Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 27, 1893, Page 4

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Notary Publie. ~ | SWORN to beforn wnon thin Chivngo. aid SUNDAY BER Is on sulo In Howing places: Grand Py Auditoriu at Nort v hotol: nd hotol 5 of Tii an be secn at the Noo the Administration huild- Xposition grounds, Average Cirentation tordiune, 1803 THE local campaign for and against the free coinage of silver is now on. SPECULA upon the probable de- cision of the Bering sca arbitrators is a very uncertain businoess. T8 11 not about time for the Kansas authorities to put an end to the threaten- ing aspect of the striking miners’ situa- tion? THE free silver advecates in the cast seem to be doing all in their power to imitate the antics of their friends in Colorado. COMMERCIAL clubs throughout the state are hastening to join in the demand for the immediate repesl of the Sherman silver purchaso law. DENVER can boetter spare her eroakers than her workingmen. The man en- dowed with muscle is a botter citizen, as a rule, than the one with the gift of gab, THE reception accorded the Colorado tourists by the Towa police authorities is in marked contrast to the generous Yreatment given them by citizens of Nebraska towns. RASKA'S influence in the extra session of congress will bo of a negative qrality when the repeal of the Sherman ot comas up. Her six congressmen are ovenly divided upon the guestion of re- peal. 1T WILL now be in order for actresses of ull grades to have themselves ox- cluded from the privileges of some club house, and then draw upon the news- papers of the country for an unlimited amount of free advertising. THE receipts of the Omaha postofico show aslight increase for June, 1803, over those of the same month last year. ‘We have in this an additional indication that this city is holding its own during the present period of financial distress, IN $PITE of unfavorable weather con- ditions it seems almost certain that Nebraska will have a large surplus of food products this year. Nothing but Jow prices will prevent the comvlote restoration of good times in the state, THE vumor that the south and west were to join hands in advancing their mulual interests has been disproved by the objection made by a South Carolina w mun to the appointment of a Ne- braskan to a position in the women's department of the World's fair. "HE mercantile associations of Omaha are not to be behind their eastern asso- clates in giving voice to their views upon the silver question. Their demand for the repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law will havo distinguished company when it is brought before con- oss, WHEN the big national banks of Mil- waukee, Indianapolis and Louisville be- £in to erash as they have been for the past soveral days, 1t 1ooks as if the New York Sun had made a mistake when it declarved last Monday that west of the Missouri river bankruptey was tho rule rather than the oxception, THE railroad situation in Nebraska is not entively without its humorous phases. Here Is the State Board of Transportation suspected of. ulterior de- Elgns on the freight classifications, the woln railroad editor threatening to foclare war on the railroads and a favorable prospect that Tom Majors may tako advantage of the governor’s absence 1 om the state to call a special session of t o legislature to make further ductions in local freight rates, to the smiles all over Nebraska, ro- Listen SENATOR ALLEN does not let his out- snckon opposition to the monetary poliey advocated by the bankers and brokers doprive him of a just appreciation of the necessity of sound banking institu- ns. Heshows his advance overfhis ty when he says that the present stringency is a “disease of the mind and notof the pockotbooks” that he is op- posed to runs and believes in standing by our honest banks. It is clear that careful study of the situation is making tho populist senator more and more “onservative. | 1 | | | — ———— = 1 FAIR BATES UNDER THE NEW LAIW. ‘ Tiie Bue of this evonlug amplifles ita in- | sulting suggestion that % 'Lincoln should nover have enjoyed the differontial from the boginning” by calling the merchants of | this city “Lincoln rapbers ta00 | 10 00 | | antir [ crept into & small part That the Lincoln papers are only wait ing Tor an opportunity to provoke hos tilitios between the people of that ocity and tho people of Omaha is vlainly demonstrated by the avidity with which | the State Journal has scized upon a typo- graphieal error which acoidentally of Tuesday's edition of THE EVENING BEE in to attribute to this paper an intentional design of vlackening the charac- ters of Linecoln business men. he misprint was so clearly a mistake of the typesetter that no intelligent | person who had read tho context of the articio-conld possibly have beon misled by it. The very issue of the paver which contains the paragraph quoted above igdtsell eviden:e of the fact that typographical errors are not onfined to any one office or any one lo- lity, “When it requires two editorial paragraphs in adjoining columns to cor- 't “'several typographical errors” and ' double bull” in one and tho same re- port, we are justified in assum- ing that its editors are by no means unaccustomed to compositors’ mistakes. i tor in the Journat is pos- order Sithor the wr sossod of less than the average intelli- gence or he has purposely misinter- preted the phrase with a view to on- gender discord betwoen the jobbers of the two cities, A word concerning the agitation in Lincoln for fair treatment at the hdfids of the railroads. The johbers and local P s of that city prof to be working for fair rates under the new maximum froight rate law. That they should do this is but natural and needs no excuse. Omaha has for years boen working for fair treatment and desires nothing move. It is evident then that the contro- versy hinges upon the definition put upon the term fair treatment. Lincoln merchants maintain that nothing short of a sehedule that will continue them in their present relative position toward every other point will be fair to their eyes. Omaha, on theother hand, asserts that'it has for years been disoriminated against by the differentials granted to Lincoln, and that it will only bo accorded fair treatment when all discriminations against its commorce have been totally abolished. 1t feels assured that the in- terests of all intevior merchants and jobbers lie in the same direction, namely: in the abolition of discriminating rates. It wants every town, Omaha and Lincoln included, placed upon an equal footing with every other. It is cortain that under the present system of differentials such has not for many years been the case. No fair minded person wishes to have unreason- able charges imposed in any portion of the state. The maximum freight rate law makes it the duty of the State Board of Transportation to reduce rates that are shown to be manifestly unjust, and if enforced ought to insure fair treatment to all. But the State Board of Transportation is authovized to estab- lish just rates only, and no rate which favors one town at the expense of an- other can be considered just. Nothing will 80 assist the railroads to make the law obnoxious to *the people as efforts to create antagonism between the job- bers of different eaties. Such efforts should be ourazed, whatever be their sour OF REPUBLICANS, In a recent interview Senator Sher- man said in regard to the attitude of tho republicans in congress that they will not dare do what the democratic party, under the same circumstances, would do—that is, they will not seek to compromiso the dominant party at the expense of the country, which was the courso the democratic party pursued when it had the opportunity. “In this aid Mr. Shorman, “‘the re- publican minority will do what it believes to be right, and therein lies the differenco between the two great organizations.” Othoer repub- lican leaders, equally authorized with the Ohlo senator to speak for the republicans in congress, huve given a like assurance, and so far as we are aware it is the general sentiment in the party that its reprosentatives should consider and act upon the financial and economic questions that will fore the Fifty-third congress, not from a mere partisan point of view, but with a patriotic desiro to promote the interests and welfare of the country. Undoubt- edly the republicans will have oppor- tunity enough to compromise the domi- nant party if they feel disposed to do so. A factional organization like the de- mocracy, without union or harmony as to a singlo great public question, cannot avoid offering chances to the opposition to compromise it. It is apparent to everybody that this will be done in the cuming congress. There will be a factional fight over the rulesat the outset, and whon that is finished re will be a still more vigorous con- ict over silver. The taviff question may not develop such strong factional antugonism as exists regurding silver, but in rogard to the taviff there are ex- trome o nsorvative clements in the democravy from which move or less con- Hlict is to be expected in the work of re- vision, These party divisions_and the strife that is certain to come from them will afford the republicans opportunities to compromise the dominant party, but they will not bo taken advantage of. There will be no abandonment of prin- ciple on the part of the republicans, no surreader of the policies for which that pavty has always stood and which are defined in its last national platform, but the roprosentatives of. the party in con- gross will not, there is every assurance given, adopt an obstructive policy mevely for the possible partisan advan- tage that might result. The large ma- Jority of them, it is entirely safe to pi dict, will be found heartily in ac with the democratic element which favors a sound and stablo currency There would otherwise, indeed, be very little hope of the success of any measure proposing the change in our financial system necessary to maintain the cur- rency on u sound and stable basis. The democratic opposition in the come be- ord house of silver purchases by ropresontatives to stopping the government, | except upon conditions that will give an | equally advantageous recognition to | ean only be overcome by a union publicans and anti-free silver demo- orats. Without the support of repub- licans the financial policy of the ad- ministration, so far as silver is con- cerned, would bo hopeless. As to the tariff, the republicans in eongress will cortainly oppose tho proposition that | protection is unconstitutional —a “fraud and a robbery”—but only to save the country from practical frea trade will their opposition take the form of ob- struction. If the dominant party in congress can agree upon a revision of the tariff that will aot be destructive of American industries it is probahle that the republicans will throw no obstacle in the way of its suc- cess. The minority party in the govern- ment will do its duty with reference to tho best interests of the country, re- gardless of mere partisan considerations. In this it will have the bast security for its future. WHAT DID 17 MEAN 1T The passage of the garbage collection contract by the ofty council over the veto of the muyor will open the eyes of citizens to several things which thoy did not quite understand before. hief among these is the transformation that has taken place in section 113 of the amended ecity charter. In the act gov- erning cities of the metropolitan class approved March 30, 1887, that clause lated solely to contracts for the improve ment of streets. In the years immedi- ately suoceeding tne enforcoment of this statute the city of Omaha suffered from sevoral jobs that were fastened upon the taxpayers for indefensibly long periods of time. Notorious examples ave the ten-year street repaiving contract and the five-year electric lighting sinecure enjoyed by Mr, Wiley and his company To avoid a recurrence of these delight- ful episodes, so costly to the taxpayers, section 113 was amended in 1801 by the addition of this restrictive proviso: Provided, Also, that no contracts or ex- tensions on contracts for a poriod of more than two years shall at any time be made or entered into without first having submitted tho same to a vote of the p at sowo general election held in accordance with ex- isting laws governing the voting of bonds; such provision shall not apply to guarantee for paving or other worlk done for or material furnished to said city. No action shall at any time be taken contemplating the exton- sion or rene'val of frauchises heretofore granted. By this enactment an effectual check was put to any action by the council binding tho city to long time or p petual agreements without mature de- liberation and express authorization of the people. If it were still in force the garbage job would never have boen in cubated. But it is not now in force. The amended charter has lost this wise ap- pendage to section 113. Al trace of it in the law has disanpeared in the darkness of legislative man- ipulation. Why it was dropped out, who seccured its omission, what motive urged on the action, these are questions that await an answer. That it was done without publicity and without discussion or explanation is alveady quite evident. The y engineer who took active part in the movement which led to the revision of the charter gave out an interview a few days ago based upon the assumption that the former provision existed unim- paired. Hedid not know that it had been repealed; nor did any one else except those whoso attention had been called to the fact. The revision of section 113 leaves the coancil at liberty to bind their successors and the eity by con- tracts for any period shortof perpetuity. Upon the question why that revision was effected, people ave free to speculate, and for this speculation the ten: garbage collection contract may furnish a little light. FREE SILVER ALLACIES, The speeches of Senator Allen and resentative Bryan at Bxposition hall Tuesday evening, in advocacy of the free coinage of silvor, contributed noth- ing new to the discussion of that subject. They abounded in the fallacies common with the free sily champions, and which have been exploded time and again, Senator Allen said there is not enough gold with which to do the busi- ness of the country. Nobody eclaims there is. Our stock of gold is between #500,000,000 and $600,000,000, and the total of all forms of currency is some- thing over $1,500,000,000. With this about 5 per cent of the business of the country is transacted, the other 95 per cent being done with checks, drafts and other forms of credit. mNone of the great commereial nations has enough currency with which to do its business and any of them which should attempt to provide enough would inevitably bring disaster and ruin to itself. All experience shows this, The senator thinks we have lost gold not because the balance of trade has been against us for @ year past, but in conso- quence of the cfforts of the moncy power of Kurope te force certain countries to adopt the gold basis. If Mr. Allen had looked up the facts he would have found that the gold which Austrig and Hungary have accumulated with & view to specie resmmption constitutes but a small part of the amount that has been drawn from the United Statoes, and the influence which led these countries to seok u gold basis Was not the money power of Europe, but commereinl decadence and industrial decline due to the fuct that they wore not on a gold basis. This condition placed them at a disadvantage in com- petition with the sound money countries of Burope, Senator Allen has a queer idea s to what constitutes fiat money, regarding which it may be sufficient to remark thav the stamp of tho govern- ment on a piece of coined metal simply denotes that it contains the ame=ant of such metal prescribod by law., If the stamp on a #20 gold piece wore effaced it might not be available for the payment of an obligation, but it would bring its full value in the market as gold. The senator gave some judieious advice in sayiug tha’ the people should got over the scarc thab is now general and stand by the honest banks. Mr, Bryan dwelt upon the effect that the single gold standard would have in THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSD lowering the price of whoat. *Suppose this be admitted, ‘though, in fact, the price of whoat must depend upon supply and domand rather than upon the money standard, wohld not the farmer be able to buy hig shoes, his clothing and everything slse he noeds at a lower prico? It is manifestly absurd to assume that only whoat would experience a decline in price in conse quence of adopting the single gold standard. Mr. Bryan is onoe of those who think we ought to set up a financial systom for ourselyes regardless of the rest of the world. Because England and other countries of Kurope did.not con- sult us when they went to gold wo should not consider them now in fram- ing a financial pol It is sufficient to say in regard to this iden that a great commercial country like the United States, doing business with all the world, cannot have absolute finan- cial independence. Wo must bo prepared to settle the obligations w8 incur in the money which the nations we trade with require or they will not do business with us. It is not consulting thom, therefore, but our own interests in baving a sound and stable currency, with the same basis and standard of valuo that the other great commercial nations recog There is nothing in such arguments as we have referred to that will induce practical and unprejudiced men to favor the free coinage of silver, of which Sena- tor Allen and Representative Bryan de- clare themselves to be uncompromising advocates. The adoption of that pol- iey could have but one resalt, the ultimate ostablishment of the single silver standard, involving the entire loss of our stock of gold and con- tractipg the currency to that extent, depreciating the purchasing power of the money of the country, from which the wage earncrs would be the chief sufferers, placing our producers and manufacturers at a disadvantage with those of countries having a sound and stable currency, and seriously impair- ing the credit of the governmpnt. The only classes of people who eould possibly derive any benelit from such a condition are the silver mine owners and specu- lators, and in the inevitablo collapse that would precede a readjustment oven they might have to saffer with the rest. NoNE of the big manufacturing con- cerns of Omaha are likely to be closed by reason of the financial scare. The industries of Lincoln ave intact. Fre. mont’s flourishing factories are still at work. The sugar industries at Norfoik and Grand Tsland are not suffering. Kearney's cotton looms are still hum- ming and the factories of Beatrice and Nebraska City ave going right ahead. These things prove more than anything else that the present troublous times are the product of an unhealthy imag- ination. ————— “OMAHA has ‘been discriminated against for tho last six years by every road crossing the Missouri river,” Commissioner Utt. © Omaha jobl ° had enough of this in this time. They do not noed favors or discriminating rates to be given them inorder to bolster up their business, #ut they object decid- cdly to every diserimination against them. They now want fair play and nothing more, POTTAWATTAMIE county officials have levied upon fifteen locomotives in order to secure the payment of delinquent taxes assessed upon one of the railroads. The Jocomotives have been released on bond. Douglas county officials levied upon several Pullman cars for the same purpose not long ago and also obtained a bond for their release. But since then nothing more has been heard of the bond. HARD times which prevail all over tho country seem to have no effect upon the ambition of the people of Lineoln They have commenced work on the project of securing the next annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republie, and the manner in which they have gone about the undertaking is a protty sure earnest of suc THE new rule of the Omaha and Lin- coln hanks to charge exchange upon cheeks of country merchants is already creating discontent in the smaller towns, The loeal jobbers foresaw this result and protested against it. They will expect the abolition of the new rule s0 soon as circumstances warrant it. ‘WHEN one of the railroads was waver- ing about adhering to the plan of equal- ized bridge tolls, a protest from the Com- moreial elub brought it back to its orig- inal position, which assures fairness to all concerncd. The good work of the Commercial club becomes more visible every day. Whero Dount Flourishes, Philadelphia Tiz.es ‘The silver dollur may be perfectly round, but outside the silver states there are doubts as 1o its being square, - Large Trath in Small Compass. Kansas City Journal which have adhored to the pr: publican governors have had no cause to blush on account of gubernatorial urterancos. e B nnati Commereial, the templp of tho high priests of mugwumpery it 1s whispercd that the presi- dent believes that his mission to the Ame can people is divine. Nothing better th this has been pritad during the dog d i 5 5 ot's Cotu Butter, Minneapolls Journal, ‘The ofticial figurcs show that the dairy proauct of this country excc value thatof the lumber, whoat and iron intorests combined: Tho cows of this coun try are worth #00,000,000. Where does. the silver interest swand, compared with tho cow! From —~ Reduced Tarlll, Low Wages. Indianapolis Journal. Ex-Mayor Howitt of New York City, iron manufacturer ana democrat, says that the chunge of duties on ron' and its wanu- factures o i revenue busis means a re duction of s, a3 tho cost of ore and other materials can be eheapened only by re- ducing their labor cost. —_—— Wheat Golug Abroad, Aew York Times Tho quantity of wheat (including flour) exported last week was 507783 bushels “The recont rapid growth of the weekly ox- ports is shown when these figures ave com- pared witn 4.677.900 for the week ending on July 7 and 4,134,630 for the weex ending on July 14. The quantity shipped to Europe lust week was greater than tho exports in Any previous week for a year and u half. AY, JULY 27, A SPECK OF WaR, Chicago Journal: But what {8 most omi. nous about this latost piece of Parisian arro- gance, is that back of France looms Russia, find back of crouching Siam the hordes of Chioa and the wroncipds of England. Globo-Democrat: Pelitieal exigencies in France have a wood deal o do with the high handed manner in which that country {s proceeding aeainst Sfam. If the French elections were over, or if they were a year or two off, this Siameso incident would bea much swaller aftair. Chicago Herald: We may anticipate, therefore, A month of maneuvering botween Paris and London, with orders to gunboats, moving of troops, recall of furloughs, u rise in breadstuffs, secret councils, many ‘‘fakes'’ ~aad in the end no war. Nothing would in- duce either Carnot or Gladstone to consent to war, Neither England nor France is pre. pared for the oxpenditure that would be en. tailed, and they will help oach other out of the dilemma in due time on. condition that #ach shall aid the other now in talking dag. @ers with the strict understanding of draw- ing none. Now York Press: China 18 a formioable power, even when not aroused to extra. ordinary efforts by such an incident as the French attack upon Siam. But the military strength of a population numbering nearly 400.000.000 does ‘not rest in the size of its ding army, but in the enthusiasm with ich the people may becomo animated in support of a cause. Should the vast popula- tion of China cver become aroused against the French, or any other European national- ity u torrent might be qlm‘lol‘ that would sweep all befora it by the vory force and im- vict of overwhelming numbers. It is this that France has to fear and that Russia That Russia would back ance in an attempt to settle a boundary pute by force has been too hastily as- sumed in Paris, a report current for a timo to that effect having been sinco contradictud. On the other hand, there seems to be no doubt about the correctness of the report cabled from Berlin that the Gorman govern- ment will send soveral mon-of-war to the Gulf of Stam. The ostensible purpose of this demonstration is to protect German residents and thoir commercial intorosts but, as theso are not numoerous or Importan the real purpose probably is to co-oporate with China and England in keoping the ag- gressivo disposition of the Fronch within duo bounds. San Francisco Chroniclo: Tt is probable much of the nows which comes from Siam by way of Paris is highly colored. Thus it 15 very doubtful whether Ru: given auy intimation of supporting I especial ince 1t is evident that Great Brit- ain is watching the contest very closoly. China, however, wonld havo . very good reason for aiding Siam, as she has an old score to wipe out, and she may also be anxious to tgst her new Those who nave seen the new Chinese ironclads, ofti- cered by Buropeans, declare.that they are a match for any vessels of their size. It would be a bit of poetical justice were China to whip France now us a roturn for the humitiation she suffered in the Tonquin affair. New York Sun: The European interesting. The rumor that China de e ulliance It would be ous if China would agree to such an alli- ance. Scrateh a Chinaman and you arouse a hereditary enemy of Great Britain and ything English. The Chinese have forgotten the assaults of English ivon- ineso ports botween tho yegrs 1834 and 1842—assaults that nistory docs 4ot justify. China_prohibitea the importation of opium, onc of India’s most profitable crops. Great Britain protested but China main- tained its prohibition against the awful drug. Great Britain then battered down the Chinese so on_ of Heaven™ was forced to withdraw his edict a; nst the British opium trade. ince then, of all the “foreiun deyils,” China_ has nurtired the sincerest hatred 'of tho Tng- lish. If events in 1 China and eat Britain into an alliance, then, indeed, may it be said that war makes strango bed: feliows. natl, Commercial: ation is bocoming vastl est development is t ngland will form B NEBRASKA AND NEBRASICANS. A Congregational church is to be erected at Taylor, Loup county. The date for the district Gr union at Greenwood has been 22, 28, 24 and 25 Congressman Mcls to Broke nd Army re- ot for August ighan is down for an Bow people on the peo- ay. samuel Marshall Elder talks ing to the Chorokee Strip to make some investments when that country is opened to settlers, Miss Illa Abbott has been superintendent of public i county, and is fillng factory ma John M. Adams, the newly appointed reg- ister of the land oftice at Sidney, has taken on of the oftice and has appointed 11, . Gapin as his clerk, A large silver wolf, which was_ supposed to be a mountain lion, was killed by John True of Deloit. It made great ravages on stock iu that vi Judge Heist of t0 his old home sence of twent; the summer th Claude appointea instruction of Loup the office in a satis- gone on & visit Lafter an ab- Ho will spend nily. has started a fourth paper at Chadron, known as the Recorder. Tt will adve democratic prmciples and tey to capture the land office patronage. M. J. Hull of Ildzar, who has been chief clork in_the sccond oftice of the United Statos tr sition and return The Craw home. ol district treasurer has begun mand roccedings iv the Dawes county to_compel the village 12 y the license money amounting to A little 3-year old ehiid of Homer Wray, a farmer living noar Nelson, accidentally foll under the wheels of led wagon, the wheel running over its head and making a severe scalp wound besides breaking its juw- bone. T'he child may survive, W. B Scott of the departm in the Calleg Chadron recruitin in tho bad lands. He has with him of uhout twenty, composed principallg Prineeton students, and will set out again in @ few days to continue the specimen hunt for about six weoks longer. Harry Hall of Ashland, cycle, ‘collided with a carriage in which wero some young ladies. The young gentie man was badly shaken up, breasing throe bones of the hand and arm and being pain- fully bruised about the head and shoulders. The horse ran away, breaking the bicycle and greatly frightoning the young ladies. B rror. AND THINGS, 1t is straining truth o say that bykers are roubled with wheels Curiosity s well as cupidify prompts the French in their offorts to take in the white elephunt. Gieorgo C. Perkins, (i s new sen. ator, has been a sailor, . storekeeper, railroad man and politician, and a republica all tho time, Governor Penno mouth broke out av the reception of Vice President Stevenson in Orogon, Unfortunately Adlai did not have his ax handy num Maghabghab bas ehargo of the Turiish villago in_Chicago. His old friend and classmute, Gigadab Gagadib, died in Now York recontly. “The Ponea voleano which Sioux City pil vered'" last weolk is neithor now nor startiing. Itisasold as Indian tradi tion, and much staier. Governor ‘Tillman nnd Senator Irby are roaring as though thoy hungered for gore to the bridle. Palmetto” dispensaries are pro ducing strange things these days. Miss Kate KKane proposes to enter the list for & judgeship in Chicago the coming fall in the judicial arena threat th numerous political hile riding a bi- combin American sympathy will go out with duubled force to the king of Siam when it is known that he has 800 wives Surely that fact comprehends trouble cnough for a lifotime. Hon. Geor: Boutwell, nor of huseLt ted to that off Now he is th x-governor of Lhat state, as well as the oldest in yoars. A Buffalo coroner iusists that a man once wlared dead shull remain so, even though ‘cturns to the bosom of his family. The whan ' resurrectad should be thankful that the cor. oner is not & fumeral direvtor, and drop the anbjeot. Somie peopla do nob koow when they are well off, Domocrats who complain bacause rapubli onns do nat resign fast enough forget that Topublicans are patriots. [owever much they dislike holding offige under a domo- cratic administration, resigning now would | tend to increase the nation's embarrassment, and they love their country too well to de- liberately injure it The slaughter of the innocents goos on at o merciless rato fn the crowded cities of the east. Tho death rate of ohildren under & yoars of age in New York last week was 63 | ber cent of the total number, or 793 out of & total of 1957 ‘Ihis isa shade worse than in Philadelphia, where 413 deaths out of a total of 704, or 61 per cont, were children under 5 years of age. In Boston, out of a {204 deaths 184 wero childron under & years, or 65 per cent. ere is an anti-cat crusade goli on in Brooklyn and tho I Lig ) 1 tle is raging flercely, The cats have a defonder in the person of Miss McGarrah, who owns o select nssort- ment of tabbics. She declares that sho ad- ministers ayrup of buckthorn to her pots every night, and that it renders them calm and quiet and averse to back fence concerts, Tho anti-catters maintain that Miss McGar: ‘s cats are only a tow out of 1,000,000, and that the whole trive must Chicago Tribune, The sillinoss of the talk by some Colorado miners to the offect that the state would ba ruined by ropealing the pus ing clauso of the Sherman silver act pretty effectually is exposed by a gentleman who is so_closely in touch with them that he ought to tnier- stand the situation thoroughly. Mr. Grant, president and owner of several smelters in Denver, suys the situation is not undersiood. One would imagine (from the statements made) that nothing but silver is being mined in Colorado. The fact is there are plenty of mines which produce gold, copper and lead enough to make tho sil question of much less importance than otherwiso it would be. He thinks it probable his amelters will continun at work, without a- preciable curtailment of tho foi Ho is proposing a plan_for handling the exclusive and in any event they will go 2 with the lead, copper and gold, as this trouble does not affect thom at all. He suys also there is no reason for smelters or miners to belicye that coneross is going to conspire for their ruin, * * * ¥ Mr. Grant said that “Colorado c: cheap sllver as well as Nebraska cheap corn and wheat” he spoke a volu of truth and meaning in one sentence of words. The farmers of the west have had to stand the consequences of low prices for pro- duce, duo to foreign competition in selling it, and no amount of debasement of the dollar would enable thew t g ade of increase in the buying power of tho money they will receive m future for their crops. A ey untshment for Falso Nows. Philadelphia Record. The time will come before many s when the sending of false news by telegraph will have penalties attached, so that when offenders shall have been conv punishment will fit the crime, eabled from London of the failure of a prom- inent banking house, and the news sont from Seattle of the disabling of the Mohican, are recent specimens of dinbolical invention which should not pass unheeded. - ple are entitled to protection aw: iars who by indirection, as well as against bolder and less dangerons thieves who luy hands directly upon what does not belong to them. LINES 10 A LAUGH, Philadelphia Timo usod. All of us are favorite puper. Tho flios may be "ox- ore or less stuck on our Boston Transcript: A baso ball should never find fault, else the crowd straightway proceed ' work the growle pltcher Mght Iveston Nows: Do not be o minnow. Take the world £ r school. Troy Press: The prize bull Is generally un- approachable in his partieatar field. Y Dealer: Ze Siam cos no I whip him quick, by gar—but knie, you zee, ven Russin. helps— Cloveland Plain mateh for me zen L haf po ves, czurl” Slmira, e1te: Jugson says we nover realize how much we owo to the” citizens of o town till wo have to leave it Doctor—Compose y our- pose yourselt op. doztor; e 't ely decomposed. I'm rper's Bazar: Mrs. Bjones ndivore at ground s that Bjones cannot support her." ys thought that woman unsupport- Uhey say th Pittshurg Dispatch: Confidence and lots of fce aro the ehicf necds of this glorious country at present, Record: — Robbins—I'm just and— Dobbins—Redlly, orry, but I'm 50 tied up finan: tlnd you a cont, Philadelphis back from old fellow, 1 clally that 1 ¢ Minneapolis Jour: Alice 80 uwfuliv hot, [ know I look Tobster, don't’ 17 hul horrid, me; Oh, Just lik Yos. Alice— DO YOUR DUTY. Kansas City Journal It you have a word to say, say it Like 1t you have w'debt to pay, pay it— I you ean, Sawed in 2. We promised a great bel sto My Half the Old 20 suits, sizes 33... 6 suits, sizes 35 6 suits, sizes 37+ 3 suits, sizes 39.... 9 suits, and only one suit of 46 si on at $3 pants. $ BROWNING, tore open every evening till 6.2, Saturday il 10 you. sizes 42..... |8 ] e m———— v—————————————— .. IN COLLECTOR, DETERS' IVE Million Dollar Decrease in the Beveune of the Nebraska Distriot. BOUNTY PAID BEET SUGAR PRODUCERS Sapervising Architeot O'Rourke 1 Vistt Omaha and Tuvestigate th ation in Reference to Fedoral g, Likely to Situ. the 518 FourtepNTI STRERT, WasHINGTON, July 26, The report of Commissionor of Internal Revenue Miller of revenue collections laat year shows that Collector Peters of the Ne- braska district collected $3,S17470.04, as gainst §4,508588.84 for the fiscal year previous The number of producers of beot sugar roceiving bounty were six and tho total bounty roceived was £31,808.81, distributod threo states as follows: Calitornta, 3.81; Nebraska, $16,170: Utah, $20,470. ery offivial in the oftice of tho internal rovenuo coliector of the Nobraska district excepting one has beon changed by the new collector, although Commissioner Millersaid today he had not yet received the list of new appointoes. To Look Aftor Omaha's PostoMo Supervising Architoct O'Rourke will leavo Friday for Chicago to look after the publio buildings at that point, and ¥ 0 on to Omaha before he returns, Senator Mand: is now in Chicago, ana the supervising architect expocts to havo s talk with him, and 1f the senator deems it necessary, M. O'Rourke will visit Omaha to better ne- quaint himself with tho city's needs in the way of a public building. Constructing Naval Vessols. F. L. Dickoy of Dubuque, Ta., 18 hero to confor with tho secretary of the nav, the revenuo mavine offfcers about th struction of the Windom, the now Ches poake bay re o cutter and the torpedo boat K ney are now being buill by the Dickey firm at Dubuque. The rovenuo cutter will be ready next spring and tho tor- pedo boat may be delivered as early as Do- cember 1. ‘WasnixgroNy Bureav or } i Land Ofiice Declsion, Acting € ms render in the laud case of Hans K. Duttou ys Backman, pre-omption and homestoad ontey rth Platte. An old de wnd commissioner sustaining An afidavit for a ¢ May 24, 1802 Carter. 'Thi: t filed by Dutton, deniod by Commissioner s sought to be reopen before Commissioner 1 nd tho »yn missioner declin vo an opinion transmitting the pape tary Sims. Tho acting sccretary returned tho papers requesting an opinon from Coms missioner Laworant. Western Tho following ported : Nebraska: Origin: Gugins. lowa: Pensions, ponsions grantel ave re- Alonzo Minors Increase widows, ote. B. of Clark. ames Original ~William H. Burham, Cha Geor W. Rolph. Re Agustus W. Hoffmeister, Poter Hanson uel Corporon. Original widows, ete. of Avrill 8. Huntington, Addie A Christina Hansen, Magdalena Kruse. Francis M. Cu Minor Allen, H. New Yor Thero scems no probability that the coun- 3 il gain_from our X ntaining the prico of ,sil- ver; but if only a fow of thi lessons that can be drawn fron this oxperiment are learnod we may find it not unprofitable. Conspicu- ous among these is tho le that legisla- tion purporting to be in the iutercst of tho poor as a elass and against the rich as a class, while it may hurt the latter somowbat, is almost always especially disastrous to tho formor, IPurthermore, while such legisia- tion is f the rich, 4t may be extremoly f though it scldom bencfits any of the poor. SATA Cineinnati Commercial, Wi o sty And work and toll With all his might Without i summer’s rost With all the clergy out of Sight *ON Nick' is at s best.” Satan takes vacation, too, e when the pastor govs, ro ompty In the'pow, rtain knc Said Sato, 1 open wide For followers of the tu But all my tip-top gradu 1 pick up in the surf. You soo, their dress s just the thing— 80 Toose, and short, and cool, And nothing else huve they 0 bring To joln my training school.” S0 Sutan pueks his littlo grip And merrily cavorts And takes aspecinl business trip To Swell Seasido Resorts! y gntos BROWNING, KING Lurgest Munufacty ol Ulothing | arers 4nd Rotallors n the World. backing up of prices to begin Wednesday, and after you peruse this if you don't ieve it, come down to the re and we will convince We have just 85 sea- ‘sonable summer suits, rang- ing in price from $10 to $28 all season that have been placed one table and will let go Marked Price. ... 11 suits, sizes 34 .. 2 suits, sizes 36 ... 2 suits, sizss 38 +o weeeeod7 sults, sizes 40 . 100000 BBulls, slzes 44 ze. The sizes are broken; that's why you can get them at half price. Besides if you don't want a whole suit we have arranged all our $4.50 to $7.50 pants in one grand lot to go 50. The colors and patters are numerous, but the sizes are not many; however, if you can find just your size, you will save from $1 to $3.50 on a KING & CO,, W, Cor. 151 and Douglas Sts, g