Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1893, Page 5

SILVER ADVOCATES MOVING | Oall for a National Oonvantion of the American Bimetallio Leagns. ITS MEMBERS ARE VERY CONFIDENT Goneral Warner Thinks the Sherman Taw Cannot Be Mepenled Without Conces- #lons Holng Made to the Silverites ~Jtesult of a Cni Wasuixatox, July 4.--The following call for & national convention of the Amer- fean Bimetallic league was issued from the national headquarters this morning Wasn July 4, 1893.~The ro- cent ts of the greatest mo suntey calls for wihse counsel action on th part of all patriotic citizens. A ¢ DOse 15 manifest to selze upon ¢ p- POrtunity to destroy silver s u and to establishi finally and forover th gle gold standard and at ono stroko to ci 1l dubls 1l dabts, with an fall of ‘prices. A fin, y artificial and nc s a1 object lesson 1o present siiver 1 sreato w manifestation of public ment, und cover of which the groater erime of overthrowing the money of thy constitution and establishing the singlo gold standurd may be consunimnted, AS i part of the samo great conspiracy, the mints of India have ‘beon closed aid the shock 18 felt around the world. Will I3e Disastrous to Mankind, Congross hns boen ealled to moot In extra sesslon on August 7. I, at thissession, the moncy standard of the constitution i over- thrown and the single gold standurd s inuily Ahlished (o be extended over the world, an onomic rovolution will have heen Inaugu- rated moro disastrous to the wolfaro of man- kind, and_especially to the producing and TuboFing classos, than any in the history of the world, In viow, theretore, of tho threatening condi- tions that hive arison and in answer to nuin- erous uppeals for o mittee of the deemad It proj 10 be held at Chiles ), beginning 0 continuo as long as tho con diree ATl membors of the leaguo are ury tond, und a1l who are in favor of | tlie mony of the constitutio the establihuient of tho s in the United States, withe are invited to attend and deliberations Of the convention. associations and all industrial organizations aro requestod o send delegates 1o this con tion. A special Invitation is extended to ubers of congress and membe of state s Governors of st § are re- que: wppoint as muny delegates as they may dveni propor. By order of tho ue hns nion, st 1 and o gold 0t xecutive committee, ARNEIR, President. W. M. Banmis retary. Solection of the Convention Clty. In the sclection of the convention city there was o sharp fight between Chicago, St. Louis and Washington, the south and southwest favored St. Louis and the east and nea Vashington. The reason wh of the mducements which the World's fair and the cut rates afford. The idea of the silver people is to meet at Chicago and adjourn to Washington. Here the convention will reassemble at about the time when congress convenes and will prob- 2bly continue in session until after the or- ganization of that body. General Warner e the following statement this ovening: ‘‘A thorough poll of the silver forces establishes the fact that the Snerman law cannot be vepealed with- out a substitute whil to the silver rights. This strength has been in progre after the issuance of the p: dent’s procla- mation. It has been pushed tively by means of personal consultation, mailand tele- graphic communication. When the canvass was begun the first effect of the anti-silver blow was still felt and there was & manifest fear on the purt of the silver mon that the Sherman law would be repealed. Gradually this fear gave way to hope, and in turn this hus been supplanted by detiance.” This statement of General Warner reflects the sentiments of the free silver men here and there can bo no doubt that within the past twenty-four hours they haye gained ve- newed confidence in the belief thut tho Sherman act cannot bo repealed without giving tho silverites something equally as. good or better. Their Hopo In the Senate, This hopo is in the senatw and the reasous for their faith thoy express as follows: In that body are men who _represent thg very life ordeath of the white metal; men who are able and earnest, and they boldly an- nounce that they witl never give up tho Sherman law unless they can be conciliated with a measure that is more friendly to sil- ver. With the determination of such men it must be plamn that to repeal the present law would be a difficult matter. One method might prevail—the adoption of the cloture in the upper cham- ber. The gold men have already thrown out this threat, but thesilverites meet it boldly. Over such a proposition thero could be nothing less than the most determined strug- gle. Inthis connection, the former fight, when an offort was made to introduce the cloture in the senate at the time the force bill was trying to be forced through by the republicans, becomes of the greatest im- portance. The democrats were in a delicate position, and they finally enlisted the sery- L:os of some of the free silver men in their behalf, on what was understood to have been an offnnsive dnd defensive alliance. hrough the aid of these men the forco bill was defeated. Among thoso who aided the southern democrats successfully was Senator Stewart of Nevada, Now the time has apparently arrived for the silver men to call upon their former allies to fulfill the pledges, and it is reasonablo to expect that they will do so. With such a combination the adoption of a cloture in the senate would seem impossible, and without the cloture it would appear that auy effort to repeal the Sherman law without an accompanying sub- stitute measure would be a hard task, as the Khn of talking pquusud legislation to death a8 been successfully accomplished. Différent In the Hous Tn the house the situation is differont, aud {t.would sem that tho repeal can bo ac- complished. The membors of that body come in more direct contact with the people who aro now loudly demanding that this law, or at least the clause in it which re- quires the purchiase of 4,500,000 ounces of sil- vor each month, shall be wiped from the statute books. iu the house, therofore, the popular foeling is more likely' to be feit. But even there, without more stringent set of rules, the will of the wnjority cannot be held at eheck by Hlibustoring. ‘This subject hus not yet been sor col but though n djrect cloturo rule may not be car- ried there can bo little doubt that a method will bo adopted by which the majority can speodily carry their desires into effect and shoulder the responsibility which they are willing to accept. canvass of s sinco the day DEMONETIZATION OF SILVER. Prof. Andrews' Address on the Subject at Colorado Spring: CoLoRADO SriiNGs, July 4.—The Colorado Summer School of Science, Philosophy and Languages was formally opened this after- noon by an address by Rev. Richard Mou- tague of Colorado Springs, which was luter followed by an oration delivered by Presi- dent E. D. Andrews of Brown university, a member of the nternational monetary con- ference. His theme was *“I'he Remonetiza- tlon of Silver.” The following is 8 synopsis of his remar] Prof.Andrews began by describing the ruin- ous effect of the demonctization of silver in 1574 by the United States aud Germany, and deseribed the demonetization policy as the hardest, saadest blow to human welfare ever delivered h{ the action of the stutes, uuless we except those which have initiated his- tory’s worst war. *This malign policy, he said, caused the fall of prices and the rup- ture of the world of commerce in two hemis- pheres, between which trade can go on only with great diticulty, The fall of prices brought with it two subordinate effects, each fearful in its way. One was injustice, dire, widespread and inexorable, making every man who was in debt overpay when be paid and, so, with every man who has rundn debt from that day 1o this. The other effoct was tho paralysis of productive indus- try and the tendency to turn banker and woney lender. If you engaged in wmdustr) your stock weut downward in value, while on your hands; if you had mooey. its pro- duciog power iucroased on your hands, irre- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: W spective of interest, while you slept. 1do nol say that all the stagnation of industry since 1873, has come from the fall of prices, but 1 firmly velieve that this has had more %o do with it than any other single cause. One Effect of Demonetization. Tho other main effect of the demonetiza- tion was the division of the world into a gold-using and sa silver-using hemisphere, with no par of exchange botween them. Hero in America we hinve thought less of this than of the fall in prices, but, every- thing cousidored, it is quite as great an cvil. Thers is no par of exchanga be- twoen Moxico and tho United States; be- v Mexico and Groat Britain; between the United States and China and Japan, any more than thero is betwoen gold and iron or betwoen wheat and zinc. A Chinese wall is built botween the gold world and the silver world, worse than any tariff ever conceived. This is what has palsiod Iingland's trade with India and all the east and led at last to the recent attempt to place India upon a old basis. Not only is trade between two parts of the world reduced to a gamble, but international loaning and borrowing across tho chasm of exchange is also painfully interfered with, . Tpropose to consider what in all probabil- ity would come to p: should the United States begin free coinage alone. No doubt, aftor tho first stringency accompnnying the announcement of a free coinage policy, a stringency arising from the fact that gold would be instantly withdrawn from circula- tion, while silver would bo coined to take its placo, but slowly, our country would derive great advantage from siding with the silver states. The fall of prices could be stayed, porhaps somo rise of prices ensue. What the United States C: Do. Thd United States would take its place as tho one great manufacturing nation of the silver world and derive from that position the immense gains which Kngland has hith- erto reaped, but largely lost by the de- monetization of silver. We shoutd manufac- ture for Mexico, South America, China and Japan and England, and owing to lack of par of exchange with them, would now ioso most, or all of their custom. Nodoubt there is a splendid cha ‘Wo may effectively “dish” England o manufacturing and commercial nation by the means suggosted. I do not wonder that this prospect carries away so many, for it is, iudeed, a glorious one, But there ire shadows to iteafter all— shadowsso dark that we should do far better, in my belief, not 1o attempt free coinago alone, but wait a little longer in our present unhappy and anomalous condition, until we can bring Great Britain to join us in remone- tizing. But how can we Induce Great Britain to act with ust By ceasing to purchase silver and refusing to coin more until other nations will; at the same time creating a law ordering the sec- retary of the treasury to open our mints to the free coinage of silver atany date when he is validly informea Great Britain, Ger- many and the Latin union or any twoof those will do so. What would be the result of such a stand? Would Upset the Plans for Tndia. Tt would probably make impossible the proposed introduction of the gold standard in India, leaving Indian exchange and the finances of the Indian government in a worse condition than ever. The Iudia government, you know, proposes by stopping the freo coinage of silver to treat the rupee as the cquivalent of 82 gold cents,when its silver is worth only about 25 cents. 1t is doubtful if it can do this now, so slender 1s its stock of gold, and 8o 1mmense its supply of silver, but our act increasing the coinage and pur- chase of silver would depress the intrinsic value of their rupee still more and at the sun&c time make it harder for them to get gold. By dropping silver for the time being and joining the struggle for gold we shall pre- cipitate in Europe another fall of prices so aggravated that the most obdurate banker of Lombard street will have to admit that old cannot safoly be taken as the sole inter- national mone To recapitulate, my preference for inter- national bimetallism o a national procedure i the restoration of silver I base on these considerations: 1. The international policy practically unites the country, all but the few gold- blind people whose influence need be only feared. 2. It alone makes it possiblo to reiatroduce tho free cowage of silver without panic or friction. 4, : 3. It alone settles the world's hard money problem for at least a century or probably longer. 4. It alone makes the world’s commerco into one unbroken unity, establishing a fixed par of exchange between all parts of the globe, and thereby furthering civilization as much as steam navigation or the abolition of slavery. ACTION BY GOLORADO, Addresses Issued to the Commerclal Or- ganizations of the Wost and sSouth. Denve, July 4.—Tho Chamber of Com- merce, in conjunction with other commercial oxchanges, has sent the following address to overy commercial organization in the south d west: he decline in silver bullion, which has boon stoady for more than two yours lust pi thesudden closing of the mints in India to tree colnage and tho recont sudden decline in bar silver and the determined efforts of the mono- allists, In_both Europe and tho United o' unconditionally ropeal the present rehiise law, thereby reducing this country 1 basls, 18 fraught with alarming con- squences to the welfuro and permanency of the ropublic. Such n calumity must result in practieally closing overy minc and smeltor in this country, puralyzng all busin crippling every indusir: nd rulning ‘tho wheat, cotton and wool inaustries. The consequent Incroase in- tho purehasing powor of gold would: docroase {ho value of all real and personal property, labor and the product of labor, not less than ono- half, causing a gencral liquidation and tho cnforced transfer of all property of tho debtor to the creditor, thus permitting England to chiove by logfslation what it failod to do by ar—that of reducing the peoplo of froo Amorica to o condition of practical servitude, To provent the consummation of ‘the wmost gigantic conspiracy In tho world's history, that of destroylng ono-half of "tho automatle money of tho world by muking silver u mero comniodity and_depriving two-thirds of the population of the ~ globs of their money, s the duty "of the hour No one will contend” that, should the United States establish Its tinancial status upon s gold basis, any othor nation could waintain silver with gold as money. To prevent the calamity fnvolved in_tho destruc- tion of silver money, the commerclul orgauiza- tions of this city hasve resolved to Invito the commercial bodios of other citios tiroughout tho silver, whoat, wool and cotton districts of tho west' and south to appolut, each, one or more delegates to woet in 8t. Loufs on the 17th day of July, 1893, at tho Southern hotel, the 10 bo known as u “Meeting of the ropro- ommorelal interests of the siusippl states, the 5 tour through the wool tton districts of the west and south and growing sections of tho Missls sippl valley, and endeavor 1w con vince the business men and producors that overy kiown industry Is affectod equally with thesliver producer In the maintenunco of u double standard. and endoavor to have business organizutions and the pnople, in mass convention assembled, memorlulize and poti- tion tholr menibers of' congress uot to yiold thelr convictions to the seductive influsncos of public patronago, the blandishments of the gold standurd advocatos or the appeal of u Subsidized press, but to stand firm for tho causo of tho peoplo In this trytug momont in the history of the republic.” Each commerclal body 13 expected to provide for thy expenses of its_delogate for & tour of st least three woeks, It §s hoped thut the gravity of the situation will prompt your body to lmmodiate action and that your most Tepresentative and bost informed men will bo seivctod, und that such sulection will be made rogurdivss of politics. © of organi: srain Work of the Extra Sesslon. ‘Wasmixaton, July 4,—The fact that within a short time the various departments of the government will begin the preparation of annusl estimates gives rise