Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1895, Page 12

AT ~ ouler to inc gy mEn P 5 B. ROSEWATER, Baitor. — PUBLISHED EVERY MORNI m——— = TERMS OF SUBSC Daily Dee (Without Sunday), One Year. Dally fee and Sunday, One Year. x Montha.... Months. Baturday Dee, One Year. Weekly Dee, Ono Year. OFFIC Omaha, The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha, Singer Bik., Corner N and 2ith Sts. Counell Py lz,l‘::;wl F:u»l' € o Chicago OMe 1’ hamber of Commerce. New York, Rooms 13, 14 and 15, Tribune Bldg. Washington, 1407 F Street, N. W, CORRESPOND Al communications_relating to torial matter should be addressed HUSINESE LETTER ANl business letters and remitia should be addromed to 'The - Tiee Tubishing company, Smalin. Dratts, checks and_ mstoflice ordera 1o nde pa TpanY. e COMPANY. 2E25838 the Bditor. ENT OF CIRCULATION. George 1. Tasehuck, secretary of The Beo Pub- Mshing company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and ¢ o coples of the Daily Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed durlng the month of January, 185, was s follows i 18 SAZREBES 1 sold and returned Total sale.... § Dally average, *sunday. copies.. Bworn to bafore me ence this 20 day 1 The more ridicule the “Trilby” fanaties endure the more enthusiasm they dis- play. Tt will tak 1 of oil to calm ters that surge around ex-oll inspector of There Is some consolation in knowing that Parliament will in all probability continue to sit for some months after congress adjourns. Smece Senator Cullom’s successful ef- fo in behalf of the Chicago postoffice huilding appropriation all has been for- given in the vicinity of Lake Michigan. It seems to be a question of doubt whetlier the legislature runs the legisla- tive employes or the employes run the leglslature. The general impression is that the tail wags the d The ex-state ofl inspector reports that he has made a practice of inspecting gasoline. This statement may be true, but there has been no diminution in the number of gasoline explosions. We are told that some of the New York critics complain that the orches- tration of Verdi's new opera, “Fal- staft,” is too heav But how could the opera be true to the Shakespearean con- ception of the character if it were not ponderous? There is a vacancy in the member- ship of the democratic state committee. Are not the democrats alive to the im- portance of this position? Candidates for the place ought to set up headquar- ters and open a’ vigorous® campaign without - delay. Not one single barrel of oil inspected under the present oil inspection law dur- ing the Inst year was rejected as not coming, up to the ‘test prescribed by statute. A test under which such a showing can be made demonstrates its own worthlessness. It is to be noted that ‘woman suffrage in Colorado, no more than in Wyoming, has proved the solution of all the ills that flesh is heir to. The Colorado leg- islature is wrestling just as hard with the various problems that beset society as the legislature in any other state. Only the congressman who has do- nated his entire quota of free seed to the State Rellef commission for the benefit of the drouth sufferers will know by actual experience the Dbliss that awaits congress when the free garden seed distribution shall have been abol- ished. * Why did, ex-Ofl Tnspector Hilton de- posit that §$2,000 with thé state treasurer in February, 1804, if the state was really indebted to him for the work performed by him and his corps of inspectors dur- ing the year 18037 Was Mr. Hilton ever known to pay anything he did not owe before? If congress can pass a special appro- priation of §10,000 for the immediate re- llef of the poor in the District of Co- lumbia it ought to be able to authorize a liberal expenditure of money to fur- nish seed grain to the destitute farmers of Nebrasi who have, without fault of their own, become victims of the drouth, It might not be out of order to sug. gest that the committee which is con- sidering the claims for the expenses of the litigation over the maximum freight rate law lusist on having the counsel for the state approve each individual item of the bills for printing, expert tes- timony, traveling expenses and court fees. Cougressman William L. Wilson has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual address at the commencement oxercises of the University of Missis- Sippi next June. If Mississippl s as liberal with commencement orators as 18 Nebraska, that means remuneration 1o the extent of not less than $100 and expenses. Cougressman Wilson's lec- ture career seems to be progressing sat- lsfactorily. It transpires, according to Bradstreet's reports, that the damage caused to the Florida orange crop by the cold weather in the south about a month ago was gzuqu exaggerated, and that the actual )85 falls upon the larger growers, by whom it will be scarcely felt. The more ~xecent cold wave way increase the bur- den of fallure which the Florida fruit growers will have to bear, but they will fiy to indemnify themselves as far as they can by exaggerating the loss in case the prices which they obtain for what has been left un RUNDAY, PEBRUA L UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. Members of the Douglas county dele- gation have been importuned by cer- tain political schemers of the dark lan- tern brand to push the bill that con- templates a radical change in the ap- pointment of fire and police commission- ers. The bills now pending in both houses propose to take the power of ap- pointing the board from the governor and confer it upon Attorney General Churchill and Land Commissioner Rus- sell, with the governor as a mere fig- urehead appendage. The pretext under which this change is sought to be made i that the present polico chief and the force under him, except such as belong to the star chamber faction, are bood- lers and blackmailers, and further- more that they are encouraged and sus- tained in their evil ways by the pelice commission. Now, if boodlerism and blackmail are rampant in the polic surely are not confined to any class, nationality or creed. Nor is it fair to assume that every member of the fire and police commission is in collusion with bood- lers, blacklegs and blackmailers, The auestion that naturally presents itself is, are the parties engineering this move honest in their desive for municipal re- form, or are they merely wearing the sanctimonious garh for nefarious po- litienl ends that would take us from the frying pan into the fire? What reform are we to expect from that extraordinary trinity of reformers, Covell, Churchill and Eller, that could not be brought about through the exist- ing w and by the ordinary methods of procedure against corrupt officials? In the langus of the apostle, “Can corruption take on incorruption?’ Can we expect clean government from tit- tooed men who cannot face their own re 8? Grant that there is rottenness in the police department, what need is there for a law to place the police of Omaha under control of officials whose conduct inspires distrust in their integrity? If credible proof can be brought against any police officer, why should not the charges be filed with the po- lice commission and the grand jury? If there is any tangible evidence to con- vict members of the police commission of corruption, there is a speedy remedy at law by filing complaint with the governor, whose duty it is to remove any member of the commission for cause. 1f the governor fills the vacancy with a dishonest man he will be held responsible, and the power of the courts can be invoked to rectify the governor's mistake. In any event, there isno warrant for the proposed change. On the contrary, every unbiased citizen who desires good government must realize that the scheme if carried out will inaugurate and promote dissension, persecution and systematic blackmalil, THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES' APPEAL. The meeting that has been called by the friends of the Associated Charities at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow afternoon ought to be well attended and ought to result in the adoption of some practical measures for the maintenance of this institution and the good work which it is performing. The object of the Assoclated Charities 1s two. fold; first, to see that every worthy applicant for poor relief is either supplied with the necessaries required or is directed to the authorities that:are in a position to supply them, and, second, to expose fraud and imposture, ,While the first- mentioned object is really the all-impo tant one, the value of the work coming under the second head is not to be underestimated. True charity seeks to place the reciplent on the way to be- come again self-supporting. When pro- fessional beggars are assisted they are not only encouraged to continue a life of vagrancy, but they also take away what was destined for and ought to go to the deserving but unfortunate desti- tute. A little reflection wilt make it plain that every community needs some char- itable institution that will make it a business to exercise a discriminating carve in the application of poor relief. The Assoclated Charities undertakes to make the Individual investigations into the merits of applicants which pri- vate persons cannot and have not the time to make. During the present win- ter it has had more than its share of the divect work of charity to administer, and as a natural consequence has kept very close to the resources at its com- mand, We are sure the people of Omaba appreciate and approve the scope and purposes of the Associated Charities. They should not permit it to be hampered just at the time when the need of activity is greatest. CAUSE OF 1HE BROOKLYN STRIKE, Since the strike on the electric street railways in Brooklyn has subsided it has become plain that the real cause of that disturbance is to. be traced to the fraudulent over-capitalization of the street railway property in that city. The Brooklyn trolley roads are the erea- tion of the past few years, It was not wany years ago that rapid transit in Brooklyn was effected solely by numerous disconnected and independent horse ear lines. Early in the 80's the elevated roads were built, and quickly made such inroads upon the business of the surface cars that thelr owners were compelled to look to some new departure to prevent the threatened depletion of their coffers. The first