Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1895, Page 4

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The Tee Pub- says that BTATEMENT OF CIRCUL Grarge uck, secret Mehing compy heing duls Taac the mrtual mambér of full And compiate coples of the "Daity Morning. e nd funday e Drinton- Quring. the maonth of May, 1855, Ws a8 “‘I‘wW + 48,000 17. ceanes 10,00 10004 H o 19,06 0. 018 e » D 3 seees I 000 RO 1] e 23 1 2 3 1910 B0leiie 19171 i 121 Total . S iiiieny Lews deduciions for unsold and refurned coples . o ¥ A ARORGE N TZSCHICK Swarn 11 hofore me and subseribed In my pres- ence this 1at ¢ (Sen).) e Where was Adlal when the Spring- field convention met? omes attorney general in harmony in the cabi Iarmon be order to presery net. —— Omaha s feeling much better, thank you, since she had the state drugglsts’ convention as a toni If resolutions were all that were needed to make men rich we would all have been millionaires long ago. This 1s not just the scason for turkey, but the sultan is nevertheless managing to maintain an unenviable position be fore the publi Don Dickingon doubtless threw up his sinecure as government di r of the Union Pacific railrond in disgust as soon as he learned that his presence in the cabinet was not sht. President Cleveland onght to be given power to cquip his cabinet with not less than a dozen sceretaries of state. Nothing else will relieve the pressure of available portfolio material. Although Grover Cleveland has been read out of the democratic party by the Omaha World-Herald, the democracy of his new secretary of state will go un- challenged down the corridors of time. Ex-President Harrison has gone all the way from New York to Philadelphia 1o pay a social visit to Mr, Wanamaker. Won't this give the political gossips food for a for chattering whole week to come? If thg Kentucky democrats want to make certain that they are supporting men representing sound money prin- ciples they have no recourse bhut to come over and vote for General Bradley and the republican ticket this year. Mr. Bryan's organ to make it appear that the citizen's movement now taking shape is simply the work of disgruntled republicans. Does the World-Herald want to be understood as saying that cemocrats of Dou :las county endorse the practices of A. P. A. manip- ulators? ‘When the state druggists’ convention gave it as the sense of delegates in at- tendance that the State university could better afford to Install a chair of phar macy than to educate a hundred or more Lincoln high school pupils it compounded a prescription that must burn all the way down. Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trrvigation Akers says in speaking of the water for which irrigation companies are putting in claims that there is not enough to go around. Is this quite correct? Wasn't Mr., Akers thinking of the new oftices created by the late legis- lature when he made that remark? Mr. Rosewater may have done some foolish things In politics—few men in political life for a quarter of a century have not made some mistakes. But Mr. Rosewater never did sell his editoris columns to the opposition in the middle of a campaign and then ask the courts 1o enjoin himself frowm violating the con- tract. Melville B. Stone may not be secretary of state—this time, but the myth is effectually uprooted that a secretary of state must be a lawyer. We shall ba vexod with that illu- slon no more.—Chicago Times-Herald What does Mr. Kohlsaat mean? Are we to infer that the late attorney gen- eral of the United States Is like neces- sity that proverbially knows no law? Ex-Senator Manderson, having for years been a member of the senate eom- mittee on military affairs, Is most com- petent to present arguments in favor of extending the boundaries of the Depart- ment of the Platte. The general is an acknowledged authority upon affairs wmilitary, and the iufluence of his opin- fons at the seat of government is per haps no less now than when he was in the saddle. Omaha still has an able advocate in Charles I, Manderson, It Uncle Toblas Castor now wants to go abroad on a foreign mission he ought not to encounter any ditliculty in con- vineing Director Olney of the Burling- ton that he is qualified to represent the United States in forelgn lands. P. S.—Since the above has been put in type we notice by the Chicago Times Herald that be s classed on the list of the democratic national committee com piled by Secretary of State Hearlehsen of Illinois as a free silver man. If To. bias has gone over to Bryan his name will henceforth be Pauts iu the piebiter dicticuary, | | from 11 | struction, THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, SECRETARY OF STATE OLNEY. As foreshadowed in the Washington dispatchies for a week past the suc- cessor of the late Secretary Gresham is. Hon. Richard Olney. The promotion of Mr. Olney from the attorney generalship to the head of the State department, which makes him the premier of the ad- ministration, evidenees the high esteem | in which he is held by President Clove- land and Is a distinguished expression of exceutive confidence. The new sccre- | tary of state was on terms of most | friendly Inthmaey with his predecessor and : it Is sald that the late sham frequently consuited him ou internationai questions and placed the highest value on his opinions and judg mwent. Mr., Olney ig understood to have given a great deal of attention to inter national law and is well equipped in this respect for the duties of secretary | of state. What his views are regarding | the foreign policy of the nation can only Secr e inforred, but it Is safe to say that they are conservative, with no leaning | toward jingoism. There Is reason to belleve that he will be found always ready to maintain the rights and dig nity of the country, without departing | principles which have been | ybserved for more than a century in ou international relations. The retary of state is one of the highest re nsibility and place under vernment offers greater opportunities for acquiring Lowor and distinetion. Mr. Olney, it may be interesting to note, is the fourth of state of the United States furnished by Massachu- setts, s predecessors in the oflice from that state having been John Quiney Adams, Danfel Webster and Bdward Everett. post of sec- | S no our secretar THE CART BEFORE THI HORSE. ‘When the Pire and Police Commi adopted resolutions directing the atten- tion of the council to the necessity of an improved water supply through the laying of larger water mains in certain parts of the city it was expected that the proposed conference would take the most direct road to accomplish the de- sived object. Iiverybody knows that the water works have for several years been in the hands of receivers and are now operated under the direction of the federal courts. Instead of taking steps to invoke the power of the federal court for relief through an order that would enable the recefvers to proceed at once with the needed improvements, the con- ference committee has adopted the fol- lowing resolution: Resolved That it is the sense of this joint committea that the city of Omaha ehoull own the water works and that necese steps should be taken as speedily as possible by the meyor and city council to acquire title thereto. Suppose the mayor and council direct the city attorney to proceed {hrough the courts to y this resolution into effect, when will the city get possession of the works and when may we look for the enlargement of the mams? The city attorney is quoted as offering to bet that he would put the city in possession of the works before next election. Sup- pose this were true, when would we get the enlarged water mains Surely not this summer. Does anybody contend that we could lay them next winter? To use a slang phrase, the city attorne; is talking through his bat. He knows enough to know that any attempt to meddle with the works while they are in the hands of receivers would he cut short by an order from the federal court to keep hands off. e knows enough to know that any attempt to annul the contract and take possession would be resisted and the final decision could not be had before the supreme court of the United 1 adjudicated the matter. Suppose that Judge Dundy should refrain from taking a nd in the proceedings, would the state courts pass upon the contre sy in less than a year? Would the city have a right to take the property without first ten- dering payment therefor at the ap- praised value? That the city should acquire the water works as soon as possible is doubtless the universal demand of our citizens But we can not confiscate the property nor can we annul the contract at will. Six years hence we shall be in position to take the wor under the contract on appraisement. By that time we hope the city will be able to raise the means for their purchase. It is no use to put the cart before the horse and go out rainbow chasing. What the people of Omaha need is I T water mains, They want them this year and not in the year 1001, They can get them this year if the city presents its request to the federal court through its legal repre- sentatives. fon = ates ALVA KNOWS IT ALL. at very uncivil civil engineer, Alva J. Grover, has again projected himself into the public print. Because The Be some days ago had made reference to him in commenting Dbriefly on th marked divergence in the estimated cost of repairing the Dieventh street viaduct Mr. Grover took it upon him- self to address to The Bee a virulent letter over his name as “engincer in charge of the construction of the Six- teenth and Eleventh street viaduets. Without waiting to learn whether 'he Bee would or would not print his letter, Mr. Grover hastened to insert the same in the World-Herald, and so has de- prived us of the privilege of extending him the courtesy of a wider hearing. The only points worthy of notice in M Grover's screed ave his assertions that somebody blundered in the original con- and that inasmuch as the whole viaduet only cost $89,000 to build, $5,000 should be more than ample to re- store that structure and make it safe | for street railway traffic, | It is to be regretted that the late “en- gineer in charge” did not make the dis- covery that the viaduct was defective until ten years after it was built. With- out claiming to know anything about viaduet englneering, which is the prov- ince of bridge experts, and applying to the point in dispute only ordinary com- mon sense, we doubt whether Mr. Gro- ver's assumptions conld be depended on when it mes to the practical test of getting responsible contractors to under- take the work at his figures on plans and specifications that would afford a guaranty of perfect safety and durabil- ity for at least ten years to come, | bor The original cost of a bridge or a building whose foundatlons have been undermined bears no necessary relation to the cost of rebuilding. The Unlon Pacific bridge at Omaha was planned by one of the ablest bridge engineers in the world. It was built in 1872, when labor and materials were excessively high, at a cost of about §1,250,000, in- cluding the approaches, When it was found unsafe after some fifteen years' hard use, it was reconstructed at an xpense of over $000,000. Possibly that bridge could have been rebuilt and mude safe for traffic for $50,000 if En- gineer Grover had been employed, but the railrond company was not awar that we had such a great bridge builder wmong us. EVIDENTLY ALARMED. The fact that the Spanish government decided to send to Cub: larger num- of than stain General Campos ealled for plainly indieates that the government Is alarmed at the situa tion of affairs in the island. Capos is regarded as the ablest soldier in the troops service of Spain, and he was sent to Cuba In the confident belief that he would speedily suppress the insurree- tion. His presence there was expected to inspire the supporters of Spanish vule with confidence aud to correspond ingly depress the insurgents. It appears, far, at least, as the latter are con corned, not to have hud the looked-for effect. Instead of checking the revolt the facts all go that it steadily growing, and no better proof of 80 to show is lis could be asked than Is furnished In the call of the captain gou for reluforecments and the decision of the government to forward more troops than were called for, According to what seems to be trust- worthy information the fnsurgent troops number not less than 14,000, all well armed, and their foree is constantly in- crensing. The available Spanish force is not much, if any, larger than this, and it is being reduced by the havdships of campaigning and by disease. A proof of the strength and confidence of the in- surgents s seen in their aggressive oper- ations. They are not generally on the defensive, as in the last insurrection, and trying to dodge their pursuers, but are pushing the fighting, and for the most part with results in their favor. It is reported that General Campos is very much disheartened, and the state- ment is by no means incredible, for he has found a very different condition of things from that which prevailed when he was sent to Cuba during the last rebellion, Then he received en- thusiastic support from the Spanish ele- ment of the island, which large sums of money to aid him in sup- pressi the rebellion. There has been no such expression of loyalty to Spain in the present cage, or at any rate no substantial evidence of it in the form of money. The Spaniards, who possess most of the wealth of the island, show no disposition to contribute of it for purpos While the conditions in Cuba all seem fayorable to the insurgents, they are receiving a t deal of outside en- courngement, both moral and material, It is not to be doubted that they ave getting accessions to their ranks from this country as well as money, and every suceess they have stimulates their outside friends to greater activity., Un- questionably our government Is doing all it ean to fulfill its obligation of neu- trality, but it is impossible to wholly prevent the departure from our terri- tory of men who go to aid the insur- its. As to reports of numerous expeditions, with Cuba as their destina- tion, they are undoubtedly exaggerated, subseribed war but there can be no doubt that the Cuban patriots are receiving aid from their friends here. Spain resources for carrying on the contlict are by no means exhausted. She has more sol- diers to send to the island whenever they are called for, and her treasury is not quite empty. But the" task she has is evidently very much harder than at the outset the Spanish government thought it would be, aund it appears to be steadily growing. The free silver democrats of Illinofs resolye; to instruet all democratic senators and representatives in congress from Illinois to use all honorable means to secure legislation providing for fm- mediate 16 to 1 free coinage. The only democratic senator from Illinois is Senator Palmer, who instigated the sound money democrats of Chicago to refuse to participate in the primaries to select delegates to the recent conven- tion. Will Senator Palmer take instruc- tions from a body which he repudiated in advance? Will he recognize the authority of an assembly whose right to convene in the name of democracy he denies? We guess not. The resolution of the free silverites will have about as much effect upon the demoerats in the Illinois congressional delegation as water poured on a duck's back. Schofield knows how to talk to newspaper reporters without putting his foot in it, figuratively speaking. He is an adept in having it understood that he does not wish to be understood in discussing politi subjects, and espe- cinlly his alleged candidacy for the presidential chair. It is only reason- able to conclude, however, that a dis- tinguished soldier of such eminence be- fore the country, and within but a few months of retirement by age, is not deeply concerned about his political fu- ture. High civil office certainly cannot have any particular charm for General Schofield. . outhsiders will appreciate the ap- proval by Mayor Bemis of the order to put the Bixteenth street viaduet into a fe condition for all travel and traffic. No matter who must ultimately pay for such repalrs, it has come to be a mili- tary necessity that the fmmense trafic between Omaha and South Omaha shall take its natural course on Sixteenth street. People cannot get used to the rainbow route via Thirteenth street. The public demand is for safe transit over the Sixteenth street viaduct. Incessant opposition has been made to a teacher of the public schools—a Prot estant, by the way—who gave a bou quet to one of her pupils, a little girl of Catholic parentage. This moustrous offense has been treasured up by a bigoted member of the Board of Educa- | e tion, whose-a#4acks upon the teacher in question ot only scandalous, but a I‘flphllll'h,m the city. It Is incon- celvable that any member of the A. P. A. ean thimkfor a moment that Protes- tants ns agglags will tolerate such con- temptible i*;r;\! ctices upon the part of public officials. Thelr overthrow at the polls s only & matter of time. H— The silvessmiths of New York are wag ing war upen.ghe houses that sell goods marked storling or coin silver that con- sist of alloys.contalning little or none of the white metal itself. The excus offered by the offenders is that the purchasing public insists upon having sllverware at prices that even the pres- ent low price of silver will not warrant, In order to satisfy them the imitations are made with so little silver that they ean be sold at the figures required. This, of course, is no excuse at all. There is no doubt that the same fraudulent practices being pursued in other cities of the country. If the New York silversmiths are successful in their eru- sade we 1 expect the movement to be taken up in all of our large munici- palities, are The extension south of M important of Thirteenth issouri avenue is one of the necded fmprovements which the county commissioners should if pos. out this season. There has dy been so much expended by the city and county to make this one of the 1t thoroughfares southward that its completion would be a matter only of time. The only question is whether the property adjacent should not bear a part of the expense incurred. stroet Mr. Rosewater has shown himself capable of doing some very foolish things in politics. ~—World-Herald. Yes, indeed! And one of the most foolish things he ever did in his life was to support young Mr. Hitehcock for member of the city council on the re- publican ticket and suffer defeat at the polls because his candidate refused to pay his $25 campaign assessment. Are not those sccretaryships of the State Board of Transportation almost past due? Have the present incumbents secured vested rights in their offices through their promptness in drawing their salavies every time pay day rolls in sight? What has happened to that great republiean doctrine that sounds something like rotation in office? The Disease and the Kemedy. Indianapoifs News. It the powers do start in key, it is to be hebed that thorough job' of it before chance to apologize. A U e, Frovoking Sr. Chicago Times-Herald. Democrats of Nebraska met in Omaha and formed an lonest money league and the World-Herald has had at least one double- leaded convulsion' every day since then. A A LA to whip Tur- they will do a they “give her a The Vower Behind Progress. The Fourth Estate. Tt 1s mot too much to say that the de- velopment of modern civilization has been assisted by no agent so powerful as the newspaper, and the progress of all trade, | enterprise’ and invention which has distin guished this centary, and the last generation, h been accelerated by no means more effectual than newspaper ad- vertising Vain Pursult of a Shadow. Globe-Democrat. The eight states called the silver states— Colorado, California, Idaho, Montana, Ne- vada, Oregon, Wyoming and Washington— have a total of thirty-three electoral votes, | or three less than are cast by New York alone. Tested by actual figures of any kind, the pretensions of the 16 to 1 party are found to be a case of great expectations and very little stock in trade. o o Reform Sanders Party Ties. New York Ti The republican party in this state will at the next election go before the people less closely bound to party ties than at any time for many years. The spirit of reform has been aroused among the voters, and it is a spirit both earnest and lasting. The dispo- sition to hold officeholders to a strict ac- count and to resent the failure of a party to meet public expectations was never stronger than now. 1ne. ey Away with the Hump. New York Sun, We must repeat it once more that the bicycler, man or woman, who doubles up the body while riding deforms the human shape, presents a most ungraceful appearance, in- vites spinal disease and loses a great of the benefit that would otherwise accrue from the exercise. We don’t know why the doubling-up habit is so widely prevalent, or why men make an exhibition of it more fre- quently than women. It is not necessary. Many a rider looks as though he were a hunchback on wheels. COMMENTS ON 1OW Minneapolls Times: A combination of poll- ties and red liquor smashed an Iowa bank. Towa whisky, single-handed and alone, would have been equal to the job. Sioux City Journal: How do you know that ex-Governor Boies’ unsoundness on the finan- cial question stands in the way of his se- lection for a cabinet position? By taking him into the cabinet Mr. Cleveland might thus increase the ranks of sound money demo- crats by one, and every one counts this year. Sloux City Times: Hon. B. R. Cassatt, the Pella banker who attempted to commit sul- cide on Sunday last, was prominent in politi- AFPAIRS, cal and financial ecircles in central Iowa. He was a member of the state senate a4 term or two and achieved brief fame by his urging a bill for the regulation of mining in Iowa. The bill finally became & law and is considered a very | good one. ' Philadelphia Press: The decision of the su. preme court of ToWa as to the legality of signatures on petitions of consent to open- ing saloons in that state may result in stop- ping the legal felling of liquor. The law in Iowa, known as thé mulct tax law, provides that over one-half of the voters on the latest election must give their consent before a saloon can be' opéhed and that then, by the payment of a tax, the saloon keeper is secure from prosfcution for a year. This is virtually a'high license law, although the prohibitory 1aw still remains on the stat- ute books. Thé kupreme court now decides that every one of the signatures on a peti- tion of consent ‘mu§} be proved legal or the saloon must close. As it will probably be impossible to prove the legitimacy of all the signatures in most Instances, a majority of the saloons will hate to close or do an fl- legal business. . The whole trouble arises from the attempt to permit liquor selling and at the same time salve the consclences of the prohibitionists by refusing to appeal the probibitory law. Iowa had better repeal the law and put a simple bigh license law in its place. more especially | part | JUNE 8, 1894 OTHER LANDS T Gorman disgust at French performances over the celebration at Kiel seems to be fully Justified. The Invitation to France to send warships and representatiyes to take part In the dedication of the Baltlo canal was made in good faith, and the French government apparently accepted it in the same spirit, and began to make preparations accordingly. | Premier Ribot was willing enough to show the traditional antagonist of his country this courtesy, and had the support of the pres- | ident and the cabinet in his Intention. Not even Hanotaux, who Is the fire-eater of the | cabinet, objected, and the display of tho Ger- man standard on the French warships was taken as a matter of course. When the jingoes in the Chamber got a chance at the matter they very soon changed the situation from one that indicated a possible incrense | In good will between France and Germany to Its opposite, by turning what would have | been a courtesy to the latter power into an N OURS. [ affront. Protests were raised against flying on French ships the German flag on which are Inscribed = the figures “1870—1871" in | | commemoration of the defeat of France, and against joining fn a celebration timed so as to include the anniver: of Waterloo. 8o much has been £aid in the Chamber and Sen- ary ate, and g0 many bitter flings at Germany have been made, ‘that it has come to be un- | derstood that the absence of the French | ships from | Berlin, Kiel would not be regretted at It will aggravate the situation from the European point of view if it turns out that there s understanding between China and Russla, for Great Britain can hardly tolerate such an understanding with her in- terests In China ignored, and even Germany will object to having obstacles put in the way | of her trade with that newly. opened land Germany did not object to Japanese occupa tion of Port Arthur in order to make it easler for Russia to step in there, nor to Japanese lomination over Corea in order to hand that country over to the czar. Japan was warned out of China because the interests of Europe were supposed to demand the maintenance of the full autonomy of that power, which is as serionsly threatened by Russian greed as by Japan's purpose of temporary occupation Nor can Iurope tolerate Russian mastery in the east on grounds of civilizaton and pro- gross to which it is only an obstacle. Every- thing seems to be against the Russian plan, and it will be surprising if this reported movement of troops to Corea does not call forth such a remonstrance from the inter- ested powers as will make even the infallible czar hesitate before going farther with his plars an e Anti-Semitism as applied to'the political up- heaval in Austria is a misnomer, for the movement s not directed merely against | Austrian eubjects of the Hebrew faith, but | has been encouraged on the one hand by ap- peals to the class hatred of the soclalistic proletariat, and on the other hand by the spirit of intolerance against all religious sects other than the officially recognized State church, The movement Is, the both revolutionary and reactionary. The dissolu- tion of the Vienna Town Council, which was recolvel upon yesterday, and the appointment of an Imperial commissioner to alminister the affairs of the municipality, will probably result only in the establishment of a short- lived truce. The preservation of the integrity of an empire composed of so many heterogenc ous elements as s the dual monarchy of Francis Joseph has always been a difficult matter, The political chaos threatening in | the German archducal provinces of Upper and Lower Austria, hitherto the most docile and conservative of the states ruled by the Haps burgers, may become a source of greater danger and perplexity than any of the numer- ous problems which the statesmen of the empire have yet been called upon to solve. e Business has been bad at Monte Carlo for the last year or two, and the stockholders of the gambling institution there have recently held a conference to see what is to be done | about it. The falling off in revenue is ascribed to varlous causes, of which the general de- | pression prevalling all over the world in late | years is thought to be a principal one, though others heve been contributory. Time has developed a class of small and economical and particularly persistent players, who fill lall the seats of the tables early and late, crowding out the “high rollers,” who would probably drop large sums if they could get within reach of the layout. This feature in the game engaged the. serious attention of the shareholders, though none of them could suggest a_reme Egypt has drawn oft a | share of the gambling contingent since Cairo | became a favored winter resort for European | idle and that has also tended to diminish the revenues of the Monte Carlo tables. Their | profits last year were only $3,000,000 or so, whereas, according to old averages, they | ought to have been $5,000,000 or more. No wonder there are squeals among the pro prietary, They are a badly treated lot, de- serving of sympathy, perhaps of a charitable subscription, to bring their profits up to the customary level. e One of thc great problems in connection with the increase in the number of British warships has been héw to procure able sea ten enough to man them. This seems to have been solved, at least In part, by the | success of an experiment which was begun some months ago. Under the old rule boys were allowed to enter the navy between the |aes of 15 years and 1614, Af er twenty mo ths* trafning in ships in harbor they were sent to | sea_and became ordinary seamen at 18. Ac- cording to the new plan a man-of-war is sent to visit the different seaports of the Unitel Kingdom, recruit boys up to the age of 18 years, take them to sea at once for practical instruction, and corvert. them into crdinary seamen after six months of actual sea service. The plan thus far has worked wonderfully well. The man-of-war has proved a most | powerful recruiting agent, and a class of boys has been obtained far superior physically to those secured under the old arrangement. The Irish boys are eaid to have the finest physique, while the English and Scotch boys have the advantage in education. Wherever it was possible to take the man-of-war close in_shore for inspection a number of likely lads were always eager to join her. e A Case n Polnt. Philadelphia Press, The Pennsylvania supreme court did sub- stantlal and important justice yesterday in deciding that a wife abandoned Ly a dis- solute husband had a right of action by ber- self for injury done by a corporation to her infant son without assoclating her husband in the action. In the important pa:licular of giving to & parent who cares for a child rights of control, as against a parent who abandons the child, the courts of this state have done far to remedy statutory defects by their decisions, of which :hc cne yester- day is the last and one «f most right- eous. Whitney as a ¢ hestnut Kansas City Star, Talk about that “‘good western man' has subsided long enough to permit a conside tion of Mr. Whitney's claims. New Yor with its republican governor and legislatur Is as noisy as ever in its claims on democracy. xtractor. The projected ‘“harmony” dinner may be | expected to put Mr. Whitney prominently |in the race, though to do that genileman simple justice it is not belleved that he is anxious to serve as a chestnut actor. The kind of harmony that results in the advancement of a “good rastern man' is likely to be a rather scarce article. — snuffed Out. Chicago Times-Herald. The “Republic of Formosa”—it had a beau- tiful name. It blazed like a Bengal light in the oriental sky for an instant. Alas! the | lovely vision of & “republic’’ among a people scarcely yet escaped from a condition of carnibalism suddenly blooming into beauty has already vanished. So soon it was done for, one wonders what it was begun for. Highest of all in Leavening Power.-— Latest U. S. Gov't Report Royal ABSOLUTELY PURE Baking owder PREMIER OLNE Olney for socrotary of state? Oh, no! His place Is in tho treasury if any change Is to be made, for the ambi- tion of his declining years and the masterpio of his semi-socialictic carcer is to be an in- come tax law that will atand the constitu- tlonal test. Denver Republican: The appointment of Attorney General Olney to succeed Mr. Gresham at the head of the State department wonld not fmprove matters over what they wers during Mr. Gresham's administration. Mr. Cleveland would eontinue to_dominate the department, and experience shows that Whanever he does that things go wrong New York Sun: Dotroit Frea DPress: Attorney General Olney 1s mmong the best equipped men whom the president could_call to the portfolle of state at this time. e {s foremost in a fam- fly of distinguished scholars and men of af- falts. He is strong in the very clements of strength demanded in the service for which hie Is named. He is profoundly versed in in- ternational laws and usages. He has the qualities of the successful diplomat and is thoronghly conversant with the many im- portant questions awaiting disposition in the State department. New York World: The transfer will be In one sense a gain. It will remove from the head of the law department a corporation lawyer who does not believe In the law and who s not in sympathy with its purposes so far as they relate to the restraint of the greed of his old clients, the trust corporations. It renders it at least possible that some lawyer who Is in sympathy with the laws against monopoly may be made attorney general, and that there may yet be an honest effort made to protect the people from conspiracies of greed against need, in accordance with the pledges of the democracy and the reiterated promises of the president. Yet in an- other way the change will be un fortunate. It is in the nature of a promotion for Olney, and it is a detriment to public morals when conspleuous neglect of duty is rewarded by advancement. —-— SOOTHING SYRUP. Philadelphia Record: a_whopping big lic to s Did it make an {mpression on him? Hoax— Not exactly; it simply strengthened the fm- pression he had already formed of me. Hoax—1 told him uare myself, x Indianapolls Journal: Trolley car con- ductor—Settle, now, or get off. Dignified citizen—What do you take me for, sir? Conductor—FI' cents, same as anybody else, Washington Star: “Fame,” saild Uncle Eben, “am er good deal laik any uddah kin' ob advertisin’.” Tain' no use a man on- less he hab de right kin ob goods ter back it up wid. Life: Wyld—See that woman sitting alone fn the corner? That's Miss Antique, the lectu The women rave about her, but 1 don’t think she thoroughly grasps her sub- Ject, Mack—What is it? Wyld—Men. orld: Saturated Sam-—T say, ht ter git yer hair cut, Peo- yer. ew York W much. T give to 'em dat I'm a college man in hard luck, and me tangled locks substantiate der story, see? Chicago Record: Judge—Do you men to say, sir, that you prosecute this man for theft, when you no better evidence of his guilt than that he had $10 on his per- son Attorney—Yes, Judge—How such eviden Attorney—The man is a poet, your honor. elle Lite New ¢ Skillful as Taver.— Fdward—Tsn't Dick going off in his’ writ- ngs? est—I haven't noticed it, ward—It seems to me he has lost that exquisite delicacy of touch he used to have. Forrest (ruefully) By jove! You wouldn't think so if you had seen him work me for ten this morning. GOING TO HAVE A WHEET. HE M. A. Walsh, in Chicago Record, Of all the great inventions Of thi lightened age, The greatest is the bicycle, And it is all the rag There's many a queer I don’t know which is But just give me a cycle And you n v have the rest. The telephone and printing press Are handy in their way, But they can't hold a candle To the cycle of today. The engine and the te Both would be sadly n But if you want to have a t The cycle heads the list. They're used by people And people of all sorts, The doctors and the ministers, ‘he lawyers and the sports; The crooks and cranks are riding them, The politicians, he highwaymen of I And tramps of Kalar The ladies even use them, And wear divided skirts; The girl unon her cy Oft with her lover flirts; Stald matrons look askance at her, And fain would stop the show Of neat propelling feet and limbs, As maldens come and go Although T am not one of these, A cycle T will get, But as I'm short of ready cash, 1 don’t know how, just vet; T'll beg, or beat, or borrow, thing but steal, Il peddle or I'll speculate— I'm bound to have a wheel. v foollsh, m “doad w the univer lemn song; great and small, 1 Kong 1200, T may be ve In this, my s No doubt I'll take a tumbl And may perhaps hurt, But I will have a cyele, if I have to sell my shir(. = . THE OMAHA SUNDAY BER MEN OF THE MOSS HAGS: Current chapters of 8. R. Crockett's in- terosting serial story, with attractive fllustrations, THE ART OF CIRCUS RIDING: Interviews with famous circus riders— They tell of the hardships of circus life and how thelr most difMcult feats are accomplished LINCOLN AND THE NEGRO UPRISING: History of the proposed Insurrection of the blacks during the war of the rebels llon—An incident that shows the safe Judgment of the martyr president. WHY INSURANCE COMES HIGH: Cost of fire insurance analyzed by a man who has made a thorough study of the subject—A plan proposed for saving what fs now wasted by a poor system of Insurance NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUR: Rev. Gregory J. Powell, who went to Cleveland as the delegate of the Muni- cipal League of Omaha, makes a report of the proceedings of the convention. IN BERMUDA THE BLEST: Scenes and sentiment in the fairyland of the troples. A letter by Caroline Childs crowded out of The May Day Bee, but too good to be suppressed RELICS OF THE ANCIENT Wonderful museum of northern antiquities at Copenhagen—A deseription of its treas ures—Queer contents of a quaint struce ture, SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK: Soclety 1s said to be dull just now, but all that is going on In the soclal world will be recorded In our soclety columns. RECENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS: Growth of the summer school iden—The golden jubilee of the University of Notre Dame to be celebrated the coming week. IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN Instructive illustrated article on summer bargains—How the shrewd shopper can secure the season’s fancles in millinery, dress goods and notions at reasonablo prices—Notes about famous women and thelr doings. SPORTS OF THE DAY All the live sporting gossip told in the brightest manner—Special attention paid to the news of the bicycle riders who are rapidly Increasing in number—Outlook of the new University club, THE COMING GENERATION: Maurice Thompson, known the whols country over as a popular writer for young folks, furnishes a story of rabbit hooting adventure—Other bright things for the youthful mind. CABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE: In addition to its special features, The Bee prides itself on its cable and tele- graphic service—It fs unexcelled in these ts—The Sunday Bee will have all the news of the old world and of the United States, as well as of Nebraska and Omuha. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE < Y ve ONE ENJj Both the method and results when Syrap of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowuls, cleanses the gyse tem effectually, dispeis colds, head. aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. 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