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Tina OMAHA DATLV WWKATTUDAY , JVTA" < 1 , 1800. . . . , . * - " ' " - " - - - - - - - - - - "I.-I ! -ll.il II Ml I Tim OMAHA DAILY Ually Il ( Without Sundny ) One Y ir . ISC Dally ! ! < ami Sunday , One Y ir . 1J C filx month * . J Three monlln . . - . it Bundny life , Dnenr . ? J BMurdixy llw , Onr Vrnr . IV'etkl ) ' lit * . One Vcnr . ( OIT1CKS ! Omahn , Th 1le InilMlnc. . . . . South Omnltn , Singer Illk. , C r. N nrt f < lh SU Council Ilurr ) , 10 North Mnln Slrrct. -hlraco Olllro , SIT Clmtnlicr of Commerce. New Yolk. IVxmii , 13. II nn.l . 15 Trlliuno UdAll ! Washington , KIT r Hltwt , N. W. All coimminlcfltl < in rclatlnc to news nn.l fill torlal in-itti-r ihouM be niMraual : To the jMllor 11UHINISB : UUTTISItrf. All | jtnlni > M MtiTK nn.l remltmnco * nliouM b adilroMed to Tlie lie.I'ubllriiinx < nr.iany Omalm. Diaflit , chMks nnl iK"ln'llrc ' ° rt < - < * ll be mnJe pnvAlile t i Hie onlor of Hi * oomi'.iny. TIIK pirnuMtiNo COMPANY- BTATKMINT : OF CIHCUI.ATION. Ktate of Nolmukal Dougln * county , I George I ) . Tzichuck , ftcrctnry of Tlie lien Tub Mining company , l-Mnf ? duly nn-orn , iuy < tmt ; 111 . nelunl number of full nml ronitilclo eoulc * of t.i Dally. Morning. Kvenlnn and Sitnilay lire iirlntei . ' during the month of May. ivt. was n " follow.- ! t , , 11332 ir. i1- ' ; ' . , 18.ZC9 17 M.1 a is. ! * ) 1SV. 4 is.r , < ; Vj H.H c met ii 1S.C7 ' " ' n 13- Ji' . IS , : ' * . 7 is.ns ; y > ' IS. * S 1S.2IO 2J. . 1S.7C 21. . . . 19.30 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' lo. . . . . ; . . ; ; ; : : . w.m ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ai n'.1..1. . . . . , . . . H'.ZOT ! 7 13,50 13 11.311 " : i. 'i 1 } 11.5.V1 ; : : ; : : : : : : : . . . . . n.x 15 is.Stl m IS.TO Total H93.SJ -'ss dodurtlnn * for unsold nnd relutnej copies C,33 Nft mie CU47 Net dally nvfrngc I'8 ; Sub crlliocl In my ptcnenro nnd sworn to liefon m this in day of Jnn ? . A. 1 > . lS ! > t. ( Sral. ) WH.I.IAM HI.MMrtAU Not.irv Public. My comml ? . lon cspIrM llM-i-mbT IS. 1W ) . I'nrtli's uolng nut of the city for tin siiininor may Imvc Tim lei ! > sent to ( hcli ndtlrc'ss by leaving nn order nt tht business olllce of the Bee. Toleplione 238 TIII : iiui-3 iCIIICACO. . rat-fit's ( h'slrliix to inuvlmso cojilcs o : The Dally lU'i1 In Chicago will ilntl then on sale at thu following plawrt : Ilrcnlii no's , 'JOOValmsli avi"iu < ? . P. 0. Ni-WB Stand , 1217 Dt-iirboi'ii street Auillturlnm Hotel. Auditorium Annex. Great Northern Hotel. rainier House. is'ow for a campaign of work and ' ; du cation. Can iMnahn afford to have a nnnentUj represent Its Interests In ( lie next congress gross ? Wo Avlll know who Is really the pee plo's can'dldate after the votes shall have been counted. Lot the hlfih standard of their state tlekot be tile gau e upon which repub llcans measure the personnel of the.ii legislative candidates. The democratic national conventloi : startH out at Chicago.poorer in out-and 'out vice presldeutlal candidates thai even the republican national conventloi at St. Louis. Ilepublic.s may be ungrateful , but. ( hi republicans of this district do not wan to justify the charge of being iiugratefu for the work which Congressman Mercei has accomplished for them. " It was easy enough for Teller to breal out of the republican convention , bit whether he will manage with the sanu ease to break into the democratic con volition remains to be seen. This seems to be moving season ii railroad olllelal circles , if the number o changes mill promotions of railway mei recently announced Is to be accepted a : something like a reliable guide. Uobart says that New Jersey feels vor ; 'close to Ohio In these days. Of eotirsi It does. Kven Iloboken fivls that ! t I again a part of the I'nitfd .Stales slnei Its stale secured representation on tin republican ticket. Orlando Tefft has several times re celved votes In the legislature fo United States senator. In placing hi name on the ticket for lieutenant gov crnor the republicans of Nebniska iiavi made no mistake. The old-fashioned Fourth ot .Till ; celebration is with us this year as over ; year. The question tlmt Is going t , worry tie | twentieth century Younj America l.s how fur back he must go d llud tht > model for his old-fashlonei Fourth of July blow-out. Prof. A. 1' . Marble was not gooi enough to bo superintendent of tli Omaha schools , but he Is good eiiougl to be made first assistant superlntenden of the ( 'renter New York schools th greatest public school system tinder : single management In the world. The pritu : ; ial train that carries th crowds fionr Cleveland to Canton ha been reehrlstened "The MeKlnle ; Flyer. " The same name might be a | proprlately applied to the republlca : national ticket , because It is rail oatlin : McKInley to Washington jiif I as fast a human steam and human electricity i-a : Co It. United States district attorneys an nuirshals and their deputies are now o salaries Instead o'f pocketing the fee of their olllces. Hut no little dliVereuc In remuneration like th'.s will proven good republicans from offering to sacr llco themselves as the successors to th jiresejit democratic incumbents so oo as McKInley takes possession of th white house. People should cease calling him "Hoi cst" Dick llland so long as he stand committed to a system of coinage th basement Intended to scale debts 50 \ > v cent and rob the wage workers of 1ml of their earnings. If advocating such ej'Bteiu entitles a man to be. calle "lionest" then every onu engaged In an pcheine of fraud or swindling has a jus claim to the uauio title. i / ; war , This is the tliiy that appeals mos stroncly to Aim-rk-nn patriotism nit stirs the heart of every true clil/.on ti the republic with pride of country an n feeling of enthusiastic love for 1'rv Institutions , it Is an occasion of opt nilsllo outlook for the million * , whal over it may suggest to the few who ur over sighting signals of tlanaor and ai pichciidiig ; ! sources of trouble. It Is th day on which the masses of the peopl can insert faith In themselves ami man Ifest their satisfaction with the form o government under which they live. 'I'll Fourth of July Is an Inspiration to over ; Hcutlmont ami Impulse of freedom am Its Influence is not coiillned to America Wherever In the civilized world citizen of the I'lilted States reside or sojoun this day will be honored by them uni the people of other lands will have pro Hcntcd to them something of the hlstor : of that great event of VJO years ago when the Illustrious founders of till republic pledged their lives , their for tunes and their sacred honor In tlefcnsi of the principles a > serled in the Peclara tlon of Independence. In ills' celebration of this anniversary of one of the greatest events In humai History the largest liberty Is permissible The expression of popular affection fo ; the day can hardly be too noisily o.xuber ant or too boisterously enthusiastic. Le the spirit of patriotism be given full pla ; and especially let American youth realM \M \ that Independence day really mean : freedom. Hut the occasion Invites soim sober and earnest rellection. Is then no danger of a departure from the prin clples anil teachings of the illnstrlou : men who ostabllMiod the free Institution : we enjoy ? The founders of the republii wore men of the highest Integrity a : well as the loftiest patriotism. Tin government , they constructed was designed signed to be an example to the world o ; Justice , of honesty and of high purposi In the cause of civilization. It was It demonstrate that popular self-gov eminent is not incompatible witl national honor and good faith Today a great political organlz atlon. claiming as Its founder the aulhoi of the declaration that proelaiinet liberty to the American people , Is seek Ing to institute a policy whose essentia purpose Is repudiation of honest obllga tlons. Thus It appears that the exam pie and precept of "the fathers" atv no universally respected at his time am that there is danger of a departure , In a least one vital respect , from their prin oiplos. I'.tit let us not lose faith In the wis flom. the patriotism ami the integrity 01 tlio American people , which have prove ) stitlicient under severer tests than no\\ confront' them. Our free Institution ! are secure In tile love of the people. N ( peril threatens the union of the states The Hag Is honored In every foot of otn territory. So long as we honor tht achievements , reverence the memory am ailliere to the principles of the founder.- of the republic this nation will grow li material strength and moral power. DUTY OF SOUXD 3IONHY TtK.MUCHATS One of the ablest democratic papers in the country , the Philadelphia Hecord. If of the opinion that sound money democrats - crats should not. remain in the Chicago convention after the adoption of a fret silver platform. Heferring to the fad that some doubt still exists among ilu sllverltes as to the- propriety of abolish ing the two-thirds rule in the matter ol nominating a. candidate for the pros ! deiiey , that paper says that for all prac tical purposes It will not make the leasi difference whether the rule is abollshoi : by tint sllverltes or not. ' 'The adoptioi of a platform declaring for free colnagi at l < j to 1 ami for arresting gold pay ments of the obligations of the govern ment would be the signal for the soum money democrats to withdraw from tht convention , " say.s the Kecord and tint : relieved the sllverltes would have IK tlilllculty In nominating island or Hole , or some other man of their choice undo the two-thirds rule. The Kecord can see nothing to be ac complishcd by the sound money mei lingering in the sllverito conventloi after the repudiation of their tleariw principles. It observes that they eouh not commit to u free silver platform am candidate the democratic constltuen eies whom they represent , nor couh they hope by remaining to secure tin nomination of any sound money demo crat for the presidency on a free sllvei platform. "Supposing it could bo con celvable , " continues the Kecord , "tint the sllverltes , after erecting a piatforii of repudiation , should consent by way o : compromise to the nomination of Mr Whitney of New York , ox-overnor ! Iltis sell of Massachusetts , or some othei sound money democrat , not one of then would bo found so wanting In self respect as to accept such ai nomination Such a compromise , If It could be made would be laughed to scorn by theentin country. " In conclusion this organ o the democracy of Pennsylvania , whosi proprietor and editor was thu candldati of the party for governor last year , says "Jty lingering in the Chicago conventloi after the adoption of a free silver plat form the sound money delegates wonh be merely helpless witnesses of the hti mlliatlon of the democratic party and o the overthrow of its principles. Worsi than that , by their presence and parllcl pation they would give their consent In the nitmi of the democratic parly , ti an Infamous net of repudiation nm dishonor. Kvory consideration of pu llllcal decency and public Interest wouli demand , therefore , that the somii money delegates to the Chicago con vcntlou .should withdraw after tin adoption of a platform of free sllve ami repudiation. " This straightforward expression of i leading democratic Journal , whose thlel ity to the party Is unquestionable , can not fall to exert great Influence upo ; tfwso to whom It is addressed. Ther are delegates to the Chicago convention chosen as sound money men , who prob ably will not heed such counsel. The ; are the olltlclaiis who are after spoil ami have no principles that can Inter fere with that purpose. Hut there I .reason to believe that a very largo pri portion of the sound money delegates t < Chicago think as the Kecord does , tha political deceuey , public Interest am i fidelity to democratic principles demaiii that they shall not remain In the cot volition after it has declared for a pol Icy which they regard as dishonest am dishonorable. What further action th sound money democrats should take b ; | way of repudiating the silverlhM tli < I'ei-onl tloes not suggest , but the cottrs It counsels would , perhaps , be sutllclent leaving democratic voters who believe In honest money free to choose botweei the candidate who stands for sucl money and the candidate of current1 : debasement and repudiation. A 1'tn'Ui.AH itArr.nn.a ) .IM.V. The appointment of Horace d. IJiir to the general management of th Minneapolis. St. Pa til & Omaha sy teit Is a well-earned promotion. Mr. Hur has a reputation for being one of thi most e'lllclent railway managers In tin west. Under his administration tin Klkhorn road has been extended ant greatly Improved. In his dealings will the patrons of ( lie load ami the publli generally Mr. Hurt has always beei courteous and liberal , recognr/.lng tin rights of shippers and passengers am yet adhering firmly to whatever polio ; lie deemed It his duty to pursue. li his social relations Mr. Hurt m.ide inanj warm friends In Omaha who , while re Jolelng over his good fortune , slncerolj ivgrot his removal from this city. DI tn 'itiMiyA TIXH D IT ; is. The declaration In the republican na tlonal platform In favor of restoring tin early American policy of dlscrlinlnallni duties for the upbuilding of our nu > r chant marine and the protection of oui shipping In the foreign carrying ( radi has been very generally commended bj the republican press , but there has beci some doubt expressed whether under ex Istlng conditions it would be found prac ticable to pntothis policy in effect , ant also whether there could reasonably bt expected from It the name results tha followed Its adoption more than a century tury ago. Ono of the objections urged aualnst tin proposed policy is that it would caust retaliation , especially on the part of Kng land , whereby a heavy burden mtsht IH placed upon American agrlculxura products sent to Knglaiid In Americai ships. In reference to this the Mann fueturer observes that it would ralst prices to Itrltlsh consumers and wouli hurt KiiL'lishmen much more than 1 could possibly hurt IN. Kndand. foi example , says that journal , "camw avoid buying American cotton. Wil the government tax the import with tin effect to make the staple more costly foi the llrttisli spinner ? If so , what barn will that Inflict iiiwn us ? " In the opin ion of the Manufacturer we are com pletely masters of the situation am better than any other nation in the worh able to pursue with perfect safety tc ourselves a policy which will do more tc build up our shipping interests than anj that has yet been devised. Ft Is unquestionable that the -policj of discriminating duties inaugurated ii 17SO was a groatC'stiniulus to Uy.growtl ' of tile mei-cifant marine and It is'possl bTo that a restoration of that policj would be found highly beneficial , bill this subject Is one which demands in telligent and careful consideration There is a practically unanimous ntdilit sentiment that something should bi > dom to restore our Hag to the seas and tin republican party , if given control of tht government , will be expected to dovist a wise and practicable policy for thir purpose. Many times every day the question ol the rights of wheelmen upon the publit streets is raised in this city. Phihulel phia by ordinance has specifically do lined the rights of bikers , classing then with drivers of vehicles and giving \ < pedestrians priority. A line of ? l ( ) I ; Imposed for eacli infraction of the foi lowing rules : "Killers upon any of tin streets of the city without having r gong or bell atached to the handle Killing a bicycle after dark without hav ing a lamp attached to It. Kidlug mor < than three machines abreast. Pailinj. to ring the bell when necessary to wan persons of the approach of a bicycle 01 tricycle. Hiding crosswise or 'curviii ! . to and fro' in any public highway , 01 riding without having control of tin machine. This Includes coasting. Fall ing to pass to the right of a vehicle goinj in an opposite direction. Failing to pas. to the left of a vehicle going In the sanu dircctloi ? . The offender Is of conrsi liable for damages to an Injured partv li case the Injury N caused by negllgenei on ids part. " The time must soon wm < when Omaha will enforce some .sucl rules as these. Now thnl the state convention Is eve : and many boomlets have been put awai on Ice , there Is no reason why the Stnti Hoard of Transportation should not a once lake up and finally dispose of tin cases of railroad discrimination nov pending. It Incidentally happens tha Omaha and Lincoln are pitted agains each other in this contention , but ai Omaha shippers ask simply that throng ] tales in and out of the two cities b equalized , whereas they now favor'LIn coin materially , It ought to lie a safi prediction thut the metropolis of tin state will win the case. Another batch of historic gavels will long pedigrc.es will be brought out'a Chicago. And there are no prospect : that the supply will be exhausted for i great number of presidential years ti come. Drnuirviitlu Drl'i-nl Iilrvltllbll- . riillailt'lplila lU'Conl ( dcm. ) With a bllvcr platform tlio democrat could not win ; and with uudi a platforn ft would 1 > Q a threat misfortune to th country if they tiliould win. to Il Hi-rllllcil. Ololx ) inwrat. The republican party is not pledged to nn particular schedule In the adjust-iienl of th tariff , but It Is pledged to rectify the grnv mistakes of I In Wilson law and provid stitilclent revenue to prevent detlclta on bond Bules , _ Itt-OJIMtlllK' II I'lllUOIIX TOIINt. ImllunajiolU Journal. Andrew Jackson once thrilled the Amerl can heart by giving as a toast at a publt banquet : "Our federal union ; It must an shall bo preserved. " The present sentlmeu of the republican party Is "Thu ex latin gold standard and 100-cent dollar ; the must aud xuall bo preserved. " um \ \ niis ON THU I..VHM , jl > . AmilyxN iif llolrn' .Aiipcnl for ( "hen mill \liiiiiilnnt Mom-j. Now York Sun. Hon. Horace Ilolos of Iowa Is n prom nont candidate for the nomination for th presidency , on n free silver platform , by th approaching Chicago democratic conventloi Governor llolf'f profcsjos that his ndvocat- of silver IsAfrfsrd upon the siiftortnps. undc the proKcnt'ijsnltt ' standard , of the farmers t his section-df > fl)6 ) country , and In a recent ! published lnU'rVlew , ' ho expresses hlmscl thus : I "The condition of the farmers In the nortli western states Is absolutely unendurable , say this , knWlng the facts. 1 have mysel In this stnto two farms paid for largely wit money I hnve earned as a lawyer. Ono Is farm of 2.lion acres of loud , and the othe contains 1,000 ncrcs. With the present prlc of labor and the present price paid for fnrr products , no innn hi the world could lak cither of thcso farms , oven If t should pic sent him with the ground , and make a della out of It. t mean , of course , that ho coal not equip the form and pay Interest on th monuy Invested In the equipment and wage for labor out of the Income ho would set b nailing the products. A farmer who work himself , nnd Is assisted by the labor of son nnd dnuKhters , could mnko n small farm pa > nut no farm Is profitable when condtictoi on the basis of a manufacturing business Cheap and abundant money Is the only rem edy for this intolerable state of things. " Governor Ilolrs here makes some vcr : damaging admissions. Ho describes hlmscl as the owner of 3Gl)0 acres of land , or abou twenty tlm 3 as much as any ono man cai cultivate properly. He has to hire his labor nnd he complains that the wages he has t < pay for It are so high that they consume nl the products of his land , which Is In dlrec contllrt with the. repeated declarations o men like Allgcld , that the price of labor ou west has foren reduced by the gold staudan to a. starvation point. UP also concedes tha the farmer who works himself , and Is as slsted by his family , can make n living evei now off a small farm , and that It Is only i farm conducted "as a manufacturing busl ness" that docs not pay. It will be Interesting to our eastern work Ingmcn to hear from onu of the chief apes tics of free stiver that It Is "an Intolerabli state of things , " In which a great land owne Ilko Governor Holes cannot make monuy b ; cultivating with hired labor 3,500 acres eland land , while at the same time a small farmer working himself , can. Few of our working men do much fnorc than make a living b ; working at their trades , nnd It the smal western farmer dors as much as Governo Doles concedes ho docs , ho will not receivi much pity from thorn. Testimony corroborating that of Goverhoi Holes as to the profitableness of smal farms In his state Is found In a letter , re ccntly published in the London Economist from an Englishman who has been spoon latins In land there. Ho says : "Out ot the first 50,000 acres bought ll northwestern Iowa In 1SS1 , nearly nil an now sold. Last year In that locality then was a bumper crop , and lower prices , es pccially for oats and barley. Our retun from 860 acres still on hand and let t < nine tenants amounted to $3.20 gross pei acre , which Is a record In our experience Most of this -wa's paid In kind , nnd seehu that such rent Is one-third of the crop , I follows that thq tenant farmers' gross re turn ; cxcluulvo < } t profits on llvo stock , wai approximately ? fi,40 per acre. "Prices a o of land In that locality an the highest 'wo have known. For 5CO acres costing $0.50 pen aero , of pralrlo and stnndlni In , with improvements , at 413.34 per acre purchasing farmers paid last year ? 27i3 : per acre. " Nine tenants , 'occupying among them SC ! acres , mako" an 'average ' of SG acres apiece and the return ( that each one got for hh year'B labor- aft < jr paying for the use of th ( land , was. at $ .C.40 per aero , $614.40. Ii addition , he"hadjhis homo , his profit on his live stock and 'something from his gardei toward supjllylnfr him with food. If then are any eastern1 worklngmcn doing bettoi than this , we shduld like to hear from them If , too , land In Iowa brings In these time : $27.32 per aero,1 HMs not so worthless as Gov erhor'BoIesssu-lt Is. at'may- StffelyMJ'e'assiimcd7'therefore1 ' , ' tlia the distressed'1 ' Ibwa farmers for whom Governor ornor Boles Is KO much concerned are grea landed proprietors like himself , who do no put their own hands to the plow , but hlri their work done for them and grumble at tin wages they have to pay for It. Is it wortl while , in order to give them relief by "cheaj and abundant mon > y , " to lob every credlto : and wage earner In the country , small ant large , of halt what is due him ? o THOUGHTS OF TIIK DAY. A burnt child dreads the fire on every da ; but the Fourth. To say you "didn't know It was loaded" li as lame as the mutilated member. This beliiK leao year It Is presumed tin popping will bo livelier than In an off year. Preventives being out of the question , thi next best thing la to lay in a supply of lln tmcni. This Is one of the days when It is useless t < tell the small boy that he should bo. seen , no heard. Oh , sleeping patriots , 'tis comforting t ( know you ore beyond the range of tin cracker and the rocket. Between the spellbinder and the toy plsto the wise picnicker gravitates , on the homeo pathlc principle , toward the pop utand. Americans rightly boast of their Inventive skill , yet It Isn't a marker to the genlu ; of China In contributing , to the celebratloi of the day of days. The spread eagle orator will bo In cvldenci as a necessary Incident to the day , but Iili oratorical chestnuts are much less liarmlcs ; than any other fraction of the volume o sound. If the exultant bad hey attempts to fin the American heart with a cannon crackc nt close range , It behcnvew the chosen vie tint to throw off the yoke of reserve and toi the mark. It is duo to the hallowed memory of tin Fathers to believe that they did not full ; comprehend the possibilities of the Fourth else they would have Incorporated In tin Declaration a panacea for the Ills their se date grandchildren are forced to bear. A Sllvi'py Knlilc. Vlil ( Mims. ) The far western sliver papers have beei told from the east that the big cotton mil shutdown is for the purpose of lnlluene.ini the Chicago convention In Its treatment o the money question. Thev have beei grossly misinformed. If political effect li hought at all It would bo rather for inon tariff than for. sold. As a matter of fact however , thp cotton goods market Is over stocked nuil that. Is the cause of the shut down. Manufacturers are not the kind o men who Huspend a profitable business jus for the sakq pf helping democrats or ro publlcana for' tllht matter to keep rlgh ' , oiljl'i't I.CKMOII. P\ \ , ' ' I'lonecr I'irbB. Utah Is havljiff ! n beautiful object leosoi which It wljl probably bo tlio lant to profl by. It haH * u Assessed valuation for tax able purposes , ( it $100.000.000 , a popultUloi of 250,000 , and a bunded Indebtedness o only $700.000 _ _ Zlut in spite of all this am In Hplte of f | uerous resources , Utah can not raise so' small a mini UH J'JOO.OOO with out stlpulatyii'v\ts | \ payment In gold. Th sale of 4 peri'ipt | ; twenty-year bonds wa advertised liv the state officials at tha ver ; time that Utah's Senator and delegates wen howling for'froe'iillver ' at St. Ixiuls. Hi'liulilli'iiii lyoimrri'HHlomil t'un vrntlni The republican elector. ! of the t/peoud con KrfKHloiKil district of Nehnuikit lire request ed to siend ilfU'RiitPS from thi Ir rrsju'ctlv r.oniilleB to nH-t < t In rimvenUun InViiHh Inston hull at Omahn. Nebraska , on the Utl day of July , ! . > ! , at 1:30 : p. in. for tinpur POMU of phicltiK In nomination onu candid it for representative In congreiin. elect : i con Brcntdonul committee and tnuixurt un , other business tlmt 'nay properly com before It. Thu several counties tire entitled to rep as fullowa ; Hurpy . "U'uuhlnslon . 1 Uliu basils ot jvproscntntlon Is the vet CIIHI for Hon. 1 > . H. Mercer , rcpresuntatlv In conKi'eHM , In IS'.il. giving onu dalugatu a lui'KO to uauh county and one for each on hundred VOICH cr fraction thereof. It in recommended tlmt no proxies lie ml inlttcd to the convention , but that tha dele uutus present Ixi authorized to rant the ful vote of the d'-l"jaton. ! ll II KoniSON' , Chairman. W. S. ItAKElt , Secretary. M\V : tiii.iMis ox iMj.viin.x u.vsi : . ' Iiiiiiortntit Dominion * A ( Tec tin If tlio In icrcntn ut Vi'lrrnn Snlitlrrn , WASHINGTON. July 3. Many new point In the adjudication of pension claims nr established In decisions rendered by Asalxl nnt Secretary Hcynolds of the Interior di partment. All the cacs came up nn appoi from the pension bureau. Following is summary of now rulings : The widow of tin additional paymaster I pensionable under section 3 , act ot Junu 1 1S90. 1S90.When When shown that a soldier was found enlistment and died In regimental hospltn of disease , the exact nature of the dlscas not being shown , the testimony being con Dieting , It will be presumed In the absent : of evidence to the contrary thatho died o disease contracted In the service and line c duty. iicath resulting from the morphine habit though contracted by using the drug to ro Hove pain caused by a malady contractc In the service and line ot duty on soldier' own responsibility , cannot be accepted a due to service In the line of duty. Where n pension granted to n widow 01 account of n minor child of her decease' ' husband has been terminated because th child has attained Its IGth year nnd th child has been continuously slnco Us ICtl year fhsane , Idiotic , or otherwise pcrma nently holplcsa , pension may he allowoi subject to tin- right as minors or othe children of the deceased father to partlcl pate with It In such pension during thel minority after the termination of Hi widow's right to pension from the date o tiling application therefor ntibsc-quent ti June 27 , 1S ! > 0 , upon proof of Its trouble. Provision Is made to prevent loss of pen sion by mistakes In applications. It Is held under the famous June 27 aot. that the pen slon must commence from the date ot th filing of the original application , provldci pensionable disability Is proved. In tin case of C. I ) . Ouches , n Michigan veteran Judge HeynoUU says In sustaining the rlgh of a pensioner under the Juno 27 act to re celvo a pension under the general law , th former providing sufficient guard ngalns double payment : "Wherever the net of Jun < 27 , 1SSO , Is employed II must bo to the sol tiler's benefit. And since that benefit Is Ha hie to suiter defeat through the USD of sec tlon 4715 , revised statutes , to compel ai election by the pensioner , such section , beIng Ing plainly repugnant to the act designed ti convey benefit to the pensioner , cannot be employed. " KOKTV-1--1VI3 STAIIS I.V OLD G1.OIIY Now Ktuiltru to Kliinl for llie Kirn Tliin * on ( lie Fourth. WASHINGTON , July 3. For the first time tomorrow the flag of the United States wll bo floated with forty-five stars on its bltn field , Indicating the admission of Utah to tin sisterhood of states. General orders Issuei by the War and Navy department have prepared pared the way for tlio change , nnd for several oral months past the Hag-makorfl have bcoi busy In placing a new star on the Hags h stock. From economical reasons the oh army flags will not be retired at once , bu will be replaced as they are worn out ii service by the new ensigns. In the case o the naval flags the change was more oasll ; made , for all of these flags arc made at thi New York and Mare Island navy yards while those on baud on shipboard may hi readily altered by the expert sallmakers. COIill HKSOtiltOKS OK ALASKA. 1'lr.st llcport of ( lie ( Jc-olo rlcnl Survrj 1'nrty Itirvflvoil. WASHINGTON. July 3. The first advice : from the geological survey party sent to In vestlgato the gold resources of the Intcrloi of Alaska have Just reached here from J. E Spurr , the expert who heads the expedition Thu party reached Juncau.June 9 and bcfon going on hastily Inspected the mines there Expert Spurr says these mines will bo cvei more productive In the future than they nov are. The party were anchored off Dyca , a the foot of Chllcat pass , and wore about t < begin the ascent of the pass. They hope ti so expedite passage across the Chllcat pas ; to-tha Hold of work upon the Yukon to bi able to return In October or November. I the party remain longer they will whiter a Circle City , Upper Yukon. niK.IJ PltOTKSTlXC ! HIS l.VXOCISXCR Solomon Mnrnlilr llnii ri-il for tin Mnr < l * r of \Voinnii. . PARMVILLB , Va. . July 3. Solomon Mar- able was hanged here at 9:37 o'clock this morning for the murder of Mrs. Lucy Jane Pollard on Juno 14 , 1S95. Ho met his fate calmly and on the scaffold reiterated hlf oft-repented statement that Mrs. Pollard was murdered by a white man. Death was caused by strangulation. Marable was pro nounced dead eighteen and a half minutes after the drop fell , but was allowed to hanv thirty-five minutes. The execution was In the Jail and was witnessed by only a tcv , citizens. Three negro women are alleged to have been accomplices In the Pollard murder which aroused the whole state of Virginia Of the three , a nolle pros has been en tered as to Pokey Barnes , Mary Abcrnath } has been sentenced to hang , but execution has been stayed by an order of court , and Mary Barnes is serving a ten years' sen tence in the penitentiary. Three SbliH | Iost In n Cnlv. SAN FRANCISCO , July 3. Mall advices received by steamer report the loss of thrci vessels on the Australian coaKt during tin gales which raged throughout the night 01 May 23. The ill-fated ships were the Byron bound from Newcastle for Sydney ; the bark- entlno Karoola , from New Zealand to Syd ney , and the r.cliooner Coudang. Three o ! the crew of the Karoola were drowned , bul no other lives were lost In tlio diuastcrs. IMH Inillnns llrliiK 1 kfil After. UI3DDING , Cal. , July 3. Sheriff HoiiBtor nnd a posse have left for the scene of thi threatened outbreak of the Pitt river In dlans In the Big Bend country. The sheriff' ) action was taken only aa a matter of pre caution , as an uprising Is not considered probable , _ TillIllMOItT..I : , IJKCI\HATIO.Y. K ] > ltciul7i'M < ! ! < ( Miami-liT nnd ( icnlni < if lln * Author. 1'rof. Moses Colt Tyler In N. Am. Iivlaw. The Declaration of Independence Is In. dlvlduallzcd by the character and by > ' < Ronlim of its author. Jefferson gathered up the thoughts and emotions and oven tin characteristic phrases of the people foi whom he wrote , and thcso he perfectly In corporated with what watt already In hit mind , and then to the music of Ills own keen , rich , paBKlonato and enkindling style lie mustered them Into that stately it in : triumphant procession wherein , UH Rome ol us still think , they will go marching on t < the world't , end. There were then In congress boveral othei men who could have written the Declara tion of Independence , and written It well- notably Fianklln , either of the two Adamses Hlclmrd Henry Lee. William Livingston and , best of all , but for hla own opposition to thu measure , John Dickinson ; but Iiai1 any cine of these other men written tht Declaration of Independence , while It woiilr have contained , doubtless , nearly the Bamt tuples and nearly the same great formulat of political statement , It would yet Iiavi been a wholly different composition frou this of Jcffcmon'H. No one at all familial with his other writings , as well an with tht writings of his chief contemporarleH , couh : over have a inonit-nt'H doubt , even If tin fact were not already notorious , that thlt document was by JclTerhon. He put Into II Bomt thing that was his own. and that ne one else could have put there. Ho put htm self Into It his own genius , Ills own moral force , his faith In God , ills faith In ideas his love of Innovation , his passion fro prog ress , his Invincible enthusiasm , his intolerance erance of prescription , of injustice , of cru elty ; bis sympathy , his clarity of vision hla afilucnco of diction , his power to IHn * out great phrases which will long fire ami cheer the souls of men struggling against political unrighteousness. And herein lira Its essential originality perhaps the most precious , and , Indeed , al most the only , originality ever attaching to any great literary product that la repre sentative of Its time. He made for hlmsetl no Improper claim , therefore , when ho di- reeled that upon the granite obollal ; at hit Kravu ehould be carved the words , "Hen was buried Thomas Ji-ITerton , author of tht Dcciuiattou of lutlupeudtucu. " \.MS THAN Ot US. U lit now nali ! that negotiations nrn 01 foot between P.tisila nnd Japan , looking ti the establishment of a joint protcctorati over Coien. There Is no doubt that tin "land of the midnight calm" Is In a statt which may bo described as on of anarchy The queen and several members of thu mln- Islry have been nnsasslnatod , and some time ago the king was compelled to flee from liU pnlncu and seek protection at the Russian legation , where ho still remains. The south ern purt of the peninsula | s nl o In a state of turmoil , and there Is no security for life or property. How far all this unfortunate condition of things 1s duo to Uusslan machinations run only be guessed at , but It Is notorious that they have often been ro- spoiiHlbte for uprisings In the far cast , and If Russia Is ostensibly endeavoring to allay the turmoil , It may bo only n part of those plans of aggression which she formulate ! so skillfully. Cortnlnly tin-ret can bo nc sincere concert of action between Japan ami misila. The primary object for which the former went to war with China was to estab lish the Independence of Corca. Shu wna the victor , but she was deprived of the spoils. The- war indemnity which shn de manded was cut down. Kussla will build railways through China : Port Arthur will undoubtedly fall into her possession , and Japan's great work will resolve Itself intii a needless waste of mi-ii and money. Hut Hussla cares for nothing of tills. Japan Is her rival In the Orient , and to outwit her she will put on the mask of friendship , seelt an alliance * , and draw upon nil her resources of 'finesse ' and duplicity. Nor Is Japan likely to be deceived by her pretensions of good will. That she Is not. Is shown by the fact that she U making every preparation to Increase her strength by land and sea. A compact such as that Into which she Is said to bo about to enter Is a hollow mock ery , and some day an explosion will come. When that day docs arrive , there will be a battle between giants. * * * H is said that France and llussln have formed a new plan for elbowing Knglaml out of Kgypt by proposing the "neutralization" of Egypt. H Is to bo placed under the care of all Kurope. no one power having any special Influence or control. The scheme It a good one , but it lias been tried before and there Is no likelihood that Italy , Aus tria and Germany will cease to prefer the present situation. No doubt Uttssla and France can make It uncomfortable for Kng- land In Africa by encouraging and helping the Abysshilans to march west Into the Soudan , but It takes time to realize such plans. Evidences are numerous that the empire built up by the mahill Is no longer held together by religious feeling. Tiio khalifa rules over unwilling subjects , hla own tribe of Arabs , tlio Daggaras , being hla only faithful supporters. As the Nile Is now rising rapidly , the advance to Dongoln will soon begin , and It will be seen whether the common belief as to the khalifa's weak hold on his subjects Is well fomidvd. In the ac tions hitherto fought the dervishes have shown no spirit. Desertions from his force are constant. Dy the end ot September Dongola is expected to bo in the khedlvo'a possession. The want of money may then prevent an immediate advance on Khar toum , but that Is on tlio program , and by Christmas , If luck holds , the khalifa may have been expelled from his capital. When that happens It will be too late for France and Uussla to Interfere with the completion ot the undertaking. * * # The growth of lUissta In territory and pop ulation since the accession of the Homanoffs , nearly three centuries ago , has been mar velous. It now comprises one-sixth of the land surface of the globe , and the popula tion numbers about 110,000,000. Of this im mense population , composed of every va riety pf race , language and religion , about 80,000,000 are Slavs. This Is the great domi nant race , and Its general characteristics arc courage and steadfastness In war , mild ness and attractiveness In peace. The Slavs have a wonderful power of assimilating other races ; and In pushing their way Into central Asia they soon overcame the hatred of Mohammedan populations , and In these seats of Mohammedan power , Khiva , Mervo. Bokhara and Samarcand , the rule of the great white czar Is acknowledged with un questioning obedience. The young czar reigns over the mightiest empire beneath the sun. H may not be the most civilized , or the richest , as It certainly Is not the most free or the happiest , but In its own impregnability In Its capacity to resist the disciplined forces of n Charles XII or the unmatched cohorts of a Napoleon , and In Its capacity , from numbers and physical re sources , to advance its boundaries and en large Its dominions. It Is the modern po litical and military Colossus. * Some time ago the Transvaal secretary of state suggested to the Urltish government that the proofs of guilt which the latter ha-1 justified the bringing to trial of Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt of the South Africa company , as well as of Dr. Jameson and his fellow raiders. Two weeks ago the Trans vaal authorities sent another message de manding speedy holding of the Inquiry , and It is now announced that the resignations of Rhodes and Belt from the directorate of the company In question have been accepted. Mr. Chamberlain has undoubtedly found himself embarrassed by the continuance of Mr. Rhodes' relations with the company and his delicate hand can be seen In the accept ance of the resignations. Ills action , however - over , would have had a better effect If It had occurred a few months ago. The South Africa company may be rehabilitated and llvo a reformed life as a corporation , but It will bo hard for right-minded Kngllshmen to forget its past and the mischief which it wrought. * * * Frcderlco Krrazurlz , the ' newly elected chief magistrate of Chill , will become pres ident by a more nearly unanimous support than any of his predecessors. The retiring piesldunt. General Montt , came In on the waves of a revolution , and the election of his Immediate predecessor , the Ill-fated Balmaccda , was the beginning of a civil war. Of all the governments of Latin America that of Chill a : > ; > i-oaches nearest to a constitutional republic , and UH stabil ity bus been far greater than that of any of the others. Chili has attracted a larger proportion of European Immigrants than any of the states of South America , and her population of Indians and mixed races is proportionately small. Her Mute.sinr.n have entertained glowing dreams of tlio fu ture greatness of their country not alto gether without good reason and If their ambition shall not gut tlio better of their discretion Chill may grow to bo the south ern counterpart of the United States of Nortli America , * From past experience of the dealings of the pr/rto. It can hardly bo predicted that the troubles in Crete are now at an end. The most that could bo said Is that there is a truce. It la true that the prince of Samoa , a Greek and a Christian , lias been appointed governor of the Island and that the sultan has proclaimed u general am nesty to thu insurgents. Hut the Moham medan gotcrnor who wax removed has been appointed commander of Dm Turkish forces on the Inland , thus simply shifting his base of operations. Some day a wild- eyed and turbulent Cretan will massacre a whole company of Ttirkluh soldiers and then vovoro measures will have to be adopted once more. A fatality seeinn to follow Turkey wherever she attempts re forms. Whether In Crete or Armenia , blood thirsty perilous conajilro against her mild and gentle rule and the worst of It Is thut nobody sympathizes with her. These Cre tans and Armenians must be terrible fel- I.KADIXO SPKPtAT , KKATt'IUIS. Tim OMAHA SUNDAY IIODNHY HTONK , A IIEMINISTKNCIS OF THE JUNO , IJY A. CONAN OOYL12 : A now serial Htury begun Raster Sun- iViy to continue for seventeen weeks The tnlit Is told by the hero himself , it retired iinviil olllcer. nnd he recalls the Incident * of his career when n boy The story bus been pronounced by com- imtunt critic * to bo ono written In Dr. loyle'H very bent Htylo , H1O PHMOCHATS AT CHICAGO : * Some of the lending democrats Who will take principal part * In the conven tion tit Chlcnuo next we-ok How they stood In the wlcwum four years ngo Whnt they are lighting for now. FIIIHT 1'XH'IITH IN OMAHA : How the first liidcpiMidem-rt day wni celebrated In Oiniiha Reminiscences oC the early days-Improvised oiinnon tlmt Vl rang out for the glorlotm Fourth. I'1 DISCOVERY O K ANAl.:3TItESIA : It has been llfly yearn sluco Dr , WIN limn ThoinitH Orecn Morton discovered nimcHthcHla MrH. Moilon'n recolleo- Helm of tier lutsliiunV * Hint mtcccxsfu ! clforts to banish jmlu by menus of ether First experiment on llshca , bugs ntul doga. TIIK COMING rtKNUUATION : "In n Well , " or the slory hnw u Geor gia boy won cured of hlrt Incatlablo love of wild ndvt'litltiv- Incident of C5on- i > rul Grant's tilp round the wutlil I'rnt * 1Uor the youiiKntt-rn and other bright Iilt'rt for youthful lenders. IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN. Midsummer styles In fair Purls tun ! to npoc-liil costumes for inotliltiilneerlnfri seashore , blcyi-llnj ; nnd bathing Novel niul dainty hnndkerehlofH madu by tin ) summer Rtrl Ftirorirrnntril by the ln-iuity ot Peggy O'Neill In old-time. WasmiiRton-l.ntcst fashion news- Notes iibotit well-known women. WITH THU WHIRRING WHEEL : New York's great bloyolo thorough- fnre , tin- boulevard , wlu-i-o every fair evening nil Gotham como together nnd roll tilting In an endless shlmm rlim pan ornmii Tlio bicycle us un ndjuiiet to Boclul onle-rtalninent Liite-st Invention * for thi' convenience nnd comfort of whenlmen What the lociit whuulura are doing Uosslp of the Omahn bluyclo clubs. THIS WEE 1C IN SOCIETY : Weddings tin- social went of the week People going uwtiy for summer vaca tions A few out-of-town visitors still hero Friendly gossip about Omahn so ciety folks. IN THE FIELD OF SPORT : Newsy gossip on current sporting topics about events past , present nnd to come Latest In the base Imll situation Chutty review of collt-gi1 nn unties The horcsmcu nnd the turf Reading that will make- the eyes of the genulna sport glisten. UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE : Full Associated press foreign cable nml domestic telegraph service The New York World's special foreign cor- respomlonce Unrivalled special news service from Nebraska , Iowa nnd tlio western states Wi-ll written nnd ucc.ii- ruto local news reports. TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BE& TUB IJKST NIOWSI'APKIl. = - = T .tllltTII IX RIIY.V.H. Cincinnati Enquirer. A bright nnd Joyous fulr-lmlre.il boy , A little pistol that's a toy : A boom that makes the welkin burn A one-eyed kid without a thumb. Imllitnaiiolls Journal. "Maid of Athens , erewo part. Give , oh. give me hack my heart , " "That Trilby heart ? Well , I should smiley- The old thing's gone clear out of. style. " IlufTnlo Kxpres. ' . Now doth the youthful college gradi Ills sheepskin wave , unfurled ; Tlio rest of us will soon find out The iway to run the world. Detroit Tribune. - . ' T"or n front si-ut ti ] > on the main nfslb She asked with u confident smnlsle. Though to church she was late , We have but to state That tlio hat was In all kinds of staialo. ' WnnlilUKtnn Star. He won once called to push the old swlnjf with a will For the girl ho hail chosen to woo ; But now no's exported to push her uphill On a cycle constructed for two. _ _ - * * Ituffulo Kxprcss. Now doth the festive summer girl To ocean's edjfe. retire. Her dignity comes down a peg ; ' Her skirt hem. II goes higher. THI3 Cl.OltlOII.S KOUltTH. 1 New Yuilc Sun. Fizz ! Hang ! llooin ! I'm the Fourth of .Inly ! Horn In a blaze of glory , 1 can tell the story , And not half try , Of how the. I-'apbi soared , When the bltf Lion roaruil. And then with a swoop , And a wild warwhoop , Came down like u wolf on the fold , And got n tall bold On Mr. Lion , nnd mlth a twist Of Its elawey (1st. ( It made that anlinnl howl , Did our noble fowl. And I can say , How tlio Slur Spangled llaiuicr , Liberty's grand bosanim , I Long may she wave ' - O'er the land u ( the free and the home of the brave , Swept by sea and land , As the patriot band , Mnrcheil to the- rattle * Of ) nuHkcts In battle ; Or side by side , Suffered and died. Oh. I know Hit ! things The pool sings. But lot mo tell , With a whoop and a yel1 , How It was when wo fet ! the victory Thut madu men free. Fizz ! liung ! Boom ! Lot everything1 fly Sky high On the Fourth of July ! And , boys , Fill HID whole world with noise ; And wave the flag. Homo few Don't Ilko the hullabaloo ; Hut turn It on At the early dawn , And let It K < > Till the sun Is low ; For deep within thu howl nnd baloo Lies the spirit that pulled UH through , The bravei old spirit llndlim tongue In the wild huzzas of our manly young , And growing hi strength us the years P by ; That's why I'm b'lad Pin the Fourth of July ! And that's what Will save the nation from going to poll T . mo. i Hoc ? Make room For the Fizz. , , Doom ! 1:11111:11 WASHINGTON. * l Written for The Dec. Hake a nolso and wave "Old Qlory , " . Move the ourlh you'ru living oiii iliiK loud songs , tell freedom's utory. Mid J > on't | Forgnt CJoorgoWashington. . IUIHO the litibblo wo call "Pleasure- ' -'alhor. mother , daughter , son , : at and drink and taltu your leisure. Hit , Please- , Recall Cjt-orgo CjtorgoWAIB'WJKLISY WAIB'WJKLISY QUfc iVInslde , Neb. , July. 1KW Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report