THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE-ff SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 18 , 18S7.TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 2j

CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL DAY ,

A Distinguished Gathering On the Standin Inilepcndenco Square.

CLEVELAND AND KASSON SPEA'K.-

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Masterly Orntlon On the Constitu-tion

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Hy Justice Snniucl Millerof the United State*

Supreme Court.

Close of the Celebration.r-nti.ADKLi'itiA

., Sept. 17. To-day was me-

morial¬

day. On the stand In IndependenceSquare tliero were side by side the chief mag-

istrate¬

, the highest ecclesiastical representa-tives

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, Justices of the highest law tribunal ,

ministers extraordinary of foreign powers ,

the nation's law-makers , and representativesof the army and navy , nnd all other depart-ments

-of civil , military nnd religious life.

The stand had a seating capacity of 10,000and was tilled caily by holders of tickets.The front ot the stand facing the southernenclosure wns railed off for the president , hisparty , the speakers nnd others. At the eastEide of the stand stood the quaint old chairoccupied by George Washington as presidingolllcer of the congtess which adopted the con ¬

stitution.-At

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10:30: a chorus of 2,000 children and 200men sang a patriotic nlr nnd shortly after

.that the president and wife arrived , headinga party of distinguished visitors. After allhad reached the stand Bishop Potter madethe opening prayer. When the prayer hadconcluded General Sheridan nrrlvcd , accom-panied

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by his aides , followed by CardinalGibbons nnd a nnmbef of Catholic clergy.When they were seated Hon. John A. Kas-Bon , ns president of the constitutional cen-tennial

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commission , assumed his place , andBpoko ns follows , his remarks being punctu-ated

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witli many demonstrations of apprecia-tion

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Hanson's Address.-PniLAnr.LriiiA

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, Sept. 17. Hon. John A.Kasson , president of the constitutional ccn-

tennlal-

commission delivered , the openingaddress to-day at the celebration of the onohundredth anniversary of the framing andpromulgation of the constitution of theUnited States. The address wns deliveredIn Independence square , and was as fol-

lows¬

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Ninety-nine years ago. In this city , ourancestors celebrated only their hopes.fonndcdupon the recent adoption of the constitution-.Today

., alter n century's experience , wo

celebrate the reality of Its blessing. Agrateful people renew their allegiance to thesupreme work of their fathers.

The ceremony ot the lirst day has clven nbrilliant Illustration of our material progressduring thu centuiy , n development which Isone of the rich fi tuts of that untrammeledInvention nnd freedom of notion with whichthe Constitution endowed thu American

Tlio second day has exhibited the Identityof the Interests of the people nna the Inter-ests

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of the government , nnd the perfectunion nnd sympnthv which exist betweeu themllitnry torcesof the peoplu and the armedforces of the national government. Theymarched together In loyal obedience to theircommon sovereign , the Constitutionsovereign who never dies. They only wieldtheir strength for the defense ot their coun-try

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, Its honor , Its lliif , nnd our common con-stitutional

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rights. All honor to these miltedforces of lana and sea , who show to theirloyal countrymen only thu beneficent starsof their flag , and reserve its striocs for ene-mies.

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But our chief glory springs neither fromtlio material wealtn our progress has de-veloped

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, nor from the victories our associatedarms have achieved. It arises from'the gen-eral

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welfitiu of our people , their contentmentwith their Institutions , their enlightmentandtheir general advancement in the virtues otChristian civilization.

The scene and ceremonies of this third davIndicate the moral and Intellectual harvestof which our constitution planted the seeds.The high ollicers of this union me to-day theguests of the states. Public.schools universalmm free, hero chant their praises for thu en-dowment

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of liberal , popular instruction.The representatives of the higher educationof universities and colleges here attest theirgratitude for the tree puisultot knowledgenud the unrestricted development of science.Here are found distinguished representativesof all the churches and forms ot dlvlno wor-ship

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, unsupported and uncontrolled by thugovernment , nnd yet more prosperous nndhappy therefor. They olTor thanks for nguaranteed blessing of a "free church In afree state. " The men are also hero whorepresent that pnvatu wealth which , Imitatingthe constitutional devotion to "the generalwelfare ," has so freely endowed hospitals ,schools , universities , churches , and othercharities to a degree never before or else-where

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witnessed in this round world. Horn ,too , labor , the productive sister of capital ,acknowledges allegiance to that great docu-ment

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which makes all men alike tree nndequal bnforo tlio law. The foremost status-men , forgetting all political alienations , arehere with heads bowed in reverence to theircommon guardian and constant protector.Historians , 'poets , artists , and writers whohave nmdo thu country famous by pen andpencil , nnd soldiers who have made it glor-ious

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by their sword , are hero. American en-terprise

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and Invention hero clasp theirhand , and with just prldo remindus of the steamship , railway nnd telegraphwith which In this century they have conqucred seas , spanned the broad continent ,nnd united a world. Countless civic and bo-

nelicent-

societies here avow their gratitudefor their constitutional liberty of association.All ruuus and conditions , and various racesof men from live continents , are here Rath-1'ied

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in honor of our Maxima Caita , the surefoundation of American liberty and Ameri-can

¬civilization. Well may ihoy come , for

the constitution Is a perpetual message ofpence and friendship to ail loyal men every ¬where.-

To.

you , sir , president of the United States ,to the supreme judiciary , and to the legisla-tors

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of congress , rurcsentlng the tlueo de-partments

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of our natjonal government and toyou , gentlemen , i governors of the statesunited , wu bid a most coidlal welcome.

To tiiu representatives of foielgn govern-ments

¬within our jurisdiction , who have

come from far China and Japan , from SouthAmerica and Europe, and from our own con-tinent

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, wo tendei our assurances of high ap¬

preciation nnd our thanks for their sympa ¬

thetic presence during our ceremonies.With you , honored fellow-citizens , we re ¬

joice this day over the peaceful coneummn-tlon

-of the first constitutional eenturv of our

common country. Wo recall with glowinggratitude the virtues of our great ancestorswho founded thu government , nnd of whoselabors we have inherited thu splendid fruits.The habit of liberty and the long usaco ofprosperity have always a tendency to deadenour reiuembianco of the greatness of the actwhich Inaugurated both and which still pre-serves

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thorn to us. Let not the lapse of tlmobanish the memory of our mighty fathers , towhoso wonderful courage , wisdom , nndpatience wo owe our rich political Inheri ¬tance. They won It In tlio stoi m of battle,nnd through the tedious tilals of self-sacri ¬

fice. They rescued It from ntinichy , bank-ruptcy

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, disorders and dlscoids , which n ceni-tury ago had bioucht upon our confederatedstates, the liltv of their friends and the dis ¬

dain of their foes. The vital foices winchthis constitutional union created gave to ourcountry the purer breath of a national life,nnd thu sentiment of a national honor. Theunion supplemented the weakness of each:with the strength of all. Instead of sectionalbanners stained with repudiation and localgreed , this union gave to the whole countryn single flag , destined to unsurpassed a-spectamong the nations of the earth. Ye.ir attoryear wo add new stars to its folds HS peace ¬

fully as appears a new star | n the heavens ,irom which wo borrowed them.

Plainly as wo see to-day the wisdom otthnt uulou , It was only gained after a des-pairing

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strafe In the venerable hall underwhose shadows we are assembled. Even thefather of his country had nearly abandonedhope. In the- crisis of the constitutionWashington wrote to his Intimate friend , "1Almost despair ot seeing n favorable issuu-

ot the constitution , and

do therefore repent having any agency tnthe business. "

Most heartily do wo hero render thanks totlio Almighty that ho and his associatedpatriots did not nulte despair. May theirpacified spirits look down from their loftysphere and perceive In tills vast assemblngo-ttio universal gracltudo of a greatnation. To the championship of this centen-nial

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multitude of American patriots wo daresummon even the great shade of Washing ¬

ton , chief among chieftains ; of Hamilton ,his trusted friend , incomparable In states-manship

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; of .Madison and Joy. great In powerof reason ; of Franklin , mighty In wisdomami moderation ol temper ; of the Adamses ,Indomitable In resolution ; nnd of othertowering forms whom we Imagine this day tobo hovering over us. Let their namescrowned with halo ot unfading honor, de-scend

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with the ages , nnd their memory nevercease from the hearts of our posterity. Maythe dawn of the second centennial year bocelebrated with increased fervor, and ourunion train strength as the centuries roll on.

Forever live the constitution nnd the union ,

At the conclusion of Kasson's address thechorus sane "Appeal to Truth. " After thesinging was concluded thu picsidunt wasconducted to the platform and commenced nshort speech , which was received withthunderous applause.-

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I'liusiiiEXT's ppnncn.The president told of the honor and

pleasure It was to participate In the exercisesnnd paid n glowing tribute to tlio dignity ofAmerican In concluding hosaid : "As wo look down the past century tothe oilgln of our constitution , ns we contem-plate

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Its trials and Its triumphs , as we realizenow completely the principles upon which It-Is based have met every national peril andevery national need , how devotedly shouldwo confess , with Fratiltlln , "God irovenn Inthe atfalrs of men , " and how solemn wouldbo tlm reflection that to our hands Is com-mitted

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this ark of the people covenant andthat ours Is the dutj to shield It from Impioushands. We received It sealed with the testsof a century. It has been found sulliclent Inthe past , and In all the tuturo years will bofound sulllcient If the American people aretrui ! to their sacred trust. Another centen-nial

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day will come and millions yet unbornwill Inquire concerning our stewardship andthn salety of their constitution. God grantthat they may tlnd It unimpaired , ana as wo-rujolco In the patriotism nnd devotion otthose who lived n hundred years ngo , so mayothers who follow us rojolco In our fidelityand In our jealous love for constitutionalliberty. "

JIISTICK Mir.i.r.u's MHMOIUAT , OUA.TIOJT-.Hon.

.. Samuel F. Miller , senior justice of,the supreme court of the United States , then

delivered] the memorial oration In substancens follows :

In looking at the names of those whosigned thu constitution , our sentiment ofpious reverence for the work of their handshardly permits ns to discriminate by specialmention of any. But It Is surely not In badtaste to mention that the name ot GeorgeWashington Is there ns its lirst signer andpresident of tlio convention ; the man ofwhom It was nttcrwards so happily declaredby the representatives of n grateful people ,that no was "first In war , lirst In peace , andtirst In the hearts of his conntrj men. " Hewas the first man selected to fill the chief ex-ecutive

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ofllco of president created by the con-stitution

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; nnd James Madison , another namefound In the list ot signers , tilled thu sameoffice-

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Is necessary to any just appreciation ofthe constitution , whose presentation foracceptance to the people of the United State ,a hundred years ngo , on this day we com-memorate

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, that some statement of Its originsand of the causes which led to It, should bo-made. . The occasion roqtilios that this shallbo brl'sf.

The war of seven years , which was wagedIn support of the Independence of thesestates , former provinces of Great Hrltaln ,on independence announced bv the Declara-tion

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of July 4 , 1770. the warwhich will always bo known In thehistory of the country as the war ofthe revolution , was conducted by n union ofthose states under an agreement betweenthem called articles of confederation. Underthese articles each state was an Integer ofequal dignity nnd power In a body called thecongress , which conduct tlio nlfalr.4 of theIncipient nation. Each of the thirteenstates which composed this confederationsent to congress ns many delegates as Itchose , without reference to its population , Itswealth , or the extent of Its territory ; but thuvote upon the passage of any law , or reso-lution

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, or action suggested , was taken bystates , the members from each state , howevernumerous or however smalt , constituting onovote , and a majority of those votes by statesbeing necessary to the adoption ot the propo-sition. .

Tlio end of this war of the revolution ,

which had established our entire Indopemt-euce

,-of the crown of Great Britain , and

which had caused ns to bo recognized thno-retirallyas

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nmcmberof the family of nations ,found us with an empty treasury , nn lin-palied

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credit , n country drained of Its wealthand Impoverished by the exhaustive truczle.U found us with a largo national debt to ourown citizens and to our friends abroad , whohad loaned us their money In our desperatestrait ; and worst of all , it found us with anarmy of unpaid , patriotic soldiers who hadendured every hauUhip that our want ofmeans could add to the necessary Incidentsof a civil war, many of whom had toieturnpenniless to families whose condition waspitiable.

After giving In detail the history of theformulation nnd ratification of thu constitu-tion

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, Justice Miller continued : This consti-tution

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has been tested by the experience of acentury of its operation , and In the light otthis experience It may be well to consider Itsvalue. Many of Its most Important featuresmet with earnest and rigorous opposition.This opposition was shown In the conven-tion

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winch presented It , and thu conventionsof the states called to ratify It, In both , thestruggle In Its favor was arduous and doubt-tnl

-, the opposition able nnd active.-

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soon as It became apparent to the con-vention

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that the now government must bo nnation resting for support upon the peonloover whom It exercised authority , and not aleague ot induunndcnt states , biought to-

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under n compact on which each stateshould place Its own construction , the ques-tion

¬ot the relative power of those states In

the new government became a subject of se-

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difference. There were those In theconvention who Insisted that the legislativebody , where the most Important powers mustnecessarily reside , the stntes should , as inthe articles of confederation , stand upon aperfect equality each state having but onevote ; and this feature was finally retained Inthat part of the constitution which vested incongress the election of thu president , whenthere should be n I all lire to cleci by the elec-toral

¬college In the regular mode prescribed

by that Instrument. The contest In thu con-vention

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became narrowed to the compositionof the senate , utter It had been determinedthat thu legislature should consist of dis-tinct

¬bodies , sitting apart from each other!

nnd voting separately. One of these was to bo-n

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popular body elected directly by the people!nt snort Intervals. The other was to be nbody more limited In numbers , with longerterms of ollicu ; nnd this , with thu manner oftheir appointment , wns designed to glvu sta-bility

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to thu policy of the government , and tobe In some sense a restraint uuou thu suddenImpulses of popular will.

