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( Seal. ) N. 1' . rUIINotary Public.
1C Omaha continues to wealhcr the strike
as well as tt has up to this tlmo the people
of this city will have little cause for com
plaint.
The republican members of the tariff con
ference committee have about concluded that
they were appointed to their positions for
ornament only.
That call for the Dougln-s counly republl-
tan primaries must bo holding a private
Icance with the call for the democratic
Itato convention.
Ono uoiild Imagine that Debs were run
ning for public olllce from tlio uay In which
every detail of his past career Is being raked
over by the newspapers.
The man who knows exactly what ought
to be done In the present emergency Is
Btandlng on every street corner. Unfor
tunately , however , ho does not agree with
himself.
The silence that has reigned on the sub
ject of the canal bond proposition docs not
signify that Interest In the canal Is dying
out. Give the people something definite to
discuss .and the discussion will bo promptly
forthcoming.
The Springfield Republican Is sure that
Senator Allen will ( lie a report on the work
of the sugar scandal Investigating commit
tee that will bo "worth reading. " Quite
right. Particularly for the senators \\hoaro
besmirched with Sugar trust stock specula
tion.
The Musical union of Chicago decided to
join the strike. This ought to complete the
symposium of sympathetic symphony. What
nlll become of Chicago with the fiddlers ,
harpists , trombonists and buglers on a sym
pathetic ? Will they have to full i-aik on
the hand organ ?
Tammany was equally profuse at the
Fourth of July celebration with Its applause
for Cleveland , Illll and Crolcer. This em
phasizes the fact thai Tammany Is out for
local revenue only. In national politics it
discriminates In favor of no one so long as
lie claims to bo a democrat.
Our hyphenated friends down on middle
Farnam are , as usual , between the devil
and the deep sea , They are on both sides
of the strike Issue , ns they have been on
both sides of everything- else , " and seek to
play cuttlefish by shedding an Immense
amount of Inky fluid lo cover their Iracks.
The acllon of the Sioux City Typograph
ical union In expelling two members who
had turned out with their company of mlll-
tla when called upon by the authorities
brines up a new < iucstlon whether a man
can consistently belong to the mllltla and
a labor organization at ono and the same
tlmo.
The governor of Idaho , In requesting
troops , repeats President Cleveland's dia
tribe at Governor Altgeld that this Is no
tlmo for discussion , but the president docs
not seem to see It thai way , Qncsllons of
law and prccedenl are of no Importance In
Illinois , but In Idaho they are the para
mount Issue. It makes nil the difference In
the world "where you happen to bo at. "
Judge Grosscup of the United States court
nt Chicago had the experience of riding In
a train stoned by a mob while traveling to
Ohio to visit his parents the other day.
The judge thinks that the strikers did not
know that ho was on board. Of course not !
Had they known It the train would have
had free passage. All the government haste
to do Is to place a federal judge on every
train , annotnco | the fact to the strikers , and
the blockade will bo raised Try Jt.
No city In this part of the country pays
the principals of the various grade school ;
as much as Omaha , and few cities require
as little teaching from them as Omaha. It
the principals are to have salaries almost
twlco what Is paid the a\erago teacher , they
should bo willing to do a little extra work In
return , fly requiring the principals to take
charge of at least one class In addition to
their work of supervision , the school board
will bo able to save the salaries of several
teachers. This Is ono point where retrench
ment can bo effected without Inflicting undue
hardship upon any ono. Does the Hoard of
Education wont to retrench ?
Strangers and residents unacquainted with
the mysteries of our street railway transfer
lystom continue to complain of being
mulcted the Bum of 15 cents for a ride from
the city to Courtland beach. The trouble Is
that the public , not being advised of the
necessity of procurlnir transfer tickets from
the conductor , falls to demand them until It
U too late. Thin could ba remedied by
placing a transfer agent at the Intersec
tion of the two street railway lines , or bet
ter yet , by giving no transfer tickets and re
ducing the fare on the East Omaha line to
5 cents from one end to the other. Fl\e
cents U all that should bo charged for so
short a ride , transfer or no transfer. Some
thing certainly ought to bo done to abolish
the 11 > oni ( are abuse.
MKKTTItK 13SUK
When Abraham Lincoln delivered hl
Inaugural on the eve ot the great rebellion
ho made u o of the following language :
' Physically ppcaklng wo cannot separate.
Wo cannot remove our respective sections
from each other nor build an Impassable wall ,
between them. A husband and wlfo may bo
divorced and go out of the presence ftmV
beyond the reach of each other , but the dif
ferent parts of our country cannot do this.
They cannot but remain face to face ; and
Intercourse , cither amicable or hostile , must
continue between them , * * Suppose
yon go to war , you rannot fight always ; and
when , after much loss on both sides and no
gain on cither , you cease fighting , the
Identical old questions as to terms of Inter
course are again upon you. "
This declaration Is strikingly applicable to
the present situation. The country Is on the
verge of a civil war , brought on by the con-
lenllon between labor and capital. Physi
cally speaking labor and capital cannot
separate. They must remain face to face ,
and Intercourse , cither amicable or hostile ,
must continue between them. Wo can put
down the grcal railroad strike by force ot
arms , nnd wo may break up the railway
union nnd subjugalo the federation of
labor , but when the fight Is over , aflcr much
loss on both sides and no gain on either , wo
shall bo confronted with the Identical old
riuestlons as to terms of Intercourse.
Public safely demands lhal Ihe Inlercourse
between the railroad managers and their
operatives shall at all times bo amicable ;
lhal the highways of this country , the rail
roads , shall bo uninterrupted and free from
Ml danger Incident to periodic tie-ups and
violent feuds between the m.inaners and op
eratives. Public safety demands that the
railroad ! ) from locom > .ivi c iglneer to train
boy and train dispatcher to switchman shall
bo manned by compelent , courteous , sober
and steady men , and that these men shall
each and all remain at his respective post
of duty until ho Is relieved by another
otiually competent and reliable man. In
other words , the conditions under which our
railroads are operated at this time must be
changed so as to make Ihe railroad strike
Impossible. This can only bo accomplished
through national legislation by which the
relaltons of the railroads to their employes
will bo clearly denned , the rlghls of both
protected and all differences amicably ad
justed.
The laws of the land forbid under severe
penalties the wanton destruction of property ,
the obstrucllon of railways and inlerferenco
wllh Iho opcrallon of trains. Our con
spiracy laws prohibit laboring men from
violently obstructing other laborers from
working. Dut we have no law thai prohlblls
worklngmen from refusing to work , either
Individually or In a body. A peaceable walk
out Is recognized as perfectly legltlmale. Now
suppose lhat the railway union had Induced
all trainmen , engineers , firemen , conductors ,
brakcmen and switchmen , as well as
dispatchers and telegraphers , to drop out In
a body. Commerce and trafllc would have
been absolulely paralyzed and nol a law
vlolaled. Has It not therefore become an
Imperative necesslly for all classes of people
ple In Ihls counlry thai steps shall bo laken
lo avert such disastrous and costly conflicts
by government supervision and compulsory
arbitration. The time Is ripe now for such
reform. The railroad managers and repre
sentatives of Iho railway operallves should
be brought together and congress should
formulate the necessary laws to define their
relations to each other and the public.
S1OKIFIO.IAT FIGUIIKS.
Statistics of the manufacturing Industries
of Pennsylvania , covering the years 1S92 and
1893 , make a most significant exhibit of the
Industrial decline In thai state during the
latter year. As everybody knows , 1892 was a
year of exceptional prosperity all over the
counlry. There was a remarkable increase
In industrial enterprises and a demand for
all the labor that could be had at beller
wages generally lhan had been paid for sev
eral years before. The Internal trade of the
counlry in all departments was largely In
creased , while at the same time Hie foreign
commerce grew lo unprecedenled proportions.
II was while the country was In the enjoy
ment of this splendid prosperity thai Iho
people voted to transfer the control of the
leglslallvo and oxecullvo branches of Iho
governmenl to the democrallc party , a de
cision which speedily brought aboul a change
of conditions from which all Interesls have
been suffering for more than a year past
and to which Is largely duo the perilous sit
uation of the country nt this tlmo. In the
brief space of a few months there
was a precipitate decline from a high state
of prosperity , with a universal feeling of
confidence In the future , to a condition of
general depression and distrust. The cause
of this , ns every Intelligent nnd fair-minded
man will admit , was the pledge of the demo
cratic party lo reverse Ihs economic policy
under which the remarkable material pro
gress and prospeilty had been achieved.
The effect upon the manufacturing Indus
tries ot Pennsylvania Is most Instructive.
Returns for 1892 and 1893 were received
by the secretary of Internal affairs from 421
of the leading manufacturing firms of the
state. In these the number ot employes in
1S93 was 20,134 less than in 1S92 , and the
total amount ot wages paid $13,000,000 loss
In the former than In Iho lalter year , while
there was also a very considerable reduction
In the amount paid per capita , the average
for 1S92 being $185 and for 1893 $461. The
returns from the Iron and steel firms show
that In 1892 they employed 108,102 persons ,
to whom they paid an aggregate compen
sation ot $5S,105,350 , or $533 per capita , whllo
In 1893 Iho number of employes was reduced
lo 94,719 , receiving an aggregate compensa
tion of $19,763,851 , or $525 per capita. Referring
ferringto these statistics the Philadelphia
Press says the loss has not all fallen upon
the working people by any means. The loss
of the manufacturers has been equal if not
greater than thai sustained by the employes.
The value of the product of the 424 firms
making returns was more lhan $55,000,000
less In 1893 than In 1892. "These figures do
not fully show , " says Ihe Press , "what Penn
sylvania has suffered by reason of the demo
cratic victory In 1892 , because they do "not ,
by any means , embrace complete returns ,
but they nro sufficient to convey some Idea
of what the democratic tariff policy means. "
What Is true ot Pennsylvania Is relatively
true ot all Ihe other manufacturing states ,
and , Indeed , U Is probable that the Indus
tries of some of them have had an' oven
more damaging experience than those of
Pennsylvania. This Is doubtless the case
where thu advantages are less favorable , as
In Iho New England states. In the south
the manufacturing Industries have not suf
fered so severely ,
Taking these Pennsylvania Btatlstlcs as the
basis ot calculation , and It Is plain that the
loss to labor and capital throughout the
country since the period of depression set In
very soon after the success ot the democratic
P < rty has been enormous , tt Is certainly
not an exaggerated estimate to place the
loss or labor alone at $500,000,000. $ Add to
this the loss sustained by manufacturers ami
thai of the grlculturnl producers from re
duced consumption Incident to an enforced
economy and the grand total mounts up to
figures that must amaze people who are not In
the habit of looking at the practical side of
prevailing conditions. At any rate tt Is an
enormous price to have paid for giving the
democratic party nn opportunity to overturn
the policy of protection. Ono compensatory
result seems assured , nnd that Is that the
people will not soon again allow themselves
to be deluded Into such a mistake as they
made In 1892 , That they nre most he-utlly
sick of the blunder they Ihcn made has been
abundantly demonstrated and will , unless all
signs are misleading , bo still more forcefully
manifested next November.
A I'EllMAXHrtTTsimiW CO.V.U/.S'H/ChV. /
It Is probable that after the tariff bill U
disposed of the proposal to create a per
manent tariff commission will receive con
sideration In congress , though It Is not likely
thai any action will bo taken on It at the
present session. U Is ndvocnlcd by men
In both parties , propositions for creating such
a commission having been presented and
advocated by Senator Cullom ot Illinois and
Senator Morgan of Alabama , both of whom
urged that the question ought to bo taken
out of politics.
A writer In an eastern trade paper pre
sents some cogent reasons In favor of such
a commission. Ho remarks lhat two-thirds
of the members of the house ot reprcscnla-
tlves and three-quarters of the senalors are
lawyers. They may form the besl elements
of their rcspectlvo consultancies and are
doubtless qualified to make laws on almost
any subject except those of finance and
trade. As a majority have no practical
knowledge * of Ihelr own of cither of those
subjects they rely on the selfish wishes ot
their constituents or on evidence which may ,
when presented , appear to them trustworthy ,
but Is generally misleading. This writer
suggests that a tariff commission , lo be rep-
roscnlalive , should consist of men of affairs
from the most Important centers of Irade.
To secure the best elements , Independent
of politics , the president , having the
authority to appoint the commission , should
call on the commercial bodies of cities In
different sections of the counlry lo recom
mend lo him merchants , manufacturers and
producers for membership of the commission ,
the list thus recommended to be revised
by the president until In his judgment H
Is the besl that can bo chosen. It Is urged
thai men selecled In this manner would
bear a character which could not easily
bo persuaded thai a policy which may favor
Ihelr own Interests or that of their friends
Is the ono which ought to be ndopled. They
would lake a broader view ot Iho necessllles
of Iho counlry lhan Iho average politician
who now represents us In congress. That
there Is good reason for this view everybody
will admit who Is familiar with the course
pursued In the framing of the pending tariff
bill. It Is hardly conceivable that a body
of practical men , uninfluenced by political
considerations , could frame a measure with
so many Inconsistencies and faults as the
bill which the senalo democrats have passed
possesses. Political expediency as affected
by local Interests had a great deal to do
with the preparation of this measure bolh
In Iho house and the senate , though rather
moro In the latler lhan In Iho former , and
Ihls will always be Ihe case lo a largo ex-
lent while the politicians deal with this
most pracllcal subjecl. And Ihero Is no absolute -
solute remedy , for the work of a tariff com
mission would be subject to revision by con
gress. It Is to bo supposed , however , that-
If a permanent commission were created
men of all parties" would bo disposed to In
terfere as little as possible with Its recom
mendations and thai Ihero would bo a good
deal of hesllallon about doing this In a
way to indicate political motives. The prin
ciple being once accepted by the political
parties that the tariff Is essentially and dls-
Unclively a business mailer , with which poli
tics ought to have nothing lo do , and Ihe
people acquiescing In this view , as In all
probability they would do , It is possible that
the politicians would be Induced to lot It
alono.
There has been nothing to Indicate what
the general sentiment In. congress is regardIng -
Ing the proposal of a permanent tariff com
mission , but It is perhaps safe to assume lhal
it would not carry at present. After the
people have decided next November what
shall bo the political complexion of Ihe
next house of represenlallves there may be
a heller chance for it , provided that body
Is restored to republican control , as now
seems assured. In the other event Iho demo
crats would not deslro a tariff commission ,
as they would regard their retenllon In
power as another and more emphatic de
mand ot Iho people to further revise the
tariff In the direction of free trade , which
they are fully competent to do without ex
traneous help.
TliKND 01 ? TIIK UA'ITLK liUSINESS.
For years the South Omaha packers and
stockmen have sought to reach out Into the
Texas panhandle , which Is the most pro
lific cattle raising region of the country.
Up to a very recenl period all Ihelr efforts
have boon Unvaried by reason of the favor
able rates which Kansas City has enjoyed
to the exclusion of all competitors. Within
the past few months concessions have been
forced from the railroads tlmt will open
northern Texas to Omaha dealers and en
able Ihem lo compete , It not on equal , at
least on fairer terms with Kansas City.
The effect ot the change Is already noted
In the marked Increase In shipments from
Fort Worth to Omaha and consequent In
crease In the volume ot business done.
With an air line railroad Into the Texas
panhandle Omaha would become a very
formidable competitor of Kansas City. The
distances are very nearly the same from
both points , and Omaha would really bo
much nearer to points In central and west
ern Kansas than Kansas City Is. Even
with present facilities Omnha will soon over
take Kansas City as a packing center for
cattle , as she has for hogs. This facl Is
pointed out by the Fort Worth Journal In
an article which we reproduce elsewhere.
Incidentally U might not be out of place
to note that a larger business Is being done
at the South Omaha stock yards today than
at any other point In the country. This
Is , of course , temporary by reason of the
strlko , but It Is also suggestive of what Is
In sloro for us In the not very distant
future. ' " Omaha Is located moro advantage
ously as a packing conlcr than Chicago or
Kansas City. She Is In Iho very heart of
the hog raising country and on the direct
line to the cattle ranches of Wyoming ,
Montana and Idaho. She Is also In posl-
.tlon to draw upon cattle feeders In this
stale , as well usl In western Iowa and north
Missouri , and with fair rates from Texas
she can handle the bulk of all the meat
product west of the Mississippi. The shift
ing ot the pork and cattle market from
Duffalo , Cincinnati and Plttsburg has been
steadily westward. While Chicago still re
tains supremacy and will continue to hold
first place for some yean , the trend of the
meat Industry Is westward , with the chances
In tavor ot a permanent stand < t Omaha ,
where the beef and "pork raiser can deal di
rectly with the packer and shipper at the
smallest expense nnd lojss of lime In ship
ping.
A TAlWr 1 > U < IC ' .AMATION.
President Cleveland 1 as at last seen fit
to make official communication to the public
on the subject ol the railway strike. Ho
has Issued his proclama ton admonishing all
good citizens of Chicago and Illinois ngalnst
aiding , countenancing , ci icouragtng or taking
any pirt In unlawful ol : structloiis , comblna-
tlons and assemblages md warning llioso
already thus engaged to disperse and retire
lo Ihelr rcspecllvo abed s. This warning Is
prefaced by a recital th t such unlawful ob
structions , combinations and assemblages
exist and that they htvc ; In the presidents
judgment , made It Impracticable to enforce
for Ihe ordinary course ot judicial proceed
ings the laws of thn United States within
the territory described.
Had the president Issued this proclamation
as soon ns his judgment was formed that
'Judicial process could not bo carried out by
the civil authorities In the state of Illinois ,
or at least before ho ordered the troops of
the United States regular army to Interfere
to prevent the Interruption of Interstate
commerce , ho would have deserved general
commendation for his action nnd might
thereby have been spared the necessity of
calling out the federal troops nl nil. Dut the
proclamation nt this late day savors a great
deal of shutting Iho barn door aflcr the
horse has been stolen. If such warning is
necessary now to protect and save the In
nocent It was equally , If not more , neces
sary a week ago when the United States
soldiers were first sent to the scene of dis
turbance. It looks like a belated effort to
rectify what the president now recognizes
to have been a mistake.
As to the exact stains In which this procla
mation places the state of Illinois , and more
particularly the city of Chicago , the language
of the ducumcnt Is singularly obscure nnd
inexact. Whether this Is designedly so or not
In order to leave an nvenuo of retreat for the
president , no matter what ho may do , can
only be Inferred. In reality Chicago Is under
martial law and has been for a week. The
president does not declare martial law to
exist , bul simply says that he believes It
to bo "Impracticable" to enforce the laws
by Iho ordinary course of judicial proceed
ings. This Is substantially an assertion of
the existence of Insurrection or rebellion ,
for only In such cases Is the president
aulhorlzed by Ihe constitution to employ the
military forces to supplement the unsuccess
ful efforts of the civil authorities. The writ
of habeas corpus certainly remains available
so long as the courts are open and undis
turbed. The legal stalus of Illinois , then , Is
somewhat of an anomaly. II has been so
from the moment the federal troops were
ordered to assume control , and the presi
dent's proclamation does nol alter It one
"
lota.
One of the suggesllons made by The Dee
lhat the proposition 'for voting aid to the
Platlo river canal shall embody a clause that
will require work to bo begun this fall so
that employment may ba given tar Idle work
men and the money circulated among our
merchants has , we Understand , been omitted.
We Still believe lhal such a provision should
be Inserted. II woujd afford Iho only rallonal
reason for holding a special election and a
strong Inducement for laboring people and
business men to support the proposition. Dut
Iho provision should bo specific as lo Iho ex-
lent of the work and ampunt to bo expended.
Otherwise It would bVregardod as a sham.
If the promoters mean business they can
certainly do a good deal of ditch digging In
Iho fall and winter season without material
Increase over the cost of such work In the
spring and summer.
The Hub In Conference.
aiobe-Democrat.
It Is quite probable thai Ihe larlft bill
will bo passed by Ihe bouse subslanllally
as II came from the senate , and all talk
to the contrary Is to be tnkcn wllh due
allowance for Ihe facl lhat the average
democratic congressman has no convictions
on the subject that he feels bound to re
spect.
Ohio Democrats for Stlvor.
Cincinnati Enquliur.
The Indications tlmt the democrats of
Ohio will come out squarely and enthusi
astically for silver are abundant and cheer-
Ing. The silver question is one which
stands naked before the people. It is not
necessarily complicated with any other
proposition in politics. It appeals directly
to the material Interesls of the people.
Ciililnct 'llirlftlncsx.
Buffalo Express.
II Is significant of the character of the
tariff rcfoim bill that one of the choice
bits of gossip put In circulation on the day
of its passage was that a cabinet ofllcur
had made $101,000 out of It tluough specu
lation In Sugar stock , while his private sec
retary had laid by $17,000. Whether the
story Is tme or not , theic Is nothing- the
nature of the bill or the manner of its pas
sage to disprove it.
aim > > oiitli In tlio Suclillo.
Denver Republican.
Speaker Crisp has appointed four cross
roads stalesmen from thu south ns the
democratic mnjoilty of the house con-
feience committee on the tariff bill , but
no northern democrat was given a place
on that very Important committee. Good
will come of this sectional discrimination ,
however , If It results In the defeat of the
bill. That would leave the McKlnloy law
unchanged nnd the Industrie ! ! of the coun
try would then enjoy a magical revival of
activity and profits.
Creed ami Cotrarillco.
Chicago Herald.
What manner of man Is George M. Pull
man thai ho skulks In his seaside collage
while oilier men disinterested and Innocent
parties struggle to extinguish the conflagra
tion lhat ho baa started ? Why doesn't ho
como to Chicago and take up his share of
the responsibility ? Dy what right docs he
throw upon the people of this town the bur
den of his greed , stubbornness and cowardice ,
whllo ho sits rubbing his hands together a
thousand miles away , discoursing Imbecile
platitudes to reporters and announcing In ef
fect thai Iho whole counlry may bo d d
before he will lift a finger ? Is ho really a
man or a moro aggregallon of stupidity ,
poltroonery , obstinacy and unearned divi
dends ? .
\Vlio Decision of the Federation.
Denver ; News.
The position taken .by the Federated
Hoard of Union 1'nclOo employes In re
gard to the strike Is manly , proper , con-
Borvallvo unil Imllcallvo of rare common
sense. Their address lo Iho engineers ,
conductors , firemen , trainmen , operators ,
switchmen and Knlehts of Labor recites
the results of Judge Qildwell's recent do-
clslon and calls on all these organizations
to stand honorably by their pledges to the
oouit. A strike , says'the address , would
be the means of sacrificing all that hax
been gained for labor everywhere by the
effect of the Caldwell decision. This u
eminently the sensible thing' for tlio Union
Pacific employes. TO stpp work now would
bo to break the very contracts for whose
existence they fouuht so hard and on
which they gained so brilliant n victory
for organized labor.
TIIK VHKlltUltmt ( IIFT.
Waahlngtnn-Btar.
On the wall , ny n ribbon suspended ,
H ranks with the thliuts I hold dear :
With tlm antlers , so lluuntlngly splendid ,
And the foils which no foeman need fear.
I see It with truest affection.
Souvenir of a sweetheart ot mine.
