Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 27, 1894, Page 4

THE OMAHA THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. B. ROSEWATER, — PUBLISHED EV T SRY MORNING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ally Dee (without Sunday) One Year.. Dally Fee and Sunday, One Year... iz Months v fovent ‘hroe Montlis s unday Ttee, One Year aturday A Twenty-fourth Sta. et Bouth Om & £ Comm uneil 1 w York ‘ashington AN communteations rela Rorial matier hould be nddressed BUSINESS LETTE ANl businoss Jtter addrewsed th The | Omahn, Drafte, checks and postuifice P made pavable to the order of th PUBLIEHI srders 1o NER o CIRCULATIO! y of The TENT O Goorge 13, Tzschuck, secret shing. company, being duly sworm, the_nctual numlier of full and of The Daily Morning, Ivenin printed during the month of June, Tollows: Jmplets cople and Eunday e 1894 22,008 66,163 for unsold and Less deductions coples returned 11,676 Total sold Daily averns *Sunday Rt ‘elreulition GEORGE 1. TZSCHUCK Sworn to bafore me and subscribed in my pres- ence this 3 duy of July, 1894 (Seal.) N. . VEIL, Notary Publi _—m As a weather regulator Mr. Morton s a howling success. It anybody asks you whether you thought it was warm enough yesterday shoot him on the spot. It's a cace of all hang together or all hang separately with the democratic members of congress. Havemeyer I8 trying to imitate Pullman's successful act in declaring that he has noth- ing to arbitrate. This Is not good corn Weatner, but it is good for soda fountain druggists and chelera morbus doctors. Jerry Simpson's renomination threatens to inflict him upon the country for the period of another congress. One hundred and seven in the shade! Paste this in your hat for future reference when you become one of the oldest settlers, Senator Hill hasn’t enjoyed himselt so much for a long time as he has since the president made public his letter on the tarift bill. Senator Cuffery says that he is still being consumed by the fire of democracy. It is another kind of fire that most people are complaining of just at present. Editor Medill's nomination for the senate didn’t materialize in the Illinois republican conyention, probably because the delegates feared that they would be giving the state of California a representation of three senators. With the temperature at the “biling” point, it is rather hard to generate new fdeas for keeping things moving in Omaha. But we probably will make no mistake in reiterating our old saw: “Patronize home industry.” Turning on false fire alarms after mid- night is getting to be as much a nuisance as running strect sweeping machines just before daybreak. It is bad enough for people to have their rest disturbed and their nerves unstrung by the pesky mid-summer fly. This is the season when the platform builder has his hands full. Three republi- can state conventions unloaded their plat- forms on the unsuspecting public Wednesday and this s only the first installment. When the populist conventions are heard from the afr will be full of four-inch planks and ten-inch spike The Wellman arctic expedition, whoss loss Is rumored, Is being criticised because it does not include any one who has had ex- perience in reaching the north pole. It the members of the expedition had had ex- perience in polar exploration the chances are that the present enterprise would never have been instituted, The democratic party is justly held re- sponsible for every calamity that has be- fallen the country since the 4th of March, 1893. This, of course, includes the return of the 17-year locusts, the drouth of 1894 and last, but not least, the Texas simoon. No wonder that Tobe Castor and Euclid Martin decline to call a state convention. It Omaha business men agree to put up the requisite guaranty for a grand spectacular exhibition at Courtland beach this fall, they will insist that the street car transfer em- bargo be raised. But there is no reason for waiting until fall. The transfer system be- tween Omaha and the East Omaha lines needs revision and needs it without delay. The reason given by Judge Trumbull of Tllinols for his refusal to act as a presidential commissioner to investigate the recent rall- road strike will not commend itself to many people. The judge would have been more frank had he said he did not think the in- vestigation could hive any good results and did not want to be implicated In its failure, The prayer offered at the opening of the Towa republican state convention not only fnvoking Divine blessing upon the proceed- ings of the assembly, but also calling upon the Almighty to lnterfere actively to drive the hostile democratic party out of power, is & novelty in its line. The Almighty has been clothed with most of the attributes of human feelings, but few would venture to cribe political opinions and party allegl- ance to the deity they worship. The Lord 18 usually with the ticket that wins. Just watch the grading ordinances roll .through the clty council now that there Is an opportunity in sight for using the road tund to defray one-halt of the expense. A little grading at the cost of the city, where the work would ordinarlly be charged against the owners of abutting property, is & tempting bait to the residents of the different wards for continued political favors to the councilman who gets the ordinance enacted. Property owners who have pald for thelr own grading will derive Iittle satisfaction from the *performance. THREE REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS, Republican state eonventions were held on Wednesday in Towa, Illinols and Wisconsin, in all of which the republican party Is cer tain of success in November. The reports of these conventions show them to have been the most largely attended In several years and to have characterized by marked earnestness, confl- dence. It Is well to consider these conven- tions together, because their several declara- tions of principles constitute a symposium of republican sentiment that is of great interest at this time. Formerly lowa, Ilinols and Wisconsin were among the most reliable of republican states. In 1888 all of them gave their electoral voto to the re- publican _candidate for president, as they had uniformly done before. In 1892 Dlinols and Wiseonsin democratic electors. Twice within the last six y was clected In lowa. months of democratic affairs has caused tens of thou- voters who drifted away from the an party two years ago to return to it, and now the party in these states looks forward well-founded confide to a triumphant next November. The platforms of the republicans of these several states practically identical in sentiment regarding the paramount issue of protection to American industries. Al of them squarely and firmly in favor of maintenance of the policy of protection. On this there 18 no ambiguity, no qualification, no suggestion of surrender in their utterances. *“We earnestly maintain the right and justice of the Ameri- can doctrine of protection to American in- dustries,” say the republicans of Illinols “We again declare for a system of protec- tive duties so adjusted that Ameri- can resource can be developed by American labor receiving Ameriean wa; , and we in- sist upon a farift that will accomphish these ends,” say the republicans of lowa. The republicans of Wisconsin point to the present condition of the country as furnishing the best evidence of the wisdom of the policy of protection to home industries. Thus, on this commanding issue, the republicans of these states stand shoulder to shoulder, with no indication of wavering or doubt as to the wisdom of their position. On the question of a sound currency the republicans of these states occupy equally safe ground. Al favor the use of silver as a part of the money of the country, but upon conditions that will main- tain its parity with gold under all cir- cumstances. Perhaps the clearest and strongest expression on this subject is that of the republicans of Wisconsin, who say: “We are unalterably opposed to any scheme that will give to this coun- try a debased or depreciated cur- rency. We fayor the use of silver as currency to the extent only that it can be circulated on a parity with gold.” This is direct, plain and intelligible, but no serfous fault is to be found with the dec- laration of the republicans of Iowa in favor of “the largest possible use of silver as money that is consistent with the permanent maintenance of equal values of all dollars in circulation,” or with that of the republi- cans of Illinois in favor of the use of gold and silver as money metals ‘“under such legislative provisions as shall make the pur- chasing or debt-paying power of any dollar coined or issued by the United States abso- lutely the equivalent of that of any other dollar so colned or lIssued. All these utterances are in substantial harmony with the well settled policy of the republican party respecting the currency, which must be firmly and consistently adhered to if the parly is to deserve succe There has been manifested in some republican quarters a disposition to depart from this policy and to pander to the free silver element. It is therefore peculiarly gratifying to find that the republicans of Towa, Ilimors and Wiscon- sin have not fallen under the influcnce of those who would lead the party astray in this most important matter. The other declarations of these conven- tions are timely and will receive the en- dorsement of all republicans. The cam- paign In these states will be fought on na- tional issues, and a sweeping republican vie- tory In all of them may be confidently pre- dlcted. WHAT WILL THE COMMIS The president has appointed sion to investigate the recent Pullman strike and Railway Union boycott. What will this commission do? Wil it go to the bedrock of the railway strike problem and formulate rational legislation that will place public carriers and their operatives under direct governmental supervision and control or will it follow in the footsteps of other commissions by piling up eight volumes of testimony which nobody has leisure or in- clination to read, and content themselves with a prescription of homeopathic sugar pills for quillibles to swallow? For our part we coufoss wo have very little falth in invostigating commissions appointed by presidents under political pressure. As a rule, these commissions have been mere makeshifts, begotten by spineless statesmen who lack fhe courage to take a stand on important issucs. During President Cleveland’s first term a commission was created to investigate the Pacific railroads. This commission was duly appointed and made a searching in- quisition into the internal operations of the Union and Central Pacific railroads, begin- ning with the Credit Mobllier robbers and ending with the sanctimonious Adams ad- ministration. The chairman of the commis- sfon, Governor Pattison, made an honest and earnest effort to probe the Pacific railroad carbuncle, and his conclusions as to the proper policy for the government to pursue were eminently sound. But Governor Patti- son had to submit a minority report. His two companion commissioners bore about the same relation to the Pacific rallroad octopus that Attorney General Olney bears to the trusts, One of sioners, Mr. B. Ellery Anderson, now Lolds a commission as one of the five recelvers of the Union Pacific, and the other, David T. Littler, turned up in Washington within a year after he made hls report as an open lobbylst for the Pacific rallroad funding bills, After this commission had submit- ted two volumes of testimony and its ma- fority and minority reports, Mr. Cleveland, in accord with the eternal fitness of things, turned down Governor Pattison in his mes- sage tp congress relating to tha commission and adopted the conelusions of the raflroad beneficiaries. To be sure, Mr. Cleveland spoke very highly of Governor Pattison in that message, but the velce was the volce of Jacob and the hand was the hand of Esau With this experience before us what are we to expect from the labor strike commis- sion? Nothing but words, words, words. And why should the country go to the ex- pense of Investigating what is known to everybody in the land? Wil we know any more about the great principle under- Iying the irrepressible conflict between wage- workers and wage-payers than we do now? Is not the corstant menace of the blockade beon enthusiasii and chose s a democratic Less than control of governor cighteeen national sands with scoess are pronaunco the question every and stable SION DO 1 a commis- these commis- of public highways a sufficient incentive to legislation that will make rallroad strikes and telegraph strikes as rars’ as mutinies on shipboard or in the army? Is It not manifest that the issue presented must be squarely met by regulation that will place all operatives of raliroads and telegraphs undar national supervision as engaged In public employment and surround these oper- atives with safeguards against arbitrary dis- charge, unfalr treatment and protection in of disability or disease contracted in the service, or must we have government ownership of rallwags and telegraphs through which the operatives will become di- rectly subject to federal supervision? case DATE OF THE PRESIDE. LETTER, The story of the president's tariff letter, as related by the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record, explains why all the members of the conference committeo excopt Chalrman Wilson kept in ig- norance of its contents and cven of its ex- istence until it was read from the secretary’s desk in the house. The letter, it Is said, was really written on July 2, but was not originally addressed to Mr. Wilson nor in- tended for publication. The president ex- pected to send It to an intimate friend in New York City, but on advice of Sec- retary Lamont and Secretary Car- lisle, to whom It was submitted, it was retalned and thrust into a pigeonhole of his desk for fear it might leak into the newspapers. On Sunday, July 15, while the president the tariff bill at bis country home with Congressmen Wilson and Breckinridge of Arkansas, Senator Vilas, Don M. Dickinson and John E. Russell of Massachusetts, the suppressed letter brought out and read to them, and met their approval to such a degree that they unani- mously urged the president to make it public for the purpose of stimulating public opinion and holding the democrats in congress in line. The letter was therefore copied, with a few alterations, the address changed to that of Mr. Wilson, but not the date. Mr. Wilson, s0 the story concludes, received his copy of the letter only on Tuesday and carried It in his pocket until Thursday, when it was in- corporated into his speech on the tariff- dis- agreement. Notwithstanding the date which the letter bears then, Mr. Wilson had only two days in which he might, had he deemed it ad- visable, have submitted it to his colleagues on the conference committee. Evidently he either wanted to make a sensational use of it or doubted that it would have any effect on the attitude of the senate conferees if read In committee. This explanation of the date of the president’s letter also clears up the inconsistency that has been charged against Mr. Cleveland that in his inter- view with Senator Harris after the amended Dill had passed the senate and had been sent to conference he did not remove the im- pression previously conveyed that he was favorable to the senate measure, including free coal and fron. At that time, although the letter was already written, the president had given up all idea of making public use of it—or, rather, never entertained such an idea. Thus, accepting this as the history of the letter, the dates may be reconciled, although the cause of the apparent change in the president's position is in no way ex- plained. were the was discussing was EMPIRE STATE REPUBLICANS. The state convention of the republicans of New York will be held September 18. A very general and strong Interest will be taken in the campaign In the Empire state. A governor is to be elected there and it Is felt that the result of the election will have an important bearing upon the national battle of 1896. It has been suggested that in the event of republican success, which now seems highly probable, the man chosen gov- ernor might become a presidential possibility two years hence, but regardless of this con- slderation it is obvious that a republican victory in New York next November would greatly strengthen the chances of the party winning the next presidential campaign it indeed it would not practically assure that result. New York may not be a pivotal state in 1896. The present indications are that the republicans will be able to elect their candidate for president without it. But the importance of that state in a na- tional contest is never to be underestimated, not only because of its large electoral vote, but also for the widespread influence it exerts, There is another thing that will attract attention to this year's campalgn in New York, and that is the more than ordinarily determined effort that is to be made to over- throw the power of Tammany. It Is the judgment of all opposed to that political organization that the time has come when it may be struck a fatal blow if all who are hostile to it will combine to do so. The reesnt exposure of the corruption and black- malling practiced by the police, from which Tammany profited, added a very black page to the scandalous history of that political cabal and aroused the people to thinking more keenly than they have done for several years before of the character of the power that dominated them. The movement to attempt the overthrow of this unscrupulous power, started some time ago, has shown promising progress, but it seems to be now threatened by a conflict of republican fac- tions in the city. The question as to which one of these factions is regular appears to menace not only the success of the move- ment against Tammany, but also the har- mony of the republican party in the state, According to trustworthy reports the strain and friction incident to this conflict are very great. One of the factions will have to be suppressed, but the difiiculty that confronts the party leaders and managers is to deter- mine which one it shall be. Of course ex-Senator Platt is conspicuous in the con- troversy and this fact does not augur well for the result. That individual's manage- ment of republican polities In New York has never been to the advantage of the party and probably never will be. So long as he was under the direction of Roscoe Conkling he was useful, but since he begun political bossing on his own account he has exerted a malign influence. He can- not justly claim_ credit for any success the party has ever had. That he has some shrewdness as a politiclan will not be denfed, but his course has beén such as to create distrust of him, and the possibility that republican success would enlarge his power and therefore his opportunity for mis- chief tends to drive away from the party voters who have some regard for honest and decent methods in politics. Men ask them- selves whether republican control with Platt dominating the party would be any better for the people than democratic control under the direction of Tammany, and thls accounts for the large udependent vote in New York, nearly all of which has been drawn from the republican party. The republican party ought to win a signal victory in New York this year. It has not had a better opportunity in the last twenty- five years to do this. The spring elections showed that the people of that state are as of any othe™%tale and events since have not modified this feeling, but probably (ntensi- fled it pRYthing, %o far as the condi- tion of the Pamtry and the course of the democratic $hrty are'concerncd, is contribut- Ing to repubifast victory in New York. But one thing senmes needed to bring about that result, and that is republican harmony. This does not ext¥t, Hut its attainment cannot be smpossible, Yhough herole measures may be necessary to reach It some We do not-see what good reason Senator Platt of Coitfiefticut, could have had in ob- Jecting to the consideration by the senate on Wednesday of Senator Allen's resolution cail- Ing for coples of the dispatches and letters that passed botween the Department of Jus- tice and the railroads centering In Chicago during the recont strike. If there Is nothing out of the way in that correspondence, no harm ean come to any one from its publi- cation. On the other hand, it the depart- ment has shown unwarranted subserviency to the railroads taken {its orders from railroad headquarter has been in- timated on several sides, the public ought to know it and take measures to provide against similar abuse of power. Whenever there s an attempt to suppress an cffort to get at information to which the applicant is ordina- rily entitled, the transactions in question can- not ‘escape the taint of suspicion. The best way to convince cvery one that the govern- ment's proceedings in conncetion with the protection of the railroads from the rioting strikers was strictly within the lines laid down by law is to lay bare all the com- munications between the interested parties The adoption of the Allin resolution yester- day will give the Department of Justice an opportunity to vindieate its position, and has commissioners themselves are as Some of the reported to have perfectly delighted with the new macadam pavement which is being laid on the coun- try roads. It would seem to be a trifle early to express an opinion the merits of macadam, especially as the new roads have not yet been completed. Every one remem- bers how delighted many people were over the wooden block pavement when it was first laid on Omaha streets, but their joy was not very long lived. A new pavement of any material is generally beautiful and attractive, but the time to judge it is not when it is new, but after it has been sub- jected to the usual wear and tear. We have no prejudice against macadam and hope that the new pavements may give the best satis- faction that has been promised. At the same time it will be well not to exult at s0 early a stage in the proccedings. county expressed on Tho democrats in congress have come to the conclusion that discretion s the better part of valor and will try it again with the tarift bill under the pressure of party cau- cus. They might perhaps Introduce the jury system to advantage and lock them- Selves together In one rcom until they shall have come to a harmonious agreement. Un- fortunately no one would have confidence in the result of such an experiment. Tn stating that the cost to the taxpayers of Superintendent Fitzpatrick’s outing to the annual meeting of the National Teachers assoclation wal $174.50 the types omitted to say that that wa§ the bill rendered last year. An account’ for this year has not yet been turned in. It may have come down to a hard times basis and in that case the taxpayers willishare in the saving. Hoy the list of candidates for office sufters a sudden contraction just before the state conventions assemble is once more illus- trated in several states where tickets have lately been placed in the field. If the can- Qidates for election dropped off as much as the candidates for nomination the work of the voter on election day would be mate- rially simplified. Tho lean and hungry Cassius is not sa- tiated by the one attack on the head of the democratic administration. He is still hun- gry for more, and if he does not get what he wants there is no telling where the conspir- acy will end. Al the Marc Antonys which the senate can scrape up will be required to compel it: Cessius to submit to the dictates of Caesar. A Pertinent Tnquiry. Washington Post. Speaking of personal letters, what ever Dbecame of that envelope full of advice that Colonel Watterson forwarded to Senator HIll in the spring of 18027 e S Affronting Trath and Principle. Loutsville Courler-Journal. le business has degen- onal wrangle, in which spect save for dis- save for defeat. Con- sions are proposed on all hands except ons to the wishes of the public. It is a situation which offers choice between some degrees of evil, but none of good. e The Plous Pull A His Booze. Chicago Times. Mr. Pullman pays more for the privilege of selling whisky and other Intoxicants than he does for his great industries. A few days ago he paid for licenses to sell Tiquors ‘on 500 of his palace cars, and paid the snug sum of $12,500 for the privilege. Pullman Palacé Car_company pays ,000 taxes on his $15,000,000 plant at Pullman, into a acy has and tariff non —_—— Secretary Carlisle's Position. New York Sun, The immediate resignation of the secre- tary of the treasury is plainly called for by the president in his letter to Mr. Wilson and his present attitude toward the senate compromise tariff. Mr. Carlisle's position in the cabinet Is suddenly rendered unten- able, He can remain there no longer with- out sacrificing either Mr. Cleveland’s com- fort or his own personal dignity; for the secretary of the tre: y elther g misrep nted, three months ago, wishes and inténtions of the Iminl; tion, of which he is a conspleuous membe) or he has now bgen subjected, without fault of his own, to such humiliation as has sel- dom been put upon @ public man, O nights wnd the Milltia. Chicag thter Occan, It is reported frgm Omaha that the ecutive committee I‘E the Knights of Labor will issue an order dsking members to join the state militia M~ the various states of the union with ahe ddea of controlling th Natlonal Guard of (he several states. This scheme might bring about results directly the opposite of thoge contemplated by the schemers, There Is already thousands of workingmen in the National Guard. They have sometimes been:placed in very trying positions, but urlep dhe solemn oblizations and the force of f?vu.unp they have al- ways done their duty, and it is simply an imputation against the loyalty of the work- ingmen to intimaté that militia companies composed of workingmen would not do their duty by the state. —— Geyser Competition Usoless, Washington Star. There 18 a new geyser in the Yellowston park. It throws steam to a helght of 500 feet, roars like the exhaust of 1,600 locomotives, and ‘fings rocks weighing twenty-five pounds more than 200 feet in the air. Wyoming 18 doubtless very proud of this extraordinary product, but unless the baby geyser - exhibits greater throat power and more of roar and of rock-throw- ng capacity Col do still maintal easy lend. The great Colorado ge: Davis H. Waite—has been quiet for some days, but an eruption may be looked for at ahy time, and then rocks will be flung all the way from ‘Denver to Washington and to Wall street, and steam the like of which Wyoming never knew will sizale through the empyrean and cause great astronomic disturbance. Some day Wyom- ing may have a geyser worth talking about, but just now it will do well to be modest heartily hostile to democratic policy as those | and slient. PROPLE AND TRING Sonator Call's suppurated evidence in the controversy. Sonator Jones should uphold the honor by agreeing to pay the freight. So intensely hot was the sirocco yesterday the corncob pipes did not escape “firing."" he arrest of six bookmakers {n Minnesota ows that Chicago cult will not be tolerated in the pineries, especially when a campaign is on If thero be a healthy human who doe not envy a \Wellman hehooves him to guard tho secret patience has a limit The Sugar slenths are on a hot trail of the person who told some embarrassing sena- torlal secrets. If they cateh him, how they will pinch his blow hole, The star-eyed goddess has fled to Burope. Affairs in the blue grass regfon and in Wash- ington have reached such a shocking pass that safety lay only in flight. It is asserted {n two-line plea that Senator jorman “tore the mask from democracy’s ader.” This is nude calumny, S torial courtesy frowns on masque-raiding. Now that the festivities are over, Denver begins to appreciate the good points about a camel hough not a Lamplighter in speed, It maintains a permanent, get-there hump. Lieutenant Stone, who drew pay from the government and Carnegie at the same time, might relieve the armor plate stringency without seriously diminishing the cover of his molar bone. Hon. Tom Platt agrees with Hon. Richard Croker that reform is necessary In New York. The on difference between these eminent municipal purists is the name the reform should bear. The penctrating power of the 12-inch guns whlch played havoe with 18-inch harveyizod plate at Indian Head cannot be accurately determined until they are turned on a section of Tom Majors' hickory shirt If that does not turn the steel buliets to waste good money on Carnegie blow holes, These are the times when the sugg:stion 20 soak your head” cannot be classed as fmpertinent. It was night. A Wiley arc light sput- tered and cast a fluttering shadow over the scene, Stlence brooded over and about the neighboring flat One of the finest stood in the shadow of the pole stroking his imperial. An idea had evidently burrowed through his chapean, for a troubled look flitted wearily across his face, He did not scek trouble, but if it came his way and he could not escane it, woe to the author thereof. G ing his belt an extra squecze and grasping his club firmly he moved cautiously in the direction of the alley. Suspicious shadows drew him thither. A light, Horatio, a light percolated through the transom of the back door. A few lizsome bounds and his frame shadowed the threshold. Two muffled knocks, a prolonged gurgle and silence brooded again. ~ The finest returned to his post, re- freshed and stimulated by the exertion. He had made a successful raid and landed a araught from a schooner, NEBRASKA AND NEBRAS. toe I8 not in tamily hereabouts on fee it Roasted ANS, A stock company has been formed at Pawnee City to run the ball club. The work of surveying the Columbus canal has been begun and excavation will be com- menced shortly. Some miscreant poisoned 150 chickens be- longing to James Doran of Beatrice and didn’t leave a clue. Rev. A. G. Pinkham has withdrawn his resignation as the rector of St. Stephen’s church at Grand Island. The question of bonding the town of Syra- cuse for the purpose of building water works will bo decided at a special election to be held August 13. The 16-months-old child of O. G. Higgins, living ten miles west of Arapahoe, fell into the irrigating ditch running in front of the house and was drowned. A 12-yearold Norfolk boy started out with a gun and $3.20 to become a cowboy. He only spent one night away from home be- fore he was captured and returned against his will to the arms of his parents. Fred Evans of Weeping Water went to take his best girl out riding with a valuable colt. The animal kicked, and to keep from injuring the young lady Fred was obliged to throw the colt. In falling the animal broke its leg and it was necessary to kil it Says the Beatrice Times: “Compositors are sometimes wiser than editors. Yester- day we wrote the sentence, “The people of this country are not ready to adopt the no- tion that we are going to the demnition bow- wows," but (he compositor set it up ‘demo- cratic bow-wow Upon reflection we are convinced of the superiority of the latter ex- pression."” York urchins, aged from 5 to 7 years, broke into the residence of Rev. Mr. Austin and despoiled the cellar of its supply of jam and preserves, as well as ransacking ail the rooms in the house. A watch was among the articles taken and one of the boys tried to sell it. This gave the gang away, but no arrests were made, as the boys belonged to respectable families. Will Adams, the assistant cashier of the broken Holt ' County bank, is in jail at O'Neill, having been captured at OKarche, Okl., by the sheriff of Holt county, who brought him back to Nebraska to answer to the crime of having received deposils when he knew the bank was insolvent. No trace has been discovered of the whereabouts of President David Adams, who Is a fugitive from justice. Six prisoners in the Saline county Jjail at Wilber cut their way through the floor of the bastile and were about to escape when they were seen by a boy, who informed the officers, and all but one were prevented from Jeaving the jail. McCormick, a jewelry thief under sentence to the penitentiary, succeeded In gaining his liberty, but it was very short-lived, as the officers captured him after a run of half a mile. —————— ANTI-IMMIGRATION FEVER. OMAHA, July 25.-To the BEditor of The Bee: There seems to be breaking out a new anti-immigration fever in congress, i the adoption of the Lill of Representative Stono of Pennsyivania and the bill of our own Hon. George D. Meiklejohn is any criterion. It 1s all well and proper that we should protect our shores against the vic- fous and criminal classes, but I doubt very much that the object could be attained by the adoption of the bill of Mr. Stone. It must be self-evident that the whole bill is_impracticable. The number of our consuls is necessarily very limited, and their seats are only in a few business centers. They could not per- sonally investigate the records of thousands who would want to become emigrants. Take example the small country of Bo- where there are over 7,000 of com- but only one consul at Prague and one consular agent at Reichenberg. Our officers would have to depend enti upon the certificates furnished by the com- munal or municipal authorities there. Now it is well known that the emigration of desirable citizens is opposed by the authorl- ties of all lands. They hate to lose good people from anywhere, while on the other hand, they are only too glad to get rid of the undesirable, vicious and criminal persons, and it stands to reason that in turnishing certificates of moral character the communal and municipal authorities of the old countries would not be over- anxious to give us the full truth, when they could get rid of bad men. On the other hand, every such certificate legalized by our consuls would bo a safo passport across our horder, and I venture to say that there would be more undesirable immigrants com- ing over than under the present law, which seems to be at the present executed pretty stringently. That much for the bill adopted in the house. As to Mr. Meiklejohn's proposition, it is hardly necessary to take it seriously, as I doubt that it can have any show of passing. In view of the fact that the emigration from the United States Is larger than the immigration, it seems superfluous that any- thing should be done to check the latter, beyond the present restrictions faithfully carried out. Yours respectfully, ROSICKY. ——— Jups Give Chine the Cu Globe-Demoerat Tt is said that Japan declared its pendence of China a long time ago b the mother country tried to compel Jups to wear cues and to dress accordin 1o edict, The two peoples have be mies for 200 years, and have been getting ready to fight it out for a long time. The Japs at least have no cues to lose when it comes to close quarters, ind GORMAN'S REJOINDER. or- Rocky Mountaln News (pop): M. G but man may be “a cool, easy talker, when it comes to giving away the secrets of the prison house Cleveland finds him a hot, scorching cyelone, Boston Glohe (dem.): Gorman of Muryland wantonly assail the cause Mr. Cleveland stands with the rep. resentatives of domoeracy i the popul branch of congress in demanding that f raw materials shall be provided for in a democratic tarift bill? New York Advertiser (rep): The Mary- land senator showed the courage of his convictions and a patriotie disregard of mere partisan advantage when he roundly denounced the prosidential_ ped 1o for his insolent attack upon the rights and privileses of the upper house of the leg- Islature in the Wilson letter, and exposed his duplieity fn that portion it which refers to the duty on fron ore and coal nquirer (dem.): Mr. Gorman work yesterduy. He cut the He used some plain languas Grover Cleveland, He showed how for n long time it had heen difficult for sound democrat to be in line with the cupant of the white house. He snatched the cloak of democracy from the mun who has been wronigfully wearing it. He made it necessary for Mr. Cleveland to show his true_paces” He convicted the president of the United States of bad faith Puffalo Express (rep): Perhaps the hot- shot in Gorman's speech was his ref- co o the way in which Candid land sought o soften the free trade rigors of the platform on which he stood, being willing to let those who could think he Was a protectionist. Grover Cleveland has changed front on this question so often that the one last change should not have disconcerted the astute Gorman. He should have known the man with whoin he had to deal and been prepared for any breach o ol prep r any breach of Who I8 Arthur Pue that should thus president stmply be- cnekoo cable. about — s AN HISTORIC PARALLEL. Suggestion from Cromwell Beneit. The words attributed to Oliver Cromwell in adjourning the Parifament in 1653, strikes the Chicago Post (dem.) as peculiarly applic- able to the present situation in the United States senate. After listening Impaticntly to Sir Harry Vane, the general cried: “Come, come; we have had enough of this!” and strode into the middle of the chamber, clap ping his hat on his head. Then he turned on the members and said: It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which ye have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue and defiled by your practices of every vice Ye are a factious crew and enemies to all good government. Ye are a pack of mer cenary wretehes and would—like Esau—sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas—betray your God for a few pieces of money. Is there a single virtue now re- maining among you? Is there one vice y do not possess? " Ye have no more religion than my horse. Gold is vour god. Which of you bave not bartered away your con- sciences for bribes? man among you that hath the lea the good of the commonwealth? Ye sordid prostitutes! have ye not defiied this ed place, and turned the Lord's temple into a den of thieves? By your immoral principles and wicked practices ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation. You, who were deputed here by the people to get their grievances redressed, are yourselves become their greatest grievance. Your country, therefore, calls upon me to cleanse this Au- gean stable by putting a final period to your 1s practices in this house, and which, by God’s help and the strength he has given me, I am now come to do. 1. command you, therefore, upon peril of your lives, to de- part immediately out of this place. Go! Get you out! Make haste! Ye venal slaves, begone! Soh! Take away that shining bau- ble there and lock up the door.” They were tumbled out without remorse, and “‘not a dog was heard to bark at their going.” for Cleveland's ——— SIZZLING MIRTH, Philadelphia Times: Crc for $10 is all the more su of its often costing many to even get half seas over. sing_the ocean prising in - view more than that Flowery Fields—I may not look but I'm"a foreign nobleman. Brown—Wa-al, by gosh! You can you want. I'm 'glad ter see blamed nobility gettin' down where belong. Bulletin: Mistr have my photo; e dear Char sit for you, Miss Emma. for the ed with them they wish to Murphy ph taken know how to s0_as to pl Maid—Let Philadelphla Call: ““Three cheer: Vigilant!" ejaculated Mug; her success. “She's fi wiys been behind before.” Buffalo Courier: “Newlywed seems to find particular delight in parading his litt family affairs before the eyes of his quaintances,” “Does he? What Nop; twins." Bo She—T hardly know what to say, They tell me that you want to ‘'ma me for my money? He—But, d you do not doubt my devotion?’ Pray, how is it possible for me to get your money without marrying you? A. Lette—What are they? Scandals Washington Times: P. are you working on now? D' Auber- nting fruit in water colors, P. A, Lette—Good thing? ' Auber—Tolerable. Get 25 fruit dealer for every watermelon touched up red. cents from plug apolis Journal: “How did you come he races?” me out ahead.” "on’t mean (o ray yow've won money I was the first of the crowd to ach the train and get a seat.” Detroit Tribune: The maiden looked 1 the window. Are you beleaguered?” asked the knight, who chanced to pass that way in search of adventure. For a moment she did not reply. “Good sir,” she sald at last, “it amounts to the same thing, I am the hired girl “The old woman is irying to fire me, and i couldn’t think of leaving the house under the circumstance The knight put spurs to his steed and was soon lost o sight in a cloud of dust. SAME OLD TUNE. New York Press. He speaks again In the old-time strain, And his words have the Now lend an ear And you'll shortly hear How nicely the cuckoos sing. 1R-CURED CONGRESS, adly ame old ring. THE SUY (Alr—*The Old Oaken Bucket."") How dear to our hearts is our democratic congres; As hopeless Inaction p The bill of poor Wilson, tariff, And every mad pledge that their lunacy knew, widespread depression, closed by it, The rock of free silver where great Groyer They ents it to view, the deep tangled The the mills that busted use to deny it, And d-n well. our country, no the old it's busted as party, This G, CI This Queen Lily e i This wild free trade cong We all love so well. we no longer Their moss covered pledges at noon when out hunting a We find’ that instead of the corn that they promised, They've given us nothing, not even a cob, How ardent we cussed them with lips over- flowing With sulphurous blessings as great swear words fell, With_emblems free silver, Are sounding 'In sorrow the worklngman's knell, 1s bank-brenking his mill-closing congr This starvation congress, We all love 50 well. of hunger, free trade and How sweet from their eloquent lips to re- celve it, “Cursed tarift protection holds," We've listened and voted our dinner pails npty, actories silent, the furnaces sold, far removed from our lost sitia- no longer up- The And now tions, The tear of regret doth Intrusively swell, We yearn for republican administration, ‘And sigh for the congress that served us 80 well. The Fifty-third This demoeratic This sugar-cured We wish was in congress, congres "“Fighting Bob" Evans Given Command of the Firest 8hip in the Navy. WILL WALK THE NEW YORK'S QUARTER D CK Secrotary erbort Young Captain t Cruiser—ton with ¥ toxes the Gallaut Rulo the Magniticent &ton Coming Home er on Honrd. WASHINGTON BURBAU OF THE BEE, WASHINGTON, July 2 Robley D 18, the present naval secretary of the lighthouse board, Who was recently ordered by Secretary Herbert to the command of the New York, the finest ship in the navy, has returned to Washington from a short rest at Ol Point Comfor When questioned as to his detail Captain Evans said that it Was a very great surprise to him, as he yet had two and a half years of shore duty to his credit. Two years ago he was in com- mand of the Bering sea fleet, which | most unpleasant duty, and he had hoped 0 be permitted to out his term of shore duty with his wife and children, Ho certainly has not asked for the command of the New York, and to his knowledge the only one who knew of the proposed action tary Herbert himself. The tain, who Is one of the youngest of his rank in the service, appreclates the compliment of being ordered to the command of one of the finest ships afloat, though it was not sought or desired Captain Evans sald he went where he was ordered, did what he was ordered, and when he had no orders he did what he thought was right under the circumstances. He wil leave Washington August 16 and as. ommand of the New York on August he New York will be the flagship of Admiral Meade The reason fon the rather unexpected for the return of the Bennington is bad state of health of the officers and the crew. The Isthmian fover has appearcd on board and suddenly began to spread in an alarming fashion. ~ The surgeon of the ship contracted the disease, and it was nec- essary to employ a local physician to attend the sick. At present nine men are ill, and it was felt to be an unwarranted exposure of the Lealth and lives of the ship's com- pany to keep the vessel longer in such an unhealthy port as La Libertad at this sea- son. Captain new was a serve was S cap- CASEE OF THE REFUGEES. It is positively stated here that the move ment of the vessel does not in any way affect the status of the refugees aboard the vessel, and that matter will be adjusted hereafter on its merits. Unless a determina- tion is reached by the date of arrival of the Bennington at n k ncisco the refugees will not be permitted to land. The number of these refugees has been reduced from about elghteen to four, General Antonio Ezeta and three of his staff. The others were permitted to leave the ship on their own request, having made terms with the provisional government of Salvador. At present there is a hitch in the negotiations looking to the disposition of Ezeta and his staff. Dr. Guzman has received his creden- tials as Salvadorean minister and is a daily caller at the State department, prepared to present and push his application for Ezeta's extradition, but he has not been presented to the president in his new capacity, nor has he been recognized. To do this would be to recognize the Salvadorean provisional government, from whom he received his cre- dentials, and this cannot be done until a favorable reply is received from United States Minister Baker, who is sald to be ill in Nicaragua. Ex-Governor James Campbell of Ohio is hure as counsel for Ezeta when his case comes up. COMMONWEAL GENERALS DESERT. Large and indignant delegations from the industrial armies camped about Wash- ington applied at the room of the committeo on labor of the house today, not to urge thelr bills, but to plead for assistance, The ex ed has happened, their leaders have deserted them and they sought congres- siomal ald to return to the localities whence they had come. Coxey's men said their | leader had left them in the lurch yesterday. Kelly's men averred their leader had drifted away several days ago and that they did not expect to see him again, while Frye's men said their leader had probably aban- doned them. The men who were brought from the Pacific coast by Kelly were par- ticularly indignant and expressed a fervid desire to tar and feather tneir general. Mr. MecGann told them there was not the slight- est chance of a government appropriation for their return, and sent them to the local superintendent of charities. IRIFFITHS OUT OF A JOB. The removal of National Bank Examiner Griffiths of Wahoo for the states of Ne- braska, Towa, Kansas and Missourl has cre- ated some comment in Washington. Mr. Griffiths has been an examiner for nearly a dozen years, and claims to be a good demo- crat. The immediate cause of his removal, however, was_ his work of investigating the failure of the Mosher national bank at Lin- coln. In a special Investigation by the comptroller of the currency some matters were develoned which should have come to the notice of Mr. Griffiths. The comptrollet of the currency decided that Mr. Griffit work was not satisfactory, and accordingly concluded to drop him. It is not now known who will be appointed os the successor of Ex- aminer Griffiths, but as soon as a sullablo Nebragkan is found for the place it will be filled. Mr. Williams and wife of Blalr are in Washington looking after the claim of his brother, who was injured in the collapse of the old Tord's theater building a year ago. Senator Manderson today presented a pe- tition of sixty citizens of South Omaha pro- testing against the appropriation of money for the use of sectarian Indian schools. The full Nebraska delegation, together with representatives from North and South Dakota, appeared before the house commit- tee on Indian affairs today to urge favorable consideration of the Indian land tax bill introduced by Mr. Meikicjohn. ~Strong argu- ments were made in support of the measure by Representalives Moiklejohn, Bryan and Hainer of Nebraska and Pickler and Lucas of South Dakota. Lack of time prevensed a conclusion being reached today. — The mat- ter will probably be finally passed on by the committee at its meeting next Thursday. ¥ mast have been appointed as fol- lows lowa—Garnaville, Clayton county, J. D. Maurer, vice H. C. Kuengel, removed L'ncoln, Grundy county, Jurgen Alberts, vico M. E. Huaoter, removed uth Dakota—Omherst, Marshall county, John Dunn, vice W A. Wymal resigned Postoffices have been discontinued as fol- lows: Nebraska—Rosewater, Dundy county, i1 will go to Hinwatha; lowa—Jack Creek, Clarke county, mail will g to Osceola; South Dakota—Bridgeport, Custer county, mail will g0 to Phinney; Oakwood, Brookings county, mail will go to Bruce Examinations for the Indian Service. WASHI TON, July 26.—The civil serv- commisslon is making preparations for the examinations of persons nominated by the secretary of the Interior for assistant teacherships In the Indian servic Exam- inations will be held on August 8 at the Shoshone Ind n agency, Wyo.; Rosebud, D.; Fort Deflance, Ariz.; Chicago, Detroit, Buftalo, ort Hall, Utah; Arkansas City, Kan.; Fort Totten, N. D.; Green Bay, Wis.} Fargo, N. D., and St. Paul, Minn. Wyo., July 26.—(Speclal Bee.)—Coroner Miller is endeavoring to locate the relatives of Flor- ence Conway, the woman who committed sui- cide at the Normandy hotel in Cheyenne last night The woman's mother is belleved to reside In Atchlson, Kas., and a sister In Omaba, A Telegram was received from Omaha stating that the sister of the late Councilman Tim Conway of that place, whom Florence Conway claimed was her brother, denfes that the woman s any rela- tion of 'his. The coroner's inquest will not be held until tonight or tomorrow. — Sur- veyor General Bickford will be summoned before the jury to tell what he knows about the love letters written by him which were Teleg! found among the effects of the deceased.