Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 1, 1893, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE. E. ROBEWATER, Editor e=c= = PUBLISHED EVERY MORNIN — . TERMS OF SURSCRIPTION Datly Boe (without Su ) One Yoar Daily and Sunday, On £ix Months. Three Months Eandwy Hee, i ¥ Saturdn, Weelkly 1800 10 00 6 00 2 50 200 160 100 Boe, One Year Yiee, One Venr OFFICES, Omaha, The Bee Rullding. A suth Omaha, corner N and 26th Council Blufs, 12 Pearl Street, Chirago Oflice; 817 Chamberof Commores. New York, Kooms 18, 14 and 156, Tribune Pullding, Washington, 519 Fourteenth Streot CORRESPONDENCE All communications relating to news and fltorial matter should be addressea: To tho ditor. troots. nos LETTEY A} bustness lettors and remity Ve nddressed 10 Tubiishin Omaha. Drafts, 1 postoflic 10 bo made payable order OF th pany. Partics leaving th have Tie Ber sent to tholr address by le at this office. s should mpany. orders city for the summer ean I HING COMPANY. TnE DALY and Chleago at the foll Taluier | SUNDAY THE wing pla Is on sale in hotel. iotel nd hotel es of T BEE can bo soon at the Ne hrun}m butlding and the Administration build- position gr 1803, 24,216- HOKE SMITH effigy. Hoko has now reached the pin- nacle of glory. SPECULATIONS upon what might have happened had Siam refused to capitulate may now be relegated to the rear. Bormi m. Nebraska will play aprominent part in the exercises on Bohemian day ut the World's fa EVERY day gained without increasing distrust in business cireles is by so much wstep in the restoration of confidence. THE fact that meny of our mini arc now enjoying their vacations doos not detract from the interesting charac- ter of the sermons of these who remain behind. Tk next development in tho maximum treight vate law complications will have to be startling indeed in order to make any surprising impression upon the people. A LINCOLN railrond organ decants upon “the pass scandal.” Weo neod not - “advise our readers that it refers to passes at the World's fair and not to thoso upon the railways of Nebraska. RATLWAY ofticials are over-cager to reduce the eharges on freight and stock- holders have no other way to restrain them than by applying for an order from the courts. Ye gods, has it come to this! THE Manufacturers and Consumers as- sociation continues to receive and act upon new applications for membership. The constant growth of this enterprising movement Is an encouraging sign in these dubious days THE international controversy between Commissioner Garneau and Auditor Moore will prevent Nebraska from com- peting in several agricultural contests at the World’s fair. There is cold con- solation for the public in the quarrels of its servants. Tne stagnation in Colorado mining fields s only beginning to be felt, Stopping the ewrning cupacity of the miners also stops their buying capacity. The merchantsand traders cannot stand without customers and the announe ment of extensive failures of rotail busi- nesses must not be permitted to occasion surpriso. ongress intends to report that the Postoflice department is being conducted with an inadequate force. The forte was just as inadequate under the preceding administration, but the democcratic house had then no such solicitude for that service. Theomploy- ment of 500 to 700 new clerks now will probably give the democrats more places than they would have secured two years ago THE spectaclo of the Lincoln police- men suing for pay for working more than the eight hours fixed as the limit by state law is paralleled by the suit of an Indianapolis lettor carrier who wants asalary for 1,643 hours overtime under the federal eight-hour law. If the plaintifls prove succossful in theso cases the downpour of overtime litigation will bid fair to deluge the courts, THE device of a Brooklyn Presbyterian clorgymaun to attract young men to his services by the employment of young ladies us ushers has seeured him much notoriety but little commendation. 1f spectacular foatures are necessary to draw a legitimate attendance at any particular church, it is most charitable to infer that what that church needs is a chango in the minister at its head. ONEof the most unfortunate featu thesituation of the unemployed min Colorado is the unavoidable ineor tion of tramps and toughs into the body of honest and well-intenticned working- men. If the people were certain that the relicf went to none but those who are merely unfortunate they would no doubt be more liboral than they now arve, Itis the admixture of the vicious element that makes pooplo reluctant to afford aid, and it is this that justifies the application of the work test in the distribution of all public funds, Who- ever is unwilling to work does not de- serve assistance that would be fully ap- vreciated by others more meritorious, has been hanged in | i | | | with TION The convention of the American Bi- metallic league which will moet in Chi- eago today will be largely attended and | wili command the attention not only of the American poople, but of all countries interested in the silver question. It would be nseless to protend that this convention is not important or that it will not exert an influence. Theleague represents a very large number of the American people and there are en- rolled in it many able men, not all of whom can fairly be charged advocating the cause of sil- vor from motives more or less selfish. Representing a very extensive and widely distributed constituency, the action of the convention cannot fail to exert an influence, Ono tendency it may reasonably be expected to have is that of encouraging the advocates of free silver in congress and holding them firmly up to the confliet that awaits them, So far as the declarations of the con- vention are concorned it is easy to fore- tell what they will be. They will oppose the unconditional repeal of the silver purchase clanse of the Sherman act; they will insist that the only true solution of the ecurrency problem is to be found in ‘the restoration of silver to an equal stand- ing with gold in the mints of- the coun- try; they will denounce the legislation of 1873 and assert that the present move- ment against silver is a conspiracy of the money power against tho people; they will claim that it is the constitu- tional duty of the government to recog- nize silver on equal terms with gold; they will affirm that the utilization of silver to the fullest extent in the cur- reney is desirable in order to supply the circulation necossary to do the business of the country; they will say that if silver is ignored the=effect will be to still further lower the prico of wheat and othor agricultural products, to the serious injury of the farmers of the country; they will demand that the ratio between gold and silver be con- tinued as at prosent: and they will urge that the American people should have a curvency system of theiv own regardless of other nations and particularly of Britain, It is entirely safe to predict that these will be the salient features of the plat- form, which the convention of tho Bi- metallic league will adopt and of the address which it is expected to send out to the country. The American people are already familiar with every statement, asscrtion and claim which this convention is likely to make. The advocates of silver have nothing new to offer in defense of their cause, and they are confronted by conditions which confute most of th arguments. All expedients to elevate silver toa parity with gold at the old ratio have failed, and the intelligent and unpreju- diced judgment of the country now de- mands that no further attempt be made by logislation to bring the two motals t0 such an equality. Under existing law the government has for three years pur- chased the silver product of this coun- | try, and still the price has declined. The treasury is glutted with silver which cannot be made to circulate because the people do not want it. To continue pur- chasing silver would inevitably result in depleting the country of gold and in de- preciating the whole body of the remain- ing currency. To make the coinage of silver free would be to force upon the people an inferior dollar for the sole benefit of the silver producers, who have no right to such special considera- tion on the part of the government. No one proposes the total abandonment of sily Tt will continue to do service as currency, as it has done since the beginning of the govern- ment, but under changed con- ditions from those which have pre- vailed for the past fifteen years. A ma- jority of the American people have made up their minds to this as being ab- solutely essential to the maintenance of a sound and stable currency and the preservation of the public credit. We do not apprehend that anything which the convention at Chicago may do or say will materiaily aflect this decision, The worlk to be dong® by the convention is already largely discounted. WHAT BE The maximum freight rate law, known as ‘“an act to regulate railroads, to classify freights, to fix reasonable maxi- mum rates to be charged for the trans- portation of freights upon each of the railroads in the state of Nebraska and to provide penalties for the violation of this act,” goes into effect today. Nomi- nally it goes into eftect and attains a place upon the statute book: in reality its provisions have for the time being been shorn of all power, and no visible change will be accomplished by the con- summation of that much contested piece of legislation. _But the law exists. As yot its constitutionality has not been prejudiced, in spite of the temporary in- junction which prevents the enforce- ment of its provisions. “Every statute,” said the late Chief Justice Waite, 'is presumed to be con- stithitional. The courts ought not to declare one to be unconsti- tutional unless it 1is clearly so. If there is any doubt, the expressed will of the legislature should be main- tained.” The constitution of Nebraska expressly confers upon tho legislature the power to “from time to time pass laws establishing reasonable maximum rates of charge for the transportation of passengers and freight on the difforent railroads in this state.” The exercise of this power need not necessarily bo re- pugnant to the constitution of the United States and if the legislature has succeeded in passing an act consonant with that constitution the law will stand although the executive officors may be tamporarily enjoined from enforeing its penaltics. The act remains law until declared to be void. Every shipper has a right to damages resulting from its violation, which right may possibly be suspended, but cannot be destroyed so long as the law is really a constitutional exercise of legislative power. In test ing its validity by injuncion the rail- ways lay themselves liable to an accumu- lation of damage suits in case the in- junction is finally dissolved. 1o the meantime, what rates are now not 8o long ago that notice was given t the State Board of Transportation that all existing tariffs would cease on August 1. Since that time no further notice has been given as domanded by law that any other rates than those prescribed in the maximum freight rate law were to supplant them. The injunction proceed- ings forbid the railway officials to make, establish or posta schedule of rates under the terms of thatlaw and leaves them ina peculiar predicament. They will, of course, continue to make the charges that are now in force, but these charges have been declared by the leg: lature to be unreasonable and unjust. It comos to this then that we have a law upon our statute book which pre- scribes the maximum rates to be charged for the transportation of freight be- tween points within this state. We have the enforcement of this law tem- porarily enjoined by order of a federal court. We have the railways exacting charges without a legal tariff. In a word, we have a living law without the means of securing its immediate observ- ance. CLOTURE IN THE HOUSE, Those who remember the storm of denunciation which the democrats showered upon the rules of the Fifty- first congress, framed to allow the will of the majority to prevail, and the abuse with which they persistently pursued Speaker Reed, will be interested in the fact that the democrats who sup- port the financial policy of the administration now propose tho adop- tion of similar rules by the Fifty-third congress in order to prevent the defeat of that policy. The democratic major- ity of the last house of representatives promptly went back to the old mothod, this being necessary to sabe the party from stultihcation, but the re- sults were not altogether satisfactory. Democrats themselves abused the pre- rogatives, the denial of which they had s0 rigorously denounced in the preced- ing congress. The redoubtable Kilgore of Texas and others brought ridicule and humiliation on the party by the free use of filibustering tactics to defeat measures objectionable to them, although of democratic origin. Numerous object lessons were furnished in the house of the last congress in vindication of the “gug rules” which enabled a republican house to make one of the most notable records of legisiative work in the his- tory of congress. Possibly if the present could have been foreseen second congress would not have been so ready to rebuke its prede- cessor in the matter of the rules, but it wasnot. As soon, however, as it be- came known that a democratic adminis- tration and congress would have to deal with the silver question and the policy of the administration was declared, those in sympathy with that policy announced that the only hope of its success was in a change of the rules that would vut an effective check wupon fili- bustering. At first it was proposed simply to apply to *‘cloture,” which would be but one feature, though a quite important one, of the tules of the last republican house. It is proba- ble that this did not go far enough to satisly the administration, but at any rate the further consideration of the matter seems to have led to the con- clusion that a radical change from the rules of the last house will be necessary in order to prevent a protracted battle over silver. Mr. Crisp is reported to have admitted that if congress is to be controlled and filibustering prevented, rules practically similar to those hitherto condemned would be absolutely necessary. Mr. Cockran of New York, who will be a very conspicuous figure in this congress, is said to be of the same opinion, believ- ing that it is better to be inconsistent and to pay tribute to the parliamentary genius and skill of the last republican speaker than to allow *‘the respectable element of the democratic party to be controlled by a rabble.” If this distin- guished representative of Tammany is correctly reported he is prepared to go even further than the Reed rules went in order to insure the success of the ad- ministration's financial policy. The indications are that ex-Speaker Reed will have the gratification of see- ing practically the same rules which brought upon him unstinted democratic abuse adopted by a democratic house, and those who kuow anything of his nature can understand how he would enjoy and appreciate such a vindication, Republican votes will probably be re- quired, however, to offect the desired change, and it remains to be seon what view the minority party in the house will take of their duty in the matter, It is doubtless safe to predict that they will be found standing by the parlia- mentary record they have made. oxigency the Fifty- ACCORDING to Washington advices Speaker Crisp does not intend to an- nounce the composition of the commit- tees in the lower house of the coming congress until two weeks aftor it has convened. He bases his action in this respect upon a desire to consult with the various members of congress in order to ascertain what positions they may prefer. To pursue a course as thus outlined savors greatly of imposing on s long suffering people. Judge Crisp has expected to be re-elected speaker from the time of the democratic vietory last fall. He has had ample time to select his committees and could have secured from the various congressmen an ex- pression of their desires months ago. He knows and has always known that congress cannot do active work without its committees, yet he proposes to act in the matter just as if he were making up the list for the first time. A speaker who is re-elected has no excuse for de- laying the announcement of committees for a single day. MR. JAMES M. GILLAN today assumes charge of the position of secretary to the Board of Education, towhich he was re- cently elected. Mr. Gillan's familiarity with theaffairs of the board gained by five year's experience in reporting its meet- ings for the local press enables him to ussume the duties devolving upon him without the preliminary schooling which woufd be necrssary for & man en- tirely unacquainted with the work. He same | THE_OMAHA DAILY BEE: different members of the board without | antagonizing any ono 61 them and this gives promise of his abilty to continue in harmony with those whose co-opera- tion he will require. Waedo not hesitate to assure the board thatit will not be disappointed in its new secretary. ITic an ir ng fact that the finan- cial disturbance in”thle United States THE BIMETALLIC LEAGUE CONVEN- in force upon Nebraska railways? 1tis f has had the faculty of holding up to the | | public guze the vileidhs actions of the THE COMMONS SCRIMMAGE, ew York World: The House of Com- | mons should have sn umpire and & bottle. | | seems not to have produced the slightest | effect in Canada. 'NG Canadian depositor has had the faintest ground | for suspecting that he might at some future time be paid in any coin or rency not equal to gold. Neither any capitalist feared that loans be scaled or endangered by changes in the legal standard of values. There- our- has fore Cabada has been comparatively | free from distrust and the industrial stagnation which | of confidence be- gets. In every department of material stripped the Dominion and been prepared and strongthened for hard times. Yet we fiud Canada moving along in its wonted course, while the United States are ynior a cloud of finan- cial distrust and business deprossion. Of course the obvious explanation is in the better money system of our novthern neighbors and the object lesson is one which may very properly be commended to the attention of the people who are demanding that this country shall go further along the mistaken road on which it has been traveling for some years. The Canadian people may claim superiority tous in at least one respect —there is noquestion as to the sound- ness of their monetary system. better The Yollow Fever Coming This Way. 8t Paul Globe. There has just boeu shipped 43,000,000 of gold in Europe for the United States. Holy smoke! but the yellow metal will become & drug on the market lere protty soon. it -l il ‘Tarning ot the Golden Tide. Philadelphia Times. The nows of more gold being shipped to this sido is encouraging. Evon if monoy can't goas far hore as it does in Europe, iv's a satisfaction to have it come for all that. Glote-Democrat. Hill's position appears to be that he is in favor of the repeal of the Sherman law, pro- vided that he can thus get a better chance to make himself troublesome to Cleveland. Freo Coln Globe-Democrat. It is encouraging to observe that Secre- tary Morton has suspended the free coinage of interviews on subjects which have no relation to the business of his deparsment. Count. Kearney Journal. The maximum freight rate bill has been tied up by the courts granting an injunction as applied for, vending a hearing in Septem- ber. 'The railroads score tho first poiut in the legal battie now on gt More Scared than Rurt. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Hon Chaunce M. Depew declares the present financial perturbation to be a need- less and senseless panic. ‘And it is. Itisa panic resulting from fear of what will be done, more than what has been done. It is virtually crossing the stream before getting 10 it. dvertising Pay? den Citizen. If it were not for an occasional mention of the World-Herald by Tug BEE, but few peo- plein the state would know that Dude Hitchcock was trying to run a newspaper. Nebraska was deprived of a democratic daily organ the moment Dr. Miller sovered his connection with the original Omaha Herald. e An Objoct Lesson, New Tork Fost, There is nothing like san object lesson to open the eyes of the people to the working of a principle. For twent; ears the Towa republicans have been insisting that southern negroes were entitled by law to vote as freely as white men, and that this legal provision settled the question. But for ten years their own stato has had a law which prohibits the sale of liquor, and this luw is openly and flagrantly vielated in every city and large town with the consent of the local public. At last the more sensi- ble begin to appreciate the situation. — Suspended, Not Insolvent, Philadelphi Times. Of the hundred or soof national banks which have lately closed their doors, nin tenths of them are entirely solvent,” They have ample resources to meet all their lia- bilities, but the best of securities cannot bo converted into money, and they were com- pelled to suspend to protect their assets and thoir creditors. Already some of the banks which suspended have resumed, and it is entirely safe to say that no more than one in ten will fail to resumo on an entiroly solvent basis. Tt lis safe to say, also, that of the few that will not resume, “a majority of them would have been entirely solvent under any ordinary conditions of busmess and values. A Unit for Kepeal, Philadelphia Le lger. A New York firm addressed a circular let- ter to representative man ufacturers through- out the United States asking for the views of these practical men touching the repeal of the purchasing clause of the 3herman act. The replies, without a single dissent, are strongly for tho repeal. An interesting fea- ture of these letters is the force with which they insist that this s in no sonso & party question, In some cities all the manufac- turers in certain lines joined in the reply. ‘I'he flouring mill machmery firms of Indian- apolis call attention to the value of public meetings to show the deep concern the man- ufacturers have in the issue. A Chester county, Pennsylvaunia, firm asserts that the manufacturing interests of this state are & “unit in the desire for tl.e early repeal of the clause.” These letters, as a whole, force- fully impress the reader that these men re- gard the repeal as of the greatest importance to their busiuess NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKANS, A new Catholic church is to be built at Red Cloud. A Kearney man hasinvented & typewrit- ing machine. P H. T. Clarke has ‘stocked his farm near Louisviile with 343 Mauwoljan goats. ‘The Pawnee county fai will be held at Pawnee City Septembar. 5,6, 7 and 8, A corn husker inventep by a Norfolk man promises to prove a valuable machine. The Kearney Eveniuf News has quit busi- ness and democracy is without an organ at the Buffalo county seat. B. . Merritt, a wealthy farmer and stock man living near Fairmont, ivas stricken with paralysis upon bis return home from a trip o Omaha, both his legy boing affected. For inciting some men fo attack a police- man, 8 Red Cloud bartender was arrested, but when the cawp 10 trial nobody was on hand to prosccute and he was released. The West Union Gazette, after having been in & state of suspended animation for somo time, has been revived and has made its appearance printed on wrappiog paper. Another paper has been started at Hub- bell, the Saturday Blade. The town has had many papers in the past ten years, but all of thew have died after a brief existence. The Christian church at Bartiey is nearly flnished, but it will uot be dedicated until the building is free from debt, which may be for some time yet, owing 1o the strin- genoy of the money market. When Gieorge Kackhlories, a croam gath- erer for the Falls City creamery, drove upon @ small bridge with a span of forty feet, it broke downm, precipitating his team and wagon dowa twenty feet to the bed of & creek. His wagon and cream ca were completely destroyed. Oue horse was killea acd he received very serious injuries, | would bank | | emphatically disgusted with tho row development this country has long out- | holdor. Chicago Post: A freo fight in tho “finest body of gentlemen in Iurope™ is a spectace which any man may well woep to have misscd seeing. Philadelphia Times speakar's mace better in_tho touse of Commons brought in Jem of that iik Chicago Herald have always voen 8o prompt in denouncing lack of dignity in American national and stato legisiatures will perhaps modify the pungency of their comments hereaft Minueapolis Tribune: Ona of the disgraceful and surprising feaiures of tho fray was that it was conducted in such rank disrogard and _violation of Marquis of Queensberry rules, Indianapotis Jowrnal It was what might be exp od, boys, in Ttaly or Frane of be kept Tnstead order might i they And we know tho Yankees rlot every time they | wet i chancy Bat woe's the da; A thing oc And sta 1 to Britain, boys, when sach irs, Phil At least one man is in the he s nbor delphia Record British House of Commons. His Dr. Tanuer; and ho came into the ch; Just tov late for tho shindy. Boston Glabe: And _yet, despite all the outrageous doings at Westminster, we sup- pose certain of the fine old-crusted press wiil continue t descant complacently upon the superior manners of Partinment as compared with congress, just as of yore. New York Post: Mr. Astor's new Pall Mall Magazine lately offered prizes for tho best deawings of an imaginary session of the Irish Parliament ia Dublin. An istantane- ous photograph of the scene in the House of Commons last night would have taken first St. Louis Republi If such a row as that which recently occurred in the British House of Comuons had taken pluce in the congress of the United States, we should have had ere this a great deal of moraliziug from the British press, cabled over here for our edifl- cation and improvement, Cricago Record. *Twuz whin O'Connor shpoke the crowd Grow pathriotic, truly: For thin 0'Dooley hit 0'Dowd And Hoaly shitruck 0'Dooley; And Redwond giv Muldoon wsiat And ull wint woll, begorry. And there wuz home rale on that shpot Tl to his fate 0'Connor got An’ soz, sez he: “For sayin' phwat Ol aid,” sez he, “OF'm sorry ! Washington Star: If Thomas Power ‘Connor had to apologize to the House of Commons for his refercnce to Judas why should Joseph Chamberlain's allusion to Herod be passed b Which of those New Testament worthies is the more estimublo i es of Speaker Peel? Indinapolis Journal: Altogether, the event brightens a dull season, and the great regretof most American readers must bo that they were not there to soe. Tho aver- age Briton, as an individual, is not always pleasing, but collectively he can be dependod on to add to the gayety of the frivolous out- side world. 'ROUND ABOUT THE FAIR. enir spoons made of South Dakota tin salo as great curiosities m the South Dakota building. . The fusect enemies of vegetation in their myriad forms, make up a large and discour- aging collection in the Forestry building. The roof promenade on tho Manufactures building is soon to be opened to the public agan. Fire escapes and other protections are now being provided There ar ) incandescent clectric lights on the outside rim of the Ferris wheel, and when they are in motion at night they' pre- sent a fairy scene indeed. Seven barrels of water from the river Jor- dan, pieces of wood from the olive trees growing on holy ground and a crown of thorns ~have been r New York for the Palestine exhibit at the exposition. In tho Sowh Dakota building is a great book, a register, so large tha aking the cover the whole of an ox's hide was uscd. 1t is intended to direct attention to the fact that South Dakota is a cattle-raisine state. Montana people want the silver statue of Justice exhibited in their state building. The complaint is that it has no adequate setting in the Mines building, but is there crowded by a book case and a copper kettie, South Dakota exhibits great blocks of the soil from different parts of the state. These blocks, four feet deep, are the surface soil and are as black as coal. Maps of thy show just what sections are covered by this well nigh inexhaustible richness. A collection of 4,000 cannas can now be seen enst of Agricultural hall. They were raised in France. Some of them are now in bloom and all of them will be within a month, It promises to be a sight of bloom- ing beauty such as has rarely been seen. Tho Jupanese temple of Houden or ‘Wooded island is never opened except in fine weather. When clouds in the sky threaten rain the panels are kept closely shut and the public is denied adwittabce till the weather permits the dainty buildings to be ovened. : Theodore Thomas and his orchestra has cost the cxposition nearly $500,000 and the directors are beginning to investigate how much this expensive organization has brought in in receipts. So far the concerts iave realized only $100,000 and the audiences are not growing. In the Government bullding a case of stamps is shown valued at $10,000. A thief cut the glass of the case with a diamond, but failed o get the ten stamps making up the set. A guard has now been detailed to watch the exhibit to prevent another at- tempt to steal it. In the Transportation building is a pile of very old boards inclosed by a wire screen. The inscription over it tells that it is from a plankway laid in Germany by Dominitus about the time of the birth of Christ. This old road is now overgrown with a covering of moss sixteen feot thick, August 20 should be the high water day at the World's fairin point of attendance. 1t will be Poots’ day. If all the poets within a radius of 500 miles put in an appearance the exposition grounds will be well filied by 10 o'clock in the morning and overflow meet- ings will have to be held on the lake front north of the Spectatorium and in the vacant lots in Hyde parik. Chief Bonfield has rounded up sixty-five lads whom he believes to belong 1o a regularly organized band for pickpocketing and other lines of thieving on the fair grounds. They ara all very neatly dressed and, when herded together, pretended to be total strangers to cach other, but several were de- tected in making signs Lo others, and there is much evidence which goes w prove the chiol's theory. When ono is arrestod he is immediately bailed out and forfeits his bail. poil . sl PEOPLE AND THINGS. Peace brools over tho murky Menam and France has annexed her picce. Campmeeting or pienic makes no differ- ence. The clugger covers & multitude of shins. 1t does not follow from recent events that British stateswen favor the freo coinage of black eyes. News comes from ranton, Pa., that Powderly will not resign, notwithstanding popular readiness to accept resiguation. The board of lady managers and tho free coinage convention are in full blast in Chi- cazo. Ie House of Commons must look to its laurel Frank Stockton dubs Mark Twain “tho Bismarck of humorists.” Statesmen out of a Job nowadays are obliged to put up with a vast amount of undeserved obloquy. The new collector of the port of New York is an anti-snapper, which means no custom house pie for Tammany. I'he Victoria hotel joker appears to have been lost in the shuflle. Since the Erie railroad fell into the hands of & receiver it has been discovered that a surplus of 10,000,000 had been transformed into & #5,000,00 deficit in 21 months. Finan. cial Napoleonism is not a bank monopoly, A veracious and sedate correspondent avers that Lhe difticulty of Thursduy night was tho first blow struck in the British Parliament in 223 years Doubtless those of interveuing years are classed as cyclones, tornadoes or hurricanes. Colonel William Allen Huntley Sillowaye, who, in May, 1868, took President Lincoln from & disabled steawer under fire from a coufedorato battery and carried him in safety to the Maryland shore, is said to be the | had | Tho British critics that | most | n fight In Parliament like bloody | lying penniloss and destitute fn Boston willing to work, but unablo to get employ ment. I am gottiug along in 5" ho #ays, “and younger men havo the cail." 1t is now clatmod Governor Waite of Colo: rado onco edited a country paper in New York state. Itis duo to historic teath ana toa chivalrous, peacoful profession to say that his apy r that flowing gore was aquired in bleeding Kansas later on. orge B. MoClellan, not yot 28 yoars of nly son of the great war general of the same name, formerly a newspaper reporter nt of tho York Board of is the acting mayor of New York avor Gilroy is sojourning down in Maine. He is the youngest man who ever sat in that chalr Mr. AW Lyman, o spond the editwr of the Helona, N Coliector of (nternal Rove for Montana and Idaho recently appointed a Na- tional Bank Examiner and placed in chavge of one of the Helena banks that have failed. If there are any more fedoral plums, in the vicinity of Last Chauce, the fact should be prompily conveyed ¢ O. 1, to Mr. Lyman Licutenant tan 1. Clarke of tho Tenth United § cavalry, who is r to have drowned noar Fort Mont., was the beau idenl of n beiug of commanding physique, Wl active. Many stories are told of his bravery on the frontior. On one ocea sion, in 1885 he rescued a colored corporal who «d by the Apaches and the visk of his own life cried the corporal on Ik toa place of safety. Nor this nct ho received a medal, Holman of * Indiana and nnsylvania bid fair to beat the Each is now enteriog upon his fif- teenth term and no o has over served thirty years in the house of representatives, though Judge \William . Kelley of Penn' sylvania would huve done 80 had ho lived to the end of the term he was serving when he died, Senator Justin S, Morrill of Vermont has been in the house and senate together thirty-eight years, and Thomas H. Benton, “Old” Bullion,” was In the senate thirty years and afterwards in the house. General George W. Morgan, said to bo the last surviving general ot the Mexican war, whose death is announced, was a soldier of former Washington York Sun, now ndentand m | great merit. He came of good stock, his andfathor being the colonel of the same name who informed Joflerson of Aarcn Burr's conspiracy, and his mother a daughter ot William Duane, the famous editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, Genoral Morgran fought as a boy for the indopendence oxas, during the Mexican 080 10 tho rank of geneval and during the war of the rebellion was, until incapaci tho col- league of General Sherman incommand of an army corps. Subsequently ho served two terims as 4 meml WS FOR THE ARMY. List of Changes In th Anuo WASHINGTON 3 to Tue BEe.|—The following army orders were issued today : Major Augustus A detailed Regular Service ns Deloffre, surgeon, is of the army retiring gan, Colo., convened June vice Major Valery Harvard, relioved, Aboard of ofticers is appointed to m neouver bary ¥ for the ion of suc y be order for promo- : Colonel Thoma infan Li Byrue, depu Licutenant Colonel Hugh urteenth infantry; M John W. French, F uth 1nf; Licutenant "T'hon surgeon; Iirst 1 f 1fred brouck, 'jr., adjutant Fourteenth recorder, The leave of absenco granted aplain Delmer k. Lowell, U. S, 20, is extended one month and twenty days. Leave of absence for two months, to take effect September 15, is granted | Captain William W. Wallace, Sixth ¢ 3 The leave of absence granted Second Lieu- ut tenry J. Hunt, Fifteenth infaptr ihie 20, is exten led fificen da nted 1Y utler, Second ¢ month, stant Has- infantry, to Post Platte Notes. Captain William Stanton of the Sixth cavalry, stationed at Fort McKinney, was in the city yesterday enroute to rejoin his regi- ment after a leave of absenc Colonel James J. Van Hora of the Tighth infautry, stationed at Fort McKinney, has ordered to inspect the _companies of his vegiment, stationed ut Korts Washakie, and Robinson, Jumes Biddle of the Ninth Iry, stationed at Iort Robinson, will in- spect bhe troop of his regiment stationed at Fort McKinney. A general court martial has been appointed tomeet at Fort Omaha at 10 o'clock this morning, or as soon thereafter as prac- ticable, to try such pevsons as may be brough' befor he following is tho de- tail for the court: Captain Charles Keller, Sceond infantry; Captain James { 5 ond infantry ; Cantain Sidney 1. ond infantry ain Horace B. Second infan ptain John K. Warlng, Second infantr pLain John Kinzie, Sec- ond infant st Licutenant Williani It. Abercrombie,” Second iufautry; First Liou- tenant Frederick T. Van Liou, Second in- fantry: Second Lieutenant Pétor I2. Mar- quart, Second infantry; First Lieutenant “Thomas H. Wilson, Secoud infant advocate. . First Lioutenant Charles H. Muir, Second infantey, Fort Omahu, is directed to roport Departn Sarson, A July | —————— to the commanding officer, Fourth regiment of infantry, lowa National Guards, at Siou & City, In, for duty with the battalions of that eximent from August 5 to 11, both daves fn- clusive, vice Second Lioutenant William J, Lutz, Socond infantry who is relieved of that duty Colonel David 8. Gordon of the Sixth cav. alry, stationod at Fort obrara, will in- spect the troops of his regiment stationed at Forts McKinney and Washakie, Major John M.” Hamilton, First cavalry, acting inspector goneral Dopartment of the Platte, has been ordered to mako an in- spection of Forts Kobisson, Niobrara and Washakie I - BOARD OF¥ PUBLIC WORKS. Award of a Contract Causes n Loud Com. pinint from Other Middors. 1 The Board of Public Works y afternoon awarded the contract for making the water, gas and sower connections on North Ninetecnth street, between holas d Ohio, toJ. B. Huse. The other bidders protestod and set up the claim that as Huse was neither a licensod plumber or drain layer that the contract could not be awarded to him. Chairman Winspear and Major Bal combe investizated and reached the vonclu. on that they would award the contrac! ondition thant Huso employ o lice Plumber to do the work The wouthly pay rolls of the board woro approved and ordered sent to the comptroller, Jim Stevenscu's sweoping estinmie for July amounting to & ) was approvod. Mujor_ Balcombo said this was dono to pro- m from throwing himself into the waters of the Missouri because of as he had throatened 1o do e board again deferred act Katz's bid for stoping banks of earth and fill. ing nuisunce lots. The prices quoted wore from 22 to nts per square yard. Tho members will ascortain whether the lots are really nuisances and whether the city will be justified in proceeding. amuol HOT 5 ABS, Plain onfronts nfront th Cloveland which now s ow to ¢ Lite: Brush and study e v Ves, it's ensfor 1o b & doctor; you don’t have to bother about anntomy. “The howle question. question the orator, 0 £lvo ub art “I'mafeaid this fsa arhorse just botoro it koelod Gver from the effects of the excessive warmth. rpor's Bazar: “llore, poor man,” sald the ritablo old lady handing the beggar & fian dime. “Hore Iy 10 conts for you. Phank you, madum” o sald, inspecting ) Dut T cannot take it 1 donot res lipped, mutiiated or forlgn cotn.” 4 r kopt up by ates i not by uny osed 1o rest on thuir oros %o Tnter Ocean: “NOW we havo mon wough Lo I oup minlsWr” away for - two ton.” o long holiday?" wo feel as though wo de- sorve it Maude—I don’t sco how men ¢ U to watch o prize fight. len—Oh, 1 don't kno 'n a session of the board of lady man Chieazo Record: Fan-tan Is a popular resorts this soason. Pittshure Dis gumio at the sons Kate Ilold's Washington ol es g about whom 1L 1S K A littlo knowledgo tous thing to the party Wi, Washington § S am glad to see that K £sult are growing loss rutal brother, “it got )'.u s nough of it to make uu ot Tand Plain Deale: arth has been fou wized all the church si cholr. The bravest ma 1 in Indiana. 1 gors in town into QUESTION OF THE DAY. Harper's azar. who asks the questid . “Is it hot #rpots you with you h star rd upon the back, and with L how are you; are you »wl and wo swear, 1 the fec on the sidowalk does gather; 1EE We Diy Just L0 et It put theroy e talls.” Well, now, rather. Ransas City Journal, and south, both cast and weat, I havi i-pipe H 1 hold my court in o Says old Judgo Lyn Washington Star, T10v0 to rosm on sandy spots Where sport tho ocean gales, Ignoring every salo of lots To view a lot of salls, Lroi] Dress. Break, break, breal On (hy cold gray sioncs, ol sea; I have Deen brol 0 oft 0w hast o terrors for me, SEAD New Y ork Press. But though the youth may pross her hand, he perfod’s short of love's young dreass r him 1f he negloc The soda and ico 5 10 stand . New York For things long past and days of yore Ido not of ™, But now I wish that for a time Tho lee uge would return, rald, BROWNING, KING Lurgest Manufacturors an' Rotailers ol Clothing It’s Funny Inthe World. How people will rise up and slay the umpire, and it is just as funny how people will wait till the last of July to buy a summer suit— May be they don't—may be they buy a suit somewhere and it wears out before July. suits in the past, probabl nominally low priges. suits, even if we do sacri I~ = They don't get it here. any rate we have had quite a run on our summer At y on account of the phe- We never carry over any fice on them. Weare also making some extraordinary prices on straw hats to close out the few we have left. stiff hat for $1.50. BROWNING, Btore open every eventng till 6.4 aturday it 10, "1 090 A $2.50 brown KING & (0., 8. W, Cor. 16th and Donglas Sts. 1 s L et s