THE OMAHA DAILY IJKE : FRIDAY , JULY 0 , 1891.
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Sworn to before me anil nulmcrlbed In my
presence lhl Sd day of July. ISM.
( Seal. ) N. I' . riJIUNotnry Public.
Nol It la a base calumny to say that
Mr. Bryan staid away from Nebraska City
because Mr. Morton went there.
What Is that wo see ? A prohibition state
ticket without Mrs. Blttenbonder's name on
III Has the millennium arrived ?
That mayoralty Impeachment bomb seems
to have exploded prematurely before It left
the hands of the men who lighted the fuse.
Omaha democrats ought to emulate the
example of Omaha republicans and secure
the location of their state convention In
this city.
The railroads that are openly defying
the order of the Nebraska State Board of
Transportation In the transfer switch cases
ara peculiarly fitted to depreciate the dis
regard for law manifested by some of the
strikers.
The Nebraska prohibitionists succeeded In
Inducing three women to accept places on
their state ticket. No one would bo more
surprised to hear of their election than
these thrco women. But there Is no Im
minent danger of such event.
Richard Croker and Mayor Ollroy , two of
Tammany's richest beneficiaries , appear on
the now tax list of New York , each as ownIng -
Ing no taxable property whatever. Will
their consciences servo them as well when
the federal Income tax collector comes
around ?
When the canal promoters-and the citizens
committee shall have agreed upon a satis
factory bond proposition , so that the people
will know what they are asked to do , there
will be plenty of discussion on that subject.
Until then It Is useless to discuss anything
that presents so hazy an outline.
The name Debs uttered within hearing
of a railroad manager acts like a red flag
flaunted before an Infuriated bull. There
can be no rational conference between rail
road managers and their employes until
managers recover from the spasm Into
which they have been thrown by that awful
namo.
The Chicago Record , which Is admiring
the audacity of the warden of the Kansas
state penitentiary In acknowledging that he
lias saddled five members of his family
upon the public In positions within his gift ,
ought lo bo furnished with the list of Omaha
ward assessors and their deputies. The
Kansas , penitentiary only supports ono fam
ily. The Omaha assossorshlps keep a fam
ily employed In almost every ward.
An amusing case of mistaken Identity
Is found In an article going the rounds of
the prccs which had Us origin In the Now
York Sun , purporting to tell about the
Americans who carry the largest life In
surance policies. It says that "John M.
Thurstfln , who halls from Omaha , and who
was prominent In the Hawaiian troubles ,
was wise enough before he went to Hawaii
to take out a policy of $100,000 on his life
In favor of his wife. " Mr. Thurston must
feel that his fame has boon established
and that ho need aspire to no further
honors when such an intelligent account
of him Is the property of the public. It
will take an export to unravel the two
Thurstons after this Interesting episode.
The dedication of the soldiers' and sailors'
monument at Cleveland was flttlngly pe'r-
fonned on the anniversary of Independ
ence day. The soldiers and sailors In com
memoration of whom the monument Is
erected gave their lives to their country
In order to maintain the union founded
upon the Independence won from dreat
Britain by the revolution. Their deaths
were the assurance of a surviving patriotIsm -
Ism as strong as that which animated the
mon ot 177C , and liberty was as much" to
them as It was to the signers of the Declara
tion ot Independence. The handsome shaft
and memorial tablet room on the most con
spicuous public , square In Cleveland will
recall to each successive generation what
It owes to the men who put down the great
rebellion. _ _
The principals of the various schools are
not very enthusiastic oyor the suggestion
that they bo required to teach at least ono
class In addition to performing the other
duties pertaining to their positions. Ono ot
the chief arguments that has been advanced
In support ot the retention of woman prin
cipals and ot promotion from the ranks Is
that the principal should have Imd practical
experience In teaching. All the high-priced
principals have taught different grades and
would doubtless resent the Imputation that
they are no longer competent to do so
"again. Furthermore , until only a taw
years ago the principals In all the schools
had charge of a room containing two or
more classes anil acted as principal at the
iamo time. They receive from $200 to $000
moro than the bent teacher under them ,
and for this sum ought to bo willing to de-
vota a Ilttlt ) moro time and energy to the
Interest * of the schools , lly Insisting upon
the principals doing some ot the work of
teaching tbo Hoard of Education can effect
* material economy. .
AXU THK STRIKE.
According to the most reliable reports
from Washington , President Cleveland , with
lila customary self-assertion , hns himself
personally assumed the conduct of the fed
eral forces that have been summoned to
cope with the pending strike. Having Ig
nored the proceedings that led up to the
precipitation ot the present labor troubles ,
he has at the last mlnuto been convinced
ot the seriousness ot the situation and has
jumped Into the arena with the cry that
the strike must bo put down. But how
put down ? Evidently by the same old
methods that have been employed on pre
vious occasions to stamp out with military
force every vcstlgo of resistance which labor
may offer to capital. President Cleveland's
policy Is to put down the strike , not to
settle the strike. '
Ono of the most Important duties Im
posed upon the president by the constitu
tion Is that contained In the clause which
reads that "ho shall from tlmo to time give
to the congress Information of the state
of the union and recommend to their con
sideration aiich measures as he shall judge
necessary and expedient. " President Cleve
land called congress together In extraor
dinary session last September to apprlso
It of the general distress caused by the
financial panic and recommended to It the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law.
On the assembling of congress In regular
session ho gave a review of the foreign
and Internal relations of the United States
since his return to the presidential chair
and Imparted much sago advlco on topics
of common Interest , although without speci
fic suggestions on any Important point.
Later , after ho had bccotno hopelessly en
tangled In the meshes ot his Hawaiian
policy , ho endeavored to relieve himself
of his unpopular task by referring the whole
matter to congress and leaving further
action to be guided by Its pleasure In the
matter. Now , however , when the country
Is confronted with a crisis more threaten
ing than any In recent years , when by the
stoppage of railway traffic Industries In
various parts of the country are forced to
shut down , when the United States malls
are Interrupted and tralllc generally made
precarious , the president has not a ward
of advlco to offer to the people. Congress
Is In session at his very doors , ready and
anxious to co-operato with any rational planet
ot solution which ho may propose , but ho
goes on without , consulting the chosen rep
resentatives of the people.
A message to congress , apprising It of the
situation and embodying his recommenda
tions on the subject"would not only be
appropriate , but Is clearly demanded by
the constitution. For President Cleveland
to personally volunteer to put down the
strike without any effort at compromise ,
conciliation or settlement and without ask
ing the assistance of the legislative depart
ment is a stop towards the ono man power
that must arouse the serious attention of all
thinking people.
SOVEREIGN'S FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH.
Mr. Sovereign's Fourth of July oration was
a frenzied bombardment of accumulated
capital , but ho suggests no remedy by which
the relations ot capital and labor can be
made mutually beneficial. Property is not
robbery ; it Is simply the unused surplus of
the product of toll. When honestly gotten
It represents Industry and frugality. Capital
is the tool without which labor cannot sub
sist under modern conditions. The great
problem Is how to curb the greed of con
centrated wealth and -at the same time
make wealth" subservient to the satisfaction
of the wants and comforts of the producers.
Mr. Sovereign simply wants to destroy wealth
because capital concentrated under corporate
control has exacted more than Its duo share
from labor. His doctrine carried Into effect
would result In killing the goose that laid
the golden egg.
What all patriotic Americans should strive
for Is the abolition of monopoly , except when
it Is created for public uses and controlled
by municipal , state and national authority.
They should endeavor to protect capital In
Its rights to earn fair returns when employed
In legitimate enterprises , and at the same
time protect the wage workers from oppres
sive treatment.
When a man occupying the position of Mr.
Sovereign In the labor ranks makes asser
tions ho should endeavor to conflno himself
to facts instead of Imposing on credulity
and presuming on Ignorance. The condition
of the working classes Is bad enough , but
there Is no warrant for exaggeration or misInformation -
Information , Mr. Sovereign declares that
this country is burdened with 30,000 million
aires and 3,000,000 of tramps. As a matter
ot fact the list of millionaires collected in
detail for each state two years ago shows
that there were a fraction over 4,000 persons
In this country whoso wealth Is estimated at
over $1,000,000. It Is safe to say that fully
one-half of these alleged millionaires are
either Insolvent or on the verge of bank
ruptcy today. The terrible shrinkage In prop
erty values and smash-up of business con
cerns has thinned out the ranks of the mil
lionaires and knocked a big hole Into the
estimated fortunes of the multi-mllllonalres.
It would have been just as easy for 'Mr. '
Sovereign to assert that there are 30,000,000
tramps In this country as that they number
3.000.000. Among the 65,000.000 of population
at least 33,000,000 are females and very few
women are tramps. Of the 32,000,000 males
fully 12,000,000 are under 18 years of ago.
That would leave 20,000,000 from which the
ranks of trampdom are presumed to bo re
cruited. Docs It stand to reason that ono
out of every seven men In this country Is a
tramp ? Take Nebraska , for Instance. We
have about 250,000 males over 18 years old.
That would make Nebraska's quota of the
tramp army over 35,000 , when In fact Ne
braska's actual tramp population does not
excocd 1,000. Thq same proportions prevail
In all the agricultural states. Wo make
bold to assert that there
are not 30,000 ac
tual tramps In this country at present. All
the Industrial armies could not muster over
12,000 men on the tramp. There are un
doubtedly between 2,000.000 and 3,000,000
wage workers , male and female , out of em
ployment , either because they cannot got
work or are on a strike , but are not tramps.
Mr. Sovereign's figures on homeless bread
winners are equally misleading. He declares
that only 2 per cent of the population of
New York City live In homos pf their own.
Two per cent of the population of New York
Is 30,000. Now If there are 30,000 home
owners In Now York there are 30,000 families
living In their own houses. Taking llvo per
sons for each family , that would mean that
ton out ot every 100 families live In
homes of their own. It must bo remembered ,
however , that thousands of hankers , mer
chants and men of moderate wealth In New
York prefer to pay rent because they can
Invest their money better In speculative en
terprises than la real estate. It should not
be forgotten also that the majority of the
wage workers employed In Now York live In
Brooklyn , Jersey City and suburban towns ,
while the tenements of the city , proper are
occupied by Immigrant floaters who stop
oY r'ln Now York merely for a few months
on their war to the Interior ot the continent.
The trouble with Mr. Sovereign Is that he
deals In florid fiction And catchy phrases
rather than In substantial facts and Bound
argument. This class of oratory tend * to
Inflame the minds of the most orderly and
sober worklngmen and makes them smart
under what they conscientiously bollevo to
be Insufferable wrongs. What the workingmen -
men need at this hour Is brave , cool-headed
guidance and a truthful portrayal ot the con
ditions and dangers with which the country
Is confronted Instead ot wild assertions and
visionary schemes ot redress that lead up
to revolution and anarchy. The worklngmen
ot America outnumber all other classes.
They have It within thnlr power to achieve
all legitimate reforms peaceably. This Is a
government of majorities.
AN IMI'ORTAXT COXORESS.
A congress or conference of very consider
able Importance Is being held In Ottawa ,
the capital of Canada. It Is composed of
delegates from colonies of Great Britain , and
Its object Is to promote intercolonial trade
and to bring these colonies Into closer com
mercial relations. The British government
Imposes certain restrictions upon Its colonies
In connection with their revcnno systems
and their trade with other countries , and an
effort Is to bo made to obtain at least a
modification of these restrictions. If this
can bo accomplished the plan Is to form a
reciprocal Intercolonial trade union. This
scheme , It Is easy to see , might have far-
reaching effects , and It possesses a par
ticular Interest for these Americans who
believe that the tlmo is not rctnoto when
Canada will become a part ot the union. It
suggests that the party now In control of
the affairs oftlio Dominion not only has no
sympathy , as everybody Is aware , with the
Idea that any part of the country Is likely
to be annexed to the Unltod States , but
that It Is bent upon a policy calculated to
defeat such a possibility. An Intercolonial
trade union such as Is proposed , entered Into
with the full concurrence of the British
government , would undoubtedly have the ef
fect to bind these colonies more closely , and
perhaps also to Increase ther | loyalty to the
Imperial government , to which they must
still look for protection. There Is no doubt
that tlio dominant element In the Dominion
Is Immovably loyal to the British govern
ment , but it realizes the necessity ot doing
something that will build up the material
Interests of Canada and thereby quiet the un
rest and discontent which proceed from a
comparison of conditions In that country and
the United States. The proposed union of
the colonies in a reciprocal trade arrange
ment would bo a great help to the upbuild
ing of Canada and would do much to kill
off the sentiment for separation from Grout
Britain , either by annexation to the United
States or by declaring Independence.
Tliero Is a phase of the question , however ,
that may cause , the British government to
hesitate before conceding to the several
colonies discriminating power In tariff matters -
tors , even as regards Intercolonial trade ,
and that Is the existing treaties between
Great Britain and foreign powers under
which the products of the latter are to bo
admitted to the markets of the dependencies
of the former under the most favored na
tions' clause and the minimum rate of duty.
The British government has before refused
to permit Canada to enter Into a reciprocal
trade arrangement with some of the col
onies by which other colonies would bo dis
criminated against , and as all the colonies
are not represented in the congress it is
possible the Imperial authorities will want
to hear what their wishes are before as
senting to any arrangement from which
they might bo excluded. " Still the effort Is
to be made to have the restrictions re
moved which stand In the way of the pro
posed reciprocal trade union , with the prob
abilities In favor of its success.
Should it be successful Canada will careless
loss oven than now about reciprocity with
the United States , and may go farther than
she has done In imposing discriminating
duties against the manufactured products of
this country. A reciprocal Intercolonial
trade union would enable her people to be
more Independent of the American market
than they now are , and with the realization
of this there would como a decline of the
sentiment favorable to throwing off con
nection with Great Britain and becoming a
part ot the American republic.
AMERICAN RAILWAY INTERESTS.
The annual report of the statistician of
the Interstate Commerce commission , giving
statistics ot the railroads of the country
for the year ended Juno 30 , 1893 , Is of rather
more than ordinary Interest at this time.
Very few people have any conception of the
vastness ot the railway Interests of the
United States. The railroad mileage of this
country ono year ago was over 176,000 miles ,
exceeding by 70,000 miles the total mlleago
of Great Britain and Ireland , Germany ,
France , Russia and Austria-Hungary , ) and
being nearly half ot the total mileage of the
world. Railroad construction in the United
States has been very slow for several years ,
and It seems probable that It will continue
to bo for some years to come. That It has
outrun the demand is admitted by all who
have given Intelligent attention to the matter -
tor , and It Is to be expected that hereafter
capital will not bo so easily drawn Into this
form of Investment as It was a few years
'
ago. During the last three years the total
railroad construction has not much exceeded
10,000 miles , a large part ot which was in
extensions necessary to the completion ot
systems. The era of greatest railroad
development in this country was the decade
between 1880 and 1890 , when the mllo-
ngo Increased from 93,000 miles In the
former year to 161,000 in the latter , an
average annual Increase of 6,800 miles , while
during the last tour years the average an
nual Increase has been less than 4,000 miles.
The construction ot 68,000 miles ot railroad
In ten years was In excess ot the require
ments of the country , and there can be no
doubt that It would have been batter for
railroad Investors and all others If the ad
vance In this respect had been less rapd | ,
But a still bettor Impression of the vastness -
ness of this Interest can bo obtained when It
Is known that the aggregate property properly
classified as railway capital was on Juno SO ,
1893 , In round numbers $10,600,000,000 , equal
to over $63,000 per mile ot lino. Granting
that a considerable part of this is fictitious ,
there will still remain , after deducting a
reasonable amount as Inflation , an enormous
capital Invested in the railroads of the coun
try. The national debt at Its highest point
was $2,773,000,000. The bonded debt ot the
railroads of the country approximates five
billions , and they are stocked for over
five billions. In other words , the rail
roads are capitalized for four times as much
as the national debt at Its maximum , and
about twelve times the amount of that debt
at present. On this colossal overcapitalization
tion It would bo impossible to earn fixed
charges and pay dividends under the moat
favorable conditions. It Is not surprising
to find that more than 61 per cent of the
total stock outstanding pays no dividends.
The earnings of the railroads lor tbo year
ended Juno 30 , 1SM | l/tro somewhat In ex
cess of those of ifiri Jirecoillng year , but
there was also an jjjj uo In operating ex
penses , and the surplus was less than that
of the preceding J IF. When It ! re
membered that the irWod from July 1 , 1892 ,
to Juno 30 , 1893 , wnjija very favorable ono
for the railroads l jL.easy to ticllovo that
during the past twelve months of general
depression the rallrRliWhave not only made
no money , but In Urov-iggrcgato have been
largo losers. A heavy decrease In business
la shown by all the roads whose statements
for the past year have been mndo public ,
and whllo most of ) { liq'4i have practiced a
rigid economy few have been able to keep
their expenses below thplr receipts.
Now conditions , resulting from a change
In the economic policy of the govern
ment , must affect the railroad Interest In
common with all others , and will probably
tend to complicate the problem of railway
management. That has been anything but
simple and easy In times of great general
prosperity , and now that there Is required
a readjustment of business to now condi
tions the difficulties ot the railroads are
likely to bo Increased , or at any rate will
not bo less troublesome than they have
been. Ono thing the statistics Impressively
suggest , and that Is that the country has
all the railway mileage It will need for at
least the remaining years of the present
century.
VOOnilKES IN HETIRUMEXT.
Nothing connected with the management
of the tariff bill In the senate has been so
noticeable and noted as the remarkable re
tirement of Senator Voorhees from active
participation In the proceedings. Senator
Voorhees has been In Washington right along
and has retained the position of chairman
of the finance committee , to which he was
elevated by his fellow democrats when they
found themselves In control of the senate
upon Its convening In extra session last
summer. During the extra session Voorhees
was head and front of the administration
forces In their contest for the repeal of the
Sherman silver purchase act. He was per
sonally In command of the fight on the floor
of the senate and directed the campaign
that finally overcame the frea coinage fill-
busters. He was the go-between between
the white house and the recalcitrant demo
cratic senators and made himself the most
conspicuous man on the democratic side.
In the tariff debate , In which the chair
man of the finance committee- would very
naturally assume the leading place. Senator
Voorliees has been heard from only at In
tervals , and then In his Individual capacity
and not as representative ot the sentiment
of his party associates In that body. The
parliamentary manipulation was early
handed over to Senator Harris of Tennessee ,
the supervision of the work of amendment
was assigned to Senator Vest of Missouri ,
and the task of reconciling members and
deciding upon reques'U for further changes
was undertaken by Sehator Jones of Ar
kansas. All these senators are members of
the finance committee , but they are all out
ranked by Voorhees and would ordinarily
have yielded to the chairman of the commit
tee. But In this case thei chairman has been
In a position even .worsd than that of the
regular member of the committee. Not only
has the leadershtp-"been | taken away
from him , but no has been kept
in Ignorance of what was actually
going on within the committee and
subcommittees. His Ignorance has led him
Into several humiliating mistakes , notably
when ho dented on the floor of the senate
the allegation tliat o'vef 300 amendments
to the senate bill hadj already been agreed
upon by members of the committee , only to
have the amendments reported to the senate
a few days later. Since having been caught
In that exhibition of his helplessness ho has
been very careful In making statements
as to what the democrats proposed to do.
The most surprising part of this perform
ance Is that Voorhees has silently submitted
to these Indignities and has continued to
hold the name , though not the substance , of
the finance committee chairmanship. Per
haps ho may hope to assume his rightful
duties once more when other measures are
In question , but the revenue Is the most
Important topic with which that committee
has to deal , and It Is unlikely that It will
be called upon to engineer the passage of
any other revenue measures for some con
siderable tlmo. Voorliees' chairmanship has
therefore already practically proved a fail
ure.
It was really too bad that Congressman
Bryan could not bo In attendance at the
Fourth of July celebration at Nebraska
City. He might have explained why ho
and Secretary Morton did not make their
pilgrimages to the shrine of Jefferson at
Montlcollo together.
Adlal Is letting no grass grow beneath
his feet. It Is as hard for him to decline
an Invitation to make a public address as
It Is to play the figure-head presiding over
the upper house of congress.
A I'roslilvntlal Spurt.
Washington Post.
The vigorous manner In which Senator
Sherman attucka the Pullman car leads to
the suspicion that he has not given up all
hopes of the presidency.
mid to Spare.
Knnfas City Star.
The analysis of the senate vote on the
tariff bill Hhowa that the democrats had
votes to throw at the birds. Even the de
fection of the two IjOuMuno. senators could
not have affected the result , even with the
kindly assistance of Hill and Porter. The
knowledge ot thta may be useful during-
the conference.
OrtlnrH Ilnnori'il In the llroach.
Springfield Republican.
Postmaster General iflsscll has ordered all
postmnsterH to uttuii'hto their business and
let political conventions' alone. What he
wants to do now Is 'to ' 'enforce the order.
Then the postoinces wllltnot bo BO attrac
tive Jo local party UOSSPS who want the
place chlelly because pf the vantage ground
It Klvea for the dlrectlor ) of the party af
fairs. ,
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Denver Jlepuwlcan.
The silver resolution , adopted by the
league convention demands the restora
tion of silver to itrffUUest and highest
use. This means thi > establishment of bi
metallism at a ratio not of 18 to 1 , but
of 154 to 1. The frk-mla of silver In the
United States should 'stand ' for the latter
ratio , for It Is the one upon which the
silver ot the Latin untou has been coined.
Made Tin-in lliUtM for Hlmro. .
ChlcnROiJTorftM.
Twenty-four meml > i.'rd o'f General Hainan's
Commonweal navy have been given un In
voluntary bath by the upsetting of a boat
at Omaha. It will bo Inturestlnu to watch
the effect of thin Immersion. None of the
ImhiHtilals has l > i > roro been charged with
taking a bath , and It la within the bounds
of probability that the ducklni ; may re
vive early recollections and Insplro the
Cuxeyltcs with an awakened desire to go lo
work. _
1'liylilff tlm Pnpcloin Ciircl.
New Yoilc Bun.
The popdems are not succeeding In the
true nopiioin spirit when they tax playlnir
cards at 2 cunts a pack. The wealth of
the puck should be made to pay Its pro
portionate shuru of the expensvH of the
Kovernment. Every face card should bo
taxed 2 per cent. or. at any rate , noth UK
below an elt'ht spot should be taxed.Vhy
are'tho plutocrats nf the pack not Until ua
they should be ? Why this failure to dls-
crlmluate against the dudes .of tuu Ueck ?
rim K.iHtr.it'H otirjt nn.txtnt.
Denver Republican : It appear * that n
bettor fcellnit between Oormnny and
Franco I * developing. U hat bean stimu
lated by events connected with the as aa <
elnatlon ot Cnrnot It U possible Hint the
two nations vlll again become trlemU and
that the wounds caused by the war and the
loss nf Alsnce and Lorraine will bo healed ,
It would be expecting too much , however , tc
look for this at an early day.
New York" Tribune ! That the blow whlcli
has fallen upon Franco has knit closer the
bonds of sympathy between the European
nations Is apparent from the Rettulno sorrow
and sympathy excited by the assassination
of Carnot. Additional and most gratifying
ovlilonco thereof Is furnished by the action
of Rmperor William In pardoning recently
the two French officers who were arrcstril
as spies near Kiel last year and condemned
to Imprisonment. This creditable act on
the part of the emperor of Germany can
scarcely fall to have a marked effect In
bringing about a better state of feeling be
tween the republic and the empire. The em
peror has done n graceful thing at the right
moment.
Now York World : The liberation of the
two French spies by the German emperor
was an act of grace and of wisdom. It was
an expression of sympathy awakened by the
calamity which has saddened France. It
was courtly and chivalrous , and It was
replete with significance , for It said In deeds
more expressive than words that at such a
tlmo the German emperor cannot recognize
the possibility of hostile sentiments between
the two nations. Nothing that William
could have done could no greatly mitigate
the asperity of French feeling toward Ger
many , for the tlmo at least. No single act
of his since the beginning of his reign has
made so much for peace. It was a little
thing perhaps , and left alone would not bo
enduring , but many of such little courtesies
would In the end wear out all hatred. If
the rulers of the world only realized how
much moro powerful sentiment Is than Bis
marck's "blood and Iron" the outlook for
the future would bo very much brighter.
Armies would bo smaller and taxes lighter.
1'KOl'KU .1X1)
The cannon crockcr established Its repu
tation as an armless contrivance.
So far Coxeyl'm has cost the government
$52,000. Several good roads could have been
made with this money.
Kelr Hardlc Is the only member of the
House of Commons who over declared an
equality between undressed kids.
Owing to the debilitated condition of the
tiger , Governor Hogg's reception in New
York resembles the soft side of a Manitoba
blizzard.
The table upon which President Lincoln
signed the emancipation proclamation Is now
the property of United States Treasurer
Morgan.
The discovery of the ossified remains of
a pre-hlstorlc American In California tends
to confirm the ancient lineage ot the modern
mossback.
Sir Edwin Arnold said the other day that
ho heartily endorsed a remark once made by
Chauncey M. Depew "Fame depends on be
ing civil to interviewers. "
Two additional canals have been observed
on Mars at the Flagstaff ( Ariz. ) observa
tory , making seven or eight In all , but not
the sign of a mule driver has yet been dis
covered.
William Walsh , the last but ono of these
who defended Baltimore against the British
Invasion In 1814 , Is dead. Ho was 14 years
old at the time , and was pressed Into service
to mould bullets.
Stuart B. Reed of Harrison county , West
Virginia , was Introduced to the republican
league convention at Falrmount , W. Va. ,
the other day as the oldest republican In
the United States. Ho Is 103 years old and
Is still in good health.
Thomas B. Brecklnrldge , who crossed the
plains with Fremont's expedition In 1845 , Is
living at Tcllurlde , Colo. , In destitute cir
cumstances. Petitions praying for the fed
eral government to grant him a pension are
circulating In Colorado and California.
A bill now bcforo the Massachusetts legis
lature prohibits the use of the word color or
colored , as applied to persons , In any official
record of birth , death or marriage , when so
requested by the applicant. The Intention
Is' to wipe out every shade of difference be
tween the races.
The rotund harmony of the New York con
stitutional convention Is seriously menaced
by an obstreperous member , who Insists on
a provision prohibiting public officials from
accepting railroad passes. Members who
enjoy the freedom of the trains are loudest
In resenting the clause as a personal reflec
tion. 'Twas ever thus.
Of the many explanations offered for the
senate's delay in passing the tariff bill , there
U ono whose reactionary Influence Is over
looked. Since the debate began six quart
bottles of apolllnarls , a box of lemons and
the usual accessories were consumed every
day by the senators. Accessories cover a
multitude of dilatory tactics.
Sam Houston's grave In the little cemetery
at Huntsvtlle , Tex. , Is In so shabby a condi
tion of neglect as to excite regret on the
part of many Texans. There have been
propositions before the legislature to re
move the patriot's remains to Austin , the
Etato capital , and to erect a monument over
them , but nothing definite has over been
done.
"Uncle Dick" Thompson , tha halo old vet
eran of the Wabash , has been a great lover
of tobacco all his lifetime , and now , in his
age , ho smokes from ten to twenty cigars
a day and fills In the odd moments with an
old pipe , In which ho Inserts perlquo and
plug tobacco. His favorite brands of the
weed , are "Wabash stogies , " which ore be
lieved to bo a little worse than Plttsburg
stogies.
The orator's eagle eye swept the vast , pul
sating multitude , whllo a wreath of joy ab
sorbed the combing waves of applause set
In motion by his appearance. "Fellow citi
zens , " ho began , as soon as peace was re
stored , "the times demand action , not word ; ,
Tyranny stalks abroad. Oppression's ghastly
front overshadows the land. Wo are face to
'facj with the fees ot blood-bought freedom.
Hence , I say , this Is not the time for sil
very tongues " A mlghtly wave of protest
cut short the orator's periods , and a mas
terly maneuver of his friends enabled him
to escape to the brush.
The distinguished editor of the Phlladol- '
phla Record and democratic candidate for
governor of Pennsylvania opens the cam
paign of reform with a juicy assortment of
striking mottoes , ot which tlio following are
choice selections : "A man that Is often sat
upon ottoman. " "It doesn't make a room
any cooler to put a frieze around the walls. "
"It Isn't every man who has plenty to say
that gets a chance to say It. " "A downtown
man who owns a hornless goat calls It oleo
margarine because It Is no butter. " "Tho
architect asked Mrs. Nowrich If she wanteu
on electrolier In her parlor , whereupon the
lady replied : 'No ; I don't think my
daughter knows how to play It. ' "
Walter Aldrlch , the bibliographer , of Prov
idence , 11. I. , has In his possoislon a unique
bandana handkerchief , ono yard square ,
made of silk of red body , with portraits of
Davis , Boauregard , Semmes , Leo , Mason ,
Slldell , Morgan , Jackson and Johnson ,
printed In black , encircled with wreaths of
characteristic southern leaves , with ferns
and the cotton plant on white ground. It Is
tald to bo the only one extant of the twelve
ordered for the confederate government In
England by Judah P. Benjamin , and was
rescued , when on his way to this country ,
from the Alabama when she sunk. It subse
quently became the property of General
Klrby Smith , but Mr. Aldrlch now owns It
and ban It framed and glazed and values It
at $1,000.
c
lYcleral Intorrcrciiro In Striken.
Now York World.
The World holds that all violent Interfer ?
cnco with the railway companies In per
forming their dutlps as public carriers
should 1m pi evented If possible , and pun
ished If It cannot l > o prevented. This
should be done , however , Hirmmti the local
authorities In the murmur provided by law.
That the fi'denil government could be
called upon to Intervene In such a matter
would not have liucu dreamed of tun years
ago. Through the encroachment of thu
federal courts It Is now bolnu drnKKcd m
on all possible occasions , but tlm effort
to maku a federal question of quarrels be
tween employers anil employes should be
ruxlHttil with the whole force of enlight
ened public opinion , Hiich an Injunction as
that drawn \ > y two corporation attorneys
anil granted yesterday by Juige | Urussoup
anil Woods Is u monstrous Invasion of the
[ itoplo'n rlt > hts.
If this doctrine prevails and federal In
terference Is Insisted upon , on the ground
that railroads are performing a suml-publiu
service , and that consequently railroad em
ployes arc quasi-public servants , Uicn tbe
Interference ! nhmitd lint lie by n lRnl quilt
b'p. 'I lie B v inmcnt slouul net frnnkly nm
strnlKhtforwnrlly nn < l accept HIP full eon
eequences of the position It nsaumi- .
\Vlil ltr Trttnt.
Cincinnati fVitithWti > t ( ilrni ) ,
The stiRar scnmlnl hn.i lately monopolize !
public attention to surli ntt extent that an
other trust not les-i udlotiK tliini HIP Biiea
trust 1ms felt pretty safe of securing , with
out the deserved public coiuUiinuitlon ; , ni
enactment as nbomlnnbly corrupt an tlm
ppnate miRar schedule. Wo refer to the
Whisky trust and lln ttohcmo to hnvo the
tax on whisky Im-rensed. The nenate bll
provides for un Increngo of 20 cents per cnl
Ion , to take effect on the llrat day of the
5pconil calendar month after the cnnctinrii
of tlio Mil. The Whisky trust ami other
pplrlt illHtlllcrlPX , which fnr the time lielng
make common cause with It , hnvo onor
tnoiiH quantities of spirits stored away , al
at which are Immediately available as they
are ready for use. With the gigantic pro
duclng capacity at their command they
can make easily during the folly-five days
the avernKU tlmo between tinpassace o
the bill and the ( lain of Its taking effect
a three months' supply , which , added t (
what Is now on hand , would probably no
lp lethan a six months' supply , or nliou
25OW,0X ( ) gallons , on which the trust am
Its followers would scoop In an extra profl
of Jj.OOrt.OOO before the treasury would KO
a smell of the Increased tax. If the demo
cratlc members of congress believe tha
this scheme can l > o consummated wltlioii
creating a scandal fully as malodorous as
the sugar scandal they arc mightily mis
taken.
The fact thnt half a dozen members from
Kentucky ask for this legislation on i
different plea and tinder great dlcplny of
Whisky trust animosity makes no differ
ence. They speak for a coterie of specu
lators who are , like the trust Itself , In des
perate straits. The country Is not in a
mood to deal leniently with thn demo
cratic party , and wo warn the majority o
congress to bcwaro of the Whisky trust
and those who co-operate with It. Whlsk >
pays now a United States tax which Is
more than equal to 450 per cent nd valorem
and , besides this , Immense municipal nm
state taxes In the shape of licence. It the
manufacturers of such an article ask for
an additional tax of over 100 per cent thorp
Is something wrong , and the democrats wll
hear of It In the next campaign from cvcrj
stump In the land If the house does not
kill the Infamous scheme of legislating
$3.009,000 Into the pockets of the tiust and
Its confederates , and perhaps as much more
Into the pockets of whisky speculators. The
Increase of the whisky tax Is demanded
by private Interests only , and If the major
ity In congress has the welfare of the demo
cratic party at heart It will let the present
whisky tax laws severely alone , because
they produce a satisfactory revenue the
greatest revenue obtainable. In the belle :
of David A. Wells and they spem to suit
the whole trade , with the exception ot a
few speculators and the Whisky trust.
rtillmiin nnd Hli Stiirvullnga.
Chicago Herald.
At a safe distance from the scene ol
operations. George M. Pullman has thought
It advisable to talk to the eastern news
paper1 reporters concerning the existing
railroad tioublcs in the west.
Mr. Pullman believes , or affects to be
lieve , that the development of the strike or
the boycott lufi carried It to a point where
It no longer concerns either him personally
or the company of which ho Is the head , di
rectly or Indirectly. He believes that the
Issue between himself and his employes has
been submerged and lost sight of In the
trouble between the railroads and their em
ployes. He believes , In short , that the pub
lic hns no further concern In the dispute
which led to the present paralysis ot trans
portation and trade west of the Ohio
liver.
Mr. Pullman Is altogether mistaken. He
mistakes the significance of the presenl
situation and lie mistakes the feeling of
the public toward him and his company.
He mistakes the American support of law
and order for support of George M. Pull
man and the Pullman company. He mis
takes hostility to lawbreakers and riot
ers for hostility to his Ill-fed , underpaid
employes. Ho Is mistaken in every one of
his assumptions nnd he will realize his
mistake when the present emergency ceases
to exist.
Sop to the MlvorltcH.
New York Sun.
The Income tax now In the tariff bill Is
founded solidly on the principle of taxation
without representation. Is this bewildering
eccentricity In our government , this Im
measurable violation of every American
rule , the threat of blind socialistic fanat
icism ? Not a bit of It. It Is a self-absorbed
and coldly calculated scheme to make
Grover Cleveland solid with the silver men ,
and to lay a griping southern hand upon
northern flesh.
lovfft I.almr FjO t. '
Washington Post.
Senator Hill has made many changes In
the tariff bill , but he Is making it rather
uncomfortable for those of his colleagues
who are making an effort to stand by that
measure and the Chicago platform with
out losing their balance.
JtKI lTKD CUACKKUS.
Harvard Lampoon : Clerk Are you going
to discharge , me , then ?
Druggist Yes ; I think wo can dispense
without you.
Detroit Free Press : Judge What Is the
prisoner charged with ?
Clerk Drunkenness , your honor.
Judge Hub It out ; It's a bad debt.
Browning , King & Co.'s Monthly : "Do
you believe In woman's rights ? " she asked
the shoe dealer.
"You bet I do ! " was the reply. "And In
woman's lefts , too ; and I've got 'em for
$2.GO a pair. "
Arknnsaw Traveler : The first thing a
man does when he finds that a counterfeit
dollar has been passed on him Is to study
out something to spend It for Immediately.
Somervllle Journal : When It comes to
packing a trunk , the average woman can
do a good deal better alone than she can
If her husband Is around , but the husband
comes In handy to sit on the trunk lid ,
after she has got everything Inside.
Buffalo Courier : Jllson says ho thinks a
good many women are demanding the bal
lot with the Idea , that they are going to
get curlpapers at the expense of the state.
Chicago Tribune : The stately steamer
plowed Its way through the blue waves of
Lake Michigan.
"O Horace ! " moaned the young brldo
who a moment bcforo had paced the deck
with smiling face nnd lovollt eye. the hap
piest of the happy , "I feel so queerl Let
me lean on your shoulder. "
"No , dearest , don't do that ! " exclaimed
Horace hastily. "Lean over the Hide of the
sfeamer. "
WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He fished , and wished ,
And wished , and fished
But not a bite got ho ;
Ho swore , and tore , .
And tore , and swore
At river , lake and sea.
He bent , nnd went ,
And went nnd bent
Ills homeward way , and then-
He lied , with pride ,
With prldo he lled-
Llko other fishermen. '
AliOUT THIS TIMU.
Now York Press.
The youtlt is leaving college.
With his head crammed full of knowledge ,
And thinking In his heart he knows it all ,
all , all ;
And to thosu > who do not know It ,
At some curly day he'll show it ,
When ho comes to show his skill In playIng -
Ing ball , ball , ball.
The maid Is graduated ,
All her thirst for learning sated ,
No longer over sums abstruse she pores ,
pores , pores ;
But she finds moro dear employment ,
And a. livelier enjoyment ,
In shopping tours among the dry goods
stores , stores , stores ,
The boy who'a been In swimming ,
Denies , with tears bedlnimlng
Ills eyes , that such u thing lie's been
about , 'bout , 'bout ;
But finds a deal of bother
In explaining1 to his mother
How It happens that his Blilrt'u inside out ,
out , out.
FRESH AIR FOR LAWMAKERS
Not Enough to Sustain Unppy Lifo is Now
Fumishutl Thorn ,
SENATOR HANSBRUUGII ON SANITATION
Hn Complnlii * tlnit the Countnietlou of tli
Cnpltol llulhllnir U Such un to Kit-
danger thu l.lvrn nf Mon In
llalln.
WASHINGTON I1UHKAU OF THK UKR.
1407 F Street. N.V. .
WASHINGTON , July 5.
"Too much cannot be said In condemna
tion of the condition of thu cnpllol , " said
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota. ' .The
senate chamber and the linll ot the house
are built InMdo the outer walls of the cap-
Hoi building. Around each legislative hall
largo corridors extend , which Intervene bo-
twuon the air and the
pure ponncd-up states
men who would bo glad to brcutho It. Th
architect ot the cnpltol Is n very old man ,
who receives a stipend of $4KOO per annum ;
but I do nut understand that he does any
thing to enhance the sanitary condition ot
the big building , nnd whllo ho Is the In
cumbent of that olllco nobody vise can do
anything for us. Circumstances are such
that the mortality ot congress Is greater
than It aim-lit to bo , and It Is a matter of
fact that senators and representatives have
been killed by the Impure air of thu capital
building. There ought to bo some method
devised for supplying these legislative halls
with sufficient pure air to m.iHo life endur
able If not enjoyable all of the time.
"All around the capltol building , and
throughout the entire city , the surface ot
the earth Is covered with concrete pavements ,
which absorb all heat by day and radiate
It at night. The national capltol Is beauti
ful to look at , nnd It Is creditable to the
artistic desires and pride ot our people ; but
It Is not at the same tlmo creditable to
our knowledge of the laws of health. I
think that during this era of reform which
pervades the legislative and executive de
partments ot the government It Is particu
larly necessary that some reformation
should bo mudo In our hygienic methods. "
WANT TO FINISH THIS MONTH.
Senator Allison of Iowa , late chairman ot
the senate committee on appropriations , spent
the Fourth of July in the room of the com
mittee with Senator Cockrcll of Missouri ,
who Is now chairman ot that committee ,
and Senator Call of Florida , these thrco
constituting a subcommittee of the senate
commjlteu onappropriations , , for the consid
eration ot the legislative , executive and Ju
dicial appropriation bill. Senator Cockroll said
to The lieu correspondent that In addition
to the legislative bill ( .life subcommittee oti.ho ,
committee on appropriations Is considering
the Indian and naval appropriation bills , and
will have them ready to report to the sen
ate early next week. The senator says that
so far as the senate Is concerned every
thing will bo done to facilitate action on
appropriation bills , so that an adjourn
ment may bo had not later than August 1 ,
The senate committee on commerce today
took up the river and harbor appropriation
bill , and will have that ready to report about
the middle of next week. Whllo the sena
tors nro now diligently endeavoring to con
clude the session of congress It seems likely
that many and vexatious delays will occur
In the house of representatives by reason
of difficulties arising out of Intense dif
ferences of opinion concerning the various
schedules of the tariff bill , which will to
morrow bo taken up for consideration by
the conference committee.
SOMD LAND OFFICE DECISIONS.
The secretary of the Interior has rendered
decisions on appeals from the decisions ot
the commissioner of the general land office
In the following contests in Nebraska and
South Dakota :
Nebraska Thomas C. Kelly against Albert
R. Barnes , r 40 w McCook district , motions
for review denied and Barnes * entry to
stand ; Gerard A. Vanderveen against Robert
Thompson , r 19 w Nellgh district , decision
affirmed and Thompson's entry held for
cancellation ; Ella M. Hughes against John
II. Goffctt , r 61 w Sidney district , decision
affirmed and Goffett's entry hold for cancellation -
collation ; C. H. M'ortcr against F. Mo-
Given , r 2 o Nellgh district , decision hold
ing McGlven's entry for cancellation af
firmed ; Mark Burke against John M. Barnoi.
r 41 North Platte district , decision affirmed
and Burke's application for entry rejected ;
Robert B. Branch against Robert J. Mc
Donald , r 1C Bloomlngton district , affirmed
and McDonald's entry allowed to stand.
South Dakota George Navholz against V.
D. Chaanlng , r GO Watertown district , do-
ctslon affirmed and contest dismissed ;
Charles E. Ady against Zlphorlah H. Doyla ,
r 73 Aberdeen district , motion for review
overruled ; Irene M. Forgers , r 53 Water-
town district , decision affirmed and entry
held for cancellation ; William H. Seeker
against Granvlllo B. Henley , r 52 Ynnkton
district , appeal dismissed and Henley's entry
Is to stand ; Charles N. Daley against Lot
Lee Barton , r 63 w Huron district , motion
for review denied and Barton's entry to
stand.
REFORMS IN THE PRINTING BUREAU.
Contemplated reforms In the methods of
printing work for the government ara
pointed out In a communication forwarded
by Public Printer Benedict to the hoadl
of departments. Ho says : "Tho practice
that various departments and bureau offi
cials have fallen Into In furnishing hasty or
Imperfect copy to the public printer , with
the purpose ot revising It In proof , hai
grown Into a most serious abuse. During
late years certain departments have depleted
their allotments for printing by tens of
thousands of dollars merely for the revision
of proofs. Frequently the original cost ot
composition has been doubled and quadrupled.
Nor Is that the only evil. Typo has often
boon required to bo hold for months , await
ing the return of proofs , encumbering ; the
office , and the typographical appearanca of
the work Is seriously marred by free editing
after the work Is In type. "
Congressman Bryan has secured the passage -
sago of his bill compelling the recording ot
United States courts' Judgments In a county
where the property is situated , except where
the court keeps In the county a permanent
record ot the United States judgments open
'or ' inspection. This bill affects Lancaster ,
Adams and Madison counties , which now
mve to send to Omaha to examine for
Jnltcd States court judgments.
Postmasters have been appointed as fol-
ows ;
Iowa Lodyard , Kossuth county , A. H.
Graves , vlco W. A. Wright , removed ; Llttlo-
on , Buchanan county , E. B. Barclay , vlc
E. M. Smith , removed.
South Dakota Sutloy , Campbell county , A.
0. Borroth , vlco J. J. Hummlngs , resigned.
The comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the selection of the National Bank
of St. Joseph ot St. Joseph , Mo , , as a re-
orvo agent of the First National bank of
' 'alrbury , Neb. , and the Lincoln National
iank of Chicago of the Kearney National
lank of Kearney , Nob.
A pension has been granted to Colonel
D. R. Scott of Sioux Falls. 3. D.
AVliUlty unit thu Tariff.
CHICAGO , July 5. The managers of th *
Vhlsky trust met today to consider the new
arlft bill and the probable effects of the Irn
roased tax on spirits. It was said the trust
will make an effort to get possession of all
ho supply of spirits In the market In antlcl-
) atlon of the rise which will follow the pa * .
ago of the tariff bill.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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