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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEKt 1T1UDAY , JUKE 14 , 1895. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE B. ItOSUWATUU , KUITOIL ivinr : : itonwNO. THUMB ov JJallr nee ( Without Humlay ) , One Year . $ I 00 Dully Hw and SuniUv , One Year 10 00 Hl Month * . . . . B CO ' : 50 Th'te Mimttix Vonr. . . z u * Eun-lny Hcf , On . { Saturday UP ? , One Yr-ir. . 17.0 "Weekly IJco , Ono Tear 01 OWlCKd. OmtliA , The Iti-p HulMlnff. . . . Poulh Oinaliii , Hlngpr lllk. . Corner K an ! ! lln Sis. Council IllunX 12 1'onrl Strptt. ChlrHgn Oilier , 317 ClmmbiT of Commerce. M -w Vork. Uncut * U. 14 and IS. Tribune \Vahlnilon , HOT P l ct. N. W. All commimlcalloni rclatlnu tn news and c < ll > torlal mutter ishcul.l l ! aildrrxiieil : Tu Hie LJItor. . All bilplnws letters nnd rnnlllnnccii nhould l > mlilrnueil to The lice I'ubllshlni ? Company , Omiilm. Draft * , rln-U nnd piwtnlllco ordera to bo in.vlo naynlilp to the order of 1110 romps ny. nlaJOT.3 , [ | HKH 1'L'IIUSIIINU COMPANY. BTATKMKNT OP CHICUI.AT1ON. ce II. Tucliurk , B cre > tnry of The * Dee Pub. Bi ciimirany , b'lns duly sworn , pays that the notiinl numl.fr of full nnd complete copies of the U.illy Mornliw. Uvenlnit nnd humlny l e printed duilns the montli of Muy , 1W3 , an n 'ollow l 1. 4S.POO 17 19.074 - 2 ID.IKM H 19.0-.8 3 I9.01B 19 2'J.IM ' 4 H.9M 2i ) 19.001 , 21 19.105 f . 19,055 2J 19,101 7 . 19/91 / 23 13.053 8 . 19.KI 21 18.999 0 . 19,12a 23 19,085 10 . 1S.04H 20 31.0M 11 . 19,021 27 13,015 12 . 20,183 23 19.07Z 13 . 19,097 21 19,103 34 . 19,011 30 19,131 111 . 1'J.ISI 31 19.21S 10 . 19,171 Totnl . 621,523 ttt deductions for unsold and returned copies . 5'3-J Net iinlM Dnlly average . Sunday. OHOIIOR 11. TZSOIHJCK. Sworn to hpfnre me nnd siibicrlbcd In my pres ence thin 1st day of June. 1S93. . . . . ( final. ) N. P. PKIU Notary Public. scorns to linvu tlio i > * clunlve distinction of a colli-so tlmt moves nbout on Wheels. Kx-Seerctary Whitney tloesn't \vnnt to run for the ptTHlileiiey next year. Hut then , neither does any other sulf-respcct- iiiC democrat. The rainmakers will this year have to trail star the scene of their operations to more welcome pastures further east than Nebraska. The State Hoard of Public Lands nnd Buildings has a penitentiary on Its hands , which , like the proverbial white elephant , fs worrying Its possessors more than any one else. Secretary Morton won't RO to Europe this summer. Ills presence In this coun try Is In too { -rent demand , In view of the warrliiR factions Inside of the dem ocratic party. As was to have been expected , the penitentiary subcontractors succeeded lu pre-emptliif ; the cream of the convict labor before the little appraisement deal was consummated. It Is the opinion of those actively en Kitted In the work that the Detroit potato patch scheme , as carried out in Omaha , must prove a signal success from every point of view. Count the of-free silver noses - support ers of Iowa nnd you will name to a man the old { 'i-eenbackers of twenty years iijjo. They demanded more money then nnd have been in sore need of it ever since. In the mind of Mr. Hryan there is but one topic encasing the thoughtful at tention of American citizens , and that is free sliver. He talks of nothing else and writes of nothing else. It was the same with greenback cranks twenty years ago. ISut a far-seeing and dis criminating people turned down the hobby riders then just as they must do next year. Away with salaried dem /\ri f n rtl'tO * , , I Newspapers quite generally are pass Ing pungent remarks on an item going the rounds to the effect that one-half of the members of the present graduat ing class at Yale declare that they will never marry. If the rumor were only that one-half of the members of the graduating class at Vassar declare that they will never marry the statement would hardly be taken as a eause foi remark. Defaulter Taylor of South Dakota ap parently ihlnks the feeding against him In his state has died out or he would not announce his contemplated return to stand trial for his crimes. It remains to be seen , however , whether deferret Judgment means lax judgment. Justlct ought to be the same whether meted out Immediately on the commission of the offense or administered any tlnu before It becomes outlawed under tin statute. For the sake of the school board wt hope It may prove true that members of that body resent the attempts of A 1 * . A. councils to map out the proposet action of the board with reference tt i all important matters. While a mnjoilt } of the members are said to be adherents of thn A. I' . A. they cannot serve two masters. They are responsible for al their acts to the electors of the city nut not to a few members of the star chamber contingent. The World-Herald now tries to saj that It did not charge that D. Glen , Denver and Charles 11. llrown were ap pointed police commissioners at tht special retiuest of Mr. K. Hosewater This Is only continuing its game o . cuttlefish. The donble-ender spoke o the police commissioners "that the gov eruor named at the special request , o Mr. K , Hosewater. " The governor ha named only two police commissioner t mul those commissioners are D. Glen Denver and Charles II. Hrown. Th cuttlellshlng won't work. The Tnlon 1'acille t rattle