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L'liniiKuil IIN ofli-ii iis ilrxlri'll.
Governor Ilolcnml ) must feel very
proutl of hia reform pollee commission.
Con flnlliiKlier's npiiolntineiit us chief
of police la an attempt to 1111 a square
holt ; with a round pe .
.Taekson of the federal court for
jWest Vlrwlnln seems to be entered for
.the record In the Injuiiction class.
Asa vindication of Insulted royalty the
< lucl Is a notablt ! mu-eesa. partloiilarb'
[ \vhen It is harmless to both combatants.
The gamblers and the. keepers of rob
bers' roosts are satisfied with a chief of
liollco who doesn't know u crook when
'liesocHone. .
Having K"E all the free advertising out
of U there was to be bad , 1'rof. Felts has
reluctantly Kivcn up bis aliened proposed
llyliiK machine leap from IMko's peak.
So IOIIK as the prince and the count
ehook hands after It was over , there
could not have been anything so very
serious at the bottom of the duel after
nil.
They make quick work of assassins In
Spain. Court-martial is jjooil enough for
tlio Spanish authorities and dilatory - appeals
peals anil new trials llnd no encourage
ment.
Judging from ( lie constant How of
resignations from the teaching force of
the Omaha public schools , those Institu
tions must be unexcelled as matrimonial
preparatories.
What u great opportunity somei enterprising -
prising manager missed when he failed
to book Prince Henry of Orleans am !
the count of Turin for a turn on the bill
of a pugilistic carnival.
The farmer who became disheartened
by crop failure and abandoned his farm
three years ago should come back to
Nebraska tills month and convince hliu-
of the mistake be made.
A police chief who has to perform his
'duties by proxy Is not the kind of a chief
that Omaha should1 have at the head of
its police force when It Is inviting
visitors to attend the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition.
Tlio county commissioners owe It to
themselves to put an end to the per
nicious activity of the deputy of ( he
county clerk who seems to devote more
time to ward polities than ho does to
the public business.
The Indian rebellion might lie a
popular topic of conversation were II
not for the unpronounceable names of
persons and places that make themselves
unpleasantly conspicuous In the accounts
of .the doings of the rebels.
For ( lit ) four state conventions lo be
held at Lincoln within the coming two
weeks , Douglas county will be called on
to provide an aggregate- nearly fiOO
'delegates. This Is an unexampled oppor
tunity for patriots to serve , their parties.
It In no disgrace to Con Gallagher that
bo bus never served on the police force
or performed police duty , but It Is a dis
grace to tlio reform police commission
that It appoints a man as chief of police
Who lias no iitialltlcatlons Whatever for
the place. .
Every visitor to Nebraska these days
becomesmi animated advertisement of
thp state ami Its resources. If seeing Is
believing , Inspection of the harvested
email grain and maturing corn affords
proof of advancing prosperity Unit no
uiau with eyes can deny.
HUXUhKMK liV
According to a Madrid dtapaU'li , the
political lenders In Spnlu nre not at all
troubled by the reported utterances of
Secretary Sherman regarding that coun
try. It was staled In dispatches from
Washington shortly after the published
Interview with the secretary of state In
reference to the assassination of Cano-
vas that the Spanish government would
probably nuk for an explanation of the
secretary's remarks and It was sultl to
be apprehended Unit the matter might
cause some diplomatic disturbance , but
the report from Spain Indicates that
there Is no likelihood of anything of the
kind. In fact , the probability appears
to be that no olllelal attention what
ever will be given to what was said , or
alleged lo bo said , by Secretary Sher
man , i
It appears that the Spanish statesmen
nre not particularly concerned ns to
what may proceed from the head of the
State department , In an nnolllcial way.
Their only Interest , Is seems , Is In the
position of the president and In this
they show good judgment. Tlio secre
tary of state of course speaks , even un-
olllclally , with a measure of authority.
It Is always to bo presumed that he re-
llects , nt least to some extent , the
views and the altitude of the admin
istration. It Is naturally supposed that
hi ! Is more or less familiar with the
opinions of the president respectIng -
Ing International affalra. And yet It
would obviously be a mistake to
bold tlio chief executive responsi
ble for any casual opinion expresed
by the heTid of the State depart
ment. Tills our Hritish cousins do not
seem to understand , In which respect
they are less wise than the Spanish
stati'sinon.
There Is said to be a great deal of
confidence felt by men of all parlies In
Spain In President McKlnley and It is
needless to say tills Is not misplaced.
The president will deal Justly with that
country , according to Ills views of the
international duty of the United States.
-T ir.tAT UA'lUff.
Tlie Canadian minister of marine and
fisheries has Informed the Ioiidon
chamber of commerce that every ves
tige of feeling in favor of union with
the United States had long since dis
appeared In Canada , that country hav
ing nothing lo gain thereby. This state
ment Is probably not exactly true. Un
doubtedly there are people In the Do
minion who still think union with the
United States desirable and earnestly
believe that Canada would bo benefited
by becoming apart of the American
union. Hut the number of such Is un
questionably less than a few years ago ,
though it lias really never been very
large. What a large majority of the
Canadian people have desired is a trade
agreement with tills country which would
give them a. larger share of the Ameri
can market and having failed lo effect
anything In this direction because they
had nothing acceptable to propose noth
ing which In ifs operation would not have
been one-sided they have become dis
tinctly unfriendly and seem likely to
grow more so. Quito muiirally , per
haps , under the circumstances the im
perialist sentiment has grown there
and , It Is to be presumed that Just now
it Is perilous to the business-and social
relations of a nian > to favor union with
the United States , political or commer
cial. Kven the liberals , who had pro
fessed great friendship for this country ,
.seem disposed to outdo the torle.s In
manifesting hostility toward us. Of
course wo can stand tills sort of tiling ,
though it is possible that Canadian un
friendliness may be carried so far as to
become Intolerable.
