Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1893, Page 4

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Rooms 18, 14 and 15, Tribune All bus Parties loaving the city for the summer can haye the BEs sont thelr address by leaving an order at this offic THE BEE PUBLISHINC === - EWORN STATEMENT OF CIRC Btato of Nebraska, b Cour. i Georyo B, Trrehuck, secretary of THE TER pib- Ashing company, does solemnly swear that the tual circnlation of DAILY BEE for the week sending Muy 27, 1503, wa Bun. Monda: Muerday, May 2. COMPANY. day. Moy 0. turdny, May P Bworn to_bofore mo and subscribad In my pres- @nco this 27th day of May, 1803 N. P. FRIL, Pubiio —= = The Beo In Chleago. DaILy and SuspAy Bek is on sale in Auditorium hotel. Great Northern hotel. 1518, & 189 Stato streot. . iles of 1 an bo seen at the Ne- building and the Administration build- ixposition grounds. the Infanta Eula husband. So have Mrs. Ellen Foster, sSTERN and southern Nebraska have been drenched with heavy rains within the past few days and another bountiful crop secms already assured. AF a delay of six months one of the asylum boodlers at Lincoln has been brought to trial. The testimony so far elicited scems to be most damaging to the ac d. IF the sceretaries of the State Board of Transportation are ever impeached they will never have an opportunity of pleading overwork as an excuse for their short comings. Jor HOWARD said in Chicago that “‘a liar could not live ton days in a New York spaper office.” And yot Joo has lived many years since the Fort Lafayette incident firmly established his popular reputation. I MaKES very little difference to the peoplo of the state of Nebraska whether the suit against ex-Treasurver Hill is tried in Douglas county or any oth county providing it is tried by an im- partial and unpurchasable jury, =) THE southerners who have been hon- oring the memory of Jefferson Davis so ostentatiously within the past week still protest their new born love for the union. Yeot there was a very noticeable of tho national flag in the decorations. NEITHER of the great political parties of the country are claiming credit for the enactment of the Geary law. Away from the Pacific coast it is likely to be- come one of the most unpopular laws ever placed upon the statute books. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND s said to have remarked that the nextexaminer who reports a bank to be in good condition a fw days before it fails will lose his posi- #ion without notice. 1f he keeps his word bank examination will mean some- thing hereafter. THE famous old ex-War Governor Curtin joins in the universal protest of goldiers and patriots against the trolley fesccration of Gottysburg battlefield. “They might as well desecrate the soldiers’ graves as this field on which they fought and died,” says the gov- ernor. THEe few cases of sporadic cholera re- ported in Hamburg have failed to create ® panic, either in the Old World or in this country. Sensible people are be- ginning to understand that fright is more dangerous than cholera and that the latter can be rendered compara- tively harmless by the proper obse ance of sanitary laws. Mgz, W, H. HoLcoms, formerly general manager of the Union Pacific, who is still warmly attached to Omaha, bas placed his services at the Qisposal of the people of this Qity and state for organizing a low rate excursion to the World’s fair on Nebraska day, June 8. Mr. Holcomb's offer will doubtless be appreciated. It soems to us, however, that the proposed excursion should have been arranged for already by Commissioner General Garneau, and through him given the widest publicity. This preliminary step to make Nebraska day a success should have been taken ten days ago. It may not be too late now. INDIANAPOLIS with not nearly the population of Omaha esteems its streot car privileges entirely too valuable to give away. It is estimated that the eity will receive an equivalent to a lump sum of $11,000,000 within the next thirty years forallowing a company to run its streot cars that length of time. The franchise of the company that had been running them expired not long since and thenew franchise was sold at auction. The successful bidder was a new company and its offer was to pay the city 10 per cent of its gross receipts for the first five years, 124 per cent for the next five, 13} for the following five, and 144 for the remaining fifteen. This is estimated at the aggregate sum named or ten times as much as the entire street railroad system of that city was sold for five years ago. | | * | admits the generally bad character of STION OF STATE BANK ISSURS. Tue Bee of Thursday gave prom- inent place to a communication com- menting on an editorial which appeared in this paper May 20, in which the col- | lapse of the numerous branches of the Columbia bank of Chicago, all organ- | ized under state laws, was used to point | out the danger of going back to the old system of state bank iseues, as proposed by the democratic national platform, and now being strenuously urged by the press of the south. The writer of the | communication eriticises our article as ‘“far-fetched and illogical,” but he entirely fails to show