Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-08

teach what parallel will do are too many ard conspicuous just now for such scheme to find favor.
 A bill making it penal offense for any person to treat another to intoxicating liz quors has been introduced in the lower house of the Pennsylvania legislature. Treating" is bad practice, but 1t is not probable that any law would be very effective against it.
 Judge Field of Kansas City, Missouri, has refused to allow the saloon keepers there to incorporate themselves. The application was made under the statutes granting corporate privileges for benevolent, scientific, relig- ous or educational purposes. 94s petition CTS for incorporation asked it On the ground that their object was the benevolent one of promoting industry, morality and charity by providing for the comfort of distressed mem bers. The court hold that it was no sufi- cient ground for incorporation, as it was not shown that the distress to be relieved by the proposed corporation was such as the State | desired to have relieved by corporations. It might result from offences against the law, and the object of the association might be political. The vsgueness of the petition was of itself ground enough for refusing to grant it.
 John Burns, mechanical engineer and So- cialist orator, who was elected by over three thousand votes from Battersea Division to the | London county council, is described as man of sterling character and notable ability. He | is a steadfast worker at his trade, but equally as devoted to his agitation. A man of thirty, of middle stature, broad-shouldered, deep chested and compact, sturdy frame, with large head, high forehead, dark hair and com ple1ion, deep large dark eyes and deep voice of singularly musical penetrating l quality, he has @ fine command of language and no lack of ideas. Burns was one of those arrested for speaking at Trafalgar Square in 1S96 He was tried at the Old Bailey and 1 acquitted, making speech in his own de fense whose quality and eloquerce were such as to fill the court room to overdowing. No other Socialist was elected, but several work | ingmen approaching thereto were chosen I councillors.
 The Charity Organization society of New 1 York city does 8 great work. There are now 244 churches and relief agencies and more than 1000 private families that inter- change information through this society, thus concentrating help and diminishing | fraud. There gre now on file with the socie-
 ty 191, ,8S9 reports, containing the names and
 histories of ,872 families, equivalent te
 $50, 900 persons, who have applied for relisi
 in New York city during the last sever
 years, and of over 2s, 900 houses where suct
 applicants lived. During the last year thu
 district committee have undertaken the ear
 of 1, ,625 cases, and have put 274 into institu
 tions; have placed 433 in charge of churche
 or societies; have secured relief for 1,614
 have found permanent or temporary wor
 for 1,811; have emigrated 93 families an
 suppressed 415 frauds. They had $50, 50
 income, and nearly s, 900 more was spent.
 Senator Jones of Nevada has no very grea
 opinion of extradition treaties. "Of wha
 benefit are treaties, anyway" says the sena tor. "We never have difficulty in obtainin