THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : HATJfJJRDAY , JULY 11 , 1801-TWELVE PAGES.
THE DAILY BEE
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WHKKI : olfo on the globe are so many
religious convcntiona hold and where
else do so miny ; people tittond ao many
convocations of religious organizations ?
No whoro.
WHIMJ the alliance in America is
complaining about the low price of pork ,
the alliance in Europe is figuring upon
n prohibitory tariff which shall effect
ually shut out the American hog from
European markets.
GOVBRNOK BOIKS and the Iowa
domocacy are singing low since the
convention. Both Boios and the democ
racy are on the defensive. It takes all
the time they have to explain the ut
terances they so sincerely regret.
JOHN G. NiCOLAY has the boat of the
nrprument thus far in the controversy
with Colonel A. K. McClure ever the
question as to whether Lincoln desired
Hannibal Hamlin ronominatod for the
'vice presidency or Andrew Johnson.
IF THE heat of discussion maintains
Itself the temperature of the atmosphere -
phoro in sciontillc circles will bo higher
than that of the electric apparatus
which caused the death of the Sing Sing
murderers. The discussion is burning
deeper than the electrodes and creating
nn odor about as offensive , while the re-
Bulls are by no moans so satisfactory.
CHAPLAIN DEKKENHACHIU is not so
forgetful n'bout thanking the Deity for
the promise of a good harvest as ho was
of his promise to turn ever hla salary as
chaplain of the late legislature to the
relief fund , according to promise. This
is crodltablo to the somewhat grotesque
Individual who made sensational prayers
last winter at Lincoln for $3 a day and
mileage , and kept both.
, KANSAS has an eight hour law , but
the bupromo court has exempted the
I etato institutions from its operation.
i This is not necessarily good law , but it
I is good financiering for on an eight-hour
basis the cost of the Institutions would
t
' bo so largely increased as to require an
extra session of that , very retnarkablo
legislature of last winter to appropriate
money to carry them through the year.
In Kansas nnythimr is more cheerful
than the prospect of an extra session.
MINNEAPOLIS is doing herself credit
in entertaining the ton thousand or
twelve thousand delegates attending the
great religious convention of the Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor.
It Is n magnificent test of the capacity of
that olty for the care of the next repub
lican national convention and shows she
is equal to that emergency if it comes.
But it will not come for Omaha has the
persimmon polo ready for use when the
convention fruit is ripe and ready to bo
knocked down.
SucilKTAHY FOSTKII is reported to
have remarked that the treasury de
partment is full of rubbish and deadwood -
wood and that two-fifths of the divisions
under his suoorvlslon might just us well
as not bo dispensed with. Secretary
Foster is undoubtedly correct. Several
yards of rod tape could bo spared from
every subordinuta division between the
expenditure of money and its llnal pay
ment. In nearly every department of
the government sorvlco thin is likewise
true. There is an immense waste of
force utul money in the rod tape methods
prevailing In Washington.
KK of Parliament" w.xs greatly
drizzled by the garden party given the
Gorman emperor by his royal cousin ,
the prince of Wales , otherwise ho would
not have dwelt so slgnlilcautly upau the
fact that the emperor stopped out of
his way to shake hands with "Ludy
Dudley , ono of the handsonu3t and one
of the purest women of the ago , " on
whoso "fair fame the foul breath of
scandal has never loft oven a passing
cloud. " There were so many great and
btmutlful mid pure English women pres
ent on the occasion of "the most bril
liant garden party of 1891" that the
reader e.innut avoid wondering why
Lady Dudley should bo singled out for
those special compliments , oven at a
fotj given by Albert Edward ,
TtlllKR tMrOHTANT MATTHHS.
Omaha In languishing this year because -
cause there is no public work of consequence
quence In progress. There is n great
deal of it under contract , but the board
of public works , the council , tlio con
tractors or somebody is responsible for
the delay in its prosecution , It cannot
bo charged to tlio inclement wealtinr
entirely , for when the streets arc In
condition for work , the work does not
proceed. The newspapers have prodded
tlio public bodies day after day , nnd ap
parent efforts to do something- have
been made. Still the fact remains that
laboring men who should bo o.u-ning
wages are without employment nnd the
improvements tire not undertaken.
The newspapers have awakened inter
est throughout the Union in Omaha's
ambition to entertain the republican na
tional convention. Favorable comment
has appeared almost ovary where except
in rival cities. The Iowa convention , by
the help of our Council 1hi ! Its neighbors ,
flrcd the llrst gun for Omaha. The stale
of Nebraska and tlio middle west generally -
ally are our friends. Tlio movement is
well under way , but it cannot succeed
merely by reason of its present momen
tum. An active campaign , an aggres
sive , continuous light must bo made.
Tin : llir. : has aroused intense enthusi
asm in Montana by its articles urging n
direct railway connection between
Omaha and Helena. The Burlington
railroad is within 200 miles of the Mon
tana cattle ranges. A proper union ot
effort in Nebraska and Montana will at
tin early day bring the states together.
Tlio reciprocal trade which this would
make possible would bo. immensely
profitable to both utatos and to tlio rail
way line which enables exchanges to bo
made. Wo need Montana cattle and
sheep for our stockyards and packing
houses and Montana gold and silver for
our smelting works. Montana needs our
corn , pork and produce for the people
who raise the cattle and dig the gold
and silver.
There are other important enterprises
of course , but today these three subjects
are tbo most important before her people
plo in their bearing upon tlio immediate
future of Omaha. The board of trade ,
the Kr.nl Estate Owners' association , the
real estate exchange , the stockyards
company , the packing house men , the
labor organizations , the politicians , in
short the people generally should be
aroused to the situation. Tlio labor or
ganisations might take the public
works problem off the hands of the other
organizations. Tlio Real Estate
Owners' association and politicians
could devote special attention to the
convention. The board of trade , stock
yards and packing house men
might take up the Montana rail
road. Tlio people generally should
encourage all those organizations by in-
lluonce , enthusiasm and cash to carry
forward the important enterprises
named. The reader himself has n re
sponsibility here which must not bo
shirked.
DIIIKGT TAX C
There is a great deal of misapprehen
sion regarding claims under tlio act of
the last congress refunding to the
states the direct tax paid to the govern
ment in 18Q1. Tins BKIS bureau of
claims has received a largo number of
requests from persons who resided in
Illinois and Ohio when the direct tax
was levied to prosecute their clainn ,
and all of them proceed upon the idea
that their payment of internal revenue
taxes , for which they received receipts
from the government , gives them a
claim upon the money refunded to those
states as direct tax. For example ,
ono party cites the fact that ho
paid to the government a , considerable
sum as a manufacturer's tax , and he
assumes that this entitles him to recover
nn equal amount of the refunded tax. In
this ho is mistaken.
Both Illinois and Ohio , as TIIK Bisi :
bureau is officially informed , paid their
apportionment of the direct tax out of
the state treasuries and from the gen
eral revenues of the state , so that no
individual in either of those states paid
this tax directly to the general govern
ment. Consequently neither state holds
the money refunded to it by the govern
ment subject to the olaiitu of indi
vidual ; ; . It is state money , to bo ap
plied to such public uses as the leg
islature shall order. In some of the
states there were individual collection *
of the direct tax , and the law provides
that money appropriated to moot indi
vidual claims is to be hold In trust by
tlio btato authorities , six years bolng
allowo'd for the reception of those
claims. "
TUB BKE bureau of claims is in re
ceipt of a communication from the at
torney general of Illinois , aaying : "Tho
stnto does not hold this fund subject to
the claims of any individuals. No such
claims exist. The state , as suoh , p lid
this money to the general government ,
and on its return it belongs to the
state. " Governor Campbell of Ohio
furnishes tlio information that "no portion
tion of said funds will bo repaid to any
individual , but tlmt all of same will bo
applied to public usus. " This settle *
the matter ns to those wno have assumed
that they were entitled to a part of the
direct tax refunded to Illinois and Ohio.
TO I'llOOKKV A < t.ltS ? ' T1WSTS.
It is btatod that tlio department of
justice nt Washington has determined
to enforce the anti-trust law passed by
the last congress , and is preparing to
proceed against the larger trusts. If
true the information is gratifying. The
law 1ms boon declared constitutional by
n federal court. It empowers circuit
courts of the United States to enforce its
provisions and requires Ignited States
district nttornoys to proceed against the' '
classes of combinations prohibited by
the law. It la clear nnd explicit in its
terms , and nobody doubts that it
was the intention of congress that it
should bo enforced. It has been in
effect nearly two years and but one case
has boon brought under it. Meantime
tliti trusts that were in existence when
the law was enabled have pursued tlioir
way unhindered , nnd the immunity they
have enjoyed has been conducive to the
formation of ether combinations of n like
character.
It is time tlmt tin earnest otfort were
made to give the anti-trust law force
and olToct. The administration has been
taunted with neglect of duty in this mat-
tor , nnd it will gain n great dottl in pult-
lie confidence if it will now show
that it intends to enforce the law.
Lot it proceed vigorously ngalnst
the Standard oil monopoly , the re
organized sugar trust , the cotton-seed
oil combination , nnd nil the otiicr mo
nopolistic nrrnngeinonls for controlling
production nnd prices , nnd it wilt not
wnnt for popular support. Once tlio
people nro aware that tlio government
lias seriously determined to suppress
the combinations there will coma for
ward thousands of accusers to assist the
prosecution. Tlio immediate elToct of
8uch n move , as to many of the trusts ,
would undoubtedly bo to lead them to
seek safety In dissolution. The larger nnd
wealthier ones would doubtless 'ilight.
but with tiio law and public sentiment
against them they would cnrry on n very
unequal battle , tlio result of which
could not bo nt all doubtful.
The republican party pledged itself to
suppress trusts and all combinations in
restraint of trade or to control produc
tion and prices in any brunch of bus
iness. A republican congress put this
pledge into the form of law. The obvi
ous duty of a republican administration
is to see tlmt the law is enforced , as it
was intended to bo , nnd from the polit
ical point of view it has everything to
gain from nfuli nnd faithful performance
of this duty. The people demand to bo
freed from nil forms of monopoly.
MAYOR CUSHINO is taking ids own
time for deliberation in selecting tlio
third member of tlio board of public
works. This is n good indication thut
ho is seeking the best man. The board
now contains two democrats and ono ro-
publicnn. This degree of non-nartisan-
ship should bo maintained. The new
member should bo n republican , n prop
erty owner , n gentleman not conspicuous
as a partisan , a man who has grown up in
and with tlio city and is roeog.ii/.od among
ills business associates ns honorable ,
careful , strong and capable. IIo should
not bo n politician retired on account of
his ago or n business man who has seen
his best days. Neither should ho be one
who has boon tnlerestea in city contracts
or who would be inlluoncod by contract
ors. There is merit in the suggestion
thnt more new blood bo injected into the
board. Among the several candidates
ottered n man combining all the qualities
named can bo found without dilllculty.
The council will cheerfully confirm him
if appointed.
AN INDIANA country editor who is
probably looking for notoriety has got
himself interviewed in Now York and
tolls the country that Governor Hill and
ex-Gqvernor Gray of Indiana have en
tered into n combination to capture the
next democratic national convention ,
and have themselves nominated for presi
dent and vice president respectively.
The reported statement of the news
paper man regarding what Governor
Hill said to him is of a nature to bring
discredit on the whole report. It is not
necessarily improbable that Hill would
bo willing to make some sort of a tie-up
with the Indiana ox-governor , but it is
not the least bit likely thnt ho would
give it publicity through an unknown
country editor. Hill is a pretty shrewd
politician and the very last man who
would unmask himself in this way.
THF. board of trade will take oflicial
notice tlmt Montana wants to got ac
quainted with Omaha. It will bo a
gracious .ind proper act to send n dele
gation of our most enterprising business
,11101 to Helena to accept the courtesies
so cordially extended by the mayor of
the city and the Commercial club. Mean
time a telegraphic acknowledgement of
the invitation to visit Helena ought to
bo forwarded to the mayor nnd presi
dent of the Commercial club of that city.
EX-SKNATOII INOAL.LS having safely
nurtured his potato crop to maturity is
devoting his time to lectures , nnd will
deliver ono at the Council Bluffs Chau-
tauqua next Thursday afternoon. For
the Biike of American pitriotistn and
common decency it Is to bo hopad ho
will omit his wiooring references to the
character of George Washington , the
purity of whoso patriotism it will take
something more than nn innuendo to
impeach in the minds of Americana.
WHAT is the committee on the na
tional republican convention doing in
rolution to tlmt important subject ? The
newspapers alone will not secure the
pri/.o. Minneapolis is nlivo and working
hard. Chicago never sleeps on her
arms. Omaha must be aggressive , de
termined and rondy for emergencies.
Tlio live men of the committee should
bo very busy those days arranging the
plan of campaign and directing prelimi
nary movements.
OMAHA cannot afford to experiment
with the management of the schools.
They are in excellent condition now.
They must bo maintained upon a metro
politan basis commensurate with tlio
sixo and importance of the city. No or
dinary parson IB competent to manage
them successfully. No empiric in edu
cational work should bo considered for a
moment. Wo must have the best man
available and no other.
A ciiiKAT grain market involves some
thing more than an open board for
transactions in grain. It involves mills ,
w.irolioiibcs , elevators , malt houses and
distilleries. These must come before
the market can be great nnd those
should be looking longingly nt Omnhn
today. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : BKK violates no confidence when
it whispers into the oar of the publie
the unfortunate fact that the board of
public works lias not yet persuaded the
contractors uiion improvements un
finished lust your to begin nctlvo opera ,
tlons.
AX assessor lost ills temper nnd as-
Hossod one of the savings b.inks of the
city at $200,000. The commissioners re
duced the llguro toiIKH. This rebuke
ought to bring ttie iwsoasnr's temper
completely under control for the fu
ture.
ture.A
A MININU exchange la entirely feasi
ble In Onmhii.
Till ! 158 $1,000 bridge bnnda which
turned up due to surprise the commis
sioners , drn\v 7ippr cent interest. They
will bo refunded ntflpor cent. TIIK
TJln bollovos "they would find n rondy
mnrkot nt 4 pela cent.
WITH olovorj' ' j'ipltcnntg nnd the back
precincts to hoar'jroin ' [ , the board of educa
tion ought to ( ujugrlonco no dilllculty In
selecting n goqif luan for superintendent
of schools ntmits ndjournod meeting
Monday night. , m
- i.'N '
Ai.Tiioucm < lhw paid up capital stock
of the banks of Omaha exceeds $1,075-
000 , the board * olr ' county commissioners
nseoss them for 'S ! > _ ll.'l.- ! ) . It is fortu
nate Inaeod that the 120 cents was not
overlooked.
_
TIIK coroner receives n fco of 310 for
viewing ndond body. Ho receives other
fees amounting usually to nt least $5
additional. This explains why nn in
quest Is hold upon the slightest pretext.
THE Baptist young people's society
convention wasn success of course. Tlio
season 1ms boon especially favorable to
Baptists. _
Jinny I'ollowcil Him.
( i i.
Perhaps Columbus landed on Wntllng's
Island nnd perhaps ho didn't The ono point
about which there can bo no dispute Is thnt
Columbus wns the first ndvortlslng ngeut In
this country to hustle for n Chicago paper.
A Fatao Prophet.
CMenuit 1'rllmnf ,
A Baptist preacher In Now tlnvon Informed
his congregation last Sunday evening thnt
tlio next president uf the United Slates
would hen democrat. The spirit of John the
Baptist , wo fear , does uot rest upon his good
brother.
Tlio Green Kycd Monster.
K'UIIHIM CitiJiitmirtt. .
Now that that esteemed Chicago Herald
has discovered and forever marked the spot
whcro Columbus landed , It should interest
Itself In the much vexed problems as to where
Moses was when the light wont out and who
struck Billy Patterson.
Without a Superior.
Cnltmrl Lr.c , Democratic I' . M. nf St. Paul.
There hasn't been n bettor poitm.istcr gen
eral than John Wannamakor for a good many
years. I don't care what they sny nbnut
htm , ho Is n man of unexcelled business minl-
iilos , and llmt Is the kind of a man wanted
for that place. Ho hns no superior there.
1'orliaps Democracy.
H'lwliinuton Star ,
Something's wrong in Indiana. According
to the last census report , with a gain of 10.bi :
per cent in population , she shows a loss of . 'JO
per cent In school.cnrollihont , nnd the 3,1W- !
40 1 people of IS'.Wsomll,0'7 loss scholars to
school than the 1,987,301 people of ISbO did. <
Hill Compliments Hnrrlson.
Governor lllU'st Viittrth of July Sn-ec/i.
I thank the president of our country for
patriotic uttoranccs'on his recent memorable
trip throughout the wnith nnd west , ana 1
was rejoiced to observe that ho wns overj-
where received with unusual demonstrations
of respect and uiuiu'cstioned evidences of loy
alty to the great gpvprnmont of which ho is
tuo honored chlofflxqcutlvo. His words were
most timely and do infinite credit to his heart
and judgment. ,
Primer Ijc'ssoh ' ol" Patriotism.
Ario Y rli Sun.
Wo have learned from Now Orleans that
on the Fourth of Juty the Italian shops there
were profusely docor.Ucd with American
flags. In Now York city , also , on the snmo
day , many American llaus wore displayed In
those quarters and streets and blocks in
which the Italians aoido. In fact , the Italian
masses hero celebrated the Fourth with
cheerful spirit , nnd gave evidence that they
nro proud of their country and quick in learn
ing the lessons of American patriotism.
No wonder Mr. Hlalnu Is reported danger
ously ill , Five doctors , ire waiting on him ,
Washington Star : Miss Antiquot You ,
sir , do not know what woman's sphere Is.
Mr. bnmrtlclKli Mon'tl ? What's the mutter
with old maidenhood holiiK woman's four ?
Delrolt 1'roo Press : "Go ! " she ovclnlmod
imperiously , pointing' toward thu door ,
" 1 shall , ho said ableotly , "but my dear
Mlsb Kortslrelo , thin Is no horse race. "
1'hlladctlphln Hocord : "Yon say your hus
band Is both economical and extravagant. In
what wuy ? "
"Well , ho Is economical In bestowing pralso
and extravagant in giving advice. "
A U1IKAM I1UIISTEI ) .
Memphis Commercial.
I walked with her as in ndruam ,
Knulmnted did the city hoem ,
I shielded her fiuin the sun's hoam ,
On her my eyes did fondly ule.im ,
Of other maidens did I deem
That this ono was the iiu | > on supreme ;
I tallied her by the whole ream ,
And .said tlmt wo were a full team ;
My eanh It was at the exliemu
And then she said : "llow'.s the Ice cream ? "
Argosy : Mr. O.ihblor Po yon know that
I own a natur.il xas well ?
MKsSharpo- Indeed ! And Is that why you
Keep up sucli u How of conversation ?
Washington I'osl : It wns In Iho far west ,
nnd some of thu ulllzuns worn ulvlni ; their at
tention t. ) u man who hail been hluallng
hor-i'B.
"What orsanl/.iillon Is that ? " nskcd nn
eastern man , as thu crowd passed. "Some
sort ot n suerot society ? "
"Not oxautly , " was the reply , "That ,
r , Is our village siring hiiud. "
Gornrintown Telojr.iph : Amy Do you
know , .Mr. lioallri , I am troubled with Insom
nia.
nia.Ooslln
Ooslln Now I wnad In the papah that the
way to go to sluup promptly Is to think of
nothing , donchor know.
Amy That's very Hlniulo. I'll try U this
very ntirht , an. I think of you.
IllrmtnKham Loader : The bonr.ino of n
church choir has boon known to miiUo a hit
tlmt entitled her to tie | souond bass tor life.
WllAT.18 LOVK ?
Aew.TakJMMliJ. .
"What Is love ? " I a > J < eji of Hwuot sixteen ,
Hut thii only unsuijr cllat I could clean
I'Vom ' u How of wonlVfrnm the malilun r.isli ,
Was u wIlchltiK plea for a big ninsiauiitj ,
Klunteon ik-alie I a ( flfthla ; ; youth ,
And twenty tanoion > t4lkt lovu was truth.
"Truo love Is to ttmlf-H.ild twenty-two.
"Hut with clrcumsficlon" | | a cautions view.
Kucli thurouftar piped this refrain
Though nt last Its ilrnmoHS bu au to wane-
Tilt u.iKur thirty I tuMUi to sean ,
And she gasped unij.wjjsporod | 'Justuinnn ! "
Hlinhamton Kopubllcau : Mubol Why are.
you mi silent , doart. . . , ,
Aland1 was listening to thn llrccrackurs.
"Ho ' "
they iiiaKoyiVt'fltirvoui ?
"No ; they only niii iiio wish that men were
ns iirompt ut '
Now York TolusjrtfmP Uostful Akors What
kind nf n rocnptton'llliPyou ' et at thut house ?
Trumpson Uiilf irtmirolty darn cold unu.
The woman said Hhluhtid no moat ami oifurvd
me the Ice cream lejnvor ( ( from last night's
swurry. ,
Truth : "Do you Khuvu yourself all tlio tlmn ? "
naked the burbur. "No , I stop occasionally
/or meals , " said Jlmpl.in , savagely.
Now York Itccordor : "I'm very sorry ,
father. You sue It happened this wuy. " u\-
Ulalnod thu youth. "Wo n < ) t Intu a < | ulet little
KUIIIO and I had donees. A Jauk-pol was
niiont'il and I raised tlio man that opened It.
'Hi it'ii what knouki'd me. I'll nuvttr play
) ) okiirniuliiHlr. "
"Why fu aln , ' John ? You haven't boon
pukur ut all. "
Yunkoo ( Undo : Tom You were tryln ? to
convince I'lill that tbo creamer puDllslics
only eheitnut.elii1
Jnok Yes , but he thought otherwise
Tom lias the bcro.uuor ever published any
uf your Jokes ?
Jack Oh , yu * .
Tom Then why didn't you brliu that lu
\v ° nshlngUm Star : Undo Jerry U iho bcllo
\\oatliorof tbo lloclt ,
IAXim TltlOVKH. .
The British pnrltnmniit will probably ait
until August 1 nnd thou ndjourn to Novem
ber instead of February , ns usilnl. The pres
ent session will bo ono of unusual length ,
having opened Novcinbor > , nnd with thn
exception of MX weeks Christinas vacation
nnd n brief ono at Whltiuntlu'o , has boon con
tinuous. It has accomplished littio a nil
there Is serious danger that nt the end of the
session the government will llnd itself In
practically the sitno predicament in which
the hut session loft It with very llttlo of Its
prognnimo accomplished. So far not n single
ono of the Important government measures
has passed the commons , and some of thoio
have yet to pass the committee slaco ; the
laml bill li still being nmoniloil , the tlthos
bill is hardly heard from , the education bill
is but fairly Introduced , and the whole mat
ter of supply or appropriation Is ns yet un
touched. All this means a good deal yet to
ho done before tills session ends , because all
bills loft ever iticomploto must fall and bo
rcintroduccd from thu beginning nt the com
ing session , The next session will bo the last
of this parliament nnd cannot bo of great
length , so tlmt bills which full of dolny nt
this session nro In danger of being llanlly
killed In the same way at the noxt.
*
Tno affect of the proposed European cus
toms loagun upon the contracting nations
cannot bo fully determined , because oven the
bnsls of the arrangement Is not yet known ,
but If It means n breaking down of customs
barriers , hi whole or part , between Iho four
nations , ns seems certain , it must stimulate
trade between the contracting nations just
ns the German .zollvoroln hns done in Ger
many mid as frco trade between the states of
our own union hns very groally facilllptcd
commercial intercourse. The whole volume
of irado that would bo thus affected is Im
mense , Moro than half the exports and -10
per cent of the imports of Austro-IIungnry
nro with the other three nations of the pro
posed league. Fifty-llvo per cent of Swiss
exports nnd 40 per cent of her imports ;
45 per cent of the Italian exports
and ! IO per cent of the Imports ; and
20 per cent of the Gorman imports nud 2 , " > per
cent of tlio exports lira between the contract
ing nations. It will bo seen thnt if such n
zollvereln is formed it will nilect fully ono-
third the foreign trade of the four nations
nnd have nn Immense influence upon Euro
pean commerce nnd European politics. If ,
ns Is unoflieiully reported , the formation of
this customs league is to bo followed by the
abrogation of the treaty of Frankfort bo-
twepii Germany ana Franco , the result can
hardly fall to bo war. Certainly the strong
likelihood of the success of the plan shows in
a most impressive way the tremendous drift
of European opinion ngnlnst Franco and is n
menace to her pcaco and oven to her exist
ence that cannot bo lightly passed ever by
the student of current events.
#
* *
The security of Germany resides In her
immense lighting power rather than in any
alliances that her emperor may bo nblo to
form. Her army today Is probably as much
superior to that of Franco in real effective
ness ns tlmt of 1STO was superior to the
French of the sumo period. All persons
who have nny opportunity of knowing nro
agreed that thu military art has advanced im
mensely siiico the last great conflict , and that
Germany loads ull other countries now as
easily ns she did then. In fact , this is her
chief occupation , the arts of industrial lifo
being secondary and supplementary to that
of war , notwithstanding which her inclina
tions are essentially peaceful. If it rested
with herself ( that is , with the vast majority
of the Oerman people ) , there would bo no
war In the next 100 years. She has got what
she wants , perhaps moro than slio wants ,
and she hns had so Into and bitter a taste of
war thnt only with the greatest reluctance
could she bo dragged inlo another. She
would probably give bade Alsace and
Lorrniuo iu exchange for continued peace
with Franco , if any guarantee of peace could
bo given. It is still nn open question whether
Iho annexation of these provinces was wise
policy. There Is a peace party In Franco
which iniirut bo the dominant party it the
war faction had not the images of Strassburg
and Metz always at hand to conjure with.
Since things nro as they nro , Germany must
bo armed , and armed to tbo tooth. If n con-
Illct should come and she should fall for lack
ot the lo.it roglment that might hnvo been
put hi the iiold , those responsible for that
lack would bo ruined and disgraced as the
Third Nupoloon and his incanablos were
twenty years ngo. Because Germany is
ready at all times , nnd is known to bo , the
peace of Europe is , up tothlstlroo , preserved.
The triple alllanco is only an annex to the
main structure , although certainly n very
important ono , The tremendous preparation
of Germany for war , howeverhns a now
significance when this instrument Is in the
bands of n ruler whoso mood is uncurtain.
Switzerland has adopiod by popuhtr vole n
now law which empowers fiO.OOO cilizons lo
submit the texts ot bills to Uio chamoers , and
lo compel tbo chamber } to discuss such bills.
A similar law has long existed In the local
government of some of the cantons , and Is
not in itself extraordinary. Without any
law on tlio subject , it is safe to say that nuy
legislative body in this country would , ut
least , consider a law recommended by f > 0,000 ,
olootor.s. Bills nro frequently introduced in
our legislatures "by request , " even when
submitted by nu Individual or n score or two
of voters. It Is true that such bills are fre
quently neglected after being inlroduced , but
If backed by 50,000 votes they would no doubt
got consideration. lu tlio cantons
the initiative Is accompanied by
the referendum , under which , whether
the council passes or does not
pass such bills , they nro referred back to the
people , nnd become Jaws if ratified by a ma
jority of the voters. The referendum , In n
modified form , ts provided for in Iho federal
constitution. Any law passed by the federal
assembly must bo submitted to a popular
vole on Iho demand of IW.OOO Swiss electors.
Under Ihls noxv law 50,000 oloclors can force
lo n popular vole the revision of a law in
exact terms ; hut if the federal chambers are
opposed to it.they may submit ut the sumo
time nn alternative proposition. The scheme ,
thoUL'li uomowhat clumsy , Is in entire har
mony with Iho Idea of popular government.
In small communities iho people make their
own laws ; In largo communities this duty is
necessarily delegated to representatives. The
Swiss nro .simply trying to got in Important
cases legislation hy the people , Instead of by
their representatives.
*
Wlulo the recent nnti-forclgii rials in China
hnvo boon numerous and violent , Itlsromarlc-
nblo how few lives have boon lost in thorn.
Tliuro is u slatemo.it , which perhaps may yet
need verification , that a British missionary
and a customs ofllcor were killed atone place ;
but there have boon noticeably few Injuries
to persons uiiiong so many to property. After
the original ntluck on the mUslona ut Woo-
iloo n Muthodlit school was destroyed ut
Nanking ; mission buildings were pillaged at
Tan-Yang ; u church was demolished ut Chlng
Yl while a missionary was preaching In It ,
although ho was not harmed ; at Kloo-Kl-
nng nnd other places outbreaks occurred ,
nnd , hi fact , mob violence raged ihrongn n
largo part of the Yiuig-tso-Klaug vnlloy.
Yet oven women and children everywhere
were ublo to escape , ana the report was cur-
rout that personal injury to foreigners was
not aimed nt by ttio secret socloilot Instigat
ing Iho attacks , Of course , the llvoj of for-
olguors may still bo In danger , but It U very
gratifying to llnd thut few , if any , live * huvo
yet boon lo.it.
THINK THEY'LL ' MAKE A COUP ,
Alliance Leaders Deoldo to Nominate n
Gubernatorial Omdidato.
SPEAKER ELDER MUST EXPLAIN.
Mutation In Which the I'nrmor-PoH-
tlulnn IH Alleged to Ho Mater
ially Intori'steil Xolirnskn
Worltl'H fair I'nupcets.
Nob. , July 10. [ Spocinl to TIIR
B KB. ] From remarks lot full from time to
tlnio by nlltniico bassos here It is apparent
thnt the Intention of the alliance people dur
ing this cnmpitlKii N to qitlaUy nomumto a
cnndldiUe tot governor , to hoodwink the re
publican nnd democratic pimlos In regard to
the matter mid thereby have tbo only candi
date in the Hold ,
This candidate , It Is asserted , will have to
bo doclarud elected by the returning board
nnd for n year nt least Nebraska will have on
nlllanco governor. It Is bollovod that once
elected , the alllanco governor will bo nblo to
succeed hlmsolf and the allinm-o will thereby
hiivo control of the state for tlireo years.
Ono of the alllanco bosses in a communion-
tlvo mooU today revealed a portion of the
plan of campaign.
"Now , " said ho , " if you ever breathe my
name I will novcr forglvo you. But if you
ara a batting niau nnd want to make an hon
est dollar , I will glvo you n private tip. In-
slue of a your you can bet thnt Nebraska will
bo ruled by nn alllanco governor. Now re
member , this matter is not for publication.
It Is simply a personal tut and wo do not want
anybody to Mush the gnmo. "
"But" how can you nomumto n man for
governor when It Is not the regular alternate
your for elections , nnd there Is no vnimnoy of
any ItliulJ Does not Governor Tliayer holdover
ever until Ufo next regular altormua year for
electing the governor ! " was nskud.
"Well , now , don't fool yourself for n mo
ment , " was the reply. "Mark my word It an
alliance governor Is not Inaugurated next
January. Now Just listen to what
the rovtsod statute have to say In regard to
this mnttnr : 'Section 101 , Uhnptor 'M Every
civil olllco shall bo vncnnt upon the happen
ing of either of the following events at any
ttmo before the oxplr.ition of the term of
such olllco , as follows : tils removal from of
fice. The decision of n competent tribunal
declaring his ofllco vacant , etc. *
"Now , don't the statutoi declare that the
ofllco of governor was vuc.mt when .lumos E.
Boyd was removed from olllco I Why , such
a ( junstion is absolutely childish. Of course
the olllco wns vacant , and the former gov
ernor , Tliayor , again tooK the helm temporar
ily. "
"Yos , nnd holds ever until the election of a
governor next year , docs ho notl"
"Not much , " was the reply. "I am not a
lawver , but I have learned n few
things bearing on this caso. Now , lot
mo road to you section 11)7 ) , chapter 20 ,
ol the revised statutes. It reads as follows :
"Vacancies occurring in any state , judicial ,
district , county , precinct , township or any
public elective ofllco , thirty days prior to any
ganoral election , shall bo llilcd thoruat.1
Now , wasn't there n vacancy last May } Isn't
May thirty dnys before November I Now
wlmt course remains 1 Why. to till this vn-
cancy. which occurred ever thirty days before -
fore election. Wo hnvoto dolt and wo will do
It. But the quibblers will howl , 'Is this n
general election } ' Isn't itf Well , then , Just
read section 13 , article 10 , of the constitution.
It snys the general election of this statn shall
be hold on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday of November of each year. All
state , district , etc. , ofllcors , shall bo elected
nt a cencral election to bo bold as aforesaid.
Now will anybody dnro deny thnt the coming
mil election ts not a general election , and thnt
wo have n right to fill at thut time such va
cancies as occur hi the ox ecu tlvo ofllcosl"
' But who will declare the result of such
election i"
"Don't worry your head about that. Sec
tion III , of chapter " ( i , says : 'Within ton
days after said special election * * * *
the board of stnto canvassers shall meat and
canvass the votes cast to 1111 such vacancy ,
nnd if the returns have not Dccu
received from nil the counties *
* * they may adjourn not exceeding
flvo d.iys'for the purpose of receiving such
returns. * So you see the regular board of
canvassers will bava to dcclaro the result.
The members will not dare to refuse to can
vass the returns. There will bo no chance
for such n coup d' ctut as that of Mlklojohn
last winter In favoring Boyd. Neither the
republicans or democrats will nominate n
man and the alliance candidate will bo de
clared elected. Now don't breathe my name
In any way or Burrows will hound mo out of
the party. It is ho wh hns instructed the
alliance in regard to this matter and you
would bo surprised if I told you the politics
of the lawyers who informed Burrows about
the statutes bearing on the caso. "
NKllItdSKA MUST NOT OKT LEFT.
Governor Thayer has received n communi
cation from George U. Davis , director goner-
nloftho World's Columbian exposition in
which tils attention is called to the fact thnt
it is now time to select locations for the var
ious state exhibits. Governor Thnyer has
therefore written a letter to Messrs. A. G.
Scott of IConrnev and Euclid Martin of
Omaha , national commissioners for the Co
lumbian exposition from Nebraska , stating
that ho bus no authority to appoint a commis
sioner gonuiMl until August 1 , but since all
the duslrablo locations may bo taken by thnt
time ho recommends that Messrs. Scott and
Mnrtin go immediately to Chicago nnd mnko
a proper selection thut Nebraska may bo
spared the humiliation of getting an inditYcr-
ent location.
I.KVV pnii THIS YHIU.
The county commissioners finished their
labors us n board of equalization yesterday ,
nnd llxod the low for the next fiscal year as
follows : General fund , 7.'J mills ; road'J. , ' ! ;
bridu'o , 2.S ; sinking , 4.3 j insane , O..i ' ; soldiers'
relief , ( ) . : i ; Midland precinct bonds , 1.0 ; Cap
ital precinct bonds , 1.0. A total of 1' .7 mllU ,
which Is mills less than last year's levy ,
showing thut the nlTalr-t of the county have
boon conducted with flvo commissioners ut
less expense than with three.
The total personal property is figured nt
$ l.iiiiaJO ! : , of winch the city tins ? t,018,17U ,
and the country $07r > ,050. The total n-nlty is
$ rWo-17U ( , of which the city has HiW.-KiO
nud the country fcJ.UW.oai. . The total us-
so 3od valuation of the county as flxeil by
the board is $ Ul)18OlX ) ) , and of the city alone
? . * ) , ! )55i'JS. ) ( To tills .should bo adit 3d the valu
ation of the railroads , ? l,11)5,310. ) II , making a
grand total of iUO,8H,000. U.
Ki.mu : is suii > . ,
Al Hoover & Son , proprietors of the Lin-
dell hotel , have urouuut suit , It U nulnorita-
lively stated , in ,1 largo Foxworthv's court
against S. M. Kldor , speaker of the Nebraska
house of representatives , cluimintr thut there
is duo them $ T. > as balance on n board bill
contracted by the speaker during his sojourn
In Lincoln Inst wintor. The court would
neither nfllrm nor deny the rumor. This af
ternoon Elder loft for Omaha , considerably
crestfallen ever the caso.
HD1TOI1 KMMON1 * CA3R.
.Tudgo Foxworthy Is engaged today In hearing -
ing the case ugalnst I' . S. Uico , landlord of
the Depot holol , who is charged by Captain
James A. lOimnons of the Democrat with as
sault with Intent to do great bodily harm ,
The chnrgo is nn outgrowth of the sipmbblu
between the parties for the possession of the
hotel. Wlillu Emmons was engaged In re
moving some of the goods belonging to him ,
and was in the act of dropping n mattress
out of a second story window , Hico rushed
up boblud him and had It not boon for the
opportunn assistance of nn ofllcor would have
thrown him out of the window.
ODDS AM )
Mr. O. C. Boll , recently nsslstnnt socrotnry
of stnto , tins boon appointed to the position of
receiver for the First National bnnk of Hod
Cloud.
Judga Stmvart nnd a Jury nro hearing the
cnso of J. 10 , U. Mcgnhnn vs U. L. HarrUon
ct nl. . nn notion on n promissory uoto. The
ctnl is Mrs. Harrison , who objects to bain" ?
called on to pny n note which she slgnou
without consideration.
The report of Sheriff MeClny for the first
nix months Of ISUl has been prepared by
Deputy Hongland. For the llrst quarter
SlrlSI. 0 111 fees wns earned nnd for the .soc-
end quarter S-.tiOT.IW , n total of f1.7J.OJ for
six months. Of this amount fVJM.17 was
collected.
J. V. Wolfe secured n temporary Injunction
In district court today restraining Isaiah N
Whltcley from trespassing on land southeast
of the city tensed fiv him nnd used ns n pas
ture nnd liny meadow. Ho sots forth that
although Isaiah had promised to keep off the
land , ho has driven olT Wolfe's cattle nnd is
cutting hay for his own benollt.
Jonnlo D , Bonn asks the probate court for
letteri of administration on tlio cstnto of her
husband Oscar W. Boniu , ono of the victims
of the recent wreck near York. It is staled
that n petition for J."iHW ( damngos U bolnir
prepared against the railroad compiny.
Auditor Hen ton and Bank Examiner Howe
have returned from their northern llshlng
excursion nnd nro telling wonderful tales
about their piscatorial experience.
*
l IIOJ SHOT.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette : American
roofing tin is now on lop of the house.
Now York Herald : The wnges of slu have
not boon affected by Iho MoKtnloy bill ,
Washington Post : Governor 11111 Is again
peering Into the crater of the free stiver
Vesuvius.
Detroit Free Press : The most disastrous
split in tlio farmers' ' party seems to be the
ono that runs crosswise between Senator
Potter's nose nnd chin.
Now 'York Advertiser : Gentlemen liiio
Quny nnd Brice should got together nnd
form n fourth party. If .they can bo quick
about it , so much the bolter.
Now York Recorder : Henry Wnttorsoa
names Cnrlislo for president. Cnrlislo , Wat-
torsou and the star-eyed goddess make n great
nad beautiful western combination , but they
won't itruw in the oast.
Morning Advertiser : A few days ago
Kditor WnUorson denied that ho had de
clared for John 0. Cnrlislo for president.
Now the Courier-Journal , Mr. Wnttoraou's
newspaper , swings out for Carlisle with a
wild Kentucky whoop. The Cnrlislo movo-
iiiont bids fair to bo con lined to the state of
.Kentucky.
New York Sun : There will bo ono great
nnd gilt-oduod event to ongngo the attention
of the Stuffed Prophet In IS'J.J. Wo do not
refer to politics , for although there may bo
some rudiments of politics In him , ho Is not
in politics.Vi > 10for to the fat stock show
to bo hold In Chicago during the fair. Will
Ho exhibit !
Philadelphia Amoiican : Here is a llttlo
example in mental arithmetic which the
democrats pan easily solve , If Ihoy will : If
Major McKlnloy came within ilOO voles of
bolng oloclod In n gerrymandered congres
sional district thnt should give ; iUOO , demo
cratic majority , what will bo his majority for
governor in the stnto of Ohio , which Is easily
republican bv 15,0001
AMtiniT WEATHEU.
Philadelphia American : Spcaklmr about
thn woathar , the Prophet Jeremiah seems to
bo aoiug very well for n starter.
Philadelphia Uocord : With the weather
bureau on a Webb Flanagan basis , what
paddling there'll bo for the political duclcsl
New York Advertiser : The fame of Secre
tary HUSK as a weather provider seems lo
have reached romolest Thull ! . The first na
tlvo woman of Iceland arrived at the barcu
olllco yesterday on route for the hitherto
semi-tropical regions of Dakota.
Washington Post : If Secretary Husk In
tends to work his rain prodm-or overt line ho
should issue a bulletin on umbrella rnislng.
These rain balloons which Jerry sends.
May yet bring forth to view
A proldontial lightning streak
For eighteen ninety-two.
31 ET JIIS 'ATE < TIIK OVK.4.V.
Wooed and Won a Hrldo on 11 TransAtlantic -
Atlantic Liner.
NKW Yoiuc , July 10. The steamship
Thlngvnlln , which arrived in port yesterday ,
brought < i couple who had mnt for the first
time on board of her and who were married
before they loft the vessel. Christian Skew
Is a Norwegian who cnmo to America n few
years ago nnd mndo a comfortable fortune
for himself in Portland , Ore. Christian de
termined to spend his forty-sixth birthday in
his native land and bring back a Norse bride.
Hu Is a line specimen of the hardy Norwe
gian , but ho failed to llnd among the fiords
of his country Just the woman who ho
thought would malco him happy In his west
ern homo. So , after a stay of tlir'co months
lu Norway , ho found himself , on .Mine lit ! , at
Christiana on board the Thlngvulla , ho.trt
\vholo nnd a bachelor , bound for his western
farm.
Christian is a man of good appetite , but nt
bis llrst dinner ho could oat but littio. Op
posite him nt the tnblo was his "falo , " Miss
Betty Day , a woman of thirty-two , about to
visit America , She was in charge of Cap
tain Lamb , commanding the vessel. As soon
as dinner was over Christian asked the cap
tain lo Introduce him to his ward and things
wont smoothly from the llrst , and so ( julculy
That the captain , who Is used to sudden
gusts , had his breath taken nwny when with
in twenty-four hours the ardent Christian
naked leave lo propose lo Miss Betty. That
waning the other passengers were "told by
thu captain thnt Christian nnd Betty were
engaged. Some ono hnd some myrtle loaves ,
nnd with them u wroalh was mndo for the
bride-elect , ns is always done in Norway , and
the betrothal was carried out with all proper
ceremonies on board the steamship. vVlthln
another twenty-four hours the couple wanted
to get married , but there was no parson on
board and the captain , not cnnug to ofllclato.
porsmitled the couple to wait till they reached
here.
There wns no time lost when the vessel did
reach her pier nt ilobokon yostordny morn
ing. Captain Lamb himself wont to Mayor
Stanton of liobokan and askoa him to marry
the couplo. There were great preparations
for the wedding on board the Thlngvalln and
byfi p.m. the saloon wns brlgH with llowom.
The mayor was punctual to tlio minute , and
neither brldo nor bridegroom dallied. It
wns n brief ceremony. Then everybody con
gratulated Mr. nnd Mrs. Skew and sat down
to the woddlng supper. The couple started
for Portland , Ore. , last night. It was ruthor
n quaint wedding. Everybody ItUsod everybody -
body , ns Hint Is tlio way they do things in
Norway.
ArroHtad Tor IMnrdoc.
Sioux Qirv , In. , July 10. Peter But lor. a
young man living on n farm in Union county ,
South Dakota , has boon arrested ns the re
sult of tlio coroner's Investigation hue iho
killing of James Casskly at Itiuhland , n small
town tillecn miles from hero , on Juno l.'l last.
Ho protests his Innocence , but thu revolver
found uniler the dead man was owned by
Butler and the two men were rivals for the
hand of u girl.
Hayw KnportH Were
CITV or MBXICO , July 10. Dispatches from
Guatemala say the reports of u revolution In
that country telegraphed to the United Stales
from Mexico nro iixnirguratod Thuro has
boon some rlotlnir , but It was merely tbo ris
suit of election excitement.
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