Nebraska Newspapers

    TFTR OMAHA DAILY BEHU1 TUESDAY , JUNE 27 , 1893 ,
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Tlio llco In Chicago.
Tin : DAILY ami SUNDAY Unit is on sale In
Clilrnpn til thi ! following places :
Pnlnior house.
Oiand 1'iidllr hotel.
AlHlllotlum hotel ,
llreal Northern hotol.
Ooro hotel.
Lfllimd lintnl ,
Wells 1 ! . Hirer. 1H9 Stalest root.
Film of Tun HKF. can be soon nt the No-
liranka building and the Administration build
ing , Imposition irroumK
Aicrncn Clrmliitlim fur Mm , KIIIII , 34,417
TllK way to mtiko money oirculato in
Oniuliu is to pivo employment to every
Man nnd woman who is willing to work.
As TUB managing editor of the city's '
expense account Mayor Bumis uso3 the
Tjluo ponull with judicial discrimination.
Tun crash of tlio Tromont liouso at
Fort Scott verifies the assumption that
paper shell hotels are not confined to
Chicago.
IT WAS not entirely unexpected , hut
the action of the council of India in
definitely postpones free ailvor coinage
in the United Stales.
TllKUK should bo very little of poli
tics in the September bcssion of con
proas. What the country needs is con
servative financial legislation , but not ,
too much of it.
Tun democratic newspapers continue
to evince an extreme roluetanco to dis
cuss the lavilT question , despite the al
most frantic appeals of Charles A. Dana
nnd Henry "Wattorson.
THE German elections boar a marked
eimilarity to one of the old time elec
tions in the HOttth. They are still voting
over there , and the noils are not likely
to close for several weeks.
TUB late 1-olund Stanford was said to
bo worth Sir ; > ,000,000. It otihl bo curi
ous to note just how much of a shrinkage
the figures would liavo sustained in tlio
presence of an income tax.
TIIBRB will bo but little consolation in
the fact that there is a silver lining to
the financial cloud as long as the govern'
I uiont is compelled to pay 100 cents in
gold for about ( it cents worth of lining.
JIM NORTH'S only regret is that there
Is not a blue grass lawn around the
Omaha federal building. Ho can lock
his doors against the place hunters , but
lie can't warn them to keep olT the
grass. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RKCKH'TS of live stock at the South
Omaha market prove that whatever
Nebraska may lack this your in the
production of small grain she will more
than make up from her burplus of moat
products.
TUB Ohio democrats are still hope
lessly divided in their efforts to find a
worthy opponent for McKinloy. This Is
certainly btrango in view of all that has
boon said of the great revival of democ
racy in the llnckoyo stale.
A GRORUIA newspaper alludes to our
own Congressman Liryan as "tho hand
some and talented dark-eyed child of the
west. " Nebraska people who have
always felt certain that the young con
gressman would win a name for himself
Iwvo now realized thol'- ' fondest expec
tations.
WHKN American wheat goes to
Europe gold is bound to come back.
All the theories of the financial wiso-
ncros of the country will not bo able to
controvert HO simple a proposition. But
as long as the balance of trade is against
the United States , just so long will the
balance bo liquidated in gold.
Tins Chicago people , who breathed a
F fllcrh of relief when Kulalia departed ,
liavo more trouble in store. The nawab
of Hampur will noon bo with them , and
now comes the olllelal announcement
that the galkwar of Uaroda is coming.
Hut very few Chicago people know 'how
to properly entertain a genuine
gailcwar.
IN THBSB troublous times the raon
who are on the bonds of custodians of
public fundd feel very uncomfortable.
It remains to lx > soon , however , whether
any bondsmen .will over IHJ made to
muko peed the shortage of a treasurer.
So far , we have not heard of a single In-
Blanco where tlio shortage of a treasurer
has boon made good by his bundsmen.
SENATOR HLAOKHUKN is said to bo a
little nervous and uncomfortable over
the fact that his term of horvico in
the senate expires on tlio sumo day that
Mr , Carlisle's period of service in the
cabinet comes to a close. This would
poem to indicate a laek of universal con
fidence among Kontucklans that their
state will furnish the uoxt democratic
presidential candidate. .
A SKHIOVa nlMW 70 Hll.VKIl. '
A London dispatch oonvoyi the highly
Important nowa that K.irl Klmborloy ,
secretary of stale for India , announced
In the House of Lords that the Indian
council had passed an act for the imme
diate closing of the mlnt to the free
coinage of silver1 and that It was In
tended to Introduce the gold standard
In India , though gold would not be the
solo legal tender. That is to say , India
is to enter the list of bimetallic coun
tries , with a monetary system somewhat
similar , it is presumed , to that of
the United States so far as gold
and silver are concerned. While
It has been understood for fiomo
time that the question of such a change
was being .seriously considered , as in the
view of Hrltiah financiers offering the
only remedy for the perplexing condi
tion of Indian finances , still the decision
to make the change was unexpected.
Tlio proposal to abandon the free coin
age of silver and adopt the gold standard
for India was made and dlboussod while
the Salisbury government was in power.
Such a policy was strongly urged by the
British oillelals in India , who forcibly
pointed out the disadvantages of the
silver standard to that country and the
benefits that might reasonably bo expected -
pected to result from the abandonment of
that standard and the stoppage of the
free coinage of silver. The proposal
was supported by prominent English
financiers , but the government was not
disposed to make so radical a departure
from a long-established policy. The de
cision to make the change indicates
that the subject lias been under con
sideration ever since. It is a fair infer
ence that the exigency justifying this
departure is felt to bo very urgent.
India is one of the principal silver-
using countries , and the effect of this
change of policy regarding silver can
not fail to bo far-reaching. Without at
tempting to forecast all of its pos
sible consequences , one thing can
bo. predicted with certainty. It is
n blow to silver thatiwill further depre
ciate the market value of tlio white
metal and go far toward settling the
question of its use as money by the lead
ing countries of the world , except as
subsidiary currency. Tlio fact that gold
is not to be made the sole legal tender
in India may somewhat mitigate the ef
fects of the change , but they will bo
felt more or less in every country where
silver enters largely into the monetary
system , and it is to bo expected that they
.will for a time intensify the unsettled
condition of financial afiair.s generally.
The establishment of a gold standard
in India will of courno necessitate draw
ing a supply of gold from other coun
tries , u prospect which , under existing
circumstances , the people of the United
States cannot regard with perfect com
placency. England has at present a
good reserve of gold , part of which she
will undoubtedly bo able to send to
India : but there is reason to apprehend
that nho will draw on the'United States
for the greater part of what she may
need to establish the gold standard for
her Indian possessions. At any rate
there is created by this change a larger
demand for * gold and it is most
natural to expect that we shall
have to supply a portion of it.
The ai'tiou of the Indian council
is in harmony with the finanuia
policy of the British government and it
may bo accepted as definite notice from
that government that it lias no sympathy
with any plan or proposal looking
to the larger use of silver as money ; It
will doubtless bo so regarded by all the
European countries , so that it manifestly
will bo useless tor tlio United Statea to
attempt to soeuj an international ratio
lor silver and the free coinage of that
metal by European governments. Hav
ing discarded it they do not propose to
return to it. Tlio abandonment of the
silver standard in India will deprive the
advocates of the free coinage of
silver in tlio United States of
an argument they have used with
much potency with a clasii of our
people , namely , that India being on a
silver basis our wheat growers wore at a
disadvantage in competition with the
Indian wheat producers. This argu
ment , always unsound , must bo aban
doned when the gold standard is
established in India. There will still bo
advocates of the free coinage of silver
by the United States , on the ground that
this country should make its own
financial policy regardless of what other
nations may do , but it is safe to predict
that the number of such will hereafter
not be so largo as it has been nor will
their zeal bo so ardent.
TlltS ILLINOIS .IXTl-l'IIUSl LAW.
The anti-trust law passed by the Illi
nois legislature and just signed by the
governor Is u very comprehensive meas
ure , which If rigidly enforced will do
away with every kind of combination or
agreement in that state that can alToct
competition in trade or transportation.
In regard to the business of transporta
tion it goo.s further than any other state
law or than the federal anti-trust law ,
although one or two federal judges have
hold that the latter iu-t applies a ? well
to combinations-of common carriers as
to any other form of combination. Ac
cording to one interpretation of
the Illinois law it authorb.es pro
ceedings against passenger and freight
associations , and it is stated that the
attorney general of the state will be
asked to proceed against the Western
Passenger association with a view to
restraining the roads embraced therein
from combining or agreeing to fix rates
to Chicago during the World's ' fair. Tlio
provisions of the law which are hold to
apply to transportation agreements will
bo found elsewhere , and it will bo soon
that they are far-reaching. The act
provides that any corporation holding
tk charter under the laws of Illinois ,
which shall violate any of the provisions
of the act , shall thereby forfeit Its char
ter and franchise and its corporate
existence shall cease , while as to every
foreign corporation violating any of the
sections of the act it is denied the right
and prohibited from doing any business
within the state , the attorney general
being required to enforce this provision
by injunction or other proper pro
ceedings ,
Prom what is already being proposed
with regard to the enforcement of this
law It is probable that U will not bo long
before It Is given n judicial tost. Bo fa r
as corporations deriving their existence
from the state of Illinois are concerned
there is perhaps no doubt that the law
can bo applied and enforced , but
there is a question whether It
can bo made to reach foreign cor
porations doing businod-i in that state.
Undoubtedly the legislature of Illinois
has the power to prohibit and punish
combinations between railroads char
tered under the lawa of that state , but
it is obviously a very dlfToront .matter
when It undertakes to deal with foreign
corporations engaged in interstate com
merce. An attempt to prohibit such a
corporation from doing business in 'Illi
nois because of 5t failure to comply with
the anti-trust law would doubtless be de
feated In the courts , but it Is possible
that the enforcement of the law against
the state railroad ? might lead the
foreign corporations doing business
with those of the state to aban
don any agreements between them
which could bo held to violate the
law. The act , as already observed ,
goes considerably further than any
other legislation relating to combina
tions , and as Illinois affords a good field
in which to fully test such a law. the
result of the otTorts that tire to bo made
to enforce It will bo awaited with very
general interest. Regarded as an ex
pression of popular sentiment hostile to
every form of combination in restraint
of trade and suppression of competition
this legislation is important and slgntl-
chint. The people of Illinois , whoso
representatives passed this comprehen
sive anti-trust law , are not more anxious
than those of the other states to break
down the monopolies and combines that ,
oppress them. If the Illinois law can be
made operative it will bo widely fol
lowed.
OF rHIS URALS.
Mr. Phelps , of counsel for the United
States in the Bering sea arbitration , is
credited with having made a very brill
iant argument in defense of the right to
protect the seals. The distinguished ad
vocate confined his discussion to two
main questions , ono being as to the right
of pelagic scaling , with the inevitable
result of ultimately destroying the seal
species , and the other as to what could
bo done , in the event of that right being
conceded , to prevent the extermination
of the seals. Mi Phelps vigorously
maintained the American contcntic n
that the indiscriminate slaughter of
the seals is inhuman , barbar
ous , and a violation of the laws of all
civilised nations for tlio protection of
wild animals in their breeding teason ,
and ho pointed out that the British
counsel did not fairly and squarely meet
the question as to whether the right to
do this exists , but exhausted all their
resources to evade it. Before the arbi
tration treaty had been concluded Great
Britain had never defended pelagic scal
ing , and that government had p"ofessod
a readiness to accept all regulations
necessary to preserve the seal , but now-
Great Britain had veered around and
b.vsed her case upon an elaborate de
fense of pelagic scaling , insisting that
no regulations would bo acceptable
to her which were inconsistent with
the prosperity of the pelagic hunters.
This is not the only inconsistency in the
attitude of the British government past
and present which has been developed
during the remarkable discussion of this
issue before the tribunal of arbitration ,
in notable contrast with the straight
forward position taken by the repre
sentatives of the American government.
Ono notable concession has been made
by the British representatives , and tnat
was contained in the proposals submitted
by Sir Richard Webster for interim
tional regulations regarding the time ,
place and manner of pelagic seal
ing. It was suggested that
such scaling bo absolutely prohibited
within twenty miles of land. This was
clearly an abandonment of the British
position as it had boon enunciated by
Lord Salisbury , who contended that
there could bo no private or national
property in marine animals found moro
than tht co miles from land. This was
the original contention of the British
counsel , and their departure from it to
an extent which in principle concedes
the American claim suirgosts that their
Sntci course with the members of the
court has given them a now light. Witli
all civilized nations the limit ( if sea >
coast jurisdiction in adjacent waters is
three miles. If it bo granted thai
by reason of the special na
tine of the seal property it :
dispute pelagic scaling may bo prohib
ited within twenty miles of the shore
obviously the property of the United
States in seals may bo protected and de
fended at any distance in the ocean.
There is reason to believe that the
British government does not expect that
its position will bo sustained by the
couVt of arbitration. 'A remark made
recently by Mr Gladstone , when the
question of establishing an interna
tional tribunal of arbitration was pre
sented in the House of Commons , im
plied that the success of Great Britain's
case in the Paris court was not antici
pated. The American case lias cer
tainly been presented with great force
and ability.
run rmsT TIIIKO.v oiwnit.
The now quarters of the Commercial
club in the Board of Trade building will
soon bo ready for occupancy and the
olub will bo in position to draw its mem
bers into closer relationship with ouch
other by dally contact , and to entertain
guests and visitors from abroad. But
dining and entertaining is not the main
object of this organization. Its chief
aim is , and should bo , the promotion of
ttio commercial and industrial pros
perity of Omaha , How this can bo most
effectually achieved must bo the special
business of its managers.
The fifbt btep in the direction has been
taken by the enrollment of several hun
dred active business men into its mem
bership. The next step must be the
breaking up of warring factions into
which this city has for years been di
vided , It is an open bocrot that almost
every project in the Interest of Omaha
has aroused bitter opposition and con
tention. Whatever ono sot of capitalists
desires to undertake , another tot is
always ready to knlto because they do
not happen to bo inside. It is of vital
import that all the men interested in
Omaha should pull'together ; , and it the
Commercial club 8\jfcooods \ in harmoniz
ing all the iHscordKntiolomonta Its exist
ence will not have bt'cn ' In vain.
TuDoi : UOOKR A/'ipRYOti , once the
noted confederateqtftftjsman and soldier ,
now of the comniQtliiloas court in Now
York , caused Bonidthlng of a sensation
by an announcement ho made from the
bench the other day. After having
given the usual tints-notions to the
jurors not to allow , rijft'body to approach
them about the caso.i defendant's lawyer
requested him to also charge them not
to read the newspapers. This the judge
declined to do. "They should read the
newspapers , " ho said ; "they are intelli
gent men. " Wo are told that , as Indi
cating that this decision was Hi accord
with the popular spirit as well as with
sense , it was received with a burst of
applause. Judge Pryor'n admonition , If
generally recognized , will render it losa
dilllcult for courts to soloot a jury than
heretofore , while the Interests of-justico
will bo oven moro substantially served
by being entrusted to the consideration
of intelligent jurymen.
TUB appointment of a collector for the
port of Now York , which haa repeatedly
proven the most vexatious task that has
over befallen the appointing power , Is
now engaging the attention of the presi
dent. The selection of this office has
more than once split the administration
party in the Empire state in twain and
orevor blasted the political hopes the
ppointment was expected to subserve.
Thcro are as usual several applicants
'opresenting ' diverse factions of thodom-
cratic party in Now York for the posi-
Ion. The most prominent of these is
x-Socrotary of the Treasury Fail-child
vho is chairman of the custom house
omml.ssion now investigating tlio ad-
ninistiation of that otllco. Although
ilr. Fairehiltl has repeatedly declared
hat he would not think of taking the
lace there is a general belief that ho
vould do so if requested by the president.
COUNCILMAN HASCALI. is correct
vhesi ho says that the withdrawal of
mblie funds and private dopo.-its would
bust" every bank in town. Bankers
make their money by loaning other
leoplc's money not by loaning their
own. But the question is , how can this
itato of affairs bo made responsible for
ho present financial stringency ? There
, s very nearly as much money
n this country now as there
over was , oven it , wo compute the
olumo of money bn the population
basis. But there is terrific \ contrac
tion of confidence which means credit ,
and Unit does not in the least depend
.tpon the volume of in'pney ' , or upon the
A'illingnoss of people to trust each
other.
TUB undesirable immigration ques
tion is1 once moro brought prominently
to the stirfac by the fact thattv/o tramp
steamers , each bringing several hundred
mmigrants from southern Russian ports
: ire now duo at the port of Philadelphia.
The immigrants wore , of such an un
desirable character that the' regular
steamers refused to take them. The entire -
tire country will bo interested in any
ittcmpt that the Philadelphia authori
ties may make to prevent the question
able visitors from landing. The United
States has more worthless people to take
care of than she ought to have and any
further additions will be decidedly un
welcome.
TUB small debtor who owes less than
$20 has a potent inllucnce upon the
financial condition of tlio country. If
all of him would pay up , the retail mer
chant would bo able to meet his obliga
tion to the 'jobber , who in turn could
then satisfy the importer. The banks
would not be called upon for such heavy
loans , interest would come down , money
would seek investment , real estate would
bo in greater demand , now enterprises
would bo inaugurated , the demand for
labor would bo increased and times
would bo good. A great deal thus de
pends upon the smaller debtor class.
THE infantry and cavalry school at
Fort Leavonworth is largely increased
by the order just issued from the War
department detailing the class of young
olllcors from the military academy to
undergo a two-years' course of instruc
tion. It comprises forty-eight mem
bers and is the largest class over ordered
to this camp of instruction.
TIIBRB is , at least , one redeeming feat
ure in the failure of the attempt to ro-
organl'/o the great Reading combination.
It will throw $10,000,000 , worth of an
thracite coal upon the market at once
and throttle the attempt of the coal combine -
bino to raise prices another notch.
UNMSS all signs full Nebraska will
this year harvest $ . " > 0,000.000 worth of
corn , which is equal to ono year's silver
product of Colorado , Montana , Idaho
and Utah. The total sliver jiroduot of
the United States is Jjnly $70,000,000. ,
ATTORNEY Gc.VEit.vtf OI.NBY has de
cided that the World's fair people are
not entitled to the congressional appro
priation. Ills decision in regard to pro
ceeding against the trusts lias not yet
been announced. , , ; ,
C'lrirlly llu lin < it Homo.
AYI ) llCU.illtlh.
The fjroatost duty that Nebraska people
ouoto themselves is to patronize homo in
dusirics. [ „
Goiidmiinoil by ill" Author ,
Uliilif-lMAticrnt.
The man vilio franiod tlio Sherman law
s.ijs tliut It ought to..bo ronculed , and Mis
judgment in tlio mutter is ttmt of an expert.
Hunger Aliuucl.
ClitMjii litter I cean ,
IvOok for a cyclone It ) Nebraska and buy
your insurance at onco. The ( Jliautaiiqiut
divlo In tliat Htato His : asked J. J. IngalU
and Mrs. Lc.iso to speak from tlio sunu ;
stniul tlio sumo day. If the two cauuot bring
a "Kansas zephyr" nothing will.
Tim hlinr Doiiiir.
l-liftiulcli'Ma Utlijer.
The silver in the standard dollar , nccoru-
ItiK to the prlco of tlio labt purchase of bul
lion , fa worth about G3l cents , and the legal
tender quality of that coin is , therefore ,
made up of less than tuo-tlilrds of intrinsic
value. It is no wonder Unit foreigners prefer -
for n gold dollar worth 100 cents the world
over ,
Cr dilution l the
hansai City Star ,
ut .tiO Is making a fairly satisfactory ex
periment in the cremation of gaibage. The
procc.M Is o.irrlod on without amoko or
stench , nnd It U bcllovwl Unit , when the
system Is fully perfected , the commercial
ralua of the oils nnd volntlto matter which
can bo saved will bo sufllclout to pay the
operating expenses.
i'lslilng nnil Thinking on tlio Hide.
lloldrfoe Cftktrt ,
The tired stnto ofllcInU who hnva boon
worklnc so hnrd of Into to keep from being
Impeached are rotTultltiff m the Inko regions ,
wnoro they are supiKmvl to bo fishing nnd
maiming for the discomfiture of these who
liavo voxcd them.
Jutt the Kind of .Men Needed.
State Auditor Kugcno Moore Ims refused
to audit n Inrgo number of vouchers ns sent
In by Commissioner Ci.irncnuof the Nobraskn
World's fnlr commission , on the grounds that
Utoynro exorbitant nml unjust. With such
men In all the state odious the Interests of
the stnto would bo well looked after nnd
there would bo no grounds for impeachment.
I'nrn1yioVlillo You Wnlt.
Dearer KrjiiibKrau.
Unfortunately the people must wait nt
least thrco months before they can do-
tcnnlnolipt congress Is likely to do at the
spoelal session which President Cleveland
bus promised to call , nnd in the meantime
Mi OTO Is liltlo reason to expect any mantcd
Improvement la the business outlook , 1m-
cnuso the president does not scorn capable
of understanding or willing to avail hlinsolf
of the opportunities he enjoys to restore con-
lldenuo bv a strong and convincing declara
tion to the effect that the iiollulcs of the re
publican party regarding the tariff , coinage
ntid hank notes shall bo continued during
his term of oftlce.
Onritli tlio Olmoqulof.
lliitlrr County 1'rcts.
Several republican newspapers are Indulg
ing in their old stereotyped announcement
that Hosowator Is ( load.Vo liavo heard
the satuo thing from the same class of
editors during the past twenty years , but
Hosowater continues the most potent factor
in the republican party. Tin : BKB Is the
only big dally that has Riven uny evidence of
its belief in the theory that tax payers have
rights which state olllcers are sworn to ro-
Bpeet and protect when thieves are looting
the state treasury. If for this is pronounced
sentence of death , the party which he rep
resents had better engage a funeral director
for itself. Hosowater , assisted by the ( jro.it
herd can easily bury what is loft , Got ready
the hired mourners and lot the funora bcpin.
c-
Two 1'lcturos to I.nnlc Upon.
Hn t /ourniit. .
Ono year ago business throughout the
country w.i prosperous. Week by week ,
through the llrst half of 18DJ , the reports of
mercantile failures sho-.vo.l a falling off as
compared with the corresponding weolts of
18'JJ. The volume of our foreign commerce
for the twelve months ending June ! M ) , 18)1 ! ) ,
was the largest in our history. 1 ho aggre
gate value of exports anu imports of merchan
dise for that vcar was ? i,8r)7rJOyit ) , again
of moro than $12SOOO.tlK ) ) over the preceding ;
year. The balance of tr.ido in our favor was
8M2 , USI ! ) How is it now ! Mercantile
failures aic running about twice as high as
at this time last jear ; there Is every whet o
curtailments of credits and a fcolinu of un
certainty and apprehension ; thu balance of
tr.ido against us for the live months ending
May Ul was $ ai-iH > iJ'Jl } ' , and the excess of
gold exports over imports for the same pe
riod was S.fiuYJ.VJ.Ii'.lt.Vluit has caused this
tremendous change ? Eastern democratic
papers tell us th.it it is the Sherman law ,
nothing but the Sherman silver law ; repeal
that and the business of tlio country will
roivo as by magic. But w o had the Sher
man silver law a year ago ; it had then been
n operation two years ; \etthobusiness of
.ho country was exceedingly prosperous.
Must wo not look for some now factor to ac
count , in part , at least , for the change ulucli
' : ias como about within a year ?
Tlio ISosios unit tlio Mutscs.
Lincoln lltnild. '
And so honest and sturdy nnd democratic
Charles D. Casper has been turned down
inU a man named Coplc has been appointed
lostmaslor at David City an ollloo for
ivhlch Casper hud made application. Tlioro
is not a democrat in Nebraska who does not
f now Casper's life-long service to the parti
his fidelity , his honesty , his ability , his
full measure of desert , his ii'cord as u union
soldier , his struggle with poverty , his al
most unine.isure'l saeiillcos for the good of
the party because he Iwhoved that incant
the good of tlio people.
Who knows Cook ! Nobouy hut Ills imme
diate circle of neighbors ami the petty , .solf-
ipponitcd bosses whonamed him ] iosttnabter
because they could use him to punish Casper
and aid their own bullish purposes. This is
thu fire t notice that all democrats who pro
suinc to think and act lor themselves , nil
democrats who despise and distrust republi
can aftlliatiou , all democrats who do not
dance to the boss's whip us the tenderfoot
c ipers to the cowboy's revolver , are to bo
shut out of the party. It sets the pace and
policy that will bo the rule in Nebraska
democratic politics.
Very well. There was never a bettor
time for a conflict between the bosses and
the voters. And the bosses can swallow it
as ii gospel truth that they will only bo fol
lowed by the truculent recipients of the
slops they pour into the patronage swill
trough , while tlio honest masses , unbribed
nnd unterrilicu , will stantl up for the prin
ciples in which they believe and for the
policy which they nro convinced will best
conserve the interests of the country.
in ncr Chxmtclc.
The railroad comuanies liavo begun the
fight of retaliation they threatened last win
ter when the maximum rate bill was up for
consideration. L-ist week President Per
kins of the Hurlington paid a visit of inspec
tion to all lines in ISebrasica , mm immedi
ately upon his return ordered u now time
card which materially affects service on the
north cat lines. By this new tlmo card
several passenger trains on branch
lines will bo discontinued , From Kdgar
to Holdiedgo there will hereafter
bo only a frcght train each
way daily t xeopt Sunday. No passenger
trains will run hereafter on the branches
north of Aurora , thus leaving towns like St.
Paul , Ceutial City , Urccly Center , Hurwell ,
Arcadia and others without any passenger
service. A freight will leave Aurora each
morning nnd connect nt various Junctions
with other freights , finishing its run at Ar
cadia and consume tlio ontlru day in doing It.
It Is also lioliovcd that In the near future
the passenger trains will bo taken off the
branch from Ashland to Srluiyler , and per-
Irips ono from the Llucolu-Wymoru run.
The discontinuance of theuo trains Is in
pursuance of an agreement made with tlio
Union Pacific , which also has a nuniner of
branch lines in the Aurora district. All pas
sengers trains on that road will also bo dis
continued In that region , and the service on
all of the Kopubiiean Valley lines reaching
to Columbus , Stromshurg and Ueatrleo will
ho cut down. The rea&on given for this
change- thnt it Is necessary to rodujo ox-
penses. These actions of the railroads will
doubtless cause n wave of indignation from
traveling men , residents of the portions of
the state affected , as well us the general
public , _ _
Xr.lllt.lfilC.t .l.V7 > XKIUt.iaKAXS.
A Knights of Pythias loJgo has bocn or
ganized at Osmond.
\V U ( iieeno of IConrnoy Is about to leave
for the Hot Springs In uoarch of health ,
A newspaper has been established nt Hod-
Ington by Uruco Wilcox and christened the
Ueeord.
John Collins , who formerly resided at
Schuyler and ran n butcher shop , committed
suiciuo recently ut Uumini , Mont.
Three buggies wore demolished by a run
away team at Hubhell and several people
wore seriously Injured , but 110110 fatally.
Frederick Unrtlott Klggs and Miss Ado-
luido A. Hideout , tcachuis at the hantee
Indian agency , nro to bo unltbu in marriage
Wednesday at Nlobrara ,
The corner Btouo of the 1'Mlmoro county
court house at Gcnovn will ho laid July 0
with befitting coiemonlcs nnd addresses
from well known speakers.
The men who were given the postofllces it
Homingford and Alliance are announced by
the bourbon organ of that section to bo
straights , " with no "pap taints. "
Henry Uiche , a votcrau who had resided
alone at Mllford for twelve years , was fount ]
dead in his homo. Ho had evidently died
while sitting m his chair nnd fell from It , as
ho was lying directly in front of it us though
ho had pitched forward. Ho had no rol
utivos.
inn rtVTvniA i > MAsiiit.
Philadelphia Inqulron If It Is but neeev
nry tornmonoot these great giants of the
sea , then s | > ced nnd the rant must bo-
mo the Important features of navnl arch
itecture , ami the guns an after consideration.
N,1W XerIc 'rimM- This seems to bo sug-
gestlvo of the vulnorabllty of the Itnmotno
toMionyy lloatlug wnr machines of modern
lavles , but in a hostile notion It would bo
very difficult to giro ono of them such a
ratal hlow ns the Victoria received by ac
cident from ono of her own consorts.
Chicano Despatch : Modern war ships nro
constructed on the "compmmrnt system , "
which Is popularly supposed to render n ship
saro from sinking , no matter how great n
rent Is torn In nor hull. ICnglnml has o *
Vended millions In perfecting her "compart ,
ncnt system. " Has the latest naval horror
demonstrated that this has been nil in valnt
Philadelphia Ledger : Dut notwithstand-
"Jf , tl" ° n ° waiices thnt may bo made It
will bo a shock to the ndvocatcs of great
battleships to find thnt ono of the greatest
among them may bo so easily disposed of bv
a ram. She had eighteen Inches of com-
xwnu atcol nrmor on her sides extending
several feet oelow the water line , and It
seems Incredible that this should have boon
crushed In by accidental collision.
Philadelphia Press The disaster will
JOttlo luuoh lu navnl engineering. It will
confirm the Judgment that guns of the slw
carried by the Victoria have no place on
board of a ship. It will add greatlv to the
arguments against high-mounted turrets.
It will enforce the necessity of n greater
division of compartments nnd of some hot-
.or way of protecting the onglno room com-
urtmunt , the weak point In every vessel.
Now York Tribune : A na"al engagement
will offer n supreme test of armor , guns ,
nodols and machinery. Meanwhile , dlsas-
ors from wreck or collision liavo morals of
tholr own. They discredit the seaworthiness
and dotonslvo power of the armored levia
thans. They magnify the Importance of the
am. They favor the view that the .strongest
j.ittleshln Is the ono having the highest
speed and the greatest maneuvering power.
Philadelphia Times : Two things strike
ho attention at once In considering this
.romendous loss of life auu treasure. First ,
t is always v * hen the collision bulkhcnds nro
open thnt collisions occur. Second , It Is ab
solutely and incontestably unsa'o to
iianeuvor ironclads in closed squadron.
Those propositions require no further com-
ucnt. As to collision bulkheads , it in pi oily
obvious that they are a fallacy , and that
watertight compartments are the only pro
tection.
Philadelphia Horord : These huco marine
nonsters. so powerful of offense , and able to
withstand the ponderous iron rain from
iliudreds of hostile guns , prove as fragile us
in eggshell when tapped amidshlp by a
friendly prow. This element of weakness
seems Inseparable from any vessel which
the hand of man has as yet boon able to con
struct. Uoluw the water Hue the most
'onnidable ' of modern battleships are as
iclple.ss against the blow of a ram as a
jitoucestcr fishing smack uould bo.
Chicago Herald : War ships seem to bo
iioro dangerous in peace than in war. The
oss of the Dilllsh ironclad Captain while on
i trial trip in the Hay of Biscay Is an in
stance of the unseaworthiness of thcio mon
sters , and tno histoiic eitastropho In which
the Uoyal Hem-go \ \ as involved is known to
every school bjy. The awful los * of life
which follows tno sinking of a modern hou
Battleship oven In calm weather shows the
slaughter which will ensue when these iloat-
, ng forts shall engage in combat , nnd this
fact is likely to render wars less frequent.
Boston Advertiser : The subject interests
Americans hardly less than it interests ICng-
llshmim. Our own b ittlestiip Massachu
setts is enough like tlio Victoria to
suggest some grave thoughts. On this side
of the Atlantic every fresh development re
specting the disaster in the Mediterranean ,
every .step toward discovering the whole
truth about the sinking of the Victoria and
about the liability of similar vessels to shut ,
will bo eagerly watched hero at home , to thu
end that it itshallappearthatafundament.il
mistake has bacu committed by the matltlmu
natio.is ot the earth lu modern methods of
naval construction and equipment , the United
States may bo warned in time.
o
I'MJl'liU .t.tlt J'/IlA'tSS.
The Nawab of Ktinpur is said to bo
traveling incog in California.
Jockey Garrison appears to bo the pioper
mount for "tho spur of llio moment. "
After the 1st inst. it will bo in order for
the governor of South Carolina to say some
thing.
.Thoso Intellectual humps affected by
wheelmen are scientifically known as
' kyphosis bicyelistarum. "
Philadelphia regards Independence square
as ground too sacred for the Washington
monument and another situ must bo chosen.
Fears are entertained that Mrs. Lease
will not bo able to keep her Chautauqua
engagements. A recent hot wove affected
tier nerve.
The hungry and piclcss , it may bo af
firmed , will not object if Cleveland tries the
Banting or any other system of reducing
their wait.
Mrs. Amanda Dickson , who has Just died
in Augusta , Oa. . was the wealthiest negro
woman in the United States. She left an
estate worth S50luOO. )
During the late nlowout in Kansas a hnil-
stone measuring thirteen inches in circum
ference dug n hole in the earth at Concordia.
Another struck a galvanised iron bucket at
Courtland and steve a hole in it. The upper
elements in that .section seem to vie with the
racket on the surface.
William Waldorf Astor is ( totting there.
Ho has been proposed for membership at the
Mnrlborotigh club by the prince Offtlos
And has been , of coiirso , olectcd This slyos
him the hMl mnrk of the gcnulno Ixm'lou
swell And his fashionable ( landing Is as
sured.
Captain N. C. Creedc , the founder of
Crecdo , Colo. , Is looking nboul In Ran
Francisco for n residence on "Nob hill "
Ho Is not particular hat II costs , for ho Is
worth several millions. Flvo joars agon
Pueblo storekeeper would not "grub staKo"
him tor the prospecting expedition which
led to the discovery of the Cieedo lodo.
William O. Todd , who leccntly gnvo
$50,000 to the Boston public library to sup
port n newspaper reading room , Is 70 years
old , and n graduate ) of Dartmouth In the
class of 18U. He taught school for twenty
years , slnco which ho has spent most of liU
lime in travel. His homo is in Atkinson , N.
H , but hU winters nro generally spent In
Washington.
Mrs. Abigail Smith Is 01 years old and
lives nt Pntchoguo. J , , . I. She has n remark-
nlilo memory , roads without spectacles and
considers herself qultn young and frisky. A
few days ngo she fell nnd bmko a lea , which
caused her to remark sadly , "Well , I sup-
iraso now that I shall bo n crlpplo for llfo , "
She Is bearing up under the Infliction re
markably well , however.
M. R Ingnlls , president of the Big Four
road , declares that n prouhot Is without
honor in his own eanntrv. Ho was on n visit
recently down In Malno where ho was horn ,
and met uno of the old inhabitants of the
village , who inquired ns to his welfare , nnd
finally asked If It was true that Mr. Ingnlls
was president of a railroad out west. Upon
receiving nn affirmative renly ttio old settler
rcllccled , tooit a frtsh chow of tobacco nnd
remarked firmly : "Well , nil I have got to
say Is that good men must bo mighty scarce
out there , "
Xntr lliitnptlilrn Diijr.
CHICAGO , Juno 2(1. ( The weather Is still
bright and pleasant , and the World's ' fair
visitors are making the most of It. Moro
had passed tlio turnstiles up to 11 this morn
ing than during tlio entire day yoslordny ,
and the Indications are that the total for tlio
day will bo thrco times as groat.
Tlio Now Hampshire building was formally
opened today. The exercises were partici
pated In by Governor .1. B. Smith , Lieuten
ant Governor McL-ino. 'members of the leg
islature , the state World's fair commis
sioners and other prominent cUb-cns.
Washington Htiir : A Imrnlng niiostloii-was
thuro nny Insurance ?
Inter Ociinn : "What a ntrnnKO nx-
latlut lias about his mouth In liU i > Ie-
tuit' . "
" 1 l.no i but that's because It's a water
color. "
Now Orliaus ' - The
I'lc-iyuno : lullng passion
Is strong lu a booKKcepur.
Lowell Courier : Ifiinttty women were con
ductors men \vouldnl try to eulu tliocar
fair.
llochcster DiMiinrrut : The law Is lllto tlio
oco.iii. The greatest trouble la caused by Its
brualtuis.
VoiikorsSlnlcsiiiuii : "Hliul my money In
ciensliiis. " said tlio man \\lioso business VTILS
pi L tlnx clothes.
Son orvlllo .Tournal : A college education Is
asn'at help to uny young mini. When a ta\- \
linv Kiiidu.'itcs fiom colk-RU hu r.in uoiiurully
sncnr lu three languages Instead of ono.
Philadelphia Lodger : Mnin. for bathora : If
YOU don't \vant to suddenly drop out of thu
auliii be careful how yon gut Into It.
Atlanta Constitution : "Colonel .Tones nr-
rhi'd Inst night and thu town gme htm u big
blouout. "
"Indeed. "
"Yes ; soM'iiteen houses unroofed and the
chuicli slueplo lilonn Intotliu next county. "
I'hllndatnhlii Telegraph"How do you Ilka
your now music nuistciV"
"Ho lsi : vmy nice , polite young man. Wlion
I made a mlsinUc yesterday lie said : Tiay ,
mademoiselle , \thydo you tuUusomuch pains
to liupiovu upon lluothuvuiiV "
Indianapolis Journiil"Do law , " says Undo
Mow , "am u mighty brlcklu thin ; ; . Wliuu-
uhber a man taKiM It Inter lib ow u hands , ho
am slio" to break It. "
aitmmous Ai > vicn.
llwflnlo Courier.
They toll us that In summer wo should buy
oni ulnlei'tru.ll ;
The Mini wu'd sine by doing so uould ninko Us
< | iiltu a i oil ;
Hut how In thunder can \vu vroik this scheme
.so mighty nlcu
Whim wo are keptupontho Jump to settle Tor
our leu.
leu."I o
"I MM AT JO K.VOH' . "
noxlim Caitrlrr
Khocame fiom 'way ilimu east , they said ,
And , belli ; ; Inluiiliieril , she led
.Md tlirin to locapllulato
Thuclly'h plmst's nil in date ;
And \vlnMi my full dlurlory
I hud nitallcd , sliu said to mo
"I mint to know ! "
I told her overythlmr I know
That worthy Hiisnf Interview ;
Kutnlled to her each shopping mart ,
Tim homes of drama , music , art.
The ilMvcs , moii.iKi-rlrs nnd pai ks ;
Described with uloiiiiBiil remarks
Thu wati > rlii , ( places roundabout ,
Knthusud over each excursion route ,
TalUeil till , in fuel , my toii uuKiiiw weak ,
Then lieiud again , In iipcimts meek ,
" 1 want to Know ! "
AnKols of merry ! Had I then
OlH'y.'d Hut Impulse born of men ,
AiicfvUth "aim maledictions hurled
That spinster to thu lo\Mir world
KIOIII ojirnindowvlmio 1 sit.
Would not tlio sods appiovcd of that ?
Iaiil I to Know !
rgest ManMf.'icjtnnirs and Retailers
ul Uiothlu In tl'o World.
Such a Fuss
As some men make over their toilet when the
weather is a little warm
would make you weary.
They claw at their collars
clutch at their cuffs , and rip
out rough remarks in front
of the looking glass , and got
so steamed up generally that
it's a wonder the mercury
stays on the glass. It doesn'
cost ono individual , solitary ,
lonesome cent more to dress
cool and comfortable , if you know where to
your summer wear. Cool coats , cool shirts ,
vests , cool collars , cool underwear , cool hosiery ,
cool neckwear , cool hats ; all at the lowest pricoj for
high class stylish goods.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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