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TUtntSDAY , MAY 20 , 1807. THE OMJUIA DAII/Vf BEE * . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. E. I103EV/ATKII. IMItor. rtJlIMSHKD KVKIIY MOUNINO. TEHMS OK SVIISCIIIITION. nally lo ! ( Without SunJay ) . One Tear. . . . 00 ally llee nntl Hunduy , One Year S 00 HI * Monlhii 400 Three Month * 100 Humlay lite. One Tear > 00 Bftturilny 1 ! . One Year 1 50 weekly life On Ycnr.i 65 OKKICKS ! Omnha : The Hen DulMlnc. Houth Omnlmt Singer IJIk. , Cor. N nnd Z th Sti. Council HlulT I 10 I'eail Slrcrt. ChlcnRo Oiiice ! 317 Clmmlr of Commerce. New York : Hoonn 13. H and 15. Tribune Bide. 'Wnnhlngton : Ml Fourteenth Street. COnilESI'ONDKNCn. All communication * relating to new * nnd edl- lorlnl tnatltr should bo aiUrcssfil ! To the Editor. HUS1NKS3 MiT-rimS. All ImMnesH iMtern nnd rcmlltaneeii ulioiild b ulilrfi'sed tr The llee rublWiIns Company , Omahn. r > rnft , checki. exprc and pontoince money orders to lie rnnuo payable to the order ot the company. TUB HEn PUUMBIUNO COMPANY. 8TATKMKNT OP CUICUI.ATIOK. Btnle ot Nchrnika , l > ounl.i County. ' ' George II. Tn.'chiiclt , Secretory nf Thn lice .pub- lulling company , bring duly sworn , say * that the Bc'tunl number of full nnd complete topic * of The Dally Mornlnn. ivonln : nnd Sunday lice printed during the month nf April. 1197 , wim as falluwi ! J.CM ilertucllon.i for un olil inn ! ro- tiirneil copies > 10.321 Tntnl net enlci 5K733 Net dally nveragi ! 19.891 ciRonon n. T/.scinicif. Rworn to before me , nml KUbscrlhcil In my irenence , tills 3d dny of Mny , 1887. ( Seal. ) N. r. FEU. . Notary Public. TUB HI3K OX TllAINS. All rnllronil noxv linvj > arc HTiitll.il ivlili enonuli Horn to nciMininioilnlo wery IIKM- K 'iiKi > r ivlio vanti to ri > n ! n iiiMvniiiiiiln lst iinnii linv- IiiK Tin llco. If you iMltliiot fret n lice on n trnlii froiii the IIIMVM iiKi'iit. iiliMiHi * i-i-port tli < fact. MtntluK tli < - trnlii nml rnllronil , to tinCirculation. Dejiiirtinrnt of Tlio Mop. Tlic Ili'O IN for ! > nlion nil trulil.t. INSIST OX HAVING TUP. 111CI3. The voice of tlic czir : , on occasion , can , be louder than the concert of Hnronc. Mrs. IiaiiKtry always was pretty Rood In the way of wni'UluR the newspapers for free advertising. The public debt of the world will show n noticeable Increase on aceonnl of this year's wars In Greece and Cuba. In presenting the two horns of tha 'dilemma to Turkey , Uussla. still keeps o watchful eye on the Cioldon Horn. Not content to play In the team known nfl the Kuropean concert , Russia Insists on being allowed to essay a star part. Hot weather at Washington will prob- nbly prove the most powerful influence In expediting tariff legislation in the long run. : TSefore attempting to kill an ex-United States senator it would be a wise precan- 'I1luu' ' ° whether he hails from Jersey. And the democrats also get the salaried clerk of the new municipal court. Tills non-partisan fusion Is a great thing for the democrats. To use a well-worn political phrase , Greece has placed Itself entirely in tlic hands of its friends to escape from the hands of Its enemies. It is lucky for the now lengthy-titled Persian ambassador to the United States that lie was not compelled to pay spe cific duty on his name. Chances are good that tlio peace negotiations in the east will occupy more lime than did the actual hostilities be tween Greek and Turk. Tlie exposition subscription list i * going tip. It should not be permitted tn Htop its ascent until it lias covered several additional $100.000 laps. Senator "Hilly" Mason's evident will ingness to subject Illinois to the borrow of a naval war should call forth prompl reprobation from the inland portions ol that state. Tlie possibility that no decision maj be handed down by the supreme ooiirl In the maximum rate case until Oclohci causes smiles or tears according to UK point of view. The Commercial club seems to linvt been thoroughly awakened by Its rocenl successes. Let It keep wide awalce tc seize every advantage for Omaha thai comes within reach. Tlie present might bo a good time tr Btt'llco Cltb.cn Train for a liberal sub Bcrlption to the exposition stock. A mai with a valid claim to ? 10KK,000 ! ( ) ongh .to he generous at least with promises. The majority of the railroads are now generously represented on tlio expositloi subscription list , and thu members of th < minority arc certain to follow with oqua generosity , according to the measure 01 their interest * ) . Bryan Is still acknowledging letter : of sympathy sent to him Just after tin announcement of the result of last No vumbur'H election. It might be wise t < nave a few of them for the next cam ho is to undertake. There never was a lawsuit so poor bn that It could 11 ml lawyers poor enougl to prosecute it. This is o.sjH'cIally tnn with rcfcrt'iico to Iho attempts of on ex-city olllcials to pull thcmsclviv * Imcl onto the salary roll on legal technical ! ties. When it la remarked that Mayo Mooivs' first batch of appointments in chides only three reappolntments It inns bo noted that all ( he other elective clt ; olllccrs have been chosen for serom terms and that the employes In Uiel ctllce ; ; have all beeen held over wlthou null-rial change In TIIK CVJ1AN PLANK. Senator Mason of Illinois , In his speech In the sennto on Tuesday ID support of the Morgan resolution , referred to the plank In the republican national plat form relating to Cuba , which bo In terpreted as committing the party In favor of aggressive action by the gov ernment to secnro Cuban Independence. That plunk is as follows : "From the hour of achieving their own Independ ence the people of the United States have regarded with sympathy the strug gles of other American peoples to free themselves from European domination. We watch with deep and abiding In terest the heroic battle of the Cuban patriots against cruelly and oppression and our best hopes go out for the full success of thrlr determined contest for liberty. The government of Spain , having lost control of Cuba , nnd being unable to protect the property or lives of resident American citizens , or to comply with Us treaty obligations , we believe that tlio government of the lulled States should actively use Its In- lunture and ) good otllcea to restore peace and give independence to the Island. " It will not bo questioned that this Is n accord with the practically unanimous ontlmeiit of the American people. There tire very few of them who are not In sympathy with the Cuban cause nul who do not hope for the Indepcnd- nce of tlie island. lint tills declaration of tlio republican pint form admits of 10 such Interpretation as the Illinois eiiator gave. It. To use the influence and he good olllees of the government is a cry different thing from tlie course advocated by Senators Morgan , Mason ml others , which would be a provoca- lon to war. It Is true that the pending Morgan resolution simply declares that mblle war exists In Cuba and that K'Hlgoront rights should be accorded to he parties to It , but everybody under- lands that this Is Intended as the llrst tep toward a policy which would make he United States a party to tlie con- Ilct. for rccognix.lng tlie Insurgents as lelligerenls could be of little If any benc- it to them , lleyond giving them the igiits of civilized warfare It is not ap- lareiit. that It would be of the slightest idvantage to them. On the other hand , is was pointed out by Senator Hoar , ac cording belligerent rights would give Spain the right to search our ships at sea and would take away from Amcrl- an citizens In Cuba all hope of recom- ) onst > for injury done them. The Morgan resolution declares "that i condition of public war exists between tlie government of Spain and tlie gov ernment proclaimed and for some time imlntained by force ot arms by the peo- ile of Cuba. " Can tlie conflict in Cuba > e properly dignified a.s a war ? Has it lot been rather from the beginning nerely gnorrllla warfare ? There haa been no real battle between armies , an in the Orcco-Turktsh war. but merely sporadic lighting between small bodies of Cubans and Spaniards. It has been i repetition of what took place in the former rebellion and President Grant , Whoso judgment In such a matter most people will accept as conclusive , did nol regard it as being war. And tlie alleged Cuban government , where is it located and what does it control ? There is nr known port or place on the shores oi Culm , under the control and protection of the insurgents , whore a visitor or an envoy from a neutral nation can safel.v land and no permanent seat of a dt facto authority maintaining law anil carrying on tlie functions of government There Is no evidence of the oxlstwict of an organized Cuban government am : If there was one It would undoubtedly make itself known. Fortunately there is good reason tc believe that President McKlnley doc ; not Interpret the Cuban plank of the re publican platform as committing him u a policy that would jeopardize tlie peaci oC the United States. 1'llK MAYOR'S AI'lttlA'TMKNTS. The appointments to charter made by Mayor Moore * and promptly confirmed by the council will , on tin whole , commendthemselves , to the pee pie as promising an elliclent and wol balanced administration of municipa affairs for the next three years. Will possibly two or three exceptions , tin mayor's selections will be generally ap proved by citizens without icsucct t ( parly lines. In tlie law departmenr , while the re appointment of City Attorney Conucl will encounter criticism from certaii quarters , his legal qualifications , expert once and ability to perform Hie duties satisfactorily will not bo called h question. The assistant city attorney Kdgar II. Scott , IK one of the most prom Islng of the- younger members of UK bar. Major J. S. Miller , who has In-oi named as city prosecutor , has the back Ing of the old soldiers. Andrew Hosewater , the new city engi n er and chairman of tlie Hoard of Pub lie Works , Is re-Installed In an olllci where , during his former int'umboncy he planned and supervised most o thu Important public improvements o the city. He Is recognized to stand a the head of tlio civil engineers of Nebraska braska and has a professional ri pna | lion extending throughout tlie Unitet Stales. Thu assistant city engineer , K Stengor , who also ranks high In ongl iteorlug circlw , held thu same posltloi during the second term of Mayor Hemln administration. The ivappolntment of City Klectriciai Kdward K. Schurlg also routs upon tech nlcal knowledge required In the perform ancu of h's ' duties and Is at. the f.am time recognition of thu Cnmin-Ameri ! cans. The same may be said of Dr. H 1C. Spnldlng as health commissioner who Is generally held in high esteem a a nietlh-.il man , and M. H. Cluwsou a plumbing Inspector , whoso credential rest on the testimonials of the masle plumlHM-s of Omaha. The appointment of John II. Hutlcr t hu building Inspector and the reappolnl inent of Holler Inspector Unltt Have somewhat of politics and doubtless roji resent concessions to the council , K whom all the appointees had to be con