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r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , JUNE 8 , 1891. TITROMAHA DAILYJJBE. B. ItOaBWATBItTlWIlnrr PL'IIMHIIKD I'.VUltY MOHNINO. _ " " " rmMioi' HV re h-illy Il-c rwllhimt nun < Uy > , One Veur . > J JjJ Pn.ly . mid Hun.lay , Ono Year. . . . . . ' > 5K P roe Month * . " 2 x ! , in < lnv Ilf. . On * Ywr * " f'ldt'lny ' 1I.-0. Oni Yrftr IWfkly Ilcp , One Ypnr . . . . ' omens. PiiMlil. thr tfcv IlcllMlnC. . . . . . ai. . Bl * > illh Omnlm , corniT N mul Twenty-fourth " timl ! IlIutTn. 11 Tenrl utrecl. "hlrniM omcp , 317 rimmluT of Cummerc * . VA Ynik , rto.inn 13. 14 ml 15. Tribune IVnuhltiKtim HW ( r direct. .V.V. . . All mmmiinlftitl'in * ri-lntlni ? to nrvr * nnA 11- lorlnl mitti > r nliouM lx mlilrwwwJ ! To ino K'lllor. nuHiNKHH i.nrrnus. Ill Inmlnem li-ltem nnd ifinllliinees lOmuM N > ftdilriwnl tn Tim Itco I'uIillfllilnR compiny , Omil.n Drafts. click nn-1 pn l"IIlce nnli-ni to tw rnmlc imtnlito to HIP onlcr of * ' " 7J"JtllinA.1 l'OMt'ANY. 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It Is rumored that Scotts Bluff county Intends to petition the legislature at Its next session for permission to change Its name. Don't blame It , do you ? No man who deliberately tells falsehoods when giving evidence before the police com mission Is nt to bo a member of any metro politan police. Weed out the frauds. When the promoters of the Platte river canal get ready to present their proposition to the county commissioners The Bee will cheerfully discuss all the points Involved. That English clergyman who ventures to predict the day when men will be ashamed to attend the Derby Is an excellent example of the optimist who sees assurance for everything for which ho hopes. St. Paul Is burdened for the time being with a duplicate set of city councils. Neither of them can bo of the stripe of the Omaha city council. One of that kind at a time Is all any city could possibly stand. The Ohio republicans didn't have a mo ment to spare to Incorporate Into their platform a denunciation of the efforts of the democratic leaders to restore the era of "red dog" and "wild cat" currency. Northern democrats huvo no objections to placing the state bank tax repeal planks " in tholr' ' party platform , but when It comes to enacting It Into law they draw the line. The south ought lo be satisfied with the Income tax and the reppal of the federal elections law , ' Nebraska's delegation found Itself har- monloui on the question of the repeal of the tax on state bank Issues. For once republicans , democrats and populists were all ranged on the same side of the pend ing Issue. And they wore all on tlio right sldo this time. It Is perhaps not just the proper thing to draw odious comparisons , but wo cannot help noticing the difference In the weather provided for the entertainment of the Con- grcgatlonallstH this year and that provided for the Methodists on the occasion of their conference In Omaha. The Chicago Tribune Intimates that Chicago cage Is one of "tho really great cities which liavo real municipal government. " It Is Im possible to say whether the Tribune expects us to take this statement In earnest or as sarcastically meant. The reports and com ment In other columns of the same issue -would convince the mos't doubting that Chicago cage has no "real municipal government. " It Is a great relief to know that the camp of the State university cadets , heralded to the public as Camp Mercer , was named In honor of the congressman ulio repre sents ( his district , at Washington. There nro one or two other Mercers In this vicin ity who- might have appropriated the com pliment to themselves. The truth of' hls- 'tory must bo vindicated , oven at the risk Pf disappointing all the Mercers In the land. ' General Weaver , having captured the pop ulist nomination for congress In thu Ninth Iowa district , Is casting about for a demo cratic endorsement , or at least the endorse ment of the free silver democrats. Without Bomo such movement his candidacy would bo hopeless , and It Is probably with the as- nuranco of such an endorsement that Gen eral Weaver consented to accept the .populist nomination. The people's party only cast 2.010 votes at the last congressional election out of a total of 41,103. The victorious republican ticket received 20,287 voles , as against 17,809 for the democratic nominee. If the democrats and populists had voted for the same man they.would have carried the day by a small plurality. No administra tion democrat , however , can this year con sistently vote for General Weaver. The general will huvo to have the support of more than the populists and' free silver domoerats to work his way to congress In the Ninth. r * Federal officials ought to have provided safeguards for the Chorokces during the distribution of the money received from the Bales of their land ( hat would protect them from the fraudulent schemes of the speculators , gamblers and swindlers who am waiting to worm tholr wealth away from them. The stories that are coming up from the Indian territory .to the effect that thn Indian no sooner receives hla money than ho Is beset by the horde of expectant Bhcrlis are a scandal upon our government. These Indians are practically helpless and particularly subject to the wiles of un scrupulous white men , A llttlo disinter ested assistance , It only to the extent of holding off the crowd of sharpers , might materially assist them to place their money where It will contribute toward making them self-supporting. The failure to pro vide this protection may frustrate the very purpose ot the partition of the money ob tained from their lands. WHAT With TIIK IIUVSK DOJ j Conjecture an to what Jhe house of