THE OMAHA DAILY BKE : SATURDAY , JUNE B , 1893.
THE DAILY BJEK
K. UOSKWATRIt , Editor.
PUBMSHUD KVKUY MOUtHNO.
T7tlM3 : OK SUIISOHII'TION.
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f Kouth Omalin , corner N anil 26th Stroow.
Council llltllTn , 12 1'i-arl Struct ,
t'hlcnco Olllco , ni7 Ulmmher of Cpininprpe.
Now York , Itootiis 13 , 14 and 10 , Tribune
UnllilltiR. , _ .
Washington , 513 Fourteenth Ptrcet.
All communications rclatlna to news and
cjlltorlal matter should bo addressed : lo the
I lltor.
AH nuRinmi toilers and romlttancei sbo-ald
be addro < wd to The Hue I'liblhnlnx Co inpany ,
Omaha , llrnfli , chocks and ixMlolTluo orilors
to ho made payable to the order of the com-
liany.
I'arlleslpiivlnuthoolly for the summer can
lia\o i ho linn sum their addros-i by leaving an
order at HiNodlco , "
THK IJEH PUUUSUTNQ COMPANY.
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ll hlii comnnnjr. "loos nolomnlr wear tint tno
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Sworn lo lioforomT nnrt nnbicrlbol In mfpre'
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Notarr rubllo
The Hen III
Trip. DAILY and SUMUY HKR Is on sale In
Chicago at the following places :
I'almnr house.
Grand Pacllta hotel.
A\llltorliiin hotol.
Clout Northern hotel.
( lore hotel.
Lolaml hotol.
Wnlls II. HIzer , 180 Stale street.
Fllos of Till : IIKI : c-in bo .scon at the No-
braxka Imllillng and the Administration build
ing , Imposition itrounds.
Olrcithitlon for April , 18f > 3 , 8-1,381
HENRY CLTSWS , the votcran observer
nnd oxporicncod lltmnclor , tostillos his
belief that the worst utago of our finan
cial stringency has passed , and that
henceforth will bo a season of recupera
tion.
Tun manifest destiny visionaries have
swallowed their disappointment because
- r President Cleveland declined to gobble
I up Hawaii and nro now talking glibly
; jj of an American protectorate over Nicar-
ngim.
FOR the live days prior to Thursday
Omaha's bank clearings aliow an increase -
* crease of 10 per cent over six days of tlio
Bamo week in 1892. This is gratifying
in light of the situation of the business
world.
WHEN .Tndgo Thomas of Deadwood
delivered his famous opinion that a bobtail -
tail flush doesn't beat three aces in n
; { , game of poker , ho scums to have overlooked -
looked the potent accompaniment of a
88-callbor gun.
" THE heresy hunters have succeeded in
expelling Dr. Briggs from the Presby
terian church. The fact should occa
sion no sorlous alarm in the minds of
timid pooplo. The world will move
right along as usual.
THE miners' strike in Kansas is still
spreading. It ought to spread until
every man 'who ' is engaged in the work
receives n just compensation for his
daily toll. While strikes nro generally
to be deplored , the ono now being car
ried on by the Kansas minors socuis to
bo justified.
THE remnants of the prohibition
party in Iowa have omorerod from ob-
Fourlty long enough to nominate n state
ticket. It scorns to bo a b'reat year for
dead issues. Perhaps wo shall soon
hear from tha whigs of Ohio , the loco-
feces of Now York , and the abolitionists
of Massachusetts.
THE note of warning sounded by
Judge Belford of Colorado In a
Memorial address will find a refrain
in voloran sontiraont everywhere.
"Tho soldiers of the union did
not save the republic a quarter of a
century ago , " ho said , "in order that it
might become the prey of corruptionists
nnd the toy of politicians. "
THE news that the railroads of Kansas
have gene into the raln-muking indus
try in sorlous earnest will create no sur
prise In the west. The railroads have
managed political parties and controlled
courts of justice so many years in that
Htato that their latest interference with
the prerogative ! of Provldonco will betaken
taken as a matter of course.
THE Wind River mountains country
promises to become ono of the most
prosperous sections of Wyoming. To its
, rich farming hinds , oxtonslvo herds of
cattle and horses , Hooka of sheep and
spouting oil wells is now added an eight-
foot vein of excellent coal just discov
ered at Landur. A smelter is about to
bo erected near by and the region h
' traversed with rich veins of mineral.
When the Northwestern railroad
roaohos Fremont county It will open up
a mine of abundant wealth.
THE order of tbo secretary'of the
treasury closing thu Carson mint to
coinage , as was only to have boon ox-
pcotod , has oxuittnl the vigorous protest
of sllvor congressmen and newspapers.
But what is the use of keeping the mint
open when thera is a superabundance of
silver dollars and subsidiary silver cur
rency , and wiion , moreover , nearly the
whole product of Amorlcan sllvor mines
is , transmitted Into silver currency by
} ho United States treasury from month
to month under the Sherman act.
WHAT if General Sohoflold had dod -
d the prcsidont'a invitation to at-
t nd the Princess Kulalia dinner ? Ho
Buys hu did not. That ho did not wish
to attend and the why for is nobody's
business. To a disinterested spectator
it would BOOIII as though all this talk
about the general having violated
ofllcial utlquutto ; that the president'
invitation was oqunl to a royal command ,
is the merest twaddle unworthy even
the gossip of the society circles of the
capital of a republic.
TO MAINTAIN THE OOLD RKDKRVT ! .
The treasury gold reserve haa fallen
to a lower point than at any tlmo before
fitnco the resumption of epcolo pay
8t
monts. ! This situation has again raised
the question as to the authority of the
tt
Kscrotnry of the treasury to issue bonds
for the purpose of maintaining the reserve -
servo , and it Is slated that the attorney
general has 'submitted an opinion that
the secretary has such authority , nnd
that under certain circumstances , such ,
presumably , as now exist , the law
is 1 mandatory in requiring him to
Isauo 1 bonds in order to .keep the
gold 1I 1f f reserve unimpaired. It has
been I understood that the president
and the secretary of the treasury
have 1 never doubted that there was
1r
aniplo authority for Issuing bonds
to obtain gold , and that they were de
terred from doing so simply because
they j doslrod to avoid the possible bad
political 1 clTcct of increasing the public
debt . , hoping that some ether way would
bo found to kcop the gold reserve good.
Tlio stock of gold In , the country Is
largo , and it has boon supposed that the
banks would readily respond to any call
for assistance that might bo made by
the treasury. They hnvo done this to
some extent , exchanging gold for
greenbacks , nnd they may continue to
do so , though at present they are not
manifesting any disposition to go to the
aid of the treasury in this way.
It is suggested that instead of Issuing
bonds thu secretary of the treasury may
reissue greenbacks or nmko an extra
issue of legal tender notes. The secre
tary undoubtedly has the authority to
reissue greenbacks , but it is very ques
tionable whether ho Is empowered to
make an extra issuo. Wo do not think
ho has any such authority , but granting
that ho has , would anything bo gained
by putting outmoro greenbacks if the
gold reserve for their redemption
continued to decline ? The green
backs are evidences of debt and
although they draw no interest they
might cost the people as much as bonds
if not kept at par by maintaining a gold
reserve sufllcicnt for their redemption ,
nnd this would have to bo increased in
proportion to the extra issue of green
backs. It is not apparent , therefore ,
how the treasury could obtain the relief
it requires by adopting this course
Adding to the volume of legal tender
paper currency without increasing the
supply of gold for the redemption of the
paper is obviously not a judicious plan
for maintaining the government credit- -
If the banks can bo induced
to exchange gold for legal tender notes
without augmenting the volume of the
latter the treasury will have no diffi
culty in bridging over until the time
when gold begins to return , which It is
expected to do in the autumn , but If the
banks will not do this the only ether
alternative that can bo safely adopted is
to issue bonds , which could undoubtedly
bo readily sold on terms that would
make the interest not to exceed 3 per
cent. There is every reason to believe
that European buyers wouldtake , such
bonds to any amount , If it were thought
desirable to market them abroad ,
f The indications are that the drain
upon the treasury gold reserve will con
ttnuo for several months , and as th
outflow of gold since the beginning o
the year has amounted to about $00,000 ,
000 it is not unreasonable to figure tha
more than half of that amount may
abroad before the return tide sots in , ai
to which , it may bo remarked , there i ;
some uncertainty. " It is by no moan
impossible for the balance of trade tc
cantiruio against this country through
out the year , and it is very likely to d
SD if Europe has good crops. In tha
event the treasury would doubtless b
compelled to issue bonds in order to ob
tain the needed supply of gold.
THK AlElllT Sl'STKM.
Referring to the reports from Wash
ington that there is much clashing
among rival democratic leaders in
various states over the demands , of ap
plicants for ofllco , the Philadelphia
Ledger makes the matter a text for urg
ing the introduction of the merit system
into every ofllco where it will work prac
tically as a partial remedy for the trou
bles incident to the existing plan re
garding appointments in the public
service. That journal , which is under
stood to reflect very accurately the
views of the president , remarks that the
pressure for ofTlco in this country is a
rolio of the spoils system , which
esteemed official place merely as loot for
victorious partisans. "Under this debasing -
basing conception of the purposes of the
civil service , " says the Ltdyer , "tho
faithful record of a competent subordin
ate was as dust in the balance when
compared with the claims of a true-blue
party worker. The fitness of the in-
oumbont was of no consideration , and
the capability of the applicant ranked
second to the political weight of his
sponsors. " That journal further says
that "while the respective state leaders
are in Washington wrangling over the
claitns of preference of ofllco seekers , Mr.
Cleveland will doubtless continue , in his
philosophic way.to give impartial consid
eration to their statements , to weigh
well their arguments , and to act as his
judgment and high sense of responsi
bility dictate. "
Assuming that in this the Lcdyer re
flects the views of the president the in
ference is obvious , as to the intentions
of the administration regarding civil :
service. Mr. Cleveland has endeavored
to make plain his conviction that it is
desirable to got rid of the spoils system
as soon ns It can possibly bo 'done. Ho
has Indicated in words not to bo mis
understood that it is a source of great
personal annoyance to the execu
tive , that it is responsible for a
great waste of tlmo which should
bo devoted to the practical business of
the government , and that it is the cause
of more trouble and worry to an admin
istration than anything or all things :
else. The radical uution of the presi id
dent regarding oNlco-sookors has had
the effect to relieve the executive and ,
the heads of departments of much of the
pressure that was before experienced ,
but it is not probable that the udiuin
iatratioii will stop at this. It is to i10
regarded , rather , as an Intimation 10of :
further progress in the application of
ofU
reform in the civil service which will
make the tusk of future admin
istratlona in the matter of appoint
monts less difficult nnd perplexing
than It has boon. Unquestionably n
largo majority of the Intelligent people
of the country will approve any advance
that may bo made In this direction ,
however radical. A few politicians will
continue tu champion the spoils system ,
but they will bo powerless to prevent
progress toward the ultimate establishment -
mont of a thorough system of civil service
ice reform that will apply to all
branches of the publlo sorvico. The
present administration has an oppor
tunity to make a great advance toward
the attainment of this and the Indica
tions are that It intends to Improve it.
CROP PltOSVEOIS
The latcst'advicos regarding the con
dition of the fofoign crops report a con
siderable Improvement within the last
Week or two. There has boon an ab
normal season In England , the weather
having boon unusually dry , and this
with a short acreage In wheat warrants
the expectations that the crop will bo
below the average , though the yield on
peed lands may , If the conditions from
now on nro favorable , show an Incroaso.
In Scotland aiid Ireland tlio season has
boon more favorable , but the wheat pro
duction of those countries is not im
portant. An estimate made for Prance
by the ministry of agriculture whllo the
drouth prevailed placed the probable
wheat yield of that country at
83,000,000 bushels loss than last year ,
but the good effects of subsequent rains
will necessitate a modification of this
estimate and the crop is expected to bo
but little under thaavorngo. The har
vest in India is late , but the indications
point to an average yield , and in Russia
warm rains and sunshine have so im
proved the outlook that crop prospects
are now considered fairly favorable.
The crops in Italy and Germany will
suffer loss seriously from the drouth
'than had boon recently anticipated ,
while In Austria and Hungary the
wheat crop promises an average yield.
Of course conditions way arlso to
change the more favorable aspect
of the situation now presented ,
but the chances seems to bo that
Europe will this year produce larger
crops of wheat and rye than those of last
year , so that a reduced demand upon
this country Is to bo expected. As there
seems to bo no doubt that the wheat
crop in this country will bo below that of
last year , owing both to unfavorable
weather conditions and a reduced area ,
it would appear to bo tolerably safe to
assume that the world's yield will bo
about that of 1892. According to the
last report of the Department of Agri
culture the general average of the
wheat crop in the United States on May
1 was 75.3 , which was the lowest in eight
yours with the exception of 1883. The re'
port states that decrease in the wheat
area is noted here and there in castorr
and southern btatos , but is most notice
able in the west. It is reported from
number of counties in Ohio and
Michigan , and from many in Indiana ,
Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Missouri ,
Kansas , North Dakota and South
Dakota. In Iowa a number of countio
report a decreased area and in Nebraska
the reduction appears to bo quite largo
It would seem evident , therefore , that
this country would not have a very
great surplus to spare in case Europe
should need it and it is possible that w >
may not produce this year moro than
sufficient for the home trado.
The interest to producers of crop esti
mates is chiefly with respect to the prob
able prices. It is manifestly unsafe to
indulge in any positive predictions , but
there does not appear to bo any ver ;
good reason for anticipating a much
higher range of prices for brcadstuffi
within the next year , though it is hnrdl'
possible that they can go lower. There
is nothing moro difllcult to foretell with
any degree of certainty than the futun
prices of wheat.
THE statement of so reliable an in
formant as the Vienna correspondent o
the Now York Times respecting the con
dition ot growing wheat in Russia may
sot at rest the conflicting accounts that
have heretofore been given. Ho re
ports that the winter wheat is in great
part destroyed in Southwestern Russia ,
owing to the exceptionally severe
weather which prevailed up to the end
of April , and that the crop in that
region will bo from 30 to 40 per cent below -
low the average , oven if the weather
hereafter shall be favorable. On the
ether hand tlio crop of spring wheat
may bo satisfactory. In "short
the condition of the wheat crop
in Russia is similar to the
situation In the United States. Both
countries will suffer a sorlous diminu
tion In the yield of winter wheat , while
the return of spring wheat may undergone
no diminution. The latest cable advices
emphasize the reports already given of
the unpromising crop outlook in ether
parts of Europo. In England the acreage -
ago is short and badly damaged by
drouth. The prospect in Germany ,
Hungary and Italy is not moro onoour-
aging. There will ba an estimated
deficit of 00,000,000 , , bushels In France as
compared with the crop of 1892. In
Austria the crop promises an average
yield. Holland and Belgium will have
no moro , and India's yield will at best
bo the same. Tlio signs on the whole
tend to the belief that prices will be
above the present and that there will bo
a good demand for corn and ether
cereals.
.
THE investigation of the business
methods In the executive departments
of the government , authorized by the
last congress , will bo entered upon * next
week , the commission of three senators
and three representatives having se
lected the exports who will conduct the
examination. The object in view Is to
simplify the business in the departments
and to provide for having it conducted ,
as far'as possible , upon such practical
lines as are observed in the conduct of
the business of private individuals ,
Everybody who has over had anything
to .do with any of the departments
, at Washington knows that there is i
- vast amount of circumlocution and what
is designated "red tape , " and it is believed
liovod , doubtless correctly , that a groal
deal of thU is unnecessary and can be
dispensed with to the advantage of th <
- publlo service. Not only would busincsi
- I bo expedited under simpler methods o
dolnff It , but the work of the dopnrt-
menU could bo done th a lost ) number
of employes , thereby effecting n material
economy. It may not "DO a very easy
matter to Introduce the reforms that are
bollovod to bo doslrnblojjjut It Is well to
find out what can bo djine , and It Is none
to soon to Institute tholnvhstlgatlon.
THE wholesale merchants of Iowa have
adopted a now method of transacting
business , which , if stUdcsiful , is likely
to revolutionize the jobbing Industry of
the country. They pifoposo to conduct
the wholesaling busfncss upon what
they call the "equality plan. " Price
lists will bo revised so that quotations
in every instance will bo for goods de
livered at destination instead of at the
shipping point. In ether words , the
wholesalers propose to pay the freight.
The experiment will bo watched with a
great deal of Interest by business men
all over the country. The system , If
properly worked out , would doubtless
work to the advantage , , of the country
merchant , for the largo jobbing houses
working together , would bo able to se
cure concessions In the way of rates
which the Individual business men would
find beyond their reach.
THE work of pushing the Burlington's
extension northwest from Sheridan has
already been commenced. The incident
is suggestive of the steady progressive
development of the Now West.
Financial Dcntlxrood.
Cincinnati Commercial ,
The few failures that have occurred so far
servo merely as prunlnp hooks to remove the
deadwood which here and there Is developed.
As a result of this shaking up the general
business of the country will bo nil the moro
healthy.
Noxr Glvo JofTn Itcat.
Philadelphia Telegraph ,
It Is to bo hoped that this at least will bo
the last of tlio Jolt Davis business the pres
ent generation will witness. Lot us have
no supplement In any now scheme for per
petuating the memory of a man who deserves
no monument and no tribute of popular
esteem.
m
Variations In Niipolconlsm.
CMcayn News.
There Is no difference between the finan
cial methods of E. Ashley Moars of North
Dakota and /Jimri Dwiggins of Indiana
whllo Mr. Dwlggins inveigled his friends
and neighbors into his schemes Mr. Mears
unloaded his 13 per cent investments upon
eastern investors.
Kampimt hocl.il Idiocy.
St. Paul Pionctr Press ,
Accounts from unprejudiced sources unlto
In the declaration that New York's best
society made a tremendous ass of itself Indi
vidually ana collectively at the ball in honor
of the infanta last week. The varied dis
plays ot rampant idiocy could furnish ma
terial for comic operas for the next quarter
of a century.
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A Shameful 1'niotli'o Stopped.
Loutsvtlle Cojhmeretal.
It was the Grand Army of the Republic
which , by its indignant protests , stopped the
shameful practice of relieving men of the
charge of desertion in artier to qualify them
to apply for pension. Congressmen anxious
for votes wore , by a systom-of log rolling ,
doing a wholesale businos in removing
charges of desertion , wh'cn tno Grand Army
of the Republic began Its fight against tbo
policy and soon put a stop to it.
Tariff * for Dollufto Periods.
lievtew of Review * .
The worst thing about our tariff laws Is
the fact that they are not enacted for ft
definite period. Every item In every
schedule ought to have a time-limit fixed , at
the end of which it would expire unless re
newed by express act. When the govern
ment places n certain specified import duty
upon a given article , it virtually enters into
contract relations with three classes of
pooplo. These , are : 1 , The foreign manufac
turer : 2 , the importing merchants ; 8 , the
American manufacturers.
Imaginary Cruelty.
San F. ancticu Chronicle.
The Massachusetts Society for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals has indulged
in needless rhetoric over the atrocity of the
proposed cowboy race from Chadron , Neb. ,
to the World's fair. Wo cannot see where
the cruelty comes in. The western cowboy
Is noted as the best rider in the world , bar
only his Mexican brother in the cattle busi
ness nnd tbo Cossack. Ho always prides
hlmsolf on the speed and stamina of bis
horses , nnd when this race comes oft wo will
not see any of tbo exhaustion and death of
the contesting steeds , such as marked the
recent military race in Europo.In fact , the
horses of these cowboys will enjoy the long
distance gallop fully as much as tnelr
ridors.
Hyphenated Kclltorlul Piracy.
DeadiocotJ ( S. D. ) Ptonetr.
The Omaha World-Herald of recent date
presented nn example of literary piracy that
is astonishing for a paper that occupies so
prominent a position. An editorial appear
ing in the Pioneer regarding n recent deci
sion on a poker question by Judge Charles
M. Thomas was lifted bodily and with a few
prefatory remarks not remarkable for their
brilliancy , transplanted into the first column
of the odltori.ll page of the WorlJ-Horald.
To bo sure thorn-eduction was sadly mangled
in the operation , so much so that the
rippling Addlsonian - Johnsonian - Swin-
burniau style of the original \vas marred be
yond recognition , but the clumsy attomnts to
plagiarize were evident beyond a doubt. The
young men of the Pioneer have no objection
to furnishing brains for the World-Herald ,
nor , for that matter , to the North American
Hoviow , if the demand Is made in the proper
spirit , but they either want credit for It In
the article or else a few cdld , hard plunks nt
the regular column rates paid by the leading
periodicals forhigh-eluss lltor.iluro. Wo are
always ready to exchange thought-germs for
rhino In equable ratio , but wo do not lilto to
bo buncoed ,
Lot All the ( Jullty HulTor.
I'lattsinnuth Xcuis.
The supreme court lias not yet handed
down an opinion iu the impeachment oases.
The longer the matter is delayed , the less
liopo there is for the ; ucusoil coming out
with a clear record. Willie' the testimony
did not show so bad n condition as was appre
hended , yet enough wns/shtown to indicate
very clearly that the management of tbo >
state's affairs by the ctminilttea of publlo >
lands nnd buildings had * been very uubusl-
tieas like. Sueh carelessness in private
business would mean baiiknlptoy , and such
carelessness in state ofllcliils ; although It bo
not criminal , should not ltd allowed to go
unpunished , nnd wo hoportoaoo the supreme
court come out squarolywrthls mutter with
out any attempt to shield * oV vindicate any
body. Dorgan was made * , a b cape-goat , and
while , after reading the testimony , no ono
would accuse him of being1 honest , yet It is
not sufficient that Dorgan'alono ' should suffer
the obloquy which attaches to the bad man
agement , as his dishonest acts were alone
made possible by the uctious'af tbo board of
public lands and buildings. 1
I JIV I t
OTIlKtl t.AUDS THAN VVI13 ,
The report which Is going the rounds of
the London clubs that Queen Victoria U
seriously considering the advisability ot ab
dicating the throne Is exciting the Hrltlsh
gossips nnd attracting the attention of some
of the British papers , Victoria has reached
nn ago when freedom from the cares and
perplexities of power , as the average person
views such things , ought naturally to bo
ngrecablo , for oven In England , vrhoro royal
authority Is but a fiction , nnd where the real
source of power Is the prlmo minister , the
head that wears n crown has Its uneasi
nesses and Its vexations. Moreover , she has
berne the crown longer than any monarch of
a great nation except four or flvo In all his
tory. Only two In her own country , Henry
III. and Qoorgo III. , have boon on the throne
longer than she , but the former was n minor
when the crown devolved on blui. nnd the
latter was lusano for many years , when
England was ruled through n rogenoy. But
Victoria does not belong to an ab
dicating raeo. No British monarch slnco
the conquest voluntarily gave up the
throno. James II.'s lllght from England to
Franco when tlio people fiockod to the
standard of William of Orange was called an
abdication after a long nnd grave discussion
pf the matter by Parliament , but the element
of choice has as llttlo to do with his roliu-
qulshmcnt of the crown as It had with the
stepping down of Bonaparte or of Louis
Phllllpo. Moreover , .Tames tried , but tried
vainly , to recover the throne later. There
have boon no Dloclotlans or Charles V.s in
any of Britain's royal lines. It Is true the
two earlier Georges , of Victoria's own
dynasty , threatened several times , In
momentary fits of plquo , to leave England
and go back to Hanover for good , nnd the
third Gcorgo said ho would do this rather
than sign a Catholic emancipation bill If ho
were called on to npproVo such n measure ,
but each of these potentates stuck : to his
heritage to the last.
The political crisis in Norway Is bringing
about some extraordinary novelties in par
liamentary government. On May 5 the
Storthing adopted I'y a vote of Gl to CO a
resolution of confidence In the radical cabi
net of Stcen , which had resigned because
King Oscar would not carry out iti recom
mendations , and then , after an exciting nnd
acrimonious debate , voted , G3to61 , that "tho
Storthing fools bound to notify the Stang
ministry that it does not enjoy In the Na
tional Assembly and In the country the re
spect and confidence which are essential to
good government. " During the debate a
member of the ministry said that such a
resolution would bo llko placing a revolver
In the hands of the cabinet with an order to
commit suicide. 'But the resolution was
passed nnd the cabinet decided to ignore It.
Thereupon , on May 8 , the Storthing voted a
pension to Stcen , and the finance committee
announced that it would cut.off the prlmo
minister's salary and cut down the King's
civil list. Nevertheless the conservative
cabinet proposes to stay in office until next
year , when the term of tno Storthing will
expire , meanwhile getting along on short
commons as best it can.
*
The Austrian workingmen are a long
way behind tholr brethren in Germany ,
Franco and Belgium in their deslro for po
litical power. They are described as generally
ally Indifferent concerning the sufTr.iRO , and
careless whether it be made universal or
not. There is not much discontent witV
things as they are , and this annoys the
active members of the social democratic
party exceedingly. The May day demon
stratlon has Coon for two or three years n
failure from the extreme socialistic point o
view , and this has led to the beginning of n
systematic agitation among the working
men in favor of universal suffrage. 'An an
peal has been Issued , meetings are to beheld
held , newspapers published and a great
gathering of the proletariat is planned fo :
Juno in the Piator in Vienna. It is furthei
proposed to circulate a petition for universa
suffrage to bo submitted to Parliament in
the fall. When the now worklngmon's
party Is organized it will affiliate with al
the radical elements In the kingdoms , am
give the young Czechs , the Gorman na
tionals and all other elements in opposition
to the government as much aid as possible.
* #
There are no loss than flvn bills before the
French Chamber whoso object is to chock or
prevent the immigration of foreigners Into
the country. According to the latest figures
there are 480,000 Belgians , 2SO.OOO Italians
100,000 Germans and 40,000 British and Swiss
settled or employed in Franco. Those 900- ,
000 aliens are likely , moreover , to Increase
rapidly not only by Immigration , but by su
perior fecundity , the birth rate among for
olgners being for higher than among French
men. Iho foreigners are exempt from the
conscription , which causes employers to
prefer them as laborers , and they
send away largo sums of money , $35-
000,000 from Paris alone in a single
glo year. The committee which has the
bills in charge proposes , therefore , to compel
every Immigrant to take out a permit of rest
dence , which it sooius to bo understood , wil
bo refused when the French laborers com
plain of competition and to pay 1 franc a
a year to the funds of the comimmo ho In
habits , The grievance about the conscrip
tion is generally considcrod to bo genuine
nnd to justify a tax ; but it is pointed ou
that Italians or Belgians , or oven English
men , become In the second generation
Frenchmen. The Illquottia , Napoleons
Gambottas and MacMahons have never booi
suspected of being anything but French.
*
Many scientific bodies have boon discuss
Ing the prolonged spell of dry weather In
Europe , nnd at tbo French Academy o
Science lately M. Alrard , professor at the
Agronomic institute , has boon telling how to
avoid tlio pasture famine , with which
franco appeared to bo threatened. After
dwelling upon the disastrous consequences
that might attend a prolonged drouth , ho
referred to the old saying , to the effect that
forests are meadows in the nlr. Ho lias , It
seems , bouu making n number of interesting
experiments , his object being to ascertain
whether the leaves of trees could bo safely
used as food for farm stock , The result of
his researches , ho informed his colleagues of
the academy , was to confirm his precon
ceived idea that the follago of many trees ,
common ones , could bo made to replace pas
turage of the best quality. For example , ho
remarked that the loaves of what Is known
in Franco as a faux acacia , a tree that flour
ishes exceedingly well In dry , sandy soil ,
form u food similar to clover in its essential
qualities , Other trcos with which ho exper
imented wcro found to provide almost
equally nutritious provender in their foliage.
It Is no secret that horses and cattle wilt
V
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTELY
often pro for the young shoots MA leaves of
shrubs ana trees to dry and stunted herb I
ago , and M , Alrard apparently 1ms profited
by this hint.
aTtLt.Tit.ioii.
Ills Siuponilon by the Urnornl
Domn't Cut Anr Flgnrr.
Nnw YOIIK , Juno 2. Dr. Brlggs hai re
turned from Washington. Ho says tlio do-
clslou of the general assembly will mixko no
change whatever In his rotations with Union
seminary ) that the general assembly never
contributed n dollar toward the support of
the Institution. Ho will RO right on as It
nothing had happened and will bo sustained
in his action by the directors.
Throntcnml With Lynching.
DnCATUii , 111. , Juno 2. A negro who has
been hunted through the woods In the
neighborhood of Mt.ion slneo Tuesday for
assaulting Mrs. West , was captured near
Sullivan this morning and brought hero.
An angry crowd gathered and throatcnod to
lynch him , but ho has been lodged In jail
which Is now guarded o
Dltnttrnu * Flood tn Imlla.
CALCUTTA , Juno 3. Hoports from Manl-
IHirjo say all rivers are on the rampage and
have swept away bridges nnd submerged
villages. Dozens of dead bodies uro llo.itlng
In every river. In ono small stream twenty
bodies were recovoreii In three days.
*
Killed IIU Mmtr < - * mill llhnicir.
GnKKNVirt.c , Ark. , Juno 2. Last night W.
V. Morrow of Little Rock shot and killed Ins
mistress , Kfllo Baker , who dosorlod him fern
n negro , nnd then suleldod. The nuirdorod
woman was of n wealthy Mississippi family.
C hciip ItUcs Can B lit the Crowd.
KANSAS Citr , Mo. , Juno 2.Tho reduction
iu the round trip ra to to Chicago lias already
resulted In n big increase In traftlo to the
World's fair. All trains are going crowded.
Took n Trip In the Dolphin.
New YOUK , Juno 2 , The Spanish princess ,
her sulto and a number of Invited guests took
a trip around the harbor this morning in the
United States dispatch boat Dolphin.
Killed by II In IMUtrom.
NnwAtitc , N. J. , Juno 2. Low Drown , a
well known sporting man , was shot nnd
killed this morning In a fit of Jealousy by his
mistress , Emma Woods.
Machine Company Hrcolvor.
NUWAUIC , N. J. , Juno ! ) Judge Andrew
Kirkpatrii'k has been appointed receiver for
the Domestic Sewing Machine company.
Intor-Oroan : "Did yon ndvlto How lor to
cultlrato hH voice ? "Yes. " On , murcyl
what for ? " "A ralu-pioiluclng maclilno. "
Philadelphia Itecordt Collulnld lemon
Mlces nro mndo for tlio purposes of circus
loimmailo. They can lie populated atthoend
of tiaeli season , uiul are guaranteed to bo over-
Jastlug.
Itcconlor Smyth WJiy did you blow onon
the sifo ?
"Itccutiso It was locked , of course , " replied
the burglar with a pity IIIR smlto. ;
Petrolt Tribune : "Ll/zlo Is always doing
something outro. "
"What's the latest ? "
"Shu thanUcd u man for giving his seat on
thu street cur. She Is bound to attract atten
tion at any cost. "
Chicago Tribune : "I've got It In for you ,
my friend , " soliloquized the mosquito , sinking
it n little deeper In the victim's nose.
Truth : I'hccbo What are you going to glvo
Cholly for si birthday present ?
IVrdlta A lazor.
I'hmbo A ni7Or ! Pshaw' Ho hasn't a ves-
tluuof u moustache.
I'ordlta No , but ho has corns.
Indianapolis Journal : Homoodo Ham What
sort of a hit did your uuw fnrco-couiody maUu
In the provcncosl
Darns Toimor Hit hard pan with sucli a
jolt that It broke the company all to pieces
700 miles ft urn homo ; that's the sort of hit It
made.
Intor-Orcan : "What ! going to lm\ro this
dross madu over already ? "
"Vos , the trouble Is 1 bought It for a spring
suit , when I thoiiKhtspring was to couiu 301110-
tlmo before July. ' '
Washlnston Star : "Which of us would you
rather huvts ? " asked one of the two man who
worn running across the fluid.
"I don't care , " ropllod the bull , "It's a tossup -
up butweeii you. "
The sun grows warmer ; how It maltoa
The summon landlord smllo
To think the soason's drawing near
When ho will make his pilot
And us the giddy , gushing girl
Her summer plan now makes ,
Forth from Its winter envelope
Her batblng suit she takes ,
FAIR I'lllCES.
Simple Simon mot u pieman
At the big World's fair.
And to the pieman Slmplo Simon
Maintained ti haughty air ,
Which led the pieman
To think that Hlmrm
Was a milllonulro.
Said Slmplo Simon to the pieman ,
"If your lunch Is fair.
For It I'll give you this big dl'nion,1'
Which you see I woar. "
Hut tlio pluman looked on Simon
With a scornful glare ,
And groans of Simon oaths of pieman
Kent Chicago air.
Said the pieman to Slmplo Simon :
"Is this your llrst World's fair.
To offer mo a paltry dl'mon'
For lunch ? JHffl Eli ? Him There ! ! "
Simon ! * * ? ? ?
I'lomanl ! 1 1
Fair.
TltS tUDLW DKttT.
Btnlement ol tha Condition of lh Unltet ]
SUtti Trvninrr Jnnn 1. J
WxsnixoToN , D. 0 , , Juno O.-Tho publM
debt statement Issued today shows th |
debt decreased $730,130 during may. ThJ
total cash In the treasury U * 754,122l > 5 . OJ
the decrease * > 7l7fl Is In the ainounl
of the bonded Indebtedness , with 133,360 , la ]
crease In cash In the treasury. The deb I
May 31 was f 01,760,880. April 80 U wv'
f 0l,407,7o4. Certificates and trositiry note ]
offset by an equal amount of cash In th j
treasury outstanding at the end of h (
month were J51Hr 31,017 , mi Increase ol
Jl.485 , OOJ. Total o sh In treasury , $7" ,123J
l > 34j gold reserve , $ lttOISGIO ; not cash ball
anco , * M,51o,514. During the month thor-l
was a decrease of * o,7UI,741Un gold eoln ami
bars , the total at the close being ,19o , ! > 18.UUl
Of sllvor there was nn Increase of173,87' |
Of surplus there was In the National ban !
depositories $11,019,143 , against 111,370,007 aj
the end of the previous month.
lietlor Itiilu AVIxartl Tlmn Molbniirnn.
TorriCA , ICan. , June 2. C. B. Jowoll ,
rainmaker who claims to have dlsoovoro
Melbourne's secret nud to have Improved
It , began operations by sending gases into .1
cloudless sky yesterday for six hours , whofl
clouds appeared anil rain began falling last
night at lOtUO , lasting till daylight.
Kxprrt to Mot Their MOMOJ- .
Mn\VAUKRK , WIs. , Juno 2 , Asslgnol
Planklnton assumed onicial charge of tl.l
Pluukiiitoix bank this morning. Deposltoit
fool sure of getting dollar for dollar. SomJ
small depositors nro withdrawing froil
other banks , but thuro Is no serious run yoij
lluilillng AMOC | itlons in IvRnnni.
TorisKA , Kan , , Juno 2. The attorney gen ]
oral has decided tint all building assocluj
tlons doing business In the state must coml
ply with the state banking law nnd placl
themselves under the supervision of "
state bank commissioner.
The Hurl Mount Donth.
ST. PRTKuaiiUHd , Juno 2. Prince Bargran
nnd 1'rlnco Mustapha , members of loading
families in Daghrestan , on the way to Mos-l
cow , ituarrclcd and fought a deadly duel In ]
the province of Poltara. Both were killed f
AVott I'olnt Cudoti Appointed.
WASIIISOTOK , D. C. , Juno 2. The following !
have been appointed cadets nt West Point : !
R\V. Oldenburg , Autigo , WJs. ; D. M. HtllJ
Bollwood , Nob.j F. H. Klumb , alternate.
Hampton , Neb.
Arrest ol n Htmvy Forger.
ATLANTA , Ga , , Juno 2. Telegrams froirf
Chicago announce tlio arrest of Henry 11111,1
wanted hero for forgery. Ho is chargocj
with forging the name of Mrs. J. H. Portof
to notes aggregating $20,000.
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It looks just like everybody expected it would
only a little bit better the
store the stock the quality.
Now that we are finally set
tled in our new palace we are
ready for business in good earnest -
nest and are making1 an extra
ordinary showing of line wear
ing apparel for boys and men.
Rest assured , if you can't find
it at B. K. & Co.'s you oan't
find it anywhere else unless
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are selected from the best workmen in the country
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a single suit instead of a thousand. Our suits out
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earth. Try ono.
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