Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 13, 1887, Page 4

B s o S SR — : = - S 4 " terial matter should bo addressed to the TOR OF T™ME Ben. THE ' DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSORTPTION ¢ l‘nr (Morniag Rdition) including kg, One Yoar Month, v-‘-'v"m"o'-'h!'.."' ok & it e Mot heed. ABRINGTON OFFICE, NO. 513 FOURTRENTH STREET. OORRESPONDENCE! All cemmunioations relating to news and l.gx" BUSTNESS LETTERS! All bueiness letters and remittances should be ressod to Tna B orders 10 PusLismiNGg COMPANY, e Ainda ey able s the order of the company. THE BEE POBLISHING COMPARY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATER, EpiToR THE DAILY BER. Sworn Statement of Oirculation, Cou Geo bl at g ishij ey does 8ol n \ny, 3 g.éul clreniation of th ‘week ending Augustb, 1857, was as ‘nesdav, Wednesday, Thursasy. A ugust 4. Friday, August5.... Average. Gro, b, Sworn to and subscribed in my presence this 6th day of August, A, D. 1887, N, P. Frir, Notary Publie. B. Tzachuck, b.lnguflnt duly sworn, deposes and says that he 1s secretary of The Bee Publishing company, that the actual verage daily ciculation of the Daily Bee for themonth of August, 1858, 12,464 coples: for Septem ber, 183,030 coples; for October, 1whm.md copies; for November, 180, 13,48 coples; for December, 1696, 13,337 coples; for January 1857, 16,266 coples; for 14,196 coples; for March. 1857, 14 : for April, 1587, 14,316 copies; for May, , 14,227 coples: for June 1887, 14,147 ooples; for July, 1887, 14,008 copies. Geo. B, Tzscwuck. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 11th day ot Aug lti‘A. D., 1897, [SEAL.| N. P. FriL, Notary Publie. ‘ebruary, Foun dollar ink. $$$3. — THE rib’ roast given by Buffalo Bill to Simon Cameron, Murat Halstead, Sen- ator Hawley and others was nothing to compare with the roast Bill is giving the English in the matter of gaing their glittering guineas. E———— BETTING on the next presidential elec- tion has taken an early start. A Wash- ington man already has a thousand dol- lars staked that Cleveland will not be re- elected and wants to show his faith in the same proposition to the extent of five thousand more. EE——————— THE council persists in ignoring the order of Judge Wakeley to re-advertise for proposals for city printing. The question is. does City Attorney Webster, who has full knowledge of the con- spiracy to prevent a proper letting coun- tenance this open defiance of the courts? THE former proprietors of the Repub. lican were convicted of libel by an im- partial Omaha jury less than two years ago for charging disloyalty during the war against Edward Rosewater. The new proprietors of the same paper had better not repeat that costly and exploded chestnut. EvERY taxpayer in Douglas county isin- terested in the procecdings of the county commissioners, and we invite them to carefully read the reports which we have begun to publish with this issue, in order that they may fully understand the points to which we shall call special attention in a day or two. MEeN who charged the government $4 & pound for ink worth from 15 to 20 cents ver pound arein their natural element among Omaha boodlers. But a Wash- ington grand jury is yet liable to put an end to their operations—by the time a congressional committee has thoroug hly prodded their nefarious methods. EE———— £ THERE has long since been a prejudice, and a just one too, against wearing col- ored shirts. A woman 1 Iowa a fow days ago was driven to commit suicide because her husband objected to white shirts which she had purchased for him. ‘The colored shirt has often given a gent- leman the appearance of a rowdy, but there is no record that it was ever before the cause of wilful destruction of life, EE———— Pur commissioners of the District of Columbia, who last winter saw fit to place an esplonage upon members of congress for the purpose ot blackmailing them into supporting the plan to improvae certain portions of the city where the commissioners had real estate interests, has come to grief. If they are allowed to continue in their corrupt schemes they will soon have the entire wealth of the district in their pockets. Their dis- honesty has been well established and it is doubtul if ever there were giveén posi- tions of trust to three greater boodlers than Webb, Wheatley and Ludlow. ———— THE latest news from the scene of horror at Chatsworth seems to indicate that the burning of the bridge was the work of tramps and robbers. 1f this should turn out to be true there is no punishment within the limits of the law, hardly outside of it, severe enough for such a crime. If any fiends in human shapo are convicted of such an atrocity as the wrecking of this excursion train, they should be made an example of that would deter others from attempting a similarcrime. Itisto be hoped for the ke of human nature that the oatastro- vhe was an accident. — Tax latest advices from Honolulu state that the recent “little misunderstanding’* in Kalakaua's kingdom has been turned into a fraternal understanding and the machinery of government is now rvun- ning smoothly. Oue of the results of the trouble seems to be that the policy of the government {s now diotated almost ex- clusively by the foreign elemens. The natives have had less to say in their own affairs of state ever since the usurping white man set foot among them. Soon they will be thankful to be allowed % stay on their native soil st all, Queen Kapiolani arrived July 6, safe and sound, The new constitu- \on which the king recently signed calls for an election next October, and for an oxtra session of the legislature in No- vember, The regular session convenes in May. The Alternatives. 1In considering the surplus problem two alternatives aro prosented. he taxes must be reduced or the expenses of the government largely increased. In referr- ing some days ago to the rocent address of Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts, who is one of the strictest protectionists, on this subject, we noticed that he took very positive ground against the 1dea of dis- posing of the revenues beyond the nec- essary requirements of the 'goyernment in such extraordinary forms ot expendit- ure as have frequently been suggested. He did not believe 1t would be sound vol- icyto go into a system of profligate* outlay for internal improvements, the building of fortifications, and the con- struction of a navy, but insisted that the only proper and prudent course to be pursued is to reduce the amonnt of money going into the national treasury by cutting off taxes. There ought to be no difference of opinion among intellizent men,§ who can regard this question with an eye single to the general welfare, as to which of the alternatives should be adopted, and we do not doubt that the great majority of the people acquiesce in the view of Senator © Dawes.' But there are men and newspapers so hopelessly under the control of the protection doctrine that in order to more surely for- tify the tariff policy against all danger of being interfered with they would unhesi- tatingly plunge the government 1into the wildest and most reckless expenditure as a menns not only of finding employment for the surplus on hand and yet to be de- rived from the excess of revenues, but of perhaps justifying a demand here- after for enlarging the tariff list and in- creasing the duties. An eastern journal of the extreme protectionist order sug- gests several familiar ways in which the government . could dispose of a grand total of $311,000,000, which would get rid of the surplus for about two years, when there would again come the necessity of finding some new outlet. Having established the pre- cedent of extravagant expenditure it would be less difficult to continue in that courso s®long as the people would pa- tiently tolerate such a policy. The pro- tectionists having gained their point of keeping the tariff tax burdens on the backs of the people for two years longer would be ready at the expiration of that time with some other plausible schemes for further extending the period of op- pression, and perhaps with the chaunce of success more strongly in their favor. Certainly the vast sums expended would have to be protected by continued large appropriations, which of itself would be a reason for maintaining taxation, while the tendency of one ex- venditure to create a demand for another would place the situation pretty much in the control of tho tax defrauders. Mean- while woula the people as a whole be benetitted to the degree they would be by a reduction of taxation to the extent necessary to bring the revenues of the government down to its necessary ex- penses? Obviously they would not. Certain industries would become more prosperous and 8 class of Iabor » would be given fuller employment, but the great major- ity of the workers of that country would not necessarily have their condition im- proved, and the great agricultural class would be no better off, while both of these elements of the population would continue to pay the protected .industries a tax in everything they use. This is not the sort of polioy the people desire or will uncomplainingly accept at the hands of their reprosentatives. It is not the policy which would prove wisest and best for the country. 8o far as the surplus in hand is con- cerned, and that which must be added before legislation to redrnce the revenues can become operative, it is doubtless desirable that it shall pe ex- pended for such public improvements as will be of permanent utity., But schemes of expenditure that have no jus- tification in the meeds of the country, and that are clearly designed to perpetu- ate the existing policy of taxation, wilk not be supported by intelligent and dis- interested public judgment. The people ask and exvect relief, the necessity for which is becoming more urgent cvery year, and they will be satisfied with nothing short of that, There is but one plain, direct and honest way to provide it, and that is by a reduction of the revenues that shall embrace a fair revision of the tanff. E— Omaha as a Grain Market. The initial step looking toward the establishment of an open board of trade has been taken. It now remaias to be seen whether the effort can be sustained by a bona fide dally sale of products. So far as hog and sheep products are con- cerned there can be noquestion, Omaha 18 to-day the third pork-packing centre in Amerioa and within eighteen months she will have the same rank as a beef product market, But it goes without saying that Omaha is yet far from having an established grain market. Hefore she can become such there must bea more extensive local demand which devends upon our ability to convert the grain into flour, starch, oat-meal and other small grain products, Ten years ago a proposition to make Omaha a great mill- ing point would have been regarded as utterly impracticable. Water-power fa- cilities were then considered as essential to every milliag enterprise. But steam has become a more reliable motor than water in milling just as it nas in trans- portation. The great flouring mulls at Minneapolis are running by steam most of the time, and water-power is now re- garded as cecondary, and lkely to be abandoned altogether. There is no valid reason why great Mflouring mills cannot be profitably oper- ated in Omaha. Omce established these mills would make Omaha as great a grain market as she already 1# a live atock market. All that 18 requisite for achieving this end is concerted, energetic effort and far- sighted liberality such as has character- ized the South Omaba enterpise. Make Omal grain market and her future as a great commercial centre 1s on a founda- tion that no financial earthquake can shake. Omahans a grain market would, within a few years. make tributary the most probfic wheat raising region in America. Omaha ismuch nearer to the wheat fields of southern Dakota than Minneapolis and St. Paul. That section also raises great herds of cattle and hogs, whichean find ready sale in Omaba even at this time, g With s dozen great mills running in £ OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1887. the southern Dakota trade would naturally drift idto this city where the haul wonld be shorter and prices as high, if not higher than at Minne-Paul. If our jobbers, capitalists and property owners will join hands Omaha can be made a grain market within twelve months, — Those Questions Answered. There never have been any questions asked of the editor of the BEE concerning his conduct in connection with public men or measures which he is not willing to answer, even where the parties .who propound those questions are notorious public thieves or rotten jobbers, For this reason we will accommodate the in- quisitive minds of the proprietors of the Republican, who are playing cuttle-fish and shedding an immense amount of four-dollar ($) ink to cover their own cor- rupt tracks. ‘We make answer to each question with- out reserve: 3 “1. Did you (Mr. Rosewater) not on two separate occasions call upon Mayor Broatch and ask that ne recall the contract with the Republican as city printer, and erase his name from 1t?” Yes; Mr. Rosewater called upon Mayor Broatch two or three times to protest against tho infamous trickery by which a contract was awarded friudulently and unlawfully to the Rounds and Taylor job- bers, and Mayor Broatch was asked to rase his name because the contract was not in accord with the bid, and had not been awarded by an aye and nay vote of the ma- jority of the council. Mayor Broatch declared he would consult with the ocity attorney and act on bis advice. But as the attorney was evidently in collusion with the tricksters he told the mayor that the contract had been legally con- summated and the mayor therefore had no right to withdraw his name. When this attorney avpeared before Judge Groff to defend the rascally job he flopped over and had the brazen impu- dence to plead that the contract, not having been consummated,the court had no business to interfere. But the court did interfere and pronounced the con- tract traudulent and the award in viola- tion of law. Did you not personally call upon City At torney Webster and insist that he advise Mayor Broatch to comply with thia request? And did you not meet with refusal in both cases, with the staternent that it would be unlawful to do so? ¢ Yes; the answer to the first question covers the second. The call upon Attor- ney Webster was made because Rose- water wanted to leave Webster who had been tampered with no loop-hole to orawl out of by pretending ignorance of the charter provisions which apply to official advertising and the method pre- scribed for making contracts. Mr. Webster insisted that the mayor’s signa- ture completed the contract and the only remedy was in the courts. But when the courts were asked to enjoin he was promptly on hand to champion the fraud, 8, Did you provose to make a trade with certain members of the council by which your price for a change of base upon the Seavey fight and police question,was the city printing? No; there never was any such proposi- tion to any member of the council directly or indirectly. This story emanates from the scoundrels who have debased tho profession and prostituted themselves and their paper for the sake of the paltry profit which they expect to make in the city advertising. If Rose- water had been disposed to trade his con- victions of right and law for the print- ingpatronage,he would have encountered no difficulty in making better terms than those secured by the unprincipled proprietors of a readerless sheet which could not influence public sentiment. ‘This 18 not the first time that Rosewater has deliberately thrown overboard the council patronage by taking a stand against jobbers and tricksters in the council, It was the same when the Holly waterworks swindle and the Colorado sandstone job were being engineered hrough the council. On both occasions the council had already awarded the printing to the BeE, and reconsiaered its action as soon as the BE: made war upon its methods. Did you send your “detective” to any mem- ber of the council with a message that if he wo:xld see you the whole matter could be fixed up? No; the Bee has It is not in the Moynihan busi- ness. Anybody who vretends that he was requested to act as & go-be- tween with a view of trading the official advortising for a change of front on the police controversy, is an unmitigated fraud. The council may by trickery and rascality prevent & logal letting of the officigl advertising, but if the Republican or any other daily in a square competi. tion proves to be the lowest bidder, the council can be compelled by the courts to award it accordingly. . no detectives. Civil Service OCoincidences. The professed object of oivil service examinations is to obtain the best talent that presents itself for positions in the public service. The question of politics, religion, and other personal matters, is supposed to be ignored. The usual rule is to present the names of three or four applicants having the highest standing, as shown by the examination papers, to the local nominating officer who makes his selection from them. He is not sup- posed to know what the politics of the applicant whom he appoints. The local examining board is not supposed to know. But some curious things have happened at various places in connection tion with appointments of this kind dur- ng the last two years and a half. In the New York custom house, while Hedden was collector, all the men appointed were democrats and belonged to the faction of the democracy of which the collector was a member. This was a strange coincidence. But Hedden did not live long, politically speaking. The newspapers started a ory that he was breaking the civil service regulations, an investigation was held, and Mr. Hedden stepped down and out. Similar coinci- dences happened in the Baltimore post- office and in many other places. But it is not a safe thing to do for the local nominating power to bring about these curlous coincidences. Theoretically, a republican candidate for a position in the Omaha postoflice, for instance, stands as good a chance of appointment as a dem- ocrat, provided he passes as good an ex- amination. X m———— Mr. E. Favy, of New York, this week successfully accomplished the cast- ingin bronze of the mammoth buffalo head which is to be placed over the por- tal of the Union Pacific railroad bridge between Omana and Couneil Bluffs. More than ordinary care had to be exer- cised in the casting, beeause it was all made of one piece irstead of being cast in sections. 1t is the largest casting in one piece ever made in America, being nine feet long agd five feet wide. The weight is about 6,000 pounds. The model was made by Scultor Edward Kemys jr., and has been on exhibition in one of the windows of Tiffapy's, on Union Square, for some weeks, . The model was an 1m- vosing work of ‘art, and if the casting comes out without blemishes we will have a piece of statuary here fit to stand as a sentinel at the entry of the great west. e SENATOR Vooruers, who curses the president at the capitol end of the avenuo and praises him when at the white house is out in interview, clamoring for more spoils. Mr. Voorhees hasdone little dur- ing the reign of this administration but go from one department to another in search of places for his ignorant strikers. He has demanded positions for his syco- phants from cabinet positions down to watchmen and spittoon wrestlers. The ‘‘able’ senator from the ague shores of the Wabash has fastened upon the veople ot Indiana 1n the service of the government the most depraved and corrupt ward bummers to be found. Competent men of respeciability were ig- nored by the Indiana senator in the dis- tribution of places. The 1gnorant and the vicious are his political companions, Senator Voorhees, in his thirst for more offices, should not forget that his selec- tion of democrats was o offensive to the people of his state that at the last elec- tion he was practically repudiated by his own party, As a demagogue Senator Voohees is perhaps without a parallel in this country. " THE attempt to make the unfortunate death of Georgia Clark, in the city jail, a pretext for assailing the chief of police and the efliciency of his limited force, is very transparent. It means “anything to down Seavey.” The officials who took charge of this woman probably did not handle her with gloves, but there is no evidence of their abusing her. There is, however, evidence that she fought with another human tigress in the cell until the officers were compelled to separate them. There is also evidence enough to support the belief that the dead woman had been very roughly handled by some one immediately before the officers ar- rosted her on the street. THE Rounds .and Taylor cormorants have taken out of the city treasury $652 for alleged official advertising. Of thus, $432 for printing Boyd's election procla- mation was no better than a downright steal, and $220 smuggled through with the salary ordinance by Acting Mayor Bechel was for illegal registration no- tices in a special eloction conducted in violation of the election laws. And yet the cormorants ace hungry and crying for more. THE United States last year supplied Great Britain with twice us much wheat as that supplied by all other countries and at a better price than was obtained for the product of any other country ex- cept Germany. This country furnished more than five times the amount sent from India, The indications point to South America as our future greatest competitor, From the outlook of the European crop, less American wheat will be needed next year than was called for the past year. e——— Other Lands Than Ours. Political affairs in Great Britain have not been marked by any strikingly new features during tha past week. The most noteworthy fact, and one not unex- pected, has been the manifestation of a vigorous hostility on the part of the peers to the amended land bill. The con- cessions which the ministry found it expedient to make to public sentiment are reported to be exceedingly displeds- ing to a majority of the house of loras, in which the bill originated, and Lord Salisbury and his ministerial associates are now employing their energies in the effort to suppress the revolt of the veers. There is not favorable promiso that they will be suecessful in this, and in anticipa- tion of failure the liberals and Parnellites are preparing to present a solid front in opposition to any mutilation of the bill, The ministry has been very earnestly discussing the question of proclaiming the National league, thus far without a decision. Meantime they are collecting official reports relating to the operations of the league and intended to justify proclamation if it comes. The lengue has recently been ayoid- ing Riving any cause for the proposed action, and the indications are that it will not be immediately taken. The ministry is said to be anxious to reachr the parliamentary recess not later than the 27th of this month, * e Perhaps the most important event of the week in Europe was tho departure of Prince Ferdinand for Bulgaria, it is sup- posed with the intention of taking pos- session of the throne to which he was some time ago elected by the sobranje, but perhaps simply on a tour ot observa- tion and to ascertaip what sort of a feel- ing the people of that country entertain towurd him. At'al events it is not im- probable that this {8 all thut will come of his visit, since his election has not re- ceived the assentoPTurkey, which is first necessary, and is not favorably regarded by tho other signatory powers to the Ber- lin treaty, It has been reported that the prince would accept the conditions re- quired by Russia, but if he docs this he will be very sure not to satisfy the other powers. The Buylgarian problem does not seem to be any. nearer gdolution by the election of : Ferdinand, and he is nmot the sort of man to con- tribute ahything toward @& so- lution, The new conditions, however, serve to show more strongly the necessity of .whoever reaches tho Bulgarian throne putting himself largely at the dictation of Russia, if he expects to remain there in peace. The geo- graphical position of Bulgaria gives it an importance beyond its status as a mili- tary or commerctal nation. It Is insigni- ficant in respect to territory, but what there is of it lies between Russia and the Mediterranean Sea. Ifit were not for this location it might be sllowed to manage its own affuivs with as little in- terference as is shown in the affairs of the other minor kingdows or principali tics of Europe. - But Russia cannot allow a strong independent power to .run be- tween her southern boundrry and Turkey proper. Bulgaria -and Roumelia con- solidated would be able to place an army i the field that, with such support as Turkey and her allies might afford, would present almost insuperable diffi- culties to Russia's long-contemplated marchto the ses . " Russia's aggressive oporations in Af- ghanistan continue to excite attention, particularly from the British govern- ment, which also finds cause for concern in the developments in Northern India. For months Russia has been steadily pushing on toward the elevated region that overhangs India in the nortn, and the further development of her designs is awaited with especial solicitude in England. While Herat is still menaced by her forces, the scene of her activity has been transferred to districts that aro not soparated from India by so wide a “buffer,” and which adjoin the northern Indian provinoes where it may be possi- ble to organize a revolt against British rule. It is not probable that any offensive movement will be under- taken until the Transcaspian Railway shall have extended so as to serve ps a base of supplies; but in the meantimoe Russian agents will not beidle. The dis- content of native rulers in northern Iadia will afford an opportumty for Russian in- trigue. And as the railway grows the available points of attack are multiplied. When Russia at last determines to force her way to the Indian ocean England will need the warm support of all the native Indian rulers, some of whom are not at present feeling the most friendly toward her. 0.0 Little Belgium is being drawn into the great European maelsirom of warlike turmoil, and it is perhaps the best thing that could happen to Belgium to have the fact made plain that in any great con- tinental struggle it must look for the pres- ervation of independence mainly toitself. England is supposed to be pledged by treatyto the .maintenance of Belgium neutrality and a great deal of money has peen spent on the construction and con- tinuance of a great entrenched camp at Antwerp for the reception of a corps of British allies. But in the event of & vio- lation of Belgium soil by the armed hosts of Germany and France the camp at Antwerp would be of little value. In the recent papers on Kuropean politics written by Sir Charles Dilke, the fact is made plain ghat England’s ability to defend the neutrality of Bel- gium is as dubious as its readiness to make the required sacrifice of men and money. As the writer justly remarks, “4t is the Belgians who, when Germany and France fall out, if the struggle is a long or doubtful one, will have to pay the piper.” The Belgian general who has got into trouble by his freedom of speech merely echoes the opinion of Sir Charles Dilke that “their fortifications at Namur and Liege, their possible adop- tion of personal service and a large in- crease of their army and of their ex- penditure upon defense, may save them if they have the courage.” An army of 50,000 men is a ridiculously inadequate defense for Belgium, situated as it is, and if it wants to retain its present color on the map of Lurope, the sooner it adopts the sclf-protecting attitude of Switzerland the better. fl" The war of commercial and financial discrimination which is now going on be- tween Russia and Germany strikes the impartial observer as being very foolish and likely to prove very costly. There has never been any love lost between the Russian and German people, though since Teutonic indignation at the Russifi- cation of the Baltic provinces wore itself out, it has seemed as 1f the political ac- cord of the two empires was established on a permanent basis. The job which the Russian government has undertakon todrive ont the German traders and German peoplein the Baltic and western provinces seems to be irrational. In the last fifteen years there has been an im- migration of probably 600,000 Germans into Russia, and they have contributed to the natural development of the coun- try. Germany takes about $50,000,000 or 82 per cent of the annual exports of Russia, and contributes about $88,000,000 or 40 per cent of Russian imports. One would imagine that an infusion of Ger- man thrift, inteligence and persever- ance would be a very good thing for Russia, and it is difficult to understand what is to be gained by the expulsion of Germans and the prohibition ot trade with Germany. D'O Among the unconfirmed political gos- sip from Europe recently was a report that attributed to Prince Bismarck the design of conquering Holland aad incor- porating it in the German empire. For the acquiescence of Francein thisscheme of conquest and ambition Germany (or Bismarck, which is pretty much the same thing) was to restore to that government the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. Improbable as is the story, the German government will doubtless take an early oceasion to correct it in order to soothe the susceptibilities of the peovle of Hol- land. The Germanizing of Holland would be a much more diflicult operation than that of Alsace-Lorraine, and the latter undertaking still remains far from accomplishment. Desirable as the acquisition of Holland might be to Germany from a military point ot view, there would be formidable political ob- stacles to its absorption which have not been encountered in the work of German- izing the Rhine provinces of krance. The Dutch have a commercial and industrial policy under which they have reached a high degree of prosperity, and which could not be harmonized with the protec- tive system of the German empire, Rather than surrender their commercial freedom the Dutch woald once more cut their dykes and overflow their country to repel an invading enemy. For the pres- ent it may be safely assumed that the Germans will notgive up Alsace-Lorraine and will not take Holland. e ‘The repeated rayages caused by chol- erain Central and South America have suggested to the Peruvian government the advisability of forming a sanitary congress, and a meeting of the republics on that part of the continent to co-ope- rate in such formation will be held in Lima on November 1. The trouble with South American nations hitherto has been that while closing their ports to ves- sels from an infected country they have themselves neglected sanitary precsu- tions. In November of last year cholera was oarried to South America in an Ital- 1an ship bound from Geneva to Buenos Ayres. Through the carelessness of the authorities of the latter place the dis- onse was allowed to sproad, and it gained a foothold in the Argentine Republic, crossed the Andes range and invaded tho Pacific constof the South American con- tinent. The effects were most disastrous. Thousands of deaths occurred, the free movement of commerce was interfered with, and the high prices of provisions naturally oaused great sufferiag. The South American republics in their efforts to adopt sanitary regulations have had to battle with the superstitions of a mass of ignorant people; but concerted action on the part of the different governments would undoubtedly stimulate healthy local action in the matter. The import- ance of the proposed congress should be recognized by the United States, "y The history of the negotiations by whiéh certain English oapitalists wore to become possessed of £200,000 of Ha- waiian bonds is not yet complete, The Hawaiian revolution comes just in time to prevent the consummation of the transaction. It appears that the law au- thorized a loan payable in United States ald coin; the bonds the English sent on for the finance minister’s signature were payable in English money. [his irregu- larity might have been overcome, but the English syndicate proposed to deduct £35,000 and one month’s interest from the full amount of the bonds. The Ha- waiinn minister of finance declined to complete a transaction in which such ex- traordinary financiering was a principal feature. u'n The questien propounded 1n the British parliament as to the number of royal princes or persons allied to royalty by marriage who hold posts in the public service and draw money in consequence from the public funds will remain un- answered by the ministry. Tho latter declares the query “'invidious.” The in- formation is not inaccessible, however. This kind of inquisition is increasing of late, and it means a continuation of the reform which has generally taken place in civil service and has abolished purchase of commissions in the army and navy. The aristocracy, short of royalty, nas been shorn of preferences, and royalty’s turn at oquality is coming also. —— PROMINENT PERSONS. According to a Washington correspondent Secretary Lamar now has his trousers and his hair both cutin the latest style. It Is & fact not generally known that Har- rison, the boy preacher, is a brother of Car- ter Harrison, of Chicago. Powell and Foraker, the democratic and republican eandlidates for governor in Ohlo, were classmates at college and are warm per- sonal friends. MStanley, the African ‘®xplorer,"isto have $50,000 for a book from a London publisher 1f he survives his present expedition, The ‘prospect ought to keep Mr. Stanley alive. The long flowing locks which have for so many years been a marked feature of Secre- tary Lamar’s outward personality have dis- uppeared before the iconoclastic ravages of a barber’s shears. ‘The victory of Captain McKenzje, of New York city, at the international chess contest at Frankfort, Germany, is cause for rejolcing inthis part of the world. The contestants were the best chess players in existence. Buffalo Bill has been presented by the prince of Wales with an enormous diamond horseshoe pin. His frlends now think he may asplire to be 2 hotel clerk or an end man in a dime show when he comes home. General Sherman 1s preparing a paper to be read before the Army of the Tennessee at its September reunion in Detroit. He will attend the convention of the Grand Army at St. Louls as a delegate from Missourl, ‘The veteran of the United States army is General William Shelby Harney, of 8t. Louls. He was born in 1800 and entered the army in 1818, Not long ago the old gentle- man took unto himself a young wite. With her and his two or three millions of money he ought to be having a very good time. Since ex-Minister S, S, Cox luft Constanti- nople he has been in receipt of newspapers vrinted In varlous eastern languages. Per- slan, Arabie, Turkish and Greek journals, and others in more obscure tongues, reach him frequently, and he bids fair to become one of the most accomplished linguists in the country, Paul Dana strides up Broadway any after- noon in the e of his father,with & motion that is sweepine, rapid and fuil of force and decision. Paul Dapa, the only son of the renowned editor of the sun, has held the chair of editor-in-chief during the summer, while his father was enjoying a merry time abroad. He is by far the youngest editor in control of any of the leading dailies of tho city at this time, being still in his twenties, and being full of the spring of youth. He has come to the editorial chair drilled and equipped in a way that no other editor in this city can boast of. e The Witching Hour, ‘When the mantle of night o’er the earth is Sprea And the sky with its twinkling gems fs arr Again on the roof of the back-yard shed ‘The feline solo and chorus is heard. Then the neighboring windows are upward ra And white-robed forms through the gloom Wwe 8py, And swift from the hands of men halt-crazed ‘The showers of boots and bootjacks fly. Hushed for awhile are the lullables, And the wrathtul people go back to bed, But ere sweet sleep las sealed their e{e "File concert's resumed on another shed. il A Constable Defendant, Moritz Stegeman, & constable from the second ward, is engaged to keep order on Sundays by Mr. Ruser, who keops a saloon and recreation garden west of the city. . Last Sunday fome young rustic bloods insisted upon dancing without paying the required amount asked for the terpsichorean privileges. Stegeman demanded the money when a young man pamed Pickard, a relative of the one who was sent to the penitentiary for killing Gormany Bowers some years ago, became obstreverous. fle drew a dirk on Stegeman, when the latter used his club quite effectively. tickard had the conatable arrestad for assault and Jus- tice Anderson's court was solected as the place of trial. Max Kuhn appeared for the defendant and yesterday secured a change of venue. There is considerable fecling in this case, and the witnesses seem to agree that Stegeman was in the right, e It was on old orienta 1 doctrine tha women have no souls. More enlighten- ed philosophy concedes that they have _purer, finer, more exalted souls than men. But they are too often contained in feeble, suflering bodies which hamper and retard their full development. For all these painful ailments incident to the sox. Dr.Pierce's" Favorite Prescription’ is the beat specific In the world, and is sold under & posiive guarantee that it will do all that 1 claimed for it. Frice reduced to $1. By druggists. Bl D. Webster arrived this morning from San Francisco, 'm“'fi been away several weeks. Ho stoppe off to visit his ranch at Stratton, and will leaye for home on Saturday, Colénel E. COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS. Interesting Figures and Facts Rolat ing to the New Districts. County Superintendent Bruner visited Florence Thursday and in conjunction with Director King mnde the followin, adjustment butween districts No. 5 and 1; Appraisement school house site, fur- -T K‘l.lg propkn diiri Not 3, entiifed 1o roprtion distriet No. l‘mp rlion district No. 5, entitled to Cash on hand July 11, in district treasury... . Proportion N to Proportion No. 5 Is entitled to Cash on hand July 11, 1857, in umnt{tmnsurv.... ..... Ceseesieias Proportion for district No. . Proportion for district No. 5, " District 5 will retain school site, fur- Arllnro. ote . 50 amoun! treasurerto the district credited. Also smount In hands of distri treasurer. Total o0 $2,070, District No. 6 ""‘K“’ over to dis- trict No. 1 out of district treasury 1,081.2¢ The adjustment in districts No. 3 and 87 has not been settied yet owing to the boundary lines of the school districts be- tween Omaha and South OUmaha not having as yet been permanently defined. Out o’ eight districts adjusted under the new situation of affuirs in only one case has the city school distriét been obliged to pay out any money, and that was in district No. 87, the old Quaely district, Mr. Bruner and Mr. Piper, sccretary ol the board of education, will meet to-day to examine the appraisements that have been made. The'superintend. ent is rushed with business these days, Next Monday the teachor's institute will be held at the high schonl. On the 20th, 20th and 27th examination uf teachers for county schools will take place, and then he will have to make out his annual Teports, Jmaha receives under these appraise: ments $8,804.19, as follows: 82,007 A 1,951 9¢ 414 41 144 61 4,250 54 The wholc of district No. 3 comes intc the city, which mcludes valuable proper- ty. Valuable property 1s also secured in I‘!o. 6. The city only pays out $1,745.98 in monoy in distriot No. 38, and {s held for bonded indebtedness in that distriet to the amount ot $1,040.78, Property is obtained in this district valued at $8,000. i The New Chemical, The new chemical engine now at the police station, will be removed to the No. 8 engine house tomorrow. Itisa fine piece of workmanship, one of the most powerful, of largest ocapacity made, and will prove a very beneficial acquisi- tion to our already very efficient fire de- artment. It is from the factory of Jharles T. Hollowell, Baltimore, and is as handsome and durable a machine as there is 1n the country. Mysterious appearance. No news has been reccived as yet from the missing George J. Ambrust, and his wife and friends are in a state of painfnl uncertainty and solicitude. He left his Cuming street store Monday after din- ner wilh accounts aggregating $000, which he was anxious to collect,but since that time he has becen neither seen nor heard from, notwithstanding a diligent search has been maintained since his disappearance. " OUR LITTLE GRANDOHILD Cleansed, Purified, and Beautified by the Cuticura Remedies. It affords me plensurc to give you this re- port of the cure or our little grandebild by your CUTICURA KEMEDLES. When six monthg old his left hund began to swell and had every appoaranco of a large boil, ' We voulticed it, but all to no purpose. About five months after it became & running sore. Soon other sores formed. He thon had two of them on oach hand, and as his blood became more and more impure it took less time for them to break out. A soro came on the chin, beneath the under lip, which was' very offonisive. His head was ono golid scab, dischargiug u gront doal. This was his condition at twenty-two months old, when I undertook the care of him, bis mother having diod when he was a littlo more than a ear old, of consumption, (scrofuln of courso). o could walk a little, but couid not get up it he fell down, and could not move when in bed, baving no uso of his hands. I jmmediately commonoed with the CUTIOURA REMEDIER, using tho CuTICURA and CUTICURA BOAP freely, and whon he had taken ono bottle of the Curr- CURA RESOLVENT his heaa wns completely oured, and ho was improved in cvery way, Wo wore '\!? much encouraged, and continued tho use of the Remodivs for a your and a_half. One soro after another healéd, u bony matter forming in each one of theec five deep onos ust before 0g, which would finaily grow 0080 and were taken out; thon they wouid henl rapidly. One of theso ugly bone formations rvod. Aflor taking & dozen and a half complotely cured, and i3 now, at the age of #ix yours, n strong and healthy child. The acars on his hinds must Always remaini his hands arc strony, though wo once foared he would never be able'to use them. All thut phy- siciang did for him did him no good. All who 8w the child before using the CUTICURA REAK- hild pow consider it & won- dorful cure. It the above facts aro of any use toyou, you are at linerty to uso them, RS, E. 8. DRIGGS, May 9, 1885, 612 E. Clay 5t., Bioomington, Til Theo child was really in & worse condition than be appoared to his grandmothier, who, boing with him overy day, becamo acoustomed to the disoaso. MAGGIE HOPPING. CuTiOURA REMEDIES Aro sold_everywh OUTICURA, the great 8kin Cure, 50 ots. CUItA BOA, an exquisite Skin Bonutifier, 26 ot CuTICURA ILESOLVENT, the now Rlood Purifier, £1.00. Prepared by thé Porren Diua & CREs- 1CAL Co., Boston, Send for “How to Cure Skin Diseases.” ING, 8:aly, Pimply and Oily Bkin benutitied by CUTIOURA BOAP. OH! MY BACK, MY BACK! Pain, Inflammation and Wenknoss of the Kidnoys, Hips and Sides RELIBVED IN ONR MINUTR by the CUTICURA ANTI PAIN Praster. Now and infailiblo, At drugeists, 25e. Polter Drug aud €hemical Co., Boston. BEHOLD, *“Sweet 6ixtocn." who romps I the orchurd, over the lows, rides on the In’ch ramblos over the mountaius avd en- Fovwatt the Tively ‘utdoor gauas ud Feher Buce, Wack: ek, Avi nd Hande aré ect ploturts of Beauty, Which o preserves ""HACAN’S Magnolia Balm for the o) xjen, It mak S B e ~uwl!:llh EAL S Nids will bo received by the board of publio Inuds and buildings at any Uie bofore August 16, 1857, &t 2 p. m., for donations for the looatio for the “Nebraska Industrinl Home." Usu rights reserved. Ly oxdur of aald ba 4y 28, 1687, G. W, Secrelary, Ju20d- 5 o 5