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THE OMATIA DAILY WEDNESDAY , JUoSTE 2 , 1897. TIIE OMAHA DAILY E. nOSUWATEIl , Editor. MOItNtN'O. OP mriisciui'TioN. Tallr Hee ( Without Suncjny ) , One Ter. . . . SM Jlnlly Her nnJ SumUy , One Vcur . 8 00 Blx Months . , . < 00 Tlirte Sleuth * . . . > K > HunJajlltf , Onti Yofir . , . 2M Katnnlay lice. One Year . . . . . . / . . 110 " \Vtckly Uea. One Ycnr. . . . . . . . . . w OKK1CHS : Omnhn ! The leo Dull , linn. Bmilh Otnnlin : Singer lllk. , Cor. N nnd mil Sit. Council lilnrrn : 10 I'catl street. Chicago Oillro : ! 17 ChKinlicr of Commerce. New Yotki Hoonn 13 , It nml 15 , Tribune llldg. WnBhlnRtoni Ml Fourteenth Street. COIlilESI'ONWKSCK. All communications rcl.itlnx to new § nmt edi torial matter nhcmM I * nilclreesfM : To thn I-.dltor. JIUSINKSS i.irrriiits. All Iniftlnew letters mul Icmlttnnoe * ( ilxmlcl li ditrrstcil Ir Thn Ike publlMiliw Company , OmahA. Dinfn , check * . expreJn nml liofctcfllce money ortl < r la tic nmile pnyntilc to the orJcr of Iliu riimtinny. TIII : , nsn I'unMsiuxo CQMIANY. Ctnte ut S'cliiuhlin. Mouutim County. tut tleorRo II , Tiwchuck , 8cielnrv of The Uee rub- llnhlnic coniuny | , being dniy t\\orn. m > ' * thul th nctiml miiiil.r-r of full nn < 1 eotnliMc copies of The Dnlly Mnmlnj , Kvenlnp Vin.l w.tl y ! ' prlnlnl .durlni ; the mciilh of April. JMT. WHS follow ! dvltiotlon for unnolil nnJ tr- turncil coplvH 10."il Total net * nlc IM.W Net dally av rni ; IS MI ononnn n. T7-JcnncK. Rworn to licforc nn1. nnd Mibscrllicd 111 iny irpfrnre , this 3,1 , Oiiy of Mny , 1S57. ( Seal. ) M. ! ' . F11I * Notnry I'ublle. XMIl'l'IliS I.KAVI.XO I-'OIl Tim StMIMHU I'nrllcM li-iivliiw Oic city for tinHiiiiiuirr -nti Jinvu Tin ; llci- Kent to tin-in iM-Kiilnrly liy nollCyliiK' TinIlic liltMl- lu-ss iilllci * In i 'r iin in1 Iiy mull. Tinitildrivot n'lll li IIH oflcii im ili-Mln-il. Rvcn till1 pnrtlniiinkcs will ( Jroccu no pullet1. ' Tim sullsui Is a 111:111 : of proinlsp , but not very often n iiinu of ix't-fonnnnec. Tim Kouvth of .luly will IIMVO lo nr- rlvc before the nuxt opixirtunlty for pi\- trlotlc oratory is present Protection ( lunioernts : m > n nin ns- coiuinoii til congress MH tla-y wore In the days of old Sum ISnudiill. Thnt lunch of GiMu-ral Miles with rrlitco Oonstjiiitlne uu ht nlniip to repay lilin for Ills trip to the seat of war. There ou ht to bo tfiut- yet for ex- Governor I'oles of Town to chance his iniiul ami run for the Kovornorsliip once more. i ; | It has hcen nearly two years since we had our last Indian war scare. No \vonder sane people think another Is about due. The calamity editor and the prosperity editor of our niniabli ; contemporary st-em to he cngnKtMl In ti desperate tussle with one another. How can the lower house of co expect to keep a quorum when horse races ara being pulled off nil around "Washington ? The metal scliedule of the tariff , dif fering only slightly from the same sched ule in former tariff laws , is saiit to have the old familiar rinjr. Ajrnln the world's bicycle records are foetus : brought down n few seconds at a clip. As an nnnlhllator of space the bicycle is winning now laurels. It Is too much to expect men who have for months been howling calamity to admit that complete prosperity Is in sight until it Is actually forced upon them and they can do nothing else. Start the work of street Improvement without delay. If employment is to be given idle labor tliis senwi on public works the sooner It Is dune the sooner will It react favorably on local business. The sudden prominence of Chief Al mighty Voice lu the military world sug- ge.sts that the eminently appropriate name of Almighty Typewriter was over looked when ( Jeiiernl U'eyler was chris tened. The reported Indian uprising has 'dwindled from the killing of do/.eiiH of Bottlers and Holdlciw to the murder of a Blnglu private Individual , and another parallel Is afforded to Kalstaff's men in buckram. , In spile of opinions and reports to the contrary , It seems that postal cards pri vately Issued will not go. The govern ment Is not disposed to rellmiulsh its grip upon any branch of the United SUites mall just at present. In view of the number of generals nnd other olllccrs of exalted rank found necessary In the organization of the ex position cavalry troop , It is hoped the limit of membership will HOOH be raised by the enlistment of a few privates. Whether or not the senators behind the anti-trust amendment to the tariff lilll manage to get It incorporated Into that measure , they may be depended on to succeed In getting several alr-plercing speeches Incorporated Into the Hunato lirocecdlngd. And lit the meantime- the alleged "fast mall" Is delayed uu unreasonable and totally unnecessary time In Chicago , and brings ; letters to Omnha business men half a day later than they might bt > de livered by si slower train wltb prompt connections. The way of the transgressor Is hard. There Is no punishment like that of u guilt } * conscience. Honesty Is the best policy , These anil a dozen other similar time-proved adugcs stand forth In stronger ll.uht In connection with the Biilclde of the remorse-stricken express wntchmun who had stolen a package containing $0,000 of hla employer's money. OF THK ounvtr While nil well-Informed railroad men admit that the opening of the Ogdcn gateway to all railroads that may con nect with the eastern terminus of the Oregon Short Line nt thnt point Is a change of widest Importance In railway circles , In order to toll what will be Its actual consequences It will be necessary to wait and .ascertain what diversions of trnllic follow. The Oregon Short Line was built as a feeder for the Union I'acitlc , and so long ns the managements of the two roads were Identical was naturally operated In conjunction with the latter as If the two formed a single line. With the segregation of the Short I > lnn from the present road after the Union Pacific had been thrown Into n receivership , the close trnllic arrange ments of the two roads seem to have become gtndually loosened until this last order denotes n llnal separation , leaving the Union Pacific In no better , If not Worse , situation than other roads with Ogden connections. So far as Omaha and Nebraska arc con cerned It Is a quest Ion whether the opening of the Ogden gateway will re dound more to their detriment or ad vantage. Hitherto nil the trnllle passing by that route has been brought through this city.and the Ogden business has been one of the principal sources of Strength of the t'nlon Pacific , which Is essentially an Omaha road. Whatever weakens the Pnlon 1'aclllc without con tributing to other Omaha railroad busi ness by way of counterbalance must nlTcct this city Injuriously. There can be no question that Omaha and Ne- fotaska would have been better off had there been no segregation of the Union Paelllt ! from Its branch 'lines. What Influence the new turn in affairs will bear on the foreclosure and re organization of the Union Paclllc Is also as yet problematical. If It will hasten the end of the receivership and assist ' in putting the road once more on a sub- slantlal lusls of capitalisation on which the revenue can pay Interest , Home good may possibly come out of It. The re-imltieatlon of the Union Pacific and Its former branches into the grand transcontinental route it was originally planned to be is what we must look for ward to and do what we can to bring Into n state of realization. nil- ; K/MA/.SH MISSION. President McICInley appreciates the great importance of the Spanish mission and he wants a man of the highest ca pacity for minister to Spain. It Inus been reported tli.it he would like to raise the mission to an embassy , but this can not be done unless the SpiTnlsh govern ment should make its representative to the United States an ambassador. Kx-Heimtor Kdnumds Is understood to have been- considered for the position , but he does not desire to go abroad In tin olhV'.al ' capacity and prefers to remain in private life. It has been reported that ex-President Harrison had an offer of the mission under consideration , but it is not probable that he would accept it , though certainly no better man could bi > found and his appointment would be gratifying to the entire American people. It is said thnt among the possible selec tions are ex-Senator Palmer of Michi gan , who has been minister to Spain ; ex-Senator Hi.seock of New York , anil Hon. Whltelaw Held , ex-minister lo France and just appointed a special rep resentative of the United States at the Victoria jubilee. Any one of these gen tlemen is fully qualified for the Spanish mission and would be. acceptable to the country. Knch of them could be relied upon to Intelligently and faithfully rep resent the best American opinion and to vigilantly and firmly guard American rights and interests. There can be no doubt that the man chosen for the Span ish mission will measure up to the high standard of the diplomatic representa tives already appointed. UN Tin : DARK SIDE. Undoubtedly the pessimist has his uses in the political , social and moral world , albeit he Is not a being in whose asso ciation one finds pleasure or encourage ment. Ills function Is to direct atten tion to the dark side of things and It is profitable , however disagreeable , to Komoilmo.s look on Unit side of things. Everybody knows that In our political , social and moral life there are many faults and defects and we should not be blind to these. The pessimist performs a useful work In seeing to it that we shall not be blind to them , though from his habit of constantly viewing thcw faults and defects he necessarily comen to exaggerate their proportions and their danger. Memorial day was hardly an appro priate occasion for pessimistic utter ances , but there were some. Perhaps the most noteworthy came from a source from which they would not have been expected. Hon. Henjninln' ' Hutter- worth , commissioner of patents , deliv ered an oration In Philadelphia which presented In the most pi'ssinilstiu flush- ton the dark side of existing conditions and was replete with dismal forebodings. Mr. Ilutterworth has seen much of public life. He has been a pretty suc cessful politician and knows the ways of polities. He has served lu congress and In other otticlnl positions and has come In contnetwlth all kinds of men. Con sequently what he says is not to be lightly considered. Mr. ISuttorworlh finds existing conditions to be most menacing to the republic. "The republic- Is in more danger today than when Korl Sumlcr was fired upon , " ho declared. "Thire. are Influences that are making for III , We have plenty of education , hut education unless hmvened with morality simply fits the man to ho an expert scoundrel. Our country is In danger ! > : - cause corruption In our politics is as common as flections ami corruption in our municipal and state legislatures Is as common as luncheon at noon , " There was more to 11m same cffcet and the speaker said that while he had hope for the future ho had no confident expecta tion , because there are so many men who for party advantage , trample principle under foot. It will Imvo to be admitted that there is truth in Mr. llutterworth's statement of existing conditions. Corrnj.tlon In poll , ties and In legislation cannot he denied. It is true that some of the people tire mis led HOUIII of the time by demagogues. It Is n fact that there are men who will barter principle for personal or party ad vantage. All this Is certainly deplor able and should command not only the serious attention of every good citizen , but Ids most earnest efforts for the cor rection of the evils. Hut are these condi tions of such proportions ns to Justify apprehension thnt the life of the repub lic Is in more danger than when assailed by the forces of rebellion ? There were millions of men In the north when Sumter was fired upon who did not be lieve that the union could be preserved. They simply did not know the patriotism of the people. So It Is with those who now fear for the future of the republic. They do not appreciate the ability of the American people to rise to the demands of every great emergency and assert their sovereign will and power. They do not have snlllclelit confidence In the wis dom and patriotism of the people , which have never yet failed when subjected to the severest test. There has always been more or less political corruption and It may be doubted whether there Is more now than there has been nt times In the past. .If to , ballot reform , civil service reform and oilier means of preventing conuptloii In politic * , have failed. Unquestionably it Is the duty of every citizen to do his ut most to correct existing evils , but let no one despair of the future of the republic. We have had Credit Mohlllers and whisky ring frauds ; we have had mis leading financial teachers of the people and we have had demagogic disturbers ; but ( lie republic has lived and Is stronger at this moment than ever before In the love of the people and the respect of the world. Tin : miK's IMPHOVKD A-KIP.S sauna- : . The attention of renders of The Hoc Is Invited to the improved news service now placed nt their disposal , lly ar rangement with the Associated Press the leased wire news service to The llee has been extended to Include one day wire and two night wires , thus adding an additional wire to the facilities that have hitherto been accorded. lly this improvement. The lee Is placed on an equal footing , so far as press service is concerned , with the largest dailies In the country , and with Its unexcelled spe cial telegraphic news correspondence and New York World cable dispatches strengthens its cjalm to be the news- gatherer par excellence , uneqiialed west of Chicago and St. Louis. The Hee- has always been the pioneer In introducing improved newspaper methods and Im proved news gathering facilities west of the Mississippi , and the present Inno vation Is assurance that The ISec Is keepIng - Ing in the front rank of American news papers. COKS'J ITVTlONATj .tJJ.MJU7fA.VKAT. The house of representatives a short time ago adopted this order : "That from and after tills day , the house shall meet only on Monday nnd Thursday of each week , until the further order of the house. " The practice has since been for the house to assemble on these days and adjourn , no business being trans acted except under a special order , ns was tile case yesterday when the joint resolution for the transportation of sup plies to India was passed. The question has boon raised whether this course complies with the requirements of the constitution. The constitution provides that "neither house , during the session of congress , shall , without the consent of the oilier , adjourn for more than three days , nor to any oilier place than thnt in which the two houses shall lie sitting. " An other provision is that a. majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business , but "a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. " The course of the house was discussed in the senate - ate a few days ago nnd it was urged by siiiiu ) senators to bo in violation of the constitution , on the ground that the or ganic law contemplates that when a three days' adjournment takes place it shall be from one of the periods or ( f.iys to the other and each time the adjourn ment must be had by a separate vote of the house , whereas the practice is to ad journ in pursuance of the order adopted without a vote. Tills Is a technical point which seems worthy of considera tion. There Is no question , of course , as to the right of cither house to take an adjournment for three days as often ns it pleases , but It does appear to ba reasonable proposition jliat each time it fakes such adjournment , whether under nn order or not , it should be by a sep arate vote of the house. It was stated in thi ) senate that the house has ad journed for three days without having a quorum and It was urged that this Is unconstitutional. There can bt no doubt about that , for the constitution distinctly provides for adjournment by less than a quorum of either house only from day to day. The matter is manifestly of some Im portance , for if the house Is not strictly conforming to the constitution in-the cnuiMC It Is pursuing it Is establishing what may some tlmo prove to bo a troublesome precedent. Some of Henry George's followers have said that we can never have per manent prosperity until we adopt ths single tax on land values. Many of the socialists assert that prosperity Is Im possible unless we transfer ; : ) our indus trial system Into a scheme of socialism , iladlcal prohibitionists declare that want and misery must prevail so long as the drink evil Is permitted to make its ravages unchecked. Tilts free sllveritcn , who say a 50-cent dollar Is a necessary prerequisite for the complete revival of business , are , therefore , not alone with their panacea for Industrial Ills. Yet despite popocrutlc calamity howlers the country is steadily progressing along the path of Improvement under the. presi dency of William McICInley and the prospect of republican policies In the conduct of national affairs. Ilecclvcrs of the Baltimore. & Ohio railroad want to Issue nearly 5700,000 of receiver's certificates as prior liens to all other obligations. The receiver's cer tificate has proved to be the most ef fective device for keeping bankrupt rail road property Indefinitely in the hands of receivers ever Invented. Kxccutlvo clemency is a necessary safety valve to our system of criminal law , but It Is a good sign when execu tives refuse to exercise the pardoning i for sentimental reasons. I power purely I When n < ,4lii'ltml ) bus been convicted nfter a fair tilnl and had the advan tage of review * by the highest appellate court , an tteyri/iloiml refusal by n gov ernor to Intei''fore with the law's execu tion Is needed If only ns a deterrent example to1'evildoers. . The \\MvlU.lIornld tries to put on Police Judge ' ( Jordon the responsibility for tin defective transcript In the Hart ley case , so jit roil gly denounced by Judge linker froti | ti'o ] bench of the district court. The World-Herald knows , or ought to know , that the police court records nnd transcripts are written up by the clerk of the police court and not by the judge. Where Judge Gordon Is to blame Is that ho has permitted an Incompetent clerk to be foisted on his court by the late mayor without protest and without calling him to account for his recklessly negligent distortion of the records. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Our amiable popocratlc contemporary refers to Congressman Mercer as the oldest member of the Nebraska delega tion In the lower house of congress. In the Interest of truth ami Judge Maxwell we protest. Such a statement , If uneon- tradlcted , might lead people to expeet to see In Mercer n bent , old , grizzled and toothless Methuselah , We Insist that Congressman Mercer Is one of the youngest members of the house in looks. In action. In years , but not In legislative experience. The glaring whiteness of the World's fair buildings at Chicago , under the ardor of a summer sun , was Intensely Irritating to the eye at close range , and the news that a practicable process of tinting the staff lias been discovered will be welcome to Intending visitors to the Transnilsslsslppl Exposition. Secretary Searles lias gone to join President llavemeyer in freedom from senatorial restraint , but llroker Chap man still looks and longs for release. Washington1 people suffered n shock Monday. As congress was not In ses sion there seems to be no other course but to ascribe it to an earthquake. i with 1'MKiircN. New York Sun. Hon. Geoi-se Graham VaU's argument against revision of the tarilT , on the groutr. ! that there la In the treasury the sum of $230,000,000.'IS Wfrthy of Grovcr Cleveland. Thin $230,00/1,009 / Js the remains of $290,000- 000 recently borrowed. 1'HHKllillItlrHi of Modern I' I I'lttMiunr Commercial. And row'there Is talk of n telephone line across the Atlantic ocean. Time was , when anyt-.ttch . cc.ntohiilatlcn ) would have been con sidered proff positive of Insanity. Now the consummation ofisuch a project , stupendous as It would be , would occasion llttlo surprise , so illtn have aclciice and Invention made the Ilnea between thd possible and impossible. d 1 - L-I Tlu-v Doot Tvnoiv It All. ( Kapas City Star. The Information . .comoa from Washington that 'Senators ,1'ettlgrew and Cannon and ex- Senator Dubols arc. preparlcR to go to Japan am * Chinafnritbo purprse of learning aome- tlUnB .new About the silver-crucstlon. ' The Important feature , of this announcement lice In the fact tha't these gentlemen are willing to concede that they' do nrt know all that la to bo known on the subject. IIMVII nml the Kvpoxltlou. Davenport Hepulillcan. The first meeting of the transmisslsslpp ! commission was a pleasant qne and the or ganization entirely satisfactory to the nism- rera present. Mr. Mallory , the president , Mr. Chcse , the secretary nnd Mr. Packard o [ the executive committee were all promlrently Identified with Iowa at the Columbian ex position , and thly experience will be of great value to the commission. The expoaltlon authorities have Invited the commission to meet with them at Eome date to bs fixed dur ing the coming month , wlilch Invitation will 03 accepted , ta thin will be an opportunity to learn what measures have been taken by the people of Omalu and the etate of Ne braska , and whether there Is any probability of a really great national cxprsitlon bslng prepared for next year. If once rssured that thl.i Is the case the commission will allow no effort on their part to stand In the way of 2 crcdttablo Iowa exhibit. Popular fJovcriiiuiMii mid nonitm. Mr. J. II. lllsliop , In the June Forum. If wo want honest government , honest men must combine and work to get It. Ther must do tills not tn one election , hut In every election. The bceaea have taken pce- sesslon of our nominating system , am1 through It have established their despotlairn becitiso of the neglect of the duties of citi zenship by the- great mars of the people Thfflo doprt/3K3 ! / will continue just aa Ion ? an thlo neglect cnntlmiee. Hailing at them feelius osliRircd of them , getting despondent about the future of popular government he- caiiso of them , will not disturb them a par ticle. If we are to'o busy , or too Indifferent , or too lazy , or too unpatriotic to attend ti the buslnciw of government ourselves , the bcase.3 will attend to It for us In their own way , and bo mighty gl.id of the oportunlty. The rrapoiniblllty for It and the slmmc of It rest not uncn them , but upon u , When the burden boc.omeg Intolerable , there will bo an "uprlrinjj of the people In their might and raajfflty" anil the boasca , together with their system , will bo swept away. When this upheaval will come , no man can say ; but one would think that It inuot 'bo at hand. It may bo that an Inscrutable providence Ki subjecting u'a to a period of bcas despotism In order that we may pcrcolvo the ndvnntagc of popular govmnr.ent and may exert our selves ouniclcp.tly to bring about Ha restora tion. _ IlKDUCU FK10IKIIT HATICS. Provoke I.enUlu- Klvi'/ll.'lullatlon. ChlcORo Tribune. The State Bosrd of HallrovJ Commlsslonern of Kansas j.3. , i6 < > ut to send a letter to the Kansas roae JiP > itlnK for reductions lu the freight ratra jtVMertiUn articles. They will bo rcqueBtcrtpffffC Instance , to charge B per cent less ontthttle , 15 per cent Uss on grain , anil 20 per ( giitalcai on coal. A Topctoa dispatch itatcs It iii not expected that this prdiibC Kbu will bo accepted by the loads. ProbjUil Dot. They will not lower their rates "lintll they are forced to do iio , ThereU nold/tjblt however , that throe rate : are too high now. That Is the caao with rates generally _ wcst of the Missouri. In the lak'liM7 ! .la Nebrauka , and In Kanoce the roads alnr lUlchargo all the traffic will boar. Somatltmlt-lhey make a mistake and charge rating nlora than It will bear. That li one reason y < liy the Kannans aru seeking o eagerly norr for new and cheaper outlets { or their products. It costs so much to reach tt-e Gulf of Mexico , They hope for u north and south road to traverse their otato , the DaUotcu. Oklahoma and Textta , * whlcU shall give them cheaper transportation. If the people do not get relief from op pressive rates lu oue way they will In an other way. Therefore the roads should yield gracefully. They ahould rein era be r what hap pened tn Illinois and neighboring states over twenty yearo ago. The rated charged were too high. The roads .were offensively dic tatorial. The granger party sprang Into cxlatencc. It dictated legislation which was far harsher than the railroads would have been subjected to If they hail only been half decent. At present there U llttlo trouble about local ratea In Illinois. The railroad commUslon- cra have done their duty pretty well , They have never been hard on the roads , but hive cot lot the roads kln the people. Ij AM ) OTIIKHYVISK. Kx-Unltcd States Senator Cull Is to bo made state ngrivt of Klorlda for the collec tion of an Indian war claim of $750,000. The Hornivn Catholic arrhblshop of Hoston nml his 170 priests have joined In a petition fora law prohibiting liquor soling In any pub lic park or pleasure ground In the- state of MA.tinchtisetts. The thrifty nutmeggcrs did not permit their temperance principles to Interfere with a good market for cheese , cucumbers , cab bages , sausage , etc. Tha Connecticut legis lature refused to abolish saloon free Imichc ? . That Indiana bank wrecker recently sent Into Involuntary retirement for ton years , consoles the depositors tiy telling thorn his lntcnlum : were good evidently. Ho only took $5,000 a day during the ten riajs preceding the crash , nnd considerately left the safe. So rich was the due d'Aiimale that ho hml to inako two wills In" order properly to pro vide for the disposition of his properly. One of them relates exclusively to that part of h ! estate which Is In Krnncc , while the other deals with the wealth deposited In Knglaud , poiellily from motived ot precaution. The fickle goddess of fortune plays odd prnnlts on her favorites. There l Ole Krlck- son , a Montana miner. Ho stubbed his tot > agalnpt a bit of rock In n Diamond City saml bar. Whether Ole uttrrcil expletives between limps in not stated , but he did not overlook the lump. The gold In It netted him $410. The presentation of a diamond ring to the only boy clerk In a local millinery cotabllsh- inont by his female associates , however well deserved , would seem to have been an un necessary donation. There arc plenty of young Attains who would ho glad lo servo In such nn Helen without other reward than that derived from the environment. The only surviving descendant ot Count I'ulaskl Li nt present In the Philadelphia ahr.ahouse , and thta , together with the fact that the United States government never rewarded the valuable services rendered by Pulnskl In the revolution and has steadfastly refused to do anything ; for his heirs , has In duced Congressman Young of Pennsylvania to offer a bill In the hctwo of representatives appropriating $100,000 for the relief of the last PultAkl reprtaentatlvo. A cheering reminder of the prosperity of a former Omaha newspaper man comes with the Fort Smith ( Ark. ) New.vllecord . , contain ing an account of the opening of Its now home. The editor and proprietor Is Andrew Jacksrn Kendrlck , who was for three years city editor ot The lice In tha SO's , then drifted to Chicago , locating In Fort Smith five years ugo. With characteristic pluck and energy he has built and equipped a newspipcr plant worth $15,000 , and U now baaklng In the sunshine of fortune In n town of 20,000 people. Iut Kendrlck does not take all the glory of success to himself. In fact , n hint of the secret of his good fortune may ho found In the vociferous name of his colored mascot , Sylvester Alger non Percy Montague Montmorcncl Planta- genet de Trouvlllo Hunter , "without whom , " the New-Ilecord acknowledges. "It would be Impossible to Issue the paper. " OKKICIAL Ultlii ( ; T10\ . A Kuropi'illl Siiroliiiril HMC | | of Ux- pOMlirilu I InIMiItril Stlltl-M. HprlnRflelil ( Mass. ) llepubllcnn. The trial of the former chief of the secret political police of Germany , now proceeding at Ucrlln , is a conspicuous revolution of the corruption existing under the absolutist re gime so strongly developed by the prerent emperor. Our main Interest In It arises from the fact that extreme critics of repub lican Institutions sometimes affect to believe that corruption Is a peculiar outgrowth ot democracy , and that under no other condt- tlons docs It flourish more extensively or brazenly. This ofllclal. Von Tausch , was the special creature of the emperor. The spy system U an Inevitable adjunct of absolutism. When a man alms nt a dictatorship In any form ho quickly becomes surrounded with minions who supply him with secret Information about all thn persons of any position or In fluence In the state. Von Tausch was the head spy In the service of the kaiser , and until December last he was rcgarued as an honorable and loyal ofllclal. In that month cameHhe sensational Luctzow-Leckers trial , which was an attempt to probe the truth re garding certain scandals in high life , af fecting the cabinet profoundly ami having Important political results. There had been a conspiracy , or Intrigues , to create antag onisms In court circles and to overthrow tin existing ministry , llaron Luetzow was noth ing hut an agant of Von Tausch , and showed clearly enough that whatever he had don ° had been at the dictation of his ? chief , the head spy. This resulted In-the arrest of Von Tausch , who Is charged with perjurj and treason. There Is little doubt that ho knows thr anonymous author of the notorious Vos Kotze letters , which for a year kf.pt the court In a constant turmoil by insliiMatlon1 ? 4alnst members of aristocratic families resulting In some cases In duels and deal 1)3. ) It was also established by the cu.lfc80oi > cf Luetzow that the chief of the secret political police had been the Instrument ol publishing the false version of the cz.ir't speech In Germany , while on his recent our , and that t'io ' German nmbaaua lor at Vienna , Count Philip von Kulcnburg , VBH Involved In the allegation that the icj.ort was sent forth by one of the cabinet. IP the present trial It has been shown that Von Tausch , bcsldo manipulating nil ' .hcsc political Intrigues , had bribed newspiper men , officials and others on a whjljoale plan , and that Luetzow was employed , among other things , to SOTKK fictitious names to ic- celpts for money. Von Tatiach , Indeed , sajrt ( hat this forgery business Is the usual rrac- tlce for all pollco agents. Moat astonish ing of all Is the testimony that /inn-jylng re ports as to the IncTlrablo nature of th ? .talssr'n ear trouble also emanated from the ' : hlef of the secret political police. Not even hla majtflty , who aystem of govern ment made the spy business essential to him , wna secure from the ofnclal's machina tions. The whole , It seems , Is far from being told , for the leading nctora In the trial , Including Von Tausch , threaten to tel1 everything If pressed too far , and what "everything" would Include , what corrup tion anil intrlgua It would uncover and what lofty , reputations It would lilnst can onH bo surmised. The nffalr amaclcs of ConnUn- tlnoplo and Teheran , and glyes u.i a gllmpoa of the. opprreilon , the Injustice and the cor ruption to which this form of government 5s exposed. Not even the dtapot hlnwelt can" ' be euro of his agent. An absolutely pure government has never existed , and no' matter what the form , no government can hope to he ab.vlutely free from olllclal corruption so. long as mankind remilna pervious to temptation. Yet wo wee no reason to think thnt republican Inttl'.u- tlomi uro more open to the assault of corrupt 'Iflolaln than Ilio more der potto type. On the contrary , ( here Is every reooon to believe that real corruption Is reduced to a minimum In a country of democratic tendencies , high average of education and a. fraa prrss. The rlflk of exposure In ths United States Is greitor than In any other country on , earth , p.nd the public clamor against all crcatiiro'i who prey upon the etate In whatsojver form Is here lend , aggressive and Inccsaant , for which wo should all ho thankful. UKUU'IIOOAI , M3KD.S. TlxVorlil AViuitM Our Corn anil Our Corn .Vv , | ( heVnrlil. . llrooklyn KaKle. The prosperity of any country Is In pro portion to the excess nt Its exports over its Import's. About C9 per cent of the ox- porla of this country comprises farm proJtictK , anil It U tmfo to assume Ilipt 75 per cent of the farm products that ara foods comes frcm the middle west. In the west the only resource Is practically from agri culture , and the present purchas'ni ; capacity of the farmer , us compared with five yoara ago , can best be Illustrated by corn , of which ho could take at that lime a load of , cay , fifty bushels to Ills nemm market town and obtain therefor on an average $15 , Today ha cannot obtain over $7.50 , nonce ho U short S7.G'J on that one load and the Belling power of each Individual who pro vides for his wants , bo he an cuetern manu facturer of machinery or clothing or a west ern dealer in dry goods and groceries , In correspondingly shortened. One class say the remedy is In free trade ; another claEj say It la In protection and others say It Is lu free Oliver. Each overlooks the fact that the ferm products of this country largely ex ceed the demand for home consumption nml must neccmarlly do so for years and yearn to comu. And why ? Because the millions of acres of uncultivated land lu the United States , most of which only net-da Irrigation to produce enormously , esldo from the In crease of the yielding power of what Is al ready cultivated , by b tter farming , will litr The blending of the Style 'Fit the Make the and You ' that's what you arc looking for what you gt t , here we arc Shoe Artists know as soon as we lotak at a Foot what Shoe it should go into a foot that comes here goes away shoe fitted This season we've added more styles to our ladies' $3 shoes that wear so well. T P iGlh and \ Douglas crcnso the food products In n much more rapid ratio than the food consumption of the country can overtake. Then , too , there are millions upon millions of acres of land thnt nro uncultivated In other countries , such as Australia , South America , Manitoba nud HtiBsIa , which the advent of railroads will throw open to cultivation nml which , with the Improved fanning machinery today In use. will enormously multiply the food products of the world. It Is a truism that the value of nny ar ticle Is determined by Us plcntltulncss or scarcity , and to show the trend of the price of food products the following statistics ot KnglUh purchase will fully demonstrate that proposition : From ISSt to 1804 the decllua In price in Great Hrltaln ( the largest Individual food purchnosr In the world ) was , approximately : tSSI. Value-1 Wheat , cwt 47,000,000 , , 111.000,000 Olpnl nnd llour , cwt Ifi.OOO.OCO 10,000.000 Other grains , cwt G ,00)COO ) 17 O.O.CO ) ISitl. VnliiL-C Wheat , cwt 70.0CO.OOO 18,000WM MenI and Hour , cwt 19,000,000 $ .000,000 Other grains , cwt 1010C0.110 2l.OW.fOJ It dccii not follow that nil of the foregoing commodities were bought from the United States , but it Is fair to affiumo that a very conslderabk1 portion of them came from America , ami the next table Illustrate. ! how much the United States has been a factor In , reducing these prices : From 1870-4 to 1S30-4 the population of the United States Increased In round numbers 02 per cent. The farm production Increased as follows : Wheat SI per cent. Corn 70 per cent. Outs IK ! per cent. Hay 147 per cent. Cattle , number ot 123 per cent. Hpgs , number of W > per cent. It will bo seen that hogs are the only prod uct that did not Increase faster than the pop ulation , but Inasmuch as from GO to C. > per cent of the United States hog products goes abroa-1 Inert : wpa and Is an ample supply for home consumption and an abundance to spare. In 1S95 western food products had de creased. In value as compared with lie value for the previous fourteen years as follows : Wheat , 20 per cent ; corn , 30 per cent ; oats , 4.1 per cent ; lard , 42 per cent ; mess pork , 45 per cent ; horses , 100 per cent , and there was no charge for the better In 1SOG. The following carefully prepared estimate shows that It costa the wtatern farmer ( at much less wages than Is paid for unskilled labor In towns and cities ) J4.65 an acre to rilse wheat , 54.67 to raise oats and $3.32 to raise corn , and as the average yield per acre throughout tha United States is , of wheat 13 bushels , cNatB-29.6 bushels awl com 26.2 biiilicis. It can easily be determined what the farmer makes or Icacs at present prices , which on the 18th Inrt. In Chicago were : No. 2 May wheat , 70"i centa per bushel ; No. 2 corn , 24'Xs cents per bushel , and No. 2 oils , 17 % ct-nts per bushel. From this must bo deducted for transportation from the average farm 12 cents per bushel for wheat and coin and not less than 7 cents u bushel for oats , the difference being what the farmer receives not. Pork and beef are bringing today fairly remunerative prices , and It lisa been suggested that the panacea fc.r the farmer is to convert his corn into beef and pork. This , were It possible- , would result In such nn ovcrsupply of both com modities an to reduce the value to the pres- oat unprofitable prlco of corn the raw ma tt-rial that beef and pork come from. Some thing like two billion bushels of corn were ralstd In the United States in lS9r and the crop was nearly aa largo In 1896. What to do with It la the question. Much of It must go to waste unless a foreign mar ket Is opened , to open which the government night lo be willing freely to spend money , because , If the merits of corn as bread were only known to the different Kurcpean coun tries which use dear wheat flour , or poor bread made from other grains , there Is no question but a taste and consequent demand would arlso for American corn In every land under the sun. , TAUT .TAI.IC. New York Tribune : Gndzooks "They Bay Speaker Heed Is a llttlo shaky on spelling' . Kounde "Well , nny democrat will tell you that he can count nil right. " Indianapolis Journal : "This , " unld the Ice. man , "Is the time of year rwhcn I cut con siderable lee. " "You. " sild the kitchen woman , "don't cut half ns inudU as you are paid for. " Chicago Tribune : "I have had nuch n. ter rible dream ! " exclaimed Jlr. Sklnnphllnt , woWntr suddenly nnd wiping the cold per spiration from Ills face. "I thouaht fomo- body hful puE > pfil a Canadian quarter on mo nnd got a\vny ! " ' Yonkers Statesman : "What hnve you got to bay for yourself'/ ? " raid the judjju to the prisoner. "This man says you took $10 from his pocket. " "It was my first offrnBP , judco , " replied the prisoner. "I wns an honest man until 1 met him. " Detroit Free Press : "That MSH | Wlllowby , they fny. Is n romarkubly bright Klrl. " Didn't anybody hnvc to help her on her . "yen , her father wrote that : lint Just think , eho made her gown herself.1 ' Washington Star : "It Heeins to me , " wild one young1 woman , "that Harold tnlkH nioro clearly on the tariff than nny one clao J hnvn ever hcnnl. " "Yes , " replied Mlsa Cayenne , "Ho has the DE. CLAUSEBi Of ArlciiiimiM Oily , Volmiloei-H Information mation of lli'iirlll t .VI.TVOIIM IVoplr. ArUansan City. Kann. , May 21. 1897. 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" Imllnnnpnll.1 Journal : Uo The trouble with wonlnnklml In general Is that they won't plainly w\y what thu think. Shu-Ohl Hunlly ? "Yes. Take yourself as an example1. When that Htup ladder Mllppod and you fell Into thn tub of suds , all you tin Id wiw 'darn ! ' " ' A FATAV , SHOCK. x Syinrnsp IlcniM. "No , pnpn. I don't want a-vvhcel , " llcpllcd his student daughter. "You've npeiit so much I really feel As If I hadn't oughlcr. I'll plunk thr money In the bank ; If you don't mind I'd rather " The old man In a doi'p faint wuik ; The blow almoHt killed father. YK AXOVIS.VI * STOHY. ChU'iiBO N W8. Once on ye tynu > . as taylcs arc told , a blushIng - Ing man and mnyd , Together , In yu ovoniyde , In blissful mnnner stray pd ; < No thought h\iWc : they for other thyngs than those which them concerned , For fyrce yu love In vlthur heart with grow ing passion burned ; Nor hadde yo man. nor hnddu yo tnnyd tliys growing passion spurned. Ye darkenlnp nylo grew on apace and hyd ye loving twain , Then strove yu man to speak hys love with all ye might nnd main , And tho' huvas of myghtle frame and lyttle was ye nniyd. He full ye synlclriR of yo heart which mnyd him sore ufrayd. Ye moon came smyllng thro' ye clouds whlla yet ye lovers strayed. Two ribbons hold ye small sky-piece tyed at yo lovely throat. And they bccninu unfnstjust how vo t crib a hath never wrote Ye nyte wind smote yc piece from oft vo gentle ladyo fayre , Then cloVc ye lover , In pursuit , yo balmy evening air. And brought hym back ye truant lyd nnd covered up ye hair. He strove yc ribbons to entwyne , which held ye lyd In place , IIyn fingers turned lo thumbs as he gazed nt ye lovclye fayco : "I cannot tye ye knot. " he aayeth. Then , spake yo fayrle creiiture. With blushes red , "If I were you I then would get ye teacliyr. " And took ye man ye gcntyl hynt anil straytewny got ye preachyr. 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