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CHICAGO is cooling olT us n resort of
BUinmor. 13von thut million dollar grih
on the Itilco front Ima taken a plunge in
the pellucid waters.
TIIK BEH ia in favor of liberally sup
porting the public schools , but the line
must be drawn between resisonablo ex
penditures and reckless waste.
IMMIGRATION statistics for the flsca
ycnr show an increase of twelve thous
rmd over the previous fiscal year. The
prospect of restrictive legislation doubt
less had a stimulating ollcct on the dis
contented of Europe.
OMAHA is crowding so close on the
population as wellj as the commercial
und industrial heels of Kansas City that
the residents cannot contain their wrath.
Sucli small bore jealousy is unworthy ol
a'community formerly great.
THE question whether Rainbow Brice
shull pay taxes in Ohio goes to the
Hiipromo court of the state for sottlo-
inotit. Meanwhile the colonel will con
tinue , for senatorial purposed , to reside
in Ohio , while for tax purposes ho will
remain a citizen of Now York.
THE Kansas City Star blinks and
splutters in rage over the Omaha census
returns. The twilight twinklor by the
Kaw's mouth imagines that every city
is built upon tlio oinilution methods for
which Kansas City holds thopatent. .
Sour grapes.
.TUDOIC TULKY'S letter to the Chicago
Turners' society is a forceful protest
against the constant encroachments on
the rights and liberties of tlio people.
It is u vigorous plea for the inalienable
rights guaranteed by the constitution ,
which mock reformers and political
zealots are distorting for personal ends.
Fiuur. the noise and bustle of the
woman suffrage campaign in South Da
kota , outsiders were leu to believe that
every woman in the state was out drum
ming recruits for the "glorious cause. "
Such is not the case , On the contrary
nine-tenths of them are indifferent or
opposed to the extension of the suffrage.
, At the recent school elections loss than
ono hundred women were induced to
vote in Snulwrn county , tlio headquar
ters of the suffrage campaigners.
TIIK stool rail combination has boon
doing some hard work to induce the son-
nto finance committee to allow the duty
on rails to remain at the figures of the
MoKinloy bill , but the committee ap
pears determined to adhere to tlio pro
posed reduction. Eleven dollars ti tenon
on stool rails will afford an ample pro-
tootlon to the American manufacturers
at the present relative prices of rails In
England and this country and tlio senate
should refuse to make any concession to
the'greed of manufacturers.
PROM Chicago , Cincinnati and elsewhere -
where come reports of numerous cases
of prostration from the heat , some of
them fatal. The temperature in Omaha
during the past week has averaged as
high as in any of these eltlos , but there
has not boon u single case of serious
prostration hero and only two or throe
persons have boon temporarily overcome
ly the heat. There has boon a similar
experience' in the heated periods of past
years , and it In an evidence of the su
periority of the clinritlo conditions hero ,
which it may again bo remarked are ex
celled hardly any whore on the continent.
Tim n ival appropriation bill in the
hands of the president provides for the
construction of three lino-of-battlo ships
of the first class. This is a now departure
In our naval policy , and it is ono of ques
tionable wisdom , atnoo the building of
these vessels will moan the construction
in duo time of a good many moro , with a
view to raising the American navy to an
equality with the great ntvvloa of the old
world. Tlio danger is that wo shall thus
enter upon a costly competition with
European notions in the construction of
buttle ships. Adequate moans for the
protection of our souporU Is to bo de-
birod , but llno-of-battle bhlpu are not
needed for this purpose. However , U id
not doubted that the president will ap
prove the bill and porhapa the country
can afford to pay a few millions for the
prestige of having buttle ships of the
highest class , though undoubtedly there
could bo found more serviceable ways of
spending the money.
TItK aurKHNMKNT FIXANCKS.
The fiscal year of Iho government
cloflfd yesterday , and though it will bo
several dtiya before the official state
ments will show the exact results ol
treasury operations for the year , it la
possible to approximate them pretty
closely from the last figures presented.
For eleven months of the ycnr the ro-
cclpls of the treasury exceeded these of
the previous year by nearly nlno
million dollars , and these figures
have probably not been materially
changed by the Juno busi
ness. There WIIB a gain in customs dur
ing the ycnr which was about offset by
the loss In miscellaneous receipts , while
the increase in internal revenue was
over ton million dollars , pointing to an
average increase of eight per cent or
moro in consumption of taxed articles ,
an indication of general prosperity not
generally taken into account , but quite
ns reliable as many others.
In his annual report Secretary Win-
dom estimated that customs receipts
would fall short nearly four million dollars
lars , whereas there has boon a slight
increase , that internal revenue would in
crease flvo million dollars , whereas it
has increased more than double that
amount , and that miscellaneous receipts
would decrease between two. and three
million dollars , whereas thoyhnvo fallen
shortsomowhtit less than this amount. On
the whole a small decrease was ex
pected , but an increase of about ton mil
lion dollars has boon realized. Thus
it is shown that the treasury , keeping
carefully within the murk , has not ex
posed itself to the criticism of basing
financial recommendations upon extrav
agant estimates. As to expenditures
the estimates wore also nearly as accur
ate , for an Increase of eleven million
dollars for the fiscal year was antici
pated from the appropriations made ,
whereas the actual increase has been
much larger. But no allowance was in
cluded in the treasury estimates for
premiums on bonds purchased as part of
the expenditures , which for the year
amounted to over throe million dollars.
Of the Increase over sixteen million dollars
lars was for pensions. In most depart
ments of the government the expenditures
were increased.
With regard to the condition of the
treasury , it was shown at the beginning
of Juno , since which the changes have
been very great , to bo satis
factory , and tlio now fiscal year
fims ? it amply provided for all
immediate demands. This docs not
give assurance , however , that if all the
extravagant proposals before congress
are allowed it will long bo able to main
tain this condition , and there is cause
for apprehension that before the current
fiscal year closoa the treasury will bo
very hard pressed to meet the largely
increased demands for pensions and
other obligations assured and antici
pated. The national treasury has had
very smooth sailing during the past
year , but the outlook for the next year
docs not premise that its operations'will
bo frco from difficulties and embarrass
ments.
OUJKCT OP TIIK G.UJA7S//KB LAW.
A lawyer in southern Nebraska takes
a rather novel view of the garnishco law
of this state. Tin's law prohibits the
transfer of claims against citizens to
other states for the purpose of evading
the garnishco laws of Nebraska. It was
passed to protect citizens from the foe
sharks of Iowa , and was designed to
htamp out an evil that affected not only
river towns , but the employes of a firmer
or corporation doing interstate business.
Debts contracted in Nebraska by
citizens were , under the old
system , hawked among the justice
shops of Iowa , and the employes of Inter
state railroads , whether living in
Omahn , Lincoln or Fuirbury , wore sub
jected to potty' , persecutions and out
rageous costs , from which all other
classes were exempt. Was it just to sub
ject ono class of citizens of the state to
the harassing annoyances of foreign
state laws , and to tlio loss of their po
sitions , while the employes of other
than interstate companies were pro
tected by the laws of Nebraska ?
The law does not foster dishonesty. It
is equally absurd to assort that it is in
imical to the interests of merchants.
They have the same rights under the
law to collect their claims as" they had
before its passage. It simply prohibits
them from purposely invoking the aid
af other states to secure their claims ,
nnd renders them liable for the damages
Inflicted.
Tins BUB is heartily in favor of any
reasonable measure for the suppression
jfdeud boats. But that result cannot
[ )0 attained by appealing to tie } laws of
jthor states , and inflicting unjust pun
ishment on ono class of workingmon.
A.11 must bo treated alike. Debts con
tracted in Nebraska must bo settled by
Nebraska laws , and if these laws are in
sufficient for the protection of mer
chants from Iho dishonest , the remedy
.io3 with the legislature. It Is not nec
essary to invoke the aid of neighboring
states.
TIIK UKCOKSWKHKD CIllCUL.lTlOff.
Every intelligent business man knows
, hat actual money Is a very small factor
n business transactions , by much the
greater part of these being carried on
.hroiigh tlio medium of checks and
Iruftd. The comptroller of the ctir-
oncy has called upon the national
) unkd for a statement from each of the
unount of drafts drawn by It on national
mil other bunks in Now York , Chicago
nnd St. Louis , in other reserve
eltiea , and on bunks located else-
vhoro , during the year ending Juno ! 50 ,
690 ; also the estimated average rate of
exchange resolved and paid thorofor.
le also culls for a statement of the Iran-
actions on July 1 which will give an
exhibit of tho.rocolpts of each bank in
gold and silver coin and cartlfieatos and
other kinds of money , chocks , drafts ,
ertltlc.itos ot dupoalt and bills of ox-
hango , clearing . house certificates and
xchange clearing houso.
The vnluo of Information of this kind
s obvious , particularly in demonstrating
ho small part coin nnd government
lotos piny In the actual business of the
ountry , a fact which can not bo too fre
quently or earnestly impressed uppn
niblio attention. The popular cry for
nero money would bo fur less general If
t were moro widely understood that
checks and drafts , the unconsldored cir
culation , perform n vastly larger service
in business transactions than coin
nnd paper currency , Similar
information to that now sought was ob
tained in 1831 by tlio comptroller of the
currency , nnd Iho reports from nearly
two thousand bank * showed that of thoii
total receipts of two hundred nnd eighty-
four million dollars on Juno 80 of that
year two hundred nnd . seventy million
was in checks nnd d rafts , leaving but
fourteoii million in coin . nnd pupor
money received. There is no reason to
suppose that the business of the banks
at present will show the ratio of cur
rency to checks nnd drafts to vary mate
rially from that of nlno years ago , when
the percentage of cash in business trans
actions was less than six per cent , nnd
that of checks , drafts and clearing house
certificates over ninety-four per cent.
The comptroller of the currency , in his
letter to .the banks , urges the import
ance of full nnd complete reports , in
order that a fair comparison may bo
made between the conditions disclosed
in 1SS1 nnd these now existing , and it
is to bo presumed that these institutions
will see the expediency of complying
with the request carefully and promptly.
StUST OB STAMPED OUT.
When James E. Boyd was mayor of
Omaha the republicans had a bare ma
jority In the council , but from first to
last they manfully opposed every effort
to oust competent and honest republican
officers to make place for democrats.
How is it now ? The republicans have
two-thirds of the council , but seven of
those republicans have from the outset
banded themselves into a combine with
the democrats nnd voted to displace
republican olllcials whoso records are
unassailable by democrats who are ut
terly incompetent nifd in some cases
notoriously disreputable.
Seven of these republicans , Chaffeo ,
Davis , Wheeler , Shrivor , Blumor , Olson
and McLcario , literally dictated the re
moval of Major Balcoinbo and voted to
put into the responsible position of chair
man of the board of public works a man
who scarcely can toll a cedar block from
a loaf of pumpernickel bread.
Quito apart from the outrage perpe
trated upon the taxpayers , these men by
their action deserve to .bo branded as
political renegades nnd traitors. Each
and every ono of thorn was elected by
republicans of all factions. They had
the energetic support of THE BEE as
well as that of the Republican. They
were supported by the workers of the
party and owe their positions to the
party.
Not content with being banded to
gether with democratic spoilsmen , these
renegades have boon plotting and con
spiring to control the party machinery in
this county through an oath-bound club
of political assassins , whoso dastardly
work last fall is still fresh in the minds
of all republicans ns the most infamous
piece of treachery that has over boon
perpetrated in this stato. But curses ,
like chickens , como homo to roost , and
the republicans of this county will pres
ently have an opportunity to repudiate
and stamp out the Omaha' Tammany
braves , who are consorting with the
most rotten of democratic boodlcrs and
expect to capture nnd control the ma
chinery of both parties for mercenary
ends.
LOOK All RAD.
With the wranglings between the old
school board and the now life taxpayers
nnd patrons of the public schools will
have very little concern. It is at best a
fight for patronngo. As. a business
proposition there is no doubt that the old
members are moro competent to decide
upon the qualifications of teachers than
now members. If the precedent is ad
hered to from now on the now members
of this year will enjoy the same advan
tage over the now members of next
year.
The taxpayers nnd patrons of the pub
lic schools arc , however , very deeply concerned -
corned in the salary list nnd prospective
cost of runnning the public schools.
Neither the old board nor the now should
overlook the possibility of the adoption
of the prohibition amendment nnd the
consequent shortage of a quarter million
in their revenue for 1891. It would bo
utterly impossible to raise that sum by
mi increased tax levy nnd the only alter
native would bo to close part of our
schools or cut down the salaries.
IF THE unofficial report of the census
of Council Bluffs is approximately cor
rect , it stamps the .enumeration as a
wretched piece of botch work. The cen
sus of 18SO gave the city a population of
eighteen thousand. According to the
figures for 1890 the growth of the city in
ten years has scarcely been four thou
sand. The figures are manifestly false.
I'ho Council Bluffs of 1880 is but a small
corner of the cltv todav. It 1ms crown
nnd extended in nil directions , and
surely the population has kept pace with
its material progress. The number of
homes built in the city in
ton years is not far from four thousand ,
and it Is absurd to say that the popula
tion did not increase in proportion. If the
figures are permitted to stand they will
do the city an irreparable wrong. The
influential people of the city should de
mand a recount by competent men.
RECENTLY a Newcastle , Wyo. , cor
respondent of the Denver News did THE
BEE a great injustice. Speaking of
Lieutenant Sohwutka's proposed write-
up of the Black Hills , ho says : "The
write-up consisted of a half column in
THE OMAHA BEE , of innccurato matter
concerning the Black Hills country. "
In justice to this pupor and for the bene
fit of patrons in the northwest wo make
the statement that Lieutenant Schwatka
has never written . line for THE BEE
and lias never been connected with
BEE correspondence in the remotest
dogroo. No correspondent has over
boon sent into the IIIHa by this pupor
authorized to collect ono cent for the
service. THE BKB has printed many
columns of reliable Information-concern *
ing the marvelous dovolqpniant of that
region , but no money has boon asked or
received in return for it.
IT Is a very close race betwcjon Chicago
and Philadelphia for position iw the second
end city of the country la population ,
with the estimates slightly -/uvorublo to
ho former. The official returns will
probably slfiifrHhut the western city la
ahead by not , | o exceed fifty thousand. It
is lntcrosttnf | o read the excuses which
the Philadelphia papers offer for the
comparatively slow growth of tlmt city ,
nnd the facfc that it must take third place
is accepted with anything but a gracious
temper by tub journalists of the quiet
and staid Quaker town , who scold volu
bly about a luck of enterprise nnd the
faults of munlpipal government as re
sponsible for Philadelphia's reduced po
sition in the mutter of population.
THE attention of the county board of
equalization is directed to the acres of
railroad property occupied by coal yards ,
elevators and warehouses , which yield a
largo revenue to the corporations , but
for tax purposes is conveniently swal
lowed up in the "right-of-way. "
THE presence of Tammany stalwarts
who conspired to oust republicans from
office , at the county committee meeting ,
was an exhibition of adamantine gall
never equalled In this section.
An Ufjly 'filing to Pace.
nmnMun SfamtirJ Union.
It will bo some tltno before the administra
tion will care to face a doilcioncy. The first
oiio Unit docs it probably will bo struck by
lightning.
A Very Obvious Fact.
ito ' York H'orW.
In declaring the sugar trust to bo an illegal
conspiracy against the public welfare , crim
inal at common law , the court of appeals has
simply given the force of adjudication to a
perfectly apparent state of fact.
Keep Sober These Hot Days.
Kansas Cltu Times ,
"Heat prostration , " is euphemism which
coroners use thrco times out of flvo when
alcoholism would moro accurately define tlio
cause of death. The too indulgent liquor
drinking man Is In the blistering summer
days a shining mark for the great arclior.
Voice nml Vote.
Snii Francisco Alta ,
Mr. Dorsey of Nebraska yelled himself into
n fit of tonsilitls to get a frco lumber amend
ment into the McKIuloy bill , but Kccd could
neither sco nor hoar him. Then Mr. Dorsoy
lost his chance to make tlio speaker feel uim ,
for ho voted for the bill. When Dorsoy votes
as ho yells ho will amount to something.
Art la the AVcst.
tianon Appeal ,
Mollie Thompson , the agile young soubrotU
Of the "A Pair of Jacks" company , is falrlj
astounding her audiences by her work. Ilei
somersault finish to her song and dance at tin
cud of the first act is receiving curtain calls
evnrywhero. The somersault is so neatly ant
modestly done that there can bo no offense
taken , and surprises the audience into a
whirlwind of applause.
Nebraska's Grand Old Mn.ii.
Xfblbrara Pioneer.
The policy of Nebraska politics during the
70's was to booni tlio young men of the re
publican party for responsible positions ,
Judge Valentinomay bo said to bo the first
of the succossfQl- and the acknowledged
leader of that" clement. Following his suc
cess came Goyfcrpor Nanco , who made a fair
record , thougti mo bold stand upon living
issues was ovdr recorded. lu these days the
railroads and owporations succeeded pretty
well in having itjioir own way in Nebraska.
Excepting Governors Furnas and Gurbcr ,
Nebraska hag mVt liad ail executive in the
full sonso-q'f "thlj icnri until Governor Thay-
er's administration.
It lias been a Nebraska rule not to give its
executive move than two terms. A rule
ought sometimes to bo broken. If the gov
ernor proved a scamp there would bo a de
mand for his Impeachment. Haying proved
a faithful , conservative executive without
being a demagogue , the rulp would bo well
broken if the state convention accepted him
as the party's standard bearer. It is stated
that ho is too old fora young state ; that ho
has not the ' 'get up" noccssury to bring the
state prominently before the world. The
Pioneer asks what a younger man could do
that Governor Thaycr cannot ! The record of
most young men who have been brought
prominently before the state is that they have
looked pretty closely after the young men
first and cared very little about the demands
uppermost in the minds of the people. Ex-
pcrionco as a statesman hiis given Governor
Thayer an insight into all the details of gov
ernment policy. Ho is a pentloman of the old
school , a statesman bringing into the execu
tive chair its wisdom and dignity , and de
fending the people's rights iu a spirit
of honest fairness. Viewing the past
uncertainties , and looking upon ttio
present agitation of men seeking power to
overthrow what they claim is corrupt , it
would seem wise to strengthen what good
government wo have by continuing Governor
Thaycr rather than risking the administra
tion to corporation tools or men unskilled in
public affairs.
As pointed out in The Pioneer of last week ,
matters look unfavorable to Chairman Rich
ards because of Congressman Dorsoy's ' appar
ent determination to remain in the Held for
renomlnation , thus leaving Fremont's favor
ite citizen out of the question and placing
Governor Thayer in position to again become
the people's choice.
DEFENDING 1O\VA COST
To the Editor of TIIK Una : The statement
in your paper of yesterday that Judge Wake-
ley had decided In favor of tlio validity of
the "Omaha round house act" of last winter
as incredible. Upon some minor point In the
law , such for Instance as the dnactmcnt that
claims against laborers , servants and em
ployes could not bo assigned , the learned
Judge may have decreed favorably to the en
actment , but the law is in sucb. palpable violation
lation of the constitution and bill of rights of
Nebraska that It is amazing tlmt any news
paper should defend It , ( none do but the
Omaha papers ) , but It is incredible that any
Bclf-respcctlng court .should acccdo in
favor of the validity of the act if the
constitutional question was fairly presented.
The title to the bill , which is chapter 25 of
the laws of 1880 , is as follows :
"An act to pruvldo for the bolter protec
tion of the earnings of laborers , servants nnd
other employes of corporations , linns und
individuals engaged in intowtato business. "
It is not nil laborers , servants or other
employes whoso wages ave to bo protected ,
nor is it all corfl3vhtions. linns und individ
uals who employ labor tlmt are to have Im
munity from the vexations 01 gnrnishco pro-
cess. It Is lho'specially fuvorod laborer who
has the good fortune to bo employed by these
specially fuvorutiirornonillons , nrins or in
dividuals who alt ) strong und rich enough to
extend their opqrations into other states ,
only these aniji. no others , nnd to these
favored purtiiwi flL'nu Hir. : extends its con
gratulations ,
A telephone < $ nuwnv eonjlnod in Its opera
tion to Nobniskn-kvn bo garnlsheod , anil the
widow woman , ylio boards ouo of its em
ployes may gaviifshoo the employee for neil
exempt wuxos , but look out widow. A case
Is ox&ndcd into Kansas or lowu and now It
is prima facia a crime to Institute a suit that
might lawfully bo sustained before the ex
tension.
It is a special hmnutiity conferred on good
corporation , llrms and Individuals that has
nionuy in it to the favored class. .
The gallant knight who Wants to Jump his
board bill , nnd hlnldreds of such mrtdo night
hldoous in Omaha with their rejoicing at tbo
pimago of the bill , would In all human prob
ability work cheaper for n carpontur in whoso
hand3 his wages could not bo reached , than
to n ly.ss favored .clatn such as the Nebraska
Telephone company , brickyards , canning
companies , etc ,
Tim truth U , the law i. < u ploco of hasty ill
ronslilered legislation intended to mend a
local inconveuloiiL'o. but avoiding and sitting
at naught tlio' plainest prlnciplua of consti
tutional law , cmd tit least every lawyer en-
Kdjeil in lu enactment ought to bu ashamed
of lib work. S. N.
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on terms BO cosy ns to involve no inconven
iences of economy this surely is n triumph.
What Tun Ilnn is , it is not necessary to say.
Hero It is , speaking for itself. The reader
who falls to recognlzo Its excellence 03 ho pe
ruses It would hardly gather belief from nuy
self-laudation , howovcr Justifiable.
D What the Americanized Encj clopcdla Brit-
ami Sen Is , however , ia a matter as to which Information -
formation is loss generally diffused. The
Encyclopedia Brltnnnlcn is regarded by nil
students und literary men ns the standard
rofercnco authority of the English spanking
world. F r nearly ono hundred nnd twenty
years It has stood at the head of Its peculiar
class of literature , employing on its nlno edi
tions the most celebrated writers of success
ive generations , nnd sparing no expense nec
essary to secure tbo services of the foremost
men in every department of human knowl
edge , essays , dlsortations and descriptions by
such men as Macaulay. JolTroy , Leigh Hunt ,
Faraday , Mill , Tyndull , Huxlov , Clifford and
Farrar are imbedded in its pages , making it
not only an encyclopedia of facts , but n most
delightful assortment of literary treasures as
well.
well.This
This Is the work which forms the basis of
the Americanized Encyclopedia Britanulca.
which Is , as its name imports , the original
Hrltannlca remodeled , amended and , where
necessary , enlarged to lit it to occupy in
American homes the place bold by the orignal
work among the pcoplo of England. Articles
on subjects peculiarly Interesting to Amer
icans such ns the histories and descriptions
of American states and cities , accounts of
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tions of peculiarly American industries and
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the dead has been added , n number of now
maps , including ono of every state in the
union , have been Introduced , and the entire
work has been corrected to bring it into line
with the progress of history nnd sclcnco up
to the present year. The net result is a compi
lation that in interest and rcliubilitysurpnssos
the original Encyclopedia Britanica as far
as that monumental work surpasses all others
of its kind.
It may not bo nmiss to say hero n few
words of ono of the uses of a work like the
Americanized Kncyclopoidln Britanica , tto
which many of our readers , perhaps , give
little thought. The high price at which the
Encyclopaedia Britanica nnd its competitors
have hitherto been offered have resulted in
limiting their sale to literary men and com
paratively wealthy families , nnd the effect of
this limitation has been that by the great
moss of the American pcoplo an encyclo
paedia is } looked on as u work of reference and
nothing more ; something useful to students ,
but rarely needed by men of non-professional
vocations. How mistaken this idea is any
body will instantly sco who will take the
trouble to glauco through a volume of tlio
Americanized Encyclopaedia a Britanica.
From end to end 'it abounds in read
ing of the most delightful kind biogra
phy , travels , history , narratives of nd-
vcnturo , accounts of strange .and dis
tant countries , descriptions of 'inventions
nnd machinery. . There is hardly a page of it
that will not hold the mind enchained. The
influence of such a literary collection in n
family is Incalculable. It aids the education
of the young ; it expands and strengthens
the minds of older pcoplo ; it fosters a taste
for prolUablo reading and saves the young
from ono of the greatest dangers of our day
the temptation offered by the thousands o'f
cheap , trashy and corrupting books that
dclugo our country in n perennial stream. A
library of reference , n collection of pure and
entertaining literature , a vehicle of education
and a safeguard against vice this is what
wo offer our readers. And wo feel that in
doing so wo servo them all.
PEPPERMINT DROPS.
Handled without gloves A razor.
Texas Sif tings : Ho who fights and runs
away may get shot in the back.
Washington Star : The charge of the ice
brigade is too serious a matter for poetry.
Now York Morning Journal : When a
man is short ho docs not Vcmain long at the
races.
Now Yoric Morning Journal : "I'm having
a 'gallus' time , " said the old bachelor as ho
mended ono of his suspenders.
Boston Budget : Children not addicted to
fun , boisterousiiess and mischief may grow
up to bo respectable members of society , but
as children they are failures.
Lawrcnco American : "I understand that
Cutely , whom they wanted to arrest for eni-
bCKzIement , has skipped to Europe. " "Yes ,
ho lias gone beyond the seize 1"
Yonkers Statesman : Crimsonbeak ( In the
gloaming ) What do you suppose has Just
como to HghU Yeast I really could not say.
Crimsonbeak Why , the lamp-lighter , of
courso.
Chicago Times : Sufferer I called , doctor ,
to sco If you could relieve mo of this excruci
ating pain from a bad tootli. Doctor Cor-
tninly , madam , stop right Into my drawing-
room.
Burlington Free Press : Slio ( enthusiast
ically ) O , George , don't you think the great
est Joy in life is the pursuit of the good , the
true und the beautiful ) Ho You bet 1 That's
why I'm hero tonight.
There's nothing half so sad in life ,
This sultry summer weather ,
As is the look the bootblack casts
At shoes of yellow leather.
Washington Star.
Yonkers Statesman : Some ono says that
"tho happiest-looking man is the ono who Is
not burdened with wealth. " Ho evidently
did not form his opinion from seeing u friend
returning from the races.
PltOIIIIUTlON OR HIGH
Tlio Great Dcuuta at Beatrice July 5
and 7.
Mr. S. S. Green , secretary of the Beatrice
Chautauqua assembly , sends Tim BKK the
following for publication :
There will bo a Joint debate on the quo.-t-
tlon of "Prohibition vs. High License" nttho
Beatrice Glwutuuqiiii assembly , beginning nt
10 n. m. , July 5 , and ending the afternoon of
July 7.
Samuel Dickie , chairman of the prohibition
national committee , and Kcv. Sam Small will
debate prohibition.
Hon. Edward Kosowater , editor of Tin :
BISK , nnd Hon. John L. Wctutor of Omaha
will urguo for high license.
Tolstoi In 1'oor Hualtli.
Count Lee Tolfltoi , wo are &orry to
hoar , is seriously ill , says the Pall Mall
Gazette. lie has Snllammation of the
bowels ; and , those who have road his
latest novel will bo sulliolontly aware ,
ho has a bitter antlplthy to doctors.
There Is a danger , wo four , of the count
emulating the "peculiar people" in do-
elinlntf to hnvo medical nHsfsitanco , and
In that case tlio world is likely to nave
nothing moro from the pen of the author
of "Anna Karonimt. " it is deplorable
that th man whoso literary works have
made such p , deep murk upon the minds
of hirt contemporaries all over Kuropo
and whoso latter-day inlluunco ever
hlnco ho turned teacher and preacher
has had the largest and strongest ele
ment of good should fall In his old
ago Into the quagmire of whimsies in-
diuatod by the extreme doctrinorf of
"Tlio KrouUor Sonata" and by mioh
hobbles of u recluse- tills contempt for
the aid of medicine.
A STRANGER'S ' HARD LOT ,
Tramp Found Omshcd Bosldo the Trad1
Near Eagle Stfltlon.
HIS RECOVERY CONSIDERED DOUBTFUL ,
A YOIUIK Mnn IlcprcHCtitH Himself ns
llloh nnd Secures nn Kmlorao-
iiiont OH n Bogus Glicuk
lilituolii News.
Ltxcour , Nob. , Juno 80. [ Special to Tun
BKK.J A stranger named Wilson Teagnrden
was found terribly crushed bosldo tlio
Missouri Pacific track three miles this side
of Eagle station this morning. Ho had boon
run over by the construction tmln shortly
nfter midnight. His left leg was crushed bo-
ow the knee , his loft nrm broken nnd ho had
received Internal injuries besides. Ho lay
In this condition for flvo hours when
tlio engineer of tlio passenger
train discovered the ghastly and bloody muss
nnd stopped to take tlio unfortunate man on
board. The train arrived In Lincoln nt 8 ; 153
n. m. nnd Teagarden was taken to St. Eliza
beth's hospital. Although almost dead from
agony nnd loss of blood ho told who ho wns
and how the accident occurred. Ho is n home
less wanderer nnd wns walking along the
track. Shortly after midnight ho bci-amo
weary nnd snt down on tlio rail to
rest. Ho thinks that ho must Imvo
fallen nsleep and then been run over by the
train ns the next recollection was ono of intense -
tense suffering and innbllltv to move.
He was put under the liillnenno of chloro
form nt tlio hospital and his crushed leg am
putated below the kneo. There are some
doubts of his recovery. Ho is n man of nbout
forty and was poorly dressed when found.
TIlllII ) TO HUB TIIK T1UPE. ,
Benjamin P. Kloeborger and P. J. Andrews
have boon having n bitter light over the
possession of lot-1 , block 3 , of the Lincoln
Driving Park nssociatlou. Andrews says
tlmt ho erected a house for Klooberger , but
thcro arose some dlniculty about payment nnd
Andrews gave Klceberger ? 150 for his equity
in the lot. This was on Saturday , Juno i.
Klcoborgcr drew up the deed nnd gave it to
Andrews' attorney. On the Monday follow
ing Andrews offered Klcobcrgor the
money but ho refused it and
has since made it pretty hot
for Andrews'tenants on the property. An
drews appealed to the circuit court , for pro
tection against Klccborgor's actions and an
injunction was Issued ordering him tosUy
away from the property as it legally belongu
to Andrews. Klcobcrgor feels sour over the
verdict.
WANTS $ . " ,000 rou nnixo CAT.T.CD ATIIIRF.
Mr. A. Lo Gros wants $5,000 , from tlio banlc
account of D. F. Moore for alleged damages.
These two gentlemen have recently had a
small law suit in which Mr. Lo Gros came off
victor. This had nu exasperating effect on
Mr. Moore and Lo , Gros alleges that the next
time they met they were in n crowd , but despite -
spite this fact Moore shook his fist in his fnco
nnd called him a liar , rogue and thief to the
extent of $5,000 , worth. The suit was com
menced tuis afternoon.
SUUVIVCI ) TWO ItUNAWATS. _ ,
Mrs. Burko. who lives on a farm west of
tlio city , was In two runaways today whiio on
her way to town. In the lirst she escaped un
injured. Slio secured another buggy from a
neighbor and started again to town. On ar
riving her uorso took fright near Tenth and
O ana again ran again. This time the liorso
ran into u wagon and throw Mrs. Burke to
the ground knocking her senseless. The second
end buggy was also smashed. Mrs. Burke
was found to bo badly cut and bruised and
also _ hurt internally , but the extent of the lat
ter injuries is not known.
PHUTHNDEl ) IIU WAS 1UCII.
Albert H. Htcolc , n young man in the em
ploy of Kimball Brothers made ono of his
employers believe that ho war wealthv and
owned extensive coal mines in Iowa. On the
strength of this Kimball endorsed a ? 15 check
for Stcelo and after scouring the cash the
latter lit out for .Omaha. Kimball sent nn
ofileor in pursuit nnd yesterday the fellow
was captured in the state metropolis and
brought buck to Lincoln to explain to the
courts hero his peculiar actions.
WIST MAD I-ROM LOVB.
An Insane woman was found at the B. &
M. depot this morning who was an escaped
inmnto from the institution here. She says
her name is Mrs. John Walsh and that she
1ms been in the asylum hero for a year and
eight months. She raves about the cruel
treatment she received from her husband ,
how ho deserted her and skipped to Colorado
and there somehow secured a divorce from
her and married another woman. Mrs.
Walsh is about thirty years of ago.
WAST TO KK13I1 TIIRIll'MOXnY.
In the supreme court today petitions in
alleged error were Hied as follows : Hamil
ton loan and trust company vs George P.
Gordon. Gordon secured a Judgment for
8iiO,9i ; : against that monicd institution in the
Sliunnau county court , but the company ob
jects to paying the Judgment. The case has
already cost the company the amount ad
judged. John H. Koman Is another peti
tioner who objects to paying u judgment
found against him. The man beating him in
the lower court was John T. Bresslor , who
sued for $13V.75 in the district court of Wayne
county and won the case.
A FimiT OVKH A ciin.n.
William Giles and his divorced wife , Mary
A. Giles of Omaha , nro engaged in a lively
scrimmage as to which of the two shall have
the custody of their nino-yoar-old child ,
Hncokcl Humboldt Giles. At present Mrs.
Giles has the lad in her'possession , but today
her erstwhile llego lord lllcd nn application
In the supreme court asking for a writ of
habeas corpus to secure the return of the boy
to him. Giles snj-s that his wife secured a
divorce from him lost July nt Aurora , 111. ,
but the court did not grant her the custody of
the boy. Nevertheless last December Giles
intimates that his divorced wlfo succeeded
In kidnapping the lad , lie therefore asks the *
court to order the return of his son.
STATI : HOUSU Niws. :
The history of the Dodge county Fremont ,
Blkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad bonds
ivas lllcd with the auditor this morning for
registration. The bonds amount to $1-0,000
ivoro issued twenty years ago and made j > ay-
blo July 15 , 1890. As that time is now clpso
it hand preliminary arrangements are being
nado for paying them. Only $100,000 , nro to
jo refunded next month.
The following notarial appointments were
made today by Governor Thayer : tF. .
Dlmlck , Wauncta ; Ira Titus , Fnlrlleld ;
Alonzo Buckley , jr. , Cozad ; W. II. Roberts ,
Omaha ; Henry Bolln , Omaha ; Owen D.
Bratton , South Omaha ; Snuford Parker ,
O'Neill ; E. K. Wood , Uushvtllo.
The fctato auditor and secretary of state
anixed their signatures today to § 10,000 re
funding bonds from Stunton county.
C1TV NUW8 AND NO HIS.
The frit-mis of Mr. Howard W. Caldwell ,
assodato urofossor of history In the Nebraska
state university , received notlco today of his
marriage on last Wednesday to Miss Llsboth
A. Barnes , n most estimable voung li ly re
siding In Baltimore , Mil. After August 13
the newly wedded pair will make their homo
at ! i 00 Lynn atreut In this city.
TDMSGIIAI'HIOK.S OK OM ) .
Two Veteran Societies to JMoct In
Kaunas City in Soiitoinliur.
Kansas City Star , Juno 21 : During
the second week of next Sop-
.tombor there will moot in this city an as-
Hoclation of which but little Is known in
this country by tlio people in general ,
but to whom the country OWOH , in a largo
measure , Ha prosperous condition lodny.
It will bo the tontli annual joint conven
tion of tlio Old Time TolographorH1 HO-
oioty , and the society of the United
StatoH Military Telegraph corps. Tlio
former of UIOBO two ivHoclatinnx is com
posed of veteran telegraph operators
who sat by the ticker when the art , of
talking over lightning btroaku was in its
infancy. The latter organization in made-
up exclusively of the men who served In
the government telegraph aorvico dur
ing the war. Although tlio two are dis
tinct societies , as the members of the
Old Timor * are , in the main , also mem
bers of the military corps. The mooting
lust year was hold in Louisville , und the
450 who attended were royally ontor-
talnod by the old veterans of the Fall a
oily.
There nro only four regularly organ
ized branches of the military corps nnd
they are located In Washington , 1) . C. , '
Kansas City , Omaha nnd Denver. The
ilrflt named of these had fourteen mom'
hers at the last meeting , Kansas Cit.V
had twenty-two , Omaha fourteen and
Denver thirteen. Several mt'inbors have
been added to each since than. Uosido
these there are sovornl html rod main/
scattered all over the country rotu
Mulno to Cnllfornln. The local brunch
wna organized in Jnmmry , 188. ! ,
txnd year by year members have
boon added. The ofllcora of thin
branch are : Day K. Smith , president ;
J. I ) . Crulso , vleo president , nnd D. A.
Williams , secretary and troasuror. Mr.
Smith also has the honor of being pres
ident of the National Old Tlmo Telegra
phers' society. Barney Hughes of Mom *
phia la vice president and W. J. Denloy
of Now Yorfc Bocrotary und treasurer.
The ofllcorfl of the National Society of
the United States military telegraph
corps nro W. K. Plum of Chicago , presi
dent ; William B. Wilson , llolmesburg ,
Pa. , vice president , nnd J. K. Poltit ,
Chicago , secretary and treasurer.
The military corps law for the pnsK.
few years been making tiu effort to have i
congress in some way recognize its ser
vice during the war. The idea hns
gained prevalence that the object of this
Is to sccuro pensions , but it is erroneous.
There are no records on Illo In Wash
ington which go to show that congress
has over done anything in the way of
complimentary rccogmtton of the valu
able Borvlco of the war-tlmo telegraph
operators. Several bills have been intro
duced nl'vnrious times in the lower house
but they have evidently been lost sight
of. Major Warner has boon n vnhmblu
friend to the corps nnd during his con
gressional career made several eariii'st
pleas in its bohnlf. The national com
mittee appointed at the lust convention
to look after this congressional recogni
tion is composed of W. J. Dealoy , chair
man , Now York ; E. Kosowator , Omaha ;
W. B. Wilson , Uolmesburg , Pa. ; J. A.
Emoriok , Now York ; L. 0. Weir , Citi * *
cinnati , 0.
Cotton From Asia.
An immense amount of cotton hna
boon transported from Central Asia to
Moscow since navigation was opened
this year on the Caspian sea. The _
transportation coinpany.4'Kavka/ - *
Icurlv , " alone convoyed' since January 1 ,
this year , 00,000 pounds of cotton moro
than it carried during the whole year of
1888. The direct traflle from Central
Asia to Moscow is even greater. At
tempts are also being made this year to
plant cotton on the Crimean peninsula
and in various other places on the const
of the Black Sea. The sued was im
ported portly from America and partly
from Central Asia.
Kopiibllcnu State Convention.
Tlio republican electors of the state of No
brnska are requested to HOIK ! delegates from
their several counties to meet lu convention In
tlio ulty of Lincoln , Wednesday. July SI , : itS
o'clock p. in , , for the purpose of placing In
nomination candidates for the following stati *
olllccs :
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
State Troasuror.
Attorney General.
Commissioner of 1'ubllo Lands and IlullJ'
Superintendent of Public Instruction. , "J
And the transaction of such other buslncsi *
as may como before the convention.
TIIK Al'POimONMKN'T.
The several counties are entitled to roprot
sentatlon as lOllows , bulntf based iinon thu \
vote cast for Hon. Georno H. Huntings , presi
dential elector In IhS.S. giving one doIuKatu-iil-
iarso to each county , nnd ono for eauh I'A
votes and the major f motion thereof : 1
It IB recommended Hint no proxies bo d-
nlttud to the convention , rind that the dul -
; ul 8 pKisi'iit bo antliorl/od to cu.st tlio full
otoof thu delegation.
I , . I ) . HICIIAUIIS , Olmlrmuii.
WAI/T M. SBUMSV Bi-crutary.
PlttsburR Chronicle : The butcher's honor
s always at steak.
When Baby wiut lqk , wo gave her Ouitorla , .
When she was a Child , she crlud for Castorla ,
When she liccninn Miss , she clung to Ciulorla.
When the had Children , she gave thuui Caslorla ,
_ 4O9
DOUGWS---STREfl7" !
On account ot our largo
nnd iiiiTOHBing Prai'Uco ,
wo hnvo KEPrlOVKL ) to
moro npnciniiB und con
venient olllcoa.
3Drs. Betts & Betts ,
1400 Douglas St. Omalm , Nol\ ,
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscriber ! and Guaranteed Capital..f.VM.OOi
1'ald In Capital : ) .iju )
lliiyHHiid sells Htouksnnd bonds : nuKotiute.s
commerulitl paper ; receive * and executes
.trnstNi acts an trunxforaKeiit nnd triiHteu i'f
corporations , taken charge ot iiropurty , cut-
U'otH taxen. _
j
OmahaLoan & TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S.E. Corner 10th nnd Douglas Sts
J'ald In Capital > MD >
Knbsarlbud and Gnarantuud Uupltal Jtw.O"V
Liability of Htouklmlilorn WUJIJ > .
61'or Cent Inteicbl 1'ald on DeposltH.
FltANK J. LANGK. CnMilur.
OntcorsiA. U. Wyman. iirunlilont , J , J. Drown ,
vice-president , W. T. Wymun , treasurer ,
UlroetorA. . U. Wymun. J. Jl. Mlllnrd , J. J
Itrowii. Gijy U. llurlon , K. W. Nas.li , Tliuum *
J , Ulmba'l.UuorKu 11. LuUu