Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 27, 1896, Editorial Sheet, Page 12, Image 12
Tim OMAHA SUNDAY B i : , U0alATLIl , LJlUir I'tlll.HIII.I ) KXKItY MOUNINO. Tm\t3 OP HCrmrntlTIOH. lt"elilmut Sunday ) On Yc r HI Dally ll ami Sunday , Oni Year 8 I BIX Month * 4 I Three Month * 21 Hnmlny 11 * One Y r 1 ( H tunl y lie * , Ono Ynr 1 I VVwkly Jle . Ono V - r ( OITlCKBi OinahnTh Utp IliilMlng. Hoiitli Omnliti Xlnncr Illh Cor N nnd ! 41h Sti Council Illiiffn is North Main Hlrrrt. nilc in omi-t : in rhninlM-r ( if Commerce. Nw lurk Ilonm 13 14 nJ 1C Tribune Hldi WanhlfiRtnn 1107 r fltrwt N VV - ' ' ' COIIHKMI-OS'IJI'NCI' All rommunlentinns routine to new * ami til lr.rl l mutter dimlM 1 * mlilrwiHl To lh IMItoi lir I.S'BMS t.KTTKUS .Ml ti'i lii < > m IMlc-ra and n-mllutiew should li ( i r. tr < | to flip lite I'ulillnhlnK e ompnn ) Onmlin Druftn tlieckt and poMulUr * ontois t be maJ pfDHltr to tlio unltr of HIP rompunj mi : uin I'UIII.IHIUNU COMPANY 8T\TtMKNT OP C'HUUhATION. 01 lliuf NVliin'kn , I linUKlnK i-.iimty I tlwirKf H Tx chiicK , ftcretnry of Tlie life Puti lltlilni ; ii n n nj , | n > lnn iluljwurrt , ni Hint tli nrtnnl nuinlx-r of full ami complete e < n > le of Tli Unilj M rnlnr IJvpnWK nnil Hun-'ny life prliitc durlni ; tlio mnnth of November , 15 % , WB ns fol loti : i : n S'iiti'rrllip.1 In nu prennncc an I rwnm to foefon me this 1st iiay f December. IWi , , , N p rntu ( Scnl ) Nonry 1'iiblic f'lnlstnism lm-4 conic nnil punliui tlicehnilty It hioiiKht will live foiuvcr. The Tliti'iPillnils npii.ircntly Inn frh'iiiN both In Culu mid In tin * t'nlti'd Stnte-x Mr HiMII ; Is now sliirlcd on HIP bnsl- ness of c'oinliic Itrlmo Into ? 1 000 nny. incuts vvltlmnt wiiltlng for tiniiitl 01 consent of any nation on caitli \Miv aiu advi'itlsini ; columns wlilcli i" ' fit . tore larKi l.\ ii.itioiil/-d . by pee ] ) lo with \\aiiN tli , in tHlu'itlsiiiK to- ! for a cli.iiK ( > Is inado ? It Is sifo In say that the Indignation of polite Itostonians at Inning toalk about Hie city dtiiin-r the stn-et car BtilUe u.is e\picssi-d In ooil foidblr Jiol > s.\lliibles. If , as Is ciniGiitly leporteil , the Snllhan Is uiNliiKhNKeis , It may bu that helll lvo a fiee loin to liN iw- lltlc.il asjiliMtlons and sooner or Liter Bland as a pug aiiinng tlio pops. In view of the ieplt ( that Hon. M. A. llanna Is snlTcrlng fioin insoinnli It Is sn Kested that a person M > allllctcd Is Jnsl the in.in for appointment to an olllco uheit > slueplesblf'llaiK'u is le- qnlri'd. In none of the reports of national KatheiiiiKS of \ \ omcnlilch have nccn pled the public mind of Lite has any solution appealed ol the question \\liy a unman always nets otr a street car bacUwaidt ) . The sultan ought to be most hoaitlly In favor of an armed conflict bet\\een the I'nlled States and Spain. Anything to dlveit attention lioni Aimenia and bis icpeatedly bioKcn piomlses of gov ernmental tefoim. Tlu si tepeated annn.il war sc.ucs aie doing vvondeis In the way of stimulating congress to make respectable appiopiia- lions foi stlengthening our co-ist de fenses and fniintentions and enlaiglng and Imjuovlng our navy. This is fast becoming an age of ic.soln- llons. Public bodies and ell I/ens' mass moetlngs icsoh-e upon the slightest provocation. That Is why the annual New Ye.u'.s icsnlutlnn is losing the unliUi | > place which It onie ntcuplcd. The lalboads s.ij Uiey mean business this time in the matter of cutting down the fiee luiiispoitatioi , list. Tliere Is no time IlUe the ptescnt for good ri-so Intlons Hut the tiee list alvvaj.s II.IR to be cat down to Just about the same extent. The State Ho.utl of Iiilg.itlnn Is tryIng - Ing to ilval the supieme couit In the number of volumes of decisions pie mnlgated In a jear and the number of printed pages those decisions cover. And the litigation boaid is still In Its Infancy , loo. Chiistm.is dim Ity by no me.ins ex hausts a per.son'.s duty low aid his mote unfortunate fellows. Good dei-ds ie- dound to the ciedll of ( lie benefactor , no matter during what season of the jear pet formed , and the occasions lei them aie moie numeions than all the days of the jear. The rutted Slates government ought to elect a special building at Washing ton to b > > used exclusively once In him > ears for liniiiuiiiatlnn balls. That ap pcais to bi about the onl.v way that the icgnlar iiuadicnnlal light over an appiopiialc ball loom can be peinia- nuntly settled. Mrs. Lease Is engaged to lectihe to the students of a South Dakota school If she te.iehes the joung South DnKnln Idea to shoot with her own fantastic notions on industrial questions , taxpay Ing parents nu likely to wish that their oltsprlng had devoted Itself sliictly to foot ball and other legitimate sports. The new Wisconsin leglslatuio Is under solemn pledge to enact legisla tion that will stop effectually the giant Ing nnil acceptance of fiee nillioad passes for the use of public olllclals , high or low. The fiee pass abuse Ih wild to have been nothing short of a scandal In the Hadgci state. It Is mine or less of an evil In all the stales , In which the tallioads attempt to hi fno- low In politics.Ve Know of several legislatures which will be tempted to follow any legislative e.xample that promises to do the wink. History of far reaching Importance hn been umdo In tlio year 181)0 ) This I tHpcelally true of our own country I whlcli a political contest , Involving tli honor and credit of the nation an which commanded the cnrncst attontlo of the cIvlll/.L'd world , resulted In .splendid victory for the party that stoo for national Integrity and good fa HI If It be said that the good effects e > poctcd from that decision of the peopl have not yet been fully icallxud. It Is t be said on tlio other hand that a gren threatened calamity to the iliiaucial an business luteiests of tlio country vva averted. If there Is still some depre * fiton theie Is no trace of panic. If tli rcall/allon of geneial piospeilty Is stll In the fuluie IN coming Is asstiicd. Con lldcncc In our llnanclal soundness am stability has been restored , the comll lions of our loielgn eommeice aie favoi able , domestic IndiMrles aie mon > activ thai ) a .venr ago and the full icsumptloi of woik In ( he mills and factoilcs of tli couuliy awaits onlj Kiich a change li tlie tailtf policy as will give icasonabl pioteetlon against damaging foieigi competition. It Is unquestionable tlm the triumph of ieiiibllc.iu | pilnelph > s a the billet box has wrought a changi for the belter and theie can be no tlotib that when those pilndples become full ; effective the countiy will enter upon i period of gicat If not unpiccedentei piospeilly. The year will be memorable In con nectlon with our Inleuiatlomil iclation.s Tlie amicable ai.ingement for settllnj the Vcne/iielan bonndaiy contioveisy bj aibltiatlon was a dlp.om.itlc tilumpl highly creditable to this government am of gieat Impoitance as a piccedcnt. Tin eoiues lon made by the Ililtlsh govern ment involvetl a iccognltlon of tin Mom or doetilne and the light of tin Tnlted States to Intelvene In contin ver.sies between the Independent conn tiles of this hcmlsphci.t and Kuiopeai nations , and while this lecognition 1- not binding upon any other power thai C.ii'.il Idltaln , theie can be no doubi that the example of Ih it gov el nment w II bo followed by oilier goveinments ol Huiope If ever another occasion shall ailse for the asset lion of the Aineiic.in duett Inc. Thepiogiess made in negoli.it lug a tieat.v of geneiai aibitiation lei all dllTereiifes between ( iieat P.iltain ami the I'nited States is a notable steji in the dlieetion of seeming p imancnl JIP.ICC iietvvoen the gic.-vt Kngllsh-speaK ing nallons. ( hi1 ciedit lor whlcli 1 largely due lo this goveinment. The f'uban ( | ueslloti. offcilng oppoitnnity foi the giavest Inlet national complications , lias been treated with consei v alive w is- dom and puidcnco by the national ad- mlnlstialion and although it is still n menace to the peaceful iclations of Spain and the 1'nitcd Slates , owing to the dis position uf men In congiess to urge ex- Ironic action on the part of the executive blanch of the government , theie Is teason to believe that the Inlluenee of I'onsprvallve public sentiment will de feat tlie puipo e of those who would lead the counlty to the veigeof war ami perhaps Into war. Puisuant to tlie mil- foi m policy of the gnvei nment since its foundation , it has Kept aloof fiom all ICmnpiMii entanglements , though theio uts been a stiong Incentive to aggressive ineasmcs for the protection of Aineiic.in missionailes and the piopeity of our | ) coph > In the TuiKlsh empiie. While liovvever. Hi inly demanding piotcction I'oi our ciii/eiis and inteiesls liieie and isKing repni.itinn for injniles sustained , liieie has been nothing done to involve us In trouble In that qu.uter of the ivoild or to Identili the United State > - ivlib the complications existing theie. In si vvoid , we have maintained filoudly elallons with all the woiId ami the close ) f the ycai nnds tills icpubllc as Miong n the respect of tlie woild as It has ever teen In its history. In tlio old w01 III the TniKish situa tion has continued to bo of p.unmount Impoilance. Tlie massacie and poise . ntion oil the Aimeni.iii subjculs of tlie Poite have not boone appalling icentlv as they weio i-ailler in the . , lint the situation of tlie unfoitu- into Armenians continues most deplor- ible. Tens of thousands of widows and nphans aie suffeiing for the neces- -aiies of llfi- the loimer liable to be- ome at nnj time tlie victims of TuiK sh liiutalily , while the latter loim ibnitt as bi'.ists ol tlie Held , shelteile.s mil staiving. Althoiigli tlieie has leen ) niich promise ol aggiesslve action by lie poweis to i-ompel Hie sultan to In- .lltiite the lefoims demanded by those wvvcis , nothing lias been done , Jiec.uise t seems Impossible to In Ing about con- eit between the poweis not because hey aie not agieed that something night lo be done , lint for the ic.isnn hat mutual jealousies and dlveislt.v of nterest" pievent nulled action. Kx- cpt the TmKlsli situation tliuie has iceii no occniiency dining tlie .vear niMiaciiu lo the peace of Kniope. All if" the gieat poweis , however , have idly maintained the stienglh of their niiltary eslalillsliments and aie Incie.is ng their naval power pieiiar.itlons for inssible war that m.iyeive to pic- icrve peace. As to the Intel mil alfab. ? if the various Kuiopean countilcs theie lave been no pclltlcal changes of gicat mpoilance. In Asiatic conntiles theie lave been events ol Intelest , but not of i'oi Idvv Ide toiiseqneiice. On this continent , outside of the 'idled Stales , the goveinment of/Can- da lias passed into Hie conliol of Hi lbii.il pait.v , after'a long peiiod of oiihi'ivallve admlnlstiation. Mexiu > e elided DIapiesldent for the lli Hi 01 m and thai statcMimn has piomNcd ne.isiui lor incic.islng tlio piospeill.v if that icpnblic. The ciiatlon of the itcater Uepubllc of Ceiitial AmeiKa. iy the union of llonduias , Salvador ml Mi.uagu.i , has received the iciog- Ition of the I'lilted States. The Sonih iineilcan icpnbllcs liave luu'ii fiee tiom ny sciIons intoinal tioiiblesduilng tlie ear ami aie genoially In a lalily pio. < - eious condition , with tlie exception of Haxll , which Is paying the pumltj of n c.xceshlve Inllation of tlie cnrieiicy. 'nliu ' has been almost desolated by Hie ibiiuccilon and the end of the woiK f destincllon mi one can tonsee. As lo all thosi > things which make for ie moial and Intellectual Improvement t mankind , Dane- has und < > ubtcd.v ] eon inoficsa iu tlio jear 1SDU. The world Is on the whole ulser nnil belli than It was a year ago iSreat as lm\ been the calainltlis and the nilsfortuin of the closing year , II lias nl o had I blessings and Us compensations. Tl world Is moving forward In clvllb.atlc and enlightenment , Is steadily galnln In all ways that make for the botto ment and elevation of mankind. And I this the year that Iu n few days wl have become of the past has conti Unite to no small extent. H.I MO DUtKl'TOnS KXl'l.Altf. It la ciedltable to the dlroctois of Hi collapsed National Hunk of Illinois tlm they sent a coninilttee to Washlugto to confer with the comptroller of th currency legaidlng the allalis of Hi bank. It Is not the habit of the dliei tons of a failed bank to do this and th clicnmstance may somewhat mltigat public condemnation , which has boo unspailng , of those olllclals of tlie 111 mils bank. It Is tuui that the explain lion they gave the comptioiler Is nc entirely satlsfnctoiy. What they dl after their attention had been called t the bad condition of the Institution 1 their charge was well enough , but the should not have pel milled the banK t get Into such a condition and the comr tioiler was light In Insisting Unit Hi management of the bank bad been vor , negligent. This is the matter with which the pul : lie Is concetned and for tlio conectloi of which. If it be possible to coricct II legislation Is demanded The people w h pliue their money on deposit with th banks assume that the dlicolors ai vigilant and laltbtul gnanll.ins of till money. It Is ( his Unit gives them conll donee and a. sense of security. Lot It Id undciMood that dlicclois do not dbcct that they are simply ligniohoad olllclals who know about the allairs of the Instl unions with which they ate umneetei only whal Is ( old them by the snboi dlnate olllclals , and theie would be ; geneiai feeling ot disliust ( hat would bi very damaging to the banking business Theie Is unquestionably a wldespie.it fooling that something should lie dom to compel bank dlroctois to dliect or ti punish them for f.iilnio to do so. It I' told of a bank dlieclor In an oasteii city that be said be could not got tin Inlormatlon he wanted without insnlllir the piesldcnt and cashier by assuming to question their statements. A man si seiusltlvo as this Is not lltted for the ie spousiblllty of being tlio custodian ol other people's money. This question ol the duties and lospoiislbiHUes of b.inl dlieetois Is voiy likely to icceive the seiioiis attention of congiess. TUN < jp/sT/o..v : / op sPA'/j.ir rrv /f.i/.s Minlstoiial associations in several pait of the countiy have locentiy dlrectoi ! their attoullon to abolition of Snndaj funeials , with the result that resolution'- have boon adopted in a number of cilic- : for the puip.iseof dlsconiaglng the piac- Hoc. It Is uiged that while the niecNc time of death is largely a matter ol ac cident over which wo have no ronliol llxlug the da.v far the funei.il Is a purely aibitiar.v act in which ( lie will of the Individual decides. The choice of Sun lay as the day for funoi.ils is said to lit' ' incieasing rather than del-leasing anil with It the Inconvenience imposed upon mlnisteis of Hie gospel who on that day have oilier ami Important duties which they cannot well neglect , it Is not so niicli upon the gionnd of doseciating the Sabbath , thereinto , as upon the ground ) f oveilinidonlng Hie cleigy Hint th" intery against Sunday fnnoi.ils is being aised. Hut , looking at the subject fiom the ithor standiioint , the objections to the Sunday funeial lose a gieat deal of their foieo. runeials may be noeessaiy evils ml the.v should be made as small evils is possible. Illness anil death alwajs Mitall poenniiu.v haiiKiilp as well as nontal and physical sulTeilng upon the illllcted lolatives. Kconomy in tuneial xpenses Is moie gonoially demanded ban any other kind of fnneial lefoim Hid it is questionable whether Hie aboil- ion of Hie Sunday fun ial would m a step In tills diiection. TIi < > Sunday lunoial enables tlie people vho wish to pay their las ) icspects to he deccasi'd to do so without neglecting heir dally woiK and many of them amiot affoid lo nt gleet their woik even or a day or a half iLi.v. There is no ; nnil leasoii why the wislies of the tiitken family and their lileinlsaio to n > weighed oil ag.iinsi the ' omfort of lie minister and ids piofeience not lo lie llstuilied on the Salibaih day. When II nines to fniiei.il leform Hie wink of Implilylng Hie costly lunoial Muvlce ad of toning down b.iib.\rous monining itsloms sliould have Hist place on tin1 iiogiam and the lellof of Hie bnideii on h" minister can await Its tuin without ei luns h.um or loss. MHTtnr si ST/.W. The question of inlioducing the motile yslem of weights and iniMsuies Into the 'tilted Slates h.is been more or loss dh 1's.sed foi a iiumlier of je.u * and it lias ol met willi much pudlic favor. The yslem was adopted peimls-iively by an ct of congiess passed In ISiJU. which lovided : "It shall l > luvvful th.ough- nt ( he I'nited Stales of AHUM lea to mploy the welglits and nic.isuies of the ictilu system ; and no conliact , or deal ! ' . or pleading in any iimrt shall b > leemoil Invalid or liable to obj tlon ii'iause the weights or measinos ex icssi'd m leforred to therein aie weight * r niLMSiues ol the motile systin. . " Tills ct lias never lecelved any lecognition loin the public. At tlie l.isi Muslim of congress a bill fas intiodiiccd makln ; . * the use of the lolrlc t.ystiMii coiipulsory In the tians ctlons of the I'lilted Stales and II was iik"ii up for c-oiisldoiatlon. Theie wn. < good deal of oppoiltlon to making 1110 ytileni the . .tandiud in pilvate tians- ( lions and the measure was Dually re- iimmltted to the committee on coinage eights and mcasiuc.s lor consldeia- on and amendment , nrior soveial close otes In tlio house. The chairman of Hie iimmlttco o.xpects to lopnri the b'll ' , inbably In amended form , at the prc.- nlM'sslon. It Is undeislood tint It will rovlile for making tlie motile s.vslem tli- > landaid In the tiansactlims ot the gov- ininunt In any foim In which the bill Is kely to be icportcd , but It may nut be mile the Htandatd In private trans- actions. It Js urged that It wilt be considerable mJvnntaKc to Importer and to tlio tvoa iry olllclnls to onforc the motile sjrttom nt tlio custom hou i for It Is Ihu fcysrtom already omplojet In the nioasurqniont of Imports from al leading oxpoitluo : countries except Grea Hrltaln. , There Is umiiinstlonably much to b said In favor f/f / t ie adoption of this sys tern , at least so far a the traniaetlon at the custom houses are concerned , bu It Is Imidly proljnble Hint It will receive public sanction for use In private trans actions , it would necessitate a popula education which the people would no take kindly to and which business moi would not caio to enter upon. The t ys tern of weights and measures that every body Is familiar with Is pretty sure to bo continued , notwithstanding the fac that the metric system would be the safo.r one for the puichasor , when hi undoi stood It. w cpn.t .t nni'i'iii.iri Ity far the ablest constitutional hivvyoi that has occupied a seat In the I'liltei States senate within the past quaiter o a century Is Ccorgi ! * R IMmunds o Voimont. Senator IMimilids , who w'as and is still iccogiilml by his colleagues as ant hoi Ity on questions of constltu Uoiial and Intel national law , has this to say concerning Cuban Independence To recognize ns a separate and liulenciHlent stnto an ) thing so mjtldcal as tlio republic of Cuba would put tills country la a very undesirable position , and one In whlcli no civilized nation v\ould like to be placed Should tlio resolution piss both houses , It would result In clothing this political nijtli with a reality which It never possessed , and out KOVeminent would receive the minister or the new state and send a mlnl ter and consuls to that country and Its cities and to\\a , If they have any. The republic of Cuba has no stability , no atitononi ) , no or ganization no capital. AVe may pity the con dition of the people and deplore the atrocities which aie being committed on the Island , butte to go to the length proposed Is something which no self-respectliiR nation toulil do Should tlie prcsldint veto the resolutlc.i and it be pished over the veto , It would be a declaration ot congress , which , perhaps , would have the same effect as If the presi dent had signed It. If he , as the executive , ihould deem It had that livvful effect Hut if the president should be of the opinion that tlio recognition of a new power was purcl ) nn executive fiiiiUloii and refused to carrj out tlm Instructions of congiess there would be nothing left for confess to do but to cither unbuilt or Impeach him for high crime and misdemeanor in refusing to obey what congress regarded as a valid law. Hut I have no Idea tlio resolution will pass , so that question Is hardly likely to arise. As to the right of congiess to act In the matter. It might bo held that this privilege was Included In tin1 constitutional provision which gives congress the solo right to declare war , as It might bo considered ono of the elements leading to Dtich an event Secretary Olncy pot only acted propcrlj but It was a patriotic duty for blinl to make the statement ho < 1M As the olliclal oJ ( the government , Intrusted with the management of our foreign relations. It was his ihitj to cleat ly state the lesult of such action , and I haveno doubt tint , If he had taken the opposite view from that which he did , the men who are now denouncing , him would have been the first tli say he was acting In a perfectly proper manner He did the only proper thing He would have been neglectIng - Ing his duty had he done differently. Pioiii the jingo standpoint such ut- toiancos may not be patilotlc. Cooige IMmunds may oven bo accused of siding with Spain against the Pulled States , but Mr. IMmunds' reputation for loyalty and devotion to his coimtii will not suffer by lea-on of his clear forcible and logical inosculation of tin points at issue. To make an independ out icpnbllc thoie must Hist be a natioi and at least a do fnclo gov eminent siu-l as the Aineiic.in colonies had establlshoi when they puiclalmed their Independ oneotiom (5ie.it Itiilaln. i\en the south oin confodeiaey hadall the nuchiner.v ol a de taclo gov eminent when If askei iccognitlon Mom Kmopean nations. I is one thing to sympathise with tin i pprossed Cubans , it is an cntliely diireiont thing for the I'liiled Slate * ti piovoke a war b.v attempting to uphohl Cnlin ) independence. Like the mammoth consolidated tent shows tint used lo go by the name of Hie cluns. the i'l.ingm.itlon fostlvilioi at Washington lids year will be gloat M. grander and better than ever. The In- aiigiuallon displays aie Hie nearest wo come t" tlie fetes of Kmop MII loyalty , though th > y h.ivo a demoi ratio llavor that makes the difference quite notice able. Tlie inauguial exeirises aie leally liisloiic ontgiowths of the customs of the ancient winld and they constitute visible links between Hie nineteenth centuiy icpubllc and the oldest govein ments of li ! coco and Koine. The Hoe gave an aicuiale forecast of the showing of Hie state tieasuiy 10- sonicosand llaliilltios made in Hie tio.is- nror's biennial statement two weeks bo tore the icpoit leached the hands of the governor. The Hoe then indicated that the stale's lln.inccs called for sciioiH allcnlloon Clio p.ut of the leglslatuio and Inlonned 'the ' public of the dlill- tiiltlos that would soon have to be met. Pp lo the piorM'iil time no other new - , - paper has had the courage to expose the mismanagement ol tlie slate's icv- enites and to dismiss this delicate prob lem. The fountaihi of poipetual youth has again made Irs aiipo.iianoo this time In ' ( Mllfoinla and ; , ( > ahead ofi hednle. The now dlsmvory is a method of Im- munliig thi > liitina,1" , sy.stem against pu > - disposition inJdUi\nse \ that will enable a ma i topiolonghls life Indellnitoly Po e- ile 1.4-011 wouhl'SuVply ' have alighted upon this p'lnncea bail he nut made the ml , take of landing in Ploilda Instead of Califoinla. .Vow Unit the Sugar tins ! has gone Into the cut fee business ll.s next step should bo to acquire the sonicos of the country's milk supply. The llnlshod piodnct lousumi'd at the breaktast table u-qulres all tlnee of these lngiodlcnl.4 and to nionopoll/.e the coffee cup the trust cannot stop half way. Omaha must be a most cllldont train ing school lor lallroad men , judging from the number of local nillioad olll- clals who have icceiitly been called Horn this city to higher and more ie Hponslblo positions In the railway woild. While It Is gratifying from one poln of view to note the promotion of met whoso work hero 1ms commended Ilion to their snpoilors , It Is from auothoi point of view to bo logrolled that tltcb rise In lallvvay circles takes them tc other cities. The late ( Joiigiossinan Hatch of Mis souil , who died last week , was the author of the olooniargnilno law and the ngilcultural experiment station law , a well as of the nntl-opUou bill that bom his name. Ho assumed It to bo hh special mission to watch over and pro mote all proposed legislation designed for the bonelU of Ihe fanning lutoiosts and ho was at ono time piomlnontly mentioned In connection with the .sccic- tatyshlp of agilcuttiuo. Ooiman noodles aie said to bo dilvlug their English and Ametlean conipeUtoi" ! out of the wet Id's niaikets. Oennnn needles , however , should go slow In running up against Ameiio.in niauii- factureis. Pnder existing clrennistances the diawlng of n needle might Kindle the spaik that would start the com- moiclal war. lest Hie sleol of Hie coun try , open the eyes of the people and bieak the ahoady sttuinoil tin etui of diplomatic haiinony. Another null-lynching ciu ado might hi' a salutary check upon the appar ently Increasing outbreaks of mob violence lence In the southern and binder stales A little agitation iinvv and then against this b.ub.iious foi m of lawlessness can do no baiin and may accomplish con sldoi.ible good. It Is said thattheio are congressmen who aio actually aliald to go homo to spend the holidays for fear Unit the illlcosoekois among their constituents might Insist on making life a bin den for them at just the time when they ought to be basking In sunshine and peace. Seiii | < of llie i\initllloii. Denver IlepiililUan H would be well to mnlcc the scope af .ho Omaha exposlllon as broad as pcylhle , in that the affair may be reprcsenntlve of a aige section of the countrj A bill to thh effect has been Introduced In congress lliM-iicx of tinfrlrnti llncf. New \ ork Ti ilmnc The list of heroes of the > Afrlran rare Islet lot ovore-rowdcd and Macco llndb plenty of oem on Us roster Irrespective- his race ie will be eternally remembeied h > Cubi ns ono of her martjrs and dellvercra Ills were lie deeds that shine In the sudden making of splendid name < ( , and Ills place In hlstorj s In no need of a trocln to dofeiwl it. 'I iH'lf \-1 > OllllTN. IlronUljn llisle Congress Is not nlui\s a prett\ spectacle ) tit It Is a long time since It has given nn > such exhibitions ns they had In the Italian liamber , when a Foclallst expressed a be- lef that kings were of not much use , and is a re-mlt the deputies clutched t-ach nthors' throats and fought and veiled and loundcd. This was because the prince of N'aplea wanted $ JOO.OOO .1 jeir for spending none ) . Ho got It. St 1-niil 1'lonerr Tntis Under the accepted code of etiquette among ihslclans a doctor Isn't permitted to pub- Icl ) show the shortcomings of a fellow irictlttonpr , no matter how Ignorant or ow much of a blunderer the latter ma > rove to l.avo been Tl-o wiser M I ) nny oak his supcrlorlt ) , either sitting still or 'aniline up. but critical comment In public 3 Inadmissible This ancient superstition as lati-1) been enforced bj a llrUtsh < lo- I'lon v. here In one doctor received $7f dim- ges ftom another for remarks derogator ) o the plaintiff's skill A Chili-lit lull > llNillritti1. . CliliaKu C ironli Ic XIrs Annie Ui-sant makes a touching ap- > cal In a Now York new "paper for famine- trlckcn India , and it halt hhe i elate" l ruu the comlltluns In some parts of tlm otintrv are terrible , but we do not sec v\h ) \mcilca should bo called upon to iclleuills - ress In a IlritUh province ( ircit Hrltaln las milked ItuIU dr > for two genciatlons , nd her govetnment and people have been tutted with xubstaiicc wrung from a proud .plrltcd and comiuercd people If the 1'ng- sh had spent half the inonoj the Indian army has tot In building icservolrs and Ir rigating ditches famine might have been un known Tin- t'urf.Iui > . I'lillii leliihln 1'ri.tx The peoplevho want a curfew law which shall icqulrc children to go to their homos when the curfew be-11 tolls have a iation.il f > ipport : foi their proposition so far as It alms to take unattended and unprotected children off the stteots at a pioper hour In the evenli'ig This la desltatile but unduu Interference with parental coutiol of chil dren and of domestic matters generally wl ! : not go in this counti } The em few bell so far as It Is morel ) a wholesome- police rcgu latlon is not happll ) mined 'Ihe euifow hlbtoileall ) Htiggosts cociclon lo Its mod ern adaptation It huggims fad ami foil ) Iho city of Omaha Neb was Induced to pass a curfew ordlnar o and i court of that slate hen just dcclaicd II to uneonhtltu- - tlnnal So in Omaha cm few will uot ring tonight. M ) TMII : run nisi i ssiuv. U < - > l\nllNl Vlooil > 'N 1'iilnli-il Hi-il | > lo Inllilcl I linll < * iui > N , St I'nul I'limcer Tress It characteristic of Hvangollst Moody that he has refused to dlbcnss the merits of Chilstlantty with a prominent secularist member of the Manhattan Liberal dub , the club having Invited him to joint debate on that subject. It Is characteristic of him , not as a man who fears to imot an oppo nent or evades a straight Investigation of bis doctrines , but as one to whom the tremendous Import of his work as an nj ent of tlio world's greatest religion preeliide-a tlm waste of time in anthing so liivlal as dlbiusslon Ills icpl ) IH courteous but It Is as plain and uneriilvocal | as dalight .Moicover , ho invites his challengers to meet him on his own grouyd , which Is not that of discussion but of work. This Is a portion tion of hla letter "Hundreds and thousands of men and women are diopplng into drunkards' und harlots' graves ever ) ) oai rfwlit here la New York Now let us all Join hands and tiy to save them I will try to reach them with the gospel I will tell them of u Sav ior who came to seek that which was lost , who died a cruel death on the CIUSH In order that tli fir ulna might be- blotted out In Ills prcei-us blood If ( hero H any merit in Infidelity let ) our mi-mbers likewise put I' Into piactlie Lot them reach out a helpIng - Ing hand to these unfortunates who are sunk in vice nnd misery Thou , when they jro restored to purltv of life wo shall have tliiio to turn asideto discussion " The most aceomplUhed of disputants could not have framed a ln-ttur answer The ono sufllclrnt , convincing rcanon , not only for hla lefusal , but for his \er > ox- Istenco. hrcathcn < n It Ileforo tin uncom promising vitality the challenge of the Manhattan club dwindles to puerlllt ) Mr. Moody B best argument for Christianity Is , In his own devoted , unwavering , He-lf-Hacrl- llclng life Ho may entertain theories , Htiil oven cherish some out-worn domnax , but ho hlmsulf Is a fact , and one that only Chris tianity lonld produce Ho has tlio heart of the matter other people may take the whell and bandy It back and forth with ex ponents of liberal religion Ho has otli r uses for his time It Is well for the men and w onion of whom ho Hpeaks that ho early recognized and accepted this truth. Souls have never been tmvi-d by argument , but heavun only knows how many poor wretches have been dragged from the mlro by Mr. MooJy'a muscular evangelism. UI.AST.S ruovi uM'S nonx. The most dangerous wrong ntcp la the first ono , The roforaier Is living declaration ) of war Truth h.is nothing to fear from tlio fu ture There la such n thing as having great In fluence without having great talent. A godly life ifl something tli.it proaclicn when nothing In being ald In the pulpit. The mnn who thinks for himself will nloo think for the long procession tint follows him. It Is a great mistake for HIP ) oung to do- splno what the old have learned by experi ence1 One of the worst thhiRB about a bad man is that he leads a long pioccsslun of otliern Into evil. SKCU.VII SI1IIIS AT ' 1IIIJ IM'lilMT. ' Chicago 1'ostIlio minister who Is under arrest at 1'lttsburg chat god \vlth forger ) seems to have made a slip somc-whero. The tistnl plea of unconscious assimilation will not cover an offense of this character. Detroit Krco Press An Kplscopal minister of Siglnaw , Mich , has resigned his cli.irgo to go on tha stage. It appears ho feels "called" to poitray Shakespearean char acters , and all ho needs now Is souio man ager to make the "call" audible. ChlMgo Tilbune Pour churches at Ish- pemlng , Mich , have been sold for delln- HUent taxes The eorgroKntlotu have In en so bu ; y laIng up stoles whore the ) would not bo ooiiupted that thev have oveilooked the llttlu formallt ) of providing n mite to ronclllite the municipal aiithorltlei Oubmiuo Telegraph The case ( of Illshop Uonacum ) is ot Interest to Catholics , nnd It Is q'lito Important to the hlei ireh ) lleie'- tofoio the blahopa have boon practically nutounts. With the establishment of the canon law nnd of a papd dilegatioiv to on- foi co It , their rolgu as smh tcimlnates They can no longei Ignore the rights of tlu-li- subordinates , but must icspect thorn H Is duo to the bishops to na ) that whllo they havi had autocratic power , old ) a few of them have used It ns autocrats Ilerraftor the conditions will bo unfavorable to the aurcc&sful cnictiieut of the c-7.tr rolo. i\icor\s nn 111141 : ! \i > isn v. rionccr 1'rrfS The Now York eourls have unwisely given a Illllp to the 'new t-ectlon- allsm" b ) refusing to recognise South Da kota divorces New York \Vmld 'Iho Dakota divorce and the New York 'common law man lage" may bo "iiccm-mi ) to civilisation. " Hut to what kind of civilisation1- Minneapolis Journal The Dakota dlvoico Is having trouble in Now Ymk 'Iho com IK there refuse to lecognlzc It H might go to tin-hPitntP It will lecognUo aiithlng. Indianapolis .lonrnal The decision of aNew Now York Judge that a nlnet-dav Dakota divorce case will not bold good In bis state- Is llkel ) to bo .1 blow to a thriving north- wcstein Industiy Chicago Tribune Divorces with the South Dikota tiado matk aie now thrown out of court In New Yolk as nn Infringement of the genuineaitlcle - \ Vcma ) now look for a marked decrease ! in South Dakota's popu lation Sioux Cit ) Tribune These men and women who have heeurtd divorces from North Dakota courts and then minted again Und their domestic illations inui h ml\ed , and a decided cloud on thcli title It la well that It is HO It nn hone.st nppe.il to the courts at homo will not fuinluh i divorce it Is the bisl possible rcabun that tlie bands should not be brokin Philadelphia Inquirer A woman living In NVw York Htato went to South Dakota. Hoiund a divorce from her husband and tlie-n man led again A New York Judge has decided tint b ) the laws of the otato of South Dakota she l.s the lawful wife In that state of the second husband Ilv the lawi of the state of New York ehe Is the lawful wife of .the llrst According to this de- cUlon , a man or a wonmn might have a legal wife or husband In nearl ) every state of the union llrooklii Higlc We need a national divorce law , or an agreement as lo a method among thevarlotm nt.itcH Hero Is a woman In New York who got a dlvoico fiom her husband , going to North Dakota for the purpose Out theio who mart led another man. In Dakota hir second mar- rluge still holds So , she Is a bigamist In Now York but in Dakota she has enl ) one husband Husband No 1 Is tilng to slmpllf ) things bj ilivorilng hoi In ono of out own courts and If hid appeal Is granted none of ULs motiev will pa.ss to the woman 01 her n-latlvrs while he will hcinre the cuatod ) of h'H chill Washington Post Tindesliablllt ) of uniform laws on the subject of niairiaun and divorce Is universally conceded , and an rffort to secure that desideratum , begun some ) ear.s ago Is Htlll being pushed with strong prospects of ultimate hilceess Tin- only practicable way however. IH through state legislation The people of the wtatia would not consent to .1 transfer of this do- inestii concct n to the nitlonnl anthoiit ) They prefer their fcmll ) alfalrs should bo .subject to state rathei than national laws This subject has been dltscussod in eongrom , and that body has ulodv declined to Inter fere with existing conditions oven to the extent of submitting an nmendmont of the constitution to the states i-iiisiiN vi , VXD ormit\v isi ; . It Is not unusual for the duke of West minster's charlt ) bill to amount to $100,000 a ) ear Jacob romme has Just brought suit against a Now VmU dentist to iccovci dam aged foi pain sulfeied while being rut In rt-adlncsi for faUo teeth iila Wheeler llcox Is no longer ) onng and gldd ) She has just celebrated her 4.1U birthday The ' Poetess of Passion" was born ncjr Madison , WIs. Hobeit Collyor , the octogomilan t'nita rlan pi earlier of New York IUH piactlrally rotlrod from nelUe ministerial dulloj , ul- though ho Is noniln.'lly still the Keillor pas tor of the Chinch of the Mruilah. Perhaps ns line an aiitoginph album na thci-o Is Is the visitors buok at Ilawarden , whcieln tlio names ot Gladstone's guests are rocoided It contains entilis as far back as 1M.O . The inoal iccont of conacuenco | M that of LI Hung Chang C Oliver Idelln isn't unite batlslled with tlio victory of Defender and Ihe humilia tion of Lord Dunraven but haw given ordeis foi piob.ihl ) tlie finest seagoing jacht over net allo.u It la to bo made of steel and In this ho Intends to make a leisurely trip a i on nil the world In a speech at a Ixindon dinner party the other night Lord Itobcrts tald that lie "would prefer leading a force Into the field to wilting a. book " Lord Itobeit.s Is the littleredfaced man which la Hobs" and there is no reason for him to unbnlm hlm- H'lf In literature while Kipling mn.ilna to do It for Mini Di Thomas Dunn Kngllsh. the venerable authoi of 'Hen Holt , " was violently ns- laulted at his homo in Newark the other d.i ) b ) a tramping woiklngman , who was dUsiitlsllcil with his wage- for clearing tlio snow off Dr nnglleh's sidewalk In splto of his 7S ) oirs , Dr KnglUli tcl/od u thick cane and laid on M lustily that the rulllan took to flight The district represented In congress by John C Hell , ono of Colorado'tt two con- gieggmcn. la nald to be equal In area to the states of New York. Masfiehusetts , Con necticut and Now Jersey Mr , Hell Is n nephew of the John C Hell who was Lin coln's opponent on the union ticket In 18GO Ho liab the reputation of being the mot popular populist In Colorado Freeman O Smith of Haltlmoro took out an accident policy for | rj,000 Afterward 1 i commenced wearing a pair of now sboc-a. which proJuccd u iioto toe Tile naro grow UOIBO und blood poisoning not In , resulting in death Tilt * company refused to pay the claim , but the Ohio court In which tlio ca o WIIH tried decided that 11 wan nn i < cildont and the widow gets th Insurance Tli In U ono of thu most Interesting uccldunt canca vet reported President Cleveland Is really fond of hla Mimmtr homo on Uu//anl H bay and ulioun It by the eoiislderulili ) Improvements ho Is having made there. A long tea. wall Is loins built , which will reclaim 100 acres or HO ; sand IilllH uro carted away for filling , loads are made through the woods , lily ponds are constructed and new stables and other buildings are iioliu ; up Mr. Cleve land means to continue ) a uummcr citizen of MatEACuusetU , or vi > . Unrlpm I.lfo : "Pap-v , " snkt yomiR Mrs. Hunker , "won't > oti please ? give Ueorg ? nnd mo JIO-IKW" " \\liut do you want Hint much money for ? " "We vvntit to bullil iv JS.OiW house. " Clilongo TrlbunpKlvertI . CP liy n. fnshlon Item In this pnpcr tluit shirt bo soms are to be mndo Miortor. Hi ooks That's n goenl thing. ! hnvo often thought 5011 wore ) our shirt bosom. too long. Detroit 1'reei l'ie- : "They trll ' < % Oimnpv , Hint ) our ilnughtci U vveddeil to J inti'le ? " "I should rny tlnvt she vvna fiom Iho noise she miikc-i ; but 1'vo offered her $10- 000 to gel n dlvoico , nnd would double tlio offer on n pinch. " Itoston Ololie HP I hnvo your mother's consent , nnd now She -U cnn lu-vor lie , sir 1 highly re- speot } ou , anil will bo a sister to you , but Ho-Holil on ; you will ho n daughter to mo I'm going to inniry jour mother Atlnntn. rivimtltutlon : "Yon mlwht put on thnr " suld the boroov-Pil hnibnmt to the rural soulptor , "Hint Mho tiled ppnooful , n'i' tlmt we vvouUln't call her back" "Anythingrise1" " "She never pol o n oitiss vvoul In her llfp , " "All rlKht. " "Hpln" ilenf nn' iliinib nil * of n quiet nn' rolliln1 nntiu' . " "Is Hint nil ? " "Woll , > ou mlBhl tlnovv In n little pctlp- lur' , l. t sny 'llor chlklren Use up an * call her 1 AH.intn ronstiltnion : liny wp HIP riirlot- iniibooki llbernlly , nnil no\t ) oar the nuthori will got roj allies enough to dlno at n loatuurnnt. Chlcngo Pot"Old ) ou know tlmt the brllllnnt Mr Whllo linn burl hlmsolf ? " "Tb.it sntcnatte' ) oung innn ? " " \ > s " "No , I Imiln't hcnid of It. How did It happen ? " "Wbv , 1 midet slnnd IIP nootilonl.itly fell on one of IIM ! pojntoil lonmtka. " NowYotk l'ro s "Illnd him' ' " cried tlio Icnih-t of Iho liilgaiiiV , "ami nt tlio near- < si vlllngo wo will ilemnnd n lldy i.insom , Mil , Im " Tinraptmod trnvoler regnrdoil him vag-iu-lv ' The lines , " ho said , "nro not 1ml. lint the ( lHlgn IM too conventional ! Yrs " IVioPlvliiu tlmt they bad fallen upon iv poster in list the bilgnndd lle-il In leiior townid the mountains. I'NANSWKIinn Ilnslon Tranrrrlpt 1 vvnntcil ) ou when the - > klci vvoto icit And now ibo tkv Is grnv ; I thought of vou vvhrn Mhndowi flr-d , Now falli HIP end of day ; I fulled voti when Hie hlllt were llnmc , Ami now the bills nro biro ; I sought joii when Iho siiowilrlfls came , Ami now the nuallows pilrl rrnnk U Slnnton Wion the lltllo ilrl went awnv from hoinf In Iho mldnlghl ploom wo wepl ; And U teemed that Htlll Tor nil God's will- f On her mother's breast she slept Tor It did not SPPIH she oould go nvv.iv Prom the kiss of her mother's lips that dnyli 'I lint day Tlmt da ) That lotipsome div When Iho lltllp gill wont away ! % V In n tlio little Klrl .vont awnv from home \\hi-ro the ro os seemed no swet-t , Wo said thai day "Slip hath gone tlio wiv Wo must tread with weary foot' ' " Oh , H did not seem she could leave us so Tor her kiss was lee sweet for t'lo ' kiss o/ the snow , That ila ) Thai d.i ) ' That lonesome dnv When tlio llttlo girl wont nvvnv ! Wb < n the llltlo girl wont nwny from liomi Wo knoll 'noatji Ibo bonding skies ; Hut Ibov onlv si-pinoil ( As wo pr.ivid and ilre.imod ) A inom'r ) of her blue oos ! Pen- v\o lould not think , ns wo knelt to pi a ) , Hie would le.ivo her mother's nrms Hint (1 ( iy , That day That dnv' Tli it lonrsomo day When the llttlo girl went nwny ! Win n tlio llttlo girl wont nwny from homo ) Ab. mo1 for the we-nry ) ems ! Per Iho lonely Highs , Per tin- wooding eves , And life but n vale of te.irsl Tor In daiknes's anil sllcneo the mother wicps , Still still o'er fie turf where her little on ? Hleep , In llfi-'s ovenlng t.i i ) - As on Dial sad d i\ When thellltlo bill win ! iway ! Who arc such from habit , bu their fault-finding rarely ac complishes much. However , we rather like to encounter them because the harder they find fault with our clothing1 the better friends and customers they become when they dis cover their mistake. The fact is that in making our Suits and Overcoats we try to anticipate all the kick ers , and , if possible , to leave them without any ground for complaint , either as to goods or prices. Come in and sec for your self how well wo have cone ) it , " ' 8. W. Cor. 15th and Doujjluo Sta