Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 15, 1891, Page 4

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Ftate of Nebraskn, | County of Douelas, | Georee Tzschuck, secrotary of The Beo Publishing ‘company, does solemnly that the tctunl cir 1on of “TiE DAL for the week cnding Au foilows: Sunday. Auz. 2 Monday. At Tuesdiy, Az + Wednesday, Au Thursda Fridny, Baturday 8 7 % TEy 26,400 3 Aug. 8 Average........... ....27,002 GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK, 110 betore mie and sutscribed in my this Sth duy of August, A. D, 1801 e, Notary Publie. Ftate of Nebraska, County of Do Ceorge I auly swo oses and savs that ho ssocretary of T FTiehine comnin: that o0 dafly circulat'on of THE DAL month of Augus for Septemior. October, | 1 venLer. 10 1800, 22,471 sopies; for coples: coples; for coples: for No- for 150, Do mber, L 181 28,446 180, 2 coples: for March, 180, 24,065 copies: for April, 1801, 24,028 copient for” Miy, 1801, 20,840 copies; for June, 1801, 26,017 coples, July, 1891 copes. GEORGE 1 Z8CHUCK, e me_and subscribed In me, Ly of August. A. 1), 1801 P IErn, y Puvlic. K0 coples: wnles: for el ruary, Sworn to bef, presence this CONNECTICUT I8 suffering from a long drouth, which leads the cute para- grapher to rehabilitate his old joke about a short crop of wooden nuumegs. Jons M. in national politics i3 as much a spell-binder as a republican, This accounts for his en- thusiasm for Blaine and his preference for the plumed knight. A DEMOCEATIC negro is a frenk strange enough to attract attention any- whero, and that is why Hon. C. H. J. "Taylor, ex-minister to Liberia, is able to make a living on the lecture plat- form. MINNEAPOLIS newspapers say the two things necessary to secure the national republican convention are a guarantes fund of $50,000 and proof that the city can take care of the crowd. The hint is a good one for Omaha. SENATOR PADDOCK will talk about presidential possibilities, but he shuts up like a clam when the subject of the Nebraska alliance and senatorial suc- cession is broached by a reporter. A long head that of Senator Paddock. C. G. DAweEs, the Lincoln attorney, may be young and inexperienced, but he kept all the animals in the railway menagerie at Lincoln in an uproar dur- ing the conference jwith the board of transportation over the matter of freight rates. —— HON. RODNEY P, CROWLEY of Maine is inspector of the sugar district of Nebraska, Some Nebraska farmer should be appointed fish commissioner in Maine, This would be political reciprocity and would make the Nebraska senators feel more kindly toward the imported in- spector. SENATOR INGALLS’ last lecture has been reported so many times that it has become a chestnut. The irridescent statesman should take a half day off after he digs his potatees to rearrange and rehabilitate the ideas which have been thrown tozether under the head of “Problems of Our Second Century,” or *Iite. and Dennis. THE Nebraska advertising train should be kept on the railways in Ohio until eloction tin It will be useful in attracting attention to this state and also disprove somo of the assertions of the western calamity orators who, hay- ing lost their occupation here, are now under the pay of the democratic central committee of that state. “EACH county shall be fairly ex- ploited, ete.,” is line in the three reso- lutions adopted by the Nebraska worlds fair commission. Ti Brk correspond- ent credits the resolutions to J. Sterling Morton, but this was hardly necessary among old settlers for their language navealed the identity of their author. “Phoy necd not be tagged with his name. OMAHA Is gonerous enough to say that Mfnneapolis is abundantly able to accommodate the national republican convention, though her hotel facilities areno better than those of Omaha and her auditorium can hold no more people than our coliseum, Weo should think more of Minneapolis if she would abans don her policy of misrepresenting Omaha. HON. JonuN R. GAMBLE of Yankton, senator-elect from South Dakota as the successor of Judge Gifford, is dead. Mr. Gamble has been o prominent figure in Dukota polities for many years and his torm In congross was looked forward to with no little interest by the South Da- kota republicuns who elected him in the face of the alliance cyclone which made Senator Moody’s defeat possible, I7 18 time to retire that old lie about one million men tramping the streets of the oity and lunes of the country hunt- ing for work which cannot be found. It has been very sorviceable but is worn out. Give it a rest and say truthfull that a few hundred thousand men in our eastern citios are out of work because they lack the disposition to go where labor is in demand and many of them ~ecline employment outside their trades wheu it is offered. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: AFFECTED CONFIDENCE. The professed confidence of the chair- man and scoretary of the Iowa demo- eratic state committee, that the democe- | y of that state will win everything this year, is in line with the general democratic habit. The idea with that party s that it is good politics to claim overything. There to be in Ohio, a number of yoars ago, a democratic leader who was most careful to im- press this upon the party managers | at the beginning of paign, holding that if good it could do no harm. Perhaps it ons a stimulus tv some people who are apt to becomo listless if their confidence is not kept up, and it may be eflt in attracting who have no settled party afiiliation. In this view the early profession of con- fidence by the Towa democratic commit- teemen may be good politics. But everybody familiae with the situa- tion will understand that they can have no substantial ground for their alaim., The Iowa campnign has not | opened, and the lavge majority of the | voters are busily engaged in looking after the splendid erops which wiil add | tens of millions to the wenlth of Towa this y It is not improbable that there are loealities in the state wk the democratic cause appears to be so uncommonly prosperous almost warrant the confidence of the chairman and secretary of the state committee, but these are places which do not fur- nish a fair index to the feeling thy out the state, and it is quite possible that even in such places the tide will chango ufter the campaign is in full progress and the questions at issue have received intelligent But for the prohibition question the demo- cratic cause in Towa would be entire hopeless, and it may happen that it will not derive ns much advantage from this issue us it now expects to. It is highly probable that there are anti-prohibition republicans who will vote with their party this year from a conviction that it would be a great misfortune to allow Towa to become a democratic o the year preceding the presi- dential election, thereby giving the democracy an opportunity to gerry- mander the congressional districts and to emulate the example of the party in Michigan by providing for the choice of presidential electors by districts. There are national questions of com- manding importance that the voters of Towa will be called upon to consider and | render judgment on at the ballot box, and between allowing that state to give its approval to the 4ree coinage of sil which would be the meuning of demo- cratic success, and tolerating prohibition for a time longer, it is-not to be doubted that there are many anti-prohibition republicans who will prefer the latter, Iv may also fairly be supposed that thero are democrats in Towa who be- lieve so firmly in honest money and a sound and stable currency that they will not support the party in the position it has taken vegarding silver, The democracy of Towa will not be al- lowed to dodge or evade the national issues, and it is not easy to believe that a majority of the intelligent voters of the stats will endorse the position that party occupies on these questions. The farmers of Town know they have suffered no hardship from the present tariff law, and they want to exchange their products for good money. They should, and it is reasonable to think will, present a solid front in opposition to the party which is willing to demol- ish the whole structure of American protection, would abandon reciprocity, and demands a policy regarding silver which would debase the currency and impair the credit of the government. used every cam- it did no does not opel ive voters ar, as to ugh- discussion. A MORE HOPEFUL FEELING, Advices from New York and other business centers of the east represent that there is a very decided revival of confidence in manufacturing, mercantile and railvoad circles. Business men who do not rely wholly upon public state- ments regarding the crops have been securing private information that has astonished them, and of course the effect in all such cases has been to croate a most hopeful feeling. A New York dis- patch suys that Jay Gould has sent instruetions that every availabie car on the Union Pacific system be got in readi- ne once, and that arrangements bo made, if possible, either to build, to hiro or to horrow as many other ears as pos- sible. Railroad men are looking for- ward to an active revival of railroad construction within the next year, which would bring activity to the iron and stoel mills, All the eastern railway manage agreo in the opinion that there will be an enormous export of grain to Europe, and they scem to have had in- formation from the other side which confirms the report of a great shortag in the grain crop there. The question of how Burope will pay for the vrain it must have, to which reference was made a fow days ngo ously con- sidered by finau The opinion secms to he pretty general that Burope cannot spare much and therefore will send back in payment of the debt great quantities of our securides: What the offect of this would be on our market -is of course a of conjecture. Some of the financiers think that it will tend to neutralize, to some extent, the beneficial results that the marketing of a great crop would produce. Others ure of the opinion that the prosperity which overyone belioves is sure to come, will be sufticient to sus- tain the prices of these securities, even if they are sent over here to pay for the exports of grain. It is quite unnecessary, borrow trouble about how we shall be paid for our grain. In any event, whether the payment is made in cash or the sound securitics wo have sold to Europe are returned to us, the country will be richer to the full extent of the European demand. It would perhaps be desirable to get back the generous sum in gold which Europe has drawn from us during the puast six months, but if that does not return to us this year it will certainly do so in the not remote future, The loss has very nearly been made up by to tho currency from purchases of silver, and will cash, however, to additions | all matter | bo | ATURDAY, AUGUST will bo restored to the highest point it | Omahn will lenve nothing undone to so- has ever reached. E situation is favorabl fora prolonged era of prospe interests will share, bright. At such a time nothing could be more inauspicious than political movements which threaten radical chunge from established financial meth- ods, or attempts to inaugurate a policy which wouid produce demoralization in the currency of the country. ery aspect of the and the outlook ity, in which is altogether a ne NEBRASKA THE FAIR The for the world’s fair on the part of Nebraska have been appointed. Tho appropriation of $50,000 by the legislature n nucleus around which gather Nobraska's share of the great exposition. Alvoady ground has been cho Chicago by the Nebraska members of the national organization. The necessary details for proper executive work are practically completed and our people may now properly begin upon the details esson- tial to a successful exhibit on the part of Nebraska, The first fact with which is the insufficiency of the approg The sum granted out of the public treasury is not a third enough. Private subseriptions of at least $100,000 must be made, and 1t is never too early to begin o subscription list. The county agri- cultural societies and local men’s organizations should at once or- a campaign in behalf of more funds for the world’s fair, The general of the state should make it his business from this time forward to work up local interest, enthusinsm and contributions, He should set his stakes for at least $100,000 more than 18 now available and work to that end. A general plan for the Nebraska ex- hibit, something unique, characteristic and ample should be outlined, and it will take a genius to devise anything striking and original. A compotitive prize of 250 or more for plans would probably stimulate citizens with ability in that direction to proposa just what needed. There isa great deal of work to be done to prepare for May, 1803, and ayear and a half is none too long a period for preparation. If the commis- sioners do their duty they will be very busy men from this time until their terms of office expire. AND commissioners fs n good to 1 wo are met intion. business ganize commissioner IT APPEARS that the banks having 44 r cent bonds are not ponding as freely us was expeeted to the offer of the secretary of the treasury to extend them at 2 per cent interest, and as the date of the maturity of these bonds is but littte more than two weeks off, ivis appre- hended that the treasury will be com- velled to redeem the larger partof them or extend them at the present rato of interest, and it will un- doubtedly decide to do the former if it shall be necessary to choose. In view of the assurances made to the secretary by the banks, their course appears very strange and not casy to be accounted for. It would seem obvious that they are making a mistake which they may have cause to vegret hereafter, It is understood that the treasury will be abundantly able to redeem whatever bonds are not ex- tended. THE railways can afford to meet the State Business Men’s association half way in its proposition to send an adver- tising train throughout the east. It isa plan for interesting eastern people in Nebraska which will prove advanta- geous all around. A representative to look after the especinl interests of his own county will accomplish more di- rectly and indirectly than a half dozen men who work for the state at large. The railways should not withhold their assistance. Transportation for products and people from the county they repre- sent to Omaha will be a very light con- tribution for the return which the ad- vertising will bring if the thirty day trip through the eastern states bo undor- taken upon the scale comprehended. GOVERNOR THAYER owes it to him- self and the people, as well as the board of public lands and buildings, to give the Hlastings asylum report his early at- tention. This thing has dragged along already for months, and the convieted officials continue to draw their salarios, Further delay only tends to further do- moralization at Hastings, The case is all made up and the governor partici- pited in person in the investigation. It ought not to take him very long to mai up his mind to perform his duty. T vice president of one corporation engaged in making building material is u member of the board of oducation and the general manager is a council- wan, Another corporation making another cluss of material, is so for- tunate as to hay its president in the board and its secretary in the council. It goes without suying that city contractors have not lost sight of the strategic positions occupied by these gentlemen in their rolations to public work. the until A PERMANENT adjustment of labor troubles cannot ba reached the courts have passed upon the con- stitutionality of the eight hour law. At- torn Webster's oplnion that it is un- constitutional does not settle the quas- tion, Otherattorneysacting in behalf of the other side of the controversy can doubtless cite ions leaning their way. CRU to children is n demeanor a felony in Nebraska. Cruelty to animals, however, 15 a sor- ious offense. The Humano' society should blush to know tl in its zeal for the unreasoning brute it has overlooked the rights of helpless human beings to protection from cruel parents and guae- dians. A deel ther a mis- nor OMAHA has already suffered greatly by reason of the cessation of work on the union depot. Somcbody must de- vote a great doal of personal attention to this matter if the important work is to be resumed. There ought to be u leasi- ble way out of the controversy now. THE meeting to organize for an active campaign from this time on until the of the committoo, hus sot | November meoting national centry the more than met before the pres- ent yeur ends, 5o that the circalation ball rolling and nothing can stop it | republican | cure the national convention. AN braska train moving advertising filled with Ne- products through the enst will not only invite attention to this nte and enc age immigration, but it will wipe off the boards some of tho wickedost f:\lflfl ods ever circulated to the injury of the best agricultural state in the union, WITHIN a brief period the smoke will be curling from the smelting stacks if the mouths of outside sroperly muzzled by the real working- men interested in a settlement of the botween the smelting works people and their late employes. AMONG the independent delegates ap- pears the well known name of Frank Crawford, ex-justico of the peace and neral rustier from the Seventh ward, Aubrror Bexton will kindly hold his temper while The BEE suggests to him that he is hired to represent the state on the hoard of transportation. OMAITA and Couneil Blus feetly competent to entertain vention which the nation or may care to hold here, 8 n controversy aro any the po con- world A SETTLEMENT is in sight. It is to be hoped the barking of the professional agitators will not chase it out of reach, PROIBITIONIST STRICKLER looms up in the coming independent as a delegate from the Fourth ward. Cleveland for Governor, New York World. In the party's interest, therefore, and equally in his own, Mr. Cleveland should stand again, in this important junction, for the great ofice of governor of New York. 4 =Jisinint Jawsmiths to the ¥ New York Tribune. Tt looks now as though the farmers’ alliance movement will soon reach a stage where 1t won't be an alliance, and won't be composed of farmers. Even now the jawsmith and the demagogueare heard in its deliberations, convention nt. Cheertul Lying. Chicago Ttmes. The managers of the democratic campaizn in Towa are predicting a landslide, and will not be satisfied with anything less than a majority of 20.000 for Boies and a cleau sweop on the legislative ticket. The only thing di couraging about the political situation in Towa s that there is no senator to be elocted this yea e Two i hings Necessary. Minmapnlis Tribune, Bob Evans and W. H. Eustis have been sounding the peovie-ef the cast an‘l they find that Minneapolis has the call 1n tho matter of the republican national convention. The twothings D RER0 guarantee fund of £50,000 and proof that we can taso care of the crowd. The first will require hustling; the second a mere statement of facts, —— West Point Vacancies. News York Tritune, Sixty vacaucies at West Point. Now is the bright boy’s chance fora cadetstip. Such a state of things has not existed since tho wilitary academy got, going, say for seventy years, and a curidas éommentary it is upon tos belief, povular in some quarters, that the young men of the rising generation are to find every avenue closed to them, Pl On to China. Phitadelulic Record. In spite of the childlike and bland disclaim- ers by Chinese diplomats in Washington, China is evideatly on the verge of a_ serious revolt. With the complications which might arise in that event, and with the varied in- terests which under one protext or another would scek to interfere, this county has, for- tunately, no connection, But the Americans in China must bo protected; and, therefore, the cruiser Charleston hos been ordered to proceed to Shanghai. She represuts a dif- ferent type of Amrican men-of-war from those which have been seen in Chinese waters, and may be trusted, if occasion should arise, 0 give a good account of herself, b The Effect of Strikes. Denver IR publican, Every man is under an obligation to the community in which he lives, and this obli- gation should be considered by workingmen before determining to strike. In ail cases a strike, however meritorious it may be in itself, hurts the community in which it occurs. In somo cases the ultimate effect upon the community is good. But the temporary effect is always bed. A workman is affected by the general condition of busi- ness, Ho feels the effect of dull times even though ho may not own a dollar's worth of real estate. He feels it all the more if he is the owner of property. A strike which in- jures tho whole community injures him, 1t would scem that the men who struck in the swelter at Omaha, did not consider care- fuily what the effect of their action might ba upon the city. Omuha is menaced now by a gonuine strike, from which, if it occurs, it muy not recover for years. This is a serious matter for tke people of thut town to look squarely in the face. 1f a severe blow should be given to the industrial and business inter- ests of Omaha, every workingmun n thut town would suffer and his family would suf- for with him. “There are times when men ought to strike, but they should never twke such a step without considoring all the consequences, People secm, sometimes, to think that only business men and capitalists are under an obligation to work for the goneral welfaro of the community in whion they live, But this i3 an erroncous view. Tuo men who are classed s workingmen are undor an obliga- tion to do their part; Sometimos this oblixa- tion extends no furthigr than to avoid doing an injury to the placo in which thoy live, | Fortunately, the vast majority of workiug- men are loyal to their homes. — ORSAKEN FARMHOUS. John l:ll hittier Againat tho wooded hills it stands, 03t of & dead; home, staring turough broken lights on wasted lauds Wiiere old-time brwvests grow. THE Its Unploughed, unsowed, by sythe unshorn, The poor forsaken farm-tields lie, Onee rich and rifo with golden corn And pale green fiewdths of ryo. Of healthful herb and flower bereft, The garden plotno housowifo keeps; Through weeds and tangle only left The suake, its tenant, crocps, A lilac spray, once blossom clad, ways bard beforo the empty rooms, Beside the roofless poreh a sad, [ [ Pathetic red rose blooms. His track in motd and dust of drouth, On tloor and tearth the squirrel leaves, Aud iu the fireless chimney's wouth His web the spider weaves, The leaning barn abont to fall Rosounds no more on huskiug eves; No cattle low in yard or stull No thresher beats his sucaves, It seems almost wakes its slen; 10 some ghost So saq, so drear! Some haunting presenc That down you shudowy | Might drive his spectral kiu 15, 1891.—-TWELVE OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The charge made by Mr. Morlay that the proposed measure of local government for Ireland fs ‘% small home rulo bill," was resented by Mr. Balfour, but ho did suceeed in showing the error of the descrip- tion. When tho bill for local self-govern- ment in England and Scotland was under consideration the London Times explained, as one having authority, that was not extended to Ireland because Irish- men were not worthy of ity and pretty much the same ground was taken by somo of tho tory speakors in parliament. Mr. Balfour will scarcely contend that tho Irish have beon regenorated since. Although his local government bill comes very far short of the Irish demands, and is indeed in tho main irrelevant and irresponsive to them, it s plainly enough intended as a concilin- tory measure, and is a tolorable distinct ad- mission thut tho Irish have grievances that ought to be redressed. This is an opin- fon that has been growing in Kngland ever since the rejection of Mr. Gladstone's home rule bill, and it is to conciliate English rather than Irish opinion, that the new mens- ure is intended. Thav is to say, it is meant not to give the Irish what thoy want, but to wive them what the majority of English vot ors think they ought to want, All measures of this kind have failed hitherto to satisfy or pacify Ireland, and it remains for a genoral clection to show whetherthis one will satisfy Ingland, The labor congress at Brussels will meet next Sunday and its proceedings will bo watched throughout Europe with lively in torest. English trades unionism as a wholo will not be represented, partly because the title of the coneress has been changed from “interuational workmen's” to ‘“interna- tional socialist workmen's,” whero a word implies a great deal; partly because it meets on a Sunday, which not only offends re ligious prejudice, but involves the loss of an extra day's work by English delegates, and partly because the continental ns: tions have not exbibited any very great anxiety to secure the good will of the British assocta- tions. Forthe first timo in the history of such congresses every provinee of Poland will bo represented by a delegate, All the Scandinavian countries and Hol- land will send delegates, There will bo @ number of Frenchmen, but not s0 many Germans as at Paris in 1830, The Austrians, Swiss and Huugarians will be in full force. The Spaniards and Italians also send delegal Some representatives from America ave expected, and in fact, of the moro important countries Great Britain is likely to have the feeblest representation unless the trade unions should become alarmed at the last moment and send dele- gates to look after their interests. Among the subjects to be considered are laws affect- ing labor, the right of soalition, militarisn, tke Hebrew question, suffrage and parlia- mentary represeniation, piece work, organiza- tion, ete. This country is interested particu- larly in the proposal to hold the next interna- tional congress in 1893 in Chicago, and to make an international demonstration on the occasion. Corea has a long coast line, with many ex- cellent harbors open ail the year; and as Rus- sia must have an outlet for her flects on the const of Siberia, she is naturally anxious to possess the little kingdom. Japan has re- fused to grant Russia the island of Tsuchima asa naval port, and it is weil known that emissaries of the czar have for somo time been actively at work 1 Corea preparing the people for his rule, All this has naturally aroused the jealousy and fears of England, China and Japan. The annexation of Corea by Russia would not only flict a blow upon British commerce in that part of the world, but would be a new menaco to India. Japan looks upou Corea a3 o barrier between berself and her two great enemies, China and Russia; and the possession of the peninsula by either of those powers wouid be inimical to Japanese interests, China is unwilling to surrender her claum on Corea; but it is doubtful if she would be prepaved to resist an advance on the part of Russin. Meanwhile the Musco- vite is moving along slowly but stoadily. He is building railroads in Central Asia and winning the wandering tribes over to s rule; and while sowing the seed for future influence in Afghanistan, he is securing a foothold in Persia, and year by year drawing nearerto the fulfillment of the dream of overy czar sinco the days of Peter the Great —the conquest of India, Some day a greater battle than any ever recorded in history will vo fought in Asia, The report upon public instruction 1n Frauce contains some interesting figures. Confining our attention to intermediato school, it appears that the practical mononoly of education by the government has nearly extinguished the private schools not sup- ported by religious denominations. They have decreased in number since 1870 from 494, With 50,000 pupils, to 230 in 1501, with only 15,000 pupils. On the other hand, the religious schools, in spite of most oppressive legislation, show a considerable in- crease. In 1876 they numbered 309, with 46,500 pupils, and in 1801 they bad iucreased to with 51,200 pupils, and the 13) petits seminaires had in addition more than twenty thousand pupils. Com- paring these'numbers with thosa of the gov- erument schools, it scems that about one-half of the youth of the middie class are still edu- cated outside of the government institutions. In both classes of schools a marked decrease in the number of pupils boarded in the insti- tutions has taken puace, The cry is already hoard that the foes now charged for school- ing should be remitted, but it cannot be said that any movement i this direction has yet mavifested itself. Russian diplomacy is always active, and rarely misses a chunce of furthering an ond, 1t has peen very busy of late in underminimg Turkish influence, not only in Servia, but in Macedonin, The Servian skupshtina for several yoars has voted 300,000 francs for the foundation and maintenance of schools i Macedonia, aud it is scarcely necossary add that the chiof aim of theso institutions is political and anti-Turkish. For a long tine the Servian minister at Constantinople has voen trying to get permission to establish a school at Monaster, but tho Turk- ish minister of public instruction reso- lutely refused until the Russian ambassador brought such pressure to bear upon him that e was induced to granta liconse. This, however, has now been withdrawn owing to tho vigorous protestations of Faik Pasha, the governor-general of Macedouia, who thoroughly nnderstands the game. 1t ap- pears that Monastor has boon made u center of political intrigcue and that there are now at the Servian consulate in that place no less whan fifteen so-called schoolmastors, who go from village to village in the alleged iuterest of education, fing On the Rocks, Kan«as City Times, Political"ambition has begun to surge dash ngainst the reform sontiment of allf munagoment. The loaders dividing. The uaselfish who Joiued tho or in the Lope of Auding there us of build ing a bulwark against advancing monopolies and neo are | are alarmod by the radical socialism of push cinlists are ho real al termined to Iho sole guardisnship of Thes are Jer and to organize there may be offices ubsorbed for ng ogitator claining th linnce tenats. drive out the m: new party in orde to distribute and ct speudiug woney oxtreme s men oy hat 1ces to b not | the measure | early | PA( Bottle Pioked Up in Lake Michigan Saying Nebraska Men Wero Drowned. WENT DOWN WITH THE THOMAS HUME. | Western Farmers Crops That They Can't Complain of Anything—iRussia Wante a Packing Houso. Cutcaco Bungav or Tur Bee, ) Cnicaco, Aue, 1L ) On May 10 last tho schooner Thomas | Huma of Muskegon was lost in Luke Michi- wan, botweon Chicago and Muskegon.. All hands went down with the vessel. Yesior duy a bottlo was picked up on the boach noar Benton Harbor, Mich. It containod a pioco of brown vaper on which was written We, the undersizned, are passe: rs on the Thomns Hume. The sehooner's h is rapldly g With water ind have no 1one of eseape We are on the St Josoph course i have b drifting for hours, We have frionds in M Cook, Neb., and - Eikhutt, fnd, Ploase thent of o fite | ""The lettor ws signed by | Masn | aud Wilbur Crover smen look upon the lettor as tho work of a bottly flend. 1t 1s improbable that the Hume had passengers aboard when she foundered, and it is still more improbable that pussengors from Indiana and Nebraska could det that tne s g vessel was on Joseph cou whatever that may mean, after she had been drifting for hour NOT COMPLAINING WEATHER, D. O. Ashloy, prosident of tho Wabash railroad, has just returned from n trip through Kansas, Nebraska, lowa and other western states,and is most enthusiastic about the indications of prosperity be observed “Tnere will be no complaints trom the alli ance against the railroads this snid President Ashley whon at the rium yesterday. “There will be o much prosp ty among the farmers that thov wiil ave no cause for complaint. Everywhere | went in KKansas, Nobraska and the adjoining states the crops wero in excellent condition. Tho wheat has just been harvested and the farmers say the crop is tue largest thoy have had 1n years, As a natural result prospority will follow in all_directions and there will bo a great increaso in railroad shipmonts,” Wil there also be an incrense in freight ratest he was nsked. “No, sir,’ was the prowmpt reply. “The railroads are satistied if the rateés remain firm, and good crops will insure that. We have no desire to raise tho rates and will not do so.” PACKING OUSE FOR RUSSIA. A movement s said to b on foot among Chicago capitalists for the establishment of an immense packing house at Licbau, Rus- sia. It i3 sald the Russian government is very willing to subsidizo and guaran- tec” the enterprise in diferent wuys, It offers a subsidy 20,000 per year to tho firm engaging in the Dusiness. and is at the same time pre- pared to guarantee 5 per cent on a capital of 400,000 rubles for the firsy five years. Licbaun has veen selected because it is tho only sea- port in northern, Russia that is not icebound during four or five months of the year. Kus- sian and French armies are good customers, and the support. from the wovernment will be very liberal. The price of catilo in Russia is extremely low and it is likely to romain so for a loni time on account of the restrictions laid_on tho importation of live animals to Prussia and Austria RAILROAD MAN SUICIDES. James Wallace, at_ono time a woll known railroad man, committed suicido last evening at his home 1n this city. He went home and asked o servant if his wife was in. Boing told that she was not, ke went to his room, where, two hours later, his body was found nanging by a strap for a portiere pole. He 1eft an incoherent letter to his wife i which he referred to his “tronbles,” but did not state what tho troubles were. The deceased was for some time chief ticket agent of the Northwestern railroad company in this city. He had been a member of a prominent clib and was possessed of considerable wealth. Despoudency because of ill-health was prob- abiy the causo of the suicide. CHINAMEN IN TROUBLE. Residents of Chicago’s “Chinatown" are in a troubled state of mind_over the fate of eighy of thoir number who are detained on the North Dakota border, and who are likely to remaiu there for some time. Kight aro Chineso merchants who have been in bus- iness in Chicago for years, and tbey went to China some time ago to visit, taking wi'h thein documents from United States Commi - siouer Hoyne, identifying them so that they could get back 1nto this country without any trouble. About three weeks ago these Chi- cago celestials presented themsolves at tho borders, but on orders from Chief Treasury Agent_Scanlan thoy wore detamed there, Mr. Scanlan had papers sent to Chivago for examination, and ho decided that they were not regular and that they could be used to smugele Chinamen into the country. He revorted all the facts to Washington for a decision. They cannot bo admitted now until the Washingtoa authoritics has beon heard from, and as the chief of tho treasury depart- ment, who decides such matters, is taking a vacation tho celestials will camp on the border for some time. WESTEIN PEOPLE 1N CHICAGO, The following western people aro in the city: At the Grand Pacifl Rupids. I C. Savor; Mr. und Mrs. A, Stono, John A. O'Koefe, Omaha. At tho Wellington—Mrs Champion, Coun- cil Bluffs, At the iticheliou—Mrs. braska. At the of E. Hull, Cedar Des Moines, la. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Auditorium—J. H. Mr. ana Mr r Rapids, Ta.; George B. Thomas, Moo ft, Wyo. At'the Paimer—Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Mc- Connell, Fargo, N. .5 J. 1. Beckler, Brit ton, S. D.; D. A, Farrell, Council Bluffs, F. P. Kirkendall is in the city with his family who are on their way east for a two months visit. Mr. Kirkendall returns to Omaba this evening. kA, L Striking for Union Itecognition. New Yok, Aug. 14.—Over one thousund cloakmakers, cutters, tailors and pressers went on a strike yesterday in threo shops. Tho strike was orde board of the joint unions, and all work was entirely suspended. According to the officers of the closkmakers’ uunion, Mr. Stein of Julius Stein & Co., 97 Brondway, has ec teying for some timo to persuade his ew ployes to leave the union and he wanted to employ nou-union men. It was to force him officially to recoznize the union that union meon and women went on a strike in the shops of this fivm yesterday Lt Us Fair Commissione Viesxa, August M, —Ex-Congressman Butterworth and Moses 1. Handy, two mem- bers of the foreign committec of the Chicawro Columbian exhibition, having completed thoir labors nere, started today for eastorn Furope. This trip will occupy the time of the committeo until the end of the wouth, at which time thoy expoct to arrive in London. - Fire Engincers Elect Ofcors, SeiixarieLy, Mass, Aug. 14.—The Na- | association of fire engiueers in sos- bere has elocted for vrosident A, P, Lesnule of this city. Among the vice prosi- dents are James O. Hill of lllinols, G, M Kellogg of lowa, I M. F'rench of Wisconsin, Jotiu Jackson of Minnesota and J. J. Galligan of Nevraska, Wor 5. sion | | | *d by the consolidated | d | roubles | PERHAPS [T'S ONLY A JOKE. | notity | edito | which any LIFE'S LAROR O'ER. Dotroit Froo Pross: In the death ¢ jeorge W, Jones, the venerable editor of the Now York Times, Amerioan journaiism hos lost one of its early landmarks Kansna City Journal: In_ the_death of rio Jones of the Times, New York losos | the oldest of its newspaper men. He assisted | in 1850 in founding the nowspaper on which his lifo hns since boen spent, Ha has directod tho courso of the paper during most of the time, and its business success has boen dug 8o Tickled Oyor | to his onorgy and business saacity. Chicago Nows: Now York owos a debt ot gratitude to the late Georgo Jones for tha part played by his newspapor in unearthing and braaking up tho. Infatmous Tweod Hinge 'ho votoran publishor and editor has done his [ifo’s work well, and the ranks of jour nalism suffer n notablo loss by his romoval, Tho Now York Times is o monument of wn might bo proud. Chieago Intor-Ocoan: To him was brought the evidence of ring frauds, and whon Tweed and his pals found that e had tho figures the offer was made to bim to buy tis paper at whatevor figures he might name, This fail- g, ho was offered a cloar £,000,000 in_cash to refrain from publication. ‘That is beliove 10 bo the largest bribo over offered and fused. For his course in that matter Mr. Jones desorves the very highest praiso, Globe-Demoerat: — George Jones of Times, whoso death has just oceurred, was the last of the great quartotte of New ' York who had a national reputation beforo the civil war-—Jamos Gordon Bennott of the old Herald, He Greoley of the Tribune and Heney'J. Raymond, who, with Jones, conducted the Times, No ono of his con- temporaries thoush evinced a groator por sonal interest in political and social move. ments or displayed greater vicor, porsistency or courage in exposing corruption, extravie gance and ineMciency in public 1ifo and cro ating the soutiment which would bring the culprits to justice, Chicago ‘Times: Mr, Jones wns an op. ponent, of prohibition as wellas of protection Tn his last illness the absurd law of Maine operated to rob him of velief which ho might have had in an enlightened and tolorant co; munity. He nad wono to Poland Springs to die, hoping, as all invallds hope, to live. Fis physician said just before the end: “Wa have found it very hard to got any brandy for this ense—in fact, we were obliged to send to New York eity to'wet it. To me it soems like an outrago when for sickness I cannot get a drop of brandy in the city of Lewiston, while cheap drunkaras aro allowed to shufil through the streets after drinking the miser- abie Maine whisky the o -——aca PASSING JESTS, it Froe Press: Marearet theater with us tomorr Dot Will yon ga to th Tontng, W oevening, ank you very much very much, pressed for Mugsio, timo this et-And I know the oxact time. e —The oxaet tine of what aret—\hen you nro prossed. 1t's every evening when Charley Slosson ealis Maude—=You mean ihing. Who told you? too. Munsoy's Weekly vrofers blond girls, Laura-—Indoe m quite a branetto. you know, und he s always attentive (o mo. Clara—Probly beeatise your income is falr. Clara—Charlio Jackson Trath: Fond Parent—I fear, young man, that you seek my duughter's hand solely for her wealth, Young Min— Well, look at ner candidly and Kindly mention whit other qualifications shy possesses, will you? hinzton Post: Hip Wah 1s the name of who was charzed in the polico nning agame of fan-tan. The court promptly decided that Hip Wah in it AT FLGURES, Drale's Magazine. “Tames Brown, [am ashamed of you, 10 was three 0'clock tast nigh When you eame home, saying “'twus quar- . terof uwelve,! Upon your honor bright “Juse s0, my dear. indecd T did, _Aud my statement was quite trae, Forif thieo s not a quartor of twelve, Tell me what 152 Can you?" Washington Bilhrine—Wnat, only going to he here one day? Why, you ouglit fo sty long enough to take ab lonst two Skatofleld—Ileave knows T need them ihi, but 1t is) polite for you to tell New York Tolegram: Bridal couple (off for the lioneymoon)—Is this a throush train? Brakeman Surveying the pair, bratally) Smum. but wo got orders to keep the L s it tirough ‘e ull. h what all? avelor: She—Are you not well o She N bettor In my lifo. Is—is your love for me growing cold? 50 Indifferent, so undenonstrative. wnything Why. no; you foolish hittle girl 8 you know. I take part in the foot- Lam puzzled to decide ko a willor run chances on iy aceldent policy. To- DARK BLOT. Toston: Courier, I Jovo to wander by the brooks, That murmur to' the babbling sea, And wateh the quaint, lodlous Kine Dance up and down the lowly lea. » the farmer's lnss, od cheeks und hands and feot T Duttermilk, smile t ¢ surpnssing'sweet, To feed the antigue, dappled mar Gives mo Ol Of J0y Intenso; " Tlove to help the hired ma Siton the cool and shady But love T not tho farner ma 1 1 eome to pa s hourd was four, J"twas four i da, “This s nreruinr leed the banana peol to the sprawiing podestri “A tonzh fi t with o he revolver. “And what did the policeman do? Did he arresttho tough?” “No. He arrested the bullet.” a policoman yos- Baltinore Amertenn: A nidulzht fire woll ves the honor of heing the Tatest thing JERS Riot at a Picnic in dred Were Witaiseros, Del, Aug. 14.—In- a free fight for several nours at Pennsville, N, J., one mun was nearly killed, twenty seriously injured and 200 received cuts and bruises, The south Jersey (armers were having their aunual reunion and 10,000 farmors, friends and relatives were present. Beer was ploa- tiful and caused trouble. All went well un- til 1 o'clock, when & youth from Sulem had a quarrel with a youth from Pennsvillo aud tho crowd took up the fight, which raged un- til 4o clock. The farmers armea themsolyos with * hips and wore out the butts on ench other's heads, A Ponusvillian bogan a tight ton finish for astake consisting of a gold watch and #0. This started another riot, A Noweastlo man was chased two milos up tho Doliware river storo and it is foared ho met with foul play. Two hunared people watened tho fighting from housetops, No ars rosts are roported. Soveral hundred Phila dolphians and a hundred persons from Now. castlo wore among tho spectators of tho riot Says It Wasn't Oflicial. WASIINGTON, Aug. 1. —Acting otary Nottleton desires to have it stated that tho alspateh sent out last night relating to tho 4}, por cont bonds was not authorized by tho aepartment or by any ofticial or porson ing authority to speak for the dopart and that its conclusions and implications 4o ot ropresont ofticial opinion affecting the status of the 415 por cent vonds. Highest of all in Leavening Power..—Latest U. S, Gov't Report,