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nrf tills 1st day of Jun" , ivr :
( Pral. ) N. I * . FH1U Notary l'iijllr.
A ready letter wrlti-r is now an Iwlls-
ntljtinct to evi-ry stutt' olllco.
Hut won't Culm Imvo a Imril time Rot-
w acctistoiiii-il to n pwicu footlnt ; once
The treasury otij'lit soon to bo sufll-
clt-ntly wi-anctl to do without thu serv-
k'L-s of thi' boiul Hytullcato as a wet
nurse.
There is no more certain sign of re
turning iirosiierlty than the intention of
western nil Iron d companies to build
extension lines this fall.
For a man who claims to have lived
in Omaha ten years A. S. Churchill hah
a wonderfully elrcumscHliod acquaint'
unco auioiiK leading business men and
prominent taxpayers.
Herman Timme says that ho refuset !
a brlbo while .serving In the latu lefdsla
tttre. C'an it be that Herman was dick
erliiK for a blfjor ol'ferV lie was novel
known to refuse anything before thai
was cooler than a rodhot penny.
It may seem very funny to some people
plo that Cunningham U. Kcott Is tin
only one of the seven judges of the tils
trlct court who remains In Omaha. Jni
there is a serious side to it that maj
bo food for discussion later in tin
season.
( lovernbr llolcomb's appearance nt tin
Lancaster county populist jxmrt'iitloi
was merely to remind the public tlm
on pnrtlsltli issues lie professes the pop
tillst faith. On questions involvin ;
public policy the governor can reeognizi
no allegiance except allegiance to tin
welfare of the whole state.
General Scholleld has roalllrmod hi :
position in favor of extending tin
boundaries of the Department of tin
I'mtto anil hopes to see It aecomplishoi
this fall. Omaha Is fortunate In boitij
tlie chief distributing point anil greatos
railroad center In the department. Th
enlargement of the military dlvlsloi
must bo of some benollt to the city.
Peter Wahlgreen's victim Is dead. II
Is by his own confession a murderoi
lie came from Minneapolis with th
avowed purpose of killing- the .Matlam
woman. Thus the people of Dongla
county are forced to boar the oxpens
of trial of a murderer who is a cltlzei
of Minnesota and who doubtless Is no
aware that we have troubles enough o
our own.
The poor r.annocks are now finding
few spokesmen In the east who doclar
that they have been more sinned agahu
than they have sinned. This may poss
bly be true. If so , the facts will see
bo brought out when the military sha
have restored complete peace and ordo
and If the white settlers have been th
offenders they should bo made to ai
swer for their misdeeds.
An Inquiring mind Is at a loss to m
( lorstanil why cavalrymen were tram
ported all the way from Fort Koblnso
to Market hake , requiring nearly a woe
In transit , \yhen there are numerous ml
Itary posts near the Hannock roservt
tlon. Thu answer Is that no cavali
was stationed at the near-by forts. I'a
ties who think there should have boo
are respectfully referred to Washfngtoi
The St. Louis O lobe-Democrat en I
attention to the fact that Mr. Olev
land Is the only man whom the ilem
crnts are discussing as a possible cand
date for their presidential nomlnatlo
All the other prominent democrats wl
have boon so much as mentioned 1
that connection hastened to say tin
they didn't want the nomination , at
wouldn't have It. President ( Mevelai
Is the topic of speculation because i
one else sees In the convention honi
anything worth having In the face i
curtalu defeat.
When the Illinois legislature passed
now law at Its regular session last wl
ter abolishing punitive or oxemplai
damages In civil stilts for libel exee
Whore express malice Is proved It w ;
the recipient of a shower of press eticoi
lums on account of Its action. Now , Ju
liocause two or throe newspapers ha
offended some of the members by aeci
luff thorn of boodllng proclivities , th
are attempting to repeal the modlll
libel law. This attempt ought not
succeed. Illinois took a distinct st
forward when It abolished exempla
damages , a step which other state.w
soon take If they have not alreai
taken It. To retrace this step m
would bo an open confession oil roll
Instead of
w inns run n < H'\f > u or rut..nr
Oi.inlm Is to liavi- two iK'tlet' ' cotinrlH-
slonx. one of tlicsu holds U * Illlo by
virtue of the dinner for cities ot thu
metropolitan "las- * and 1ms the sanc
tion of pcvc-r.il HiipU'ino court decisions ,
lly that law the Hoard of Fire ano
PollerCominlfslonors ta composed of
four clll/.etir ) commissioned by the gov
ernor nnd the mayor chosen by the
oleolors of the city. Thu other commission -
mission will hold whatever title It ma >
claim from the hands of two subordi
nate state oflloors without a commission
from the governor , whosy prerogative
will have boon usurped under pretensu
of law.
lly the charier governing cities of the
metropolllaii class the mayor Is made
a member of the Hoard of Fire and
Police Commissioners , nnd It expressly
provides that as such member ho shall
draw the same salary as the othei
members. That section of the charter
stands nnrcpcaloil. lly section 1M ! of
the charier the mayor Is made the chloi
executive olllcer nnd conservator of the
peace throughout the city , and section
1JIS of the charter empowers the mayor
nnd chief of police to call upon nny
dtlx.cn to aid In the suppression of any
riot , lly section MO the chief of police-
Is subject only to the orders of the
mayor and the Hoard of Fire nitil
Police Commissioners. These provisions
nil remain In full force and cll'oct. The
Churchill-Kussoll bill does not attempt
to repeal any ono of them , even by Im
plication. That bill purports to repeal
section 115 of the charter only and It.
substitute n new section for It.
Tito question that confronts the citi
zens of Omaha , anil especially members
of the police nnd lire departments. Is.
Who is within the bounds of lnwV Who
constitutes the authority charged with
the preservation of the peace of the
clly and the exercise of police powers ?
There can bo no question whatever that
the orders of the mayor supersede the
orders of all other olllcors in case of
disturbance. The chief of police , actIng -
Ing under the direction of the mayor.
Is fully empowered to make arrests anil
preserve order. If two contending
boards each assert authority over the
police it will bo for the mayor , whoso
authority Is supreme , to assume con
trol and perform the duly Imposed upon
him as chief conservator of the peace.
Meantime It will behoove all law-abid
ing dtlx.ens to desist from Interference
with olllcors In the execution of thclt
duties.
MA II YIA XI ) J'OI.1 77CS.
Political alfairs in Maryland are not
Without general Interest because there
is a very good chance of that stale be
ing carried iiy tl-e. it-publicans next
November. A bitter factional light has
been going on there In the dcmocratlr
party , with Senator d'orman as tin
loader of one faction and arrayed
against him -the administration demo
crats. In this contest ( Ionium has
again demonstrated his ability as a po
lltlcal leader. The state convention boh :
on Wednesday was a ( ionium body , nol
overwhelmingly so , but with a sulllcleni
majority oC the senator's followers U
Insure the carrying out of hls _ wishes
He seems not to have boon unreason
ably exacting. Having named the lieni
of the ticket and most if not all of th (
oilier candidates ho permitted tin
Cleveland administration to be Indorse. *
in the platform , although no rcpublicai
In congress has uttered severer crlti
clsms of the administration than Mr
( orman and there can be no douh
that ho thinks as little of it now as a
any time. The Mar.vland senator hai
not the least bit of respect for Mr
Cleveland , but. It was necessary for tin
representatives of Maryland democrat * ;
assembled in convention to say some
thing favorable to the admlnlstratloi
and the perfunctory declaration wa
made. It does not commit Mr. Gormai
and It will not placate the admlnistra
tlon democrats. The factional untag
onlsm remains and affords the repnb
llcans an excellent opportunity to si
cure control of the Maryland state gov
eminent.
The Ilaltlmore Sun , which has beei
lighting ( Sornian most persistently am
vigorously , said the day before the stat
convention that It was the settled con
vlction of many of the most thoughtfn
and patriotic democrats of the stat
that the next governor of Marylain
will bo either an antl-Corman tlomocra
or a straight-out republican. "That rt
publican success this fall , " said th
Sun , "In the election of a governor am
a majority of the legislature Is mi
unlikely anil can only bo averted b
patriotic action of the state conventlo
is apparent. Last fall the slate wen
republican , and no one doubts that I
was Cormanlsm which gave the repul
llcans the majority. The people wl
have no Laodicean candidate for go\
ernor who Is neither hot nor cold. 1
such a one Is put upon them It will h
done at the peril of the party's supron
acy. It will be the republican party' '
greatest opportunity in a gonoratlo
and It Is needless to say they will in
prove It. "
The Ilaltlmore Sun , which Is by fit
the most Inltuontinl democratic paper I
Mar.vland , cannot consistently suppoi
the ( ionium candidate for governor an
If It opposes him undoubtedly It will It
, , lluence thousands of democrats to will
it hold their votes. Indeed , In nny evei
itd It seems that It will not bo posslbl
,1 , to harmonize the factions , so determine
are the administration democrats I
Ui
. overthrow Cornum as a rebuke of h
, f hostility to Cleveland. The republlcat
will hold their state convention In
few weeks and If they make a Judlclot
selection of candidates the chances ai
very gootl that they will win. Thei
Is considerable rivalry for the. nomln
tlon for governor , but the republlcai
have no such factional contest In the
ls ranks as divides the democrats Into ho
" "
tile camps.
si
Senator Allen's letter to the socrotni
s- of the Interior concerning a ( I'a Irs ;
sy the Wlnnebago resorvntlon Is quite i
I'd pointed nnd forceful ns was the joli
to letter of "Uie entire delegation. Tl
L'JI senator docs not hesitate to say to tl
L'JIO olllclals at Washington that they do n
111 understand the true condition of thin
at the agency. Ho makes strong In
matlons of crookedness that demand t
o- Investigation at the hands of the Indl :
bureau , If uothlug more. lie hlu
slruiigly nt collusion between the post
trailer nnd the Flouruoy Land compan >
and the ngent'H derku , and urgrsi tln >
secri'tnry to Mop further evictions 01
ettlern until the crop Is harvested. H
in hardly bo expected , however , that
10 department will heed the senator's
dvlce , since the acting noerotary so
ulckly and cheerfully turned down the
. tier and report of the entire tlelega-
on covering the deplorable Mute of
fl'alrs on the reservation.
AUK rnnr At'itAti ) or nil : : i\\rt \ \
When Governor Holcomb proposes to
Vttorney ( lonerat Churchill nnd Com-
ilssloner of Public Lauds Uussoll that
icy join with him In submitting the
uostlon of the now police commission
tw to the supreme court those lire-
pewlng swashbucklers seek to cast
sporslons upon his motives. They ac-
use him of trying to Incite anarchy and
owl themselves Veil In the face over the
isult to their patriotism and devotion
: > duty.
Now , wherein did the governor wig-
est anything that would tend to pro-
lice anarchy or encourage law do-
anceV Is nn appeal to the arbitrament
f the supreme court n compact with
rime and a surrender to rebellion ? Is
t not a recognition of the only tribunal
vhlch can nnd must eventually pas *
uthorltatlvely upon the question In eon-
roversy ? Is not a speedy , peaceable
ottlemont of conflicting claims more
eslrable than an attempt to precipitate
i resort to force ?
Hut the cry is. "The law Is law and
mst bo enforced at till hazards , cost
, vhat It may ? The question Is , "Which
s the law ? The charter of Omaha ,
ivhlch constitutes the mayor a member
f the police commission , or n bill to re-
; ) eal a section of an act already re-
willed ? Who but the courts can do-
ermlne which of these laws are valldV
I'lie Churchlll-Kussell act loaves the up-
minting board which It creates thirty
lays from its passage for making up-
( ointments. The bill was passed over
ho governor's veto on April fi. If tilt
aw makers Intended the thirty days tn
ount from April "i the time has already
eng gone by and the whole act Is si
lead letter. If the thirty days are It
> o counted from August 1 , when tlit
aw is presumed to go Into effect , then
what need for all this haste ? Tin
icoplo of Omaha have gotten along verj
safely under the present board slnei
April . " and can continue another tliirt.x
lays with the same safety. Hat
[ 'htirchill and Unssoll acceded to tin
request of the governor they could havt
had a decision from the supreme conn
n ample tlmo.
Why did' they refuse ? Are they afralt
that the law will not hold water ? \ >
their boasted anxiety to uphold the lav
nsplrod by a desire to get possession o :
the. police and lire departments am
stave off judicial action for months ant
years ? Is It not plain that their gren
howl about treason ami rebellion ' .i
raised merely to cover their owi
nefarious designs ? If they have tin
law on their side why do they hesitati
to * trust to the courts ?
SKXA TK IlKHllUANlXA TIO A' .
I'lio reorganization of the I'ultoi
States senate at the opening of the nex
congress is a matter of considerable in
tores ! from a political point of viev
ami the subject is already receiving at
tention. The standing of the partle
will be : Republicans ; democrats , ( !
independents , ( i ; Jones and Stewart o
Nevada being Included among the lattet
Thus the Independents hold the balanc
of power and will be in a position t
dictate terms with regard to reorganize
Hun , anil Indeed as to all questions o
a distinctly party character , if they nr
united. Hut Senator Jones of Nevad
is an Independent only so far as th
silver question is concerned and Is e >
peeled to act with the republicans on u. .
other subjects , and It Is possible that hi
colleague , Stewart , will be found occi
pylng the same position. In that cas
the republicans will be able to reorgai
I/.e the senate , but otherwise there wl
probably be no change at the Imglnnin
of the session. If 1'tah sends two n
publicans to the senate , and there is n
'reason to doubt she will , when the
take their seats the republicans wl
then bo able to reorganize wlthoi :
any help from the Independents. It I
said that the republican senators ver
generally are opposed to making au
concessions to the third party men , pri
ferring to lot the situation stand as It I
until they are In a position to contn
both the organization of the body an
ill legislation.
There are some republican sonatoi
who think It would not bo advisable fr
their party to reorganize the senate nn
thereby assume the responsibility ft
the Initiative of legislation , wlthot
Imvlng n clear majority In that bed
mil with a democratic president. Th
was the sentiment of a number of tl
oltler senators when the last congroj
adjourned , and so far as known thf
still entertain it , but when the quo
tlon comes to bo seriously and llnal !
considered In the republican caucus
.s quite possible that a different vie
may prevail. It Is suggested that con
t
mlttoo chairmanships and the patrol
IIKC which accompanies them will stlini
lullaitlon on tin * part of the r
'
. publicans which Is not likely to 1
Mocked by hesitancy at accepting tl
. aid of Independent voles In the seen
I UK of that onil. Of course , a great de ;
would depend upon tlit' character of tl
conce.ssions wlili-h tln Ituh'iH'iulon
should ilt-inauil. It Is safi > tn say tin
ri'pulilli'an si-nators will onti'f Into i
. ' , nrrniiKoinont with tlu- third party nu
, | , Involving In thu ultehti'st ili-iree ai
c'ompromlso of roptihllean iirlni-Iplr
wlu-tliiH' with rouard to the curiviicy i
any other iiuustlon. The privilege i
renrKtintKiitloii woultl ho too dearly o
tallied by any Htii-h coni-esslon. It
HUKKested as probable that the repn
llciuis anil democrats will agree to t
vide the senate olllcea between the
nnd that the Independents will not out
Into Iho consideration of cither part
and perhaps under the clrcumstanc
this would bo the most satlsfacto
course. It might have a decided effi1
In hastening the disintegration of t
third party.
Some reforms In the practice of t
senate are being talked of , among tin
thu distribution of appropriations to tit :
oral ( niniulttccH.ns In the hottxc , In *
Mend of glvlufj iill of thorn to ono com
mittee. It f&urgcd that a change of
this kind Is uiov } 1cslrnhlc , and as both
republicans iiiuL | democrats favor It
probably It wljfl ) o made. Another reform -
form that would command public ap
proval Is that of abolishing secret ses
sions , but thK 4 not likely to be ef
fected dnrlugXliMioxt congress , though
undoubtedly It will come. In time.
If It were ffrtt for the affront heaped
upon the people pf the state and their
chief executive tlu-re would bo Home-
thing positively 'amusing In the pre
sumptuous letters which Attorney ( on-
oral Churchill has been addressing to
( Jovornor Holcomb. To think of a
cheap lawyer venturing to expound the
law and to explain the duties nnd pre
rogatives of the executive otllco to n
man who Is his superior In every respect
as an attorney , and who has served
with honor and success upon the
district bench. A country justice of the
ponce essaying to Instruct the chief jus
tice of the Tnllcd States upon points of
constitutional law would occupy a no
more preposterous position.
The State university will be an asylum
with the next proclamation from tin.
attorney general's olllco. and the re
gents of that Institution will bo re
quested to hand over the management
of the entire plant to the Hoard of Pub-
He Lands and Buildings.
The l rl - - of Fully.
N'ow York Tribune.
U nppars that tlie cost of collectlnc tlio
unconstitutional income tax was $ S8.7S9.
That is the price tlu country must pay for
one example of democratic folly.
( liifHtliui anil AiiMivcr.
O lolicDeimicrat ,
"Aro We Losing tlio West ? " is the title
of 11 new pamphlet that has appeared In Uos-
ton : The answer Is In the nlilrmatlve. What
was called the west la now the center , ami.
In fact , rapid transit Is playing the dickens
with all of our points of the compass from
Sltka to Key West.
ICMVH DiMiiocrncy nnil .silver.
Springfield ( Mnss. ) It.-publlcan.
Not one of the strongly democratic counties
In Iowa has chosen free silver delegates to
the state convention which Is to be held next
week , and there was a contest In nil of them.
The only victories won by the silver crowd
were in counties which are hopelessly repub
lican. Tills Is perhaps the most noteworthy
sign of all of reaction In the 'weak money
movement. Iowa democracy has heretofore
been strongly silvered o'er , and ex-Governor
Doles , the leader of the party , only lately
c.i mo out afresh for free coinage ,
A Kly \Vltlioul IVlicclM.
Chlcnit" Chronicle.
The Defender is the fastest craft thai
ever sailed In salt or fresh water. It IE
the consummate triumph of American naval
architecture. It sails equally well In all
winds , high or gentle , steady or that come
in gusts. it should beat the Valkyrie III ,
on all tacks and In all weathers. In the
meantime let the reporters and writers foi
the press put the honest article "tho" Ir
front of the name of each yacht. Wher
the Defender successfully defends again tlit
America's cup the English yachtsmen will
quit the strugpje lyr its recapture.
Mf-CllllllKll'N ( 'lllNNlllCUtloil.
, QUb Demnoint.
Harrison do& not hold the first place noi
the ssqond plsce In the race. If tbe convention
vontion were held today either Ueetl or Mc >
Klnley _ would 160 Jpn the first billet , bul
.neitheriVoiild bo-f ! r ononghajiheadjlo carr )
, off' the'prlzo oifMhal' ballot. Harrison prob
ably would lib third , although Allison seem !
to be "pulling up. " Harrison's only chanci
lor the nomination , so far as the'publlc' li
able to Judge , Is In the event of a deadloclf
between tlio leaders , Heed and McKlniey
with the minor aspirants , Harrison. Allison
Morton and the rest , holding the balance.
Hint KKKH tn Pnlilli-
fliii-uKu Tlmos-Henild.
This Is an age ot Inspection.Ve havi
boiler inspectors , plumbing Inspectors , sewei
inspectors , steamboat Inspectors , and othei
Inspectors ad extremum. As everything elsi
must be Inspected there Is no reason wli ;
the bad eggs of the council and the leglsla
ture should not be Inspected. Indeed , al
the bad eggs In places of official trust shouli
bo held up to the white light of publli
scrutiny. The most addled and mulotlorou :
product of an abandoned hennery Is a paragon
gen of sweet-scented loveliness compared ti
socm of the reeking and putrescent osslfic.1
tlons that contaminate with their corruptlni
foulness the atmosphere of the capltol a
Springfield. It Is dirty business to Inspec
these legislative bad eggs. But tome on
must do It. The shells that hide their sul
lied and unclean official records must b
cracked by the fnrce of public opinion tha
the good eggs may escape defilement.
The Inspectors of hen fruit are all right
but the public demands a more searchlni
Inspection of the bad eggs In our places o
public trust. _
HIS OI'Cl I'ATIO.V ( iO.VH.
Tin- Calamity Hosier Without 111
I\IMI O for l.lvliiK In \i > liriiNl n.
. CbU'imo Chronicle.
If the statements contained In an Oman
dispatch are strictly correct the farmers t
Nebraska will not have much to complain c
this year. These statements are that th
corn crop will probably leach 200,000,00
bushels , and that wheat averages twent
bushels ; oats , sixty ; rye , fifty , and potatoc
150 to the acre. Moreover , the hay cro
\\lll bo enormous In nearly every sectloi
nlfafa fields having produced heavily , an
tlie sugar beet yield will bo DO per con
gicater than that of any previous year.
Nebraska seems to be specially favorci
for all the crops mentioned are far abov
the average , while , taking tlie country as
whole , small Grains and hay are below tli
average either In yield or In quality or boll
In the southein counties. It appears , th
yield of small grain has been below th
average , but elsewhere In the state It he
been unprecedented nnd sufficient to brln
the total for that state much above the avci
age.
Nebraska promises not to be a good stal
for the calamity howler this year.
IOWA I'HISSS COMMKXT.
Cedar Ilaplds Uepubllcan : Let's chant
paean of praiseand.hanksglving / ! The lion
Harvey palaver lias come to an end. It ca
probably bo sad.qf | KMi the debaters and <
their few listeners that "a man convince
1- against his wll\ I ? fl { the same opinion still.
Cedar Uaplda iGarette : No Iowa vlllag
town or city should give away a franchls
If franchises belong to the municipality an
are worth money to anybody they are valuab
to the municipality. ' ' The undue luistf on tl
part of smaller icities to put on metropolis
airs Is often responsible for bad bargains.
Des Molnes Qupitnl : It must b > dellghtfi
for the democrat * tof a lifetime to notice ho
perverts more .or less recent from the r
publican party iUk ithe front scats In tleim
cratlc counclls/rwhUe , they are themselvi
crowded to the 'rgar , and even threaten ,
with violent suppression when attempting
speak.
s , Cedar Uaplds Uepubllcan : Ilowe , the d
n- faulting treasurer of Poweshlek county , writ
nif that ha did not steal
if from Mexico any coun
funds ; that he oannot bo extradited , and th
Ills ho will make everything right If let alone.
ls Mr. Howe la not guilty of an offense wl
lsb should he become a citizen of that count
In order to prevent extradition ; and If 1
did not appropriate any funds what Is the
m for h'.m to make right. Evidently Mr. Ilowi
letter neeJs explanation.
Sioux Clly Tribune : The democrats of I )
MolnuB county will present the name of T.
es Ilurpei of Burlington , at the Marslmlltov
convention , for the nomination far judga
the supreme court. Mr. Harper U at prese
state senator from Da Molnes county and
tn. lawyer of high standing. Ilia nominal !
should bo a source nf strength to any lick
lie In Iowa , and , with the active friendship
the strong men Dea Molnea county usual
in Bend. ) to the atatu convention , Mr. Harpe
candidacy Is bound lo be strong.
SPAIN AM ) Ct IIA.
I'hllailclphla I'rcit : It seems to tie cnslcr
work and lem dnngeruiu for the Spaniards
to fire nt the American ling than to Mioot nt
the InsurgentH In Cuba , That probably ac
counts for their practice nn American mer
chant shlp. .
KannAs City Stnr : Despite the f.ict that
they cannot control the malls nnd that tooner
or later their prevarications are exposed , the
Spanish authorities continue to semi out
Maries of severe losses of Insurgents with
almost no damage to the Spanish force * la
cncounteni. The Havana official fakir * should
also take measures lo eecuro harmony bo-
twecn the reports they send out ami these
made public In Madrid.
Globe-Democrat : Ono or two more vic
tories by thu Cuban Insurgents It the re
ports of their recent victories bo true may
give them a chance to set up , In their part
of the Island , a government which the United
Stales ulll recognize. Ilecognltloti would
give them a' Bt.indlnghlcli would attract
volunteers from the outside and rnablo them
to prosecute the war under more favorable
conditions. The United States han not quite
the same Interest In Cubi which It felt forty
pr fifty years ago , but the complete success
of the Insurgents would cause general re
joicing In this country nevertheless.
New York Sun : There Is no Indignity or
wrong which the treacherous and vindictive
oppressors of Cuba would not perpetrate If
they dared upon American citizens , because
our fervent sympathy fur their victims Is
notorious. Knowing this , It Is the duty of
the Cleveland administration to lake such
effective precautionary mca-ures as will make
It plain to every Spaniard that at his peril
would he seek to wreak his spite upon Ameri
cans. Not only have no such measures been
taken , but as yet the American people re
main uninformed as to the adequacy of the
reparation made by Spain for her misconduct
In the Alllnnca matter. For the whole
truth regarding the outcome of thai affair
we may have to wait until the Fifty-fourth
congress shall wrench It from the president ;
and , meanwhile , we shall Indeed bo fortunate
If wo are not subjected repeatedly to fresh
outrages a. the hands of the malignant
Spaniard.
TAI.IC AIIOtTT ) .1. STHUI.INC.
Minneapolis Journal : Secretary Morton has
ordered the seed division of the Depart
ment of Agriculture discontinued after Octo
ber 1. This will save J200.000 a year to the
country , but congressmen will rebel against
the order , for copious libations of seeds ena
bled them to keep solid with their country
friends or to got some pocket money by
selling their packages to seedsmen at reduced
rates.
Baltimore Sun : Secretary Morton Is win
ning the admiration of the people and the
dislike of the officeholders by Introducing
alt sorts of reforms In the Agricultural de
partment , saving money and abolishing offices
In a most distressing way. His last achieve
ment Is to abolish the "seed division , " so
that after October 1 next congressmen will
have one perquisite less to work with. The
distribution of seeds was useless , ns experi
ence has shown , and $200,000 will be saved
by Secretary Morton's Judicious reform. A
dozen places will be lost , including that ol
ono chief of division.
Philadelphia Times : When a country lad
Secretary Merion llvod In Jefferson county ,
Now York , and he was up there the other
day Just to see how his old acquaintances
were coming on. Not having seen them
since moving west , there were some matters
he wanted to learn about , und his curiosity
was gratified. First of all , his old neighbors
had heard nothing of the 1C to 1 ratio ami
free coinage , and they wcra all for sound
money. Then they were prosperous. Their
tax assessment Is only GO cents on the lain-
tired dollars , Ihere Is no county debt , and
there Is a surplus In the county trejHury.
Thai kind of farmer liaa no complaints to
make about hard times , and the bank ac
count Is always on the right side. Secretary
Morton found the farms that were productive
when he was a boy Just as productive today ,
and that led him to say that "the people ol
our western country should emulate the ex
ample of s'ome of our eastern communities.
The subsidy and the bonus are the debt
builders , and sooner or Uter bankrupt the
treasury or tax a community Into pov
erty. "
, New < York I'ojt : Of all good things Secre
tary Morton"has done since lie took"charge
of the Department of Agriculture , none will
commend him to the gratitude of sensible
people more than the death blow he has deall
the notorious "need division. " Apart wholly
from the technical question of the legality
of the annual seed distribution conducted
for so many years , tlie use made of tin
sfeds was scandalous. Members of congress
employed them , not for Uie promotion ol
scientific experiments , but to buy votes Oi
allay hostility In their home constituencies
The division where the seeds were jiropareO
for mailing was kept out from under the
civil Bervlco rules so that It could be used
as a sort of "emergency hospital" for the
temporary relief of those poor victims of tin
patronage habit who wore too Inefficient tc
, ) t employment In private life and too Ig
norunt to pass the simplest of the examlna
tlons. It has been , for a generation past , t
slench In the nostrils of every lover of gooi'
government , and It would have rcmalnet
unchanged for an Indefinite period longer bul
for the fact that we have for once a secrelarj
of agrlculluro with the courage of his con
vicllons. _
I'KHSO.XAI , AM ) OTIIHItWISIj.
Judged by Ihelr newspaper pictures , thi
Bannock Indians are peaceful and harmless
The experience of Casper and Iluffali
Wyo. , will probably banish any desire fo
remaining "in the swim. "
Americans need nol go to Paris to blov
themselves. Messrs. Ilorr and Harvey pa
triotlcally stayed at home.
Thirty thousand persons have sent in pc
titions for executive clemency to Marie liar
berl , sentenced in New York to death fo
killing her recalcitrant lover.
Parson Ilradley of Asbury Park narrow ! ;
escaped foundering in the surf the other day
His opinion on tlie healthfulnesa of wale
had nol be resuscitated at last accounts.
The cruslor Columbia Is racing against tlm
from Southampton to New York , but IH ban
dicapped with lurt coal in her bunkers , ant
for this prosaic reason may not prove to b
the gem of the ocean.
Extensive downpours of rain places Denvo
within the rain belt , but the deluged dem/.eu
would be Just as happy If the transition wa
not accompanied with thunderous crashe
a and shocking electrical displays.
The poet Swinburne is 58 years old am
In the prime of physical condition. Ho I
an unimpressive figure. Ho Is scarcely flv
feet In height , his face Is ghastly pale , an
his head , which Is large In proportion to hi
body , U covered with a thick shock of un
combed hair.
A bit of graveyard humor has been' du
up In the vicinity of Holmes' cemetery a
Knglewood. Nearby the Insurance swlnd
ler's haunts In Chicago's suburb Is this sip
nillcant sign : "No mystery here. W
sell drugs and Ice cream cheaper tha
Holmes sold gas. "
President Diaz of Mexico Is described by
recent eye witness as purely Aztec la at
pearance. "His color Is almost that of th
Indian. Ills hair ls black and slralghl an
falls a little over his templed. His strengt
lies In lila chin as clearly as Samson'
strength lay In his hair.
The novelist , Pierre Xaccone , whose deal
at Morlalx , In his 79th year , has been rt
ported , was the son of .an Italian olllcer I
Napoleon's aimy and was born at Doua
He was one of those feuilletonists of whoi
nobody ever spoke , though his name wa
constantly al Iho ends of feulllclons , nnd li
made far more money than any Illustrlot
author. He could , at few hours' nolle
begin a serial novel and furnish the cxai
quantity ofwo-ds _ wanted day by day.
Bishop Tugwell of western Africa lit
sounded a cry of alarm concerning the rat
ages of rum among the natlvnj of wester
equatorial Afilca. He says that gin an
rum are being poured Into that country !
alarming quantities , and In some places whei
there U a rich trails In native produc
European manufactures are hardly to 1
Been. They have been driven out by trafi
ry In strong drink. Its effects upon the pi-op
are disastrous In the last degree ; In son
cases It Is actually destroying the excellei
work of missions.
The now company reprcicnllng the con
blnei street car systems of Philadelphia wi
have a nominal capital of $30,000.000. on
half of which comes from a capacious wal <
tank. In addition there Is to be Iksui
bonds and trust certificates galore , and flxi
charges : amounting to $5.2.11.000 per annur
The net estimated Income Is Insufficient ,
meat the fixed and Interest charges , but t
company expects to economize and ua
$500.000 a year. That sum was heretofo
: 's spent In controlling the city council , and tl
consolidation U expected to plug the leuk.
JAPAN NOT TO BE SCARED
Diplomats Doubt that Russia Will Truss
Matters to au Open Rupture.
PORT ARTHUR WILL NOT BE GIVEN UP
illUiulo Will > cil llcllniiiiUU UN
( iriiHp on ( ! hlm-N < > Trrrllury Until
the llulruiiilly Anri'i'il l'it > it
Ha * II.M-u I'alil.
WASHINGTON , Aug. l.--Tlio diplomatic
orps In Washington Is watching with Inter-
st at present the settlement of the question
f the outcuatloii of Port Arthur by the
ap.ineai1 , In view of the demand which Uus-
la , Prance nnd Clermnny nro reported lo
lave made upon the Japanese to ev.icuato
ho entire Line Tung peninsula wllhout ref-
rcnco to Chliia'H fuinilment of her part ol the
Shlmonosekl treaty. U Is made qulto clear
t the Japanese legation here that Japan will
lot ncccdo to this dem.uul , If really made ,
vlthout a prolest.
"Jap-in , " said an official of the legntti'ii. In
discussing the contingency today , "will fight
jeforo she will yield the advanlogo she has
n the peninsula without n full settlement ot
ho Indemnity awarded her for the surrender
of the concession. H 1s too Important a
ever to let go of simply because It may suit
lussla'fi purposes to ask It. It 1s our under-
laiullng here that the evacuation Is to de-
lend upon the payment of the Indemnity.
Japan certainly regarded the matter In that
Ight when tlie treaty was amended at the
nsiance of tlio European powers. It m.iy
jo claimed that the question In not any
ongor ono between China nnd Japan , but
rather between Japan and the European coun-
rlcs Interested In the settlement , but this
xjsltlon Is not tenable. It Is China to
which Japan iniibt look for the money she Is
to receive , and It is the Chinese territory
that Is Involved In the controversy , nnd if It
s a matter of kcc. Ing faith with the Europoin
lowers , let tneni mnko good the Indemnity
f they do not want Japan to continue at
Port Arthur.1'
The representatives hero of the mikado's
jovcrnmeut are evidently not Impressed with
the belief that France and Germany arc so
much concerned over thu settlement as lias
icon represented. Diplomats generally also
find It hard to realize that Hussla should be
so much In earnest In pressing Japan to the
wall In tliwo matters as she Is represented
to be. They say that having gained every
advantage sought , Russia would naturally be
expected now to repress her claims In a way
not to furtl or wound the feelings of the
Japanese ,
"Russia , " oald a member of the diplomatic
corps , "has succeeded In preventing Japan
getting any foothold whatever on the Asiatic
continent , and It Is evident from recent ac
counts tha the European power Is reaping
the diplomatic harvest in Corca to which
Japan Is entitled. It has always been Rus
sia's policy to treat a conquered people so
leniently as to soon Russianize them. Why she
should not treat Japan as liberally nnd make
the Pacific Island her actual , ns she Is her
natural ally , passes my comprehension. "
There is good reason for believing that
the Japanese are taking every opportunity
to Impress upon the Russians the advantage
to them of friendly co-operation between the
two countries In the Pacific. Whether this
Is to bo done with a view of Japan continu
ing to hold Port Arthur notwithstanding the
existence of the treaty. Is not clear , but there
are some who Interpret the Japanese tactics
to mean this. It teems clear , at nny rate ,
from all that can be learned here , that Japan
will hold on to the footing she now occupies
an Chinese soil until the Indemnity Is paid
or until she Is driven out by a more formida
ble display than can be made In a diplomatic
conference.
AfJ.VlXST Alili AMKItll'A.V CATTM3.
( ioriuiniy A < liilH Still II ore O pp ! < * -
nlve < luarantliic ItourtilatloiiM ,
WASHINGTON. Aug. J. Secretary Morton
has received through the State department
n document from the United States embassy
In Berlin announcing the establishment by the
Ilunilcirath of an obligatory quarantine of
ruminating animals and swlno. Imported by
sea. The action was taken In order to pre
vent the Introduction of Texas fever , pulmon
ary consumption , mange , sheep-pox , swine
pest , swlno plague , foot and mouth discuses ,
etc. Tlie duration of quarantine Is fixed at
four weeks , and an additional period of ob
servation of llvo months at the place of des
tination. Tlio Imperial chancellor , however ,
Is empowered to reduce the time of quaran
tine as n special concession to ten days In the
case of animals from countries where these
diseases do not at the tlmo exist. In such
cases there will bo no observation period. In
cases where there may bo some special dan
ger the entry of cattle will bo forbidden al
together. The occurrence of contagious dis
eases aiming animals In nny uarantlno station
will result In many stopping the admission ol
cattle thereto , and the animals already there
will be slaughtered , and tlio titallon barred
from further use until It Is completely disin
fected. These regulations will go into effect
October 1 next.
Dr. Salmon , chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry , says these regulations have no
particular significance for American shippers ,
as the Import'itlon of cattle Into Germany
from this country was prohibited altogether on
the pretense of the presence of contagious
diseases among our cattle. He attributes the
regulations , which are regarded as very elas
tic , 83 a desire to wcufo the Importation ol
cattle by sea from countries other than the
United Stales , unless the German government
Intends to relieve tills country after October
1 from the prohibitive decree now In force.
M-JKT TO SIIIKT KOH TIIHMSUI.VKS ,
rjovrrmiiriit InvcsllKntliiur ( lie Trc-ul
mi-lit of Aiiirrli'im Sriiiiii-n.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. The bureau ol
navigation is endeavoring to stop , whcrcvoi
it exists , the Illegal practice of forcing Amer
ican seamen to leave their vessels in forelgr
ports , and thus rendering IJiem a. charge or
the United States government. Kvory yeui
congress appropriates $50,000 to aid In re.
turning distressed American seamen from for
elgn shores to the United Stairs. Consult
today reported two cases Into which an in
vestlgatlon has been ordered , and If tin
charges be proved , an example will ho madi
by Inflicting full penalties. Nine men of tin
bark Thomas BrooUs of New York , wreckei
near Santiago de Cuba , have became a chargi
on tlm government , although wages mon
than enrugh tn pay their return to I'm
United States are duo them. It appears fron
the consul's statement that wages had beet
advanced to them In flat violation of the law
Kour seamen of the ship Arkwrlglit of Seat
tie have becpniP n charge on the governmen
at Melbourne , Australia , and the consul reports
ports that the master bec.iirod notes of $ .1 ;
from eatfli of them before leaving this coun
try and appropriated thn proceed ) , leavlni
the seamen on the hands of the consul.
Xt'iVM from ii .MlNxliitf Klutlriil.
n WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Information wa
' received hero today from the chief cf pollci
of Glasgow , Scotland , that Dana Davenport
the theological student who has been mlsslni
front his homo hero Hnce July fi , had bee :
fatally injured by a train In Glasgow. Daven
port's father Is an Episcopal minister her
and there Is complete mystery mirroundln
his son's disappearance.
IiiNMTtril | Kox Illvor.
, j WASHINGTON. Aug. I. Assistant Secrc
tary of War Doe returned today from an In
spectlon of the Fox river , Washington , wher
there are tomb difference ! between the navl
gallon and manufacturing Interests whir
threatened to rlo'o the paper milt * . Brcrt-
tary iXm directed a mcsiurcment of the
flow ot tlie wnt r In the river lo n erM n
wltMher more wntcr may lie lately allow * I to
tun off. I to Bayg that mittilng will bo d une
tin'tl a report of the measurement i. . lien
icsclved
M.IDIJ JIY .11 All AVI'IIO.VV UAYMJ.
TrrnljMllli the Inilliutn of tinNorth -
i\i'.st TonDoryIMV a CViilury Old.
WASHINGTON. Aug. t.A f.icimllo of
the treaty of pcaco negotiated by General
Anthony Wayna with the Indian * of thfl
Northwest territory on August 3. 1793 , on the
kilo of the present town of Greenville. ha
been prepared at the Instance of Mr. Harvey
M. Friend. ami will be forwarded to Grorn-
vlllo In tlmo for \\w. \ \ nt the centennial anni
versary celebration tit the signing of the
document , which will occur on Haturd.iy
next. Thu document proved , when taken
troin Its receptacle In the State dep.iitmcnt.
to have been w.ll pioervcd. and the Klgu.v
turcf ! are aaleir in If made In the past
year. These Interested In the celebration
made nn effort in the last session of congress
to secure nu appropriation for a statue tn
murk the location of the occurrence , but
failed.
_
IMI1AXS SII'.ST STA1 AT 11O.M12.
All WiiiiilrrltiK lliMlxliliiMollllcil Hint
Tliry MuM llcllll-n.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. A report of re
newed danger ( o settlers In the Jackson Hole
region reacheil Hie llnroau of Indian Affairs
today In a dispatch from Governor Richards
of Wyoming , dated at CliPvenno last night ,
asking that Indians away from their rcscn.i-
linns be recalled.
Commissioner Drowning Immediately telegraphed -
graphed a response , Mating that he had
Issued orders to all Indian agents In the
disturbed region to take prompt stops to
secure tlm return of all Indians away from
their reservation. Instructions to this effect
have been sent to the following agencies :
Ulntah and Ouray. Fort Dnclicsne. Utah ;
Shnshones. Tort Wavhaklt , Wyo. ; 1'lne Rldgo.
S. I ) . , and Leinlil. Utah.
\AT10.\\lj llAMv NOTliS IM.KVriKll.
Circulation IiicrriiMcil During ( Iu > 1'U-
fill V > ur .luit ICnilcil.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. A statement pre
pared by the comptroller of the currency
shows the amount of national notes out
standing July 31 to have been $211,281.1)08. )
an Incrouso fo.- the year or $3.830,419. The
amount of circulation bearing United States
bonds was $18C.C77,433 , an Increase for the
year of $5ii21l99. The circulation secured
by lawful money amounted to $24,701,475. n
decrease for the year of JUJSC.OSO. the
amount of United States registered bonds
on deposit to secure circulation notes waa
$207.St2SOO : and to secure public deposits ,
$15.328.000.
I MTKD STATUS WON'T INTUItKIJIIIi.
Mny .SiIntlu * Intnm ! of
Trlnhliiil It .Slu > ( ! | IIMIMM. .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. It Is not be-
lleved hero thai the pretense of Count de hi
Ilulsslcrc , grand chamberlain of Ilnron
Hlckcy , who claims to be prince of Trinidad ,
that the nnncxatloa of that island by Oreat
Britain will cause the active Intervention of
the State department. The general policy
of our government has been to recognize only
do facto governments and al present there Ls
no evidence before Iho Stnte department to
show that Biich a government actually exists
on the Island of Trinidad.
Monthly CnliiiiKc Slnlcincnt.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 1. The monthly
statement prepared by the director of the
mint shows that during July the total coin
age of the United States mints amounted to
$3,235.800 , as follows : Gold. $2,910,000 ; sil
ver , $277,000 ; minor coins , $48SOU.
\ < -fr ( 'olonlntH Arc < luiiraiitln < - < l.
EAGLH PASS , Tex. . Aug. 1. fourteen ne
gro colonists have arrived from Mexico and
were Immediately placed In strict quaran
tine. Two hundred and forty-eight are now
at the qunrantl.no station and twcnty-fivo
cases of smallpox have fully developed. Two
hundred more negro colonists are expected
to arrive between the 1st and the Cth.
MIIIUV : sini : OF TIII.VCS.
Philadelphia Record : The nvernge judltl-
cliin In this boss-rlddon city Is very like n
coikscrcw. lie wouldn't have u good pull
If hu wasn't crooked.
Minneapolis Journal : "John , " said the
new woman severely , na the dull razor re
fused to properly pare her corn , "have you
been using my razor to shave with ? "
Chicago Record : Tomson I don't hollow
the senator really wants a presidential
ncmlnatlon.
Jones Whv not ?
Toinson He hasn't yet issued u denial
that ho Is a candidate.
Atlanta Constitution : "They didn't get
nliead o' Deacon Jones last Sunday' "
"Didn't ? " "No ! When' n Koldlmg brottu-r
throwud n $1 gold piece In thu hut what do
you rocUon Jom-s did ? " "Can't tell "
"Planked down sixteen silver wheels und
hollered , 'Sixteen tor one. ' "
Chicago Tribune : "So far ns wo hnvo
been able to learn , " said the secret njjont
of the police , "the facts pertaining to thu
inurdor are that "
"I nm not ready for nny facts yet. " Interrupted -
ruptod the eminent detective , wrinkling his
brow In deep thought. "I am construct-IK ;
a theory. "
London Chips : Captain fwho Is questionIng -
Ing his company on different subject--
Now , then , Snirfpowder , why should a sol
dier never lose his head In n" battle ?
Prlvalu Snlffpowder ( mistaking : the ques
tion ) Why , sir , because lie wouldn't have
no place for to stick his bloomln' 'at on ,
sir !
Indlnnapoils Journal : "What kind of a
dollar nir yo In favor nfV" Mr. Kvi-n-it
Wrest asked in a moment of idleness
"The ole twenty-beer kind Is good cnoiuu
fi-r mi > , " lujilled Mr. Dismal Dawson. In t
lone that Implied ho had no more Intr.t
In the subjoct.
Washington Star : "Now , sir , " said tlm
new weather employe's superior , "you kn > 'W
what this country expects and nocds from
each of her public servants In this depart
ment ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"What Is It ? "
"Coolness In an emergency. "
Poloriilo Miner : Magistrate The ofllrpp
says you were drunk last night and fell
down In the street. Can you explain that
little * mutter ? Prisoner ( with dignity-Tho )
c.auso of my fall , your honor , was not at
tributable to liquor , but to circumstances
over which I bail no control. Maglstinto
( In surprise ) What circumstances do you
allude to ? Prisoner ( sadly ) My lugs , your
honor.
THR OLD AND THK NKW.
IVIrult TrllniliP.
In days of old when knights were
As bowled they often got.
How jollied they the ladles fnlr
To think that they were not.
Hetlilnk you of the loaded knight ,
How manfully ho strove ,
Since In his tlmo there hud not been
Discovered yet the clove.
I.OVK AM ) KOOT HAM , .
The Inliinilcr.
A man and a Vaasar maiden ,
With wind nnd wave atunc ,
Talked low of love and foot ball
'Neath a yellow Newport moon.
The Vas-ar muld had hinted
That Vasnar girls might play
At UiiKbv. 'gainst bis college -
And buat them , too some duy.
"If you should play. " he whispered ,
"Vour college OK'ilnHt ' mine ,
I'd like to play left tackle
On the opposing line.
Then drooped her head , the maiden
With liIui-hi'H led HH Hume. ,
And i-ald , Hlnco thla limy be SO ,
Kct'H havu a practice Kaine.
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