TUB OMAHA DAILY maEtHTHnttSDAY , JUNE 8. 1893.
THE DAILY BEE.
K. HOSKWATKH. Editor.
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Allliiiiliit > slottors and remittance * should
lie ndil rested to The Hoe Publishing-Co rupjiny ,
nmiilm. Drafts , cher-iis nml iioslonicn orders
to he niado imynblu to the order of tlio coin-
Jtiny.
1'nrtlo.s leaving tlmrlly for the summer can
) iavo the Hun sent tliulr address by leaving an
order ul tills ofllcc.
TIIK H15B I'UnUSIHUO COMPANY.
Thr Hen III Olilcuiro.
Tun DAit.v nnd Bi'XDAY llr.n Is oh sale In
Uhlcni ! < > lit tlio following places !
I'nlniGr linnso.
drnnil Pm-lllr hotel.
Auditorium liutul.
Oieiil Nnrtliorn hotel.
OorohotPl.
Jelnwl hotel.
\VollslI. Slirer. 189 KlfitnslrcoU
Vlle.s of Tun HKI : can 1m seen at the fje-
hra ka building and tlio Administration bulld-
jng , Kxposlllon croumls.
SWOK.V STATES ! KNT OK C1HCULATION.
Gtntoof .NclirmVn. I
Conr.tr or DotiRliM , (
Ocon-o II. Tf7Cliuck , > ecretnry of THE HEH pub-
Hntilim comnnnr , ana * solemnly sironr that tlio
notnnl clrcnlntlnn or THE I > AMY 1IKK for the week
cndlnit Jiinu 'I. 1S1IJ , was m follows ;
Runrtnr. Mny W . 5J.OM
Monday , MnyS'.i . 2.1.M
Tnemlay. Mny SO . . " !
Weilncmlny. Mny HI . 2.1.'A > . >
TlHiMday , .luno I . . . , 'iSi
Friday. Juno 2 .
Htttuntny , Junu 3 . M.tfll
OEO. li.TS7.cn ucic.
Bwom to hnforomo unit nubscrlboil In ray prc-
enco Ibis 3d < Jsy of Juno , 16WI. N. I * . KEIU
Notary 1'ubllc.
Avi ritK Circulation fur May , 18113 , " -1,17-1
ONE peciilinrity of recent bank fail
ures in various parts of the country is
that depositors nro boinpf paid in full.
TUB Hon. Tom Majors is now acting
governor of the state , but no one has
taid that ho was ever "plugged to size. "
NKHHASICA ha at lust joined the pro
cession with a bunk failure. It was a
very small one and the depositors are
not likely to lese anything.
IT COST the Presbyterian church $50-
000 to convict Dr. Brigcrs of heresy.
That amount of money would have gone
n long wnyri in homo mission * work.
THIS oHy council of Council Bluffs has
attacked the 10-eont bridge faro by tak
ing up an ordinance * reducing all faros
on the Iowa side of the river to 3 cents.
THERE'S one good thing to say about
iho Nebraska democrats who nro vocifer
ously claiming recognition from the ad
ministration. None of them arc colonels.
TUB misguided people who are so
loudly calling upon someone else to stop
the cowboy race uro giving it the biggest
advertisement it could possibly receive.
THE Chicago financial Hurry brought
to the surface * a man who refused to
accept any form of money but silver.
Secretary Carlisle should cultivate that
man's acquaintance.
THE people of Nebraska now have n
right to ask the rejuvenated State
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
just what It proposes to do with the
penitentiary contract.
THE crowds at the World's fair seem
to bo increasing daily.Vhcn the regu
lar summer vacation time sots in an
attendance of 200,000a day will bo
looked upon as a common occurrence.
THE action of the Board of Piro and
police Commissioners in purchasing a
largo invoice of hose for the lira depart
ment of Omaha agents in commendable.
The homo patronage movement scorns
to have come to stay.
SECIUCTAUY MORTON could not find
time to assist in the dedication of the
Nebraska building at Chicago today.
However , Buffalo Bill and Eulalia will
bo there and the dedication cannot help
but bo a glittering success.
TOM BKNTON may -thank the lucky
Btnr under which ho was born that the
Bupromo court decided that , 'inasmuch
as lie is not holding down an ollico at
this particular time , ho cannot ho im
peached. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TiiEbumblo butter maker is hardly
nppVocintod in this country. Over in
Iowa , for instance , the value of the butter -
, tor product last year was $31,122,037.
The earnings of all the railroads in the
ptato only amounted to $27,405,171. , ,
THE ontorprisingcitlx.ons of San Fran
cisco have conceived the somewhat dar
ing project of moving the greater part
of the World's fair to tlio Pacific coast.
It is a thoroughly California ! ! idea and 1
one that is likely to bo carried into effect.
THE fuot that a South Omaha packing
company yesterday ordered $150,000
worth of tin for immedinto delivery
proves conclusively that thdro is nothing
ethereal about the brand of prosperity
which is in use in this particular corner
pf Nebraska ,
THE railroads claim that they are
making u success of their rainmaking
experiments in Kansas. It wjll bo a
cold , damp day for the people of the
Bunllowor state when the railroads con
trol the available rainfall and combine
to keep up the price of rain.
JUSTICES NOHVA& and Post hold
that the Board of Publlo Lands and
Buildings is liable for the $500 voted
themselves for the eastern junket.
' vAlso for tlio allowance of $200 to defray
expenses of the chaplain and warden of
the penitentiary to Plttsburg , It may
bo Buggosted that the attorney general
Institute proceedings against himself
fuul the other uiombora of the board to
fooovor tlio-sums thus illegally > yith- ,
Brawu from the funds of the aUto. '
A XOAXDAJt Itr.VtVRI ) .
THK unpleasant scandal In connection
with the payment ot W.000,000 to the
Ohoctaw-Chlckn aw Indians ns au
thorized hy a clause In the Imlinn ap
propriation bill passed by the Fifty-
second congress Is again revived. If
a modicum of the allegations are true
It is evident that several other
lawyers , besides those already sum
moned to vindicate their con
duct before the secretary of
the interior , should bo obliged to forth
with show cause why they should not
bo debarred practicing in the depart
ment. Although the warrant for the
money was drawn according to the In
structions of Secretary Carlisle its pay-
moot Is for a second time suspended to
await Investigation by the president.
It Is charged that this vast sum hits
been so heavily discounted to lawyers ,
nnd other lobbyists that If turned over to
the persons who claim they are now
authorized to receives It the Indians who
sold their lands will receive llttlo or
nothing In compensation therefor.
A significant suggestion in verifica
tion of the trite apothegm that when
rogues fall out honest men got their
duos is found in the fact that tbo pretest -
test on which this action is taken comes
from a lawyer and claim agent , the
carpetbag ox-member of congress , J.
Halo Syplior from Louisiana , who him
self has a claim fora large slice ot this
public mutton duo him under an old
contract In getting the Choctaw nnd
Chiekusaw claim through congress and
Uio departments. Mr. Syphcr having
boon ousted from tlio prosecution of tlio
cnso by the present delegation from
these Indian nations docs not propose
that the other schemers shall regale
themselves with the sumptuous diet
ho bad prepared for his own
entertainment. IIo tolls nil about
the contracts nnd arrangement between
the Indians , the lawyers and the
lobbyists , and charges that under the
contract 20 per cent of the whole
amount duo the Cbootaws is to bo paid
to ono Robert L. Owen , who is to see
that out of this sum all the lawyers ,
agents and others who have claims are
to } > o paid. Syphor savs that the con
tract with Owen contains the following
important proviso : "IIo ( Owen ) sbal !
employ all tlio attorneys and loga'
talent , political influence , public press
and engage such other agencies as shall
bo necessary to secure to the Chcctau
nation her free rights in the premises
out cf a contingent fee of 20 per cent
heroin contracted to him. " The con
tract sets aside an additional 5 per cent
to be divided among the three delegates
from the Choctaw nation who have hut :
charge of the claim in Washington ,
thus giving them each about § 50,000 ,
Mr. Owen being one of those three
delegates.
Mr. Syphcr suggests to the prcsiden
that the only equitable way t < > distrib
ute this sum of money so that it woulil
got into the hands of the persons to
whom it belongs , and for whoso beneli
congress appropriated it , is to bavo it
paid directly to the Indians individually
by any army paymaster or. other duly
authorized disbursing olllcer of tbo gov
ernment. How Syphor proposes to re
imburse himself , should his suggestion
be carried out , docs not appear , but it is
Fafo to assume that his proposition ia
not made with any view to self-immo
lation. But it dees appear probable
that , however the money may be paid ,
the Indians are again to become the vic
tims of the greed and avarice of a horde
of corrupt lobbyists. And thus will go
on record another instance of the dis
honesty and injustice that the aborigine ,
with rare , isolated , exceptions , has suf-
tcred through the whole history of the
nation when selling his lands to the gov
ernment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A TUl'lll Of INTRUEST.
Interest is now centering on the possi
bility of securing tlio repeal of the s"ilvor-
pu-chiiso law of 1800 , known as the Sher
man act. It is known that thosontiinent
of seme of the free coinugo advocates has
undergone a change ns to the expediency
of Its repeal since the last session of the
Fifty-second congress. During that ses
sion it will bo remembered several bills
for attaining that end wore introduced
by both friends nnd foes of tbo free coin
age of silver. The friends of free coinage
desired repeal in order to got rid of only
the bullion quality in the silver pur
chased ; their opponents wanted repeal
to got rid of the purchase altogether. A
motion of Senator Hill of Now York , to
take up his bill for runonl was defeated
in the senate February ( i , by a veto of12
to 2. ) . A similar motion in the house
three days later mot a liku fate , and
hence no result was reached. The per
sonnel of both branches of congress has
also undergone a change nnd It is now
plain to bo seen thai the friends of silver
will oppose to the utmost any proposed
unconditional repeal of tlio law. The
light over the question promises to bo
moro earnest and determined nnd of
greater interest to the country than any
other that can engage the attention of
congress until it is finally disposed of.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts , no-
cording to a Washington dispatch , is of
the opinion that the strongest way in
which to present the proposition fora
repeal is to present it as a single ques
tion , not encumbered by anything else.
IIo nays that to couple with it the prop
osition for the repeal of the state bank
tax would lese most of the republican
votes for it , whoi-cits it would huvo , it is
estimated , about 120 votes from republi
cans in the house if presented alone.
Mr. Ledge lias nuioh greater confidence
In the repeal of the Sherman law by
the house , however , than ho baa in
similar action by the somite. Ho esti
mates that in tbo senate ton or twelve
republicans will vote against the repeal ,
and it is problematical how many demo
crats the administration will be able to
inlluenco to vote for repeal , notwith
standing the knowledge of the presi
dent's pronounced vitnvs on the subject.
J. M. BILKS , tlio designer of the ocean
greyhounds Paris and Now York , fore
casts in the current number of the JVbrt/i /
American llerlew a four days passage
between Now York and Southampton.
Tliis involves the substitute of thirty-
knot vessels for twenty-knot , the fastest
now in use. Mr. Bites is one of the
greatest recognized KnglUh authorities
oti mutter ' * pertaining to marine engi-
icorlng nnd naval architecture. Ho
calculates that this greatly liiercafod
speed will bo gained by the substitution
of nickel steel for ordinary steel , of
Ightor boilers , of oil instead of coal for
'uol and changes In dimensions so as to
iicreaso the length and draught of
itcamshlps.
Kmrtx MOUTH is DKAO.
The greatest American actor of his
time perhaps the greatest of all Amer
ican actors Is dnad. It has been well
said that to Edwin Booth , more than
to any other American actor , belongs
the credit for the production of the
classic drama , and especially the Shakes
pearian tragedies , on the American
stage within recent years. With the ex
ception of Hichard It. , Komeo and Cas-
slus , there is perhaps no leading Shakes
pearian part which ho has not played
within tlio past seven or eight years.
Outside of Brutus , in the "Fall of
Tarquin , " the jester in "Tlio Fool's Re
venge , " and Richelieu , Mr. Booth's '
parts during the last ten years have
been almost entirely Shakespearian.
His Glostor , Hamlet , King Lear , Mac
beth , Othello , Itigo , Shylock , Benedick
and Brutus ( in "Julius Casar" ) wore
given again and again with unfailing
success. '
During tlio later years of iiis life Mr.
Booth neglected such impersonations as
wore connected prominently with his
earlier career , but which are insepar
able from his history as an actor , and In
the presentation of which ho has had few
equals. It has been well said that for
his efforts to keep the pure Anglo-Saxon
plays on the stage ; for his refusal to
take up the lower or looser piano of
dramatic interpretation , the nation owes
Mr. Booth as great debt of thanks as
for the geniiM which ho has shown in
his work. In fact , says ono authority , so
thoroughly had ho entered into his plan
of presenting only classical works that
the people hardly realized that there
was no other American who could con
tinue that work , Now that the great
actor is dead , the realization comes with
added force.
Eii win Booth was a great actor , and
no lover of the drama in its highest
conception living in this generation
can expect to see his peer. Opinions will
differ as to which of his many great
impersonations was the greatest , but
there will bo no difference of opinion as
to the proposition that ho was in all
respects the greatest actor of his time
and perhaps the greatest the American
stage has known. "
ENTRUi'itisiNO Montanans are con
structing a canal in tlio Missouri valley
in that state for irrigating purposes
which , when completed , will , hrow open
to settlement 200 farms of 100 acres
each. The water is taken from the
Missouri river three miles above Toston.
The ditch will be twenty-seven miles
long , running north along the foot hills ,
and will cost from $80,000 to $100,000.
Work was begun on it in 1892 and -it is
calculated to finish it next year in time
to utilize it for the season's crops , fho
valley contains 50,000 acresjrof which
not to exceed 10,000 acres are now
arable. The farmer of the future in Mon
tana , as well as elsewhere where it is
possible , is the ono who will place his
confidence in the utility of irrigation.
THE decision of Justice Bradley of the
United States supreme court that an
officeholder can apply to the courts for
a mandamus to show reason why ho was
discharged may somewhat interfere
with the autocratic methods erftfjmo of
the departmental olllcials , but it will
tend to increase the efficiency and insure
more respectful consideration of the
civil service law. This decision estab
lishes ono of the special purposes the
law was intended to promote , that of af
fording redress to the subordinate when
ho has suffered Injustice from a su
perior. It is to bo apprehended , also ,
that , in the eye of the law , some other
excuse must hereafter bo afforded for
removal than that of offensive partisan
ship.
THE reinstated officials have applied
to the supreme court for a few instruc
tions in regard to how they shall per
form the duties of their olfioos. Ordi
narily the supreme court is not In the
kindergarten business , but in the case of
the "vindicated" officials there seems to
bo a necessity for instruction of some
sort. How would a reference to the fol
lowing paragraph from the 'Statutes defer
for a starter ? "Each state officer and
each board entitled to draw against the
appropriations provided for in this not
shall keep an itemized account of all ex
penditures made by them and report the
same , with vouchers , to the finance com
mittee of the next legislature. "
IT is stated that Commissioner of
Pensions Lochron will soon follow the
recent important decision of Secretary
Smith with another significant ruling.
Assistant Secretary Bussey , in the case
of a dishonorably discharged soldier ,
ruled that the condition of itself was
not a sufficient bar to the payment of a
pension. By so doing ho reversed the
decision made by Commissioner Black
September , 1885. It is the pur
pose of tlio present commissioner to
re-establish it.
THE state officials are just now exhib
iting a great deal of repentant zeal in
endeavoring to find out what they wore
elected for. Had they boon one-quarter
as solicitous at the beginning of their
first term the state would have boon
saved thousands of dollars and the offi
cers themselves spared the mortification
of an impeachment. There is nothing
like a few rough jolta of hard experience
to teach ofilululs that they have boon
elected for something besides u two-year
picnic. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TOKSDAV the resuscitated Board of
Public Lands and Buildings hold a ses
sion , during which a BEE reporter put
In an appearance. His advent was the <
signal for a total suspension of state
business , which was not resumed until
after the reporter's departure. Ho was
told by members of the board that
nothing of importance was being done ,
which might have boon true. The pro
ceedings of the meeting , however , wore
prepared by ono of the state officers and
-sent to newspapers other than THE BKE.
Wo mention thliWmply to give the
people of this state the true measure
ment of these smnll-boro tlmo-sorvors.
THKUR Is abjolirtttlr nothing to pre
vent the county litul'noy of Lancaster
county from HllnV Information against
the men who have already b ° on declared
guilty by a majority of the supreme
court. Tlio oplnlyijfiJTitlon [ by Justices
Norvnl and Post [ { .tales emphatically
that "tho bills JilUrcd for stone
grossly in excess of the reasonable or
market value thereof , through the neg
ligence , iiu'ompoteney or fraud of the
superintendent. "
Tin : example of St. Louis stretching -
ing out a line of railway to embrace
Oklahoma and the new country of the
southwest , should suggest to Omaha the
expediency of extending her railway
system along the Missouri so as to take
in the western sections of the Dakotus
and the new country of the great north
west.
Mil. MOSHEU has confessed to making
false entries on the books of his bank in
order to prevent the examiner from
learning the true condition of the insti
tution. Ho has confessed to embezzle
ment. Likewise toother things tabooed
in good society. But the question is , did
ho act "in perfect good faith. "
THE ruling of the supreme court of
Wyoming that its state veterinarian is
entitled to his salary notwithstanding
the governor's veto is an important ono.
Thereby it establishes a decree that
state legislatures cannot deprive state
officials created by law of their salaries.
AVlnit 11 I'oimUr Funeral ! I
-//nuiii'llte Coiirfcr-i/btinmf.
Jefferson Davis' bones Hasit real. It would
bo well for the country If the few ilrc-cutcra
and bloody shirt shakers , north anil south ,
ivho still survive ttio war , were at rest , too.
o
Hutr LOIICHUIIIB Tin- Would Ho.
If the onico were to make n rule of seeking
the man In this country thoro'd bo no walk
ing tlio streets for the crowds of politicians
anxious to repay the courtesy by mooting it
moro than hnlf way.
Vnrlnty li the Spire , Ktc.
JUnncaim'ts Trtbwie.
There is one beauty about domocracv , ono
can obtain almost any sort of political doc
trine he wants by reading a few of the load-
'ng organs of that party.
Nil Jiistllleutliin fur it Hick.
Clilcaijo Intrr Ocntn.
Nevada doesn't fancy the closing of the
mint at Carson. The people ol Nevada ,
however , voted for Weaver well knowing
It was a vote for demand. They should
grin and bear it Just As other people are
doing. T
A Long Kelt anil Unllllocl Want.
U'fMAffii/tug / Star.
The great ya\vning , upett of this country
ins been discovered ( lilas , too late ) to bo a
hand bjolc of etiquette for occasions in
which foreign nobility may llguro. It would
have saved a good Uiijil of wear and tear on
our experts in manners. } ) ,
Itozrolrt Cuifi * Too I-ato.
Sr. rani I'tii&er Press.
At present the dispute in the legislature
of Uhodo Island is sojanglcd up that it is
next to impossible to keep any track of iK
The performances ofthjs funny little state
for several years uasVaru enough to malto
people sorry tbjit thMJitber twelve colonies
dragged her ihto thd 'Hmioa by main
strength. _
Two Stiloi to the TTucMtloii.
KilNSdJ Gitu Tlmet.
The c'owboys wbo propose to race from
CHailrou to Chicago do not understand the
interference of the humane societies in be
half of their horses. Cowboys on the plains
make long and haul rides without iu any
way injuring the tough animals. The nice
to Chicago is not expected to bo at a pell-
mell gait , endangering lives tlong the
course. There will bo rests , spurts and de
lays. It Is a mistaken notion on the part of
the humane societies to think that the
riders propose to Jump ou tlio backs of their
ponies at Cliadrou and ndo at railroad speed
to Chicago. There are two sides to the
question.
uwloilKliiGr n Condition.
PlitlaiMphta. Tln > c * .
The truth may as well bo looked squarely
in the face both north and south , and lot the
confession bo made that there are few com
munities In any section of the country wbcro
lynch law would not bo provoked by negro
assaults upon white women. However un
justifiable , It is Uio truth , and it Is not wise
to attempt to conceal it. The prejudice of
race doubtless is an element in this lawless
punishment , but the moro brutal passions of
the ignorant raeo have had much inlluenco
In tlio summary execution of tlio negro for
offenses against women ; audit may now bo
accepted as tlio unwritten law of all sections
to bo applied , as a rule , in cases of such re
volting crime.
I > oo4 tin ) Shoo nt Von ?
St. Lnuli lleintblte ( dan , ) .
There are some who 'seem ' to think It a
mighty noble and patriotic thing to bo a suc
cessful candidate for an onico with a largo
salary ( an oflleo , by the way , for which the
person appointed to it may bo mo.st emi
nently and egrcgiously unlittod ) , but If any
democrat wbo does not happen to have an
influential friend who Is partial to him even
when the partiality is at the expense of the
pcoplo in general and of the democratic
jwty in particular when such a democrat ,
wo say , wants to bo a fourth-class postmas
ter at a salary of $250 a year , then it aecuis
that those very great man who have under
taken to reform the domoonuio party look
on him as a petty , contemptible spollsniau 1
I'KUI'I.K .I.V7 *
Senator Vance of North Carolina Is ab
sorbing health-restoring ozone In his moun
tain homo.
In the neighborhood of the Nebraska State
penitentiary a conscientious court Is ro-
gai-dnd as a Dorgnn good thing.
.lust as the anti-trus't'cqnvontion began its
deliberations , the Coarc fnblno sent its con
gratulations by advancing the price of coal a
notch. i'- "
St. Ixmls laments tluv'Svarlco of railroad
corporations , which Uiroaton with high
rates to hold the residents In that crema
tory all summer. W ] '
The servant girl sltiuvUou In Now York Is
a yawning ono. The doiuiml is 30 far in excess -
cess of llio.supply that } < uusokcopors are dis
posed to furnish allldavitv of amiability to
kitchuii maids. ,
The reciprocity convention Is not materi
ally Increasing thcj stores of harmony bo-
Hoved to exist between St. Paul and
Minneapolis. Ht , Paul pipers are picturing
Minncapolltans in black mid white.
An ox-mombor of the Otilo legislature will
spend n year In the penitentiary In the hope
ot bunishlng a weakness tor attauhing other
people's nainos to promissory notes. Strange
how different courts view onlclal delin
quencies.
Prof. Mkltlno , tlio Russian paleontologist ,
finds evidence of the existence of nmn In
Itussm during the glacial-period. Therefore
woman also oujoyud the cool comforts of
that epoch , a claim that cau bo made good
with Nlkltino to back her.
Theodore Hoosovrlt , having failed to re
form tlio civil scrvlco to any appreciable ex
tent , la reported to contoiuplauj withdraw
ing from politics In order to devote himself
entirely to literary work , of which ho Is
very feud , and in which ho has gained some
distinction.
James Whltcomb Hlloy , the Hooshr ! > oot ,
lias bought the old Hiley homestead , his
birthplace , near GroonUeld , Ind. Ho will
probably make Ills homo there hereafter.
The house was built by the poet's tathor
and , though old-fashioned , is comfortable.
It is surrounded by a beautiful grove of
maples aud commands a pleasant prospect.
XUVCUISU TllK
tllnlr Courier t Who can say that Judge1)
Post ami Norvnl wore unrttsau In thi'Ir Judg-
Incnt in the Into Impeachment trials , and
who can any that they wenj not partisan J
For our pnrt wo hnvo nothing to any fur
ther than -that this case In Its present out
come reminds us greatly In the matter of
Ooitor.il John M. Tna.vor vs Governor James
E. Hoyd about two yours ngo ,
Plattsinotith News : The iurcsllswUon
has proven that thcro Was carelessness
which has cost the stnto sovor.il thoimud
dollars. I The accused oftlclals may not bo
guilty , but some ono Is. and wo hope vigor
ous prosecution will bring them to Justice.
If I the investigation will bring about abettor
system of transacting the state business
and furnish some means of checking that
will catch rascally dealers tlio expense will
bo \ cheerfully mot. Wholesale plunder lias
been rebuked If It Is never punished and the
necessity ' ; of electing not only honest , but
capable men to onico has been forcibly em
phasized. j
Uealrlco Times : The developments of tlio
trial cannot fail to Impress upon our public
servants the supreme importance ot guardIng -
Ing the Interests of the pcoplo whom tho.v
are chosen to servo , as they would guard
their own. Our state legislature nml of-
HCCM bavo failed to do tins In the past.
The duty of the republican party Is plain.
It must now cheese men for oflleo who are
business men in every sense of the term.
Men who cau bo relied upon to know whom
they nro drawing warrants for , and to know
that the state has had value received , as
they themselves would demand , The party
should retire the oniccrs who hnvo boon
proven neglectful and earelcss , and place lu
their stead men who have been tried and
not found wanting.
K uui.n is I
OMAHA , JunoT. To tholCdltorof Tim linn :
There Is ono important fact In connection
with the drain of gold to Europe that it
might bo , voll to give increased publicity. It
Is tha. n vast amount of gold Is withdrawn
from the world's circulation in consequence
of tlio "reparations for war which are con
stantly going on among the loading Euro
pean irovcrnmcnts , being hoarded away for
use against tlio vaguely expected outbreak
of hostilities. Germany lias stored away
SIOO.OOO.OOO In gold In the fortress of Span-
dau. Russia's war reserve Is PJ. > ,000,000 ,
Franco's SIUO,000,000. Austria's Jiri,000KU ( ) ( )
and Italy's Sr > 0,000,000. This aggregate
amounts to Slti" : ,000OUO , which is about K'.l
per cent of the entire go'd ' stock In the
world. No portion of the enormous reserve
funds above mentioned Is held for the pur
pose of maintaining a parity of a paper cur
rency , no moro than if the gold which it
comprises did not exist. So that the drain
of our gold may bo primarily ascribed to the
shadow of war in Europe , which ties up a
sum thirteen times greater than the § 100.-
000,1)00 ) or less wliidh constitutes the gold
basis of our currency. T. F. U.
Xlilltt.t8lt.LI.VW .VWHK.1.S/M.VS.
Lack of patronage has killed the Peters
burg Press.
Improvements amounting to $20,000 have
been made in the West Point brewery.
A colouration fund of SI,000 lias been
raised by Hundolph citizens for the Fourth.
Considerable attention will bo given to
outdoor sports by the Ueatrice Clinutiuiqua
assembly this year.
burglars at Norfolk carried oft $ 150 worth
of cutlery from Muror's hardware store , and
they picked out the best goods in the shop.
Albert Uartell of Alma is in Jailropcnting
of the fact that ho whipped his wife. It will
take an & 00 bond to secure his release on
bail and nobody will furnish tlio security.
A. J. Uigby of Syracuse Is in Jail at Ne
braska City because his bondsmen became
afraid that ho would mysteriously disappear
nnd leave them in the lurch. IIo is charged
with obtaining inoncy under false pretenses.
An attempt was made to burglarize the
store of tlio W.vmoro Mercantile company a
night or two ago. In removing a pane of
glass from ono of the rear windows it was
accidentally dropped , making a nolso which
aroused several pcoplo sleeping In adjoining
blocks and which caused tha would-bo
burglars to lice.
Says the Nebraska City News : About ten
years ago Fred Stnhlhut , the well known
milkman , deposited ? lf > 0 in the Otoo County
National bank. In course of time lie drew
upon tills account to tlio amount of $100 and
then seomimrly forgot all about the balance.
This morning John Stolnhart , cashier of tlio
bank , mot Mr. Stahlhut and Informed him
there was a balance oC $ . > 0 to his credit in
tlio bank. At llrst Mr. Stahlhut could not
believe it but a glance at the books con
vinced him that ho was Just $ . " > 0 ahead. It
seems Mr. Stahlhut had become possessed of
the idea that when Mr. Motualf retired from
the bank that his money was lost.
GKIWSKS Of 111K l\llll.
A line of Mexican donko.v carts is to bo es
tablished to take tired visitors from build
ing to building.
A reproduction of Brigham Young's famous
"Eaglo Gate" at Salt Lake City is in front
of thu entrance to tlio Utah building.
The date of the opening of the exhibition
of horses and cattle has bean changed so as
to take place August I and end September
! ) , and that of dogs so as to open September
10 and close September'-- .
A triangular space in the Moorish palace
is enclosed with mirrors In such a way that
a person standing in the center ilnds liiiu-
self reflected some 500 times , nnd ton or
twelve persons glvo an appearance of a small
army.
The Algerian dance , known as the AIs-
sacaen , seen in tlio plaisanoo , is shocking to
sensitive Americans. The Orientals engaged
in tlio dance Jab knives through their
tongues , stick skewers in their cheeks and
do other apparently painful nuts.
The great Ferris wheel , with its thirty-
six great ears which are to talco visitors
away up into the air , is now nearly roaily to
begin its work. It is as graceful arid airy
as a bic.yelo wheel , and is daily inspected by
thousands. It will bo in operation in about
two weeks.
From tlio Vatican library is n document
dated 1448 , contain Inir a reference to the
"northern land" which Columbus , nearly
lifty years later , proved to bo Amorica. With
It is the bull of Alexander VI. , in H'J3 , grant
ing to Ferdinand and Isabella the rights of
discovery of the West Indies.
In ono of the parlors of the Now York
building Is a doll of Dutch manufacture of
100 years ago. It is a beautiful doll , bus a
cast in ono eye , waxy chcoks and an
abnormal plumpness of figure. Altogether
it is not an object that will make American
girls wish they had lived 100 years ago.
The arms of tlio state of Pennsylvania Is
done in beans. The great shield , the har
nessed horses , white and brown , rampant ;
the ( lowers , even to the dollcato shading of
tlio petals , are nil represented by beans of
various colon ! and sl/cs , fastened on cloth.
It is enough to make liotiton turn green with
envy.
Not all of Franco's exhibit Is devoted to
works of paiKifi. and bounty. The graceful
llttlo structure on tlio lake front contains n
morbidly Interesting group of photographs
from the rogues gallery with full instructions
in the art of Identifying n rogue when you'vo
caught him. The photographs present some
of the most repellent faces imaginable.
Ono of the tribe of Java was on the nlal-
sanco Tuesday evening soiling tlio Httlo
tobiceo funnels which in bis native land
answer for cigarettes. Two Americans approached
preached to make a purchase. Ono gave
him n ! i5-cont piece , for which the Java man
gravely haudod out two cigarettes. Ills com
panion gave only 1 cent aud received tbroo
cigarettes in return. *
Signatures of tlio ancient Babylonian
kings preserved to wondering nineteenth
century civilization In tablets and bricks nnd
unglazed pottery form a part of the exhibit
of the University of Pennsylvania in tlio liberal -
oral arts section of the Manufactures build-
Ing. Tlio cuneiform tablets and stoifo In
scriptions excavated In the nnciunt city of
Nippur embrace a period of ! I5U ! ! years-from
U.SUO to 450 n. C. The collection is truly
wonderful ,
The rujKiiters have discovered that a very
satisfactory free lunch route is in daily oper
ation in the Agricultural building , ncgiu-
nlng with soup , a great range of delicacies
can bo had at the stands where various man
ufactured articles are exhibited , and whcro
the visitor Is asked to sample the goods ,
Biscuit anil broad can bo had at the baking
powder stands , near by can bo hud poach ,
butter ami pickles , coffee and chocolate ,
beef extracts , a cup of matchless tea , and
numerous oUiursubstuutiats to stay the Hum
tsry tttomuch.
Cincinnati Commercial- Is encouraging
t > ) observe that Mr Cleveland has discov
ered n necessity for nti cnrly session of con-
preM , In order that n financial policy may
bo decided upon , Partisan politics should
not Rovern In this onso. The Interests of
the whole country are at atako.
Globo-Domocrnt : Gold has gene below
the Jl > 0,000,000 , jnarK for , .1io Ul'st time since
specie pAvmonl * were rcsmnou nt the begin
ning of IS'li. The adverse balance of trade ,
of rourso , Is responsible for part of this drop ,
but for n very great portion of It unwlso
financial legislation is accountable.
Kansas City Journal : The pinching of
tlio monetary stringency Is being felt oven
b.v the most prosperous communities , When
people become alarmed nnd hoard money
the certain nun natural result is "tightness"
nud financial embarrassment , oven though
tlio country's business condition Is generally
healthy.
Indianapolis Journal : Those paper * widen
are talking about a conspiracy U ) reduce the
gold reserve in tlio treasury eaniiol know
bow ridiculous tliey are , else they would not
do It. GoU is going abroad because wo are
purohuslnu abroad from $10,000,000 to Sift-
000,000 worth of meivliundlso moro than wo
sell each month. When the tide turns nud
wo sell moro than wo buy the outllow of gold
will cease very largely.
Cleveland Loader : The present financial
situation , as n prominent Now York banker
Is reported to bavo said , "Is working Itself
out along natural lines , " and It will soon bo
found that It has worked as "a cleansing
ngout" and lias done llttlo damage to busi
ness that is well managed. There is more
money In the country now than tlicro over
was before and tliu prospects are that it
will soon bo in active circulation.
Chicago Inter Ocean : It is useless to ignore -
nero the fact that wo have entered upon a
period of serious depression in values in all
lines of trade and industry. Under a de
cided contraction of credits the country goes
calmly on with Its efforts toward better con-
dltlons In tlio mercantile and manufacturing
Held , cherishing the hope that , tlio process of
liquidation will benefit the many at the expense -
ponso of tlio weak fow. There are elements
of hope lu the growing crops , tbo decrease in
imports and possible amendments to our
llnaneial legislation.
Philadelphia Press : Serious as the situa
tion is , however , the fact that It is generally
accepted as such shows that U is now at Its
worst. The great be.ir timpkota always
coinn when the lido Is at Its lowest and no.ir
n turn. There will for * some months bo a
season of slack water , as lu 1SS5 and 1ST8 ,
when everything will seem dead , but this
will prefigure a revival. Reorganizations
always follow the worst ; they never precede
it. Whatever changes the next six or eight
months bring they cannot bo worse than the
present apprehension.
Iloston Advertiser : Ono of the most hope
ful sign.'t of the times lies in the fact that
the imports oC dry goods and general mer
chandise which bavo been excessive for a
long lime , and which have been largely in
strumental in depleting our stock of gold
nro falling off at n rapid rate. Tho.v
amounted at tlio port of Now York last week
to fS.47-,000 , or about one-half tlio imports
for the first week in March , when they
footed up $10,700,000. .Since that time tlior.i
has been an almost uninterrupted shrink
age. While this change has taken plnco
there has been simultaneously an increase
in exports ol domestic products , the average
shipments for several weeks having been
most gratifying.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : Our country
s the wealthiest and most productive ono in
the world. Wo have a banking system that
is unexcelled anywhere and our commercial
methods nro notably sound and 'Judicious.
With all of these advantages in our favor
wo are not likely to encounter any grave
misfortune. The clouds that now float in
our financial horizon are of a thin and
transitory order and the sun will soon shlno
through them. A little patience and rcason-
able faith in the logic of familiar conditions
will sot things to rights iu a short time nnd
deliver us from all peril of business con
fusion and disaster.
Cliicajro Tribune : Experience shows thai
a largo part of tlio money withdrawn from
savings banks in times of distrustful excite
ment is dissipated. It Is spent in the pur
chase of things which tlio buyer could do
without and often in ways that are worse
than useless. For any real good that is done
with tlio money n largo percentage of It
might Just as well have been allowed to llo
in tlio bank , oven if the concern were not a
sound ono , while in ease tlio bank is on a
sound basis the withdrawal is a positive
injury to the community , as it tends to in
crease the distrust nnd lessens tlio supply of
funds available for the conduct of legitimate
' business which is necessary to the public
'welfare. The panic that shows itself in a
run on the savings bank is simply a develop
ment of the very condition it'is wished to
nvold. It should bo frowned upon by everyone
ono who has the least inftucuco among his
fellows and desires to see them refrain from
action ivliich tends to harm them more than
any ono olso.
New York Times : Bearing in mind that
the foreign trade of Now York City , ns
shown in the customs returns , is from 7.1 per
cent to 80 per cent of that of the whole coun
try , the returns of tlio first 11 vo months ol
tlio year 1803 are interesting. In that time
the imports of mcrchamllso were , in round
numbers , $233,500,000 , and the exports $140-
000,000 an excess of Imports of $145,500,000.
During tlio same period the exports of specie
were $70,700,000 , and the Imports $0,500,000-
or not exports of $7U,200,000. In the corro-
Hpondint ; period of last year the not imports
of merchandise were $77,400,000 , and the not
exports of specie were $ 'J'J,000,000. In the
trade of tills port , then , as shown by the re
turns , there was an excess of all kinds of
imports over exports for the flvo months of
ISICI of $72,800.000 , and for the same months
of ISOof ) ? IH,40HM ( ) ( ) . In a very rough way
these figures show tbo relative amounts of
American securities returned to this market
during Uio period referred to in oaoh .year.
U will be neon that tbo excess of Import !
lids year was about M ) per cent greater tha , "
last.
*
Colonel Utmol of Sehuyler [ railroad cap.
per ] In the Lincoln Journal"I do not host *
Into to say that I bcllovo Jiulco Mnxwellls
insincere. Ku < ry thing iu connection with
tbo enso onuses mo to bellovo ho Is bidding
for tbo independent nomination. " .
Grand Island Independent ( rep ) The per- ,
sedition of Chief Justice Maxwell ts doelded
on , anil a great effort will bo made by the
railroad power to defeat him nt the next
election. Wo hope the people will nitiko n
stronger effort yet to re-elect him.
JO STlMUt..lTN niOKHTWX.
Hotel World : It Is striingo bow quickly n ,
cun of cold colfce will nmkoa Kiiost hot , '
Truth : Mrs. Slltmllet-Oon't you find It n
llttlo loneiomo silting down to Iniu-heon nil )
iilono ? Kuirdir : ) Oh , no : tlie.uhoe.se. Is horo. j
Tp\ns Piftlnps : Talk about woman bolngj
UlKl'ty ! Look lit bank cnshlcrs. '
llnrper'.s Itnznr : "Why do they cnll ono-
lmr.su vlllniui liiunlot.s'r "Hucntiso they nro
so melancholy. "
Olovelnml Plnln Dealer : Wbrn the street ]
muslc'lnn pntisos to pliiy in front of your doorl
liu Is dimply to.sllnx thu vnluu of sllunco. j
1'hlladelphln Itci-ord : Slio ( sovorely-Whenl )
was tbe llrst thnu yon wi-ro drunk ? j
Ho When you lnto\lcatud nio with your I
charms. And nil Is forgiven now. J
Yoiikors(1elte ! When old ocean Is In for *
n "hlKh timo" there Is HIII-O to bo u raid on tha ,
bnr.s.
Dubols Courier : A Hhark In tbo wntor will
bite a venturesome porson's leg oft ; on lain ,
lie will Just pull It.
Philadelphia Times : Not without reason Is i
the Mongolian eallod " "
"altnon-uyed. Thoj
almond may bit pealed anil Jubn Uccp.s Ills ,
eye that wny right uloti ; ; . I
I'ltt-sburs Iliillutini Ho-1'11 bet tlmt inaa I
has niiirrlud u temper.
She How can yon lull.
lli > Hy the cautious , timid wny bo looks fern
n dark corner anil tbo edRO of a window fritmi
nnd then strikes u match.
UhlcuRO Tribune : "Whatclty has Urn largos !
lloatlnu population ? " Inquired the tuacner ,
"I'ork ! " unsttorod the bright llttlo boy at th
foul oftho , class.
onous.
ir < i.i i flit/tun Star.
The odor soft of clever bloom
Will soon bo on Iho breeze ;
Tlio rose will tempt with rich pert umo
The wooing of Uio buos.
A thousand swonts llune from afar
The Rrateful sense will irreot
Llkuwi.se. thatsnbtlu smell of tar
L'rom thu asphalted struct.
yoir.otr voint J.
Sanih A. Palmer In Puds.
NoitA ( "leading" ) .
They lull me. Ned ,
You've found at last
Thu Rlrl yon really muan to wed :
Tliatyou , thu gay , the dubonalr ,
In fnnlil'x nntnru tniiRlod fust ;
You who've oludud many a snare ,
Have I mot. Nod ,
Or do I know
This wlnsiimn girl you mean to wud ?
( Jnu It bo Null , or Hose , or Sue ?
Who Is It bus lHiwltche.il you so ?
And has sue yol said "yes to you ?
Niu > ( "following" ) ,
Shu has not said
Onu hopeful word ,
This wlnsomo girl I wish to wed :
I've never mustered courage yet
To te.ll her how my huarb Is stirred ,
Ilow fast I'm snaruu in Cupid's not
Don't turn your head
Shu's wondrous wlso ,
This i > t'orluss nmlil I mean to wed ;
Her nninu Is not Itosp , or Nell , or Snal
1,1ft up to iiilnu your drooping uyo4.
And road my becrut ; dear , sho's you !
X HIST JWO.1I 1'AltlH.
Kttropccm Eilltloii Kcw 1'orte l/crabi
Ton.nT.
Soft skirt of nhangoablo taffetas , with a
satin cclnturo to matcn. An 1K0 ! chomisotU
of dotted white gnuio nnd an 1830 coiffure.
s
Largest Manufacturers nnd Hotallors
ol UlothliiK In the World.
Paderewski's Cat
Is not quite so well known as Paderewski's hair ,
but the likeness here present
ed of the cat is a very good
ono. The portrait has been
obtained at a great expense
(53o ( ) and is shown only to at
tract your attention to the
fact that we are dealnig1 out
some the finest wearing" ap
parel over brought to this
city. "Now that wo have the room we are showing
ing- nearly twice the quantity and the styles and
quality are up to our usual average for excellence.
We take a great deal of pride in the style and
quality of our clothing- for boys and men. Wo
are so satisfied that our prices are right that wo
say nothing about them. All we ask Is a chance
to show the goods.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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