T11K KK\V \ VlllKl' " ( JIf I'dfjIOK.
The appointment of Constantine V.
( iiillagher as chief of the Omaha police IH
not only an Insult to the Intelligence of
a long-suffering community , but an un
mitigated outrage upon Its taxpaying
citlxeiis. Mr. Ualhigher does not possess
a single < iuallllcatoii ! for the position
which he has been invited to 1111. He
does not even pretend to have had any
training in pollee work and has never
been engaged in any calling' thai would
In any way lit him for the supervision
and management of a metropolitan po
lice force.
Mr. Gallagher has nearly all his life
been a politician and the only place he
ever held In which he bad the direction
of any considerable body of suhordlua * s
was as postmaster , and Postmaster Gal
lagher depended wholly upon ills deputy
and clerks for the acllve conduct of the
business of the olllee. The executive
work of a chief of police must necessarily
devolve upon the chief himself and can
not be delegated to assistants and
subordinates. Like the commander of
an army , a police chief must be able to
lead Ids men and Inspire them through
bis personal ability to direct their move
ment . , He must be Intimately familiar
with the Internal workings of criminal
detection and prosecution , and be miiiU
know by his own experience how , when
ami where to strike a blow anil whom
to entrust with the various details ol'
the work. It Is Idle to expect. Mr. Gal
lagher or any other man without police
experience to do this.
What then are we to look for from
Mr. Gallagher acting as chief of police ?
Is Omaha to depend upon a mere llgure-
head at the head of Its police for pro
tection from crime anil lawlessness ?
Was tlio olllee of police chief created
as a soft berth for a politician ? Is It
the purpose of the police commission
to have the duties that devolve upon the
chief performed by the police capfalns ,
and If so , by which captain ? Will It
bo Acting- Chief Mostyn one month and
AclliiK Cldef Haze Urn next month ? If
either of these captains is to be chief
with Gallagher drawing the chief's
salary , In what position will that leave
the city ? As a matter of fact neither
Mostyn nor Hu/.e Is qualified to act as
head of the pollen department of a city
of Omaha's pretentious and prospects ,
Captain Mostyn Is a fair olllcer when
acting under the direction of a man with
executive ability , but has never demon *
strated his capacity to direct the force or
maintain discipline. As to Haze , the
less said tha better. Ho should never
have been reinstated after ho had been
removed for cause.
It la out of the question for Mr. Galla
to maintain himself creditably at
the bead of the police. lie Is no more fit
for police chief than for chief of the llro
department or , for that matter , for chan
cellor of the State university. If the
police coninilsslon has any regard for
the public welfare It will re truce Its
steps as promptly as possible. Omaha
has suffered enough from police misrule.
It would be an Irremediable calamity
that just on the eve of the great exposi
tion Its eltb/'iis and guests should be
left unprotected from thugs , thieves ,
swindlers and confidence sharps for fail
ure of the police commission to provide
a competent chief of police.
The people of Omaha have been wait
ing patiently for the police commission
to do Its duty as contemplated by the
law , and When they ask for bread they
will not be content with a stone. Mr.
Gallagher's appointment Is manifestly
political. Hut even 'the Irish-American
democrats , to whom ho Is thrown as a
sop , will not feel satisfied because they
know that Mr. Gallagher cannot fill the
bill and sooner dr later must give way to
another man as a matter of public
safety.
PLAYIXH A COXTiMl > TiniK 11OLK.
When a man who holds a lucrative
olllee at the bands of a political party
goes out of bis way to coquet and harlot
with its opponents and furnishes them
nmmuititlon against his own party noiu
luces as a bid for future support he for-
felt * not only the support of his own
parly , but the conlldcnce and respect of
decent men 'of all parties. This Is the
shoe that County Clerk Hedlleld has put
on and lie should not squeal when he
finds that It pinches. His attempt to
Ingratiate himself with the silvei'ite
trinity may be successful , but be can
have no further claim upon the repub
licans to whom bo owes the berth he
occupies , lie may ransack the columns
of The Hee from Its establishment to tills
day , but he cannot llnd a republican
olliceholder whom It has justified In playing -
ing into the hands of the enemy while
feeding at the republican crib.
The right and duty of every citizen to
cast an untrammelled ballot according
to tile dictates of his own conscience Is
not to be questioned. Mr. Hedlleld has
a right to vote as he pleases , but his
popocratlc champion does not strengthen
his claim for political honesty when
It boasts for him that he voted for every
yellow dog candidate on tlio republican
ticket from ISSi ! to 1S)7. ! If Ids con
science did not smite him when he voted
for notorious boodlers and crooks It IK
Incomprehensible why ids political diges
tion should have been seriously dlH-
turbod over the nomination of Frank K.
Moores.
Kvon though Hedflold's bolting of
Moores might bo overlooked , his con
stant consorting with the popocrats and
ids undisguised attempt to disrupt the
republican parly by supplying campaign
thunder to the opposition , directly and
through Ids deputies and clerics , is some-
tiling that republicans are compelled to
resent as a matter of self-preservation.
Ills conduct and bis attitude are inde
fensible from any standpoint
THE DKMOrilATlC FACTJOXS.
The Springfield Hopubllcnn , an Inde
pendent journal in politics , takes the
view Unit both factions of the democracy
are In the same boat. It asks : "If the
silver democracy Is toall short of ob
taining much of a foothold on the edges
of an abounding Industrial prosperity ,
what , are to bo the chances of the gold
democracy In that respect ? " The Ho-
pi'.hlican says the silver campaign musi
fade away under prosperity and the
dominant democratic faction "must
transfer itself bag and baggage to the
monopoly and income tax planks of Us
platform or also pass out of sound and
sight. " That paper further observes
that "tho whole case for bimetallism
restH on the certainty In the long run
of falling prices , dislocated exchanges
and industrial depression' under the gen
eral gold regime. If these effects fall
to manifest themselves further , the end
of the silver movement and the battle
of the standards Is at band. " It ways
In regard to the gold democratic fac
tion that to Join Issue with the party In
power It must needs1 go beyond Its gold
plank and make the tariff the great and
burning question of the time. This , It
appears. Is the tendency among the New
Knghmd gold democrats , but as the He-
publlcau says , tariff reform agitation
cannot flourish under prosperous Indus
trial conditions much better than silver
agitation and it remarks In conclusion :
"So If prosperity Is here , then pity tin-
poor democracy of both factions. "
The careful reader of political signs
will be pretty sure to agree with these
views , which carried to their logical con-
elusion mean that the republican party
the party of prosperity Is likely to have
prolonged control of the government.
Tin * dominant democratic faction Is Htlll
tenaciously clinging to free silver. Its
leader keeps on spouting for that cause ,
although some of Its prominent advo
cates , from whom Mr. Itryan learned
till he knows on the subject , have can
didly confessed the uselessness of silver
talk at this time. Hut while they con
tinue to pioelalm silver In convention
platforms , the bard facts which demon
strate the utter fallacy of tlielr position
go multiplying and showing millions
of people whom depression dtove Into
the silver camp that they followed a
delusion , Kvery intelligent farmer who
Is getting -H or 21 cents a bushel more
for hN wheat than a year ago and Is
selling bis other products as fast as he
can get them to market at higher
prices than for several years , while
silver keeps on falling , understands
the weakness and the deception
of the free silver contention. So
must every intelligent worklngnmn
who Is now employed and who gave
Ids vote for free silver realize the mis
take he made In supporting a causa that
proposed to diminish the value of ids
earnings one-half or more , for had that
cause triumphed there Is no reason to
bellovo that silver would not still have
declined In commercial value. The ed
ucation * of the past few months on this
subject , oven If the prosperity that IB
approaching should not come up to the
highest expectation , will not be lost and
u vast number of voters who supported
( ? 1
free silver citujiul lie again deluded by
thu heresy.
As to inhklni1 the tariff an issue , it
may be donhUkt whether any faction of
the democracy/"Win / " it gain advocate n low
tariff and imu Var on protection , as
the party dhl'ln S ! ) ' . . ' . There has never
j been a time luonr political history when
there was a stronger popular sentiment
In favor of tiy protective policy than
exists today. jVVias been developed In
the south and .is' growing there , while
In other sections Sir the country It has
gained force. ' „ It will bo a long time , It
is safe to say , , before the American people
ple will put In power a party that at
tacks protection.
Theie will bo state and local demo
cratic successes , of course , but the out
look for the democracy as a national
party seems altogether hopeless.
An Imaginative correspondent writes a
Lincoln paper that Hosowuter has given
It out that no bond will be approved for
Kinbez/ler Hartley until after the stale
conventions. Hosowator has given out
nothing of the kind. He has not been
bothering about IV.irtley and knows noth
ing about his ball bond beyond currrut
rumor. Hartley will doubtless have his
ball bond approved whenever he pro
cures a valid document signed by
sureties of unquestioned responsibility.
The police commission has voted to
make a chief of police out of a man
who , according to the legislative manual
of IS70 , is a civil engineer by profession.
The next time a vacancy occurs in life
city engineer's olllee we may oxpeet to
hear of the selection for that place of a
man who 30 life has been spent on the
police force , and who does not know an
engineer's transit from a policeman's
rattle.
Colonel 10. II. Sellers , who is achieving
notoriety as the chief promoter of the
new "American party" that is to cure all
our national Ills , must be related In ( he
direct line with the famous stage
character. Colonel Mulberry Sellers , who
saw millions in everything while living
on turnips and water. The new Ameri
can party may have millions In it , but
It is still on the turnip and water diet.
It Is only natural that the effect of the
fall in silver should be to make the con
tinued working of silver mines on the
margin of production unprofitable. There
Is always a no profits line in business and
no business man Will keep up an un
profitable business unless there Is fair
prospect of bringing it to a paying basis
within a reasonable time.
The police i\ro \ 8,1111 , raiding the wine
rooms which Chief Slgwart said he sup
pressed month. agOj Tlio strange part of
It , too , is ; that eve y now and then they
make a haul , out of u dive which
does not appear on the list of w'tie
room resorts Which was certified to the
police board as complete by the chler"
and two sergeants *
The selection of a man for chief of
police w.y | > .bas'yievvr done , a..divy' 'police
duty and who is absolutely devoid of
every qualification that would enable
him to direct and supervise the police
force will nol be acquiesced In quietly by
citizens and taxpayers of Omaha , who
are entitled to ellicient police protection.
Tlio business men of Omaha petitioned
the police commission to appoint an ex
perienced police olllcer as chief of police
and the commission has responded to the
petition by appointing as chief a man
who never In his life performed an
hour's police duty. This is adding in
sult to injury.
.
riillnilelnlila Times.
Out west the pojiocrals nBPcrt they are
determined to continue what they term
the campaign of education. All tlio moro
need , therefore , that tlioy should bo taught
another lesson ,
A li'iiliirc AI.I | | > VI-IIII-II ( . '
Olnljp-lin < icrnt.
Tlio success of the beet sugar experiment. )
In this country will end tlio extortion of tin-
SiiKar trust as well na keep at homo $100.-
000,000 a year in cash. Doth results will bo
a big achievement.
AN Smooth UN They .MnUi > 'Km.
IndlnnapiillH Jmirmil.
The sultan' * latest pretext for delay In
oomplyhiK with the demand of the powers
for the evacuation of Thresnly Is that ho
cannot move his troops for lack of fnndj
and must wait till ho receives at least 1-
000.000 Turkish pounds from Greece. llo
la u rraourccfiil rascal ,
SiimrtliliiK' Should lie Doiif.
Detroit I'rvo 1'rrsn.
If the arbitration treaty between title
country and 1C UK land la not to bo ratillcil
by the ee-nnle wo ought at least to have nn
agreement with that country that In case
of war between us and ronaoiiuent damage
lo our battleships wo shall bo permitted
to send them for repair Into one of the
llrltlsh dry docka. AH wo cem to have no
dry docks of our own suitable for the purpose -
pose a war would not bo fair without seine
provision of this sort.
I'liii-lilnu ; Korelun SI | < IIIITH.
I'lilladt'liihla Record.
Returning pleasure eeekera who liavn bo-en
raveling In I'Mropcan delights anil patroniz
ing Kuropean haberdashers , If they liavu not
kept themselves Iiifurftted of the proceedings
of congress , nro Cur'o to llnd a disagreeable
surprise In eto'e for them. An Improvident
Now Yorker , returning' the Campania with
hU three daughters ! wns obliged to pay | 'J31
tax on the I'arlrfla'il' llnery which they hud
brought back wltlr thirn. Only $100 worth of
iirttclos imrclioru'il nlrnad by tourists ran bo
admitted free of tint/ Into tills land of thp
free and home of ttii ; bravo.
Anicrlcilli , ( tjills fur liiilln.
IiHllaiaVflli | | Journal.
'
A high otllclal of ith'o British government
connected with Indlanaffairs _ authorizes thu
statcnfeiit that ifurTlengal-Nagpur Hallway
company recentlyajcm , > U'd 2,000 Una of rallo
from un American' firm ut $23 , compared to
$27.25 , Engllrth prlte'd. ' The railway com
pany invited It'iidrmor 7 , ! > 44 tons of rails ,
and tlio KnglUih fftl a. offered average $17.50. !
The American quotation from an eastern
steel company was' ) > 2S.BO. delivered at Cal
cutta , and WIIH occupied. This will glvo
John Dull another clienco to protect against
the unwarranted Impertinence of American
manufacturers.
lloKc Think * U'n l.iu-U.
Atlanta Journal ,
Mr. StcKlnley came In. The corner had
been turned. Great cropri here and email
crops * elsewhere soon welcomed him. Higher
prices for cattle , for tobacco , for wheat ,
even for cotton , conspired In his favor. The
railroads bcgen to talk about car famine ;
the retail merchants began to prepareto
furnish the people with gooda long needed ;
tlio wholesale merchants therefore have
their hand * full of orders. Tbo whole coun
try 1s looking up. Did you ever hear of
luck : 9n politics so nicely timed as this ?
It Is McKlnley-luck. Only a.lool ur a knave
will attribute the change to anything the
republican party ha done , Nature acid pa-
tleut effort and economy did It.
ADVAMIMi I.I * 'I 111 ; Ml.r. .
of Hie Mrin-.li i\iipilltlun
Timnrtl K hnrtotini ,
New v irk Sun.
While tlio cnpluro of Ab'.i 1 lamed by tlio
AnKlo-KRyptkin forces has markiM another
Important tcp In the march to Khartoum ,
yet It must be remembered thnt the early
Btagcn arethp easiest.
I'roin the fourth cataract , which Is below
Abu Ilamed , about half way between thnt
point and Dtbboh , up to Berber , now the
next great point ahead , the navigation Is
dllllcult. II yond llerber U becomes easier
again. As . > distance , there still remains
to be tr.xvcrt.'d about 323 mllra from Abu
Hamcd to the objective point of the cam
paign , Khartoum. And even the occupa
tion of Khartoum , though a crowning tri
umph for this series of operations , might
not break down the enemy , for they could
withdraw to Kl Obcld'nnd other points.
dVntnnce also Is not the only clement In
the problem. The advance of the Anglo-
Egyptian forces carries them further from
their base , and makes It possible for the
enemy to harnas their communications with
greater siiccesw. Tlum far , Indeed , the re
sistance offered to their advance 1ms been
slight. Dongola was occupied with tha
greatest ease , and while the attack on Abu
Ilamed was only effected by some hard
fighting , In which Major Sidney and Lieu
tenant Kltz Clarence were among the killed ,
yet nothing like the battles of 1SS4 baa yet
been ! seen.
It wns far beyond Abu Hnmed that the
snvero engagements of Abu Klea ttnd Oubat
were fought , when Oenernl Slew.trt tnnilo
his gallant advance across the Uablnda
desert to Mctcmneh which cost h'ui his
life. In the earlier stages of Lord Wolse-
ley's riinpalgn of thirteen ye.tiw ago , the
mnhdl did not trouble himself to offer
much opposition. Hut when a point was
reached where Kh.irtoum might bo seri
ously threatened the enemy appeared In
great force , and rushed to the slaughter In-
lllctcd on him by the llrltlsh machine guns.
It must be said , however , that the condi
tions arc In eomo respects more favorable
to success thsri In the campaign of 1881.
It Is true that then Lord Wolseley's force
was largo , , the purpose of rescuing Gordon
having caused great prcparntlona to be made.
Hut the Kgyptlnn troops have Improved of
late years , while such olllcers as Kitchener
have become veterans In Soudanese cam
paigning , and the experience of thirtcciti
years ago l vacful.
Thus far , also , the resistance offered to
the advance Is very slight. Yet on that
point It Is well not to glvo way to Illusions.
In the Soudan the Araba can command
scores of thousands of physically powerful
and fanatical warriors , and It remains tti
be fcnn whether those will bo concentrated
for attack. Hut Jtwt now the Indications
nre that Khartoum can be reached.
M.MIIIH : : or
Sit-inly IniM-i-nxc Shown liy the OMMIIM
Tin1 litcri'titt * I"ViiKi' " .
Parrull . WrlKlit In the Atlantic.
In 1870 there were 12.505,1123 persona en
gaged In supporting themselves and the re
mainder of the people ; that Is to say , 32.13
per cent of the total population were so en
gaged. In 1SSO the number of breadwinners
was 17,3)2,091) ! ) ) , or 34.67 per cent of the total
population. In 1890 , this number had risen
to 22,7.I : > , C61 , or 3(5.01 ( per cent of the total
population. Hy "breadwinners" Is meant
nil who were engaged either as wage-earn
ers or ailary receivers , or proprietors , of
whatever grade or description , and all pro
fessional pei-sons In fact , everyone who
was hi any way employed In any gainful
pursuit. The figures quoted show that the
proportion of the total population thus cm-
ployed Is constantly Increasing. Analyzing
the stntlstlcH , we find some remarkable re
sults , and In general , that the number en
gaged In the lowest walks of business , labor
ers and the like , Is decreasing In proportion ,
while these employed hi the higher walks
are Increasing In number relatively to the
whole population. * Fortunately wo
are not obliged to depend upon the Increase
of rales of wages to show that the ordinary
man Is better off than at any former period
hi our history , because our censuses report
aggregate earnings and afso the number
of persons among whom the earnings nre
divided. Looking to this sldo of thu prob
lem , wo llnd that In 1850 the average an
nual earnings of each employe engaged Jn
manufacturing and mechanical pursuits , In
cluding men , women and children , In round
numbers wcro $217 ; In ISfiO , ? 2SU ; In 1S70 ,
? 302 ; In 1SSO , ? 317 ; and In 1890. $4 . Here
Ls n steady , positive increase In the average
annual earning * ! of the employes in our
great Industrial pursuits.
i'iitso\Ai ; , AMI ( > Tinii\visr. .
Seasons como and seasons go , but the
Turks hang on to Thcssaly.
With whisky nt $400 a gallon , the crop
of snakes on the Klondike will show a
deficit.
The Canadian government evidently re
gards the gold cure an excellent thing for
a treasury deficit.
A New Jersey policeman who was struck
by lightning the other day claims that It
cured a chronic case of rheumatism.
That bullet proof cloth , which stopped
rltlo bullets at Kort Sheridan , cannot bo
accepted as thoroughly rollablo until Its
qualities are tested by Yukon mosquitoes ,
Clement 0. Morgan , who was the orator
of the clas > 3 of ' 90 , Harvard , l an alder
man of Cambridge. Ho Is said to be the
first colored man elected to such n place In
a northern city.
A suit for dlFBolutlnn of partnership haa
been brought In Jersey City by a man who
declares that bin partner swears at him and
threatens him , so that ho dare not enter
the place In which the business Is con
ducted ,
John Lakey laughed so hard at a ball
game near Carlisle , Pa. , when the ball
si nick another spectator's head and bounded
high In the air , that ho could not clobc his
mouth again , a.'id had to be carried u mile
and a half to a surgeon.
The scientists , who predicted Ihat Chicago
would In course of years bo ( overwhelmed
by Lnko Michigan , did not succeed In nlarm-
, lng the rtoldents. On the contrary , the pre
diction U In line with the destiny of the
city , to wit : In the swim.
What Is known ns the Fnlrhopo tilnglo
tax colony on Mobile Kay , In Alabama , Is
now two years old and has a population
of 150. The land Is owned by the associa
tion and leased to members , anil they try
to conform to single tax Idcaft as near us
possible. Tl.o principal Industry Is vege
table raising.
Mr. MHtermnycr , a recently-elected antl-
Bcmltlc member of the- Austrian ItclchNralh ,
brought a milt for llhcl against a political
opponent who accused him of having stolen
money when he wpn a waiter at a Vleraa
hotel. At the trial lila adversary produced
his written confession and Mr. Mlttfrniaycr
was turned over to the criminal court.
Governor John W. Leedy of Kansas nnil
Mrs. Lecdy will visit Ohio this week to at
tend the reunion of the Lcedy family at
Ankonytown , Knnx county , on next Wednen-
day. The Leedy family settled In Ohio In
1811 , coming from Maryland , where the
founders settled before the revolution. Ilu-
tween 2,000 and 3,000 delegates nre expected
at the reunion , which takes place annu
ally.
ally.J
J , 1'Ierpont Morgan puts $100 Into the
contribution pinto every Sunday morning ,
and has given $1,000,000 to Hie New York
Lying-in hospital. Ills benefactions are
takl to reach $50,000 a year , ( leorgo Pea-
body's "fad" wau the promotion of edu
cation. His glftn amounted to more than
$10.000,000. Asa I'ackcr had the same
"fad , " hi ; benefactions amounting to about
$4,500,000. He founded Lchlgh university.
A novel deed was filed for record In Phil
adelphia a few days ago , It gives one
Charles Hanks the privilege of allowing the
eaves of his now house to encroach on tlio
property of < Mra. Sarali Kdwards to the ex
tent of four Inches , and binds the heirs
of Mrs , I'.Mwunls for the amo encroachment.
Tlui consideration named U $10. The trans
action recognizer the legal principle that
the owner of land owns all above and all
below It.
An alleged confession by Mrs , Cunningham
of the murder of Dr. Ilurdell In 1S57 has
been puhllnhed. Hut ex-Mayor A. Oakey
Hall of Now York , who was prosecuting
attorney at ( he time , tells the Sun that
the alleged confession contains glaring nils-
statements of facts , uul U not to bo cred
ited , Dr. Hurdell wa. ) killed by a lancet ,
which severed his jugular vein , whereas
the confession saya ho was strangled with
a linen cord and atabbed In the heart with
a dental tool , Kx-\ayor ! Hall says Intro
were 110 slgna of strangulation.
STATISTICS OF EDUCATION
Compilation of Vtxitiablo F.icti for All
Interested in tha Ebujoct.
REPORT OF UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER
Over Sixteen Million Kiirollnl III the
VitHiiu * 1'iilillc nnil I'rlvnto
School * l.mw Increase
for llin Yuar.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The report of
the United States Commissioner of Kduca-
tloii , ] ) r. William T. Hants , for the year
ended July 1 , 1897 , has Just been completed.
It shows a total enrollment In that year In
tlio schools and college. ' ! , both public and
private of 15,997,197 pupils. This was an
Increase of " 08,575. The number In public
Institutions win 14,465,371 , and It ! private
Institutions 1,531,826. In nddlUon to all thrsa
there were 418,000 pupils In the various
special schools and Institutions , Including
business colleges , music conservatories ,
Indian and reform schools , making the grand
total enrollment for the whole country 16-
415,197.
The report says the 178 schools for the
secondary and higher education of the
colored rneo had slightly over 40,000 students
enrolled , an Increase of over 3.000 for the
year. Thu schools Increased by slxtcon In
number , mostly high schools. There were
25,092 pupils In the elementary grades , 13,563
In the secondary grades , and 1,455 In the
colloglato dep.irtments. There wore 4,672
colored students studying for teachers.
Industrial training 'Is a prominent feature In
nearly all of these schools.
KCKKI.S is TO < : KT A mr. SAI.AHY.
Arci'iils the I'rpMliltMioy of a TriiNt
Cotniian.v.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Ex-Comptrol
ler James H. Ucketa will soon take up the
duties of the presidency of 'the recently
formed Colonial Trust company of which
Itoswelt T. Flower IH the acting president.
Mr. Kcklcs has had an offer In conjunction
with the presidency of a Chicago bank
under consideration for some time. He
finally accepted the New York offer and
will rollcvo Mr. Klower early In the fall ,
Immediately after ho has finished his annual
report as comptroller of the treasury. Mr.
Kekels1 salary In his new position will be
$15,000 per year. Charlra a. Dawts of
Hvaimton , 111. , a member of the republican
national executive committee , will succeed
Mr. Kckols ns comptroller of the treasury.
DKTltOlT , Aug. 17. Comptroller of the
Cunency James II. Kekels was Interviewed
today by the Associated press In relation
to the report thnt he had accepted the pres
idency of the Colonial Trust company of
New York. Mr. Kekels alllrmed the report
Insofar ns having been offered the position ,
but declined to state whether he would ac
cept or decline It. From trustworthy au
thority It can be stated that Mr. Kekels will
not accept the honor , but will remain at
hla prcpfr.it post until his term expires.
NEW YOIIK , Aug. 17. An otllclal of the
Colonial Trust company of this city
authoritatively denies the report sent out
from Washington that Comptroller of the
Currency James H. Kekels , upon the expira
tion of his term as a federal officer , would
replace H. I' . Flower as president of the
Colonial. It is said Mr. 15 < ; kols' name lies
been mentioned In connection with the presi
dency of the Metropolitan Trust company of
this city.
lliritlHI ) JJV IC.YAMIXATIO.V PAl'KKS.
Civil .Service COIIIIIIHN | | II HIIN
l.lll-Ke Aeeiiiiiuliltloii lo DlNllllnr Of.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The Civil
Service commission Is overwhelmed with
papeis of examinations for government
ofllces and the corps of examiners Is workIng -
Ing overtime to constant"
dispose of the ac
cumulation. So far during this adminis
tration moro people have been examined by
tlio commissions throughout the country
than In any previous year , largely the re
sult of the change of administration. Over
11,700 papers are now on file pending action ,
covering all kinds of examinations. Prob
ably 4,000 of thcso are for positions In pcst-
olllcts. About 3,500 were filed by candidates
for the customs service and 1,500 for the
Internal revenue service , while 5,000 of the
papers belong to the leal spring examina
tions. In addition to thcso examinations
have Just been held In fifty-three of the
largest postoinces in the country , which are
expected to Increase the number of cases
by no less than 5,000. Chief Examiner
Sovorln says all this Immense Increase hns
been developed without material Increase
In the force except for temporary details.
AVIilovr Context * the Will.
NEW YORK , Auff. 17. Notice of contest
of the second will of Charles Couilert , which
devised his property to bin three children ,
has been filed by the widow , Mrs. Mury
Coudert. whom a former will made solo
leuatue.
i
( ilJTTI.VH II10II AHAIX.
HllliHtniitliil .M.-nnlntf of the Ini-reiiHei !
I'rlee ofVlient. .
New York World.
This year's wheat crop Is estimated at 600-
000,000 bushels. Each cent added to the price
moans $5,000,000 poured Into the laps of the
farmers. The actual advance In a year has
been about 25 cents a bu.ihel , or $125,000.000.
There was also left over of last year's crop
190,000,000 bushels to share In the enormous
advance In price.
Of this year's crop only 72.000,000 bushch
have been fold thus far. All of It hna been
sold at the advanced prices , and now Hint
Iho price b Htlll higher than It was earlier
In the year , with a good prospect of further
advance , the fanners are themselves holding
no less than 428,000.000 bushels for future
sale. If they get but 50 cents a bushel qn
the average and they are getting moro than
that the wheat now In their bariM will
bring them the enormous sum of $214,000,000
with which to pay off their debts and put
money Into the bank. What is Iho Klondike
compared with this ?
Tlum there Is the corn crop , estimated at
2.000,000,000 bushels , and the oats crop of
bushel , ' lie-sides all minor
about 1,000.000.000 } ,
crops , and all of them selling at higher prices
than a year ago.
The farmer Is fifttlng rlrh again , and the
brut of It Is that ho Is gpttlng rich In dollars
worth a full 100 cents each.
sTinvAHT , TI : ; u & co. ;
Kansas City Star : Senator Stewart may
deny the Interview , but ho cannot deny that
ho U In Wall fltreet "to got a part of thu
prosperity that Is rampant" there , as elso-
wliero.
Minneapolis Journal : The democratic or-
Eano are beginning to admit that times aru
lull-roving , but they devoutly ray that rrovl-
dcncit did It and the republican party had
nothing lo do with It. Tlu y can't bo Induced
to admit that Providence guides the repub
lican party.
Now York Sun : Hon. William Morris
Stewart of Nevada Is reported as saying that
"thero Is nothing in talking silver at the
present time. " As Mr. Stewart has probably
done more talking about silver than had
been done by any other man , thin admlislon
U not without Interest. At the same time It
will bo dllllcult for him to free himself from
the force of habit , and o the crltno of 1873
may not oscapa denunciation at Washington
next winter.
Cincinnati Tribune : Senator Stewart of
Nevada , for these many years the mc t vehe
ment , pomlitent and rabid -freo gllverllo In
all thu land , has himself dealt the moribund
free Oliver Issue Iti death blow. Hl Inter
view In Now York the other day , In which ho
candidly abandoui-d hU position as chief ad-
voeato fcr the free and unlimited coinage of
the white metal , In one of the most significant
ulKtia of the times , and U receiving wldo-
fipread and deserved attention. The uonator'u
words are well worth repeating.
New York Commercial Advertiser : Sen
ator Teller belongs to the order of men
who are willing to bo convinced , but would
like to ueo the person who could convince
them. Ho ncoffs at the idea that there to
anything ulgnlflcant in thu rise of wheat
and the fall of Hllvor , "When India and the
South American countries had a good crop
I of whMt , " ho powerfully argue * , "they
It for silver and received about twice the
vnluo In their own money that nn Atuerlcnn
farmer would receive. " We can frnnlnh the
Colorado Irreconcilable with a better Illus
tration than that. Ourlm ; a period of "rag
money" Inflation In one of the Went Indies
farmer * nre luld to have received three
hushela of paper money for every buohel of
potatoes they nold.
Globe Democrat ; Senator Stewart of Nevada -
vada gives up the popoeratlc Idiocy that
there Is a connection between the prices
of silver niul wheat. His colleague JOIIM
apparently does likewise. Ilolh of them
realize that silver will drop farther and
wheat go higher than they are at present.
The probability , of course , IB that neither
of them ever believed In this delusion. A
few feathcrheads like Mryan and fanatic *
like Tlllman may have accepted this wheat *
silver fallacy In good faith , but the men of
Intellect and balance In the popocrallo
coalition , It Is safe lo say , never believed
hi It. Nobody who ever took the Irouhl *
to examine the list of prlcen of stiver , wheat
and other Important articles year by year
sineo 1S73 ever was fooled by the ptctcnco
I thnt the price ) of silver determined tlio
price of any other article.
1. A till II IN ( i MATTIJIt.s.
Chicago Tribune : "Doctor , I snon ? Oro.iiU
fullv when 1 mil m > leri | mid it IUIMOVH my
husband very much. Whnt will stop If"
"Put cotton in his e.irs , imulmn. Five dnl-
lar.u ,
faomentllo Journal. The man who pluya
\\ordsatid makes pungent remathr In mo
funny paper * may properly bo spoken of as
a pun-gent.
IVlrolt Jouriul : "Oh , I wanted to nrlc
you about that siu-li'ty nu\el you were read
ing. Did Innmrry her alter all ? "
"No , bo was one of the llrsl to nmrry her "
Hostou Trnnscilpt : "How still U.oy nro1"
reniailtrd Mrs. Fiobb , npiopiiH or the vuunir
I couple In the tn'M room.
"Yes , " rep'led Mr. K. ; " | | remind * mo of
my army days. It wa * alwayoiuliiTiilly
HUlet Jim previous ? to an engagement. "
Detroit l'V.p ] 'ro. s : Mm. Jaaon-I see old
HI llowellor has liad IIH imlr cut short.
Out looklii1 for nnotlieiwlfo , 1 cue s.
Mr. Jason ohl "In time o' peace prcparin *
for war , " eh7
Phllaitplphla Nortli American : Tlu > sea-
slioro bnarder was luvoHtnl In the dark
laiH. IrnilliiK In Iho hotel by i\ man with a
Kleamlnq revulvrr.
"llutiila up ! " r.bouleil HIP tlniK.
"Oh , 1 say , landlord , " replied the boarder ,
"you're not uolng to collect till my week'a
up. nro jon ? "
WaMiliiKtim Star : "They ouclit to clmiiKa
the name of that club of yours , " said Mr.
nibbles' wife nt the breakfast table.
"In what way ? "
"They oiiKlit tr > call It the Klondike. "
" 1 I must say that 1 don't son why. "
"For the rea on that when a mall starts
out to KH there , there's no telling when
no II But home again. "
Atlanta Constitution : In Lexington , ICy. ,
a ne ro girl was arrested for cairylng'a
razor In her hair.
"What were you doing with that razor ? "
npkvtl tile reenrder.
" 1 war'n't iloln' mithin' wld It when iley
cotrhed mo , " she s.i'd. "I WHZ Jos't
a-Iookin1 for a lady ilat I didn't like. "
ALMOST 1C1LLK11 HIM.
IK'nvcr Pust.
Her papa's foot had pattered on
His person ( | tilte too often ,
And many a day he sought a way
The old man'P liciut to Fatten.
Tnough paekliu : bolltr Iron within
Ills piuiU WMH < | iiite a buthcr ,
Ho tried the name ; the wild kick came ,
And the blow almost killed father !
IIAHVICST MOM ; .
The lurid FUII breaks on the east
Hulglio ! Helgho !
The Held birds' calling's are Increased
HciKho ! Helgho !
Now forth to harvest we musl go ,
And reap and gather row by row
With never n coollnir breeze to blow ,
Ilelffho ! Helgho !
Wild popplff smile mnld the wheat ,
Ilolgho ! Helgho !
IJut droop ere noon by scythe and heat ,
Helgbo ! llelghoi
Afar the voices minute low ,
Now cheery , now subdued and alow ,
LJke u rivulet's uneven How ,
HelRho ! Helgho !
The sun Is low against the west ,
llolcho ! Helgho !
Each swain llnd her ho loves the best.
Helgho ! Helgho !
And whure Is llcsslt ? xone and Joe ?
They passed this way an hour HBO ;
The frighted meadow larkn may know ,
Helgho ! Helgho !
Catherine Rush.
Is a very popular pur
suit , and it has had its
influence on the cloth
ing styles of the season.
Half the men who
wheel do so in golf
suits.
The bicycle suit , pre
cisely speaking , is a
different thing , but
every one to his taste.
We half golf suits and
bicycle suits in every
desirable style.
Everything else that
goes with an outing
suit is in our Furnish
ings Department too.
And for those stay-
at-homes that don't
want knickerbockers ,
here are attractive
light-weight summer
fabrics made up in the
most desirable styles ,
and at prices that are
positively as low as
can be.
Our guarantee with
every garment.
KING & GO.
B.V. . Cor ,
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