THE OarAHA DAILY BJffi FRIDAY , FEnRlTAIlY J& 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. UOSEWATEtl. Editor.
EVKrtY MOHNINO.
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COIUIKSrONDENCE. . .
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torlal matter should be * ddrei cd < To lh Editor.
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money orders to bo made payabla to the order
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Bworn to before me and subscribed In my
proxcnee this 3d day .of February. 1F97.
FEI
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
ftdoesn't look na If \VorltMIcraltl
wcro the- official k-slslntlvo organ after
nil.
Now for n lonjj pull , n strong pull nml
n pull nil lordlier for the exposition ap
propriation , mid then get down to solid
work.
Throe dollars u day was not an ex
orbitant price for the city to pay for the
fun Chief Stewart seems to have had In
Chicago last .Tune.
After the legislature shall have passed
the bill to prevent blindness In infants ,
the next proposition will doubtless bo to
abolish the state Institution for the
blind.
The woman school teachers are cer
tainly entitled to recognition on a board
of lady managers designed to take
charge of the'edueatlonal department of
a great exposition.
Messrs. McKlnlcy nnd Ilobart arc
now unquestionably entitled to the
dlplonias'Avhich'show them to have suc
cessfully completed the prescribed course
In an electoral'college.
The remarried widow always did have
ihe advantage , not only In seeking
pension legislation' at the hands of con
gress , but when competing for favor ,
ag'nlnst women not entitled to the name
.widow.
According to the most accurate mathe
matical calculations , Detective Bloom's
pull with the "reform" police commis
sion is now strong enough to hold two
other members of the force besides
Bloom.
republican 'opposition to the exposi
tion appropriations Is not half so violent
lent in the legislature a.s it Is In the
minds of certain newspapers who see
iu the existing statw of affairs an oppor
tunity to make political capital.
Omaha saloons and dives are believed
to afford equal opportunities for olllchil
Btudy of the IJcrtilion system with the
resorts of Chicago. And the Item of
railroad transportation should turn the
scale In favor of home Institutions.
Now that the site of the exposition
lias been definitely fixed , all sectional
strife should cease and every individual
Interest bo subordinated to the common
good. The pull will be a long and strong
one , nnd it must bo made all together.
McKlnley reads his title clear , but
lacks the formality of a fourth of March
inauguration to endow him with the
powers and duties of the president of
the United States and the arrival of the
fourth of March Is only a matter of time.
The pet cow of the chief of detectives
lias been stolen , of course by the Davis
gang , since no other criminals are now
In the hands of Justice. It Is bothering
6ome people to determine whether it
nviiB the cow or the chief who was cap
tured.
Talk about fallen prices ! Comle valen
tines that only a few years ago used to
fetch a cent apiece lire now selling at
( tlio ruto of two dozen for a nickel. Newell
well regulated family nowadays can af
ford to do without a few comic valen
tines.
If British millers cannot hold their own
against American Hour except by dis
seminating false stories about Ameri
can millers adulterating the product of
their mills it must be an open confession
that American Hour lias no superior In
tlio world.
It may not be out of place to Inform
tlio public ! that members of tlio police
commission have for months had knowl
edge of the manner In which Chief Sig-
iwnrt "inspected" the Bertlllon system
in Chicago last June. If the chief lias
not been called to account for his mis
conduct It lias been only been use the
commissioners never evidenced any tie *
Biro to probe Into ( lie matter.
Mr. Foster's pastor , Itov.V. . P. Mur
ray , lias not yet accepted The Be.o's
Invitation to call and inspect tlio docu
mentary proof of DetectiveOlmrles O.
Bloom's misappropriation of money be
longing to another , which ho recovered
from thieves. Can it bo ttiat Ilev. Mur
ray is not open to conviction that lie
made u mistake when ho testified to the
unexcelled discipline nnd efllcleucy of
jtlio "reform"
police department ?
CMlArSR OF THF1 ST/777/i IM1L
The steel rail pool , said to linve bren
the longest-lived nnd most successful
combination ever formed In this conn
try , has gone to pieces. It consisted o
cloven concerns nnd with Its collapse
tlio price of steel rails lias fallen to n
lower prlco than ever before reached
Very naturally this produced a wtnrtllng
effect Iu the trade , for It is safe to assume
sumo that there are more surprint's Ii
store. The reports Indicate that the
Carnegie company Is responsible for the
collapse. It would seem that that com
pany has been making preparations for
a movement of this kind. U hns bcoi
adding largely to Its facilities , with a
view to cheapening production , and I
has put Itself In a position that enables
It to declare Its Independence of nil com
pctltors. But there Is n suggest Ion that
the financial genius of John D. Itocku
feller may hnro had something to do
with this movement. Mr. UocUcfellei
has vast Iron ore Interests In the Lake
Superior district nnd these are said to
have been leased by the Carnegie com
pauy for a period of fifty years. It Is n
fair Inference from this that Uockcfel
ler hns n closer connection with that
company than that of a lessor of Iron
mines nnd that the master hand which
shaped and has directed the Standard
Oil company Is now to be felt , with the
power of almost Inexhaustible financial
resources , In moulding the future of the
Iron and steel Industry.
But whatever the influences that
brought about the dissolution of the
steel rail pool , the event It .not a mat
ter of regret It shows that the com
bination has for years maintained tin ;
price of rails above the point of reason
able profit and It makes reasonably sure
that no such price'will ever be obtained
again. Future developments In this mat
ter , which Is of far-reaching Import
mice , will be watched with great Itv
terest.
T77B ItAftKHUlVOr 1IIM.S.
As to whether there will be baiumiptcy
legislation by the present congress de
pends upon the senate , In which body
the question was taken up yesterday.
Two bills are before the senate , out1
being the Torrey bill and the other the
Bailey bill , as modified by the senate
committee. The first of these measure ?
provides for both voluntary and Invol
uutary bankruptcy , the second for vol.
untnry bankruptcy only. The Torrey
bill has been adopted by the house by
a large majority , but Its chances of
passing the senafe , In Hie short time
that remains of the session , are not
great. There Is a strong opposition to
It which If not a majority will be able
by dilatory tactics to prevent action and
It Is to be apprehended that this will be
done. This opposition is almost wholly
on the part of southern senators , the
sentiment'in that section being very
largely against Involuntary bankruptcy.
This subject has been before congress
for years and has been discussed In all
Its phases. The senate debate will
hardly throw any new light oiv It. The
business Interests of the country , with
practical unanimity , have long been ask.
ing the enactment < jff a uniform bank ,
rnptcy law. It Is admitted on all hands
that under existing conditions , with a
great variety of state laws , neither
creditors nor debtors are enabled to get
exact justice. There are thousands of
men throughout the country who are In
debt and have nothing and these want
"i discharge in bankruptcy , so that they
may be placed In a position which will
enable them , upon securing their dis
charge , to do something for themselves.
The framers of the fede.rnl constitution
understood that a uniform system of
bankruptcy -would be necessary and
that Instrument empowers congress to
establish the system. We have the ex
ample of the great commercial nations
In favor of such legislation. "
Congress should respond to the re
quest of the business interests of the
country In this matter. In view of the
unanimity with which those Interesta
have appealed to It for such legislation' .
As to the Issue between voluntary and
Involuntary bankruptcy , tlio enactment
of n law embracing both principles ,
with the Involuntary feature properly
snfo-guardcd. as It Is in the Torrey bill ,
would certainly e6in to be a fair coin-
promise. But It is to be apprehended
that the senate will do noMiIng more
than talk on the .subject at the present
session.
i < "un run WI
No more will be heard of the Nicara
gua canal 1)111 ) at the pressnt session of
congress. The supporters of the'meas-
ure In. the simto made a vigorous light
for It , but becoming convinced of the
hopelessness of their efforts reluctantly
withdrew the bill. If it could have
been brought to a vote In the Semite be
fore'the appearance of Minister Itodrl-
guos's communication to the secretary
of state it would probably have passed
that body , but It could hardly have deist *
so since. Tills IK not the only obstacle ,
however , that has been thrown In its
way. It hn.s been known for HOIIIP
time that Speaker Heed was opposed to
such legislation fit this time and that
the house would not be given an op
portunity to consider It. Mr. Heed IIIIH
taken the position that there ought to
be more and hotter information regardIng -
Ing the practicability and probable cost
of the canal before there Is any legis
lation committing the government to
financial responsibility for carrying out
the project. There Is a very wide dis
crepancy between the estimates of the
canal company's engineer and the board
of engineer.- ! appointed by authority of
congress , which fully warrants the de
mand for a further Investigation ,
In withdrawing the bill Senator Mor
gan of Alabama reiterated the charge ho
had previously made that Kngllsh Influence
ence- had been exerted/ against the en
terprise and declared he had Informa
tion that would demonstrate this , but
which could only properly bo presented
In executive session. If the Alabama
senator has such Information that Is
trustworthy ho should not hesitate to
disclose it. Mr. Warner Miller of Now
York , who , as president of the Nicara
gua company , ought to know as much
us any one on the subject , has stated
that there la no rcu&ou to believe that
the British government Is opposed to th
construction of the canal by nn Amcr
cAn company under n guaranty from
the United States. On the contrary
Mr. Miller said ho had received nsstir
ances that the present British ministry
prefers that the United States shoul
undertake the responsibility of con
structlng , maintaining nnd protcctin
the proposed International highway
English statesmen know that this conn
try would never permit * a Europeai
government to build or control the cana
nnd Great Britain would never porml
any ether European nation to do so
The fact Is that the talk about forclgi
control of the Nicaragua canal hns no
substantial basis.
What will be the attitude of the nex
congress and administration toward thl
project Is n question that cannot now bt
definitely answered. Senator Sherman
has expressed the opinion that If the
enterprise Is to be eonmimnyitc'd there
will have to bo a treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua for tlm
purpose. This may bo the view of the
Incoming administration and In tlm
event It will bo very likely to have Hit
support of congress. It seems very evl
dent that the situation as It stands Is so
complicated that It would bo most un
safe to commit the government to aiij
financial responsibility In conueetloi
with it Even if nil the claims made
In behalf of the project were utiqucs
tlonnhle. and Its cost would bo no more
than the canal company estimates , 1
would be unwise to Involve the gov
eminent In the undertaking , as pioposcc
in the senate bill , under existing con ill
tlons. Senator Morgan gave notice that
ho will renew his efforts for the passagt
of the measure at the extra session , but
he Is not'likely to receive much encour
agement at that time. The proposition
to make the government responsible foi
? 100UOO,000 of. canal bonds , with tin
chances that that sum would be fouiu
Insulliclent for completing the project
Is Ill-timed when there Js an urgent
demand for 'increasing - the natlonn
revenue.
i'.i/f/C.
The TraiLsmississlppl and Interna
tional 'Exposition will be hold on tht
Miller park tract. While the rlvalrj
over the location between ' the advo
cates of different competing sites has
been intense and the final choice made
after a long-fought contest , the conten
tion has served only to prove'the all-
pervading Interest in the success of the
enterprise and show the. high opinion
it'ld by all classes of citizens of the direct
and Indirect benefits that are to accrue
from it. There i no question but that
Miller park can , with proper resources ,
be transformed into beautiful and at
tractive exposition grounds and the exposition
(
position there made a credit to all con
cerned.
Having settled the question of site ,
the efforts of everyone Interested In the
undertaking should be centered upon
the next step necessary to Insure its
success , and that is prompt and gener
ous support In the shape of a legislative
appropriation. Without the-prestige"of
liberal treatment at the hands of our
own state through adequate provision
for the representation of Nebraska it
Is useless to appeal to the other trans-
Mississippi states to make appropria
tions for their state exhibits. If the
friends of the exposition everywhere
will turn now to the upbuilding of the
exposition and the spread of the exposl
tion Idea by every accessible avenue
they will contribute invaluably to It.
It Is certainly a matter for congratula
tion that the controversy over the site
lias left all in position to work in liar
mony for the one common purpose-
success.
SP7JKD OF TRAIKS IN CITIKS.
From nil trustworthy accounts It is
plain that the disastrous wreck on the
Union I'aclflc almost in the heart of
this city , In which two men lost their
Ives , Is to be ascribed largely if not
wholly to failure to abide by the ordl-
iai'.cL-.s regulating llio speed of trains
within the city limits. In no city in
the country where there are grade
crossings are trains permitted to run
it full speed in and out of terminals ,
ind those limitations are recognized to
) o for tlio good both of the railroads
ind the public.
In Omaha it Is not for lack of orcll-
laiices that rules governing speed have
lot been observed by the railroads , but
ather neglect to enforce them. Things
un along apparently at haphazard
will some frightful accident occurs to
vako 'the authorities up to their duty ,
ilways too lute to avoid serious loss of
Ife and property.
There IH no possible excuse for n
rnln running at the rate of over thirty
nlles an hour or even twenty miles an
lour on an open track In n thickly
lopnhited area. The recent wreck
should spur the city olllcials on to an
'Xiimlmitlon of the ordinances relating
o the transit of railroad trains Inside
1m city limits nnd to perfect them in
aso they are defective. Good ordl-
uuiees , however , will not execute them
selves , The city could not hope to es-
apu the blamu for a second accident of
his kind.
The new railroad viaduct over Four-
oenth street will be an Important addi-
ion to the public : improvements has-
ened by the coming exposition , . Now lethe
ho Eleventh and Sixteenth street via-
ui'Is bo put In mifc nnd passable shap.i
or trallle and the city will bo fairly
veil supplied with facilities of this kind.
Let us have a board of represeutallve
vomen to direct the women's work In
onnectlon with the exposition , The
lU'inbers of the woman's board should
) a.s representative of the culture and
ntclllgenco of the community as the
nembers of tlio board of directors are
of the business Interests of ihe rlty.
The ofllclal canvass of the electoral
oto shows 271'votes for McKlnley , 170
for Bryan , ! i71 for llolxirt. 11 ! ) for
Sewall and 'J7 for AVatson. The pojiu-
lst.s made possible the casting of the
rreat majority of the 170 Votes that
vent for Bryan , while their candidate
amo out with only twenty-seven out of
this nurnhpr. These figures constltut
the IrrcftiVMilc testimony of the colossh
bunco grfffttythat was played on Tom
Watson ( $ | 'tj > e popocrnls.
lllval p < ] p'ulst ' ] conferences have beer
called by * hr ( < fusloHlsts and the middle
of-thc-roa fyeii Tor the 22cl of thl
month , one dit Memphis nnd the othc
nt KaiisnHXjIjfy. In the Interval all th
good republic-sills will be commemorating
Washlngtolt'siblrthdny In the knowledg
that Mcl y's election vouchsafes fo
the country four years oP restored pros
portly underWpubllean rule nt Wash
Ington. .
Now York1 has made an appropriation
for a state exhibit at the Tennessee
Centennial exposition at Nashville. Now
York , IKS well as other eastern states
may be expected to do oven better b >
the Trnnsmlsslssippl Exposition a
Omaha If only the state of Nebraska sets
the ball a-rolling by doing what Is rlgli
for the sfate that has the most nt stakt
In the great enterprise.
Our populist friends In the legislature
will have-to get together some way 01
the railroad pass question. One groin
wants to compel the railroads to give ,
free transportation to nil public olllelnls
ami another group wants to prohlbl
passes altogether. Between the two tht
chances seem fair for the present pass
system to continue uninterrupted.
Now , All
Olobo-Democrnt.
Brynnltcs hope for good times anil re
publicans expect them. A pull together In
that direction would bo gooU politics.
ie 1'roprlotlON.
. - Chicago Times-Herald.
Nevada seems to' have a keen senseo
humor. The bill legalizing prize fighting
was rpportnd favorably by the committee 01
education and morals.
Horror * mi I'micr.
Chicago Times-Herald ,
These Key West star prevaricators prob
ably will run out of material pretty soon
they have already killed oft nearly all the
Spaniards and Cubans on the Island.
tin ICiiiiniiH
Kansas City Star.
The defeat of the equal suffrage bill In the
lower house of the legislature at Lincoln
Indicates that the Nebraska lawmakers have
been keeping their eyes on Mrs. Lease am
Mrs. Dlggs ot Kansas.
Ovrrtvnrlcoil Fnko Mlllx.
Detroit Journal.
'The bureau , for the manufacture of Irre
concilable Iffereinces between republican
statesmen ahd' politicians Is doing a rushing
business now , grvln'g steady employment tc
n largo number , of 'resourceful romancera.
Tilt * Silly SUIINIMI III
Jntllnnapoll * Journal.
Foot ball 'Is aftolerably rough game , bul
It Is not deadly and no person Is obliged to
engage iu i { . against his wishes. Climbing
apple trees arid , going In swimming are at
tended with some danger to boys , but ll Islet
lot thought necessary to prohibit them by
' ' "
aw. ' . '
Jcr'MfjPoints the Wuy.
"CHIcnfeo Inter Ocean.
*
The stato'bf ' ; New Jersey Is not large , but
brainy. Her conimon roads are the best In
the Union , and her present legislature pro-
money' byv It. 'I'Therq ' are plenty of richer
states which are swamped and unable to
: ransact business 'during ' one-third of the
year because of Impassable , roads , nnd have
been ! that way over slnco the oldest citizen
can remember.
Globe-Democrat.
The' reports , \vhlch como from Ithodo Is-
an3 and other eastern states of the re
opening of mills which have long been Idle
and of the" Increase In the running hours
of others which have been In operation are
significant. They show that an Industrial
iwakenlng Is beginning to take place. The
jank cleai ances recently reveal steady gains
over the corresponding periods twelve
nonths earlier , and the figures of the com
mercial agencies show a decline iu the num
ber of business failures. Thus an Improve-
nent Is under way In two directions. Trade
s Increasing , and , .lt Is carried on under
better conditions than prevailed a few
months ago.
1'ENSIOX OPFICB.CIIA.VGES.
Sioux City Trlbuno : Secretary Francis of
Missouri has not been -In charge of the In
terior department long , but his action in
moving the pension offices from Topeka and
Tea Molncs to St. Louts Indicates that lie
earned very quickly what ho was there for.
Globe-Democrat : Sf. Louis will bo bene
fited In several" ways by the change. Em-
) loyment will be furnished to n large num-
> er of extra clerks In the pension ofilces ,
ho transactions of the city banks will be
ncrcased , and the local mercantile Interests
vlll bo helped. Dliectly and Indirectly this
ransfer of several small agencies to this
point Is a great triumph for St. Louis.
Des Molnes Leaden : The only conceivable
eason that a consolidation agency should
10 located at St. Louis Is that the present
ecrotary of the Interior feels 'It his duty to
telp build up the cltjof his residence.
'hero will bo no economy In consolidation at
St. Louis , and an accurate Investigation has
hewn that H would take from four to eight
lours longer for mall from St. Lou I a to reach
he pensioners of the proposed district than
rom DCS Molnes.
Indianapolis Journal : The curtailment of
ho pension agencies by the administration
s but a half-way measure compared with
ho plan advocated by Colonel I. N. Walker
n his addres. * as cominandor-ln-chlef of the
Jrand Army at the St. Paul encampment.
n this address he urged that all the checks
or the payment of pensions bo sent from
Vashlngton , on the ground that It saves a
arge part of Uio expense and would bo
uat as well for the pensioners. Colonel
Valker Busttflijett' ' ' 'his ' position by a Btato-
lent to the iffWtAhat an ex-auditor ot the
reasury , CapValri1 Hart , now deputy auditor
f Indiana , Wfomied him that the whole
vork ot scnulnK/.out the pension checks
ould bo done in 3v.ashlngton with fifty addl-
lonal clerical . , The recommendation of
Colonel Walkqr wps unanimously endorsed
> y the national fijcampment , which ntaiula
ommltted tonlhe iflbolltlon of all the agen-
Ice and for i > ay , ipnt from Washington.
TUB COUKI'IIV 8I5TTMNO I1OW.V.
MllJ. . -
lieiioiiiiMin'l'l1)Wcloi ' > iiii-nt of tlie
ew1 York World.
The flgure on'rallroad ' building for 1896
amplote an ci/pl'li' / ' which mar be divided
nto two perlrftU'--'tlie ' ' ' fl t of three , the last
f eight yearaf.'Jln' the first three years ,
SSG , J887 , ISSS.'jft/b / total of new road built
aachod 27,803" VtJljbs , whllo 1ho total for
13 eight years since amounts to only 28,200
nlles. '
The flgtsrr sho'iv not only that "parallel-
nm" has virtually stopped , but they lllus-
rate In a still moro .striking way the his-
ory of tla- settlement of the transmlsjUslppI
vest. Ten yetra ago nearly everything west
f Nebraska waa still to a very great ux-
ont "Indian country , " which was just flll-
ni ; up with settlers who were drawing now
ues of railroad after .them. Now all that
iaa stopped. The Unltod States are all
settled country. ' : Of courst vast tracts arts
.111 unoccupkd , but the once "wild west"
iaa disappeared , and from Atlantic to 1'a-
Ifio thtro is a continuous stretch ot homes ,
nd farms , villages , ( owns and cities , with
lmnt , If not quite oil , the railroads they
an support ,
It has been aracst , significant decade.
ho country U growing , and it will contlnuo
o grow phenomenally. But It ha/i also be-
un to "settle down. " '
THR SUfJAIl-COATHO TIIUST.
Minneapolis Tribune : The Ray and debnn-
nalro Mr. Searles ot the Sugar trust , who
Ignored a subpoena from the Lcxow com-
mittco to run < lown to Canton and bore Mr.
McKlnlcy with a demand for moro protection
for sugar , may yet find bo mudo- mistake.
Chairman Lexow , who won his spurs as an
Investigator In a memorable contest with
Tammany , Is not the man to submit tamely
to such disregard of the respect duo his ofll *
clnl position.
Utlca Press : As yet the Lexow committee
hn.i not made a great deal of substantial
headway In the trust Investigation , but It
did succeed in annoying as well as con
fusing some of the 'witnesses under exami
nation. Ho la doubtless encouraged by the
success ot the other Lexow Investigation
nnd thinks his ls a name to conjure with
Again. If the trusts , -the monopolies , the
pools nnd the combines can be checked or
thwarted It Is a consummation which will
be welcomed.
Kansas City Star : After reading the
testimony ot Air. Scdrlcs , secretary and treas
urer of the American Sugar Hennery com
pany , before the Loxow committee engaged
In the investigation of trusts , there Is no
resisting- the Impression that ho la an angel.
If not the sweetest thing on earth , Mr.
Scarlcs seems to have convinced himself , If
ho has not persuaded the committee , that
the Sugar-trust Is a philanthropic Institution
of colossal proportions n.id Immense capital ,
the main purpose ot which Is to iirevcnt In
dividuals from raising the price ot the nwcots
of llfo to a prohibitory level.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : "Who fixes the
prlco of sugar ? " "My brother. " In that
brief colloquy between Theodore A. Have-
mcycr and a member ot the New York trust
Investigating committee Is a etory of con
centrated iiowcr such as the fathers ot tho.
republic probably never dreamed could rise
In America. In one man's hands Is reposed
the power of taxing 70,000,000 people on an
article ot dally consumption , at his own
sugary will. An .advance ot a quarter of a
cent pound may at any time. In a few
days , put an extra' million of dollars Into
the coffers of the Sugar trlist. Tho-revenue
of the trust , beyond a legitimate profit , Is
probably greater than that which King
George ondsavored to exact from the thir
teen colonlca. And the question la , whether
o people of forty-five states are going to
stand it ?
AKl'TUXK'S IIOMIIAUIIMEXT.
New York Herald : Of course our white
squadron is safe. No one but calamity
howlers ever thought otherwise. They were
built to breast the fury of the gale and rode
out the mtnt storm In gallant shape. And
now the Charleston drawing rooms will bo
blockaded with brass buttons and gold lace.
Chicago Chronicle : Secretary Herbert ,
who Is a poor .apology for the head of the
Navy department , ought to take Into con
sideration the Invalid character of the ships
and allow them to lie undisturbed at Hamp
ton Heads , whence they may readily reach
the navy yard at Portsmouth , Instead ot
subjecting them to a gale on the Atlantic
coast. The individual ships may bo worth
inllltor.H apiece , but the wliolo squadron is
not worth one of the several lives that were
lost off Capo Hatteraa.
Kansas City Star : Battling with the waves
is a splendid preparation for battles on
the waves , and the bravo fight which the
sailors of the battleship Maine made against
iho fierce storm that raged on the ocean
last week wasta good test of the qualities
which make valorous sea warriors. The
story of that experience serves to call often'
Lion to the fact that the seamen of the United
States navy do not lead an easy , enervating
life , even though they have had no experi
ence In war for over thirty years and are
not likely to have for thirty years to come
Chicago Times-Herald : For four days the
squadron braved an almost unprecedented
; ale on one of 'the most dangerous coasts In
the world and came out almost unhurt. The
battle , far moro trying to the courage and
coolness of the crews than an encounter
with a human enemy , was marked by ex
ceptionally good management of the ves
sels and by really luminous acts of Indi
vidual bravery. The Intrepid attempt at
nvuo of a drowning companion by Lands-
Creclman deserves to be sTjng In verso
uC-me naval poet.
. Detroit Free Press : Whatever may be
said as to the decline of our navy as evi
denced by the tendency of battleships to
sink at their moorings no fault can be.found ,
with their behavior at sea. The manner in
which the blockading , squadron was maneu
vered through the frightful storm of Fri
day calls for very high praise ; and still
ilgher praise must bo accorded to the gal-
ant Cadet Ghcrardl , whoso dauntless cour
age and admirable seamanship saved three
Ivcs In that terrible gale. Exploits like his
show satisfactorily that whether naval archl-
.ecturo has declined or not , the days of
lerolsm In our navy have not passed away.
I'EIISOXAI * AMI OTHERWISE.
The glue on envelopes coming in contact
with a Now York woman's sore tongue pro
duced blood poison , which resulted in death
The Missouri legislature has passed n bill
> rohibtlng ! all kinds of Sunday games , from
imrbles to base ball. Connecticut Is not as
> luo as It is painted.
Jes'se n. Grant , the youngest son of General -
oral Grant , who has lived In San Diego , Cal. ,
'or ' some yeara , Is mentioned as a candidate
for the mayoralty of tint town ,
A Chicago alderman wants to silence
hurch bells. Doubtless the joyful notes of
hurch chimes calling sinners to repentance
are excruciating sounds toaldermanlc _ cars.
A wealthy gentleman In Vienna stipulated
n his will that an electric light must bo con-
tantly burning in his tomb and another
nsldo his cofiln for twelve months after
lis death.
The 127 .savings banks In the state of Now
'ork report an increate of resources of
nearly $30,000.000 during the last year , whllo
: eposlts exceeded withdrawals by nearly
1.000,000.
The prices of food and drink In Dulawayo
ccall the palmy times of the California
VrRonaute. Potatoes are 12 cents apiece ,
Si's , ? j a dozen , beer ? 1 a bottle , and
hampagno $15.
An English provincial paper recently
irlnted n sketch of Chauncey D'Epew of
taw York City , and laid especial emphasis
n the fact that his Gallic wit was -In keop-
ng with tils Gallic name ,
Oem Paul Krugcr hasn't Bald a word' In
eply to Joe Chamberlain's criticism of
ft a Irs in the Transvaal. Hut his stock of
naxlms has been replenished and his sboot-
ng Irons are In good order.
Governor Lowndes of Maryland admits that
s a fanner ho has -been a complete failure.
Unllko most unsuccessful farmers , ho says < lt
vas mot the fault of the farm , but because
10 didn't understand the business.
Den Hogan , the retired pugilist , proves
Imsclf a mighty handy man In relieving the
[ stress prevailing among the unemployed
n Chicago. Ho conducts a mission there
nd feeds from 1,000 to 1,800 persons a day.
Governor 1'lngreo of Michigan was asked
iio other day for a brief "ssntlment" on
Vashlngton's -birthday , and replied Ithat
Wo'ro living at the end of the nineteenth
onlury and too busy to write sentiments
bout men who have 'brcn ' dead a hundred
ears. "
A fat man's club ( Les Cent Kilos ) has
ccn instituted In Paris with the novel aim
f Increasing the weight of the members ,
16 rules enjoining all the comrailen to Bleep ,
at and drink as much as possible. Two
lotiso dinners on a Gargantuan ucnlo are to
> o given each year.
I'rof. Lewis Swift of Rochester , N. Y. , has
locn awarded the Jackson gold medal by the
loyal Astronomical society of Kngland In
ccognltlon of hln services to the cause of
clenco In the discovery of comets , nebulae
nd other wanderers In space. Ho now lias
our gold , ono silver and four bronze
medals ,
The city of Ilaltlmoro sold last week
1,453,300 3'/j per cent forty-year bonds , to
und the city's floating -lebt , the Third Na-
onal bank of that city taking the whole
mount at 105,77. This Is the highest prlco
t which the Monumental City has over Fold
ts bonds. The total amount bid for was
18,010,300 ,
"My father was my college , and I am still
olng to that school , " said Thomas A , Kdl-
on , jr. , In response to a Chicago reporter's
uery. The wizard's son Is about 0 years
Id and about five feet nlno Inches tall. Ho
ressos plainly , sports a faint mustache alii
iiowa himself pretty well. Ho Is an early
Iser , being out of bed at C , and , Ilka his
ather , ho sometimes stays In the laboratory
U 4 In the morning. Young Kdjeon has 1 li
on ted 100 articles or moro , but "nothing
ml counts. " . ,
ENDS A REMARKABLE CAREER
Snicido of ft Man Prominent In Iho Lalo
Ohlnose War.
CAPTAIN M'GIFFIN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
AVnn Ittftntir nn the HrMilt of
llccrlvod In ( lie Crcnt Knvttl
Untile Oft Ynlu lllvrr In
tlic UlilncNc Wnr.
NEW YORK , Feb. 11. Captain Phllo
Norton McGimn , who distinguished himself
on the Chinese sldo during the Japan-
China war , committed suicide ted y by
shooting himself at the post graduate hospi
tal. Captain McGllfin has been under treat
ment there for about a month.
Captain I'hllo McGlfiln commanded the
Chinese Ironclad Chen-Yuen In the battle uf
Yalu river In September , 1891 , during the
Chlno-Jnpaneso war. Ho shot himself over
the right car. A nurse heard the pistol
shot and found Captain Mcdimn silting up
In bed with his back braced up with pillows.
Ulood was streaming from nn ugly wound
In the right sldo ot his head. ' IJy the bed
was one revolver , and on the floor was an
other. Ono chamber had been discharged
from the pistol on the table near the bed.
On the table with the revolver was found a
note written In lead pencil. The paper ap
peared to have been torn from a note book.
In substance , the note said that the captain
left his respects to the people , nnd to his
friends , and , , regretted the act which ho
was about to commit. How ho came In pos
session of the pistols Is not yet known. Th6
captain was taken to the hospital about the
middle of last month by his friends and his
physician , Dr. T. n. Robinson. Since being
In the hospital ho has , been attended by
Dr. Hammond.
About the middle of January the captain
became Insane , and It was found necessary
to have him confined In the hospital. Ho
was token to a room on the second floor o
the building , with a window in it opcnln
on to Second avenue. Ho had some sort o
mental trouble for months before It do
velopcd Into Insanity on his being remove
to the hospital. Ho was so violent that I
was found necessary to place him In
straight jacket. At that time , and sine
then , Dr. Hammond attributed his condltlo
to wounds ho received In the battle of th
Yalu river. The brother of the dead mai
has been notified , and It Is probable that h
will take charge of the remains and attend
to' the burial arrangements.
STRANGER TO FEAR.
Phllo McGlfiln was born In Washington
Pa. , In 1SC2. Ho was a son ot Captain Nor
ton McGIIIln , who served In the Mexican
war with distinction , and who was colonel o
the Eighty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteers
during the war of the rebellion. Ho gradu
atcd from the naval academy , it Annapo
Us with high honors In 18S2. The persona
bravery of Captain McGlflln won ndmlra
tlon long .before . the batUo of the Yalu river
Ho was thrown by accident of travel Into
the midst of tin- great railroad strike in
Plttsburg In 1877 , and tendered his services
to the city. They were accepted , and dur
ing the strike he distinguished himself by
personal bravery , running an engine single
handed through a mob of strikers to rescue
some soldiers Imprisoned Irc the round
house. He was awarded a gold medal and
a vote of thanks by the city council. While
he was a cadet in the naval academy Mc-
Glfiln received the thanks of the secretary
of the navy for'resculng two children from
a burning building. Some two years later
McGIdln was complimented In a general
order from the secretary of the navy for an
act of personal bravery In going aloft to
secure a spar on the Constitution during a
hurricane , when the sailors would not
venture into the rigging. After graduating
near the -head of his class McGlfiln was
honorably 'discharged ' In 1SS4 , owing to a
reduction In the number of midshipmen.
He entered the service of China during
the Franco-Chinese war , and was dis
tinguished' ' for gallantry , was sent to Eng
land to superintend the construction of
Ironclads , and at the outbreak of hostili
ties with Japan was put in command ot
the Chinese squadron. His part In the
battle of the Yalu is well known , and , al
though U was a defeat for the Chinese. It
accomplished Its desired end In preventing
the landing of a Japanese force In the rear
of the Chinese army.
Cnimeil ooiln Mull Elect Ofllccrn.
CINCINNATI , 0. , Feb. 11. The Western
Packers' Canned Goods association today
elected P. Wltmar president ; A. T. Dlerchard
Marshalltown , secretary. A vice presldenl
for each state represented was elected. The
following executive committee was elected
W. A. Sampson , Muncie , Ind. ; William Dai-
linger , Kcokuk , la. ; F. J. Rlsser , Illinois
F. M. Nlcholls , Ohio ; A. H. Trcgo , Hoopcston
111. ; L. Ladd. Adrian , Mich. William Bal-
llnger was elected delegate to the national
convention.
llrccilcrx in Si-NNloii.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Feb. II. The fifth
annual convention of the National Berk
shire Record association is In session In this
city , with about fifty delegates from many
ctatca In attendance.
OFFICIAL MFE AT WASHI.VGTOV.
DlNi-oiiifortM mill EvpoiiNU
( liu Glamor nt Public Station.
Chicago Chronicle.
There would bo but llttlo competition for
the offices at Washington If aspirants for
ofilco knew all the ilia of life there , Its ex
pense , discomforts , Its unsatisfactory cpl
scdcs and the loss of domestic pcaco that It
Involves. Ofllclal llfo at the national capital
lias some compensations for Its disadvantages.
Hut they are Inadequate and the balance
Is on the side of loss Instead ot gain.
This fact Is well Illustrated In the report
of a recent conversation of a newspaper
Interviewer with Silas W. Laraoreux , com
nilssloncr of the general land ofllco. Judge
Lamoreux Is a distinguished citizen of WIs
consln , where ho has filled with credit ju
Jlclal and political offices. Ho became chief
Df the general land office by ono ot Presi
dent Cleveland's early appointments.
In speaking of his retirement from office ,
Judge Lamoroux Raid that ho had already
tent hla family and his property to Wiscon
sin , wbero ho hoped to find them March 10.
When ho was appointed four years ago ho
had not a gray hair In his head. Ho has
aged considerably In appearance. Ho says
that all the charms and fascinations of public
Ifo have disappeared for him and that ho
, vlll know his happiest moment when ho
csumcs contented life at his Wisconsin
ionic among his old neighbors and friends ,
Then Judge Lamoreux says : "No man
.vlth . a home and family and reasonable
neans of existence has any business to
iccept a government olfice , I did not know
; hat four yeara ago. " This Is rather a broad
itatoment , for there must bo a class of
: Itlzeus to serve the public under the gov
ernment , The offices must bo filled by will-
ng servants , nut a man who abandons
ils business or profession and breaks up his
lomo for the sake of holding an ofllclal
position at Washington for a few years
nakos a sacrifice which but few men having
i paying occupation can afford ,
The attractions of official place at Wash-
ngton appear brilliant to many men. The
ilass of politicians throughout the country as
i rule are business men with a limited trade
ir lawyers and other professional men with
i omall practice. They are the mout active
ind anxious seekers for office In the small
) lacc3 with salaries of from $1,200 to $2,000
> r $3,000 a vear. These classes want the
: oiiBUUlilpa. Any foreign job with the salary
> f a country minister Is sought by scores of
ippllcantB.
The small officeholder Is disillusionized
vlien his dlsmUsal from his placu comes
vlth no fund saved up for future support ,
lulling no opening for business and unfitted
> y long absence and other habits to renew
ho general fight with the world for a living.
Very wealthy men can afford to take of-
Ices the Income of which U ICM than the
: est of the family support. But the ofllclal
> 8tabllahmcnts should not rest on a basis
if wealth and Individual revenues. Thin
s a problem of good government "which
ihould bo solved by the best efforts of
latrlotlsm and intelligence ,
roixTijn
Detroit Fr < io Pro * * ! "How Ii II ihnt
Watloy 1ms no many new suit * ? Ho ct
n snmil salary ? "
"Oh. ho Is nn electrician , nnd his clothes
nro nil charged , "
Do.iton Transcript : dorgnp Did you no
tice whnt n pretty fnco that girl In the
chorus had ? I rnennt the ono next to the
last en the rl hl hnnd side.
Nldnd-O , you mean the Rlrl with ths
llRht pink tights. No. 1 didn't notice her
face.
Ptlck ! The. ntrnnRcr entered a tl Irtlit his
fnf'1 on Mr. Ciwker's Uesk. The p.isto-
.f'01'0 ttl0 Inscrlpllon : "Mr. John
31 , ,
'The rmmo Is famlll.ir , " said Mr. Cnw-
kcr , as ho looked " '
up , "but i crtu't remem
ber your face.
Imllnnnr-olla Journal ; Tlmmlns-Tlio.io
confounded proofreaders spoiled one of my
Jokes yesterday. Loft iho iiolrl olcnr out.
blmmonfl 1 rend them all. Which ono
wn.i H7
Nrw York Journal : "Vos. " mused the ro > .
tuincd Arctic explorer , "nt one lime \vo
came within one of freezing to ilenth
Luckily , however "
Ho ftnzcd rrllcutlvoly nt the celling.
" \\o Imil the presence of mind to full
Into ix Imatcd dhjcmulon. Yes. "
Detroit Vrco Prera ! "Isn't tlmt Feather
brain the freshest young fellow you ever
snw7"
"So nbsolntely fresh that there's no salt
In hla tears. "
Chicago Tribune : ' Mr. Lately Lnndcddo
( from Lunnun ) That m.in bcloiiRS to one
of our best North Country famlllcd. Ho's
an 'Arrln.
Common American An heiress ? a real
Scottl How ciui tlmt bo ?
Philadelphia Record : "My lot Is Indeed a
hard one. " muttered the farmer who dis
covered that tlm ground was frozen.
Indlntinpolls Jourimt : "And yet you once
said that you were ilend In love with inc. "
"I rcnlly thought so nt llio tlmo , but It
appears to have been only a trance. "
Boston Transcript : Mrs : Walnwood I
was spcaklnR with Miss Elder today. Bho
nnys that everybody tells her that she holds
her ago remarkably.
Mrs. Grimm YOH ; she has .been SO for the
last six years to my knowledge.
Chicago Record : "Dorothy Is much on-
coiirnRcil about her literary ambitions. "
"Why ? Has shn sold anything1 '
"No , but her handwriting Is getting worse
nnd worso. "
Chicago Tribune : "Your hair , sir , " be
gan the barber , Is "
"O. I know , " Interrupted the llijht-halrod
customer. "It's worae than illrly , though.
It's absolutely sandy , and you can't shampoo
pee that out of It. "
Whereupon a donno silence settled down
upon the tonsorlal parlors. i
Detroit Frco Press : "I wish to Inform
you , " said her lawyer , "that your wlfo
has tiled a 1)111 for divorce "
"O , ot course , " responded the busy
banker ; "It's nothing but bills , bills , bills.
How much is this one ? "
Washington Star : "I wish. " ho siid anx
iously to the policeman , "that you would
come with me. I don't want anybody ar
rested , but I wish you would persuade two
men to compromise In some way. "
"What's the dllllculty ? "
"They got Into an argument over arbitra
tion and universal peace and all that , nnd
I'm afraid they're coming to blows over
Philadelphia Record.
There was once a young man named Day ,
Who aturted at poker to play.
He sat In at ten ,
Played nn hour , and then
He stopped at the. break of Day.
MISAPPREHENSION.
Cleveland Leader.
She was In tears. I asked htr what
Und caused her discontent.
She sold : "I answered 'No. ' Ho thought
That that was what I meant. "
A VAIKNTIX13 FKO.M IIUU.
Clinton Scollnrd.
See yonder lad a-footlnc free ,
How jocundly hn hlcsl
The morning's tingling ccstncy
Is dancing In his eyes. '
A flowery iway becomes his path ,
The skies a golden blue-
The earth a paradise ho hath
A valentine from her !
A sudden song escapes his lips ,
A joy-roverb'rant thing :
Through lovo's dlvlno championship
He feels himself a king.
Ho dreams of no Pad aftermath.
This buoyant worshipper.
And all , forsootd , because ho hath
A Valentino from her !
Is not
worse than
some of the
deception that
are practiced on
the unsuspecting
who are
beguiled into
bargain hunting.
It isn't worth
while to try to
get something
for nothing.
Somebody is
pretty sure to
be sold ,
and it isn't
usually the
dealer. Our
prices during
this month are
just as low as
it is possible
to make them.
KING & CO. ,
8. W. Cor. 16th and
Douglas Sta ,