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Considering the hnniilr-np or the W1I-
BOH tm-irr hnv , the country Is ( loins
fairly well under the republican ad
ministration.
Tlip establishment of new brewing cn-
tnrprlsoH In Onmlui Is well cnlcultitcd to
nntlclimtc nn augmented thirst during
tlui exposition year.
With a Nebraskii innii as assistant
secretary of war the War department
ousht to maintain Its present favorable
attltudu toward the scheme of mobiliz
ing the militia In 1S9S.
The Kentucky ofllcial who stole 1,000-
000 ftwt of lumber showed a capacity for
theft beside which the peculation of a
mcro sum of money pules Into Insignifi
cance. Wonder If he was a democrat.
Chronic kickers at the weather can
Hud no fault with ; the article at present
furnished by the bureau without laying
themselves open to suspicion that their
, summer clothes arc not yet available.
Climatic conditions are combining with
tlio beneficent Influence of a republican
national administration to give Ne-
braskn nn unprecedented prospect of
bounteous crops and ensuing prosperity.
Having Invited the universal postal
congress to meet at Washington and hav
ing had the Invitation accepted , congress
cannot afford to quibble at appropriat
ing the money necessary for Us enter
tainment.
So far as the deliberative character of
the .senate Is concerned. It makes no
difference whether It Is sitting In regular
or In extra session. The senate's at
tempts to make haste proverbially result
In tardiness and delay.
After Its committee concludes its thor
ough Investigation of the operation of
thn civil service laws the senate ought
to be well enough Informed to circum
vent the civil service commission whenever -
over there Is anything to be gained by
It for any member of the senate.
Weylor cays that all but two provinces
of Cuba are completely pacified. It
might not be Ill-advised , nevertheless , to
wait for ilic report of the special com
missioner who has just been ordered by
President McKlnley to go to Cuba and
ascertain the precise situation there.
The National ICIIRIIO of Musicians ,
now In convention at Kansas City , has
been olllclally Invited to make Omaha
lt.4 meeting place In J803. It is to be
hoped that this strong and Influential as
sociation may be added to the number
of those which will gather In this city
during the exposition year.
Kx-Senntor HIackburn of Kentucky is
Bald to have commenced his campaign to
tntccced Senator Lindsay In the .senate
on the expiration' ' of his term In 11X11.
Senator Klackburn IH (90 ( modest. He
might be the free silver nominee for
president by that time. Long range poll-
tics generally duals In surprises.
A writer who seems to have personal
experience to fall back on Is authority
for the'statement that no use remains
for the ra/orback hog except us a coat-of-
arms for the worst possible system of
agriculture In the world. Ho forgets ,
Jiowever , to characterize the railroad pig.
If there I to be an agricultural coat-of.
nrms of the nature referred to it ought
to be one-Miiarter taken by the imorlmck
nnd another by the railroad pig.
Ono observer of the Grant memorial
day celebration gained the Impression
from his view of ex-President Cleveland
that HID eX'presldent would have vastly
preferred going on a fishing excursion
than riding In state In the memorial
procession. Mr. Cleveland luia shown
his fondness for fishing on several pain
ful occasions and therefore deserves spe
cial credit for the self-sacrificing acci\s-
Hlon to the demand for his presence tit
the exordia ut the Grant tomb.
A TTAHftUta FIIUM O6/MMAT.
The American tariff bill was n subject
of discussion In the German Ilclchstag
yoEterday. The agrarian leader mani
fested an aggressive spirit , urging a re
taliatory policy In the event of the bill
as passed by the house becoming law.
The reply of the minister for foreign
affairs wan In more conservative turnw ,
but he Intimated that the German gov
ernment would not fall to act for the
defense of German Interests If the house
bill should bo passed by the senate.
The American consul at Chemnitz r6-
ports to the State department that the
new tariff measure is causing a good
deal of excitement In Germany and that
reciprocity Is regarded as the only way
In which to keep commerce within wife
and sure lines.
The differential sugar duty Is the chief
source of German complaint , the objec
tion to this being on the ground that
It Is an Infraction of the treaty of com
merce with that country- What the
senate will conclude to do In regard to
this duty Is yet to bo determined , but
the probability Is that It will be re-
lalncd. In that case there will be a
profwlng demand upon the German gov
ernment for discriminating duties
against American petroleum , corn , cot
ton and other products not already sub
jected to such duties and It Is a ques
tion how far that government will be
disposed to go In a retaliatory policy of
this kind. There must be a limit placed
upon agrarian demands In the Interest
of consuiuer.s , or the government will
sooner or later find Itself In a very se
rious dilemma. A discriminating duty
against American petroleum which
would give preference to the Inferior
Hussian product and raTse the price to
the consumers , would be very likely to
cause widespread protests and this IH
also true as to some other products. If ,
1 owover the government should yield to
the demnnds of the agrarians for a pol
icy of retaliation It will not be an alto
gether one-sided matter. The United
States can adopt a similar course and
under existing conditions It Is quite cer
tain that German trade would suffer as
much as would our trade with that coun
try , for commercial unfriendliness on
the part of Germany toward the United
State's cannot go much farther. A trade
war between the two countries would
bo unfortunate to both , but we cannot
reasonably be expected to consult Ger
man Interests In framing a tariff law.
