THE OMAHA DAILV TONS : FKIDAY , F.EBEIJARY 7 , 1800. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. IlOSRWATKtt , n-lltor. ivtnv : MOIININO. THRMS OK suiscmrriONs Dally Dee ( Without Sunday ) , One Year J 8 W Dally Bee nnil Siuid.iv , One Year . . . . . 10 00 Bit/Month * * * ( Thtfti Manilla 2 it Bund/ fie * . Ono Year S < nitunlax tierOn * Yrxtr 1 " Weekly Il'f , One Ycnr . . . . . . . / - > OKl'ICES : Omaha , The Hee ItulMlns. Boutti Omaha. Blnifer n k. , Corner N nn4 Jltli SW Council HluffH , K I'wiil 8tr fl. Chlcnco Olllce , S17 ClinmlKT of Commetrp. New York , Itoonn 13 , II and 13 , TrIUino llulUlng IVaihlngton , 1407 V Slrwt. N. W. ronnisi'ONii2Ncni : Alt communications relntlnir to tiewn nml nil torliil matter fliould ho nddrcinod : To the IMItor lllSINiSR ) : LirrmilS : All ImMncM Mtrni mid icmltlnnoffl nhould bo ftddrcMed to Th Hen Publishing Company Omalin. Draft * , rlidki and ixntulllco orders I bo made parable to lli < nnlrr < if thu com jinny , THIJ I1K1J I'UIII.ISIIINa COMPANY , BTATHMKMT OF CinCUI.ATION. reo n. T . rhuek. uprrptary of The Hoc Put * . company , belnit duly owcm , MV that th nclual numlirr of full and complete copies of the Dally Morning , i\enlng nnd Sunday He * printed during the month nf January , ISM , was us fol Iowa. 17.214 17 18.11 11.411 IS IMU in is.ow 4 1S.2J- 2D 1S.723 R 11. (2- , 21 11.2' ' ) e IS.SIKJ 22 11.2.1 7 H.KJ7 a 1S.1S2 8 H.JOO 21 1R.2DO 9.i.i. . . . . . < . . . . . 11.211 25 US11 10 11.305 20 19,01 * * * * * * * * * > * * 18 ' Mii 27 IS 14 13 ID'.HI ) 21 11,21 1.1 is.MS 23 18,12 14 IS.331 30 1K.1H 11 IS.211 31 18.070 10 lO.ZC'i i Tnlnl 503CIO tiffi clrducllons for unsold anil rptiitned cojilort , , . , * . . . . . . . . , . . G.204 Net snlcn .CM.CI ! Dally nvcrnsc , 18.112 arcouon it. T7Pcittcic ; , flwnrn to hofnro me nml sutncrll M In my prc pnc < ! this 3d tiny of FVbinary , 1S90. ( Seal. ) N. V. TKIU Notary Public. that tlio UKUVC Is prcclsulj Undo Sani'H crctllt Is still very good 4 per cent bunds selling at n 10 pei cent premium. It IH easy eiionjli to liit-roasn the na- tlonnl tlobt. To piiy It off is quite a dllToreut matter. Give Omaha direct connection with Baltimore and Dtiliith and the railroad embargo will noon bo raised. Tim cstalill.shnient of a postal savings bank system would place the govern ment beyond the necessity of Issuing Interest-bearing bonds In times of peace. No ono Is surprised at Cuba being shaken by earthquakes. Hut what rea son IH there why such n peaceable com munity ns Nebraska should also bo vis ited by this shocking phenomenon ? Our Kentucky friends merely want to ' demonstrate to the country that they nro nblo to get up a hot senatorial con test Just ns well as they can present an exciting horse race or make luooimhlne whisky. All Lincoln will have to do when the legislature Is again In session to main tain Its reputation as a moral and or derly city -Is to raise the age of the persons to whom Its new curfiSw"ordl - iidncc applies. v The house stands ready to kill all the silver bills the senate may choose to pass and send over to It for Us endorse ment. And If by chance any of them should slip by the house , President Cleveland Is still ensconced In the .white house. The people of Omaha bid nearly $300- 000 In gold for a block of government bonds. The building associations re port Increased savings deposits and a greater volume of business. Evidently there Is plenty of money in Omaha , but It Is timid and must bo coated out Now that the bond bids have been opened and the successful bidders sub stantially ascertained , the banks have no longer an excuse to continue the contraction of discounts which for the past few weeks has been hampering business men and retarding business. ! Senator Vest has paid his compli ments to Secretary Morton. Now let us see what Mr. Morton thinks of Mr. ! ( Vest. Mr. Morton may not be able to get his opinions inserted in the Con gressional Ueeord , but he has access to circulating mediums that rc-ich more people than do the pub. does. For a year the retail merchants have agitated the question of organizing for the promotion of trade , but parties ad- .verse to the movement were Influential enough to cheek It. The retailers pay out annually In freight charges nearly $750,000 , and the better they may be come organized the more potent will be their demands ' upon roads patronized by them. * The railroads are beginning to ac knowledge that they acted hastily In refusing peremptorily to give the Grand Army of the Itenuhllc a thirty-day ex cursion rate to Its annual reunion at St. Paul. After they study the situation a little more they wijl doubtless de vise some way of effecting the substan tial results and save the meeting for the west. The railroads can afford to adopt a liberal policy toward the vet erans. The ardor of certain republican sen ators to reorganize the payroll of the senate employes , so manifest n week ago , seems to have cooled perceptibly In the last few days. Ilather than make u move likely to upset the presi dential checkerboard , these repub lican leaders are Just likely to let the present democratle ollleers of the senate - ate luui ) , ' on , at least until after the re publican national convention shall have met and adjourned. Kx-Congressman W. J. Dryan Is ad vertised for n tour of Ohio and adjoin ing states for the propagation of free silver doctrine. A week ago ho was billed In Arizona. Meantime ho con tinues to tlgtire as a decoy to populists nnd free sllverlte subscribers to the Omaha World-Herald , which persists In parading Hrynn's name us Hs editor at the head of its weekly edition , when In fact he has no more to do with editing that paper than Senator Stewart of Nevada. i AMJAXGK OF AMKltlCAN IlKVUnt.tCS The movement for an alliance of th American republics , for fhe purpose o bringing about n common understand Ing regarding the maintenance of th Monroe doctrine , and also with n view to establishing closer political Jind comnier clal relations between the United State and the countries of South and Contra America , appears to bo making fnvorn bio progress. The governments of Ten tral America have accepted an Invlta tlon to Join In n convention of Amcricai republics , to be hold probably In Wash Ington , and it Is not doubted that mo.s of the countries of South America wll * make a favorable response to the invl tallon. It Is understood that the move ment has the sympathy of the ndmlnls trntloii , and while some doubt has beoi expressed as ( o this , there Is no gooi reason apimrent why President Cleveland land should object to It. It Is true tha one of the objects which the proposei conference1 will seek to attain , as now understood , Is the restoration of the reciprocity policy , but even the oppo sltlon of the president to this pollcj should not lead him Into a position of hostility to a movement which aims to unite all the rcpubllcfi of this homls phere for their mutual advantage ant welfare , and th ? clTeei of which would be to greatly strengthen the Inlluencv. and power of the Hulled Slates In this ( luarter of the world. It Is hardly con ceivable that Mr. Cleveland would put himself In the way of such a consumma tion , simply because he may not be favorable to one object contemplated by the projected conference. This movement should receive overj proper encouragement from the United States. It Is distinctly in the Interest of this country. Such a union of Amer ican republics as It contemplates would bo so imposing and impressive a demon stration of the sentiment of the inde pendent countries of the we.-stern hemis phere that It could not fall to have a most salutary effect upon the Kuropean powers. It would be thu announcement to the old world of the birth of a powei It would be dangerous to disregard and which wlille Intending no aggression would have a defensive strength equal to any emergency. There are dillictil- tlus , undoubtedly , to be overcome before such a consummation can bo achieved but it Is believed that those are not In surmountable. The time is certainly most auspicious for the inauguration of such a "movement and there can be 110 doubt that there Is an overwhelming sentiment in the United States favorable to It. .1 TALK OF nro CITIES. Comparison has recently been Insti tuted by the fire nnd police commis sion and the school board between the cities of Omaha and St. Paul. The mere fact that the census of 1S90 credits each of these two cities with about the same population has been used as an argument In support of the demands for high tax levies entirely unwarranted by the conditions prevailing in this city. The interest-bearing' debt of the city of St. Paul 'has been reduced since January ' 1 , 1G02 , by $1.4r.2920. ; This reduction has been effected since the enactment for St. Paul of a charter1 with a system of checks on council- manic extravagance. The interest- bearlhg debt of Omaha has been in creased since 1892 by several hundred thousand dollars. The public schools of St. Paul last year cost ? . " 0,500. ; ! The public schools of Omaha last year cost $371,000 exclu sive of Interest on the school debt. For the year 181)5 ) the tax levy for St. Paul was 20.3 mills ; for 1891 ! the tax levy of St. Paul will be 10 mills , while the tax levy of Minneapolis for 189C. will ho 21 mills. St. Paul has this year reduced the tax levy by 5 mills , or 25 per cent of the levy for 1895 , while its assessment remains about the same. It must be admitted , of course , that the 15-mill levy In St. Paul raises more revenue than a 41-mll ! levy in Omaha , but it is patent that St. Paul lias Inaugurated a plan of radical re trenchment , while Omaha has as yet used the pruning knife so sparingly that no material relief to the taxpayers s perceptible. JlHIOllAPllY OF A valuable addition to the biographies of American public men Is a "Life of William McKlnloy , " by Mr. Hobert P. of the eleventh Porter , ex-superintendent enth census and now editor-in-chief of the Cleveland Evening World. It Is an 'Xhaustlve history of the career of this } iniuent citizen as soldier , lawyer and statesman , and the author has done his work ccL'scientlously and with evident enthusiastic Interest. No living publlu nan is better known to the American icople than William McKInley , but this ilography presents much interesting In formation that Is not of general knowl- dge , particularly regarding the forma tive period of McKInley's life , when character was being moulded and there vas being developed those * qualities vlilch have elevated him to the front ank among contemporary political load ers. It also supplies information which vill remove a not uncommon Impression hat William McKInley Is n statesmnif ipon a single question , the fact being hat few public men of this time have liown a familiar knowledge of a wider ange of subjects , political , social and conomlc. It Is shown that while Me- vlnley Is a master of all that relates to he tariff and to governmental revenue , le has by no moans confined his thought tlid study to this Held. William McKlnluy'B ancestors came to Vmorica more , than u century and a half igo nml It Is recorded that his great grandfather enlisted eight times In the uvolutlonnry war. They were all ar- lent supporters of the cause of Amerl- an Independence. "From these anccs- ors , " says his biographer , "he Inherited ho reverence for religion , love of free nstltntlons , devotion to the cause of ho people , because he was of the people , ml his admiration fqr the. public school ystom and all Institutions that are ruly republican and American. " As n with William McKInley was ludustrl- us and studious. Uefore he had at- allied his eighteenth year ho enlisted or the defense of the union nnd made a nest creditable record ns a soldier , caching the ruuk of major. Itcturului , ' to civil life at the age of 22 , McKInley studied law nnd In ISO" was admitted to the bar , beginning practice In Canton , O. , whore his home has ever since been , He made good progress In his profes sion nnd early developed an Interest In politics which made him a local leader. In 187(1 ( he was sent to congress nnd served In the house of representatives fourteen years. The country Is familiar with his record ns a congressman , or at any rate with that portion of It which Itlentllled his name with the tariff legis lation of 1SM ! ) , that was followed by un precedented prosperity to American In dustries and labor anil unparalleled de velopment of domestic and foreign com merce. Defeated for congress In 18SIO , MoKlnley was elected governor of Ohio In 1891 and re-elected in 1S93 , making an excellent record as the chief execu tive of his state. Such are the salient facts in a career the hlstoiy of which Is told In a voliim of139 pages , all of which Is Interesting ami Instructive and cannot fall to give the reader the highest estimate of ( hi character , worth and attainments of Its subject his lltnes.s , In a word , for HIL loftiest public station. CiA' OMAHA'S S Coming events cast their shadows be fore. The recent purchase of Hit United States National Hank bulldint , for the Cyrus McCormiek estate Is tangl ble evidence that eastern capitalists have unbounded faith in Omaha's fu Hire. The McCormiek estate represents many millions of trust funds whose management Is in the hands of far sighted and conservative business men The recent purchase of this propertj may therefore be regarded as the fore runner of other Investments In Omaha and of a permanent active Interest li this city by the McCormiek heirs. It should be borne In mind that the region this side of the Missouri has contributed a very large share toward the upbuilding of the McCormiek for tune and Is today the most promising Held for the agricultural implement manufacturer. The development of tin. great agricultural region of whlcl Omaha Is the natural commercial cen ter Is , however , only In Its Infancy There can be no doubt that the neai future will witness an influx of capita and population and a consequent In crease of the farming area and Indus trial activity. That the bulk of the products of tills region will bo marketed in Omaha or distributed through Omaha Is a foregone conclusion. It is equallj certain that Omaha is destined to be come the most Important tralllc centei between Chicago and San Francisco. While It may be premature to venture [ lositlve assertions as regards enter prises and projects that are iiow iindei way , which promise to , effect a ver > marked increase in Omaha's trade and resources , "we can safely foreshadow the announcement of several important real estate deals that are now being negotiated by capitalists who , like the M'cCorniicJrs , liavo abiding confidence in Ornalia.'s\stability ; l > s- , ' FOlt COAST DEFENSES. In his annual report the secretary of war stated that the amount required foi the eighteen ports where defensive works are required Is about $82,000,000 ind that the entire work can be com pleted in about ten years , if congress shall make the necessary appropria tions. This appeared to contemplate an average annual expenditure of a little more than $8,000,000 , and It has been issumod that tills Is about the amount that could be advantageously expended from year to year. A statement just nude to congress l > 3f Secretary Lament , lowever , shows that a considerably arger sum can be used during the next vear and a half. The secretary says iiiit over § 25,000,000 could be expended jy the department in defensive work ip to July 1 , 1897 , nearly one-fifth of his amount to be made available during ho current fiscal year , which ends Tune 30. In both branches of congress this mat er appears to be receiving earnest con sideration and the committees having it n charge are diligently seeking Infor- natlou and suggestions from trust- vorthy sources. A few days ago Ad- nlral Walker appeared before the house committee and urged the necessity of east defenses , saying that these are of > von greater Importance than Increasing he navy. lie considered one kind of defense to bo the complement of the other and botli as necessary as cavalry ind artillery are to the army. lie gave ogent reasons why the country must lave coast defenses for its security , lowe'ver strong the navy may be. There would bo no perplexity regard- ng this matter if the revenue of the government was such as to justify the leeded appropriations , but with the re- clpts steadily running-behind the ex- lenditurcs the question of providing the noncy for coast defenses Is a trouble- ome one. Of course It can be borrowed , s has been proposed , but there is an In- Isposltlon to get It In this way. What vlll finally bu done Is problematical , nit the very general sentiment Is that he work of seacoast defense ought to ; e pushed as rapidly as practicable. It Is suggested that while congress s considering extending the Interstate ommerc'o law to cover sleeping car ompanles , It also Include the dining ars and prescribe a mlxlmnm charge or meals on the trains. The law should vlthout question apply to sleeping cars ml dining cars both so far as din- rlmlnatlon between different classes r different persons is concerned. N ° ne can ask congress to compel n din- ng car cateier to furnish n one-dollar leal for 30 cents , but It can suy that t shall furnish the same kind of a meal o all applicants who tender the an- onnecd uniform price , and shall make o distinction ; , based on the part of the ountry In which thu meal happens to o served. The Idea of a great beet sugar rcfln- ry , to be fed from small factories ocatcd In different parts of the state , is ecoived with great favor at the Fro- lout beet sugar convention. The iroper place for this refinery Is at Omaha , arid Oimilm men should take the Inltlatlve liij/m'inulatlng the plans for Its establishment. from Afnr. otip. Say whnt ort > vni of tht Nebraska popu list conventional ijas nt loa < t the mfrlt of having but twqplnks , In IU platform. Mutt 1IU ( Mm St.IJoaflu Hrpulillc. Hofntgcn's ai. cd < hrjr will show surgeons Just where to c4italn the near future any body with a Jickknife and an antl-toxlno squirt can attcml toihls own longevity. Overvrlirlioil AllfKlnnrc. ' .UTJIcipo Tribune. Senator-elect - Vender's rtlnnrk that he objects to taking the oath ot Allegiance to McKInley oftchtr < than once a day la doubt less very cheerlns to persons who have omcc5 to let suitableor lawyers In Can ton , O. A Mnt'tilm. Out of Wlinck. Chlcapo Tlinc llprahl. Mr. Gorman la to retire from national politics long enoiifih to repair his Maryland machine. If the Maryland voters meant what they sold last November "the repaired Gor man machine will make Its debut nt about the same tlmo the Keely motor begins to mole. tar it I.r < ( t > r. Oiotie-Dnmocrnt , A letter from Cleveland disclaiming any Intention of accepting n fourth nomination would be timely now K anybody Imagined any party thought of oftorlni ; It to him. The third term Idea , however , Is not aa portentous as It seemed a few months ago to be. Work for the Courln. I'hllatlcliihln Itccotil. There would appear to be work ahead for the courta In restraint of the- action of thu coal carrying railways who propose by Joint action to limit production and advance prices. If theMcLcod plan for accomplish ing these purposes would not work because of legal obstruction , It Is hard to see why the sinie dlniculty doss not lie la the way o the new combination. The Silver I'lnU-il Wroc-kcrH. Kansas city Star. There has boon no more shameful cpl- sodo In the history , of American govern ment than the deliberate and persistent efforts of these men to wreck the credit of the government , so i that the money of the psoplo might bo depreciated and ruin brought to thousands whose thrift and enterprise have made them well-to-do. If all that has been said about the so-called conspiracy of 1S73 were true. It would yet fall short of being as bad as the later conspiracy of the silver senators to ruin the country's credit. Iliiynril'H IiiillKiintiuii. Cincinnati Enquirer. Ambassador Bayard Is reticent on most points these days. ThereIs ona subject , though , on which ho Is perspicuous. It Is resignation. He says : "I deny any sucli report with Indignation. I never dreamed of any such thlnjr. It Is the utmost stuff and nonsense. " or course It Is , from at least two different standpoints. First , Mr.Uayard would not resign , on general principles ; sec end , It would berln' exceedingly bad taste , and show a distressing lack of courage to res gn while congress Is pottering with the matter of his Indiscretion in speech. Grip of , P.olMlc < ll MothM. . . The Gypsy moth Commission In Massachu setts asks for Ian. 'appropriation of $200 000 this year , which Jr an illustration of the difficulty of geitUiiH , rid of a bug after It fastens on .the public treasury. A force of men , varying ffom.iSOO to 125 , Is to bo cm- ployed throughijtho tyear , at a total cost cf , J177.500. Thoj-sBlio-lea .of the clerks nnd entomologists , rfyvlthu incidentals , will' bring the amount to-J200,000. [ Next year an ap- proprlatlon of ( $300,000 will be Imperatively necessary. Thp ? ainjislng part of it.ls that the people of the stjto will have tp-flght all the other bugs ? n their own amount. Colons ) Sellers' most brlUinnt .Idea was tame com- Mr. .Hi1 pi it a laiiullH < . AHzoim Populist , ' .h'ebrujrp 1. 1S % . nx-Congressman .William J. Bryan of Nebraska delivered an address on the sub ject ot bimetallism at the city hall In this city on Monday evening to a crowded houso. Mr. Bryan showed the many advantages to ba derived from opening the mints to the free coinage of sliver and the Issuance by the- government of legal tender paper money. He hhowed up In their true light the position of the two old parties on the question of free coinage of silver. He said democrats are reading out of the party members of that party for their advocacy of free coinage- republicans are doing the same thing. The people s party is the only one which has a fair , square 10 to 1 plank , upon which every member of that party stands with both feet frcm Maine to California. Ho scored the democratic party to the quick , for Its action on silver. Mr. Bryan is a democrat of the true Jeffersonlan type and belongs with the * party which advocates the doctrine of Jeffer son , Jackson and Lincoln , the people's party and It is but a matter of time when he will announce hlmsoU. Tilt- Cuban 1,1-mlci-H. 1 Chicago Tribune. The last , achievement of Gomez Is not the least remarkable of his many brilliant ex ploits. The expedition of General Marln was planned to end the war before the new Spanish butcher , Woyler , should arrive. With a large fores of troops , Infantry , cavalry and artillery , and.with numerous Improvised roitlflcatlons. ho made a wall across the Island which was eonslrlnrpii imnrnnrnv.in Thus having separated Gomez and Maceo his plan was to attack them in detail with over whelming numbers , the Impassable wall meanwhile preventing them from joining each other. To the astonishment of General Marln : iowover , Gomez broke through the wall and lolned Maceo. Marln was as cleverly out- wilted as ever was Campos. There are re ports of a battle , both sides claiming.victory It Is evident from this at least that Gomez ! ias made his escape from a superior force and Is seeking some now vantage ground. General Marln Is-no more likely to end the war by forcing Gomez Into a general engagc- nent than was General Campos. Nor will jcneral AVoyler when ho arrives bo more likely to succeed than General Marln , A MOW CO.11PI.ICATIO1V. Grcnt llrJInlii StrtiKKlIng wllli nil AiiorU-nii Joke. WaHhlnuton 1'cwt. Once more we" flhd the British public struggling In the tucshes of the great Ameri can Joke. It Is ajBtrugglo of long standing , of infinite patls / and/of Incalculable vicissi tude. When Mark Twain wept at the grave of Adam , and Cha.ifcey | ) Uepow told the duke ot Cambridge ahoutfho railway eating house proprietor who an/lod / to know what was the matter wlthniwnpkln pie , when Moees Handy said tea ti | ? jlndlgnaiit cockney who vanted to boniforil New York , "What again ? " when Marshall P. Wilder cracked ils airy quIpiJn-solemn London clubs , It vas merely nreanillnir new illlllciililoa tn n national lntolle t > ' 'hlch had been for years nextrlcably enUijgJgd In a web of hopeless obfuscatlon. Thot tragedy had then been run- ilng through several Generations and growing more formldableWery year. Now comes 0eanHolo , the famous Ens- Isli clergyman.C'wfiU'inot ' only preaches , but ravels and wrltW Molts , with a pretty little poem which heJ foUild In the United States and memorized , nfMthe edification of his In offensive countryman. It consists of only wo verses , and ruufe''as follows : Little Willie fritei Ills mirror Sucked the mercury 11:1 : off , Thlnklntf , In lilsicjtUdUh error , It would cute his whooping cough. At the funeral , iWJIUe'a mother Smartly said to Mrs. Hrnwn ; "Twas a chilly day1for William When the mercury went down. " The gentleman whq recited It oa the oc- aulon of a luncheon at which Dean Hole \a.a. present gravely explained that It was nly Intended In fun , , niul this explanation 1m dean s gravely passea on to his British eaders ; but we do not doubt that thousands f English | > eop ] < > are at this moment olemnly wondering what Is to become of n eople set frivolous , ailJ to Irreverent as this. There are , Indeed , already Indications that he question will be taken up by the British re si and handled as another evidence of ur moral degradation , little , If any , lets loquent than the. lynching business or the 'enezuolan Jingoism. Mr. Bayard could ren- er us great service In this emergency , but vo fear he Is not pleated with the country ust at preacut. Kansas City Journal ( rep. ) ! In other words , Mr. Harrison doesn't Intend that the honeymoon shall be disturbed by political worries. Minneapolis Tribune ( rep. ) : The most In teresting feature of Mr. Hurrlnon's with drawal Is the assurance oxpresucd by the boomers of all the other candidates that U mcnnn the almost certain nomination of their particular candidate. Minneapolis Times ( dem. ) : Thcro Is no doubt ot Allison's strength In Indiana , linw tint Ilnrrifon Is out ot the way. Indiana , by the ay , U a state of plain people , who ndmlro the ttyle of sturdy statesmanship , without frills or ruflles , for hlch thu Iowa senator Is notrd. Globo-nemocrat ( rep. ) : The question which Harrison's withdrawal particularly suggests Is , To which of the aspirants will the larger part of bis following go ? Probably Allison will bo thti greatest gainer. The race for third place would bo between Harrison and Allison , Each would appeal to about the ssmo elements of the parly. Chloigo Hocon ! ( Ind. ) : Mr. Harrison's action In declaring himself at this time will strengthen him In public esteem. lie has been president of the United States , and wns nominated a second tlmo by his party for that high cfTlco. Doth as a public official and as a private citizen ho has commanded the respect of the people. Had ho been the popular choice for the nomination again , and without opposition , his acceptance of the honor would have been fitting and proper. InJlanapolls News ( Ind. ) . The great mass of the pirty and largo numbers ot the op posing party will profoundly regret Mr. Har rison's decision. There can bo almost no doubt that the man nominated at St. Louis will be the next president of the United States. Wo believe that the country at large has much greater confidence In Mr. Harrl- son'o sanity and breadth of view , In his soundness ot judgment , In his executive capacity , In his sturdy allegiance to duty as he understands his duty , than It has In any other man likely to secure the nomination. Chicago Times-Herald ( Ind. rep. ) : If the historian of the last quarter of the century Is a true and Impartial chronicler of the politi cal annuls of the republic ho must accord to Hnntimln Hnrrlsnn Ihn il'pllnntlnn ' nf hnv- Ing given the country an administration that will long bo remembered for Its dignified and sterling Americanism , for the unexam pled prosperity which It brought to all the productive Industries , for Its absolute free dom from public scandal and for Its able and comprehensive grasp ot nil domestic and International questions , the settlement of which affected the Interests of our common country. Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette ( rop. ) : That the withdrawal of the Hoot'lor statesman adds to the strength of McKInley will scarcely bo disputed. It gives to Ohio's fa vorite son a decided lead In the race for the presidential nomination , and those -who may have doubted his ability to win have llttlt- cans ? to doubt It now. Indiana's delegation may be placed to the credit of William McKInley , and with Ohio , Kentucky , Ten nessee , Missouri , Nebraska , Illinois and Wisconsin , not to mention the possibility of Pennsylvania and other eastern states , and the entire south In his favor , Ohio repub licans hava ever } " reason to feel particularly cheerful this morning. Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : General Har rison's letter must not ba misunderstood. He Is not a man who resorts to subterfuge or fights behind disguises , but In this matter , as In all else , he means -what he says. When lie desired the presidency he was a candidate before the country , and so Informed bis friends. Now that , ho says that his name cannot be used In the St. Louis convention , those who know him best , and who under stand the high quality of his Integrity , know that he would regard It as a reflection upon his honor It they should assume that It were possible for him to be a candidate , now that he lias written this letter. Therefore , the letter muft be regarded as a final and irrevocable conclusion on the part of Gen eral Harrison , and Indiana republicans will so accept It. I'KHSONAI. AMI OTHERWISE. We have the men and we have the money , : op , | , U , ' < . a ii'- tit } - > a o Senator Vest's harrowing remarks on the seed bureau are likely to produce a crop of alliterative adjectives. John Bull Is of opinion that , as a tall- twister. Uncle Sam isn't In the same class vlth the czar of Russia. Senator Tlllman's remarks throw a shadow Of doubt on the claim that the life of the administration was ono grand sweet song. Abd-ul-Hamid means "servant of ono who Is worthy of praise. " Judging from his acts IB Is servant to one who Is praiseworthy 'roin a truly Infernal point of view. A building of 200 stories is talked of In New York. As a means of enabling the residents to look , beyond the Harlem river and absorbing some of the ozone of the Jnlted States It Is badly needed. The cathode ray Is marvelously penetrating , enabling the camera to photograph money in a purse. But the- principle Is not new by any meany. Municipal lawmakers In various cities have for years trained cathode rays on purses und captured tbo substance. Deputy Assistant United States Treasurer Alaurlce L. Muhleman of New York is a re markable statistician , and never forgets any- hlng. Mr. Muhleman can tell the market > rico of a Roman sesterce at 10 o'clock , August 10 , 205 , or the value of any kind of noney at any time slnca the first medium cf exchange was created. If any ono doubts the accuracy ot Spanish eporta of operations in Cuba , a glance at , he newspaper cuts of General Marln will Ispel them. The Spanish general wears a varllke mustache. Its eclmetarlc curves are eng enough to hang sabers on , and its fierce utllnes throw a shadow over an orlllce tnat uggests a raw rebel for breakfast every norninc. Fortune and a Russian countess are smiling n C. B. McDonald , editor of the Oxford ( Kan. ) Register. The countess was a Chicago cage girl who fascinated a title and a stake , married both and recently buried the owner. McDonald has tlmkoii the sunflower u.'eils from his duds and Is now scurrying to Paris at the expense of the countess. They are cousins and not impervious to romance. He IT Ast , ths shepherd doctor , is the latest fad In Europe. Ho diagnoses disease by examining a lock ot the patient's hair , and his universal charge for ndvlce Is about 2.1 cents. Clients wait patiently the whole day through to see him , even In bad weather , and If by the time he retires , near midnight , they have failed to have an audi ence with him they take up their posts un complainingly the next morning. The doc tor's patients are referred to by tlfo skepti cal as "Ast's sheep. " Joseph II. Dunlap , . publisher of the Chicago Dispatch , has been convicted by a federal Jury of circulating obscene literature through the malls. The offense consisted of publish ing columns of "personal" ads for the habitues of Chicago's burnt district. The announcement of the verdict was followed promptly by discontinuance of the objection able ads. Sentence has been deferred pendIng - Ing the hearing of a motion for a now trial. The extreme penalty for the offonsa Is ten years and $25,000 flue , or both , If the court wills. Clmuncoy M , Depew never takes anything stronger than a glass of champagne , and tint only after a long and exhausting speech , In former 'years ' ho emokcd Incessantly. Five years lit- ago bo came to the conclusion that cigars wore a tax upon the stomach and ho quit them. He will sit at a dinner and , when the tlmo cornea , roll a cigar between his lips , but ho never lights It. A public speech to him Is the most Invigorating tonic. Occa sionally he has prepared his speeches , but It Is the testimony of the majority of his frlcmla that lie never stlclm to the t < m. The holra of the late Charleu Durkeo had a meeting the other day In Champaign , 111. , and decided to prcsa tbelr claim agalnet the federal government. This claim Is bayed on the alleged assignment thirty years or more ago to Charles Durkeo , then governor of Utah , of over JGO.000,000 worth ot Union Pa cific bonds. L. C. BlalaJell la the trustee for the helr of Durkeo and has ppent much tlmo and money In the Investigation of their claims. Ho fays the > late Secretary Folger admitted the .existence of the assignment upon these bonds and Blalsdell says he hat thu host of legal advice that the principal and Interest , now amounting to nearly $200- 000,000 , la recoverable for the benefit of the Durkeo heirs. Nhot nml Klllc-il li > - a IliirKlnr. DENVER , Colo. , Feb. 6 , Wendell P. Smith , watchman and ex-policeman , was shot and killed last night by a burglar whom he de tected In the act of breaking Into a grocery store. The murderer escaped. AliniTUATIO.V. OlilrnRO I'ntrlutliin Hcch.t to Influence TCnlloiinl Sentiment. CHICAGO , Feb. O. A committee ot prom inent cltlznn * has Issued o call to all part * ot tbc i-oiintry for cxprc lnna ot opinion on the preposition to csUbiKi n pcrntacnt Ixvml of arbitration for llio satlwnit ! : ot differ ences between llila couutiy anJ KngUnd , After LMllIng attention to ths recent war rumors , Iho call conilnucn : We sugKost and propose tlut the people of all cities and lawns of the union , at their meetings to celebrate the bli-th of Washing- tun or at special meetings called for the pin pose on the Sunday afternoon next followIng - Ing or In the mectlngi nt their societies , clubs , churches , st-clal , rellsic/.is or com mercial crxntilzallnns ns.irost lit tlmo to WiiDhlnRton's blrllidiy shall embody their views , each assembNRo In Its own way , on the following questions : 1. Do wo wish the governments ot the United Stntcss anil Grojt Itrlt.iln. bv formal treaty , to i.'stiblMi arbitration ts the mtthod of concluding all difference ' wHch may fall of settlement by diplomacy between the two powers ? 2. What is our opinion of war AS a moile ot deciding controycrjlw between the United States ami Giuat Britain ? Dr. William C. Gray , 09 nenrSiirn street , Chicago , and William E. DodRO , 11 Cliff street , New York , will receive the proceed ings , which Ahould bo sent In duplicate , and arrange them for transmission to the presi dent of the United States and the queen of England. Wo request our newspapers , religious and secular , It this proposal shall appear to them to be good nnd wise , to giveU their sanction and urge the people In all puts of the union to consecrate this celebration ot the birth of Washington to this causa by taking appro priate action on that day , or upon convenient occasions clustering around It. WHISKY THUST ItlOIIATH CLAIMS. HiiNliicHN nf ( lie Old Concern I'rnc- tlcully Wouiiil Hit. CHICAGO , Peb. 6. This Is the last day for the flllnk of Interrogatories before Special Master Patton In the Whisky trust rebate claims. General McNulta , In speaking of the complexion of his trusteeship over the prop erties of the trust , said today : "There are rebate claims to the amount of $190,000 unsettled. There are other claims amounting to about $330.000 against the trust. Many of these arc fictitious nnd will settle back to about $200,000. I have $500- 000 In cash , more than eiiuimh lu pay oft all the claims pending , nnd leaving a comfort able balance. AH of the active properties are out of my hands and In control of the American Spirits company. Among the In active properties are the Calumet distillery , which cost $500,000 , and the Nebraska dis tillery at Nebraska City , which cost $300- 000. These arc the only two plants that can be operated left In my hands. I have had several conferences with Nebraska people with reference to the sale ot the plant at Nebraska City. There has been no offer for the Calumet. The balance of the prop erties are mainly leases and lands worth about $300,000. PEORIA. III. , Feb. 6. Notwithstanding the American Spirits Manufacturing com pany has an Immense bonded ware house capacity In this city It has Just se cured a permit to erect another larcc frame one- tory building ut a cost cf $4,200. It Is conjectured that because corn ils so cheap It Is going to manufacture all the spirits It can store away. It also contemplates buildIng - Ing an Immense brick union bonded ware house In this city If the law will permit It. TO 11ALI/T AT THE 1'ALMER HOUSE. DfiuocrnlN EtiKiiRliiK HouniH for Their National Convention. CHICAGO , Feb. 6. The Palmer house will b ? the rallying center of the democratic politicians during the national convention. Besides the national committee twenty states will have their headquarters at I he hotel. Every available room. In the , house , .hat can b ? spared Jfrom the regular trade" has bctn assigned. The house has been compelled to refuse quarters to two applying state delega tions. New York and Washington triad to secure accommodations , but could not be. Each delegation , however , was given two rooms for the leading men who desire to keep In touch with the national committee. The following are the states for which rooms have been set asld ? : Iowa , Mississippi , Oregon , Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , South Dakota , Louisiana , Indiana , Colorado , Connecticut , Texas , West Virgln'a , Wisconsin , Michigan , Alabama , Nebraska , Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Indiana Has set acme lor it tne i.irgcst number of rooms fifty-one. The total num ber of roomij set aside for all thu delega tions , Including the two rooms each for New York and Washington , Is 463. "Tho number of men to bo taken care of will approximate 2,000 , " said Manager Willis Howe today. "We are now filled up and can not take another man. There Is a desire on the part ot delegations to bo near the i a- tlonal committee and when the Palmer house was selected last week we were deluged with applications and we made the nrriogem-mts In the order ot the receipt of the applica tions. " _ m _ NKW EI.KCTUIO LOCOMOTIVE. I'orvi'fful Engine Unlit to Run .11 1 1 OH an Hour. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. G. The Bald win locomotive works of this city have shipped to the Westlnghouse Electric works In Allcghany the first electric locomotive over built for a steam railroad. The Bald win works made everything about this unique engine but the- electric mechanism , which will bo supplied by the Westlng- house company. The locomotive Is tha size of an ordinary box car , about thirty feet long , and mounted upon two four-wheel trucks. Completed It will weigh sixty tons. It Is geared for 800-horso power , which will pull a loaded freight train forty miles an hour. By a single change of the gearing this engine can be run up to l.COO-horse power anil can pull a train eighty miles an hour. This locomotive Is intended for freight. The passenger engines will attain a far higher speed. The wheels are forty-two Inches In diameter. Only a space ot eight feet squareIs needed In the locomotive for the electric motor. One man will operate the locomotive by means of a controller simi lar to that on a common trolley car , only much larger and stronger. The locomotive is built to be operated by either overhead or underground trolley wire. It carries no coal , firebox , smokestack or water tank. In front Is a powerful electric searchlight for use at night to light the track. The cost of the new electric locomotive Is about equal to that of a steam locomotive , or $10,000. _ Temporarily SiiHi > nil < -a "n I'rrarlu-r. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Feb. < ! . Rev , Thomas Cooper , L.L.D. , pastor of the Hun Hey Mftthc- dlst church In this city , has been impended from the ministry nondlni : an Invoitfirjtlnn of charges of conduct unbecoming a minister of the gospel. The matter will bo i'lvntl- gated by a committee appointed by Presiding Elder O'Bryen. Rev. Cooper rc oitly : came here from England and nt ono time was pastor of a .largo church In Brooklyn , at which time ho was a minister In the Congre gational church , Wreck n Mnfn with CLEVELAND , 0 , , Feb. C , An attempt was made tn burglarize Rogers & Sons' bank In Bedford , a suburb , at 3 o'clock this morning. Tha front doors of the bank" were forced open , the safe was drilled and a charge of dynamite put In , The explosion blow off the fiont door of the safe. A second charge was put Into the middle door , but the explosion failed to force It off , but wrecked the entire safe , The burglars escaped toward tha city. < l mi rrrl I'll OVIT n I.lvrry Illll , GREHNSUURG , Ind. , Feb. 6. At Adams , Tuesday 'night ' , John llouatlc and John Leo quarreled over a livery bill and began Bhoot- Ing at each other. Leo was wounded just below the i heart and Houatlc received a bullet In the arm and another In the olioulder. Frank Cllno , a by-stander , was shot In the leg by one of the men. Leo and Boustlc are In a serious condition. .11 or KM 11 lli'iiiinltN Oolil , NEW YORK , Fob. C. J. P , Morgan & Co , have deposited Jl,000,000 lu gold bare at tlio assay COMMON i..vw .vnsimiHTncs. An Kiirrlnc nt HlnrUtitnl ! F.nn-lopcit lu n I'our of Ailnlndon. St. 1.0ll ! IttruMIC. James C. Courtney ot the Metropolis bar prcvcnta ! at the late mcetlni ? of the Illinois Bar ossoolation nn addrn * which will glvo lawyers and legislators food for u oful reflec tion. Ills stibjoct was "The Unwisdom of the Com- mou Law. " A few of his sentences will show MOW llttlo rwpect ho 1ms for the "codolcss myriad of precedents" we took from England wlunu began business as the United Staloi ot America. Says Mr. Courtney : "Tho lawyer covers himself In the armor of antiquity , lives In the pa't. admits no light , harps about the wisdom of the common law , revels In tlio line distinctions of Milft- Inc uses and executory devices , ami finally dlw praising the great rule In Shelley's case. In law the foolish conceits of our ancient on er-Mora are passed along from ago to ago , In j halo of adulation , not as thing * for wonder and surprise , but as rules for our gulilonco .ind enlightenment. For ages judges and lawyers have trlbd themselves at such ex- prcsflons M these : 'The common law Is the embodiment of wisdom,1 'Tho perfection of reasoning , ' 'Tho greatest blrthrlslit , ' ttc. Now , thl Is all Jugglery. These bubbles of eulogy , when pricked with the spear of truth , Instantly go out. The common law Is not tha embodiment of wisdom , neither Is It the perfection of reasoning. In the very nature ot things It could not be FO. It had Its origin In tlio usages nnd customs of a semi-barbarous age , and the stream can never rise higher than Its source. The common law Is the exponent ot the ImblUiJcj ot life. U Is a creature of man's handiwork ; and by consequence Is beset with man's Imperfec tions , and Infirmities , the virtues and the vices , habits nnd customs , fads and fancies , the good and the bad , all colored by the spirit and 'temper of the ago. " Mr. Courtney , with cold analysis , points out the absurdities nnd Injustice that mark the common law doctrines ot husband and wife , real estate , criminal trials , special pleading and other leading subjects. To newspaper publishers , who suncr con- tlmially from the grossest perversions ot justice , his rough usage of the doctrine ot slander and libel will bo particularly ro- fro.ihlng. Ho Is brief but exhaustive In puncturing the whole principle : ' "The law of libel and slander Is a creature ot the old court of star chamber and Is filled with anomalies and contradictions. It opens a wldo field and affords many opportunities tor any knave or adventurer to make a raise without labor. It Is built on assumptions. First , It Is assumed that every plaintiff has a good character. It la next assumed that char acter Is made up of what people say ot each othur. when , In fact , character IH the In evitable product of conduct. It Is further as sumed that the throwing of a bit ot contumely Is destructive of goad character. And. finally , It Is assumed that n lost and ruined character Is restored nnd retrieved by a Judgment In damages. What a great pity It would bo It a good character were really as susceptible of Injury as the common law would have It ! It would not bo worth the pains ; It would be spoilt In the making. " Libel laws , as they have descended from the common law , arc chiefly engines of black mail. People of really good character are tbo rarest of plaintiffs. Every respectable paper Is at all times ready to correct errors by which Innocent persons have suffered. A rcspectablo paper never misrepresents except through error and men of rcputo are usually satisfied with the correction. The other nipn. nnd Ihn nnntlntrent fno lawvors who cirir on such other mon , make the trouble. They do not seek the moral vindication contained in judgments against Irresponsible and vicious publications , but search the pages ot careful and responsible papers for something to hang damages upon. Five times out of six they do not dare to go Into court and only file the suits as bluffs. .The common law encourages them , as Its theory encourages criminals , wife beaters end real estate sharks. MERRY S.VAl'PERS. Philadelphia Record : "I mny be very elastic , " remarked the India Rubber Man. "but It takes a pretty good customer to pull my leg. " Harlem Life : "John" Baldthe .fright ened wife in the Jinlddlo of the 'nlght , i "there's sonietlilnfT iiioviwr down cellar , I'm sure.- " John , listening intently. "Oh , its nothing but tlie gas meter pegging1 awny , " he said , with a sigh of relief. Harper's I3azar : "I suppose , Mrs. Ncw- mnn , snld Mr. Newman , sarcaHticully , "that In case of war you will Insist upon a man's rights and go to the front , " "No , my deur , " said Mrs. Newman , sweetly , " 1 should stay at home nnd take cnre of you. " Fllcgende Blnettpr : "Why did you break off your engagement with Miss Bertha ? " "Becmtso her parrot was nlwnys Baying 'Stop that , George. ' " "Hut wlmt dllTercnco did that make ? Your engagement was not a secret. " "But my name is not George. " Yonkers Statesman : Grateful Man Didn't I loan you $10 a month or so njjoV "Yea , I believe you did. 1'rn ever so much obliged for your Ulndnets. I feel that I can never repay vnll. " Judge : The angel , bearing a female shade , paused nt heaven's Kate nnd knocked. "No need of disturbing the Inmates , " said the shade , fumbling1 with her Psyche twist ; "Just wait till I get a hnlrpln. " Boston Transcript : "No , Johnnie , " said the tcnclier ; 'not live ; four quarts make a gallon. " . Johnnie said ho guessed ho knew ; his father was In the business Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Wlckwlro How Is It that Mrs. Flnnegan Isn't hero to do the washing ? Mrs. Wlckwlre Her husband looked In long enough to tell me Unit "the old leddy had o fall nnd bioko- her bike , " but he getaway away before I could uMi him whether lie meant her wheel or her fplno. INCOMPETENCE. Too many cooks spoil the brotli. Too easy task In which to fall It seems to me. But , by my troth , Too many cooks can't cook at all ! A WINTER THAGKIIY. HumervMIe Journal. Ab , woo Is mo ! Alaclc ! Alas ! My life Is full of ftrlef. I turn for solace everywhere , And nowhere find relief. What cursed Imp persuaded me , "Tho victim of the Fates , To let the girl I lova behold Me on a pair of skates ? I might have known I'd coma to grief , For I am no expert , And when I venture on the Ice , I'm certain to get hurt. And yet. Impelled by vanity To undertakings rush , " " * I went out with her to the ponfl. And tried to cut a dash , I cut It ! I should say I did I And now I < : ut no Ice. , With her. nnd never Hhall again Ami oh ! she is EO nice ! Mv heels HBW up nnd down I eat With n resounding whack ! My skates How off , nml there I lay , All helpless , on my bock ! She laughed , of courwe. What girl would Pot7 Then tendered sympathy , Which oven moro unwelcome Than did her laugh to me. I limped dejectedly ashore , ' < tt Whon. minim : figure eights. * My hnteil rival glided up , And handed mo my skates ! Ah , woo IH me ! Alas ! Alackl My llfo Is full of grief. I turn for solace everywhere , And nowhoru find relief , He's cut me out ! I cut no fee With her ! All ffono to nmnnJi Are nil my hopio , and all because I tried to cut u dash ! Beecham's pills are for billi- ousness , billious headache.clys pepsia , heartburn , torpid liver dizziness , sick headache , bad taste in the mouth , coated tongue , loss of appetite , sallow skin , etc , , .when caused by constipation ; and constipation is the most frequent cause of all of them. Go by the book , Pills i6c and 250 a box , Book free at your druggist's , or write B. F , Allen Co. , 356 Canal St. , N. Yi