Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BER : WEDNESDAY , JULY 11 ,
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( Seal. ) N. I' . rKIf.Notnry Public.
Britannia rules tlio wave , but America
bangs on to the cup.
Don't count on Prendcrgast being hung
until after the execution takes place.
"Ono tardy proclamation deserves another"
Us the way Grover paraphrases tlio ancient
taw.
Pullman Is the modern case-hardened
Pharaoh. He says ho has nothing to arbi
trate.
That | 17,000 warrant for Wiley's company
itlll remains unsigned In the hands of Mayor
Demls.
What do Hascall and Wheeler think of
the reply inndo by Mayor Bemls to their
frivolous Impeachment charges ?
How many ot the railway strikers are
wishing that they had not voted for Cleve
land at the last presldcmllal election ?
The annual exodus of lawyers from this
olty does not seem to be suffering any serious
interference from the strike. Passes still
hold good.
Wiley Is out of town. But his representa
tives In the city council are eagerly Ipoklng
out for his Interests and will see that they
do not suffer during his absence.
Mr. Pullman Is like the hero who prefers
to sniff the battle from afar. Just now
Long Branch and the Thousand Isles lire-
sent greater attractions than Chicago to the
millionaire car builder.
The rumor spread from railroad headquar
ters that Justice Brewer had como to a de
cision adverse to the validity of the maxi
mum freight rate law proves to bo a trifle
premature , but It shows what the railroads
nro ardently praying for.
There are a few things which Peffcr forgot
to Include In that omnibus resolution. But
those- that have not been covered In previous
efforts of the same kind will certainly come
In for consideration when the Kansas senator
decides to "resolute" again.
The democratic conferees on the tariff bill
are said to bo making slow progress with
their work. Perhaps this Is to be explained
by the fact that President Cleveland Is too
busily occupied with moro pressing affairs
to be able to tell them exactly what he wants
done. '
Orover Cleveland has now Issued two mar
tial law proclamations , but not a word to
congress which represents the nation as much
as ho does and should by rights bo taken Into
the confidence "of the executive whenever
domestic Insurrection calls for suppression
by federal authority.
Wo bollevo It was Hascall who Insisted that
no court would declare trio bond filed by
Pardeo & Co. In bo valid. But the court
has recognized the bond as perfectly legal
in every respect Hascall's advlco as a law
yer Is almost as reliable as Wheeler's opinion
ns an expert electrician. ,
If all the trades of Chicago go out on a
strike the roads won't be so anxious to move
the trains which they say are ready to pro
ceed as soon as the track Is clear. They
can make up special trains for the United
States malls , but their profits on mall con
tracts will scarcely compensate thorn for a
lack ot passengers and freight.
By finally agreeing to designate two gar
bage dumps , the members of the Board of
Health hnvo at last taken
away from the
garbage collectors their last excuse for
con
tinuing Jo violate the law and ordinances by
depositing rofuao wherever
they happen to
see fit. Tlio garbage men should now bo held
to a strict observance of the rules which
the health board has laid down and the first
ono discovered Indulging In objectionable
practices should bo deprived of his license
and forbidden to pursue the business cf col
lecting garbage. The health and cleanliness
of Iho city are not to be Jeopardized for the
purpose of putting a few dollars Into the
pockets of the garbage collectors. Let the
wrangling cca e mil the business bo con
ducted In a businesslike manner.
If the corporations Insist upon placing
Debs under arrest there ara plenty of
charges that muy bo trumped up against
him , some of which might possibly hold
water before a carefully selected Jury. But
thi ) itory that they hnvo gone way out to
Denver to raise an unprecedented complaint
that he has violated that clause of the fed
eral constitution which forbids the Impair
ment of the obligation of contracts Is too
ridiculous to bo credited. In the first place
the prohibition of the constitution Is di
rected solely against the law-making bodies
ot the several states and not against an
Individual. In the second place congress
MM unacted no legislation to provide punlsh-
moat for any ono who should violate that
clause. The whole plan la so frivolous that
no ono with the slightest common sense
could for a moment have entertained It.
Mil.
"Tho Pullman company has nothing to ar
bitrate. " This Is the wny Mr. Pullman de
scribes his attitude toward the strikers In the
pending contest between Mmcelf nnd his em
ployes. He maintains that the struggle has
gotten beyond the bounds orglnally sot and
that Its outcome no longer concerns him any
more than It does every other law abiding
citizen of the United Stntcs. Having made
n statement to the workmen of Pullman
When they sent a committee to him to de
mand redress for their grievances that his
company had really been Inking orders for
the manufacture of cars at less than their
original cost nnd that to restore wages
would mean nn Increase of the constant daily
losses under which his works were operating ,
he Immediately jumped to the conclusion
Hint that settled the matter nnd left noth
ing further In dispute. To n polite request
that the differences be submitted to arbitra
tion he replied sharply that ho had nothing
to arbitrate.
This nccottnt of the origin of the strike ,
although In somewhat greater detail , Is being
carefully circulated by Mr. Pullman through
his iigents as his version of the story of the
strike.The purpose Is , of course , to counter
act any current of sympathy that might pos
sibly be setting In toward the strikers nnd
at the same time to tone down some of the
harsh views that have been expressed con
cerning his conduct In this matter. Mr.
Pullman's actions therefore belle his words ,
for unless he admit that the strike stilt vitally
concerns him why should ho be so anxious
to set his actions In the most favorable light
possible before the public ? Ho knows that
1m Is being severely criticised for the nt-
tltudo which ho has assumed , that people
arc doubting the soundness of his statement ,
because , although claiming that It Justifies
him In declining to restore wages , ho re
fuses absolutely to submit It to the de
termination of a board of Impartial arbitra
tors.
tors.Bo
Bo these criticisms Just or unjust , Mr. Pull
man Is certainly in the wrong when he as
sumes tiat | ho has no other duty In the
premises than each of his fellow citizens , or
that ho can , without subjecting himself to
adverse comment , betake himself to his sum
mer palace amidst the Islands of the St.
Lawrence while the authorities are doing
their utmost to suppress turmoil and strife.
There Is a responsibility resting upon Mr.
Pullman which no ono clso bears. It lies
within his power to put an end to the strike
by submitting to arbitration. In posing as a
self-appointed martyr to an inevitable con
flict lie Is trying to piny a role which the
circumstances hardly warrant.
A U'OllD 0V CAUTION.
The worklngmen of Omaha , and especially
members of the various trades unions , will
be subjected to a very severe strain during
the continuance of the great railway strike.
Within the next forty-eight hours they maybe
bo Importuned to follow the example set by
the trades unions of Chicago and make com
mon cause with the railway union and strik
ing Pullman employes. They will be urged
to quit work In a body and thereby embroil
Omaha Into a conflict from Which she has
so far fortunately been free.
The Bee would caution worklngmen to take
no rash steps that would entail great hard
ships upon them without materially aiding
the cause with which they sympathize. We
ilo not bellevo that anything that might bo
done by Omaha worklngmen beyond giving
expression to their sentiments would In any
way promote the settlement ot the strike
or force any concessions by the railroad
managers to the railway employes. In the
present precarious condition of our working
people It would be foolhardy for those who
are employed at fair pay to throw up their
iobs as a matter of sympathy. There Is a
lard wfnter bcforo us , and every wage
worker will need all he can save up during
the season to keep the wolf from the door.
There are those , of course , who have nothing
o lose and everything to gain by a walk-out.
But such men have no right to. Insist that
others shall take the bread out of the mouths
of their own families by Joining In a sym
pathetic strike that will bo won or lost with
out reference to anything that may be done
n Omaha.
It Is eminently proper for the \vago work
ers in Omaha to make known their sym
pathy with the cause of labor , and to con-
rlbuto of their own means whatever can be
spared toward sustaining that cause , but a
general walkout would hardly be justified
unless victory or defeat were hanging in
ho balance dependent upon such action ,
ndlvldually and colectlvely Omaha worklng-
nen have no other grievance that that com-
non to all wageworkers In America at this
line , namely , a lack of constant employ-
nent. There Is no controversy between
hem nnd their employers , and they "have
everything to lese and nothing to gain by
rushing Into a strike at a time when work
s scarce and labor over-abundant.
There Is promise of concurrent action by
the governments of Europe looking to the
repression of anarchism. Last week a bill
was Introduced In the British House of
Lords to Increase the powers of existing
aws respecting Immigration. In explaining
this measure the marquis of Salisbury said
hat Knglard was becoming , to a great ex-
ent , the headquarters of anarchUts. Many
of the products by which the recent crimes
n the name of anarchy wqro effected were
nanufactured In Great Britain , which alone
among European nations , said the cx-pro-
nler , has not the power to expel aliens from
ler shores. Ho said the force of events lias
wrought an entire change of opinion In Great
Britain as to the right of asylum , and that
to maintain the right of asylum to those
engaged In a conspiracy to assassinate would
can so the nations of the world to look with
ndtgnatlon upon the country where crimes
could be safely organized.
The German government , it Is understood ,
leslres to co-operate with Great Britain In
the matter and also with other nations ,
among them the United States. So far as
tiiawn the government of Germany has no
definite policy to propose , and the Inference
rom the language of Its olllclal organ Is
that it h the disposition of the emperor to
mrsue a conservative course. It Is reported
that a measure la being prepared for the
consideration of the parliament , but nothing
s known of its character. Meanwhile pub-
lo discussion of the
subject in the press
dlsclosoj a strong sentiment on the part of
lie conservative papers In favor of the re-
lowal of the anti-socialist laws , while the
Ibcral newspapers argue against any 1m-
mlslvo or passionate notion ,
The French government has n radical meas
ure before the Chamber of Ie. utits which pro
vides for the summary trial of penons In
citing to acts of violence and giving Judges
tower to pass sentence of banishment. The
Uspatches say that while
this bill Is encountering -
countering vigorous opposition from the so-
ciallsu and the extreme
section of the press
t uppeara certain that It w.ll pass , and In
he present temper of the French people It
s possible that oven a moro radical measure
vould receive popular approval. Other Eu
ropean Bovcrumonta may bo expected to
take a hand In the effort to repress anarch
ism , each working to that end In Its own
way , but In effect all operating together.
The declaration of Premier Crlspl that an
I anarchist Is a man without a country teems
| to be accepted by the governments ot Eu-
1 rope generally as a righteous verdict against
those who counsel nssasslnitlon as n means
Of remedying existing social evils , ' and the
! purpoie of most of the proposed legislation
Is to exclude such persons from the right of
asylum , That the growth Of the anarchistic
element In Europe arid the manifestations
of Its savage and malignant spirit justify a
policy of this kind will not bo questioned by
any friend of law and order. However valid
the reasons may be for popular dls-atlsfao
tlon with existing social conditions , no ra
tlonal man believes that the remedy Is to
be found In murder and the malicious de
struction of property. The bullet or the
Itnlfo or the bomb of the assassin are not
the means through which the oppressed are
to be relieved or the abu'os and evils of
which there Is Jint complaint removed , and
thojo who counsel or resort to such means
arc the enemies of civilization , without any
claim to the toleration of enlightened man
kind. Criminals In spirit and purpose they
nro proper objects of summary and stern
punishment whenever discovered , nnd It Is
both the right and the duty of governments
to refuse them the right of asylum.
The danger Is In going too far In legislat
ing against those who give expression to
their discontent and dissatisfaction. There
are millions of people who Justly complain of
the wrongs they suffer from prevailing social
conditions nnd earnestly demand reforms
who ore not anarchists and who have no
sympathy with anarchistic doctrines. The
great body of socialists are of this class , and
It would bo most unjust to condemn them
to suffer penalties such aj are proposed for
anarchists. There Is a very wide difference
between socialism , which contemplates a
peaceable reform of social conditions , and
the barbarism of anarchy. It Is especially
Important that this distinction bo kept In
mind by the statemcn of this country who
nro proposing legislation for the repression
of anarchism. The American people have
no sympathy with the policy of assassination ,
but they are willing to accord the largest
liberty to those who seek social reform
through legitimate methods.
A SKltlOUS I'ltASK OF THE SITUATION.
There Is one phase of the strike situation
of which little has been said , but which Is
belnu widely realized , and that Is the ef
fect upon the food supply and the prices of
some commodities. Dispatches of a few
days ago from a number of towns In the
west reported almost a famine In some of
the necessaries , with prices of everything
advanced to unprecedented figures. Re
ports from the east state that meat Is very
scarce In every southern New England
town , and the price of beef has gone up 5
nnd 7 cents a pound. All over the east. In
deed , as well In the large cities na Jin the
small towns , the supply of meat is unequal
to the demand , and those who can afford to
buy It have to pay a good deal more than
before the strike shut oft the supply. There
Is also scarcity In dairy products and fruits ,
the prices of which have , of course , ad
vanced. Taking the country through this
state of affairs Is costing consumers a great
deal , and among those who were before com
pelled to practice the utmost economy it
must be causing a great deal of privation.
The situation can hardly fall to be ag
gravated If the order for a general strike of
the organized labor of the country Is re
sponded to to the extent which the labor
leaders profess to expect. A cessation of
production In the food-making Industries for
a single week would be a very serious mat
ter for all communities , and particularly so
for the poorer classes ot people , who only
buy supplies from day to day and to whom
higher prices for the necessaries of life
would be a decided hardship. The dally
food consumption of the country Is enor
mous , and the supply on hartd Is never
greatly beyond the demand , so that only a
brief stoppage of production would be neces
sary to bring about famine In a large part
ot the country. There Is an abundance of
everything , but this does not matter If It
Is not put In form for consumption and dis
tributed.
It is perfectly obvious that so for as a
general strike of organized labor would oper
ate to reduce the food supply nnd Increase
the cost of living , the greatest hardship of
such a condition of affairs would bo exper
ienced by the multitude of unemployed , and
especially by that portion of them who have
been long idle , among whom tens of thou
sands are destitute. From this point of view
It Is plain that the carrying out of the order
for a general strike throughout the country
may entail a vast amount of suffering. But
It Is hardly probable that there will be any
such general response to the order as those
who have promulgated It hope for. It Is to
bo presumed that a large proportion of work
men who appreciate the value ; f employ
ment under existing conditions nnd who
have no grievance will bo disposed to re
gard their personal Interests nnd : amain at
work , howuver strong their sympathy with
the striking Pullman and railroad men. Still
It Is to be apprehended that the number \\lio
will comply with t'he order Is so considerable
as to materially Increase the seriousness nnd
the dlfllcultles of the situation. From pres
ent Indications the next few days will have
developments ot the profoundest interest.
What the gold standard or the free coinage - '
ago ot silver lias to do with the present
railway strike is not quite visible to the
ordinary eye , but President Debs Insists
(
upon referring to the money question as one
of the underlying causes of the trouble.
Whether the Pullman employes were paid
In gold , paper or silver would have been
Immaterial to them so long ns the wages
received were Insufllclent to pay the rent
exacted of them and support tholr families
at the same time. The underpaid workmen
In Pullman would have had no better op
portunity of getting their hands upon the ,
money whether the government adopted a
new financial policy or adhered to Its old '
one. It will bo useless for the moro money '
men to attempt to draw capital from the ' t
pending labor conflict. tt ti t
t
There Is no use for the railroads to hire
Plnkertons or other mercenaries to protect 1
their property when a simple application to 1
the federal government will bring them
all the United States troops which they can
use for that purpose. It the Burlington
managers had only bethought themselves of
this ready expedient that road might have
saved the vast sums expended for this serv
ice during Its disastrous strike ot six years
ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A second tardy proclamation from the
white house places the railroads In
half the western states and territories :
under direct protection of the federal
troops uml warns the people along
those lines to desist from obstructing inter
state tralllo and to disperse to their homes.
There had not been a single Important
change In the situation In any ot these state *
durlhg the period Arising between the two
Koclarrtatlons and ? nothing demanded the
second at the time of Its Issue any more
than before. Both proclamations could easily
Jmvo been combined In 'ono had the presi
dent only thought of It. Both of them should
have made their appearance bcforo the fed
eral troops were ordered to assume control.
It would seem that there Is'quite enough
at present In the condition of domestic affairs
to command all the attention of the govern
ment at Washington , but it appears that
Secretary Oresham ls growing anxious that
something should e done by congress to
carry out his recommendations regarding the
relations of the United States to Samoa.
The secretary's Idea Is that this country
ought to abandon the arrangement by which
It became a party with Great Britain and
Germany In exercising a sort of protectorate
over Samoa , and ho urges this on the ground
that such an arrangement Is Inconsistent
with our established policy and that It has
not resulted In any advantage to the United
States. Our only Interest there Is In having
n coaling station , nnd flits ho does not re
gard as of great Importance. There Is strong
opposition to his view In the senate and It
Is doubtful whether Secretary Grcsham's rec
ommendation will be approved , yet It li
hardly questionable that If popular opinion
could be expressed his position would be
endorsed. That a radical departure was
made by this government In the relations
assumed toward Samoa will not ba denied ,
and It Is simply a question now whether we
shall continue those relations or return to
the policy of keeping out of entangling alli
ances with European powers. We think there
can bo no doubt that Intelligent public
opinion would favor the latter course.
A so-called Omaha divine has been se
lected by the All-Wise Providence to unfold
the real cause of the great railway strike.
It Is no less than retribution sent upon the
people of Chicago for the awful sacrilege
committed In opening the gates of the Woild's
fair grounds on Sundays last year. The same
Lord which sent seven years of famine and
all the plagues upon the Egyptians has chosen
this modern melhod to chastise the wicked
Chlcngoans of today. Such being the case ,
why attempt further to avert the Inevitable
disaster ?
Coxey's army has not yet been pressed
Into the service. Neither has Kelly's navy.
I'OLITIVAL I'OTl'OirilltT.
North Bend Hepubllcan : "Fifteen votes
for Jack MacColl. " That's the way the
Dodge county vote will bo announced In the
republican state convention. This Is official.
Wallace Star : The only genuine , fast-color
boom that has been uncorked &o far as the
state ticket Is concerned Is tlio one In be
half of Jack MacColl. The Lexington gentle
man looks moro llko a winner every day.
Blue Springs Senlliiel : From n careful
perusal of the papers over the state , It would
seem that the boys have the MacColl for
governor fever awful barf. There Is no doubt
but what Jack would make the welkin ring
were ho nominated.
°
Humboldt Standard : ; The Jack MacColl
boom for governor has reached the eastern
boundary of this cpunty , and , were It not for
the unusual freshet In the Missouri river ,
there is no telling but the popular MacColl
wave would bo far obt In Missouri before
this time. ( ,
Plattsmouth Herald : We are pleased to
see the county papery' endorse Hon. Sj M.
Chapman for congress , so vigorously , as It.
proves , the sentiments of the people who
support them. Right you are , gentlemen , and
set her out ahother notch [ for good govern
ment and 'we5 will stayi-wlth you till the last
dog Is hung. -M , , , . , „
Lincoln Courlerflh the face of a general
opinion to the contrary , the Courier ventures
the prediction that r. Bryan and his friends
will be In the minority at the coming demo
cratic state convention. The populist clamor
at the silver conference In Omaha was one
thing and the sentiment of the democratic
party In this state another and entirely dif
ferent thing.
Fremont Tribune : II. E. Moore of Lin
coln Is being brought forward as a candi
date for lieutenant governor. Mr. Moorer has
served Lancaster county aa senator for three
successive terms , and he did it with signal
ability. There has not been In any session
of which he has been a member an abler
debater nnd a man of wider knowledge as
to the state's needs.
Ansley Chronicle : We still hear occa
sionally the name of Hon. A. E. Cady of St.
Paul being mentioned as a probable candi
date for governor before the republican con
vention. Mr. Cady Is not without friends In
this county , and should that gentleman an
nounce his candidacy before the county con
vention Is held he would not bo entirely Ig
nored In making up the state delegation.
Tilden Citizen : Charles S. Coney ot Stanton -
ton seems to be the most prominent candi
date for the office of state superintendent
of public Instruction on the republican ticket.
Mr. Coney is a man who has devoted his
life to school work' , having been a prac
tical teacher , and is now serving his fifth
term as superintendent of Stanton county.
Perhaps there is no other man In the state
moro pre-eminently qualified for the office.
Beatrice Express : The candidacy of Mr.
C. G. Pease , superintendent of the Beatrice
public schools for the past several years , for
the nomination of state superintendent of
public Instruction , Is becoming more popular
as the merits and abilities of. the gentleman
become known. In ninny portions of the
state he has a largo following , and If the
conditions at the state convention are favor
able , his nomination Is assured. He Is a
product of Nebraska schools , being a grad
uate of Doane college , and Is a gentleman
qualified In every particular for the Im
portant ofllco he seeks.
Coznd Tribune : The republican party must
not stoop to gratify merely the personal am
bitions of any ono man. When it meets in
convention Its purpose should be , and will be ,
to make such nominations as will mean suc
cess In November. While wo admire Tom
Majors for his many nets of party loyalty , It
cannot bo denied by oven his most ardent
supporters that the party has fully repaid
every obligation to him. Neither can It be
denied that to nominate him will bo to of
fend many whoso aid Is essential to victory ,
and will Incur the open hostility of some
who can by a wise nomination be placed in
line for loyal service. In the coming cam
paign. ' i'
Fremont Herald ! 'Colonel Walt M. Seely
made a few footprints In the dust on the
streets of Fremont * , last evemng. It was
rumored that ho w.iis Ulstrlbutlng samples
ot Wild Hny Bittern manufactured by Tom
Majors , but no bottK'Si of the 'decoction have
been left at thli oflk'o. for analysis.
L. C. Chapman of'Teejimseu Is among the
aspirants for the nomination for the attor
ney generalship on tji populist ticket.
George Marsh Is Richardson county's can
didate tor the oillce pi land commissioner , If
the republicans will only nominate him.
J. 11. Piper of Ia > Jan [ county would llko
to receive the republican nomination for sec
retary of stale. Ho believes that his posi
tion In the Republican valley Is favorable
to his success. *
Colfax county has h candidate to como be-
fora the popullBt state' convention , Henry
Bolton Is his name , nnd ho thinks -ho could
fill Joe Hartley's ghoea to perfection.
York county will vresent the name ot II ,
R , Corbett to the republican convention for
the olHco of superintendent of public In
struction. Tim Sedgwlck says Corbett Is a
winner. Ills name Is an omen of success.
Unfair Niiturullzntlou I.uvvu.- ,
Chlcaeo Herald.
Hecent eventH render the Interpretation
of the naturalization laws by Judge Colt ot
Boston unusually interesting. The case
was the application of Mr. Salto , u Japan
ese , for citizenship , The court held that
the Japanese do not come within the de
scription "white pcrbons" prescribed In the
HtntutcB. Thus the most Ignorant ami dan
gerous Europeans creaturea little above
animals in the scale of creation may be
come cltlzeiiH , while the cultured and Intel
ligent natives ot Japan ore debarred from
the. privilege. There Is certainly an op
portunity for remedial leclulatton In thin
matter. .
INK I'Vtir.w JIB n- .
Detroit Free Press' Were It not * o pltl-
nblo a spectacle , It would bo laughable to
note how luxuriously Pullman Is regaling
himself In tlio salt-freighted sea breezes ,
whllo labor Is harassing and crippling Itself
In an attempt to bring him to tcrmi by pun
ishing pretty much everybody In the country
save him ,
Chicago Post : Mr. Pullman , as our read
ers hnvo observed , Is not In Chicago. He
Is nt his summer house , "Cattle Rest , Pull
man Island , " In Alexandria bay , New York.
A reporter who asked him for an Interview
wai met with the response that Mr. Pullman
was too tired to talk. We suppose he Is.
And the people what of them ? The people
In Castle Penury nnd Castle Hunger and Cas
tle Death ? Ah , they are tired , too. They
nro tired of Pullman , so tired of him !
St. Paul Globe : That Pullman was n des
pot all men have long known ; that he Is a
coward as well Is piovcd by his avoidance
of the scenes of carnage ho has created.
While men struggle desperately In the
streets and byways of Chicago , Pullman Is
enjoying the delights of the sea breezes nt
his seaside palace , refusing oven to listen to
the stories of distress that como from Chicago
cage , nnd mocking nil appeals for assist
ance In Bottling the dispute. Pullman could
have given Nero polnUra on the llddllng
business.
Chicago Herald : An unnuthentlcnted re
port comes from the east to the effect that
the Pullman company will , \\hwi the pres
ent trouble Is over , remove Its whole plant
from the town ot Pullman to some
place far away from any city or large town.
Such n proposition Is entirely In line with
the unwise course of the Pullman company
from the beginning , and It shown that the
head of that concern has learned nothing
from recent events. The Idea that men will
starve to death or submit to enslavement
any more readily In the country than In tin-
city Is characteristic of the satrap , but It Is
not the less false. The problem will not be
solved that way. It will be Settled only by
the renunciation of ducal powers by the head
of the Pullman company. No Imperlum In
Imperlo can exist In this country.
Sweetening tlmVhl Uy Trutt.
New York Sun.
The senate has been almost us kind to
the Whisky trust ns to the Sugnr trust.
Estimating the present stock In the bonded
warehouses at 200.000.000 gallons , the- In
crease of the tnx from 'M cents to $1 10
n Ballon will put cxnctly $10.000,000 Into tin ,
pockets of the Whisky trust. The 200,000-
UW gallons will be taken out of bond nml
the duty paid at the present rate. When
that duty Is paid the government revenue
from whisky will be practically nothing
for two years. The annual product Is nboul
100,000,090 gallons. Tlmt Is moro than
enough to supply the present demand. The
treasury will get a big lump soon from
whisky duties , JISO.000,000 , If the whole
bonded stock bo withdrawn. Then , for two
years or more , the whisky tux would
bring in nothing , or next to nothing.
Hut the $40,000,000 Is not the only gratuity
Riven by the senate to the Whisky trust.
The bonded period , three years under the
existing law , Is made eight years by the
senate ; that Is , the trust gets five years
more from the government before being
obliged to pay the tax. All this time thu
whisky IS Improving and the Whisky trust
is saving Interest. At $1.10 a gallon the
Interest at 1 per cent would be ) . ! cents a
gallon. On 100.000,000 gallons the Interest
would be $1,810,000. This sum the senate
virtually gives to the Whisky trust every
year for live pears. In other words , be
sides making a direct donation of $10,100,000
to the Whisky trust , It saves that thrifty
concern In live years Interest to the amount
of $2I'JOO,000. We have reckoned the In
terest at only 4 per cent , though 4'/4 nnd S
would be nearer the true figures.
The senate , thenj has sweetened the
Whisky trust as follows :
ISy direct girt JIH.OW.OOl
Iy Interest saved 21,2)0,000 )
! G 1,2)0,000 )
No wonder there Is a blissful feeling In
the Peorla region. No wonder the delight
ed beneficiaries of the senate's gratuities
at once put whisky up 3 cents a gallon , for
a starter ,
Cnniiialgnlni ; In nitiHsnclitisctts.
- . Glob -Democrnt.
Massachusetts has a law requiring the
publication of a statement of election ex
penses. It seems that the cost In the
state ot the national election In lb'J2 was
over $300,000 , and that a number of can
didates contributed from $7,000 to $13,000
each. According1 to the returns $ S" ,000
was spent In torchlight processions , $50C < X >
for naturalization of voters and $30,000 for
carringe hirer-"A law jwssed this year will
prevent any further expenditure In Massa
chusetts for the naturalization of voters.
From these figures In one .state the aggre
gate cost of a presidential campaign In all
the states may be figured up. Our long
presidential campaigns cost even more than
this Indirectly by their general effect on
business. The question of having short
campaigns Is a good text for debate.
f
Oil , Kate , How Could You !
Kate Field's Washington. '
This Is the hottest Jun < known , according r
to the ofllclal record. Why should It not c
be , considering that congress Is raising \
h-1. t
THE JOKJSHS OUOEURD OUT.
t
Philadelphia Record : The' most distant I
relatives are not always those who live n
farthest away. t
Life : He I could hypnotize you so that v
within an hour you would throw your
arms around my neck. She I could hyp
notize you with that effect In live minutes.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Carl Browne
threatens to march his gang to Wall street.
Then would the poor tramps fulfill the
scriptural law "Fiom him that hath not
shall be taken away even that which ho
hath. "
Washington Star : "Tills Is tyranny , "
exclaimed the base ball player to the um-
[
"Watstermatterwldye ? " inquired the
mighty man.
"Yer worse'n Debs , you are. When ye
oncqt get yer mind set on hollerin' 'strike1 !
deru's not'ln' fer me ter do but go out. " .
,
VORUO : Ethel Carrie was Just as selfish
as she could be last summer. May In
what way ? Ethel Why , there was only
one man at the lintel , and she stayed en '
gaged to him the whole season.
Indianapolis Journal : "What's the mat
ter that therp Is no dinner ready , " asked
the labor leader.
"The cook quit , " replied his wife , leaning
back In her chair , fanning gently. i
"Why didn't you get it irady yoruself ? ;
You know how well enough. "
"Me ? I'm out on a sympathetic strike
,
Newark Ledger : Haughty Lady ( who
lias Just purchased a stamp ) Must I put
it on myself ?
Postolllco Assistant ( very politely ) Not
necessarily , madam ; It will probably ao-
compllsh more If you put it on the letter.
STUMPED.
Wmnliwe Hovlpw.
If nn S and an I and an O nml a U
With an X at the end spell 811 ,
Anil an K anil a V and and K spell T ,
Pray what is a speller to do ?
Then If an S and nn I and a G
And an H 13 D spell side.
There Is nothing much left for a speller to
deBut
But to go and commit slouxeyeslghed.
6MM'.s' nor.i > DKFI. In
Inw
Washington Sttuv St !
Now. by my halldom , do I Invoke OfTl f
My rights ot oillce to suppress this joke. Tl
My dalntv sensibilities It shocks ai
rhls popular discussion of my socks. aihi
Hie nation may my tlmo and talents own ; hiut
My socks belong to me , and mo alone , ut
f he gibes that fell to Simpson , without any , uthi
Now come to mo who stand possessed of hi
many ; sh
\ ruthless Jest nt every turn I meet ;
I'll LI whole world trends on my defenseless
feet ! wl
When I arise to air my ample knowledge , ai
or aihe
Prolong debate , they say , "Here's a sock- he
dologer ! " on
3r cry "Hear , hear1 ! Accord us , If you
pluuse , re
\ chance to hearken to this Sockrates ! " ac
Why should I bo assaulted In this style ;
Pelted with puns so villainously vile ?
riuit I wear nocks , I willingly confess ;
My gentle birth would bid me do no less
While walking through the patriot's de
vious ways ,
riiun shield my bunion from the public
gaze.
My modesty forbids mo to appear
Hurtfoot In scenes of Kludltorlnl cheer.
Slighter the pangs of fair Uodlga , frock-
less ,
Fhan mine , should I bo caught In public
sockless.
3ne must be born to 'scapo these flings
which sicken ,
With feathered ankles llko a Shanghai
chicken ,
My Rrlef has seared my soul and sapped
my strength ;
tVould I could speak at customary length ;
Jut. know full well , threats cannot change
my plan ;
' ,11 never doff my socks to any muni
INDIAN AGENTS' ' SALARIES
Senate Committee Presents a Bill that Will
Etmblo Their Fnymont.
WHAT IS PAID AT NORTHWESTERN POINTS
I'ottlgrutr Orti Another Stern IXulilMi
nt Crow Creek Soina .Minor .Mutter *
ot Interval In tlm U'r t Ninr
Appointment * .
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF TUB BDK.
1407 F street , N. W.
WASHINGTON , July 10.
The senate committee on appropriations
today favorably reported , with minor amend
ments , the Indian appropriation bill. The
provisions ot local Interest are the appro
priations lor p.iy o'f fifty-six agents of In
dian affairs at the following agencies ,
namely : At Bhckfcet agency , Mont. , $1.SOO ;
Cheyenne River , S. D. , $1,700 ; Colvlllo
agency , Wash. , $1,000 ! Crow Creek and
Lower Brule , S. D. , $1,800 ; Crow , Mont. ,
$1SOO ; Devil's Lake agency , N. D. , $ /T,200 ;
Flathcad , Mont. , $1,500 ; Fort llclknap , Mont. ,
$1,600 ; Fort Bcrthold , S. I ) . . $1,600 ; Fort
Hall , Idaho , $1,600 ; Fort Peck , Mont. , Jl.SOO ;
Pine Ridge , S. 1) . , Jl.SOO ; Rosebud , S. II. ,
$1,800 ; Sac and Fox , In. , $1,000 ; Slsseton , S.
D. , $1,600 ; Southern Ute agency , Colo. ,
$1,100 ; Standing Rock agency. N. D. , $1,800 ;
Tongue River , Mont. , $1,500 ; Ynnktcn
agency , S. D. , $1,000.
Senator Pcttlgrew has secured n license
for Wallace Wells us trader at the Crow
Creek Indian agency. The Issuance of tlil <
license was opposed by the Indian agent at
Crow Creek , but the license was Issued because -
cause the senator convinced the Indian bu
reau of the necessity of Iwo stores for trad
ers at that point. The commls < loncr of
Indian nlfalrs today commenced bending the
money due the Crow Creek Sioux nt the
rate of $30 each.
CoiiKiessman Kem today called up and
secured the passage of his bill to reimburse
Michael Scanlan of Broken Bow In the sum
of $200 , the amount pa d by Scanlan to the
receiver of public moneys at North Platte
who absconded several years ago.
Daniel Granger has been appointed post
master at Kemmn. Knox county. Neb. , vice
Simpson Allen , resigned , nnd II , J. Hun en
has been appointed nt Alsen , Clay county ,
S. D. , vice C. II. Jacobson , resigned.
Dr. W. J. Bartholomew hus been appointed
a member of the board of examining sur
geons at Grant , Neb. , nnd Dr. F. W. Hur-
rlgan at Aberdeen , S. I ) .
ANOTIIKK STAlt IN Till : TI.AO.
Utah Statuhooil 1(111 I'ussotl tlia Scuuto
Yc-itrnl.iy.
WASHINGTON , July 10. When the sen
ate met today , and after the transacting of
some routine business , the resolution Intro
duced by Senator Peffcr yesterday was laid
before the senate. Mr. Peffer discussed his
resolution , which looks to the government
control of the railways nnd coal fields and the
adoption of the doctrine of a single tax. He
appealed to senators to listen , for while he
was not a prophet nor the son of n prophet ,
nor an alarmist , yet ho had time nnd time
again called the attention of the country to
what seemed to him to bo within the range
of an ordinary man's vision the public dan
ger. All his propositions related to ono
fundamental error which the country had
fallen Into the danger of allowing a few
men here and a few men there to usurp
governmental functions. All public functions
should be exercised by government olflcers.
He referred to Debs ns a man ot whom
the country heard a great deal lately , but
of whom It was likely to hear very much
more before long. Mr. Poffer said that when
the Pullman company established what the
people of the world thought to bo an ideal
community. In which all should have equal
rights and none special privileges , every one
commended It for Its philanthropy. But the
charges for rent and for the necessaries of
life were deducted from the men's monthly
pay and when ther wages were reduced the
men submitted , but nsked that their rents
and taxes be reduced , but found they were In
the power of a corporation without a soul ,
until finally they came to the conclusion they
might as well starve In support of their
rights as in filling the coffers of Pullman.
lie referred to .the arrogant attitude of
Pullman and of the Pullman officials and
read from this morning's papers dispatches
of the interview of the Chicago aldermen
with Vice President Wlckes , during which
the latter reiterated and reiterated : "The
Pullman company has nothing to arbitrate. "
Whether It was right for the A. R. U.
to strike In sympathy and refuse to haul
Pullman cars It was not his purpose to
urgue , but the ominous situation confronted
the country and it was our duty to deal
with It. Mr. Hawlcy Inquired whether Mr.
I'effer did not know the railroads vtre
under obligations to haul the cars.
Mr. Peffer replied the railway companies
ivore under no more obligations to Pull
man than Pullman was to the railways ,
but this was no time to talk of contracts
between Pullman and the railway companies
ind he was urprlsed that a senator who had
10 Often championed the cause of the workingmen -
ingmen should talk of such things.
Mr. Peffcr proceeded to arraign congress
or Its defense of monopolies and Us stand
igalnst the people. Ho did not wonder
sometimes that there was a growing feei
ng against tlio congress at Washington , nnd
.hut some wished to abolish the senate. Ho
vould go a step further , and besides second-
ng an effort to abolish the senate , hovould
ibollsh the house of representatives and
mve the country governed by ono man
'rom each state.
Senator Davis , speaking of the Kyle reso-
ulion. said It was put In at a tlmo when
he troubles In the west were In progress
or the purpose of making the United States
partner in the lawlessness. The stilke
rew from a strlko to a boycott , n boycott
o a riot , and now to nn Insurrection. Ho
lescribed the various acts of lawlessness
nd said Kyle's resolution was to take away I
ho power of the United States to punish i
uch gross acts of violence. If the acts of
lolenco had been committed on the great f
ikes or the high seas It would have been 1
ilrncy and punishable by death. The sen-
tor from Kansas had suld the troops should
10 withdrawn , but ho had not given n sug-
estlon of what would protect life and prop-
rty. Debs could not do so It he was given .
ull power , no more than ho could restore
ho cars burned by his men. The ship of :
tale which two weeks ago was floating
roudly without trouble , was now upon t
roubled waters. Ilo would not speak of i ,
artles , but democrats , republicans and
opullsts should unlto In restoring peace.
General Gordon of Georgia followed In a
rlef speech , saying that when a great city
ras threatened with bloodshed anil lire any
onator descended very low when ho talked
party as did the senator from Kansas ,
ho woo which threatened was not sectional
nd he spoke not from a southern standpoint ,
ut as a cltl/.en of this great nation , and he
rgod that the law bo enforced.
Senator Gordon finished by saying that .
is heart felt for the blood that hail been
led , but that was as nothing compared to the
ride of the republic. The sons of those
ho made It would save It , bo the cost
hat It would. Loud applausa on the floor
lid In the galleries greeted the senator as
took his scat , unchecked for several sec- :
nds by the vice president's gavel. I
Senator Daniel offered a substitute- the tl
-solution ot Senator Potter endorsing the d
ctlon of the president , declaring the United
Slntos had the power to enforce the lnwa rep -
* p < -ctlng the mall routes nnd Interstate com
merce nnd to put down riots nnd nets of
treason.
There were many rails for n vote on the
Daniel' * resolution , but Senator QalllnRcr
nsked thai It go over , nnd thU was equiva
lent to nn objection. The potoinco nppro-
lirlntlon bill wns then taken un and passed.
The senate then took up the diplomatic ap
propriation hill oil motion of Mr. Blackburn.
UP yielded to Mr Faulkner to move tolaka
up the bill for the admission of Utah ns n
state. The bill wns paused with the spnato
committee nmcmlmonts and without debate-
or division. Tin- senate went Into t-xecutlv *
session and at 5H5 o'clock ndjoumcd ,
uo.MMrrrir.s : MAVI ; WOKIC.
NiMural Important .Mrmnrr * Y-t to l o lt c
IKirlril In tin. lionp.
WASHINGTON , July lO.-Scvcral of the
house committres have entirely ceased to
meet , whllo others have been holding oc
casional sessions. A few mailers of Im
portance are still before committees. Fore
most among Hum Is the Pacific railroad
problem , upon which the committee Is ex
clusively engaged. Next In Importance
comes the banking bill , which has been
given into the charge of n subcommittee , nnd
may not materialize this session. Thu re
port on the Investigation of the Homestead
armor plate frauds by thu commit too on
naval affairs Is yet to bo made , nnd the
labor committee la working on proposed
arbitration laws. The Immigration commit
tee Is expected to record some minor changes
In those laws , and this week the members
of the committee on merchant mat ( no will
vote on the Magulro bills to ameliorate the
condition of the seamen In the merchant
service.
\Viinircl AtuhiNt ( JohTJTto .Mexico
WASHINGTON , July 10. Reports from
the United States consuls In Mexico to the
State department warn Americans against
emigration lo. Mexico , with a view to perma
nent settlement , with Insulllclcnt means or
without securing Information of the depart
ment In a reliable way as to the prospects
for earning livelihoods. Many Americans
have been Induced by alluring statements
as to the cheapness of coffee raising , etc. ,
to emigrate to Mexico within the past year ,
ami some have lost their all by doing so.
There are good opportunities in Mexico for
enterprise , frugality and thrift , If backed by
resources , necessary to success In a new
country.
limllrinml by the Sriiulo ,
WASHINGTON , July 10. The senate In
executive session today made public the fol
lowing confirmations : F.dward Hackot of
Oakland , Cal. , to be receiver of public moneys
at San Francisco ; Assistant Surgeon 11. W.
Brown of California to be passed assistant
burgeon In the marino hospital service.
Registers of the land oillce : J. P. Dunn
at San Francisco ; J. C. Gamble at Hum
boldt , Cal.
Postmasters : Iowa B. M. Hammond , at
Hamburg. Arizona C. W. Sillier , Temple.
Oklahoma R. J. Dost , at Stllhsater. Mis
souri 11. F. Thomas , at Carthago.
Utah JinsiTtatloiiH Opened lo Sottlnmunt.
WASHINGTON , July 10. The house today
passed n bill opening the Umcompahgro njnd
Ulntnh Indian reservations In Utah , allot-
Ing lands in severally to the Indians and
restoring about 3,000,000 acres to the publlo
domain.
Most of the day was devoted to debate on
a bill extending the act of 1S90 , declaring
lands granted to railroads not then con
structed forfeited to the government , so as
to forfeit tlie- lands of railways whose roads
were not completed within the tlmo specified
In the land grants. Tlio bill Involves about
54,000,000 acres. It was not disposed ot
when the house adjourned.
l''rcsh Iiifturrortlon ut llluoUnlda.
WASHINGTON , July 10. The Navy de
partment has notice that a fresh Insurrec
tion hus broken out at Bluoflclds , Nicaragua.
VKTTHtltlWS SC1IKMB.
Already Laying Mm- * for Ills Itoturn to
tlio Upper House.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 10. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Senator Pettlgrew's fine Italian
hand Is seen In the arrangement to hold two
republican conventions in this county. There
Is liable to bo a bitter contest over the ofllco
of sheriff between two of the Pettlgrew gang.
Now the deal Is to hold the convention for
the nomination of legislative candidates be
fore the convention to nominate county of
ficers. This will give Pottlgrcw the men ho
wants in the legislature to boom his sena
torial candidacy without the danger ot a
split over the county ticket.
Hot Soring Miinlny Huhool Workers.
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , July 10. ( Special
to The Bee. ) The assembly Sunday school
convention has been In session at Chautau-
qua park today and a number of Interesting
papers were read and discussed. A unique
feature was "Tho Typical Sunday School , "
by Mrs. Irish of Fort Meade , in which the
methods which obtain the best results In
this work were practically shown. The reg
ular work of the class goes on with Increas
ing Interest and attendance. The city la
filled with tourists who are In Hot Springs
for health nnd pleasure , and they make up
a good part of tlio Chautauqiia audiences.
Thu dramatic reading of Mrs. Mary Van
Alvln Maxon last evening wns a delightful
entertainment.
A sunrise prayer service was largely at
tended. As the sun rises shortly after 4
o'clock and la a fine scene here It was a
feature of the day's program. At 10 o'clock
the assembly met for prayer for the nation
In Its pre-ent disturbance. A number of
short addresses followed upon the labor sit
uation which discussed the Issues causing
the labor disturbance , Tlio address of the
day was given by Revi Dr. Lejllo , who
spoke on "Tho Holy Spirit and Blblo Study. "
trailing tlio W. .t I ) .
MINNHOLA , S. D. , July 10. Special to The
Hee. ) The contractors on the Wyoming &
Dakota railroad , which Is surveyed from
hero to the Larabco coal mines , started
men to work this morning grading. There
hus been u great deal of interest taken In
tills road ot into several different towns
along the Klkhorn claiming that they would
get the road , but now that the contract has
uecn signed nnd work commenced there Is
no longer any doubt where It will connect
with the Klkhorn road. The contract call *
tor the road to bo completed by September
15. The road will bo about eighteen mlloi
long.
m
Atchifioii Blortgiign lloml Coupon * .
NKW YORK , July 10. It Is understood
.ho January coupons of the Atchlson general
nortgago bonds will bo paid by the Mercan-
llo Trust company to all bondholders who
ire depositors under the plan of reorganlza-
Ion. Under the foreclosure proceedings
irought by the Union Trust company , as
rustees under the general mortgage bond ,
ho legal tlmo for the payment of the Janu-
iry Interest expires July 10 , but It Is not
jelloved the trustees will Insist upon the
orcclosuro Just now.
Killing \ViiN In Kolf-Dorriiflo ,
ST. LOUIS , July 10. Philip Jackson , who
tilled William Mitchell , a colored prlza
Ighter , three weeks ago , was acquitted In
.ho court of criminal correction of murder
n thu second degree preferred ugalnit him ,
ho evidence showing that the killing was
n sulf-dofenso.
Dlril nn tli Itaco Triiuk.
BL1ZABETH , N. J. , July 10. W. 11. Bab-
ock , CO years old , superintendent of tun
Indon Park Blooded association and ofllolal
tmer at all the race tracks under the Juris-
llctlon of the Jockey club , died suddenly ot
poplexy at the Linden track.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.