Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1892, Page 4

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Fell, business mannger of THe BEE Pub- shing eompany, does solomnly swear that the ctual oireulntion of TIE DAILY BEE for the week ending Augnst o, 1892, was as follows: Eunday, Joly Monday, August 1., . Tuesdny. Augnst Eworn to before mo and subscribed ence this 6th day of Angust, 15 B, P, R ~, Notary Publie. Average Clronlation for June 25,802, T best ropublican campaign argu- ment is the silent one of the country’s prosperity. ‘my pres IF SCHWEINFURTIL moves his aggre- gation to Town, the inhabitants of that state will wish *‘Heaven” were in the other placs AFTER making a two hours speech in Georgia, Hon. Tom Watson collapsed. We are not told what was the sad fate of his audienc LIrTLE consolation can bo derived by the democrats from the Alabama elec- tion. It scems to have had the same boomerang attachment as the Home- stead affai T liberals hissed the queen’sspeech quite roundly. Perhaps they didn’t Jike tho way her majesty pitched her ‘oico or wore her bonnet in delivering the adares: THE conl combine hus forced heat up and now the Thomson-Houston and Edi- son companies have united in forcing light up. When will they begin to raise the price of air? GOVERNOR MCKINLEY has returned to his home in Ohio and the eastern papers who announce daily that he is making $350 spoeches in the west may take a rest, please. COLONEL DAVID HENDERSON of Dubuque, Ta., will have as his opponent fin the congressional race this year Sen- stor Shields of Dubuque, who was put up to be slaughtered. ONE of the most important branches of our public schoolsis the manual train- angschool. It deserves encouragement at the hands of the Board of Eucation and the support of patrons of the schools. WE ARz waiting every moment to hear of a terrible accident at Denver caused by Hugh McCurdy, accompanied by his titles, attempting to walk on the same side of the Denver streets with any one else. St. Louls is to have a new union @epot that will cover tour squares of ground and the lowest estimate of the cost is over $1,000,C00. Omaha—well, don’t talk about Omaha depot accommo- aations. CHICAGO reauires the owners of large buildings, mills and factories to provide their smokestacks with some device that will consume the smoke. The selection of this devize is left to compe- tition. So far the vesult has been very satisfactory. FIVE years ago it was decided by the ‘War department to move Fort Omaha, Three years ago the location was fixed. This summer the grounds are being en- closed, and about the year 1900 the new fort will be reudy for occupancy. Uncle Sam is mighty slow, but he is sure. THE man who telegraphed the St. * Louis people’s party convention yester- day that Judge Gresham will take the stump for Weaver this fall is the same anaividual who wired the Omaha con- vention that ‘‘if unanimous Gresham will accept.” He is simply a crazy Hoosier rainbow chaser. IT 1S not necessary Lo the euccess of the proposed tobacco factories that Nobraska be a tobacco growing state, yet it has been demonstrated the past few yoars that tobacco can be grown on Nebraska soil. Oficial reports tell us that the plant in thisstate has increased yearly with satisfactory results, e — THE state assembly of the union vet- erans of Nebraska at Grand Island on August 20 to September 3 inclusive, promises to be an occasion of unusual interest to the old soldiers. Nebraska hus 272 posts of the Graud Army of the Republic with a total membership of 8,400. If the veterans turn out as they are oxpected to do thero will be quite an army encamped at Grand Island, where tho assembly takes place. Tug Board of Education should not stand on ceremony in the solection of its guarters in the city hall building, but endeavor to put up with such accommo dations as can bo had at the present time. Eighteen months hence when the public library is moved to the new li- brary building the board will be able to secure more commodious ofMices, In fact they will be able to get more room than they will have any use for. By that time. the prosent owner of the city hall building, Councilman Chaffee, will have given the eity a quit claim to the title which he now bolds und further contro vorsy as to what part of the structure the Board of Education has paid for will bo at an end NEBRASKA AT THE FAIR It is gratifying to be able to say that in the preparation of the Nebraska ex- hibit at the World’s fair substantial progress is being made. Between forty and fifty local auxiliary associations, ex- tending over as many counties, have been organized within the last few weeke, and nactive work has been done by the superintendents of the several departments, with the effect of greatly stimulating popular interest. The farmers of the state are found to be generally alive to the fact that this will be an opportunity to promote the ma- terial advancement of Nebraska that should be fully improved, and they are accordingly manifesting a hearty inters est in having the agricultural exhibit of such a churacter as. will adequately show the productive capabilities of tho state. With the fine erops of this year to draw upon, if the present promise is realized, there wilt be no difficalty in making « display at the Columbian ex- position “which will not only command the attention of every visitor interested in agriculture, but leave a lasting im< pression favorable to Nebraska. Satis- factory progress in other depirtments is reported, and the information as o whole warrants the expectation that a very moritorious exhibit of resources of the state will be made at Chicago, not- withstanding the limited appropriation for this purpose. An effort has been made in certain quarters to create opposition to any ad- ditional financial aid, either by the legislature or by counties, to tho Ne- braska exhibit, but we do not believe that it will have any effect. The per- sons responsible for it ave not the real friends of Nebraska. They areactuated either by a narrow prejudice or by self- ish motives, and should receive no con- sideration from those who have the in- terests and welfare of this state at heart. 0} patriotic Nebraskan will desi that his state shall make the best possi- ble showing at the World’s fair, and all practical men understand that if this be done the benefits ultimately to bede- vived will very greatly exceod the cost, though it were many times greater than the appropriation now avuilable. Ne- braska is capable of supporting a popu- lation several times larger than it now has. It has millions of acres of uncul- th i lands. Its soil and climate are unsurpassed. It will become intime the leading agricultural state of the union. The attainment of that position will be hastened according to the degree of en- terprise shown in extending a kuowl- edge of its resources aad capabilitic The World’s fair will offer the best op- portunity for this purpose that will oceur in tha next half a century, and every consideration affecting the progress and prosperity of the state urges that the opportunity be improved to the fullest extent. BOTH SIDES ARE WINNERS. Itis gratifying to the whole Ameri- can people that the differences between the Amalgamated association and the manufacturers in the Pittsburg district have been nmicably settled, and that the threatened strike of iron workers in Pittsburg and the west has been averted. This does not affect the Homestead situation, but it does di- veetly ufféet 25,000 or 30,000 skilled workmen in the Amalgamated associa- tion, und indirectly it reaches 100,000 othersa, Common sense and o desire to do what is right and just have prevailed at last on both sides. Mutual concessions have been made, without which an adjust- ment of the differcnces between em- ployer and employe would huve been impossible, and results would have en- sued that would have proved most un- fortunate and deplorable. It isreported from Pitisburg that fitteen mills will start up at once and that others will fol- low as soon as necessary repairs have been made. Moreover, the settlement will be the means of averting strikes elsewhere by workmen who are in sym- pathy with those who have taken this commendable action. The importance of this happy outeome can scarcely be overestimated, and it 1s no wonder that workingmen, employers and citizens generally in the iron districts are happy. They have reason to be. The situation was one of great gruvity and full of peril to both workingmen and mill owne Doubtless both parties to the greement have loarned a lesson that will long influence tueir velations with each other and whichk will bring about o state of good feeling udvantageous alike to il concerned. It remuins now for the Carnegie com- pany and its former employes at Home- stead to “‘get together” 1n a smila manner. Their case is different and fe more difficult, but if it could be amica- Dbly settled a wholesome influence would be exerted everywhero. Both labor and capital have acommon intevest in bring- ing ubout an era of pence and mutual good feeling, and the whole country would rejoice if the differences which have created so much bad blood could be speedily adjusted. The country Is most prosperous and hanpy when it is most tranguil, and every man, whether rich or poor, has a stake in the common prosperity dis THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN. According to Governor Boyd, as ve- ported in a dispateh from Portland, Ore., the democracy of Nebraska pro- poses to ignore the national ticket of that party and vote for the presidential candidates of the people’s party. The governor frankly admits that there is no hove for the democrats.in this state in a straight contest; but ho thinks the state cun be carried against Harrison if thoy vote for Weaver. Evidently this is what Governor Boyd intends to do and it is probable that a number of othor democrats propose taking a similar ogurse, Wo venture to think, however, that the:e are u great many demoorats in Nebrasks who are not disposed to thus stultify themselves aud theveby strengthen a political pu ty whose doc- trines antagonize the tradivional princ: plesof the demooracy. *iidelity to prin- ciple,” says u leading demoeraticorgan of the cast, “demands that the democracy shall sternly resist the neople’s party and its dungorous socialistic program everys where—in the north and in the south, v Kuvsas und Nebraska ws well as in Alabama and South Carolina,” and it 18 not to be doubted that there are demo- crats in Nebraska who hold a like view. The men who for years have unfalter- ingly followed the party banner and in every hopeless contest have still stood up manfully for democratic principles will not now break their record of con- sistency and fidelity by casting their votes for the candidate of a party with whose doctrines and proposed policies they have not the least sympathy. It can therefore safely be said that Gov- ernor Boyd does not speak for the on- tire democratic party of Nobraska, He represents a faction which has more re- gard for spoils than for principles and with which polities has no higher or better purpose than a means of personal aggrandizement. This eloment in the party may prove to be strong enough to override the wishes of thuse who believe in maintaining the democratic organiza- tion intact and manfully upholding democratic principles, but it cannot de- liver the whole democratic vole to the peonle’s party. The democratic plan announced by Governor Boyd ought to have an in- terest for alliance republicans who are afliating with the new party. The ob- jectof it is to throw the election of president into the house of representas tives, which would elect Mr. Cleveland. No other result would Dbe possible. Under no recumstances could the people's party candidate get more than three of the forty-four votes in the house. Do these alliance republicans prefer Grover Cleveland to Benjamin Harrison? What possible benelit can these people hope for from the election of a democratic president? The plan announced by Governor Boyd may he carried into effect. Very likely tho ele- ment that wants it is strong enough to have its way. But there are thousands of conscientious democrats in Nebraska who will not thus sacrifice their fideli to principles and there are also thou- sands of alliance republicans who will not allow themselves to be made the catspaws of the mere spoils-seeking ole- ment of the democracy. THE SIXTH DISTRICT. The republicens of the th con- gressional district of Nebraska are to congratulated upon their choice for representative in the lower house of the national legislature, Hon. James Whitehead is a farmer and his intor- ests and sympathies ave with tho pro- ducers. He is intelligent, clean and capable. His record in the state legis- lature comm s him as a tru worthy, conscientious rep tive. His reputation as a citizen is i abl s between Mr. Whitehead and Kem the people of the Sixth district will will scarcely hesitate to give the repub- lican candidate the preference. Kem is an accident whose sole claim to a seat in congress was a soason of drouth and amortgaged farm. His caveer was as void of usefulness to anybody, except himself, as his brain is of original idens. Mr. Whitehead’s caveer is in striking contrast with that of Kem. He has tilled the soil of Nebraskna and found it to yield abundantly for the labor he- stowed upon it. His political capital is the gospel of toil while Kem’s political stoek-in-trade is calamit, IN F The first step toward breaking up what is known as the ‘‘Roading deal,” otherwise the great railroand combina- tion for the control of the production and transportation of anthracite coal, has resulted thus far very unsatis- factorily. A decision has boen rendered by Judge Schuyler in the court of com- mon pleas of Northampton county, Penn- sylvania, in a suit brought last June by certain stockholders of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad company to restrain the Philadelphia & Reading from operating the Lehigh Valley, and asking for the appointment of a receiver for the latter road. The court aenied the application and held that the two roads in question were not shown to bs “parailel or com- peting” within the prohibition of the coustitution. Article xvii section 4, of the constitution provides that “no railroad corporation shall lease or purchase the works or franchises, or in any way con- trol any other railroad cor poration owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line.” This wus the ground upon which the complainants chielly predicated their action, but the court would not concede that the two roads were pa 1 in such a sense as to muke the constitutional prohibition ap- plicable, and its denial of the motion naturally followed. Upon the constitutional poiat involved in the action Julge Schuyler said: *“It 18 safe to sny that it will be set at rest only ufter the most exhaustive argu ment and the most deliberate and care- ful consideration by our supreme couet,” which may be taken to moan that the judgoe does not expect to seo the question disposed of very soon, and that a long and wearisome litigation is in prospect. The court did not give much weight to the allegation that the lease was the result of a conspiracy und unlawful combination to create a monopoly in anthracite coal, and said that the only ground upon which the preliminary injunction could be asked for was the danger of an irreparable in- jury to the person or persons seeking the injunction. No injury to these com- plainants could be shown, for they were stockholders of the Lehigh Valle which is reaping a profit from the wr- rangement. There is only one way in which tho ground defined by Judge Schuylor as o valid one upon which to ask an injunc- tion could by wnken. If stockholders of the railvoad were engaged in a business vequiring a large consumption of an thracite coal they could casily show that they were sulferers by tho deal, notwithstunding the increased value of their railroad stoc There is a proba- Dility that the complainants will appeal to the supreme court of the state, for the decision of the lower court was so cau- tiously worded as not to deny absolutely that the lease was illegal or in violation of the constitution. Porhaps more satisfactory results may onsue from the suit that has been brought by the attorney general of VOR OF TilE COMBINE. Pennsylvania ig’o name of the com- | moawenlth for,dhe purpose of dostroy- ing the combimation, but in any event thero will no dtubt ba a long delay be- fore the relief maught is obtained. As | long as there lwchance left, the rich | and powerful nifipopoly will fight, and in the moantimerthe consumers of an- thracite will THE fire lossey fin the [nited States and Canada durjr# the month of July aggreguted $11,530,000 against $9,265,550 for the preceding ,month. In comment- ing upon the repart for June THe BEE observed that the year promised to be rather more favorable than the average for the underwriters, but the July losses exceeded those of June by $2,264,450, making the record from January to July, inclusive, $76,9 ). In 1891 the losses during the snine period were 370,247,370, and in 1890 they were 342,534,715, The report for July does not include the groat five in Newfoundland, with losses of $15,000,000, as that is not in Canada. The only large Canadiun fire during the seven months was ut Montreal, entailing a loss of $300,000. The largest in this country was the disastrous conflagration at Buy Mich., with losses amount- ing to 40,000 During last month there were 196 fires that caused losses of more than $10,000 ‘each. Nearly ail of the large insurance companies suffered by the Bay City conflugration. WATTERSON, in the Louis- ville Cowrier-Journal, says: ‘*‘Just as soon #s the democrats get the power they will wipe out the atrocious repub- lican sugar bounties and restore the sugar duties,” They will, eh ? They will thus aid in ruining the sugar indus- try in America and will raise the price of sugar to its old place. Persons who in Omaha yesterday bought thirty pounds of granulated sugar for 81 will under the new democratic rule choer- fully got fifteen pounds for 81. And does anyons suppose the people will stand sach nonsense? The sugar clause of the McKinley law is one of its best and most beneficent features, and the people will not be duped into allowing an *‘economical” administration to re- store that old duty. Every voter will attond to that. HENRY WEe ARE very much pleased to know that several of our enterprising citizens contemplate the establishment of a to- bacco factory that will give employment to fifty hands. It is creditable to these gentiemen that they ask for ho bonus, but it seems to us that it would be en- tirely out of plice for them te ovpose any effort on the part of other public spirited citizens to raise a bonus that will induce the location in Omaha of a Kentueky conoern that will give em- plovment to from 300.to 400 operatives in the manufacture of tobacco. Omaha needs factories Aud mills that will give permanent employment to thousands of workingmen. Otlier cities ure compet- ing with Omaha in offering inducements to locate industrial establishments and we cannot affora'to be distanced in tha THi statement may be a little chest- but none the less it ought to be made, that there are miles of plank sidewalk in Omaha in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. Thousands of itizens daily comment on this condi- tion of the sidewalks in terms that do not improve their moral natures, and it is surprising that more people do not suffer physical injuries. The official whose duty it is to sce to this matter is derelict, and ought to be required to give closer attention to business, So long as we must have wooden sidewalks, they ought to be kept in good repair. THE normal training school has been productive of good results. Its abandon- ment cannot be defended on grounds of inefliciency. Sowme provision must be made for putting the finishing touches school graduates who have un ambition to teach. The large num- ber of yearly graduates in this city cer- tainly have some elaim to recognition. The development of their talents should be a matter of pride to the city for their proficiency as teachers is and will be an object lesson of the thorough- ness and practicability of our public school instruction. IN APPOINTING school janitors charac- ter and habits should have quite as much consideration ns practical qualifi- cetions, The men and women who are 1o come into intimate association with the children in the schools should huve no habits or moral defects that would be a bad example, Persons have been selected in the past who did nov meet this requirement, and it is very desirable to ayoid such appointments hereafter, An Kcho from Oblivion, Washington Post, A cavoful verusal of the proceedings of tho convention of the Nebraska republicans indi- cates that they are making u mighty offort to forget the Hon. John M. Thayer New York Commercial, Now that tho:democratic organs have begun to defond the profligacy of the demo- cratic majority imi the bouse, ropublicans realize that the battle 1s half won, Every democratic issue bus been surrendered and the wicked old parwy-is fignting not for vie- tory, but bare existence. e Prudent wad Patriotic. Philadelphia Becord. Gradually the Pésults of prudent and liberal managemend 1n the Navy department aro vecoming apfiarent, the new cruise beinz pirhaps Lho ~most conspicuous evi- dences of progread’in this direction. ‘rhe Muruluhum}. whict {s Lo be launched at Bos- ton on Thursday next, is of the type of the Benninglon ana Yorktown, a styleof fignt- ing vessel that is extromoly useful to a country with mauy shallow harbors and a long line of practically unprotected coast. - BOODLLE PED CHICAGO, New York World: According to a Chi- cago dispatoh the United States treasure train, woich left San Fraucisco carrying £3),000,000, passed through that city yester- aay with only $20,000,000 on board, Now York Advertiser: What is known as the “Lreasure train,” careying 820,000,000 in gold from the San Francisco mint, passed through Chicago yesterday. ‘The probabiliLy is that Chicago did not Kuow the imoney was on board, or the traiu would have been neld up theu ana there. Dotroit Free Press: That $30,000,000 of gold passed safely through Chicazo and its prompt arrival at Washington was thus assured. Tuere was an impression in some quarters that the World's fair comwmittes would attach tho moving millions and play Llinols law agaiust the United Siates gov- eromeut unl thiat “halt @ loal” was handed over. CAMPATGN CLATTER. Governor Boyd wasn't in town to attend the meeting of the democratic state contral committes, but he managed to bave n fow words wafted in by wiro from the Pacific const declaring that the Jemccrats of Ne- | braska wore hopelessly siranded and that they aidn’t expect to elect anybody at the coming election. And while Mr. Boyd was delivering him- self of this opinion i far-away Portland, Tobe Castor and the members of the state committeo wore proparing to call the con- vention which would “nominate the winning tioket . That the democrats will nominate a full ticket, both state and electoral, is evidonced by the fact that they have secured Adlai Stevenson to show himself off before tho state convention. Thoy wouldn't bring thelr vico presidential candidate 0at to Ne- braska simply for the purposeof showing him how the party could throw up Its hanas, Such a courso would make Adlai feel badlai. Of course, thoro aro somo of tho weak- kneed democrats who will waut to play into tho hands of tho independents by fusion, but it 1ooks as if thoy would bein the minority. “Those who have advocated fusion in the past are rapidly leaving tho party and becoming out-and-out independents. George F. Cor- coran, editor of the York Democrat, who has been the loudest howler for fusion in his section of the state, last week announced that he had become strictly independent. Another thing which it was expected would createtrouble at the central committee meot- ing was the avowed intention of Tobe Castor to protest in no gentle mauner against the scheme to provent bis handling the cam- paign funds. Tove was there with blood in his eye, but the man whom be wauted to bear him ‘‘roar’ was not on hana. So he bottled up his wrath for future delivery. P. O'Sullivan of the West Point Progress is or.e of the democratic editors who doesn’t believe in fusion. He wants the nomination for auditor on the stato ticket. Thero were a number of democratio old soldiers in attondance at the Cass county Grand Army reunion, and with one oxcoption they all declarea they could not vote for Cleveland and Stevenson, the men who served the government by proxy during the rebellion. “Mr. Cleveland’s attitude towurd the old soldiers, as shown by his peasion vetorecord ana the 1insults mmed at the Grand Army 10 his veto messages, aro more than soldier domocrats can swallow," is tho way one of tho old veterans put it. E. M. Bartlett is devoloping considerable strength as o candidato for the republican congressional nomnation in this district. Rev. J. G. Tate’s letter to T Ber on the subject of his eligibllity 1s frank and manly, Everyone will regret that the law is so framed as to render his candidacy impossi- ble. It1s now the duty of the state commit- tee to select someone to hll the place, Mr. Tate shoula have another chance, The president or any otner official of & na- tional bank is an officor of the government and according to tho federal constitution, “no person holding an office of trust or profit under the United Statos shall be sppointed an elector.” Thero is a vacancy on the repudlican state central committee from tho Twenty-eighth senatorial district, comprising the counties of Kearney, Phelps and Harlan. Two of the couniies agreed to present the name of a gentleman named Hough, but they failed to do so and no one was named. As a conse- quence J. A. Clino of Minden, the old com- mitteeman, claims that he bolds over. The matter will be settled ut the next meeting of the committee. The Denver Nows says: ‘‘Van Wyck will sweep things in Nebraska this fall.” Yes, but Crounse will sweep the voters, Who bas heard ary word escano the lips of the Hon. Jeff Johncoat since that sad Kearney episode? Wo are sure that he is not sulking in his tent for thore's nothiug in thut method of campaigning. Saul Vandersquirt is amusing the populace of Colorado to an extent hitherto unknown even in that bucolio roglon. Saul is *'a big feller whero he ain't known." What reason for existenco can auy calam- ity party have in this state when hogs are selling at 86 in Omahat James Whitehead, the nominee for con- gress of the ropublicaus of the Sixth dis- trict, 1s a farmer and an old soldier with a war record to be proud of. He eniisted in the Nineteenth Wiscongin when 15 years of age. He braved the perils and dangars of a soldier's life, and warching with his victori- tious regiment was the tirst to plant the na- tional colors on the eity hall of Richmond. He came to Nebraska in 1884 and settled on a homestead near Redfern, Custer county. He was electod to the legislature four years ago and there proved himselt a natural born orator. A year orso ago he was appoited receiver of the Broken Bow land office and still holds that position. He s a native of Wisconsin, baviog been born in Racine county in 1846, 2 The republican editors of the Fifth con- gressional district have formed s press asso- cintion with J. D. Stine of the Superior Jour. nal as president. They will meet at Hastings next Monday, ard then the campaign can be considered wido open. The republican candidate for the legisla- ture in Clay county, James Palmer, is » member of the allianco in good standing. The bosses tried to drive him out, but they failed to do it Hon. J. A. Dillon of Tecumseh is in the city, Mr Dillon is one of the pioneers of Nebraska and of the republicau party ana he was once elected state senator from his district. He thinks the nomination of Crounse the strougest the party could pos- sibly bave made, san LA AUGUST ZEPHYRS, ton Star: One zreat ronson why n man iy less Likely to b overheated in a nexilgo shireis that it hasn'v any coliar but- tons 10 lose. Blnghamton Ropublioan: The seedy tndi- viduil can now find companionship fu the blackberry pie. Philadelphia Rec oloan broast of i, while plucking the Baltimore American: Thu thormometer 15 Ing with much sympathetic encourage- in lts elfort to lower the record. Boston Courler: During the housecleaning s0ason even the military man has to submit occaslonally 1 carpet-tack ticks. Chieago Tnter Oc Ousos of su animation 4Xe Very COmmon among of today. nded > giris Washington Star: lie was telling about his extensive truvelx Tho natives of thut country,” sald Lo, “all atlco polygimy That is slugular.” sald a young woman Noi" be answered, “1 but it s excessively plural, Atlanta Constitution: One of the Georgla onmpiizn orators {8 reported us suying that WhEB Lie new purty geLs iuto power the rail rouds won't bo in It “The tiwe 18 cowln, ald ho, “when & POOF man oan stick a postago SamD on a mule and ship it from Georgla {0 -ty AXing tull pot. A peaceful smile Throe other gloomy taces. And then no piie. Likewlise no smile Tho dealer had four aces, Boston Transoript: When flarry and Lu- cindn go out rowing they love to work the snme oar. It isso soclable, you know, and n it rominds thom of the words of the poes, Two souts with but a singlo thwart.” Yonkors Statesman: No, Boatrice, you aroe w tho “trough of the soa’ 13not put there for the purpose of watoring the “ocosn groyhounds." ow York World: Dunkol (to lawyer who kine out his will)—1 vont to loaf each £5,000 dot haf been in my employ tweuty ars, awyer~Why, that's too liberal, Mr Dunkel! Dunkel—-Ab, dot's 1t! None of tem haf boon mit me ofor von year, und it makes a gond froe ndvertisemont for my boys ven I'm dead nin'd it? A SICK PANCY, Truth. Then tho nurse sald: “During the night [ saw her stir, Tossing hor fevorod hoads o I put the coverlat on the bed, Knowing It would comforvor. This I8 1o pun, This s sevious fun, And 1 sav it ngnln— Put the white sproad on the sick one's bed; It acts as a counter pain,” . 0 THIS IS DIFFERENT. Board of Publlc Works Airs tho Furnas Charges of Jobbory, The Board of Public Works doos not hesi- tate to state that J. W. Furnas & Son lied when they testiied bofore the committoe of the Real IKstate Own- ers association Wednesday, and the members of tho board assert that they can prove that the words wore false, provided tho investigation is continued by & commit- tee authorized to act. Chairman Birkhauser of the Board of Pub- lic Works yesterday mornirg gave a little history of the Furnas case, taking tho records for his text. On July 31, 1801, the board awarded tho vontract for stono walks to Krnest Stuht at 16 9-10 cents per square foot for three-inch Kansas stone, the same stone that Furnas is now laying at 18% cents. The contract was council simply for ~ the reason that the Kansas stone was not reparded as a proper material for tho stroets, it being oo soft. ‘The board was_instructed to readvertiso for bids, and on Septombor 4 bids were again opencd. At that bidding Furnas tatled to come in, but the Gillfillan ne company, which he revresented, bid 21y cents ‘per square foot. The bid was rejected because it was known that the Gilltillan stone wus the samo as the Kansas stone, which the council bad rejocted but a fow weeks bofore, This year Furnas & Son got the contract on tho iKansns stone at 187, cents per square foot, and up to date the records show that thoy have been instructed to lay 37,000 square feet, but not a foot has been reported as com- pleted. Thoy commencod the work too late, the members of the board think. Thoy were awarded tho contract early in June, but on the 23d of that month they had not reported for work. Oun that date, instructed by the board, Chairman Birk- hauser wrote [furnas & Son that unless they reported for work, he would take steps to have the walks laid and charge the exponse agaist their bonas. Then they came with a list showing all of tho wooden walks in the permancnt sidewalk district. The chairman told them that they could not have that amount, as thoy could not complete the wvork. As far as the chairman designating the material, Mr. Birkhauser states that is false. The entire board goes over the ground and then dictates what walks shall be laid and what material shall be used. As far as Ford & Huse having the bulk of the permanent waltks, the records show that thoy have had but 15,000 feet, all of which has been laid and reported oack. For two wecks they have been waiting for city contracts, but have had none. In regard to the otber work by Kurnas & Son, the records show that on May 24 thoy were awarded the contvact for curbing three small improvement distrists. So far thoy have completed one, but the others have not been touched. The chairman states that thoy were sosiow that the ex- pense of curbing with their KKansas stone is more than it would be with the Colorado stone. Tho inspection has to be made by a man kept constantly on the work, and when the work progresses so slowly tho fuspector's wugfis add very materialiy to the cost of the worl. rojectod by the SNUBBED DR. GAPEN. And the Board ot Health Got no New niture for the City Hau Tho membors of tne Board of Health aro not bappy. They expected thut when they got into their new oftices in the city hall thoy would have furniture that would correspond with the surroundings. Right here is whore these same merabers were mistaken, for thoy get nothing but their old desks and chairs. Whon the council made the furniture con- tract, the Board of Hoalth was loft out, and now this s explained by the fact tuat tho old council, tho one which made the contraot, and Dr. Clark Gapon, the then commissioner of health, were not on speaking terms. To scub the doctor the council decided to leave nis oftice without any new furnituro. st ndiiels ik City Hall Boilers all Right. Bojler Inspector Souderberg has passod ugon the boilers in the new city hall and has found them according to contract, He will report his findings to the city council. BRUTAL MURDERS BY BANDITS High Carnival of Orime Which is Now in Progross in Ohili. WEALTHY PEOPLE KILLED AND ROBBED Women and Children Assaulted and Ont- rageously Troated by the Villaing, Who are Bolleved to Belong to the Upper Classes of Soclety. PANAMA, Aug. 11.—The followinz account of the latest Chilian horror, the peculiarity of which Is due to the action of the authori- ties in attempting to stamp out the epidemio of erime that has raged sincethe close of the Balmaceda revolution, has been received. The victim was Don Jose Miguel Velasco, Colapos, lessee of the San Jose and San Juan dol Peral estaves in the Cajon de Maipo. His usual place of residence was on the former estate, and toward the ond of last weok he made proparations to visit Santiage with nis family. The nocessary arrange- ments having been comploted, he sct out, accompanied by bis wife, his sisters-in-law, the Misses Sara and Julin Velasce, and his four children for the San Juan dei Peral estate. The journey, however, was post- poned, and Miss Julia and some porsons of the household proceeded in one of the car- ringes to Santiago. At about p. m. on Saturday Mr, Velasco, with all the members of the family, who remained within a room waich opened mto a corridor of the house, heard a slight wurmur of persons talking. Mr. Velasco, thinking it was probably the manager or some employes of the ostate, opened the door, when he was shot in the left cheok. The ball lodged in the brain and he fell, mortally wounded. Clubbed to Denth and Robbed. One of tho bandits threw. himself upon the unfortunate victim, and aftor binding his arms took possession of his pocketbook, watch and wedding ring. This done, others of the bandits clubbed the dying man'on the head with their carbines. Mrs. Velasco, after miracuously escaping several shots, seized her two children ana sought refuge in an adjoining room, while Miss Sara, with other two, escaped into the yard, Tho bandits quickly traced Mrs, Velisco into her hiding place, and after mul treating her, throw her aown and bound her hands and feet. They then tore out hor ear- rings, strippod her rings from her fingers, and this aone, they threw her on a bed, cov- ering her head, and throatoned to kil her 1f she made the slightest noise. Otliers of the bandits pursued Miss Sara, firing at ber asshe fled across tho yard with the two children, but fortunately none of the shots took effrct. She sought refuge in a room near the kitchen, to which place a ser- vant had already fled, but sho, too, was quickly tencked to her hiding place, and like her sister, was bound hand and’ foot. A nurse hid berself unaer a bed and escaped the notico of the bandits Killed the Faithfal Butlor, The gang then vlundered the house, and one of the first things' which fell into their hands was Mrs. Velasco's jewel case. At the sound of the first shot the butler, armed with an fron bar, started to assist his mas- ter. He, however, was quickly felled to tho ground iusensible, and his body dragged and thrown across the dead body of his master, At the same time tho manager of the estates, Don Andres Haradez, who lived closo by, hearing shots, accompanied by Ris sons, started for his em- plover’s house. He had not gone far, how- ever, before some of the bandits who were postod behind a wall opened fire and his son fell, wounded in tho thigh. Haradez took up his’ son in his arms and rotreated to his house, The bandits, who numbered about fiftesn or twenty, left at 4 o'clock at night in the di- rection of Pierut. After their doparture tho nurso cama out of her hiding place and found her mistress and Miss Sara Velasco and un- bound her. In the gang were men far above the vulzar class, as 1t was observed by the inmates from their' mode of expressing themselyes and their pronuciation and feom the fact that tho hands of those who bound the ladies wero white and soft. The faces of tho men were covered with silkc handkerchiefs. Murdered Their Host and Hostess, At about the samo time threo men arrived at the house of one Dou Jose Mercedes Loal del Robertia, department of Araccuo, aad asked to be allowed to remain for the night, The request was granted. In the miadle of the night, however, thoy forced an entrance into their host's room and stabbed him and his wife to death. Their child. a boy of 10, escaped from the clutches of the murderers and ho has iaentified two men who have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the orime. ISR A Party of Cowards. Cedr Rapids Gazstte (ind. dem.) The democrats played h—1 in congress this sossion. Thoy cut an lutestine and devel. oped a fow rattle-headed filibusterers and that is about tho extent of their action. Asiae from some trifling action iv regard to the tariff thoy lot tho whole thing slide by, and the McKiuley bill, that was so roundly denounced by them, as not in the interost of the massos, and which the Gazette still af- firms and many ropublicans criticise, was left untovched. It makes us woary. Tho trouble with fhe democrats is they are too confounded cowardly. BROWNING, KING & COo. tLargest Manufacturers and rotallors of Clothing (u the World. All broke too. the house. big* bill to is no object, espe Our store oloses at 6:50 p. 1., duys, when we close The styles are broken, the what's best of all, the prices are broken This break has broke out all over der garments, waists, pants, all in this breaking up sale of broken summer goods. break you to buy one of these broken suits for you won't have to break a very These odds and ends, although all broke fif) are of our usual high quality and must be got out of the way within the next few day goods to sell them, not to keep them. \lly when the suits are all broke up. up zes are broken and Men's suits, boys' suits, un- necligee shirts, shirt It won't get a very .ig bargain. We buy our Price sometimes "