THE OMAHA DAILY * 117513 : SUNDAY , MAY 2. 18)7. ! )
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY
nOSKWATKIl. Kdltor.
BviuY : JMOUNIXO.
, . TERMS OP HtJIiSCIUPTION.
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SI * Months , 4 00
Three. Month * , 200
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Kntiinlnjr lite. One Year 1 M
Weekly Ilcc. One Year W
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Council Ilium : 10 Pfnil street.
CtiloaRo unitet 317 Chninl r of Commerce.
New York : ItiK.rr.fi . 11 , I nnd IS , Tribune IJIds
C01 Kuurlcentli Bticct.
Alt commiiiilrnllonx rrlallne to nfw nnd fill
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money imlrrn to tic made payable to thn orde
of the rompanj' ,
Tin : nun rmu.tsHiNo COMPANY.
' STATEMENT OP
State of N tinikii , Hoimlnn Oounly. s .
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HMilDK company. beliiR duly sworn , fcnys lint lh <
nctual numlier of full nnd complete cmik-n of Thi
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during the month of Match , 1637 , was as fol
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HiiliBcrlbc'l tn my preaetu'o nnil nworn to lieforo
mo this 6th day ot April , US7.
WILLIAM S1MHUAU
tflenl. ) Notary Public.
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tlit * fact , nlntlnu ; tin- train ami
rallroail , to tin'IriMllatlon
Di-liiirlinviit fit Tlit' HIM * . The
lice in for Niile on nil tritliiN.
INSIST O.V IIAYINfi Til 13 111313.
Tlio inlUtnry lilstory of the Tnrko
Grecian wnr will not nuiko ti very thick
book.
The Gra > ks hnvu only verlfletl the
ndngc that the Lord liylits with the
bntt.-ilinns.
That concert of Huroni'iiu powers may
claim a trophy for prowess along Hie line
of niiistiirly inactivity.
1'copln have to bo reminded Hint the
trouble started over Crete , otherwise
the occasion of the war might slip out
of notice.
No city could be selected which Is more
favorably located or more centrally
situated for the concentration oC state
and federal troops from all parts of the
United States than Omaha.
Iowa farmers have- discovered by ex
periment that imor-liiirk liojjs are not
disease proof. It. has yet to be proved ,
however , that the railroad hog Is no !
under all ordinary clrciniNtaiu-es buyoml
death's clutches.
Having pacified the Cuban provinces
;
for the 'sti't'iith time. General Weyler
has finally reached the point wliwc he
thinks it safe to introduce a few gov
ernmental reforms as a sample of what
may follow prolonged good behavior.
California's gold product for 180 ( was
greater by $1S17.iir > than for the year
1S05 , while its silver product for 1S5K5
exceeded that of IS'.l.'i ' by only $177tr : > : : .
And yet the free coinage men persist in
declaiming about the dearth of gold.
Missouri has a congressional election )
to 1111 vacancy In one district on Juno
1. This oiiKht to give "Bryan another
occasion to comment on the signllleatuv
of the vole , compared with that of hint
year , when the people declined to elect
him president.
I'resltlent MeKlnley Is beset with In
vitations to spend hlw vacation at dif
ferent summer resorts. Offers of col-
tagcs or houses should be accompitnled
'
with detailed diagrams showing the im
proved devices for keeping unwelcome
olllceseekers at a distance.
Candidates for places as state directors
of the Transmlsslrtslppi Exposition an1
reminded that the Nebraska exposition
law does not take effect for nearly throe
months yet and that no appointments
can be legally made under Its provisions
until the expiration of that time.
if
It took only twelve years for New '
York to redeem Its pledge to provide a
fitting burial place for the earthly re
mains of General Grant. New York's
intentions we.ro good from the llrst , bill
even Philadelphia could not have been
much slower in putting ( hum Into tangi
ble form.
The extra session of congress may t
not bo fruitful of many laws , but If the
laws come up to the standard demanded
by the people who elected the iWMiibeiv
there will be no special complaint en
tered. In legislation , as In so many
other things , It Is quality rather than
quantity that counts ,
A.s other slate Institutions have been
Hiibjec'ted to the. pruning knife , there Is
no gwid reason \\\\y \ \ any action of the
state university regents In the direction
of rutivnchnuMit and economy should not
be received by the parties concerned a
tvlth duo appreciation of conditions hu
that confront them ,
The attorneys newly appointed to the at
bench of the municipal court will have Is
a Jlfodalm to the title of jude ; , wh-'lhor Isgo
the law tuvatlUK the municipal court is br
knocked out at the llrst blow or not. \ \ \
No allegation of unconstilutlonnllly ran Wi
< tc\prvo | tlicm of the privilege of being Wiw !
called Judgii for the ruinalmler of their It.s
natural existence any inoro than can a to
ttvaty of peace reducu u. coloiiol to the KU
KUVl
rank of \Vl
A IWHINKSH SKHVICK.
It Is st.itt.Ml that more than < t,000 can
didates for consulships have tiled appli
cations with the State department.
There are only aJO place * of that class ,
so that there are about ten applications
for every place. The great demand for
tlitvo positions Is somewhat surprising
in view of the fact that only a very
small number of them pay more than a
I decent living , while some of them yield
less than ( lie actual expenses of the In
cumbent * , but of course Hie privilege
of serving the country In an olllcial ca
pacity abroad has strongJittractIons and
not n few men are willing to malvo
pecuniary ssiL-rlllce In order to enjoy it.
There was a time when ninny of the
consular otllcors of the United States
were more thaii handsomely paid for
tltt'lr services. They not only received
salaries , but were permitted to retain
largo fees. Now nearly all of the fees
collected arc turned Into the United
States treasury and the consular F-erv-
Ice , instead of being an expense to the
country , Is more than self-smpportlng.
Such consular positions as these at Lon
don , Liverpool , 1'nrls and Berlin do hot
now give the munificent incomes they
formerly did.
It Is the understood policy of the pres
ent administration to put the consular
service on a thorough business basis.
This Is what the commercial Interests
of tliovountry desire. The president of
the National Association of Manufactur
ers recently wrote a letter to President
McKlnley , on- behalf of the association
urging the importance of a belter con
sulnr service and condemning Ihe prac
tice of dealing out the principal consul
ships as rewards for political service.
This practice , It was declared , has been
Immeasurably detrimental to American
commercial interests in foreign conn
tries and there can bo no doubt that
such Is the case. It was suggested in
this letter that the changes in the con
sular service shall be as few as possible ;
that removals shall be made only be
cause of demonstrated Incapacity ; that
vacancies shall be filled as far as possible
l > y promotion or transfers ; that appoint
ments shall be made solely upon the
Kisls of proper qualification for the posi
tion and without .regard to political
service , and that only American citizens
shall be appointed to any consular office.
All these are good suggestions. They
have been long urged by those who ap c
preciate the importance of giving the
consular service a thoroughly business
iharacler , of filling it with men having
i knowledge of practical affairs and of
livorcing it altogether from politics.
There is reason to believe that the atl-
ulnistration is In full sympathy witli
this view nnd that whatever changes
shall be made in the service will liavss
eferetice to Its Improvement from a
mMncss standpoint to increasing its
ellicleucy as n menus of promoting the
'orcign commerce of the country. It
will be found necessary , undoubtedly ,
to make removals. There are incom-
H'tont men in the service who ought to
Jo replaced and there are others who
ire disqualified by reason of their views
n regard to the economic policy of the
country. A republican administration
an not be expected to rotahv in consular
msitlons men who are unfriendly to Hit ;
Manciple of protection. Hut such con
sular ollicials will be replaced , it is safe
o say , by men who can show a better
laim to appointment than political serv-
ces. There is practically unlimited
> pportuulty for selection and there can
> o no excuse for not appointing to the
oiihitlslilps to be filled men of the bent
Hialilientions for ths ! service.
.is TO it.iXKHUi'mr i.
'I'lio luiit' n niilllon or more of honest
lobtors throughout tlio country who arc-
inxioiis for the rulli'f which a iintional >
bankruptcy law would Kivo Ihom were :
iiiuniiniKi'd liy the passage of the Xi-lson
lll ! in the senate to hope that relief
n-milil speedily he given them. They
ivlll bo greatly disappointed at the pros-
left of having to wait perhaps at least
mother year before 1hey can free them-
wives and he placed ill a position to
tgaln engage I" business If disposed to
lo MI. It appears to be certain that the
Hinsewill give no consideration to bank-
nptcy legislation before the regular ses-
ilon.
ilon.The
The Xolson bill Is .said not to bo in
'avorwith the house ivpublteans goncr-
illy , who prefer the Torroy bill , which
vas passed by the house In the last , con-
nviiC In order to have the measure
mssod by the senate considered in tin *
muse U would bi > necessary for the
ipeaker to appoint the judiciary com-
nlltee , because the bill would Irivo to
u referred to Mini irommitlee. The aji- i
Kilntinent of the judiciary committee
vould be a departure from the policy I"
Speaker Heed , ae.ipilesciul In by the tv
'opubllcan majority , not to permit any tvtli
roneral legislation at the extra session rl
ind would result in a piwstiro for the ta
ippolntment of the other eonimltteei ; fr
vhlch II would be dlfliciilt to withstand , in
lonsu'ipiently bankriijitcy legislation sa ;
mist wait , liowever < lisapiulntiiiK ) that or
nay be to thu thousands who want it. fr
Had the senate passed the Torroy blil
Is probable that measure , havliiK boon sll
by the house republicans in 111-- of
n'oeodliiK congress , would have been 111
onsidiToil by the house iindur a tipeolal
r.lo and pai < sed , so ( hat a bankruptcy
iw could have been enacted during ( he I
resent session. The Nelson bill not T !
oliiK neceptable to a majority of th sii
republican * , for the reason that i
liey do uot bellovi' It represnti thr I l y >
oinniiMvial demand * of DID country , tic.
liey are quite naturally not disposed t > -
astcn Its consideration. This .situation ;
ggcsts that iheiv may again b.no whh in
dlflVroiK'o of opinion between the two du
ouses of congress in regard to the char In. .