manager have announced a cut rate on west bound freight shipments that wll cause olllelals of competing lines to d a great deal of rapid thinking. A cu of 7-1 per cent on first cjuss freight fron the river to Utah and Montana point Is most sweeping and must stir th western railroad world from center tt circumference. It will render vnlueles the rate schedules of at least half a dozen lines west of the river. It I quite the most sensational thing on western railroads have done for a lout , time. or Tin : WHISKY TRUST. Tlio opinion of the supreme court f Illinois In the case of the Whisky runt will , It is believed , put an nd to that combination , though It Is osslble , of course , that an effort will te made to reorganize It. Manifestly , lowever , any effort In this direction vould encounter almost Insurmountable llllleultlcH , for after the declaration of ho court as to the Illegal purpose and cts of the trust few will bo disposed o risk the Investment of capital In Its eorganlzatlon , while the experience of a large majority of the distillers who vent Into the combination has not been uch as to Induce them to experiment urther with It. It would seem to be en- Irely safe to say , therefore , that the Vhlsky trust Is dead , with hardly a pos- ilbllity that It will be resurrected , and hut as soon as the owners of the dls- lllery plants acquired by the comblna- Ion can get possession of their property , ver which there may bo some contest , here will be unrestricted competition In he manufacture of whisky. The opinion of the court sets forth hat the combination was clearly In re straint of trade and that the effect of ts operations was to create or tend to reate a virtual monopoly In Its Hue of H'oductlon. Its purpose was to stlilo ompetltlon and dictate production nnd irlces. Such being Its character , the 'ombluatlon was Illegal. The plea that he charter of the trust allowed It inllmlted scope for Its operations re- Delved no countenance from the court , t being held that the charter gave the ombinatlon no power to crush out coin- > etltlon and establish a virtual mo- lopoly In the business. .Tho result Is ilghly satisfactory because It Is another , -lctory for tlio principle that any com- ilnatlon clearly Intended for the re straint of trade by suppression of com- H'tltlon , for the control of production uitl prices , and for the creation of a nonopoly , exists lu violation of law. The Whisky trust was no worse In this espect than any of the other comblna- : Ions organized for a similar purpose , hough none of them , perhaps , has been nanaged with less regard for honesty mil fair dealing toward Its members or tockholders than the Distilling and 'attlefcoding company. Sir. Oreenluit , who was the president of the trust and made a rather unsavory : ecord In that capacity , is of tlio opinion 1mt another combine of tlffc kind is not losslble , but on the other hand the at- : orney of the reorganization committee says that the trust will be reorganized. Phe property of the corporation remains n the hands of the receiver and will to disposed of by him , a duty the dis charge of which seems likely to bo ae- ompanled with no little trouble , since the former owners of trust distilleries manifest a purpose to take possession > f them at once , regardless of any rights which tiie corporation may still linve. It Is probable , however , that on lellberation they will conclude to wait until they can regain possession of their liroperty in a legal and proper way. The attorney' general of Illinois , to whom great credit is duo for his zealous prosecution of the Whisky trust , thinks the opinion of the court sounded the death knell of trusts In Illinois forever. That will depend , however , on whether the people of that state elect olllcials who , like Attorney ( Jeneral Moloney , ire willing to enforce the law against tnosc monopolistic combinations. SILVKIl IXniK XKXT COXdllKSS. There will bo an overwhelming majority In the houso.of representatives of the Fifty-fourth congress against the free coinage of silver. The republican membership of the house is 1M4 , the lemocratlc membership 105 and the pop ulist membership 7. A careful canvass of these members , says the correspond ent of an eastern paper , so far as their position has been disclosed by their votes in previous congresses , by their public declarations ami their sectional atllllatlons , shows about il ! republicans for free coinage and ii'JO republicans opposed to free coinage. The democratic division is 7ii for free coinage and 110 opposed to free coinage. All the popu lists are for free coinage. The total of these figures Is 100 for free coinage and IKM ) against free coinage. It Is sug gested that possibly there are a few errors in the list of republicans who are counted'nK In favor of free coinage and In that of the democrats who are counted as opposed to free coinage , but If so they will practically balance each other , so that It is entirely safe to count upon a majority of from 1-40 to 150 In the next house of representatives against the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the United States at the ratio of K ! to 1. It Is therefore absolutely assured that there will be no legislation by the next congress looking toward free silver coin age , It being even questionable whethet the proposal of such legislation would receive any countenance or considera tion. With so great a majority for sound money there should be no possible chance and probably will not be for anj sort of compromise , should the free silver advocates seek concessions , whici they are not likely to do. This element ment In the country Is now proclaiming Its determination to yield nothing of tht policy It advocates and Its represeiita lives In congress will undoubtedly lit governed In their course by these declarations. This Is the spirit uiaul fested at the Memphis free sliver con volition and It permeates the entire ele ment favoring free silver coinage They want that or nothing and on this proposition they Intend to make the light In the presidential and con gresslonal campaigns of next year They feel , as ex-Congressman SIbley do dared at Memphis , that If they do no win then their cause Is forever lost am they propose making the contest on the straight proposition of free nnd tin limited coinage by the United States a 1(1 ( to 1 , without regard to the posltioi of any other country. As to the friends of sound currency , It Is not easy to see what sort of compromise they couh consistently offer , If any of them wore disposed to settle the question In tha way. The makeshifts heretofore adoptei failed to accomplish what was hopet from them and no" one would counse another experiment with like expedl cuts. The fact Is , there Is uo middle ground In this matter. Wo must main- aln the monetary system that we have , vlth gold as the standard , or go to a liver basis , In the absence of an Inter- mtlonal agreement regarding silver. The term of the Fifty-fourth congress expires In March , 1897 , when a new iresldcnt will be Inaugurated. In any vent , therefore , the country Is. secure igalnst further silver legislation for at east three years , within which time here Is every reason to believe the do- nand for the free coinage of silver will inve censed. NO aunt ; Omaha should celebrate the an- ilversary of American Independence In i becoming manner. Civic pride should nspire all our citizens with tlio desiree o make every Fourth of July n me- norlnl day. No time is to be lost for vhatever preparation ! * may be neces sary for a creditable celebration. It goes without saying that a fireworks lisplay should be among the prominent 'eatures. And this suggests the Idea hat the time has come for the city uithorltles of Omaha to stop the iromlscuotis discharge of firearms and other dangerous explosives , including he deadly firecracker. The Fourth of July In recent years ins degenerated Into a day of legalized tilling and maiming of men , women and hlldreii. A low estimate of the number of killed nnd maimed victims of Fourth > f July boisterous recklessness Is 10,000. Pho greater number of these are cldl- Iron. Such barbarlanism should bo dis countenanced and If possible suppressed. What excuse Is there for permitting loople to discharge revolvers and guns tn the night before the Fourth ? And is there any more excuse for It on the day Lself ? There Is an ordinance making such conduct within the city limits a inable offense and there is no reason why it should not be strictly enforced very day of the year. Tlio slaughter : ) f the innocents must cease. If the devastation Is allowed to continue the city authorities will not be able to escape responsibility for It. Let us have a celebration of the glorious Fourth , but let It be a public elebratlon. Lot the fireworks be dis charged under the charge of competent men in some public place where all dike can enjoy them. If the people who are accustomed to expending various sums upon private displays of fireworks will contribute this year one- lialf the amount usually expended to a fund for a common celebration Omaha will surpass all previous efforts in this llrectlon. And what is more important , Omaha will evade her annual contribu tion to the horde of 'Fourth of July victims. There Is urgent need of extensive viaduct repairs. The law provides that the railroads shall make and pay for such repairs , but they stubbornly re fuse to do so. There Is urgent need of Increased tax revenues. The law pro vides that the railroads shall pay taxes to city and county on all their property outside the right-of-way , property within right-of-way being assessed by state board. Several years ago this property was listed by the city , but the-roads applied to the courts to enjoin tlio col lection of taxes thereon and a stubborn resistance will of course be made to such collection. The Pullman company has paid no city and county taxes since 1SS ( ) . and rushed to the courts to re strain collection thereof. The railroads that center here owe this city a grand union depot and would provide it but for the dog-in-the-manger policy of the H. & M. The railroads that center here have given Council Hluffs the best of It for years on the 5-cent bridge arbitrary and the Interstate Commerce commis sion had to be appealed to for redress. The legislature passed a maximum freight rate law , the operation of which would be of great advantage to Omaha shippers and merchants , but the rail roads have hung tlmt law tip whore it will remain suspended for more than two years. In short , the railroad man agers are playing horse with this city and our citizens do not possess sand enough to resent It. The Ree has given space to a woman suffragist who takes exception to the statement that the endorsements of woman suffrage by the governors of Colorado and Wyoming that are being given wide publicity must be taken with a considerable grain of allowance , be cause they are dependent upon the woman for re-election and other political preferment. She quotes a number of territorial governors of Wyoming as tes tifying In unqualified terms to the suc cess of woman sulTrage nnd Insists that the charge of bias cannot be laid at their doors for the reason that they were appointed to their positions by the president nnd not elected by the aid of women's votes. Of course the territorial governors did not owe their places to the women of Wyoming , but having a woman sulTrage law on tlio statute books their hopes of higher office so soon as Wyoming should become a state were dependent upon them. Ono of the governors quoted did , In fact , afterward become United States senator from Wy oming , nnd his endorsement of woman suffrage was unquestionably for him good politics. And It was not the fault of the other governors that they , too did not become members of the United States senate. Dorgan's penitentiary appraisers have said that Dorgan's prison contract Is worth $20,000 a year not profit. As the greater number of the subcontract ors hold agreements that have not yoi expired , under which they must In the future make their payments to the state treasury , most of this profit ought to continue to accrue to the state. Htr will it ? AVill not the alleged value of the unexplred part of tht contract be found to have shrunk to Imperceptible , proportions ns soon as it passes out of the hands of Dorgau'TJio value of a prison contract depends first upon the man who holds It , and second upon tlio appraisers who determine what It would sell for. The organ of the defunct penitentiary ring at Lincoln Insists that the only way loft for the Hoard of Public Lands nnd Hnlldliigs under the act for the relief of Dorgau Is to manage the penitentiary \ > y advertising JJU.U leasing the labor of ho convicts undue , the second clause of he law defining Its powers nnd duties. This would bo'ltjpd advice If the state , mil any convict' Inbor to lease that any esponslble eoflfrnMor would bid for. Inasmuch ns tWearc ) | ! only a few crip- ties and men with uo trades and short onus whose Ijtjiof has not been lot by Dorgnu to -ou'Wnctors ' the board's id vert IsemoiitsM Would bo a waste of noney. . * , ? At the convenllpn of the International League of Pro N iGlubs at Philadelphia General Agnus-nf the Haltlmore Ameri can said , revleyjng } the outrages upon the liberty of , the press by reprobates uitl Judicial despots , that the press sometimes takes a poor boy ami by Its liower makes him n judge , yet he turns : > n tliose who elevate him. General Agnus put the case rather mildly. The press often elevates a ranting dema gogue or a conceited ass to tlio bench uul then reaps Its reward in Insolence mil malignant persecution under pro- : ense of defending the dignity of a ludge who has no more dignity than a Digger Indian clothed with a coat of mint and a rattlesnake necklace. Gen- . nil Agnus might have put It more tersely by saying tlmt you can't make a whistle out of a pig's tall or a purse out of a sow's ear. The release on ball of James Ish , charged with the Chappie murder , is , to say the least , of questionable validity propriety. The constitution of Ne- liraska provides that "ail persons shall be bailable by snlliclent sureties , except for treason and murder , where the proof Is evident or the presumption great. " Inasmuch ns the murder of .Chappie Is established L > y the coroner's inquest and admitted by the prisoners , there can be no doubt is to the proof being evident and the presumption great. The duty of the [ U'osoculing officers under the law Is im perative. The parties should be given a preliminary hearing as early as pos- Ible and the trial judge left to decide whether the crime committed it bailable or not. Hecelver Clark seems to have donned the war paint. He lias cut a deep gasli in freight rates and will put on a fast freight schedule that amounts to a startling Innovation in railroad traffic west of the river. It Is not clear to the unsophisticated just what Mr. Clark menus by this bold play. A desperate rate war is of course inevitable and the presumption Is that the Union Pa cific under the receivership can ill af ford such a co'iilllct as against other powerful lines , which are not only solvent , but haS'o 'a ' fighting surplus tucked away In the time vault. Mr. Clark , however , " tiojihtless has counted the cost and knows pretty much.where he Is at. i : < | < ll | > pnil frir 11 1'uii. St. I iuls Ilepuble. It Is clear that Mr. IJryan has a good pair of lungs \vitji wlUch to Inflate the tires of his bicycle K ho sliquld be chosen to make a run ' ( or the presidential cup. L'niint tnitlio lllilfT. GliMw-Dtmocrat , The British army -has a total strength , ac cording to the latest Ulue Book , of 222,151. If ISngland carries out all Its schemes of seizing the choice places of earth It will bo able to garrison each with a corporal and ten men. A MluRiiltliMl llnoin. Kansas City Stnr. Steve Rlklns has denied several times that he Is an aspirant for the republican presidential nomination. How will ho now explain the boom which the West Virginia national committecman has sot to moving for him ? _ _ 1. 1st to Thin Noli ? , Chleapo Chronicle. - The vitality of the democratic party is the conspicuous marvel of American political his tory. It is In the highest degree an Instruc tive fact. It should form the study of philo sophical minds. It Is a lesson In the school of patriotism. It Is of profound interest to every citizen. _ 7lmVnrnlnT ( WnshlnKton Post. Messrs. Bland , SIbley , Stewart , Bryan et al. will possibly be Interested in knowing that the following new sign has Just made Its appearance at Gray Gables : Trespassing or shooting on these premises Is positively forbidden. GUOVUK CI-KYKbAND. o tlio Kiirlh Wobhln ? Indianapolis Journal. If Senator Dubols of Idaho has threatened to bolt and carry off to the support oil Senator Cameron the I'aclflc states against the regular republican candidate In case the republican national convention docs not de clare for the free coinage of sliver , he Is somewhat premature. Possibly he cannot deliver the goods , and If he could there would be thirty-three electoral votes. So small a tall would not waggle so big a dog as the republican party outside of the silver produc ing states. Tlio HlRhtH of IVilnttrlnn * . New York Worlrt. A Brooklyn Jury In a trolley case has found that the man who was run down had no right to be on the track , but at the same time that the motorman had no right to run him down. But why had he no right to ba on the track ? The truck Is a part of a public street , and as such It belongs as much to the pedestrian as to the trolley company. This la a truth which it ts the business of courts and Juries to Impress strongly upon street car conductors , truck drivers and others , Every man who chooses to cross a street has as much right to bo on the track as any trolley car or cart has. Objectlona to thn _ lllcycle llloomer. Ndwr York Bun. The question of the-nroper garb for wheel- women , now under.-illspussion by the Woman's Parliamentary Law class , bears upon the proprieties as wellas , upon the arts and the utilities. It seemVjio-us , when we take ac count of the artistic ahd utilitarian Ideas In volved In the case , , ttiat the objections of fered to the garn , Tchown as the "bicycle bloomer" were wnolly destitute of reason. That garb looks prfsfty well , and Is certainly suitable to the wJleclwoman. Regarding Its propriety , we have Vjllserved nothing amiss ; but this Is a matter which we prefer to submit to the Infallible Judgment of woman kind. It Is a thing about which the mothers of the human race can never fall Into error , and It Is they who , ' In this case , constitute the court of last , ; resort. As the Woman's I'arllmentary Law. class has some giddy heads among Its members , ft had better ap peal at once to that court. TUB IVllX OF TUB I1DK , Detroit Free Press : The reports received by the commercial agencies which show that within the la t few weeks the wages ot nearly 300,000 have been raised and about 60,000 more men employed , are certainly hopeful slgni of the coming ot better times. Of course this aggregate Is not great , but It Is In the right direction , rnd the difference between this Increased employment and In crease of salary , and the corresponding re duction of wages and reduction ot employes which was prevalent at this time last year , should certainly be considered highly sig nificant of continued Improvement. St , Louis Republic : All the car manufac turing companies In this part of the country will b ; kept busy for months on orders already received. Fully 10,000 freight curs are being built In St. Louis and vicinity- Madison , St. Charles and Mount Vcrnon. Fruit , beer , furniture , coal , stock , tank , dump , platform and ordinary box cars are Included In the list. The orders are from various manufacturing and railway companies , one of the latter being the Mexican Central , which Is having 330 cars built at Mount Vernon , III. This activity Is all the more noteworthy when compared with the in activity during the period of lcbs and Co.xey rule last eumtner. Hoston Globe : A retrospect of the Increase of wages since ths latter part of March shows that nol less than 278 large business establishments have Increased pay from 10 to 15 per cent. Taking the In dividual wage-earners that have been bene fited , according to the number of people stated to be employed In these concerns , and they foot up a population of 184.000 work ers. All this has been accomplished lu about ton weeks. And what Is all the more gratify ing Is the fact that In nearly every case the Increase has been voluntary. Nor do these facts by nny means In themselves alone express the entire increase of prosperity secured. It means enlarged markets the growth of a faith In the nation that has stimulated consumption and banished con servatism In production. Fling the starry banner out and salute Its 118th anniversary. The whereabouts of Adlal Stevenson is one of the mysteries of the times. Kx-Congrpssman Slbley's pneumatic ex haust shows no signs of exhaustion. It Is apparent from the proceedings that the Memphis free sllverltes were on their metal. When a persistent spouter essays a speech nowadays , Is It proper to say he deflated himself ? The side doors of Interdicted barber shops In Now York state do a crushing business on Sundays. Kugane Debs proposes to do a little dic tating in his retirement and has taken a stenographer with him. The big Yorkes telescope will bring the moon within fifty miles of Chicago and start another annexation boom. In accordance with the lofty military Ideas of the emperor , a permanent balloon service will be added to the German army. It Is well known that Boston prides her self on her spectacles. She has set October 17 as the date of the uollcc parade. General Martlnos de Cinipos , In command ot the regular force's In Cuba , Is finding the Insurgents almost as illusive as the air castles of his native Spain. The United States Brewers association In session at Milwaukee declared agalr.st an increased tax on beer , because the collar Is now perilously near the limit. Prof. Karsten of Berlin has been experi menting on "breath figures on glass. " Kx- perlments of that kind have done much for the gold-cure Industry In this country. Mme. Hecamlcr's love letters and other correspondence brought small prices at their recent sale In Paris. Had they been read In a breach of promise case the result would have been different. The American war ships having left South ampton for Copenhagen , It Is presumed that their junior ofllcers will not object to a re vival of the pleasant customs with which Copenhagen Is associated. No confidence Is violated In assuring an anxious Inquirer that the financial question Is not ot recent origin. It has been the root of domestic agitation long before Sen ator Stewart et al discovered the crlmo of ' 73. Having outgrown popular regard , some of the Philadelphia judges are about to deck themselves with Judicial Mother Hubbards. The threatened Innovation suggests the pro priety of a bias cut of the cloth to conform to bench rulings. Kx-Congressman Ben T. Cable of Illinois is pleasantly remembered In Washington for his skill with the stewpan. Several aspiring politicians at home have had some experience with Ben's stewpan , but their recollections are moro profane than pleasing. Twelve shots were exchanged between a burglar and a policeman In Butte the other day , and no damage was done. The Incident Is enough to make the pioneers groan In their graves. Such a waste of lead and no work for the coroner mars the picturesque history of the state. A public works contractor In Boston who Incautiously complained of the exactions of the common council , had a bid of $100,000 for a certain Job rejected. At the second letting he came in first with a bid of $69,000 for the same work. The difference between the two bids represents the council's loss and the taxpayers' gain. OUT oTIIK George W. McMIHIon of St. Louis can re peat the whole of the bible word for word. The bones of Judas Iscarlot are Bald to be preserved among the relics In the cathedral at Milan. A duck having four wings , two tails and four legs was recently shot by a hunter off the coast , ot Maine. All Hassan , a Turk , now being exhibited In Europe , Is only 17 years old , yet Is a fraction over eight feet In height. It Is estimated that 4,000,000,000 cigars are annually consumed In this country sixty- six to every man , woman and child. An Hungarian penman residing at Vienna exhibits a grain of wheat , upon which he has plainly written 308 words , all properly punctuated. Mr. Cassel , a Pennsylvania German , has a library composed entirely of bibles. The collection comprises all of the old and curi ous editions. Ballooning Is not nearly as dangerous as most people Imagine. Out of the 3,500 as cents made In 1894 only fifteen accidents were reported. One of the curious facts but recently noted by the biologists and physiologists Is that men have more red corpuscles In their blood than women have. One of 'the ' curiosities of the coming World's fair at Paris will be a house made entirely of glass , with hangings , tapestries and furniture ot the same material. The rich M. Lalanne , who left his native town of Pan 1,000,000 francs , was burled at his request In a common grave. The en tire cost of the funeral apart from the collln was $1.20. A burglar who was caught In the acl In a Connecticut village was tried the next day , and before night was riding away in charge of the sheriff to serve a term In the penitentiary. Naples Is to build permanent sea baths to accommodate 43,000 persons and to enable them to have'hot and cold baths at all sea sons of the year. Three points on the shore have been selected for the sites. The smallest dty In the world Is the miniature place 'known as Stewart City , Alaska , United States. Its three Inhabitants being respectively mayor , chairman of the board ot aldermen and president of the common council. The longest unbroken stretch of telegraphic cable In the world Is the one which connects the lied sea with India. The weight of Iron employed In Its construction was not less than 61,120,714 pounds , while the copper weighed 547,404 pounds ; 3,690 knots was the total length of the cable used. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Powder PURE POSIIINC OMAHA'S BUILDING taporvising Architect Well Pleased with the Progress Made So Far , BIDS FOR MORE WORK OPENED NEXT WEEK Term Cotta Floor Arcliri Will le ! Plnccil In the IllR ( Irnnlte I'ostonioo i Soon ni I'uitltiln South Unmhn'i HulldlnR. WASHINGTON , June 13.-Spcclal. ( ) An other branch of the work of construction on the Omaha public building Is now being pre pared for by the supervising architect's olflce of the Treasury department. An advertise ment has been Issued calling for bids for 'urnlshlng and placing In position Uio terra cotta floor arches In the building. The bids ore to bo opened on Juno 21. The contract will bo awarded as soon as possible after : hat date , as the olllclalu ot the Treasury department ore anxious that the work should jo pushed as rapidly as possible. They scorn satisfied with the progress which Is being nailo In the work of construction on this mlldlng , and are desirous of seeing It com pleted. Thus far no preparations liavo been made on the plans for the new public building which was authorized by the Mercer bill to be erected at South Omaha. The architect's ifilco Is still crowded with other work , and ias not been able to give consideration to the South Omaha building. Bids were recently opened at the supervls- ng architect's olllce for the work of con struction and completion ( excepting Seating apparatus ) , on a new postoulcc building at ilock Island , 111. There were fifteen bidders n all. The lowest of the proposals was that submitted by O. J. King of Omaha , who agrees to construct the building of Ashland , WIs. , sandstone at a cost of J37.077. The ilghcst bid was that ot Johnston W. Man- .elth of Hock ford , III. , amounting to { 50- 328. The contract for the work has not yet been awarded , but It Is probable that It will ; o to the Omaha contractor , since the lowest ild usually obtains In such matters. NOT ItliCUCNl/.l'.l ) AS IlKI.l.HliiNT9 ! : Protldeiit's Priiclitmntlaii Hold lu Ho Juit thu Iti > emo. WASHINGTON , June 13. The Issuance of .lie president's proclamation against cxtcnd- ng aid to the Cuban Insurgents gave rise to considerable discussion as to whether ft did not practically amount to a recognition of the rebels as belligerents. Such an In terpretation of the proclamation , however , Is not correct , according to the opinion of several well known public men. Senator Morgan of Alabama , who Is recognized as an authority on International law , said : "No recognition ot the rights of belligerents are iccorded by the proclamation , but Just the reverse Is the case. There would have beou no necessity for such action If the insurgents Were bclllgsrents , for the citizens of the United States would have the right to sell : ho munitions of war If they could escape the blockade of the Spanish fleets. It Is simply carrying out the law on the subject. " Senator Call of Florida said the proclama tion did not Intend to accord the Insurgents the rights of belligerents and undoubtedly did not do so. It would , however , have no effect In preventing the departure of those who were willing to aid the Cuban cause. "Tho president's proclamation , " said the senator , "was rather stronger than I like. I am , " ho said , "in favor of the independence of Cuba , for It Is a foregone conclusion that the Island will throw off the Spanish yoke. In my judgment , It Is a wild Idea to sup pose that this government can support the tottering government of Spain over Cuba or that It ought to do It. " AMHIUCANs 1IKM > KIMPONSIHLK. Chlncfto llcllcvo tlio .Mlaitmmrlei Instituted the iliuianoHoViir. . WASHINGTON. June 13. Mr. J. F. Stan ley , who has spent several years In the Orient , a large part of the time being occu pied as professor In one of the native col leges In Japan , Is at present In Washington. He says ho is not surprised at the reports of an uprising In China against the mis sionaries. The Chinese , ho says , regard the Europeans and Americans as the Instigators of the Japanese war and therefore hold them to be largely responsible for the degradation of the Chinese as a nation. Many of the Chlneso In the interior arc Ignorant of "the requirements of the Christian civilization , and Mr. Stanley says ha will not be sur prised to hear ot moro or less trouble of the character reported from Cheng Tu in the Immediate future. Ho , however , expects the ultimate effect of the late war to bo the rapid growth ot civilization In China. Ho predicts an era of railroad and telegraph building with the growth of outside commer cial relations as the result of the Japanese treaty and says that as the United States Is moro popular as a nation In both China and Japan than any European nation there Is every reason why this country should reap a rich commercial harvest out of the situa tion. Hu-lno rent lloporlril In Urrmnny. WASHINGTON , June 13. Consul Barthol omew , at Mayence , Germany , reports to the State department ( ho reappearance ot the BO- t. called "swlno pest , " wh.ch existed In varloui . parts of Germany Ust year about thli time. . Hogs and young ptga are attacked by th * disease , which proves quite destructive. 1 Cnmp Slcntlnir Opunoil with n Trnceily. 11KTUOIT , Mich. , Juno 13. A special to the Tribune from Muskcgon , Mich. , says : The Methodist camp meeting opcucd at 1U- vcnna yesterday afternoon with a tragedy. A heavy rain was falling , when suddenly there was a flash , followed by n deafening crash , The lightning had struck one of the tents. Instantly killing Mrs. Ilurgcson ot Wayland , Allrgan county , but leaving no mark on her. Her sister , Miss Hlllyard , waa seriously shocked , but may recover , and her Ron , 21 years of age , was badly burned about the hip. Sixteen others were badly shocked. PmllcvUril n Sclcnrn Hull. PAYKTTE , Mo. , June 13. Hon. William L. Wilson , postmaster general , delivered ft lecture at Hie dedication of Science hall , Central college , yesterday afternoon , Flvo thousand persons were present. During the address the platform fell , slightly Injuring several persons. Last evening Mr. Wilson spoke on "Brain and Brawn" In reply to a toast. Ho returned to Washington after tha banquet. Tlttl'LKS AR.ITM * Tll'l'f.lt. Hoston Herald : If you really yearn for iiiusle listen to the bund on your hat. Atlanta Constitution : "What's Jim n-doln' J-J of ponce ho graduated ? " "He's n-workln * for tlu * man thut wrote his graduation HlH'CCh. " Philadelphia Itecord : Noll-Docs Mrs. I'ouiulor own tlmt plnno In her house , or does she runt It ? Hello She rends It. Boston Transcript : Flgg Are you at all Interested In nccret orders ? FORK Only In connection with the soda fountain at the drug store. Indianapolis Journal : Mlnno She Is just full of tunt , don't you think ? Mamie I don't know. She seems to find moro room for IPO cream soda than nny other girl can get. Chicago Tribune : "If the city has as hanl a time with HH llontlng debt as I liuve with mine , " said youngSpumlall , running his eye over his yachting bills , "It will have to go Into the hands of a receiver. " New York Tribune : Oadzooks It poems tome mo that the wheelmen of the world ought to adopt a motto. Zounds Well , they couldn't do better than ndopt the saying al- remly In common use , "It's a good thing ; push It along. " Washington Star : "Uleh , " exclaimed ono emancipated woman to another ; "why , she's the queen of the stock exchange. " "She's very lavish , I niu told , In her. dis play. " "Sho can afford It. She's BO rich that she uses hundred-dollar Mils for curl papers. " Hocklnnd Tribune : Get a move on you , inv boy. Keep pushing. Do you know why the pen Is always spoken of as mighty ? It Is because the pen is constantly shoving ahead ami making Its mark. On the other hand , the pencil always haste to bo lend. Chicago Ilecord : "You can't rome any where near winning , " shouted the wheel man as he darted past one of liln competit ors. ors."That may lie KO , " paid the competitor , as ho dismounted , rolled himself In the dust , tore his shirt and scratched his cheek , "but I'll bo jiggered If I'm not goIng - Ing to rrmke a respectable showing ) usi the snmo. " rilANQR Cincinnati Tribune. In years pone by when he had not The llve-and-twenty cents , IIo watched the dally bull game through A knothole In the fence. Ho sits In the grandstand now And marvels much to know Why he sees not half ot what he sow Through the knothola long ago. .I.V .ll-1'H.lfj. Harper's llnznr. What It tha man of the future to bo what'll he do , do you think ? Powder nnd lionnuts , ribbons nnd lace , noth ing In life but to prink ? Nurse for his babies , and "muster of house , " cookery , housework anil that ? What Is the man of the future to be ? can didly answer me that. Woman Is doing the things that ho did Woman Is driving him out ; Nobody thinks he's as clever as she oven he's never a doubt. Kvery ono knows that 'twlxt woman and man. In Boston or old Calabar , Woman's the cleverest creature alive finer and greater by far. Equal to anything , never mind what ; up to all troubles we know : Ready to frown nt a friend for his faults ; rcaily to mulle on a foe ; Heady for any emergency man has hitherto hattd to meet ; Calm ns a cucumber when she's at home , cool as cracked Ice on the street. Into his province Invader Is she helpless he's standing today. Brave as he Is. lie knows that at lo t his conqueror's passing1 his way. What can lie do , and where can ho fly , poor and Incompetent man ? Give us the answer , O , woman , wo pray give It as soon as you can. Is he to bo an effeminate thing ? or will ho be almply a boy ? Made for a sister to laugh nt , nnd for hlfl Bister's dear chum to enjoy ? Pray , woman , In seeking1 now spheres for yourself , pray trim your magnificent sails , And 'stead of absorbing all work In the world , leave something1 to do for the males ! " Post Yourself" Well Fitting Clothes may be made of even the cheapest ma terial. But of course they won't ' wear nor keep their shape satisfactorily. We would advise the paying of at least $15 for a dur able and altogether well made suit. We have pretty good suits for $7.50 , $8 , $10 and $12.50 , and also fine ones for $18 , $20 , $22.50 and $25. "Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. " If you can afford the best , $25 is a very reasonable price to pay for it. * * * SPEAKING WITHIN BOUNDS- We really think our furnishing goods department is the handsomest and best equipped in this part of the west. Clothing is our specialty , as every one knows ; but we mean that our furnishings shall be up to the standard of our clothing. We think there are enough people in Omaha who want the best there is to justify our exertions in this department of our store. BROWNING , KING & CO , Your.Money's Worth or we'll Trade Hack. Reliable Clothiers. S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas