4 THE OMAHA DAILY BKfo THURSDAY , .TUNIS 22. 1803 ,
THE
I ! . HOSKWATKU , Kftltor.
EVKIIY MOUN1NO.
TH11MS OF SUHSfUIITION.
pally Hen ( without Rumlnjr ) Ona Yr.tr. . in 00
paliy and Snnday , Ono Year. . . IO J
HlxMontlH & ° "
ThrroMonths. . go"
Biindny lloo. Ona Voir , 200
fatuntny lleo , OHO Your } XX
Weekly lice , Ono Your 100
Ol'VlQKP.
pmtihi , Tlic line ItulUlltiK.
Fonth Oinahn , oornor N nnd 20th Strcots.
roiincll IllnlTi , 12 I'carl Street.
Clilciico Ollli-c , 317 Uhnnibor of Commorro.
Now York , Hoonis 13. 14 and 15 , Tribune
Diilldlni ; .
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All coinmmilcntloiii relating to now * and
rdltoflnl matter should bo nildrcusod ! To the
Editor.
WTSINnsg LETTERS.
I AH htislncss totters ntiil rptnlltjinrps should
bo addressed to The Hoe I'uhllslilnz Co nipnny.
Oinulm. UrnfIB , chocks nnd ttoitofllco ordo rs
to ha rnado pivablo to the order of the com-
imny.
. 1'ftrllos lonvlnir thorlly fortho summer can
lime the lliiwMit : : their address by leaving nn
order lit this ofllco.
iTHB BEE PUDLTSIIINO COMPANY.
fc Tim Urn In ClilritRO.
f Tni : DAit.v nnd SIINIIAY HKR Is on sale In
tClilonconttlio followingilucoil
v i'lilrnor house.
Orand Pacific hotol.
Auditorlint ! hott'I.
Oront Northorii lioloL
Onto hotel.
T.olaud hnlol.
Wells II. Slrer , IB ! ) State stroot. .
riles of Tun Hr.K ciui IMI won at the No-
.lirntka building andtlio Administration bulld-
. itroiimls.
.InRExposition _ _ _ _ _
SWOIIN STATEMENT OP CIIICUI.ATION.
Blatnof Nobranfch , I
County ot Dou < rlas. (
Oco. ILT Miliiick , Secretary of TUB BIT publish-
Init company ilocn Kolnniily mvo.ir that llio nctjial
.circulation of TUB DAII.V IIKK for llio week ending
Juno 17,18M ! , wan as follows !
Bundiy. June 11 2(1.020 (
Monday , Jniwi la UH.SOI
TituKday. Juno lit BILflntt
Wninrailay. Jimu M sKi.osn
triiunxlnv. Jium in 23.8C.5
riMAV.Junuin 2:1,800 :
kilimIayJmiol7 23.038
Gi.micn : II. T/snnTCK.
. ' , SWORN to before me and Hiilncrlbcxl In
JflKAI. > my pruHuncn thin IWlid.iv of June. 1803.
r ' N. 1 * . l-'KH. . Notary I'ltblle.
ArcrnRoClrnilntlnn for Mny , 1HU.1 , S4.417
MAYOR BIMIS : did exactly right in
votolnp the driving- park tax rebate and
llio should have been promptly uphold by
'tho ' council.
v DOUGLAS county ia to ho ofllclally sur
veyed. Porlmps the government ongi-
lucor may bo able to find BOIIIO of the
( property which the assessors very evi
dently overlooked.
THERE are a great many democrats
in Ohio who would rather accept the
certainties of a lucrative olllco from
Grover Cleveland than the uncertainty
of success as the opponent of Governor
McKinloy.
ONE of the notable projects of the
"World's fair year is the proposal of the
Hebrew citizens of the United States to
erect amomorial to Freedom und Liberty
in America. The monument will bo
erected in Now York , and $500,000 will
bo contributed for the purpose.
CHURCH TIOWK , who mysteriously dis
appeared immediately upon the adjourn'
incut of the legislature , lias turned up ir
Chicago long enough to be interviewed
\ipon the subject of the political situa
tion in Nebraska. As usual his ' 'views'
nro moro unique than valuable.
THERE is some hopes for Missouri yet ,
The supreme court of that.stato has jusl
decided that the law authorizing tlu
bale of persons for vagrancy is unconsti
tutional. The law has been in force foi
ycart , but its provisions reached n <
further than to the colored man.
A MOST curious phase of the preson
depression in grain prices is the fac
that farmers , notably in Kansas , iind i
cheaper to buy wheat for speculativi
purposes than to raito it. Reports ti
the Kansas State Board of Agricultur
indicate that the fannors of that slat
nro buying largo quantities of old wheat
l-v-
It KEPORTS of the increased demand to
improved farm property continue t
come in. They indicate that the hum :
( jration to Nebraska is gradually , bu
Buroly changing from the prairi
Hchoonor typo to the moro prosporou
nnd moro practical representative of th
agricultural class.
EVERYTHING oho considered , Pranl
Ilurd is the logical democratic candl
tJato for governor of Ohio. Ho is th
political antithesis of Governor McKii
ley and between the two the people c
the Buckeye state ought to IKJ able t
bxpross themselves with the utmo ;
clearness on the tarilT question.
TllK state labor commissioner ai
nouncos his determination to onforc
two laws which have been practicall
ignored over elnco they were added 1
the statutes. Ono is the act roqulrin
nil omployoi-H of female help to provlil
noata for such employes. The other
the ono requiring all hotola and publ :
iMilldinirs to be oquipiKjd with flro 01
capoa. The laws nro both humane an
proper , but the labor commissioner wl
liavo dlflluulty In securing their onforo
incnt.
IT HAS boon decided that the case i
the state against ox-Troasuror Hill an
his bondsmen cannot ho tried in Dough
county. The decision will not affect th
inorits of the case In the eyes of the po <
pie of the Btato. If the money lost I
the state can bo recovered in a Lanca
tor county court nobody will grumbl
But the chances are that the stuto wl
bo a quarter of a million out of pock
nud the ox-treasurer's and present troa
uror's bondsmen will bo allowed to si
through. (
THE mayor very properly'"vetoed ' tl
driving park tax exemption schema ar
pointedly called attention to the fa
that the thirty-four acres which hi
been formerly assessed at $10,000 ,
nbout ono-twontioth of their value , hi
boon reduced by the a ossor this yoi
to $3,450 and even upon that ridiculous
low assessment the council had ordorc
the tax canceled. The mayor's vo
was overridden , but tlio right of tl
, council to axorclsa the exemption pow
will presently bo tested in the oouri
If the council has a right to cam
taxes on driving parks It has a right
cancel taxes on Mr. Popploton'a Expo ;
tlon building or the Coliseum , bocau
Borne society may exhibit flowers a
ihrubbory on the premUos.
Mil. llttANIfN I'OSITtON.
The discussion of. the Sherman Inw
nnd the probabilities ot Its repeal Imvo
become the salient topic of interest in
vtow of Iho financial situation aud the
npptoaching session of congress. Tito
reply ot the chairman of the coinage
commlttoo to Secretary Carlisle1 s review
of the government's recent silver opera
tions , is a pertinent contribution to the
debate. Mr. Dland Introduces nnd
clones hU analysis of the law , the secre
tary's statement , and the situation with
caustic allusions to the democratic In
consistency In the substitution of the
silver question for the issue on which the
democrats claimed that their party won.
"Tho platform of the democratic party
is to bo turned bottom up for the pur
pose of pressing silver demonetization
ahead of tariff reform , " and "now wo
find the magnificent tarilT reform ( car
rusllng on an otacuro sltlo track , " nro
the figurative epigrams with which ho
scornfully opens and concludes his nr-
rnignmcntof the policy of the admin
istration.
Of course It is riot to bo expected that
any but the most extreme silver infla
tionists will ngroo In all of Mr. Bhvnd's '
viowH , yet as the leader of the free coin
age forces In the house they bccomo so
significant ns to demand attention.
From Mr. Bland's standpoint , "of course
the Sherman law Is bad , " yet "It Is the
only law wo have that looks to the con
tinued use of silver as money , " and "bad
as it is , still constitutes a strong leverage -
ago or stopping atone to free coinage. "
So It Is not to bo utterly condemned un
til the terms of redemption of silver
notes with silver are compiled with by
the secretary of the treasury. This in
dicates the policy to be. pursued by the
silvorcrats in congress ,
The interpretationIhis frco coinage
champion fives to section 2 of the law ,
which provides that the notes , in which
the purchases of silver bullion are to bo
paid for , shall bo redeemed in coin "in
gold or silver coin in the dis
cretion of the secretary of the
treasury , " is that of a declaration in
favor of frco coinage. Ho argues that
"it being the declared policy to keep
the two inotuls not coins , but the two
metals at par , It will bo noted the act
says the policy is to keep the parity of
tho'two metals , not coins. Of course ,
ho parity of the inotuls would insure the
parity of the coins.1 And "since noth
ing short of frco coinage can insure the
parity of the metals , any sensible inter
pretation would make this mean a dec
laration in favor of free coinage , but ,
of course , Mr. Sherman did not intend
that , but just the reverse. "
Section 8 , ho holds , tolls plainly how
the law ought to bo inforcod. By its
terms the bullion purchased with these
treasury notes is sot apart specifically
as a trust fund for the notes loaned in the
purchase. The section further com
mands the coining of all the bullion that
might be necessary to redeem the notes.
"In view of this plain command of the
law , what folly it is to call these notes
gold obligations or to pretend that they
are not , all of thora. by express statute ,
made redeemable with coins struck froir
the identical bullion purchased with the
notes. How unjust it would bo to trcal
this bullion as dead capital and to gad'
die the taxpayers of the country with f
now bond issue to got gold to satisfy the
greed of the money lenders upon the
plea that when they demand it gold
must bo paid to Keep the parity of tlu
two metals. "
Mr. Bland takes direct issue with the
secretary's statement that the treasury
has sulTorod loss by its silver purchase !
under not of July 14 , ' 90 , to the amoun
of $10,000,000. True , ho says , "if tin
silver business must continue to hi
treated as so much dead waste then thi
loss is equal to the whole amount pur
chased. But if , on the other hand , the
bullion shall bo coined as commanded
by law and the con" ! used to redeem thi
notes , then wo lose nothing , but on thi
contrary wo have gained , nnd will con
tlnuo to gain abDiit $50,000,000 annually
in our circulation. " The manner ii
which the law is now executed is denounced
nouncod as "a farce and a fraud. It i
just such a thing as Mr. Sherman ir
tended it to be. " In the hands of tin
friends of silver it might bo executed s
as to do a honoficcnt work , is the conclu
sion of this feature of the argument.
A plea in favor of a frco coinage sy
torn is submitted- that if all stive
bullion could bo coined at the mint with
out cost "bullion would at once bo wort !
what it would coin aud would pass cm
rent in the shape of bullion. " Th
proposition to sell bonds to got gold t
redeem the notps issued in purohaslni
silver bullion Mr. Bland dismisses wit
the peremptory assertion , ' 'It is not i
the law. There is no such authority ,
"This topsy turvy arrangement of tli
democratic party , " ho concludes , "bode
no good to the country , and I lean dl
aster to the party. "
OO/vD GOBS AI1HOAD.
A corrected report of the bureau i
statistics , showing the values of mo
chandiso exported nnd imported duriii
the flvo months of this year ending Ma
111 , supplies the principal reason for tl
outflow of gold from the United Stati
to Kuropo. According to these statlstl
the exports for the flvo injntl
amounted to $321,217,801 , nnd the Impor
to $120,414,292 , the excess of the latti
being $ ! U , 1011,491. This largo balam
against us in the period of loss than ha
a year Is exceptional , and by Itself woul
boom to bo a bulHclont explanation of tl
a" largo doman 1 for gold , the aggregate
which , however , in the period name
has boon loss than the dltTe
to once between the exports and Import
ted
d For the eleven months ending with Mi
: t the excels of imparts was in rounl nun
id bora $3,000,000. |
idd It will thus bo soon that for n yoi
, d past this country has been steadily g
ing into debt to foreign countries , th'
y reversing the usual course of trade fi
d many years. Notwithstanding the fa
that Kuropo has bought an almost u
10 prccedented amount of our breadstui
10H
HS. - during the past year , that the murko
S. for our provisions have boon enlarge
S.ol
ol and that our trade has increas
toll with countries with which wo ha
ll30 reciprocity arrangements , we have bei
30 buying moro than wo sold and this cc
id dltiou of affairs continues , in addltl
ia to bo icokoued the return of t
American securities and the sums taken
abroad by American tourists. Putting
all thcso things together it is easy to
understand why gold ROCS abroad. Knots
of this nature may bo used to show that
the American people nro extravagant ,
but they do not necessarily Indicate that
the country la less prosperous than when
the condition was the reverse and wo
were receiving gold from Europe In
stead of sondlng It thoro. If what the
country has bought in excess of
what it has sold was worth
what has boon paid for It obvi
ously nothing has boon lost , but none
the loss it will bo generally agreed that
it Is much moro convenient as a rule to
bo a creditor than a debtor country , nnd
until the United States shall got Into the
former position , or at any rate until the
bnhmco of trade turns in its favor , the
financial situation cannot bo entirely
satisfactory. Legislation can do very
llttlo by way of remedy. The repeal of
the silver purchase law would probably
for a tlmo strengthen foreign confidence
in American securities and create a bet
tor demand for them , but if it should
bo followed by a contraction of
the circulation that would injuriously
affect domestic commerce that con
fidence would not last. A revision of
the tarilT on the lines proposed by the
party in power would probably result in
increasing the imports without adding
materially if at all to the revenues of
the government. No legislation can
keep Americans at home who have the
means to go abroad , and this involves a
heavy annual drain upon the country's '
stock of gold.
\Vo recently referred to the opinion
of ono of the most distinguished Eng
lish financiers that gold would return to
the United States in the autumn. Ho
had In mind the European demand for
our grain , but it is by no means
certain that this will bo so largo as to
overcome the trade balance that is
against us. Wo also noted an improved
feeling abroad toward American secur
ities , but this is a very unsafe reliance ,
because its maintenance is contingent
upon our future financial polipy. which
nobody can forecast with any degree of
certainty. On the whole the prospect
of regaining the gold wo have sent
abroad during the past six months and
what wo shall forward between now and
the beginning of the active export sea
son docs not appear to bo particularly
promising.
TllK LIMIT K.VDUfMVCE ttEACIIKD <
There is u shortage of over three-
quarters of a million in the assessed
valuation of real and personal property
in Douglas county for the present year
as compared with last year. What , docs
this shortage moan ? There have been
at least $3,000,000 , expended in this
county in improvements during the last
year. Assume that $2,000,000 were ex
pended for public improvements , which
are not taxable , wo still have three mil
lions to olTbot any possible shrinkage of
property values hero and there , and wo
have besides the increase of property
values by reason of public improve
ments. It is notorious , moreover , that
the assessment of 1892 , and. for that
matter , all the previous assessments
within fifteen years , have boon out of all
proportion to assessments in other cities
east and west , north and south.
Our heaviest land owners have man
aged to boar the smallest proportion ol
the burden of city and county govern
ment , and the frnnchiscd corporation ! :
have been allowed to fix their owr
valuations at bcandalously dispropor-
tionod figures as compared with the
amount of bonds and stocks that nro sup
posed to bo an index of their value
Four of these companies , owning the
street railway , gas , water and electric
lighting franchises , are stocked am
bonded for $10,000,000 and assessed foi
$210,000 , or about li per cent on a valua
tion which they have made for them
solves.
Monlod men , who have million !
loaned out on mortgages , have boor
allowed to go untaxed or are allowed t
make returns for a moro pittance. Wha
is the cause of all this and where can w <
got the remedy ? The core of this ta :
iniquity is in the system of assossmen
nnd the utter disregard of the law b ;
the assessors and the boards that are ox
uectcd to equalize the taxoa.
We have reached a point now whoi
the most heroic remedies must bo np
plied. The honest taxpayers of thi
town must band together for solf-protec
tion. They muat drop all other issue
and strike a blow nt the tap-root f
legalized robbery of the many for th
brtieflt of the few. The power of th
courts must bo invoked to stay the lav
less and unequal Imposition of taxcf
oven if the whole treasury <
the city nnd county is paralyze
for a tlmo. If hundreds of homos owno
by wage workers have to bo foreclose
because of confiscating taxation the ta ;
ridden property owners will at lea :
have the satisfaction of smashing tli
conspiracy by which they are boln
mercilessly driven to the wall.V
must cull a halt at all hazards to lawlos
tax exemptions , donations of taxes an
flagrant undervaluations of corporal
wealth und stocks , bonds , mortgage
and money loaned on interest. If tl
courts do not afford full remedy the r
fusal to pay taxes on real property wl
bring the county and city officials
time. There is n limit to endurun *
and the limit has about Leon reached.
A TOl' ailAl'lllU.lL SUltVKl' .
If Senator Mandorson'd efforts to si
cure a topographical map of Daugli
county through the geological bureau
successful , the delay In building tl
projected county roads this year wl
not bo a misfortune. The truth is tin
no rational scheme of road building cube
bo devised until a soetlonul survey hi
, r been made that will show the natur
o- elevation and depression as well as eve
ois
is pond , creek and river. A roliab
isr
> r topographical map will onublu tl
5t county oommlsslonord to HOO ut a glune
1- where the roads are most foaslble. Th
1fj
fj section line system of roU building
fjd too expensive and in many cases ir
d , practicable by reason of stoop grudi
: d and other natural obstaelos The vuli
dn of n topographical map for other pu
) n poses than road making is incujotilabl
u- It would bo advantageous to every ra
um
m road company that desires to constru
now lines or extend existing Hi :
through tlio coitr ; , nnil It would lw of
vast bonoflt to thttVoanal project even
though preliminary surveys Imvo
ixlroady boon nmdgn In view of these
facts Senator Mftridorson's effort Is
highly commondabp. ]
TllK IM.Vl'JUfl.V hY lOII'X.
Popular IntoroiUh this full's poHlioftl
campaign will ccr In the Ohio and
Iowa contests. In these two states the
battle la to bo wtljjifd upon the line of
national issues. Uepubilcans over the
country generally'1"\yill ' find cause for
congratulation in Ifio fact that In Iowa
the prohibition question will , as fur as
practicable , bo eliminated from the dis
cussion Incident to the campaign. This
much has already been determined upon
by the state central committed.
The republican party managers in
Iowa have made no mistake In d ccldtng
to ignore prohibition as a political Issue.
That question lias too long boon u dis
turbing clement In Iowa politics. As a
more moral abstraction the prohibition
question will novorbosottlod. People will
always dllTor as to the merits or demerits
of a theory which seeks to change per
sonal habit by legislative onnctmont ;
and as it Is certain'that It can nnvcr bo
satisfactorily disposed of , It Is equally
certain that It has no place in politics.
The republican party In Iowa has found
to its coat that its championship
ot an issue that is entirely for
eign to legitimate political discus ,
slon has been disastrous. The
men who foisted prohibition upon
the republican party in Iowa have
neither succeeded in making the sump
tuary enactments a success nor In preventing -
venting the gradual but certain disin
tegration of the party as a result of
their ill-advised action. The party has
not only lost the support of ita members
who honestly opposed sumptuary legis
lation , but it has been deserted by the
prohibitionists themselves. It has re
quired "several disasters to open the
eyes of the party leaders to a state of
affairs which has been perfectly obvious
to republicans in. adjoining states from
the very first.
Unhandicappcd by the weight of the
prohibition incubus the republicans will
bo in shape to make a vigorous fight to
regain the prestige they once enjoyed in
the Ilawkoyo state. Tlioir ante-conven
tion work isiwcll .under way , the party
organization is in vigorous hands and
the prospects for success filr from dis
couraging. "Whilo _ the contest over the
governorship will , JJQ a spirited one , the
great stake of thoicainpatgn will bo the
United States bcna prship , to bo deter
mined by the coinploxi n of the legis
lature to bo chosen'this fall.
LKLAND STANHO D , United States
senator from California , who died
yesterday , was knpyyn to the country
rather for the millions ho had accumu
lated than for anj distinguished public
service ho had rojidcred. Ho had boon
governor of California and was serving
his second term in ! ' { ho United States
senate , but in neither of these positions
had bo shown anynotable ability. His
voice was rarely hpaj-d iii the senate ex
cept to voto'and , the only thiiig now re
called with which his name was promi
nently identified as a senator was a
bill to establish government ware
houses throughout the country for de
posits of grain upon which the treasury
should issue notes. Ho advocated this
impracticable and demagogic scheme in
one or two speeches whiohraro not now
romomborodbut , the proposition received
no consideration in congress. Stanford
made his millions out of his railroad
enterprises , very largely by methods
which did not commend themselves to
the approval of honest men. The most
creditable work of his lifo was the
founding of the university in memory of
his son and'so generously endowing
it that if wisely conducted it will
take rank as one of the great seats of
learning in this country , and perhaps
in the world. Ho was generously hos
pitable to his friends , was widely known
as a breeder of fine horses , and hie
private lifo was creditable.
THE Kansas City newspapers con
tinue to view with apprehension the
near prospect of the enforcement of the
Nebraska maximum rate law. It if
generally admitted that the law will
have the effect of demoralizing1 rates ir
Kansas , Missouri and Iowa. At the
same time 'the people of these states
will have nothing to complain of.
Not Worth .Spucc.
Ctiilic-DonnoiKt.
When the chlof justice of tlio supronu
court decides that the World's fulr can bi
losallv und properly opened on Sunday
Joseph Cook's opinion to the contrary
doesn't amount to much.
Ileducine tlm Siirplu * .
M. I'tiul I'tnnrer I'reis.
President Cleveland Is going through i
strict rcgltucn to reduce his surplus o
avoirdupois. There is a suspicion abroad
however , that congress will furnish him tlu
needed oxorclso when It moots to bring hiii
, , to the condition of a living skeleton.
The MilII iU till ) Jmuo.
Mlnntriiitltii'frtbune. )
Prank Hunl wouldjboHho ideal candlelit
for Rovornor of Ohio oil'tho democratic a UK
IIo is the ombodlmonVajld incarnation of th
democratic t.irlff plunKuwhluh , by the wuj
is so studiously ignored by the admlnlatrn
tion at Washington , .iiriio democrats of Ohl
would surely approciatti'suoh ati cxhihltloi
of Blncority. , u
lltmr TliUji ' | .Mum
A'ew
Ono P&SSHKO from the chief justice's oplt
ion in the Chicago fai.r'crt ' " Is worth reman
borlns : , , f.
'It Is perfectly cltytiythat coiifjress novc
lutoiidod that it shouhL bacomo ruspouslbl
fortho construction ofunyof the Nulldlnp
except Its own , or for.tiio work providoa fc
by the appropriation1" ) !
e 'This , wo soy , Is worth remembering. ]
U muy save the treasury'of iho United Htati
$10,000,000 , , sooner or latbr.
itn
n Aw y with the
,3 ,
,3ll Upon assembling in extraordinary sosslc
lly congress should proceed at ouco to tl
y absolute and unconditional repeal of tl
o Sherman silver purchase law. This is
prosing business that should bo nolthi
o embarrassed nor delayed by any question i
o compromise. Whatever uummcy lav
o might bo deemed necessary could bo consli
ercd afterward nnd passed on their OH
3 merits , Compromises which are so Invltli
1 to many persons are generally utmccossai
13 und for the most part mischievous.
IOr A Clicurlnc Outlook.
re. - Kama * Cl'.y star.
e. The increased exportation of grain to E
il- rope will hardly explain the change in tl
ilct movement of gold , but thn fact remains tin
ct the outflow of that metal to ICuropu is stoa
03 lly diminishing aud that Its accumulation
Iho United Slrvtcs troiXMiry Is Increasing.
Whatever hiny ho Iho cmno there npponn
to l > o a surcoMo of Iho abnormal donrnnd for
American ( told In Kuropo , and n restoration
of normal trade relation * between the two
countries. The llnnnclnl outlook Is cor-
talnly morothocrlng than It wn In March ,
nnd with the sound policy outlined It Is con
fidently expected that the situation will con
tinue to Improve.
.siwiir.s AT xnn r.tiit.
The rose panlot. on Wooded island has
begun to blossom.
There nro 20,00,1 orchids exhibited ia the
Horticultural building.
They are going to call the Fourth of July
"American day" at the Chicago exposition.
John W. Daniels will bo the orator at
Mount Vernon , Virginia's state building , on
August 9 , Virginia day.
In the Maryland state building are sev
eral rooms llllcd with women's work. The
walls are hung with pictures of beautiful
Baltimore glrli.
A common clay pipe , brown clay at that ,
smoked by Miles Standlsh In hit friendly
treaties with the Indians in 1UA ) is a part of
the government collection ,
The guides have boon disbanded nt the exposition -
position , though 100 of thorn will bo retained
as ushers and special police. The Columbian
guards have been reduced to 1,500.
The mayor of Chicago has apiKilntcd Juno
29 as poor children's day , when all the boot
blacks , newsboys and other working children
will have a plcnlo nt .inckson park.
In the Mining building a conglomerate
monument represents the quantity of every
sort of ores and metals mined per second alt
over the United Stales. Coal forms the
base of the monument , which Is a cube , live
feet each way , and precious stones make
the apex.
The Island of Jamaica has an exhibit in
the Manufactures building. Thuro nro 2-10
specimens of rare woods , a largo collection
of silk grass nnd hemp and the articles man
ufactured from thorn ; rum , splcci , nuts ,
tropical fruits nnd dried b.tnanas nro the
principal attractions.
The valuable collection of interesting
trophies which Gonor.il Grant collected on
his tour around the world , nud which wcro
pawned to the Vatidorbllts to secure a loan ,
but by them generously given to the govern
ment , nro on exhibition in the Government
building for the benefit ot the public , with
out price.
Over in the Woman's building is a large
glass case , nnd in It is displayed a sight
which makes every little girl go wild with
ecstasy. It is the New Yorlc exhibit of
"Periods of Fashion" from 1595 to 1503.
Sixteen largo sized dolls , dressed In ns many
different styles and costumes , vie with each
other for preference In the childish mind.
The Ouilthue for Public Comfort , Just
north of the Woman's building , was opened
on Friday , though It will not bo llnhhcd
until some time this week. It is a roomy ,
two-story house , where people may check
their lunch baskets , rest on rattan lounges ,
cat their luncheons and take in a general
fcollng of freedom and relief lifter the sight
seeing.
The creche in the Children's building1 ]
which is proving such a useful adjunct to the
fair , is designed as the exhibit of the Fitcho
Crecho and Training school for Nursery
Maids of Buffalo , N. Y. At the exposition
the cHldrcn are cared for nnd given their
meals for 2T ) cents a day , but in Buffalo the
charge is only 5 cents , the homo there being
intended for the use of 'vorking women who
leave their children at the creche while they
do their day's work.
In the Horticultural building there is a
solid silver llllgrco model of that structure
which cost fJ55UOO , or about one-seventh of
the cost of the larger building itself. It
weighs 110 pounds , is 11 feet long , a foot 9
Inches wide nnd 3 foot 0 Inches in height.
To build it required the services of 12 men
working 18 hours a day 13 mouths. The
uork was done by the Mexicans , who are
the most adept In the filigree art.
The Government building still continues
to bo the principal place of attraction for
these interested in the study of the nation's
history and development. That hero nro
found seats for the tired and weary , polite
and soldierly guards , and an altof freedom ,
without the taunting signs , "Theso aio for
sale , " or the annoying cry of the catalogue
vender , may constitute some of the reasons
why people scok its confines and remain
longer within its walls. It is the only build
ing which the concessionaire has not been
permitted to invade.
I'KOVLK .t.W ) TJIISUS.
Dana Cleveland is the name of a man in
Coldwater , Mich.
The Borden homestead is a hunian slaugh
ter house , blx persons mot violent deaths
there.
Ex-Governor Hobmson , chief counsel for
Lizzie Borden , mignt proporlv pray to be
saved from his political friends. They are
boomir.ir him for the presidency.
A Philadelphia burglar hold 100 armed
men at bay for ton hours at Chester , Pa.
And yet the envious assert that Quaker
citizens are too humble to resent the bill of a
Jersey mosquito.
Thomas Edison ventures the opinion that
Chicago is destined to bo the London of
America nnd New York will bo its Liverpool.
The General Electric company has a few
favors to ask of Chicago
Mr. Bailey of Texas will glvo way to Mr.
Settle of North Carolina ns the youngest
member of congress when the statesmen
tackle the Sherman bill next September.
Mr. Settle is 23 years old.
Miss Sallie Pierson , n compositor , has
been appointed state organizer of the Fed
eration of Labor for Indiana. She has sup
ported herself and mother by typesetting
since she was 10 yo.irs of ago.
It is not generally known that a brother
survives Edwin Booth , Ho is Dr. Joseph A.
Booth , who was bom in Baltimore and
studied mcdlclno nt tlio South Carolina Med
ical college at Charleston. Ho is at present
practicing his profession nnd lecturing on
surgery in Now York.
Mount Auburn , the cemetery whcro Edwin
Booth is bjuriod , is celebrated for its beauty.
It is in Old Cambridge , about one milo from
Harvard college , und half that distance
from the residence of the late poet , Longfel
low. Edwin Booth'n brother , Junius Brutus ,
Charles Sunnier , the late Vlco President
Henry Wilson , Husjoll Lowell , and many
other famous dead , sleep there.
Edward M. Field , the degenerate son o !
Cyrus Field , who ruined his father and
hastened his demise , was sent to the asyluir
at Buffalo to await determination whothoi
ho was insane or merely shamming. Ho has
boon as a quasi Inmate of the institution foi
nearly , a year , nnd the reports show that In
is not confined ut all , but allowed to roan
about the streets of UufTalo without ttu
formality of an attendant ovon.
JUIK'WFVI , O rKttIUttiH.
Washington Star : You may think thai tin
youiiK man who Is dellvurlni ; the valodlutorj
looks ratluirplousedand proud ; bulyououxli
tO bee lllS mother.
I'uck : "Did you MID that shocking straw hai
Do Mips In wearing"
"Yes ; another I'anaina scandal. "
Philadelphia Uocord : "No , Maud , dear , i
resident of 1'nrls Is notu parasite. " -
Blftlnss : Here today and Kdnn tomorrow-
thu nmu who borrowed u llvu-dollar bill froi
you ,
1'hlladolphla Times ; There Is u
Mowers. Hence , perhaps , thu way tlio
blow ubout June ,
Detroit Krco Press ; The tlmo Is at han
when the vonotiirlaii must coininuno with hi
Inner elf as to how ho stands on the cucuni
bur question.
lluffulo Courier : Perhaps BOIIHI expert I
color etroutH can uxiilaln how It U that a ma
often looks bluent wlion bo Is In u brown itud ;
n Indianapolis Journal : Ilunury I
no Wbataru von thlnkln' about KO hardV
no WuaryVutklnsI w.ts Jlst thlnkln' of tli
u uwful rusponslblllty they Is In u man beln'
r citizen of uiopublh : ,
if "I wonder. " said ono of the lounirora. "win
3 wustliu origin of the Hwallovr-tallcd coat ? "
1. "It Is my Iduu , " a ld the uruzle-whUkuro
1.S 1.U man from Montana , "that tliuy wan rut tlir
way lit the llr t place to make it handy for
S man to git hb uun. "
y
THAT NKC1I.IOKK SIIIItT.
Clotliltr and ntrninlier.
Drothor and sUtor , hide by bide ,
\Vuro itlttliiK'on thobhore.
"I nnrertiaw , " the nmldim cried ,
"Tliutililrtof your'n before. "
"Tli 11 I'M \ ery Htranpe , " her brother said ,
"Your memory'H bad , I fear.
OruatHcott ! thU U tlio very whlrt
You wort ) youriolf lust year , "
,
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FOR NEW VIADUCTS ,
I'lixns for TITO Now Structure * Appro veil liy
thn llonril of Wnrlt * .
The Fifteenth ami Sixteenth street viaduct -
duct sohomcn were sent ahead another
notch yesterday , and If the niinotnont is
kept up , work upon the construction may
bo commenced hoforo snow llio. * . At the
mooting of the Hoard of Public Works
morning the plans for both wcro approved ,
nnd the action will bo communicated to the
council tonight. If the counellmoti concur -
cur In the action the plans then go to Mayor
Bomlsfor his signature. When thatls'so-
cured City Engineer Uosowntcr will trans
mit a copy of the plans nnd specifications to
the Union Pnclllo and Burlington railway
companies. Then will follow a roasonabla
wait for the pleasures of the managers of
these companies. If they signify their In
tention to construct the viaducts the city
authorities will have done with the mutter
so far as construction Is concerned. But la
case the com pan las refuse to do so , then the
council nnd its legal advisors will have an
opportunity to test the provisions of the now
charier covering the construction of via
ducts.
Under the now charter the city can com
pel the railway companies to erect viaducts
over their tracks whenever deemed neces
sary , and the companies must do the work
at their expense. In case a railway com
pany refuses to construct a viaduct when
ordered to do so the city is empowered
under the charter to do the
workand assess the cost up to the
company nnd collect the same. In addition
to this power the failure or refusal of the
company to comply with the council's orders
Is made a misdemeanor , punishable by line ,
and each day's failure or refusal Is deter
mined a separate offense.
Last year steps were taken looking to the
construction of these viaducts. The matter
progressed as far as sending to the com
panies for plans nnd specifications , and
suddenly proceedings caino to an ab
rupt halt. The railway managers
dur pot even acknowledge the receipt
of the planj. which it is presumed wcro
smmly tucked away among the musty bygones
genes in the vaults at headquarters. Tlio
matter slumbcrod along during the winter
months , und il required the brlglit sunshine
of spring to awaken it.
The now charter had become n law , and ono
April evening the council delegated the
judiciary committee to investigate the status
of the viaduct case nnd to report back with
recommendations. The committee investi
gated and n report was returned recommend
ing that the whole proceedings bn commenced
anew under the new charter. The committee
found that a question had boon raised .re
garding the powers of the council under the
old charter , nud that Its provisions wcro not
so plain as those of the now. The straighten
out everything and to prevent the possibil
ity of the companies kicking over the traces
and refusing to co ahead , now ordinances
were Introduced declaring the necessity
of the viaducts and ordering plans
drawn and specifications prcp.ircd by the
city engineer. This was done , and as soon
ns the necessary red tape 19 gone through ,
the plans will bo approved and the com
panies furnished with copies and given notice -
tico that they will bo oxpoetod to construct
the two viaducts with as llttlo delay as pos
sible.
Both viaducts nro to bo constructed of
stool , iron and stone. They are whit is
known as the deck viaduct and very similar
to the Tenth street. The Sixteenth ono
will bo 1,525 feet in leneth nnd will cost in
the neighborhood of $175.000. Its width will
bo fifty-eight feet Inside of the curb , Inde
pendent of the eight-foot walks oincach side.
In Its construction will bo used about 3,000-
000 pounds of metal.
The length of the Fifteenth street struct
ure will bo 1,030 feet ; its width will be the
same as the Sixteenth street. It will cost
about SUVi.OOO. In Us construction will bo
required about 2,22T , ,000 pounds of metal.
JIUJIXED ma ivi : > s
Terrible Vmijyonnro Tnkon liy n Doctor on
the Destroyer ot HIH Home.
ADEN , Tenn. , Juno 21. Dr. John Hood ,
suspecting his wllo of Improper relations
with William Piper , lay in wait and caught
them compromised. lie threw a burning
lamp on Piper , setting him aflro and burn
ing him to death. The unfaithful' wife
threw herself on the body and prayed for
death to take her with her lover. All parties
are prominent.
Wreck on tlio ItiirlliiRton.
GALnsnuiio , 111. . Juuo 21. A stock train
and an engine on the Burlington road collided
near Buda this morning , causing a serious
wreck. The engineers and firemen jumped.
All were seriously hurt.
TUX ti.lll.01l IIJ.T.
Somm'dlc Jouninf.
The girl with the sailor hat
Islmtty , and trim , and neat ,
In her suit of blue ,
Kho Is fair to view ,
As she ttlpa a-tlown the street.
I watch her us she goes by ,
And my heart BOOS plt-a-pat.
No frlrl I sue
So pleases mo
As the girl with the sailor hat.
But the girl with the sailor hat
Is as coy as she Is demure.
I'nll well filiu knows
How my poor lioartRoes
As 1 look at nor , I'm MUC.
Slio known she bewitches me.
Hut what does she care for that ?
There's another young man
Invoked In the plan
Of the girl with the sailor hat.
OFMCWS Wit t'OTIOt.
Clurolnnd Dlipmilng I'lo In Itcturii Col
Votm.
Flvo deputy auditors of the Iro.nury ,
wrltos the Washington correspondent of the
Now York Sun , nro "hold for consideration"
by Mr Cleveland , who has given Secretary
Carlisle notice that ho will himself fill the
oftlcos just n soon as ho sees his way clear ,
but no sooner. For these live ofltccs there
are for each plncu at least flvo democrats ,
who have boon waiting over since the first
month of the Administration. Every ono
thinks ho is bound to bo the lucky mini.
Besides those llvo candidates for every ono
of the llvo tHists , every one of whom stands
In the foreground and Is in his own mind
certain to bo appointed , there are at least
three times ns many others , every ono of
whom does not for a moment doubt , ns ono
or them said , that ho Is "In It ; " that U , has
a fair chanco.
There nro othnr ofllcos held In bunches ot
flvo by Mr. Cleveland , concerning which an
equal number of democrats have been
equally conlldcnt for an equal length of
tlmo ; whllo the number besides who also
think they are "In it" Is not loss than the
crowd which ] ) rcsos > arouml the five auditor-
ships , There Is hardly n department whom
n similar state of things does not nt present
exist.
The motive for this extensive nnd system
atic holding up of appointments Is to unnblo
the administration to exert an Influence on
congress. Only In rare cases will any of the
ofllces bo filled before concrt'ss has acted on
certain measures entering into the adminis
tration's policy , r.vory deputy auditor's
place , according to Mr. Cleveland's policy ,
should capture the veto of at least
ouo member of the house who has
not yet made up his mind to favor
some cortnln thing Mr. Cleveland wants
done. A senator Is not dcomcu too high a
price , nnd if the talk In ono case Is not nil
wrong , a certain senator is as good ns won
over by the promise of an appointment on
the promise In return of n vote In the sonata
for something which Mr. Cleveland very
much desires.
How many promises on both sides have
been given , fulfillment depending on action
after congress meets , there Is no knowing.
How many consuls. United States marshals ,
district attorneys , presidential postmasters ,
collcctorshlps , and soon , are thus hold In
abeyance is n matter for conjecture ,
Tlio president has given his cabinet to un
derstand that this is his own business , this
arranging beforehand for Increased strength
In congress. Many ofllces that have been
filled were filled In such n way as to secure
the promise of votes. A prominent member
of the senate llnanca committee , once notor
iously loud In his declarations against Mr.
Cleveland's policy , only recently said ttmt ho
had been treated so klndlv by Iho president
that ho would IInd it hard to deny nun any
thing he might ask. That senator is today
as certain for whatever Mr. Cleveland asks
ns the sun is to rise tomorrow ,
U was foretold at the beginning of the ad ,
ministration tint this was going to bo ono of
Its effective methods of inlluoncing legisla
tion. So It has proved to bo , and the game
is being played moro openly now than anyone
ono than ventured to predict.
Strnmlin : Hot ut Mm mir.
CHICAGO , June21. A blazing sun on streets
'
soaked with rain last night made the
World's fair grounds something Hko a big
Turkish bath house this morning , but could
not keep the crowds away. It is estimated
00,000 tickets were sold before noon. The
German wine exhibit in the Horticultural
building was opened with appropriate cere
monies.
.4. nixi
European Edition New Yorlt Herald
ron THIS aiujjn mix.
The costume shown today has boon specially -
cially designed for the Grand Prix. The
corsage and lower part of the sloovcs are of
shot silk. The ribbons crossing the corsage
nro of black velvet. The upper part of the
sleeves nnd skirt are of lace.
GO.
Largest Manufacturers anil IlotallOM
ol Ulotliliu In the World.
In the Same Boat.
All the goods we have in stock are in the same
P-boat it's a mighty nioo
boat , though. We bought
it the stock to soll.and .
if we have our usual luck
we'll do that same. As
to quality it's all in the
same boat no matter
n
Y- u Jwhat the price , the fab-
i- Z Irics , workmanship and
10a style are absolutely correct. Wo are making such
decided bargain prices just now that it is a com
it d paratively easy mattar to convince a man that it
ita
a pays to buy the best.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
. . / , ( for , 16ft StS.
