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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE TUESDAY. JULY 4 , 1893.
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TODAY is America's dny at the
World's fair nml the crowds of spec
tators will bo the most interesting part
of the celebration.
PnoFKSSiONAr , train robbers make a
mistake in coming to Omnliu to be ar
rested. A llftcon-ycar Bontonco to the
penitentiary is Omaha's limit.
TUB Commercial club is mustering
members. A special invitation has been
extended to all who may wish to become
inombord to call ut the club rooms tc-
dnv.
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A QIIUAT many eastern cities have
new cniteo to bo jealous of Chicago. Not
content with the World's fair the Windy
City has captured the CorbcU-Mitcholl
light. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lNTiir.su times of financial distress
and uncertainty some people should bo
reminded that cheap talk about "con'
spiracy" goes but a little ways in icstor-
ing confidence.
* lT's AMJ well enough to muko the
tariff question a political issue , but in
discussing the measures for the relief of
the financial situation partisanship
ought to be ignored.
CONGRESSMAN BUYAN and other sil
ver lights propose'to h'old a great * free
Bilvor demonstration in Omaha' some
time next month. It's a clear case ol
whistling to keep their courage up.
AT THIS dibtanco it would appear that
Governor Tillman is about to encounter
ns much difllculty in filling the publi
bottles of his state as other governors
have in filling the public offlcos in theirs
that might bo written or said as
n note of warning against the careless
use of firearms and fireworks today
would have little effect. Fatal acci
dents may bo expected as a matter o :
course. Whoovoi : may bo hold responsi
bio for them should bo called to a stric
accountability.
THE fact that no bids wore rccolvoc
for the now Issue of sewer and paving
funds yesterday will occasion no sur
prise. When eastern men refuse to
loan money on government bonds thoj
have no funds to invest in municipal BO
curltios , oven if they are as gilt-edgoi
as those of Omaha.
ENGLISH financiers are ns greatly per
plnxcd over the situation in monetary
oirclos osftheir friends in the United
States. The protest of the middle classes
against the action of the Indian council
is as emphatic as in this country. If the
distress is not as great it is only because
England supports no great siver mining
industry.
TUB Chicago Inter Ocean has boon
gathering statistics nnd estimates that
$20,000,000 , have already been lost to the
wool growers of the United States since
"tho change" in November. In addition
their Hooka which they yet retain are
also to bo "
sacrificed should "tariff re
form , " as interpreted by the changelings ,
got full sway. This is indeed an object
lesson of rigorous import.
IT IB a significant fact that the homo
rule bill is in moro danger of being
throttled in the House of Commons by
the very men who are clamoring for it
than by the Uiries who uro openly
opposed to it. The concessions de
manded by the small clique of profes
sional agitators are greater than oven
Mr. Gladstone can grant. The fate of the
bill seems to depend upon the nine votes
hold by the professional agitators.
Tim International Irrigation congress ,
the last session of which was hold at
Bait Lake City in September , 1891 , will
moot at Los Angeles , Cal. , on October
10. The last congress was attended by
700 mombqrs and it is expected that the
approaching Eosalon will bo oven more
ilumorously attended. A number of del
egates from foreign countries have
promised attendance. The people of the
United States , especially in the west I ,
have recently awakened to the impor
tance of irrigation. Many extensive rn -
torpriboa for. the redemption of arid
lands have boon Inaugurated within the
past year and the results of this convocation -
aer
tion uro euro to bo productive of further
effort in this direction.
TUB DAY ir/S / OBLKllttATK.
This is the ono hundred and sovon-
ocnth anniversary of the Declaration of
mlopondonco. The recurrence of the
natal dny of the republic finds the
\mcrlcnn people confronted by practi
cal problems involving their future wol-
are and prosperity. Tlio nation is at
lonco with all tlio world , but within its
wundnrics there is financial distrust nnd
commercial depression. The machinery
of enterprise nnd trade does not move
vitli its accustomed vigor nnd the
vlscst are unable to see what
may bo beyond for the mate
rial Interests of this most favored land.
t Is n period of doubt and apprehension
n which capital ami labor equally share.
Yet the Invocation to popular patriotism
vliioh this day make * will not bo un-
iccdcd ; the devotion of the American
icoplo to free institutions nnd their
aith in the high destiny of the republic
nro not impaired because stern questions
of practical policy trouble and perplex
them. In every quarter of the republic
the appeal which Una anniversary
jringa to the heart nnd the
.bought of every true Amclcnn
citizen will bo heard and respected.
Not only in cities and towns , but
n farm houses nnd in mining camps , on
mountains and in valleys , whorovoc
ncn live who know aught ofllboriy the
Fourth of July will bo remembered. It
is the ono day of the year which the
whole American people , regardless of
party or section , can unite in honoring.
There nro unlimited suggestions of
.mtrlolla sentiment springing from this
innlvorsary , and whatever may bo said
in depreciation of the old time way of
voicing this sentiment it cannot
bo fairly charged that it over did
any harm. The day of .the sprcadcaglo
orator has gone , but the time will never
come , it is to bo hoped , when the call to
iVmorlcan patriotism will not bo doomed
[ ifopor , In whatever form it is made. If
there is ono idea which on this day
should have precedence in the popular
mind it is that wo are n nation , that wo
are ono people , undivided nnd indivisi
ble. Ono of the greatest men this coun
try has produced said that this idea
should bo printed on the banner of
ovary party , taught in every school ,
and mndo the political north star
by which every political manager
agor should steer his bark. "What the
sun is in the heavens , " said Oliver P.
Morton , "diffusing light and life nnd
warmth , and by its subtle intluenco
holding the planets In their orbits nnd
preserving the harmony of the universe
such is the sentiment of nationality in
n nation , diffusing life nnd protection in
every part , holding the faces of Ameri
cans always toward their homes , pro
tecting the states in the exorcise of their
just powers and preserving thj > harmony
and prosperity of all. " This is the line
of reflection for the intelligent citizen on
this anniversary and it need not preclude
him from appreciating , though he do
not participate in the noisy ebullition of
popular enthusiasm which is character
istic of the day.
msronr OP THE SHUIIUA.X
The universal public interest in the
act known as the Sherman silver law ,
and the fact that misleading statements
are current , made for n partisan purpose
regarding the origin of that act , render
an authoritative account of i.s ( history
valuable fov the popular enlightenment ,
Such nn account is furnished to the Now
York ZYitmtie by ox-Congressman Walker
of Massachusetts , who was n member
of the committee of conference on the
part , of the house of representatives
jvhich framed the silver purchase bill o
uly 14 , 1890. The other members
of the house committee wore .Con' '
gor of Iowa and Bland o
Missouri , the senate being represented
In the conference committee by Sherman
man of Ohio , Jones of Nevada , and Har
rls of Tennessee. The cDinralttoo was
thus equally divided between determined
advocates of free coinage and no loss de
termined opponents of that policy.
A bill had been passed by the house
providing for n larger use of silver by
the United States. The bill was
amended in the Bonato by striking out
nil after the enacting clause and substi
tuting a bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver by n vote of 42 to 25.
That bill was sent to the com
mittee on coinage and reported
back to the house with n rec
ommendation that the house insist
on its bill and ask for a committee of
onforonco. The vote in the IIOIKO , sub
stantially on the free coinage of silver
ui provided in the senate bill , given ,
however , on subsidiary motion , was 135
yeas and 152 nays. Ono hundred and
sixteen democrats voted for frco coinage
nnd nineteen republicans. Ono hundred
nnd thirty republicans voted against
free coinage nnd twenty-two democrats.
The anti-free coinage members of the
conference committee believed , Mr.
Walker sayn , thatthrco voters out of five
In the country would have voted yea
hud the question of free and
unlimited coinage boon submitted
to a popular voto. They felt assured
that In the house a majority of ut least
forty did not personally bellovo in the
policy of the frco coinage of silver ,
while a majority of the constituents of
at least sixty members who could bo ro
lled upon to oppose the frco coinage of
silver by Indirection earnestly desired
It. There was no doubt that President
Harrison would veto a frco coinage bill
and it was equally certain that such n
bill could not bo passed over his vote ,
but it was felt to bo important to avoid
making a direct issue on frco coinage
and thereby enable members of congress
not in favor of that policy , though rep
resenting constituencies that wore , to
escape committing themselves by vote
to free coinage.
This being the situation a compromise
was manifestly necessary. It was first
proposed by the anti-free ooinago men
that the monthly purchase of silver
should bo 4,000,030 ouncoj , but Senator
Jones Insisted that the amount should
bo 4,500,000 ounces , maintaining that if
that wo-o done it would surely bring the
commercial price of silver up to $1.291
per ounce. After a good deal of discus
sion the untl-froo coinage men agreed teal
this , nnd Mr. Wulkpr says : "This final
agreement upon the bill was hold back
till Mr. Sherman could determine that
it would bo immediately acted upon In
the senate , so ns to give ns little time ns
possible nftor It wns reported , nnd be
fore the final nation , for nil verso criti
cism In or out of congress , for each ono
of the thrco felt thnt it was sure to bo
defcntcd by frco coinage sentiment if it
wna not immediately enacted. " It la
stated by Mr. Walker that during the
discussions in the conference committee
Senator Jones , for himself nnd the
others who favored free coinage , do-
clnred thnt this wns the last nnd flnnl ex
periment to bring the commercial prlco
of silver up to $1.29i per ounce , or to the
colnngo ratio of 10 to 1. If the Ncvadn
sonntor gave this assurance it would
seem from his late expressions thnt ho
has forgotten it.
This statement makes plain the fact
thnt the opponents of free _ colnngo , In
accepting the stiver purchase law , did
BO from the conviction thnt it wns abso
lutely nccossnry nt the tlmo "td snvo the
country from irrevocable committal to
frco silver coinage. " Such being the
case Mr. Walker defends this legisla
tion ns being as wise In its tlmo nnd cir
cumstances ns any over enacted.
IT RKQUiliKS no spoclni business sagac
ity or knowledge of financial matters to
BOO that the sooner the country cuts loose
from the delusive economic schemes
that now engage popular attention and
settles upon some decisive policy , the
sooner will trade move on in its proper
channel. Uncertainty ns to the future
of the currency system and Import
duties is the main cause of
the present distrust and consequent
business stagnation. A Toronto capitalist ,
Mr. Walker , epitomizes the situntlon in
n manner so clenr nnd truthful ns to
merit attention. "There no'for wns a
tlmo , " ho snys , "when so much English
capital wns seeking investment. The
desire is to come to the United States
with it. England has suffered in South
America , in Australia nnd in other
fields. Her capital has been drawn out of
them. I have it from some of our most ,
eminent financiers thnt they want to
bring their money to the United States
if they can bo nssuredof stable currency ,
j The people I represent lend from $5,000- ,
000 to $0,000,000 , in this country. Wo
lend it in the west nnd south ns well ns
In the cast. This strong sectionalism
which is developing in your country wo
can't understand at all. Gold is the
standard of my shareholders and cred
itors. I am bound to maintain that for
them. Wo wouldn't care if gold wont
to a proniium in the United States. Wo
would do business hero. Wo loaned
money here in 1872-70. Wo managed
that condition. Wo can't manage the
present condition of uncertainty. "
THE secretary of the treasury did not
inako the usual Monday purchase of sil
ver yesterday and it will depend upon
the market whether ho buys any tomor
row. The policy of the department has
boon to make regular purchases on Mon
days , Wednesdays and Fridays , but the
matter is entirely within the discretion
of the secretary. The law requires that
the treasury shall purchase 4,500,000
ounces of silver monthly , but does not
spccifiy' any time within the month
when tllis must bo dono. The practice of
the department has been one simply of
convenience , and in the present'un
settled state of the market , when Ihe
tendency of the price of silver is down
ward the secretary is clearly justified in
changing a policy which nfforded an op
portunity to speculators to take advan
tage of the government. Abandonment
of the practice of purchasing silver on
fixed days will prevent combinations of
silver owners against the treasury , nnd
ns tlioro is no doubt the government will
bo able at any tlmo to got what the law
requires there can bo no danger in post
poning purchases for a few days or
oven a week. The action of the secre
tary will very likely bo interpreted
by the silver men us an evidence of hos
tility to J the white metal nnd that the
treasury has joined in the "conspiracy
against silver , " but it will bo approved
by everybody who believes that the gov
ernment ought not to pay any more for
silver than private buyers or than the
legitimate market price.
PKUHAPS after all some practical
benefits may result from the late cow
boy race. It is known that Europe is
sadly deficient in horses with qualities
for cavalry purposes. Even the mounts
of the celebrated Horse Guards are de
ficient for field work , as imposing as
they may appear at the annual "troop-
Ing of the colors. " It Is though that the
late demonstration of the powers of endurance -
durance possessed by the hardy and
spirited prairie animals may lead to the
importation of them into Europe for
military purposes. The prices they
would bring In England would hand
somely repay the western farmer , with
his abnndnnco of pasture and cheap
food , for raising them. The price now
paid for cavalry mounts in that country
ranges between $150 and $200 nnd the
supply comes from Ireland. With the
present low cost of western horses the
suggestion is mndo thut there might bo
n profitable investment in the experi
ment of exporting them. Profitable re
turns already attended the driving of
those animals to the eastern states and
there disposing of them. The cowboy
race has directed greater attention to
them now than over before in this
country , and u comparative interest has
doubtless awakened in Europe.
IT WAS an impressive commemora
tion of the thirtieth annivorsury of the
decisive battle of the late war that oc
curred on the historic field of Gettys
burg on Sunday. Now York state's
monument to the heroes who fell there
was dedicated nnd Governors Flower of
New York , Pattlson of Pennsylvania and
Generals Greene , Sickles and Slocum
paid eloquent and fitting tributes to the
fallnn heroes who , during those throe
memorable days in 1803 , gave their lives
in defense of the union. It was the
valor and patriotic devotion of those
fallen heroes und their comrades that
rendered it potulblo for General
Sickles , the most conspicuous sur
viving commander of the battle , to
BO satisfactorily congraulnto the impos
ing assembly over a union saved and a
nation perpetuated. As he feelingly
Euid : "If the sacrifice made on thin
field was greater than in any other com
bat of the war 'tho results wore compen
satory. Wo rojolco , as nil our country
men may rojolco. fifa , Union successfully
defended ; In n government whoso nu-
thorlty wns horfi ? ) maintained ; In n con
stitution firmly osJnVHshcd ; in republi
can Institutions mndo Imperishable. "
COMMISSIONER' " L'o'cHUEX 1ms mndo
sufficient progrosMlri-hls
proposed sys
tem of pension roWrrri'for the public to
understand what wUt > henceforth bo the
policy of the burdati.- This policy will
command Itself to every honest volornn.
There Is no porlt 'to- ' the pensions of
beneficiaries who iticrit them , but pen
sion thieves nro t'tv 1)0.Stricken from the
rolls , ns they should bo. Ono day lust
week twenty-five fraudulent entries
were taken from the list. Of those
eleven wore notorious deserters , some
hnd not served ninety days in the nrmy
ns required by Inw ; several wore women
who were receiving their pensions after
having remarried , nnd ono had never
been in the nrmy nt nil. TUB BEC has
heretofore snld thnt It would bo strnngo
If In the multitude of pensioners on the
rolls the nntnos of some not entitled to
place there could not bo found , nud when
found they should promptly bo stricken
therefrom. This is nil thnt any honest
veteran wants.
THERE has been less change in light
artillery guns in the revolution in
weapons of war than any other arm of
the service. But the now invention by
M. Turpln , the discoverer of molonitc ,
seems destined to render the artillery
now In existence altogether useless. It
isn very light gun nnd cnrrlngo , cnslly
drnwn y two horses , nnd four chnrges
cnn bo fired within fifteen minutes , cnch
of which throws 25,000 , bullets over the
surfnco of 20,000 square yards at n range
of ubout two miles. This will at least
do away with the cumbersome caissons
and gun carriages now used for light
artillery , each requiring six horses to
move It ln field operations. But think
of the havoc that 100,000 bullets from a
single gun in quarter of an hour would
bo likely to create in the ranks of n
massed army of men ! Shrnpnell nnd
Cnnnistor must hereafter bo relegated
to the past with chainshot and grape as
deadly missiles of warfare.
Merely n fosi of Water.
New York Itecoriter.
A fact to bo remembered : The actual
wealth of the country Is as fjroat now as it
was before the recent flurry in stocks and
bonds.
An Overworked Industry.
Kaunas City Journal.
Train robbing Is not altogether the "soft
snap" it scorned to bo some wcoks ago. A
fo\v moro instances of determined nnd suc
cessful resistance and the occupation will
lese most of its scitucttver-ess.
Journalistic Kntnrpruo In Rome.
La Trtbuna.
The managers of this'periodical have entered -
torod into n treaty with a'considerable num
ber of wealthy heiresses , both spinsters nnd
widows , who have idolomnly bound them
selves to bestow their bfands upon no ono
who is not a subscriber to our paper.
Just a l.lttlo JUUrond Splto.
TobtaH'I'rltiune.
The railroads in 'Nebraska nro cutting
down their expenses by taking oft a number
of their passenger trains , and compelling the
people in many places to put up with poor
train service. They claim it is a necessity ,
owing to tnqmaximum rate bill. Time will
toll whether the maximum rate bill bo the
legitimate cause , ornvlidthor the roads are
simply venting n littlosplto at the people
for tramping on their corns.
Glvo It to the "Ganp. "
Kearney Journal.
Gorham F. Belts has boon sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary for his connec
tion with the asylum frauds brought to light
last winter. Now if they will give all of the
others known to bo connected with those
frauds the same medicine , it will meet the
approval of the citizens of Nebraska , but
Bolts should not bo the scapegoat for olher
scoundrels moro guilty than ho. Turn on
the light and glvo the rest the same treat
ment.
Cnmirdly Aasaulti.
Qlaltc- Democrat ,
If the administration wishes to turn re
publicans out and put democrats in , lot it dose
so in a straightforward manner , and tliero
wili bo no complaint. The thing that is
objected to Is the cowardly evasion of the
truth. Men have boon removed from office
for partisan reasons Under every ndmlnlstra
lion in the history of the government , and
such will probably continue always to bo Ihe
practice. But the plan of making removals
on alleged charges of incompotency or dis
honesty \vithout allowing the accused per
sons to reply to them or even to learn what
they are was never known until Cleveland
became president.
Tliry I.lko n Htrnlgkt Man.
1'orfc Prctr ,
Judge Maxwell is receiving moro compll-
monts now than any other man in the state.
Those compliments are coming from the
common people. They are not confined to
any party ; republicans are Just as enthusi
astic us democrats or populists. There It a
moaning behind it. It moans lhat the over
burdened taxpayers uro getting tired of con
tinuing the same old gnud for subsistence
and daily broad under those conditions
which continue to brood tramps In the ranks i
of industry , and fatten fawutng sycophants i
in the circles of power nnd authority. The
people are coming to realize that bravo , in
corruptible old'inen ' like Judge Maxwell are
growing fewer. Whether the people prac
tice the purest virtue in their own methods i
U may occasion considerable doubt , yet they
enjoy an occasional exhibition of it in those
in authority over them.
Tlio Puturo of Stiver.
St. Louii Globe-Democrat ,
But right hero a factor would stop In to
stop the decline. The low prices would
close up most of the mine * , and , the supply
being diminished , the drop would at last
end. Mines would not bo worked when they
ceased to pay expenses. Ihu mines which
could produce silver cheapest would have all
the trade , and cos . , pf production would
eventually determinei > r4Qo. Then , too , the
chances for nn International ngroomoat on a
common ratio botwoenitho metals and a gen
eral romouotlzatlon of'sllVnr ' must bo kept In
mind. The atoppago'tif'Mvor ' purchases by
tbo United States v/gulu ( ' probably hasten
such tu arrangement ) , , foigland would suf
fer more than this country from the dis
turbance in international trade , which the
withdrawal of our prbp toj tbo silver market
would cause , and mlghtithcn bo compelled ,
in her own Interest. to > JUm with the United
Stntos and the Liatlniamien to rehabilitate
silver. Germany undoubtedly would follow
England's example.-Of-course , a general
rmnonotlzAtion of silVer1 ; on any ratio , would
send the price of that'nrdtul up.
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A KalthJul.'OHlclal.
< . LoutiWebiMlo.
Nebraska's auditories been going through
the accounts of thostato's _ World's fair
commission with a bluq pencil , Ho canuot
nnd a necessity lor fifty employes. Ho does
not agree that the fund should bo charged
with railroad fares when the parsons pre
senting the bills traveled on passes. There
is too much carriage hire , and ? ' ) u day ap
pears a little heavy for hotel bills. Ono em
ploye received $150 a mouth for salary and
$00 for expenses. The auditor paused on the
$00. Ho thinks that paying the room rent of
employes In addition to liberal compouia-
Uon U beyond the customs of business.
This auditor has idcaa which may oo fol
lowed v | lh ndvmitagpby olllclals In other
states who pass upon the accounts of
World's fair commissions , From the cen
tral boards down , tbo management of
World's fair funds has been regarded as n
private snap. The introduction of a dogrco
of commercial strictness Into tbo auditing
will n' least s.ivo some deficiency npproprl.v
lions In future Inilslnturci It Is to ho ex-
pecl.cd thnt tlio onicl \vlllinotlio fund *
to clro ntrreo.iblo vacations to prawns who
hare political nml family pulls , but there Is
a limit to n simp ,
No llnillntt I'nliit * nt DlfTflrotiOP.
7 ot ( ( rllV Vnitrtertniti nal
Indeed , the whole Idea of essential differ
ences nmoiiif the people of the United State *
Is false , born of provincial prejudice nnd laclt
of tr.tvol. Wo nro the inosl homogeneous
people on earth. Such difference * ns tto exist
nro purely local mid external. It taltes but
six il.iys nnd nnd n change of raiment to convert -
vert a typical Verniontw Into n typical
Tcxnn , nnd two South Carolina lawyers ,
aided by six Massachusetts detectives , could
not tell the difference botwoot. the Algon
quin club In ttostJn nnd the Palmetto club
in Charleston , particularly nftor U o'clock p.
in. , to .save- their souls from perdition.
ftinilISK.tIMJ JfKIIH.lSK.lXS.
The sporting men ol Hebron have organ
ized a gun club.
E O. Miller has purchased the Nlobrara
Tribune of X. O. Sherman.
Thieves broke Into the ilotwt nt Waco nnd
carried off n lot of railroad tickets.
A general overhauling of nil tlio books of
Perkins county Is now In progress.
A populist paper prints the name of the
secretary of agriculture ns "J. JE. Morton. "
The Seventh-Day Adventists of north
western Nebraska will hold a canipmcetlng
nt Crawford July U to 18.
Alodgo of Ancient Order of Hibernians
has been organized at Pin tto Center with
fourteen charter members.
Dlshop Bowman of Chicago will be on
hand to dedicate the now Gorman Evangeli
cal church ut Harvard on the Oth lust.
Old Man Oliver of Utlcn is suffering from
n broken leg , the result of u conflict with
J. E. Murphy. The latter Is under arrest.
Juitgo S. A. Holcomb , who has been quite
slclrnt his homo in Broken Bow , attributes
his Illness partially to chewing the ends of
penholders and poisoning himself ,
After n honeymoon lasting from Saturday
night until Monday morning a Curtis bride
deserted the bed ilnd board of her husband
nud fled to the homo of her parents. There
is n lot of gossip and a divorce case is in
prospect.
The Swan City mill , five miles south of
Wilber , belonging to the DoWill Milling
company , wns struck by lightning nud
totally destrovedi Loss about $10,000 ; insured -
surod for $7,1)00 ) on building and machinery
und $1,000 on stock. This was the oldest
mill in Saline county and ono of the first
built west of the BIuo river.
The Chadron Citizen reports an attempted
sulcldo in the Crow Butte neighborhood ,
Dawcs county , week ago. A young fellow
nnincd Charles Jones had become infatuated
with n girl by the name of Smith , who lived
near by , but It seems ono of the older Jones
boys had already married Into the Smith
family and the girl's folus Ihought that wns
enough. Thny objected so strongly thnt
Jones imagined life had no further charms
for him nnd ho attempted to end his grlof
with n dose of arsenic. A Crawford doctor
was summoned in time lo save him.
TKAIN HOBBEBS' TBIAL.
CommNslonor Duttilv Uivcs the IJuiidlts n
I'lrllinlnnry Itcarlnt ; .
Squires and Bonnington , the men who
conspired to rob a Missouri Pacific train a
week ngo , were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Dundy for n prelimi
nary hearing yesterday forenoon. Chief of
Pollco Seavoy , Sergeant Oruisby. Detectives
Hiu.o and Hudson and J. O. 1'hilllppl ap
peared as witnesses. They told the samo.
story that has boon published slnco the rob
bery , nnd Wilbur Bonniufcton. the man who
gnvo Ihoonlcers Iho tip loading to their ar
rest , was placed on the stand.
Bcnningtou said his homo had been ,
until about two months ago , in Penn
sylvania. Ho oamo lo Omaha in April. Hemet
met Squires at his hoarding place , 1024 South
Fourteenth street. Was introduced to
Squires by a man named Standard , who
boarded at the same nlaco. Standard came
home in n state of intoxication ono uight and
informed Bcnnington lhat Squires and an
other man werp going to hold up the Mis
souri Pacific train.
The next morning Bonnington , Standard
and Squires won t'.tosethor to the Diamond
saloon nud there they met McClure. Squires
introduced McClure to Bcnnington and after
a short conversation they walked down
toward the river. Standard did not accom
pany thorn. While under the Council Bluffs
motor bridge they sprung the plot to rob
the Missouri Paciilc train and Bonning
ton agreed to take a hand In the job. Ho re
lated how ho had given the conspiracy away
to Iho Missouri Paci flo authorities and to
the Omaha police , and all abuut the various
conversations of the two loaders in the plot.
They wanted to make a raid on the railroad
slation at Florence ono week ago last Fri
day night , bul gave it up because they
thought it would hardly Day for Iho trouble.
They toad visited the scene of the hold-up
near the poor farm Iwlce prior to Iho night
upon which Ihoy were to put the plan Into
execution.
The witness described the manner in
which Ihoy had agreed lo accomplish Iho
robbery. They first planned to commit the
robbery on Saturday night. McClure was to
hold the engineer up and after the express
car had been cut loose from the rest ot Iho
train McClure was to blow it open and
swlpo the swag while Bonnington
and Squires were to make the neighbor
hood very unhealthy for animal lifo by a
fusilado of bullets from their guns. They
finally gave up the Saturday nigUl job because -
cause McClure and Squires could nol agrco
as lo Iho details. Ho said also thai McClure
argued that Saturday night would nol bo ns
good a niglil as Monday /or the reason that
the express trains carry moro money on Mon
day , haylnir the Sunday mall orders to fill
for country banks.
"McCluro said thai ho would have money
out of the scheme or there would bo blood on
the moon , " said the witness. "Ho said ho
had been In the business for some tlmo and
ho did not propose lo have any monkey work
about it. "
The witness related the plans that were
laid bv the robbers for the Monday night nt-
tempt and all about the arrest at Hanscom
park. Ho said his lifo had been threatened
by both Squires and McClure slnco the ar
rest.
Commissioner Dundy then fixed Squires'
bonds at $1,000. , Ho was remanded to jail to
await trial and the cnso of Bunniiigtonvvras
taken under advisement. His bauds will bo
fixed in a few days and it Is thoughl that Iho
follow will bo lot off pretty easy because ho
turned evidence against his comrades.
FIRE AND POLICE BOARD.
Ilcgulur HctBlon of tlio OonimUalonerj Hrld
I.ait KvenlnK.
All of the members of the police board
wcro present at last night's meeting and the
business was rushed through.
During June the police lost 114 days and
with the exception of twenty-eight days the
men were on annual Joavo. The sick list
was very low Ihis month and the patrolmen
nro now nil in good health ,
A report from Iho police picnic committee
shows thai Iho net receipts amount to
? l,2'ir > ,7. ' > . This amount has bocn placed to
the credit of the police relief fund.
Onicers Cory , Hudson , Brady , Hoff and
Drum my were each granted ten days an
nual leave. Firemen Dally of hose company
No. 10 and Dan Murphy of truck No. 1 were
each granted ten days Icnvo.
Sovurul ministers Died a protest against
the extension of the limits of the ourut dis
trict-us requested by a number of property
owners in that locality. Complaint ! ! were
also fllod against the present loca
tion of Annlo Wilson's place and it wns
claimed that the resort was outside of the
district. Commissioner Smith admitted
that ho hud erred in reporting thai the
Wilson place was outsldo of tlio lines laid
down by Mayor Broatch. Hoferenco waa
made to the records and It was found that
the place complained of Is Insldo the limits.
Tlio matter regarding the extension of the
districting referred to the mayor ,
Cliiot Galilean reported that William
Gorman of hose company No. 4 quit the
other day. The chief also reported that he
had taken six men from the preferred list
and pul them on regular duty to take the
places of killed and Injured men.
At the conclusion of the session the mayot
appointed the following committees ;
On Property Hartmiin , StrlcHlor , Coburn
On I' luauco Strlcklcr , Cotmru , Smith.
On kaws Smith , Hartmnn , Strickler ,
On Men and Discipline Coburn , Smith
Hartuiau ,
suns ivn rim jtt.wr.
ClinnR0 In tlio Koculnr Serried i\i An *
nuiincril YpMnritnjr.
WA.SIIIXOTOH , July 3. [ Special Telegram
to Tun llKn. ] The following nrmy orders
ivcro l.siuod today :
Private William Sutler , hospital corps ,
now on duty nt Fort Nlobrara , Nob. , will bo
discharged.
By direction of the sccrotnry of war the
commanding ofllccr of the Army nnd Navy
( Jcncral hospital , Hot Springs , Ark. , will
prant n furlough for thirty days to Hospital
Steward Patrick Million on duty nt that
station.
I/oiivo of absence for ono mouth Is granted
Major Joseph W. Wham , paymaster.
lAsnvo of nbsonco for two months nnd
cloven d.iys Is granted Uaptiiln William D.
Beach , Third cavalry.
The acceptance of the resignation of First
Lieutenant Graham D. Fitch , corps of engi
neers , has been revoked by the president.
Captain Edward C. Knowor , Third artil
lery , having boon found by an army retiring
board Incapacitated for active sar.vivQon ac
count of disability , h.cldent to the service , Is
retired from nctlvo service this dato.
Th < jlo.ivoof absence '
, on surgeon's cortlfl-
eato of disability , pr.mted Captain Asher
C. Taylor , Second artillery , Is extended ono
month on surgeon's ccrtlllc.ito of disability.
Leave of absence thrca mouths to take
effect on or about August 1 , 1N'.I3 is granted
First Lieutenant John McMarllu , Twenty-
fifth Infantry.
Leave of nbsonco from July IS to August
1 , IS' ) : ) Is grunted First Lieutenant William
C. Wren. Seventeenth infantry.
The leave of absence granted Major James
It. Hoach , paymaster , Department of the
Missouri , is extended three months.
Leave of nbsonco for four months to take
effect on or about July 1 , Ib'.U , with par-
mission to apply for an extension of Iwo
months , is granted Captain Wiishluglon I.
Sandborn , Twenty-fifth infantry.
Leave of absence for ono month and ten
days , to tnko effect on or about July 15. 18VKI ,
Is granted First Lieutenant William Black ,
Twcnly-fourlh Infantry.
By direction of the president the following
named ofili'ers of the nrmy dotallcd for duty
os acting Indian agents at the agencies set
opposite their respective names , nro hereby
relieved from suld duties and upon the as
sumption of the same by their successors
will proceed to Join their coninanics : Cap
tain Homer W. Wheeler , Fifth cavalry , at
Iho Choynnno mid Arapahoe agency , Old. ;
CapUun Joseph Halo , Third Infnulry. nl the
Colvllle agoncyst.itu of Washington ; Captain
Cyrus S. Koburts , Seventeenth Infantry , at
Iho Soulhern Ute agency , Colo. ; Captain
William P. UoBcrs , Seventeenth infantry , nt
the Warm Springs agency , Oro.
Captain Lowts Johnson , Twenty-fourth In
fantry , is relieved from duty as acting Indian
agent at the San Curios utency , Ariz. , and
upon the assumption of his duties by his
successor , Captain Albert L. Mvor , Eleventh
Infantry , will turn over the public property
in his charge to thnt ofllccr and proceed to
Join his company.
The following oflleors of the United Stales
nrmy uro detailed lo net as Indian agents nt
the agencies set opposite their respective
names : Captain Albert L. Myor , Eleventh
infantry , nt Iho San ( Inrlos agency , Ariz. ;
Captain John W. Babb , Fourth Infantry , ut
the Colvlllo agency , Wash. ; Major Henry B.
Freeman , Slxlccnth infantry , at the Southern
Ute agency , Colo. ; First Lieutenant E. E.
Benjamin , First infantry , nt the Warm
Springs ugoncy , Oro. ; First Lieutenant 13.
E. Hatch , Elghtconlh infantry , at the Cheyenne -
enno nnd Arapahoe agency , Old.
Loava of absence . for two months Is
granted Second Lieutenant Richmond Me A.
Shotlcld. Fourth cavalry , ntdc-dc-camp.
The suit of the recrultincr sorvicd" will
cause Iwonty-flvo recruits at Columbus bar-
racUs , O. , to bo assigned to Iho Fourth in
fantry and forwarded under proper charge
to such point or points in the Department of
Columbia as the commanding general of the
department shall designate.
The superintendent of the recruiting
service will cause twenty-five recruits at
Columbus barracks , O. , lo bo assigned to tlio
Twenty-second infantry nnd forwarded
under proper charge to such point or points
in the Department of Dakota as the com
manding general of the department shall
dcsignato.
The superinlendont of Iho recruiting ser
vice will cause ten colored infantry recruits
at Columbusbarracks , to bo.asslgncd to the
Twenty-fifth infantry and forwarded under
proper charge to such point or points in the
department of Dakota as shall bo desig
nated.
The superlntondon t of the recruiting sorvlca
will cause thirty-two recruits nt David's isi
land. Now York harbor , to bo assigned to the
Seventeenth infantry nnd forwarded under
proper charge to Fort D. A. Hussoll , Wyo.
The superintendent of the recruiting ser
vice will cause ten colored Infantry recruits
at David's island , Now York harbor ,
to bo assigned to the Twen
ty-fourth infantry nnd forwarded under
charge of a noncommissioned officer
to such point or points In the Department of
Arizona as the commanding general of Iho
department shall dcsignato.
First Lieutenant William W. Galbralth ,
Fifth artillery , now on leave of absence at
Carlisle , will report by letter to the superin
tendent of the recruiting service , Now York
City , to conduct recruits to the Department
of the Platlo. Upon Iho completion , of this
duty ho will join his battory.
First Lieutenant Charles P. Elliotl , Fourth
cavalry , now on sick leave of absence nt
LawroncoviUo , Pa. , will report by letter to the
superlntondonl of Iho recruiting service ,
Now York City , to conduct recruits to the
Department of the Columbia.
First Lieutenant Frank P. Avery , Third
Infantry , now on duty with his company nt
Fort Snclling , Minn. , will report in person
to Major Oeorgo M. Handall , Fourth mfftn-
try , commanding the infantry bnttnl6n ! nt
Jackson park. Chicago , III. , for duty with
company F , Third Infantry.
' '
DELAY IN PAVING.
% fu < tc Vott Startles Omulm Councilman " "V
with Homo N < ttT on thn Subject.
Judge Post of the Nebraska supreme court
was In the city for a short tlmo yesterday.
Ho did not como for that purpose , but some
thing ho said has created n gpnulno sons.v
t Ion 'In "counclltnanlo" circles , nnd several of
Iho city fathers nro exceedingly wrathy over
what * they have learned , Councilman
Saumicra interviewed the associate justice ,
nud ho learned something startling ,
Mr. Snundcrs Inquired ns to the probabU
Umo thnt the paving ease would eomo up In
the court. Judge Post Informed him not un
til September , ns Mr. Conuoll and the ai-
tornoy on the other side had stipulated thnt
the case should fr ever until that tlmo.
This was news for the councilman , and unex
pected news , too. The council had directed
Mr. Council to bring suit In the supreme
court for : i writ of mandamus to compel the
Board of Public Works to execute n contract
for the paving of Twenty-sixth street from
Fiirnam to Half Howard stroots. As the
entire paving question hinged UK ) > u the de
cision in thai case , 11 was Iho intention to
sociiro ttu opinion nt the earliest pnsslhto
moment from the court. Everything de
pended upon the decision of the court as to
whether any paving would bu done in Omaha
this year.
With the delay caused by the case golnq
over unt'l September 11 pretty wull sotllcs
the fact that no paving will bo done In
Omaha this year , or not nt least upon any of
the streets where the proceedings liavo com
menced. Mr. Council's action in the mailer
Is rather surprising , and Mr. Saunders , Mr.
Howell und other members of the council
nro at n loss lo know what it means nnd * why
the delay , when It was expressly agreed to
sccuro with ns little delay as possible an
opinion upon this very Important subject.
Mr. Council Is ul tlio World's fair and will
not return for several days. The nttoutlon
of the council will bo called to the mailer at
tlio next mcotlug.
Troy Press : Whoifii man Invests Ills money
In tliu Iron trade ho naturally expect * to do n
heavy bmlnoss from tlio start.
Iluffalo Courier : Tlio fltnoss of things Is
well laalntiiliRHl wliun tlio linpntlont dlnur Is
served with food prup.irud In u dialing dlih.
Giilvoston Now * : When you see n niiwon-
KIT boy running you may know ho has lost his
job.
Chicago Inter Ocnan : Dnbbs You net ns If
you wcro afraid of klllliiK thuso tiK > - > ciultoo-t.
Wlmuk-i 1 um ; you forget \Yoluvvo tlio sumo
blood In our vulns.
Truth : Cn-Mli'ton I hoar you uro oiiRagod
to Mlm IlljWiolli' , thuKlrl you wont hnrsnutick
n 1th t > o much liii t summer. How on earth did
you mamign It ?
Summit I couldn't hulp It , old man. Wo
were thrown together HO much.
Now York Press : "Do you thlnit citizens
.should bo compelled to votu ? " " 1 would hardly
tto us far us tlmt. " "Itut you aio Infnvorot
out tlio full vote ? " "I am the full
vote on ourslilo. "
lloston Transcript : SklgRs What Is this
fountain of youth 1 hour so much ubout ? Is
there -.ucli a tliliiK ?
HUiigit If you had four children , as I Imvo.
and every ono possessed of an unquenchable
tlilr.st for soda water , you'd never ask that
question ,
COU.NIOUND nisi.
Detinll Free Picxt.
When wo nro busy through the day "
And see thn little lly ,
Wo Hcurcoly notion him at all
As hu goes blueing by ,
ITo Is so very , very Hinall ,
That we can hardly sou
Him us ha II IDS from place to plac
As hard ut.worU as wo.
But In the morning when wo wish
To take our parting snooze ,
lie's bigger than an oloplmnt
With tnckpolnts In his shoes.
o
XOUXU A3lEHtU.l'H IfUURTH.
lt\ \ , ' .1. A'etv York Tribune.
\Vo put him to bed In his little nlghtKowu ,
The worst battorcdyouiiKStor there was In the
" town ; , . . ' !
Ynt ho yelled , as ho opened < hls only noli ere ,
"Ituh , rah , for the Jolly old Fourth of July ! "
Two thumbs and eight lingers with cloths wore
tlod up ,
On hU head wu3 a bump like nn upside down
cup ,
And ho smiled ns ho boat could with nose nil
awry ,
"I'vo had Just the bossost Fourth of July. "
Wo were glnd , for ho had boon up with the .sun ,
KlKht Into the midst of the pomlor nnd fun ,
Where the Ijooni of tlio cannon sent Its amok *
to the sky ,
Young American like , was his Fourth ot July.
I nald wo worn alnd nil the pieces were thoro.
So wo plastered und bound them with tondor-
ostcaro ;
But out of tho'wrocU came the words with ate
"If tomorrow was onlv the Fourth of July ! "
Ho will grow all together again , nororfoar.
And be ready to celebrate freedom nuxt yoart
Hut , tlio' It N sottish , wo'ro thankful there lies
A cruckorloss twolvouiunth iwlxt Fourth of
Julys.
Wo kUsod him good night on his powdorft ,
Hpocked face , / ,
Wo luld his bruised hands softly down In their
place ,
And ho murmured , as sloop closed blsonoopon
eye ,
"I wish every day was the Fourth of July. "
0ROWNINGKiNfi"
Largest MuniifjtoUirara anil Rotation
ol Clothing In tuo World.
He Got ; One.
One of those $9.00 suits that we placed on sale
Saturday. Rain interfered with
the sale. This is the best offer
in men's suits that we have
made this season. Sale con
tinues till they're all gone ,
Our flne tailor made stylish
men's suits , sold all season for
$12.50 and $15. Factory prices
those are , but for this sale
they'll be in one lot at only
$9.00. They are all sizes , light
and medium weights , all colors ,
Cheviots , worsteds , homespuns ,
and oassimeres , sizes , 33 to 46 ,
sacks and cutaways , Our Own
Make and every one of 'em
worth in most stores $15 or $18 ,
High class goods nicely trimmed
made to wear well and
look well. See 'em in the window ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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