firmed. Mr. Hutlor Is a carpenter b , trade and .said to bo fully qualified t till tlio position. The Hco criticised th original appointment nf Mr , Unltt s < voroly on thu ground that lie was In n way qualified to act as boiler inspectoi While he may have aujuhvU luforuiu tlon In the line of his duties since that time , his appointment by Mayor Itroatch was In open disregard of charter pro visions and an outrage upon the com munity and his retention at the present tlmo Is without valid excuse. There seems to be no reason why the new city olllcials , elective ns well as ap pointive , should not all work In harmony for the upbuilding of the city and the protection nnd promotion of the public Interests. A COMMISSION The proposal that congress shall cre ate n permanent tariff commission , for the promotion of which a league has been organized that Is actively endeavoring to educate public sentiment In favor of the plan , docs not appear to bn meeting with much encouragement. Speaking of the movement , to which we have hereto fore referred , the Hoston Advertiser ays that one of. the strongest objections to tills proposition Is to bo found In the fact that no congress has the power to govern the acts of its successors. It might easily happen , remarks that pa per , that If a tariff commission wore ap pointed under a law enacted by this congress , the next congress would en tirely Ignore the commission and would invalidate all Its acts in the direction of tariff suggestion. "The moment n dem ocratic congress came Into power , if the tariff commission were strongly repub lican , the political complexion of that commission might be entirely changed. " Undoubtedly It would be. Suppose the Fifty-third congress had created a per manent tariff commission , after having enacted the present tariff law. Of course a majority of Its members would have been anti-protectionists. Can It be doubted { hat the recommendations of such a commission would have had no weight with the present congress ? The fact Is , ns the Advertiser says , there Is plenty of export authority avail able to the political loaders at Washing ton In the preparation oCa tariff bill and it Is always consulted by them. Consequently quently for the purpose of advising con gress a tariff commission Is altogether unnecessary. As to the point that It would tend to take the tariff out of politic. , there Is abiolulely nothing to it. That quo-stlon has been recognized nnd treated as a political question since the foundation of the government and It Is very certain to continue to occupy that position Indefinitely. There is a bill in congress providing for a perma nent tariff commission , with power un der certain conditions to suspend parts or the whole of any tariff schedule. It is entirely safe to say it will never become law. KSTKlJ IK HAWAII. It appears that tlie administration Is taking an Interest , in Hawaii and pro poses to get full information in reg.ird to political conditions there , especially respecting the attitude of the Japanese and the reported designs of Japan to ward Hawaii. It is stated that the min ister to that country , Mr. Suwall. has had several conferences with the pres ident and secretary ot state on Ha waiian affairs , while the minister to Japan , Mr. Buck , lias beeji instructed to' slop at Honolulu , on his way to Japan , in order to acquaint himself with the situation. It thus seems that the administration is not Indifferent to Hie reports of si pur pose on the part of the Japanese govern ment to secure a foothold in Hawaii , with the Idea of ultimately dominating the islands , and while not giving full credence to the statements very prop erly intends to know whether or not they have any substantial foundation. If it shall be found that there are good grounds for the reports there can bo. no doubt that our government will indicate to Japan In terms not to be misunder stood that neither she nor any other foreign power willho permitted to as sume control of the Hawaiian islands. It is not to be Inferred fiom this man ifestation of Interest ! in Hawaii that the administration is contemplating any ac tion looking toward annexation. There Is no reason to believe that President McKlnley 'is in favor of acquiring tlie Islands , hut hu is undoubtedly opposed to allowing any other nation to acquire or dominate them. The election at which tlie people of Dos Mollies by a vote of , ' ! , Sil ( to 1..177 decided in favor of it municipal electric lighting plant is significant of the grow ing sentiment for municipal ownersh'p of monopolies of this character. The proposition ratjflc } ! In Dos Mo'.in1.Ii ; ; peculiar in several respects. The con tractors agree for ? r > r > ,000 , a year , to bo paid by the city for six and a half yearn , to oreut the plant and furnish DOO arc lights , or their equivalent In incandes cent lights , and nt the end of the six and a half years will turn thu plant over to the city on payment of rl. As the annual payment 1-s losscons'd rubly than the city is now paying private com- pa-.ilus for its lights , Ibis means prac tically an Immediate reduction In the cost of public lighting and the free gift of the plant ill the expiration of the con tract period. AH usual , too , the existing lighting company" promises to "carry tin matter into the courts and delay its con summation as long an possible. . Tlio Milwaukee road , , with Its exposi tion subscription of $10,01)0 ) , Ls sliowln.- ; Us appreciation of thu patronage it re ceives from Nebraska anil tlie adjoin ing tnuismlK-slsslppI stale : ) In n substantial ' stantial manner. Tlia exposition miina gors hope to prevail on that road to In crease Its .contribution by another ? r > ,0l , ) : ) , and should It comply with that rqnc.sl It will certainly desyrve much cmll ! as any of the roads that are so HberaH.v represented on the exposition books , Thu exposition pramUc.s moru for th- railroads travorsnig the western state.- than for any other single Interest. With the extension of thu Tenth strool car line to HIvorvIew park one of tin city's most beautiful pleasure grounds hitherto only niTtwalblu byprivate con vcyanco or at the end of a long walk will bo easily reached by the public which will r.of bt > slow to Improve tin opportunity. Delay * In Chicago of eight hours and forty minutes and two hours nntl thlrt } minutes respectively In t''o trains car thu "fust mull" emphatically tuki these trnlrffirrjt of the fast mall class , so far as thdWH-y considerable portion of Ihe UnltedjStatos which lies west of Chicago cage Is concerned. 0 = i = = = The nlmpBtrfjmllmltcd power of n slate leglslaturojover municipalities In the ' same state'is confirmed by the decision of the OliHTihYpromc court upholding the law passed lust year extending the olll- clal torm.flf.41io mayor of Cincinnati to July , .1807. , , Ordinarily It Is possible for legislative-bodies to abolish municipal olilces altogether or to cnrtall or extend their terms at will. Hoc.iuse the legisla ture does not exercise these arbitrary powers regularly Is no reason why it can not do so If It so determines. Sugar Broker Chapman Is to enjoy his Incarceration In two prison cells , one for use as a Bleeping apartment and the other for entertaining visitors. Such dis crimination toward favored irrlsouers Is hardly consonant with the spirit of demo cratic Institutions. If there Is any reason wliy Broker Chapman should be 1m- irlsoned and the courts have said there Is there Is no .reason why bo should be treated any differently than would be any one else. It Is n foregone conclusion that , with a certain amount of money to be spent In repavlng , an undue proportion will go to the unnecessary Improvement of subur ban streets unless property owners along the central thoroughfares awake to the necessity of Immediate action. Tlie main streets of Omaha ought not to be left practically Impassable while out lying fields are cut up with asphalt pavements. Solioom-t- Philadelphia Times. When that heavy tax on beer sets In full play many fanclttil people may eoe a rfaem- blanccbetween the old ship of state and n schooner. n tliloM. Louisville Courier-Journal. Ex-Ciovernor Walte sayn the countrv Is Rolug to the ilavll and he ! a solng to Texna. Wo sympathize with the count/ , but wo especially sympathize with Texis. 1 nml 1C Hoc t. Chicago IteconV Possibly It Is mc-relj a coincidences that the day wlieu the senate tariff bill , Includlnn the migarncliedule , was reported , Sugar trust stock took an upward jump of seveial dollars lars a share. SiMintnr ( liiay'N Grip. ) Philadelphia lleconl. It Is humiliating ; to think of It , but very few acts pass lha , legislature ot Pennsylvania without they have first received the stamp of approval of Sehator Quay or his represent ative ; a bill bearing that stamp can be stopped only' b.y , an ovci-.vhelmlni ; expression of public Ecnllriiwit , if at all. The situation Is discouraging , j K to tlic CosMnek . ,4'iUbiilelphla UecorJ. It Is probnbloiitliat no power In Europe In co much xatolllshed and disappointed by the extraordii'ary vitality of the atek man at Constantinople as the Kussian govern ment. The flcepeV the dege-i.eratton and ths greater thevitnpotcncy of Turkey the mine Ijrllllant thi 'pro&pects of Russia for tlie e.t- trnaloii of Htr eJotern empire , llencp the display of hla old-time military prowraj by the Ottoman on the plains ot Thessaly comes meat 'Inopportunely for the Cossaclin , imrsUKKCHt * the ! possibility that'tlio prey which thoj-'Ulavei-wrftchert' and cdvetcd for centuries may yrt sli'p through "their Idiic lingers. " ' Kliinm-tnl Proi rt-HN In 1'crn. Kew Voik Tribune. Silver hss ben minted In Pent for nearly three and a li ] f ccnturlfs. turning forth aai enormous flood r > f that metal , being , indeed , with Mo.xleo , Its principal source during 'he seventeenth ami eighteenth centurlea ; but tlin mint lias , jii"t liccn closed , a historic incl'Jent ' of much Interept In that country , though the Institution hns nnt been run ou oven halt time for a long parlod. Its output gradually dwindled avay till its continuance was no longer of any practical von , and ao It puts up Its sliuttcrfl and gors out ot business leaving a proud record behind It. At the same lime gold discoveries ore reported In tlijt country , pei-har.a to pour out wealth like I'otosl , In which case Ibn Institution may have to ho reopened on a new baste to add a now chapter to Its'lilstory. Aiiierlenn Apiilen In Kurnnp. J'lillailelphla Ieiler. | The American apple Is , par excellence car rying all before It In Austria-Hungary , but tlio supply , which may be safely chronicled os enormous ; in nowise satisfies the demand. There was an overwhelming Invasion of the fruit In the European market at the begin ning of Itet RHtujun , when the belief pre vailed that the. transoceanic stranger would Irst out the winter. Cargoes , however , con tinued to arrive throughout the winter , mid were snatched up with all despatch. It la now anticipated that last year's crops will continue lo supply the market until this year's crops arrive. Austrian cultivators naturally complain en the plea that , al though the home produce of last autumn was extremely scarce , they look , to a plenti ful harvest thU year , which , owing to the Inferiority of th = homo product , will bo unable - blo to compete with the superior American Imports. A MUMCJjrAli TH1I..111MI. DON MniIK-M' Pliui for Klertrl.- lit IMvnt-r.ililli. Tics Mnlnes Leader. Yesterday the voters of Dru Molnc.i. by tlie overwhelmingly dcciolvc voteof 3 SOI to 1,377 , rr neJi-Iy three to one , declared , first , In favor of a municipal electric light plant , and eccond , authorized the city council to enter Into conr.uct with tlso McCatkay nnd llolronib company lo provide auch municipal electric light plant. The result of the week's campaign Li Midi as to show that the In- tliipnccs set nt work by existing lighting companies , which were not dealroiiH of re linquishing fat contracts with the city , were Impotent. Dos Molnes lian agilu vindicated the honesty finlullo sincerity animating the maiucs of her people nnd their capacity to know In what direction llea their beet interests , -Under the rrniV pf tha contract authorized to ho made wlN Aha McCaskey and 11 ol comb company an tllrlc light plant of tue approx. ( mate value- r///5.003 U to be erected on lly Kroun'ttecorfllng ! to speflltlcatloro now on ll'e at ths cl'y hall. Tliia plant Is to hove- capacity for < WO arc Hsttj KIK ! 1,500 In- wm'.eicentnh \ \ and the company U to rperato and naintjlii It , funilih nz the city , vlU ! DOO tarfilshtJ end the full number of lii'-andcscctit llghta. For thlii serviT" ; : < HTue city Is Id pay -15,000 per annum , and at the rnd o' t > ! .x nnd onST'lllrJ .years the plsnt , la good repair , Is toWUurnoJ over to the city tot the nominal. jjinlieratlon of $1. Tli& city U O have tbo cip'.itXp Inspect both the building and the operation of ilw plant , with I tic privilege of buwtirlng If the company dc not como up to ; ll the ( conn of It3 contract Security as la this ! a akm to be furnltlici by tlio ctu'-ciary bonJ. TJia plant a'ml Itu light proptiwl to bs furnlctied by It Is to IK opcrntsil -nlaht-anil every night. Its totai rendlo po-.vor la CO pir cent larger than th ; aggregate candja power now thrown ui > on llu streets , and caneoiuenlly. under the now ar rangemont. ( ho city should not be only more cheaply lighted , but more effectively. At the cml of tlio six-year term , iinlerj the clt > shall have gre Uy grown In th meantime tin total cost of lighting the city should In but llttlo more than fM.OOO per annum , aui5 In nil probabWy the existence of a munici pal lighting plan ) , proving that electric llgUI can bo fui'nUliBj for about fCO per annum pcv light , will cauae a lowering of the ratea of ether comp-inlea to private consumer * . Tlic present prlco of the companies to cotuutn- era Is | 1 0 per annum pjr arc light , atxul double tlio price ID cltlei situated no m ire favorably thin Dea Molues. MILLERS WANT RECIPROCITY Winter Wheat Millers' League SUtea Its Demands. NOT PLEASED WITH SENATE TARIFF BILL Anxcrtn that 13iinrt UIINIII MM l.'lour- Ifthril tlnilor the Former Act mitt AVUliCK to illnvr It AKiiln 1'litocil li > the Turin ST. LOUIS , May 19. Several hundred dele , gatcw were present tlito afternoon when the annual convention of the Winter Wheat Millers' League ot the United States was called to order nt tlic 1'lanters' hotel. Krom Indications the present convention , which will l > o In session two days , promised to \ > c a record breaker , both In i > olnt ot attend ance nnd the Importance ? of mittens dl cuecd. An Important matter to bo considered Is the trade with foreign countries and what can bo done to promote reciprocal relations. Ac. cording to Secretary 1'crry of Indianapolis , the winter wheat millers were the first to bring to Secretary of State Elaine's atten tion the desirability of forming reciprocal relations with foreign countries. He said their business abroad had sufforoJ consid erably as a result of the abrogation of the reciprocity treaties , and every effort hns since been made to secure thrlr re-enactment. The millers are not pleased with the way the subject Is being treated In the tariff bill now before congress , and Mr. 1'erry thinks that the- present convention will take sonic declalve action In the matter. The meeting was called to order by Presi dent M. H. Davis of Shelby , 0. , who de livered his annual address. Following thla the minutes of the previous annual meeting were read and the reports of secretary and treasurer were presented. Secretary Perry reported that despite the financial depression and the corsequent lesa of membership , the league has about held Its own during the past year. H0 thinks there will bo a large addition to the membership at this meeting. After the appointment of committees on resolutions anil nominations a recess for lunch was taken. THAT THKATY FAILS. lll'Itl.Hll CoVITIIlllCnt ItCOL'tVCN Ofllollll Notice from .Sherman. WASHINGTON , May 19. Secretary Sher man has formally notified the Hrttlsh gov ernment through Sir Julian Pauncefote , the ambassador here , that the United States ten- ate having failed to ratify the treaty for general arbitration , the arrangement has failed. The secretary was unable formally to Inform Sir Julian of the reasons why the senate has rejected the treaty ; Indeed he Is In the dark himself in that matter , for he hns no notice cxcopt the notice of the vote on It In the senate of which he must take cognizance. Nomination * by ( hi ; I'l-i-wlili-iit. WASHINGTON. May 13. The president sent to the senate the following nomina tions : Justice Joseph H. Gnines , to be attorney of the United States , district of West Vir ginia. Interior Myron II. McCord , to be governor ot Arizona ; Charles H. Alters , secretary of Arizona territory ; Arthur II. Grceley of Now Hampshire , now an examiner In chief In the pitent office , to bo assistant commissioner ot patents ; Thomas O. Stewart ot Illinois , now a principal examiner , to bo cxamlner-ln-chlef In the patent office. Postrnastcis : Illinois , C. P. Douglass , Ash land ; C. H' . Watson. Mt. Vernon ; Hiram Yerkes , Falrmount. Iowa , James L. Kerry , Humcston ; James A. Wilson , Wllllamaburg ; C. N. Marvin. Shenandoah. Kansas. Joe Carrey , Garnett ; William B. Hoagland , Yatea Center. Payment Ili > lnyp l Sl.vVtMkn. . WASHINGTON , May 19. The Interior de partment has received word that owing to a general misunderstanding , many persons arc waiting about at Gibson , Indian Territory , and nearby , In expectation of immediate re sumption of the payment ot funds to the Cherokee freedmcn recently suspended. The payment will not be resumed for sometime , probably not for about six weeks , and the department expects that this poaltlvo an nouncement will prevent much further loss ct time on the part of the freedmcn. Formnii Will .Stay Until January. WASHINGTON , May 19. It la stated on authority that Mr. Foruian of. Illinois , the present commissioner of internal revenue , will retain his position until January 1 next. What disposition finally will bo made of the offlco cannot bo positively .stated . , although thcro arc good reasons for the belief that Mr. Scott of West Virginia , member of the republican national committee , has been of fered tha placo. Favor * HciircMciitiitloii itt WASHINGTON , May 19. The senate com mittee on International expositions lias de cided to report favorably the resolution pro viding for the appropriation of $350,000 for proper representation of this government at te ! : Paris exposition of 1900. llaily Trt'iiKiiry .Statement. WASHINGTON , May 19. Today's state ment of the condition of tha treasury shows : Available cash balance , ? 22S'JS1C12 ; gold re serve , $145,761,231. PKIliSOXAI. AM OTIIUKW1SE. As a collector of concert notes Abdul Hnmtd easily holds first place. Tiio strike of the tailors of New York comes at a Wme when mighty llttlo apparel will sufllco for comfort In tha canyons nf Gotham. A Chicago bank wrecker assures an anxious public that his conscience doc not trouble him. His only trouble U how to keep out of the penitentiary. DIacI : Hawlc , the chief of the Wlnnebagoca , v/lll visit the Iowa state fair this summer. The chief U now 90 years old and IIBB not been OB strong co UBUH ! alnco he wan utrlckcn with paralysis some time ago. A convention of cripples ls tbo latest Idea. Unfortunates In various stages of surgical dismemberment are to assemble < In St. Louis for consultation anil cogitation , The selec tion of St. Louis Is doubtless a compliment to Its recent crop of tornaCo cripples , W. J. Connors , who lun Just bought the llulTaio Courier , once worked as a deckhand on the tug George Tarrant of the Durham Towing company of Chicago. Captain Dun ham aaya of him : "Ho Is a character all by hiiniolf. There Isn't another uucli nun to be found anywhere. " W. J. Ifcrr.'s , colored , or New Haven , who wro graduated from Yaln In tha class of ' 95 , ha * just been appointed tu the Hopkins fel- owshlp In the Harvard divinity Echcol , which yields $325 per year. He has been working In philosophy in the Yale graduate depart ment for two years arid Js thereat present. Swaml Vlvekananda , the Hindoo religious fakU who visited this country recently and was feted by society , repoju the hospitality shown him by speaking contemptuously of American women , "When nho falls , " he says , "In her attcmpU to get a husband she becomes what they call an old maid and Joins church. " Moan.U . the dog that bltca the hand that feeds him , William C. Harlck of Albany linn received ru nutcgrjph letter from Justin McCarthy which , in view of the lattrr's Hcrlous Illness , U of deep Intereat. Mr. McCarthy dla- roui'bc upon dfalh and says : " 'Tho rcmcin- I'nuico ' cf youth , ' caja 'All , tha Arabian prophet , 'Is a sign. ' Not surely If youth has been spent to r.ny purpoiio. I prefer the proud recollection of Goc-llio'a Kgmout. just about to die ; 'I cecae , but I have lived. ' " An interesting delegate to the Postal con gress U the postmaster general of Kgypl. Ho call * rilnuclf a Syrian Catholic nnd was pleased to flud in New York City a church of his own faith and that the service ) was con ducted In Arabic , thu languagu hU mother bad taught him. Ho uuyu , however , that , al though a Christian , he has thu greatest re spect for -Mohammedan religion , anil that it the Turks are c-ruel and fanatical they must bo uullku the followers ot thu aarno HI JJsypt- Ttin iMtusinuvr AN ctm.v. Denver Republican : f.et us hope that con. grcej will deal with this Important aubjccl In n broniler And bolter spirit thn PrfIrt nl McKlnley has nhown , It Is n serious rellec' tlon upnn the moral Handing ot our govern' meat that It la permitting ttio people of neighboring Inland to bo shot down llki wild beiflts , and lo bo starved and pennci' ' up In pestilential corral * In defiance of tin recognized ucmgcs of civilized warfare , with out a proteU. Minneapolis Journal : U may be consld ered a prudent policy for the president t ( avoid any allusion In his mer ago to tin state ot war existing In Cuba by Ignoring tin fact that thcio starving Americans arc tin victim * of a barbarous war policy , but It 1 < certainly Ignoring n duty whose nctuallzatloi If loudly culled for by the waste of humai life ami capital , the luonitroun Injustice am coM-l loxicl ( ( cruelty of that hoary pemecutoi and bigot , old Spain. Kansas City Starr The president's call foi aid In behalf ot the destitute Americans In Cuba demands tin- Immediate acquiescence of congress. In this matter the senate rc- veraed the usual order nnd his set a worthy example to the house. There seem ? to be no room for dlictis'slon where the course ol duty Is so obvious , The amount demanded $ BO.OOO la a mere bngatello for so rich n country as the United State ? , and the need ol the money Is moat urgent. Philadelphia Times : Qur gavcrnmen nhould take the promptest meaatirrs to suppl ] the starving Americans with food , and will the bread sent to them tlu-v should be giver also the right to defend thoniflt'lves ' , ami t < obtain the necessary immllton.i ot war foi their defense , without being chased upon tin seas as pirates. ICIthcr belligerent right ; should be- given to Cuba at once , or tin higher duty of enforcing the humanities o civilized warfare nhould be performed by tin United Statts. Philadelphia Ilecord : The rendition ot the stntvliiK people In Cuba appeals strongly for sympathy nnd relief , whether the victims be naturalized American citizens , Cuban In surgents or Spaniards. There Is no drtubt that the- Spanish authorities will render every facility to those people in this country who desire to contribute to the relief of the sufferers from civil war. Hut It would be n hideous thing to make pretended sympathy a pretext for the Interference of this govern ment in the political relations between Spain and her revolted colony. Baltimore Sun : Probably It Is not gwtns beyond the bounds of truth to arscrt that 200,000 Cubans are suffering the pangs ol hunger , tor war Is a dreadful business. Dur ing the late war between the states there wcro hundreds ot thousands of women and children In the south who did not know what It was to get one square meal u day and who were driven to the most terrlblo straits. Spain has nearly exhausted her resources In nltt'inptlM ) ; to crush out tlio revolution and today sln\holds no more- than half of the Island. The war has already cost the Span ish government $150,000,000 and the lives of 45,000 soldiers lost In baule nnd by disease , while the cost of maintaining the army Li $10.000.000 monthly. If the Cubans are suf fering the Spaniards are almost In as bad a plight. Globe-Democrat : Spain Is persecuting the Innocent and the helpless In Cuba in order to overawe the 'Insurgent lighting material. The expulsion of the wives and children of Insurgents from their homes Is not civilized war. The concentration of the farming class In camps to starve out the rebellious Is ,1 measure of extreme cruelty without de fense. The appropriation asked for by the mefsago will bo placed In the hands of the State department for distribution and the nt- tltudo of Spain In regard to the measure nf relief remains to be seen. Its own policy Is to create suffering In Cuba , not to relieve It. Chlrago Chronicle : There are more des titute and suffering Americans In each rounty of each utato in America than thcro are In all Cuba. The mitTorers and destitute at home are genuine Americans , occupants of ( ho soli and obedient to the laws. If the government has bounty to bestow it fliould go to genuine Americans In America , not to al leged Americans in Cuba or In any other for eign country , except , as President McKlnley suggests , for the purpose of enabling them to get home , If they have American homes. SHOT AT Til 13 TUl/ST. Kansas City Star : The Tobacco trust , hav ing bren knocked out In Illinois , must now run the gauntlet of New York officials seek ing to enforce the anti-trust laws of that state. The Tobacco trust would better get out ot the trust business as quickly as pos sible. 3prlngfi ° Ul Republican : An Inferior Judge of tbs Illinois courts has decided that the American Tobacco or Cigarette truiit is an unlawful conspiracy In restraint of trade and muot stop doing business In Illinois , liut llio trust 'will appeal to the state su preme court , and then , if necessary , to the United Slates courts , and meantime will keep right oa doing business In Illinois for the Indefinite period thus involved. Uuffalo Express : The Illinois decision against the American Tobacco company , which U declared to ho an Illegal corporation , must have a decided effect upon the fortunes of the monopoly , for the business done in that state Is large and the precedent of so great a commonwealth will bo influential. There are several Indications that the company is beginning to feel that Its policy of undue compulsion upon dealers ) will have to be abandoned. " Indianapolis Journal : The Injunction which Judge Gibbons of Illinois has put upon the American Tobacco company Is the first attempt to enforce the anti-trust ! awa of states. The company has gradually ab sorbed meat of the companies making cigar ettes In the country , with a vlenv of. regulat ing output and prices. This , Judge Gibbons holds , U In violation ot the laws ot Illinois , and consequently ho has restrained the com pany or its agents or others In the trade from ( selling the goods of the company. In New York the attorney general has proceeded agalnat the coal-carrying railroads for com bination to prevent fair competition In tl.o sale of anthracite coal. Thla action on the part of prosecuting officers and judges shows that republican state governments are keep ing their pledges to the people , and that It Is possible nnd oven probable that ucl. unlaw ful combinations can bo reached hy law. THI : iMiKSinuNT's SIMICII. AilmlraliliAililrfNM nt WiiNliliiflrioii Monument Drillfiitloii. t'hllndclplila Itrconl. It has many times happened that the best contributions of oratory to our stock of na tional literature have not been those which coat their authors weeks of labored effort , but rather those which have been struck off In the heat of hurried preparation. The pol ished periods are forgotten ; the thoughts that glow from within ro the onrx which hold their lustre changcleusly. So It was with Lincoln's hastily conniil speech at Get tysburg ; and so It will bo with many of the thoughts and acntlmciilH which gave endur ing strength and beauty to President Mc- Klnlcy's epoch beside the Washington monument ment Saturday , Unpretentious as It was In style , It was yet wholly worthy of the theme , the occoulon and thu speaker. At an cntlmatu of Wash ington's character It was masterful In the suceinctuefd of Its analysis ; as an epitome of the work which ho did for hU country and The Jloyul Wlilto utut Pure on the Driven Snow , Absolutely Pure KO PO'DIR e0..h i for mankind U was admirable In Us breadth of view. Withal , U was void of turgid eulogy , nnd wa.i marked by n naturalness of thought and n tdncerlly of expression which mint RVB | It perpetuity ; ami the after generation * will recall and applaud the urntlmcnt that "Washlnglon lives , and will live , bccnusa what he did was for the exaltation ot man , enthronement of conscience and the * cst.ili- lUhmcnt ot n government which recognize ! all the governed. " POINTIM ) HKUAUKS. Yonkers Statesman : Hrown My son hns very extruvapiint Idf-ns. Stone He doesn't look na If he had many of them. Detroit Kreo Press : "I thought your son WUM pursuing hi * Htudlo * nt the university. " . "So bo was , but he concluded thixt ho couldn't catch up with them. " Chicago Uocord : "Ivn * simply perishing for porno Ice crrnm soiliv today , but ( couldn't get nny. " "Didn't you hnvp your ptirsni nlong ? " "Yes , hut Julia was with me , nnd It wna her turn to treat. " Vuck : "Well , did the boss give you n raise ? " "No. " "Not even when you told him you had grown gray In his service ? " "No. Ciiivo me the name ot n good hair dye. " \ Punch : Kerrigan Piiut's good fer n cowld ? Pnsiey Hov yez got tit" price tiv two hot whlskys nbout yea ? Kerrlgnn-OI hov not. Casey Will , thin , Kurrlgitn , ut wild bo a mercy not f tell yez. Detroit Journal : Floor Wnlker She corn- plain * Hint you didn't show her common civility. S.ilpHiinii I showed her everything In my department , sir. Indliumpolls Journal : The band was rructlolnir vigorously. ' 'I know whut's the matter with that ll-pio oiiillt. " sMld the farmer inrttt who Imd stopped to listen , critically. "It needs gtUlHlll' . " Chicago Trillium : Visitor ( In Washington ) Isn't It unusually dark this morning ? Democratic ConsTecHiniin ( with much fe toelly ) Ye * . The mill Is rlslns very reluet- nntly. H Is afraid Spcnkcr Heed won't reu- ignlzo it. Clnelt nntl Knqnln-r : "Are you sure these ni-e unbreakable ? " naked the iloub * > . "I have lioenvenrlni ; one myself for a year , " said the saleslady , "and It nln't bieke yet. And , " she continued , blushing , "I am engaged. " New York Weekly : Stranger ( after nn ixam'mitioiiWell , doc-tor , what do you think ? llnve 1 the gout ? Gieat Physician Hem ! Er whnt Is your Ineomo "Twelve hundred a year. " "No. You've got a sore foot. " Chicago Post : "Do you think I'd better challenge him ? " asked the man who thought he had n grievance , referring to tl-e editor. "No , " returned the man of the world , "You might aim nt htm and miss him , hut when he gets n pen In hand nnd alms It nt you he never misses. I wouldn't stir liliu tl > nny more. " UXCI.K JIM'S HA.VCIXn. Atlanta Constitution. t Uncle- Jim , he'd mver been To any city ball Until he como a-vlsltln * The folks In town lust f.\ll. Could dance until you couldn't rest , Knowed how to fling his heel , Hut all the dunce he knowcd wuz jcsv The old Virginity reel ! So when they took him to the ball The RjilH had lots of fun ; Ho went a- Ilpplngerost the hull An" btiinpln' every one. Of coursu he couldn't waltz , but they Jest made hellovo ho could. They kept on whlrlln1 him away ; 'Twus worse than spllttln' wood. Just serious ns could ho he kept A-goln1 roun' an' roun' ; On all Iho ladles' trains he stepped When he warn't Tallin' down. He stood It jest as long as ho Could stiind It : then Jip throwed His lint down , till they laughed to see , Then Jerked his coat and blowcd. Ho give his galluses a , hitch 4 An' squared himself , an' then As quick ns that they seen him , Pitch night 'mongHl the nalH nnd men. Twas dnneln' now , without a doubt , Fer then they seen him peel Ills wesklt off , an' jump uliout In n. Vlrglnny reel I V The Wisdom of Fools Iswhat the unprinci pled dealers in "fake" clothing thrive upon. All -worthy manufac turers heartily invite the most thorough ex amination of the goods they make. And if every one un derstood that skill in making fine clothing was quite as important as fine cloths , it would be easier for us to dem onstrate the superiori ty of our suits for men and boys. We do not offer any thing that is so "cheap" that we cannot afford to stand by it with our guarantee and a ready promise to return your money if you are not satisfied. KINO & GO , \ 8. W. Cor. IStb and 6t *