expedient was to consolidate the separ- ate lines into a few larger systems, by which the management would be unified and the operating expenses reduced. But this was only the first step. With the introduction of electricity as a cheap motive power the horse car lnes were transformed nto trolley systems, the speed materially increased and the lost patronage dargely regained. Every one of these consolidations and transformations, howe offered opportunities for stock watering re exploited to the full- hlo extent. Whenever a new uired bonds would be is- than sufticient to cover the purchase price and an ad lido al bleck of stock would bhe distributed amoug the parties on the inside. By these success- ive maninulations the Brooklyn trolley companies are said to have ereated, out of pure water, obligutions which must be met elosely approximating a 000, The predicament of the companies then was this, that they had so large a sum of interest accruing on outstanding bonds that in order not to default pay- ment they were compelled to keep op- erating expenses at the lowest possible point, even to paring down the wages of conductors and motormen. It was a choice elther for the employes to suffer or for the bondholders to suffer. The latter would doubtless also have en- tafled the necessity of the appointment of recelvers. The managers of course preferred to uphold the credit of the com- panies to the detriment of the employes and hence their stubborn resistance to the demands of the strikers. The knowl- edge of this situation unquestionably disposed the people of Brooklyn so gen- erally, on the side of the strikers. For themselves as patrons of the roads they can see no.relief from this mountain of fictitious securities with which the roads have been weighted down. The watered stock and fraudulent bonds promise to sorve Il doomsday as an excuse for poor accommodations and poorly paid and overworked employes, SUMMARY PUNISHMENT. The dispateh from Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham shows that the Ha- walian government proposes to deal summarily with the persons charged with participation or complicity in the recent insurrection. The minister's dis- patch s dated January 30, and reports that up to that time thirty*had been tried, of whom three were known to have been sentenced to death, and it was thought the others would share the same fate. A large number were still awaiting trial, and the dispatch states that arrests were being made dfily. In response to this Secretry Gresham sent instructions to the Amerlean minister to demand delay of execution in the case of American citizens condemned to death simply for compliclty in the re- volt, or who, being charged with actual participation, had not received an open- face trial, with opportunity for defense. The unfortunate men already sentenced when the, minister reported will per- haps have paid the penalty before the instructions to our minister reach him, but at any rate the prompt action of the government will be warmly ap- proved by the American people. This matter was a subject of earnest discussion in the senate on Friday and the nearly unanimous opinion was con- demnatory of the course of the Haw: fian government in dealing with the in- surgents. Senator Hale declared that the new republie should be warned that the adoption of Mexican and South American methods in this matter would lose it the sympathy of the American people, and with this sentiment there was general concurrence. It is doubt- less true, as contended by Senator Mor- gan, that the Hawaiian government has the sovereign right to put to death every man found guilty of participation or complicity in the insurrection, but it does not necessarily follow that the congress or the government of the United States should maintain absolute silence, as the Alabama senator implied. in the presence of what was very justly characterized by Senator Hale as & bar- barous course. At any rate, our gov- .| ernment could not do less than take notice of the conduct of the Hawailan government so far as it affects Ameri- can citlzens, and there can be no doubt that the almost universal sentiment of the country will approve the prompt action of the secretary of state. It is unfortunate that at least a full week must elapse before his instructions can reach Honolulu, though it is possible that our minister may anticipate their nature and act accordingly. The men at the head of the Hawalian republic have yet to show that they are qualified to carry on a republican sys- tem of government wisely and justly. At present they constitute what is little better than an oligarchy, and although they hnve received recognition they have not won a strong place in the con- fidence and resyect of the nations. The spirit of vengeance thies are now mani- festing will not improve their claims to the world's regard. MINISTERIAL HALF FARES. The chairman of the Western Trunk Line committee last week issued a list of clergymen entitled to the privilege of half-fave permits from the railroads associated together in that organiza- tion. Men engaged in rallroad work will see nothing remarkable in this action. Clergymen have enjoyed half- fare permits or