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ItOSKWATKIl , Editor.
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FcAl. Notary 1'ubllc.
Mr. ITnnnn , n * iisn.il , H not sayln
nnirli. His lecoid Is for action uitlie
tli iin
Tlio Co.\py-Htnvvn combination' ' sonnil
n sootl tlpitl like CO\'H Itiow nit" * , but I
Is not lialf so ontoilnlulnp
To reduce tinli'sal rate of Inteu-st o :
city warrants will not piovkle a 11101
cffoetlvo moans of paying tlio wan ant
themselves.
Tlu > first Installment of stock yaid
restitution bills lia.s made Its appc.iranu
at Lincoln , but tlio stock yauls pcopl
me not \\oiryint ; .
Indications ntc multiplying tbat th
recent nibltiatlon treaty Ib a vlcloi ;
for American diplomacy. Uussla. I nov
Bald to bo unfavorable to It.
If General Wcyler Is In bad hniuor In
may console lilmsclf with tlio though
that he has been the moans of puttlni
a peed many other people out of tempo
In lil.H time.
Jingo constessmen now have ampl
piovocatlon to let slip the dojs of wa
upon the faiaway country of Slam. Tin
tall of the Ameilcan coat 1 s been vet ;
1 - fotelbly tiodden on over theio.
Mr. Wiley Is again out of a job , but I
Is veiy unlikely that he will requite tin
good olllce.s of hib friend , Engineer IIo\\
ell , to secnte for him a lucrative po > illloi
under the Water Wet Us company.
In the eonhouMsy over the locatioi
of the next meeting of the National IMe
Itefoim association , as usual wheie L'au
VandeiYooit Is eonceuied , theio Is onlj
one ic.il genuine tiling , and he's It
The growing ceitalnty that Senatoi
Sherman will be at the head of the ni \
cabinet lelieves In a coiiespondlng de
gree the anxiety of seveinl UaiKIsts win
weio entirely milling to ser\e in tha
capacity.
The telephone company Is extending it >
Hues In all dhectlons thiotighoiit tin
Htate , theieby Increasing the facility ol
communication bctuciHi the smallei
towns and the TtaiismN-ilssippl
tlon center.
Local labor certainly lias lights In con
nection with tliosoik of the exposition
lint at the same time theie Is no te.ison
for "holleilng" befoie theie is the slight-
c.st Intimation that anybody Is in danger
of being hint.
Tlio Iowa State fair Is $11,000 In debt.
The Iowa State fair , however , cannot get
faT ahead of the Nebmslca State fair In
this tespeet. A slate fair Is not a suc
cess that does not leave some debts to be
made up float the icceipts of the next
year's fair. '
The Ttaiismlsslsslppl Imposition bill
prepated by the Depaitment of Promo
tion and Intioduced by Representative
Dudley Smith Is framed in the best In
terests of the enteipiise and should be
filvoiably acted upon by the leglslatine
without unnecessary delay.
Treasurer St. John of the popocratlc
national committee Is no longer a
banker , but his exit tiom the banking
business has not been exactly voluntary.
Uelng no longer on the inside of banking
chcles , however , his usefulness to the
popocratle oNcheiiuer must bo sadly lm <
palted.
The bosses who tun the machines of
all parties \\lll get together very teadlly
In favor of a ballot law that \\II1 enable
men to vote for loosteis and eagles and
owls to designate their choice for yel
low dog candidates. The Intelligent and
conscientious elti/.en votes for men ami
not for emblems.
Tlio Ingenuity of the police Is likely
to be taxed In iceoveilng the lubber
baptismal suit which > \as recently stolen
fiuiu a local church. It Is dllllcult to
conceive \\luit legitimate USD a plain ,
oveiy day thief could make of ueh a
commodity , and of conise u is out of ( he
question that the garment has been hot-
lowed by a Uval congiegatlon.
A legislative mnjoilty can do almost
anything It chooses In t'te ' matter of un
seating opponents and seating paity
ft lends. It Is not always good policy or
good politics , however , to take ad
vantage of strength of numbers to ount
membei.s unquestionably elected Just be
cause the defeated candidates atv In
'iced of the icreuuu the iiositlou bilngb.
IntcnlcwH with lending nicrchnnts I
various HUPS of trade In N'o\v York plio
a cntiai'iisim of opinion that theio will I
a marked Improvement In bushiest wit
'
the opening of nprlng and'that If thci
Is a judicious revision of the tail
by the next congress there wl
be , before the summer ! passed ,
gcncial revival of Industrial activity th :
must glvo the country piosporlty. Tli
business men who express tills oplulo
have tiacle all over tlio countty an
thetefoto keep themselves well Infoimc
legatding the conditions cverywhen
Ono of thesosald : "Cool-headed buslnef
men can icach no other conclusion tha
that good times are ahead of us. On
reason for such a conclusion Is foun
In last yeat's trade balances. In 1S7I
one of the most piospcrous yeata In oti
hlaloiy , We congiatulatod ourselves tlir
there was over ? aoO,000,000 to our credl
in the Intel national trade balances. Till
year our cicdlt will be millions nior
than that. Our exports during the pat
year have been heavy and our Import
light. For the Hist time the Unite
States heads the list of the creditor nr
tlons of the wet Id. This means nation : :
prosperity. " Another said that whn
wo most need to btlng back a revival c
business Is the enactment of a protec
tlvo tariff measuio , which would In
cicase the demand for American goodf
stimulate ttado and piovldo a tevenu
Hiilllelent to meet our expenses.