In.be
cter of the bankruptcy legislation iv be i >
ulred Unit nothing will be accomplished ux
the regular session. The Nelson bill th
a compromise and It has iccclvcd a cht
nod deal of unfavorable criticism as not t
eing adequate and of a character that he
ill give It p.-rmnnonei' . AVlmt ) : Hi
HiTI
niitrd Is a law that will .stand , one that TI
ill IK > so entirely fair ami equitable. Ill a.s
operation that it will commend Itself ah
general ncevptance and will not b. > Hi
iibjected to continual assault in a
ord , u Law that will us uuurly as pus. ; ! Uu
bio Insure exact justice to both creditors
nnd debtors. There Is doubt whether the
[ Nelson bill meets these requirement. * ,
while Ihe very general opinion , particu
larly among business men , Is that thu
Torrey bill , as It was passed by the
house , does meet them. Very few ques
tion the urgent necessity for n uniform
! bankruptcy law. It Is wanted In the
Interest of a restoration ot financial
confidence and business enterprise , as
well as for the relief of tens of thou
sands of honest debtors. It la really a
great misfortune that the two houses of.
congress have been nimble to get to
gether on this most Important matter.
irciH/v AJlKAl ) .
Omaha has work ahead to engage the
talents of every one of Its citizens on
buslne.ss of great public moment for
some time to come.
The most Immediately pressing niattor
of overshadowing local importance is the
procurement of the Indian supply depot.
The proposition is still pending In con
ference between the two houses of con
gress to designate Omaha ns one of the
distribution 'points for Indian supplies
and with the proper effort on the part of
our Influential citizens in support of the
exertions of our representatives in con
gress , the supply depot is yet to bo had.
Second In point of urgency but llrst in
Importance come the preparations for
the great Transmlsslsslppl Exposition.
This Includes not merely financial sup
port of the enterprise and the encourage
ment of the exposition1 management In
pushing the work of construction , but
the advertisement of the undertaking
among friends at home and abroad. It
Includes the restoration of the city by
expediting needed public Improvements ,
such as paving , parking ami the exten
sion of public ; works. It Includes the
beautifying of private premises and the
building of depots , hotels and other ac
commodations necessary to provide for
exposition visitors.
After the preparatory work of the ex
position will come the demands UIMJII the
people for entertaining guests during
the exposition year. Omaha Is to bo the
seat of n great number of the largest
national conventions of IS'JS ' and may
expect continuous delegations of promi
nent people of all classes. Omaha must
bo in position to extend hospitality at
all times to every one entitled to public
consideration.
If this Is not enough to look forward
to , there are scores of minor matter *
all important to the progress of the city
that will present themselves as the en
terprises now under way proceed.
XO VOMTICS IN T1IK UXIVKKSITY.
There are branches of the govern
ment service that are pre-eminently po
litical in their character and there are
branches that are pre-eminently non-
political. Chief among the state institu
tions whose management should be ab
solutely nonpolltieal Is the State univer
sity , which as the capstone to the state
educational system should be as free
front political..contention as Is possible
under its organization. Politics , how-
uver , is such tin easy explanation to
affcr to cover up shortcomings of a to
tally different nature that the efforts of [
friends of men dismissed from the
service of the State university to create
sympathy fur them as political martyrs
is not altogether unnatural.
So far as is known the recent changes
undo In the faculty of the University of
Xobraskn have had no relation' what
ever to the political creeds of the 1113311-
> ors involved any more than have Him-
lar changes made in the pa.st on occa-
ilons calling for like action. Professors
save come and professors have gone ;
iolely on the question of lit ness or un-
itness without imputation of the motives
f the authorities in charge. Now IK > -
aiise one of the men in disfavor hap-
ions to belong to the political party
minority representation on the
loard of regents the assertion is made
hat the incident will be used for pur-
xises of political capital. While this is
n line with the attempt made , in the
ogislaturo to commit that body by re : > -
iition to the transformation of the State :
inlviM'sity Into an institution for the
lissemlnatlon of free coinage doctrines
he people are sure lo discountenance
Irmly and promptly this : ind all other
loliilcal as.saults on the university , no
iMitttir from what quarter they may D
ii'.anate.
So far as The Hoe. Is concerned , its o
losillon with reference to thu Stale unl-
liiwlty Is well known. It wants the
nioplo of Nebraska to have the best mil-
orsity they can afford and they cannot
ave a good university if they allow It
> be made a foot bull In politics and al
sed to < jrve as spoils In reward of
arty service. While the acceptaneo of in
inTI
place In the faculty of such an inutllu- TI '
lon in no w.iy abrogates a man's Sll
Sllu
Ights as a eltlx.en or partisan , it our- : u
ilnly should obligate him to refrain td
rom using his position as professor or [
istruetor for political ends. The only I ! )
ifet.\ for a state-supported university In
college lies in the strictest separation th
rum party politics. The phenomenal fo )
rowth and development of the nnlver- pa
Ity has been the result of the pursuance fu
this couiv-e and Its future will depend
nun its continuance. i
he
THK UVWMnr IW (1OLD. of f
Gold Is again going out of the country. Isfo
hero w.is a considerable amount fo
fopi
lilppL'il the past week ami further ex- ( pi
ms are uKMirod. A few yeans ago , or is
fore the lact demoiiratlu admlnistra- to i
on , gold hli'iiiiu ills to K iii-opo attracted hi' '
ijry little attention , but since then they ho
ivo come to bo regarded as ominous of
luuii-lal trouble , as indeed they were
iirlng most ( , ( that administration. Tli < > y hi'
ullcntcd tlmt Amorlcan securities wore hii
lng u'lunii-il , that the international t.p .
