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Sworn M before me iti-1 Kiili crlln > il In my pros-
rnee this lit ilny of JimW , . - .
( Henl. ) N. I' , mil * Notary Public.
For n sick man TurUcy la showing re-
mnrknlilc powers of resistance.
It lakes a Ion ; * time to educate n man ,
If thu length of the free silver cninpnlgn
of education Is any criterion.
The Lincoln political barnacles may be
relied upon to see that no state salary
shall no to waste for which an appropria
tion was made by the last legislature.
Tile police commission must see to it
Hint Onmlin. has a chief of police mid a
police force thai will make It too hot for
burglars and other professional crimi
nals to tarry IOUK in tills city.
Cuban revolutionists. like ( lie pro
verbial cat , seem lo have nine lives.
When the ninth report of Marti's death
Is received It will lie time to entertain
cerlous apprehensions as to his survival.
Of course Mr. ISryan was at Hie Illi
nois free silver democratic convention
nnd repeated his little speeeh for tlu
10 to 1th time without waiting for Hit
nld or consent of any other nation on
earth.
The state press Is falling Into line
with respect to booming the forthcoming
Htate fair. As a matter of state pride
Hie country quill drivers are willing-Hint
Omaha shall have an opportunity to
show the people just what u state fail
ought to be.
Hy declaring the Income tax law nn
constitutional and void the supreme
court has furnished the democrats will
Ilio only possible apology for an excuse
for the dellelts that are mounting up li
Hie treasury. If the Income tax law
bad only been left as enacted , lint
The ex-connty attorney 1ms filed n
claim for olllco rent with the count )
commissioners. Why shouldn't all tin.
former county attorneys and all Hit
former city attorneys who were on the
municipal pay roll before the city hal
was completed present claims- for olllci
rent ?
A great load has been lifted from the
minds of all St. Louis people now tha
the man-of-war named after their city
has been wifely started on its way to the
great naval review at Kiel. The sue
cess of the naval demonstration nn
Uiiestlonnbly depends upon Ihe appear
mice of the St. Louis.
It seems that the impending departure
nf Mrs. Cleveland for her summer resl
tlcnce has been dally announced for sev
cral weeks , at any rate. Now that she
has actually departed from AVashlngtoi
the Washington correspondents wll
have nn opportunity to keep guessing
for n while on her probable return.
The Hee has repentedly asserted tha
the train service In and out of Oiimln
afforded by the various railroads con
torlng hero could only bo Improved b )
vigorous protests on the part of the
Hoard of Trade and Commercial club.
Hint these organizations have done lit
tle or nothing. Do they , too , wear the
brass collar Unit adorns the neck of the
rebate shipper ?
In the abstract the resolution of the
city attorney looking lo possession of
the water works by the city Is not far
out of the way. Suppose , however , Ihe
city should be compelled to take the
water works this year under appraise-
inenU how could It pay for the property ?
Desirable as public ownership of wnter
Wipply may be , the water plant repre
sents several millions , which cannot bo
planked down nt pleasure.
,7. S. Clarkson has been again un
bosoming himself In the public prints
Dii the brilliant prospects of. Senator
Allison for Ihe republican presidentnl !
nomination. If Clarkson only keeps
Dti talking It will not be long before Mr.
Allison's chances will have
goue n-glhn-
merlng. The most profitable move that
the friends of Allison could take nt the
present moment would be to have Clark
ion effectually gagged or hire him U
talk for some ono else.
The Dlxon. 111. , capitalists who let
Charley Mosher milk them dry will now
see what can be done toward getting
satisfaction out of Moshur's underslndy ,
Whatever may be the merits of tin
claim of Ihe Dlxon people ns ngalnsl
Dorgan , the case Hied by them will hell
to determine the true legal status ol
Mosher's contract nnd the nsslgnmenl
thereof to Dorgan. Nobody knows the
relations of Doreun to Mosher and II
may yet have to bo determined whethei
Dorgan has any title to a cent's wortl
of property In the pen.
MOIIK ItKVKXUK.
The next congress will be compelled to
make provision for more revenue , nnd
lie question ns In how this shall be done
n manifestly of Ihe greatest Importance ,
t can be done by Increasing Internal
axes on whisky , beer nnd tobacco ,
vhlch has some advocates , but a propo-
Illon of this kind would meet with
ormldable opposition. The last con
gress Increased the. tax on whisky , but
i proposal to do the same with beer met
vltli small support , for although it was
irged thnt an additional tax of half
a dollar n barrel on beer would not
affect the consumers of that beverage j
ho politicians were not willing to run i
lie risk of antagonl/.lng the large brew-
ng Interest of the country , which Is j j
-apable of exerllng n great tleal of in-1 I
tlucnco. It Is hardly probable that a
imposition to tax beer , which Is pretty !
sure to be made , will command greater
favor In the next congress than in the
ast ono. Another proposal Is to restore
lea and coffee lo Ihe dutiable list , plac
ing such n moderate duty on these arti
cles as it Is believed would not bear
seriously upon consumers. It is esti
mated ( hat from SL'.I.OOO.OOO to .f.-.O.OOO-
000 annually could be raised from these
sources , nnd it Is urged in advocacy of
n duty on tea thai It would tend to give
American consumers a better article
than they now get. Importers say that
now this country Is the dumping
ground for the poorest quality of tea ,
unsalable elsewhere , and they profess
to think that a duty would remedy this ,
or at any rate greatly reduce the
amount of such lea coming here. IHit
to put coffee and lea on the dutiable
list would bo nn assault on the "free
brenkfasl table" which would encounter
a very formidable opposition , so thnt It
Is very doubtful whether a proposal of
tills kind would be seriously entertained
by congress.
If neither of these plans for raising
more revenue shall be found practi
cable the only other tiling to be done
Is to revise the present tariff law In the
direction of higher duties on certain
arlicles and the transfer of oilier arti
cles from the free to the dutiable list.
Hut will the next congress make such
a revision , and If it should do so , would
Mr. Cleveland approve it ? That the
next house of representatives , with its
large republican majority , will propose
changes in the larlff law with a view lo
increasing Hie revenue of the govern
ment is to be expected , but the repub
licans will not have control of the
senate. It is possible that a few con-
servnllvo democrats in the latter body ,
llko Gorman. Hrlce. Murphy and Smith ,
would Join with Hie republicans in In
creasing certain duties , but It does not
seem at all probable that any measure
for tills purpose could pass the senate ,
and If it should the president would be
compelled , In order to avoid self-stulti
fication , to veto It
There is thus presented a very serious
dilemma , out of which may come
trouble and embarrassment for the
treasury < iuitc as great as it has experi
enced during Ihe last two years. The
expenditures of the government con
tinue to run considerably In excess of
the receipts. The treasury .statement
for May is no more favorable than were
those of the preceding months of the
current fiscal year , which will close with
the present month , No very material
Increase of revenues Is to be expected
during the next six months , and as ex
penditures will be maintained Ihe defi
cit is almost certain to grow. The
balance in the treasury will meet Hie
obligations of the government until the
meeting of congress , and if something
is not then promptly done lo Increase
the revenue another sale of bonds will
be necessary. The situation calls for
Ihe exorcise of wise and patriotic states
manship.
ANOTUKll IKSObVKNT 1RUST.
The Cordage trust Is ngnln in trouble.
Some two years ago , after a big specula
tion In the stock , which carried It up to
an extraordinary price , the discovery
wns made thnt the trust wns not solvent
nnd it pnssed into the hands of re
ceivers. Subsequently it wns reorgan
ized nnd for a year nnd n half had been
carrying on business upon an appar
ently sound basis , though ns now ap
pears It has been all the time practically
insolvent. A few days ago the corpora
tion ngnln pnssed Into the hands of re
ceivers , on nn application which de
clared that it had defaulted In the pay
ment of $10,000 nnd was not able to
meet its obligations. The president nnd
vice president of the company made alll-
davits acknowledging the Insolvency of
the corporation. It Is now proposed to
again reorganize , or In other words to
put the trust In n shape to repeat the
operations by which It ha # for a number
of years been defrauding the public for
tlio benefit of the sharps nnd sharks
who manage It The proposition for re
organization Is very plausible In Us
terms , as nil such schemes are , but noth
ing Is more certain thnn Unit tlio trust ,
when ngnln operated by Ihe men who
have twice manipulated It Into insol
vency and who are pretty sure to again
control it , will resume the former policy
and practices.
The past two years have given the
monopolistic combinations a pretty hard
experience , but now that business Is
reviving they are preparing for more
aggressive operations and It Is to be ex
pected thnt they will be found Intrench
ing themselves more firmly nnd pushing
out more vigorously In all directions.
What has been lost during the period of
depression they will endeavor to get
back with the return of prosperity , and
In order to do this nil competition will
as far as possible bo crushed out It
has boon said Hint trusts nnd so-callet'
monopolies , not protected by letters pat
ent or some other government grant of
exclusive trade , cannot long survive the
competition their large profits invite ;
that tlio time always comes when the
trust lias become so far Inflated that It
collapses , unless , Indeed , It has been
sustained In some way by government
grants or favors. Hut the history of
trust monopoly In this country hardly
justifies this view. lint even If It bo
admitted that such Is the Inevitable fate
of combinations to control production
and prices It furnishes no valid reason
why they should be given any tolera
tion , or why there should not be strin
gent laws for their repression. For such
time us they do exist , be It long or short ,
Uicy arc Inimical to Hie public interest
mid wolf mi1 , working Injury alike to
the buying public nnd to honest compet
itors. It Is a question whether the coun
try will ever realize that full measure
of progress and prosperity that seems
possible to It so long ns any considera
ble proportion of Its Industries nnd trade
Is largely controlled and regulated by
m.inopollstlc combinations which crush
out competition ami put 'a check upon
enterprise.
KKfi Tl'CK T IIKI'UIII.ICA KS.
There Is no ambiguity about the plat
form adopted by the republicans of Ken
tucky. Us declarallons are not lacking
In either clearness or force. It favors
the protection of American Indtulrles
and American labor and charges the do-
pre.- Ion of business , the reduction of
vagos , and the shrinkage In values lo
nrlff changes and Hie want of confl-
lence In democratic management It is
ipially plain nnd explicit regarding the
MMToney question , declaring opposition
o the free and unlimited coinage of sll-
; er for the reason that it would Involve
lie country In financial ruin. There wns
some contest over this question In Ihe
committee on resolutions , but Ihe sound-
nonoy sentiment prevailed anil there
, vas no dissent when the platform was
resented to the convention.
The spirit manifested in the conven-
.lon Indicates that Ihe party will remain
.lulled and harmonious , and that it will
irosccuto an aggressive and vigorous
Campaign. Its candidate for governor ,
Colonel ISradloy , is a loader ot resources ,
strong as a speaker and able and asluto
is an organizer. It is perhaps not to be
expected that the republicans of Ken
tucky will win in lids year's election ,
ut Mr. Henry Wntterson. who Is excel-
orit nuthorlty , admits tha * they have a
good outlook. "This is , of course , " ho
says , "the opportunity of the repub-
leans , and their leaders know it well.
If the democrats do not got. together ,
iiomehow , they are going to find Jordan
m exceedingly hard road to travel. " H
now looks very much as if the Kentucky
democrats cannot got together , and if
their convention pronounces in favor of
free silver coinage the party will lose a
great ninny votes , some of which will
go lo the republicans. Hut whatever
the outcome the republicans of Ken-
lucky have taken a brave stand , for
which I hey cannot be too warmly com
mended.
nKUM.V Of Mtt. lltriffK ,
OMAHA , June G. To the Editor of The
nee : I regret exceedingly that The Heo has
felt called upon to attack the character ot
Uev. Alex F. Irvine without making the In
vestigation I re-quested , and after bel
called upon by such representative citizens as
William Fleming , W. II. Alexander and F.
W. Ober , who expressed to you their full
confidence In him.
Many of us In Omaha know Mr. Irvine to
be a self-sacrificing Christian man , who U
devoting his Ufa to work among the poor , for
which he receives the meager compensation
of but | 500 per year , $300 of this being paid
by the Mission board In New York.
In order to do work upon the bottoms
among the submerged of Omaha he resigned
a position under the Church Extension so
ciety at $1,000 , and accepted half that sum.
Ho also declined a call to the Central Pres
byterian church of New York City as as
sistant pastor-at a handsome salary , so that
your charge that ha Is In Christian work
simply for the money there Is In It Is proved
to be an error.
When In New York City recently I took
occasion to make Inquiries about Mr. Irvine
ami fully satisfied myself that he Is worthy
the confldenc ? and support of this commit"
nlty.
nlty.The
The whole matter gone over In your articles
was fully Investigated by a committee ot
prominent New York business men at Mr.
Irvine's request , while. h ° was at work In
that city , who assure mo that nothing could
be found to throw a shadow upon Mr. Ir-
vlno's character , and that he had done for
his wife and family all that could be ex
pected of any man.
The letters printed by you are written by
persons comparatively unknown , and In order
to do full justice I urge you to communicate
with the following persons with reference
to Mr. Irvine , and then publish their replies
In full In both your morning and evening
editions.
Morris K. Jesup , banker and philanthro
pist of New York City ; Dr. A. F. Schaufller ,
superintendent of the New York City Mis
sion ; Dr. Howard Duflleld , pastor of the
First Presbyterian church , New York : Rev.
Wilton Marie Smith , pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church , New York ; or any ot
the officers of either of these churches.
C. A. STAim.
Mr. Starr and other friends of Mr.
Irvine appear to resent what has ap
peared In the columns of this paper
concerning Mr. Irvine as nn attack
upon his character. The character of a
man can neither be attacked nor in
jured by anybody. His repninllon may
be assailed , but if he has character he
will be able lo maintain his reputation.
There lias been no disposition to at
tack Mr. Irvine or to blacken his repu
tation. If anything , The Bee lias been
very considerate In refraining from un
favorable comment which It might have
made concerning his peculiar actions as
a husband and father , and In suppress
ing some charges that reflect seriously
upon his manhood.
It was the misfortune of Mr. Irvine
that he entered Hie law courts of
Omaha just ns soon ns the statutes
would permit to seek a divorce from a
defenseless wife lfX)0 miles away upon
charges that carried upon their fnce
the suspicion that they were trumped up
to get rid of n marllnl partnership that
had become disagreeable. The fact
that Mr. Irvine gave notice that he
would take depositions in the town hall
of Stamford , Conn. , when the mayor
of thnt city declares over his signature
thnt the town hall was never used for
such a purpose and could not be , only
strengthened our belief thnt the suit In-
stUnted by Mr. Iry'no wns not a strni.hl
deal. The subsequent Interview with
Mrs. Irvine by n perfectly reliable re
porter and the fact that she wns work
ing out ns n domestic servant and was
well spoken of by her employers dis
proved , In our judgment , the charge
that she was disorderly and dissipated.
Women of that stripe do not work as
domestics in private families , and could
not remain long In such employment
If so disposed.
After these facts had been published
without coloring or comment they were
further corroborated by the letters from
the woman who had nursed nnd cared
for Mrs. Irvine when Mr. Irvine's last
baby wns born. Her story certainly
would justify the conclusion that Mrs.
Irvine was really entitled to public
sympathy Ccuui- true Ctirlstlnns rather
timn her liuslirMid.
This conc\tyi ) \ ] does not detract from
the cffcctlve iffirl of Sir. Irvine's mission
work otitshltQttr his own fiunlly. The
testtmonlalswlileh Mr. Irvine has pro
duced from'jjgrWts ministers , banker *
nnd phllanthiopisls , nndvlilch The 15ee
hits nlrendy1 iitihllMhcd , cut no figure
whatever In the matter of his divorce
nnd his ditwtion of Mrs. Irvine.
Neither doed'Hhe ' fact of his decllnhiK
iv $1,000 offer ron ! the Central I'rcsby-
terlan church of/New York. Immediately
before or aftOri'Iie ' had renounced 1'rc.s-
byterlan iloy.lVJ e and professed con
version to ( 'oiiKrcKtitlnniillsm. Such
traits and acts may commend him as an
unselfish mission worker , but do they
obliterate the questionable methods by
whl'-'h he rid himself of u wife whom
he had pledged to support and protect
through life ?
These unpleasant reflections are forced
upon The Itee by the persistent attempt
on the part of Mr. Irvine's admirers
to represent him as a victim of mali
cious persecution , when In fact bis own
acts have brought him into unenviable
notoriety , and his over-xealous friends
have compelled the publication of letters
confirmatory of Mrs. Irvine's side of the
story , and not him In a still worse ll ht.
It will be remembered Unit when the
maximum rate law fans about lo become -
come effective the Nebraska roads mu
tually agreed not to Interpose an objec
tion , but to let the law be put into oper
ation nnd then base a case against it
upon Hie hardships Hint might be proven
by experience under the law. It will
also be remembered Unit a great deal of
noise was made by Lincoln shippers
over the discovery that Hie maximum
rate law would put Omaha upon an
equal fooling with Lincoln as a dis
tributing point Anything that men
aced Hie special privileges of the city
of Lincoln also threatened the su
premacy of the H. & M. road , whose
managers were appealed to for prolec-
lion. Disregarding the compact made
with other Nebraska lines , the matter
of cooking up an Injunction suit was ,
for appearance sake , taken up by Presi
dent Perkins , and hence it happened
that the papers In the great Injunction
case were filed in Hie federal court here
before General Ilawloy , the late attor
ney for the Klkhorn road , and John M.
Thurston of Ihe Union Pacific know
anything about it In view of these
nnd other fuels that might be cited to
the purpose , is , lt not apparent- Hint the
H. & M. railroad is determined to de
prive Omaha , of. decent train service
or any other service just so long as the
people will submit ?
The B. & M. railroad owns and con
trols the city of 'Lincoln lo all intents
and purposes. It names city and
county officials and judges on tlio dis
trict bench ; ( U dominates the commer
cial organixat.ions , be they of any force
nnd Influence ; It controls the action of
state house rings , as well as municipal
rings , insofar as .tho interests of pub
lic carriers are concerned in hauling
supplies to state Institn.Ions and In pickIng -
Ing successful litdflijrs ; It o y.t\s \ , cither in
fee simple or by proxy , the leading
morning paper of the capital , and , in
fact , there is but one paper there the
editorial policy of which the general
manager of the H. & M. cannot and
does not direct from his throne in
Omaha. No one at all familiar with
the facts can gainsay lliese statements.
To admit their trulh is lo cite the rea
son why the train service in and out
of Lincoln Is so nearly perfect On the
other hand , it Is plain to discern the
purpose and Intent of Nebraska roads
witli respect to Omalia they are deter
mined to dominate or control our affairs
and there being resistance offered the
Burlington managers will starve' our
people Into quiet submission.
So wo are to have n presidential can
didate In Nebraska , are we ? According
to the Chicago Times-IIernltl , Young Mr.
Bryan , mounted upon Bill Nye's famous
racer , "Boomerang , " with silver spurs
nnd spangles , has entered the arena as
the man for ' 90. The question Is , Will
Mr. Bryan come down long enough from
ills high horse to set 'em up for the boys
after he gets back to Nebraska ?
Arc there any corporation lawyers
laying around loose * anywhere that
would be willing to accept the position
of attorney general ? Don't all speak at
once.
Dnvlil'rt > < < > t lloiil.
ClilcnRo Times-Herald.
Wo do not recall anything In nil history
qulto BO spectacular as the effort of Hon.
David Bennett Hill to read John Sherman
out of the sound money column.
Provision for tlm Thrashing ; .
New York Tribune.
The Ohio republicans have nominated a
candidate and adopted a platform which
simply guarantee that the poor old democ
racy Is slated for ono of the largest and
most comprehensive thrashings It has ever
received. _
UlnienaloiiK of llin Plurality.
Cincinnati Commcrclnl.
It was to bo expected that the Ohio dem
ocrats would cry out.that there was a feud
between ex-Governor Foraekr and Governor
McKlnley. Ths feud'la so sharp that the
Ohio republicans ; will elect their ticket by
100,000 plurality , ana not half try.
Fomo nnii'nirlim I , fr.
KnmCis 9lty Star.
Admiral Klrklatid'ft the United States
navy gave a verVptalp talking to the Turk
ish pasha at Beyrqut , Syria. This occurred
only a few week's ' before the British , Rus
sian and French consuls at Jeddah wore
shot by Bedouin ' afiatlcs , and effectually
answers those yjid ' 'have been lamenting
that the American' flag Is ngl duly respected.
Jtciortii't | ' > V lrrt | > nn lblea.
' Olobivn tnocrnt.
Secretary Mortdn pfbposes to Increase tlie
value of the government crop reports by
multiplying the number of correspondents ,
but satisfactory M'es'ulls are hardly to be
expected so long "as the correspondents are
simply private citizens , without any official
responsibility. The crop reports should be
made by the postmasters of the country.
under strict directions , and with the penalty
ot removal for uegle t of duty.
IOWA 1'ltKSS CU.VMKST.
Des Molncs Capital : Omaha men can talk
stiver , but they cannot play ball.
Sioux City Journal : The superintendent of
public Instruction In Iowa has decided that
cyclone caves may bo paid for out ot the
contingent funds In charge of the school
boards , and a good many boards are pre
paring to do that very thing.
lies Molnes Leader : So far Candidate
Russell Is the only aspirant for the repub
lican ncmlnatlon fcr the governorship who
has had the courage to outline his viowa
upon state and national questions. Wo
know where Russell stands ; we ought to
know where Drake , McFarland and the rest
stand.
Sioux City Journal : Rvon the staid Omah.t
11 oo falls to resist the temptation to pun.
H says that In deposing Archbishop Ken-
rick from the see of St. Louis the pope hae
raised Kaln. This Is on a par with the
Keokuk Gate City's statement that now hi
lns : been knighted. Henry Irvlng's company
ulll play nothing but ono knight stands.
Sioux City Tribune : It Is worth noticing
that \V. J. Bryan went to Ues Molnes to
talk to the populist crowd and that Fred
White , who recently wont to Sioux City
to train the snap convention gun , presided
over that meeting. Populist-democrats
meet there today with the evident Intention
of forming a coalition , and , as Taubeneck
of Illinois , chairman of the populist na
tional committee , Bays , wrecking the demo
cratic party.
Sioux City Tribune : The Iowa saloon ques
tion has some elements at work to make
It a factor In this fall's campaign , but noth
ing has contributed EO much to this end
as the opinion of the supreme court on the
case which went up from Judge Spurrier's
court In Polk county. Ho held that any
saloon keeper , ostensibly running under the
provisions of the mulct law , must prove the
sufficiency of the petition authorizing the
county auditor to Issue certificates. The sa-
Icon men are thus compelled one at a time
to prove that a majority of their fellow
citizens want them to run their places.
It will be a practical Impossibility for them
to do this In most of the counties of the
state. It Is oven doubtful If they can do It
In Woodbury county. This opinion , from
the highest court , apparently puts an end
to all pretense of the satlsfactorlness of the
law. The saloon has only one other ap
peal , and that Is to the voters , but mean
time It may as well prepare to go.
OXJf ,1X1) OTJlKltHMJSB.
If there are any good government clubs In
Turkey the managers wisely keep It dark.
fix-Governor Foraker of Ohio should be
compelled to place fenders on his political
trolley cars
Secretary Carlisle Is one of the few public
men with a past sufficiently noteworthy to
agitate the present.
The fact that President Faure's father was
an upholsterer accounts for the son's pen
chant for coft snaps.
Du Maurlsr declined a Boston manager's
offer of an American Icctura tour. He is
wise to let well enough alone.
Lightning killed and skinned a fat porker
on Long Island , and an up-to-date native
cooked the carcass on an electric stove.
Before the money of the constitution was
denned or seriously thought of. wampum
was the sacred circulating medium of the
natives.
Tlio ever-glorious Is less than four weeks
away and not a lonely cracker has yet an
nounced Its approach. Is the small boy af-
fllsted with wheels ?
Sunday shaving In the Empire state Is
limited by law to New York and Saratoga.
Even Brooklyn , the somnolent , must wear its
bristles over Sunday.
The country no sooner settles down to
enjoy the profound peace and perspiration
ot summer than a host of dyspeptic calams
appear to disturb It. Advanced Chicago
clergymen have just discovered that the bi
cycle Is not compatible with Christianity.
Give 'em a header.
Captain J. H. Martin would make an Ideal
cabinet officer. His proposition to make
Grover Cleveland president for life at a sal
ary of $100,000 not only entitles him to a
conspicuous office , but would place him in
happy accord with the .administration at the
start. For secretary of state. Captain Martin.
The right honorable gentleman from New
York , Richard Crok r , Is breaking Into the
top crust of royalty In England. Albert
Edward backed Richard's horses , and Richard
gallantly reciprocated by backing the prince's
horses. What matter which won when the
glorious sport serves to bring together the
retired and the would-be monarchs.
The eminent specialist , Dr. Leydcn , has
been summoned to the Caucasus to avert , If
possible , the doom of consumption which
hangs over the Grand Duke George , the
brother of the czar and heir apparent to
the throne of Russia. The enemy against
whom Dr. Leyden has to fight cares no more
for the heir to the throne of Russia than for
the poorest moujlk in the empire.
The authenticity of the current story of
Mrs. Jack Gardner's polite attentions to the
Italian king may bo questioned , but the tale
Is lively enough to live. It appears that this
Boston society leader sent the king a large
basket of flowers while ho was In Venice ,
and that the monarch , somewhat pro
voked that the courtesy was shown
to himself Instead of to the
queen , was about to order the flowers
thrown away when one of his aides re
marked : "Oh , it Is only a gift from some
gardener's wife. "
Cost of Producing Silver.
In view of the reiteration ot claims that
sliver is worth ? 1.29 per ounce and that there
Is no real reason for-depressing the price
below that figure , it may be Interesting to
read the results of statistical Inquiry Into
the cost of silver mining In the United
States for the latest census year. The sta
tistics were gathered and compiled under the
direction of Dr. Ivan C. Mlchsls. They show
that the product of Arizona Included 1,817-
030 ounces -silver , the cost of which was
$858,385 , or a trifle more than 52 cents per
ounce. California produced 1,085,030 ounces ,
and obtained from ths same ore more gold
than was sufficient to pay all the cost of pro
duction. The product of Colorado was 18-
416,861 ounces , which cost $5,703,193 , or a
little more than 30 cents per ounce. The pro
duct of Montana was 13,437,661 ounces , the
average cost for each ounce being 41 cents ,
The 6,966,933 ounces produced In Utah cost
an average of 48 cents each. The total pro
duct of the five states named was 41,703,527
ounces and the average cost of the whole
was only 41 cents an ounce. If California
be left out of the count , the ore In that state
containing enough gold to pay the cost of
production , the cost was about 43 cents per
ounce for tha average of the rest.
Here was a production In one year suffi
clent In quantity to make 53,256,000 silver
dollars at an average cost of 41 cents each
If no allowance was made for the value ot
tlis alloy. They could be manufactured at
43 cents each at a profit If the pure silver
were fnrnlshed at 41 cents for each one , or
at 4G cents each with a fair allowance for
profit to the mlnsr and cost of transporta
tton. This was for the year 1889. Slncb
then the production In Colorado has greatly
increased , that of 1893 being estimated tu
cxcosd by 3,000.000 ounces the product of
any preceding year , and the cost of produc
tion has materially decreased. It is said the
average cost In Colorado now probably does
not exceed 36 cents , and It Is known that In
some of the larger mines It Is considerably
less than 33 cents. So at present prices
the silver producing Industry must be
prosperous , and there Is not the least show
of reason why the government should come
to the rescue of the 33,000 people Interested
In It when such "rescue" would Involve
terrible loss to 70,000,000 other people In the
United States. If anybody else than those
33,000 persons want cheap dollars why do
they not howl to have each dollar at present
in existence called two dollars , and be by law
made good for the payment of two dollars of
current Indebtedness. That would answer
every purpose for which cheap silver money
by frej coinage at 16 to 1 now is demanded
by any one else than the 33.000 persons who
are silver miners or their dependents.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
irmKKxmcic oor x eo.i/we/row
ArchlUlin | > Hnln IMnkrn n Statement In
Itrgnnt to tlio Si. I.ouU ArMlr.
ST. LOUIS , June C. Archbishop Kaln , In
explanation of bow the action of the college
of the prop.ipnnJn In regard to his elevation
to tlio archdioceseof St. Louis
came to bo misconstrued ( n the AssoclatoJ
press dispatches from Home on Tuesday , says :
'Tho college of the propaganda on May 21
ssucd n dccrco enlarging the powers of the
coadjutor orchlilshop of St. Louis , but In no
way changing his dignity or title. The do-
clslon of the propaganda was made In writing ,
slgncJ by the cnidinaU and a copy of the
locunient was spread upon the records of
.ho Vatican. The paper was then referred
o the pope , who Immediately SAW that .some-
111iii ; more was neeJed ami slgnlded his In-
cuitloii of Issuing n bull translating Arch-
jlshop Kcnrlck nnd promoting his coadjutor.
Notification of this action by the pope was
conveyed to mo In the cablegram , n copy of
which has already boon given out. This
bull Is now being prepared and Is not yet
upon the records. When ou Tues
day the news of Archbishop Ken-
rick's removal w.is cabled from St.
Louis to Home the press representatives
there probably looked up the records , nnd
Indlng the action of the propaganda upon the
books concluded that a mistake Inul been
made. " Archbishop Kaln states that he
dncD not cxnect the papal bull to reach him
before ten day * from now. Ho expects the
otter from Cardinal LcJochowskl's cablegram
within the next two days.
llrnik In tliu lOrlo Cniml.
AMSTERDAM , N. Y. , Juno C. A bad
break In the canal occurred yesterday a quar
ter of a mile west of 1'attersonvllle. A
chasm 200 feet wldo and forty feet deep
was mado. The water from the canal
poured through the break In a flood , sweep
ing Its way to the Mohawk river and carry
ing huge trees upon the bosom of the tor
rent. The break grew out of a small leak
caused by muskrats burrowing through the
canal's bank. Navigation will bo entirely
suspended on this section for at least a
week.
( lot tlio ( lire ! " but Nn Money.
SPRINGFIELD , Mo. , June G. A. H.
Chltty , keeper of a hotel at Willow Springs ,
went Into the office of Joseph Fisher , capital
ist and extensive property owner , this city ,
a llttlo before noon yesterday , locked the
door and threatened to kill Fisher If he did
not give him $1,000. Fisher wrote out n
check for the sum , but payment was stopped
and Chltty arrested , lie blames Fisher for
foreclosing on his property , and says his
wife was worried to death by financial re
verses. _
AOviincril the 1'rlco of Iron I'lpn.
I'lTTSnUUG , June G. The National
Wrought Iron Pipe association has made an
advance of 10 per cent In all lines of pipe.
Officers of the association state that the ad
vance Is made to cover the Increased cost
of labor nnd materials.
SHUTS AT T1IK K.lRT.r IIIIIDS.
Brooklyn Eagle : It will be great fun to
see William C. Whitney get away with David
n. III11 , If he feels llko doing so. As against
Whitney Mr. Hill couldn't hold Tammany
Hall the half of a half of the half of a min
ute. . .
Chicago Mall : There Is plenty of good
presidential timber In Senator Don Cameron ,
and In splto of the effort to belittle it his
candidacy may yet bo worth considering by
the republicans.
Kansas City Star : Brother McKlnley Is
getting the usual amount of newspaper nutt
ing In connection with the late Ohio conven
tion , but It would appear that Brother For-
aker picked up most of the plums.
Minneapolis Times : . McKlnley Is rapidly
being forced Into the unhappy position of
the logical candidate. It would bo a much
happier condition for the major If he could
but Induce the public to believe that ho is
the Foraker candidate.
New York World : General Benjamin Harrison
risen of Indianapolis la a great man , but no
Indiana man was ever yet great enough to
risk his dignity In a EO-ccnt straw hat while
engaged In conducting a receptive candidacy
against an Illinois dark horse.
Philadelphia Record : The presidency ot the
United States Is an office of such dignity that
the possession of it might fill the measure of
the highest ambition. Hut no man that runs
after It should be allowed to get It. The people
ple should have a free , unassisted choice. The
fact that Tom Reed took to the woods when
Invited to a powwow of candidates was
greatly to his credit.
Globe-Democrat : If the sunstroke removed
Morton from the presidential track , and if
Foraker's victory In the Ohio convention
handicapped McKlnley , the work of picking
out the winner In the convention is simpli
fied somewhat. Reed , Harrison and Allison ,
though , are In the race yet , nnd two or three
more entries may be made between this time
and the meeting of the convention.
Springfield Republican : What the country
Is waiting to know Is what sort ot luck Mr.
Reed hod on the hunting trip that took him
so far Into the woods that he could not be
reached by the Invitation to Chauncey M.
Depew's "harmony" dinner. Did ho capture
any new Ideas on the money question , for In
stance , or test a new kind of trap to catch
delegates , or practice at a mark with the
opening gun of his campaign ? There Is a
market for the diary ot that trip If Reed
wants to publish It.
STOCK VA.tr.KU xo Jtvtr
Omnhit Knterprlta In Sun Fmnoltoo In *
llccol or' llnmlii.
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno C. The California
Sato Deposit nnd Trust company yesterday
( lied suit for the foreclosure ot a mortgage
of $250,000 against the Union Stock Yard *
company , whoso oxenstvo plant Is nt Ilodco ,
Contra Costa county. P. W. Sumner was
placed In charge as receiver. The Trust
company Is acting ; as trustee for the bond
holders and alleges failure to pay Interest on
the bonds ns reason for the foreclosure. The
stock yards company wits organized by
11,111111 a Harris , Omaha packers , and nearly
$1,000.000 Invested In HIP plant. The con
cern has never paid , owing chiefly to the
action ofvtho San Francisco butchers ami
the competition of n rival packing establish
ment near San Francisco , which was backed
by the Armours ot Chicago.
StniifonI Cn > o JU | > nn Domurrnr.
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno G. Argument on
r"te
the demurrer In the case ot the government
agnlnst the estate of Leland Stanford was
commenced before Judge Ross In the United
States circuit court yesterday. Counsel for
MM. Stanford contended that In the acts of
congress creating the Central Pacific nnd
guaranteeing Its bonds no provision was made
for protecting the government except In the
forfeiture of the rolling stock , machinery
and other appurtenances of the road.
Nnmo * of tlin Itrtvupil Onoi.
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno G. The Paclflo
Mail Steamship company receive ! a loiter
from Manzanlllo yesterday giving the names
of the survivors of the steamer Collma who
recently drifted ashore nt Illackhead , below
Manzanlllo. They are : W. H. Bryan ,
cabin passenger ; two teamen named James
Ackman and Angel Santa Marie , nnd U. B.
Owens and Jose Perqtiers. The two
wcro reported as saved several days ago.
Syrnruso Tost.
"I'll lend tlio dance , " he said to her.
Her cheeks grew rod ; her eyes grow dim/
They re married now nnd nil Is changed ,
And qulto a dnnco she's leading him.
Phllnilolplila Inquirer.
The bloom will soon bo on thu rosi ,
That's .sure ns sure can bo ;
And maybe , too , the bloomers will
15e on the maids we seo.
Oily Journal.
"Ono kiss , you greedy thing , " pnld s
"Henceforth you shall bave none. "
"I'm u blmelalllst , " ild he ,
"I give sixteen for one. "
Clnclnnntl Tribune.
Thesn days the small boy llltlo cares
For the teachings nf hla tutor ;
Ho'il rntber bo outside the fence
And hark , with happiness Intense ,
To the roarings ot the looter.
Indianapolis Journal.
America has no Shakespeare yet ,
No epic linril of deathless lay ;
Dut on the base ball gioumln , you bet ,
A homer's made 'most every day.
Detroit Trlluine.
Thp learned young womnn proceeds 110
Herself on the cold world to hurl ;
Shn bus a diploma of sheepskin ,
Which proclaims her n bachelor girl.
Dear summer mnldcn , I would say
The nicest way to woo
This season Is to swing nil day
In a hammock built for two.
Brooklyn KtiRlo.
The female of the future will
lie nothing more than humnn
If , when the curtain falls' , Flic
Outside , "to BOO a woman ! "
Wellington Btnr.
A ballet girl who tried a bike ,
Though versed in antic steps galore ,
Performed a pirouette wo : * Jlko
Was never , never seen before.
Knnsns City Slnr.
There ar times when man should bo nlouf
Fur f'.tm the madding- crowd ,
Wherf ho his privacy ran own
Atr' think his thoughts out loud.
Onr of these times , without a doubt ,
J when ho first bestrides
A Dlko , and neighbors all como out
To see how well ho rides.
JM/M ! ' . < A'l.VU Jlli.V KIXO.
Cincinnati Commercial.
If I should dlo tonight nnd you should como
And gather with my friends within my
room ,
And sny , while dropped the sympathizing
tear ,
"I wish I'd paid that ten while ho was
here , "
I think I'd rise , and , stretching out my
hand.
Would then nnd there , upon the spot , do-
mnnd
Not only thnt , but other sums I'd lent ,
And which , In days gone by , you'd got and ,
spent.
If I should dlo tonight , mcthlnks you'd say :
"While he was hero he never said mo nay ;
But , when I asked , he would , with lavish
hand ,
Shell out his dimes and dollars , on de
mand. "
But talking through your hat , when ho 13
dcud.
Won't help a man whom you have always
bled.
Don't wait till death damps gather on my
brow ,
I need that money let mo have It now.
If I should din tonight , methlnks I see
Your fnce among the sorrowing' company ,
Standing quite near , with bowed and rev
erent head ,
And , gazing ilawn upon the clay-cold dead.
If PO , upon my word , I really think
I'd raise my head , and , with n ghastly
I'd murmur "Rats ! " nnd then I'd whisper
"Just linnd that dollar here before I go. "
You a Few Truthful Facts.
Sflspi nnis
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BOYS' SUITS
Jersey , Reefer , Double and Single Breasted
2 and 3 Piece Suits , at
THE ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE.
$2.50 Suits$1.25 $5.00 Suits.$2.50
$3.00 Suits $1.50 $6.00 Suits. . . . $3.00
$4.00 Suits. . . . $2.00 $8.00 Suits.$4.00
500 SUITS AT HALF PRICE.
THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY VALUES
VourMoiicy's Worth or we'll Trade Hack.
Reliable Clothiers. S. WCor. . loth nnd Douglas