THE OMAIIA. DAILY BEE : STJ PAT , 1H&.T 30 , 1697.
THE OMAHA. SUNDAY
E. IlftSKWAY&n , Editor.
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Notary Public.
I.I3AVIM * KOU TIIH SUMMEH
1'nrtlcN IcnvliiK HIP city for
tin1 Hummer cnu Itiirc The
Her Ki-nt to tliem remilitrly
Iiy iiotlfylnuTlic IJcc litisl-
III-MH olllet : Ill iiri-Noii of Iiy
lunll. TJie nililruni will lin
IIH oflcn its ilvnlrctl.
in the hemp schedule will not
mntcrlnlly affect exits by tlm hemp
iron to.
The iW3t.il congress Is nunrlng Its close ,
but the postal curd llentl has not yet
boon touched.
A few barRiilufl In war debts nre still
to be had on proper application to either
Greece , Turkey or Spain.
The si'iinie usually gets the last
whack at the tariff bill and the lust
whack leaves the impression.
The senate ought to offer a prize to
the senator who contents himself with
the shortest speech on the tariff.
The Fourth of .Inly falls on Sunday
this year. This inean.s that Yonug
America will revel In noise three days
instead of. the customary one day.
Wnr Is something llku the hnndlc bars
of an electric buUcry. It Is easy eiioiiKh
to pick them up while the cut rent Is
turned on , but not so easy to let go.
I With each recurrence of national an-
nlvcrsarles , calling for patriotic songs
and declamations , the need of a suitable
American anthem becomes more appar-
'cnt.
President McKlnley's visit to the Ten-
lessee Centennial exposition at Nash
ville next week ought to make that one
of the red letter periods In the annals
.of that enterprise.
The appearance of a - newly-formed
mud Island off the coast of California
Is taken to show where , at least , part
of the mud thrown uliiring the late po
litical campaign was llnnlly deposited.
True , there are fewer veterans of the
great war than ever , but Unit only gives
deeper significance to the custom of
decorating the graves of the heroic pa
triots with tlowors In the springtime of
the year.
What a pity Itrulsers Corbctt and
, Fltzslmmons did not have presence of
inluil enough to pose properly for the
verascoplc camera at the moment of the
blow that determined the possession of
that championship belt.
"Chicago stand * alone as the only
largo city In the United States that has
neglected to rear n memorial to our llrst
president , " e.Vclalms the Time.s-Ilerald
of that oily. Not exactly. Omaha has
aa yet no Washington monument.
It Is Idle to expect the tariff bill In its
flnnl form to suit everybody who voted
tor McKlnley. It must conform to the
republican principle of-protection , how
ever , and meet the approval of the great
majority of the republican representa-
in congress.
If the advocates of the amended sugar
schedule of the tariff are correct , the
Sugar trust Is actually subjecting itself
4o great sulf-sucrlllcu for the benellt of
Iho public nhen It reluctantly assents
to a discriminating duty on sugar Unit
.promises It inoidlnate prollts.
A man who pleaded guilty In Chicago
the other day to stealing 1 cent was let
off with u line of $10 and costs. That
man Is way behind the times. He
ohould first have become a. bank pres
ident or had himself elected state treas
urer in some state that has assets.
A Now York man has just gouo crazy
and threatens suicide because he Im
agines himself the homeliest man In the
world. Meanwhile the real homeliest
man is getting liU full complement of
Bleep at night In n normal condition of
teanlty and never caring n straw about
liltt lack of personal pulchritude.
Nebraska prohibitionists tire in the
fluid already witli a prohibition state
ticket for next fall's campaign , This wo
Imllove breaks the record In this state
for early nominations. Hut the prohibi
tion party candidates will have this ad
vantage , that by the time the live moutliw
Intervening before the election rolls
( irounil their 110.1110.1 will Imvo been al-
roost forgotten , so that their defeat will
cuiwo small disconcertion unionist tuo
pcpplo.
THE Vl'WARD TttKtW.
Attempt ns they tuny to concent or
disguise It , the calnmlty-howllng pono-
cratlc press cannot suppress the fact
that for this country , commercially nud
industrially , the upward trend has set
In. While the editorial writers acting
under orders may persist In denying
that times are improving , the news
turns Indicating substantial business
gains cannot be eliminated. Complete
udustrlal revival may be delayed by un
settled tariff conditions or other causes
that Intimidate capital aud check the
gait of returning confidence , but the fact
stands out that business prospects are
today Intlnltely better than they were
a year ago ,
In view of the prevailing nascent stage
of so many Industrial enterprises , the
.endency of Investors Is to look to that
part of the country that offers the most
H'omlslng outlook for their operations.
S'over before has capital boon cconom-
cally so volatile In Its flow from place to
) htco or so free from entangling obstruc-
ions. The perfection of our great credit
nstltutlons has made It almost Imma
terial to the creditor where his money
s actually used so long as the principal
s fully secured and good returns In
sight
AVhat Is wanted , therefore , to attract
apltal to Omaha , Nebraska and sur-
omulIng states Is the dissemination of
ellablc Information on the opportunities
offered for profitable Investment. With
an Inexhaustible farm region of unsur
passed fertility tributary on all sides ,
with raw materials only waiting to bo
worked up into finished products , with
in energetic , progressive people with ex-
mnslve demands to satisfy , Omaha la
n position to utilize to advantage all the
capital that can be brought hcre JTo
) e more specific , there are openings for
lew beet sugar factories , for chicory
and Hour mills , for tanneries , for glucose
ivorks , for factories to transform the by
products of our packing houses Into
eathcr goods , boots and shoos , glue ,
iOap , and so forth , to convert the corn
stalk Into pulp , paper , spirits , and for a
hundred and one other things. All these
ire bound eventually to come , but the
parties in the field first will reap the big
gest reward.
By moving along" with the upward
trend already here , Omaha nnd Ne
braska should not only maintain their
ilgh standing abroad , but also gain upon
their competitors less favored in natural
resources. As confidence breeds confi
dence , the Investment of foreign capital
with us will draw additional invest
ments. Livery energy should there
fore be bent toward attracting the
favorable attention of investors at the
present most opportune time.
AKGUMEXT A LA CII1NKSK.
The Chinese Equal Rights league of
America , by its president , has Issued an
appeal .to the public asking co-opeiatlou
In its efforts to remove the legal barriers
that have been Imposed Upon Ameri-
canlxed Chinamen preventing them-from
becoming enfranchised citizens of the
United States. The appeal is unqni&-
tlonably the , genuine article , as attest the
signatures of Wong Chin Fee , president' ,
and Tom Yuen , secretary , and also the
unreadable hieroglyphics that have
doubtless been adopted as the official
seal of the new organization.
The burden of thte complaint of the
Chinese Kqual Illghts league Is that "in
1SS2 mi outrageous law was smuggled
Into congress and hastily passed and
almost as hastily signed by the then
president of the United States , Hon.
Benjamin Harrison , by which the rights
and liberties of nearly a quarter of a
million lawful and Industrious people of
the United States were swept away
arbitrarily and unconditionally for nil
lime to come. " Aside from the
excusable slip of ante-dating the presi
dency of Benjamin Harrison ten years
In oi'der to make him responsible for the
original Geary law , It is plain that our
Chinese friends are grossly exaggerating
their number and Importance. The
gicatcst Chinese population the federal
census ever revealed was 107,47. ) In 1800
and the increase since then cannot have
been more than a few thousand.
It Is generally admitted that congress
went to extremes with the exclusion law
in discriminating against the Chinese
an- Its rough edges will have to be
smoothed down eventually to accord to
the Chinese already here better protec
tion and greater privileges. But when
Chinamen residing In this country Insist
on the franchise as a right belonging to
them and assert that they are entitled to
complete recognition as American citi
zens they are starting the argument
Chinese fashion , at the wrong corner of
the page.
J1.1NK
Ono of the niost. noteworthy facts in
the business world Is the tendency to
bank consolidation. Uecently two of ( ho
largest national banks In New York
were consolidated and It Is reported that
the example set by these two Institutions
may bo followed by others In that city
The feeling there Is thai the competl
tlon In the banking business has been
too great , that there is more money In
vested in bank stocks than the business
.Justifies nnd that It would bo far better
if some of the struggling banks were
to come together nnd seek to Increase
their business by a union of their re
sources and opportunities , Instead of
maintaining a struggle in which they
are Juat able to keep their bends above
water. Consolidations of banks have
been made In Washington nnd In Kansas
City and there Is talk of sonw of tin
banks of Boston consolidating.
An ofllclal of the New York consoli
dated banks said that one of the chief
reasons for the action taken by these In
stltutlous Is the Jong.coutlnued business
depression and the apprehension that
there may be no Immediate relief from
this condition. There is a steady
accumulation of Idle money In the
principal financial centers and 'the
comparatively moderate demand for
money at these centers has made the
business of banking unprofitable. At
least such is the testimony of the bank-
era and there seems no reason to doubt
It Ono of the Now York banks had u
large capital and had accumulated n flno
line of deposits , yet It was unable to
earn money enough to pay any dividends
and this Is said to lw LUe experience
X
'of ft froo'd many of Ih6 banks of that
city during the past three or four years.
Another thing that ban unfavorably af
fected the national banks Is the growth
of trust companies , which are able to
do anything with their resources that
Is legal , while the banks nro restricted.
These companies flud opportunities for
the employment of their capital which
the banks cannot avail themselves of
and they have been the money makers
In recent years.
There have been hundreds of bank
failures slnco the business depression
begun nnd many have gone into volun
tary liquidation. Of course new banks
have been established , but still the
number of national banks In the United
States Is less now than four years ago
and the signs indicate a further de
crease. Such facts refute the assertion
6f the enemies of the national banks
that they are veritable gold mines ,
making their stockholders rich by plun
dering the public. Undoubtedly there
are banks that make money , but as a
whole these Institutions have not for
several years found their business
largely profitable.
One by one the roses fade. One by
one the demagogy Is uncovered of the
men who posed under the popocratlc
banner last fall as the Implacable foes
of trusts and combinations and the uu-
i-elentlng opponents of corporate greed
and oppression.
This time It is Jones. Everybody re
members Jones of Arkansas , who as
chairman of the popocratlc national com
mittee made pitiful appeals for popular
contributions to campaign funds on
the ground that by reason of popocratlc
antagonism the faces of all the rich men
witli the exception of trie sliver bullion-
alrcs were turned against him. Every
body remembers Jones , who proclaimed
himself the manager of the poor man's
candidate for president and who kept
constantly prating about the dear com
mon people.
Yet tho" same Jones is now engaged
in launching what Is expected to bo the
most gigantic trust ever conceived. That
good popocratlc organ , the St. Louis
Republic , that served so faithfully dur
ing the campaign as the mouthpiece of
Jones and the popocratlc managers and
candidates has announced the fact and
enlarged upon It with all the Important
details. The new combination Is a Syn
dicate of capitalists who have acquired
the patent rights to a now process of
baling cotton which Insures such
economies that It Is bound to drive all
competition from the field. It Is to be
known as the American Cotton com
pany , with ? 0,000,000 of preferred and
common stock the proportion of water
Hot stated. At the head of the syndi
cate Is John E. Searles , one of the graspIng -
Ing Sugar trust kings. Associated with
him , among others , are Stuyvesant Fish ,
railroad magnate and president of the.
Illinois Central ; B. P. McDonald , an
other railroad magnate connected with
the Missouri , Kansas" & Texas railway ,
and I ) . U. Francis , late goldbug secre
tary of the ihterioiMfn Ptesldohfc Cleve
land's cabinet. Neither last nor least
is Jones Jones of Arkansas member of
the United States 'senate ' , chairman of.
the popocratlc national committee , In
public the enemy of trusts and corpoiate
aggregations of capital , but In private
the friend of the sugar kings , associate
of goldbug bankers , bc'neflcinry of rail
road presidents and active promoter of
odious trust methods. Worse yet , the
new cotloiv syndicate Is said ( o date back
to March , ISflG , prior to the opening of
the late presidential campaign , so that
If .Tones is a. charter member his pre
tended popocratic virtues must have
been assumed from the start.
After advertising himself as one of
the founders of the new Cotton trust ,
how can Jones remain as chairman of
the popocratlc .national committee at
the head of a party that relies almost
wholly on the sympathy dodge for sup
port ? Alas for the poor deluded popo-
crats who were led to believe that In
Jones they had n paragon of political
purity !
KEOUhATlON OF THE
It appears tlyit the members of the
Interstate Commerce commission recog
nize the recent decision of the supreme
court defining the powers of the com
mission as necessitating immediate legis
lation , If their powers are to go beyond
the mere Investigation of abuses. That
decision did not deprive the commission
of authority to decide in. specific cases
that a given rate or charge Is unreason
able , but It Is urged that If these de
cisions cannot be , as declared by the
court , extended to future cases , the com
mission will have little weight In govern
ing the action of the railroads. Unques
tlonably the commissioners are right in
tills view. The restriction of their
powers In the matter of rates , under the
judicial Interpretation or Iho law ,
the commission little more than an In
vestigating body and practically power
less to piolect the public against rate
exactions , for while It may compel the
railroads to correct unreasonable rates
and charges its inability to preserlba
rates really leaves the railroads masters
of the situation. They can goon making
unreasonable rates at will and although
the commission may require them to
rectify such lates the public meanwhile
will suffer. In a word , the commission
Is unable to safeguard the public In the
matter of rates.
There peems to be a disposition In con-
gre.s * to enlarge the iwwers of the com
mission nnd this may bo done through
the pooling bill under consideration , by
the senate committee on Interstate com
merce. One of the sections of thlu meas
ure provides that the commission may
prescribe maximum rates for railway
charges In cases where complaint is
made against existing rates nnd after
formal hearing by the commission. * It
Is not proposed to permit the fixing of
maximum rates where there Is no real
complaint and where Inquiry originates
with the commission or upon the repre
sentations of a state board. It is said
that the commlsslonVivi ave not esp.Tially
desirous of prescribing rates In other
classes of cases. The understanding is
that If power Is given the commission to
prescribe rates it will apply to rates
complained of ouUldoof pooling ar
rangements as oweU as lo rates which
nro proposed In poolingcontracts. .
Judge Knapp of the commission thus
states the mattcrVifrTbo paramount and
vital question ib tbo authority of the
commission to determine what Is the
reasonable rate loVotho just relation of
rates , when specific- complaint Is made
against existing iraVes , nnd such com
plaint is InvestlfcifcJd upon notice nnd
opportunity to bov heard and with all
the formality oft ai Judicial Inquiry. If
this authority Isalenjed nr withheld , the
law will have little validity , the com
mission will bo , bnly an Investigating
body and the publlc > wlll be left without
remedy or redress. " Ttiero nre. some
who urge that the power of the com
mission bo extended to cases where In
vestigation originates with that body
ns well as In cases of formal complaint
hut it Is not probable that this will be
done , though It certainly would Increase
the usefulness of the commission.
The Importance of enlarging the
[ lowers of the commission in the direc
tion proposed being recognized , congress
should not delay unnecessarily the legis
lation required for that purpose. Thert-
appears to be no question as to the con
stitutional authority of congress to con
fer such power upon the Interstate Com
merce commission and the Interests of
the public clearly demand that It shall
be done and done as promptly as pos
sible. Under existing conditions the
law Is of no very great value.
FACTS.
"People nre actually doing more bus
iness than they realize , " says the last
report of Dun & Co. It Is true that
prices are low and profits small , but it
Is evident that consumption has In
creased. This means that more people
are able to buy what they need thau a
year ago , that the labor of the country
at large is better employed and that en
forced economy Is not Bo general as it
was. The commercial agency referred
to says that in quantity , there Is almost
ns much business being done as in the
years of greatest prosperity. Certainly
this is an encouraging fact , as Is also
the further statement that recovery Is
taking place , althougli.lt Is slow. It Is
gratifying to know that the business of
the country Is moving In the right direc
tion , however gradual the movement
may be , for It gives assurance of the
ultimate attainment of n satisfactory de
gree of prosperity. It Is also safer to ,
advance gradually , because it will In
sure a greater duration of' prosperous
conditions. It Is a trying experience to
many , undoubtedly , but It will have bet
ter results for JjYi < ; ouutry la the long
run. Prosperityitliht.is achieved through
conservative business methods is not lia
ble to sudden ami violent reaction , as is
the case with prosperity that comes
with a. boom.
An. eastern paporttsays it is apparent
that a very mucli.more encouraging and
cheerful view of the business conditions
exists in financial centers than at any
time since the cUnitlon of President Me-
Kinley and it .ob"peEvos that this Is In
part duo to the prospect of as prompt
action09 thtr t ijjffjjbHl' ' a .ean reasona
bly be expectedf Business nas been bet
tor , says this paper , than many persons
have thought to be the case and the
conditions prove that nothing but the
artificial restiaiut canned by the dilator !
ness of congress has prevented the general
oral tendency to business activity from
showing satisfactory results. In a re
cent interview the president of the
Pennsylvania railroad , after having vis
ited the largo niea of country through
which that road passes , expressed the
opinion that the business outlook is ex
cellent. All advices frtmi the far west
ern states are of the most encouraging
character.
Why , then , should there not 1 > e an op
llmlstlc view of the future ? Why should
there bo any doubt that the country Is
on the way to prosperity ? It is unfortu
nate that a new tariff law has not been
enacted and thus some check put upon
the flood of Importations. Tills will de
lay the return of prosperous conditions.
But the trend in that direction will cer
tainly continue and grow In force.
It is proposed by a fertile-brained
genius to Inaugurate a gigantic insurance
ance- scheme against enforced Idleness.
Paying a man for being unable to find
employment might be worked down to
the law of averages Jf we had enough
data on the subject , but for a while the
venture would be almost wholly experi
mental. The same principle Is at the
basis of the benefit funds of some of om
trades unions , but It is problematical
bow far it might be extended with suc
cess. In the interval there Is only one
mire guarantee against enforced idleness
and that is voluntary work.
How quickly the railroads adjust-thcm-
selves to existing conditions ! It was
only a few weeks ago that the cry was
raised that the supreme court decision
applying the anti-trust law to railroad
pools was sure to bring oiv a genera !
rate war more destructive to the rail
roads than any In recent years. The
decision stands with oven a rehearing
denied , yet the terrible rate war has not
materialized In any part of the country.
TliD railroad calapnty | shouters will have
lo take a now "tsick " ;
Upon what theb'ry can that jury have
acted that in /aJJjQ'or / damages brought
against a raJIrouU company by members
of a well known theatrical companj
awarded the it1nlo'jprincipal twice IIH
much money n 'Jlli.t ' . , ' hnndsoino dashing
leading lady ? W Ufo was the usual gal
lantry of the members of that jury ?
What nn iiffronCMiifon the profession U >
fix the price < f balm for the leading
lady at less thau that for the leading
man ? . , >
According to the best available Indica
tions , the golrtnviluctlon of 1807 will
exceed that of 1800 , which In turn was
the largest for any single year In the
history of the world. Lamentations
about the dearth of gold may bo post
poned with propriety fpr some time in
the dim and distant future.
Banker Johnston , Indiana's prize em
bezzler , 1ms pleaded guilty and accepted
with as good grace ns possible n sen
tence of ten years' Imprisonment , which
may by good belmvlor boreduced to
about seven years. If some of No-
Kaska's stnto oiQcIats who fl.ro awaiting
; rlal on charges of embew.lcment would
> load guilty nnd save the taxpayers tlio
cost of convicting them through expen
sive court proceedings , they might hare
an opportunity to pose ns rcpontunts.
" A scheme Is on foot to supply Kansas
City with electric power generated nt
Leavcnworth , Kan. The scheme , how
ever , that should attract attention Is the
; ilnn to utilize the friction on the river
lied of the Missouri for transforming It
nto nlcctrlclty nnd supplying electricity
k all cities nnd towns on the river from
a single plant. When It comes to exer
cising the imagination , why not draw
on It without limit ?
Washington gossips have been slugu-
arly unfortunate since the Inauguration
of President McKlnley In the dearth of
alleged cabinet dissensions and impend
ing ruptures In the president's olllclal
family , 'filings have been going along
, n the white house altogether too quietly
mil too smoothly to meet their expecta
tions and they may bo forced to Invent
a few Imaginary discords to keep them *
selves in practice.
The government has just awarded n
contract for six locks at nu aggicgate
cost of over ? ( M.OOn. Were It not that
these locks are to bo built for a river
canal Instead of for doors the announce
ment would certainly give the taxpayers
a jar.
Tlio 1'H/o for n Unit.
H Is said that the Orock private soldier
receives only $4 a month. It will bo seen at
once that at that rate Greece lias had h
good run for her money.
A IhtlirrMii ! Union.
Ololc-lJcmocrat.
The Universal Postal union hns admitted
China , Corea and the Orange Free State to
membership , which completes ita organiza
tion turoiiRhout the civilized world. About
ulKhty nationalities are represented In the
union.
, Aiuprlcnn Corn for
Olobe-Deinocrnt.
Corn for Egypt acquires a new meaning In
the recent shipment of 140,000 buahela of In
dian corn for seed from thla country to dwel
lers alons the Nile. They will feel sorry for
their ancestors when they make the acquain
tance of roasting cars.
Cost if Future " \Vnrs.
Chicago Ilccord.
The ccsli will soon bo eliminated as a fac
tor In war. About tlio next one that comes
along the newspapers will pay expenses If
the generals will act as correspondents , and
the governments can have the Itlnotoscopo
earnings as clear money.
A ChriNtliiii Science "Mlrnclc. "
New York Independent.
At n meeting of women In Omaha not long
ago the subject of Christian Science came up
for discussion. An , adherent said : "You know
Mr. N. Well , he was doctoring for his eye ,
but the medicine did no good. Ho had dis
continued Its use , but was suffering great
pain. I Induced him to have one of our
healers como In. Well , as soon as she en
tered the room the pain ceased and ho never
suffered a moment since. Was that not
wonderful ? " "But , " remarked another , "he
also vent blind the same day and has never
seen since. " "Oh , yes , " waa the reply ; "but
Just think of It ! The pain wco cured Im
mediately and for good. " So the story of
the man who put green specfttles on his
hor&e and had nearly succeeded In making
him live on shavings when the horse died ,
may not bo quite apocryphal. *
Rocxl Country to Stny Away from.
Philadelphia Ledger.
In Russia , nt least. American cltl/ons must
bo Americans , or , at all events , they cannot
bo Russians. So the State department In
terprets the Russian law. Subjects of the
czar cannot become citizens of another
country without his permission , which Is not
easy to obtain. Consequently , Russian sub
jects cannot como to the United States , pro
cure a veneer of American citizenship and
hope to return nnd live In Russia under Its
protection. So long as they remain In this
country the laws of their native land will
not molest them , but they are only Amer
icans whllo they stay In America. When
they return to Russia , they nre Russians
and subject to all the laws of that country.
The arrangement bears somewhat hardly on
persons who , like John Glnselbcrg of Now
York , wish to go back to their old homes
for a visit , but It'saves an Immense amount
of trouble and expense to our State depart
ment , which is not required to protect the
assumed rights of Russian subjects masquer
ading at homo as 'American citizens.
TIIRY COME HIGH.
"Divine lUKlitor.s" COM ! n SmifT Sum
of .Money.
Plttsburg Dispatch.
The royal family of England costs the
British government , In round numbers , ? 3-
000,000 anr.ually. Of this sum the queen re
ceives nearly $2,000,000 a year , besides the
revenues from the duchy of Lanci r ,
which amount to a quarter of a million. The
lord lieutenant of Ireland receives $100,000
a year for his services and expenses and the
prince of Wales 1200,000 a yenr. The pres
ident of France receives $240,000 a year for
salary and expenses , an enormous salary ,
when It Is remembered that the republic Is
sweating under a stupendous national debt
of over $6,000,000,000 the largest debt ever
Incurred by any nation In the world. Italy
can liavo 10,000 men slaughtered la Abysln-
nla and still pay her king $2,600,000 a year.
The civil list of the German emperor is
about $4,000,000 a year , besides laige reve
nues from vast estates belonging to the roynl
family. The czar of all the Russles owns in
fco simple 1,000,000 square miles of culti
vated land and enjoys an income of $12,000-
000. The king of Spain , llttlo Alfonso XIII , If
ho is of D saving disposition , will lie one of the
richest sovereigns In 13urope when he comes
of ago. The state allows him $1,400.000 a
year , with on additional $ COO.OOO for family
expenses. Wo ace said to bo the richest
nation on earth , yet our president's salary
Is only $50,000 a year. It was only * $25,000
from 17S9 to 1873.
THE NATION'S IJUINIC IlH.Ij.
Ilnril TlmeH Can NO n Marked Iteduc-
tloii In Tlniillnir.
Now York World ,
These statistics , taken from the American
Grocer , glvo the per capita consumption of
strong drink spirits and wines in the
United States In the last flvo years :
Spirits , Wines ,
Gallons. Gallons.
1592 l.W .4 ]
1593 LSI .4 *
tt'Jl I- ? ? .31
HOG . % . . : , .1.12 .2i
1UK 1.00 .2
The decline of . & ! in the use of spirits
from 1B93 to 1696 means a ducrtaeo of 36,000-
000 gallons , or moro tlmn one-third of the
total consumption In 1893. The decline of .22
in the use of wines in thu sama period means
a decrease * of 16,400,000 gallons , or nearly
half the totnl for 1893.
eighteen hundred and ninety-two was a
"flush" year and the consumption of drink
was enormous. Hightcen hundred and nliiety-
thrce was not a good year , but the people
who had made money In 1892 evidently
thought the depreasloh was temporary vand
spout their surplus from 1892 liberally.
Then the Uard times set In In earnest ami
the drinking was cut off rapidly.
Spirits declined .18 In 1894. .21 in 1895 and
.12 In 189G. The drop In wines , which are In
general drunk by the very prosperous only.
Is stllKuiore significant. The decrease of ,11
In 1894 shows that at one stroke the hard
times cut off all but the rich and the
prodigal. Hence tbo fall in1 only .03 In 1803
end of only .02 In 1890.
These figures refute the old theory that
hard times drive men to drinking. They
give another proof of tbo level-beaded com.
mon sense and prudence of the masses of
ths American people.
Two a Half
Tans
That's an ordinary price here for an extra
ordinary shoe Tans in all the latest shades and toe shapes
Tans for either men or women at this price Better values
better styles than you've been used lo Come and see
them they'll surprise you
\
16th and Douglas Streets.
SHOTS AT THU IMJM'IT.
Detroit Krco Prcas : Tlio missionary In
the Plttnburg convention who will not toucli
money that Is offered until convinced that
tlio gift IB clean must have a bank account
of hla own to fall hack on.
Minneapolis Tribune : A Dubuque preacher
has admitted that the Sunday newspapers
arc all right. Of course they are If they are
of the right sort , anil moro of the clerical
brethren could a fiord to admit It than do.
Sioux City Journal : Tlio Presbyterian
ministers of Philadelphia have addressed "a
judicious letter" to the wheelmen on the
uao of bicycles on Sunday. The wheelmen
ntcd very little advice on the subject. A
man may go to church on a blcyclo ns well
as In a carriage , and ono who would not
go to church at all would bo Indifferent to
advlco offered.
Chicago Chronicle : The world Is certainly
becoming moro liberal when aoman may
be graduated from the Union Theological
seminary to preach In a Presbyterian pulpit.
The woman who has been accorded this
privilege Is no Ires a person than the daugh
ter of Prof. Brlggs , who was suspended for
heresy In 1S94. She has passed with the
highest honors , excelling all the men In
her1 class. Ono may be permitted to wonder
liow she stands upon the points of faith
which caused her father so much trouble.
Springfield Republican : It Is estimated
that the Protestant theological schools thin
spring will graduate about 325 men Into
the clerical profession , but the estimate Is
too low by considerable. If there arc not
over 500 new ministers made- next month ,
Including all the schools In the United States ,
It will ho cause for surprise. Include Can
ada , nnd the total will toe raised perhaps
another hundred. H looks like a glut , but
there is none , provided each newcomer Is
content to nnd his level It may be aa a
llfo Insurance agent.
Philadelphia Record : There was a touch
of humor In the proceedings of the Presby
terian assembly at Eagle Lake , Ind. , on ,
Saturday. During n speech made by ex-
Postmaster General "Wanamaker on a busi
ness topic he found occasion to say that he
had never scon a perfect man , and he doubted
very much whether there had ever been a ,
perfect woman. "Just then , " says the tele
graphic report of the proceedings , "a little ,
timid , shrinking body rcae in the baclc of
the room and told the speaker that she had
heard of ono perfect woman. When Inquiry
was made aa to thla remarkable entity , she
said : "It wcs my 'husband's first wife. "
Thla was good. The "little , timid , shrinking
body" certainly delivered a dexterous thrust.
PEIISONAL AND OTHERWISE.
f
If the sultan has his -way he will remove
a few Greece spots from the map of Europe.
Forty-five scorchers wore cooled oft In
Detroit In ono day with a fine of ? 5 and trim
mings.
Indianapolis io to Invest $750,000 In public
pirks , and desirable real estate has attained
a beautiful golden altitude.
The Kentucky court of appeals has de
cided that a fatal mosquito blto calls for
the payment In full of an accident Insurance
policy.
The selection of Lemuel Ell Qulgg as chair
man of the Platt republican committee of
Now York City Is an Intimation to party men
to mind their P's and Q's ,
The governor of Georgia has eighty-six
glittering colonels on his staff. There Is a
show worth the price ot admission to the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition.
Emperor William recently gave a bible to
each of two new churches In Berlin. On the
fly leaf of one of the books ho wrote with
hla own hand this quotation from St. John :
"Without me ye can do nothing. " In the
other he wrote : "Obey my voice and I will
be your God , and ye shall > bo my people , "
which he found In Jorcmlah.
13. P. 'Hutchlnson ' , known as "Old Hutch , "
la living at the home of hla son-in-law , E.
A. Lancaster , In Chicago. He does not go
out a great deal , nnd when ho does venture
on a walk ho Is attended by eomo one. I/ > i
friends say he seems quite contented , but
they do not consider that his mental faculties
are by any means as keen as they formerly
were.
The opposition to the now law requiring
marriage license In New Jersey Is not con
fined to G ret mi Green ministers. Eligible
girls oppose It. It Is said that there are
nine women to the ono man In the state.
Consequently , It Is arguud , that when a
girl captures a man , there should be no
legal obstacles to an Immediate hitch , lest
the prize get away.
The new senator from Florida , Stephen R.
Mallory , occupies the scat held by his father ,
aVso Stephen R. llallory , from 1851 to 1801.
The elder Mallory resigned to go Into tbo
rebellion with his state and waa the confederate
federate- secretary of the navy. The son lias
been a member of congress and when de
feated for reuomlnatlon made the announce
ment before leaving Washington that be
would como back alienator.
There are various ways of shuttling off ,
Godfrey Ilaleko of Defiance , 0. , aged 8) ) ,
wnclu a cannon out of a gas pipe , loaded It
with powder and nalla , placed the muzzle
agaiCMt hlu breast and touched It off with
a redhot wire. A Chicago man perched him
self on a thirteen-story 'balcony , shot a hole
Into his head and dropped to tbo ground
floor , A St. Louis man tried to show how
loni ; ho could llvo underwater , and lost Ilia
breath. In Philadelphia a lad raced on hla
blcyclo with a railroad train en close to It
that one ot his pedals struck the car tops
and he w transformed Into un angel. Other
novtl methods will develop aa the season
progresses ,
Washington officeholders are amared over
the action cf a woman In refusing promotion
In the pension department. The facts are
worth telling. When Informed of her good
luck , she went to the commissioner and
said : "Thero Is a woman who sits beside
me who merits this much more than I do.
She U a splendid clerk and supports her
flick sister and child. Her necessities ara
grfater than mine. I want to ask n favor
of you. " The commissioner of peiuloni
stood amazed at these words : "I want to
ask you , " continued tbo female clerk , "If
you will let this other woman have my pro *
motion and the Increased salary until she
la In better circumstances. Then we may
change again. " Of course the request was
granted. What if the selfish are amazed.
The rest of human kind honors her ( or It.
DOMESTIC IDYLS.
Detroit Free Tress : "See that woman
running with an enormous bouquet in her
"That Isn't a bouquet ; Blif U trylnjf to eave
her fciirlnff hat from the rain. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : He Do you think
It la unlucky to KPt married on l-'ridoy ?
Bhe No , nor any other day.
lie Is stir wondering why lie iwaa fool
enough not to have said eomothlinr else In"
Indianapolis Journal : "Daro I trust you
with my heart ? " he asked. . . . ,
"The main nueitlon , " answered the lady ,
with feminine Indirection , "la whether you
would trust mo with a dollar occasionally. "
Perhaps It Is needless to add that she wna
n. widow.
Philadelphia North American : "Whr
don't yon pot married ? "
"I would but fo , " the financial stringency. "
"Tightens your finaiices. ch ? "
"No ; It tightens her father's. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Poor Minted IJe-
fore her lunbnml fnlle.l she used to drive
such nn oltwuit turnout. "
"Yes ; nntl now she has n bicycle and a.
bloomer suit , nnd won't turn out for nny-
thlng less than a trolley cnr. "
Chicago Tribune : "It's nbsurd nnd It's un-
fnlr. Maria , to accuse mo of swearing. You
never heard mo utter a profane word In your
life. "
"You're swearing In your mind right now.
John Dll'up. nnd you know III I can tell It
by the blank look In your fncol"
Washington Star : "Did you tell that
younc man not to call hero nny more ? "
uske-d Mabel's father severely.
" . "
"N-no.
"Why not ? "
"I didn't think It was necessary. I don't
see how he could call any more. now. 1I
calls seven times n 'neck. ' "
Detroit Free Press : "To save mo , I can't
tell which Jones girl I want to marry. "
"Whnt Is the trouble ? "
"One makes such delicious strawberry
shortcake , but the other ono looks so lovely
on her wheel. "
Till : SI.KHIMNK SOMHnil.
Under n plnp on the side of a hill ,
Where the plaintive note of the sad \\lilp-
pooitAlll
Echoes aoft on the breeze , Is a lonely grave.
Whore sleeps In Its silence a soldier brave.
The green grasses wave on hla long , narrow
bed ;
The brunches bend low o'er thla couch of th
dead.
And the dewdrop fnlla like n mother's tear. A
In silent grief on his lonely bier.
The llqrht rains In passInK their reveille beat
And fall on the grass like the treading of
feet ;
The winds blow their bugles , but no ranks
form In line
And the banner droops low fiom the top of
the pine.
The clanp : of war's weapons no more will ha
hear ,
The charija.of the foe no moro will be fcarj
The conflict nnd strife for tirm nro all past ,
And the wemlsomc marches are ended at
last.
"Right" wns hla motto , nil else he defied
Like a hero ho fought , like a hero he died ;
With his uvhitc hands now folded across ths
atlll breast ,
He lies like a hero taking his rest.
So we'll cover him over witli beautiful
flowers
And he'll slumber on through sunshine and
showers ,
While n sentinel watch the pine tree will
keep
O'er our soldier bravo In hla dreamless
sleep.
BELLA B. HOWELU
We would like to
say that old men and
young are equally sure
to be well suited in
this store. Boys and
children have the same
advantages , The man
of moderate means is
just as sure of fine
treatment and honest
values as the man of
wealth.
In short we make
clothing as well as it
can be made , we use
none but trustworthy
cloths and materials ,
and if any alteration is
necessary in a suit we
make it , just as the
tailor would do if his
custom-made suit
didn't fit on the first
trial.
But we save you a lot of money'
when you consider the qual
ity of our suits. Our pricea
start at $8 and end at
BRQWNINB ,
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