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TIIJ2 OM-AJIA DALLY ] ? EE : FRIDAY , MAY 21 , 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEK ,
E. RO3EWATEK. Kdltor.
I'UIlt.IHHED r.VP.IlY MGIININU.
TH11M3 OP SUIlBCmiTiON.
n e ( Without Bumlny ) . One Year..JH M
Dnllr lice nnd 8uni1 r , Una Year. , . DM
Blx Month . W
Thrte Mnntlm . . . 1 M
Runriay lire. One Year . , . . * w
Hatunlny Dec , uro Yt.ir . . . . . 1 M
Weekly lice. One Year . M
OKP1CIM :
Omnhi ! The Pec Jlultdl&g.
I Boiith Omnha : Clnccr lllk. , Cor. N and Nth Stt
I Council Illuff * ! 10 I'tnrl Slrttt.
fhlcflgo Oillcc : 11T ChamlifT ol Commtree ,
1 New York : Hnunn 13. II unit 15. Tribune Hide.
: sol 1'ourtcentli Street ,
All commtinlcfillorn rtlMlnR to new * nml edl-
lorlnl mnllrr should lie ndrircuwl : To the hilltop.
.
.Ml biMtneta lettirs mid icinlllmiCM MiouM b
nAareneH tr The Ilec IMtlilUlilnx Comiiiny.
Oninlm , Drafts , check * . expie s eiut pontofllce
money nnlrra to Ira mnile pa > atile lo tlio order
of the compntiy.
Tim win rum.tsiuNo COMPANY.
8TATKMKNT OF ClllClJhATION.
Blntc of NcbiHska , Oouslat County. !
Ui-orge II. Tzsrliucl ; , Secretary of The Bee 1'iib-
llihln * coiiipiiny , licliiB duly nworii , says that the
Rcttml number of full nnd romiilela copies of Tha
Hnlly Mornlii ) ! , Iltrnlns nnd HurJay lice printed
during the mcmlli of April. 107 , w s ns follows :
ili'itnrUr.iti for unt'old nnd returned -
turned copli-n . 10. Ml
Totnl net rnltyi
Net ilnlly nscrnse
nscrnsenr.nnon n.
Bworn to lj"fore me. nml nuhscrlbGil In my
erescnce , thin 5d dny of XIny , 1W.
( Scnl. ) N. P. TOIU
Nntwry Public.
Tim iinn ox
All riillronil iiCMVNliiiJ-i
lilpllcil wltli riiotmli
to iKM-niiiiiKiiliilc vvi-ry iin -
m-iiKcr uliii iiiitilN to rctiil a
IICM-MIIIIM-I' . InxlNt UIHIII lutv-
ina The HIMIf > < m fiiniiot
lic-t n lire on n trnlii fnini tliu
IHM > H iiKi'iit , iilciINO rriiort
tlio fnot. xtnilimr tin * ( niln uiiil
rnllriinil. to ( lie Circulation
Ici > iirlincli < of Tlin HIT. Tins
lice IH for wnlc on nil ( ratiiM.
INSIST ov HAVING TUB imn.
Tlio Greeks may be sadder , but llicy
ore certainly wiser iiipn.
Orotr > hns not lintl an opportunity to
conn ; Into tlip Turko-Uroclan case oven
ns an Intorvunor.
A city council wltliouta lawyoi-
Its nioinbiirs Is the latest novelty in
Omalia's experlpiicc.
New York has n new bccL
bounty law and Is KOHK ! to try to head
off Nebraska if it can sis the beet sugar
state.
Changes In railway ollidal circles
Bcem to bp coining nearly as fast as
changes In the roster of the United
States army.
The tlnal decision of the supreme court
In the Ilolln case , although long delayed ,
Inspires new eonlldpncu.in the integrity
of purpose of our courts.
Tlip color of the man In the woodpile
nt the South Omaha civil service investi
gation is beginning to bo apparent even
without the aid of a microscope.
South Dakota 1ms as yet no official
Btuto How r , but it manages to hold its
own with its sister slates pretty well
notwithstanding this great defect.
In a contest of cndurancp between a
epeclal session of congress and a rising
thermometer , the lat tor-named machine
Is apt to be backed by all lovers of true
eport
The exposition Is the subject of the
first Inquiry of every out-of-town vis
itor who strikes Omaha. Omaha adver
tises the exposition and the exposition
advertises Omaha ,
The power of Spain in Cuba , long
weakened by various causes , is expected
to go down Into swift and Irretrievable
ruin before the forensic assaults of Ne
braska's junior senator.
Secretary of State Sherman has just
given official not lee to the Hrltlsh am
bassador of the failure of the arbitra
tion treaty. The Ilrltlsh ambassador
should read the newspapers.
The European press is said to be re
markably harmonious on the subject of
peaeo negotiations between Greece and
Turkey. In a word , the European press
has recognized its cue and last no time
to take It.
Ex-Senator Peffcr has publicly an
nounced that ns a populist Iijs Is
ashamed of Governor Leedy , the popu
list chief executive of Kansas. What
Governor Leedy thinks of ex-Senator
Peffcr will doubtless develop later.
The police fiasco by whlen a notorious
crook held In Council Ithitl'.s for crime
committed In Omaha was turned loose
by some lluko In the Omaha police sta
tion must reinforce the well-grounded
belief that police reorganization is In
deniiUul.
Under the nutf * administration of the
rostolllco depaitinent it is given out
that the people have as many postotlices
ns their business will support. This Is
in line with the policy or the republican
party to supply all legitimate public
wants of the people.
St. Louis hns elected a non-partisan
school board , the succor-fill candidates
having been nominated by a non-partisan
citizens' meeting. The independent voter
who casts his ballot for the men he be
lieves to l > e the most lilted for UIP placed
to IMJ illled Is yet n power when occasion
demands.
In view of the difficulties so far ex-
perlenced in driving the artesian drill to
water , the conclusion Is beginning to bo
forced upon the contractors that the
geological structure of the exposition
grounds was arranged with special ref
erence to the requirements of a geolog
ical exhibit
.iir.srMr TMK i'B.v.t/rr.
Hy the decision of the blgliort nppel-
Intt' court of Nebraska Henry 15olln
must pny the prescribed penally for his
bptrnjnl of public trust as city treasurer
of Omahn , While his case , because of
family connections , perfonul friendships
nnd the Inevitable hardships conviction
must work on Innocent persons , gives
him n certain clnlni to public sympathy ,
there wore really few. If any , mitigating
circumstances lo tins Hollu cmbojiloiiipnt ,
and the action of the supreme court In
alllrmlng the lliidlngof the Jury nnd the
sentence of the trial judge , will com
mand the approval of law-abldlni ; citi
zens generally. Gn-at Is the punish-
iih'iir , but great also was the offense ,
and taking the enormity of the crime
into consideration it cannot be said that
the penally Is unduly excessive.
The case of Iluiiry Ilolln will stand ns
onu of the most remarkable In the an-
mils of Nebraska criminal jurisprudence.
Extending as It has over a period of
within a mouth of two years , the lic
ensed has had every advantage for his
defense that the constitution and the
laws allow. The facts of the embezzle
ment are undisputed and were practi
cally admitted by Itolln himself on the
day that the exposure of his shortage
was given to the public. There has
been no persecution on the part of the
authorities , but simply an InMstence that
the law be vindicated and nn example
set for those who may In the future be
tempted to depart from the straight and
narrow path of honest performance of
public duty. The escape of Hour.
Ilolln from all punishment for his crimes
Would have been nn invitation to law
lessness In public places and nn encour
agement of public plunderers of which
the community would not have been able
to shake off the bud effects for years and
years lo come.
Whllo it is lo bi ? deplored that _ Henry
ISoll'n should by his own acfs have
brought down upon himself so heavily
the strong arm of the law , the courts
cannot but have strengthened them
selves lu the public estimation by the
j Impartial administration of justice.
THE HOUSK R/.SI'OiV S.
The house of representatives unani
mously passed the resolution appropri
ating $ r > 0,000 for the suffering Americans
in Cuba. There "was au altcn'pt on the
part of the democrats , as had been pre
viously announced , to force considera
tion of the Morgan resolution pending
In the senate , but it was unavailing and
there is homo significance in the fact.
It suggests that In tlio event of the reso
lution passing the senate , which is by
no means assured , the republicans of
the house would probably decline to
consider it. They would do this not
from any want of sympathy with the
Cuban cause , but for the reason that
such a resolution would bo very likely
to embarrass the administration. Per
haps a majority of the house republicans
believe that some action should be taken
by the government with a view to bring
ing the war In Cuba to an end , but they
are Indisposed to do anything that might
place the president in an embarrassing
position , while undoubtedly most If not
all "f them recognize the well estab
lished fact that according belligerent
rights Is distinctly an executive preroga
tive , entirely beyond the control of con
gress. It seems safe to say , therefore ,
that no such resolution as that of Sen
ator Morgan can pass the house at the
present session , unless the president
should ask congress for advice , which is
highly improbable.
The appropriation for the relief of
Americans in Cuba Is made immedi
ately available anil it is to be presumed
that the State department will lose no
tlmo In forwarding the needed supplies.
The method of distribution is yet to be
arranged , but probably there will be no
difficulty as to this , since the Spanish
government will hardly make the nils-
take of putting any obstacle In the way.
A part of the appropriation may lie
used in bringing to the United States
destitute Americans who may desire to
come and doubtless many of them will
avail themselves of the opportunity.
AVTKJl 1'Iin TltUSTS.
The attorney general of New York is
preparing to proceed vigorously against
the trusts and combinations , under the
new anti-trust law of that state. lie
has summoned the presidents of tlio an
thracite coal carrying railroads to Al
bany and will compel them to give testi
mony upon which to basea prosecution
of the combinations of which they are
members. The penalty under the law
for refusing to testify is Imprisonment.
It Is believed that these roads , which
are largely interested In the production
of anthracite coal , are In a combination
to regulate both the output and the
price. There appears to bo good ground
for this belief , but as yet all efforts to
ascertain whether a combination really
existed have been unavailing. The pres
ent law enlarges the power of the au
thorities nnd It Is now thought that
something may bo accomplished. It in
needless tosay that the managers of
the roads stoutly deny the charge that
they constitute what Is practically a
trust. One of them is quoted us saying
that there Is , no agreement , no compact ,
no pledge , no contract between them ,
but whether he or any of them will af-
llrm this under oath remains to be seen ,
Thai these roads have for Hie past year
or two been acting In such harmony and
accord as to suggest a perfect under
standing Is uiiiu'htIoiniliU ( | ( and tlio pub
lic will be very greatly urn-prised If It
hlmll be found that they are not In a
combine. The tobacco trust nlid other
combinations will recelvo the attention
of New York's attorney geneial , who
seems to be determined to enforce Hie
law against all who are amenable to Its
provisions.
The whola country has an interest in
the result of these proceedings , for If
they shall bit uccessful In driving Hie
trusts out of that state a long step
will have bcrn taken toward the
suppression generally of dm objec
tionable combinations. If they can
not maintain their position in Now
York they will hardly bts able to
do so elsewhere , for uowliere else would
t
j they find so much tolei-.itlon r-s In the'
.national ine'i-opciHs. ' Jltnvovr they
could not Hud oMuwlitsre such ndvnnj
tiigcs for the successful prosecution of
their business tm they have thoic. It Is
not only In the Umpire state , however ,
that the trusts are being pursued. The
attorney general of Illinois Is showing
commendable J-.cnl In attacking HIP com
binations am ! the success ho has met
with warrants the hope that he will out
law all of them In that slate , as lie ap
pears to have done with the Tobacco
trust. In the case against that combina
tion HID court held that Inasmuch as
corporations are the creatures of the
slate , the state has the undoubted right
to control their operations. While that
wn.s true of local corporations It was
also true that foreign corpora I Ions oper
ating within n state were amenable to
the laws of Hint stale. If they failed lo
obey ( hi ! laws they might be prevented
fiom doing business within the state.
With a federal niitl-trust law which
applies to most of the combinations , so
far ns they arp In restraint of trade ,
supplemented by state legislation hos
tile to them , It would seem that If those
who arc charged with enforcing the
law * would do their duty there ought In
n very brief time to be no such thing In
this country as n trust or any sort of
combination to control production and
prices. Thp promise Is that the days of
this form of monopoly are numbered
I'UXISH ALL A1IKK.
The trial of Ilaveinpyer and Scarles ,
HIP Sugar trust officials who refused to
answer questions of the senate investi
gating committee , will come on in the
criminal courli of the District of Colum
bia next week nnd Is certain to command
general Interest. The cas-e against these
recalcitrant witnesses Is noL similar to
that against Hroker Chapman , who Is
now serving n sentence in the Washing
ton Jail. Chapman was Indicted for hav
ing refused to answer ( Mirations relating
to alleged speculations in sugar stocks
by senators , the eourtd having held that
the senate committee had the right to
ask the questions and Hint they were
legitimate. The trust officials were in
dicted "for having refused to tell the
senate committee" we quote from the
Washington Post "how much they sub
scribed to the republican ( or democratic )
campaign fund In Now York. " It will
thus be seen that there is n very wide
difference in thp character of the cases
and it Is quite possible that llavemeyer
and Senrles will escape punishment on
the ground that the question of the com
mittee bad no legitimate connection with
the purpose of the investigation , but it
must be presumed that the dlsTrlct at
torney is confident of his ability to bring
these parties to punishment and has the
support of the court , or he would riot
go to the trouble and expense oB a trial.
At all events it is to be hoped that all
of tlio recalcitrant witnesses will be
punished and thus a precedent be estab
lished which will exert a wholesome In-
tluenco In future. The case of Chap
man will undoubtedly have a good
effect , but this would bo greatly en
hanced if. a like punishment should be
meted out to the1 magnates of the sugar
trust
OUK LOCAL THA1N SRRVWK.
Omaha retailers have a right to enter
respectful remonstrance with the man
agement of the Missouri Pacific against
the proposed abandonment of the. Ne
braska local train which that road has
for years been operating for the benefit
of the Nebraska towns upon Us Hue.
While it may be true that these trains
have not for some time paid much or
unythii.'ji iibove op- > rating expense ? , a
railroad has certain obligations to the
public , from _ whlch Jr. has received its
right-of-way and other privileges , nnd
the public interests should be considered
as well as the private interests of the
railway managers and stockholders.
Local trains ate of prime Importance
to the retail business of a great com
mercial center. With railroads radiat
ing in every direction us they do from
Omaha , there is no reason why facilities
.should not be afforded nil tlio people
within a radius of 100 to 1.50 miles to
come into the city in the morning for the
transaction of business or for recreation
and U-turn to their homes on afternoon
or evening trains. Such a train service
will be an absolute necessity during the
exposition , and in the interval thos"
facilities should be Improved or at least
not lessened.
The Commeicial club and Uetailers' as
sociation and other business organiza
tions should take this subject up with
out delay and work It out successfully
to u satisfactory solution.
The World-Herald snys It has not the
slightest doubl that the courts will oust
Frank 13. Jloorcs from Hio office of
mayor. If we are not mistaken , the
World-Herald only a .few weeks ago
said It had not the slightest doubt that
Frank 10. Moores would bt > defeated in
thi ! republican primaries , and again ,
shortly after , It said it hud not the
slightest doubt that Edward K. Ilowell
would be the next mnyor of Omaha.
When the World-Herald says it has not
the slightest doubt it Is high tlmo to
beware.
On the 3-lth day of .fnmmry , 18f(5 ) ( ,
.Mayor William .1. HtoaU-h reappolnted
W. .1 , Connell as city attorney. You will ,
liowt'ViT , Hi-mi this editorial columns of
the Worlil-llunild of that month In vain
for n Hlnalo word of criticism of Mayor
IJroalch'.H iii ] | i > lntinL > iit , It was tin
"Well done , .Mayor Itronlch" In u. ,
World-Herald. Making llsh of one.
mayor and llosh of the next mayor \
not so easily stonmchuil by Hie thought
fill public.
Now It is North Dakota whure tlio
railroads are endeavoring to IIUIIK i a
maximum freight rate bchednle by en.
JoiiiliiK Its enforcement In Urn United
States courts. This Injnncllon racket
has been worked bo often and &o sue-
cessfnlly that It has come to 1 > a pait
of the regular stock in trade of Hut law
ili'Iiartmont of every self-rebpoctlnt ; but
law-tlufyln railroad corporation.
The press report of tlio congressional
proceedings says that .Senator Honi
.moke "lu his usual calm and dignified
I
1 style. " llirw TWuld he possibly speak
i In any oHij-f q < iv after having served
j nearly n q\fnWr \ of n century In the
most deliberative legislative body In the
world ? ,
1'nder the iiiyan appropriation bill as
amended , the W-cretary of the Interior
will have a year In which to establish
nit Indian sfipillj , ' depot l Omaha. Hut
It will bchoove Nebraska's representa
tives In con reM * to see that he exercises
the power conferred upon him ns soon
ns he rea.soitabiy can. Secretary llllss ,
wo may feel Mtrh , will be disposed to do
all that Is fair On this matter.
The public will gladly dispense with
set tariff speeches In the senate If the
senators will buckle down to the busi
ness of revenue legislation. It might
even be economical to give leave to print ,
as that would be less costly than con
suming the time of congress with talk
intended only for constituents at home.
ChlcngiJ Tribune.
An Iowa Senator refuses to take his snlnry
because ho was absent most of the tlmo nnd
dooa not think ho earned It. This Is wrong
reasoning. The moro a senator la abaent the
more money the state can afford to pay him.
Oninlm HUN .Much ill SlaUo.
Inillnnnpollu Ncus.
George Francis Train bas a claim against
Omaha for $20,000 000. Omaha has a great
deal at stoke , for , nsldo from the great loss
of property , If tlio suit should go agnlnst
her , she might have Mr. Train for a resident ,
IMIMII- : | | tic AvoliliMl.
Kniiaas City Star.
In returning Ills salary because he did
nothing to earn It , State Senator Lebfeld of
Iowa has sot an example which will bo care
fully avoided by many other legislators who
could easily nnd justification for a similar
course.
Truthfully Sny Two Hundred.
Sioux City Journal.
The Omaha Bee hugs Itself as It emotes tlio
following from the district court In passing
on the Associated press case lu that city :
"So far ns I know there Is nothing In this
radius of sixty mllcu that exceeds The Uee
In Its facilities for gathering news. " That's
nil right ; Sioux City Is just outside tbc sixty
mile limit the Jmlgo' set , and doubtless the
judge knew It.
ProliltiK- < - Coal Combine.
Indianapolis Journal.
In order to test tlio clllcacy of the new
anti-trust law of New York the attorney
general baa Instituted proceedings against
six coal-carylng nxllroida doing business lu
that state , and tbc supreme court has sum
moned tlio presidents of the various roads
to appear nnd answer certain questions. Tlio
complaint avers that the roads are in a
combination to restrict tbe production and
maintain the price of coal , and no doubt tbe
averment will 1)6 sustained It tlio facts can
bo brougbt out.
Snpremuej- ( he Iron Trnde.
LoulxvUlcy Courier-Journal.
The Carnegie company sold the materials
for the great Montreal bridge nt 95 cents per
100 pounds , though the price to consumers
lit this country ha' ; been $1.55 per 100. Does
not this look as turnigli there are possibilities
hitherto undrfamed of In the Iron and steel
manufactures ( of , the United States ? It Is
plain that the steel kings of Plttsburg and
Chicago and the Iran makers of Birmingham
can sell thclr9 products at prices that would
bankrupt Eurppe. . .This being so , Is It not
likely that lnta fojy years the United States
will bo supreme inthis , great branch of trade
and manufacture ?
The Dt'Mnrrntc SuRar Trnit.
Washington Star ( hep.J
Made despefWq tfy the clear prospect that
the senate wlll'tejepi-lhe sugarfschedulepow
'
written , in' the tariff ,0111 , , the trust' , Is now re
sorting to a species of blackmail to. beat
dowiijtho opposition. Certain senators who
haVe announced their antagonism to the In
iquitous section dictated by the trust have
been plainly given to understand that
unless they withdraw iJip.r objections tliey
will find It Impossible to secure action on
Items In which they are Interested. The
trust and Its pgents , In other words , are play.
Ins section agdlnst section and paragraph
agaliwt paragraph , lu the hope of searing the
whole field into accepting the trust's own
clause ? . But It Is apparent at this stage that
the opposition will resist this process , nnd
that the threatened loss of rates on specific
commodities will not deter honest senators
from doing their duty by the whole country.
In Stenm I'onpr Dooiiiedt
Baltimore Sun.
How long will It be before electricity su
persedes steam as the motive power on rail
roads ? An experiment on the New England
railroad between Hartford nnd New Britain
Conn. , has proved so successful that ex
perts are already predicting great things.
A run of ten miles with an ordinary passen
ger car was made hi thirteen minutes. The
"third rail" system was used In place of the
trolley line , and the result was all that
could have been desired. The third rails ,
which conduct the electric current and sup
ply the motor power , are banded together
and connected by copper wires. They are
not fastened to the ues , but are lafd on
blocks of wood. The electric current , U Is
claimed , can bd transmitted thua without
cny appreciable loss of power and at one-
fifth of the cost of the trolley line. Presi
dent Clark of the New Haven railroad ex
presses the opinion that our locomotives may
soon go into the scrap heap , as the old stage
coachcB had to go. Possibly they will , but
porhai 3 not as scon as the owners of rail
roads "operated at a lo.-s" would like.
C1TI7.MX TIIAIN'S CLAIMS.
Some IlpiiinrkN oil < h - AttrnullvnicKH
of Ali-xlilp IlllKiitlon.
Chicago Post.
The latest claimant -whose expectations
and prcteoslor. fairly take away the breath
of the modest citizen pursuing the-even tenor
of hla bushels way and having no visions
or hopes of suddenly finding himself the
sole and legitimate heir to the earth or tne
cntlro solar system Is that eccentric and
original "citizen" par excellence , George
Francis Train. HO bobs up serenely It will
have been obssrvod that every claimant to
millions or bllllonk Is remarkably serene and
confident of the ab'solute Justice of his case
'
and asks ielthcrinort : or less than that the
city of Omaha ! should Ijo reuqlred by the
courts to vetit JltXM ° the major part of lu ;
citizens' proper// / Ji > , himself.
One cannot 'refrain from exaggeration In
elating there 'nucef claims , but the facts
of the matter aVe ttteso ; In 1SG5 Train bought
from certain gentlemen about 500 hundred
acred In the southwest part of Omaha , The
purchase price fW $100,000 , on which only
$38.000 soi inn vl Jiave ever been paid. In
1873 foreclosure quit was brought for the
balance and a'Mt'Cl'eo ' obtained. But Train
was at that tluyCConflned In the Tombs at
Now York on ajclrarge of Insanity. He now
clalmi that , ln7U& ° flrst place , his creditors
hud conspired hH > riflg about his confinement ,
and that la * ty ( 0 so the foreclosure suit
could not legally bo brought against bin. ,
alnca he had been adjudged Insane. Accord
ingly , ho holds that ho Is fill ! ) the rightful
owner of thccy 500 acres , whoso value la
now said to bJtetf/OOO.OOO / ,
The people < ] f ( Qitiaha and the owners of
the coveted property do not appear to be dis
turbed. PerhapsJthey are rtuplfled by the
very audacity of the claim and fail to realize
Iti ) meaning , At all event : , the crlglnal
owners of the property ridicule Citizen's
alleged case , and declare that tbe foreclosure
suit was legal In every roapect. They do '
not , however , explain Just whit steps were ,
taken to protect the Interests of Train , who
wjs , of couroa , dead In the eye of the law.
It Is doubtless safe to aacumio that Train s
claim will go tno way of all similar ills-
coveiles. After making a three day * ' wonder
In the newet i | > er and legal circles It will
vanish into nothlngnetM. But U will not dis
courage other drcamem of fabulotM fortunes
and sudden acquisitions. Castles In Spiln
and real cntate In the heart of great Ameri
can elites pcjsosa equal attiactlvenesa for
tha Imaginative , and claims like thmo of the
Chicago gcrlpperti , the NethcrlanJ heirs ami
Citizen Train will never entirely dUajiper
from the snua'o of time.
A TIIIICI : TO WAU.
Globe-Democrat : The pd\crs nmst now ad.
drrws thomsrlvr * to the tn k of making terms
belwern the combatants , which will produca
a frt h crop of dimcultlrn. As a nmln re-
( suit of the war Turkey lias been strengthened
and more than ever In an element dangerous
to the peace of Europe.
Indlannpolla Journal : At present Turkey
l master of the dlfiatlort , and with her sud
denly developed , military M length , \i \ In t
position to cnforco her demand to the lull
extent or plunge liuropo Into war. This Is
the situation which the traweia have broughl
about by coddling Tin key , shutting their
eyes to the Armenian atrocities nnd permit
ting If not encouraging the Invasion ot
Greece.
Philadelphia Ilocord : The most shameful
aspect of the situation Is the reversal of
the relative positions of the powers of civ
ilization and of the barbarian who reigns at
Constantinople. It I * the Turk who now hai
assumed the making of conditions , and the
powers find themselves reduced to the
making of protests , exceptions and requests
for leniency on the pirt of their nntagunlit ,
Who would have believed a few weeks ngc
that Europe would ever again bo subjected
to the humiliation ot receiving ultimatum :
from the Turk ? Hut the sultan's Insolcnl
proposal amounts simply to nn nnnonncemenl
that the Ottoman army will alliance on
Athens If his conditions nhall bo rejected.
Philadelphia Ledger : JOVP bad thundered
nnd the mi Han was In such woeful pllghl
that ho sent a pitiful special meFsnge to
Lord Salisbury promising lo mend hl ways
speedily and begging the British premier nol
to bo too hard on him. Twrnty-flve thousand
Armenians have been butchered since then ,
thanks to the concert ot the powers , of which
Salisbury's government Is a member ; Greece
has been crushed , and the suppliant Turk
who begged pltcously for meicy Is now defy
ing the powers , "Jovo's" among them. The
fear that Hii&sla nnd possibly other powcis
may be secretly playing the sultan's hand for
him makes the game n dangerous one , bul
nevertheless It Is hardly credible that any
Rngllah ministry , however large Us majority ,
could livelong after being a party to any
serious diminution of Greece's territory. II
Turkey persists In her present course Kng-
land must act , nnd the world will readily find
out whether Salisbury U , ns Bismarck long
ago designated him , "not Iron nt all , but
merely a painted lath. "
TII13 rilKSIIJHVr AN CtrilA.
Chicago Times-Herald1 Jlr. TJcKlnlcy's de-
elgn Is to hasten the Inevitable evacuation
of the Island by means that are not certain
to anger Spain beyond endurance and Jeopard
the peace of this nation.
St. Ixnils Republic : Bul while It Is a gooO
thing to relieve tlio miserable victims ol
Spanish barbarity , this great nation ought
to have the courage to adopt an effectUe
method of putting a stop to the barbarity.
Milwaukee Wisconsin : The message of
President McKlnley on the subject of Cuba
demonstrates his conservatism 'hi so far as
the matter ot plunging the country Into war
Is concerned , nnd his Independence of prece
dent lu determining the duty of the govern
ment when Americans In a foreign land need
help to reach a position ot safety.
Globe-Hemocrat : Events nio playing Into
the hands ot the friends of Cuban bellig
erency resolutions. Weyler's barbarous con
centratlon policy , which has killed noncombatants -
combatants through starvation and disease ,
and which Is now helng Investigated by
agents of the United States government , is
causing an tndlgnatln In this country which
promised to bo ot material help to the In
surgents , Morgan's belligerency-recognition
proposition will get moro votes now when It
comes up than it could have commanded a
week ago.
Philadelphia Times : Whatever actlrfn may
follo.v , this appropriation need make no
complications of any kind. It Is to be ex
pended under the- direction , of the secretary
ot state and through the oulclal representa
tives of the United States In Cuba , and sim
ply provides the means for that relief that
consular olllccrs ore often called upon to
extend to their countrymen , though not
usually on so largo a scale. This does not
constitute Interference , and It Is us well
that It be kept separate from any discus-
sign o ( the general policy toward Cuba.
Notv York World : The Tncssage is thor
oughly unsatisfactory. So Is the form of
relief proposed. These American citizens
own plantations or work upon the plantations
of others. But the military despot who ruleo
Cuba will not let these Americans live upon
the plantations. They nro starving , not of
any necessity , 'but ' '
solely by Weyler's abhor
rent command. Ho has compelled them to
leave their homes and go to the towns
where they have no bread-winning employ
ment , and having thus driven them from
their own food supplies he refuses to fur
nish them with anything to cat.
Now York Tribune : The most noteworthy
feature of the president's message Is Us ab
solute lack or mention of the Cuban war.
It declares , on the strength of oflldal infer
mation , that many American citizens in
Cuba are in distress , it does not tell what
has caused their distress , whether war or
pestilence , ( Ire or flood. There is not the
slightest reference to the war which has
been raging for more than two years , or
to the more recent orders of General Wey-
ler , which have directly caused the destitu
tion complained of. Neither the Spanish
government , nor its agents In Cuba nor
yet tha Insurgent party , is eo much as men
tioned ,
Washington Star : President McKlnley's
mcsiago to coagrers urging the adoption of
measures for tlio relief of distressed Ameri
cans In Cuba Is confined to ( ho topic Im
mediately In hand , and does not dtsgress to
bring other Issues relating to the war -in the
Island Into the situation. Thus the mes
sage lacks In those nensational features
which some seem to have expected , which
might serloujly complicate matters and
hinder the effort to relieve the suffering
citizens of the United States. It is evidently
tlio president's Intentio.i to postpone any
further demonstrations of policy until Mr.
Calhoun's i eport has been received or such
Information has been obtained from him au
will point unmistakably to the need of In
tervention. A lers conservative course at
tills particular tlmo might readily set the
country Into a ferment.
I'lOR.SOlVAI , lANII OTJIiilAVISB ! .
The mills of justice grind slowly , but they
got there occcalonally.
Speaking of the truce , Nicholas touched
tha button , AMnl did the rent.
Consul General Patrick Collins will return
to Boston from London In Juno , and will resume -
sumo the practice of hta profession.
A girl of 'Well-io-do parents , who swlpcn a
bicycle. Is regarded In Chicago as blko-
maniac , and not a lit HUbject for judicial
wrath.
President David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university has succeeded In raising the funda
rc/qulicd to establish a zoological garden In
.San Francisco ,
A patient who waa brought Into a London
hospital recently , on being told that his leg
waa fractured , breathed a sigh of relief and
said In devout tones : "Thank God , it Isn't
broken. "
Twenty thousand bands are employed by
the strawberry farmers of Missouri. The
Missouri strawberry , by the way , la the one
dainty offering that sustains neighborly re
spect for the elate.
According to a report Issued by the Illi
nois bureau of labor statistics , the- properties
of the gas companies of Chicago can bo dupli
cated for $15,000,000 , and yet they arc cap
italized at ? 51,34G,000 , Ik
A section of Missouri U alarmed over the
antics of a ( supposed wild man , who U pran
cing around almost naked , pursued by a score
of deputy sheriffs. It U supposed to be an
aggravated caae of slxtccntoone.
The higher the court the lower Id Its opin
ion of contempt case . The tupreme court
of Ohio , in passing upon the appeal of an
editor sentenced for contempt by an Inferior
court , remarked that contempt of a Judge
'does not constitute contempt of court.
The secretary of the state senate of Mon
tana , who hypothecated a bill to prevent Us
pa&sagu , has been sentenced to one year's
imprisonment. The inirlod of enfortoJ
privacy will enable him to appreciate the
folly of borrowing trouble for the honcflt
of somebody else ,
The cagleu that were- sent to Major Me-
Klnloy In the course of the campaign last
summer are to be net free. Of course they
were a nuisance to Mr. McKlnley , and ho-
gave then ! to Canton for the paik. Thu
authorities have discovered that the laws of
Ohio prohibit tlio keeping of au eagle In cap
tivity , and will set them free ,
BOYS'AMD YOUTHS' /
TAN SHOES
If we know it and we generally do not an inferior pair of
shoes can ent r our store No where is this so particularly
true as in our boy's department all that's best all that's
modish all that mothers want for their boys is here. Our
new tans are perfect ems of beauty and wear better than
any we've heretofore secured
Here nio some not the Intest-but Kootl
Koods Hint \vo propose to cloao out nt Imr *
Kill n prices :
Hoyn * Russia Cnlf l > nls , in sqnnro toes ,
former pilco $1.50 ; wo dine thorn nt.$2.iO (
Boys' Tnn Goat Iwls , r.izor toes * , that
were $2.50o ; rloso nt $2.00
Youths' Tnn and llont , sprlnp heel nnd
heel A $2.25 shoo to cloao lit Jl.Tu
Better wearing shoes than these we never hid ,
. .
" - - - - - - " ' \
gj-/ vy fStt 'V
Cor. I6ih and Douglas Sis. j
COSTA. IH1CA. IS VKIIY IMlOSl'IMlOt S.
KlnnnHntly Able < < Mcol KM Ol.llmi-
UOIINVltliuut llurriMt luu ,
WASHINGTON , May 20. A copy of the
mcssago of the president of ( ho republic ot
Costa lllca to the national congas * of Unit
country , Which opened Us regular session on
the 1st Inst. . has been received by Svnor
Calve , the minister of Costa Hlcn In Wash
ington , U Hpeaks ot the encouragements
which have characterized the year nud of the
largely satisfactory solution arrived nt In
questions engaging th government's atten
tion.
tion.Tho
The president says that public order has
not suffered the slightest change and that
slnro Costn Him has entered upon the full
ness of Its eoverclgnty nt no time has the
status of Its International relations appeared
In every sense more satisfactory than at
present.
The mcssago speaks of the establishment
of the Greater Republic of Central America ,
composed of the states of Salvador , Hon
duras and Nicaragua , and says it constitutes
an act of sufficient significance In the politi
cal march of Central America. This new
political entity , insphcel in sentiments highly
patriotic , Is directed towards the icconstruc-
tlon ot the former Central American father
land , Mention Is made of the cordial rela
tions maintained by Costa Hlca with the now
political entity , from i\hlch the former gov
ernment has received unequivocal proofs of
sympathy. The union la regarded by the
president as a guaianty of peaceto Centinl
America. Costa Rica has not yet joined the
compact , the government regarding It un
necessary for the present , for reasons which
are set forth.
Reference la made to the Central Ameri
can exposition promoted by Guatemala , to
which Costa Rica has contributed. Co ta
Rica has also received the Idea proposed by
Guatemala to organize In that republic a
judicial congress to engage in the study of
the varied legislation of bister republics
In order to obtain , as far us poslblc , uniform
ity in their respective countries , the adop
tion of a single monetary system and ot a
law for public Instruction.
The hope Is expressed for a satisfactory
solution to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica
of the boundary Hue differences between the
two countries. A joint commission Is about
to make a survey.
The president felicitously refers to the ne
gotiation of the arbitration treaty with Co
lombia for the settlement of the 'boundary '
line question with that country. This treaty
has been ratified by the congresses of both
countries and ratifications will soon be ex
changed in Washington by the legations of
both republics ,
National economy Is one of the subjects
to which the executive devotes special at
tention , and after n study of the- conditions
of the country Issued a decree adopting In
practice the gold standard , which is now the
money of Cc ta Rica.
The arrangements for the settlement of thn
foreign debt having been effected , the govern
ment has on deposit funds sulllcient to meet ,
when duo , the Interest on the lirst coupon.
This has been accomplished without estab
lishing new hhports or rcsortlug to the pub
lic credit.
The president recommends the amendment
of the tariff laws and ot the procedure under
tlio fiscal law relating to the crime of smug
gling and says the attention of the govern
ment has been directed to the construction
of the Pacific railway which will soon com
plete the Inter-oceanic all rail route across
Costa Rica.
THlilMATTEH TO CONGUISSS.
IlenHOiiN for Drliiylng : Worlc oil tlu >
Sim I'uilro lliirlxir.
WASHINGTON , May 20. Secretary Alger
has made response to the senate resolution
calling for a statement as lo what has been
or is about ta bo done with leferenco to
making contracts for the Improvement of
San Pedro harbor , California.
The secretary submits the whole subject
to congress for further Instructions us to Its
purpose whether to create simply a harbor
of refuge or one ot refuge and commerce.
The secretary cites the action of the Walker
board in deciding to expend all of the ap
propriation of $ ! i,9tO.GOO ) upon a breakwater.
To complete the work of constructing a har
bor for commerce will , according to the en
gineers , requite upward of $5,000,000.
AlKcr HUH ( InHiiinc > ii PJUMTH.
"WASHINGTON. May 20. The judge advo
cate general of tlio army has completed hU
examination of the re-cord of the court mar
tial In the case of Captain Henry Romeyn ,
Klfth hifantry , who was convicted of an-
Baultlng ILeutenant O'llrlen of the same regi
ment at Fort MrPherson , Georgia. The case
In now In the hands of Secretary Algcr for
review. The secretary may recommend to
the president what action shall be taken ,
liut ho IH i > owere ! < to lake such action of his
own account. Thu president may In turn ap.
[ irovo the findings and bcntcnce , abate the
sentence , or send the case back to the court
for further proceedings. It Is understood
that the president will act within a short
tlmo for the reason that the officer will. In
the regular course , he placed on the retired
list of the army on the first of next month.
Dolly Treiiniiry Ntnli'iiiont.
WASHINGTON , May 20 , Today's statement -
ment of the condition of the treasury shows ;
Available cash balance , $229,262,013 ; gold re
serve , $145,729.820.
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VIIIK IX TJIII NIStV YOUIC CAI'ITOI , .
SlnrlN In 'IVinpiinir ) ' Hoof O rr flu *
ICllHl APIX-OIU'll , ,
ALBANY , N. Y. , May 20 , A temporary
roofing over the eastern approach to the capl-
ol caught flro nt i o'clock today. A stiff
cast wind was blowing and In live in In u tea
lie on tire capltol was filled .with Ktlfllng
smoltci. Great excitement waa occasioned
hrni'ghout thu departments. The structure
which l burning la directly In front of the
plvato olHccH of the judges of the court of
ipponls , which are flllel with valuable law
Ibrarlca and documents.
The flro was put out with hand extinguish
ers after a half hour's work , without having
lone nny damage to anything but the roofing
and emi scaffolding. It Is believed to have
originated from the upsetting of a pluraber'i
urnace. *
iminiiT AMI IIIIKKKV.
Philadelphia Itecord : Beggar Can you
lelp a poor man to
1'edeatrlan I think you've touched me foo-
oie.
Beggar Possibly. lr ; possibly. You sco
'in u Htrunded Photographer , and the uld
lablt of rutouchlne clings , sir.
Up to Data : Muile ( the maid ) You look
charming , -Miss I > fiieloi > ? ; I run tell you
hut us well as thu Klaus. Women wcro
nude before rnlrroro , you know.
Penelope Yes , mid they luvo been before
hem ever since.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Look up , dear
est , " ho murmured , and his voice M.IH tender -
dor nx sprint ? Iamb ,
"No , Udguh , " she murmured , "I will not
I look up. I'ro Imil Hint klso-wlth-every ulr-
| shlD gaj4 worked on tuo too many limes. "
I Chlc.iRO llrfovd : " .My son Is lo Ipavo busl.
| IICSM nnd HO on tlio MtURe. "
, ; ' be nny thenti Ir-al talent ? "
i 'eH ; , ' Milury la always spout brforo her
r > M H Iti
lloston Tinntorlpt. ( iiltjtoti-KMMiso
nan l "i' lntl wll , > , , ls " . thai m-ni.lo of your me
p nro Kcnerill > sut. | , confounded bon-s ?
Mltnln-l don't .
know. Jlow
many per-
nous of my 11,11110 dm you ever know'
nrlif > oii-Hy Cleoine ! como to think or It ,
you ani i ho only ono 1 i-vor knew. "
Chli-aco Uecord : "llolihv nsKcd m ? what
a " continiiiius pcrformiincc' \ \ . "
"Uhiil ilhl you lell him'/ "
1 snlil Hint the taHlT dhc-uyalou was na
is r could como to It. "
.i ! l'M ! ; ' ! . V0 "os rnfifr proud of his
afroiniillnhtnetitx
| n „ bu lnrisiv
no you know. " he mild to his' wlf , " 1
, \V lpl''neil | to run u typewriter mvsolf ? "
HIIVP joil ? " j | , o replied , colillv. ' "Well.
VmriJ " " " " . ' " " " tl1p "ll-v wt | ' most me
when Ihpy "
got tuetty one.
TI niJu1"1" ' ! ' wan ti i-ie-t tryiupto explain.
it
only mnilo
mutters noise , us It alwny *
HAI.V 0V Till ] HOOF.
Conies Klniicy.
When thp humid dm hue-Hi , gutlipiod
Over nil tinHtmry Hpliercs.
Hews and Mils llko wonnw softly
Ureaklnc Into Imppy trurH ,
I lien how sweet to press the Pillow
, ° f cottage-chamber bed , '
Ana lie listening- the rulmlrons
On thu low roof overhead.
To thp quick bpals on the EihitiKles
Answer echoes In the hpart ;
And dim dreamy icoollrctloiirt
into form and being- start ,
Ami the busy fnlry , Fancy ,
wurp nml
Of the light rnln on the roof.
Now In memoij- pomes my mother
AH the iispd , fnlr summers jronc ,
Taking leave of llttlp faces
I"IT Jle Iovlnw lo ° lf shone on ;
A
' } d Jce .V"1' / ? ' " ' Iook °
AH 1 feel thp old refrain
Here repeated on the tthlnirlcs
By the patter of the rain.
1 ? mt.Ic S ( > l > ! i-slstor ,
the
wlnss ana wavlne hair
Ami her slar-oypd cherub brother
A serene angelic pair
- , . . , ny wakeful pillow
With sweet praise or mllil
reproof ,
As I shut
my eyes and listen
To the soft rain on the roof.
A J/lnothcr / comps. to thrill me
\vlth
her eyes entranclns blue.
And I ml mi not. musing on her.
That my heart she never know :
I remember but to love her ,
u Ith a passion kin to pain.
Anil my quickened pulses quiver
To the patter of the rain.
Naught " ' "JURfctof tone or cadences ,
of
music's magic snpll
That can tin 111 the becret fountain
hence the tears of rapture well
Like that welnl nocturne of nature '
t subdued , subduingstrain. . '
Which is played upon the shingles
Uy the patter of the rnln.
\
The Wisdom
of FooJs- -
Is what the unprinci
pled dealers in "fake"
clothing thrive upon.
All worthy manufac
turers heartily invite
the most thorough ex
amination of the goods
they make.
And if every one un
derstood that skill in
making fine clothing
was quite as important
as fine cloths , it would
be easier for us to dem
onstrate the superiority - '
ty of our suits for men
and boys.
We do not offer any
thing that is so "cheap"
that we can Hpafford
to stand by it with OUP
guarantee and a ready
promise to return your
money if you are not/
satisfied.
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