Nebraska Newspapers

    WJSDNKSDAT eTtTNTS 0 , 1807
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THE OMAHA DAILY
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VAIlTJliS MSAVI.VK KOll 'I'll 13 SUM MIS It
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liy notifying ; The llee huxl-
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mull. The aililrcKMwill lie
chanu'i'il UN often an denlreil.
Fitness nml competency to ti > ncli should
bo tlio llrst requisites of instructors iu
the public schools.
Unless nil signs fail , the dentil knells
of tlio wooden sidewalk nnd the wooden
pavement In Oinuliii will bo run together.
the hi-ir presumptive of Corca
already on American soil and the king of
Slam rapidly approaching from the east
ward , the United States will soon have
an excellent hand to draw to.
The ( Infection of the oldest of the
.Cherry , .sisters does not seem to dampen
the ardor of the remainder of the sister
hood , who rightly consider that she is
not the only fruit on the live.
No well wisher of the exposition ought
to withhold his name from the subscrip
tion list because his means are small.
All contributions are gladly received and
ho will find plenty of subscriptions as
email as his own.
Senator Tettigrew is going to press
Ills anti-trust amendment to the tariff
1)111 If only to uncork the speech he has
prepared on It. In the mean while lie
keeps up talking free coinage in the In
terest of the sliver trust.
The election judge who committed
suicide hi Chicago must have been out
of his mind else he would have deferred
the act until he had been elevated to
6ome olllce of honor and trust and
milked the funds In his custody dry.
The selection of the Eternal City as
tlio meeting place for the next conven
tion of the Universal I'ostal congress
suggests the thought that most of the
delegates wiTl not bo obliged to roam so
far on that occasion as at pmsent.
"Why should Uryan go to Canada to
make conversions to the silver cause ?
Was the ultimatum not free coinage
without the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth ? AVhere does Canada
como In on the Uryan program , anyway ?
If property owners will only get to-
Kother soon and sign petitions for re-
paving streets which sorely need It the
coming fall will see a greater volume
of public workn going In Omaha than
have been projected at any time Blncu
the boom.
If the credit men In session at Kansas
City can devise some way for manu
facturing credit for a crcditloss man
they will make themselves popular with
everybody who Is unfortunate enough
to be required to pay cash for every
thing he buys.
It looks as if tiio light Imuvecn Indian
'Agent Captain Heck and his senatorial
opponents will have to bo put down on
tlio records as a draw. The senatorial
combination drew llrst blood , but the
doughty captain draws another and more
important Indian agency.
It Is announced that the popocrats will
this year simply Ignore the Chicago platform -
form In their state campaigns. Hut so
long asrthoy deny , that they have re
pudiated thu repudiation document the
impulse of the peopleto repudiate the
jtopocrats will bo. practically irresistible.
Our local popocratlc contemporary
laments that a majority of our congress
men are not representatives of the peo-
jile , but are mere pie distributers to the
hungry horde of place seekers. Thu real
reason for this popoeratle grief , however ,
is not that the pie distribution Is going
on , but that the distributers and re
cipients are republicans Instead of popo.
Crate , Ileiice these stcerol
FOtlKMS rnOTKSTS.
Never before during the preparation of
a tariff bill by the congress of the United
States were foreign protests against pro
posed duties so numerous as they have
been since the pending measure was
formulated. Germany and Austria have
protested against the countervailing duty
on sugar coming from countries which
pay an export bounty ; Franco has pro
tested against the proposed higher duties
on wluret and brandies ; the government
of Japan has Indicated Us dissatisfac
tion with the proposed duties on articles
Imported from that country ; the Argen
tine llcpublle has tiled a protest and the
representative5 ? of Urar.ll , Venor.tiula and
some other of the southern countries at
thu recent Pan-American congress In
dulged In criticisms of the tarlfl' bill
which showed that It Is regarded with
disfavor by those countries. In some
rases It has been p.etly plainly Intimated
that If the routines of the measure ob-
jectionahlo to these foreign countries are
retained It will lead to retaliation and a
loss of trade with those countries.
There l.s said to hi- little disposition In
congress to give any serious attention to
these protests , particularly those which
come from countries whose trade
With the United Stales is largely
iu their favor. The general sen
timent Is that foreign govern
ments have no right whatever to
Interfere with domestic legislation nml
It Is to he presumed no one wl.'l ' question
the correctness of this view. If In the
framing of it tariff law a treaty stipula
tion was contravened by some provision
the country whose Interests were unfa
vorably alTecli'd would he juslllied hi
protesting ; so any palpable discrimina
tion against the products of a country
would Justify protest. Hut except for
these reasons no foreign government has
any right to Interpose objections to taillt
legislation deemed by congress necessary
to the Interests and welfare of the gov
ernment and people of the United Stales.
The governing consideration in shaping
our llscal policy must bo our own needs
and Interests , being careful only to treat
all nations justly and Impartially and to
faithfully observe whatever obligations
we have tutored Into with them. Obvi
ously the making of a revenue system
giving proper consideration to our own
Interests would be an utterly hopeless
task If we should attempt to satisfy
other nations.
