AR IR A SL a 0 a Ta Es ORE REI atclean Terms, £2.00 a Year, in Advance. Demorralic: rr ee r= - Bellefonte, Pa., October 4, 1389. oT — ee ,,,,——————————————— P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EDITOR. a a ——————————— —a— Democratic State Ticket. FOR TREASURER, EDMUND A. BIGLER, OF CLEARFIELD. Democratic County Ticket. For Associate Judge—THOS. F. RILEY. For Prothonotary—L. A. SCHAEFFER. For District Attorney=—J. C. MEYER. For County Surveyor —GEO. D. JOHNSON. For Coronor—Dr. JAMES W, NEFF. The Milesburg Post Office. Bad as arethe facts in reference to the Aaronsburg post office, where the of: fice was given to M. M. Musser in consid- emation for a hopeless contest for asso- ciate judge, and the poor crippled sol- dier SyLvius ordered to the rear in dis- grace, the case at Milesburg is a worse one, for it involves more lying, decep- tion and insult to labor than the other. The Warcayman had considerable difficulty in getting at the true inward- ness of the thing, but the following will be found to be substantially correct : Three years ago J.C. P. JoNEes was, for good reasons, an anti-Beaver man, and to straighten him up Dax Hasr- 1XGs promised him the Milesburg post office. When the election was over and IlarrisoN elected, Joves demanded payment for his support of Beaver and Hastixas wrote him a letter of endorse- ment. Joxes thought he had it all right. Irve Morris and Hex Haver, both wheel horses of radical Republi canism,were applicants,but they did not have backing that amountéd to much. The Republicans had professed so much friendship for labor that, with the endorsement of nearly all the business men of Milesburg, and of nearly all the soldiers of Milesburg and Boggs town- ship, ALF RAGER, a four years soldier, the adjutant for a long time of the the (+. A. R. post at Milesburg, became a candidate. ALr RAGER is a very intel- ligent, hard working mechanic—a car- penter or mill-wright, and has a large family to support. Although four years a soldier he draws no pension, yet he is rapidly failing in health from rheuma- tism. He was a Republican and mar- ried into the Republican Watson fami- ly. When the Democrats came into power a poor wounded democratic sol- dier was given the post office. The be- lief was general that Racer would be appointed. Joxes thought he would zet it because “promising” Dax Hasr- 16s said so. Morris thought his par- ty service would fetch it, and so through the list, except Racer who thought that the endorsement of a large ma. jority of eitizens and soldiers would bring it. But Arr RAGER is poor, and he didn’t know then as he does now, that no poor soldier need apply for recognition atthe hands of the Harrison -Beaver administration. Arr Racer couldnt have “put up” for Quay’s “registered contribution” bonds. Joxgs wouldn't. He had paid in advance in supporting BEAVER. Besides as a rule he is independent. Something must be done. It just fairly took the breath out of all Milesburg and vicinity when the daily papers announced the appoint- ment of A. T. Bocas as postmaster. “Tuoyp” Bocas, as he is called at Milesburg, is a good fellow. Ivery- body likes him: He is jolly and genial. He was a soldier and draws a big pen- sion. For Milesburg he is a rich man le has one of the best residences in the old burg. He has a fine store and an excellent mercantile business. ITe has two store-rooms to rent, and a public hall which pays well. Besides he has property in Boggs township, and rich parents in Altoona. He isa great hunt- er. Ife is shrewd in business, and al- All of these things He was appointed postmaster. He didn’t need it. ALr Racer is an honest, intelligent capable mechanic. He is failing in health from army service like ail old soldiers, but as he escaped bullet wounds he doesn’t get a pension. But he is poor. Ie has to work. He hasn't the money to become a “registered con- tributor” to a boodle campaign fund. Iie was endorsed by the people who patronize the post office. But he hadn’t either “ boodle” or broadcloth, and his hopes had to go, just as the hopes of the workmen at McCoy's iron works had to go. They were promised steady work and increased wages, but the Mc- Coy rolling mill is: nailed up. And thus in a community which is nearly all workingmen, the Republican boss- es, Ji, Dax and Lawrence, have again shown them that a real working- man has no rights which the “blooded brigadiers” and “boodle bosses,” as Private DarzeLr calls them, are bound to respect. One of the funny incidents of this ap- pointment is the spanking which these ways has money. are to his credit. | same bosses gave T. P. Ry~xper. He was the Republican candidate for Con- gress last fall, and ought to have had some Influence in the naming of his home postmaster, but he hadn’t any more infldence in the case than any of the rest of the people who expect any good to come from the aristocratic, monopolistic “boodle bosses” who are providing a plutocratic and military government on the ruins of the repub- lic of Washington and Jefferson. Under CLEVELAND a poor but capa- | ble soldier—one who was worn out with his wounds and unable to do a days work—was appointed to be post- master at Milesburg. Under Harri sox one of the wealthiest of Milesburg’s citizens is given the place. Which party is the poor man’s friend ? Unappreciable Reward. An exchange, speaking of the cir cumstance of Frep Douvcrass, United States Minister to Hayti, being car- ried to his post on a government man- of-war, considers it a suggestive event and goes on to say: Here is a man who was born a slave; whose masters were protected by law, a man who has been chased by bloodhounds and who was obliged to flee from the land of his birth, a man who at one time seemed to have no ca- reer save that of a fugitive or asaleable piece of flesh, who is honored to-day by the Govern- ment and is considered a fit person to repre- sent the United States in a foreign land. The wildest flights of the most imaginative novel- ist never begota more wonderful romance than the story of this man’s life. Taking it al] together itis a won- derful case, but its most striking feature would have been wanting if there hadn’t been a one-horse nigger government to send DouvcLass to as minister. There isn’t any white Re- publican, however hungry for office, who would fancy the Hayti job, and therefore it is given to FRED who, ever since the war, has been willing to oc- cupy any official berth that would pay. In fact he and a few more fav- ored negroes have absorbed the mea- ger allotment of official positions grant- ed to the colored race by the Republi- can party. The colored people are becoming dissatisfied with the small amount of patronage they are receiving, and it is doubtful whether they will consider the party obligation to them cancelled by sending Doucrass off on the Hayti mission even with the parade of a gov- ernment ship. They would prefer a more general ‘distribution of the of- fices that wou'd include the large class of darkies who have not been pampered as much as Doucrass has been. And as to this last honor con- ferred upon Frep as a representative colored Republican, the other colored brethren are smart enough to see that he would not have been “considered a fit person to represent the United States in a foreign land” if it hadn’t been a negro foreign land. a ——— Too Strong A Philadelphia Republican paper ex- presses itself emphatically to the effect that Pennsylvania should have the mission to Russia in recognition of the sturdy Republicanism of the state. It believes that it would be peculiarly fit that this missicn should be filled by theappointment of some Pennsylvanian who wold be recognized “as a thorough representative of the Republican spirit, so pronounced in Pennsylvania, which secured the election of General IHar- rison.” The difficulty is that the Republican spirit in Pennsylvania spoken of is too “pronounced” to be able to-command any of the big plums in the gift of Re- publican administrations. If it were a little less so it would stand a better chance for its just share of the big of- fices. But when a Stats rolls up an immense majority which the leaders have been lead to consider inevitable, there is no occasion to strengthen such endeviating strength with the reward of officials spoils. A tariff scare, or some humbug of that kind, in bringing the voters up to the polls, appears to answer the purpose just as well. A State that has established a reputation of sturdy Republicanism has about as much chance of getting the first the colored brethren have of getting In this respect there class positions as the post offices. is a disadvantage in being too strong for the party. WANAMAKER, a Penn- sylvanian, got a cabinet position, but, then, he paid $100,000 for it. Other wise he would not haye been thought ofl, —— What has become of the county surplus? This is a question of great interest to the Centre county tax-payers. The last Democratic board of Commis- sioners left a handsome balance of over $30,000 which must have since evapo- rated or gone up the spout in some way, otherwise there would besufficient funds on hand to rebuild the bridges and make necde i repairs to the county | property. have been knocked more completely "out of shape if Taxnur himself had been whacking at it. The county surplus couldn't | THE GRANGERS PicNI¢ PRONOUNCED A Svccess.—Col. Thomas, who is the leading" spirit in the Williamsgrove picnics and exhibitions, much of their success being due to his superior manage- ment, attended the granger’s demonstra- tion at Centre Hall last month and speaks of it as follows in his Farmer's Friend and Grange Advocate: “We had the pleasure of being present at the Centre County Picnic Exhibition last week and meeting many old, true and tried friends. The meeting was a grand success, notwithstanding the unfavora- ble weather in the beginning of the week. The attendance, while very large, was not near so great as it would have been had the week opened brighter. The line of exhibits showed a large increase over that of last year. General Manager Rhone and his able committee conducted the affair to the entire satis- faction of everyone. And the Centre County Picnic Exhibition has now be- come one of the fixed institutions of our organization in Central Pennsylvania. On another page will be found a full and interesting account of the meeting from our special correspondent.’ ——The Democrats of Wayne coun- ty,this state,have done themselves credit by nominating as their candidate for Associate Judge Twuos. J. Haw, the well known and popular editor of the Herald at Honesdale. Besides being a reliable and consistent Democrat, Mr. Hay is a gentleman whose presence would grace any bench, and whose general knowledge, and level-headed judgment will secure to the people of his county an intelligent, unbiased, and fair Judge. He should be elected by an overwhelming majority. ——Edward Hughes, who isone of the individuals mentioned in a decided- ly unenviable light in connection with the domestic infelicity which is suppos- ed to have led to the horrible tragedy in Philipsburg on Sunday, the 22d, writes to the Philipsburg Journal defending himself. He said he never knew the murdered woman, Mrs. Hopkins, to act otherwise then as a true lady would act, and the only way he can account for Hopkins’ imputations in the letter is be- cause he had frequently been compelled to refuse loans of money to Hopkins when the latter had asked for it. ——Carter and Williams, the two of the gang who were arrested last week for robbing the Italians home below Lock Haven, were put through in short order. They were caught and lodged in jail the same evening they made their raid ; a true bill was found, they plead- ed guilty and were sentenced to the penitentiary, all having been done with- in twenty-two hours. Hot Water Retards Digestion. If Taken Before Meals Its Effect is Bene- Jicial. Opinions differ as to the effect of the free ingestion of water at meal times, but the view generally received is probably that it dilutes the gastric juice, and so retards digestion. Apart from the fact that a moderate delay in the process is by no means a disadvantage, as Sir William Roberts has shown in his éx- planation of the popularity of tea and coffee, it is more than doubtful whether any such effect is in reality produced. When ingested during meals water may do good by washing out the digested food and by exposing the undigested part more thoroughly to the action of the digestive ferments. Pepsin is a catalytic body, and a given quantity will work almost indefinitely, provided the peptones are removed as they are formed. The good effects of water, drunk freely before meals, have how- ever, another beneficial result—it wash- es away the mucous which is secreted by the mucous membrane during the intervals of repose, and favors peristrisis of the whole alimentary tract. The membrane thus cleansed isin a much better condition to receive food and convert it into solubie compounds. The accumulation of mucous is specially marked in the morning, when the gastric walls are covered with a thick tenacious layer. Food entering the stomach at this time will become covered with this tenacious coating, for a time, protects it from the action of the gastric ferments, and so retards digestion. The viscid contents, & normal condition in the morning before breakfast, are not suitable to receive food. Exercise before partaking of a meal stimulates the cir- culation of the blood and facilitates the flow of blood through the vessels. A glass of water washes out the mucous, partially distends the stomach, makes up peristalsis, and prepares the alimen- tary canal for the morming meal. Ob- servation has shown that non-irritaing liquids pass directly through the “tubu- lar” stomach, and even if the food be present, they only mix with itto a slight extent.— Medical Classics. FR — When the state makes a beginning of compulsion by making education com- pulsory where will it make an ending? Some of the Chicago children, it is said, have not proper clothing in which to attend the compulsory school. What will the state do with these waifs? And if it should begin to cloth the naked where would it draw the line between parents who can afford to clothe their children and those who cannot? And may it not compel those who will not clothe their children to stop having children ? Governmental paternalism pushed to its logical conclusion would supplant the authority of the parents and the good offices of the church. The school, and not the home, would be the pivotal centre of the social system.— Lhil. Record. Fooling the Farmers. The farmers of this country could . have no worse enemies that the pesti- | lent demagogues who are endeavoring | to amuse them with schemes of combin- | ation for controlling the wheat markets i of the world. In furtherance of a plan of “Farmers’ Federation,” it has been proposed to hold a Convention of the wheat-growers of the Mississippi Valley on the 23rd of October next. In the meantime the American farmers are ad- vised to withold their wheat from mar- | ket, in order to compel consumers at home and abroad to pay such prices as the Wheat Ring in Chicago may de- mand. One of the chjects of this scheme of a gigantic Farmers’ Trust is to reconcile the farmers of the country to the vari- ous monopolies and combinations in trade by which they are surrounded. If the farmers could only be induced to organize a Trust for controlling the wheat market they would nol be in a position to make war upon the Trust methods that systematically plunder them. As fellow-conspirators in at- tempts to violate the laws of supply and demand the hands of the farmers would be tied. Another object of this scheme of a Wheat-Growers’ Trust, is to divert the attention of the farmers of the United States from the real evils which they suffer, and from the substantial means of remedy. While organizing a Trust of their own, it is expected that the American farmers would cease to con- cern themselves about the legislative abuses and mischiefs under which trade monopolies flourish. Even if such a combination to con- trol the prices and supply of wheat should temporaaily succeed, it could end only in disaster to thé American farmers, its benificiaries would be a few gamblers, who are speculating for Ia rise of prices in the bread market. The first effect of a speculative com- bination wouly be to bring all the re- serves of wheat out of the granaries of Russia, Australia, Canada and other wheat-growing regions. The Manipu- | lators of this scheme would soon dis- cover that the world is bigger than they seem to imagine. The next effect of an attempt to ar- bitrarily raise the prices of tread in this country, would be to extend the area of wheat production in other quarters of the globe, and, by largely increasing the world’s supply, to lessen the independence of consumers upon the American markets. During the last seven months there has been a consider- able increase in the exports of farm products from the United States. In this period the exports of meat and dai- ry products alone increased to $65,000,- ,000, from $50,000,000 in the correspond- ing months of the previous year. These American products were sold at the prices that rule in the world’s market’s under the laws of supply and demand. But let an attempt to corner the American market for wheat and other farm products meet with even tempora- ry success, and it would be followed by a disastrous reaction in this export trade. Not only the farmers and trans- porters but all other industrial interests in the country would suffer under the blow which could be given t> com- merce. : Instead of listening to preposterous schemes of organizing a Wheat Trust against the bread-winners of the world, the manifest interest of American far- mers is to crush the tariff-fed combina- tions and conspiracies for enhancing the cost of the necessaries which they con- sume.— Phila. Record The New York State Democrat Con- vention Syracusk, N.Y., October 1.—The democratic state convention met at noon, ‘effected a temporary organization and took a recess. The hall was crowded, when, at 12.15, Edward Murphy, chair- man of the state committee, called the convention to order and announced the action of the State Committee in nomi- nating Edward A. Jones for temporary chairman. Tne committee’s action was unanimously adopted and a committee was appointed to escort Mr. Jones to the chair. The platform which was adopted, af- ter the reassembling of the convention, reaffirms the national platform; advo- cates tariff reform}; endorses the admin- istration of the national government by Grover Cleveland ; charges the republi- can party with corruption at the last federal election ; arraigns the chief exe- cutive of the United States for disgrace- ful violation. of pledges contained in his letter of acceptance in having removed hundreds of honest and capable officers before the expiration of their terms of office ; demands legislation to prevent the combination of capital to fix the price of | Austria-Iu Quar Pension Folicy. In making a comparison between the {sum paid for pensions in the United States and other countries the St Louis Republic shows that we pay seven times | { the sum paid by the British Govern- | ment. Our payments for yearly -pen- | sions are, indeed, $10,000,000 in excess of the whole cost of the military estab- | lishment of Great Britain both for ef- fective and non-effective service. We pay sixtzen times as much for pensions as | the German Government appropriates | for the same purpose, notwithstanding its | great army and more recent wars. The following table shows the annual pay- ments in five of the leading countries of Europe, Great Britain eetrenrenso S12.705,088 France. German) 4,239,855 gary. 627,610 Belgitm......o.... in 742,000 The pension payments this year in this country will be three times as large as the payments made by these five European countries. It must also be remembered that the pensioners of the United States are mainly confined to the Northern States, whereas in the Eur- opean countries named they represent an undivided population. In the light of such facts, those who care to form reasonableopinions about the pen- sion policy of the country may find matter for thoughtful consideration.— Philadelphia Record. TU EI CS. Thoughtful Sayings. If we cannot be a lighthouse, we can be a candle. A man said once that he hadn’t as much light as a rush- light. “Well, I could set a whole city ' on fire with that,” said another. It is poor encouragement to toil through life to amass a fortune to ruin your children. In nine cases out of ten a large fortune is the greatest curse which could be bequeathed to the young and inexperienced. When a person points out the “re- spectable people” in his neighborhood | he will invariably select those who re- | ; lect himself, and often add that some think they belonged to the respectable class, but are not recogaized as such. Probably the early race of mankind was not much superior to other animal life, and in the absence of books and other implements were entirely desti tute of means except what nature fur- nished, yet they no doubt lived as hap- pily as their posterity do. If a man has a quarrelsome temper, let him alone. The world will soon find him employment. Ie will soon mzet with some one stronger than himself who will repay him better than you can. A man may fight duels all his life it he is disposed to quarrel. Kind words produce their own image in men’s souls, and a beautiful image it is. They sooth and quiet and com- fort the hearer. They shame him out of his sour, morose, unkind feel- ings. We have not yet begun to use kind words in such abundance as they ought to be used. ——— The Poorer Classes in Persia. Touching the houses of the people and their household properties, I once spent a night in the home of a trooper of the Shah. His pay was £16 a year, with rations when on duty. He gave me an excellent dinner in an upper chamber, which was carpeted, and in the niches of the false windows of which rose-leaves were pilled up for fragrance. I do not kno v that the carpet was other than the cheapest, or that the atmosphere was all of rose leaves, but an English groom gets £12 a year, more or less, and I doubt if he indulges in carpets and flowers. A few cooking utensils, a brass tray or two, skins in which curds are made and kept, a loom, a sheet of leather which serves for the floor (table)cloth—these are the articles that furnish the ordinary dwell- ing. If the house-holder be a very poor man he will eat his meat oft big flaps of unleavened bread and will eat, too, that which serves him fora tablecloth. You break off a bit of bread and dip your hand in the dish wherein are curds at any rate, and possibly on feast days kid or fowl. The Credit Due to Whitney. In beating about for a theme of praise and congratulation for the Harrison ad- ministration Chauncy M. Depew hit upon the cruiser Baltimore, says the Philadelphia Record, and he thus de- livered himself before the New York Republican convention: “The first cruiser lauched under the new adminis- tration, surpassing the record and be- wildering the senses, is the happy harb- commodities ; favors the regulation of | inger of a new navy which shail redeem the liquor traffic by just and equitabie excise uniform throughout the state ; | the credit of America upon the seas and protect a commerce which is to embrace opposes all sumptuary, legislation aud | the world.” Did Chauncey Dupew nev- the passage of the prohibition amend- | er read the dispatch of Secretary Tracy ment and denounces the hypocrisy of | congratulating ex-Secretary Whitney the republican party of this stata and | the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Is- | lund and Pennsylvania in submitting, | or proposing to submit, prohibition | aniendments only to defeat them at the polls ; arraigns the republican party for | its dishonest treatment of the temper- ance question ; favors electoral re- form ; arraigns the republican party for treason to the constitution in refusing to provide for an enumeration of the peo- ple as a basis of an apportionment of the | senate and assembly districts ; opposes needless special legislation ; demands the enforcement of the laws for the benefit of the workingmen of the state ; favors a revision of the tax laws; endorses the administration of Governor Hill. A res- olution of sympathy with Gladstone and Parnell was also adopted. Ex-Assemblyman Frank Rice was made the nominee for secretary of state ; Edward Wempls, present incumbent, was renominated for comptroller ; Elliott Danforth was nominated for state treas- urer ; Charles F. ‘I'abor, presentincum- bent, was renominated for attorney gen- eral; John Bogart was nominated for state engineer and surveyor, and Dennis O’Brien for court of appeals judge. Tie convention then adjourned sine die. —— —Harry Rupert, barber of Huntingdon, capt- ured a sea-gull along the river there a few days ago. Birds of that species are rarely seen in he interior of that county. The bird is now in the hands of a taxidermist in Philadelphia. (in his partisan code ? upon the cruiser Baltimore, and giving to him due credit for its success? Or does Mr. Depew regard truth, fair play and wagnanimity as having no place Next to petit larceny there is nothing so mean as the attempt to rob a citizen of the honor and credit that belong to him. The Evangelical Alliance for the United States will hold a national meeting in Tremont Temple, Boston the 4th, 5th, and 6th of December next. A most attractive programme has been prepared, including the names of many | eminent clergymen and laymen. The meeting is expected to equal in interest and influence the great Washington conference of 1887. Information con- cerning special rates of travel and en- tertainment will be given te the pub- lic in due time. A New York contemporary is right when referring to the systematic work going on in behalf of Chicago in connection with the proposed World's Fair, it says that it would be idle to re- gard the work done as of no value. | Each passing day shows how the west- i ern boomers are getting in their work over a large portion of the country, and it will not ve surprising to see a com- bination of interests at the doors of Con. gress that will give New York a severe chill. «12,6 0,000 | Forced Marriages. Just how a fellow could be made to | dress himself up, march out before a | preacher and go through the entire mar- riage ceremony, against his will, when there was no legal or moral reasons for doing so, is one of the queer circum- stances now reported, that we confess we an too obtuse to understand.. And yet on an other page of this paper will be found an account of an occurrence of this kind as happening down in Virgin- ia, and herewith an other occount of a similar marriage in New York. It is | possible that these stories are trus; If | 50, there should be no redress for the fel- { low, who submitted through fear, or | relief for the girl who was willing to take a chap who didn’t want her. They are similar to each other, and no Court proceeding should dissolve the bonds | that tie them together. Here is the N. | Y.style: A strange story was told at | police headquariers to-night (Sept. 28) | by two young men, a friend of theirs, | named David Kirchneroff, being forced | into a marriage with a Russian girl against his will. While the two men were looking for redress at headquarters | the marriage ceremony was being per- | formed in the Golden Star Hall, 92 Hes- ter street. The father of the newly-made wife is a clock maker and his name is Aronson. Thinking some time ago that his daugh- ter Rose should get married he paid $100 to a ‘“Chadchin’’ to get her a husband. The “Chadchin” got young Kirchenoft to fill the bill, and, it is said, gave him half of the money. The couple were made aquainted but soon the bride- groom that was to be, manifested a cool- ness toward his fiancee. He made up his mind to leave the city and tried to carv- ry out his design on Saturday last. He went down Grand street toward the fer- ry, but was followed by Aronson and the “Chadchin,”” who captured him ona Williamsburg ferry boat and brought him back. He was taken to a house in Christie street and kept there till this afternoon under a guard of six men. To-night he was compelled to walk to Golden Star hall, don a wedding suit and go through his part of the ceremony. Rabbi Da- vid Falk, of No. 65 Canal street, officiat- ed. Itis not yet known what step will be taken in the matter. Tanner's Successor. President Harrison is having a hard time in seeking for a successor to Cor- poral Tanner. Major Merrill of Massachusetts de- veloped a bad case of the foot-and- mouth disease which proved fatal to the Corporal—that 1s, he opened his mouth and put his foot in it, and is out of the race. What the President wants is a progessional veteran who will pur- sue Tanner's policy of “busting the sur- plus” without talking about it. Soldiers who have the old fashioned notion that a pension list is a roll of honor made up of disabled, needy and deserving veterans, and who have scrupulous ideas as to the law, will not meet the-re- quirements of this Administration. It wants seme one who will “be liberal to the old soldiers and not talk.” Such men are, unfortunately, not scarce, but an additional qualification is necessary. The Pension Commission- | er must, it appears, be acceptable to the | powers that be in the Grand Army of the Republic. The President has prac- tically adopted an amendirent to the constitution requiring the “advice and consent,’ of this organization to his nomination, preceding the advice and consent of the Senate. As General Al- ger, a probable rival of President Harri- son for the nomination in 1892, is at | the head of the Grand Army, the com- plication is increased. : - What a pitiable exhibition is mad by a little politician in a great office.— N. ¥. World. Silence and Tanner. Why “hush up,” as is proposed, the Tanner, scandal ? Why suppress a sin- gle detail of this nefarious raid on the public Treasury ? ‘Why should any one act of theft or the name of any partici- pant therein not be exposed to public objurgation? Tanner never sought silence when in power. His was the loudest yell of all. His strongest weap- on was his jaw. No adversary escaped his bray. In defeat he is for the nonce silent ; but it is only thesilence ofa man who has been stunned. Anon he will break out again. So with Tanner's friends—they are in retreat, but they retire yelping. Itis the Administration that demands a hush. Harrison, who has already lost much by the pension scandal, dreads the effect of fuller dis- closures. ‘With them will come turther estrangements of hislintimates and even greater disgust among the luke warm. And yet an Administration that shuns investigation—that has anything to hush up—is an Administration which the people will never trust.—Chicago Herald. i ——The fifty workingmen who went i to Europe under the auspices of the ! Seripps League have returned, after | visiting many different cities in Great | Britain, France and Germany. They have “enjoyed a good opportunity to see the i condition of their fellow laborer abroad, { both at his work and at his home. Their | report will be awaited with no little in- | terest, but in the meantime we can fore- shadow its purport from various publish- ed interviews with the men while they were passing through New York on { their way home. The pith of their test- imony seews to be contained in the fol- i lowing. Without an exceptign they are of the opinion that the American work- men are better housed, better fed, better off than their European fellows. —There is no longer any doubt of the determination of American capitalists to combat the English syndicate now seek- ing to control the beer business of the | United States. The Americans’ syndi- cate, it is said, intend to form a gigantic stock company, with a capital of $100,- 000,000, with which virtually to buy any big brewery in thecountry. Vice Presi- dent Merkel, of the Kraus Merkel Malt company, who confirms the report, says; “We do not propose to be undersold by anybody, nor will we attempt co crowd | anyone else out of the market by cutting prices below a living level. I don't ' think prices will be at all affected.”
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