Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1894 — Page 4

TlfE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 18. 1894 TTTELYE PAGES.

XDIAXA STATE SENTINEL,

BY THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL CO. 6. E. MORSS, r resident. BEN A. EATON, VIc Fretidtrnt. B. McCarthy. Secretary and Treworer. (Entered at thr Postoffle nt I n Unit apoiia im aeconil rlaft matter.) TERMS I'EIt T.ll i Vlnsle ropr (In Ailvnnr) 91 Ott We nsW cleKincrnt to bear In mind nJ aelcct their own atnto paper nhfn tntcy rom e to (nke tal)crjt tlons ami make op clnb. Affrnli ruaktiiic up rlnba trnd for tinr information drulrrd. AdIriTKK I.XDIA.XAPOLIS SE.XTIXEL, Indlaimpnlls 'lad. . W E D X II! D AY. JII.Y 1, 101. i:: : ('OM-':;'.F.rK commit;'.:!-:. I: :. :.r.-ut.iyir.g to n--w that the house conferees ar standing firm!; against th? Senate a n-Jm-nt.-i, and equally db'gust5r.g to know that t -. senate conferees ere stantilr- firmly for ihem. We do not know wh-it any of the conferring senators' expect to gain )' their obstinat devotion to the- irv.sts, hut they may be sure that they v.-ill gi'r. n' rhirrr in favor from the tlem orr i i ie prty. Senator Voorhee 3n partie:d.:r v"! d " 11 to bear this in nind. H 5-ar. 1? rhanifior; rf th? n-iw the self-proclaimed whisky trust. :tnd if he adds to ; tnair.kg ; may r to privo: are s-erc. jmust g . The- f.r: the sii-.',--ti-f-u :; : which ar In t :r Bb.'ohit.'!-. trol t.M . ini;t- 1 i:: meyer be fcfitte. a - ii- the !'.. mplo'vhln of the re-'.--.;, j.w of the Gorman til! he ; ,.n hi-' i-ermn-v-.-t retirement iff i i nr. a'ur d thing. There ,-f th. J.orman bill that -r ii m. .fit i-' ;! .'!" th' party wu. go. r. noe.-s!ons to (::;. ".vV.-b ar thor-cigMy inr Ir-T !': ii the ay or fart, and -.'. '.y i:;! t: ' to the people, t p'a th- Minr refiners have r. r; I of protection to o-n-;Mf--;.' Mi market. This v.- -.? nd1 ' by Tl: .-id or A. Have--r tlv way.- and means comf. : Mr. '; i - r"..'.: - iking of the eomptii!dn IWwr ?-i to r.-ilnl.ur ir.::rt"t.- in this country 'a! tit English refining Int'rests. T.-'-d'i yo;t 1. a'ii-' to cmpt? in the bit-in rs.-i rr: ;;!:? if ;hi. :-e avis perfect free .rade in :z.r"" -Mr. Tlivr y r "V"e -.vou'l teat th'-m. We r- i'.r.i -.ü'ir her more cheaply thin ll.fj- 'an in i ;.-.;;!.". nd." A-raiji. i -i FV. 22. l.'-M. he ina 13 the lame udrat I rdr. -Mi;t v irt'i.'h refined purrr.r do V-'U ex" i-t .' r.i.u.Jiy V" Jr. H?vtmy''r "Our rxrvirt? for t la: 5"ear ivotld p;-.l-. ib'y am itr.t to nl nit ttvo hu a ?r.d ?.r. I fifty thou.-Mnd doii tr.s." fr. Mi!!.-- 'II. '.v mu ii su.rar do you th:r.k Via: v"!:!i: ' ' a hi- to t xp rt under that i r - 5 pr ;!;.!? 'r. 1' eni. y r "Th r-port of refined ii'.r i-.'l.l be i n?r',.--rl very materially. I '! n t ::i-e why. un.l-r five trado in .-'rr..: v:e cf u'.i rvt fi!P-ly a very l.ys pr.ipirii.jn of the world's conf unJi'tf n." Ti.e F-.r.K- f;et of nh'lity to oxp rt and Cfe:i in corn petition with foreisrn manu-facture-s was irrded by Mr. II. A. Havemeyer in ls-; lef--ir? the hot: com-tnitt-e na manufacturer: Q IT -a- naieii pupar was exp-Tt-d from this cf'tititrv durit fr the lis, al var cndinir the sath of Ut Jun? (iv7,? Ä It is my rnp;-e--;''n thai about c-u? hun lred th'Hita.nl -ii?. Q T f 1 you. or any oth-T coneern in T.hieh you are interested, export anv of that sugar? A The hulk of it, 1 beJievc. Q V.'hat countries did you export it to? A The hu!k of it went to Knpland. Q "h xt ?rHde of suipr was it? A JThe bu'.k of it was prranulated. In the secoti'l plae the proposed protection is vastly in excess of the entire wap? C'JSt of jst!.7r, as is also the prepont Mc'iCinley protpetion. the total beinc less than or.n-ninth of 1 rent per pound, and i foreign r untry can renne sugar so cheaply as that. If it is desired to raise any revenue from f'.iEar. all that i3 wanted can be rai?f-d ty aa uniform specific tax of 1 cent per f ound on all prades cf supar, and this -ouii inciäentally pive thi growers cf cane- nr.. I sutrar bept3 all the protection ihey could reasonably ask. Another feature, in which change is Imperatively demanded, is the concessions to th? whirky trut. The iinprecedent; I -withdrawals of spirits from th bonded warehouses at Teoria furnished conxlusive proof that these concessions are "ci'reetly to the benefit of the whisky trust, pnd that lawless organization is preparing to rejp the usufruct of the money it fias invested in senators. Other features, whieh ousht by all tneaa? to b removed, are the taxes on coal and iron and the high duties on cotton; and woolen froojs. These are violations of the democratic pledges to the pejj.le, and it Is notorious that they are dernanded by no one but the immediate jveneficiaries. We warn the democratic senators, and -especially the senator from Indiana, that this tima. when the Sherman anti-trust law has found its first tise asair.st combinations of working-, men, is no time for a democratic confrresj to be showing1 favors to the trusts iigainst which that law wa3 claimed to lo directed at the time of its passage. It .will not do to punish workingmen for violation of that law and at the same time sive to tho capitalist violators of the same, law the right to extort millions o! dollars from the people. The people will not Indorse any such Jug-handled administration of justice. TIIK Fit EH DOM OF THE PRESS. The Chicago Times ptates that Adjt."en. Robbing has ordered that It shall r.ot be permitted to circulate In the camp of the militia at Hammond, and he.s driven out the newsboys who are EC-Hint? it. If thl3 be true, the governor should at once recall Mr. Rabbins and remove him from office. In this country ro rirrht is more sacred or more Important than free speech and freedom of the press, and especially aX a time when the public is confronted by a grave question on which citizens are divided In opinion. At the present time, when the entire corporation press of the counxry - fcjax4jfed.ji jnlzriez,zeatntlnz and

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blackguarding warkingmen, and when every one who raises his voice in behalf

of working-men is denounced as an anarchist, it Is the worst of precedents for an official to Inaugurate a boycott ag'alnst a newspaper simply because It does not take his view of the situation. Yesterday the News had the following to say of a much less offensive proceeding at Ft. Wayne: Dut what shall te ?aiJ of the action at Ft. Wayne yesterday ty the American railway union, officers of which called at the newspaper offices of that city and warned the editors that they must remain neutral on the boycott situation, stating that the demand was oflicial, and that action woul1 be taken accordingly if the papers declined to b nei.tral? 13 that the part of Itw and ord-r? Is that the kind of action that peaceable citizens take? If we prant that the American railway union has had nothing whatever to do with the riots that have within the last few days destroyed millions of dollars' worth of property. w are forced to admit that the American rnllway union 1s here attempting to muzzl1 the press. It is denying freedom of speech. Such tyranny is quite as Rreat morally as the denial nf rirjht of property. It is part and parcel of the Fame thing. "We say this was less offensive than the reported action of Adjt.-Oen. Robbins, becaure he is a public official and Is supposed to be engaged in maintaining order without taking sirs in the controversy between the strikers and th?ir employes. If he has taken such action, as reported, he has identified himself with the cause of th corporations, and put himself completely out of line as a public official engaged in preserving the peace and enforcing the law. Pueh a position demands as complete neutrality as a judicial position, and no person who is lacking in that quality Fhoull be permitted to occupy such a position for a moment. The press must be free if this country i.? to be free. AV A X T E 1 ( IMPllT II XT M F. X . Th- old and trit saying- that "there is always room at th" top" can never be Kainti1. but a similar sentiment might b more forcibly express"! in tb- s:atmnt th.it "the world is over looking for th yonntr nnn who thoroughly understands tho JKi.-ine.-"." It matters n t in what Hue i: may bei or what particular branch of the differentiated lndustrism of the present day; that business is hungrrin?r for the young man who ha.s mastered it and its controlling spirit is; ever seeking for him. Trie profusions ami trades will never be crowded until hum in nature 1ns been reorganized and chronic laziness has been wiped fn'tn the f.ice of the earth. They may sem crowded, and, in fact, it must be admitted that they are always crowded so far as the majority of the younr? men of the present day are concern d. but this does not in any way prove that they ire in reality overcrowded, and th e.t th r ia no piom for the young nnn of push, honesty anil industry. There was never a better opportunity off: red to ruch youttg mn than at th-- present time when, in what is called a stute of advanced civilization, young men ere Indulging in the vires and deteriorating tendencies that characterize the age in which we now live. The majority of young men living in this, the dose -f the nineteenth century, and engaged in the several trid'-s and professions, have acquire! extravagant habits which they are exerting thei- best energies to gratify. They long for the close of th- day's work, wh-'ii they may k-ep some engagement r gratify some pleasure. If the work of the store or office keeps them five or ten minubs beyond th regular time for leaving they grumble and think they are being abused. They learn their duties so they can be performed mechanically and then rest content with their achievement. If they ran hold their positions, that is the summit of their ambition. Outside of the daily routine of their work, in a certain department of the business, they are as ignorant of the general operations as though they wore engaged in som entirely different line. They may wot k a month, a year or a lifetime in one department or at one desk, and yet when they leave they are competent for that specific work and no other. It happens that some day there comes a change in the management of the business and Fome promotions are to be made. Who Is selected? The young man who is the favorite among his fellowemployes or the young man who has mastered the duties of one department and then rested content? Not at all. The one who is called is he who has been patiently laboring for months and years to understand the workings of the entire business; who has mastered the details of all departments, has read and studied patiently until he is competent to be the advisor and assistant of the head of the concern. He may not have the dash, the brilliancy or the distinguished appearance of the .other? but he has the energy and he has had the necessary Prseverance. The othera look at him, as he steps up to his new duties, and call him a lucky fellow. They never stop to consider that luck had nothing to do with It. It may be a comforting thought to them to call it simply luck, but it Is not the truth. ' Had the other employes also been Ftudyng to master the business by inquiries and reflection, by reading and intelligent conversation upon matter relating to the business, then there would have been competition when a promotion was to be made, and then it would have been that other qualities would have been taken Into consideration. But, as the rule during the present age, there la no competition. Very frequently It hardens that there Is not even one In the entire lLst of employes who has taken the trouble to master the business or who has shown sufficient interest In the business to deserve promotion to a place of trust. In that case another is called from without the vails of the establishment and he Is regarded with envy; but the stranger is the young man who has plckeJ up, by degrees, information enough to lay a foundation for c thorough comprc-hen-fdon of the business, and his reward came. This is why the world is looking for young ciea.-Who Uioioushly uuderdUud

the business. They are scarce and there j are not enough of them now to fill the

positions. There Is no business so complicated but the train of the average young man can master It if energy and prseverorce are but put to work, it can be safely said that every youn man can easily master the business in which he is engaged. Rut he thinks It not necessary because there Is no Immediate Incentive in sight. He performs his routine duties in a mechanical way, watches th-i clock with anxious eye and draws his salary regularly, feeling a sense of dep thankfulnc-rs each Paturday nighi when he walks frcm the ofiVe or th store with his salary in his pocket, because he was not discharged. Under these conditions there is no overcrowding of the trades or professions, so far as the right kind of a young man is concerned. If be s-tarts in. not to learn as quickly as possible to do his work mechanically, but to master every detail of every department and never be satisfied until he thoroughly understands every part of the business and every piece of machinery, the day will come, and soon; when he will by some chance remark attract the attention of his employer, surprise will give way to curiosity, this to Interest and personal attachment and promotion to a position of trust and confidencei will follow. There Is at the present time a dearth in every business of the'right kind of young men, and there was never a better opportunity for the right kind of 4 young man than just now. STl! I KEUS An TliTSTS. None cf the corporation newspapers have had the temerity to draw if parallel between t he action of the strikers and thi flctioi: of the trusts until the Chicago Inter Ocean published th': If it b- true that the whole body of Ie U'le cm be made to su.or because one great finp! oyer of labor d eiir.cs to pay a certain price for work, then It is true that the whole body of the pe.iple can be undo 1., s.ifiYr if one great purchaser of su-;ar refujv to pay a certain price fa- jt. H a venu -Vit has as m ich rirht to fr;n a 1 -axuc with the capit ".Isis who in; -art tea and coffee, or pre due? fl mr, or make clothing, or transport ni-:i and giols. or in any wey mini.-ter to the i-'iiii-Ti or the people, as De-ha has to Mibiao all branches of labir ii t j one on'ensive and defensive league. The rirht is as (!-ar in one case as in the other, or, rather, the wrong is as clear in one ca;;e as in the either. .e .subnit that this is exactly what ILivemeyer and other tariff beneficiaries have done by the aid of the republican party, and what they are now trying to do by ti e aid of the republican party an 1 a few democratic traitor.. If thero be any tiling unlawful in combinnti -v.3 "in restraint f trade or commerce" the llavertit-y.rs and their ilk have set the example in 1 nv-bre il'.irg. Th H.ivumoyt rs, in the first place, formed :. comb;:iiti ;i of all the sugir refineries in the country f r the cx;rc?s purpose of ront rolling the pri e of .-ugar. Th -y have admitted it, ;t; t every one knows it is true. They c u'iin eil with other protected interests t secure the bounty giv.-n thrm by the McKinley hill. They have admitted, it. and every one knows it is wi!h other projected interests to hall the infamous c onces.--; -n made to them by the !onuaii bill. They hae tesiiüe f that thry are in Washington for that purpose. They have ts:i:i.-d th.tt they contributed to the state campaign funds of both parties in order to ivoure political influence 1 j-r. 'iiit? their restraint of trade and c-im au-ree. The Havemeycrs sugar trust was driven out of NovV York ny prosecution under the' state laws. It took refuge in New Jersey. The Sherman law was adopted for the alleged purpose of exf termin i'.in? trusts. TIi X-vv York dem ocratic papers urged Attorney-General Miller to prosecute the sugar trust, and he refused, or at least failed, to do it. Attorney-General Olnoy came in and ha?, too. -was urged to prosecute the BUgar tru.t. He likewise fail d to do so, and also stated that the Sherman law "was not made to be enforced." He continued of that opinion until he found that John Sherman's ingenuity had made the law available for the purpose of punishing strikers, and then he decided that it was made to be enforced. Federal judges at once took the cue and issued the most sweeping injunctions under this law, which had never been found available to punish any conspiracy of capital, and in this city we had the extraordinary spectacle of a federal judge promenading the railroad tracks and furnishing advice and assistance to the corporations. W'e call upon Attorney-General Olney and the federal courts to show something of their desire to prevent lawlessness by prosecuting some of the notorious combinations of capital. If they had shown one-tenth the zeal In punishing such lawless combinations as the sugar trust, the whisky trust, the lead trust, the copper trust, the plate-glass trust, and dozens of other well-known lawbreakers the country would not now be humiliated by the spectacle of these lawbreakers dictating terms to a senate which was pledged to exterminate them. Let us have a little justice in this country. If the law is good enough for the punishment of strikers It Is good enough for the punishment of trusts. Let these gentlemen show some of their exalted patriotism and sublime devotion to law and order by enforcing this law on the other side of the fence. There is mo3t amp!? room for Its employment there. GKAI'K AI VIX'E CfLTfnE. It is not. to be wondered at that California is ambitious to enter the lists against the great wdne-producing countries of the world. Its agriculturists sees that there is much money In the fruit of the vine and the various beverages that can be made from it. This Is one of the great Industries of France. No less than seventy-six of its departments are engaged in the cultivation of the grape and the manufacture of wines, brandies, etc In 1877 no less than 5,866,242 acres were devoted to this industry; in 1892 this extent of country had fallen to 4,527,500 acres; but In 1893 this number was increased by about 25.000 acrs. But. vUl

the area under viticulture has. been less- . ened. the yield of wine has actually Ini creased. The annual average of wines

1 ' produced in France for the twenty years ':' ending in 1891 was S3S.359,S'.2 gallons. For extent of country under viticulture Italy 2 ; ranks first and France second. In Europe i It covers more than 23,000.000 acres of land, and In non-European countries 1,000,000 acres. For quantity of wine proI duced, France takes, precedence, as the j following table shows, as It also shows j the relative position f the several win?- ! producing European states: ! . Average Production of the Country. France ... Italy Spain Austria-Hungary ... Germany Portugal Lart Ten Years. Kfil, IS 1.000 gallons 6TO.oeo.000 gallons .fß:00.000 gallons 144.2ttO.ftna gallons S3.2Ö0.OO0 gallons 78,750 000 gallons 72,300.000 gallons fiO.7SO.000 gallons r.ß.CöO.oro gallons 4S.000.000 gallons 40.r)0.000 gallons Sl.n.'.o.ooo gallons 22.500.000 gallons 1 Russia Servia Bulgaria Turkey and Cyprus. Roumania Greece Switz?Tland .' Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium and the British isles have no vineyards. In 18S8 the total yield of wine in France was 677.250,000 gallons; in 1839. 613,500.000 gallons; in 1890, 616.CC0.O00 gallons, and in 1S91. 679,105.000. In 1S93 1.125,000,000 or nearly twice that of the previous year. One can see from these figures that Immense amounts of money may be made In this Industry, and California Is making rapid strides to the front ranks of the wine-producing countries of the world. TIIK CAISK OF AltUITItATIOX. It is somewhat peculiar that so many people have, during the troubles of the past Wdfk cr ten days, forgotten that thre was something in the strike in which society in general had a stake. Occasion ally we have found a judge or a governor I who realized It. But these have been rare. As a rule the opinion has been that there has been but one side to the present qustion and that the railroad sido. President Cleveland do.s r.ot Mem to hive lost sirht of the fict! nt nnv stn YV have the press dutches saying that he will appoint an arbitration commission 1 ks roon a? the lawlessness at Chicago Is etiiled. This is all that anyone could reisonably ask. The act under which the president will appoint a commission provide- that when controversies arise b"tween transportation companies enga; in interstate commerce and their employes, obstructing the transportation of property or passengers, an arbitrator shall be selected by each of th? parties to th dispute the,e two arbitrators to s'lc. t a third. This hoard shall, aftr n full investigation, publi. ly announce its deci'on. which, with all testimony, shall be filal ' with the United States commissioner of j libor. ! The statute further provides that the j president of the United States npy se-le-ct two commissioners, one of whom, at I least, sh.il! be a resident of the stat or j territory in which the controversy arise', wh . together with t h'! cmrn isr fener of labor, shall constitute atemp'Tiry commission for the purpos ,f eximir.ing the causes of th controversy, ' th? conditions accompany in? and th l?et means fr adjusting it; the result of which oxaminatl-! rha 11 be immediately reported to the I nrsi lent anil c"nsrress. and on the ren- i

I A villainous amiisem-:it in India is that dering of such report the services of the j ,, .,,jalK j; conMsus in locking hands two commissioners shall cease. The serv- ' aa.l se-inc who can be male to kneel, ices of the commission, to be orderol at j AIny han.is are broken at this gentle spart. ... - , , 1 .-. . i ' The title of reverend as an honorary anthe time by tue president and constituted . . i pcüation to the clergy was giVL-n by einlas herein provided, may be tendered by ; m,,n content about th? noddle of tne sevtite president for the purpose nf settling i cutnth century. In an English parish , " ,.....! register the minister is first styled "revera controversy such as contemplated other ... ..... ,, ,, , , . - ' 1 end in Pwi, occasionally aft. rward, but up.-n its own motion or upon the applica- i rtpalarly after 1727.

tion of one of the parties to the controversy, or upon the application of the executive of a state. L'pon th direction of the president th" commission shall visit the locality of the pending dispute and shall make careful inquiry Into the cause thereof, hear all persons Interested therein who may come before it, advise the respective parties what. If anything, ought to be done or submitted by either or both to adjust such dispute and make a written decision thereof. This decision shall at once be made public, shall be recorded upon proper books of record, to be kept in the office of the commissioner of labor, who shall cause a copy thereof to be filed with the secretary of the state or territory, or states or territories In which the controversy exists. This arbitration does not offer a final settlement of the labor troubles by any means. In fact, it offers no settlement whatever. But It does offer a chance to g'et the facts, the exact facts, before the public, and that Is much. The American public is very nearly competent to settle all these things whe"n once it knows the facts. ' DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACTS. It is well at all times to keep the facts in any controversy well In mind. The facts which have really led up to the great strike, which is now paralyzing the country, should not be lost sight of. They are very ably set forth, by Dr. YV. B. Clarke in the following letter: To the Editor Sir: How many people can teil what the original strike at Pull man was for? . I have not been able to find one. even after asking many. The common story on the street and in the papers Is that the men struck for in creased wages. If I have read history aright they struck because of a broken promise on the part of their employers. We all know that on May a committee of the men waited on President Pullman asking for increased wages, he showing that an increase could not be granted as work was being done at a loss In order to provide employment. This committee had been promised immunity from moles tation because of Its connection wdth this work, yet on May 11 three of the men, Peterson, Hasty and "Watson, were laid off. and 2,000 men therefore laid down their tools because of that fact, and that evening the whole works closed. The men may never have, struck for Increased wages as they had Mr. Pullman's ultimatum, but they did strike for the restoration of the three men who had lost their positions because of their devotion to the Interests of the workmen. The men have ever been ready to arbitrate and the Pullmans as steadily against It, and when arbitration comes the. above described broken promise will figure most prominently. W. B. CLARKE, M. D. Out of this state of affairs has grown a great deal of difficulty. It Isn't fair to put all. tho blame upon ua nun. It Un't-

j fair to say that they are bringing all the evil upon the land. They are not. They may be to a certain extent to blame. But

j they did not indicate this trouble and it is Juat as well not to lose sight of the facts. California comes to tha front with another act of supreme folly and wickedness. No possible excuse can be given for the wrecking of the train bearing the United States troops. It could not benefit any one, for the assassination of a few soldiers could not possibly stop the government's restoration of law where mob violence has occurred. There are a thousand men standing ready to take the place of any soldier killed or wounded In such a struggle. The wrecking was dastardly, cruel and worse than useless. Two Indianapolis ladles, during the past week, have earned membership In the Equality or Woman's rights club, for they have enjoyed the privilege of being shot at by thieves Just like a man. In both instances the women proved themselves decidedly plucky. Mr. Pullman's defense of himself Is hardly what was to have been expected. It wasn't even as good an argument as a really good lawyer might have made for him. Mr. Pullman isn't doing himself Justice In this matter. Chauncey Depew has been talking on the strike from London. He says nothing of any value, as was to have been expected. Chauncey Depew can talk better at longer range, with les3 effect, than any other man in America. v . Mr. Pullman says he has nothln? to arbitrate. Which means that Mr. rullman has no cause which he is willing to submit to a fair adjudication by free American citizens. Many an honest worklngman has j thanked his stars for the recent spell cf weather. The days have been hot, but the nights were correspondingly cool and pieitsant. Between Debs and Pullman there is a ! rat ,ntRt- whlch th Pbl!e has hi ths I strike, and whieh should never for a mo ment, be lost sight of. i:t Ceti-: it a. The German name for tram eir is 'Tferlj stra.-seiieisen'oahnwasen." Almost as lo:.s ! a the tram line. 1 1 .ui'i i;exy is most, common in r ranee, O I ... ... thTe being :vi ar-.itlis m every PV unnuJ aily from this cause. I The queen of England always sleeps with ' h e b.droorn wlndnv open. S'ae Is a great sttckter Tor rres.a a:r. A Spanish mus'cian Ins devised a system of mas'.cal notation ly which the flat and .shi.-p system is done away with. It is said thai M. Yict arian Sardou has on h.ini th plot and bare outline of 250 plays that tire waiting to be written. Frederick Kemington, the artist. Is In Chlc.-ig. making sketches of the lab r riots an l military far an eastern publication. The average rainfall of Jreat liritaln Is estimate I to equal G."!V0 gallons p r acre every year almost ihren tnous.in 1 tens. j That which i tnpularly known as the j ftiPiiy bone, at the point of the elbow, Is in reality in bene at a.l. but a nerve that Pes near the surface. j :. of the three shirts possessed by NaI imii-on rtt St. Helena, and divi led at his death among his c impani ans, wu. recently sj'1 at auction fr t-'lO. j On account of la!"r troubles supplies of i fresh n-.-'Ct ha v b.-ou so cut off In Connec ticut tint the people are subsisting almost entirely on vegetables and fish. Lord noscberry is getting to be a chronic winner. He won the l.erby handily, and at the West Lothian cattle show the other i day he secured the first and second prizes ; for short horn cattle, four first prizes anl one second prize for sheep and a first and second prize for pigs. A'rheus Feleh, Just elected president of the Michigan state pioneers' association, will he ninety in September. He is the oldest livinj ex-governor in the I'nited States and has leen a Fnitel States senator and a judge of th"! Michigan supreme court. He Is still In active life as a bank director. In a Chinese restaurant in Canton enough dog stew may be purchased to feed a lot Of eooi'es for 10 cents. This Is black do? stew, which is better than that made from yeliow dog. It is cooked with a tuft of the hair left on the end of the tail as an evidence of gooi faith. Cat meat is higher than dog meat and rat meat costs less, but tabbies are killed only on order. Some autograph letters and documents with royal sign manuals, of great interest and' rarity, were recently sold in London. A document with manual in monogram of Richard 111 brought a little over $100, while one signal by Henry VII brought only $10. A letter of Queen Elizabeth brought $31, a letter from Lord Byron sold for $23, while one from George Washington went for J100. Lord Randolph Churchill Is surly to Interviewers. He was asked by a New York reporter if he had not something to sayabout his visit. "Semething to say?" replied he. "Pshaw!" When it was suggested Chat he was not looking in the best of health, he replied that he had not come here to discuss his physical condition, and refused to answer any other "queries that might be put to him. If Franklin MacVeagh goes to the United States senate from Illinois he will have as one of his colleagues a life long friend in the person of Senator Higglns. They were Inseparable chums in boyhood and the friendship between them strengthened with advancing years. The Damon and Pythias relations of Senators Butler and Cameron will have a good parallel If MacVeagh comes in as Mr. Cullom's successor. STREET riCKIM.S. ' The sun had retreated behind the roofs of the houses on the west side of X. Me-ridian-st. last evening and the family of a business man who lives beneath one cf those stately roofs had taken chairs upon the front veranda after a pleasajit dinner with some relatives who were visiting from out of town. The head of the household touched a bell, a colored man appeared and was ordered to bring out the hose and sprinkle the lawn. Scarcely had he turned the water on, however, when the daughter and life of the household, a charming, goldenhaired miss of five summers, decided that she must be of some assistance and asked to hold the nozzle. Her little cousin ran out with her as the r?quest was complied with and the manipulation of the hose was transferred from the large, black hands to the tiny pink fingers of the child. The family chatted away on the veranda, watching the pleasure of the child as she played the cool stream upon the grass and shrubbery, the little cousin looked on with envy and the water spurted and cracked as It rushed from the mouth of the nozzle. Now the little cousin had a dainty pink dress which had been made for her bsfore leaving bema. "to visit in." and this dress

had beQn a source of much worry to the little plrl with the nozzle in her hand. The tempter sto?e Into that little heart and the child yie-lc'ed. With a sudden turn of her hand the stream changed in its course and ütruck the p'.nk dress with all Its force. There was a scream and the next moment that little cousin was weeping over the ruin of her finery. Angry exclamations came from the veranda and the five-year-o'.d was called to pt:t down the hose and come to the bar of justice. And did she go? Not she. Tt water continue.! to play nervously upon the gra.s and there was heard the sound of heavy trend upon the stone walk as the father came down upon th scene. A look of affright came into those blue eyes and there was an Instant's hesitation, "it was only for an Instant, however, and quick ps a flash the water was turned in the direO tlr.il of those approaching footsteps. It struck "papa" square in the bosom of his shirt front and continued to play up and down his trousers. He was soaked in an Instant and with a muttered something turned and retreated. Then "mamma" tried It. "Grace," said she sternly, "come here." And the mother started down the steps. She got within ten feet of her little darling when again that stream was given a sudden turn and landed in her face. She gave a gasp of astonishment, caught her breath and as she turned got another deluge In the back of her neck. The child now thought It was all In fun and as her mother started for the veranda gave a little scream of pleasure and ran after her, pulling the hose with her. The water was dripping from her mother's dress and she was not expecting pursuit until a cry of warning from the veranda and another shower struck her ears at the same moment. Gathering up her skirts she fled precipitately and was drenched by the time she got to cover. The child was master of the situation. A consultation was held and Grree was haile-l from the veranda, by a half dozen voices. But she paid no attention. Just then an old lady was passing the gate and with a childish scream of deälsht Grace took after her, dragging the hose. The old lady saw her danger and took down the street as though a cow was coming toward her. For five minutes no one was allowed to go past without taking the middle of the street. Ani then it was all spoiled. Around the corner of the house appeared that colored man with a rubber oat on r.nd an umbrella over his head. The child saw h'.m coming and turned the hose on him, once more opening the street for traffic. The water caught him squarely enough and be

gan Rftt'.ng in its work, but he stood it ail and made a dash for the nozzle. It never wavered until the black face appeared through the stream and the chid surrendered. Handing the nn?..'e to the colored man Fhe yelled In dfliht: "Mow. Jim, 'oo turn It on me." The water was turned off. there wns a charge from the veranda and in the confusion the little, Rolden-haired angel disappeared From the open windows sounds of distress were heard five minutes later find continued for some time. AH disappeared fur changes of clothing and the little girl has not been sen si. ce. But it was fun for the neighbors. Some thincs don'r. amount to much, but they are very annoying anl embarrassing. For instance: There is a prominent young business man in the city who was helping to entertain a friend's visit r from one of the smaller cities of the slate. This visitor was a very' charm'ng young laJy, so the part of assistant entertainer did not go bad. The young business man. who has "set 'em up" seven times already to keep from having his name given away by the 1'icking.i man, got out his fancy driver and bug.?y and took the young lady for a drive. She had thoughtlessly brought her purse along, and being afraid tf losing it, askel the young man to carry it for her. He thrust It carelessly down the top pocket of his coat and thought no more of it. The drive being ended neither thought of the purie when they stparaied and the young man allowed it to fale rroai his recollection. The next morning, while he was his busiest, the telephone beil rang and he received an inquiry as to the purse. "Why." he stammered, "what purse do you m an?" "Hello; why my purse the one I gave you last night." "You must be mistaken you gave me no purse last night." The reply came through the 'phone like a LI st from the icy regions of the North: "Well, maybe I didn't, but if you'll only rte.un me the purse you can keep the contents." The next day he was still wondering what in the world the girl meant. He had change! coats the next morning without thinking, and in a thoughtless way he would go through the iockets of the coat he had on every few minutes. And then he met the girl face to face on the street. Siie was like an Iceberg and w.ls sailing past when he hailed her. "I beg parlon but you said sotnething to me about a put se. Have you fnund It yet?" She looked him squarely in the eye. "I am afraid I can't find it without your assistance, and that has not been promised yet." "Will you kindly explain to me when you gave It to me? I am sure you must be mistaken." Then she toll him of having handed h m the purse, and she even remembered where he had put It. He clutched nervously at the pocket. It was not there. "Did didn't you take it out again?" He shivere.i at the look. "Well, then I've lost it. But I'll make it all right." The look this time was frostier than ever. "Perhaps, If you'd look In the pocket of the coat you had on, something might be accompilshed and you wouldn't be require! to "make it all right." And then he smiled with a ghastly grin that was horrible. Ih broke away, sent far a messenger and an hour later clasped the purse in his hand. And did he take it out himself? Now, you know better than that. An Indianapolis young man, returning from Yale recently, had a thrilling experience. As the train sped along through the country It came into collision with a farmer anl his horse, battled bravely for a few moment.? and scattered the remains to the winds. Then, as is the habit of trains after they have killed persons, it stoppei and gave the passengers ä chance to see its power. Tenderly and carefully the trainmen and the passengers went to work to gather up the fragments, when a country girl threw both arms around the neck of the Indianapolis young man anl began to cry: "Oh, are you qcite sure the poor horse is killed? Oh, don't say it kille 1 the poor horse." The horse and man were both deal, but it took the young man fully half an hour to release her arms ana assure her that the poor horse would never live to be hit by another engine. A lady came Into a music store yesterday. She was very well dressed and very stylish. "Do you ever rent violins?" she asked In the most persuasive accents. The proprietor assured her that they did not. "Well." she said. "I wish to take violin lessons and wanted to rent one to see If I could master it." "Well." sail the proprietor, who Is very accommodating. "If you wish to try I will loan you a violin for two months." Then he said Jokingly: "Then, I suppose, when you wish to buy one you will go to X 's (naming a rival firm) and buy one." But she drew herself up iniignantly and said: "No, inrieed. Mr. W . When I wish to buy I shall go to New York." There are many pretty porches In town, but that of Mr. Hugh Hanna is a delight to the eye. Around the outside are boxes of trailing vines, variegated in color, and scarlet and pink geraniums in full blossom. Attractive bamboo shades shut out the sun. and tlia yjrcu ""i o.. p-m

j cushions, t ihlf s and Jardiniers of paim. j makes a cosy ani at the same time cooi- ; looking place just the f pot to pass a de!i 1,1. . .- . , w. . r I . I .... . v.v,t

horr.e-like porch Is that of Mr. James M. Leathers In Morton rlae- The porch furniture is white and gold; there are palms and flowering hanging baskets; a gay- ! striped hammock, with cushions and a stand j iii.ei wi:a papers anl migdzinea, mik.es th j porch a delightful resting place. The roomy jsiuare po--ch of Mr. Frank Wood, also In i :torton place, with Itt brick wall half way up, handsome Jardinieres of palms nni cool looking awnings, is also an attractive out of-aoor room. Till) STRIKE. Organized labor is seeking to becom organized tyranny and treason. There i; no room for it in th United States ül j American. N. Y. Tribune trep.). Have not the railroad companies taught their employes anarchv? Their vio'atlon J of the Interstate commerce law is notori ous, they never hesitate to bribe a leg'.1k tor, to steal a street, to tar up tracks of rival companies, to laugh at city ordinances, or to violate injunctions when they think It profitable to do so. They have been sowing tha wind and are now reaping the whirlwind. Greensburg New Era. All rational accounts agree In ayina that the rioting and destruction have bee-n done mainly ly hoodlums and other youthful ruffians who always seize upon such opportunities to have some fun of their own. Yet one would suppose from reading the newspaper accounts thai Chicago was In the clutches of a "reign of terror," that the whole country wa in momentary peril of falling into th6 same clutches, and that the president and the regular army, assisted by the stat militia, were engaged in a very doubtful contest for supremacy with Debs and hl several hundred thousand laboring men, N. Y. Post (ind.). There Is nothing the national govern ment could do to harmonize relations b tween labor and capital as the owner ol railroads and mines which it cannot dd much better without owning them. Ar bitration is the word of nope In all thes deplorable conflicts. And if, as man good citizens think, a national board of arbitration would be able to prevent 6ucix strikes a.-s the one now In progress, 'fa authority and influence would be all tba more likely to be effective for the conciliatory purposes in view, becaure It would represent the outside, disinterested and Impartial judgment of a. third party, repres-titirg broadly and distinctly the interests cf the general public. Ther6 Is considerable historical evidence going to show that a national tribunal organized for the purpose of hearing both sidci of large industrial disputes and formulating its judgment thereon might do much to settle them. The French courts of c aid iati .n (Conseils des l'rud'h"mme.-) have hid great success, lord Hroughaia fp'ke cf their work in high terms in a debate in parliament :us Jong ngo A. 1SÖ3, ai;d called attention to the fact that in on veer these courts bad amicably settled 2o,S"0 out of L'S.moo labor disputes submitted to It. Baltimore un (dem.). THE SEXATIJ AXI THE TAIUFF. The senate has been guilty of passlnj beyond the bounds of the power whieU the franiers of the constitution Intended to confer upon it The representatives of the states have certainly na moral right to change the principle ol taxation which under the constitution the representatives of the people hav fixed upon. To accept the senate bill aj I.s stands, or without material naodlfica tions. would be a surrender by the hous of Privilegs more ancient than the re public. N. Y. World (dem.). The country is sick ot the senate's ao tion and denuuids that it shall be canceled as speedily a;5 possible. It Is a stain upon the national records and should be expunged. Collecting revenu by customs duties hns proved the most indirect, costly, wasteful and corrupt system of taxation ever devised. Why, then, should there be any fight to ß'JS tain the senate's attempt to hold th country longer under the pernfciou anJ trade-destroving millston of "protec tionism?" (five us back the Wilson bill or something better. N. Y. Herald (ind.). It Is the senate which has failed ooni spieuously to recognize the people's man date expressed at the polls in 1S90 ani 1SP2. It is the senate which has kept thj country upon the rack of anxiety and suspense for more than five months past which has disappointed the hopes tfl which the people's victory in November 1?:2. gave birth; which has aggravated and protracted almost beyond endurance the business depression and distress oi the present year; which has borne th fruit of Coxeyism and of Idood and an arehy in different parts of the union, The composition of the conference com! r.iiCec continues the responsibility wher it already rests upon democratic sena tors. It Is no longer, however, a responsibility divided among forty-odi men. It must le met. primarily at least, by the four who represent the democratic majority on the conference committee. It is a grave and serVius respon siblilty to be borne by any men. aaid onf. that cannot bo shifted upon any caucul management or pledges. As Mr. Wilson well puts it, it is an obligation to b discharged by the conferees "under th overwhelming sentLment of fidelity to their party pledges and to their duty to the people who have sent them." That is a sentiment which should overwhelm every consideration of personal and selfish interest, every plea or claim of pro tected monopolies and trusts, no matter by whom favored or by what lnfluencl urged. Baltimore Sun (dem.). LEW WALLACE'S MISTAKE. In One of II! Xovel H Get Mlxe4 In Hiw ieotrtiph y. The conversation moved along with ht ticking of the little clock on one of the bookcases before us. A pet cat. that was prowling about, knocked down a book from its place. The master picked it Up. It was a copy of "Ben Hur." The talk turned to the author. "I asked Wallace one day." said th talker, "If he had made any geographical mistakes in cither of his two last works. He told me that in one of the best descriptions he had he was mistaken as to locality. But ho said that six months after the ?Mek was out he received a letter from a woman, calling his attention to the mistake. She gave him all the evidence necessary to establish the truth of her statement, and his investigation! corroborated what she had written." "Did h correct it In a later edition T' "i asked him that, and h said he had not. It w as not becaure he did not respect the woman, but he said if he made tha correction he would remove what had been an impression on the minds of many for years, and as tho mistake Involved no infringement on historical fact, ho concluded to let it .stand." Chicago HeraU. Another XVIse Father. Anxious Mother "I am so afraid little Johnny is going to be wordly and frivolous. He was wishing today that ht was a prince." Father "What docs he know about princes?" "lie was looking at the picture of one. "What sort of a picture?" "It was fcome prince or other with c dog by his side." "I see what's the matter. I'll get hlra a dog." Street & Smith's Good News. It Did. "Mr. Fuzzy." questioned the Pttle boy, curiously, "can ycur href talk?" "Why no. my little tuan; why do you ask such a question?" " 'Cause I heard ma say it wasn't rteces. sary for nnybody to tell her vou drank that your bref spoke- for Itself," Atlanta Constitution. Piin-nslve It n In ess. Probably more railroads would go' lnta bankruptcy if they could afford to pay receivers' salaries. Kansas City Journal Dr. Price's Cream Baking Pow ilcf VVorl J' Fnlr iiitrhest Award.