PltOGItHHiS.
The opening of the Tennessee Exposi
tion very naturally invites attention to
the material development and progress
of the hotith since the close of the war
of the rebellion. When one considers the
widespread devastation which that sec
tion suffered from the contest , the pros
tration of Its Industries and the nearly
universal destitution of Its people , the
achievement of the past thirty years in
Industrial growth Is Indeed wonderful.
Ueferrlng to this the Philadelphia
Press observes that before the Avar an
exhibition of arts and industries would
not have been possible In that section.
Today the Industries of the south are al
most as varied as its resources. It is
manufacturing its cotton Into cloth and
Its ore Into Iron- , Tennessee leads in this
development. In ] S90 that state had
1,550 manufacturing establishments ,
with an aggregate capital of over $51-
000,000 and turning out annually prod
ucts valued at more than $7 ,000,000.
Her industries are on a more extensive
scale now and are steadily Increasing.
This progress in the south is very
largely due , of course , to the invest
ments of northern capital and undoubt
edly under more favorable political con
ditions more of this capital would have
gone there. Undoubtedly the advance
will go on nnd with It will grow the
sentiment , already well developed in
some portions , favorable to the Judicious
fostering of American industries through
the policy of protection. The "Now
South" has still much to learn economic
ally , politically and socially , but it is
moving In the right direction.
DISCUSSING run
The visit of Mr. Gage , secretary of the
treasury , to New Vork City last wwk ,
gave him an opportunity to meet promi
nent financiers in an Informal way and
to discuss with thorn the currency ques
tion. The secretary was the guest at a
dinner where this subject was the chief
matter of conversation nnd he Is said to
have been singularly frank In expressIng -
Ing his views. According to tniHtwortliy
report there wan practically unanimous
opinion that there is purll In our cur
rency system , by reason of the green
back and the power of the secretary of
the treasury to reissue It alter It has
been once redeemed , but It appears that
the financiers who were present at this
dinner were not at all unanimous In
their view of what should bo done or
what could be done. Some urged steps
for the Immediate retirement , of the
greenbacks , while others took a more con
servative view and said that It was wise
and necessary to "make haste slowly. "
The consensus of opinion , shaied by the
secretary of 1lie treasury , was that It Is
Impossible to secure from the present
congress any legislation providing for
the retirement of the greenbacks , but
It Is stated that Secretary Gage hopes
to find a way to do that which would
be In harmony with the law that Is , In
which retirement can bo indirectly ac
complished.
There could not bo presented more con-
elusive proof of the folly and futility of
the present agitation for so-called cur
rency reform than this statement of the
unsettled and divergent vlcw.s of bankers
nnd financiers furnishes. They profess
to believe that something ought to be
done , but as to what that something
should be and how It should be accom
plished they are not agreed. Those who
consider the question from the view
point of the bankers favor direct action
for the retirement of the legal tender
notes. These would have the govern
ment paper money withdrawn from cir
culation as soon ns pos.slhlo and 'tho
banks given tliu monopoly of that class
of currency. There are others , however ,
who are not blind or indifferent to the
popular view of the question and who
nee how remote Is the possibility of any
party afcsuuiluj ; Uiu respoutUblllty of
eliminating from the currency the legal
tender pajwr , everywhere ns RO d as gold ,
and substituting for It bank Issues that
are not legal tender nnd which would
place In the hands of the national banks
at the financial centers the power to
control and regulate the volume of the
paper currency of the country. The
latter , unquestionably , arc in the ml
norlty In banking circles , but they are
a. potent force because they have the
people back of them.
Wo have Insisted that the present
agitation for so-called currency reform
Is ill-timed nnd ( iiorcfure harmful. Its
tendency Is to create distrust nnd dis
satisfaction , when all efforts should be
directed to the restoration of confidence.
Grant that simplification of our cur
rency system Is to be desired , it docs not
follow that there Is necessity for nt once
making a radical departure , as the cur
rency reformers demand , from n policy
that has prevailed for a quarter of a
century and under the operation of
which there was no currency disturb
ance until the revenues of the govern
ment fell below the expenditures and
created apprehension respecting the na
tional credit and solvency. Let the gov
ernment be restored to a paying basis
that Is , given an Income at least equal to
expenditures and It will bo time enough
then to seriously consider the question
of currency reform. In the meanwhile
the agitation of that subject must do
harm rather than good.