ulmiiffi-.s wjre against us and thai th
tore was distrust of us In financial cir to i
cs abroad. rpi
Tilt-re Iw no apparent reason for appro- thl
at present and in.no is felt by tin
u treasury ollielals at Washlnglon.
ho gold reserve Is $ lr > : i)0 ( ) < ) .oo ; ) and the 1
woclali'd banks of New York have elf
unit SMMHMMWO. It SB estimated thai Gi <
10 stock of gold In the country Is fully IID
H)0l)0iortt ) ) . The trade balance is fo : :
rgely In favor of thu Uultod States and cri
there Is nffH.s1Hng of American securl
ties to create a demand for gold. It Is
saltl that Wall street Ooes not know ex
nelly for 'lin purpose the yellow meta
Is being s fjpn'bd , but the Inference Is
that It Is wahtd | , to moot demands whlcl
Austria autt ( Japan arc making at thl
time. This l8"the most plausible ex
planation. ' The gold Is bought , or per
haps borroVrcii , because it can bo ob
tained on ' 'jjelW ' teriiM In the United
Slates . . To what extent
the Austrian tind Japane.se demand will
go it Is of ! course impossible to know ,
but the expectation In New York is that
in any event'not' more than $ lt > , ( M)0,000 )
will be exported. If the amount should
be more than this , even double the
sum , It eotdd haVe no ill effects upon
the financial conditions In this country.
Such an .amount withdrawn from our
largo accumulation of Idle money would
not bo folh '
Hut of course such , an outflow of gold
would bo pointed to by a class of politi
cians as showing that the country Is not
prosperous , that we are at the mercy
of the Kuroin < an Humidors and that the
gold standard is a failure. While gold
was flowing into the United States those
politicians could see no tilgnlllcancc in
the fact , but lot It be exported to any
largo extent nnd they will Hud In the
circumstance a grave menace to the wel
fare of government and people. And
unfortunately they are always able to
find n considerable number of people so
lacking In tin intelligent knowledge of
conditions as to accept their view.
The St. I.onls Globe-Deoerat draws
attention to the fact that the Maine con
gressional delegation of four members ,
which has jiist been broken by the death
of Congressman Mllllken , had continued
without change for fourteen years , and
attributes to this the prominence which
the Maine congressmen have attained in
the congresses of the last few yearn.
There Is no question but that there is
much to be gained by a state by sending
strong men to congress and then keeping
them there as long as their service is
satisfactory. That was the strength of
the southern states before the war and
has helped them regain their Influence
since Its close. The western states , on
the other hand , have been ; the worst of
fenders against such a rule , two or three
terms being tile usual limit for the west
ern congressman. The west , however ,
Is not abov.e V"i1'n'11 ' fi'ini the experi
ence of others. ,
According to authorities that are
usually relhible , the prospects seem
good for apA' rly clash between the
McKinley administration and the civil
service commission. Not that the com
mission has yet any special grievance ,
but its members do not seem to think
that they are" earning their salaries unless
d
less they ugs engaged in extending'the
i-ivil service office list , or at least pro-
some olllce'from being taken off !
>
yf the list. The commission , we are told ,
s bound to assume the attitude of super-
1th ' prif ident bifoio : , Y .
ind when relations reach that point one n
side or the other will have to yield h
gracefully and agree to.arbitration , com- |
iromLse or some sort of peaceful settle '
ment of differences.
:
cl
Most reliable reports from the corn belt
)
ire to the effect that the soil was never '
n better condition for planting , al-
.
hoiigh , on account of rains , the planting
tj
ieason is bound to Iw from one to three
iveeks later than last year.Vith the
iced corn once in this ground , however ,
avoidable weather win do much to hasten
ts growth. With sueli encouraging ;
rep conditions , the Industrious faniK'r
an not help being hopeful and confident
if better times ahead. Good crops make
irosperous farmers and the prosperity
if the farmer1 spreads throughout the
vholu cominunlty. The year 1S97 ought
o bo a ired letter year for the farmers. '
The late free high school law may
lave been a good law , but there Is no
ise craving over spilled milk. If the ;
icople want the ? good features of the
iw that has been declared unconstlfu-
tonal restored 10 the statute book , they
hould see to it that the members of the
iext legislature re-enact them in proper of
orm. In the interval there is no reason
rtiy high schools should not coiitinui * PC
admit pupils from outside the dls-
rlct on payment of reasonable tuition ra
the extent that they can be aeoom- '
lodated without displacing or obstruct-
ng resident pupils who are entitled to ca
nil and elliclent instruction , " '
th
An erroneous statement is circulating >
bout the country to the effect that thu
elisions of widows of union vuionmij
ro no longer forfeited by iremarriago.
'his is a mistake , beemiso under the law tic
itch pensions , stop upon remarriage ioi Oil >
nt1 there Is no authority for n-wtoriug
u > names to tin : pension roll without n aa
do
ircial act C 'oagrrss. AVIdow.s of
Jin
nion veterauHi will therefore do well
the fiitiu'iVjis"1 ' in the past , to ii'slst
nit the new.Kjfltfip . demand their hands Tli
r themseh'rH.ialoiie and not for the fu |
iltry penslyjl"liiMrdL'd ( them by a grate- wa
lu
tin
tinI I
Ohio's uew''yli jleal law has been np- apl
as coiistniftivniil In the lower courts trl
am
that state , " "Kyory now medical law of
' ofMn
enacted wljli' iu promise that Its en- Mn
ircement wJaiit | | ; ) a stop to medleal
ab |
nacks nnd tlihi < Vktons. Tills Is what
expected l"n < 'Kp. ' ) I'Ut ' it will IK > butter in
defer judHWiml ) on the elllency of HIP
w until tlrm-'iriis . ' boon time to note tlic
I W ( iP mo
iw It M woNUilg. in actual practice. am (
JJB
or
Tim enactment of the manufacturing
w by the Iowa legislature has given ppc
Irth to a number of projects for the n i
idling of breweries In Iowa citlcri. As tnil 17.
ia brewers of Nebraska stand jcady els
continue to supply nil the material Th
VDi
quired to slake Iho Uiuvkeye thirst , lar
ds is altogether needless exertion oil Or ;
10 part of the' Iowa people , }
bll
SO ]
Hy the time thn now tariff goes inlo To 1
feet thousands of tons of French and leu
lee
erman beet tsiwir will have been Im In
Innoc
rted into the Cnlted States , to be hold noc
the rise when the duty shall bu In- of slia ]
oasod. This is not likely to happuu ho !
often , howevor. Hy the time the
schedule Is again changed the I'nltcd
States ought to be producing enough
beet sugar nt home to make wholesale
importations of foreign sugars unneces
sary and uuprotllable.
Ilc-ftpr Tliim AViml * .
Chlcflco lleconl , i '
The Tiir ! may be unspeakable , but actions
Pp3ik louder tlmn words ,
lie Crittle with Vliutii.
Atclilson Cllobc. '
The women should bo awfully good to the
men , What with war and appendicitis , they
are becoming awfully scarce.
Tlic IlOK "MM IIIn lny.
Detroit Free I'rf .
The supreme court of the United States
has decided that dogs stond "between ani
mals fcrno naturae and animals domestic. "
This may be all right for this time of year ,
but ! R their location , perfectly Kate during
the dos days ?
Mankind llollv < ' < l li > - 3litchlttrry ,
WnshliiRton Test ,
* TJiero was very little In the rural life of
the first half ot this century that would not
bo repulsive to the young and old ot this
decade. It was drudgery from early morning
till bcdtlmo for both sexes , and facilities
for Intellectual advancement were scarce.
The rich farmers of that time had IMS of
literature and art In their houam than are
found today In the dwelling ot the average
farm laborer. Machinery has relieved the
field and the household workers ot most of
their old-tlmo toll.
Tin- DoorxVlili * ( t | > l'il.
SprltiKtlcM ( Muss. ) llepubllcnn.
The iloor has been thrown wide open In
Iowa to the manufncturo of llatior as well
as enlo In places where the majority of the
voters are favotablo to the business. Gov
ernor Drake approves of this' new ! legislation
as calculated to "strengthen prohibition In
counties where public sentiment la In Its
favor , " There Is no doubt abaut that , bat
the Iowa prohibitionists must regard It as a
doubtful bit of consolation , The plain fftct
la that I own has been lost to their policy , and
that , too , through a party which never In the
state ventured openly to oppose them.
UIIM < - lln.II IliilcM lii Peril.
New York Sun.
The Hon. Jerry Simpson ought to Intcrpel-
late the Hon. Thomas Urnckett Heed as to
thb latter's presence at tbo opening game
of the base ball season In Washington. The
Malno statesman has already done great
havoc to MIM Simpson's feelings. Mr. Simp
son regards the house- rules as RomethlMg a
llttlo worse than any < lced of woo that ever
was done In Dahomey. What If Mr. lleed
should now be seeking to make Insidious
changes In tlio base ball rules ? Tyranny la
over encroaching. Mr. Simpson must not
cease to watch the speaker , for who can tell
what new restraints the speaker may be de
riving from the umpires ?
ItritlKh Iron .MullopoljThreatened. .
llurfalo Commercial ,
English Ironmasters and proprietors are be
ginning to liavo an uneasy feeling that the
American Iron export movement Is not a mere
spasmodic effort of an overloaded homo mar
ket to relieve Itself abroad , but part of a
largo plan to make Iron In tbo United States
for Ruropean consumption. As the London
rimes says there Is aa yet no sign of aban
donment of the experiment while there are
many Indication of well planned permanent
rivalry. It Is Interesting , In this connection ,
to note the fact that tbo British output of pig
Iron In 1890 was only obtained by Importing
1,000,000 tons of hematite ore from Spain
ind other countries , and that these ore beds ,
in Spalti at least , are showing signs ot ex-
liaustion. Doubtless these facts had their
ivelglit In the considerations tlmt have In-
luced American Iron uiakera to enlarge their
ilants to a scale that will enable them to
supply the world's demand as fast as the
Mtlsh ability to produce pig Iron at low
rices diminishes.
.Tuillclal ItccoKiiltlon of Invciidoiin.
Imllnnaiiollg Journal.
A short time ago a court in this state ad-
iiltted evidence as to the Identity of a voice
icard by telephone. More recently the
jrapjiophone has been introduced In a court
.n , New York. In a suit to recover damages
'or Injury done by parsing railroad trains ,
Jie plaintiff , In order to show the court the
latter and noise made by the trains , lutro-
luced and offered In evidence three graplio-
ihono cylinders. Counsel for tlio railroad
bjccted to the evidence offered because no
'oundatlon had been laid for It as to how and
ivhcn the noise was recorded , the Identlflca-
.lon of the nolso wliii that of the defendant's
rains , and as to the whole or partial correcl-
icss with which the Instrument might repeat
t. It was also suggested that Iho noise
night not keep fresh on tap for the courts on
ippeal. The judge declined to admit the
rraphophone at that sta e of the case , but
ald ho did not wish to bo considered as
ullng against it when accompanied by cvl-
lenco laying a foundation for It. The grapho-
ihono will have Its day In court.
1 > ISKSAI. . AXIJ OTIIHKWISIS.
Hon. Adlal Stevenson is strengthening his
ilmetalllo fences by investing In gold mines.
The library of tha late Secretary of the °
'reasury William Wlmlom has been pro-
enled by his widow to the free library of
S'lnona , Minn.
The Grecians will , perhaps , remember a
recedent la the United States , a time when
was thought that ono . could whip ten
s , and the theory wss found to be wrong.
In the discussion In the Massachusetts :
ouso of representatives on the bill to erect
statue to the late Major General 13apks he
as spoken of as "the Matsachusetts Henry
Navarre. "
John S. Wilson , who ir.iccceds John B.
carles as president of the Baltimore , Chesa-
eako & Atlantic railway , began his railroad
arcor as a ( solicitor for the Baltimore & Ohio
illroad hi 1802.
m
Swinburne is quoted as saying : "Jameo 1
'as a knave , n fool , a tyrant , a liar and a Pi
award , but I love him , I worship him , be- Pibt
JUSG ho silt the throat of that blackguard , bthi
alelgh. who Invented Kinoklng. " or
Governor Grout of Vermont , who la one of tb
10 best farmers In that state , was recently
und by a visitor to his homo In Derby dc
taking maple sugar. He has tupped 45,000 dcm
&es this season and made 12,000 pounds of th
igar. and syrup. Ii )
Cleveland' ) ) ponderous criticism of a na- Pi
onal administration less than two months th
Id recalls Iho story of a man who was anx-
us to leaui public sentiment concerning n
leech ho had delivered. "What do folks th
ly ; ? " ho Inquired of a friend. "They oil
n't Hay anything , " was the response , "they
ist laugh. "
The father of Senator Forakcr of Ohio was ad
farmer. He had eleven children , six beg -
g boys , and money was none lee plenty. >
110 boya all worked on the farm , and the be
turo governor and senator was taught to dl
ash and Iron , to milk , cook , and spin , and ,
addition to all this , to pick thu geese ate
o proper thno of year ,
Kdward 0. Bradford , who has Just been
ipolnted UnltPd States judge for the d'n-
Ict of Delaware , Is a native of that state KI
id a direct descendant In the eighth degree yo
William Bradford , who came over In the
nyflower mid was afterward governor of
ymouth colony. Ho Is a man of great (
illlty nnd Is very popular socially. " yo
JI'ss ' , Krvln , the ( Stenographer who seems to i
liavo done her share toward wrecking the be
obo Savings bank of Chicago , Bald before
grand jury that when she wanted any thi "
oney aho went to the safety depfxslt vault
I took It. The jurors Indulged In an un-
omly laugh when I ho
young woman Ejioko feint
her platonlc regard for Wrecker Spauldlng.