It Is ceitalnly not a lack of money tha
prevents business tcvlval. In the las
ten weeks the deposits In the cleat hi ;
house banks of Now Yoik Incieased con
siderably over ? 100,000,000 , and accoul
ing to the last weekly statement th
leservcs of these banks were 511,000,00
in excess of the legal tequiiement Tlipt
is cheaper money in the United State
than In the Kntopean money maiket
and Instead of but towing money 1011
Hmopp , as was the case a year ago , w
have been loaning" money abroad
Wheieas at this date last year gold wa
Honing to Km ope and the treasury \\n
pii-parlng to Issue bonds to teplenisl
the depleted it-setvc , now that tes iv
Is neatly $110,000,000 and gtoIng. . On
exiiot ts continue on a liber il scale , as
surlng. unless then- should be an une\
peeled Inciease In Imports , a still laige
balance of liade ill lav or of the Unltei
States.
All these aic most encouraging condi
tioiis and amply justify the opinion Ilia
the country is at the tlueshold ol an en
of gteat business actlity and ptospeilty
or
The lepiibllcaus of Wisconsin are ti
be congiatulated upon the nomlnatioi
of ex-Senator John C. Snootier to sue
ceed Senator Vilas In the United Statci
senate. This action w 111 be heartily wel
coined by tepubllcans everywhete win
know of the gteat ability of Colone
Spooner and of the excellent tecord hi
made in the national senate. Ditiliu
the ono term lie served In that body hi
became a recognised leader on the repnb
Mean side and tiieie can be no doub
that-he will tesume that position whei
he retutiis to the senate. Colone
Spooner la one of the ablest men In tin
country. He lif distinguished as a law
yer , he Is a foicefnl and eloquent ot.ttor
ami his republicanism Is of the mos
sterling quality. H is not too much tt
say that he Is the peer of any as an ex
ponent and advocate of'tepubllcan piin
clples. That he will be an earnest sup
porter of the next administration ol
rouise goes \ \ Ithoiil saj Ing. IIIs nomina
tion by ( lie joint tepubllcan e.iuui-
was unanimous. Such men as Colone :
Spooner elevate the chaiacter of the
national senate and Improve Its claim
to nubile conlldcnce.
if Drilled sun' .
The deliberations of the Indlanapolh
monetary convention contributed noth
ing new towaid the solution of the piob-
lent of cunency refotm. The conven
tion deilatcd lor the maintenance of
the gold standaid ; for the ultimate te-
tliement of United States notes by .some
noeesb that would avoid injurious uni
t-action of the cnru-ncy ; and for a bank-
ng system that would glvo an elastic
iltcnlatlon and a better distribution of
ouiablc capital. It suggested a mone-
ary commission to beauthoil/ed by con-
iress to consider the cmieney < iuestiun
mil report to cougioss , or if such leglsla-
lon cannot be secured an executive
lommittoo appointed by the cbaiinnn
) f the convention nhall cieate a com-
nissiim to devise a plan of cunency ie-
bun to bo piesented to a meeting of the
: onveiitlon called by the executive com-
ulttee.
Such Is the outcome of a confeicnce of
epiesentatlve business men ftom which
i good deal wan expected , and It is din-
inctly disappointing. It lias not te-
novcd any of the diillcnlties of the piob-
em which the convention met to con
> lder , It ha.s not slicd any new light on
he cnriency question , and it has not
hewn that these practical business men
lave any more or better Ideas on the
ubject than the politicians In congiess.
i'heio is not a ptojiosltlon In the tesolu
Ions adopted by the monetary coin en-
Ion which has not already been pie-
t'tited in congress and ficely discussed
* the pi ess. There is nothing new abuttt
liem and they do not acquire any added
netlt or sticngth fiom the declaration : ;
f the Indianapolis convention.
So far a the imiintenanee of the gold
tandaid Is conceined , that has been de
reed by the people. T/iat / Htandaul has
een the basis of our cunency for many
cara and It will continue to be for
iiiuy yeais to come. The mos > t Impor-
int feature of the Indianapolis declaui-
ontelate.s to the tetheiiientof the legal
nder notes. The convention , an was
x-pected , favored getting rid of thpsi-
otes , but It dltl not suggest how thin
ould be done without Injuriously con-
acting the currency or dlstuibing the
usluess of the countiy. It recognised
its danger , bntolfered nothing to avci (
. It Is a pioposltlon that Is opposed
y a huge majority of the American
L-oplo and which no political party will
dopt. Helliement of the legal tender
ute.s as a condition precedent to cur
> ncy toforin is at this time utteily out
f tlie question and its agitation u.su-
'KM. It IH undoubtedly deshable that
icio bhould bi > butter banking facilities
i poitlouo of the country and u dlstribtt
tlon of loanable capital that would tot
to Oiiall7.o the rates of Interest gene
ally. But how far thin In to bo promote
by legislation In a question. Hanks !
bo established only where there Is pror
Iso of profitable business ami loannb
capital "will go only where the credit i
the people Is such as to Invite. It. Th
Is the case under present conditions.
Is a matter of business , not to be in at
rlally affected by legislation.
The suggestion of a monetary cominl
slon to bo appointed by authority of coi
gross Is not likely to be adopted. 1
that case a commission to be named 1 :
the executive committee of the Indlai
apolls convention will formulate a en
icncy bill. It probably cannot get such
measure bofote congress before no :
December and It may be a year and
half hence before It can receive any Coi
filderatlon. In any event a measui
framed on the Hues suggested by tl :
Indianapolis convention is certain to fal
KX COUltTS
Arkansas now oems to hold tl :
championship iJelt for tallioad-ildde
courts. The decision which entitles it 1
tills proud distinction was handed dow
this week by the supioine com t sitting f
Little Hock reversing u lower com
which had given the plaintiff a vetdl <
for damages against a railroad for lof
of his baggage.
