THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JUKE 0 , 1804.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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Dally lite ami HumUy , Onn Year . , . . 1)
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Council ltliirt . It I'rnrl KirKet.
Chlcnco Oillw , 317 Chamber nf rptnmcrej.
New York , Il.xmn 13 , II anJ 15 , Trlbuno
Waihlneton. HIT P. Strrtl , N. W.
All communications ichillnu to new nml *
torlal mallrr lOiotiM niMrcs-wd : To the L , uc (
nuritNnsfl Lin-runs.
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All l > u lncfli '
niMrp-nel In The ll'o 1'ubllthlng Cimran
Omalm. Draft * checks nntl > flolllw onler .
lie mnrte payable to the onl-r of the company.
Titn IIKH runuauiNO COMPANY.
BTATnMIJNT OF CinCL'LATlON.
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ll hln < ? company , bflni ? iluly oworn , taja th
the actual number of full and cumplrte copies *
the Dally Mornlns , KvenlnK nnil hundajr II
printed during the month of May , IKu , was
iloluctlon * for unsold anil
copies . . . .i . ,
Net silri . C19
P.i lly nveniRp . "
Sunday.
onnnon n. TT ritrcK
Bwom n before me and ntii rrlb l In my pn
cnro this lit day of June , 1SK.
( Real ) N 1 * . KIJtU Notary Public
ItrccklnrltlKC of ICi1
tuuky tlpservt's nt least credit for n
aspirin ; ? to the vacancy in the Hccrutur
ship of state.
The hot wcatliur which Chicago h
boon surferlttfj Is only to remind h
people that ono Stead once called the
clly a modem Ilatlea.
Coven may have been the causeof i' '
iltaturlmiicp between China and .Tapa
but she Is having mighty little to si
as to the terms of adjusting the till
cnlty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Several prominent Missouri repn
Ilcans are commencing to set their pi
for the United Stales senate In t
hope that their state will soon be reai
to doff its Vest.
Has the Hoard of ICdnentlon forcotti
all about the unpromising condition
the school finances ? Isn't it time f
the retrenchment wave to strike ti
members of the school board ?
The paramount Issue In the fall cai
paltfn will be "Strict economy In mun
Ipal government. " The city comic
men should rend the handwriting on t
wall or else send for somebody wl
can rend it for them.
The Illinois free sllverites who ha
been looking forward so eagerly to tht
convention at Springfield are learni
the old lesson of experience that t
pleasures of anticipation are great
than those of realization.
Not a word Is being said about t
selection for a site for the South Omni
postotllce building. The presumption
that u good deal of line work is goli
on. Tobnrllngton Castor should
urged to report progress on tills li
portant matter.
The taxpayers of Omaha must fi
that a man in the mayor's olllco wl
backbone enough to use the veto as
bar to reckless expenditures can st
leaks enough at any council meeting
save his salary for the whole lifty-t\
weeks of the year.
\V'c again urge upon the park comm
slon the expediency of improving t
natural parks this year. Defer the cc
version of outlying cornfields Into Ian
scapo gardens until ( money Is m
plentiful. Spend money on parks tli
the people can enjoy today.
The fuss made over the trlumpha
Guards and Uitles upon their retu
from Memphis was commented up
as being evidence that Omaha was 11
asleep. The Fourth of .Inly will !
ford another occasion for proof tli
our people are very much awake.
If President Cleveland would only r
point one of the free silver democn
to the position of secretary of state t
futility of expecting an Internatioi
monetary agreement would be so
made certain by an announcement
the refusal of the United States to p ;
tlclpate In any proposed conference.
It's passing strange , too , that Comm
Bloner Strlckler , who has been makl
grandstand plays ever since he was i
pointed to the board in the direction
police reform , now wants to del
action on police reorganization until
can have more time to think the matl
over. AVhat Is there to think ov
anyhow ? While Mr. Striekler and 1
associates are doing their thinking t
burglars and footpads are putting
their work.
The Woman's Wesleyan edition
tlic Lincoln Journal , which made Its i
pearance yesterday , compares well wl
other woman's editions of daily nev
papers that have preceded. There
llttlo that Is distinctively femlnl
about It , but It Is replete with contrll
tlons that will make Interesting genoi
rending. If the llnanelal results i
equal to the literary results the worn
who undertook the enterprise shot
have no cause to regret the labor tli
have bestowed upon it.
The state druggists have resolved tl
competent pharmacists b > employed
t-omponnd medicine for men In t
army and navy. Uncle Sam's meth
of preparing bread pills Is crltleln
and condemned. Nebraska apotl
carles want every eomponnder's nai
blown In the bottle so that some
pponslbllity may bo attached to him
the performance of his duties. Tht
la soundness In the contention of t
state druggists. The American I'ln
maceutlcal association is advocating t
reform and uiuat eventually succeed.
surrr.ws ran STATK IKSTITUTION&
At the recent meeting of the Sta
Hoard of Purchase and Supplies , whl <
massed upon the estimates for supplli
'or ( he various stale Institutions for tl
coming quarter , thu following rcsol
tlon was adopted :
Whereas , The stae hun suffered pecui
ary loss and this hoard gre
.rouhtu anil annoyance by reason
the failure ot contractors for BU
pllia to state Institutions to furnish goo
In accordance with contracts , especially
regards goods of Nebraska manufacture.
Hesolvcd , Dy the State Hoard ot 1'urclm
and Supplies , that all contractors furnish ! ;
supplies to the state shall ho required
furnish the Identical articles named In co
tracts as approved by this board , and
substitution shall be ninilc , except by a
thorlty of the Hoard of I'urchase and Su
piles , Hhlch must bo endorsed upon t
contracts at the tlmo same arc let.
All superintendents and R towards n
hereby directed to require ; all contractc
to comply with the above resolutions und
report to the hoard any failure or refus
to comply therewith.
The state board , we are Informe
has already been encouraging in
measure the use of Nebraska-inai
goods in Hie state Institutions who
purchases are under Its control. IV
the contractors who have been awardi
the contracts , for furnishing the su
piles have very often sent articles i
substitutes for those designated In t !
siM'cllleations. In fact , they have nun
It almost a regular practice to regai
the specifications merely as intended f
their guidance and to be disregard !
whenever their violation promises I
creased profits or less Inconvenient
The stewards anil superintendents
the different Institutions have , to 1
sure , refused at Infrequent Intervals
receive goods not up to the standn :
called for In the contracts , but who
ever the contractor has brought t !
matter before the board the action
the steward has been reversed and tl
contract obligation overlooked.
It Is no more than just that In makli
purchases of supplies for state Instlt
tlons the products of Nebraska man
factories be given the preference , qui
ity and price being equal to those
goods imported from other stall
Under the new resolution the responi
bllity for specifying homo products
placed on the shoulders of the sevei
stewards of the various Institutloi
They are directed to make use of su
articles made In Nebraska as are ava
able and to Insist upon the contract
delivering exactly what the .specific
tlons call for. It is for them to refute
to receive inferior substitutes and
lot the contractor appeal to the sta
board If he desires. Let the stewar
live up to the words and meaning
the resolution and the state ollicers w
adopted It will soon have an opport
nlty to show whether or not they Intel
themselves to abide by it.
A iVKH' TUS'J. OP FITNKSS.
OMAHA , Juno 4. To the Editor of 1
Bco : Will you kindly allow space In 1
Dee for a correct statement of the nation
Ity of the principal of the Castellar scho
She is of New England birth and cducatl
and can trace her American ancestry bi
300 years. Her great-grandfather uas
ofilcor In the war of 1770. Her grandfatl
enlisted In the war of 1812 and two unc
served full time In the late "union" war ,
receiving honorable discharge. The grai
father of the "llttlo trained Catholic gl
was a soldier In the union war and recel\
honorable discharge.
MIIS. MARY S. ALLIS
The Hoe cheerfully complies with t
request , but fails to comprehend w
any such correction should have to
made concerning any teacher employ
in the public schools of Omaha. Sin
when has blue blood , red blood or wh
blood been made a prerequisite to
princlpalshlp In any school maintain
by public taxes ? What relation has t
place of birth or parentage to the i
ness or nnlltness of teachers ? Suppc
one of the principals were the daughl
or granddaughter of an Italian org
grinder , or of a French tight rope p
former , would that disqualify her
the eyes of the school board despite t
fact that she bore a good character a
was perfectly competent to perform t
duties of her position ? Why should t
principal of Castellar school be expect
to point back to the Mayflower to pro
her Puritan ancestry any more than t
children who attend the Castell
school ? Many of these children are
Hohemlan parentage If not Bottom !
birth , but our laws recognize no distil
tlon on account of race or previous c <
dltlon.
Apparently the correction lias been
quested , not so much because the pr
clpnl of Castellar school feels under
cloud by reason of the false report cc
corning her ancestry circulated In soi
quarters , but by an apprehension tl
the meddlesome busybodles who are ti
lug to traflie In school patronage by t
aid of sectarian agitation would make
appear that she Is in some way alliliat
with u proscribed class. It is cortali
a sad commentary upon the condition
our public school system when teacht
are kept In constant terror of espiona
and slander circulated secretly by t
roustabouts and dancing dervishes w
are dominating our schools through si
chamber combines.
S031H I'UHTIXKW FACTS.
According to a statement just pi
llslied wages have been advanced will
two months for 178,000 employes
manufacturing Industries and work li
been given to r .OOO hands formerly id
Only last week a few large linns a
companies advanced the wages of nu
than 12,000 employes 10 per cent. .
the recorded wage advances are I
largo corporations , those which ha
taken place In small establishments i
being noted. These have probably
creased the earnings of almost as ma
people as have been benefited by t
advance In the larger establlsbmeii
The smaller manufacturers have a
added to the number of their employ
In this respect , also , doubtless at lei
equaling the large establishments Ing
Ing work to persons formerly Idle.
This Is a very gratifying showing a
yet It Is undoubtedly an understntomt
of what has taken place In the last t1
months In advancing wages and lucre ;
Ing the ranks of the employed. It
estimated that the manufacturing Indi
tries of the country employ , when in f
operation , B.OOO.OOO persons. It Is pn
able that the number now employed
these Industries la nt least -1,000,00
At least one-third of those , It may IT
souably bo assumed , are earning bold
wages than a year ago , while all ai
icing fully employed and therefore pan
Ing more money than before the Indti
trial revival begun. It would HOC
pretty safe to say that the aggregate I
crease In the earnings of labor 01
ployed In ttio manufacturing Industrie
within the last two or three mouth * ,
not less than $2,000,000 per week , or i
the rate of over ? 1)0,000,00 ( ) ( ) per year-
very Important addition to the pnrcha
Ing ability of this element of the poput
tlou. At the same time there has bet
In portions of the country. If not gene
ally , some Increase in the pay of otln
classes of labor , especially that which
skilled , though It Is impossible to esl
mate with any degree of accuracy win
this amounts to. It can hardly be i
exaggeration to say , however , that wli
Increase of wages and fuller emplo
ment the purchasing ability of labor
this country has been augmented , fro
the lowest point reached during tl
period of depression , at the rate of i
least .f'JOO.OOO.OOO per year , not an inco
slderablo amount , though ivpresentli
an average per capita increase of lo ;
than 50 cents.
Wages are still generally below tl
high standard of 1SJI2 , the year of extr
ordinary Industrial activity and pro
porlty for the United States , but the
purchasing power Is fully equal tenet
not somewhat greater than three yea
ago. Of course some commodities ha'
advanced with the increase of wage
but on the whole the worklngman
weekly earnings will buy him about i
many necessaries now as at any pre\
ous time. Tlieio Is fair promise th
this favorable condition will contim
for a prolonged period , with the prob
bllity of improvement.
Such being the situation , why shou
any wage earner favor a change in tl
monetary policy of the country ivhli
could not fall to be revolutionary In I
effect , producing disturbance from whit
labor would be the principal stiff ore
unsettling values and upsetting i
the conditions that are open
lug for the return of prosper ! ! ;
Is It not obviously the part ot wlsdo
for workingmen to support the poll
under which the demand for labor
Increasing and wages are advancing ?
ADVAXTAGRS Of UA70A' .
The latest information regarding t ;
proposed union of the Central Ainerlc :
states shows that a very earnest Ink
est Is being taken In the subject ai
that strong Influences are at work
bring It about. So far ns popular se
tlmcnt In those states Is concerned
is of no great consequence what din
tlon It takes. The question will be d
termlned according to the wishes
the ruling classes , and u majority
these , It Is said , favor union. Most
the Influential people in Central AUK
ica belong to the liberal party , which
the party of progress , and consequent
they favor a single government for t
live republics , because that would ma
them strong , both for the common (
fenso and for the promotion of the gc
oral welfare.
Asked regarding the advantages
union , a Central American diplomat i
credited to our government said
would be of incalculable benefit to th
portion of the continent. It would gl
unity of Interest , which now exists on
in a sentimental way , decrease pub
expenses , as one government could
administered at a great deal less cc
than five , guarantee peace througho
all of Central America , and put an ei
to petty revolutions. These are c <
talnly considerations which ought
have great weight , and in addition
these Is the fact that there would
created a nation that would be able
command the respect of the world.
Central American union could suppc
a navy , raise an army for an emergen
of from 150,000 to 200,000 men , and bi
row whatever money might be nect
sary for defense. Separated the Cc
trnl American states have neither i
spect , credit nor the ability to defei
themselves from an external eneii
As now situated they may easily 1
CQine the prey of any foreign power , m
as all of them are more or less to f <
eign powers or the citizens of su
powers they are constantly liable
aggression.
It Is believed In well Informed qut
tors that the formation of the propos
union Is highly probable and that
may be brought about at no very i
mote date. It is a movement to will
It would seem the United States mlg
very properly give all possible c
couragement. The Interest of this con
try in Central America Is large a ;
will continue to grow. We shall
benefited by the advance of that pi
tlon of the continent In civilization ai
material development. Their progrc
and prosperity will enlarge our comnii
clal relations with them and come
more strongly the political sympat
that subsists. It Is Inevitable that
the course of tlmo the great Ainerlc ;
republic and the republics to the sou
will get closer together , both political
and commercially. Mutual intere.
and welfare will necessitate tills. lie
much more easily and securely tl
could bo effected If there were but
single Central American republic , wi
n firmly-established constitutional gc
eminent , Instead of live so-called :
publics , every one of which Is Jn an :
most helpless condition. Moreover , t
American people have assumed a st
of responsibility for the security
those states , so far as their relatio
with foreign powers are concerned , a :
It would be a relief to know that th
wore in a position to protect thomselv
against any attempt on the part of a
foreign power to interfere with or
any way despoil thorn. From eve
point of view the United States Is I
forested In the proposed union a
should give the movement to that o
every possible moral encouragement
The city engineer estimates the cc
of repairing the Eleventh street vladt
at11.000. . Engineer drover clnb
that the work can be done for $ r > , ( X
This Is a most remarkable dlserepain
If Mr. Urover's estimates had been !
companled by a bid covering the dlffi
cut Items Included In the city onglnee
specifications they might have been <
titled to sonic consideration. Had th
been nccoaHnmled uy ll ' 'I'1 ' ' 'rom r (
sponsiolo contractors' , backed by n cert
( led clieck. tl ' Orovcr estimate mtgli
oven have Jiiiluccd Mayor llemls t
withhold tllnt"Tcto. Hut the prospoctlv
outlay of ynSjoi ) or more without a
assurance tl\ltho | : amount could be ri
covered from the railroads Is Just n Hi
tlo bit too iiuKfh of n risk.
The great tUlan violinist , Ysaye , wl
give an enl tninont at lloyd'sonSa
urday eveningfi next. This celebrate
artist , whom ome critics declare to 1 :
without a fc/fH among living violinist :
lias been ivscoived with oxtraordlnar
enthusiasm 'iVhercvor ' he ban appeare
In this country. Gieat audiences huv
greeted him In the east and on the Pi
cillc coast and ( lie most dlscrlmlnatln
musical people have accorded him tli
highest praise. There can be no doul
that he Is one of the great masters c
the king of Instruments and that tli
privilege of hearing him Is one whlc
no lover of a thoroughly artistic an
masterful exposition of the resources c
a violin can afford to forego , lloyd
ought to have a representative audlenc
of the musical people of Omaha at tli
Ysaye entertainment , an audience whlc
In numbers and character will show tli
distinguished violinist that this city I
not wanting in the musical culture an
interest necessary to recognition and ai
preclatlon of the highest musical attali
ment.
Tile state ollicers comprising the dii
fcront state boards are terribly ovei
worked and woefully underpaid. Tli
addition of another duty would cans
each and every one of them to throw u
Ills olllco in Indignant horror. Hut the
can wrangle for days and weeks over tli
distribution of some petty ofliee tin
conies within their gift , and they ca
He awake nights devising schemes I
enlarge their patronage. And if anyoti
of them should over be taken to tits
for neglect of duty they will ask luv
anyone burdened as they are can I
expected to perform the work assigne
to their olllces.
Distasteful as the fact may be 1
Omaha horsemen , It must be admitte
that our friends across the river ca
excel us In the matter of race meeting
Events of the past week and the grci
meeting last fall have demonstrated tl ;
prowess of our Iowa competitors lu th
regard. While the races the past te
days have not in any sense been extn
ordinary and the horses entered hav
not much to recommend them , yet tl
occasion Is generally regarded as a su
cessful ono nhd the show has been give
as advertised. Let us hope that Omali
may recover" her prestige during stal
fair week. '
Governor Matthews of Indiana lir
been upheld by the courts In his cffori
to suppress the lloby gang of prize ligli
ers. Governor Matthews lias all alon
been upheldtjn tjhls matter by the r
spectablo element not only of Indian
and Illinois ' b'uX of the whole Unite
States. If every state had an executlv
who would usuKinllar , | determination I
break up the business of profession !
bruisers thoopuglllstlc fraternity woul
sOon find ltsolfv-wltliout an occupation.
Perhaps that penitentiary recelversh :
Is only a cunning device to enable tl
court to name the prison ollicials an
thus spare both the governor and tl
State Board of Public Lands and Bull
ings the necessity of settling the di
pute over which Is entitled to tin
privilege.
Johnny , ( iiit Your ill n ,
New York Tribune.
Chief Justice Fuller and Judges Slmonti
and Hughes ot the United States circi
court of appeals have unanimously decld
that they have jurisdiction over the Sou
Carolina registration case. It Is about tin
for Governor Evans to Issue another r
minder to his people that the despot's he
Is on their shore. They seem to forget
with great ease.
A Coiiipftowrn fur Vest.
Kansas C'ltjBtnr. .
The refusal of the democratic state cor
mlttee of Missouri to Issue a call for a fr
silver convention will be a surprise to tl
public In general , in view of the genius f
blundering which lias been developed by tl
Missouri democracy , and It will bo a dlsa
polntment to the republicans who have bet
hoping that their ancient enemies wou
choose the flat money route to defeat ai
destruction.
Amnrlcnn Drummers Abroad , i
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A piteous plaint was made In I'arllamo
that England Is overrun with thousands
American commercial travelers seskh
orders and the government was asked to i
something to Ueep them from devourh
Ilritlsh Industries. The answer from tl
government benches was that nothing con '
done. Hut how comes it that the Drill ;
manufacturer has to seek protection again
his American competitor Instead of vl
versa ?
A Sliuir of Opposition.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The democratic papers of Ohio are begl
nlng to call on the party to pull Itself t
gether and got ready to make a show of fig
anyway. They pretend to see a great w
going on In the ranks of the republicans , ai
a glimmer of hope that they can slip
while the republicans ore thus fighting amoi
themselves. It la to bo hoped the dem
crats will rally enough to nominate a tlcki
at least. A political campaign without son
show of opposition would bo shorn of all a
tractions.
Stutm aiiUJ the I'reddency.
New , [ ork Sun.
Only ten of the > states of the union ha'
given presidents to.itlio United States In t :
last 105 years , and a ! many as thirty-four
them have falledi to give us a preslder
The states most favored In this respect ha
been Virginia , which ; has given us five , ai
New York , which * has given us four. Pe
haps some one Af"the thirty-four stat
which has not yet had a president among I
Inhabitants may -/umlsh us with Cleveland
successor. Georgia } s a great atate ; ai
Connecticut , though ot small area , Is a
other. We cannot forget Iowa , nor y
Maine , which la lliej whole breadth of t
United States ffoiU. California. In eve
state of the union .there Is good enoui
timber for the presidency. All Clio stat
should push forward , their fittest men with
the next twelve 'lilonths , democrats and r
publicans. The ] iSfS < LOl most , If not all ,
the aspirants whparq now hoeing their ov
chances will be blighted within that tin :
U was once proposed by an old-time politic ) ,
that each of the states should take Its tu
la providing us with presidential candidate
so as to give equal opportunities and ti
play to all.
PRHXOXAE AND OTIlKHtriSK ,
The report of the death of a Colorai
man from an overdoss of water U support !
by a superfluous affidavit.
Dii Maurler has declined a Uoston mam
KCr's otter of an American lecture tour on tl
plea that he does not feel physically able I
bear the fatigue of It.
H may be stated without vIol.itliiK conl
donca that presidential avalUblcs In tl
democratic party ars not sufficiently mime
ous to warrant a harmony dinner.
thatrlco Harraden Is visiting In Sa
Francisco , and an Examiner reporter saj
"she looks like a child , with her flight fl |
urc , and her short , brown , curly hair , ar
her big , brown , astonished eyes. "
The refusal of the democratls state cci
tr.il committee of Missouri to call a stai
convention at the behest of the sllverites IK
taken the starch out of the senatorial Ves
and pulled him down a few pegs.
The disgusting trickery practiced la tl
Chicago road race Illustrates the decline i
legitimate * sport and the blighting effect i
the gambling mania. Chlc.iRo wheelers a ;
not alone In their dishonorable conduct.
It Is thirty years since General Uuckm
surrendered to Grant at fort Donolson. Tl
veteran soldier walks about Louisville nov
adays , corncob pipe In mouth , waiting for
summons to represent Kentucky In the sci
ate.
Surprise Is expressed In knowing qtiartei
because a man who found J2.000 In Ne
York turned It over to a policeman for saf
keeping. The tinder was a stranger In tl
city and conhtry , and had few opportunity
for reading American novels.
Denver Is determined to have a mining e :
position , commemorating the Louisiana pu
chase , and Illustrating the Juicy snap whlc
Napoleon disposed of for a song. Dssplt ? r
ports to the contrary , the "crime of 1S7J
will not retard work on the enterprise.
The city of Hamburg has voted $2iOOI
for expenses during the coming celebratlc
of the opnlng of the Ualtlc Sea cana
Among other things a dinner Is to be give
In honor of the kaiser and 800 guests. Tl
cost of the service Is estimated at $3,000 , ar
of the wlno at $8,000.
The venerable ex-Governor Oslesby of III
nols said to a reporter the other day : '
don't talk war as much as I used to. I'e
haps for fifteen or twenty years after Apr ;
1865 , I did my share , but It Is thirty yea
now , and I have got through. A third of
century ought to bo enough to ta.lk of tl
war. "
On her way back from Cape Martin
Farnborough the ex-Empress Kugenle stayi
for a time In Paris and drove through tl
Tullerles gardens. No one recognized tl
pale-faced lady dressed In mourning as si
drove to the site of what was once the roy
abade where she had entertained near
every sovereign In Uurope.
"Does electricity kill ? " The noted Geori
D. Durton of Boston says not , and gives
variety of reasons for the faith that Is
him. Just about the time Mr. Burton w
Illustrating his theories In Rochester , N. 'i
a 19-year-old Brooklyn boy , while visiting
suburb , accidentally touched an Iron po
carrying an eiretrlc light wire , and w
killed instantly.
The philanthropic Plngree of Detroit
pushing the potatoe business for ail It
worth. lie has discovered that the tuber
a good antidote for the booze habit , and ;
proposes a thorough test of It In the invl
Ing local field. A few slices of pototoe soak
In Ice water and diligently sucked , will , It
claimed , banish the desire for booze , ai
what Is more. It Is simpler and cheaper thi
the gold cure. More power to I'lngree ai
his "taters.
Bluff General Jo Shelby , who Is now
United States marshal In Missouri , says th
he had the pleasure of capturing Admlr
Meade during the war. This interestli
event occurred on the White river In Arka
sas In 1863 , when Meade was a lieutenant i
the gunboat Queen City. Shelby was In cor
mand of a six-gun battery and 2,000 me
His guns disabled the union boat at the fir
fire , but the combat continued for two hou
before the Queen City surrendered. Aft
the dead , wounded and prisoners had bei
removed , Shelby's forces set the vessel <
fire ju&t as gunboats 33 and 37 came roui
the bond to the rescue. "I afterwards r
celved a letter from Admiral Meade thankh
me for the way I treated him while he w ;
my prisoner , " says General Shelby.
TOUCHIXa K.ITJOXAL i'JllDE.
Chicago Mall : Mr. Mulhall calls spec !
attention to the fact that the Intellectu
power of the great republic is In harmoi
with the Industrial and mechanical , 87 p
cent of the total population over ten yea
of ago being able to read and write ,
may , he says , be fearlessly asserted that
the history of the human race no natlc
over before possessed 41,000,000 Instruct !
citizens.
Kansas City Times : Mr. M. Q. Mulha
a distinguished English statesman , est
mates that an ordianry farm hand In tl
United States raises ns much grain i
"three In England , four In France , live
Germany , or six In Austria. " Ho migl
have continued the comparison into c
other fields of human endeavor with tl
same result. Yet there are people wl
Insist on shackling the powers of America
progress by curtailing the markets and o
portunltles through the medium ot tarl
legislation. Mr. Mulhall's figures she
that with unrestricted opportunities th
country would command the markets of tl
world in all kinds of products.
Now York World : Perhaps the article t
the wealth and Intelligence of the Unite
States just published by the celebrate
English statistician Mulhall Is tha hlghe
compliment recently paid the country. I
dwells chiefly on the fact that In the thin
years between I860 and 1890 the Unite
States showed an Increase of $49,000,000,0 *
in apparent wealth. But more Importai
still is the real wealth of the countr
which he chows as far as It can bo show
in statistics , by saying that never befoi
In history has any nation possessed 41,000,0i
citizens who have been taught to read. 1
that lies the great secret of our power i
a wealth-producing nation. Visible weall
Is a result of the intelligence of the masse
It exists only to the least possible extei
among barbarians. It Increases with 1
creasing Intelligence. It Is always greato
among those nations where the natural li
telllgcnce of the working masses , the actu
producers , has been most highly devclopi
by education.
THE COLlM.l ItlSASTRll.
Philadelphia Ledger : The remarkab
feature of the affair Is the appalling loss
llfo and the comparatively small number
persons rescued. With discipline on tl
steamer and a sufficient number of llfoboa
it would appear that moro persons shou
have been saved.
Philadelphia Press : The Collma dlsast
U neither explained nor excused by ttio full
accounts of ; the wreck. With heavy weath
on It was the safest coursa to stand out
sea and weather the storm where there w
plenty of sea room. Instead the vessel w
run In toward a little known , Ml lighted ai
badly charted harbor. The entire a IT a
looks as though the captain was a a moo
water man , u'.ioso ' first Impulse In a ator
was to run for shelter ,
Louisville Courier-Journal : It Is slgnl
cant that out of the twenty-eight survivor
twenty-four were passengers and not 01
has told a story to the discredit of the mi
v.lw had them In charge. The Pacific mi
Una has had a succession ot bad accident
This hag caused the charge of carelessne
In other cases to have some color , but
this melancholy Instance there appears to '
nothing In the conduct of the ollicers b
what is worthy of praise.
Indianapolis Journal : The wreck of t :
Collma and great loss of life are render
still mere shocking by the statement th
the steamer was overloaded and her car
so badly stowed ai to make her unmanageal
In a storm. In other woids , the safety
the steamer and her passengers was saci
flced to a spirit of greed and carelesano
In stowing the cirgo. The ordinary rls
of ocean travel are great enough without L
ing wantonly Increased for the fiako
making a few dollars moro on a voyage.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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Now York Tribune : To many It maj
seem a mockery to nay "loc | > cool" nt i
tlino llko this. On Thursday ntut ycstonlaj
tie ! mercury was climbing Into the nineties
Only three or four days before It had beer
i \vay down In the thirties. What Is tin
sense of talking of comfort ? All liunmnlt :
must stow and broil and suffer , The mat
who says "keep cool" Is merely adding In
suit to Injury. Mo Is aa bad'ns the Horn
who asks , "la It hot enough for you ? '
Away with him. If wo perish , wo perish
but let us not hare to do It to an nccom
panlmcnt of mockery.
Thus the Impatient , perspiring multitude
Nevertheless , wo say , with added emphasis
"Keep cooll" Perhaps not all can Jo so
Hut many can who now fume and swea
and obJurKnto. What Is the uuo of hurry
Ing so ? If you miss that car , thcro Is an
other coming on the next block. If you di
not set that Job done today , you can finis !
It tomorrow. Why wear that hot bluck ha
and coat ? Something lighter and coolo
will not look quite so "dressy , " but hov
much moru comfortable ! And slop catlni
spiced hot meats and drinking fiery llquori
for your luncheon. Carbon and alcohol an
the favorlto food of heat. Try a sltnpli
dish of crackers and Iced milk. It's Jus
as nourishing and so much better aultet
to the tropics. Loolc for the cool places
You'll bo Just as rich tomorrow If you tun
asldo from the heat and glare Into the coo
shadows and rest a few moments.
Above all , don't worry. Keep your mini
cool and sco what effect It has upon you
body. By being anxious , as the rovlsei
version has It , you cannot add a cubit t (
your stature. Uut you can work yoursel
Into a terrible heat. Take things casll ;
and don't fret about them. The crops an
going to bo pretty good this year , \vo ex
pect , but If they arc not , your \\orrylni
will not help thorn a bit. Keep calm. Cul
tlvato a serene and philosophic spirit. For
Blvo your enemies. Don't overburden you
liver and your conscience. Keep cool !
Chicago Uecord : If people undcrstooi
how much of the physical suffering Inclden
to protracted seasons of hot weather I :
duo to the food they eat there would bi
more common sense used In the selection o
diet.
It Is not at all uncommon to sec In on ;
of the city restaurants men plying fans In
dustriously with one band , while with thi
other they convoy to their mouths roas
beef with a greasy , rich gravy , potatoe :
heavily buttered , or pork and beans. Huvlni
filled their stomachs with a heavy charge
they go out Into the heated air and wonde :
why they suffer ao Intolerably from th <
beat. If they loaded the furnaces In thel
houses with fuel and applied flro to It the ;
would not wonder why the house was un
comfortably warm. Yet they will do a slm
liar thing to their bodies and then woude
and suffer and groan.
In hot weather two things ought to b
avoided to Insure comfort and liealth fee <
am ) drink that are stimulating or arc rlcl
In carbon or nitrogen. Any person can sub
slst on about one-half the food In the sum
mer that Is required In the winter , and th
summer dlot should consist chlelly of vcg
etables , fruits , milk and the 'farlnceoui
foods. Fish should take the place of beef
Pork should ba wholly discarded. Milk cai
bo used In place of veal. Spring lamb" Is ol
ways wholesome. Macaroni , the varloui
preparations of wheat , farina , toast , aspar
agus. custards , fruits and the scores of si ml
lar delicacies , with some light meat , llk <
lamb , tongue , chicken or fish , once a da ;
should constitute the dally food.
A llttlo common sense lies at the botton
of all physical comfort In these torrid days
and comfort Is a more Important factor li
good health than Is generally understood.
Philadelphia Record : The difficulty will
most of the recipes for keeping cool , whlcl
make their appearance as regularly as strav
hats and tan-colored shoes at this tlino o
the year , Is that they are either troublesome
or Involve radical changes of habit. Then
are two sorts of coolness the ntmospherii
sort , depending upon environment , and tin
subjective sort , which may bo said to hi
generated by ono's Inner consciousness. O
the two the latter Is by far the more easllj
acquired , as It may be secured , In a measure
at least , by an observance of the following
hints , which are thrown out at random :
Keep the liver pleasantly occupied , with'
out making It feel that it Is being "pul
I'pon. " Promote serenity of mind by lookIng -
Ing on the sunny sldo of life. Head the
breezy newspapers In which , however , dis
criminate 'twlxt breezlness and mere nip-
pancy. If In business , keep in the steadj
draught of publicity. Keep a clear con
science ; cat ice cream freely , but not toe
rapidly and , if not a presidential posslbll-
lly , look not upon ice water with suspicious
eye , although oatmeal Is said to Improve 1U
value as a quencher of thirst. For the rest ,
take trolley trips , or trips on the river ; de
cline to argue the silver question to the
blood-heat point ; and don't over-celebrate
Pflngst Montag.
These few suggestions may not embrace
the whole philosophy of self-refrigeration ;
but filed away for reference In the tablets
of the memory they may assist the reader
to worry through the dog-days , If not tc
muzzle their ferocity.
Suggestion for an ICIustlc Currency.
Chicago Journal.
If the children of discontent want a mon
elastic currency than ono based on gold , whj
not try rubber ? Kubbcr has the necessarj
elasticity and its production Is about as
limited as that of silver.
T11K UT.1 > T1MJSHH.
Daniel Webster's Blulor-ln-l&vr. Mr a. Eift-
Idol Webster , Is living In Concord , N. II.
She. In 94 years old ,
Victor Dalllot. 102 years old : Varoyp , 102 ;
Jullcn Hose , 101 , and Belmstlcn llrouant ,
99 , survivors of Waterloo , are living In
Franco.
Two Illustrious Kngllshwomon , Florenca
Nightingale and Jean Ingolow , cetcbrato
their seventy-fifth birthday this year. F.ach
lives In London , Miss Nightingale In tha
west end and Mien Ingclow In Kensington.
Three noted Oorman painters cclebrato
thrlr eightieth birthday this year Schrador ,
Achenbnch and Menzel. They are still busy
with the brush , except Schrader , whoso
eyes have glvnn nut. Mcnr.ol , curiously
enough , draws with his left hand and paints
with his right.
Andreas Haftas. the last veteran of the
flrcok war of liberty of 1821 , died la
Athens lately at the ago of 11G. Ono of
thn streets In Athens Is named after him ,
and his funeral watt a public one. lie had
often expressed the wish to llvo until 1901
In order to bo able to say that ho had seen
thrco centuries.
Prof. Crouch of "Kathleen Mavournecn"
fame remembers Queen Victoria as n girl
of 7 or S years. Ho was at that llmo In
the British royal household as a 'cellist
In the band. This band was abolished by
the reform bill passed In the early 30n.
Prof. Crouch played the 'cello nt the quean's
coronation. Ho came to the United States
In 1319.
Mrs , Mary Ann Smith of Hast I.ymo ,
Conn. , celebrated her ninety-fourth birth
day last week. She Is hale and hearty , and
only four days before the anniversary she
led a party of women to an assault upon
the wretched roads which the selectmen
had persistently neglected to repair. Al
though not allowed to do much work , she
carried fully forty big baskets of stone
from the pike.
Ono of the numerous flno old men In
Philadelphia Is Frederick Fralcy , who has
Just celebrated his ninety-first birthday.
Ho Is a lively nonagenarian , up at 7 In
the morning and busy at his desk from 9
until . Mr. Fraloy takes Ufa easily , and
moderation , ho says , Is the secret of bin
robust old ago. Ho drinks a little , smokes
a little , sleeps a good deal , and lots worry
go to the winds.
mi :
Philadelphia Times : While the new
woman may bo wt In her opinion , will she
show nt dress functions ns much backbone
ns her fashionable predecessor ?
Truth : Mr. SoftlHgh-Oh. Miss Vcro. - Ai
your resplendent beauty nuts my brain on
. - C. Vcro Well , never mind , It won't
bo much of a conllaKratlon.
Indianapolis Journal : "Does Mudvrt
belong to any secret order ? "
> one , I think , except possibly the I.
Chicago Record : "What distinction hav
you won at college ? You are not nn nth- -
lete and you failed nt all your studies , yut
I am told that you Imvo been elected presi
dent of your class. How did It happen ? "
"Appaiently , Mr , you are not nwnro that
I have added twenty absolutely meaningless -
less syllables to thocollcse yell. "
Judge : The Captain Good mornln' , Mr.
Goodman. Would yer bo umpire for us
tcrday ?
Mr. Goodman Oh , I'm too old , boys.
The Captain Dat'H jest It. Yer sc old '
and feeble dnt de fellers 'ml bo ashamed
to slug yer , an' dere wouldn't bo no klckln' .
Harper's Kazan "What's the matter.
Charllo Isn't your tea right ? "
"Perfectly perfectly right only f Just
happened to think that It keeps me awake
and I must go to Mrs. McCorklo's lecture
tonight. "
Chicago Post : "Did your daughter graduate -
uate with honors ? " asked thu caller.
"I guess so , " replied ttio father gloomily ,
as ho thought of the bill in his pockot.
"At any rate her gown received lionornblo
mention. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Well , " said the , .
first base ball crank to the other Imso ball > -a
crank , "arc you goingto root today ? "
"No , " said the other ba o ball crank ,
fooling vaguely In his vest pockets. "I
guess I'm going to feed. "
TUB FLY'S SOLILOQUY.
Washington Slur.
The meanest has his chance at last
To give the mighty pnln ;
Hovlled and scorned In seasons past ,
My turn has come again.
No man I spare ; to pomp and state ,
My power 1 reveal ;
The rich , the haughty and the great ,
All squirm beneath my heel. . .W-
TllK bUMJlKH ( llltr *
New York UvenlnK Sun.
With balmy Juno the Summer Girl
Girts on her armor for the fray ;
She trains each truant leek and curl.
And puts her business air uway ;
For now at lust the dawning day
Ucspeaks emancipation soon
The Summer Girl grows glud and gay
With balmy June.
She goes where bubbling waters purl ,
( Shall It be river , lake or bay ? )
She feels the Hummer zephyrs swirl ,
( Oh hasten , hasten , month of May ! )
She scouts the smell of new-mown nay ;
liathes In the rndlanco of the moon
Iler eyes outshine the stars' bright ray
In balmy June.
Then Cupid's dart will whiz and whirl
In roguish sport and random play ;
Perchance 'twill strike n. duke or oarl.
( Oh Kate , what Is Its destined way ? )
Oh Fortune , will she land him ? Say !
Grant every good and gracious boon.
Unto the Bummer Girl , 1 pray ,
With balmy June !
Naked
Truth
Was looking over our shirt waist
stock yesterday "find we have
an awful big- stock , " too many
"going to sell 'em quick.
STAR WAISTS Boys'
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REGULAR $1.00 GRADE.
MuUu from .Inat in , now line of extra
the finest flno quality
cjunllty
' 100 DOZEN OF 'EM.
Perolil'es , - Sixes
Thursday nt 3 to 14- yrs Grnys , bro vnti nnd dark
mixtures , double Boat ,
You save Half n Dollar. knco und the never rln
GXSOOSGXDO bourns ,
ALL OUR FRENCH PENANG ONE LOT
SHIRT WAISTS
Tlis Iligiicst
Grade i\Iadc. \ ANOTHKK LOT
it The Very
ito ; Latest * kLflL. . ALL
la SIZES.
if
I- Itegulur Price , 75c.
Iis Styles , Regular and all the Fancy
Novelties. You oiijilit to get n pair
You will sec them on display in our Wlthn Wwlst.
Douglas St. window , Wo have tnndo it nu object.
Marked down from $1,50 and $1.75
Want to Reduce the Immense Qmmty
Wo liayo ; wo won't carry thorn over. There Is'ut a poor
Putcru among them ,
YourMouoy's Worth we'll or Trade Hack.
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