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nnoitnn n. TZSCIIUCK.
Btt-nrn to liefore me nnd suliicrlLpd In my
presence thin 3d day of July , 1831.
( Heal. ) N. 1' . FKIUNotary Public.
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 ,
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