In view of the treatment this country
lias received from some of the protestants -
ants against the new tariff , it Is not sur
prising that their protests have caused
some resentment. Germany and France
have b-joij conspicuously unfriendly in
their discrimination against American
products and the sentiment of commer
cial hostility In those countries toward
tlio United States is stronger today than
ever before. As to Austria the fact is
pointed out that In the last ten years this
country has purchased of Austrian
products ? S-I,000X ( ) ( ) worth , while In the
same period Austria purchased from the
United States merchandise to the value
of only $11,000,000. From a commercial
point of view that country certainly has
no very stroiig claim upon our considera
tion , particularly when it protests
against a policy designed to protect
American sugar growers and build up
that Industry.
Congress Is working upon a tarllC to
fjlvo Ihe government adequate revenue
and American industries judicious pro
tection. In performance of this task
It cannot give heed to foreign protests
or yield to any external Inllucuce.
Mil. FOSTKK'K
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports that
Hon. John W. Foster , the American
seal commissioner , has been received by
tlio czar. Mr. Foster's mission is to se
cure better measures for the protection
of the seal Hsherles Iu Hering sea. II-- >
was specially charged with the duty of
luvlling the Urltlsh government lo join
wUh the United States In devising
further moans of saving the seals from
extermination , but it was a foregone con
clusion that ho would not lie able to
accomplish anything In this direction ,
Lord Salisbury having shown a persist
ent determination , inllueiiced , doubtless ,
by the Canadian government , not to cu
ter into any arrangement.
Having laid the American proposal
before the Hrltlsh government , Mr. Fos
ter went on to Hussia , whose Interests
iu the Hering sea region are almost as
important as our own. It is hoped that
ho will be able to induce the Itusslan
government to join with the United
States for the protection of the seals and
ho will also endeavor to persuade Japan
to enter Into an arrangement for this
purpose.
If these countries , or Hussla alone ,
should accept the proposal of the United
States for joint pioteetlou , the seal ques
tion will be settled , regardless ot' Kng-
land , but If they should decline thu mat
ter may become more troublesome than
It has yet been. Our government is very
properly determined to exhaust every
effort to save the seal ILsherles from de
struction.
.r.ir.i/v AKD HAWAII.
The misunderstanding between the
governments of Japan and Hawaii grew
out of the refiiFal of the Litter to permit
several hundred Japanese Immigrants
to land on the Islands. Japan protested
and Iu the diplomatic correspondence
that ensued the reply of the Hawaiian
government was reported to bo unsatis
factory to the Japanese minister. Ad
vices of a few days ago stated that the
wife of the minister had prepared to
leave Honolulu , from which it was con
jectured that the minister had also de
cided to depart and thus sever diplo
matic relations between Japan and Ha
waii. In the same connection It was
stilted that a .Tapiuuvso man-of-war wiu
en route to Honolulu and that a third
vessel was about U > depart from Yokohama -
hama for the Islands.
It is upon this that a London paper
suggests that serious trouble is imminent
between Japan and Hawaii ami that
the former may land an armed party
on the Islands , In which case It asks :
"Then what will the Philadelphia ( the
United Slates cruiser at Honolulu ) do ? "
The simple answer to this query Is Unit
lint American commander will do what
ever may be necessary to protect Ameri
can Interests In Hawaii , his presence
there having no other purpose than this.
There need bo no apprehension Unit any
trouble between tha United Ktutcs und
I Japan will result from this controversy
! regarding the right of Japanese Immi
grants to land In tins Hawaiian Islands.
It Is possible , as the London paper sug
gests , that. Japan Is spoiling for a light
with a while power , but there Is no
reason to believe that she has any de
sire for a conflict with this country and
It. Is cntlroly certain that the United
States will do nothing to provoke a con-
Illrt. If thlrt government should feel
called upon to Interfere In the contro
versy It will be simply with a view to
bringing about an amicable settlement ,
which ought not to be very dllllcult. of
accomplishment. In any event , however -
over , it can be confidently said that
American Interests In Hawaii will be
properly protected. The United States Is
not sreklug. trouble with Japan or any
other power , but It will guard and de
fend Us rights and Interests everywhere.
SVI100I.S llf 1'UUTICS.
The annual election of principals ,
teachers and janitors of the public
schools has again precipitated the usual
charges and countercharges that favorit
ism and political pull are the potent In
fluences dictating changes made by the
school board. There neeins to be no
question that this year's decapitations
among school employes have been
largely , if not wholly , duo lo too much
politics on the one hand or too little
politics on the other. Either the dis
pleasure of members of the board has
been engendered by too active associa
tion with political opponents or their
favor forfeited by too great Indiffer
ence to their own political schemes and
ambitions. Into the Individual cases It
Is unnecessary to go. In some Instances ,
possibly iu all , the dismissals may have
been Justified , but the system that puts
every person on thu pay roll of the
schools at the mercy of n turn in the
wheel of political fortune calls loudly for
reform.
