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flworn to heforc me nnd rulncrltieil In my pres
ence this 3d dny of July. ml.
( Benl. ) N. I' . VK\It. \ Notary Pnhllc.
Chicago ntiRlit to Ret tip a hlg demonstra
tion to celebrate the forthcoming evacuation
day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It will soon be In order for some energetic
congressman to extend the privilege of the
pension hiws to disabled deputy marshals ,
their widows and their dependents.
This Is the season of the sunflower and
that accounts for the spontaneous outbursts
of congratulations to Frank Kaspar over his
accession to the Hoard of Public Works.
Now that the agony Is over the men who
aspired to the vacancy on the Board of
.Public Works will get off the anxious seat
and look elsewhere for municipal plums.
Can't congress award a few medals to
deserving army officers for conspicuous
bravery In protecting the property of rail
roads from mob violence during the srlke ?
Over $400,000 In premiums earned by the
Minneapolis for speed In excess of that de
manded by the specifications attests the wis
dom of protection for particular American
Industries.
Major Balcombc feels much relieved In
knowing that he Is sewer Inspector only.
For a while lie was laboring under grave
apprehensions that he was filling two offices
for but a single salary.
They arc still talking Frank Lawler for
' congress In Chicago. Having applied for and
failed to got every local office within the
gift of the president , Mr. Lawler has con
cluded that the dear people nro the only
ones who can appreciate his talents.
When the county committee fixed the dates
'for ' the republican primaries and convention
last Saturday It was to bo presumed that the
call would be Issued within twenty-four
hours , or at any rate by Monday. But up
to this hour nothing has been heard of It.
Those patriotic newspapers which placed a
cut of the stars and stripes at their mast
heads are now engaged In that very unpop
ular business of hauling down the Ameri
can flag. But they will be ready to hoist It
again the moment they think they can make
any capital by the proceeding.
During Secretary Morton's absence from
"Washington that appropriation of $1,000,000
'for exterminating the Russian thistle which
ho has antagonized EO vigorously has been
'tacked ' as a rider upon the agricultural ap
propriation bill by the scnnto. Will Mr.
"Morton try to Induce the president to veto
his own bread and butter bill on this ac-
'count ' ?
The forty-fifth star will not bo added to
the national flag before the next anniversary
of Independence day. The Fourth of July Is
the only day on which starry additions can
bo tnado to the ling. The probability Is that
there will bo at least three stars added by
the Fourth of July , 1895. The admission of
Utah will doubtless bo followed by the ad-
uulsslon of Now Mexico and Oklahoma.
David A. Wells , the eminent economist ,
who has been President Cleveland's bosom
friend and chief adviser on the subject of
tariff reform , has secured recognition of his
services In the appointment of his son to
bo second secretary of the United States
legation at London. Mr. Wells has been
given the credit of being able to got what
ever he might ask In the way of federal
patronage for his friends , and has assisted
actively In the distribution of Connecticut
olllces. In securing something for his son
ho shown that It Is possible for economic
theory and practical politics to go hand In
hand.
Leaver of absence for city officials are
asked for and granted with wonderful case.
Last year the excuse given was that every
one ought to have an opportunity to attend
the World's fair. If any employe of the city
fulled to get that opportunity It must have
been his own fault. But there Is no dearth
of reasons for continuing the practice this
year and at the present prospects It bids
fair to become a regular practice. If the
city can get along so well with a third of Its
olllclnls away It ought to manage to get along
through the whole year with fewer names
on Its pay roll. The vacation business can
bo overdone.
It Is to bo hoped that the acting city elec
trician will not take advantage of his two
weeks' leave of absence before appointing an
assistant who Is satisfactory to Mr. Wiley.
Should ho depart from the city with no one
authorized to take temporary charge of the
tlty electrician's olllco during his absence
who can tell what calamity might not befall
the city of Omaha. The ammeters and volt
meters might be drawn Into a distressing
quarrel with one another and the photometer
might undertake of Itself to measure some of
the short weight electric lights. Tha very
ofllce might attempt to run away. The
thought of the city electrician's olllco with
out a custodian for two weeks ought to arouse
the people to the Imminent dancer that Is
threatening them ,
A rKAirx co3tMnncK.
The itstintles of the foreign commerce of
the United States for the year ended Juno
39 make a good showing as to exports Of
merchandise , which amounted In round lum
bers to $869,000,000 , an Increase of $21,000.000
over last year. It wan not so large ns the
total for 1892 , when there was nn extraor
dinary demand abroad for American bn.ad-
stuffs' , and Imn been exceeded In only two
other years , 1881 and 1891. On ths other
hand a very large decrease Is shown In the
Imports , which fell ofT during the year ended
Juno 30 , 1894 , $212,000,000 In value from
the amount Imported In the previous year.
The excess of exports of merchandise over
Imports Is staled In round numbers at $214-
000,000 , a balance of trade In favor of this
country which has been exceeded In but
three other years 1878 , 1879 nnd mi. With
regard to the leading articles of export , there
was a gain during the last fiscal year over
the proceeding year In cotton nnd provisions
and a loss In brcadstuffs and mineral oils.
The exports of provisions were valued at
$171,000,000 nnd these figures Include llvo cattle -
tlo and hogs , the exports of cattle alone
being valued at $31,800,000 for the last fiscal
year , compared with $25.000,000 for 1893.
It Is a noteworthy fact that the exports of
provisions for the last fiscal year exceeded
In value the exports of breadstuffs to the
amount of more than $12,000,000 , a decided
change In the relative Importance. , of these
classes of exports. A very Interesting fea
ture of these statistics relates to the move
ment of gold and silver , It being shown that
the exports of gold exceeded the Imports
only $4,685.003 , while wo exported $37,000-
000 more of silver than wo Imported.
In view of the largo trade balance In our
favor and the very small loss of gold , as
compared with the fiscal year ended Juno 30 ,
1893 , the continued depression certainly can
not bo ascribed to the condition of our for
eign commerce , If that bo considered as a
whole. To have sold moro than $200,000,000
In excess of what wo have bought Is a situa
tion which under ordinary economic condi
tions would bo regarded as sound and
healthy. How does It happen , then , that
with so large an amount on the proper side
of our account In our foreign commerce the
depression In our domestic business con
tinue.1 ! ? There appears to bo but one satis
factory explanation , and that Is the uncer
tainty Incident to proposed new tariff legis
lation which checks Industrial enterprise and
restrains capital from seeking employment
In business. Our foreign trade for the last
fiscal year , considered as a whole , was cer
tainly on a sound basis. Similar conditions
in the past have been accompanied by gen
eral prosperity , Moderate Imports give
American manufacturers a larger share of
the homo market and liberal exports should
enable our people to buy liberally. There can
be no doubt that this would be the experience
now but for the fact that the proposed new
revenue policy has caused a widespread cur
tailment of Industrial activity that has
greatly lessened the ability of a large proportion
tion of the people to buy. So far as the fig
ures of our foreign trade for the last fiscal
year are concerned they must be regarded
as highly satisfactory. The source of our
business trouble Is in the purpose to make
a radical departure from a long-established
economic policy. If that purpose shall pre
vail It is a safe prediction that at tnc close
of the current fiscal year the balance of trade
will not be In our favor.
inIT PAY }
Mr. Worthlngton G. Ford , the chief of the
bureau of statistics of the Treasury depart
ment , has prepared a statement allowing the
possible revenue -from the Income tax as
provided for In the pending tariff bill. It
Is a statement which does not give any en
couragement to the supporter of the tax.
Mr. Ford has gone Into the Investigation
evidently with great care , and as the re
sult Is led to conclude that the possible rev
enue from this source will range from $12-
000,000 a year at the lowest point to $39,000-
000 at the highest point , and he thinks that
In the first year of Its operation the lowest
rather than the highest possibility will be
attained.
The operations of the Income tax law of
1865 and the results reached by the opera
tion of the laws In New York state and
foreign countries was carefully studied. Tak
ing the results In New York as a basis of
calculation , the statistician says the total
receipts from the tax on Incomes would be
about $12,000,000. From an elaborate exam
ination of the workings of Income tax laws
In European countries this deduction Is
drawn : "With the exemptions of Incomes
of loss than $4,000 a year , and with the
other liberal exemptions granted under the
senate bill , the number of payer * would be
very small and the revenue out of all pro
portion to the cost and difficulties of col
lection. Wherever an Income tax has been
In practice for any time the small Incomes
as well as the largo are taxed , and It Is
the small Incomes which yield the largcH
revenue to the state. " As a final conclu
sion the chief of the bureau of statistics
says : "Tho revenue from private Incomes
will bo small and will hardly cover the cost
of collection , and the revenue from corpora
tions may reach aa high as $39,000,000 , but
Is inoro likely to bo nearer $12,000,000. "
There Is a wide margin between these fig
ures , but obviously the Judgment of Mr.
Ford Inclines to the lesser amount.
The supporters of an income tax cannot
reject this statement on the ground that It Is
prompted by either prejudice or partlsanlsm.
It Is manifestly made as the result of a most
careful , elaborate and candid Investigation.
There Is no evidence that Mr. Ford li hos
tile to an Income tax , and ho Is a demo
cratic official appointed by the present ad
ministration. As a statistician he has a repu
tation at stake In this matter and would not
willfully , it Is reasonable to assume , distort
facts In order to make out a case for one
sldo or the other. Conceding , then , as In
fairness must bo done , that the chief of tha
bureau of statistics has made as fair a
showing of the possible results from the
proposed income tax as can bo made , It Is
entirely plain that the Imposition of the tax
cannot bo justified by the plea of necessity
for raising additional revenue. Among the
fifteen reasons given by Senator Hill against
tha tax ono waj that It Is unnecessary , because -
cause It had been conclusively demonstrated
by the estimates of treasury experts that
sufllclent revenues would be realized under
other provisions of the tariff bill to provide
for the needs of the treasury without the
proceeds of this tax. Now wo have the opin
ion of the chief of the bureau of statistics ,
which , If he Is competent for that position ,
Is entitled to respectful consideration , that
the revenue from private Incomes will hardly
cover tha cost of collection , while that from
corporations Is likely to bo very much loss
than the supporters of the tax have es
timated. Certainly If a revenue from thli
source cannot bo assured the tax ought not
to bo Imposed. If the cost of collection will
cat up the receipts , or nearly so , what honest
reason can bo urged for levying the tax ?
If Its enactment would simply bo to create
a standing army of tax gatherers , who nlons
would bo benefited , how can such legislation
bu Justified ? Still , there Is .not the least
probability that tha statement of Mr. Ford
will have any Influence with the democratic
advocates of an Income tax , because the
Brent majority of them are controlled by
sectional rather than by practical considera
tions. The burden of the tax will be mainly
borne by ( he people of the north , and that
fact 1) sufficient to bind to Its support the
men who dominate the party In control of
the government ,
n'lin not ns TJIK Aivotxnxa
On Friday last President Cleveland sent
a message to the senate In executive ses
sion requesting that the nomination of
James Parker to bo United States district
attorney for tha district of Now Jersey bo
considered as withdrawn. The president , of
course , had a perfect right to do this. It
lies within his power to withdraw any nom
ination not yet confirmed by the senate ,
although he may have sent In the name
In the hope that It would bo Immediately
approved. Captain Parker had boon nom
inated for this position earlier In the week ,
but the nomination Instead of pleasing the
Runlor senator from Now Jersey scsms to
have had quite the reverse effect. In an
Interview on the following day Senator McPherson -
Phorson said that the nomination must have
been made under a misapprehension In re
gard to his wishes In the matter and that ho
was otherwise committed , lie also said
that Parker was aware that ho would not
consent to his nomination for that position.
Senator McPherson Immediately repaired
to the whlto house to ask President Cleve
land to withdraw the name , and although
ho was shown a long forgotten letter In
which ho himself had endorsed Captain
Parker ns worthy and capable of filling any
honorable position to which ho might be ap
pointed , he expressed the utmost confidence
that the president would accede to his re
quest. It has since transpired that that con
fidence was by no means unfounded.
The question that naturally arises Is , how Is
it that Senator McPherson's consent Is neces
sary to the appointment of a federal officer
for New Jersey ? What kind of an Influence
does Senator McPherson exert that ho can
not only secure- the appointment of ono of
his friends on the strength of a letter of
recommendation , but Is also nblo to get the
president to withdraw the nomination for no
other reason than that he has changed his
mind and now stands committed to some
other person ? Why Is the president so
obliging to Senator McPherson and so dis
obliging to several other worthy democratic
senators ? It is notorious that Senator Hill's
recommendation for candidates for federal
appointive offices docs them moro harm In
the president's estimation than his outspoken
opposition. Senator Vest of Missouri , too ,
has complained that appointments have been
made In his bailiwick not only without his
consent , but In the face of his strongest
dissent. Coming to lands nearer home , Ne-
braska's only democratic representative In
congress , Mr. Bryan , has found the work
of securing patronage for his personal fol
lowers as painful as pulling teeth. So far
as requesting the president to withdraw an
obnoxious nomination when once made , none
of those representative democrats would as
much as think of such a thing. Their only
hops In that case would be to enlist the
senate on their sldo and to refuse to con
firm the nomination. They might possibly
compel the president to send In another
name , but that would be no assurance that
it would be the name of the man whom they
were championing. Senator McPherson alone
seems to have control of the presidential
pen with rcfcrenco to New Jersey appoint
ments. Olllce seekers who hove not his con
sent may as well give up their hunt. In the
meanwhile people will be asking In whom
the appointing power Is vested In President
Cleveland or In Senator McPherson ?
TllK PIlOl'OStlD CONSOLIDATION.
The action taken by the council looking
toward the consolidation of the cities of
Omaha and South Omaha and the creation
of a new county out of the consolidated
cities with ono government for all municipal
and county purposes will commend itself
favorably to the taxpayers. The plan offers
the most feasible solution for an economic
and efficient administration of the affairs of
the two corporations that now maintain sep
arata municipal machinery as well as of
the county which draws nine-tenths of Us
revenues from the two cities. There Is no
moro use for three treasurers to collect the
taxes upon the property In the two cities and
the county than there Is for three state
treasurers collecting the taxes for Nebraska.
Thcro Is , however , a serious obstacle In the
way of the proposed new county which abso
lutely prevents Its consummation for the
next three years. Section 1 , article x , of
the constitution ct Nebraska decrees that
"no now county shall bo formed or estab
lished by the legislature which will reduce
the county or counties or cither of them tea
a less area than 400 square miles , nor shall
any county bo farmed of a less area. "
Now Omaha and South Omaha together
do not have an area exceeding fifty square
miles , so that at least seven times the ter
ritory occupied by the two cities would have
to bo included In the territory of the pro
posed new county. The area of Douglas
county Is only 300 square miles , or forty
square miles less than the prescribed area
for new counties.It therefore follows
that wo should have to merge all of Douglas
cdunty with the two city governments as
well ns the village governments of Valley ,
Mlllard , Florence , Elkhorn and Wnterlooo.
For obvious reasons that would bo Impracti
cable. To do anything tangible In the way
of creating ono government for municipal
and county purposes wo must secure a con
stitutional amendment that will authorize
the formation of a county from the territory
Included within the boundaries of a metro
politan city with the limitation of the area
to say Boventy-flvo square miles. Such a
constitutional amendment could not bo sub
mitted until November , 1S9G , and hence
would not bo operative before 1897.
So much on that score. There Is nothing ,
however , In the way of effecting a consolida
tion of Omaha with South Omaha under ono
city government and the proposed conference
between the officials of the two cities with a
view to submitting the proposition at tliu
next general election or at a special election
next spring If any other proposition is to
bo submitted after the legislature has
amended our charter. The advantages It
not the necessity of annexation must bo ap
parent to anybody who has given the sub
ject any attention. Inasmuch as there Is to
bo a state census taken next spring the pre
liminaries for annexation cannot bo begun
too soon ,
The adjutant general of tha Illinois Na
tional guard Is out with a proclamation de
claring the annual encampment of the mllltla
off for this year. Ho states that because of
the recent strike the entire national guard
of the state has been called Into service to
assist the civil authorities to preserve peace ,
and that the duties thus performed with
great efficiency by the citizen soldiers have
given them the benefit of valuable practical
training and experience which no ordinary
encampment would nfford , The more Im
portant nnd real reason why ths oncnmpmont
Is declared off , hofft er , Is that tha state
has depleted Its mllit-try appropriation and
Incurred such lnrg i nnd unprovided for nd-
dltlonal expenses that the uxpenacs of
another outing would not be very agreeable
to the taxpayers. As rt consequence the
fatigued soldiers will bo permitted to remain
at homo trying to make , up for the time
already lost , nnd the people of Illinois will
be content with their present military bur
den without demanding more.
The present congress wilt undoubtedly
provide for the ndnjlsjlon to statehood of
both New Mexico aul-Arizona. ( The senate
committee on territories has decided to
recommend this , ani js the house Is already
committed to It there' will probably bo no
obstacle to the proposed action. A < a mat
ter of fact , however , neither of those ter
ritories -presents the conditions which ought
to be required tu entitle them to statehood.
Granting that New Mexico has sufllclent
population and It docs not equal the basis
of representation a largo proportion of It
Is not compo'cd of a class of people who are
likely to make good American citizens. This
element has never manifested any genuine
sympathy with our political system , and It
Is by no means certain that It will Improve
them to llvo under a state Instead of a
territorial government. As to resources from
which the mpport of government must be
drawn they will bo ample when developed ,
but development Is making slow progress
at present. Arizona Is not so well off In
the matter of population , having probably
not moro than one-half the number In New
Mexico , nnd with regard to resources her
condition Is still less favorable. A consid
erable part of the territory Is arid. But
these considerations will not weigh with the
party which hopes to get four United States
senators ns the reward of admitting these
territories a hope , however , which It Is
at least possible may not be realized.
Whatever may have been the merits of
the railway union's strike there Is no further
excuse for keeping It up. Mr. Debs and his
associates should know enough to know that
In prolonging the strife they are doing a
positive Injury to the cause of labor and dis
commoding the public that certainly Is not
to blame for any of their grievances. The
proper thing to do at this stage Is to declare -
clare the strike formally at an end nnd exert
whatever Influence the railway operatives
may have to bring about such legislation as
will forever make It needless for operatives
on public highways to seek redress for grlev-
, ances by strikes nnd boycotts.
Judge Cooley Is reciprocating the favor of
President Cleveland In appointing him to
the Interstate Commerce commission by tell
ing the president how pleased ho Is with the
firm stand taken In relation to the recent
strike disturbances. Judge Cooley's words of
praise are certainly worth , having , but In this
case they unfortunately ' .couple the president
with the attorney general as equally deserv
ing of credit. President Cleveland would
doubtless appreciate the Intended compliment
much moro If the attorney general's devotion
to the corporations were , not so conspicuously
placed In the foreground.
The State Boarcj of .Transportation has
finally gotten ready-to Begin mandamus pro
ceedings In the proper district courts to com
pel the railroads tdj.qbfy Its orders In the
transfer switch cases : * Vhen a few months
have been frittered''away ' ' by this device It
will be about the caper of the court to de
clare that the renie3y Ts not by mandamus ,
but by suit to collect the penalties. Wo
will then have specious excuses for still
further delay.
I'luck anil I'liieklui ; .
Knnsas City Journal.
George M. Pullman once worked for $40
a year , and now he is worth $3,000,000. That
shows what a man can do In this free coun
try by pluck and gouging- .
"If. "
Kansas City Star.
If the senate had shown half the zeal In
pushing the tariff bill that members hnve
displayed In putting the appropriation bills
through , business would long ago have been
mounting the heights of prosperity and the
great strike might not have occurred.
An ISSIKI on l-'oot.
New York Tribune.
No Intelligent student of the situation In
Washington can avoid the conclusion that
Senator Call's attempt to make a national
political Issue of his own feet Is doomed
to failure. The movement , unlike the sen
ator himself , has no footing worth taking
Into account.
Pullmniilc I'lllluntliropy ,
Chicago Record.
Mr. George M. Pullman has generously
given a piece of the Fort Dearborn massa
cre tree to the state historical library at
Springfield. All theories ns to the cause of
this magnificent outburst of munificent
spirit will prove unsatisfactory until fond
memory recalls the fact that the sacred
tree chip could not have cost Mr. Pullman
anything.
Itriil Ili'ifiuu of tliu Ili-ut.
Chicago Heeord.
It now appears that the real reason the
Vigilant failed to capture those races from
the prince of Wales' Britannia Is that there
was a lack of a good spanking American
breeze. It ought to be Insisted upon by
American yachtsmen that If they are to
race In foreign waters they shall at least
be allowed to take their own Yankee brand
of breeze along with them.
Hi'imtorl'.ll Itccorill.
8.ivnnnnh News.
Senator Allen holds the senate record In
this congress for the length of a continuous
speech without rest or refreshment. Sena
tor Quay holds the record for tilling the
greatest number of columns of the Congres
sional Record with n speech delivered In
sections. Senator Hill , It appears , Is tryIng -
Ing to strike In somewhere and establish a
record for hammering on one particular
spot in the tarlfC bill ,
.Suf lo Iliinlc On.
St. 1'iiul Olobe.
The land grant forfeiture bill , which will
restore 01,000,000 acres of land to the public
domain , IIIIH been passed by the bouse.
The corporations affected by the measure
are expected to take a determined stand
against the measure In the Benati > , and ex
pect to defeat It. The corporations hnve
certainly good reason for their confidence ,
for the scnnto has rppcutcdly shown Its
willingness to grunt them anything they
desire. _ ,
DiingcriiiiH n ' a Cutting.
ChlcnRO plnpatch.
In Kensington yesterday two detachments
of United States deputy mamhalH opened
lire upon each other with the result that
two men are wounded , onu of whom prob
ably will die.
If deputy marshals hnve no more Judg
ment or discretion than to * murder each
other they cannpt logically be expected to
exercise greater curu In their relations with
the public.
Give these fellows a wide berth. They
are dangerous nnd should be converted
Into plain private clUzenn Just ns soon as
possible.
iXi > ut .lob Itulk.Hl.
CJilraRo INrald.
Philanthropist UuntlriKton , who appears
to have succeeded Philanthropist Huve-
meyer as the Maecenas and tutelary saint
of the United States senate , has run Into
u snag. The newspapers are responsible , of
course. Just when he had the senate com
mittee on commerce In line for his Santa
Monica harbor scheme the corresiiondents
disclosed the whole program. That scared
the committee. Mr. Quay scuttled off to
the sea shore a la George M. Pullman , and
several other Huntlngtonians balked and
refused to pull the bill through. So Mr.
Huntlngton will have to begin all over
iiguln , and hlu disappointment Is not ns-
uuoged by the knuwledgu that tliu post
ponement will Increase the expense of the
job. Senators come high these days , owing
to the lavish ness and prodigality of the
Sugar trust.
1'KUl't.K IXI > THMXtM.
The fostlvo chlpger Is coming ,
Mm. Lease regards Mrs , Dlggn as A por-
nlrlous nnd Impudent hussy.
Several pretentious presidential booms have
been sidetracked In the tie-up.
" "Tho Injunction against Lillian lUlssoll docs
not restrain her matrimonial liberties.
The barbaric sldo of the Chicago Tribune
Is shown In Its proposal to sentence Sovereign
eign to six months' silence.
That tired feeling complained of by Mr.
Pullman Is liable to become ncule when the
volume of decreased receipts roll In ,
The esteemed Congressional Record scored
a great scoop on Its contemporaries In pub
lishing Senator Quay's eighty-two column
speech. The Record Is an exclusive looloo.
Ocorge Alfred Townscnd Is talked of as n re
publican candidate for congress In the Sixth
Maryland district. Oath's poem on Mary
Washington demands some adequate punish
ment.
The Towarzystwo Nayswlotszy Penny Mary-
Jold Nlepokolanezj Itmicrcy Nr J W has
been Incorporated In Illinois. The concern
Is doubtless Intended to promote lockjaw nnd
profanity.
Congressman Brocklnrldgo has Introduced n
bill to suppress Immorality In the shanty
boats on the Ohio river. Evidently the pro
miscuous colonel will not brook competition
In any quarter.
Nebraska prohibitionists are evidently de
termined to keep In the middle" of the roml.
The fact that most of the candidates named
for state ofllcaH are married women raises n
barbed barrier to fusion.
After the Cramps have blown n few moro
holes In the crulBor record the country ex
pects Chicago will trot out the Illinois nnd
crown her queen of the sens. In the language
of the boulevard , she's n brick.
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments the ab
sence of a monument to Francis Scott Key ,
author of the "Star Spangled Banner , " In
this country. Is not the CSoldcn Gate park ,
San Francisco , a part of the country ?
George U. Graham , who died In New York
the other day at the age of 81 , was the first
man who over employed Edgar A. Poe ns
the editor of a magazine. Graham made a
fortune , lost It. nnd In late years has lived
on the voluntary contributions of literary
men.
men.The Atchlson Globe surprises the natives
with a twenty-six page edition , copiously il
lustrated. The number Is exceedingly valua
ble , from a historic point of view. Innumera
ble sketches are given of men nnd events
Inseparably connected with the pioneer life
of Atchlson nnd Kansas. These nro fittingly
supplemented with reviews of the men who
took up and carried to success the plans of
the pioneers. The midsummer Globe Is n
credit to the city nnd the publishers.
XlitlltASKA AKI ) XJiltlt.lSK.lXS.
The wheelmen of Clarks have formed a
bicycle club.
The Deshlcr Herald has disappeared be
neath the waves of adversity.
A Plattsmouth saloon keeper has been ar
rested for selling liquor without a licence.
There are 1,530 children of school age In
Norfolk according to the census Just taken.
The Geneva Republican-Journal Is now
printed twice a week , once as the Repub
lican and once as the Journal.
Scott Lyons of Pawnee City , while workIng -
Ing In a well , stuck a1 pick through his foot.
He will be laid up for a long time.
The Hastings Electric L'ght ' company will
soon become the property of two Platts
mouth men and a resident of Denver.
Plalnvlew has raised enough money to
build a 510,000 normal school building , and
architects have been Invited to submit plans
for the structure.
Burglars secured a lot of clothing , jew
elry and money from the store of Byram &
Young of Decatur nnd made their escape
without detection.
Farmers living ten mllei south of Ne
braska City heard the steam whistles blowIng -
Ing In concert ns a welcome to the Ne
braska manufacturers , and they thought
Commonwealers had attacked the city.
Thcro was some talk of organizing a com
pany to go and help drive out the sup
posed Intruders.
Mls > Ora Wynkoop of Westcrvllle , Ouster
county , died In convulsions after confessing
to her father that she had been assaulted
last March by Newton Hambo. She wa-
only 1G years of age , and before dying she
asserted that Hambo had called at the house
when she was alone and had accomplished
hia purpose by force , threatening to kill her
if she revealed the assault. Ilambo Is now
In jail at Broken Bow.
John J. Cozad , well known to the earlier
settlers of Dawson county , has returned to
his old homo In Cozad after having been a
fugitive from justice for years , being under
Indictment for the murder of A. Pearson , a
resident of Cozad prec'nct , in 18S2 , whom
ho shot while engaged In an altercation La
the town of Cozad. Cozad Immediately
skipped and succeeded In eluding the offi
cers who pursued him. At the adjourned
April term of district court In May last the
district attorney entered a nolle prosequl ,
and the Indictment against Cozad and also
that against his son , John A. Cozad , for
arjon , were dismissed.
JILASTS 2'ViO.1I ' JIHHIHT
New York World : Mulcy Mohammed , the
KtiHun of Morocco's eldest brother , has
been thrust Into prison. The sultan wishes
to emphasize the fact that be is Abdul
Aziz.
Courier-Journal : Tulibs There Is one horrid
rid thing connected with going In swim
ming In July.
Tlbbs What's that ?
Tubbs Why , you have to come out.
Chicago Times : The literary world Is all
agog over the discovery that the authoress
of "The Heavenly Twins" 1ms a ] > Ink nose.
Possibly this Is caused by the reflection , of
her books , which lire read.
Philadelphia llecord : A man named Teeth
lives In Manayunk. He is not particularly
well known , yet bis name Is In everybody's
mouth.
Boston Commercial : The only difference
between the winner of a race on the river
and on the track was that ono rowed a
boat and the other rode a horse.
New York Weekly : Mrs. Suburb Why In
the world don't you grease that lawnmower ,
of yours ? Neighbor's Hired Man The
misses told me not to till you bad your
planer tuned.
Philadelphia Times : George Gould says
that yachts are like women. He doesn't
mean American women , for they can't be
beat.
Boston Transcript : People who suppose
they are living upon love do not find any
perceptible shrinkage In the butcher's bill.
Detroit Tribune : "There goea my hat ! "
yelled the pompous man with the red face.
"Yes , " rejoined the calm party with chin
whiskers , "straws show the way the wind
blows. "
A SUMMHlTsAVANT.
Ijiultivllh ) Courier-Journal.
Lot others hie them to the woods ) ,
Where weeds are tall and rank
Where snakes are thick anil comforts thin
I'm no such foolish crank.
A curtained chamber cool and clean-
No gnats and Hies about ;
A s-prlngy bed a bath I ween
Boat all your camping out.
Kound In Homo Thing * .
WashlnRton 1'ost.
Senator T'effer IB partially correct. There
nro Homo feature * of the sonata and house
that might bu dispensed with without any
great Injury to the public service.
Oi'JiX LKTTKH TO 31,1 IIS ,
ClilcnRo Journal.
O Mars , please tell us truly , Is It really cool
up there ,
Arul can you somehow innnago It to get a
breath of air ?
And when night comes , by throwing wide
each window , vent nml door.
O can you sleep In bed or do you seek the
parlor lloorY
And Is you brow , llko ours Is , from morn
till uvenliuc wet ,
With beads of perspiration which St. Louis
folks cull sweat' . '
And when your brow Is beaded with n hun
dred drop * of dew ,
Dnre any one Inquire , "Is It hot enough for
you ? "
And Is there real good fishing In your lakes
still unoxnlorcd ?
And , by the by , what do they ask for first-
class MI miner hoard ?
We do not like this layout hero , the heat
and dust tin ; vile :
If you've n snap we'll all bo glad to cojno
und stay awhile.
HAS A JUDCKSIIIP IN SICII1
Oturoll Montgomery /Vftor / the Now Plnco on
the United Stntoa Circuit Bench.
R , S , HALL PRESENTS HIS PARTNER'S ' ClAIN
I'renldnnt C'lett < hiiid'.i Attention Culletl to tilt
Oiimlm A'plrinil for the Iliinonililo
I'imllliiii-OMier Mate * Niit
Y a llriird I'rom ,
WASHINGTON IIUUHAU OF TIIR IJBU
1107 V Street. N. W.
WASHINGTON , July 18.
The candidacy of C. S. Montgomery for the
extra United States circuit judgcshlp In the
Rlghth judicial circuit Is being urged by his
partner , Dick Hall , who was nt the caplto
today and called upon both uf the Nchrusk :
senators In the Interest of his friend. Inas
much as the other states of the circuit nro
likely to each present n candidate for the
consideration of the attorney general and the
president It Is not very easy to predict nt present
ont whether or not Mr. Montgomery Is It
the race.
The Mlghth circuit Is the greatest west
crn circuit , containing within Its boundaries
Missouri , Minnesota , lown , Arkansas , Nortl
Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Kansas
Oklahoma , Wyoming , Colorado , Now Mexico
and Utah , with n population of 10.S9I.SI3
Ho showed , according to the report of the
attorney general of the United States for
1S92 , the number of cases docketed In the
circuit court of appeals for the Klghtl
district was 207. while the Second district
having three Judges , had only 19G cases
docketed. It can thus bo readily seen
that the Klghth circuit exceeds the Second
end In Its legal business , Just as 'It docs
In area and population , and consequently
the necessity for three circuit judges li
the Eighth district was even greater than
In the Second.
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR RAWLINS.
The Utah statehood bill has been signed
but there Is a fly In Dclcgato Hawllns' oint
ment. Ho purchased a solid gold pen and a
solid silver holder , elaborately carved and en
graved , and loft them with Private Secre
tary Thurber , with the distinct understand
ing that they should bo used by the presi
dent In affixing his signature to the admis
sion bill , and by that act making it the law
of the land. The pen and holder were then
to bo returned to Mr. Riiwllns to bo placed
for all tlmo on public exhibition In the state
house of the new state. The president and
Mr. Thurber each entered gladly Into the ar
rangement , and Mr. Rawllns felicitated him
self accordingly. The president sat at his
desk late last night and disposed of n lot
of routine business In a perfunctory way.
Several bills were laid on his desk with the
statement that they had all been reported
favorably by the department to which they
belonged. Either the prcsldet overlooked the
fact that the Utah bill was In the batcher
or he forgot his promise to Mr. Rawllns.
At any rate , ho signed the Utah bill Just
as ho did all the others , with a small steel
stub pen , blunted with use nnd clogged with
Ink.
IOWA CORN CROP IN DANGER.
The chief of the Weather bureau today
Issued a bulletin stating that on account of
the severe and long continued drouth In
the state of Iowa the corn crop of that com
monwealth Is likely to prove a failure. There
seems to be no likelihood of any rainfall
within the next three or four days , because
the entire section west and southwest of the
afllicted country Is dry and hot , while the
signal stations of the Inter-mountain region
give no Indication of moisture.
Senator Manderson Is making strenuous
efforts to secure appropriations for the pay
ment of Indian depredation claims which
have been adjudicated. He has appeared be
fore the committee on Indian affairs , as
well as before the committee on appropria
tions , and made arguments in behalf of affix
ing to the Indian appropriation bill a second
clause covering these cases. Ho said this
afternoon that If he should fall to secure
consideration In - the Indian appropriation
bill he will make an effort to secure con
sideration of the matter on the general de
ficiency bill.
Senator Pottlgrow of South Dakota has
been confined to his room and to his bed
with n bilious fever during the past three
days , but Is much Improved tonight.
The custodian of the public building at
Lincoln has written to Senator. Manderson
asking that the fireman and night watch
man of the building be retained instead of
dispensed with , as has been contemplated
by the Treasury department. The senator
today laid the request before the secretary
of the treasury and urged that It bo com
plied with.
SPECIMRNS FOR NEBRASKA.
Senator Manderson today received u com
munication from the Smithsonian Institu
tion of this city stating that In response to
the request of President E. R. Sizer , a col
lection of minerals , marine invertebrates , and
cases of prehistoric Implements will bo
sent to Nebraska to be used In the labora
tory of the Lincoln Normal university. The
glass jars arid vessels to contain the articles
are to be furnished by the university , and
as soon as Mr. Sizer is. heard from the col
lection will bo sent.
Attorney Cromollon of Omaha Is in Wash
ington In connection with matters In the
Treasury department.
Senator Allen today " "secured a favorable
report on his amendment to Urn sundry
civil bill increasing to $150,000 the appropria
tion made to pay special agents employed to
prevent fraudulent entries of land In the
western states.
The secretary of the Interior has affirmed
the decision of the commissioner of the gen
eral land office In the case of G. L. Coe
against W. W. Carter , contestant , for cer
tain lands In section 21 , township 23 north ,
range 5C west , Alliance district , Nebraska.
Carter's timber culture entry Is held for
cancellation.
Postmasters have beta appointed In Iowa
as follows : Cylinder. Palo Alto county , M.
J. Mossness. vice 13. G. Kelly , removed ;
Polcn , Ringgold county , Hattlo Snodgrass ,
vice Samuul Polen , resigned. A postoffice
1ms been established at Summit , Story
county , la. , and John II. Donhowo appointed
postmaster. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IHSCUSKINH INDIAN Al'l'ItOIMtlATlONS.
Sectiirliin Schools mi thu ItcsorviUloim CUIIKII
u Splrllixl Drlintf.
WASHINGTON , July 18. In the senate
today the house resolution was passed au
thorizing the secretary of state to accept
from G. r. Watt' , R. A. , a painting entitled
"Love and Life , " exhibited by him at the
World's fair.
Mr. Carey called up the senate bill to re
serve for ten years In each of several states
1,000,000 acres of arid lands , to bo reclaimed
and sold In small tracts to actual suttlers ,
and It was pas-cd. The bill applies to the
same states as the desert land law and also
to Montana and Kansas and to the states
that may be formed out of the territories
of Arizona , New Mexico , Oklahoma and
Utah when admitted.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up. The paragraph appropriating
$1,093,000 for educating the Indians pro
voked the criticism of Mr. Plait of Con
necticut agaln-t the policy of giving aid to
Indian contract dennmlnatlonal schools. Ho
favored the abolishment of all sectarian
schools and the establishment of government
schools In their stead.
Mr. Call said the various charitable or
ganizations had established thein-olves on
the Indian reservations , nnd the govern
ment had made contracts with thorn to save
the expense of erecting schools without
considering \\1iether they were Episcopalian
or Methodist or Congregational or Catholic.
Mr. Gjlllnger of Now Hampshire protested
against government aid to icctarlan schools ,
especially when one church received so much
moro than the others. There was already a
gathering storm In this country against ap
propriating money for sectarian purposes ,
and that storm would break before long on
the people and the congress of the United
States. The committee amendment was
agreed to.
The conference report on the naval ap
propriation was presented nnd agreed lo.
An amendment wax proposed by Mr. Du-
bols of Idaho and agreed to , directing the
secretary of the Interior to contract for tha
cotutructlou ol an Irrigating canal on the
Port Ifflll Indian rwervatlon In Idaho , th
Cost to be paid enl nf money belonging lo
the Forl Hall Indians.
An amendment wits propo cd by Mr Squire
of Washington nuthorlxInR the Piiyallii | ) In-
d ana holding lands In severally on the
reservation near Taconm , Wnsh , , ta sell sum-
clout portions of their lands to ralao enough
money to Improve the remainder.
At ClO : HIP Mnitti' went into ostecullvtt
session , without acting on the amendment ,
and at 6:20 : adjourned.
NAVAI. AI'I'ltlM'KI.VriON AOKl I'.l ) TO ,
Money Voted to lti > p.ilr the Old Ship ,
llnrlfiird nml ( 'oii tltullon.
WASHINGTON. July IS.-An agreement
has been reached on the naval appropriation
bill by the senate nnd finally agreed to. Ths
allowance for ordnnnco stands , ns the scn-
ate reduced It , from $350,000 to $200.000.
This reduction was made , however , by strik
ing out the Imuso Item of $150.000 for n mod
ern battery for the Hartford. The house
had also put In an appropriation of $100.000
for new machinery for the Hartford , but the
seniito conunlttco decided that she be used
ns n training ship , and made nn appropria
tion of $150,000 to have her remodeled , which
JL" ' , ll ° cs "I0 felli"o appropriation of
TS.OOO for repairs to the old Constitution nt
the Portsmouth navy yard , so that she may
ho used ns a training ship for naval mllltla.
The semtto conferees receded from the
amendments lo pay the Hath Iron works for
speed premiums nn the Mudilus nnd Castlnc
JIu.OOO each and to pay the Samuel L. Moore
it Sons company $15,000 speed premium on
the steel practice vessel Bancroft. The
amendment authorlzlnc the rcrn tnry of the ,
navy to remit the tlmo penalties on the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and appropriat
ing the necessary mini ns allowed to stand.
The senate struck out the provisions making
Immediately available so much as Is neces
sary of the appropriation of $1.000,000 for
armor and armament and $ r > , ! ) ! if ,025 for con
struction nnd steam machinery. Its action
prevailed In the first Instance , but the hill
Is so iHiiemlod In conference that from the
second appropriation Is to be paid all speed
premiums on new vessels earned before Janu
ary 1 , 1891 , sjicod to be based on the olll-
cial reports , approved by the secretary of
the navy. The section regarding naval cadets
Is so reported that the secretary of the navy
can fill vacancies by the appointment of
cadets who have been for two years resi
dents of the district from which they nro
appointed. Congressmen whose districts are
unrepresented by residents can nominate
candidates before September 1.
STAltTINd Ul TlIK .MINTS.
Orders ( llvpn to rush Mm mlimgo of All
the Sllirr Now on Iliind.
WASHINGTON. July IS. Mr. Preston , the
director of the mint , today , by direction of
the secretary of the treasury. Issued orders
to the mint authorities at San Francisco and
New Orleans to begin at "once the coinage
of .silver dollars , and during the present
month to coin up to the ordinary capacities
of the mints. The sliver to be first coined
will be blanks and Ingots , of which there Is
sufficient to coin almut $1.500,000 at these
two mints nnd at Philadelphia. As soon
us this supply is exhausted work probably
will begin on the silver bars , of which there
Is a year's supply at San Francisco and Now
Orleans , and probably five years' supply at
Philadelphia. So far as can be learencd It Is
not the Intention or the purpose of the govern
ment to extend the coinage of the seignior. ,
ago beyond a few millions , but It Is statet
that after coining what gold may be neces
sary and recolnlng the abraded fractional
silver each of the throe mints'will probably
be worked at their normal capacity on sl | .
vcr dollars for the next several mouths at
least , nnd presumably to the end of the pros ,
ont year. Whether treasury notes will bo
retired as fast as received for silver , so far
as known , has not been determined.
Altl/ONA AM ) NH\V MKXU'O.
.Scnnto Committed on 'lYrrllurlvM Favors
Stutclinoil fur Tlinin 'lo. .
WASHINGTON , July IS. The senate com
mittee on territories today decided to recom
mend the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as states and Instructed the subcom-
mltttco which hnsstho bills in'chargo to miiko
favorable reports at the meeting of the full
committee next Wednesday.
After the adjournment of the full commit
tee the subcommittee on New Mexico , con
sisting of Messrs. Blackburn , White nnd
Shoiip. held a meeting In accordance with the
Instructions of the committee and put the bill
In shape for presentation. The amendments
made by them provide for a change of date
for the election and the constitutional con
vention , to correspond with the date of tha
Utah bill.
The Arizona subcommittee has not yet
taken action.
ricking IIIci .M n with Cant.
WASHINGTON , July 18. Hon. Carrel D.
Wright , commissioner of labor , who Is chair
man of the commission that will Inquire Into
the causes of the strike of the A. II. U. ,
said today ho wished to have no say In the
selection of the board. The president , ho
said , Is considering the question very care
fully with a view to getting men who will
; lvo satisfaction to all Interests concerned.
The law requires that at least one member
mist bo a resident of the state where the
controversy arises.
Ilus Four Arbitration ItUlx to ( 'unsliUir.
WASHINGTON , July IS. Another meeting
of the labor subcommittee having In chargu
the arbitration bills which have been Intro-
luecd in the house will bo held today. Four
tills are before the committee , fathered by
lepresentatlves Springer of Illinois , Hudson
of Kansas , Klefer of Minnesota and Tuwnoy
of Minnesota. The last three contain com-
misery features.
Senator IVITm- mid the Ohl Soldier * .
WASHINGTON , July 18. Senator Peffer
las accepted an Invitation to deliver an ad-
Iress at the twentieth old soldiers' reunion
to be hold nt Caldwell , O , , on August 17 , 18
and 19. The Kansas senator entered the
war as a private and wns promoted to a second
end lieutenancy , occupying several rcspons ! >
jlo positions In the engineer and quarter-
nastcr'H departments.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement nncj
tsmli to personal enjoyment wlieu
rightly used. Tlio innny. who live bet
ter than others ami enjoy lifomore , with
less expenditure , by moro promptly
/idu > tiJg ! the world's best products to
the needs of physical being , will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
kxativo principles embraced in the
remedy , Syrup of Figs.
Its oxcolleiioo is duo to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste , the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a jwrfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system ,
dispelling colds , headache * Mid fovera
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
mot with the approval of the medical
profession , because it acts on the Kid-
noyr , J/ivor and Dowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly frco from
uvery objectionable substance.
fiyrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in r > 0c ami $1 bottles , but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only , whoso name is printed on every
package , also the name , Syrup of Fig ,
and being well informed , you will not
accept any gubatituto if ofl'crr.d.