THE OMAHA DAILY BI5E ; | \ . AUGUST 0 , 1803.
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Chicago Hi Hi" following places :
I'lilnier IIOIHI' .
Ornml Pacific holol.
Auditorium hotel.
Oront Northern luitol.
( lore liolul.
I , eland bole ) .
1'Mlos ' of Tin : HRI : ran 1m inon at tlm Ne
braska buildlir ' and tlio Administration build
Ing. Imposition grounds.
A vcrnun t'lrriil.itlon tor > lul.v , IHIIIt , yi\lRH \
PKOFKSSKD blinutulILiis seem to bo in
the majority in coiifjro.-w.
AN INDIAN supply depot nt Onmliti
means economy to the ( jovermnont us
well us n commercial mlvantngu to this
city.
THK I'Yonoli minister has resumed his
post in Slum. This ought to settle the
outcome of the Imponninj , ' elections in
Franco.
AM. , clti/"iis can .join in the move
ment to sietiro nn Indian supply depot at
Omaha. When tlio advancement of
local intorostf ) is at stake there is no ox-
ouso for pulling in opposite directions.
TIIK railrouds continue to issue orders
for reduced train service throughout the
state. What a pity that they cannot
charge tliusn calamities to the disastrous
Dflectsof the maximum freight ruto law.
noun ItoSKHKUY is reported to have
laid that Great Britain was nearer to a
lorious war with Franco a week ago than
it any time sitico Napoleonic times.
No , wo will never know what wo have
missed.
WESTWARD the star of empire takes
Its way. It is now Citizen George Fran
cis Train of Chicago. But a few years
moro and George Francis will return to
his first love niul settle down to end his
dnys in Omaha.
WITH the state's case in the hands of
competent and energetic lawyers , able
and anxious to cope with the galaxy of
legal light on the other side , the injunc
tion proceedings ought soon to load to a
complete vindication of the maximum
freight rnto law.
ANTAGONISM between the banking
institutions in Now York and Chicago
would ocouy most unfortunately just at
this time. The bankers of the two cities
would improve the situation greatly it
they would settle their little differences
peaceably and at onco.
RiiTUUNiNO visitors from the World's
fair report that Nebraska's showing at
the exposition is not so bad na it lias
been painted. Whether a favorable or
unfavorable view of our exhibit is taken
Bccms to depend upon the spectacles
through which the critic ga/.os.
THK disposition of the state's attor
neys to push the injunction proceedings
to a speedy termination , oven if it haste
to bo carried to the highodt United
States court , will meet the approval of
every citl/.on of Nebraska who desires n
fair trial of the statutory railway tariff.
ANOTHKK .lorsoy woman has been ac
cused of being u common scold as do-
llnod by the antodoluvian laws still in
force in that bailiwick and now runs
the risk of the ducking penalty. DuckIng -
Ing in Jersey and Hogging in Delaware
ihotihl both go the way that is opening
up to the Sherman silver purchase law.
They should bo abolished.
RKTKKNCIIMENT has traveled as fat-
cast as the Now York Central , which
gives notice of the withdrawal of eight
daily passenger trains. The depression
in railway business has become general
and the western roads are sulloring but
little moro than their rivals in the other
sections of the country. With the mow
ing of the crops , the revival promises to
commence on the western lines and then
Hju'otul to the eastern ones.
TIIK customs olllclals at Now York
lake a notion every little while to in
spect the baggage of cabin passen
gers on the transatlantic steamships.
Whenever they do wo have uunounco-
monts of largo Bolzuros of smuggled
goods , if the inspection was uniformly
rigorous , instead of rigorous by llts and
Btarts only , the olllclals would accom
plish much toward suppressing the temp
tation toward hlgh-touud smuggling.
TJIK Ainc n'e < m Ifconomist is publishing
innuinariihla letters from people all over
the United States telling why thoj
think McKinley ought to be re-elected
governor of Ohio. With ready resource ,
every correspondent hits upon an nil-
convincing reason , Of cottrso every <
body oulsido of Ohio knows why MoKln
ley ought to triumph in the coming
gubernatorial contest and that trlumpl
will bo assured us soon us they are nth
to win the voters of Ohio over to tuuii
way of thinking.
TIIK PltRXinKNl'S .MK.SS.iOB.
It is unnecessary to advlso the careful
reading of President Clovjlnnd's mo.v
sngo on the existing financial and busi
ness situation , No other oxcoutlvo com
munication to congress for many years
WIIM awaited with such general and pro
found Interest , and nobody who is at all
concerned in tlio prevailing monetary
condition will fall to road every line of
this mosswgn and thoughtfully consider
its opinions and conclusions ,
TJio prqsldont makes a clear , direct
anil candid statement of the situation.
