Nebraska Newspapers

    S UJHA1IA UA11.Y , .JULY 8 ,
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Knorn to before me nnd nulncrlbcd In my pres
ence thin 2d Ony of lune 1891
( Senl. ) N. P. mil. Notary Public.
It Is a poor trust that OOPS not got some
concession out of the tariff tinkers.
Parisian funerals , llko Parisian fetes , nro
conducted on a grand and spectacular scale.
The last days of the tariff discussion are
presumably \vlthln sight. What a gratifying
Bight !
Taken all In all , Omaha Is as healthful as
any place that puts on frills as a summer
! i resort.
It looks as If tlio tarld bill wore about to
follow quite closely the other bllh that come
In the first of the month.
Now that the soap bnbblo party has been
treed \\o will not hear any moro about Its
propaganda from Des Molnes or the Omaha
Fake Mill.
The house committee on public buildings
has agreed to recommend the desired In
crease of appropriation for the Omaha federal -
oral building. But at this distance It looks
very much as If the recommendation would
remain In the congressional pigeonhole for
the balance of the season.
Mr. Olney Is coming up to every expecta
tion of the railroads , which ho represents.
Whether It bo deputy marshals or United
States tioops which the railroad managers
ask for the protection of their property ,
OIncy's order Is promptly forthcoming with
out a moment's delay or deliberation.
The republican committee of Douglas county
la still hibernating. The high mamcluko
who Is acting as chairman declines to call
thu committee together for reasons probably
Toest known to the little ring of which ho Is
the head center. This may bo strategy , but
It looks very much llko small-bore scheming.
A deliberate attempt was made the other
day to wreck a Montreal newspaper by hurlIng -
Ing a dynamite cartridge through the rear
window of the pressroom. The plot , how
ever , was only partially successful. In these
parts several flourishing newspapers have
been successfully wrecked without resort to
dynamite.
The tourist business Is In a rather bad way
Just now on account of the differences of
opinion between Mr. Debs and Mr. Egan , but
as there have been but very few people In
condition to play tourist this summer It
makes very llttlo difference from the tourist
point of view how soon the Pullman boycott
Is adjusted.
Omaha has been called upon to furnish
Fourth of July oratory for a dozen or moro
celebrations In as many different towns.
Omaha will celebrate , therefore , abroad ns
well as at homo. Fortunately Omaha Is so
well supplied with good public speakers that
she , Is ready to supply the demand and to
guarantee satisfaction In every Instance.
If the railroad managers would only obey
the laws enacted for the protection of their
patrons and employes It would be much
easier to repress the spirit of lawlessness
that pervades the railway strikers and boy-
cotters. Those who llvo by the sword perish
by the sword. Those who don't obey or re
spect any law that conflicts with their In
terest or curbs their arbitrary power are
now reaping the whirlwind which they have
been sowing for years.
President Cleveland tried to make amends
for his unintentional breach of etiquette
toward the French ambassador by attending
the memorial services held In Washington In
commemoration of the late President Car-
not. The French government must under
stand that the most friendly and sympathetic
feeling exists between the people of France
and those of the United States , and that a
failure to live up to the empty formality
that requires the president to call on the
French representative Is not to bo taken
seriously at all.
Now the democrats who did secure places
as deputy United States marshals In the
expedition against the Industrials are Just
as dissatisfied as are the democrats who
failed to get Into the marahil's forces.
They think that they were not properly
treated In the matter of calculating their
salaries uni ! they also fear that their diges
tions have been ruined by the high priced
board In which they were compelled to In-
duige. The democrats seem to have Just as
much trouble when they get federal plums
as they have while they are trying to get
them.
The appointment of Sir Charles Russell to
* be chief Justice of Kngland , to 1111 the place
recently made vacant by the death of the
late Lord Coleridge , Is an event of Importance
beyond the borders of Or oat Drltaln. The
ofllco U the highest to which the British
Jurist can aspire. The new chief Justice has
been attorney general , he represented Great
Britain before the Ilerlng Sea commission
nd takes rank with the foremost English
practltloneu. He may 'be expoctcd to main-
lain the conservatism enjoined upon him by
the precedent * of the otllco.
iron * 70 nt'f/vD rfO.IMU. .
Whatever may coma of the canal project
whether It Is pushed , retarded or abandoned
Omaha can and should bo mada a manu
facturing center. The cost of fuel ami
power doubtless Affects the great Industrial
establishments such ns ( louring mills , foun
dries nnd factories that require power and
water on a Inrgo scale , but the cost of power
cuts practically no figure with hundreds of
minor Industries that can bu made to flour
ish In this city. Some extensive manufac
turing concerns flourish In this city today
that were established In the face of all the
drawbacks. Excluding the smelting works
and the Union Pacific shops , which employ
over 2nOO hands , when running In full blast ,
we have the white lead works , oil mills ,
Willow Springs distillery , cracker factory ,
several breweries , a shoo factory and last
but not least , several furniture factories
that do a very extensive business. Besides
all these wo have overall factories , bag fac
tories , button factories , and fully thirty to
forty minor Industrial concerns that employ
from five to fifty hands each.
With the bulk of all tlrcso concerns the
cost of laor Is the chief factor. The con
sensus of opinion among the men who oper
ate these small factories and for that matter
all the mills nnd factories Is that Omaha
would have thrco times as many factories
than she has now If It were not for the
cheaper labor of the eastern factory towns.
Now wo cannot hope to have cheaper labor
until wo have cheaper living. If wo can
reduce the cost of subslstcnco to the me
chanic and laborer below what It costs else
where ho will be content with n lower wage.
