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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEHi TtTSDAY , J1TLY 23 , 1805 , TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE. . IJ , , ntUTOR. MOUNINU. THUMB OF HUUSt-lllITlON. n Mr ne ( Without Sunday ) . Ono Yrar..t J JJ Dolly Urn nnj HunJay , Ono Year . 10 JJ Blx Months . ; 2 > Three MnntlH . " * Runilny I'1. One Ycnr . r ; Katimfny lien. Ono Year . ' j ? Weekly llee , One Yi-nr . * OI-TIC-IS. Omnhfii The Ttr > TtulMlng. . . . . . . fioulh Omnhn. Hinder DIU. , Cnrmr N nnd JUli Sis. Council IllufK 12 iv-ml Klrc-et. niilcnco omSIT rimmlxr of fommorc" ; . New York llooni * . 13 , U nnd IS. Trltmno Utilltllng. Washington , 1)07 I' Street. N. W. C'OIUlKHI'ONOnNCll All rommnnlratlon * relnUnc In news I"1' ' * " 4 torlnl matter Fhoul.l . nrtilrcFiii" ! : To the hmior. iirsiNKPS i.nrrnns. All tiumnnM Mfr nml rnmlitnin-M ' ' " " ' ' ' * ie . I'uUli-liInK - ' " " ' " " " K.ldrrFto The IJi-o - Omnhn Draft * . clirrUg nn.l | . 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It is hlfjh time for tinKtntc llollcf coniinlsslou to shut up sliop nnd go llOHH' . to bi re- Tlit > MetlHeiTiini'nn seems Kiilnlnjr Its ancient reputation for of water. a most Irene-herons piece If the ' . -ity comptroller's olllee can set nloiiK tenipornrlly so nU-ely without the comptroller , why not got aloii" ; without him Another frightful shipwreck , resulting tills time In the loss of nearly 150 lives. It looks as If .marine disasters were to bo the feature of the year 1SU5. \Vo warn the Nebraska senators anil representatives who RO to 1'ender this week to steer clear of Mr. Peebles' \Vlnehester rilles. They might go oft at the breech. Iowa democrats seem to bo in no haste to put up their gubernatorial can didate this year. The later the nomina tion Is made the sooner will the. pool- man's suspense be ended. If nny one doubts that the farmer is the most potent factor in the. commu nity lot him observe the anxiety with which men In every occupation and in every walk of life scan the latest crop report. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Two Alaska prospectors have been eaten up by bears , so the story runs that is telegraphed all the way from Port Townsend. Moral If you don't want to be eaten up by bears keep away from Alaska. - Concentrating the annual encamp ment of the state militia anil two Urand Army reunions at one place and at the same time promises to make the Has tings encampment lids year conspicu ous In the military annals of Nebraska. Hastings is going to show what It can do in ( lie way of entertaining the veterans who attend the Grand Army encampment this year. It Is needless to say that the preparations already made Indicate that Hastings Intends to do its part very nearly to perfection. When the now vanquished Cornell crow departed frojn New York on It * way to England to participate In the great Henley regatta It was accompa nied to the pier by a mob of enthusiastic college camp foUowers , who made the scene at the vessel one of exuberant bolsterousness. When the crew returns' ' from its disappointing trip the enthusi astic mob will be conspicuous by its absence. Such Is the elfect of failure upon ordinary human nature. The London police seem , If the cable dispatch is correct , to have caught in their drag net during a recent raid sev eral American notables , among them two or three members of the American congress. Not one of them , however , made any unusual objection , or even threatened to have his casts taken uj : by the State department and pushed for an Indemnity or an apology. It Is this fact that throws a shadow of doubl over the reliability of the entire story , rot-rustling republicans and dls griintU'd democrats are running up ant ! down the streets charging that recent appointments of men for police dutj wore made In the Interest of the cltl zens * reform movement. If that be trtu why do they not set traps for some ol the licw appointees and see If they car be Induced to engage in local politics The chief of police has specifically rot bidden patrolmen from dabbling in poll tics. Violations of ( ids rule can , II found , be readily taken to the chief foi a remedy. If hu fall to apply the propel remedy then and not til then will tlu noisy pot rustlers have any ground tc Bland upon. Either tins late street sweeping con tractor or some one who. hopes to bt street sweeping contractor some day is commencing an open letter crusath against the new street cleaning regime This unknown "cltl/.en" Is sure tha the. streets of Omaha are much dlrllei now than they were a month ago. Tlu animus of the complaint , however , Ii found In the assertion that It Is not pos slble to keep the streets clean except bj the use of the great'revolving cyllndei sweeping machines. As the cleanes cities In both the I'nltcd States ant liuropu have their streets swept bi hand the disgruntled citizen should firs busy himself In proving 111. premises. ix 1'tWfil'Klim' . At present the song of Increasing prosperity conies from the eastern sec tion of the country. It Is In the great Industrial centers that the Instrumental ities which make for material progress are now active , that new enterprises arc being started , that labor Is In demand at Improved wages , and Hint everybody Is realizing the bem-Ilts of a business revival. From these centers of produc tion arc heralded the most gratifying reports of a returning prosperity. Tens of thousands of people who were earn ing nothing n year ago or who were getting Insulllclent for a decent subsist ence are now receiving good remunera tion for their labor and are fully em ployed. Not far from a million persons have found steady employment within past six months who were prevl- usly idle or employed only a part of lie time , and nearly as many have urlng that period had their compen- ntlon Increased. As stated In n recent rtlcle , the purchasing ability of work- rs In the manufacturing Industries of lie country is greater at this time b.v I'veral million dollars weekly than it . -as a year ago , and this Is being felt y all Interests In the section where lie improvement Is taking place. Its tvlgoratlng and wholesome influence 'caches ' to every channel of trade. The wave of advancing prosperity has ot yet loticheil the west to a very ap- reclable extent , but the assurance that t will reach this section , bringing a nil share of benefits to our people , Is 'omul in the growing crops that prom- < e a splendid harvest. Everywhere in lie great agricultural region of the 'ounlry ' the outlook Is most favorable , shall not have the greatest wheat field of record , but the supply of that grain will be ample for our needs and o spare. Of corn the indications are hat the crop will be the largest ever grown , and If the estimates are realized t will be worth to producers , veil should the price decline to the owest average in recent years , $100- > 00,0 ( > 0 more than the yield of last son- on. Tlie period of danger to this cereal s almost passed , and there Is now little eason for apprehension regarding It. The harvesting of _ ,00l,00,000 ) ( ) bushels : > f corn this year means more for the prosperity anil the upbuilding of the west than the production of the silver nines of the country for the next ten years , if worked to their fullest ca- welly. It will represent hundreds ot nllllons of money that will be dis tributed among thousands of farmers .Hid expended In ways promotive of the ieneral welfare. Everybody who has intelligently In vestigated the conditions in the west predicts an era of great prosperity for this section , and undoubtedly there are the most valid reasons for a feeling of confidence In the future. The next year ought to see and probably will see a decided increase in western invest ments. It should also witness a large influx of population to those states where there are good inducements and opportunities , as In Nebraska , for ex ample. Let no one entertain pessimis tic views regarding the future of the west. There Is no warrant for them. Prosperity will come to this section in due time , and unless all signs are mis leading It will give the west tin almost unprecedented progress. / / " CHAXK WKltK MAVOIt. The man who plays king for a day on the stage usually does those things that no real king would think of doing. He confers titles upon vagabonds , throws jewels to the beggars and exalts some poor dressmaker or chambermaid with the position of queen. Real kings do nothing of the sort , because they hope to reign longer than twenty-four hours. Uev. Krank Crane has in his mind's eye some very great reforms. If he- were only mayor for a day lie would tlo some things which no real mayor would ever dare to attempt. If Mr. Crane were mayor he would rigidly en force every law on the statute books to the very letter , no matter how re pugnant or absurd such enforcement would be. First and foremost , lie would enforce the Sunday laws that prohibit all men as well as women , except ing alone preachers , church choir singers and Salvation army musicians , from In boring on the legal Sabbath day. With Mr. Crane as our mayor the only people who could enjoy Sunday recreation would be the rich men who ride in chaises and drink their wine at home or at the club house. There would bo no street cars in operation , anil nobody would be allowed to drive a team for hire. The milkman and the Iceman would bo expected to make their de liveries Saturday night and the fruit stalls and soda water fountains wouhi have to bo boxed up. There would bn no swearing over the telephone , because the exchange would bo closed , and Mr. Crane's pulpit editorials could not ap pear In print on Monday morning , be cause the typesetting machines and presses would be chained down over Sunday night. If Mr. Crane were mayor the no-treat law , which has been a dead letter since Its.enactmcnt , would be strictly enforced and all the vacant buildings in Omaha would not hold the men who would bo serving city jail sentences. If Mr. Crane were mayor every man and woman who could not show visible1 moans of support would be prosecuted as vagrants and sent to the county Jail. This would of course Include a great many professional men and genteel deadbeats who manage to eke out a living by sponging on relatives ami friends while waiting for something tn turn up. If Mr. Crane were mayor lie would rigidly enforce the statute against social vice and add to his army of Sab bath desecrators , anti-treat lawbreakers , vags and deadbeats the whole brood ol women who lack vlituo. About that time Mayor Crane would be wrestling with several very serlout problems. He would be appalled at the general cussedncss of the town anil ama/.ed at the size of the bills for feed Ing and maintaining the Inmates of tin city jail , lie might also bo perplexed with applications from some of his most devoted friends and parishioners for re mission of tines and penalties. Like Hu king for a day on the stage , poor Mr Crane would be glud to give up his jot after being mayor for twenty-four hours. He would learn that his mayor- ship would resemble the stoning of the frogs-It would be fun for the boys , but leath to the frogs. The attitude of the French govern ment in the case of ex-Consul Waller is not what our government had a right to expect , In view of the very friendly relations that have subsisted between the two countries. Waller claims to be an American citizen and he formerly represented the 1'nlted States as a con sul in Madagascar , lie Is now Impris oned at Marseilles , having been found guilty by a court martial of certain charges preferred against him by the French authorities In Madagascar. It Is said by his frlemls-that the trial was not fairly conducted and our govern ment was appealed to to Institute an In vestigation. Tlie American ambassador to France was Instructed to ask the French" government for a record of the proceedings , In order that our govern ment might be Informed as to the na ture of the charges and the character of the trial. Tills reiiuest has not been complied with and the French govern ment has even refused to allow Ambas sador Kustls to see Waller , which can not bo regarded otherwise than as an Indignity to tills government. Altogether the course of France Is not in the Interest of International am ity and good will. It suggests , also , that there N In the pro ceedings against Waller something which that government feels It cannot reveal without discredit to It self. It seems to be the Intention of our government to pursue the matter , anil it would seem to offer a good op portunity for Secretary Olnoy to show what mettle there is in him. P.ut the indications are that nothing can bo ac complished and that the unfortunate Waller will have to serve out his long sentence , if he lives to do so. , i.injir.ioT ; : / It appears that liberal offers have been made to olllcers and ex-ollicers of the rnited States army to go into the service of the Cuban Insurgents. It is stated that agents of the insurgents in Washington and New York have re- ently approached military olllcers and x-ollicers with propositions to go to 'nba and lake commands In the In surgent forces , the inducements offered K-ing large salaries and prominent mll- tary positions in the event of the in surrection being successful. Some ex- illieers who have been approached are said to have made arrangements to go to Cuba , and it Is not at all unlikely that such is the case. It is an oppor tunity which men of a military and ad venturous spirit might lie expected to take advantage of , particularly when guaranteed liberal pay for doing so. The insurgents will hardly be able , however , to induce oflicers who are in the service of the United States to re sign their positions in order to accept service in Cuba , though it is said one or two are contemplating doing so. It is also said that the insurgents have representatives in Europe , who are seeking to secure trained oflicers and soldiers for service in Cuba , and they night to find a good supply abroad. Undoubtedly the insurgents need , as much as anything , trained soldiers lo lead them. The Spanish forces are of ficered by such , while the com manding general , Campos reported to be wounded and besieged Is regarded as the ablest soldier In the service of Spain. Some of tile insurgent leaders have had military Instruction and ex perience , but none of them lias shown very marked ability. Tlie Insurgents need a man of resources , who would inspire them with absolute confidence In his leadership , and it Is just pos sible they may find such a man among the ex-olllters of the United States army , though of course they are seek ing men only for subordinate positions. There appears to be no lack of courage and endurance on the part of the in surgents , and what they require Is to be better ollicered. As they seem to be abundantly supplied with funds , they ought to be able to obtain all the mili tary talent they can make use of. The civil service rules have been ex tended to the employes of the pension agencies throughout the country. This means that these employes will be pro tected In their tenure of office against everything but death , resignation and misdemeanor , or neglect of duty. The civil service rules have not boon ex tended to tlie pensioners. They do not need them , because they are better pro tected than civil service employes. Once on the pension list always on tlie pen sion list until death overtaki-s , and sometimes on the pension list by an accredited representative even after death. There are some stipends better assured than the salaries of pension agency employes. The free silver democrats are going to base ( lie apportionment of delegates to their state convention upon tlie vote for their candidate for preference for United States senator. This is the total that probably includes the most of the democratic votes of both wings ot the party , but It by no means represents the strength of the free silver demo crats In Nebraska. Hut as an appor tionment upon tills basis provides for a larger convention , no one In this vi cinity has any cause to complain. We say It for the benefit of the treas ury olllclals at Washington and without fear of successful contradiction that at no time In the future can a site for the South Omaha postollice building be pur chased at a lower price than that pos sible today. The lolly of riiritunlMii. riilpaea Tribune. It la astounding that fanatics can carry their folly so far as to risk turning over not only the municipal , but the state and MIV tloi.al government Into the hands of those who have hitherto displayed Incapacity and have been guilty ot dishonesty and malac- ] ministration of every kind awl have been re pudiated by ttte people. Such a policy ai Mayor Strong and Commissioner Hooseveli are ketklng to carry out " 111 not only defeal Itself , but will end their political careen and It may defeat the party they are sup posed ( erroneously , as we believe ) to repre sent. mi : Chicago ChroXlrlM HcRat-dlng It ns n case of simple InilMtliul folly It Is to bo ro- marUcd thnt Mr. 'sovereign exposes n very considerable number of vacancies In his mental flats. < Chicago TlmFrfLltaralil ! U Is hoped the differences between Mr. Sovereign nnd the national bank not'e can be amicably adjusted. Mr. Sovereign rffay not liavo noticed It , but n $5 bank note li Svorth 15 cents more than a sovereign. M"y Kansas City Jnupint : Mr. Sovereign's boy cott of bank notes < vlll have tlie effect , If It has any effect at all. of reducing tlie amount of money circulating among working people. There has been uo complaint from any quar ter , we believe , ot too much money In cir culation. Globe-Domorrat : Mr. Sovereign's proposi tion to boycott the notes of the national banks Is n < jt likely to alarm those Institu tions , as It Is a matter of comparative In difference to them whether they Isstio notes or not , considering the value ot the bonds that must be deposited as security. Chicago Journal : Evidently It has never come to the attention of the vociferous Mr. Sovereign that a boycott of their bank bills Is Just what the soulless national banks want. They keep the circulation of these bills down to the lowest legal limit with a persistence that ought to have dawned on a grand master's financial vision. Kansas City Star : Let its have a boycott against every kind of money except silver. That would furnish an opportunity to test the strength of the silver advocates. If they are In n majority they ought to be able to exhaust the supply of silver dollars In the United Statea treasury and force the gold of the country back Into the treasury vaults. Then there would be n substantial basis for demanding more silver money. Chicago Post : Whatever may bo his motives and they would appear to be a presumptuous exhibition of himself the fact remains that In listening to his yawp against the national batiks the people , not the banks , would be humiliated. It Is further to bo re gretted that Mr. Sovereign cannot under stand that his chief charm Is absolute si lence. As the man said of the peacock , "he is majestically beautiful In his plumage and his strut , but when lie opens his mouth he gives himself away. " Chicago Tribune : The 1st of September , then , unless banks make their peace In the meantime , the blood-curdling tragedy which Sovereign has devised will begin. Then every employe will commence looking closely at the bills he receives and hurling back with scorn all which have the mark of the beast on them. This Is a great scheme and the grand master workman Is the only man capable of originating It. Were It not for him nnd his brilliant ideas the laughter- loving American people would have rather a dull time of it. J'llKSS t'M.M.MIJAT. Dps Molncs Leader : A resolution to rc- submlt the prohibition question passed the last general assembly on a strict party vote. It ni-cds tils ratification of the legislature to get It b.-fore the people. If tills question Is not In politics , will some one please ex plain how any question may get in poli tics ? Davenport Democrat : Iowa has more than It wants of defaulting bank presidents and cashiers , but It has no more than Its fair proportion the way things have been running of late tlu country fiver. The truth is that Iowa's record has been so exceptionally good tint the recent transgressions bavo been the more startling. Cedar Haplds Gazette : Suppose the liberal league on the one hand and the radical pro- hlhtilonists on the dthcr hand , both bodies opposed to popular rule by anyone but themselves , take a little vacation and allow the citizens of Iowa to run the state foi- a while. The remit would bo surprisingly pleasant. The Gazetts wants good govern ment and wants the best that can be had. The efforts of all the people are necessary to produce that re'sult , and the Liberal league , supported by the liquor business , and the radical prohibition cause , subsisting largely on crocodllo tears , are neither one the Gazette's Ideal of a ruling force. Sioux City Journal ; , The prohibition ques tion Is not a state Issue. The republicans at Des Molnesarecoahlzed that fact , and. , If the democrats "at 'llarshalltown refuse to recognize It they will find that nothing they can resolve will 'stir 'tho public pulse , and that when they thrust prohibition In pee ple's faces they will ask to see what they have In stock on the subject of sliver. Per haps one of these days the democrats of Iowa will be able to restore prohibition to life , and make some further USD of It , but they cannot make any serviceable use of It this year. The Marshalltown convention might as well get Into the swim. It might as well go In head first. An Ititt-rovin : ; iipotaclo. Kansas City Journal. The contest between Thomas H. Heed am Adlal Stevenson as to which can keep his head under water the longest Is ono of the interesting features cf this off year. Uemoornrj'-t Ini'DPil Nurdog. St. I-ou'.s It-piiUle. When Greenbacker A. J. Warner , Standard Oil JoeSlbley and Hepubllcan-I'opullst Stew- are agree among themselves upon whether they own the democratic party , the dance can go on. While they quarrel the old- fashioned democrat Is likely to think that he still has the privilege of living. Altogether Too Slow. I'lltsliurR Times. England Is all right for Englishmen , but how would It stilt Americans to allow elec tions to run on for days here and there untl the political ruins ha1 taken a fling at al the polls In the country. Never ! Twenty- four hours Is all the time this swift countr > can give up to a small Job like electing a government , and some men think that an unseemly time to keep the saloons closed. I'lii-Hliumilou * ' orporntioKg. G'.obe-Demociat. An electrical paper suggests that gooi brakes are more necessary to street cars than the fenders about which so much Is being said. The Inventors have devlse < power brakes by which the motorman , will a slight movement of the hand , can almos Immediately stop cars at a high rate o speed , but the companies do not adopt them It Is said , because they are more expensive than the fecblo and uncertain ones now In use. A frlpploil I.lvur. Probufoly , Greenville ( S. C. ) Times. With yearning hearts we linger and' look across the gray , shadowed and desolate sea of life fir our ships to come. We know that somewhere beyond the waves , curving sullenly Into cold foam , falling with monotonous onous anger upon the .shore , somewhere on the further sldo of 4ho tossing waste a IK the dull gray skies nnd the lowering mist there are sunshine'an3 beauty , clear skies re fleeted in the blue of the laughing , rippling water over which1 'cmr'shlps ' are slowly driven by gentle , kindly wlhfls. A tttpvr Wny"of-Trrntlnir Jurors. Oiloas" : 'Cjmed-HeralJ. Judge Calilweir of the United States clr cult court for the Eighth circuit , who wll be remembered for his attitude last year In respect to rallroaijsla'fid their employes , has been making another' very sensible deliver ance. In a case at CliH'tone , when a bailiff was being sworn to take charge ot the Jury am to keep them together without meat or drink water exceptcd. until they should agree upoi a verdict , the Judge Interposed and refused to permit the cljrTpft administer the oath He said that Jurors 'performed quite as 1m portant functions as Judges and should b treated with the same consideration ; that It order to perform their duties Intelligent ! ) they should be afforded every facility for de liberation under conditions of mind and body that will evoke their best Judgment ; tha starving , freezing , deprivation of sleep am denial of all comforts Is not the best mod of doing this and th"t the old methods o treating Jurors was c. .1 , barbarous and In human. He then went on to say to the Jury tha they might retire to their room and If the } could not agree before supper they mlgh adjourn and return to their deliberation afer they had eaten and so continue to ad Journ for meals nnd sleep until they hai agreed upon a verdict or were discharged b the court. U has taken several centuries for judges to arrive at this conclusion , but now tha It has been iiolnted out , other Judges wll perhaps follow the precedent , At all events It will take Jurors out of th category of criminals. SETTLERS MUST PAY OR GO of tha Negotiations for a Kobato on Otoo and Missouri Lands , IDNEY AFKR A TRACT OF LAND Kiit rprl lng Citizens Auk the ( lovornnient to lloinito thn Old Military lli'ncrv.i- tlou to the Cll/ for the lisa of the bchooli , WASHINGTON , July 22. ( Special. ) The ecretary ot the Interior has rendered a do- 'slon unfavorable to the purchasers of lands rent the Oloa and Missouri Indians In Nc- iraska and Kansas. The decision la con fined In a letter written by the secretary to he commissioner of the guicral land otrico n reply to the latter's request for ItiBtruc- lens relative to the defaulting purchasers. From an examination of the report of the ommlsslon appointed to present to the Otoo nil Missouri Indians the matter of tha read- ustment of the sale of their lands In Ne- iraska and Kansas tinder the provisions of he act of March 3 , 1S93 , the secretary llnds hat the commission , having met the Indians n council ami explained th ? matter fully to hem , It was resolved "that 'we , the Otoe and Missouri Indians , fully understanding ho act of congress of March , 18J > 3 , do hereby cfttso absolutely to accept the proposition o accede to the rebate as provided In said act , or any rebate whatever from the original amount of sale of said lands. " This resoltt- ion , the secretary In his letter says , was signed by three-fourths of the adult mcm- jers of the tribe , and as the signatures were given of their own volition , without duress or promises of any kind whatever , It Is evl- lent that the relief Intended to be granted o the purchasers of said Umls by the act ot March , IbllS , cannot be effected. This jelng the case , the secretary says that noth- ng remains for the department to do but o enforce the terms of said purchase. The land was sold under the provisions of the act of March 3 , 18SI , In May , June and December , 1SS3 , and In expectation of luusual competition for them they were sold at public auction to tlu highest bidder , and n many catos were purchased at prices argely In excess of appraised value. Under .he terms of the act last mentioned such of he purchasers who desired were permitted to pay one-fourth of the purchase money In cash at the time of the sale and the other three-quarters In one , two and three years respectively , with Interest on the dofTred layments at the rate of C per cent per an- mm. The act of March 3 , 18Sf , provided 'or an extension of two years within which to make the deferred payments , , and the act of August 2 , 1SSG , provided for a further extension of two years. The final payment under the last act mentioned was due In May and June , 1S ! > 0 , for the lands sold In May and June , 1SS3 , and In December , 18UO , for the ands sold In December , 1SSI. : MUCH MONEY PAST DUE. On March 31 , 1S91 , there remained due for ; aid lands upon the basis of the,1 price at which they were sold , $191,775.82 of ihe origi- lal principal ; and Interest for ten 'years , computed to February 1 , 1894 , J100.4S2.91 , naklng a total of $295,208.76. The number , of cases In which full payment had not \tee\\ \ \ nade , was 186 , Since that date full pay- nentf have been made in but two cases aiU further Installments paid In six cases. There remains due up to March 1 , 1893 , $192- 122.00 principal and about $108,000 Interest. The secretary rules that owing to the re fusal of the Indians to consent to the relief ntended to be extended to purchasers of the lands by the act of March 3 , 1893 , which refusal makes the relief provisions of the act nugatory , It appears to bo the duty of the Interior department to carry out the former legislation relative to the lands , ac- lion under which has been suspended owing to the pendency of the legislation and pro ceedings thereunder after the passage of the law. law.Tho The secretary therefore directs the com missioner of the general land otnce to In struct the local land officers to call upon the parties In default In payment of either prin cipal or Interest for the lands to pay the same within ninety days from receipt of no tice anJ to advise them that In the event of their failure to do so their entries will bs canceled. The act of March , 1893 , provided In effect that If the Indians should give their consent the purchasers of the lands should be allowed n rebate on the prices paid for the land , the pi Ices being unusually high. Ltut the Indians refusoa to agree to the proposition , and hence the secretary declares the provisions of the act to be void. SIDNEY WANTS THE LAND. A number of the citizens of Sidney , Neb. , are anxious that the abandoned military reservation at 1'ort Sidney bo turned over to the city , so that the land can bo used for school purposes. Some action has already been taken in the direction of securing the leservatlon , and thus far the efforts of the citizens have been successful. This reserva tion having been abandoned , and being of no further ue for military purposes , was trans ferred from the War department to the De partment of the Interior by a general order from the adjutant general's office , dated No vember 20 , 1SUI. The reservation contains C20 acres cf land , besides 3,195.35 acres ol wood and timber land , which was used by the post , twenty acres of the military reser vation having been donated to the city ol Sidney for cemetery purposes by the act ol June 10 , 1892. The commissioner of the gen eral land otllce has been proceeding for some time past to dispose of the reservation , as provided by law. The act of July Ii , 1884 , en titled "an act to provide for the disposal ol abandoned military reservations , " provided that as soon as the- land had been surveyed and subdivided It should be appraised by a commission consisting ot three disinterested persons , appointed by the secretary of the Interior , and that It should be sold at public sale , for cash , at not less than the appraised value , nor less than $1.25 an acre. It was also provided by this act that any settler who had resided on the land prior to Its being taken as a military reservation ( mould be entitled to enter the land so occupied , not to exceed ICO acres in a body. The commissioner of the general land office was intending to dispose of the Fort Sidney reservation under the provisions of this act , when a communication was received by the secretary of the Interior from Joseph Ober- felder and a number ot other residents ol Sidney , who , desiring that the city should have the land , wrote lo the secretary asking that'the disposal of the land bo discontinued for the present. Secretary Smith has granted the request and has written to the commis sioner of the general land office , directing that official to suspend action. The secretary of the Interior has notified the citizens of Sidney that he has taken the desired action and transmits to them a copy of a communi cation from the acting commissioner of the general office , stating that there Is no urgen necessity for the Immediate appraisal and sale of the post reservation. Mr. Oberfclder wrote to the secretary In behal of the Western Nebraska Educa tional association , which started the move to secure the land for the city o : Sidney. H Is the Intention of the members of this association to petition congress at its next session to donate this land to the city for educational purposes. It Is probable that the Nebraska congressional delegation may secure the enactment of the necessary legis lation during the first session ot the Kitty- fourth congress. Patents have been Issued as follows : Ne braska Daniel II. Mulr , Lincoln , shoe but toner ; Merrltt L. Rogers , Rxeter , sulky har row ; Albert C. Smith , assignor one-half to T. Wilkinson , Hlalr. automatic vehicle brake South Dakota James Dawson , Uroadland prairie flro extinguisher. Iowa Nichols Barry , Jr. , Muscatlne , plumber's strap ; Wll Ham I' . Hitchcock , Lake , fence post ; Charles E. Klmball , Council Bluffs , elevating ma chine ; Joslah H. McCoy , Marshalltown. fire alarm ; John H. Mlngus , Guthrlo Center stovepipe drum and furnace ; George T. Ill byn , Keokuk , sprocket chain ; John W. Stone Merrill , hopper and means for moving am elevating same. IIAHMAN & MAIRIVS BID STANDS. . Thus far the officials of' the office of the supervising architect of the treasury have received no complaint or protest against the awarding of the contract to Harman X Maler of Omaha for flreprooflng the Iloo arches cf tbe Omaha public building. It 1m" been rumored that some of the dlsappolnlei bidders wore endeavoring to have the work readvertlsel for. but no papers requesting the Issuance of another advertisement havr b-cn received at the Treasury department The contract with Harman & Maler , who agreed to do the work In four months to 38.422.70. 1ms born executed , nnd was signed in the 17ti. tnst. nnd mailed cm thnt date to he contractors for their signature , The allowing Is an abstract ot the bUs which tore opened on Juno 1 for doing this vork : Amount. Tlmo. Vllllntn .T. Wclolinna. Onmlm.ll. ! > 30.M c mo. Illtiols Term Colin Lumber Crtinimtiy , Chlt-ntto 41 , ( ! ! .02 4 mo. tnriimn & Mnlcr , Onmlm 3 * 418.79 4 mo. liimlltnii Itriw. , Omillm MS 2. ( ) 1 ) tl.i. . 11. HKEITII , Omiilni 45.925.00 180 w. tin. otni J. Harrington , WiiRliliiK- lon 4WM ( G mo. Iiiiplro Flro Hunting company , rillKlmric 4.4.VOi ) 120 w. dn. Iriijitliiln Ityilp , ChloiKO 49'jM.OJ 4 mo. Uimmntro ( Vmstriicllon com- imny , I'hlcncn 45.073.00 ICO tin. ClllxoMltf llnnllni ; nml 1'nvlliR vnmp.-uiy , HI. l.ouls "S.SI3.0) 100 da. .11 Av qu.vititiij : uirii rit.Y.vci : . ovnriimcnt Ituftmus .MlnUtnr Intcrvlutv with Wilder. WASHINGTON , July 22. The negotla- lens with the Krench government respecting the case ot ex-United States Consul Waller , vho Is now under confinement In a I'mich all at Marseilles , arc In a most unsatisfactory shape and this , too , In splto of the best efforts of the State department executed through Ambassador Eustls to secure Justice for Waller. It Is becoming evident that If anything Is to be accomplished It will be only by the display of a much more dcfer- nlnrtl stand than has yet been assumed by our government. Letters received hero from the prisoner show that he is still a sick man , suffering from congestive chills nnd much weakened and debilitated from his conllne- nent and the change In climate. Great pressure has been brought to bear on : he State department to Induce It to secure lustlce for Waller , nnd many prominent men lave Interested themselves In the case , the : wo senators from Kansas , of which state Waller Is a citizen , have been particularly energetic. Senator Martin having called In person at the State department to urge prompt action. The department some time ago Instructed Mr. Etistls , our ambassador at I'.irls , to make a thorough Investigation of Waller's case , to see him and procure a copy of the record of : ho court martial showing the evidence oil which Waller suffered the Imposing of the ex- : raordlnary severe sentence of confinement for : wonty years. The ambassador has not been very successful In executing his Instructions , though It appears that ho has done nil In ills power to carry them out. For one thing the Krench government has absolutely re fused the ambassador the right to see Waller personally , a very extraordinary attitude to as sume .where the rights of an American citizen are concerned. Then It has failed so far to supply the ambassador with the desired copy of the court martial record In order that our government might satisfy Itself of the suf ficiency of the evidence on which Waller was convicted. It Is said by Waller's friends here that al- logethcr the proceedings were exceedingly singular and a travesty upon Justice. The fact that Mr. Eustls as yet has been unable to secure anything like a record appears to give weight to these statements. Then as to Paul Uray. Waller's stepson , It Is clear that he was deported from Madagascar nnd suffered hardships without the vestige of a trial or any legal proceeding and as he Is.an Ameri can citizen this must form the subject for n demand for redress. Altogether the case Is one threatening to hold out many difficulties .n the way of nn nmlcable adjustment , but n view of the pressure which Is being ex erted on the State department It mav bo as sumed that It will endeavor to do so before congress meets again , and the subject is fur- : her complicated by Instructions from the legislative branch similar to those which formed the basis of action In the Mora case. UUPKCTIVJ : Aiunm PLATKS UJICTKI : ) > Construction of th Orr.it llntttoitilpt Do- Inycil TlierPhf. WASHINGTON , July 22. The Navy de partment has been having bad luck lately In securing heavy armor plate for the big battle ships , and owing to the rejection of about a dozen great plates the completion of the armor plating of these ships may ba delayed for some months. Most of the plates were Intended for the battleships Massachusetts nnd Iowa. When they were submitted to the naval Inspector his report to the de partment showed lhat the plates were badly burned In places on the surface. In some cases there were depressions In the face of a fifteen-Inch plate four feet long and two feet broad , where the face had been burnt out to the depth of seven-eighths of an Inch. Not only was the plato weakened by the loss of mfttal at such points , but the metal below was decarbonized and reduced to the condi tion of wrought Iron , so It could not be hard ened by the Harvey process. Just what caused these flaws Is not known at the depart ment , but It Is supposed they arose from some experimental treatment Intended to cheapen the cost of produc tion or else resulted from forcing the temperature too high while the plates were being Harveylzed , In the effort to expe dite the process. The plates In question have been provisionally rejected , which means that part of them may still be used by cutting off the defective portions , If larger plates can bo rolled to supply the gap thus left In the armor belts. Chungo * lu thn Wftathor llurotiu. WASHINGTON , July 22. Secretary Mor ton has appointed Edward B. Garrett of Mis souri local forecast official In charge of the weaflier bureau In Chicago. lie succeeds Wil lis T. Moore , the new chief of the weather bureau. Mr. Garrett was born In Ohio forty- one years ago and entered the service at St. Louis in 1871. He has been observer at Port land , Me. , Milwaukee , Buffalo , Rochester , I'lttsburg and Louisville , Ky. , and also had charge of the New York office. He was ap pointed a forecaster last year. Alexander B. McAdle of New York , ono of the corps of forecasters , has been detailed to the San Francisco forecast office to assist Forecast Official W. II. Hammon. Observer Dunn , In charge of the Now York office , has been advanced to the grade of forecast official at $2,000 per annum. A number of other changes In the personnel of the weather bureau have been ordered. UpholiU thu Comptroller's Action. WASHINGTON , July 22. Assltant At torney General Dodge , who represents the government In all cases before the United States court of claims , Is taking some Interest In the question raised by Comptroller Bowler as to the constitutionality of the act making an appropriation of $238,000 In liquidation of claims for bounty on beet sugar manufac tured during the season of 1893. Mr. Dodge today declined to discuss the question of the constitutionality ot the act , but ho had no doubt whatever that the comptroller had n right under the law to raise the question and pass on It In accordance with his own interpretation of the constitution. Mr. Bowler , ho contended , was an executive of- cer of the government , and as such was charged , under the law , with the Interpreta- llon of the acts of congress , especially when no construction had been placed upon them by the courts. Now Nut onnl llnnKuthorlzad. . WASHINGTON , July 22. Authority has been given for the organization of the First National bank of Wagoner , I. T. The comp troller ot the currency has nproved the change of title of the Southern California National bank of Los Angeles , C'al. , to Mer chants National bank of Los Angeles. Illvlilriiil * far Dmito ( 'rrititom. WASHINGTON. July 22. The comptroller of the currency has declared the first dividend of 10 per cent In favor of the creditors of the German National bank of Denver , on claims amounting to $022.159.43. ( iolil lto urin Drop * Again. WASHINGTON , July 22. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balances , $191,311,183 ; goIJ re serves , $105,800.957. , .i.v ; urnr.itiri.ii : . President Fntiro Is the first of the French presidents with sufficient command of Eng lish to cpcak It fluently. Texas authorities mny mtcccrd In stopping the prize fight , but the mouths of Hie fighters uro certain to go on for life. Ex-Congrcsmnn W , Dotirke Cockrnn Is back from Europe , but no olive branches have yet been discovered In his luggage. Having doubled the price of nails \\ithln sixty days , n declaration from the trust that It was organized for the public good Is In order. An Investigation of the ruins Fcnltered about In the vicinity convinces New Yorkers that the new weather clerk Is guilty of p , r- nlclous activity. Strange ns It may appear , the Chicago alderman who have quietly boon cull ng ice for some time displayed much heat when the fact became kno\Mi. The stale of Illinois has taken possession ot the Lincoln monument at Springfield , nnd the scandals which characterized Its management In the past have come to an end. St. Louis , Chicago , Philadelphia. Bos'on and Toronto claim the honor of revealing the crimes of Holmes. As the reward Is llbr'al , several other cities will be heard from pres ently. John Dolman of Philadelphia , who lias Just died , abandoned the stage for law thirty tlvo years ago. Ills career was Interesting from the fact tha * hn achieved distinction in bixh professions. In his life of Henry M. Stanley Mr. Thnmas Gcorgo says that the explorer's real namr ia Howell Jones nnd thnt ho was born at 1s- gar In Wnles November 1C , 1810. Ills fath.-r was n bookbinder. The prediction made at the opening of ti > n Horr-llarvey debate has como truo. SPY atmospheric disturbances are n-purtwl at various points on Like Michigan , ace nuppo i-J wllh high and hot winds. Edward L Norfolk , who has Just died , au ' 1 SO. at Kingston , N. II. , Is said to have b n the Inventor of the first practicable Bhoc- pegglng machine. It Is scarcely n ° ccssary lo say that his estate Is "well-heeled. " Candidates for the British Parliament usu ally stand for election. In the present con test accounts agree that several aspirants for the Commons developed marvelous sprintIng - Ing qualities and showed their heels to the mobs. mobs.While While electrical us well ns medical sharps are discussing the horrors of electrocution and claiming thnt high currents do not kill , the festive live wire Is diligently refuting tholr assertions. Two men In Philadelphia and one In Sedalln , Mo. , were killed by llvo wires last Saturday. Insurance Superintendent Anthony of Kan sas does nit favor tolerating benevolent In surance societies that nre of doubtful financial standing , or which fall to comply with the law. Ho denounces them as dpcclvi rs and swindlers prevlng upon the people of tlio st.ito under the cloak of benevolence. In Paris they call n bunco game "roliln-ry In the American style. " The P.irls pre. s is at present in great glee because an Amort- can who hadi letter of credit for 25.000 francs foil a victim recently In the French capital to Mils home Industry ami was re lieved of his money by nn obliging chanca acquaintance. Crop * anil * 'ropi'rlty. Drover nrpulillcnn. The report on the condition of the cirn ciop In Nobiaska Is very bright nnd thu sanio condition seems to prevail ovtr the greater part of Kansas. The crop Is al most safe nnd it promises in Nebraska to be one of the largest ever grown In that state. This Is excellent news and It would be n mistake to suppose that It has no In terest to Colorado. If there Is n largo crop In Nebraska and Kansas there will bo a demand for cattle for feeding , and slnca cattle already command a good price , thu outlook seems to be excellent for the cat tle growers of this state and other parts ot the far west. Another consideration grows out of the coal trade. There Is a demand In both Kansas nnd Nebraska for Colorado coal , but of course It Is betlcr when Ihe people of those states are prosperous than at other times. One of our growing Industries Is the shipment'of coal to the cities nnd towns ot the two neighboring states on Ihe east nnd as the population anJ wealth of those com munities Increase the demand for such fuel becomes greater. HUMMKI : ( i tyr.rr. Washington Star : "Woll , " said Hie camel In the circus parade , "there's some comfort for mo utter nil. " "What ilo you mi-an1' " "My hump IH pretty bad , but It might bu worse. Idon't ride u bicycle. " Philadelphia Hecord : Wigwag Tlmt aero naut IH a hc'.irtli'ss fellow. IlobsonYou don't pay ? Wigwng Yes ; Ni-rvlxs went ui > In his balloon lust week , ami when he M"t scaiod the aeronaut assured him that Ins fears were groundless. Detroit Tribune : "ArtemuV "ho crlc 1 , hysterically , "I feel that something hatf como between us. " "Alicia , " he said , "It's my toolh brimh. It's fort-ver getting down In my vest lining. " Chicago Itpcord : In the surf : "Do you know , Miss Saline , I'm awfully- fond of diving ? " "Indeed ? ll'H too bad that you have to como up for air. " Indianapolis Journal : Tlmmlns This tnllc about the typewriter being a drawback to genius Is all rot. 1 do all of my poems with a typewriter. Simmons Yon do ? I had an Idea that you made tho.ni with a 8 > t of rubber stump . Chicago Tribune : Mrs. Flnkonblndcr You , Georglana ! Coino Into the house thH minute or I'll have your father whip yuti within an Inch of your-llfo ! Mrs. Flnkcnblndcr ( lo Mr. F. next day ) I wish you wouldn't be HO cross to the cli'l- drt-n , Lemuel. You tire a perfi-rt bruteNo wonder they are all afraid of you. Life : Young Tiitter MSH | Clara , Fiippi so that tomorrow evening 1 should call iifnt'i. and having nerved myself up lo It , sud denly , while we were conversing , I should without n word throw my arms around your m-i-k and deliberately kiss you what would you do ? Miss Pinkprlv-Oh , Mr. Tuttcr , don't nslt mo to look so far ahead. Boston Transcript : It was only n ff-w weeks after marriage that Mrs. Mann re marked decisively to her lunl und mauler ( alleged ) : "Now , yon look hero , Henry Mann , If you expect me to keep your sup per waiting night after night In this fashion you're very much mistaken. Hereaft-r. when you are not home by quarter past , the table will be cleared and you go with out. Do you understand. " And poor Maim could only Htammer out , a t-he had don * a year ago , "This Is so sudden. " LOVES HIS STATION. Washington r.-ipltiil. Ho wears n tall nnd shiny hat , A sinllo discreet and tilnnd , A ramrod In hi * vertebra. A manner mildly grand. On speaker's stand or parlor lloor Ills ntccntH never vary. Ills .soul IH mitlsllcil to be A public functionary. TOM lll'.KD O.V WllKkl.il. Now York Hun. Oh. who can tell what joy I feel. A-imshliiK of thn whirling wheel ; Oh , Joy. Oh , Joy. Inilcc-d ! I thrill and pulse from head to heel , The road HhootH by and the Ills treus reel , As I Hcud along on nn oven kec ; And the iieopln cry us 1 nhool hy , " "Tom Heed ! Look oul for Tom Heed ! I crunch thn gravel. I burn the dust , I blow along In u glorious gust ( if uncoil , of lightning H | > feU ; Hit- teams let mo rattle by uncus.seil , On the ( InrluHt horses' Klioca glow rust , for the Ooal or Must , As I whiz along 1-1 > , , , - - - Strong thlghi" ! and inlulity kne-l , . ' "Ho'M knock < * m out. And Tom the Heed people ! Hhout. liewaro of l'nr i 1 tCO'J ' I rush. I hump It. 1 Hpln , I loom. Outboomlng all UOOIIIH with my neat , ncet liooin , , , , , ' Winning at once the leail : In H.irrlFon'n heart l.s bwarteHt gloom. M.-Klnlev-H mug lookH iljo for the tomb Smug Alllt-on wrlthcH 'nt-ath th Wheel of As I Mwee" ! along and Hound thu R'JilB. "Tom Iteed ! Get onto Tom ) tei-J ! " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report