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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDXESDAT , JUKJ3 19 , 1895.
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BTATKMKNT OK CIUCtJI.ATION.
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Sunday. ononnn n. iv.sriiucic.
Bworn to before me und milwrlbeU In my prc -
en'p this 1st day of .lune. 1S05.
( Renl. ) N. P. FiiU Notary rulille.
This Is tlipvrok that Governor Me-
Klnluy remains In his own Btittn.
In tlio South Dakota lexicon , the
more you steal from the people the
easier you tct off.
Wlicn a. man Is put In position to
haiulle public money ho cannot lilt the
wlicat pit with Impunity.
The drouth yonr has apparently had
no effect whatever on the size of the
crop of college Kradiiates.
The stockholders of the late lamented
Whisky trust now wish they had not
put so much trust In the trust.
Ohio democrats are reluctantly mak
ing preparations for their regular hi-
onnlal tfacrlflcc on the altar of guberna
torial nominations.
It may bo put down as morally cer
tain that none but good men will be
elected to ollce ( In Omaha this fall.
Signs of the times point that way.
Whenever you hear of cyclones In
Nebraska you may know that there Is
no drouth. The state received another
Boaklng yesterday. Itulti news Is no
longer rare news.
Somebody Is defraying the expenses
of these free silver conventions , and It
Is not the poor man for whose benefit
the free coinage men are shouting for a
silver currency basis.
Cyclones are to be expected at this
time of the year. They arc the cy
clones that do real damage. Political
cyclones of the harmless variety usu
ally arrive later In the Bca&on.
If the stories of the disgraceful scenes
attending the last hours oC the Illinois
legislature arc true , the Illinois brand
of legislative material cannot be much
sunorlor to the Nebraska brand.
The teachers' training school will not
down. It has many strong and re
sourceful supporters , among whom Is
that affable and highly erudite gentle
man , Mr. Thomas 1C. Sudborough ,
Bart.
The Republican League convention
Which convenes In Cleveland today will
uncork a largo quantity of republican
enthusiasm and other liquids. The two
naturally go together , not as cause and
effect , but as concurrent phenomena.
The Chicago Record calls the bargain
for the return of Taylor , the defaulting
ox-treasurer of South Dakota , a dis
graceful dicker. If any one has any
more dignified name to apply to It , the
suggestion ought to be made without
delay.
The Board of Education has served
notice upon A. I * . A. council No. 12o
that Its action cannot be blocked out
and dictated by a coterie of 2x4 pot-
tnstlers , who have pot the slightest
conception of the true qualifications
of a public school teacher.
A Nebraska , college presents the
nuoinuly or Ha Knultiutcs refusing txi
accept the diplomas nnd decrees whleli
they have earned. In other states the
Htudcuts complain because they thlnli
' they have earned degrees that the coV
lego authorities refuse to grant them.
Omaha has never been quite recon
ciled to the transfer of the Willow
Springs distillery to the Whisky trust ,
It wns a prosperous concern undei
private management , and the soonei
it can 11 lioiii to itself from the great
alcohol octopus the better It will be
for all concerned.
It doesn't matter what Mr. E.
water thought or Bald of the Moshoi
prison contract In IS'Jl , or at any other
time. The question Is , What do the
people think of n sot of appraisers who
give Dorgan $ : 'Kl-IOS.OO of their money
for Junk'Shop chattels that would npl
bring one-fourth of that sum If sold tc
any private individual ? This Is the
question that the apologists for tin
latest penitentiary steal are most mix-
ions to avoid.
The wind-up of the Memphis free
ejlver convention Is the formation of
another bimetallic Jeague. And there
must be at least half a dozen of these
leagues now In operation , says the
Sprluglleld .Republican. What Is more ,
the membership of all the half dozen
leagues is substantially Identical. If
they- should all join forces , the whole
number of adherents would not IK
double that'of the league with the
largest number of members.
THK VITY
The revelations of the last twenty-
four hours concerning City Treasurer
lolla and the defalcation In the muni
cipal treasury have created profound
surprise In this community. Mr. IJolln
md been regarded as a man of the
ilghest Integrity and a model business
man. lie had occupied many positions
if trust. Ills administration of the
county finances during two terms and
its management of the city treasurer-
ship during his first term had coin-
nended him to the taxpayers as worthy
of Implicit conlldence. Unfortunate In
vestments and reckless speculation
seem to have wrought lilt ruin. While
t Is not possible at this time to make
in accurate estimate of the shortage
n the city treasury , It Is believed by
those who have made a casual Investi
gation that It cannot exceed $20,000.
In the present emergency the mayor
uid city council have a duty to per
form. The olllce of city treas
urer should be declared vacant.
Steps must be taken to find a man
qualified for the position who can give
the required bond. Meantime the books
and records of the treasurer's ofllcc
should be thoroughly examined by ex
perts , lu the Interest of the city as
well as the bondsmen , Deputy Treas
urer Coulter should be superseded by
an officer who possesses the confidence
of all concerned. Mr. Coulter's conduct
during the past year has been such as
to make his retention under present
conditions a matter of doubtful pro
priety.
rut. ACTION.
The Hoard of Education has again
voted to continue the teachers' training
school , which Its own attorney declares
to be without warrant of law. Why
was this done ? Simply because the
Pacific Express olllce makes n business
of school politics. If the school treas
ury were overflowing , and the teachers'
training school were by law a part of
the common school system , this llagraut
piece of favoritism might be passed by
unnoticed. But why should the school
board rob the children who are en
titled to ten months' elementary In
struction each year In order to keep
up ti normal department for the benefit
of one person ?
The salaries of the training school
teachers last year aggregated $5rx)0.
That sum cannot be spared from the
fund devoted to primary and grammar
school education. With only $15,000 In
the school board treasury , and three
times as many outstanding warrants
unpaid , with no Income In sight for
six months beyond the police court
fines , which will not exceed $1,000 per
month , retrenchment has become an
absolute necessity. The place whcro
retrenchment should begin Is with the
branch that can be lopped off with
least Injury to the schools. As there
Is no legal authority for diverting the
school fund to the support of a normal
school , the board should rescind the
action It has taken under the political
pressure of Interested parties.
WlJ.lt 31AKK KU CONCESSION.
The statement made by the parlia
mentary secretary of the British foreign
ollice , In the House of Commons , re
garding the position of the British gov
ernment In the boundary controversy
with Venezuela , shows that there Is no
more disposition now to make conces
sions than at any previous time since
the dispute arose. A report from Wash
ington n few days ago stated that
there was more favorable promise of
the settlement of this matter by arbl-
tratjon , according to the suggestion
which had been submitted by this gov
ernment to the British government , but
It seems from the London dispatch that
there was no substantial ground for
this statement. The simple fact Is that
Great Britain adheres to the position
she has held from the beginning of the
controversy. She proposes to Insist
upon her original claim to certain ter
ritory and will only submit to arbitra
tion a subsequent claim , which our
government has lu effect said Is of
doubtful merit
This latest ofllclal declaration of the
Intention of the British government
not to make any concession to Vene
zuela will not unlikely result In speed
ily bringing the controversy to a crisis
and thus compelling the United States
government to assume a definite atti
tude. The situation Js very much
strained and the fact that Venezuela
has made no hostile demonstration with
a view to occupying the disputed
territory Is largely due to the hope that
the efforts of this government to In
duce the British government to accede
to the request for submitting the whole
matter In controversy to arbitration
would be successful. With that hope
dissipated there Is reason to expect
that Venezuela will take steps to pos
sess hers f of the disputed territory ,
the popular sentiment of the country
being strongly In favor of such a course ,
Undoubtedly the British government Is
fully prepared for such a contingency
and would meet the lln t overt act with
vigorous resistance.
After the interest our government liae
taken in this matter It could not bo a
mere passive spectator of a conflict bp-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela
without an impairment of Its prestige
and Influence. Even In the event of
war resulting from the action of Vene
zuela this country would b < ? bound tc
give its moral If not its substantial
support to the South American republic
and to go so far , at least , as to warn
Great Britain that It would not con
sent to any spoliation of Venezuelan
territory. There would be furnished
by such a conflict an opportunity for a
decisive application of the Monroe doc-
trlno und there is little reason to doubt
that our government would firmly In
sist upon the recognition of this doc
trine. It is easy to see , therefore , that
It Is more thnn possible the United
States may become herlously Involved
In this Venezuelan complication , and
were our government disposed to make
It a pretext for getting Into trouble with
Great Britain , as jingoism would sug
gest , probably no great dltllculty would
bo found In starting trouble. As to the
efforts of this government to bring
about a settlement of the controversy
iy arbitration It Is evidently useless
to continue them. Wo have done our
whole duty In this direction and wilt
only Invite humiliation by going further.
As the situation now appears Vent ? :
zueln can secure possession of the ter
ritory she claims Great Britain has no
right to only by fighting for It. If she
shall decide to do that It will be time
for the United States to declare Its po
sition. Meanwhile our government can
iroporly dismiss the matter from con
sideration.
THK SCAItHCltOH" OAMK.
And the voice Is the voice of Jacob ,
and the hand Is the hand of 1'xati. Our
louble-ender contemporary keeps on
disclaiming Its Intimate relation to the
lowllng dervishes who are seeking to
get control of the fire and police de
partments for mercenary , sectarian and
tolltlcal purposes. These disclaimers
ire , however , decidedly at variance with
ts course at every turn.
When the commission was nego
tiating with Ir. Redell to accept the
position of lire chief It raised the cry
igalnst appointing any one not already
in the department. This demagogic
howl In favor of home talent was kept
up In spite of the known fact that no
one In Omaha was qualified by experi
ence to reorganize and handle the de
partment. When Chief Redell's scalp
was reached for by the howling der
vishes this organ of discord gave all
the aid and comfort It could to the
gang.
When the board , after leaving the city
for weeks exposed to footpads , cracks
men and crooks , prepared to secure a
competent chief of police , the cry was
raised that the man who accepted the
position would have only a six weeks
job. Now that the board has Offered
the place to an ofilcor who Is In every
respect qualified for the position and
brings the best of recommendations ,
the contention is raised that no man
can legally fill the place of chief of
police unless he Is a citizen of Ne
braska. Such a game of scarecrow
will hardly frighten a man of Martin
White's caliber.
In support of Its absurd assertion the
World-Herald cites the antl-Plnkerton
law enacted lu 1893 , with the terrible
threat that the commissioners will In
cur the liability of being sent to the
penitentiary If they dare to Install Mr.
White Into the position vacated by
Seavey. If Mr. Hitchcock were not a
half-baked lawyer he would know
enough to know that the autl-Plnker-
ton act prohibits simply the importation
of mercenaries by private corporations
and their appointment as deputy sher
iffs or deputy marshals. The antl-
Plnkerton law In so many words pro
hibits sheriffs , police chiefs or police
commissioners from appointing any
non-resident ns under sheriff or dep
uty for the protection of public or pri
vate properly. This does not apply to
the employment of an American citi
zen , who upon assuming his duties
becomes a resident with the Intention
of making this city his homo. There
Is more than one lawyer on the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners and
they doubtless know their powers and
'duties In the premises. The game of
scarecrow has been played too often.
THK TARIFF AS AN ISSUE.
With the revenues of the govern
ment falling behind expenditures and a
steadily Increasing deficit demonstrat
ing beyond question the failure of the
present tariff law as a revenue
measure , It Is perfectly obvi
ous that In considering what bhall be
done to give the government an ade
quate revenue it will be Impossible to
drop the tariff as an issue. In the
opinion of some prominent republicans
It will be the paramount Issue In the
campaign of next year. In a recent
Interview Representative Dalzell of
Pennsylvania , who may be the chair
man of the ways and means committee
of the next house , expressed the opinion
that the tariff will be the principal
Issue In 1800. Other republicans of
equal prominence lu the party coun
cils have expressed a similar view and
a number ofl republican papers are
urging that this must be the leading
question before the people In the next
presidential campaign. Unless In the
meanwhile the revenues of the govern
ment overtake expenditures , which now
seems most improbable , it Is manifest
that the question of revising Uie tariff
with a view to providing more- revenue
will have to bo urged upon the con
sideration of the people.
The next congress will probably bo
able to accomplish very little for In
creasing the revenue. It can make
no material changes In the tariff law
for this purpose , because a democratic
president stands lu the way. Any In
crease of duties or any transfers from
the free list to the dutiable list which
a republican house might make would ,
If not defeated by the senate , be very
certain to encounter the executive veto.
Although President Cleveland withheld
his approval from the present tariff
law and condemned It In vigorous
terms , It Is safe to say that ho will per
mit no Interference with It In the di
rection of greater protection to Amer
ican industries , even though It bo
clearly shown that to do this would
at ouce Increase the revenues of the
government and the prosperity of the
people. A moderate duty on wool and
a slight increase of a few other duties
would give the treasury the needed
revenue without In the least oppress
ing the people , but Mr. Cleveland would
not permit this to be done , and there
fore It would be useless for the repub
lican house of representatives to waste
any time over such legislation. The
tariff will stand as It is , there Is every
reason to believe , until It can be
changed by a republican congress and
president , und that being the case It
will have to bo made an Issue , and ,
as now seems probable , the paramount
issue In the next campaign for the
cholco of a president and congress.
It Is not to bo doubted that a large
majority of the American people arc
now fully convinced that the den-
cratlc tariff policy Is not what this
country wants. The lesson of the last
two years has taught them that our
progress and prosperity us a nation
will bo best subserved by a judicious
und equitably adjusted system of pro
tection , which jvlll safeguard Ameri
can Industrie * Mid labor against dam-
iglug and 'Uivstjriictlvo competition.
They have loiiMunl that there arc no
idvuntnges ituTlfr1 n different system
whleli begin to compensate for the
looses that labor suffers and the di
minished comfol't'nnd happiness of the
masses , always ( he accompaniment of
i departure front > thc protective princi
ple. Having : > acquired this knowl
edge by n hnt'd ' Experience the people
will not reject ' 'We tariff as an Issue ,
but , on the co'iltiTj'ry , will welcome the
opportunity tq iv'g'aln ' render their- ver
dict on It.
Great Scott h'W the newspaper rabies ,
lie wants the nomination for mayor ,
congressman , governor or president
ind feels that he would get them all
; > ut for the liberty of the press In re
porting his crazy glratlons and antics
on the bench.
It Is said that golden hair Is strictly
tabooed In the camp of the free silver
ulvocatcs.
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Philadelphia. Times.
This Is emphatically the commencement
season , Look at the Increasing number of
mills and factories starting.
The lolnt of Vlmr.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The tide of battle In Cuba , according to the
most solemn averments of both allies , Is at
this very moment bearing both sides on to
victory. And yet there are hundreds of
persons who pretend to believe that nothing
depends upon the point of view.
" Shedding the JMmk.
New York Sun.
Every new day of the silver agitation re
veals Us true character more and more un
mistakably. It Is the old grfcnbacklsm or
cheap-money movement of twenty-five years
ago , with the difference that Instead of a
one-cent dollar It proposes a fltty-ccnt dollar.
Theory nnil Practice.
Knnwis City Star.
The Notional Christian Citizenship league
has sent out an appeal to all ministers of
the country to devote their sermons of Juno
30 to the duties of Christian citizens. These
sermons will not touch the rings and gangs ,
but If they stir up the better classes they
will have even more Important results. Kings
and gangs never flourish where the best
people perform their full duties as citizens.
Sneers Will Not 1) ( ) .
New York Herald.
The platfcim and resolutions adopted by the
free silver convention at Memphis on Thurs
day night are mildly but skillfully worded ,
and they are well calculated to make a deep
Impression on all the unthinking masses of
voters. It Is easy to pooh-pooh the argu
ments of an opponent or to answer him with
a sneer. Uut It the leaders of the "campaign
of educatlotf are wise they will avoid this
method of combating the sliver craze and
will meet the arguments of the Memphis plat
form candidly and very seriously.
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The lloniu H Hack Number.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Modern Invcntldri la1 bound to get rid of the
horse , and the seYVIces tit that noble animal
are now being dispensed with In numberless
ways. Steam ohd 'electricity ' have ruth
lessly shouldered him aside , and the bicycle
threatens him In'one'of ' his most delightful
uses. As a culmination to these conies the
"horseless carriage'which has Just shown
Itself to be a most pronounced success In
France. Vehicles Q that kind made a compet
ing race betweelq liqrdenux and Paris the
other day. a distance of 736 miles , and the
time was an average of fifteen miles an hour.
The days of the horse are numbered.
A. 1 * . A'ltin In I'oiiluylMinlii.
IndlntiapoUs Journal.
The Pennsylvania legislature , Instigated by
anti-Catholic organizations , dashed In and
passed a law forbidding the wearing by pub
lic school teachers of the "peculiar garb" ol
any religious sect. The law was aimed al
Itoman Catholic nuns , who. In certain
neighborhoods , have heretofore been per
mitted to teach In public schools. The first
fruits of the measure are , however , of an
unexpected sort. The Mennonltes , a Prot
estant denomination , have quite a large mem
bershlp In Pennsylvania , and the women \seai
a "peculiar garb. " Some of them teach school ,
and ft Is now discovered , greatly to theli
consternation and that of their friends , thai
the law discriminates against them. In some
quarters the school directors will emplo )
them as before and bring suit to test the
constitutionality of the law , If necessary. Ir
some parts of Pennsylvania the Quakei
women still adhere to their quaint attire
and they , too , will come under the ban II
they wish to teach. The same Is true of tht
Amlsh and other sects In the state , so that ,
altogether , the anti-Catholic organizations anti
the legislature find that their law , ovei
which they chuckled , Is likely to be an ele
phant on their hands. Next time they will
perhaps go a little slower.
The Triumph of Injustice.
Buffalo Express.
The decision of the circuit court of appeal !
dissolving the Injunction by which the hold'
Ing of an election for a constitutional convex
tlon In South Carolina under the present
barbarous registration laws was forbidden l !
a sad blow to honest elections , fho ground
of the decision Is not that of equity , but lacli
of Jurisdiction. * On Its face thl !
ruling constitutes a gross Injustice. Its onlj
warrant Is that the federal courts lack powei
to prevent such Injustice. It Is furthei
claimed by the court that neither the 1411-
nor 15th amendments of the federal consti
tution boar on the case , this being merely i
state election.
The ruling leaves the bourbons of Soutf
Carolina full liberty to go ahead with- then
Infamous constitution for the perpetual dls
'
franchlsement of the negroe's. Unless fur
ther action can be taken , by which a reversa
of this decision can bo secured from the supreme
premo court , they will unquestionably earn
out their purpose. The only way to trea' '
South Carolina then will bo to make It paj
the penalty for Its dishonesty by depriving 1 :
of a portion of Its congressional representation
according to the provisions of the 14tt
amendment. This much can bo done , anc
the Express hopes It will be.
Jrree Silver ll
Globe-Democrat.
The free sllverltes would make more progress
ross If they would adopt more temperate anc
reasonable methods of presenting their vlewi
and promoting their purposes. As a rule
their orators talk like prosecuting attorneyi
trying criminals , or like reckless fanatic :
stirring up sedition , "If we lose this flgh
In 189B , " exclaims , Mr , Slbley , prospectlvt
candidate for president .on the argcntlferoui
ticket , "two great cpndttlons are to b <
feared repudiation : - devolution ; one or the
other I > sure to camel" When a cause li
thus advocated It discredited , and Intelll
gent and patriotic.uneqple are not likely t (
give ( t sympathy and support. As a mattei
of fact , there Is''no''reason to apprehonc
either repudiation or revolution as the resul
of the maintenance'of a sound money cystem
The men who tnaxe such predictions ant
utter such threats.arei well aware thatthi
situation does not Justify anything of thi
kind. They are deliberate and unscrupulous
falslHers , who seek0 to1 accomplish a deslrec
end by demagoglol'and Incendiary means
Their consciousness the weakness of theli
case Impels them to assume an Intimidating
attitude , and to play upon the fears , pas
alons and prejudices of those who have onlj
a partial understanding of the subject. Ii
they were alncercflyiirtlstaken , there would
bo some excurc for them , but they know
better , and hence deserve the severcsi
reprobation.
Chicane , Hccord Not only li the dlsgraca-
ful dicker disastrous In Its effccti upon tuto
offlrlals , but It throws discredit on the bonds
that such ofllrUls are required 'o glvr. It
Taylor's bondmen arc pracllcilly released
why shout 1 not all bondsmen In future case *
bo dlichargcd from the obligations they a -
sume ? The whole transaction Is baJ from
beginning to end , and the truckling of the
sta'o to the deipollor of Hi treasury Is the
worst fcntiiro of It all.
lc Maine * Leader : Wo are lolJ that
Taylor ut South Dakota will plead guilty , be
given n lenience of two years and will be
pardoned out In something les-3 than this
time. Let's sen : Taylor stele about
$250,000. His time must bo morn valuable
than a. railroad president's. It Is a com
mentary upon American Justice that uch
compounding with felony ns Implied In this
case may bu coolly dlscuisel In ailvanco ami
scarce a protest bo ma.c a nlnst It.
Davenport Democrat. South Dakota Is
getting ready to Illustrate anew how a small
thief gets heavy punishment while the de
faulter on n sweeping * calo Is compromised
with. Taylor , the embezzling mid abscond
ing treasurer of that state , Is to have n
special term of court called for his benefit
nnd then he Is to be treated to a merely
nominal sentence. Ills only mlitake seema
to have been In not taking millions where
ho got away with hundreds of thousand * .
Hut then he stoJo everything In sight , and
would have taken moro had It been placed
within his reach ,
Detroit Tree 1'rcss : Taylor , the abscond
ing treasurer from Sioux Falls , has shown
himself a shrewd man and the -naje of Jus
tice In South Dakota are made to appear In
a strange light , He has negotiated Die
terms of his surrender to the authorities und
even fixed the sentence of the court at two
years' Imprisonment. If this 1s the manner
In which the decrees of the blind goddess
are to be determined hereafter H might be
well to have the courts Issue their best terms
In advance so that criminals may accept or
reject as the probsble proceeds of their trans
gressions may suggest.
New York Advertiser : It Is Interesting to
learn that the keen blade of Justice Is to be
sheathed in the Interest of absconding
Treasurer Taylor , who ran away with the
funds of South Dakota. Since he retreatefl
Into the contiguous woods where rolls the
Oregon and hears no sound save Its own dash.
Ing , this able financier has been carrying on
negotiations with the legal department of
South Dakota and has finally reached an
agreement whereby he Is to surrender
pay over about one-third of his theft and ac
cept a two-years' sentence , with the under
standing that the governor Is soon to pardon
him with a complete restoration of citizen
ship. Mr. Taylor might have gone further
and required the governor and his astute
legal department to pass resolutions of re
spect and confidence for and In Treasurer
Taylor , with a few words of spec'.itl com
mendation for his management of the state's
flnarces. And thus Is crime made odious In
South Dakota.
AJi/JK.JftKVl AM ) JfKllK.lSK.tXH.
The new Sargent creamery shipped Its
first 1,000 pounds of butter Saturday ,
West Point has followed the example of
many Nebraska towns and enacted a curfew
ordinance.
The postolllce at Ragan was burglarized
and $300 In money and stamps taken out or
the safe. No clew.
Lat Drown , formerly of Nebraska City , has
been elected president of the National Local
Freight Agents association.
The second semi-annual tournament of the
Northeast Nebraska Tennis association will
be held at Wakelleld , June 20 and 21.
A Dlller barber refused to cut the hair ot
the proprietor of a rival shop and was ar
rested. The rival had to pay the costs.
C. D. Shrader , at one time a populist
politician and a member of the legislature ,
has moved from Logan county to Oklahoma.
A man named Paul committed suicide near
Ravenna. He was the owner of a 200-acre
Improved farm and didn't owe a dollar. He
was demented.
N. O. Nellson , county surveyor of Hoyd
county , has been found guilty of embezzling
the funds of a school district In that county
to the amount of $218.
The work of grading and building the D. &
M. tracks around the Missouri washout at
Brownvllle Is nearly completed , and trains
will be running over the new track next
Monday.
The Republican river took advantage or the
recent flood to change Its Chanel at Red
Cloud , As a result the dam of the Red Cloud
Milling company , put In at a cost ot $5,000 ,
Is standing high and dry at one side of the
now channel.
Qeorge Lee of Rlnggold county , Iowa , se
duced a girl In 1882. The young woman
gave birth to a daughter. Afterward she
married another man and a year ago died al
Broken Dow. Now Lee has appeared al
Broken Bow , acknowledged that ho was the
father ot the child and has taken It to hi !
homo in Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Gazette : Whore Is the mar
In the Iowa republican party who will vol
unteer to knock that financial chip off Sena
tor Harsh's shoulder ?
Des Molnes Leader : U Is not neccssar )
at this late day , after the matter has been
gone over BO thoroughly for so many years
to say that the contest is not between the
homo and the saloon. The saloon will re
main in DCS Molnes no matter what the
supreme court may say. It Is simply a ques
tion ot whether there shall be saloons which
are amenable to public control , or whethet
the alley doggery will blossom again.
Davenport Demociat : Senator Allison Is
Industriously earning the title of being "the
still hunt candidate. " Those who want tc
boom him are kindly permitted to do BO , bul
he Is not personally directing a literary
bufeau. It he were an avowed candidate
he has not that quality which Blalne pos
sessed In so great a degree , tbo magnetism
or something to make the crows sing am !
shout and go wild over him and his nmbl
ttons.
Sioux City Journal : The fair prospecl
that Senator Allison will fee nominated foi
the presidency cuts no figure In the mattei
of his re-election to the senate , The nexl
legislature will re-elect him as senator
There will be no opposition. Nor docs the
senator need to become a candidate for re >
election. It will be sufficient If he should
not positively" refuse to be a candidate foi
re-election. It is safe to say that no repub
lican In Iowa would be a candidate agalnsl
Senator Allison , so long as he would consenl
to re election.
Sioux City Times : The last general as
sembly took an Important step In the direc
tion of more efficient temperance legislation ,
leaving much for future general assembllei
to do. That wise progress will bo made IK
one can doubt who has carefully measured
public sentiment. And not the leas !
auspicious sign Is the growing dlsposlttor
ot the average voter of all parties , howevei
It may bo In the case of some politicians
to demand that this question be dealt witli
as a business matter , and not as a more
Instrument ot partisanship , which has already
done so much to delay a satisfactory settle
ment.
D < JS Molnes Capital. The ocean telegraph
conveys to us the Important Intelligence thai
part of the equipment of the expedition
which Is to go through the new Baltic sea
canal Is to be , besides five tons of fresh
meat dally , " 2,000 bottles of wine , 200 bottles
of spirits , 10,000 bottles of beer , C.OOO gallon :
ot beer In casks and 1,000 gallons of mllh
apart from the ordinary rations on board , "
There's 16 to 1 again ; sixteen of beer to one
of milk ; but then , like otlr 1C to 1 , it Is nol
the proper ratio. It provides for a pre
posterous amount ot milk. The ratio of 32
to 1 will doubtless be found , as In the other
case , the true one. The people over there
must have been reading our American news
papers until they couldn't think of any othei
proportion than 16 to 1.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
AB&QUUTEE.Y PURE
fJSHXOXAJ. AXD OT11KHHJHR.
Nebraska takes kindly to a copious tank
show.
Inferring to democratic presidential tim
ber , there Is Urcr Hussell ot Mattachiuclts.
"Ho lay lo\v. "
There Is nothing now under the eun. The
modern girl dliplajs In spinning her wheel
those traits conspicuous in grandmother's
dayj.
Slnco the dccUton ot the court ot appeals
overtullnx the South Carolina decision of
Judge Golf , Governor Uvans lias concluded
not to secede.
When Mr. Addlclu of Delaware compared
his tc latorlal bills with the results , ho con
clude I to retire from politics. The distance
traveled WAS a trine.
The log cabin had been substituted for tbo
eagln us the emblem ot Kentucky republi
cans. It iiggo8ts to warring democrats how
to got In out of the wet.
David Brovui Is a healthy member ot the
Philadelphia health board. He has a record
of fifty-eight copcecutlvo years In the service
and his grip shows no sign of weariness ,
The caravan attached to Jerry Simpson's
campaign Is necessary ns a moans ot trans
portation. In other respects , Mr. Simpson Is
lavishly equipped for the sound money bat
tle. Ho has the voice.
The patriotic councllmcn of Philadelphia
Ignored nn unbroken line of precedents by
refusing to appropriate money for n cele
bration on the Fourth ot July. It Is prob
able Independence hall and the sacred Lib
erty bell will be wrapped In crape for thirty
days ,
The governor of RhoJc Island Is "his ex
cellency eo-nnd-so , governor of the state of
Rhode Island aiU the Providence plantations ,
commnnder-ln-chlef of the militia and cap
tain general ot the fleet" though no moro of
this rigmarole than the first two v/ords Is
often used ,
The Illlnolo legislature has passed a libel
l.nv which requires that n plaintiff must show
that his business or reputation WBA Injured
by publications made In gooj faith. That
Is to say the practice of harassing news
papers in vogue in Chicago Is no longer sanc
tioned by law.
Mr. Edward Astrup , Mr. Poary's associate
on the famous Journey over the Icecap to In
dependence bay. North Greenland In 1892 ,
and who made the wonderful Journey along
the Icecap above Melville bay in ISO I , has re
ceived the Murchlcon grant ot the Iloyal
Geographical society on account of his bril
liant achievements.
The United States supreme court declares
that a man la not obliged to avoid danger by
running away. The assailed need not turn
the other check , nor wait until one Is
punched. On the contrary , ho Is , In the
opinion of the court , Justified In sailing right
In at the first scent of trouble and doing his
enemy with all possible celerity.
Pennsylvania's legislature has gone the
way of Its kind , followed with Jubilations
and execrations In equal parts. The Phila
delphia Inquirer says"It has been the
prey of hog contractors , trolley and electric
light sharpers and the Standard Oil company.
It was the worst legislature with which \\o
have been afflicted for years. " The most
conspicuous feature of Its work Is the mul
tiplication ot offices.
The Ohio campaign promises to bo a whoop
from start to finish. Several large bar'ls ore
already In sight , and enthusiasm grows In
proportion to the financial Issue. Paul Sorg.
the prospective democratic candidate , rivals
Bushnell as a millionaire manufacturer , while
Foraker and Brlce , competitors for senatorial
honors , have a few kegs of nails on hand.
Should the sinews of war come up to the
prospects , the era of hard times will corno tea
a sudden close in Ohio.
The Fair corner on the wheat of California ,
which caused a loss of $1,000,000 , was engi
neered so bccretly that It was not known
to anyone but the bankers who loaned tbo
ex-senator the money. The four firms which
recently bought the wheat had previously
engaged all the vessels In the port of San
Francisco , and to arrive for ninety days.
Then , to prevent farmers from rushing wheat
Into this port , they advanced charters to
33 shilling * . This prohibitive rate will com
pel farmers to store their grain unless they
can 'nduce vessels to come to this port. As
it takes two months to get ships hero from
Australia , and four months to hi Ing them
from Liverpool or New York , It looks as
though the wheat syndicate would get the
lion's share of the profits this year.
The Supreme I iiurt on Srlf-
Wnshlnston Tost.
A recent decision of the United States
supreme court. Is attracting wide attention
because It deals with a matter ot universal
Interest , the right of pelf-defense. In the
United States court for the Western district
of Arkansas a young man was convicted and
sentenced to Imprisonment for eight years
for Killing his brother-in-law by a well di
rected and effectively delivered blow. The
testimony showed that his brother-in-law ,
with two other brothers-in-law , came Upon
the defendant's premises to claim and drive
away a cow ; that the first named brother-
in-law was about ! to draw a revolver when
fatally struck by the defendant. Justice Par
ker , before whom the case was tried , in his
Instructions to the Jury on the law of self-
defense , said that the defendant was com
pelled by that law to avoid danger by getting
out of the way If he could ; that the only
place where he need not retreat farther was
his dwelling house. The supreme court has
ordered a retrial , and In doing TO has given
a lucid and comprehensive statement of the
law of self-defense. It said :
"The defendant was where he had the right
to be when the deceased advanced upon him
In a threatening manner and with a deadly
weapon , and If the accused did not provoke
ttio assault , unrt had at the time rononibl *
grounds to believe , and In ( rood faith b ll red ,
that tha Otceatcd Intended to take his Ufa
or to do him great bodily hxrm , ho was not
obliged to retreat , nor to consider whether
he could safely retreat , but was entitled to
stand his ground and meet any attack made
upon him with a deadly weapon. In men way
and with such force as under ill circum
stances ho at the moment honestly believed ,
and had reasonable grounds to believe , was
neccw.iry to save his 6wn life or to protect
himself from great bodily Injury. "
Thn theory that a person "rmirt avoid dan
ger by getting out of the way" was all right
when It Mas invented , but that ? > < " prior to
the Invention of firearms. To require a man
to run from an nmllant with a gun Is to
compel him to risk death from a shot or shots
through the back. "Wo have changed alt
that" In modern times , as the puprctnc court
so clearly states.
Jt/.Vl ! OAYKTll.H.
Philadelphia lleconl : No , Maud , Jrar , wo
never lie-aid of any one ciitchlni ; hay fe\er
from Kissing n grass widow.
Washington Stnr : "lit- good tnlkoi , " imlil
undo Kbon , "am one ob ilo few ppuiilo dut
nln' likely tcr In prove wlf constant prac
tice. "
Albany Journal : Ulggs Why doc * Brown
always wrlto his Jokes on such thin paper ?
UlBgH So the editors can BCD thtough
them , I suppose.
Now York Recorder : It pnya n man to
bo real peed this weather. It would bo
mighty uncomfortable In jail.
Cincinnati Tribune : "Wlmt Is the now
boarder's business. Pauline ? " asked the
Cheerful Idiot. "He Is tunning a bicycle ,
school , " replied the waiter Kill. "Oh !
Teaching the JOUIIK Idi-a how to scoot , la
lie ? "
Judge : Cobwlggrr You seemed rather
nmusoil over the Idea of your wife's wear
ing bloomers. Smith You'd bo amused
yourself If you could see her wbpu she tried
to 11 ml something In her wotlc basket nnd
emptied It Into her lap.
Indianapolis Journal : "I seo. " ? nld tbo
shoo clvrk bonnier , "that the Whisky trust
Is Intending to uhlp Its goods nlung the
railroads In tunls. "
"It has been moving Its stuff nloncr the
plilownlks that way for jear ? , " said tha
Cheerful Idiot , nnd no ono said him nay.
Wntcrbury : "Pity n poor blind man with
n large family ! " cried a wayside beguar.
"And how many children have you , unfor-
tunntu man ? " uskcd n lady In treat con
cern.
"How can I tell , madam ? I can't sc
"em. "
Chicago Trlbuno : "Hloomcrs ? " echoed the
society leader. "I can't boar the Right of
them ! They uro shockingly Immodest t"
"May I ask you , madam , pursued the In
terviewer , "whether you think "
"You must really oxcuws mo now. Mr.
Faber , " she Intel runted. "I have a matlneo
cnpupemont , and 1 don't want to miss the
ballet. "
Washington StarVe : are certainly ad
vancing In civilization , " sad the statesman's
wlfp. "Formerly a man could not become
great excepting through the chances ot
war. "
"Yes , " was the reply ; "now he simply
has to risk his Ufa on the political boil'
< iuot. "
MAGNIFICENCE.
Atlanta Constitution.
Hasn't pot cr baby carriage ,
Hasn't any toy-
But ( lull's luxury n-waltln'
Foh dut cullud boy.
Hush-n-by , you pickaninny ,
Don' you ncbbah inln' ;
Gwlnetcr git a ciadle made ob
Watahllon rln'i
THK ! tVlWOl.M.l'A3l'H JIA1SE.
llocliostcr Chronicle.
Ynar by year , nnd day by day ,
She lived In liopo of higher pay.
She saw the city prosperous grow.
She saw the school house overflow
With hostB of children , large und small
And patiently she taught them all.
And as the seasons swiftly Hew
Shu sometimes taught their children , f
Through weary months of busy days ,
The bclioolma'um hoped to
got
a
ralsol
She did all that a woman could ;
Her arguments were pound and good.
She drew petitions ui > FO line
That all the people ran to sign.
The common council all agieed
That she should have It , yes. Indeed.
The board of education made
LOUK , smlllntr promises of aid ,
While out of all the tangled maze
The schoolmu'nm hoped to
get
a
raise !
At last It seemed the way was cleared ;
At last the needed funds appeared ,
Hut still the board could not decide
Just how these funds should be applied.
Hnlse by experience ? Or by grade ?
So still they wavered and delayed ;
They weeded out a girl or two
Who didn't have enough to do ;
Thes > e surely were the halcyon days.
The Kchoolma'am hoped ,
to get
a
ralsel
But weary decades came and went ,
Until her faithful life was spent ;
And now across her lonely grave
The long green Brasses gently wave.
Her tombstone. In Its ancient place ,
Stands up , yet llea upon Its face.
For though It says she has gone higher.
I know her soul must still aspire ,
And lingering , lone for Gabriel's dayuL
When every schoolma'am
gets a
raise !
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