Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 8, 1893, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE. e B. ROS - PUBLISHED [VERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRI Daily Bee (wit Daily and Sun Six Montha Thres Montiis Bunday Bee, One Yo Baturday Bee, One Year Weoekly Bee, One ¥y, On OFFICES. OmANA, The Bee Boildine. St Bmabin. corner N and Twenty-sixth streats Conmen B Washington CORRESF ) ot communieations relating {o news an Al Tanne {HY “iea? "0 the Kditor o8 ahould be 1 com pany, Omaha. orders to be made ompany. the clty for the Summer ean have lielr address by leaving an order L — — SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btate of Nebraska County of Dou George B. T actual ciroulal ending November 4, 1893, was as follows: ok B. TZACHUCK. - d aubkerived in_my ®EAL | presence this 4th day of November, {.', s N. P, Notary Publie. ————————————————— Avernge Circulation for Octob — | Sworn to Lofore me I7 18 still a trifle early to speculate upon the possibilities of 1896. THANKSGIVING foot ball is the next excitement on the public program. STUHT W s for Morcor. That was enough to paralyze any candidate. WHERE are tho Morcor battalions? They fired altogether too high in the air. KANSAS must yet endure a year of woman suffrage agitation. Poor Kan- 8as! THE more candidates for office the more disappointment when the election returns are in. THE state central committee's hand- bill may now suspend publication with- out being missed EHRENPFORT'S posters did notp ‘‘turn Mayor Rosewater down” after all. It was love's labor lost. THE republ mmrlmrty iy once more jumping into the saddle. In 1896 it will resume business at the old stand. FROM . now on school board employes will have more time to devote to public business and less to private electioneer= ing. THOSE promised decisions of the State Board of Transportation under the transfer switch law have not yet come to public notice CHARLES A. DANA will now point his finger at the Stuffed Prophet and ex- claim I told you so!” Don't monkey with the buzz saw. NO MATTER what may be the outcome of the county election there will be a positive demand for an official investi- gation of the management of the Doug- 1as county jail. THE means of getting the maximum rate law out of the courts is within reach of the governor. It lies along the line of an extra session of the legis- lature this winter. CoMPARE THE BEE'S election returns with those of would-be competitors. It will readily appear that our figures this year, a8 in past elections, are satisfac- tory and comprehensive. THE BEE has no rival as o newsgatherer. WOMEN are entitled to vote for officers of sohool districts in Nebraska. How greatly they prize this privilege is shown by their general failure to attend the polls. Nebraska women do not seem to be hankering after woman suffrage. THE state house impeachables have put their earsto the ground and are listening for the thud of the ballot box. They bave read the handwriting on the wall. The result of yesterday's election will simply indicate the time when they and the political machine that made them will be fired off the ranch. — WILL the State Board of Transporta- tion insist that the attorney general push the muximum law injunction cases in the federal court, or will the board let the matter drag along until Max- well's successor takes his seat on the supreme bench? This query can better be answered when the result of the elec- tion is definitely known. WHATEVER faults Mayor Bermis may have, he is not & hypoerite, He does not play to the grand stand whether it 18 occupied by extremists of one rellgion or another religion, by discontented workingmen or by contractors. Ho has at all times had the courage of his con- vietions and fearlessly has exercised the duties of his oftice in the face of clamor from one class and threats from another class, MrrcnE and Corbett, the two famed or ill-famed pugilists, are capable of a great deal of bluff and bluster, but are not at all anxious to fight. They will continue to talk so long as the press publishes their gush under the delusion that it is news. We live in hope that the day may come when men of their ilk will be sized up for their actual worth and effectually suppressed. BY ALL means let the federal grand jury investigate the charges in the Mosher case, with special reference to the privileges accorded the bankwrecker prior to his commitment as well as thereafter. Attorney General Olney is interested to know all the facts from the time of Mosher's arrest. He may, however, have to send a government detoctive or two before he can get at the true inwardness of the scandalous per- formances. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:: SDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1893. TIIE GENERAL RESULT. The republican party has every reason to congratulate itsell upon the results of yesterday's elections. lts victories have beon signal and in every instance have exceeded the most sanguine expec- tations of the party leaders. Therepub- lican victory in Ohio, where national issues wero at stake, is overwhelming. According to the dispatches received at this writing the plurality of Governor McKinley will not be less than 50,000, and may greatly exceed that figure. Two years ago the republican plurality was about 21,000 and last year the repub- licans jud the state by less than 2,000, the democrats getting one presi- The vote this year illustrates the change in sentiment that has taken place since the present ad- ministration came into power. It is in- dicative of the feeling throughout the country. The republican candidate for governor has been elected in Massachusetts, and with him all the state officers and the legislature. In the elections of 1891 and 1892 the democrats elected their candi- date for governor, and in view of the fact that the tariff issue has been the most prominent in the Massachusetts campaign, as it was in that of Ohio, the significance of the result is apparent. The thousands of workingmen in Massa- chusetts who are out of employment by reason of the depression in the indus- tries have cast their votes against the party which they hold responsible for the prevailing condition of affairs. The indications for Iowa are that the republicans have elected the governor and that the legislature will be repub- lican in both branches, thus insuring the choice of a republican senator to succeed Senator Wilson, whose torm expires in 1895. The advices from New York indicate that Maynard has been defeated by an overwhelming majority and the proba- bility is that the republicans elocted the next legislature. In Penn- sylvania the republicans have carried everything. Not the least remarkable result of yesterday’s election is the fact that most of the republican candidates for tho state senate in New Jersey were elected. In Pennsylvania the republi- can candidates were elected by about the usual majorities. So far as the general results are con- cerned they are in the highest degree satisfactory to republicans and will be accepted as u very decisive rebuke of the policy of the narty in control of the government. car dential elector. have THE CONSULAR SERVICE. The numerous complaints that have been raised against what has been termed Josiah Quincy’s debauch among the United States consulships, during which he deliberately ousted from their positions many of the most tried and capable representatives of this country abroad in ofder that he might distribute the places thus made vacant among the hungry horde of democrats who had claims for patronage from the adminis tration, have had at least one good re- sult in calling attention to the defects of our consular service. At the annual meeting of the Boston Merchants association last week a report was read and unanimously adopted which condemned in vigorous language the present system of dealing with this branch of the department of state. *“The whole consular service,” says the re- port, ““is emphatically business, and the grand plan upon which it is to be con- ducted should be the samo as that upon which business in general is conducted. The State department should know pre- cisely what are the characteristic fea- tures of every commercial consulate, and the competency of the applicant should be determined as business concerns judge of the fitness of any person whom they need.” Ladling out the consular offices as rewards for party services without regard to the suitability of the person to the place is, it is claimed, not only pernicious from a political point of view but also detrimental to an efficient, service. It is furthermore claimed that adifferent organization of the service by which more intelligent and timely information should be furnished to our shippers and exporters would largely increase tho trade with foreign countries and therchy bring an increased revenue from custom duties into the treasury of the United States. As it is, the consular expenditures ex- ceeded the raceipts during the last fiscal year by over $00,000—a fact which shows that the service is by no means self-sus- taining. Much of this deficit is due to the payment of two salavies for the sama consulate, while newly appointed officials are in Washington receiving instruction in the dutios which they are expected to perform. The old consul continues at his post until the new one arrvives, and, of course, draws his salary so long as he holds his commission. On the other hand, wany items arve included in the cobsular expense accounts that are cxtraordinary in charactor. For example, in the records of the last fiscal year we find a charge of 87 for the arbitration commission which sat at Paris last spring and $1.741 for the Internstional Monetary conference that was held at Brussels, as also nu- merous other amounts that have been expended in one way or another in the furtherance of American trade and ship- ping. Our consular service is cortainiy expensive cnough to afford us a service that is really a material aid in our com- mercial relations, It is probably useless to hope for much improvement in this department while it isadministered by the politician lawyers whom Mr. Quiney ealled forth from their haunts to receive their promised re- wards. But the eyes of business men everywhere are now being turned in this direction and persistent eriticism may be oxpected 80 long as the abuses remain. Reform in the consular service may not be accomplished very soon, but it will REFORM IN until it exerts an influence upon the federal authorities. MAYOR BEMMIS RE-ELEC!ED. George P. Bemis has been triumph- antly re-elected mayor of Omaha, in the face of the most desperate fight that has «ver been made against any candidate aspiring to the mayoralty. With a dem- ocratic opponent who ranked high in the councils of his party, the most adroit wirepuller and indefatigable worker on the populist ticket, and an independent republican candidate who spared no pains to create discord among his fol- lowers, Mayor Bemis comes ont of the orddal of fire with more than 1,800 plu- rality over the highest vote given to any one of his opponents. This signal victory is so much more gratifying in view of the fact that the republican county and state machines were trying to knife Mayor Bemis be- hind his back, chicfly because of the po- sition THe BEE had taken in opposition to local eandidates whom it deemed unfiv The fact that stands out above all things in the outcome of - this municipal fight is that Mayor Bemis is than his party. His election for a second term is a popuiar ovation in recognition of his unyielding opposition to jobbery and his broad and metropolitan idens While Mr. Bemis is a republican, he belioves in applying business methods to the con- duet of municipal affairs, regardless of partisan consequences. for re-election, stronger of municipal government. THE BALANCE OF TRADE. A statement issued by the chief of the bureau of statistics for the month of Sep- tember makes a more favorable show- ing for the balance of trade. The ex- ports of domestic merchandise for that month were lavger by $3,000,000 than for the corresponding month of last year, and exceeded the imports for Sep- tember over $23,000,000. But the im- ports for the nine months ended Sep- tember 30 were over ,000,000 in ex- ©d8s of the exports for the same period. We exported during the nine months ending with September last $66,000,000 less than during the same period of last year. The fact shown is that recently our exports of domestic merchandise have been increasing, while our imports have been falling off, and if this condition shall continue for two or three months longer the balance of trade can be turned in our favor. It seems not unlikely that this may be realized. There are two things operating to keep down imports—one being the uncertainty regarding the ex- tent to which tariff duties will be re- duced and the other the general curtail- ment of consumption due to the business depression. Even if the market here was not so greatly impaired as iv is im- portors would not bring large amourts of merchandise in pending the re- vision of the tariff, and the two causes operating together of course tend to put a greater restriction upon importations. As to exports, the ovidence borne by the figures of the last three months, showing an excess over imports of more than $46,000,000, appears to be that Europe will want during the ensuing year, very nearly as much of our products as we exported last year. From this view of the situa- tion - there is promise of getting back a considerable part of the gold sent to Europe during the past ten months, Declining imports is, of course, un- favorable to the the treasury gold fund, but if exports should continue in excess until the balance of trade turned in our favor and gold came back to us in con- siderable volumes in settlement of the differenco, the treasury would find no difficulty in replenishing its reserve of gold. It is likely that this possibility is being considered in connection with the question of restoring the depleted reserve, It is well to bear in mind, however, that Euvope will not consent to part with any very large amount of gold, for every country has been increasing its reserves with the in- tention of maintaining, none of them knowing when the time may be.reached when they will need them to carry on the conflict of arms that eeems not far oft. An ample supply of gold in the ovent of war is quite as essential to thoso nations that would be involved as are well-equipped armies and navies. With régard to our foreign trade, how- ever, the situation is manifestly more favorable than it was a few months ago, and there is reason to expect a further improvement. . THE BANKRUPICY BILL, It has been assumed that there would be no serious opposition in congress to the bankruptoy bill agreed upon in com- mitteo and reported to the house, It appears, however, that this was a mis- tuken impression, the discussion already had showing that there is a good deal of determined opposition to the measure, and it is obvious that its supporters will not be able o pass it without a steuggle. This opposition, us shown in the discussion, is based chiefly upon the involuntary clause, al- though one of the opponents of the bill declared that it is the incarnation of all evils, The opnosition to the mea- sure also takes the view that this is not a good time to enact such a, law, because in the present conditions of ousiness the number of failures in the aear future may be largely increased, while the tendency of such legislation would be to perpetuate depression. Theve is not much force in this sort of argument. It is obvious that a just and equitable law, which would prowect ereditors and at the same time enable insolvent debtors to relieve themselves of all burdens, so that thoy might re- sume business if dispused to do so, could not tend to perpetuste depression. It must be apparent, rather, that such a law would tend to relieve de- prossion by creatinug more confi- dence in business circles, It is not really important, however, to eonsider what might be the effect in this divection. What is needed is a uniform system of bankruptey to take the place of the numerous state laws, keep its place on the reform prugr.ml which are of no value outside of the states which haye them, and if such & law is just ahad equitable in its opera- tion, dealing fiffly with both the cred- itor and the debtor and capable of being promptly and! economically adminis- tered, 1t would hecomplish a great deal of good. It issrue that the experience of the countryseith general bankruptey laws has bednffar from satisfactory, ana the last statute of this kind was particularly failty, but this experience does not shews, that the principle is wrong or prova 'that we cannot have a law that willowerk satisfactorily. The measure roported in congress was framed with groat care. The original Torrey bill, which has received numerous amend- ments, was eubmitted to all the com- mercial bodies in the country, very few of which did not approve it. It also re- ceived the individual endorsement of a great many merchants, among them somo of the most extensive wholesale dealers and jobbers in the country. These shrewd men of business failed to discover that the measure is the incar- nation of all ovils, as it was character- ized by ono of its opponents in the house of representatives. These practical men, it must be presumed, know whether a uniform system of bankruptey is desira- ble, and it would seem that their delib- erately expressed opinion 1n favor of such legislation ought to carny some weight with the men 1n congress, very fow of whom have any knowledge of practical afairs. So far as known there has been no change in the opinion of the business interests of the country regard- ing this matter since they deliberately expressod themselves favorable to such legislation three or more years ago. No commercial body has rescinded the ac- tion then taken, and no merchant has withdrawn his endorsement. Tt is to be remembered, also, that the demand for a uniform bankruptey law is not confinod to any particular section or sections of the country, but is general. Some years ago western business in- orests were not favorablo to such legislation, but thoy ask it now as earnestly as do those of the east and the middle states, The politicians in congress would do well to give heed to the judgment of the practical business men of the country in a matter that most directly affects their interests. TIME TO ATTACK THE MONOPOL IES. The administration will not have any pressing business on hand for a m®nth or more. The department of justice is not at present overwhelmed with work. It would seem to be & most propitious timo for Attorney General Olney to in- stitute proceedings under thelaw passed several years ago;and up to this time inoperative, for the suppression of trusts and combinations. The democratic pacty came inte ipower pledged to do this. Its natitnal platform demanded the rigid enforgement of the laws made to prevent and .control trusts and com- binations, “‘together with such further legislation in réstraint of their abuses as experience anay show to be neces- sary.” Thisisione of the demands of the platform which Mr. Cleveland un- qualifiedly approved. He declared in his imaugural address that'‘“‘the exist- ence of immense aggregations of kin- dred enterprises and combinations of business interests, formed for the pur- pose of limiting production and fixing prices, is inconsistent with the fair field which ought to bs open to every independent activity.” He said that “legitimate strife in business should not be superseded by an enforced con- cession to the demands of combinations that have the power to destroy; nor should the people to be served lose the benefit of cheapness which usually re- sults from wholesome competition.” In the same connection Mr. Cleve- land said these aggregations and combinations “frequently consti- tute conspiracies against the interests of the people, and in all their phases they are unnatural and opposed to our Amer- ican sense of fairness.” He declared that to the extent that they can bp reached and restrained by federal power tho general government, should relieve our citizens from their interference aund exactions, & This was said eight months ago and it was accopted by the people as a plain assurance of the intention of the incom- ing administration to take steps as promptly as possible to relieve the peo- plo from the interforenos and exastions of the oundemned combinations. Some two or three months after hese utter- ances by Mr. Cloveland there were inti- mations from Washington that the department of justice was getting ready to institute proceedings under the anti-trust law and that action would be taken as 80on as it was decided which of the combinations it would be most expedicnt to attack first. Whether or not there was any official authority for this promise it is impossibie to say, but at any rate the hope which it in- spired is still deferred, and so far as known the administration has never seriously contemplated instituting pro- ceedings against- the trusts. If tho question has evér, been considered at a cabinet moeting the public has been kept in ignovance of the fact. If the department of justice has done or is doing anything in'the matter, it is keep- ing its proceedings a profound secret. There is reason to-believe that no action has been taken by the administration looking to the enforcemont of the anti- trust law. There has begn no time since the beginning of tho era of combinations in this country when there wus & more urgent demand than now for the relief of the people fromhe exactions of busi- noss monopolies.” There is more unem- ployed labor in the country at this time than at any other period for twenty years. The number of puople who will be forced to practice the closest econ- omy for months to come is greater than at any other time in a quarter of a cen- tury. But the “aggregations of kindred entorprises and combinations of business interests” will not be less exacting by reason of this condition of affairs. The Sugar trust, for example, will not lower the price of its produet, so that the poor may bave their usual supply of sugar without increasing their out- lay for this necessary; as the consump- tion declines the trust will curtail pro- duction, keeping unimpaired the exac- tion which yields it an enormous profit. The same policy will regulate the conrse of all the combinations. They will not relinquish any partof their profits, or more properly,their exactions, in the in- torost of the people. If ever thero was a time when it was the duty of the government to relieve | our citizens from the interforence and the exactions of the trusts it is now, and the present administration counld do nothing more certain to strengthen it in popular regard than carrying out the assurance given to the country when it came into power, that the law for the suppression of trusts and combinations should be enforced MS to have been decided by the administration not to invite another meeting of the internafional monetary conforence. It had been the intention to ask the governments which sent repre- sontatives to Brussels to again join the United States in an effort to reach an intornational agreement rogarding sil- ver, but it is understood that this idea has been abandoned. Mr. Cleveland has nover had much faith in this plan of treating tho silver question, for the rea- son, doubtless, that he saw the impossi- bility of indacing Kuropean governments to enter into any sort of agree- ment that would require them to make any addition to their stock of silver. However, if this country had adhered to the policy of purchasing silver he undoubtedly would have invited another international conference, but that pol- icy having been abandoned there is ob- viously no necessity for doing this. The plain course of the United States noy, having made an unavailing effort to get an international agreement as to silver, is to allow the question of such an agreement to stand where it is until European governments manifest a desire to enter into an arrange- ment upon conditions that will be mutually advantageous. There is no indication of any such desire, and it this government were to ask for an- other conference the response would be merely one of courtesy, and the meoting would accomplish nothing. It is among the possibilities that within a year or two some of the European powers may be very willing to join this country in another effort to give silver a larger recognition on an international ratio. *THE administration of the affairs of the Postal department under General Wanamaker was progressive, competent and businesslike. He entered the ser- vice with clear and intelligent ideas for its improvement and took advanced ground in reforms that have proved of immonse value to the public. In the forthcoming report of Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell no recommendations will be found looking to improvements or ex- periments promising a better service. This is due to two important facts— there is little room for reform, and if there was, the present administration would not know how to take advantage of it. It 18 a remarkable fact that after all the revelations of political corruption and official delinquency that have emanated from the state capital the past year no domand has been made for a re- moval of the capital to some central point in the state. The time for this change is propitious. The movement once inaugurated would swell to im- menso proportions and become a leading issue in the campaign next fall. ONE by one the various administra- tive bodies of the late World's fair are dropping out of existence as the money for their payment becomes no longer available and the attractions of resi- dence at Chicago vanish. Many of these officials have other business awaiting their attention. The close of the fair returns to the ranks of industrial pur- suits a vast amount of business talent of the highest order. THE Gorman emperor objects quite seriously to gambling among the army officers as demoralizing to the discipline of his troops. But his opposition to the gambling spirit has not gone so far as to discountenance the receipt of revenue by the German governments derived from publicly authorized lotteries. The German people may still invest in lot- tery blanis to their heart's content. 2 are said to be 300 offices under the Treusury department in whose occu- pants no change has been made since the incoming of the present democratic administration. Secretary Carlisle is very anxious to find time to devote to the reorganization of his subordinates. Several hundred democrats are also anxious about the distribution of the 300 officos. FRANCE and England assure us that they have no intention of exceeding the bounds of neutrality or of interfering in the affairs of Brazil. The European governments have learned by unpleasant oxperionce the position which the United States occupies with reference to the South American republics. They do not care to renew the unpleasantness. Ir 18 certainly encouraging to hear that the trial of Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor Harrison, is proving a failure 80 far as its power to attract idle men and women into the court room is con- cerned. The prople are quite willing to forego all such exhibitions of morbid curiosity. ‘WEALTHY citizens can find laudable examples for their instruction in the public spirit which is prompting so wmany of Chicago's enterprising people to increase the endowment of the proposed Chicago museum. Public spirit 18 the life blood of the western city. Ansnima 0 Kejolce. Philadelvhia Témes, Some parts of the country might be sorry congress udjourned, but the very locomotives that drew the membors away from Washing- ton rang their bells and whistled. 2 Indianapolis Journal The proposition to take a 088 did not meet with favor in congress. By adjourning instead, the members get $160,000 mileage, which they would not have got had & recess DO Laken. YOur Congressiusn nover over- looks the perquisites. —_— A Siight Difference. Milwawkee Sentinel. Omed wi not givam to Mr. Roosevelt Roosevelt a8 it was given Lo Mr. Van Alen, boonuse the recelver s a rich man. To say that the onses are exactly alike is unjusi Mr. Roosevelt Roosevelt got his office be- cause he had married into a rich family. vt Mok A Matter of Finanos. Providenee Jowrnal, 1f the old purchase system of the Fnglish army were applied tothe United States diplomatio service it would bo a great im- provement on the present method. 1t would enable the idle and rich to enter the profes- sion permamontly without seandal and thus transfer the whole business from politics to finance, — Charity Distauced. San Iraneisco Examiner, A woman arrested at Omaha for stealiag 5,000 from her father is spokenof as a “lady of evident refinemenc.” The opinion of the old man has not been recorded, but as he got his money back it is possible that he may be willing to forgive her, for refinement covers so many sins that charity is hardly a competitor. ——— No Plac ment. St. Louis lepublic. It 18 all very well to talk about locking up cranks, but our laws are very cautious about construing intentions prior to acts. Imbecil- ity is far advanced when it does not under- stand what punishment means. When public opinion_enforces all criminal laws stornly and without mushy sentiment the cranks will do little murdering. plasinke o A, A Profitiess Wait, Philadelphia Inguirer, The death of Judge Bond of Baltimore has left a vacancy on the United States circuit bench which President Clevelana will have to fill. President Harrison appointed sev L demncrats to United States judgeships. I'he country is waiting for a democratic president or a domocratic governor to ap. point a republican judge, The Dumb Com Washington Star. Among the claims to popular gratitude which will surely receive thoughtful consid. eration are those now in order from senators who did not talk much,but who did a power- ful sight of thinking. Regardless of the thought which may have been expended, the absence of words cannot failto commend them to the good graces of the public. An Amatear Job, New ¥ ribune. Those sapient London detectives who gave it out that an attempt had been made to blow up Westminster bridge with dynamite must have been atly chagrined on learn- ing the true cha alleged bomb, Alittle more discretion would have saved them from being the laughing-stock of news- vaper readers the world over. To use o phase that perhups may not be readily understood in Scotland Yard, they went off at hatf cock, with the customary result. e Importanee ol Koad Improvement. Gov. Flower in North American tceview, I regard the movement for good r one of the most important of sociul re- form It has in it great material benefit for the people generally and to the agricul- tural interests of the country particu ‘. In the east especially we have reached a stage of development where o network of smooth highways is essential to our pros- pority and growth, Our cities and viliages must be brought into closer contact with the farms. In many sections the limit of communication by railway and canal has been reached, and dependence must be now upon good roads. To the residents of the farms, to the merchants in the towns, to the canals, to the railroads, to the large army of employes, to the consumers in the cities, in short, to all interests and citizens, the close communication of farm and city is most desirabie for business and commerc reasons alone. Good, substantial roadsdend- ing out to therural towns from the pr cival business community in each county cannot help stimulating business in that community and_ developing the country round about it. But beyond all this they are as advantageous in elevating the social and intellectual life of the rural population a8 they aro in improving its matorial con- ition. PEOPLE AND THINGS. “The next day it snowed.” Under tho Australiun system elections are xtraordinary affairs, At last accounts King Lobengula wore a felt hat and a hunted look. Defeated candidates will have the satis- faction of sceing their names in print. The greatest slaughter of the waning year is that of Arapano2 county, Colo., where 539 candidates were out for thirty-two offices. Henry Labouchere of London Truth has an inordinate love of tobaceco, an inexhaustible fund of anecdotes and an income of about 50,000 a year. Aspirants for federal offices, in view of ro- cent events, might improve their chances by furnishing & transcript of their campaign contributions last {all. John I. Russell, oneof the gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts, says ho prac- ticed his speeches early in the campaign on a man whom he stood on the other side of a large pond near his house. The man sur- vived. A Portland Chinaman imagined all the ladies in town were smitten with his charms, He was placed m an asylum. Simlar treat- ment hereabouts would~ depopulate tho corners and cause much rejowcing among the ladies. Senator Allen offends senatorial dignity in chiding his colleagues for not talking more, In the light of the scuator's marvelous power in that line, it Is doubtful if a word could have been put in edgewise if the opposition tried. There is & yacancy in the mayoralty of Buluwayo. The battle is not wholly lost, gentlemen. Clarence King, formerly director of the United States geological survey, well known as a man of science and of letters and conspicuous in the social and elub life of New York and Newport, has become insane and has been sent to an lum, Alexander Beckiwell, n nogro, who dfed in New Orleans last week at the age of 100 years, was said to bo of royal African blood Ho was enticed away from his home in At riea white a boy by slave tradors and sold to a Virginia planter, whose name he took. Three men, strangers to each other, met at the bier of a woman who died suddenly in New Haven and bewailed the loss a wife, ® 0 To ease the embarrassing situation and check local gossins each produced a divores certificate. Tears would not restore her, therefore they wept again Senator Ransom ol North Caroling is re ceiving golden compliments on his power of silence. He husn't made a spoech this ses cion, he hasn't interrupted a speaker, he hasn't asked a question nor challenged ‘the correctness of & - statement, nor audibly dis sented from an argument, He has just listened and voted The sale of the Columbian postage stamp has proven unsatisfactory. T'he estimate of Postmaster ( | Wanamaker, when made the contr or their issue, that 8,000, 000,000 would is shown to have been fully 100 per cent iu excess of the real de mand, and in order to reduce the loss to_the minimum Postmaster General Bissell hawef- fected a modification of the original con- tract reducing the number to bo calted for 10 2,000,000,000, [ A FLAT DISCLAIMER, Fresost, Neb. Nov. 7.—To the Editor of Tur Ber: After a personal visit and diligent inquiry we find the Woman's Chrrstian Temperanco union of Osceola, Neb., had uo vart or lot in the alioged outrage of Swhite caps” in any way, shape or manner, either directly or indirectly, and that the only cause the reports have for implicating the organization is from the fact that one of the ladies that belongs to the union is claimed to be ono of the “white caps.” The namo of no othor wember of the union hias been mentioned or in any way associatod in tho affair, and more than this, a sworn statement of the president and Secretary dsclares that their organization had nowhing 1o do with it Mus, MarY A. HITCRcook, Mus. 8. M. WaLKER, Vice Pry ¢ President. ident. 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