There Is no more reason why the prin
cipals of the public schools should have
to pull wires for re-election every year
than that the letter carriers In the post-
olllce should have to seek re-employment
every year. There is no reason what
ever why public school teachers should
have a tenure of olllce less permanent
than that enjoyed by firemen in the lire
department. There is no more reason
why the janitors of school buildings
should be compelled to a.sk the school
board to hire them over at the end of
each year than that the members of the
police force .should bo re-elected yearly.
It is these annual elections that keep
the school employes in politics and force
them for self-preservation to follow the
political fortunes of school board mem
bers ever eager to use the machinery
of the schools for their own aggrandize
ment. Under this system there Is no
place for the teacher or janitor who has
not back of him some one who wields or
pretends to wield a political Influence
that can on demand be called into
requisition for the benefit of school board
schemers.
Eligibility to the teaching force Is now
said to re.st on civil service examination
and actual teaching experience. There
is no good reason why teacher , when
once assigned for work , should not hold
during good behavior , subject at all
tlni''S to removal for cause. A similar
plan pursued with the janitors , coupled
with a scheme of proihotion based solely
on merit , would remove the incentive
for school employes constantly dabbling
in polities. Add to this the knowledge
that undue interference In politics and
political agitation will be a certain cause
for discharge from the public service and
politics in the schools can be reduced tea
a minimum. At the same time the at
tractiveness for political hacks of berths
on the board would 1'j materially weak
ened. Hut so long as wo permit the
elections of principals , teachers and
Janitors to bo conducted as at present
we are simply keeping the schools in
politics. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Canada Is to issue a new series of
postage stamps In commemoration of the
queen's jubilee which are described a
being almost the size and shape of our
old Columbian postage stamp and om-
bi-lllshed with two portraits of Victoria ,
one representing her in 18-57 and the
other In ISO" . Canada will be welcome
to the exclusive use of these stamps , as
after our experience with the Columbian
posters patrons of the American post-
olliro find their present adheslves quite
large enough. The double portrait , too ,
is likely to be confusing to Canadians of
convivial hablUt as conducive to duplex
vision. As ornaments to the postage
stamp fiend's album the new Canadian
Issue may be a distinct contribution , but
for practical purposes Its career does
not seem hopeful.
The suit of the South Omaha stock
yards people to prevent by Injunction of
the federal court the enforcement of the
new slate law regulating stock yards
and fixing maximum rates of charges
for them l.s .stimulated by the success
of the railroads In holding up the Ne
braska maximum freight rate law. The
two cases , however , seem to be alto
gether different. If the federal court
can undertake Indiscriminately to stop
slate laws from going Into effect on mere
allegation that they reduce the Inflated
profits of some corporation , the legisla
tive power of our states will be to all
Intents and purposes abrogated unless
Its exercise meets the approval of the
federal judges ,
While giving due precedence to the
great exposition of 1SOS , the people of
Omaha should not fall to bestow proper
attention upon the lesser but yet very
important events nearer by , notably the
Juno races now In progress and the State
fair which will occur next fall , and
which promises to be n fitting fore
runner to the grander display of the fol
lowing year.
Millionaire Sorg has withdrawn from
the jMipoeratlc lists for endorsement for
the Ohio senatorshlp , thus leaving the
way clear for Millionaire McLean. The
trouble with the popocratle party In
Ohio , whose leaders prate about being
close to the common people. Is that It
has a surplus of millionaires on Its
hands.
Governor Culbeison of Texas got In
twenty vetoes on thu work of the legis
lature of that state , which but recently
adjourned. Governor Culbarson evi
dently ( UsacivM with the people who
assert tlmt rt y measure passed by a
legislature must have merit enough to
warrant the wrcvntlvj' approving It.
The liclrTOiuTcorean throne comqs
lo America'w-eiiter one of our educa
tional Institutions just as all of the uni
versities andAlleges ; are closing their
school years. That Is doubtless accord
ing to Corea'u "fashIon of doing things
the reverse 1)T" < vhat we do them.
Lose no olfjxMtutilty to say a word to
your friends'Abroad In the Interest , of
Omaha as a convention city. Every
little helps , and your effort may be the
straw which will tuni the scale of an
important decision.
A Hnre SpeHncIr.
ImUnnnpolln Journal.
Tlio rare sight mnr now bo observed ol
the United States senate In action. It ap
pears that that body can hurry It It Is
prodded sufficiently ,
m-lter Ilite Tliiin Never.
llostnn Herald. .
Senator Morgan calls attention to the fact
that ho has not been called to order before
during bis twenty years of service In con-
Rress. Itvns about time.
Thlit SetHen It.
ClilcnRO 1'ost. i
So far aa wo tan learn In connection with
the Urbana atTnlr the Governor blames the
sheriff , the sheriff blames tlin mayor , the
mayor blames the people nnd the people
blnmo all thrco. And there you arc.
The IIiiKre nt Deximlr.
I'lillailclplila Preen.
The rr.go ol the Havana newspapers Is
Indicative of but one thliiR , and that Is that
they recognize the jig Is up. Venal OR well
as venomous , their outcries nRnlnst the
United States are merely the last barks
of Wcylcrlsm In journalism.
A SlunlllfMiiit Knot.
Globe-Democrat.
Tlio liabilities Involved In tlio business
failure * In May were tlie smallest ot any
month elnce September , 1895. This IB a fact
of very high ulRnlflcince. More trade ! s done
now tlian was done last year at this time ,
and fnr moro than was done just before
Hryan'a overthrow , and It Is done on bct-
fpr concllilono , The aggregate of busi
ness transacted tluougho'it the country Is
climbing tip to tlio level of normal years ,
while the bulnc > : S moitallly Is declining.
Million * > r Inlltileil Canltnl.
JllnneapolU Times
It Is estimated that the amount nf money
actually Invested in the street railways of
the United Slates 10,383 mllca In all Is
$ : )00,00n,000. ) IJut these roads ate capitalized
for $955,000,000 , or at an average rate of
over $05,000 per mile , which Is nearly double
that of thr steam railroads , a'.id t'ie ' In
ference followy that there must be a gooj
dcMl of water In their securities. However ,
they pay grod dividends upon thh enormous
capitalization , and that Is the point mo it Im
portant after all.
GruTV < li > nf Tin Plate liiiliixtry.
Boston Advertiser.
In the nsca | yca of 1S92 tin plato produc
tion was estimated at nearly 14,000,000
pounds ; In 1893 , abmbout 100,000,000 pounds ;
In 1894 , at 139,000,000 pounds ; in 1S95 , at
194,000,000 pounds , -and In 1S90 , out of a do-
mrotlc consumption of about 555.000,000
pounds , 307,000,000pounds came from Ameri.
can producers : In''other word ? , while about
ten years ago'not 1 per cent of the tin plato
used In this countijy was of homo manufac
ture , nearly GQ per cent of the total amount
Li now made tin the United States. At the
same tlm the cciH of the product to con-
sumere lus been reduced to a fraction ot the
.price . formerly exacted , by the Welsh truot.
These facts apeak'for themselves.
YoiinprNlelitt Note to Abdul.
TKnnivYs City Star. I
The note addressed'by the Czar Nicholas
to the sultan la pr'oof that' Russian talent
Is still equal to the highest nnd finest style
of diplomatic writing. In effect the note
Is the presentation to the nultan of the bit
terest sort of a closu In the most elegantly
engraved spocu In the lmperl.il collection.
"In view of the life-long affection which I
have always entertained for your Mohamme
dan majesty , " eays tlio czar fn substance ,
"and the sincere daslrd I entertain for your
majesty's continued prosperity , I hcatcn to
signify my wish , which you will find It con
ducive to your majesty's heaalth ( which God
preserve ) to comply with , that .you imme
diately cease the military opH-atlons which
have reflected so much credit on your maj
esty's armies , and drop instantly whatever
plunder you may have accumulated. "
The IVurlil'N 1'ollle I.itiiKiiaire.
Clilcaso TImes-lIcralil.
The delegates to the Universal Postal con
gress nearly all speak the French language ,
Inasmuch r.a that la the polite language of
the world. All ot the proceedings of the pos
tal congrern are held In the French language ,
and for that reayon the delegate who does
not speak French Is practically useless to
himself and his country. Oreat eire had to
bo taken In naming the delegates to repre
sent the United States to get men who could
npeak filrly good French. Osneral George S.
Batcheller of Washington and Edward Hoae-
\vatcr of Omaha apeak French c.tcollently ,
and were chosen by the p-atmaeter general
bacauso thsy combined thin accomplishment
with other excellent traits. Neither one ,
however. In acquainted with the technicali
ties of the postal wrvice , ami therefore sev
eral officers of the postnfflcs are appointed
lo furnish the technical knowledge.
A Moni'tnry C < IIIIIIINN | | II.
KariKi.s City Slur.
On the principle that It's better late than
never the country will learn with satisfac
tion lhat there Is a probability of the creation
of a commission to consider cuircncy reforms
immediately after the tariff bill Is disposed
of by congress. It would have been belter If
that mailer Uad received attention first and
the tariff and other questions left to a moro
convenient season. Hut even now such ac
tion would have an assuring Inlluence , par
ticularly as U would prumlae to take the cur
rency question out of politics , and the crea
tion of a commission , composed of capable
men , would have that effect. In the event
that that coui e is pursued , however , the ap
pointment of the commission should devolve
upon Ihe president. If tlio matter Is left
oven In part lo tha selection of congress per
sonal considerations rather than the Intoresls
of Iho public are- likely to Influence the selec
tions , and thug tho'object In view would be
defeated.
TI.MKLVjAIJimKSSKS.
FdlultoiiH I'uliIIu UtlcraiiccH of
Tlniea ( Join. )
Trehlent Mc tylty ( has alwaye been felici
tous In his public epeechea , and he never
was more so IhSft In the nddreatea he de
livered In this tsltjt { luring the ceremonies of
Inaugurating our great museums. Ho could
liavo spoken elotjuwUly and raid little , but ho
bpoko eloquently and said much , mid h'is In-
clslvo senttncefS-rWrly prove that he meant
10 speak pointedly and impressively ,
OMO of llio most gratifying features of
addresses Is the entirely
ruuliacnt tone ln.jlch ; he expresses his faith
In American adVhnc.erncnt and early prosper
ity , Ho Justly lchdunced the pessimist and
he Epfaka from'roe'optlmlstlo standpoint , not
recklessly , but with reason. Ho underktands
the boundless rosourcea of this country , the
exceptional energies and adaptabilities ot the
American people , and he bpoko for tbem
when ho declared that "tho country Is not
going backward , but forward. "
Thora were many sentences uttered by the
president in the several addresses ho deliv
ered In the city which are well worthy , of
: ho careful study of all falr-mindej citlzciu.
Thera is not the Iraco of the art of the dem
agogue In any of his deliverance * ! . They are
manly , patriotic and statesmanlike. How-
ova.- American * may differ with him as to
his political Iheorles , all muit confer that
aa chief magistrate of ( be American people
ho has fairly reflected their abilities , their
resources and their confidence In themiclves.
Th niero politician may carp aud criticise ,
but tlio dispassionate American citizen who
desires only the advancement and prosperity
of the republic will heartily commend the
patriotic utterance * of the president during
his lalu visit to Philadelphia.
AI.AIIAMA AT THIS UXPOSITIOJT.
Dixie l.niiil rrnniNex to UP
Heiire.Mi-nteil ni Omnlin.
HlrmlnKham ( Ala. ) News.
The management ot the TrnnsmlRslRslppl
Kxposltlon to bo held In Omah.i , Neb , , next
year Is surprised and gratified , so It ndvlses
the News , nt the action of the Alabama In
dustrial nnd Scientific society In taking steps
lo Insure n creditable display of Alabama's
mineral resources nl the great western show.
The society has already applied for
Rpaco and proposes to place before the west
ern people Eiich a showing of our minerals
as will Impress them with the wonderful
wealth of this region and the remarkable
advantages It offers for development. The
movement Is a most Important one , aud Its
promoters should have the netlve aid of the
state In furthering It. H Is well In this' '
connection to state that the Omaha Exposi
tion Is to bo the largest of Its kind ever
hold west of the Mississippi. Active prepara
tions are going rapidly forward ; the legis
latures or western states arc making liberal
appropriations , the federal government hav
ing already set apart a sum ; the railroads
and liberal citizens are doing their parts and
nearly $1,000,000 la HOW In sight for the
project. The action ot Ihe Scli'iiUflc society
Is timely. Alabama will have ample tlmo
to arrange a suitable exhibit as the exposi
tion docs not open until next June , and I
Is hoped that so excellent an opportunity
will not bo neglected ,
J.llPllOVl.VU 1H1S1NKSS COXII1TIOXS.
Globe-Democrat : The Iron and steel Indus
try has long been considered a trustworth >
trade barometer. All the financial papers
mention nn Improvement In this Held. There
Is an Increase In production aud demand.
Prices are low , but the growth In demand ma >
soon send them up. The outlook In this
great Industry brightens.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : According to a re
cent report by the factory Inspector of Pcnn-
nylvanla , 100,000 moro hands were at work
In that state than a year ago. President
Thompson ot the Pennsylvania railroad finds
"a strong tendency towards Improvement. "
Two moro Items which promote "a strong
tendency" toward cheerfulness as to tbo buol-
ncs' ' ? outlook.
Philadelphia accord : The passage of the
pending tariff bill , whatever may bo Its con
ditions , will give the country a truce on that
head ; the promise of the grain fields Is most
cheering ; and though the currency question
awaits solution. It is far less complicated
with the menace of free silver than It was
six months ago. In tlio light of these facts
the views of Secretary dago , which tally ex
actly with those lately enunciated by such
railway authorities as President Thomson and
Dcpcw , must bo regarded PS entirely con
servative ; and possessing this quality they
should of themselves exercise a wholesome
and tonic effect upon all business circles.
Philadelphia Times : There Is no boom In
any channel of commerce. Industry or trade ,
but there Is a steady and substantial im
provement in the business Interests of the
country. The growth of prosperity will be
Blow ami will depend much less uiion tariff
legislation than Is generally supposed. The
great hope of the country is In , the vast re
sources and tireless energies of our people.
* * While there is nothing In the
present conditions that promises anything
approaching a speculative ) tide , ii , Is evident
that the busincis of the country la growing
beticr every day , aud that , regardless of thu
action of- congress on tlio tariff , this great
nation Is advancing on the safe lines of
prosperity.
Indianapolis Journal : Mercantile reports
during tho'past week present unmistakable
evidence of marked Improvement In buulneai
conditions. The marked Incrcaso 'In railroad
earnings , ( ho more favorable bank statement
of New York Indicating that money Is going
Into the channels of business , tlio falling oIT
In the number of failures and the losses la-
c-urrcd thereby are among the indications of
business revival. The unexpected progrcis
which , has been made toward disposal of the
tariff bill by the senate , with votes Indicat
ing the passage of a measure In harmony
with llio protective theory , has given confl-
dtnco to business. The hopeful address of
llio president and the optimistic speeches of
Secretary Gage , a business man of rare sa
gacity , appear to have had an excellent effect
not only In this country , but In Europe ,
wlrlch Is Indicated by. an Increased demand
for American securities.
IM3I130XAI. , AMI OTHERWISE.
Old. Sol Is gradually warming up for the
scorch.
A aea. serpent 100 feet long has already
been flighted iuMaine , the citadel of p.-olil
bitlon. A colony of snakes la due In Ksu-
aas.
aas.If
If Lieutenant Perry would scan Chicago
papers ho wight learn eomctijlng to his ad
vantage concerning the wnercabouts of the
north pole.
Minnesota papcm cxprcra varying degrees ,
of contempt for Governor Clough , who ru-
fu eu to aubmlt to the local court certain
reports made by Inspectors who examined
Into the condition of collapsed banks. The
matter has been taken to the supreme court.
Women have scored another success In
the appointment of Miss Cora n. Hcrtzel as
assistant corporation counsel of Chicago. It
Is an Important position , having a salary of
$3,000. The duties of the oflico are mainly
In drafting ordinances , preparing brieff
and opinions and attending to other general
legal work.
Iowa and Nebraska boys stand close to the
head of the graduating class of thirty-seven
at the Annapolis Naval academy. Henry R.
Yarnell of Iowa ranks fourth , Alfred W. Prus-
cey of Nebraska , eighth ; Luther M. Over-
street , Nebraska , eleventh ; Fred R.-Holman ,
Iowa , twenty-second ; Albert 01. McCarthy ,
Iowa , twenty-fourth , and Arthur St. C ,
Smith , jr. , Iowa , twenty-eighth.
Postmaster General .Isaac V. Van Alphcn
of the Transvaal republic Is now traveling
In this country. In Baltimore a policeman
stopped him to press him Into service on n
coroner's jury , but failed , Inasmuch aa the
boor failed lo rccognl/o thr > authority of the
state of Maryland. It was not easy , however ,
to put the policeman off , slnco ho seemed
never to have heard of Pretoria , South Af
rica , which Mr. Van Alphen gavn as hla res
idence.
Tha American commlttoo which was re
cently appointed to tollclt subscriptions for
a memorial to Thomas 'Hughes ' has Issued an
address asking for contributions. The me
morial U to take the form of an endowment
of the Rugby School ( Missions In London and
Hlrnilngham , and a otatuo of tlio late Master
of Rugby , to bo orectoil at 'Rugby school.
Morton , Bliss & Co , of 38 Nareau street have
consented to act as agents for the fund ID
this country.
Ono of the moat courageous of the life
savera at the recent Charity Hu/.aar calamity
In Paris was a cnjchmnn named Georges ,
Ho dashed Into the burning building twenty
times and carried out a number of burning
women while other men played on him
with a hr.ie , and UUM aucceeded in saving
many lives. The French government has
rewarded ha ! bravery by presenting him
with the Cross of the Legion of Honor , and
lie will also be employed by the government.
The king of 31am gave the Venetians a
number of surprises. Ho went to the great
manufactory of Ihe oxqulslto lace for which
Vfnlco is once more becoming famous ; he
went through ( ho splendid showrooms of the
chief Venetian glata and mosaic makers , and
hunted.through the antiquity shops ; nnd
then , oftor seeing all that ancient and mod
ern Industrial art can produce , ho bought
800 worth of flannel shirts. Ho went to the
Academla , to the various galleries of modern
pictures and to the art exhibition lately
oponeJ by the prince and princess nf Naples ,
and then he bought some photographs.
William I ) , Connor , an Iowa boy , a. gradu
ate of the Iowa university , and appointed
troni Clinton , Is likely to e.arry on tbu
honors of the graduating class at West Point
MlliUry academy. The examinations cloo
today , and the announcement will be made
at drraa parade tbla evening , Connor baa
lield flrat place In h ! < 3 class since hl/i en
trance to tbo academy In June , 1S93. Ho la
regarded as the best all-round man In the
corns. Ho waa halfback In the academy
foot ball team for three years , and waj Its
captain last season. He holda the military
academy 100-yard record , 10 1-5 seconds , the
content being rnado on the parade grounds
( grata ) , Ho won the cla.ij foil competition In
1S91 , and took first prize In the majority
of event * at the recent athletic exhibition
tield la the eymaasluui.
Success i s n ' t a
matter of luck , 'though i
some folks say it is. (
Luck is something that
doesn't exist. It is just' '
another name for horse
sense.
A dealer succeeds if
he sells _
he fails sooner or later <
if his goods are poor , (
People find things out.
The man who sells them bad shoes once will have hard' '
! time selling them a second time.
Our shoes are not the only good
ones , but , taken straight through the
list , there are no other makes that
equal the style , fit and finish of our
JJ good *
IOTH AND 1)01101.A3 STSt
-ste.1
X'S 011(1 V.
lloiiry Wnttrr.soii'fl llciuiirlis nu llio
lly.iti'Hrul roii'H'i'ni-y f Koiitticliy.
Ixmlpvlllo CourlciJouinnl. .
Ho must , Indeed , be an optimistic par
tteaii Inflated oltlicr by self-interest or
through lack of eonso ntui Judgment who
can discover in tlio proceedings of the fret-
silver convention nt Frankfort anything ex
cept an orgy of the professional oDlccseekcr
and tlio typical ofllcimolilcr. There was not
from tlio first to last , a single scintillation , a
single Illustration , n slnglo reminiscence ,
either of illalntcrcateilnwj or of deliberation.
Original thinking , lndlvlilii.il character , fra
ternal'sentiment appeared nowhere ; hut In
room ot the sunshine of partlotlam pouring
Into the minds and hearts of the participants
the light and warmth of truth and bringing
forth wise- counsels and broad policies 1 > >
spontaneous generation , we find a Hcethlng
howling mob , giving to the dculccatcd fig
ments of the cut nnd-drlcd the doubtful
honora of a riot of bluster and noise , and
converting what was left ot democracy Into
the Incarnation of populism.
Tlio single Issue- for which these sliort-
nlghted persons propose to sacrifice all else
Is the Independent coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to 1. They might as well ad
vocate the le-calabllshment of African slav
ery. Their specific has , and has only , the
two virtues ascribed to the Irishman's horse ,
which was very hard to catch and not worth
n rapareo after ho was caught.
All the civilized nations of Christendom
have discarded silver except as a subsidiary
coin. In that character It serves a useful
purpose. Where It Is not so employed there
Is not bimetallism that Is , the circulation
side by side of both silver and gold but
silver monometallism , Isolating the coinage
and limiting It to silver , as In Mexico and
China. * * * Ho\v easy it Is for buc
caneering politicians and bankrupt dema
gogues to denounce all who oppose them as
agents of what they call "the money power"
and to herald themselves as the cxcluslves ,
the only "friends of the people. "
The world's history Is full of such cattle.
Their common method Is to obtain olllco by
boisterous self-assertion In public and to
sell their votes for the best price they can
get for thorn In the baclt office of somu one
of the corporations they have denounced.
Naturally , Inevitably such persona , being
purchasable themselves , Imagine that every
body. Including great nnd potent news
papers , are for sale nnd can bo bought fern
n price , nut , even where they do not hap
pen to bo personally corrupt , they are dan
gerously Incompetent ; for , incapable of
framing measures of relief and reform , the
agitation , of which they make themselves
the promoters , amounts to nothing except
the disturbance of business and the consequent
quent discouragement of the people. The
end brings with it loss , not gain , to every
Interest , nubile and private , pave and alone
the interest of the few who nru able to shout
their way Into places they are wholly unfit
to till.
What sane man would commit his private
business Into the hands of the long-haired ,
strong-armed man and big-voiced enthusiast
to say nothing about the cunning organizer
and the easy boss who cannot open his lips
except to fly Into a passion , and who is the
hero of the hour where two or thrcovlld -
eyed populists are gathered together ? * * *
Is it possible that such a confidence game
eo obvious to tlio naked eye that ho who does
not sec it deserves to be fleeced can give
n reason for tlio approval of any self-respEct-
Ing Kentucklan or raise In the bosom of
any honest , thoughtful democrat OHO throb
of loyal party feeling ?
God forbid ; and truly defend the right and
blight the wrong ; everywhere , but especially
In Kentucky , where evil and evil-doors seem
to have taken possession ot the political
fabric , as a private perquisite ; where the
party leaders would substitute for love of
the state fidelity to the machine and make
of manhood Itself a statutory offense ; where
selfish hate and greed would snatch from
the brow of the commonwealth the crown of
R century of Illustrious history and place
thereon the mob eap of the midnight ma
rauder ; and where forbid the bans , dear
Lord ! the political frae-booter and the she-
dovll of anarchy would make a marriage
contract to rob the people ot all that Ken
tucky and the Kcntucklans have to boast of
1 the past , to cling to in the present , to hope
for , to pray for In the future !
IMUXTKIJM' IM/T.
Detroit Free Press : . "O , say , Proudly , I
was very sorry to hear that you bad lost all
your money. " i
I.UHI nil my money , " snorted Proudly ,
and ho produced a roll that filled his lls.1.
"Let me take twenty till tomorrow , old
man. "
Washington Star : "l > o you suppose that
young man can support a wife on his
salary1" naked Mabel's father.
"That Is a vi'ry unreasonable , question , "
"I don't see why. "
"Jiecfiuso It cnn't b2 answered. You know
Just ua well aa I do that he never tried. "
Harper's Ilazar ; "John , I'm writing to
mamma. Shall I tell her w < are glad that
DANGER IN SODA.
SerloiiH IH'HiiIlK Somfllnu'H Follow Itn
ISxc'eMHlve llHe.
Common soda la all right In Its placu and
Indlsperaahle In the kitchen and for book
ing and .washing purposes , but It was neve..1
Intended for a. medicine , and people who
use It as such will some day regret it.
Wo refer lo llio common use of toda to
relieve heartburn or notir stomach , a habit
which thousands ot people practice almost
dally , and one which In fraught with danger ;
moreover the noda only gives temporary re
lief and In the end the utonuch trouble BCIH
worse and worse ,
The * oda nets nu a mechanical Irritant lethe
the walls of the Btomach and bowels and
i-a i's ' aiu on record where It accumulated In
Ihe IntrctlneH , tu.uslng death by Inflamma
tion or peritonitis.
Dr. Harlaniteon rfcominemla as the safrst
and Burial cur for sour Rtornach ( acid dys
pepsia ) an excellent preparation old by
dritgglslH under llio name of Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablet * .These tablets are large 20
sraln lozcngcd , very pleasant to lasto and
contain the natural acids , peptones and dl-
jcsllvo clemcnti ] croentlal to KOO < ] dictation
and when ( alien after meals they digest ( ha
rood perfectly and promptly bcforu It has
( Into to ferment , tour and polaon the blood
and nervous system.
Dr. Wuerth stales that he Invariably ues
Sluart'H Dyspepsia Tablets In all caae * of
stomach derangements and finds them a ce < -
tain cure nut only for stomach , but by
promptdlKiitlne ) llio food they create a
Healthy appetite , Increano lleah and trt-ngtli-
cn tlio action of the heart and Ilvcr. They
nru not a cathartic , but Intended only for
stomach diseases and weaknesses and will be
found reliable In any stomach trouble except
cancer of the utornacb.
All druggists sell Sluart' * Dyspopnla Tab-
luts at 50c per packaKP ,
A Ilttlo book de-icriblnK all forma ot Btom
ach weaKnexu and their euro mailed free by
tddresalBB tlio Stuart Co. of Marshall , MlcU.
she. Is having n peed thno , but that wo hope
shu'll soon i-oino buck to sluy ? "
"well mippusp yuu modify It slhfhlly nml
say we are clad she IH having Rood , tlmo
und hope she'll stay. "
Samrrvlllp Journal : However innny faults
u prolty tlrl may have , lii > usiutlly Rota
on , well , bteauso she baa her rcJccintnif
fcnture.1.
Yonkers SliiU'sman : "Do you succeed In
picking up n llvltiR ? " wild tlio robin to the
toad.
"Oh , yes , " replied the toad , "but It keeps
me on the Jump. "
ChleiiKO 1'ost : "Docs ho refuse the nom
ination1
"VoM. lie says ho docs not cnre to KO Into
politics. "
"Why not ? "
"llo doesn't want his wife to Ilnd out nil
about his past. "
Indlnnnimlls Journal : "Spunking of per-
petiml motion "
"Yes ? "
"Why , look nt the Durrani case In San
1'rnnclsco. "
The following ipopin was sent to n yotniR
man In Orenn liny. W's. ' . by n Green ISny
Klrl 'Who ' In full of fun. Ho road the begin
ning In rapture , and only toward the lust
did he discover the proximity of the Im
minent , deadly broach :
1'ivsn mo closer , nil my own ;
Wunns my lieiut for theo nlnno.
Kvcry nerve rcrpnnnlve thrills ,
Knch caress my belnK Illls.
llest and pence In vain 1 crav.
In ecstacy 1 live , thy Pluve.
Dower'd with linpp , with proinlcc blest ,
Thou dost rcljrn upon my breast.
C'.oper still , for 1 inn ttillle.
Hums my heart , for thou nrt mine.
Them the message , ] the wire
1 llio fnrnnco , tliou Ihe ilro
I tlio serVant , thou the muster
lloariiiK , red-hot mustard planter.
AN ' . .
IM'-TO-DATU 1MIVM.IS.
New Yurie Ilcralil.
When the cast with morn was red ,
And the birds were all awake ,
I lor I'hyllls vainly Rough t
' .Mid the haunts of fern and brake.
And the dial marked DIP noon.
And the Ulne found thickest shade ,
Through the forest nlsles I strayed.
Searching for the tricksy maid.
When the loitering afternoon
Heekoned to the lake's cool side.
There I beat my eager stops ,
Calling "I'hyllls ! " far nnd wide.
Hut wbon shadows , long and slim ,
Pointed where tlio day had gone ,
Then , at last , I saw her come
Slowly 'cross the verdant lawn.
"Tell me , Phyllis , qulclci'1 Tcrlcd ,
"Where your feet BO long hrive strayed ?
I have ransacked Held and wood ,
You to Ilnd , my winsome maid , "
Scornfully she looked at me
"Corydon ! I am surprised !
Didn't you see 'bargain day'
] u last night's paper advertised ? "
e
Or a lost collar buttoner
or any other such trifle ,
may cause any amount
of trouble to a man who
is in a hurry. It is
much better to have an
extra supply of such
little fixings. These
are but details , how
ever , and we mention
them -only because it
gives us a chance to
say that we have every
thing that a man may
want in Furnishings as
well as in Clothing.
Our clothing this
season is , beyond comparison ,
finer than any we have ever
shown before. It is because
we are always trying" to im
prove that this is so. If you
want the best in clothing , and
know our store , you know
where to go ,
KIN@ & GO.
S. W. Cor.
18th and
DoualM SU