THE OMAHA DAILY RKE MONDAY , JULY 2 , 1801.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. UOSnWATEIl , Editor.
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What would the railroads do without their
contracts for carrying United States mall ?
It's a poor county ofUcIal who can't go
out of office with a claim Upon the county
for money still duo him for his valuable
eervlces.
While wo are In a sympathetic mood to
ward Prance why not adjust the unpaid
claims of the French exhibitors nt the
World's fair ?
When the Garbage cases are all finally
Battled the courts may have to call on the
city council to supply them with some other
bono of ceaseless litigation.
Tom Bowman Is again In Washington.
This ought to bo as significant to Iowa dem
ocrats as are the frequent Visits of Tobe
Castor to the national capltol to their fel
low ofllce seekers In Nebraska.
The prohibitionists are to bo the first In
the field with their state convention. They
will also have the extreme pleasure- being
the first out of the field when the election
returns begin to make their appearance.
The Sugar trust does not appear to be
alarmed over any prospective alteration In
the sugar schedule as accepted In the senate
committee of the whole. It kept Its end of
the bargain with the democratic managers
. .jind It confidently expects them to abide by
their obligations. ,
Prospects are good 'for ' a scrimmage be
tween Maryland and Virginia over the In
roads of Maryland "poachers upon the Vir
ginia soft-shell crab banks. Governor O'Fcr-
rall has applied to the United States authori
ties for sotno modern guns and proposes to
glvo the Marylanders the benefit of some
shells of another kind. In the meantime
tha crabs are the only parties that are beIng -
Ing slaughtered.
An organization of cranks for the better
protection of the president is a welcome
offset to the numerous cranks who have been
allotcd the mission of making away with
the highest officers of our government.
The new organization ought to be set to
work to convert the others to their Ideas.
When they shall have effectively accom
plished that work their mission will be ful
filled and they can then disband with a
senseof supreme self-satisfaction.
The cost of getting up the tax list In
Omaha may be loss than It has been In pre
vious years , but It Is still altogether too
high particularly for the kind of work
that Is done. The system by which the
assessors appoint their wives , their sons ,
their sisters , cousins and aunts as deputies
and figure out salaries for them at so much
a day Is not conducive to economical serv
ice. The average assessor seems to Imag
ine that ho Is entitled to saddle his whole
family upon the public pay roll. Because
this has been done In the past is no reason
why It should bo tolerated now. Ono city
assessor In supervision of a corps of co.m-
petont assistants could imika the tax list on
a business basis at an immense saving to the
people. Our whole system of tax valuation
by ward assessors Is sadly out of date.
R. Q. Dun & Co.'a annual crop and trade
report , published this morning , contains In
formation regarding crop and trade condl-
tlona for eighty-six counties and Is the most
complete and exhaustive review of the situ
ation printed this year. A perusal of the
reports will show that corn Is In good condi
tion throughout the state and the acreage Is
Very largely Increased. Small grain has
generally been a total or partial failure.
Only a few districts promise anything like
a full crop. The recent rains have materially
improved the outlook for the corn crop , and
unless Homo catastrophe overtakes It Ne
braska Will harvest the largest area and the
heaviest yield ot corn In her history next
fall. If prices for corn are In any way re
munerative Nebraska farmers will have a
profitable year and trade throughout the
Btato will bo vastly Improved as soon as
corn can bo put on the market.
Every request of the railroads for United
Btqtes deputy marshals to protect their prop
erty ti granted without oven the most casual
Inquiry whether special protection Is desir
able or necessary. While the country haste
to foot tha bills for these federal Janissaries ,
and their bills are always extravagantly
high , no sorlouj objection could bo raised to
thla costly method of protecting railway
property were It not for the constant defiance -
fiance of th * federal statutes regulating In-
tcrstato commerce by the railway managurs.
Those who want to Invoke the law and tha
power of the government for their own pro
tection should bo willing , at all tlmos to set
an example of obedience to law and sub
mission to the regulations established by
law for their government. The trouble with
tha railroads Is that they are always out
laws , but want everybody eUo , Including
patrons , employes and the public at large , to
ba submissive to such laws as happen to
favor or protect their interest ,
TltK IIOYCUTT .1JWJ TttK WtlLW.
The boycott Inaugurated by the American
Railway union against alt railroads running
Pullman stccpors ban reached proportions
not anticipated and li most seriously affect-
Inr ; public Interests. The business of a score
or more of roads Is already nearly paralyzed
and the rapid spread of the strike threatens
to put n summary stoppage to the transpor
tation business nf the country. The conflict
now exceeds In extent any previous trouble
between the railroads and their employes
ami no one can foresee the end. It Is to
llttlo purpose to consider or discuss the
origin of the difficulty. Whether the Pull
man company were right or wrong In re
jecting the rciinc.it of their employes for a
rc'tor.Ulon of part of the reduction made In
wages last fall and refusing to submit the
matter to arbitration Is of small consequence
In Its bearing upon the existing situation.
The vital question relates to the duty of
the railroad compan C3 toward the public.
The railroad managers have agreed to
iand ( together and carry on the light "to
the death. " They urge that the supreme
test of strength between the corporations
and their employes who are members of
labor organizations has come and that the
result will determine which shall hereafter
rule. They spurn the suggestion of arbitra
tion with the usual declaration ot men who
do not want to icttlo difficulties In th's way
that they have nothing to arbitrate.
The obvious fact Is that these general man
agers , most of whom are themselves simply
employes of the companies they represent ,
are actuatPd solely by a desire to destroy
the organization of railroad employe ] which
ordered thr boycott of Pullman cars , and
In pursuance of this desire are willing that
the public Interests , which It Is their first
duty to consider , shall suffer to any extent.