that our | position is wrong or to give a sin- glo valid reason for the policy which the democratic party mcans to vestore, | if the demand of its platform for the repeal of the tax on state bank issues means anything. A large part of his communication is wlholly irrelevant to the subject, and so much of itasis pertinent rests upon a weak foundation of mere possibilities. The writer of the communication the state bank currency before the war, but he thinks that now some genius may appear who will envolve a plan that will secure the country againsta re- petition of tho old and disastrous ex- perienc This is a cheerful sort of optimism which will not have much influence with practical men who view such matters in the cold light of experience and established facts. Tt might not be difficult to de- viso a systom under which state bank currency would be secure, but how many of the states could be depended upon to adopt and adhere to such a The southern states want the privilege of issuing currency on the ground that they need more money. Can any one pretend to say where they would stop in the emission of paper notes so long as ‘body could be found to take them? shaps they would boegin by providing a substantial security for their cur- rency, but as soon as this plan failed to supply “an adequate circulating me- dium” they would not hesitate to widen the basis. The same may be said of some of the westorn states, many of whose people seem to be incurably afllicted with the idea that the onething necessary to prosperity is a boundless supply of currency. Tur BeR said in its editorial that doubtless somo of the states would make ample provision for the protection of note holders, but others would not, and as every state would be entively free to determine its own course in the matter the country would inevitably in time be flooded with wdepreciated currency, to the groat injury of wage carners and small pro- ducers, just as was the case before the war. Our correspondent suggests that in twenty years the national debt will be all paid and that then the national bank currency will have to be withdrawn, creating a con- traction of the currency, if no substitute is provided, of nearly one-fourth. His estimate of the amount of the national bank circulation is far too large; but, apart from this, is it worth while to bor- row trouble about what may happen taventy years or more hence? Could not the optimism of our correspondent lead him to concludé that we shall find a way when the emergeffey arrives to provide for a currency to take tho place of the national bank notes, or, perhaps, to con- tinue them as a part of the circulation? Important financial changes are possi- ble within the next twenty years, and the American people, growing wisor from year to year, may be safcly depended upon to vrovide them- selves with a currency adequate to their needs and in harmony with their com- mercial progress, and in order to do this they will not have to go back io the dis- credited system of the past. As we have heretofore said, it is practically im- possible to have a currency of uniform value throughout the country when every state has the privilege of au- thorizing an unlimited issue of notes under whatever regulations it may pre- scribe, and such a currency is indis- pensable to the security of all interests. The 10 per cent tax on state bank issues is not an unjust tax, because it does no harm to anybody. To say that n the nature of class legislation, as our correspondent does, i obviously absurd. It was necessary when it was enacted and it is manifestly necossary still, and although the next congress is democratic it is very doubtful whether the tax will be repealed. Indeed it is pretty safe to predict that it will not be. CONTESTS T0 SETTLE, There will be nine contests for seats in the lower house of the next congress. Thomas 2. Watson, the Georgia alliance leader, wants tho seat claimed by J. C, Black, democrat. Watson originated the query, “Where am I at?” He will probably learn when the house shall have disposed of his case. P. H. Thrasher, the populist candidate, against Hon, B. A. Enloe of Tennesseo, is not satisficd with the returns as recognized. Tho Kansas fusionist, H. L. Moore, contests the seat of the colebrated “‘Farmer Frenston,” republican. In Virginia J. Thomas Goode, populist, will contest for the seat of J. I, Kpes, democrat. Thomas Settle, the republican holder of a seat in the North Caroling contingent, will have to prove his title against the claim of A, H. A, Williams, democrgt. Illi- nois furnishes a straight fight between Robert A. Childs, republican, and the occupant of the seat, and Lewis Stoward, democrat. Colonel John O'Neill of Missouri wants the seat held his republican opponent, Joy. G. Hilborn, a Cali republican will in all probab ousted by W. B, English, democrat, and Martin W. Whatley, a people's party man of Alabama, is an aspirant for the chair filled by his democratic opponent, | James K. Cobb, There-may also be a contest furnished by the Fifth Michigan distriet, in which Charles E., Belknap, republican, will be the contestant, and George . Richard- son, who was the candidate of the demo- | cratic and populist parties, the con- testee. If this should prove a contest it will be the closest of all, and if there | had not beena recount in this distriet the position of the rival candidates would be reversed. However, in all the | oases the votes are closo and this fact and the unusual eloments entering into the contests will render them more than ordinarily Interesting. Clerk Kerr of the houso of ropresentatives has notified the contestants and contestees to appear personally or by attorney beforo him for the purpose of witnessing the opening of the sealed packages of testimony in the respective cases. The middle of the present month is set for this ceremony. DEATH OF SENATOR CLARKE. The announcement of the death of Hon. Charles Clarke will be received with most profound regret. He was a young man of more than ordinary prom- ise. Modest and unassuming, he was respected and admired by his associates for sterling qualitiss of brain and heart, which made themselves manifest alike in social circles, among business men and in the arena of politics, His brief career in the state senate drew upon him the attention of the peo- ple of the wholo state. He had the courage of his convictions and always dared to stand for what he believed to be right. He remained at his post of duty at the risk of his life when he scarcely had recovered from the first attack of the malady to which he finally succumbed. d4mong the members of the senate no one enjoyed a highor osteem than tho boy senator from Douglas and the memory of no senator will receive a more heartfelt tribute. Cut off in the prime of life, his death will be sincerely mourned, not only by his large circle of personal and political Iriends and associates, but by the community of which he had been an oxemplary citizen. ADVENT OF THE MARATTA. For the information of the senator from Platte, whose surname is Jimnorth, we would state that the origin of the im- pending collector of internal revenue for this distriet is traceable directly to that portion of India which is known by the ancient name of Maharashtra (Sanserit for the Great Kingdom). According to the British oyclopmedia the Mahrattas are essentially Hindoo. The ordinary Mahrattas, who formed the backbone of the nation, presumably the North Dakota democracy, have plain features, uncouth manner, clownish aspect, short stature and a stout but wiry frame. Though not powerful physically, as compared with the races of the Punjab, known hereabouts as Platte, they have much activity and an unsurpassed endurance. Born and bred near the mountain range, they have all the qualities of moun- taineers. Among their native hills they have at all times evinced desperate courage. Away from the hills (Black Hills) they do not display remarkable valor except under discipline. The ancient offices pertaining to the heads- man and accountant are in working order throughout the Mahratta country. The Mahratta war cry is “Hur, Hur, Mahadeo!” which translated into com- mon English means: *‘Tothe Victors Be- long the Spoils!” Although, according to the British cyclopwmdia, the Mahrattas are not considered by Europeans as being among the most interesting of the Indian races, we feel sure that the com- ing Maratta who has roamed the plains of North Dakota will be a Big Injun in his new Maharashtra, the great intornal revenue kingdom of Nebraska and the two Dakotas. NON-INTERFERENCE IN HAWAIL The latest advices from Honolulu re- port an excited condition of affairsin that city. This was brought about by the announcement of the policy of the United States as shown in the instruc- tions of Secretary Gresham to Minister Blount. It is a policy of non-inter- ference in Hawalian affairs, so far as the people of those islands are concerned. The American government will occupy a position of absolute neutrality as to the political parties in Hawaii, simply adopting such measures as may be ne- cessary for the proper protection of American interests, but it will not permit any other foreign na- tion to interfere. There is nothing sur- prising or vnexpected in this position of the administration. It has been clearly foreshadowed ever since the arrival of Mv. Blount at Honolulu, and it is not oasy to understand why its official an- nouncement should have created any ex- citement. This puts an end to the question of an- nexation, so far as the present adminis- tration is concerned. Neither will the United States oxtend a protectorate over the Hawailan islands. Whatever the people of that foreign territory finally decide shall be their government will be recognized and the United States will hold the same relations to it as it holds to other foreign governments, Thus the traditional policy of this country has been maintained and it is doubtful whether the question of annexation will again become one of serious considera- tion with the American people for at least a generation. The discussion of the proposed incorporation of the Hawaiian islands with the United States has clearly demonstrated that the in- telligent and conservative popular sonti- meont of this country is strongly opposed to the annexation of vemote torritory and it is pretty certain to continue so for many years to come. What the political future of the Hawaiian islunds will be is problematical. It is not to be doubted that a very large majority of the native people are in favor of restoring the monarchy, but they are in no condition to carry out their wishes. Thoy are not an aggrossive people, and if they were they are not prepared to offer any great resistance to the revolutionary party, which embraces pretty much all the wealth of the islands. The royalists, as they are termed, cannot appeal to any foreign power, hecauso this would bring them into conflict with the United States, which does not propose to permit any foreign interference. The advan- tages of the situation are certainly with the revolutionists, and it is quite possible that they may be able to hold their position and con- tinue the provisional government, as it is said they propose doing | until there is a change of administra- tion in the United States. These men say they do not want a republic. They simply want the islands to belong to #ome other country, the United States | States for such preforred. They I look elsewhere if thig iuntry refused to receive them, but theggloubtiess under- stand that this wéhld' be useloss. No other country, it 1§ safe to say, not even Japan, would enter into no- gotiations with thidm‘ at the risk of having to answer,to the United interference. There is protably small chafietl of the restora- tion of the monarchy and what other political conditions may arise time alone will detormine. It is eonceivable that troublesome complications may arise and that there may bo opportunity to gratify ambition for power. But in any event the American government will have no part except t protect its intor- osts and to see that no other foreign power interferes in the final settlement of Hawaiian political affairs. MR. CARLISLE is flooded with sug- gestions to remedy existing financial ovils, but few of them are worthy of oven passing consideration. A recent one from the state of Virginia possesses interest of a reminiscent character,how- ever, and special interest to a gentle- man prominent in political affairsin Nebraska, for it is also his own pet theory. It suggests that the best way to preserve financial stability, and coin- cidentally “‘the parity between gold and silver,” is to issue composite coin made made up of gold and silver metal and the proper alloy. But it may surprise the advocatosof this innovation in the coinage systom to learn that it is by no means new. Mr, Preston, the acting director of the mint, in examining the scheme was promptly reminded that it first came to the fore when the late Mr. Alexander H. Stephens was chairman of the house committee ou coinage. That gentleman introduced a Dbill providing for a “‘goloid or composite” coin of gold and silver with the proper alloy. Tho bill wasnot only favorably reported, but Mr. Stephens secured the legislation under which the United States mint struck off a number of sets of the pro- posed coin. They looked protty and were distributed among members of the house, but that was the only progress made in their coinage. The incident is perhaps most significant in verification of the trite adage “Thereis nothing new under the sun.” THE successful oxploit of the “‘Iixpo- sition flyer,” covering the distance be- tween New York and Chicago in the re- duced time of twenty hours, is a themo of general newspaper comment. It demonstrates tl those who are able to pay may expeet to soon have transporta- tion at their disposal with a minimum speed of at least sixty'miles an hour on all well-oquipped roads. ‘But the feat of the millionaire train does not prove to the public’s satisfaction that the great mass who patronize the railroads are to derive any benefit fromr:the fast train service which has just beén inaugurated, ‘What the common people, want is lower fares, not fewer hours: One per cont of the traveling public may be willing and can afford to pay extra for saving a fow hours by riding on a luxtrious fiyer, but to the other 99 per cent a saving of cost and not of time is'the great desid- oratem. It would séem as though re- gard for their own interests alone would lead the roads to adopt the policy the popular demand suggests. Tne democrats of Kansas are now fully awake to the painful realization of the fact that they surrendered their party identity forever last year when they formed a political alliance with the populists for the sake of controlling a few offices. Not only did the advantage accrue almost solely to the populists, but that party took legislative steps last winter to destroy as completely as pos- sible the identity of the democratic party in the Sunflower state. A law was passed by the legislature which pro- vided that no party which at the pre- ceding general election nominated or endorsed the cundidates of an opposing party shall bo entitled to representation on the election boards. Inasmuch as the democrats of Kansas endorsed all tho populists’ candidates last fall, they will be compelled to worry along through the coming campaign with elec- tion boards made up of republicans and populists. Tuarkey Agal Threatened. Philadelphia Times, It's remarkable that we didu't hear of any Mohammedans emigrating largely to this country till it was learncd that the sultan of “Turkoy is an enthusiastic piano player. ————— Democracy in Peril, St. Louis Republie, A few months ago it seemed to be with the democratic party only a matter of triumphant progress from vietory to vietory. Now it is a question of what can be done to prevent the party from being driven back. — - Suggestive of Plscatorial Pursults, St. Paul Ploncer Pess, The suggestion that Clarkson be pitted nst Boies for governor of Iowa contains @ hint that next election day down there might be a good time for the voters to go fishing. A Shining Example. Ransas City Star, The example set by Socretaries Gresham aud Herbert, one a federal general and the othera confederate colonel in the late war, in together attending the Decoration day services in Washington™1s ‘one which coutd be followed with profit tp the nation by the leaders of both sides on similar occasions. Such incidents make Memorial day truly what it should be. € o [ — Speculating on Towa, Globe-Dentocrat, The democrats pretead to be confident of carrying Iowa this year, but in reality their chances in this diréction aro almost as poor as they are in Ohio. ‘Ihére will be no mon- keying with prohibition on the part of the Towa republicans, and consequently they will present a solid i w0 their foes. Under such conditions Yy c: a their state by from 1 The Antl-Trust Philadelphia’ Most of the western atates are to be repre- sented at the convention to be held in Cni- cugo on June b for the purpose of devising somo means of throttling the trusts, The convention should, at the least, forcibly di- reot public attention to the vast power which these illicit combinations have 8o rapidly at- tained. But the real throttling act will have to be performed in Washington at the hands of the coming congres nvention. cord. ——— Disgusting Snobbery, Philadelphia Press, What is called and miscalled “our best society” never made a bigger ass of its col- lectiye self than at the infanta ball Friday night, according to all the New York papers. The poor women who acted as “*patronesses'’ were & nice, respeotable lot, who probably ordinarily know about how to behave, but in the vain desire to make beiiove that New York for ona proctous moment had a courh, mu{' managed to make egregious fools of thomselves, It s of no groat consequence whother peoplo bow or courtesy in the “tm way or do the right thing in approaching the lwlnrm!, but if the thing is to bo done at all, t ought to be done without turning Amerl- can manners into & laughing stock The Gang Should Go. New York Advertiser, The mafority of the long listof dark crimee committod by the Chinese on the Pacific coast, where the “highbinders” cut throats to order, are doubtless chargeable to tho in- stigation of the Six Companies. zation is thoroughly unamerican and un- christian and_ought to be extirpated, root and branch. There s no humano reason why it should be permitted to exist. Let 1t be wiped out. ——— The Annoxation Fover, Philadelphia Ledger. And now it is reported, although not by authority, that Nicaragun ia thinking of ask- ing for an erican protecto The logical sequence of annexing Ha ing iva protectorate would be the annexa- tion of such Am n countries as invito it. Entangling alliances are foreign to Amer- ican policy. 1If anything is to be done with Hawaii or any other foreign country nothing short of annexation and ultimato admission into the union should be considerod. et dhsdiidy The Financial Outlook Not Alarming, George Rutledge Qb in the June Forum, Commercial squalls will come perhaps, but nothing now presages a cyclone. The coun- try has not been converiing vast sums of floating into fixed capital; it has not been caught with a large number of incomplote railroads or enterprisos of any description, and prices are generally low. There has been enough skopticism in financial and cor mercial circles during tho past yoar to a as a brake on ambitious speculators and pro- moters, 80 we should be hopeful that such further liquidation as may be necessary will be conducted gradually rather than through the form of an acute commercial crisis, PRoa it Our Relations with China. New York Tribune. Mr. Ashton, one of the council for the Chinose in the recent litigation over tho Geary law, is authority for the statement that “the Chinese government has given notico to our State department that if that law is enforced, all diplomatic relations with China will be severed, and all Amoricans in China will bo ordered to withdraw. This throws . an il nt light upon the action n in virtually nullifying the law. There can be littlo doubt that its courso is sustained by the goneral sentiment of the country. No one wants to sce an im ble wall erected be- twoeen the two countries. or to have Amori- can interests.in Chi fously injured. i peag e — A Polnter from lown, Burtin_ton Hawkeye. The more we think of it the more we be- come convinced that the South Carolina plan of letting the 11 a1l liquors would not, be a bad one at all for fowa. ~ Governor Till- man thinks that nearly 1,000,000 gailons of liquor will be sold during the first year of the law, which he calculates will net the stato about $500,000. But Governor Tillman is new in the liquor business and unac- quainted with its great possihilities. After a while he will understand that on 100,000 allons of liquor he ought to make at least a dollar profit a gallon and he will see that vrices are increased. And then think, what o bonanza the trafiic will become. Iowa ought to give the matter some serious re- flection. i NEBRASKA AND NEUBZASKANS, Warren E. Chesnoy, one of the oldost set- tlers in Gage county, died at his home ncar DeWtt, aged The Gage County Tenchers institute will De held at Beatrice July 5 to 15 and the in- structors will be Profs. Pearso and Corbett. Maurice Brown and John Murphy are in jail at Pawneo City awaiting trial on tho charge of stealing a trunk from a Burlington train, Tho state of Beatrice once more contains the form of L. W. Colby. The colonel pro- poses to tarry in Gage county for two or threo weeks. A Swedish farmer residing near St. Libory, Howard county, was struck by lightning while crossing’ the railroad track and mstantly killed. Fire dostroyed the clevator belonging to Milbourn & McGinnis at Minden, entailing a loss of £11,000. It is supposcd the flames originated 'trom lightning. Arrangements have already been made to rebuild. Searney poople havo extended an informal invitation to the manufacturers exposition to show itself in the Midway city next time, | and the guaranty is given that the city will not allow the exhibition to be a There was a time when the Ke: nal was an eyesorc toa newspaper man. But that period is at an end, and under the direction of J. H. Inman the Journal is not only a typographical beauty, buta joy for- ever to those who read the thoughts it every day contains. George Band, a 12-year-old Louisville boy, was discovered robbing the money drawor at tho Missouri Pacific depot and arrested. He pleaded guilty to the charge and said he had robbed the drawer four or five times. He will probably be sent to the reform school. While Mrs. C. S. Hayes was at the Nor- folk cemetery engaged in decorating graves her dress skirt caught firo from some burn- ing rubbish and before the flames could be oxtinguished the skirt was almost consumed. A heavy petticont saved Mrs. Hayes from being fatally burned, Recent examinations among the orchards have not been very gratifying to the owners, says the Weeping Water Eagle. Thero scems 1o be o shortage in the apple crop all through this section of the country. Cherries will also bea light crop. Peachos are better, the prospect being good for a large crop. The smaller fruits, such as rasp- berrics, = blackberrics and strawberrics, promise well at this writin, ————— PEOPLE AND THINGS. Ambassador Bayard sails for England to- morrow. It was a tender and gracious act of the Spanish princess—placing a wreath on the tomb of Grant on meriorial day. Brazil proposes to impors 100,000 Chinamen to till her coffee plantations. Here is a chance to make the Geary act effective, The Inter-Ocean confesses that “Chicago inits bulletin boards is as rural as any frontier village of a thousand inhabitants. And a thousand fold “louder.” Bonanza Mackay says ho1s in no sense a speculator. 1 doubt,” he added, “if I ever bought 10,000 shares of stock in Wall streot in my life. 1do not believe in speculating.” George Rose of Liberty, Ind., stopped chewing tobacco a few years ago and bogan munching newspapers 48 a substitute, 1is funeral a few days ugo was the largest seen in the town in years. John Burns, the London labor leader, be- gan his summer series of Sunday lectures at Battersea park recently. He is said to poss an almost old-fashioned courtesy of manuer in private intercourse. His great hobby is skating. The first wife of Brigham Young is in Chicago with her daughter. She is described as a sweet, dignified woman of seventy-two, of medium size, with a geutle face, kindly gray eyes, gray hairdrawn back over either side of her temples, The condition of Senator Colquitt of Georgia is improving, and is not now of a sort Lo cause serious concern. The feeling of returning health makes him more than usually alive to passing events, ana he ex pects to be ready for duty at the noxt roll- call of the senate. As Pope Leo grows older he seems to be more and more favord publican in- stitutions. In an asudience which he gra 1 last Thursday to Vicomte Vogue at the Vati can, he afirmed in more forcible lan than ever his views in favor of the French republic and of democratic governments in general, Under the revised and revamped code of morals in Baltimore, spooning is prohibited in public parks. A young coupie recently uu\:fghnun smacking attitude were run and fined $25--the man §0, the girl Should this drastic blue law remain in force, tho fair and festive Baltimoreans must take to the woods and pull the blinds. Down in Dallas, Tex., *‘a handsome widow of 20, smarting under insults heaped u‘mn her, grabbed a pistol and transformed her traducer into a human sieve. She put six bullets into his car:ass. Five penctrated his vital organs withiu a space of three { liko frightened shoep.” | princess think of tho American poople,” ho e wEY v inches and the sixth elit his alar, an- Noter's fnjunction, “Beware of the Wid- dors” should be consprovously posted in Toxas. When Mme. Blavatsky's body was cre- mated two yoars ago the ashes wera divided into three pafts, the Awmeriean, liuropean and Indian sections of the Theosophical so- cloty being each awarded & portion. An onyx oasket, containing the American share, was rocently placed in view of the fafthful 84 1 moeting of the Amorican section in New ork. The Peary exploring expedition to G land starts from Philadelphia Juno party will consist of sixicon persous, in cluding Mrs, Peary, who ngain faces the winter arctic regions, T'welve persons will remain in Greenland two winters and con- duct a series of exploring expeditions in intorior and North Greenland, perhaps as far as the North polo. General John S, Berry, secrotary of the Baltimore park board, has’ earned the undy- ing enmity of the young peoplo of that city by prohibiting ‘sparking” in the parks The general says that a man and a woman way sit on a bonch torother chatting as long as they please, but the man must not put his arm around the woman's waist, and the woman must not lay her head on the man's shoulder, Commandor Davis, government escort of Eulalia, has mortally offended the blue- nosed McAllisters and Do Poysters of Gotham. T don't know any more about society here,” he says, ‘‘than I know about society in Timbuctoo, and I don't want to know “anything about it.” Ho does know that “‘woll aressed ladics and gentleman ran around the carriages (of the royal party) “What can the asks, “when she sees them chasing after hor carriago as if 1t were the red wheeled wagon of a circus? As to me, it makes me sick.” Which sentiment decent Americans every- where will echo. —_——— DOWN GO THE RATES. Chienp Fares 18 Now tho Order from Colo- rado and Missourl River Polnts, Cimeaao, 11l June 1.—The inauguration of the cheap rates from Colorado and the Mis- souri river has started the ball to rolling, and now there is no telling whero it will stop. The lirst thing this morning the Alton announced that it would meet the rates es- tablished by the Atchison, and declared vhat a §37.50 round trip rate between Chi- cago and Denver d u §17.50 rate botween Chicago and the Missouri river would be good for west-bound as well as for east- bound trafi It went the Atchison one better by declaring that its one-way rates both east and west would be based on the round trip fares. he Atchison atonce made its eastbound rates goold for westbound travel and proportioned its one-way rates as the Alton had done. The Rock Island promptly came into line and made the same rates, but left the Omaha rate untouched. That wiil be settled to- morrow probably. The Burlington has made no official announcement, but it s sharging no more than tho others. Nothing was done towards proportioning the rates from the northwest today. It was reported that the Albert I had mad 6.65 rate between Chicago and St. Paul, but the Rock Island ofticinls de- nied that this s0. They mitted, however, that the rates from the northwest would be equalized with those from the Missouri river. While the rates were tumbling tos goneral passenger agonts of the Wt Passonger associati gathered in sol- emn conclave, gravely ussing ways and means of harmonizing dificuities and of keeping up World's fawr rates. They had harmonized nothing and they stiffened no rates, but after talking all day and voting down'a proposition to proportion rates from the northwest upon those from the Missouri river and Colorado they adjourned unti Saturday. After this resolution had been voted down and the meeting had adjourned, nobody seemed to any i but what the rates would be proportioned as pr for in the defeated resolution, The apparent incon- sistency was explained by one member of the meeting as follows: *“*We did not care to go on record, but somebody is going to proportion these rates and then all the rest of us will have to do the same thing. There are other ways of reducing rates than by voting on them.” cting of the Clicago & rn road was held today. All the oficers, directors and members of the execu- tive committee were re-clected and the meeting was, for the most part, a mere formality. The annual statement showed gross earnings for the year ending May 81, (the month of May being estimated) of $32- income being 32,4 H es (May L The dividends on on common surplus of $ the Fremont, ol ad was $114.500 1 the deficit of the Sioux City & Pacific , leaving a net surplus of 807,905 The propce sition to incorporate the Milwaikee, Lake hore & Western with the Northwestern system was left with the ofiicials of the road, which means that it will come in, It was expected that the moeting of the Western Passenger as: ion today would adopt one and onc: are ratos for July 4, between points within 200 miles of each other, but it did not. The matter will prob- ably be settled within a few days, however, en routo v the tern ————— Knnsas Clty Walters Strike, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., June 1.—The waiters were locked out by several restaurancs last night on account of a disagreement as to wages and hours, This morning the locked- out men marched in procession to all the other restaurants employing union men, and e .!r\'\’.‘ gy ¥ thay all joined the ranks, making the I goneral, The places of the nhkun" supnlied with nonunion men. ‘The hotel were not affeoted, ——— WIPRD OUT A TOW N, Disnatrons Work of & Cyolone at Rosedal Miss -Rilled and Tnjared. RoseoaLr, Miss,, Juno 1. ayclone atruelf this town at 4 o'olock yesterday afternoor and almost wiped out the villagoe, he roa: of the wind drownod the orfes of th wounded. The scone was awful fn 1 grandeur and boggars description. Th killed aro as follows: REV. W. L. BOWDRE. MRS. BOWDRE. The list of the wounded embraces tho foll lowing: Mus. Carrarsy Minien. Jons Warens Foore. Lucas Vear, colored. L1y Romissoy, colored. Twonty houses were oither wrecked o badly damaged Among them woro th! Baptist and Mothodist churches and thi City bank. Many cabins occupied by colos people were blown down and treos anl fences were carried by the wind liko s traw] Damage by Wind in Arkansas. NasnviLLe, Ark., Jun®1.—The wind wi very destructive all over this county, fenced barns, trees and crops of all kinds boin, destroyod. A negro’s cabin woro blown dow! f town with a family of four esoapod without fatal injur Lightning struck the hduse of Mr. Josep) Stuart, fatally injuring one of his daughte: At Center Point a number of business hous and tho Baptist church was blown down, Anogro was killed in tho church, I'h 1sas & Louisiana railroad sustained i jucies from water. Tho fronts wero tow from the store buildings of Ainsley Brothe Cannon & Owens and James A. Hugh tho willand factory of Mr. Hughes wor wrocked. The nows from the country nort of here, where the storm is supposed to have done the most serious damage, has not been received at this hour. —_—— SUMMNER MERRIMENT. Philadelphia Times: W their own shapes, otho everybody clse, 1o somo travol ot want to walk all ove: Hicks—Did you hen § about Brash's death? Ho died quite suddonly, Wicks 1t was Iike him. He always was & frpulsive, you know. g New York marry him. Toston Transerl Press: “Sho has promised 15 sho i love with him? M, no; whatever failings sho may h: she lsn't valgar.” Life's Calendar: The Daughter of an Editoy ~Why did you reject b Yo was not ucl companied by stanps. Tntor Ocoan: it tho samo wman tha brousht tho biil before? “Did you say that T was out?" “No; Ttold fim 1 thowsht ho was," pe: “The hoodlum mus . And it does seem as | o must €0 to ple The girl gradunte is again | view, and before tying to . job of ‘monding stockings and washing the dinn will sweetly tell us how to congu world and Chicago, too. Philadely thoy wo oll, Chester was 11:30 p. m ¢ the Chir e Boro, 1 prof v American men.” Why,| g Because tho Chinese must go ne American mon won't. y amoutated his leg 3 What made the doctors walt 80 “Jndgin' from their bills, it must have been to give 0o chance to pull it before they took it of Buffalo Courle A SEVERE LESSON. Washington Star. When winter ¢ nd on the stroos The fce is 1y Ic, Aud when it lifts us from our feet And lands us on the brick, Weo will not hurl upon that fco Romarks with brimstone deckod: Wa're luarning from its prescnt price To treat it with respect. —————— THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Eugene Field in Chicago New Oh. had 1lived in the good old days Wihien the Tehthyornurus rampoil around, When the Elasmosaurus swam the bays And the Sivatherium pawed the ground; Would I hnvo spent my preclous timoe, At weaving golden thoughts in rhymo? Whon tho Tinoceras snooped about And the Plerodactyl flapped its wings; lien the Brontops with tho warty snout Moseyed arount for horbs and (hingss Would'T have bothered myself o'ormuch About divino afliatus and such? The Dinotherium flourished thon, Tho Ptergotus Inshod the sons: Tho Rhamphorynchus prospered whon o Seaphognathus parchad in trooss nd every ereaturo wild or tame, tojoiced 1n s0mo T0COCO nAG, Pause and ponder; who could write A triolet or roundolay, Whilo a Megatherium yawped all night And a Hesperornis yawped all day? Whilo, now and ngain, the bray sonorous Of Glyptodon Asper swelled the chorus? It 1'd beon almost anything ut a poot, I might have got along; o extinét monsters of hoof and wing +o not conductve to lyric song: so nature roserved this tondor bard Tor tho kindlior Age of Pork and Lard. BROWNING, KING Largest ?l:mllfuutnroru and Roetallers of Ulothlng In the W Astonishment Was depicted on the st countenances of all our visitors the past week—not only on aceount of our mag- nificent new quarters, but also the great variety of new goods never shown before. The weavers of the cloth con- tained in our suits have not allowed any poor material to be used in their make, and we have made them up as well as tailors can do the work. We specially call your attention to the line of $10 suits that our tailors have made up to make an extra good im- pression during our opening week-~There are many other choice suits in both the boys’ and men's department that it will pay you to see. We can fit you with the latest style hat at half of hatters’ prices. BROWNING, Etoreopen every eveningtill .34 Baturday ity KING & CO., | 8. W. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts.