Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 1, 1894, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDN THEOMAHA DAILY BEE e ROSEWATER, ISHED EVERY MORNT? IMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. fly Bee (without Sunday) One Year iy Bee and Sunday, One Year. ... Bix Months v Thres Month Bunday e, Baturday Bee Weekly Ree, One Yenr Ore. Yenr ‘One Yer oF Omatin, The es Tuildi Fouth Omaha, Comer N and Twenty-tourth il T i Wicagy OMice. #17 Chamber New Fork, Tooms 13, 11 and 15, Wahtngion, 1407 # Streot, N CORRESIC ANl communientions relating fo news and edi- torial matter u T for. e All business moree ribune BIAK. dress TTET nittances should be addressod o It L company, Omaha, Drafts ks and postollice orders to be made_payibl the order of t THIES BER PUBLISHINC BTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION P Qeorge T, Tuschuck, secretary of The Bee Pub. Tishing company, being duly swors, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dafly Morning ing and Sunday Boe printed during the month of June, 1504, was as Tollow s company. COMPANY. 22,008 10 015 124 17 21,060 18IV 21574 10 21,9% 2. 22,150 Fil 22,008 Total ..... Less deductio ungold and Total sold Y Dally average *Sunday. et irculition. ... GE 1. TZSCHUCK hacribed in my pres- 91, 3L, Notary Publl G Sworn to before me and ence this 3d day of | (Beal.)y N Senator Allen wouldn't be a populist if he didn’t have a greenback scheme to ad- vance in congress. The druggists don’t require short measures for their soda water trafic. A little more or less foam does the work beautifully. The South Omaha live stock industry con- tinues to be the backbone of trade in this great metropolls. The advantages of our market are attracting widespread attention. Should the Chinese government lay an embargo upon the emigration of its subjects to the United States we shall expect the Chinese exclusionists to keep quiet for a while. The War department has confirmed the Cedarquist court martial sentence, thus af- firming General Brooke's judgment in the case. The private soldier must know noth- ing but to obey. Mr. Majors appears to be paying all his outlawed campaign bills, now that a little pressure has been brought to bear upon him. We give this out as a tip to other victims who may be holding musty mortgages upon the hickory shirt. With Seplember corn at 44 cents live stock feeders prefer to sell their stock and ship their corn. The signs of the times point to high priced corn. This means hundreds of thousands of dollars to farmers of Nebraska Who have corn to sell” With Senator Voorhees, Senator Vest and Chalrman Wilson all more or less knocked out by reason of their hard work upon the tarift bill, prospects are good that if only left to fight it out among themselves the democrats will decimate their own forces be- fore they get through. The bills of the railroads for damages to their property by the Chicago rioters are shrinking, but the bills for the support of the militia called out to protect the rail- road property are steadily mounting higher. ‘When Chicago comes to strike a final bal- ance it may not vary much from the original estimal after all. People are beginning to appreciate the fact that the humidity contributes almost as much to thelr discomfort in summer as the tem- perature itself. A moist heat can be more oppressive than a dry heat that carries the mercury several notches higher. The state of the thermometer is not an exact register of the effect upon languid mortals. ‘The reorganization of the Board of Public ‘Works reminds us that the reorganization of the police department is sgill incomplete. There is no reason why the work well be- gun by the Board of Fire and Polico Com- missioners should be left half finished, and the police force kept in a chaotic condi- tlon for weeks and months, The process must be completed some time. Why not now? The president is said to be anxious to re- peat his silver repeal coup of last summer With reference to the tarift bill, with the difference that whereas the former was ac- complished by the abundant and profuse use of patronage and promises of patronage, the feat is this time to be done by the power of persuasion only. The momentous question therefore Is, which is more potential, veal pot pie or tafly on toast? The butchers' strike at South Omaha fs practically the first touch of the widespread labor troubles that have been felt in the im- mediate vicinity of Omaha. And this strike we understand, Is not due to any grievances on the part of the men employed here that can not be easily redressed. It is cer- tainly to be hoped that the difficulties may be speedily adjusted so that the establish- ments at South Omaha may be able to take advantage of the present favorable condi- tion of the stock market. President Cleveland does not seem to be meeting the same success with all of his fnterviews with members of congress. His conference with Senator Gorman was imme- diately followed by an energetic attack upon his letter to Chalrman Wilson. His talk with Senator Vilas resulted in a beautifu] eulogy of his greatness and statesmanship, Heo has since then summoned Crisp and Wil- son and McMillain, but no more startling speeches have been heard. Another Wilson letter might break the ominous silence. It transpires that Mr. Pullman's model town I8 a success from at least one point of view. The taxes pald by the Pullman company upon the property comprised in thelr works and its surroundings amount to less by from $6,000 to $7,000 annually than the sum expended by the public authorities for the government school facilities and so forth in the town of Pullman. The city of Chicago is practically required to pay for the privilege of allowing Pullman to govern his own town. This is loteresting, if not lnstructive. IMPORTAN CE OF THE CORN CROP. The business men of the east are sald to take a deeper iInterest in the condition and prospects of the corn crop west of the Mis- sissippl than they do in the question as to what will be the outcome of the issue on the tarift between the Ac- cording to authentic are watching with eager solicitude the weather conditions in the corn belt and manifest a very much greater concern regarding information from this section relating to corn than they show respecting reports from Washington in ref- erence to the tariff struggle. It Is remarked in the financial columns of the eastern press that the speculator who is looking to market fluctuations, the 18 concerned only with the income from his investments, the merchant who is considering the prob- able demand for his goods, each and all have reason at this time to wateh the weathier roports from west of the Missis- sippl and 6t Washington and the tariff bill g0. And it is not only the speculator, in- merchant who are Interested in nd prospects of corn, but also the railroad Interest, for as financial article of the New York Times states it, it the corn crop west of the Misslssippl is a fallure it will be necessary to bid good-bye to present dividends the roads which draw their traffic from that It will be a sheer impossibility for these roads to earn dividends. Consequently the corn crop, the Times, Is vastly more fmportant at this time than the senate bill or the sugar schedule of it, which Is not likely to affect the dividends of roads any way it 1s fixed. How well founded this statement of the importance of the corn crop Is a few figures will illustrate, In the great year of 1891 the production of the country amounted to 2,060,154,000 bushels, valued at $836,439,- 228, Of this amount the five states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and South Da- kota produced about 885,000,000 bushels, valued at nearly $282,000,000. This produc- tlon was slightly exceeded in 1889, but with that exception was the largest in the history of the country. Last year the entire corn crop of the country was 1,619,496,131 bushels, of which the states of Towa, Nebraska, Kan- sas, Missouri and South Dakota produced 727,217,148 bushels. The crop of last year was a little below the average for the last ten years, though it was considerably in ex- cess of that of 1890, If these figures be compared with the production and value of other gralns in the five states designated, in respect to which the greatest solicitude is now felt regarding corn, the great im- portance of that cereal to those states and to the country will be easily understood and the meaning of a fallure of the cors crop readily appreclated. The prospect for corn east of the Mississippl is favorable. The states of Tllinols, Indiana and Ohio, which last year produced together 810,000,000 bushels, appear to be assured of abundant crops, but in order that the crop for the whole country shall reach an average the production west of the Mississippi must be not less than 700,000,000 bushels. It must be confessed that the outlook for such a yleld is not so favorable as could be desired. The prolonged dry weather has done serious damage to corn over a large area, from which complete recovery cannot be expected, however propitious the condi- tions from now until the close of the sea- son. But it is altogether probable that there has been some exaggeration as to the dam- age done and that with favorable weather from now on an average crop west of the Mississippi will be realized. Conceding that there is reason for taking a somewhat gloomy view of the situation, It is not necessary to regard It as hopeless, as there seems to be a disposition in some quarters to do. So far as Nebraska is concerned it should be borne’in mind that there is a considerable increase in the corn area this year, %o that there is a larger margin than usual for fallure without materfally reduc- ing the aggregate of the crop. We cannot reasonably expect to duplicate In this state this year the splendid crop of 1891, which amounted to 167,000,000 bushels, or even that of last year, which was only 10,000,000 bushels less, but it is still possible that we will have nearly or quite an average crop. At any rate it Is certainly not wise at pres- ent to cultivate a feeling of despalr and hopelessness. house and senate. report they investor who vestor and the condition the year the on section says these corn MALL CHANCE FOR THE POOLING BILL There appears t: be very little probability of anything being done at the present ses- sion of congress with the bill which provides for allowing the railroads to enter into pool- ing arrangements subject to the supervision of the interstate commerce commission. The Qisposition in both branches of congress is to bring the session to a close as soon as possible, and it is likely that as soon as the tarift is disposed of all other matters will be dropped and congress adjourn. The session thus far has been a very trying one and besides a great many democratic repre- sentatives and some senators are very anx- lous to get with thelr constituents, where they will find a great deal of hard political work awaiting them. The pooling bill could not be disposed of without considerable dls- cussion. and there is no desire in either house to enter upon an extended controversy on any subject after the tariff bill has either been passed or put to rest. According to authentic report, the friends of the pooling bill are quite willing to let it go over until the next session, in view of the recent railroad disturbances and the teeling ‘they have aroused. It is sald that the advocates of the bill believe that delay: until next winter will make the measure better understood among shippers as well as railroad men, and will give members of the house an opportunity to test the senti- ment of their constituents, It is thought by the friends of the measure that the anti-mg nopoly feeling which actuates so many mem- bers from the south and west might defeat the bill if the vote were taken at present, but they are hopeful that small shippers will 50 clearly recognize its advantages, in affording them equal facilities and taking away the temptation to rebates to large shippers, that the influence of the great mafority will be thrown in favor of its en- actment. There some doubt, notwith- standing the clalm of the muthor of the bill, whether there is a majority in the house in favor of it, and it is still more doubtful whether action on the bill can be secured In the senate next winter, even If IL passes the house. The expediency of allowing ample time for the public discussion of this matter, par- ticularly with reference to enabling the small shippers of the country to be heard regarding it, will not be questioned. The request of the railroads for this legislation is strongly supported by the larger ship- pers and these Interests have been given a very thorough hearing. The railroads have presented their case as fully as need be and notbing remains to be sald on that side that can add to the force of the arguments favor- able to pooling. The commerclal interests of the larger cities quite gonerally have ar- rayed themselves on the same side. The interstate. commerce commission Is not un- favorable to the proposed legislation and it has the support besides of some of the staunchest friends of the Interstate com- morce law, among them ex-Senator Reagan, the author of the anti-pooling clause of that act. A large majority of the state rallroad commissioners of the country have endorsed the pooling bill. With such support it would seem that the measurs should stand a very good chance of becoming law, but a large number of congressmen have many small shippers among their . constituents and it s right that "the wishes of these should be consulted. It is probable that sooner or later a pooling system, strictly regulated under goveramental supervision, will be permitted, but there appears to be no likelihood that it will be instituted this year, which means that the railroads will continue for an indefinite time to violate the law by allowing rebates to certain shippers. COMMENT ON THE CEDARQUIST CASE. The Cedurquist case, which originated and was adjudicated right here in the Depart- ment of the Platte, has given rise to con- siderable comment in the press in different parts of the United States, and the find- ings, after passing review of the secretary of war, have finally gotten before congres: through a resolution of inquiry, where the case is likely to cause still further discus- slon. The facts are still frekh in the mind of the public. Private Cedarquist, on being ordered to exercise at target practice on Sunday to make up for his backwardness, having refused to obey his superior officer on the ground that the order came into con- flict with his religious scruples regarding work on the Sabbath. Tricd by court mar- tial, Cedarquist was found guilty of this most serious breach of army discipline and subjected to a heavy penalty, afterward com- muted by the d-partment commander to im- prisonment at hard labor for a period of two months. So far as the sentence in this case being in perfect accord with the provisions of the military law, there is no room for further question on this point. The findings of the court martial have gone through the usual course of proceedings, receiving the approval of each succecding official before whom they went for review. General Brooke was explicit in disclaiming that his commutation of the sentence was prompted by any doubts concerning the duty of Cedar- quist to have obeyed the order for tar practice without question or objection. In affirming the action of the department authorities, the secretary of war makes substantially the samo observation, stating that if any complaint was to be made it should have been made after an unhesitating campliance with the commands of the officer in charge. He adds that to permit a sol- dier to use discretion in the matter of obe- dience to orders would tend to destroy all military discipline and make the army use- less for the purpose of protecting society. In transmitting the papers to the house the secretary ventures to assure congress that while it is not the policy of the War de- partment to have rifle practice or any other similar duty performed on Sunday, under no circumstances will a private soldier be per- mitted to disobey orders with impunity. This is sound law from the military stand- point, every recruit enllsts with this as the fundamental condition of his service, and every soldier must expect to be disciplined for its violation. The reply of the secretary of war to the house resolution of inquiry ought also to answer the Imputation contained in some of the comment on this case that the officer who ordered Cedarquist to engage in target practice an Sunday was himself violating the rules of the War department. The department has 8o far as possible abolished all unnecessary work, such as parade and darill, on the first day of the week, but that does not absolve soldiers from work which the proper officer may consider necessary. Where a private is behind in his target prac- tise it is for the officer in charge, and not the private, to say whether Sunday work is necessary to enable him to catch up with his fellows. In case of actual hostilities, or even of the employment of federal troops for the protection of interstate commerce, the necessary Sunday work may be suddenly augmented until it differ in character and amount in no respect from that demanded on ordinary week days. An officer who should refuse to obey orders on account of alleged religious scruples would be dealt with mno less unceremoniously and no less severely than (he disobedient private. The policy of the War department must at all hazards be in agreement with the require- ments of military discipline and efficiency. With this it is not the province of congress to Interfere. PROPOSED NATIONAL ALMS CURRENCY Senator Allen is in the main a very level- headed man, but he has some very queer no- tions regarding national finances and the functions of the general government. One of the scnator's ecceniric notions is em- bodied in the bill Just introduced by him for the general distribution of alms among the people of the various states who are in want of subsistence. According to the Associated press report of this measure it is proposed that the United States treasury shall issue $50,000,000 In greenbacks to be distributed among the states according to their respec- tive census population. We take it, of course, that the bill contemplates a new issue of greenbacks and not a donation of the old war time greenbacks held in the treas- ury. Now thero s nothing In the constitution of the United States that would warrant the creation of a natlonal debt In the shape of non-interest-bearing treasury notes for distribution among the indigent people of the country. It Is true that the treasury pays out $160,000,000 a year to pension union veterans and their families, but that pro- ceeds upon the theory of paying for service rendered in the war for the preservation of the unlon. If there is to be a general dis- tribution of Uncle Sam's I. O. U's every time the country suffers from financial dis- tress where would this policy lead to? Fifty million dollars s a mere bagatelle when scattered among 65,000,000 of people. It wo can issue $60,000,000 for alms giving, why not Issue $500,000,000 and be done with it? That would not be a dollar too much. Suppose the rellef fund is to go to only 3,000,000 people, or less than five out of every 100 of the population, the $50,000,000 would only glve $16.66 to each destitute person. That would not last them more than one month, even if they were fed at a soup house and housed In 5-cent-anight lodging rooms. If the per capita of green- backs were ladled out at once to each desti- tute clalmant two-thirds of the money would be dissipated in forty-elght hours and the cry would be for more greenbacks all along the ling There s another feature of this proposed greenback distribution that may not have oc- curred to Senator Allen. Most of the pre- valling distress 1s iu the large cities, and by the (mle funds had passed through the hands of the local officials, the bulk of them would/find their way,into the capactous pockets of'the, boodle bosses that hold sway in_all [)l)h‘l].\l‘nn centers. The deserving, destitute farmer would have a poor chance of getting *his 'share. There mflthf'be mesit in a bl to purchase rations, fuel and seed grain for the relief of worthy destitute people, and have the re- Het dlstributed through the commissary de- partment of thq army and the Department of Agriculture, . It is questionable, however, whether anfdssue of greenbacks for this pur- pose would” ndt' establish a dangerous [ dent, Greehbacks fssued without anything back of them looking toward ultimate re- demption are nothing more nor less than a forced loan, and every government that has resorted to forced foans in times of peace has destroyed its credit and drifted into bank- ruptey. That would bo very much like going from the frying pan into the fire, ece- Minister Willis has given a qualified rec- ognition to the new Hawailan republic which has been communicated to gress by the president, apparently with tho 1dea of leaving it with congress to determinc whether or not the republic shall be recog- nized by our government. It plainly seems to be the intention of the president not to have anything more to do with the Ha- wallan business except hs he shall be in- structed to act by congress, and if such is the case the representatives of the ex-queen who are in Washington for the purpose of urging her restoration will have their pro- fessed hopes disappointed. 1t is remarkable that the supporters of Liliuokalani have failed, as it is evident they have done, to understand Mr. Cleveland's attitude in this matter. He never proposed to restore the deposed monarch, but simply to use the good offices of this government, with certain conditions, to obtain her restoration. Those conditions the ex-queen declined to accepl, and thereupon the president relegated the whole matter to congress. He can undoubt- edly be depended upon not to take it up again without the authority of congress. Probably the simplest way out of the busi- ness is to recognize the republic and leave the Hawaiians to take care of themselves. fact con- Little speeches like those which President Cleveland made to the retiring Japanese minister upon the presentation of his let- ters of recall do a great deal to promote those feelings of friendship and mutual re- gard which ought to exist between nations at peace with one another. Attention was called to the satisfactory work of the minis- ter during his residence in Washington and to the cordial relations that had character- ized Nis intercourse with the officials of our State department, the president concluding with the hope that the departing minister on his return to Japan would inform his countrymen of our friendliness and would convey to his sovereign “‘the heartfelt wishes of the government and people of the United States for the peace, prosperity and happi- ness of Japan.” This is particularly signifi- cant at the present moment, when Japan Is on the brink jof a,war with China and when the secretary of state is supposed to have written a letter deprecating the impending hostilities as’“an’unjust war' on the part of Japan. The president’s words must be recelved by the Japanese autharities as an assurance that whatever may happen the United States Will occupy a position of the most impartial neutrality, with a possibility of sympathy for Japan. i .. : Minister Denby, the American representa- tive at the seat of the Chinese government, very properly declines to express his opinion on the merits of the pending conflict be- tween China and Japan. Mr. Denby has already been ordered back to his post of duty and will soon have his hands full in sceing that American interests are pro- tected and the rights of Americans observed. It would be highly injudicious in him to say anything that might give offense to the government to which he is an accred- ited minister that might in any way hamper him in the performance of his duties. When he is called upon to make an official report of the situation he will be able to give his views freely, but unofficial comment at the present time Is not only unnecessary but impolitic. The greater number of our new parks are accessible only to those who are able to afford carriages. The multitudes which must rely upon the street rallway to take them to the recreation grounds designated for thelr use are re- stricted to the same parks which they have been all along enjoying. The street railway system and the park system should be made to co-operate with one another. At present, the parks have stolen a march upon the street cars. The street railway company owes it to the community to ex- tend its lines to the new parks at the earliest opportunity. The Country Can Spare Them. Buffalo Express. War is “greatly to be deplored,” to be sure, but If several hundred thousand fine healthy gentlemen must bite the grass, they might as well be Chinamen as anybody. Al A Reform on the Jackson Plan. New York Tribune. The true inwardness of the house bill to change the mode of appointing United States commissioners seems to be a_ desire to get Tid of & large number of republican officials who have held office, some of them, for many years, and performed “thelr dutics with complete satisfaction. To turn them out is the democratic idea of civil service reform. —— An Unprofitable Annex. Chicago Herald, According to o lute showing, the city of Chicago pays ta Ahe town 'of Pullman $16,878, and draws back $87,718.16. This, with the aid renderdl by the state and federal governments, leaves Mr. Pullman a balance To his credit' with which he might start up the works of .the village that bears his name. But, unfortunately for all con- cerned, the account)is still open. - A Declaration Superfiuous, Phffubiphia Record, In the light uf recent events a formal declaration of hostilities between China and Japan would seén o be superfiuous. The inking of several Chinese transports by the Japanese battenieson the coast of Corea will probably be accepted by China in lieu of a duly suthenticated document from Japan giving netiee of the mikado's Inten- tlon to wage war upon the son of heaven, The die has beth cast, and the two great empires of the éast are about to enter upon @ contest tn whial Japanese activity will be maiched agaijt Chinese tenacity. Sibley séund Advice, Correspdhidbnte Chicago 'ost Bomebody anked'Congressman Sibley, one of Pennsylvania's millionaire members, to embark in a business venture with him a few days ago. Mr. Sib *'No, siree, bob! N rk In a bus- Iness venture with no one at present. Why? Becauso 1 am taking every oent T can rake and scrape and investing it in real estate or some other good security. Now Is the time to invest. Everything is at the bot- tom notch. It won't ko any lower; so that you can't lose anything. And so'soon as this tariff bill is passed, no matter what kind of a measure It turis out to be, times will improve. Make no doubt of thaf. And with the improvement real estate and se- curities of & good kind will rise in value. They will rise solidly and steadily, and wiy up. In that way the present’inves will realize something handsome—a gre deal handsomer than he will do in any business enterprise. That's the truth, my dear fellow. d it you will take my ad- vice you will abandon this enterprise you speak of and Invest your money as I do, THE TARIFF WRANGLE, Chicago Tribune: So, if the conferces do not come to an agreement speedily the dem- ocrats will hold a caucus and decide on back- ing down and letting the Sugar trust sen- ators have their own way. This will not please Mr. Cleveland, but he will have to whatever bill Is sent him or allow it to become a law without his signature. He will hate to see Gorman the yletor, but he would hardly like to take the responsibility of vetoing Gorman's bill Boston Advertiser: By continuing the prosont wrangle over the tariff the demo- crats In congress will entirely exhaust the already abused patience of the people, will insure the humiliation of a democratic presi- dent and will damage their party (o an extent that cannot as yet be measured. By a refusal to be led any further into the tariff nrir and by prompt adjournment the party would go on record as Insisting upon democratic “tariff reform and refusing to become a mere tool of the trusts, the president would be upheld and would not be forced to sign the outrageous tariff bill, the issue between a revenue tariff and protection would remain open, and the nation would be benefited greatly by a release from the depression that has pre- vailed for the last eighteen months. Chicago Times: In this controversy the house has right on its side, but the senate has eve! other advantaj Few of the sen ators have reason to chafe under the pro- longation of the session, for, unlike the rep- resentatiy they are not putting their seats in jeopardy by staying fn Washington. The democratic representatives, with general political conditions decidedly against them, arc eager fo get back to their districts and the work of the mpaign. If they stay In Washington while their rivals at home are luously cultivating the political fleld their chances for election suffer. If they manfully declare they will pass the house bill or nothing and the nate accepts the latter alternative they go to the people with a record of absolute legislative impo- tence. If they accept what geems inevitable and pass the senate bill they will be met at home with quotations from President Cleveland’s letter declaring such action “party perfidy and party dishonor.” i) NEBRASKA AND NEBRASK S, Burglars broke into the depot at and secured §85 in cash from the till. The drug store of J. D. Rainey at Beatrice has been closed under chattel mortgage. The stock is in the possession of the Ger- man National bank. Lightning struck the residence of J. N. Plummer at Beatrice and greatly damaged the building. The inmates were prostrated by the xhock, but escaped serious injury (¢ Fields has begun the publication of a new paper at Tilden, the North Nebraska Watchman. It is democratic, but it “stands square inst the administration and with the masses.” A band of the Omaha Indians is visiting the Poncas, says the Niobrara Pioneer, and the Omaha dance is in full blast every night, which attracts many citizens hither who have never witnessed such a thing. In the absence of beef just now young, tender dog is in great demand. Last spring William Mossbarger sowed some alfalfa as an experiment, says the Til- den Watchman. He is now fully satisfied with the results, for it has survived the dry weather better taan any crop he has and he has found roots twenty-iwo inches long, proy- ing that this grass will become a valuable crop for Nebraska. John Shaffer, a Minden youth, broke into a hardware store and stole a bicycle. After riding out of town a few mliles he abandoned the machine in a corn field and continued on his way on foot. Officers, however, over- hauled him and he is now in fail to answer to the charge of burglary. He is evidently following in the footsteps of his father, who once served a term in the penitentiary for killing a constable. e NNY PHALANX. Elgin Philadelphia Record: Put a a balky mule, and he will quickly that he's bettér off. Truth: A men's not troubie him as of his domestic. oor man_on realize domestic relations do much as the relations the honest forward to Buffalo Courler: Jillson says maker of a note always looks paying it with interest Arkansaw Traveler: Daisy—What sport it is to go bathing in the bay and feel the cool sea aroung your waist. 3 Belle—Yes, you know the bay is an arm of the sea. Philadelphia Times: A sight these dog days is to see growlers going madly along the street with froth up to their very mouths. Indianapolis Journal: Stranger—What price do you set on that red cow of yours? Mr. Halcede—See here, mister, air you a assessor, or has she been run over by the railroad? New Orleans Picayune: When a bicycle rider strikes he never interferes with any one else who wants to take his place. “This rich relative? came rich.” relative of ours—Is he a distant Yes, extremely, since he be- Roston Transcript Wife—~You made a ety appearance last night! It's disgrace- Husband—My dear, it was your ap- nee that made all the trouble. If you had not come to the head of the stairs, You never would have known anything about my sleeping in the hall. New York Herald: back from the country there,” she said. T thought you were at the seashore." “So I was—there were some males there— ked down—closing out sale, don't know, but decidedly shop worn—or cheap imitation. 1 got so tired seeing them I went to the country to rest.” pe “Oh, T've just come —there are no men Cincinnat] Tribune: “Fine set of suckers running this goy'ment,” said Mr. Hicarde, disgustedly, “What's the kick now?" “yerything. Just look at the postage stamps, for instance. The idea of making reds worth twice as much as blues!" Chicago Record: “Yes, father.” said the young graduate, freshly returned from col- lege, “I am a trained athlete now and mean to take part in a number of contests in the east. 1 am strong enough to lift al- most anything, “Well,” then,” said the old man, grimly, “1 guess you Kin just stay at home and help me 1ift the mortgage off the farm." THE GENTLE FISHER, Indianapolis Journal. He saw his float sink 'neath the wave, He gave a yank, and thereat Pulled out a minnow of a size Just blg enough to swear at. But, somehow, In a few short days That fish 80 'strangely grew, It Took on a size leviathan, While he swore not at, —_— Tho Rebate Evil and th + Philadelphia Press, As Atchison is in the hands of a feder recelver and under the watchful guardia ship of judges who are using all their equity powers and jurisdiction for its pro- tection, It ought not to take long for Judge Woods' and his assoclates to insist on huv ing the freight rebates to the amount of $7,00,000 cleared up, the gullly parties Dbrought to justice, and the recelver sternly admonished to obey_the law or be impri oned for contempt. Such rebates are illegal at common law, and a crime by statutes Ivery one of them plunders either shippers or stockholders or both, and their suppres- slon and punishment In'any rallroad in the care of the court Is a manifest duty of Jjudictal authority. — Spoils Above P Philudelphia T) The democrats of North Dakota have de- clded to make & fusion with the populsts on a state ticket. The democrats of that state are not in love with the populsts, and the popullsts reclprocate the feeling, but there are some state offices with salar attached and & fusion offers some prospect of capturing the offices. The partnership is for offices only, and If the republicans put up a good ticket on a platform like that adopted by the Wisconsin republicans they will deserve the support of the honest voters of the state and the offices Into the bargain. —— Not as Protty as Pal Indianapolis Journal. After all the pretty things that 8ir Edwin Arnold, Lafeadio Hearn and the host of Other writers have told us about the people of Japan in the last five years, It requires rench of the Imagination to picture them as eagaged in a flerce and bloody war Obvlously these writers have dwelt too much upon cherry blossoms and tea and the national trait’ of gentleness, and have left out something essential but to it. Romedy. od. PEOPLE AND TRINGS. The senate fs not averse to a new deal but fnsists on using the old deck. Senator Gorman is not romping on white house grass these perspiring days. China and Japan do not seem to be any nearer together than the democratic house and senate. Kentucky's anxlaty for the passage of the senate bill Is based on the conviction that it will send its spirits up. matter how much Pullman complains of riness, tax gatherers know that no amount of pressure could induce him to overtax him- self. On the basis of directory names multiplied by three and one-half, Buffalo shows a popu- lation of 841,467, an Increase of 16,000 in a year. Buffalo f a hummer without blow holes. The Kahn of Kehlat Is not credited with an ambition to wade in blood to the, bridles, but he gets there just the same. He has a record of 3,000 men and women slaughtered without dulling the edge of his axe. Eleazor Smith of Alexander, N. H., celebrated his 90th birthday the oth expects to attend the reunion of the Army of the Potomac fn Concord next fall as a member of the “General Society of the War of 1812, General Hugh Cameron of Glen Burn, Douglas county, 1s the popullst candidate for congress in the Second Kansas-district. Mr Cameron wears a coplous crop of whiskers, which are invincible In a campalgn in that section. Governor Hogg denles having uttered the wild sentiments eredited to him in a recent speech. The governor has had time fo think them over, removed from the pernicious in fluence of Manhattans, henco the repudia tion and repentance Prof. August Dillmann, one of the most famous bibilcal scholars and Orien'alists in Germany, died In Berlin a fow days ago. He was called to the University of Berlin in 186 the successor of Hengstenberg in the theological school. The ex-premier of the who day, foundland has been disqualifiecd from holding office because he made liberal contributions to his own cam- paign fund. The incident illustrates one of the difficulties of spreading the benign influ- ence of American institutions. The fact that the German emporer has become a composer of songs, and that half a dozen other royal personages are dabbling in music, literature or science, indicates tha! the enemis of monarchical institutions are by no means without their grievances. Senator McPherson of New Jersey h been granted an indefinite leave of absence That mislaid telegraphic order for Sugar stock which an overzealous valet forwarded stirred up such a debilitating odor in the senate and elsewhere that a change of air and scenery is urgently needed. Prince Hatfeldt, the German sport who married a million or two and C. P. R. Hunt- ington’s daughter, bucked the tiger in Sar toga the other day and smashed the table because the bank would not allow him to lose more than $10,000 at one sitting. The wise dealer felt that $10,000 a day was as much as the Southern Pacific could stand during the tie-up. A New York police captain has been dis- missed from the force for various crimes and misdemeanors. The captain was an in- dustrious cuss. On a salary of $2,750 a year for four years he managed to accumulate an $18,000 home and cancel a $14,000 mortgage. Such amazing thrift aroused suspicion. He failed to divide the rake-off and lost his head. Truly, the policeman's lot is not a happy one. A memer of the “foorce” in New York became the father of twins and was reduced in rank on the same day. The blow falls with almost crushing force, coupled with the fact that eight years ago, while rejoicing over the arrival of triplets, he was sus- pended for ten days. Such incidents furnish conclusive proof of democracy’s unbending opposition to the policy of protecting infant industry. Miss Frances B. Willard observed in a re- cent interview: “If I were the American ambassador at the court of St. James, as doubtless some woman will sometime be, T should make it my first request that an ap propriation be put aside by my home gov- ernment for the purpose of sending frequent news items by Atlantic cable which should offset the lugubrious information furnished almost daily by Dalziel's cablegrams, to the effect that we who live in America are in a chronic state of cyclone, epidemic, lynching, strike, drouth or disintegration of some sort or other. The impact made upon the brain of a whole people by the al- most daily reception of such distressing tidings from a far country must result in an altogether false impression of a land where the skies are sunny almost all the year round, the people hopeful, happy, and in the main honest.” LABOR NOTES. Coxey spoke at Ridgewood Park, L. I, in defense of his public road scheme. He also urged the government to buy the rail- roads, called Pullman “King George 1V.," and declared there would be another move on the capitol. Father McGlynn also spoke. The trades assembly of Springfield, IlL, after a hard fight, succeeded in convincing the authorities of Springfield that it was not the best policy to have any but union labor perform work on the buildings on the state fair grounds, and have glven work to hun- dreds of union men. As a result of the closing of the Stand- ard Oil company's refinery at Chicago, on account of the strike, notice has been given in some of the Ohio ofl flelds that the pipe lines will be unable to handle all of the oil as heretofore. A number of men have been thrown out of work In consequence. For the protection of workingmen there is in Switzerland a government paid official called the workman's secretary, who is elected every three years by the Central Trades or Labor Council, and whose duty it is to investigate the conditions of wage- earners and submit reports of the same with his views thereon to the government, - - THE VOICE OF THE PARTY. New York Sun. Democratic party, With a large D. Perhaps 1I'm not bij Than the senate tod But watch me grow You bet I'm not sawing wood, either This is the time to talk, And I'm doing my share; Also a devil of a sight of thinking. 1 know what I am here for, But [ don't exactly know Where I am at. I need a disinfectant, And need it badly; flut [ can’t get an agreement in conference As to what kind. I think I'll have A receiver appointed For myself. But who shall it be? erish the thought it be a republican! om Reed, for instance! euar, think of that, and tumble! 't flapped together for so long That my flappers Are rusty. 1 feel that there 1s a Dull thud Walting for me in Nov But I am trying to effe And head it off The monkey and the parrot Have got loose in me, And you know what that menns, et onto my curves, will you? 3 nd oft, hem raw material, mber, t a compromise And 1 ain't; 1 am for the income tax, And 1 ain' 1 am for the Sugar trust, And I ain't; 1 am for th And 1 ain't; In fact, 1 am what T am, And I can't be no - VOLUTION, Chicago platform, mmer than I am. Anna M., Williams in New York Sun, Alone I stood upon the shor And watched the breakers come and go, 20 mused, as summer zephyrs bore The smoke wreaths from my pipe bowl o'er The big Atlantic, lapping low. anor, Next year T 5tood when ughing 0, Bweet, pretty, blue-e Came—and watched, n ar 1 hold my Junlor, Joe: ¥’ some one stands béside the door And holds his twin! Falnt zephyrs blow While I make sand huts in & row, This yi 8 AS A ATIONAL INSTITUTION Militia to Be Organized Under a General Law of Congross PRESIDENT TO CONTROL STATE SOLDIERS General Curt's of New York Has fore Committen Which ¥ « 1 Bl Boe ovides Reorganization of the Nutional Guard. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BER, 1407 F Street, N. W, WASHINGTON, July 81 The increasing importance of the militia for quelling internal disturbances and its potential strongth in case of threatened war has led General Curtis of New York, who is an enthusiast upon military matters, to embody his plans for a national militla organization in a bill. The bill has re- celved the sanction of the house committee on militia, and, although probably it will not sccure n hearing this session, may be ealled up next session eral Curtis that shall condiat of avery ablebodie between the ages of 18 and 45 companfes to be known as Guard of the United States, the unor- ganized as the reserve militia. The organ- ization of the former would be made to con- form as closely as that of the regular The Guard, ac- cording to his plan, could be called into action by the president or by an act of congress, while only an act of congress could call out the reserve militia, the president having power to call upon the governor of the state, If need be, for the guard, in cases of invasion or danger of invasion from foreign foes, Indian uprisings, or rebellion against the authority of the government, specifying in his call the period of service required with the limitation of nine months. The National Guard or rescrve militia, when in service, would be subject to the same rules and articles of Avar as the regular troops of the United States, and would be entitled to the same pay and allowances. For the maintenance of the militia organ- izations the plan contemplates an annual appropriation of $400,000, to be apportioned among the states and territories, and to be disbursed for arms, ordnance, ‘stores and equipments, —under the direction of the secretary of war, no state being entitled to a share unless it has enlisted and wni- formed at least 100 men for each senator and representative in congress to which it is entitled. Provisions for annual encamp- ments, under the supervision of ofcers of the regular army, are made, and various persons’ are exempted from service; officials of the government, marines, pilots ‘and cm- ployes of railroads used in military or postal service being the principal classes. IN A GENERAL WAY. Senator Manderson today introduced a res- olution, which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to, providing that the secretary of agriculture be instructed to inform the senate whether investigation or experiment has been made under the di tion of the government or by private ties within the knowledge of the Depart- ment of Agriculture in the planting of na- tive pine seed for the growth of the native pine in what are known as the sand hills of the northwest, and if such experiment has been made, the extent of it and its re- sult. In a personal letter addressed to Senator Manderson, ex-President Harrison announces that he will be unable to :ttend and speak before the Nebraska sfate con- vention on August 22. The ex-president gives as his reasons that at that thne he will be engaged professionally in the east. Representative Pickler today introduced a bill directing the secretary of the treasury to audit the damages sustained by the state of South Dakota in aiding in the suppression of the Sioux Indian outbreak in 1800 and 1891, This bill is similar to the one Con- gressman Mercer recently had passed for the state of Nebraskn. 1t was referred to the committee on claims. The senate committee on public lands today made a report to the semate cf the work of the committee on conference on the bill directing a resurvey of Grant and Hooker counties. Without elaborata dis- fon the report of the conference com- ee was favorably considored and cfl- clally agreed to by the scnate. Edward Anderson was appoinied postmas- ter at Burnside, Webster couaty, Ia., vice J. A, Willlams, ‘resigned. proposes the male the the and militla cltizen rganized National possible to army. National BENNINGTON COMING NORTH. Fever on Moard Has Abated wnd Slck on Voard Are Convalescing. WASHINGTON, July 81.—The arrival of the United States steamer Bennington at Acapulco, Mexico, was announced In a brief dispatch reccived at the Navy department today. The fever s reported to have abated and all the sick are convalescent. The vessel will spend a day or two at Acapuleo taking coal, and will then proceed to Mare Island, California, where she should arrive about August 9. General Ezeta' and his staff, the Salva- dorean refugees, are aboard the vessel and will go to California. It has been sug- gested that upon thelr arrival within tho territory of the United States these ref- ugeos may be taken off under habeas corpus, which would doubtless be followed by their release. The State department, however, is under no apprehension on that score, as it would be a violation of the comily that should obtain between the ecutive and judicial branches of the goveri ment. Should a court intervene in this way, the progress of diplomatic negotia- tlons would be hindered and place the State d;-xmrlnwnl in the position of violating its pledge. There ar» indications, however, that the whole matter of the application of the pro- visional government of Salvador for the ex- tradition of Ezeta and his staft will soon be amicably settled, perhaps even before the arrival of the Bennington at Mare Island. Diversifylng Farm Crops in Gormany. WASHINGTON, July 31.—Louls Stern, United States consul at Bamberg, in a re- port to the Department of State gives some advance figures from the statistical schedule showing the agricultural use of land In Ger- many, which will confirm the statements of those who have for years advised our American farmers to engage in ‘“diversified farming.” Almose one-half, or 17,606,000 hectares of the superficial area of Prussia, was used for agricultural purposes In 1893, an incrense of 80,000 hectares over 1883 The conditions Igoverning the culture of products have changed decidedly, and the agriculturists are very generally turning from the extensive and almost exclusive cultivation of grains to the growth of such products as are now made use of in ths industries allied to farming, namely, thu sugar industry and distilling business, tho culture of beets and potatoes, etc., thus moting cattle ralsing at the same time. sing Its Tmport Dutios, ON, July 31.—The consul gen- United States at Parana las the Department of State the of a law by the legislature of of Parana, Argentine, levylug a cont tax on all imports into that The law before coming opera- must be approved by the Argeatine which is now In session. WASHIN oral of the reported to enactment the state 10 per state, tive congress, Senator Voorhe s Is Bettor. WASHINGTON, July 81.—Reports from Senator Voorhees today are that he Is bet- ter than yesterday, having rested well last night. cnator Vest, who attack of erysipelas, the tarlft confel is suffering from an was at the meeting of today Deficiency Appropriation Bl Reported. WASHINGTON, July 31.—The senat committeee on appropriations has reported the deficlency appropriation bill, thus come pleting the list of money bills Prosident Signs Appropriation Bills WASHINOTON July 81.—The president 'With shells for windows. 1'm no more Alone! has approvec the leglslative, exscutive and judicial appropriation bill,