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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : TIIUHSDAY , MAY 2JJ , 1805. TIIE OMAHA DAILY DEK. ij. nosnwATnit , UOITOR. MOIININO. TKIIUH OP Hrn Dally Jlco ( Without Sunday ) , One Year . < Dally lleo ami KunOnx. Ona Yar . 10 M Bit Month * . * ? 2 Ttir e Muiitlin . * JJ Sunday lc ) , One Year . J } Saturday lk' < One Ycnr . 1H Weel.ljlite. . Olio Vrar . < OKl-'ICnS. Omaha. The 1'ri lIulldlnR. . _ South Otnnl 11. Hlimcr Illk. . Corner N and 2llh Sta. Council HlnKi , 12 J'rarl Htrett. Chlcncn oil ) . . . 317 Chamber of Comtiifrce. New Yorli , lltmis 13. II ninl 1-V Tribune DM * . WasliltiKton. 1407 P Htii-ct. N. W. All cirrmiunlofillotis iclnllup to news nnd edi torial nialltr MiuuMii \ ndilr.wd : To Iho l.Jitor. i.trnits. : : All liUdlncM letters nml lunliunccv should be ddrcwd to The 11M I'ublliililns company. Oranliii Draft * , chi-ck * nnd | > * tulllci > onler * ton \n inadff tuynlilf to the onler of Ihc company. mi : I : R I'uni.iHiiiNO COMPANY. HTATKMI2NT OP CIHCft.ATION. rse II TiJiuhuck. n'crct.Mr of 'Iho lies Tub- tithing rnmiuiny. bclnu duly sworn. i < a > s that the nclual titimbor of full and complete orplcs ot the Hilly M.iinlntr. i\cnltiir mid Hundiiy IJe printed < lurlnt ? the month of February , ISSj , wan an follows : 1 ! 0IOJ 13 13.787 2 II lil.fCO 3 . 20.S.V ) 17 Zl.r.D 4 . HUM is : . ; : rj.75 t > . noli ID 19.788 6 . 19.M1 2) ) 19 < M 7 . 19.M3 31 19.779 8 . 10. HM 22 19 Gn 9 . 19.799 ZJ 15.003 10. . zu.fwj 21 Zl.CX ) 11 . 19. CCO 2J 10G17 12 . 19816 20 19.SI1 13 . 13,750 27 19 61 ? It . 19,700 2i 1S.GM Totnl K7.633 Lew deductions for un oM nml returned copies 6.0M Net sales 651.C13 Dally average 19.701 Sund.iy. OHOItOK II. T7.SCIUJCIC. Sworn to b'fore me nml nulweribed In my pres ence this 2.1 day of Mnich. Ify'i. ( Seal. ) N. r. KKII. , , Notniy 1'ubllc. If tlio bicycle riii.'c Is to bucouiu n substttulc for the horse nice and bol ting pools lire to bo ustnbllsliud on the fast cyclers our statute books will have to bo revised. The proposed reception to the Thurs- ton ItlfloH and Omaha. Guards promises to bo a signal social event The boys certainly deserve the kindly Krectlntf In store for them upon their return home. The Chicago police will wage war upon mushroom samblliiK houses , If we aru to believe the Times-Herald. The natural presumption Is that the estab lished faro linns will continue to do business at the old stand. The Klevcnth street viaduct should have been made safe and passable lonj * ago , but there Is no sense In limiting the expenditure for the Sixteenth street viaduct to exactly the same amount. Let every tub stand on its own bottom. Councilman Mercer has Introduced a resolution to compel bicycle riders to ring the bell In passing through the streets and regulate thulr speed to eight miles per hour. This Is timely and ap propriate , but will resolutions have any effect on people allllcted with the bike craze ? Iho Hoc announces with pleasure an original detective story of high literary merit by Howard Fielding entitled "The Fraudulent Claim. " Those of onr read ers who lellsh a high class short story will appreciate Mr. Fielding's narrative which will appear In our Issues of May 21 and 21. And now comes the South Side Im provement club and asks the council to command the street railway company to change their South Omaha line. The council may comply with the request , but thi ) street car managers do not take their orders from the council. Other wise they Avonld have made a good many changes long ago. Justice Field has celebrated his thirty- second anniversary as member of the United States supreme court and he proposes to celebrate the thirty-third just to show that lie can hold out longer thnn any man who ever sat on the supreme bench. Justice Field has proved that he has excellent staying qualities , but several eminent jurists might be named who wish that he hadn't. Kansas City boasts of a fast mall train for eastbonnd business , the Mis souri I'aclllc road having put on n tlyor between that city and St. I.onls , sched uled to make the run of 1283 miles in nine hours. This Is not a high rate of speed compared with the time made by fast malls out of Chicago , but It Is evi dence of the fact that Kansas City Is moving to bring about better mall serv ice for eastbound business. Onmhti will have to do likewise. The judge In the criminal division of the district court In and for Douglas county makes an arbitrary ruling one day only to modify or recall It the next. Numerous Instances can bo cited to show that this eminent jurist must of necessity "sleep on" a proposition be fore he becomes thoroughly convinced of the right or wrong of It. If this Is not the case he must have a vigorous prompter hired to hummer sense Into the judicial cranium. The sugar beet Industry Is attracting capital from abroad In spite of the adverse conditions caused by the repeal of the bounty by the last congress. It Is reported that Kentucky has entered the Hats as a sugar beet state and a lame beet sugar factory Is to be es tablished at Howling Oreen by capital from Holland. It goes without saying that the venture has been stimulated by the heavy bonus from Howling Green citizens. Whet her Kentucky will prove ns prolific In sugar beet culture as Nebraska can only bo demonstrated by experiment. Revenue Collector North In an Inter view said that but one extra clerk had been employed In Ids olllee to look after Ineomo tax collections In this revenue district , which embraces Nebraska and South Dakota. The nulllllcatlon of the law will therefore cause the dismissal of but one nuw In Collector North's oflkv. All this goes to show that there are few men In the two states men tioned who.se incomes for ISO I were In excess of ? 1,000 , or , In other words , who are frank enough to admit it Itlch men are scarce these drouth-stricken days , to bo sure. ItAtlD XVTS TO CttACtC. Why Is the man who bellcv s In the use ot silver on n parity with paid n crank ? Why Is iio not entitled , In this country , to a tree cxprcMlon of lib oplnlcn on pllv.r a > ho Is on the tariff , or on civil service reform ? The friends of silver are ccrtilnly In the tnnjjrlty In nil Iho western elates. Inter 0'can. A man who believes In the use of sil ver on a parity with gold Is not n crank , and so far as we know ho has never teen dubbed a crank. It Is the man who asserts that silver can he maintained on i parity wlih gold at the ratio of Jit to 1. iy a decree of congress opening the United .Slates mints alone and without nlornatlonal agreement to free and un limited coinage of silver , Hint has wheels In his bend. It Is Inconceivable how any rational , well-balanced mind could bo brought U ) believe that the gap between silver and n'old can be closed and made to stay closed for any considerable length of time by congressional decree when the llsparlly between the commercial value of the two metals Is equal to DO per cent. It would bo just as rational to assert Unit It Is within th" power of congress , or for that matter of all the nations of tlie earth combined , to restore sliver to the ratio that prevailed when Abraham bought a cemetery lot near Damascus for " 100 shekels of silver , current money with the merchant. " In those days four pounds of silver were equal to one pound of gold. It N doubtful oven whether all ( lie nations of the earth could restore silver to the ratio of eleven to one. which prevailed at the time Columbus landed on American soli. iVnd this brings up the question , when was that crime committed ? What was It that made a r 0 per cent slump In silver between 1Ml and 171)2. ) In 1701 ! Hamilton tried to hold up silver at the ratio of 15 to 1 and failed , because the metals could not be kept together at par with only one-half point disparity , al though they bore the stamp of the Tnlted States mint. Will the men who feel tender about being suspected of unsound mentality crack these hickory nuts and explain why the aboriginal parity of 4 to 1 was not maintained by free coinage when all the mints of Europe were open and why sliver in spite of free coinage In all Europe and Its universal use In Asia lost nearly 50 per cent of its pur chasing power between the sixteenth mid eighteenth centuries ? ' Nobody contends that In tills free country men have no right to express their opinions on free coinage of silver ns they may upon any oilier Issue , but the discussion of this question should be on practical lines and not on wild theories. The true friends of silver are those who do not ask for the Impossible , but rather those who desire the read justment of the ratio between gold and .silver on the same basis on which all governments have lixed the relative coin values of the two money metals , namely , as near as possible the com mercial value of each metal. A silver dollar should be worth a dollar in gold. On any other basis coinage would be an arbitrary attempt to llx values and It would be just as easy to stamp "one dollar" across the face of a piece of rolled silver weighing ten grains as it is to stamp "one dollar" on a piece of silver weighing It'lVi grains. And what Is true of silver Is true of gold coins. In dealing with the coinage Issue It is not a question how many people have been converted to the delusive theory that the value of coins Is fixed by the stamp on their face , but what Is the true principle governing coinage and what would be the consequence of legalized debasement of the currency. counrs irmiouT .iro.-v/jr. A number of the federal conns in tin- east have been compelled to suspend business for want of funds to meet the expenses and others are likely to do so. There Is no such dldiculty In this sec tion , the federal court for this district having ample funds to meet all ex penses until the meeting of the next congress , but In the east the matter has become serious , with the prospect of growing more so. In New York City the United Slates deputy marshals , whose salaries are several months In arrears , have petitioned President Cleveland to present the urgency of their straits to the attorney general , with a view to having some special measure taken for their relief during the months before congress can pass a deficiency appropriation. Many wit nesses are unable to get their fees , some of whom are greatly In need of the money , and altogether the situation Is far from creditable to this great govern ment This stoppage of the wheels of justice Is due to the parsimony of congress , or rather to the successful work of cer tain alleged economists , who preach economy largely for political effect It Is said that every member of the appro priations committee of each house knew last spring that the appropriations for the United States courts would be in- sulllclent to maintain them and that heavy deficiencies would have to be met by the next congress. With the esti mates of the attorney general before them and with full knowledge of the deficiencies existing , the committees proceeded exactly as If the federal courts had recently been organized and It was necessary to make experimental appropriations. The estimates of the Department of Justice were cut down , although calling for but little more than the amount appropriated for the pre vious year and no more than the ex pansion of the business of the courts required , as a consequence of which the next congress will have to provide for a large dertcleney. This treatment of the United States courts Is not the least reprehensible part of the bad record of the last con gress , whose democratic majority was not as a whole particularly partial to these tribunals. If there bo one direc tion In which , more than In another , the greatest moderation should bo ob served In the practice of economy , It Is In providing for the federal Judicial system. Parsimony In this direction Is utterly Indefensible , because It may re sult In Incalculable Injury to great num bers of people and In many cases defeat the cuds of Justice. Better a little ex travaeanco In providing for the courts thnn by going to the other extreme necessitate the stoppage , no matter how briefly , of the Judicial machinery. It Is said that a conference of the judges of the seventy-eight districts In the country , to discuss the financial condition , has been contemplated. Such a conference would probably accomplish some good In Impressing congress with the necessity of more liberal troat- neiit of Hie courts , but a strong expres sion of public sentiment on the subject would doubtless have the desired effect The people of the I'nlted States will not approve of economy that cripples the federal courts and causes delay In the idmlnlstratioii of justice by these tribunals. HAllD TM/f-.S .i.Vft SOf'2' JJOA'Kl * . Omaha Dec : It Is not the question of primary money that has made times so hard , but the shortage of ntcf , pork , corn and hay. Two or throe years ngo The Dee was saying all the tlmo that all Mir woea came from overproduction that there was too much beef , pork , corn and hay. The question Is : Did It tell the truth then or Joes It tell the trulh now , or. did it ever tell the truth ? World-Herald. Please be a little more specific and quote what The Hee 'did say instead of putting words Into Its mouth that were never uttered. The Hoc did not say three yiars ago , two years ago , or at any other time that the financial de pression was caused by an overproduc tion of beef , pork , corn and hay. but It may have said that the low prices of corn and cattle were duo to overproduction. That assertion lias been verified within the past year by the marked advance In the price of pork , corn and cattle. The shortage of crops last year reduced corn and cattle pro duction , and the price of those products went up under the Immutable law that governs supply and demand. The rlso in corn , pork and cattle took place In spite of the money stringency , but It has not made times much better be cause the great majority of corn , pork and cattle raisers had nothing to sell. ir.mjK siw/.r. In Its appeal for the retention of Mr. Hedell as chief of the fire department the committee of the Commercial club sought to cast the entire blame for Mr. Itedell's resignation flpon the water works , when as a matter of fact his action had been prompted by other causes. The broad assertion was made by the committee that Omaha is suffer ing from inadequate water supply as well as defective lire hydrants and Hinnll water mains. That statement Is not borne out by the facts. The water supply of Omaha Is ample for all pur poses. The Missouri river affords an inexhaustible supply of water and the reservoirs and -settling basins are large enough for n city of 200,000 population. The pumping engines and machinery for the distribution of water supply are adequate not only for all present de mands , but for several years to come. The only drawback in the system Is the want of a second main from Flor ence to forestall a possible break In the main stem of the system and several miles of twelve and elghteen-inch mains to take the place of mains of smaller dimensions In the central portion of the city. The lire hydrants require periodic overhauling , but that can readily be done by one or tw6 men employed to look after them. In calling attention to these needed changes in the water works system Chief Itedell did not , as wo understand , assert that the supply Is inadequate , but that public safety demanded the remedy of defects lie had pointed out. The only difllcnlty in the way of making the Improvements he has recommended at once Is the fact that the receivers , In whose hands the management of the company Is now vested , require the sanction and authority of the courts for any considerable expenditure. Unless such an order can be secured from the United States courts It may be advisa ble on the part of the city to place a portion of the lire hydrant rental , which has been withheld as a counter-claim , at the disposal of the receivers to bo ex pended for such Improvements ns are doomed absolutely necessary to Insure the public safety. A Kfin'QVKSTION RA1SKD. The income tax decision has raised one new question of importance and very likely there will be others. This Question relates to the effect of the de cision on the Internal taxes , those on whisky , beer and tobacco. So able a lawyer as Senator Morgan of Alabama Is reported as saying that all these taxes are as much direct taxes as the tax on personalty and as unconstitu tional , according to the decision , and an attorney at Knoxvllle , Teiin. , has given to the press an opinion to the same effect The opinion expressed by Senator Morgan Is very sure to attract atten tion and discussion , and It Is not Im probable that sooner or later the su preme court will be called upon to pass upon a case. Involving the question whether the taxes on whisky , beer and tobacco are or arc not direct taxes , ns defined by the decision of the court. It will bo pertinent in tlds connection to refer to a suggestion In the dissent ing opinion of Justice Ilarhm , which was that In declaring void the Income tax provisions of the Wilson act the entire law was invalidated. The point was presented by Justice Ilarlau as follows : "If , therefore , all the Income tax sections of the Wilson act must fall because some of them are Invalid , does not the judgment this day ren dered furnish ground for the conten tion that the entire act falls when ( lie court , strikes from It all of the Income tux provisions , without which the act would never have been passed. " This seems logical , but ns the court de clared that the validity of the Wilson act was not in question , except as to the Income tax sections , It Is not likely that any such contention will bo raised as Justice Harlnn suggested. What may be expected to grow out of this matter Is an agitation for an amendment of the constitution provid ing for the taxation of Incomes and perhaps more clearly and specifically defining the taxing powers of congress. It Is quite likely that some of the party platforms of next year will contain exprcsslonsr-nrr-thls subject , for It Is not to be Kujinosed that the element favoring nit Income tax will be wholly , silenced by yuOstipromo court decision. In the south , particularly , the demand for a eoiiiftjlutlonnl amendment pro- vldltit : for an Income tax Is likely to be somewhat vigorously manifested and undoubtedly It1vlll have advocates In the west. Such' ' a change In the con stitution , however , if it shall ever be made , Is very remote , It will not bo proposed by 'the. next congress nor It Is likely that any' congress that will be chosen during the remaining years of tlds century * will be dominated by the element favoring such an amendment. Moreover , an amendment to the con stitution must be ratllled by the legisla tures of three-fourths of the states , so that If It should be proposed the chances of Its rntlllcatlon would be small. There Is no great encouragement , therefore , for those who talk about amending the constitution In this par ticular and It is safe to say that no agitation they may now arouse can bo long maintained. Meanwhile the question whether the taxes on whisky , beer and tobacco are direct taxes and therefore unconstitutional is an Inter esting one which is certain to be widely discussed. Sioux City Is jubilant over the pros pect of a second bridge across the Mis souri us a link to the Pacific Short Unc , which was originally designed to bo a long line to the Pacific coast , but has been abruptly cut short by terminating at the crossing of the tilkhorn road. Oin-iha has for throe years been enjoy ing the use of a second Missouri river bridge as a link for any line willing to avail Itself of It. Hut so far there has been no very perceptible Increase of local or transcontinental tralllc by reason of the second bridge. Wo take It , therefore , the prospect of building the second bridge at KIoux City will be just about as much of n stimulant for business in that town as the bridge itself will be after it Is completed. If we cannot raise money by nn In come tax to meet the deficit we shall probably have to re-establish the duties that required the pasting of a stamp on everything and everybody from cradle to collin. Wo will have stamps on photographs , matches , patent medi cines , promissory notes , bank checks , deeds , contracts and receipts. We will have stamps on telegrams , playing cards and all 'the trinkets and trifles that constitute the altogether , as Trilby would say. These are the blessings of free trade , you know. The announcement that the supreme court has agreed' to settle the contest over the superintendency of the Lincoln Insane asylum will meet with universal satisfaction. iuch contests always tend to demoralize thp public service and subject the Inmates of state institutions to neglect , discomfort and malpractice while the doctors are fighting over the possession of the ofllce. Whatever the findings of tl/e / court may be a speedy settlement Is. desirable for all parties concerned. ' - ' The 2 nl rfitiil tlm Iicault * . Olobp-Dcmoerat. The address Just adopted by the democratic state committee In Connecticut declares In favor of sound money and praises the recent letters of Mr. Cleveland. The free silver men do the most talking , but the solid facts continue to crop up on the other side. llio Toli'phinii ) .Monopoly. New York World. The United States circuit court of appeals at Hoston overruled Justice Carpenter's de cision against the Berliner telephone patent. This gl.'os the telephone monopoly a dozen years more of life at the expense of the people ple and solely as an advantage flowing from the monopoly's own wrongs and frauds. 11 llnlo nn .Instlcc. Chicago News. A gentleman who cut his wife's throat last winter was placed on trial for murder and hli attorney asked that lie be dismissed be cause the word "peace" was spelled with an "s" In the Indictment. The law Is , truly , the great conservator ot the rights of the common people and la the bulwark ot a few liberties. _ Tlio Silver New York Trlbuno. The Salt Like convention ot silver boomers has resolved to raise $250,000 a inonlh "to carry on an aggressive campaign of educa tion" In behalf of free coinage. The most liberal condition of this arrar-gement Is an Implied understanding that persons who desire - sire to inalce their contributions In gold will not be debarred from so doing. That Is a rather broad concession. I'lrut , of Its Kind. Kansas City Star. It Is said that the rccsnt conviction ot a railroad offlctal In Plttsburg for a violation ot the Interstate commerce law affords the first instance In which the provisions of the act have been successfully enforced against a railroad official. This makes matters even , as the only prior conviction under the act was that of a shipper. While no greSt amount of "sauce" has been dealt out under this much talked about act. It Is a pleasure to know that It has been divided In equal proportions between the goose and gan der. Tlio 1'rlcii iif I'nnllAlincM. Philadelphia IlocorJ. Nicaragua has paid the $77.BOO demanded as an Indemnity by Great Britain for the expul sion of Vice Consul Hatch and for other flagrant violations'of International comity committed at Hlueflelds by Nlcaraguan offi cials. Possibly the pestiferous little republic has now reallzedMjer mistake In confounding the Jlngolst version Of the Monroe doctrine with the real contln'enVal policy of the United States. In the future Nicaragua will probibly respect the sanctity .of the representatives of foreign governments Instead of depending upon the great rcpublfc of the north to pro tect her from the > coiisequences of her Crimea and follies , _ Ilclilitff for n Fight. Wauhlngton Star. The possibility pj3 serious International trouble resulting'/Irecily or Indirectly from what seems to D $ ( r&pcaceful condition In Japan and Chlnlparo ; materially Increased by a St. PetersljurejiSiowspaper declaration that Russia has pracitcally determined to take possession o7VC > fca. European trade with that unfortunfetoVnttle kingdom may not amount to a greatvdfal , but unless all the great powers have Vltreed among themselves to let Ilussta have Ua own way It Is likely to bo sufficient to stir up a protest or two and thus develop unfriendly feeling , such as has frequently threatened the entire peace ot Europe , and which will some of these days result In a genuine row. TIIK 1M.S.S7M ; OF MKAttK , Chicago Post ! The prctlJont has granted Admiral Meade's petition for retirement. That tvna the easiest way to ! < op from say Ing any more unpleasant thing ? . SprlnRflfM Republican : The Uoston Hfrald rises to remark that It Is tumethtng new for an admiral of the United States to ba re proved for the crime of Intense American ism , It Is certainly something new for n American admiral to refuse to aimver a phln question put to him by his ofllclftl superior on the assumption , presumably , that 'ho ' Information would tend to Incriminate him. Imllanapoll ? Journal : It remained fcr an executive who hired a substitute to nuke his record of valor to censure , without authority of In'.v , when he accepts hla resignation , en pfilc r who has lilted thirty-five years with brilliant service. Censure from such a source , promulgated by a subordinate who fought four years to destroy the flag. Is ( n the nature of a testimonial to American valor. Detroit Krco Prep ? : In retiring Ur.ir Ad miral Meade tlio president admlnlsfM a rcbtiko which the distinguished naval olHccr brought upon himself by n teflcs ot acts which can only be excused on the nastimptlon tint Medical Inspector Kcrshner Is right In his direct charge that the admiral Is crazy. If he only hnd the somewhat prevnl"nt de sire among naval officers to enjoy the ex perience of actual warfare , mere censure is far better than he deserves. Chicago Trlbuno : The president has re tired Admiral Meade upon his own applica tion , and In so do'ng takes occasion to regret that the admiral's brilliant ctroer "should at Its close , be tarnished by conduct at vari ance with a commendable career and Incon sistent with the example which an officer of his high rank should furnish ot submis sion to the restraints ot wholesale discipline and manifest propriety. " The offense of the admiral consisted In his charg ? that the ad ministration was unpatriotic and unamerlcun. with which sentiment many persons will agree. However this may be It would have been more prudent for the admiral to have retired altogether first and then offered hln criticism. Nothing would have prevented him from making It as a citizen and he would have Incurrn ! no responsibility there for , but It WJH clearly a breach of discipline and official propriety for him to utter It while still In the ss-rvlce. XttltllASK.l AM ) A7JlIMMr.l.V.V. The Nebraska City packing house Is now- killing 1,200 hogs a day. The Masonic order of Indianola has com- mencsd work en a new temple. William Weston has wandered away from his homo In a demented condition. Governor Holcomb will deliver th ? me morial address at Douglas on Decoration diy. Arlington Is making an effort to capture the Separable Collar company recently burned out at Ml air. One of the features of the May festival at York on the 30th and 31st will be a chorus of100 voices. The Interstate Telephone company Is ar ranging for the construction of a line between Dutte and Nlobrara. The populist state central committee will meet at Lincoln May 33 for the purpose of calling the state convention. The Kearney Cycle company Is turning out twenty-five bicycles a week and selling them as fast as they are completed. Dan Lefever , a Flllmoro county farmer , took advantage ot the recent rise In wheat to dispose of 2,000 bushels of his 1802 crop. Burglars entered William Ange's store at Ponca and stole four revolvers , ten razors , about 175 pockst knives and ? 3 In small change. A Lincoln man has ordered a bicycle to be propslled by a naphtha motor. It Is claimed that a gallon of the fluid will propel the ve hicle fifty miles. Alex Purcell. one of ( he oldest settlers of nigler'a Grove. In Logan county , dropped dead at his home without a prerronltory symptom ot poor health. An appllcqtlon for the pardon of Henry M. Davidson , ecnt to the penitentiary from Pierce county for hog stealing , has been filed with Governor Holcomb. William Dullenty , a Lancaster county far mer , will now hold a grudge against the tramps. One of the fraternity set fire to Mi ? 3,000 barn , and only the site Is left. A tramp entered th ? home of Mr. Flageolle at Ponca at midnight when all members of the family were away but a Ifl-year-rld g'rl and her 7-year-old brother. He assaulted the girl , but was frightened away by her screams , An Arlington young man advertised for a wife. After corresponding under assumed names with a fair charm = r , he proposed. It was not until he received the girl's picture that he discovered that he bad been corresponding spending with his own sister. Nlourara has an efficient public servant In the shape of an artesian well COO feet deep which furnishes the town 'with ' Its fire pro tection and water supply , enab'es the farmers In the vicinity to Irrigate their crops and furnishes sufficient power to run a larg ? grist mill. I'KIISOXAT AXlt OTIIRIIH'ISR. Wheat seems to have given silver the marble heart. The parting Is extremely sad to overworked statisticians. It Is not Impertinent to remind the gov ernor of South Carolina that it Is a blank long tlmo between proclamations. A tax on beer Is suggested as a means of making good the Income deficit. Such a tax would provoke a great deal of frothi "What Is money ? " asks the Des Molnes Capital. Prompt answers will bo welcome from the Capital's delinquent subscribers. The New York legislature saws Its Ne braska prototype and went It one better. It actually passed and repealed a law at the same session , With charming modesty and a Chester- fieldlan bow the Cleveland Plain Dealer con gratulates the supreme court on appropriat ing the P. D.'s views on the Income tax. Full citizenship Is one ot the prime re quirements of suffrage under the new con stitution of Utah. "Klrst papers" arc ac- cyited merely as evidence of good Inten tions. Chief Whirlwind , a noted Cheyenne war rior , died near Fort Re.no , Okl. , Monday night. The old chief was one of the most noted fighters of all the Indian bands until after the final treaty at Medicine Lodge. Gall Hamilton was busy at work on a biography of Mr. Blalne when she was stricken with paralysis. All the secretary's private papers were Intrusted to her. and she consequently enjoyed facilities denied to moat biographers. AH correspondence from the Cuban capital Is carefully edited by the Spanish author ities. The result of the blue pencil super vision is to bo seen in the succession of mar velous victories achieved by Spanish arms. "Tha pen Is mightier than the sword. " The practice of giving one's native city a library or other useful public memorial Is growing and should bo diligently culti vated by wealthy people. There Is more real happiness and enduring worth In these memorials than In a thousand contest-provok ing wills. Denver papers are strangely confusing In reporting the base ball game between a ministerial nine and an equal number ot Insurance men. The former U credited with winning , although they are accused of slug ging from start to finish. In the absence ot specific Information on the point , It Is fair to presume the slugging was confined to the ball. Coin Harvey expressed a wllllngnesss , In the high joint discussion , to change the ratio by reducing the size of the gold coin. The suggestion hasn't the merit ot originality. It lies been practiced by the Chinese of Cal ifornia and other sweaters In a moderate way for years. A number of these mis guided coiners were rewarded with govern ment jobs la various penitentiaries. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report BVIT jfvn xmtitwtt's Aatlnn llrnuglit to llnvo thn Property D . rlircd llrlit In Tititt. ST. LOUIS , May 22. An Insanity Inquiry In the prob.ito court was contemplated two week ! ago by the attorneys who brought suit Saturday to dispossess Archbishop Ken- rick of his Immense properly holdings. This course of action would be more * pcily than the present procedure , but the lawjora re flected that the Konun Catholic community would bo shocked. Hence s suit was brought to dlvost Archbishop Ktnrtck rf title ou ac count of his age and Incapacity for transact ing IiuMn sst. Attorneys Inlcrcftod In the present case and others who have been ad- vlB rs of Archbishop Konrlck In the past , differ about the dotalU of the will or wills. Mr. It. Uraham Frost , one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs In the Milt filed Saturday , sjys that Archblrhop ICenrlck's latest will le-ft all his property to Father Iliady nnd by a rndlrll bequeathed life annuities of JIO.OOO uplecc to the MIHSCS Kustnce , cousins of Archbibhop Kenrlck. A gentleman who has been very close lo Archbishop Kenrlck for many years says that this will , mentioned by Mr , Frost , was made about ten years ago , shortly after Arch bishop Ityan had been transferred to Phlla- dlphla and Father Ilrady appointed vicar gen eral. This gentleman avers that no codicil was added lo this will. The queerest feature of the whole case In that Archbishop Kenrlck Is said to ha\e made a will only a year ago. This Inslru- m < * nt was drawn by Mr. A. J. P. Garech , and It was n declaration that the testator held everything in trust and he bequeathed this trust to his coadjutor , Archb'shop ' Kaln , who was named as executor. The declara tion of trust made In this will Is the very thing that the' courts are to be asked to affirm ai a matter of law. Hut this will , leaving everything to Archbishop Kaln. Is lost , or at least It cannot be found , else Sat urday's suit would not have been brought. Mr. Garesche and a gentleman believed to be Major Lindsay were witnesses to this last will. will.The The nearest heirs of Archbishop Kenrlck are his flrrt cousin , Miss Rustace , and his nephew , Mr. Huptace. No one having any knowledge of Archbishop Konrlck believes he has any near relatives In Ireland. Estimates as to the value of the property hold by Arch- bls-hop Kenrlck In fe > hover about $3,000,000. i'KAVR .YOr irtlOl.I.Y JlKSTOltlSI ) Utitt.iln Convontlo i or iik : < Strengthened tin ; ( Inmrstowii I action. HUFFALO , May 22. The peace convention of the Elks ended with yesterday's session , and after an excursion to Niagara Falls today the delegates will leave Ilnllnlo. The ex pectation that the two warring factions would be brought together by the conference ha only In a measure been fulfilled. One re sult of the conference has been to strengthen the Jamestown faction and corresponding weaken the other , as nearly all the Atlantic City lodges represented In the convention hnvo joined hands with the Jamestown fac tion. With this as a nucleus , the larger body hopes gradually to gather In a majority of the opposing lodges. The number of the Atlantic City lodges which welded with the Jamestown lodges Is reckoned at about thirty. The joining of forces was accom plished and ratified by the manner of elec tion of ofllcers. The Jamestown grand lodge elected olllcers whose names were submitted by the conference. The ofllcers were then ofllclally and formally endorsed by the con ference. All this was not , however , accomplished without opposition , Chairman Jewell offering as a minority report that the conference recommend the subordinate lodges to ac knowledge the authority ot the grand lodge which met ut Atlantic City In June , 1891. This provoked a hot debate , but Mr. Jewell's minority report was finally defeated , only four voting In favor of it. The conference then adjourned and the grand lodge met to elect grand ofllcers. The following was the result : Grand exalted ruler. Hon. Meade E. Detwller. Harrlsburg , Pa. ; grand treasurer , Edward S. Oflls , Mead- vllle. Pa. ; grat.d secretary , C. A. Smith , Youngstown , O. ; grand esteemed leading knight , J. A. McIIenry , Cumberland , Md. ; grand esteemed loyal knight , Hunter A. Gray- croft , Dallas , Tex. ; grand esteemed lecturing knight , John A. Elllnger , Washington , I ) . C. ; grand titan , Charles M. liedell , Syracuse , N. Y. ; grand esquire. II. E. Butt , Jr. , Ports mouth. Va. ; grand Inner guard , George P. Cronk , Omaha , Neb. ; grand chaplain , Simon Qulnlan , Chicago ; trustees , George W. Parker , St. Louis , Mo. ; James W. Newman , Portsmouth , O. ; John J. Hush , Lansing. Mich. It was decided to hold the next convention In Rochester from July IS to 15. School Children Angered hy tlio "Uuilclsomo l'rr ciit" Snlmllo. NEW YORK , May 22. Eight hundred East Sldo school children , enraged over being swindled out ot 5 cents apiece , tore the In terior decorations of the new Henry hall to pieces. They also ripped down the stage In the hall , smashed every window In the place , broke chairs and did other damage , amountIng - Ing In all lo about $300. Flattering circular * had been distributed announcing a "grand bijou entertainment" and promising every child a handsome present free. Instead of the elaborate presents mentioned each child as he or she entered the hall received a brass ring of the sort that come ? In penny chewing gum packages , and the youngsters were angered. A number of arrests were made. TIIK arintr. Philadelphia Hecord : The lUlttih claim ! for Indemnity arising out ot the recent revo lution In Argentina were presented yeitcrdny. This teems to be England's busy season for collecting her panamcrlcan bills , although In this ca * , as In the matter ot the Venez uelan account , It would not be surprising II she should bo sweetly asked to call again , New York Tribune : Now Hint the $75,000 smart money which England extorted from poor little Nicaragua has been formally paid , Hrltlih honor must bo rcganlwl as ( ully vin dicated , Perhaps the only thing In the whole affair to wonder at Is that England wns satis fied to squetze a paltry $75,000 out of the helpless country when she might have de manded $200,000 with eo.ua ! justice ; New York World : A sensible foreign policy U better than n "spirited" one , though spirit Is sometime * the best tense , as In the case of the vigorous letter to Spain on the Alllinca nffalr. Now that wo have had "a full apology" from Spain , and the English are out of Nicaragua , and both China nml Japan have thanked Uncle Sam for his good olllces In securing peace , our long-distance warriors and professional eagle-tcnseri can take n rest. And give the country one ! Cincinnati Gazette : The Monroe iloctrlno Is the unwritten law ot the United Stales. Within a year , congress having asiomblcd and had time to pass upon It , It will bo the wrlifon law of the country so far as regards the Interference ot European powers with posjcsslons In the Western Hemisphere. Within the same time the Clayton-llulwcr treaty will bo abrogated , nnd Great Britain and all otlnr European powers will thus have fair notice' of what the purpose of this coun try is for all tlmo to come. l-'lotlou Hiiil the I'nct. Clilcnco Tilbunc. "Property l standing still and gold going up. " That statement Is found on page 109 of "Coin's" fake pamphlet. Yet within the last few weeks wheat , as measured by gold , has advanced In price nearly CO per cent nnd corn 10 per cent , while the wages of labor are being advanced Uy numerous employers , the 10 per cent rise In the Carnegie establish ments being a conspicuous example. "Coin" already Is out of date. He resembles the Englishman of whom It was said that he drew on his Imagination for facts and on his mem ory for original Ideas , nnd neither the ono nor the other Is worth n rush. 31RRHV MOMKXTS. Harlem Life : "Algy nnd May Imvo tn- booed hammock" ! . " "Why ? " "Onevus the cnusu of their llrst falling out. " Phllndelbpln Hcoord : When It comes to riding on n crowded street cur the best ot men ure merely ImiiKers-on. No\v York Tribune : Gngga Selfmndo It n man who thoroughly believes In himself. WHRgB Then he must bo next to nn In- Held , for an Intidcl belluvea In nothing. Detroit Tribune : Mother My child , don't yon renllzo yon will soon be a woinnnT Daughter O , dear ! These styles have got me nil mixed up. Hrooklyn Life : Now doth the valedicto rian go foith to encounter the llrst great problem of life how to get a job. Smith's Monthly : Mr. Norrls My cye- Hlclit Is getting very poor. Tom De Witt So's mine. Hnrdoup wanted me to lenil him $10 today , but 1 didn't nee It. Tndlnnnpolls Journal : "What n great pity , " safil the sportpmnn who wanted to take hip catch homo , "that our llsh aren't more llki' our oltlcc boys. " "I don't quite see the connection , " re plied his friend. "Then the longer you kept them the fresher they'd get. " English Paper : Inltated Frenchman ( tn American , who lias taken him for a waiter ) Slr-r. you have gr-r-ossly Insulted me. There H my card. My seconds vll vult upon you , slr-r. American Never mind your Bcconds , Frenchy. You can wait upon mo juct as well. Pass me tlio nance , and be quick about It. Atlanta Constitution : "Well. John , air you n-goln to graduate this term ? " "Yon bet I am. " "l.arned right smart , didn't you ? " "Yon bet I did ! Why , dad. I can send a ball over the fence and make home bus * on every Btrlke ! " PIIEPAUED FOR EMERGENCIES. Now Yorlc Hcrnlil , When she and I n-wlieellng went , 1 took n most appalling "header ; " And but far her , I'm quite content. Than Moses I might now bu deader. Hut sh * was In her bloomers clad , And in her pistol pocket handy. Just llko n thoughtful innn. she had A prudent little flask of brandy. UttCttR SAM'S ClilcaRO Post. What tax Is this that racks The mind of man , and sacks Ills purse and bank account and whacks His Income till be lacks Of cash some stacks ? What tax ? The Income tax. Who mocks The call for rocks On real estate and slocks And cold and silly promptly knockr Tlio law and thus fast locks Rich man's cash box ? Who mocks ? The high court mocks. What fix , What fearful mix Is this that plainly sticks Your Uncle Sam for those gold brickj Because the court sayn "Nix , " Ills bubble pricks ? What llx ? 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