THE OMAHA DAILY BKIfc. FRIDAY , JULY 1.1 , 1803.
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TIIK DAir.v nnil SHSIIAV lliv. : Is on sale In
Clilcncoat HIP following place * :
1'iilincrlioiMo.
Oraml 1'iic'llle hotel.
Aiiilllorliini Motol.
Great Northern hotel
Uoro hotel.
Inland hntnt. .
Wells II. Sl/i-r. 1BO Stair stront.
Fllrs of THIS HKK c-ati bo ficnn at tlio No-
Virn'ka building and tlio Administration build
ing , Exposition eronmlH.
Average C'lrrnliitlnn for JIIIIP , 1H03 , 2-1,310
SUCRKTAKY ITOKE SMITH has smoked
J.ho pipe of pcnco.Vo \ trust that his
copper-colored wards will permit him to
| ) avlinipnto in a war dance before the
entertainment censes.
IT is evident that Receiver Ilaydcn
of tho.brokon Capital National bank is
Hot strictly in line with the men who
claim to own the town of Lincoln. They
.limy soon bo expected to toll him "whore
ho is at. "
IOWA prohibitionists are trying to pot
jitter salnon keepers by a now path.
I'hoy now make complaints alleging that
the Baleen in a nuisance. Are wo to in
fer that the prohibitive law has boon
recognized as ineffective ?
FORTUNK often compensates for re
verses. A pardon , a wife and a saloon ,
pll in ono month , ought to go far in roo-
JDnciling Anarchist NooboJo , the years
cf suffering which his conduct at the
time of the Huymarkot riots entailed
Upon him.
TIIK offer of a purse at Cleveland for
any trotter that will beat a mile in 2:08 :
on the track therewith the old-stylo
Sulky suggests that doubt is entertained
whether any of the llyoru which have
hiado bettor records with the pneumatic
"Bulky on the kite-shaped track can
lower tlio record of Maud S.
AND now the prospects indicate a
year's continuous session of the congress
about to convene. After imposing such
nn allllction upon the people there ought
to bo no fears regarding-nn overwhelm
ing republican victory at the congres-
Blonal elections which follow the ad
journment of that body in 1891.
SAN FRANCISCO people are congratu
lating themselves on tlio fact that the
Pacific Postal Telegraph company has
Almost completed its line of copper wires
from Washington to that city by the
pouthorn route. Soon the now company
will bo in a position to transmit trans-
pontiiiontul business and the people will
lie longer bo at the mercy of on indiffor-
fcnt corporation.
WHAT to do with the stock of silver
bullion now lying in the treasury seems
to bo the question over which many
brains are being racked. Tlio Now
York Em'iny 1'ost suggests in ono of
Jts most sarcastic mooda that it bo
transformed into silver souvenir spoons
pnd distributed as a loan among the
people. Such a course would turn us
Rll to free coinage. Every one would
then have allvor to sell.
THE now democratic administration is
inaugurating its plan of economy by
having the whlto house redecorated.
The work upon the boa room ia alone to
Cost the government about $5,000. No
pno objects to the president being sup
plied with all the luxuries of a mansion
Jjoilttlng the residence of the head of
this great nation. But for one who
banks so high upon his reputation for
economy , economy should begin at home.
A KANPAS ruin fakir is In sore dis
tress. During his operations at Good-
land recently a cloudburst happened
that way and destroyed tlio crop of a
man who had contributed to pay the
fakir to produce rain , The disconsolate
farmer has sued the alleged rain maker
for damngoj , and of course , expects to
Recover. Just what a court and jury
will do with thu case is open to con-
jfuttiro. A vonllot for the plaintiff
\vould impute to him the powers of the
Almighty. Thorn may bo bomo dlfll-
pulty in proving that ho is in possession
of such power.
INDICTMENTS have been found against
the ofllclula of the failed Plankinton
bunk at Milwaukee charging thorn with
illegal banking and obtaining money
under false pretenses.V hllo the
greater number of the recent bunk fail
ures are due to circumstances over
which the bunk olHciuls have have had
m control , yet a popular belief has
arisen in relation to certain particular
'institutions * that the honesty of tholr
transactions is not above suspicion. A
few criminal prosecutions where the
bunking lawn huvo been ilugruntly violated
lated c unot but have a nulutory effect
in impressing upon bank ctllciuls a duo
er "f > rf tholr great responsibility to the
A I'llOLONOKD ridllT
Washington dispatches flny that the
Idea that the oxtrn eo slon of congress
might be made n short Boasion , dealing
promptly with the silver question and
leaving other matters to bo considered
at the regular session , is dying out , and
that those members who are best quali
fied to jtnlgo as to what Is likely to bo
done are of the opinion that when congress -
gross meats in August there will bo no
Intermission until the work of the flfst
regular session shall have been accom
plished. Wo have never had any doubt
that this would probably bo the
case , and the attitude of the
free stiver men , the deter
mined spirit they are manifesting , and
the preparations they nro avowedly
making , promise a prolonged light that
is almost certain to carry the extra ses
sion up to the date of the regular ses
sion.
Tlicro must bo no misunderstanding
regarding the spirit and disposition of
the advocates of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. They moan to buttlo
for tholr cause to the bitter end , employ
ing every device known to parliamen
tary warfare in order to defeat , if possi
ble , the opposition to tholr policy. They
are not proposing or iviking any sort
of compromise. The address issued by
the Denver mooting does not con
tain a single suggestion or intimation of
a desire on the part of the free silver
men to accept any sort of compromise. . .
Their unequivocal demand is that the
law relating to coinage which was in
force before the legislation of 1873 shall
bo restored , which means that the two
money metals shall stand on a perfect
equality in the mints of the country.
This they profess to believe "will Imme
diately place every coined American
dollar upon n par value , both as coin and
bullion , " and although all the argument
of experience is hostile to such an
assumption , to say nothing of the
attitude of the leading nations
of the world toward silver , .there
can bo no doubt that the free silver men
will llrmly adhere to their position.
They are desperately in earnest and
neither reason nor persuasion will rnovo
thorn from the stand they have takon.
Tliero is reason to behove that the op
ponents of a repeal of the silver pur
chase clause of the Sherman act will
have a better organization when con
gress meets than will those who favor
repeal. There will probably bo some
uncertainty about the force of the latter
In the house , but doubtless the former
will know their strength to a man
and will bo able to hold it together
for every exigency. .The first that
will arise will bo the contest over the
question of changing the rules so as to
put a .check upon filibustering. The
free silver men have already announced
that any proposition of this kind they
will light relentlessly. It is not easy to
say how long they may ho able to carry
on a contest of this kind , but it would
seem possible to continue it almost in
definitely. But if the free silver men
should bo beaten in the house more
easily than is now expected , the have
a yet stronger bulwark of tholr cause in
the senate. While those who have
carefully canvassed the situation believe
that ultimately a bill to uncondi
tionally repeal the silver purchase
clauco of the Sherman' act will
pass the house they doubt whether
such a measure can bo passed in the sen
ate. At any rate it seems entirely evi
dent that the country muat bo prepared
for a prolonged light over the silver
question , however desirable it may bo
for the public interests that that issue
shall bo promptly disposed of.
FKTK DAY IN FHAA'OR.
The 14th day of July in Franco stands
for the establishment of popular govern
ment upon the decaying ruins of a mon
archic despotism. The successful storm
ing of the Bustile was not the consum
mation of the political revolution ; it was
only the mark of its beginning. The
monarchic form of government persisted
for some time , and since then has reap
peared upon the soil of Franco upon
more than ono occasion. But never
again In tlio 104 years that huvo elapsed
slnco that fateful July morning in the
summer of 1789 have the rights of the
people then assorted boon dragged
to the depths from which they
wore rescued. Historically the day
has no great significance. The
destruction of an ancient fortress
by itself has little import. The date is
connected neither with the first repub
lic nor with the last , although it is ac
cepted as having relations with both.
When the French rojoioo today they dose
so in acknowledgment of the boon of
popular liberty a boon with which they
will never consent to part.
Fete day in Franco is a festival for
high and low. It is celebrated with that
enthusiasm and earnestness for which
thu French are noted. In Paris It is a
cosmopolitan holiday , and while the
tricolor predominates in the decorations ,
the flags of all friendly nations are con
spicuous in thu multitude of banners.
This your in particular the friends of
the existing government have much
cause for rejoicing. They have gene
through a year that was besot with
muuy dangers and pitfalls now happily
avoided.
First the anarchist troubles , then the
Punama scnndals , the ministerial crises ,
nnd finally the so-culled student riots
have given them ample cause for offer
ing thanks that they have so wall with
stood the adverse happenings of the
period. Over the recent riots they are
not yet In perfect eu o and outbreaks
are anticipated in Paris during the
festivities today. Demonstrations by
the restless clement * are common
features of the day. So It is nothing
denoting unusuut conditions that the-
government has ordered the police to bo
in readiness for any disturbance. Thu
urgency of these orders is probably en
hanced by the fitct that a'congross of all
thu Bco.'ulistio municliml councils la now
in bosbion at St. Dcnltt. If outbreaks
occur the government feels able , to cope
with them nnd they will no doubt be
easily condoned us symptoms of the
boibtorouanoss of the na'ttpjwrjoy.
Frenchmen in this country are gen
erally obiorvant of tholr nutional fete
day. In Now York City the French
o.lonyls holding a special celebration
under the direction of the Fronchlun-
bn'sndor and the French consul general.
Tholr exorcises Inoludo sports ofovory
description and the ascension of n bal
loon , "La Uopubliquo Francalso. " At the
World's fair the representatives of the
French government and the-oxhlhltors
from that country are joining in the
day's festivities. All ever the United
States the whole people share in the
spirit of the French holiday and wish
for a long continuance of republican
government In Franco.
AXTI-TKUS2' LAW AND TUB
ItOADS.
The question as to whether congress
Intended the anti-trust law to apply to
railroad combinations Is Important. Wo
bollovo there haa boon ono judicial de
cision In a case Involving this question
in which it was hold that the law la not
applicable to freight and passenger as
sociations , although thcso are clearly In
the nature of combinations contemplated
by the statute. On the other hand
there Is eminent legal opinion that
the law does apply to every form of
railroad combination , nnd that It was In
tended by congress to do so. Sena
tor Sherman , who introduced the orig
inal bill , said in a recent interview in
reply to a statement that the railroads
claim that their associations orcombina-
tlons were exempted from the operation
of the act : "That is a mistake. There
were no exemptions , as the act itself
will show. Railroad combinations , or
any other combinations , that fix unroa-
sonnblo rates , or prevent natural com
petition , would bo in restraint of trade.
The public has the right of the benefit
flowing from free competition , whether
in freight and passenger rates erin
in price of any product that is
a necessity of life. " Senator Cul-
lom , who was chairman of the inter
state commerce committee , holds a
similar view. Ho says it was not the in
tention of congress to exempt the rail
roads from the operation of the law and
very properly observed that "thoro IB no
reason why railroads should bo per
mitted to form combinations to fix prices
and destroy competition when all other
branches of business are denied the
right. " Senator Teller declure-1 that
there is no doubt that the law applies to
railroads that it was so intended by
congress nnd the wording of it em
braces any combination whatever
that destroys competition. Ex- .
Senator Edmunds , who was chair
man of the senate judiciary committee
when the law was passed , expresses the
unequivocal opinion that the law is ap
plicable to railroad combinations of the
character of freight and passenger asso
ciations.
The judgment of men of such distin
guished ability , all of whom voted in the
national senate for the anti-trust law
and must fairly bo presumed to know
what application and scope congress in
tended the act to have , will bo regarded
on all hands as entitled to the very high
est respect and consideration. The ob
vious suggestion of those expres
sions of eminent legal opinion
is thattho law should bo
given a thorough judicial test ns soon as
possible. . If the views of Senator Sher
man and the others quoted are correct
every railroad association to fix freight
and passenger rates exists in violation
of the law and by the terms of the
statute it is the duty of the United
States district attorneys to institute pro
ceedings against such associations. The
present time is peculiarly auspicious for
doing this. There is a universal popu
lar feeling that the railroads are dealing
most unfairly with the public in
the matter of passenger rates to
the World's lair * and this they
are enabled to do through com
bination. The whole people would there
fore heartily approve of action on the
part of the federal authorities to test
the legality of such combination in the
form of freight and passenger associa
tions. It is true that if such proceed
ings were instituted now the public
might not be materially benefited so far
as the World's fair is concerned , because
a final decision could hardly bo reached
before the close of the fair , but this con
sideration should not bo allowed to inter
fere with a proper effort to have
the question determined whether
or not railroad combinations to
fix rates aro. in violation of the
anti-trust law. According to Uio
definition of them given by the distin
guished persons quoted there would
seem so bo no doubt that they do exist In
violation of the law. Manifestly the
question is of grout nnd far-reaching
importance and ought to bo settled with
as little delay as possible.
PREVENTION INXTKAD OP IIKLIKF.
The dreadful holocaust on the World's
fair grounds at Chicago is only another
illustration of the
happy-go-lucky
methods pursued by the ofllclals in
American municipalities. The struc
ture was known to have boon built for
use , both for storage and dwelling pur
poses , it was at first intended to bo
erected of material that is fireproof , or
nearly so , but alterations of the plans
were pormlttod without the addition of
supplementary moans of exit for persons
in cuso of fire. Now after the calamity
hus occurred , after tlio victims of the
disaster number a score , after the in
jured and wounded have boon found al
most too numerous tofcount , the parties
upon whom ut leust some of the respon
sibility rests , have become unceasing in
their efforts to gather together a sum
of money to relieve the families of the
dead. The people are not slow to assist
in relieving distress whatever the
cause may have boon. The World's
fair directory have decided to donate
the entire gate receipts of the exposition
en Sunday next to the families of the
bravo men who were killed while fight-
lug Monday's fire. All these offprta are
no doubt prompted by generous motives.
They ought to tuiucocd in raising a fund
sulllclent to keep the bereaved families
from Immediate wunt , but to repair the
injury inllloted by the losa..of < KHfyvlll (
always bo an Impossibility. * * | lB" : Jf
There is not a city in the country in
which example * of culpable nogllponco
In the department of.building Inspection
similar to that just evinced in Chicago
huvo not been given time and timi'
again. Those lesions , however'have to
bo taught ever and over in spite of thoiv
fearful costliness. Whoa pluns.ruro
submitted for now buildings , , the usual
ruto 1 to approve Thorn with a moro
perfunctory oxixnifinaHlon. Minor altorn"
tlona may ho suggoitoil but the oao
seldom occurs \116ro radical changes
nro required or 11 whole project is
rejected. Agaln bulldlnps when once
constructed are Yormlttod to bo used
for purposes entirely different from
those for which UiSy were originally
designed nnd nltbftfthor unadaptod to
them. These arotyio points at which
our building Inspectors ought to Inter
fere. Much of thq Joss of life occasioned
by flro and falllng btilldlngs In our largo
cities could bo avoided If the laws and
ordinances were rigidly enforced. Pre
vention Is the remedy demanded , not
relief after the disaster has happened.
THE Mexican government hns been
compelled to mnko a general reduction
In the salaries of public employes owing
to the decreased revenue from Imports.
It has been known for some time that
the Mexican treasury was threatened
with a deficit and doublcss this action In
cutting down salaries Is the last resort
for preventing a shortage that might
prove n serious matter to Mexico's
credit. The decrease in the customs
revenues Is naturally to bo regarded as
indleati ng a decline In the general pros
perity , although It may not bo wholly
duo to this. Still it is well known
that the falling price of silver has had amore
moro or loss damaging effect upon the
material welfare of Aloxico , and that
country , being on a silver basis , is very
likely to suffer moro severely before a
readjustment of the relations of silver to
the money of the world is accomplished.
Of course the reduction of salaries of
those in the public service will not tend
to improve the general situation and
will probably produce some dissatisfac
tion , considerations which show that it
had becoma imperative. The future of
the distinctively silver countries is not
bright.
The Austrian commissioner-general at
Chicago wants foreign exhibitors at the
World's fair to bo allowed to sell articles
forming a part of their display and to
give immediate delivery Ho says that
such privileges hud been granted at
previous international expositions and
that the expectation of soiling the ex
hibit was ono of the chief inducements
that led the foreigners to come over
with tholr goods. * Inasmuch as the
rules of the fair distinctly forbid the re
moval of articles until the close of the.
exposition , none of j the exhibitors had
any reasonable grounds to anticipate a
suspension of those regulations.Vhilo
all participants in thn fair , American ns
well as foreign , ougirt to bo treated with
absolute impartiality nnd freedom from
discrimination , it would bo a manifest
Injustice to the public to allow the fair
to bo gradually despoiled of its attrac
tions. The last Jpalron who pays his
money at the gate-has a right to expect
to see as complete display as any who
have gene before
THE acceptance tf ) "the resignation of
Mr. Robert P. Porteaas superintendent
of the , eleventh census , to take effect
'
July 31 , 'will remove f om the head of
that bureau pna of the most efficient
men who have over been employed on
the census. Mr" Porter was among the
first to place his resignation in the
hands of the no'w administration , and it
seems a pity that the president , after
having retained him five month ! } in his
position , has not deemed It wise to allow
the work of the census to bo finished by
the same man who began it. What re
mains to bo done upon that great under
taking consists chiefly in compiling and
arranging the materials. Mr. Porter
has the satisfaction of having performed
all the work of direction and of carrying
the elaborate plan outlined by congress
into successful operation.
REV. WiLLAnD SCOTT , 'D.D. , of
Chicago , who was formerly the popular
pastor of ono of the most inntolligcnt
congregations in this city , has refused a
re-election as president of the Crete
Chautauqua assembly. The success of
the annual meetings.at Crete have from
their inception been lariroly duo to his
conscientious work in their behalf. It
is to be hoped that severing his official
connection with this organization will
not cause Dr. Scott to relax his interest
in the welfare of the Chautuuqua move
ment in Nebraska.
THE Cramps will launch the cruiser
Minneapolis on August 12. Then all the
warship building at this yard will bo m
the water. The Now York Is receiving
her guns and will go into commission
early in the autumn. The Minneapolis
is a sister ship of the Columbia , popu
larly known as the Pirate , which is also
nearly finished. The vessels of this
class will bo the swiftest ever launched
nnd are especially designed to catch and
destroy the fast ocean liners while keep
ing out of the way of the grout battle
ships. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE populist government of Kansas
has begun to reorganize the militia with
a view to insuring tdthemselves its as
sistance in case ofjj'jjvuothor legislative
deadlock. There may bo some fanatics
who approve the employment of force
for political ends , bVltUho rank and file
of all parties , populist as well as others ,
prefer the peaceful o of the majority ,
us shown by thu olo.ojoial returns.
Don't Attempt ) ! " " Much.
l'itliliurqRJwilrh. ,
There are moro quoj oJis before congress
thnn it need bo In any jjgrry to answer. A
Httlo perspicuous discrimination will dis
cover the essential and a llttlu onorgotio
wisdom should aucompltth it in short order ,
A Hnmler..on lonrn.
Statistics of train robbery show that
Iowa heads tlio column pf states iu this
nodulous industry. Such a staid old moral
stitto , HO thickly dotted with llttlo rod school
houses , should bo ushamod to tuko part In
any sucli procession.
Too Ureilltnlilo to Jlo I'onlblo.
A'diHiu City Journal.
The nomination of ox-President Harrison
to the vacant place on tlio supreme bench
would bo a Graceful and creditable thing for
the administration so graceful und credit-
nlilo that there is not the remotest probabil
ity of Its bi'ing made.
I nc ream or llnllwi ) r
Ktw York Ttmti.
Gratifying reports of the earnings of rail
roads uru coming in from every section of
the country. The statements lor May and
June DHOW a steady Increase iu both gross
nnd not earnings over t > io corropoudlitg
periods of last year , and there is abundant
I
reason to Uollovo Hint the porcoiiURO of In-
uronso will bo mnlntntnoil for some months
to come. Seventy railroad companies thnl
linvo reported tholr earnings for Juno show
an fipRro nto Increase otfilMriOO ! oror the
ofirnlngs o ( the s.imo ro.ids In Juno of lft t
ycnr.
.Make It Hliort.
Thcro is n general domain ! for it short
special session of congress , but no certainty
that congress will respond to the demand.
Under the constitution the president can got
n congress on his hands without much
trouble , but getting it off is another mnttor.
i
I.lko n Ton In n Dram.
New I'ork Kventng Sun ,
Don M. Dickinson's friends mention him
ns nK > 3slhla successor of Mr. Justice lllntoh-
ford on the supreme court bonch. The
Michigan man Is a good iwUUclan , hut to
think of him In the dead jurist's shoes Is as
absurd ns to to Imagine the guant form of
Secretary Carlisle arrayed In the cast off
garments which Imvo wrapped nrounil the
rotundity of Postmaster Ocuoral BIssoll.
Besides ho docs not belong to the right
district.
Thn 1'ollry U ruin.
The democratic policy when congress shall
have assembled Is as plain as the nose on
ono's face. The llrst thing to bo done should
bo to repeal the silver purchasing clause of
tlio Sherman not of 1SUO. A majority of both
house ? , according to a recent canvass , are
In favor of repeal. It will bo ttmo enough to
consider substitutes afterward. "When , by
stopping silver purchases , wo shall have
dissipated the llnanclal fog In which the
country is enveloped womay better sco what
course to take thereafter.
Tlio Itlclit Uortrlno.
New 1'or/c / Trttiune.
"Tho republicans In congress will bo In the
attltudo , to a certain extent , of spectators. "
This remark of Senator Sherman in an In
terview yesterday Is true In n sense , but Its
truth depends uiion the force given to the
clause "to n certain extent. " The republi
can members will fall In tholr duty If they
sit with folded hands , as lillo lookers-on ,
watching the majority tangling themselves
up inextricably or putting themselves In a
hole. There will bo serious business before
congress and the minority is In duty bound
to lend a helping hand to the best of its
ability in the solution of the grave and vexing -
ing problems that confront both , congress
and the country.
KAHSJOi COAL MINKHS.
They Will Continue Tholr Fight Agntngt
the Minn Ownorn I'romltn * of Aid.
LIKA.VENWOUTII , Kan. , July 13. The Homo
mine , where the trouble with minors
occurred yesterday morning , has shut down
again nnd not a man entered the shaft to
day. The intlucneo brought to uoar by the
strikers and tholr wives kept BO many
workers from resuming that the company
realized that , it would bo useless to attempt
to work with less than two score of-mon and
at the same time risk the chances of a riot.
This morning women and men again sur
rounded the shaft , but no men appeared to
go to work. No attempt has yet been made
by thu strikers to stop the men who have
gene to work at the North Lcavonworth
shafts.
NEVADA , Mo. , July la. The hundreds of
coal miners of Vernon county are now dis
cussing the great Kansas strike. Several
leaders of the United Mine Workers of
America are making efforts to organize the
miners into a union to strike about August
1. They believe ttieyylll then win the
victory.
PiTTSiiuno , Kan. , July ] S.--Con Kclllher ,
the delegate sent to Arkansas by Secretary
Lacey to see the miners in that section , re
turned this morning , with a copy of resolu
tions passed by thcso miners , recommending
suspension of work at the call of the Kansas
miners , and pledging all union men to do so.
P. II. O'Donnoll , the delegate to Indian
Territory , was hoard from this morning. Ho
reports that at Hartshorn , Colgate , Mc-
Alcstor and other camps visited by him , the
men have signified their intention of stand'
ing by the Kansas miners.
> ' 'J ' PA It .1 JIU31AXAU3I.
Another ahniitly Discovery la the Kulns of
the Cold Storage Warehouse. .
CHICAGO , July 18. The day opened clear
and hot , but the scorching rays of the sun
did not suflico to keep people away from the
World's fair grounds. The workmen on the
ruins of the cold storage warehouse made
another ghastly llnd this morning. It was
that of a human arm , and from a ring on
tbo linger it was identified as that of Ralph
Drummond , a part of whoso remains was
taken out yesterday. The total list of fa
talities from the llronow numbers seventeen.
with throe or four still unaccounted for. It
is now believed the total > wiH not exceed
twenty or twontv-ono , though there is con
siderable uncertainty as to the number of
strangers iu the building when the lire
broke out. Besides the gate receipts at tbo
fair Sunday , to bo donated to the relatives
of the dead ilromon , several city theaters
will give benefits for them , so that a hand
some sum Is sure to bo netted. Memorial
services will bo hold at the grounds Sunday.
OEKJiltAJ , XXOClia UOXE.
The Well Known Ohio Congressman Found
Doiid In Itnil.
IHONTOX , O. , July 13. General W. H.
Enochs , congressman from this district , was
found dead in bed this morning.-
Gonorut Enochs wng native of Ohio. Ho
was born near Mlddlolran ; , Noble county ,
Mnrch 20 , 1H42. Ho WILS bruuKht up on n fnnn ,
and secured his education Iu tlio common
schools. Ho enlisted as a private at tlio out
break of tlio war , and wus promoted to cor
poral , sergeant , lieutenant , cantaln , lieutenant
colonel , colonel nnd brevet brigadier ueneral.
After the close of the war ho uraduatud from
the Cincinnati law school , and has .slnco been
miKaKod In the ] ) ratlci > of hit profession at
Ironton. I It ) was twice elected to congress as
u republican ,
Killoil u .Mexican.
Kr , PASO. Tox. , July 1H. News has Just
reached hero that ono of thoGabaldons , who
have been noted members of the Island
Bosquo gang , killed a Mexican at San Ignacio -
nacio , nearly opposite Camp Hieo and not
far from the Island , lust Sunday night. No
particulars have been received , but it is be
lieved that the murderer is the sumo Ga-
baldon who shot ono of the Alarion brothers
on this side of the river some time slnco , nnd
against whom are standing ono or two in
dictments for horse stealing In this country.
Will Try to Kxooiitu thn Cliootnwu.
Four GIHSOK , I. T. , July IS. It Is reported
that Governor Jouos will attempt to execute
the condemned Choota ws and that the courts
will try to stop him. The opinion is general
tliat federal soidiors must interfere us a
last resort.
WASUI.NOTOK , July 1U. Tlio special Indian
agent at Muskogco , I. T. , telegraphs that
the execution nf the nine Cnoutaws has
boon suspended till August 4.
Mallrtoi nnil Miitmirii Flclitlni ; Aculn.
SvnxBV.N , S. W. , July 111. Latest advices
from Samoa are to the effect that active
hostilities have broken out between the fol
lowers of King Mallotoa and Chief Matuafa.
The king's forces are the stronger , but the
chief's have bettor arms. Uoth rofuao to
hold any district neutral ,
Kull from n Train unit Killoil.
HuiniAiti ) , Neb , , July 13. [ Special to TIIK
HUB. ] The body of a young man , well
dressed , was found beside the railroad track
near hero this morning. It is believed he
full from the .train bound for Omaha and
was killed , _ _
MexIco'M Iron Industry.
SAN ANTO.NIO , Tox. , July 12 , S. II. Me-
Craokon , largely interested In Mexican
mines , has arrived hero and reports as al
most consummated the proposed consolida
tion of MH tbo iron industries of Mexico ,
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I'omeroy rooplu Nrotl Htovei.
I'oMBiioY , la , , July 13. The cyclone sufferers -
ors are badly in heed of stoves. A formal
appeal was Issued today for help In this di
rection , The committee asks for 100 stovca ,
old or now.
Trouble on the Annum frontier.
13UUS9EI.S , July 13. The Independence
Dolgo saya trouble between French and
llio Siamese on the Aiuiam frontier U spread *
Ing and all trade Is stopped.
The n o oil valuation of real estate In
Philadelphia Is * 74i ! , ! M , T ,
A Juno mil ? cavorting on a nlcnlo plrl's
hack furnlshos an objectIcston on Individual
riots.
The man who springs a burning question
thono torrid days dcorros a Kentucky
roast.
Now that the plnlc season Is nt its height ;
tlic Industrious chlggor is coming up to the
scratch.
If Cleveland's rheumatism 1ms the effect
of condensing his August message , the coun
try will cheerily condole with him.
Colorado's loyalty to tlio whlto motnl may
bo accounted for by the claim that many of
the residents were born with.illvcr spoons.
Denver banks subscribed $1,000 to dofr.iy
the expenses of n delegation to the bimetal
lic convention to bo hold In Chicago August 1.
John J. Columbus , a resident of Cnnulcn ,
N. J. , claims to bo a lineal descendant of tlio
great admiral , but for various reasons hai
( loomed it necessary to shield himself from
public notice.
A I'lttsburg preacher charges the Chicago
calamity to I'rovidenco. Kvory timlur box
Is therefore an Invitation tn 1'rovldonco to
! > Iay the role of llrobux' . Vorlly , our usy-
urns do not got their duo.
The proposed tower on the city hall of San
Francisco Is estimated to cost "about MIK- )
mo. " The design Is lofty and pretty , nnd the
cost Is in keeping with the prolonged haul
which the city building has made on the
taxpayers.
Justice lllatchford's wealth was partly In
herited. Ills father once lost $50,000 , it Is
related , having set a valise containing that
nmotmt down In Fulton stroot. Now York ,
to buy some peanuts and gene olT forgetting
It. lint ho was o wealthy that the loss
did not hurt him much.
The widow of Captain James Shcppard
Thornton , the executive olllcor of thr , Kear-
sargo in its tight with the Alabama , Is to
build a costly memorial to him In Mcrrl-
mack , N. H. Captain Thornton was a de
scendant of Tilatthow Thornton , one of Now
Hampshire's three signers of the Declara
tion of Independence. Tlio state recently
erected a monument to the latter's memory ,
and Mrs. Thornton's memorial , it is pro-
dieted , will bo moro elaborate nnd im-
uosing.
William Doan Howolls was In Buffalo the
other day and n reverential reporter who
trot a glimpse of the great man as ho strode
Into Ino hotel dining room , describes him
thus : "Tho man was a llttlo below the
average height , thick-sot and erect. Ills
head was largo nnd well shaped. His face
was stern , merged and leonlno. Heavy gray
brows shaded sharp blue eye * . A gray , i-o-
bellious moustache covered a determined
upper lip. A whttu straw hat with curling
rim was sot evenly upon silvered hair banged
carefully upon an immobile forehead. " Mr.
Howells ordered pork and beans.
'jtuvxn Auour inu IAIK.
A Now York house exhibits a capo made
of sable tails ; it Is worth $17,501) ) .
In Colombia's building there is $80,000
worth of ancionti pottery , idols , Inceiisu
burners and household utensils.
The Catholic congress will assemble nt the
Art institute , Chicago , September ! . Mgr.
Satolli and Cardinal Gibbons are to bo
present.
The bible brought over in the Mayflower
by the Wintlirops is to bo shown at tlio fair.
It is now the property of airs. James L.
Gates of Milwaukee.
The log cabin in which Sitting Bull was
killed Is on exhibition in Midway plalshnco.
It Is occupied by Hain-iu-Uio-Fiico , the chief
who ia said to have killed GeneralCuster.
So true to hUtorv are the caravels that
the sailors dipped up the water needed to
clean the decks with queer shaped canvas
buckets made in the fashion of those used in
the time of Columbus.
The big hotels at Chicago are not as
crowded this month as they were during
Juno , but the smaller hotels , where lower
rates are charged , have moro guests than
they had a month ago.
' In the Manufactures building a Now
York linn has llttcd up au ivory and gold
room. The furniture Is all expensive , the
bedstead being valued nt $3,800. It is cherry ,
with Ivory llnish , nnd is hand carved.
It Is now proposed that tlio geological
specimens at the exposition bo used to found
a museum in Chicago , as collectively the
exhibits are invaluable , but separately they
are not worth shipping back to the counties
from which they were gathered. '
The American housewife can learn how to
make any number of different jellies and
sweetmeats from vegetable products by a
study of the Japan exhibit. The Japanese
have the happy faculty of combining any
number of fruits and vegetables iuto one
particular dish or Jelly In such manner as to
make ltnot _ only delectable , but highly iiu-
tritlvo as well.
Of the sixty-nine engines which furnish
power to the machinery at the exposition
Pennsylvania furnished twenty-throe and
Ohio fourteen. Them is ono engine of 2,000-
horse power and twelve of 1,000-horao power.
JTho Corliss engine , which was the wonder
of the Centennial , was 1,400-horso power.
The 13,000-horso power engine is really capa
ble 3.000-horso power. It woiirha 650,000
pounds ; Its big wheel could-mako 120 revolu
tions a minute ; it is valued at $ SO,000.
In the Nebraska building there Is a No-
braskau idea of Justice wrought out by a
resident of Dorchester of that stato. 'i'ho
statue is of tin , about seven foot in height ,
and represents Justice holding the tradi
tional scales.and sword , but with liar eyes
wide open. It simply suggests Unit if Jus
tice is to bo bribed she wants to , see the size
and color of the "dust" which is expected to
turn the scales. It is not the only statue ,
however , ou the grounds in which the proper
form is given , but in which the expression
and idea are wanting.
It cost George Hill of O'NolII 1100 to steM
n t''O watch.
There N talk of changing the name of the
town of Klk Crook.
Duffiilo county has ptvlil out 373.01 foi
Rophor scalps this season. 1
Hev. F. M , llacon Is the non pastor of tin '
Hrokon How Kulsyopal church , 1
The Southeastern Nebraska Poultry asso
ciation has boon orpnulrcd at Doatrlco with
S. S. Uarton as president.
Den R Cllar.lcr end IMoasnnt Hlclirmlson ,
two former Lincoln mon , nro In jail at Don *
vor because of crooked transactions.
Abblo Haven , a IS-yonr-old Fremont young
lady , while on a visit to Danbury , la. , wai
killed In a runaway accident. Her body was
taken to Fremont for burial.
It is said that Beatrice 1ms a resilient who
is n bigamist , having a wife there and ono
at Chicago. The Chicago woman aud her
11 vo children are reported to bo destitute.
A team of mules belonging to Charles
Snydcrof Colon Is missing , ami n tramp la
belle veil to hi wo helped himself to the ani
mals nnd Indulged iu the luxury of n rido.
O. C. D.Uby , wanted at Oskaloosa , In. , for
burglary committed February 4 , has been
captured at 111 * brother's homo near Repub
lican City ami will bo taken back to the
sreuo of his crime.
Wllllnm Hartley , who was foreman of con
struction of the big bridge nt Nebraska City ,
and who later murdered his wife nt Mom-
plils , Tonn.-whilo Intoxicated anil was sentenced -
toncod to death , has had his sentence com *
muted to Imprisonment for life.
Tlio grocery store of S. C. Stubbi , t Co. of
Dradshaw was destroyed by llro with all Its
contents , causing u loss of $4,500. The ladles
of the town turned out , formed n bucket
brigade and helped to save other property
from destruction Tlio origin of the lire is a
mystery.
It will bo remembered , says the Norfolk
News , that several months ago Lovl limes , n
brnkotnnn on the Scribnor brinch of the
Fremont , IClkhorn & Missouri Valley road ,
was seriously injured while switching at
Scribnor , His case was waU'lied with great
interest , as his back was badly crushed and
supposed to bo broken. After lingering on
the brink of death for weeks , Mr , limes
began to Improve very slowly until ho Is now
able to bo taken around in an invalid chair ,
and Is fast regaining his strength. This Is
ono of the remarkable cases that occur now
and then to puzzle tiio medical frulcnlty.
8.U1I.IXO J.1XSS.
Washington Star : It Is whona woninn goti
cnnght In a shonor with a new hat on that you
may realize what a rain of terror Is.
ItnlTnlo Courier : "He Is certainly the most
honest nmn In town. "
"Indeed ? "
"Yus. Got nmd causa hlj wife wanted him
to boat a carpet. "
Detroit Free Press : Tla-y mil thorn sclllnq
races because a big majority of Uioso who
take acliance ut tlio pool box are bold.
Hoston Transcript : "Well , do you nail that
thing a trunk , " mild thn cultiircifJIoston bai-
KUReman , surveying a Inittu shapeless box on
tlio truck , "f don't call It a trunk ; I call Itu
torso Ik'lvodoro. "
Philadelphia LuuVor : A Mr. Howe Is said la
raise morn lionuy than any other man In Non
York stati' , which bilnm to mind tbu fatnlllui
line , "llowo doth the llttlu busy beo. "
Kato Hold's Washington : Son What Is that
pltchorlttNUng himself no much fur , father ?
Father Ho ! . > In thu throws of Uuso bull.
Atlanta OonstltutIon : "Town's got n noy
railroad , hasn't It ? "
"Yes ; jiHt built. " "
"How's the slock going ? " 1
"Don't know ; but yonder comes the rocelvori
ask him. "
Now Orleans Picayune : Tlio only suspicion
orcrooltodnt'.ss in heaven cnmo about when an
astronomer discovered that home of the stars
bad been ll.\ed.
AtcbUon Globe : When a man readies tin
ngo nt which ho Is ready to .sottln down anil
Htop giving his \tlfo trouble , his MJIIS havi
reached the ago lo begin.
Philadelphia Hecord : At the Theater
"Mamma , doesn't papa like music ? " "Yin , my
child ; why doyoua.sk ? " "Ho always coos oul
between ihu acts when the band plays. "
I'.UITK ! ) IN TIIK JIIDDI.K.
n'wliinuton Star.
"lT l's rich , " she murmured , "I bollovo ,
And while his style la very ncut ,
UlssoiihO of grammar , 1 perceive ,
Is altogether Incomplete.
"Alas , I don't see bow ho ran
A proper sort of husband bo ;
Ilo cannot he a peaceful man
parts of .speech will not aeroo. "
Ulro Predictions UnrcnlUoil.
During the llscal year ending Juno DO em
imports amounted to SOllo.OOO.OOO , which i
nearly 5200,000,000 , moro than for any yeni
since the enactment of the McKinley bill.
What has become of the Chinese wall thai
democrats said would bo erected around tha
country when that measure became n lawl
Alack and alas , It has ftono the way of nil
the other dire predictions indulged in by our
friends , the oucmy.
xotr. ,
I fell In love with her sweet voice , '
And Nuoro I'd make my lifelong chnlco
Of bor , wild , whim for tlntos a score.
I'd iiski-d for
nouKlit-nlt-forly-four ,
Would bid mu my Impatience stay ,
And Miy. In Kiieb n dulcet way ,
"Tlioy'io talking now , i
Ah , well ! Wo wort ; film's now my own ,
No IniiKer docs sbn 'tend llio 'phunu ;
And now , 1 think It's safe to nay ,
No matter what tlm time of ( Iuy , <
She's HhoxvltiK lion llriKiiUtlc power ,
And 1 may nay , at any hour , |
"tine's talkluK now. "
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Saturday morning we begin to clear up our lines of summer wear ,
In men's suits we have made some very stiff reductions.
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$20 suits for $15. Corresponding reductions in the several grades ,
Some suits are marked do'wn to ONLY $5.00.
These are our regular line of this season's summer suits , all cloths ,
colors and makes.
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"Wash suits that sold all season at $3.50 go now for only $2.00.
A good boy's suit worth $2.50 now on sale at $1.50.
All Summer Goods Must Be Closed Out
All our straw hats at just
HALF PRICE.
hats are now 6Oc.
SOc hats are now 28c.
Summer coats and vests at big reductions. A nice coat and vest
was $5.00 , now $2.50.
