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HE OMAHA DAILY KKjifp TUESDAY. AUGUST 8 , 1803.
THJE DAILY BEE.
I : . KOdKWATKIl ,
EVEHY MOllNINll.
TKUMS OK SUHSCWl'TION.
. . . . . . lle r. < llliont ? umlny ) Ono Ynnr. I fi 00
bully nnil Sunday , One Your . . . . 1000
Fix flontlu . . . . 5 < W
Three Months . 260
BuniUy lice , Umi Ytmr . ? 00
Sdtnnlny IH-Pi Ono Vonr . . . . . . . . . . 160
Weekly Jluu. Ono Your . 1 00
OKKtOlM.
Omnlm. Tin. Ilee Itulldln * .
Poiltli fin ilm.cnrnnr N iuid 20th Streets.
Conn II ItliilTs , 12 I'oorl "ticot.
Ulilrnu-ii unici317 Ulminbor of Commorro.
JSmv York , Itnoins 13 , 14 ami IB , Tribune
Washington , A1.1 I'irartoi'nth Street ,
All cmntnunlcatlnns minting to news nnd
Mlltnrlal iimitnrMliould bo addrcisoa : 1o ilia
Kdllor.
All business letters mid roinliuncni should
ho Mlilrcssei ) to Tito HPO I'llhllshlnR Company ,
Uinaha. Driift * . uliccks and postofflco orders
lo lie Hindu pnyublo to tlio order of t ho com-
tinny ,
1'ixrtles leiivlsiR the city for the /iiiinmor / ran
bate TIIK lir.Kwnt to thulr address by loavliiB
in order nt this ofllco.
TUB HUB I'UIIUSIIINO COMPANY.
SWORM STATKMKNT OV CIRCULATION.
Slntnof Ne'i-inkn. I
Counts of Dimelin f _ _ _ .
Oeonfo It , TrwhucX , Hpcrcliry of TUB HUE Pirn-
tlHliltii ; eoniiMtiv iliM-H so1finnlyRwonrtli.it ilio
ictiinl circulation of Tiu : 1)ll.v flr.B for the week
millitrf AltKiisl n , Id'J.t , win n follows :
lunilnv , July nn 2(1-55 ( ?
Monil-iv , .Illicit a'22l
ruoMl iv. Aneimt 1 -M'Z8 ?
n'Mliiwdny. AuitiiBl'J 8.1,704
riitirwt.ir , Atixmt u zl'Z"i :
lYMnr. AMiisl J --'MS ?
laturuny , Aueimt n 24,531 ,
Atvr.ieedrcnliiUnn ( or July , - l.'JTiB.
Ol'llllIlK U. TZKCItlTCK.
- , SWOKN telx-fori ) mi * and BiilwerlbiMt In
vmy pii-m > iieii IlilH fitli duy of AujriiMt. 1H93.
' N. r. FEII. . Notary 1'nbllc.
Ilit , line In Oilmen.
Tni ! DAILY ninl SUNIHV HKK U on sale In
Chicago nil lin following phieos :
I'nlnipr liiin i > .
( Irand l'ai-lllclioti-1.
Aiidltorliini Imtol.
fri'i\t ! Northern hotel ,
( loin Imlnl.
Leland Imlel.
Kilns of 'I'm * . Hrr. can IIP soon at the Nn-
Ir.iska biillilln anil the Administration build
jit ? , repositio
Ciroulatlnii tor .Inly , 18011 , U4UO
AN INDIAN supply depot at Oniulm is
what the government nncds. It is also
ivlmt Onmliu wiiuls.
ONI : liundfod odd now DOHttrmstor
laily is not bud work for the reform Post-
olllco dopurtinont.
PROVIDING assistance for the attorney
feiiorul in defending the injunotion pro-
'eedings it , now the 11 rat duty of the
fovernor.
IlAS any ono hoard of tlio restoration
of any passenger trains recently ahol-
Islicd in consequence of the suapousiot :
of the maximum freight rate bill ?
WILL the thirsty working man refuse
to patronise a "scab" miloon ? Just offer
lo treat the crowd at such a place and
nrateli how quickly the answer will bo
fiven. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ACCPUUINCJ to the existing outlook ,
3ark horses will not have great oppor
tunities to push themselves forward as
leaders in the present session of con-
press.
TUB World's fair attendance for the
week just ended fell 2,000 , short of the
preceding week. The cause is not ap
parent , but undoubtedly has uomo con
nection with the dubious business out
look.
Tun railways have no objection to
raise against leaving the injunction pro
ceedings in statu quo. As long as they
have a temporary restraining order the
itato must take the initiative in asking
to have it dissolved.
IP Tiir.m : are any other police ofllcials
In Nebraska who wish for extended no
toriety all they will have to do is to emu
late their Crete compatriot by "trying
to beat the green goods men at their own
Sjatno. " It is a comparatively inoxpon-
live sport. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : mere fact that the Pullman Pal
ace Car company is averse to paying
taxes under any circumstances is no
valid reason why it should bo oxctisod
from contributing its just share of the
public burdens to the local city and
county treasuries.
SUNDAY opening promises to remain a
farco. If the World's fair directory in
tends to obey tlio order of the court re
quiring thorn to keep the gates open on
Sunday it will be well for them toadopl
Homo expedient which will make that
action lobs burdensome to them from u
Iliuuiciul standpoint.
I'm : action of the quarantine officers
is being watched with much approhon
elon by pcoplo in allpartsof the country
Having excluded the cholera post so lonf
by precautionary measures emphasize
the duty of those olllciuls to neploo
nothing that will continue our freedon
from the dread disease.