Without any impairment of the coun
try's natural resources , and with mater
ial conditions favorable to national
prosperity , there still exists distrust and
fear which manifest themselves in the
suspension of monoycd institutions , the
stoppage and curtailment of Industrial
ontorprlscs , the depreciation of values
and the hoarding of money. This stuto
of affairs the president believes to bo
principally chargeable ti the policy of
the government regarding silver under
the legislation of 1JWU. lie does not
enter into an elaborate argumunt to
sustain this view , but prohonts a few
plain reasons why the policy should
not bo continued that ought to
commend themselves to the intel
ligent judgment of the country. Not
only has the purchase of silver by the
government , to the amount of the annual
production of domestic mine.fulled ) , to
Increase the price of that metal , but ,
except for n brief time after the law
wont into operation , the price of silver
has steadily declined. It would scorn
that there could bo no moro conclusive
argument against the proposition that
the United States might , single-handed ,
maintain the old-time parity between
gold and silver. The president points
out that to go on issuing notes in pay
ment for silver , which must bo re
deemed in gold when demanded
in order to maintain the two metals
upon n purity , can have no other
result than ultimately to substitute sil
ver for gold in the national treasury ,
necessitating the payment of govern
ment obligations'in depreciated silver ,
unless government bonds are to bo con
stantly issued and sold to replenish the
gold supply. Even this recourse , however -
over , would doubtless fail after a time ,
for tiftur the country had reached the
single silver standard wo should Hud it
very dilllcult , if not impossible , to soil
bonds for gold , except , perhaps , upon
terms that would bo practically ruin
ous. Change to the silver basis alone
would inevitably bring with it such
an impairment of the national
credit that it would bo very hard
to find a market for our bonds on any
terms. The moment the government
should bo compelled to pay its obliga
tions in silver and that time cannot bo
very remote if the present policy is ad
hered to the national credit would ex
perience a shock , the possible disastrous
consequences of which no one can fore
see. Wo should then bo at the mercy of
the commercial world to a greater de
gree than wo have over been. The presi-
cnt clearly points out the folly of tlio
reposition that the United States"
ihould attempt to establish an ubso-
utoly independent monetary sys-
.om. Wo can do this only by
ho costly sacrifice in * comparison with
vhich the permanent destruction of the
iilvor mining interest would bo a triile
f our commercial relations with the
cading countries of the world. What
ho president says regarding the evils of
n unsound currency to the wiigo-carnors
f the country is incontrovertible , and
t is equally applicable to the agri
cultural producers.
The president makes but ono rccom-
nendntion that the provision of the
lot of 18'JO ' requiring the purchase of
ilver bo repealed , and that this
action bo taken with us lit-
le delay as possible. IIo sug
gests no conditions or compro-
jmiso , from which it is fairly to
bo inferred that ho has none to
> rope o and that ho will not bo dis-
, ) osod to accept any. It may bo noted
that there is an implied recognition by
ho president of the fact that the prevailing -
vailing distrust and apprehension arc
not wholly duo to the silver question ,
but this point need not now bo consid
ered. The message will satisfy the
riends of u sound and stable currency.
iff Tin ; itiunr DU
Advices from Lincoln indicate that
the HUggestions of THK UKK upon the
employment of counsel to assist the at
torney general in defending the injunc
tion proceedings brought by the rail
roads to prevent the enforcement of the
naximum freight ruto law have borne
fruit and that lion. John Lee Webster
has boon retained as legal representa
tive of the state's interests. Under a
strict construction of the law it might
possibly bo maintained that the governor
was the proper portion to outer into such
arrangements , but if the attorney gen
eral has succeeded in anticipating the
action of the governor and initiated
the movement his energy is only
to bo commended in view of
the fact that the governor cannot fail ,
under the circumstances , to approve the
step that has been taken. Mr. Webster
is an attorney of national reputation ; ho
has practiced before the federal courts
for many years and has had his share of
the CUHOS carried up to the Biiprome
court from this district. IIo has made
u special study of constitutional law
and since the light upon the maximum
freight rate law promises to bo along the
line of constitutionality ho is eminently
llttod to argue those points with his op
ponents. With him * in charge of the
conduct of the case the people may rest
assured that their interests will be pro
tected to the full extent that legal
learning will allow.
It is certainly unfortunate that the
logihlaturo did not make an appropria
tion to cover the expenses of any litiga
tion that might arise in connection with
the new law. The members must have
foreseen that the railways would light
it to the bitter end ana their neglect in
this respect is almost inexcusable. But
this , fact will not justify the sacrifice ol
the state's defense. Whether or not tin
law is finally declared constitutional Uu
next legislature must see to it that tht
legitimate expenses of the judicial fruj
are mut from the state treasury.
Now that the legal forces on both
sides have buou organized , the cast
should bo brought to the earliest possi
ble hearing , That it will ultimately bo
curried to the court of last resort is not
to bo doubted , but a dissolution of the
temporary Injunction will allow the law
to bo enforced and the llrst duty of the
state's attorneys is to secure that dis
solution , The railway attorneys may
then contest the point of constitutionality
to their heart's content.
TIIK LACK Uf SMAM , ItlLIA.
The scarcity of small notes is always
an incident of such monetary disturb
ances as wo are now having , and if some
what moro severe now than in past
crises It simply Indicates that a greater
amount of small bills IB hoarded than
heretofore by people who have with
drawn their deposits from the banks , It
is noted that a like dllllculty regarding
small notes was experienced as a result
of the panics of 187'iand 1831 , but in both
ca es it occurred shortly aflor the
panics were over. There is nothing un
usual or surprising , therefore , In the
present situation , particularly when it
is considered that of the total supply of
paper currency , amountlnir to over
81,100,000,000 , only about $ . " > ,000,000 is in
81 and 82 bills. This in not u largo
amount when it is all in active circula
tion for the purposes of retail trade an d
the payment of wages , and as perhaps
fully one-half of it is now bjlng hold out
of circulation by hoarding it U oaiy t o
understand why there is a scarcity. As
there is very llttlo silver , except the
subsidiary coin , used in the east
ern section of the country , the
lack of small bills is moro
severely foil there than elsuwhoro ,
and particularly in the west , whore the
silver dollar outers nuro largely Into
the general circulation than the dollar
note , perhaps moro than one-half of the
silver dollars outside of the treasury
being in the west. It would seem an ex
cellent opportunity for the treasury to
unload some of its coined silver , but
the dllllculty is that custom bankers
either do not want to handle this money
or the popular prejudice against it in
that section will not allow thorn to
handle it. The subtroasury in New
'
York hus'aO.OOO.OOO standard dollars , all
or any part of which would bo exchanged -
changed for silver certificates , but it
seems that the banks are not willing to
make the exchange , at least , to a'sufll-
ciont extent to relieve the pressure for
small currency. Ono difficulty , and a
rather important ono , is of course the
expense of shipping silvor.
Among the measures of currency leg
islation to bo submitted to congress it
will bo proposed to abandon the issue of
all notes under $5 and to withdraw and
destroy the $1 and $2 bills in circulation
as rapidly us practicable. Tlio object of
this , of course , would bo to create a
larger demand for silver dollars and
ho plan would in time about
iloublo the number of silver dollars
ow in circulation. Undoubtedly
ho proposition will bo vigorously op-
) osed in some quarters , but with silver
purchases by the government , stopped ,
.hereby . insuring the purchasing power
jf the silver dollar against depreciation ,
ho only valid objection against substi-
uting that dollar for small notes will bo
in the score of convenience.
U.M.IHA. . '
The Now York Voicf , a paper that
ilraws its sustenance from gullible pro-
libition campaign committees , has ro-
: io\vod its attacks upon the fair fame of
city. In season and out of season
this subsidized vmlvorixer of the "rum
lower" opens its lloodgatcs of vitupera
tion upon the citizens of this community.
Its 12x1 editors , in their frenzied desire
to win the applause and dollars of all
idvocatos of sumptuary laws , stoop to
the lowest level of depraved journalism
iind libel some of our heaviest property
owners who may happen to count a few
iquor dealers among their tenants.
The article is capped by llaminir head
lines , and names of our respected towns
men are printed in bold , black typo in
a style that would put the proscribed
Kansas City iS'im to shame. The out
raged people of tills city rose up and
snuffed out the Kansas City sheot. The
Now York scandalmonger is courting
similar treatment.
The Voice sneers at tluj. efforts of the
mayor to disprove by official statistics
from other cities the charge so often
made that "Omaha is the wickedest city
in the United Status. " It du"o not pre
sent the facts elicited by Mayor IJcmin'
investigations , for by so doing the Voice
would convict itself of slander and down-
ight falsehood respecting the morals of
this city. For instance , official figures
for the city of Now York glvo no loss
than 0,1.'H , licensed liquor shops in the
metropolis , while the nitmbor of prosti
tutes runs up into the tons of thousands.
The unexampled vice and immorality of
Now York does not concern the bigoted
editors of the Voice. A crusade ut homo ,
whore the paper is known , would bo
hazardous and unprofitable. It tlnds
favor only in remote quarters where
/.oalots are numerous and do not know
when they are humbugged. The pub
lishers of the Voice are In the light for
revenue only. Whether the citizens of
Omaha are to bo plucked much longer
remains to bo scon.
This naif-righteous traducer affirms
that "today Oinuha is as mucli in the
mire of official connivance with crimi
nals and official partnership with vice us
she over was. " Whatever may bo said
of Omaha police regulations In the earl lor
period of her history it cannot bo said
that the officials of today are in league
with the criminal classes , TIIK BBK
has repeatedly shown that the measures
in force for the regulation and restric
tion of the liquor traffic and disorderly
houses have been highly successful and
show u marked improvement ever
former yeuiv , It is not necessary to
muko comparisons botwci/n / the high
license system of Omaha and the no-
license tyranny of Iowa towns under so-
called prohibitory laws. Every observ
ing manwho is honestly in search of the
truth , must sooner or later concede the
wisdom of the high license law
of this Btiito , Under its provisions the
saloons of this city have boc-n put under
perfect control of police commissioners
and are submissive to police authority.
The crime-breeding road house has boon
rooted out and tlio city is no Ipngor scuti'
dalized by thorn.
The moral condition of Oinuha has
shown gratifying advancement under
tlio present law'si ' t That there can and
will bo still further improvement maybe
bo confidently $ $ dlcted. But such
results will noyor bo accomplished by
the contompllblfe'ftothods ' \ employed by
the Now Yorlr J'oicc and the loner-
haired prohibition , colonels who were
driven out uf thin1 tAato at the termina
tion of the mombrfiblo prohibition cam
paign.
TIIR anarchists who have been trying
to gain admission ns members at the
international socialist congress now in
session in Zurich snem to Imvo concluded
that now is the proper time to put their
doctrines into nctual practice. The
anarchists class themselves among the
number of socialists and feel that they
have as much right to representation in
that assembly as any others. Tlio
foundation stone of their creed is that
every Indlvidtia1 is capable of deciding
questions of discipline and government
for himself and so they did not propose
to lot the majority decide for thorn. For
thorn , a resolution excluding them from
participation In the meeting hud no
moro binding force that the ivimnmnds
of the far distant czar of Russia and
nothing short of the application of force
was able to convlnco them that the ago
of anarchy had not yet arrived. During
the enforced exodus , a hand-to-hand
fight resulted in personal violence to
moro than ono of bnth factions. As an
apt illustration of the extremes to
which anarchic doctrines will load ,
nothing moro forcible than this incident
could well bo conceived. But to hope
that the lesson will bo heeded by any of
tlio participants is to express hope for
the unattainable.
TIIK importance of the coming French
elections lies in the fact that it will enable -
able the people to indicate the lines in
which the policy of the republic both at
homo and abroad is to bo conducted. The
whole Chamber of Deputies is to bo
again chosen , and upon them rests the
responsibility , in conjunction with the
Senate , of clouting a president to succeed
Carnet upon the oxpirution of his present
ont term of olllce. There are , according
to the Now York .S'ui ) , two further ques
tions to be decided. The lirst
is the relative strength of the
conservatives , who under ad vice
of the pope are now supporting the demo
cratic institutions , and , secondly , the
struggle among the agricultural , com
mercial and manufacturing interests to
scctiro representation from among their
own ranks instead of the professional poli
ticians who have heretofore monopolized
the Chamber. The struggle ut the polls
will , as a consequence , be sharply drawn.
The supporters of President Carnet
seoin to have outgeneraled their enemies -
mies who sought to drug him down intT
the mire of the Panama scandals , and , as
sisted by the recent victory in Siuiii , the
existing ministry has great hopes of u
signal victory.
No SOONER had I'aul Vandorvoort ro-
urncd to the state than the announcc-
nent was made that-tho alleged leaders
f the populist ifavty 'at Lincoln had
jailed the state convention for. Septem
ber o. It has been i.utimaled that the
'uilroud ' wirepullers in the republican
and democratic utimpd have been work-
ng upon these populist leaders who
ivoro duped into calling' the convention
to antedate the conventions of other
: > urtiod. Wo are informed that the rail-
oad contingent will exert every effort
; o tie the hands of populist leaders , in
order that a weak man may i > o nom-
natod for the supreme bench. This maybe
bo good politics from a republican
mint of view , but if .silch a program bo
successful it will bjdo no good to the
opublican ticket this fall. Tlio rank
and lllo of republicans will demand that
a strong man bo nut at. the head of the
state ticket. If both populists and dem
ocrats put up good man , the republicans
can certainly do BO. Success for repub
licanism can be attained in no other
way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AMONG the humorous incidents of the
opening of the now congress is the an
nouncement made by James Soldon
Jowdon that ho is willing to sacrifice
himself to the interests of his country
by serving as speaker of the house of
representatives. Mr. Cowdon is not a
mumbor of the house and in that ho dis
covers his greatest claim to honor. The
constitution lays no obligation upon the
hou-io to cheese ono of its own members
speaker and such selection ro-jts merely
upon precedent. The now congress ,
however , did not appreciate Mr. Cow-
don's unselfish proposition and elected
a speaker without listening to his
proff'orecl remarks. So the country will
have to wait a little longer before an.
outsider is chosen to occupy the
speaker's chair.
Ii > Thuy J''vur Muloi llrror * ?
rM-//miM. / / .
By a typographical error ! a rnply to a
question in the I'ubllol'ulsoyesterday Tiinoy
county , Missouri , was watlo to appear
"Tuncy. "
Til 11 llrJir Hunt.
I hllailelfilitiimu livr.
If there la anything' ' In external signs tlio
boars have liatt their * day , mill U is now
tluiir turn to test tliompowura as sprtutors.
It was a Inn ) ; day , too , hut tlio end has
boon roauliod at last , and tlio worlills mighty
Blail of It. JNO tears will bo shod If they uro
kept oa the run for oiioratlon \ or two.
llonrV * Aiuslriiliu | | In Crnvnr.
lnuliflll CiMrlcr Juwnill
Speed the pivsldout on to his duty , lot tlio
cowards loltur whoi'iV ' they may. Ho the
wisdom of thn not-pent in Ills brain , tlio glmv
of passion In his heart , nnil ( iod overall !
Lot linn nail to hl.i bixlpost tlio mmiouratlu
platform , and every nitrlit as ho kneels la
pray , lot his nrayur oo this ! "Hofora I ylold
a word or blot a line may yon woods deny
mo shelter , earth a 1191110 , the grave a rest-
InK place and eternal ' lift ) tlio yules o (
heaven I" _
Tlio I'limnniil Dc'prc'islon.
Jlarprr't JlVrfcly ,
Materials for financial dlstiirbmiro exist at
almost any ttmo. Tnoro are always SOMIO
business coiu'orns which are insolvent , or
nearly Insolvent , and which go to the wall
under Might pressure. Others are , so to
spoaU , on the line , nnd tliulr omti.irrass.
incuts liooomo critical when cwlit is given
sparingly and with suspicion. At any given
moment a certain number of investments
and enterprises are half way completed ,
have an uncertain future , and must depend
for their continuation upon tlio loan market ,
If enterprises of tills sort Imvo been under
taken upon n prout sualo in iields which
promise uo early return , or no return ut all ,
wo Imvo the materials of a freat crisis , such
us the country went through In the railroad
crash of 18711 , and a ain , though with less hi'
tensity , In that ol 1S34. U Is probable that
at the present tltno there ha * buuu a cousld
crablo amount of loose or reckless Invpit.
mont. especially In the Innumambla olootilc.
llRhtlnR and electric re U way outrrprlsos
which have sprung tip with such a mush
room growth In the last f . . < vcnrs. Hut. In
the main , speculative Investment * of a sort
doomed to succumb sooner or later probably
do not exist on any great scaln. The condi
tions of trade do not supply the material for
any general crisis , but only for otio of thnso
periodical Straus which urltiR down a com
paratively small number of weaker enter
prises.
Nobody Ilruppctii H.
The World-Herald has no reason to com
plain about "harmony" In tlio democratic
p.irty , for no other paper In the state has
done more. In Its frunllo efforts to create dis
cord In the doiuoi-ratlc ranks of this state
than tlio World-Herald. In fad , It has had
no policy since the days when Dr. George U ,
Miller was Its editor. U poses as a demo
cratic organ one day , the next day hide-
ilcndetit ami the following day devotes its
win tn 113 to pounding every onn that happens
to Incur the displeasure of Us editors. Tlio
World-Herald lone ago lost tlio respect of
every good , honest democrat mulls uo longer
oven looked upon as u papar that advocates
democracy.
Dooinnil lo rulliire.
I'll fraud Tr/liuiif. /
Any attempt to crowd moro silver dollars
In place of paper money upon the citizens of
this country would bo tin utter failure. They
would bo seriously annoyed by the loss of the
.small notes If they could l > o withdrawn from
circulation , which would take place very
slowly. They would not unbuilt to the greater
umio.vunco nf loading themselves up with
silvor. Tlio latter would become a greater
nuisance than li is now , and the people who
are willing to use It In its paper form , but not
its metallic form , would bo tempted to re
pudiate it utterly as mom-yon account of
weight , bulk and clumsiness.
A Iliiiuly Ainu Mllli Mimny.
/titiiitati City Stiir.
1'hil Armour not only did a good act for
others by bolstering up the Chicago inarlcot ,
but ho will make plenty of money out of It
for Himself. It Is a case In which vlrtuo
brings its own reward. Mr. Armour's great
success depends not moro upon Ins genius
for making money than upon his facility for
putting It to proper uses. Ho lots go of
riches with tlio sumo facility with which lie
acquires them , and has thus mastered tlio
lesson which every millionaire ought to
learn.
Lnlger.
Encouraging reports como from the west
of good crops and a good market. They will
help to relieve the industrial situation. Tliu
railroad companies will share in the pros
perity of the farmers and help to widely < lis-
tribute the money that comes fromo lOuropo.
Nor will tlio distribution end there. Thn
farmer with money buys all kinds of supplies.
and his doinrtnds will start up the mills ami
factories.
AMUXKJIKXrs.
Notwithstanding the fact that the weather
was so warm last evening that very few
people had sufllcient courngo to look a ther
mometer in the face , Boyd's now theater was
comfortably filled to see "Jane. "
This queen of comedies was presented
last evening by 0110 of Charles ITrolnnnn's
excellent companies. Tlio secret of Mr.
Frohman's theatrical success is duo largely
to the fact that ho rualUns public approval
of a stronc cast in the1 presentation of gilt-
eilgo comedy.
The performance of "Juno" la-jt evening
was preceded by an original one-act English
success , entitled "Tlio Setting of the Sun. "
It was a pretty picture from the album ol
ife a simple story or a sister's sacrifice.
'athetio in every sense of the word , It
vas a direct contrast to the rollicking farce
of "Jane" that followed.
Miss Jennie Yeamans scored a decided hit
ast evening. Her emotional work in the
character of Janet Moot-field in "Tho Setting
of tlio Sun" was exceedingly clover. It was
liglily appreciated by thu uudiciu'o , as the
screaming farce of "Juno , " which fol-
owed the "curtain raiser , " dlsplaye.il
icr ability in comedy lines. The two plays ,
ono pathetic , the other Kiughablo , afford an
opportunity for full ratigo of acting. Miss
Yeaman's versatility was never soon to
jotter advantage. She transformed her
ludionce from tears to laughter. This ver
satile actress is still associated in the public
nliut as the original Innocent Kidu of
'Parlor Match" fame. In "Juno" some of the
nanncrisms of Hoyt's happy thought still
cling to her. In thu title role last evening ,
"lowover , slioVas a decided success.
Mr. Adolph Jackson , another now face in
, ho cast , was most acceptable us Charles
Shakolton. Mr. Joseph Allen as the fat and
ovlul Kershaw , was natural and in favor
vith tlio uudionco. Mr. and Mrs. Alf fisher
'ullillcd their parts satisfactorily and cbo
juluneo of tlio cast was fully up to the usual
standard of excellence found in I-"i-olimun's
companies
" .luno" is ono of the brightest jewels in the
crown of comedy and fully deserves a con
tinuation of popular patronage.
1'KUl'LK
It congress will continue indefinitely the
suspension of the record , ull will bo for
given.
There is a strunco coolness between Clioy-
cnno and Karamio. Snow covers the Sher-
; nan hill.
St. Isolds threatens a world's fair in 100i. ;
Why not buy the present showi Chicago
will sellout cheap.
If congress succeeds In restoring public
confidence , it follows that public- confidence
in congress will advance a peg or two.
William Conloy , superior Judge of the new
county of Mudcru , California , is said to bo
tlio youngest Judge of any court of record in
the United States. Hois a native of Mariposa -
posa county and 0 years of uuo.
The introduction of automatic funs as a
p.irt of the new ventilating system of the
national capital was a needless public ex
pense. Tlio average coiurnssman can agi
tate the atmosphere sullluiently or all prac
tical purposes.
Miss Fulr , the California heiress , made
her debut ut u reception given at Newport
last week. It hud been intended to murk
thu event with a grand ball , but tlio scarcity
of men available made u necessary to hold a
reception Instead.
A San Krunuisco minister , charged with
embezzling the surplus of an elderly widow ,
declared ho appropriated ilio cash to save it
from llio builds of the unirodly. The jury ,
touched by his defense , concluded ho had In
him the stutt to inaugurate a rovlvul in Sun
Quenlin.
Tlio board of lady hysterics of tlio World's
fair is likely to continue making a show of
itself indefinitely. Kvery inUniDcr insists on
the last word. Wiiilo those feminine spats
lend variety to the exposition , some bravo ,
bald-lieadod man should interfere before
they emulate the House of Commons.
Dr. Timothy Stone I'lnnno. author of Pin-
neo's grammars and the reviser of tlio Me-
( itiffoy readers , died ut Norwalk , Conn .
Wednesday , in his 00th year. Ho was ono of
the oldest living alumni of Vile. He en
tered that c ! lcgo at the ago of 10 , anil was
graduated from the classical and medical
departments with high honors.
U is painful to note the absence of many
( Jrovorlan veterans from the president's
message. There is u paucity of I's and a
woful want of that "solemn HCIISO of respon
sibility" which formerly smote llio eardrums.
There Isn't u suggestion of "consecration"
in tlfo document , nor a hint of "plutocracy. "
Verily , reform rudely shatters tlio venerated
idols of democracy.
Dr. St. ( joorgo Mivart , whose speculations
upon the possibility of "happiness la hell"
have aroused so much interest in scientific
circles , is still In middle lift ) and gives
promise of further work. Ho wus uuucutcd
for the b.ir , and \vis called to practice in
1SVS , but turned his attention exclusively to
scientific ) subjects. Dr. Mivart , though op.
posed to Darwinism , is a firm believer in the
general principle of evolution , and applies it
not only to this life but also to the next.
The death of Sarah Howman at Kphr.ita ,
Pa. , almostundiithoro.il sisterhood of one
of tlio many peculiar religious orders of early
Pennsylvania. Tlio "sisterhood" to which
Sarah Howman belonged was organized at
Kphruta about 150 years ago , . It had a com
munal object , and for u long time It was : i
flourishing Institution. As time went on ,
however , as the sisters strayed into the
outer world and marrlud , or as they died ,
those taking their places became fewer anil
fewer , until Sister itowman , in tier old ago. .
found herself the oldest meiubur , with enl >
two companions.
iiwvx.
Chicago Tribune : Oovornor Holes' politi
cal chilblains warn him that there are * n-
vcro fronts just abend of the democracy In
Iowa.
Olobo-Doniocrat : Governor Holes rofuici
another nomination , because , ho snyn ,
ho Is opposed to third terms , wliioh Indi
cates that ho know * ho could not bo elected
again.
Kansas City Journal : Rovornor Holes
gives ns Ills reason for declining to make an
other race for governor that ho Is "onpospd
to third terms. " Everybody knows , however ,
that the real reason is his opposition to
being beaten out of his boots.
St. Ixiuls Kepubllc : It Is Impojslblo. In
sucb a time as this , to conduct n campaign
J'\ ' Iowa or any other state on local lines.
I his Is an era of great questions. Not since
the slavery agitation has the country been
at such n mental tension in the consideration
of national affairs. To put prohibition In
the foreground of such a situation as now
exists would bo to attempt the overshadow-
lug of the mountains with the foothills.
Philadelphia Record : ( 'ovornor Horace
Holes of Iowa has written a letter In which
he declares that ho will not run again for
covernor of Iowa. Ho Is nppo cd , on prin
ciple , tn third-term candidacies. Ho thinks
that United States senutors slioulil bo
elected by the people , but refuses his con
sent lo the use of his name for that ofllco.
Perhaps Mr. Holes Is saving himself for the
presidency. Ho is a democrat framed for
largo service , and if ho tloji-n't want ofllco
that is ono very good reason for Intrusting
him with ofllclul responsibility.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The most striking
paragraph In Governor Holes' letter Is that
warning his party acalnst nominating in
convention a candidate for United States
senator. It would force national Issues to
Hi of rout In the campaign. Thu governor's
disappointment has at last opened his
eyes to the truth regarding Iowa
politics. The state is republican
today , as It lias always been , on the Issues
winch divide the people Into two great polit
ical parties. Only by drugging Into politics
the question of prohibition , which had been
settled by a vote of ttio people without re
gard to party , havq the democrats ever car
ried the stato. Governor Holes advises the
continuance of this humbug In raising an
Issue to oppose it and compel tlio opposition
to divide. Republicans will bo very foolish
if they give the democrats uu opportunity of
tbis kind.
Ctruiilntlnii Tor Cnpitu.
Jmtrnnl / Finance.
\Vc aren't , so awfully poor , after all. The
governme.U bus made tin onlclal calculation
that there Is enough money in circulation to
give everybody fc3.SG ! apiece. This is a great
deal moro than a single inhabitant in any
European country Is otllcially stated lo pos
sess. The percentage of each class of money
in circulation in this country is as follows :
Class of money in circultaion , from state
ments issued by Treasury department , ended
.lunoyo , 18'jy :
Tor
fioia . $ totfit,7oo : : : ) yn.iVj
StamlnnlBllviTilollarH . fi7llii.7ii ! : n.57
Subsidiary Hllvor . * . . li.'i.Joo.'tW1.10
Bolil cvrtlnViitrn . tH)7lUU ! ! ) ( > n.HII
Silver cprtltluutuH . T'U.I8U,1U5 L'0.-18
Tivamiry notra ( ; ict July. I ,
140t01,0'.H ! 8.RJ
. , . ' , .
Cnrri'iioy L-urllllcaU'H ( act
Junes. 1H7'JI . Il.nt5.fl00 : .71
National ban's nolon . 17 1,7:11 : , lil ! ) lO.Oi )
Total . $ l,5ii,70lll ) : 100.00
HMILK3.
I'lillitdolplila Times : To tiikn a tumble and
taiu a drop urn not synonymous lioiigh onu
niuy grow outot tlio other.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Ansry Father
Jack , can't you bi-ldlo your tongue ?
Jack Not a "bit ! "
Lowull Courier : Can tailors' suits against
delinquent customers bo entered for bronchos
of trust ?
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry Hlgglns I
think of all tint sud Nights there U an ctrpty
but tin U tbu H.'idduit. Don't you ?
\Voary Wutklns Not If I've had tlio empty In'
of It.
I'hllailcliihla llPcoril : No , Constant Header ,
yon cannot properly call the blcyclo editor u
wliuulwrlglit.
UntTalo Courier : llurmrmy Is all right in Its
place , but. the barhur and his razor should
never undertake to pull together.
Washington Star : A pos-ilml.sttc young
woman of tins city has paused to "suiinuerlzo"
as folhms :
A freckle anil a bit. of tnn ,
Some lotturs from : i soft young man ,
A lot of bother , not much fun ,
And then the summer .season's done.
Cnlcaco Record : "I understand that Illlthors
completely carried away hU audience last
nlglit at llio ward mooting. "
"Yes. IIo Invited thuui across tlio street to
have ; i drink. "
Homorvlllo Journal : What a dllToronco there
Is bntwetMi tlio expression of tlm man who 1ms
just borrowed $10 of you. anil thatof tlm man
wbomyon have jnt t asked to lotiiru i 1O that
lie borrowed of yon blxor seven months ago.
Washington Star : "That , " said the rapid
young nun. as ho pointed to his steam yacht ,
"Is my lloatlnx indebtednu.is. "
A FAI.MNO OUT.
Kcw I'm It 1'rcts.
" 'Alas , how ouslly tilings go wrong ;
A High too much or u kiss too long , '
Ho wrote tliu pout , " Mild Mrs. ( ' . ,
"And ' 1U trm ; to imlinn. It seems to mo ,
Yoiirdangbtur May , If i'vo hoard nrlcbt.
And her beau fell out on tlm lawn lust night , "
" 'Twas nothing MM-IOIH , I'm glad to say
.My daunhtur mentioned tliu fact today-
Though wlionver lold you bus told It well ,
llul you uu It was out of u hammock they
SILVER STIRS UP COHJIOMS
Pftrlir.rajnt Listens to a Speech on th/ / /
"Orimo Oommittcd by India. "
ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT DENOUNCEI
.Mr. t'lmrilln Cnlln It Public 1'litnilnr mil
Helen to thn Sltuntlmi In tlm United
Blntm-Tboro Hill IIo nn
Autumn Srmlon.
_ _ BM * F
LONDO.V , Aug. 8. Mr. Gladstone Announced
In the HOIHU of Commons today that th
government intended lo hold an iiutumc
session of Parliament. The nutiouncomnnt
was received with loud cheering by .the sup
jwrtors of tlio government. Mr. Olndstom
added that no adjournment \vould bo had
until tlio remaining stages of homo rule word
passed and supply wus voted.
Henry Uhablln asked leave to inovo tlio
adjournment of tba House In order that ttiu
changes in tlio Indian currency system
might bo discus.sed. In speaking to bit
motion Mr , Chaplin blamed the government
for persistently obstructing discussion ol
tlio question. The changing of tin
Indian cuiwney system before allowing
1'arliamoiu to o.vpross an opinion on the
change , was n matter of urgent public im.
portanco. If the House had waited for tin
Indian budget , It would have been sometime
yet before It would have pot a c.liauco ta
expose llio troubles arising from the govern
ment's Indiscreet action. IIo could not , b
added , blame the Indian government , which
had found Itself confronted with bankruptcy \
on ono band or tlu closing of the mines to f
free coinage on tlio other. Tlio latter policy
was full of danger to thu commercial in
terests of the world. This policy hud been
practically enforced upon the Indian govern * *
ment by the attitude of tlio Imperial govern- I
incut , Thogovernmeutof. India hail escaped ]
n dollclt by tampering with the currency and
artificially raising the value of the rupee.
Tlio effect of this action had boon to lower
pro tiinto tlio value of everything else.
The government had virtually mulcted the
natives of India by methods which it hud
hoped would not bo discovered. The closing
of llio India mints to the free coinage of sil-
.ver had necessarily led to such a fall In llio ;
value of that metal within u month ns the
world hail never before known. There hail
been a tremendous wrong done to the people
of India who held enormous itiunUUcti ] ot
uncoined metals. By a single stroke ttio
government had depreciated by Ifi per cent
the value of the silver hold by the popula
tion of India. A moro flagrant ue.t of public
plunder hail novel- been perpetrated by : i
civilized government. The result had been
n convulsed llnancial situation from China V
to Peru. If the repeal by the American con- v ,
gross of the Sherman uct should become in- I
ovitublo it would be partly duo to the error '
that hud been committed in India. A
further fall In the price of silver must follow
the repeal of llio Sherman act.
Frequently ilui-im ; his remarks Mr. Chap
lin wus interrupted by cries of "Heart t
Hear I" I
JJOUNI ) I'Oll CII.VNTIIHJN.
I'runoli .Slmrpihcmtcrrt Sliirt to Occupy the
Town Mam < invn Them.
SMOOX. Aug. 8. Two hundred and llfty
French sharpshooters and marines have loft
this place enrouto to Cliantlbnn , the town
near the Gulf ofSlam - which tlio French nro
to occupy tomiwrarlly In accordance with
the terms of the supplementary ultimatum
recently accepted by ttiu Siamese govern
ment. The Frond1 will also occupy the river
upon which Chantlhun is situated. The
town lies 1T5 miles southeast of Bangkok
and does a very considerable trade with
China.
UAMIKOK , Aug. 0. A number of Siamese
commissioners slarted for Chuntlbun today.
They are under instructions to remain in the
town during tlio French occupation of the
place.
Hnllitliiiili : > r < MV ! < > < > mttTlinlr Kalnrr.
UEIIU.V , Aug. 8. Emperor William ur-
rivcd in Heligoland today. IIo was un
corded nil enthusiastic welcome by the na
tives who only u short time ago bocaruo Ger
man subjects.
JIM v.i i. f > inti'jeiHis.
llmtnn ( Untie.
Slimmer girl In giy : iiltiru
Sits with .lack upon th" .strand ,
Wondering If Im can mean Im-.iims9 ,
While Im gontlv holds her hand.
Goiili ) Hiy.s : Unit she's an Imlress ,
Cash slni will havii by iind by ;
Humor has the young man waiting
Kor bis rich old pa to die.
Then thu young man brnaks Hut slloncoi
"Di'urrst Dolly , Im my lirldn ! "
"Oh , but , Jack , tlili Is .sosucldim ! "
Hays tlio young girl nt his .side.
"Hut , my darling , ilon'T you love mo ? "
Thinking of bur heaps of tin ;
For tb Is out Ing cost i him something ,
And tliu bills uru coming in.
"Hut , Jack dour , what are your prospects ? "
Says tlio young girl on the sunil ;
"Kor , yon know , 1 leave tomorrow ,
I'm u waitress nt tlio Uruud. "
O'or Ills fiipn them spreads u paleness ,
On bl.s brow an ugly frown ;
"Then Hhoi-ms wo'ro both mistaken ,
I'm uclork for Smith it Ill-own. "
Tims tliny part , rnuh sadly thinking
Of tlio wasted Hiimmi'r dayn
Hut tbny both have luarnuil'tlils lesson :
Not to trust what rumor suys.
iir
CD.
Lurgosl Manuf lol/irors in I Uatallorj
ul Clothing iu tlio World.
Why we smile.
Can't , help it ; the mon and boys of this oily
and 'round abouts will insist on
wearing1 clothes and when they
buy them they nearly all got
them of us and that makes us
good natured. Others talk about
hard times that maks us smile.
We 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 and 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 be spending some moro silvers before the times
get bettor. Long headed people buy the best cloth
ing to bo had. Our prices many broken sizes are
about half what they used to be.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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