THE OMAHA DAILY SATURDAY JULY 7 , 1801.
THEOMAHA DAILY BEE.
U. ItOUmVATRIt , Editor.
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prononcp this 5d Jny of July. 1831.
( Seal. ) N. P. TIMNotary Public.
That last bonfire at the World's fair
Erounda was just .1 trine late ( or the Fourth
of July celebration.
Sympathy for th'e Pullman porter who
Is compelled to forego his accustomed tip
Is particularly In order.
Mr. UIicciii Is still playing city electrician ,
but It Is a game of solitaire In which the
winner Is also the loser.
Pullman can afford to remain unconcerned
when the federal government volunteers to
fight his battle at Its own expense. The people
ple pay the bills.
Whisky and sugar are expected to make
the tariff bill slide through the conference
committee and through both houses of con
gress. Whisky and sugar is a time-tried
prescription that has often proved Its ability
to nmlto things slide.
The laying of macadam goes merrily on In
tht > direction of the tree claim of the gentle
man from the Little Paplo. But the next
big rain storm Is. . liable to leave more rents
and creases In the rocky roadway than can
bo repaired In a week of Sundays.
Labor day Is the next public holiday on
the list , and now that It has been made a
national holiday. Its observance this year
ought to be something out of the ordinary.
Omaha must not fall to participate with
formal exercises and parade In this year's
demonstration.
"Shooting the chuto" Is the pastime that
Is to supplant riding In the Ferris wheel In
the amusements of the Chicago swell set.
All classes In Chlc rfo seem bound to have
some kind of shooting In these days. ShootIng -
Ing strikers , shooting soldiers nnd shooting
crops are the remaining varieties from which
the gay Chlcagoan may choose.
The refusal of Mine. Carnet , the widow
of tlio late president of France , to accept
n pension from the government because
aho considers the honors paid to her hus
band sufficient testimonial of the nation's
appreciation ought to be heralded aloud
throughout the length and breadth of the
land. Examples of this kind are alto
gether too scarce In this great republic.
What a pity that the Impeachment of the
mayor Is no longer vested In the city coun
cil ! Howr happy Hascall and Wheeler would
bo If they could sit In Judgment on their
own charges and hand down a decision
formed In advance of the trial. But under
the present charter their connection with
the case , except as prosecuting witnesses ,
ceases with the filingof the papers with the
district court.
Money ought to be more plentiful just
now than It has been for weeks past. All
the holders of public and private bonds
upon which semi-annual Interest Is duo
July 1 have received their payments and
ought to be In a mood to spend some of
It. At the same tlmo the corporations
who had to pay the Interest have ceased
locking their money up In anticipation of
It. The change ought to bo noticeable.
Brazil's congratulations to the United
States on the occasion of the ono hundred
ami eighteenth anniversary of the birth of
the nation shows the friendly feeling that
exists between the two greatest American
republics. It shows also that Brazil still
remembers the Impartial treatment accorded
her by our government during her Insur
rectionary troubles last year. Such Inter
changes of International courtesies deserve
general approval and encouraEement.
The Board of Health seems to consider the
Interests of the garbage men only , to the
utter exclusion of the demands of the public.
The people have a right to have their refuse
collected regularly and disposed of In un In
offensive manner. This subject comes prop
erly under the supervision of the health
board , but that board has persisted In let
ting things drift along without taking any
dccislvo action. It any members at the board
do not caru to attend to business lot them
resign nnd make way for some ono who will
perform the duties of the office. Further
unneccMary delay will no longer be re
garded as a joking matter.
Tito teachers In the public schools abject
to having the school year shortened because
they fear that with less work they will be
[ Iron a corresponding decreased pay. A
bortor school year would be very welcome
to them provided they can have the assur
ance that they will draw the same salaries
as at present. This Is , In fact , what we have
bad the past year. By having a nominal
school year of forty weeks the school board
has enabled the teachers to draw forty
weeks' pay , but near the close of the year
| t has knocked off the last week , thus lessen
ing the work. If wo are to have this per
formance every spring wo might as well
make the official school year shorted and let
the taxpayers have the benefit of It rather
than , , the toachont. The people certainly
should not bo called upon to' pay for work
that la never done.
TJIK iM/fjfjai/w , TIIK VRWIM AKD
The American people have always been
equal to every emergency. Every great prob
lem which confronts us today can nnd will
doubtless be xolvod without the disruption
of the republic or the destruction of the free
Institutions that have been established .by
patriotic Americans at a sacrifice of blood
and treasure. The conflict between the rail
ways and their operative ! ) forcibly empha
sizes the fact that railways arc the arteries
of commerce and Industry and telegraphs the
nervous system that conveys Intelligence
through the entlr body. The contention ol
railroad managers that railways are purely
private enterprises with which the state
has no right to Interfere has long since been
brushed aside. Their appeals for Intervention
through courts and by military force only
supplement the declarations made heretofore
by congress and the highest judicial tribunals
that railroads are public highways and as
such subject to supervision and regulation
by national and state authority.
The situation that now confronts the coun
try Is , Shall these public highways be ob
structed and blockaded by periodic tie-ups
on account of grievances of railway opera
tives ? Shalt the people who travel by rail
be put In jeopardy of life nnd limb and
shall the commerce of the country be sub
ject to periodic paralysis by these violent
conflicts between railroad managers and oper
atives ? It Is as Important to the country
that railroads shall be operated uninterrupt
edly ns that the government Itself shall gn
on uninterruptedly. All the business and In
dustrial activities arc manifestly dependent
upon the continuance and safe operation of
the railroads. When a railroad Is chartered
the corporation which operates it assumes
the obligation to supply Its patrons with a
commodious and reliable train service through
competent operatives. It behooves the man
agers of railroads therefore to organize' and
supervise their forces in such a way as to
make them most efficient. They tacitly as
sume an obligation toward their patrons to
prevent all Interruptions of travel and trafllc
and by rights should be responsible for such
Interruptions unless they arc caused by un
avoidable accidents. Up to this time railroad
managers appear to have regarded the rights
of the public to safe and uninterrupted serv
ice with supreme Indifference. Instead of
devising plans for the adjustment of differ
ences and grievances by arbitration and mu
tual concessions they tmve persisted In a
policy of domination and coercion. Ignoring
public rights and obligations to their patrons ,
they have persisted. In treating their large
armies of operatives as If they were in
private employment and could be dispensed
with nt any time. They have acted as If
they were managing a mill or factory that
could bo closed at pleasure. Many If not
most of the railroad strikes that have oc
curred within the last twenty years were
provoked by the railway managers , when
they could and should have been averted.