There Is no good reason why this could
not bo brought about by well directed ef
fort. We have all the food products at
our door. Wo are In the heart of the
most fertile valley of America , Wo raise
the grain and cattle for the world and we
have an abundance of vegetables and fruits
almost at our very door. But the price that
a working man pays for his meat at our
butcher shops Is as high as the Nebraska
rals ° d beef and pork Is sold for In the
butcher stalls of Liverpool and Hamburg.
The same Is true of lard , flour and pro
visions. These necessaries of life can and
should bo cheapened for Omaha caseworkers.
How Is this to bo brought about ? In our
opinion the first step In that direction would
be by public market. The second step by
co-opcratlon. In England co-operation
has worked wonders. It can bo
made successful here. When worklngmen
are given a chance to buy their provisions
first hand Instead of paying tribute to mid
dlemen that dole out all their eatable , fuel
and household necessaries at excessive profit
they will be able to subsist comfortably
on factory wages that prevail at Plttsburg ,
Philadelphia , Cleveland , Chicago and other
great Industrial centers.
These suggestions have no reference to
the canal project which would be a valuable
auxiliary In stimulating our Industries and
In bringing Into our midst Investors In en
terprises that would otherwise seek other
locations.
Wo want the market house Just as soon
as possible and we want co-operative supply
depots to help the wage worker who Is on
half pay or works at reduced wages to make
ends meet.
POl'ULAll KLhCTtON Of SKNATOUS.
Until there can bo an amendment of the
federal constitution providing for the elec
tion of United States senators by popular
vote the nearest approach to It Is the noml-
natlonor Indorsement of men for the senate
by party conventions , prior to the election of
a legislature which Is to elect a senator.
This plan appears to have become the set
tled policy of the democratic party in Illi
nois , whose state convention four years ago
named General Palmer as the choice of the
party for the national senate , and this jear
has Indorsed Franklin MacVeagh for the sen
ate. The plan has also been adopted by the
Michigan democrats , and It Isery probable
that In the course of a few years the prac
tice will become general. Mr. MacVeagh In
tends to follow the example of Palmer and
maka as thorough a canvass of the state as
If ho were a candidate on the ticket , so that
the question of senatorial succession will bo
a prominent feature of the campaign and
exert nn influence with the voters proportionate
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ate to Its Importance. Doubtless the same
thing will be done by the candidate of the
Michigan democrats. It Is possible that the
republicans of these states will adopt this
method of nominating candidates for the
United States senate. The Chicago Inter
Ocean urges that whatever the republicans
of Illinois may have Intended to do they can
now hardly refuse to accept the challenge
thus thrown down. Should they decide that It
Is expedient to make a convention nomination
for senator It would probably give an Impe
tus to this plan of securing , to all Intents ,
the popular election of senators , and It
would certainly lend added Interest to the
campaign In that state. When Palmer was
nominated four years ago the senatorial Issue
commanded by far the larger share of popu
lar attention.
A resolution to amend the federal con
stitution so as to provide for the election of
senators by the direct , vote of the people
was favorably reported to the house of rep
resentatives a short time ago. The report
accompanying It declared that the necessity
for the passage of such an amendment has
Increased since the resolution covering the
subject was passed without a dissentingvoto
In the Fifty-second congress. It truthfully
asserts that the present congress has In
tensified this feeling. The report takes the
ground that what Is called senatorial cour
tesy obstructs the popular will ; that the
senate , under Its present mode of election ,
has outlived Us usefulness. The acknowl
edgment Is made that In the past that body
has been distinguished for patriotism
and statesmanship , and Its conservatism Is
commended , but Us failure to act In emer
gencies Is reprobated. The report expresses
the opinion that If the proposed change worn
made the senate would regain Its position In
the regard of the public by a moro sensitive
response to the popular demands. It Is un
questionable that the United States senate
has In recent years greitly deteriorated In
populir respect and confidence. This Is duo
to several causes , the least Important of
which Is the decline of that body In Intel
lectual strength and character , recognized
and admitted by all Intelligent observers.
The Inferiority of the senate at this tlmo ,
considered as a whole , will not bo seriously
questioned by anybody whq lua any knowl
edge of that body In the past. Hut It Is the
fact that In recent jears the senate has
become the bulwark of the money power , of
corporations and of monopoly , which has had
most to do with the decline * of that body In
the respect and confidence of the people.
It has for years been dominated by wealth
concentrated In ways Inimical to the Inter
ests of the people. Many of Its members
have been the paid , servants of corporations ,
ana If it can be said Uiat In .this regard It
Is not now at Its worst , still It Is a well
known fact that there are senators now vvhu
hold relations to corporation * \\hlch dUable
them from forming an entirety fair and Im
partial Judgment upon questions thut Involve
a conflict between the Interests of the peo-
pie and corporations. What Is called "sena
torial courtesy" might be tolerated If ( hero
was confidence In the absolute Integrity of
purpose of senators , but as It Is the people
look upon tills no-called courtesy with sus
picion , as being a convenient practice for the
subversion of their will , Kiccnt develop
ments have shown that senators are not su
perior to corrupting Influences ,
This combination of faults has produced
a widespread feeling of distrust of the senate -
ate and given occasion for demanding i >
change In the method of choosing senators
which would bring them nearer to the people
ple ami Increase their sense of responsibil
ity to those who elect them. Besides there
Is a sentiment that the present way of elect
ing senators Is not strictly consistent with
our republican s > stcm , the cardinal princi
ple of which Is that all power should pro
ceed directly from the people. There Is lit
tle probability that this congress or the next
will agree to the proposed constitutional
amendment , but there Is no doubt that It
will come In time , nnd , meanwhile , the nomi
nation of senatorial candidates by party con
ventions Is an alternative- which promises to
grow In favor.
A IIVM/v HK/'BAi1/ ; .
The Interview furnished for publication by
Speaker Crisp , and evidently Intended for
campaign effect , In which ho undertakes to
defend the house of representatives against
the criticism of the work of that body , will
hardly help the democracy , though It has
served to amuse the republicans of the
house. All that the present house of repre
sentatives has done In the matter of legis
lation Is the passage of the tariff bill , the
repeal of the silver purchase clause of the
Sherman act , the passage of the appropria
tion bills and the anti-option bill , with a
few other measures of minor Importance.
The most valuable of this legislation , that
stopping the purchase of silver by the gov
ernment , the democrats of the house are
not entitled to the credit for , as a majority
of them wcro opposed to it , and It could not
have been adopted without the nearly unan
imous vote of the republicans. That they
cannot claim much glory for the tariff bill Is
plain from the way in which the senate has
revised and changed that measure , casting a
reflection upon the ability and Judgment of
the first fiamcis of the bill which has
made them ridiculous before the country.
In the matter of the appropriation bills
there was so much delay , due In part to
the lack of practical Judgment and In part
to the cheese-paring spirit of economy , that
the senate has not acted upon any of these
measures , and It became necessary to extend
the appropriations for the last fiscal year
thirty days In order to keep the machinery
of the government In motion. It Is a mat
ter of common knowledge that for weeks
the house was most ol the time without a
quorum to do business and that the leaders
of the majority were In the greatest per
plexity as to what they should do. to remedy
the trouble , only escaping from this finally
by adopting the plan of the last republican
.house regarding a quorum and thus swallow
ing all their denunciation of that sound and
Judicious principle. It was their back-down
In this matter that enabled them to do what
has been accomplished.
It was well said by ex-Speaker Heed In
referring to the Interview of Speaker Crisp
that if any house of representatives In the
entire history of the government had ac
complished less in the same length of tlmo
than the present one It must have been
another democratic house of the same kind ,
and that he thought would be hard to dis
cover. When the republicans were In con
trol of the house of the Flfty-flrst con
gress they passed a tariff bill , a sil
ver bill , a bill to Increase American ship
ping engaged In the foreign trade and a bill
to relieve the supreme court all Important
legislation but In addition twenty or thirty
other bills of Importance , nnd they did that
without an expensive extra session of three
months. While the republicans In the Fifty-
first congress allowed ample time for the
consideration and discussion of all measures
they permitted no delay on account of the
absence of a quorum and business was kept
moving. The contrast between the work of
the last republican house and the present
one is a matter about which republicans can
be Justly proud.
or TIIK VOOIAKO HILL.
It Is Bcld that the friends of the bill to
permit pooling contracts among the rail
roads are more confident than In any pre
vious congress , but they expect a vigorous
light against the measure whenever It shall
coma up for c in'djratlon. ' The commit 03
on commerce Is nearly unanimous ! n favor
of the bill , but there are one or two mem
bers who are likely to lead the op
position and offer some amendments.
The pooling provision proper will ,
It Is thought , have to stand or fall as a
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whole. It cannot bo amended to the satis
faction of those who oppose pooling , except
by being stricken out. The opponents of the
pending bill Insist that It will no moro in
sure uniform rates and equality among ship
pers than the existing law , and that the
law ought to bo given a further trial as
It stands , with power In the Interstate Com
merce commission to order the adoption of
reasonable and equltablo rates.
The program Is to got the bill through
the house at the present session and gtvo
the senate committee on commerce op
portunity to report favorably late this ses
sion or at an ea.-ly date at the next session.
The members of the senate commlttoo hav
ing been consulted from time to tlmo In the
preparation of the house bill It will not
take them long to make up their minds on
a report If the hopes of the friends of the
measure are Justified. The claim Is made
that ovcry railroad commission In the coun
try , except that of Minnesota , Is In favor of
a pooling bill , and the recent conference of
railroad men ut the rooms of the Interstate
Commerce commission Indicated that the
measure would hiivo their full endorsement ,
ns well as that of the commission. What
the outcome of the vote on the measure in
the house will bo cannot bo predicted with
certainty , There Is it strong feeling of
hostility to the railroads nnd towards any
thing which originates with them und If the
bill passes It will do so bccauso It Is plain
thut n majority of the shippers of the conn-
try nro satisfied to have the experiment
tried. The difficulty will bo In ascertaining
the views of shippers generally. These who
can speak through commercial organizations
can easily bo hoard from and qulto generally
those ere favorable to n pooling arrange
ment under the supervision of the Interstate
Commerce commission , us proposed by this
bill , but there U an equally largo numbur
at shippers outside of these organizations
who are thought to bo generally opposed to
the proposed legislation , and this has a
great deal of Influence In congress. The
disposition of many representatives Is to
Blvo a Bootl deal of weight to the wishes uf
the xmntlcr snlrp uiibwMid are numerous
and whose nggrcg.i e business with the
transportation comp nles amounts to A largo
volume It Is cert there wilt be
ample tlmo for the i ill consideration nml
discussion of the p 113 question and tor
ascertaining very fully public opinion le-
gardlng It. The linrjgrt-jnce of the subject
Is not recognized by the railroads atone.
It Is most necessary that the canal bond
proposition should bo properly drawn to
pans the strictest construction which the
courts may choose ' 7o' put upon It. The
proposition , If carried , will no doubt have
to run the gauntlet of the courts. The
guaranties given I'd ' 'the public depend
largely upon the leg , { | phraseology In which
they arc couched , nnd therefore should first
be revised and approved by counsel who
have had experience with such matters.
The obligations of the company arc only
enforceable by Judicial process nnd no loop
holes ore wanted by uhlch future owners
may attempt to crawl out on legal techni
calities. The Importance of a properly drawn
contract must not be Underestimated.
France will now have time to turn her at
tention from the dead president to the liv
ing assassin. Justice demands that his trial
be speedy and his execution on conviction
prompt , Sjmpathy for the misguided mur
derer Is entirely out of place.
> .utloiml Timlin trrlfltlis.
Courier-Journal ,
Your Frenchman Is nlvvays a Fiencliman
Cn ! linli-Perlor wept when he was elected
president. Over here when n mnn Is elected
pi evident the postmnitors nnd gangers and
the like on the other sldo do the weeping.
AdmlnNtr itlon'n Jcstor.
ChlinRO Times.
Secretary Morton's expose of republican
extravagance In the Department of Agri
culture durinir the lust administration
would cairy more weight If he would dis
pense with nil effort In mnke it witty nnd
humorous The Nebraska cabinet minister's
humor Is too saturnine to be delightful.
DOCK 1liU 1'ortcnd n Veto. '
Holto Smith's Atlnntn Journil
President Cleveland does not llko the sen
ate tariff bill. He does not like It because
bo Is a democrat , and It Is not democratic.
He tlocs not like It because lie Is honest ,
nnd It Is dlslioncHt. He does not like It be
cause he Is n cotirnKcotm pitrlot , nnd It Is
a cowardly mnKe hlft The bill , ns It now
stands In the Semite , will never become a
law. For which God be praised.
Improvement In Il
Dctiolt 1'ice Press ,
Improved business throughout the country
Is causing greater confidence , nnd the prac
tical end of the great coal strike Is regarded
as a blessliiK only second to that which will
come with the adoption of a tariff bill. The
senate Is going ut a good pace now , and
the praje : of the country Is that It will
not dally 01 balk until it has compleu.i
the work which opens the way to the resto
ration of national prosperity.
nriipplrn nlth Itoform.
Springfield Hepubllcnn.
Massachusetts now has a law. passed
by her present legislature , establishing a
standard Ink for use In every state ami
county ofllce. This legislation was caused
by the discovery trmt-lnks have been used
for many years on books of record which
fade , often rendering their contents illegi
ble In a few months. It would be well If
all the states and , ) he , federal government
had such a law , requiring all accepted writ
ing fluids to stanll conclusive chemical
tets. and thus insure , the peunanency of
public records. _ _ , _
Tlllnmn ntidvllUi I'ltclifork.
San rranclsco Chronicle.
Governor TllImat3 < ? xiKCts ! to be elected
to the United States senate and seems to
think that one of Tils chief duties. If he
achieves his ambition , t will be to. make
thlnps lively for tltejpresldent. "If I BO
there , " he said In osspecch the other day ,
"I promise that I vCIH use the pltchfoik In
his old fat libs" Affairs have come to a
pretty pass in thq sputh when a candi
date for the senatonnl'tbga dooms It neces
sary to pleclno > . .hlui3alC-tQ pltchfoik the
president. Hut Tlllmnn- knows his people.
and no doubt they nro Immensely tickled
over the suggested prodding of Grover.
Armor 1'luto Conspiracy.
Chicago Post.
This week a Nebraska post of the Grand
Army of the Republic passed a resolution
recommending' that In future government
tests of armor plate be conducted with Car
negie nnd Filck behind the target. We
are not sure that this would not be n first-
rate plan , nut while the government Is
considering It the suggestion may be made
that the revelations of fraud at the Car
negie works In connection with the manu
facture of armor plate are more , properly
In place before a federal grand Jury of
the district of western Pennsylvania than
before a congressional investigating1 com
mittee.
Dlsmnl IlcMilts of Democracy.
JJx-Speaker Heed In North American Review.
The history of last year must have been
a bitter disappointment to many good men
who , not satisfied with a reasonable amount
of good government. Bought to tlml a future
better than the past by throw Inn ; them
selves Into the hands of a patty which
was and Is the creation of pure opposi
tion , a party which had never been for
anything- particular , but simply against
eveiythlng in general. How these men
could have hoped for anything but the
dismal result which now darkens the coun
try they are probably nt this moment ask
ing themselves with more of anger than
of sonow. Of course these men. and with
them many partisans of long standing , nro
now repenting with exceeding bitterness of
splilt. They nre also bringing forth wotks
meet for repentance. No election , however
tilvlal. which gives men a. chance to show
their feelings has been neglected. Wher
ever the elections have been on a scale
great enough the disgust of the people
has taken on the largest possible proportions
tions , and- the people have not failed to
emphasize what they meant. In Oregon ,
where the populists hoped to rendei the
verdict uncertain , the voters have left no
doubt and given no sign which could bo
mistaken.
PLOVLBIAX > 271IAOS.
Where was Towderly when the boys wont
out ?
The state treasury of Kentucky Is money-
loss. Another democratic victory.
Spasmodic explosions of red-covered bombs
herald the approach of the Independence-
anarchist
Senator Galllngor of Now Hampshire re
gards the game of whist of surpassing na
tional Importance.
M. Caslmlr-I'erler , the now president of
France , Inherited a fortune of 40,000,000
francs , which lie has materially Increased.
The Bay state encroaches on the preroga
tives of the elect by ordering the use of
tndollblo Ink In making up public records.
Too many prefer the early fading fluid ,
A pious assembly In Missouri turned down
a minister for the grpss crime of umpiring
u base ball game. HU falluro to throw the
gumo to the homo team was unpardonable.
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Thu poetry of itlch'ard Watson Glider ,
which has been disbursed liberally at the
White House , haiPhail the desired effect ,
Charles DoKay. KJchard's brother-in-law ,
has been appointed Consul general to Berlin.
Thomas K. Brocklnrldge , who crossed the
plains with Fremont's expedition In 184C ,
Is living at Tcllnrlde Colo. , In destitute
circumstances. Portions praying the fed
eral government to , grant him a pension
are circulating In Coldrado and California.
I'rof. Ohmar Watt , the engo of Saddle
Creek , emerges from s\\\o \ \ \ privacy of his
electrical laboratory long enough to an
nounce the rcBUlti.of this Investigation of
Solon Wiley's electrical cinch. He likens
It to the bite of a toothless dog , because It
Is a soft snap.
The empress of ft pan. who recently cele
brated her silver wedding , IB not only a
very pretty woman , but very Intellectual , and
has great strength and beauty of character.
Her particular hobby Is the peeresses' school ,
which she has established at Toklo , and slio
has a suite of apartments there ,
Lewis G. Stevenson , son of the vice presi
dent , has resigned the post of assistant pay-
muster of the niivy , to which ho was op.
pointed n short tlmo ago. Mr. Stovenaon
was married recently , and his wife nnd
father-in-law , who Is n man of wealth , both
desire that ho should hot go Into the navy.
Senators Quay and Blackburn are the most
conspicuous drcssors In the senate. The
Kentucky lire eater Is a study In light blue
and draws all eyes to his fresh and In
vigorating costume , vvhllo a brilliant red tlo
beneath u florid face and tan shoes Inclosing
trim and shapely feet complete a symphony
In color Quay ha * indicated his contempt
for the conventions of ilress by appearing
dally In a sesrsucUcr with a loud check
Much Interest Is excited In New York
by thn discovery of - llb-rnl crop of rye
flourishing In front of the Times office.
Some think the pernicious nctlvlt ) of the
Sun Is responsible , while others Insinuate
that the bton/o Horace Oret-ley Is testing
Rome government bureau seed In Ben Frank
lin's pasture. These are more surmises ,
The tact Is , Newspaper Square raises an
abundance of rjo nt all hours and seasons
Tom Heed Is exceedingly popular among
the Indies In Washington society. When
the big man from Maine appears nt n re
ception or a ball he Is nt once surrounded
by flocks of the. fair sex , and this circle
continues as long ns he Is In the room.
Heed docs not wnltz , but he docs talk , and
the ladles regard It as n liberal education
to listen to the bright things lint come
from his lips. He Is ns gallant to the
ladles , too , as ho Is severe upon hid enemies
upon the floor of the house. He can say
pretty things ns well ns sircaitlc ones ,
nnd snjs them In a blunt wny that makes
them nil the more agreeable.
/j/jsr .i/////o/ > s 01 * o.n.ii i/f/.v ; .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 29. To the
Editor of The Bee : Among the early fruits
of the Inquiry directed by congro s to bo
made through the Department of Agriculture
Into the "S > stems of road management In
the United States" and the "Host mothcds
of road-making" Is the welcome Knowledge
that In many sectionof the country de
rided progress has already been made In
the construction of improved highways , that
this rc-ult has been reached In more wn > s
than one , and that In whatever wny It may
have been reached It has been found emi
nently satisfactory and profitable to all con
cerned.
It Is , therefore , no longer necessary to
discuss the abstract questions of the ncces-
lty and economy of good roads nor to at-
temut to devise new ways of obtaining them.
The practical experience of one community
In niak.ng , using nnd paj Ing for n new nnd
superior road Is worth more to others In
like clrcumstnnces nnd conditions than any
amount of argument or theory ; and the
greatest service the department can render
the public In this regard Is to furnish the
fact ; in each Important case of road Im
provement , nnd to compare the respective
advantages and disadvantages of the
methods followed In different portions of the
union. Modifications of these methods or
oven new methods may be developed by
further experience , but for the present n
clear knowledge of what has been done and
, s being done Is the one thing needful.
It haj been suggested by friends of the
road movement that such Information can
be much more promptly and widely dis
seminated through the newspipers Inter
ested In the work than through the usual
methods of government publication. Ilecog-
nbmg this fact , the department will avail
Itself of all such facilities as may be ac
corded by the press for the purpose , and
will furnish a series of articles of the char
acter Indicated to all papers publishing this
announcement and forwarding a copy of the
paper containing the same to this office.
nov STONC.
Special Agent and Engineer In Charge of
Roail Inquiry.
n.lT.CVl.MKtt TO TICKLE.
Philadelphia Record : Every mnn can have
his own way when It comes to getting on
the scales.
Sittings : A Burlington girl Is learning to
play the cornet , nnd her admirers speak
of her as "the fairest flower that blows"
New York Press : "Whv does Cholly al
ways "arry an umbrella ? " "I guess It Is
because he doesn't know enough to go in
when It rains. "
Somervllle Journal : When a man says
that he Is willing to die for his county
he sometimes means that he Is If he can ille
in office.
Inter Ocean : "Mr. Ncxtdoor stopped and
made himself very agreeable this evening
How do you account for It. ' " "He either
wants to get the new lawn mower or my
vote. "
Browning , King & Co 's Monthly : New
Arrlinl ( to subdued-looking man In the
hotel office ) You are the clerk of this hotel ,
1 suppose , sir ? Subdued-Looking Jinn Oh ,
you Hatter me , sir ! I am only the propri
etor.
Philadelphia Record : "I fall , " said the
boarder , frantically sawing at the steak ,
"to find a weak point in this Armour plate ! "
Indianapolis Journal : "Thought vou was
w01 kin' In a beanery In Boston. " "Wuz
fer awlille , till a hack tlilver come In and
asked for exosseous codfish , and I concluded
de language wuz a little too high fer me
nut altogether.
Florida Times : No boy has faith In his
mother's vernclty when she tells him that
It hurts her more than It does him to whip
him.
Washington Star : "I wish you would
give us something moro on curren topics. "
"Here's the verv thing ; an article on the
overhead trolley. "
Atlanta Constitution : An exchange says
that "the candidates have taken the field "
This Is good news. There Is a good deal of
plowing to bo done yet.
Plain Dealer : It Is hnrd to convince the
boy that things are ordained by wisdom
ns long as the potato bugs don't cat the
weeds.
Judge : Amy You and that Charlie Leigh
weie so Inseparable that people naturally
suspected you were engaged.
Fanny Hut for two months he has been
seen constantly with other girls nnd I with
other men. That ought to stop the rumor ,
eh ?
Amy No. It has caused a belief that
you have been secretly married to him.
Chicago Tribune : "Your words are un
necessarily cutting , Miss IJcmlerby , " salil
the youth , stung by hei .scornful rejection.
"They tome from a sharper tongue than I
thought you possessed. "
"And yet , " responded the maiden , dream
ily , " how often you have spoken of my
llnely-chlscled lips ! "
IXDKl'KSUKKOK JtAY.
Harper's llnzar.
Pop said that Independence was the great
est thing he knew
And when my daddy says a thing It's gen
erally true-
It helps a man to triumph for the right , und
nend his foes
Up where the great Salt river Is , up where
the woodbine grows.
Hut woe Is mo that It should be.
It didn't work that way with me ,
And this IB how It was , jou sue.
On July Fourth when I got up I'd settled
In my mind
That I' l be just the fieest of the Independ
ent kind ;
I'd have my way all through the day , no
matter what should Imp ,
And that Is why face down I llo across my
daddy's hip ;
And that Is why I cry , "Oh , my , " as he
lays' on the Htiup.
Ho told mo Just at bienkfnst time to help
him feed the COVVH ,
And when I mild I wouldn't we'd the pret
tiest of rovvH ;
Hut I was firm , for I was free ,
Just HH he said I ought to be ,
then I skipped ah ! woe Is me !
I Htald away the livelong day
And then there was thn ileueu to pay ,
Fur when I got back home thut nigh
My ilnddi'n wrath was out of night.
Ho wouldn't hear n word from mo
About the glories of the free ,
Hut Dimply put mo on his knee ,
Anil gave It to me , one , two , three ,
Fiom which I judge that vvhllo I I'M clear
That Independence has no peer
For nations fond of liberties ,
It doesn't do for families
iisu 1'op as gonu and changed hl mind ,
Or mine was not the piopei kind.
DAVID IS STILL A DEMOCRAT
Ho Will Veto for the TrifT < Eill When tlo
Time Gomes Today.
HE BELILVES IN THE MAJORITY RULING
Soimtor Mniph ) 'IrllH'-rmitor lint ) Hint the
Senior Sumtor from N YoikVIII
-sot Oppuiii III * 1'nrty tit
the incl. :
WASHINGTON' BUREAU OF THE BEE ,
1407 F Street N. W.
WASHINGTON , July 2.
There Is considerable quiet chuckling In
democratic senatorial circles tonight over
the alleged fact that Senator Hill of New
York Intends to vote for the tariff bill In
the senate tomonow afternoon. Senator
Gray of Delaware this afternoon spoke to
Senitor Murphy of New York concerning
the vote on the passage ut the bill and re
marked :
"I mil sorry that Senator Hill will not
vote with ns to niaKo It unanimously n dem
ocratic measure. "
Senator Murphy , without raising his volco
or elevating his ojnllds , responded In quiet
manner * "I know of no occasion upon which
Senator Hill has stated that he would not
vote for the bill. He Is bltteily opposed to
certain features of the bill , but he believes
In majority rule. As he hat Hinted for him
self upon several occasions , Senator Hill Is
n democrat. "
The substance of this quiet littlesetntorlnl
Interview In the clonk room of the demo
cratic sldo of the chamber this afternoon
was passed from lip to lip during the clos
ing minutes of the session , ind the Inference
was drawn unanimously that after all of
his vigorous fighting against the schedules
obnoxious to his judgment Senator Hill In
tends to obey -the will of the majority of
his party nnd cast his \oto In favor of the
passage of the bill It this Is to bo the cm !
of the Hill campaign uglnst the tariff bill
that measure will pass the senate tomorrow
nnd be railroaded through the conference
committee of both houses Inside of n fort
night.
DEMOCRATIC DISCIPLINE ADMIRED
"I never saw better party discipline , " bald
Senator Manderson , "than has been ob
tained and maintained on the democratic side
of the senate during the consideration of
the tariff bill. The senators on that side
of the chamber do not pay any attention
to the things which are snld nnd done The
nrgumcnts which hnvc been made In debate
were absolutely wasted , bpcnuse the demo
cratic side of the senate chamber has been
practically deserted all of the time The
democratic senators have gone to their com
mittee rooms or chowhore about the capItol -
Itol , and when roll calls have been or
dered they have responded to the electric
bells by hastening upon the floor of the
senate , quickly asking the party managers
nnd leaders how their \otes should bo re
corded , nnd then addressing the vice presi
dent they have either said "jea" or "nay , "
according to the directions which they have
received , without knowing anything or mak
ing any Inquiry concerning the subject upon
which they have cast their votes"
"Our friend Manderson , " said Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky , "has come as near
telling the truth ns a partisan republican
could do upon such a subject. As a matter
of fact , I have , without knowing the sub
jects , cast more bad votei during the present
session of congress than ever before during
my entire public career I have voted with
my party upon the assumption that my party
was right upon every question , and I have
done this because it was decided In party
caucus that we must stand together for the
cause of revenue reform. "
"One thing thnt bothers me , " said Sena
tor Berry of Arkansas , "Is the fact that I
unwittingly voted for free art. I have been
defending the rights of the poor and attnck-
ing the luxuries of the rich all of my life ,
and } et , upon one roll call , without realising
what subject was before the senate , \oted
for the admission free of works of art , which
only the very wealthy people of our country
can afford to buy and bring from the old
world into this country. "
BRYAN HELD IT BACK.
Tens of thousands of public documents of
lalue are being destroyed In this city be
cause no proper place has been provided
for their storage by the government. A
bill providing for n hall of records In this
city was taken up for consideration by the
house today and Mr. Bryan of Nebraska ac
complished the defeat of the measure by In
sisting upon the presence of a quorum to
consider his proposition to cut down the
cost of the site from $300,000 to $175,000.
Mr. Brjan asserts that he will Insist upon
this economic determination by the house or
else secure the defeat of the bill.
Patent have been Issued ns follows : To
Ncbraskans Albert G. Green , Red Cloud ,
grain carrier nnd regulator for threshing
machines ; Willis T. Illchardson , Dnvld City ,
nut lock. To lowans Joseph C. Butler , New
Providence , mechanical movement ; Isaac T.
Carter , Indlanola , folding poultry coop ;
Patrick J. Regan , Iowa City , fire alarm.
To South Dakotnns Clmimer M. C. Prentice ,
Watcrtown , apparatus for testing eyes ; Wil
liam W. Swan , Andover , ball-bearing drill
ing swivel.
uovcoiT mxH.uriox inn iiiniu :
Sugar Sclinlulo to Talcn Hffixt nt thn Simo
Tlmo ns the Oilier I'rovlnloim.
WASHINGTON , July 2. The Pullman
strike had an echo In the senate today.
Mr , Call offered n resolution for the rp-
polntmcnt of a Joint committee of flvu mem
bers of the house and senate to Inquire Into
the cause "of the existing Pullman strike ,
the Justice of the demands of the workingmen -
men and to report by "bill , or otherwise ,
and Mr. Kyle offered the resolution endorsed
by President Debs of the American Railway
union and General Secretary Hayes of the
Knights of Labor. Looking to the protec
tion of strikers from federal Interference
except to Insure the transportation of the
malls and declaring that the detachment
of Pullman or other parlor or Bleeping cars
from a train shall not constitute nn offense
against the United States.
Both resolutions , under the rule went over
until tomorrow.
Various amendments to the tariff schedules
were agreed to In the senate today. Among
them wcro. Changing the rate on bottles
holding moro than one pint to K cent per
pound nnd on vlnls holding not moro than
one pint to IHc ; on cast-polished plate glass
not exceeding 24 x CO Inchea from 20 to 22 %
per square foot. All the amendments
adopted In committee of the whole were
agreed to. The Iron ore amendment , on
which special vote had been reserved , was
adopted , CS to 2. Tha proposition to make
repeal of the sugar bounty take Imino-
dlato effect Instead of In 18115 was adopted ,
3G to 32 , . . ,
Mr. Jones of Arkansas gave notice of a
committee amendment which would bo pf-
feied tomorrow In the shape of a proviso
18. repealing the
to bo lidded to section ,
bounty proviso of the McKlnley laws and
to continue in force the bounty until Janu
ary 1895 , to the extent of nine-tenths of n
cent on sugars testing 90 degrees on the po-
larlscopo and eight-tenths on sugars testing
not less than SO degrees.
Mr Pcffer moved to stilko cut the sugar
Bciied'ulo and place all sugars on the free
list. It was lost 33 to 39.
Iho final vote was then taken on the
adoption Of the sugar schedule and It was
agreed to 38 to 34. Messrs. Allen nnd Quay
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
voted for the final adoption of the BChcduta )
Messrs. Hill , Irby , Kyle nnd Pert or against It.
Othcmlsi l wns a strict parly votrt Mr.
Stewart of Nevada did not rote This dis
posed of the xugnr schedule.
On motion of Mr. Whlto nn amendment
to the Stlllman pnriigrnph was adapted , pro
viding thnt the percentage of alcohol In all
wine nnd fruit juices should bo determined
'according to regulations prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury.
By n vote of 31 to 21 the committee.
amendments jtrlklng cotton bagging from
the dutiable list nnd transferring It to the
free list wns ngrocd to. Mr. Mltli moved to'
trnnifer burlaps , ns well ns bags for grain
nmdo from such burlaps , from the dutlablo
list , thus putting It In the sn'mo category
with cotton bagging This gave Mr. Chan
dler n chance to deliver n i > itlrlcal remark
about Mr. Mills' great rally for free trade
townnlH the end of the bill , nfter getting
dutiable coal nnd dutiable everything else.
Before n vote wns tnl.cn on Mr , Mills'
motion Mr Harris , nt 7 35 o'clock , moved
that the session tnko a recess until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning
runm ; mnr : sr.
Slim 11 DKITIIIO Nlimui for tin Mimtli of
lllllK.
WASHINGTON , July -The public debt
stntcment Issued today Miows the Interest
hem Ing ilebt on Julv 1 to hnvo been $ (05.- (
041,5. . 10 , nn 'ncrenso for the llsuil > cnr of
J50POI,790 , und for the month of J50. The
debt on which Interest hint tensed slnco
maturity wns $1,5,51,210 , debt benilng no In
tel est , $1Si.OOICW ) > . Aggiegalo interest
ami nonlnteu'st ueniing , klit. Jl oid.S'JT.Slrt.
nn Increase for thu jcar of Jin , IWi.'Kio. ' nml
a ( lecreifc for the month of June of $ tv : > t.
I he ecitlllcntos and ticaMiirj no'ci offset
b > nn iqunl amount of cash in ihe troai-
ui y iihgregnto Kn > : , -.XM The < ii li state-
demand liabilities amounting to $ fi.vi.u.MU9.
le.ulng a cash balance of JU7OSIC | , of
which Jlil.bTt.O.M was gold reserve The do-
prea u In cash In the treasury foi the month
was $ JC9S93.
ui.oniiMs AND i\i-KNDnu : is. :
Statement of Undo Sum * * Cnsh Account for
tlio I'uit Yciir.
WASHINGTON , July 2.-Tho compntatlva
statement of the receipts and expenditures
foi the > cur ended June 30 , 1WI , Issued at
the TreuMiiy department today , shows Uc-
telpts , $ * ) G,9fiO'BG ; e\pendltutos , $ ,100,603,359.
Which loaves a dellclt of $ GJC.31,0.3. The
customs receipts show n falling oft of about
$01,000,000 nnd Intel nil revenue about $11,000 ,
Thorn was an Increase of about $4,500,000 In
the ONpendlUues on nccomit of the War < lo-
imttment and about $1,500.000 on account of
the navy There was a decrease of over
$ . ' , ( HXK ) ( ) In the civil and miscellaneous ex-
pendltuies , about $ .1,000,000 on account of
the Indian seivlce and a ileciease of over
$18OuO,000 on account of pensions
C'rnln UiintH tint MrlUo Invcxtlgiitcd.
WASHINGTON. July 2 Representative
Crnln of Texas will Introduce a resolution
for Investigating the Pullman strike. Mr.
Citiln wns a member of the Curtln con-
gre slonal commission of 1S85 , which In-
M'stlgnted the gront strike of that year
ami hucceodeil In seeming a settlement
nfter much tioublu to both sides The
resolution dliects the committee on Inter
state commerce to at once Investigate the
causes thut hnv c led up to the Pullman
strike and Its successive stages of develop
ment , and to upoit at the earliest practi
cable time as to the means of oveicoming
the present conlllct nnd to prevent similar
trouble ,
lltuiHn Could Nut Kiitp n Ouoriini *
WASHINGTON , July -The house held
a brief session today , and on account of
the dlfllculty of holding a quorum nothing
of Importance was done bovoml the passagu
of the senate bill extending the lime with
in which the Oregon nnd Washington
Ilrldge company may construct a brldgo
across the Columbia river ; the house bill
to amend section 3 of the net to legulnlo
liens arising out of United States court
decisions , and a resolution directing tha'
commissioner of labor to Investigate the
question of the work and wnges of women
and children. Before 2 o'clock the house
adjourned until Thuisday.
ItlcdnlH of Hiinor for Soldiers.
WASHINGTON , July 2. Medals of honor
have been awarded the following named
privates ! , who volunteered for the stonnlng
party at the siege of Vlcl.-sbmg : J. G. (
Ayop , JJIghth Missouri , Mooiheiul , Mich. ;
A. T. Gokluberg , One Ilnmlied and Tvventy-
bcventh Illinois , Mnyliaid , In. ; J. Si Cun
ningham , Eighth Mlssouii , Burlington ,
Kan ; II. F. Frl7zel , Sixth Missouri. Fred-
ericktown , Mo ; William Campbell , Thirti
eth Ohio , Deb Molnes , la. ; II. G. Trogden.
Eighth Missouri , Chicago.
Danger * of I'revtiniHiieas.
Glolie-Democrnt
The decided preference bhovvn for Me-
KInley by the delegates to the convention
of the Republican League. Clubs at Den
ver gives him a considerable boost , unquea-
tlonnbly , but at the same tlmo It oxpoaei
him to a serious clanger In the way of a
combination of all the other aspirant !
against him.
Do you use
Florida Water ?
If you do not , you
miss one of the greatest
luxuries of life. When
used in the Bath , or after
shaving , it imparts a
delightful sense of cool
ness and vigor awakened
by no other perfume.
But be sure you use the
GENUINE FLORIDA WATER.
Murray & Lanman's ' ,
The
Chocolat = Menier.
Ills reasons arc :
Tea and Coffee create nervousness with
a people too nervous already i
Hitter Chocolates are not lit to mike a cup
of chocohtej cheap ( sweet ) chocolates are
impure , hence injurious j
COCOA is no more like CHOCOLATE
than Skimmed Milk is like Cream.
Cliocolat-Mcnier is an exquisite Vanilla
Chocolate , as nourishing as meat , as low
priced as oilier beverages , and far superior ,
Ask for yellow wrapper. Your grocer has it ,
PARIS LONDOfi
CD Muljnsli An. , Uilraxo Stl U.