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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1897)
THE OMAIIA DAITjY JJ.E1JJ : SATUKDAY , JUliY 17 , 1807. Tin ? OMAHA DAILY K HMSIATIII. : : . IMIUir. i'Kuv MOHNINO. TiilMH UP HflJSCIIIlTION. Iwtly Urn ( Wltlifiut HumUy ) , One Y r. . . . $ > ! 04 Ji.ill > ! ! < < nnJ Sun < l y , One Yeni . a wo Bl MinitM . 0 Thrw Months . ZW Hun. l-i y Her. One Vt > nr . 200 Hn-iiiMny lice. One Vcnr . . . 1 JO \V kly lifu. One Ye.ir . Oi OKI'ICUS : ( inuilia : The tire IIillkllhR. H..IIIII iiniH'm : Mlnuft lIk. ! , C6r. N find ! lh Sts. f. .inr | | limit * : to I'-nrl ClfOTt. Oit'iiKn lullcc : at ; Clumber of Commerce. IWw York : UWJITII 13 , tl find 1 $ , TrlliUnu IllJe. IVns.il-iKKin : Ml Fourteenth aiiert. coiiiitsi'oXiM.vci- : . Ml ruimnunlrntlnnii rtl/itlnn / to newti nml nlltft * rlitl triHltor flioulilif \ niMr < < * ut : To ( ho IMIlnr. iit'SiNiiss MTTIIIS. Alt tu > lni > folli'ia nnd rrtnlttnticM ftlir.uM l > e flil.lr , . < . , ) to Thr Hi * I'ut.llslilniJ l.'uinpniiy. Om.ihn 1'rnftn. clii > rk * . vttitrM unit | io lcllco ! money unli-rn to be innile | inynUe to the order of the emniiany. THIS ptnii.iHitiN'n COMPANY. KTATI.MINT OF flint * f Nciiiniiha , fJutiRlns r"ur.ty , si > : tJcnrtso II Trs-i-liiiet * . Swtftnry - > f The life Puto- cuiiipntiy. bi'lntf duly sworn , my ? Hint th Total . 403,11 ! l.f i ilpilnciionj for unsold .mil ie- turnoil roiiles . 9.17 T"inl not tntM . MS , If. Net ilnlly nvL-rnRc . IH.5IO OlMlir.K II. TT.SOIITK. Ruiirn 1. 1 lirfiirc HIP nrul ulwi rllipj In iny IH'S- encu Ihli XI day of July , Mf. N. ) KIII : , . Notary I'ulillc. TIM : nr.i : ox THAI.VS. All rnllrniiil tii'w nlmj < lire Kiiiilliil | | ttllli riiiniuli HITS to lll'l'llllllllllllllll. CVery IHIH- Ni'iiKi'r iiln niiiilN to riMiil n 1M' xplllMT. Insist 11)11111 ) llllV- IniT The Her. If yon cannot K't n lice ( in ii Irnln fruni llu > IIIMtt IIKI'Ilt , llll'IISI- l'4'IHirt tinTill11. . Mtiillnu tliu Ii'u111 nml rnllronil. In llii > Clrciiliitlon Ili-iuirtnifiit iif Tin * Ili'iThe HIMIs for Millon nil ( rains. INSIST 0V IIAVINc ; Till ! IIHR. iKs IIAVII.OH TIIIsrMjtiott I'urlli-s Iriivlniv tin * < -lty fill- tin' Hiininii'r 11111 lui 'o rriuk lli'c si'nl to tlii'in iTKiiliirty ! > > lidllfjIiiK The HIMl.nsl - ni'Ns olltiM * In | i rsoii in1 by mull * The mill n MN \vlll litk ( liiiiiucil us often iis ili-Nlrril. g _ . . ; ; . Tlii-iv Iris been n tlrnp In Insurance nttcs rt'ct'iilly tit Tonm-il I'.lnffs. lint tli ( > \voiitln < r Inn-can hits no indicalious ol' a drop In Onnilia ralrs. \Vltli it pninilation of 1.100.000 Nc- Imiskti liiis100 cliarlcird hanks \viuli > France , \vllli a. jxipiilallon ol' mure than .T8.000.0DO , has Ic.ss than IKK ) u btnls. : Thivc Ininilrcdltlnvs made aiijilk-a- tion for county ivlli-l' last yi-ai and only filxtynliuwidowers. . 'I nix would in- rtliMtu tlnil llii-n1 Is a ItuiKfi'ltwant n ' the linsbiiiullfss. So .N'i'vnda Is to have n series of "fistic carnlvaN" to t-nalile ( lie men who imt np for the repeal ol' Hie anti-prI/eii.'hiiiiK ! linv to net their money luick. "Klstlc carnival" is a end name. A few more oillccs to tlivldo nnioni ; 1he spoils hunters would no donln make the proposed tripartite niMon of Xe- lirasUa democrals. populists anil so- called silver repuhliuans n much easier task. The periodical reports of fabulous sold flnds In Alaska im > analii coining to .ne front and the periodic excursions of ( joltl- fevered enthusiasts foreilooined to hard ship anil disappointment will sally forth In title time. Tom Walsoti ought to lie tlitc nfrain very soon with another hatch of lentil tig ( liiestlons , which his orstwhlle rnnnlny mute on the populist national ticket woiihl prefer greatly to leave un answered for the present. The trlnl of Mayor Frank K. Mnnres Itofore .InilKi * IHtchfak is Mtlll jiroKres- filnj : . Acting Attorney Cenoral Itansom rfci > ls coutldent tluit the court will tils- franehlse the prisoner and sentence \Vil. llnm .1. llroalch to a second term In the city hall reformatory. The ballot on place of meeting sit the Tlopubllcan National league convention disclosed nearly l.COO delegates voting. "With the additional attraction of tin Transmlsslsslppl Kxposition at maha next year the presence of the full mini- l er of accredited delegates ought to bt' ' assured. Donghis county has paid . I7i,1 ) ; ! ! | toward the maintenance of stale govern ment during the liscal year ending .him HO , is1. ) " , anil yet there are people In Nebraska who never tire of berating Omaha as n cormorant that ab-orbs tin weal Hi of the slate without making any returns. It Is very fortunate that the newly tils covered Kl Dorado , where men can shovel Kohl nugget * Into a sack , Is located way up near the north pole. The fools niv not all dead yet. ami the stream of gold Beckers would bo wider . .tan Is tin Ama/on river at Its many mouths If tin Dew gold llelds were within easy reach .South Dakota Is aUo enjoying tlic luxury of tin Inquiry into the manage ment of its state olllces through a legls latlve Investigating committee. If tin South Dakota Investigation does mil product * results more rapidly than tin Nebraska Investigation tliu slate mlghi H well save the appropriation for lu Ueorgantatlon of the taxing maohlner.v of this city Is of vital concern to every property owner. What is neetl.-tl is uni form , Impartial assessments. Whethei we shall ha\e Impartial property assess inents will depend upon the capacity ami Integrity of the men who are chosi-ii bv , the tax commissioner to d the practical work devolvinj ; upon his ullice. I UK w.voirs weir TO ACT. William JeiinliiRS Brynn U a nntur.nl i born nctor who never falls to Improve ! nit opportunity for dramatic posing nnd j grandstand piny. In nlmost every de bate In congress or on the forum IIP nil- moiil.slii'.s hlfl. admirers to keep their ap plause for his opponent and give Hryan his full time. A striking Illustration of llryan- Ite dnimntlclsm occurred at Thurs day's session of the Trausmlsslsslppl congress. Accortllng to Associated Press dispatcher , the afternoon session , which was presided over by Hryan , opened with a song by a double quartet of little girls , the refrain of which was , "Hryan , echo bis name , Hryan of Nebraska ! " After they hail concluded , Mr. Hryan , who had been surprised by the nature of llto song , said : "Ilereaftor when there Is any singing to bo done please lot tnu know whether there Is anything personal In It. If there Is I will know how to act. " Thereupon Mr. Hryan and the little girls were applauded together. Of course Mr. Itryan wan surprised , but not so his auditors. They knew what lit- relished and they know that he is at his best at * pontancous grand stand play ami hankers as much for popular hand-clapping and bravos as a prlmn donna. The only wonder Is that Hryan did not forget himself to exclaim with his blandest and broadest smile : "dense keep your applause for the llttlp glrli and let me have my full llmel" Passing from the ridiculous to the sub lime , we are tempted to ask , Is It not a pity that a body like the Transmlssls- slppl congress should allow campaign songs and campaign thunder to be made part of Its prom-dings ? How can It ex pect to accomplish any results at Wash ington when it inferentlally transforms Itself into a partisan convention hostile to tliu national executive and the majority - ' jority of congress ? Tht ; appointment of Ulcliard II. .Ten- ness to be receiver of the O'Neill land olllce will not be hailed with delight by the republicans of that district. The selection of a man of the .lenuess stripe at this juncture Is to be deplored for many reasons , .lenncss belongs to the detestable class of workiuginen who manage to ride into otllee as tepreseuta- tlves of organized labor and sell out the very lirst chance they get. Jenness was elected from Doug las county to the legislature of IStKi and his conduct in that body made it too disagreeable for him to resume Ids residence in Omaha. lie went into tln > legislature virtually penni less , but after its session closed he had means enough to purchase a newspaper plant and buy out a paper in ex-Treas urer H.nley's ( town. Some people are so unch.trllable as to entertain the be lief that Ids plant was purchased with some of Hartley's surplus. The mere fact that .lenness voted for Senator Tlinrstou did not entitle him to prefer ence for an important and responsible position. .lenness was nominated and elected as a republican and as all were republicans In the legislature of l.Sid he could not well have bolted Tlmrston. Inasmuch as only a few federal olllces are to be tilled In Nebraska , the great- "st care should be exerc'sed ' in lilliii ; ; them with men who can help to rehabili tate the patty in the public confidence. The fact that Mr. .lenness , a cariiet- hair-iei1 in the district , was enabled by Intrigue to bring about the resignation of ill. ' democratic incumbent shows that there is a bargain or deal that in Itself ' liould have been a barrier to It's ' am bition. In any event the selection is unfortunate and will surely tend toNlrag tlie party down where it needs strength ening. .i.v / / jwr.rn.vNS / / / ; . It appears that the communication of Secretary Sherman , on ( lie seal question lias irritated a portion of the English press and public. One London paper characterizes It as In defiance of ill.- usages of diplomacy and ( he maxim. * of ordinary civility and suggests that it should be resented by the Hritish gov ernment in a very decisive way. In ollleial circles , however , there seems to be no such feeling In regard to It , tlK > spirit at the foreign ollice. It is said , being entirely conciliatory. U must be admitted that If to use plain ami explicit language is a defiance of diplomatic usage then the note of Secretary Sherman is amenable to that charge. It is a straightforward and unequivocal presentation of the question from the American point of view and whether or not judicious from the diplo matic standpoint it Is a statement of tin- case which Americans very generally will approve. It expresses disappoint ment at the action of the Hrltlsh gov ernment and says of the reasons given for such action that they are unsub stantial and Inadequate. Tlie secretary of state points out wherein ( he couivc of the Hrltlsh government Is regarded as showing a lack of good faith and ho adduces testimony from Hie reports of experts who had Investigated the condi tion of the seal herds to demonstrate . . Incorrectness of the contention of Kurd Salisbury that there had been no serious depletion of the herdIn reference it ) the citations made In this connection me dispatch of Secretary Sherman says : "In view of such explicit language It Is nof easy to understand how Lord Salis bury can reconcile his refusal to enter tain the proposals of the president with the interests of Ills own countrymen , to say nothing of the I'ricnmy relations which he desires to maintain with the fulled States , Itussla ami .lapan. " Sta tistics are given to demonstrate that there has been a considerable depletion of thi > Mia ! lu-rds and It Is slated that the point when sealing ceased to be pitilltable seems to have been reached durlni ; last year. It is urged that an equal obligation rests upon each government to patrol the waters of Hering sea embraced In the award area as established by ( he Paris tribunal , but while the nuted States has observed this obligation the Hrlt'.sh ' government hits failed to do ho. In l.v.H the patrolling fleet of this coun try consisted of twelve vessels , whne the Hrltlxh government furnished but one. In iv.to this government hail live vessels In the award area and the Hrltlsh gov ernment two , but last year the number of Kritlak puu-olllui , ' vcjiKflu wus in creased to throe , though they performed little real service. This year the United States has tlvo revenue cutters In HerliiR sea nnd the Hrltlsh government two. Thefio farts show how little regard the Hrltlsh government has paid to Its ob ligation In the matter of protecting the seals. Secretary Sherman's dispatch closes by saying that the president cherishes the hope that the Hrltlsh government may yet yield to his desire for n conference of the Interested powers and It Is re ported that such a conference will be belli. It Is to be hoped the report Is well founded , for It Is greatly to be desired that this Irritating Issue shall be settled and finally dlsimsed of. SMJAxn \ J.ti'.uv. cj The report that Spain and .lapan have enteretl Into an alliance the purpose tif which Is to declare- war on the I'nlted ' States In the event of this country In terfering In Cuban affairs ami persist ing In Hawaiian annexation Is said to receive no credence In ollleial circles at Washington , the llrst assistant secretary of state regarding the report as too Im probable to discuss. It seems hardly possible that such an alliance could be effected without our government obtain ing knowledge of It anil the fact that the government has received no such information from otllclal sources war rants the opinion that there Is no sub stantial ground for the report. Hut there are other cogent reasons for regarding the alleged alliance as wholly improbable. In the llrst place .lapan has no such Interest In the Hawaiian Islands as to justify her in going to war with the Tutted States to prevent their an nexation by this country. She wou.d find that a very expensive undertaking , for which .lapan could hope for no com pensating bcnetlt. Admit that she might succeed In preventing annexation , she could not herself maintain possession of the Hawaiian Islands. Moreover , .lapa- nese statesmen. It may reasonably be assumed , are too sagacious to enter into an alliance with a bankrupt country like Spain with a view to hostile action against Hie Tidied States under any cir cumstances. As a party to such an alli ance .lapan , in the event of war. would have to bear nearly all the expense ami this uncertain though Inevitably heavy burden would be a serious matter for the oriental empire. It could hardly fail to prove a setback to the material progress of .lapan. besides widen a war would afford opportunity for weakening he- : power In the far east which might be taken advantage of by countries that regard with some jealousy th grow-in ; ; political strength of Japan. As to Spain , tin offensive alliance against the Unlteo States with .lapan would certainly re sult. In the loss of Cuba. She could not retain possession of that island sixty- days after the beginning of hostilities with this country. It would be a rc- llecllon upon the common sense of Spanish statesmen to assume tint they do not understand that if Spain is to keep possession of C'uba she must main tain amicable relations \vu. this coun try. I-'or these reasons we regard such an alliance as reported not only improb able , but practically Impossible. .lapan demands that her rights and interests in Hawaii shall be respected , but she does this in no unfriendly spirit. On the contrary , sh'.1 ' has shown the strong est desire to maintain the * amlcame re lations with the I'liited . . . .atesuu ! to sirei > : ; then the houds of friendship be tween the two countries by promoting their mutual interests commeicially. ! 'very expression from the statesmen of .lapan has shown tlie heartiest good will toward this country ami tnere can be mi doubt of their sincerity. The com mercial interests of .lapan , al.-o. look to this country for their best mark-.1 ! In tliix future and their inllncnce would be powerfully exerted against any move- immt Imperiling friendly relations with the I'liiteil States. If ever Japan seeks an alliance with hostile design toward this republic It will not be with a bank rupt and moribund nation like Spain , but with some power able to bear It.s full share of the responsibilities. It may serve the ends of justice and help out the inelliclent detectives to make the Kastners stand trial In the district court for the Tiedeman murder , but It will require more convincing circumstantial evidence to convict them than Policeman ( 'lover's assertion that he saw the color of the murderers' clothIng - Ing by tin.1 Hash of the revolver from which the bullet that struck him near tliu eye was fired. Other men similarly situated have always felt the bullet as quirk as they saw the Hash. Policeman Clover may be exception , but it will not take much expert testimony to k'lock out hallucination ' that he distinctly saw Hie color of the clothing worn by tlie man whose murderous weapon made him see stars. Publicity Is the greatest safeguard against extravagance , negligence and defalcation. Kvcry custodian of public funds-clly , county and stale-should be compelled to publish monthly slate- ii'cnts of the amount * collected ami ills- burscd , the balance on hand and wher deposited. The city of Omaha has done lids for the last two years without break ing any depository or Injury to any In terest. Any treasurer who objects to tak ing the public Into his confidence con cerning the funds In his custody Is not a safe man and should be made to re sign. Kentucky sound money democrats In sist that the tlrst duty of all good demo crats ami good clil/.ens Is to join In re buking the elements of lawlessness anil repudiation gathered under tin.iicago platform. Kentucky sound money democrats - crats have sound sense. Artificial Irrigation is all right , but it cannot compare with the natural Irriga tion , which , coupled with other favor * able climatic conditions , is lurnlng thi ) whole st.ite of Nebraska Into a vcrltaoiu ( iarden of I-'deu. The man who connives In fraud Is no better than the man -who commits fraud. If the warden of the penitentiary known of any Instance where the stale is being defiamled by padded mileage bills ren dered by sheriff * for convoying convicts to prison It is his duty to expose thorn nnd report facts to the law olllcers of the state for action. Hornuso the prac tice is Indulged In by populist sheriffs as well as sherjff.0 of other parties will not excuse tliej'arden for neglecting Ids * duty. _ An Ilxcliml Ainrrlcnii ( Iniiir. Wanhlnnlon Star. Jnp.in by this tlmo appreciates the ( act thnt a "bluff" < * n fit from belns unfamiliar to tills government Is an pssentldl feature of an rescntlally American IliiNllliiK nnil lirttliin Then- . Kiuifns city Htnr. There Is no reason why Kansas City should feel sore at Omaha because the nrxt meeting of tlio Republican National loaRUp Is to be held In that city. Omaha needs everythlnR It can Ret , and it la not getting anything ttiat U Is not hustling for. SiMvnril1 * FinnoiiN ItvllnnniioltR Journal. Tlic reported new dlscoverlr la Alaska of rich gold fleliln nml of a lake of petroleum fed by springs from mountains full of coal show that the reKourecs of that remote ru- glnn an- now beginning1 to be developed. In buying It I'nctu Sam did not make such a bad bargain as the wiseacres of the day thought. _ MiiiriMiiti.y | hi MiM'linnli' " . I'lilla.lclplila . Itcconl. In the building of locomotives , bicycles and all forms of electrical machinery the manufacturers of the I'ultod States have distanced competitors and commanded the llrst place In neutinl markets. I'hls Is .1 pliorr ( Humph of business. In the nrt of miking brawn effective by mcelmnlcal de- vlces tin ; Yankee stands unexcelled. Ui'iniillil fur ,1m i-Hen n Win-lit. Mlnnpupnll * Tribune. Olio of the unquestionably strong features of the American wheat market IB the de mand for our wheat and Hour that Is de veloping In the Orient. Some of the Asiatics , notably the Chinese and Japanese , hiivo begun to cat wheat food during the past few years , and llnd that they like It Immensely. According to the reports of the Agricultural department some fi.noo bushels have been xold tn them during the present year , and before the year Is out the amount may Increase to Btnrtllng proportions. If they once get Htarted , there Is hardly any limit to the quantity of our breadstuffs the teeming population of Asia could consume. Mining Stiili'i unit i\Mi4llloii. | . IXiviMip , rt Ilepuhllrati Tlie TraiHinlsslsslppI and International Exposition which will tie held at Omaha next year U already awakmlng n lively lntiTi ? t In the transmlrslsslppl stated. The lllack Hills of South Dakota and the Colorado min ing districts are already In competition in | MU'i > aratlou for thp llncat mineral display th < U wes ever made In this country. Thi lllack Hili3 ! In tliecenter the < ire - center of rlclicv-l district In thp fulled States. A little stri ; > of country about one hundred mild ? long by sixty mili > s wide rout tins eveiy kiiiiwn min eral. The great lloiuestahe mine has al- r. , idy taken out nearly $05.000,000 In gold during the past few years. Kvury mine owner In Colorado will be sollclud to make an exhibit at thls Rn.it exposition , and South Dakota proposes to go the Centennial state one better. I.OO'v < > \ Till : IIHK'HT SI DR. V.'lie tit'i' fiililiH\j tinWill I A 111) lit fill.-unity nu"il Iliu-il Tlim-H. ftiSl I'll-SS. Naturally enomjh jhero has been and still la considerable tfisensaion among people and In IIL ! > ue.\6papers about Iho return of good times. It 1.5 nownd.M-s pretty generally conceded - ceded that builncc-n - prMpects lire b-lighter than nt any previous time slrco tre dtp.ie- slon appeared. Tllero are some , bcwrvrr , who seem determined to dodge the good times ! f they can. Any .pod tint comes to Hum must be very diligent and persevering , fo , th'-y are dlspccipd to keep out of Its way cu ' ' ( long as powlbie , Jhp. unfortunate thing about It 1.3 that H la thl'n very clRris whence comes the loudest and longest > vail about calamity nnd haid-times , they fight the approach preach of iinpuiVfniint with all their mlKM anil then complain brcaiiKe they are nol over- v.'hclmcd with a renewal of buslmvs. Oi coin-do they Inconsistent , but they make niiic'b noUo all the same- and attract attcn- linn. linn.There There is no s-ense In maBnlfying , gloomy proopecls 01 refiiBins to see any but the daik aide. All agree thai lack of coilldcnee : lias been one of tin * main factors lu producing the dullness fiom which pretty much eve-- , one has .suffered more or less. Continual ! } crying wolf Is bcund to scaru the tlmlil even when there are no wild be. fUs within a day's Journey. Tilt at- tactics are calculated to re tard a renewal of confidence. , but cannot prevent vent It. There are veiy few tlilnj-vi so bad that they nilaht not Iiive IIP on worse. A 'Idman's leeovi'iy li not licstenc-d by tcll- im ; him every day how poorly he looks , and fiat the i-ymrtonir the physician .says ate fiivorable are really dangerous. Hut despltr tl' < > unmUtakable fi'iiiri of the times then are .still a few who shake their bends onil- nou lj- and reo Imaginary lions In tlu > way Tn be sine Ita \ not agreeable to have one's prophf'3if.- < proven false , but thr p who for - 'oM ' mNfortune and dlsaiier after" Itryan'r defeat oii' ht not to feel bail because there I1 apparent Improvement , iiotw'tlmtinillni ; tbrlv fi-ani. They ought to Join In th i * lia.-ie for thi ? nimble dollar and rejoice- that I lie gair.r pri niises lo be plenty. Help rather than hinder the return of prrsprrlty. It Is surr to come , It to already on tlie way. and a'l ' will want a share anl eao get It , If dralred. IIV OK TI1K SIIIUT SI.HRVH. II HUM I'IHIIIto Slny In tin' City UN \Vill CM In til" Country. ( lilfiso Inlvr-Oprnn. The man In his shirt Fleevro. who , It wa- supposed , was n permanent rfflldrnt of the backwoods and rural village dlFtrl"ts , hap Invaded the city. He has. In the lann''ap-o ' of tiiB Ptrret , "taken ttiK town. " lln prp- vftils overywlmre. lie IB In the majority on the Hoard of Trade ; li occupies nei-rly ivcry downtown cilice ; ho walks on tlm street wltii an air of boldiiMs ( iml r-onildeiire. wlth'lih foil on hi , ? arm : he fits on thi' front Btdis of homo of ti > i * best and most uri'tt-ntioir- ivildenccx ; ho brazenly and defliuuly rliii > y on the ctreet cars , and , In f.ict , ho literally prxisej-'i's the town. There have been times when Boston , Nv York and Chicago frowned on the mail In hi * shirt nlrovi's and ruled him out of re spectable fcoelety. Then ? have be'ii tlmos wlim It would have been refwrileil m d breach of ntli-iii'llf for n mm lu Ills nhlr' sleeves to reeeive rnllcrvi lu his dfll."e , a > id an inexcusable btearh of propriety for him lo appear at the. d'nnrr ' ta'.de. All the ruliv WITH against a.njjn . taklui : off hli crat in the ( street , or 'vj'llng ' anieng ladles on the . -trcet c.irj In htjf sfilrt Hlccvi-u. Hut wllliln the last week allnirii , ) beer Ing on ihli ( ue. - llou of etitiiiettq , and propriety In < 'h-ai-i | have bt-en MUtividel , The Inli'ii-c best , /iaa / madu nny sort of a not a burden , , .T1\ \ < > women have run to shli t walfts oil'I th" men to chlrt I'leevii. ' The sun liM ! .iliawtuio courtesy to tin- , one , nnd-the lirgcfb pri'l-ui't" of th" hr t-d term arc IPO crram toJa and other c cllnc drlnVs , and thu man iiu Jik'iflilrl flleertii. Tlia coolIng - Ing drlukt .vcMii"'Xnr"fl. : but thr oilier In vasion came aa , , ) irprlii | ! . The ( | uertlon U. "What will we do with tha man In hla Bhlrt le 'vei' ? " The elty. of criiir * ? , ln w thnt nuch n fel low wa * In exlilcilre , bcpause thtf natives hail raiif-'bt rlslitf him , end some New Yorker- ) and giber , f-TOIsii"r had Incited that they had tr'n hlm In Chicago 011 the frnnt , tei nnt ( pi ) tha ftreets. Pfoulo who livid hero bofor ? , tin1 ( Ire resented tlili , and people who rime It-re after the tire coldly Hjlj. "It won no such thing " nnd now this creature , feared by Ilcxston and New York , mads sport of bv the eap'.eru peuny-a-llners. repudiated by ClilfaRn , | i IJITC In vvldonco than any nther Mirt of man , and hn sccina to bo a pretty fceiirtblt eort of a fellow. Will la > remain with us , or will ha f.o like tliu fiiinincr girl ? Will ho como with every healed tfrm ? V.'III ho give now character to the tirctf.i and to Iliti nlllcou ? The eoatumc. It will IB 3ld. is not plctur- I'tque. Ilit 1' id Hlniple. and conveys the im- pr slou of work and of comfort as well. The mnn Jn hU ) ahlrt sleeves 1 not a ded- perate character. IIo U not a profane nun except In tint matter of heat. He If mom active than the fillown who wear coats , and U Ls only from the t-sihttli * standp dm that people are called upon to consider him. II < ) U here. What shall we do with him ? I'OI.ITlCAIi Hon. Whoop Pipes U hiwtllnR for the > re publican nomination for congress In Ken tucky district. H there In anything In name Whoop Pipes ought to have a walk over. The Greater New York will register th'a ' year more than half a million voters , a larger number than participated In the fliRt presidential election In the United Slatej which was by popular vote. That election was in 1S24. In declaring that ho nan no nmbltlon higher than to bo a United States senator , Heprr. ionlntlve Halley of Texaa would ap pear to have given the pcoplp of Texas a pretty .strong hint ne to their duty In the not distant future. ( loneral John H. flordon , who has been prominently talked of as the next governor of Georgia , declarer tint bis political career Is at an end and that he will devote the remaining days of hl life to teaching the people of the north and south to love each other , The Icmt legislature of Virginia put an end to a notorious public nbw > * that of transporting prisoners to the state peniten tiary. Scnd'tig ' of sheriffs nnd deputies with the convicts la abolished , and transfers are now made by penitentiary olllcers' . The change effects a saving of J70.000 n year for the Ktalo. Charles M. Thompson of St. l.andry , ! . . , who has Jtiat died , achieved a national repu tation lu the last mate campaign by the way In which ho led the republican party In St. L.uulry against the white-supremacy democracy of the parls-h , led by Kontenot. It wtsi a shotgun campaign , In which forty or fifty persons were killed or wounded. Kx-Ooverncr Hogg of Texan has caused a sen.'atlon by refusing the otllee of United Stiitcw senator before It was offered to him. With one exception , the governors of all the states receive n definite salary without the addition of fees or perquisites. The exception U the governor of Oregon , who yel * $ lr > 00 In cash and some extras. Ills Is the smallest salary paid nny governor of an American state except the governor of Vermont , who gets Sl.&oo without any uxtr.n. The governor of Vermont , too , serves only two years , wheieas the governor of Oregon . -orvos four. Hut , on the other hand , the governor of Oregon lias a legislature on hlx hands which Is restricted to a Kcsslon of forty days , whereas there Is no limit to the session of the Vermont legislature. Its members remain there until there la no longer any business to be transacted. The Oregon legislature Is conipo ed of ninety mi-mbiTs ; the Vermont legislature Is com- ' .irwed of ! ! 0."i. A scn-satlonal rcpcvt was sent nut from Washington some time ago , rclate the New York Sun. to the effect that an Ohio man had refused to accept a pension for meritori ous service on the flold of battle and In Hie trenches from the United States government. It was coupled with the statement that h < ' had been declared ciazy. Further Investiga tion of the epliiodo shows tli.it some mis takes ! were made , and , these corrected , the narrative may be reconciled with the prob- ibllltles. The man who refused the pens-ion was not an Ohio , but an Indiana , man. lie resided In Crawfordsvllle , ami bis name Is George W. Vorls. A brave woldler during tlic war , be w.is bitterly opposed to" the "Ul'irgement of the pension list , and , though .nifferlng . from 111 health , has refused to .uake application for a pension. Some super- 'ervlceablo Orawfordsvllle friends made ap plication for him , and hearing of this Mr. Vorls walked to Washington to enter his formal protest. It w.is succesfnl , but the effort unnerved llu patriotic vetcr.in. and lie has been adjudged to be of mirsound mind In the fruwfordsvllle circuit court. Such are the true details of the- occurrence , and the fact remains that no Ohio man has yet refused a petMion fiom the United States. I > I > MTII.S. Detroit Kreo l'resReports from the na tional democratic conventions in Iowa and Kentucky suggest that even an army of gen erals may be formidable If the gener.-.ls arc numerous enough. New York Mall and Kxpress : With the firnu-rs of Oh.o and Kentucky receiving " > nnn.oOO more for their wheat this year than they got In ISM. the popocratic fcclicmc ! o work the calamity dodge as a campaign trick In thosp statcn Is clearly doomed to ju inglorious fizzle. Nature , working In the grain llelds , has given the calamity howlers .1 rousing smack < -fiiarely | in theface. . filobe-Demociat : There are two populist parties now. one of which is led by Watson and the other of which Is headed by Ilutler and Allen. Piobably the Watson end In the larger U Is entirely Fafe to predict that It will lin by far the larger end by 10DO. The fuslonliUs and trlckste.rs of the Hutler stamp , Vll have veiy little Influence In the next . -anipaign. All the Indications po.nt to a "go t alone" canvcss on the part of the dlffer- . tit radical elements three years hence. This makes the outlook for the honest money men exceedingly bilgbt. New York Sun : The charge Is already made , and in fact "hurled" at Hon. Hod Chapman , the plutocratic democratic can didate for governor of Ohio , that he h.js "never lifted his voice for the poor man. " What was to be expected or the chosen one of the scoruCTH of plutocrats ? Perhaps lie has no voice. At any rate , he ban been too busy to lift it for nothing. Now the lime has come when the whole regiment of demo cratic looters will lift up their voices for him. Me will not have to bother about lifting his voice. IIo wns not selected on account of the beauty of bis voice , but for morn mibstantlil reasons. Voices nre more than Ftifllrlcntly rommon , but campaign funds are hard to gel. Mr. Chapmnn lias plenty of the most eloquent crlHp , fresh , new talk. If he hau iiniltted to lift his voice for "tho poor mnn" In other years , "the poor man" will have satisfaction this year. What more could be done for "tin- poor nnn" than to give him nn opportunity to vote for a plutocrat on a platform which buffets plutocrats ? Algonu ( la. ) Itepubllcnn : The threr- hcadi'd party's candidate ! for lieutenant gov ernor , 11. A. Plummer of forest City , Is uu officer of the Forest City National bank and la a money lender and farm mortage broker. That l.i all right , but he has the gold con tract clause in all hli ; mortgages , and IH In cihapo to compel every man to whom ho has Uniied money to pay it back hi gold. H might be said that that \H \ all right , too , anil it would be for any money loJiier who be- Ilcvm thnt free diver an advocated by Plum mer would amount tn repudiation , or forced settlcmuit of debts at about HO cents on Ibe dullar , bccauiic it IK rUlit for a iniin lo Insist on getting hack all ho lends. Hut for Plummer It ' .a far from right. He uliriild bo willing to accept In pavincnt of de-bin duo him the kind of money he * Is trying to force upon the people at large. Money lliat l.i good enough for the day laborer at $1 n day ought to bo good enough for the popu list banker with lil-i thousands at lutcictit. The lua.st that can lie said lu regard to I'lummi-r Is thnt under tlie clrcunmanccf- 1-3 nut the mnn to champion the cause of "tho people" agahiHt the "money power. " II Ml V AM ) IIOIIAI'i : . Indianapolis News : Mrs. I.ejiso seems to IIUVH gone over to the Bide of cx-Govcrnor Holt ! ! . Washington Star : The manner lu whuh Mrs. Kraut * divides her tlmo between poliln-w and mortgages would Indicate that olii * has not nullo made up her mind whether he ! : will br n Jo'ii of Arc or n Hetty ( irccu. PhlladidphlH IH'cord : Mis. l.f-aso baa followed In Die fii'Uti'w | of Mr. Holia and KIB thrown usido fllver us nil Issue of the pant. She now drclaic.s tb.it uoclallsm Is to bit the leanc of the future. HIT plain im shows Mm. Ie PI * to he. a woman of meat excellent lilndBlnht. Springfield Hepubllcan : Mrs. Iease of KHIIS.IH ccnclmlus that the bilvcr ijuiHtlon U nn itwui ) of the past , and If Hryan PITS'SIH ' In keeping It at the front Him will not travel further In that company. Silver la too tame ; B/clallsm and all of It at once is the hope of the country. In her view. This view , moreover. Is growing. It llnlns I.nil. Ni'iv Turk Hun. The ordnance ofllecra of the navy have reason to bi < natlnllcd with tliu performance of the Maxim automatic one-pounder gun , which completed Its ofllclal tuts the other day. It reached the extraordinary maximum of 200 tilidtH a mlnutu and held tint rate for a coneidcrablu time , whileit could keep on for long periods with rapidity nearly aH re- maikahlo. Quo hundred of UH-BO gumj are now being turned nut at the Washington foundry for our chips and the torrent of projectiles from a ( secondary battery of tlicsu and of others of larger caliber can be Imagined. OTIlUll I.AMIS THAN UfttS. The colonies r > ottled by Kngllshmen. like Canada , the Australian st-itcs and Now Zealand , which will doubtless In good tlmo bo much more populous than the mother country. In considering the question of federation are disposed to accept nothing short of pqtml representation In Parliament. Without such representation they are satis- fled as they are , an they manage their own domestic affairs , nnd , under the wings of the empire , nre safe from foreign despoil ment. There cnnnot be the least doubt that In every one of the large colonies the people ple are better off , nnd nre better disposed to ward the mother government , than are the people of Ireland , who. though they have long been represented tn the Hrltlsh Parlia ment , have notwithstanding been suffeicrs from constant mlsgovernment.n experi ment which has su mUvrably fulled near at hand would not be likely to succeed In the case of distant populations separated from the center of political power by half the cir cumference o ( the globe. Imperial federa tion Is a dream. As the colonies of ( Heat Hrltalii grow tn population and become less and less dependent for nurtute ami defense upon the Hrltlsh power they will gradually uea 11 themselves from colonial conditions. * The oltu.itlon 'created by Turkey's deter mination to defy the powers resembles In nearly all particulars the deadlock over the Armenian reforms. There Is one Important distinction , however , between the two cast's. In the matter of Armenia the Ottoman gov ernment , at least formallyaccepted the prin ciple of the reform program , and thus kept up the nppc.irauccof bowing to the will of the concert. In the matter of Tbessaly the lorlo'i response to the powers Is a point bbink refusal lo budge Irom the conquered tN'rltory. Unless the powers shall choose to heat n disgraceful retreat they will be obliged to emphasize their brave words with some kind of action. They have gone too far In Hie matter to back down without loss of honor. Past experience , however , has prepared the world for a tlasco hi the Greco-Turkish peace negotiations Incom parably more Inglorious and humiliating lo Europe than was the Armenian lizzie. > * With at least 30.000 men constituting the Anglo-Kgyptlau expedition , It would mem to be piH.ilble for them to achieve a decided victory. The I-'gyptlans lire not the raw and ui.dl.sclpllned troops that they once were. They have been drilled by Knglisli olllrers , and when they lirst entered upcvj the Nile campaign they showed tiiemsrlvia to be the equal of llrlllsh soldiers. Once Abu I lamed Is taKim , It would be easy to cover tlie : tOO miles that lie between It and Omdurman. The Nile Is navigable for the entlio distance , and the roads which skirt It aregood. . There Is of eourne , no line depreciating the fighting qualltie.i of the SoudancM' , but even with such heathen war riors rcllgloiiB fanaticism becomes weak when they are under the inle of n cruel savage and drunken despot. No matter what may be said a to the nggiandizlng ten dencies of ICngland. the icelamallon of the fertile Soudnn would be a gain to civiliza tion , nnd the murder of the hero ( "onion , that foul blot upon Kngland's modem his tory , would at last be avenged , * * The tremendous naval display which was Bitch .1 feature In the llrlllsh jubilee calls attention to what is a fact In Kuropean poli tics today the aculo naval rivalry of the great powers. Krance Is spending Jfrl.OOO.OOO a year to Oieat Hritaln's $110.000.000. but Franco's merchant shipping Is only valued at $5:1.000.000. : while Kngland's is Jfi.'O.OOO.UflO. Since ISSfi to date Kngland IMS launched In tonnage of men-of-war " 91,000 ; France , inO.OOO ; IJusaia. L'IS.OOO. and Cicrmaiiy. SS.OOO. Tills craze is believed by those well Informed abroad to lie largely based on scares cooked up by those interested. Tills method of get ting mure hblps ami men Is not nt all new. The Ingenious Pcpys notci In bis diary : "At my oilier- all the morning to prepare an account of the Uoiible we have been put to extraordinary of the Dutch already ; and I have brought It to appear CSrili/JOO. but ( Jed knows this is only a scare to the Parliament to make thorn give- moro money. " The game Is still going on In Europe and Great Hriialu , and on a scale poor Pcpys never dreamed of. t During the last fifteen years the untiring energy and ambition of Russia have suc ceeded In opening vast stretches of Icni- tory to settlement. It Is notable , too , tha. the very countries of central Aula which rhe has acquired , nnd the character of which might have been supposed to be op posed In the establishment of paternalism , have readily come under lier sway. The rest less and nomadic Asiatic tribe- render her c.liFdicnfe as Implicitly ns does the fo'-H.ick. and the peasantry who have gone to thosn regions from European Hitssia have found it easier to obtain subsistence Ihero than they did at home. That the government Is desirous of Improving the condition of ls ! ' . .leopltIs not lo lie doubted , bill it seeks to accomplish this In Its own way , and It Is not certain that themoujlk , who lives on tradition , would accept any other form of help , or if elevation. What llussla has done under a form 01' absolutism , which to tlie we.-teni mind checks all advancement , Is wondirful , nnd the possibilities of which i-lio may be ra--ahlo when she brings Into play the modern forces of civilization will yel ' .MI a matter of study for the sociologist. * * It docs not speak well for Kranco that the government should find It necessary to lower the regulation height of the. Infantry soldier from 5.CC feet to 4 feet II Inches. True. It Is estimated that this lowering nf the regulation height will add some 10,000 men to the French army. Hut at the same time It Is an admission that Hio average Mature of the Frenchman is diminishing , and It may ho questioned whether the- full "qulpment of a French linesman , which Is very heavy , will not prove too weighty a burden for tills new class of recruits. Mean while , the military ; mthoritlcv ; are making arrangements to transform Nancy Into nn Im-ncMpf Intrenched camp , at a cost nf some $10,000,000 , garrisoning II by a forcit of iO.OOO men. It must be home in mini ) tli.it according to the actual lines of advance nf Germany , thp seizure of Nancy would be the llrst and main object of nn Invading < irmy. Nancy would then bo made the ! > a * < t of operations against Ton I. and ouco Toul taken , the toad to I'nrln would bo open. * In view of the rtt'-ilned relations that now prevail between St. Polersburg and Constan tinople , U m ly be of Interest to fitati * that Hula has at the present moment on ( ho Turkish frontier In Asia Minor u fully quipped army of 1DO.OOO men , comprising no less thas twenty regiments of cavalry , an IniiuciMit force of artillery and 110 bai- tallor.3 nt infantry. A portion of tlil.s nrmy Is actually on tlio frontier , which It could ctoss within a few hours of receiving Ihi- ordi r In udvancf , while the rixe-Jt'OH an- ytinlom-.I nt a distance of two days' much. \notlier still larger Kustilan army has lie. n as-emldcd at Oilij-oa and at Hc-baMi pul. whencii it could bn convejcd by ti-a in the space of from twenty-four to tlilrty-alx hours to foil.-iuiitiiioile. | kuyal makei the load pure , \vlioleiome unil delicious. Absolutely Pure ROVAl BAKINC ) rOWOf R CO. , ( W YOU * . HIM : P.MIS iv v si vii noisi- . Fortune of n Million lln * .lltt . liutleit ( n I'nu'tli'nllulliliiH. . NRW YOHK. July 16. Hubert UvltiRitone Heade. n Ynln Alumnim. a lawyer once re puled a millionaire , bus been pronouni-iil In sane by a she-riff's Jury. Ills fortui-e lu dwindled until hl Income Is Inconsiderable. He owns a lot of valuele--fl stocks and west ern property heavily mortgaged Mr lloajo's mental Infirmity Is duo to excessive drink and chloral , llva \ confined lu the Hloom- Ingdale asylum , nnd n committee will be np- pointed by the court lo t ko rlinritr of hli personal mtato. The complaint w.is ma If by It * former wife , once the famous , lc"u Maim field , on whose account 1-Mward S S-oUes klllid Jnniew S. Flske , Jr. twenty-fhe yonM ago. Kendo met her In ISSt nnd tiny were man-led In October of the name jear In him don. They norm disagreed ntnl In November separatid , lieade coming to New Ynik and the woman l lying In P.irln. She enirivl a divorce In November. ISM. He.tdo M n man of excellent family. Ills father was a wealthy resident of Minneapolis nnd ilu > on had plenty of money. lie pi.uM.ed ln\r here and lived In lavl.ih style. Ills iiuvher was a cousin of MM. Ievl P. Morten ami h s sister married Lord Falkland of Yorkshire. l-Jngland ' Hrade has attempted sul.do and would p-ob.ibly kill himself , the dot tors say , If not restralneil. ' ' ' . ' . - ' . IMIIVI'I'I ) IIIOI't.l'.l-l'IONS. Ollicliitintl Ttlbutie : ' "Such talk make * me hot , " Insnlil. . "Whnt tn'.k ? " nkeil olu- . "A onal famine In lbl kind of weather' fliiclnnntl Kuqulrer : Wo.nun'sVnv He Wlii'llnmeli net to voting , If tliry r-X'-r ilionlil , they \\IIl lie found wonting tlio party yokeH 11.1 meekly ! men. She-They won't If yuki' nre not In stylo. I'oxbury rSnzelte : Pllioy- And In . nnso yon couldn't llnd 11 nickel to pay tin- fare illil Hie conductor miikr * you get off nnd vtnlk ? .Invfoii No ; he only miide me Ket off I oould have snt on the tit t vet If IM wanted to. Hi Irolt h'tce Pre-sp ; "How lu the w.u-ld . .lid . you ( .et Old rurniudgeon's consent to wed his diuililer : ? " "Flmwi > , me buy , IliicM-e. I tnM nil nMiind that lie caught seventeen foiir-punnd IMS- ! * on that lust Hilling c.\ieilltlon | of bis. " Xow York Truth : "We rcHt , " irtlil tlir dls- thiKUlsheil lawyer for the defeme. "An" siicli IH llfi1 , " nddcd llngg y Itufus , n > - e'Uitillnithe : clrrumitiiiiee lo I'loddlng Pete ; "we lest Mild git the doj * tet on Us * lln resls , ami gits paid fur It ! " Chicago Post ; "Did you know Hint Kng-- llsli colonial women miirry mote titled ICnulHlimrn than American women ilo' . ' " "No. How do you explain It ? " "I think they must 1)M ) higher. " ludlnniipolli Journal : "Whether n man In happier -tvorklm ; for hl own good , or for the good of oilier * * . IM merely n matter of ti'iiipi'r.'iiiicnl. " said the ( 'oriiiVd Philoso pher. "It nil depciidH on whether u man would rather have money or a monument " Detroit News : "Did you ever iiolli-e bow \Vndsli > lili Hi'-cms to avolil any mention of bis family or Ills early life ? " "Yes , nobody knows anything ubout him exeept Hint be came from somewhere In the eti.it. " "Home mystery somewhere. " "I've hennl n rumor that bl father I ? t , mugwump. " ON RHMMKU STIIKKTS. I'tlleilKO lll'Cord. When tin * \vnter cnitM go sozxllm ; liy , l.'nr the iluj'H thill used to lie I slfch - CJlnd dii-.n , that can never come again , And bring old Joys to a boy of leu. As a hey of ten my phoei were lost From early spring till the time of frost ! Ko always under that slieam IM lly When the water carl * went fwzs'.lliiK by. A IIOSTO.V l.ri.I.AIIV. llronlilyn I.lfi' . Doff thy new spectacles , IVregrlne , darling one ; Minds are but olStaclcn When work 1overdone. . I.ullabv. hnsbnby , slumber thou festlnnt-t , Iliislinby , lullaby , never procrubtlnatii , I.ny down thy Ibsen , dear , Hnnvnliig and KmeiHiiii ; ' Scnled be the ciiltnieil car Have to ray lieiilpon. Iiiillabv , liusbaby , clieili-li obedience , iiushaby , lullaby , captlvato somnolence. Dream lliou of l.olicugrln , < Siegfried , liruniililldc , fair ; Hanish , my Pim'si-lne , TlioiightH of tliu Pilgrims spare , hull-iliy , hushaby , sleep , dear , till illicit Ii done , Ilushnby , lullaby , niotbor's phenomenon. Without an extra pair of Pants in your trunk. . . It is no longer necessary t < * * * pay from $10 to si/j / , for all o , our trousers are as fully tail ored as any in the land and we undertake to fit you per fectly. We try on and alter them , without charge , as you may desire it is in fact made to your measure in a quarter of the time and at half the cost of the custom trousers , The man who doesn't un derstand this is in danger of losing money. We can fit you out from $2 to $8.50. Also odd duck and linen pants. Straw Hats Half Price