Now we have reached the stage where
something must be done that will forever do
away with railway strikes. The present
strike may bo put down by main
force , but how long will it be
before we have another outbreak of oven
greater violence and more damaging to the
commercial and industrial Interests ? It is
amazing that in all these years of periodic
tie-ups by engineers' strikes , switchmen's
strikes and general railroad strikes the men
who govern the country , the corporation
managers nnd their retainers In congress
nnd in the cabinet have never even sug
gested the enactment of a law defining the
relations of public carriers to their employes.
Such a law Is Imperatively needed In the
Interest of the railways , the public and the
railway employes. The public highways
must be kept clear whether for the passage
of a mall car or a freight car. The country
can no more tolerate the holding up of a
train by strikers than by road agents. Such
a thing simply means anarchy In Its most
destructive form. On the other hand the
railway employe has rights which the rail
way managers must bo taught and forced
to respect. These rights should be define ; !
by law and enforced by government
supervisors. The railway operatives should
bo enrolled under conditions that will In
sure for them employment during good be
havior at fair wages ; promotion from the
ranks based on length of service and merit
and a reasonable allowance in case
of disability In the performance
of duty or In old age. The army of rail
way operatives exceeds 700,000. They
naturally form an Integral part of the army
of organized labor. The great body of these.
men nro thrifty , sober , Intelligent Ameri
cans. They are not Inclined to lawlessness
except under extraordinary provocation.
With proper recognition of their rights they
can bo Induced to submit to such reasonable
regulations as would absolutely Insure Im
munity from railroad strikes. This , tn our
judgment. Is the solution of the problem.
But If the railroad managers stubbornly per
sist In ignoring tha conditions under which
the railroads of this country must be
operated government ownership of railroads
will be forced upon the country as a matter
of self-preservation.
l Iff TIIK HOUSE.
If there Is any substantial ground for the
reports that come from Washington a ma
jority of the house democrats are not dis
posed to accept the sugar schedule of the
senate bill , nnd a vigorous fight over It In
the conference committee Is expected. The
chances are , however , that It will remain
without material modification , and that In
order that It shall do so the senate members
of the conference committee will make con
cessions to the house as to other schedules.
The opinion Is that the democrats of the
senate nro prepared to sacrifice almost any
other Industry , or more than ono. In order
to retain the sugar duties as they passed
the semite , and as the trust. In the opinion
of nearly everybody , desires they shall stand.
The- tenacity of the senate democrats In
this matter has been marked , and It Is not
believed they will yield anything now If
they can possibly help doing so. Whether
or not this schedule Is the result of a bar
gain with the Sugar trust , as has been
charged , the course of democratic senators
regarding It Invites the belief that there Is
ground for the charge.
Hut should the sugar schedule remain as
It Is the trust will uot faro so well as was
promised that monopoly when the schedule
was adopted In committee of the whole. It
was then provided that It was not to go into
effect until January 1 , 1895 , which would
have enabled the trust to Import a full supply
of raw nignr for next year free at duty and
soil It at the advance which will take place
as soon as the duty goes Into effect , To
have done this would have been to practically
present the trust with tons of millions of
dollars , while the treasury would have real
ized nothing from the sugar duty for nearly
a year , The vigorous and persistent protest
against this proposal to enormously enrich
the monopoly at the expense of the people
and the treasury had the desired effect and
the bill was amended no as to provide that
the sugar duty ghall go Into
effect when the measure be
comes law. Thl * will cut down the ex
pected calna of the trust by mnny millions ,
thouch It will still profit' largely by the
chance In the tariff regarding sugar , for It
has been Importing all th raw sugar It
rould obtain since It became assured that a
duty would be Imposed and will continue to
add to Un stock as rapidly on possible. Ac
cording to statistics the Importation of raw
sugar for the cloven months ending May 31
was not very much In excess of that for the
corresponding period of the previous year ,
but Imports for June and July will undoubt
edly very largely exceed the amount for the
same months ot last y ar , and on every
pound of this xug.tr admitted free the trust
will get the advance Incident to the duty.
It Is therefore certain to derive an enormous
benefit from this legislation. In addition to
the ' 10 per cent ad valorem on raw sugar
there Is a differential duty on refined of one-
eighth ot a cent a pound , which will Inure
to the benefit of the trust solely.
It will thus bo seen that the democratic
senate has made ample provision for en
abling the rapacious sugar monopoly to
enormously Increase Its already Inordinate
profits , and if the sugar schedule stands as
It Is the .trust will take millions out ot the
pockets of the consumers of sugar before the
national treasury can derive any revenue of
consequence from the sugar dutlos. A
number of prominent house democrats ,
among them Chairman Wilson of the ways
nnd means committee , who. It Is presumed ,
will be ono of the house members of the
conference committee , have publicly ex
pressed their opposition to the senate su
gar schedule and their determination to an
tagonize It. . Mr. Wilson Is reported to have
said recently that a majority of the demo
crats In the bouse arc opposed to It. Un
doubtedly the principal contest In the confer
ence committee will bo over this schedule ,
and it Is very likely to be prolonged.