In the case In question the passengc
purchased three tickets over tlio Kansa
City , Fort Scott & Memphis mllvvaj
which entitled him to ir > 0 pounds of b.if
gage. Ills baggage , which was coi
tallied In two ti links and tlnee" boxe :
was delivered to and accepted by tli
railway company as baggage , chccke
and paid excess baggage on the sam <
The articles theiein consisted of foil
feather beds , ton pillows , forty-llv
quilts , blankets and a huge number
other articles. The passenger i cache
his destination , Mammoth Springs , a
11:08 : p. in. , and the station lions
wheieln the agent stored the baggag
was burned about I a. in. of the sam
night and the baggage was all destroyed
Suit was biougbt against the railioa
company and judgment recoveted , bu
the judgment Is now set aside and th
company declared exempt fiom llabilltj
In his opinion the judge tides tha
while the statute on the subject of bafj
gage entitles each passenger paying hi
faro to have ttan poitod with each fai
ITiO pounds of baggage , to consist o
"such articles as ate usually caitled b ;
oidluary pel sons when tiav cling. " am
that when a lailway comp'iuy accept
such baggage , as above onnmeiated , 1
will bo liable tlieiefor as a common cat
rler , yet In the case at bar the compan ;
Is not responsible as a common can lei
Inasmuch as the passenger leached hi
destination at 11:08 : p. in. , and iustcai
of lemoving his baggage that night lef
It In chaige of tlio station agent , am
that as the Hie did not occur until 1 a
m. he had a reasonable time withh
which to have temoved It.
In order to hold for the raihoad tin
Atkansas court has to assett that ever ;
passenger Is tcquiied to lemovc his bag
gage fiom the company's piomises ti' '
soon as lie completes Ills journey on pen
ilty of losing his lights as againt tin
company , and that more than a reasona
lle ) time has elapsed for removing bag
.jago after two hoiits at midnight havt
mssed , when piobably no conveyance
s available. The law icpoits will have
to be seaiched with vigilance to ilud s
tmiallcl to such transparent juggleiy.
The bill for a public defender in till'
comity to take the place of the counse
specially appointed to defend each in
ligent prisoner has been intioduced lute
be legislature , but in a form that I >
objectionable In several particular. Tin
) ill is evidently drawn witli the design
) f having tlie olllee passed aiound as-
> olltleal pie to a number of impccunioti :
awyeis and left with each only lonj :
'iiough to penult of one or two blK-s ,
Vccoidingly the public defender Is to be
ippointcd at the beginning of each term
> f comt , or not less than thiec
lines a jear , and the t amc
nan Is declined Ineligible to ie-
ippolutinent for a period of tluec
eai.s. Theie Is little to be said in favor
if such an atraugciucnt and muc.li
Lgalnst It If the public defender Is to
ioiiespond to the public prosecittot , he
hould be given at least a tenuieof olllcv
hat makes him paitially Independent of
be appointing power.
fleoigla's governor , William Y. Atkin-
.011 . , I.s at piesent making a tour of the
Mcillc coast and is expected to make his
vay east by way of Ogden and Donvei.
Ie ought to be Induced to Include Ne-
naska and Omaha. In his mute so as to
jcuio an Impression of the magnitude
nil piospeets of the gicat Transmissln-
Ippl Exposition. While Oeoigla is not
ne of tlie transmississippi states , Its
nod will and to-oporatlon In this on-
-iptiso Is something woith cultivating.
One of tlie laimer members of the Ne-
r.tska legislature has the temerity to
loposo to icpeal the law enacted to put
own the Uitsslan thistle nest. We
liought the Husslaii thistle law way
assed In i espouse to a unanimous do-
mud on the jiait of the fanning popu-
itlon of tlie state. Can it be possible-
nit the law has accomplished all It was
eslgned to attain within the brief period
f two yearo ?
Jacob C'ox'ey anil Paul Vandervoort
111 form a new paity that Is to lie the
uly true lefoim paity this side of
I'aven. And Inacioid with the etoinal
tness of things Its blith has been fote-
Ldalned to take place on Independence
ny at Nashville , under the shadow of
to statue of the gallant hoi.se that
ndrew Jackson tides.
James F. d'lbbs , publisher of the Nor-
all : ( O. ) Hclleetor , Is an announced can-
Idato for the position of public printer
: the United States , with the endoiha-
ent of thu Ohio State Editorial assoeia-
on. Wonder If Mr. Olbbs took the pie-
uitlon of Heciirlng the assent of Cadet
aylor befoie venturing to asphe to this
lpoliitinent. )
City Engineer Ilowell's annual report
111 bo devoted exclusively to an ex-
tuatlve review of thu water \\oiks qucs-
Senator All ii U a consistent bellovi
In fusion. Hii was elected by a fuslii
combination.Ho fused the populls
and sjlvor deinpcrats to beat the ropul
lleans , and nrVvj' ho Is fusing with h
republican cAJIeaguo In the senate I
boat the continuation of a sound mono
democrat appointed to a place on tl
federal district bench.
mill VlNll.lc
I'lillndclphln Tress.
Wo may remark la this connection that tl
learned profersora i iiitcraatlonnl la\v nr
polity v\ho v\cro telling their classes anil tl :
public last winter that there \\.is no stu
thing DS a Monroe doctrine have had to ai
just their theories to the visible facts.
Tlinl'H tin *
Dem or llcpubllrnn
The Rovemment la now runnlns the Unit
Pacific rail rood throiiRh Its rccclxers and
seems to be doing \\orkjnoro succca
fully than the Union Pacific company dl
What Rreat harm conld como to cither If
railroads or tlio country If the governmei
should run all the railroads , wo would III
to kno\\
< ; oiTiior DrnKf'M Dllcimnii.
New Yoilt Mnll nnd Kxprcs'
It Is certainly an Interesting position \\hlc
Ooxcrnor Drake of Iowa Is alleged to hav
assumed as a result of a mandamus to compi
him to commission John H 1'rlmo aa
brigadier general In the Natio'nal guan
after decision b > the courts that Prime \\t
duly elected The go\ernor's attorney 1
on record with a declaration that If his cller
Is committed for contempt ho111 pardo
himself thus creating a breach between th
executive aul judicial branches of govcrr
ment Ire Io\vn suggestive of the oxecutlv
legislative tct ilon nt the national capita
An easy solution A\ould bo to place the gov
crnor In solitary confinement , and have th
prison authorities carefully avoid all scrvlc
by him of pardon papers.
Tin' CiMirKln An < l-TriiNt I.mv.
SprlnRlleld ( Mnss ) Iteinibllcnn
There has been talk of the way the ne\
anti-trust law In Georgia Is smashing th
monopolies. As a matter of fact , It Is no
affecting the monopolies at all , BO far a
an > body can sec Some of the trusts hav
released the wholesalers In Georgia froi :
: heir contracts to buy only of the trusts
jut as the latter arc In pretty full posses
slon of the field this simply means that th
wholesalers must continue to buy of th
trusts and pa } trust prices. They can cti
prices In Georgia all they please , but I
will be at the expense of the Georgia deal
: is and not the trusts The Gcoigla lav
s a copy of the Illinois anti-trust law
which has not proved to bo moro cttcctlv
than the federal anti-trust law.
1'niiiMiiroiI an In fa nt TriiMt.
Kan.'na City Star
The collapsoot the uncompleted Whit
Paper truU may bo'justly attributed to th
exposure of Us plans In tbo hearing the otlie
lay of claimants for tariff taxation for th
irotectlon of paper makers before the way
Mid means committee of the house .of rep
rcsentatlvca , and that being the case , Chair
nan Dlnglcy Is to bo congratulated on hav
ng achieved ono useful purpose by hi
arlff hcarli pa The best results to tin
> ubllc are obtained by free and open compe
I tlon In the manufacture of white paper n :
n other products of Industrial enterprise
aid thu failure of an effort to form a trus
s to bo welcomed as a healthful sign In thi
commercial wet Id When a trust fall
ndlvldtnl operators have a clmnco to com
> ete In the open on a. fair field , and aa compe
Itlon Is the life of'trade , the death of trusts
s the quickening of enterprise
o 6r TIII : WAYS.
rreilluiloii lit a Triangular n li
Konr VVIII-H Hciioo.
St. Louis Ilriiybllo ( sllvcr-dcm )
"What will the populists do ? " Is ono o
he Interesting ( iticxittons growing out o
ho icccnt alliance campaign. An Intlmatloi
of the ai-swer a to a part of them at leas
i contained In the address of George r
Vashbuin of the populist national cxccutlvi
omrnltlcc
Mr. Wpshburn calls upon the populists t (
eo'ganlzo for an Independent campaign 01
i Bicenback platform Ills address and tin
itteranccs of the leaders confenlng In thl.
Uy emphasize the fact that the democrat !
mi populists were not held together by at
ndurlng bond Many populists rcvoltei
gainst fusion before * election day and ro
olced over the defeat of the democracy
'ho bulk of those vvho clung to fusion re-
Carded the sllve-r Issue merely as a make-
hlft and , u-j .Mi Washburn expresses It
an entering wedge" to the main Isaue ol
Tccnbacks.
I'opulUt members of the legislature In thlc
tate vvcnt Into caucus with the democrats
nd thus signified their Intention to act
Uth the party It is probable that In this
nd ether states many democrat. * who hail
amlered Into populism will not return tc
t , but will otaj In their own party. Uut
o-taluly all of that crowd of political wild
tecrs known as the mlddlc-of-tho-roadcra
111 probably get together on a platform
hlch will embrace Hat money and all the
3ma of the extremists.
As hard inonej It a batilc principle of
emocracy , this action on the part of the
opullits must signify the parting of the
RJS of the late allies and a triangular
Ight four jears from now.
i ; i.vnoii is A mibsi > n.
naVt't of lillciii-HH In IN-iinl
IllNlltlltlllllM ,
I'hllidclr-lila Piecs
A Sing Sing , N. Y , , convict has taken his
Ife , being induced thereto , It Is said ,
brough the Influence of the enforced Idle-
ess to which the new state law condemns
onvlcts. Other ponvlcta complain bitterly
f the Idleness , claiming death Is preferable
9 a life In prison with absolutely nothing to
o. The legislation which prevents con-
lets from engaging In useful labor Is an
iror born of nariow-mindcdnces and dem-
goglsm. Why should convicts ho exempt
rom the rule , "In the sweat of thy face
halt thou tat bread ? " Why should men
.ho have violated tl'o Invva of society be
upportoil thereafter by the labor of their
iwahldlng fellow , * ) Instead of by the work
f their own hands' Convicts tbould earn
Itcir living as well aa other folks.
Men convicted of crime arc kept In prison
ot In vcngcante Imt for thu protection
f society ami for their own good. Society
i not bonef.tcd by driving convicts crazy or
taking their ) tvtn miserable and useless ,
heir ptiizlblo rifoi'madan U an object to be
ept iteadlly In view Work Is a great aid
> discipline , and , belpa keep the men In
oed health and counteracts a disposition
> mutiny and liialio trouble. When men
: arn In prison & 'ufecftil trade the rham.es
t their becoming decent citizens when they
ct out of prlsoi ) , aru fairly good. If , how-
fcr , they are livvt. In Idleness they In-
kltably go outpf tprhon worse criminals
mi when they'tni ' rcd.
Humanity and sound economy both dictate
i.it convicts shall bo engaged dally at sonic-
ting which wllj oscupy their time , attcn-
011 ana energies and contribute to their
lainteiiance. Tljp competition of men In
11 need not bu , mpra formidable to other
oikmen than the competition of the name
umber of men out of Jail , If n ahoemaker
i wrath cutu a rran the nliocs which ho
akrs In prkon will not bo more competitive
i the maikot than the nhoea ho made when
it of jail , unices they aru placed on the
aiket at leas than the price at which free
bor can make shoes with profit. Thin
tould bo forbidden
The only valid objection ( a convict made
gods la the low price at which ,
ider the contract system , thcsu
tlolea have been placed upon the
arket. Protection from thin form
cheap labor U a legitimate demand , but
lat U qulfo a different thing from abnolute
outbltlon of convict labor , which name
; ltator.i art ) ah\n > urging anil which some
gblatoivi have provided , ta the great em-
irrattfliuout of tbolr ntato ponat Institution. *
id tlio Injury of thoao confined tbcro In
D AVITII
Chicago Tlmcfl-ltcrald : Lot tlio attorney
general ir.ovo forward , The Dnltcd States
liaa the right of way on the dockets of the
courts , anil It will not bo long before conic nf
the o fellows will bo begging to make ucw
terms ,
Denver ncpuullcm : The defeat of the bill
makes forcclrfctiro seem almost n necessity ,
but that docs not mean the government will
lese by the operation , Indeed , It Is already
reported thnt n sjndlcato has been formed
to take the Union Pacific by paying a largo
pciccntago of the debt duo to the govern
ment , nnd wo have no doubt that this will
bo done.
Now York World : Now that the rctundtng
bill Is definitely defeated the government
should proceed to foreclose Its mortgigis nnd
to sue the stock and bondholders for the $90 $ , .
000,000 or so for which they aru personally
responsible , In other words , the gov cm.
mont qhotild row- proceed to get what It can
and go finally out of a business that has
bred corruption from beginning to end.
Iltiffalo Express- The failure of the bill
probably mi-ars that Immediate steps will betaken
taken to foreclose the government's mort
gages on the roads This does not ncces-
satlly Imply that the government will take
possession of the roads , though tint may
follow. It will probably first offer them at
public sale , and there are said to bo eastern
capitalists anxious to1 secure them and w Ill-
Ing to pay the government enough to nnko
up a considerable part of its losses If tint
should prove to bo the else It would probably
bo best to sell thorn nut It would bo belter
to convert them Into government rends than
to let them go to private corporations for
any merti eong
Cleveland Plain Dealer The necessity of
prompt and radical attention by the gov
ernment Is shown by the fact that the South
ern Pacific has a lease of the Central Pa
cific and Is diverting all the business It can
from tha Central Pacific to the Southern
lines , thus aiming to render practically
worthless ono of the government securities
for Its leans of credit and cash The Cen
tral Pacific has been trying to break the
lease on the ground of violation of condi
tions , but the Powers bill would have kept
H In the grasp of the Southern Pacific for
eighty jears more , whyi , it not before. It
would have been rendered absolutely value
less as a security and been abandoned ,
Chicago Trlbuno : The Washington dis
patches state thnt foreclosure proceedings
will bo commenced at once against the
Pacific roads It Is stated also that list
week a bill was submitted to congress which
provides that all foreclosure suits may bo
brought before the circuit court of appeals
for the District of Columbia. Otherwise
there will have to bo separate suits In a
dozen states , Involving much time , expense
and labor If the proceedings are carried
on nt Washington the law officers ot the
government will bo on the ground , and can
attend to cvcr > thlng. This bill , which was
drafted by the attorney general , should bo
passed at once Who In the senate or
house will ventmuto oppose a measure
which Is so manifestly In the interest of
the people ?
Springfield ( Mass ) Republican- Considera
tions like this have piompted the supportcrn
of government ownership In congress to con
tinue that body In the do-nothing attitude
and compel the executive to go ahead Thej
have now succeeded Hut there Is no occa
sion for alarm Some advocates of the
Powers bill declared that ! they would rather
sec the debt lost to the government entlrcl >
than to have iho government undertake the
e < pcrlment of opc-iatlon This Is an extraor
dinary and Indefensible position. H ls > as
suming before trial that trial will prove a
disastrous failure That remains to be dem
onstrated Meantime It Is to bo obaeived
that the Union Pacific Is already being
operated by the government through its
courts and receivers named by the courto ,
and the social fabric has not been shaken in
the least by the fact or the red dogs of
anarchy unleashed In the slightest degree
THU AHIIITIIATIOV THIS VTV.
Chicago ChronicleTlie general treaty of
aibltratlon marks a long stride forward In
the advance of civilization It U one of
these triumphs ot peace transcendently
more glorious than the triumphs of war.
Now York World History Is sprinkled
with commemorations of the bloody vic
tories of war Let this greater victory of
peace become more renowned than the most
glorious of these.
Chicago Times-Herald "Peace hath her
victories , " and this will be ono of the most
i-nnriwni tl fnr It mnrKs thrt mnsf ilnnlrlnd
step that modern governments bavo takci
away from the dark and bloody Huperoti
tlon. ? of the ancient Hires.
Minneapolis Journal U Is the blggcs
credit mark won by this administrate
since It began and the public will not hi
mean enough to deprive Mr Cleveland am
Mr Olney of that to which they are en
titled , oven If the senate were so disposed
Kansas City Star- The treaty framed bi
'
the rcprcfientitlves of the United States o'
America and Great Britain , and which hai
been transmitted to the senate of the Unltei
States for Its approval , Is an evidence o
advancing clvlUitlon Aa the world growi
wiser and better nations make treaties In
stead of making wars.
Indianapolis Journal- The negotiation o
a treaty with Great Ilrllaln , which pledge :
both governments to submit all question !
ot difference to arbitration , removes a )
causes of war with the nation with vvhlcl
the Unite , ) States has had most of Ha differ
encccj There can bo no reason why tin
serato should not ratify It , unless It shouli
bo found to contain provisions which have
not > et been outlined
Louisville Courier-Journal- Influence
of the action of two great nations such as
the United States and Great Urltaln In the
interest of International concord cannot but
bo very great. It would be extravagant tc
suppose that wars and rumors of wars are
to be waged and heard of no more , but It li
cortalnly a distinct advance In the direction
of futuic peace when Hitch an agreement h
signed by powers of the first class
Chicago Record The formation of this
ticaty Is an act of such great Importance
that Its full significance may not be gener
ally apparent at the present time. It will
bo longer remembered in history than any
other act of the Cleveland administration
It mark ! ! the beginning ot a new order of
things , In which nations shall ( settle their
differences by some other means than war ,
which hitherto has wrought such great de
struction There could bo no more autpl-
clous opening of the now century.
Philadelphia Press- This great republic ,
with all its faults , which look largo to
small men , has done moro than all the rest
of the world put together to bring peace
through the law. Lord Salisbury eighteen
months ngo was icfusing arbitration as
cither a gcncial or special remedy for In
ternational differences. Ho has accepted It
for both A just nation with a just cause
If It Is as big as the United States and
steadily builds two or three battleships a
> ear can always get justice , oven from
Great Urltaln.
Chicago Journal- The plain deduction Is
that the treaty cun't get a fair hearing In
thu United States senate as that body Is now
composed , Hatted of the administration
affects the senate ilka a disease. It would
ho well at this tlmu if the contract could he
submitted to aomo tribunal free from the
blaa of partisanship , Thu constitution hns
provided no euch tribunal for such pur
pose and the treaty must take Its chance
among the forces of jealousy , prejudice
selfishness and liute , while thu Interests of
liumanity hang In the balance ,
Chicago TribuneThla country should not
Lonscnt to a treaty of any kind which will
iMlst lu holding Canada any longer than
It wants to bo held in case of such n
treaty as Is now contemplated , Great Ilrltaln
would have us bound hand and foot , and If
nur ptoplo should glvo active aid to tlie
Canadians they would bo mulcted In an 1m-
uieiiio num. The same contingency b liable
to urlso In thu Wcat Indies , which want In
dependence and look to the United States
is the market for their surplus products
If wo should assiut them In any way wo
should bo liable In the same manner to
swinging damages. Under the Monroe doc-
trlno and In sympathy with Its sentiments
vo wont to get rid of foreign Influence on
the North nnd South American continents.
Wo vvalit thorn to take their Hags and go
liome. Wo don't want to bo tied up with
> ny general arbitration treaty which might
prevent -tlio full application of the Monroe
loctrlno , nor do wo want to bo put lu a
position where wo shall bo exposed to ex-
; ( v.alvo damaged , an tiaa been the case when-
jror wo have consented to arbitrate a dis
pute with Great IJrltuIn ,
SPANISH OFFER TO CUBANS
UnUetl States anil Spnia Saitl to Have
Reached aa Agreement.
PARDON FOR ALL OF THE INSURGENTS
SvtceithiK' Hi-form * In | lu > Ailml il * < -n-
linn of Affair * on I tic Inland Cun-
llltlOIIIMl Oil CONNIltlllll Of
tlllllfN Trrnly All
NCW YOU1C , Jan. 11. Tlio World today
publishes a dlspitrh. from Washington say
ing the agreement between the United States
nnd Spain regarding the terms to be granted
the Cuban Insurgent * has practically been
concluded. U Is neither a treaty nor a
diplomatic memorandum. It is a com
pact , or agreement , between the United Stotos
and Spain upon the terms that Spain Is will
ing to grant the Insurgents. It piovldcs for
capitulation and pardon of the Insurgents ,
for whom General Gomez Is ospectcd to
algii tbo treaty. There aio Ihrco parties
to the agreement. The United States repie-
sents the Insurgentr There arc ollll some
details to bo arranged , and these ma > occupj
ten da > s more. ly ) the end ot January the
tcims will bo complete. They will then bo
laid before congress in a special nu-ssa&e
from Clovchnd. Simultaneously tlicj will
bo promulgated in Madrid and in Havana.
The piovlslonal draft of the new- terms was
cmboJIed in a lengthy communication ad
dressed to Senor do Lomo from the premier ,
Scnor Canova , ? . This w\3 brought by Senor
IMblo Solar y Guardlstii , who arilved hero
from Madrid on Monday.
It Included not only the amendments to the
refoiiu law of ISST ( ptovlslonaliy stated )
that Spilu Is now willing to grant , but also a
draft of a treaty between Spain and the
Insurgents , lu which the loforms are to go
Into effect. 'Hie fiist draft of this proposed
treaty of capitulation load as follows :
Aitlcle 1 The political , ors-mlc and ad
ministrative ictorma cout.ilued In the reform
lawot March 23. 1S93 , with all of the amend-
munis agreed to between the United States
and the legal ropicscntatlvm of the Cuban
i evolutionists and the government of Spain
shall be Immediately established in Cuba.
Article 2 n-ce pardon for all the political
nncnsts committed from ISGii to dite and
freedom for tbceo vvho aio under Indictment
from the Spanish army regaidlc < s of nation
ality , this clauhe being extended to Include
all those who have taken patt dlicctly or
Imlliertly In the icvolutlonarj movement.
Article S No Individual who b > vlittto of
this capitulation shall nubmlt to nnd ro-
inaln under the r.utboritj of the Spanish fov-
: rnmout shall be compelled to lonJ.n Piiy
military service before pcaco Is ratoolkt'ioil '
) v cr the whole territory.
GIVIN riuu PASSPORTS.
Aitlclo 4 Kverj Individual who by Vlttuo
> f this capitulation may vvltdi to dopirt fiom
: he Island shall permitted to do PO and
: he Spanish govcinmetit ehall provide him
ivlth the means therefor without jusilng
.hrough any town or settlement If ho dc-
ilrcs
Aiticlo 5 The capitulation ot rac'i fe.ico
ill-ill take place In an uninhabited spot ,
ivhcio bofoichand tlir arms and munttlo'is of
var shall bo deposited.
Article 0 In order to furtbsr therotept -
inco 1) } the Insurgents of the other J ° p.\it-
1101119 of these articles ot capltjUt'o-i the
: omimuider-ln-UiIef of the Bpanhh nrm >
ihall furn'rth them free tramnor'it'on bj
and nnd sea over all the lines wlililn his
: ontrol to the central depai tmo'it. '
Aillclo 7 Ibis compact with the kjsal
cpresentattvcs of the Cuban Instngouts shall
jo deemed to have been maJo with all In
cbelllon against tlio au'lrjrlty of the
Spanish crown who may accept its contil-
lons.
It is the expectation that General Gome/ ,
vlth a committee of other Cuban leaders ,
vlll ment the repiesentatlvcs of Spain at a
line and place not jet settled and sign this
reaty. Its tcims are similar to that of tlio
npltulatlun of Xanjoan at the close of the
on jears' war.
Whllo the details offered to Iho rofoim
diet of March. 1805 , cannot now bo dofi-
iltcly stated , Inasmuch as they are still
iptn to change nnd modification , It can be
afcly asserted that the concessions which
uenerai uome ? uemanatu tnrougn senor
SagaHta have received marked consideration
The points which remain unsettled refer
to the Instil gents and their Immediate ao-
rcptanco of the peace treaty. AVhllo It is
hinted at the Spanish legation nnd substan
tially conoboratcd at the Stnto department
that General Gomez has promised to lay
down his arms in the event of the United
States becoming In a moral senbo gtiarantoi
of these conditions , a preliminary under
standing between the Insurgents end the
United States Is not definitely settled
Spain clings to her old position of dictat
ing her own terms and absolutely forming
her own policy. Nevertheless , she has been
forced l ) ) ' " 'o complicated circumstances of
the case to acknowledge the United States
as a party to the Cuban war , and In sub
mitting to the treatv she proposes to make
with her rebellious subjects Blie also ac
knowledges tacitly the position of the United
States as a mediator and as a guarantor of
the observance of the treaty terms.
Another report sajs it is positively denied
that Spain and the United States have prac
tically concluded an agreement regarding
terms to be offeicd the Insurgents for the
settlement of the Cuban rebellion H is
denied also that a special envoy of Spain Is
to to sent to the United' ' States as'a private
negotiator with special Instructions from
Senor Canovaa and the duke of Tetuan
U Is said that this latter repot t probabl )
arises from the fact that Senor Solar has
arrived in Washington recently to succeed
ono of tlio secretaries of the legation. Senor
Solar was formerly the secretary to the duke
of Tetuan , and when ills coming was first
announced a report similar to the piesent
one was circulated and officially dented.
INDEPENDENCE OR NOTHING.
W\SIIINGTON , Jan li Mr. Qucsada of
thu Cuban junta today received a long letter
from his uncle. Ralavador Do Clancros , tlio
president of the Cuban republic , which , by
Infcionccs , civ us a denial to the reports that
the Insurgents are willing to negotiate terms
of peace on any other basis than absolute
independence. The latter sa > a in part :
"I am vr-ry glad to ECO the people and
congress of the United States -will continue to
show oympathy for Cuba. I am preparing
an appeal In which the govcinment of the
republic will ask for the recognition of the
Indcpcndf r.co of the Islam !
"U'o will rcnnvv our offensive campaign In
a few da > s. Gome/ has left mo to untor
Santa Clara with reinforcements and muni
tions of war. Me will go further wrat Our
situation Is rcoflt prosperous and If wo had
plcntv of ammunition , not only for rifles , but
for cannon , nnd In Camagtiey a. dynamite
cannon , the railroads would bo destroyed
and the few garrisoned Inland towns would
bo abandoned by the enemy and they would
bo confined to the coast. An I expect to
rocolvo thcso wat matoilals fiom abroad , vo
very noon will drlvo them to the coast and
bo In a position to glvo thorn , when they
depart , our last goojbyo "
Senor QtieNda declares there l absolutely
no truth lit the reports of a plan for a com-
piomlso on a basis of homo rule for the
Cubans , and sajs "Tlio Cubans are dolor-
mined to fall lllio men , rather than Hhnrnc-
fully and with cowardice renouneo our
puiposo by entering into or accepting any
agreement which would moan the abandon
ment forever of the high Ideal of complete
omaiielpatloon. To all sutli projects thu
Cubans will iKipoiid now and always with
tl'olr motto 'Independence or Death ' "
JMIUSO.NAI , A .NO OTllimWIHIS.
Woylcr Is well ( satisfied with hla work In
rlnar del Rio , or sa > ho In , nnd It really
ilnea appear that ho has cleared that province
ot everything except Insurgents.
Governor I.eedy , the now executive of Kansas -
sas , recently had , a. unlijuo experience , Two
years ago , nvlion the governor was senator ,
lie befriended a email novvahoy. Ho recently
received and accepted an invitation from the
eamo boy to supper ,
If Senator Morrlll of Vermont lives until
March. 3 next bo will have served five full
terms In the United Htatcn eenato , which no
man has yet done , lllx ncaruit competitor
was Senator Demon ot Missouri , who served
Four terms and a half.
I'rof. Rudolph l'"alb , the celebrated motcor-
Dloglat of Vienna , la lying bedridden in that
; lty. Ho him a wife and flvo children and
the entire family nro In a ntnte of extreme
destitution. A number of llcrlln scientist *
and nnv.tnts have il.-uted A fund ( or their
n-llcf.
Trof. von ncTK'.iinnn , Iho great llcrlln pliy-
( itcUn , recently cele-liratod hla COth blrthdny ,
whf-n n portrait of hlmaclf by I.enbicb was
given to blm by ills present and former as-
pifttaulH. Mnny of the old pupils of Uerg-
m.inn attended the celebration , wine from
distant cities.
A former ompcror of Russia wanted n roll ,
road built from St. 1'ctorflburR to Moscow.
Learning that cnglnerra could not nfircu upon
a route lie cnllcd for a map. Taklnjt a ruler
an-1 a pen ho drew a ntrilrht line between
the two cltlrs , sajlng1 "Hint U the route ;
now- build the rond. " And U wns built.
roivrnn rr.n.sin.Ar.i : .
Philadelphia Kcrord. Tbo ta-cldormlU
who IH tijlng to collect ft bill Is out for
the stuff. j
_
"
Judge : Maud Wlnt mnkoa you think \
Jluior Dtilwlt is In the signal service/
'May Heoau o whenever ho nppe.ira the
OOllVlTS.ltlOn H.lfM
Iiulliin&nolls Journal'I'm luingiy enough
to cm a lioi > "
"Come nlonu with mo nnd v\o will have
a couple of ponies. "
Iteeord : "Orf-ntnr-n' ) I" not to ho.
mc.T uieil by the iloll.un n man sonsosscs ,
Is It. nnbbs ? "
"Well , that dope-ids on tbo pcmon who la
sizing him up "
Dntrolt Tin PIC-MS : Mrs Newly In her
modern male nttlio for vvomon , was ml-
( housing- nolict rttidlenre. "I wear no
nun's collar , " sbo shouted.
"You have oiif ! ot mluo on now , "
siuioiiKed her iMnbuul.
"I Maid 'no min't collni , ' " she ictoitcd ,
and Novvly swcnki-d out the back way.
Cincinnati Tribune "I want one of
nniiKdoleeti ? , " sild Patmei Cornhlll to the
ilc.ilei In muslnil Instruments "the klnil
> ou play on vslth n pleiv of turtle shell. "
"Yes , sir. Tor urself ? " nuked the
clerk.
"No : for ray wife. I want to got her
Aomcthlng 'sides mo to pick on. "
Washington Star"My mother nays , "
tbo young woman obsuived to her Hanco ,
"that she does not nppiovo of a young1
man's giving a gill expensive picsents bo-
foio tin y aio married "
"Th UN voij um disenable. "
"t tlon't see vvlo "
"IJeenusp HO fai as I can learn from
ntisciviitlon , after imurlugo the dcslro to
irlvo pspenslvc piesonts becomes totally
L'Xtln
A w
Chicago Ilccoril
He mmg 'neath Julia's casement ,
1 hough bo stjoil knco-ikip In snow ,
And hit luiijo was so fiosty
lie could hardly make it go.
When oho flung her Httlco open
To rewniil him with a lose ,
A foiu-pouml Iclolo came ilown ,
And m-arlj broke bis nose.
Hi : 1-OtM ) IT AT LAST.
Now York llcrtUl
Ho found be had a liver just by accident ,
ono (1 iv.
Anil bis llfo Brow blank and lonely , and ho
was ticard to say .
Hint marrligo was a failure ami llfo an H L "
empty dream ; !
That hopes and high ambitions vvcro far * "
from what they secin ,
IVhilo endless nlilfo and Htiugglo to train
a distant goal
IVnw llko rfMiMiIng after moonbeams ) that
would ever further roll.
V foolish , fond delusion thcso wotds In
was beaul to sav ,
A'lioii the doctoi Introduced him to hla
liver ono bright day !
; Io found ho had a liver , and tlio sun re
fused to Hhlne ,
Vnd , drlnkless and clgnrloss , ho was forced
to peak ami pine : A "j
I'bo eaitli was ovorcloudctl nnd the sky no m. . /
moio was blue ,
Though all < > lse round him scemod of that
cerulean hue ;
\nd tbtro wiiH no fun In living oven ex-
lalenco bc-cmod a bore (
iVhy did foollnh peels sing of It In old and
modern loie ?
3Id not youth's illusions vanish , just aa
summer roses fade ?
rills was after tbo acquaintance with his
liver had been made.
lo bad alvva > a Known Ills liver was located
somowbtic nuir
lo bad read a lot about it during many n
college year ;
Jut an Inttniato relationship oulto different
became ,
If tor tbat unhappy meeting bo never was
the same.
To forhook bis wlfo and children nnd loft
his happy home ,
Vml Mtartul on a Dlltrrlmnire. nliout tha
world to roam ;
And ho got dim to a monkery and donned
u cowl of gray ,
Just because ho found Ills liver nccl
dentally ono day !
WILL SKLL GOODS. OUlt CLOTIJ.
ING IS ITS OWN IJI3ST ADVKUTISK-
.MKNT , AND IF AVK CAN BUT I'HIt-
SUADK YOU TO VISIT OUlt STOItlJ
AND Sin FOIt YOU11SELP HOW
HANDSOMELY TAILORED OUH
SUITS AND OVEUCOATS AUL' , WE
HAVE NO CONCEUN AS TO WHEUI3
YOU'LL HUY.
I'HICES JUST NOW AltE AT T1IE1H
LO\VKST-
AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY THUE 11 ?
YOU AUE A JUDGE OK CLOTHES
AND VALUES , IN HOTII OV WIHUH
UESl'ECTS WE OKPElt YOU OUH
15EST JUDGMENT AND ADVICE.
HUT WHAT IS MOUE , WE HACK
UP OUH PROPOSITIONS WITH AN
AUSOLUTE AND UNEQUIVOCAL
GUARANTEE THAT EVERYTHING
SHALL HE PRECISELY AS REPRE
SENTED , AND THE VERY REST TO
HE HAD ANYWHERE FOR Til 13
MONEY.
SEE OUR DOUGLAS STREET WIN
DOW IK YOU CARE TO LEARN HOW
REALLY GOOD SUITS AND OVER
COATS LOOK AT A REALLY LOW. .
FIGURE. , i ii
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Douglas Stfc