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: ( Ino work of Congressman Bryan
can bo seen In tbq free coinage rcaolu-
tions of the Kansas bimotallists.
TIIK production of pig iron for ISO.'i
promises to fall far short of the product
of 1892. This is an off year all around.
Tun .illustrated newspaper Truth has
gene into the hands of a receiver. Truth
cannot be a load of illustrated falsehood.
OTIIKK things being equal , local con
tractors are entitled to the preference
in their bids for tlio construction of the
now fcdornLbuilding in this city.
OUH Bohemian gymnastic societies are
participating in tlio state tournament at
Sehuylor. While the German turners
are displaying their prowess in the cast
their Bohemian competitors can bo re
lied upon to take euro of Omaha's repu
tation at homo.
PKOITJ : who heard with delight of
the collapse of the Cordage trust will
not bo edified by the news that an agree-
ifiont for higher prices has been reached
between the reorganized trust nnd the
outbido companies. The overthrow of
the trust will soon become a matter of
life and death to the farmers dependent
upon it for their binding twine.
SUNDAY Tin : Bun will present a his
torical sketch of wildcat bunking In the
early days of Nebraska , reproduced
from a paper read in 1877 by Prof. A. G.
Warner , now of Leland Stanford univor-
Blty , before the State Historical society.
It tells of tlio legislation creating thobo
money mills , their brief career , and the
panic of 1857 , which snuffed them out.
It is rich in reminiscence nnd valuable
In the lesson It teaches.
THE Prince von Arenborg proposes to
personally investigate the tax systems
of Franco and England in order to bo
bolter able to discuss the tax legislation
which the army bill will necessitate. If
some of our populist loaders would study
the history of governmental administra
tion at homo and abroad , they might
possibly bo induced to spare the people
from the tortures inllicted by many of
their hair-brained schemes.
LINCOLN Is having the same trouble in
selling Its improvement bonds from
which Omaha.is suffering , and at the
hands of the same firm who refused to
complete its contract of purchase hero.
Private individuals have to carry out
their agreements although they may not
Imvo contemplated any financial strin
gency. Is the binding character of a con
tract lessened by thofact that one party
thereto is a municipal corporation ?
Two KOTAIIM : insanccs have recently
occurred in the adjustment of now rail
road rates showing conclusively that the
Union Pacific managers are not un
friendly to Omaha , but on the contrary ,
through their efforts concessions have
boon secured which are of inestimable
value to this city. The fact that the
action of that road in this important '
matter may have boon dictated through
motives of HolMntcrost need not bo con
sidered. Its interests and these of
Omaha are almost identical.
WIUI..K the
clearing house totals , as
collected by Jinuliitrcei's for the week
ended on Thurbday night , still show a
falling olT compared with the totals fet
the corresponding week in 1892 , Hurtle-
crease in not so great as might Imvo
been anticipated. Omaha's contraction
is about on an averagn with that of the
whole country , 18.5 per cent. This is
due as much to the
season of the year as
to the depression in trade. On the general
oral outlook both Dun and Uradstroot
wrlto hojiefully , with full reports to
warrant their confidence.
Ouic ( armors ought to derive some ad
vantage from the order which has boot
issued by the Austrian imperial govern
incut prohibiting the export of fodder
from that country. With a shortage o
hay in all Kuropcun countries and at
impossibility of supplying the deficiency
from neighboring agricultural regions
the people of Kuropo will be compelled
to look to America for assistance. Whil I
aiding his transatlantic brethren the
American farmer will not forget to hoi ll ]
llH
himself so fur as a sternly market lly
ulvftiiood prices afford an opportunity -
TIIK WJl'vSKM r-J.U'B/lK.VCB / ,
T. Lawrence I.ixughlln , professor of
political economy In the University of
Chlcngoand formerly of Harvard ) has
written a letter in which ho suggests
the early roaisombllng of the Interna
tional monetary eonforonce nnd presents
porno cogent reasons therefor. Ho
thinks the situation extremely favorable
for getting rational action. He says it
is perfectly clear that no sane man
would urge bimetallism at the Euro
pean ratio of 15 } to 1 , but at this price
the Latin union purchased and now
holds many hundred millions of silver.
They are worse off than wo nro.
If they should bo led to take
some stops to got out of their
difficulty it would end , In the opinion of
Prof. Lnughlin , the so-called silver
question forever. Ho snya their "ex
pectant attitudo'1 cannot go on. nnd
therefore ho thinks it desirable to call
the monetary conference together at
once so thnt the question of u readjust *
mcnt of the relations of silver to the
money of the weld may bo acted upon
In the light and under the Influence of
existing conditions. If this wore done
ho advises that the conference on no ac
count should bo loaded with ultra silver
partisans. That party should bo repre
sented , says Prof. Laughlln , but It has
been a perversion of judicial ialrnoss , to
which this country has boon seemingly
blind in the past , that the whole-
diplomatic Influence of the country has
been put into the hands of the silver
fanatics to do with as they please.
"Moreover , wo have always compro-
mlsed-pur action by sending men abroad
in the past already committed to an ex
treme position. There was no pretense
of discussing the question seriously. "
Prof. Laughlin also thinks that it is not
politic to load the conference with
bankers , for the agricultural classes are
prejudiced 'against them. Incidentally
Prof. Laughlin refers to the proposal to
repeal the tax on state bank noteswhich
he does not approve of.
The time for the reassembling of the
Intel national monetary'conference was
postponed until next November ,
and after the action of the Indian gov
ernment it was the general judgment
that it would bo useless to have another
[ looting of the conference. This was
ipon the assumption that the policy
.doptcd . In India toward silver was a
.mil notice to the world by the British
government that it did not propose to
o anything to enlarge the use oi'silvor
r give it fuller recognition , but rather
hat its intention was to force its further
emonotization. It has transpired , how-
vor , that the action in India is really
n experiment , and by no moans certain
0 bo permanent. There is no serious
doa of expelling silver from India ,
nit , on the contrary , it will con-
inuo to occupy almost ns important
1 place in the financial affairs of that
lountry as it has over done , and the
toppago of coinage on private account
vill not interfere with this. It is merely
ixpected to ultimately allow tlio gold
tamlard to bo established instead of the
ilvor. It is a question whether this
iresents n situation that would lead the
iountries of the Latin union , or these
outside of it , to adopt any change in
their monetary systems so far as silver
s concerned , and therefore it is by no
ncnns certain that the conference would
iceomplish anything if called together
low. The countries of Europe are wait-
ng to see what the United States
vill do regarding silver , nnd
intil this country takes some
definite action we do not believe there is
mything to be accomplished through an
ntornational conference. When , the
world knows what the United States
will do with silver it may then bo prac-
.icablo to secure an international agree-
fTjont upon a ratio that will give that
metal a bettor standing , even If it
should not materially enlarge its use as
nonoy. It may bo observed that there
is no imminent danger of silver being
eliminated from tlio currency of "any
country. There is small probability of
the monetary conference reconvening
before November , if then. No sugges
tion has come from Europe to indicate
that any country there desires a mooting.
[ ' 1 * Of fiOK-lNTKHEST
UKAKIKU JIONDS.
The plan suggested no doubt in
nil faincerity by Air. W. B. Mus-
ser , vice president of the Central
Labor union , by which the city trea
sury might without dllllculty bo sup
plied with the funds miulo necessary hy
the recent failure to boll the -Ii per cent
bonds , seems to have scoured u , few sup
porters besides its immediate author.
The bchemu outlined IB practically this ,
the Issue of non-intorost hearing bonds
smiill denominations in payment for the
work of the contractors and receivable
foroity taxes. In this way , It is claimed ,
the city may tide ever its present
financial dlllluultlos and proceed with
the work of public Improvements. Any
dovlco which promises to boeuro some
thing for nothing 1ms attractive powers
which the unthinking nro. often tin-
uhlo to resist. A little mature reflection
will demonstrate the utter Impraotica-
blllty of every such scheme.
It cannot bo denied thnt municipal
ities have nt many times and at many
places Issued evidences of their obliga
tions with the intention of having thorn
circulate as money. Here in Omaha
city scrip was a common thing in the
early days , but tlio micoass of the emis
sion was not such ai to recommend it LeI
continued employment by the municipal I-
ity. The practical dllllculty is that I10
0110 is compelled to receive the paper 10n
payment of debts. Such bonds could
not oven be issued without the consent
of the contractor. Bolng inudo rocolv-
nblo for tuxes might assist their circula
tion , but when once paid into the treas
ury they could not bo rolsstiod. The
eity has no authority to tuko anything
but legal currency In payment of taxes ,
nnd if it could it would find itself with ;
the tax 1'st ' canceled and no money in
the treasury for the ensuing year's ex
penses.
The fatal objections to this plan , however -
ever , Ho in the legal obataclos. These
cannot possibly bo romovod. A. munici
pal corporation can exorcise only these
powers expressly delegated to it by stat
ute and in. the oxorolso of its powers the
legislative grant must bo strictly pur -
sued. Omaha can only issue "bonds
with Interest coupons , " although the
rate of Interest , not exceeding o per
cent , ( t In the discretion of the cnincll.
They must bring not les than par and
must bo retired by the agency of the
sinking fund , not by receiving them as
taxes. They can bo nuthorl/od for cer
tain purposes only by a vote of the people -
plo , and the proposition submitted at
the election contains the terms upon
which they are to bo disposed of. The
bonds now authorized are twenty-year
bonds ; shorter time bonds require anew
election. The city of Omaha , further
more , has no authority vested In It to
Issue paper with a view to Its circula
tion. With such n power , but ono thing
would hinder It from going into a gen
eral banking business , and that is the
fact that the federal tax of 10 per Cent
on state bank issues is still unrepoalcd.
Wlillo apparently the cltv would bo get
ting money without interest , It would
have to pay 10 per cent per annum. The
charter forbids It from paying more than
5 per cent. Wo may as well at once glvo
up the idea of non-intorost bearing short
time bonds receivable for taxos. It can
not possibly be adopted and Its further
discussion must bo without result.
EQUALIZING THK nnlDOK TOLL.
Omaha jobbers appear to have gained
another victory in their offorta to secure
fair play at the hands of tho' railroad .
For years they have boon compelled to
liny the so-called brldgo toll upon goods
transported from this point across the
Union Pacific brldgo nnd have boon
handicapped In their race for business
by this discrimination against them.
The excuse offered by the railways
when they imposed this arbitrary
toll some five years ago was that
it was rendered necessary upon
nil shipments from Nebraska to Iowa
points by reason of the low freight rates
enjoined upon them by the Iowa law.
Now that the enforcement of the now
maximum freight rate law In Nebraska
threatens to reduce their tariffs in this
state to something nearer these in force
across the Missouri river they think
that they are justified by the same ex
cuse in putting nn equal arbitrary of 5
cents per hundred upon all shipments
from Iowa to Nebraska points.
The action taken by the railways is not
exactly what our jobbers have been
striving for. They would much have
preferred to have the entire bridge toll
removed than to have had an equal toll
imposed upon poods coming into their
territory. Either method would have
equalized the rates and have done away
with the discrimination of which they
have so loner complained. , But by the
now schedule the railways gain the ad
ditional charge on wost-gding traffic ,
and secure the arbitrary on shipments
crossing the bridge in either direction.
An equalized toll is a great gain. Wo
can wait a little while for n reduction in
the amount of the toll , but that , too ,
will have to come sooner or later.
ACCORDING to Washington dispatches
the action of the subtrcasury ut Now
York in paying out gold on checks , in
stead of giving currency as desired by
the banks , which aroused the curiosity
of financial circles a few days ago , was a
proceeding entirely innocent of any de
sign to retaliate upon the banks. It
was thought by the treasury officials to
bo a good thing to do by way of
strengthening confidence. It was real
ized that there existed among the
people a feeling of apprehension which
was causing them to withdraw their
savings from the banks and lock them
up in vaults. These withdrawals
amounted in the aggregate to a very
largo sum , and not only seriously affected
the banks but wore exerting a depress
ing influence upon the business of the
country and threatening sorioiiH conso-
quonccs. Mainly to arrest the attention
of this class of persons , and with a view
of convincing thorn thatno apprehension
was felt by the treasury , the subtrcas-
uror at New York was authorized to
nako payments in gold. It is said that
the olToct was good and very likely such
.a the case , but at any rate the motive
appears to have been commendable ,
whether the results were all that
were hoped for or not. It must
Jo obvious , however , that while
expedients of tins kind may do good to a
.Smiled extent , they cannot bo depended
upon for any vudoly extended or per
manent benefit. It can hardly bo
claimed , therefore , for this action of the
treasury that it has had a general In-
llucnco in improving public confidence.
A SGTTLUMUKT of the contention be
tween State Auditor Moore and Com
missioner Garnoau may soon bo ex
pected. As wo are informed it has sim
mered down to the question whether the
commissioner has acted wisely in the
selection of employes and whether these
employes are rendering competent
service to the stato. The commissioner
of course holds that ho has employed no
ono not absolutely needed , and that his
selections of men were made with refer
ence to their fitness for the work to bo
performed. No ono will dispute the fact
that the law creating the commissionership -
ship delegated to that olllcial cer
tain discretionary powers that no
other state official cjuld legally
assume. The business of the auditor is
to see that the state's money is not
squandered. In order to satisfy himself
on this point Auditor Moore has ac
cepted an invitation from the commis
sioner to visit the Nebraska building lilt
the fair and make a thorough inspection
of the work accomplished and contem
plated , the men employed and the sur
roundings generally. It is predicted by >
friends of bjtli these nlllcials that such
inspection will result in a peaceable ad
justment of the issues between them ,
and that there will Ijo no further cause
for a contimiunco of the squabble.
WilihK the government Is devoting i T
its energies to the building up of an
ample lleet of more vessels tluui will
equal these of any nation , attention is
bolng drown to the poor showing mndo
by the American-born sailors of the
navy. Tlio maximum number of bailers
ns proscribed by law Is 7'A'iO , , with an
auxiliary of 1,500 apprentice boys. The
records show that not more than 4 percent
centof the lads orP
- graduated from the ap
prentice training system continue Pin
the service , and that of the mini bur
of seamen allowed by law , loss than
one-half of these who enlist ut
i
ttiu rooolvlnR tfJils ] nro nntlvo
lorn Amorlcatt'tj Atltnlrnl Krbon
1ms recently Submitted n plan
to correct this f&to of thing * . Ho-
jrnrdliitf It ns n mlstnico to recruit boys
from the city , Instead of the rural dis
tricts , ho declnros.tliot If the Navy de
partment would glvo him a vessel of the
Essex or Kntorprlso typo ho would flll
that vessel with .100 bright , muscular ,
farmer lads , and , vdilijorty.sejvnmn , ho
would bo willing to take that untrained
crow on a long cruise. At the end of
two ycnrs ho claims ho would have n
crew equal to the average man-of-war
crow on any United States vessel. Very
good , but ho suggests no plan for induc
ing them to remain in the service. Ton
landsman on the western prairies it would
seoin that an equitable system of pro
motion enforced on the decks of Ameri
can vessels would go a long way to make
the service permanently attractive and
to Insure a moro desirable personnel for
the .
navy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HON. EUCMD MARTIN Is just begin
ning to realize the great responsibility
which attaches to his self-assumed posi
tion as mentor to the appointing ofllcors
of the present democratic administra
tion. Euclid has imluced ? .ho stnto com'
mlttoo to recommend men for lucrative
positions who did not possess the eonll-
'donco'of the democratic machine in their
own counties The members of one
county committee now want Euclid to
toll them "where they are at. " If they
cannot have a voice in saying who nro
to have the long awaited plums , they
want to know what use there was for
thoin to bo democrats. If Euclid will
only satisfy their inquisitiveness a
prayer of thanks will go up from iloino-
crats all over the stuto whoso anxiety
will be much relieved.
ANOTHER woman In distress cnmo
from Town upon the advice of friends to
throw herself upon the 'authorities and
charity of this community. She is en
titled to sympathy whenever she may bo
nnd had aright to expect assistance at
the hands of the Iowa authorities , who
doubtless bought her n ticket for Omaha
nnd sent her adrift. Omaha has a ropu-
tation abroad as a generous and alms-
giving city. County olllclals of neigh
boring states take advantage of the
fact. They are fully qualified to care
for these hapless people , but prefer to
rid their community of thorn This
works n positive Imposition upon the
people of this county. The practice is
contemptible and should bo stopped.
RKt'KATKD reports of lighting , as
saults and general , disorderly conduct
indulged in by Inwlqss Clements in the
East Omaha strip nlford addlUotml indi
cations of the deplorable lack of police
regulation in that "territory. To have
another jurisdiction , into which crimi
nals ma'y flee , separatee ! from a largo
city by a river onlyis Hjad enough , but
it is infiuitoly worso.tp have a contigu
ous belt of land afljoinlng a city , and
over which there is practically no police
control nt all. Iowa "ought either to
establish some nrcangements for the
protection of its transm ssouri property
or some agreement should bo had with
Nebraska looking to"a cession of the
strip to this stato. " 0 * ' '
IN DULL times there is a constant in
terchange of real estate , lands , mer
chandise , chattels , etc. A man may
have a stock of good's that ho wants to
trade for a small farm ! A land owner
may want to exchange his acres for a
town lot. Another may have a good lot
in Omaha that ho wants to trade for a
span of horses. In a thousand wants of
this kind there may bo few takers , bc-
caubo the wants are not properly adver
tised. A reference to THE BISK want
columns any day in the week will reveal
the fact that this particular feature of
trade is assuming largo proportions.
There can bo no bettor medium through
which to bring buyer and seller to
gether.
A COMMISSION compobod of prominent
lawyers and business men is at work to
revise the bchool laws of Now York City
and to suggest now legislation. Their
loportwill no awaited with interest in
the hope that it may prove of general
borvico to the public schools ovorywhoio.
Unrruliius J. Sterling.
Siuuz CitU Join not.
It Is evident thnt Secretory Morton
doesn't propose to bo "scooped" on any gos
sip regard lug his department or his personal 1
purposes.
I'rorlni ; ii I'rovorb.
H'tuMnoton I'ust.
Governor Wnlte of Colorado says ho meant
exactly what ho said at the Denver silver
convention , and has nothing to retract. Just
as wo supi > osccl The biggest fool in thit
world is ait old fool.
Took Newspaper Ail vice ,
i ; , iiriil Island Independent.
The railroads have taken the advice given
thorn oven by the most conservative news '
papers , uud have concluded to submit to the
maximum rate law. Now schedules will ho
made in accordance with It. )
Wouldn't lie Iliipuy Wlrlinut It.
Dei Mulnca llcutiler ,
Last year the people of Colorado cried for
a "change. " The democrats entered Into a
combination with tho' populists to bring
about the "ohungo. " , Now they have the
' change" and the governor is taltdug of
going to war over it. " "
Alinunt n Uiilt/gr , Itajienl.
Only thrco of IjUOO'Tjcprosoutatlvo ' rojmb-
llcans replying to iiuo'stlou ! sent out by the
Detroit Republican cmb'opnosod an uncon
ditional repeal of thp . ! b.rmaii law. Asa
matter of faot the rupuqli was originally JJ
republican proposition.
' Won't MB tlitt On'liKicker. .
Judge Maxwell Is Hood enough for the
Herald every day In thenVeek , and If the re
publican party fails tdVlu its duty by ronom-
muting him , then this Ifsstitnlnatorof news ,
foroue , will ho on tip | liking side of the
fence , providing , hovvoy/ji- / , the judge will
Only a Itnllrouit ( inmo.
J'djiflKuu Time * .
Tlio silliest objection yet raised by railroad
republicans against the roiiomination of
Judge Mixwoll ; Is the fact tlint ho resides in
eastern Nebraska , tuo railroaders alli-gliut
tliut the westurn part , of the atatu is entitled
to tuo nomination. ! < \ > r centuries God
Almighty bus been supposed to Imvo head
quarters in huuvun , but , according- rail
road republican reasoning , it will now bo IIIn
order fur us to inva.do the hot products of
hell in soiiriih of a new cauilidatu for our
worship , simply because that locality bus
ttot'or been rocOKuizod and Is now entitled to
furnish the camilaato. iiy Just such fool
reasoning has the republican inauhinu bet bll
ablu to control conventions In the past , and
this year will probably provo uo exception
to the rule.
urnKH i.jvns tn.uttwit * ,
Deiplto the violent tone of thn French
press , there Is scarcely any doubt of a peace
ful ending of the present quarrel between
Franco nnd Slam. England , ns shown by
the attitude of Its officials , will not permit
tlio overthrow of Siamese independence.
For rcasr.ni nlroady explained In these
columns , Great Hrltaln cannot afford to Imvo
her Interests In Slam nnd contiguous terri
tories jeopardized by any such ovcnt.
France , for reasons Just as momentous
and equally obvious , cannot permit herself
to become Involved In any actual hostilities
with her neighbor across the channel , Noth
ing would please the Triple Alllanco moro
than n war between England nnd her heredi
tary Onlllo foe. Franco Is certainly not
foolish enough to place herself at the
mercy of the Drclbund by wasting her
resources in a struggle for something she
would bo just as likely to obtain by diplo
macy. Positive Interference ou the part of
England or nn assurance from tint great
po\Vbr that she would protect Slam would
effectually settle the question of an attack
on Bangkok. It li not to bo believed , however -
over , that ICngland will resort to these ex
tremities until Slam lias exhausted every
means to restore pcaco. The probable out
come of the affair , us already indicated by
dispatches from the Siamese capital , will bo
a concession to Franco of the essential part
of her claims in the Mekong valley. In the
meantime it will bo interestimr to watch
the various moves in the over fnseliuitlng
game of international diplomacy.
John Dull holds n pretty stiff rein updn the
wayward young man who Is khedive of
Egypt. Ho Is not allowed to meddle with
the ' finances , nor with the legal status of
resident foreigners , nor with serious politics.
But Air. Hull has not umlortaKcn to control
his ; matrimonial aspirations. The rumor
that thoknodlvo intends to marry n daughter
of the sultnn of Turkey is , therefore , a Httlo
disquieting to Egyptian bondholders , and
the English garrison at Cairo has been
doubled in number. The Suez canal
is the shorter highway between
England and India , and is im
portant from both a 'commercial ' and
military point of view to the British empire.
The eyes of Europe were suddo.ily opened to
the significance of tlio British command of
the Ued sea when Dliraoll gave orders for
th shipment of Indian sepoys to the
At to take a hand in Euro ] > cau
quarrels. It is safe to say that the grip of
England upon the Hed sea entrance to the
Mediterranean will bo as stubbornly retained
as in the command of tlio exit from that sea
through the Strait of Gibraltar. If Tewllk
sh
supremacy by cither open or covert hostility ,
no doubt measures would be sot on foot to
induce some other young man to act ns khe
dive in his stead.
* *
The old rumors of an intimate alliance be
tween France and Hussia have been revived
by the announcement that a treaty of com
merce between these powers has Just boon
ratified. It is given out ofliclally both at
Berlin and Paris that this now treaty has
no political significance and is only what It
purports to bo , a trade arrangement be
tween the two countries. As much as li
possible Is made of the I'oiueidonco in tlmo
of the announcement of this treaty and the
end of the negotiations for a similar treaty
between Germany and Hussia , with the ob-
Jcct of making It appear that the now alli
ance is an answer to the preparations for
strengthening the Gorman army. Probably
the increase in Russian duties of 20 to UO per
cent on nil imports from countries with
which Hussia has no commercial treaties is
to some extent n retaliatory measure against
Germany. It is clo irly for Hussia's Interest
to have commercial treaties with both
Franco nnd Germany , for she lias a largo
trade with both countries , and no other ex
planation of the French treaty Is necessary.
The anti-homo rulers In England threaten
to petition the queen to dissolve Parliament.
Her majesty has the power to send the mem
bers homo and order a new general election
without consulting her ministers , or against
their advice , and the program is to circulate
petitions all over Great Britain and through
Ulster , begging the queen to act. Of course ,
nothing- but talk will como of this move
ment , for the queen would not so openly
violate precedent whigh has almost if not
quite the binding force of a constitutional
provision. All that this suggestion means is
that the unionists are in desperate straits.
Thov see that the homo rule bill will pass
tlio Commons in splto of all their obstruc
tion , and are willing to grasp at any means
which promises to hinder It. There is a good
deal of confidence- among them , too , that anew
now election would result in u Gladstonian
defeat , and so they are straining every nerve
to force a dissolution.
Advices from Trinidad state that the last
royal ; mail steamer irom England brought a
number of engineers to Colombia to carry
out the construction of throe now lines of
01r
railway : in that country , the contract for
which had been glvon to the firm of Punoh-
Ha Htl , MeT.iggart , Luuther & Co. Ono of
thcso lines Is to bo laid on the Pacific side of
Colombia , the other to extend toward
Venezuela. The line from Bogota to the
river ; Meta , a largo aflluont of the Orinoco ,
is 1 of special importance to the colony of
Trinidad. There is nlroady communication
between the
Port-of-Spain , Trinidad and
the interior of Colombia by the line o (
steamers which ao up the Orinoco and the
Meta , but the transport overland between -
tweon the river district on the Meta
and Bogota is unsatiifactory. Spe
cial advantages are tberoforo expected
to accrue by bringing Bogota and the interior
of Colombia into regular communication
with the outside world by moans of the now
railway to the Orinoeo-Mota stoamiirs. The
interior of Colombia , south of Bogota , in said
to bo very fertile and rich In natural re
sources and the greatov facilities of trans
portation will probably result In the dovel-
opmontofa largo tr.nlo which will find its
0a
outlet by way of the Orinoco and Mota. The
people 1 of Trinidad oxpuot not only a develop
ment ! of trade with Venezuela , but also with
Colombia , and later on with ISuuador and
Brazil , by mo ns of tha Orinoco nnd its alllu-
cuts and-tho now railways that arc llkoly to
bo 1I 1 built. The Port-of-Spam Gazette says :
"It is evident that the now railway botwuuu
Bogota nnd the Meta and the freer naviga
tion of the Orinoco are most important stops
In the expansion of the trade of the northern
countries of South America and of direct in
terest to this colony. "
Flavorin !
NATURAL FRUITFLWORS.
Vanllln Of perfect purity
Lsmon Of great strength-
Orange Economy In their uta
Rose , U.
Flavor a * delicately
and doilcioutly M tht fresh * ruit >
Tin : n.itn > .v .IM.V.
I' hi capo Hecnnli Prob.ibly Franco' *
nlo In Slam will have ono bsncllrlM elect
It will draw the revolution fever away from
the Interior fern tlmo.
Hulhliv.lng fro biff nnd
seml-iivillred countries U not n creditable
i'si fora big rlirlstt.-ui republic to on-
in , Franco Is not winning any glory in
tnli Siamese campaign.
Kansas Cltv Journal ! France , having
made nn unprovoked nml ( notcutablo at
tack upon .Siam's rlifhtv now tlomnndi that
Slum mnko ampin nnd Immediate repara
tion. In other words , the French govern
ment cjiiveteil n part of the Siamese terri
tory and sot about In a practical nnd un
scrupulous way to get tiosseninn. The trick
Is an old one 1th the big European poweis.
Now York Advertiser : Whatever the
oauso may have been the honor of the
rench nation seems to have been touchiM ,
nnd U has cntured UIKJII hostilities with ,
doubtless , a map of the particular pleco of
tei-itory or parcel of land which would wipe
out the stain nnd right the wrong , in the
commanding olllcer's tlosk. It may take
some tlmo or It may all bo over In a Httlo
while , but sixwor. or later the transfer will
bo made and wounded honor will bo soothed
ami sustained by the valuable coniidcr.it ion
thus acquired. Mennwhllo , ai might bo ox-
pooled , the sun Ii obscured as by the great ,
wldiMproaillng wines of an obscene blnl ,
nnd Great Britain flics notice thnt she is
on hand ready to sclzo upon whatever may
bo available for horsvlf.
Phltailelphin Lodger : The French pov-
eminent has announced Its pxjhcy to deal
firmly with the Siamese , nnd t the latter do
not make complete reparation for the mur
der of n French inspector of native militia ,
who was killed , according to reports , while
ho was bedfast from Illness , the French
fleet ivlll blockade the .Mekong river. Franco
disavows any iutcnt to interfere with Sia
mese Independence , but will insist upon
treaty rights , and "tho interference of a
third power will not bo tolerated. " The
French Chamber , by tin unanimous vote ,
has expressed confidence in the government.
A Httlo cannonading nt Bangkok would
divert the attention of the French from
homo politics , and the government is doubtless -
loss pleased with this aspect.
ft i'or .1
Denver News : Five banks left but they
nro llvo of a kind , nil wool nnd n yard wide.
Chicago Tribune : The untimely opening
of Governor Waito's mouth lias boon fol
lowed by the untimely closing of half a
dozen Denver banks.
St. Txmii Kopubllc : Instead of splitting
the country the governor of Colorado should
split a small bottle with the governor of
South Carolina and sny no moro about it.
Kansas City Timei : The hitter cxpcrioiico
of the people of Denver contains Irssou for
the west , bat ono which has come too
quickly and fallen too severely upon the
masses of innocent people In Colorado who
have neither countenanced nor RJ tnpalhired
with the utterances of Governor Wuitu ,
Judge Belford and other calamity howlers of
anarchistic tendencies. Verily , the people of
Colorauo , through their demagogues whom
tlioy have allowed to act as thuir mouth
piece , have sown ttio wind , aim they are now
reaping the whirlwind.
o
.
Nolir.iskn People UlioAro Knjoyliig Thom-
HI-IVOH at i ho Sdiilh llnliotu Iti'iort.
HOT Sriiixus , S. D. , July UI. [ Special to
Tin : Bins ] Congressman McKcighaii nnd
wife of Hed Cloud , Nob. , are in the city.
They came in ou Friday last and will remain
until August 1 , or ns near the date of the
meeting of congress ns they can , and got
back ; to Washington in time to take part in
the opening exercises. Mr. Mglvoighnu is
not suffering from rheumatism now , but
from a general breaking down of the system
from [ an attack of grippe. Ho has improved
so much that a day or two since ho climbed
tcsi the top of Battle mountain. His wife is
suffering from rheumatism.
The detail of twenty-eight diseased sol
diers which was sent hero two weeKs ago
from the National Homo at Ijoavenworth.
Knn. , to test tlio virtue of our waters for
rheumatism and other kindred ailments , nro
all improving. Some of them have almost
boon entirely cured and nil qf tiiem greatly
benefited. Ono case of nephritis is now well
and ttiu rheumatics are throwing away canes
nnd crutches every day. The detail is in
charge of Brigadier General Joseph A.
Knipe , who is enthusiastic over the place.
Upon the result of this test will decide the
location of a national sanitarium or hospital ,
which the government contemplates building
for disabled veterans of tie ! several homes
nnd also of the regular service. General
Avcrill , national inspector of soldiers homes ,
originated tliis idea of a test of our waters
and it is resulting most favorably for Hot
Springs.
Among the many Omaha visitors who nro
hero this week are : Mr. C. N , DietMrs. .
Thomas Swobo and Mrs. Eddy. They ar
rived on Tuesday last and will spend some
time hero. Both Mrs. Diolz and Mrs.
Swobo are regular ducks nnd can give most
of our visitors hero valuable pointers in the
nrt of swmming and diving. They nro reg
ular frequenters of the pluugo bath and
their hours of swimming are noted by many
so as to bo present and see their giacoful
nnd artistic exorcise. They come to the
springs frequently nnd are always wel
comed.
Judge Davidson , Hon. J. S. Dow , Colonel
Buffum , J. S. Hiirris nml families of Tcuum-
sell , Nob. , are hero enjoying the attractions
nnd letting business talte u rest lor \vhile. .
They uro n happy crowd and got plenty of
fun out of the trip.
Lieutenant Governor Tom Majors , Judge
Noml and a parly of a doton prominent
politician * urn now caitlng the tlv to tempt
the ppoklod bcAtitlei In iho rocky stroitmi
of thn Hlg Horn iiioimUtiu , having gene up
on Tupiday They nro expected hero on
Sunday , wnere they will chtngo blue ihtrtt
nnd wain up bpforc starting for homo.
Our toun Is nil ngogovern racket on the
llquiir question , Tno tight IK not brought on
by the prohlbltlonUti , but they nroencouroif
Ing II. it Is probably wolf known thai
? ; V00M.1'0 rlll > 'ilo ' open all through th *
Blnck IIIlli , nml Hot Springs U uo exception ,
lo evade the law the board of nldormcn
has agreed that the saloons itmH each p.iv
u compromise line of 1301month. . Thli Is
sup | > oseil to bo collected by the pollen Justice
and turned Into the city treasury. The
police Justice ) has failed to make hli report
or turn In this line money forsovornl mouths ,
although ho hai collected It nnd given re-
cclpts for It. It ii mid ho has just ns much
right to It ni the city nnd It dare not force
him to pay It over , for by that moans It would
show itself to bo guilty of compounding a
felony under tuo prohibitory law. The
council hiii ousted the police Juitlrn and by
Its orders the marshal has sclred hli
docket nud pnpan , and appointed another
police Justice. The old pnllco justice has
suoin out a complaint ngainit the marshal
nud councllnivnor lAmcoillnif his records
nud the caio li being tried , the old pollen
Justice appoin to bo backed , or at least
Imvo the svmp.uhvof the stloann , and the
next imivo vUil bo the closing of even- saloon
hi town b.v the conndl
The Black Mills Uliautauqua will upon Us
fourth session IIL-I-O on Friday nevt nnd a ble
llmo is lee ted for. Congressman IJrvnn of
Lincoln. Nob. , will make n speech on
bimetallism.
SlUnr'd Outlook.
DtnreriVjmbtfciin. .
With silver going to Eimipo and gold com
ing to the United States , the nllcped stu
dents of llniineo In the east ought to see thnt
their theory com-onilng the operation of the
Sherman law is Incorrect. There is no
question that thli will have an offcot upon
public sentiment in all parts of the country.
In general the autlook for silver Is already
bright , and It It almost ceitaln thn > , the
Sherman law u ill not bo repealed unless
something is sabnltutod for It which would
bo still better for sliver.
A Tip for tlio Writ.
A'cic Vi fc 7i Hume.
When the west disturbs the confidence of
the business world in the currency or the
future prosperity of tlio country it cuts ofT
the credits on which now business or work
amounting to $ , .V)3OiXOiK ) ) ) in a month may
bo undertaken , tyniparcd with that tro-
.uontlous change any variation In the circu
lating money Is a mere flea bite. The issue
or the failure to istiui $ lr.tW,000 in paper tor
silver bullion is relatively too insignificant
to be considered.
31B11CUIII.II. MKItltillKXT.
Chicago Tilbunn : Judging from Its aroht-
tcctnro and inhibits nt tlm I'oluiiiblnii exposi
tion Japan mil-it ho a very baiiibouUful coun
try.
_
Amusing Journal : "Vour rook Is n very
liiinilsoinn plrl. " "jMio d. Him maslios the
potatoes by .smiling nt them. "
Washington Star : "Our pastor nei-di n rest , "
tc thuyMilil. t "lloiniiNt lm\u recreation. " They
closed the clmrrh , nnd much enjovod their
two t mo.iths \ncatloii. .
Somorvlllu Journal : II was thoughtful for
the comet to como mound nt tliu si'iivm of tlio
year when It H most convenient for young
inon mid malclrns to bit up lute out of doors to
uatch IU Mowing course.
lloston Transcript : Klpp Tlm doctrine of
inotuinpsychoiK Is Miprcniuly ridiculous. The t 4
Ide.i of my soul , fur Instance , onturlng the
body of n liorso or : i ( log Is simply preposter
ous. Kogg It cloos seem like a cnsuof un
necessary cruulty to animals.
Kato FJold'i vyashliigtoii : Pqiillibi You
seam to bn In n hurry to present your bill. I
only got tlio goods tlio ether day.
Collector Miitkspero s-ays : "If Itoro dun ,
whnn 'tis ' dun , then 'tuurovollftereduu
"
quickly.
Chicago Tilhnno : Uneasy I'nssongor ( on nu
ocean hle.imshlu ) Doesn't tliu % es > sol tip
frightfully ?
Dlgnlllod Slenard Tlm wessel , muni , Is tiy-
Ing tostjt n good hcxainplu to tliu p
V"llnnaiiolli .Toiiniul : Wenry Wnlklns
Y\"ot dd vou thlnlc of this' Hum's u slor > about
a follnrCal.'ln' a b.ith In whisky for Ills rheu
matism.
Ilinmry Hlgijliis Toolcu bath In whisky ? Ho
was1 about the most .sacrlloglom cuss 1 over
hoard of.
\Vaslilnpfon Shir : "Tlio grent trouble of the
times , " Niilil tlio tulegraph editor iii-n a lot of
llssiiu paper copy blow on" his desk , "Is that wo
uiu bolng uvornhulmml nllli light llteiuturo. "
ins itivi.Mi : : ) : .
Now doth the dismal funny man ,
Afar from sea or coaling lalto ,
With nil tlm mallei ) Him iio hull ] ,
A Miiuhor satisfaction takii
In Hinging gibus , and jesth , amj jeers ,
And other sorts of envious rant ,
A k' u Ins t tliu happy summer girl ,
Whoso bathing dress ( lie claims ) la scant.
M11ADK.
Wfuh'njtan Stitr.
Whan spooning ( loiui the strand they went
In sunny \u-atlier ,
Her p.unsol hid bow they bunt
Their head.s together.
A' l If n cloml obscurnd tlio sky
Tor ( it'orgo nnd Stella ,
The piiullc uyu did they defy
With his umbrella.
At dusk , wlipn neil her sun nor cloud
Drought , Mich excusing ,
II IH broad brimmed hat jtill kept the crowd
From sights amusing ,
fjiclururs HIII ! HotallorJ
ol Ulutlilux In tlio World.
Every woman knows
Thai there's nothing will make a man mad quicker
than to put his shirt on and then
find that a button is ofT or a but
ton hole torn out. Women all
know more about shirts and shirt
waists than men do , and every
woman knows that the Star Shirt
Waist and the Wilson Bros' ( boys'
waists ) are the best in the wide
world. It's iibT often that you get 'em at a out
price , but for Saturday these waists , the $1 quality
will gofor75c ; the genuine article. Our $1 outing
flannel boys' waists for one day at just half price , 50c.
A lot of knee pants for 50o. None of these sold
for less than $1 ; some as high as $1.50.
All above prices for
SATURDAY ONLY.
All men's and boys' straw hats for half price to
clean them out. 59c hats , 25o. $1 hats , 50o.
BROWNING , KING & CO. .
Bloraopen yerjovjnjnjttawa. | g , fl ( J5ty aflfj BOUg dJ SlS.