Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 29, 1893, Page 4

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B, Tzschck, ary of Tk Brr publish- tng_company does Kolomnly swenr that tho actunl tion of TIE DALY Tikk for the woek ending June 24, 1803, was as follows: Sunday. June 18 3 1as. { Thuraday, Friday, Jun Baturday, J. —i— | SWORN o befors e nd subscrived in {8RaL | iy presence thily 2411 day of Juno, 1803 —~ N. P. FriL, Notary Public. The Bee In Chicago. Tar DALY and SuNDAY BER 18 on salo in Objeago at the following pl almor hotse, Grand Pacific hotel. Auditorium hotel. Great Northern hotol. Goro hotel, Leland hotol, Wells B. Sizor, 189 § Files of Tite Ber braka building and the Administration bulld- ing, Exposition erounds. Average Circulntion for Mn CoLLECTOR NORTH has arrived with his padlock. THE silver mines may close down but the western farmer will continue to raise immense crops of wheat and corn. THE attorney general may be willing to send Mosher to the Lincoln peniten- tiary, but Judge Dundy is popularly be- lieved to have something to say about it. SINCE the price of silver struck the toboggan slide there has been a notice- able shrinkage in the value of the argu- ments in favor of free and unlimited coinage. I wAs decidedly unfortunate for David Bennett Hill that the council of India should abandon free silver coinage just as he fell from the fence into the free silver camp. THERE should be little occasion for a panic in a country like the United States, where the people have some- thing like $1,700,000,000 on deposit in the savings banks. THE head that wears the German crown is resting easior over the favor- ablo prospect of the suceess of the army bill. The majority will be a narrow -one, but 'twill sorve. THE real financial problem of the day i8 not how more money shall be issued by the govornment, but how the money already issued can be induced to enter into general circulation. THE Texas land agents and town lot boomers are just now in full sympathy with the objects of the gulf railroad convention at Lincoln. This is not, however, a good season for suckers. A LARGE majorily of the republican and democratic newspapers of the coun- try unite in favoring honest money. If the populist editors will fall in line the sentiment in favor of a 100-cent dollar will be practically unanimous. As A political manager Emperor ‘William is in every way the peer of Calvin S. Brice or David Bennett Hill. His success in overturning a formidable majority in the German Reichstag was mainly due to the introduction ot Amer- ican methods. JUST now the gold laced commodores of the United States navy are boasting of their ability to “make hay out of the Chinese navy.” Inview of the peaceful relations now existing between this country and the flowery kingdom, the commodores are too painfully obtrusive. THE Chadron-Chicago wboy race has been run without much injury to man or beast, Nebraska is grateful to the humanitarians for the advertising they contributed to the state through their frantic offorts to stop the race. The average Nebraska grown broncho does not need their sympathy. Now that the surgeon general of the marines has announced that the United States is in no danger from a cholera in- vasion this year, the country will breathe easier. But the bare announcement to the marines should not deter the health authorities on the seaboard from exors cising an unrvelonting vigilance. ProrLe who have long since aban- doned all hopes of living until the mil- lennium puts in an appearance will do well to emigrate to Ohio and await tho success of the prohibition party in that state. That party has just enunciated o platform which demands woman suf- frage, absolute prohibition of the liquor traffie, prohibition of speculation, pro- tection of tho day of rest, and about eyerything olse that appeals to the senti- wents of people who expect to make the world just right by statutory enactment. WE THINK we voice the prevailing sentiment among demoeratic candidates for positions in Nebraska land offices when we say that the proposed abandon- ment of some of these offices is an over- lasting shame upon the adwministration at Washington. These candidates have fed on hope since last November. Dur- ing the campaign they sawed wood, car- ried torches and lied about the tariff all for Grover Cleveland and an office. They deserve bettor things at the hands of the Dedicated Oue. l THE WEST AND THE THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, RRENCY, The eastern men who write opinions | for eastorn papers scom to have fallen 1 into a common error as to the true senti- | ments of the west in regard to the national currency. In ything thoy write they seem to ke it for granted that the only people in the United States oly in carnest in their de- who ave sinee mands for honest money are those who live in the littlestrip of country between the Alleghenies and tho Atlantie. Act- ing upon this theory, they are persistent in their iterations that the people of “the west” are attempting to force upon the nation a policy that would, to say tho least, be & serious menace to the prosperity of the country. They are continnally asserting that itisin “‘the west” that the dangerous theorfes of finance have their origin and their strongest support. eve gethor blamelees for tho ignorance of the eastorn people as to thoir true sen- timents upon the currency question. Tt is undeniably true that the loudest exponents of the visionary and im- practicable financial theories which have so unduly alarmed tho more sensitive natures of tho eastern poople live hero in the west; but it is equally true that the men who advocate the doctrine of debused currency have but fow followers. The growth of the pov- ulist party in the west is by no means an evidence of the growth of a senti- ment in favor of a cheap or a dishonest dollar. That party exists today more as a rebuke to the dishonest methods of the older parties in the conductof affairs in western states than as a demand for a 1 departure in national financial methods, The populist enunciation in regard to the financial problem is merely an incident in its development, not the ise of it. The west recognizes no geographical lines when it comes to the question of honest money. The men who have de- veloped the empive of tervitory lying botween the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast ave as firmly grounded in reiples of honest finance as theiv n in the east. In the west asin the east, development has come along diversified lines. ~While agricultur has unquestionably taken the lead, man- ufacturing has followed closely behind, and today industry in the west is as ramificd “as in the east. The people of the west recognized as readily as those of the cast the broad underlying principle that prosperity is only possible in & nation where the dollar of one scetion is equally the dollar of another. This principle is as much the basis of financial controve west of the Mississippi river as east cf it. The people of the west recogn too, the fact that the interests soveral geographical se country are interdependent. The cast with its abnormally developed manu- facturing interests would find but little demand for its wares if deprived of the inexhaustible market always at hand in the great agricultural west, while, upon the other side, the enormous surplus of the west would be a8 valueless as an ac- cwnulation of rubbish if shut out from the great nfarkets of the east. This being true, how can the west be aceused of faroring a dishonest curvency( and repudiation of honest debts? How can the east arrogate to itself all the finan- cial virtue of the country? The assump- tion is as false as it is ridiculous. Opinions may differ as to the volume of currcney necessary to transact the busi- ness of the nation; butas to the charac ter of the currency the great mass of western people is in accord with the con- servative people of the cast. of the ions of the A CHANGE IN THE RULES. The Fifty-first congress made a record for business almost unprecedented in the history of the government. The reason for this was that it established rules which enabled the majority to act and prevented the minority from ob- structing legislation. The method of doing this was a good deal iticised at the time, but the intelligent judgment of the country has s approved of it. The indisputable fact is that without such rules as were adopted by the con- gress of which Speaker Keed was tho leader a great deal of most important legislation, which has been of great benefit to the country, would have failed. The demoeratic party was bitterly hos- to the course pursued in the Pifty- st congress in order to secure logisla- tion which the majority believed to be necessary, but at this time the democ- s not so hostile to that form of parliam :ntary rules. Acrecent interview with one of the members of the committeo on rules of the last congress, who will probably oc 1py a similar position in the coming songr ted the statement that a radical change in the rules will be nec sary in order to enable the majority to carry out its plans and wishos. In the Pifty-first congross there was no difli- culty, because the rules permitted the speaker to count a quornm when a suffi- cient number of the members of the house was present to constitute a quorum, and having done this, the speaker had the right to declare the re- sult of a vote on the strength of the at- tendance. By this moethod, when there was 4 quorum of the house, tho vote on. any measure was ive. The last congre went to the old system, which in view of the great demoeratic majority in the house it was p able t) do without any serious dan to legislation. The demceratic majority in the next house will not bo so great, and the leaders are debating the propriety of muking rules that will enablo the majority to rule, This prowmi. to furnish one cause of a hit'er contest betwoen the democratic fastions in the next congress. The ad- ministration forees, or more properly that element of the party which is in sym- pathy with the financial views of the administration, will endeavor to secure @ modification of the rules which will excludo fitibustering, and this will be vigorously opposed by the silver men. It is on this that the first great fight in the next house of represcntatives is likely to cecur, and the result will prac- tically dotermine what will be done with the silver question so far as the house of representatives is concerned. The hope of the administration policy regard- ing sllver is plainly dependent 1 wpon | house of represontatives shall The people of the west are not alto- | the which the next adopt, and the indications now are that the in- fluence of the administration will be given in favor of the practical restora- tion of the rules of the Fifty-first con- gress, under which the majority was al- ways enabled to have its will respected. If this is dene, and there is ever to beliove that it will be, the financial policy of the administration will stand a vory good chanco of success, while it will furnish a complete endorsement of the rules of the last republican congress and the rulings of “Czar Reed.’ rules A BARE MAJORITY According to tho latest advices the new German Reichstag, which will con- vene on July 4, will have a bare major- ity for the gosernment. The exact force of tho several partios cannot yet bo acou- ratoly stated, but the figures indicate that the supportors of the army bill will have just enough to carry that measure when the organization is completed, and if this shall prove to be tho cass the government will undoubtedly, it it be disposed, be able to add to its strength sufficient to absolutely in- sure the success of its policy. It is an interesting fact in connection with the second balloting, if the statements of the correspondents are to be accepted as trustworthy, that the government made no extraordinary effort to control votes. The statement has been made that not an ofiicial hand was stirred in Berlin to direct the voting, and that not en the provincial officoholders were required o exert any influence in induc- ing the people to support the candidates favorable to the army bill. The govern- ment, so far as appearedon the surface, maintained a policy of absolute non- interference, and by reason of this the result of the second ballots is re- garded as a great moral victory for the emperor and the chancellor. The fact is that somebody has done admirable political work that has resulted very greatly tothe advantage of the govern- mont. Perhaps an explanation of the result, and it may be the true one, is to be found in a popular apprehension of the growth of socialism. The rapid spread of sceialistic ideas, threatening to re- solve the contest in the German empire to a war between imperialism and socialism in their extreme forms, may have alarmed the conservative elements of the country and induced them to come to the assistance of the government, not because they believe it is desirable to increase the military burden, but for the reason that they think it would be wiser to do this than to surrender the empire to the control of the socialists. After all, the heart of the German peoplo is with the emporor, and while they will resent any move- ment in the divection of despotic rule thoy will not withhold support whichtis clearly shown to be essential to the preservation aud the integrity of the empire. 4 It would scem that the imperial gov- ernment has been guided in connection with the second balloting by the wisest and most prudent consideration: The emperor himself, too much given upon extraordinary occasions to intemperate utterances which have. the effect to un- duly excite the people and furnish politi- cal capital for his opponents, has been discreetly silent since the first clections, and his example has been wisely fol- lowed by his prime minister. Thus the government has done nothing to excite the passions of the people or to furnish ammunition to its opponents, shrewdly resting its caso upon an appeal alveady made to the popular patriotism and in bohalf of national security. The wisdom of this course seems to be fully justified in the result. What scemed two weeks ago to be inevitable defeat for the government has been changed to victory, which, al- though not so complete as the emperor desired and hoped for, is still far better than he had reason to expeet after the first ballot. The difficulties in the way of the government carring out its policy have not been wholly removed, but they are less serious than before the last elections. THE NEW YURK REPUBLICANS. The sixth annual convention of the State Kepublican leaguo of New York has just closed a notable session at Sara- toga and republicans over the country genorally will find mnch in their delib- erations to commend. While many of the reputed leaders of the party were noticeably absent, the gathering was at- tended by delegates who undonbtedly represented the conservative working forces of the republican organization in the Empire state. In their delibera- tions the delegates addressed themselvos almost solely to financial questions, only referring to tho tariff and other issues incidentally. In their addresses and in the resolutions the democratic party was freely charged with vaccillation and timidity in dealing with the financial crisis. The conservatism of the Empire state republicans is shown in the pledge to lend to President Cleveland their loyal and patriotic support in as far as ho proves himself better that his party. The keynote of the general sentiment was sounded in the resolution which de- clared their belief *‘that every dollar issued by the United States govern- ment should be maintained and neither the debtor nor tho ereditor class should be granted legislation to further the selfish interests of either. Whatover legislation may bo enacted on that sub- jeet should have eonstantly in view the maintenance of the parvity of gold and silver. We doubt the sincority of the demoeratic party in favor of an honest dollar, believing that its record on that question as shown by its representatives in congress and its platform of 1892 in favor of repealing the 10 per cent tax on state bank notes represent the true po- sition of that party on the eurrency question,” In thus confining itself to financial i sues tho New Yerk republicans have u doubtedly given evidence of sound poli- cal judgment. A campaign this fall waged on the tariff issue would be ri- diculous. The tariff can hardly be an issue until the democratic majority in congress raises it to that dignity by for- mulating a measure which will antago- nize the policy left by the republicans as a legacy to the present administration. But, on the other” fand, a continuation of the existing financial situation, with ita perplexing uncertainties, is sure to force the money question into promi- nence in the congressional campaign of next year, \ Looking at lh() ttor from this stand- point the action xiff the New York Re- publican league Whs both timely and commendable. It has laid a very sub- stantial basis fot//a campaign a year hence and at the same time has ereated a feeling of confidence which will stand the party in good stead in the state cam- paign this fall, THE man at the head of the projected Yankton & Norfolk railroad telographs from London that he has completed ar- rangements for ironing the road and that the entive line will be finished by fall from Norfolk to Sioux Falls. The importance of this intelligence to Omaha cannot bo overestimated. The crops in South Dakota are reported better this year than for the past five seasons, and stock growers have enjoyed a most prosperous rear. Omaha has a market for all the live stock that can be shipped from South Dakota, and our merchants have the goods to exchango for the pro- ducts of that state. We have roads to the south, the east, the west and north- west, but no direct line to the north, hout which the merchants and manu- facturers of Nebraska cannot compete with eastern shippers as long as South Dakota territory is in the hands of the Chicago ronds TnEe direct effect of the World's fair upon the growth of Chicago's popula- tion will be watched with interest by the people of the west, who naturally teke pride in the only formidable rival of New York City. It is announced, with a great flourish of trumpts, that, upon the basis of the names printed in the new city directory, Chicago has a population of 2,160,000. This makes her the largest city in America. But thore is something a little suspicious about a directory population under the circumstances, The work of building for the exposition and the prospects of money-making during its life have un- doubtedly drawn a lavge floating popu- lation to Chicago, but the directory com- piled a year henee will be much more veliable as a basis for computing the city’s population than the one just issued. EDITOR DANA continues to be the thorn in the democratic side. He now insists that if the administration is de- termined to ignore the Chicago plat- form another national convention shall be called and the platform utterances formally rescinded, A great many demoerats in this gayntry will breathe o sigh of relief when'the Sun editor goes out of polit Tho Umgorbant Potnt, GlobdDdnocrat. It doesn't matter why the Sherman low was passed or which. pirty had most to do with it. The important point is that it has turned out to be a nationai misfortune, and both parties ought to/vote for its repeal. Discourageu Vemocrats, Boston. Advertiser, The democrats of tho west do not seem to be in a very hopeful condition. In two states, at least, they are busy hunting can- didates for governors. In lIowa and Ohio there seoms to b a sad dearth of ambitious democrats, and the postponement of the state conventions there does not speak well for party enthusiasm. e A Partlsan Militi Detroit Free Press. Itis said that the Kuansas populists are busily reorganizing the militia of the state with a view to holding possession of the cap- itol next winter, provided the enemy should endeavor to oust them, If this bo true they are wasting valuable time and money, for military rule in the time of profound peace will not be tolerated, even in Kansus. et Sloux Soldiers a Faiture. Ransas City Star. The experience of making soldiers out of Sioux warriors is in danger of total failure. The red men have found that the carrying of knapsacks is beneath their dignity "and propose to retire to private life as soon as over thoy can. If the government ever ex- pects to make a success of the project, it will have to enlist squaws to do the hard work. Favorab Indianapolis Journal. There apnears to be a growing confidence in the best posted circles that the decision in the Bering sea affair will be favorable to the United Stat Even the Anglomaniac vress ed to depreciato the claims of the American sige, The fact that the counsel of Great Britain has declared that tho seals must bo protected by international agree- ment is o yielding, —_——— Haymow Moncymunines, Philadelphia’ Ledg r. One of the westorn speakers at the con- gress of bankoers presented to that astonished body the absurd theory usually confined to populist journals, that the present financial situation hod been brought about by eastern capitaiists in an effort to discreait silver, It is scarcely possiblo to teach such people financial truths, When their follies thrust the truths upon them in the shape of bank failures they find a bogey man iu the east to whom to aseribe their troubles, instead of attributing them to the real cause, unwise legislation. — Cannda Goos Nebraska One Bottor, Philadelphia Press. There aro some clever contractors on pub- lle works in Canada, where the art of how not to doit as appiied to government jobs has been practiced with extraordinary siceess of lato. Some of these thrifty fellows who had o $175,000 contract for building two bridges across the Lachine canal at Mon- treal have already drawn $600,000, and the work mpleted. They hauled stone by teanis from a quarry twenty miles distant, although a ¥allroad ran directiy fiom the q to thy Dridges. Stone that should have cost #5 per cubic yard 1o cut was pait for at tho ratq of 859 a yard, while on one contract #60,000 was paid for lumber that should have cost hut §14.000. Evidenuy the Canadian raseals’ aro developing into truly continental proportions, Tho Debt Nepurinted, New York Tribune, And aboye all, Mr. Cléveland owes a debt of gratitude to Adlal for,carrying in his left- hand trousers’ muuun,fi;)r a month before the election the left hind, foot of o graveyard rabbit. Without this it is generally be- lieved throughout the—south, and in many northern l-umn\unllh}, »R\mn have been made progperous in spite of LH® tariff by seeing the now moon over the right shoulder, that the ticket would have been snowed under. Mr. Cleveland seems to have forgotten this im- portant circumstance. While he was fish- ing with ‘hell-grummets’ in Buzard's Bay or discussing finance with Elias Cornelius Benedict in the cabin of the™ Oneida and letting the camlu\gn run itself, Adlar E. Stevenson was lugging the left hind foot of graveyard rabbit through the southern states, clearing the way to the at victory in November. For Mr. Cleve- land to treat him in the way heis doing seems the height of ingratitude. It is very distressing. One cannot think of Adlai, sitting in the solitude of his Bloomington oftice contemplacing that left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit, without being a good deal tumbled up with emction, He makes us think of the forlorn confederate soldie who satona stump after Lee's surrender and said “he'd bo darned if he'd ever love another country.” JUNE 29, 1893, SIGHTS AT THE PAIR, Ecuador is chiefly reprosented by prim- itive pottery and quoer wood carvings, Brazil exhibits a chair that belonged to Dom Pedro, also his saddle, bridle, spurs and othor nccoutrements, The 22500 American exhibitors a4 the World's tair propose to raise $100,000 to bo expended in the celodration of the Fourth of July, Pennsylvania will make Chicago a prosent of the stato building and_its contonts at the close of the ex clude the Liberty beil. About 700 men of New York's famous Seventh regiment will go to Chicago to assist_in the celebration September 4 of Now York day. The state will pay the ex- penses to the amount of §32,000. The government has sent to the exposition the Blake, a vessel fully equipped for making deap sca soundings and measuring currents. The Blake has surveyed 80,000 miles of the shore line of the United States. It is pro. vided with a system of anchorage which permits it being held at anchor in water 12,000 feot deep. ‘I'he caravels are to bo received with elab- orate ceremony at Chicago, All the craft on the lake will ‘meot thom. The anchor will be made near the convent of La Rabida, The crews aro to bo escorted to tho Admin- istration building and formally welcomed, A luncneon at La Ribida will follow, with fire- works in the evening. The }\l‘m(m*l in which Brazil is most proud is her furniture and othoer cles made of her native woods. A very plain parlor set made of jacarunda wood, resembling ebony, is valued at 1,000, and a single arm chair, with legs, arms and back elaborately carved, is said to be worth #1,000. Tho ir repro- sents the work of one man for six months, The Alaska exhibit in the Government building contains gold, ores, garnots and other crystals; woods, cedar, spruce, alder and hemlock; furs and fishes; copper and silver ornaments, chatms, toys, weapons, musieal instruments, pipes and lamps hol- lowed out of stonc; baskots, mats, wood carvings; the outfit of a native doctor; boats and fishing tackle; the entire wardrobo of a native; everything, in fact, used in Alaskan 1ife is hore represcntod. In the Moorish palace visitors need to keop thoir wits about them. The place is filled with illusions which try the temper of the unwary. On the ground floor is the Alham- bra palace. It does not occupy more than forty square feot, yet by an arrangement of mirrors it looks many times us large. Tho visitor who knows it all marches boldly into the palace and usually comes slap up against o mirror before he finds out that he has a fow things yet to learn, A steam mocking bird whistlo was put upon the roof of Machinery 1 somo timo ago, but has been taken down again in order that 1t may be revlaced by a larier one. The new one is to have a eylinder two feet long and eight inches in diameter, It 1s intended as a signal to call firemen who may be off duty when a fire broaks out, and also to notify the Columbian guards to shut the doors of the buildings to prevent crowds from rushing to the fire and getting in the way of the fire compani The Venezuelan building is to be dedicated July 5, the anniversary of that country's in- dependence. The standard of Pizarro, which waved 350 years ago over the cong queror of Peru, tho congratulatory medaf presented by George Washington to Peru) and General Bolivar's sword, with a golden sheath and 1,200 diamonds in its hilt, are included in the building's treasures. Vene- zuelan commerce is represented by sazar, tobacco, liquors, leather, gold ores, fertil- izers. building stones, coffee, cocon and oils. The Maxim Gun company of London has erected a building on the exposition grounds where is shown an automatic gun which shoots 750 cartridges per minute. It is fed from a belt holding 334 cartridges, and the cartridges are taken from the belt, inserted and ilred by merely pressing a button. The gun can be attached to a saddle or light ‘wagon in a few minutes ana is easily ad- justed. In the building there is a oylinder of boiler iron, twenty fect long and one foot in diameter, closed with a solid block of stoal hollowed so as to deflect the balls into the ground, and through this cylinder the tests are made, the gun barrel being inserted into the other end of it. NEBRASKA AND N The Otoe County Medical society meets at Syracuse today. s Mrs. Pottett of Warnerville died at the age of 8 years of cancer of the stomach. The Nebraska City fathers have indefi- nitely postponed the ordinance taxing tele- phone poles. Judge S. A. Holeomb, who has been qnite ill'at his home in Broken Bow, is now re- ported to be improving and out of danger. Spontaneous combustion set fire to the Model mills at Wilber, but the flames were extinguished before much damago was done. Jim Bennett of Nemaha City, while trying to soparate u pair of fighting lawyers at Au- burn, had a finger bitten off by one of tho angry attorneys. The Nebraska City starch factory will close down next weok for the first time since the machinery was started over oigh- teen months ago. Hastings_has two juvenile bands. Tho members of ono rango in age from8 to 14 yearsand the musicians of the other are from 15 to 18 years old. A farmer iving near Filley has three chil- dren who haye from ono to four more toes on each foot and fingers on each hand than are commonly given to mortals. Charles Van Green of Calloway touched a blind horso without speaking to the animal and was kicked in the stomach so severely that he died two days later. The barn of John F. Helm of Red Willow county, with two valuable horses and other contents, was entirely destroyed by fire and there wasn't a cent of insurance on the proper Two Indian puils at the Genoa training schonl were united in marriage the other day with imposing ceremonics. Their Anglicized names were Charles Kealear, a Sioux, and Minnie O'Nell, a Shoshone. 't was the first wedding at the school. A young woman named May Huston walked into a Plattsmouth store and started off with a lot of drygoods concealed about her porson for which she had failed to pay. “Pho 1085 of the goods was quickly discovered and the young woman was arrested with the stolen goods in her possession. The Lincoln police_captured a youth the other day who turned out to be a walking ars accumulated in the dime novel fashion. His naizo was Frank Mann and ho had stolen a horso from his uncle, & preacher at Thedford, and started out to be o terror of the plains. His ardor in this direction, however, will probably be cooled by his in- carceration. — PEOPLE AND TUHINGS, he small boys' firecracker overturo invitation to come Fourth. 1t is the lung sessions of municipal bodies that cultivate the tired fecling among the peopls. The supreme court of the state of Wash- ingtou wisely pronounces the anti-cigarette act unconstitutional. Residents of th country are thus given a constitutional dote for fog. Higher education for women scored a new triumph in Boston, A college girl there found & burglar in her room, paralyzed him with & few classic expletives and then dragged his trembling form to the police station. Sarah Luttrell of Astoria, Lil, celebrated her 101st birthday anniversary on the 25th She is a genuine K. I. V., and hus a colony of 300 descendants. Strange to say, she did not see George Washington or d; a win- uet with Lafayette. Senator Stanford loaned money to sena- tors, congressmen and correspondents when- cver they wunted itand never took any obligations of their indebtedness. The state- ment is greatly discredited by the fact that he had something left at his death. The new postmaster of Chapin, I, is also president of the village board, justice of the Desce, notary public, towunship treasurer, school treasurer and village pharmacist. 1f there are any moreoffices in the vicinity that he 't bagged, he probably has nov heard of then. Judge Moberly of (ireene county, Alabama, having besn appointed to suthin' in Wash- ington, has hefted the place and given to his indorser, Congressmau Bankhead, the fol- lowing fetching and as to the third un answerable reasons: *(1) I have lived to L more than 40 years cld and have never bee bossed by anybody, and can't begin that now. (2) 1 s making more than §2,000 at home and like to live there. (3) 1 have 18 an bsition; the gift does not in- | been oleoted president of the Gresne County Fishing club, and it is timo to assume the duties of my office," Mr. Witliam D. McCoy the United Statos in | th was received recontly, was the fourth diplomatic representative of our govern. ment to die at his post of duty in that coun try. This fatality is easily traccable to oli- matic influences Mrs. Hannah Stevenson of Brookfield, Mass., hus just celobrated her 100th birth day. Sho ia said to bo montally bright and vo, though she has smoked tobaceo and aken snuflf for the last eighty-one yoars, to say nothing of a moderate indulgence in opium. Her husband was a minuteman in the war of 1812, Tho big battleship Victoria was not only f the biggest and one of tho best of proved ostliost vessel in the servico from tho day that her kel was Inid. Her hull and ts and interior fittings for officers and crew cost £3,200,000, and her machinery and bollers cost 2,534,585 more. Her armament cost about a million dollars, —— JUDGE MAXWELL, consul general of , nows of whoso Pruv, Neb,, June 27.-~To the Editor of Tur Boe: Apropos of the agitation now going on relative to the successor of Judge Maxwell, allow me to remark that it is evident the mass of the people are heartily in favor of the judge. And as it scems to me highly im- portant that our courts should be removed as far as possible from the taint of partisan polities I would suggest that a movoment Lo started among the poople to place his name upon the ofticial ballot by petition before either of the existing partics have an oppor- tunity to act in the matter. Let, the friends of honest Judge Maxwell in overy voting precinct of the state start a petition in circulation at once, and I predict that the sentiment thus manifested will be 80 overwhelningly in his favor that the po- litical parties will either endorse or leave the place open for the option of the voter. It would be a crying shame and disgrace to the state of Nebraska to allow a few ma- chine politicians to thwart the will of the people in this matter. There can be no surer method of undermining the founda- tions of popular government than by ignor- ing honest, manly and tearless conduct in public oMcials—and per contra—condoning and rewarding the opposite line of action. And this is especially true in reference to our courts of justice. W. D. AssorT. pricao M SUDA PHIZZES. Yonkers Statosman: A theatrical, produc- tion is apt to pay in the long run t over gets there, Somervillo Journal: Even spectacled, gray- hoaded scionce can't always tell just what it is that makes a baby cry Philadelphia Rocord: Charlia Sappy-—No. | don't g0 In for yachting much since the time was knocked overboard and 10st my sonscs. Miss Spright—How sad, and you nover re- covered them, did you Atchison Globe: Whon wo fecl discouraged wo look at u cooped-up chicken in front of grocory store and rovive Lowoll Courler: “How are you feeling now?" said Jones to Smith as the lutter leancd ovor the sido of the boat. “Retch-edly,” gasped Smith. yin' Gree the old mon dofn'#"” “Plowin’ in dialect! Chleago Rocord: +Why havo you nover tried to earn your own living?" “My dear hoy, [ would nevor think of inju ing the rest of mankind by entering into com- petition with 1t."" Elmira_Gazott sure of tho year of but you can't foaze tho Sunday sehool p Philadelphia Ledger: Government dotec- tives in some of the “moonshine™ districts carry kodaks with them to socure evidence. They pick up many a Little bit of still life. Puck: Bell Boy—Dero's a young couplp on as wants you to send ‘em somo Our Johnny isn't quite the battle of Gettysburg, him on the day and hour of Nopo; dark. 1t bright moonlight? Ihum thi ake Harper's Bagar: he inventor of the alphabet must have been a modest man,” said Hawkins. “Why s0?" asked Mawson. “Becuuse he begun It with A" sald Hawkins, “Most men would have bugun (v with L™ A SUMMER FANTASY. Chicago Record Now in the decpest shado Tolters the cow horbiferous, And of the ogg now laid Clamiors the hen vociferous. Thus In Juno's sultry alr, Amid its blooms und odors, The beast and bird prepare To greot the summer hoarders, e T0 THE CHICAGO POLICE. Run him in tenderly, Handle with caro The dark-bluo rvolvers His back pockots bear, Don't jingle his rattlvs, Nor rouse up his iro By making remurics on 1is snakoy attire. Currycomb gently His jungle of hair, Feed him on whisky, Sage hen and be: Although ho has suffered Ignominious defeat, We stili love our darling O1d Ruttlesnake Poto, —M. 8, 4 P+ oo TAYLOR'S TALK. Auditor of the RMarlington Tells Mow that Company Has Lost Business. James G. Taglor, auditor of the B, & M., speaking of the reasons assigned by the newspapers of Nebraska for the reduction of passenger trains on the branch lines, sald to o Bre reporter yesteiday that the matter of curtailing expenses hiad been taken up more than four months ago. “The statement in detail regarding tho earnings of passenger trains on branch lines was made upon last vear's showing, the figures submitted to Mr, Holdroge boing propared in this offico. Te take the not carnings or net exvenses would not by nny means show the earnings of branch lincs, a8 those oarnings are lumped with through business. “After laborious work many months I have ascertained that It costs the B. & M. #1021 por milo to run its passenger and freight trains. ‘This includes overything except fixed charges. While out on one of our branch roads some time ago 1 rodo 184 miles and ouly four persons oceupied the train in that time, Now it is reasonablo to suppose that a railroad cannot operate a train_on that amount of business. On another train, by actual figures, its earn- ngs wora $0.50 per day, wheroas it costs §05 to operate the train during the same length of time. “There has been nothing done by the B. & M. peoplo to warrant the assertion made by the public that we aroe discontinuing trains to make more odious the maximum rate law. The whole truth s that there is not busi- ness enough to warrant tha continuance of trains on branch lines when people will not patronize them. Months ago Mr. Holdrege was made ac- quainted with the true facts in the case, but until immigration was ended for the scason he decided to continue the service, though at a greatloss, ‘There is no more fruitful way of attracting new scttlers to a community than tho roprosentation that said come munity is provided with good train facilities. Fearful that tho discontinuance of trains last spring would seriously interfore with the coming of castorn sottlers and inyvestors, the general manager decided to wait until now bofore putting into prace tice what was clearly a necessity then. “The bottom has completely fallen out of the freight business, the local passonger business being no botter. Through passen- ger business holds its own. Under these conditions the only thing loft the company to do was to curtail trains, and that is what has been done. Should the business war- rant thoy will undoubtedly be put on again, because ‘the railroad s anxious to make a dollar wherever possible. It is not anxious to pay out a dollar for every mile of train moved, T is the situation in a nutshell. “The business man, when he finds trade against him, cuts down expenses; surely tho railroad, which has many more millions at stako than the business man, ought to be permitted to do the sam “One thing is sure, our passenger service on branch lines is greatly superior to the sery on branch lines of the New York Central, and 1 am certain our freight service is just as good.” SEL A PAVING COUNIY ROADS, extonding over Commissioners Will Take No Further Steps Toward tho Work this Year. It is practicably settled that none of the country roads leading from the city will be paved this season, and that no additional attempt will be made to dispose of the $150,000 of paving bonds voted last year until tho eastern money market is in better condition. The commissioners are all of the opinfon that the roads should be paved, but they hold that to readvertise for bids for the pur- chase of the bonds would not Do justified, owing to the fact that there might bo some question about their meeting with a ready sale. They will do nothing this year, unless Hayes & Sons of Cleveland, O., should recon- sider their refusal and decide to take the bonds in accordance with the terms of their bid, which was made some time ago and ac- cepted by the county. In making preparations for tho laying of the pavement the county expended consider- able money in the way of advertising, pre- paring plans, surveying and graaing. The 5,000 check which the Cleveland people put up as a forfeit will more than cover the expenses that have been wcurred in getting the bond proposition into shape and in doing the prelin 'y work incident to_the starting of the paving. There is no chance to hold the other bid- ders for the bonds, as when the commis- sioners found that the Hayses wcro the highest bidders for the bonds they accepted their bid and returned the other checks to the respective owners. The commissioners are of the opinion that they will have no trouble 1 collecting the 5,000 from Hayes & Sons, as the firm was furnished with all of the datain connec- tion with the bonds, and after receiving this they made a square-toed bid, totally devoid of any reservation Postmistress Dods A fow days ago & complaint was lodged in Justice Edgerton’s court against Mrs. Dod- son, postmistress at Benson, a suburb of this city. The lady was charged with being a party toa disturbance and assault upon a Miss Miller in conjunction with a Mrs. Trapp. The testimony showed that tho parties to the quarrel had met in the Benson postoftice and happened to engage in & squabble in the presence of Mrs. Dodson. 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