Ah , that dark , wavy hair ; that complexion ;
And those eyes , which no stars could out
shine ,
Twos nt eve , when the sun to an ember
Had reddened the cloud just above.
That you sought me how well I remem
ber
"Take this with lov "
And murmured , my .
So I cherish with sentiment tender ,
Whate'er the temptation may be ,
That basely suggests Ita surrender ,
The clu'iuthat my wife pave to me.
TIlKSlltlKK llKMKttY ,
Kanxas City Journal' 3omo bttor way
of settling labor difficulties must b found
and applied. The strlko nnd the boycott
are too expensive to nil parties concerned.
St Paul Olube- The arbitration of dim-
cultlcs of this nature Is the only reasonable
solution , The country may not yet bo prepared -
pared for such a change In methods , but
that It will eventually como Is beyond ques
tion.
Hasten Globe : Uniptayers naturally side
with their western contemporaries mid the
tellers with their own class. The right of or-
gfiiibatlon must be freely granted to each ,
but oppression on the one hand nnd lawless
ness on the other will not bo tolerated by
the people of this country. Kvery day's delay
makes the nritter worse , nnd only through
arbitration con there be any satisfactory and
pcimancnt settlement of the qiicsllons In
volved.
Minneapolis Tribune : There Is a legal
way to get al Mr. Pullman , and Senalor
Sherman points U out In part. The other
portion of a legal remedy Is a compulsory
arbitration law , which will compel a re
sort to arbitration before a strike Is precipi
tated. In this way the Innocent party ,
the public , can be protected from the Injury
thai always results from the attpmpts to
right wrongs or Injuries by methods out-
sldo or above the law.
Hocky Mountain News : Compulsory arbi
tration for Hcttlcmcnl of labor disputes Is
held lo be merely the application of a prin
ciple that Is the root of nil jurisprudence.
Compulsory lawsuits now take the place of
settlements formerly adjusted In the prize
ring or with deadly weapons. If Individuals
can no longer lawfully settle disputes In
the old and violent way , hill must have re
course to the halls of justice , how much more
reason for compelling great bodies of men
and oiga'ilrcd capitalists to submit Iholr
differences to the Judgment of a properly
constituted tribunal ?
Chicago HeraldIn n recent teller to the
Herald Sidney C. Eastman stated the pro
position that "tho people of the United States
need protection from unlaxvful Interference
with their rights on the public highways of
the country arising out of quarrels between
the railroads and their servants. " An over
whelming majority of the American psoplc
must be prepared by this time to endorse
that proposition. * * * The suggestion Is
deserving of very serious consideration. This
business of tying * up commerce nnd reducing
cities to a state of siege , civil war and 'star-
Nat on without a me incut's war.ilng from time
to tlmo Is simply Intolerable. In some way
It must be stopped.
SI. Paul Pioneer PressH seems to us
lhat , without regard to Us lnllunce upon
dlnputcs and disputants , the public Is en
titled to such a measure of protection as this
agreement would give Ihem. The Innocent
third party Is now. In case of e\eiy railroad
strike , the heaviest sufferer. Thai people
should be held prisoners half way on a jour
ney , perishable freight destroyed by delays ,
and business brought to a sudden stop at a
blow and without a word of notice , Is an
outrage thai should be no longer endured
by the community. If labor disputes arc to
be fought out by the strike , lei It at least
be after bystanders have been told to get out
of the way. It Is1 pro-bable thai If an agree-
menl were reached to submit all differences
to arbitration the strike would be of Infre
quent occurrence.
New York Times : We are by no means
Ignorant of the errors of the railway man
agers of the United States. With peculiar
and great opportunities , they have not
made the use of them the intelligant in
terest would have suggested. They control
a vast service , highly systematl/cd , con
stantly expanding and developing. In this
service the demand for fidelity , energy and
Intelligence Is steadily In advance of the
supply , s > o that the higher places are the
richest prizes of Industrial life In the United
States. Under these conditions it ought to
bo possible on every great load so to organ
ize and guide the tcrvlce as to make it
fairly stable , -by making It to the obvious
Interest of all employed in it to remain faith
ful to It. And this has been done In con
spicuous instances. It has not been so gen
erally done as It should have been.
9
XJSlllt.tSK.l AXO A'Klllt.lSK.lVS.
FIre at Orleans destroyed a two-story frame
building belonging to Isaac Huff. Incen
diaries did it.
A waterspout at Crawford struck the mill
dam and damaged It to the extent of several
thousand dollars.
People boring an artesian well at Arapahoe
wont through a strata of silver-bearing rock.
They are still boring for water.
A proposition will bo submitted to the
voters of Doyd county to issue $20,000 In
bonds , and also lo decide wholhcr lo adopt
township organization.
Whllo Orvllle Williams , a Meadow Grove
boy , was celebrating at Dattle Creek , some
body lilt him on Iho head wllh a sandbag.
He was unconscious for two hours , but is
now on the road to recovery.
J. H. Chapman , editor of the Ansley
Chronicle , has been sued for libel by E. 0
Garretl In connecllon with the charges made
by the Chronicle as to the shortage In the
county treasury of Custer county. Mr. Chap
man has been placed under $1,500 bonds to
appear for trial.
The program for Ihe summer meeting of
the State Horticultural society at Geneva
July 17 and 18 has been Issued. Ono ses
sion will be devolcd lo Ihe cherry , another
to Iho slrawberry and a thlid to small
fruits In general. A numtier of experts on
the loplcs lo bo discussed will bo present.
TIIK J'ATK Of HII.T. .
Now York Recorder : Some able demo-
crallo edllors of Iho cuckoo species are cn-
deavorlnc lo make oul that David B. Hill
Is not a democrat. Their chattering on the
subject proves that they are populists
Philadelphia Inquirer : Nothing could moro
surely Indicate that the silly season has
struck Washington than , the determination
of the unterrlfled democracy lo read Senator
Hill out of the party for standing squarely
upon the democratic platform.
Now York World : The purpose attributed
to Mr. Hill's democratic ) associates In the
senate to "read him out of the party , " or
at least to deny his caucus fellowship , on
account of his refusal lo vote for the com
promise-surrender tariff bill , must bo classed
with the follies of dog-day polities.
Philadelphia Ledger : It Is reported from
Washlncton that his democratic colleagues
are about to boycotl Senator Illll to the ex
tent ot denying him admission , to party con
ferences. Sunator Hill's martyrdom will bo
likely to add some interesting pa&bagcs to
the political history of the year. It Is sure
to be dramatic.
IsTltllClitl I'll I ATS.
Truth : Cora This Is a dreadful place. I
haven't seen a man yet. Madge It's as
bad ua looking under the bed for one.
Judge : Fanny Have you ever felt the
pinch of poverty ? Nanny No. What Is It
like ? Fanny Wearing your old silk dress
with the tight sleeves.
Chicago Times : The railroad which ad
vertises "a new departuie" these days and
Is able to make thu departure Is In great
luck.
Boston Transcript : It Is supposed tlmt
the fashion among women of leading the
final pages of u novel first Is due to their
predilection for the last word.
Chicago Times : All of the school teachers
are Idle now. This may be a pointer for
railroad magnates who are anxious to have
switches handled properly.
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry Hlgglns
How would you like to live in ono of them
South Sea islands , where all a feller has to
do to git his guib Is to knock It off the
trees with n club ? , . . . . , .
Weary Wntklns Say , won't It fall off If
he will lay down under the tree and wait
long * enough ?
nrooklyn Kagle : The Ministerial One
The race question seems to bo as much of
u problem today as It was at the close of
The Sporty Ono You're ( lend right , pard.
I've been follerln' the bosses for thirty
years , an' I have Jlst ns much trouble
plckln' de winner now as I had do first day
I ever went to a track.
SUMMER.
New York Tress.
Now comes the sudden thunder shower.
Their thirst for blood mosquitoes auto ,
Tlio collar wilts In half an hour ,
The pesky flics exnrperate ;
Wo slip on the banana skin ,
The beauteous maiden's faro gets tanned ,
Green cucumbers their work get In ,
Jamaica ginger's In demand ,
The thirsty foaming lager drink ,
Ills little pile the Iceman makes ,
The small boy from the rlver'a brink
Each day a nude departure takes.
DID NOT FOLLOW MR , MORTON
Senate Eultcommittco on Appropriations Has
Its Own Ideas of Agriculture ,
SQUELCHED THE SECRETARY'S' PLANS
Hill He-ported to the .Snmto lluii\i > ( rlcnlljr
Opposed to tlmt Dniwn Dp nml
by tlm Hntifto for the
Depart ninit.
WASHINGTON UUUHAU OK THE DIM ?
1407 F Street , N. W.
WASHINGTON. July 9.
The senate committee on appropriations
lias cut ilo\\n tlio agricultural approprl.UIoi
bill nml to disfigured It that when the ineaa
uro Is returneil to the hou o It will bo al
most a * umccognbablo to Its authors its
the Wilson bill to the members ol tlio com
mittee on ways and menus.
Secretary Merion has been exceedingly
desirous of Increasing the elllclcncy of the
bureau of forestry and the division of veg-
ctablo pathology. Mr. Morton Is nnxlotu to
cut iloun and practically abolish the sect !
room. The members of the house commlt-
tco on agilculttiro predated it bill In accord
ance with the desires of the secretary am
the house passed the bill practically as II
was prepared. The hctuto subeomm.tUc en
appropriations consists of Senators Cal
of Florida , llrlce of Ohio and Cullum of Illi
nois. Those senators gave a careful con
sideration to the bill before them and modi-
fled It from beginning to cm ! , paying par
ticular attention to the seed loom , for whlc-li
an Increased appropriation IB made , and to
thu division cf vegetable pathology and the
bureau of foicstry , where gieat reductions
have been mndc. The senate committee
took exactly the oppo-lte view of the needs
of the Agt ( cultural department from the
view winch was taken by thp HECietary ol
agriculture , and It Is undoistood that the
senate will Insist upon the amendments
which ha\e thus been made to the agri
cultural appropriation bill.
The secretary of agi ( culture Is chagrined
and Is using every endeavor to Induce the
sonnto to restjro the bill to the shape In
which the house prepared It under his di
rection.
SOLWCHS AT CHICAGO.
The War department Is Informed by tele
graph and by long distance telephone that
General Miles logards the situation as more
sulous In Chicago tonight than nt any time
dm Ing the past week. The general Is Im
pressed with the possibility of an Instant out-
bleak and has excluded from camp every
cltl/cn , Including all newspaper correspond
ents. The chances for mischief by Insidious
representatives of the raging multitude arc
thus , reduced to an infinitesimal minimum.
Four troops of cavalry and three batteries
of artllleiy are enroute from Fort Hlley ,
Kan. They are C , R , F and G of the Third ,
commanded icspectlvely by Captains John G.
Hourl.e , Ulting , Dodd and Ilardle , and bitter-
les A and K of the Second artillery and F of
the Fourth , under Grover , Voss and Taylor ,
all commanded by Major Randolph. Tay <
lor's is the Hotchklss battery , and will , It
there Is any rioting there tomoriow or af
terward , be an Interesting factor In the
struggle. Colonel Gordon Is bringing four
troops of the Sixth cavalry , while the Kast
Madison barracks and Fort Ontario con
tribute the entire Ninth Infantry , under
Colonel Dartlett. Colonel Crofton now has
a force of about 1,000 regulars , coiiblsting of
the Fifteenth Infantry , the battalions being
commanded by Colonel Ovenshlne and Major
13alley. The Leavcnworth battalion , consistIng -
Ing of the Fifth Infantry , H of the Seventh
Infantry , F of the Tenth Infantry , F of the
Twelfth infantry and F of the Thirteenth
Infantry , troops D and K ( Farnlim's and
Hare's ) of the Seventh cavalry , light bat
tery D ( Capron's ) , First artillery , and B and
F of the Nineteenth Infantry. Ucfore mid
night the military foices of the general gov
ernment in Chicago will bo not less than
2,000 strong , classified as follows Five hun
dred cavalry , 240 artillery , 1,150 Infantry
Therewith the ofllceis will make up a total
of 2,000 trained fighters.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
A party of eighty-five school teachers Is
registered at the Ebbltt tonight , two days
overdue by reason of the railroad strlko In
the west. The party is enroute for the na
tional educational convention , to be held at
Asbury Park , N. J. , July 10 , 11 , 12 and 13
They will take in all the objects of Interest
at the capital under the guidance of Repre
sentative Mercer , and will be received by the
president tomorrow.
The controversy over 'he appointment of
a United States marshal for Wyoming Is
about concluded. Representative Coltccn has
been diligently urging the appointment of
McDermo.lt , while Mr. New has been workIng -
Ing for the appointment of Harper. It Is
practically decided , so far as the Depart
ment of Justice Is concerned , that Harper
shall receive the appointment , but the case
cannot bo laid before President Cleveland
until peace Is reitorcd.
Senator Mandcrson presented the petition
of E. C Keene and others of Hayes county
praying for an appropriation of $25,000 for
the purpose of sinking an experimental ar
tesian well.
W. H. Kelllgan of Auburn Is In Washing
ton for a few days.
It. B. Reynold ! of Wymore called at the
capltol today and paid his respects to the
republican congressmen from Nebraska.
The comptroller of the ciinency has ap
proved the selection of the following reserve
agents' Chemical National bank of New
York for the Dnwson County National bank
of Lexington , Neb. ; Nlcollet National bank
of Minneapolis and Wisconsin National bank
of Milwaukee for the First National bank of
Charles City , la. ; Ameilcan Exchange Na
tional bank of Chicago for the Dakota Na
tional bank of Sioux Kills , S. 1) .
Foster & Smith of Minneapolis were today
awarded the contract for the Interior finish
and plumbing of the public building at Sioux
Falls , S. D. White oak Is to be used In the
first and second stories In lieu of white pine ,
cement plaster In lieu of lime mortar
plaster ; one-quartcr-inch polished glass In
lieu of sheet glass , and a walnscoatlng Is to
bo put In the public lobby , halls and second
story corridor. The amount of the contract
Is $22,173 , and It Is to be completed In six
months ,
The senate committee on appropriations
has appropriated $2,000 for the
olllco expensesof the
expenses- - surveyor gen
eral for South Dakota. This ap
propriation Is an Increase of $ .Y)0 ) over the
amount allowed by the house. Tim total
amount now appropriated for this olllce , In
cluding salary of the surveyor general , Is
$12,000.
Xomlimtml by tlio I'reflldrnt *
WASHINGTON , July ! ) . Nominations
wore made by the president today as follows ;
Postmasters Curt W. Miller , Tempo ,
Ariz. ; John S. Mitchell , Newcastle , Cal. ;
I ) . W. Greor. Whitehall , III. ; Ambrose M.
Crnddock , Shclbyvlllo , 111. ; John C. Neltnor ,
Turner , III. ; J. M. Hammond , Hamburg , la , ;
I ) . F. Thomas , Carthage , Mo. ; Uufus J , Best ,
Stlllwater , Old.
Withdrawn Samuel T. Owlngs , postmas
ter" at Moscow , Idaho.
Napoleon I ) . Laughlln , associate Justice of
supreme court for the territory of New
Mexico ; William II. King , associate justice
of the supreme court of Utah ,
DUtrlet l ny In the HoDin.
WASHINGTON , July 9. This was Dis
trict of Columbia day In the house , and a
bill to provide an Immediate revision and
equalization of real estate values In the Dis
trict was taken up for consideration. Most j
ef the afternoon w * * spent on this bill , which
wn * finally passed The remainder of th
day was devoted to a street railroad bill.
wlile.li w i not disposed of when the hou3 ,
M 4 J5 , adjourned.
YIU1 ,
Illll to I'mlrct form lte < om > Itoonn't Suit
Trnn ml otirl I'niiRrnmmMi ,
WASHINGTON , July 9. Western repre
sentatives have been preparing for n fight
against a Mil that made something of *
stir In the extra session of congress , but
which was referred back to n commutes
nnd has since made Its appearance In th
house. It Is n bill to protect forest re
serves , but the western men say that It
will result In the sale of the timber on
theno resor\cs , nnd they propose to have I'l '
materially amended before It shall bo al
lowed to pass The bill came from the com
mittee on public lands nnd pnnldns for tha
disposal of timber upon the reserves that
have been set apart In dluVrcnl western
states. There have been reserved from
settlement by proclamation of the presi
dent about IT.OOrt 000 acres of land In tha
states of Montana. Idaho , Wanting , Wash
ington , Oregon , California. Nevada , Colorado
and In the Intuilor states. The bill , which
Is now bark In the homo from the commit
tee on public lands , prn\idcs for the dis
posal of such lands In Ihcmi reserves as ar
nol actual timber lands. The western men
Ray that the reservations were made for
the purpose of tuning the timber , and that
If thu present bill Is passed the result will
Iw the stripping of the reserves of the best
portion of the timber nnd defeat the pmpnso
of the law providing for the rosorxatlons.
The men who advocate the Mil chlm that
unless the timber Is disposed of It will
bo subject to loss by tire and theft , ami
that the governmenl will derive no benefit
from It.
_ _
wi > riux : PENSIONS.
Vetormn of tlm I.iln \\ur Itemnnlieretl by
HitCenenil ( .mei-ntnriil
WASHINGTON , July 9.Hpeclnl < to Tha
Heo ) Pensions granted , Issue of June 25 ,
weie :
Nebraska : Orlglnnl-Clmrles Phillips ( de
ceased ) , U.ikotn , Dakota. Original widows ,
elr ipinor : | ni\s | , Omaha , DotmluH Mex
ican war stulurn. . ImrotusoJ.imes V.
Pilce , Denver C'lossliitf , Sowuul
Iowa Additional William Heheyll ( de-
ce.tMi-d ) , Himapirto , Van HUIIMI , George
\ \ . M. Smith , U'olilen , PocMtur. IteMsiie
Mai tin Ashley. Macedonia , Pottawattnmlc ;
Ilnlsy II. Saundois ( deceased ) , Waterloo ,
Hlnck Hawk Oilglnul widows , etc Mary
A. Soheyll , Ilnn irt.u le , Vnn Union , Mary
11 Mctlrlmm , Washington. WiiHlilnnlonj
William Huntley ( father ) , Cherokee , Cher
okee.
South Dakota : Oilglnal Hlt.im D. Tor-
till , Hi Idk'ow liter , Alt-Cook.
North Dakota : Original-David McICce ,
Hnmlln , Sargent.
Issue of Juno 2G :
Nebraska : Additional John Dougherty ,
Lincoln , Lancaster. Original widows , etc.
Phebe J. Wilson , Ninth Lotip. Vullev.
Iowa. Additional Amunil Olson , Forest
Cltv , Wlnnebago Restoration and rclssuo
William J. Logsdon ( deceased ) , DCS
MolneH , Polk. InoriMHe John 13. N. Walsh ,
Lake Park , Dickinson. Original widows ,
etc Henrietta L. Logmlon , DOS Molnes ) ,
Polk. Widows Indian wars Rebecca Ball ,
Fall Held. Jefferson
South Dakota : Original Pnrln I > . Pal
mer , Estellinc. Humiln. Ui-ls.sue nnd In-
crease-Leollne Kellogg , Red Heights ,
Hand.
Montana : Original-August Bauer ,
Quartz , Mlssoula.
Wyoming : Orlglnal-Elwood Gasklll ,
Laramie City , Albany.
HOLD TIII :
Nmal Appropriation Illll Considered In tha
Sen ( to Yemi-riliiy.
WASHINGTON , July 9. After the trans
action of some business of minor Importanca
the senate took up the naval appropriation
bill. Mr. White of California called atten
tion to the action of the committee In strik
ing out the nppioprlatlon of $50,000 for a
steam tug for Mare Island navy yard and
had read a letter from the secretary of this
navy endorsing the necessity for the tug.
The appropriation was allowed to stand.
Mr. Allen offered an amendment , whlob
was agreed to , providing that all appointee !
as naval cadets shall have been actual
residents of the district from which th y
are appointed for at least two .years prior
to th'elr appointment. The bill as amended
was passed.
The senate passed a house bill to amend
the law relative to mining claims. It pro
vides for the temporary suspension of the )
leciulioments that a certain sum of mone > jr
shall be expended each year on mlnlpjf
claims until a patent shall have been
granted. v
Mr. Blackburn announced the death ol
Representative Marcus C. Lisle of Kentucky
last Saturday , and after the adoption of tht
customary resolutions the senate at 4:25 : p.
m. adjourned.
rurruit OITS IN A HI-SOLUTION.
\Viint8 tlio < ! < > eminent to Oporuto Itall-
rniidH and Coal Mines
WASHINGTON , July 9. In the sonata
today Mr. Peffer offered an omnibus resolu
tion providing :
First That all public functlons ought tt
<
bo exercised through public agents.
Second That all Interstate railroads ought
to bo brought under ono control and th *
supervision of public olficers , and charges for
transportation of persons and property
throughout the United States ought to b
uniform , and that the wages of employe !
ought to bo regulated by law and paid
promptly In money.
Third That all coal beds ought to ba
owned and worked by the government , and
that the wages of the employes should b
paid In money when duo.
Fourth That all money should bo supplied
only by the government of the United States
and that the rate of Interest ought to ba
uniform In all states.
Fifth That all revenues of the govern-
ncnt ought to bo raised by laxes on real
estate.
The resolution went over until tomorrow
without action or comment.
Conllrmcil by the henato.
WASHINGTON , July 9. The senate Ii
executive session today confirmed the fol-
owing postmasters : Oregon Stephen U ,
Green , Oregon City ; James A. Cross , Thl
Dalles ; B. F. Bonham , Salem.
Inhaled tlie Flume * and Dloil.
SALIDA , Colo. , July 9 , One of the watch
men In the round house throw some coal oil
n to the firebox of an engine In which a flrt
was burning. Ihe gas generated , ex-
plodtd , and a sheet of flame Hashed out of
he furnace. Ex-City Marshal C. 0. Stovona ,
.n trying to extinguish the flames , ovl-
lently Inhaled some of the gas , for ho com
plained of feeling sick and walked lo *
Irug store. While the clerk was dressing ,
Sto\ens asked for a glass of brandy , but
jeforo U could be brought ho dropped dead.
VlHlhlu Mupply of Oriiln.
NEW YORK , July 9. The visible supply
of grain Saturday , July 7 , as compiled by
.he New York I'roduce Exchange In as fol-
ows :
Wheat , 54,11B,000 bu. ; decrease , 612,000 bu.l
corn , 6,277,000 bu. ; decrease , 1.1C1.000 bu , |
oats , 2,317,000 bu. ; decrease , CO.OOO bu. ; ryk ,
J21.000 bu. ; decrease , 30,000 bu. ; barley , oa.-
100 bu. ; Increase , 6,000 bu.
To Complete the Iliifcolu * Wyoming1.
HAPIU CITY , 8. D. . July 9.-Bpcclal (
Telegram to The Beo.-A ) great effort If
> ulnn made to effect the completion or tn
Jukota & Wyoming railroad by January 1 ,
SD3 Local credltore have npreed to _ Jeter
iicir ciulniH ! till after that Jute , and at A
"t cltUuns Uil afternoon a com ;
neollnB
Sftte"of live waH appointed to w ro for *
credllora.
ko agreement from outside
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report