even according to the wealt
belonging to them. Hut a lax n\ \
portioned according to population an
assessed according to income would li
n monstrosity , the inequalities of whlc
would result In unbearable oppressloi
How an apportioned federal Inconi
tax would work can be gathered from
glance at one of the statistical tabh
of the eleventh census , showing tl :
per capita true valuation of all re :
and personal property In 1S1K ) . Tl
table shows an aggregate wealth of tl
United States of ? 0r. , ( 7,0ni,000 , or ? !
030 per capita. Jlut the wealth is by i
means equally distributed throughoi
tha different states of the union. 1
Massachusetts It Is ? 1-19 per caplt.
in New York ? 1.-KK ) , III Illinois $1.:52 :
and In the western mining states tl
estimates run much higher , Montai
$ .1/120. and Nevada $3,0-11. On tl
other hand , the agricultural states hai
a moderate per capita wealth , Io\\ \
Sl.llHI , Nebraska ? l , or > , Kansas $1,2(1 (
The southern states fall far down
the scale , Georgia $101 , Mississlp
§ ,132 , South Carolina ? IMS. If this
nil Income-bearing property an lucoii
tax apportioned according to populatlc
would make the rates In Mlsslssip
r , and South Carolina four times as gre
as the rates In Massachusetts and II
: .oU and ten times the rates In .Mo
10 taint and Nevada. That Is on the a
sumption that the property In eai
state is owned by the people ivsidh
ic in that state. Take Into consldertitli
it the fact that a largo part of the pro
crty in the poorer states Is owned I
il. people In the richer states and the e
vorgoueo and Inequality of the rates
e , taxation on incomes from one state
ill another under such a system won
illy.
y. be still greater. Koine states would
utterly unable to raise their qnot
with a limit of exemption at $ l,0 (
li while a few states could e'asily nil
lint
nt theirs with a limit of twice that sum
Taxes cnn be sue-cessfailly appc
L'S tloned only where the rule of nppi
10 tlonmeut Is substantially the same
the rule of assessment. The fedoi
constitution prevents this except In t
case of u poll tax. That Is why an n
portioned fiuLural Income tax Is out of
the question.
Time wasy-when every western city
held to tlieni6Ue.V of subsidizing fac
tories In order , tp Induce them tojocatc.
Experience liarf shown , however , that
only In rar cases can n subsidy be
justified nntli Hhonld be the exception
rather tlmn uipjriile. It depends solely
upon the eluu'su'tor of tlie men at the
head of thoumiinufacturlng enterprise
nnd their financial responsibility. It Is
reported that'a ; factory doing a busi
ness of J ? . " > ( j,00p , per year , employing
twenty-live or thirty people and carryIng -
Ing about $10,000 stock , is knocking at
our doors , asking no bonus. The own
ers simply want a subscriber to some of
the stock , or , In other words , they seek
a purchaser for n portion of the fin
ished product on hand. Such enter
prises as this Omaha wants. Kvory
effort tli-it can be put forth to secure
them should be made promptly , as there
are other western towns bidding for
these small factories and our people
must be on the alert.
The faculty of the University of
Michigan has adopted the heroic meas
ures of suspension and expulsion In
dealing with students who Indulge in
the practice of hazing. Three offenders
have just fallen under the ban and
others are In line for similar treat
ment. There is no question that hazing
has nourished In American colleges
only because countenanced and some
times silently approved by the college
authorities. If the faculty will take
the matter In hand with a determina
tion to put an cud to It the outcome
cannot be doubtful. Hazing must
cease to disgrace the student bodies of
our college's and universities so soon as
the authorities really desire to stop it.
Gnstav l-'reytag , whose death is
chronicled from ( ! ormany , was one
of the leading lights of nineteenth
century Gorman literature * . lie Is
probably best known for his historical
novels , although he was besides novel
ist , historian , dramatist and journalist.
The popularity of his works is naturally
greatest in his native- country , but lie
bus not been without recognition and
appreciation abroad. Quito a number of
his writings have been translated Into
Kuglish. His literary career extended
' from 180 : ! to the time of his death , a
period of over fifty years , which lie
utilized to the very best advantage' .
From Secretary1 Morton's latest open
letter is taken the following extract :
"It was hoped thus to keep the two
metals in cqulllbrlo on the coinage.
t Hut they would not even come Into
equillbrio In that ratio , still less would
they stay there' . " Did the secretary of
agriculture * really wrlto It that way ?
Did lie show his , line appreciation of
the correct Latin grammar by saying
"In oMiiillbrlo' ' and then make the In
excusable mistake * of saying in the
next bre-ath "into equillbrio ? " Mr.
Morton's Lal'In ' may once have gotten
Into equilibrium , but It Is no longer In
equlllbrio. '
As might have been anticipated , a
denial is made of the wonderful story
of Indiana triplets named after the
members of President Cleveland's
family and the receipt by the happy
father of a draft for $ . " 00 in recognition
of ( lie president's gratification over the
compliment. If the impression In
tended to be created by this fiction
should gain ground , namely , that there
is a standing offer of a like sum for
each repetition of the circumstances ,
the whole country might soon be popu
lated with small namesakes of the
Cleveland family.
o
The live stock men of Wyoming arc
taking time by the forelock and provid
ing against the Inevitable demand for
fat stock next year and the advanced
prices that always accompany an active
demand. Generally speaking , the past
ten years stock raising has not been
profitable on the western ranges , but
the signs of the times now are that
this Industry will soon bo restored to
Its old-time prosperity.
If the III11 bond was not valid , as his
attorneys contend , how would that af
fect his ofliclal acts during the term
for which ho had given no bond ? With
out a bond he could not have entered
on his duties as treasurer. The next
tiling we will bo told will be that Hill
was not state treasurer during the second
end term to which ho was re-elected.
Ultcordant Sllvor Tone * ,
Imllinnpolls New ,
Tlie silver men nrc bejrinnlnR to say Rome
pretty hard things , which shows that they
ure encountering' a few obstacles.
10 lln'crtull.v l/iulortaken.
. Olobc-Dpmocrat.
It Is the duty of all republicans to dc
everything In their power to promote UK
vl > ; orou and Intemperate dlKcusslon of th (
silver queHtlon In the democratic party.
111" l'nri tunl Deficit ,
10 Clilraifo Mall.
Ill Reports of treasury deficits under tin
1O Gormnn-WIlson tniHff Inw become monoto
nous. The only /hlDf ? nt the end of cad
month Is to oild/UiAT month's deficit to tin
preceding ono and' wj * how much deeper th <
: a Kovernment is In 'Jelit.
1. So far It npptarB Ahe ilellclt for the ter
1.In months of th turrjent fiscal year Is $15 ,
In OOO.OiX ) . which meJris\ between J55.0XUOO unc
InDl $ ixuooW ) > ) for thQWull twelve montliK. 1,18
year there was'-tt uIMle.lt of S70.00)K ) , niu
1H for the two yearjrot'iilumocratlc udmlnlstra
lion the Kovernm < iKJcaii count on ft penna
le nent Incri'iise In , tlip Intereat-beurinjr deb
of $12TaWWO.
I1' ' \VnrnUipjto I'ln-lllter * .
lit Now Yolk Alvcrtlsor.
II- Mr. Cleveland lrhally ( notllle ? feiloral of
II11 fieo holder that Jf , they dare to expres ;
11- opinions on jwlltlr-ilj subjects , especially 01
, 11K the matter of - < pqiil money , which cl.-isl
Kh with his own InAilred conc'-ptlons , they wll
. h do KO at the pen ) ' * > r lo > < lnt ; their position *
He no lonfjcr tal.s.uiictuou.ly | about publli
IK olllco beln a "pAtflift trust. ' That was iII i
' * '
IKii Bo6a enous'h MortnVlth | whicht'oTluimbui
the people nnd vnpturo spoils , but It Is ni
i > - longer needed. Mr. Cleveland now warn
his underling that unions th > ? y think ns h- -
> y docs on the silver nuedtlon they will b
ii- resanlcd usi belns KUllty of "political mis
iior chief" and will be summarily dlsmisae. .
or from otllce.
tn
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Imllanipolls Newt : The Kngllsh bulldog
has actually let go once.
Globe-.Derr.ocr.it : The Drltlsh fine no
longer floats over Corlnto , but n blot remain *
upon It because of the bullying purpose for
which It was unfurled thre.
Denver Ilepubllcan : Great Britain has
withdrawn from Corlnto nnd N'lcaraRiia. will
pay the Indemnity demanded , but It Is doubt
ful It In the end Kngland wilt make any
thing by Us rough conduct. It domineered
over a weak little republic bvconso It was
abb to do so. Hot It has ttlrrt-d up a tid
ing of Indignation In nil Central America
which may affect Drltlih trade In that pirt
of the world. Whatever touches an English-
man's pockctbook hurt ] him , nnd the pres
ent ministry may be cursed at h.imr > us
loudly as It has been pralicd for this .iff.ilr.
Hocky Mountain News : Ungland , with
the largest nnvy tn th , world , II.IB collected
$73.000 from Nicaragua for an alleged Inter
national Insult. Krom present appearance *
It will prove the most expensive $75.000 ever
paid Into her treasury. That Americans and
Kngllsluncn wer ? bath badly used at Hlue-
llelda Is a fact which will not be denied.
The United States fixed up the affair with
out exciting any 111 feeling , but England has
played trie part ef the bully , and as a consequence
quence l < as nroiuod th ? aggressive 111 will of
all the South American republics. The In
evitable result will be a loss to English
trade , which her merchants will feel keenly
as It rolls up each year Into the irllllors
This Is tha only manner In which these hot
blooded South Americana nan show their re
sentment 'for ' what they believe was an In
ternational Insult to the weakness of Nlca-
tf.gua as A power.
XKIIIl.lHIC.l A\l > XKlHt.lHK.lXH.
Two Superior children ate Indian turnips
and are laid up for repairs. They will re
cover.
Ilurglars entered the store of Itathbun &
Cu. at Dakota City and carried off goods to
the value of $50.
Two houses and a barn nt Falrbury were
struck by lightning Monday night. The barn
was consumed , but the houses were only
slightly damaged.
A company Is to bo organized at Hebron to
manufacture u patent wagon dump and shovelIng -
Ing board that has ben Invented by a resi
dent of that place.
Mrs. Putnam , a prominent Woman's Chris
tian Tempsrance union worker at Geneva ,
dlsd at the residence of her son , Herbert
Putnam , at Atkinson.
A rattlesnake sunk Its fangs Into the foot
of Dennis Van Owen , railing near Himphrey ,
and the man nearly died before the effects ol
the poison were counteracted.
A detective has camped nt Stromsburg for
the expressed determination of locating boot-
If gers , but as his business Is well known
he couldn't secure nn ounce ot liquor even
though ha were suffering from a snake bite.
Fred Larson , a bachelor fanner near
Geneva , committed suicide by shooting be-
caus ? of despondency. lie sat down en the
edRB of a large water tank so that his body
fell Into the- water when the fatal shot was
fired.
fired.Hsrt
Hsrt lluchanan , n Nemahn City tough , be
came Intoxicated and attempted to annihilate
John E. Crather with an ax. Crather ob
jected to the proceeding and now lluchanan
Is lying at the point of death with a bullet
In his breast Just below the heart.
; .txn
Although Colorado loyally clings to the
sliver Jag , the natives cherish a whole.'omo
affection for the golden lode.
Among western Indians General linger Is
known ns "The Mnn Who Talks Once. " Evi
dently his speech Is not silvery.
The discoverer of the Baldwin apple hia
bacn monumented In Massachusetts. Poor
Eve , how her daughters neglect her memory
Heosnt discoveries lend color to the belle
that In New Jersey the good die young or
emigrate. The balance strive for or holi
ofllce.
A ? 2,225.000 hotel Is projected in New
York. It will rise fifteen stories high on
Herald Square. Gotham lacks the courage to
surpass Chicago.
A St. Louis judge who fined a mashe
$100 expressed deep regret that his regari
for tlio law restrained the agitation of tlu
Judicial toothpick toe. The latter lankere <
for veal cutlets.
Michigan will soon pass upon a constltu
tlonal amendment requiring al ! voters to
familiarize themselves with the t.-nt const !
tutlon. At the present time , the cot.&tltutloi
of Canada has the call In Michigan.
Count Zlcby Is leading a curious expedition
of scholars and scientists from Vienna Intc
Central Asia. The object of the expedition
Is to find the original home of the Magyars ,
who peopled Hungary In the year JCO.
In memory of her husband , Mrs. Emmona
Blalne of Chicago has made a handsome gift
to the First Presbyterian church at Hlchlleld
Springs the church In which she was mar
ried. The gift comprises an addition 10 the
church edifice and a fine new pipe organ.
There Is little foundation for the current
report that Hon. Botirlce Cockran contem
plates n Parnell role In Ireland. Mr. Cock-
ran has had too much experience with po
litical factions to waste his energies In a
fruitless undertaking. There Is more satis
faction and glory In long range tall twisting ,
Joseph Roberts , who died last week al
Santa Cruz , Cal. , was for eight months , nboul
IS..O , a veritable king of the Cannibal islands ,
He wai shipwrecked on one of tlio South
Sea Islands , was almost worshiped by the
aborigines , who held a white man In super
stitious awe , and he managed his escape wltli
difficulty.
It Is doubtful If anything she saw In
Chicago pleased Mrs. Grant so much as hei
discovery cf a nest of sparrows In the stlrrur
of the Grant statue In Lincoln park. In this
snug recess of the great bronze figure the
birds built a comfortable homo , and re
mained there unobserved until Mrs. Grant's
eyes detected them. They are now the mosl
famous sparrows in Chicago.
The event of the Kiel canal celebration wll
bo the great naval ball , for which 3,000 In
vitations are to bo Issued. It Is txpectei
that 1,000 naval officers will be present It
full uniform a sight to set many a fal
one's heart a-flutter. There has been noth
Ing like It In history slnco the eve o
Waterloo , and It Is to bo hoped that tun
German Byron will b ? there to chronicle It.
In the fifteen years sine ? he left colleg
Theodore Roosevelt has served three tenu
as an Albany legislator , written half a dozei
books , tried ranch life and hunting In the fa
west and been a. civil servlco commissioner
while now he has In prospect a police com
mlsjtonershlp and the dignity of overseer a
Harvard , with a United Stales senatorshl
outlining Itself in the distance. Vor a youn
man of 37 , and a rich young man at thai
this Is doing pretty well.
Ben P. Constable died In New York las
week , leaving a fortune of $3,000,000. Th
foundation of the fortune was laid whll
serving as private secretary of Daniel Web
ster. Web'tor told him of the result of th
negotiations between the United States an
Great Drltaln over the Oregon matter. Can
stable took the flrst racket ship to Londo
and sold the news to the London Times fo
$5,000 the largest sum ever paid up t
that tlmo for a newspaper "heat. "
When Oliver II. K. HUley died all th
flags In the city of WHIIaniantlc , Conn. , wcr
half masted , business was suspended on th
day of tha funeral , his eoltln was smothere
with $1,200 worth of flower ? , and other cvl
denco of public sorrow was manifest. <
week later publlo nnd private grlpf bscam
more demonstrative , when the bank of wiilc
ho was cashier closed , leaving its patron
In a tighter hole than Ulsley's. Scores e
friends who shed great gobs of tears over hi
bier are- now poasened of souvenirs of hi
regard in the slupa of checks and draft
to which RUley attached facsimiles of the !
autographs.
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FOR WORLD-WIDE CURRENCY
Jusouurt Monetary System a Great Draw
back in Foreign Trade ,
DOLLAH THAT WILL PAS5 IN ANY COUNTRY
lntcrplliiK I.ottrr on Ilia Silver ( jitcvtlim
from MluUtor Hnrhannn In Ar rntlnn
Some Stnrtlliiir MutPinrhU Our
Competitor * In Ulto Stock.
AVASm.VOTON. May S. Secretary Morton
ins received n letttr from the United States
nlnister to Argentine , W. A. lluchanan , In
ivliicli lie ( lltciisjcs the silver question Inter
estingly.
"It would pay as an Investment , " ho
writes , "to have congress trjiu-ilate for a
tliort time the outside countries , and by ob
servation get the thing well located in their
lends , that something Is wrong in our cur
rency scheme from the Etnmlpolnt ut bankers
of other countries.
"I wrote nnd cabled the department on
the 5th of last month of an Incident here
which should , I thlnlt , be Instructive. The
largest bank In South America , the branch
liero having JSO.000,000 ( paper ) deposits , re
fused to buy an exchange on the United
States , the reason being , as I believe and as
the sub-manager salt ] , our silver heresies !
The humiliation of an American who Is re
fused by a Jjondon b.inklng concern hero the
coiirlemes extended to IJritlsh merchants
need not bo commented on. Every draft
drawn cm the states that Is negotiated hers
must specify 'gold dollars. ' Hero the banks
will not accept silver In deposit In sums
exceeding 90 cents. The study of money as
one sues it ctitslJe of our country Is In
tensely Interesting , and I am ready to state
that my belief Is that If we ever expect to
o any trade outside our country that h
worth talking about we must have a cur
rency which Is currency In every country
at par nnd ono which will enable an Ameri
can merchant to carry a letter of credit on
the States and have It honored In ajiy city
of the world. Anything else is simply put
ting oft the question. The mark Is current
throughout the world. The dollar Is not , nnd
as Americans we should. It seems to mo ,
make our standard money current on any
bank counter In the world.
"I agree with you on the probable sttitns
of the parties In 1S9G but which ? If I read
the signs rightly the republican congress
coming Into power will bo a silver ono.
What better opportunity could our party
want than to tnke the honest nlda of the
question and stand for a world-wide ac
credited American dollar ? "
Speaking of Paraguay as our compotltor he
says : "Our people must keep their eye or
this country on the llvo cattle exporting
business. I have written you bsforo concern
ing It and am dally convinced that in a
year or two wo will have as great a com
petitor hero'In cattle as we now have In
wheat and they sail Into any port of the
old world without a minute's quarantine.
No effort to kill germs ot any kind , disease
and plenty of It , scab on sheep all arc
passed over by Kurop ? , and I think prop.-rly ,
but I am Inclined to bellvo It Is done be
cause they have more commercial Interest !
here to nurse than they have with us. "
KLKUiff SAll.OltS ItlK niOM CO//-
Schooner Wrecked In Hcrlng S < - . \ In a Onlo
nnd Iilliulmi ; Snoir Storm.
ronr TOWNSEND , wash. , May s. Mai ;
advices from Kodlnk , Alaska , by steamoi
Topcka , confirm the report that the schoonei
C. G. White of San Kranclsco was wrecked
In a gale and snow stcrm on Ko lak Island , ft
Bering sea , on April 18. One letter says
eleven lives were lost nnd another places the
loss at seventeen. Captain Isaacson , aftei
the White struck the rock , drifted ashore era
a pleco ot wreckage , but died an hour niter-
ward from exposure. AH but two mei
reached the shore , but the chilling blasts ol
the gale and a blinding snow storm quenchcc
the faint sparks of Ufa In the exhausted
bodies ot the men. On the third day , wher
a party of natives came along , fix ot tin
survivors were tnkcn to Kocllak on UK
schooner Loscol for medical treatment
Three others remained at the scene of UK
wreck until the schooner could return tc
their assistance. The vessel Is a complete
loss , the hull being ground Into splinters
It was impossible to get a list of dead fron
survivors who reached Kodlnk on account o :
their weak physical condition.
In the same gale the schooner Kodlak wen
ishoro on Ikatllk Island , twelve miles fron
[ \oillak Island , and will probably prove i
total loss. The crew reached shore safely , ex
cept the captain , who had his leg broken.
AllfhlKUii S\vtim | > I.iiiul Caicft Settled.
CINCINNATI , May 8. In the cases o
the Michigan Land and Lumber companj
ngalnst Hust , Pack , Woods & Palmar , tin
United States court of appeals afTlrmed UK
decision of the district court of MlchUiar
yesterday. The three cases Involved 3o,00 (
acres of land valued at $1,000,000. In 188 !
congress passed an act authorizing state :
having swamp land unfit for cultivation t <
llspose of It. The Michigan Land and Lum
ier company obtained valuable lands througl
[ also surveys and brought suit to .recover tin
land that the United States had sold t <
various persons. This settles the swami
land cases. Tlie Land and Lumber companj
loses $ .riOO,000 , the present value of the land
although It only cost them about ? 2GOO.
AM ) , TAVAf.
MMM
New York Tribune : Russia Is moving
her warships with a promptness which li
only Intelligible to those \\lio rftncmbcr the
extensive rrortaMlloni she Is making to pop
ulate her Pacific count territory. When thi
trans-Siberia rallrcnd la completed Hussla
expects to dominate the Northern Pacific ,
If Japan or nny other small power gels In
the way It Mill be pushed aside without
ceremony.
Chicago Tribune : All thn world -will con
gratulate plucky Hlllo Jnp.in upon the vic
tory It Ins won a victory gained ty oppca-
Ing western methods of warfare ! ngamst
oriental const rvntlsni. The future outcome
will be for the benefit of China as well us
of Japjn. Under the terms of the treaty
It opens up the parts and the Interior of
that vast crrplro to the trade nnd Indus
tries of the world , nnd western civilization
will follow In tlmlruke. .
Detroit Free Press : Public protests
ngsltut interference with tlo : carrying out
of the treaty are already llng made In
Paris , nnd the consrv.Ulve element In Ger
many Is manlte tlng a Ilko feeling. Roth
Germany nnd Franco have enough to look
after without going to an extreme In this
matter , particularly until their affairs In
Africa are relieved of existing complica
tions , It Is probiblo that Japan will coma
through without another war , but If Iliibsla
forces a llqht she will not find her prut-lit
navy a safe dependence In a marltlmo strug
gle with Japan.
SOVMUXH I'm : j.1/.v.vr
1'lilladojphln Uccord : Mntiy n mnn who
thinks he's n wrestler can't oven throw dice.
Somnrvllli' Journal : The mnn who has a
soft snap doesn't wotry mui-li ubaut hard
rioston Transcript : She Itoforo we were
married you used to think the world of m > \
but now you do not care for me ut nil. Ho
Hut you should remember that wo nru
one now , nnd self-love , you know , Is die-
tlnclly bad form.
Indianapolis Journal : Rlic Everybody
rsnys that you married me for my money. li i
Dl.l . you ?
He You ought to be nble to get an nn-
Hwer to that question by looking In tha
mirror , my dear.
Harlem Life : JlnUs Smith strikes me na
being n , sort of religious broker ; but I'm
blamed If I run tell whether ho's a bull
of a boar ? Kllklns Why not ? Jinks lie-
cause he's long on countenance ntul shorten
on wurks.
Detroit Tribune : Hank Cnshl'T The re
ceiving teller Is leading n double life.
