THE OMAHA DAILY JJEHi TtTSDAY , J1TLY 23 , 1805 ,
TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE. .
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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.
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15 1'J,12I
10 19.111
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liiV.tl"iis"Vor"unsolil"anil tcturnoil .
Venn a' < g 3J.
7m " " "Z" ! ! . ' ! . ' . ' $ j
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D/illy / nv.-n.gr-
aim.lay. . ononOK 11. T/SOHtTCK.
Sworn to lipfnro mi ? nml milwi-rlbcd In my pres-
" " ' " l8' d'iy " " " ' ' ' ' .
( s'lli1) "N 'FKIlI. Notary I'ublle.
TlK > "free silver ( leliiiti- business is en
tirely iiliiyeil out.
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 ! "
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