To tuccrm : nn Indian supply depot a
Omaha in .1 movement in which all kind
of citizens can conscientiously -join
1'obo CitBtor has already done some mis
lionary work for us and for this he dc
lorves great credit. Secretary Morto
Is in u position to assist the ontorpris
ind lias shown a disposition to do sc
Our congressional representation ar
( ailing into lino. A little commotion a
this end of the wire will not bo out c
place.
TJn : Now York JHecnwj J'oi t calls ai
tontlonto the fact that the phcnomeno
which wo are now wltnorfiing of a prt
tulum on currency over certified ban
chucks is simply a repetition of whu
happened in 16711. In that year it Juste
over a month , from the 21th of Sopton
bur to the 1st of November. The I'o
maintains that this i simply a subst
lute for a general bank susponsic
which must be endured until conlidonc
Is restored.
TllK extension of the tlmo nllowc
luspendcd pensioners to make a no
showing of their claims will bo hnilc
as n modification of the recent ponsic
orders which aims toward fair play
the old soldier , The commissioner
pensions is apt to have his policy B
voroly criticised in congress and an
thing which ho may do to make th
policy cause less hardship to those wl
may be temporarily suspended , but wl
can successfully prove their right
draw a pension , will make his posltii
all the stronger.
TIIK Ff/Tl/MK OK WIIKAT.
Careful Atntlstlclniia assort that the
tlmo IB not remote when the world'a pro
duction of wheat will not bo equal to
tlio demand , nml at least ono of those
has expressed the opinion that within
the next few years , or before the close
of the present century , the United States
will have to Import wheat In order to
meet th'o requirements of homo con
sumption. The probability Is that the
condition which tlio o statisticians
promise will riot bo roall/.od as soon ns
they predict , but there nro certainly
strong reasons for believing thnt within
the lifetime of the next generation the
world's average annual wheat supply
will not exceed the demand ami thnt
wheat will bo ono of the m ) it profitable
of the products of agriculture.
In n comprehensive artlclo reviewing
the progress of wheat nroduetion slnuo
1801) ) , the Now York .Sim pr'i.sontod some
very inttirestlng llgitros for these who
take interest in the question of the food
supply. Agricultural development in
this country , which was ro.vessoLl dur
ing the civil war , was not actively rn-
sutnud until 1800 , nnd during the next
llftoun years the ugrlcultitrnl nron
was nearly doubled , tuo addition
to It being no loss than 07,000- ,
000 acres. In the ilvo years from
1874 to 1879 the addition to the culti
vated area aggregated some 511,000,000
acres , n greater area than Is now untlur
cultivation In Missouri , Kansas , Ne
braska , Minnesota nnd the two Dakotns.
In 180 ! ) the cultivated ucroago of the
United States was 1)3,000,000 ) acres , In
1880 It had Increased to20 1,000,000 acres ,
and It Is now estimated to amount to
200,000,000. , This increase hns boon
much moro rapid than thu growth of
population und the Inevitable result was
a fall In the prices of nil agricultural
products. The increase of the uronil-
cating populations during the "U's
required an addition to the wheat-bear
ing area of about 17,000,000 acres , yet
the additions nuulo to the wheat area of
the United States during that deeado
amounted to more than 10,000,000 , acres ,
evidently in excess of the whole world'b
needs by moro than 2,000,000 acres.
Agricultural development has been
comparatively slow during the past live
years in consequence of the practical
exhaustion of the arable portion of the
public domain , but prices could not ad
vance bccaubo of the excessive food-
producing area under cultivation
the moro than average world wheat
crops of 1SS7-8 ami the great
American harvests of 1801 and 1802. Ex
cluding the great crop of the United
States the world's ' harvest of 1802 was
the greatest ever known with the excep
tion of that of 1887. The unpreeodcnt-
edly low price of wheat Is the natural
result. Since 1831 the world's ' require
ments for wheat have augmented by
: J24,000,000 bushels , although the acreage
has ceased to expand ; the crops of the
last HX years have exceeded these of
the preceding six by an average of 124- ,
000,000 , bushels , though harvested from
an area that averaged 000,000 ncros loss.
The product of the crops of 18)1 ! ) nnd
18i)2 ) exceeded the average of the
twelve years in which they are
included by 175,000,000 bubhcls , this ox-
CO&H being equivalent to an addition of
14,000,000 acres to the area ; yet the re
serves at the end of the term of twelve
years are but little , if any , moro than
110,000,000 , , bushels greater than at the i
beginning of the period. The world
wheat product of 1801 and 1892 , in ex
cess of average crops , was duo to ex
traordinary acreage yield in the United
States and the wheat markets of the i
world have long bton dominated and [
prices wholly determined by tlio abund
ance or paucity of American supplies.
As the result of the great crops of 1891
and 1SD2 the world enters upon the
189I1-1 harvest year with an apparent re
serve of 110,000,000 , bushels , which has ox-
ortcd and continues to exert a depressing
effect upon prices. With regard to the
future the Sun article says that such i
acreage yields from American Holds
being hlthor'o unknown it may bo as-
sinned that they will but rarely bo re
peated ; find the world's wheat area , with
average yields , being now dolieiont by
more than 12,000,000 , acres , an average
harvest will produce but 2,280,000,001) )
biihhelb , while the requirements are now
2,410,000,000 , , bushels and augmenting at
the rate of moro than 20,400,000 ,
mshels per nnttum the equivalent
! 2,1100,000 now acres. It is
heroforo to be expected that ns soon as
existing reserves shall have been con-
mined prices will advance to a renumor-
3
atlve lovcl , and having once reached
"
hat level may reasonably bo expected
to remain there. Accepting the figures
> f the 6'i < n'.4 article as correct , its con-
33 !
elusions uro manifestly sound , and thoj
are of a nature to reassure the Americui
wheat producer.
OM.IIIA AS AN INDIAN M/J'/'J1 7'
The advantages of Omaha as an India in )
8supply depot must bo apparent to ovor.i
n'
' ono who examines the question in an im
8" i1C
partial manner , Tlio government of tin
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United Status is bound by its troatio
311 :
with the various Indian tribes to furnisl
so
them periodically a specified amount o )
' provisions and other ncroHarios , Tin
°
Interior uopurtment advertises for bidi
a. from dllToiont contractors , from when
the supplies are purchased at the bos
ligures that may bo offered. The nui )
it- piles are to bo dollvorod at the depot o [
iton depots designated In the proposals , am
ono from tliosti points they urosimtout toth
places whore they are hiuulod over t
at the Indians , The supply depot is th
ed distributing point from which the pr ' <
in. visions are sent out. To have tlii
Oit distributing point at the mot
ti- central geographical position woul
tion greatly inure to the benofi
CO of the federal government. The saving
effected arise from the possibility i
transporting the supplies in bulk us nun
cd to the Indians ns possible , so that who
ow divided und sent out for distribute
cd there will bo but a short distance to I
.on traversed in reaching any und all ugei
to cius. What is demanded for a dlstrlui
of ting point , then , is convenient proxlmit
BO- to the agencies and ample railway faoll
ties for transporting the goods. The ;
mt qualities Omaha possesses in unominoi
ho degree In a greater degree than tin
ho other western city. It is well located i
to easy reach of the Indian agencies. It
Ion already the supply depot for the Dopur
meut of the Plutto. It la the center <
the cattle slaughtering Industry. It has
railroads extending in every direction.
The advantages of an Indian supply
depot to Omaha are also apparent. U
would make It the headquarters of an
other government bureau. It would
bring to the patronage of our business
men a number of olllcers and employes
connected with the station. It would
afford no llttlo stimulus to the eattlo
Interests nt South Omnha. It would In
crease the trnlllc of the railroads center
ing nt this point.
With the advantages to the govern
ment so plain nnd the benefits which
would accrue to this city so evident , the
mutual interests of all the parties con
cerned ought to bring about the speedy
establishment of the supply depot. The
Commercial club hns already been exert
ing itself in this direction. Now is the
time for it to put forth further efforts
nnd for nil business men to join in the
movement. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK niAitn or "fj.ior" MAXAOKRS ,
Woman's participation In the World's
fair Is not confined to the exhibits alone.
The part taken by the women exhibitors
has been placed under the conduct of a
board of lady managers , from whoso
members u committee on nwnrds was
selected. The work of thN committee
on awards has not been so harmonious
and smooth as the outside world had
been led to Imagine. In fact within that
committee the smoldering embers of a
dcop-soatod lire have long boon waiting
for the broi'7.0 that should fan them into
a mighty conflagration. Until recently
only the opportunity wns wanting for the
llery tonguo4 of tluuio to leap forth furi
ously from their hidden place of lurk-
Ing.It
It must bo known thnt the chairman
ship of the committee on awards was as
signed to Mrs. Meredith. Also that the
secretaryship was gobbled up by Mrs.
Dull. These positions are not to bo
sneered nt , either. The committee has
boon entrusted with the expenditure of
SlOO.OOOof the money which tlio govern
ment appropriated to tlio support of the
woman's department , and any commit-
oo which has the power of dispensing
the-o little financial tidbits is n commit
tee well worth working for. No doubt
the ollicors of that committee found that
they were hard besot to treat that
money ns It should bo treated. Some
.menmight have trouble to got away
with $100,000 , but these mon are few.
They would at least have discretion
enough to keep their minor quarrels to
thoiiiholvos for fear of losing the favors
nt their disposal. Not so , however , with
the board of lady managers. Bo i
known that Mrs. Meredith did not su
perintend thnt committee to the liking
of Mrs. Ball. She recognized the im
portance and dignity of her position
and she iss aid to have put on all the arro
gant airs which that position wouli
warrant. This was moro than Mrs
Ball could stand , and she resented it.
When the matter came before the full
board of lady managers there was a
scone precipitated. Mrs. Meredith and
her friends had some typewritten reso
lutions of censure upon Mrs. Ball whioh
they proposal to railroad through. Mrs.
Ball and her friends proposed to let
nothing of the kind occur , and finally
the matter wont over to the next day.
On Saturday the board approached
the controversy before it with dillldenco.
Mrs. Ball obtained the lloor upon a
question of privilege , and she did not
give it up until HIO had made the best of
her privilege. She made various , charges
against Mrs. Meredith which did not
enhance her ladylike character. She
snid that she was "an arrogant chair
man. " She hoard a few hisses , but they
were not enough to frighten Mrs.
Ball. She continued until she called
her fellow lady manager "a malic
ious , ungenerous and vindictive woman. "
Mind you she said "woman" and not
' 'lady. " And then the hisses came thick
and fast. Pandemonium ensued and
Mm. Meredith choked and molted with
tears. All this happened before the
board ot lady managers. Then the
members became entangled in a maze of
parliamentary rulings , out of which they
finally emerged when Mrs. Ball comic-
scondingly withdrew the word
licious. " And all Is peace and blissful
harmony now.
Tlio board of lady managers intends
to move to Washington to give congress
lessons in parliamentary procedure.
When it has flnl&hcd. there , it will move
to London and instruct the House of Com
- mons. After that Its services will bo at
- the disposal of whatever legislative body
offers tlio best inducements.
AS1O 'lAIUM' ' JtKVlSlUff.
- There is a division of eontimontamong
the democrats in congress as to the rela
: tive importance of the question of tariff
revision , some regarding It n- > moro ur
gent than the silver question and ethers
' . giving it the precodonco. According to L
the Washington correspondent of the
y Philadelphia fsilyer , who has the very
i- best moans of information , the matter of
tariff revision will bo taken up as soon
; as the ways and means committee is an I-
nounced , and it is believed that the com Il l-
tf mittee can huvo n measure rcudj
10 to report to the house before the
holidays , A revision prior to thn
Ism ,
m time is not expected , according to till is
st correspondent , but a great deal will depend
I'- ' pond upon whether the admlnlstratloi )
I'if
if lias a measure already completed , 01
id Hourly bo , for presentation to congress
10 Unions the reports current weeks agi
to were unfounded , the secretary of tin
lie treasury and ethers have been at wort
'O- for some tlmo in preparing n tariff bll 11
lis to meet the views of the provident , am
ISt if such is the case a tariff bill ough
Id to bo ready for 'submission t
fit the ways and means committee n
gs least at the date of the rcgula
of Kossion of congress , and as it is prt
ar mimed that committee will bo constructed
on structod with a vlow to adopting th >
un tariff views of the administration , un ,
bo bill It may receive having the endorsement
n- mont of the president is likely to bo uf
m- proved without much delay.
ity Undoubtedly it is the doslro of thi
iiso president that the silver question shal
so bo disposed of as soon us possible , a re
lilt cess taken , and the tariff bo left for coi
ny slderatlon at the regular session , and i
in is said that u number of prominent dotn
is ocruts in congress think this woul
rtof be the proper course. From the succot
of which the president appears to hav
hnil In converting njombora of hln party
to his financial > jipwB tlioro Is warrant
for the belief thnt > lie will hnvo llttlo
tliniculty , aided Ity-'jliu Influoiico of the
midsummer hoatint ( Washington , In con
vincing a sitniplcrtt-humbor of the wis
dom and expediency of confining the
extra session entirely to financial legis
lation , and of limiting that to the repeal
of the silver purjftiuso clause of the
Sherman act. Undoubtedly the general
Bcntlmont of the ucnintry would approve
of this. Hut Mr.1 Cleveland may also
realize that uncertainty regard
ing the tariff 'revision to bo iniulo
'
by his party is having moro
or less influence in maintaining distrust
and depression , and that therefore the
country ought to bo permitted to know
In the early future what to oxnect. If
ho does rcalixo this It is reasonable to
suppose that the influence of the admin
istration will bo used to bring about a
revision as soon as a bill for that pur
pose can bo formulated , and that to the
consummation of that work the adminis
tration will bo able to give u great deal
of assistance. It seems to bo pretty well
understood that there will bo a reorgan
ization of the ways and moans com
mittee , the indications pointing to the
selection of Mr. Wilson of West Vir
ginia to succeed Mr. Springer as chair
man of the committee. Such a change
would bo notice to the country that
tariff revision would bo dictated by the
administration and that it would not bo
strictly on the line demanded by the
democratic national platform.
A WHITISH in the Journul of Political
Economy , after satisfying himself that
the character of our immigration in the
past has not been all that might have
been desired , proposes that every person
who desires to emigrate to the United
States should bo compelled to provide
himself with n three-fold certificate of
character. In other words ho wants a
cortilicato signed by throe persons ,
the loeil chief of police , the
chief health officer and the chief
olllcor of the poor , stating that the ap
plicant has not been brought before the
courts on any criminal charge for five
years previous , that ho has had no con
tagious disease during the preceding
year , that ho has received no assistance
from the poor authorities for a desig
nated period. The adoption of such a
plan , the writer thinks , would iminedl
atcly bring the condition of European im
migration to a level with the millennium.
Does ho not see that life persons who
could secure such a certificate are ex
actly those whom IJuropean countries
wish to retain and to whom the greatest
obstacles would bo presented should
they make application for emigration
papers as suggested ? Our experience
has shown us that European ofllcials will
resort to any subterfuge to rid them
selves of objectionable characters by
providing the means of transporting
them to this country. ! The requirement
of emigration cuftificalos would in no
way keep these. , away from us tea
a greater extent than is secured -
cured by existing 'immigration laws.
On the otter huyd it would prevent
those immigrants from coming who are
most desirable. Our present laws pro
tect us amply from the Inroads of pau
pers , criminals and like characters
An honest execution of these laws will
leave but few points still to be improved
and those will not include any plan by
which the immigration of the honest
and hardworking laborer will bo made
moro difficult than it now is.
AcONTHiHUTOK intimates that there is
not sullicient publicity given to the af
fairs of our national bunks and suggests
that the periodical employment of an
expert accountant and the publication
of his findings would do much to restore
the general confidence of the public in
the stability and soundness of thee in
stitutions. No ono doubts the efficacy
of publicity us a means of assuring de
positors that their interests are being
well guarded , and it is to this principle
largely that the success of our national
banking system can bo traced. Whether
further development in this direction is
desirable is a question that must yield
to the dictates of expediency. What wo
wish lir t to do , is to extend to all pri
vate and state banking Institutions the
biimo requirements for periodical state
ments of condition as are now demanded
of the national banks. The fact that the
latter find it to their advantage to take
the public into their confidence ought
nlono to induce the remaining bankers
to adopt a similar policy. That they do
not is ample justification for regulative
legislation. When this has become all
that is necessary it will bo time to en
force more frequent statements from the
national bunks.
TIIK bicycle tournament at Chicugo
this week will bo the Mecca toward
which the eyes of the amateur sporting
world will turn.
, Connti'rtult
Chltago
Tlio people last fall voto.l fora clmngo and
now that they have jtt ) It thov are not
liappy , ns they Und IDS' ' ) "chaii'o" ( In their
b than batata th < w voted for it.
y
0 Tlifllf Sulvuncy ,
. Globe Demount.
In iilnoont of ton casm -11 of bulk f.iilurn.s
this year , the banks Ihvu turnoil out to
- perfectly solvent , und they woulu noi hava
closud tlialr doors if tli'olr depositors luul
a treated thorn Justly anil'fairly. "
r
Thu Tlmu fit lnve t.
uiiisdfi Ctt'Jtiurna
JO The experience of tnoso who bought dur
10 ins the ilunression following the punlo 01
10k Ib7 > l should lu ; i valuable ) lessen to tlioao wht
hava idle money nowj 'Tnoro will never be
a bolter opportunity to invest in cho.ip uud
aufo property.
lit
Horn U < ] ynUlonco (
teat l'Mlailili > htfi Ttina.
at Wo fool entirely wniranted In saying thn
ar the slump in value is ended for good , am
are us confidence is gradually' restored by tin
o- visibly improved conditions wlilch onvlroi >
n- till business operations , wo niusi steadily nd
nio Viinco to tlio normal juosporlty of u imttoi
wboso resources are botinilloss , whoso poopli
are solvent and whoso cnurgios are uuox
iO- auiplod.
'Ilio I'lnitiictiil SUiintlon.
Coiiijitniller Kckelt in Kvrth AmertMH Ilcvlcw
The present lluunclal doprosjion illlTer :
ill materially from liny that lius horotoforu rso
ille uurrod in our history. The atruln hus buei
e- of unprecedented length und great sovirlty
in- but there linn been nothing approaching t
panlo , such as characterized other yuuri
under alniilar circumstances. Moro siirulli-
n- cant U thu taat thut throuchout it all then
nId hns been manifest no unusual excitement
despite the gtmcral distrust m the stibilltj
IbS of our moneyed Institutions evidenced .yu
every portion of the country ; the daily fall [ 1-
tire of binks , national , state unit prlvatn ; ol
Rro.it coinmorclnl enterprise * , trust compv
tiles nnd corporations nnd manufacturing es
tablishments. No nit-oncer uroof than
this coulil bo had of the vast resources -
sources of the country nnd the
available wealth of the pcoplo , U demon
strates that no matter how bad the outlook
there can bo no general bankruptcy nml ills ,
trass as that of 1&17 , 1S. 7 anil IS73. In nil
the circumstances surrounding tlio present
situation It Is equally nt variance with
other periods of liquidation. It has devel
oped nt n tlmo when there is nn abundance
of agricultural produce and of manufactured
product on every hniul. Oullnnry business
in mercantile lines is up to , nnd In some
trades nbovo , the standard of tlio same
months In times of marked prosperity , whiio
the actual amount , ot money In circulation
per capita isns great ns tlmt of recent yonrs.
Not less worthy of note (9 ( It that , in n ma
jority of tlio fnllurcs that have occurod In
legitimate lines thus far , the assets reported
of the failed concerns have been largely In
excess of their liabilities nnd of such n char
acter ns to eamo comment that Institutions
holding them should hnvo boon forced to
suspend.
lliilotl liny HncdlUng Itci-ngnitlon.
It is Indeed pleasing to know thnt Ameri
can baled liny Is receiving tlio recognition
abroad that it so richly deserves , The frag
rant bale of liny Is n typical American Insti
tution , and none knows It but to lovoit , none
name It hut to praise. It is not so gaudy ns
some of the products of our farms , but it
makes up by intrinsic worth what it lacks In
other directions , nml wo have long urged
thnt it should bo selected us the national
llowor. A man should bo sent abroad to show
the pcoplo tlioro how to prepare b.ilcd liny
for the tablu , uven as Mr. Murphy explained
the merits and mysteries of eornmcal. For
many years It hns boon a staple in American
boarding houses , ns these who are partial to
vegetable soup and corn beef nml cabb.igo
can testify , anil there Is no gootl ro.ison why
It should not occupy 11 similarly honorable
sphcro in Europe.
Ktporlniontnl Solillers.
iVcio rutk Trlliuiu.
The experiments which have boon In progress -
gross for several years seem to hnvo proved
that the North American Indian docs not
h\vo : in him the making of n flr.it class sol
dier , and accordingly the few Indians now In
the service of the army nro to 1 > o mustered
out. The trial was worth making , ovou If It
has not turned out as well us w.\s expected ,
The nature of the Indian makes him unwill
ing to submit to discipline and routine , and
these who enlisted ns soldiers soon lost their
Interest , nnd some of them became ox-
tromuly insubordinate when attempts tn enforce -
force regulation j wcro put forth. While In
dians render excellent sorvlco as guides and
scouts , It appears Impossible to make good
soldiers of them and , unfortunately , little
interest in the matter Is now felt in the \Vur
department.
A DniiKarimsVrnpon. .
Merchants nnd business men of Hutto
City , Mont. , have declared they will not in
future in any case or circumstances pur
chase anything from any one known tn bo
antagonistic to the free coinage of silver.
Judging by thu number of states m favor of
unlimited coinage of silver nnd tin ; number
against such coinage , It would bcom that thu
boycott would bo n more powerful weapon in
thu hands of thu latter. Should the business
men now to bo boycotted take it into their
heads to i of use in turn to purchase from thu
free silvcrltcs , it is prottv safe to s.iy that
the pcoplo or Hutto City would fool thu
pinch. "But boycotting is poor business
always und under all circumstances.
Thu Autumn Outloolc.
I'Mlttldphlit Itcconl.
Western r.xilroad mon , than whom there
are no better judges of the business situa
tion , feel greatly el.itud over the nutumn out
look , the crops being large nnd the prospect
bright for reasonably good prices. The
"ioru ! roads" : ire contldent of an exception
ally prosperous trade ; nnd Iho fooling is
that September , or at the latest October ,
will usher In good times for the railroads.
Prosperity for the railroads moans good
times for the farmers , and consequently nn
improvement in the business interests of the
country at largo.
Speculation nml Sulrlilo.
Cincinnati Commctcinl.
The suicide of an ngod Chicago Board of
Trade operator is n solemn lesson to young
men who fancy that the life of a speculator
Is un easy ono with n goldun future. "liroko'
at 75. Nelson Van Kirk closed his life it on !
with a bullet yesterday. The wrecks of the
Chicago Hoard of Trade 1111 n doen come
lories. The wiliest , strongest and richest
gambler is sure to meet u ' 'cold deck" sooner
or later. When it comes later , suicide
follows.
Action rirst , Dnlinto Aftorunnl.
Kcw York Ho ttlil.
There is talk hero and thcro of n prolongoc
debatooutliolin.iticl.il situation before thu
repeal of thu Sherman law.
Uobato should follow , not precede , repeal.
When n house is on lire it is tlmo for action ,
not deliberation. When thu nation is in the
throes of financial and commercial disaster
the cause of thu uvil must bo stamped out a
onco.
'lOUXl ) .lltUUf TIIK I'.llK.
Musical Director Thomas ngain threatens
to resign. Ills department is u tnngmllccn
failure financially.
In the shoo nnd leather building there is a
pair of satin ball shoes with the rows o
what look llko diamonds for buttons.
The convent of La Knbldn , where tin
Columbian rullcs arc , is ono of the most pop
ular bits of thu whole lair , and its ( juain
rooms and winding corridors ave ciowdcd al
day long.
' \ ho California exhibit Is said to bo the bos
state show nt the fair. Women ruvcl In th
enormous poaches , grapes and other fruits lo
bo seen , The mouths of men water over the
wonderful collecllon of gold m vnrloui crude
forms.
Tcu Is served every nftornoon nt ! i o'clock
on-Iho uppur lluor of the Now York building.
No public unnoiincument Is Hindu of this
fact , of coin-so , but nil comers are welcome
nevertheless. Take iho clov.uor on Iho cast
sldo of Ihu building.
Thu number of paid admissions during iho
month ot July was 1,7.V.I)71 ! ) , and the largest
number of paid admissions wns , mly 4 , when
y ! ) , ' -7Upcoplo ; deposited the ndmission fee
with thu ticket sellers , The paid attendance
for Muy was 1.050.0J7. whllo that of Juno
moro than doubled this iliruro , reaching n
total of 2,075.1 ID.
In the Hussian section of the Manufactures
building uro two copies in Inpln-lazull
and malachite of Ihu royal palnco in St. Pe
tersburg , They uro four feet in height , und
are valued at $10,000 oaeh. A Indo urn
worth $3,000 shares mlmlr.ition with u llttlo
topaz vase. Three mahogany und trill cabl-
nuts , wonderful examples of mosaic work ,
are lent by Iho Kmpross of Uusslu , and are
valued at * SUOO each.
Two largo hulls In iho roar of the Guate
mala building contain imitation mountains ,
At the mouth of thu caves , umong the cralgb
uud upon thu peaks aru specimens of Guate
mala's str.Migu animal life. The cave boar
Is there with his long overlapping snout. A
tiger , fully giown , but no larger than n
kiltcu nml u perfectly formed deer no taller
than a rabbit nro other freaks Thcro nro
iguanas and ll/urds nnd crawling things
which uro too unpleasant to write about ,
The rocking stone of Tamil ! is ono of the
wonders which Americans will go to sea
when the intercontinental railway begins to
carry tourists to South _ Aniorica. On the
summit of n low hill on a great plain of the
Argentine Hopuhllu looms this great mnss ol
rock. It weighs 2,000 or il.OOO tens , A
thousand horses couldn't roll u over. Yet n
man can stnud under the cdgo of it nnd , putting -
ting his hand against it , cr.n inovo the entire
mass until it rocks 10 nnd fro. If u bottio la
u put close to tlio under edge of the mass , nml
- two or throe pushes nro given , the rock will
roll back and smash the bottle There Is : i
plcturu of tills curiosity in thu Argentine ux <
- liibit.
Paraguay tea ! Thirty millions of people
drink U dully. Yet visitors to the World'a
fair sniff their noses as they approach the
Paraguay pavilion nnd full to idcullfy the
aroma. Paraguay has sent some oi her tea ,
- 8ho does not muko it her strong fouturo , Hut
to many people thuro is nothing moro inter-
, eating in the exhibit. Yerba mate is thu
u moro correct tuimo. Mute is pronounced us
if it was spelled muli-tuy. When tlio South
American awakes in tlio inoinlng , claps hH
hands and culls immediately for "a mute , "
. he means u cup of this tea , nnd when ho Ima
swallgwud u tnnto or two no Is braced up for
tlio opening duties of thu duy aud inclined to
- sco Ufa on the bright side.
ftKIIH.tSK.t , IM .V
Thn Ixixlnijton Oarcttn hits boon swnl-
lowed by the Cilppor-CltUen ,
A liorso wixs so badly frightened by n trnln
nt Mnson City tlmt It dropped dead ,
A Ornnd Army district reunion will bo
held nt llrokon How Atigtut ! M tiVSS.
The Ifoainoy Journal would like to sco It ,
M. Slni-l.ilr nominated for supreme court
ludgo by the republicans.
The oldest son of Hon. .T. C. Mum-lief
\\ymnro died last \ < eok In Wisconsin , whore
ho hud gene for u visit.
The brokrn Hattlo Creek Vnllov bank ,
which hns been In the Imnds of Kecelver
kdgecombo for some tlmo , wns transferred
last \\eok to ttio euro of J. W. Koso , u now
receiver.
The Curtis Grand Army post hns decided ,
owing to the monetary stringency , to
abandon the soldiers rounlon , of which nn-
noimcomcnt Imd been mndo , but n picnic for
veteran * will bo hoiil August 23.
Hccntiso ho permittee ! a correspondent to
traduce Mrs. ( . .rant In nlsp.ipcr , Representa
tive U. W. Heal , editor of the Broken How
Deacon , wns publicly horsewhipped by the
lady nndM S forced to llco from her wrath.
Mrs .r. h. Madison of Superior drove
homo thu other evening from an outing and
saw n light in the house. Just ns she
entered n tramp jumped from u window nnd
disappeared. Ho had overturned ovcr.i'thlng
in thu house , but didn't have tlmo to carry
off thu valuables.
JackShoit , n farm liund employed by K.
N. Ulshop , u Custer county farmer , bi'camu
onrngod because ho was threatened with
discharge unless ho obeyed orders nnd
stubbed Bishop ilvo times with n pocket
knife. Noun of thu wounds will prove seri
ous. Short has disappeared.
P. O. Edgecombo. editor of the Falls City
Join mil , who lost his sight some time ago by
the premature discharge of u gun , hn- just
returned from a trip to Chicago , where ho
hoped to have an operation performed that
would restore his \UIoii. Several eminent
oculists , however , informed him that an op-
orutlon would bo useless.
The body of Henry Anderson , who mot his
death by being buried nlivo In u well ut n
depth of over 100 feet , south of Harrlsburg ,
Hunner county , wns finally recovered last
week after having been in tlio ground nearly
three weeks. Tin- remains wnro In u very
badly decomposed condition , but wore encased -
cased nt om-o In u metallic coffin nndisont to
Illinois for interment ,
During the prevalence ot the thunder
storm n most miraculous escape from inst.Ant
death occurred in South Superior , says the
Superior Journal. The luo-story frame
house of James Ion , section foreman of the
Missouri Pacific , -vas struck nt the north
end by u bolt of lightning , tearing thu siding
fiom the house for u third of the way down.
The current then seemed to divide , part
going down the chimney into the parlor ,
tearing down u stovepipe and breaking the
stove to pieces ns well ns setting fire to some
clothing on u chair near by und utterly
demolishing everything on the nortn
side of tlio room. The other current
turned west , entered the bedroom , followed
the railing of the bed to tlio footboard nml
literally tore it into splintors. On this bed
Miss Alary Ilonncsy of Formosa , who was
the guest of Mr. nnd Mrs Ion , was sleopinz ,
nnd , miraculous as it may seem , escaped
oven n shock from the deadly lluld. but was
certainly thoroughly awakened , and jumping
from the fallen bed she ran to the btair door
nnd called for Mrs. Ion that the house was
struck oy lightning nnd was on firo. The
bed was u new ono with wire springs , on
which wns a mattress und feather bed. The
nonconducting quality of the feathers un
doubtedly saved the young lady's life.
Governor Wnito's welcome homo was pe
culiarly fitting. The band played "After
the Bawl. "
Governor MelCinlov proposes to ventilate
duinocratiu pension reform in u speech at
Culd well , O. , August 25.
A Now York paper estimates that HG,177
working men are idle in that city. Come to
think about it , Now York voted for u
change.
Neither Senator PefTor nor Jerry Simpson
appeared ut the silver Jamboree In Chicago.
The populist wlsnures stick to the middle
of the road.
Thcro is to bo n radical reform in the
Midway plalsnnco dnnco. The undulating
motions nro to bo supplanted by lofty pedal
tumbling , limited to the height of the roof.
Another pmo fighter met a violent death.
It seems his opponent in n friendly bout
"stopped his Jaw.Vith that important
professional adjunct inactive , life wnsn't
worth living.
Prince Damrong of the royal house of
Slam signed the notification to Franco of
the acceptance of her ultimatum. Judging
by his name the prince appears to have got
on the wrong side ,
Judge Stem is an important personage in
World's fair matters. His little injunction
opened tlio gates on Sunday , consequently
his name is oxticniuly popular in Midway
joints seven days in tin1 week.
After tlio extra session , what ? Why , the
fall elections in Ohio , Now York , Massa
chusetts nnd lowu for u full roster of state
officers , und minor elections in nine other
status. A political stringency is n rumoto
possibility.
Omaha extends condolences to Los Angeles.
Doubtless the completion and dedication of
the commodious und oriiKto Santa Fu depot
warrants unusual iojolclng. Omaha cannot
speak from experience. Wo ronliro , how
ever , what pangs thu pai ting with the old
ruins produced. Such rending of old lies
make strong men turn iisiilu to hide their
woeps. Hailro.ul manngois hereabouts re
spect the local veneration for ruins und jeal
ously protect them even though their p\tron
contract sunstroke or consumption In tin
roofless expanse of wnsto.
The ( "hlcnpo grand Jury wns not n dlfftnii
ns ( ho rormior's Jury which InvcMllg.Mod tins
cold storage unrenouso flro. After much
cogitation the Jurymen could not llx the
responsibility Thn talk of a looting con
spiracy ended In talk.
Secretary lloko Smith is responsible for
the assertion that many of the imllnns on
tlio western reservations do not know lo\v
tomllK ncoxv ; nml yet In tlio o\prossivo
phrnso of the day the noblu rent man occa
sionally "pulls undo Sam's leg "
I.tttlo Wound , the now chief of the Slotu
nation , Is 0 foot tall , 00 iuars old , ntul got
his name from nn injury to his nnkln re
ceived In n bnlllo with white men when ho
wns 12 years old. Ho and Hed Cloud hnvo
always been on bad terms. Hod Cloud was
Sitting Hull's friend ami nllv.
A story Is being told In the House of Com
mons which Illustrates Mr. Gladstone's ex
uberant buoyancy since Ilio crisis of thu
homo rule debate. After the prime minister
had voted In the division on clause li. Mr
Mnjorlhaults went up to him and said : "I
think 1 i-nti find n pair for you Mr. Glad
stone , If you would like to go homo now "
"A pair ! " said Mr , Gladstone , "find mo two
pairs and I mny 1 leel equal to any two
lories tonight. "
VltHlilll.M ) HtHIHK1TW.\.t.
IlufTnln Courier : Tlio ellv editor's blue
pencil otlon makes u marked dllTurunci ) In the
now reporter's copy.
Tiller Oceiin : "If 1 should kiss you would
you screaiii ? " "Well , 1 wouldn't HUu to K ! ' u
positive answer without having been put to
thu lost. "
Itoslon Courier : A man who makes hats I * : i
linltur , of course , but wo omtlit not to say that
a baker Is necessarily n loafer.
Pommervlllo Journal : One secret thnt < \
woman enn Kcnurnuly keep Is her lion < ntwiiy-
down-deep , unniodllled opinion of Ilio man
who persuaded her to marry him twunty-llvu
or thirty yours I\KO.
I llnltlinnrn Amorlcnn : UnmUed evils rarolj
occur. The fuct that money has boon Unlit I"1
said tohtuo lesultud In u good dunl ot sober
thon.nlit.
lilfe : llorio llenler I always pick my cus
tomer. 1'rlend Do you ? 1 was told Unit you
skinned them
Chicago Record : Winrv Watklns 1 don't
want no more sleep again for n year.
AVnndorlng Wlllyum Wai's oatln' you ?
Weary Watklns I slep' las' night nnd
' ' '
dieained I was
r-hliMgo Tribune : Neighbor's Hey Maw
sent IIH- over to ask If you'll lend her your
bottle o' cousli mi'illt-lni ! . Mrs. Kneur You
lull your mother no Keep our cough moillclni )
htilclly for home consumption.
Washington Star : "I umlorstind , " said inn
politician In iinothei. "that Oovornor Wnltu
o\pocts tostrlku another vein of tlioiuht. "
"Vuln , notlilnisiis ! thn rujolmlor ; "It'll bean
an nitury next time , sine. "
Philadelphia Itecord : "Tlio rope walker
couldn't do iiiueh nltlumtnn educated ropo. "
"An educated rope ? I nuvur hoaid of ono.
"Oil , yes ; tholr ro | > 3s must always bo taut. "
THE mil. i. non.
. .WIiiMcnifIi | ) ( mil.
O , trnmplct.tn thy hour ot ease ,
With appetite that's hard to please ,
llofoio lliou i-.illost for mo wine.
OliMirMi tin ) bulldog's plalntUolilm
Ills mouth , uhli'h lie lias just lot on * ,
] < raucous with a hrimi-hlal cough ;
Ills ways arc tough : bo loves to camp
Upon the tr usur of the tramp.
ir///.v 1111 : . c t > nvT i
ll'iiie Illwr A'en'1.
O , 'twas glorious last November when the vic
tors marched away
With red IIr . drums and banners In magnifi
cent array !
How their eys with rapture sparkled , how
eaeh loyal heart grew warm
At the thought of poor old Denny swamped by
cyclones of reform I
And how double extra jolly It would bo to
scotch and Mil
Our \V. MeKlnloy und his blamed old robber
bill :
Hut ndlireront sort of fouling seems to per-
muatu thu town.
And gas don't count for glory
When
T" °
Mills
Shut
Down.
O , 'twas altogether lovely then to nns the O
O. I' .
And furnished season tickets up Salt river ,
don't you see !
Slashing iii > otllclnl puddingsure , such happi
ness must bring.
While Maxwell gives his hntohot Just a llttlo
Hut hold ! hero comes another sort of muslo In
tliu nlr. '
That tells of empty stomachs and of pnckuts
plucked nml bare !
Wlioio niu thcsn protection Killers now , these
spouter.of leiiuunV
Whote , oh , where tlie- great loformeis
When
The
Mills
Phut
Down ?
Lo ! the grout and noble Giovor , nlmt u
Millanl knliiht Mils lie ,
To pliuil his No. Its hcmarely on "pluloc-
And Adlal , the fuailcss , of the \\elrd and awful
How Ills silrrms dneils should echo on Ilio
It limpet lil.ist of fame !
How they'll I urn the country over , then linn
It biickiiKiiln ,
Anil hcntli-r nil the lascals from union ) ; thu
haitnlnof iiit'ii !
'TIs a nloilous piospect tiuly , for many a
tin U liirl town ,
lint It peters out M > easy '
When -
T" °
Mill.
Shut
Down.
LurxostManufactiirorg.-inl Retailer * k
olUlotliliu in tlio World.
f
Why we smile-
Can't help it ; the men and boys of this city
and 'round abouts will insist on
wearing clothes and when they
buy them they nearly all get
them of us and that makes us
good natured. Others talk about
hard times that maks us smile.
Wo don't know what hard times
-are ourselves unless it is the
case in hard times that a man wants to make his
dollar go as far as possible anrl for that reason buys
his suit of us because it will wear longer and keep
its shape better than any other and ho won't have
to bo spending some moro silvers before the times
got better. Long headed people buy the best cloth
ing to bo had. Our prices many broken sizes are
about half what they used to bo.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store , tlll0.ux J ftft JJ3I1J13 | g