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OMAHA lins by birthright the name o ;
Convention City.
IT mnioovns the board of countj
commissioners to cease thrcsitonine to
Investigate the coroner's oflleo. It it
high time the investigation itself was
begun. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
KANSAS lenders of tlio ullltinco will
find it n difllcult undertaking to make
80,000 local lecturers untlorstand the sub-
treasury scheme , and still moro difllcult
to inuko the clcai'-hcadcd lecturers approve -
it.
provo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OMAHA wants a secretary of its board
of education who does not spend his time
working for the defeat of its superintend
ents of schools. In other words the city
wants a secretary who will attend
strictly to his own
THK people of this state will scarcely
believe us charged that General Thayer
has failed to cover into the treasury the
potty sums that have passed through
his oflleo as fees. The amount involved
is so insignificant as to make the pub
lished statement absurd.
PAIISON BRITT'S certificate of charac
ter for Test nnd Livoringhouso will
hardly wipe out tlio damaging admis
sions of the tvvoofllcials themselves , how
ever worthy may bo the minister who
preaches to the incurable insane and
takes his remuneration for service from
the "amusement" fund.
Tin : nuptials of the Omaha board of
trade and the Omaha grain and produce
exchange have boon duly and formally
celebrated under the most auspicious
circumstances. If the issue of the union
IB not u healthy grain and produce ex
change tno sponsors and the parents
will "bo greatly disappointed.
IN KVKKY department at Washington
there are ono or moro notary publics
among the clerks. It is a convenience
to the department to have these officers
and a convenience to the clerks to
pocket the foes which would othorwibo
go to notaries not in the service of the
government. The sysUim is subject to
abuses , but under proper surveillance
from heads of departments cannot be
come scandalous.
Nmvs regarding the health of Socro-
Jary Blaine is anxiously looked for these
days , and every assurance of improve
ment carries a profound fooling of grati
fication to millions of his countrymen.
No man is so prominent in the public
attention as the distinguished statesman
at the hoixd of the mate department , and
never before was his popularity so great
Ills loss to the service of the country at
this time , vith the great work ho has
undertaken but partly accomplished ,
I would bo widely regarded aa un irrepar
able public calamity.
\VIUN' the echoes of the last firo-
craokor have died on the midnight air
and the Hash of the final rocket has boon
swallowed up in its darkness then , and
not till then , will the weary citizen of
Omaha forgot his anguish und drop oil
into peaceful slumber. Ho ought , however -
over , to bo patient throughout for it is
still within the memory of man that ho
likewise in other loss sodnto and dignl-
fled days contributed his full quota of
torture to his neighbors. It is only ro-
trlbutlon that comes to him lu this ,
his after life. Komorso is not sulllclunt
punishment. Lot him tuko the full
muusuro of his medicine.
TIIKUK was a mooting of Minnesota
democrats a few days ago for the pur
pose of tnlklng ever the affairs of the
party in that state and formulating
arrangements for the future. The
friends of Governor Hill had laid their
plans to capture the meeting , and
through its expressions commit the
democracy of the stnto in favor of tlio
presidential aspirations of the governor ,
but the undertaking was a gloomy fail
ure.Vhon it ctimo to getting an ex
pression of the preference of the assem
bled democrats , it was found that nearly
nil of them wcro still loyal to the for
tunes of Mr. Cleveland , The friends of
Hill in the west are u very nioaj.ro
minority.
INDKrr.NDKKrtt ft AY.
No organized nrrancromont has boot
made for celebrating itT Omaha the 116tt
anniversary of the declaration of indo
pondonno. So fur'aa this city is con
ccrnod , the observance of the day wll
bo confined to Individual patriotism
Locally the "small boy" will have matters
tors pretty much his own way , am
there can bo no doubt ho will do lilt
duty. It has boon cleverly remarked
that ' 'tho flro cracker in the hands of n
small boy on the Fourth of July Is the
greatest declaration of Independence itn
nglnablo , " and when wo must dopont !
upon the boy for patriotic suggestion !
and enthusiasm ho ought to bo given the
largest liberty compatible with public
safety. There will bo no restriction ;
upon him In Omaha today , and It Is nol
to bo doubted lie will do his best U
remind everybody of the recitrronct
of the great national holiday.
It is in the towns of Nebraska that
patriotism will find its fullest oxprcssloi
todav and THE BKIJ 1ms heretofore had
something to say in commondatlor
of this fact. The preparations that
have boon in ado in a number of the
towns of this state to appropriately celo'
briito the anniversary of American independence -
dependence Is such tcstiimny to the vi
tality of the spirit of patriotism among
our people as tooxclto the liveliest grat-
ilication. It shows that in do-
splto of business depression , of
political dissension , of party conflicts ,
and of pessimistic predictions , the great
popular heart beats in sympathy with
the event which heralded the establish
ment of popular government on
this continent and was the beginning
of the mightiest republic the world has
ever known. In presence of such illus-
tratlotu of patriotic devotion to the
union what do the fears and the warn
ings of these who distrust the people
amount to ? Is it not evident that they
and not the people are most likely to bo
found wanting in any exigency involv
ing the security and perpetuity of our
institutional1 Is it not plain that the
truest and the heartiest love , of country
the love that does not question or
doubt , but is all faith and confidence-
is with the masses , rather than
with these who are everlast
ingly doubting and criticising the
masses ? Unquestionably this is the
cabo , and so long as it continues to bo
the case American institutions , which
depend for their permanence upon the
intelligent patriotism of the American
people uro secure.
It Is common to soy that the Fourth
of July Is not so generally and enthus
iastically celebrated as it was a genera
tion ago , and doubtless such ii the fact ,
but it must not bo assumed from this
that popular regard for what the day
stands for has abated. The ' 'pomp and
circumstance" of the old time celebra
tions Is loss common now , but Inde
pendence day hns lost none of Us In
fluence in awakening patriotic senti
ment and feeling. It remains and will
ever remain the foremost of our national
holidays.
THE NATIONAL FARM.
It now appears to bo assured that the
present will bo the greatest wheat year
ever known in this country. In view of
this it is interesting to note the largest
crop years in the United States thus far.
Thcso wore , stating the bushels in round
numbers : 1880 , 498,000,000 bushels ; 1882 ,
504,000.000 bushola ; 1884 , 512,000,000
bushels ; 1889 , 490,000,000 bushels an
average annual production for thesofour
years of about five hundred million bush
els. In the same years the exports In
wheat and flour wore as follows : 1880 ,
180,000,000 bushels , 1882 , 121,000,000
bushels ; 1884 , 111,000,000 bushels ; 1889 ,
109,000,000 bushels the average being
about ono hundred and thirty million
bushels a year. For the last seven years
the average of the combined European
wheat crops is stated to bo 1,227,000,000
bushels , and the crop this year is esti
mated at 1,098,000,000 bushels , or in
round numbers 185,000,000 bushels below
the general average and 175,000,000
bushels short.
The United States and India must bo
drawn upon to moot this shortage. The
recent reports from India have shown amore
moro fuvorublo condition of the crop in
that country than was expected , but it
will probably bo able to supply only
a small part of the European d'eflcioncy.
The estimates for the crop in the United
States justify the expectation that it will
reach at least Ilvo hundred and thirty
million bushels , and it is moro than
likely to exceed that amount. In that
oust ) it is assumed that the country will
bo able to spare 170,000,000 bushels for-
expert , which would bo sufllclont , with
what Europe can procure elbowhoro ,
to make up for the shortage thoro.
From these llguros it therefore appears
that there is no danger of the world ex
periencing any want of bread for the
next year at least , and in case the
ylold of wheat in the United States
should roach the maximum esti
mates , which are about forty million
bushels moro than stated above , there
will bo no reason to apprehend a scarcity
'
ity for at least two years.
The point of interest In the situation
Is that Europe must look to this country
for supplying almost its on tire deficiency
in wheat , and this will moan a largo
business in transportation for our rail
roads and an export trade which must
return to us the greater part of the gold
whioh has gene from this country to
Europe during the past BIX months. It
should albo moan well maintained prices
for our wheat that will glvo producers
a. bettor prollt than they have
had for years , With regard to
corn , the prospects of a largo
crop nro no less favorable. The prin
cipal corn-growing states may not quito
equal the unprecedented yield of two
years ago , but there is every indication
that the crops will bo above an average.
The conditions could not bo moro favor
able , taking the country through , than
they are and there IH no danger of mak
ing a mistake in congratulating the
farmers of America on the outlook.
A HAY of IIOJMJ shoots fitfully across
Lho dull sky of the olllco of the supervis
ing architect of the treasury in connec
tion with the plans for the Omaha post-
otlico building. It is stated that sketch
plans have ooon drawn , but they have
not coached the doak of the supervising
architect. After a whllo they will bo
sent to Mr. EdbrooUo. Ho will take r
little time to consider tlioin , nnd If satis
factory will nrrnngo to have three
cabinet odlcurs look at their
with tholr trained architectural eyes
If they suit the cabinet the working
drawings will bo mado. Thin will consume
sumo perhaps sixty or ninety days
Then the plans will bo submitted to the
postolllco department for suggestions
Finally , if the president approves them
advertisements for bids will bo ordered.
The bids will bo opened in duo tlmo.
The contract will bo awarded later ,
After the contract is awarded bonds
will bo filed nnd pass through
the circumlocution olllco. If the
bond Is In proper form , a circumstance
which happens occasionally , the order
for commcncirig work will bo given. I
it is not technically correct n further
delay will occur. By that tlmo congress
will have boon In session a few wooka
and a pchcmo for an additional appro
priation will have boon presented. This
may cause the department to hold of ]
until the frost is out of the ground and
moro money is available. But aflor n
tlmo , n long , tedious tlmo , Work will
probably begin.
TUB OMAIU Br.n says that Lincoln , the
capital of Nebraska , wants the Grand Army
Encampment In 1SU ! , nnd "ought to have It. "
Mayho slio ought , but Lincoln can afford tc
wait. The encampment fpr next year hna
boon spoken for by the city of Washington ,
and the old vets can't afford to put off tholr
.visit to the national capital to any Indefinite
tlmo In the future. IKiw/itin/ton / 1'iist.
The encampment maybe "spoken foi
by the city of Washington , " but this will
not dolor Lincoln from conducting n
strong light for the honor of making the
veterans comfortable Washington
"spoke for" the world's fair , but she did
not got it or como in sight of it once
during the contest The capital of the
nation gets a great deal and wants moro
but the cx-soldlors will fool a great deal
moro at homo out here among their
30,000 comrades than on the banks of the
river which parted the union in 1801. If
Washington Is wise she will help
Lincoln for 18)2 ! ) and wait for her turn
until a later period.
OLD Firvv TAILS , a friendly , harmless
Indian with a pass in his pocket from
General Brooke for himself , wife and
two friends , was atrociously murdered
and his wife was painfully wounded by a
party of lawless citizens of Meade
county , South Dakota , last January.
There was no excuse for the dastardly
crime. It ought to have been punished.
The jury has , however , acquitted the
cowboys accused of it , and practically
announced to tlio world that tivo whlto
men on horseback , armed to the tooth ,
were acting in self defense when they
attacked two old Indian men and two old
Indian women , and before they had dis
covered their danger killed one man and
seriously wounded ono squaw.
MINNEAPOLIS and Chicago are sleep
less in their enterprise. They nro foemen -
men worthy of Omaha's steel. This city
has a lively fight on its bands for the
national convention. It needs trusty
weapons , plenty of ammunition , a good
picket line , a heavy reserve force and
aggressive , able generalship to carry it
to victory. The prize is worth a contest
ana wo should get into the thick of the
fray without hesitancy or fear of defeat.
If the effort is porsiston , strong nnd
well organized wo shall win.
THE city of Superior , Wis. , is circu
lating gratis a handsomely illustrated
pamphlet of 200 pages called "Tho Eye
of the Northwest , " prepared by a statis
tician of good repute and an entertain
ing descriptive writer. It is ono of the
most attractive publications of its kind
that has been issued , a model for other
cities seeking to interest people in their
resources and prospects.
C. E. PEKKINS , president of the Chicago
cage , Burlington fc Quincy railroad
company , is reported to have purchased
8500,000 worth of Omaha real estate
within three months. When a million
aire railway president sees money in
Omaha property it is safe for capitalists
of limited moans to hold all they have
and buy all they can hold.
GIVE us n secretary of the board of
education who has neither time nor in
cllnation to drag the school department
into the mire of politics , and who will
bo too busy with his legitimate duties to
lobby personal and. political schemes
through the legislature on time for
which ho is paid from the public
treasury.
So3ii' : surprise is expressed that no
post mortem examination made of
thu remains of tlio lad who was drowned
on South Twenty-fifth street the other
day. Some surprise is also expressed
because the coroner doomed , an inquest
necessary when it was clear to the shorilT
that the child lost its life by drowning.
EASTERN editorial writers will please
take notlco that the Nebraska warehouse -
house law Is In no sense of the term an
adaptation of the nlllanco sub-treasury
sehoino to the warehouse or grain busl-
nebs of the stato. It la a warehouse law
not much dissimilar to warehouse ) laws
In older states. It is no experiment.
TIIK council proposes to create a now
salaried otlico. The board of education
Is discussing aaiinllar proposition. Both
these bodies should go slow. The mu
nicipal payroll Is already tremendously
largo. It should bo reduced instead o
WIIKN the present employes of the
board of education are mndo to perform
their legitimate duties and it is found
tholr tlmo is fully occupied , then and
not till then will the people sanction the
aroation of u now olllco with a fat salary
Etttuchmont.
IN his first brush with the committee
on buildings and property in the board
of education , Superintendent of Build-
tngs Hamilton appears to have been on
the bide of the taxpayers and economy.
1'hiit is the safe side for a public olllcor.
OMAHA must not drop her name out of
the baseball columns of the newspapers
iti America.
Tim great glaring fact is the public
work Is not being done. It is no satisfac
to Hnd llTnt every official IB willing
to plnco th < J IMmo on some other olllctal
or branch oj 'o city government
MAVOit OtyKltlNO must bo very dull o ,
comprohonpj ( lf ho has not ascertained
that the people of Omaha have m
further pulilltf use for Frank R Mor
TIIKUK Is a good crop of sorohoadt
'growing ufitUho | / ranks of the board o ;
education. * Tioy | w'lll bo rlpo on 01
about next Monday night.
PUHLIC so'utunant in this city Is wltli
the dog killer , on general principles ,
Most people sincerely regret that he
cannot duplicate himself.
KKIH * the ward bummers and local
partisan bosses out of the school depart
ment.
A Solemn Quaker Cnltn.
M'twhlnoton Star.
Philadelphia will have no Fourth of July
fireworks. If these bursting banks of hor'a
only wont up with an explosion , slio wouldn't
need anything clso for voars.
Something U'nrflo Tlmn Gall.
It ro < iulro considerable gall for the World-
Herald to proclaim Itself the only mornhig
dally in Omahii when it fools THE UKB slap
ping it on the back the first thing after It
gets up.
A NVhrnHkii Dogberry.
ttt Lnuli IleiiuMic ,
The Nebraska judge who has decided that
a marriage , though valid Under Missouri
law , erases to bo valid when the parties to It
move back Into Nebraska should got oft tha
bench as quickly as possible , llo Is a Dog
berry.
The Truth CioppliiK Out.
JV if y < tik Commercial Advertiser ( item. ) .
The southern branches of the farmers' nl-
llnnco are In trouble , and the trouble Is over
the sub-treasury scheme. And the ro.ison
for this is that the southern people , In th 3
mass , understand the principles of domoo-
racy , and will not , In the mass , advocate a
totally undemocratic principle.
"What Fools These Mortals He. "
Ifiwtim Ailveitlycr.
It required u debate In the British parlia
ment to elicit the astounding fact that , the
people of the United Stntos are thoroughly
dlssatlsllcd with the public school system.
If It were possible to print what the avorapo
Briton docs not know about the United
States , the results would overcrowd the now
public library buildlnir.
Hangs nu Ilko n Ijoculi.
Telsamah liui tnnfan.
"Paul Vandor roort , will bo heard on the
rostrum ia Nebraska this fall. Ho will do
some eood work for the people's party , " says
the county alliance organ. Yes , Paul is ono
of these farmers that have hnltt oftlco for
years , a regular dyspeptic , hungry offlce
seoker. His ofHco soaking propensities got
the better of his republicanism , and believing
ho saw a chajico to work the people for a
'
larger salary a'od , less worn ho nabbed onto
the alliance party and seems to have a good
hold. c .1
i _ _ ,
AOT ASTOXMSitfl\G * ! SHO1VIXG.
Hastings Repd llcan : Either Test and
Llveringhouso have boon fearfully nnd outlandishly -
landishly Hod about or have taken sweepstakes -
stakes AS proirilum liars. The affairs under
Investigation arri so botwUt and between the
if andtho , and Iha even frlonds jarq , unwill
ing to ngrbo toThYld 'thoir oroath until "tho
half not told" is spit out.
Crete Chronicle : The 'investigation of the
Irregularities claimed to exist In the manage
ment of the hospital for the Insane at Hast
ings , hab boon commenced , and to data things
look rather dark for Ltvonnghouso , the
stnward. If nothing moro serious Is proven ,
It will bo shown that ho is ignorant of the
llrst principles of business , and consequently
should bo replaced by a moro competent man.
Fremont Herald : The Investigation of the
Hastings asylum scandal has got beyond thp
showing up of crookedness in finances the
moral record appears to bo Just as crooked ,
and both Superintendent Test and Steward
Llverlnghouso appear to bo In It. Lady em
ployes of the institution toll of the endoarlnsr
manner In which they were treated bv the
superintendent , though they appear to have
forgotten to speak about It until Just now.
They have had such good times there that It
Is about time forTa now deal , anyhow.
Bcatrleo Democrat : The Investigation
Into the Hastings as ylum business shows
that the most scandalous and licentious in
fluences governed the entire board of man-
ipors. Female attendants who declined to
servo as mistresses for the olllosrs were dis
charged. A woman couldn't meet a man In
the halls or corridors of the asylum without
Ixiini ; insulted. Not to ba outdone by tholr
husbands the wives of the ofllcors appear
from the testimony to have adopted the free
ind easy manners that Impregnated the nlr.
of "catch-it-on-tho-cornor" rule
ft sort - - - - was
adopted , and It was only by tbo jealousies ot
Ibis free and easy crowd that the true con-
lltlon of affairs was brought to public notico.
ll'Oltlt fOit TIIK COXI'ETIOX. .
Fremont Tribune : The Iowa republican
: onvontlon endorsed Umaha as n suitable
ilaco for holding the nott , republican national
xmvontlon. That shows a friendly feeling
m the part of our Hawlioyo nolghuors that Is
ipprnclatod by all the ppoplo of Nebraska.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil : Iowa has fired
.ho first gun In the next presidential cum-
i.iltrn. It Is for the development of the west ,
n which Council Bluffs and Omaha are vt-
.ally Interested. The Nonpareil fools a po-
: ullar satisfaction lu the matter because It
ook the load In Iowa In urglcg this stop , as
, ho beginning of an era in which ttio develop-
nont of the ' west will proceed ut n
mco iinpunilleUid , . with the sure pix ,
xjct of those two ) citloft becoming j\ mighty
netropolls , aroilffd-whlch the future myriads
if the Missouri Aniltoy and the west will con-
lontrato their hon&j nnd onorgios. lu their
; reat convention at Cedar Uaptds the repub-
leans of Iowa dlloluro "that It Is Just and
iquttablo recognhfbn to the trans- . Missouri
vglon , conUlnlm'oiio-third of iho populu-
Ion of the Unltgtj tates , the next ropubli-
: an prostdontal-ioonventlon should bo hold
vest of tbo MIstKftppi river , and they join
ho people of NifliVoska In endorsing the city
if Oaiaha as thorintbco whore said convontlou
hould bo held. " " Council I ! lulls congratu-
atos Omaha ojf 'Ada signal mark of tbo
istoem of Iowa. yfLls another bond of union
lotwcon the two * UIrs , and it also links the
lostlnlos of n.itKvo powerful states
o work In unison for a
ammon purpose the upbuilding of the new
vest with the ssrao powerful forces that
> copled Illinois and the older statot after the
Chicago convention thirty yean ago. Omaha
ins now aoeured the imdortemonl of tlila
; roat commonwealth , H rumulm for that
ilty ta secure tlmt'of other Htatos , until with
mltod slroiifith they can present the claims
if tills region for the recognition of the party
y holding Us convention hero at the meeting
if the national committee next winter. The
Nonpareil has no wish to presume , but It
'cntiirus to suggest , In vlow of the friendly
ittltuilo of this powerful state , the appoint-
nenl of a twin city committee- , with an equal
nomborshlu from each city , and got them to
vork Immediately at nil measure * necessary
0 secure tbo great convention la the coming
1 ear.
OTHKlt fjtXI > H THAN OVftD.
There Is nn encouraging outlook for thi
election of a homo rule parliament. Whlli
the general trend of tbo elections since 18ft
has boon In the direction of homo rule th <
success of Mr. Oladstouo'a ' party on the general
oral appeal to the country next year caunoi
bo assumed with any degree ot confluence
The English democracy keens Its own couniol
nnd does not reveal the caprlcos of Its Judgment
mont Dy Infallible signs. The most that cat
bo said is that the logic of recent prece
dents condemns the Salisbury govornmon
to defeat whenever It may appeal to tin
people. Not once during the last quartoi
century has it happened that n govern
inent of the day lu dissolving parliament ha :
boon supported by the constituencies. Mr ,
Dlsraoll In lb < V } , Mr. Gladstone lu 1871 , Lonl
neaconslloltl In 1830 , Lord Salisbury In 18S5 ,
and Mr. Gladstone lu 18sO , were defeated
when ns prlrao ministers they appealed to the
country. The opposition In each Instanct
was successful. According to this rule , tc
which there have boon no recent exceptions ,
Mr. Gladstone has strong grounds for rou
fldonco In the result of the next general olcc
tlons. But oven If ho wins , the battle for
homo rule will hnvo to bo fought In the com'
mous under most unfavorable conditions.
4 *
It Is popularly stippojod , and has boon ro
peatcdly assorto'l , that most of the ponur >
and destitution existing In Iro'and ' U found
In the southern part of the Island , where ll
resul'a from causes not operating In the
north. The census disproves this. In Ulstoi
the falling oft IP population during the pasl
ton yoar.s has boon I2r ,193 , , or 7 per com ,
whereas the falling off In Lomstcr , which In
eludes Dublin , Wtcklow , Kilkenny , Water
ford nnd ICIldaro , hns been only 83.271 , or (
per cent. Tbo actual disparity Is still greater ,
since Ulster Is the only province of Irolnni !
which derives any gain from emigration from
Scotland and England. Of all the counties
of Ireland , Monnghan In. the north hns sus
tained the largest loss of population , or not
less than 16 per cent in ton years. Cavan ,
In Ulster , looses 13 per cent ; Tyrone , 13 ;
Fermanagh , 12 : Armagh , 12 ; South Tipper-
nry , H ; Wntorford , 13 ; Clare , 12 ; Limerick ,
12 ; North Tlpporary , 12 ; Roscommon , 13 ;
Loltrim , III , and Carlow , Kilkenny , Longford ,
Moatti and Wicltlow , 12 onch. There Is , In
deed , no bright snot In the record of decay.
Since 1881 the number of Inhabited houses In
Ireland ha& declined 4 per cent , while the
number of abandoned homesteads and dwell
ings throughout the Maud has Increased 12
per cent. This Is the mute nnd pathetic evi
dence of the crushing conditions imposed
upon n bravo , sympathetic nnd patraotlc
people , In whom tender affection for their
abandoned homos survives , undlmtntshed
nnd unimpaired. In other lands. Against the
testimony of these figures , compiled for the
Bnclfsh government by Its own agents , ex
culpatory arguments cannot avail. A country
which , during a period of profound pence ,
sustains n loss of 450,000 inhabitants in ten
years , Is not proceeding alone the road which
loads to future prosperity. It is on the wrong
track , nnd a change Is necessary unless the
country Is to bo abandoned to Its fato.
*
*
The triple alliance is notsatlsfied to remain
as it is , that is a union of three powers onlv ,
because it Is not certain that in a European
war it would be able to cope with Franco nnd
Russia united against It. For this reason
Emperor William has at different times en
deavored , or Is currently believed to hnvo
endeavored , to draw Into it England on ono
side or Russia on the other. Ho would greatly
prefer to have Russia as an additional ally ,
for In that case Franco would bo loft alone
and would bo powerless for airgrossion. Italy
covets the alliauce of England , deslrlntr the
co operation of the latter's fleet to protect her
Mediterranean ports in case of war
with Franco. Whatever negotiations may
have been carried on with a view to
effecting this object , England has very
carefully concealed her hand , so as not to ex
cite the Jealousy of France , always ready to
expect the worst from porildlous Albion.
Something has happened recently to confirm
Franco of her suspicions. After the death of
Prince Napoleon n Journalist announced that
ho baa been told by the prince in a confiden
tial interview that ho had been Informed by
King Humbert of England's formal adhesion
to the triple alliance. From which resulted ,
considerable excitement in Franco , nn inter
pellation by Labouohcro in the British com
mons and a formal denial of the charge by
the Salisbury cabinet through one of Its
mouthpieces. The denial of any formal
promlso on the part of England to
the tbroo allied powers is probably cor
rect , no English cabinet having it In Its power
to bind Its successors to any dollnlto policy In
& matter of that kind. From which it does
not follow that both Italy and Germany have
not been assured of England's sympathy In a
war between the triple alliance and Franco
ind Russia combined , especially If the former
jcomod likely to bo victorious In thostrugglo ,
England for some years past has maintained
the attitude of camp follower and does not
seem Inclined to change it. She Is perfectly
willing that others should fight the battles ,
Caning all possible commercial advantage of
Ibo war while it is in progress , and appearing
) n the battlefield after all is ever to despoil
: lie dead.
*
The rising In Arabia is causing very sori-
) us anxiety In Constantinople. The Assyrs
> cctipy a small territory between Yemen nnd
Eledjaz , nnd tholr sheikh , Saiff Eddln , whoso
lame means "sword of faith , " is the nephew
> f Abdul Rahman , tho-last sultan of Yemen.
\ftor the deposition of Abdul Rahman , and
, vhcn Yemen fell do tin Holy into tbo hands or
.ho Turks In 1871 , the tribe of Assyrs ob-
.allied a partial independence. They were
lot required to furnish troops to the porto
ixcopt lu tha case of war with Arabia , but
hep had to pay tribute , and were bound to
ieep the roads to and from Yemen open to
rude caravans nnd to pllgiims. Un the other
land , It became customary for the sultan to
.end . a present annually to the sheikh of the
93Vrs nnd It Is suggested that some romlss-
11,33 In this respect may have offended Salff
Jddln and driven him to rebellion. In any
iiso ho Is known to bo ono of these Arabs
vho submit with Impationcoto thosuzoraluty
if ttio porto and aspire to thu creation of an
ndcpcndcnt cnllphnto In Arabia. His capl-
al Is a well fortified town called Clmmis
illsclat , literally "tho live mountain" peaks , "
vhlch commands the caravan road . Thu
lorto Is harassed not only bv financial
roubles , but by doubts of the discipline nnd
Idellty of the Imperial troops lu the dlsof-
ectod provinces.
Worries the HOSSCH.
M. 1'iwl ( llolie.
Thirty of the forty-four states have adopted
inllot reform In some form. It Is a Uoso for
ouny of the politicians , but they have to
ako It.
inn J > AV ivE VMei.Kint.iTf : .
Gulden Day * .
f stnnds for our Freedom , the greatest boon
wo know ;
) is for the Oath of allegiance wo ewe ;
J stands for the Union dcaruat brotherhood
on earth ,
t for Revolution-tho war that gave It birth ;
I' Is forTo.i party , the onnon Boston bav ;
I Is the Homo wo odor to all mankind today.
Is tne Oration , on patriotic deeds ;
i1 the flag wo honor , by following where It
loads ,
r Is for the Jublleo , of united south and
north :
J Is Uncle Sum , who was born on the glori
ous Fourth ;
j Is for our Loyalty , uuwavering , slncoro ;
\L \ la Yankee Doodle , for whom wu'll glvo a
cbuor.
THK JTOHM VASt / ' , ! / X.
Denver Sun ( rep. ) : Altogether the chances
seam to bo good for the return of ono of tha
old tlmo republican majorities In Iowa this
year.
St. LouU OloboDemocrat ( rop. ) t Ttio re
publicans might well pray for n ilomocrntla
victory In Iowa this , \ oar if that would gwo
Boles the presidential nomination nnxt year.
Ho U pretty nearly as small nnd iu unsympa
thetic ns any man ever seriously mentioned
by any party in connection with the presi
dential candidacy.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. ) ! The leading In
terest In Iowa Is agriculture , nnd the farming
population cast n lai-go proportion of the vote
of the stato. In vlow of that fact , and In the
light of the verdict of Its people on the ques
tion of protection two years ago , It 1s UlClcult
to sco upon what ground * the republicans ,
with tholr high tariff platform , baio the
claims to success In the approaching canvass.
Chicago Tribune ( republican : ) The far
mers of low n hnvo sense enough to know n
good thing when they sco It , even though
some of their old loaders may have told thorn
It was worth nothing to them. The farmers
see that Blnlno's reciprocity scheme Is open
ing valuable now markets ftv their surplus
wheat nnd corn products and hors , nnd the
warm feeling they long felt for him Is Inten
sified by the fact that ho hns benefited finan
cially every ono of them by adding to the
selling value of his crops , swlno , nnd cattle.
St. Louis Gloho-Democrat ( republican : )
In every significant particular there la nn
agreeable change In the conditions among
the Hnwkeyo republicans as compared with
two years ago. The ticket Is ns good as
could bo selected , and the Issues on which
the campaign Is to bo waged are
such as are favored by the massw
of the party. There is nothing to defend or
explain nwf y In the record of the man who
stands at the hcnit of the ticket , nnd doum-
goguos will not bo able to arouse prejudice
against him as they did against the standard-
bearer of 1889.
Chicago Inter-Ocoan ( rop. ) : The ticket
noirinatcd Is confessedly n strong one. In a
year when the democrats are making special
appeals to the farmers the republicans hnvo
nominated a ticket made up largely of
farmers. The candidate for governor hns
boon prominently identified with the agricul
tural Interests of the state , and the candidate
for lieutenant governor is an Influential mem
ber of the farmers' ' alliance. The soldier
element , very strong iu Iowa , has representa
tives on tbo ticket , and all the nominees nro
straigntout , stalwart republicans , without a
taint of third partylsm.
Chicago Times ( dctn. ) : The republican
convention of Iowa assembled nt Cedar
Rapids. The 100 saloons of the city , unli
censed and non-rovonuo paying dram shops ,
tbo very existence of which la forbidden by
the Iowa code , were nil too few to provide
for the bibulous needs of the delegates. Hav
ing thoroughly wetted their whistles , these
worthies went Into convention and solemnly
resolved that prohibition of the liquor traOlo
Is the salvation of the state , that the law
must bo maintained nnd enforced , and that
the democratic positions that saloons should
be regulated by license is an offense against
sobriety and good morals.
Minneapolis Tribune ( rop. ) : But the party
is especially strong In the head of its ticket.
Mr. Wheeler is an nctivo fanner of the high
est grade of Intelligence. Ho Is popular , pro
gressive and experienced in public affairs.
By his long and valuable services as presi
dent of the state agricultural society ho hns
como to bo regarded by the formers as their
natural ally. Ho Is no fair weather friend
like Poffer , nor Is ho a corner grocery farmer
of the Simpson stripe. Ho is a most worthy
exponent of Iowa's chief Industry and the
farmers of the state \vill honor themselves
and their calling in elevating Hiram C.
Wheeler to the highest otllco within their
gift.
Cincinnati Commercial Garotto ( rop. ) : if
the republicans of Iowa do not carry their
state this year by handsome majoiltlos It will
bo clearly their own fault. Iowa is a strong
old republican state , stronger and surer than
Ohio. The assertion that lown was recently
swerved from her course by the tariff Issue
Is a democratic falsehood. It was the prohi
bition nonsense that did it nil. This folly , wo
have reason to hope , has boon fully ropontcd.
Washington Post : The Omaha people nro
decidedly In earnest about the holding of the
next national republican convention in that
city , the members of the real o.itnto owners'
association taking an active part In the move
ment. It Is believed that the hotel accom
modations are ample nnd that there will bo
no difficulty in giving tbo convention good
quarters and the be t sort of entertainment.
National conventions have been hold west
of the Mississippi ; why not west of the MIs-
sotfrl ? It's ' a long way to travel from the
seaboard to the "Big Muddy,1' but no fur
ther than it Is from out there down here , nnd
our Omohn friends have certainly as much
right to compute for the honor as Minneapo
lis or any other city , provided they are sure
of being able to handle It after they got It.
As a rule , howovcr , It will bo found that
western delegates are much moro willing to
como east than eastern delegates are to go
west. Tnoy all want to bo nearer the busy
political centers rather than on the outskirts.
Yet , If there bo anything In * igns , some of
the most Important , If not decisive battles of
the next campaign , are to ba fought In the
west nnd northwest , and It might bo political
wisdom to go west with the convention In
the direction the so it of empire Is talcing.
Military Matters.
Captain Horace B. Sarson of tbo Second
Infantry has been granted a leave of absence
of fifteen days.
Tno following distinguished marksmen
will participate la the coming annual depart
ment rillo competition : SergoautC. Elwell ,
company C , Second infantry ; Corporal II.
Lloyd , company G , Second Infantry ; Ser
geant J. W. Davis , company B , Sixteenth
Infantry ; First Sergeant L. Dolt/ , company
F , Seventeenth info try.
The followlngoftlcors will participate In the
coming department rifle competition : Second
Lieutenant Edward N. Jones , Jr. , Eighth in
fantry , Fort McKInney , Wyo. ; Second l-iioii-
tenant George M , Brown , Sixteenth In
fantry , Fort Du Chnsno , Utah ; First Lieu
tenant Edward Chvnowoth , Seventeenth
Infantry , Fort D. A. Russell , Wyo. ; Second
Lieutenant Edmund L. Butts , Twenty-first
infantry , Fort Douglas , Utah ,
Lieutenant Colonel Johu B. Parko of tha
Second Infantry at Fort Douglas has boon
assigned to duty at L ort Omaha.
Moot No\t Monday.
The countv commissioners were In session
yesterday afternoon Just long enough to hoar
the reading of the nnnutos of lust Saturday's
meeting. 'Ihoy adjourned until next Mon
day afternoon.
JESTS.
Philadelphia lime * : "If you must know.
Ma'nm. " said the doctor , "your husband
won't Ilvo twontT'lour hours. " "OooJneii
grarlom , " oJnculRtod the heartbroken
woman , "ami hero you'vo gene nnd pro *
scribed modlclti anouRh for Ilvo dnyi. " .
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An o'er true tale from the Denver Sun i
Cannon ,
Powder :
llor ,
Chowder.
Atlanta Constitution ! Justice Is .lames
Jenkins In court !
Sheriff Yes , Mr : ho's horo.
Justice What 1ms ho got to say for him
self t
Sheriff Nothln' , sir ; he's deof an' dumb.
Ilrooklyn Times ; "Ward has done u magI -
I nlflccnt piece of work for Hrooklvn. "
"You bet y'r life. That slldo to homo
} plato In thotlist Inning was n Onlsy , an' no
mistake. "
"I don't know what you menu. "
"Johnny Ward's slldo say , where tto you
llvn ? "
"Nonsense I I mean J. Q. A. Ward's splen
did statue of Henry Ward ileochor. "
"Aw , corauoff. "
v IIK.V TUB CAT'S A WAT , KTO.
ll'iM/i/Hudm / l' it ,
A lonely llfo I'm sure I'll load ,
For mother's gene nway
To town for things slio says sho'll u t-l
At homo this very day.
To keep my courage I will try ,
Isor moping sit and frown ,
Although It will bo very dry ,
Sluco mother's goao to town.
But here comes Tom across the hill
That's twlco In Just two days ;
Ho'll stny nwhllo , I'm sure he will ,
To brighten up the plnco.
do seems n little timid , so
" "
I think I'll hurry down -
Thn doorynrd path to lot him know
That mother's gene to town.
Detroit I'reo Press : Old Uulllon That
spnuegraco sc's-ln-lnw of mlno sent IPO nn Itn-
pudtMit letter because I would not furnish
capital for one of his crazy Hcnomos. Ho described -
scribed mo as an old miser , a thief , n cur
mudgeon who would lot his dauehtor mid
grandchildren starve.
Hillings And did you reply !
Old n.-You bet I did.
nilltngsThen you answered the docrlp-
tion.
Puck : "Say , 'Unstus , what's this I hoar
nbout your wnntln' t1 bo nominated for the
legislature ! What ycr goln1 t' do of yo git
thar ! "
"Git pointed on ono dom w'lte-washla'
c'mlttees. "
Now York Telegram. "That was very sad
nbout Plmplolgh. Ho died of nicotlno poisoning -
ing the other day "
"Yes , so I lio.ird. The doctors nold nn
autopsy on the remains. They found his
stomach and Intestines lined with cigorotto
pictures. "
They fired the flying rockets oft ,
They fired the 'who" ! " and "crown , "
They tlrort thu shootlncr crackers , too , i
And then they lirod the town. <
Philadelphia Uccord : "There's nothing
slow about this town. " said n man In a down
town restaurant. "I ordered an egg to bo
boiled four minutes , and told the waiter to
hurry up , and blest if ho dldu't ' tell mo ho
wouldu't bo a minute ! "
Novadn Herald : Ttio porter of a saloon
nonr our ofllco gives us n novel cntcrtiitninont
every morning. Ho arranges his tin spittoons
teens In a row and plaj-s a lioso UDOII them to
clean them. The spittoons are of different
nbcs , and by a clovur arrangement of tlioia
ho can , by turning the lioso from ono to an
other , run the sealo on thorn. Ho has "Uau
You Corao Out Tonight , Lovol" down pot.
SVMH unite.
Chicago Tlintf.
When railroad men a street do need
To give tholr trains moro room ,
An ordinance Is passed with speed.
Hid in mysterious Bloom.
The statesmanship thai shoves it through
Is admirable quite ;
You see it takes slick workers to
Keep it over out of sight.
Washington Star : A large round ofllclul In
ono of the departments has taken to a sash
for the summer , which rather emphasises his
proportions.
"Great Scot , " exclaimed a clerk , "what a
bay window the colonel Is getting. "
"Um , " romnrked a pretty widow thumping
the letters out of a typewriter over In the
corner , "that accounts for the sash. "
Now York Sun : "I roau your spring
poom. Blnlu. "
"That wasn't . "
a sprint ; pooin.
"It must have boon. It gave mo these U ;
feelings right off. "
Mining Kxohan-.jo
A mooting of prominent business men of
the city was hold yesterday in the looms of
renl ostata exchange to consider tlio advisa
bility of establishing a mining exchange.
Mr. W. E. Mead submitted the plans of the
oxchango. Thoyoro : To maintain an exchange -
change for the purpose of promoting the min
ing interests ; to insure a moro healthy and
uniform character to the market for ores ,
thus adding to the volume and profit of the
mining business ; put'lng it on a more equita
ble basis , and especially Insuring to 1U > mum-
bors safe investment in mining plants and
stocks.
In order to accomplish this purpose tboro
will be sampling works authorized by tlio
mlulnt- exchange , where minors can ship a
car of ore and roceiyo all the proceeds from
the mill run , thus obtaining u thorough
knowledge of the value of oro.
The llrst sampling furnuco built will bo
the Smiley suullm.itlng furnaces.
A mining exchange hero will no doubt
make a tonduzvous for oil miners traveling
this way.
Owing to the absence from Ibo city of
several prominent people interested , the
meeting adjourned to moot Friday , Juno 10 ,
at 3 p. m. at the sumo place.
Music at the Park.
At Hanscom pnrlc this afternoon tha
Seventh Ward military band will render th.
programme :
I'AIIT I.
Mntoh AbschloilskluiiRO. . . Ad lung
WaltUodimkcmuln . Murzdorf
CultHlonlan IluantluM . Naloy
I'otpourl ( faaorud ) . 1'ottuu
TAUT II.
Potnonrl Sylvan Doll
Polka Anf l ) r Hustle . Hohlrfiior
WiilU-Qiii'iin Aim . . .
Grand Muruli-Klexuntn . lloyer
I1 A i T lit.
Ovortura Impromptu . Dalbcy
Unlop Hull Huirm . JlcCosh
Nutloniil Airs .
ItucnllcutluiiN of War ( Uosurlptlvo ) , with
Arlllltiry accomimnlmunt . Iliiyor
1. llriiininar'H ( Jail. 2. ftuvolllo , 3. Uriinil
Mart ) h. 4. Marching Alonit. 5. The As-
Huinb y. 8. Han of Columbia 7. Attention.
? ! , lnVl'Kln"H.lrilol\.u- , ' } Oomnionuo Klrlnif.
J9' 1 1U Ualtl ° - " 9tar Hpaimlwl DaniiPr.
II. Tlio Vacant Ulialr. 10. .Murohlnir Thro'
Qo'irBlx. 14. Trntiin. Tr.imp. Tramp. 15.
Olorjr llallolujah. 111. Ilattlo dry of Vroo-
Oom. 17. Kingdom Coming. 13. Fluule.
Clark O'Mnlloy'n ] loorU ]
The quarterly report of the county clerk ,
for the quarter ending Juno 30 , was filed
with the clerk of thocouuty board yosturday.
H shows that the expenses of the oflioo were
$1,073.20 and the receipts 11,075 ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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