rcp- j rcsentatlvcA will do when the tariff hill U ) I rot urn I'd to tli.it body Is lit order , although the measure U not likely lo go to the house for at lr-a.1t a month , nnd possibly not so soon. It ha * been suggested that as the con stitution provides that revenue bills should originate In the house of representatives , and It Is a fair ijnc.Hdnn whether the bill pending In the venato did not originate In the hlter body , willthe house , without any regard for Ito constitutional prerogative , bow to the will of tlii ? senate and pus Its bill , which Is radically dlffarcnt from the meas ure which the house. , sent to the senate. It ueems to be the general opinion that this Is what the house will do. Unquestionably u great many democratic representatives arc thoroughly dlssnllsncd with the changes made by thn senate from the Wilson bill , not only hecuuso these changes conflict with ovcry principle of tariff reform adopted by the house , but also because they reflect upon the Intelligence and Judgment of the repre sentatives who framed and voted for the house bill , and Ihcso representatives must realize that they will stultify themselves by bupportlng the sonale measure. Thcro arc come democrats In tha house , also , who It H Kiild nro'so Indignant because of the ex- posiue of dishonorable deals In connection with the scnatu tariff 'work that they Insist the house o.innot afford to let the bill pass without at least some amendment. They think the democrats of the house should do suinethlng to show tha ( they are not Insensi ble to these disclosures. Nevertheless the democratic leaders pro fess absolute confidence that when the meas ure reaches the house It will pass without Important amendment. Doubtless stmo of the moro radical among the tariff reformers will make afi effort to have changes made that would accord with the avowed policy of the party In Its national platform , but the Indications arc that these men will consti tute a very small minority , and consequently will not be able to accomplish anything. One would suppose that Mr. Wilson , whose arduous labors In framing a tariff bill have counted for little , with his democratic asso ciates In the ways and means committee , would be disposed to manifest some resent ment nt the way In which the senate has treated their work , but there Is no Intima tion of any Intention on the part of any of them to antagonize In any respect what Is now known as the Gorman bill. The chair man of the ways and means committee , so far as known , Is ready to allow the Mary land senator to enjoy all the distinction that may bo derived from having his name connected with the new tariff , though In any event It must bo a divided honor. It has been reported that Mr. Wilson was uncertain regarding the attitude ho would assume to ward sugar , but he will probably be Induced , as other house democrats have been , to ac cept the senate schedule. Some democratic leaders urge that the bill ought not to go Into conference committee and that the house ought to adopt the senate measure without change. It would not be surprising If this were done. Ono potent Influence that will operate In favor of this result Is the desire of a great many democratic repre sentatives to get homo among tholr constit uents and do what they can to save their political hopes from disaster- It Is said that the" subject of passing a number of separate tariff bills more In ac cordance with the democratic platform than the pending senate bill Is under considera tion among the radical tariff reformers in the house , and It Is suggested that If coal. Iron ore , lead ore , and Other raw products arc left on the dutiable list bills are likely to bo Introduced nnd favorably reported by the ways and means committee transferring the articles to the frco list. The majority members of the committee are understood to bo In favor ot this course and to Intend to make a. fight In the conf.erunce commit tee. They want to do something to set the record of the democratic majdrlty In the house straight before the country. It Is hardly probable , however , that anything of the sort will bo done. It would be to no purpose , for It Is admitted by these house democrats that the same senators who have secured advances In the senate bill would probably form a , combination to defeat small bills dealing with special Items , and the senate finance committee might feel bound In good faith to pigeon-hole such bills or report against them. The Indications are that the senate billIn whatever form It may pass , will be accepted by the house with few and unimportant changes. It will * bo this or no tariff legislation at this ces sion , and the latter alternative the demo cratic leaders of the house will bo likely to regard as moro dangerous for the party than the abandonment of the principle laid down In Its platform and In n measure recognized In the bill passed by the house. Tin : There appears to bo llttlo probability of any legislation by the present congress re lating to the trusts. Notwithstanding the fact that the democratic party In Its last national platform declared Its belief that the worst evils of the trusts and combina tions could bo abated by law , and de manded the rigid enforcement ot the laws made to prevent and control them , together with such further legislation In restraint of their abuses as experience may show to ho necessary , no democrat In cither branch of congress has yet proposed a measure for this purpose , A prominent democratic repre sentative from Now York recently expressed the opinion that any legislation by congress against tha trusts would bo worthless , be cause these combinations would evade It by changing the character of their organization , and this view , It would seem , Is pretty gen erally accepted by the members of the party In control of congress. Not only did the democratic platform of 1892 convey a distinct promise to the people that It that party was successful It would enforce existing law to prevent and con trol trusts and combinations and enact additional legislation as experience should suggest , but Mr. Cleveland puts him self on record In his Inaugural ad dress In favor of using all the powers of the general government to relieve the people from the Interference and exac tions ot what ha described as "Immense aggregations ot kindred enterprises and com binations of business Interests formed for the purpose of limiting production and fixing prices , " The president used no uncertain terms In referring to this matter. Ho de clared that those aggregations and combina tions frequently constitute , conspiracies against tha Interests ot the people , and In all their phases they are unnatural and op posed to our American sense of fairness. Yet what has the administration done to carry out those un qualified pledges ? Mr. Cleveland appointed as attorney general a man who has been during the greater part ot his professional life the servant ot corporations , and this offi cial , In his first annual report , announced the opinion that the anti-trust law Is Inadequate and falls to meet the difficulty. Ho has made but one effort to test the law , nnJ ho was careful , whllo pronouncing It defective , not to suggest In what way It might bo Im proved. Senator Sherman said In hU recent speech In the scnat * that the Judlc'ary com mittee of that body ought to take up thu question of legislating regarding the trusts nnd deal with It , but there Is no likelihood that the committee will do anything of the oort. Its democratic members have Just voted In the Interest of the Sugar trust , they will do the name for the Whisky trust , nnd 'having done this , they are not likely to sup port any measure Inimical to these combina tions. Meanwhile the number nnd strength of the trusts and trade combinations Increase nnd the problem they present become" ) moro ucrlous. It constitutes already uno ot the most Important nnd urgent questions for the consideration of the people and their rep resentatives , and It a satisfactory solution be not soon found It will overshadow. In Importance uvcry other question of public concern. The growth of trade combinations and the tendency to monopoly must bo checked. The power to do this Is In the congress , which represents the sovereign will of the whole people. If the party now In control of that body will do nothing It It IB disposed , as seems to be the case , to ab jectly surrender to the trusts the people must elect a congress that will act , and an executive who will honestly endeavor to enforce Its legislation. AS TO Tin : vxiox DKVOT. The council has charged one ot Its com mittees with the duty of abating the public nulsanco known us the Immigrant shed which has for a number of years done serv lco as a union depot. The committee Is expected to bring pressure on the Union Pacific railroad to erect a commodious rail way station on the grounds donated to that company by the city without further delay. This action Is to be taken on the presump tion that the Immigrant shed belongs to the Union Pacific and tlwt company Is solely responsible for the lack of depot facilities. As n matter of fact the Immi grant shed stands upon B. & . M. ground , or at any rate ground which the B. & M. Railroad company claims as Its own. It Is an open secret that the B. & M. railroad gets a not rental ot $1,500 per month out of the wretched vermln-caton shed which constitutes the passenger station for all the roads that enter Omaha , barring the Mis souri Pacific nnd Elkhorn Volley. The Union Pacific Is as much a tenant of the Burlington shed as ore the Milwaukee , Uock Island and Northwestern. With an Income of $18,000 a year from a r.at trap that would not soil for the cost of pulling It dtwn the B. & M. certainly has no reason for favoring any move looking toward the erection either of a temporary or a permanent depot. It is very doubtful , too , whether the council committee will ac- ccmpllsh any moro than did the famous king of Prance , who "with twice ten thou sand men marched up the hill and then marched down again. " There Is no doubt that the State Board of Transportation could force the construction of a respectable and commodious railway station at this point If they were so dis posed , but , being absolutely under the con trol of the railroad managers ns much as Is their rolling stock , nothing can be ex pected from that quarter. The truth Is also that there Is no serion niarm at B. & M. headquarters over anything that the council may threaten to do or demand. The railroad cprporations only .have to call upon their allies , the Jranchlsed C9rpora- tlcns , when they want to choke off any serious move on the part of the council to Interfere with their doing as they please about the depot nuisance or anything else. So long as $1,500 a month con bo made out of the Immigrant shed the building ot a depot offers no temptation to the B. & M. magnates and the Union Pacific Is in no condition just now to undertake such an enterprise alone. AKOTIIKtt SOI' 1O SlLVKItlTKS. The tendency of republican conventions held this year to depart from .the. well- established principles of the party regarding the currency , and particularly as' to silver , Is an unwelcome sign. It Indicates a dis position to pander to that political element In the country which Is In no small degree responsible for the financial distrust that has caused so much trouble and It has Its motlvo In political expediency Instead of being prompted by an honest and Intelli gent conviction of what Is required. Wo have already commented upon the endorse ment by the Ohio republicans of the ab surd and Impracticable scheme for forcing gold standard countries Into a monetary union for the larger recognition of silver by discriminating tariff duties , pointing out that such a policy would Inevitably bring about a commercial warfare that would bo most damaging to the agricultural In terests of the United States. The Kansas republicans did not make the mistake of adopting this Idea , but they have thrown a sop to the sllvorltcs that Is quite as ob jectionable. The Kansas republican platform declares In favor ot bimetallism and for the main tenance of the parity of all forms of. cur rency , both coin" and paper , which Is all right. It It had stopped with this It would have been consistent In reaffirming the re publican national platform , but It proceeds to say that the mints of the United States should bo opened to the coinage of silver and that foreign silver should.be kept out ot the country by a tax. In other words , there should bo frco coinage of the silver produced In this country. There Is nothing ot this kindIn the republican national plat form , and It Is a distinct departure from the past attitude ot the republican party on this subject. U Is a proposition to' allow the silver producers of the country to get 100 cents for about 60 cents worth of silver , and under such a policy as this how long would It bo possible to maintain the parity of gold and silver as currency or the equality of the purchasing power of the two metals ? With an addition of $70,000,000 to the cur rency annually In silver can there bo any doubt that gold would disappear from cir culation and pa to a premium ? U would not help the matter In the leant * to ex clude foreign silver. Wo should just ns surely drift to the silver standard without any Importations of silver If wo undertook to coin all of our own product. And hav ing driven gold out of circulation how would tha farmers and worklngmen , In whoso be half the Kansas republicans make tholr declaration , bo benefited ? They would re ceive for tholr products and their labor a currency ot depreciated purchasing ; power relatively to gold and the depreciation would bo continuous as the volume of ell- vcr Increased. There would bo no sta bility , but with every emission of silver dollars from the mints tha value of such dollars measured In commodities would de cline. This U not a , condition ot affairs which the fanners and worklngmon want. No classes of the people are so deeply In terested as these In having a sound and ittabto currency , for they nr die toast able to protect thpms Jjji iigalnit the losses Incident to an utullgje currency It Is true , as iHluvclarcd In the repub lican national platfor4 > of 1S02 , that the American people from tradition and Interest favor bimetallism , but thf Intelligent ma jority ot thorn do not bollcvo that this country can maintain that policy without the co-operation of other gre.1t commercial notions , even though wo should confine the coinage of silver lo our own production of that metal. We cannot safely do anything moro for silver than' has been done In the legislation slnco 1SS without an Intur- natlona.1 ngretniPti , lt may catch the ap probation and npulauso ot the thoughtless to talk about dcnlarjng our Independence In this matter andCerftubllshlng n monetary system regardless of our t-clatlonn with the rest of the world , but oven If It were prac tlcablc to do so the result could not be otherwise than disastrous to us. Hepub llcans have nothing to gain by retreating from the position they have always held rogardlng silver. The rcdlstrlctlng ot thu voting precincts now being -arranged under the direction of the city clerk Is an Important piece of work that demands the utmost care nnd discrimination. Happily , It offers no op portunlty for a gerrymander , but any serious mistake Is apt to result In tha disfranchise merit of a considerable number of voters. There are two objects to bo kept In view , One Is economy of election expenses. If the precincts arc arranged so that each con tains the maximum number of voters which can be conveniently accommodated nt one voting place , there will bo a largo sav < Ing through the reduction In the force of judges , clerks , and policemen , ns well ns In the number of booths , stalls , and other necessary apparatus. At the same time , no ono precinct should bo allotted more voters than can cast tholr ballots within the time that the polls arc opened for the reason that some of thorn would bo forced to lose their votes , and all would bo subjected to unnec essary delays. But every districting must bo to a great extent experimental. Thus far wo have had precincts containing too few voters. The rcdlstrlctlng has been ordered nnd undertaken as a matter ot economy. The vote by which the proposition to re peal the 10 per cent tax. on state bank Issues was defeated In the house of representa tives yesterday would seem to bo decisive as to any effort for the unconditional repeal of that tax. What Is known ns the Brawley bill proposed to release all parties who Is sued any character ot circulation during the financial panic from the tax of 10 per cent. To this nn amendment was offered repealing the tax as applied to state banks and state banking associations. The amendment was defeated by 170 to 102 , and this was followed by the rejection of the bill , a result that had not been expected as to the latter. This action will probabln-dlsposc of the question ot an unconditional rcneal. of the tax and open the way for jjhe ) 'consideration of the various measures Cpr conditional repeal. It will have a good effect In removing nppre henslon that the old state bank currency system might be restored , and to this ex tent will help to strengthen financial con fidence. The chances are that the state bank tax will not be.Interfered with by-tho present congress. Vlxloim o' the ! Wiiylmclc. Cincinnati Commercial. "Measures , mot mcuViwas pnce the proud boast of the democratic party. 13ut that was a long ; time nif . , ( HloWliolo Tli/i'llL-utlun / Wanted. New York World. As long as the men who defrauded the government by furnishing rotten armor plate are unprosecuted the Navy depart ment stands In urgent need of vindication. o Speculating nu National Distress. (3 lobe-Democrat. The tariff uncertainty Is coating the gov ernment $1,000,000 a day , and the country a good deal more tlmn that ; but the Sugar trust Is making money and HO arc the democratic senators who are speculating : in Its stocks. IVfTor'H Rlmtcrly Idea. Detroit Free Press. Senator Peffer has broken out In a new place. He wants the senate to have the judiciary committee uscrtaln. and report whether the government can constitution ally take possession of the coal beds of thu country , giving reasonable compensation to present owners. Why does the senator stop at coal beds7 1'rolltH Without Honor. Philadelphia I-cdger. The Washington prophets come up cheer fully again with the announcement that the tariff bill may be paused by the senate within ten days and become a law before the end of the month. ThlH la what may happen. It Is extremely Improbable , how ever , that the house can be brought to agree with the senate In that time. AVltiit Is a Democrat ? Now York Hun. There come periodically to this office re quests for Information ns to what consti tutes a democrat. Heccni events lm\e re duced the answer to six words. A new , un- lookeil for and unauthorized Issue , over- shadowliiBly great above all others , has made the paitlsnn lines so clear anil the political contrasts so distinct that there Is room for neither doubt nor discussion. A democrat today la a "man opposed to nn Income tax. " Clotting at the Sources of Mbcl. I'rovlilcnce Journal. At the first of next September It will be a misdemeanor In New York to furnish In formation concerning persons or corpora tions which , If published , would be llbel- ous. In the gathering of news more or less dependence must be placed on the Individ ual giving It , and it Is proper those wlu- fully deceiving the papers should l > e called to account. The general adoption of a law llku that referred to In the course of time might stop a great deal of lying. Senator Oniy'n Aniiuilt on the I'ross. New York Ilccorilcr. The chief achievement of the current democratic COIIKICSS Is not < unlikely to be the provocation of a decisive definition by the highest court of the United Stat 8 of the rights and immunities enjoyed ny the pres under the heuil of "privilege 1 communications. " , An eminent KngllnU historian hns slid that what the priesthood was to the mid dle nges the press has bec-ome , in semlur affairs , to these modern times. The news paper Is the authority do which nil popu lar grievances nro loforred : Into Jour.iiil- Istlc ears the Becret-H. that touch the high est nnd gravest nubjlc affairs are dal y poured. ' If It were not SU the press could not perform Its great ofllce us the ventilator ot abuses ami th0 uxpota-r of iniquities In high places undnln Ipw. Anil It follows that , unless the Journalist can t > 3 approached preached with BoiitethliiK like the same confidence , nnd unless' disclosures can u , made to him wltH admeHiIng' like the same sense of eoourtty with which ttio priest , or the physician , or the lawyer is consulted , each In kin , jwn professional ca pacity , the first mid , most vital sen-Ice of a frco press to a uee people Is tr-inf to be seriously Impaired. This Is thn question which Senator Gray's committee Uasrialscd by Its deter mination to prosecutlt the newspaper cor respondents who refuse to dl.Mclo.se the names of persons who gave the Sugar trust and tariff Information , relying upon the footing of confidence on which news paper are constantly asking and r.celv- Inif Important Information of the greatest public value. It Is a far more Important question ti the American people than the question of whether the McKlnluy percentages or the CJornmn percentages ahull bo levied upon foreign Imports. The newspaper correspondents threat ened with Indictment under nn old low of doubtful constitutionality will , there | j every reason to believe , defy the threat and Htanil trial , If the Qray committee chooses to pugh Its prosecution ot thetv , BO fur. They will have lh whole press of the United Statca at their back , and the people ple will be at the back of the preia on this Issue. nKf iron t\i > fiox. New York WorM Sir MrPhurson l cer tainly right , It Is very unfortunate for a senator when his Mpccultttlon on hN vole goes oft before he pulls tin ; trigger. C'lnclnnatl Commercial : Mr. Mcl'hcrsofi h a little caroleas about his telegraphic orders to buy stocks Jn the Sugar trust. As soon as he found that he hud purchased 1,000 nhares on a rising market he ordered them sold--aftcr three days. Indianapolis Journal : \Vhllu the manipu lation was going on , as the senator testifies , he and his son conferred about the purchase ot trust stocks , which they knew would rise when the trust's sugar schedule thould bo made public As the result of the confer ence It was decided that It would not bo proper to Invest , but they left the telegram to the broker on the table where they wore consulting , nnd u faithful attendant took Ute to the telegraph office. The GOi ) shares were purchased and the senator notified. When notified ho ordered their sale , but In the meantime the stocks had risen so that the profit was $1COO. But the senator retains that. Philadelphia Press : It has hern told Bomcwhcrc that when General Butler was In command of New Orleans a party went to his headquarters ono day with reference to n cotton specu lation , > and finding Butler rather obdurate Intimated that there was something to bo made out of It , This was n corrupt propo sition , which Rccmcd to arouse Butler's In dignation , ami ho' said to his visitor , fiercely ! "I have a mind to kick you down Blairs , sir , and across the street , and then kick you upstnlrs Into my brother's office. " In the sugar speculation Senator Mcl'hcrson seems to be kicking people upstairs to his son or downstairs to his servant , and all the time ho has made u pretty fair profit out of his Sugar stock. Kansas City Journal : McPherson was the very ono to assume the task of drawIng - Ing the dogs from the scent of other trails. Ho had a bad boy son on whom to shift the responsibility. The son should have had more moral stamina than to take the stock his father had bought. And when ho received the dispatch from the old man tolling him to buy more of It he should have asked If the telegram had not been sent by mistake. If he had been a wise and prudent son he would have known that It was fully as unseemly for him to buy the stock on Information received from that quarter as It would hove been for the sen ior himself to do so. McPherson presumed too much upon the wisdom and high sense of honor of his offspring. New York Sun. < 5 ? This Is a tale of Old McPherson , A very ciinny New Jersey person ; This Is a tale of Young McPherson , f A very canny New Jersey person. ' John Roderick said to Roderick lhu , "I think Unit Sugar'll go up , don't you ? " Said Roderick Dhu to John Roderick , 'Meet's lake a flyer , now that's a brlclt. " "Well , well , my boy , I'll not he a clam , So sit down and write a telegram. " Young Roderick to the table flew : "Five hundred Sugar shares , V. D. Q. " "I've written the telegram , father , " he said. And then he looked thoughtful and shook his head. "As a senator's son , I must deprecate Your tendency , dad , to speculate. " "When Sugar comes up In the senate" "My son , When Sugar comes up , It's true I must shun "Tho appearance of evil. Dear me. dear me ! I certnJnly must turn round and flee. "It's a pity ; there's such a chance for a rise , It seems too bad. What would you ad vise ? " Now a canny kid was Roderick Dhu ; "Father , I'll do anything for you. "Just pass your Sugar shares over to me , For a senator's s.on Is above hee-hee ! " "I'll do It , Dhu , the Idea Is great ; And ns for that telegram , let It wait. " So they laid the telegram on the shelf , Until It got tired and sent itself. This is the tale of the two McPhersons , ISoth Ingenuous New Jersey persons ; ' lioth pervaded with great anxiety To keep the bloom on ollicfal propriety. XJnn.lSlf.l . .lA'XKltltASKAXH. . Columbus fishermen the other day brought In an eel from the Loup that was two feet long and weighed five pounds. The four republican olubs of York have a membedship of 588 already. The largest vote ever cast In the city was 739. The gathering of Shrlners at Grand Island June 13 promises to bo ono of the laigest ever held In the interior ot the state. Cozad people are negotiating for a rain maker , but this week's abundant shower may possibly make a change In the arrange ments. Work will commence on Fremont's power canal by a force of well dlgg'ers , who will ascertain the character of the soil along the proposed line. The Fremont postomce makes a good showIng - Ing of business for the past year , notwith standing the dull times. It shows a de crease ot only $900. The egg department In the cold storage plant at Norfolk became so crowded that It was necessary to ship a carload of cgg.i to Milwaukee for storage. The creamery at Fremont Is now making 1,200 pounds of butter per day , being an Increase over the output of the correspond ing month for last year of 5,000 pounds. The Grand Chapter , Order of the East ern Star , mot In their nineteenth annual session at Hastings Tuesday. Notwithstand ing' the hard times thirteen now chapters have been organized during the past year. A severe wind storm prevailed at Superior during Tuesday night and some damage was done. The Elkhorn road had thirty- four cars blown over. An hour's heavy rain prevailed there and all along the Elkhorn - horn road to Llnwood. The alumni of the Wllber public schools held tholr annual picnic on the Chautauqua grounds at Crete on Saturday. Thirty- nine members and most of the present teachers engaged at the schools were present. The Platte river , which Is generally a sand bar at this season ot the year , Is filled with water to the banks. It Is something unusual and Is accounted for by the recent severe storms In the mountain district. Usually corn could bo cultivated In the chan nel-Curing the month ot June. Whllo on their recent visit to California , Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hanklns of Pawnee City visited the locality where the former worked a mine years ago. Mrs. H. picked up a number of pebbles as mementoes , and when they arrived home In this city a few days ago Mr. H. examined them and found among them a gold nugget that will assay $13 or $14- $14Tom Tom McDcrmott of Fremont brought to town recently two magnificent specimens of pelicans shot by him on the Platte near his place In Saunders county. Ho shot three moro , but they couldn't bo got out of the river. Ono of the birds measures six feet live Inches from tip to tip ot wings and five feet six Inches from tip of tall to end of the beak. Councilman Mclaughlin of Grand Island shows a paper containing favorable mention of the Block Bear range In New Mexico , In which himself , Mr , Houck and others of that city are Interested. A smelter , a railroad and other new enterprises are being devel oped , and the mining properties of that bolt are said to bo very rich. The Nebraska Binder Twlno company has Its additional machinery , recently put In the tow plant , In operation and Is now turning out nt the Fremont mill between 6,000 and 7,000 pounds per day and at North Ilond about 2,500 pounds per day. The company has so far this season shipped 1,012,615 pounds of tow , sending out two cars Satur day. It estimates that It has enough moro hemp for 300,000 pounds. J. A. Fort of North Platte. president of the Nebraska State Irrigation association. Is lecturing over the state on the subject that Is now uppermost with many formers of Nebraska. Ho Is telling the people that canals can bo constructed along the valley of the Platte by the farmers themselves at a cost , exclusive of the right of way , not exceeding , In his opinion. $1.25 an acre , and that an annual outlay of about 25 cents an acre would keep the canals In repair. There should also be a system ot ditches carrying off surplus water , ! I'l'OI'/.K , lv ; > TIIIXUS. Senator McPhcrson displays a sonny dls- | position In his stock deals. li. ( ' , . M. A. Todd of Tennessee hns taken Initial stops for congressional honors. A ooiDlgnmcnt of bullet proof coattt Is alt that li necessary to expedite the movement of the Colorado mllltla nn Bull HIM. Advices from Berlin give assurance that the kaiser's cheek was not materially di minished by the removal of the tumor. The big gorilla of Boston has nwallowed a fresh consignment of Itik A great com * motion In the literary market Is confidently awaited. M. Turpln's new electrical mitrailleuse will fire off 25,000 bullets n minute. Sending a substitute Instead of going yourself will bo 'more popular than ever In future wars. A stone on which John Boyle O'ltellly cut his Initials , In Doailh cemetery , Ireland thirty-four years ago , has been transferred to his grave In the cemetery at Boston. This fulfills the poet's wish. Holy Blanket , n Sioux widow , was married to Hlgli Harr In South Brooklyn , on Thurs day , by Hov. Mr. Loyd. The bride was given away by Buffalo William , whllo the groom complacently smoked a cigarette. The old-tlmo turtle with the fac-slmllc of a G. A. n. badge on Its shell has been found again at Brazil , Ind. Truly there is nothing new under the sun , when even UPS repeat themselves In the most tiresome fashion. Fifty western descendants of Jacob Do Haven of Gcrmantown , who loaned the gov ernment a large sum during the revolution ary war , came together recently to devlso means for recovering the amount with In terest. Coney Island nlready feels the despotic heel of reform. The gay and festive ele phant no longer parades In the garish elec tric lights. He squats In a back room while the "sacred concert" veils his exterior. It Is a holy show. Brooklyn wants her fire bells suppressed nnd the fire apparatus filled with pneumatic tires. By all means let reforms go on. The somnolent residents arc cnllllod to unbroken rest all hours of day or night. That's what they live for In Brooklyn. Robert Louis Stevenson , at a gathering of Presbyterians lately In Sydney ( Australia ) , claimed to be ns good a Presbyterian as any ot them. It turned out that his claim was based upon the fact that ho had once sat out nn hour and a half sermon In the old parish kirk In Lclth. The city of Philadelphia has secured a court decision authorizing an Increase of { 23,000,000 In her Indebtedness. This sum Is deemed sufficient lo elevate the statue of Wlllam Penn a few pegs above Its present sordid surroundings. The Quaker clly Is patriotic regardless of price. Some ono , evidently a wag , recently started 'the story In Kansas that Senator Porter has become superstitious , and always gets out of bed on one side of It. Some of his populist admirers began to deny the story , until It dawned upon them that every body gets out of bed on ono side ot It. JOKEK'S -lOlt LOT. Boslon Commercial ! The best evening ties are tnose that keep , a man at home after dark. Syracuse Courier : The bright summer girl and the snap camera will be among the most taking things of the season. Galveston News : A religious exchange declares that "the world has very little , in It. " That may be so , but there Is enough to go around. . Washington Star : "Man's got to hustle In my business , " said the rental agent. "That so ? " said the other man. I thought all he had to do was to lie about the house day after day. " Slfllngs : The latest craze Is for collectIng - Ing pottery dogs. There Is one- advantage In this. A crockery setter , for Instance , could be easily broken. Judge : Primus Your theory about moral suasion with children Is pretty enough , but have you ever known It to work ? Secumlus Why , yes ; I've never had to strike a child of mine save in self-defense. Buffalo Courier : Dinks Those Boston girls really seem to think their eyeglasses becoming. Dunks Why not ? They cer tainly wear "emto Improve their looks. Life : Lo nengula Do you know that the bearded lady died last nlKht ? Young-Man- Afrald-of-tlie-Soap Yes. I heard about It. It's awful sad. She left a wife and three children. BANISHING THE TIRED FEELING. IndlannpollH .Touinitl. He had "that tired feeling , " That set his footsteps reeling ; He found It quite nn effoit to respire- But when the gong had sounded. Whew ! How those tan shoes pounded. As he ran for two long miles to see the nre- TIIK OI'TIMIST. Cleveland Plain Denier. What's the use of growling , What's the use of howling , What's the use of yowling , When "tho world Is going- wrong ? " What's the use ot sneering. What's the use of Jeering ? Slen are sick of bearing That old , dyspeptic song , , See the flowers springing ; Hear the robins singing ; See the glad sun Hinging His light aeioss the sky ! north's a sea. of gladness Itrush away your sadness ; Else , In all your badness , Go , crawl away nnd die. TO REORGANIZE THE ARMY Foi nmtion of Light and Heavy Infautiy Bcglments of Tbreo Battalions Euh. WILL BE A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR MEN Ten ItrghiiMiln Intimilcil to Oho the Youth of AniiTlni I'nu'tli'iit KimwIiMlgit t thn .Silimco or Wiirfuru nntl Its MrtlmiK WASHINGTON DUItBAU Ob' TUB HUB. HOT I'Street. N , W. , \VASIIINUTUN , Juno 7. A now military bill Is bolus submitted to tlie consideration of members of congress , embracing n plan for Infantry reorganization Into liciivy anil light Infantry , twenty regi ments of heavy Infantry of twelve coinpanle to uacli regiment , ami ten regiments of light Infantry of eight companies to each regi ment , the Third bitlullon In each light In fantry regiment to bo unorganized In tlma of pence anil fully organized In time of war. The design contemplates Infantry as the principal arm In the military service In every army , long-r.tnga rlflo lire having made In fantry pre-eminently so. It Is the only arm of the service In our army that has not the three-battalion organization. The three-battalion organisation for the Infantry has been recommended by all of our distinguished generals and It Is consid ered very Important that the Infantry arm of the servlco bo given the thrcc-battallon organization , and any reduction In thu In fantry arm of the servlco It Is believed would bo seriously prejudicial to the best Interests of tlia United States. The plan proposes to consolidate the pres ent twcnty-flvo regiments of Infantry Into twenty regiments , classed as heavy In fantry , each having twelve companies , di vided Into three battalions of four companies each. Ten regiments of Infantry arc to bo organized , classed as light Infantry , num bered from the Twenty-first to the Thirtieth , for duty In thu regular army , which arc to bean an addition to West Point a practical trainIng - Ing school of the youth of America In every thing pertaining to the Infantry arm of serv lco In peace and war , A distinctive character and uniform sim ilar to that of the United States corps of cadets is proposed for the light Infantry reg iments thus organized , the aim being to fit them by a three years' Infantry course for a successful performance of the Important duties of commissioned officers and non commissioned ofllcers of the National Guard and volunteer forces In war. Trained of ficers will bo required , and a tilan of this kind , It Is calculated , will successfully pro vide officers for the millions of men that In emergency could be put In the Held. One section of the bill provides for pro motion of Infantry officers by seniority , do- j tcrmlncd by length of servlco as a commis sioned officer , both In regular army and vol unteer forces. Delict Is expressed that In war machine guns will bo attached to both cavalry and | | infantry In the Urltlsh army , and there Is probability of the same thing In this coun try that one of the center Infantry com panies of the center battalion will bo sup plied with machine guns and be an In fantry-artillery company. Senator Mandcrson will deliver an address to the graduates of the Georgetown Law school of the District of Columbia on the night of Monday , June 11. Senator Manderson has written Post Commander - , mander C. B. Adams that If congress has adjourned at that time he will be present at _ the Grand Army reunion at Superior on ij August 2. Jg ABOUT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. * 5 The Drexel Stone company of Omaha has , - ' * written Senator Mamlersun Informing him that there Is now npt enough money In the 11 ollfco at Omaha to pay them for nubile work * * which they had contracted for and completed. Senator Mandorson called on the supervising architect of the treasury today and was Informed - formed that on May 1 last a remittance of $20,000 was made to the disbursing agent for the public building at Omaha , and that a further remittance of $20,000 was made a few days ago to the disbursing agent of the court house , custom house and postofllce at Omaha. Representative Plcklor this morning ap peared before the house committee on public buildings and grounds and presented a strong argument In favor of the public building at Dead wood , S. D. A favorable report will un doubtedly bo made within a short time on a bill of Mr. Plckler's appropriating money sufficient for the building. The contract for the Interior furnishing and plumbing of the postofflce at Sioux Falls , S. D. , was today awarded to Forster & Smith of Minneapolis , Minn. Several changes were made In the plans , and white oak will bo' used Instead of white pine , cement plaster Instead of mortar plaster and plate glass Is to bo used In the windows Instead of sheet glass. The amount of the contract Is $22.- 473 , and the work Is to be completed In six months. A postofilco has bron established at West Day county , S. D. , and Martin WIs commis sioned postmaster. Is ho a Mission arj NOT He's just a funny little man put in there to attract the missionary's attention to the fact that we are holding1 a special sale of $18 to $20 suits for -$1O Elog-ant goods a tailor would charge $35. We extend a hearty invitation to all strangers to visit our store the finest in the west. You needn't buy just look around. Browning , King & Co. , S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas.