TITI3 DATT.Y JJBK : MONDAV. DECM'J.UHEK ' n. 1895.
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ThP lli-i > still oonu-H. and tlnit If tlio
only imii | > r of any consernionn ; In
iaii.
Anil the tnxpiiycrs of Xi'l > nisla hold
tin- suck i iin itiiu' t > i" ! ? ; : : ( ; , ) ( ) .
Tin1 ndviic.-itcs of Ilit1 liicoiiit' tax In
tli'si-rvo tiilinlriitioii for tlii'lr
If for notlihiK I'l-s"- "
If tin- HIM lioiitlsiiH-n siii'fi't'tlfil In tot-
thiK "IT s t-awy tlii-ru Is posslltly si 111
hope for tlio Itolln btniilsiiit'ii
wilti no hi'iivli'i1 loss.
It would IntotvstliiK as well as usi--
ful for Hie supreme court lo itiforin tlie
public tiiuler what conditions olllclal
bonds are effective In Nebraska.
How Charley Moshcr would have liked
to have had his fate consigned to the
teudi-r mercies of the .Miry. Unit found
n clean lilll for his partner. Outcalt.
With the stakt ! In the 1'aciIUrailroad
debt settlement reaching Into the tens
of millions no wonder the railroad lobby
Is out in full force In the neighborhood
of the national legislature.
If we have to wait for an amendment
to the federal constitution before con
gress can relmposo the Income tax no
one of this generation need fear the call
of the federal Income tax collector.
If the sentiment' against the death
penally for murderers Is Increasing the
Increase Is not yet visible to the naked
eye. Hay ward. Dim-lint. Holmes. Moran -
; : an the list of recent famous verdicts
of Kiillty of murder In the lirst decree
is a formidable one.
The paper that did all It could to pre
vent tlio Hoard of Fire and Police Com
missioners from brliiKliiK Kire Chief He-
dell to Oinahii has at last discovered
that Kedell Is Just ( lie man for the place.
Krlends of the lire chief understand
how to discount this deathbed conver
sion. '
Postmaster General Wilson niusl have
had experience with the postal employe
lobbyist , lie wants to save his succes
sors In congress from similar unpleas
antness , and for this reason has Issued
his ordei forbidding employes under Ids
department from visiting Washington
for ( he purpose of Influencing legislation.
After declining lo put Ills signature
to the last tariff reform bill enacted by
a democratic congress , 1'resldcnt Cleve
land nevertheless takes occasion In his
message to give that measure at least
an Inferential approval. Mr. Cleveland
may yet admit that Senators Ilrlcc. ( Jor-
111:111 : and Smith bullded really better
than he was formerly willing to admit.
During the year 18 ! > r the records show
211 liipior licenses Were Issued in this
city. It is predicted that less than 00
will be Issued for IS'.KI. ' Kadi succeed
ing year shows some diminution In the
number , which fact must soon force
Itself upon the attention of members of
the school board who are opposed to
rational measures of retrenchment pro
posed by the minority.
Wonder what City Treasurer-elect
Kdwards would have done If the last
that law aiithori/.lng ( he acceptance of
guaranty companies as sureties on olll
clal bunds ? lie might have been walk
ing the streets today pleading with his
friends to attach thulr names to the
document necessary as a prerequisite
to qualification for the oflice.
A legislature evenly divided between
tint two great political parties does not
make tint prospect of an early choice of
u Kentucky senator to succeed Senator
Hlackbiirn very bright. As Senator
Hlackbiirn's term does not expire for an.
other year from March next the legis
lature can hold several sessions and
still make Its selection of a senator In
time for him In qualify by the first of
his olllclal term.
One condition should bu insisted on by
western congressmen , no matter what
plan of Pacific railroad debt settlement
may find favor In Washington. The
Union Pacific and Central Pacific should
be united under one management and
conducted for the mutual benefit of both
ro.'ids and their patrons. The Intention
of congress when It voted to subsidise
the Pacific roads was to aid In the con-
titructlon of one through trunk line. The
fnltllliuent of this original pro ml be of
congress should uot-bu evaded.
TUT < 'Ol,1iltAIHHtill ) IKtM/i /
I.in III advertisements arc jiiu | | > : irlntr
ilnlly In wHtcrii newspapers Informing
, tlu < public flint llii < ureafosi opportunity
j i vor presented tn make 1'orlimos on
i small Investments Is now offered In Ilic
j 1 ' Colorado gold mining slock * , of which
i si few choice specimens arc still lo
Inlnul. . I'mweeks tin' Colorado ne.w -
pnpers have been fllli'tl lo ovorllowlm.
with ri'Hirls | of rlrli Hints mill middett
fortunes In the gold HeMs mill every
possible iu-easliiii has been ntlllwd lo
spread llii"e aceiiuiils thi'inmli the nil Ire
press r the i-niinlry * In short , a s.vs-
leiii.-itli ; eaiupalvn has lici'ii liiaiiKiiraleil
Tor the purpose of Imnuiliii : ( 'ulnrnilo
pild mliiliiK pri.piM-lles anil slliniilat
IIIK a speeiilalliui In niliilnu slocks that
means wi-allh to the hoouiur If not to
the Investor.
There Is no question lint thai there Is
some piospcet < if a revluil of irolil mill-
I ML ; In C'olnniilo anil oilier mountain
stnies. romiiaiiles llial are enuaslti ) , '
In li'Kllliiiati' inlnliii ; Imslness have
every rea > on to expect to reallxe Ihe
customary prollls from lliclr umh-rtak-
liis. . The KM' " ! hulk of Ihe minim :
stocky however , for which It Is siumhl
to lullale. a liooni are nothing l' ' t spir-
itlatlve enterprises. Inteiiiletl to rope In
the Ignorant for Ihe lieiu-llt of the jirci-
Jeclors. To ijuole a Deliver eonv.-liond-
enl of the New Vork lOvenlng 1'osl :
"The sold mining slock speculation will
prohalily continue until It shall have
been seen that tlie east and Kurope will
mil 'hit- . ' It Is to catch I he people of
these places that the fever principally
wires. Unrope's Kalllr crane Is Imine-
dlalely responsible for this erax.e. It
Is hut nalnral that the excitement In
Kurope over the African gold mines
should have had Us influence In Colorado
rado to turn Ihe attention of Hit.- people
lo ( lie stale's own mines. The Cripple
Creek district Is really a wonderful
Kohl Held. It is probable that It will
yield very nearly * ir > . < Mit ( , < u > < ) this year.
WHICH Will Lireau ll reconi ior KOMI I" " '
duelng In Colorado. lUil the lucrative
mines are few , and they are In tight
possession. Most of the mines specu
lated on are chantes , and very poor
chances a ! that. "
Of course nothing can prevent people
from speculating In mining stocks If
they so desire. Hut they should Indulge
in 'llielr slock speculation with their
eyes open. Jinny of the newly Incor
porated Colorado companies that repre
sent nothing but holes In the ground
are Issuing millions of stock In shares
of one dollar each with the evident
purpose of inducing people In poor and
moderate circumstances to venture
small sums in the play. It I" against
these methods that The lee ! deems it
Us duty to give warning 10 its readers.
Panning wild-cat stocks off on ignorant
and unsuspicious investors is only little
different from the regulation bunco
game and cannot fall to react , disas
trously upon legitimate mining under
takings.
X ror'T ; < / - ; / > o
Tim verdict of guilty with recom
mendation of the death penalty returned
by the jury In the Morgan murder trial
will be received with approval by the
law-respecting element of the commun
ity. If ever murderer merited the ex-
tremest penalty of Hie law the wretch
who cruelly assaulted the little Caskill
girl and strangled the life-spark out of
her body deserves It. After weighing
all the testimony and considering all
the circumstances of the case a jury of
twelve men has agreed as a unit thai the
prisoner , Morgan , is that man beyond
possibility of doubl. Morgan's previous
career in crime and penitentiary record
unquestionably had much lo do with
norsuading the jury thai he was capable
of any criminal act and that It could
accept without scruples the circumstan
tial evidence of Ids guilt.
In view of the outcome of the present
trial it must be a matter'of satisfaction
to tlie people of Omaha that at the time
Morgan was apprehended the excite
ment , of I lie day was not permitted to
develop into mob violence. The lee ! at
Unit time was prompt In calliiig for the
repression of lawlessness ami the re
moval of the prisoner to a place of
safety outside of the city. It urged good
cltl'/.ens to see that the fair name of
Omaha should not be again stained by
a resort to lynch law and appealed to
all to let the law take its conlVe. The
present conviction of Morgan is , there
fore , a vindication of the government of
law and a vindication far more effective
than would have been a prejudgineiit
and execution In violation of the consti
tutional rights guaranteed even the most
abject criminal. *
T//O.SB DHl'LKTUD ItAMXt'HU.
One of the chief stumbling .blocks tea
a decreased tax levy for the coming
year arises out of Ihe depleted condi
tion of the balanees in almost every
city fund. Practically every cent that
Is to be expended by the municipal gov
ernment during the next fiscal year will
have to be secured from tlie revenues
of that year , because the legacy of the
present council ami school board will
be deficits and overdrafts rather than
cash on hand.
When the tax levy was fixed a year
ago strict account was taken of the bal
ances In the different funds , and these
balances were reckoned In with the re
sources available. The levy In each
Instance was held down lo that point
where II would , with Ihe. addition of the
balance unexpended , snlllce precisely to
meet Ihe estimated expenditures out of
Unit fund. In Ihe pail ; fund , for ex
ample , there was Mich a comfortable
nest egg twelve months ago that the
park commissioners waived any right
they might have had < o Insist on the
minimum ) i-ry of I1/ , mills for par ] ; pur
poses provided for In the charter and
agreed to accept a levy of \ * > mill. This
year the mist egg has almost completely
disappeared.Vhllo the park commis
sioners , with another display of public
spirit , again offer to forego the mini
mum charter levy for park purposes ,
yet they demand a levy of I mill , or ' j
mill more than they accepted last year.
A similar condition exists In numer
ous other funds. The police fund , which
u year ago presented a large balance ,
will this year show an overlap , The
water fund balance has been eaten up
by the payment of the disputed bills of
1 tlio wnter works company. The sink-
1 Ing fund Is an aching void and money
has been advanced b.the banks to
. carry Uie Interest account.
1 If , then , the taxpayers of Omaha arc
i 10 have any relief In the tax rate for
j the coming year , the retrenchment knife
1 will have to be dug decer | ! than It has
j i thus far been used. Sinecures , such as ,
j ' U'i' school board's special attorney , the
ciium-il's paid scrgcant-at-arms , the
'clly ' > nttoiney's evidence gatherer , super
fluous clerks In different city hall olllccs ,
ij , , will have to be abolished and taxeaters
i dropped summarily from the pay rolls.
, whether engaged for political sanitary
j I Inspection or for testing political wires.
.w imvi : I'nit ABMtr.if / r.u.vs.
Kvery successive congress Is Hooded
| with hundreds of bills for the payment
j of war claims of different kinds. Some
| of tlie e claims have been pressed upon
congress ever since the close of the war.
: They have either been rejected or pigeonholed
eon-holed , or never passed upon at all.
] I Others are new additions to the conglomerate -
' glomerate collection devised by fresh
and ambitious recruits hi the legislative
fold.
fold.The
The present congress will see Its share
of old and new war claims. Some of
the bills have been prepared for weeks
If they have not already been Intro
duced. The bill for the payment of a
per diem to every union sojdler who
M-rvcd time in a confederate prison Is
one excellent example of the species.
The scheme to reimburse the slave
holders the value of the slaves taken
from them by the emancipation procla
mation and the subsequent legislation
and constitutional amendments Is not
dead but sleeping. The newest war
claim , however , Is contained In a bill
of whose introduction Peter .1. ( Hey.
congressman from the Sixth Virginia
district , has given notice.
MImm - " * bill , nrellxed by a long
list of "whereascs , " in substance to the
effect that the war for the preserva
tion of the union resulted In the destruc
tion of millions of dollars of property
in tlie southern states niuMlic impov
erishment of the people and 'the capture
from tlm people of the Confederate
States , conllmtants and iioncombatants ,
properly sold and covered Into the
treasury amounting to S'JT.iMXUHX ) . with
out Interest , and ifno.OOO.OOO with interest
est- , provides for the annual appropria
tion of a sum of money out of the na
tional treasury not exceeding " > pel-
cent annually on the .firr.000,000 , and
Us distribution among the different
states comprising the late confederacy ,
to be applied for the benefit of the dis
abled and dependent ex-confederate
soldiers. As a roundabout way of
creating a pension for disabled confed
erate soldiers Mr. Otey's plan is cer
tainly unique and has the one merit
of sell Ing the utmost limit of the an
nual payment at ! jii.- ; : , < )00 ) a year. Hut
lust whv he should entitle the measure
"a bill to restore a part of captured
and abandoned property" must remain
a mystery to the uninitiated.
Were therea surplus instead of a
deficit confronting -congress the In
genious plans for relieving an overbur
dened treasury would be legion and
there might be some possibility that a
few of them would succeed of enact
ment. With receipts from revenues un
equal to expenditures and with an
Increasing Instead of a decreasing vol
ume of public debt there is no hope
whatever for new war claims. It will
be dllllcnlt enough for congress to pro
vide for the necessary and legitimate
demands of government. To waste
time on the consideration of visionary
schemes for adding to the war burden
will be worse than foolishness.
Applicants for liquor licenses are re
minded of Ihe fact that the law requires
them to publish the notices of applica
tion In Ihe newspaper having the larg
est circulation in the county. No one
has the right -to determine for them In
advance which newspaper Is , by law ,
entitled to this advertisement , nor will
the fact that they have acted accord-
lug to alleged orders of the police board
excuse them for failure to comply with
the law. There Is only one way to
comply with the law , and that Is to ad
vertise the notice of application In The
Omaha Kvenlng Ilee , which Is the news
paper of largest circulation In Doug
las county.
Kmuhtllng the example of the coal
barons of Pennsylvania the local coal
exchange has arbitrarily advanced the
price of auUiracIte to ? J ) a ton. This
action Is based on the restoration of the
full tariff rates of transportation , yet
the season's supply was all put In the
yards under the cut rales which have
prevailed the past six or eight months.
This advance In price to consumers
simply amounts to an assessment upon
the householders of Omaha for the bene
fit of local dealers.
'J lie attrncuvc letuure 01 me uuiiaii
sympathy meeting this evening will
be the address of Mr. Oonxnlo de Qne-
saila , secretaiy of the Cuban revolution ,
ary clubs of the United Stales. lie will
tell Ihe people of Omaha the status of
affairs in Cuba , as no one else has told
it , and his eloquence , will no doubt have
Its effect on his auditor- } here as II has
elsewhere. Mr. Quesada pleads the
cause of Cuban independence and not
annexation by the United Slates.
Haliroad passenger men have decided
Unit a bicycle Is a wheel and not excess
baggage or a baby carriage. This
. question having been settled It was an
e.isy mailer lo lix the tariff and It was
so ordered. Hereafter the baggageman
will not lie permitted to receive a Up
for taking In a wheel and Ihe toll will
go Into the coffers of the company. The
wheel Is no longer a toy , but has risen
to thu dignity of a necessary article of
every-day use.
Had the olllclal bond of ex-Treasurer
Hill been one supplied by a guar
anty company would the stale have
had the same dlllicnlty In en
forcing liability -and recovering Us
Ions ? Would a guaranty company
light the payment of an indemnity as
hard as a private Individual ? Would a
guaranty company prefer to forego Its
future bnsiM\wln | .Ni-buiska rather than
'pay ' a dellj'n ' of : , ill.i'MiV ( ( Would It-
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well try If1 : , , ,
' During tjjy b'Jviil municipal campaign
I we were Md Unit the republican party
would hilMl sfway the horde of Irre
sponsible biruacles ; that have disgraced
It and won ' , ! ? ! ajipoliit only capable and
respei-labh-iiiueii to the subordinate
places. Ijut ( lie same old hungry gang
Is ever In ovldjyiee , . and Its members are
determined < .to force themselves upon
the municipal 'pay ' roll.
A I'errli'Ni ( liinllt.v.
Clilrnqi ) IntiM-Oc-Pnn.
lion. Illll llryan can bo depended upon to
his voice aqalnst the message. As a
raiser Hill ha : few peers.
HolilliiH I IK- Muck ,
Jfrw Y ik Sun.
tn tht- last five months Krance has lioiiRlit
from n ? 10.090.000 lesj and sold us J12.000.000
more than la the corresponding months last
y.ir. We are RSltlng hold of tlie markets
of the world , but It Is by the hot end.
W < ir on tin * Triixt * .
Wa.'liliiRt-nl l'o t.
The attorney general of New York Is mak
ing It warm for "trust * . " Me 1ms already
Kiantcd orders to show cailfj nR.ilnst tlie
American Tobacco and CblcaRo companies ,
and now other New York firms buvo peti
tioned that he slndl proceed against the
American Siuar Uefl'ilni ; company. The
Btntea will get down to their work one of
tl.ese days.
Till' ( ilMlllIN tit Illlllllllllll.
lllnljc-DrnviiTiil.
Japan's mechanics , who Imvf n rimarkable
Kcnliui for Imitation , arc salJ to be making
button * , matches and woodenware for the
American market .it surprisingly low prices
and reproducing Uie lineal bicycles for $ ti !
each. The Jap workman * can exist comfort
ably on 10 CMIS : a day. but h ? will find under
tlio next admlnls'ration that the American
mechanic will not be expected to compete
with him on that basis.
Itrvlvnl of Social I in | i u i-11.v.
( Unlir-DtMimcrnt.
Hon. Mill Ilrccklnrldge , the dlstlnsulslied
Kentucky representative of toclal decency
and the domestic virtues , Is waving his lulr
and his mouth ag.iln , anil It Is said that he
means to Impore himself oico more upon
the congressional district upon which he has
conferred FO much distinction.Vc are un
able to believe that there Is any strong
movement In the Lexington region for the
revision or for the repe-Jl of the ten com
mandments.
A lliiuiily on Coiid-HlM.
1'hll.iilclplil.i HiTonl.
There are thirty-two contested peats In
the present congress a larger number than
was every before known and Sp.-aker Heed
has accordingly decided to appoint two com
mittees to consider them. The steady growth
of the contested s'at business glvs ground
for the suspicion that the $2,500 cxpenss ! ?
allowed to unsuccessful claimant ! operates as a
bounty to promote fictitious claims , sine ? the
actual oxpensen of making a contest are In
most cases'.hiueh'loss ' than the sum named.
In point of equity there Is no reason why an
unsuccessful applicant should ask the gov
ernment-to pay mm anything : but If the grant
U to bo allowed on 'supposed grounds of public
policy , It 'should ' not , as a rule , exceed
* 1 > 500' " '
DoilRlnur n Drllciitc Qiu'stlon.
Waslilnulon Slur.
It Is somBwhat remarkable that the presi
dent shoultlihav ? omitted to make nny refer
ence In hla. meshago to the fact" that ther"
Is now a dellclt In the treasury , and that this
ilennll la tint lio'ntr illmlntblipil. It ntnv Im
that he fo ml hlm.iMfconfront ? ! ! by a Ul-
ICMi'ina. Oiw horn pplntcd toward a plain
acknowledgment'Pf the facts , while the other
Indicated a rejection cf tlie Fiipgestlon of tariff
legislation as a remedy. IJolh could not be
Ktnspod. A confession that there exists a
discrepancy between ths- , receipts and the
expeiidlturcswould Inevitably lead to'revenu'
legislation , which tire president distinctly rf-
Jects In advanc ? . He has acc'pted the latter
position and remains silent on the subject
of the Inadequate Income of the government.
The omission of such a vitally Important bit
of cfllclal Information is not characteristic of
Sir. Cleveland.
< : ro\vlli of CltirM mill Ciiniili'.v.
I'lillnilPlplilu I'l'Psx.
A rcv'e.v cf the re eit -nsus of Jowi sho..s
that of the S.OfiS.OG'J people In ths state , S71-
37-1 llvo In cities. As Iowa has always boon
considered one cf the most agricultural states
In the west , the fact that -)2.I4 ) ; per cent of Ms
ponulatlon Is urban would seem to prove that
the theory that cities are constantly gaining
at the expense of the country Is as true of the
newer-settled as of the older-settled parts of
the country. Hut It must t > 9 remembered
that Iowa has no very large city. It has only
one city wllh a population numbering over
fiO.OOO , and only nine cities wlt'a a population
exceeding 25,000. Most of Its urban popula
tion Is gathered In places having from 1,500
to ( ' , ,000 Inhabitants , and doubtless many of
those people nre Interested In fanning opera
tions. The great crops Iowa raised this year
are a sufilclcnt answer to any claim that the
cities arc growing faster than the country in
thai state.
Si-iialiir .VIllHiin nml ] | | N lloiiiu ,
Clni'lnnatl Kmiulii'i' ( ilein. )
Senator \Vllllini : I ) , Allison has been form
ally announced as u candidate for the repub
lican nomination for president by tlie state
central committee of his party In Iowa. Thly
Is called a state movement , and no well In
formed perdon can deny that the action of
the committee Is thoroughly representative
of the republican sentiment In that state.
The Iowa republicans have In several conven
tions flood faithfully by their distinguished
senator , and all the appearances now arc that
they are more In eat nest for him than ever
before. They count on his consurvatlvo rec
ord In coiiKret's , his soundness on the money
question , mid the fact that he Is without
enemies. .Mr. Allison's "soundness" on the
money question Is not of the extreme sort
tljat the radical gold redemptlonlsts profess.
A silver dollar Is dot an offense In the eight
of the dliitlngulshed loxvan. He Is on record
agalnxt the fda' that government bonds arc
rFdecnmblc In gold coin alone , and he WHS
counted In thu last congress as against the
Issue of bond ! ) specifically payable In gold.
Still , ho dees not meet tlio requirements of the
radical fre coinage men. He Is Indeed a con
servative and a dangerous man. McKInley ,
Heed , .Morton , and even that far-seeing practi
cal politician , Benjamin Harrison , may well
beware of him. If thorough equipment In the
practical operations' ' of government Is re
garded by the .republican convention us prime
1)11 ) llinciuiuu HIT ( no in
should 1)3 still 'Stronger. '
.11 oil IT ii ulNNlomiry Work n Crnzo.
Mrs. LynnT.tli'fuTT In North Amcile.in Itevlew ,
Certain inoJern crazes fall far below In
what may ba called the poetry of delulon
the dignity _ of .hallucination though one , at
least , has an lura of nobleness , which , In
some Instances , redeems It from rank mls-
chlaf. We"meaTl the modern craze for mis
sionary work'jn. \ . unlikely and unsympathetic
utrntrlesvlucro the lives of the mission
aries are > liiMinger , where the converts they
make are , 3iM the most part , unredeemed
"coiimlreln , "uii'J where tlie. civilization of Ihe
people Is oM jr and more compact than our
own , better , pilled to the needs of the people ,
and of the Wll'i' ' wliercln morality , customs
and rellglom > , ) rc all an closely and Inex
tricably Intertwined a ' the ( Hires nf a plant.
Separate tnrrnuii(1 ( 'you destroy the whole
structure. Hut Una argument ha no effect
on those whoib. rtue It Is lo carry the bible
Into the far east and 10 turn bad Buddhists-
Into worse Christians. Nor does It give
them pause that by their rash action self-
sacrificing If you will , but none the less lin-
parllnent and meddlesome they may create
a war among Ilia nations wherein thousands
on thousands will be pjcrlflcej. The mis
sionary craze hasno respect for ultlmates
beyond that doubtful gala of Inducing a
Chinaman to repeat the Apostles' creed in
stead of chin-chinning Jon of substituting
for the llruhmln'g belief In the genesis of
man from thu body of thu god , the story of
the clay figure and thd ubttracted rib. For
all the inlrcry and murder that may follow
hit * tampering with established faiths for all
the unsatisfactory nature nf the conversion !
lib may make he goes on In the old path ,
and shuts Ills eyes to the evil he so dill-
gtntly effects. He Is Impelled by the craze
of Interference , and reason Is as a dumb dog
while hu careers over the ground mounted on
the hlppogrlff of an Impracticable and a mis-
chlevourf enthuila m.
lit isl : KINS IV MOlt M.S.
Men of l'rn > er mill I'nu'i
\ \ hen I'riM oUnl.
N > w \ > M Sun
' At th/ / > ancient and peaceful Italian town ft
I V'ltcrbo there was an Incident , a short tliu.
| ago. 'Twas Sunday ; the monks were ill
1 prayer In tholr cell. " when the tnona 'ciy
1 was suddenly atlacK-iil by A bnnd of brig-
1 nnds , bent upon plunder. It w.is a critical
i moment for the pious mon > ; ; wliat were they
' to do ? I'rny for succor ? I'osilbly they did
j so. Ilomonstratc with the brigands ? There
] wasn't time for that ; nnd , beside * . It
wouldn't Imvp been of nny us ? . Surrender
their Roods and IhlliRa ? That might hnvp
Ii2 n an error In moral * . Fight ? Who
would th'nk of It ? The monk * couldn't
hnve thought long , for twenty of them rented
twenty old muikcts , fell upon Iho brigands ,
woundrd several of them , probably with Iho
butt end of Iho muskets , nnd clinked thp
whole gang out of Vlttrbo. Now , what
would the npostolle delegate , Dr. Sntolll , say
to that ? Dlil the prayerful men dc th < < cor
rect thing ? Thp town of Vlterbn llt" ( beside
nn extinct volcano ; but ! f would seem thnt
the volcanic activity of tht ? monk * Hit re Is
not yet extinct. The ii'itoiilshod brigands
Icarnfd that on Iho fly.
It was not so good a story ns this that we
printed a few dnys alncp about Itev. Madison
Swadcnpr of Plnclnnnll. In Ms own house h"
was surp lscd by a burglar , who told him to
hold up his hands. He immodlal'ly knocked
the villain down with his bandy nnd kicked
him out with bis fcot. The fellow had tin-
Impudence to come hick nnd ask for hl ! < hat ;
whll ? llev. Mr. 8\vadpner was looUIni ; for It
the burglnr KO * n chance to lilt him. Drothor
Swndencr's blood was now on th < > boll He
rushed upon his assnllnnt In a fnshlon un
known to Corbet ! or Sullivan , punimel ° d a
certain amoi < nt cf the Ilfo out of him nnd
IliuiB tlio wretch Into the slrect.Vns this
Ihe correct thing ? 1'osslbly It was. What Is
the rrllKlon of llev. Madlmn Swadoncr'e
do not knoxv ; but we should like to ask why
ho might not to gst the ilegropof I.I ) .
\Vo had another pretty ROIN ! ytory the other
day about a small Chinese laumlryninn , Mr.
WCIIR SltiR , who. when as'all--d by a hip bur
glar armed with a gas pipe , wrenched the
weapon out of the villain's hands and laid
him low with It. It Is more than likely that
WOUR Sing Is n pagan : but In following the
nvnmnlo nf thn lumilnil mntllf.l of Vllprlm.
and that of llev. Mr. Swmlener of Cincin
nati , ho has taken one sltp away from Con
fucius. Whnt of his conduct , from the re
ligious point of view ?
is rori : lion PAST IIOIM : ?
New Vork Advertiser : Colonel Ingerjoll Is
certain that Schlalter Is Insane. As to thos ?
petrous who have been prnyjng for Ingersoll
lately hu Is non-committal.
Kansas City Star : The bei't way to pray
for Colonel Hob Ingersoll Is lo do so tn the
secrecy of the cln > vt , then when ibe petitions
are not answered the public's faith In the
edlcacy of prayer will not be shaken , and
Colonel Hob will not be given the benefit of
a fn-e advertisement.
New Yoik Sun : Colonel and Hon. Ilobi-rt
rircen Ingersoll ought to send a handsome
check not that all checks are not handsome
to hlu friends , the Christian Kndcavorcrs of
Cleveland and of Kingston. Ontario , who have
prayed so fervently for him , and charge the
same to advertising account.
Cleveland World : The endeavor of the
Cleveland Kndeavorers to convert Pagan Bob
by prayer will not fall for lack of publicity.
All the principal papers tlin country over
have special dispatches of a column or more
dovctcd to It. They will give even more
spice than that when Its success Is an
nounced ,
Minneapolis Journal : Colonel Ingersoll ad
vises the Christian Kndeavorers to pray for
Cleveland , as he thinks the president needs
It worsa than he doss. The colonel Is not
consistent. If prayers arc of no avail , as he
claims , how can it be that Mr. Cleveland
needs them ? People do not need things that
arc useless to them.
Boston Globe : Considerable Jesting has
naturally boon Indulged In over the effort to
convert Colonel Ingersoll through concerted
and concentrated prayer. However men's
opinions may disagree an to the efficiency of
prayer expended In such directions , It Is
safe to say that praying for a man Is far bet
ter business than slandering him or stabbing
him In His back at the polls for his religion
or assumed lack of religion.
Chicago Tribune : It Is extremely
doubtful whether Hi ? prayer test will
have the slightest effect upon Colonel
Ingersoll , or whether anything but a radical
clnngo of the gray matter of his brain can
lead him to change his views on Ihe fctate of
things In th future lif ? . After they have
finished praying for Ills change of belief he
will still be found asking for evidence on the
disputed points of difference between him and
them.
PI3It.SO.VAIj AXIJ OTIIHIMVISH.
Mr. Monroe and Mr. Schomberg are nnt re
sponsible for the frequency of their names
in print.
To show the usefulness of courts , a Chicago
temple of justlro proved that a murderol In-
nmtp of a local asylum did not kick himself
to death.
A Philadelphia Judge holds that the re
sponsible editor cannot be held criminally
liable for a llbelous publication unless he
knows fomethlng about It. .
An Ohio court rules that the Pullman com
pany is responsible for the. acts of Its port
ers. It should be observed that the court
dd ! not touch upon the question of salary.
While street car companies build platforms
to make "rrom for one moro , " they cannot
escape , In the opinion of a New York court ,
the payment of damages for Injuries to pan-
lungers.
Pictures of Senator nen Tillman or south
Carolina leave the impression that ha hall ?
from Iowa or Kaiibas. He wears an affec
tion of tlio left cyo that Is characteristic of
drug store statesmen In these states.
Assurances are now given that Chicago
will not repeat the wigwam folly of 18M.
fiood. ( iiiests of the city bold varying views
concerning the utility of rainwater , but hav
ing It pumped In Is a severe strain on po
litical good nature.
One of the pets that President Cleveland
brought to Washington from Gray Gables Is
jid to bo an old owl which sits solemnly
perched upon his shoulder while he writes.
If the subject ofthird term Is broached-ho
blinks the other eye.
Howard Horace Kiirnfss , the eminent
Shakespearean scholar of Philadelphia , Is
building at Walllngford , Pa. , what promises
to.be one of the finest private libraries In the
country. The building , w'hlch Is absolutely
fireproof , will contain shelves to accommo
date Dr. Kurnesa' splendid collection cf
books , which now embraces over 10,000 vol
umes , and Is constantly being Increased.
As an exampleor inc lecummy 01 me
hto Alexander Dumas' pen , It In said that
between the years 1855 and 1870 he wrote
moro than fifty plays for Paris theater * . Ho
was a strict If not a stern father In many
ways , One of his daughters up to the time
of her marriage bad been permitted to attend
but one evening party and to go to the
theater but twice , each time to sea a tragedy.
In the machine typesetting contest held In
Chicago recently , T. W. Green of Boston
carried off the prize" with a record of 70,700
emu In seven hours , or 10,100 ems an hour.
This Includes corrections amounting to 8,000
cmi' . The Now Orleans Times-Democrat
disputes thu championship awarded Mr.
Green and claims the honor for OIKof fit-
own prlntoro , Gsorgs Tinker , who lias a rec
ord of 81,010 ems In eight hours , Mr. Tin
ker's average per hour Is 10.130 ems. while
Green's average U' 10,100 ems , a difference
of thirty cms In favor Pf Mr. Tinker. Ke-
gardlng errors , Sir. Gron had 8.00U ems of
corrections , while .Mr. Tinker had letu than
3,000 ems , a ( inference nf more than C,000 In
favor of Sir. Tinker. Thesa details are ap
Instructive Illustration of the revolution
wiought by machinery In the printing trade.
What these experts accomplished In seven and
eight IIOUM represents a wesk'a labor under
the hand method of typesetting. A compari
son of the now with ( ho old champion rec
ord further emphasizes the disparity. On
Juno 4 , 18S5 , Joe SlcOann of Now York City
nt 1,000 ems of solid minion In twonty-nlne
minutes and 0,350 ems In three hours. In
September of that year William C. Barnes of
New York City , In a public match , set 2,001
ems of solid nonpareil In one hour , and at a
later date. In a private match , set 2ICO cms
of solid nonpareil In one hour , wllh one
break line. These are among the highest rec
ords made , An average of 1,200 ems an
hour , day after day. was considered good
work with the types , Now an average machine -
chine printer will yel 6,000 ems an hour , and
readily turn out -10,000 c-ms In a day of eight
hours. It will l > 3 seen that , In actual results
the machine man of tpday equals the labor
cf lour hand typesettery ,
voici : or TIII : TVTi3
01 Izen : It I * r-jvrt'd thai Mrn.
of Kni : . is will India ' ) slut with
A visit this month. What N , brasha lift ; ) done
to dts-rvi thlH Is not knrnii.
Wymore Arbor State : The ncut'patx-r ln.il
iliuo not toll tlif truth about tiling of public
Intel ct for fear of losing patronuite I Just
as hid nt If II dad b.-en bought outright.
Schuyler H rald : Up to date the World-
Herald has mudn no toamnnblc * explanation
of Its action In the recent campaign In ui- ;
pnrtlin ; A. I' . A. republican nominee ? In pref
erence to the regular c.indldatp.n of Its party.
Holdrego Citizen : The recent bu-'ln'ss
congress dilare < l In favor of bidding a trans-
ml.li > ? lppl exposition at Omaha In IMiS.
Th ? Idea of having a big exhibition to t'how
to the world tlu > greatness nnd the resource
of the vast region lying west cf the MltMs-
slppl Is a worthy one and should bo carried
nut.
Tecumsch Chieftain : Thtre Is said lo be
a smaller per cent of Illiteracy In Nebraska
than In nny other stale In the union. Educa
tional matters have received pirnmount at
tention In thli commonwealth sine ? the trims
was founded and the t fleet Is now apparent.
Nebraska's tiplcndld school system Is the
coaitT etHiio of her piosperlty.
HACK MOWN OH KHillT.
Indianapolis Journal : The British people
know that a nation which purchases of other
nations half Its food and u large part of It ?
raw materials , cannot go to war with a
country which could afall Its carrying trade ,
and thus cut on" IH bread and incut.
Chicago lleciiid : Neither nation Is at all
disposed tn gu to war upon Ihe matters nt
stake , nnd mi caivful observer of British
methods and IntorcUs will doubt for a minute
that (5rn.it Britain would back down with
celerity If thrpatoned with an open rupture
of relation * . Sullsliury Is not going lo rn-
gage In any trouble which would pave tin-
way for bis antagonists In the east to play
havoc with Brl'lsh empire.
Denver Hepiibllcan : While ll would be
going too far to say Unit there Is Immediate
danger of war with ICnglnnd. It cannot be
denied that things are shaping themselves In
, x critical way. The forces which conflict
are converging , yiid If they should come to-
cotlirr Iho result would be a lerrlble llilng
for both countries , ami neither win rorca it.
Hut Ihere Is n feeling In the United States
Hint H conflict may have lo come some day
and that U might as well come now as at
snma time In the future.
Boston Glebe : A policy which consider1
mere deslr ? for territorial aggrandizement ns
ample warrant for seizure of poll may not
be challenged In Africa , perhaps. But It
cannot bo carried nnt on llll ? continent.
Adopting u famous' platform phrase in the
days of opposlllon lo slavery extension In this
country. Uncle Sam may iHclare to ICngland
and to Kurope : "The normal condition of
American soil is > thai of freedom. " There
niuat bo no encroichment upon republican
territory In the Americas.
Chicago Post : Lord Salisbury Is probably
testing the American government , to get a
ypi'CliiH'ii of our real mood nnd a notion of the
length to which we will go. It would de
volve upon congress , therefore , to enunciate
the Monroe doctrine or , rather , the Ameri
can doctrine at the earliest opportunity after
receiving Lord Salisbury's reply , and without
temper and with dignity luvonilng a nation
that cannot b ? frightened to make It clear
to Great Britain that the entire resources nf
CO.000.000 of people are pledged to de
fend this doctrine as vital to our national sys
tem. That would mean and ultimatum , and
ultimatum means war or back down.
Buffalo Express : There will be those who
will fear that tills spirit may Involve us In
serious difficulties with foreign countries , but ,
for our part , without approving all the things
which Individual Jingoes would do , we bcllove
that these evidences of u new awakening nre
n good sign. The United States will be re-
Q.iantnil hv tlin nf Imr nnvi'nra nf thn vvnrlil nnil
Its known wishes will be treated with con
sideration the moment those powers see that
the American people are In earnest In assert
ing their rights and In assunilng their Inter
national obligations. We will not be respected
when we falter nnd vacillate. The way to secure -
cure n united front with respect to our for
eign relations Is to convince politicians of all
schools that a united people Is back of every
patriotic stand the government may lake.
TIII3 MAY STATK I ! 1211 VI.SIIKS.
Springfield Republican ( Ind. ) : The result
which stands out taller than all the rest
the HagstalT to which the people have nulled
the great let-son of the day , that all factions
must keep their hands off our public school
cyst em Is thereelection of .Miss Ilachol
H. Jacobs lo the school board over Mr. Lan
der , her A. P. A. opponent , by a majority of
2,312. That Is a splendid and phenomenal
happening. The majority for Judge K. B.
Maytnrd last year , when Iho same Issue was
faced by the people , was 1,384. A gain of
028 phows the right sort of progression and
sufficiently proves the temper nf our citizen
ship. The les'soif to bigotry of all kind and
degree cannot be mistaken or explained
away.
Boston Traveler ( rep. ) : Tlio election of Sir.
Adams In Qulncy was exceptional , confirming ,
so far n.s It had political significance at all ,
part of the lesson of the general elections of
late years as regards certain not uncommon
political methods. Next to the point men
tioned , If not even more slgnflcant. Is the rebuke -
buko administered to the efforts of a certain
narrow , prescriptive , secretly conducted po
litical society lo sneak Into power In the
guiseof republicans. In Just one place the
sneak was successfully made , but In every
other case in which the issue was at all open
th < r > litiiiM | Mnit.i and renluta wont to the
wall. THO Traveler has heretofore Inxlstol
that tli ( TO Is nothing In the doctrine * of the
ri-piiMie.ui p.irtyur of tlm demoiratlr party.
fur Hint matter -with which nny defensible
doeirlne if til ! * ffcr-l | > ollllcfil conspiracy In
Inctinslilftil. Thouis no reason why A man
c.tnnot be * n good , found , patriotic Aimrct ! > i
ninl at ibe * nme > tlmo bo t-llher a republican , ,
or A dfiuortnl. The society alluded to Is
fresh criipplnR out of A blgutiM spirit v/Iilili
has flourished Hkft n noxious weed tno or
three times before In our hl.Mory , and , after
doing much mischief , IMS be-cn rooted out In
wr.ilh.
Boston Herald ( dem. ) : The trjults of the
municipal clrpiion.o nn Tuesday sluwcd A
growing determination on the part of tin ;
voters to Ignoie party lines and get the be * ! ,
whatever the party label. The elTtton pf
Mr. ( "luii-lM Kraut-Is Adams" In Qiilnry and
of Mr Arthur I.yman In Waltham wore con-
spirit" ! ) * demonstration * of this purpose ,
while tin * I'lec'lan of Mr. Perry In Somervllle ,
nf Mr. Knckwoll nf l-'llrbburg. and the olenn
siweep In favor of ( be dpmucrals of Spring-
Held , I ml lr.it o a honlthy growth nf opposition
to the A. P. A. In the elites which hnvc
hlthcrio lifon considered tlio strongholds ? nf
this proscrlptlvp organization. Taking Ihe
elections .iltcgellier , their i-titiUs are gran *
fylng us showing the decisive strength of I tin
Independent and liberal-minded voters in il'- \
tcrmlnlng tlio chatacler of our clly gnv < rn- *
ments.
TIUTI : TitiiM.ns.
l.lfo ' : "Ioulil IIUo some poucl r. vli < n i > "
I'aco , gun or bug ? "
Ptn'k : No mini Is H IIPIM tn hl vnliM. b-it
inlgliiy feof i iiem mil nndi'i-Htuiiii wh.\
Slati'siimn : Crllusiinbi'iiK
u man who lint done noun' RI > | \\nrk
tlio links ! Vfii-t-Ilo doesn't l ok lik
golf player , "lie's not. Hi
Nov.Yotk Plv.-o" : A Kri'licluniin il
he * bits dli'i-ovrrcil n pioi-i'fd by whli h wood
run In1 miiili : imlutnhlo. He ought to tackle
some kinds' ' of board.
lirtrolt Prop I'r'ss : " .My wlfo bus n gnoil
literary tustr , " culd the editor.
"How In tlmtV"
"Plnoo 1 Plopped currying coin In my vr t
pocket she u.ills It the ux-i-lmngo t-orner. "
New York lli'rnld : Pullman Conductor-
i nn you Him your urmiu > r Ki'i niong an
right 'wo ' In n berth. Traveler -of ooursn
wo ran. Wo know wlml ll In. Wo'io twins ,
Indliinnpolln Join mil : "If I glvo your
friend n pltu-o. " nalil tin1 banker , "ho will
liavo to give a bond. I xitppono yi'it will
go on 7" "Bond ? " exclaimed the other man.
"Why , ho can bo misled with uiniliiit il
millions. " "Yon , but all the money wo lui\o
Isi counted. "
Cincinnati Knqulivr : "Arp they
bloomers ? " lu > n"koil of the pretty llorlnt
tin be selsoloil mime llowerliiK plant * .
"Sir ! " fho paid Indignantly. "Ihlx Is no
bicycle shop ! " And It look him sumo tlmo
to explain matters.
Washington Star : "Tlio young man whom
1 wish lo | ire Mil. " said Iho liosto. . " . "bo-
longM lo ono of Ihe oldest , bosl known fami
lies la the world. "
"Indeed ! "
"Yos. Ills nniiio Is Smith. "
Detroit Tribune : "Ho beats ) me. " nobbed
tlio broken wife.
Tlie court gently pressed her to loll more.
"He umiitlos bin iiookotn before be goeH
to bed , " "no oxoliilinod , her voice rlsliin al
most to a lu Id ; .
Anil the lirnto who stood nt the bar ai-
cuscil made no denial. Ho merely glow
ered defiantly.
Chicago Tribune : Visitor T notice every
body ealln your son Major. HPFOPIIIH rather
young to have risen to that rank , but I
suppose-
Mr. Ilrown ( of Georgia ) It's his Christian
mime. sub. 1 gave him the name BO ho
couldn't be handicapped all bis life by
lack of a title , ns I have boon , mill !
Washington Star : "I see , " .snlil the Cuban
revolutionist , "that the Spanish noldlprn
claim they hnve whipped us again. "
* II-is Mln mln ( OHM " renlled the ireneral.
"vet , what can we no nuout itv
"If they'd lot us gel close enough lo thorn
to serve thu papers wo might ue 'cm for
libel. "
A TALK OF THIS TYl'KS.
Kniuaa City Jnurnnl.
He wrote a. burning' lender
On the Issues of the day.
And this Is what the linotypes
Next morning made lilm say
xxxNIl (77 rot-rot. " " KICn rgllo bosli-
A VIMMCMTIO.V.
Cailylc Smith In Ilnrppr'H Il.i7.ar.
They call mu cold !
A bail anil bold
Old Bachelor , they say.
Alnck-a-ilay !
Ami likewise woe !
They ilo not know.
A wonmn-liatei- , Ml ,
Who say a woman never would be inlssedl
Uy all the godn of old !
Ale ! Cold !
Why. say ,
If ru my way ,
Tomorrow's pnpor'd advertise my bllai
In terms like this :
"Married By Ttev. BlHhop Jones ,
laht night at X. ( tcorgo Henry Honus ,
To Jennie Doblis and Maud Kazuo ,
And Helen Wlnkn , and Polly , too ;
To Mary Humes and Annie .Smith.
To Florence ( irceii and Fair } ' Frith ,
To Illnllo Wllhlns , Sallle Brothers.
Anil six or seven lovely others. "
Me ! Cold !
Misogynist both hail anil hold !
Whatever eihe 1 am , tliat'H what I'm not !
Great Kc-ott !
The trulh , If you would know , the rein
. that checltH ,
la short , l thin : I love the whole sweet
blooming * cx !
. .Free Photographs. .
Wo arn giving un onlnr on ) ( ! nc > -
liartfor > ' 3 do/uii I'alilnul. Photos of
thu puirliitsor of fil worth of guilds la
our Cldldimi's Duuariinnnl This
ollur ends Div. in , owing t , > the un
possibility of llnlslilMLiiiuallvcsaftor
that ilnlu In Hum for UlirNlnms.
During the gaitics of the circus we'd aslc a half min
ute of attention while we suggest a few things in wear
ables.
We're cuttin' clown the odd lots of children's wear
Overcoats , Ulsters , Reefers , Knee Pant Suits , Long-
Pant Suits and Novelty Suits of every description.
Men's Suits and Overcoats , 8.50 to $25 Brown
ing-King make and factory prices.
Underwear and Furnishings
Clearing out odd lots of Underwear , Hosiery , Shirts ,
Collars and many lines of Men's Furnishings. . Hero are
a few sample prices :
Vciy due all wed Hhlrtd and Fine natural wool HhlrtH and Drawers ,
heavy derby ilhbeil ( In large sizes cxt'cllent ijuallty , rrculur Jl Krade , for
only ; nb'iilur Jl.W Brade , to close for
31.00 75 o
A eholco lot of C'lishmero Mulllers , A line lot of odd UwlenOilrtH , ull sizes ,
roKiihir Minnd 75c unide , to clonu from 31 lo II , regular II.Oj uml 11.25
thuin 2iio Jiicli untile closing them all out ut
A lot of Keiiulno Hluiw Knit Cotswohl 50o ouuh
Half llo i > , regular 4Uo enido Christmas iiovcltleH In fiiriilalilnnK now
only SJ.r > o In. JI'H wise lo malic nn early HO-
A very line 10-Kaune fast black Half lection. .
Iloso. with white feel , reuiilur 35c
Krailo Kolnt ; lo elouo them out Bee 15th. 'HI show windows for display
ut 25o pilr : of llK ImrfaliiH.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth and Dntinlus , OAIAIi.V.