THE OMAHA DAIliir AY , TANlTAHr 23 , 1800.
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Bnlurday lire. On'Ywir. . . 1 SO
Weekly Jl'je , Ono Y nr. , 'O
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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.
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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.
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UMilnr compiny , lielnc ilulj * mvarn , KIJII tlmt the
nctnal iiumlxT nf full nnd complete conlci of the
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durldg the month of December , IBja us fol-
lowi :
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Ix-si ilodncllon for \in oJ ! nnd returned
papers 7,713
Kft sale IO.M
Dally nvernso 19.703
OKonon n. TKarnucic.
Rworti lo licfnri mi > mill sulnorlljcd In my
proncnco this : d dav of .Innuniy. 1S9C.
( Real. ) N. P. FKIIj. Nstnry Public.
We repent flint ( liprc Is no inor nucil.
of filling lluj'so two council vncancfcs
tlmn there H of two Inlls for : V tlop.
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.
