Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 27, 1893, Page 4

~ DAILY TER, Editor. PURLISITED EVERY MORNING TERMS OF SUISCRIPTION. Daily Pee (withont Sunday) One Year Datly A Sunday. Ore Year 8lx Montha Hiiree Moniia Sunday Do, One Ve gaturday Tec, O Yen Weekiy e, One Yoar RN OFFICES, Omaba. The Bee Rulldin . Souith Oniia, corer N and Teenty-fe Rew York, rooms 13, 14nd 15, Trivume i lding CORRESPONDENCE Ahould b adiravssd BUSINESS LETTEF Dow Jiders tc \rth strcets wa and_ el To the Edito atness lett THE ey FHE Rk PUBLISHING COMPANY. b (WORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. AetnL et ion of Ty DAY T fOF the ek neR Pub: Friday. Saturdiy Gro, Il TavHUCK ~t—, 8worn to beforo me and subscribed in my 4 ¥rat. L presence thila 231 day of November, 1803 < i FELL Notary Pablie | Average Ciceulati —_— . CONGRESSMEN may enjoy their vaca- tions just one week longer. Din you compare THE SUNDAY BE with would-be rivals? If not, doso and be convinced of its unapproachable superi- ority. Tie Washington hotel keeper's coun- tenance is lighting up with the return of the hungey horde thut follows at the heels of ¢ongri Tr THE republican stato central com- mittee decides to maintain permanent headquarters at Lineoln the problem of how to provide a visible means of sup- port for Tom Cooke will have been solved. Now that the insurgent war against the republic of Brazil has reached the stage where New York newspapers print maps and diagrams transmitted by cable the public may expect startling developments. Thr railroad managers appear to have learned at least one lesson from the experience with the World's fair traflic. They will not wait until the last month of the Midwinter fair before reducing passenger rates to the coast. UP 10 the present writing nota single newspaper in Nebraska has said a word in defense of the illeral bond invest- ment companies, and yet the authori- ties persistently refusoto take ang steps to drive the fraudulent concerns out of the state. THE report that the Ottumwa people will prosecute the men who participated in the disgraceful lynching affair in that city last week has a decidedly familiar flavor. The leaders ought to be prosecuted and punished, but there is little probability that thoy will be. SPECULATION may still proceed upon what matters will first occupy the atten- tion of congress when it convenes. Wall it bo the tariff, the condition of the treasury, or our relations with Haw With s0 many important subjects await- ing its consideration congress will have cuse for wasting valuable time be- fore settling down to actual business. CONGRE TAN MCKEIGHAN'S troubles seem to be falling thick and fast. With- out going into the question of political motives that may possibly have been be- bind his prosecution for attempting to defraud a hotel keeper out of his hoard bill, no such excuse can be offered for failing to pay personal notes given to the defunct Capital National bank. A s0d house congressman ought to be able to defray his living expenses out of a salary of 5,000 per year. AN INTIMATION in the cable news from San Salvadov may throw a little light upon the disappearance of some of our gold coin. The government of San Salvador ix insisting that a specified per- sentago of the import duties paid by its merchants bo turned into the treasuvy in United States gold coin, the object being o ure the basis of a sound and stable currency in that country. Just how much American gold has been taken away from us in that manner has not been disclosed, but if other Ssuth and Central American ¢ountries are pursn- ing similar policies this fact may aceount for one of the factors that has heen potent in draining our gold vescrves, IT 18 quite a novelty to see the extrome temperance advocates joining hands with the members of the Whisky trust in attempting to further the pro- posed increase of the internal revenue tax upon spirits. The temperance poo- ple have been lod to believe that a highor tax will operate to reduce the total msumption of liguor by raising its price. The Whisky trust is intor ested only in the profits that will acerne to it out of the stock that it now has on hand. The success of the cfforts to increase the tax means thousanas of dollars to the Whisky trust, while the question of its assistance to the tem. ance movement that is at events open to sorious doubts all is o TuE people of Nebraska a quostion interested i the at'empt t) place sugar on the freo list. Nebraska is a sugar-producing state in a small way, The work already sccomplished at Grand Island and Norfolk has proven beyond a doubt that the sail of this sta'e is adapted to beet cultire. Nebraska cun sustain soores of boot sugar factories and tnis state alone eould supply the entire northern Mississippi valloy if 4 industry is properly fostorod. It may be too much for Nebraska to insist t the bounty shall be retained for her especial bonofit, bat Nebruoka can a least adopt measures to encoursge b own industry. The guestion of state bounty has nover yet been given the con- sideration its merits