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ADMIKAT , Luc is is authority for the
statement that there ia less drunkenness
In the navy to-day than there was forty
years ago. Admiral Luco forgets that
there ia only one-half as big a navy now
as there was when ho was n midship-
mite.
THE natural pas supply of Pennsyl
vania is showing decided signs of giv
ing out. That is not to bo wondered at
when Bill Scott , the chairman of the
national democratic committee , is draw
ing so heavily on the Pennsylvania
wolls.
Foil the first time iti the history of
the present session of the house , when
it resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the Oklahoma bill , not a single
member was prepared to proceed with
the debate. The dilemma caused such
n shock that a congressman dropped his
falsa teeth in the excitement of the
moment.
THE appeal made to the people of Ne
braska asking contributions for the suf-
torors by the recent widespread and de
structive fives in Sweden should bo gen
erously responded to , particularly by
the natives of Sweden , who constitute a
considerable and generally prosperous
portion of Nebraska's population. The
destruction wrought by these fires ia
terrible , as may bo judged from the
statement that it is estimated at eighty
million Swedish crowns , equal to about
eighteen million dollars a sum which
moans much moro in Sweden than hero
and thousands of people are homeless.
Although remote , the consequences of
this calamity appeal to our sympathy
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and philanthropy , and should elicit u
generous response from our prosperous
people.
THE vote of Congressman Knuto Nol-
eon , of Minnesota , for the Mills bill
was a source of very great gratification
to the democrats , and they have boon
solicitous to know what tlio attitude of
the Minnesota representative would bo
, in the campaign. Mr. Nelson has great
influence in his stale , particularly
among the Norwegians , nearly all of
Yrhom are republicans , and the demo
crats have boon cherishing the hope
that ho would follow his vote by a dec
laration favorable to the ro-olection ol
Cleveland. The dissipation of this hope
was made complete by Mr. Nelson throe
flays ago in an interview , when ho au
thorized the correspondent to saj
that ho is just ns good a ropub
lioan ns over and that "wo are
going to clean Grover Cleveland oul
this fall. " Mr. Nelson voted for th (
Mills bill because it was in line with the
tariff views ho has always hold. He
will not again 'run for congress , atu
docs not want anj political offlco. Bu
ho has no thought of deserting the re
publican party , and undoubtedly will b <
found doing good service in its bohal
during the campaign , if ho shall hav <
the opportunity. This is but ono o
many cases in which democratic hope
will bo dashed between now and No
vombor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SAN FnANCisco has earned the ropu
tatlon of being the most immoral ani
worst governed city in America. 1
grand jury composed of nineteen re pro
eontativo oilizons has boon in sossioi
seven weeks and its investigation hu
revealed a stnto of corruption unpai
alolled. The criminal classes virtuall ,
conti'ol the city. Crlmo is organize
tor purposes offensive and defensive
and has its aiders and abettors. Th
elections are wholly in the hands c
twelve or fifteen hundred of the wort
clement which makes and unmakes pal
ronngo and dictates to those iu powoi
Matters have reached such a cliina
that to openly offend the head of th !
criminal ring is sure to [ invite politic ;
ruin . Under such a condition most c
the departments of the citygovornmor
are corrupt , and crime Haunts Use
openly in splto of law , authority o
decency. Th investigation is by n
moans complete , and it is doubtfi
whether all the fraud and mismanage
jnont which curse San Francisco wi
ever bo brought to light. Such a coi
dition of municipal affairs is duo to tli
indifference of reputable cltizous at tl :
polls. The danger which ovoi
whelms San Francisco is n
poatcd in every city in the lani
It is when the ovll of ralsgovernraoi
becomes unbearable that the rospoo
able votora _ of the city by spasmed
effort wield an influence. But munioip
corruption , .liko a cancer , requlr- -
heroic , surgery , '
A Ilcpulillcnn Difference.
The republicans of the senate who
fnvor the submission of a tariff measure
as a substitute for the Mills bill .aro
meeting with a vigorous and determined
opposition from republican mambora of
the libuso. A few republicans of the
senate are in sympathy with this oppo
sition , but a largo majority take the
view that both duty and expediency re
quire that a republican mcnsuroshall bo
submitted. Certain republican organs
are with the opposition. The ground
taken by the house republicans is that
the majority of that body , which is re
sponsible for re venue legislation , having
passed a tariff bill , it is not Incum
bent upon the republicans to pro
pose another measure. They insist , in
effect , that nolthor duty nor policy de
mands of them any further action than
that ot opposition before the country to
the democratic policy of tariff rovision.
It was in pursuance of tills view that a
substitute for the Mills bill was not of
fered in the house , and for this reasan
in i > art the republican members of the
house appear to regard the proposed
action of the senate republicans as in the
nature of an arrogant assumption , car
rying with it u rollection upon the judg
ment of the former. The right oftho
republicans of the senate to submit anew
now bill is not questionable , and in view
of the fact that they are a ma
jority of that body it is not
easy to see how they would bo nblo to
satisfactorily explain a failure to at
least make an honest attempt to frame
and bring forward another bill. If the
house is not willing to wait for it the
seimto will not bo blamed for that. But
the republicans of the lower brunch of
congress demand that the Issue shall
stand where it is , believing that the
party can make its light before the
people to bettor advantage if not called
upon to defend a tariff measure of its
own.
own.Wo have no doubt that the attitude of
the republicans of the house is a mis
taken ono , for reasons which wo have
heretofore given. Very likely the largo
majority of republicans would bo
satisfied with a position of simple nega
tion , but there are thousands of others
who desire a definite statement of the
method by which the party proposes to
reduce taxation and prevent the con
tinued accumulation of money in the
national treasury beyond the require
ments of the government. It will not
bo wise to disregard this desire , and
thereby subject the party to the charge
of having less courage than its oppo
nents. Tlio confession of fear ofboing
placed on the defensive , if the party
shall plainly sot forth its policy of tax
revision and reduction , is not at this
juncture reassuring. It is not in keep
ing with the character and course of tlio
republican party in the past. It has
never hitherto hesitated to show that it
had the courage of its convictions , and
in this respect , quite as much as in any
other , it had during all the years of its
success a distinct advantage over its p-
pononts. Never before in the history
of the party has there been any expres
sion of a desire to avoid the defense of
of its principles and policy. It must bo
believed that the men who manifest
this desire now represent the fooling of
only a small minority of the party ,
and that they have not intellig
ently and thoroughly considered the
probable consequences of placing the
party in the attitude of moro opposition
and obstruction.
It is to bo hoped , therefore , that the
decision of the republican senatorial
conference In favor of submitting a
tariff measure as a substitute for the
Mills bill will bo adhered to. It maybe
bo necessary to prolong the session far
into the autumn months , but this is not
a matter to bo given any consideration.
Duty and policy require that the repub
licans in congress shall not halt In the
position of mere objectors and ob
structionists , confessing themselves un
able or afraid to go further , and if they
fail to BOO this and act upon it , the labor
of defense may be found much harder
than would bo imposed by any tariff
measure they might submit.
Playiiif * Dog-ln-thc-Mangcr.
There is a good deal of slackness in
the building trades just now , and likely
to bo moro within sfccty days , when the
large buildings under construction on
upper Farnam have been put undoi-
roof. Very naturally workingmen com
plain and feel discouraged. If any
blame for this stnto ot affairs attaches
to anybody it is to the dog-in-tho-man-
ger faction in the city council headed
by Hascall and Counsman , who
persistently obstruct and oppose
every effort to continuo work on the
city hall and propositions to erect other
needed buildings. Their plea all along
has been that the proceeds from the
bonds voted by the people for the city
hall will not llnish the building. The
only basis they have for this assertion is
the bids of 1837. Thos < 5 bids came
within forty thousand dollars of the
means at the command of the council ,
oven if the bonds did not bring a pre
mium.
But the bids last year were extrava
gantly high. With brick at six dollim
a thousand and a general docliuo in the
prices of all building materials , there ii
hardly any doubt that a contract can be
made now to complete the building foi
less than ono hundred and eighty
thousand dollars , the amount of bonds
not yet disposed of and balance ot five
thousand duo from the schoo
board. It the council omit :
the jail part and makes some mlnoi
modifications in the offices , the build
ing can certainly bo built for loss than
one hundred and eighty thousand dollars
lars by using the foundation whicl
builders and architects pronounce safe
On the other hand , if a better buildint
than that planned by Moyars is do
mandcd in view ot the surroundings
the council could long sliict
have submitted a proposal ti
the voters for additional bonds at i
special election.
But the obstructionists In the councl
appear determined to do nothing thli
year , just to have personal revenge 01
the editor ot THE BEE because ho hai
considered it his duty to oppose Bell
wotlVor Hascall's nefarious schemes am
entered protest against jobbery am
nepotism by which Counsman nnd Man
villa hod foiled their bon on the olt
pay-roll as deputies and clerks , and
raised their salaries above what clerks
of the same capacity arc worth. .
Had work on tlio city .hall boon con
tinued this sujiiHon , there would not only
Have been employment for a largo num
ber of workiugmon who ara now ullo ,
but there would have been work for
many laborers nnd mechanics on build
ings that were to have been begun in
the spring in the immediate vicinity of
the city hail. For this deplorable state
of affairs the dog-in-tho-mangor faction
in tlio council is wholly responsible.
Their spiteful , vindictive and selfish
course has cost this city thousands of
dollars ; kept hundreds of workingmen
, out of employment , and deprived our
merchants of the trade advantage which
they would have enjoyed by the frco
circulation of not less than half a mil
lion dollars that would have boon ex
pended for labor and material.
It remains to bo soon whether the dog
in the manger councilmen will persist
in their policy of obstruction until the
end of their terms.
Disposition oT Gnrbauo.
Ono of the problems with which our
city must grapple is tho'oconomic and
effective disposal of garbage. In view
of the continuous extension of the city
boundaries , it becomes a question of
considerable moment how fur down the
river the garbage bouts must land In
order to make their deposits inoffensive
and safe to the health of our popula
tion. The difficulty to properly dispose
of the enormous quantity of refuse is
oven greater during winter months
than it is while the dump-boats
are running. Whileit is true that
the cold weather prevents in part
the cleaning of streets and alloys and
collection of garbage , there is necessar
ily a largo quantity of matter not drain-
hie by our system of sewage that must
10 carted away from the business con-
, ro.
ro.Tho
The only effective method lor dis-
sing of garbage all the year round is
tlio crematory. Chicago burns
ts garbngo and finds that method
lighiy satisfactory both from an econo
mic and sanitary standpoint. Barring
, ho royalty on the patent the cost of a
ciln and its maintenance would bo
jomparativoly light , in view of the ex-
[ ) onso incurred for maintaining dump
boats.
It is to bo hoped that the council will
take this subject under serious consid
eration at an early day.
A DEkEQATtON of Kansas City grain
ihippers waited on Chairman Midgoly
if the railroad pool , as the bearers of a
jrievanco from the board of trade of
hat city. The complaint made was
hat the railroads are discriminating
against Kansas City and St. Louis in
heir grain carrying charges. They
claim that the through rate from
points in Kansas to Chicago is from
five to seven cents loss than the sum of
Lho two locals that is interior points
; o Kansas City and Kansas City to Chi
cago. The result of this is to shut out
'Cansas City from the business which
, ho merchants claim is duo to them
owing to that city's location.
It will bo remembered that this is k
iaso identical with the ono brought by
Omaha against the railroads before the
ntor-stato commerce commission , and
which was not allowed by that
body. The Kansas City shippers saw
that it would not avail them to lay their
grievance before the commission. They
therefore appealed directly to the rail-
oads , asking them to adjust
their tariff on a basis to make
Kansas City the distributing point.
The reply made by the railroads to this
unique request , as might have been ex
pected , gave very little comfort the
Kansas City pooplo. The answer of the
railroads was in effect the same as that
riven by the inter-state commerce
Commission in the Omaha case.
Other Missouri river points are
as much entitled to relief as
is Kansas City. An adjustment of rates
at ono point would make it necessary to
make a general revision , and in order
to effect this all the roads west
of the Missouri must bo represented.
The matter , however , has not been
dropped. A mooting of the western
roads will bo hold at Omaha next
Tuesday , and It is possible that a
schedule can bo arranged satisfactory
to Kansas City , Omaha and other Mis
souri river towns.
Tnu finding of the Regan Bros' , bond
does not mend matters. The terms ol
the contract have boon violated by the
firm in every particular , and the city
authorities have failed to enforce the
compliance by proceedings against thoit
bondsmen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
BY the by , what high sounding med
icine-man title will those big Injuns ,
Jim and John Boyd , wear at the Samo-
sot club. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Other Lands Than Ours.
The passage of the English local govern
moiit bill through committee was hailed will
great satisfaction both by the govornmen
and the opposition , which were for onci
agreed. The liberals welcome It as almost i
revolution , which transfers the control o
county affairs from the privileged few to the
people. Londoners bonoflt at least ns mucl
as anybody else. London becomes for mu
nicipal purposes something moro tlmu a geographical
graphical expression. It acquires the right
to govern itself. Vestries and the metro
politan board of works pass out of exlstonci
uuhonored and unlamcnted. The bill hai
yet to go through the formal stages in th
house of commons and may suffer amend
mcnt on ono or two points in the house o
lords. But it will become a law substan
tlally PS it left the committee. _ Rcgardini
the report that a fernulo spy ha
bcon employed to work up a cas
against Parnoll , it is remarked tha
this is not the first time that the party ii
power has employed dissolute women to ci
trap the Irish nationalists. A few years a ?
a stylish female- wont to Dublin and pro
tessed to bo a dynamiter. She formed a sincere
core- attachment for Joe Qulnn , under sccrc
tary of the league , and with him laid dee
plots to blow up the "caatlo" and dootroy th
last vestlgo of English rule in Ireland. Jus
as matters were all ripe for an explosion , Di
Qulnn cave her a secret letter , which sh
was to convoy to contcdoratos in London , bu
which she opened on the boat to HolyhcaO
In this letter she learned that the leagu
know all about her mission , and hud know ;
it from the first , and that Dr. Qulnri wn
nwaro of her true character. 'Tho Englls
govcmmcnt'pald the bills for the clmm'pagn
mill dinners which sjio dispensedo freo'ly nt
the Shelbourno .hotel , and sbocnmo to Dubliu
no moro. It fa very IfkHy that nil ndvcn-
turcw qf a similar character has boon trying
to dupe Mr. 1'arnell in the snmo wny , and
JiillltiK of success , 1ms duped the lories with
a lot of forged letters.
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Of the great powers of Europd the Repub
lic of Franco hns the most to gain by dis
armament , nnd yet franco demurs. With
nil their love of military glory the French
tire eminently nn Industrial people. They
need years of pence In order to restore their
shattered national finances ; yet , In their ef
forts to organlzo n military establishment
capable of coping with Germany and Austria
iu the Hold , they are running deeper nnd
deeper Into debt. IJut Franco has llttlo need
of great ntnudlng armies cither to repel for-
olgn Invasion or to suppress domestic Insur
rection. In 17W the young republic was
practically disarmed in the presence of hos
tile Europe. The French nrmy was in the
worst state of disorganization , most of its
ofllccrs of high rank nnd oxporlctico having
lied the country and joined Its onoinioa. But
the patriotic spirit , the bravery , the Irrc-
prcsslblo energy nnd military genius of the
French people proved moro than a match for
the Invading armies of banded Europe. Ono
after another the ablest gonorala at the head
of the best drilled armies of Europe were
beaten by hasty levies of undisciplined
French peasants and mechanics. Franco
can have no motive now to resist dis
armament other than revenge , and Bismarck
1ms an obvious right to rcqulro the removal
of this menace to Germany and to the puaoo
of Europe. Should the French government
'ofuso ' to Join the rest of the powers | in dis
banding the nrinlcs , Germany , Austria nnd
taly would probably unite in demanding sub-
tautial guarantees to keep the peace. A
declaration from Franco that she has no bos-
.llo . intent , while maintaining a warlike atti-
, udo , would bo treated us evasive and insin
cere. Austro-Hungary , loaded down with
debt nnd impoverished by keeping up armies
.0 watch her ambitious rival in the north ,
.vould bo relieved of financial embarrass
ment In the present , and of anxiety for the
'uturo ' by a general disarmament. Italy ,
though only a second-rate power , is straining
all her resources to maintain fleets and ar
mies by which she may hold her own in Eu
ropo. If thc o thrco allies should Insist upon
ho dlsbandmcnt of the standing armies as
, ho mo.it effective guarantee of peace , and as
a moans of financial relief , Franco would bo
obliged to succumb or to accept the responsi
bility of provoking an Immediate war in
which nil needful guarantees lor the future
would bo secured.
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What has bocnmo of Stanley ! is a question
that Is being repeated with increasing In
terest throughout the civilized world. Since
the great African explorer reached the
sources of the Aruwlml , at the head of a
strong and well-equipped expedition , there
have been no trustworthy reports of him.
The interior ot Africa is full of strange mys
teries , but none so great as that which sur
rounds the fate of the man who has done so
much to bring Its vast regions to the knowl
edge of the world. The impression of those
who have most closely watched his move
ments Is that ho has given up the ostensible
plan of the expedition the relief of Emlu
Pasha ( Dr. Schnitzler ) and lias advanced
from the Congo into the dominions of the
MahAI. According to this view the explorer
will next turn up at Khartoum. As for Euiln
Pasha , his relief seems to bo wholly unneces
sary. It is related- that the former governor
of the equatorial p.rcjylnco of Egypt on the
Upper Nile lias accumulated atVndolai n
great store of Ivory , on which ho would bo
glad to realize. Tho. conjecture Is that ho
may have taken upltife Jlne Of march for the
rellsf of his rescuer , t "What Increases the in
terest of the situation are the repeated re
ports from the Interior that a "white pasha"
has appeared in tlio Upper Nile , and is
marching against the Mahdl and gathering
recruits for the native tribes ns ho advances.
If these reports can bo trusted , they indicate
that Stanley hns left Dr. Schnttzlor to take
care ot himself , and is advancing upon Khar
toum. It may be months and it may bo but
a few days before the veil which covers
these movements in the heart of Africa will
bo lifted.
* *
The safety of England's colonial omplro la
at present causing as much serious thought
as is the dofencoless condition of the United
Kingdom itself. To protect the trade llnoa
in the Pacific ocean , with its ninety millions
of square miles of water , would require nu
enormous fleet in case of war. Besides ar
senals at Sydney and Bombay to servo aa
the naval base for ships in war time in the
eastern part of the omplro , it would bo nec
essary not only to occupy , but also to garri
son certain strategic points like St. Helena ,
Vancouver's Island and other places which
command all the lines of oceanic communica
tion between Great Britain and her colonies
nnd Ho at the mercy of a hostile attack. The
argument , therefore , Is that , since the colonies
nies have no control over British diplomacy
and no power to determine whether they
shall go to war or remain at peace , there ia
no political reason for asking them to heir
defray the cost of a war In the declaration ol
which they have no choice , and perhaps nc
interest There is nothing m this view ol
the case that is selfish ; it is simply a corol
lary of the admitted doctrine that taxation
and representation go together.
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The thrust that M. Floquot niado at General
oral Boulangor's throat seems to have
reached quite- through the district of Ar
decho , in which the latter was a candldat <
for ro-oloctlon to the assembly , ns at th <
election of Sunday ho was overwhelmingly
defeated by his opponent , who rocoivce
nearly thrco voton to his ono. Genera
Boulangor evidently overestimated his popu
larity when ho so theatrically resigned hi !
scat in the assembly ; bo no doubt though *
that the first district In which an oleotioi
occurred would vindicate him by returntni
him by a great majprlty to the place ho hai
deserted. But the citizens of Ardccho dli
not want him. Apparently they are for thi
better , or the lucltitr , swordsman. Tin
general will have tto try again. No doubt IK
can find a district tn which Boulangorlsm ii
still popular , but lw'\vlll ; have to bo quid
about It , as that bubplo seems to have beet
pricked when ho was pinked by M. Floquot
When the winds are out of it Boulangor wll
bo only a past nnd curious episode in Frencl
politics.
L J t
The Emperor W\llijm's \ | projected visit ti
Rome In October involves him In souio 0111
barrassmont. Ho lias accepted an invltatior
to visit King Humbert at the Quirinal ani
the pope sends won ) that If ho docs ho wll
bo considered as having committed a hostlli
act against the Vatican , and that the depart
ure ot the pontiff from Homo may bo pro
cinltated thereby. In view of the fact that i
very largo number ot the emperor's subject
are Catholics and that Bismarck has adoptee
a conciliatory policy towards them of late
the situation is rather Interesting. It ap
pears that no European sovereign has vlsltei
Homo sluco the accession of Victor Emanucl
The pope would regard such a visitation a :
an endorsement of his deposition from teni
poral power In the Holy City.
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An interesting outcome ot the tariff wa
between Italy and Franco Is the appeal to
governmental assistance now maao by th
wino-produccrs of southern Italy , who fliv
themselves v.-Uh .over two hundred mlllloi
litres of lust year's wlno on hand , Its marke
having Ucei ) cut of by the "war ; " They nov
contemplate the utilization of this stock by
distilling It , and they ] > otltton the government
to refund oxclso taxes already paid on the
wlno , to reduce the distillation tax on their
behalf to one-half its usual rate , to confer
n Considerable bounty on the exportation of
spirits , nnd to give them reduced rates of
transportation on the government railways.
It Is not very Hkoly that these demands will
bo granted , for not only would they entail n
very considerable oxpcnso themselves , but
the fear Is entertained that the granting of
them would bo the signal for n ( lood of claims
for help from other industries Iu distress.
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King Milan , of Sorvia , is a most despica
ble creature. Some years ngo ho wont to
Vienna tor a brlot stay nnd the first night ot
bis visit ho lost .121,000 at a noble's club.
The money had to bo paid within twenty-
four hours nnd , as the amount was not
within his reach , ho went to the palace nnd
requested n loan of the emperor , who gave
him the money on condition ho would not
play again , and yet the very next night ho
was found at the table nnd did not rlso until
another 8,000 had gone. No application
could bo made this time to the emperor , so
Milan raised the amount on n splendidly
jewelled sctmltnr , bis most valuable heredi
tary possession , which had been presented to
thu late Prince Mllosch by Emperor Nicholas.
Thlss ulmltar has never been redeemed and
It Is now in the possession of Herr Blolch-
rodcr , a Berlin bankor.
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English railway corporations are not per
mitted many liberties in Great Britain. In
that country the railroads are not , as here ,
the chief agencies through which speculative
capitalists seek to accumulate wealth , nnd so
they are firmly hold to tholr primary function
ot fetching and carrying for the pooplo. By
additional parliamentary enactments It is
now proposed to revive all the canals in tlio
United Kingdom and make them nctivo com
petitors with the railroads. This course , If
adopted , would make the waterways thor
oughfares for all heavy freight , nnd prnctl-
: ally put an end to railway competition. The
English railroad companies are not permitted
to control trade , nurse Infant Industries , do-
Vcloi ) favorlto localities , or to do anything
else , indeed , beyond the ecopa of the business
ot transportation for which they wcro char
tered.
AVlicn the linr'lfl Have llcen Tapped.
Hosfoii JfcinM.
The business outlook Is unproccdentodly
bright in all the doubtful mates.
Ho Should bo Knilmslnstic.
I'lttsliuto Dli > t > ntth.
The prohibitionists are said to have on
their list ot campaign speakers John McDon
ald , who served a year In prison as ono of
the whisky frauds. MnDonald can certainly
bear evidence to the evils of illicit whisky.
An Unfnlllnu Sign.
SI. Lmit * airilie-Dcmocrut.
The Increase of $3,000,000 In the receipts
trom the whisky tax In the past year indi
cates that the growth in the number of dem
ocratic voters is keeping pace with the ex
pansion in population , in some parts of the
country at least.
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Even. Truth May bo Jlupturcel.
The Standard magnates may not tell lies
when they assert that the Standard company
never received better rates from the railroads
than did other oil companies and private In
dividuals , but If what they say Is truth it
might bo ns well for some one to clvo them n
hint that It wont bear much moro stretching.
There Is a limit to the endurance oven of
the truth.
Let It Co Tried In Omnlm.
Philadelphia Hccoid.
A Pittsburg landlord has boon fined $ ! > 00
and sent to jail for four months for renting a
house belonging to him for Immoral pur
poses. This Is essential justice , . and If the
Ptttsburg example should be followed in this
city mid in other cities where property own
ers wink at the Iniquity by which they profit ,
a new safeguard would bo Interposed agalust
an over active form of social degradation.
No Illnino In Their llnnks.
CMcagn Tribune.
"Dan , " said the president , uneasily , "tho
republicans appear to bo arranging a tremendous
deus reception for Blalno on his return from
Europo. Do you think he will take nn active
part In the campaign ! "
"Thero can bo no doubt of it , " replied Dan ,
"it would bo exactly like him. "
"Dan , " said the president again , after a
pause , "we have no or ah Blames , have
wo ! "
"Lord I no , " ejaculated Dan , sighing heav
ily. Another pauso.
' Dan , " resumed the president , eying him
closely , "havo we no Is there no democrat
that could make as big a sensation on
coming homo from Europe as Blalno will
make I"
"None , " answered Dan , qulto positively.
Tlio Bloody Sioux ,
'Tis plain , when you road in the papers tholr
% vioux ,
That too much booloux
Has got into the Sioux ,
But if wo would give the poor Indian his
ducloux
Ho would bo ot moro useloux
And drink less of booloux.
STATE JOrJiXGS.
Nebraska ,
Wheat and oats are being injured by rust
in the vicinity ot North Bond.
Thieves sneaked ? 155 out of the Commercial
hotel at Humphrey the other night.
Tbo Fairmont creamery shipped a carload
of butter to San Francisco Monday , on an
order fqr two cur loads.
The water was turned into the pipes of the
now waterworks system at Norfolk for the
first tlmo Thursday.
It is suggested that tramps arrested at
Norfojk bo put at work mowing down the
weeds which have grown so high that parts
of the town are almost hidden from Bight.
The pioneers nnd old settlers ot Dakota
county will hold their seventh annual reunion
union in Hlloman's grove , seven miles south
west of Dakota City on Saturday , August 18
Itov. J. A. Hood , pastor of the Prcsby
tcrian church at Schuylor , preached on the
subject of "Sabbaticus Morbus" ( Sunday
sickness ) , which Is aald to bo very prevalent
In that city.
While sinking a shaft for coal near Lyons
the Crowoll brothers struck water at a depth
ot thirty-eight teot and were obliged to stop
work. The wutor spouts above the surface
ot the ground in a two-foot stream.
A man named Jenkins , living near Union ,
wanted to got married last week. The
brido's sister objected to Jenkins for a
brother and undertook to take her sister
away from him by forco. The boy was the
victor in the sen Die. Ho then waltzed hci
before the 'aqulro who made them ono ami
trusted to the Lord for his pay.
Cheyenne county is all stirred up over the
povorntnent timber trouble. The IClmbal
Observer saya that throe residents ot Pumj-
kln Seed Valley are at the bottom ot it , and
declares that a coat of tar and feathers and a
polo would bo a safe way In which to covej
these parties out of the country. The coun
try lias no longer any need for them.
Delbcrt Simpson , the sixteen-year-old son
ot a Ouster county farmer , committed sul
cldo In a most deliberate manner on the 21th
Ho had been sent out to plow with a team ol
oxen and took a double barreled shotgun
with him. Kcau'dinK an unoccupied iiouse he
wont In , took off his right boot and sock
cocked both locks of the gun , and with hli
foot , after placing.tho muzzle ot the barrel
In his mouth , discharged the gun , which
blmv the whole top of hU head off , scattering
the brains and skult bones all over the room
and even up to the rootovnr him , The cause
which led to tlio sulcldo is not known.-
( own.
The Pcdar Hapld * water works couipany Ii
sinking a second nrtoMan well , which Is now
dowu about 'MO Joct ,
The Davenport cloctrlo road will bo in op *
oration hi two weeks.
Small grain of all kinds hi the vicinity of
Sarly , Sio county. Is badly damaged with
lie rust. Mnny pieces ot lajo outs will
mnlly bo worth cutting ,
The old Rottlcrs' reunion at Fort Madison ,
vhlch hnd bcon appointed for August 11 , hns
iccn postponed until the 2.r > th on nccount ot
ho military encampment at Burlington.
Specimens of the gold bearing quartr. taken
from the Cook , stone quarry below Davon-
> ort hnvo been sent to asmiylsts In Chicago ,
f it proves "paying" the owner has struck it
rich.
rich.Tho
The water service of Burlington is excel-
cut In every respect save ono , and that ones
s water. The water Is ot very poor quid-
ty , nnd at times It Is abomlnablo. There Is
n bad tnsto and n bad nmoll , and It Is dirty
with sediment from Flint creek and the
sloughs.
Arthur Monroe , n young man whoso par
ents reside In the north part ot Kossutii
county near Eltnorc , Minn. , was killed while
.rylng to hold his team by the bits us a train
was approaching. The horses became
.vholly . unmanageable and trampled Monroe
.o death.
The man whom Sheriff Mooney , of Craw
ford county , captured at Burlington not long
ace on tlio charuo of having killed Chas.
Sharp , at Manilla , last August , has been dis
charged from Jail on motion ot County Attor
ney Tally. The witnesses who promised to
come ami testify did not appear.
John I. Gladstone , of ICeokuk , wants WO-
000 damages from the Chicago , Hock Island
& 1'ncllle railroad company for Injuries
sustained by him on the 25th of November ,
1687 , near Kldon. A broken wheel of a pas-
scMigor car causou him to bo thrown against
a soul so that a permanent curvature ot his
spine has supervened.
A COLO WATKH MAN.
Tlio Prohlb Gniulldnto for Congres
sional Honors.
The telegraph from Nebraska City yes-
: enluy brought the Intelligence that Itcv.
E. B. Gruliam , of this city , had been nomi
nated by the prohibitionists of this dlctrict
ns a candidate for congress.
Mr. Graham was born In Oquawka , 111.
His parents now rcsido In Morning Sun , In , ,
whcro his father is a practicing physician.
Mr. Graham graduated atMonmouth college ,
Illinois , In 1874. Ho developed considerable
talent as a caricaturist. Ho has given sev
eral temperance "chalk talks" after the man
ner of Frank Beard aud other noted
artists. After graduation ho began
the study of theology , attending both
seminaries ot the United Presbyterian
church ono ntXenin , O. , and ono at Allo-
ghauy , PH. Ho wns called to take charge of
a congregation nt Birmingham , Ia. , remain
ing there about thrco years and being trans
ferred to Onmua in IS'sO. Ho has , since com
ing to Omaha , been prominently Idontilled
with the temperance nnd prohibition cause as
nn orator of unusual ability. Ho has several
times been a candidate for ofllco on the pro
hibition ticket , and has always made an ac
tive canvass , though being well aware ho
was carrying a losing causo. A tow weeks
ago Mr. Graham resigned his pastorate In
order that ho might devote moro tlmo to his
paper , the Midland , nn organ ot Uio United
Presbyterian church which ho has owned and
edited for about three years.
County Central Committee'
Tills afternoon in the Mlllard hotel
nt 2 p. in. , there will bo a very important
meeting ot the republican county central
committee. The membership is as follows :
Chairman Hon. John Hush.
Secretary M. O. Uiokotts , M. D.
Treasurer J. U. Webster.
First ward W. A. Kclloy , I. S. Hascall.
F. Stuht.
Second ward F. L. Vandorcn , G. Stryckcr ,
Frank Dwor.ik.
Third ward S. P. Cole , C. K. Grove , W.
B. Peyton.
Fourth ward O. Anderson , D. H.
Wheeler , G. M. O'Brien.
Fifth ward J. McDonald , Wallace , J.
Redman.
Sixth ward H. T. Leavltt , W. T. Morrow ,
J. T. Pago.
Seventh waril J. C. Thompson. A. L.
Wiggins , C. Inskip.
Eighth ward Cadet Taylor , S. B. Lnko ,
A. W. Parker.
Ninth ward Charles Unlth , C. J. Johnson ,
M. S. Llmlscy.
South Omaha J. W. Grlco , C. II. Lane , J.
B. Erion.
Elkhorn Prccinct-G. U. Williams , W. U.
Turner.
Florence Precinct . Simsson , Marshal
Chapman.
Union Precinct Q. Knight , C. Larson.
West Omaha Precinct O. Clemroens , J.
M. Shcoloy.
Jefferson PrcclnctH. . ! C. Timrae , Claus
Offt.
Offt.McArdlo Precinct Frank Bloick , William
Lowan.
Waterloo Precinct R. W. Barber , F. E.
Coulton.
Millard Precinct H. Kelsloy , John Llnko ,
Valley Product W. G , Whitmoro , V. H.
Thomas.
Chicago Precinct H. J. Uolfs , U. Douglas.
Irish-American Republicans.
A largely attended meeting of Irish-Amer
icans was held last night in O'Brien &
O'Brien's ofllco , Withuoll block , for the pur
pose of organizing nn Irish-American repub
lican club. John Groves wus elected tempo
rary chairman nnd George M. O'Brien acted
as secretary. Councilman Leo sjroko upon
the advisability of making as strong a stand
as possible on the question of the tariff
against England , the common enemy of Irish
men. John Hush spoke of the advisability of
such nn organization and the opportunity it
would afford for the discussion of the tariff ,
and closed by suggesting an enrollment of all
present.
James Brcnnan said ho was a high protec
tionist but did not wish to have the club
known as a republican organization. This
brought out u discussion , the result of which
was that the organisation was named the
Irish-American republican club , ot Omaha
John Groves was elected permanent chairman -
man , George M. O'Brien , secretary ,
and P. M. Mullen , treasurer ,
Thu following named wore enrolled :
Walter Bennett , Con Lynch , A. J. Hoben ,
Thomas McClary , diaries Lavln , John Hush ,
James J. Casey , J. Howard , B. Qulnlan ,
Martin Fur-ay , Peter Slmrkcy , John droves ,
William White , P. M. Mullen , D. A. Elliott ,
T. H Doyle , E. A. O'Brien , Michael Leo ,
It. G. Jonkenson , George M. O'Brien , Jr. ,
H. D. Gregg , Hugh McCaffrey , J.otm Ward.
Martin McKcnna , John Hastings , Hlchard
Ebbit , Mike Ford , J. E. Hunnan , M. P.
O'Brien.
The meeting adjourned subject to the call
of the. president. The headquarters will bo
in the Barker hotel.
Fortunes.
It seems to bo a favorlto topic , frojn
year to year , with newspaper wrHoru ,
iu Europe and America , to estimate the
wealth of well known ciipaitalists. Occa
sionally the public is surprised when
truth reveals the magnitude of an ca-
tate greatly undervalued during the
life tlmo of the possessor , but the ten
dency is to exaggerate rather than dep
recate nil such opulence. A recent
French writer computes that England
has 1200 millionaires , the United States
100 , Germany 50 , Austria 50 , Prance 75 ,
Russia CO , India 50 , and the rest of the
world 125. Tlio basis of calculation is
on $1,000,000 , anything under that sum
not bolng considered.
Jay Gould's fortune is estimated at
8275,000,000 and J. W. Mackay.'s at
$250,000,000. Senator Jones is put down
for § 100,000,000. Those are gross mis-
statements. Wo doubt if Gould's hold
ings would sell for $100,000.000. Mackay ,
not bo long ago , had to borrow a few
millions from Fair to make good an un-
fortunuto wheat deal. Senator Jones
had about $7,000,000 when ho first came
to Washington , but it rapidly dissolved
in speculation , and however lucky ho
may have been in Alaska , wo doubt if
he will over see as much money in his
grasp'ngain. The English fortunes are
estimated at something near their
mark , and so are the Vmidorblltestates ,
but-Astorisput too low at 850,000,000.
and the Rothschilds are probably rated
hot qulto high enough.
- One remark made orf the rise of man to
onormotm wonltli is qulto correct when
referring to tlio liumbjo origin of mod-
orn money kings. They began , in num
erous Instances , tit the bottom ot the
ladder , nnd worked tholr way to tha top.
This is specially the fact in the United
States , and it is oncouhiging to nil
young men who have tholr way U > innku
in the world. Tlio prizes of lifo may
not always coma to those who deserve
them most , but they rarely fall to got
within reach of nil who have the pa
tience , tlio energy , the pluck and the
self-denial to win them. Tlio man who
succeeds is usually master oi just such
qualities as insure prosperity , nnd ho
alone knows what serious responsibili
ties such prominenceentails. . The
French writer wo have alluded to quotes
the lute William II. Vanderbilt
ns saying to one of his friends
Unit "u fortune of $200,000,000
is a burden to great for any
man to carry. Its weight bonds mo and
kills mo. I will not permit anyone of
my sons to BtitTcr ns 1 do. I obtain no
pleasure out of my money , and it wins
for mo no happiness. In what way urn
I bettor off than my neighbor , who only
has half a millionV" Ho enjoys far
more than I do tlio real joys of life. His
house IB as good as mine , his health is
butter , ho will live longer , and , atloaftt ,
ho can trust his friends. When death
shall relieve mo of the responsibility
that I carry , 1 have provided that my
sons shall shuro between them the cures
that this money entails. "
There are few men who would not bo
willing to undertake nil the cares men
tioned by Mr. Vanderbilt if they had
the millions ho proclaimed a burden.
There are other men who profess to bq
content with very little , but such breth
ren are , like the visiting nngols , "few
and far between. "
A llcal Wicked Pnrrot.
Now York World "That's
: the wick-
cdest polly in Now York , " said tlio
keeper of a Bowery bird store , pointing
to an old gray parrot that was sitting in
his cage , with his head cocked on ono
side listening. Ho blinked his eyes
knowingly and gave tlio hnrsh screech
of ills kind in evident approval and
complete satisfaction of his wickedness.
"I bought him in n saloon on State
street , in Chicago , and I can't sell him.
You see ho don't do anything-but swear. "
As if to sustain his reputation the par
rot burst forth into a torrent of the
most vigorous oaths. Then ho relapsed
into profound silence , holding his head
on ono side ns if waiting for applause.
"I sold him to a Sixtli avenue bar
keeper , " continued the owner , "on con
dition that ho could return him in a
week if lie did not like him. The par
rot was back tlio next day. Jim 1 call
him Swearing Jim didn't like the
place , BO ho sat up all day long damning
the beer , the lunch , the whiskyand the
barkeeper. Ho swore tit the customers
and kept up such a storm of oaths that
it scared everybody out of the house.
Next , I sold him on trial to n gambler
who was running a poker room down
town. The gambler sat in the game
himself that night and hung Jim's cage
up behind him. The rattloof the chips
annoyed Jim , keeping him from sloop ,
and the gambler says ho never stopped
swearing all night. When Jim gets
very mad ho says'Blast your heart. '
lie kept screeching that out every min
ute that night , and between times got
in his regular oaths. The gambler got
rattled and lost $200. He brought Jim
back and said ho wouldn't take him as a
gift. I haven't sold him since. "
During the recital of this story Jim
kept nodding his gray old hond and
blinking his wicked eyes in perfect
continuation. When his owner ceased
talking Jim made some remarks in a
general way about his soul and Ha prob
able destination , and then becanio
silent , save an occasional hoarse
screech.
"f believe he's unlucky , " the man
wont on , "mid I am getting afraid of
him. I believe sometimes ho is a devil.
Ho never stij'H a good word , and I can
never teach him one. But let anybody
use a strange oath in his prc&enco nnd
hen ocks up his head and litres it back
at him. A Spaniard was in hero yes
terday and swore at Jim in Spanish.
His old eyes lighted up , and ho boomed
to know bo wns hearing some strange ,
now wickedness. Ho just rolled it over
and over in his mouth and kept repeat
ing it again nnd again. Ho was happy
all day , and whenever anybody came in
he would bwcar away nt them with his
now oath. Ho especially delights to
startle ladies. Last week a lady got
out of her carriage and came in to look
ut some canaries. When ladies come in
I always take Jim out , but this morning
I forgot it. While the lady was look
ing at the canaries I suddenly heard a
volley of oaths and I looked around.
There was Jim looking like a devil , his
neck stretched out and his eyes snap-
Ding , swearing his very worst. Ho
know the lady would bo frightened , and
she was. She ran out of tno shop , and
Jim swore till the carriage drove away.
My wife is a church worker and hoi-
pastor comes hero to visit frequently.
Tlio sight of a preacher sots Jim crazy- .
Ho almost froths at the mouth. Wo
have to hldo.hlm when the preacher
comes. "
The UNION PACIFIC offers su
perior accommodations to third-class
travel.
*
General Freight Agent Morchouso of the
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Vulley has re-
turncd from Chicago
SCROFULOUS SORES ,
A Child' * Qrnnt SulVcriiiK * En doll by
tlio Ciitkmira Ucmoillos.
When sis mouths "Id the left hund of our
llttlo Kriindchllil li'K.iu to swell and Imil every
apiwurnnoo of n IHI'BO boll. Wa poulticed It ,
but nil to no purpose. About llvo mouth * utter.
It bociimo u runnlnp tore. Soon otlior sores
formed. Ho then linil two of them on cncli
hand , nml as hU blond Ix'camo inoru and
morn impure It took lu s tlmo for them to
In uitk tint. A Here nune on th chin , beneath
Uiemidrr Uphlch win very oRcnilvt ) , Ills
lie.ul\Mtn oiiu bollil scab. ilUclmrglng u nroat
dial. Tills was hit couilltUm at twuntv-lwo
months old , \\lifn I umtortook the care of him ,
hlti mother Uivlnu dim ! when hu wus n llttlo
moro Hum a j a ir old , uf consumption ( bcrof ula
of ioui > o ) . Ho could walk a llttlo , but to.ilil
lint lU't up it hn fell down , and could nut move
Mlion In boO , huvliiK no USD of hla handx , 1 im
mediately uommeivixl with tha CUTHHWA
HKMUIXKX , using the uuncimv ( mil Cimuiiuv
SOAI * freely , mill whim ho hail tulctmouu botllo
of the CUIIUUUA ItKioijVUMhU head was
rtimplotttly cm-til , uud ho vras Improved In
every wny. We were very much encouraged ,
nml continued the use of the llcmudlfs foe a
year ami a half. Ono ser nf tor another henlail ,
u bum- matter farming In each one of tliaso
llvo deep OIIOH Just before liertll.ljr , which would
IInully urow loose and were tuHim out ; then
they would heul raplnly. Ono of thenn ugly
bono ( urmaUnna I prrviurvod. After taking a
d < uon an < l a liult buttluj ho wai completely
cured , and in now , at thn ARA of six years , a
Htroug and liimlthr child. ' 11u < scant on hlu
ImnJi must ulwiiys remain ; hl hamta are
nttong , though we oiico feared ho would never
bo ama to nn them. All that phy lclnnn did
for him did him no irood. Ml who Haw tlio
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