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THE OMAHA DAILY IJKF : SATURDAY. JULT M , 1801 , THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. Editor. v\ RVnilV MOflNINO. TKIIMS 01StnWCHUTION. . Pallr Ie * ( without SunJuy ) , On V * r..l J J > Unify KM > ami bun. . lay , One Year . 1 ? * > Fix Month * . . . . . . f * Thr * Mont tin . t . * F n tnv Jl c One Yinr . * * J Kl'iirrtay HT. Otw Yfnr . ' 5 ? * V kljr H e , Om Yenr . * > OPFICJW. ft nhn. The ll < v > tlulMIn * . Bnih Ontnlift. Corner f nnd T < vnly-fourth Bt . Toiim-l ! Illifr , < , 12 ivnrl Mr * t. rhlrnvo tiniiv. 817 rimmb-'r of Commerce. * f > w York. | | < , . > mi 13 , II nn-t IS , Trlbuno I1M * . TVnMiltiRton , H07 ! ' slrrr-l. N. W. COimEll'ONHKNCK. .All commtmlrntlonii M > lnllnit to n w unit 1U orlnl matter utinnlJ | , c mMrrw < l ! To Uie Editor. in siMr.ra Mrrrnns. All lji ] lnox Ifllnrs nml remittances MintiM h fldrpHi-ij ti Tlio llI'lilillthlni ; company. Omihn. Dmf' rlirrkB nml t > ' > "toine onlr to IH > made tm > aiil la Ihinnlor < > f IHc company. 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If the now tariff Is to go Into effect August 1 the conference committee will have to expedite Its labors. It Is not difficult to explain why exploring expeditions to the north polo are always moro popular In summer than In winter. Conundrum : Who Is street commissioner * nd who Is sewer commissioner ? Is Major Dalcombo both nt one and the same time ? The Omaha trades union people acted very wisely In not rushing Into a walk-out when thcro are ten -men In sight for ovcry job nml vacancy. That Saturday half-holiday seems to have been extended over the whole week for the worklngmen who are participating in the strike. Several families are out of a Job since the school census takers completed this year's enumeration. Tint they will all be on deck again when the time for another school ccn- EUS rolls around. H Is a good thing to recall onca In a while all the patriotic utterances of America's statesmen. Our wealth In pertinent advice irom the former rulers of the republic Is too often underestimated. Governor Walte of Colorado , who Is now visiting at the capital of Kansas , announces his Intention of delivering several speeches nl different Points In that state. Hasn't Kansas suffered sufllclcntly already ? Members of the lower house of congress arc quite generally dissatisfied with , their wages , especially the liability to fluctuation of their wanes on account of the enforce ment of the docking rule. But they haven't struck yet. Not they ! The rumor that Hascall , Wheeler nnd uoveral other councllmen started for Honey Creek for a delightful outing near M. F. Martin's preserve , In order to keep out of the reach of the bailiff In search of wit nesses for the Bemls Impeachment , lacks confirmation. Honey Creek has been a very pleasant retreat for Omaha officials who want to disappear conveniently. Hall six Inches in depth on the level and six feet deep In the ravines , reported from Koya Paha county , gives Nebraska the palm for hall stories. Hen's eggs and base balls are no longer In It. The Inhabitants ot Keya I'aha are thinking of giving up their present occupations and going Into the business of gathering the hail crop for the purpose of supplying the whole country with Ice. ' Wo suppose Mr Wiley will want to name the assistant which his friends In the council are endeavoring to furnish the acting city electrician , or rather will refuse to let any one have Uie position unless ho has first accepted his terms. All the employes In the city electrician's ofllco will have to come up to the test when subjected to critical ex amination by Electrician Wheeler and Kx- pert Hascall. The Omaha organ of the now Industrial 1 party , which was formed at DCS Molnes a low months ago for the express purpose of worrying Mayor Demls with a tender of Its presidency , makes the announcement that the place politely declined by Omaha's muyor IB to be given to President Debs of the American Hallway union. Should Mr. Debs accept the position and consent to stand sponsor for a party composed of no ono knows whom the Omaha organ may bo ex pected to promptly lose all Interest In Its welfare. Kngland would like nothing better than to utilize the strike disturbances In this country as a pretext for changing the route of her Australian malls that now traverse the United SUtcs from San Francisco to New York. Canada and the Cunadl.m Pa cific ore only too anxious to have these malls go their way nnd may bo relied upon to nuke every possible representation to Induce the British government to take action In the mutter. That there Is really no occasion for making n change of any kind will bo ap parent so noun as the Interrupted nuilh reach London. If there should bo any se rious consideration ot the proposition to confine the mall contract to Canadian roads the United States should enter protest against | t. ' The persistence of "General" Kelly nnd a coed portion of his followers In sticking It out to Wanhliiton ( ; In spite ot adverse clr- cmiibUncfis muni ba tiugguaivc to every one wliu read * the report that ho la ne.irlng his dt t.nation. Hlillculo the purposes ot tlila j.lldriiiiuKB ui we will , deplore the occur- fti-Hi I bat have given rleo to It , censure 1U < tit1 itcml * which the army 1ms pursued , w * rtiutt KV ) * It * Iwailer credit for both t,4 < . - ; < > Md tact. A fur Kelly ilmll have intniit'i WiiMiiKtau It In doubtful that ho yiil H'v/wijjllub evun AM much ai Ills pro 4 * . > > /r Utttny , but ho will have conclu- ! / / f/Nl l Mio mnvrlloiiK of those In Une > i < lt < y wlm know that ho had no In- ltU > ni it ! &Ann litV'u liliiKlon and that fr * HHiftly WAriM la llvii In Idleness off \ti * v4fcfrllitMKh which bo would paio. A STMKK UtVRSTiaATlQtf nU.n dlnpatchca inform tu that the house ctmmlu d on Interstate commerce has agreed to report favorably upon a resolution authorizing It to Investigate the pending strike and 13 suggest sncli congressional Initiation as It may think the fltuatlon de mands , thus pracl'cally assuring n congres sional luvcRtlgatlon. The president la said to be coniidcrlng the advisability of acting under the O'Neill law of 1888 , which au thorizes him to appoint a board of three commissioners to examine Into the causes of any controversy that may arise between companies engaged In Interstate commerce nnd their employes , the conditions accom panying It and the best mcins ot adjusting It , and to report the result of such examina tion without delay to the president and con gress. If the house decides to act In the matter the president may conclude that that Is lufflclcnt , and vice versa , but In any event wo are almost certain to have an official Investigation of the strike , If not two offi cial Investigations. A strike Investigation Is by no means an Innovation In congressional circles , similar Inquiries having been set on foot In relation to nearly all the great strikes of recent years , the last one , we believe , In connec tion with the troubles at Homestead during the congress ju t preceding this one. The members of the committee or commission collect the historical data of the strike , they visit the scene of the disturbance , they In terview the representatives ot the employes , listen to the stories of the employers , add a few recommendations of their own , per haps formulate nnd Introduce a bill or two , send the whole thing to the public printer and have their report filed away with other public documents. There may possibly have been exceptions to this routine , and It Is possible that there will be others , but those who expect nothing more are most likely not to bo disappointed. Let the subject of the pending strike once get before congres' , however , as It Is bound to do , and It will be In order for any one to propose remedial legislation. There are sure to bo dozens of bills Introduced to pro vide for the settlement of future railroad strikes , and tha Information elicited by the Investigating committee will doubtless prove valuable for the more Intelligent discussion of these various measures , should any of them finally reach the stage of discussion upon the floors of the house or the senate. The reliability and thoroughness of this In formation will depend entirely upon the men who compose the Investigating com mittee ar.d the spirit with which they go about the work entrusted to them. The task ought not to be very difficult , since all of the material Is of easy access and the points at Issue sharply defined. So far as the public Is concerned , the injuries In flicted upon It differ only In degree from these It has previously suffered during other great railroad str.kes. . The stress of public Inconvenience then was not powerful enough to secure effectual provision against repeti tion. It remains to be seen whether It will bo sulTlclcntly strong this time. Investiga tion Is at most only a preliminary proceed ing. Adequate legislation Is the end to be kept In vlrw. A 3IMIR FAVOllAISr.K CO.Y The national treasury Is reported to bo In a more favorable condition at this tlmo than for several months , and there appears to bo no apprehension among the officials that there will be any necessity tor extraordinary measures In order to meet obligations. The receipts from Internal revenue during the pasl week have been large , the greater part of which was derived from distillers of spirits. The increase from this source Is attributable to the withdrawal of distilled spirits from bond In anticipation of the In creased tax provided In the pending tariff bill. The bill , as passed by tho'house , made the tax $1 per gallon , and that was increased by the senate to $1.10. It Is uncertain wMch of these figures will be agreed upon In con ference , but there Is certain to be nn Increase over the existing rate. Large quantities of spirits will bo taken from bond Under the ap prehension that the higher figure will be adopted. When the bill was received by the senate provision was made for allowing spirits to be withdrawn at the existing rate of tax for two months after the passage of the bill. That provision was struck out by the senate , so that the Increased tax , whether It bo $1 or $1.10 , will be levied on all spirits In bond on and after the day the bill Is approved. Consequently the receipts from this source are likely to bo unusually largo until the pending bill Is enacted , and will be of great service to the treasury at this particular time. It Is also to bo re marked that the proposed legislation regardIng - Ing spirits will bo of great Immediate ad vantage to the Whisky trust , which will get the advance In the tax for all the whisky now being taken out ot bond at the existing rate of 90 cents per gallon. Various esti mates have been made of what' the trust will gain In this way , the least of which places the amount at $35,000,000 , and this Is only about halt the sum which the trust v.'lll ul timately get out ot the proposed legislation , if it Is adopted , and the bonding period ex tended from three to eight years. The Improved receipts of the treasury , however , whllo It puts the department In a better condition to meet current obliga tions , docs not increase the gold reserve , which Is still many millions below the law ful amount , with little probability of any material Increase before the now tariff bill goes Into effect. Fortunately thcro Is Just now no very extensive demand for gold for export and none Is expected during the re mainder of the summer , so that there Is no cause for apprehension on this score. Within the next two months there will bo a more nctlvo export movement of merchan dise , which , In the ordinary course of things , should tend to bring about a return of gold , but In any event may certainly bo counted upon to stop the outflow. If the new tariff goes Into effect at the tlmo now named In the bill , August 1 , thcro will undoubtedly bo a large Inflow of gold to the treasury from Imports , which would doubtless restore the reserve within two or thrco months to the lawful amount. Of course there Is no certainty that the now tariff bill will go Into effect at the tlmo. fixed In the pending bill , but whenever It shall tnko effect It Is assured that thcro will follow a rapid ac cumulation of gold In the treasury. The Improved condition of the treasury U a matter of general Interest and It Is to be hoped It will continue. The Intimate re lations between the financial department of the government and the monetary Interests of the people make the conditions of the former a matter of great Importance , and the knowledge that the treasury Is getting Into better shape cannot fall to have a reassur ing effect. Ono of the sensible things done by the mass meeting called In New York to express - press sympathy with the striking railroad men was. the incorporation Into the resolu tions of a demand upon congress that the government mortgages upon the Pacific railroads - roads be foreclosed. These who voted for this proportion may have meant that the government should llselt assume Immediate control nnd management ot these roads , al though that Is no necessary part ot Ihe fore closure. If the capitalization of these roads were reduced to a basis of actual value they could be conducted with m st reasonable chnrgei for transporting passengers nnd freight nnd pay their employes living wages from top to bottom. It Is the efforts of the railroad mansgcra to pay Interest nnd divi dends upon stock nnd bonds composed largely If not entirely of water that makes them resist so stubbornly every move on the part of the laborers to secure rcdreis of their grievances. It lies within the power of congress to squeeze the water out of the Pacific railroads and put them on n footing of honest value. .iX UOAFKUUKti The democratic members of the confer ence committee on the tariff bill have been going over that measure slnco last Monday behind closed doors , the republican mem ber ! ) ot the committee being excluded from the meetings. The republicans have pro tested against this treatment , and Senator Halo on Thursday Introduced In the senate a resolution referring to It. It Js not probable that the senate democrats will take any notlco of the matter , It being safe to assume tliat they fully approve of the ccurso of their party colleagues on the com mittee. The democratic conferees explain their ac tion by stating that IL was directed by the desire to reach conclusions among them selves before Inviting the republicans to meet with them. It Is further said that the present sessions of the democrats are merely for consultation and not meetings of the conference committee. They are simply conferences ot the majority mem bers , BO It Is urged , such as have been usual In the consideration of differences between the two houses on a tariff meas ure , and this method Is further sought to bo justified on the ground that It will result - sult In the economy of time , without de priving the minority of any right or oppor tunity to have the differences fully con sidered when they are called to consider them. It Is understood that when the republicans arc called Into the conference they will Insist upon their right to have the senate amendments gene over In regu lar order , and It Is assumed that this will bo conceded by the democrats. Hut this concession will really amount to nothing after , the democrats have como to a perfect understanding among themselves as to the final form of the bill. It Is not difficult to understand why the democrats should desire to exclude republi cans from their consultations. Thcro has been some business In connection with the framing of portions of the pending measure which the democrats , particularly those of the senate , understand the expediency of keeping ns much as possible In the dark. The considerations that dictated the sugar schedule will undoubtedly have to 'be ex plained to the house democrats on the con ference committee , and obviously It would not do to make this explanation In the presence of the republicans. A number of other changes made by the senate demo crats from the house bill It will bo neces sary to explain to the democratic conferees on the part of the house the motives for , nnd this can be done much more con veniently and safely without the presence of republicans. In the secret conference of partisans the senate democrats will have a much better chance Of persuading the house democrats to accept what the former have done , tainted tfiougli much of It Is with a strong suspicion of corruption and jobbery , than If the republican members of the committee were allowed to partici pate In the sessions. Left to themselves the democrats of the committee will doubtless bo able to "get together , " whllo the presence of republicans might seriously Interfere with their reaching conclusions among themselves. But If they Imagine that the country does not understand the motive for their course they are greatly mistaken. It Is perfectly plain that this unprecedented proceeding of excluding from the sessions of the conference enco committee the minority conferees , which Senator Hale declares to bo In contra vention of the law. Is In effect a confes sion that there Is something which the majority desire to conceal , that there are matters for consideration which It would not bo safe , from a party point of view , to consider In the presence of republicans. If there was nothing dishonest , nothing scandalous , nothing to be ashamed of In connection with the framing of the tariff bill , what valid reason could be urged for not admitting the minority to the sessions of the committee from the beginning ? The true motive of the democrats In this mat ter Is perfectly clear , and the country will not fall to understand It. The proposition to arrange for an electric lighting contract for the period Immediately succeeding the expiration of the present temporary agreement seems to have fallen Into Innocuous desuetude. It will bo reln- trodiiced to the public , however , before the election next fall , and will probably bo hold as a club over the heads ot councllmen seek ing renominatlon and re-election. The electric lighting question Is bound to cut a considerable figure In the coming contest for councllmanlo places. "Wlinnp. I'm li Terror ! " I oiilnvllle Courier-Journal. Down with the blood-rod rug of anarchy anil the wild , unreasoning spirit of the mob ! Hp with the starry banner of the republic and the breezy spirit of the con stitution and the law. To Which I lie Country SuyH Yen. Olobe-nemocrnt. After disposing of the tariff and the ap propriation bills congress should go home. Nothing else Is urgent enough to warrant It In keeping' In Resslon any longer. The people are not looking for any wise legla- latlon from It. _ _ Ucii'H Not Know Wlli'll Ho IR lioiitcn. Kansas City Ktnr. Qeorge Gould possesses the true Ameri can pluck to the highest degree. Undc- tiirred by his live defeats by Wales , he has challenged for the Victoria cup and pro- ' oses tu secure U If the Vigilant does not sulk as It has recently. lust ii H ( inod IIH tin- Hud firn , IK'iitrlco Times. The Omaha Ilec thinks that Pullman Is the modern case-hardened Pharaoh. Lot's see. Pharaoh was Hwallowcd up In the lied sea. wasn't he ? Chicago bus no Hed sea. but It has Lake Michigan quite handy , and there aru indications that there are people who would like to see Mr. Pullman In It. A Slrlldnn Truth. 1 IDS Ion Globe. Not ono word IIO.M been uttered either by PiCHldent Debs or Urnnd Master Sovereign In palliation of lawlessness. On the con trary , both have denounced rioters and rioting In the Htrongent terms. The work of destruction In Chicago 1ms been carried on not by strikers , but by tlio anarchist element that lurks In that great city , ever ready to tuko opportunity of manifesting Itself. liil Prlvuto Hnup > , Pl.llad lplila Pros. "Private" freight cars , 76.000 In number. made In the year cniilnir In June , IbUA an avurago mileage of seventy-live liillea a day. Itallroud cam made a mileage of only twenty-three mllw a day. Thl fact was brought out by Mr. W. W. WheiUley at the Car Account'\nJ ' < fwv > r > v ii , n n > 1 U Is a remarkable proof Af { pie \\ny invlv h pri vate BtlMnterest H. . tHUg pr.illt * wliil-1 the Interests of the r.lllnjl I Um'lf iri I.-KH te.l . by It.l ofllecrs. ofl'-iiHthem.seJve'i Interested In these "privntr Bar c * > rp ir.itlons. The condition In whlrnvorinnny rallroivl compa nies are Is very largely owing to fnrtu like these , which permit private proilta through ' private" , oars , when the freight cars of thu road ( holt are Idle , tiimplr , * KorfnUN w . The action ot Omaha thus far during the Htrlko has been cummdndahle. Aside from a slight dlsturunnca'ln the yards of the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnnenpolfa & Omnlm , coed order 1ms prevnjled. The same may be p-ild of other cltlch. throughout the slate , In the trouble.snmo times which have como upon the country-fin past year , not n. lawless act has ( IMoil committed In Ne braska , nnd Oofcmur Crounse has not found It necessary to .call out n single com pany of militia. Wrotnlnc , Washington , Colorado rado , Missouri , Irtw'n , Kansas , .Minnesota , Montana , California , Texas , Oregon , Ne vada , Idaho nnd North Dakota have all been compelled to resort to military force to preserve order nnd maintain peace. Ne braska nnd Smith Dakota are the only states west of the Mississippi whose gov ernors have not been forced to call for military nld. This record nf peni'e , In the face of what has occurred In other states , speaks well for the good name of the citi zens of these states. The eyes of more than one manufacturlnc ; firm In the riot stricken districts of the cities of the east will naturally turn to the states where order and self-government prevail. Capi tal will be less willing to remain near the coal beds of Illinois , Oliln and Indiana. It will seek a western location beyond the Mississippi , away fiom the lawless cle ment. Much of what Chicago will lo " In the future Omaha Is certain to gain. Situ ated In the center of the continent , the position of Nebraska's metropolis Is a com manding one. Rveiythlng except fuel Is In her fnvor. She has railway facilities , with lines extending Into the richest localities of the west. Hut Omaha will not he the only city which will In the future icalire substantially from enterprises driven west by eastern mobs. Many of the large estab lishments , employing from 200 to 1.000 men , will seek locations In cities smaller than Omaha , where thenre safe against the attacks of mobs liable to form In large centers of population and where n diversity of Interests aie represented. Small cities will In the future become the homes of railway machine shops. 1'OMTIVA r. 1'OTl'Ol'ltltr. Schuyler free silver democrats hope to have a lot of enthusiasm on tap when they meet for organization July 21. York republicans will hold their convention August 11 at 11 o'clock In the morning. They propose to have plenty of tlmo for a lively session by daylight. Judso Honsley of Culumbus would like to run for congress In the Third district If the Democrats and populluts could bo In duced to fuse on him. General Joe Hollman of Dakota county Is recovering from a serious Illness nnd hopes to be in slmpe to have something to say about the democratic nor.ilnatlons In his bailiwick. Sidney Telegraph : Henry St. Uayner , as our representative In concrcss , means a great deal for this congressional district and ( or the state. He is brilliant In his attain ments , n close student of our Governmental affairs , nnd a tireless worker. Ho would not bo sectional , but would represent the whole district creditably and honorably. Lincoln News : Every paper In the state , with a few minor exceptions , is engaged In singing the praises of Hon. Jack MacColl , and the painters are now at work finishing up the third storj'IBof the MacColl boom. In fact , so great Is the sentiment for Jack that we have noj iesltancy In giving the greater credit for It to those Indefatigable agents of Mr. Majors , Walt Seeley and J. II. Ager , who nre admirably maintain.ng their reputations as Jonahs. Weeping Water Republican : Judge Strode of Lincoln renewed old acquaintances In Weeping Water last Kriday. The judge Is the Lancaster coufeljT-candldate for congress and the county convention gave him the privilege of naming , the delegates to the congressional convention. Lancaster has fifty-one delegates , , and It requires but sev enty-two to nominate , Hence the Judge thinks his chances , are , very good for pick ing the plum. Qass county's twenty-one votes added to Lancaster's Is just enough to elect. Chapman will undoubtedly be the first choice In this county , while Howe and Watson will of coitrse'hnve their delegations. The contest bids fair to bo a hot one. but as the material Is all 10 good republicans will be satisfied not matter who gets the nomination. Falls City Journal : While other counties In Nebraska have been urging a place on the stnto ticket for a favorlto son , old re- Hablo Richardson county has modestly re mained silent In demanding her rightful share on the republican state ticket during the next campaign. With her prominence as an agricultural and commercial factor In the state , and her Important political factor In the republican party of the state , and with her abundant political timber , she gracefully demands attention whllo presentIng - Ing ono of her best and most popular citi zens to the consideration ot the coming state convention. At the request of many citizens , who feel that this county has a right to demand recognition on the ticket , our present county treasurer , George W. Marsh , has consented to enter the field for the office of commissioner of public lands and buildings. The ability nnd Integrity of Mr. Marsh nre not questioned by his re motest political opponent , and his great popularity Is attested by the surprising ma jority over fu-lon last fall , In his re-election to ofllco defeating by the largest majority on the ticket one of the strongest men the opposition could produce. He has served In the ofllco of county clerk four years , Is well known In the county and over the state , and In asking for this , office Richardson county Is proud of her candidate and feels Justified In her demands. A'Jilllt.lSK.l AXJ ) A'K M. F. Buffum. an old citizen of Chadron , died of heart disease. Fh-o at Oakland damaged the stock of Wallersted & Co. to the extent of $4,000. A creamery company has been organized at Bancroft with fifty 'stockholders and a capital stock of $4,200. A rick ot sacked flour In the mill at El- wood toppled over on I. Blaney nnd crushed the bones of ono of his logs. The Kearney Dcmocrnt , on the occasion of reaching six months of ago , printed an editorial on "Our Seml-Annual Anniversary. " Among the cars destroyed In Chicago by the fires during the strike was one loaded with oatmeal from the mills at Nebraska City. City.Tho The races at Edgar August 14 to 17 promise to be unusually excellent , and many exciting events are expected by the lovers ot liorso racing. President Goodell of the Farmers and Merchants bank of Elm Creek was thrown from a buggy by n runaway horse and had three ribs broken. The bridle broke. A tub of hot wntor wns tipped over on n girl working for Henry Bonemier , near Murdock. scalding her so badly that the flesh on her arms and boulders was cooked. Mrs. Samuel Fleshor of Elm Creek tried to end her earthly existence by throwing herself Into the Kearney canal , but she wns rescued by her father1 before life was ex tinct. Fire started In the Meridian hotel at Columbus , but prompt action by the flro de partment resulted In the extinguishment of the flames after only 1300 damage had been done. L. N. LaUonto iof Bostwlck Is unlucky. No sooner had the hall cut down his crops than cholera broke out among his hcgs and now flfty-ono of theniinro dead. IIo U feel ing a llttlo bit discouraged. Thomas Lupher of DoWItt awoke the other morning to find that whllo he slept ho had lost the. right of ono oyo. The doctors told him that the peculiar affliction wan duo to becoming overheated. The pupils of the Howard schools will bo given an opportunity to attend the county fair by the grace of the Hoard of Education , which has ixwtponed the opening of the schools for a week until the middle of Sep tember. Three young men of Ooehner , Seward county , have been bound ever for trial under 1300 bonds on the clmrgo of unlawfully as sembling and removing burrs from buggy wheels. Their little fun Is liable to cost them dearly. M. Selgl of Falrvlew. Madison county , had his hand caught In the cogs of n binder and two lingers , wcro badly mutilated. IIo will try and save them , though the doctor advised him to have them off. IIo thinks they are too useful to him to lose , r t\ns TII iv or s , | I I The long cjnlliiued ngrarlnn agl'ntlnn In , Germany has brought about nn estrange- ment between the throne and the landed aristocracy , \\hlch wns the subject nf n noteworthy speech nt the recent congress ot the Association of Nobility by the liont ornry president , Duke Gunlhcr of Settles- wlg-Holstcln. brother of the German cm- pirns. While acknowledging tha hardships tu which land ownnrs hnva been subjected by the general depression of agriculture , ho urged them to look for a tnmedy , not so much In the Intervention ot the stntn us In greater Individual exertions. Re ferring to the efforts of his father and grandfather , to whom ho owes the pros- perlty of his own estates , Duke Uuntker nskcd whether the tlmo had not arrived tor the Prussian aristocracy to throw oft some of Its ancient prejudices against In- dustrlal and commercial pursuits. "Surely It cannot bo undesirable , " ho continued , "for younger eons , and even the heirs of landed property , to acquire the nommorclal anil Industrial knowledge which shall enable them to develop their estates without thereby losing caste with their own class ; nnd If you object that only n narrow mar gin divides commercial enterprise from questionable speculation , I can only reply that the boundary line cannot fall to bo clearly dnuui for every man of honor , and that you are giving but n poor certificate of character to the Prussian aristocracy by suggesting that It might not 'withstand the temptation to overstep that boundary line. " In alluding to thu lack ot loyalty evinced In articles published In thu organs of the great land owners , he said : "De fend your views In conservative papers. It Is your right and your duly , but do not drag the person of your sovereign Into these controvercles. Your fathers have bled for their sovereign on many n battle- Hold and their last cry was , 'God save the king. ' " This npp al , almost from Ihe foot of the throne , has created something of a sensation. * * * * The Corcan Imbroglio Is assuming largo proportions. The empires ot China and Japan are on the verge of nn armed con- fllct , which , Judging from the extent of the military prepaiatlons made on both sides , may result In a great war In I ho remote cast. The situation has been complicated by the evident purpose of Russia to make the present disorders serve as the occasion for promoting her ambitious annexation schemes In Corea. The Japanese govern- ment. however , Is determined to neither permit China to assert her claim of suze- ralnty over Corcn nor countenance the vio- latlon by any power of the Integrity of the Hermit kingdom. In her effort to main tain the Independence of Corea nnd the Inviolability of the territory of that kingdom - dom Japan will not stand alone. The Rus sian designs In that region , which nre 111 concealed under the euplionlsm of nn offer of mediation between China and Japan , will certainly be opposed by Great Britain. Other European powers , as well as tlio United States , have also Important com mercial interests In Corea , secured by treaty with the government at Seoul , and they may bo relied upon to protect their rights should they be Imperiled by an at tempt to carry out the secret compact be tween Russia and China. This secret com pact , which has already resulted In a marked Russian advance ( with Chinese con nivance ) In the region of the Pamirs , Is also suspected to include an agreement In relation to the Corean peninsula. A parti tion of Corea between Russia and China wculd not bo countenanced by the European powers , nnd It would be inimical to the Interests of the whole civilized world. * * Great Britain having again , and In most positive terms , declined to arbitrate the Guiana boundary question with Venezuela , the government of that republic has de- toimined to declare a boycott against Britons , In which It Is hoped to induce the government of Colombia to Join. Accord ing to a resolution unanimously adopted In the Venezuelan senate all the ports of the country are to be closed against vessels that lly the British flag , citizens of Venezuela are to be forbidden to trafllc In or to use British goods , all concessions granted by the government to British sub jects have been suspended , and the Interest upon that part of the Venezuelan public debt which Is owned by Englishmen Is to be withheld until the settlement of the dis pute. Although the British traders ot Trinidad pretend to make merry over this bellicose resolution. It may be a more ser ious matter than they affect to believe. Should they carry out their threat and respond to the boycott by giving- aid to the enemies of President Crespo , In the hope of overthrowing the present government of Venezuela , they may discover too late that they have gone beyond the limits of safety In their encroachments upon Venezuelan territory at the mouth of the Orinoco. This characteristically British method of fomenting disorder In frontier districts In order that the boundaries of the empire may bo extended under cover of the dis turbances may answer very well In Asia or Africa. The feeble commonwealths of South America , however , are under the protection xjf the Monroe doctrlno. Tlio refusal of Great Britain to accede to the repented requests from Venezuela that the disputed boundary be settled by arbitration does not seem to be Justifiable , and Is most unreasonable In view of the fact that there Is an agreement between the two govern ments that neither shall occupy territory that is claimed by both. This agreement , whllo It has effectively kept Venezuela out of the districts claimed by Great Britain , has not prevented the latter government from occupying any part of the disputed territory that seemed to be worth the tak ing. The ownership of the Orinoco delta should bo settled In order that complica tions may bo avoided which might become graver as the resources nnd commercial Importance of the region should become greater. * * The annual report of the British registrar general. Just Issued , has some Interesting facts about London. The area of the me tropolis Is declared to bo 121 square miles , equal to a square of eleven miles to the side ; and on each square mile of this area , on nn average , about 37,000 persons live. In diffe rent parts the density of population shows remarkable variations. The districts with the lowest densities are Lewlsham , Wool wich , Wandsworth and Hampateod , all with less than thirty persons per acre ; while there were 17C persons per acre In Holborn , 1SI in St. Saviour , Southwark , 188 in St. George- In-tlie-East , 191 In Shoredltch , and 19C In Whltechapel. The marriages of 73,912 per sons were solemnized In London during 1893 , the proportion to the population showing a slight further decline from that recorded In recent years. The births registered num bered 132,975 , being equal to a proportion of 31.6 per 1,000 of the estimated population ; this rate Is Identical with that of the pre ceding year , which , with ono exception , was the lowest birth-fate on record. The natu ral Increase of the population during1 the year , or the excess of births over deaths , was 11,129 , and almost corresponded with the es timated Increase , which was -12,515. The deaths registered In 1893 were 91,531 ! and cor responded to an annual rate of 21.3 per 1,000 persons living. This death-rato. exceeded the average rate In the preceding ten years , owing to tlio fatal prevalence of Influenza. With regard to the area of greater London , estimated to contain a population of nearly C,000,000 persons , the rate of mortality during 1893 was equal to 19.7 per 1,000. The death- nito differs greatly In the constituent parts of Inner , or registration London , and the outer ring. In the former , as already stated , It was 21.3 per 1.000 , whllo In the lattpr It did not exceed 16.4 , that Is to say , among equal numbers living , to every 100 deaths recorded In outer London there wore 13S deaths In Inner London. i WYOMING LEADERS OPPOSED j I Pntronngo Frokera at Loorporhcntla Ovo | the Ohoioe of a t - f ' FCUR MEN ARE AFTER THE Pt.ACE A. I. . Ncv1 1 Supporting llt < rper nntl Hep ' rcxiMiUuUii I'lilToiiii I'lii'Un ' Mcttriniiitti I \ VhllnVitril mill Iliinliili Hope tn Secure tlin I'luuo I'r ' | I WASHINGTON' 1IUUBAU OK T11I3 HUE i I in" K Stieot , N. W. WASHINGTON. July 13. I I President Cleveland M very much Intcicsiot lit tlio settlement of the question of Hu'iip pnlntmcnt of a United Smtfs m.irshul for Wyoming. The lending candidates arc Join McDcrmott , John Hunlon. A. 11. Ilnrpcr nm John Word. All of these candidates arc \vnl known Wyoming men antl every one of then lm < more or less merit , accoidlnu to the statements uf their friends. It Is gencrall ) understood that A. 1 < . N'c\v controls the democratic patronage for Wyoming. Itcprc snntatlvc Coffecn usually protista agnlns appolntincntH recommended by New , but oc caslonally luis the wisdom to concur. It the matter of the mnrslinlshlp , Mr. Now has > recommended mid urged the appointment o Harper , while Corteon Is engaged from diiy to , day In pri'RsIng the mcilts of MrDormot upon the consideration of the president air. attorney gpncr.il. John Ward , the poplil.ir sheriff , has bren urRcd upon the proitden I nrently mid Mr. Cleveland nays that IIP la looking for good sheriffs for mnrshalshlps 1 about this time. No\crthclcss , Jt suums ( inlto likely that Now will win , as usual , nm , that Harper will bo appointed. j The president today sent to the bcnatt ; the nominal Ion of John F. Hliiman to be register of the land otllce and W. II. Me 1 Oon.ild to bo receiver of public moneys a North f'latte. Neb. Also the following noin liutluns for Idaho : diaries Illmrod , rog liter at llolsc City ; William II. nroillie.ul roKlfcter , and William R Homey , receiver , at llulli-y ; Alfred W. Kroiitlngcr , receiver at Lewlstoir William A. Helncger , receiver j i at Cour d'Aleup. j Congrcs man Melklejolin today called 01 j Supervising Architect O'ltourkrrespecting the paving about the public building at Pro- ' inont , to be paid for from an unoxpcndot i appropr atlon. He was advUed that the de- I partment will consider the matter. I Senator I'ettlgrew of South Dakota wll leave for Sioux F.ills on Punday next. 1'ostoniccs have been established at French Creek. Allamnkee county , la. , and Wlnans Roberts county , S. I ) . , with Mary A. II. Bellows and George U'lnans as postmasters , respectively. Adnllno Wlllcy has been appointed post master at Lutes , Keya 1'alia county , Neb. , vlco Leonora K. Shaw , resigned. The comptroller of the currency has ap pointed II. M. Kowlor of Mitchell , S. D. receiver of the IlUck Hills Nat onal bank o ! Hnpld City , which suspended payment Juno 21. Till ! AltltKSr OF Dl'ltS. Minneapolis Trlbunp : The arrests show that Uncle Sam means business. The com munity will breathe freer from the knowl edge that the courts arc fearlessly doing their duty. New York Recorder : The arrest of Mr. Debs at this Juncture , after the utterly Inde fensible action of the Pullman company , la a mistake , and may prove to be a calamity whereas , three days ngo , when the probable effect of his Insurrectionary movement against both state and federal constitutions was first revealed , It would have been the highest wisdom. Globe-Democrat : The public's first com ment on the Indictment and arrest of Debs will be that this ought to have come earlier. Had It occurred sK or seven days ngo the strike probably would have been over by this time and trains would have been moving freely as usual. Why this action was post poned to this time is something that the people do not understand. Chicago Dispatch : Union labor In this trial must protect Its Interests In the courts by placing at the disposal of President Debs the ablest legal counsel obtainable. It may as well be understood at the outset that the trusts will leave no stone unturned to secure a conviction. Thousands of eyes will watch every phase of the trial , however , and popu lar sentiment will Insist that fair play shall prevail. Milwaukee Evonlng Wisconsin : Eugene V. Debs and the other strike leaders who were arrested at Chicago are entitled to a fair trial. If they cannot be proven guilty of the offense charged against them they will bo acquitted. The fact that they were arrested , Just as any other citizens would bo If similar Indictments wcro found against them , and that the arrests provoked no tumult , shows that even In Chicago the law Is supreme. Chicago Record : The determination of Mr. Debs' legal position by a trial In the courts has been foreseen from the start , his arrest merely bringing the case Into a legal phase which Mr. Debs himself has antici pated and has evidently been willing to meet. He , at least , seems to be confident of the Integrity of his own actions , and with this view he may oven regard his pending trial as establishing a precedent for future labor leaders who may follow him. Chicago Post : It Is lamentable at this crisis that the belief exists among the most conservative , thrifty and law-abiding work- Ingmeii In Chicago that the processes of the courts have been Invoked for the purpose of crushing the strike and possibly of breaking up labor organizations. It has been asserted In the unions that the court Is hostile and that the prosecutors are not the United States , as they should be. but an association of corporations bent on overawing their em ployes. It would bo unfortunate if this impression should bo deepened. Specimen * < > r .Military Lawlessness. ChlcnifO Dispatch. Private William .T. Downey of the Second regiment , Illinois National guard , shot and killed. Patrick O'Connor of 499 West four teenth street last night on West Twelfth ) was In full uniform and drunk. A crowd of children followed at his heels , hooting and jeering him. Drawing bin bayonet h" Btiuck a little girl on the head with H O'Connor , who chanced to be passing ' ing nt 'the time , attempted to suppress thu fury of the drunken poldlcr. Whereupon Downey drew his icvolvor and Ural , instantly killing h a antagunlbt. No I elclent of the strike Iia-s oquu eel his In atrocity There Is not the Mlghtest shadow of excuse for It. Drunkenness Itbelf under fiueli circumstances is a ci me. A il ninkcn oillcer cnti listed with arms IH more aiigi-rouH than a mob. Downey should bo nnlshed for his crime , receiving the never- CHI penally pichcrlbcd by law. Drunken ness c mot be pleaded In extenuation. Make a example of him. Lock up every militiaman and soldier who betrays the re- sU rust imposed In him , and follow Hpo and aliment. It up by court-martiu pun riilciiKO citizens will nut submit to be drunken soldiers. slwt i own like dogs by Oio Instance of this sort Is one too many. Anotherone may lead to a lynching or even worse. 0 Illrtlipluvn nf ( jiiltruii. STUATTON , Neb. , July 12. To the Edi tor of The Ueo : Was Gulteau , the slayer ' of Garfleld born In thu United-States ? 'This la to. decide a wager. A. S. I'BIKSON. The only record wo can trace places his blrtlndaco In the United States , but the exact location la doubtful , being ascribed to both l-'rcoport , III. , and Ann Arbor , Mich. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S , Gov't Report w ITI urn OP run atwit ir nr.K. Curpcptcr's loiter will denerlbo the new Chinese railroad now being built from Tltn T n to\\anl the Ihusian frontier. U li the only railroad In China , nml covers n dls- tunco of about 200 miles. The objective point In connection with the great Trans- Siberian railroad , now being built from YUillvottnck to St. Petersburg. Vpon the complrtlon of those l.ne * the trip from North Chliu to H-rlln and other European capi tal * limy lit made by Mil. In the construc tion of this line the Chinese have adopted both Amerlriin and European method. * , and the government Is expending nbout $2.000.000 n ypar upon it. "The 1'ny of I'ubllo " Servants" Is the subJect - Ject of nn exclusive , copyrighted article by Judge Haldw n , the celebrated Jurist and l.tw writer. Ho hold * that the eompensn- lion of public servants Is Inadequate , and condemns the fee system because It leads to cot ruptlon In high places. "The lleaulles of Old C.tlhoiin" are ex ploited In glowing term * by an Omnlm pencil pusher. This nenr-hy summer resort pos sesses rare charm * as well aa ninny points of hlatnr c Interest. The Installment of Xnla's story In tomor row's lice contains the opening ohnptur of the Kllth Day. "LourdoV li Hireling the highest expectations of the critics , who pro- dlctPd for the wnrk a degree of success never before attained by the author. A chapter of ri'itilnltcpiicps from Dec.itur trlli of the first railroad survey in No- br.i-ku made 'n IMS ; treats of the condition of the Imll.ins on the Omaha reservation and reviews the wonderful transformation dtirlnu the past thirty yenia. The woman's page will be replelc with go * Ip of peculiar Interest to women The leading feature ireits of the edict Hint has gone out to the smart world agnltmt the practice of klcslng. An autograph letter from Susan I ! . Anthony explain- why that lady Jolnrd the third party. wh"o .in Omaha woman alra IIT views on street car etiquette. The fickle whims of fashion are also pre sented. Tlio strike of the Amcrlc.in Rnllway union recalls many great strikes. The Sunday Hoe will contiln a history of the most notable labor conlllct.s of the past 100 yean. It will be found to possess many points of Infrest worth knowing. The resume Is n vnltinblo contribution to the strike history ot this country. A chronicle of events In secret society circles the pa t week ; movements of society people ; local musical grtsslp , nmt In fact nil loc.il news worth reporting will find a place In The Sunday Ilec. The Ileo's spechl cablrs , exclusive leased wire Associated press report , special tele graphic service from all Important news center ) are unrivaled. . npjolJ.rroc ! ! Press : She What Is the tai-IIT ? He ( trembllngl You wouldn't dare to way that to me If you wore a man. Truth : De Grool-Do you believe In a Ft-cond life , Mrs. Van Puffer ? The Widow Van PulTer-TlilH la so sudden. Cleveland Plain Dealer : The dignified senators .still maintain that Senator Call's shOflp.su feet on the desk looked like n darned outrage. Cincinnati Tribune : Jackson-Say , old man , you're looking well. Ity the way , I was out to the races vcstenlny . Jones I m sorry , but so was I. New York Press : "Afraid to go to church because your clothes ain't good enough ? Don't be so foolish ; the Lord won't look nt vour clothes. " "I don't mind the Lord looking at them , but I do dread the criticism of the congregation. " Puck : Mendicant ( In disgust ) Pin starv ing to death , and you give mo a tract. Missionary ( In surprise ) Why , goodness me ! Most men are glad to get religious consolation when they are dying. Indianapolis Journal : "How did dltrox get so rich did you ever hear ? " "Not exactly , but I suppose It was by thi > same means that he got Into olllce. " "How was that ? " "By being easily approachable. " New York Herald : Great Actor-You'll have to get some one else to take my part In this new play. Whv , sir , In the first act I have to kls.s the leading lady three times. Manager What of that ? Great Actor You forget that she Is my wife. Minneapolis Journal : Full many a ques tionable ray the rummer dudes upon their lingers twirl , but not a flower Is born to blush un.seen that gets a situation on the summer girl. Milwaukee Journal : A Chicago paper heads an article on the strike : "With llrm- ne.ss the soldiers cow the strikers. " That was probably done bo that the engineers could steer the cars along the truck. Boston Courier : Illlltlred The world owes me a good llvln' an' that's rill they be to It. Tom Wiser Yes , ol' boy , but you see they Is so many o' you fellers thet she can't pay her bills. New York Recorder : The fact that be tween C.OOO and 7.000 people attended a base ball game In Chicago on Sunday shows Hint all Chlcngonni ) are not rioters or re ligious. II' HAT'S 11.11' 1'IKK ? Atlanta Constitution. What's happier than the feller with a 816 , bruise on his heel , A-settln' 'neath the shadders where the rt&- plln' waters wheel An' kiss the throbhln' fever tell the way - letn. imirm'rln1 low , Make him happy with their coolln' , as they softly come an' go ? What's happier than the feller , where the moonbeams slyly creep Aroun1 him an' his sweetheart , where the woild Is fast asleep ; An' he stoops to catch her answer , an' her ban' to softly press , As the llst'nln1 night winds , floatln' , echo back her whlsp'Hn' yes ? What's happier than the fellerwhen a smllln' candidate , That knows he's needed badly by the strug- glln' , suffering state , Lets him do the prlcln' of the vote he hoa to cast , An' pays a. sum that covers all the lossca of the past ? Tim con I of H'jomfna nnil th orm of th ninck HllliimiMt nt , anil pnf tribute to , IMiio- piont , H intli IMkoli * 1 n"T II mnko n cllr of thn nl o . Anil oar JW.OOUlrrlKntlnn nml I'owir ( Uiml will kalp. ndgcmont , S. I ) . fulrlr btlitloi with npportiintl ! i for prnnta- lil InTMtroent Ami onn tloQnn't IIHT * ti bo mllllnnnlro to Inkq inlrantiiwi f them , oltljor , H to f ii a month I * all yon nnml It u oni | ion nur I'ami'lilot , I'rlc * Ll t , amtriut. Tlxrwllleiplalntlilniii. The IMgemont Company , Omaha , Neb. " ( fss'i ' Morse Dry Goods Go Saturday. Closed yesterday marking down prices on every article to day ( Saturday ) morning open for business with a rush , Boys' bicycle hose isj c. Ladies' seamless hose 2c. Ladies' fine seamless fast black hose I2j c. Ladies' jersey ribbed vests 20 , Ladies' shaped vests 8c , Ladies' silk vests 480.