descrve. beyoud { man of his time, was born December 20, GLADSTONE, The report that Mr. Gladstono is rapidly growing more feeblo physically and is showing alarming proofs of de- bility will not appear at all incredible when it is remembered that hie is nearly 4 years old. The distinguished statos- man who has been half a dozen times prime minister of England and whose inflience upon British politics has been groater, perhaps, than that of any other 1809, 80 that a few days more than a month hence he will, if he live, be 81 vears old. It is a great age, though other English statesmen who have occupied the positfon of prime minister lived to more advanced years. Farl Russell died at 8¢ and Ivord Lynd: lurst was 8 at the time of his death. Lord Palmerston did not attain so great an age, dying at81. But while it must be realized that the life of Mr. Gladstone canuot be greatly prolonged, the intelli- genee that his growing feebleness and debility are becoming so marked will cause an almost universal feeling of re- gret and sadness, for among the eminent menof the time he enjoys in larger measure than any other the estéem and erence of the civilized world. This s due not more to the achiove- ments of his political career than than to his lofty character, his great intellectual attainments, and his broad, sympathetic humanity. His whole life turnishies a splendid example of moral rectitude, his almost boundless montal resources have given invaluable contributions to nearly every depart- ment of literature, and his interest in the people has won for him world-wide affection and admiration. No English statesmun, with the possible exception of John Bright, was held in higher es- teem than William 3. Gladstone by what are called the “‘uppermiddle,” the “mid- dle”and the *‘lower classes™ of the British electorate. The death of Mr. Gladstone at this time or his retirement by reason of dis- ability would be a great mis- fortune to the cause he repre- sents, for there is no liberal states- man competent to take up the task he would relinquish. It is said that the liberal leadership would probably fall to either Sir William Vernon Harcourts or Lord Rosebery, both bright and brainy men of considerable popular- ity, but hardly - ,uipped to take up and successfully carry forward the im- mensely important work which the “‘grand old man” has in hand. Of the two perhaps Rosebery is the best equipped to succeed Mr. Gladstone, be- cause he has enjoyed the close confidence of the prime minister, knows more fully, perhaps, than any other his plans and desires, with which he is in most hearty ympathy, and would undoubt- ediy be the preference of Mr. Gladstone were it his privilege to name his suc- But these considerations might possibly be to his disadvantage with the queen, who is not an admirer of Mr. Gladstone and would hardly feel dis- posed to elevate his closest political friend to the hi gift. But Gladstone still lives, and the friends of the cause for which ha’has done such brave and noble battle will devoutly pray that his life may be spared until the contest is ended and the victory won. cessor, hest position in her THE SUUTH IN $11t; SADDLE. It is somewhat surprising to find a demcerat like Representative Holman of Indiana attributing the democrtic de- feats this year in part to the fact that the south is so strongly in evidence in the logislative department of the gov ernment. In a recent interview Mr, Holman said that the injustice done the north and west in the make. up of the house committecs is ono of the many veasons which brought about the popu- lar revulsion at the polls. He raferred to the fact that every demogratic mem- ber of the ways and means committee, oxcepting two, comes from the south, and this committee has the most im- portant work of any in congress. The appropriations and almost every other important committee in the houss is headed by southern men. The obvious fact is that the south is practically in control of the present house of representatives and to all in- tents and purposes is also in control of the senate. Mr. Holman may attach more importance to the influence of this fuct upon the voters than it merits, but it was not entirely without weight. The people of the north are not altogether indifferent to the circumstance that the men who arc charged with shaping the most important legislation ing to the financial and industrial inter- ests of the country ave committed to policies which have little concern for the interests of those who are not of the south. Of course this is not true of all the southern peoplo, Portions of that section ave as carnest in demunding that the policy of protec- tion shall not be abandoned as ave the people of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania | and Ohio, but these constitute a small minority, They are making themselves heard with notable vigor, but with how wuch effect will only be known when the tavifl bill is reported. That the south is ir the saddle there can be no doubt, put it is possible that its eontrol of the democratic party will not be absolute. The representatives from that section who wanted free silver, and nearly all of them did want it, were not permitted to have their way, The frce tradersof that sec.ion, aud very many of them ure for frco trade, may find their efforts in this di rection defeated, and indeed it is reason ably certain that this will be their ex- perience. M, Holman was right when he said that the make up of the house commitices is an injustice to the north and west, but it is not the first time this wrong has been dono and will not be the last. It will be repcated as often as the demoeratic party has control of the house of representatives. b SECRETARY CARLISLE'S forthesming report will prcbably relieve the unee tainty that hangs oven the missi>a of Assistant Treasurer Jordan's visit to London, 1f he says nothing about a pro- posed foreign loan peaple will be i clined to believe My, Jordan, who do- clures that his trip is prowptod by his { cursion rate was unprofitable.” | duced fave tickes t) such but th private business ouly. If, however, the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, NOV. secretary recommends the floating of a bond issue it will ba dificult to persuade tho people that Mr. Jordan was not sent over to be on the gronnd and to report upon the financial situation. The assist- ant treasurer will be expected to ac- quaint himself with the conditions of the London money market for his own better information, if for nothing else. A FALLE ADER At the sessionof the general assembly of the Knights of Labor on Saturday neral Master Workman Powderly tendered his resignation. He had been re-electod only a fow days before after a bitter factional fight, in which he was charged, with his associate officers, with having applied loose business methods to the finances of the order. One of the factions was headed by John W. Hayes, the general secrotary-treasurer, against whom the accusation of having misap- plied the funds of the order was vigor- ously urged by the friends of Powderly. The contest which this arraignment brought about was acrimonious in the extreme and the Powderly faction having clected its man waged war upon the leader of the opposing fac- tion relentlessly. Tt put forward a can- didate for general secretary, but Hayes was re-clected and this victory of his supporters naturally made them more determined. The next strugglo was over the eiection of a general executive board, the nominating of candidaves being vested by the constitution and Jaws of the order in the general master workman, Mr. Powderly, after somo delay and much urging by the assembly, submitted a list of candidates for the board. It was not satisfactory to his opponents and they selected a board that suited them. This Powderly re- fused to accept, declaring the action illegal, in which it would appear he was entirely right, and failing to have his own list considered he tendered his vesignation and withdrew from the as- sembly. The course pursued by the opponents of Powderly and the spivit it denoted malke it highly probable that his resig- nation will be accepted and a successor chosen at once. The triumph of Hayes will not be complete until this is ac- complished, and it would be manifestly impossible for these two men to work to- gether nereafter in harmony. Tt would doubtless have Dpeen better for the Knights of Labvor if both of them had been thrown overboard, but to vetain both, with their Dbitter personal an- tagonisms, as officers of the order, would certainly be disastrous. - It may safely be assumod, therefore, that Terrence V. Powderly has at last reached the end of his career as a labor leader, It has been in sight for some time, or ever since the order of which he has boen so long the head began to rapidly decline owing to his unwise and destructive man- agement. Tt was reported a few months ago that Powderly intended to retire from the office of general master work- man and take up the practice of the law. Tt would have been better for his reputation if he had done so, instead of waiting to be forced out, but the posi- tion pays more money than Powderly could probably make at the law, and he is not the sort of man to voluntarily throw away a good thing. The retire- ment of Powderly can do the Knights of Labor iittle harm. It ought, indeod, tend to benefit the order if a successor is chosen who has the judgment and the honesty to give intelligent and proper direction to its future course. As a con- sequence of false policies, impracticable theories, discord and dissension, for which the general master workman was very largely responsible, the order is today buta fraction of what it was, in numerical strength, when at the height of its power, and it is problematical whether it can ever regain its lost strength and influence. It certainly could never do so with Powderly at its head. DISCRIMINATION IN EXCURSION RATES After more than a year's deliberation the Interstate Commerce commission has finally promulgated its decision in the case brought against the Southern and Union Pacific railways by the dele- gates to the people’s party convention at Othaha, who charged that the railroad managers had discriminated against them in refusing to allow the people's party the same excursion rates that were granted for the conventions of the other political partics. The conclusion which the commissioners have ar- rived is that the interstate commerco act dces not enjoin it upon any railroad to make excursion rates for any purpose. That law merely per- mits excursion rates to be made and leaves it in the discrection of the rail- road officials to determine when the cir- cumstances are such as to warrant them in exercising the power thus left them. he railroads, then, had a perfect legal vight to reduce their passenger ratos for those who attended the conventions of the republican and demoeratic par- ties at Minneapolis and Chicago re- spectively and 1w exact full fare from those who were traveling to the peo- ple’s party convention at Omaha. But while sustaining the cause of the railroads in this particular cuso -and deciding it in thoeir favor, the commission, through Mr, Me- Dill, goes on to say that “'as a matter of oquity there scoms to be considerable justice in the proposition which results from the claim of the complainant, that if a carvier establishes anexcursion rate on acemmnt of & particular oceasion it it also to allow reduced rates when, soon afterwards, a similar event takes place unless it appears thut the first ex- hat is 1 say as a matter of justico and equity there should be no diserimination in ex- cursion rates, always providing that ei cumstances are substantially similar, ‘The case of the peaplo’s pa by conven- tion at Omaha is wot the only examnple of the evil effects of rsion ra‘e dis- crimination. Not to go outside of Ne- braska, we had an instance of it in e nection with the recant resublican sta convention at Lineoln, It had baen the usual practics of th railroads t seil ro ntions, s timo, in order to disaourage the attendance of del @3 wha were op- posed t) railroad dictation, they decided 1o depart from the customary rule. It n- eon lics within their power, as the l““‘. now stand, to favor one political party atthe expense of appther. The opinion of Commissioner MeDill suggests that it might be profiét’ to ask congross so to amend the Inmx'p!aln commerce law as to forbid diseviminations of this kind. That wollY apply of course to interstate ratel ogly; for its abolition within the state ':\m state legislature is the only authotity having jurisdie- tion. Having pfoséribed diserimination in regular rates, discrimination against persons and diserimination against places, the law 8hotild stop this remain- ing loop-hole for, digerimination by pro- hibiting arbitrary action in the grant- ing of excursion rates. REVIVAL OF LOCAL TRADE. Bradstreet's weekly roview of trade throughout the country announces that there has been a noticeable stimulus of sales of scasonable staples of cotton wear in Omaha and that the demand by coun- merchants for winter clothing, flan- nels, shoes, hats and hardwave has been greatly increased. It aiso chronicles a marked improvement in collections by Omaha merchants and sees in these sur- faco indications most encouraging signs of an approaching revival of business, Of course in this case we do not need to go away from home to learn wthe news. The past week has given unmistakable ovidence of improved trade in all the various branches of Omaha business. The chief impetus to business is nec- ossarily to be found in the favorable turn of the weather. A cold snap brings home to the consumer, in a way that nothing else can equal, the immediate need of goods for winter wear. The proposed purchases, previously deferred from time to time, can no longer be de- layed and business receives a quicken- ing all along the line. It is a trite ob- servation that improvement in a fow branches of industry means improve- ment inall. No advance can bo made by the merchants selling winter cloth- ing and other winter wear without affecting the other trades to the general advantage of all. In addition to increased salus and more prompt collections, another sign of reviving businessis seen in the in- creased advertising resorted to by local retailers. As an advertising medium Tue BEE always stands unrivaled alone. The merchant advertises in THE BEE because he knows that it will pay him to doso. The intelligent business man perceives the growing demand for goods such as he is selling, and makes use of newspaper advertising to acquaint the public of the advantages offered in his store, The advertising columns of THE BEE ave an unfailing register of the condition of trade, and their crowded appearance during the past week wouid alone be ample evidence of an improv- ing trade. Viewing'the situation from all sides, the prospects for the immedi- ate future must be taken to be extremely encouraging. The present reviva) is all the more welcome as hringing to a close the period of depression which has so hampered business during the summer and sutumn just past. AFTER all the exertions put forth by the occan steamship companies to co- operate with the government ofticials in carrying out the provisions of our im- migration laws it seems rather unjust i for the superintendent of immigration to decide, as he has just done, thatthe rep- resentatives of the steamship companies are not entitled to be heard in cases aris- ing under the provision of the law that ineligible immigrants must be returned to Europe at the expense of the compayy that brings them. A hearing is always allowed the person whose right to land is qnestioned. The decision affects the steamship company, which, according to the law, must suffer for the negiigence of its employes in receiving ineligible immigrants as passengers, It seems to be only fair that the company, which has as much at stake as any one, should have an opportunity to prove the facts in its possession. It is mere sophistry to say that the judgment affects the immigrent personally touching his right to land. If the law sustains this ruling it cer- tainly ought to be changed in the inter- ost of justice. SEVEN hundred and thirty pheasants reads rather large as the record of the recent hunting trip of the emparor of Germany. We understand that Presi- dent Cleveland thinks himself some- thing of an expert when it comes to shooting ducks. Can't some enterpris- ing manager arrange an international shooting match between Emperor Wil- liam, the pheasant pulverizer, and Pres- ident Grover, the duck demoralizer? If Germany comes out ahead of the United States in the gun contest perhaps Pres- ident Cleveland can fall back upon his rod and tackle. LISTEN to the breathless expectation that awaitvs the birth of the promised tariff bill, Give Them Thoir Deserts, Flattsmouth News If the county attorney in Lancaster county does his duty he will yet bring Farm Hoss Hubbard and W. D. Sewell, the asylum plunderers, to feel the weight of the law, ‘Phure ure still several indictments pending against these menwnd some of them ought 10 bo tried with a new fury. Maybo the new democratic sheriff can head off the jury fixers. The public/hopos that he can ‘ana will get an honest Jury, and awaits bis in- troduction into oftice and the second trial of the defendants with more interest than it did the first trial Lincaln, News, @ Considerable oxcitement wasoccasioned at the stato house when it was learned that f5tate Board of Transportation had or- a reduction iw'freight rates, Colonel W. Johnson, who has devo months Lo an absteuse ealey number of ties betwsen hel allowing thirty off..for bridges. absolute refused to believes 1L, while Colonel 'EMBER 27, 1893. Koontz had an attack of heart disease, owing to the intense suddenness with which 1% was sprung. A number of the clerks and em ployes dropped in to seo the novel sight,which Secretary Allen 1ok great delight 1 sho ing o visttors. It 13 hoped thas the doors of the stato honse will bs kept open Sunday in order to aliow the working classes & chance to witness this rare phenomenon. Intornatio w Globe<Democral, 1t is said the administration feels hopeful of securing some action favorable to silver by the principal European nations w_the near future. The hope is reasonable, En land has been the chief obstacle in the way of an international remonetization of silver heretofore, but British bimetallists now think that'she will be fovced by India to join in a scheme in the next few years to bring about a general rehabilitation” of the white metal P Yo Tho Same emies. Chie Q. Gresham is sympathy, aid his present diffculty. o isan old hand in fights for the right of things. It is not many years since wo saw him standing ercct and doing battle as a cireuit judge for justice against a far more powerful foe than this Hawatian cabal can be, The same men under the leadership of the samo nowspaper t assanlted Judgo Gresham for his decision in the Wabash receivership case aro assaulting Secretary Gresham for his attitude in the Hawmiin air. But they want the old mspiration eir attacks are less cunning. ‘They show what the foot hall players call lack of team work. They are not as well coached. Jay Gould is dend., ——— It Against Feee Trade, Chicago Tribune. As the day approaches when the tavift question is to be considered by congress the protests from the south against the antici- pated reductions of duties begin to pour in. Their number shows how faith in the offi of protection hus grown in the south, not among the politicians, so many of whom are ante-war bourbons, unable to learn anything. but among the producers. The representa- tives of the great coal mining and iron ore interests which have grown up in the south during the last decado object, to free trade inthose products. The market gardeners around Novfolk are as much attachea to the duty of % cents a bushel on imported po toes as are the New York farmers aloug the Canadian line, and object to its repeal. The men who have invested their money in the extensive forests of the south, the lumber from which is being broughtinto the market inincreasing quantities, do not want free lumber. The Floridians do not want oranges and lemons made duty free. I'here comes a protest from Missouri against tvhe free mission of foreign wogl. The Louisiauans are getung stirrea up on the sugar question, and are afraid their industry will be ruined. “Che south, with growing prosperity, is ce; ing to be a uniton the free trade questiou, except in democratic conventions, e S PLE AND THINGS, Hon. Waiter need of pl not_in or comtort in At _The fall in temperature s partly respon- sible for the elezant crop of whiskers on cur- rent, humor. Bond promoters sought a vindication in the federal courts. They got it—beneath the piccadilly, A Colorado woman, stimulated by equal suffrage, has applied for divorce from two husbands at once. Admiral Mello might further young Pedro's cause by an application of Cleve- land’s crown restorative. In modern foot ball the main not which ' ciub won, but how killed or maimed for'life. Cult has reacbed such Chi ce question is many were lofty heigits in azo that the ethics of garroting are ve- ng marked attention. The St. ows Globe-Democrat discusses whisky and sugar in a manuner that leaves no doubt of the writer's knowledge of the combination, A movelty has becn introduced in the na- tionalgame in Chicago. Two masked men scooped in a rotund poker pov without stacking the cards. All that is necessary to make the Ha- watian picture complete is an _eruption of local volcanoes. ‘The spouting should not be confined to Awerica, A patriotic Kansan will stand up for his state even though he provokes a funeral. A Topeka man, testifying in court on the eficacy of prohibition, swore he had been drunk coutinuously for seven years, So general is the dosire to serve the dear peopic in Chicago that the unambitious divert suspicion by hanging banners on the outer walls inscribed Neither member of this firm is a possible’ candidate for mayor. Captain Horace Bixby, who taught Mark Twain what he knows of steamboating, is at present pilot on the steamer T. G. Sparks, running south from Memphis, Captain Bixby is in first-cluss health and good for many years of active work. The mayor of South Norwalk, Conn., Mr. Lockwood, not only did not oppase his wife's application for divorce, but furnished evi- dence upon which it was granted upon statu- tory grounds, Then the churches of the town went for the young mayor with such vigor that he has resigned the office and moved out of the town, orge Burns, a marine engineer, who ap- plied the other day for admission 1o the poor house at Albany, N. Y., is a badly broken up man. He wears his hoart on the right side, his right knee cap is twisted to the oack of : he has had five ribs removed, and he carries six ouuces of silver in his skull s the result of a trepanning operation. 13 besides vor Thomas, Portiand’s nonogenarian. Colonel Benjamin ' ¥. Eastman, Portlana oldest citizen, has just celebrated his birthday and 'is 1 good health. Gene Neal Dow is 80. Ex-Governor Alonzo Gar- celon is 81, and of the same age is Albert W. Jane, the state's most noted law maker. Nelson Dingley, father of Congressman Dingley, is 84 James W. Bradbury, now the oldest ex-senator of the United States, is 88, He visited the Chicago fair. Of equal age is Daniel Stickney, the state's oldest nowspaper editor. “There died last week in the poor house of Wayno county, Pennsylvania, a man known as Johuny Carr, but whose real name wus Johannes Zeer, He was born 1n Germany in 1397. When & young man he entered the Prussian army under Field Murshal Bluclier and was in the battle of Waterloo. Fifty urs 0go Zeer came to America and seutied in Wayno county, where ho bought a farm in Berlia township. He was brosperous, but ten years ago he lost his proporty by en- dorsing for his stepsons. For a time he strugglod agaist adversity, but flually took refuge in the poor house, where he died, e eLees NOsHI s 3d st. Nicholas, Tt was tho rosy flush of dawn In beautiful'Jipa When through the ancient garden ways Came little Noshi Sun, Her strapped and lucquered wooden shoos A-clicking as she run. She stopped beside the mossy well ancath the gnarled pine, And would drawn but 'that stie splod A g glory vine Which in the night the pail had wreathed Lu exquisite design. The dainty thief smiled up at her With velvet eyes of blus, Uncertain littld Noshl stood Dobating what to d Then sudden raised hor empty pail And to & eighbor flow. “Gitt-water, friends, I crave,” she sal “Kor in tho nizht cket and so talr TUs fra entwine I conld not rudely tear them off, Pray lot me fill with thine, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Roval Baking Powder ABSOIUTELY PURE | charge of having tsed the BOND SWINDLES, | St. Louis Republic: When the oficer the Guarantee Investment dicted at Chic fow of | ompany were in weeks ago on the ; mails for fraud. | ulent purposes, they reported that they had socured tho indicimoent themselves m orde to bring about an early scttlement of the legal status of their bond company. From o little telegram it soomsa that they wer equally assidious in their offorts to secure their own conviction though for what object doos not appear. Chicago Journal: Auy company which offers fabutous gains, which promises to in crease a man's invesiment a hundred fold in a short time, is on the face of it dishonost Such gains cannot possibly bo legitimate The only piea of the defondants was th; the investors who stayed o long enough would be paid in accordance with the pros pectus, because so many others would be. come discouraged and drop out. In other words, the company’s inability to live up to the spirit of any of its ol Ations was the only condition of its fulfiiling the letter of some of them Chicago Record: [his poculiar the lottery has become amazingly popular of cnterprises steb a8 that whose s have been Investigated by the cou have drawu vast sums from the people 1t was quite time for the fedoral authorities to interfore. The claim that such companies are no more lotteries than are life msurance companies is absurd. As Judge Grosseup pointed out to the jury, life insurance risks dopend on the laws of 'nature, not on the Iaws of lot. The difference is too great to causo any roal dount as to which 1s o legit mate enterprise and which is not Chicago Post: ‘The guarantee investmont people were forewarned that they were in a hazardous business, but they did not desist 80 long as thoy were getting & from the gullible farmer and returning 1. When brought to bouk by the postal officers they gencrously offered to change their system, which was as if a housebreaker caught in the act should consent to mvest his plunder in family plate. They were not early enough repenting. The statement of their attorney that the verdict is a blow to all insur- anco companies is attorney logic and not worth much, It wasa blow all dishonest life insurance companics, and the more such blows are delivered the botter the honest insurance companies will like it Chicago Tribune: The ofticers “Garaatee [nvestment company' have been found guilty of thecharge nade against them in the United States-coart in this city They are adjudged to have used the mails for improper purposes—namely : the running of a scheme which, to all intents and pur- poses, isa lottery, though they have tried to make it appear otherwise. ‘Tuesdiy they were laughing in court over the supposed prospect of an acquittal. They were 8o sure of this that they recently had sent out « culars claiming that ail thewr diMculties with the government had been sottled satis factorily to themselves, and asking for “new business, which meant frash victims, Now the laugh is on the wrong side of their mouths, and cven their supreme gall cannot distort it to the semblance of a smile. Chicago Herald: Judge Grosscup c acterizes the mothods of the Guarantee In vestment company. whose officers wora con- victed in the federal courtas being even more infamous than the operatious of an or- di lottery. Indeed, he holds that the average lottery scheme, as compared to the plan of the investment company is “houest and free from the opportunisics of chicanery.” The man who invests his money in a lotte has at least one chance in many thousands to getit back, while the investor in the other concern is ‘de- pendent upon the honesty or accuracy of a secretary with whom it1sas easy to put one application through the register as another.” In conclusion the judge describe: the Guarantee Investment company s cunning trick to ot tho cupidity and ig- norance of men. his is not ple: formation to the gullible individuals nave purchased bonds in the conce they have at least the satisfaction knowledge is suid 10 confer. They undoubt- edly know more now than they did when they invested their money. 0 8 variety of of the who 1, but which S — . THE DEADLY FOOT BALL. Philddelpnia Times: Twenty deaths in one year from foot ball is a perversion of its true purpose. The ball is intended to be kicked, not the bucket. New York Evening Post man has_lost his life from mjurics suffered while playing a game of foov ball. This makes tho fourth case reported this antume one each in New J Indiana, Ohio anc Wisconsin. 'he latest is perhaps the mos shocking of all. It occurred during a came between the clovens of the Toledo (O.) Hi school and the Adrian (Mich.) college, which ~was played at Advian on Saturday. A Toledo player, Carcw, says the report, *bad the ball, aud downed to save it. “Ihree Toledo boys dropped to save hiw, and inan instant the Adrian team was upon them. When the was over Carew remained motionle 1 the ground. The crowd cried ‘Fake ! but it was soon discov- red that the young man's neck was dislo- ted.” Upon examination it was found that his body "was paralyzed from tbe chest down and his spinal column injured, and he died the next morning without having re- covered consciousness. Another member of the Toledo team was kicked in the groin and injured so badly that ha could_not return to his home. A third player suffercd scrious y to his right leg. Lnglish newspapers ceived mention the death of a foot ball player in West Hartlepool **from the effect of injuries ed in a foot ball match, when ho was kicked severely in the stom’ ach.” Aunother young | merce banquet, 1o quote Mv. CIiRLISLE AND HIS METAL, Minnoapolis Journal (rep.) The addross f Secrotary Carlj o clearly enough defines the financial poli€y of the country. It may not sait people who have been talking double standard” without knowing what the term moans: but it will_streugthen the confidence of all who bolieve in honest money and stable national credit. And these are a large majority of this nation ield (Mass,) Republican (ind.): tary Carlisle's speoch at the New York of Commerce banquot is notable as warking the complote change In his viows n - the money question which has takea plice sinee, only a short time ago, ho ap- peared spoaking and voting for free coinage in conzress. Ho s a very exacting “gold bug™ who can fiad any fault with the secra- tary's present positior S Democrat tary Carlisle s right in real friends of silver voted in favor of v tho catse Louts Globe rop.): Secre- saying that the were ‘the men who peal. Those men put o work effectually in oFinternational bimetalism, When international bimetallism comes—and the of tho Unitod States 1s likely to hasten it—the last estate of silver will bo infinitely better that tho first Atlanta Constitution (dem.): Mr. Cae lislo isnot ignorant. Ho s oniy playfully eritical, and wo have no doubt the Chamber of Commerce shook its jocund sides until the gold {1 its breeches tockets rattled when the secretare made his quizieal romarks about the “double standard." These mil- lionaires dearly love theie litte joke, and they must have nudgea each other heartily when Mr. Carlisle jumped on the poor “double standard.™ Rocky Mountain News (pop): It would bo o severe but just reply to Secretary Carlisle’s views on the relation of silver to the monoy of the world. expressed in his speech at the New York Chamber of Com- Carlisle’s con- subject, again and s when he was course victions on the same again_expressed in congre speaking for his constituency and his cotin- try, and not formally defending the foroign financial policy of an administration o which he belonges. St Louis Republic (dem.): Mr. Carlisle is in orror and in error badly. Some ot those who will rise up to denounce him arg as far from the democratic platform and the Voorhees bill declaration on ono sido as heis on the other. Between the two ex- tremes in the party isthe mean eof safe and beneficial free coinage. And between them is the muain body of southern and western democrats who intend to nominate o presidential candidato on a bimetallist platform at the noxt national convention, Cinemnati Commercial (rep): ‘Lhere is not any o ing for misunderstanding or wmisconstruing the remarks made by tary Carhisle at the dinner table of th York Chamber of Commerce. Ho decl iis beliof in a single monetary standard goid, of course -in positive, emphatic and unequivocal language. He unquestionably voices the views of the p at. M, C lislo is & “'gold bug.” There is not any got- ting away from that, tor he sazs: “Gold is the only internationat money, and ail trade balances are settled in {, or, which is the same thing, on a gold basis, all other forms of currency being adjusted to that standard.” AT POINTED REMI1RKS. Chicago Tnter Ocoan why Mizes ever married littio girl as ho did.” “Well, you've never met her mother, or you would.” U1 can't understand such a plain, quiet Tribune think I'vo than I've used bef Castomer—1 can't see ¢ tastes ulike to me. Chicago Iather—1 Burpor wplying the Kot by 1E SOUD now y difforence. Itall Indianapolis Je Wou's this horo b talks about so much? Weury Watkina—W'y, its the trick of makin® a man do st as you pléase by the power of the human eye. Huugry Higgins—1 wonder if it would work on ono of these hero farmers” dogs. nal: Hungry 1otism that Higzins the papers “Dear me,” said the wappy eyes, 1 wish'[ Washinzton Star: with blacl bl player. “What do you mean wirl was w foot asked ler mother, 1 say. I wish I wasa foot ball and that hateful, snippy little Salile Chigago Record: “Do you hear that?” said the fognorn on the lake front blured through the mutlicd n t id the stran 1 the sconts of 1O nius. walled the low ho o this very ! oung womin, - Toves o o ts willing to die for . minute.” “We thoughituity, objeciion to that. mirry you.” suld the old man, scratehing his chin dow't know that [ have any Dwas afraid he waated to New York Weekly: Attorney—If you leave all your property to your second wife, your ehllidren will cortiinly try to’ brenk your'will Of courso.” That's whant | want want them to have their full “Phen why bequeath it all to your wife?” “Well, you see, it will bo easicr for my chil- to Lreak my will thun itls forme to break Never m Lili-uo-ka-ln-ni 15 my sweetheart. & Cco The | t maker nd wellors of fine elothes on Eartl, Nobody— Our Thanksgiving offer-is a fine all wool mellon Overcoat for $10 and another for $15, in melton, ker- sey and Irish frieze. well made. Both dandies. Cost you $5 more elsewhere. Well lined and BROWNING, KING & CO., Bend the money and we'll pay the express. | S W . Cor.15th and Douglas Sts. L aaaal st