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GiMit-rnl VVi-ylcr pots nn
admonitory jo ; ; from Spain , hu
out nnd destroys u crop.
A Incnl fnlJt-ry snys tlm.t JmlKo Me
HiiKli I * ii" di-inoorat. llu might retort
that the fnUury Is no Jinl c.
Tlit ! Kniperor AVllllani Imp niado an
other of tlioso modest siiuucliw of Ills
vi-hlrli arc pornieulc-d with the "mo and
od" idea.
The chaws nnd coiuitt'ivhnrgcs of
thu rival asphalt pavlnj : companies an
another case of the pot willing ( la
kettle lilni'k.
Then ; Is inoro joy In the poiocrali ) (
press over onu factory" that closeth
than over ninety and nine Just fac
tories which open again.
Omaha arc light street lamps arc
presumed to be normal 1200 candle
power. ' Judging by the glimmer of these
lamps they must bo about twelve talkm
candle power.
The news that the long-lost Gome/
Is menacing his rear with a well-or
ganized army of 'tr > ,000 men Is not
likely tc Improve General Weylor's
opinion of the Cuban climate.
The contention between religions
bodies over the wlionls of Manitoba
Is not likely to be ended by any agree
ment which permits sectarian Instruc
tion of any kind at the public expense.
With an empty treasury and Avltli
necessary Improvements neglected foi
lack of funds , the city can 111 afford to
make costly glfHs to corporations which
are afraid to test the legality of theh
claims in the courts.
Nebraska should profit by the experi
ence of Illinois In the consideration
of the Torrens law. The objectionable
features upon which Its iinconstltutlon-
allty was based In the sister state
should bo eliminated before Its adoption
tionfiero. .
Iteporls of the mysterious airship
which has been hovering over San
Francisco would go to Indicate that
the problem of aerial navigation has
been solved. It will be strange If the
discovery has been made , as seems
probable , by an Inventor heretofore un
known , Instead of by one of the dis
tinguished scientists who have made
researches In this direction.
People who have heeded the wall of
the dismal Jeremiahs who prognosticate
all manner of woe to the western farmer
as the result of partial crop failures
in the past should consider the case
of the drouth-stricken regions of India ,
< whi > re to the horrors of widespread
famine are added the ravages of pes
tilence among a swarming population
of .V-iOO to the square mile. The west
ern farmer Is a long way from being
the most miserable being on earth.
Mr. Moreton Krowen , the much-
quoted convert to unlimited sliver coinage -
ago at Ki to 1 without the aid or eon-
sent of any nation on earth , would like
to have Kansas , Nebraska , South Da
kota and other traiismlssl.s.slppl states
make the experiment of making three
Mexican dollars , which now pass cur
rent for a dollar and a half , pass for
two dollars. This would be a very
prolltable scheme for Moreton Krowen
and his coparceners In silver mining
speculation. If Krewen was assured of
being able to exchange three Mexican
dollars for two American dollars ho
would buy a few tons of silver In Mexico
ice , have It coined Into Mexican dollars ,
ship them to Kansas and Nebraska
and make thirty-three per cent profit.
Kvery three million dollars' worth of
silver bullion coined Into Mexican dollars
lars would exchange for nearly four
millions of American dollars. A very
nice speculation , Indeed. And who
would pay this bonus ? Moroton l-'rew-
en's dupes In Kansas , Nebraska and
South Dakota. Why Mr. Krowcn had
not thought of this Mexican dollar
scheme while ho was In Montana in
specting his Hutto llver mines has not
yet transpired. The Montana mining
millionaires might have "caught on"
and paid their miners off In Mexican
dollars at the ratio of three dollars for
two. Montana or Colorado would af
ford a much better Hold for the Mexi
can dollar experiment than JCansua and
Nebraska.
MI .srrorATKfMcr TIIK fWihtii musr.
More than three million pounds of
sugar are now piled up In the fltbre-
house of the beet sugar factory at Nor
folk. The owners of the factory have
been compelled to store the bulk of this
season's product because they are un
able to dispose of It In Nebraska or the
adjacent states. The home market , has
been overstocked with sugar forced
upon It by the Sugar trust. In order
to embarrass the Nebraska beet sugar
factories the Sugar trust has fore
stalled the home supply of sugar In Ne
braska by shipping vast quantities of
the product of Its rellnorlns to dealers
who are dependent upon It for the
bulk of their sugar supply so long as
Nebraska docs not fabricate as much
sugar as her people consume. Under
the oxHtlng sugar schedule of the Wil
son tariff law Hie Sugar trust enjoys
special advantage In the Importation of
raw sugar from foreign countries. Its
policy therefore Is to throttle compe
tition by checking beet sugar produc
tion in the United States as far as pos
sible.
On this point the recent statement
given out. to the Associated press by .1.
(5. Hamilton , nmungor of the Norfolk
Heet .Sugar factory , Is npocilie. Mr.
Hamilton declares : "I am absolutely
satisfied in my own mind that there
can lie no farther development of the
liuet sugar Industry In this country If
the Sugar trust Is to be permitted to
frame the next sugar schedule of the
expected new tariff bill. Its Inter
ests and those of the American pro
ducers are dlteetly antagonistic , and 1
sincerely trust that the representatives
of Nebraska will see to It that the Sugar
trust Is not permitted to throttle , If not
destroy , the present promising future
for the rapid development of the beet
sugar industry throughout the United
States and especially In this western
country , where it would mean so much
to all classes and especially our farm
ers and wage earners. "
While It must take months and pos
sibly years before the Sugar trust shall
be dislodged or broken up. there Is a
remedy at our command that will In a
great measure counteract Its efforts to
close the home market against Nebraska
beet sugar and to thus throttle the In
dustry that will at no distant day sup
plant the Imported product of Ktiropcnn
beet sugar fields. The people of Ne
braska should serve notice on retail
dealers that they will not buy the Sugar
trust product so long as the supply of
the Nebraska factories Is not exhausted.
If this policy Is adhered to the embargo
on Nebraska sugar will soon be raised
by the Jobbers , and our factories will
be In position to handle all the beets
raised by Nebraska farmers as rapidly
as they are offered for delivery.
H-.IK OK TJli :
It appears to be the settled purpose
of the sliver democrats in the senate
to make relentless war on the adminis
tration at the coming session. It Is
said that from the beginning to the end
of the session they may be counted
on to attack the administration fiercely
at every opportunity and to do their ut
most to thwart its every desire , espe
cially In the matter of confirmation
of appointments , to olllce. In fact ,
whatever they may believe that Presi
dent Cleveland and his followers desire ,
either In regard to appointments or In
respect to legislation , they will be
pretty wire to vigorously and persist
ently opijose.
There is authority for this In state
ments made by some of those senators.
Harris of Tennessee , who has been
the parliamentary leader on his side
of the chamber , predicts that all of the
appointments made by the president
since the adjournment of congress re
quiring confirmation by the senate will
be rejected. He also predicts that the
gold standard democrats will not be
permitted to p.artlclpate In any demo
cratic caucuses hereafter and will bo
read out of the parly. Senator Mor
gan of Alabama entertains the same
view , he having recently suggested that
doubtless the gold standard democrats
will hardly care to enter a caucus with
those whom they have denounced aw
repudlatloulsts and anarchists.
So ar as defeating the confirma
tion of appointments by the president
Is concerned , the sliver democrats alone
will not bo able to do'it. They have
twenty-three votes and while they may
obstruct they cannot unaided defeat
anything. It remains to bo seen what
attitude the republican senators will
take , especially with regard to the pres
ident's appointments. They would cer
tainly bo justified , as a recognition of
the patriotic course of the sound money
democrats in the late campaign and
election , in voting for the president's
nominees , If there is no other objection
to them than the fact that they are
sound money democrats. They would
also bo justified In doing this on the
ground that the silver democrats are
not onjy entitled to no consideration ,
but it is necessary that their malicious
jiurpo.se be thwarted. They are not
merely hostile * to the administration ,
lint to the poi' hir sentiment of the
country , ami their defeat would be
heartily approved by the country. It
Is probable that this view will betaken
taken by many If not all of the senate
republicans and that they will unite
with the Kountl money democrats In
continuing the appointments the presi
dent has already made.
TlIK I'l.UT Mi A1 MM A I'OSTM.lSTKIt.
\nother foul conspiracy has been un
covered by our popocratlc contemporary.
This time It Is a plot to cause the dis
missal of the postmaster of Hastings on
charges preferred against him by a
special agent of the Postolllce depart
ment. It appears that the laws of the
United States prohibit all persons ,
whether they bo private citizens or
postal officials , from tampering with the
United States malls or In any way In-
lerferlng with their conveyance and
delivery. It Is also contrary to law to
conllscate , destroy or willfully misplace
any parcel or paper which may pasn
through ( lie hands of any postal cm-
[ doyo or nlllclal. A violation of these
aws and regulations subjects the
offender not only to summary dismissal
from the postal service , hut also to
prosecution In the federal courts.
If is alleged that the postmaster of
Hunting. * , either by himself or throngl
his employes , had willfully detained a
large number of newspapers directed
to patrons of the Hasting postolllce
when It was his sworn tlnlj
to have them promptly delivered. The
motive for their detention can ho In
forrc.il from the fact that the post
master was an ardent supporter of
llrynn and the papers held back from
delivery were copies of The Omaha
Weekly Hoe. The first knowledge the
publishers of The Hoe had concerning
the lawless detention of these papers
was through an Inspector of the Post
olllce department , hetico the Intimation
that the action against the Hastings
postmaster was Instigated by The Hee
Is absolutely baseless. Hut even If
such action had been taken by this
paper , It would have been Justifiable.
What right has any postmaster to hold
back legitimate mall matter on which
postage has been prepaid ? What right
has any postmaster to confiscate or
throw aside any newspaper because Its
contents are at variance with his
own political views or sentiments ?
If there bus been any conspiracy In
the Hastings postolllce case it was the
conspiracy to prevent the free and nn-
Irammeled distribution of mall matter
to parties to whom It was addressed.
A viu > rrr\nisK \
A feature of the report of the secre
tary of agriculture which should com
mand wide attention Is the statement
regarding the advantages of the applica
tion of civil service rules In the depart
ment. The fact that more than $2,000-
000 of the appropriations of the last three
years have been covered back Into the
treasury the secretary states Is due In
a very large degree to the extension of
the classified service , which now In
cludes every Important position in the
Agricultural department , and the econ
omy thus ( ' ( reeled has not been at the
expense of efllcleney. On the contrary
it Is said that the reports from the
chiefs of bureaus and divisions since
the classification are unanimous in
praising the enhanced value of the serv
ice rendered by their assistants and
employes.
This testimony , so far as the mattei
of efficiency Is concerned , can undoubt
edly be supplemented by the experience
of all other departments of the govern
ment. The simple explanation Is that
the merit system secures a hlghei
standard of ability a"nd fidelity. Those
who obtain appointments under that sys
tem , having assurance of permanence
for proved capacity and the faithful
performance of duty , with opportunity
for promotion , very generally put forth
their best efforts. The' retention of
their positions depending upon their elll-
clency and fidelity they are naturally
anxious to do their work well. This
was not the rule with government em
ployes under the spoils system. Those
who secured appointments through the
Influence of politicians , with little re
gard to ability and character , were for
the most part Indifferent as to how they
performed their duties. Their reliance
was upon their political cfllclency and
the liberality of their contributions to
campaign funds. Consequently there
was more or less looseness In the busi
ness of all the departments of tlie gov
ernment , thorough elllclency In the ad
ministration of public affairs being out
of tlte question , because there was
neither the Intelligence nor the fidelity
necessary to obtain It. Now
the "political pull" is no longer avail
able , except as to a comparatively few
positions , while no employe of the gov
ernment can bo required to deliver up tea
a campaign committee a part of Ids
salary as the price of his position. And
while there Is improvement in business
elllclency there Is also improvement In
the moral character of the public
.service. It is more honest and freer
from scandal than formerly. In short ,
the application of civil service rules
has brought reform In all respects In
economy , In eillclency , In integrity and
In moral tone.
The danger of a departure from this
system was averted by the result of
the late election. Had the popocratlc
party been successful It would have re
stored the spoils system , to which it
was committed by its platform and
which It would have found imperatively
necessary in order to satisfy the de
mands of the politicians. This was ,
therefore , not the least of the dangers
that wore averted by republican success.
It Is entirely safe .to say that the Mc-
Klnloy administration will continue Un
civil service rules now In operation and
probably extend them as it shall bo
found desirable or expedient. There
will bo no retrogado movement In this
matter. Whatever Is done regarding
the reform will be to advance It. Its
demonstrated benefits are unquestion
able and no party can now interfere
with it without Invoking a vigorous
protest from the people who want an
olllclont and honest public service.
THAT KAXiiAS I'HUl'USAL.
The proposal of a Kansas populist ,
who aspires to a seat In the United
States senate , that the legislature of
that state shall make Mexican silver
dollars a legal tender for all debts , has
cllc.ltcd considerable comment , but PO
far as we have observed no reference
has been made to the fact that there
Is a law against such legislation as
is proposed , 'flu ? Kansas Idea having
been called to the attention of the di
rector of the mint , that olllclal very
promptly disposed of it by citing sec
tion : t,5Sl of the federal statutes , which
says : "No foreign gold or silver coin
Khali ho a legal tender In payment of
debts. " The constitution provides that
no state shall make anything but gold
and silver coin a tender In payment
of debts and this has been broadly con
strued by the Kansas populists as al
lowing the use of any gold and silver
coin , but congre.ss has decreed that It
applies only to the coin of the United
States.
Thus another wild device of the nil-
vorltcs has como to naught and they
will still be compelled to rccclVo and
pay out the detested gold-standard del
lars. It is sad to think of the disap
pointment the Kansas populists will
suffer on finding that the law Is In the
way of their scheme for paying dabts
with Mexican dollars , but- they wJH
hnvo to winnl It , Perhaps on reflec
lion they rHll Conclude Umt the proposa
was a verrfoolish one anyway , as ti
fact u
Fixing the 'price of wheat by Inter
national ifcriinent Is just about a ;
feasible n\ \ ? filling the amount of rain
fall or flxnV liu volume of water tha
Is to run.lnlp lnn Atlantic ivean. T <
make the iii'lco of a bushel of when
the same fr iiiy Hxed period the com
blued greattinfWers would have to abso
lutely control ( production and consump
tlou. They1 would have to fix the mini
her of acres to be planted In wheat , Ib
the quantity of rain and sunshine am
fix the weather at need time and bar
vest. They would , moreover , have U
fix the number of mouths thai are U
consume wheat and set a standard foi
the size and digestive capacity of tin
popular stomach. Whenever all thesi
things were llxed they would have K
fix the quantity of money which tin
wheat u ers must always have at theh
disposal and prevent by iuternatlona
agreement all epidemics , conflagrations
hurricanes and other natural forces tha
disturb the commercial equilibrium.
The Nail trust Is going to pieces
which only goes to show that combliia
lions In restraint of competition canno
be maintained for any consldorabli
period.
l.iiiiUx IlinlVn > ' .
Philadelphia Ttvcord. ;
A country hi which the masses can nffon
to pay a lecturer $1,000 n night , anil Ucci
It up for fifty nights , cannot l > n utterlj
ground flat beneath the "lieol of plutocracy. '
.11 ill .In n CM UN II
Olobe-Democrnt.
Senator Jones of Arkansas says thai
"U'hllo wo lost the late election , the canst
of bimetallism triumphed. ' The senator JUR
glos with words. If ho means that the all
vcr manomctalllain of the Chicago platforn
triumphed ho talks like one of his campalgi
bulletins.
SiiKiir TriiMt Turin * .
Olobe-Dcmocrat.
The state convention of Nebraska KURat
boct growers has passed resolutions In favot
of such legislation as may he needed tc
cnablo the United States to produce Us owi
sugar. This means , as one of the leading
members of the convention explains , tha
the Sunar trust must not be permitted tt
frame the sugar schedule of the next tarlfl
law , as It was nlloxved to do In the case
of the present one , because of Its largo con
tribution to the democratic campaign fund ol
1892.
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Indlnnnpolln Ni'wt * .
There are combinations and trusts that
can be reached to a certain extent by out
tariff legislation. If all "protection" were
removed from reflncd sugar the Sugar trim
could not control the American market ; Ii
the tariff wertf removed from steel and othet
articles where trusts control the trust.
would , to a certain extent at least , be weak
ened. Hut there- are other trusts , like the
School lloolf' trust , which nourish regardless
of the tarlffi It is a very largo and a very
Important problem.
- AVlnit
MlnOenpolls Journal.
It Is probably'not unjust to Mr. Walter-
son lo say ( hat 'there ' Is discoverable in hlE
Interview ii' ' feeling of apprehension Icsi
Mr. McKlnl'ey Will do that which ho says
ho cannot Uo aklopt a moderate and con
servative tririft- and Mr. Wattcrson's ap
prehension Uoubtless arises from the fact
that If such a' ' course were adopted It
would probSbly mean the association with
the republican party permanently , of _ s
largo number ofnmen who navij recognlzet
It nt this tlmo as 'the one containing much
the larger part of the Intelligence nni
patriotism of the American people.
firiMrurx.
Den Mnlncn Capital.
The convention of farmers and other Ne
braska people held recently In Grand Island
resulted In a scries of resolutions of the
following Import : That the relief of farm
ers from the overplus of corn and wheat and
low prices of the same , calls for a dlversltj
of products. The beet sugar Industry hav
ing proven prolltable , and promising , It
should bo fostered. In view of the fact
that American consumers are paying thu
emu of $120,000.000 yearly to foreign nations
for sugar which might bo produced hero by
lessening the acreage of corn and wheat.
and that several countries abroad are paying
liberal bounties for the protection of their
beet sugar Industry , the re-enactment of
the present law giving a bounty to beet
producers In Nebranka. Is urgently re
quested ,
.Si-nadi
I'hllndclihla | Itccord.
The Caucasian , the newspaper owned by
Senator Duller of North Carolina , the
chairman of the populist party , which Is sup
posed to speak with authentic voice for Its
party , han suspended publication. It would
appear that the merchant or. manufacturer
who supplied Ihe Caucasian with the paper
upon which It waa printed refused lo deal
wllh his customer upon popullstlc principles.
When payment for supplies were cut off ,
judgment was obtained for the Indebtedness ,
and the property seized by the sheriff. When
debt can bo repudiated at the option of the
debtor or , what Is the came thing , can be
canceled by the payment of all flat money
the Insolent plutocratic paper-makers , and
all others of their class , may go whlstlu
for their pay. Senator Duller will have the
sympathy of flatLsls throughout the land.
MC I.ONKSOMIVI..MK. .
Coin Ilnrvey ( In- Only l-'ri-u Silver
lll'urllrliiry.
Chicago Tribune ,
The really conspicuous feature of the
aftermath of Iho lalo free sliver unpleasant
ness Is the plutocratic complacency of the
Individual known an Cola Harvey. Ho ap-
liears to bo about the only person mixed up
lu that fantastic tangle who has come out
of It better off than when ho went In. For
: ilm It appears to bavo been simply a finan
cial speculation that proved extremely prof
itable. Ho got , out his Httje book entitled
"Coin's Financial School" aoout two years
ago , and a wilder or more preposterous pub
lication was noypr put In type ; certainly
nothing so gf,9tcs < iuc on the monetary ques
tion had ever ! licon offered lo the people as a
corlous Ircatlsp' ' ' > Vlth the shrewdness of an
experienced Tqufj pnco man , however , ho
ict forth his. absurd fallacies so deftly that
the work borc dn .air of plausibility that car
ried ronvlctlqa | p ( simple people who wcro
not able to . Ifcern the misalalcmonla of
facts and the ! ] a $ reasoning. It seems In
credible. yet It Is Inn * , that ho really per
suaded manypsranns Hint & 0 cents' worth of
silver cculd be coined Into a dollar and 100
cents' worth jiflfSlld could bo coined Into u
dollar , and fhr.t these two dollar * would
circulate -slclo by side , the cheap coin being
accepted' ' 03 the equal of the other.
Hundreds of thousamla of copies of the
book were sold , end It was BO catchy and
exerted such a patent Influence on the pto-
plo who wcro deceived by Its picturesque
and clouded falsities that he was able to
capture the demorrallc parly and Induce U
lo Incorporate hS'i ridiculous Ideas In the
Chicago platform. He also brought enough
Influence to bear oh the populist ! ) to per-
cuado them to draw back somewhat from
their advanced position and adopt liU 10 to
1 Iiinncy ,
Harvey , however , U not much of a talker ,
and In canting about for a mnn to push his
Ihcorlca hit nn Dryan , who appeared to bo
the gabblrat man on the- political horizon ,
Dryan accordingly started out on hla wan
derings , shouting " 10 to 1" wherever as
many an a score of men would lUten to him
while Harvey attended strictly to bin I ness
and pocketed the cash. Evidently ho got
"all kinds of money" In the flood of wealth
that poured Into his coffers , for when lie was
deluded himself Into thinking thcro wag a
chance for hUs wild Iheorlcu to win ho made
n mighty scramble to convert his monuy
Into gold so that ho could have- dollars
which according'to Altfield are worth 200
cents apiece , when the Inevitable smasliup
ahould come after Drynn's election ,
llut Harvey's fears ivero cot realized.
Hrynn wn snowed tinder , nnd Hnrvcr *
nil right , Uo Jumped nimbly nnldA whcr
the free silver structure collftjwed ) will
largo and tangible emoluments to * how fo
his nurewilntM. And ho la the only ono o
the lot who could flock by hlmirlf nflcr th
closing performance nnd declare n dividend
The mlno owners contributed BomothliiK
llko JGBO.OOO , nnd nil they hnvo to show fo
their money Is n highly Inslrucllve ox
pcrlcnce. The orators nnd olher deluded en
thnslasts who put In time nnd energy cam
out empty handed. Dut Harvey , who pit
In n'thing but both hands , has cmcrgci
with closed fists , nnd both are full of cash
Ho 1m demonstrated how * cll he knows n
potxt thing as long as the dollars nro comlnp
hU way.
CHIMP 11(11,1.AHS I'OIl KANSAS.
Chicago Times-Herald : The constllutlo
of the United Stales dees not prohibit th
legislature of Kansas from legalizing Mex
can dollars. It does not .prohibit the Kan
sas legislature from making n monumenta
ess of Itself. If It did It would make n
difference to the legislature of Kansas. Tim
august body docs not sit up nt night Worr >
Ing about the constitution or the laws o
nature. It defies them both.
Sioux City Journal : It seems that th
question whtthor n state can mnko legn
tender anything not authorized by the federa
government may be raised If the Knnsa
poput'sU ' attempt to secure free silver mono
by passing a law making the Mexican della
a lo al tender In the Sunflower state. 1
the attempt Is made It would bo nlmos
too b.id to spoil the scheme by national In
tcrferi'iice , for doubtless nil the populist
would at once Hock to Kansas to secur
the benefits of the cheap money , nnd Kansa
would again boom for a few weeks. S
would aomu of the- other stales Iho populisl
would leave.
Chicago Chronicle : Perhaps Ihe cxampl
of Kansas was needed to Illustrate befor
the American people the evils of n degrade
money system , of false legislation In regar
to honest debts and of repudiation wllh o
without the forms of law. Kansas shoul
hnvo been n great , solvent , exemplary stale
Wllh wise financial legislation Us immens
lerrllory nnd resources would have bee
Iho foundation of Its greatness. Kansas ha
not been dexpoilcd and Impoverished by c-apl
lallsls and usurers from whom money hn
been borrowed lo bo used In public an
farm Improvements. It has been wrcckcn
as a slalo by Ihe devices adopted to defea
Iho honest collection of debts.
Duffalo Hxprcss : Kansas populists pro
pose to enact a law la the legislature o
their slate I'ext winter making Mexlcni
Hllver dollars n legal lender In Kansas
They argue Hint Iho United Stales const llu
lion merely forbids states lo maku nnythlMi.
but silver coins n legal tender In paymen
of ilobts. Ik nee they think Iho achem
would be corslltutional. Another sectloi
of the constlltillon. however , gives lo con
Kress Iho sole right to regulalc the vnlit
of forslgn coins. The Kansas popullata
therefore , cculd not make Mexican dollar
u legal tender at their nominal value , nni
there coul'i bo no purpose In making then
a legal lender at their true value.
' "
I > KHSOXAI."AXII urn nit WISH.
Nanscn will get about $100.000 for demon
slratlng that Ihe northward drift Is not th
way to reach-the pole.
The pavement of Paris covers an area n
" .tUS.G.Ti square metres and Is kept In orde
by an army of 5,011 men nt an expense o
22,057,000 fraucs a year.
The Maine Central road Is experimenting
with a cyclometer for Its locomotives wit ]
the Idea of learning the exact distance car !
machine travels n year.
William II. Nelson , editor of the Kansa
Clly Star , who has been spending two year
In Paris , has Just presented to Kansas City
a large collection of works of art which lit
gathered In Paris.
The late Judge Ira C. Parker of For
Smith , \\lio had Ihe sad distinction of Imv
Ing sentenced more murderers to death that
any other judge In our history , was person
ally ono of the gentlest and kindest-hearted
of men.
In Maysvllle , Ky. , they have taken tin
result of the election so seriously that the
free silver democrat. ? threaten to refit-so to
buy goods of a gold standard merchant , am
talk of Importing a democratic barber lo
shave them.
During Iho campaign in Daltlmoro n sil
ver orator , warming up In his denunciation
of lirUlsh Interference In America's llnancen ,
exclaimed : "And did not Napoleon the
great , oven in his day. say of the Kngllsh
that they were 'a nation of shoplifters ? ' "
The moral about Ill-gotten goods not
prospering does not seem to apply lo ihc
caae of the conscience-stricken thief lu Ore-
Bon who on his death bed handed over to
Louis Uavenporl the sum of $27,000 , whlcl
represented the occumulallons of $ SCO :
worth of gold duet slolen from Davenporl
thirty ycais ago.
Ibsen's stalue , which Is lo Gland In front
of the Chrlstlanla National theater , lies
been sent to Derlln to be casl. lit U repre
sented In a long , closely buttoned coat , with
his hands behind his back , bending forward
In a reverie. It Is dldlcull lo recognize him
for Ihe sculptor has represented him without
the spectacles which he always wears. There-
Is a companion statue of Ojornsoii.
SI. Louis rejoices In Iho exclusive posses
sion of Iho original Pinafore burglar. When
not engaged In burgling Iho residence of
the chief of detectives ho docs not "lie n-
basklng in the sun. " but writes sarcautlc
epistles to that ofllclal , and the chief of
detectives declares that
Taking ono consideration with another ,
A policeman's lot Is not a happy one.
General 13. W. Pcttus , who has been
elected a United Stale aenr.tor from Alabama
lo succeed Scnalor Pugh , has been Identified
with the stale of Alabama for fifty years ,
lie was born In Limestone county , Alabama ,
In 1S21. In 1840 ho began the practice of
law , and became prominent In politics. He
; ook a conspicuous part lu the rebellion ,
being nt Its close a confederate brigadier
general. Ho Is an uncompromising free
silver man.
TIIK THAfJKOV OK TAXKV.
T Story of due IlaliMt Shot
in Dentil.
New York Tribune.
The campaign of 1900 Is now In full blast
In u hunting park known ns Game Preserve.
in the southwestern part of Missouri.
Thither early In Iho week Hon. William Jcn-
ilngs liryan bctcok hlmaclf , after addressing
several gatherings of female politicians and
signing a contract to deliver flfly leclure ?
at $1,000 a whack. Ho needed rest and
recreation aflcr his arduous Inborw. Dul he
iad no Idea of withdrawing from public
eight , or relaxing hU grip on the campaign
of 1900. Ho took Jones with him Jones of
Arkansas and he hcs not yet strayed be
yond Iho reach of Iho telegraph. The
loclely of Jones Is n conslant reminder of
he campaign , and Iclcgraphlc facilities keep
iliu in louch wllh the- newspapers and the
heart of Iho people. Knowing the
anxiety of Iho masses lo keep track of their
champion , ho aces lo It that they are kept
nformod by dally bulletins of his where
abouts and movements , nnd the progress of
ho campalKM. Thus , on Thursday , the
country was Informed by wire thai ho was at
Oamo Preserve with Jones and other kin
dred aplrlts. and that on the previous after-
luon Iho whole parly had "donned their
Hinting stilts and started nut. "
Singularly enough , oven after donning a
uniting null which ought lo have made a
lunlor of him , Inotiinuch as ono speech
nadit him a Htateniiun and an authority on
inauco Iho dispatch nays Mr. Dryan "mlsard
ovcril allots , " and that ho Is "not much of
a hunter , " but Hint ho "finally succeeded
n killing a rabbit , " Having accomplished
vhlei ! , the party dropped down upon the
own of Korsytho , where Iho usual "largo
rowd gathered calling for Dryan. " There-
ipon the huro , without visible reluctance ,
lelng Introduced by Governor Stouo who
tad also donned n hunting oull "epolio
irlcfly , reviewing Iho campaign and Iho
ffect of silver. " Ho predicted ho In atlll
ircdlctlng that the republican party would
'fall to keep HH promises of prosperity , and
ho gold otandard will go down to defeat
our years hence , " Thus Iho campaign of
900 was opened by Mr. Dryan In a hunting
ult nt Forsylho , Mo. He "mliwed Hovoral
liotn , " finally succeeded In killing u rub-
It" and "epoko briefly. " A meat au plc-
OIM beginning. Wo say auspicious advU-
dly , notwltlmtandlng ho "mUsed suveral
hots. " For hu did "succeed In killing a
abbll , " And Ihougli no description of the
abblt Is given , wo have not the ellghttat
oubt that It was a genuine graveyard rah-
ilt. Mr. Dryan huiiM no other kind , It IH
u open uccrot that la the lute campaign ho
based hhi eonfldpneo of uttccoM almost cn
tlrely upon the left hind feet of Rrnvoynrd
rabbits , of which ho constantly carried n
largo number In his pockols , The truih w a
Hint Ihero wcro not quite enough of them.
Now thnt ho has begun collecting them him
self , thcro need be no fenr for the result of
the campaign of 1900.
It would be Interesting to know more of
the dctnlln of this hunting expedition. It Is
qnlto invisible thnt Mr. Hrynn , not being
much of n hunter , tuny hnvo occasioned bin
friends , . Jones nnd Governor Hlono nnd Iho
rest , ns much anxiety for their personal
safety when he was missing sovernl shots
ns he did when during the campaign ho wns
firing off his mouth with the same result.
It must ever bo considered n great loss
lo sound literature , ns well ns to political
hlslory , Hint Mr. Julian Hawthorne wns not
taken along to describe In his own chnslo
nnd beautiful language the npprnrnnro of his
hero In ix hunting suit , the Impressive man
ner In which ho closed one eye nnd looked
with the other nlong the barrel of his gun.
the absorbing Intercsl manifested by Iho
r.abblis ns they sat up nnd looked nt llryan.
the Intense solicitude of Jones and the rest
r.s they dodged behind convenient trees ,
their Joyful expression when ( hey found
Hint he had missed cvcrylhlng nnd every
body was safe , nnd the majestic enlmnoss of
demeanor wllh which he reloaded his gull.
These dblnlls. nnrrnted In Mr. Hawthorne's
vivid manner , would hnvo enrlohed our
literature nnd been read with n thrill of
delight by Ihe masses. Then , lee , the tragic
end of the rabbit ! What n theme that would
hnvo been fcr Mr. llnwlhonie's girted pen !
As It Is , wo know nothing definite as lo
how the rnbblt was killed. There l nothing
but the meager nnd Inadequate statement
that Mr. llrynn "finally succeeded In killing
n rabbit. " Hut how ? He may have hit him
while aiming nt something else , or he may
have knocked him over with the Inilt of
Ms KIIII , or , what Is more likely , Jones may
have caught Iho rnbblt nnd held him by the
cars while Dryan lalked him to dcalh. At
any rale , Iho campaign of 1900 Is fairly
opened , nnd Wllllnm Jennings Dryan Is one
rabbit lo the good.
SIMIMI\i I'P THU HKSUI.TS.
llom-llt.s ArlNlnw rriini tinTrluniili
of Sound Moiu-.v.
IjOUUvllle Couilcr-Jourmil ( dcm. )
The benollls already gained slnco Ihe de-
fenl of free silver and free rlota are enor
mous , though barely two v.oeks and n half
have elapsed since the election. The rcs-
lorallon of confidence Is complete , and this
has already produced Ihe following tangible
lesults :
Kirst The relcaso of vast sums which had
been hoarded by the timid and the appear
ance of gold In current circulation. The
aggregalo amount of money withdrawn from
employment can only bo guessed nt , but
It wns certainly not less than $300,000,000 or
S 100.000.000. Good Judges say Iho lolnl of
Ihe gold hoards alone wns not leas than
$100.000.000. The return to dally use of the
precious metal Is the most striking Indica
tion of the banishment of alarm.
Second A phenomena ! ease In Iho money
market. This IH true of every section , but.
of course. Is chiefly noticeable In the great
financial centers , such as New York. Doston
nnd Chicago. In New York money Is now
freely loaned nt 2',44(3 ( per cent on call , being
relatively much cheaper than In London.
Deposits nro Increasing at nn astonishing
rate , and It la likely that the cost of loans
will fall still lower. The enormous advan
tage of cheap money goes hand In hand
with security. The dny before the election
money wns loaned In Wall street nt 97 per
cent on call , nnd It wns n matter of sheer
Impossibility to secure "time" loans. The
longer money can bo placed now the bcller
II suits the lender.
Third A compilation of dispatches pub
lished since Ihe day of election up to yester
day shows thnt 372 Industrial establishment : !
have started up and 2BS have Increased their
forces , while nrrnngemcnts hnvo been made
to spend millions of dollars In new enter
prises. Homo of the plants that hnvo re- '
sinned operations employ thousands of la
borers. The Cambria Iron works , for In-
stance. requires a force of 7,000. It has
never hnd a strike and had never been shu
down until forced to close pome weeks ago
by the currency agitation.
Fourth An advance In wheat , corn , oats
tobacco , barley , rye , Ilax seed , potrfoct :
and hides , which have added hundreds ol
millions to the aggregate wealth of farmers
The pig Ircn maiket bus also advanced
nnd U Is no trouble now to sell nnythlng of
value. A ready market nwalls practically
everything.
The few who are complaining thnt they
have not yet experienced any of the benelHci
thnt were promised for n vindication of our
national honor are Invited lo ponder thcgp
undoubted facts. While none Is no blind
as Ihcao who will not M'e , it Is Impossl
10 understand how any sane man can d
his eyes lo the wonderful change that has
como over the country within the past
fortnight. Only those who believed there
would bo a government distribution of all
vcr In I IIP event of Dryan's election cai ;
now complain thnt they have not been helped
by the good fortune which lias befallen Ihe
nation. It may be months or even u year
befe.re Iholr Incomes or profils will be ac
tually enlarged. Just na It may be some time
before the laborer gels a permanent Job or
Ihe farmer ha.i a new crop lo sell , but ulll-
matcly the whole country must feel It.
Till : XATIO.VM. DK.MOCIIATS.
TluSIMIC Not OlllccK , Itut > ,
llrnailly Patriotic Poll.- } . "
Philadelphia TlincK ( dcm. )
Nearly every democrat who bore a con
spicuous part In the campaign for sound
money has taken occasion lo protest against
the assumption that the sound money demo
crats wanted olllccs or expected any "recog
nition" of that kind. The Idea thnt the men
who Joined to defeat Drjunlsm are to be
permanently attached to Iho new admlnls
trallon by Iho appointment of a few demo
crats to ofllco shown an almost ludicrous
lack of understanding of their motives. If
Iho now administration Is loyal 'to the prin
ciples that commanded this support , It will
still command It upon nil the essential Is
cues of the past campaign. On any mere
Kilty policy that subordinates these Issues
It has no reason lo expert democratic sup
port and would only weaken Itself by mak
Ing trivial bids for It.
The situation Is not at nil the same 1:0
that when Cleveland came Into office. Most
of the republicans who supported him hnd
eft their old party nnd attached themselves
.o Iho parly of which Cleveland was the
cudcr. Dut the Cleveland democrats who
lave helped to elect McKlnley did so as
lumocrats , though as Americans first , nnd It
ests with the new administration lo holder
or repel Ihcm , not by offices , but by a
> roadly patriotic policy.
Absolutely Pure.
HoMsewife
IMIOOK OP MI5MOCIIATIU VOM.Y.
All AnnlynlN of ( lie Klrnthm Hnurim
from Ylrulitln.
Now York World ( dcm , )
The ofllclnl figure * In Virginia ihow how
the democratic majority of 50,715 In 1S92
was reduced to 20.C07 this ycnr , although
moro than 12,000 popullela voted for the
democratic candidate * .
The total vote wn 295,098 , an Increnso of
only 3,710 over the vote four yenrs ngo.
Dryan received 155.90S voles , McKlnley 135.-
3tI ) , Painter S.210. Uryan'a majority over
thu two sound money candidates was less
Uian 18,000. Instead of showing nn Increase -
crease of ni least 12,000 on account of ifo }
ncresslon of Iho populists , iho freellvir
vote l 8.009 less thnn Iho democratic vote
of 1S92. The republican vote Increased 20,095
In splto ofl the largo defection of free silver
republican farmers who doubtless voted for
repudiation ns ( hey did In the days of Ma-
liono nnd Hlddlcberirer.
It Is of course Impojflblo to get nt the
exnct slue of the sound money democratic
defection. Dut It Is plain to be seen thnt
nt least 30,000 democrnls voted for McKlnley ,
enough tu haw carried Ihe slnlo for Kound
money If llio free silver republican farmers
had not gone over lo Drynn.
The Virginia result Is n part of the over
whelming proof of thu folly of any further
democratic nlllncco with free silver.
TAUT 'I'AKK-OKKS.
IndlnnapolU Journal : "Would you liellovo
II , 1 didn't slci'p n day on the whole trip
across the open n 7"
"How's Hint ? "
" 1 slept nights ! "
Atlanta fonstltutlou : Mr. Poorly--Thls
'ore wall'll fall down ef ye don't II x 11 ; th'
eraeks are enormous.
I.-mdlord-All right. I'll have It papered
at once.
Detroit Tribune : "Nothing shall part us , "
she murmured. An hour elapsed. "Uo , " she
said. In that brief hour she nnd grown cold ,
through the machinations of a cruel father.
You see hi > machinated with the furnace ,
euUlMir off all the heat from the front
parlor.
Chicago lleeord : "Which do you consider
moro valorous. Mr. Husher , a soldier or u
foot ball player ? "
" ( rent Scott ! soldiers have only to light
wild Indians ; wo Imvu to down wild Ameri
cans. "
Detroit Free Press : "Pvo quit selllnR
bicycles on the Installment plan , " said the
dealer to an applicant.
"Why's that ? "
"Our machines nro of such n superior
quality that wo are imvcr able to eatoli the
fellows thai ewe us. "
*
0
Yonlcers 'Stalosman ' : Mrs. Crlmsonlionk
Are you sure you i-amr straight homo from
the olllce last night , John ?
Mr. Crlimtmbcak Well , ns straight as I
could , dear.
Washington Star : "I think. " said iho >
comedian , "that some of the humor which I
have Introduced Is strictly up to date. "
"Yos , " replied the friend , who has a gi-nllo
method of saying unkind things , "thoron \
no doubt of Hint. Tin-re Is a jrcnl popular
c-rar.o for Ihe iinltqiie , at pivscnt. "
Chicago Itcrord : "Hid I ever tell you how
I gel licked In school once ? ' "
"No. "
"Well , 1 gel II. You pee half n dozoii of us
boys arranged to Jump on the teacher at u -
given signal , and " V
"You worn the only ono thai Jumped ? "
"Kxuctty ! "
TIIK SHIUNKAGK.
Cleveland I'lnln Donlcr.
I won n hal , and tried U on
' The mornlniT after 'lection day ;
It lit 'o well I wonIt off
There's where I proved myself a Jay.
That was no tlmo to buy a hal ;
.My head , yon HPI\ was out of plumb.
Ami when I put that hat un now ,
Itlght o'or my oars It wants lo como.
ON Till : IMlAllllll
Huihcrt I'ulca ,
Hare , low , tawny hills ,
With bluer ht'IglilH beyond ,
And iho air Is uxvoet with spring.
Hut when will the earth respond ?
Trnlrlo that rolls for leagues ,
Dimky and golden-pale ,
hike a Htlrless ea of waves ,
Unbroken by .ship or _ all.-- '
The hollows are dnrk with brush ,
And black with the wash of nhower.i ,
And niKKcd with bleaching wreck
Of the ranks of the lull minitowers.
No cloud In the MHO , no sllr
Savu the shrill of tiio wind In Iho grass.
Ami thu meadow-lark'M note , and Ihe call
Of the wind-borne crow a that pass. (
Uaro , low. tawny hlllH ,
With bluer heights lieyoml.
And Ihi ! air Is sweet with spring.
Hut when will Iho earth respond ?
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