G-niclal veiIdeation of the record of the C [
ceil tr'al ' of tbo hattlrMilp Iowa Riven "or nt
still n-lgher rating than the first reports 111) )
illcated. the definite measurements being
.Sit knots per hour , or one and seven- fin
sliths above the contract requirement. me
lU showing ratlllcs the builders of the mefi
ISSP ! to a bonus of 5)74,000 ) , ono of the fiI
rgjst premiums ever awarded to Ihe fitll
amps. dir
Minnesota U resolved that Memorial day v
all be observe , ! In a Milrlt worthy of the wh
lemn mcmcrlcu to ivlikh It U dedicated.
that end en act recently adopted by the '
jlslaiuro of the stale provides that no sa- llni , ,
111 shall liu kept CJJBII between 11 o'clock
Iho morning ami 3 o'clock In thu aftor- vet
of
on of that day , and that no game of sports but
all bo played cnywhero within half a ratio butC
places where memorial exercises are being C
Id. \\u
Not how chc.ip w
but how good can
a shoe be made $
after it's made we
can fix the price
low enough Our
ladies' 20th Cen
tury shoe is the
most desirable shoe
made in browner
or red Russia calf
or tanned kid
fashionable toes
$4.00. < & <
/ * yu'v * IM
S rito.n TUB UAM-S uoit.v.
All tbo devil asks Is high sounding name
fcr sin.
Indecision Is quicksand. Determination to
do light U rock.
Opinions have made uomo men presidents
others , anarchists.
A selfish man , like Noah's dove , can flm
no rest for the solo of his foot.
A Ho 1s the dovll's sign that ho Is sill
doing business In that neighborhood.
Our old clothes have lost us some friends
but not so many as our opinions about our
neighbors.
The man who Is praying In earnest for i
revival In his church , will make bis longcsi
prayers at home.
II Is a clever man that can change another's
political opinion , but a live- dollar bill will
often change his vote.
A man may be more careful about the
foundation that Is under his house , than
about the foundation Hint Is under his life.
SROUI.AU SHOTS AT THU 1'UMMT
Minneapolis Journal : Very Hov. C. O.
Brown , who made a decided record In San
Francisco , has bcca called to an Englewooii
(111. ( ) Congregational church which pays
$1,200 for the luxury.
Philadelphia Times : A New Jersey min
ister Is said to pronounce the benediction by
phonograph , It's right perhaps to call this
Invention a novelty , but it should hardly bo
confounded with n blessing.
Cincinnati Tribune : A Chicago preacher
who went out on a midnight expedition
around the streets a few nights ago to ecu
If It was true that the police did not do
their duty , was arrested as a susplcluus
character and locked up all night. He Is
convinced that the report was correct.
St. Louis He-public : A Kansas City
preacher In attacking the slnu of modern
society last Sunday , said : "You talk about
'keeping pace with the crowd , ' and being
'In the Bwlm. ' There are times I would
rather be with the minority. The minority
had a good deal the best of It during the
flood. " The majority was "In the swim"
during the Hood , just the same.
Philadelphia Record : A prize fighter re
ceived a severe drubbing at the hands of
Hev. Charles I. Stengle , the athletic pastor
of the Methodist church at Lelpslc , Del. ,
yesterday afternoon. John Stout of Dover
came here and asked the preacher , if he
could rent the old Methodist church building
for a sparring exhibition. The preacher ,
who recently come from Dover , knew Stout
nnd gave him a lecture for thinking of such
a thing. Stout resented the parson's talk
and started to attack him. Hev. Mr. Stengle
WCB alert , and , seizing the prizc > fighter by
tbo throat , choked him until be was blue
In the face. When the preacner released
Ills hold the lighter slunk away. Mr. Sten-
5lo's congregation is congratulating him.
I\I/AIUM.M ; THU w HIT is HOUSK.
V I'l-oiiiiHlllon dial Should i\l > t lie
ICllllTlUlllfll.
INillailclplila TlmeH.
The Idea of building a new executive man-
ilon at Washington should not be entertained.
What Is wanted la an executive oHice. There
In no reason why the president should carry
in his oincrlal business at his residence , and
very many reasons why bo should have a
iilaco of business elsewhere.
When the whlto bouse was built , it waa
luito usual even for iren of the first im
portance to "live over the shop. " Our old
lawyeru nearly alwa > s had their offices at
lome , and oven great bankers and other men
if affairs transacted their business and enter
tained their friends under the same roof.
In Madison's time It was quite natural that
he president's oftico should be a room in his
esldenco.
Times uro changed. The president has too
nuch to do and too many people to see for
bly old custom to be retained. It has been
ibandoned everywhere else. No private cltl-
on any longer keeps his office at home , and
10 other public official Is compelled to carry
in his business In his house. The governors
if the states are generally provided with
ifflces apart from tbo official residence , and
bo president of the United States alone la
ompelled to llvo over the shop.
Mr. Cleveland got away from this annoy-
nco for a part of the year by buying a
lace out of town and driving in to his of-
co In the whlto house. Hut what congress ,
ught to do Is to provide an olllco for the
resident , where bis public business could
e transacted , so that Ma residence could
o kept free for the personal side of his
illclal routine , Iho receptions , dinners and
lie like , and for the uses of his household.
The whlto house Is really a noble rcsl-
ence , qulto adequate for Its purpose and
luch more dignified and worthy than any-
ilng that would probably be built now.
ut It never wax Intended for the tramping
;
lace It has become , and It Is not just to
10 president that he alone should have no
jfugo from the crowd.
Mr. Harrison favored the extension of
10 present building by wings , containing
dices and reception rooms , and this Is
robably the beat suggestion , though u
spurute ofllce building might liavo some
vantages. Doth for the president's con-
nniencu and for the public convenience
mo Improvement Is needed , and It should
pobsiblu to find a simple solution of the
Ifflciilty ! without running Into an uxtrava-
ml congressional job ,
II VIH.
Detroit Fr Press : "Is It settled , MrH.
lyly , that your daughter IH to marry a
Jiinir Bullions ? "
"Not lit all. There's nothing- more crl-
is than nn enjruBument between them. a
Chicago Tribune ; "Dearest , don't turn
ur fuco uwiiy from mo ! I cannot bear
see you BO proud , so cold , nnd s
"It is not coldneHH , Harold ! 1 I have
en eating- onions ! "
A. ; great light of self-sacrlflco sbono In >
o younjr rmui'H eyes.
"Dearest , BO liavo I ! So have 1 ! " o >
Puclc : Con Vlvlal-Doctor , my wlfo suf- ft
rw greatly from liiBomnlu.
I'byslclan InHomnlaV How do you Know ?
Jon Vfvlal-Why. every tlmn I come home ti
a or 3 o'clock In tlio morning I alwuya
id her wide awake !
Now York Tribune : Ho I am rather In
vor of the Unsllsh tlmn thu Aim-rlcnn
3du or spelling ,
She Yes ? ba
Ho Ye * . Indeed ! Take "parlour , " for In-
inre. Having "u" In It inuke all thu
ffcience In the world.
IViiHhliiKton Htnr : "I don't understand
ly you dlHlIko Jlerbert so , " Hald Alubul
lit-r father.
'I don't think he him uny Ideas of
iince. "
'I um sum you wrens him. He Is dc-
ted to It. Ho stopped right In the inlddlo
hln proposal to me to usk huw your
lncss was KctthiK along. "
Jlevpland I-ender : . HuHbaiul What do you
int , with Unit th-lny' ' You'll novcr huvo
any use for It lu the world. Wife -Hut Just
think , It was marked down from Jl.lo to
97 cents.
Puck : "She nnd her ilunrVinnke a hand-
soniu picture togi-ther , don't they ? " "Yen ,
I believe her engagement Is considered n
artistic rather than a llmmulnl success. "
Harper's Hnznr : Wlfo-IIow very ex
travagant you are , George , to pay J7 for n
Husband Why. confound it , you iwld } 27
for yoursl
Wife No such tiling ; I told them to flend
the bill to you.
I3STUAN018D. I '
Now York Journal. I
With distant nods tlu y meet
Kost friendship's token ;
Faded are memories Hwect
Pew words aru Hpokcn.
Well does ouoli play the parti
Alas , alack ! Ob.
llors * fs the marble heart ; i
His Is tobacco !
llanior's Dnr.nr.
'TIs now the blushing tenant , with a twille
upon bis lips ,
Doth lie In wnlt upon the road 'long which
lil.s landlord trlp.t ;
Armed with u leasi ! that's near run out ,
which , hold above his hcml ,
Doth Mil the poor old landlord's soul with
horror and with dread.
Hn brandishes that fearful lease , that con
tract moribund.
And through Its dying power he diminishes
the fund
The landlord poor old duffer he hud fondly
hoped at best
To keep to pay his taxes and a little In
terest.
"I'm going to leave. " the tenant cries ,
"upon the llrst of May ,
I vow I will not rest with you another sin
gle day ;
The house is cold , the house Is vile , the
plumbing Is so bad.
That were I not most careful almost uny-
thlnk I'd hnd.
'Yet If you'll put a new roof on , exten
sion In the roar ,
1 brand new furnace , and some paint. I'll
stay another year ;
Though goodness knows , as I have said ,
tlio house Is truly vile ,
Tlmn move I'd rather liavo these things
and stay a little while. "
Cut , " gn. ps the little landlord. Says the
tenant , "Not a but.
Vvw paper , paint and plumbing , or I leave
your Hkimpy hut ;
Vnd , furthermore- wishto say on this
I'm truly bout-
will not .Mtny a minute If you don't reduce -
duce the rent ! "
And then the landlord sorrowing gee back
unto his home
And tears the gl.idsome verse on May from
out the pool's tome ;
"The gladdest day of all the year ! " ho
sneers and rubs his pate
" 'TIs cvldont that Tennyson had little real
estate ! "
A Suit of Black
is always in season ,
and while the Spring
styles are rather gay
in pattern , we always
jarry a full line of the
standard materials in
suits of solemn black.
But really , if you are
hinking about a
Spring suit , let us
ihow you the beautiful
variety of new fabrics
hat we have made up
br this season's wear.
They are attractive
ind becoming and
nake a man of middle
ige feel like a boy
igain.
Every taste is con-
idered however , in
ur new Spring stock
f wearing apparel ,
rom the wheelman's
o the clergyman's.
In a quarter of a century of mumifactur-
ig wo Imvu never shown handsomer gar *
euta than wo are now ready to put on your
ick at a moment's notice.
Hutu and Caps to match tbo
dignity of our Suits.
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