free passes from almost the very beginning of the railroad era and the privileges which they enjoy have come to be regarced by all parties concerned much in the light of a matter of course. Yet If any one should ask Chairman Caldwell who promulgated this author- ized list, why any such list should be issued at all, he would probably be at a loss for a satisfactory answer. It cer- tainly is not because ministers cannot for themselves, for on the whole are ns well compensated as are mem- bers of other professional classes and much better than the average of travel- ers who belong to the great middle class, Is it because of any counter service which ther render - without charge to the rallroads? Clergymen are supposed regularly to minister spivitupl they advice, but corporations, notoriously be- reft of soul, cannot be in need of such return. Originally, perhaps, the minis- ter was expected to help make travel by railvroad popular, but if this seryvice was ever of value to the companies it must have long. ago become nnneces- sary. The patronage of his immediate elrcle of friends might be diverted to particular lines if he were induced to make personal use of them, but when every clergyman has his pocket full of passes or half-fare permits on each and every one of the railroads within his rveach the question of diverting travel is not to be raised. If the ministerial half-fave were sim- ply @ gift or concession from the man- gors of a railroad to an individual or a class theré would be no ground what- ever for complaint. But when a spe- elally reduced rate to one class means au inereased rate imposed upon another class it becomes a diserimination of a puhlic nature. Bither the passeuger who p: ean jusfly say that he is against bis will compelled to contribute 10 the expense of carrylug the winister at half fave, or the stockholder has a right to objééf'$hat his dividends have been lessenald, pecanse of unbusiness- like management. If such liberal par- tiality were At&played by railroad man- agers towayd any other single class in the community, the bakers or the butc ers for exgiiffle, there would be n grand remonstgance by all the rest, the clergymen dncluded. 1If it is profit- able for thé fqflroads to carry clergy men at half fage why would it not be equally profitaile for them to carry all passengéfs 4t the same rate? BEET SUGMR HERE AND ABROAD. According i 5 report from the United States consul general at Frankfort, the beet sugar producers of Germany have become alarmed at the progress made in that industry in this country, and doubtless this is true of the beet sugar produce of other European countr It was extremely gratifying to them when the present congress abolished the bounty granted by the tariff law of 1800 for the emcouragement of beet sugar production, and under the stimu- lating influence of which the industry was rapidly developing in the United States, but the demonstrated fact that the sugar beet can be grown here on an extensive seale and profitably, and the certainty that the enterprise of our people will assert itself in this as in I other directions, are reasons why the foreign producers still feel some anxi- ety regarding the future of the beet sugar industry in the United States. The progress made under the'salutary effect of the bounty showed what might have been accomplished had that policy been maintained during the period pro- vided for in the McKinley law. The act that in two years the production of beet sugar in this country more than doubled, increasing from 12,000,000 pounds in 1892 to 27,000,000 pounds in 1804, fully warrants the belief that if the bounty had been continued until 1005 the production at that time would have very nearly if not guite equalled the consumption. There is not to be found in our history a more inexcusable attack on a growing and most promis- ing industry than was made by the present congress in abolishing the houn- ty on sugar production, and to make the matter worse it refused even to make provision for paying so much of the bounty as had been earned before the present riff law went into effect. Bxisting conditions are not so favol able to the development of the sagar Dbeet industry as when it had the en- couragement of a bounty, but undoubt- edly it will continue to grow. There is some pmtugain to it in the present tariff, but a“beldter reason for its fur- ther develc t' appears to t in the fact, if g6 §tatement of our consul is correct, ATt costs less in portions of this m\usv\o grow the sugar beet than it does'ih ‘Germany. He says that it costs $50:30 per acre to grow sugar beets in Getmany, with the low wages, while the cost per acre in California, with its more favorable climate, is only £17.50. If }Iu": difference in cost of production is even much less than this there is reasen why the industry should continue to;‘Jevelop* in’ ‘the United States. o oo Bt In-one of its:latest decisions the'su- preme court declires that negligence as ause of action against a railroad com- DANY MUSE he provea and tnat ine nnding of the body of a man on the tracks does not create a presumption that he came there by reason of the eompany’s negli- gence. This ruling will have a far- reaching effect upon damage fuits brought against railroad companies for injuries received on their property. The assumption will be made that the tracks were amply guarded and the plaintiff will be compelled to prove his point and show by evidence that they were not. It is notorious that the law regarding protection at raflrond crossings is con- stantly and flagrantly violated. When, however, the victim to this negligence has been killed it becomes almost im- afford to pay thelr traveling expenses | possible to bring witnesses to the fact of violation at the particular time. Government ownership of the tele- graph is not at all an exclusive tenet of the populist party, as Senator Allen tried to impress upon his fellow sen- ators on Wednesday. On the contrary, the postal telegraph was repeatedly rec- ommended by ublican incumbents of the postmaster generalship long before the populist party had existence either in imagination or in fact. Post- master General Cresswell recommended the postal telegraph more than twenty years ago. DPostmaster General Wan- amaker advoca‘ed government owner- ship of the telegraph niter the populist platforms had adopted the idea, but no one claimed that he thereby became a populist, Had Senator Allen pursued the subject further he would have dis- covered that a very respectable minorit; of both houses of congress are favor- able to the postal telegraph. Many of the persons who are to get their principal and 7 per cent interest as the vesult of their investment in county poor farm lots will be a great deal better off than they would have been had they not participated in that meworable real estate auction sale, They would without doubt have put their money, 'into other speculations, probably city..lofs, where it would lle today, no mere valuable than when it was expended. | As it s, they have really turned a profitable deal because in no other way would they have re- celved the sagiefinterest and the snne guarantee of,fh¢ principal. Had the sule not been «eclured void the pur- chasers woul® ligve hind to wait a con- siderable tima:yet before being able to realize on theielproperty. But their guin 1 the cofifity’s loss, The reconmpentdution of Judge Jen- kins 1o connection with the Chicago & Northern Paclfic receivership that two of the receivers resign, since one is suflicient to administer the property, and the snnouncement that he will al- low compensation to one receiver only, will | attention to one of the worst perversions of the recelvership abuse. Two vecelvers are usually appointed to do the work that one could easily per- form. The osiensible reason is that the vitrious Interests of the creditors must he protected by men friendly to theid. The reai reason is to give the favored applicants uice, soft berths while the [port hm on either side. creditors pay the freight. There Is no reason why a receivership should not be administered on business principles any less than a solvent institution. e in various cities of the United States are commencing to learn of the consignments of goods belonging to them that were lost on the Elbe. It will probably be some time yet before the exact extent of their losses will be ascertained, but as most of the goods were fully insured the burden will fall upon the marine insurance companies. The latter have not had so great dam- ages to pay on such shipments in many a year. Tmporters Whenever a cabinet official wants to know whether he is going to resign or not nowadays le hies himself to some enterprising Washington newspaper cor- respondent, who tells him what his plans for the future are. Any conscien- tious cabinet official would rather re- sign ten times than give the lie to newspaper announcement of his retire- ment. 2 A Thriliing Subject. Washington Star. The prevalling choice as a topic for de- bating societies 1s: “Which Life is More Conducive to Peace of Mind and Longevity; that of a Member of Congress or Motor- man on a Brooklyn Trolley L ——— 1t Was a Stunner. Couler-Journal. Tsn't that a rather incredible story about the capture of a party of Amerioans by the Chinese at Chin Kiang? The Chinese have been doing their level best to avold captur- ing anybody for the last six months. The Genteel Equivalent. Detroit Free Press, Tt is declared by the London Spectator that the American people are the kindliest people on' the face of the earth. This re- calls that to designate a man as all-around good fellow 4s equivalent to calling him a “chump,” ————— ickward Beform. Brooklyn Bagle Some genius in the Connecticut legislature has introduced a bill prohibiting from work- ing in shops and factorfes all marned women whose husbands are able to sup- port them. This is a backward move- ment. When the new woman takes her proper place in the evolution of the centuries she will indignantly spurn sup- port from such base creatures as men. ——— A Chance for tne Jingoes. Chicago Herald, If there are Americans who want to annex something, Newfoundland presents just the subject and the present state of affairs there the opportunity The country is anxious for annexation. It has a trade we want. It divided from our continent by only a narrow strip of water, Its position, at the mouth of the St nce, makes its acquisition highly de- it invites rational jingoism. vt vy Evidence of Popular Disgust. Buffalo Exp Sixty thousand signatures were obtained in o single day In Brooklyn to a petition asking for the revocation of the charters of the three street railroad companies which have figured chiefly in the strike. Probably the majority of those who signed the peti- tion were not much in sympathy with the ctrikers, but were thoroughly disgusted with the treatment of the patrons of the roads by the managers. This shows that there are times when a street car company might find it profitable to have its patrons satis- fled with its service. SR The Atflicted East. Kansas City Star. People unacquainted with the New York climate cannot realize the extremity of cold represented by “G degrees below zero” on Manhattan island. As 50 degrees of summer heat in New York is more unbearable than 100 degrees would be in Kansas City, so zero weather in that section Involves more bodily discomfort than would be ordinarily felt in the west with the mercury many degrees lower. The sympathy expressed in New York for the ‘“western sufferers” is akin to that of the saflor, who, during a terrific storm at sea, remarked to a mess- mate: “God help the poor people on land tonight, Jack.” e Lo L LA O, Is Her Head in Danger? Philadelphia Record. The arrest of ex-Queen Lilluokalani in connection with other’ leaders of the recent royalist revolt in Hawall is an evidence of vigor on the part of the government of the republic that should qulet the solicitude upon this head which has been soi fre- quently expressed by New England states. men, The deposed queen has been treated with every consideration by the new gov- ernment, ‘and if _she has abused its con- fidence and ‘conspired for Its overthrow, as seems to be indicated by her arrest, 'she may yet be doomed to the head-chopping fate which she had proposed for others in the days of her power. Rests with the Hanks, Springfield Republican, We have said’ that it will be fdle for the government to sell bonds in Europe, or more bonds in this country, If the banks are not prepared to stop their gold grab- bing and gold hoarding. The New Vork Journal of Commerce now reaches the same conclusion. It says that “it would be a fatal tactical blunder for the administra- tion to negotiate a new loan in Kurope be- fore he had assurances from the banks that they would coincidently put an end to the innovations by which they have wholly shut off the gold incomé of the treasury and drained away its gold for export as fast as it was borrowed. A loan unac- companled by these precautions would be & useless mockery. B — HENRI ROCHEFORT, An Incident of His Passage Through Omaha Twenty Years Ago. Tho cable news of the return to France, during the past week, of Henrl Rochefort, the distinguished journalist, after an exile of years, brings back to my memory the occa- sion, several years ago, when this noted man passed through Omaha, flashing like a bril- liant star across the orbit of my life. _ Op- posd to the government, considered by the officlals to be a dangerous man, he had been arrested for crimes against the state, tried and convicted, deposed from his rank as a count of the French empire, and had been transported to the French penal settlements in the South Pacific ocean, He escaped, and the news came to Omaha one day that Roche- fort would pass through the city on the Unlon Pacific overland train, ‘enroute to Switzerland, which was as near to his native country as he could then go. Omaha. was at that time about one-ffth of the city it now Is, and the news spread very rapidly. In a few hours every French- man resident in the city heard of the com- ing of their celebrated countryman, and, as the hour of the train's arrival drew near, they all assembled at the Union Pacific depot, many of them accompanied by ladies, to give him a warm French greeting as he passed through, As the train slowed up at the station a man of distinguished appearance was secen standing on the platform of one of the sleeping cars. It was Rochefort. He was Instantly recognized, and without any evident prea rangement, but spontaneously from their hearts, the entire assemblage of Frenchmen and Frenchwomen sang the “Marsellaise.” As the first notes of the French nationa song rang out upon the a'r Rochefort raised his hat, and with one hand high uplifted he impressively joined In the song. I have never before or since heard the “Marsellaise’ as It was then and there sung. ‘The French pecple are ever volatile and excitable, and they were wrought up to the highest pitch by the supreme pleasure they experienced in the presence of this man, whom they fairly wor- shiped. Ther feelings were evidently re- ciprocated to the fullest degree by the exile, flying to the boundarics of his native land after months of harsh Imprisonment, and when he was greeted with the national alr sung so enthusiastically he threw his entire soul Into the words that he gave utterance to. He sprang from the car steps to the platform during the singng, and the music ceased, They shook both bis hands; they lugged him; they kissed him; they embraced uim. Men and women alike joined in the demonstration of affection. They shouted; they danced; they were fairly insaune with delight. A fitting clmax to this extra- ordinary scene was when Prof. Zoeffel (if I remember the name correctly) carried away by the intense excitement, fell in a fit on the depot platform, whereupon Rochefort jolued with others in reviving the old gentleman, who, when he was upon his feet once again [ trembled in every lim% to such a degree that his couotrymen were compelled to sup L W, M SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT. Kansas City Star: The Protestant ministers and Cathollc priests of Bay City, Mich., have formed a Christian union, the main object of which 1s dolng away with intolerance. The movement should spread to all parts of the country, for America should never be the home of intolerance. Cedar_Raplds Gazette: The Dubuque Times thinks Rev. Mahood of Sfoux City somewhat of a success as a slummer. He started two fallen women on the way to the penitentiary, whilo the men, equally gullty, were not mo- lested by the plous reformer. It may be that some men fn his own congregation are not free from the Imputation of guilt. Sicux City Tribune: A ministerial critic of Dr. Hillls, the successor of Dr. Swing in the pastorate of Central church, Chicago, ac- cuses him of be'ng in sympathy with “the supereilious and contemptuous sneer of a lux- urlous, effeminate and worldly-wise generaticn that boasts of progress and culture and, un+ der the garb of philanthropy and a spurious altrulsm, vents its concealed enmity agalnst the cross of Christ"—about this time the divine’s ponderous phrase, making mach'ns broke down and we have not the leviathanic | sentence in all ito sinuous length, Chicago Tribune: It the Episcopalians of the United States want an archbishcp no one else has a right to object, especially not when the change has such abundance of precedent in that church and outside of It. But the pro- posed ga'n in solidification and dignity will be of little value if it do not conduce to In- crease the number of wershipers and to save somo ouls that might have been lost but for the augmented power and influsnce of the body. It is fair to presume this point has not been lost sight of, at lsast by some of the movers fcr the appointment of a sanior over- seer for the faithful, and that they calculate on a greater efficiency for the church as a whole to result from it, i il PEOPLE AND THINGS, Cleveland proposes, but congress disposes. The crisis In winter weather is commended to the distinguished consideration of General Weaver. The cruiser Philadelphia lagged supsrfl in the run to Honolulu. in a name. Five prophets are in a state of active erup- tion in the vicinity of Tacoma, Wash. No wonder Mount Tacoma threw up a few tons ct slag in disgust. 2 That festive globe skipper, Nellie Bly, is writing up Nebraska distress'and the Brook- Iyn strike on alternate days. Nellie’s method of annihilating space is as graceful and plcturesque as an overripe imagination will permit. The chief justice of Wyoming asserts that woman suffrage has tended to secure ‘‘gocd nominations for publte office.”” Viewed in the light of the exchange of sulphurous compli- ments in the state senate, it is evident a few of the “good” nominees were elected to stay at home. Tho Match Makers trust appears to be getting along quite well, thank you. The members divided a million in cash the other day, and added a million to the present sup- ply of watered stock. Still the people maks light of the output. Although the Philadelphia papers represent the town to be the worst governed on earth, it does mot follow that the Quaker clty is as black as it is painted. Reform exclamations and super-heated comdemnations serve to re- mind the reader that a municipal campaign is on. It is an easy matter to fill out a check for a million or two. The d'fiiculty is to get it cashed. A New Yorker named Meclntyre broke the record of Gould and Vanderbilt the other day by filling out a check for twelve million dollars. And, what is more interest- ing, the check was cashed. A local agricultural implement firm a few. days ago had -occasion to make a draft on one of its customers, but the draft was sent back by the bankers to whom it was sent for _collection, marked, ‘“drawee dead.” It 30 happened that another clerk, not knowing that the firm had already drawn on this particular customer, made another draft on the same party, which draft the bankers re- turned to the agricultural implement firm, this time indorsing on the back of it, “This man is still dead.”” Note the delicate pathos of the two last words. Evidently the ghost is not walking. An Omaha lawyer was called to Lincoln this week to check a legislative movement culculated to imperil the interests of his clients. When the train reached the fringe ¢ the metropol's and the melodious cry, Tickets, please,” rang through the car, the legal palm groped in the hip pocket for the pasteboard. It was not there. “Conductor,” said he, “I left my. pass in my other pants pocket. You doubtless remember it, as I have used it frequently.” “I don't know about that,” replied the man with the punch, “It may bo a last year's pass. My friend here,” appealing to his companion, “will con- firm’ what I say.” “Can’t say that I know it,”” refolned the companion. “I do know that any lawyer who can afford two- pair of pants these hard times can afford to pay his fare.” Tho conductor fainted at the sight of the cash, ous There is something —_— Amenlties of Pablic Lite, Kaneas City Journal. ,,Colonel Breckinridge called Mr. Heard a ‘contemptible puppy.” Messrs, Hall and Hatch called each other Kars and cowards. Senators Mitchell and Harris denounced as “umgentlemanly” and “con- temptible.” Secretary Olney Informed M. Maxwell ' that he “was an_ “impertinent scoundry Mayor Sutro of San Francisco called Chairman Scott a “lying dog.” Two members of the Alabama senate gave each other the lle and had to be separated. All this within a week. Thes exc MR i hese be exciting and RBLASTS FROM RAM'S HORN, The man who makes his own god always has a Fitle one. The road to heaven would be crowded if 1t wero carpeted with velvet, The devil can behave as well as an angel when he finds it to his advantage. The real preacher is always preaching, no matter whether he s in the pulpit or mot, Instoad of “‘putting off the old man prople go in for dressing him up and sending him to college. Tho man who can pay his debts and won't Qo it, will some day live in a world where all like he will be locked up, Some poople who sit In front seats In church leave thelr religicn behind them when- cver they go away from home. Tho farmer who tries to earn his bread by the sweat of a hired man’s brow will have | to g0 without p'e for breakfast - The devil 1s not throwing very many stones at the man who is not as religlous in busi- | ness as he is in prayer meeting. It angels hear all the preaching that 18 be- ing done down here, it must puzzle them to make qut what some preachers are aiming at. Woo to His Whiskars, Baltimore Sun who belleve in will not be mollified by acknowledg- | ment of their moral sup: ¥ or thelr finer organization from one who tells them in the same breath that they are aping that lower animal, map, and are vietually ashamed of their sex. Aping mah, indeed! | 1 out for cyclones, Dr. Parkhurst. | Bighting the Tammany ‘tig-r was child's blny o the, Job you have undertaken now. When the “andromaniae have done with Dr. Parkhurit even Tammany will feel s for him. Samson slew a lion and thought but 1ittls of the feat, but when he ®ot to foolink with a woman he lost his halr. Let Dr. Parkhurst beware, onds for Amerleans, Toston Globe, There 1s ample gold locked country to cover all our needs, asking, “Why go to partly fixed by the eign b tion c that the should be labor pays Ladies woman's any rights Amerle up in this People are urope for it on terms entatives of for- No propost- triotic than nation's credit people whose speculators, 1EAN (A It ought to be possible to act according to the motto, “American bonds for Amerl- cans already pay John Bull $100,- 000,000 in Wnterest annually as a holder of our securities; 1Is not that enough? SALVE FOR LONG e more just and pa benefits of the enjoyed by the for”it, rather ERMONS. Galveston good “people world, News: There are too many engaged in vhitewashing the Philadelphia Record: A man with a_griz- zly beard can hardly be called bear-faced. Texas Siftings: The way of the trans- gressor 1s bften-a puzzle to the detectives. Boston Transeript: skating last evening, and I fell down no less than ten times. “Edith—What, only ten times, and Jack there to help you up? Kate—I was out Yonkers Statesma Fussanfeather has guess she's t show on cartl Cora—I see three rings, ng to make ‘‘the of herself. Miss Clara—T greatest New York Week it true that many come Christians? sabee thatee s Patron—Wun Lung, I8 the Japanese have be- Chinese Laundryman—Me See how they fightee. Brooklyn Life: Little Johnnle—Ma, why do so many citles have floating debts? Mrs. Flatter—I don't know, dear, unless it is to keep them from sinking under their obligations. Hotel Reporter: caught sight of a sneak thief under my bed in the hotel the other night.”” “Dear me, what did you do? Yank him out?’ = “No, 1 sent for the chambermaid and had her sweep the room, The poor fellow died of suffocation.” Chicago Tribune: “I guess my hat's my own! I pald for it!" snapped. the youni woman at the matinee, turning round an addressing the two meh who were making audible, remarks about her towering hea dress; “and I pald for my seat, too!" 3ut you didn't pay for all the space be- tween your seat and the celling, my dear young lady,” mildly chserved the elder of the two men. ‘Washington Star: *Mr. Bluflly," she said, * graclously, “you are one of the most origl- nal men 1 have met in ever so long. You haven't. sald . single word about the weather.”” “No, he replied, with a tin of regret in his voice, “I ‘couldn’t in presence of ladies.” WHAT WILL SHE bo? New York Press. The coming woman—will she leave Her seat and offer it Unto a man who boards the car And has no place to sit? Or_will she read a newspaper, Or fumble with her wrap, Ungallantly permitting him To hang on to a strap? TO MISS A~ B—, For The Bee. Knoy I a malden bright Her éyes hold a sweet light Like morning's dawn. 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