With regard to the popular branch ot thelegislature , there did not seem to be muchdlfllculty In establishing the proposition , thatIn some general way ouch state should boiup-resented In It In proportion to Its population .nnd that each member of the bodv shouldvote with equal elfect on till qucstloi. befoioit. Uut when ItwiusotiKhtby thc'n' geraudmore populous stttes , as Vlrcinlt Pennsyl-vania

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and .Massachusetts , to apply this prin-ciple

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to thu composition of the senate , thu re-

sistance¬

of the smaller states became stub-born nnd they refused to yield , Tlio feelingnrislng under , tlio discussion ot this subjectcame nearer causing the disruption of theconvention than any which agitated its delib-erations.

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. It was tin ally settled by an agree-ment

¬that every state , however small , should

have two representatives In the snnate of theUnited States , and no state should have any-more ; and that no amendment of the consti-tution

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should deprive any state ot Its equalsuffrage In the senate without Its consent.As the senate has the same power In enact-ing

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Uw.s as the house of representatives , andns each state has Its two votes In that bodyit will be seen that the smaller states secured :when they aie In a united majority , thepractical of defeating all legislationwhich was unacceptable to them ,

lint If we are'to form an opinion fromdemonstrations against , or attempts to mod-ify

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, this feature of the constitution , or anyfeaturi'"whlcji concerns exclusively the funet-tonK

-of the quunte , we shall be compelled te-

a* > that tlio ablest of our public men , andthe wisdosi of tuo nation , are la tlio main

satisfied with the work or the convention onthis point nfter a hundred yean of obervat-ion.

-. Andltlsbuliovedth.it the existence

of an Important body In our system of gov-ernment

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, not wholly thu mere representativeof population , has exercised n wholesomeconservatism on many occasions In our his ¬tory-

.It.wns urged against our constitution by

many liberty-loving men , both In the con-vention

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and out of it , that It conferred uponthe executive , n single Individual , whoseelection for a term of four years was care ¬fully removed from the direct vote of thepeople , powers dangerous to thn oxistuncs otfree government. It was said that with theappointment of all the ollicers of the govern-ment

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, civil and military, thu sword and thepurse of the nation In his hand ?, the powerto prevent the enactment of laws to which hodid not assent unless they could bo passedover his objection by a vote of two-thirds In-etich of the two legislative houses nnd theactual use ot this power for four years with-out

-Interruption , nn ambitious man , of great

personal popularity , could establish hispower during his own lite and transmit It tohis family as a perpetual dynasty.

Perhaps of all objections made to importantfeatures of the constitution tlds 'olio hadmore plausibility , and was urged with mostforco. Utit if tlio century of our experiencehas demonstrated anything , It Is the fallacyof this objection and of nlltlie reasons urgedin its support. ,

Let us deal tenderly with the articles of-confederation. . We should hcie , on thisglorious anniversary , feel grateful for anyinstrumentality uhlch helped us In the daysof our earliest struggle. Very few are nowfound to say anything for thc.se articles , yetthey constituted thu nominal bond whichheld the states together dnrlne the war of In-dependence. It must be confessed that thesense of a common cause and a commondanger probably did more to produce thisunitedclioit than any other motives. Butthe articles served their purpose for the occa-sion

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, nud though when the pressure of im-minent

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danger was removed they were soondiscovered to bo n rope of sand , let them restIn peaceful , honorable remembrance.

Between those who favored a strong gov-ernment

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of the Union and those who werewilling to grant it but little power nt the ex-pense

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of thu states there were various shadesof opinion , and while it wns the prevailingsanllmont of the convention that "tho great-est

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Interest of every true American was theconsolidation of the union ," there were manywho were unwilling to attain this object bydetaching the necessary powers Irom thestates and conferring them on the nationalgovernment.

These divergent views had their effect ,both In the constitutional convention aim Inthose held for its ratification. Around this

central point the contention raged , and itwas only by compromises nnd concessions ,

dictated b > the necessity of each yieldingsomething for the common good , so touch-ingly

-remembered In the letter of the con-

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to congress , that the result wasfinally reached. Thu patriotism and the loveof liberty of each party wcie undisputed-.Tlieanxiety

.foragovurnmotit which would

best reconcile the procession of powers es-sential

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to the state governments with thosenecessary to the existence and elllcluncy ofthe government ot thu Union , was equal , andtlio long struggle since the adoption ot theconstitution on the same line ot thought , Inits construction , show. ) how firmly these dif-ferent

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views were Imbedded In our politicaltheories-

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experience can teach anythlntr on thesubject of theories of government , the latecivil war teaches unmistakably that thosewho believed the source ot danger to bo inthe strong powers ot the federal governmentwere in error , nnd that those who believedthat inch powers were necessary to Its safeconduct and continued existence were In theright. And that this might no longer be amatter of dispute , three new amendments tothe constitution were adopted at the close ofthat struggle , which , wntle keeping In viewthe principles of our complex form of stateand federal government , and seeking to dis-turb

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the distribution of powers among themns little ns was consistent with the wisdomacquired by a sorrowful experience, theseamendments confer additional powers onthe government of the union , nna place ad-ditional

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restraints upon those of the states.May It be long before such an awful lesson Is-

nealn needed to decide upon disputed ques-tions

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of constitutional law,The thirteen states which originally or-

ganized¬

this government had n populationbelieved to be , In round numbers , three mil-lions

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, many of whom were slaves. To-day Itseems probable that sixty millions are em-braced

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In the United States. In which therebreathes no soul who owns any man master.

Under the government established by thisconstitution we have , In the century whichwe are now overlooking , had three Importantwars , such ns are always accompanied byhazardous shocks to all governments. In thelirst of these wo encountered the British Em-pire

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, the most powerful nation then on iliaglobe , a nation which had successfully re-sisted

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Napoleon , with all the power of-Kurope at his back. If wo did not attain allwo fought for In that contest , we displayedan energy nnd courage which commandedfor us un honorable stand among thu nationsof the earth.-

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the second the war with Mexico whileour icputatlon as a warlike people sufferedno diminution , we made largo accessions ofvaluable territory , out of which states Imvobeen since made members of the Union.

The last war the recent civil war In thenumber of men engaged In It, In the capacityot the weapons and instruments ot destruc-tion

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brought into operation , nnd In the im-portance

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of thu result to humanity at large ,

must be csteemad the greatest war that thu-hlstorv of the world presents. It was broughtabout by the attempt of nlnven of the statesto destroy the Union. This was resisted bythe government of that Union under thepowers granted to It by the constitution. Itsresults were the emancipation of three mil-lions

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of slaves , the suppression of thn at-tempt

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to dissever the Union , the resumptionof an accelerated march In the growth , pros-polity, and happiness of the country. It-nlso taught the lesson of the Indistructlbllity-of the Union , of the wisdom of the principleson which It is founded , and It astonished thenations of thu world , and Inspired them witha respect which they had never before enter-tained

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for our country.Justice Miller closed his oration as follows :

While 1 feel It Impossible to find languageIn which to express my admiration nnd mylove for the constitution of the United States ,and my profound belief that the wisdom ofman , unaided by inspiration , has producedno writing so valuable to humanity , 1 shouldfall of a most Important duty if 1 did not sav-on this public occasion , that no amount otwisdom In a constitution can produce wisegovernment unless there is n suitable re-*spouse In the spirit of thu people.

The Anglo-Saxon race , from whom we In-

herit¬

so much that Is valuable In our charac-ter

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, as well as our Institutions , has boon re-

marknblii-

In nil its history for a love of lawand order. While other people , equally cul-tivated

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, have paid their devotion to thu manin power , as representative of the law whichho enforces , the Kuglish people , and wo theirdescendants , have venerated the law Itself ,looking past Its administrators , and givingour allegiance and our obedience to thu prin-ciples

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which govern organized society. It hasbeen said that a dozen Englishmenor Americans , thrown on an un-inhabited

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island would at once pro-ceed

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to adopt a codoof laws for their govern-ment

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, and elect the ollicors who worn to en-force them. And certainly this propositionIs borne out bjr the early history of our emi-grants

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to California , when every miningcamp organized Into a political body , nndmade laws for its own government ,which were t o good that congressadopted them until they should bo repealedor modified by statute.-

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but repent the language of the supremecourt of thu United States whan 1 say that Inthis country the law Is supreme. No man Is-

HO high as to bo above the raw. No ollicer ofthe government tnav disregard It with Im-punity.

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. To this inborn and native regardtor law , as n governing power , wo are In-

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largely tor tlio wonderful success andprosperity of our people , for the security ofour; tights ; and when the highest law towhich we nay this homage Is the constitutionof the United Status , thu history of thu worldhas ptosouteJ no such wonder of a prosper-ous

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, happy , civil government.Let mu urge upon my fellow-countrymen ,

and especially upon the rising geimrntlou ofthem , to examine with careful .scrutiny illnew theories of government mm of sociallite, and If they do not rust upon a founda-tion

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of veneration and respect for law as thebond of social existence, let him distrustthem as Inimical to human happiness.

And now lot me close this address withinquotation from one of the ablest JurlsUand most profound commentators upon ou.r)

laws , Chancellor Kent , He said , fifty jeaisi ajoQ"The; : t'OYcrnmcnt ot tbc United bU :cj

was created by the free voice and joint willof the people of America for their commondefense and general welfare. Its powers ap ¬

ply to those great Interests which relate tothis country In IU national capacity , andwhich depend for their stability and protec-tion

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on the consolidation'of the union. It isclothed with the principal.attributes of sover-eignty

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, and It Is justly deemed the guardianof our best rights , the source of our highestcivil and political duties, and the sure meansof our national greatness. "

After the conclusion ot the memorial ad-dress

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and other exorcises the benedictionwas pronounced.I-'llKSlKHNT

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AXDMltl. CT.KVKT.ANI ) nriCEIVH.Just as the benediction concluded , the Ma-

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band began rendering n march and Presi-dent

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and Mrs. Clevelandarm In arm , walkedto the front of thu stand and bowed again nnd-Bcaln In acknowledgment ot the thunderingnpDlnuse from those In the square. A wildrush was made over chairs and railings towhere they stood , and tlio presi ¬dent made a short , but Involuntaryreception , to those who succeeded In reach-ing

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him. As they passed out they walkeddirectly underneath the old liberty bell , andthe solid mass of pcoplo on thu other sldu ofthe footway cheered and waved their hats ,

handkerchief nnd umbrellas until they hadpassed out of sight. In the streets anotherovation was given them and they were drivento their hotel.

Tin; President Itanqitntcit.Putt ADiM.fiiiA , Sept, 17. Tlio celebration

ended to-night with a grand banquet bythe University of Pennsylvania , the AmorlIcan Philosophical society , College of Physl-clans , the law academy , the Historical so-clety, the Franklin institute , the Academy ofFine Atts. and the Academy of NaturalScience to President Cleveland and other dis-

tinguished¬

guests of the centennial commis-sion. . President Cleveland , who waspromptly at the Academy of Musicnt the hour appointed for thebanquet , found waiting for him the most dis-

tinguished¬

visitors to the city as well as al-

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every prominent man of Philadelphia.The floor was laid over the seats In the par-

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and n table for 000 persons spread.Bowers of growing plants and cut tlowershid the hall from the gaze of persons onthe lower floor. The boxes and the stagewcro elaborately decorated with flowers. Thepresident took his seat at the place of honoron the northern side , of the building , flankedon the right by Provost Peppers , who actedas master and on the left by George W.-

Chtlds..

. The other guests at the table wereSecretarys Bayard and Fairchild , FrederickFraley , ox-Governor Hugh Gor-don

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, Hannibal Hainlln Mayor Filter ,

John Jav, Isaac Callvvcll , Carl ShurU ,Charles Francis Adams , and J. M. Wilmer.-At

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the other tables were seated among others ,

justices of the supreme court , ollicers of thenrmy nnd navy , foreign diplomats and gov-ernors

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of states. The menu was most elabo-rate.

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. Wliltn the gentlemen were still eating ,Mis. Cleveland nocompainled byMrs. Lament entered the pros-cenium

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box and was greeted withnn outburst of apolausp. She was followedby the appearance In the balcony of thewives , daughters and sweethearts of thegentlemen on the floor. As soon as theladies had taken tliolr Heats ," Provost Pepneropened the speech-meetine. Ho referred to-

tlio vailous organizationsunder whoso jointauspices the banquet to the president wasgiven , as an outgrowth of that momentousevent of which tins was the hundredth an-niversary

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nnd called the president to respondto the toast , "Tho President of the UnitedStates. " i

A vigorous outburst 'of applause greetedMr. Cleveland when he arose. He said :

"On such a dny ns this and the atmospherethat now surrounds him , I feel that the presi-dent

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of the United States should bo thought-fully

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modest and humble. * The great olllce-ho occupies stands to-day In the presenceot Its maker and It Is especially fitting fortills servant of the people and creature of theconstitution , amid the Impressive scenes ofthis centennial occasion , by rigid selfexam-ination

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to bo assured concern Inn his loyaltyand obedience to the laws of his existence.-Hn

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will lind that the rules prescribed for hisguidance , require lor the perform-ance

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of his duty , not intellector attainments which would raisehim for above the feeling nnd sentiment of-tlio plain people of the land but rather , suchknowledge of their condition and sympathywith their wants and needs as will bring himnearer to them. And though he may boalmost appalcd by the weight of hisresDonsbillty and the solemnity ofhis situation ho cannot full to findcomfort and encouragement In tlio success ofthe fathers of the constitution wrought fromtheir simple , patriotic , devotion to the inter-ests

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ol the people. Surely lie may hope that ,if reverently invoked , tlio spirit which gavethe constitution life will be sufficient forits successful operation and theaccomplishment of its beneficiontpurpose because they are broughtnenrest to the events nnd scenes whichmarked the birth of American Institutions.The people of Philadelphia should , of allour citizens , be most Imbued with sentimentsof the broadest patriotism. The first cen ¬

tennial congress and constitutional conven-tion

¬

met hero nnd Philadelphia still has In herkeeping , Carpentei's hall , Independencehall , Its bell and the grave of Franklin. As1 look about mo and see hero represented thesocieties that express so largely the cultureof Philadelphia , Its love of art , Its devotionto science. Its regard for the broadest knowl-edge

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and the studious care for historical re-

search¬

; societies , some of which antedate theconstitution , 1 feel that I am Innotable company. To you Is given theduty of preserving and protectlnu for yourcity, for all your fellow-countrymen and formankind the traditions and Incidents relatedto the establishment of the freest and bustgovernment ever vouchsafed to man. It Is nsacred trust and as time leaves our govern-ment

¬

further and farther from the day of itsbirth may you solemnly remember that thesetraditions and Incidents shall neverbo tarnished or rejected but that , brightlyburnished , they may always bo held aloft ,

fnstenlng the gaze of a patriotic pimple andkeeping alive thulr love and reverence forthu constitution. "

Justice Stanley Matthews responded to thetoast. "The Federal Judiciary" ; Senator J.-

J..

. Ingnlls to "Congress" : Hugh heo to-

"Tho United States In 17b7" ; Charles Fran-cis

¬Adams to "The United States in 1887" ;

General Sheridan to "Tho Army" ; Admiial-Luce to "Tho Navy " Sir Lionel Playfalr to-"England ;" Marquis de Chambrtil to-"France : " Andrew D. White to "America ;"John A. Knsson to "Tho Centennial Com ¬

mittee. " and Henry M. Hoyt to "Honor andImmortality to thr. Members ot the FederalConvention of 17s7. "

Tlio president and Mrs. Cleveland loft at10:4: > for Washingto-

n.Iltborninn.

Centennial Hanqucr.-Piiir.ADr.i.i'iiiA

.

, Sept. 17. At the centen-nial

¬

banquet of the Hibernian society thisnfternoon President Cleveland appeared fora few minutes. Governor Green , of NewJersey , responded to the toast , "Tlio Consti-tution

¬

of the United States. " KxGovcrnor-Curtln then introduced President Cleveland ,

who said :" 1 should hardly think my participation

In the centennial celebration satisfactoryIf 1 had not thu opportunity of meet-Ing

-this representative society ,

which , throueh its antiquity andassociationbears close relation to the eventsof the tlmo wo commemorate. That you cel-

ebrate¬

this occasion Is * reminder ot the factthat in the troublous and perilous days ofyour country those whoso names stood uponyour roll of membership nobly fought forthe cause of free government and for thehomes they found upon our soil. Nosociety or corporation , 1 nm sure, hastn its charter or traditions nndhistory n bettor or more voluablo certificate ofIts patriotic worth nod character than youhave , and which is found in the words ofWashington , who In 178'J dpclaied of theVriondly Sons of Si. Patrick , of which yourassociation Is the successor , 'that It will ul-ways be noted for the firm adherence of Itsmembers to the glorious cause In which wehave engaged. ' These nro priceless words

"1 notice upon the letter which I receivedfrom your secretarv , that one object of yoursociety Is stated to 1)0 for the relief of eml-grants from IruKind , and this loads me toreflect how nearly nllle < l the love of thucountry Is to kimtlj humanity , and hownaturally such u buntvolant purpose' as ttiens&lstauco and relief of ; our needy emigrants

follows the patriotism In which It hadIts origin , Long may the Hibernian societylive nnd prosper. Long tuny Its benevolentnnd humane work bo prosecuted. And w lienanother centennial of the constitution Iscelebrated may those who shall then formIts membership bo ns fully In sympathy withpatriotism , Its history and traditions and asready to join in general felicitation as themen 1 sec about mo hero. "

The speech elicited uproarous applause andwhen the president started to leave the hallthe members formed In a line nnd ho wascompelled to accord to each a handshake.

After the retirement of the president MajorGeneral Scholiuld responded to thu toast ,"The Army nnd Navy ' and General Beaverto "Tho Thirteen Original States. " Amongother speakers were General Hugh Lee ,of Virginia , nnd Engineer Melville , of thenavy.

NI : I1KASKA NUW S-

.Slio

.

Horsewhipped tlio Postmaster ,

UAHTINOTOX , Neb. , Sept. 17. [ Special tothe HuK.-Mrs.| Guy U. Wilbcr , the wife of-

exDistrictAttorney Wilbcr , created n pro-

found¬

sensation hero to-day by publiclyhorsewhipping thu postmaster, Henry B-

.Swing..

. The trouble grew out of an nssaultmade by Swing on one of Mrs. Wllbcr's chil-dren.

¬

. Mr. Wliber being out of town , the'lady called at the trastolllco and demanded nn-apology. . Wliber not only refused to npolo-glzn

-jj but threatened to whip the child ngaln(under similar circumstances. The IndignantIlady thereupon produced a stout riding whipand rnlnea blows M rapidly on the post-master's

-tncu head nnd back that ho fled nnd

took refuge Inside the postolllce inclosuro-

.halfpast

.

Growth of Advontlsm.GitAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sept. 17. [ Special

to the BIK.: | The scene on the camnground Is n busy ono to-day , ns usunl. At

live o'clock this morning Elder O-

.Tlic

.

A. Oicson gave a vivid and Interesting his-tory

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of the progress of the work of the Ad-vcntlsts

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In Europe.From a very small beginning the work had

spread until almost every nation In Europehad been entered. The sneaker then gave a-very Interesting sketch of the Scandinavianmission and the publishing house of theAdvuntists at Christiana , Norway.

The sneaker gave n vivid sketch of thecamp meeting held last Juno nt Moss , Nor-way

¬

, the lirst camp meeting ever held in-Europe. . Ho nlso gave n history of the Britishmission. "The work ," ho said , "is going onwith greater power than over before and GodIs opening the way for greater triumphs. "

A General Kennvatlon Wanted.-KIAUNEY

., Neb. , Sept 17. ! Special Tele-

gram-

to the BEK. | The republican primarypassed off quietly hero to-day , but ono ticketbeing In the Held. The delegates elected tothe county convention are H. Kandlos , J. P-

.Hnrtman.

, jr. , E. B. Jones , U. C. Anderson ,11. A. Julian , Wnlter Kruet7on , John Wise-man , J. F. McNoo , C. P. Shtir nnd A. H-

Boltin. . It Is nn uiibledged delegation , but it-Is understood that they will favor putting In-

nn entirely now set of olllcors. The boardof supervisors had some dllllculty with somecounty ofllclals , which Is creatlnir distrustamong all citlzucs. Several other precinctsheld primaries with the sentiment in favorof dealing out all the present olllco holders.-

AN

.

ESTATE WOKTIl 1OOOOOO.The Unexpected Good Fortune of n

Kentucky Ij.idy.LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Sept. 17. [Special Tolej

gram to the Bii.l: A few davs ago n letterwns received at the Now Albany postotllce ,

directed to Senor Meredith Featherliigill. Itbore the postmark of Mndrld , Spain , andwns written in the Spanish language. Mr.Featherliigill , to whom the letter was di-

rected¬

has been dead some years , but ho leftthree children. One of them Is the wife ot-Mr. . Harry Chambers and the letter wns senttoher. It was from the Spanish governmentand told of the death In Africa of GeneralJohn Fathcringill , ot the Spanish army. Holeaves an estate in that country os-

tlmated-

to bo worth Sl.OOO.OOO withno direct heir. Those in thiscountry are notified to present their claimsnnd the property will bo divided. Thn jateGeneral Fentherinclll was born In Kentucky ,but at an early age ran away from homo andwent to Cuba. Ho afterward went to Spainnnd joined the Spanish nrmy ns a private.Stop by step ho advanced until ho became a-geneial , and ho met fits death he wason nn Important mission for his adopted gov-ernment.

¬

. The lull particulars of his deatharu not known , but from the meagre detailsit wns Interred that his camp was attackedby natives nnd that the commander waskilled befoio they could bo beaten olf.

pnon.xnijY-Mysterlonq Disappearance of an Old

Farmer nt St. Joseph.-ST.Josni'ii.Mo.Sept.

.. 17. [ Special telegram

to the BKii.l Joseph Guttling , n prominentO.w.e MissionKan.camu to St. Jo-

seph¬

yesterday for the purpose of Investing intown property. He visited several ot the realestate oflices , but no purchases were madeand after that time ho was lost sight of. To-day

¬

, about IU o'clock Thomas Padtila , nnItalian , found n pocket hook and lint on thebanks of the river , about 100 yards north ofthe Francis street depot. Near where the hatand pocket book were found were largosplotches of blood. The Italian Immediatelyran to police headquarters , and in brokenEnglish told of his discovery.-

A.

policeman was sent with him to the spotwhere the hat was found. Ho found every-thing

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related by Paduln to bo correct. Therewere evidences of a struggle. A search w smade for the body but it Is supposed that Itwas thrown into the river. The hat wascovered with blood but the pocketbook wasuninjured and still contained many valuablu-papers. . Great excitement prevails as Gutt ¬

ling was known to have on his person 81.400back pension money which ho has lately re-ceived

¬

and several hundred dollars from thesale of property In O-sairo Mission.

THE MANITOBA HAIIAVAY-.Norijuay

.

Not Vet Successful In Gel-tine Monoy.

MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept. 17. [ SpecialTelegram to the BKB. ! Thurn Is little nowIn the situation at Winnipeg. Norquay wiresfrom New York that ho has not yet ralsodany money , but Is still hopeful. Ho stys thuDominion government and the Canadian Pa-

cllic.

railroad nro doin ? their utmost to Injurehim. Sir George Stephens has Issued n cir-cular

¬

to the shareholders In thu CanadianPacltic , taking tlio ground that the provincehas no constitutional right to build a road to-thu boundary Intended to connect withAmerican roads. Ho demands protection forthe company and denounces agitation. Hisconstitutional contention has been Ions sinceexploded and his facts are Intended to mis-lead.

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F1PTV I'KOIM.E 1NJUUEO.Disastrous Wreclc on ttin Atlantic it-

1'nuifiu Ito.id.P-

UKIIT.O.

, Colo. , Sept 17. Another badwreck occurred this morning on the Atlantic& Pacific railroad twenty or tnlrty milesfrom Needles. The engine and the for-ward

¬

half of the train wont through a bridge.Engineer Frank Thompson was killed andit Is rumored that the killed and injurednumber nearly llfty people though no par-ticulars

¬are known.

Foil From n HonfTnld.-ST.

.. JoSKi'ii. Mo. . Sept 17. | Special Tele-

gram¬

to the Bun. I About 10 o'clock thismorning just as five men. who were engagedIn painting the Fcrmlnal company's round-house

¬

, were stopping from an old scalfoldlng-to a now one , the old gave way andthe live men fell a distance ot thirty feet tothe ground below. Philip Swartz , the con-

tractor¬

, struck his head against a pillar , atthe foot of the building , and was Instantlykilled , and William Waters nnd Louis lieecliwere both seriously Injured anil removed tothe city hospital , Waters received InternalInjuries ami will probablr die. Thu ptherl-ut'U received only silent Injuries

CRITICISM OF THE COMTE ,

The Manifesto of the French RoyalistTreated Very Indifferently.

GREW CONSIDERS IT HARMLESS

of the Opinion Thnt ItVIIIUrine the Republicans More

Closely Together OtherForeign News-

.Ituiivlcr

.

atI-

SS'bn Jamr * (3ont m Denne(1.1-Sept.

(

. 17.Now| York HeraldCable Special to the BiB.l: The Compto do-

1'arlsjhas now for four days appeared beforethe French nation In thu role of n saviour of-society. . Ills detailed menu of modernizedmonarchy has been sown broadcast through-out

¬

Franco , but there Is not yet tlio slightestsign that royalty will reap from it anyharvest The masses of the people read Itwith IndllTdriincu or with the platonlccuriosity with which they daily toad theposters of some new financial prospectus oradvertising scheme. Kven In feverish , over-Impressionable 1'arls the elaborate manifesto ,

causes no outburst of patty animosity.rui : inixT: cinnvvN OPINION.

President Grovy read the manifesto atMont Sous Vnudroy Thursday morning.After pondoi Ing over each phrase with hisscrutinizing legal mind ho slowly rose fromIhis chair and said : "It Is a well written his-

toricthesls.-

. It Is thoroughly academic , but Itcontains not a uartlclo of danger to the re-public.

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' ."nouvir.nN views.-

M..

. Kouvler , who presides over the mostmoderating conservative cabinet that hasgoverned Franco for many years , after read-ing

¬

the manifesto , said : " 1'his will consoli-date

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the republicans more than anything thatcould bo devised. It shows the necessity ofrepublicans of nil shades rallying around therepublic and will force my colleagues nndmyself to seek a majority In the ranks of tliorepublicans solely and not count , us hitherto ,

on the votes of conservatives. "KITKCT OF Till . MANIFESTO.'J

The effect of the manifesto , brlellv stated ,Is that the French people , no matter whattheir political stripy may be , In a mild , pla-tonicsortof

-way , commend theduncendantot-

thu Capots for comingdownfrom the sublimeatmosphern of generalities and enunciatingclearly and distinctly his political creed.They approve his pluck In throwing over-board

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once for all the lictlon ot divine right ,

but feel convinced that henceforth the returnof any Kind of a monarchy to Franco Is nmere idle dream. Under thu Kouvler minis-try

¬

tlio royalists and Imperialists found a-

soit of modus vivendi , a sort of truce withthe republic , and for the Comte do Paris tolaunch his thunderbolt at the prcsant timeseems pretty good proof tint ho h'msult' andhis reactionary advisors toll that this trucemight become a lasting peace , thereby de-

stroying foroTur any cliancu of monarclilal-restoration. . l

WHAT TUP NKW-il'.UT.nS BAY.

The manifesto has certainly been n perfect'Godsend to the Paris newspapers. Columnafter column of loading articles appear dayalter d'iy. The Figaro says : "Tho act thatthe representative ut jnoiiarchy has just ac-complished lu'perhaps the most jmportat onoIn our history since the French revolutionforthe charters of 1840 nnd 1&30 were only In-

tended¬

to organize the purely representativemachinery of government , but tlio pro¬gramme of the 1.1th ot September embraces nwider and alms at an entire reorgan-ization

¬

of society. M. Comto do Paris , afterstudying the conditions of modern life In thnUnited States nnd Kimlnnd , exposes with nloyalty equal to his courage , tlis entire mo-

chnnlsm-

and details of his future government.The republic , now more than ever Impotent ,with nn army ready to face any foreignenemy as General Broirt now says It iswith an army roidy to quell any Insurrectionat homo and with a worthy heir to n role ofkings on the throno. Franco would againarise fiom the ashes and regain possession of-

lieiseif. ."Paul C.issagnac , in Autorito , almost goes

down on his knees In admiration of theComto do Pans for advocating the cloak otImperialism and the plebiscite. Ho con-

cludes tint article In Autorltu in the followingwords : "Hoyalty Is blunded with Imperial ¬

ism. That which everybody believed Impos-sible Is now reality. This Is the most terri-ble

-

blow the republic has over yet received-.It

.will never recover from It. "

The Uopubllcan , Paris , says : "Tho-Comto do Paris names himself kingof and first servant ot franco.-It

.

will soon bo proved that the Comte doParis wilt never bo thu king of anybody , andas to becoming thu first servant of Franco ,the nation will never forget that ho was Inthe hour of the utmost need hero the lirst-creditor. . "

Justice scoffs at thu manifesto and saysFranco Is never troubled with a lack ofdoctors to propose romudlos tor her griev ¬

ances-.Tumps

.

says : "cnrtalnly not this manifestocan Imperial republican Institutions. "

The ever-conservative Debate says : "Af-ter

¬

a careful examination , of thu manifesto ,

our opinion remains unshaken that the re-

public¬

Is thu solu government that permitsFranco to protect her Interests and struggle forher welfare without requiring forgettulness-of principles aim a sacrlllcu of dignity. "

MOIIIMKATIQ.V A SUCCKSS.But what is of far moru real impoitanco

thin the discussion about thu Comte de ParisIs , ns was foretold In the Herald a fortnightago , that thu success of thu mobilization hasraised the spirits of the nation Into a seventhheaven of self-confidence. "Kovancho' ' Isnow on Frenchmen's tongues as well ns Intheir hearts. In thu banquet In GeneralBieart's honor "revanche" was tlia tlmmo ofthe hour. It Is nlso widely commented uponthat the Comto du Paris carefully avoidsmeeting BIsniaick's accusation that Orleau-

*Ism means war. Politicians of all similes ,

with whom I have talked , nro unanimous in-

prophecylng that as soon as the chambersmecttho Kouvler cabinet will glvo place to uministry of republican concentration , withmsu in like Floquot nnd Fruyclnet.-

A

.

CrlllolHiii ofllie Comtc.f-'opvrfuM

.

[ ISS7 by Jnmta (lordin lltiiliftt ,]PAKIH , Sept. 17. [ Xow York Herald Ca-

bleSpecial¬

to the Bii-Tho: : ] evolution-ist

¬

, thu Lonuon Times , nfter the extiaor-dinary

-Thursday's issue , came out n tremen-

dous¬

lender praising the ( 'omto do Parismanifesto to the skies. The following daythe Times publishes from its distinguishedParisian correspondent , Keep , a clear¬

sighted dispatch , describing exactly thesituation and revealing with n master handthe fatal mistake the Comte has nmle Inwriting the manifesto. In this single dis-

patch¬

Monsieur do IllowlU justifies hisworld-wide reputation ns thu king of foreigncorrespondents. His cable returned heroto-day and attracted comment everywhere.-U

.

is as follows. : "Tho manifesto of theComto do Paris Is the almost exclusive topicof discussion , but , curiously enough. It hasnmdo n greater Impression abroad than InFrance , Judging by a telegram' fiom theprovinces. Mouio papers remark that thu

manifesto explains tlio banishment of theComto do Patls. but the fact Is ( the veryreverse. The banishment explains the man *

Ifesto. Had ho been on Ficnch soil andtaken: account of the present situation , hintlie breathed the political atmosphere of thecounty , the prlnco would never have writtenIt . No moment seems loss opportune foesuch nn assertion of his claims than the mor ¬

row'of the mobilization experiment , oC-which the whole of Franco Is so proud amithe credit of which devolves on a republicangovernment. A manifesto denyingthe' government all virtue and abIN 'Ity appeals unjust to nn Immensemajority ot the nation and this nlono provesIt was drawn up abroad and will produce themost Impression abroad , whore It Is leastscandalizing. To bo opportune It shouldhave appeared In the midst ot the last minis-terial

¬crisis. When the republicans of

Franco seem doomed to Impotence and,sterility Is when mouarclilal sta¬

bility might have been contracted1with constant nnd dangerous lluctuations.This , however , Is cruel and Infallible , laconsequence of cxllo at n distance events ai4not judged at their real value. Never, iaojwas the manifesto less foreseen. On tlio !ils(of May , only three months ago , Francoseemed on thu brink of a catastrophe. Shdfseemed about to choose a government whosoprogramme was war abroad , at homo separ-tlon of church and state and n progro-slvrf'Income tax , communal anarchy and all thcoV-rics threatening life and ptoperty. The at-titude

¬

of the conservative party warded off-ithcso dancers. Those who had scon them)and beheld tlio escape felt admiration for,this patriotic act. It entered nobody's head,1that the conservatives aimed at any rewaraother than the consciousness of hav-ing

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1 served the country well. Tlioreasons which dictated or appealed todictate their conduct have not disappeared.-Thu

.manifesto now suddenly stops what

believed to bo the patriotic action of the con-servatlve.s.

- ,. The truce is at nn end. Thu con-

lllct-

recommences. The monarchy openlyplants Its Ha: In the face of thu republic. Itrejects ill I compromise with thetthat Is to say tlio Immense majority ofFrance are treated as a faction and that Im-

mense¬

the minority aie treated as havingusurped the imprescriptible right of royalty.

present cabinet had doeluied that it was'Ji government of combat , but tlio monarchypicks up tlio weapon dropped by tlio Kouvlerministry and constitutes Itself a governmentof combat nt every time , when U was be-

lieved¬

to have at least temporarily shelvedIts claims for the sake of peace. Ail this Is theeffect of exile. The Irimids of' theComto do Paris had told him that the?

lionapartlsts were divided and disorganized }

that the moderate republicans were dis-gusted

¬; that the royalists had agreed to n

truce out of discouragement , fancying them-selves

-'tied to n elite ! without boldness or en-

tcrpilse.-

. Thereupon ho cieatcd n republicanCxsanan monarchy , orphilned In his mani-festo.

¬. Ho had thus revived the courage and

confidence of tlio loyalists , offered n plebi-scite

¬to the Imperialists nnd universal

sutlragn to the democrats nnd constructed aform of government affecting n now shapethough of old materials. In whichright was merged In national will nud royalprerogatives are tempoied by popular con-sent.

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. This theoretical conception Is fiesliproof of Its authors acute lntclHJ-genco and as n hbtoiic document themanfcsto will bo a legitimate source'-of prldo to his friends. It bespeaks ex-

ceptional¬

historic culture and nn ardent do-

slie-

to insurn his country's welfaie. Thehorrjr , Illegality , violence nnd energy of willwhich gains In strength and makes respectfor the law iHill more meritorious demon-strates

¬

In short that the princu would be thebest of kings If France weio Imbued with a-

deslro to plncu him on the throne.These qualities , however , have ledhim to dispose of the micrcd Inhciltnncowhich ho has no right to' dispose of , themonarchtal principle of which he Is the do<'

posltory nnd which lie has constantly pro*'

claimed to bo patilmony. The nation Is ln{comnarable with thu modern Ideas intro-duced

¬

by him into It nnd he has!

scaicely ncted In plenitude of hisrights by sacrificing by a stroko'-of the pen tlio traditions of a thousand year3which he claims for himself nt the very tlmo-of

(

sacriliclng them to facilitate his restoiat-lon.

-. As to the ell'cct of the manifesto It

certainly will not hasten by an hour tlioreturn of monnichy. Itill bu a sealed bookfor the mass of the nation nud will simplygive the extremists a pica for Impelling tho'republic to violent course ,

The Funeral ( if Slilnnick.-DumiN

.

, Sept , 17-tNew York HeraldCable | Special to the lii.J) : : The Herald IsIndebted to a representative of the Freeman'sJournal who has just returned from Mltch-ellstown

-for the following notes of his visit :

The boy Casey lies dead In the hospital notfar from the postoflice , not far from which l.s

situated the Kingston Arms hotel , which hasbeen turned Into temporary police barracks ,

and between the barracks and postolllcu Isthe lanu In which Casey's father and motherlive. Under such circumstances It Is thatthe whole neighborhood resounds with tho'revelry of men who , to say tlio least of It ,killed Casey and two others on Friday last.There was music and shouting nnd loudlaughter and what sounded like dancing-.Shlnuick's

.

funeral , from the tlmo tlio pro-

cession¬

loft Mltchollstown until It readiedtlio cravcynrd , was undoubtedly , with the ox-

ccptlon-

of the city demonstration ,the larcest yet witnessed In lro *

land. As the cortosjo loft Mltcliells-tnwn

-, headed by several clergymen trom-

sunounding parishes nnd brass bands fromFermoy and Mltchollstown with furled ban-ners

¬

nnd playing the dead march , It certainlywas an imposing sight , but ns 1} npnroiehod-Fermoy , the native place of poor Slilnnick ,it assumed Immense proportions. At severalplaces on the load contingents joined , en-

larging¬

tlio already Ioni { train of vehiclesand horsemen. At Kllvtorth .Mills the Itnth-cornao

-contingent , headed I >> Itov , J. Greene ,

composed of about 1W cars and SOU men ,stood In line by the roadside , piodiiclng tliomost strlkinc effect a.s they awaited an op-

portunity-

for falling In lino. From tliunco-to Fermov , n distance ot more than n mile ,

the road was lined with people In cars andon foot until at Harry's CKHS over two hun-dred

¬

men were drawn up , tour deep , headedby the Young Ireland society. This largorontlngcint from tins point marched after thehearse , and ns It approached the town waslargely increased. At thu railway station thecollin , which wasI-

.ITCIIAI.I.V STIIKWN WITH I'l.OWIIIIB.was taken from the he.irso nnd bornathrone ! ) tlio streets by the members of theYoung Ireland society , tlio binds alternatelyplaying the dead march. The scone wit-

nessed¬

hero was ono which can nuver boforgotten by anyone who saw it. Tlio slde-walka

-wcie densely packed , window * wcro

filled , and as the collin passed through thaexpressions of regret and sympathy werenlfectinu' In tlio extreme , while the orderpreserved w.is remarknhlo. Passing overHlnckwatcr brhK'o to thu square extraordin-ary

¬

numbers had uswmbled. Kvury door Inthe town was closed , the ehutters were upand the blinds drawn , While every head wasuncovered. Here was testified the true feel.-

UU

.

ol thu penjiln , who numbeied about S.tKX )

ev.hiiiro of timid who weio' oil the car *,