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THK OMAHA DAILY Blffi WEDNESDAY , JULY 4 , 189L TIIEOMAUA DAILY BEE. rt'inisim ) > nvuiiv MOIININO. TKUMS or Rally tlo < j ( n-lllmut Sim.Uy ) . One. Year..IS M Mir Ili mi.I Bumlay. Ono Your 1J M Hlx MnntlH , G M Tlip-c Mnntlii JO 0-1 flimiluy ) t c , Onr Yi-nr 2 04 pitunliiy ll.-c. One YMF 1 } Weekly Ike , One Year tj OKPICE8. Omnlifl. The It p lIullillNK. . Foiiih Oninlm , Corner N ntvl Twenty-fourth Bit. Council iJiiitrn. 15 ivnil Urtft. rhlcniff ) mure , an < : iinml r of Ciinmifc * . . . JJcw York. Ilcmm * 13. II i.nd I" , Trlbuns Bid * . WnihlnRton , Jto ? K Mreot. N. W. comtnspo.vniJNCB. All enmmtinlcnllnna rpl.itlni ; to now * nn < 1 ctll- orlal matter li uM l mMremwl : To tlio iMItor. urrrnns. All liuiln-ftii letu-is nml remltlime.cn rliould t > o mliti-wied In The ! ! < 1'ulitlnlilnK company , Oindlm. Drnffn. rli el < a nml tiontoillro orders to bo made turahli * lo llio nnler nf the ifimpnny. Till : IIKIJ PJMIISHINM COMI'\NY. _ KVATiMiN-r : : OP cncui.ATioN. Oeorso II. 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You can't reform nn old reprobate any more than you can purify an addled egg. Tlio Fourth of July would bo an appropri ate day for tlio railroads and their em ployes to get together. Sugar pills have a rival In tlio senate In whisky capsules. The pills are to bo taken first , the capsules afterward. Hascull always slips up on Ills law points. IIo was sure Demls would be suspended from the moment he filed Ills Impeachment charges with tlio district court , but One way to retrench In the public schools would be to require the principals of all the schools to each teach at least one class. That Is tlio practice In most all other cities. Washington advices have It that Lawler was turned down because MacVcagh was turned up. Lawler must have omitted to secure MacVeagh's signature to that record- breaking petition. Next time he may know better. Birds of a feather flock together. Hascall and Wheeler are congenial running mates , and when two such monumental Jobbers and tricksters start out as reformers and champions of clean government wo may know there is a hen on. It was In accord with the eternal fitness ot tilings for Hascall to ask the courts to depose Mayor Demls for furnishing bread , meat and provisions to Kelly's Industrials. That certainly caps the climax of Impudence. But a man with Hascall's mug Is equal to anything. The republicans of Lancaster county have already held their convention and elected delegates to the state and congressional conventions. In this county the chairman of the county committee persists In keeping tlio call for a meeting of the committee in his pocket. What the object ot this Is 1ms not yet transpired. If deliberation Insures thoroughness then the reorganization of the police force under taken by the Uoard of Fire and Police Com missioners promises to work a wonderful Im provement when completed. When com pleted , however , Is at the present moment rather Indefinite. Deliberation does not re quire unnecessary { delay. Congressman Bryan did his bust to keep the employes ot the government printing onico In a rattle-trap building , which endan gers their lives every moment they are at work , and now he is trying to prevent the preservation of the government documents and records. Bryan ought to bo given a commission by Objector Ilohnan as his chief assistant. The exact figures of the deficit In the na tional treasury for the first fiscal year under the restored democratic administration are 'J69.C33,023. This Is Just a trlflo over one dollar for every man , woman and child In the United States , and will , of course , have to bo made good by taxation of the people. This Is what the democrats call lightening the burdens ot taxation. The axodus of Americans to Europe this year Is said to be two and a half times what It was last year and twice what It was In 1892. These calculations show the strength of the World's fair as a deterrent against European trips as well us the reaction which gives an Impetus to .European travel. People - plo who went to Chicago have evidently had their ambitions aroused to see something moro of the world. From the report that Ambassador Runyon Intends to resign his post at Berlin because lila wife cannot endure the rigorous winters ot that city , people will 1)3 led to ask , whether Mr , Hunyon or his wife fills the position to which he was appointed. There is nothing to prevent him from allowing his wife to winter further south. If he wants to resign , however , ho should have no dif ficulty In finding excuses. Mr. II. J , Banker , who was elecUM super intendent of buildings of the Board ot Edu cation , Is reputed to ba a good mechanic and an actlvu political viorker. Now If Mr. Banker will devote himself to the supervision nnd repair of school buildings and let poli tics severely alone ho will earn the good willet ot taxpayers and save himself and the Echool board from a good Meal ot annoyance and contention. What Is u anted in our school system Is a divorce from politics and eectarlanlsm , Tito republicans of the city council have a very queer way of showing their party teal. Tbcy hold caucuses against republi can candidates before they are appointed and neck to waylay the republican mayor by conniving with Ms political enemies , If thin 1 the way lo promote parly harmony nil party uuccosa In the campaign this fall wo fall to sou It , As a matter of fact , the tar chamber conclaves against life long republicans are bound to create n wide split that may co t the party not only Its leglsla- llvo ticket , but possibly may defeat part , It Cot Ui whole , of the lUte ticket. t T. DAY The one hundred and eighteenth anni versary of the Declaration of Independence finds DIB republic that-was heralded to the world July 4 , 177(5 ( , still firm on Us founda tions , ( still utroni ; In the love nnd patriotic devotion of the people , and still presenting to mankind the highest and boat example of free Institution ; ) the world lias known. The recurrencs of this anniversary appeals to the patriotism and the loyalty of every citizen , and Its Influonca should give strength And vigor to these nctitlmctiU. That there Is popular itnrent ; that there Is conflict be tween those who labor and those who cm- ploy labor ; that the conditions to progress nnd prosperity nre not so favorable ns could lie whhcd ; that there Is dis trust and apprehension , null that here and there U manifested a dis position to defy constituted authority , arc facts to bo deplored , but they need causa no dcipalr of the xocurlty of free institutions or the permanence of the republic. They nre misfortunes that all clvlllicd nations have experienced , and this country has had Its share of them In the past. Having survived Infinitely severer tilals , why should there now bo fear for the safety ot republican gov ernment ? Distrust of the success of our political system Is as old us free Institutions. The eye-of pcrwlmlsm that can see naught but disaster ahead Is not peculiar to our time. All ages and all countries have had their prophets ot evil and will have until the millennium. Beneath the surface of popu lar dissatisfaction and turbulence the spirit of American patriotism is calm and unruf fled , and It can be depended upon to defend and maintain republican government against every nssnult , from whatever source it may come. Brought to the supreme test there is no American citizen worthy to enjoy political liberty who Is not prepared to sacrifice all he has , even his life , to preserve the in stitutions founded by the great nnd brave men who moro than a century ago pro claimed the Independence of the American colonies and pledged to each other for the support of that declaration their lives , their fortunes nnd their sacred honor. Ebulli tions of popular passion or discontent may endanger the public peace and disturb the harmonious course of government , but the American people will not permit It to Jeopardize ardize the safety of frco Institutions. In that celebrated address of Daniel Web ster In which ho gave a supposed speech of John Adams in favor of the Declaration of Independence , is this passage : "But whatever bo our fate , be as sured , be assured that this declaration will stand. It may cost treasure , and It may cost blood ; but it will stand , and it will richly compensate for both. Through the thick gloom of the pres ent I see the brightness of the future , as the sun In heaven. We shall make this a glori ous , an Iiumortal day. When we are In our graves our children will honor It. They will celebrate It with thanksgiving , with fes tivity , with bonfires and Illuminations. On Its annual return they will shed tears , copi ous , gushing tears , not of subjection and slavery , not of agony and distress , but of exultation , of gratitude , and of Joy. " In this spirit the whole American people regard the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence , and everywhere throughout the republic today it will awaken patriotic emotions and Intensify the love of country which no people feel moro strongly and deeply than the people of the United States. 'I'llK CLOVKK HOOF. Two city councllmen a populist and a re publican have In accordance with the re quirements of the law tiled Impeachment proceedings In the district court against Mayor Bemis. This should have been done long ago. World-JIerald. Ono populist and ono republican hand In hand through the golden harvest field of boodlerlsm. Arm In arm with plunderers that have for years been putting up jobs and raiding the city treasury. What difference does It m.Mte whether Hascall calls himself a populist , a democrat or a republican ? What figure does republicanism or populism cut in the schemes of venal marplots ? Here is n specimen brick of Wheeler's republicanism. Three months ago he introduced and carried a resolution that all appointments made by the mayor shall be referred to the commit tee on Judiciary. Did not Wheeler know that the Judiciary Is the only committee of which no republican has n membership ? So the republican appointees of the republican mayor have to be held up by Hascall and pass the ordeal of being satisfactory to his U\o demo cratic associates. Should have been done long ago Indeed ! \Vr.iild have been dene as long ago as lost Janu- , , rIf the conspirators had been able to cnjolf , milldozo or buy an associate for Hascall. When the case Is tried it will be shown that ono of the conspirators In collusion with Hascall who poses as n reform demo-populist and occupies a glass house on Farnam near Fifteenth besought a democratic councilman to sign Impeachment charges against Mayor fiemls. It will also bo snown that before this same reformer Joined the anti-gambling crusade he had made a demand for a loan of $5,000 upon the owner of one of the gambling dons and failed to bunco the faro man. It may also transpire that the scheme to Im peach Bemls had Its inspiration with parties that have several strings to the concern that has been so active In the move to depose the mayor. When all those things nre shown up In the full glare of the calcium light the mask of arrant hypocrisy will drop from the hideous face ot conspiracy and the cloven hoof will bo exposed to full view. IlllKUM C/IA'3' SK/M'K 3'H'O ' JM.S'7'KK.S. In disregard and defiance ot the decision rendered last month by Judge Walton , the council has voted $1&0 of salary to L , M. Khcem , acting city .electrician. Now It seems to us that It Is about time for Mr. Hhoem to come off hlu high porch and cease playing city electrician when he has no legal title to the ufllco. Personally wo have no quarrel with Mr. Hhoem , but when he makes himself the catspaw of Wiley , Hascall , Wheeler & Co. ho forfeits whatever respect wo may have for him. Mr. Uheem might have been appointed to the ofilce of city electrician by the mayor , the only legal au thority for filling the place , had he been frco from all entanglements with corpora tions that have wlro franchises and are sub ject to supervision by the city electrician. A man cannot servo two masters. Mr. Hhoem Is now , and lias been for years , the manager , us well as ( secretary and treasurer , of the American District Telegraph com