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THE OMAHA DAJLY REE ; FRIDAY , JUNE 2. % 1803.
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THAT padlock still cumbers the door
of Jim Not tlf H nntc-room.
THE council anil Board of Public
"Works have got tho'vinducts on wheels ,
but what will the railroads do ?
THE flag is again flying over the Sand
wich islands ; but this time it is very
properly the Hug of the Hawaiian repub
lic.
THE introduction of Tammany meth
ods in Omaha's city government will not
bo tolerated much longer. Interested
parties should make a note of this fact
THE Whisky trust is still playing in
hard hick. The seceding members of
the trust have made common cause with
the attorney general of Illinois in the
effort to break the big combination.
THE marked increase in the receipts
of hogs at the South .Omaha stock yards
promises to very materially reduce the
visible supply and at the same time they
epoak well for the growth of the local
market
:
Tuc Omaha railroads are putting on
n good many now frills in the way of
local passenger associations , etc. , but
the outrageously excessive rates on oil
shipments from Wyoming to the Mis
souri river are still in vogue.
A COMMON ofllco clerk will not make a
good secretary for the Commercial club ,
which is in need of nn all-round hustler
of good general ability. Such a man
vrlll demand a fair salary , of course.
The club is in need of a first-class man.
THE Now York editors who have not
yet forgiven Chicago for making a suc
cess of the World's fair are now printIng -
Ing columns every day to prove that
America was really discovered by Lief
Erioson nnd that Columbus was an im
postor.
AMERICAN gold is coming back from
Europe nnd the first installment is
nlready on.tho way. In the meantime
American wheat Is going to Europe.
Those two fnct < 3 have much to do with
the feeling of confidence that Is already
uoticoablo in all parts of the country.
THE Viklnga seem to bo of an unlucky
race. Nearly 1,000 years ago they dis
covered America and the newspapers
have robbed them of the credit of the
exploit. Last week they landed on Long
Island and u few hours later they wore
Incarcerated in a Brooklyn cell house as
disorderly characters.
THE Douglas street bridge , which was
constructed at a cost of over $100,000 nnd
paying interest and dividends on ever
1)1,000,000 ) , , is assessed for taxation at
Council lUuffu , $00,000 ; at Omaha , 320-
DOO. Can any county commissioner or
city councilman oxplalu to the tax
payers this rank favoritism toafran-
ohibo corporation which linn a steady in
come from the people ?
Tint suspension of Sloan , Johnson &
Co. has boon a painful surprise to the
business mun of Omaha. The members
of this Arm have enjoyed the esteem and
conlldotico of buyers nnd dealers in an
eminent degree. It goes without say
ing that the community deeply sympa
thizes with them and wo only express
the universal hope that they may soon
bo able to resume business.
TUB report of the labor commissioner
of Iowa contains muoh that is interest
ing ; but the western public will hardly
fall to bo surprised nt the olllcial an
nouncement that in the decade between
1880 and 1890 fifty-eight counties show n
decrease in rural population aggregat
ing 01,142. The figures prove ooiv
clualvoly that the cities of Iowa have
grown nt the expense of the country.
GENERAL COLIIY has got off his Ara
biun stood and once moro becomes i
high private in the rear ranks. The
gap created by his sudden withdrawal
from the uncivil sorviro has beet
promptly filled by a rnw-bonod Missis
elppian. Mr , Shoemaker of Nebraska ,
who pridua hlmsolf upon being a union
veteran und n Bfjuare-tood democrat , has
boon pigoon-holed with Mr. Gannon
Nut Brown and other wheel-horses
Verily the plums hang exceedingly hlgli
[ or the average Nebraska democrat.
VX10X 1MC/F/0 llllltWi : ASSRSS.VKN.T. \
The total coat of llio Douglas atrcot
wagon bridge nnd nppronohos was ? IOI-
000. On this property the assessors of
Pottawattnmlo anil Douglas counties
have rotnrnnd a valuation of $80,000
about one-fifth of the actual vnltto. The
estimated cost of the Union Pacific rail
road bridge IB ever a million nnd n half.
The west half of this bridge is assessed
for 1803 nt $105,000 , or SlOo.OOO . loss than
it wa.s assessed before it was rebuilt.
The tax commissioner of that road , however -
over , has filed a protest against what
ho terms nn excessive valuation , and
states that ho returned the west half of
the bridge nt n valuation of $80,000. Ho
alleges that the assessor raised thovnluo
to 8105,000 "without the knowledge or
consent of nny agent or representative of
the compnny. "
The county commissioners will hear
testimony today on the application for n
reduction of the valuation plnccd upon
the Union Pacific bridge. Witnesses
have been summoned to give thol1 * opin
ions ni to the value of the property and
the justness of the uswssmont. Now.
the value of nil railroad property may
readily bo ascertained by its earning
capacity. No surer means IB at the
command of the county commissioners
for learning the nctual value * of the
bridge than to subpcuna the chiot en
gineer of the Union Pacific road , who can
give a fair estimate of the cost of the
bridge ; the general freight agent , who
can give the nctunl earnings from
freight hauled ever the bridge , and
the goncrnl passenger ngont , who knows
the not earnings from bridge passenger
traffic. With these facts before the
board it will bo oa y to determine
whether or not the assessment made
is excessive. The strong presump
tion is that if such testimony can bo pro
cured the county commissioners will
find abundant ground for raising the as
sessment , ruthnr than lowering it.
AltMY Ol'l'lOKUS AS 1XDUX AdKXTS.
An act of the Inst congress roqulros
the president to detail ollicors of the
army to not as Indian agents nt nil
agencies whore vacancies from any cause
may hereafter occur , who , while acting
as biidi agents , shall ho under the orders
and direction of the secretary of the in
terior , except at ngencicd whore , in the
opinion of the president , the public
service would bo better promoted by the
appointment of a civilian. It is thus
loft discretionary with the president to
retain civilians in the service and it is
probable ho will do so in special
cases. Pursuant to the authority given
him by this law the president has
appointed twenty ollicors of the army to
act as Indian agents and will doubtless :
increase the list ns vacancies occur or
ho may find occasion to make changes.
All those just designated are taken
from the cavalry and infantry , the two
branches of the military service that
hnvo always had close contact with the
Indians , eighteen of thoao detailed being
captains and two major * . They are all
men tf largo oxpofionoo with Indians
and sovci-al of thoin has'o exhibited
special ability in the pa.at in dealing
with them. There arc in all lifty-
sevcn agencies and doubtless moat
of. thorn will- ultimately bo filled
by appointments from the army
it being evident that Mr. Cleveland
is favorable to this palioy. The now
experiment will bo watched with great
interest , and particularly by thoao who
believe military supervision is not good
for the Indians. There is a good deal to
bo said on both sides of the question
The establishment of Indian agents was
made by congress nearly a century ago
nnd during all that period civilians have
for the most part occupied those parti
tions. It is true there has always boon
moro or loss complaint regarding their
administration of affairs and doubtless
many of them have boon justly chargeable -
able with grave dereliction of duty
nnd serious wrongs , both to the gov
ernment , and to the Indians , but when
all the circumstances und conditions uro
considered the record of the Indian
service under civilian management is
highly meritorious and honorable. It
is claimed in behalf of military agents
that they will deal moro honestly with
the Indians , that they will be firmer in
the enforcement ot regulations , and that
ns representatives of the military arm
of the government they will exert a
wnolesomo restraining influence. Pos
sibly this view is correct. The change
does not remove the Indian service from
the civilian control. It is still under
the jurisdiction of the secretary of the
interior. _ _ _ _ _
AltVtiK or COK/'JH.trW I'ltlVILKOKS.
Tlioro is nothing in the history of the
development of municipal government
in the United States moro striking than
the liberality of the people in donating
valuable franchises to private corpora
tions. Nor has there boon anything
moro disgraceful than the almost uni
versal abuse of this municipal liberality
by the corporations themselves. In
every city of any prominence the free
use of public streets 1ms unhesitatingly
boon given to street railway , oloo-
trio light , telephone , gas and
water companies. The people , as a
rule , have asked but little in
return for these concessions , simply con
tenting themselves with a few vague and
doubtful stipulations to the ofToct that
the charges to the public shall not bo
unreasonable. This liberality has boon
moro noticeable In western cities whore
munioipal growth has been rapid nnd
whore , in many instances , private cor
porations have been induced to
establish themselves in advance of
Ingltimuto demands for the service they
are expected to render. As u re
sult of n policy which is utmost
national in extent private corpora
tions in all the largo and prosperous -
porous cities of the country arc
drawing immense revenues from the
pookots of the people. Stockholders
in gas , electric light , street railway ,
telephone and water companies liave ac !
cumulated fortunes , and the value of
itn
their original investments has boon
doubled und In many cases quadrupled. '
Under such circumstance * , the people
who have been so lavish in the distribu I-
tion of franchises uro honestly entitled
to some consideration. But , if they have
oxpeoted fair treatment , they huvo almost I-
Iu
most universally boon deceived. The
private corporations not only refuse to
1 irmko reductions in extortionate charges ,
but 1 they persistently ignore the regula
tions imposed upon thorn from time to
time by municipal enactment. Going
even further , they scok to control ,
nnd , in only too mnny cities , they
do control the various branches of the
municipal government. The Interfer
ence of corporate interests in municipal
politics is rapidly becoming one of the
most serious dangers which confront n
self-governing pooplo. There seems to
bo no limit to the audacity of the men
nt the head of the great corpornto
bodies of the country in their dofinnco
of law and public sentiment.
The people of Omaha have found to
their cost that their city Is no ex
ception to the general rule. The
prlvnto corporations hero enjoy a
monopoly in their sovornl systems.
Not content with this ndvnntngo they
shirk the payment of taxes , prevent Iho
proper assessment of property , defraud
the city in the matter of public service ,
manipulate tho' city elections in their
own interests , interfere with public Im
provements nnd trample upon pr'lvntu
rights with impunity. No city in the
west hns more to contend with in the
matter of pernicious interference in mu
nicipal affairs than Omaha. Not only la
healthy and natural development Im
peded , but the city is deprived of legiti
mate competition nnd the people nro
compelled to submit to nny charges
or inconvenience that may bo imposed ,
realizing that they have no adequate
remedy in law or ordinance. Sad ex
perience has also taught thorn that they
cannot even rely upon the integrity of
the men placed In the legislative branch
of the municipal government. Under
present conditions they see no prospect
or hope of relief , and the conviction Is ,
gradually , but none the less surely ,
dawning upon thorn that nothing but n
rndicalrovolution _ In municipal politics
will otTcc' . a cure of , the evils with which
they have to contend. They nro already ,
baying to themselves that if the needed
reform cannot como within party lines
they will hnvo to como from without
them , and the party lenders who ntTcct
to control the lines of policy in municl
pal campaigns must either prepare for
a revulsion of public sentiment that
will sweep them out of existence or take
immediate steps to yield to a demand
that will bo as imperative as it will bo
resistless.
IXCHHAS1A O KXl'JllTS.
A very encouraging feature in the
commercial situation is the increase in
the amount of exports. It is noted that
the foreign shipments of merchandise
during May were the largest of any
month this year and except for the snmo
month last year wore the largest in May
for ever six years. The value of the
brcadstuITs exported last month was a
little ever 80,000 ! ) , 000 , which considering
the reduced prices was n largo movc'-
mont. For the same time there was a dc-
crease of imports. Tlioro is reason to
expect that the returns for Juno will
show an equally favor.iblo con
dition of affairs as to the foreign trade
This is reassuring with respect to the
financial situation , for as everybody
knows the steady outflow of gold has
boon largely duo to the fact that the
balance of trade hns for a year past been
against the United States. As wo have
heretofore shown from authentic statis
tics , the 0X0033 of imports over ex
ports during the first five months of the
current year was 890,000,000. Tills fact
supplies a ready and clear explanation
of the drain of gold to Europe. How
it has happened that the imports
have run so far ahead of the ex
ports admits of several explana
tions. It has been suggested that
merchandise imports have been vastly
stimulated in the last year by fho fear
of the effects of the silver purchase law ,
as well as by the desire of importers to
forestall the vigorous quarantine re
strictions against cholera that were ex
pected to bo enforced this summer.
Very likely both of these influences
have operated as suggested , and If BO it
is a sound conclusion that the indications
that the silver purchase law 'will bo re
pealed have had the oft'cct to reduce
the volume of imports. It is also sug
gested that another factor against the
continuance of largo Imports bus boon
brought into prominence by the
announcement thnt congress will
bo called together In September.
It is argued that importers
will naturally bo disposed to lesson their
, risks on the eve of tariff legislation , und
thnt in order to secure the advantage of
revised duties they may reasonably be
expected to limit their entries at Amer
ican custom houses until Jho exact character -
actor and extent of the changes in con
templation shall have Oceania known.
The force of this view , however , will
appear loss strong when it is considered
that there is not much probability of
congress being able to make u general
revision of the tariff that will go Into
elTcct sooner than perhaps a year and a
half , if even then. It may be regarded
as practically assured that no now
tariff bill can be passed in time to
become otlcctivo by July 1 , 1891 , though
some changes designed to increase the
revenues of the government maj bo
accomplished before that time.
It is noteworthy that the increase in
exports has begun earlier than usual ,
which ij to bo regarded as a good sign.
As to the possibilities of their further
expansion , It is said that all tlio wheat
that can bo spared Is already practically
assured of u foreign market. "Tlio corn
crop , " bays the Philadelphia ff
"which last your wus 500,000.000 bushels
less than the previous season , gives
promise , from the enlargement of
ifa
acreage and favorable start of the
plant , of reaching maximum proper
tions. Tito fodder crops of Europe uro a
partial failure , und this fact , tugothot
with the imiroatiing use of corn as an
article of human food , points to unex
ampled exports of this cereal during the
coming .year , " All things considered
tlio foreign trudo conditions uro begin
ning to look much moro onoouruging
than they have done for a year or more
past ,
THE through ruto on a carload (2-l.OOC (
pounds ) of fruit from Sacramento tc
Now York on fust tliuu schedule in ro <
frlgorator curs Is $350. The through
rate on a carload of lubricating oil from
Casper , Wyo. , to Chicago , Is fixed by the
Elkhorn railway tariff shoot nt 32o8.
From Caspar to CWbago the distance is
about ono-thlrd i fhnt of the run
from Snornmoi\to \ I to Now York.
The meanest cars can bo used in trans
porting oil , whllrfTrhit is porishnblo nnd
must bo" carried "llh refrigerator cars.
The rate on a curloml of oil from Caspar
to Chicago should.Bt > btbo ever one-third
the fruit carloadf.tianscontlncntttl ( rate ,
which would bo.i . about $110 , or a rate
$11 higher than ; thc carload rate on
cattle from Caspok. to Chicago. The
railroad managers ficannot justify the
prohibitive oil rates from Wyoming
points. ; '
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MUCKS Axa ir. a/w.
The government has issued and will
soon distribute a comprehensive work
showing the course of prices nnd wngcs
for half n contury. It is n report of the
speclnl committee of the sonnto commit
tee on llnnncu , the fncts having been
supplied largely by the government
commissioner of Inbor , whoso nuthority
is regarded with favor by mon ot all
parties. For the purposes of this report
the agents of the Bureau of Labor in
every part of the country collected the
prices of 223 ' 'distinct articles
for 1891 nnd cnrrlod their com
parisons back as far as possible toward
1840. The lists cover a great variety of
manufactured articles us well us agri
cultural products and raw materials ,
and enable one to trace a distinct differ
ence in the range of- prices of articles
constantly cheapened by improved ma
chinery and these which are growing
dearer by tho. high rental of laud. Ac
cording to a Washington dlspatchjmlf
the problems of economic science will bo
Illuminated by thp i masses of figures
presented. "Whether gold has really
appreciated in value , whether silver
has remained n truer standard of prices ,
whether n doprcciatdd currency en
hances prices beyond the premium on
gold , whether wngos keep pace with
prices during periods of paper in
flation , whether improved machinery
lias reduced the cost of living nnd given
the laborer moro comforts and higher
wages. "
Taking the year 1800 as the base line ,
for the reason that it was a year of nor
mal conditions , preceded by the do.
prcssion of the panic of 1857 , and fol
lowed by the disturbing influences of the
war and paper inflation , , it is shown that
prices were lower in 1891 than in 1800 ,
taking the whole range of merchandise.
Some things were higher nt the later
period , pnrticularly lho products of agri
culture , but noTii'rly all manufac
tured products bnd declined. The
avorajjo prices * * fQr 1800-01 wore
108.1 , and they wcrg. higher during the
'
ensuing ton years 'but in 1890-91 they
were 02.3. It is shfo'wn that during the
period of paper inflation the rise in
prices was considerably ubovo the
premium on gold . } With rognrd to
wages the statistics demonstrate that
they have boon steadily rising since
1840 , but the ris jpf wages in paper
money was not sq rapid as the rise of
the premium on weld , nor so rapid as
the rise of prices , -in statement whicl
ought to bo carefully considered by
tlio wage earners of thp country , many
of whom lend themselves too rapidly
to the support of proposals for
currency inflation. It is a very old
principle , which those statistics strongly
sustain , that labor is the very las
thing to advance under currency inlla'
tion , and it very rarely keeps pace will ;
the appreciation of other things. The
evidence supplied by those statistics i
that wages , measured in gold , have
continued to rise steadily since tlio re.
sumption of spccio payments , and tha
this , in connection with the reduced
cost of living , has contributed to
steady improvement In the condition
of labor. In producing those result !
the currency , rather than the tariff ,
plays the most important part.
A LINCOLN hack driver has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for seven
years for assisting another mun to rob a
drunken passenger of a $5 bill. Sup
pose this kind of justice was adminis
tered to a bank president who has om-
bozzolcd and stolen $300,000. Lot us
compute. If a man stealing $5 gets
seven yoaiM in tlio penitentiary , a man
stealing 8100 would have to servo twenty
timo.s seven years. If ho stole $2,000 ho
would feorvo four hundred times seven
years. If ho stole $20,000 ho would
servo four thousand times seven years.
If ho stole $100,000 ho would servo twenty
thousand times seven years , so the bank
president who stole $300,000 would , if lie
had the same justice as was meted out
to the Lincoln hack driver , have to
servo sixty thousand times seven years ,
which is equal to120,000 years. If ho
became a good stone cutter or barrel
builder ho might by good behavior bo
able to knock oil 20,000 years of invol
untary servitude. But bank presidents
do not got down to the low level of a
common hack driver.
TUB distillers at Oinahn and No-
brnuka City , thu starch works ut Bent-
rico , the paper milJS nt Lincoln and the
tivlno factory at Fremont nro moro or
loss alTootod by the trusts. All of thorn
are not controlled by Juio trusts , but all
would do a bettor business If the trusts
were crushed out of oxlBtoneo.
(
Ini ) tlio Irh lnnlc.
With the mercury iirraiu chnsln ? the nine
ties , there would suonvi to bo n Konulna oc
casion for the president to issue another
koojj cool latter , /
MuniM Iciliiji I2ml.
( ) lubc-I&a > crtit ,
Tlio republicans nri-f IpposoJ as a rue to
the us ? qf patronage ) ( < & tlio purpose of in
fluencing IcKlshulon./mt. thov will indorse
such action on tlio pun of Cleveland if ho
can thus cituso a domocratlo congress to vnto
for honest money.
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Nothing Wilt KXOIMO It.
IMroit Tiihunc
Not oren tlio exigencies of the financial
situation will excuse tliu administration
from tubing Immediate stuns to inaku safe
tlio several government buildings .which uro
said W bo presented from falling principally
l > y tlio hordes of domocratlo wallers who. are
loaning against them until such time us
they uro given places Inside.
A hlnlllo iit Incident ,
AYiiwiji CUy 'flinti.
America will got a square deal nt the
hands of the DcrlugSea Board of Arbitra
- tion If tlio proceedings yesterday may be
taken as nn Indication. The attempt of iCiig-
fund's counsel to gut the matter into such u
shape that ICnglnnd could refuse to abide by
the award oC the arbitrators was most
thoroughly snuolchod , for which wo ewe the
Wench pnmlont of the bonrd thixnhn.
Knglnml MM lonijliaa the numo of losing
every ( juostlon submitted to arbitration , ami
this time Its policy may DO to bully Its way
through , But it won't work.
A Illncrilitm ( or H Cuniili
CMra-jo Infer Octan.
Ex-Oovcrnor Campbell has again thrown
the Ohio democrats In to the slough Ofidcspnlr
by refusing to run against Governor McKln-
loy. The ox-tjovornor enjoys n Joke , nnd
aupgcsU Congressman Oulhwnlto ns a Rood
tnan to run. OutlnvAlto has money , but
rofnsod to spend It to help elect Campbell
two yea ra ago nnd Campbell Is willing to BOO
Iho Columbus congressman spend his money
thlsyoar for the empty honorof a nomination.
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Tlio I.cmon of Kxporlonco ,
Xew Yort JltraM.
Yes , it hns boon .a hard and blttor lesson ,
nnd ono which the country might well have
been spared. That it hns been learned Is
evident In Iho now nnd sounder opinions
thnt nro expressed In sections of the country
that hnvo heretofore bucn the strongholds of
the silver heresy and In the avowed conver
sion of men who represent them In Washing
ton nnd wlio nro prepared , whrn congress
meets , to eoho our demand : Hcpoal the
Sherman law Stop buying silver.
DcntnniU nit Immoitlnto Session.
JSf. IMtU Vloneer I'nti.
Public opinion , the country over , should
concentrate Itself In ono unanimous , irroslst-
Iblodomund upon the president to call con
gress together immediately for the purpose
of securing the repeal of the Sherman silver
not. It Is worse than idle 'folly to dolay.
The country is now convinced of the caimi
of Its misfortunes. In a year when it would
have seoinod that all the forces of 1'rov-
Irtcnco had conspired to favor It , when In
dustry was nourishing ami well remunerated ,
when the earth yielded her fruits bounte
ously nnd the ticods of others coincided with
our plenty wo have been struggling with
n lliiiinolal depression tlmt can bo traced to
but ono causo. With n volume of currency
larger than ever before , with moro money
per capita than over before , nnd with tha
amount increasing largely each month ,
every Interest hns neon pressed for acces
sary capital , una banking Institutions have
not dared to extend their credits ) . All thU
Is In consequence of our ovll currency sys
tem. Among these who have studied the
situation cnrcfully nml who hnvo the right
to express an Intelligent opinion unbiased by
self-interest there Is not n dissenting voice.
The Sherman law must bo repealed before
the industries of the country will revive per
manently und confidence take the place of
distrust.
AVIHTOU MUOKK'S tiH.lllf ST1VK.
Lincoln News : By all moans let. Mr. Gar-
ncau give an Immediate account of his stow-
urdshlp. If ho has been unfaithful to the
trust reposed In him Governor Crounso can
not do ot.herwiso than instantly remove him.
The mere fact that If ho had the best in
terests of tlio state nt heart ho would have
done so long ago , should not cause him to
hesitate In this event : neither should the
fact that it ' "ipht bo injudicious to remove
him nt this Juncture , while the fair is in
progress , out any llijuro with the executive
in doing Ins duty.
PlattsmouthNows : State Auditor Moore ,
who has shown from the llrst day
of his Incumbency the desire to
have stnto business managed the same us ho
would manage his own private affairs , is
now ufter Commissioner Gnrncau with a
sharp stick. He refuses to audit several of
Garuc.iu's expenditures on the ground that
they are extravagant and are not justified by
the appropriation. Wo believe that thostuto
auditor will bo upheld in his theory of the
case by nearly every taxpayer in Nebraska.
The Idc.i ot having llfty employes on the pay
roll at Chicago und charging up for some of
thorn SO per day for hotel expenses is a little
too rich for the average Nebraska. Auditor
Moore Is certainly showing that the republi-
cad party made no mistake when they
elected him to the responsible otllco last
year , which ho so ably nils.
VEOPi.r. AXit ruixas.
Edwin Booth's estate is valued at JCOO.ODO.
Five million bushels is the size of the pea
nut crop this year.
Congressman Bland inquires in. metallic
tones , "Where is the democracy at ? " Is
Bland another victim of the silver j.ig ?
Base ball maintains much of its old-time
vigor in some sections ojf the country , An
umpire was mobbed at Akron , O. , the other
day.
day.Chicago
Chicago papers insist that the "dives must
go. " iTho advice is needless. They arc
going for the verdant s every hour In the
twenty-four.
Kock nnd Dtinch arc rival candidates for
mayor of Milwaukee. As the former is a
republican it is reasonably certain ho will
crow victoriously on the democratic Dunclc-
hlll.
hlll.Missouri
Missouri cyclones are oxtrcmoly useful to
natives Inheriting the tired feeling. A lute
twlrler uprooted trees in Washington couuty
aim in tha holes were found rich deposits of
lead oro.
llumboldt ana Cuvlcr estimated the num
ber of species of mammalia , or creatures
which sucltlo their young , to bo but. little
short of 000 ; of birds. 4,000 ! insects , 44,000 :
reptiles , 700 ; In all , 50,000 species ,
Tom Johnson of Ohio Is not nvorso to re.
colving the domocratlo nomination lor gov
ernor. provided it comes with "sulllcioiit
unanimity. " As Tom commands a moderate
bar'l , unanimity may bo si-cured If the dis
bursements are properly made.
Two Frenchmen have actually refused to
uiiko targets of themselves for u profes
sional duelist. Of course they did not fear
the result of tin exchange of shots. It wus
dread of Injury to innocents lurking In the
vicinity that caused thorn to pause.
The measurement of the earth in miles Is
given ns follows : Diameter nt the poles
7,8'JS ' ; mean diameter , 7'Jll ; dlamotor-jit the
equator , 7.1) ) 4 ; circumference around tlio
poles , 21,815 ; mean circumference , 2lKti ,
and circumference around the equator , lil.b'Jl ! ,
The Uccord of Philadelphia bnwalls the
wanton waste of Pullman In cutting off the
crust of tlio broad he serves. The Kocord is
mistaken. The crust is not lost , but on the
contrary servos the useful purpose of o
"handout" to the Industrious taxgathcrer.s ,
Smarting under repeated assaults on hi
ability , u Kansas rainmaker proposes going
to Chicago and showering the fair. IU
should bo jugged on arrival. Chicago at
mosplioro Is too tender to bo trilled with.
Very little provocation Is ordinarily needed
to transform the town into a slough ,
Brooklyn's program for the ontertu'nmtmt
of the crow of tha Viking shit ) was nut fol
lowed to the loiter. After having a night of
it at a club they were assaulted on the street
nnd promptly clapped In jail. Four hours In
the bastllu prepared thum for the reception
tendered by the mayor und city olllclals.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy , who is rapidly
Hearing his eightieth birthday. U said to be
as full of enthusiasm and vitality now us ho
was llfty years ago. Hu is an enthusiast on
Irish literary topics , nnd is in-ranging fqr u
scries of Irish books to bo puullanod by a
I/Diidon linn In the autumn , ami recently do.
llverod n lecture In London on the prospects
of liish literature ,
Mrs. Laura M. Johns , the woman suffrage
Iqader , Is getting ready to whoop things up
in Kansas thin full. The campaign will
begin In September and the women will
make the sunflower state the battlefield.
Mrs. Jones says that defeat in Kansas will
sot back the cause In every other suto ,
while success will stimulate the movement
from ocean to ocean , Thuroforo every en
ergy will bo bent townrd carrying the day
in Jerry Simpson's bailiwick.
Cows and other ruminating animals have
several stomachs. Into the Jlrat of them the
food pusses us it is eaten. When tlio unimal
has llnlshod its aoaivh for food it forces a
part of thu fooil from the first stomach back
Into the mouth and uhows it leisurely a
SMcond time. This portion of the food it the
animal's cud. Almost always the cud is
voguttiblo matter , though when a cow has
lost her cud" the urtiliclal cud proviiloj by
the owner contains seine animal matter , UK
u rule.
John Qulncy Adams Ward , the suulptor ,
has almost completed his statue of Hoscoo
Conkllng , und says ho has never buforo been
so enthusiastic over nny of tils work. His
Information for Iho sfatuu , ho says , was
gained \vhllo Counting wus spooking during
tlio GarJlcld-Hani'oclc campaign. In the
middle of a senttncowhile ho was spoakl ng
most eloquently , Conkllng stopped , took a
atop toward ttio audience und , raising : his
haud , sal t In a low volco : "Tho die IB cast.
Gurnoldivlll bo elected. " Mr. Aduuis says
ho lookeC llko an Inspired prophet.
< 4.VJI XltnitASKAXS.
Hnhboll Is having A mad dog scnro and
mnny canines nro biting the dust.
Contract * have been lot for the bulldlnc of
a system of waterworks nt Alllftiioo ,
The now Baptist church nt liolbrook , Fur-
nas county , will t > o dedicated Juno 27.
The Independent convention of Sallno
county hns been called for September 23.
Tim Thomas , ft Nebraska City bnrbor , has
been appointed to n position In Washington.
Steve Kennedy of Nebraska City has secured -
cured the contract for putting In a system of
water works at Gordon.
. , r.Tot' B. O. Garrett , now a teacher nt Des
Mollies , has been elected principal of the
Broken Bow puollc schools.
John Hnll has begun n five years roMdonco
nt the pen to pay for highway robbery. Ho
was sentenced from Beatrice.
A caring sand bank crushed little Jimmy
Henderson to death whllo ho was watching
n liord of cattle In Sheridan couuty.
Osceola Methodists hnvo decided to build
a now church , nnd the ladles have agreed to
furnish $500 of the necessary amount of
monoy.
Matt A. DatiRhorty of Ojralnlla , who
essnvcil to connect with thooniuo of .stnto
oil Inspector , but missed his coupling by
about half n turn , is In the city.
Among the chain gang at Kearney Is Hob.
crt Crosby , a pickpocket , who wus caught
nfter having boon used for n target bv Pony
Powers , whom ho had attempted to rou.
John McGlmits of Blue Springs awoke the
other night nnd discovered a thief about to
ninko away with ouo of his horses. Ho
secured n shotgun nnd fired at the robber
but failed to briiif ? him down.
Gates college at NoIIgh has closed ono of
the most successful years In Its history.
1 hero were nine ( frailuatea from the conservatory -
servatory of music , three from the normal
department and ouo from the commercial
school ,
A woman named Borda was snnt to Jail nt
Fremont with n baby , and the next morning
It was discovered that the little ono had
scarlet fever. The authorities quickly re
leased the mother and sent her homo to oaro
for the child.
Seine time ago Albert Uoss , accused of in-
ccndlarlsm for burning a store nt Dooatur ,
was released from Jail on ball and .skipped.
Nothing was heard from htm until n week erse
so ugo. when n letter w.is received by lib
duughtor ut Teknmah , which Informed her
that her father was dead.
While u piece of plate glass 10x12 feet was
being unloaded from a dray at Scribner It
fell over , striking Albert Wagner and C. T.
Horton , carrying them down with it. Wagner -
nor had his spine broken nnd Is perhaps
fatally Injured , while Ilortou escaped with
tlu-eo broken ribs and some bruises. The
glass was shattered.
The labor nf thinning on overv Hold of
beets for the Norfolk factory will bo"finished
this wcolc , which Is a month earlier than tha
work was completed last year , says the Nor
folk News. Tills has been brought about
through n better knowledge of tlio business ,
farmers having learned from experience Just
when to go Into their llelds to clear thorn
with the least work and to the best advan
tage.
Carl Lord , aged about 7 , Harrv H.por ,
aged 7 , and Uay Uopor , ngcd 5 , of Bartloy
were playing in the rear of a drug store the
other day and found some phosphorus In
sticks like candy. Each of them put some
of it in his pocket. From the friction or the
heat of their bodies It took tire und each of
them was terribly burned. Harry nnd Hay
Hoper died the next morning , and Carl Lord
was still suffering with little hope of his re
covery at last accounts.
Whllo Frank Knotts , n brother of A. B.
Kuotts of Plattsmouth , was working in a
Mexican mine nnd was on his way to the
surface , a boy fell from the top and knocked
him off , both fulling to the level bolow.
Knotts was but slightly Injured , but thu
Mexican who had fallen nearly 200 feet was
hilled outright. The father and brother of
thp boy at once made up their minds to
avenge the death of their relative by taking
the llfo of Knotts without anv ceremony.
They jumped onto him with the ferocity of
enraged tigers , but the miners interfered
nnd saved his life , though his assailants
swore they would kill him nt the first oppor
tunity. Knotts was then arrested for killIng -
Ing the boy , thrown in jail and afterward
tried and found not guilty. Ho is compelled
to go armed and keep u good lookout all the
time for treachery.
A T. I X0111) 'ii MILIJOXS.
Eatlmntn of the Wealth Which the Dead
Honiuor r.cft Uuhlml.
SAN FUAXCISCO , Cal. , Juno 23. A careful
estimate of Stanford's ' wealth puta.lt jit JSH-
000,000 , as follows : $24,000,000 South
ern 1'aclllc securities ; 100,000 ncros ot land
worth $0,000,000 ; San Francisco Cable Hail-
road stock , $3,000,000 ; personal property ,
§ 1,000,000 ; estimated lucomo annually ,
$3,000,000.
The death of Stanford wll not affect
the policy of the Southern Pacific road , ns
ho had taken no active part In the manage
ment for some years. It Is not known what
disposition ho made of his holdings.
Fort Donrliorn btntuii Unvnllcil.
CHICAGO , Juno 22. The splendid bronze
group , commemorative of the Fort Dearborn
massacroof 1812 , on the site of this city , the
pift of Gcorgo M. Pullman , was unveiled
this afternoon nt the Lake Shore and Eigh
teenth strcot. Jiix-Presldeut Harrison de
livered thu oration.
TJU ; .f nDiToni.tr. , rvnr ,
Chicago Post ! Acquitted but ruined , No
honllng of time can ttaucli the wounctn
which malignity Mid misguided zeal have
Inflicted on LIzHo Bordcn. She has repined <
pined her liberty , but stio Is marked t6r
llfo.
llfo.St.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : H Is really , after
nil , less the Inovllnblcnoss of the terdlcl
thatysirlkc * ono than It Is the taut that n
person can bo brought to trial for nn Infix-
nious nnd capital crtrao on no other evidence
than this.
Indianapolis Journal ! The verdict of no-
qulttal In thoLlrzio Bordcn cnscjwlll not sur
prise any person who hns followed the course
of the trial nt nil closely. It has boon ovl-
( lent for some time that the prosecution bait
failed to malto a case.
Chicago Uoconl : H Is daplorablo that the
ofllccrs of the law failed so completely to
solve the mystery of this monstrous crime.
The Jury , ns conscientious men , could not
possibly hnvo found the prisoner Rullty on
the testimony presented In court.
Kansas City Star : The Ji ry which ac
quitted Lizzie itorden also arraigned the
state of Massachusetts for withholding the
right of trial from n woman who wns kept In
con linemen t for nearly n year upon what tlio
courts have found to bo n groundless sus
picion.
Detroit Free Press : The acquittal of LU-
? .lo Borden was practically foregone con
clusion. Whllo there wus certainly enough
In the case nud Its surroundings to create n
very strong impression of her guilt no in
telligent Jury could possibly convlot her on
the testimony produced In court.
lUitTnlo Courier : A H.IW generally moans
busings when Its tvutli nro sou
Raymond's Monthly : Hess Tlmt old Mr.
lloorur drinks Illto a lUli. HnnrlolRli Kon-
HCIISU ; n llsh doosn't pliiuu the und of u whliky
llask to Its mouth ovury Un niluutos.
Hoiiiorvlllo Journal ! "Is your wife a Hood
nmmiKur ? " usKud one iiinrrlcd man of another.
"I she Is " the , "
RUINS , win reply "dho knows
how to manage mo , nt all ovonts. "
Imllannuolls Journal : Watt.s What right
has .llcg-iuy to ho iipulylng for a pvn-ilnii ?
Potts llu claims no lost his volco In thu Sal
vation army.
Hnrpor'n Ha/ar : "What do you do with this
base ball mask , llarlnw ? You don't play ball ,
do you ? " "Nn , 1 padlock It on my boy Johnny
In the Krccn apple season. It saves lots of
trouble. "
Chicago Kecord : "What Is your mlddlo
iiamuV"
"Sir , no man who respects the memory of Ills
parents should uvor rcivoal hh mldillu name ,
for In It Is always roveulud tlin lmli : > lent In-
saulty of thiMo who liustowud thu numo upon
Ihulr Innocent olVspriiU. "
I.ouNvlllo Courier Journal : "From astralght
duinoi'iailu point of vluw. " asks an esteemed
lint port coiilumporiiiy , "why should thum bo
any hardship In putting a duty on sugar when
Kentucky whisky has dropped 28 cunts a Bal
lon ? " Thu thoiouuhness of Ignorance In sumo
editorial sanctums is annulling. What has
sugar to ilu with Kentucky whisky "from n
'straight' democratic point ot vlow 'r
ItHitnn Cornier.
"I'm awful fond of driving , miss , "
* Her \\otild-bn Miltor said ,
As pas-tliiK' tennis gave emphasis
To ihotiKht the moment lireil.
"So'N pa. Ho'.s nultu it whip , they say , "
Shu answered him ; "no doubt.
If you should como iiround .somu duy
He'll gladly drive you out. "
TIIK VIlllOXW ItlUKUU.
CiiicfiUKiU TlmeSlar ,
Some folks Is nllus klckln'
And r.ilsln' ot u storm ;
In.summer time tnuy mope and whine , and May
"It'sToo
Too
Illumed '
Warml"
And then when winter comes along ,
They smirl und snap and scold ,
And won't go out but sit about becniiM
"It's
"It'sToo
Too
lllamed
Cold I"v
And In the fall they're just as bud ,
And grumble moro and morn :
Tlioy'ro always quick to make a kick , and say
"It'H
"It'HToo
Too
lllamedHaw
Haw ! "
When rorepaiiKh'.s circus comes ulong
Thuy'ru iilwiiyo hound to KO.
Wliunothers uliuur , they giunt and Jeer , bet
CllUbO ,
"It's
"It'sToo
Too
Illumed
Slow ! "
And when they die old Hatan says ,
With all thu Bull he's Kilt ;
"Walk In. old man ! " "Don't think I can , " lif
winks ,
"It'sToo
Too
TooDlaniPd
Hot ! "
St. Peter moots him t the gates
And asks him If ho would
"Ju-,1 settle down and wear a crown. " Il
vrliis
"Vou'io
"Vou'ioToo
Too
lllamed
Oooill"
Hut If you moot him on the street
Thuro'M emi IhliiB I'vii admired ;
Wliiiii iiskcd to drink , ho'll nuvcr nhrlnk. ani/
<
" '
Too
Illumed
Tired I"
LuuostMiiiiiifnatiirora nml IlotalloM
oi Clothing In thu World.
In the Same Boat.
Ail the goods wo have in stock are in the same
boat it's a mighty nice
boat , though. We bought
it the stock to soll.and
if we have our usual luck
we'll do that same. As
to quality it's all in the
same boat no matter
; jwhat the price , the fab-
-ST"1rics , workmanship and
style are absolutely correct. We are making such
decided bargain prices just now that it is a com
paratively easy matter to convince a man that it
pays to buy the best.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,