THE OMATIA DAILY WEDNESDAY , JUoSTE 2 , 1897.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY
E. nOSUWATEIl , Editor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
I can say beyond any doubt that Dr.
Clmrcot'a Kola Nervine Tablets Imvo no
cmial In cases or nervousness , sleeplessness
and nervous dyspepsia or for heart and
brain troubles. I Imvo now given them to
four persons and In every Instance they
liavo been of great value to them. I shall
locommend their use for nervous dlseaHes
n the future. Hespeclfully ,
J , W. CLAUSEN , M. D.
Dr. Clmrcot's Kola Nervine Tablets are
prepared from a famous prescription of the
ate Dr. Jean Martin CJharcot , of the Hos-
jltal D'SaHpetrlerc , ParU , who was rccog-
ilzoJ by the medlean profession an the
greatest Bpeolullat of the century oil ner-
rous diseases. This prescription lias cured
.hou&andu of cases that had developed Into
.ho worst chronic stages. The Tablets are
Email and tasteless and as taully taken
as a pill. They contain In a condensed
'orm a rare combination of vegetable drugs.
Including Kola , ( hat give new life and
vigor ; they build up tlic blood and restore
ho glow of health to pale and sallow checks ,
Due largo box of tablets Is sufficient for
one month's treatment. If you have that
run-down feeling , which U the forerunner
of nervous complications , Dr. Charcot's Kola
Nervlno Tablets will make a new man or
woman of you.
Fifty cents and { 1 per box at drugglstn
or mailed direct. Write for testimonials
of curm , Kureka Chemical and Mfg. Co. ,
Da Crosjo , Wl *
advantage of not knowing enough nbout It
to get his Ideas confused.1'
Soincrvllle Journal : "I.allsh nnd the world
muu-hs with you , " but slip and fa I' , nnd the
world laughs t you.
Chlengo Vovt : "Wire's nln't working , " said
the operator tersely. "Can't tnko your nies-
"Wlmt' the nmtter ? Storm ? " demanded
the man with thu mtssasjo.
"Worne than that , " replied the operator ,
" "
"What
"Ju.'t received n cablegram In Unsslnn nnd
It hns twisted the wires all out of shape. "
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.
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
clothingas 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
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 prices
start at $8 and end at $20.
BROWNING ,
KINO & GO.
8. W. Cor.
18th uuti
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