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BT\TIMIKT : or CIJU'III.ATION'
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llfllilnic riiinpiny. llnu duly MV-IHI , fi Hint Ilio
nittinl immlit-r of mil nnd puinrlf \ iniiln 'if Hi *
nIv M irnln , ' . ntenlng 11 il Kumlij lw prlnlnl
the ninnth of JcimiaijV6. . ns in Ml-
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Rwiirn lo Ixfnrtm nivmilvcillml \ In my
plwrni * tills 3J ilnj nf I' , lirunrj. 1SJC
( hen ! ) ti. I' . PHI ! . . Natnry Public.
Oliinlin N till' nnlv city 111 Ainnlcn
Unit can litmst a dally jriiioi that tries
lo K'KiihUi' the affsili of the dt'inot'i.illu
party. tla > icpnlillrMii p.uly and the
p.itly all al the sanii' tlinu.
Why coiitlniii * to iol ) tfrau's lor nub-
for the1 dlssi'1'tliiR mom uhi'ii by
the ti'-e of the newly dKrovoit'd Knont-
KCII ptocosM of iiholoKt'Hpliy Hit1 HvliiB
hiiinnn body can hu made to servo all
tlie loqnlioinoiiH of inedieal sclencu ?
The Pi ouch Sonalo does not seem to
have much Inlluoncu with the other do-
pat'tinents of the rtench porcriiinont.
Unt this Is not a pecnllailty of the
ricnch Senate. The Amoilean senate
will ( oinpatc lavoi.ilily with It In this
respect.
Another Ameiic.in mining syndicate
him lust litH'ii oiK-inii'i'd to develoii the
Kold mines of Vone/nel.i. And that ,
too. In the face of the iilhtiliif ; tales of
untold wealth \\altiiifi to he gathered
fuini the Cilpple Cieok liolew In tlic
ground.
The Hoatd of Health how raises the
cry that It wants to he piotocted.
It Hhotild hare been piotocted long ago
against the folly and evtiavaganec of its
own inemhet.s. Jimt now thu taxpayers
are more unieeincd with ptotecting
themselves against the Hoaid of Health.
It loolc veiy inueh.as if Uev. Frank
Cr.ine wote going , ito take his de-
paitnio fiom Omallii and leave Police
Commissioner Vandeivoott still waiting
for those words of commendation from
the pnlplt. As > ve lemaiKed hufoie , Mr.
Ciane Knows a IiawU fiom a handsaw.
Now the Knights of Pythias tin eaten
to'dedaio their annual onc.tmpment off
because of the tefnsal of the laibo.ids
to giant the iisn.il concessions In the
matter of i educed faies. When the
ti.illlc managets have the matler placed
befoie them as i educed rates or noth
ing , they may possibly view It in a new
light.
Manager B.ibcock of the stock yards
has at last sneceeded in getting sneh re
duction in transportation rates fiom
points to the south and west that after
Maich 1 .stock sldppet.s In that terri
tory can avail themselves of the higher
pi ices to be seemed In this niaiket.
Incessant hammeilng at i.ilhoad tate
makeisvlll bilng Its ultimate reward ,
as Is nil own In this notable Instance.
Senator Haw ley of Connecticut was
quite coriect In his statement in the
Hoimto the other day that the pievalent
feeling thionghont the country is
against enlarged pension o\penditnies.
The. sentiment Is not against pensions
to the deserving retui.ins of the war us
Mich , but against nnnocessaiy increase
of the bniden of pension payment at a
time when the goveinment Is compelled
to sell bonds to keep up with the cur
rent expenses of goveinment.
The Transmlssisslppl exposition Is not
a political venture. It should not he
peimltted to be diawn Into any political
contention. It Is an undei taking en
dorsed almost unanimously by the people
ple of the entlie west without regaid to
political cieed , and tis such demands the
unbiased consldeiation of congie s on
Its merits. With congiosslonal recog
nition the cooperation of every state
M'cst of the .Mississippi will be assured ,
no matter what political patty happens
for the moment lo be dominant In them.
Complaint Is made Hint rates have
been talsed for the shipment of live
Block between Nebraska points since
iJnnnniy 1 of this year. If snih Is the
rase theie Is ceitalnly no escnse for It.
If thine are to be any changes In the
ralhnad tailfls the change should be
dovvnwaid fiom old latovwhoit pilce.s
of very product and commodity me
lower than ever before. It Is quite out
of the question ftm the ralliouds to ex
pect to continue to ImpoMt the same and
lilgher charges for freight than founeily.
One of the railroad attorneys who ap
peared befoio the senate committee on
I'aclllc lallioads suggested that the
question of the Pacllle ialroud ! debt
settlement should cmisldoiod us a
business pioposlilon and as one be
tween Individuals. In other wonts , hu
Wants to eliminate the public ami the
imtions of the load entliely fiom the
liropOM'd adjustment. It Is just the fact
that tht' question Is not one between In
dividuals that has made it a subject
for concessional action. The public In-
Cereal will not and cannot be eliminated.
mnxt'K ; : nittt , tx
Another offoit was yeMoidny nlaih1
In ( ho senate lo hare the icveimc hill
taken up , hut It was defeated lij the
voles of live fiee Mhoi republicans nn I
the six populists. The icMiltilion of
the chad man of the tlnnnce commit It e.
Mr. .Mot i 111. to take up the bill venm
to hn\e been unexpected , nnd theio was
a quite shaip debate as a lestilt , in
which some Mtong feeling was ex--
hlblted. .Mr. Teller , who voted against
taking the nieasnie up. dechucil ( hat
the bill was never piesented wilh an.v
piliioso | of passing It , asseillng that
the sliam effoil to pass a tin in * bill was
degiadlug to the euate and those who
took pait in It. .Mr. Monill said he
would not ask further time on this
nuMsure , v > that II may bo icgntdod as
dead , am ) ptolmhl.v tlieie will be no fur
ther attempt to piovlde moie revenue
for tlie goveinment , since It SOOIIIB to
be ali'siilnli'ly coilaln that nothing can
III' llllllL' .
The H'piilillcan house1 passed a love
line bill In good lailh. No one has ever
qiieslioned this. Theie lk ; evoiy icason
to licllcve that meastiie would have
given ( he govetnmeiU sulllclent ie\e-
line to at leas ! stop tlte monthly dellelts
If not supplying a Miiplu > : . It was
framed for an emergency and eveiy re
publican In congress should have felt
il to lie his duly to snppoit it icg.iid-
loss of tlie question whether or not It
could become a law. It was Intended
lo save the goveinment fiom i mining
moie deeply Into debt and no tepiib
Mean can justify himself foi opposing
such a measnte. Poi Innately for the
Integilty of the parly , Iheie aio but
live republican senators who put them
selves In opposition nnd It will be sin-
pilslng If the rocoid they have made
does not pi ore to be the beginning of
the end of their political caieeis.
JlOKlt ItHUh'XrMHXT.
The bitter feeling of the people of
the Soufh A Mean republic tow aid Eng
land his been unmistakably manifested
since the Jameson i.ild , but it lemalned
for a political a'sochilion which Is s.ihl
to be in high lav or with Piesident
Id tiger to give expression to this feelIng -
Ing in tlie form of resolutions denonne *
ing Gloat , Itiltaln as the arch-enemy ol
tlie lopublle nnd declaring that theie
lionld be no frateinlty between the
Hoers and the English. H appeals fiom
this onundalion that tlie Hoeis believe
that the end of stiife has not been
reached , thus showing that they have
no confidence In the conciliatoiy atti
tude of tlie Htitlsh colonial secretary ,
Mr. Chambeilain , or In the apparent
disposition of tlie Ililtlsh government
lo respect the Independence and the
rights of the South Afiican lepubllc.
In this they may be light and ceitalnly
the wisdom of being piepaied for a
possible exigency is unquestionable , but
at the same time they should bo caieful
not to give cause for the tumble they
apprehend. It Is not at all piobable
that the British government has now in
contemplation anything inoic than In
sistence upon maintaining such lela-
tions to the Tiansvaul republic as weie
established by thMrohty of 1881 , which
gives tliat goveinment iiuthoiity over
the foioign policy of the republic. It
is undoubtedly the desite and the de
termination ot the Hoeis to annual this
i elation and be absolutely independent
of lliitish authoiity or Influence , but
they may not llnd it easy to do this at
once because other countiles will baldly
lie disposed to aid or uphold them in
hi caking faith in this particular. Kven
Oeimany , notwithstanding tlie con
gratulatory dispatch of Emperor Wil
liam to Piesident Kiuger , would hesi
tate -to enter Into relations with the
South Aft lean republic without the ap
proval of the Itiltish goveinment , and
that is tlie only power which would ba
at all likely to take a course Inimical
to the paitial protecloiate of ICngland
In the Tiansvaal. It Is possible that
the Hiitlsh goveinment will be found
willing to sin render this , rather than
Intensify the enmity of the Hoeis , but
It has shown that It Is piepared to 10-
slst any efforts to force concession. It
would seem that the true policy of the
South Afilcau republic1 Is to Institute
such leasonabh ; and ptacticable re
forms as the Ulthuuleis ask for mm
which would make the goveinment
more republican than It now Is , hav
ing done which It could appeal moie
strongly to ( lie woild for support In
maintaining Its' Independence and for
protection against any aggression. The
HOOKS should recognize the fact that
they aie no longer Isolated and that
they cannot safely Ignore the demands
of political piogiess.
CARLJSl.H AMMftt TllK UNAKGIKIIS.
Secretaiy Carlisle has been in confer
ence with New Yoik financiers and men
of commerce. It was Informal and had
for its object , as appeals from the
monger Information given out , discus
sion of the best means of keeping the
gold leseiro Intact , a policy to icstoie
business confidence , and a talk over the
silver question. All these aie Inleiest-
Ing mattois and It Is lather to be ie-
givtted that the country has not been
made acquainted with the sentiment and
foiling that pievalled at the confeienco.
What was sulHoqucntly said by Mr.
Out lisle , however , vvai rants ( hi1 infer
ence that ho heaid nothing fiom the
men whom he talked with hut what
was encouraging. The secietary was us-
Hiuod that no heavy shipments of gold
to llmope aio expected and In view of
tlio Impiovcmcnt In the oxpoits of mer
chandise and a butter feeling ahioad to
ward Ameilcan secmitles them Is good
reason to believe that the outwaul
movement of gold will for a time be
comparatively Inconsiderable. Mr. Car
lisle also lenmed. It seems , that thoio
Is an Impioved outlook for business and
hee.xpiessed the opinion that "with good
oiops for the coming season and a strong
milted movement for sound cuneney
business prospeilty would be assuied. "
rmiuestlonably theie aie some Milld
icasons for this view , but for a full
icstoiatlon of business confidence and
loturn of piosperlty something moie Is
needed than the conditions suggested
by thu Hoetetary of the treasury.
A complete ) lestorutlou of confidence
cannot icnxonahly 1u < hoped for so long
as ( ln > loveiiues of the government con
tinue to fall behind the expeinllluies ,
necessitating peilodlcal boiiowlng. The
fad Hint the goveinmpnt Indebtedness
Is steadily giowing and that under our
picsonl lineal sjslem theio Is no likeli
hood of a change for tin1 better has a
tendency to keep nllro a feel
ing of dish list and this Is iciilly
( ho only thing that Is operating against
I he lostoiatiou of confidence. The ques
tion of maintaining a sound cuneney
Is not dlsiuibliig. because everybody tin-
doistaiids that Iheio Is no piesent
danger to the llnances of the country.
' 1 lu > mhoeatoi of the fiee coinage of
silver have Just met with another most
decisive defeat nnd while some of them
In the national semite petstst In keeping
up the agitation they are poweile.ss ex
cept us obstinctlonlHts. it has moie-
over been cloaily demonstialed that the
admlnlstiatlon nollc.v legardlng the cur-
loncy , which contemplates an eiiounous
> onlr.icllou of the cuuency by the ie-
Iliomenl of gteenbacks and tiensury
notes , will not receive any consldeiation
from the pieseiit congress. In shoit ,
theic Is lo be no Inteifeieiice wilh the
existing sound and safe cutroncy , so
that the llnanelal question , of which the
adminlstiatlon Is evidently most anxious
to make an Issue In the coming cam
paign , Is not having any appieclable In
fluence. unfaMnablo to tlie lestoiatlon
of conildence and the relnm of business
piospeilly.
The leal icason for continued distrust
and for business dopiesslon Is to be
found In the economic policy of the
domocialie paily. under the opetation
of which the government does not get
sutliclent revenue to meet expenditures ,
tlie balance of tiatle ngalnsl this coun
try lias been hugely Increased , and
home Industries have been seriously In
jured. If the Indnstilal Interests of the
country weie ceitain that the general
election next November would place the
icpnhllcan paity In full contiol of the
goveinment there can bo no doubt that
a great levival of business would be
inaugiitatcd at once. Some linpiove-
iiH'iit In the meantime Is piobable , but
the icstoratlon of confidence and pros-
polity will not be complete until tlie
vet diet of the people has again enti listed
the lepubllcaii party with tlie executive
and legislative power.
DIltKCl' I'AlllT XOMIXATIOXS.
The experiment which Is about to be
made at Lincoln by the lepublicans of
that city to do away with the nomi
nating convention and have each candi
date chosen by diiect vote at the pil-
mnrles will be watched with Inteiest.
The scheme Is by no means original.
It was intioduced Into Pennsylvania
polities years ago and Is known as the
Ciawford county system. Theie is a
gieat deal to be said In its favor , al
though it may prove disappointing in
Its icstilt. Its etlicncy ns a lefoim
moasiuo depends upon the character of
the men who are put up as candidates
and finally upon the character of the
people who participate In the piimaiies.
Where two or Unco unfit men pit them
selves against one another and the
icspoclnblo and modest men do not
crowd to tlie front the voteis will be
confined to llobson's choice. They must
cither choose between two e ls or
tlnow their votes away. In a conven
tion it Is possible to bring forwaid good
men who aie not open aspirants and
get them nominated after playing the
bad men oil against each other.
After all , the stieam never rises above
Its so nice In politics as In all pnisults
of life. When caucuses aie abolished
and primalies aie pmiflod so that every
body votes his honest convictions , nn-
trammeled by threats and uninfluenced
by piomlses or bilbos , and when every
intelligent partisan voices his sentiments
and wishes at the prlmaiy election , the
party nominees will be truly lepresonta-
tlVe-of the party , and the party that
sets the highest slandaid of good clti-
yenship will cairy the day.
A ItNAliONAHIH H
The consensus of opinion among
Omaha business men of all classes and
conditions Is that Ihe Insurance rates
exacted In this city aie excessive If
not exoibltant. No representative of
tlie Insurance companies has rentuied
to dispute the fact that rates aie much
higher In Omaha than they aie in other
cities situated no more favorably In re
spect to Ilio risks. No representative
of the underwriters can give any valid
icason why Inmiiance rates should not
bo reduced In Omaha In rlevv of the im
provements that hare been made within
the last year in the water works sys
tem and the Incieased eflldcucy of the
lire department , Giant that there was
some excuse for raising the rates two
years ago , there is more reason now
for loweilng them to the level Unit ob
tains In other western cities.
In demanding a material lediictlon of
lire insuiuncc intes The Itec Is Insplicd
by o hostility to the Insurance compa
nies and it him no gilevance which Is
not common to propcity owners in gen
eral. It Is not it captious demand , but
one well gionnded oil the equities of the
case. The Iloo only expi esses the Just
demands of the community for fair
tieatment In tlic matter of lire insur
ance intos , nnd It hopes that the man-
ugeis of these companies will meet these
demands without waiting for a formal
piotost or organized opposition.
And up to date nothing has been
heard of the lesolutlon Intioduced by
Goveinor Ilolcomb In the State liquid
of IMuratloiial Lands and Funds pio-
vldlng for the Investment of the Idle
money In the pcimuncnt school fund
In leglsteied state waiiants. In the
Interval no less than .fr.00,000 Is lying In
the school fund without yielding thu
state a penny in leturn , while some
thing like $ SOOKH ( ) of state wairants aie
outstanding drawing 5 per cent Inteiest
fiom tlie pockets of the la.xpayeis.
Central Pacllle stock , which was
wotth nothing when the road was built
and which Is now quoted at 15 , was
once w 01 tli SO and UO. That seems to
be the chief icason why the Huntington -
ton syndicate , which Is the chief owner ,
thinks the government should extend
Us loan to the ( Vnltal Pacllle ( or 100
years nt li percent and giro them time
tn manipulate the sunk maiKot again.
J "
As the season advances the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Itotj are Instilling them
selves ( o piovlde and Invent a program
for the lomliiv festivities which shall
not only ilx'aj but eclipse any effoits
heietofore made by them. With last
year's exppiionce and unqitalillcd sue-
ess the peoiilo of this city and region
' 'louiid nhourvIU | ) expect a gorgeous dis
play by the knights , and they aie note
( o be dlsappjiilited. No ontoitalnmont
'
piosonted by'this city or any other city
in the notthwost has ever equalled that
of the knights last year , both In tlio
attuictlons nffoided and the Immense
ciowds diawn heie to witness the fes
tivities. The ontoipilse Is entitled to
the enthusiastic snppoit which It will
unquestionably lecelve.
A blunder was made In tuinlng the
body of l > rn P.bilght over lo the medi
cal college bi'foie the dead man's fi lends
had been notified uecoidlng to requests
made. The sensational f on tines of this
case , however , will doubtless cause the
comity commlsslonets lo exetcise moie
caic In similar cases that may ailso.
Tlie disposition of the remains of a
county , wnid is n seilmis matter
and should he attended to by the hos
pltal committee and county physician
under such regulations as will lender
Impossible such piotests as were made
by the fi lends and nelghbois of P.lnight ,
who had pmchased a lot In a cemetery
In Union pioelnct and had requested
that ho be burled therein.
According to Senator David 13. II1I1
there Is a decided difference between an
olllclal Inquliy and an olllclal Investiga
tion. An Investigation is undei stood to
signify that ( here Is a sdong suspicion
of Irrogulailty , while an Inquiry does
not necossailly disparage the ollice or
olllcer Involved. So far as the public Is
concerned , however , It does not care
whether It gets Its information through
an inquiry or an investigation. What
it wants is that all ofllcial action he
open and above boaul and the full facts
furnished with icference to evoiy
questionable pioceedlng.
The street commissioner has put the
foico of men under his charge at woik
cleaning the principal stieets. The
mild weather 'lenders such action im-
peiatlrely necessa'ry as a s.uiltaiy mo.is-
uie , and piopeity owners will appio-
ciate the effmt td make the stieets and
alleys as clean aS can be done with the
funds at the disposal of the commis
sioner. ' ! '
The supeilnk'uclent of Forest Lawn
cemetery expresses the opinion that
grave robbery coilld readily be stamped
out by conceal .toil * action upon the part
of the sheriff and police chief. Theie
Is no doubt1 of this and an outraged
community vilt 'jook ' to these legally
constituted champions of peace and good
order to do thefr duty.
Ilnrtrr niul Sound Mnner.
Imllnnaiiolls Journiil
The late Hon. AI. D. Hartor of Ohio was
a man of honest convictions , and had the
courage of thorn. Though a democrat , he
criticised his party severely for Its short
comings , especially Its financial vagaries
Just after the campaign of 1S94 he said tea
a reporter :
"I am weary of the a pretended democrats ,
who have attempted to commit the party to
fanaticism and fraud , and whose leadership
has resulted In a merited defeat. The party
has been betrayed by a lot of selfish politi
cians in New York and a set of befuddled
cranks In the west. There is no speedier
way to oblivion for democracy than to fol
low the dictation of traitors In ono part of
the country and the counsel of fools In an
other. Here In Ohio we permitted ourselves
to sanction the folly of free silver , and the
only wonder. In my mind , Is how1 the re
publican plurality was kept down to 138,000. "
Now York I
Springfield ( Mass ) Republican.
New York is the first state to retaliate upon
Germany In the Insurance Imbroglio. The
act which Governor Morton has Just signed
provides that If any foreign government shall
refuse to permit any insurance corporations
of New York state to do business In Its ter
ritory , the state Insurance superintendent
shall refuse to allow the companies of such
foreign country to do any business In Now
York. It appears that the German prohibi
tion applies to the two largest life com
panies of New York ; but the act of retalia
tion will apply to German fire companies
now doing business in New York as well
as the life companies. If there are any. The
practical effect of the measure will be to
drlvo out of the state or Into the bands of
domestic companies a considerable volume
of fire and marine business now being done
by German companies. The retaliatory
measure Is a sweeping one , and will prob
ably bring out a warm protest from the
German government.
I'ulillc OIIIcin Private Snail.
Chicago Tribune.
The revision of the Iowa laws , which the
legislature of that state Is now considering ,
provides for Including private banks among
the Institutions which must report their cap
ital to the auditor of tbe state. The senate
committee on banks and banking lias voted ,
5 to 4 , to recommend the striking out of that
clause. Three of the five are private bank
ers. The legislature should overrule the
committee and allow _ the clause to stand.
There Is no good icason why u private
banker should not bo compelled to report
the amount of his capital and why the cor
rectness of his statements should not be
Investigated officially.1' He should not bo
given opportunities 'for making ifalso state
ments and deceHInt ! 'the people which are
denied to others The * private bankers ought
to bo the first td a ilk to bo regulated to
omo extent by law. It will benefit tboso
who are deserving of confidence and will
Interfere only with tliAso who are not.
N 'lirnnUf ' , ; SiMV I'a i1 j- .
Nch' York Sun.
New national piiM In Nebraska. Re
nounces democrats , republicans and popu
lists , and proposes tp b ° party of labor ,
There can't bo much prospect of good days
for a new party' which , Ilka tills one , lias
200 members. Too mRnyj mJl < ea the party
unwleldly. Why , 200 members are enough for
200 new parties.Vlion a man finds that
them Is a vacuum Itii his heart not to bo
tilled by iepubllcahlm | democracy , populism ,
prohibition , or silver , and looks about for a
party of his own , Ilio wants a party that will
really be hla own. He wants a machine that
ho can be sure of , Ishmael doesn't spur his
came ! Into the desert for tbe purpose or In the
hope of finding an cauls hotel full of guoatu
Alone In tbe desert he lovea to ride. No
caravans , no personally conducted drome
dary parties for him , He Isn't going to
make Ida camel bump Itself for the uako of
getting society. So the man who wants a
new party wantH to have It to himself , unless
be Is a discharged politician , who hopes to
get bis Job back. The Ideal party for a
person who simply vvanta to express himself ,
and has no fevered yearning to ac
complish anything pr engrave hinwelf upon
public opinion or the time ? , consists cf ono
porton only , and that pcrfon lias u comfort-
clilo monopoly and Is In no danger of bolng
crowded ,
The now party season , by thn way , opened
on February 1 , and entrjk& will continue to
ba received uii'll thq jtvtililnt ; ot too first
MouJay In November.
TIII : rt .MIIMI mii , .
llrniiir ItriinniiN \\liy ( lie Mrnsurr
.Hlintilil .Ni > l ! , , ,
C MriRi Trllplllic
Ile-iiK'otiUtlvf How crs ot Callfornn told
* oni ( > stinging truths the other dny In his
roinin Itco * p-ccli on ( hf 1'aclflc r.illroid
funding bill , He quoted from oinchl re-
I > orti to show tlat the avetage net receipts
of the Union I'aciflc line for Ilio list ten
years hive been nearlv $1.000,00. )
and flio'ie of the Central I'iclflc nearly
* lr 00.000 the anmnl Intcre't on the
fir t mortgage bonds being Included In the
exiund'turM ' In each caie. Thf coiniunlei
line tamed nearly f. | icr cent per annum on
the entire amount the government Ins pild
and would piy If It vtre compelled to cleir
off the flrpt mortgage bonds , \ tlic e and
the original government bonds are about due
they can b paid off at their face value , and
as a government .1 per cent bond now Is worth
more than pir , there should bs no difficulty
In utilising a new 3 per cent bond to piy off
and call In both of the other Issues. The
figures cited ari made to prove rtmt If the
property averaged the same n t profit that It
has made for the last ten yeais the net
receipt ot the two roads would be Milllclent
to pay the whole d bt. besides the res'oratloli
of more than 10,000.000 acre * of land , worth
nt leant 425,000,000. to the public domain
Mr. llovvers says there Is no question that
tl.o net earning" of the Pacific lines , Including
tho- of tbe Southern Pacific to whli.1i all
possible trade has bwn diverted , amount tenet
not less than $300.000.000 e'nce ' their
construction. He holds thcv could have
pild every cent of the debt and Ml. a hand
some surplus , Ho bellev&s thoio IP no doubt
that not less than $100000.000 was cleared
up by the directors during tits first fifteen
ycj , pirtly through the excessive lolls
charged for freights and fJres. Yet they
have refused to piy one penny of Interest
on the bonds. 'The whole transaction was
deliberately planned by cunning la\vycis to
swindle the people , and that the scheme
should pass the scrutiny of = o many great
lawyers and statesmen then in congreM puts
In question cither their honesty as represen
tatives , their capacity as lawyers , or their
abajnco at the tlmo the scheme vas put
t'nroiigli congress "
Yet In the fiee of the undeniable ficts
mined the men who favor tbe funding bill
say the roads are rot worth halt the amount
of the debt they owe to the United State * ,
though along with this they have the au
dacity to propox to extend the time of pay
ment and give this same property as se
curity for the whole debt , claiming tbat It
Is good security for Its payment Mi.
Hewers took the unequivocal position tint
no funding bill gives any piomlso of recov
ering any part of the debt : that It woull
Do far better to surrender all claims and
nnko the whole debt a present to the pai-
ties at once than to entertain their proposi
tions for extending the time He also stated
that ths plan of the companies for the future
Is to force all business over the Southern
Pacific at such rates as the road may chargs
and bf able to pay the Pacific Mall Steam
ship company ton empty space He savs all
the people Know that theie companies charge
one firm one rate and another firm amther
rate for the same freight for the same place ,
and pleads that tbe government has no right
to give tin-so companies such an enormous
advantage over others as a funding bill
would give them. "The people of the Pacific
coast have the common rights of all the
people of the other states , and protest
against the government continuing to supp .t
this monopoly. " He further made the sig
nificant point that "the passage of any fund
ing bill will be an ofllcial notification to the
people by congre that theie hereafter Is
to be one law for the great corporations and
another for the common citizen. "
IT WILL HOT DOWN.
Tlic Rliunt of Third Term IltiuiilN tin-
DiMiiocruoy.
New YorU 5 > uii
In a signed communication to the editor
of the New York Journal , Mr. Frederic R.
Coudert , one of the members ot Atr. Cleve
land's Venezuelan commission , expresses
these sentiments concerning the possibility
and desirability of a third term :
" 89 far as Mr. Cleveland personally Is concerned -
corned , I have no doubt that he vould pre
fer the peace and quiet of home life to the
oxactloin and cares of the presidency. He
has ejijoyed the honors and baa suffered the
Inevitable anr.nyTiiceo and disappointments
of that most Important nlllce , hut at the
name time I am convinced that If patriotic
considerations satisfied him that the path of
his duty lay In the acceptance of a candidacy-
tor another term , he would postpone lili
psrsoiial prefeiences , however strong they
might be , In another direction. Othorvvlss
he would , I presume , make his w lilies very
plainly and emphatically known.
"It Is my belief that If In the next few
mciitbs the treasury be found to be in a
healthy condition , and all our foreign rela
tions amicable , Mr. Cleveland will positively
refus)3 to allow his name to go before the
nominating convention. In the event of cer
tain exigencies arising , however. It may be
deemed necesiary that the president accept
a fourth nomination at the bands of his
party. "
It Is talk ot this sort which keep * alive
ths suspicions of those w ho hav e been Inclined
to regard the Venezuelan message of De
cember as the first move of a political plot
deliberately contrived In order to force Air.
Cleveland upon tbo country for another
term J > president.
Considering Air. Coudert's personal rela
tions with the president , and his ofllcial
position as a member of the tribunal which
practically lias the power to shape the Ven
ezuela investigation In the direction either
of peace or war. the above utterances are
more than Injudicious ; they are positively
Indecent.
The associates of Mr. Coudert will do
well to see to It that the findings of the
Venezuela commission ore not made public
until after tli& adjournment of the demo
cratic national convention , which Is to meet
In Chicago on Tuesday , July 7.
That is the only sure method of protecting
the reputation of the commission against
the reproich which Air. Coudert'a foolish
third-term talk Invites.
IMMSOXAI. AMI oTiinuwisn.
The late Air. Alaber admits that Air. FIU-
slmmons' argument was unanswerable.
The Darwin monument fund lacks several
links to connect the prospectus with the
sum reallzeJ.
General Weyler's triumphs as a press censor
ser are exemplified in a. monotonous round
of Spanish victories
Considerable pressure Is being exerted on
Mr. Perrlno to delay the arrival of his camet
until after Alarch 17.
Tlio heir presumptive- the Austrian
throne , Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Kste ,
la slowly dying of cancer of the throat. The
grim reaper respects neither rank nor condi
tion.
tion.When
When this hale and halcyon year becomes
a leaf In the tomes of tlmo nnd wraps Itself -
self with the moss and romance of memory ,
then will spring up the "Daughters of the
Favorite Sons of Ninety-Six. "
M. Htnllo Duclaux , who was recently ap
pointed director of the I'asteur Institute In
Paris , was Pasteur's oldest collaborator , and
hid held the post of sulxl I rector under him
since the foundation of the Institute
Bt. Louis weather prophets are figuring
on June temperature. It is not necessary
to bo a prophet or a son of ono to predict
considerable beat along about the 22d , with
scattered areas of frost about thu S4th ,
The community of Mascoutah , 111. , having
a keen appreciation of the fitness of things ,
held a short , Impressive seance with a wife-
beater and admlnUteicd to him a copious
dose of his own medicine. It was a cutlc-
Hah affair and quite swell.
The sultan of Turkey Is bolng assallcl by
revolutionary pamphlets. One of them re
cently disseminated In Constantinople says
"What need has the khallf of 200 wives ?
The law of the Sheri allows only four. Tour ,
then , let him have , and drlvo out the rest.
Why should ho have 200 aides-de-camp-
young men full of > lgor held In Idleness ?
Leave him twenty. "
The premier of Austria , Caslmlr Felix lla-
denl , Is the son of a cook. His father was
chef to the king of Poland and was nude a
count. Undent's aunt , the famous German
actress , Anna \Vlerer , left him half of her
fortune. The premier Is said to be worth
about $2,500,000. In 1888 he was made gov
ernor of Gallcia , and held the ofllco until his
recent promotion to the premiership.
H n. T. C. Platt of New York writes tea
a Detroit club declining an Invitation to a
banquet , because , he says , "I have made
an asa of myself by assuming certain po
litical burdens which I must carry out. "
Mr. Platt is not very felicitous In his sim
iles. A mule of the Kentucky variety would
have been much happier and would Illus
trate without words the fervor displayed In
throwing bis opponeuti.
APPEAL TO SALVATIONISTS
Colonel Nicoll Soiul Semis Out a Oircula
Letter to All DeUrhmouU ,
EXPECTS THEM TO REMMN FA1THFU
llmu-li ltd r\ CPU tinllfKUh nn
AllUTlCHII rill-llltllx Siml | > \\llll-ll-
mill OIHMI ltiiitnro | I.IUcl )
t < lie Prt-lniTil Mum.
NK\V YOIUC , Pel ) 25-It Is though
by sevenl members of tbe army vvh
were witling to express an opln
Ion tint llnlllngton niul Mrs llooth wei
out of the Salvation army for Rood , but tlia
tlioy would soon bs a * worK , with many o
the present army cnitrrs aiul privates , li
organizing n nev. ami ) , with the liotp o
prominent Christian workers of tills clt >
In a clrculir letter , dated IVbru.iry 22 , felgnei
by Colonel Xlcull , which wns mailed to of
fleers throughout lite connlrj tonight , It I
said Comnmtulcr and Mrs. Hootb bail SMI
In a letter of resignation to the general ns
far back ai January It A pi eminent staff
ofllcor stated tonight that Commander Nil
llngton Booth hid had continually In mini
and heart his duty to tlic American people
tint he had felt all along during the nine
years of his residence here- tint ( lie strlc
military rules of his father would not worl
Mtccestfully tn the United States , nnd that
I.e had been successful because he. had made
the people love him. The same nuthorlt )
said that $5,000 a jear bad been contrib
uted b ) the United States branch to assist
the nncllsh brai cli.
following Is the appeal lued bv Colonc
Nicoll of the Sihatlou army now being sent
out thioiigh tbe country by irall and \\lro to
cillccrs nnd snldlcts :
"It Is with great nnguU'h and n deep "jne
of the consequences ln\ol\ed that I have to
conUrtn the telegrim regarding the lamentable -
able and deplorable resignation of jour com
manders. Their resignations were sent In a
letter dated an far back as January ill.
"The reasons glxcn for their unexpected
action are alleged personal differences of
some months standing with our beloved Ren-
er.U and what will , I believe , occasion } our
Intent surprise , a lack of confidence In our
International sv'ein of administration.
WAS A HUIU'UISn.
"As > ou will readily Imagine , this letter of
resignation came upon our leaders ns a b > H
from a blue sky. The chief of staff , Mr.
Hramwell Booth , to whom the tetter hail to
bo sent , owing to the general's absence In
India , was amazed beyond measure , and the
other members of the general'n family within
reach were crushed with Indescribable &or-
rovv. That such i step should be taken by
any territorial commander must bo a great
glef , bill the - > jrrow In this case Is Intensi
fied a hundredfold by tbe fact that your com
mander li one of the general's own children
and an officer whose long devotion to the vvir
and pledge ? of undoing and unflinching fidel
ity to our glorious flag had given him more
thin a warm place In the confidence of his
brother officers' ' In all parts of the world.
"Whatever may bo the final Issue of this
terrlblo step , I am glad to be In a position
In the midst of this dark hour to Inform jou
that International headquarters acted on the
first Indication of the commander's Intention
with rare consideration , love and sacrifice.
A special representative of International
headquarters was dispatched at a few hours'
notice to New York to confer with your com-
nnndcr upon the whole situation and to pre
vail upon him to at least see. his , father be
fore finally persisting in his course. Ills
brother , Commandant Herbert Ilooth , was
also urged and ordered to bring the pressure
of filial regard to bear upon the commander
as well as to endeavor to throw light upon
his difficulties. His sluter , Field Commis
sioner Eva Booth , who was In the midst of
her London farewell and tbe arrangements
for the general's return , was , likewise 01-
ijered to New York v > ltb the Pcxlspeed and
prayera of Die international headquarters
Tor days and nights these three mediators
omplojed every powilble argument , appeal
and entreaty to beseech the commnnderb to
return to England Their efiorts were ably
supported by long cablegrams from the gen
eral and correuondence from the Interna
tional headquarters. Hut , to our great and
Irraparablo sorrow , they failed , and the com
manders retired last Prida > morning from
the direction of attain
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
"As neither the commandant nor the field
commissioner nor myself possess the power
to accept your commander's resignation , we
at once disowned responsibility for the corn-
mander'b step , communicated the facts to In
ternational headquarters and threw ourselves
with the overwhelming burden created by
the sad event upon tbe never falling strong
hold of our glorious arm } the presence and
the promise of help of Jehovah.
"It Is needless for mo to tell you , dear
comrades , that tbe whole circumstances will
at once become the subject of Investigation
on the part of international headquarters.
The action of the commanders , as well as
our own , will be brought before the general ,
and I am authorized to state that hl verdict
upon the circumstances will be communi
cated to sou hi due course.
"Ono word more. The genera' ' and , In
deed , the whole army relics upon > ou In
this hour ot trial , and I am sure the future
will show tbat nmong all the countries of
the globe there are no more faithful , devoted ,
reliable or lojal officers and ojldlcrs than
those who have carried the stars and strlpej
Into the very van of the army's world-wide
battle for God.
"Yours In bonds of sorrow , and yet faith
and confidence ,
ALEXANDER M. NICOLL , "
Colonel nnd General's Representative. "
The Proas this morning prints the follow
ing : "K. C. Alexander , attorney for Bal-
llngton Ilootb , ex-commander of the Salva
tion army In the United States , declared
jester Jay that his client would not turn over
the American propert ) of the army to Ilooth-
lucker , tbe new chief now coming from
London to take charge of the American
army. Mr. Alexander said further that
Mr. Booth might proceed to reorganize the
army on an Independent and distinctly Ameri
can basis. "Tbe Salvation urmy Is not
organized an a corporation , " sa'd Mr. Alex
ander , "and cannot hold property In Its own
name. Nor can a foreigner bold real es
tate in this country unless he has declared
his Intention to become a citizen , and so
the army property all the real estate prop
erty , at any rate has been acquired In his
name. Legally , he Is the absolute owner
of property valued at more than $700,000.
There ore no restilctlng clauses about hold
ing In trust or as trustee In any of the title
deeds. The War Cry belongs to him also
Ho may do with It exactly us bo pleases.
Neither his father nor any one else bas a
rlRhl to Interfere vvlth It * manage
ment or to claim ftny of Its earnings.
"Ilillliigton Ilooth realljM where hl obll-
Cation * lie lint he knows what Is In Jimtlco
duo to him well and he will bo guided ,
ns well i his wife , by the Interests of the
army In this country. The revill of th
trouble will be good. 'Ihe t'nlted Slates
may hive Its own nrmy , an American nrmy ,
the best In the world. "
orrminu AN INUKPHNDKNT COMMAND.
The World todi > sa > s : llalllngton Booth
was offered the leadership of nn Independent
An erlean Salvation nrmy yesterday. The
brigadier ! ) , adjutants and majors whom he
had created In nil parts of the country bo
( ought him to become their general. Hal-
Ingtun llootli retired for a short time to bit
private quirtcri , nccomp.inlid by bis wife ,
who had been by his sldo during all tha
evcltlng scenes. They locked the door. They
Knelt down nnd prayed for strength. Tb
emissaries c.imc again with their tempting
offer. He met thtm calmly and firmly ; bo
ll'tened to their nddress , the plcturcj
gldrles of future Independence nnd great re
sult for the canro of religion.
"It cannot IK ? , " be said. "I thank you ,
deir friend * , for the honor you bnvo ten
dered me , the confidence nnd thu trust you
Imvp shown me , but I must decline. Mr.i.
Booth ami I will quietly rcllto fiom the nrmy
In which wp have labored so long , Good
bye and God's blessing rest upon you.1'
TAIilC AWM'T ' MOUTO.V
Globe-Democrat' Secretary Morton enjoy a
tlio distinction ot having had more speeches
made against him than any other member ot
the eablnot.
Detiolt Preo Tress : If Secretory Morton
Ind no views except ns to farm crops ami
stock talslni ; bo would bo ncccptcd ns ono
at thp most capable men ever called to the
lirail of the Agricultural department. But
ho Is gulltv of thinking nnd talking about
all the vital ISMICS before the people of the
: ountry. Hence the fierce attacks to which
lie I" subjected by those vvhu cannot thinker
or talk as well.
Minneapolis Tribune' The members of
congress ate carrying their giudge against
Secretary Morton tn undignified and unwar
ranted lengths when they cripple the Im-
icitanl blanch of the service devoted to
neat Inspection simply to embarrass him.
t Is peifectly proper to Instinct the secre-
nry to obey the laws governing his dcpart-
upnt , but to try to cut HIT his salary and
odnee his appropriation for needed public
vork Is puerile In the extreme.
Itdlanapolls News : We fear Secretaiy
Moiton has no realising sense of his parlous
state. Ono would suppose , after his heinous
conduct In lefuslng to squander public
uriioy In valueless seeds had been held up
o tbe contumely and scorn of the nation by
; irat oratois In both houses of congress ,
hat be would bo cast down and dismayed.
lut not bo. Jiiht after the house had been
ebuklng him ami arraigning him , and dear
: nm\s what , be actually entertained at
Infer the president nnd the members of the
ablnct ! Did ono ever sco such Inscnsl-
Itlty to virtuous congressional criticism ?
Louisville Comiei-Jotirnal : The truth Is
bis elToit , which will ptobably be success-
ill , to force the secretary of agriculture to
Istribiitu old nnd worthless seed In the
ame of the members of cangress simply
mean little salary grab They w Ish thcso
eed for their own use and they seek ; t *
cpcal the law which confines the dlstrlbu-
lon to seeds that nro of some value. They
re raising a ro-v ubout the conduct of Secrc-
ary Morton In order to conceal the mean-
C&S of their own action In the matter.
They are simply raiding the treasury In
liclr own Interest and crying "stop thlof ! "
n the hope of averting attention from
hemselves. But the men who vote for this
lean little grab will be remembered.
IILIIMSIIKI ) HITS.
Chicago necord : "How's the bicycle busl-
ess ? "
"Oilr buyers ore fallingoft. . "
IIouochoM Words : Architect Have you
ny susrsottloim for tbe &tuiy | , Mr. Vory-
Ich ?
Mr Vorv rich Only that It must be brown.
5reit thinkers , I understand , are generally
ounil in u brown btudy.
Brooklyn Life : "You nslc me to jiut von
lass Inger on do Hblatc untyou diunk til
rec glasses iilu't It ? "
That's all light ; It only proves there's
101 o In me than you gave me credit for
"
Washington Star : "Some folks , " paid
I'liLle Kben , "doun * 'pear tor take no prldo
In t-peaUIn' de tioof 'ccppln' when It
gwlneter hubt somebody's feclln's. "
Boston TiniiPcrlpt : "On this head , " snld
thu li'Lturoi , "tbeic IH nothing left to be < le-
slied" The bald-patu-U man In the front
row Immediately aiose to call the speaker
to order.
Delro't 1'iee Pre a : Landlady Do you Ilk *
your steak nite , Air. ligaidlong/
Air. 13 No rarer than It Is , madam.
Hnrpet's Bani : "Why did they lynch
that pool old mini ? "
"Why ? Great Scott , man , why. ' Ho was
guilty Ho wnH about to celebrate bin golden
wedding' right hero In a silver state , too ! "
Town Topics- Hunker Staggers has a
pretty easy time of It.
Spntts In what way ?
Hunker His wife drives him to dilnk nnd
a cabman drives him home.
Indianapolis Jo'uriml : "Tbat last load of
coil you punt , " said Mr. Slopiy , with a
most Impressive manner , "was more than
half slate. "
"I'erlmps you may remember , " retorted
the coal mm , with much spirit , "Unit you
slid , after you bad oidereu It , 'just slatu
this , will you. ' "
Spare Aloment4 * : Itomantlc Miss Have
thete not been momcnlH In your experience
when life seemed full of unsatisfied wants ?
Air. Hardhead Y-q-s , that's so At such
times I always lly to music for relief. What
Uo you do , Air , Haidhead ? " "I advertise. "
Chicago Tribune : Pupa ( busy with ac
counts ) I wl h you wouldn't read uloud ,
Itachel. You dlHturb me.
AIlss Hiitlicl This Is the morning paper ,
papa. I'm leading1 'Noten on Society. '
Pnpa So am I , child , and I've got som
hero that are awfully hard to collect.
Till : HADKHiHAI'lI.
London I'untli.
O Roentgen , thru tbo news la true ,
And nut n trick of Idle rumoi.
That bids us t-ath bc > wuro of you
And of your gilm mid graveyard humor.
WP do not vvnnt , like 1)1. Swift.
To tnUu out Ilesli off nnd to poic In
Our bom-s. or show each little rift
And Joint for you to poke your nose IDL
We only crave to contemplate
Hitch otlui'H usual full-dress photo ;
Your vvoixo than "altogether" btato
Of poitrulturo wo bar in totol
Tlio fondest swain would scarcely prlzo
A picture of his lady's framework ;
To gaze on this with yearning ejPH
Would probably be voted tumo work.
No , keep them for your epitaph ,
'Hit-he tombstone hoiUPiilrx unpleasant ;
Or K < > away and i > hotauni | > n
MuhatmtiH , t-pooka and Airs , licsant.
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