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THE OMAHA DAILY JISE ; TUT ? USD AY , .TATSTTTAUY D , 1890. OMAHA DAILY BE& i : . nosn\VATin , i r.vnnv MOHNINO. Ti tiM9 or Dally TIM ( Without Suntlnyl , Ono Year I 8 M iniljr Il o nnd Sunday , Ono Year 10 M fllx Month * & 0) Thrc Month * 2 M Sun.lajDPP , On * Ycnr. . . . . . . . 204 Bntunlny Ike , On , ' Yrar 1 tn Weekly Dec , Ono Year 63 Omnlm. Thn IlM MulMIng , Bouih Omaha , 9lnK r Illk . Cirn r X nnil lllh Sin Council liluffn. 12 I'pnil Street. Chlcnsi Olto ! , ! I7 Chamber nf Commerce. New York. Itooum 1J. nntl 15. Trltmnc UulldlnK Washington , 1107 T Ntrcet. N. W. connnai'ONDKNCK : All totnm'tnlrnllons relnllng to new * nnd rill lorlnl mnttrr nlinuM 1 > * niMrcsnH ! To the IMItor IIUSINESS Lirrmns : All tiuMnt-m letters nml rrmlltnncM hoiiM 1 > ftildrfsicil In Th IV o I'libllMilnir Company Omnhn. Draft * , thockn ami prMtolllcc onlers to be mntlo nnvnf l < > in tli < > order of tin1 compnny. run IHK riTnt.timiNa COMPANY. STATHMINT OF . . . 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Notnry Public If we cnn only ct Orcnt Hrltaln to with ( ! cnniny : or with nny ether contlncntnl jiinvur WP inny rcsl assured that It will I us Icsn Insistent upon prosMiitf Its nlk'Kcd claims foi Voiii'zuuluu territory. The mctntiui" of the last Ipsl who has not procured sonic elective or appointiveolllee or Is not nurshif ; n booinlet for some promising nomination Js not ( loin ; ; the rl Iit thhif ? by his con stituents who sent hinj to Lincoln n year ago. It Is now said that the removal of the city Jail to the city hall basement will effectually put an end to the imitation for a city electric IlghtlM ? ? plant In that building by occupying the space such a plant would require. That fact Is very suggestive. The street car company will probably bo lu full accord with Klectriclan Selui- rig's recommendation that all telegraph , telephone and electric light wires be placed underground. On the other hand. It Is pretty well known what those companies think of motor wires nnd priority rights. President Cleveland has grown so great since his second advent Into the wldtp house that he ran no longer deal with small matters. If he can't tloat n loan of ? 100,000,000 he won't float a loan at all. Borrowing a few millions nt u time as the treasury needs It Is altogether too small business for him. The people of northwestern Nebraska are anxious to enlarge their railroad facilities and are actively at'work to stimulate railroad building in that sec tion of the state. This Is an Indica tion that the people In northwestern Ne braska are preparing for a vigorous campaign to attract new labor and capital. Every new councilman , with the ex ception of Carr Axford , voted to over ride the veto of Mayor Bemls of Meat Inspector Frank's salary grab. Mr. Axford Is entitled to credit for starting out right and standing up for good gov ernment nnd honest methods lu the transaction of public business. But what of his associates ? Sheriff Drexel Is not without blame In permitting Convict Ford to leave the Jail In charge of Miller. If It was a humane act to permit Ford to go to his mother to bid her farewell It was also In violation of law. Public sentiment respecting two recent jail deliveries Is not 'such as the sheriff would want to hear expressed. It borders on Indigna tion. Another local bank has tiled bonds with the county commissioners and has been designated as a county depository entitled to receive deposits of county money at 3 per cent Interest. The banks , however , continue to credit the city with only 2 per cent on monthly balances of city funds. It inukox a great difference to the banks whether the money deposited with them belongs to the city or county. Tlioro are some sensible suggestions In the report of the- city electrician. Ono Is that which pertains to a. redis tribution of electric lamps. It Is quite time the council as a body take up this question In the interest of the whole city. As a rule electric lights have been located by ambitions councilmen - men with a view to vote-getting and with little regard to actual necessities. Tlio result Is well known. Two notorious counterfeiiers who con verted Into If 100 of good money bogus $10 notes which were shoved upon the people of this city have been sentenced to penal servitude at Sioux Falls. A federal court Jury has also convicted an old woman of making and disposing of spurious coin In this city. With these two notable examples of merited pun ishment It may be presumed that Illicit money limiting will become somewhat unpopular In this vicinity. Tlio present school board of Omaha WIIK notoriously elected as the special champion of the flag waving over the little red school house. The very llrst net of the board was to select na ltn special attorney a man who , although born lu n loyal northern state , went south to Join the confederate ) ) , and fought against the flag from the begin ning of the war to Its end. AVlth such an example before them the growing generation of Omaha school children must form a very low estimate of patriotism. TIIK JM.VKS AND TllK NKir HO.V/ . The Issue of $100,000,000 of new bond by the government will afford an op portiinlty to test the willingness of the banks of the country , and es peclally the national banks , 1 ( come to the relief of the na tlonnl treasury In a time of great emer gcncy , and the response of these Instltu lions will be a waited with unusual In trrcst. A leading llnanclal Journal , sup posed to be In clo e touch with the principal financial Institutions of the country , said In anticipation of an Is siio of bomlM by the government tha It was generally conceded If the treas nry Is to have Its needed repleulshinen of gold It can come only from tht slocks In the bunks of the country The question with these Institutions therefore Is whether they shall under lake the task of saving the treasury , 01 permit It to lapse Into the suspciisloi of gold payments. If they elect to takt the latter course the banks would IIL more Merlons snITercr.i than the gov eminent , and yet It Is said that then- Is a feeling among some of the banks In the east holding large stocks of gold that they can afford to leave the gov eminent to take care of Itself and ye protect their own Interests. It Is stated that the banks outside ol the great financial centers have signified tholr readiness to take such proportloi of the now loan as they can , and It Is estimated that thcne institutions may be able to snb.scrihc for from $ 'JO,000 , < MX ) to f0,000.000. : ! But nothing has been lizard from the banks of the chief financial centers The New York banks now hold about half the amount of gold called for by the new loan and tin banks of Philadelphia and Boston hold perhaps one-fourth of the amount. Yet none of these institutions have Indi cated that they are disposed to respond to the Invitation of the secretary of the treasury to bid for the new loan , but on the contrary are believed to be united In an understanding to hold olT , with a view to making their own terms for the new bonds. The obvious sugges tion of this Is that a syndicate has been formed among eastern bankers for the purpose of defeating the popular plan of disposing of the new loan and It Is to be apprehended that tt will be suc cessful , for It Is hardly possible that without the assistance of the banks In these financial centers the treasury can dispose of ? 100,000UOO of bonds In this country , and the chances of sell ing any of them abroad are very small. It will be a mistake on the part of the banks to adopt the policy which it now seems to bo their Intention to adopt. Any combination on their part to force the hand of the government cannot fall to ultimately react to their disadvan tage. Their plain duty In the -present emergency Is to come to the relief of the government with all the resources at their command and to do so promptly and In the most liberal spirit It Is In the power of the banks to give the treasury the help and protection It needs at this time. They hold not less than $150,000,000 of gold and they can readily obtain as much more. If they fall to utilize thplr resources In this respect they must expect to suffer a loss OL public confidence which will operate to their disadvantage In the not far future. TIIK TIIllHATKfiKD VUHOVKAN n'AIt. The latest European dispatches indi cate that war between England and Germany Is Imminent , although every thing of a really warlike nature thus far has come from the former country. L'he British newspapers , of all shades of political opinion , speak with one voice n favor of resenting the attitude of the German emperor In the Transvaal mat ter and of resisting any attempt on the part of Germany to Interfere with the suzerainty of Great Britain over the South African republic , which the course of the German emperor Is believed to contemplate. According to the reports he most warlike preparations have been set on foot by the British government uid popular sentiment In England It- litter against Germany. Naval opera tions are active and men are freely of fering their sen-Ices for military duty. It would seem from this that the friendly relations between the two na- ions have been largely superficial , but it any rate It Is evident that England lees not Intend to be found napping n this matter and that If Germany eally intends any hostile movement she musb incut a. foe fully prepared at > very point. That she really purpose ? inythlng of the kind cannot now bo letermlned , but It Is easy to see that she may bo goaded Into war by the our.se of the British government or forced Into It by the attitude she has tssumed toward the South African re- Hibllc. It Is Impossible vto say whether the ictlon of the German emperor out of vhlch this crisis grew was taken Jm- nilslrcly or 'vlth deliberation , and the liiestlon Is Important , since If ho acted lellberatcly It Is a reasonable Inference hat he had assurance of the support f other European powers. Austria and taly he could probably rely upon under ny circumstances , but there tire France nd Russia whose neutrality at least , t Is reasonable to assume , he would onslder most desirable In the event of Jermauy engaging In n war with Great tritaln. Such a conflict , It Is not dlf- le.ult to underhtand , Franco might re- riinl as her opportunity for carrying nt her dream of revenge upon Germany nd recovering the provinces which vere taken from her nearly a quarter f a century ago. It would seem , there- ore , that Germany would hesitate to go to war with Great Britain "without omo understanding with France which vonld practically amount to the sup- mrt of that power , although the Eng- Ish papers assert that the attitude of ho German emperor will receive no ountcnanco from France. As to Ilus- fa , her relations with Germany are loser and more friendly than with Sngland and In case of war between hose powers nhe would doubtless re- iialn neutral as long as her Interests cemed to warrant , with the chances hat sooner or later she would array icrself on the side of Germany , Doubt- ess the Inevitable outcome of n con- let between Germany and Great Britain would bo n general European war , In which event It Is more than probable that nil the continental powers would be arrayed against Great Britain , though the fact must be recognized that she Is 111 n po.sltlon to offer to some of them great Inducements to become her allies. In a war waged by Germany single- handed against Great Britain the latter would have the advantage on account of her greatly superior naval power , and her much greater facilities for Increan- Ing It. Germany ranks fifth among the naval powers nnd her great Inferiority to Great Britain lu this respect Is shown lu the fact that while that na tion has 271 war vessels In service Ger many has but seventy-four. Thus In a single-handed light between the.se powers England could defend her colonies nies and have war vessels to spare for operations against the colonies of Ger many. A MOST CltKDlTAULK HUCUlll ) . The proudest title to which any man can aspire Is that of an American citi zen. George P. Bemls , who for four years past lias served as mayor of Omaha , may now pride himself on the assumption of his title , "Citizen. " Ills message as retiring mayor Is a most creditable public document. It. Is a clear cut and businesslike presentation of the situation of the municipal gov ernment. It affords a comprehensive review of the relations of the city to the various franchlsed corporations anil embodies recommendations for the pro motion and protection of the city's In terests In dealing with them In the future. It points out the Imperative necessity of radical retrenchment In every branch of the municipal govern ment and suggests appropriate reme dies for existing abuses. Vhlle the message Is dignified throughout and moderate In Its tone , Mr. Bemls does not mince words In discussing questions that vitally concern the taxpayers. This is partlcuhuly true as regards public works contractors , tax shirkers and taxeaters. While the citizens of Omaha may not fully appreciate the dilllcultles under which Mayor Bemls has labored In their Interests during the past four years , they must concede to him the merit of conscientious and faithful pub lic service and fearless discharge of duty as he.saw his duty. In the never-ceas ing , struggle with council combines dominated by boodllng contractors and grasping corporations Mr. Bemls never flinched from defending the public and never bartered away the rights of the taxpayers. Whatever the shortcomings of his administration may have been , they must be ascribed to conditions over which he had no control and the lack of honest co-operation on the part of subordinates and councils. It will be many a year before Omaha secures another mayor who will be as levoted to its welfare and as courageous In the discharge of duty as "iL'brge P. Bemis. THE IXAUaVltAL OF MAYUn nitOATCIl. The Inaugural messagp' , Mayor W. T. Broatch will commend Itself to the people of Omaha for the promises It makes of enforced economy and re trenchment. If these promises shall be fulfilled , Mayor Broateh will be cheer fully accorded due credit for carrying nto effect the recommendations he hau nade. It is to be hoped that the new nayor will have the courage and the utegrlty to oppose raids upon the treas- try , whatever form they may take , and t Is to be hoped also that lie will en counter no'obstacles to his program of etrenchment. What that program Is to be , his mes sage docs not divulge. The only spe cific recommendation lie ventures Is ho consolidation of the olllces of vcter. narlan and meat Inspector , which he says will save not less than .fM0 ( ! per ilinum. In this Mayor Broatcb evl- lently labors under a delusion. The ollice of city veterinarian was abolished nore than a year ago. Hence there can be Jio saving effected by reviving t In conjunction with another ofllce. [ Micro are , however , other ollices and sinecures that can and should be abol- shed , or consolidated. The suggestion that the city take teps to acquire tlio water works plant > y purchase when the impending sale n foreclosure takes place merits con- ( deration , if made in good faith. The iroblem will bo to raise the money to my it. Another serious question will bis whether the city can outbid the londholders , In whose Interest the sale has been ordered , without paying two prices for the plant. While Mr. Broatch Is aflllcted with a virulent case of chronic Hosewateropho- ila , lie will mm The Boo ready at all lines to commend any olllclal act vhlch Is In line with Ids message , and o co-operate with him In every effort to arry out any real reform that lie may ndertakc. I'llOMlSK AND PKKFOltMANOE. Retrenchment nnd economy are the vatchwords proclaimed from the top of lie city hall and from all the depart- icnts thereof , but men must be Judged y tholr acts and not by their profes- Ions. The now school board started out by evlvlng the $500 sinecure of attorney or the Board of Education , although 10 legal department of the city Is wili ng and able to attend to all school oard business without additional ex cuse. The new council listened to the mos- ages of thn retiring and incoming layers , the keynotes of both being conomy and retrenchment In every mulch of municipal government , nnd ten turned around nnd elected a useless orgeant-tit-arms at a salary of ? 900 a ear. There Is no moro need of a paid conn- 11 sergeant-at-arms than tliero is of n pecial attorney for the school board , 'or years the chief of police or an tllcer designated by him attended conn- II meetings and preserved order and uminoned tlio presence of absentees , 'ho city incurred no expense for tills urvlcc. The same tiling could bo done ow if the council were disposed to xerclso economy and conduct the city uslncss on business principles instead of nmlntnlirincnsupermiiiierarlcR on ( he pay roll tojiajjolT political debts. Members < flrt th. Nebraska congres sional dclcgiify i are said to be discus sing the qu ? . llim of one or two re publican stiitt'Vonventloiis for the nom ination of if'sTale ticket and for the selection -delegates to the national convention. 'Niere Is no good reason why the sujijecl should arouse discus sion at all. "Recent practice has been Invariably 1 $ fitVor of two conventions , nnd there \iotlilng ' \ In the political horizon at ths | lyoineiit to require a de parture from , { he customary proceeding. If circumstances should arise that conn- sel a single convention It will be time enough to discuss the question then. The effort that Is soon to bo made to locate the Nebraska state encampment of the Gr.ind Army of the Republic at one place for live years will likely en counter vigorous opposition from the more pretentious towns of the state , which might hope to get It now and then If tlie location were decided upon an nually. All of these towns Insist that they can provide the necessary facili ties for the meeting and that they are entitled to consideration even If they have not the temerity to ask for a live years' location. In the meanwhile the preliminary canvass Is progressing with vigor. Senator Vest says that the Income tax- decision of the supreme court Is the most remarkable that has ever been de livered by that tribunal. This Is ex pressing It rather forcibly when we con sider the long list of remarkable deci sions that have emanated from that court. Suppose the income tax had not been declared unconstitutional. That would merely have delayed the necessity for a bond Issue a month or two , but It would not have made the national revenues of the past year equal to the expenditures. It is to be noted that the late war scare over the disputed British claims to Venezuelan territory has not pre vented the house of representatives from voting permission to two United States army ofllcers to accept honorary medals presented them by the British government. Here Is a chance for the spurious patriots to deny the ability of American soldiers decorated with Brit ish medals to light loyally against Great Britain without a mental reservation. Attorney Giperijl Churchill and Laud Commissioner. Russell , who have forever over , a week''Ignored ' ' the Invitation of Governor Ilolcolnl ) to meet with him as a state appointing h/iard to name a new police commissioner for Omaha , ought to read overonce more some of the graceful compliments they bestowed on the governor \vhen he declined last August to Jolrfhrlfh them hi appointing police cominls.siouqrs under a law whose constitutionality'ho denied. A 'niut ' of Gli-o. Clilcujja TImes-Heralil. | _ TliOj number ot.cpilego gle ? . cliibs that are belugatranded,5ljqv/r the countoy indicates. that tne niaiketis already glutted with glee. Chlcnm > Tribune. Allow your thoughts to dwell lor one brief , nganlzlng moment on the state legislature.5 the country Is now about to have on Its bands. They Are Wlnnerx , Too. Cleveland World. The United States has several chips on Its shoulders , and by singular coincidence they are red , whits and blue. They are all of the same value , however. Keen nit Eye on Mcnrn im. Chicago Tribune. It will pay every American citizen to re flect carefully upon how much mors securely the United States could "bluff" England If the Nicaragua canal were open for business and wo were In control of It. , One of < lie Havnmi. I'roliIvniH. Qlobe-Dcrnocrat. If Campos and 80,000 troops are to be shut up In Havana , whoso normal population Is 200,000 , the problem of feeding such a multi tude will be difficult. The city will son b ; en short ratlono If It depends entirely on a supply by ships. Million * ! of fiolil Ilniiriloil. St. I'nul Pioneer 1'rcsi , There ought to be gold enough among the people to take up the lean , If Investments are wanted. Th national hanks hold about $165- 000,000 In gold , the state and savings banks about ? C5,000,000 more , nntl there Is In gen eral circulation about 1300,000,000 more. The Jjont of ( li < > TretiNiiry. Doa MnlnCs I.oailiT. It Is a characteristic , thing which the city council of Omaha did In regard to the dis covered shortage of some J110.000 of City Treasurer Bolln. The finance committee of the council admits that for two months the council , or several members of It , knew of the condition of affairs ; nevertheless , the secret was guarded until The Omaha Dee mads the exposure. Nothing more Irritates the public than the way officials make * com mon fortune under such circumstances. ( lie T.OIIJC How. Philadelphia Ilccord. The London Chronicle's American corre spondent has discovered that the Venezuelan Issue has "enormously emphasized the line of cleavage between the cast and west. " The correspondent would have made his letter moro interesting had ho given facts to establish any such line. It Is certainly not apparent In the unanimity of congress , nor In the utterly'unsectlonal spirit with which the newspaper1 press hay sustained the administrationr Tllere la of course some newspaper opposition } Uut It would be utterly Impossible to trace In' ' Its manifestations such a tl'lng as a "llniT-of ( Heavage. " A Niilllll.Yf of Wnr. Lieutenant Crce lptjl < [ ) ytli American Ilevlew , Wo may say , theji.i that the Invention of a successful air ship will cause an entire revo lution In the art of-war-more stupendous than that caused by an .jnyentlon since that of gunpowder , and ovfln surpassing that , since It only lncca : d the djitanco betwfsn tno lines of the combatants\vljp ( | the principles of at tack and defense , iJT tesy and supply , re mained unchanged , , pr were only ulowly modi- fled. A flying machine , however , will nullify strategy , make vital changes , la the principles of attack and drfe'ns'e/'dlmlnlsh ' the Impor tance of navies aM KM coast fortifications , and by bringing tlB ( theater of operations to the doors of palaces and ! ; H > ' .atures , render speedy settlement of national grievances imperative , * " perative _ _ Delude * ! I'nlnltuer * . Arbitration Is exactly what Lard Salisbury flatly refused to Venezuela even after a treaty had been negotiated to this effect which he re- fusiod to ratify. Various well-meaning but ignorant clergymen who are condemning a "war fever" and urging arbitration will learn , If they will acquaint themselves with the facts , that there can be no "war fevor" If England ! grants arbitration , This Is all Vene zuela asks. This Is all this country insists upon. Is there eny Christian clergymen who will venture to say that It docs not work for peace and righteous Justice when In a quarrel In which the weak Ins asked and the strong truculently denied arbitration a power ful nation steps forward and Insist * on this slmpla remedy ? T 111 P BOLLN'S TREASURY SHORTAGE NOT LESS THAN $115,000 WorUl-Hcrnld , June 10. ISM. MR.BOLLN IS HONEST The Bondsmen of the City Treas urer do Not Question His Intagrity. While There is an Overdraft and a Shortage in Salariast They Are Not Alarmed. The Former They Assart to Bo Quite Natural and the Latter is According to Precedent. A Full Examination of the Books is Deemed Necessary to Bring Things Up to the Mark. Thomas Swobo Likely to Look After Things Till Election Time A Suicide That Did Not Materialize. nivii > i.Tin : sroii.s. DlmiMiiloiiN of tlic Kiiroiivnn. Ornli li .Afrlt-H. Chlcnffo Times-Herald. The continent of Africa has been carve < out by Great Britain , France , Portugal Spain , Germany and Italy. The area claimed by each of these is as follows : Square mllos. Population Orp.it IJrltnln 2.570. ! > 2'J 4J.7C4.W 1'ranco 2D02.C.'I 2J.7S1 ! ixv 1'ortiisal Ml.tK-i 0,116 W .Spain 3)3.G7 7.0 < ) Germany 822.0'M ' fi.OW.OO * Italy GOJ.OtM C.SW.OOO Resides the apportionments , Ilclglurn owns the Congo state with a population of 15.COO- 000 and an area of 865,400 square miles. Tur key claims , but Dugland practically owns everything In Egypt and Tripoli popula tion 7,080,000 and area 836,000. Liberia la a black republic , with an area of 37,000 square miles- and a population of 1,000,000 Swaziland , under the protection of the Boers , Includes an area of 0,370 square' miles and 60,000 people under a tribal monarchy. The Doer state , the South African republic , has a population bordering on 1,000,000 , and an area of 162,640 miles , within which He some ofthe richest mines on the continent. There fcmalns unappropriated a total estimated t 22,000,900 square miles. Great Britain has been openly anxious to extend her protectorate by , Jntrlgue , .stealth \5r'filibustering , 'but If Prance , Italy and Ger many shall combine to preserve the balance of power In Africa further aggression on her part will bo checked effectually. Numbers , It Is true , are In her favor. Population to the square mlle Is sixteen for British Africa against eight for French , seven for Grmany and ten for Italian Africa. Fleets , however , and diplomatic menace will be convincing r.gainst a disparity of colonizers and natives whoso fidelity cannot always be relied upon. The other partitioning powers are likely to profit by the Venezuelan contention and leave no boundary lines for future SchomburgUs to readjust or British premiers to refuse to ar bitrate. T1II3 AFIUCAX IIUMPUS. Philadelphia Times : Jameson In South Africa didn't have such an easy time as he expected after the Boers got their Dutch up. Cleveland World : England carried the war Into Africa all right. The trouble will now be to get It back out again. It will b2 done by backing out. Indianapolis Journal : It looks as If tha war emperor of Germany may have been looking after something like the Boers' affair by the liveliness with which lie picked It up. It may divert attention from Internal dissensions at hcme. New York Tribune : South African repub lics do not teem to have nny better protection than South American republics against ths IncurHons of Great Britain Into their terri tory in support of settlers who have gone there to malie money. Chicago TlmeD-Hcrald : There If. an old proverb that "a man may not marry his grandmother. " but Emperor William's tele gram to M > nheer-KrueK5r would Indicate that ho Is not aware of any proverb forbidding a man to fight hh1 grandmother. Cincinnati Enquirer : The congratulatory dispatch of Emperor William to the presi dent of the Transvaal republic has given much orfcnee In England. Will Victoria send for her grandson and spank him ? Willlo ha been spoiling for a fight ever falnco he got out of short trousers. New York Advertiser : England ought to understand from the developments of the pai't few days that it Is high time for her to stop grabbing territory and take care of what she already has If she can. Her thieving pro- pnsity has made her the most unpopular power In. existence today. Turkey hardlv cx- cepted. St. Louis Republic : England's gains are made by main ttrength and awkwardness ? . Her ministers are building perplexities and her bullying ways are making onemlou con tinually. Every few years the perplexities bring her up short In a tangle and the ene mies begin to bristle up. Then she must olthsr back out or shut her Intellectual eyes and drive forcibly through the encompassing toll * . Chicago Record : In short , there Is not one of the world's great powers the United States Included which is not at the present juncture In an attitude of either chilly neutrality or open hostility to the British empire. Nor is the condition cither anomalous or Illogical , It Is directly dueto the traditional foreign policy of Great Britain , which consists In having n finger in everybody's else plo. New York Times : Although the emperor of Germany has behaved moro diplomatically It Is difficult to account for his dispatch of congratulation to the Boers except upon the wurposltlon that ho was congratulating them upon a successful resistance to a British aggression. The invasion of the Transvaal , It In plain , will have an Important effect upon European opinion of the merits of the Venezuelan question , and that effect will not b favorable to Great Britain. Cincinnati Commercial : The laceration to the feelings of the British caused by Presi dent Cleveland's Venezuelan message lias been Intensified to such an extent by Em peror William's Transvaal telegram that there may be serious thought of divesting Lord Salisbury of his yellow jacket and his thiee-oycd peacock feather. In which case It is undeistood. that His Assistant Royal Highness , Lt Hung Changof China , will telegraph his sympathy in appropriate tea cheat hieroglyphics. ICiiiiHiiM IIiuiK'N Want lloiuU. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 8. A special to the Star from Independence , Kan. , wye : Local banks have stated their deslro to Invest In the government's new Issue of bonds to the following extent : Commercial National , ? 25,000 ; Flrat National , f 15,000 ; Cltlzeus Na tional , { 10,000 , \Vorld-HernUl. Juno Si ) , JS03. HISSHORTAGE NOT GROWING Henry Bolln's Books do Not Show Him to bo Very Far Back. The Amount Still Appears to Ba Confined to the Salaries Ad vanced in His Good Nature. Coulter Is Not Yet Suspended Dosnito tlio Statements That Ho Has Been Permanently Lot Out , World-Herald , June 25 , 1S33. WILL SERVE OUT HIS TERM Bondsmen of Treasurer Bolln Come to that Conclusion After Investigating. Are Not at all Pleased with the Manner in "Which Comptroller Olson Has Been Acting. Foots About the Condition of the Office Have Been Eeservod for a Ohosou Few-Toll-Tato Slips. IOWA PllHSS COMMUXT. D2s Molnei Leader : Judge Husted at Dubuque - buque has advised the Indictment of the mayor and aldermen of Uubuquo who par ticipated In the recent "salary grab" there. The lesson must be taught 'that ' public of- ficrs are not given carte biancho to do what they please with public funds. Sioux City Times : The Iowa Indians are bright fellows and show that they are pos sessed of some business sense. They have leased their lands to whit ? farmers and have rented a patch of ground of the Kaws on which they will erect a village and live off the rental paid them by the white farmers. It has taken the aborigine a long time' to realize the value of land ownership , but he Is getting around to ft now. "Sioux City Journal : The , Irrlgatlonlsts are doing great work In Nebraska. At the office of the secretary of the state board of Irriga tion claims for water rights are being filed In great numbers and already these claims cover rnoro than 2,600,000 acres of land. By the first of next May it is believed the claims will cover at least 3,000,000 acres and a largo proportion of this vast area will this year bo Irrigated and will produce crops. Des Molnes Capital : Congressman Clark Is certainly not disposed to get Into ruts , hat- ever elsEi may be said of him. His measure for the'establishment of postal savings banks Is In accordance with the opinions tit many who have given the subject a considerable amount of attention. Indeed , may It not be that the government could In that way ob tain all the money It would need with which to meet deficiencies ? If the fund ? thus ob tained were not needed for such purpose , they could b Invested In the obligations of the government , and thuy at least some Interest could bo saved. The rate of Interest ought to be of the lowest , so the government would not be made a competitor with private enterprise. One thus entrusting his money with the government should be satisfied with a very moderate return for his Invest ment. Dubuque Telegraph : In his1 charge to the grand Jury Judge Husted instruclcd that hotly that it wao Its duty to Investigate the allegation , repeatedly made In the local newspapers , that the city council had In- cr.eaoeJ the salary of the mayor and those of the aldermen , and , if it found the statements of the press to bo true , to return Indictments against the responsible parties. * When the present council began Its career ths aldermanlc salary was $300 and the mayoralty $1,000. Early last summer a prop osition to Increase the salaries was made , and subsequently the pay of the aldermen was advanced to | 500 , with extra allowance for srvlce on the Board cf Health and the equalization committee , and $1,000 additional was voted to the mayor , $300 of the amount 'or health committee work. These facts are undenled , and as under the law the salaries Ixed when the new council entered upon its ask were full payment fcr all services , the grand Jury will be likely to return Indlct- nents. All hut three of the ten aldermen mve drawn the Increased oalary , and these , vith the mayor , are liable. PHHSOXAIj AM ) OTIIKHWISE. St. Joseph , Mo. , boasts of a new union depot. Happy old burg ! The masterly activity of Spain in Cuba is hiefly confined to the cable. Chicago's beer war Is a thing of the past , 'he coilar remains as a stiffcncr of the upper lip. Mr. Gladstone thinks that the surest way or Englishmen of wealth to earn fame and mmortallty Is to build cathedrals. There is some consolation for the admln- stratlon In the fact that England la ac- umulatlng an endless chain of trouble- . No matter what history may say , Mr , llevelaml has linked his administration and lie future with bonds of doubtful affection. Chulalongkorn , king of Slam , has been xpcrlmontlng with the fashionable toothpick hoo.s now In vogue. Already ho rides a like. i | ' President Krueger of tlio Dutch republic s well nigh Invincible. Ho wears decol- ote whiskers thick enough to flatten a mllct. Even Dr. Jameson admits it a hope- ess task to "glvo It tuf him In tho. neck , " South Carolina is making money In the hlsky business. To data the profit Is $210- ' 00 , and for the current year a pro/It / of 300,000 Is expected , In August the sales were $14,000 ; In September , $00,500 ; In Octo ber , $111,000. Total assets In the business are $284,000 , and tha liabilities are$74,000. . Why ohould Dunravcn object if ho Is crowded a little occasionally ? HA began life that way. The day ho was ttorn ho was called Wlndham-Thonias Wyndham-Qulnn , earl of Dunravcn and Mount-Earl , viscount of Mount-Earl of county Limerick , Viscount Adaro , Baron Adaro of Adaro , Baron Kcnry of Kenry , knight of St. Patrick and baron of Great Britain. The chief basis for the reports regarding the matrimonial Intentlono of ex-President Harrison IB the fact that he Is renovating the shutters of his homo. Perhaps there are others. But that is a wcll-dovfloped hint in itself for bachelors. If they would pre serve their llbsrly and Independence and avoid the gossiping menaces of loapi year , Wotld-Hcrnld , Juno 21. 1S93. THEY CLAIM IT TO BE FALSE The Bondsmen and Examiners of Henry Bolln's Books so Pro nounce Evil Inference. Sensational Stories Implying Theft of Funds Are Declared to bo Utterly Without Foundation. The Mnn Is Short Just the Atnouuti Ad vanced in Unearned Salaries and Thus Far Nothing Moro. Worltl-Hornltl , January 7 , 1896. GROWN TO BE A MOUNTAIN Deficit in ox-Treasurer Bolln'9 Accounts May Beach $125- 000 to $135,000. Expert Accountants Solve All tha Financial Puzzles and Make Their Final Report. Comptroller Olson Is Exonerated Prom All Responsibility by the Council Last Meeting of the Yoar. they should give liouso renovators the marbla hearts for twelve months to ccmc. The other night at a club dinner Sir Henry Irving was requested to sign his name on menus by 100 men till ho finally protested and asked that a collection bo made and sent to his hotel. It Is no secret that the Inde fatigable Brown Stoker can rlgn his Illus trious chief's name In a manner to satisfy the autograph fiend but not a bank cashier , as those familiar with Sir Henry's chlrog- raphy can distinguish certain nourishes that the latter always makes. Cornelius Vanderbllt was elated the other day because lie was able to eat a few stewed oysters and not bo distressed. Mr. Vnnder- bllt has for years suffered from ncuto dys pepsia and has been pleased enough when a bit of graham cracker and a sip > of malted milk did not bring agony to him. The gen tleman who told of Mr. Vanderbllt's happi ness over the flowed oysters remarked that they were as much of a feast to him as a great course dinner and wluea galore would bo to a tramp. CUUIU2XT 1'LBASANTRIES. Brooklyn Xlfe : "Brown Is weak , finan cially , Isn't lie ? " "Ho hasn't much money , but ho gives employment to n great many " " ? " "Other people' * men. "Who are they bill collectors. " Truth : Drown Tills hypnotism Is a con- foumlejl , humbug. 1'vo looked Into It thor oughly nnd there's nothing- It. , JUrH. Urown How did you get Interested Brown I thoiiKht It might come in handy to put baby to sluap. Washington Star : "Folks nm bery self- deceptlous , " said Undo Ebon. " "fwon't be long 'fch you hyahs people sayln' tint de alga In de nlgnojj dldn 'grco wlf 'cm. " Indianapolis Journal : Mr. N. Peck Of course , like nil women , you have nn In- oidlnato curiosity Mrs. N. Peck Got a curiosity , have I ? I've got n freak ! Detroit Free Press ; "Isn't that a very slow horse of yours ? " "Well , he Isn't much for speed , but he's enslly frightened and runs nway n good deal , so he gets theru just the same. " Hartford Tlmca : Magistrate You must be subjected to a great muny temptations , you are up before me so often. Prisoner Dat's do fnc" , boss. DIs here nm do world of temptations and trials. Uut do trials hit me do hardest , boss. Yonkcrs Statesman : Mrs. Klllum ( bride of four months ) I think I'll leurn to cook while you arc away , dear. Mr. klllum All right , love ; I'll take the dog along with me , I guess. Philadelphia Itecord : "Don't be fooled by the man who nnys nolhlnir nnd lookn wise. " remarks the Manayunk Phllobopher. "He may bo a deaf mute or a pi occasional hu morist. " Detroit Tribune : "Can I ever wear It out ? " he faltered. Ills eyes tilled with tears. "Nor ho sighed. "Ah. no ! " Thus It chanced thnt he gave his wlfo a great tnllc to the effect Unit the necktie .she had given him was too sacred to be worn anywhere except in the privacy of their home. Washington Star : "Dear mo , " raid n South American republic n It looked nt Great Urltaln's map of Venezuela , "It Is really very astonishing If It Is rot misrepre sented. " "What is ? " Inquired n sister country. "Tho manner In which n country Is llabl * to shrink In this wnim climate. " Ilnrper'H Dnzar : Hostonlan It Is a for- tunntu thing for the Knitllsh language thnt these distressing necldcntH on the tro'.ley roads occur In Ilrooklyn nnd Philadelphia , where the reporters Finve nmplo time to write , instead of In your city. New Yorkur Why ? Hostonlnn liecauso your reporters would refer to ( ho victims aa having been trolley * cuted. THE HUSH. Knntiaa City Jr/urnnl , "I've often eald , " uald Dingy Dick , "And now ag'ln repeat it , Dnt rushln1 growlers Is great oport Deio'tt nothln' dut kin beat It , It'H vastly dlffcr'nt , though , my lads AH I will freely ttnle , "When growlerH Is a-rushln' you Out thiough de kitchen gate , " A .MUr/ril'I/ICATIO.V TAHM3. Now York Truth. Twice as whlto Is your throat tonight As fcathern from angels wings ; Three times blue AID those eye that you Can use to say such Uilnga , Four tlmea red Are your cheeks , 'tin said , AH a lilood-roie dipped In clew ; l''lvo ' times fair Is your \yitvy hnlr With Its elcllcato golden hue. Six tlmcft sad , Nay , iilmoct mod. Are gallantx seven times eight ; And iiluo Units ull Are yet lo full At your fuel and learn their fate , fie here I sigh As tha ho urn pass by Till the blue hlllu hide the sun ; And yonder , Mlu * , Why you can't be tills : Once , over and uyo , for onol Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder