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THE OMAHA DAILY BE ID : FIUDAY , JTJJffE 28 , 1895. JTiro OMAHA DAILY _ ) ! . ItOMI'.WATCIt. KlMTOIt. t'lrill.TBUCU PAl-llV MOHMXU. J ) lly ll ii l\\lltionl Him1i > ) . Dim Y Hr . . .J M 1M1U ) | M i > n < l Mummy , Duo V .it < 'J IS BU MniiliH 52 TlilM Monti ' J Jj Huri'in/ ' ! ! Onrtr } JJ KaiuMn ) tiff , On > % if ' 2 Wetiiy I' " ' ' , eng Vfir. . , > w ( il'I'K'IW. Onii.n llin IU llull'llnc. ' lluiuli emnlm Hliati l.ih. , Cotn r N nnJ JHh ' - 'ouii. II | tiiir4 | , It 1'ri.rl fHr l. NtwToiK , ItwiitiJ l , "ll iitil U. 'rrlliuim Ill-Is- Wni Illusion , 1I T r i'r l , K. W. Alt r. MUMK-MIOIH vl lliu tit lt n " tonal mmifi ln-tiM U mlliMMili To III" 111 MINT.HI * i.m rim * . All IM.III-IMM lii"r l < anil in-illlMiitf * * Mtuulil I" ' cili1i ut lu I'm ! > ' I'liWInliln * I'uiniwnjr , Omni i' ' lr n rli. > , , .n .mil | H > t > ifll < < mlM U I * hn < l | irtVttlil < - t tli < - mil'i "f tl' ' " < ; } " ! I' " - ' . Till ! lilil ! 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And now It Is said tliat Dr. Hit ; wants a vindication. la there ; nowhen thai the Hue Is drawn \\\wn \ \ this vlndl eating b'iMlness ? The new Hrltlsh ministry , It Is paid will Klvc nntlcu of Its IntentloiiH 01 Monday of next week. It Is to 1 > < hoped that Its Intentions are honorable The fatal cannon explosion oiiRht am doubtless will servo as a warning ti ' Fourth of .Inly enthusiasts. Kver ; . year the miniature cannon claims It victim. Dr. ITay has ngnln bobbed up asklui that the costs of the suit occaslonei by his prced be taxed up against th other fellow. The doctor does not nee < any nerve tonic. The list of toasts for the Ilolconf banquet Is In all reflects satlhfaetorj Henry K.stabrook will respond to th sentiment : "What Are " \Vo Hero ForV This comes In nulto pat. There do.i't seem to be as much hai I ? inony between the democratic faction as there used to was u week ago , who : Chairman Miller was willing to dnn 1'ostmaster Martin to his manly boson AVlth an honest street commlsslono Ktreet cleaning can be done by day' labor with profit and success. Th benefits of the change are solely dt pendent upon the capacity and Intej. rity of the commissioner. "Democrats are having Home troubl among themselves this year , " says th St Louis Republic. Yes , we think the are. Hut It Is too seldom enough deinc crats can be found to get together Ion enough even to have trouble amen themselves. The people of China fear the plagii Worse than they do war. AVhen th Avar ends with their defeat they ca purchase peace , but the slaughter ( the plague goes on uninterrupted anne no money can avail to stop Us torrlbl ravages. War Is bad , but a plagu after the war would bo almost unbeai * ble. Governor Altgeld has signed the no' ' Jiw passed by the Illinois Icglslatm doing away with punishment and e : cinplary damages In civil suits for llbi except whoie malice Is proved. Who will a governor of Nebraska be perml ted to nfllx Ids signature to a slmih law to promote the freedom of tl : prossV Aflldavlts have boon produced In tl South Omaha school board charging 01 me ubcr with holding up a janitor ft one-fourth of his salary each month f < the privilege of retaining his Job. Thei Is room for suspicion that practices in altogether dissimilar have prevailed ! the Omaha public schools. The Inlli I enco which janitors exert upon men burs of tliu board betokens no good IP the. taxpayers. P An Indictment against lottery dealc ; . has been nollcd by the criminal dlvlsii of the dlstiict court for the. allogt reason that the parties charged wil the offense could not bo located. Ai : yet the city of Omaha has live dele tlves on the police pay roll. As n inn tor of fact the tiallle In lottery tloke has b'-on going on In tills city under tl noses of these wotthless dotocllvi without moU' . Several good citizens of Oaklan Neb , , haMon to deny by allidavlt th they are members of the A. 1 * . A. orga iKittlon , nltlioujji they have not be * charged with belonging to that seer order. They are of coui > e entitled an opportunity to explain their count tlon with the Invitation to Judge Sc < to deliver the Independence day oratli nt that place , Kvery one who admlr Judge Scott Is not necessarily an A. A. Neither do all the A. I1. A.'s a mire the great ami only Judicial mount Niulc AT ATLANTA , The exposition to bo opened nt At lanta In September promises to be one of the moat attractive ever held In the country. While Intended pilmarlly to show the reonurccs of the cotton states mm ly every state In the union will be cprefi'iileil In the exhibits and the ox- toHltlon will undoubtedly be visited by teople from till ( piarters of the cotin- iry. ' It will bo open about Iliioe mouths ami 'a half at n scnunn of the vear when tin-re Is n large migration from llio north lo tliu M > uih , and dur ing this period Atlanta will be made the dc.xllnntlon of thousands of people who will go ( hero to carefully Inspect everything the exposition has to pre sent. ' Nelnaska ought to lake advantage of this opportunity l < > tidverllse Its re sources. There should be a generous display of the products of this state at Atlanta and It can bo done at no great expense. Hut In order that It may bo done the people must furnish the money and tins wares and an appeal to them lo do this Is made by the delegation appointed by the governor to attend the exposition. The very moderate amount of money called for Is ? . " ,000 , which there ought to bo no dlfllculty or delay In raising. Kvory banker , manufactup'r and business man Is In- ( rested In the building up of Ne braska , and the most effective way of accomplishing that Is by letting It be known as widely as possible what the capabilities of the state are. The In dications arc that this will bo an ex ceptionally favorable year for doing this. A false Impression has been cre ated abroad within the past year or two respecting Nebraska. People who do not take the trouble to make careful inquiry have boon led to regard it as a most undesirable region. No effort should be spared to correct this errone ous Idea and there will bo found no better time to begin such effort than the present. The country Is experiencing a revival of industrial and business activity. All the conditions seem favorable to a prolonged period of material progress and prosperity. With good crops , now almost assured , the west will realize a new growth and that portion of It will fare best in attracting population and capital which makes the best pre sentation of Its capabilities and oppor tunities. Nebraska has nothing to fear from a fair competition with her sister agricultural states. All of the western states arc seeking Immigra tion. The south wants Immigrants , There Is room In Nebraska for double the present population , but in order to Induce people to come here we must show them what we havo. The At lanta exposition will offer a most fa vorable opportunity to do this and If Improved there can bo no doubt tin benefits that will result will times repay the outlay. TIIK KKXTUCKY HK.WOC7M7S. The result of one of the most notabh democratic conventions over held It Kentucky Is to place the party In f peculiar position. It has a platforn which discountenances though It , tloei not distinctly declare against the frei coinage' sliver and a candidate foi governor who has been one of the mos earnest advocates of that policy. Tlili anomalous situation of a misfit candi ditto and platform must , It would seem give a curious character and Interest t < the campaign on the part of the demo crats , and the question which natural ! ; first suggests Itself is whether It will bi possible to harmonize the party undo such circumstances. It Is said that tin nomination of General Ilardln for gov ernor was a personal triumph , and tlili Is credible In view of the fact that i had been demonstrated the majority o the convention wore opposed to his posl tlon regarding silver. The figures hull cute that lie received the support o more than 200 of the opponents of frei silver. Ilut will this fact Induce tin sound money democratic business inei to support him at the polls ? This clas of voters , whose sentiments have booi voiced by the leading papers of th state , wanted an unequivocal platforn declaration against free silver and i candidate in full sympathy with II Will they be satisfied with what th convention has offered them , or wll they not rather prefer the stralghtfoi ward antl-freo silver platform and can dtdate of the republicans ? We are Inclined clinod to think that the votes of man ; of them will go to the latter. Although the platform Is not just wha the sound money sentiment of th country hoped for , the free silver me were decisively beaten. The Lonlsvlll Courier-Journal said on the day the cor volition met that to simply reiterate th national platform of IS- ! ) would bo meaningless straddle. That platfon was Interpreted In one way by an eli incut of the democratic party and in at other way by Mr. Cleveland and Mi Carlisle , and the Courier-Journal urge j that the convention would bo compelle i to say or refuse to say whether the n < ! ministration has been right In Its h ! ' terpietatlon. To put forth the phr form without any explanation of II | me tiling , declared that paper , or will ! out''approval of Cleveland and Carllsli j would satisfy nobody and enlighten IK body. The platform does endorse tli democracy and patriotism of the prcs dent and secretary of the treasur ; which must bo presumed to carry wit It approval of their position regard In I sliver. At any rate the fact Is settle ' j that the democratic party of Kcnttick I Is not In favor of the free , unlimited an Independent coinage of silver at tli ratio of Hi to 1 , ami the Importance i this will undoubtedly be speedily man fe.st In Its Inllucnce upon popular sent ment In other southern states. Nowhoi lu that section can there bo made stronger fight for free silver than hi been made In Kentucky and the dofe : t of the free silver advocate * there cuitnt fall to weigh strongly against the II ' cause elsewhere. Thus , while tha Conn t' ' money men In the convention mlgl i > hjtve shown more courage In dealhi ' with this question , their action will stl t do much good. Republican chances of winning I Kentucky thU year have not bee reduced by the result of the denv era tie'convention. . The rcpubllcat nro harmonious and there Is evei to expect that they wl draw votes from the di-mocraK The democratic plurality In Kentucky In 1802 was -10,000 nnd the party elected ten of the t'leveii representatives In con gress. Last year the republicans elected live representatives , showing that n great change In political sentiment hail tak'ti place III two years , rndoubtcdlj lliu result of next November's election will show that the trend has continued In favor of the republican party. 11'7KKHVKS TIM ( , lMl'TltUllltn Where was the comptroller when the money In the city treasury was belnj ! misappropriated ? This Is the question which n great many people of Oinahii have been asking ever since they were Informed of the existence of a shortage In the city treasurer's accounts. Thai question Is answered by the reporl which Comptroller Olson submitted tr ho city council at Its mooting on Tties lay. The answer Is that ho was Ithcr asleep and thus neglecting 111 ; luty or he 'was cognizant of the crlml iial practices that were going on and li aclt , If not active , connivance will .hem. Mr. Olscn insists that the law require ; ilm to examine and check up the books of the city treasurer only , nnd tho1 he books are all right. According t < ils statements nothing Is wrong excop n the cash drawer , and the casl Irawer has always been denied his In spectlon. 15ut his report Is at com ilete variance with his explanation ant < liows that instead of protecting tin city's Interests to the best of his ablli .les ho has stood Idly by while tin aws and ordinances have been over ridden roughshod under his very eyes. The cash drawer Is not the only plact where City Treasurer Itollu went wrong The city charter requires all city mono ; o bo deposited In banks with npprovot security that make the best bids foi he use of the city funds. There art line banks in the city of Omaha tha iitve complied with tills provision o : he law and are alone entitled to re cclvo deposits of city money. Ilu what does the comptroller's report shov is to these deposits ? It shows that a east ? 10,000 of city money and nl f tlio school money has been regu larly placed with banks that can no legally receive it , some of them bank which on account of their insulllcleu capital are absolutely excluded by tin charter from even offering bids fo such deposits. How could those dc posits be made without the comii trailer's knowledge ? Are they not nl recorded In the treasurer's books ? I not , how can the books bo all right ? In one other little matter the comii troller has quite overreached himself It Is disclosed that almost all of th money not lu the nine approved bank Is represented by Interest-bearing cot tllicates of deposit. Some of It Is eve ; In savings banks , drawing Interest a the regular rate of 5 per cent. Till money belongs partly to the city an partly to the school district , but neltho the city nor the schools have ever n cclved more than t ! per cent Interos on cash balances. Where was th comptroller while this interest of publi money was being turned into prlvat pockets ? Does not the charter say thn every cent paid for the use of pnbli funds , whether belonging to the miinic pality or the school district , shall b paid Into the respective treasuries How was the comptroller guarding th Interests of the taxpayers while chl dren In the schools wore being robbe of their Instruction In order that tli city treasury ring might profit by farn Ing out the school moneys ? Comptroller Olson stands self-coi vieled of Incompetency if nothing worsi lit- should follow in the footsteps < City Treasurer IJolln and resign at onci but without a string to his reslgnatioi The next Held of democratic politic to command tlio attention of the com try will be In Ohio , where a lively coi test Is going on between the sotin money and free silver factions. Tli former Is under the leadership of Sei ator Itrlce and the latter Is headed b Allen W. Thurinan , son of the vetera statesman whom all democrats hold I high esteem. Up to this time Itrlce bn the better of the light , having obtaine an Important advantage by defeat in the efforts of the free silver men for a early convention. At the meeting i tlie state committee a few days ago was decided to hold the convention lai in August , and In tlio meantime tl sound money democrats expect to do great deal of educational work. The say that the free silver sentiment rapidly losing ground In the state an think with a few more weeks of vli orotts work It can bo rendered powo less In the convention. Next to tl free silver dlfllculty the greatest troi blc of the Ohio democrats is to find n available man who Is willing to bo candidate for governor In other word a man who Is willing to allow himse to bo set up In order to bo knockc down. Democracy In the llucko.i state has never been in a more dl cordant and hopeless condition than is tit present. One of the convicts paroled under tl new parole prisoner law has Just bet returned to the penitentiary because I violated the conditions of his freedoi Without regard to the merits of the pa tlcular case. It certainly seems no mo than right that these conditions 1 1 strictly enforced. They are Impost for the protection only of the prison and the state. If they were not e forced every paroled man would ai why ho should obey them and soon woi'hl come about that the very obje of the law , namely , the reformation the favored culprits , would be once ai for all time frustrated. It Is justl to those who observe tlio conditions parole that those who violate them ret the punishment of their offense. . Six thousand dollar.s of public fund school money , city money , or both , a reputed to bo on deposit in Counc man Taylor's bank , the Globe , Loan Trust. That bank does not-oven clal to have the capital which the chart requires for dc | > osltory banks. Counc man Taylor could not have been Ign rant of tlio Illegal deposit of pub ! funds and as chairman of the flnan cnmmittee ho U In a very peculiar po ; tlon. If ho will read the law of embc zlemcut iu the state of Nebraska I i may comprehend that under strict con struction of tli < - \n\v \ he has made him- ' nolf nn accessory to the defalcation of 1 Mr. llolln , qultu apart from his culpa- j blllly as couii ltliin | ( In attempting to keep nn embezzler In the oillce of treas urer. The t'nlon 1'acjlllc read Is now said to have reached the conclusion that It can not successfully maintain and control a coal mining company together with a transportation company. The discovery has Just recently been made that the dual business prejudices other coal companies against the road. In the light of Union 3'nclllc history all this sounds very refreshing Indeed. Kver since the transfer last year of vast coal lands along the line of the Union 1'aeillc to a syndicate of capitalists the Union Pacific road has contemplated re linquishing Its coal business. There may bo the very best of reasons for doing this , but It will not bo done to please competing coal companies. The fraudulent Insurance companies must be weeded out. It matters not win is at the head of a mushroom bene fit concern , so long as It falls to com ply with the very reasonable require ments of the Nebraska Insurance laws It has no legal right to do business. No insurance scheme that needs to violate or evade the laws of the state can be a safe Institution. Credulous dupes must bo protected by the state ofllcials from being swindled by either lot teries , bond Investments or Insurnco f muds. I'lgures of packing house output at the leading packing centers con tinue to show Omaha up at great disad vantage , while her competitors arc keep ing up with last year's average. This slump can not all be due to adverse local conditions. It begins to look as If Omaha Is being bottled up as to stock shipments In the same manner she Is sidetracked as to mall facilities , dis tributing rates and local train service , This subject Is certainly worthy of In vestigation. The double-cutler has reduced the number of republicans whom It will support on a local ticket to "ono or two , " ind these must be named by a con- ention of dle-ln-the-last-ditch - - - - demo crats. Hut who Is to select the dole- : ates to the great love feast of rumps and regulars ? An Jiii | > i-n trnllH JUjgtcrr. New York Sun. Why do the Iowa prohibitionists howl foi ! ree silver at the rate of 1C to 1 ? What hai Iree silver to do with prohibition ? The pro. hlbltlonisls should declare for bichloride o ; gold. A lirnl I.oil- I'i'ltViint. . Globe-Democrat. The silver men lack leaders as well ni votes. In every contest which they havi waged with the sound money men this yea : the sllverltes have been outclassed as con splcuously as they have been outnumbered. A lvuntllo or thn l.o'tc Haul. Minneapolis Tribune. It Is announced that Treasurer Taylor'i trial { or robbing South Dakota will not conn on until August , and that In the meantlmi the talented thlel w.ll. be released on $25,001 ball and go to a summer resort for hi : health. If Taylor hid stolen only $5 hi would have a summer at the work house In stead of at a watering place. Tlio Cli.tnii < of Tiinn. 'W.islilncton l'oit. In the midst of the marry hum caused b ; the resuming manufacturing establishment ! and the frequent advances In wages. It I rather amusing to turn to these democrat ! ' editors who , with faces as red as turke ; wattles , put In so much tlmo about a yea ago tlenounc ng what they were pleased t term the "Gorman-Mrlce tariff sell out. ' Those very same editors are now polntlm with prldo to the new tariff measure , am some of them so far forget themselves ate to call It "the Wilson law. " blowi rt' Torrllln Sno.it. New York Sun. A Kentucky correspondent who hear Hon. William M. Stewart's silver speech a Lexington avers that Mr. Stewart's line troubers "when lie finished speaking wore we at the knees , where the perspiration ra through. " No wonder. On the home clrcul Senator Stewart always speaks from a sllve bath tub , and to great la the Intellectual poi splratlon generated by his efforts that a the end ot a speech he weighs from twenty two to thirty-flvo pounds leas than at th beginning. Putting a volcano In linen troua ers Is as absurd as trying to keep oil light nlng with a green cotton umbrella. Idle 'I iilU Alxiiit Thlnl Term. I'hll.uleli'hla ' Times. If any previous president had been eleclci to a third term Mr. Cleveland would be ; possibility for 189C , notwithstanding the es trangeinent from his cause of a number o leading democratic politician ? , but as th record Is unbroken and the unurltten law Inexorable exorablo , he will not for a moment enter tain the question of being a candidate. Onl some most extraordinary national peril coul make the people of the country serlousl consider the question of electliiK any man t the presidency for a longer term than tha accepted by Washington. Whether It shal be called sentimental or logical. It Is th accepted and unchangeable law of tlie natloi of thn Soil * . Wnblilnston .Stnr. It Is not at all surprising that the prellrr Inary reports which the government agcnl at Bering sea have sent to the treasur Hliow that the seal herd U much smalle this season than over before. The cause I siltl to bo Indiscriminate pelagic sealing , I which the propirtlon of seal skins secured t creatures slaughtered Is said to be less tha ono In ten. This frightful waste Is of cours telling upon the herd , and unless It bo stopped by some rigid and effectual Intel national regulations that will bo made In sit cerlty and enforced In honesty , the day wl soon como when the seals will entirely dli appear from the seas and the world will 1 deprived of ono of Us most proQtable Indu : ' tries. Dry mi's Avuuult on Illultio. Indianapolis Tribune. o Ex-Representative Dry an has the hardlhoo L to declare that the-late James G. lilalno WE In favor of the free oolnago cC silver at tli present ratio of 1C to'l. ' . Other of the mini r ouner orators are doing the same thing. Th li simply an outrage upon the character i a dead man who was always In favor of sound currency. In a series of speeches mac In 1S79 , after a democratic house had passe a free coinage bill , Mr ; nialne denounced tti proposition "to stamp 37 cents' worth of pr vato silver bullion one dollar as the mo : shameless piece o { jobbery that ever receive tha sanction of an American house of repn sentatlvos. " The frao coinage of sliver whk Mr. lilalno advocated was a standard iloK < with an amount of silver In It which wou ! make Ita value equal to that of the go' dollar. vi'irtni ) . Washington Correspondent Times-Herald : Kverjr day brings evidence that the Increase of the prosperity among the people Is knockIng - Ing out the free silver craze. Judge Bayers of Texas w * here a day or two ago. He his been a moderate advocate ot free coinage , but on being asked as to the progress o ( the white metal campaign In bis state , replied : "If cotton goes up to 8 cents a pound and stays there you wilt never hear of the frco silver movement In Texa ? . " Philadelphia HecorJ : The capitalists of North Adams , Mase. , at a meeting Friday nUht decided to build a $1,000.000 cotton mill , which Is to be the largest la the United Slates. The starting of such an enterprise In such a locality has a two-fold significance. It shows that New England need ha\e no fear of losing her supremacy as a textile center , and It makes plainer than ever the renewcd confidence on the part of capital In the fact that the prosperity Induced by n wise tariff system has come for a long stay long enough , at least , to be known as an era In the financial history of the country. Washington Post : The now tariff , which the cuckoos now refer to as ' 'the Wilson tariff" and republican organs Incidentally mention as "the protective tarlfl enacted by the list congress , " Is giving a good account of Itself In all quarters. The improvement In trade and manufactures Is so marked , the evidences of returning prosperity are to numerous and convincing that the voice of the croaker Is no longer heard In the land. Since last April moro than SOO manufacturing establishments have , of their own motion. Increased the wages of more than 500,000 workmen. There Is less disquiet In labor circles than there has been at any time during the past ten years. Philadelphia Ledger : Every day reports are received of the revival of Industries and of the restoration of wage rates. The Im- pro\ement In business Is Itself a potent argu ment against the free coinage heresy , partic ularly as the cereal products are bringing higher prices , while the silver advocates con tended the the business depression was due to a lack of circulating medium and that pros perity could not come except in the wake of free coinage. There Is every Indication that trade and agriculture are destined to expe rience marked Improvement , and that the free silver tide will continue to recede as the campaign of financial education progresses. Sioux City Journal : The Improvement of business , according to all reports and all the evidence. Is fully maintained. The change for the better during the last three months Is very gro-U. Trade , Industry , the money market , all have notably Improved. No one In this country now doubts that the Improve ment Is permanent. Confidence has grown. Credit is stronger. The sltuallon Is made clear enough In the resumption of work In a multitude' of manufacturing concerns , In larger employment of labor , In Increased wages , In bank clearings , In railroad earnings and In the stock exchanges. The crop pros pect Is most encouraging. Good crops are practically assured. Ono of the best evi dences of Improvement Is the advance In the prices of railroad securities , which In part reflect opinion of the effect of the crops and In part growing feeling of confidence. t'EltfiUXAL < lXlt Des Molncs has a clgarmakcr named Toepfer. Mr. Slbley's presidential boom appears tc bo mounted on bawl bearings. The Cuban revolutionists are several tele grams ahead of the administration. The ru.o that few officeholders die nnd none resign does not hold good In England. The Chinese only killed 023 Japs In battle , They do better than that on an average Fourth In this country. Kecent revelations In New York show thai large Insurance on small stocks provoke spontaneous combustion. A pneumatic tube Is to bo placed or Brooklyn bridge to expedite mall communi cation between the two cities. Millionaire Mackay pays he was never sc happy as when swinging the pick. A mul titude woull cheerfuly help him back t ( happiness. General SchofieU eays the country was ot the verge of war twice within six years am was wholly unprepared. That explains whj war did not materialize. The Kentucky colonists assembled , agitate ; and adjourned with bloodshed. The one con splcuous result of caloric cogttattou Is Sena tor Blackburn's black eye. Though little Is eald about It , the Chlcagc drainage canal Is already a record breakei for crlmo and debauchery. The WIsconsli logging camps are reputable in comparison. Ex-Senator Ingalls regards Mr. Clovelam as an "Incredible Incident" In national poll tics. Senator 1'effer belongs to the sami class , but Mr Ingalls neglects to mention it Mayor Strong of Now York chews Ha vanna cigars cut Into small chunks. When ever hs puts twc of th&se chunks under hi ; molars the political axe Is sure to get In it work. The advancing woman allows no field of ac tlvlty to escape. The Young Ladles' Nava Guards have been organize ! In New Yorl with Miss Margaret Shatter as captain. 0 course they are arrayed In navy bluemers. The democratic papers which charged th Republican league convention with varlou offenses , are now absorbed with the task o explaining the picturesque attitude of Ken tucky democrats. A 16 to 1 shot with gold rider Is a hilarious spectacle. An Illinois admirer of William Jennlng Bryan writes to the Chicago llecord to cor rect a wrong Impression regarding the sllve oracle. He says W. J. B. was a good boy a home ana at school. He dH not play hookoy hog the marbles , make a sneak on the top ; or leal the teacher a merry dance. Thl rounds well , but something moro than a affidavit will be needed to convince the aJ ministration that the good do not die whll young. Indiana furnishes a specimen of rare nerv that ought to be placed on exhibition. . gentleman named Fallcy , who was appolnte receiver for the Iron Hall fragments , ha completed his work , and demands $97,000 n compensation for his services , extendln , over two yevs and eight months. Expert value his services at from $5,000 to $12,000 : year , but Falley assures the court that th Job required extraordinary talents , of whlc he has an abundance. In this Instance talen and nerve are synonymous. Jen Duvls on Horace Grnnloy. Letter in New York Tribune. During the coursa of a ramble through th state capltol at Montgomery , Ala. , I fell I with the late ex-Governor Watt * . An ol portrait of Mr. Watts was among the man likenesses of eminent Alabaman whlcl adornol the walls of the library , and I coul not help observing Its resemblance to th pictures of Mr. Greeley when ho was I manhood's prime. Mr. Watts smiled a though he was pleaded with the comparlsor and I cskcd him If he cared to give me hi estimate of the character of the man v < h undoubtedly stood for a greater power again : the policies of the southern leaders and t tales men than any other man of his time. Upo reflecting a moment he said he would an swer my question by telling me how Jeffer son Dav.s replied to an Inquiry ot hU re garllng Mr. Greelcy. U was Just after Mr. Davis had returne from Fortress Monroe , and Mr. Watts wa curious to know what his vanquished , thoug unreconciled , chief thought of Mr. Greeley' singular action In signing the famous ba bond. Ho therefore put this direct queu tlon to him : "Mr. Davis , what do you think Impelle Mr. Greeley to da what he did ? " "Now , Mr. Davis was nothing If nc earnest and emphatic In his conversation , tald Mr. Watts , "and after responding I sort of Yankee fashion by asking mo if know Mr. Greeley , and receiving a negativ reply , ha said : " 'I thought you did not know him o you would not have asked that questloi There was but ono underlying motive In tha ; iian's action , and that waj pure goodncsi Ho performed that service to me because h Is a great , tig hearted man. ' " re II- Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report & in pr II- IIo o- oIc Ic ce MASKS Ol' TltR rtUiEZVKt'A tJl'1'.STWS New Frntnrei of the CelcbrMrcl DUpute with Orent llrllnlu. WASHINGTON , Juno 27. Congrcwmnn Ivlngston of Otorgln , author ot llio resolu- Ion which passci congress the last revlon authorizing tlio president to urge the nrbllr.i- lon of the Venexuela < lritlih ) qurttloti , has oturned to Washington from an extended rip through Venezuela , where ho went to make a personal Inspection ot the merits ot ho controversy. Ho went as a giiwl of the Venezuelan government and was given nn fllclal reception throughout his ttay In that ountry. Ho returned with a fund of in- ormatlon which promises to have a bearing on the nclloi , of the United Statui In ex- ending the Monroe doctrine to the British- Venezuelan trouble ? . He brings also Important news concerning ccent events In Vcnezueh , Including a re- iclllon in Valencia , which wa4 quickly sup- iressed by the government and which was not rcportol outside of the country. Also he news that at a recent meeting of the cabinet the English concession for a last ract of the Orinoco country , Including the amous IJ.ihla gold mines and part of the errltory claimed by Great Hrltaln , was re voked and a new concession granted to an \merlcan company. The latter Immediately sent Its men n take po'sesslon of the con cession and Mr. Livingston expect ? that If ho Ilrltlsh occupants refuse to yield the \merlcan company will make a speedy rep- escntatltm to the authorities at Washing- on. As a result of Colonel Livingston's trip he I * convinced that the United States will adopt a Krong policy on the llrltlsh- Vcnezuelan question , or perhaps , through the executive branches this summer and certainly through congress when It reassembles. Itnllrimit I'rnjrctnl. CLEVELAND , 0. , Juno 27. H Is stated that a project Is on foot , with Hon. Tom L. Johnpon as Its chief promoter , to connect Cleveland and Toledo by an electric rail way. A number of short electric railways arc already In operation or under course of construction between the two cities. These lines are controlled by Johnson and It will So only necessary , It Is wld , to build from Fremont , O. , to Toledo to complete the line. SMiiim for I'nrtlfjln ; ttie "omul. TACOMA. Wash. , June 27. Lieutenant General J. M. Schofleld and party arrived yesterday to prepare for the trip to Alaska. They sail In the morning on the Queen. Last night a largely attended reception was given n their honor. In an Interview General Scho- leld saida plan for the fortification of I'ttgct sound had been outlined and the work would se carried out as soon as possible. ISriirwril tlinVnrfnrn nn Hnlnoim. TOPEKA , June 27. Attorney General Dane * today appointed T. W. Coggiwell , i'lttsburg , as assistant attorney general for ils county , instructing him to "close every iolnt and saloon In his county. " JOVULAH , ll. < iil.ii > . Imllnnapolls Journal. The kaiser stood on the war ship deck , Whence all but him had fled ; IJceause there WHS no standing room Alongside Wllhelm's head. Detroit 1'rpe Preys. He'd take a "soft dilnk" If n hard Were nowhere In the lot ; But what ho sought was "soft snaps" who Would pay for what ho got. Wmhlnirton Stnr. Ho doubtless Is a good young man , As fine as o'er you saw ; But he calls his mother "niommer , " and He calls his father "paw. " New York Rooonlcr. The Jolly fisherman can part From hook or line with tranquil heart ; But , If he leaves behind his bull. Then he's Indeed disconsolate. Time * . This Ufa Is full of ups and downs , And merit wins , 'tis said. The barber strives for many crowns ; He's always at the head. Alas ! the poor chiropodist ! Far lower he Is put ; Ho never hopes to head the list- He's always at the foot. Detroit Tribune. - At midnight In his guarded tent The Turk was dreaming of the hour WhPii Greece her knee In suppllancu bc.-.l Would tremble at his power. And In his dreams the foeman fell Before his blade's fell stroke.s And everything had come his way And then the baby woke. Kansas City Journal. "I think It Is unjust. " sjld Kate , "That women on the farms And In the cities cannot vote Because they don't bear arms. " Jack arched his brows nnd whistled low , Then wickedly replied : "Oh , don't they , though ! not only arms. But necks , and lots beside. " New York Woild. Sho's like the lilies of the Held , As fair and free fioin sins. And yet there Is one difference , She tolls not , but she spins. Detroit Tribune. The world la at the feet of her Who does the dance and song , Provided only that she keeps Her feet whole they belong. Washington Star. Oh , June , with your blossom ? , n lesson you teach You bid me beware my sweet cousin. The roses she spurns that you've brought \\lthln reach , Which she loved at $3 a dozen. Tin : ] . Johnmn In lancet. He rmtct not walk tils rounds for fear his rmllcnU think him poor. An 1 donrlv < Jo they love to > ee a carriage at thilr ilo r : . And It his horse Is fat , "Hi' muit have little work to do. " And If lip's Van Hie rrmon N , " 1I starves the poor ol I 8 ri'\v , " Should ho call upon his lutlenls every day when they itro 111 , HI * motive plainly Is "To make a great blc doctors bill ; " If he visit * them less fivquenlly-thus l ss- 'nliiK their o\poii ( > o ' Th" chance * are he'll be srutscJ of willful n gllgonce. Ho imt't neil : nil day and half the nlglit , nnd never * . \y he's tired , Tor the public look upon him simply M a servant hlrcil. Ami should he take n holiday , he'll nnd , when he comes bark. Sonic patients have rthintcd It liy glvlnc him "the cack. " Concerning inone > , ho mu t acorn Indifferent to bo , And folks will think ho practices from pure philanthropy ; Whim wo hear nlxnil him boasting of tha guineas that he oain , \V > wi ii-lor If they all appear In his Income tax returns. About his own afflictions he mut never ray n word ; The notion of n doctor being 111 Is to nbsurdl And when , perhaps from overwork , he's laid upon the their. HI * sympathizing patients tay : "riiy.'l Ian , heal thyself. " 1776. 1875. THE NATIONAL BIRTHDAY. \l OMAHA TO 131.ACK HILLS Grand Celebration at Omaha , Saturday , July 3 , under the Auspices of the Daily "BEE. " 1875. 1895. FOUUTII or JULY I.-E.VTUUES. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. THE BKE DAIJ.OON ASCENSION. It Is Just twenty years ago that the. ndvertl ement here prlntml announced to tlio people of Omaha n grand Imlepend- pnce < lny celc-bratlon , with the launch- In of n balloon that v ns to carry a fpoclnl Hee news correspondent from Omaha to the Blade Hilts as the central nttnirtlon. In The < Sur.dny Bee John II. Pierce , t ! > < > aeronaut who undertook the perilous \oynge , t 'ls ! of the Inception of the Kchomo and explains the detailed ar- laiiKeincnts which were made for the journuy. The story of the great Bee balloon ascension N related In all lt details how tlip crowds were brought from nolghboring towns by special tialns chartered by The Bee how the start was delayed from clay to day by the failure of the gas-generating appar- ntm how the balloon finally wont up from Jefferson square with the aeronaut dangling In the ropes how It descended In the swamps of Florence lake. Incidents of this , the most exciting Fourth of July Omaha 1m1 ? ever wit nessed , are narrntpd byarlous partici pants In the celebration. A bit of local history which no resident of Omaha should fall to read. A series of stories that are humorous and entertaining , reminiscent , Instructive and Inspiring. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. IIUY IT ! UKAD IT I BIG FROM NOW TILL JULY 1st We shall have a variety of Bargains to offer BECAUSE want to reduce all lines of goods as much as possible BEFORE WE TAKE INVENTORY- We find , as every other trustworthy house finds , that it pays to cut off the profit and let the cost price sell them QUICK. Just at present we call special attention to our hat departments TWO OF THEM. We have a mammoth assortment of hats , the largest over in Omaha , embracing both men and boys' MEN'S STRAW HATS , 8 or 10 different styles , for 50c , 75c , $1 anJ up. CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS , in endless variety , at 25c , 50c , 75c and $1. See our Douglas street window for an idea of our great assortment of children's hats , Your money's worth or we'll trade back , BROWNING , KING & CO. , Reliable Clothiers , S. W Cor. 15th & Douglas