Why should they not arbitrate ? Why , In
stead of going at once to the support of the
Pullman company , did they not make some
effort , as they unquestionably might have
done , to bring about an adjustment of the
difference between the company and Its em
ployes ? It Is more than probable that If
they had made the attempt to do this It
would have been successful and the strike
averted , but If It had failed the railroad
managers would have avoided the responsi
bility In connection with the conflict which
now rests upon them and would have had
public sentiment entirely with them. The
deslro to destroy the American Railway
union Is a mistaken one It It Is based on
the IJea that such a result would put an end
to controversies between the railway corpor
ations and their employes. He Is very short
sighted who does not see that the remedy
for these outbreaks must bo something more
than the breaking up of any organization of
railroad workers. It must bo something
that will control nnd regulate managers as
well as employes , something that will re
quire everybody connected with the service
of a railroad to give first consideration under
all circumstances to the public Interests ,
which It Is the primary and paramount duty
of public carriers to subserve.
Wo bolleve that this conflict could have
been averted If the railroad managers had
adopted a conservative and conciliatory
course , Instead ct manifesting their sym
pathy with the Pullman company by eagerly
accepting the challenge to a contest. What
ever may be thought of the action of the
American Hallway union In this matter It
la under no such obligation to regard the
public Interests aj the railroad managers
are.
are.No
No ono can tell what the end will be.
There appears to be a spirit of Intense hos
tility on both sides and this Is likely to grow
as the contest progresse ? . The Innocent and
helpless public has already suffered a great
deal of Injury , and , from appearances , will
have to suffer much more. Will the out
come of the struggle , whatever It shall be ,
suggest to our lawmakers the necessity for
legislation that will reduce to the minimum
the danger of such outbreaks , It It cannot
render them Impossible ?
THOSE "COHPOltATlON COHMOltANTS. "
The adage that when thieves fall out
honest men get their dues Is recalled by
the decision Just rendered In favor of John
Fitzgerald and his coparceners of a railroad
construction ring as against the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company. Judging from the
text of the decision and comment made
thereon by the recognized official organ of the
railroads , the Lincoln Journal , It would bo
extremely difficult to find "tho honest men"
In the transaction. Our amfitblo Lincoln con-
tetrporary , which certainly could not bo truth
fully charged with malicious prevarication
about a dispute between friends of the rail
roads , sums up the case as follows :
The history of the matter leading up to the
suit tells an Interesting tale of Wall street
manipulators and how millionaires swallowed
up railroads , watered stock and were In
terested In both the construction company
and the Missouri Pacific. The Interests
clashed and there was a fight for spoils.
Rvldenco shows that Millionaire Fitzgerald
sat In a meeting whore Sage , Gould , Dillon
and others deliberately voted a dividend of
100 per cent when It was known that the
company was Insolvent.
Hero Is a revelation from Inside sources
that would , If It came from any other
quarter , bo denounced as a most Infamous
fabrication. It actually tends to confirm
what the Journal has often denounced as
the most foul aspersion upon the class
des'gnated In ouphoneous terms as corpora
tion cormorants and venal vampires. De
claring a dividend of 100 per cent to the
stcchholders of an Insolvent companyl
Could such things really happen at a well-
regulated family reunion of railroad saints ?
Thcro must be some lapses of memory ,
stroly , among the witnesses. Was John
KIlzRorald clear In his mind when ho eat
In that charmed circle or Is he laboring
under a hallucination ? With such dis
closures wo begin to understand why some
roads have gene Into the hands of re
ceivers white- others have passed their usual
dividend. In any event the friends of Mr.
Fitzgerald have reason to congratulate him
upon convincing the supreme court that
ho held the Joker In the three-card monte
game with Sago , Gould. Dillon & Co.
T1IK FK3IALK SUFFllAOK FAD.
The latest reports from the New York con
stitutional convention announce the rapid
decline of the female suffrage fad. When
the female suffrage fad was at Its height In
Now Yorkwhen fashionable men and women
wore overreaching ono another In their ef
forts to sign petitions to strike the word
male from the suffrage clause ot the consti
tution , when society leaders were holding
nightly parlor meetings In their mansions ,
when the profession of agitators were cry
ing aloud the overwhelming conversion of
all classes to their teachings. It was freely
predicted that this exhibition was purely
spectacular and could endure but a very
short time. That prediction seems to have
been verified almost sooner than was antici
pated. The social swells have all gonq off
to Kuropft , to the seaside or to their coun
try residences. Having signed the wonder
ful petitions In a moment ot emotion , the
more fair-minded people have taken time to
think Ilia matter over , und while they per
haps are not recalling tholr signatures they
think that they have gone quite far enough
The professionals went up to Albiny to np
*
pear before the suffrage committee , they se
cured public hearings and recited the !
stoolc arguments , but made Hfllo Impression
the majority of the members absenting
themselves and gallantly leaving thnlr scat
In the chamber for the women. The Non
York newspapers now chronicle the progress
of the woman suffrage movement only semi
occasionally Instead of devoting columns o
each Issue to the doings of the agitators.
In short , female suffrage In New York Is
nothing but a fad , and like all other fads Is
fading after a brief existence. After the
convention shall have closed Its labors am
the amended constitution which It will pro
pose shall have been cither adopted or re-
Jectrd the participants In the fad wll
wonder how they ever allowed themselves to
glvo way to a movement so unsubstantla
and so fleeting.
T//K FHKXCll I'KKSinKXrS
The Inauguration of a new president of
the French republic has already given rise
to rumors of an Impending constitutional
conflict between the executive and the legis
lative branches of the French government.
That conflict commenced soon after the prcs-
scnt conitltutlon was proclaimed , It was
waged In a desultory manner during the pres
idency of MacMahon and was supposed by
many to have been terminated with Mac-
Mahon's resignation. It Is the contest for
political supremacy , for tha political respon
sibility ot the ministry to the Chamber of
Deputies , elected directly by the people , In
stead of to the president , chosen Indirectly
through the electoral college.
To understand the problem which besets
the French president wo must understand
the principle upon which the French govern
ment has been constructed. The French
government Is as nearly related In form to
that of Great Britain as IMs to that ot the
United States. While It hai a president It
also has a ministry responsible to the legis
lature and really the governing power. The
president must exercise all his functions
through the members of the ministry. He
appoints the ministers and can dismiss them ,
but by custom he can appoint these only
who are satisfactory to the majority of the
deputies. The president nominally holds his
office for a fixed term , while his ministry
servo merely at the pleasure of the deputies.
In other words , during the Incumbency of
one president there Is no limit to the number
of ministries of different political parties
that may pass Into and out of power. The
French president occupies the position of an
elective monarch. He Is expected to sink
his personality while at the head of the
government , notwithstanding the fact that
he has been elected as a partisan and as
the candidate ot one of the political parties.
Finally , although chosen for a term of seven
years , It Is within the power of the deputies
to force him out of office at any time by
declaring that they will co-operate with no
ministry that he may name , no matter what
its political allegiance.
President MacMohon'a troubles arose
partly from the obscurities of the now con
stitution. ' That document declares that the
ministry shall govern In harmony with the
two houses of the legislature. When the
political complexion of the deputies changed
from that of the Senate In 1S7G the presl-
lent tried to maintain a premier In agreo-
nent with the Senate , but not with the
louse. He failed the first time , tried again
and failed , tried to establish a ministry the
members of which wcro connected with
neither tho-Senate > nor the deputies , but once
more failed , and finally , when the republicans
secured control of both houses , MacMahon
resigned. Since then both presidents , Orevy
and Carnet , scrupulously adhered to the
principle that their ministry must be In
political harmony with the majority of the
Chamber and must change as that majority
changes. If President Caslmer-Perler should
attempt to uphold a ministry ot his own
political faith In spiteot the demands of
the deputies the old contest will be re
newed. He can secure freedom from turmoil
and strife only by balancing ono party
against another and gracefully making him
self an automaton to do the bidding of the
dominant party in the Chamber.
A decision has Just been rendered by a
Chicago Judge that a city has no authority
or right to permit privileged persons to
use the public streets for private purposes ,
In the case adjudicated an ordinance was
passed to allow a property owner to bridge
an alley , but his neighbors objected on the
ground that It encroached upon tholr rights
of light and air In the streets. The court
held that they had good cause for their
suits. Of course , If a city council has no
right to permit the use of the air over a
street for private purposes It has no better
right to prevent the use of the surface for
such purposes. Yet there is probably not
a city In the country whcro the public
streets have not been monopolized by prop
erty owners to the exclusion and Injury of
the general public. This Is often done with
the special consent of the city authorities ,
although more often without It. With or
vlthout that consent the use ot the streets
for private purposes Is Illegal and In viola
tion of the rights of the public and adJoining -
Joining property owners who have particular
easements In the street have good grounds
for Instituting civil suits for damages. An
enforcement of the latter may open a way
to Insure to the people the use of the streets
that have been dedicated to the public.
M. Dupuy has consented to remain at the
head ot the French ministry without refer
ence to the change In the presidency occa
sioned by the assassination of President Carnet
not , As a matter of fact , there was really
no necessity for the premier to offer his
resignation on the advent ot a new presN
dent. It has become a matter of common
courtesy and perhaps an established prece
dent for the ministry to resign In order to
leave the now executive free to surround
hlmsolt with a harmonious set ot assistants ,
but wherels restricted In his choice to a
ministry that can count upon the support of
the Chamber ot Deputies this privilege can
at best be but nominal. It Is possible that
the French president might bo elected by a
party In the minority among the deputies ,
In which case ha would bo unable to Install
and retain a ministry of his own political
faith , The French ministry need change
only as the political majority of the deputies
changes , The resignation ot the ministry on
a change In the presidency U nothing but a
formality.
Dooa the State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds Intend to encourage the promoters
of the "now Industry" by assisting them In
the schema of refunding the Logan county
bonds ? The board should let It bo dis
tinctly understood that It will have no deal
ings with middle men and bond brokers.
Tbo Logan county refunding bonds offer a
good opportunity to put a new rule Into ef
fect.
jtin i.v n/ > inn orrjiitK tit ,
Atkinson Oraph/c / jlryan It brllllnsV-but ,
In the fltictuatinji c < mmy ot this political
world , brilliant < ll u6 are among the first
to fade. |
Central City Noript. . II : ' The reason Maho
met went to the fir oijttnfii wns because the
mountain would hat jflmu'c to Mahomet. If
Mr , Bryan \vlshcS * ( ft po to the populists
he may do so. but like the mountain they
will not go to him.
Wallace Start Billy Bryan Is a great actor
worthy , perhaps , to wear the combined
mantles of Edwin Booth , John McCtillough.
Lawrence Barrett , Alice Oates nnd nil other
"late lamented" footllght favorites. The
Btago yearns for Ifllljf , and the dear people
ehonld assist In placllig him where ho be
longs.
Wnyno Herald : ' ' " when the democratic
state convention convenes the delegates and
spectators will bo treated to one of these
two ring circuses that will bring tears to
the eyes of the prairie grass , followed Im
mediately by a downpour. Prayer will
probably not be entertained and the green
grass will bo set on fire.
York Times : If Mr. Bryan can keep up
the pace he has set he will earn his salary
from the silver league unless It Is ' too
2ivjlly [ ! ! lnrKe > Mr' Uryan wfls worth a ° ° ut
? ,000 a year as a dress parade lawyer , but
as n dress parade agitator ho Is worth ten
times that , and If the silver barons pay him
less than $20.000 a year they are getting
him too cheap.
Columbus Telegram : The men who en
gineered the silver conference at Omaha had
Influence- enough with the pop powers to
have them postpone their convention a mini
tier of days after It had already been called
Now they want to make the democrats
hasten1 their convention. Will they have the
same power with the democrats as with the
pops ? Wo opine not.
Crete Democrat : And now the cuckoos
are declaring that they will support the re
publican ticket before they will vote for
democratic candidates running on a free
coinage platform. Just like 'eni. It won't
bo the first republican ticket they hove
voted. We know this outfit well and have
sized them up at their true worth. They
have been a curse to democracy for years.
Kearney Journal : The battle In Nebraska
this full Is to be centered on the legislature
Bryan is determined to warm a senatorla
seat and he will use a demo-pop combina
tion to further his ambition , wherever fusloi
can be accomplished. Buffalo county has al
ways been fertile ground for fusion and
doubtless will be this fall , but with good
nominations the republican legislative ticket
can be elected.
Wahoo Wasp : As yet the flames that
were to sweep over the prairies of Nebraska
on the occasion of W. J. Bryan's visit to
the Omaha free silver convention have not
attracted a great deal of attention. The
principal burning seems to bo that of re
morse in the hearts of these democrats who
have made such fools of themselves In going
off after strange gods , The prairies of Ne
braska are not in burning condition nt tha
present time , especially If the flames are to
be kindled by Billy Bryan's oil.
Pawnee City Republican : Two years ago
Billy Bryan went up and down the country
roaring about free trade and tariff reform.
According to him no other question so con
cerned the fate of the people and his
"butcher knife" campaign was applauded
and "aped" by a lot of dupes In this nock
of the woods. The tariff question Is still un
settled , but where Is Billy Bryan ? Raging
up ami down the country on a new Issue ,
allowing the tariff to take care of Itself. It
Isn't the fate of the dear people , but the
votes that Bryan Is after , and he Isn't a bit
particular where or how he gets them.
York Democrat : The men who were for
silver a year ago and who , with Mr. Bryan ,
wore hooted out of a.idemocratlc convention
at Lincoln , will not h'dve to wait long for
their revenge. As soon as a convention Is
lield these men will have the satisfaction of
playing even. Bryan and his followers will
not be run out of the next convention , and
a committee mlgUtvbe appointed now to
carry the news t j Messrs. Cleveland , Mor
ton , Castor and other * \fho had their fun last
year. The remaining ; remnant of the once
strong democratlcAparty In Nebraska are
tolling over ono another to climb onto the
Bryan band wagon.
Iiot the People Elect the Seimtors.
' seaswiii post.
The so-called debate In the senate , which
has not thrown a single ray of light on
the subject of the tariff , ought to produce
nn effective sentiment In favor of changing
the character of the members of that body.
As nt present constituted Uie senate Is a
drns , a hindrance to public business , In
stead ot a help. Too mnny of Us mem-
jers are representatives , not of the people ,
jut of special Interests , and vote as those
nterests dictate. They are neither states
men nor politicians In the best sense of
he word. The elections should rest with
he people. Only In that way can the char
acter ot the "highest lofflslatlvo assembly
" and made truly
n the world" be purified
representative of popular sentiment.
The DcBcnoriicy of Art.
Chicago Times.
Poor St. Gaudensl His first design for the
Columbian awards medal was rejected by
the senate on the grounds that It was Im
modest , since It contained the undraped fig
ure ot a male youth , and now a second.
n which ho had submitted a chaste- bird
and a sexless wreath , has been adversely
passed upon by Secretary Carlisle. The
eminent sculptor deserves the sympathy of
he artlovlnsworld , albeit he might make
one more effort to earn the $1,000 appro
priated to pay for the design. Let him
) ut Insert a sugar barrel rampant , with
lollnr marks dexter and sinister as sup
porters , and bis medal will be accepted
vlth the thanks nnd compliments of these
captious olllclul critics.
Honoring n Young Heroine.
Cincinnati Enciulrer.
President Carnet lived long on6ugh to
send to little Jennie Cook of Mill drove ,
nd. , a decoration of the Legion ot Honor ,
t will be recalled that amid the tremend
ous railway tralllc of the World's fair
> erlod the child , only 10 years old , found
i trestle burning1 and saved the oncoming
rain from destruction by flagging It with
icr red ( lanncl petticoat. It happened that
amid the- throng of rescued passengers was
a group of distinguished Frenchmen. Hence
ho decoration. The child should be as
> roud as Cigarette In Ouldn's story of
'Under Two Flags. " It was not only nn
loner unparalleled In this country , but she
leserved it.
The Flnnncliil Outlook.
St. Paul rioneer Press.
The banks did a wise ns well as a patri
otic thing In advancing to the government
rom their plethoric vaults the sold nofces-
nry to maintain the Bold reserve whlcn
tail been withdrawn from the treasury for
blpment abroad. President Cleveland's
> rluf summary ot the financial Mluinllon Is
ncouraglng. both from the treasury nnd
he commercial point of view. It Is n preg-
innt fact that lnnt June the balance against
us In the account of Imports and exports ,
xoluslve ot gold nnd silver , was JGI.5 , > 2OIO.
'his year for the same psrlod the balance in
our favor Is $62,000,502 being a change in
our favor ot $127C12.603.
MutllntliiK IlUtory.
Chicago Herald.
Commenting upon the atrocious crime
which has deprived 'Frrtnce of an admirable
) resldent , the London Chronicle says : "Lin.
; oln died in a theater nt the hand of a
unatla enraged at-ftho , confederacy which
be president decided to let down so
gently. " If the Chrpntcle knows no more
ibout French than1 It does about Amerl-
an affairs nobody will cnro to know what
Ise It says. Hut whyiahould n London edf-
or seize upon such an occasion to display
ils Ignorance of American history ? It Is
nough to affront one cbuntry at a time.
Mriiiorlrn of Ilttu llutlor.
New York Allvertlnor ,
The louder Mr. Dana , ronrs for n tnrlft
or revenue only , acccordlnff to the Chicago
duns und specification ? , the less likely are
ils vociferous demand to be acceded to.
'erhnps Mr. Dana S j/nrty / , allowing that
u > has one , remembers when ho cut loose
from the platform nnd undertook to run
Hen Butler for president on a platform of
his own. Since that unhappy event Mr.
Dana has had about ns much Inlluence In
politics UH a last year's bird's nest ban on
the price ot hay.
ArtlatM ullh llui Ilrnah.
Courier-Journal.
Senator Allen's attempt to keep n tariff
on oil paintings failed. This Is well. There
Is no demand anywhere for a tax on paint
ings. Certainly Senator Allen and Senator
Chandler need no protection In their elTorta
to paint the Honato chamber red.
The Jtutort I'oiirU'oiin.
Chicago neconl ,
In the vituperation which Colonel Brock-
Inridee Ima uttered ugnlnat this city ha has
paid It the greatest tribute that It Is In
his power to bestow. To bo disliked by this
creature la to bo commended In the eyes
of decent people.
Bt Lotlls Iti public Kdltor Slngerly do-
srrves a triumphant election. The man who
has carried the doctrine of tariff reform
among the worklngmen of the greatest pro
tectlonlst ( stronghold has earned success ,
InillaiinpnlU Journal ; IMllor gingerly o
the Philadelphia Record has been rho en by
his party as the sacrifice It will offer up this
y ar In Pennsylvania. Mr. Slngerly , It Is
understood , has consented to serve as candl
date for governor , nnd democratic politicians
are rejoiced over the unexpected ease will
which they -secured a victim. Kdllor Sing
rrly Is an amiable gentleman and I'emi
ttylvanla republicans are already uxtendlni ,
to him their regrets for the overwhelm ! ! ! )
manner In which they will be compcllei
to do him up In November ,
Chicago Post : It Is delightful news that
comes from Pennsylvania to the effect that
Colonel Slngerly Is to bo the democratic
camlld.ito for governor. Colonel Slngerly Is
what might bo called an all-round man. He
breeds more and better short horn bulli than
any man In America , ho knows the polnta
of a trotting liorso as well as the author
ot the stud book , he Is varied and resource
ful as a politician nnd accomplished am' '
courageous as a Journalist. Colonel Slngerly
should make a glorious and successful cam
paign. As the republican majority In Penn
sylvania Is only umpthy hundred thousand ,
wo can predict for this amiable citizen ar
unbroken career In the dignified position ol
editor of the Philadelphia Record.
Washington Post : We are not tjulto sure
th.it all of Kdltor Slngcrly's plans will
materialize just as ho expects. There Is no
guarantee that the Pennsylvania voters will
turn their ballots against a man who has the
nerve to take the stump at this particular
time and preach pure and u nil ell led demo
cracy. The novelty of the spectacle , It oc
curs to us , might tend to arouse an on-
thuslasm that would sooner or later develop
Into a tidal wave , and then Mr. Slngerly
would bo powerless and there would be
the most Imminent danger of his being
swept Into the gubernatorial chair desplto
his protests. According to our notion Mr.
Slngerly Is playing with most dangerous lire.
Unless ho Is willing to chance four years'
residence at Harrlsbnrg he should refrain
from poking sticks Into the gubernatorial
cage.
VEOl'LK „ ! > ' / > Tlllfias.
Recent promiscuous lightning strikes In
Nebraska left no reliable clue as to the can
didate It was after. The wonder Is how It
missed ono.
Ono evil crowds upon another's heel. Just
as the prospect brightens for a cessation of
the tariff agony comes the announcement
of a Buddhist lecture slego of four months.
Richard Croker bewalli the unsatisfactory
libel laws of this country. The newspapers
will cheerfully waive technicalities If Rich
ard will come Into court and tell how he got
It. , .
The most unique spectacle of these swelterIng -
Ing days h a beneficiary of the Cleveland
administration yelling for the white metal.
There Is a fortune In the freak for some
enterprising museum manager.
W. H. Wallace Is an Ohio postmaster of
sixty years' standing. The dimensions of hla
pull are anxiously sought for by modern
members of the p. m. fraternity. Wallace
Is a Jacksonlan by appointment and Inclina
tion.
tion.An
An electric expert attempts to explain In
two pages of a trade publication the which-
ness and wherefores of electric current
curves. The writer gropes in theoretical
darkness If ho would grasp the "subject by
the topknot , let him hie hither and get on to
the olectrlc curves exhibited in Omaha.
The official Investigation Into the causes
of the wreck of the tug Nlcol oft New York
harbor developed the fact that while the tug
was overloaded with fisherman , there was
no real danftcr until the excursionists got
outside of a liberal stock of bottled bait.
The changed position of the cargo capsized
the boat.
-Tho nomination of Franklin MacVcagh for
United States senator by the democrats of
Illinois Is an elegant and effective way of
killing him off at the polls. But the country
will watch with trembling anxiety the effect
of the endorsement on the eminent demo
crat of democrats , Hon. Charles A Dana.
Mr. MacVeagh Is one of the high priests of
western mugwumpery , and should-the news
of his reconsecratlon percolate eastward , the
rcsnlfmny-be-llkened-to tha Inlluenco of a
red garment on a pugnacious bull.
Archibald Forbes relates that once after
Henry M. Stanley had delivered an un
successful lecture when his manager called
on him about It ho heard an unearthly noise
going on below. "What's that ? " asked the
manager. "That's my black boy : ho always
makes that noise when he Is cleaning my
boots. " "All right , " said the manager.
"You divide tonight's lecture In half , and
at the end of the first part have your black
boy on to make that noise. " The experiment
was a triumphant success such a success
that the audience would not hear of his
leaving off for Mr. Stanley to resume.
iLi.V3iin.iTmn a.m.
Washington Star : "Are these colors fast ?
she asked of the new clerk.
"Yea , Indeed. You ought to see them
when they once start to run. "
Philadelphia Times : For that matter , all
first boy babies are princes , and princes of
walls as u. general thing , too.
Plain Dealer : No logician has ever yet
convinced a boy that It was lime to come
out of the water.
Indianapolis Journal : "And your senate ,
what does It do ? " asked the Intelligent
Hindoo.
"The senate , " said the man who wns
showing him around , "Is something like
your Nirvana. It doesn't do. It merely Is. "
Plttsburg Chronicle : Miss Bellefleld ( re
lating an IncldonO-Then I dropped my
voice , and Mr. Hulkctt ( Interrupting )
That wouldn't hurt It. Youis Is such a soft
voice , you know.
Washington Star : "Yoh knln't nllus de-
pen' on wbut yoh byeah , " said Uncle bben.
" 'Taln't necessarily de young man dnt
shoots oft de mos' flnh cracknhs on de
Fourf of July dut 'ud be de fus' ter culls'
of wall broke out. "
Yonkers Statesman : She Mr. Bncon tried
to put his arm around my wnlst four or
llvo times lust night. He Is Mr. Uacon n
freak or Is your waist so very small1.
Somervllle Journal : A 5-yenr-old boy with
flaxen curls looks a greut denl prettier to
Ills mother than be does to the short-haired
llttlo boys who play with him.
ludlnnapolls Journal : Mrs. Hashcroft
Mr. Hillings , would you sny a delicious cup
of coffee , or n cup of delicious coffee ?
Billings I fall to sec any occasion for
saying either.
SEASIDE AND SHOP.
AVnslilngton Star.
With a sigh that Is soft us tbo zephyr at
morn
Slio greets the young man In his wooing ;
At home he's a salesman ; she's rich and
high born ;
liut his pathway with smiles she Is strew
ing.
But there's difference vast between seaside
nnd town ;
Experience has mnny sad scholars.
Next fall at the counter she'll stand with a
frown ,
When bu murmurs "that silk Is $1. "
T1IK 1IAL.ISUR OF J'UtrKlt.
Washington Star.
Out In a merry western stntc
There dwelt an IntcMlectuul madam
Who , when new fnds were Kturti'il 'roumi ,
With great iicutencss often had 'em.
ler chief concern was "woman's rights , "
And with n patience rarely noted ,
iliu cheered her little band along
Until , at last , she really voted ,
.Icr step wax proud when at the poll *
She gave lit'i principles expression ;
Bho went there with opinions firm.
Resolved to hear of no concession.
Hut good Intentions often stray ,
Mistakes will win , while wise men won
der ,
She found and ohcd a little tear
Her llttlo vote was quite unowcd under.
Across the line , not fur nwny.
Another woman lived obscurely ,
ilio re.id the papers ns thuy came ,
And told her views , though not demurely ,
i'ho scuno of public toll uhu shunned ,
liut gave thu love which tonea and mel
lows
To cons which sprang up , lad by lad ,
Till they were seven manly fellowu.
\nd | n the twilight of her life
Bho pondered well , while shu wax resting ,
Tn makeIHT mind up on Homo points
The vlllneurti weru then contesting.
Bhu couldn't vote , but mm they had
The bunellt of her reflection ;
Tor Heven men went mother's way ,
* nd seven carried the election ,
DROWNED WHILE SEINING
Member of a Picnic Party Gets in Eoyoml
His Depth ,
BODY RECOVERED AFFER FOUR HOURS
UN ( 'oiiiinliim | Coulil .Not I'lnil the llotljr
mill rurllc * Cuinn Out from
Ili'iilrlro vt llh ( Imp-
pllng lloolm.
DI3ATRICE. Neb. , July 1. ( Special Tcle-
Brnin to The Ilco. ) John Krocche , n member
of a picnicking party , was drowned In Cu
creek , four miles west of the city. Ho wa
drowned at 10 o'clock thu morning wlill
seining for minnows. Sojrch was made to
the body by the party , but their effort
proved unavailing mid a messenger was ills
patched to thu city nnd n party went on
with grappling hooks , recovering the boil }
nfter It lind been In the wntor about foil
hours. Mr. Kroeclic was nn employe li
Frltch's tailoring establishment , was 2.
years old , nnd leaves n wife nnd four chll
dren In nlmost destitute circumstances.
AUBURN' , Nob. , July 1. ( Special Tclegran
to The Dee. ) Joe Shantz , n young man nbou
20 years of age. the son of Charles Shnntr
of Brownvlllo , Neb. , was drowned In the
Llttlo Ncmaha river near Glen Hock this
afternoon , nbout I o'clock. He ami some other
young men wcro In the river bathing , when
without any warning whatever young Shnntz
bognn to sink nnd before the other bathers
were nwnro of It ho had gene down for the
third time. The deceased was very popular
among his ncqualntnncos nnd was working
for August Uelmers nt the time of his death
LIVELY TI.MKS ATV13VF POINT.
Two right * In Ono Day Servo to
Thin n Inter
WEST POINT , Neb. , July 1. ( Special to
The Dee. ) Editor Langer of the \Ves
Point Republican nnd Frederick Slngplel , ai
ox-city marshal , had a lively sot-to this
afternoon. The trouble arose from an nrtl
clo published by Langer reflecting upsn the
moral character of Mr. Slngplel. Slngplo
was knocked down and bystanders Inter
fered.
Late this evening another encounter took
place In a saloon between John Welding , n
prominent liveryman and local politician
and P. H. Morgnntlialer , an Insurance agent
Both wcro under the Inlluence of liquor am
fought savagely. Welding selzod Morgan-
thaler's hand and bit one finger so that
amputation will bo necessary. All four
combatants are cited to appear before Justice
Urlggs on Monday.
Mayor Kloke left yesterday on a fishing
trip to Lake Okobojl.
A committee of the Nebraska Ch.iutauo.ua ,
headed by Secretary Ober of Omaha , wcro
hero looking for a location for their annual
encampment.
Architect Ellis of Omaha has scoured the
contract for the erection of a double brick
store building for J. V. Losch.
The West Point brick yard Is now running
at Its full capacity.
The new firm of Hoyd & Harmon are doing
a rushing business.
NKIIKASKA CITY IMPKOVI3MKNTS.
l.nrgo Amount to Ito Kiiiundml liy the
Puhllc ami I'rlMile Ptirilut.
NEBRASKA CITY , July 1. ( Special to
The Dee. ) Nebraska City will spend con
siderable money this year In public Improve
ments. Both parks , the Tenth street and
Morton , have already been greatly improved.
The work on the former has been largely
made by popular subscription. If the Im
provements contemplated are carried out
the city park will be one of the handsomest
blocks In the state. A great deal of grad
ing is being done , two now grading dis
tricts having been recently laid out , and
the city streets are being put In really first-
class condition.
There will bo a boom In the , building trade
: hls season. The congregations of the Bap
tist and Presbyterian churches are to erect
now houses of worship , bonds are to bo
voted for a new High school nnd either a
lew opera house will be built or the old one
remodeled. The Argo Starch company , which
was recently organized from the Nebraska
Ulty Starch company , will erect new bulld-
ngs , larger than nt present occupied by the
company , more than doubling the capacity.
Besides these largo contracts many hand
some private residences and snug llttlo
cottages are being erected.
CEL131I11ATION AT J''HiMOMT.
Patriotic Pcopln Will Co to the Assembly
Croiindfl on Hint Day.
FREMONT , July 1. ( Special to The Bee. )
The Fourth of July will be observed In
this place at the Chautauqua assembly
grounds. The exercises will con-lst of an
oration by Rev. Frank C. Bruner of Illinois
at 2:30 : p. m. and day fireworks , sports and
nuslc before and after. Speaking , music
nnd fireworks In the evening.
A picnic will be given In the City park
> y the Philharmonic guild , where an oration
vlll bo delivered by Hon. Leo S. Eatello at
0 a. in. , supplemented by a short one from
ilr. John Rush. Other appropriate services
vlll follow.
A largo dancing floor will bo cheered with
nuslo by Kcndrlcks' orchestra during the
afternoon and evening.
The J. C. Cleland Hose company will go
to David Cltv to enter the races.
The recently completed school census
shows the existence of 1,205 boys and 1,360
girls , a total of 2,571 , and an Increase of 271
over last year.
Itnll Tourimiiifintiit liurwoll.
BURWKLL , Nob. , July 1. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Wo have had two fine showers , wet
ting the ground to a depth of from four to
six Inches. The farmers are nearly all
plowing up their small grain and planting
either corn or millet.
There will bo a base ball tournament In
Burwoll July 10 , 11 and 12. Klght teams
will contest for four prizes , ranging from
$200 down to $10.
Thcro Is considerable talk hero about Irri
gation. The general opinion seems to bo
that this vicinity must be irrigated , but the
people think they can do nothing until the
legislature , provides for bonding precincts
and counties for the expense of building the
main ditches. Civil engineers have made
several surveys and say that all the land In
this vicinity can be watered very cheaply
from the North Loup and Calamus rivers ,
At the late school meeting It was decided c
to have nine months' school the coming year \
and a tax was voted accordingly. t
The I ) . & M. railroad will run an excursion
train from Ord to Burwoll on the Fourth. c
Unl MUHOIK Iimtiill. '
c
ORD , Neb , , July 1. ( Special to The Bee. )
rho Installation of ofllcorH of Ord ledge No.
103 , A. F. and A. M. , took place Saturday
jvcnlng. The following wuro the brethren
Installed : J. C , Heddlo , W. M. ; James F.
Jolby , S. W. ; Edwin N. Mitchell , J. W. ;
3eorgo T. Hathor , treasurer ; Charles W.
Uurrows , secretary ; Charles 0 , King , S. I ) . ;
Jscar N. Yeagor , J. D. ; Wlnlluld 8. Waters ,
3. S. ; CleKctt F. Hughes. J. S. ; Rev. Charles
3. Wilson , chaplain ; William Weare. tiler.
Hon. A , M. nobbing and wife left Satur
day , June 23 , for n < mf ( r. They wlU
an extended trip before returning.
Miss A. M JOHPI of our city schools left
for Lincoln Saturday morning , whcro ah
will spend sometime In attendance nt th
normal school.
Miss Lou Ilrnmmn of Central Clly , who 1ml
been vlsltlnq ; with her sister. Mrs. S. IX
Ayres , left for her homo Friday morning.
Tin-.ti8iu : : xi\\s MM-HM.
lohmmi Comity Tmrlinn linlltuto Will
I'oiivciin , lnly t.
TKCUMSBII , July t.-SppClal ( to Th
Bce.J Tlio JohiiHon county tearhers Insti
tute will convene In this city July 9 for A
two weeks' session.
Mrs. Mattlo Cowan has gone to the bed
side of an ailing brother In West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs * 13. o. Mcl.aii.ihan of Green-
castle , Pa. , are" visiting relatives In this
city.
. Af | ° , rnc > : cK. . Chamberlain Is visiting
In Philadelphia.
C. 11. Wick of Lincoln has bought the
stock of novelty goods of W. H. Reynolds.
Miss Mora tlrlmcs of Klngilshcr , Okl. , Is
visiting friends here.
The city council at Its last meeting levied
a tax of 1 mill on the dollar valuation In
our city to establish and maintain n publlo
library.
Mr , and Mrs. L. B. Cake of Now York
City were guests of Mr. and Mrs. II. L.
Cooper , this city , the past Week.
Sheriff Woolscy has brouRht James Alder
man , a former resident of this city , back
from Oklahoma on the charge of selling
mortgaged property. At the prisoner's re
quest his preliminary examination was act
for July 11.
Prof. T. II. Bradbury of Wahoo , who has
been engaged to superintend our city schools
the coming year , has moved his family to
this city.
Mayor A. II. Weir of Lincoln has accepted
the Invitation to address the Indcpondents at
their 4th of July celebration at Riverside
grove , near here.
A great many of our people attended tha
Beatrice Chautauqua last week.
IIIIANO.\ : HV run : .
( Ironter Pnrt or the llii liuni HOIHIM of the
Town IlrMrujrnt ,
LEBANON. Neb. , July 1. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A conflagration oc
curred at this place this afternoon which
completely consumed the greater part of
the business houses , with most of their con
tents , all of which wcro uninsured , except
ing the stock of drugs , which was Insured
forGOO. _ The fire was discovered at about
1 o'clock In the rear of a general merchan
dise store owi.ed by B. F. Bradbury , In the
center of a block of frame buildings. From
there It quickly spread to the building occu
pied by F. S. Sovcrn with a drug stock.
These wore the two largest buildings In the
block , and the rest soon caught from the
flames. The postofllco was destroyed , but
everything of Importance was saved. Stren
uous efforts wore put forth by the citizens
to save the stocks nnd they were In a meas
ure successful. The greater part , however ,
was burned , entailing a loss of about $10,000
on the buildings and stock. The origin of
the fire Is unknown. The names of the
losers and amounts are : B. F. Bradbury
postolllco , $300 ; dwelling , same , $100 ; store
building , same , $500 ; store building , Ault-
man & Taylor. $500 ; store building , II.
Burgess , $500 ; dwelling , F. S. Severn , $100.
Stocks : H. E. Waugh , $150 ; B. F. Brad
bury , $5,000 ; Fred Severn , $500 ; Elfcrt &
Garrett. $2,000 ; S. Bulllngs. $150.
TKACIIIMtS llAVIi A P1ONIC' .
Dodge County's Iiiitriictori Iliivo u ri
Tlinn on tlin ( Jhitititiiim : ! | ( IrimmlB.
FREMONT , July 1. ( Special to The Bee. )
Dr. Uohorty of Omaha bold service In St.
James Episcopal church today.
Rev. G. M. Brown addressed the Young
Men's Christian association at the Women's
Christian Temperance union tcmplo this
afternoon.
During the late thunder storm lightning
ran on a wire Into the residence of Fred Do
La Matyr and J. T. May , doing slight damage -
ago only.
The members of the teachers' Instltutto
went to the Chautamiun yesterday afternoon
for an outing , and , with the various gamoj ,
races and muslo of the Normal band , ion-
joyed a pleasant afternoon.
The Republican and Populist clubs each
hold enthusiastic meetings last evening ,
George A. Mangy of Lincoln addressed the
latter.
Grout Preparationlloin < f Mmlo to Olnorvn
the Nutloii'H Itlrtliiluy.
TEKAMAH , July 1. ( Special to The Boo. )
Preparations are now about complete for
ho greatest Fourth of July celebration In
Tokamah that Burt county has over had.
Some $500 has been raised for the occasion
and prospects now are , weather permitting1 ,
hat the expectations of the citizens will be
fully realized. The principal events of the
day will bo the merchants' trades display ,
lartlclpatod In by all the business men , and
a public marriage on the the fair grounds ,
vhero the celebration Is. to take placo. lion ,
James Powers of Omaha Is to bo the orator
of the day.
The Burt county teachers' Institute con
venes In this city the 9th of the month and
ontlnuos for two weeks.
Itcildy Wooda lluiirri-nteil.
WAVERLY , Neb. , July 1. ( Special to The
ice. ) The Lutheran church was crowded
his evening to listen to an address by A. G.
Volfenbarger of Lincoln , under the auspice *
f the Women's Christian Temperance ) union ,
n n union meeting of all the churches ,
Another telegram was received this evon-
ng from Sheriff J. C. ElUenbary of Platts-
louth ordering the rearrest of "Reddy"
Voods , charged with horse stealing. City
larshal C. M. Krocson found the man lying
t the hotel In a crippled condition , having
list crushed his foot In a scrape with a
erse down at the livery barn.
The sentiment of the place Is strongly In
aver of Woods , who declares himself Inno-
ent.
Fred Ilaililti Vutoriin Tumor.
GRAND ISLAND , July 1. ( Special to
rho Beo. ) Fred Hodde , proprietor of the In-
lepemlent , the veteran editor of contra ! Ne-
jraska , enjoys the distinction of being por-
inps the only living charter member of the
) ! d Turner Vereln of Kiel , Schleswlg Hol-
iteln , Germany. This organization Is now
lelebratlng Its fiftieth anniversary. Mr.
ilcddo has been requested by repeated let-
era to attend , being one of the organizers
if the strongest and oldest Turner organlza-
lon In that country. Not being able to
cave business at present for a sojourn In hla
mtlve land , his photograph , with an appro-
irlato letter of regret , has been sent.
IHriillliig lliiriuiil at llrntrlon.
BEATRICE , Neb. , July 1. ( Special Tolo-
; ram to The Bee. ) The two-story house
f Charles Hayor. Just outside the fire limit ,
/an burned to the ground about noon today ,
ho rohiilt of a defective Hue , The hook
nd ladder boys and a largo number of
Itlzcns went out and micceeded In saving
ho contents of the lower part of the house ,
verytlilng In the upper rooms being do-
troyed. .
Prrnomil Highlit I.itiiBiio Mrotlni ; .
NEBRASKA CITY , July l.-(8peclal ( to
o Bee. ) A meeting of the Personal Rights
jague has been called for next Sunday after-
eon at the Turn hall. This meeting Is tha
utgrowth of the anticipated organization
f a law nnd order league. There are 1,600
lembera of the Personal Rights league la
iloo county , ami the meeting will doubtles *
o largely attended.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report