Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1894, Page 4

by N THEOMAHA DAILY BEF. Rattor, VATER, ¥ MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Tee (without Sunday), One Year. Dally and Sunday, One Year.. . | ey Omat Bouth Twenty-fourth Sts. arl street, 317 Chambe ik, Rooms 13, 14 Washington, 1407 I & ommerce. Tribune Dide ting to news and_edi- Al communtc o Edftor. Omabia. Drafts, be made payabl OF CIRet ¢ of The Dee Pube ays th sples of The Tiee printed Daily M o during t Total Less deductions for coples ¥ Total Dally av *Sunday. Bold...... age net cireuintion. GREOT Bworn to hefore me and s ence this 21 day of May, 1594, (Seal.) 11, Notary Public. bed in my pres- The cats that don’t catch mice on our won- derful detective force have suddenly become very active and vigilant, but they cannot cover their crooked tracks by such tactics. News comes from San Francisco that the first California peaches are already in the market, News of the first case of cholera morbus may be expected by the next dis- pateh. Denver reports the arrival of by far the "best looking" lot of Industrials that have yot passed its way. These new additions to the Industrial brigade ought to have no dificulty in traveling on their good looks. J. L. Webster, John M. Thurston and Lorenzo Crounse made an exquisite bouquet at the flag presentation. Such a harmoni- ous color guard has never before been seen at any political military parade In this city. By all means let the delegates to the free silyer democratic conference have an excur- sion rate fare to and from Omaha. And let it be expressly stipulated that they be permitted to pay in gold, silver or paper at thelr own free will. Nearly every city in the country is mak- ing preparations for Fourth of July celebra- tion. Omaha has as much pent up patriot- ism as any other town of her population. ‘Why can't we have a rousing celebration this year? Now that there are practically no immi- grants whose patronage Is worth fighting for, the immigrant rate controversy has been brought to an amicable solution, In which no one gets the better of the other, because there is nothing to get. This is practical railroad diplomacy. Senator Walsh proclaims his alleglance to the camp of free silver senators, who no doubt are rejoicing over the accession to their ranks. The announcement, however, Is unimportant at this time, except as an indication of where the new senator will stand should the question come up. The exoneration of Grand Chief Ramsay of the Order of Rallway Telegraphers makes the persistent pursuit of him by some of his accusers appear in the light of a persecution. People who have a good case do not usually withdraw charges at the last moment unless as the result of some kind of a deal. 8o long as Omaha depended for its fire protection upon a volunteer department tho ringing of fire bells was a necessity. But what need Is there of the ever recurring ding-dong now? We have a pald fire de- partment and every fireman is presumed to bo at his post. The electric bells at the engine houses certainly should be sufficient to call out the department. Congressman Breckinridge has forfeited ‘his opportunity to appeal from the verdict brought against him in his celebrated breach Of promise ease. This means that the public will be spared a repetition of the unsavory testimony that was adduced during the original trial of that case. If Congressman Breckinridge deserves anything of the public it is a testimonial of gratitude upon his involuntary neglect to secure a new trial of this sult. Some one has asked the Board of Health in a little New Jersey town to issue a oir- cular requesting people to indulge In kiss- ing as little as possible, for the reason that the osculatory act is liable to be the cause of communicating disease germs from one of the parties to the other. Action on the proposition has wisely been deferred until after more mature consideration, and In the meanwhile the residents of that com- munity are taking their chances upon the spread of contaglous disease among them. The new gas franchise has been in force for one-third of a year, Under its provisions the city 1s entitled to § cents for every 1,000 cuble feet of gas consumed for lighting and heating In the city exclusive of the city's use. How much does that amount to by this time, and what will be the aggregate by the end of the year, when the whole amount s to be pald into the treasury? In- asmuch as this franchise tax will go to the credit of the general fund, the question Is what proportion of it, if any, will be credited to this year and what proportion to the next fiscal year? One of the larger property owners down on the river bottoms is taking proceedings to efect the squatters from his premises. We are informed, however, that those who are being compelled to move are selzing the opportunity to ‘‘squat” again upon the near- st plece of available vacant land. This means merely a shifting of this eye-sore and disease-breeding center, and not much of a shifting at that. Unless precautions are taken, the eity will find the squatters lo- cated upon public property, and will again have the unpleasant experience of Inducing them to vacate the streets for a money con- sideration. There is one way by which all this trouble can be avolded, and that Is through the establishment of the river front park. A park covering this strip of land will remoye the squatters and prevent thelr INDIANA RAILROAD TAX CASES. The Interesting fight of the railroads against the taxes assessed against them in Indiana under the new law of 1891 has finally been bramght to a close In the utter Aefeat of the rafiroads and the vindlcation the state law. The Indlina legislature fn 1891 pasesd an act to secure the more equitable taxation of the railroad property within the state by withdrawing it from the Jurisdiction of the local taxing officers of the township and county and imposing upon the State Board of Tax Commissioners the duty of assessing the railroad track and rolling stock, as defined in the act, “at its true cash value.,” Pursuant to the provisions of thia daw the state board proceeded to list for valuation the property owned by railroad companfes throughout the state, computing its value as compared with the value of the whole raiiroads approximately in the ratio of the mileage within the state to the total mileage. The rallrond assess- ment of the state, which in 1890 had been $61,000,000, Jumped to $161,000,000, much to the unconcealed disgust of the rallroad officials, The rallroads, of course, refused to pay the Increased tax and appealed to the courts, In the meanwhile the tax, which aggregated about $2,145,000 a year, accumu- lated, together with interest and penaltics, In three years to the sum of over $7,245,- 000, of which more than $2,000,000 remains unpaid. The railroads of Indiana appear to have carried on a losing fight from the start, but they persisted in their dilatory tactics. Beaten in the supreme court of Indiana they appealed to the supreme court of the United States, where, by the judgment just ren- dered, the order of the state court is affirmed with only two dlssenting volces. The railroads claimed that the tax assessed against them was excessive and unwar- ranted, that it was an attempt to tax inter- state commerce, that it was assessed upon a wrong principle, inasmuch as the value of the entire road was taken into considera- tion in fixing the value of the part within the state, and above all that it was a dis- crimination against them repugnant to the fourteenth amendment to the federal consti- tution, which forbids any state to deny per- sons within Its jurisdiction the equal pro- tection of its laws. Upon the last point they allege that farm lands were frequently assessed at 50 cents on the dollar, while rallroad property was assecsed at its full value. None of these contentions secured the favorable consideration of the supreme court. On the contrary, they are taken up one at a time in the opinion of the court and controverted in detail. The judge who wrote the declsion seems to be most favor- ably Inclined toward the Indiana system of railroad taxation and points out that there is nothing essentially unjust in arriving at the value of the rallroad property within a state by the method employed by the Indlana stete board. As a matter of form the counsel for the raflroads have moved for ‘a rehearing in these cases, but it Is extremely unlikely that this phase of the litigation will be re- newed. The railroads appear to have scented their defeat In advance and made Ineffectual overtures for a compromi-e a few weeks ago, by which they offered to pay the obnoxious taxes if the interest and penalties should be remitted. The state officlals re- fused the offer, with the result that the state and local treasuries will be enriched by from $100,000 to $500,000 In interest and penalties. The outcome of this long contest with the railroads is naturally very gratifying to the Indiana state officlals, and it will undoubt- edly go far in commendation of the Indlana rallroad tax law as a model for leglslation in other states. STATE BANK CIRCULATION. In his comprehensive speech on the sub- Ject of state bank currency Mr. Springer, chairman of the house committee on bank- ing and currency, presented cogent reasons against a circulating medium® issued by state banks. The argument of inconven- ience, he thought, ought to be: sufficient to condemn such a policy if there were no other reason. There are forty-four states, with a probability that the number will be forty-eight in the near future, and each of these states would have different laws regu- lating the organization of banks and provid- ing security for the circulating notes. There are over 9,000 banks in the United States, and assuming that all of the states would avafl themselves ultimately of the right to incorporate state banks having authority to fssue circulating notes, and that all existing banks would avall themselves of such au- thority, the different kinds of notes which would be put in circulation and their num- ber would be confusing and embarrassing to all those engaged in business. This was the case when the country had a state bank currency, and there Is no reason to doubt that the experience would be repeated if there should be a return to that currency. Such a circulating medium offers a great incentive to counterfeiters, whose spurious reproductions would increase the confusion. Men who did business during the period of state bank Issues, when there were more than 2,000 different kinds of notes in clrcu- lation, well remember the trouble and an- noyance they were put to in order to avold taking counterfeits, which flooded the coun- try. Every banking and business house was provided with a bank note detector, which had to be constantly consulted, and even with this assistance there was not com- plete security agalnst the skill of the coun- terfeiters. Spurious notes floated about everywhere and the people who were the largest losers by them, because the most casily victimized, were the laboring classes, who for the most part accepted anything that looked like money. The theory that the notes of state banks would stay at home 1s not justified by the history of such a currency previous to its suppression by the imposition of the 10 per cent tax. Then it was the plan of bank officlals to put their notes in elrculaticn at points as remote as possible from the place of issue, so that the probabilities of thelr presentation for pay- ment wonld be as remote as they could possibly make them. Is It not reasonable to assume that the same thing would be done again under a like system? Another objection to state bank fssues Is that with such a system uniformity as to denorinations of notes and certainty as to their authenticity would be impossible. Mr. Springer 1s correct in belleving that If state bank notes Issuing from forty-eight states were In circulation the confusion and un- certainty would be so great in all lnes ot trade as to require a very large Increase In the clerical force of ‘all the business houses of the country. At any rate, every estab- lishment handling any considerable amount of currency would have to employ at least one capable man to examine it. The chalr- man of the banking and currency commit- tee Is also correst In saying that we have Do reason to assume that the several states ‘would furnish any better banking systems now than they did before the war. It Is true that since that time the country h been thoroughly educated to the merits of a circulating medium everywhere of equal value' and safety and the states generally would perhaps at first understapd the ne- cossity of requiring such security for state bank notes as would be likely to give them general circulation, but as the system grew in age there fs small reason to doubt that In many of the states, and particularly in those which most urgently demand the restoration of state bank ocirculation, re- quirements as to security and other condi- tions and restrictions would become lax and there would ultimately be infused Into the circulation a vast amount of currency Inade- quately secured and of uncertain value. The history of state bank issues presents not a single reason or argument in support of the proposal to return to that system, which brought heavy losses to the people of every state in the union, the greatest sufferors being, of course, the people least able to bear the loss—the producers and the wage workera. A QU OF AUTHORITY, The probability of another issue of bonds to replenish the gold reserve and incident- ally to meet current expenses of the govern- ment has aroused the democrats in congress who contend that the secretary of the treas- ury has no authority to borrow money for current expenses to the expediency of early action. An effort was made before the last tssue of bonds to get through a resolution questioning the authority of the secretary In this matter. It Is not pretended that the secretary may not fssue bonds to replenish the gold reserve, because the language of the resumption act is perfectly plain as to this, The contention is that he cannot sell bonds for any other purpose than to main- tain resumption. R A Tliteral construction of the law doubt- less sustains this view, but what does it amount to so long as the secretary of the treasury 18 permitted to invade the gold reserve in meeting the obiigations of the government falling due? Secretary Carlisle belleves it to be his duty to use any money in the treasury to pay the expenses of the government, and there can be no doubt that he s supported in this view by the best judgment of the country. It is just as im- portant to tle eredit of the government that its obligations to creditors should be met as that the soundness of the currency shall be preserved. It would manifestly not be wise policy to allow the government to de- fault on its obligations with $100,000,000 in gold in the treasury. This s the position of the secrotary of the treasury, and It is unquestionably sound. The sale of bonds several months ago was somewhat in excess of what was then required to restore the gold reserve to the $100,000,000 limit, but the law does not require the secretary to observe this limit and he may extend it according to his judgment, within the amount of bonds which he is authorized by existing law to issue and sell. He may Increase the reserve to $150,000,000 if he thinks that amount necessary to maintain resumption, and, hav- ing done this, he can continue on as hereto- fore, using this gold to pay current ex- penses of the government. This being the case {t is not apparent what necessity there is for such a resolution as that of Repre- sentative Balley or what possible good could be accomplished by passing it. There is no doubt regarding the authority of the secretary of the treasury to issue bonds. Let it be granted that he cannot do so for any other purpose than to main- tain resumption. It fs within his discre- tion . ta determine whether $100,000,000 or more Is necessary to that object, and it ap- pears to be equally within his discretion to decide whether any part of this reserve and how much of it shall be used for current expenses. At any rate he has been exer- cising this discretion unchallenged. The tendency of the resolution of the Texas rep- resentative, If it should be adopted, would be very likely to increase the difficulties and embarrassments of the treasury, be- cause it is probable that with such a declara- tlon from congress Secrotary Carlisle, if he felt compelled to Issue more bonds, would not be disposed to sell more than should be necessary to make good the gold reserve, and unless there is a decided improvement in the revenues of the government within the next few months the mere building up of the reserve will not glve the needed re- lief to the treasury. It s probable that the Balley resolution, if pressed, will pass the house. It is doubtless assured of the support of all the silver men, for the policy of issuing bonds and using the proceeds for current expenses is hostile to the plan of relieving the treasury by coining the silver seigniorage. The Indications are that an- other issue of bonds cannot be avoided. DANGER OF A COAL FAMINE. The general strike of the coal miners pre- sents a very grave aspect, not merely In its bearing upon law and order, but in rela- tlon to industry and public convenience. Without reference to the rights and wrongs of the mine owners and mine workers, we are confronted with the danger of a coal famine that would not only stop every wheel on the railroads and block all traflic, but also close every factory and workshop from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast. As a natural coincident, the coal famine would also deprive nearly every city in the country of its water, gas and electric light and power supply, and that means the stoppage of street rallway travel, excepting where horses are still used, and the stoppage of all elevators in buildings and for that matter even the interruption of telephone communication, which in spart is dependent upon electricity supplied by dynamo. In this age of steam and electricity a con- stant coal supply s as vital as a constant supply of air and light is to all living things. To close the coal mines long enough to ex- haust the coal supply means absolute com- mercial and industrial paralysls. In such an event Omaha would of course fare neither better nor worse than any large city and would therefore have to share the hardships incident to a coal famine. Snould the present coal miners’ strike continue for any great length of time we may find ourselves com- pelled to resume modes of locomotion, of lighting and heating that have been discarded since the advent of the iron horse on this side of the Missourl. We might have to renovate the old prairle schooner and stage coach and put Jim Stephenson's stage horses into active service once more. We might have to forage on the lumber yards, hay mows and petroleum tanks for kitchen fuel, and we might have to reinstate the tallow dip to Its pristine dignity. Well diggers and cistern makers would again be in brisk demand and the bicycle flend would find re- munerative employment for speclal package delivery and rapld transit, In the renalssance of the pre-coal age many an old forgotten friend would make his reappearance. And when the coal strike 1s ended the present generation would ap- preciate more fully the marvelous changes wrought within the last bhalf of the nine- teenth century. The ‘mmense crowd drawn out to see the drill of the local militia companies, and to listen to the band concert by which it was attended, shows what a large asuditorium THE OMAHA DAILY In the center of the' city might do in the way of eontributing ‘to popular entortain- ment and instruetion. Band concerts at popular prices in iwuoly an- auditorium could bo made a featurg of the people's amuse ment, at once affirdfhg them a healthful sourco of recreation. and cultivating a tasto for good music. iAW auditorium, armory and market houso' chmbined would soon pay the clty several tifiies the outlay Involved. a1 sy From the contemplajion of the flls which have fallen upon this great country during the past year, dye to an almost unpre- cedented industrial dépression and business stagnation; from reflgeting upon the priva- tion of millions of, our people, unable in a land of plenty to ghtain the necessaries of life; from thoughts of tariff policies, cur- rency problems, and’ the expedients of the politiclans, the attention of the American people, or of the greater part of them, will be diverted today to recalling the glorious deeds of the heroes of thirty years ago. It is Memorial day, and a grateful people will attest their loyalty and devotion to the memory of the patriots who lald down their lives that the unfon might be pro- served and free institutions be saved from destruction. Perhaps more than any other day of the year Memorfal day appeals to the patriotism of the American people, and now, wiien the question whether this people are capable of self-government seems to bo ptessing for an answer more urgently, perhaps, than ever before, there is peculiar need for the stimulation Md the strength- ening of the national sentiment of patriot- ism. The men whose graves will be strewn with flowers today sot an example of loy- alty to country and fidelity to principle unsurpassed In the world's history. As we remember on this day what they sacrificed and what they accomplished, we should feel that our highest duty as citizens is to keep secure the institutions which thelr courage and devotion left to us. Judge Scott seized the opportunity offered by his decision in the milk dealers’ license case to unburden himself of some of his personal opinions concerning the quality of the milk that had come under his own ob- servation. He is quoted as saying: “I have been buying myself and therefore I take judicial notice of the fact, that there was barely enough milk put into Missouri river water to just give it color, yet there is not enough in it to curdle in a thunder- storm. Children that drink that kind of a concoction are having their health endan- gered.” Without taking exception to the ungrammatical language, we may ask by what authority any Judge takes fudiclal notice of a thing that has not been regularly brought before his court. Judges are expected to decide cases upon the evidence brought before them and not upon sentiment or prejudice originating in thelr own personal experfences. The quality of the milk upon which Judge Scott, feeds was not at issue in the milk dealers’ license case and it was entirely superfluous for him to take “judicial notice” of ‘it. The decision fs from a legal standpoint entirely correct, but there was no necessity for watering it with a lecture on chalked milk. —_— The Lpst of Gorman. St. Lenls Republic. Gorman will never have a chance to get neuralgia in another. democratic conven- tion. His health owill not be a_matter of concern while the caucuses are being held. —-— Agitating His Tile. Globe-Dembcrat. The report of thé Investigating committce in the matter of ‘the alleged attempt to bribe Senators Huuton and Kyle is to the effect that Major -Buttz talked through his hat. _—— Cowardice Begets Contempt. Indianapolis Journal. There are getting to be too many people In this country who assume that officers dare not enforce the laws. If officers would do their duty courageously at all times these people would revise their judgments on this subject. S Weaver's Last Move, Minneapolls Tribune, Having failed in his attempt to_secure the promise of a nomination in a Kansas district, General Weaver is talking of mov- ing into the Council Bluffs district and trying his luck with another Towa constitu- ency. Is the general not aware that he is well known in Council Blufts? P The Plugged Armor Deal. New York World, President Cleveland is placed in a very unfortunate position by Captain Sampson’s testimony before the armor plate investi- gating committee. Captain Sampson testi- fled that $300,000 was an accurate and mod- erate estimate of the damages sustalned by the government through frauds admitted by the Carnegle company. On what grounds or for what reason President Cleveland re- duced this assessment to $140,000 has not yet appeared and will be difficult to ex- plain to the satisfaction of the country, The Conspiracy Growing. Kansas City Times, Recent incidents would Indicate that the work of destroying the democratic party is not to be left entirelyr to the traitors in the senate. The house Is doing its best te get into the conspiracy, and within the last few days has made_considerable progress in that direction. Whether a lucid interval will strike the body in time to avert what seems to be a dangerous crisls remalns to be seen. But there can be no doubt that unless some saving power intervenes the most disastrous consequences will ensue. g el H Not of the Resigning Kind, Chicago Herald, Judge Jenkins is not likely to resign be- cause of the censure passed upon him by the house judiciary committee. He is not of the resigning kind, and, besides, he un- doubtedly feels that he should not made to suffer for an offense in_ which'he was merely the kn:lrumenl. John C. Spooner being” the intelligent force. It is safe to predict, however, that neither Judge Jen- ins nor any other federal judge will again venture to use the judiciary power to in- timidate workingmen at the behest of ar- rogant corporations or their attorneys. The Boatner investigation has at least accom- plished so much good. ———— NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKANS. Mrs. Thomas Collins, one of the pioneer settlers of Nemaha county, is dead. There are ninety-two acres of sugar beets tn Dawes county fgr the Norfolk factory. Rev, H. A. Pallister has accepted a call to the Christian ghurch at Geneva, He has been located for .the, past three years at Harvard. Callaway women invaded a haunted house that the “men folks“s were afraid to enter and located his ghostship. The spook was Identified as Major Conley, the editor of a local sheet. = There will be tWo ‘Tepublican county con- vontions In Adams county this year. A conventlon to nate’ delegates to the con- gressional convention’ will be held June 9 and the conventiof téselect delegates to the state convention hus Been set for August 18, The 4-year-old 'ctilld of W. W. Wassum of Arlington “turiied tp missing” the other night and the “whole neighborhood was routed out to search for the lost little one. After hours of ausious search the mother went down cellar on an errand and found the child lying in & corner fast asleep. It had gone down there to escape the heat of the house. The body of an unknown man was found In the Missourl river just above Platts. mouth and the coroner’s jury was unable to secure evidence to identify the remains, The corpse is that of a man about 45 years old and was dressed In a ducking walst coat that was buttoned tight around his body and neek, which, with other clothes, showed that he must have been drowned in the winter. The face 18 too badly decomposed for auny one to recognize it. It is thought he might be one of- the men who were drowned at the Platte river bridge some time ago, or the man who fell through the fce while trylng to cross the river at Omaha last spring. BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1894. LINCOL TYSBURG. Address of the Martye President on the Famons ¢ attlefield Nov. 19, 1863, “Four score and Ssoven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived In liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men werc created equal. We are now engeged In a great civil war, tosting - whether that nation, or any nation so concelved and so dedicated, can long endure. We ara met on a great hattle- fleld cf that war. We have come to dedi- cate a portion of that fleld as a final rosting place for those who here gave thoir lives that the nation might live, It is altogether fitting and proper that wo should do this But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract “The world will little note nor long re- member what we say here. It is for us, the living, rather, to bo dedicated here to infnished work which they who fought have thus far so nobly advance is, rather, for us to be here dedic the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause to which they gave the last full measurc of devotlon—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have *died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” : AND THINGS, Thomas Nast Is now doing John Bull in black and white for the Pall Mall Gazette. Senator Brice was born in Denmark and lives in Lima. Both localities are in Ohlo. Recent experience proves that detectives succeed In arresting public attention occa- sionally. The altitude of the mercury does not materially diminish the tribute pald to Old King Coal. Mr. Buttz is more of a philanthropist than a lobbyist. He sought to sweeten the acldity of public life. The report that Sitting Bull is dead is re- futed. He Is one of the live attractions at the Antwerp exposition. In removing to the Ninth congressional district of Towa, General Weaver passes bo- yond the pale of vociferous spring chicken. The Gould family has moved out of New York to avold the pernicious activity of the tax assessor. After all, tax shirking is not confined to Omaha. An Indiana woman who recently sued a railway company for killing her husband and a horse he was driving has been given a verdict of $15 for the lo:s of the horse. Chief Justice Logan E. Bleeckly of the supreme court of Georgia has just been made a father. Hizzoner, who I8 77, mar- rled Miss Chloe Herring, aged 26, last sum- mer. Tho popular belief that the senate cannot pass anything overlooks the smacking cor- diality with which certain dark objects pass from hand to mouth in the adjacent cloak room. Isaac Pitman, who has been knighted by the queen, nearly sixty years ago published the system of shorthand that has made him famous, Sir Isaac is a hale old gentleman of 81. The 85th birthday of ex-Secretary of the Navy Thompson falls on June 9, and is to be publicly celebrated at his home in Terre Haute, Ind. Ex-President Harrison has been invited to attend. The author of Nebraska's lonesome vote cast at the Chicago convention for Arthur Puc Gorman shows an indifference for his assafled fdeal that approaches Ingratitude. “Help, Horatlo, speak ere I perish.” Hamlin Garland has been a farmer in Dakota, a school teacher in Illinois and a literary worker In Boston. He s now .a moving force behind the Midland Monthly, which is published at Des Moines, Ia. The progress of western civilization In Japan 18 not materially checked by her efforts to absorb western literature at the same time. If the island successfully as- similates both all doubt of future greatness will vanish. The New York Sun contends that the riots in_Pennsylvania, Illinols and Colorado, as well as Coxeylsm, are traceable directly to the teachings of Grover Cleveland. The Sun omits the Pennsylvania floods and the Lake Michigan disasters from tho list of disasters due to the baneful influence of the administration. ——————— STRIKING REFECTIONS. Kansas City Star: Speaking of arbitra- tion, will the workingmen and others inter- ested ever learn to think of it before the marching and the shooting, the dynamiting and the murdering, and the militia, as well as afterward? These days plentifully fllus- trate the advantages of foresight and the deplorability of hindsight. Chicago Dispatch: There Is only one way to treat with lawlessness. It must be sup- pressed at all hazards, by peaceable means if possible, but by force if necessary. While the sympathy of the entire people will be with the miners so long as they remain law- abiding, they must clearly understand that they will forfelt public support whenever they resort to violence. Detroit Free Press: One of Governor Walte's latest outbreaks is the declaration that “if the ballot be mot successful, the man who will not bare his breast to bullets is not a man.” We have never had the pleasure of seeing the governor in the fore- front of battle, but if the worst came to the worst, we are inclined to suspect that he would be found wearing a bullet-proof chest- protector rather than a bared breast. It would be more in keeping with the proprie- ties and infinitely safer. Philadelphia Record: The number of men thrown out of employment In industrial es. tablishments that have been obliged to sus- pend work because of a lack of fuel will soon be quite as large as tho number of striking miners. For every striker there are, take them all together, doubtless ten other per- sons who In-one way or another are made to suffer deprivation or loss because the striker strikes, There never was invented a moro clumsy or cruel way of settling disputes be- tween those who buy labor and those who sell it. —_—————— JOKING MEMORIALS, Galveston News: Ple is not plate matter with the printer. Detrolt Tribune: ‘He's a man of much push,” “Yes, indeed. His lawn is a full aere. Chicago Tribune: Cholly—Have a stick of chewing gum, old chappy? Fweddie—Naw, thanks. My physician says I have got to quit my blawsted dis- sipating. Somerville Journal: It's a scaly book- keeper who can't make his cash balance every day. Cleveland Plain Deale Buttz seemed unduly anxious to introduce a few bills into the senate under suspension of rules. Wife~You must ones New York Weekly: send me away for ‘my health at I am going into a decline. Husband--My My! What makes you think 80? Wife— All my dresses are beginning to feel com- fortable, Brooklyn Life: Dora—How did you fall in_love with Mr. Clinker so suddenly? Cora —Father forbade him to come to the house. Boston Transcript: Gump—I wish a fels low could borrow money as easily as he can borrow trouble. Hump—If you could make money as eas- {ly as you can make trouble, you wouldn't need to borrow ar Arkansas Traveler: Hobsby—You think of committing suicide? It is the last thing on earth_you ought to contemplate doing! Nobsby—It fs. Chicago Tribune: Mr. Billus—He newspaper paragraph that says wome ensitive to pain than men. I b s something in that, Mari Mrs Billus—Yes, that's theory. The truth’ of the is that wome ave more fortitude than men. As to—Mercy! For heaven's sake, John, be quick! Knock that horrid bug off ‘my hair! 's 8 are leve THE GREAT BIG GIRL. Harper's Basar, T's dettin’ awful blg, I is. I's gwowin' yike a'twee; An' mamma says if 1 keeps on T'll s00n be as blg as she. An’ she knows what she's’ talkin' 'bout. T'll show you. Jus' see there; ¥'s large enough to Il all up Fhis awful big arm-chair, REED WANTED AT H:\STI.\’E\ Adsms Oounty Pepublicars Anxious to Hoar the Man from Maino, INVITED TO STOP THERE ONE DAY President Clarko of the Republican Loague Neoks to Get the Ex-Speaker for n Talk as He « from b to or WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE DI 1407 I street, N, W WASHINGTON, James N. Clarke, president of the Repub- lican league of Hastings, has written to Sen- ator Manderson, enclosing an invitation for Thomas B. Reed to speak at Hastings on his way to or from the convention of repub- lican clubs at Denver on June 12, next. President Clarke Intends to have a speclal meetin® held at Hastings it Mr. Reed will accept the Invitation. Senator Manderson today enclosed the letter to ex-Speaker Reed “with an urgent request that he may comply. Several constituents of Representative Pickler of South Dakota have written ask- ing him to give them Information in r to a fund which they belleve Is availa for the improvement of post roads on Indian reservations. The persons referred to have written in the interest of the post roads be- tween Fort Meade and Sturgls. Representa- tive Pickler today called on the postmaster oral and the secretary of war and finds there {8 no such fund now available. Mr. Pickler today called on the Indian com- missioner and urged that the annual payment to the Sisscton Indians, near Watertown, S. D., be made. Another special inspector will be sent out to investigate the frauds, and it is likely that as soon as his report is sent in the payment will be made. Senator Allen today secured of a house bill granting to Wesley Mont- gomery of Hastings right to make home- stead entry on any public lands in lieu of his homestead in Illinois, which was can- celled. Senator the passage Pettigrew today spoke on the tariff, and was granted a hearing by an unusually large number of senators, many of whom congratulated him at the conclu- sion of his remarks. T. F. Kelley has been appointed postmas- ter at Adair, Adair county, Ia., vice L. M. Hawes, removed, and 8. L. Watts has been appointed at Sabula, Jackson county, vice W. R. Oake, removed. Congressman Pickler will speak at the exercises to be held in Graceland cemetery tomorrow afternoon, and at night will make an address at Grand Army services to be held in the Lyceum theater at Baitimore, GRAY CONTL Mombers of the Finance Committeo Deny the Story of Carlisle's Visit, WASHINGTON, May 20.—The senate Sugar trust investigating committee continued its inquiry today and examined Senators Voor- hees, Jones and Vest of the finance commit- tee In regard to the allegations concerning the efforts of the Sugar trust to influence legislation. They made a general denfal of all the charges made of tho exercise of influ- ence by the trust and specifically contra- dicted the story that Secrotary Carlisle had made a secret visit to the committee and de- manded that the sugar interest be protected because of the democratic party's indebted- ness to the Sugar trust. They agreed that Mr. Carlisle had never mado such a visit to the committee, and that no such demand had been made upon the committee for the reasons given in Mr. Edwards' lotter or any other account. that a meeting had been held by the com- mittee on the Sunday before the tarlff bill was reported for the consideration of the sugar schedule, and said it the sugar people had been in any adjacent room while the committee was in session at any time they were not cognizant of the fact. Mr. Vest denied that he had informed Joe Rickey ot the progress of the committeo in considering the Dill. The committee adjourned over to- morrow. The examination will be resumed at the next meeting. ‘Wrecking € pany Want Thelr WASHINGTON, May 20.—Sccretary Car- lisle today sent a letter to Representative Livingston of Georgla, chairman of one of the subcommittees of the housc committee on appropriations, reciting what steps had been taken with respect to the sale of the government World's fair building in_Chl- cago, mow wanted by the Atlanta Cotton State exposition. The secretary says the Chicago House Wrecking company, which had purchased the main bullding, s insist- ing on prompt execution of the contract entered into, but not yet finally approved, for the sale of the building to the company, and he recommends that congress take such action as it desires as soon as possible: Patents Which Have Expired. WASHINGTON, May 20.—The list of in- ventions on which patents expire by limita- tion today Includes the following: Harvester reels, H. A. Adams, Sandwich, IIl.; rotary engines, M. Nordmann, jr., Bos- ton; pantographs, <Bugene T. Pearl, Hart- ford, Conn.; printing presses, C. Potter, jr., Plainfield, N. J.; burglar alarms, Israel Hogeland, Indianapolis; ore washers, J. Rich- i BROWNING, KINg The largest mukors and s3llars ot fine elothes on earth, Your money’s worth or your monoy bac'e ards, Battle Mountain, Nev.: hook sewing machines, H. Reil, Philadelphia; quadruplox telegraphs, ¥. W. Jones, Chicago; station indicators, James Manteil, Detroit, Mich.; copying telegraphs, Loring Plckoring, San Franciseo; raflroad frogs, J. T. Richardson, Harrisburg, Pa.; printing telegraphs, R. J. Sheeher, Bostor; motors, Gaston R, B. Bozerain, Parls, France. Supreme Court Makos n Record, WASHINGTON, May 20, —~During the term which closed on Saturday the United States supreme court made an unusual rece ord for the disposition of business. More than 500 cases were finally disposed of and others were taken under consideration, at least fifty cases more than the usual work of a term, notwithstanding that the court was without a full bench for weeks after the death of Justice Blatchford. There were 934 cases on_ the docket at the close of last term, May 15, 1893, and 250 cases have boen filed winee, making a total of 1,214 Of the fourteen cases which the court has taken under advisement, but which will nof be decided until next fall, when the cour! Wwill meet on the second Monday in October, some are of great importance, There are three involving the valldity of forelgn judgments in the courts of the United States, an important customs case involving the rates upon to- bacco for cigar wrappers, and the cases to test the valldity of the Massachusetts oleo- margarine law.” The present crowded cons dition of the docket emphasizes the need ot legislation still further restricting the classes of cases which can be appealed to the supreme court. Bissell Opposes Postal Telegraph. WASHINGTON, May 20.—Postmaster Gens eral Bissell has forwarded to Chalrman Wise of the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce a letter embodying his reasons for opposing the proposed govern- ment ownership of the tolegraph system. He does not think a postal telograph service will prove profitable in this country or that such seryice could be fully accomplished without material additions to the present postoffice organization and large expendi- tures, Somo More WASHINGTON, May 20.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Postmasters—George Owens, la.; Z. B. Dunlap, Perry, Ia; Charles H. Trousdale, Monroe, La.; Edmund Caplis, West Duluth, Minn.; James M. Nickell, Han- nibal, Mo.; Charles E. Lillpop, Chehalis, Wash.; W. C. Peas, Cumberland, Wis.; Wil lMam Guillaume, Hartford, Wis.; Henry Lots, Horicon, Wis. Not € s Own Bantling. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Senator Cullom said today of the Interstate commerce bill Introduced by him that the bill was sent to him and introduced by request. He had net examined the bill carefully, but thought there might be some good in it, which could be sifted out by the committee. The gentleman who sent it to him was an ex- perienced and careful business man and had good ideas on the subject of the bill. Northwood, Confirmed by the WASHINGTON, May 29. in executive session today confirmed the follow= ing nominations: Harry BDaldwin, to be marshal of the United States for the north- ern division of California. Postmasters: Missouri—J. M. Nickel, at Flannibal. Cali fornia—J. M. Payne, at San Lufs Obispo; A G. Fleming, at Lincoln. Jerry Simpson hmproving. WASHINGTON, May 20.—Representative Jerry Simpson, who was eritically ill a fow days ago, has been steadily improving since he passed the crisis of his attack and will leave for Berkloy Springs the last of this week. War on Indecent Literature. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Senator Vilas o niss Gonted (o repory | today Introduced a bill making it unlawful for any person to send obscene literature or any other matter of indecent character ar any article Intended for immoral use by express. —— yma Juch to Be Marrled, NEW YORK, May 29.—Miss Emma Juch to be married next month to Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Francis Wellman. She hi almost recovered form her recent illness, The wedding, it is said, will take place June 26, in St. Andrew’'s Episcopal church, Stam- ford, Conn., where Miss Juch’s home Is loe cated. e DECORATION DAY, Harper's Magazine, The uses of adversity are sweet; Red war, the hate of kinsmen is forgot; Beneath bland skies a nation stays her feet To laud the hero, grace his sléeping-apoti For every drop of blood old swords have let, The rose, the lily, and the violet. oo Chicago Record. Hushed Is the sound of the drum, Still are those dear, willing feet; Laden with flowers we come, Our brothers, our soldiers, to greet. Flowers from garden and fleld We scatter above them, and pray That heaven rich blessings will yleld Our country for such men as they. . Harper's Weelkly. Oh! years that ceaseless come and g0, Processional with thronging hours, Tach May-time pause, o'er friend and foe, Comrades at last, to scatter flowers. > good swords rust; the drums are stillf he children’s children sing and play. marching years, o'er vale and hill, Drop flowers, this’ fair Memorlal day. = so great. make it. BROWNING, Never take the horse shoe from the door; Never throw away leafed clover four; Never fail to look our counters o’er; Never were such garments made before; Never were styles so elegant nor our assortment They are all new and fresh and come in all sorts of colors and in the very latest styles. sell some of them as low as $8.50 and never much move than half a tailor's price, with all the other good qualities of a made-to-your-own-order suit. We'll fit you as well, give you as good material, that will wear as long and look as well as any tailor can A boy’s nice suit $2. We KING & CO., S. W. Cor. Fifteenth and Douglas Streets, 01 B B O