pany. Tlio principal ofllcera and owners ot that company aru also officers and stockhold ers of the Nebraska Telephone company. They are also otUcers of the Western Union and Union Pacific Telegraph companies. Now does It stand to reason that Mr , Ilhcom could do anything- that would displease his telegraph , telephone and American District Telegraph employers , If It came In the line of his duty as city electrician ? Would It bo proper to employ a city electrician who holds a position equally lucrative from fran- chlsed corporations ? Mr. Unccin can uo longer plead Ignorance of the fact Hint he wn unlawfully Inducted Into the office which ho pretends to hold. Ho cannot enforce any provision In the elec trician ordinance without subjecting himself to quo warranto proceedings. A man Is known by the company ho keeps. Mr. Rhccm has made his bed with the henchmen of Wiley , and therefore ho cannot pretend that ho Is not one of the gang with which ho trains. The sooner he quits playing city electrician the better It will be for his reputation. . HAD 1IUM13 HKK.V The prime object of the marplots , con spirators nnd boodlcrs who have hatched out the scheme to Impeach Mayor Bcmls has been foiled nt the very onset. Their aim , purpose and hope was th.lt the court would order the immediate suspension of Mayor Bemls and leave him hanging In midair for a few weeks pending the trial of the case. Judge Kcysor very properly Issued the writ citing the mayor to appear in court to rebut the charges brought against him. This was In accordance with the letter and spirit of the law , which contemplates that every mu nicipal officer charged with official misde meanors shall purge himself of the charges brought against him , even though they maybe bo and nre , ns In this case , trumped up for no good purpose by men devoid ot character and Integrity. The law does not , however , contemplate that a writ of suspension would Issue per emptorily on the complaint ot two councilmen - men unsupported by other proofs. The. char ter leaves It discretionary with the court to refuse or grant an order ot suspension upon the filing of Impeachment charges and that discretion should be exercised In the Interest of the public. There Is nothing In the com plaint filed by Hascall and Wheeler to war rant the conclusion that any Interest In trusted to the care of Mayor Bemls would be Jeopardized unless he was unceremoniously deposed. There Is not a scintilla ot proof to show that the mayor has usurped any power not vested in him , or Is engaged in any plot to loot the treasury. On the contrary , the action of the two most notorious rlngstcrs and jobbers In the council justifies the suspicion that the sus pension of the mayor Is sought with n view to removing the most formidable obstacle 'now in the way of the boodle element in and out of the council. This is evidently the way Judge Keysor sized up the situation , and ho Is to be commended for not lending the sanction of the courts to Hascall's coterie of plotters and public plunderers. Had Mayor Bemls been suspended even for forty-eight hours Mr. Wiley would have been able to stretch out his hand for that 117,000 warrant which tlie council has voted over the mayor's veto In spite of the fact that the claim was excessive and should have been cut down at least by one-third. Had Mayor Bemls been suspended half a dozen other excessive claims and jobs would have been rushed through by whip and spur under Wheeler and Hascall's manipulation. Had Mayor Bemls been suspended Wiley's acting electrician would have been com missioned and permanently foisted upon the city. Incidentally there would have been a reign of deviltry and plundering right and left , as has always taken place when Hascall was allowed to get his hand on the steering apparatus. To say that such things could not have been done if Howell had been > made mayor pro tern Is underrating Howell's weakness and Hascall's capacity for mis chief. When Hascall gets on horseback he stops at nothing. With the contractors' ring at his 'back' ' the head of , the president of the council would have been in Hascall's charger on short notice. Ten coimcllmen can depose Howell at any tlmo and elect a new presU dent. Wiley owns twelve nnd sometimes fourteen councllmen. How long would Howell hnvo lasted as president of the council and acting mayor had he declined to do the bid ding of the Wiley gang ? It Is more than probable that the plot to depose Mayor Bemls was to be followed by getting Hascall or his alde-de-scamp. Wheeler , Into Howell's place. But the schemes of men and mice often fall to materialize. Mayor Bemls will con tinue at the old stand in the city hall for some time to come in spite of all the machinations of the buccaneers who have plotted to take forcible possession of the city government. _ _ _ _ _ TllR PULl.UAN MONOPOLY. In regard to the resolution Introduced by Senator Sherman and adopted by the senate. Instructing the committee on Interstate com merce to inquire Into the expediency of reg ulating by law the employment and use of sleeping and parlor cars not owned by rail road companies engaged In Interstate com merce , the cost of operating them , the charges made for their use , and what ought to bo reasonable charges for the seats , berths and sections In such cars , Mr. Sherman said It was a matter he had been thinking about for a long time , and it had no reference whatever to the trouble between the Pullman . Ho regarded man company and its employes. garded the rates charged by the Pullmnn nnd other sleeping car companies ns simply infamous. "It Is outrageous , " said the sen ator , "for us to be compelled to pay such high prices for such poor accommodations to and fro nbout ns we receive in our trips the country , " nnd everybody who has ever ridden in a sleeping car will agree with the Ohio senator. Mr. Sherman said that ho regarded the Pullman company as ono of the most out rageous monopolies of the day. They make enormous profits nnd give their patrons little or nothing in return In proportion. He had no doubt that there Is a way to reach the sleeping car problem with case through gov ernment action. "Tho United States. " said Mr. Sherman , "can easily control the charges for sleepers just as the railway fares have been regulated by means of the Interstate commerce law. " He thought the rates should bo reduced one-half. The Pullman company Is very rich , made so by tlio enormous nnd disproportionate prollt'on their cars. With halt that profit the company could make a great deal of money and glvo the public bet ter service. "I think that this abuse can bo reached , " said Senator Sherman , "and I propose to press this matter to some sort of conclusion , It seems to mo that the Amer ican people have suffered uncomplainingly long enough , especially as there Is a remedy at hand. " The Ohio senator may feel assured of the hearty support of the American traveling public. Rxccpt these who share In the gains of the Pullman monopoly there Is probably no ono who will not unqualifiedly endorse Mr. Sherman's characterization of Its exactions as outrageous. There Is hardly n parallel to the greed nnd rapacity of this company , for It not only takes for Itselt the traveling public's pound of flesh , but It virtually requires Its victims to also In part support Its sleeping car employes. Instead of paying thu men It provides to servo the public sufllclcnt for their subsistence It com pels them to eVe out living wngea by solicit ing money from the public , and this system has bccomo so firmly established that It Is a recognized part of the policy of extor tion practiced by this company. The truy eler who tnkjts n sleeping car must count as part of UK co t the Inevitable "tip" to the porter , wlilch Is In lieu of adequate pay from the employer , and whllo the monopoly extorts all IHilaTes to from the public It of the present quarrel with Its employes those who aru-fjinlllar with the character of the Pullman company can have no sym pathy with It. IT It Is to be hoped the senate committee on Interstate commerce will flnd a practic able way to put n check upon the rapacity of this "wealthy and arrogant corporation , and Senator Sherman should not lack public encouragement to press this matter to n conclusion. If the government Is not power less there Is opportunity here for a beneficent exercise of Its authority. The highly virtuous and honorable Mr. Wheeler has had his conscience thoroughly scrambled In pondering over the enormity of the condition of things that prevailed In Omaha during the period ot open gambling and he couldn't possibly go down into his political grave without flrst trying to avenge the outraged community by having Mayor Bcmls Impeached and a democrat put In his plnco on the police commission who would have things run on a free-for-nll , wide open scale. The sanctimonious Daniel has never yet been known to decline a gambler's premium , or , for that matter , the blood money contributed by Mr. Martin for insuring the palatial mansions In the burnt district. Mr , Wheeler is to be congratu lated In associating with himself a congcnlil and lofty moral reformer like Isaac S. Hascall In the work of municipal purlflca tlon. Over-enthusiastic canal boomers arc loudly accusing everybody who wants to see the canal bond proposition surrounded with ade quate guaranties with being Inspired with n purpose to throttle the canal. The canal promoters must distinguish between these who are opposed to any canal and those who merely Insist that the rights of the public shall be properly guarded. The latter are really the best friends of the canal. No proposition that does not embrace a distinct statement of exactly what the people are to receive for their million-dollar bonus can pos sibly carry In this county. Only by per fecting the boiU proposition before It Is sub mitted to the voters can Its prospects for suc cess be Improved. There Is no disposition to throttle the canal , but rather a disposition to see that the public is protected. Treasury officials ! profess to see a good omen In the Increasing number of banking Institutions that are being organized In spite of the prevailing.-financial depression. The banking system- always expands In times of prosperity and [ contracts under pressure of hard times. A revival appears to have taken place In the last .few months , thirty-four banks having applied for charters as national banks since NoV mber last.Afost of them are of course In the western states , where the people are not yet very ell suripllcd with banks , but at the samotime a fair proportion nrp l9C.a.t dJn the east. Jf new- banks contlnuo to make their appearance at this rate they will 39011 hare filled the gaps made by faHur s' laSt'year"and add to tlio banking facilities of the United States. The pardon of two spies by the German emperor would have no significance were It not for the fact that the spies are French ofllcers and that they are set free on the eve of the funeral of President Carnet and the accession of 'President Casimir-Perler to power. These features Justify the Inference that the pardons were granted ns n mark of friendship for the French republic and as n notice to the new president that Ger many Is willing to meet France half way , if not to make the first step toward a. complete reconciliation. President Caslmlr-Perler has the opportunity to bridge the chasm that has separated the two countries since the days of the third Napoleon by encouraging Em peror William to persist In his friendly over tures. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ llnro'rf Unplug. Globe-Democrat. The fiscal year which hns Just ended was the worst that the government has had since the close of the war. Let us hope Unit the one now begun will be of a dlltorcnt order. Ciinirron'i ) Silver Mimla. Phitailflpliln I.cilter. ( Senator Cameron's letter to the League -of Republican Clubs ought to make him nn entliely acceptable candidate for the presidency , not only to the silver men of the west , but to populists generally. Scutxlul < > f Nepotism. . Now York WorlJ. Kvery senator who has a son billeted on the treasury or Is using his public posi tion to advance his private interests Is Illustrating the spirit without which there could be no fraud Or breach of public trust. _ _ Strunuo Spcului-lo. Knnsas City Stnr. The French tiger nnd the German lion are fraternizing nowadays as they have never done before. AH the 1'nrls papers eulogize the kaiser for releasing French political prisoners and the bitterest organs urge the French government to return the compliment. How long will this unprece dented friendship last ? TcrcolntloiiH tit Stout I'uncli. New York Sun. . Farrasut post , G. A. It. , of Lincoln , Neb. , nuts a warmth Into Its resolutions that can be felt at this distance. KnrniKut post rec ommends "tho confiscation of the OnrneKlo nhint na a military necessity , " makes some vivid poetical reiniirkn about "tho dungeon cell and the gallows tree , " and advises that "in all future , Jrlals of armor plate from this * cJirncirle am his man Frlclc be placed' ' Immediately behind thu tniuet till the tetft Is completed. " There must bo somethliui hunting In the Nebraska grass that gets IH ) < > he cows that give the milk that gets Jntp.the punch that gets Into FairnKUt post , D. A. U. , and thence Into resolutions. ll } ally fi Smihil I'unution , Denver , lulllcan. | . Lord Rosebery'A , ratnark that the mon- ni chy In Unglnnn W < 1 assumed a function rather nodal Uraif * political , whllo true , was a little Htraniw , coining , as It did. from thu head of , the ministry. It would seem almost Impossible for the monarchy In Knglnnil to rstfalw UH lost power , and yet the. prince o ? Wnlcs. If he lives to ascend the throne , may prove to bo much more of a ruler tham the queen has been. A llttlo more ufKressivcnefcs on the part of the bead of tWrf government would bo pleasing to many Englishmen. Somu pea- Mo llku to bo governed , and that class favors a strong monarchy , If the govern ment Is monaichlcal In foim. An Aiicl nt Kugur I'lirallul. Cincinnati Enquirer. The Encyclopedia llrltnnnlca Is authority for the following account of one of thu Hpceches delivered In the House of Com mons by the elder Pitt , afterward earl of It Is related of him that once In thu House of Commons he begun a speech with the words : "Sugar. Air. Speaker" anil then , observing a smile to prevail In thu audience , ho paused , looketl fiercely wrouiul , and , with a loud voice , rising In Its notwu unit swelling Into vehement anger , ho IH to have pronounced again the won ! "Sugar" three times and , having thus uuelletl thu House and extinguished every aVpearunce of levity or laughter , turned around nnd disdainfully naked : "Who will laugh at sugar now ! " 1'VJlOTKVItMV J'V.MC. Halt , gkrlous Fourth. Let the firecrackers go off. If you must celebrate , do It to the eagle's taste. Oh , liberty , what speeches are perpetrated In thy name I One rich lesson of the day Is to tench the young Idea how to shoot. 'Pinions may differ , but the wise eagle takes to the woods till the show Is over. It Is not neccxnary to curl the locks ot the imall boy to Insure him n bang-up tlmo. The wlso man examines tils Insurant- . ) policies before giving free rein tit his pa triot ! m. Look cut for the cannon cracker with Its sputtering train of fire. Better the echo nl n distance than n hand-out nt close quarters. "Now Johnny Is to the Innocent purp Generous nnd attentive ; A bunch 'ho strings to the Jrtyoua w.ig , And abbreviates the narrative. " Fellow citizens , there are only thirty-two months more of Grnver. Let the oagla scream 1 Freedom's I'dil-up Joy unbottle. Loosen pandemonium's springs : "I do not care ( rr the rocket's glare , Nor quail nt the loud bnzoo ; But I must succomb to the fat bass drum And the boy with the wild ku/.oo , I do ! I do ! , Oh , blow the wild knzoo ! " See yonder youth enjoying the sweet pre rogative of Independence. Now ho hitches pandemonium to the canine tall or drops a lurid cannon 'neutli the scat of the nn- su > pectlng. Then he shoots the alley , leav ing a trail of wild hilarity. Now ho drops u pack In a cask and extracts n barrel ot fun. The roseate morn brings him Joy , the noon an nppctlte , and the evening , mayhap , the paternal shingle. What cares he ! It Is his day to howl , and ho who would restrict the liberty of the smalt boy or the old young boy , or place out of reach the rattlebox of mischief , Is "fit for treasons , strategenu nnd spoils. " Now , all together , sing : "When freedom , from her mountain height , Unfurl'd her standard in the nlr , She tcrc thu azure robe of night. And set the stars ot glory there ! She mingled with Its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the * skies. And stripped Its pure celestial white With streaklngs of the morning light , Then from the mansion of the sun She called her eagle-bearer down And gave Into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land ! " XKIlltAtiKA A.\J > XMItltASKAXS. The school population of Schuyler Is 1,033 an Increase of IDS since last year. Rev. Samuel Wilson has been called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church of Table Rock. Tccumsch citizens threaten to deal severely with a man who beats his wife If another Instance of brutality comes to their hearing. Hubert Bell , n 7-year-old Aurora boy , fell from a carriage In such a way that his foot was caught between the spokes of the wheel , twisting and breaking the leg BO that It was necessary to amputate the limb at the kucc. Ncmaha City whisky Is almost fatal when It gets in Its work in good shape. A St. Deroin business man Indulged In some of the stuff , and before ho could get out of town he fell from his buggy nnd received Injuries that required the attendance ot a surgeon for several hours to save the unfortunate man's life. J. C. Laman and two children of Nora narrowly escaped drowning while driving near Oak the other day. When crossing the bridge over the Blue the horses plunged oft Into the stream and carriage and occu pants were swept down the river. Luckily the carriage caught in the trees and the three nearly drowned people were rescued from their perilous position. The death and burial ot a little child at Table Rock the other day recalled a tragedy of three years ago. It was the child of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Furguson. who lived two miles northwest of Violet. A few days before Christmas , 1891 , the father , mother and this child , then an Infant , got in a light wagon and started for town to buy presents. , One. mile west ot Violet , while crossing the railroad , a train struck the ve hicle , landed the seat on which they all sat on the pilot of the engine , cirrled them three-fourths of a mile , when the train was stopped and the parents both found to bo dead , and the living babe was taken from the tightly clasped arms of the dead mother. For a long time It was thought the child would not recover , as one side seemed to be partially paralyzed. The child lived and grew strong , but later sickened and died , and was laid to rest by the side of the double grave where the parents were burled. VAVKT.EH AXO VltACKKKS. Boston Commercial : The best evening ties are those that keep u man at home after dark. Life "Tommy , is it a new brother you Tommy ( perplexed ) Ye-cs-er ; but one of him are n girl. New York Press : "Mrs. S wiper has a nice collection of tableware , hasn't she ? "Oh , elegnnt ; but I have noticed that It la of various patterns. " "Yes ; but that Is because the restaurants she visits have different styles. " Indianapolis Journal : "Honestly , now , can you advance any good icuson why woman should want the ballot ? " "Of course. The best reason In the world. The men don't want her to have It. " Boston Herald : Bub I hear they are goIng - Ing to ; ill his royal niblets Gotham , jr. Cub low H that ? Dub Because he's another new York. Philadelphia Times : This marrying of rich American heiresses by foreign noble men hns a kind of longing for thu dollar of thu daddies In It. Somcrvllle Journal : This world will bo happier , perhaps , when the average young man can sec as much to admire in his sister as the other young men In her circle of acquaintance can. Washington Stnr : This Is the season of revenge. The young man who was laughed at when hu slipped on the banana peel watches the glgglesome young woman when the hammock breaks. Buffalo Courier : "This seems to bo a genuine case of buoyant spirits , " remarked the wrecker , as he hauled In thu basket of champagne which hud floated to shore from the sinking ship. A SIMPLK IU3MI3DY. Detroit Krw Prrai. If you'd bo happy all the ? day , Never have wrinkles , never grow gray , Feel llku your work was nothing but play , Bu sure that comfort had come to stay , Just let the women have their way , Just let thu women have their say. .LV < n.n M , 1'lielps Dawxcrn In Qnnil Wo put him to bed In his llttlo night gown , The most battered youngster theie was In the town ; Yet he said as he opened his only well eye , "Rub , run , for the jolly old Fourth of July ! " Two thumbs nnd eight fingers with lint were tied up , On his head was a bump llko nn upslue- down cup. And Ills smile was distorted , and his nose all awry , From the glorious Fourth of July. We were glad ; he had started abroad with thu sun , * And nil day had lived In the powder and fun ; While the boom of ttm cannon roared up to thu sky , To salutu Young America's Fourth of July ! I said we were glad all the pieces were As we plastered nnd bound them with ten- ' dcu-st caie. But out of thu wreck came the words , wltn "If tomo'rrow was only the Fourth of Julyl" He will grow all together again , never fear , And he ready to celebrate fiecdom next- Meanwhile nil his friends are most thank ful theru lies , A crackerlcss twelvemonth 'twlxt Fourth of Julys. We kissed him good night on his powder- specked face , We laid his brulsud hands softly down In their place , And hu murmured , ns sleep closed his one open eye , "I wish every day was the Fourth of July , " MURDER IS NOW SUSPECTED Private HclTerman and Joe Mt\y field Thought to flavo Met with Foul Play. SOME CLEWS OBTAINED AT PAWNSHOPS Two NcRrooi Sprn Nnir Where Mil ) IU < ! tt' llody l.ity Arc HrhiK Sought For l''uits ; on Which Mimlrr Theory I * 1'mmilcil , It Is believed that nn Important clew has been discovered by the police which may lead to lhr > solving of the mystery surround ing the dcnthn of James Hvftcrman nnd Joseph Mnyllcld , nnd lead to the arrest of the parties who so murderously assaulted nnd robbed Hurry McCrunry recently. It will bo remembered that on the mornIng - Ing of Juno 20 the body of Private James IIcfTerman of company I ) , Second United States Infantry , was found along the Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley tracks nenr the North Twenty-fifth street crossing. The body was stiff when found and It was evident that llfo had been extinct for several hours. The skull was crushed and thera were other marks of violence , but It was concluded that these had been caused by n passing train and n verdict of accidental death was rendered by the roioner's Jury , which only had meager evidence to con sider. There was nothing of value found In the pockets of the dead man and whllo It ap peared to be n raso of accidental death some ot the ofllccrs were ot the opinion that It WHS n , case of murder and their theory has been greatly strengthened within the past few days. IlcfTennan had left the fort on the evening previous to his death nnd came down town. Ills movements have been traced up to the time he started homo and it Is learned tliit he was all right then niul had not only * money , but n fine gold watch and chain. It wan also pretty well known among his.comrades that HefTcrman had recently won something over ? 100. In searching his effects neither the watch nor money could be found. Then , on the night of June 22 , two days after Ilelterman's death , Harry McCreary was slugged and robbed of n watch , chain and quite n sum of money within speaking distance of his own home on Twenty-fifth nnd Mandorson streets. McCreary was beaten In a brutal manner , and did not recover his senses until the next day. nnd still suffers from the effects of the blows administered by the highwaymen. The robbery took place about 10:30 : o'clock and within n few minutes after he left the motor train at Twenty-fourth and Mander- son streets. About the same time Joseph Mayfield - field , a colored man , was found lying deaden on the Missouri Pacific tracks near Thir teenth nnd Locust streets. Mnyfleld had Just left his house to get n can of beer and was returning to his homo near by. He was found by Mr. Wetmoro lying dead soon after. Several bruises were noticed upon the head , but none of them seemed sufficient to cause death. Owing to the fact that the commissioners were very stringent In allowing bills for aptopsles Coroner Maul did not have ono performed , and the real cause of May- field's death ' was unknown. Mayfleld had some money in his pockets , but had not been robbed. Yardmaster Cottmlre of the Missouri Pacific heard the sound of a falling tin bucket about the time that Mayfleld was supposed to have dropped to the ground , and the beer was dashed around as If It had been slung from him when he was falling. A few minutes afterwards J. J. Wctmore saw two colored men coming from that direction , and ono of them spoke to him , asking him for di rections to a certain street. Now , during the past few days the police have recovered the watch taken from Pri vate Hefterman's body and the watch and chain which were stolen from Harry Mc Creary two nights later on. Several other similar articles have also been located , and a negro woman was seen Monday wearing a chain taken from McCreary. Those arti cles had been pawned In a Douglas street pawn shop by the same parties and within a few days of each other. The police have a sort of description of the parties , but their clews are very meager and may lead to naught' . Both of the parties are negroes and one Is tall and slim while the other is smaller and shorter. Both are hard lookIng - Ing characters , and the police are certain that If these men could be located they would soon have the murderers of Hefterman and probably Mayfleld and the robbers of McCreary under arrest. Important develop ments may occur within the next few days which will disclose the mystery of Heffer- man's death. Detective * Hayes and Hudson arrested Amanda , Sarah and Robert Phlnney , at Thirty-second and Plnkney streets , late last night. One of the women had in her pos session the gold chain which was stolen from Harry McCreary. Robert Phlnney is alleged to answer the description of one of the negroes who pawned McCreary's nnd Heflerman's watches. WAB IN THE FAB EAST. Tiiimii nnd Korea Liable to I'mhroll Itussla and China. Japan has thrown about 19,000 soldiers Into Korea , perhaps to assort her old claims of suzerainty , perhaps to protect the largo commercial Interests which she undoubtedly possesses In the hermit kingdom. China also claims seigniorage r.ghts over Korea , but Japan has refused to withdraw her troops. The consequence 'Is that China Is increasing her military nml naval forces for active operations , and a war Is Immi nent between the two countries. The curious feature of the situation , saya the Buffalo Express , is that , much as It concerns Koreans , they have practically nothing to say about It. Theirs Is a weak little kingdom only the size ot Kansas , with a population about that of Now York and Pennsylvania together. It pretends lo bo Independent , but In reality China has dic tated Its policy for years. The king Is pro gressive and has turned to Americans as disinterested teachers , but there. Is a largo party opposed to foreign Influence , The un- bottled Internal condition of the kingdom has Just been shown by an unsuccessful re bellion. Around this weak nation , not even at peace within itself , there are neighbors who are to be dreaded. On one side is China , which long ago was credited with the deter mination to absorb the Korean peninsula. On another Is Japan , far weaker than China , but still flva times moro powerful than Korea. But looming back of both of them , a bugbear - boar to Asia as she Is to Europe , stands Russia. It Is her presence that makes any difficulty in Korea ot grave International significance. Uussla has been developing the Pacific coast of Siberia for years. She has a s'ngle port there , Vladlvostock , but It Is locked up by Ice a great part of each year. HiiHsia wants a better winter harbor , and has had her eye upon Korea since 1870 , The splendid Korean port of Fusan Is her chief desire. Russia rarely makes a misstep , rarely misses an opportunity. Trouble over Korea may glvo her the chance for which she has been watching bo patiently. Tlio outcome ot a war in the far eait would bo hard to predict. Japan Is far out matched by China , but perhaps the little Island kingdom is playing IU venturesome game In the belief that China will not dare to go far with Itussla crouching so near. Tiirlt y has been RJiveil by the Jealousy of the powers concerning each other , Europe , nfter the \vnra ot Charles V , erected a ficrlcs of "buffer * tatc , " to reparato the na tions which worn breaking the peace , ami must of these buffer.1) atlll exist. Korea may continue to live In sJino nuch ur.y The inntu.ll Jealousy of the "Iggor Rtatei tuny bo her | reservation , or V'lltin nnd Japan may together ahapo their couraa so ill - erectly that the Uuoslati bear will have no OXCIIDO lo Interfere. But Russia In used to waltliif,1 , nnd there would still exist another "eastern question" In Korea. 1'itovruit at.titni.i : . HcrlotH l-'lro In Vermont liy Which Munjr AVorlcnim Arc illailn lillo , ST. ALBANS , July n. Vermont Marbla mills at Proctor , VI. , valued nt nearly $1,000.- 000. containing largo quantities of finished work , caught tire early this morning , pre sumably caused by a hot box In the ma chinery. The Proctor marble plant Is situated about three miles from Rutland at the home of ox-Sccrctafy Proctor and furnishes n liveli hood to nemo Z.OOO families. The water power of the company was Inadequate to check the flames nnd an nlurm was rung In at Rutland , The lire had been raging for nearly two hours when the Rutland firemen reached the spot and the whole wentern slda of the plant , an well ns a half-do/.cn Vermont Central cars which stood on a siding , were consumed. LOUISVILLE. July 3. The large four-story warehouse of Stratton & Sterstcgo nt Bank nnd Third streets Was completey gutted by fire laat night. Loss on building and stock of stoves and tinners' goods , $110,000 ; In surance , $78fiOO. LANCASTER , Pn. , July 3. An IncDndlnry fir ? In the large tobccco warehouse ot Ro land It. Brubacker ot tills city this morn ing caused n loss of about $50,000. In surance , $30,000 , u ANTWERP , July 3. Klre nt the docks to day destrycd laigo stocki of lumber , but no damage was done to shipping. ( IKTTIXfl OXVI.K .S'.l.lf. I'rcxtiytrrliin IMIimloiuiry Iloiinl Wanti Ai- Himmri'H of hafoty In Turkny. NEW YORK , July 3. Miss Anna Melton , the young American missionary \\lio was the victim of nn unprovoked and murderous attack by the villagers of Darre , In the Kurdish mountains last summer , and who barely escaped with her life , has arrived here from Genoa , Italy. Immediately upon her arrival Miss Melton made her way to the rooms of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions , under whose auspices she went to the Mosqucl ( West Persia ) mission six years ago. The assault upon Miss Melton has been the subject of correspondence between the United States government and that of Turkey. Soon after Miss Mo-Uon'n arrival thu secre tary of the board received a letter from Rev. W. A. McDowell which said the prisoners who had been held for the assault upon Miss Melton had been released by the reviewing" court. Mr. McDowell looked upon the result of the case as most dlastrous to the cause of missions and to the safety of Americans In Turkey. The secretary of the board said it was probable that President Cleveland would bo communicated with nt once on tlio subject by the board. SlrlldliK Mhutni Killed. MILWAUKEE. July 3. A special to the Wisconsin from Ironwood , Mich. , says a battle ocurred at 2 p. m. between striking miners nnd deputies. Three hundred shots were fired. Several miners fell and were carried off by their companions. Number dead or wounded Is not known. AS TO UltElin IX THK SCHOOLS. OMAHA , July 2. To the Editor of The Bee : Even a "unique" clergyman , whether high church or low church , or no church , ought to receive fair play from the editor of a great metropolitan Journal. You repre sent mo In your editorial of yesterday as seeking to Introduce religious tests Into our public schools. That Is not true. That I have sought to deprive Miss McGce of the means of a livelihood. That Is not true. That I have insisted that public school teachers shall be believers In the dlvlno Inspiration of the bible. That Is not true. Neither Is It true that I am distressed about Miss McGee's Darwinism or alleged Darwinism. I have made no complaint about that and I am perfectly Indifferent as to the abstract fact , whether the believers In that particular theory nail monkeys for their ancestors or not. Sometimes I am dis posed to believe It , though I would not wish myself to claim blood relationship with the type. type.My My only offcnso In the whole matter Is Just this , and nothing more : That In a letter to the school board some months ago I asked it to Issue an order against certain teachings opposed to the Christian religion. Miss McGcc was the alleged of fender In the Immediate Instance. She was not the first offender , and , unless the matter bo checked , she will not bo the last. I did not ask that any teacher should be a be liever In the Inspiration of holy scripture. I did not ask that teachers should not bo allowed to Inveigh against its Inspiration. It was clearly within my right and duty to demand that Christianity should stand at least on equal teiins with Its denial. Mr. Williams , or "Father" Williams , did not ask that his peculiar religious views should bo taught In the public schools , but he Insists that those of Miss McGea shall not be , or these of the rector of All Saints ; or even these of the editor of The Bee. If "sectarian ism" Is to be banished from our public schools let it be banished all around. "Mem bership In good standing" In any church weighs not a drop In the matter. Personally I do not know the ground of the board's action with regard to Mlsu McGce or the other teachers Involved. I am qulto positive I am not responsible for It. Am not acquainted personally with moro than three or four ot the school board , and with them only casually , except , perhaps , Rev. Dr. Duryca. There if , not n man among them , I am sure , who would feel himself under any obligations , politically , religiously or personally , to do what 1 wished done , much less to run beyond to dc , what I did not ask. 1 do not think the school board has based Its action on my letter to it , or that it could bo unjust enough to Miss McGce to dismiss her because - cause of what I wrote wltnout further ex amination or proof. I urn quite willing to face my own responsibility In that or in any matter , but If the editor of The Be * will allow mo I must beg' leave to dis believe that Mr. Williams owns the school board or carries It In his pocket , or that they have run greedily "to deprive a woman of her living" Just because ho was sup posed to desire It. But now , sir , Is It not a llttlo strange that Miss McGee's case should call out most of the Indignation. If Miss Crowley was really discovered teaching her peculiar doc trines few would bo found to defend her , Indeed low could defend her ; but because the dllllculty lies In the extreme opposite direction there is dllllculty with lovers ol religious tolerance. If religious teaching It to bo "a free-for-all" I can understand that , If It Is to bo excluded wholly , that Is com- prehenslble. If "liberalism" only Is to be p8rmltted In the form of religious teaching then lot us understand it. If Mitts McGee In guiltless and the board condemned hei unheard or without sulllclent evidence there ran be no question an to the wrong. Hut that Is Just as true as to Miss Crowley and ' But , , would It not be well to re member that thu public service , In any do- partmunt , Is not an eleemosynary depart ment for the support of any ono , whothoi "In Rood church standing" or out of It ? JOHN WILLIAMS , Highest o : a. . .i .Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report