Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1893, Page 4

| — —— e — — THE DAILY BEE | E. ROSEWATER, Faitor, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TFK\IS—OI' .“.l'l! LIPTION. 11y oo cwithout Sunday) One Year fly and Sunday, One Year... 4 800 10 00 ix Months ... ¢ 5 00 hree Montis. ... 2 b0 landay Nec, One ¥oar.. 200 Lu e XI{ , One Yonr 160 eckly Bee, Ono Yonr 100 OFFICES, Omaha, The Beo Building. South Gmnha, cornor N and 26th Btreots Couneil Blairs, 12 Pearl Stroct, Chiengo OfMies, 817 Chamber of Commercs. Now York, Rooms 13, 14 and 16, Tribune Butlding. ashitigton, 6518 Fourteonth Streot CORRESPONDENOR All communications rolating to news and ditorial matter should bo addrossed: To the itor. NUSINFSS LETTERS. All business Jottors and remittances should beaddressed to The Bee Publishing Co mpany, Omabin. Drafts, checks and_postoffice orders tobe made payable to tho order of the com= pany. Partios lonving the oity for the summer can have tho Bew sent their address by leaving an ordor at this offco. THE DBEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. NT OF CIROULATION. == SWORN STATE Btate of Nebra County of Douglas, ¢ Geo. I, Trachuck, Seerotary of Tie Bee publish- dng_company does amnly awear that the actual DALY BEE for the week ending a8 follows Bunday. July Monday. July Tucsday, July Wednesday. Jul Thursday. ) Friday. July aturday, Jul ~i= SWORN to beto ~y co, The Bee T DALY and SuxpAy Bew is on saio in Chleago at the following places Palmer | Grand P use. cific hotol. m hotel. Auditor! Great Northern hotal. Gore hotel. Teland hotol. Wells B. Size 189 Stato stront. ¥ BER ean Lo soon at tho No- and the Administration bulld= ang, Exposition crounds. Averago Cireulntion or June, 1803, 24,216 THE managers of the Lake Manawa pleasure resort are not opposed to a re- duction of bridge motor tolls. Neither are the Omaha patrons of the lake. on to the Indians of the northwest. Wo may now expect an oarly and com- plete sottlement of the Indian guestion. WORK has been resumed after an in- fermission of several weeks in one of the extensive hog packing establish- pments at the Magic City. This move will bo appreciated by the laborers of this vicinity. For years I'ne BEE has contended that the Douglas county hospital should ot be used as an asylum for the incur- nble insanc. It is gratifying to noto that the authorities have come to view the matter in the same light. —_— THE general freight agent of the ¥lkhorn road has not yot explained why the lubricating oil rate from Wyo- ming to Chicago is $258 per car, while the rato ona car load of cattle is but 8110. Nor is he likely to do so. ONE by one the obstreperous whisky trust seceders swing gracefully back into the fold. With them it is sink or Bwim, survive or perish, and 8o far the Jittle fellows have been unable to navi- Eate outside of the protection which the trust affords. THE season of the annual county fair 45 close at hand. It is to bo hoped that they will not be permitted todegenerate into more horse racing hippodromes. Tivory fair ought to exhibit the varied products and give an idea of the ro- gources of the county. THE sacngerfest of the North Amori- can Saengerbund, now being held at Cleveland, is one of the few national ovents which Chicago failed to gather in this year. An effort ought to be made to have the next assemblage of singing socictios in this region of the west. —_— WE 8UGC to the advertising com- mittee of the Commercial club that daily newspapors are the best mediums by which to tell the worid of the wonderful adyantages and resources of a city, THE BEE has been engaged in that pursuit for over twenty years with flattering BuCCoss, THE new crop bulletin issued by Director Hunt of the Omaha weather bureau will be of groat value to the people of this section. It shows that the Omaha station has been elevated to the rank of stations of the larger cities of the eountry. This distinetion wasa long time coming, and will bo appreciated accordingly. A CORRESPONDENT suggests that an effort should be made to secure the na- tional encampment of tho Grand Army of the Republic at Lincoln in 1804, We endorse the idea. It would advortise the state and would be in the nature of 8 recognition of the claims of the west, where the larger portion of union vet- erans roside. Two MICHIGAN young ladies are so woxious toseo the World's fair that they are willing to forego the luxuries of modern railway transportation and to rely upon the priviloges of a tie pass in order to reach their destination. Per- haps a dosive to gain notoriety forms one of the inducements that have led them to take this thorny path. THE supreme court meets this morn- ing in special session to hear the Omaha paving ease. A decision may be looked for within a fow days which will doubt- loss break the deadlock that obstruots the much-needed work of-public im- provements. This city is under spec! obligations to the court for its dis- tinguished consideration in the matter, THE request of the Comme that the date from which the city taxes for the year 1893 become delinquent be postponed by the council was necossarily refused. If the council could postpone the time for delinquency of the whole levy, it might do so in special cases and might even abolish the penalties of de- linquency altogether. It would scarcely be advisable, not to say salg, to vest such & power in a body of wunicipal officers. | south. FREE SILVER MADNESS. More than sixty years ago the cotton planters of the south wore arraved In opposition to the tariff legislation of that period and Calhoun proclaimed the doctrine of nullifioation, which was swept away by the strong hand of Andrew Jackson and the invincible logic of Daniel Webster. History records that from that date hogan &' serious division between the north and the Something of the same spirit is now being manifested by the free silver men, who threaten resistance, even to the point of shedding blood, to any legis- lation adverse to the policy they advo- cate and sock to array the west against the east. The arrogance of the southern cotton planters of 1830 is being emalated today by the western silver mine owners. The spirit and the utterances of the mass meeting at Denvor will show to the country the true character of the people who are championing a policy whose only possible result would be the de- struction of national credit and general financial and commercial disaster. The threats uttered at that meeting voice the desperation of inordinate greed and selfishness in the presence of an overwhelming popular demand for a change of financial policy that will deprive tho millionaive stlver mine owners of further opportunity to increase their wealth at the expense of the whole people and at the risk of national dis- aster. Tho men who bave piled up their millions through the patronage of the government during the past fifteen years, and who have oconstituted the most aggressive and arrogant and grasp- ing money power this or any other country ever had, now when the great majority of the people of the country, tully awakened to the mistake that has been made, propose a change of financial policy, boldly and defiantly proclaim their readiness for ‘*‘war” in order to defeat the popular demand. There is 10 sertous danger in these threats, The millionaire silver mine owners will not adopt the suggestion of one of the speakers at the Denver meeting of “an- other revolution, anothor appeal to arms.” But it is well to note and to carefully remember the monace and blustor of these peopleas illustrativa of the character of the class whose purpose it is to place the country on a single sil- vor basis. : It is, of course, altogether uscless to argue with these people. Greed and selfishness ave not accessibic to reason. The free silver champions wili go on falsifying history and distorting facts, as they have been doing for more than twenty years, but their influence is vapidly declining. The utterances of the Donver meeting should help greatly to reduce it. If the cause of free silver had not been hopeless before it would assuredly have been made s by this gathering. The people of United States will resent and re- buke the dictatorial spirit of the millionaire mine owners. Perhaps nothing could have happened * iat would have done 80 much to hastea the desired change of policy regarding silver as will this demonstration at Denver of the real character and pur- pose of the free silver advocates. ONE WAY OUT OF THE DILEMMA. The failure of the city of Omaha to sell tho paving and sewer bonds author- ized to defray the expensos of this sea- son's public improvemonts is embarrass- ing alike to the public and to the con- tractors for public work. The contrac- tors took upon themselves the obligations of their agreements in honesty and good faith. Contracts of this kind ave binding upon hoth parties and if the work were not carried out_according to the spocifi- cations the cityjwould expect to hold the contractor down to the terms of his con- tract. The latter, on the other hand, undertook the work with the understand- ing that he was to receive his pay in cash and as the construction of the im- provement progressed. To attempt to read into the contract, as some of our city solons have attempted to do, any proviso to the effect that the contract was only to be binding and the work tc proceed in the event of selling the ci bonds for the same, is absurd, inasmuch as the contracting partios had no such condition in mind at the time of making and accepting the offers, The present financial condition of the city treasury was altogether unforscen afew months ago. It is useloss to be- wail the fact that the bonds were not promptly disposed of in the spring, and to transfer money from one fund to another is out of the question. The char! is very plain on this point and forbids in s0 many words both the diver- sion of one fund for the expenses charge- able upon another and the application of tho proceeds of any binds to purposes other thun those for which they were voted. Either the work of sewer con- struction must cease entirely or some arrangement must bs made with the contractors by which they can receive vart payment in bonds. There is also another set of parties who might bs ex- pected to come to the assistance of the oity treasury. The local banks are hold- ing ondoposit large amounts of the pubiic funds. These funds are baing loaned to citizens on short time notes. If the banks would accommodate the city by returning to it som.e of its own money, with the bonds as security, they would still be making a neat little turn by pocketing the difference botwesn the 2 per cent which they pay the city and the 5 per cent which the city is willing to pay them. A slight aceomm>dation in this direction if eoupled with an amica- ble arrangement with the contractors might enable the city to at least have thoso sewers completed which are now well under way, ALTOGETHER Governor Tillman Is hay- ing u pretty hot time with his scheme for running the bar rooms of South Caro- lina. Now it {8 General Wade Hamp- ton who indignantly denounces the ex- periment. He says that it degrades a commonwealth that hus always occupied a place in the front rank of the Amer can sisterhood to the position of a bai keeper. The woney that will be lost when the scheme is exploded is the Jeast serious feature of the matter, he thinks. “It is the walodorous reputation of it that will cling to us for years to come that hurts most.” There is no doubt the feoling against the law is becoming stronger overy day. Nor is the opposi- tion confined to the state alone. In North Carolina a largo brewing com- pany is preparing to ship beer into South Carolina on a wholesale scale. In con- nection with the railroad company which will transport the beor this brew- ing company proposes to carry the case to the United States supreme court and have it finally settled. There seems to be but little doubt that if a favorable de- cision is rendered the official saloon will be permanently closed. GROWTH OF BANK CIRCULATION, The demand for money of late has had the effect to induce the national banks to add materially to their sirculation. A recently published statement shows that the increase in national bank eircu- lation during June amounted to nearly 2,000,000, and the increase for July will probably be quite as large. The circu- lation sooured by bonds reached the low- ost point November 1, 1800, when it was in round numbers $124 000. It has sinco steadily increased month by month, having reached 8$157,000,000 on July 1 of this year. It fis ostimated that the circulation of national banks secared by bonds will probably exceed $160,000,000 by August 1, and make the total circulation of bank notes more than $180,000,000. A Washington dispatch says that this in- crease of circulation, in spite of the high price of the bonds and the small profit in circulation, is rogarded by friends of the national banking system as signifi- cant of & very considerable increase if the volume of circulating notes were in- creased by law to 95 per cent of the par valuo of the bonds deposited as security instead of being left at 90 per cent, under the existing law. It will be proposed at the coming ses- sion of congress to allow tho banks to issue notes to the par value of the bonds deposited as security, and it is also proba- ble that it will bo proposed as a further encouragement to the banks to issue more notes to take the tax off of circu- lation. As to the first of these proposi- tions it is not appavent what valid objection can be made toit. When the national bank system was organized there were good reasons for limiting the amount of notes that a national benk might issue to 90 per cent of the face value of the bonds deposited as securitics, but the samo reasons will not apply now when the bonds are at a premium and there has been a change as to other con- ditions, If this proposition were to pre- vail it would result in adding within a short time between $30,000,000 and $40,- 000,000 to the circulation, a fact which ought to insure it the support of every- body who thinks we have not enough currency to transact the business of the country. But such a proposition has been urged upon the attention of con- gress a number of times and has never received & very vigorous support. As the demoeratic party is not friendly to the banks, and the coming congress is in control of that party, it is not to be expected that any sort of proposal that would help the banks will receive serious considera- tion, although its effect would be dis- tinctly in the interest of the public also. Still a change in the direction noted is urged by some democratic organs. The free silver advocates would undoubtedly oppose showing the banks any such con- sideration, those institutions very gen- erally being hostile to the free ecoinage of silver. As to the proposition to ro- lieve the national banks of the circula- tion tax there is not the least probabil- ity that it could obtain any considerable support in the coming congress. Meanwhile the growth in the bank circulation is an interesting and reas- suring fuct in the financial situation. —_— IT IS a rather arbitrary proceeding for the pension bureau to compel evory person who is suspected of having had his name placed upon the total disabil- ity pension list without such proof of the disability us will satisfy the present bureau officials to show cause why he should not be dropped from the rolls, ‘When a man applies for a pension it is no more than right to require him to furnish evidence that he is entitled to payment which he is asking. But when a petition has once been favorably acted upon and the name has been placed on the list of pensioners the prima facie inference is that it is there of right, In order to have it removed from the rolls the party challenging it on the ground of fraud or negligence ought first to make out his case. To put upon the pensioner the burden of proving that he is legally drawing the sum allowed is simply heaping double costs upon him. The present ruling assumes that in all theso cases the former pension officers openly violated the law. It practically reverses the commonly accepted rules of legal procedure. — THE suggestion from the Agricultural department that at the present prices for hay abroad shipments would doubtless prove a profitable venture comes a little late. For several weeks exports of baled hay have boen on an unprecedentul scale. When it brings #45 to 350 a ton in London, and even more in France and Germany, it is casy to understand how .profitable the ven- tures have proven. In view of the utter failure of the Furopean fodder crops this would appear the opportune time for the Agricultural department’s agents to enlighten the people of foreign coun- tries as to the great value of Indian corn for forage. They might more rveadily be induced to feed it to their cattle than to eat it themselves, THE Railway Employes association seems t0 have been organized solely for political work. At any rate it views the wholesale discharge of railway em- ployes with philosophic complacency. Its sole contention during the campaign in this state last fall was that the en- forcement of a reduced froight tarift would throw hundreds if not thousands of railway employos out of work, be- cause decreasod earnings in consequence of the law would cripple the roads. The only solicitude seemed to be for the welfare of employes. THE BEE combated this theory of the case and argued that if reductions in the working forces were made the cause m— would be found in slack business, consoli- dations of roads, short crops and the purchase of rolling stock of eastern man- ufactorics Tn other words, the opera- tions of the new thaximum froight law would have little efféct in the premises. In the light of recent events and in view of the fact that the new tariff law has not yet gone into effect we see a confirm- ationof our origifial views on the sub- joot. e — NOW THE concesslonaires on the Mid- way Plaisance ask to have the 25 per cent clause in theie contracts either modified or suspended. They are far behind in the payment of the portion of gross receipts agreed upon, and at the same time complain of partiality shown to particular companies. It the great fair itself is running short of all calou- lations, it cannot bo surprising that the side shows aro failing to make out. Itis to bo hoped that an amicable ad- Jjustment of the differonces will be made, 80 that the faic may go through to its close without impairing the number of ts attractions. e — THE attorney general of Kansas viows the acceptance on the part of his assist- ant of fee: for the collection of a judg- ment from an insurance company, which he threatened in default of payment with a revocation of its license to do business in that state, as ample cause for his removal, and has dismissed him ac- cordingly. There are several officials in 4 state not many miles from Kansas who confessed to more serious abuses and misuses of public power. They were elected, not appointad. Removal by im- peachment is a different remedy from re- moval by orders of a superior officer. 1 NO SOONER was the duke of Veragua said to be bankrupt than a proposition was made to raise a purse in this coun- try for the relief of his highness. We have not yet heard of anybody iushing up and donating any money, so that any- thing we may say will not deprive tho duke of a dollar. But it is indeed diffi- cult to see why any American should be called upon to succor a royal bankrupt. who has nothing in common with the people of this country and nothing to recommend him to our notice save the blue blood that courses through his veins. A RESOLUTION of the city council of South Omaka calls upon the county com- missioners to reduce the fassessed valua- tion of that precinet by one-half be- cause the assessors procecded on a basis of one-fifth the actnal'valuation, whereas it is claimed that the other precinct assessors took one-tenth the actual value as their guide. Why not ask to have the assessment for the entire county raised to the plane of the South Omaha assessment? IT 1S doubtful whether the bone of contention between Commissioner Gar- neau and Auditor Moore can be buried until the supreme court has made a rul- ing in the celebrated case. Each has declared his position and is confident of self-righteousness and unswerving rec- titude. Both cannot be right. Further pyrotechnies will be to ‘their discredi Leta court of equity and good con- science put a quietus upon the whole business. l THE innocent-sounding phrase “im- pecunious and garrulous” is enough to raise a fair-sized storm in the British House of Commons when applied to characterize the Irish as a race. The little parliamentary tilt occasioned by these remarks of Mr. Broderick shows that our English cousins are equally ticklish with our American congressmen upon points of professional etiquette, al- though perhaps not quite so pugnacious. It 18 understood that both the city and county treasurers are candidatos for re- election. We make nocharge for of the suggestion that a public statement from each as to the interest carnings on public funds that havo been covered into the treasury during their present terms office would be interesting, and if these officials have done their duty the state- ments will make strong campaign thunder. CONGRESSMAN WILSON of West Vir- ginia wants congress to contine its ses- sions into December in order to take up the tariff problem at the earliest possi- ble date. Just now the tariff has almost dropped out of the publio mind. The country is doing quite weil under the circumstances with the presentschedule of import duties. The revision of the tariff can await the convenience of con- gress. New Yerk sun, Itis a fact Ulustrating Mr. Cloveland's powers of self-restrgt and secrecy that after four months no more is really known of nis 1deas and intentions on the subject of Hawaiian annexation than was known whon his term bogan. R Uneven Tenor of Justice. St. Paul Glohe C. W. Mosher, who wrecked the Capital National bank of Lincoln to the tune of £1,400,000, gets only five yoars at Sioux Falls, Haa he been poor and stolen $1,000, he would uo doubt have been seutenced to ten years, Such is the uneven tenor of the American criminal career. e A Question Awaiting Solution, Springfield Union. But what will the aemocratic party do? That is the disturbing questio { it aba dons its policy of ripping up and extermi- naung protection, it must either adopt the existing republican system or formulate some definite policy which the country can preciate. The business interests of the country will not tolerate the present uncer- tainty. ———— . Protection. in Sauth Carolins, Charleston News, Every mill and factorythat we build and operate successfully isw big helper i the cause of our independence, Every shop that gives cmployment 10 one or more efficient workmen is & smaller but important help. Cvery wheel that turns and every wheel that cuts, 1 town or country, doos its part in the great work. What we need more than all else, as a ple, is to make what we ueed, fustead of depending on the other people to make it for us. State Boozeries Won't Work. Philadelphia Ledger. South Carolina's dispensary law has been declarod uncoustitutional by a judge of good reputation, and this decision may put an end 10 an experimeut of very doubtful issue. The trouble with any law of this kind is that it depends almost entirely upon the sentiment of the communities to which iv applies. It ca easily be enforced in temperance com- muniti where restrictions are scarcely needed, and fails just where regulation of the liguor trafiio is most desirable. And THE _OMAHA DAILY BEEz THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1893, thus contradictory evidence is furnished as to the value of all such legislation. Maine's prohibition law has boen a subject of dispute for scores of years, its advocates pointing to the strict anf roament of the laws in com- munities of tamperance people and its op- nonts to the l\lrvplhm:\ln' ad_record of ortiand for drunkenness. So it may bo with South Carolina if the law should be upheld, in spite of this decision as to its unconstitutionalit; Towa's Disastor. Washin ton Star, S{‘mpnthy will go out freely from all parts of tha country to the people of Pomeroy, tho Iowa town that suffered so severely from the tornado that whirled through its streets Thursday ovening, that swept more than fifty mon, women and children into eternity and left bohind to suffer, a little longer at least, twice as many more, It was an awful occurrence, destroying life and property without more than a ;u\v moments’ warn- ing, and aithough money cannot rostore tho dead nor stop the aching of bereaved hoarts, it can rlva relia’, and thero should b a great deal of It contributed by those who have onough and to spare. - ——— The Versatility of J. Sterling. Cinetnnati Times, Hon, J. Sterling Morton, secrotary oulture, seems to be a of unusual versatility. ter mnot only of the scienco of gov- ernment, but of soclal economics in general and in particular. The other day ho sottled the financial question in a lotter dashod off between winks, To him the study of fiscal affairs is _a frolic. Moreover, in singlo moment of loisure recently ho made and announced the discovery that cities are lnrfiu aggregations of peoplo and that political corruption is most common where there are tho most folks. ————— Returning New York Times. One of the niost reassuring foatures in tho financial reporis of the firat week of July is tho faot that throughout the country gen- orally the savings banks depositors have $hown no unreasonable approhension. There has been, nocessarily, a larger amount of withdrawals from the savings banks than in ordinary times, bocause the actual and immediate needs ' of depositors have boen somewhat greator, but these withdrawals have not boeu 8o great as had boen expected. On the other hand, the new deposits, made to take advantage of the interest reckoned frow tho first of the month, have beon larger than had been looked for. of agri- gontloman Ho 1s a mas- ry in Colorado, Phttadelphia Record. Even in Colorado the outery of the silver producers is altogether out of proportion to the importance of the silver industry as com- pared with other -established industries. The total yearly value of the metal output, according to ceunsus returns, is about &0, 000,000. “This is exceeded by the nggregnte value of manufactured products, $70,000,000; of coal, §75,000,000; agricultural products, #00,000,000. The cattle and wool indus yieldannually $36,000,000. Scarcoly more than one-tenth of the availablearable land is culti- Besides cozl and iron, the petroleum product of Colorado last year exceeded 1,000- 000 barrels. The closing of the silver mines, it it should bring capital and labor to bear upon the other special resources of the state, might turn out to be a 1 ng in disguise. There is a hazard in mining operations for #old and silver that is attractive to tho speculative instmct of men. Occasionally great fortunes fall into the hands of lucky gamesters; but, comparing outlay and out- turn, therc is more profit in corn, cattle and coal ol —_—— LEGISLATION AND BUSINESS. St. Paul Globe: Cheer up. Better times are coming. It may look like a long dis- tance ahead, but give your note for ninety and go fishing.” The rapidity with which the time will arrive to renew the note will conviace you that you are liable to live to see the dawn of a more prosperous era. Louisville Courier-Journal: But, when congress meets, what? act, what? As the Courler-Journal has often said, there are many things in financial phil- 0sophy which are yet hidden from the sight of the naked oye, and whatever is done must be in the nature of an experiment. It is not well that any of us should bo too confident. But all of us cun and ought to keep cool. Kansas City Journal: If thereis in con- gress a desire to help the country, and to af- ford time to gauge the working of a polic; spension, why 1ot pass a joint resolution suspending for six months, a year, or durir the life of this congress, the purchase of sil- ver and hold the parity between the two metals as now? That would give ample time to_deliberate and pass new legislation, and stillTeave the country at liberty to continuo the suspeusion by repeal, or resortto it again should that be soen the better policy. Boston Advertiser: The past week has witnessed a docided improvement in the general financial and business situation. This improvement has manifested itself not so much in any increase in the volume of trade wransactions as in a chunge of sentiment among the business men. The prevalence o & better tone to the money market, due to tho successful completion of July settioments, is larely responsible for this feeling. Still the difficulty of obtaining money is restricting the volume of trade to a considerable extent, and makes collections slow. With the grad- ual restoration “of confidence, the signs of which were appareat last week, normal mon- etary conditions are likely to rule ero long. —_—— PEOPLE AND TUINGS, The country will wait in vain for proof hat ofticial pio provokes indigestion, When the calams of Colorado take the floor the brethren of Kansas scoot for the cyclone cel h discoveries of gold in Colorado come in time to confuse and confound the silvery shricks at the foothills, Reports from the sea shore agreo that tho bare possibilities of last senson's bathing suits uro this year “lost t0 sight, to memory dear.” Ex-Secretary Foster, strange to say, is a pronounced opponent of silver, although s ereditors do not expect more than 50 cents on the dollar, Oue of the members of the czar's weurs the name Pobiedonoszof, the efforts of nihilists to blast off a or two have been futile. The housewife who scrutinizes the fce- man’s morning delivery can understand how easily o premature skater may bocome tho head of a funeral procossion. ‘The man who enters a raco for office with & promise of a majority and receives one voto ould not be rebuked if he hurls a few sulphurous bombs at the urt glass dome. ‘Thie explosion of two tons of dynamite near Denver was a proparation for the oxplo- sion of silver lungn two days later. The Iatter was more destructive at the breach thau at the muzzle. Even in faroff Russia the women are be- ginning 1o get the rights so long reserved to wen. The governmeut has ordered that smoking lu)l)llmxlumuu for ladies shall be proviaed on all trais. There are far more evictions in New York City than in the whole of Ireland, In 1800 the evictions in New York numbered 23,595; in Iroland, during the same period, there were a little over 5,000 In the Burlington revenue district of Iowa the government colleoted 360,000 in special taxes for the past fiscal year, an increaso of $20,000 in & year. The bootleg industry is not affocted by prevaiting Bnaucial disturbances. Gradually the problems which agitate and perplex the country are simmering down to a few vital ones. The vexing question whether the tomato was a fruit or a vege- table has been settled by the United States supreme court in favor of tho latter. A Missouri farmer, tiriug of the search for private treasure, exchanged #,000 in good money for $25,0000f the queer. Ho threw in his farm as a bargain clincher, bus the shovers graciously declined o carry off his acres. Colonel Batehelder, the historian of Get- tysburg, is anxious that the next reunion on t{m battle fleld should be a reunion of fed- eral and confoderate soldiers, and be in- tends to labor to that end. He is also desir- ous that the confederate position on the fleld should be marked with monuments, the same as the federal lines are. Three British admirals besides Sir George ‘Tryon have lost their lives by shipwreck or disaster unconnected with warfare since the beginning of the last ceatury. Iu 1707 Sir Clondesley Shovel went down with the frig- ate Association; iu 1782 the Royal George carried Admiral Kempenfeldt to the bottom, and Admiral Reyuolds and 2,000 sailors per- Ished off the coast of Jutland in 1811, when the S¢. George, the Defense and the Hero were wrocked. The king of Greece complains that a sal- ary of $200,000 a year is insufficient 1o enablo him to keop up with the royal procession Lot him resign. No obstacle in the way. Nobraska has an abundance of patriots who | would jump at the joo with reduced salary. | And Nebraska would cheorfully spare them. Lagrand Larow of Barton county, Mis. sourd, who is six feot in height, has whiskers ust soven feet in length {e was born in Tompkins county, New York, and comes from a family whose men wero noted for their long beards. Some of his friends think he ought to become & nopulist states- man, but he refusos to leave his farm for the uncertain prizes of political lifo, — TO RF K BUSINESS. Omaha Men Enroute to Washington to Help the Amerlon Natlonal, ‘Wasniserox Beneav or Tur Bee, 513 Fourter ¢tit Streer, } WasiiNatos, July 19, Comptroller Fekels today roceived a dis- patch from Cashier Wyman of the American National bank informing him that Mr. Wyman would arrive in Washington tomor- row. Cashier Wyman is the advance guard of delegation represonting the stockhold- ers of the American National who will arrive oarly next week. They will endeavor to persuade tho comptrollor to consont ta grant the bank until September 1 to got its affairs straightened out so as toboablo to resume business on that J The commissioner of pensions today ap- pointed Dr. T.T. Blaiso of Sigourney, In., an examining surgeon of the ponsion bureat, H. C. Kvans of Ottumwa, Ia., son-in- law of James B. Woaver, late populist candidate for president, was appointed chief of a division in tho second auditor's office at a salary of &,000. Ho was recommended by Congressman Hays and other lowa demo- orats, P8 H, SILVE R PURCHASES, After the Sherman | quired Amount Month, WASHINGTON, July 12.~1t looks very much as if tho treasury of the United States would be compelled to do somo active work in oraer to carry out tho provisions of tho Sher- man luw, which requiro tho purchase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver overy month, July is now almost half gono and still *he treas- ury has purchasod only a fraction moro than 16 per cent of the 4,600,000 ounces, the pur- Tho chases amounting in ounces to 788,000, vrice paid when the June pu completed was 0,592 y 7, 1,278,000 ounces wero offerad and only 100,000 ounces were taken .72, The next day 588,000 ounces offered by telograph at §0.7280 were accepted. Tho 100,000 ounces pur- chased Monday at $0.7280 completes ¢he pur- chases so far made this month. 4he divector of the mint today made a counter proposi- tion of 875,000 ounces, offored at prices rang- ing from %0.72 t0 $0.7450, in_whicn he agreed to tako tho silver at 80.7150. This may bo accepted before the ond of the calendar day, and, if so, will not figuro in the result uutil touiorrow, even should this offer be ne- cepted. The total purchases will emount to a fraction less than 25 pov cent of the total requirements for the month, Increnso In the Gold Wasmizaron, July 12, today increased &1 the total amount being $97.880.755. The currency balance re- mains at about the same figure—827,358,881. —_————— SITUATION AT POMEROY. serve. ‘The gold reserve Detalled Report of the Loss to Property— The Death List. Font Dober, 1a., July 12.—[Special Tole- gram to Iue Br.]—Over one hundred labor- ers and mochanics were at work in the ruins at Pomeroy today. About one hundred in- jured are still in tho hospital and a dozen surgeons ond fifty nurses aro kopt busy. Mr. Dahlgren and two children have been re- moved t Fort Dodge. Katie Davey, another of tho fatally wounded, died this There are hopes of mrs. v recovery. Mrs. Nick Fecht, who - died yesterd was burled at Fort Lodge today. Tho total number of deaths that can be verified is forty-four, Company C of Webster City has come to the aid of Company G of Fort Dodge. Both will remain on duty for the present. A tour of the ruined district, with the a1t of well in- formed residents, has given a pretty a stimate of the property 10ss in Pom- The figure are: Damage in business fon of town tobuildings, $6,000; black tile factory, $2500: scven churches and school houses, $25,000; over 100 houses, $12 300; contents of houses, barns, stores, ctc., £0,000; total, §178,000. a. 2 —[Spec.s Telogram he committee on the Pon eroy suffercrs collected $500 and forwarded it tomaght. R for His Politscs. Font Ginsox, L T, July 12.—Georgo Me- Danlels, a half-breod Cherokoo Indian, was shot and killed at Braggs Station this even- ing at 4 o'clock. McDaniels was prosecut- of Ilhnois y and w: is said, sorge Sanders and John Fields, both . Politics is the supposed’ cause or the killing. NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKANS, Aurora has voted to put in an eloctric light- ing plant. 'l'zm Blair Republican has entered upon its twontyfourth year. The ninth annnal Boone county fair will be held Soptember 20, 21 and 22 at Albion, Thomas Ball, a Table Rock young man, Was prostratea by the heat, but he has re+ vived and will recovor. Kearney now thinks she ought to have a Chautaugua, She claims to have the finest grounds for the purpose in the state. They are holding ‘‘grave yard picnics” at Minatare, the proceeds to be used in purs chasing ground for cemetery purpos W. . Rogers, the absconding professor of the Wesloyan Business college at University Place, was soon last week at the World's fair, but no effort was made to arrest him. ‘While bathing in the Blue river, noar Cor. dova, Leonard Wibley, & young man, was drowned. He was subjoct to fits and it is beliovod he was attacked by one while in the water. His body was recovered, At the recent mooting of the American Academy of Medicine at Milwaukee, Dr. Georgo H. Littlefield of Syracuse was hon. ored n eloction to & fellowstip in the academy. This is the flrst timo_such an honor has been conferred on a Nebraska physician, Phil Bauer of Lincoln was credited with being mixed up ina_quarrel over & plenic row which resulted in his being stabbed by a youth namoed Newberry. But it wasn't I’ifll at all, but Leonard Bauer had the difeulty and was wounded. He had refused fo dish out beer to the 16-year-old offender. ——— HES OF FANCY. ¥ Philadelphia Times: Tho right to bare arms Is constitutional with the mosquito. Also bare necks and othor parts. Atlanta Constitution: She—How high tho ocean rolls! He—Y 46 a day and bathing sults extra. Clovoland Plain Donlor: The rush of buste noss Is always on with the basket makor. Texna Sittings: A doaf man cannot bo leg- ally convicted, It Is unlawful 1o convict a man without o hearing. Vogue: “Do I make myself plain?* asked the angular lecturor on woman's rights, stop- ping in the middlo of her discourse. “You don’t have to mum,” replied a voleo from the rear, “the Lord dono it for you long ago." o hammock s out ‘ning to dowy morn, 0 got 11 1t too quick 13 Yonkers Statesman on the lawn again from e and the girl who tried likowise out on the lnwi Tid-Bits: Swayback (to Importunate bog- tho” house, sir! i Boggar—Cer- 1would not think iof carrying it th the heavy mortgage it hason it. ios: Blount looked® into tho pross dispatches don't mention ho took a drop of it Washington Star: “What's Bill Jones takin' 50 much thno thumping that one _trunk around for?" usked oo rallway cmploye of gar)-Loave "‘"“f' Off ! din T hut th \or or 1ol Don't bother him. He's onoyin' hat's the first trunk markod ‘ginss thathas come his way (n & month Pittsburg Chirc suppose 1t Is quite cool in tho 8 1ds, oven in summer,” sald o P nd who had boen fn Scotland, the latter replied, “the hills wear their furze all the thne.” Bufalo Courler: “Did_Bilkem leave any- thing When ho died Ins creditors. They'ro the worst 1ofr lot you evor saw. There was once & mald in Bordoaurx, Whoso heart was overwhelmed with' weaux, And unsettled her mind, For sho never could fin The author of “Beautiful Suea Then a1 Wrote: aid who belonged to the Stoux 11 toll you, my dear, what to diour, for the fate, ot the polf, 1 would claiui it myself; T would, yos, Indeed, weré 1 yloux." The maiden from Bordeaux thought it rough On the authot to play such a blough-— Yes, asin and a shamo— But'sho put in her claim, And tho clalmants bofore her cried, tough!" Globe-Democrat. If Secretary Morton wus as good at effnot- ing reforms as he I8 at proposing them us would be the greatest boon of vhe period. A TRUE STURY. = Somerville Journal, Heo was a bold and dushing youth, Sho was a dainty muid; But she had pluck, and litue things Would not make her afraid. It was the ovening of the Fourth, And us the night grow dark led for her to go to hear comcert at the park. They heard the music, saw the show ffireworks, and then Sho sald she thought that it was time That she wis home again, y turned tholr steps that way, An u'll be shocked at this— As they passed through a shadowy street e tried o steal o kiss. And so th nd 1 ho In his bold attempt e you ask. Notmuch! For she Lad no fdea that he Her pouting lips should touch, 8ho selzed him by tho collar first, With several 1Ifvely Jjork: Then she let out hor roundéd arm Aud he saw firework Lurgest Manufacture ol Clothing fu o BROWNING, KNG nd Rotatlers World. He'’s used to it. . He said as he fanned himself through the door, he plaids, checks, ete. never had seen such weather be- fore, and to save his life he could not tell, whether. it eame from heaven or not——Still it’s great weather for corn, shirts; and we are going to makd%t still livelier for the shirts. We have a lot of $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 negligee shirts in madras and oxford cloths, all colors, stripes, We have put them all in one likewise for lot at $1.00 for your choice. : In all summer furnishings we have made redug- tions to clean up odds and ends. An inspection will convince you that we have the finest line of men's summer furnishings west of Chicago. BROWNING, Btore open eyery oveniag e | W, Cor, 16th and Douglas 8ts, Keep your eye on our windows. e KING & €0, |