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Net snlcn .CM.CI !
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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. "
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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 !
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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.
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