Hank President Itedncc his salary a hnlf.
One life Is enough for a teller.
Washington Star : "Well. " said the man *
who llx s up the weather bulletin , "there's
one thing to be said to my credit , anyhow. " '
"What Is that ? " Inquired the assistant.
"My reports haven't been dry reading for
a long time. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Uncle , how do you
stanil on the enforcement of the Monroi'
doctrine ? " "Ain't got no time to fool wld
slch , " answered the old man. "Do Rood
ole straight Haptla' doctrine nm good
enough fo' me , an * la b = on for nigh more'n
tliutty yeahs. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Ah , poor John ! "
niched Mrs. Cynlctis , "no's been working
bald for the lust three weeks ! "
"Ah ? What's he driving at ? "
"Heard a new financial theorv nnd ha
ben hunting a reason for not believing It. "
Washington Star : "I drslre , " said tha
scientist , "to Inform myself ns to the mean
temperature of this region. "
"Well , " replied the native , ns h" shook the
rain off his oveicnat , "vou couldn't have
come at n better time. This Is It. "
Detroit Free Press : She It must be ter
rible for a man when h0 Is married to have
to ask Ills wife for money.
He There Is romp-thing for worse. . . *
She What Is that ?
He Suppose she hasn't nny to give him ?
A VOCAr. HIT.
"Hall , Columbia , happy land I"
Merrily pang the Icon.
A pounder smote him In the neck
And suddenly changed his tune.
| J'llltSBHl'ltlt.lXVK IIM.Y3.
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r Romprvlllo Journal.
i When Mnllv got her bicycle ,
i The neighbors tried to hide
The thoughts of nil the fun they'd have/
When Molly learned to ilde ;
! Hut when she imt her bloomers on
) She'll got u brand new pair-
Ami stinted In one plenuant night ,
! The neighbors were till there , f
! Well , now. the fun those people had
Would lill a ( treat bl > r book ,
With Molly wishing all
The time they wouldn't look.
For she was there to do or illi1
Her strong point Is her pride
And she performed som circus nets
Hefore she learned to ride.
A fortunate ynuns1 mnn did much
To shelter her from harm
] ly steadying her when die was on ,
With his encircling nrm ,
Anil seemed content when , as the wheel
Would wabble toward a wreck ,
She'd give n frantic shriek nnd clutch
lloth arms around his neck.
Then when at last shM learned to
And ride a rod or two ,
"Twos fun to see her try to think :
Just what she ought to doTe
To turn around ; ami then to see
The bicycle slam down ,
Changing her bloomers' navy blue
Into a dusty brown.
But perseverance , never falls
To bring success at last ,
And Mnlly now Is quite expert ;
Her troubles nr all pant.
And when she puts her bloomers on ,
And deftly gets astride
Her ivh-el , the neighbors nil nre glad
That Molly learned to ride.
BBG G , KINB a GO.
Cutting Prices on
fjgfVJTff * Tl yl
During a recent trip to Chicago we purchased from
Wilson Bros. , the world renowned man
ufacturers , about fifty dozen of the finest
imported web suspenders at a price , that
enables us to sell them at an average of
5oc a pair. We won't sell any till
Thursday. They'll be displayed in our
15th street window all day Wednesday
and sold Thursday , or as long as they
last , at 5oc a pair. There isn't a suspen
der in the whole fifty dozen but that we
could sell for 75C and most of them are
worth $1.50. There are French Kid ends , Cantab ends ,
Elastic Web ends , patent buckles , some suspenders em
broidered , others plain ; striped , figured and all colors.
There never was a better suspender made than these
Wilson Bros , standard goods , worth up to $1.50 , to go
on sale Thursday at 500 a pair. We announce this in
plenty of time so that you can be on hand to get first
choice at the $1.50 suspenders fet 5oc.
Reliable Clothlere , S.W. Cor. IStli an.l Douglas St3.