Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 1, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. B. ROSEWATER, Bditor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF $UBSCRIPTION Dally and Sunday, One Year Eix Months onths, v One Year .. s o One Year with Premium OUFFICES, Omana, Bee Butlding, Chicago OMc 00} New York, Koums 14 nge Washington. No. b1 Council lufts, Lincoin, 1020 ¥ t, Eouth Omaha, Corner N and 25th Streets, CORRESPONT All communieatio torial matter shou il Department BUS All Unstness le e addressed to T Omuhia, } Yo made payabli to the order of the company, The Bee Publishing Company, s Bullding Farnam and Sevent #1000 500 i 00 y liding il 15 Tribune Bulld- ucteenth Street, Pearl Street. to news and edi- ed to the Editor. TTERS and remittances ehould o Publishing Company, The Bee on t There 1 1o excuse for a failure to et on the {rains. Al newsaenlers have b d to carry & full supoly. fravelers who want $er and can't gnt it ins where other vapers are carried are requested 1o no- e e Ptenss be particular to give in all enses full Informution as to date, rajlway and number of train. (ive us your name, not for publication or un- neces<ary nse, but ax a guaranty of ood faith. PRAiAa AR Rl et bt THE DAILY B ¥ Sworn Statement ol State of Nebraska, I Conuty of Douglas, . (%% v George ™ B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee 3 ublishing d06x solemnl; hie actun] clirc e DAL 50, 1850, was as Circulation. GEORGE ' Elute of Nehraska, County of Dougtlas, {5 EWorn to before me and subscribed to 1o my presence this ith day of November, A. 1. 155, (Real,] N. P, Eiate of Nebrask County of Dot 1 George 1. Tzscliuck, being duly sworn, de- Dores and says that he Is secretary of The Bew Jublishing Company, that the aciual Average dmily elrculation of ik DAILY mouth of December, 188, 182 January, 185, 1£,574 opies; for I 14005 coples: for March, 18 1880, 18,560 coplesifor’ May, 1880, 3 for Juie, 185, 14858 coples: for st, 18 % 1%, Notary BeE for the G 3. TZ8CAUCK. | to before me and subseribed in ;t’l)‘ ! r|;.u‘nlt'fl this3ith day of November, A 1), 1853 |Eeal. SUGAR trust certificates have dropped from one hundred and twenly-six to enty in a few months. That fact is suggestive. Ti disastrous fire in Boston is di- rectly tracenble to electric light wires. As an incendiury, electri is a flam- irg suc TAXPAYERS should keep the city treasurer’s office in the city building aud not let it be removed to brother John McShane's coupon clipping office. WiEN the school board pursues hon- estand legal business methods in the management of school finnnces, it will Dbe time enough to ask the people to vote bonds. ‘No MAN who has the welfare of Omaha at heart can afford to ignore the cityelection. An efficient and honest administration of municipal affairs is essential to Omaha’s growth and pros- perit THERE is no longer any question that the contractors are the chief supporters of the democratic ticket. This feeling was shown by the Fannings and Slavens when they 1osolently informed the board of pubhe works that **We'll soon have a change.” BuUs men should nov fail to vote early next Tuosday and get their clerlks 10 vote as early as possible. Unless this is done hundreds of them will be dis- franchised by reason of the large num- berof voters who are registered at nearly every polling place. CHICAGO’S efforts to enlist the solid south in her fight tor the world’s fair takes the form of ovations and recep- tions to distinguished leaders of the lost couse. Praise for the south has taken the place of abuse, Kven the pressis significantly silent on election outrages. Two Chicago judges have resigned saven thousand dollar positions to be- come drainage commissioners at four thousand a year. Bvideutly the per- quisites thav fiiter through Chicago . drains possess a richer golden color than the salary indicates. The judges are not there for their health, — JouN RUSH has served the city faith- fully and well. As an accountant and i financier he has few equals, and his management of the vast interests of the city has been a marked success. The business men and taxpayers cannot af- ford to dispeuse with a tried official for one of doubtful ability and training. —— AMERICAN inventors are not always appreciated at home. Lieutenants ' Driggs and Schroeder of the United States navy invented a vapid firing gun and sold it to English capitalists for six thousand dollars. This gun was re Jjected by our ordnance experts, but its utility was promptly recognized abroad. —_—— ANY ONE who has ever lived n a city which has a central market knows Wwhat a public benefit such an institu- tion is. In almost all large cities there are such markets, which have become public ivstitutions as mueh as schools, courts, ete., and the people of those cities would no more consent to their abandonment than to the abolishment of court houses. Omaha has need of a central market, and now is the time to secure one at practically nocost to the people. E—— IN POINT of accessibility by street rail- ways there is not in the city a more ad- vantageous site fora market house than the cne proposed in the exposition build- ing site. Centrally located, with cable, electric motor and horse car lines pass- ing in close propinquity, it is & place ‘for market house purnoses which can be readily, ensily aud cheaply reached. In this respect, at loast, there 1s not & ©ite in the city so well adapted for the Sucommodation of the people of all gec. Lons of the eity. A CENTRAL AMERICAN NIO? The movement for a union of the five republics of Central America is in line with political progress in the western hemisphere. It is a recognition of the principle that “in union there is strength.” Split up into distinct states, having separate and more or less an- tagonistic interests, peaceful relutions between the Ceatral American repub- lics has beon preserved with no little difficulty, while the least fav- ored of them have suffered in prosperity from the competition of the superior resources and ad- vantages of the others. The more far- seeing statesmen have long seen that in order to insure a vigorous develop ment of all, as well as to secure a polit- 1 influence that would be felt and to maintain peaceful relations, a union of tho five republics on u sound basis was necessary. Such a plan had boen per discussed many times since the division of Contral Amarica, but it re- mained President Barillos of atemala 1o ve the wmovement for union practical form and vitality. for At the meeting of a diet composed of delegates from the five republics last. September the reprosentatives of Guatemala were instructed to submit to that deliborative body a scheme of union which, while leaving unimpaired the sovercign rights of each of the tates, should proclaim the republic of Central Amecrica as a single political entity. This provisional compact received the approval of all the members of the diet, but it encountered a great deal of op- position from ambitious poli- ticians who saw thatsu ch aunion might interfere with the success of their per- sonal aspirations. President Barillos was an especial object of detraction and u conspiracy was organized for his over- throw, but was promptly crushed and the leaders summarily punished. The discussion of the question of union has since been actively carvied on and ac- cording to Washington disputches the Central American delegates to the Pan- American congress are receiving assur- ing advices from their home govern- ments concerning the success of the movement, The union of the five Central Ameri- can republics would be a consummation of great interest to the United States. 1t could not fail to very much simplify the problem of closer commercial rela- tions with that portion of the hemis- phere, and in the rapid development of Central America—which it is reason- able to expect would follow such a union—we should finda growing market there for our manufactures and such other of vur products as the people of that region should require. The move- ment stili encounters opposition, but the advices indicate that this isgrowing feebler, and the best observers believe that when the question is finally sub- mitted to the action of the people the plan of union will be overwhelmingly endorsed., PUBLIC SAFETY DEMANDS IT. During the past two years John Rush has handled avd disbursed fully three millions of dollars as city treasurer, Twelve hundred thousand dollars of paving bonds, sewer construction bonds and school bonds have been disposed of by Mr. Rush at a premium that would aggrogate nearly one hundred thousand dollars. Tt is conceded by all who are familiar with the financesof Omaha that the functions devolving upon our city treasurer could not have been more efliciently discharged than they have beon by Mr. Rush. Our citizens are now confronted with the question, whether Mr. Rush shall be displaced at this critical junc- ture by a man without experi- ence, whose priacipal claim to the office is his relationship to a family of millionnires. Is it pru- dent at this time, when we are on the ove of the most important year of im- provements in the history of Omaha, to setire Mr. Rush and place a new hand at the bellows? It seems to ws that such a change can- 1ot but.be injurious to the public inter- est. Public safety demands that Mr. RRush shouid remain in charge of our municipal finances for two years longer. REED FOR SPEAKER. I'he Hon. Thomas B. Reed of Maine will be the speaker of the Fifty-first congress, he having been chosen by the caucus of republican representatives on the second ballot. The contest thus terminated was carried on with very great earncstness, but with entire free- dom from personal or factional bitter- ness, so that no ill feeling will follow the result. The effort to give the con- test a sectional charucter recerved no countenauce from the candidates, and the decision of a ma- jority of the caucus, all but (our of the republican members of the house being present, will be heartily ac- quiesced in by all the supporters of the other candidates and by the candidates themselves. The republicans of the en- tire country, also, will accept the re- sult without the least complaint or crit- icism, The qualifications of Mr, Reed for the speakership are universally admitted, His long experience on the floor of the house of representatives and his high standing as a parliamen- tarian give assurance that he will discharge the duties of the speak- ership with distinguished ability, while his capable leadership of his party in the house and the general service he has rendeved gave him a very strong claim to the high reward he has re- ceived. The position of speaker of the fitty-first congress is likely to be ex- ceptionally arduous. The parties in the house are so nearly equal that great tact, alertness and firmness will be vequirved of the presiding officer, and all these qualities Mr. Reed - has shown he possesses toan extent not exceeded by any mem- ber of the house of either party. The indications nre that the approaching session will not only be a very busy and important one, but that it will be char- acterized by prolonged nud heated party conflicts. The first of these will occur over the adoption of the rules, bat after this shall have been settled there will notbe wanting subjects of party contro- versy, us the session progresses, upen which the democratic nority wiil exhaust all resources of parlinmentary tactic mi- the for L onstructing the will of the majority. It is well understood to be the purpose of the leaders of tho minority to assert their power whenover they shall deom grounds, 10 Ao 8o, and with the narrow republi- can majority the democrats can gener- ally make an obstruction policy effect- ive. Under such circumstances the la- bors of the speaker are greatly incrensed and not only must he have skill, tact and determination, but plenty of physical endurance. In all those ro- spects Mr. Reed 1s well equipped for the position. Mr. McPherson of Pennsylvania was the choice of the caucus for clerk of the house. He is entirely familinr with the duties of the position, having filled it aceeptably in hall a dozen congresses, and while the selection of a youngor man appeared desirable, the very strong claims of Mr. McPherson on the score of long and faith ful service to the party could not be ignoved. The house will meot and organize to morrow. CUSHING'S 10WA REUORD. Owmana, Nov, 30.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: Suppose you reflect a moment on the probability of the truth of your dispatches from Clarinda, Ta., respeoting Cushing’s rec- ord there, Briefly stated your correspondent makes these charges against Mr. Cushing: That he, as a membor of the firm of Kitzger- ald & Co., promised merchants that if they would furnish supplies to sub.contractors he would see them paid; that relying on these promises merchants and farmers did furnish 1o subcontractors supplies to she amount and value of about §10,000 which the sub-con- tractors failed to psy for, and which Cush- ing refused to pay. This is the charge mado by your correspondent. Do you not see that it is absurd on its face! Lfthe facts were as stated by your correspondent, the goods being furnished on the faith and credit of Mr. Cushing’s promise, even though the promiso was not in writing, Cushing and the firm of Ilitgerald & Co. would have been responsible for the price of the supplies so furnished. The statute of frauds would bave no application to such a case. Judgment could have been recovered against Cushing or lns firm for the full value of the supplies 80 furnished. are each amply solvent. Any judgment rou- aered against either of them would be worth 100 cents on the dollar, Why has not judg- ment been rendered and coilected against them? The only possible answer is, becauss the facts ure not as stuted by your corres- pondent. Ifthese statements were truo tho injured parties could have recovered the full amount of their claims from Richard C. Cushing. That they huve not so recovered is proof postive that the statements are not true. Ihave no personal knowledge of the matters charged by your correspondent. My only information on tihe subject is such as is furnished by toaay’s Beg, but the absurdity of the story is so apparent thatIam led to believe you published it without aue scrutiny and will be willing to give this communica- tion a plave in your paper. Nover having had occasion to useanom de plume, 1 sub- scribe myself, yours truly, T. J. MARONEY, IT 18 pardonable in Mr. Mahoney to rush to the defense of Mr. Cushing. He is a democratic county official, and in his anxiety for the success of the demo- cratic ticket he at once enters a plea of ot guilty” for his candidate. The points which Mr, Mahoney raises in try- ing to discredit the charges against Mr. Cushing are not well taken. The story that reached us from Ciarinda concerning Mr. Cushing’s methods is not only vouched for by men of good repute, but finds it counterpart in the reports that reach us from reputable citizens in the Republican valley in Nebraska. There, as we learn, the same method of beat- ing farmers and storekecpers wns pur- sued. Farmers anc dealers in produce and supplies were said to have been beatan out of their ciaims for labor and goods furnished for the graders. Now, where there is s0 much smoke there must be some fire. Mr. Cushing 18 a very wealthy man. So is Jay Gould and s0 are the men who amassed millions through the Credit Mobelier. What chance has a poor farmer or man of small means in appealing to the eourts for redress against railroad con- tractors or railroad kings? ‘With all due respect to Mr. Cushing e Beg does not believe that these reports and charges of crooked work have been maliciously trumped up without some foundation. There are too many men in Clarinda and in that neighborhood who came near being wrecked by Mr. Cushing’s associates to leave any room for doubt that Mr. Cush- ing was directly or indirectly in- volved. WYOMING AND STATEHOOD, The committee appointed to memor- ialize congress upon the admission of Wyoming to statehood Itas issued an elaborate paper, setting forth the claims of the people for independence. The memorial is not a grievance nor a bill of complaint, but a strong and manly plea for home rule. The people feel that they have passed the stage of dependence. They see no necessity for the paternal care of the federal govern- ment, and demonstrate by the develop- mentof the territory in twenty-one years that they are equipped in mental and physicial resources, material wealth and population to perform the duties and enjoy the rights of citizens of the United States. That the territory i1s capable of sup- porting a state governwent canuot be denied, Its resources are unsurpassed, ‘With an area of ninety-eight thousana square miles, presenting an endless variety of mouncain, valley aund plain, it is capable of supporting miliions of people. Over ten million acres of land as susceptible of cultivation by irriga- tion, and two million acres havealready been reclaimed and made productive by this means, Besides broad stretches of plain and valley, there wure forests of timber, ard twenty thousand square miles of broken and basin land underlaid with coal of excellent quality in veins of extraordi- nary thickness. The mountains and foothills are vast storeliouse of min- eral wealth, ineluding gold and silver, the buse metals, commercial clays, and granite, murble and stone in great variety. Notthe least important of its watural resources are the oil basins, so maoy sed so extensive that the terri- tory promises to rival Pennsylvania at uvo distent day. The development of these vast inter- But Cushing and Fitzgerald | s has ju o great di countr; hegun. A year will make ence in the growth of the at has already been ac- complishedkf¥ roprosented by one hun- dred millions in real property, nine hundred mies of railrond, five thousand miles of irpigating ditches and three million head of live stock, besides mills and factories and the various lines of trade. These facts cloarly show that Wyom- ing is abundantly able to support a state government, In vastness and variety of Enown Fgdources, and in actual in- dustrial groWwth and financial strength she surpasses the condition of California, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas and Nebras- ka at the date of their admission into the union. Population is the main qualification for stutehood. The population of seven- teen states at the date of admission avernged about sixty thousand., To-day ‘Wyoming hasuot less than one hundred thousand people. From 1870 to 1880 the population increased twelve thous- and. In the past oight years the inerease has averaged ten thousand a year. This may seem an excessive figure, but it is borne out by the marvel- ous growth in agriculture, the increase in assessod valuation, and by the num- ber of thriving towns and villages in districts uninhabited a few years ago. The four states vecently admitted were kept out of the union for years for political reasons, Such a contingency is not likely to arise in the case of Wyo- ming. Her people are united and pros- perous, without the dissensions which distract Utah and Idaho, and best of all she presents a strong republican ma-~ jority as a ransom t) a republican con- gress. —_— FOR THE ENLISTED MAN. The past year's agitation regarding the causes of desertion in the service has alveady borne good fruit. OMicial attention has been strongly directed to- wards the astonishing ratio of deser- tions in the armyv of the United States and official investigation which fol- lowed has proved the advisability of measures for rendering the lot of the enlisted man more comfortable. The army board, which metat Jefferson bar- racks to investigate the charges made by Woodward, the newspaper reporter, has published its report which bears strong testimony to the need of reforms at recruiting stations and makes valu- able suggestions looking towards pre- venting such abuses in the future, It is interesting to note that two offi- cers serving in the Department of the Platte have been foremost in intelli- gent discussion of the desertion prob- lem. The admirable prize essay of Lieutenant | McAnaney of the Ninth cavalry, humself once an enlisted man, and the thorotgh work of Captain Ered K. Ebstein of the Twenty-first infantry, etationed at Fort Sidney, have contrib- uted much to the recent changes which will, it is believed, add variety toa soldier’s life. No one likes;a monotone, in art or literature or_life. It is now gencrally conceded thatbne of the chief causes of desertiofie has been the ab- sence of a variety which can readily be granted tw the life of the enlisted men. It was through an appreciation of this fact that General Schofield issued his recent order, abolishing late roll call and trans- ferring 1t to the sunset hours. By this change the enlisted man when off duty will be given his evening to himself without other restrictions tiau the ob- ligations which civilian society imposes upon citizens generally, In posts near cities the theatres may be attended and other recreations sought without the danger of missing roll call at half past eight or the necessity of asking for a pass for the evening. In other words the private in the army, if not detailed for regular tour of duty, will find his day’s work done at sunset, not to bo taken ap again until reveille sounds the next morning. Another experiment which will be tried with the sume end in view is tho establishment of *‘canteens’ av all army posts, where soldiers can find amuse- ment and purchase the little luxuries of life at a minimum cost, can enjoy aquiet game of billiards or find comfortable and warm quarters for recreation and conversation. Both of these moves are in the right di- rection and will doubtless assist greatly in rendering the enlisted men more contented. They are alveady the best clothed, the best fed and the best paid soldiery among the nations. With the greater care ordered in recruiting to the end that disreputable characters may be excluded from the ranks there ought to be a marked decrease in the number of men who desert in the firat year of their enlistment. —_—_— AID ITS PROGRESS. No western city of its size shows more numerous marks of metropolitan pro- gress than Omaha, The wholesale trade is pushing out year by vear to occupy new territory and reaches west until it meets its rivals only on the boundary of the Pucific const. Our jobbing firms in the various liaes represented are strong and vigorous'and onterprising. As a manufacturing city, too, Omaha is prospering: The fringe of mills and factories, of foundries and works which surrounds the city is widening and broadening every year, With a smaller proportion of foreign capital invested than in any other large western city, Omaha is hersglf investing in Omaha as she foots up hér yearly balance sheet. Home coufidence in home is the best as- surance of lacal stability, Omaha has vutgrown the villuge and town period“in her bistory. Sheis a metropolis. Her broadly paved streets, her sewerage and waterworks systems, her rapidly extending systems of pub- lic improvements, all the wachinery of metropolitan existence are here planned not aloue for the present but for a fu- ture of growth. Hundredsof thousands of dollars have been kpent in & proper expectation of benefits to come. 'The taxpayers have cheerfully joined hands to give iwpetus and character and sta- bility to the march of progress and to prevent a halt, which is a retrogression. The time has come when the onward movement ought to be chaoged into a quickstep. Stragglers, obstructioniste and moss- backs should be retived to the rear. They have hampered and hindered too long the advance of the city. The von~ erable chestnuts of recollections of ‘57 and 67 and of mud and mire and dust are out of place in the company of the actualities of the Omaha of today or the possibilitios of the Omaha of ten years hence. Men who cannot see that there is wisdom in the exvenditure of a dollar that & hundred may be returned, or in the incurring of a temporary debt that a permanent prosperity of a thousand times its amount may be secured, can- not keep stop with the column of keen, enterprising and vigorous citizens who know what has made Omaha what it is and what alone can make her what she should be. The pending proposition to be voted on next Tuesday to pay a bonus of two hundred and fifty thousand dol county bonds for the erection of a sec- ond railway bridge should reccive the support of every fools an interest in Omaha’s Two rai way bridges alveady span the Missouri at Kansas City and a third bridge is about to bo erected to accommodate her increasing traffic. In the race for com- mereinl supremacy Omaha is sure to distance Kansas City within the next decade providing she can securs im- proved railway facilities. Thore is al- dy more traflic at this point than one railway bridge can do expeditiously.. It will take two years to build another bridge, and by that time our increased passenger and froighy trafiic will be more than ample to make both bridges remunerative investments. LABORING UNDER A DELUSION. The trustees of the Baptist church are lavoring under a delusion when they assume that the conversion of the exposition building into a market house will decrease the value of their church property. The effect will be quito the contrary, A market house always en- hances thoe value of surrounding prop- erty und converts it into business property which at onco becomes availa- ble for grogers, commission houses and retail stores of avery description. The Baptist church property is manifestly destined to become valuable business property providing that North Fifteenth street is improved for business pur- poses. But what prospect 1s there for continuing business on Mfteenth street after the new postoflice is completed if the exposition building is notconverted into a market house? If they want to know how North Fifteenth strect will be affected by the ‘centralization of traffic on Sixteenth and west, let them look at St. Mary’s avenue, neir the Gettysburg paunorama. Leavenworth street has carried off all the traffic, and property onthe avenue for business purposes is practically worthless. A SAGACIOUS CANDIDATE. Mr. Cushing displayed a great deal of sagacity in leaving town the day after he was nominated for mayor. It would have been altogether too uncomfortable for him to answer questions and make explanations. Now the saloonkeepers take it for granted that he does not mean anything when he pledges himsel! to stand squarely on the Sunday clos- ing platform. The Sunday school people can’t approach him to ask whether his promises to enforce Sunday closing will be kept. The workingmen can propound no question about those imported seabs in Platts- mouth, and the business people cannot trouble him with the inquiry whether he would be in Arkansas all winter building extensions for Jay Gould’s railroad or whether he will winter in Omaha. — SOMETHING should be done to relieve the college games in this country from the ruffianly practices that too often degrade them into mere exhibitions of brute force. An instance in point was the game of football in New York on Thanksgiving day between Princoton and Yale, in which several of the play- ers received severe injuries from the brutality of their fellows. Grant that athletic games are necessary to college life, that they are required for the equal or co-ordinate development of mind and muscle, which is a widely received idea we have adopted from the ancients, there can certainly be no defense for carrying the muscular exhibitions to such an extreme as to endanger life and limb, The game of football, which is taking precedence of all others in our colleges, as it has long held the first place among the college games of Eongland, 1is essentially a most vigorous exercise, calling for all the energy and activity ab the command of players, but the muscu- lar effort should be directed by a dis- creet judgment, and not exerted as mere brute force. The truth is that the athletic sports of American colleges generally are not well managed, and the consequence 1s that the results are far less satisfactory than they might be. There is need of better discipline in this particular, but it may not be se- cured until a few college boys are killed by their more ferocious fellows. Cult in Chicago, Chicago News. The season of doughnut socials and grand opera inthis city 1s opening very auspic- iously. e The Propar Place to Apvly, Louisvilie Courter-Journal, Ruybaro Oseo, esq., the wmimister of fluance of the Brazilian republic, has doubt. less already written to Secretary Windom for iuformation how to run @ republican treasury. Couldn't Stand the Mileage, St, Louls Globe-Democrat Oue of the forcible objections 10 the or- ganization of Alaska as 8 territory is that the mileage of the delegates to congress would make bim the best-pmid mewber of that body. it L Hard on the Gold Boys. Louisville Couricr-Journal, Tne discovery of gold in Woedford connty, Ky., snd the news that a Counnecticut man has a cheap process of making the precious wetal, combine to greatly discourage the holders of gold certificates. e e Stinley Will be Surprised. Chicago Tribune, A great deal of startling news awaits Henry M. Stanley on his veturn to eiviliza- tion. He knows nothing of the Cronin trial, the cupture of the Benders, the ceutennial ball in New York, the Braziliaa revolution, the election of & democratic gevernor in Towa, the dofeat of Jake Kilrain, or the at- tempt of St. Louls to drag hersolf into no. tice as n candidate for tho world's fair. A great many startling surprises are in storo for Mr., Stanloy. — fqueezing the Germans. Phitadeiphia Recond. Austria has done America a good turn in forbiadiag the export of hogs. Cut off from their main source of Eu-opean sunply. the gontle Germans may be Indused to lift the embargo placed upon pork from this country, - - This Expiains St Louls Republic. A contemporary suggests that the Mace- donian phalanx was nothing less than a mod- ern rush line. The extraordinary slaughter accomplished by the Greek warriors is now casily understood by any one who reads the reports of college football matches. - atic than the Chicag Neie More Antoc Emperor. The row gov: ment of Brazil gives signs of possessing ability and worth. ~But it seems to have takon in hand Important mat ters which Dom Pedro and his cabinot would never have dared to touch without the consent of the national assembly, The Ears of Politicians. Washington 1 During a heated discussion at Herndon, Towa, last Thursday, a newly elocted mem ber of the legislature had his car bitton oft by a political rival. So much for leaving his vuluerable points unprotected. Rising young statesmen, as a rule, should wear mufilors, Patriotism Still Lives. Boston Globe, Much is being said and written of late about ‘‘the decline of patriotism.” Because the noisy Fourth-of-July article 1s declining in favor it does mnot follow that the real thing slumvers. Nor is patriotism to be measured by the stinginess of rieh men in such enterprises as the New York world’s fair. It resides in the common people. A Very Unwholesome Mixture. Chicago Tribune. A correspondent at Burr Oak, Mich., wishes to know ‘‘whethier two parts paris green and one of flour sprinkled on cabbage will make them unfit for eatinz.” Cer. tainly. A wixture of paris green and flour is unfit for eating in any shape. Sprinkled on cabbago these ingredients are equally un- wholesome and probably tas te worse. A =, A Rustler. Glenwood (Ta.) Opinion., lue OmaAua Bee 18 cortainly a rustler. They have their morning papers on the coun ter of their agents here, Ewing & Robinson, before 9 o’clock a.m. They do it by sending them down on the early freight to the Junc- tion, and from there are sent here overland. Such arrangements give the people of Glon- wood an exceptionally good daily paper ser- vice—one thut but few towns enjoy. —_—— Hands OfT. Louisville Courier-Jowrnal, While the United States, in case Brazil or any other American country should be mo- lested, would be expected to take the lead in the publication of a prohibitory manifesto, it is not at all probable that she would be un- supported in such a policy. Mexico and the South American governments are just as Jealous of foreign aggression, and will back us up to the fullest. With the creased prosperity that has lately come to them, the national sentiment has become stronger and will continue to expand as iong as these coun- tries grow in all the clements that constitute power and civilization. There is no Jingoism in the assertions we have made, but we believe such a policy will be indorsed by republicans and democrats alike. Itis not the parl of the United States to meddle in the affairs of the old world, but. itis her duty to see that the old does not set the new by the ears. T S B The Silver Convention. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The dologates to the silver convention now in session in this city represent the rooted opinion of a great part of the Ameri- can people that the original standard unit of our currency is the silver dollar as now coined; that the silver it contains has cver Dbeen, in its purchasing power, the fairest mensure of values in the settlement of all contracts based on our monetury system, and that udberence to that standard of pay- ment is strict justice to both debtor and creditor interests and promotive of the best conditions for industry uud trade. A convention imbued with this idea would naturally hold that the depreciation of silver in the last ten or twelve years is the direct result of the hostile coinage legislation of the German, English and American govern- ments, by which gold has been made the single standard of value, and the primary object of such a convention would naturall; be to promote such legistation as will soonest reinstate the double standard and terminate the arbitrary discrimination against sitver, e SOME NEW BOOKS. No profession presents greater attractions to ambitious young men than that of the law. The field 1s limited only by the bounds of civilization. It is lined with examples of marvelous success, a3 well ag disappoint- ments and failuzes. It is the parent of all professions, and he who has mastered its principles and precedents, its codes aud oquities, 18 armed % do battle in any forum, At the very threshhold of the profession,tho novice is bewildered with the urray of books which line the oftices of veteran lawyers, ‘There are thousands of state and national court reports, commentarics and digests without number, and text books on every branch of the law. A few standard works will suffice for a time, but the temptation to secure a well filled library increases with the prospects of the individual. A large library is an outward evidenco of success, and plays no small part in convincing a pros- pective client of the ability of the owner, even though the purchase price play havoc with uis legal revenue. The tendency of publishers now is w0 condense, ~ and present in compact form the essense of reporis and the fundamental principles governing all depart. ments of law. I'he Bancroft-Whitney com- runy of San Francisco are among the leaders o this reform. Their “American State ite- pol containing the most important deci- sions and rulings, cover a tlold with a few volumes which heretofore required thirty or forty volumes. They have now undertaken what the author declarcs s “a somewhat ambitious attem pt 1o present a complete view of American case law.” Under the title, “Rights, Remedies and Practice, at Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes,” the author, John D. Lawson, “'covers the entire field of Jjunsprudence, except criminal law, logically, methodically, thoroughly, aund yet wilhout such diffuseness as to unduly extend the work.” It contains all the practical features of a digest, the actusl results of decided cases, while preserving the scientific ar- rangement of a text book. The work will be completed in seven volames, twe of which are now issued, ana will be followed by & comprehensive index. “The Heroes of the Crusades,”’ by Amanda Douglas, is the latest book from the pross of & Shepard, Boston, There is an unde- finable charm in the history of the crusaders. Spurred by religious zeal as well as a desire for plundor, they fell in disorganized musses upon the Mol an hordes in Turkey and Asia Mioor, suffered repulses and achioved victories, until fioally six armies embracing the chivalry of Europe, cut & I&-:&:unlun wnd m the h:ly city rom osecrating rule of tue Turks. story of Peter the Hermit, the onfil“ of the crusaders, Godtrey,of Bouillon, king 0! Jorusalem, Riohard tho Lion Hoeart, and dozon othor heroes of the tonth contury, are cleverly intorwoven in what may be oulled & condensed history of the crusade. Lydin Hoyt Farmor onters the literary arena with A Knight of the Faith," to do battle with Mrs. Ward's “Robert Efsmere™ in defense of divino truth s a motive power in human hearts, Dorothy Roland, da of a Baptist ministor in Now England, lost her li:\r!mn at tho threshold of womanhood. Im- bued with Paritan faith and zeal, temperea With reason and common sonse, she goos to New York to live with relatives, the Osgoods. Purse proud and grasning, me rimony, she encountored nothing but surface piety and faith, just enough to make an out~ ward show. Dorothy s example gradually effected a chango in the fawmily, and her ine fluence sproad to all acquaintances. Ground- ed in the faith and thoroughly versed in the Scriptures, sho met and calmly demolishod doubters, and vractioed what sho preached, onverted the skoptical Dr. Elmor, who mes the knight of tho story, and of marries hiw and for five years both devoted their lives to missionary work in New York und try Klmor mot his o railroad aeci- later Doruthy’s spirit weat to s maker amid the wild tumult of a shipwreek The story is in- shams running 1t to spice the argument. Published by J. 5, Ogilvie, Tie Bee acknowlodges tho recewt of an album of rich and beautiful views of tho Paris exposition, issued by tho New York . Tho work is a superh men of the engraving and printing arts. abjects chosen are tho Eiffel tower, two e luminous fountain and central the fountain du Vaissoau, the muchin- 'y ratlery, Palaco of the Arts, the Treca- dero, Rue'de Caire and the Bankok pagona. Priuted on cardboard and richly bound, the album makes » rare memento of the groat French exhibition. HOLIDAY ROOKS AND NOVELTIES. The resources of the printing press, the guer and the engraver seem to have been exhausted n vho production of Christ- mas books and novelties. Most of them are designed to appeal to youthful fancy, as the most effective way of reaching the family surplus, Christmus s distinctively the children’s holiduy, and naturally all energies are beat to supply Sauta Claus with an end- leas assortment of good things to dump promisciously in millions of stockings. Many of the novelties from the prin ing press and bindery are artistic in_design and coloring. Loo & Shepnard, Boston, show three handsome calendu ith pic- tures of gamboling children in light gola and autumn tints, dressed to suit the scasons, Eacn month is on a separate card, with ap- propriate verses, and pink and blue ribbons and whito metal chains hold them together, Frederick A. Stokes & Brother, New York, issue the “Sumter Calendar,” from desians by Mrs. J. Pauline Sumter. "It is a pretty bit of color work. From the samo firm comes ‘““The Star Spangled Banuver” and +*Columbia, the Gem of tne Ocean,” two handsome books, illustrating in colors many of thenotable scenic attructions of the coun- try, with the famous national songs set to music, Another novelty from the samo house is the “‘Calendar of Nations,” with life-like pictures of children characteristic of the several nationalitics, Anothor is d volume entitled, “‘One, ‘I'wo, Thres, r,” with charming faces of different n, designed by Maud Hamph- re in colors and monotints, For the holidays and for all the year there is nothing to equal a bound volume of **Baby land in the childland. D. Lathrop Comp ny - Boston, have made the volume for 1830 sur- pass its predecessors. It is full of pictures to dolight and_entertain, nnd the reading matter is bright, fresh, and ingenious to an extent thot must surprise those familiar with the difficulties to be overcome in this cluss of literatu: Frederick S. Stokes & Brother compress “T'he Good Things of Lafe”’ into a haudsome gold-edged volume. The contents are fresh, crisp und spi nd the ilustrations numer- ous and beautiful. The humor of Life pos- seses the rars charm of provoking morri- ment among those ugainst whom the shafts are directed, It is ay exhilerating as cham- pagne without 1ts ill effects. It is such trifies that drives away dull care and banishes tho blues. t LOUNGING Why Home Artlsts Should Pay At- tention to Drawing. On Friday evening the Western Art asso- clation cloaed its fall exhibit, This display proved so great a success in the matter of attendance that the time of closing was ex- tendea until Friday evening, A few of the pictures shown found pur- chasers at fair prices. The sale generally was not as large as 1t would have been had the artists not been quite so prolific, and the work bad been better in drawing. The medal for the best work in oils was not awarded for the reason that the judges, while comménding much of the work, found it deficient in drawing. This decision has startled some of the artists not u little, as many of them have conceived the idea, good- ness’ knows why, that as lovg as their color was fairly good, good druwing wns not requisite. ‘This is the groat fault with young urtists every- where, who, in many cases, are self taught, or have incompetent teachers. A brush is in their band befors they have made even & passing acquaintauce with o stick of char- coal or a pencil. Poor drawing on canvas aviably results in such cases, and the ar- tist is loth to drop his brush and take up the hard grind ofga thorough course of drawing, At the Cooper institute and other good art schools the studeut 15 ot allowed to touch a palette uutil ke has demonstrated his ability to draw well, and the result is shown in the splendid mwagazine and book illustrution from the presses of this country. The withholding by the judges of the first medal is o lesson from woich the artists will, no doubt, derive some beuefit. One of the artists, whose work was generally com- mended, deplored the lack of interest taken in drawing, and predicted that the coming spring exhibition would not be quite 80 largo bat would show better work, It bas been suggested that the association place itself more on a footing with othors of its kind by hiring rooms for itself avd mak- ing them a rendezvous for its wmembers, Here, a sketeh-club could work, the members posing for one another, thus euabling the workers to make rapid charcoal and pencil sketches, Competitive studies, from pre- viously given subjects, to train und devel the imuginative sido of the artists, cowid. be brought to each meeting, the studics to hang on the walls from one meeting to another, This idea was very successfully carried out by the Salmagundi club of New York, which includes among 1ts members the first artists of America. These mectings were held at regular intervals, and came to be looked forwurd to with great pleas- ure. A subject would be given, for instance “Death,” and each urtist's idea of the subject was expressed in whatover method he chose for the purpose, in pon and inlk, clay, oils or water color. The humorist oftén found bis best opportunities to show bis distorted ideas of sentimental subjects, and the sentimentalist fairly revelled in Adeas, This plun hus been found to stimulate the artistic imagination, as well as produc- tive of much healthy emulation among mem- bers of the club. “Ihe colony in the Paxton building is busy as bees workimg on Christnas gifts, Mis, Mumaugh, besides attending o her large clusses, finds time o work on several good Christmas orders, One of them is a four panel screen, on one of which is a realistic stalk of withered corn, very sutumnal in effect. The other panels will have Howers, etc., bn. fiss Teana McLennan on Mondl{ will move her studio o room 906, New Yorl Life building. A Hospe has secured one of her paintings, a study of peaches, which was numbered 100, av the exhibit. Miss McLen- nan has, on her easel, another study of flauhan ordered by Mrs. W. A. P ————- IN THE STUDIOS, . Paxton. She a8 80 & number of other Christmas or- ders. Miss Meloua Buttertield is busy decorat- ing ching boubon boxes, which are very protty and becoming quite the rage. She also has under wuy s set of after-dinaer coffees and asalad set, the decoration of the latter being shells and sea weed painted on duml!'uhuu of new shape, called the “Sur- rise. Miss Kate Pettis has a portrait in water & -und-whites iv air color vlnfi s0me bl hr'l:‘h. wh wre intended for Christmas 'lAlI the other artists have received orders for tiolday gifts, which are not ouly very Ppretly, but very apppropriate.