Speaker Crisp , It Is understood , will name
the house members ot the conference commit
tee today , nnd when that is done there will
bo a better chance to Judge as to the prob
able nature and duration of the conflict be
tween the two houses over fixing the ulti
mate form of the tariff bill.
1XC031K TAX. IX S/0/ir.
Just ns the tariff bill as passed by the
senate Is almost'totally different from the
bill as originally reported from the senate
finance cominlttcc , nnd the latter equally
different from the Wilson bill agreed to by
the house , the bill ns it finally emerges from
the conference committee may bo unlike
what it was at any of Its previous stagus.
Ono feature , however , has persisted through
all the changes. The Income tax schedule
was Incorporated into the bill In the house
committee on ways and means , it secured
the approval of the house , kept Its place
through the deliberations of the senate
finance committee and the amendments pro
posed on the floor of the senate , and still
holds on In the conference committee. In
the senate the income tax proved upon the
vote to be stronger than the tariff bill itself ,
and It drew the support of both populists
and republicans who opposed It on the final
passage. Unless then the entire bill Is de
feated on a failure of ono or both houses
to accept the conference report , the Income
tax is practically certain to become law.
It is plain that a considerable number of
the men who voted for an Income tax In
either branch of the national legislature
did so not because they were convinced that
the income tax Is the onlyjust , tax nor that
the anticipated proceeds are an absolute
necessity to the public treasury , but be
cause they knew very little about Its merits
or Its demerits and were willing to give
It a trial ns an experiment In order to see
how it will work in this country. Even if
It proves to be. a failure they argue that It
cannot do much harm before another con
gress Is ready to repeal It. Whether or not
the income tax Is to bo a permanent feature
of our financial administration depends upon
how it is received by the country and whether
the returns are commensurate with the
cost of collection. Restricted as It is to
Incomes in excess of $4,000 , except when
derived from corporate Investments , It will
strike so small a proportion of the people
directly that there Is Httlo chance for general -
oral dissatisfaction. Only with a complete
reorganization of our revenue system can
the Income tax , however unjust , bo elimi
nated. In the meanwhile the people may
prepare to keep account of their annual In
comes for the benefit of the federal Income
tax collector.
y IIKDUCTIOX.
The falling off In pension expenditures
Is one of the striking features of the
monthly statements issued by the Treasury
department. The complete record of pension
llsbursements for the twelve months end
ing June 30 shows a reduction as compared
with the payments ot the previous year of
$18,000,000 , and the figures show that the
falling oft In the monthly payments has be
come a fixed feature of the situation nnd Is
no occasional accident , as was thought
might bo the case when the falling off first
jegan to appear. The figures vary some
what from month to month because they do
not represent monthly payments to tha
same pensioners at the same agencies , but
quarterly payments nt different agencies.
The agencies are divided so as to make the
monthly payments as nearly equal as may
30 , and a proper comparison can only bo
made by taking figures three months apart.
The pension appropriation for the next
fiscal year has been passed by the house
at a larger figure than.tho actual expendi
tures for the year Just closed , but the
probability Is that there will bo a further
falling off , and It Is estimated that the pen
sion expenditures for the yenr ending Juno
30 , 1893 , will not exceed $135,000,000 , or a
little more than an average of $11,000,000
per month.
There Is good reason to expect that from
this time on there will bo a steady decline
In the amount of the annual pension pay
ments , provided thnt no changes are made
In existing laws for Increasing pensions.
It Is probably safe to say that no 'such
changes will bo made and that the pension
system will remain as It Is tor some years
to come. Certainly nobody would propose to
cut down pensions , and on the other hand
It seems to bo the opinion of men of all
parties that the laws as. they stand are
fair and junt. This being the cose , and the
maximum of expenditure having been
reached under these laws , annual payments
on this account , which Is the largest single
obligation the government has to provide
for , ought to become less from year to year ,
and doubtless will do so. It Is not to bo
expected , ot course , that the annual decrease
will be to any such amount as the falling
off during the last fiscal year , because a con
siderable part of that was unquestionably
secured by a policy which will not prevail
hereafter , or at any rate beyond the life of
the present administration. There Is not a
reasonable doubt that many worthy pen-
*
Blonors and others who were * justly entitled
to bo placed on the pension rolls have been
deprived of this governmental bcneflccncs
In furtherance ( pf , MIQ roller of pension rr
ductlon , and ttitttaforc unjustly. It the
methods lii3tlltif < ! d'1M the bcRlnnliiR ot this
*
administration fqifj reducing pension pay
ments had been. iJI > erctl to the falling oft
would undoubtedly hixvo been .very mud
greater , but ntjjjtiio1 , price of ft much larger
'
mcaiturc of Injr tj'qe than has been suffere.
by deserving unlon > soldlcrs. The scheme ot
"purging" the fjension rolls adopted by the
present commissioner , It It had been fully
carried out , wouldiliavo saved more millions
to the public Ireh'sury , but It would have
grossly wronged ibiisnnds of the bravo defenders -
fenders of tliOj'tjo'vcrnmcnU For the In
justice that has bucn done there will come u
time of reparation. The American people
do not approve a ' , policy that deals unfairly
with the men who preserved the union In
order to save n few million dollars a year.
The country has for years witnessed u
steady growth tn pension expenditures.
Hereafter It Is to see a gradual decline ,
from legitimate cause , In the annual de
mand upon the government from this
source. The next generation will not feel
the payments on account of pensions to be
anything of a burden.
The leading Chicago dallies Tribune , Her
ald , Inter-Ocean nnd News-Record have been
hurling shot , shell and canister Into the rail
way strikers morning , noon and night , and
the strikers have now returned the fire by
boycott resolutions. The Big Four of Chicago
have overdone the thing In their zeal to
reciprocate the favors of the railroads. The
public may not be aware of the fact that
the big Chicago dallies ewe their extensive
circulation outsldo of that city chiefly to the
newspaper trains which are run out of Chicago
cage , over nearly every trunk line , between
midnight and 2 a. in. These special trains ,
which cost the Chicago morning dallies not a
penny , are worth hundreds of thousands ot
dollars to them annually. Last year The
Bee paid $63 a day for a special newspaper
train from Omaha to Plattsmouth over the
Q , Just twenty-one miles , and then it was
considered a great favor. The Burlington
road and nearly every trunk line out of Chicago
cage runs fast newspaper trains from 300
to COO miles distance year In and year out.
The only pay they get for this service Is
from Uncle Sam , and that Is taken out of the
pockets gf the taxpayers. No wonder the
Chicago Big Four are willing to make them
selves useful In times when the roads want
to create public opinion In their own favor.
An advance of 2 cents a gallon In the
price of whisky attests the fact that the
Whisky trust cannot even wait until the
tariff bill Is enacted Into law before taking
advantage of the concessions which it
makes to It. So confident Is the trust that
the whisky schedule will not bo altered
by the conference committee that It no
longer seeks t6 'conceal tha real effect of
the promised Increase of the internal revenue
tax and lengthening of the bonding period. Un
fortunately , there Is reason to believe that
the trust Is not mistaken as to Its power
over the democratic1 , authorities that govern
the action of the present congress.
Boss Croker ls Credited with saying on
his return from .Europe that he < had been
out of the country so long that ho had
almost forgottefi wfilch party was In power
on this side of Ijp water. Mr. Croker's
memory may be falling , but | ijs foresight Is
still quite good , as is evidenced by < nhs ( in
sistence that h'i ts stlll out-of politics and
Intends to remain "go. " He would have np
difficulty whatever ' 'in stating which party
will'bo ' In power after the next'election.
Denver Tlmt's-Hun.
Mrs. Cougar's campaign of spleen , mis
representation and vllllllcatlon , seems to
have fallen by the wayside.
Tim UM | mill Oojiflin.
Philadelphia Times.
The action of the senate on whisky has
made It go up 3 cnnts on a gallon. Which
way their individual action mnjtoa It go is
merely a matter or speculation.
Aduuitnccs'iif Oiviiuritlilp.
St. Paul Globe.
If the Boveniment owned the railroads
"few employes would die and none re
sign , " no mutter what the wages or the
hours. The postmasters of the country
are not overwhelmingly paid , but they
never "strike. "
Too -Much I'litnrmillam.
1'hlltidelplila nccord.
What Is this "government control" that
the paternallsts nnd protectionists prnte
about , ns the cure-nil for industrial or po
litical evils ? It Is simply a central despot-
Ism. We Imve too much government med
dling , not too little.
_
Kuup Off thu ( iriisg.
Denser Times-Sun.
It takes 'all sorta of kickers to make up
the world. A man writes the New York
Herald complaining because George Frnn-
cl.s Train occupies a bench tn Central park
to the exclusion of all others. Tills kicker
would find a congenial homo with the pop
ulist party. _
Two nf : i KInil Pluentod.
New York Sun.
The Sugar trust has been pacified and
fattened. Unless the senate reverses the
course of the senate In committee of the
whole , the Whisky trust will be allowed
to tnke Its toll , too. Whisky nnd sugar ; a
mixture that will prove very unhealtliful to
the democrats at the polls. The democrats
In the senate evidently have u platform of
their own as to truhts , and it reads : "We
recognize trusts and sweeten them every
time. "
_
Tlio iroiiBo nnd tlm Tariff ,
' Clilenfio nocoril.
How fnr the house will be able to undo
the workings ot the senate Is , of course ,
a matter of speculation. The one fncl
most apparent now Is that the measure
as It stands can hardly fall to be highly
unsatisfactory to the democrats of the
house. If It is accepted without numerous
and liberal changes it will probably be be
cause of the assumed necessity of relieving
the country of suspense by the passage of
some sort of bill , whether or not it be In
accord with the principles avowed by the
majority in congress.
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IVilll..iu . rn.llti.
.
Pullman's Pafa e.Car company was or
ganized under , the Jaws of Illinois In 18C7.
It Is engaged Iri'the * Bleeping and parlor car
business , and manufactures all other kinds
of railway cami fVhe number of cars em
ployed In the sprvlco at present la about
2,500. The company's business extends over
about 125,111 mil < W of the pttnclpnl railways
throughout than United States , Canada and
Mexico ; also 4o-.inmc extent In Europe.
The annual lwx > mf } is enormous. Poor's
Manual for 1W3. ( fives the llgures for 1892
as follows : CJfWs ; earnings. $8u6l,081 ; on
patents , $21,701 ; rminufneturhiK and other
profits , $ t)19,5 J | ' total Income , ! 10,002,33G ;
operating expensed Inchidlmr taxes , Ie nl
expenses , Insurant ) ? , etu , , 1,533,81 ! : ! ; pro
portion ot maintaining and operating other
sleeping car asacdatlons , 5917.001 ; total , ex
penses. $ l,3Ma6iV | Vet earnings. J5.615.9M ;
interest on bonVls , 'Wo.COO ; dividend on stock ,
2,300 , < XX > ;
r Auchmt Coins.
Niw York Tilbune.
At Monteverdi , ' In France , Hannibal's
war chest turns up full of Tarantlne coins ,
still worth par utter 2,000 years of burial ,
the metal of which they are compased
remaining uncorroded and the 1'iinlo de
vices stamped upon them retaining their
primal leglnlllty. They were probably de
posited In the soil then In some unrecorded
season of panic , llscal or military , and In
the pressure ami contusion of after events
forgotten. If they could have drawn In
terest during the Interval thu Increment
would rebuild Carthage and restore the
mosaic pnvemants and sculptured friezes
of thu temple * of Hani and Alelcarth. and
set adrift again the llotlllns of the Jlyrau
and unroll the bunnuro of Dido above the
citadel. Hut they reappear without
usufruct , dim with burial and disease , and
will llnil their way Into museums and re
positories of such ware , not helping any
modern problem of finance or circulation ,
but pointing- over ngnln the moral tlmt
The bust outlasts the throne ,
The coin , Tiberius.
UIKIM T/M.V oirns.
Although the question of nn International
agreement among the tiurope.tn powers to
secure the gradual reduction of their stu
pendous military establishments 1.1 no longer
being dlscim c < l In the sensational manner
wlrch chanclcrlzed the debate several
months ago , It would bo n mistake to sup
pose , that the movement had been abandoned.
According to well Informed olnerversvho
arc familiar with the Inner workings of
continental politics the project li 'assuming
practical shape In a proposil to c-itablMi
the present rate of expenditure by the power -
or * for mil tary purposes as a maximum
not to be exceeded by either of them during
the remaining xlx yenrs of the century.
While the command to halt has not been
uttered , the word Is In the air. It was heard
In the promise recently nude by 3lg. Crlspl
to curtail the e.xpemlKurCH for the Italian
army. Among' the military spirit * ot Eu
rope , however , the belief In still strong that
an occasional "blood-letting" Is necessary
to Insure the welfare ot n nation , or , as It
has been said more wittily nml less bruUlly
by an American epigrammatist , "civilization
sometimes take * a lift on the powder c.irt. "
But the feeling U also growing that If the
whole resources ot tha nation ! ) of Europe
shall continue to be squandered upon powder
carts there will soon be no clvllUatlon to
lift.
*
The antagonism between the Czech nnd
German elements In the population of Bohe
mia U becoming continually more acute. In
fragile , where the Germans are outnum
bered by the Czechs In the proportion of
five to one , the municipal council recently
ordained that the names of the streets
should be printed In U/ecli only. The mat
ter was taken Into the courts , which de
cided that U was one for the local author
ities to decide. To spite the German ! ) n
great many Czechs have put up tablets con
taining the names of the streets In Rus
sian , Greek , French , Italian and Latin.
Tims at the present moment may be cen In
the neighborhood of the fruit market a
tablet bcnrlni ; a double Inscription In Latin
and Italian. In conversation with foreigners
the Czechs affect the use of French or Rus
sian and are reluctant to converse In Ger
man. The Latin language is also spoken.
A. stranger asking his way In German In
the street ! of Prague risks receiving an
abrupt answer or none at nil. The munici
pal council only accepts petitions written In
Czech , and only employs clerks of that na
tionality In the pcstofllco and In the com
munal administration. A short time ago the
flro brigade of Prague had to purchase n
number of horses. These might have been
conveniently procured In Poland or Gallcla ,
but the Prague municipality preferred to
buy them In Russia. More recently the cor
poration wanted to change the titles cf most
of the streets and public squares of the
town , but the stathalter of Bohemia told
them that they had better attend to more
pressing business , and thai It would per
haps bo as well to give their attention to
Improving the water supply of Prague.
*
The troubles In Ccrea have largely grown
out of the efforts of a party which Is sup
posed to be under Chinese Influence to pre
vent the Introduction of western or Euro
pean Ideas Into the peniniula. Japan , which
Is progressive , favors the spread of such
Ideas as being helpful to the increase cf her
very largo trade with Corea , while China
sides with the old-time or conservative party.
That the Corean government , too. Is pro-
greslvo Is shown In the fact that the king
has asked the United States government to
Interfere. This , of course. It could not do ,
further than to tender Its good offices should
any effort be made to settle the difficulty ,
so that Corea , with a small army and no
navy , would seem to be at the mercy of any
strong power bent upon its conquest. But
there is another factor In the affair which
must not be lost slgnt of , because so much
hinges on It. A southern strip of Siberia
adjoins Corea on the north , and Russia , It
is believed , has long wished to gain a foot
hold on the peninsula. Vladlvostock , her
only port In eastern Asia , is In a high lati
tude , and Ij Ice-bound for a large part of
the year. If she could secure Corea's splen
did harbor of Ftisan , which has no such
, naturfll disadvantage , a great gain would
accrue to her both commercially nnd strat
egically , and- her southward progress would
be unobstructed. She Is not likely to stand
by quietly and see Corea absorbed by an
Asiatic power. If Japan should make such
an attempt It would have to be with Rus
sia's consent , and this she Is not likely to
ask for. On the other hand there have been
intimations recently that a secret treaty
had 'been concluded between China and
Russia by which the latter power would
have possession of the disputed Pamirs ,
thus giving her a highway to India. Thus
Great Britain's Asiatic empire would bo
menaced , and the Imbroglio would deepen.
If there should be war In the Orient , It may
be set down as being certain that the Miu-
cavito will be central figure in the conflict.
* * *
Both Chlr.a and Japan have been provid
ing themselves with armies and navies or
ganized and equipped on the European plan ,
and , In immediate readiness for war , they
are not Ill-matched , though China , of course ,
has much the greater resources with which
to carry on a prolonged contest. The Chi
nese northern squadron , which Is the one
that would flnt bo called Into service , con
sists of four nrmor-cluds of about 9,000 tons
each , one turret ship , five small protected
crulsera and about forty torpedo boats and
gunboats. The Foochow , Shanghai and
Canton fleets contain altogether about twen
ty-five vessels , but most of them are smaller
or are intended only for coast defense.
China has well-equipped arsenals and dock
yards which are capable of turning out mod
ern warships , and the work and superin
tendence Is all done now by Chinese. The
Chinese have also made great progress In
the use of modern weapons. Foreign experts
who saw the naval maneuvers this year de
clared that the next European nation which
gets Into war with China will not find the
Celestial gunners shooting wild. The men
liandled their pieces like veterans , and the
ranging and sighting wore done as well ai
the average practice of this kind In Euro-
) can batteries. The Chinese army of the
3reen Flag numbers 539,000 men. They
Imve been organized on the European sys
tem nnd armed with modern guns nnd
drilled by English nnd German ofllcers.
There are several other armies and mllltla
organizations , the total number of Chinese
Iroopj being about 1,038,000 men , of whom
387,000 are regarded as fit to meet European
soldiers. Japan's navy Is little , If any , In
ferior to China. It comprises thirty-five
nodern vessels , and their crews , like the
Chinese , have been drilled by Europeans.
Japan's army , however. Is much weaker ,
the total force Irclng- not more- than 300,000
nen , with a peace effective of 50,000 , Their
equipment and drill have received the jaino
attention from European Instructors as have
.ho Chinese. Either power can muster a
very respectable force on land or sea , and the
war , If war there should bo , would bo no
> etty struggle.
There have been persistent reports of late
that Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria Is about
to bo recognized by the European powers In
general and Hus.la In particular. On this
> olnt the correspondent of the Lcndon T mes
n Vienna writes : "I am enabled to state
lositlvely that the situation remains uiml-
ercd. During the past'seven years the czar
ms refused to recognize Prince Ferdinand
is the legitimate ruler of Bulgaria , and the
ncro dlsmU'al of one of the prince's minU-
ors could scarcely bo expected to alter the
Insslau emperor's resolve. It Is said that
10 will never recognize any Cdthcllc prlncu
as Bulgarian sovereign. But , however this
nay be , there is not a particle of evidence
o show that M. Stumbulaff'a resignation U
n any way likely to Induce the czar to re-
ont. The position of affairs has been de
scribed to mo as the status quo ante , with no
probability whatever of any change. Many
people were doubtless pleased to see M ,
Stambuloff relinquish pfllco , us for a longtime
timeho had let Russia at defiance ; but there
Is nothing In cither private or oftlclal ac
counts received hero to Inspire a glimpse of
hope that the cur will over modify his at-
tudo towards the present prince of Bulgaria ,
According tn the treaty of Berlin , the for
mality that has to be gone through consists
In the confirmation of the prince's election
by the porte with the assent of the powers.
The first move , therefore , would have to
como from the lultan , but there Is the best
reason to believe that the Idea of taking any
Initiative In that direction Is UB remote as
heretofore from his Ottoman majesty's In
tentions. "
In the present Corean war the weapons
used are almost as primitive aa those of Uie
Tllnkllls or the QuIcMia , or the Pain-
gonUiM , consisting of clubj and other mis
siles , bows nnd arrows , wooden ipeara mt
wooden cannon , showing that the Improved
armaments of the modern period have yet
some considerable spaces ot the world to
conquer. The only odvitntHRpoua thing about
these weapons IK that A given number of
Roldlerj will go farther with them nnd last
longer many tlmca than with the Improved
variety. C'lune c commanders nnd armies
until recently relied a great deal upon nol e
In warfare nnd upon the exposition ot large
dragons made of tcnkwood nnd pasteboard ,
but have learned by experience against for
eign Invaders to distrust the efficacy of both ,
and have adopted the arms of their ene
mies. The Corenns hive similar Icirans to
learn ; that their bows nnd arrows and
wooden guns are what arc known as back
numbers , and If they wish to shine In amid
and ct--iicst | they must Import the Im
proved variety.
/.V7 > vn Tn r.41 , xo ritx.
New Zealand uses Philadelphia locomotives.
Missouri produces 1,200 tons of zinc n year.
America makes 10,000 tons of paper n day.
Over 4,000,000 people In this country live
upon the wages paid by railroad companlcv.
The value ot the steel manufactured In Jho
United States every year Is about $ "iOO,000,000.
A Latah , Wash. , man has Invented u bi
cycle which he claims will successfully run
on the single track of n railroad.
When the aluminium cap was put on the
Washington monument It cost $ H a pound.
Now It can bu bought for 07 cents a pound.
An electric mosquito li.ir has been Invented
by n Frenchman. Just as the mosquito
touches It the Insect receives a death shock.
By an English Invention camel's hair , cot
ton plant and chemicals arc being substituted
for leather In machinery belting with con
siderable success.
A combined land and water cycln Is n new-
French Invention , while n water nnd land
boat has just been built In Sweden. The
boat IH provided with six wheels , enabling
It to run on the rails which connect the two
lakes on uhlch It piles , suitable gearing
quickly transferring the engine power from
screw to wheels.
Aluminium Is gradually working Its way
Into various products In the Iron line. Ex
periment has proved that aluminium mixed
with Ir6n makes the latter metal pour
smoothly , prevents blowholes and liability
ot cracking , and benefits the Iron In every
way. Such experiments have been success
fully made by the Michigan Stove company
nt Chicago.
The Eiffel tower , built wholly of metal , Is
an example , and n good example , of a step
In ( lie direction which architects will he
driven to follow In the future. The great
railway stations , exhibition buildings and
other structures of steel , concrete , paper and
glass , which the needs and Inventions of our
day have called Into existence , show which
way flows the stream of tendency. The new
building material has come to stay. In an
other century houses may not merely be
built with steel girders ; they may be made
of metal frames bolted together , and grip
ping walls of papicrniache. Then the age of
the tent will return. A man will buy his
house from a manufacturer and will hire a
slto to set it upon. When he moves from
one place to another , he will take his home
with him. Building leases will die a nat
ural death. Towns will wander about , and
a great many curious results will arise.
American I.uinbrr In Demand.
Philadelphia LedKer.
An unusually valuable nnd
government report lias just been Issued by
the State department , showing the magni
tude of our foreign export trade In lumber.
The work consists of the reports of United
States consuls In every country nnd It re
veals the fact that we are shipping tim
ber to every nation , nnd In mnny countries
our wood shippers control the trade. This
trade , while very extensive , is small to
what It would be If more vessels could be
procured for transportation. The lack of
transportation facilities alone , It Is said ,
prevents the substitution of wooden houses
for those of other materinl In many coun
tries. From this exhibit a stllll greater
development of our lumber trade may take
place , but Its effect upon our already too
rapidly diminishing : wooded area would be
disastrous unless the- restoration of the
denuded area Is conducted on a more exten
sive scale than has yet been attempted.
One of tlm c-ontmls sounds a timely note
of alarm , and predicts the destination of
our forests if we continue to sell our him
ber to other countries.
Iloiuiri to 11 Colored PlilliintliroplKt.
KniiHnn C'lty Star.
The Louisiana legislature has voted an
appropriation for a bust of Thorny Lafon , a
negro , who left a fortune of tiiOO.UM to
local charities' . Louisiana had before ac
knowledged the generosity of Judali Touro ,
a member of n race not many centurlos
ago In Christian countries despised and
"baited with the nibble's curse , " and now
returns thanks to one allied to what was
but yesterday a race of slaves. The gifts
prove that charity , like mercy , "drops as
the gentle dew from heaven , " nnd the su-
qucl shows that It Is not In thu heart of
'man to remain unresponsive to the touch of
benevolence , no matter from what source
It comes. The distinctions of religion and
of race vanish befoie the "one touch of na
ture. "
Scnntnrlnl C
Chicago Herald.
The Indictment by the Washington grand
jury of Edwards and Schrivcr , the two
bombastic , newspaper correspondents , and
the practical exoneration of Sugar Trust
Havcmuyer Is another Instance of the cow
ardice and hypocrisy thnt taint everything
connected with the United States senate.
Of course , thu newspaper men will never
bo bi ought to trial. Neither would Have-
meyer had he been Indicted. Hut the syco
phancy which cringes to thu millionaire
while pretending to reprobate a bloviating
correspondent Is sickening , nauseating and
disgraceful beyond cxpiusslon.
HIIOT ins nro isitoTiiinti.
In tlio AlMcnrc of John HCHSO anilVlfn u
T'utiil Acciilrnt Ocetirri.
CEDAR RAPIDS , Iu. ( July C. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) During the absence
of John Hesse and wlfo from their home , near
Jessup , their oldest son , a boy of 13 , got
his father's gun. It was discharged acci
dentally , the charge striking his two younger
brothers In the head. When Mr. nnd Mrs.
Hesso returned homo In the evening they
found one of the boys lying on the floor un
conscious nnd the other badly hurt. The
older of the two boys will probably dlo.
Joivii Itoimblli'iins .11 out ut .Mulvofn.
MALVERN , la. , July C. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) The republican convention met
at Glcnwood today and selected delegates to
the various conventions as follows : State con
vention at Des Molnes , July 11 : Hon. John
Y. Stone , Colonel A. G. Chantry , C. G.
Greenwood. I. Phillips , W. S. Goodell. John
Sundcrland , John Junqulst , D. L , Ilclnshlmer ,
Dr. Powell , Mr , Bolleau.
Judicial convention at Red Oak , July 17 :
A. J. Chantry , Dr. Powell , John V. Stone ,
D. L. Holnshlmer , W. M. Evans , 0. II. Pat
rick , S. Gllllland , E. II. Woodruff , John
Parker. A. W. Culver.
Congressional convention , Council Bluffs ,
July 18 : W. D. Evans , William Swarts ,
Mr. Burton , Robert Patrick , A. J. Tolles , J.
E , Wlckham , A. Purcell , John Dyson and
two others.
The delegates go unlnstructed , but their
cholco of W. S. Lewis for judge and A. L.
Hagor for congressman is assured.
Murrloil ut hltitimmlnuli.
SHBNANDOAH. la. , July 0. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Walter II. Taylor of St. Louis
and Maud T. McCormlck were married today
by Rev. A. E. G'rlllllh of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Much Diimiien In tlio Illlli.
DEADWOOD. 9 , D. , July C. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A heavy rain Btorm has
prevailed In this section all day , and dam
age along tha railroad has boon considerable ,
At Elk Creek , on the Black Hills & Fort
Pierre , twelve miles from Deudwood , a
cloudburst did considerable damage , \vu li-
Ing out bridges and many narrow escapee
are reported , and It U itlll thought some
people have been caught by the flood.
All Qulut In Ciircu.
SAN FRANCISCO , July C. The steam ,
ship Oceanic , thirteen days from Yokohama ,
arrived this morning. Since the landing of
Japanese troops In Corea and the marching
of a force of 1,500 Japanese to Zoul for the
alleged purpose of protecting the Japanese
legation , thera have been uo startling
changes In Coreau affairs.
nun.
Spoclat Attention U called to n tow of ( ho
noteworthy features of The Sunday Bee :
A Zola's utory , "Lourdea , " nears com
pletion U grown In dramatic power , It fs
tha literary aonitntlon of Paris today. For
brilliancy and unabated Interest It has
rarely been equaled.
Frank Carpenter In his 1'eUliiR loiter tolli
of the torrlblo plague now raging In Canton
nnd Hong Kong , where corn us cannot bo
provided fast enough to meet the demand ,
"Carp" portrays ; SCAIIU * ot the epidemic that
nro most horrifying In detail.
The United Status commissioner of edu
cation set * forth the demands for educa
tional reform Character Moro Important
than Knowledge The Now Education vs.
the Old.
An article ot unusual Interest on noted
cabinet olUcors , men distinguished In the
executive departments of ilia govornm'cnt ,
with n review ot the changes In cabinet
II to during recent administrations.
On tlio woman's pagu will bo found a
liberal budget of timely nnd Intcrestlnit
matter. The sweet telephone girl divulge *
secrets picked up on the wire , and tells
of men who try to "get comic" with central.
The sporting department will cover the
week's news and gooslp. It Is designed to
Interest the devotees of all outdoor sport ! ) .
Social and musical circles will have a
faithful chronlclo In The .Sunday Bee , while
secret societies and labor circles will bo
fully represented ,
The past tow days have demonstrated to
the average reader the great superiority ot
The Beu's strike news. No other paper In
this section Is covering thn matter ade
quately. The Sunday Bee promises the best
reports , locnl nnd telegraph. For news of
the world see The Sunday Bee.
ioK r.ns' wit irr.s.
'
Life : IllKhteomi Wife ( at bn-iikfast- )
llonry , will you imk a lilpssliiR7 llonry
( examining hush ) We've blessed everything
heie before , dear.
Arhnnsaw Tom Cat : Ncbcr measure n
man's Intollec" by his size. 1 halt observed
dat line wine is mos' allus served up In small
clas-e" , \v'le ! sl'p ber li Invariably paraded
In schooners.
Chilis : Stock KxchniiKc Man Money Is
awfully tlKht now , don'clm'no.
Johnnie I wish some of It would stagger
my way , then !
Indianapolis Journal : "My dear brother ,
are you mnkim : any efforts to save your
Immortal soul ? "
"Am IV I'm trying to save everything I
can these html times. "
Atehlson Ciloho : "How , " writes a dis
tracted parent to this olllce , "shall I con
vince my daughter that the yount ? man she
KOCS with Is a worthless rake ? " Have her
marry him.
Buffalo Courier : "So old TlghtllHt Is dead I
Never did a thing for the benellt of the
town , did ho ? "
"No ; never before. "
Judge : Though some look down on pawn
brokers and quite despise the creatures , wo
must confess their business has Its redeeming
deemingfeatures. .
Life : "Docs Miss Hudson smile on Dnw-
Fen , Mr. Jny ? "
"Woll , he says he feels somewhat encour
aged. "
"Has she said anything ? "
"No. Hut when he put his arm around
her waist last night her lapdog licked his
hand. "
Indianapolis Journal : One Instance "Do
you mean to tell me , " said the poulful
younir woman , "that you have never yet
mot the woman whose presence and touch
thrilled your whole being * In an utterly In
describable manner ? "
"Only once , " said the weary young man.
"It was when I was In the hands of
woman dentist. "
THE FIENDISH IMPULSE.
Washington Stnr.
The boy stood on the burning deck ;
Ho would not stir an Inch ;
But those who left that awful wreck
Saw lilin turn pale and flinch.
What depth of angry woe was hlsl
A number of the crew
Stole up to him and murmured , "Is
It hot enough for you ? "
I'cdornl Control unit Obligation.
New York World.
If operntln ? railroads Is a public net-vice
and railroad men are public servants in
any sense that can justify federal control
of their acts , then the federal government
must not only protect the railroad compa
nies against their employes when 'heru IP
a quarrel between them It must also pro
tect the employes In all their rights nnd
privileges as public servants. It must Ruar-
unlee them adequate wages , reasonable
hours of woik , proper vacations nnd all
else that It guarantees to other persons In
the nubile bervlcp. U must stand security
for their waces If the companies default.
It must restrain railroad managers from
nagging tnlerfeience with them. It must
forbid wage reductions except by consent
of congress , it must Insure railroad em
ployes as secure a tenure of olllce as It
Insures other government employes.
This In the Inexorable logic of the ease.
If the government Interferes In behalf ot
the railway companies to prevent railway
employes from enforclnB their demands In
ways permitted to all other workmen. It
mu.st In common fairness Interfere to pro
tect them against oppression on the part
of thflr employers. Either they stand to
wards the government as oilier workmen do ,
or else their status in one which entitles
them to peculiar protection , while sup >
joctlng them to peculiar control.
A IlirilE A H'A KKXl.\ .
New Yoik Prt'sa.
Beneath the shade of the ; apple tree
The maid in her hammock swung
And lent her emto thu melody
That the fcatheicd warblers sung.
It was a ilny and a place for rest ,
For the mercury soared hlKh.
And the bieezu scarce tippled the grassy
breast
Of thu pool ns It went by.
As wo watched the swallows 'round her fly ,
Shu was dreaming a sweet day dream ,
Hut she suddenly rose with startled eye ,
Ami uttered a piercing scream.
What caused the fright of the maiden
fair ?
A si ub In a coat of fur.
A squirming- caterpillar them
Had just got the drop on her.
KNOWLEDGE
firings comfort and improvement nnd
tends to personal enjoyment wjieu
rightly used. Tlio mnny , vho live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more , with
less cxpnditiiro , by moro promptly
ftd-ipting the v/orld'H best products to
the needs of physical being , will nttCBt
the vnluo to health , of the juiro liquid
Icxativo princijilos cinbiaccd iu the
remedy , Syrup of I' igu.
IU excellence la duo to its presenting
In the form most acceptable nnd nleas-
nnt to the taste , the refreshing anil truly
beneficial properties of n jKjrfect lax-
ativrt ; orTecttutlly cleansing thu Hystern ,
dispelling coldH. headache * and fevern
nnd permanently curing conHtipatlon.
It has given tmtUfaction u > millions and
mot with the approval of the medical
profession , because it acts on the Kid-
noyr , reiver and IJowels without weak *
cning them and it la perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figa ! H for sale by nil drug
gists in 10c nnd $1 bottles , but it is man-
ttfnctured by the California Fig Byrup
Co. only , whoso name is printed on every
package , also the name , Syrup of Figs ,
and being well Informed , you will no
accept any substitute if oflered.