WHAT 1W11S ITMUAX1
Can It be that In trying to prejudice
In advance the case of the state against
defaulting ex-Treasurer lini-tley by
hinting at collusion between the prosecn-
* ! on and defense the Worhl-IlernM 1 < u-
deavorlng to prepare an excuse for
failure of the fusion state olllcers who
have the proceedings against Itnrtley
< md his bondsmen In chatwV If so.
what does it mean when it insinuates
that because one of the attorneys for
the defense has had business rela
tions with the county attorney of Doug
las county , the cases of the state are
liable to miscarry ? Does not everybody
know that the prosecution of Hartley
and the recovery of the money stolen
bi ; him devolves upon the fusion attor
ney general and his fusion associates ,
and that while he is entitled to the as
sistance of ( lie county attorney in what
ever county the cases may be brought ,
the responsibility for their direction and
outcome belongs exclusively to the attor
ney general ?
What right has the World-Herald or
any one else to intimate that because the
county attorneys for Lancaster and
Douglas counties happen to be repub
licans they are not ready to perform
their full duties In conjunction with the
fusion attorney general ? Quite the
contrary , it is a matter of general knowl
edge that the republican law officers in
both these counties have stood ready at
all times to co-operate with the attorney
general In every way required In the
prosecution of Mr. Hartley.
One other aspect of this onslaught
upon the county attorney presents a
significant feature. What did the World-
rierald mean by alleging a partnership
with one of the attorneys for thy defense
when it knew that the dissolution of
that partnership or the withdrawal from
the case had been decided on and when
it had the dissolution notice in its own
olllceV Does not the World-Herald
know thiit thu former luw partner of the
fusion attorney general is the retained
attorney for the principal surety on both
Hartley's olllcinl and ball bond.s ? How
unjust would be the inference that the
attorney general would not do his full
duty because of this relationship ?
It mnj be put down with certainty
that the people of Nebraska will not
submit to any questionable procedure In
connection with the Hartley embezzle
ment on the part of either fusion state
olllcers or republican county officers.
At the Into city election the people
ratified a piopoaition for the Issue of
$ . 0,000 of intersuctlon paving bonds. It
ought to be enough to know that the
money Avlll be available at the proper
time to stimulate property owners along
.streets that require paving or rupavlng
to start the petitions going without
which the council cannot , take action on
public Improvements. The danger la
that tht > money In the street Intersection
fund may be exhausted on atiwls Hint
are of comparatively minor importance
while the downtown thoroughfares and
principal n-sldpnco avenues remain in
wretched condition. A little method in
the work of street Improvement will
give results of viwtly Creator boncllt to
Hie general public than haphazard in
discriminate patching.
All real rascals are great and good bs-1
fore they are exposed. Exposure Is the
signal for their downfall. It Is not
necessary uow to rake over the corpses
In the political graveyard to enumerate
the great and good men whose corrupt'on
has been shown up by The Hee , boeaiifie
The Hee'H record In this line of duty IK
well known to the public. Unlike the
World-Herald , The Hee never proclaimed
Henry Holln's honesty to ( lie world after
ho had hlmsulf admitted his gullt-
Kverybody knows the World-Herald
would have preferred to have had
Hroatch win In the republican primaries ,
but the majority of reputable republicans
do not take tliulr Inspiration from thu
popocrntlc organ. There Is alho the
well grounded suspicion abroad , even in
fusion circles , that the World-lleraid
would also have much preferred Hroatch
to llowell if it came to a choice between
them.
What Is everybody's business Is no
body's business. While every state of
ficer professes to bo anxious to locate ,
the resixmslblllty for tampering with
the salary appropriation bill passed by
the late legislature , each would prefer
to depend on the others , and 111' the In
terval active Investigation hangs fire for
lack of olliclnl tiulf-nssertlon.
Should Attorney General Smyth suc
ceed In bringing the utato house em
bezzlers to Justice and recovering the
money stolen by them from the state !
treasury , handicapped as ho has beei :
by the inactivity and obstructions of
other fusion ututo ojllcluls , he will bo .
deserving qf , credit. If I'C ' allows him
self to full imdri- the spell of Indifference
Unit seems $ lave ] dngulfcd fioine of his
associates nlHncoln , llc wl11 linvo no
better clnlrij ; uon an outraged public
than they. ! _ , i
Claus Sprk. < jls says he stands ready
to prove that the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty with' iho United States Is recip
rocal In nnn'jc'oiily nnd for that reason
should be abrogated. Mr. Sprcckcls may
be able to prjo o his assertions , but ho
could provd'inttch more easily that the
abrogation q'i le treaty would bo worth
no little moiley1 to him nnd the other
California sugar operators. The treaty ,
however , should .rest . on Its merits. If
Its abrogation would be a good thing
for the people of the United States any
Incidental advantage to Mr. Sprcckcls
might be overlooked.
The boundaries of Iviiroi > c may not bo
seriously affected by the Ttirko-Orcclan
war , but the International relations of
the Kuroiwan powers are liable to un
dergo a shifting as a result of it. The
treaty making povVers of the various
nations are promising themselves busy
times shortly In constructing new triple
alliances and grand compacts and re
adjusting the treaties now In force.
AVIll ! ! > Clii-'U UK- Hunt
aiobc-Dcmoornt.
General Smolensk ! , who ! a likely to bo n
prominent figure In the defense or Athens , Is
yoiro ot nge , anil a graduate ot the best
military schcols. He Is considered the most
expert nrtlllcrUt/ the Greek array.
A Painful I'l-oluililllty.
1'lonccr 1'rctB.
Thermopylae Is snld to bo considerably
\vliler today than tt was In Leonldas'
time. In fact , It Is painfully probable that
It may bo wide enougb for the Turks to get
In past the Greeks.
KtiNluii AVorKiThnn Defeat.
Ixmlsvlllc Tost.
The truth la the democratic party was
moro thorough' ' ) ' demoralized by Its alliances
with the populists than by Its defeat. A
great party struggling for a principle rises
from defeat stronger than before , hut a party
which has compromised Its flrat principles
In order to secure assistance from a political
fou pays the penalty by demoralization in
rank and flic.
I'filltlrn mill Kiiil > i > 7.zlrm < * iit.
IHilTiilii
The former state treasurer ot Nebraska ,
Joseph Hartley , who wr.s already under ar
rest for an allcRiKl shortage of ? 300,000 In
his accounts , has again been arrested on a
charge of embezzling $201.000 ot state funds.
There aecms to be considerable politics In
the case , but Nehrrislta has made a reputa
tion for scandalqlis politico.
I'orrl 'n ' > ! n > I > l ' of AlnlMC.
Sprlntflelil llnpulillcnn ,
Mr. Gladstone Isf somewhat In public life
even now. A"torj1 newcpaper hna just de
scribed UN recent ! note to a Macedonian
chief as "mallGii4pt drivel" and as "the
dotage of one , who , never had the feeling of
an Englishman , and has now seemingly
lost oven tho' ' sentiments of a gentleman. "
And yet people talk about abuao of public
men fn Amerlta !
KrniK'hl.MCN , In .Sivlly.tTlnml.
, . Chlfazo Tost.
Switzerland ils-i not addicted t * giving away
franchlsEO. In the- ' permit for a railway to
the top ot the1 Jungfran the Swiss legislature
requires $20,0jfO ( to erect un obsen-atory on
the summit rncj' $ $00 $ a month to pay for
wenther reports obd other scientific work.
Thoaro Is flxfidiand.the government reserves
thoiiiMgltt to buy out the comphny after a
certain number of 'years. A passenger pays
? S ami the ascent wllfbc made in 100 minutes.
\VliaI'M ( he Mil It PI * iilth Jim .loileM ?
St. J'aul Globo.
Hcforo thu time comes about for another
ccmpalgn the democracy neds to.restore Its
discipline and to fettle upon a leader whom
It can follow. It Is , not an easy task , nor
one * to be accomplished without generous self-
sacrifice and a willing co-operation for the
sake of the larger ends of party and of coun
try. Hut It ought not to be Impossible for
men who hold with democratic principles and
bollevo In them as essential to human
liberty.
I'rof. Jlriiiipr'M .Toll.
Philadelphia llcconl.
Prof. Lawrence limner of the University
of Nebraska has silled for Buenos Ayres on a
nilhilon of conqufat. He Is golzg to teach
the Argentinians how to fight the armies of
grasshoppers that are devastating their
wheat fields. The .destruction of wheat by
these pests In Argentina and Uruguay last
year has been estimated at 23,000,000 bushels.
If Prof. limner hall put a check upon th'a '
enormous destruction he will not achieve
ouch fame astho , great soldiers who prove
most expert at what Thackeray tailed "the
noble art of murdering , " but ho will deserve
moro than they.
OAXAJMAV HKTAMATIO.V.
Dlnorliuliiiitlon
I'roilnclH.
Clilcaio ; Tribune.
Canada's now tariff lav ; , over which the
English papers are exulting , and not with
out reason , tlnco Its prc'crencrs for British
iroodH are both largo anl impoitant , Is not
constructed no much with the view of
benefiting i Orent Hrltaln ao of bulldozing the
United States congress Into making a tariff
which shall suit the Dominion. It Is a direct
menace In advance to our own legislation.
The most Important feature of the new bill
iu a double schedule , based upon a general f
tariff to be levied upon gooda from countries
giving Canada no trade advantages , and of a [
special tariff applicable to Imports from
Great Britain and other countiies that per
mit Imports of Canadian goo3s fico of duty
or ut minimum tariff rates. Tills special
tariff provides a preference of 12'/ & per
cent , and means that on British Importa
tions thu duty will be reduced one-eighth.
This preference will continue until July 1
of next year , after which the preference will
1)0 Increased to one-fourth , or a reduction
In duty of 25 per cent.
In effect the Canadian government says to ,
the United States ; "Wn will punish you If '
you do not IptijJpiEeJl our products In your a
markets practRaJlyion | | a free trade basis ,
We will have fhet > rin of your markets and
you shall not tax us. If you do , we will give
discriminative advantages to Great Britain
and let It sell tfiJTs * ilbetter terms than you ,
We will charga Uss duties on UrltUh
products of th&snipe kind as yours. Wo
will alack up mtll'KngllBh ' goods. Wo will
sell what ve cfu\it ° > ' ° " . but all the ad
vantages shall Bi J/lvcn / to Great Britain.
Well , Canada , can , < lo es It pleases. This
country doei mil proposeto bo dictated to by
the Dominion lu-lafirt matters. If wo Intend
o raise revenues by duties wo shall carry
out that IntenttjioU wo deslro to favor the
jusliu-as of northern farmers and other In-
tortats wo shall do It without any regard to
Canada. Wo will treat the Canadians as wo
do otiier countries with similar goods to toll.
There -will be no swerving from our well-
"
- - - t of threats or hostile
have u market ten
Canada than the
, „ has nothing It Is not
glad to sell on the' be t terms , If It prefers
o sell eluewhere that la Its own business. It
will not get any better terms here until
democrats come Into power and glvo the
better terms , as under the Wilson bill , for
which evidently U Is not thankful , though
apparently U l mad bceauso It l not to bo
continued. If the democrats saw proper to
; lvo It advantages over this country that was
Its good luck and It ought to bu grateful. If
Cngland can get discriminations In Its favor
that Is Its good luck also and the tor lea are
duly thankful , as U clear from ( ho statement
of cne of their organs : "Canada leads the
way In Its thank offering for the blessings
of liberty and security which It enjoys under
Drltlsh rule , " all of which U bosh. Canada
simply threatening1 t6 retaliate against tnu
American scheme for raising revenue. Hut
U menace Is abruptum fulmen. This coun.
try will arrange Its tariff to suit American
.ml net Canadian Interest * . a
1IUITIMI Il.UO OX TRA.-VSVAA1/ .
Chicago Tlmps-IIorMd : The RTfUt majority
ot englishmen , Including the moot Influential
men tn Kngllsh social or political life , would
Klvo enthusiastic approval to R wnr for the
complete subjugation ot the Doers , and , as
recent declarations ot responsible ministers
Indicate , war la considered by no means Hm-
possible In quarters where rests the respon
sibility of declaringwnr. .
Indianapolis News : The compact between
the Transvaal and the Orange Free Stale ,
which was reported earlier In. the month , Is
significant of an understanding between the
two republics , and would seem to Indicate
also that the Dutchmen are apprehensive of
further trouble with their British neighbors ,
If thcro Is nggrcsalon It will bo by the llrlt-
Ish on the Boers , not the reverse.
Chicago Post : Ono enemy nt a time Is
enough , especially when that enemy Is the
victor of Majuba Hill. Yet It Is probable
thnt nothing would bo moro liable than an
attempt to coerce Kruger to precipitate a
conlllct with Kaiser William , whom Mr.
SteaJ has lately called "tho lord chief jus
tice of Kurope , " and who seems so deter
mined to maintain "order In the court" that
ho Is qulto prepared to leave the bench and
punch Iho heads of the malcontents. .
St. Paul Globe : Millions for conquest , but
not a cent for freedom ta her motto. Let
the people ot Great Britain contribute mil
lions of their earnings In order that the
hardy pioneers of ono continent shall bo de
prived of their freedom and mndo subject to
a power to which they owe neither allegiance
nor tribute , but give not one penny to save
Christianity nnd property and the life of
man and the honor of woman from u rare
whoso dealings with Its subjects are Ilia
nothing clso In history ' nt the hideous
vengeance which the Apache Indian dealt
out to his enemy.
Philadelphia Record : It Is unlikely that
Mr. Chamberlain's exasperating language to
ward the Boers and his demand for an ad
ditional million for military purposes at the
cape were more than theatrical exhibitions ? o
jingoism. The colonial secretary doca noi
really doslro war with the Transvaal , am
this explains the snappish fury of his reply
to Sir William Harcourt , 'Hie latter had
added Insult to Injury by exposing the- hoi
lowncss of Mr. Chamberlain's anti-Boer
threats , for Sr | William not only accused his
opponent of harboring n war plot , but "a
war plot which had missed fire. "
IOWA PHI2SS COMMENT.
Sioux City Journal : Years ago the grass
hoppers destroyed the crops of farmers In
Iowa , Nebraska , South Dakota nnd many
other states , but thcro has been no com
plaint of the grasshopper plaque for a good
while. Now the IIOWB Is that the fields In
the Argentine Republic arc being devastated
by gramhoppers , and millions of acres of
wheat will be a total loss. The ways of the
ublnultouo 'hopper nre past finding out.
Sioux City Herald : A moro extravagant
system of road work than that now ob
served In Iowa could not well bo Invented.
Thousands of dollars are expended every
year In such a way as to he of little
temporary nnd no permanent value. Until
the work of Improving our roads Is under
taken by the counties thcro Is little reason
to hope that the waste will be stopped. It Is
a mistake to call the present methods of
work a system there Is no syptem about It.
Keokuk Gate City : Iowa savings bank re
ports show that these institutions have
more money on hand at the present time
than for several years. For some time past
there has been a steady Increase of de
posit ? , showing that thousands of the
people of the state arc getting on In the
world despite the hard times. The savings
bank Is a good barometer of the condition
of the mas ? of the people , and there Is
cause for gratulatlon In its present Indica
tions.
D'ibuquo Times : On the 17th of next month
the city of Dos 'Mollies ' will hold a special
election to determine by popular will
whether or not the corporation shall erect
an electric plant of Its own. The sentiment
favorable to municipal ownership of both
lighting planto and water works Is a con
stantly growing ono in the public mind.
That a municipality may properly , as well as
profitably , toUs \ citizens , own and thus con
trol these two Indispensable public necessities
is not subject to eorlous contention. Light
nnd water should be supplied to the consum
ers at the minimum of cost , the margins of
profit should not be beyond that which Is
necessary for repairs , betterments and ex
tension of the system cs the needs of the
municipality require.
IMUtSD.VAI * AMI OTIIKIIWISE.
E. 'Buzzard ' has hecn appointed city scav
enger of Ouray , Colo.
Usgplpcs are becoming a fashionable In
strument for women In British drawing
rooms.
A German bacteriologist of repute , Prof.
Von Leyden , saya ho has dlscoverd a bac
terium peculiar to mumps.
The settlement of the senatorial question
In Kentucky leaves Colonel Jack Chlnn
without visible causx' for agitation.
Ting Fang , the new Chinese minister at
Washington , Is the first representative of the
flowery kingdom to the United States who
htn been abie to speak English.
Among the candidates for the postofllcc
nt Media , Pa. , is Mas ! Hattlo Gatilt , who was
a teacher of Mm. McKlnley when the latter
was a student at Brooke Hall seminary , In
Media , moro than thirty years ago.
Pennsylvania Is likely to establish sean
thrco fovcutiy reserves of 40,000 acies each at
the t headwaters of the Delaware , Susquehauna
and Ohio. Whole counties have been stripped
by lumbermen and the state is In urgent need
of this legislation.
Thomas G. Bull , whoso death at Pottsvllie ,
Pa. , It announced , was a member of the
First Defenders , who first responded to Lin
coln's csll for troops. When ths defenders
reached Washington It was Bull who stopped
forward and said to the president : "Wo are
corning. Father Abraham. "
An apple or two is all the luncheon that
Vice President Hobart rats , so that he does
not go down to the restaurant at all , and
unless he U called out of the chamber to see
> omo Important visitor In his own office back
of the senate ho sits In Hie chair from the
> llnd chaplain's prayer at noon until whatever
tlmf adjournment comes.
Mrs. Fltzhugh Lee , who is visiting friends
iu Richmond , Va. . speaks In the highest
terms of the hospitality of the citizens of
Havana. Although eho has been frequently
brought In contact with the officials of the
Spanish military nnd civil government , she
lias never met with anything but the most
courteous treatment from them.
"A brief legislative experience- has con
vinced mo , " says State Senator Young of
ICansai , "that our method of making laws Is
very poor one. Kvery other business except
lawmaklng n understood to require some
previous preparation , experience and study to '
qualify any one to pursue It. But every man
a supposed to come Into life fully equipped to
indertako the most responsible duty in which
t Is possible to engage on a moment's notice , "
Captain Henry Romcyn , who Is being irled
by court-martial at Atlanta , Ga , , Is one of the
Tow army o Ulcers who passcra a medal of
lionor awarded by congress. Captain
Itomeyn's medal was awarded for "most dla-
tlngulshed gallantry In action against hostile
Nez Perces Indians at Bear Paw mountain ,
Montana. September 30 , 1877 , In leading his
command Into close range of the enemy , there
nalntalnlng his petition and vigorously prose
cuting the fight until ho waa severely
wounded. " Ilio medal bears the following
Inscription : "The Congress to Captain Henry
Homeyn , Fifth United States Infantry , for
Gallantry ati Bear Paw Mountain , September
30 , 1877. "
Iiiillniili VllliiKtt
INDIANAPOLIS , May 3. The Incorpo
rated towns of Indiana are holding elec
tions today. AH a rule trustees , n clerk
nnd a marshal will be elected. Local IH-
Hiii-ii only are Involved , and the iitato poll-
tlcluim are not Inclined to regard thu con
tests of much conxequence. In some locali
ties the enforcement of the law U the Ixmie.
In other places It will bo decided whether
water works plants and cltctrlo light plan H
ghill | lo purclianctl. The elections will bo
the flrt liel.l under the election law as
amended by the recent general assembly ,
requiring the voter to use a bluu pencil
Instead of a stump.
DavliUoii CliullriitfoM Mli-lmcl ,
TORONTO , May 3. Hurley Davidson , the
well known Canadian bicyclist , will chal
lenge Michael , the little Welshman , for a
series of races of ono nnd flvo miles , the
third distance to bo decided by the toss of
coin.
if
It is the prc-
viiltng color
K is the very
ate at fad of
all. And no
where docs the
I \ \\r jr f C C
i allow up to such good advantige ain a pair of shoes.
We are in receipt of all the styles in green.
Oroon Oxford Ties
2.50
Kld-Cloth-vestlng tops.
Green Oxford Tics 3.50
In all kid
Ladies' High Boots in gnten 3.00 and 4.00
! P. CART WRIGHT & CO. ,
Kith uiul Douglas Streets.
WOHKS MUUGlIA.VrS l.V Till : W1JST.
HOKUM Drummer Imliu'oi Them to Kn-
ilor e Drnfl * .
TACOMA , May 3. Krom Montana to the
coast efforts are being made to apprehend
the poeuilo drummer who , while pretendIng -
Ing to represent the Oswego Starch factory
of Oswcgo , N. Y , , has cleverly swindled
merchants of the northwest of minis ro-1
tlmated at bcvcra ! thousand dollars. THO
weeks ago ho went to Anaconda from Butte ,
and after selling a bill of goods had C. C.
McKlnnon cash a draft for $100 a few nilu-
utcd before the train started. The draft was
returned unhonorcd n few days ngo. Officers
were Immediately set upon the forger's trail
and coast towns were notified. It Is learned
that the swindler has operated In Butte ,
Helena , Spokane , Salt Lake , Denver , Tacoma ,
Seattle , Bismarck , St. Paul and nearly every
city of Importance In the west. In Anaconda
ho went by the. name of A. 12. Barmore , anil
had a complete drummer's outfit from the
starch company , with several letters , ono ot
which gave him authority to draw on the
Now York ofilce. He la described ns 35 years
of age , flllm , weighs 130 pounds , has sandy
hair and moustache'blue eyes , Is a smooth
talker , and exceptionally neat In his dress.
Ol'I'OSUS T1113 T1113ATY.
HUH TVo Kalth In flic- Hued Iiitcntloiin
of KiiKliitut.
DENVER , May 3. Senator Teller , who Is
paired on the arbitration treaty , has ex
pressed himself freely against that measure
In an Interview. Ho questioned whether the
senate could thus legally surrender one of
Its constitutional prerogatives , and said that
few senators believed that It was wise to dose
so If It were possible. "Groat Britain , " ho
said , "will not go to war with ua unless it
appears to her to be to her best Interest to
do so , nnd no ono acquainted with the his
tory of that country for the last 200 years
can believe that a treaty would stand In the
way of war If her Interests could be served
by war. "
XKW OWNS FOU T1IK AUTIMjEKV.
GovcTiniu'lit DOCKet Wait
for nn Appropriation.
NEW YORK , May 3. A dispatch to the
Journal from Berlin says : When the
minister of war a few months ngo demanded
an appropriation of several hundred millions
of marks for now quick firing guns , giving
ns n reason that Trance was armed In a
similar manner , the question was debated In
the press whether. In view of the large
deficiency , the amount asked for could be
granted. Now It becomes apparent that a
short time ago several regiments of field
artillery were provided secretly with the
new quick firing guno. For instance , the
Sixth regiment of artillery Is using the new
guns. I
o
AIUIUST TIIK II12TUAVISU OK MACHO.
KIIIIIII"rilM AVIll Scnil Him In a 1'eiinl
Si-tdi-iiifiit.
NI3W YORK , May 3. A dispatch to the
Journal from Havana Fays : Dr. Maximo
Kerliicua. Antonio Maceo's physician , who Is
alleged to have betrayed the Cuban general
to Iho Spaniards , was arrested at his homo
near Guleua yesterday and brought to Havana
under close guard. Ho Is now In the military
prison In the fortress of La Cubans , opposite
the city. HeIs held incommunicado.
It Is understood at the palace thnt Weyler
tliU morning ordered his deportment to Cha-
farlnas hlands , the Spanish penal station
off the African coast.
CoiiHl < Iirliil7 tli < > \lni--IIour Day.
INDIANAPOLIS , May 3. The- committee
of the International Typographical union
having In cbnrge the arrangements for
putting Into effect the nine-hour work day
net hero today. The committee Is composed
of James J. Murphy QI Mew York , C. 12.
Hawkins oC San Francisco , Georgu P. Hus-
sell of ClinttunooKtt , D. V. Hastings of
Hamilton and U. U. Prendergast of Chi
cago. TlilH committee Is the outgrowth of
action taken at tliu convention of the In-
turnatlon.il Typographical union at Colorado
rado Springs last October , and Us results
will affect all members of the union In the
United States , Canada , and the Hawaiian
Islands about liO.OOO members. The mem-
LH.T.-5 of the committee wore non-committal
as to what will bo done- , but It Is thought
some HtepH will Ito taken looking to the
Hlicirtonlng ot the houm constituting a < lay'n
wor 1 ; _
HOT STUFF1.
Cincinnati Tribune : The complete ) name
of the king1 of Slam , who la HOOII coming
to visit us , liear.s a Htrong reucmblanca tea
a short dialect Btory.
Indianapolis Journal : "There Is nothing , "
said the gentleman eminent In politics ,
'that I unjoy moro than lighting for a
iilnolplo. "
"Did you over get ono ? " asked the Impu
dent person.
Wnshlntgon Star : "Ncbbcr mln' 'bout ilcm
til Greek gemmen'B clothes , " wild Uncle
I'.ben. "I2r do powiler rnagazlnn'8 all right ,
ley kin manage ter Bit along wlfout IT
.islilon paper. "
Ilarpor'B Bazar : Mro. Commonntalk
Hoberly ) Are you sure your Ilanuo will
make a good home body , KII7 Do you think
who knows anything about mending , for In
stance ?
Choily Commonstalk About mending ,
mother ? Why. thnt IH her very Htrongext
point. I Haw her mend a busted tire once
In just fourteen mlnutcx by the watch.
Cincinnati Enqulrsr : "They didn't have
all this alang nnd Idleness In my day , " said
Tlio lloyal White anil Puzo
an the Driven Snow ,
Abiolutcl/ Pure
KOVil > AKIMQ POWDCII CO. , KfWVORll ,
grandma. "When a girl meant 'no' nha
o.ild 'no , ' and ulie put In her tlnu > knitting. "
"Ami now , " silil ( ilaiba Kdyth , "InsU-nil
of knitting' and wnylug 'no , ' the girls aio
knowing nnd s.iylng 'nit. ' "
Puok : Orlmtlm.v Well , I beat Horrowby
out of $1 just now.
Aslilns- How In the world did you do It ?
Orlnutli.in Uh , he struck mo for ' ' < , and I
lent him fl.
I
Philadelphia North American : "Hero's n
case that bothers me , " snld the assistant
phyplrliin In the Insiuio asylum.
"What l It ? " nske'l his chief.
"Tho patient sees things , yet I "nm In-
forn'eil ' ho mis never taken a drop of liquor
In bU llfo. "
"That's all right. Pat him In the utrshlu
ward. "
MFK'S KPITOMI2. I
Hlclimom ! Dl iiatch.
Thcro wa a man In our town
Invented all his wealth ,
AVIlt. innitly avaik-lous aim ,
Tn win the goal of wealth ;
And when the name he had attained ,
With all his might and main ,
lie vainly lavished all tilsialth
To get his health ngaln.
A TIP FOU
New York Sun.
O Greece !
Whose Ulysses
Pasted Polyphemus In the eye.
Closing the same ;
Who Hew the coop of Poseidon ,
Ami bec-amo Calypso's star boarder ;
O Greece !
"Smaller nnywiy ?
Have you no old
Shop-worn Agamcmnons lying around
Loose ?
Or an occasional Hector
Or two ?
Now here's a tip :
May the Flnit Is Moving Day.
And what In llrllas
In the matter with moving the Moslems
On that occasion ?
While the Turks lies dreaming1
In his guanlod tent of
Crceco her kneef
In Huppllanro bent ,
TlnMi's thellmo to trot out
A bunch of Nymph
Or an Aphrodite.
Groas her Knees
i-.r
-
All you like , only I
Turn the Sorceress loose
With power to act ,
Whllo Zeus
Plays second hand low
From his rez-tle-clmussee
On Olympus , and Neptune
Rolls uuvo over 'em
From Alpha to Upsllon
Or tholi'iilioutf.
And the frops of Aristophanes
Sound a funeral dirge !
O Greece I
Onlj mko this tip ,
Anil they won't < lc > a thing
On tinLIInkt of the Styx
For months to come
Hu * entertain the
Tu Iks.
is always in season ,
and while the Spring
styles are rather gay
in pattern , we always
carry a full line of the
standard materials in
suits of solemn black.
But really , if you are
thinking about a
Spring suit , let us
show you the beautiful
variety of new fabrics
that we have made up
for this season's wear.
They are attractive
and becoming and
make a man of middle
age feel like a boy
again.
Every taste is con
sidered however , in
our new Spring stock
of wearing apparel ,
from the wheelman's
to the clergyman's.
In a quarter of a century of manufactur
ing wo have- never shown handsomer gar.
merits than wo are now ready to put on youi
back at a moment's notice ,
Ilatu and Caps to match the
dignity of our Suits.
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