to the belief that the extra session of congress will not only deal with financial questions, but will con- sider and, perhups, act upon the appropri tion bills as well. At any rate the estimates will be hurried along so that congress may be prepared to deal with the appropriation bills if it sces fit soon after the scssion be- gins and the commissionor appoited. ‘Ihere will be a message from the president to congress when it convenes, but it 1s ex- pected that the document will deal almost exclusively with the financial questions that have assumed & phase requirlug cougres- sioual treatment. Its general scope wi briefly indicated 1n the president's proclama- tiou. B In the vatican at Rome there is a marblo statue with natural eyelashes, the only one with this peculiarity in the world. It repre- sents Ariadne sleeping on the Island of Naxos althe moment wheu she was deserted by Theseus. 10SS BY FIRE AT HERMAN Sevoral Residences and Business Houses Destroyed by Flames. STARTED BY A BOLT OF LIGHTNING Men, Women and Chiidren Engaged in Trylng to Save Threatenod Property ~Blalr Hook and Ladder Com- pany Called Out. Hansax, July 4.—[Spocial Telogram to i Brr. | —Quite fire occurred in this city last night and the following sustained loss: J. L. Conant, brick building, #,500; frame, $1,000; vhysicians’ suppliel, $1,000; total, $0,300, covered with only #4000 insuranco; Gammell & Kirk, about $4,300 on drug stock and #1,000 on flour and foed, with §3,000 in- surarce; Knights of Pythias lodge, $850 worth of paraphernalia and_ supplies, o in- surance; Masonic order, £00, no insurance; ward K. Pulasky, proprietor cui bakery, £2,500, 81,000 fusuran ner, dwelling, about §1,500. The fire broke out about 12 o'clock and the reports iven are that it was started by lightning. 'he whole town and surrounding country women and all, worked to prevent the fire spreading. The Blair hook and ladder com- pany urrived about 5:30 and pulled down the walls, This is quitc a blow to this city, being its first fire. The estimated loss ex- ceeds $15,000 and the whole amount of in- surance is 80,000, leaving a total loss of at least $5,000. WIND AND RAIN, Yesterday's Storm One of the Worst of the Soason, ATkiNsoN, July 4.—[Special Telegram to —A bad wind storm passed through Atkinson last night. A number of barns and outbuildings were demolished and trees broken down. Several barns wero smashed into kindling wood. The storm was fui- l?‘wed by a heavy rain and crops are in fine shape. Lyoxs, July 4.—[Special to Tue Brg. This part of the state was visited by a soak- ing rain 1ast night. It was the first good vain since the first of June. The rain will make & good crop of small grain. Corn never looked more promising at this season of the year. Many fields are as high asa man’s Shoulder. Tame grass was damaged some by the dry weather. The potato crop will be sufticient for home consumption. Cnotenroy, July 4.—(Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—A heavy ram fell for five hours last night, which insures good crops. Knox county farmers are jubilant. Torn to Pleces by Lightning. Wast Porst, July 4.—[Special Tolegram to Tim Brr]—This morning at 3 o'dlock Mrs. Bd Anderson was instantly killed by lightning. A terriblo eloctrical storm pro- vailed all night. The family reside three miles south of West Point. The husband was paralyzed and crawled one-half _milo 10 his father's place to notify them of the catastrophe. The woman's body was strown in all dircctions. Battle Creek's Postmaster Hurt. BarTLE CREER, July 4.—[Special Telegram to Tnk Bee.]—Postmaster R. D. Scott, while decorating tho postofiice building, fell and broko his right arm just above the wrist and cut his chin very bad. it Sl G AFFAIRS AT SUUTH OMAHA. List of Teachers Who W1l Control Young Ideus in the Maglo City. Owing to the election of teachers on Mon- day night the school board did not open the bids for the new school houses. A special meeting will be held for thav purpose on Friday night. Nearly aljof the old teachers were re-elected and four of the High school graduates will bo given an opporiunity to instruct. Following 1s a complete list of the teachers for next year: A. A. Monroe, superintendent; W. J. Tay- lor, principa! of High school; Miss Helen Seeley, assistant; Miss * Hestie Moore aud Miss Hattie M. Wood, teachers in the High school ; Miss Anna Taylor, Miss Agnes Hofl- man, Miss Mury Seykora, Miss Kate Gregor Miss f£liza Gibbs, Miss Alice Havens, Mrs. Lillan W. Haid, Miss 'Luella Erion, Miss Clair Davis, Miss Hope Hornby, Miss Jennic Allen, Miss Nora Cox, Miss Bisie Hartman, Miss Margaret O I'oole} Miss Mary Reed, Miss Mary Garra- han, Miss Mary Littell, Miss Lizzie Hayes, Miss Marion ‘Thompson, Miss Mary Elgin, Miss Eftte Sampson, Miss Sadie Finley, Miss Nottie +Hunter, Miss Jeannette Mul- len, Miss Anna Blanchard, Miss L. Mary Ross, Miss Alice' Erion, Miss Martha Evavs, Miss' Rebecca Gehon, Miss Matie Howe, Miss Mildred E. Dennis, Miss Blanche Glasgow, Miss Anna Wells, Miss Nora Snyder, Miss Anna Hunter, Miss Eugeaie Chapman, Miss Jennie Ross, Miss Jennie Robeson and Miss E. M. Bell, special teacher in drawing; Miss Emma E. Wood, al teacher of music. Lne following is a list of the janitors and where they will work: P. J. McCauloy, High school building; Mr. Lund, Brown park; D. M. Anderson, Albright; B. A. Nunn, Missouri avenue; George Rayworth, ‘Twenty-seventh and F streots; C. A. Allen, Fourth ward; Mrs, Hammerstraum, West Albright. Maliclous Mischief. William Stadelman’s cigar store had a narrow escape from being burned yesterday morning. Mr. Stadelman had arranged a large show case with fireworks in and on’ it, and placed the case on the walic in front of his store on lower N street. Joe Holobeck, a young kid, full of Fourth of July enthu- siasm, camo along and, seeing the dis- play, concluded to have some sport. He 'set fire to a whole package of firscrackers and then tossed the burning bunch over on top of the show casc. An in- stant later and there was a terific explosion, About #25 worth of fireworks went off at once. The jar was so powerful that it cracked the large plate glass window and smusbed the show case completely. The awning caught fire and if it had not beon for the prompt action of Mr, Stadelman and his son the store would have burned. The kid ran away and was nov punished in auy way for his recklessness. “Fireworks In the Evonlog.” The heavenly canopy that overshadowed South Omaha last nighv was fairly flled with fireworks and some gangs returning from the country were oven funny enough to at- tempt to sing “Good Bye, My Lover, Good Bye.” It is estimated that he retailers dis- posed of #5300 worth of fireworks dur. ing the day and evening. The small boy hold full sway until last night when even theold codgers caught the fever ana all hands went to work destroyiug powder and colored puper. 1t was bing, bang, boom from dark until after midnight. The police arrested a few men who had indulged in the Howing bowl s litlle too frcely, but they were unlj locked up long enough' to take a sleep and then turned loose to complete their celebration, During the day the streets wore deserted, but last night it was lively enough for the sportiost gang in town, Mug ¥ Gossip, J. E. Hart leaves for Chicago this morniag. hl‘ D. Burnett spent the Fourth at Osceola, Dr. Ernhout spent his Fourth at Court- land, Police Judge Fowler and tamily spent the Fourth at Courtland beach. 5.0 Swift & Co.’s quarierly aividend is 2 porwcent and is payable July 81, E. O. Mayfield and family and Ed Bonnell and wife spent yesterday at Courtland beach. Harry Lyman of Tekamah was in the city yes! Y, the guest of his hrother Francis. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Campbell of Missouri Valley are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearl. Assistant County Attornoy Sleybaugh and family were tho guests of Dr. Sleybaugh aud family yesterday. Bernard MoGory died yesterday at the residence of his son-n-law, J. P. Hourigan, on Twenty-sixth botween O and P stroets. The funeral will tako place on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Agnes' church. — i AVERTING RAILROAD WRECKS. = One of the Reeent | ntions Naid to Wave Maa » Saodbsful Teinl F. E. Seagrave of Toledo successtully ox- hibitod to a numbe# of hewsvaper men on the railroad track at the Maumee Rolling mill recontly an apparatws.by which railrond accidents may be avested, Tho exhibition was made through the medium of two hand- cars. A central, an glectric battery and a small wheel or motalfic brush is about the only extra thing nocessaty on overy railroad in the country. The device, upon which letters patent will scon issue, looks espocially to tho prevention of--collisions botweei trains and accidents due to the neg- lect or carelessnoss of railroad employes at_ the ' stations, according to Tk Bes. By this arrangement an alarm is sounded in the cabs of the locomotives, when two trains aro approaching each other on the samo track, moving in the opposite direction, or one train following the other. This alarm ndvises the engineer of the proximity of another train and enables him t0 put the tram under control and avoid ac- cident. A simple contrivanco in each cab enables the engineer of cither train to signal to arid communicate with the engincer of the othor, though both may be moviug rapidly and not in sight of each other, thus com- munications and orders may be given in_or- dor to avoid collisions, By the application of the same principle tho station agent can communicate with a_train approaching a station one or two _miles distant, and can communicate equally as well with o train thatis leaving o station and give orders looking to the safety of the train, In addi- tion to this tho device provides that an alarm in the cab shall sound if a train is ap- proaching an oven switch or drawbridge. A argo porcentugo of accidents to moving trains occur under the conditions named, and if this device will enable trains to be oper- ated with greater safety, and prevent, to any considerablo extent, “accidents attend- ing the collision of trains and open switches, it would secm to be of very considerable im- portance. In addition to this, howeser, the ability of an engineer of o moving train to communicate with tho engincer of another moving train, and especially of tho possi- hnu{ of an operator at the station to com- municate with and give orders to anap- prouching or retreating train, when ono or two miles distant from a station, certainly render this invention of great importance. g sk oty Anthony J. Drexel’s Romal PrmapeLris, July 4—Drexel & Co. were today notified that J. Harges, sr., of Drexel, Harges & Co., Paris, and his son will leave Carlsbad on Wednesday with the body of Anthony J. Drexel. Tho remains will be shipped to New York on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm I1., and will beaccompanied thither by tho Messrs, Harges. Tho steamer will arrive at New York on or about the 18th inst. The interment will be made in the Drexel mausoleum i Woodlawn cemetery, West Philadelphia. ety S Visitors to the World's Falr Will consider their interest best by send- ing for floor plan aud rates to the handsome Park Gate hotel, Jackson park, Chicago. ig situated across the strect' from the grounds gives easy accoss at all how s, It is convenient to all transportation; co tains 825 rooms, single or ensuite; is absolutely fire proof: on —— PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Salvation In Intolligent Isolation and Dis- tntection. Recent studies haver shown, as most educated people well know today, says the Century, that the whole class of for- midable diseases is causéd by minute or- ganisms which enter‘the body from without, and each after its kind, poison or kill. It is a lopg and sinister list, with consumption, or_tuberculosis at the head. In its train follow pneu- monia, diphtheria, scarlet fever, ty- phoid fever, cholera, smallpox, mea- sles, typhus fever, yellow fever, mala- ria, and more of the devilish brood. Twelve years ago we knew practically nothing of these inyisible enemies, the pathogenic germs, which never- theless carried off . promaturely and under untola suffering a large part of the human race. Today some of them are present at the roll call in every well furnished bacterial laboratory; their pedigrees, their lurking places, and their habits are as distinctly mat- ters of record as those of larger crimi- nals in statelier prison houses. Today we know something of the stories of nearly all of them, and of many how they, produce their dire offects in the body: we know the conditions under which they thrive; we know how, out- side of the body at least, they can be killed. Now and again it has seomed as if the veil were part- ing, and we could catch glimpses of a time not far off when we shall be able to battle with these intruders, oven in the body, when their ravages, aro already under way. But as yet the great practical result of this decade of discovery lies not so much in the power which we have acquired, as in the power to prevent bacterial ‘disease. Wo have learned that in a large number of bac- terial discases the inciting germs have no breeding places outside the bodies of those men or animals which are their victims, and that if all matorials thrown off from these be at once destroyed by heat, by fire, by chemicals, or in any other way, all danger of transmission is removed, In regard to such diseases, then, as typhoid fever, cholora, diph- theria (and in large measure the same is true of consumption and pneumonia), our point of view has entirely changed. They are not inevitable accidents, even under the complex and in many ways unfavor- able conditions of life in crowded com- munities. When today we hear that this or that usefnl citizen has fallen by the way, stricken with typhoid fover, or when diptheria claims the light of the household, we know that ignoravce or carelessness, be it private-or official, is alone to blame. We cannot always, we cannot often, trace the fault, 80 complex are the condilions of modern life. 1t may be the milk dispenser, it may be an ineflicient street. cleaner, it may be a polluted water suppiy, or the filthy folly of trailing skirts along the streets, which has brought the germs to the vietim, They are sown by indiscretion and fostercd always - by- ignorance and neglect. Diptheria olaims yearly in this land its hundreds ofithousands of child victims, uselessly savrificed on the altars of public apathy or‘)wivate indolence. A conservative comparison and estimate shows that in the' state of Michigan alone, during the thrge, years, 1856-88, at least 10,000 cases , of (diptheria were kn‘uhubly prevented andgmore than 1,700 ives saved by intlligent isolation’ and disinfoction. 54 oy There is a tree at Tuld, state of Oax- aca, Mex., which rivals in the extent of ground covered by it béanches some of the fumous monster trees of the orient. A traveler, who saw I/ recently, says that He found resting upder its branches a detachment of troeps mnumbering 520, Most of them belonged to the neighborhood, and their wives and ehildren had come to the rendezvous to meet them, and there were under the tree besides a number of vendors of all sorts of eatablos and soveral horses. All these had plenty of room and thoy were all within the wall which surrounds the tree, whbile its branches extend some twenty feot beyond the wall on every side, affording shade for quite as many more, ainw— “The Girl T Left Bohind Me" has been piayed and sung in Engiand since 1760, Its original name was “‘Brighton Camp.” It is an Irish air, but who composed either the words or the music is now unkuown, LDNESDAY. JULY 5, 1803, T0 TURN DOWN PROHIBITION Towa Republioans Inclined to Be Satisfied With Ten Years Exporience, PROBABLE POLICY OF THE PARTY Likely to Modify the Objectionable Law in Such m Manner as to Satisfy All Lntorests ~Appronch of the Campalgn, Des Morses, July 4.—[Special to Tie Ber]—Tho actionof the majority ot the republican contral committee at its ro- cont moeting in this city leaves no shadow of doubt that the active influence of that powerful political factor will ve exorted in favor of securing delegates to the coming republican state convention who will favor a modifica- tion of the prohibitory liquor law, on the line of the Gatch bill. The committeo was by no means unanimous in this conclusion, but a working majority of the committee, in- cluding the chairman,decided on taking this step. It is understood that the majority is made up of the membors from the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth congressional districts, with two or three oth passive or neutral. The most_important action of the com- mittee which tends to prove that this policy has been agreed upon was the recomnend- ing for the permanent chairman of the con- vention of Senator Lawrence of Sioux City, the well known anti-prohibition leader. The bare mention of the name of Senator Law- rence serves as a red rag to the radical pro- hibition contingent, but that he will ba chosen to preside over the deliberations of the convention, despite all opposition, there is scarcely a shadow of doubt. He is an excellent parliamentarian and will rule the convention with both fairness and firmness. Probable Platform. 1t has not yot been fully decided by tho liberal cloment in the party whether they willinsist upon going into the campaign with & platform commitiing the parly to the repeal of prohibition, or with a platform modelod after the last republican national platform, merely pledging the party to the adoption of “the most practical means for the promotion of temperance and morality.” This, some ciaim, will loosen the party bonds and leave the republican members of the next legislature free to cxercieo their own judgment in voting on this question; others, equally earnest, insist that such a course’ would not only be cowardly, but would give the democrats the honor and whatever political advantage might accrue from the repeal of the odious statute. They also fear that if the republicans take the first named course the local option feature of the Gatch bill will be owitted and the state thrown wide open for the return of the saloon, argue that the republican party hav- ing given prohibition a ten-years trial should now openly and boldly make such moditica- tions of the law us the ex ence of the past decado in its enforcement would sug- gest, maintaining tho prohibitory feature in such counties of the state where the law has been fairly well enforced. It is needless to say it will be necessary for these two fac- tions to *‘get together” before the conven- tion meets if they hopo to control the con- vention, he third element in the party is for pro- hibition pure and simple and, ns they ex- press it, would rather go dowu with the flag flying in honorable battle than to win a vi tory by compromising thewr principles, ‘Whichever way the tide may turn tho next republican state convention promises to bo the most intensely interesting political gath- ering ever held within the borders of the state. Some of the Candidates. At least threo prominent candidates for tho republican and gubernatorial nomina- tion have been brought to the front, with a legion more in the background. ‘These are Lafayette Youug of this city, formerly of Atlantic, ex-Auditor Lyons of Guthrie and Frank D, Jackson, ex-secretary of state, Mr. Young is the avowed canlidato of the prohibition contingent, und while he says ho will enter into no scramble for the place, uless he absolutely withdraws from the race will likely recoive the solid support of this element. Mr. Lyons has been phenom- enaily successful in politics. Ho is person- ally a prohibitionist and comes froma county of tho same complexion, but it his been rumored that he is wiliing to pledge himself to sign any bill on the subject that may ass the legislature. It this be true Lyons will provea formidable candidate, and his prov- erbial good luck in politics may win for him the nomination over all opposition. Secretary Jackson formerly lived in But- lor county, but since his term of ofice ex- pired has made Des Moines his home. Both he and Mr. Young are newcomers to the ity and Polk county may conclude to divide its vote between these rival candi- dates, Jackson is pre-eminently the candi- date of the liberal, or anti-prohibition ele- ment, and is immensely popular with the young and aggressive leaders all over the state. That he will develop no small follow- ing, if be is really in earnest for the nomina- tion, is admitted on all sides, and the real contest now seems to be between himand Lyons. While a few county conventions have been held, 1t is not likely, in spite of the active urging of the press, that a decisive majority will come together till ve: late in the month and possibly not tell the first week in August. Meanwhile other candidates may develop with a show of surprisinz strength, and cer- ain contingencies may crowd these already mentioned entirely off the track. The democrats are lying still, part of them cursing Cleveland for withholding the oftices and the remainder endeavoring to amuse themselves by watching the republicans. They will probably take no decided action unz‘llt,he policy of republicans is fully out- lined. —_— WHAT BECAME OF HIMP Story of & Schome Katlo and Her Cousla Concocted. They were two fair young things, says the Chicago Tribune, who were spend- ing the night together and exchangiag confidences as they prepared to retire. *0, Katie!” said the bionde one as she deftly drew out her hairpins, “‘what has become of that awlully handsome fellow with the long, drooping mustache who used to take you driving so often?” ©0, merey, did I never tell you about that affair?” suid the brunotte. “You know you didm't, you mean thing, and I am just dying to hear all about it,” “Well, 'll tell you—but what perfectly lovely russet shoes, where'd you get them?" “Oh, bothor the shoes! Tam just dying *Oh, yes, as I was saying he was per- fectly lovely—it's a long story, though. You remember that I told you he was oqually attentive to my cousin Nell, who was staying with me at the time?” “I remember; perhaps it was only ba uso she looked 50 much like——" Woll, it just kept on that way until our patience was worn out. If he took me driviog & messenger boy would call in our absence with a box of flowers or candy for Nell; if he took her to the matinee he left me a book or magazine which he especially wanted me to read. That part was a little hard on me,” she went on, moditatively, “but I have an intellectual brow and a pair of eye- glassos and must liye up to them.” “1 know, I know—go on with your story.” SWoll, as I was saying, it went on for along time like that until Nell and I gottired, We laid a bet as v which one could provoke him to @ proposl first. The one who won him was to receive an emerald ring s a wedding present. 1 always wantod an cmerald ring; the loser was to be bridesmaid and have the choice of the best man at the wedding.” ““‘What a splendid idea! Did you— “Well, we just worked right along in that line; I learnsd a lot of Byron and developed a foudness for b.ating by moonlight; Nell got him to teach her to play on the guitar and sang love songs o him in the gloaming. We ka}fl on comparing notes, but neither of us scomed to get ahoad, and 1 was almost disheartened when——" +*Don't stop, go on; tell me just what he said.” “Well, T was alone in the parlorin tho twilight. T wore my white Indin silk, and leaned back in that low wicker chair when I heard his footstep; he cameo in and sat down beside me, and somehow he got hold of my hand—" “Of course—0, its wildly ing interest- Thero was a great bunch of lilacs on tho table near me, and across the way somebody was piaying ‘In the Gloam- ing.' Youcouldn't think of anything more lovely for a proposal, and 1 knew that if Nell would just keep out of the way long enongh it was all right. 1 told youshe was upstairs with tho dress- maker, didn't 17" “Yes—no—I don't know; do g on." *“His arm stolo aiong the back of my chair—I told you it was a_low o1o—and he said: ‘You know that I love you; could you—' His mustacho just brushed my ear and I could hear his heart beat, when—" “You don't mean to say that you wore interrupted?” “We were; the parlor door flew open with a bang and in camo tho house maid with a lighted lamp—" “But he had said so much then that it was all right anyhow,” declared the blonde girl. “Woll, not oxactly, for, you sce, he had mistaken mo for Nellie in the dark.” sttt HASTY ICE CREAM EATING. Paralyzes Nerves of the Throat and Snoots o the Brain. During the scorching weather of July and August you ofton rush into an ice cream saloon with the avowed intention of cooling your body to at least a fow degrees below the melting point, says the St. Louis Republic. 1f youaro in a great hurry you ave apt to mako tho first fow tablespoonfuls of the cooling mixture rather large. This almost im- mediately gives you a violent pain in the temples or somewhere in tho region of the oy Why is this? Did you evor stop to think? One who has studied the physiology of the caso says it _is caused in the following manner: The frozen mixture coming in contact with the nerves of tho throat (the larynx pharynx, ete.) temporarily paralyzes them. The sensation instantly shoots to the center of thoso nerves, which is in the brain, but finds there a side con- nection in the shape of the great facial nerve, which starts from in front of the ear and extends its branches over the sides of the face, One Dbranch of this facial nerve, ex- tending across the temple, is a “‘nerve of sensation,” while the other bran are simpiy *nerves of motion,” util chiefly to govern the play of the mouth. This great facial nerve sidetracks the pain which proceeds from the chill, throwing it out along the nerve branch which traverses the temple, the pain being most agonizing at the points where the nerve branches. 1f the irritation is extraordinary the ‘‘reflex” action which takes place may cause a violeny pain in the eyeballs well as in the temple, the eye pain being simply sympathetic. The porson who rashly swallows great mouthfuls of frozen milk should remem- ber that every time it comes in contact with the nerves of his throat the whole nervous system is injured to s greater or less extent. 1 Diamonds, onch chemist, Moissan by name, has at last succeeded in what has been a groat objeet with chomists for a century —the manufacture of real diamonds by chemical means. He ex- plained his method to the French So- ciety in Aid of the Friends of Science and actually produced artificial and genuine diamonds before the eyes of his hearers. They were very small, however, and he does not belinve hat such can be made of size enough to nject troublo into the soulsof the owners of natural diamonds,” as the 0dd French phrase is. Buta later chemist may find a way to make great diamonds, now that the mothod is discovered for smaller ones. 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