Show SENATOR proposed libel law that is causing such discussion amone alie press provides in part that in all civil actions for libel slander or defamation fa of character the question of probable cause is a question of law which the trial judge of the court where the action is bought must decide upon established or cou ceded facts in all civil suits for damages for libel he shall be deemed guilty allio wilfully or maliciously licious ly makes tion by writing printing picture or eagy or otherwise than by mars which exposes any living person or the memory of any person deceased to hatred contempt or obloquy or which causes him to be shunned or avoided or has a ten dene to injure his occupation or impeach his honesty integrity virtue or reputation in all civil suits for damages for libel slander or defamation of character the defendant shall have the right to prove the truth of the charge complained of and in case he shall establish the there substantially the same as it was made against the plaintiff it shall be a complete defense for alie suit for damages the plaintiff in any suit for damages shill be held to put his own character as a good honorable and law abiding citizen on trial tho concluding section provides that if the libel be published with tha belief it were true and subsequently it to be fully contradicted that shall constitute a full and complete defense for libel SINCE the late war between germany and franco both countries have laore chaa doublas their armies until now on an emergency the two nations have near men that could be called into active service at once the other countries of europe are in about the same condition and on a peace footing the expense of more than a year and what is aliis all for to keep a few families in place and power that know very little and care less for the great mass of the people this state of affairs world cease in short order if the people knew enough to take care of theia own rights it is on a par with the farmers and laboring people of this country voting to tax themselves the benefit of millionaire monopolists under the delusion that by some circuit duj round about way the money in coming back to them whenever the people of europe become wise er to govern themselves the present state of affairs will pass away very suddenly A washington dispatch says there are now pending in the senate about presidential appointments of postmasters which have been hung up pending the expiration of the presidents term this recalls the fact that every one of the appointments of postmasters made by president arthur in the last three months of his term was promptly confirmed by the senate and that every one cf the appointees so nominated and confirmed has held office undisturbed through president Clev elands term many of the appointments he has made since election have been to 11 vacancies by the of the terms of president post elec tion appointees common justice on the part of lie senate would feam to demand that president Clev elands nominees should bo confirmed aa promptly as those of arthur the delay in confirmations firmat ions ia with the dispatch of public business but abi ds not seem to disturb the partisans who are blocking public business TEE philadelphia record says quay gave the brewers of Pila dephia to understand der stand that if they would raise for the election of harrlson that their interests should not be interfered with the money was raised but the legislature without delay has passed a prohibition bill the republicans figured to have the bill pass the senate and expected to have it laid up in the house but the members of that body could not be controlled and passed the bill and the governor dare not refuse to sign it quay has gone to florida for needed rest and the brewers are lying around like a lot of liens with their heads cut off and getting little sympathy from the public tools will learn only hy experience and many of them not then money ignorance and ot the first water were responsible for the defeat of the democratic party at tha late election wicey the democracy assumed control of the government the american gayy did not possess a war vessel worthy of the namo now thanks to that same administration we have some vessels capable of holding their own with the best in the world and the incoming ad ministration will have something that can back up its opinions it is to be hoped that the navy will be further strengthened under harrisons administration it will he a legitimate way to reduce the surplus mcca gratification has been expressed by republican journals over the failure odthe grand jury at indianapolis lo 10 indict col W ddudley WD udley treasurer of the republican campaign committee for advising and recommending bribery at tha polls last november the reason he was not indicted was because 11 jury men voted in favor of him and one against it and it took twelve to find 6 true hill that is what might be called getting out of a small hole PEOPLE who have criticized criticised bayard i lor his course on the samoa affair will have to acknowledge that lie waa right he has had faith that germany would not break her treaty obligations with th united states and thai matters would be righted as soon as the true facts were ascertained by that empire the attitude already assumed by bis marck felly sustains mr bayard in his opinions opi niona 17 8 GEANT juhas judgments hanging over him aggregating some bis friends bays he does not worry over it but allows the other fellows to do that of it IT is claimed by citizens of alabama who assert eliat they can prove their assertions sert ions that there are thirty seven men in that state who have made in eight years in manufacturing iron these men were originally democrat and did not believe in taxing the people in order that a favored few might make money but now they are republicans and every mothers son of them voted for harrison it is safo to put down alabama in the near future as a lican state jhb men who can accumulate such vast fortunes through the aid of our present robber tariff can afford to and will use their noney liberally among the intelligent voters to secure a continuance of the present infamous tariff system ELECT HARKISON said in a recent speech to borne republican clait ora that he wanted to hear a bugle call throughout the land demanding a pure ballot which leads the new york world to remark and yet he thinks of awarding a beut in his cabinet to john wannamaker who raised for the corruption of the ballot of Crumpton Id was married recently and in consequence of professional duty could not go on the bridal tour hut tho wife aas bound to have it and went alone she returned in three days and declared aari have a bit good time that was a bridal tour with the roi nanie left out A YOUTH of 18 years in new york smoked six packages of daily loat his senses what little he had and died in A noad hour f isa 3 A THE utilization of niagara falls for the generation of electricity for the use and benefit of the surrounding country is the object of a measure which a abi caso engineer wishes passed by the sew york assembly bis plan is to build a structure from shore to shore within which turbine wheels will be placed to operate a hundred dynamos from which the electric fluid could be conveyed to buffalo and other cities and towns within a radius of miles THE pension expenditures under cleve lands administration have mounted higher and higher each and the report now comes from washington that the appropriated for the year ending june 30 1889 is chort as the sum necessary to pay the pensions granted and yet the majority of the G A JR voted against cleveland because he in favor of granting a pension to all that applied A MAN living near portland land who has been a believer in dreams dreamed the other ight that in a liole under a certain stump he would find his cifes fur collar which had been stolen he faund the stump and ramming his hand into the hole he fell a furry substance he is no longer a believer in dreams it was a skunk aad he has buried his clothes THE indianapolis preachers who have heretofore made the opening prayers at the daily sessions of the indiana legislature without pay have held a meeting and decided to charge 5 a prayer business is business and if prayers are worth having they are worth paying for ures in the car stoves die out alow ly hut they are dying out all the ame many of the leading roada have them only in the cassiar an emergency and heat with steam the reform will not go backward jg A GEORGIAN seventy years old rode sixteen miles horseback a fifty dollar note the of record because of its general custom being to let the oiher ellow do the riding A who saw mrs cleveland at a reception eaid 1 I cant tell my wife what she wore her face just broke me up and nhsn she shook hands I 1 forgot all about her clothes A CHINAMAN with seven arms is one of the attractions in a philadelphia museum he must be related to the devil fish A at huntington conn aho vho is only thirty five years of age has had nine husbands next |