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JUJUl & , IbUO , THE' DAILY BEE E , ROBBWATEE , Editor. PUULIbHED KVEtlY OP Dnllynntl .Sunday , Ono Year . J11 TO Klx tiiimtlii . . . 5PO TMtociiinnlliN. . , . . . . . . 2fiO Kiiminy live , Una Vcar . "CM Weekly Her , Una Vnnr . 125 . Omnlin. TV lice Ilulldln ? . H. Onmliii , Ciirnrr N nnd Silh Htrcoti. . Council HltittH , ! ' . ' I'l-uri Street. Chlcnim Olllco , : ilClintiilorof Oomincreo. Now VorW.Komni l.'l , HniKll.Vrrllmtio Hull Jlngi Washington , Dii : Fourteenth street. COIlItnsl'ONKKN'Cn. AM rotnniiinlcntloiu rrlntlnit to nt > rr nnel rilltorlul mutter Mionlel lo aeldrus&cd to the Xelltoilnl Department. Alllnt liifns Icllorsnnel remittances should tieldif.utoel tit The Moo Publishing Company , Omnlia , HriifK RlicclM nnd pustollleo orders to IJR made ) payable to the order of llio Com pany , The Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors. Tlio liceIl'lillnz , I'arniuii nnd Seventeenth Hts IwolIN KTATn.ME.NT OF CIltOUbATION tJtti ti * of Ni'bneikii. { , . Coiintvof Pouni.n. ( " Ororiro II , T/wliuck , sccrotnrjr o [ Tim Ron riihlMiliiK Company , clops ttnlrinnly swear tlutt llio whinl circulation of TUB IMir.T HKB for tliu week ending JuiicM , It'M , wua us fol lows i _ riiufiliiy , ,111110 ' "Ji . . . . .z.iyr > Milniliiy , .Iiuio III . H'.fKiO ' Tupwlay. .1 line SI . If.iXVl Wcdiipiilny. .Juno 25 . Ifl.fHrt Tlmimlnv. .tune 'M . lO.IISO Friday. .linmw . Ifl.Uln Hut Urdu v. June'.1 ! ) . . . . . 'HAW ; Average . UOIU8 ! GEOIIOB U. T7onccit. Bwnrn lo'inro ' mo mid Biibicrllicd In tny presence llilh Situ day of June. A. I ) . . 1UDO. ( Seal.1 N. I' . KKIU Notary 1'ubllo. Btatneif Nebraska , Contily of DniiRliui. Is ' OteirKo II , Twlinrk. liclns duly Rworn , de poses nnd . uyn Hint lie Is secretary of The lleo I'nlillslilii ! : C oiiipuny , Unit the ; act nal uvornso dally I'li-euhtlon of Tim IMif.v UEK for the ineinth of July , I WO. IS.TIM copies : Tor August , l&ft'J. IK.Cil copies ; for September. 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TTsi.ii s the lawyers succeed in un earthing a fresh batch of lopftil. quibbles the notorious Kemmlcr will bo legally "touched oil" on August . nKM'HiA drops from second to third plneo in the list of American citicH , and consoles itself with the con ceit tluit "it is quality , not quantity , that counts. " TIIK efforts of the sleeping car porters * o obtain a living salary will command the sympathy of travelers , The public lias grown weary of paying the employes of tlio 1'iillman company. TIIK local gang whoso energies are being exerted just now "to discourage llio iwo of money in elections" were very busy the glorious Fourth. They had an Original package tournament. the star of empire takes Its way. " The center of population , which in 18SO was anchored in the vi cinity of Cincinnati , has moved west of Lake Michigan in ten years. GHXKUAL MILKS hurls at an unoffend ing publiu , all the way from Texas , a liny boomlot for the presidency. It will bo useful as a means of political diver sion during the coming dog days. Nononv expected that prohibition would work any very great change in South D.ikota , but the open and utter disregard for the law in the Black Hills demands the attention of bumptunry law makers. DII. Dt'UYKA , the eminent Omaha dl- vlno , indulged in very forcible language nt the Crete Chautauqua the other day. Ono of the strongest points ho made waste to warn the people against voting any law which jmblio sentiment would not enforce. DKMOCKATIC kickers prevented Wy oming from celebrating independ ence anniversary and statehood at the Bamo time. The people will remember the miserable meanness of the demo cratic minority and administer a lilting rebuke on the ilrst occasion at the ballot TJOX. TIIK Kansas army of constables is waging a relentless war on original packages In a few isolated spots. The loss of a rich assortment of fees from jointists nnd bootleggers intensifies their desire for the return of the profit able ) foiulittons prevailing1 before the 9uprcmo court decision. IT Is refreshing to note that the prop erty of the Pullman Palace car eomminy Is to pay some tax into the state treas ury. This corporation has been the most successful tax-shirker in Nebraska as vroll as many other states , Its rolling Btock should not only bo liberally taxed , but it should bo required to pay well for the privilege of running : its cars through the state. MANTON MAIUIT.K emerges from ob scurity in Knglanel long enough to ad- vlso the democratic party to ma Ice free coinage the i sue In 1802. This' is base treason. Marble is one of those roml- nlsconcos of democracy exiled to Great Britain for the solo purpose of preach ing free trade. That he should prove recreant to his mission is calculated to prove that expediency and olllco Is the guiding principle of democracy. Hjr the Slocumb law was first put In force in Nebraska it was considered n. prohibition measure by pulpit orators mid temperance people generally. The Eitloons opposed it and the prohibitionists championed it. But time changes all things. The men ivho are today advo cating its beneficent , provisions are liooted tit as "hirelings of the rum power" and thoonomlua of mankind Nothing can satisfy a fanatle , Tan BEI prints a synopsis of this law , to whicl tlio attention of all thinking ineu LJ dl rectod. AX AVPKAL TO COMMON SEXSB. The lenders of the independent peo- ) lo's movement are making a frantic cf- ort to keep republican farmers out of ho republican primaries , They are do- iborntely trying to prevent antimonopoly ely republicans from wrenching the con- rol of the party out of the hands of the corporation bosses by letting the cau- UHCS nnd primaries go by default. And his in done in the name of tlio Farmers' Alliance , which 1ms been organized nnlnly to grapple with the corporations and plnce the state in the hands of capa- ilo and upright men who will recognize mtl servo only one master the people. \Vo tire told that sixteen thousand armors have signed the enll for the In- lepeiulent movement. Suppose that Ifty thousand farmers and worklngmcn should join the now people's party ; what vould that amount to ? In the coming election two hundred and twenty thou- and votes will ho cast In Nebraska , and t will take at least eighty thousand oles to elect any man on the stale .Ickct. What chance has the now party o rally eighty thousand voters under ils cra/.y-quilt platform ? Is it Tiol manifest that the only hope ' > ebrala ) fanners have of rcdecm- iig the state is in making their lower felt in republican caucuses and conventions ? The farming clement is argely in the majority In the republi can party and it is tlio fault of the pre > - lucers that they have not heretofore dio- ated every stale ticket and controlled Btatej affairs by men of their own choice. TIIK 13KB now makes its last appeal lo ho republican fanners to attend the caucuses and conventions and take con- rol of the parly and ils machinery. If hey allow themselves to be led astray by unbitlous visionaries and wildcat cranks , vho have not the remotest idea of the isk they incur in the new party move- nont , they will only have themselves to jhimo for whatever disstsler may follow. LAXD The general land ofllco has completed ho work of segregating the lands sur- oyeel under the arid land act of 1SSO. [ "lie law practically reserved the entire irid region until the surveys were com- ) lolod , In order to properly establish tnd mark the areas tributary te > streams i ml subject to irrigation. In all twelve lundreel townships have thus been segre gated. They are located principally in daho and Montana , with smaller areas n Colorado , Wyoming and Utah , ag gregating twenty-two million acres. Not only are the sites for res ervoirs , ditches and canals in cluded in those surveys , but also all ands susceptible of irrigation by such csorvoirs , ditches and canals. The bur- oys are by no means completed , but the vork already done will dolino tlio areas vhich thcao surveys will bring within the operations of the arid land law. Under the decision of the altornoy general the ariel lands ivworvcd under the sict of 1SSO will bo subject to entry md settlement as soon as the land olllco > ropuros the final maps and profiles. Several bills are pending in congress irovlding for the modilication of .ho law so far as it reserves , ho land from settlement. The act that under operation of the la\v -wenty-two million acres will bo avail- iblo to settlement is sutllciont to supply ill immediate demand and render un- icccssary a change in the act. It is of the greatest importance that the unsurvoyed land should be with drawn until the government has defined , ho boundaries of land subject to irriga- .ion by any given stream , reservoir and canal , und accurately elotormlned the volume of water , sites for res ervoirs , and other essential details for systematizing the reclamation of ariel lands. The tem porary inconvenience caused by with- iioldlng the lands Included in tlio act is insignificant compared with the perma nent good which will result from com plete surveys of irrigable land and the quantity of both land and water subject to entry. .as TO stu > s The senate has entered upon the con sideration of the bills reported from Its committee on commoroo to "phico the American merchant marine engaged in foreign trade upon an equality with that of foreign nations" and "to provide for ocean mail sorvlcu bouvosn the United Slalcs and foreign ports nnd lo promote commerce. " The first of these bills pro poses a bounty on tonnage for all ships of a certain class , and has the endorsement of tlio Ship ping League association of the United Stales. According to an cslimato of the commissioner of navigation its Dost to tlio public treasury for the first year would bo about thrco million dollars , and for three or four years live or six million dollars , and in the opinion of Senator Fryo , who is an advocate of the measure , the cost in five or six years would bo seven or eight million dollars. It hardly need bo said that these esti mates tire purposely conservative and probably very much under what the cost would bo should the measures , If adopted , have the effect in stimu lating ship building which tholr advo cates profess to bjllovo they would. Tlio other bill is a postal subsidy measure au thorizing the postmaster general tomako contracts , after advertisement , with the lowest bidder for carrying United States malls In four classes of American vessels. Senator Fryo said with regard to this measure that ho had no doubt if it became - came a law there would bo In three years n. . line of American steamers between Now [ Vork anil Liverpool , and he stated that a line of four ships under the bill would cost eight hundred thousand dollars a year , which ho thought reasonable. Senator Fryo , who is the especial champion of the subsidy projects , pre sented the familiar arguments. Ho claimed that the American carrying trade was dead for the want of protec tion and that the only remedy was in government assistance. Unless congress did something soon there would not bo a line on the ocean carrying the American Hag. In his opinion the American carrying trade was doomed to death unless prompt and liberal assist ance was alTordod , und bounties and sub- sidles wore necessary to save it from ruinous competition. The necessity of assisting the upbuild ng of the American merchant marine is admitted by all , but the granting of iiibsidlcs will not accomplish the ends ought. It is simply folly to grant edoral aid to American steamship lues while congress proposes lo Increase ho duties on foreign goods to the full irohlbltory point. It Is impossible to mild up a profitable trade between this and other nations while the doorj of the United States are wholly barred against .ho . products of her neighbors. Nor can t bo expected that other nations will eel partial toward American products , lor is It possible to enlarge the foreign market unless wo show n spirit of trade cclproclly. To grant subsidies to steamship lines and at the same tlmo strengthen the tariff Chinese wall around the country is an indefensible measure of extravagance. When this country encourages trnelo relations with icr neighbors by reciprocal concessions t will bo practicable to maintain a mer chant marine with slight ussistauco om the government. LL accounts agree that Governor Illl's mission to Indiana was eminently uccessful. Tlmo , place and circum stances combined to give his preslden- ial boom n tremendous boost In the land of the Hoosior. Not only waa the ah- i'o of Cleveland commented on to his lisadvanta/jo / , but the organs fivoriblo : 0 Hill resurrected the halchct and in shorud pointed out that Cleveland's cold vnd cruel treatment of Iloiulrlcks hast ened his demise. This significant assault on the ox-pro.iidont was followed by lowing tributes to the patriotism mil democracy of Hill , and the succeeding banquets and receptions wore timed to keep up the enthusiasm. The nest striking feature of the well-primed ) oem was the prominence given the visits to Mrs. Plondricks , who , wo are .old in triple leaded lines , seized Gov ernor Hill by the hand and declared , 'Governor , I hope you will got there. " The favors shown throughout smack of' 1 determination on the part o the dem ocratic leaders of Indiana to throw their nlluenco to mil. Ho is a representa tive of the spoils element , a fact which endears him to the Iloosier , and if ho can secure a lighting faction of the dele gation of his own state ho fools certain of the support of Indiana in the conven tion of ISM. A SMALL but vigorous earthquake : ias shaken Hooposton , Illinois , from stem to stern. The town prides it.self on uho moral quality of its population. It .B a model dry to.vn , and invariably ilaccs in olllco men pledged to pulvor- 7.0 the rum power. In pursuance of this loop-rooted custom , Bill Pierce was invested with the honors and emolu ments of mayor hist spring. . Iminedl- iloly after his installation he announced that ' 'the saloons must go. " There were none in sight , however , but the proclamation was accepted as proof of ills vigilance. Whether the ollico was salaried ono docs not appear. If so the salary \vis not sulllolent to main- Lain the dignity of the position. Tlio mayor continued his practice as a physi cian and padded a drug store to his equipment. An epidemic , of inter nal diseases spread throughout tlio town , and the calls on the mayor in his capac ity of physician and druggist waxed rich , and the shipments of willow-cov ered jugs grow to suspicious proportions. In an evil moment the mayor sought to crush out a competitor who dispensed corn juiio with out the formality of a proscrip tion , and he is now wrestling with an in dictment for compounding cocktails by the gill , pint and quart without a United States license Meanwhile the residents tire struggling along without their liquid refreshments at one dollar a proscrip tion , and the moral spinal column of the town is wrecked beyond repair. Tun edict has gene forth from the headquarters of prohibitionists in Iowa that Iho republican party must bo pun ished. Having placed prohibition on the statutes of the slato-anil given tlio law a thorough trial at a cost uf millions of dollars , the faroo must b3 continued even though it is nouJ33ury te > slaughter the republican'prirty. It is given out in unmistakable tonas th it the declara tions of the republican convention are not satisfactory to the fanatics. They insist on ruling -tv ruining and rofiua the right of party alloglmco to thojo who honestly differ on questions of internal pulley. An inde pendent ticket hu.3 therefore bean decided upon ; and the third party has already gene so far as to plic3 Candida ted in the Hold for congress. Tills is the condition that confronts the republicans of Iowa. The itch for otllco Is so great among the prohibitionists that no sacrifice ) Is too great to got there. It furnishes all needed proof that the mainspring , the motive power , bohlnd llio prohibition raid is condensed In the significant words of a loading agitator : "Tlio only way to win is lo wreck Iho re publican parly. " reverend publishers of The Voice are in trouble. They have bjan sued in Now York by an English publishing lioiibo for violating Iho copyright laws or , in other words , for purloining a book and reprinting it when they had not Iho sllghlest right to do so , The New York JSeenmy 1'ost calls this theft ami has for weeks been pouring hot shot into the camp of this wonderful advo cate of moral reform. Its undoubted piracy in this case is only on a par with its loose campaign methods in this stale , where by imposture and misrepresenta tion it has done more damage to Iho cause of prohibition than it did in the eastern stales which less than a year ago repudiated Us publishers along with all hired agitators of the Btuno stripe. Go VKISNOK THAYKU , in an address at Plalnviow on the Fourth , made use ol the following language : "It is the duly of republican alliance men to attend the republican primaries and see that good men nro selected for positions of re sponsibility and trust. It is the duly ol domocralic alliance members also to at tend the primaries of their party and help select good and Irtio men. The farmers of Nebraska , by taking th'ia course , can secure the election of good and faithful representatives of their own Interests ; they can control the next legislature ; they can control the selection of candidates In the state con ventions. They-Wavo It In tholr power , mid If they fall 16'tako ' this course then Iho responsibility for the failure rests with them. " f ift governor has struck the key-note to s'uccess ' In the coming campaign , The farmers are demanding certain reforms In the conduct of state government , mid they can secure them by adopting the atlvlco BO tersely given above. The hnpo.i/tiineo / of effective work tit the party primaries must bo felt on all hands. In thorn lies the remedy and lo igtioro them means a surrender to the corporations whfcii control the county machines. TiiRelomoejracy of Pennsylvania ar raigns the republican party "fe > r its fail ure to fulfill its promises to honorably discharged soldiers of the union. " In tlio light of the fact that the democracy In congress olMtructetl in every possible way Iho passage of pension bills , the ac cusation not only refutes itself , but con victs the party of gross falsehood. No congress has equalled the present in lavishly providing for the soltllers of the war nnd their dependents , and Iho laws enacted as well as the management of the pension ofllce , notwithstanding thu persistent opposition of the democrat * , must convince every veteran of the war that the ropuWk-an parly Is their true friend. The 1'onnsylvanift duolarutton is a gratuitous insult to the intelligence of the old soldiers , Tun as ot-tiim that public ownership of railroads would bo Injurious not only to the people but to commerce , Is dis proved by the oxporlonco of Georgia. The state owns the Western & Atlantic railroad , penetrating the region made famous by Sliornvni's march to the sea , and luw leased the road for a term of twenty-nine years to the Nashville , Chattanooga fc St. Louis company at a monthly rantiil of Uvenly-livo thousand dollar * . The lossoa is obi Igated to main tain the real in first olas-i condition , mid charges nvo limited and subject lo control of the htuto , thu.s insuring a steady publiu revenue and keeping1 rates at the minimum , COXN-ULL , it trans pires , introduced that freedman ptMision bill "by request.1 In a recent interview ho specifics with great distinctness that an intev.stu.to domosrntiu editor who toy.s with a paper in Oaiaha is tlie author of this romurkiibl' ) bill. Mr. Uonnoll also states with similar dircotne > .J3 tint the proxy editor is not a crank , but on the contrary id publicly considered to be of sound mind. "With this que ionuble view , however , the eastern press takes pronounced issue. Wvoaiixo has the honor of being the first state in the union in which women will enjoy all the' constitutional rights and privileges of men. Thus the state will become not only the Mecca of speculator later and invostorjbul the haven of the short-halrud mufcculines in skirts. OTH13K LuYNDMTlJAXOUKS. Tlio reports abj'it the situation of the British ministry grow1 more serious , and U is now sakl that a cotupluto reconstruction of the cabinet , under which tlio liberal unionists would ttilto tlio leading plac i , nuy bo loo'.ted for before many ilay.i. Their c.ila nlty has grown out of their over conlleleiico In sup- paalii'r tint tlioy could , towards the close of tlio session , push through , all uui'oast , three stoutly oipo3cd [ measures of the first im- partmcel lTlio Irish laud pure base bill , tlio Welsh tithes bill and the liccnsa bill. TO every ono of these there is fanatical hostility in some quarter.VUutcvcr the merits of the Irish luud purchase bill and fwii the ton- nuts' point of view it has nuny - the whole liberal pirty , including the Parnollltos , wore pledged to fight It to the death , be cause it was dwftud without consultation with the Irish representatives , and Is to bo executed without the supervision orco-opo- ratloa of any local boJy. Moreover , it has bean introduced by the Irish secretary , who knows nothing of Ireland , and treats the people and the country with tliu utmost scorn. Tlio Welsh tithes bill , which is a sort of com promise , lutciuleel by a slijj'it ' shirting of the burden to reconcile the Welsh peonlo , who arc nearly all dUscntcr * , to paylni for the anp'.urt of tha Anglicra clergy , meets not on'y ' with thu fanatlc.ll opposition of the but that oftlia enemies of the church nit in nil parts of the country. Finally , thu Ucciiilng bill , which puts an in creased lux on boar und spirits for the par- podo of creating a fund for romntmsatln : ; such publican } as may , for miy uauso otuur than misconduct on tli.'ir . part , bj ivl'usod a renewal of tluir license * , of uouno rousus the furj ° t'10 ' tfliipjraneo 111211 of nil parties anJ denomhmtious , * # * Of course , the tuitur.il nnil time-honored way oatof u situation so Oiilieult is dissolu tion. A united party woalel undoubtedly , under existing eii'cunHtiiiiws , dis.iolvo anil go to the country. But the trouble is that the torlos J know well that they would ba loftlu ahopclo33 minority at u general clou tion , as they were at the lust two , while the liberal unionists liavo the stromfOJt reason ? for bcllovinfttunt vary few of thorn would setback to parliament now if thuy appealed to their constituencies. Consequently all talk of dissolution sends n shiver through the frames of the whole antl-Gladstonlaii ho.st , They cannot bring themselves to face the risk of putting Gladstone back into oHicc , with Ills powers ot'inhchlef apparently uuell inliilshed uiid tlio willed Irish still uusub- eluoil. For it nnpcps from every day's that Mr , ' . coercion lins news Baltpar'coercion some how not proved n success. Tlio Irish arc still recalcitrant , mid ho Inn still every elay to Jo- fetid in the house modes of breaking thiiir bplrlt which pu/zlij , t'uid shock the Kiijfllsh public. He thonglitl\hoii ho came Into ofllco that by subjecting IhS leaders to ordinary prison discipline ho would speedily end the trouble , anil chuckled over it us a great dis covery , but that se'iiatf of triumph has long siuco passed away ( > , - , * fH * * } In the scttlcinenjj , between England am ! Germany as to jj ? African territory , the possession of HclU olund was taken by the latter us an offset t'6' the protectorate of Zan zibar. The London Economist , commenting on tie | English opposition to tlio surrender of Heligoland , shows conclusively that tlio bar- gala Is enormously to the advautago of Eng land. It may bo to the advantage of Germany also , nnd Is evidently so considered by the Germans , clnco It gives' ' them a naval station In Just the place where ) they want ono to do feud their great seaports. To Knglanel It has only a souttmental vuluo , and In this partlcu Inr the sentiment will not boar oloao invest ( gallon , since , us the Economist nay3tliolslane "was stolen rather thau taken { oin Denmark In the war of 1SOT. " Its area Is only -LW acres being smaller thuti many single farms la tlio United Kingdom. Jts population of-J.OOO Inhabitants - habitants ara attached to the English rule only because they are thus sayod from military conscription. On the other hand , the Island of Zanzibar In the hands of a great nnvnl > owcr dominates the cost African coast nnd jccomcs n most valuable connecting link be tween Africa nnd Indln , . Moreover , u quarrSl with Ocrinnny nt the present time , the Hcon- omUt thinks , would probably bavo cost Eng- and her position in Egypt. The reasons ns- slsuod by the Economist for ratifying the agreement with Germany are so great In com- Darlson with the vnluo of Heligoland that there can be little doubt that parliament will acquiesce la it If the motion tu reject It Is over iressed to a vote. * * * Tlio comment of the ofllehil orgnn of Russia on the situation in Bulgaria would seem to udlcatu that Muscovite patience Is exhausted u regard to the condition of Bulgarian af fairs. Prince Ferdluuuil , who left his prlncl- uiity to go to the sanitarium at Carlsbad , ntiy never bo ublo to return to Bulgaria , where the execution of Major Pnnltzu has In- civased the number of liU enemies , liurly In Juno the prince had n hair-breadth escape When ho went to Inaugurate the new railroad from Yuiuboull to Bourgus. A band of Macedonians , former soldiers of I'unltz.vhau' ' [ ilottcd to capture Ferdinand , nnil to ex change him for their former commander , -who s in Jail awaiting bis fate. The conspiracy was revealed In the nlclc of time to Stain- lioulolT anel the prince took another train , I'lio renewed explosion of Kifslnu Ill-humor nay also bo attrluuted to the fact that Princess Clementine , the prince's mother , went to Vienna some tlmo igo nnd Insisted on her son's recognition by Austria , which explains the bitter words used by Count ICulnrlcy In his speevh to the delegations , or Austro-Iluiiga- Ian assembly , and against which Hussla protested souil-oniclally , Moreover , the gov- irinnent of the c/ar has obtaiucel ivcenlly [ )0t'5cssion ) of n threatening note addressed by the Sofia cabinet to the porto. It win written U" M. Strniisliy just before his leaving the portfolio of minister for foreign affairs , and scut through M. Vnlltovltuli , diplomatic igont of Huigarhi at Constantinople , wliero 110 had hastily returned from his trip to Athens after his failure to engage { ho Greek government In nn alUnnco with Bulgaria. This note declared to the porto that in case thu sultan , who Is the suzerain of Prince Fordinand , did not recognUo him us an In dependent sovereign , the Bulgarian govern ment and pee > ] ilo would bo entitled to doubt tlio alleged friendly sentiments of the porto and would bo compelled to rely upon their own initiative and their o\vu strength. Mcaawhllc the Sofia cabinet was pure-busing in Austria and Belgium arms unit ammuni tion , which were refused transit through Sorvln , and bad to bo sent by the Danube and landed at Wieldin : md Kustolmk. # # # The recent revolution In San Salvador Is but another argument for the union of the Central American states unilor u single strong government. The googmphlnil situation , ivs will as political and social interests , elomand that Buc-h a union shall bo speedily effected. Tile results of tlio Pun-American conference , presaging a closer commercial connection bo- twcon our country anel the republics to the southward , imply also u closer political silll- niu-e of these little countries. Ity virtue of such a union Central America would b3 u power in any compact which might bo ina'lu ' between the republic * of tlio hemisphere. Without union its influence woulel scarcely bo felt. Although San Salvador is ono of the very least of the Central American states an unsettled state of political affairs anel revolu tions at Intervals ofu few years can but pro duce nn evil effect upon the entire region. It may bo that this last overturn will , but hasten the greatly desired end. i" Heligoland has for the nonce assumed an importance ejuito out of proportion to Its area , which eloc.1 not exceed three-qunrtcre of u mile. For It Is doubtful whether tlio British house of commons will consent to ratify the agreement of Lord Salisbury to surrender the tiny i.slot to Germany , and in any case the cession will form the subject of a stormy debate at Westminster. Commanding as it does tlio access to Hamburg and Bremen , Emperor William proposes to transform the roclc into a powerful fortress at a cost of many millions of dollars. In n letter tlatod from Heligoland nnd published today a de scription is given of this queer little storm- beaten Island , where crime is unknown , longevity the rule , and whore the favorite nmusumcul of tha 2,001 Inhabitants consists in the propounding and solution of intricate problems of mental mathematics. * * * While the now constitution of Brazil pro vides that the president of the republic shall not bo eligible to re-election for at least ton years uftor the expiration of his term , the rev cent action of the Mexican congress In voliiiR the president indefinite succession to himself , or , as it might be , giving him a life tenure of oaico , appears all tlio more extraordinary by contrast. The natural Ilrst thought Is that BivuU proposes to keep well In advance of the progress of free institutions , while Mexico Is apparently falling to the rear. It is to bo Ucptin mind , however , that the Brazilian experiment is now nnd remains to ln tested. The constitution is not oven nUoptod , tlio 11 rat president under It Is yen to bo elected. Upon the other hand , the republican experiment in Mox- It-o lias Imd trial. It may not liavo fulfilled all the expectations that woru entertained of l , -i'lel much as wo may suppose the Mexican congress to hu under the influence of I'rosl- elont Dhz , it is a reasonable proiumpllon that its notion in extending the presidential term was in great part Its free and independent action , tnKcn with u view to what is believed to bo the beat interests of the people. Possibly lU-azll miy poivolvo a similar ne cessity with tlio lapse of tlmo and ntnoud her constitution accordingly.but conditions In Mexico are peculiar to that country , and it is by thorn that the expediency of tlio new pol icy is to bo judged. A rule that might apply in Mexico would certainly not apply in the United States , nnil it is to l > o hoped will not liavo to bo nppllcd in Inull. ) The Tjcnvuii of K-liicntlou. M. / > ml < Glttiie-nemticrat , The frantic appeals of the Alabama , Georgia , South Carolina anel Tennessee bourbons bens for "harmony" within their party show that the public school system below the old line of Mason and Dlxon is beginning to Justify Its existence. Can't lie Made ) Worse. Cleveland Jsitilcr. Wo are of the opinion that "tho liberties of the people" of the south , so far as the elec tions are concerned , will ho quite as safe in the hands of ofllcinls appointed by the federal government as In tlio.io of the assassins , bull dozers and ballot box stuffers who have run things of late. Aelvlco Hint Should liu Followed. A mistaken view of traelo nnd a narrow minded policy liavo kept us from being nius tcrs of the Spanish-American trade. Secre tary Illalno sees the error nnd ho would huvo his countrymen take a now nnd profitable de parture. This advice Is sound and should bo followed. _ _ Another Convert Tfaiuuu Cltu Tlmit. Judge Foster appears to bo another Kansnn who beliovw that a court decision is good law. A few mow costly knockouts may drive this truth Into oven the dense Intelligences of At torney General ICcllogg anil his subordinates , Moamvhllo their antics are robbing the tax- payers. FROM TEE STATE CAPITAL The Pcoplo of Lincoln Obsarvo the National Holiday in a Quiet Manner. MANY RESIDENCES PRETTILY DECORATED lluslncsg Jtcn Close Their Vlnecs mid Mpend tlio Day nt ( lit ; 1'ixrks nnel Other Jlcsorts City News L.1XCOI.N' , Neb. , .Tuly 4. [ Special to THE nnn.J Fourth of July was nvory quiet day In Lincoln , Many of the private residences were prettily adorncel with umitliiir , but very few business houses were decorated , und , luul It not been for the oocniinnnl startling explosion of u llreiTacltor , the day would have seemcel more HUe Sunday thnn the usual noisy and demonstrative anniversary of American independence. Tlio merchants merely celebrated the day by closing their stores and rushing off 'to the bull grounds or by IlllliiR enormous basltets with toothsome viands nnd taking their families to the cool retreats of the various yirh.s , By fur tlio gro.itor niunhor of persons tlockcel taCuslmiunnnrkvherottie , princi pal iitlructlimsworo u tight-rope performer and a trained bear. The prohibitionists pre-empted Glciuvooil park , which wni opened today for tlio first time , nnd they i.wsed tlieduy liste'iilng to Intemperate ele- nuncintioni of mi-u who elurodrink u glass of beer and singing songttln tlio s.uno' . strain about "Uriviun Out Ivlii Alcohol. " A numher of families tratlieroel in Peek's ' grove and parsed n delightful il.iy socially nnd In IntjrvliHVinj thu contents of their luni'h hasUet-s. The Lincoln Giants nnd the Huverlysof Kansas City played a gooel KWIK > Of ( mil at the parkin tliu forenoon. LofUH and McMuhou oi-oupied the points for the Mlssouriani , nnd Hooves and Taylor for Lincoln. The Kansas City.H scored OHCO in the first Inning , and the Lhu'ohis twico. From that Until the ninth Inning it was a battle ) of the pitchers , Heoves eloinp spleuilld work in fanning out the men from the mouth ef Iho Kinv. Loftus did fooel work also , the bases bdiitf twice filled , with ono man out , when tlio pitcher found the holes In the biits of tlio other two men. In tlio ninth inning1 the lluvorlys by a combination of bits and rank errors by tlio Lini-olninllehl nine runs wore scoroel. lieews was relieved of the bill nnel Custom ) linlshcd the game. Taylor stored on n tliivo-baso hit anel an error anel Iho agony ww over. Kansas City 10 , Lincoln JJ. nn : noN'os iinrrsKn. The mem hers ol Uic city council'aro as- touiideel with the refusal e > f Kuano A Co. of Chii'iigo tonccvpt the < > , < ) < ) ! > worth of paving bonds of Lincoln bought for that llrm by their njfcnt , N. A. Kuslgn. At lint the company ratilloel the iie'tiem of the-ir ngont nnil sent on a ccrtiik-d chevk forl , 00 : u part payment. KiHviitly , however , they have refused to ac cept the homii. It la hinted that there was not Iho probability of thu company making llio money out of tlio bonds that It at first an ticipated nnel that the linn has hacked out on that account. Tlioroiiiidliiicu here liavo held a conference in regard to the mutter , but no reason can bo aisi-yneil for the ai'tloii of IContic & Co. extvpt th.it the company miiy bo fearful that prohibition may pass in this state the coming f.ill and the Ihiancos of Lin coln will bo nllecUd livit , as were tbosu of the cities of Iowa by a similar law. TUB sucn > i's : itnoTinii. : Mr. B , II. Dyer , tlio sewer inspector of this city , was astounded today torcnu in Tun Ilnn of the suicide of his brother at Ogelon. Mr. Dyer spcalcs of the deceased as bright nnel In dustrious , always full of how , and the last person oneivoulel think would take bis own lire on iiiixmiit of elespoiieloncy. Mr. Dyer is deenly affected over the unfortunate ulTuir. cur xr.ws AXI > NOTII. : Tlio .five-year-old son of Mr. Nbllton , at 2Ji'iN ! : street , has disappeared , and his parents - rents are in an agonlzud state of mind , fear- ill } ? that some ncclctentlius befallen him. The boy we > ro a light straw hat , light-colored pants and shirt and was barefoot. "While Mrs. .T. .T. Mowo was removing grcaso spots from the pantaloons of her hus band with n pan of gnsoliiio she placed the vessel too close to the stove , and as a result the fluid was limited by the heat nnil hhi/cel up , setting the house on lire , Tlie lire depart ment was callcel out , and by prompt action managed to subdue the Ilaines before much damage was done. PEIMM3RM IK-r DROPS. Chicago Tribune : There Is a silver lining to every cloud. When you order iced tea at a restaurant this summer there is some tea mixed with the ice. Wunsey's U'eoluy : "Wliero do you get your cigars , Bromley { " "Why elo you want to know thatl You've always blackguarded thorn sol" "I want to know because my wife objects to tobacco smoke , r.ud I've ' got to smokosome thing. " lUnglmmton Leader ! Reduce Iho postage to 1 cent and the American people will put hi bigger licks. Washington Star : A cash entry dropping a nickel in the slot. Ulilwaukco Journal : Pcoplo who wait for what is offered generally have long spoils be tween meals. Now York Sim : "Your art Is not always natural. " ' Thatis why ills so natural. Nature Is not always artistic. " Martha's Vineyard Herald : Tlio man of many adjuctlros is liable to bo talcoii for the composer of circus advertisements. Itinfiliainptoii Hcpubllcan : The man who runs alter aHiicken tldof may bo said to betaking taking stops to in-over stolen property. Chicago Herald : A coiuua enumerator at IndianniwUs missed twelve persons inasiiih'lo block. IIo has prob.ihly been a elcti'ctlvu. Now York Sun , "Johnny , which Is worth most , u penny or a cent ) " "A penny , " "Why. " "Coa Its English. " The youth who on the commencement stage Doth sour on high , aliu-kl The upt and downs of life will know "When bo eloth In a year or so Land Hut upon his hack. Chicago Times. Now York Weekly : "fs there nn earth quake ! " uslicd the emperor of China us the ground trembled bonu.ithhls . feet. "No , " aaid thovir.icr : "Tho hummock season - son is heginnln } ? In Awcrloa and tlio vibration is only the effect of people falling out. " I'UOIIIKITIO.V Oil HIGH IjlOICNSIQ. The Great Debute ) at Hoatrluo .July r > and 7 , Mr. S , S. Gr on , secretary of the Beatrice Chnutatiejua'asscmbly , scnels TJIM BKI ; tlio following for publication : There will boa joint ilcb.ito on the ques tion of "Prohibition vs. High License" uttho Ilciitrico CliautuiKiuu assembly , beginning at 8 a. m. , July 5 , and ending the afternoon of Ju'.y 7. Samuel Dickie , chairman of the prohibition national committee , anel Hov. Sam Small will debate prohibition , Hon. Kdimrd Kascwntcr , editor of TIIK Cii : : , and Jlon. John I' . Wobiter of Omuhu will argue for high license , So AVaH David IIIII. Mr. Cleveland didn't attend the unveiling of the Hendricks monument. He was Hsu- luff , When Unby wnr slclr , wo pare her Costorln , When she vui a Clill J , ilio cried ( or Ciutorla , When eho Ircnrno MUl , stii ) chiiiK to Caitorli , Whoa chu Lid Clill Jron , klio javo tlicui C'aatorla , TKK JF.IE&U. A Munich carriage Is propelled by gftf. Franco makes the world's quill toothpicks. liiellunnpolls liatiiessninkorn will orgniilta. Dover ( N. II. ) mule spinners Imvo orgna- izcd. izcd.New New York has n German Stonecutters1 club. ls"o\v \ York liouscsinlths Imvo n labor bu reau , The Brooklyn roofers are winning eight houra , / Victoria ( B. 0. ) mason * will not work Chlneso. A worlihouso for the blind of Chicago Is projected , Milwaukee furniture men nnd wooel-worlc- crs tivcrngo $0. Now York beer drivers are lined J. > for worltluj ; overtime. 1'atcrson ( N , .1. ) silk ribbon weavers were out 15 to ' , ' 0 per cunt , Hnltlmore , Clilea.co unel Krle patternmakers got V ) cents n day wlviince. A Ntiw Vork Dakcrs' union solel 7,500 union labels lo bosses la ono week. St. I'aul barbers want early closing and paporhaiiors ( ? liavo organized. Otvnt lirltalii's co-operative locletles have * 1,000,000 , members and u capital of f. ' > 0,000,000. Huston rnllro'idurt will pmsocuto n com pany for violating the weekly p.iyment luw. A Brooklyn employer settled n strike by payinif the & ! Ui ) owed the union by eight of his men. A movement Imi beca started to sre-nroa portr.iit Imst of Snsun n. Anthony for the world's fulr. The Worklnpu'oini'n's Iniprovomenl Asso ciation of ChiiMKO boa tils women luxuriously for SJ.'JT. n week. Alterutlons anel IinprovonumUt to e-ost CIS- 000 IITO pmpose-d at Melbourne spinning com pany's mill , Cotton. The fiitermitlonal shoeweirkors' ' union lias ' .M.OUO mcinbow , isyoinip , h.is raised \vap\s wutfM ? : iH,000 ( ) n , year and gained other pointt. O. H. AViirrand of Walthourvillo , Oa. , 1m a patent to manufacture ) ha intrfi-oin scrub or .s'liiel ' p.ihnotto leaves. There nro thoiisiiiiil < of acres of poor land covcivd by the plant. The olil SprliitflioM ( iluss. ) silk company's ' plant has boon Icau-il by Jl'irman , Se'hilolto > t < Jo. of Now York. They will put inlet ) braid macliines anil employ -KM ) huneb. Tholr goods have hitherto been' made in Ger many , ThcGrcnr Kouk Island Itouto will soil lloliotH lo all points on their lino. Tuly ! Jd and 4th , Rood until and lu- cluillnvr .fuly 7 th , at ono fare for the round trip. _ _ Itopatriletuti Stale ) Con volition. Tlio republican cle-rtors of tlui state of No hruska lire Toque-Hied ( o se > nil eli'le'Riitc1 ! from thulrse > vi'ral ' reiimtlem tiunoot In con volition In thes cltj ( if ljlncelnVi > eliu > selay. .lilly Zl , nts ei'ulfiek p. in. , for llu > imrpeitu of iilacliiK In noinliiatlon caneltdiilu.s fur tlio followlnj stiU : olllces : Governor. T.K'iilciuiit ( Invcrnor , S ic rotary of Stall1. Auditor of Vnblle Accounts. Htat < ; Tre'iisiirur. Altornvy Ge'iie-ral. f I'ubllo f/auels nnd llulld * of Public Instruction. And tlio traiiMu-tloii of Hiich otliur ' > s may conic liofoio tliuuoiiventloii. TIIH AI'I'OUTIONMKNT. ThpsovcrutcoiiiitluH iiro ontltlrf to ropn1- SMilitk ; > n as lOlhuvs , lcliij ) liUbfil nuon tliu viitucustfor llein. ( ieorao II. IlnslliiCH , nri'sl- eli-ntlal oie-ctcir In 1SSS. elvlngonoilpi | > ffato-nt- i.'U'K'D to caeli ceiiinly , nnO ono for vueb I.V ) veitcs and tliu niiijoi' f rnutlon thurceif : ItlH re'c.iiumoiiilcd tbat no jiroxlos bo nd- mllled to tlio ciinvontloii. nniltlmttlio dolei- Katct pn'suntho nutliiirUed to CIISL thu full vote of tliu delegation. Ii , U. Iliciuiius , Cbalnaau. AYAi'TM. SKKMY Socre'taiy , Positlv Jy cured by ( hose J.ittle ; Vills , They also rollcvo Iti- ) tress from DyHpepsIn , In- iIltje-Htton and Too Hunilj f ; IVER rating , A perfect rein-1 * celyforDlzzlncss , Kuusea , PJILS , Dra vsluess , Ilael Tiihtc In tlio J.Ioutli , Coate'd Tiingiic , Pain in thoHldo , TOUl'JI ) UVKU. They rogtiluto the Bowels. 1'urely Vegetable. SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SHALL PRICE , Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica ? Now being offered with THE OMAHA DEE on vopy easy terms ? 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