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THE DAILY BEE THE E 40SEWATER, Emren PUBLISHED “EVERY MORNING. DhlclAL PAPER OfrTHl CITY. - - = THRME OF SURSCHIPTION. Dally Ree (without Funday) One ¥ 1'aily and 8anday, Ono Yenr Bix Months Three Month Eundny Bee, ( Baturday Bee. Ono Yenr. Weekly Ben, Ono Year OF Omaha, The Pee Nullding. Eouth Omaha, corner N and 2ith Streets, Counell BIufls, 12 Pearl Stroet. Chicago Ofice or of Commores. New York, Ito , Tribune Bullding Washington. § . CORRESPON; foations relating to news and rahould be addrossod to the - nent. . SINESS LETTERS Jottors and ramittances The Hlee Publishing Company. Omaha Drafts, checks and postoMica orders to be mad payablo to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY All_comm: editortal mat Horial Deparl shonld b OF CIRCULATION. BWORN STATEMENT ftateof Nevraska, | County of Douglas, ¢ Goorgo 1. Trschick, secretary of Tire BEE Pub- Jehing. company, does solemnly swear that tho aetunt eirenintion of THE DAILY BEE for the woek ending Aungust 20, 1852, was as follows: Thuraday. Augnat 15, Friday, August 19.. baturday, August 20, Average...... . 1UCK my pres- otaty Publle. Average Clrenlation for July 24,316, ——————————— AN up the city and give cholera a Cu cold reception. —_— THE Chicago-Omaha rato war is be- coming so flerce that free fares with a Pullman thrown in nre among the pos- sibilities of the near future. ArrER November § Mr. Adlai Steven- gon will be known for a briet period as the man’ whose front name and army record wero his only conspicuous orna- ments. [—— LET there be agood attendance at the meeting of the dolegates to the State Repubiican league at Grand Island. Omaha should send’a rousing represen- tative delegation. —— PAXTON & GALLAGHER'S shipments of ten are astonishing. Think of shipping ,000 pounds in one day to Yhe retail trade, the largest shipment ever made in America, This shows what evergy and advertising will do. UP to the last moment we have heard of only ten republican candidates for the office of county attorney. We are sur- prised at the small list, but there aro plonty of men who are ready to shy their castors into thering, and the more the merrier, SouTnH CAROLINA’S preliminary gu- bernatorial prize fight, alins joint dis- cussion, is at an end and no one has been killed, although fights have been fro- quent. The row is between two demo- crats and both of them have proved themselves uuworthy of ‘a job higher than that of garbage boarer. Te Hutchinson Zimes, the loading democratic paper of southorn Kansas, has bolted the fusion ticket, both state , and congressional, and is especially se- vere in its denunciations of Jerry Simp- son, in whose district Hutchinson is lo- cated. The sensible democrats of Kansas are awakening to the fact that such misrepresentatives arve bringing disre- pute upon their state. ‘W. M. SPRINGER has opened the cam- paign at Detroit with one of his usual harangues. He proceeds to curse Pin- kerton while sparring for wind, al- though Pinkerton is a good democrat and his crowd is as much censured by republicans as by democrats, He tells us all about the glories of that free trade period betweerf 1846 and 1860. There are plenty of people in Nebraska who remember all about the ‘‘glories” of vhat period and those who cannot re- member it can read the testimony of democratic presidents during that time upon its hardships. If Springer wishes to make republican votes let him devote all his time to praising that glorious period. ' THE storage battery street cars which have recently been successfully tried in the east would be well suited to Omaha 1n one particular. They are so arranged that in running down grades the action of the wheels is used to recharge the batteries, so that they do not have to be recharged so often at the terminal sta- tions. In this city the cars go up and down hill most of the time and the bat- toriesicould be recharged with great fre- quency. The chiefl advantages of the slorage battery, however, consist in doing away with trolley poles and wires, which are both unsightly and danger- ous, and in preventing the stoppage of a whole streot cir system by an accident at the power house. The abolishing of the pole and wire nuisance is greatly to be desired, and the public will waruly welcome the storage battery car when it comes. THE packing interests of Sioux City, in conjunction with the jobbing associ- ation, are moving in the matter of bringing to the consideration of the interstate commerce commission ‘the discrimination ia transporiation rates ngainst Missouri river points in favor of Chicago. They will ask all Missouri river paciiers to join them, and there ought to bo no douht of a promp’ and goneral response. In reforring to this matter a fow days ago Tue BEE pointed out the character of the discrimination complained of, and it scems to us that the injustice to Missouri river points is 80 plain and indefensible that the inter- state commerce commissioners cannot rofuse to remedy it. At any rate tho eommission should be given an oppor- tunity to pass judgment on the existing rates, The packers of South Omuhy are quite a8 much interested as those of Sloux City, and it is Lo be expected that they will show themselves ready to unite with the latter in laying the sub. jeot before the commission with the least possible delay. Concerted action on the part of the packers will huve the effect to insure prompt cousideration by the comwission The correspondence between tho foreign office of the Dominion of Cannaa and the Department of State of the United States fully justifies | the course of this government. The Dominion government does not pre- senta cuse which any self-respecting nation, rensonably solicitous of the rights and interests of its citizens, could accopt ns satisfuctory. In effect, the statement of the position of Cannda is an acknowledgment that that count is at fuult, and the plen that its policy was intended to be only temporary, and that by reuson of contracts made under it, it ought to be allowed to continue until such contracts are carried out, re- gardless of the dumage that may be dono to American interests, is cleariy not such a plea as the government of the United States could seriously consider. This country has nothing to ao with any arrangements that may have been made between the government of Canada and the vessel owners who receive its favor. Thatis a matter which concerns the parties to itsolely, and if the Canadian government has entered into contracts whie nnot be fulfilled without v lating treaty engngements, the sooner it renounces them the better will be its claim to the respect of other nations. It, is said ghat to do this would involve a cost to the government of several hun- dred thousand dollars, but if so, this is d trifling matter to weigh against the question of keeping good faith with a neighbor nation in the vital matter of observing treaty obligations. The reply of the secrotary of state to the representations of the Dominion foreign office is soconclusive that it can- not fail to receive the upprobation of of every American citizen, whatever im- pression 1t may make upon the people of Canuda. He states that the delay in issuing the proclamation was due to a hope on the part of the president that the disappearance of the adverse con- ditions wh' brought about the legis- lation of congress might indefinitely postpone such nction on his purt. There was in this an evidence of friendly feel- ing, or at any rate of a desire not to in- cite unfriendly relations between the two countries. The uct of congress was approved July 26 and the proclamation which 1t authorized was issued August 20. The Canadian government was thus given twenty-five days in which to de- cide upon its course, and after nearly three weeks of deliberation it conciuded that it would not make any change in its policy this season, thourh it might pe disposed to do so next season. This attempt to shuffle with a matter of serious importance and to put off the performance of a plain duty could not be countenanced, but still the president was lenient, for with the authority to impose tolls on Canadian vessels im- mediately he postponed doing so until September 1, so that the Canadian government still hus an opportunity to remove the adverse conditions und re- lieve Canadian vessels from the pro- posed tolls. Secretary Foster has in- formed the Canadian authorities that the president’s proclamation will remain in force no longer than the discrimin- ations complained of are maintained by the Canadian government He also conveys the assurvance that thore is every disposition on the part of the government of the United States to maintain and extend the most intimate and friendly commerciul relations with our northern neighbors. The whole tone and spirit of the cc respondence of Secretary Foster is friendly, but it also discloses a purpose to firmly carry out the requirements of the act of congress if the Canadian government persists in tho course it has pursued for several years in discriminat- ing nagainst American vessels. The president has the support of the whole country in the position he has taken, the people of the northwest, from whom the Canadians expected a protest, being quite as heartily 1n favor of the action taken as those of any other section, and the Canadian authorities are making a grave mistake it they imagine it will not be adhered to and the conditions prescribed strictly enforced. THE MAYOR'S VETOES, The texpayers will stand by Mayor Bemis in his effort to protect them against jobbery, extravagance and ille- gal or bogus claims. The veto power was vested in the mayor for the purpose of interposing a barvier against hasty, ill-considered, illegal or corrupt legisla- tion. The abuse of this power is much less dangerous to the community than the indiscriminate voting of appropria- tions. The mayor may occasionally veto some claim or ordinance under misapprehension. In that case the council will be justified in,overriding his objection. On the other hand, it is decidedly reprehensible fo: councilmen to override the mayor’s veto in disre- gard of law and to the detriment of tax- payers, just because they want to snub the mayor or impress the fact upon him that ne is a fly on the wheel and that they are the wheel. Take for instance two of the items in the appropriation ordinance, which wero vetood by the mayor and passed over his head by almost a unanimous vote. Oae of these votoed items was a claim of $15,000 allowed by the council toa pri- vate corporation as an outright do- nation. This claim had been deelared illegal and unauthorized by the eity attorney. I'be conditions under which it hud been originally voted had not been complied with, and even if the bonus voted by the council had been valia under the charter, the parties to whom the bonus had been voted were not entitled to it until after they had completed the improvements for which the bouus had been usked and given. Another itdm vetond by the mayor and allowed by the council in spite of the veto was a claim of 850 for an alleged injury to a horse. This claim had never been submitted to the legal department of the city and was allowed 1 violation of the charter. It was manifestly the sworn duty of the muyor to deeline o give his sanction 10 these claims and it is to the discredit of the council thai it voted them in de- flance of the law und reckloss digregurd of the intorests of the taxpayora. This only 4lis the necessity for re- form in the matter of appropriations. At the present time thousands and appropristion ordinances which nare | purposely kopt from the public under pretext that publication would involve needloss expanse. It is muanifest, how- ovor, that publicity is an csseutial safa- guar Tvery appropfiation ordinance and overy i allowed to ciaimants agninst the v, excepting alone the regular salary list, should be published at loust once before it is placed on final passage. Thoese claims and appropria- tion items should also be posted in the eity clerk’s and comptroller’s offices at lenst one week before they are passed. Such a policy would ‘'work no hardship or injustice. No honest claimant can object to publicity and reasonable delay. LET BRYAN VER. The recent eongrassional reapportion- ment of Nebraska has made it impossi- ble for Mr. Bryan to bo elected in the First congressional district unless sov- oral thousand members of the peoplo’s independent party desert their own candidate and cast their votes: for him. yan is bending all his cnergies to secure these several thousand votes from the independent ranks. He bases his cluims to this support principally upon his position with reference to the silver question. He points to his vote on the Bland bill and to the fight ho mado for a free silver plank at the demo- cratic state convention at Omaha last spring 18 an evidence of his friendship for the extreme free silver views ex- pressed in the independent national platforn, The indapendents whoare being urged to cast their votes for Mr. Bryan this fall may with perfest proprioty nddress to him the following pertinent queries: **Are you a froe silver man in the in- terests of the yeople, or in the interests of vourself? “If you are, ns you say, earhestly and sincerely in favor of the [ree coinage of silver, for whom will you vote in the event of the presidential eloction being thrown into the national houss of repre- sentatives? P *'Will you vote for Grover Cleveland, the pronounced nnti-freo silver candi- date, whom you know would veto a free coinage bill, or for James B. Weaver, the radical silverite, whom you know would sign such a bill?” Every voter of the independent party who is asked 10 cast his ballot for Mr. Bryan this fall hasa right to address the above questions to him and has the right to insist upon a frank, unequivocal answer. Mr. Bryan cannot hope to ovade the directness of the queries by muking the general statement that he helieves Grover Cleveland would sign a *‘reason- able” free silver bill. The sentiments of the ex-president are too well known to permit the belief that he will ever affix his signature to a free coinage measure of any kind., Ho represonts the wing of the democratic party which is unalterably opposed to a silver dollar and his firm allegiance to that branch of the party is attested by his official acts and private correspondence. —_—e GROWTH OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS. Reports from the east show u rapid growth of republican clubs. This is especiully the m New York, seventy-five clubs having been organ- ized in that state within a we An interesting fact in connection with the growth of these clubs is the interest and enthusiasm which the young men of the smaller towns manifest in them. By fav the greater number of the clubs recently organized ave in what may properly be sed as rural communities. The son for this is obvious, The polit club offers peculiar and strong attrac- tions for intelligent young men who de- sive to learn regarding politics from the best sources of information. The well- appointed club is a storehouse of po- litical instruction that is always being added to, while it also affords an excel- lent. opportunity for social enjoyment of a kind that is wholesome and improving. As has been well said, the club method appeals to the social and refining in- stinets. Tt utilizes the literary and edu- cational aspirationsof every community. 1t avoids the spasmodic fever and waste of the old political ¢ampaigns by keep- ing up the work of education and r:- cruiting throughout the year. It wal- comes and encourages discussion, the effect of which is to elevate and broaden the mind. These are the conditions which render the political club pe- culiarly inviting to the young men, and especially to those in communities where the opportunities for intellectual and social enjoyment are restricted. There are now orgamized throughout tho country not far from 20,000 vepub- lican clubs, with an aggregate member- ship exceeding 2,000,000, a splendid army, certainly, of ocarnest, zealous workers in the republican cause. Of this force Nebraska has over 250 clubs, with a membership exceeding 25,000, an excellent showing for this state in com- parison with some whoso republican vote is larger, but whick ought to be increased as the campaign advances. Tho annuat meeting of tho State Leagua of Republican Clubs at Grand Island on August 81 should show a consider- ablo enlargement of the membership of these organizations, and it is not too much to say that betore the campaign ends at leist 50,000 republicans ought to be enrolled in the league. The repub- licans of the east are doing an excellent work in this direction and wostern re- publicans should emulate their ex- ample. The Nutional league convontion at Buffulo next mouth promises to be by far the largest yet held. — THE SPREAD OF THE SCOURGE, According to late reports the cholera scourge hus entered Englund, having baen carried thither by a steamer from tlamburg. In the latter city over 800 cases are now recorded and 300 deaths have ocourred. Great excitement pre- vails all over Europe and every precau- tion 18 being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, but there seems to belittle hope of success. Active preparations are in progress in all of the important American ports to prevent the introduc- vion of the infection into this country. ‘I'ne sanitary superintendent of New York city expresses the beliel that cholera will reach that port in a few duys. T'he gravity of the situntion seems to case el AHA DAILY BEE THE PREAIDENT'S POSITION JUSTIPIED, | thousands of dollars are voted wwiry ln'{ be generaily nppreciated and many of RDAY, AUGUST 27, 1892 the interior citles are already taking steps to fight thd scourge. As soon as it is known to hawe crossed the Atlantic avery board of'helth in tha United States should B3 fitepared to battle with it. Quarantine sbations, must be estab- lished at every dvpnl and the most rigid reculations enfopced as to immigrants | and their bagrage. While it 18 not likely that the. infortion can ba carried 80 far inland as to reach Omaha if health officers olsewhera do their duty, it is vet the part of wisdom to be prepared. One thing at least the psople should do —they should see to it that the greatest ble cloanliness is observed. Tie county Board of mmissionars are juggling and dilly-dallying with that appropriation of $150,000 made to improve country roads, Bach member seems to be intent on using this money as a prop to help him back to office while as a fact it will more likely be a club to beat him with. OMAHA again ldads the country in tatio of business growth. Tho city’s bank clearit gs last week show 51.1 per cent incrense over a yeur ago. LTTEE, Nebraska' is a great country for politisal sunflowers, After downg all in bis power to elect MoNish as chairman, in dofiances of the oxpressed wishos of Judge Crouuse and tho other oandidutes for state offices, the ghost- dancing editor of the Fremont Trioune prostrates himself like a worshiping dervish vefora the new chairman and lauds him to the skies in the following fashion: “In the selection of a chairmun of the committee, a genoral to direct the battla which is to be so hotly contestad in the pend- ing struggle, thav dauty fell to Hon. A. E. Cady of St. Paul, and his fitness for the responsible position will bo questio ned by no man who knows him. Heis a born leader; he is nggressive and fearless, and yet never loses his head. Much is hoped from him in this new position and it is confidently be- 1ieved he will fill the highest expectations of his frienas and his party.” . And all this sickening slobber because of a paltry few dollars’ worth of printing which will be at the disposal of the committee. The York Times is not mealy mcuthed about the fact that thero are menm very prominent in the councils of the party tuat prefer dofeat to success in the present cam- palzn just to spite the Man charged with the rosponsibility of leadership, It says: “They may deny it, but actions speak loudr than words. The point of the poinard pricks deeper than words of love. When they stab the republican party and the ticket, and drive men from us by thousanlis, they nosd not say that ithey are working for the success of the ticket. Lt them pick up the pieces they have broken, let them repair the dum- age they have caused, let them restore the party to harmony, call back the offended ones, take their dirty linen into the back yard and show some sense and some loyalty to the party, and then the small fry republi- cans will have s0me encouragemant o work for party success;’ The Lincoln News puts it in this way: ‘The state central committes departed, but it was still somewbat dazed. The sensation of sitting down on Mr. Rosewater was so novel that the boys are hardly expeocted to get over it for a few days.” The Norfolk News very tersely tendaers the'whost dancers the following advice: “If republican nowspapers and orators will now devote less space and time to Rosewater and more to zood, solid work for the ticket, the party will stand a bigger show for success in November.” I'ho Beatrice Express talks in a square- toed wmanner on the recent incident at Lin- coln: *‘Letus have poace. It is necessary to republican victory in Nebraska. This is not intended to apply to Tne Omana Beg any more thag to many other papers in Ne- braska which are meanly and contemptioly assaulting Mr. Rosewater. Thnore was a dis- play of indiscretion, to put it mildly, as ap- pears from trustworthy evidence, upon the part of Mr. Mujors’ friends during the meeting of the state oentral com- mittee. Mr. Rosewater has been aund 1s every duy being assaulted in a con- tomptible manner, and failure to resent it would not be to his'credit. The newspaper that will descend into personalities in mat- ters affecting the interests of tne party it assumes to support, is not displaying wis- dom, and will harm its party instead of help- ingit. The object of Mr. Rosowater in the article over his signature in Tue Bee of Monday was to aefend his personal charac- ter, and not to harm the party, and whila the Express wishes that it had not been written, it believes in the right of self-defense, and believes further that if any harm resuits, the responsibility will rest upon the newspa- pers which assaulted Mr. Rosewater person- ally instead of his political policy.” The Blair Pilot says the whole party made the stato ticket, and then adds: ‘‘The Pilot said at the time that the Kearnoy convention *builded wiser than it knew,’ that it had es- tavlished a precedent that would be of un- told value co the party’s futuce, and though 1L was as strongly opposed to Rosewater rule as any paper in the state, it had nosympathy with the croakers who persisted in the claim that everything had been surrendered to him, and it bas all along sice considered only as supremely ridiculous the antios of those who have rauted avout the ‘Rosewater collar.’ Tho truth was and 1s that the recognition accorded included both Mr. Rosewater and his bitterest enemies within the party. That this was just acd fair none will now deny. This and this alone made pos- sible the nomination of a ticket that all tho prominent men of the party will support with energy and , uuity of purpose. That ticket was tho first logical ssquence and yet there is an occasional lunatic who ocalls it ““Rosowater’s tickey'—the editor of the Peru Guzotto for lnstad é.- who now thav gallant Tom Majors is plackd on the ticket should go and soak his head, T'hero was no domination in the late runubl‘(‘nu state convention. Mr. Crounse was nob KRosewater's, nor yet Douglas county’s tirst choice, He only be- came their late ctolce as a matter of political expediency. T ned the popular clamor ata late hour. I'b¥’republicun varty made that ticket und no individual or cliquo is re- sponsible for it. 115 commendations prove its merits and the‘padple’s approval of it. The vichest find 1n the democratic grab bag comes from the Columbus Telegram, which has just discovered the following dewp-laid plot hatched in the seventb story of Tue Bek bumlaing: **A close study of the political situation 'leads one to believe that Crounse is veing used by Rosewater for a stool pigeon. Kuture events will probubly show that between Rosawater and Van Wyck, who are bosom friends, there exists a close affinity politically and that 8 deal has boen consummated whereby Rosewater agrees to the election of Van Wyck us gov- ernor and the latter to throw the electoral vote of Nevbraska to Harrisou. Then, 1f Rosewater cau secure the clection of a friendly lieutenant governor, Van Wyok is to be sent to the United States senate and Rosey’s lieutenaut governor will be seated in the executive chair. Tben will Tus B editor ba- supreme. With his man, Van. Wyek, in the seuate, another man Friday for | governor, and having delivered the electoral vote to Harrison, should that personage Bo cteoted prosident K. Rosewater will hotd in | the hollow of nis hana the political destinies | of the groat stato ot Nebraska, and probably succeed John Wanamaker as postmaster goneral. Great is Rosey, and greater are his schemes, but the democrats have it in their | hands to npset all these fine plans, Lot them nominate a good ticket and o futo the fight to win, They can win.” Ripsnorter Dech is still prancing around the Fourth district telling the credulous farmer that the superintendent of the census certified that there wero 3,000,000 of unem- ployud poople in this country in 150! What u whopper! When it comes to millions and billions Dech is in bis element. The homesteaders up in tho northwest are still waiting for Kem to explain his vote on the timber culture bill OTHER LANDS TU4AN OURS. For the third timo in her reign Quoeen Victoria has interposed an objection to an appointment by her prime minister, the ob- ject of hor displeasure in the present caso being Mr. Honry Labouchere. 1f it be true that the queen’s porsonal dislike can shut out a representative of the pedple from exec. utive office, the theory thatin England the sovereigu reigns but does not govern is based upcn & tondency rather than a completely ac- compiished fact. The fundamental principle laid down by all the writers on the constitu- uonal hist of Great Britain in this cen- tury is tbat the queen wust accept for her first minister the mun who commands the confidence of the House of Commons; and inasmuch as he becowes responsible for the governmont, she must also accept for his colleagues those whom ho sees fit to desig- nate. This principle must be abandoned and superceded by an’ acknowledgment that the right of personal government still lingers in the United Kingdom, if from the list of col- lesgues submitted by the first miistor, tha queen retains the right to strike cut the nameof a given individual against whom she bears a private grudge. At the time vof the accession of Queen Victoria the question of personal government was supposed to be definitely settled. The attempt of George IIL to organize in tho House of Commons a party of the king’s friends, ana to appoint or select ministers ac- covding to their personal acceptability to him, had ended in the discomfiture and hu- miiiation of thy sovereign. The plausible notion that a monarch’s advisers ought to be personie gratw was relinquished in view of the discovery that the executors of the will of the national legislature, although nomin- ally and traditionally advisers, were really tho masters and dictators of the state. Bow- ing to the iron law of necessity, George II1. eventually forced himself to receive as min- isters men of whom in private he did nov scruple to avow his detestation. His sons ana successors, (ieore 1V. and William 1V, made no effort to continue the struggle for solf-assertion, which they recognized as hopeless. Each of them bad to submit to governmont by ministers whom they had good reason to hate tho sight of. wTa The recent disaster to the German troops in Kilima-Njaro, East Africa, soems to have been the direct result of a ourious oversight of Dr. Carl Peters, who, when he built a new station at Maringu, deserted but did not de- stroy the fort at Moshi, which had been con- structed at an earlier date by the unlucky Zuwiewsky., He thought that the British East Africa company would take possession of it, but it did not, and thereupon Mel, an enterprising African potentate, seized 1t, aud laughed {n the face of Herr von Bulow when the latter ordered him to gev out of it. Von Bulow thought he had men enough to repel bim without much difficutty. His force con- sisted of two officers, two noncommissioned officers aud 180 native soldiers. Everything went well until within a short distance of the station,when Lieutenant Wolfram was killed. The party was then attacked by 3,000 Wad- shaggas.of whom 1,000 possessed breech-load- ers. On tnewr attempling to surround the Germans a square wus formed, and it was at this juncture toat Bulow was twice wounded, Nouwithstanding the rapid firing of the Ger- man troops the Wadshaggas kept advancing ‘with tho greatest courage, and on the discov- ery that the ammunition would not hold out much longer Bulow zave orders to rotire, he himself being so weak from loss of blood that he had to be carried in & hammock, in which be received the wound which after- waras proved fatal. The loss on the German side, as already reported, was thirty-two killed, inciuding Herr von Bulow and Lieu- tenant Wolfram, and sixteen severely wounded, among them the noncommissioned officer Bartel. ''he enemy’s loss was esti- mated at between 700 and 800. The 4.7-centi- metre gun, which the expedition took with them, fell into the hunds of the Wadshaggas, but not before it had been rendered useless. *"x The alleged Russiau secret service papers which bave come into the possession of the Bulgarian government contain what seem to be the most circumstantial details of the or- eanization of plot in 1887 against tne life of Prince Kerdinand. It seems that the Russian lieutenant, Kalopkoff, and a merchant named Novikoff were tho prime actors-in this con- spiracy and that they were sent to Sofiu 0s- tensibly to sell arms in Bulgaria, but really 10 forward the designs sgainst the princo. The conspirators obrained an imperial de- cree authorizing the Russian state factories t0 supply them with revolvers, and in a dis- patch dated November 18, 1857, and bearing the official number 008, M. Hitrovo, the Russian minister in Bucharest, was in- structed to pay Novikoff 65,000 franes out of the occupation fund ‘“‘to serve the end aimed av.” On Jauuary 20, 1888, M. Hitrovo wrote to the Asiatic deparvment of the Russian foreign offico that Novikofl’s work at Sofia had been rendered difficult by the severo measures taken by the Bulgarian author- \ties and advised the employment of dyna- mite, asking, further, that the imperial depots should furnish cartridges and send them to Rustchulk, where Prince Ferdinana was expected, Additional documents of a siumilar nature are said to be held in reserve, Pho report that the recent visit of M. Mata- noviteh, the finance minister of Moutenegro to Vienua, was for the purpose of negotiating a military loan, has received a semi-ofticial denlal, So far frow wishing to contract new dets bo s at his wit's end to know how to moot his present llabliities. Montenegrin office holders complain chat their salaries are many months over due, and it is an open secret that Sava Kosanoviteh, the former metropolitan of Serajovo, who was called to Montenegro for political reasons, loft tho country after a short stay because the modest pension which had been promised to him could not be pald. Monsignor Milinoviten, the Catholic archbisbop ut Antivari, is known to have experienced difficulties of a similar nature, and, in fact, the entive Catholle clergy, are in dire pecuniacy straits. Besides arrauging for the postponewment of several other pressing debts, the chief object of the finance minister's journey was 1o nogotiate with & firm of grain dealors in Odessa, to whom the Montenegrin government owes more thau 500,000 fraucs, The firm has been pressing for its money for a long time, snd rofuses 1o be content with vertaiu empty po- Iitical honors conferred upon the individual wembers. " At the first meeting of the Seine Sanitary | commission 1n Paris the other day colle, the prefect, claimed oredit for having reduced the death rate of the city in mine yoars from 25.3 to 21.6 per 1,000 and for the operations in progress for improving the water supply. Ho rave statistios as to the romoval of sowage and insistod that Genno- villiers, whero it has been utilized as manure, is a perfectly healthy village. The area of utilization, ho said, was about to be extended to Acheres, and before long the Seine would not receive a drop of polluted water. Ho condemned as reactionary and faliacious the nowly started agitation for a sewago canal to the sea, urging that agriculture would thus bo seriously prejudicea and that the const near the outfall would be rendered uninhab- itable. The water sont into the river at Gennevilliors, ho deolared, was pellucid and freo from microbus, although the river was infected lower down by suburban sewage. Ho maintained that Paris afforded an exam- vlo to provinclal towns of tho way in which sowago should bo treated. S And How the “Staff" Goes Out. Phitad-Iphia Times, Muoch of the exhaustion felt by those re- turning from a vacation is said to be due to the mental paralvsis brought on by wonder- ing whore the fun came in committea yislded to his agotism, subjecting the welfare of the party to his personal ag- grandizament. After the nomination has been made, it 18 100 late, though, to corry on the war, which is going on at prosent, and which is viewed with delight by its enemies. Nebraska City Press, It was to defend himselt from an unwar. santed aspersion, doubtiess, that Mr. Rose water felt compellea to write his letter of yesterday. Tt is needless to say it was a full justification of his sction and a refutation of bis enemies. At the same time there is no tone of aisloyalty to the republican party in itall, Mo closes by exorossing a bolief that tho ticket as nominatad will be elected: yot his lack of confidence in Mr. Majors 1s frankly exprossod, The Press sympaihizes with Mr. Rose- water's position and belioves his enemies are not inspired by any sense of justico. At the same time it would urge that for the sake of the party’s sucoess this fall all insults and inimical attacks be forgotten. paibuivihs ey A Democratic Maresnest, Fremant Herald (dsm.) A aocop ssheme has been unearthed, by which Rosewater is to turn enough repuotis can votos to Van Wyck to eleot him gov- ernor and Van Wyck is to turn enough inde- pendent votes to the repubiican electorat ticket 10 give the state to Harrison, Then Rosewater is to help make Van\Wyck United States scnater and Harrison 18 to make Rosowater postmaster general. But how. will Mr. Rosewater enjoy the prospect of Tom Majors stapping up to the governor's chair! . The story looks moro probable that the Majors crowd aro to elect Van Wyck, so that their pet can thus become governor and administer a rebuke to Rosewator, Qu Doth Horace Sulk? “ Democrat, Governor Bolos is not being quoted by the democrats now. In one respect Boies is i Hill and Gray. He will put no crape on his hat if Cleveland is defeated. e Talling Tnto Disrepute. Roston Globe. “Sympathetic” strikes ave falling into dis- favor with labor organizations. The fewer strikes of that kind there ave the more public sympathy for organized labor will there be. e English as She is Mangled, bdmnbdhe" s ity N OF THE TURF. Roston Herald. Budd Doble, whose catarrhal name So fiils tho nuswl teump of fame, Now doffs his cap, with cordiul thank, T'o tho proud nume of Naney Hanks, Wasnigton Post, A Nobraska thira party congressional | Louisvillo Courier-fournal: TLong live candidato refers to “mv two opponents, | Queen Nuncy. She's a great lady. which has alvoady been nominated.” This particular American ought to suit the most intense English bater. Boston Glooe: Nancy Hanks may not be a pretty name, but handsome is, you know, as handsome does. Baltimore American: Hail to the queent But really, 8 quecn ought to have a prottier name than Navcy Hanks. Minnenpolis Times: Nancy Hanks shovld now bring action against the man who named her. Sho is entitled to somo such appella- tion as Genevieve or Gwendolyn, New York Press: If Nancy Hanks, tho new queen of tho turf, expects to run things she must see that her rein is on a sound foot- ing. She starts in as a very rapid sovereign. St. Louis Republic: Iiancy Hanks is now the queon of the trotting turf, but she hasn't the melodious name which' the regretted Maud S possessed. Itis more or less bise toric, however, whether or not you happen to remembuer who owned it before it got on the turf, Springflold (Mass.) Republican: The fact that Nuncy Hauks has no thoroughbred ance on either side withiu five genera- tions is important to broeders of fast trotters, The mare is “intensely trowting ‘vred,’” as the turf writers would say, aud, bicycle sulkies aside, that fget may go fur to explain why sho has such suparb staving power in races ana was ablein her fastost mile to trot the last quarter in the uupreccaented time of 303; seconds, S The F h of Ignorance. Philadelphia Press. “Tho troasury is in good shape,” says Sec- retary Foster. ho revenues are inc ing and all talk of a doficit is moonshine. Ttonly comes from democrats and mug- wumps who are eithor ignorant or writo only for partisan effect. S — e ———— But What ot 1t? New York Advsrtisar, It has been discovered again that 'way back in 1864 Mr. Whitelaw Reid had an idea that a stronger man than Abraham Lincoln might be placed at the head of the national republican ticket. He was mistaken, pe haps. But what of it? No less than sever two able New York domocrats went to Chi- cago, no later than last June, firmly con- vinced that a stronger and better man than Grover Cleveland should be nominoted for president. And the funny thing about it 1s that a good many of them haven’t changed their minds yet. How Kansas, Washtagton Star, Whatever power the “‘people’s” party may retain in some of the western states it 15 very clear from tho caroful review which The R TANTORD S B ED AN Star spocials give of tne Kansas situation | SN TRUE WOKDS SPOKEN IN JENT. thar thoro s likoly to bo a political reaction j s A there against tho new organization. ot bl O Kbk only bavo some of the active leaders been | onARERL butia now: policoman dofeated for renomination to congress, but { = ~How do vou know he was anew police- many dewocrats decline the tendered fusion [ man?* and larze numbers of former republicansare “By his groat politeness.” returning to their first love. Tho rodoubt- uble Jercy Simpson is so much on the ae- fensive that he threatens to make tour of his big district on his bicyclo, speaking at ail the couatry school houses. Detroit Froe Pross: Mrs. Callie Mell—Why don’t you get your doctor to prescribe a trip somewhere for you? Miss Akonite=1 can't. He's & homaopathi, Kate Fleld’s Washington: “Iow's trad inguired Chumplelgh of his tailor. “Oh, just sew sow.” A Prompt Response. Chicagn New: Record, The crop report of the national Depart- ment of Agriculture on Tuesday pointed out that rain was budly needed throughout this section. Twenty-four bours later rain began to fall over the part of the country desig- nated by the depariment as suffering from drouth. “Cnis prompt response to the expressed re- quirements of the crops is gratifying. It may be suggested v 50me that the re- sponsive rain fall is ®lainod by tho fact tnat the weather buraau is now under the control of the Department of Agriculture, ‘0nl cOmos 1o - ned a receipt whid New York lerald the baron, as ho sig ciuded tho last mon New York Sun: Pennoyer—What makes you ollar hutton Because when I lose it unde L Prettiwii burean all over tho il the ney rwe zet hold of a kind Until recently it was wmanagod by the War | of udrink t <o man feol zood, and department. will not p lio next day, we won't let go "till it thunder Thus it nuy be that the weather 1s now conforming itself Lo the neods of the farmers and not to tho exigencies of the army and navy service, Sacretary Rusk strives to please. —e Majors’ Foor kriends. Grand sland Iudependent, . The nomination of Majors for lieutenant governor is certainly a very unfortunate measure, a great blunder, if not worse than thut, and a danger to the republican party and its ticket. But more hurtful and aan- gerous is the fight botween Rosewater's Beg and the papers of tho Majors crowd, pro- vokad by the spiteful und indecent attacks of be Iatter against Rosewater. It seams that Rosewater really intended to bury the hatehet, as the first issues of his paper did not publish what had hapoened before the central committee, and that he finally could not stand the provocation, But however that may be, it is doubtless that this fight canuot be toleratea, if the re- publican party hopes to succeed in tho com- ing election, The party had a splendid prospect until Majors pushed himseif abead and the central | Roston Ne Mr. I have this morning! Mrs. Shufies—And shouldn't have e espo-tally without tell mnkinz mesit up ol “Yachting! T wasr t'ng up with a sici fricn “Ab, you ean'tdecoive THAL YOU Fan ACTOSS & 0O you caught cold! huflles—Oh, what a cold no wonder! 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