Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1893, Page 4

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Tzscliuck, Secrotary of TIE e publiah. 4 ‘molemnlv swear that the actual ¥ DALY T ending a8 follows: 170 T TrsCnUeR SWORN to bofore ma and subscribed 1n this 15th day of 1503, N. P. FEIL. N The Dee in Chieazo. T DALy and Suavay Bee Is on sale in Chieago at the following plac Palier hous Grand Pacitic hotel. Auditortum hotal. Great Northern hotol Gora hote Leland hotel, . Files of Thk Ben bo seen attho No- braxka building and the Administration build- position erounds, can bo scen in the froc coinage resolu- tions of the Kansas bimetallists, THE production of pigiron for 1803 promises to fall far short of the product of 1892 'This is an off year all acound. Tue illustrated newspaper 7ruth has gono into the hands of a recciver. Truth eannot bo a load of illustrated falsehood. OTHER things being equal, local con- tractors are entitled to the preference in their bids for the construction of the now fn-l|u|'uLl)\|ihlmg in thi. Our Bohemian gymnasticsocicties are participating in the state tournament at Schuylor. While the German turners ave displaying their prowess in the east their Bohemian competitc an be r lied upon to take care of Omaha's repu- tation at home, ProrLe who heard with delight of the collapse of the Cordage trust will not be edified by the news that an agree- " ffient for higher prices has been reached between the reorganized trust and the outside compan The overthrow of the teust will soon become a matter of life and death to the farmers depenaent upon it for their binding twine, SUNDAY Tk Bk will present a his- torical sketch of wildeat banking in the early days of Nebraska, reproduced from a paper read in 1877 by Prof. A. ‘Warner, now of Leland Stanford univer- sity, before the State Historical socicty. It tells of the legislation creating these money mills, their brief career, and the panic of 1 snuffed them out. It is ri and valuable THE Prince von Avenberg proposes to personally investigate the tax systems of France and England in order to be better able to discuss the tax legislation which the army bill will necessitate. If some of our populist leaders would study the history of governmental administra- tion at home and abroad, they might possibly be induced to spare the people from the tortures inflicted by many of their hair-brained scheme: LINCOLN is having the same trouble in selling its improvement bonds from which Omaha 18 suffering, and at the hands of the sume firm who refused to completo its contract of purchase hero, Privato individuals have to carry out their agreements although they muy not have contemplated any financial strin- geney. Is the binding character of a con- tract lessened by thefact that one party thereto is a municipal corporation? BLE instances have recently occurred in the adjustment of new rail- road rates showing conclu ely that the Union Pacific managérs are not un- friendly to Omaha, but on the contra through their efforts concessions have been secured which are of inestimable value to this city. The fact that the action of that road in this important matter may have been dictated through motives of self-interest need not be con- sidered. Its interests and thoso of Omaba are almost identical, WHILE the clearing house totals, as collected by Bradstreet’s for the week ended on Thursday night, still show a falling off compared with the totals for the corresponding woek in 1892, the de- crease s not 80 great as might have been anticipated. Omaha's contraction is about on an average with that of the whole country, 18.5 per cent. This is due as much to the season of the year as to the depression in trade. On the gen- eral outlook both Dun and Bradstreet write hopefully, with full reports to warrant their confidence, OUR farmers ought to derive some ad- vautago from the order which has been ued by the Austrian imperial govern- nt prohibiting the export of fodder from that country. With a shortage of hay in all European countries and an impossibility of supplying the deficiency from neighboring agriculral regions, the poople of Europe will be compelied to look to America for assistance. While aiding his transatlantic brethren the American farmer will not forget to help himself so far as a steady market and advanced prices afford an opportunity. THE BRUSSELY © J. Lawrence INFERENCE. Laughlin, | politieal economy in the University of Chicago and formerly of Harvard, has the early reassombling of the interna- tional monetary conference and presonts some cogent reasons therefor. thinks the situation extremely favorable for getting rational action. He says it is perfectly clear that no sane man would urge bimetallism at the Euro- pean ratio of 154 to 1, but at the Latin union purchased holds many hundred millions They are worse off than If they should be led to take some steps to get out of their difficulty it would end, in the opinion of Prof. Laughlin, the so-called silver question forever. He says their “ex- pectant attitude” cannot go on, and therefore he thinks it desirable to call | the monetary conference together at once o that the question of a readjust- ment of the relations of silver to the money of the world may be acted upon in the light and under the influence of existing eonditions. If this were done he advises that the conference on no ac- count should be loaded with ultra silver partisans. That party should be repre- sented, says Prof. Laughlin, but it has been a perversion of judicial tairness, to which this country has been seemingly blind in the past, that the whole diplomatic influence of the country has been put into the hands of the silver fanatics to do with as they please. “Moreover, wo have always compro- mised pur action by sending men abroad in the past already committed to an ex- trome position. There was no pretense of discussing the question seriously.” Prof. Laughlin also thinks that it is not politic to load the conference with bankers, for the agricultural classos are prejudiced against them. Incidentally Prof. Laughlin refers to the proposal to repeal the tax on state bank notes,which he does not approve of. The time for the reassembling of the international monetary conference wus postponed until next November, and after the action of the Indian gov- ernment it was tho general judgment that it would be useless to have another meeting of the conference. This was upon the assumption that the polic adopted in India toward silver was a final notice to the world by the British government that it did not propose to do anything to enlarge the use orsilver © it fuller recognition, but rather that its intention was to for its further demonetization. 1t has transpired, how- ever, that tho action in India is really an experimont, and by no means eortain 10 bo permancnt. There is no serious ides of expelling silver from India, but, on the contrary, it will con- tinue to oceupy almost as important a place in the financial affairs of that country as it has ever done, and the stoppage of coinage on private account will not interfere with this. It is merely expected to ultimately allow the gold standard to be established instead of the s, It is & question whether this presents a sitnation that would lead the countries of the Latin union, or those outsido of it, to adopt any change in s monetary systems so far as silver is concerned, and therefore it is by no means certain that the conference would accomplish anything if called together now. The countries of Europe are wait- ing to seco what tho United States will do regarding silyer, and until this country takes somo definite action we do not believe there is anything to be accomplished through an international conference. When the world- knows what the United States will do with silver it may then be prac- ticable to sceure an international agree- fyent upon a ratio that will give that metal a better standing, even if it should not materially enlarge its use as money. It may bo obsorved that there is no imminent danger of silver being climinated from the currency of any country. Thero is small probability of the moneta conference reconvening before November, if then. No sugges- tion has come from Burope to indicate that any country there desires a meoting. and now of silver. wo are. IMPRACTICABILITY OF NON-I BEARING BONDS. plan suggested all sincerity by N ser, vice president of the Central Labor union, by which the city trea- sury might without difficulty be sup- plied with the funds made necessary by the recent failure to sell tho 44 per cent, bonds, svems to have sceured a fow sup- porters besides its immediate author. The scheme outlined is practically this, the issue of non-interest bearing bonds small denominations in payment for the work of the contractors and receivable for city taxes. In this way, it is claimod, the city may tide over its present financial difficulties and proceed with the work of public improvements. Any device which promises to sccure some- thing for nothing has attractive powers which the unthinking ave often un- able to resist. A little mature reflection will demonstrate the utter impractica- bility of every such schemo, It canuot bo donied that municipal- ities have at many times and at many places issued ovidences of their obiiga- tions with the intention of having them circulate as money. Here in Omaha city serip was & common thing in the early days, but the success of the emis- sion was not such as to recommend it to continued employment by the municipal- ity. The practical difficulty is that no one is compelled to roceive the paper in payment of debts. Such bonds could not even be issued without the consent of the contractor. Being made recely- able for taxes might assist their circula- tion, but when once paid into the treas- ury they could not bo reissued. The city has no authority to take anything but legal currency in payment of taxes, and if iv could it would find itself with the tax 1'st canceled and no money in the treasury for the ensuing year's ex- penses. The fatal objections to this plan, how- over, lie in the logal obstacles. These cannot possibly be removed. A munici- pal corporation can exercise only those powors expressly dolegated to it by stat- ute and in the exercise of its powers the legislative grant must be strictly pur- sued. Omaha can only issuo ‘‘bonds with interest coupoms,” although the TEREST Tho no doubt in W. B. Mus- professor of | written a letter in which he suggests | He | this price | .is the e rate of cont intorest, not exceeding o isin the disorotion of the eounoil They must bring not less than par and must bo retired by the ney of sinking fund, not by receiving them as taxes. They can be authorized for cer- tain purposes only by a vote of the pe ple, and the proposition submitted at the election contains the terms which they are to be disposed of. The bonds now authorized are twenty-year bonds; shorter time bonds require anew election. The city of Omaha, farther- more, has no authority vested in it to issue paper with a view to its circula- tion. With such a power, but one thing would hinder it from going intoa gen- eral banking business, and that is the fact that the federal tax of 10 per cent on state bank issues is still unrepealed. ‘While apparently the city would be get- ting money without interest, it would have to pay 10 per cent perannum. The charter forbids it from paying more than 5 per cent. We may as well at onco give up the idea of non-interost bearing short time bonds receivable for taxes. It can- not possibly be adopted and its further diséussion must be without result. per EQUALIZING THE BRIDGE TOLL. Omaha jobbers appear to have gained another victory in their efforts to secure fair play at the hands of the railroads. For years they have been compelled to pay the so-called bridge #oll upon goods transported from this point across the Union Pacific bridge and have been handicapped in their race for business by this discrimination against them. The excuse offered by the rallways when they imposed this arbitrary toll some five years ago was that it was rendered necessary upon all shipments from Nebraska to lIowa points by reason of the low freight rates enjoined upon them by the Iowa law. Now that the enforcement of the new maximum freight rate law in Nebraska threatens to reduce their tariffs in this state to something neaver those in foree across the Missouri river they think that they are justified by tho same ex- cuse in putting an equal arbitrary of 5 cents per hundred upon all shipments from Towa to Nebraska points. The action taken by the rallways is not tly what our jobbers have been striving for. They would much have preferred to have tho entire bridge toll removed than to have had an equal toll imposed upon goods coming into their territory. Either method would have equalized the rates and have done away with the discemination of which they have so long complained.. But by the new schedule the railways gain the ad- ditional charge on west-going traffic, and secure the arbitrary on shipments crossing the bridge in either direction. An equalized toll is a great gain. We can wait a little while for a reduction in the amount of the toll, but that, too, will have to come sooner or later. ACOORDING to Washington dispatches the action of the subtrcasury at New York in paying out gold on chocks, in- stead of giving currency as desired by the banks, which aroused the curiosity of financial circles a fow days ago, was a proceeding entirely innocent of any de- sign to retaliste upon tho banks. It was thought by the treasury officials to bo a good thing to do by way of strengthening confidence. It was real- ized that there existed among the people a feeling of apprehension which was causing them to withdraw their savings from the banks and lock them up in vaults. These withdrawals amounted in the aggregate to a very large sum, and not only seriously affected the banks but were exerting a depress- ing influence upon the business of the country and threatening serious conse- quenc Mainly to arrest the attention of this class of persons, and with a view of convincing them that no apprehension was felt by the treasury, the subtreas- urer at New York was authorized to make payments in gold. Itis said that the effect was good and very likely such , but at any rate the motive appears to have been commendable, whether the results were all that were hoped for or not. It must be obvious, however, that while expedients of this kind may do good to a limited extent, they cannot bo depended upon for any widely extended or per- manent benefit. It can hardly be claimed, therefore, for this action of the teeasury that it has had a general in- fluence in improving publie confidenco. A SETTLEMENT of the contention be- tween State Auditor Moore and Com- missionor Garneau may soon be ox- pected. As we are informed it has sim- mered down to the question whether the commissioner has acted wisely in tho selection of employes and whether thoge employes aro rendering competent service to the state. The commissioner of courso holds that he has employed no one not absolutely needed, and that his selections of men were made with refer- ence to their fitness for the work to be performed. Noone will dispute the fact that the law creating the commissioner- ship delegated to that official cer- tain discretionary powers that no other sute official could legally assume. The business of the auditor is to see that the state’s money is not squandered. In order to satisfy himself on this point Auditor Moore has ac- cepted an invitation from the commis- sioner to visit the Nebraska building at the fair and make a thorough inspection of the work accomplished and contem- plated, the men employod and the sur- roundings generally. 1t is predicted by friends of both these officials that such inspection will result in a peaceabls ad- justment of the issues between them, and that there will be no further cause for a continuance of the squabble, WHILE the government is devoting its energies to the building up of an ample fleet of more vessels then will oqual those of any nation, attention is being drawn to the poor showing made by the American-born sailors of the navy, The maximum number of sailors as prescribed by law is 7,230, with an auxiliary of 1,500 apprentico boys. The records show that not more than 4 per cent of the lads graduated from the ap- prentice . training system continue in the servi and that of the number of seamen allowed by law, less than one-half of thoso who enlist at the | upon | THE _OMAHA DATLY BEE: SATURDAY, JULY 22 | | the | horn reoeliving native Frben ips are Amoricansfl Admiral ntiy ibmitted & plan this ffite of things. Re- garding it as a mistake to recruit boys from the city, instead of the rural dis- tricts, ho declares thet if the Navy de- partment would give him a vessel of the ssox or Knterprise type he would fill that vessel with 300 bright, muscular, farmer lads, and, wighJorty.scaman, he would be willing to take that untrained crow on a long cruise. At the end of two years he claims he would have a crew equal to the average man-of-war crew on any United States vessel. Ve good, but he suggests no plan for induc- ing them toremain in the service. To a landsman on the western prairies it would seem that an equitable system of pro- motion enforced on the decks of Ameri- can vessels would go a long way to make the service permanently attractive and to insure a more desirable personnel for the nav) | has i correct HON. EUCLID MARTIN is just bogin- ning to realize the great responsibility which attaches to his self-assumed posi- tion as mentor to the appointing officers of the present democra*ic administra- tion. Euclid has induced the state com mittee to recommend men for lueraiive positions who did not possess the confi- dence’of the democratic machine in their own counties The members of one county committee now want Buclid to tell them “‘where they are at.” If they cannot have a voice in saying who are to have the long awaited plums, they want to know what use there was for them to be democrats, If Buelid will only satisfy their inquisitiveness a prayer of thanks will go up from demo- crats all over the state whose anxiety will be much relieved. ANOTHER woman in distress came from Towa upon the advice of friends to throw herself upon the -authorities and charity of this community. She is en- titled to sympathy wherever she may be and had a #ight to expoct assistance at the hands of the Towa authorities, who doubtless bought her aticket for Omaha and sent her adrift. Omaha has a repu- tation abroad as a generous and alms- giving city. County officials of neigh- boring states take advantage of the fact. They are fully qualified to care for these haploss people, but prefer to rid their community of them. This works a positive imposition upon the people of this county. The practice is contomptible and should be stopped. REPEATED rveports of fighting, as- saults and general disorderly conduct indulged in by lawless élements in the East Omaha strip afford additional ind cations of the deplorablg lack of poli regulation in that territory. To have another jurisdiction, ilg&u which crimi- nals may flee, sepatated from a large city by a river only-s ~had enough, but it is infinitely worse,tp have a contigu- ous belt of land afjbining a city, and over which there is practically no police control at all. Iowa ought either to establish some arcangements for the protection of its transmissouri property or some agreement should be had with Nebraska looking to a cession of the strip to this state, /0 IN DULL times there is a constant in- terchangs of real estate, lands, mer- chandise, chattels, ete. A man may have a stock of goods that he wants to trade for a small farm. A land owner may want to exchange his acres for a town lot. Another may have a good lot in Omaha that he wants to trade for a span of horses. In a thousand wants of this kind there may be few takers, be cause the wants are not properly adve: tised. A reference to THE BEE want columns any day in tho week will reveal the fact that this particular feature of trade is assuming large proportions. There can be no better medium through which to bring buyer and seller to- gether. A COMMISSION composed of prominent lawyers and business men is at work to revize the school laws of New York City and to suggest new legislation. Their veport will be awaited with intercst in the hope that it may prove of general service to the public schools everywhere. Garrulous J. Sterling, Stowx City Jowrnal. It is evident that Secretary Morton doeSn’t propose o be *'scooped” on any gos- sip regarding his department or his personal Governor Waite of Colorado says he meant exactly what ho said at tho Denver silyer convention, and has nothiog to rotract. Just a8 wo supposed The biggest fool in the world is an old fool e Took Newspaper Advie . and Island Independent, The railroads have taken the adyice eiven them even by the most conservative news- papers, and have concluded to submit to the maximum rato law. New schedules will bo made in accordance with it Wouldn' o ppy Without It, Des Moines legister, Last year the people of Colorado cried for a “change.”” The democrats entered into & combination with the populists to bring about the “change.” Now they have tho “change” and the governor is talking of going Lo war over it. 2 e — Almost o Unlg for Repeal, Indianapolis Jaurnal, Ouly three of 1,000 gepresentative repub- licans replying to questions sent out by the Detroit Kepublican clih dpposed an uncon- ditional repeal of the.Sherman law. Asa matter of fact the repeal: was originally a republicau proposition. . 1 oo el SR the Oty Kicker, Wayne, {iyld. Judgo Maxwell is good cnough for the Herald overy day in theweek, and if the re- publican party t'do its duty by renom- inating him, then this 4isspminator of nows, forone, will be on the kipking side of the fence, providing, howeyes, tho judge will accept s renominations i ity & ey Ounly a Railroad Game, Papillion Times. The silliest objection yet raised by railrosd republicans against the renomination of Judge Maxwell is the fact that he resides in castern Nebraska, tue raurcaders alleging Lhat the western park of the state is entitled 10 the uomiuation. Kor centuries God Almighty has been supposed to have hoad- quarters in heaven, but, according to rail- road republican reasoning, it will now be in order for us to invade the hot precincts of hell in search of & sew candidato for our worship, simply because that locality has never been recoguized aud is now entitlod to furuish the candiaate. By just such fool reasoning has the republican machine been able to control conventions in the past, and this year will probably prove no exception to the rule, Won't 186 OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. Despite the slolent tonaof the French vress, there is scarcely any doubt of & peace: ful ending of the present quarrel between France and Siam. England, as shown by the attitude of its oMcials, will not pormit the overthrow of Siamese independence. For reasons already explained in these columns, Great Britain cannot afford to have her interests in Siam and contiguous torri tories joopardized by any such event France, for roasons just as momentous and equally obvious, cannot permit hersolt o become involved in any actual hostilities with her neighbor across the channel. Noth ing would please the Triple Alliance more than a war between England and her horedi ailic foe. France is certainly not enough to place herself at the of the Dreibund by wasting her es in a struggle for something she would be just as likely to obtain by diplo micy. Positive interference ou the part of England or an assuras from that great power that she would protect Siam would effectually settlo the quostion of an attack on Bangkok. 1t is not to bo belioved, how- ever, that and will resort to these ex- tremities until Siam has exhausted overy meaws to restore peace. The probable out- come of the atfair, us already indicated by dispatches from gho Siamese capital, will be o concession to France of the essential part of her claims in the Mekong valle, In the meantimo it will be interesting to watch the varions moves in tho over fasciaating game of international diplomacy. - John Bull holds a protty stiff rein undn the vayward young man who is khedive of Iggpt. He is not allowed to meddlo with the finances, nor with tho logal status of rosident foreigners, nor with serious politics But Mr. Bull has not undertaken to control his matrimonial aspirations. The rumor that the knodive intends to marry a daughter of the sultan of Turkey is, thercfore, a little disquicting to Egyptian bondholders, and the English gorrison at Cairo has been doubled in number. The Suoz canal is tho shorter highway between England and India, and s im- portant from both a ‘commercial and military point of view to the British empiro. The eyes of Europe were suddealy opened to the significance of the British command of the Red sen when Disracli gave orders for the shipment of Indian sepoys to the Mediterranean to take a hand in European quarrels. Ttissafo to say that the grip of England upon the Red sea entrance to tho Mediterranean will bo as stubbornly retained as in the command of the exit from that sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. I Towfik should seriously threaten the English supremacy by either open or covert hostilivy, no doubt measures would be sct on foot to induce somo other young man to act as khe- divoin hisstead. wte The old rumors of an intimate alliance be- tween France and Russia have been revived by the announcement that a treaty of com- merce botween these powers has Just been ratified. [t is given out officially both at Borlin and Paris that this new treaty has no political significince and is only what it purports to be, a trade arrangement be. tween the two countrics. As much as is possible is made of the coincidence in time of the announcement of this teeaty and the ond of the negotiations for a similar treaty between Germany and Russia, with the ob- ject of making it appear that the now alli- ance is an answer to the preparations for strengthong the Gorman army. Probably the increase in Russian duties of 20 to 50 por cent on all imports from countries iwith which Russia has no commercial treatics is to some extent a retaliatory measure agamst Germany. T is cle.rly for Russi's intcrest to baye commercial treaties with both Frauce and Germauy, for she has a largo trade with both countrics, and no other ex- plaation of the French treaty is necessary. The anti-home rulers in England throaten to petition the queen to dissolve Parlinment. Her majesty has the power to send the mem- bers howe aud order a new general election without consulting her miunisters, or against their advice, and the program is to circulate potitions all over Great Britain and through Ulster, begging the queen to act. Of courso, nothing but talk will come of this move- ment, for the queen would not so openly violate precedent which has almost if not quite tho binding force of a constitutional provision. All that this suggestion means is that the unionists are in desperate straits, “They see that the home rule bill will pass the Commons in spite of all their obstruc- tion, and are willing to grasp at any means which promises to hinder it There is a good deal of confidence among them, too, thy new election would re defeat, and so they 1o farce & dissolution. Adyices from Trinidad state that the last royal mail steamer from England brought a number of engineers to Colombia to carry out the construction of throo new lines of railway in that country, tho contract for which had been given to the firm of Punch- ard, N art, Louther & Co. One of these lines is to bo laid on the Pacitic sido of mbia, the other to extend toward Venezuela, Theline from Bogota to the river Meta, & large afilucnt of the Orinoco, is of special 1mportance to the colony of Trinidad. There is already communication botween tho Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and tho interior of Colombia by the line of steamers which ¢o up the Orinoco and the Meta, but tho transport overland bo- tween tho river district on tho Mot and Bogota is unsatisfactory. Spe- cial advantages are therefore expected 10 accrue by bringing Bogota and the iuterior of Colombia into rogular communication with the outside world by means of the new rallway to the Orinoco-Mota stoamers, The interior of Colombia, south of Bogota, is said to bo very fertile and rich in natural ro- sources aud the greatev facilitios of trans- portation will probably result in the devel- opment of & largn trado which will find its outlet by way of the Orinoco and Meta, ‘L he people of Trinidad expect uot ouly a develop- ment of trade with Venezuols, but also with Colombig, and later on with Beuador and Brazil, by mesus of the Orinoco and its afllu- ents and the now railways that are likely to Do built. The Port-of-Spain Gazette says: “It is evident that the new railway betwoon Bogota and the Mota and the freer naviga- tion of the Orinoco are Most Mportant stops in the expansion of the trade of the northern countries of South America and of direct in- terest to this colony,” ‘e straining every nerve Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Of perfect purity— Of great strength— Orange | Economy in their usa Rosese] Fiavor as delicately and deiiciously as the fresh fruit Vanlila Lemon | eau THE RAID 0N SLAM. Chicago Record: Probably Franc bloin Siam will have one bsnefic Tt wilt draw the revolution fevor tho interior for a tiwe be-Domocrat: Bulldoring feobld and ivilizad countrics is uot a creditable business for a big 0 ¢ to en #ago in. Fran winning ry in this Siameso ¢ Kansas City Journal made an unprovoked tack upon Siam's rig Siam make nmy ton. Tu other words, ment convoted a part tory and ot about in & practic Tupulous way to get nossession s an old one with the big Burop Now York Ady may have be French nation sec and it has e § AquAb offect way from wpaign Prance, having aud inexe at now demands that immediate repara. the govern- 8o torr and un- The trick n powers tho the honor of the 18 to have been touches red upon hostilities with, of the particular piece of oLof land which would wipe A right the wrong, in the commanding officer's desk. It may take some time or it may all be over in' a little while, but soouce or later the transfor will id wounded honor will b soothed and sustained by the valuablo consuderation thus acquired. M s might be ox e the sun is obscured as by the great, widesproading w an obscene bird, and Great Britain files notico that sho i3 nd ready to seizo upon whatever may bo available for herself. Philadelphia Lodger: The French ernment has announced its policy to firmly with the Siamesa, and i the latter not make complete reparation for tho mur- der of a French inspector of native militia, Who was killed, according to reports, whilo he was bedfust from illness, the French fleet will blockado the Mekong river, France disavows any intent to interfere with S wese independence, but will iusist upon troaty rights, and'“the interference of third power 'will not be tolerated.” The French Chamber, by an unanimous vote, has expressed confldenco 1a the government. A littie cannonading at Bangkok would divert the attention of the krench from home politis, and the government is dout- loss pleased with this aspect. - FIVEOF A KIND. and "oV Denver News: Fivo banks left—but they are five of a kind, all wool and a yard wide, Chicago Tribune: The untimely opening of Governor Waite's mouth been ol lowed by the untimely closing of half a dozen Denver banks, i Instend of sphitting or of Colorado should small bottle with the governor of South Carolina and 1y nomore about it. IKansas City Times: The bicter experience of the people of Denver contains 4 lesson for the west, bat ono which has come too quickly and fallen wo soverely upon the masses of innocent people in Colorado who have noither countenanced nor sympathizod with the utterances of Governor Waite, Judge Belford and other calimity howlers of o 7 tho people of agorues whom as their o, have sown tho wind, and the; reaping the whirlwind GLOKIOU Hor Sruwixes, S. D,y July 21 Bk ) —Congressman McKeighan and wife of Ked Cloud, Neb., are in the city. “They came in on Friday last and will remain until August 1, or as near the date of the meeting of congress as they can, and got back to Washington in time to take part n the opening exercises. Mr. McKeighan is not suffering from rheumatism now, but from a general breaking down of the system from an attack of grippe. He has improved s0 much that a day or two since ho climbed 10 the top of Battle mountain. His wife is suffering from rheumatism, The detail of tw, diers whi from the ght diseased sol- ent hero two woeks ago Home uv Leavenworth, Kan., to test the virtue of our waters for rheumatism and other kindred ailments, aro all improving. Sowme of thom been eatirely cured and all of the benefited, One ¢ cphritis is and the rheumat are throwing aw and crutches every day. The detail is in charge of Brigadier General Joseph A. Knive, who is enthusiastic over the place. Upon 'the result of this test wiil decido tho location of a nutional sanitarium or hospital, which the government contemplates building for disabled veterans of the soveral homes and also of the regular service. General Averill, national inspector of soldiers homes, originuted this idea of a test of our waters and it is resulting most favorably for Hot Springs, Among the many Omaha_visitors who aro here this week aro: Mr. C. N. Diet “Thomas Swobe and Mrs. Eddy. The rived on Tuesday lastand will spe time here. Both Mrs. Dietz Swobe are regutar ducks and of our visitors here valuable pointers in the art of swmming and diving. are rog- ular frequenters of tho pluuge bath and their hours of swimming are noted by many s0asto be present and see their graceful and artisuc exer Thoy como to the springs frequently and are always wel- comed. Judge Davidson, Hon, . Buftum, J. S. Har'ris and seh, Neb., aro hero enjoying the attractions and letting busiess take a rest for a while, “They are a happy crowd and get plenty of fun out of tho trip, Licutenant Governor Tom Majors, Judgo n give m Dew, Colonel nilies of Tecum- e e e——————————————————- Norealand o party of s dosen prominent politicians ara now casting the fly to tempt the apecklod beauties in the rocky stregms of the Rig Horn mountaius, havin gone up on Tussday. They are expected hers o Sunday, where they will change bluo shirts and wash up befora starting for homo. Our town is ail_agog over A racket on the liquor question, Tnoe Bght fs not brought on by the prohibitionists, but they aro encot ing it It is probably woll kmown t 8aloons are run wide open all through the Black Hills, and Hot Springs is no excoption, To evade the law the board of has awreed that tho saloons shall ¢ & compromise fine of #30a mont supposed to be collectod by the po. and turned int the city police justico has failed to or turn in this fine money for sov although he has collected it and given re- colpts for it. It is said he has just as much right to ibas the city and it dare not force him to pay it over, for by that moans it would show jtself to bo guilty of compounding & folony under tne prohibitory law. The council has ousted the police justice and by its orders the marshal has seizod b et and pavers, and appointed another police justice, The old police justice has SWOrn out 4 compiaint against the marshal and cauncilmen for concorling his roce and th is betng t The old police Justice « 0Ars to be backed, or at least have the svimpathy of the saloons, and the next move will be the olosing of every saloon in town by thoe council The Black Hiils Chaut Auqua will open its fourth session hero on Friday noxt and a big timo is looked for. Congressman Bryan of Lincoln, Neb,, will make n spoech on bimetallism, ropory al months, p i Silvor's Outlook, Denver Republican, With silver going to Europe and gold com. ing to the U the alleged stue dents of fin ht to seo that their theory ation of the Sherman law s in t. There is no question that this will have an effect upon public sentiment in all parts of the vountry. In the dutlook for silver is alrea Yy bright, and it is almost cortain that the horman law will Lo repealed unless omothing is substituted for it which would be still beter for silve - A Tip for the Wesl York Tribune. When the west disturbs th tho business world in the cur future prospe of the countr, tho which new business or work amounting to £,500,000,00 in & month bo undertaken” Compared with anendous chiinge any variation in the eircu. lating money 1s a were flea bite. Tho issue or the failure to issino 24,500,000 in paper tor silver bullion is relativoly too fusigniticant 10 be considered not -~ MERCURLAL W Judging from SRRIMENT. 20 Tribunn: its archi- ure wnd exhibits at the Columbian exposi- tlonJapan must bo a vory bumbootiful oune tr Amusing our cook fs n very handsone ©“She fs She mashes the potatoes by Washington St EWO moaths of vac Somorville Jo the comet 10 come around at the season of the yoar when 1t Is most ieut for men and maldens to sit up lato out of do wateh its flowing course rnal: Boston I moten anseript: Fleg 08is IS supr my soul, for instanco, entering tho 110rse OF - dog 18 stuply proposter: does” seemn like @ caso of un- 1ty to animals. The de ely ridie trine ot lous. The necessary cr Kato seen Fleld's Washington: 0 be in ahuiry 1o prese tho goods the other tor-Shakspere says: e it woro dun, when Ctis dun, ere woll it were duil auickly.” juihhs You your bil. " Chicay ocean frightfu Dignitied Steward —Tho wessel, mum, Is try- Ing toset a good hexample to the passengers, Trihune: asy Passenger (on an ishiv) Docsu't”™ the vessel tip Indianapolis Journul: W y Watkins— Wot do K Of this? Tere's i story about a foller Tukin'a bath in whisky his rheu- i s, o was nb Do y Hig i bath fn whisky? He Gt tho most sacrileglous cuss [ over Washington at troublo of the times,” a lot of tissue s T his desk, Is that we are being overwhelmed with light Tiwrature. s n Indianapolis Now doth the dismal funnv man, Afur fro. wohing lako, With ali ¢ A sombe is! In flinging gihes, And other sorts of envio Agulnst the happy sun Whose buthing dress (i BUNSHINE AND SHADE. and joers, raiit, ier girl, cluins) 1s scant. Wash n:ton Star. When spooning down the strand they wens In sunny weather, wrasol hid bow thoy bont, Their heads together, public eye dia they defy With his uinbrella aUstll kept the crowd using, BROWNING, KING Lurgest Manufacturers and Retallors 0l Vlothing iu the World. Every woman knows That there's nothing will make a man mad quicker than to put his shirt on and then find that a button is off or a but- ton hole torn out. Women all know more about shirtsand shirt waists than men do, and every woman knows that the Star Shirt Waist and the Wilson Bros' (boys’ waists) are the best in the wide world. It's not often that you get’em ata cut price, but for Saturday these waists, the $1 quality will go for 75¢; the genuine article. Our $1 outing flannel boys’ waists for one day at just half price, 50c. A lot of knee pants for 50c. None of these sold for less than $1; some as high as $1.50, All above prices for SATURDAY ONLY. All men’s and boys' straw hats for half price to clean them out. - BROWNING, Btore open every evening till 6.50. Baturday ull 10 50¢ hats, 250. $1 hats, b0c. KING & CO. |8, W, Cor. 16th and Doug a3 Sis.