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The homoopilhlsls ought to have brought
this temperature with them In homeopathic
doses. _
An agreement with which all the striking
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coal miners and mine operators vvlllagrce
U what the public are. anxiously awaiting.
Wo wonder how many of the Nebraska
delcgitlon In congress are just now officially
down with the dread congressional malaria.
So serious have bccoino the ravages of the
epidemic of congressional malaria that the
house could not even secure the presence of
a quorum on Monday.
Bryan and Crotmse are both slated for
Fourth of July oratloim at Nebraska City.
Why not make the Invitation a general one
to all ambitious senatorial candidates ?
The excursion of the Commercial club
which leaves the city Thursday on a tour of
the Important towns of the state Is a species
of advertising of Omaha's commercial advantages -
vantages , and advertising always pays.
Congressman Hryan will try to be present
at the ccnfcrence of free sliver democrats
In this city next week. It would take some
thing with greater drawing powers than a
mustard plaster to keep him away this time
If the police know of places In the city
where liquor Is sold without a license , they
can not shirk their duty In the matter by re
ferring It to the county authorities. The
* ? * police are expected to see that the law Is en
forced , ft
Sergeant Sheep Is quoted as saying that
the chief's recent order placed him "b5tvvcen
the devil and the deep sea. " - < V moro ex
plicit explanation than the one ho has given
as to which Is vOilch Is demanded In several
quarters.
Mediation has once morei been successful
In settling the cab drivers' strike In Londo'i.
A few examples of successful mediation
would como In rather handy In several parts
of tlio United States that are disturbed by
labor troubles.
There are nearly as many claimants for the
throne of the late sultan of Morocco as there
are candidates for the presidency of the
United States just bcforo the conventions of
the various great parties. Why not submit
the choice of a now sultan to a vote of the
subjects ?
Congressman nrecklnrldso failed to put
In a defense to the charges made against
him as honorary member of the Union League
club of Chicago. Ho Is probibly wishing
devoutly that ho had filled to put In a
defense to the charges made against him In
tlio original breach ot promise suit.
It has been discovered that Senator Mc-
rhorson was ml.'taken In fixing the amount
of his profits from the telegram which his
servant sent by mistake at abput $1,000. The
transaction netted him three times the sum
at which ho placed It. This makes It all
the moro Important to Know whether the
servant was tlio colored girl or the cook.
Dick Ilerlln's salary as member of the Mis
souri river commission Is being regarded
with covetous eyes by many of the hungry
untcrrlflcd who demand his replacement
with a good and tried administration demo
crat. The Hon. Richard may keep the tltlo
If ho will only hand over the poiqulsltes.
No wonder the democratic administration Is
accused of being a failure.
Senator Quay's skin seems to bo becoming
woiderfully tender since his name has been
"mentioned" In connection with the presi
dency. Formerly the Pennsylvania senator
aid not deign to take notice of any scandal
ous reports lhat were circulated about him.
Now he seizes upon his senatorial privilege
to niako his position clear. That presidential
bee must bo buzzing pretty loudly.
Some of the officers of the police force Imvo
a queer Idea ot what a "known prostitute"
Is. According to their version of the recent
order of Chief Scavoy , they assume the right
to break Into any house- concerning which
they have the vaguest rumors of unsavory
reputation. If the pollco are to act
upon the hearsay reports of Irresponsible
people who will not > onturo to swear out
warrants , what house In the city will be safe
( com their Intrusion ?
New Jersey Is the latest state In which
the courts have declared that the legisla
ture ban no power to confer the franchise
In particularly designated elections upon
women no long as the constitution limits the
" ' right to yoto to the nmlo citizen. Following
on the heels ot similar decisions In Michi
gan nnd In Now York this line ot reason
ing U apt to be accepted as a binding prece
dent by the courts ot other ttatcs.t the
question should be raised where women are
now voting for municipal or school district
olllcers , oven this limited suffrage may en
tirely disappear , wltli the exceptions , of
course , of the states ot Colorado and Wyom
ing , whose constitution * touch upon this
point.
or TIIKIAHK.
The maximum freight rate Uvr Injunction
prtcceillngj. which It U expected will bit
reached' within a week In the federal cir
cuit court for this illxtrlct , Is n case.which
has no equal In Its Importance to tlio people
of Nebraska. H Is Important In several re
spects. Not only are the people Indirectly
the real parties to the suit who will be called
upon eventually to defray the expenses and
rests Incurred In Its defense , but It Is to
prevent them from cnjo > lng the benefits of
the maximum freight rate hw that the pro
ceedings havci been Instituted , Disguise It
as the courts may for purposes of technically
acquiring jurisdiction , the suit U In fact
brought against the state of Nebraska to ob
struct It In tljo exercise of Its right to regu
late the charges mode by the railroads oper
ating within Us territory.
From the standpoint of constitutional law
this case raises the question whether the
Btnto or the federal government has the
filial decision upon what constitutes reason
able rates for Intra-stato transportation.
The supreme court of the United States has
tlmo and time again declared that It Is en
tirely within the constitutional competency
of a state legislature to pass laws providing
for a schedule of maximum freight rates.
Such schcdulci , It has furthermore said ,
must be reasonable ; they must not amount
to the practical confiscation of the property
of the railroad. Still further , they must bo
subject to judicial review as to the question
of reasonableness. The supreme court of
the United States Itself undertook to Inquire
Into the reasonableness of the schedule pro
mulgated by the Texas state railroad com
mission because under the Texas law no
state court was empowered to do so. The
Nebraska law , however , expressly provides
that any railroad aggrieved by the schedule
enacted may bring the objectionable feature
before the state courts for adjudication of
Its reasonableness and empowers tlio court
to suspend the limitation for that road In
the event that It Is found to bo unreasonable
and unjust. If now the federal court as
sumes to take Jurisdiction of the reason
ableness of the rnto schedule enacted In the
Nobrnka law It will practically deny the
state the right to regulate railway charges.
All the slate can do will be to set up each
new schedule subject to the approval of the
federal courts. The state courts will bo
uriablo , to exercise the Jurisdiction over ob-
Jcctlonablo rates which the statute seeks to
confer upon them
Politically the maximum freight rate case
Is a test of power between the railroads and
the people The railroads sought to dominate
the legislature by obstructing the election of
any but pliant members to cither house
They happened to find themselves In the
minority , but , nothing daunted , Immediately
set to work to win over Hie needed legis
lators. By every means within their power ,
shameless corruption and brazen lobbying ,
they tried to prevent the enactment of any
railroad legislation In the Interests of the
people. Again unsuccessful , they openly defy
the law and turn to the federal court for
assistance In gaining what they could not
get either from the people or the legislature.
They ask the federal court to make them
undisputed masters ot the state. They want
the federal court to enable them to nullify
a law which has already successfully run the
gauntlet of the people , of two houses of the
legislature and of the governor of the state.
Industrially and commercially the max
imum freight rate case Involves the raising
of the embargo which the ralhoads have long
laid upon the local tradlc of Nebraska ship
pers. The new law establishes maximum
rates , to bo sure considerably higher than
those in force In Iowa , but still about 30
per cent lower on the average than those
which now prevail here. The new rates
would enable many products to bo shipped
against which the present demands of the
railroads are absolutely prohibitory. They
would thus tend to increase the trafllc , and
In this way to compensate the railroads In a
measure for the reduction of rates. The In
habitants of this state , especially the farm
ers , have for years complained' ' of the un
reasonable charges exacted from them by
the railroads for the shipment of freight , and
the new law was n long delayed response to
this general demand ot the people. Dy them
the Interference of the federal court to uphold
the unreasonably high schedules of the rail
road j will not bo lightly dismissed. The
enactment of the maximum freight rate law
was In Itself a hard fought victory for the
people of Nebraska. Will the federal court
help the railroads to snatch victory from
merited defeat ?
COMMHIK'IAL IIKTAIIATIOX.
It Is encouraging to note that the repub
lican press of the country does not endorse
the Idea that the United States should at
tempt to force Great Urltaln and other Eu
ropean countries Into a monetary union In
the Interest of silver by means of a dis
criminating tariff. Wo refer , of course , to
the newspapers of standing and Influence ,
not ono of which , so far as wo have observed ,
has fallen In with this mo't extraordinary
nnd Impracticable proposition. The most
casual consideration of this schema of com
mercial retaliation cannot fall to convince
any Intelligent man that nothing moro un
wise or more dangerous to the welfare of the
country could bo undertaken. Those who
propose It seem to lose sight of the fact that
wo arc a debtor nation , and therefore not
In a position to adopt such a policy If wo
Intend to deal honestly with our creditor * .
We are a debtor nation because a vast amount
of our railway and other securities are hold
In Europe. The first effect of adopting dis
criminating tariff duties with a view to com
pelling England nnd other European coun
tries to agiee to a larger recognition of silver
In their currency would bo the return of
these securities. The holders would part
with them for whatever price they could
obtain , with the result of greatly depressing
the market value of all ot them. This would
cauio an enormous drain or gold from the
country , probably taking all wo possess.
With our stock of gold gene and a commer
cial warfare Inaugurated Insuring a great
reduction In our exports , what would bo
the condition of the country within a jiar
after this fatal policy wont Into effect ? Is
It not perfectly clear that there would ensue
financial panto and business depression com
pared with which all past experience in this
respect would bo trifling ?
The assumption that the United States can
safely pursue an Independent policy In finan
cial nlTalrs Is a great mistake. We- cannot
Isolate ourselves from the rest of the world
without peril to our position among the com
mercial nations. The Interests of this people
ple are so Intertwined with the Interests of
others that from force ot the law of self-
preservation wo must conform our financial
system to the laws that govern the world's
trade , or oho fall behind In the race for
commercial power. Equally mistaken Is the
Idea that we can offset any loss that might
result from a commorHal conflict with gold
standard countries by a union with the silver
standard countries. Most of tbo latter are Jn
the BUIIIO condition that we are In tbo matter
of being debtor nations , and It Is not at all
probable that they could bo Induced to unite
with us In a { policy that would bring dis
aster and utter bankruptcy to many of them
Unquestionably those countries desire an Im
provement In the situation regarding stiver ,
but they are not In a position to. enter Into
commercial hostility with the European coun
tries whose capital has constructed their ,
railroads , built up their enterprises and In'
still supplying them with the means of de
velopment. Hence they will not accept any
Invitation from us to a union which Involves
such n conflict ,
No effort on tbo part ot this country to
coerce England and other European coun
tries Into n larger use of silver could suc
ceed. Thn task Is beyond our power , no
matter what combinations wo might be able
to make with the silver standard nations.
Circumstances may bring It about In the
course of time , but wo should only Invite
dlsnster for ourselves by attempting to force
It. The advocates of such n policy ore dan
gerously misleading these who do not give
to the matter serious and Intelligent consid
eration. _
The practice of covering the graduates of
the public schools with flowers on tlio occa
sion of their commencement exercises , a
practice long slnco discarded In nil the
larger cities of the country , still prevails In
Omaiia nnd has gotten to the point whcro It
has heroine a nuisance and an abuse. The
objections to this floral display are that It Is
unnecessary , that It serves no useful pur
pose whatever and that It gives rise to ovll
effects that are demoralizing to the schools
thomiclvcs.
To commence with , such displays are out
of place In public schools that ore supposed
to bo conducted upon a strictly democratic
basis. There are many pironts to whom
the sacrifices necessary to glvo their chil
dren n good education are a sulllclent burden
The commencement honor * are distributed
upon the ground of merit rather than upon
the ability of the pupils' parents to deck
them out In gorgeous costumes or smother
them with fiowcrs. nut so long as the pub
lic presentation of floral offerings is per
mitted , every participant In the exercises
must feel that ho must share In them
whether or not his friends and relatives arc
In u position to expend money for that pur
pose.
Commencement flowers also on too many
occasions stimulate envy and heart burn-
Ings. It has become practically a competi
tive contest amon/j / the graduates to see who
can count the greater number of floral trib
utes. The young lady with many admirers
or with a largo and wealthy clrclo of friends
and relatives finds herclf entombed In n
bower of roses , while her less fortunate class
mate sulks over her single bouquet. All
this occurs bcforo the tycs of the commence
ment audlencd and Is Intensified by the pub
licity thus given It.
It lies entirely within the power of the
Hoard of Education to abolish this senseless
floral display. The board has only to say
the word to put an effectual end * to It. It
need not and cannot prohibit the giving of
( lowers to the public school graduates , but It
can say that such offerings shall not be
flaunted In public. The florists will prob
ably sell almost as many flowers as before ,
but the gifts will be reserved for the exclu
sive benefit of the recipients nnd their Imme
diate friends. Should the Board of Educa
tion neglect to act In this matter , the mem
bers of this year's graduating class should
resolve among themselves to keep their
floral gifts away from the public gaze. Bj
setting such a wholesome precedent they will
have the credit of inaugurating this much
needed reform.
A CUllKKNCr COMMISSION.
It appears that the advocates of a now
bank currency have not fully recovered
from the surprise caused by the overwhelm
ing defeat of the proposition to repeal the
tax on state bank Issues , nnd none of the
authors ot the several plans for a new bank
currency which have been suggested seems
disposed to press his scheme upon the at-
"tentlon of congress. Representatives
Springer , Warner and others who have
framed bills to provide what In their judg
ment would bo a more clastic and a more
satisfactory bank currency than wo now
have appear to have cither lost interest In
their measures or to doubt whether there
Is any use In attempting to secure their
adoption. It Is with this question as with
all others with which the party In power
has to deal there Is such diversity of views
and Interests that it Is next to Impossible to
formulate a policy upon which all can agree.
The party has really no fixed policy as to
anything and as a matter ot fact the na
tional platform Is largely the expicsslon of
factions Instead ot the utterance of an har
monious organization. A majority of the
party , Including Its candidate for president ,
did not accept the doctrine that the policy
of protection Is unconstitutional , nnd the de
mand that the privilege of Issuing currency
bo restored to the state banks came from
the southern wing of the party ,
None of the numerous currency bills that
have been considered by the banking and
currency committee of the house has com-
mcrdcd Itself to a majority of that commit
tee , nnd there seems to bo very llttlo prob
ability of any measure being framed that
will secure the support of all the democrats
of the committee. Indeed It Is probably Im
possible that those who favor the uncon
ditional repeal of the state bank tax and
those who are opposed to It can unite on a
plan for a now bank currency , and this beIng -
Ing tbo case It 13 obviously tlio wiser policy
to let the question alone for the present , as
Secretary Carlisle advised In his annual re
port , slnco there Is no Immediate urgency
for currency legislation. The continued agi
tation of the subject by this congress can
only have a tendency to keep the public
mind unsettled as to the future of the cur
rency and to delay the restoration of finan
cial confidence which must precede a re-
cpvery of business activity.
The latest proposal Is the creation of a
currency commission , to bo a ] pointed by the
president , with authority to consider the cur
rency question and recommend to congress
such legislation as tlio commission shall
deem to be desirable and practicable , It Is
thought probable that the banking and cur
rency committee will bo willing to end Us
profitless discussions of currency schemes by
remitting the subject to a commission , but
this proposal will encounter opposition. Some
democrats think that tlio labors of a com
mission would not amount to anything , while
these who arc not friendly to the" " national
banks apprehend that a commission ap
pointed by the president would be very likely
to report In favor of an extension ot the
national banking system. It Is un
doubtedly entirely safe to say that
no commission of practical finan
ciers , and It Is to bo presumed
tbo president would rippolnt only such , would
recommend the unconditional repeal of the
tax on state bank Issues , q that these In
favor of such repeal can hardly bu expected
to support this plan ot disposing ot the sub
ject.
ject.Tho
The president , It Is noted , Is saying llttlo
on the banking subject which commits him
to any definite position , but It Is thought
he will bo prepared for some expression s
soon as the tariff * Ht I * disposed of It H
said that ho has felt , ever since It Was ap
parent that slniptekjrre'al of tha Sherman
taw had not revived commercial activity ,
that It was unwls\to throw n new rt'tple of
discord Into the business community and
arouse n fear that our currency system waste
to be again upset. It would xcem , however ,
that It the president has any well dcllncd
opinions on this question It would be well
to let the country and congress know what
they nro. The diversity of views In the
party In control of congress furnishes a good
reason In support of the proposed currency
commission , but the better course will be
to let the qucstJjMi Hand , until the pcopla
have elected n coiflfress moro competent than
this congress to dll with the subject wisely
and without prejudice.
The street car company still leaves Us
passengers In dense Ignorance as to the
points nt which It gives transfers , nnd as to
what they must do to secure transfer tick
ets. To tlio Initiated this Is but n small
hardship , but strangers and uninitiated resi
dents nro dally compelled to pay two faros
for n rldo that ought to cost them bitt one.
fare. The least that the company cm do Is
to post notices stating to what lines the pas
sengers may bo transferred and that the
transfer tickets nro to be had from con
ductors. If It wants to bo moro generous In
Its treatment of the public , It might estab
lish transfer stations nt the Intersections
Where the greatest transfer business Is done.
In few other large cities are the arrange
ments for street car transfer so poor ns In
Omaha.
Delegate Smith of Arizona wants to abolish
all the eastern Indian schools because ho
thinks that the Indians become bad Indians
so soon as they are sent away from homo to
get white men's experience This Is n pretty
good plea for n reorganlzitlon of the system
upon which the Indl in pup Is are taught.
If the schooh at Carlisle and Hampton nnd
elsewhere are abolished It will take away
the educational opportunities of unny of the
Indians vlthont subst luting anything better.
When the western schools are able to accom
modate all applicants It will be time to abolish
ish the eastern schools.
After declaring the anti-lottery law uncon
stitutional , Judge Hltchscott Is turning his
batteries upon a Kansis City lottery
swindler. The Kansas City ma doesn't ad
vertise.
I'roni Klihiril to Koiibciy.
Philadelphia Itccord
Richard 111 would have swapped his
kingdom for a horse Itosebery has both ;
and , therefore , he has no occasion to
dicker.
Ohm Ion Without Tear.
Iloston Globe
Not a single man throughout the great
American nation has as yet ilseii up and
objected to the ictlrement of Governoi I'en-
nojer of Oregon.
Kt form for Irunin Only.
New York World.
e err wavi an , wc emocras
have been denouncing all these years. Is
less protective than the Goiman bill , and
Its substitution for the Gorman bill would
be a great gain for refoim.
Soinn rn Vi l < ) rt I'1 luinsns.
Qlotemocrnt. .
Kansas Is sounder on the silver ques
tion than Ohio , 'iJat. . least , thu irien who
framed the republican platform In the for
mer state avoided the llnanclal crankcry
which thoie vvho.jlld. Jhls work In the lat
ter state embraced , j
IlofUTtlonf uiitlio Ohio Idon.
The republican party In the two first re
publican states has now spoken. In Penn-
sylx. anio ± lt'cnHir3E3 the iinzj UQimlist de
mand of Inflation of the currency to the
extent of over $1,000,000,000. or up to $10
pei capita. In Ohio It declares for ti return
to silver Inflation as It went on under the
Sherman law until financial disaster forced
repeal. What will the paity In the nortn
east 'say to this ? And what lu to become
of the claim that the republican party is
the only one which can be trusted to en.
force a sound financial policy ?
, ii < s
Indianapolis Journal : The stage has boon
reached in the IlrecklnrldEO campaign In
Kentucky when the man speaks whose "voice
Is ns tvpresslvo as a gun. "
Minneapolis Tribune : The supporters of
the unspeakable Brecklnrldgo threaten to
trot out the family skeletons of his oppo
nents. It they do , the enterprising news'
papers of thu stata will bo refused trans
mission through the malls. When It como"
in skeletons , Kentucky Is a jolly old cato *
onmb loaded to the brim.
Chicago Times : And now Desha Brecl.ln-
rldgo has called Owens a coward , traitor ,
liar and gambler , nnd the people of Lexington
are cheerfully awaiting n killing. But they
will probably have to wait long. The most
striking thing about this Brecklnrldgo con
test Is the remarkable self-contiol of our
whilom flery Kentucky friends. They gulp
down Insults with as much gusto as If they
wore mint juleps.
Broken Bow has hired a rainmaker to
produce precipitation In that nock o' the
woods.
IJoys nt Kearney b'rought In 2,500 gopher
scalps on circus day , and the latter reaped a
bountiful harvest.
The Union Pacific ifllclals have closed the
Willow Island station and transferred Agent
Pangborn to Gibbon.
A bastardy case at Donlphan almost depopulated -
populated the town for two days owing to
the Interest taken In the case.
Fourteen cars of stone , cement and lumber
have already been received for use In the
canal enlargement nt Kearney.
Fifty cars o ' cattle were fed nt the Aurora
stock 'yards last week , enrouta from Pan
handle , Tex. , IT Moorecraft , Wyo.
A pig having seven legs and eight feet was
born on the farm of W. K. Hardmnn near
Sprague the other day. It lived only a short
time.
Three llttlo Indian boys who skipped from
the Indian school nt Lawrence. Kan . wore
detected at Nebraska City and will bo re
turned ,
The sheep growers of western Holt , Rook
and Brown counties are agitating the organ
ization of a ShcepiiOiiid Wool Growers asso
ciation , t i
The 15 cents nn hoiir to seventy nion now
working on the catml'At Kearney means over
J500 a week turnUd over to the families of
the laboring men.tii .v-
A detachment of soldiers has been sent
down from Fort WA. * Russell to do guard
duty at Fort Sidney-until the quartermas
ter's stores are dtofased of.
F. Cool of Custrfr' Bounty was-found lying
dead In his AootvtW last week , having
been killed by llglillilnfr Ills body lay three
days before being discovered.
The average daflf killing at the Nebraska
City packing houid , tw thrf past week has
been 1.740. This U > almost the full capac
ity of the plant , and. | n all probability the
largest average fort any week slnco the
liouso began runnlrtfy >
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Seven families , ! ' Of. Russians llyo In
tents on Union , crek near Madison and
cultivate beets. 'They gather brush for
fuel nnd drink from the creek or draw water
from a temporary suffaco well a few feet
from the creelc. They get | M per acre for
attending beets , and It takes the labor of
ono man from th middle ot May to the
middle of November to attend five acres.
During the storm Henry Rinslnk ot Cobb
Crock , near Loup Qity , vyhlle plowing corn ,
was prostrated by a stroke of lightning. The
fluid passed down from the point of his
right shoulder to the right foot. Its passage -
sago Is well defined by a red mark Inter
mingled with black along Its courae. The
team , a pair of mules , both received a share
ot the stroke , prostrating one and Instantly
killing the other. Mr. Ranslnk'a escape from
Instant death , If not miraculous , was very
narrow. Ho la gradually recovering from
the shock. Tlio mules were insured.
Till ! t'KXTH IT I'AVIVW l > r. If-
New York World The Central Pacific ror-
porntlon will expire by limitation In 11)18 )
Mr. lluntlngton Is trying lu get rotiRiess
to postpone Us claim for 100 years , under
a 3 per cent refunding scheme. What In
bis motive ? Under the law he and other
members of the Central Pacific syndicate
are personally responsible for their debt to
the government. The treasury has a lien
upon their poisoiml millions ns well us upon
the 'two streaks of rust nnd a right of way , "
But that lien will oxplro when the coin-
luny ceases to bo In 1918. It Mr. Huntington -
ton can get congress to pass cither htr own
bill or the Olney refunding measure , this
personal liability will cease bcforo the gov
ernment can take any steps to enforce It.
Congress should not pass either bill , The
men who hava got the plunder should be
made to disgorge.
Chicago Record : The government claim Is
founded on the bonds Issued In nld of the
construction of the Central Pacific railroad ,
which Is now owned to a great extent by
tlio Stanford estate. There Is no agreement
by Stanford to pay these bonds , and to col
lect them the government stands lu exactly
the position of n second-mortgage lomlho'der.
To make good Its claim It must first piy the
mortgage of $60,000,000 , which would make
the property cost the government $120.000-
000 , while the property Is not worth to ex
ceed one-third ot that sum. It 1 said , and
It ! probibly true , that no ono ever ngrqcd
to repay these bonds to the treasury except ,
so fai as they were , by the law under which
they were Issued , n lien upon the properly
In the old of which they were Issued , nnd If
this bo true the government can never col
lect ) a farthing out of the Stanford estate
moio than to forccloso Its lien A "skin
gamo" was played upon the government In
securing the advance of these bonds upon
nothing more than n second mortgage nnd ,
lll.o similar transactions between Individuals ,
the one who at ted the part of the "suckei"
gels most wofully "left" when settlement
day comes around. „
St Louis Republic Mr. Collls P. Hunt-
Ington's "widows and orphans" felt very san
guine In 1SGS In n file of the Atlantic
Monthly for that jenr the Republic finds a
page advertisement which offers the llrst
mortgage thlrtyyear gold bonds of the Cen
tral Pacific "at 103 and accrued Interest. "
As Inducements to purchasers the company
cites Its concessions from the United States
government and other sources. These con
cessions arc
1 Right of way through the tnritorlcs.
with the use of timber nnd materials along
the route.
2. Absolute grant of twenty sections 12,800
acres per mile of public lands , the minimum
value of which was $2.00 nn acre
3. A special Issue of United States 6 per
cent bonds running thirty years.
4 Authority to Issue an equal amount of |
the compinv's own bonds , which were su
perior to the government Hon.
5 Donations from the state nnd cities of
California amounting to moro than $3,000-
000 In gold.
In other words , nn aggrcgite- cash re
sources of $60.000,000 upon 725 miles of road ,
Independent of the 10,000,000 acres of public
lands "At this time. " the widows and
orphans continue , "the compiny have from
national and state livvs guaranties superior
to any other securities now offend "
Another glowing picture Is thus painted
"These bonds nro n first lien on ono of the
most productive and valuable rallroid lines
in the world a line which Is already earn
ing , after paying operating expenses , moro
than twlco the annual charge of the bonded
debt" This ndvertlsement helps to prove
how velvety was the block held by the four
magnates , Huntlngton , Stanford , Hopkins
and Crocker. Government bonds gave $35-
000 per mile. First mortgage bonds gave as
much more. California and Its cities gave
$4,000 per mllo. If the land grants were
worth but $1 nn aero they yielded $12-
500 per mile. The company got , then , some
thing like $85,000 per mile In gold , remem
ber. The stock was clear profit to the four
promoters , besides an actual surplus from
the bonds and donations.
r V11AT.
Boston Transcript : Dick Ilello , Jim !
'Where do vou work now ? Jim \\ork ?
What yer glvln' us ? I don't work. I'm a
plumber's helper , I am.
Plain Denier : The Wealeis show some
haste to get out of Ohio. The corn Is get
ting high enough to hoe.
Slftlngs : NowIs the picnic season , -when
the cheerful Idiot puts on n girl's hat and
makes an ass of himself.
Life : The balhing Honbon now opens , and
the gill with a plain face nnd a beautiful
figure has .one moro Inning.
Truth : Jinks Do you renlly write your
wife one letter n day when she Is absent ?
Fllklns Oh. yes ; the postage Is a great
deal cheaper than to pay tolls on her tele
grams.
Detroit Free Press : Mrs. Klngsley
Wasn't your husband out very late last
'
Mis. Von Blumer ( swectly ) Yes. But
I felt sure be would be. He told me lie
was going to meet jour husband.
Indianapolis Journal : "Why don't you
work for your living ? " said the blunt young
"Work fob me living ! " e\clalmed Chavv-
ley. "ducat heavens ! Don't I ? r.itlmvv
lu so careless I have to write him nt least
twlco a week fob spending money. "
Washington Stnr : "Vou are very Inde
pendent people , " said the tourist from Eng
land. "But vou can't denv lhat > ou owe
a great deal to Christopher Columbus. "
"Oh , I don't know , " replied the self-reli
ant young woman "This country made
bis reputation for him , you know. "
Chicago Tribune : Semtor JJlnnkda h ( at
committee meeting ) I tell > ou , gentlemen ,
the country IB moused an novel before , and
the people will visit with swift retribution
every man of vou ivhom they suspect of
collusion with the Sugar trust Gentlemen ,
you are drifting onto the rocks-
Choi us of Eager Senators Where are the
rocks ?
WISHES
Atlanta Constitution
I would I vveru an Icicle ;
I would my melting soul
Wore going on a bicycle
Pell-mell toward the pole !
I'd like to hear a blbznrd whizz.
And get n goodly slice ;
Mv solo desire tills moment Is
To put mvself on Ice !
Jtnimoii Knongli for Itnpudlntlon.
ainbo-nomocrnt
Tbo MoKlnley law made sugar free nnd
reduced Its price nbout CO per cent , whereas
tbo sugar schedule of the democratic tariff
bill puts n duty on It that will Increase
Its cost by nt least 1V4 ccntH a pound. This
fact alone furnishes an ample reason for
voting the republican ticket.
JflHlHTIKU l'lt01lltii > SrrJ ! I'OKKll.
Army ami Navy Journal.
At Nlobrarn , lilll nnd mo
Were sojerln' together.
I alters stuck to Bill an' bo
Was better'n a brother ;
Wo used tbo Bamo old cleanln kit ,
Wo chawed the same tobackci ,
Slop * side by side , got full , got tired
O , notbln' could bo thicker.
An' so It happened ono pay night ,
A dough boy , name o' Kcatin' ,
Acrost a quiet game o' draw ,
Qev out 'at Bill was cheatln' ;
BUI let him have It with the left ,
Between tbo eyes It landed.
An' bruskly sent him oft to Bleep
Severely reprimanded.
Stan' clenrl squnr' off ! the frlendB of both
Sailed In to join the tusnle ;
No guns or knives , ns Pagoea use ,
Hut good American muscle
Oft bloimo nn' at It ! knucklea bare ,
As hard us we wereable. .
With here un' there , p'raps , n chair ,
An' hero un' there a table.
Hoopla I boorabl but , darn It all !
The mlddlu of our fun In
"Turn out the guardl" nn' . double time ,
Bomo officers eumo runnln * .
Hut when they reached us presto ! change !
The room was quiet an' airy ,
As o'er u proper , well behaved ,
Young ladles' seminary.
Mngee an' Joneo were Bound asleep ,
Their noses mashed an' bloody ;
Delnncey , with n broken thumb ,
Wus deep In tactics * study ;
To challenge 'em witli doing wrong
Would bo a cruel libel.
While Bheehan bummed n bnby song- ,
An' Wilson read the bible.
Wo bluffed , but , Homehow. 'twouldn't work ,
The cnp'en wouldn't take II ,
An' to the guard house half of us
Went Hcoottn * llku a rocket ;
Court-iuurtliiled ? Navvl The kernel be
Wax mich an you'd delight In.
"O. d It , " says be , "let 'em be ,
A uoJur'H trade la flghtln' . "
I SUBSIDY OF ONE MILLION
I
Proposition of Platte River Canal Company
to Comity Goniml'sionon.
TERMS ON WHICH THE BONUS IS ASKED
\Vnrlc to lU-glii In Ortohrr mill UP Coin.
Iiletnt In Four ) oiirs UU of < tocl < -
lmlilrr Tiontiln Otrr Country
Himd I'livlni ; .
Tlic 1'htto river canal project Is again
before the county commissioners , tlie pro
jector ! asking tlio county toote bonds In
the Rtim of $1,000,000 to nld tlio onterprlso ,
HIP proceeds of tlio bonds to be used In tlio
tonstrtictlun of a canal for the purpose of
bringing the waters of the 1'latte to n point
lirar this city , there to be ittlll/cd In turning
the wheels of machinery nivl In furnishing
electric power.
Yesterday nftcrnoen tlio oflloers of the
canal company \\cro before tlio Hoard of
County Cominlssloncri , where they mlnnlt-
ted .1 proposition \\hch was received nnd
spread upon tlio records of the board. After
that the \\holc matter was referred to llio
committee of tlio whole , the chilrman of
thu board being authorized to call a meeting
nt mich tlmo as ho might see fit for the pur
pose of discussing the proposition. The
proposition Is :
To the Hnnnrnhlo Hoard of County Com
missioners Douglas County , Nebraska :
OcntlcmcnTho undersigned , the Omaiia
Cnnal nml 1'owei compiiny , a rorpuintlnu
dub organized and existing under and by
vlitne of tlio laws of the state of Ne
braska , proposes to construct a canal for
the purpose of Irrigation and foi developing
water power anil for othci useful pin-
poses , muli canal to commence at the
1'lattp ilvei within ll\e mlles fioin the city
of Kiemont. Neb , running thence In n
northerly dliectlon to n point about sK
miles from tln > plane of beginning and
about two miles west of tlio town of Ai-
llnston , at and upon the Hlkhorn river ,
thence following il\er easterlj to a point
ne.ir s.ild town of Arlington , thi'iico lot\lng
tbo Klkhorn il\er and running In a s-outb-
erlj course to n point whole the I'nlon
Pacific railway cuts through th < dl\ldo ,
tbcnco nlnng the sihl cut on the north sHu
of Mild iallwntheneo : In an cnstctlv dl
iectlon to a point ne.irly south of Sevmotir
p.irk , In Douglas countj , Nobr.iska , and
thence noitlieily to a point at or near
wild SoMiioiir park Said location Is mib-
Ject to ie\lslon , nnd the location of said
c.inal , ns above .st.ited , may nt am time
be modlllfd or changed If , after fnither
Investigation , It Is deemed to the best In-
tcreat of the enteipilst1 so to do , provided ,
th it tlio sild canal Phall lormlnito at a
point not moie than four miles fiom the
corpoiate limits of the tlty of Oinilii The
length of said canal will be about foity
miles , with capacity , as estimated , of about
20.0HO hvdinullc hoi so jiowei at Its tot minus
The proposal rnrml will be constructed In
accoidance with plans and specifications
to be nppoved and provided by engineers
and otlieis expeit In the construction of
such work The s ild cimil will bo cou-
sti utti'd and put Into opu.itloii foi the pur
pose of fuinlshlng watoi for Inlgatlon and
for power and foi othoi useful and bene
ficial purposes , provided the countv of
Douglas , In the state of Nebraska , will donate -
nato to the Om.iha Can it nnd 1'owrr com- !
pauy , Its successois or assigns , JlOOOfhW of I
Its fi pei cent coupon ncgoti iblo
bonds , to bo dated October 1. IS'JI ,
due and pa } able twenty jeais from
the llrst day of January , isy , with
interest parable soml-annuallv from
January 1 , 189" , on the Hist das of January
nnd the llrst dav of July In each jcar
thereafter , the principal and Interest pav-
nble at the fiscal agency of the state of
Nebraska In the city of New- York , In the
state of Now York , "aid bonds to be of the
denomination of $1,000 and each thereof to
recite .as follows : "This bond Is one of a
serlea of 1.000 bonds of like amount and
tenoi. which arc Issued bv the county of
Douglas , In the stale of Nebraska , to the
Omaha Canal and Power company to aid
It In the construction of a canal from n
point on the Platte river near the city of |
Fremont , Neb , artd running In a noitberly , |
eaBteily , and southerly direction about I
foity miles to a point near tbo city of
Omaha , In Douglas county. Neb , and In
the construction of reservoirs and other
work Incident to the construction and
operation of said canal ns a woik of In
ternal Improvement ; " all of paid bonds , In
case the Issuance and delivery thereof be
nntborlrecl by a vote of the electors of
Douglas county , Nebiaskn , to be executed
nnd teglsteied at the earliest possible tlmo
after same have been voted , nnd , when
registered , to be dellveied to the fiscal
agency of the state of Nebraska In the city
and state of New York , to be held In trust
foi delivery to the said Omaha Ctinal and
Powci company , Its successors or assigns ,
In Installments , an follows , Twcntflvc
thou mnd dollars of such bonds at the com
pletion of each and every one mile of said
cannl In proper condition for opeiatlon ,
to bo delivered bv the trustees to said
Omaha Canal and Power company. Its suc
cessors ot assigns , upon a cei tlllcatc signed
and veilflcd by the ohlef engineer In
charge of the vvoik , duly attested bv the
president of the Omaha Canal and Power
company , and approved by the chairman
of the Hoard of County Commissioners of
Douglas county , Nebraska , \vlilch certlll-
cato shall show that the canal has been
constructed and the work been done to
the extent and In the manner above pio-
vlded for Upon receipt of such certificate ,
and at each Instance upon delivery of the
bonds provided for , the trustees shall bo
released from further liability to thu ex
tent of the delivery authorized , the last
delivery of bonds , being the remainder of
the $1,000,000 bonds , shall be made by the
trustees upon receipt of nuch certlllcate
show Ing that the canal has been fully con
structed and that the same Is completed
and ready for operation
In consideration of receiving the pro-
twed mihsld > , the Omahrt Onnnl nnd Povmt
< oinUiny | ngreoi to commoner Ihc prelim *
Innry work for the construction of anld
i nml not later than the W < lni of October ,
1191. nml tbo unld onnnl shiill be innipii tPii
to mid Including It.s terminus , ut ot near
the illj of Omnlm ns hrrelnbofoio ntato.1
011 iir b fore the 1st tiny of Jul > , m The
* ald Omnlm Cntinl nnd Power companj rui-
tlicr agn-es that the mill canal Ahull bo
ci.ustnicted In the manner iind otherwise.
ns herrltibi-forp ju-oxldrd. nnd thul 11 will
runilsli water piwor nnd snth other power
rm It may be nblo to provide to ntnnufac *
turors nnd oilier consumers In reasonable
nnd necessary quantltlcx and upon lenson-
ft'1.1',1.111.0 ! ? . ' ll'1'1 ' " d conditions , and that
II will dellvir In the city nf Onmbn , within
one > cai nfttT the complellon ot mil eniml ,
eeitilcal or other power for uio In oald
litv an Htti'li powpr Is icqulrcd for use , nnd
lhat It will liurease such power from time
to time as may be icqultod for me until
the capaeltv of the ciiintl Is exhausted by
tlu nggregato use ot consumption of either
tijilrniillc , electrical , 01. nlher IKIVVOIfur -
iilshed to thc o who may bo entltliKl
thereto
Tin- Omaha Canal and Piiwer company
lonm-tH tluit this ptoposltlon be nt once
KUlunltted for ncreptiiiico and adoption to
a vote of the people of DoughiH county ,
N.-biaska , at n npeclnl eleollon. to bo duly
called ami bold for .such purpose , and ( lint ,
at such tlmo ami In connection with mich
proposition , thoio bo submitted to the voter *
of Douglas countv the question vv bother or
not said bonds nhall bo Issued , registered
and delivered and propoi taxes levied ac
cording to law for the pavmeut of the In
terest and pilncbial of said bonds
If. hv roaMon of liilunetlon or othoi legal
ntcifeieucf , or bv the acts of Piovldonce ,
the work Is delajdl. the tlmo of sm-h delay
jhnll bo added to the tlmo beioln provided
for as the tlmo of completion
In witness when of the sahi Omaha Canal
and Power companv lias caused tboso prcs-
cuts to bo ovoi'utcd bv Its olllcers there-
nlo duly iiutliorl/oil , this 12th daj of June ,
OMAHA { 'ANA I. I'OWIJU COMPANY.
Attest H KotTNTXi : , Picsldcnt.
rilANMC M1MIPHY , Tieasurer
MST OP STOClvIlOhUKUS
The following Is ilio list of stockholders of
tlin Omaha Caml and Power company II.
Kountre.V A Paxton. Oeorgo I , Mlllnr.
II T ClarKo. W r Allen , V J Casper ,
Qeorgo Payne , A Ilospe , J n Kllloy Dan
Parrel ) , A L Patrick , N Shelton John
Powers , T. Mntioncy , C P. ( loodman S Ij.
Wllpy. N. A Killiu. K A llenson. OoorRO
W Ames , D C Patterson , OeorgoV Doano ,
H I , Windsor , \\Illlam Coburn. IM Pholan ,
H S nrvln , 13 A Ciibb Prank 13 Mooros ,
William Krug , J M Wolfe. August Doll ,
I K Andrews. DoMer I , Thomas , W C.
Utillaid. John Curtis , Charles Ilanloy. Rdl-
BOII Ulcli , P W Henrj. Henry P Cady. C.
W Martin , John P Shonlng , ( leorga L Don-
ills. U. I Mattleo. Joel S Grlllln , Charles
Williams , J P Hclln , J A Sunderland ,
Collins & Moirlson , H D Shall. Clotllob
Stortz , A. Martin. William Handall. Metz &
Dro , H. J Kendall. M A Prce , H Ollmoro ,
H P. Crumer. Prink Murphy , John A.
Crclghton , Ljman Hlchardson , A H Du-
frano , K. T Llmlsaj , W 13 Clark , C 0.
Lobcck , Aithur Shlverlek. J A ailllspe ,
O P Davis companv , William Louden , J. V.
Kiiony , O A McDon lid , Omaha I3lectrlc
works , H K llurket. A P. Tukoy , M K.
Ilojs , George N Hicks , KranK Colptt/or ,
William Preston , Prank A Kemp , John
Orant , II II Haldrldgo , J. W Uodlfer 0. A.
Llndiiuist Prank J Il-imgo. G P Stcbblns ,
0 E Squires. A Mamlclburg , T J O'Dona-
hue , John S Knox , J H. Pratt. W 1) Allen.
George Hlnes. M. II Copeland , W. J.
Welchans , A Hajmond , J. U. Parrott , J. T.
Kinsley , Harry C Hartley , Ilcmj 13. Cox ,
W S. llrooks , Q C. Kucnne , John W. Paul ,
Weed tt Ilancroft , John n. Utt. D. Wt
Shall , W. T Seaman , Hlchardson Drug com
pany , J A. Connor. F. P KlrKcmUll , J. H.
I3vans , C S. Klgiitter , D. C. Ilryant , Klopp
& Dartlctt , Carpenter Paper company ,
M. P. Kecfe , A. C. Powell , J. II. McDonald.
0. Amlreen , W. .H Dennett company , N. H.
Palconer. Helen U Clark , S. II. Huffctt , J.
M Woolworth , P. D. Drown. W S. Haldtiff ,
C S. llajmond. J. A , Tuthlll , W. Lyle
Dickey and company. People's Purnlturo anil
Carpet company , Charles H. Lee , 1) . T.
Mount , M. H Bliss , Damn Iron company ,
John P. Flack , Uector-Wllhclmy company ,
C. A. Starr , Alvln Saunders , J. Uovvc , Prank
Vodlcka. Hobart Williams , W. S. Qlbbs , W.
II. Anthony. Gladstone Hrothors. L. Wood-
worth , C. M. Wllholm , A. K. McKone , John
Steel , D. H. Davenport , Charles 13. Miller ,
John Condon , Otto 13 Culler , Kdvvurd Ulcli-
elleu , Charles Cheney , Joseph Gardner , C.
A Lenry. Joseph Headneld. John F. Schulz.
A U Miller , John Flynn , Peter Cockrcll. A.
C. Itaymcr , Bd. Johnson , L. D. and O. P.
nurnett , C. M. Hunt , F. J. Plorson , Hollla
Hoglc , B Jettcr , Thomas Swobe , L Mei\- \
delsiohn. Samuel Katz , Wm. Doll , Thomas
Ilrennan , W. A. L Gibbon , Globe Loan and
Trust compiny , Thompson , Deldcn & Co ,
L. T. Sutherland , Walter G. Clark , M. O.
Maul , Isaac 13. Condon , De\vey and Stone
Furniture company , John Rush , George A.
Wilcox , T. J. Foley , William Fleming. M.
McGulre , William T. Itoblnson , Adolph
Meyer , W. O. Taj lor , Vlnuent Ilurklcy. W.
M. Dushman , Pojclto Drothers , Warren
Swltzlcr , George H. Doggs , Charles F. Bin-
dorff , Henry Ilolln. A. II. Perrlgo , C. II.
Frederick. C. W. Downs , Sherman and Me-
Cci neil , Hamilton Brothers , Nebraska Cloth
ing company , Boston Store , F. H. Kanard ,
W H. Robertson , J. C. Abbott , J. W.
Houdor , Henry Van Dousen , Thomas Mel-
drum , Elijah Dunn , J. H. Manning , Amlroxv
Smith. William Darrlnk , F. Plvonku , Charles
n. Curtis , F. M. Smith , Herman Thlolkp ,
George W. Masson , 13. J. Scjkora , Koutsky
nrothers. T. J. O'Nell. J. M. Glasgow , 13. U.
Wllcox.Thomas H. Ensor , M. H. Hlsdon ,
John L. Kennedy , Graham Park , John M.
Hamilton.
Unltnit SliitcH Srinitiir Wutnioro.
NEWPORT , R. I. , Juno 12 In the stnU
legislature George Peabody Wfltmoro was to
day unanimously elected United States sena
tor to siicced N. F. Dlxon.
.t-
.tI
About
Shirt Waists
TTIS , Wednesday and Thursday wo will sell
ny of our Wilson Bros. , or Star shirt waists
-except white ones for 25o loss than the price
$1.00 waists 75c $ 1.25 waists $1.00 $1.50 waists
$1.25 $1.75 waists $1.50 for all ages 3 to 14
You can see them in the window whore wo are
also showing- now invoice of boys' choice straw
hats.
Browning , King & Co. ,
S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas.