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THE OMAHA DAIliir AY , TANlTAHr 23 , 1800. Tim OMAHA DAILY BER j ; , noanwATnn , runupnii > li THUMB Ol * Dally n- ( Without Sundnv ) . One Y nr t S 0 Dally Het nnil Sunday , On * ' Year 1000 Blx Monlln , 60) Three Months , 2 SO Rimrtftr I'ee , On Y ir. . . 2 01 Bnlurday lire. On'Ywir. . . 1 SO Weekly Jl'je , Ono Y nr. , 'O omens : Omnlin. The He. * rtulldlng. Bouth Omaha. Kt\Kir : \ Illk , Corner N and Ilth St * . CAtindl llliitr * , ! J IV.itI Street. ChlcnRiJ OfllM" , 117 riinmliT of tMmtncrcc. New York. Itf.ima 13. II nnd 15 , Tribune nulldlns. WaalilnRton , HOT r Slrr l. N. W. All cummunlrnlloi. * relating tu news nnd edl- loilnl mailer * huuH 1 > o nildrenwl : To ( lit iMItor. ut'si.snss f.irrrnns : All bn liiMi I'lleni nnd remittances hhoulcl h ntlrtrea nl lo Tlia lice 1'uMlalilnit Company , Omahn. Drnria , clifcki and posloillrc oldera to bo tnmlo pn-Hlle to lhr > order of the rompnnr. Tlin DEE I'lmuSltlNO COMPANY. 8TATKMKNT OF OIIICUI.ATION. Oeortre It. 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The United States never linrt more International Irons in the fire at one time than It has Just nt the present moment. While about lii'tigglng of your patriotIsm - Ism remember that the putrlotlsm of patronizing home Industries Is always within your power. Cadet Taylor's professed anxiety to reduce the number of city conncllmen Is sadly wanting w.hen the opportunity Is nt hand to cut the council down from eighteen members to sixteen members. President Cleveland will again fall from grace with the newspaper corre spondents if he permits them to an nounce n special message to congress and then falls to sue that the m materializes. If Spain really should want to dis pose of its Interest In Cuba for u cash consideration the business sagacity of Its' statesmen mny be relied upon to ask for competitive bids and to accept the proposition of the highest nnd best bidder. For n senator whose lease of ofliclnl Hfo has almost ended with the approaching preaching expiration of his term , Senator Gall persists > ln injecting ills name into the record of senate pro ceedings with almost alarming fre quency. Now let the State Hoard of Trans portation Iccep up the good record be gun in the decision on the Omaha union depot case nnd the railroads will soon recognize the power of' the board by removing the causes for protests and appeals to it. Of course the Hoard of Fire nnd Police Commissioners cannot retrench a single penny in its two departments of the municipal government , although It has spent nearly twice as much money dur ing the past year as it ever spent in a single year before. We are glad to see our amiable con temporary making a study of Inaccurate statistics. If it wants some apt illustra tions for the discussion It lias material ready nt hand in the numerous scientific compilations of Omaha's eminent city health commissioner. Do not fall to note the increase Omaha has scored recently In clearing house reports. There Is ground for the assumption that we have reached bottom , commercially speaking , and that an upward tendency must soon be mani fest in all lines of trade. Grand Army of the Republic .members are to have the preference In the dis tribution of r > 00 tickets of admission to the republican national convention nt St LoulH. Why clamor for more pensions when such generous recogni tion of tlie union veterans is nt hand ? The State Hoard of Transportation and the people of Omaha are of ono mind respecting the union depot matter. The day which shall witness ( lie break ing of ground for tills colossal outer * prise will be ono of highest Importance to the city. It will mark n great stride In the city's progress. The Venezuelan boundary commis sioners do not Intend to stint themselves in the matter of secretaries , clerks , mes sengers and servants. If that $100,000 appropriation for expenses were a trlllo bigger the board might have some clltll- culty In finding employes able ami will ing to help them spend the money nt their command. Should the supreme court soon adJudge - Judge the canal act of the last legisla ture constitutional the district bench nnd the county commissioners will sud denly Hud themselves a center of at traction. It would also render of great Importance to Omaha the result of ex periments now being made at Kearney to dt'tonnlne the pernianency or con- Btuney of the underllow of the Platte river. Should the government surveyor , who is now making tests , finally de termine the volume of water In tlmt river to bo dependent upon the amount of snow In the mountains from year to year a serious problem would bo presented to cuual projuctora here- ibouU. l.ATtff-A MKHU'A ft JW.I HKKTX. Them Is a growing Interest In the subject of closer rommcrclnl relations l niween tin1 United Stntos nnd the rounli'le of South nnd Ontrnl Amer ica and there has never been n more auspicious time than the present for promoting this interest. It Is believed that In nearly nil those southern coun tries the popular si'iitlmenl Is largely in favor of n policy that will enlarge and sliengthen their relations with this country both politically and commer cially. The fact that there Is n move ment lo create n commission compose ! of Ihe ministers of those states to tin United States , having that object li view , evidences the feeling of the gov ernments and people of the South : tm Central American republics. In an address before the New York Hoard of Trade , Hepresentntlvo Shan non , who wan formerly minister t ( three of Ihe Central American repnb lies , said tlmt In his Judgment there are no foreign markets nnyivheri to compare with those of Latin. Amer ica or that can offer us greater ad- Mintages. Its annual trade amounts to more than a thousand million dollars lars and is sure to enlarge. It Is n mar ket that lies at our very doors , an ad vantage tlmt will be more and more emphasized with increasing facilities of trade and transportation , and yet few of our merchants and manufactur ers have sought to cultivate it , while those of lOuglantl and Germany have given It most careful attention. This is the true Held , said Mr. Shannon. In which to exert our powers and If we will but profit by the present favorable situation of affairs we cannot fall to accruu a much larger share of this Im portant trade , a share that will bo some fair , equitable equivalent , some just iiompensntlon for that liberal treat ment wo have always accordedanil are still according : the products of Cen tral and South America. What ib needed to secure for the United States a. larger share of this trade Is the re vival of the reciprocity policy Instituted by the last republican congress and administration , but this crinnot be ac complished until tlie republican party is again In full control of the govern ment. It is a matter which our people ple should be made thoroughly ac quainted with and the proposed Inquiry by a congressional committee as to the results of reciprocity will , it is to be expected , furnish the required in formation. Closer trade relations means also closer political relations and the promotion of the mutual wel fare of all the American republics. It Is practicable , It Is wise , and It should be encouraged In every proper way. THE AliMKXIAffBSOM77VO.V. . The resolution reported to the senate from Its committee on foreign relations , referring to the atrocities committed by the Turks upon the Armenians , will probably encounter little if any objec tion or opposition , though It is hardly to bo expected that It will accomplish anything. It Is entirely moderate and conservative in its language , simply declaring that.In the interests of hu manity the signatory powers to the treaty of Herliu ought to enforce the conditions of that convention jind put a stop to the outrages upon Christians la the Turkish empire , a statement which must receive tire approbation of the civilized world , yet thews id siot tlie least reason to suppose that the powers concerned will pay the slightest attention to It , for tlie obvious reason that they are asked to do .something which , however well they know it ought to be done , lione of thorn is dis posed , for selfish reasons , to have done. Otherwise the Armenian massacres would have been slopped long ago and Turkey forced to comply with the conditions and requirements of the treaty. Hut none the less It Is perhaps the duty of this republic , as a Chris tian nation , to thus record Jts protest ugalnst the fearful crimes of the Turk. The .resolution assuring tlie support of congress to the president in any ac tion lie may take for the protection of American citizens in Turkey and to ob- aln redress for injuries they have .suf- Vred will of course be approved. There la.s been no Intimation from the Tur- dsli government as to what it will do n regard to tlie demand of our govern- nent for indemnity and the senate reso- utlon , if adopted , may have the effect o elicit an answer to tlie demand. THK JlO.V/jr.t/ll * SITUATION. Eastern financial writers state that here is apprehension of a monetary stringency consequent upon the nbsorp- Ion by the treasury of ? 100,000,000 and nero which it Is going to receive for ho new bonds. It is believed that the nodltlcatlon of the terms of payment , miking tlie Installments of it smaller Hid spreading them * over a longer > crlod of time , will not have the pnlll- itlng effect that was intended. The statements of the New York banks for everal weelw have shown tlmt they ire contracting their loans and Incrcns- ng their reserves , in anticipation of he demand tlmt will bo made upon hem when the llrst installment of ! ? - ' ( > , - 000,000 upon the bonds will fall due , ml It Is suggested tlmt they nro put- Ing themselves in position to meet the alls for the remaining 80 per cent , t appears that within the hist thirty lays the New York associated banks nvo reduced loans about ? : t,00,000 ( ) , ( ) , vhlle they have Increased their hold- ngs of lawful money about $0,000,000 iid their surplus reserve from $17,000- 00 to ? : t',000M)0 ( ) , the last figure repre- cntlng their present power of subscrlp- Ion to the government loan. It Is re- mrked that when the last bonds were ( Tered , In February , 1805 , these bunks eld n surplus reserve of over $15,000- 000 , and the amount of bonds to bo > laccd at homo was only a little more him $ : .0,000,000. The three preceding ns Involved no contraction in tlie ctlve money circulation , but the new oan will , The reduction during the next four lonths of the volume of money in clr- illation , It is assumed , will not be less mu ? 80,000,000 , it being estimated that this amount of the loan will be locked up In tlie treasury , but the effect will be to reduce to a much greater extent the ability of the banks to accommo date borrowers. It Is possible that the vacuum may be tilled by drawing money from Kurope , but this will de pend upon whether tlie Interest rate shall remain high enough ( o attract foreign capital , and nlso , perhaps , whether the political conditions shall so Improve ns to warrant foreign capi tal in coming here. There Is an abund ance of Idle capital In Kurope which under ordinary circumstances , with the Inducement of a high rate of Interest , would undoubtedly seek the American market , but the distrust tlmt now pre vails abroad regarding political condi tions , which the disposition manifested in congress tends to intensify , is very likely to prevent nny of that capital coming hero. Perhaps u contraction of the circu lation to the extent Involved in tlie sale of the new bonds will not have such serious effect upon the business of tlie country ns some appear to np- prchcnd , although It Is not a condition to bo desired , since It otters an oppor tunity for making the situation harder for borrowers than" there is real neces sity for. It Is tlie habit of bankers very generally to discount the future and this Is now being done , perhaps with no Immediate injury to any class of business , for all classes are at pres ent quiet , but with the possibility of harm if the curtailing process shall continue , as it may until the final pay ment on the government bonds Is made. It has been asserted tlmt tlie currency Was redundant , and if such were the cn.so Its reduction by the amount of the now loan ought not to have any very serious consequences. AX llTKUAIi Al'l'OlXTMKXT. Mayor Hroatch has appointed Charles Unlit as city boiler Inspector and tlie appointment was instantly approved by tlie council without reference to any com mittee. Tlie appointment of Mr. Unltt to tills position Is not only an insult to ( lie reputable engineers and boiler makers , but also In direct violation of the charter. Section 109 , creating the olllce of boiler Inspector , reads as fol lows : In nil cities of the metropolitan class there shall bo a boiler Inspector who shall be ap pointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. The boiler Inspector shall bo a practical mechanical steam engineer , or expert boiler maker , and shall have had Tor the two years next preceding his appoint ment a certificate or license as such , of the highest grade , which.shall have been Issued to him by the United States or other au thority authorized to grant such cortlflcates or license. Charles Unltt is not a practical me chanical steam engineer. Nor Is he an expert boiler maker. lie holds ijo cer tificate as steam engineer , either of the highest grade or of tlie lowest grade. For two years past , and for several years before that , ho has performed no mechanical , work , but has made a. living out of professional politics and political , employments. These facts must have been known to tlm mayor as well as to members of the council. They cannot plead Ignorance of the charter require ments which bar Mr. Unitt from hold ing the position of boiler inspector. This olllco devolves upon the Inspector a responsibility for life and property which no one but a skilled engineer can conscientiously assume. The only Inference to bo drawn from this Illegal appointment is Unit it Is a sop thrown to Sir. Unltt t6 pay olt a broken promise of an ollice which ho can legally bold. If Air. Unitt attempts to exercise the functions of the ollice any owner of a boiler may test his au thority by refusing access on tlie ground that he Is barred by the charter from exercising the powers of boiler inspector specter , and the courts could not stul tify themselves by overriding such ex press provisions of the law. There is another aspect to this ap pointment , and that Is the serious side of It. The object of boiler Inspection Is to prevent explosions and protect life and property. The owners of buildings containing steam plants are not me only ones attcctcd. The men. and women who work In mills and factories , the occupants of steam-heated tene ments and ollice buildings , and the teachers and children In the public schools nro all exposed to the danger of defective boilers and stcamfitting. True , Mr. Unitt was once a mechanic. Hut that does not qualify him for the place. The appointment being void in aw , the mayor should recall his action mil appoint Mr. Unltt to nn olllce for M'hlch lie Is qualified. .Tames 0. Ish Is sentenced by Judge Fawcett to fifteen months In the punl- entlnry for the crime of manslaughter , which was originally characterized In he complaint filed by the county attor- ley as murder In the first degree. A few weeks ago a man charged with vrltlng a llbelous paragraph In a vlllagu veekly published In the little town of Oretna was sentenced by Judge Scott o twelve months In the penitentiary. Vbout eighteen monlhs ago a man was convicted of appropriating to himself a cloak belonging to his employer , who ) wed him more than the cloak was vorth. Tlmt man Is now serving a sen- i'iu'0 Imposed by Scott of five years In ho penitentiary , The railroads seek to testify their irbltrary shipping charge of $ l.r > 0 per ar of stock unloaded and switched at lie South Omaha yards on the ground hat such charges are not exacted by tock yards on other markets. The tock yards company at Kansas City ! does not maln jjrj a switching yard , nor docs It owii..aflid operate switching tracks , as IslHu 'raso nt South Omahn. The chnige sli'm/ / l not bo saddled upon the shipper , rwlro , to avoid It , will bo disposed to j to other markets. The free sIlTurwdvoeates who propose to repudiate tlu two great parties If their platfoijua should fall to commit ' them to the u'oUey of free coinage have a right to hnltl separate national con vention of tl ejr ? > wn If they so choose. Hut they will -pain nothing from such a convent Ion.1" Ko third or fourth presi dential ticket In the Held can hope to make nny Impression upon the electoral ballot box In this year of grace. Hut even If no candidate should secure a majority of the electoral vote the house of representatives , voting by states , would elect the president and the senate the vice president. With both houses of congress republican that would In sure the election of the republican na tional ticket , beyond peradventurc. The pcoplo or Omaha have a very warm spot In their hearts for State Treasurer Hartley. World-Herald. They certainly have , and If nny of them have a warmer spot , than the others It Is tlie proprietor of the hyphen ated paper , who was helped out of ! a tight place not so very long ago by a loan procured through the aid of the state treasurer. This is doubtless why Treasurer Hartley is singled out from among all the other members of the state board for special commendation. Mr. Hartley Is of course entitled to his share of tlie credit for the depot deci sion , but no more than its chairman , Auditor Moore , Attorney General Churchill , Secretary of State Piper or Land Commissioner Uussell. The opening of a now mining board In Chicago means thai the campaign for the sale of speculative Cripple Creek mining stocks is to be prosecuted with still greater vigor In that city" It Is about nine chances to one that the average mining stock on the market is of purely speculative value. And the active trading is not In the stocks of real producing mines. With the ample warnings given by the press only the Ignorant and the reckless are In danger of being caught in tlie nets. With the best race track in tlie west there Is no reas'hn why the summer and fall should not yltness here some of the greatest mee.t in thu history of the Nebraska ttn'f. ' Already the horsemen are preparing fjor the .Tune races , promising a string of horses which shall excel anything , hVretofore attempted In Omaha. This \ vibe \ \ gratifying to tlie horse fanciers * In Nebraska , which is year by yei g'Slnlng fresh renown through tlie lleelfooted beasts bred and trained within libf borders. ' - The massive 'structure which Uncle Sam js erectmJjj'U ? Omaha needs only to boHanked by. " a , west wing , as origi nally planned ! to make It one of the most 'Impressive. ' ' { iubllc" buildings ' In ' tile United Stales. .As it stands today it Is a masterpiece of architecture and would bo a credit to any city In the union. Should Congressman Mercer succeed in his effort to secure nn additional ap propriation of ? SOO,000 to complete the building Omaha would Indued have cause for rejoicing. By making fewer promises in ad vance and performing more works the now governor general of Cuba , General Weller , will disappoint no expectations and may accomplish nil that lie sets out to do. Should lie , on the other hand , confine bis military operation * chiefly to boastful gabble he need ex pect no more success In recovering Cuba for Spain than' crowned the efforts of his immediate predecessor. Helled detectives rarely ever find gamblers. It is significant to note the fact that Detective Cox set out the evening on which The Hce cited a few games to locate the Joints a time when ho had every reason to believe the I in- horn fraternity would be wary. If there are any detectives in Omaha they need not long remain In Ignorance of the places where gambling is con stantly going on. A CiiitlyVlilHtlf. . aiubc-Ucmocrot. Our coast cities are not defended by great fortresses , but the nation who semis a 8h ll whittling Into one of them will pay a billion or two for the > whistle. Seek nnil Von Will Fiml. Chicago Iteciml. There may bo no war this time , but If thrso Europt-an powero contlnus to go round look ing for trouble the chances are that some tlmo some ono of them will get all ft wants. I.IIUiSuntlnifiit tor Annexation. ritlubur ? Dlsimlch , Whatever annexation sentiment may exlrt In Hawaii It lias no very strong reflex hero. Wo bollovi ) a popular vote In the Sandwich Inlands would bo , np4lru't annexation , and a popular vote * In. tho. JJnlteJ States would bp overwhelmingly' llr jlho negative. II It litC _ liu Kline-nil. The oddest thing about the meeting of the democratic coniuiJUpo In Washington was tint nobody salilva. [ 'ord about a candidate. Nobody seems tamltlous | | of the gbry of martyrdom , nndjiwhnt Is even more strange- , nobody seems dlHtf ud ' to force that glory on anybody e\ui. \ jtVntlo'yet there must bo a martyr , n ) ig hi B to , Iiiiliri > vrlIn | MIIIIIIITH. Ci | ? ji o Chronicle. The nrltlsli admiralty department hastens o explain Hut Hilo.now Hying rquadron ot British war slilp lU * not , as rumcreil , been ordered to any jltlnteln American waters. It a unusual courtwyl for the Ilrltlsh admiralty department to cxn' < a.ui anything , but there ma been a venyc lmnrkod Improvement In John Hull's manner * since a certain announce- nent by the president of the United Stateo a 'ew weeks ago that this nation would m oneur submit to ItrltUh Insolence or Ilrltlrh aggressions without a rei > oneo , If neceisary , to ba delftored from tbo mouths of cannon. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report Baking Powder LIMITS Oil * MOMtOICISM. Chicago Chronicle , fly All means let u undertake a hemispherical dictatorship If no feel that way Inclined and It wo fuel disposed to speed the political fortune. * nf * utno ono who thinks he would mlorn thft whlto liouj-s or at loist the oino of secretary of still p. On the whole , perhaps \\o would bstlor at tend ( o ono thing it a time. We are pretty fully committed In this Vencxiielin bii ! > liic ! > a. lct us pee U through , no matter what naval demonstrations Great tlrltahi may XPO fit to make. After that It will bo tlmo enough lo mike a general declaration ot policy If we think It best. Now York Tribune : Senator SowoIPs view of the Monroe doctrine finds little support In the commlttcn on foreign relations ) , which at Hi meeting yesterday decided to report a resolution strongly affirming the doctrine and Its bearing on the attempt ot nny European power to secure territory on this hemisphere by force , purchase or otherwise. Members of thp committee llko Orady nnd Turplo op posed any notion In favor of an affirmation of the Monroe doctrine , but the majority of the committee are animated by n t'trong foolIng - Ing ot Americanism and know what the coun try Is expecting ot thorn In this conjuncture. Kansas City Stnr : As n rhetorician Sen ator Davis Is llknly to gnhl fame of n wrt which he does not court out of his Monroe doctrlno resolution. Conceding the veil no of the tuntlmcnt which it embodies , Its form and ront'truclloa nre certainly ridiculous. "Kppolvcd , * That. Whereas. * * Therefore be It resolved , " Is the fkcletou of the remarkable document. It might have Eiild , "Resolved , That \vo hereby resolve to resolve , " without bolng much worse. Then , when the "whoreases" are nil recited , so much Is stated In the final resolution I hat It loses much of Its force and meaning. Ono hundred nnd povonly-slx word1 * are crowded Into a single eentence In n rpsMlutlon which Is Intended to bo a vlgorou ? . clear and un equivocal declaration of iialrlottc purpose. Philadelphia Press : Senator Scwcll's reso lution on the Monroe doctrine Is untimely , unround and unfortunate. H Is mistaken In principle and defective In logic. Us assump tions arc unfounded. Its history Is erroneous , Its deductions are wrong and y.s conclusions nnd declarations largely unamorlcau and un justifiable. Wo sincerely trust tint they speak nominally for Senator Sowoll alone , and not really for him. Wo feet sure that very few senators will concur In this false position , and wo hope that Ppmtor Sowoll mm82ir win not uo lounu sustaining u. me Monroe doctrlno was not limited , as the rero- lutlon wrongly states , to contiguous or proxi mate territory. It was distinctly extended to the whole American continent.- applied to the regions of the Amazon or the Orinoco as well as to that of tlia Hlo Grande. I'OMTIC.U , 1'OIXTKHS. Thomas Collier Plait reaMlrms the loyalty of Now York republicans to Governor Merlon's candidacy. Senator Davis' boom for the presidential nomination Is expected to gather strnngth from his shelved resolullon on the Monroe doctrine. That Is the belief In Interested circles In Minnesota. An effort Is being made to harmonize the di'irocrallc factions In Illinois with a view lo the election of a solid delegation to the national convention In favor of William U. Morrison. The money question Is to bo pushed out of sight. The supporters of William McKlnloy In Chicago are getting togctlier. A McKlnley .club was organized in Thirty-second ward a few nights ago and a mass meeting will br held tonight to further the movement In every ward in the city. Colo.nol Henry Watterson declares for Wil liam U. Morrison of Illinois for president and General John n. Gordon of Georgia for vice president. "They were both' shot at from different sides during the war , " bo adds , approvingly , "and I am willing that they shall be put up again and bo shot at. " Four years ago Colonel Watterson shouted for David Bennett Hill. This Is a Hoaton Republican view , as found In the Advertiser , ot the Morton can didacy : "The New York delegates are , with peed expectations , looked upon as certain to support Mr. Reed , outsldo of a New , York candidate. Vote ? would bo gained f&r Mr. Morton outside of Now York ; nnd If tlio Reed and Morton candidacies are- kept well together and well managed , the Merion dele- gales ought eventually to come to Mr. Reed's support , all the * time allowing that they make an honest fight for Governor Morton. " Merion ami ( lie Seed Iliironu. SpilnKdeM ( Moss. ) ncpubllcnn. Secretary Morton was too considerate ; he should have told the committee and the country the names of the congressmen whoue quotas of feedo he has bought in open mar ket , and every qther fact In his possession that will Illuminate the true character of the grab which Senator Hansbrough , Repre sentative Morse and others are sitting up nights to protect. There ought to be no room for doubt in the public mind about thp tual character and operation of thla abuse , and to that end the secretary of agriculture should publish the entire- history of seed dls- Irlbulion , with Ihe story of how the seeds nre bought ; also the use made of them by the ciHistltuonto of these congressmen who are 03 anxloua to get thorn , and the value to Ihe Country at largo of their distribution. Those facto would bo valuable to tlio defenders of this practice , if thla seed giving at thetax - p.-.yers' expense is as uaeful to the country nt largo as they assert it to bo , and jthoy ought to Insist that Morton shall toll all he knows about It. On general principles there is no moro justification for government dis tribution of bccdy than for a free gift of fer tilizers and farm machinery from Washington to any one who applies fur thorn. Tin : I'ar.siDRxriAi , 111:1 : . fllobe-Domocrat ; Thcro Is noi M mtKh talk In favor of Allison as thcrpaa om nock * A so , bul tlio f ci remain th'it he Is * good tain for n possible coiilltiRency , and talk Is mnu-cemniy to keep Mm In thp minds of thn peopl * . Kansas City Star : It Is staled lint the leaders of the Missouri democracy are f.ivor- ablp to Colonel Hill Morrlnou for president. U makes norna difference to the colonel what "loaders" are mcniil It Stcno and Cockrell end Vest are referred lo , tlio Moirlson boom l not likely to rlso from Its horizontal posi tion. tion.Huffatn Huffatn ICxprosu ; Senator Duty's plans for controlling thp Pennsylvania delegation to the St. I.ouls convention have oncounlcred an other tibfitrucllon. The republican primaries In llio clly of Allegheny on Friday nlghl rcsulled In llio nomination ot nn anil-Quay man for mayor , nflor a sharp light. Allf- gheny s carried by Quay In tlio campaign for stale delegates lasl yc.-ir. Chicago Record : While Mr. Morrison has nnvcr had , and has not now , even In his own state , a so-called bdom , ho has Interests In his favor that could bo easily Increased Into a pyrotechnic display. Ills long service on the Inlcrslalo Commerce commission has made- him aecoplablo to the railroad Inlcrcsls of Ihe whole counlry , not because ho has been the champion of their Interests so much as becaiiw ho has not championed the anil-rail road sentiment. His long and continued of- forls In congress lo secure roducllons In larlft dulles have made him a strong favorlle with the low-tariff wing of his party , and htu discreet sllonco on Iho financial slluallon has raised antagonisms In neither of tlio fac tions In llmt controversy , I'HHSUXAIi A > 'I ) OTIIUKWIS13. The term "ultlandcr. " w freqitonlly used In Souih African dispatches , means foreigner or resident alien , The drlay In Iho departure of the nrltlsli flying squadron Is not duo to a shortage nf wind nt home ports. The great American game must he ox- Irndlng Us boundailes abroad. Judging from tlio amount of binning going on , Governor W. J. McConnel of Idaho Is known as "Palotiso Hill , " a sobrlquot that comes down from the vlgllnnto days. A majority of the Ohio legislature , when Invited by the > chaplain lo Join him In prayer , confessed by sllonco llielr Inability lo Call.ll Ull. 11 ua iuu u i ly tu ttiu ouo- slon to get their hand In. Dronson Howard Is a great student of the drama and Is one of the most scholarly of living playwrights. Ono of his pet hobbles Is thu Immortality of a really good "gag. " Ho has found In the Greek and Roman como- dlca the germs of several of the most popular witticisms In American plays ot recent origin. Cincinnati and Brooklyn are rtlrwllng re form into new lines. Orders have been Issued In both elites forbidding expectoration In street cars or on sidewalks , with ade quate penallles attached. .The movement ought to rally to Its support every woman In Ihe land , If nasty men will chew , let : hcm swallow the saliva or hlo to the gut ter. ter.Tho The hell' to llio throne of Portugal , who rejolcc3 In fourteen Christian names , has expressed a wish to marry the only daughter of the emperor ef Germany. The reason ho assigns Indicates great prudence on the part of this 10-year-old titled gentleman. "Papa says Germany Is the biggest empire , and BO I shall not let any ono else have Ihe only Gorman princess. " Paderetrskl excited great Interest In the billiard room of the Durnet house In Cincin nati recently while ho was playing pool with some frlenda there. It was observed that he wore absolutely no Jewelry except his gold- link cuff buttons and that his trousars were Lee ohort for him. He. smoked Turkish ciga rettes while he punched tlie balls about and took an occasional sip of champagne. The German emperor Is developing Into a Jack of all trades. At a recent exhibition of n electrical contrivance before a large company , William examined the machine critically then took It apart and put It to gether again , much to the astonishment of the guests. He neglected to explain that ho spent the previous morning with thp Inventor examining Ihe Inslrument In every delall. ' A ( iooil WrMtrrn Mini. Kansas City Stai ( Ind. ilcm. ) Senator Allison of Iowa has become an avowed and active candidate for the presl- donllal nomination. The Iowa State Register presents his claims In an editorial , which calls upon the northwest to rally lo his sup port. While the mere circiimslanco of loca- llon should not , In any case , exert a de termining Influence In Iho nomination of a candidate , It will hardly bo denied that Mr , Allloon's long residence In the west adds materially to his stiength. He represents a section which has grown Yory rapidly In recent years In population and In political and commercial influence. While the presi dent of the United Stales stands for all the people , and Is supposed lo b& without sec tional bias , there Is , neveitheless , a very strong Eontlment on Iho part of many people In both of the leading parties In favor of a western man for president. This will bo moro cr less helpful to Sen ator Allison , but there are other considera tions moro logical which Indicate Ills avail ability. Ho is a strong man , Independent of the accident of residence , and meets most of the requirements of a desirable candidate , possessing an honorable record as a public man , rlpa experience. In the affairs of stole , a lemperate disposition toward the larlff question and sound and conservative vlows regarding finance. There Is a general feeling among republic ans lhal Allison would be a safe' man , and that ho would make a strong oanvass. The competitor he has the most reason to fear Is j Tom flccNl who < o brilliant qiUlltloa ! ftruriKly to the f ncy tit h'k party , and who , app ( ir to have Inherited much of th popti- lintjr which AI enjoyed by James O , IlUlnp. If llcsd lived In loir * Instead of. Maine , the question ot the republican nomi nation for president mluht bo regarded ni settled In ndranro ; hut , taking Into tbo ac count tic ! gran Ing Influence of the wpst In our national politics and llio personal strength of Mr. Alllpin , the tnwa senator becomes n very potential possibility In casting tlia horoscope for the St , I.ouls convention. A MU'AIMIO.V ' OP I.-UX. X Toxnn Siding * : It Is llio toper \\-lio would llko to put : i Kiirglc nroiinil the world. Jiulse : Cumso-Tlicro nre s.iM 10 be forly. seven society editors I" Now or ) : CMIj ; . On\vktr Tlmt li nil right. Now lorll society nccda editing. Pomervlllo Journal : Congicig contnlnu 31 lawyer ! " , nnd yet nc-ople tlilnU laws t.rt innclo ? o na lo allow sucli posll > llltlci of litigation. Now York Hctntil : Bbe-1 do 10 much levi winter ; imrtloulnily tlio month of January. I vvlali It could liiMt forever. HP Me. tool I've got n draft coming dm tlio 1st of February. Tndlitnnpolla Journal : "I nm nstoiuiileil , " the man -wlio had flnlMied Ills rtw lioitrc. "Tlie cost l netimlly within th L * > ' to ninko rotwlldlnir ostltnntOM fet nn Insurance camimny , " explained the nrchl- l - New York Weekly : Hnrtemlei Sfoms In mo you ntu pouring out a pretty blp drink for that Oline. Tininp l.drink , sir. liccituse the wontlicr Is cold. I want to get warm , inul you know 11 Is n well iiwertnliieil cl online fact Hint "ono swallow docs not nmkc n mimnier. " Cincinnati Knnulror : "Hthal. were you out sleighing \\lth the nrmless wonder InHt "Why , i > npn , wlmt n question \Yhnt I put such nn Idea Into your head ? " ' "I Hiiw your escoit holding the lines In his Icoth. " Philadelphia Record : Mr ? . Snnggs How do you llko our now minister ? Mrs. Jug ? He's too straight-laced. hy , ho don't even have a lump In his houao bo- rnuse It smokes nnd goes out nights. llo.iton Transcilpt : Wife You caw Mrs. tlrowncr last evening ? Husband Yes , but not to speak to. AVI fo Wlmt a story I They tell me you wore sitting with her for more than two honr. . . . . . Husband True , but It was Bho who did the talking. Indianapolis Jojirnal : Hard Knox 'Fewer I hit you once , they won't be nothin' left but ter rlnp for dc ambiance. Tuff MUKKB lad'U ' so ? See dat mlttl Well , dc nutorltlea don't allow mo to wear gloves on de street , 'CHUHO It would bo a case of cnrryln' concealed weapons. NOW AND THEN. Wiiidilneton Stnr. ' Now doth Ihe ineiry tee man no ' , Tor slices of concealment. Which ho will cnrijfully bestow i I In places of concealment. I Hut when this chill we've quite forgot. He'll vow this is a nice land. Where winters nre so slrangcly hot , i That Ice nil comes from Iceland. JAMP.SOVS mm : . ( Complete poem of Laureate Austin , printed In the London Times , Jan. 11. ) " 'Wrong ! Is It wrong ? Well , maybe : But I'm going , hoys , nil tlio paine. Do Ihoy Hi Ink me n Burgher's baby , To be scared by a scolding1 mime ? They may nrKue , nnd prate , nnd order ; Go , tell them to save their brenlh : Then , over Ihe Transvaal border , And gallop for llfo or dentil ! " T.et lawyers and statesmen addle Their pates over points of law : If sound be our swonl , and paddle. ' And gun-gear , who cares one straw ? When men of our own blood pray ua To ride to their Kinsfolk's aid , Not heaven Itself shall stay us i From the rescue Ihev call a ril.l. . III. " 'There are girls In the gold-reefed city , ' There are motln-ru and children tool And they cry , 'Hurry up ! for pity ! ' So what cnn a bravo mnn do ? If oven wo win , they will blame u < < : ' If wo fall they will howl and hiss. But there's many iv man llvos famous ' For daring a wrong like "his " ! "So wo forded and galloped forward I As hard as our beasts could pelt , I First eastward , then trending nor'ward , * Just over tho-rolllng veldt ; I Till \\o came on the Burghers lying i In a hollow with hill * behind , ' | And Ihelr bullets came hissing. Hying , ti' Like hall on an Arctic wind ! "night sweet Is the marksman's ratllc , And sweeter the cannon's roar , Hut 'tis bllterly bml to buttle , i Boleaguci ed , and ono to four. I | I can tell you , H wasn't a trllle I To swarm over Krngcrsdorp glen , ' , As Ihey piled us with round and rlile , i And plowed us , ngaln and again. J "Then wo made for the gold-reef city , Hctieatlng , but not In roul. They had called to us , 'Quick ! for pity ! * And ho said , 'They will sally out. They will hear us nnd come , . Who doubts It1 Hut how If they don't , what then ? 'Well , worry no moro about It , But light to the death , like men. ' "Not a soul Imd supped or slumbered Slnco tlio borderland stream was cleft ; I5ut we fought , evermore outnumbered , 'Till wo had not a cartridge left. We're not very soft or lender , Or given to weep for woe , I But It breaks onn to have lo render One's sword to the strongest foe. "I suppose we wore wrong , were madmen Still I think nt the judgment day. When God gifts the good from the bad men There'll bu something moie to nay. Wo were wrong , but we aren't half eorrj\ And , ns ono of the bullied band. I would rather have had that foray Than the crushlnga of all Iho Hand. " L , J Every article sells at the .bidder's . price. All the Jewelry all the Silverware all the Cut Glass all the Art Goods all the Watches all the Diamonds everything Must be sold for what it will bring. Attendance increases each day but the stock won't last long at the rate it's going. Select anything you wish and we'll put it up and sell it at once. Auction every day at 2 and 7:30 : p. m. Seats for ladies. C. S. RAYMOND.