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Strike poetry will continue to be ground
out for weeks nml months to eoino yet unless
the public promptly declares a boycott
against It. _
With a vote of confidence from both
houses of congress , the president may ven
ture with assurance to dictate a tariff to
the conference committee.
An English newspaper thinks It sees n
resemblance between President Cleveland
and Lord Hoscbcry. Distance evidently
lends enchantment In this Instance.
Chicago lias been remarking upon the nb-
sonco of begging tramps during the recent
strike tloublts In that city. Just w.Ut until
the deputy marshals are discharged.
Why the county can get 3 per cent on Its
deposits nnd the city only gets 'i per cent
from the same banks Is n problem that puz
zles tlio ablest mathematicians and finan
ciers In these parts.
American college athletes faro no better
than American yachts when they get to
the other side of the Atlantic. Invite the
Britishers to a contest on this side of the
water and the tables will doubtless be com
pletely turned.
Wo suggest that the editor of the Chicago
Trlbuno nnd the editorial wiltcr on that
paper npnoln' a conference committee to
reconcile the differences of opinion relative
to the strike In which they have found
themselves Involved.
Ono cannot but admire the hopeful atti
tude which the sliIKo leaders persist In as
suming. Hut hopefulness Is one of the remarkable -
markablo chnracteilstlcs of the American
people. It Is contagious and the strike
leaders have caught It.
The River View Investment company Is a
very nice name for nn outlawed business.
To call things by the right name the River
View company should be Incorporated under
the name : "Association for Greeting nnd
Renting Houses of Ill-Repute. "
The police commissioners have concluded
not to increase the force , at least for the
present year. That is rl-ght and proper In
view of the condition of the police fund. Dul
there aru still several so-called detectives
and police olllcers on the force whose sci v-
Icoa can bo profitably dispensed with.
Mr. Pullman's retlcenco during the last
few days must be taken as an Indication that
ho believes his last htatemcnt to have con
vinced the world of the justice of his cause
Mr. Pullman professes to have convcited
himself to this belief nnd cannot comprehend
how any right-minded man can come to
any different conclusion.
The Doard of Education has over $10,000
less In Its general fund now than It had at
this time a year ago and over $10,000 less
than at the same time two yeirs ago , but It
goes right on with extravagant expenditures
Just ns If Its resources were regularly In
creasing. The last year has shown n shrink
age nil through the board's receipts , In the
revenue from licenses , from city taxes , from
police court flues , from the school appor
tionment. The hamo rate of decrease , If
continued , will leave the school board In an
unenviable position when It strikes Its next
annual balance.
If the principals and teachers of the public
schools are to receive the same salaries that
they received last year , let them alto render
the same service that they rendered last
year. Shortening the school year and re
lieving them of two weeks' work would bo
equivalent to ra'slng their pay. The public
schools have for jcars been able to hold
session for forty weeks annually and there
Is no reason why they ran not continue to do
so. A shorter school year means cither n
crowding of Instruction or a deprivation of
the Instruction formerly given during two
weeks. If the taxpavers uro to 1m called
upon to pay the expenses of a forty-week
school year their children should have the
benollt of It and not solely the principals and
teachers.
There was no necessity whatever for the
frightful fatality nt Chicago Monday , In
whloh several persona were killed and many
more wounded , to say nothing of the damage
done to private property by the explosion
of the contents of a c.a sson attached to u
HotehklHS gun. Pro in the accounts of the
Incident telegraphed nil over the country It
appears that the batteiy of artillery to which
the mishap occurred was out merely for
exercise , with no particular destination or
purpose In view. Sending armed soldiers of
the regular army needlessly through the
crowded streets of a city 1s quite bad enough.
Hut to carry caissons full of loaded shell
ami ctrtrldgos over a jolting pavement
cornea very close to criminal carelessness ,
If the battery wanted exercise simply It
could have secured It just as well with
empty caissons. The oDlcors will of course
say that the explosion was un unavoidable
ace dent. Perhaps so , but the vvholo expe
dition ihould have been avoided.
The senate nnd house democratic con
ferees on the tariff bill hnvo failed to agree
and are expected to so report to their re-
apectlvo housct within the next three day *
and to ask for Instructions. The repub
lican members of the committee were yea-
tcrday Invited Into the conference for the
first time , but this will not affect the situa
tion , A disagreement was not entirely un
expected , though the opinion had been ex
pressed by some careful observers that
after a struggle the house conferees would
surrender. Concessions have been made on
both sides , perhaps chiefly for tactical pur
poses. The house conferees have accepted
senate amendments In a number of cases
and the senate conferees have receded from
amendments In other cases. In order. It
has been suggested , that they might use
these concessions as ground for refusing
to make concessions on the essential Items.
Thus the senate conferees yielded In this
tentative way on Imported wrapper tobacco
and on woolen and cotton goods , but It ap
pears that In every such case there was an
understanding that the senate was likely
to repudiate- the concessions and remit the
entire subject again to the conferees.
The essential Items are coal. Iron ore and
the differential duty of one-eighth of a
cent on sugar. It has been stated that the
house conferees have steadily assured their
Intimate friends In the house that they pro
posed to Insist upan the acceptance of their
views In favor of free raw materials and the
removal of the differential duty on sugar
and would exhaust every parliamentary du-
v Ice for that purpose. The conservative
senators Insist , on the other hand , that the
senate conferees must adhere to the full
senate rates and arc said to have threat
ened that If this were not done they would
maKe a coalition with the republicans to
defeat the bill. Obviously each sldo has
adhered firmly to Its position so far as the
vital points of difference arc concerned , and
It must be assumed that In doing this each
sldo has reason to believe it will bo sus
tained. Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee has uniformly claimed
tint a majority of the house democrats are
opposed to the sugar schedule of the pcnd
Ing bill , and there Is reason to think that
this is the case. It Is also highly probable
that a majority are In favor of free coal
and Iron ore. On the ether hand It seems
to bo no less certain that a majority of the
democratic : senators , whatever their In
dividual views may be , will adhcro to the
record they have made In support , of the
sugar schedule and the duties on iron ore
and coal.
This being the situation the fate of the
tariff bill becomes an Interesting subject
of speculation. Ono thing seems assured ,
nnd that Is that no measure caa go Into ef
fect earlier than September 1. It Is to bo
expected that at least two weeks will be
taken up by discussion In both houses be
fore the position of each can bo defined
and new Instructions be given the con
ferees. This means that August will be
reached before the conferees get to work
again. Another week in conference , fol
lowed by a week or more of debate In the
two houses , will prolong the stiuggle be
yond the middle of August , with the proba
bility that the contest over sugar and other
Items will still bo unsettled. It Is to be
borne In mind that the conservative demo
cratic senators and the republicans have
strong cards to play In their power of un
limited debito and they are likely to tiso
them. It'is said that the republicans who
prefer the senate bill to the measure for
which it Is a substitute threaten that no
votes shall be permitted on a conference
report which does not concede all the im
portant amendments adopted by the senate ,
and undoubtedly they will make a firm
stand for these that afford some protec
tion. In this it Is to be presumed they
will have with them the conservative demo
cratic senators whose Influence secured
there amendments. The outlook for now
tariff legislation , therefore , appears to ba
less favorable than a week ago , when the
Impiesslon prevailed that the house con
ferees would bo Induced to surrender to the
senate. Those who still hope that there
will be no tariff legislation may regard the
situation with satisfaction , but prolonging
the struggle means a continuance of the
business depression , the strain of which
upon all Interests is dally growing more
severe nnd serious. If the party in con-
tiol of congress had any sincere regard
for the welfare of the country It would
drop the tariff , having demonstrated Ita
Inability to agree upon a policy.
Mll.ITAItY IX COUltT.
The appearance of United States soldiers
In a state court of Callforn'a ' fully armed
and demanding the surrender of prisoners
there on trial calls for moie of an explana
tion than has been offered by the federal
district attorney. In a republic where the
military Is In times of peace supposed to
be subordinated to the civil such an en
croachment upon the rights of the people
scarce admits of paU'ation. ' It Is n matter
for congratulation that the soldiers were
withdrawn before coming into open con
flict with the orders of the court , for had
they attempted to selzo their Intended pris
oners in defiance of state authority the epi
sode might not have ended so fortunately.
All must admire the firm stand taken by
Judge Cnllln when Informed of the Impend
ing Inva Ion of his court room by an armed
soldiery. The Judge solemnly announced the
facts as he had been informed of them and
commanded everybody In the court deputy
sheriffs , policemen and spectators to re
main and to resist any forcible effort to
tnko away the prisoners. No bolder front
was put on by the celebrated Commons of
the LOUR Parliament when they refused to
permit Charles and his armed bodyguard
to seize the famous five recalcitrant mem
bers. The Commons were then clearly In
sisting upon their ancient rights and priv
ileges Just as Judge Catlln was supported
by the law of the land. There could have
boon absolutely no color of authority for
federal troops to selzo prisoners In the pres
ence of a state court having competent'jurls-
dlet'on ' , and what they would have done
with them had they secured possession is
oven beyond speculation. The supreme court
of the United States has declared that the
constitutional guarantees of civil liberty ac
corded to all citizens of thlj country can
not bo suspended in favor of military trib
unals so long as the courts are open and un
impeded In the administration of justice.
In this case not only were the courts open
but In the v ry act of performing their
judicial functions. A more flagrant viola
tion of the law could not have been at
tempted.
We sco from this Incident the dangerous
tendencies which Inevitably arlie whenever
It becomes necessary to resort to military
force to support the government , whether
federal or state. Calling out the 'troops Is
but the entering wedge , which , If allowed
to take Its own course , endeavors to upset
the civil authority and to prolong the reign
of militarism. The withdrawal of the
troops nt the earliest possible moment In the
only sure war to avoid such military out
rages.
JS TO COIMXKL MAJ011S.
Credible Information reaches us from
various sections of the state that have re
cently been canvassed by Colonel Thomas
Majors that The Ileo Is represented as
committed to his support In the event of
his nomination. For the Information of all
whom It may concern wo desire to pronounce
these representations as unauthorized and
bntptnss. The Dee desires republican suc
cess In the coming campaign above all
things. The candidacy of Mr. Majors would
jeopardize republican success.
The man who heads the republican ticket
In the Impending campaign should have
an unassailable record. With Majors as
their candidate ) for governor republicans
would bo on the defensive and any at
tempt to defend his public career would
drag the onllro ticket down In defeat. The
conduct of Thomas Slajbrs during the last
Stfislon of the legislature must forever bar
him from occupying the position of chief
executive of this commonwealth. The re
publicans of Nebraska have honored Mr.
Majors above his deserts In the past. They
have elected him to positions In the national
and Btato legislatures and ho has proven
himself In both unworthy of the trust re
posed In him. Ills congressional career
was cut short by an net that scandalized
the vvholo state and his career as lieutenant
governor deprives him of all respect and
public confidence. Ills only redeeming
quality Is his record as a soldier , but what
ever claim ho may have had upon his party
or the * people as a union veteran has long
ago been canceled by his betrayal of the
people In the lulls of legislation.
Up to this time The Heo has refrained
from all reference- the candidacy of Mr.
Majors , but It does not propose to allow
him or his backers to impose upon re
publicans by misrepresenting Its attitude ,
The prospect of Bankruptcy legislation by
the present congress Is rendered more
favorable by the passage of the Ualley bill
In the house of representatives. This
measure is very much more simpleIn Its
provisions than- the Torrey bill , and It avoids
the most serious objection urged against the
latter measure by providing only for voluntary
bankruptcy. The chief light mads against
the Torrey bill was on the ground that In
providing for Involuntary bankruptcy It af
forded an oppoitutilty to banks and to merci
less creditors to force a debtor Into bank
ruptcy regardless of any chances he might
have to retrieve business misfortunes and
place himself In a condition of solvency.
It was urged in opposition to this measure
that It would enable creditors to Inflict
great hardships upon debtors , and that in
this way grievous Injury and Injustice to
honest but unfortunate persons would bo
roi dered possible.
The danger In this direction was un
doubtedly very much exaggerated , granting
that there ) was danger , but this view had a
mmerous support In the house. It did not
have among the business men of the coun
try , judging from the practical unanimity
with which they endorsed the Torrey bill
thiough thci medium of chambers of com
merce and boards of trade. No measure
of the kind ever Introduced Into congress
received such thorough public consideration
and discussion , and the fact that It received
the approval of commercial , bodies In all
sections of the country commended It as
the soundest nnd most comprehensive bank
ruptcy bill ever framed. A vigorous but
unsuccessful fight was made for It in the
last congress , the Involuntary clause being
fatal to It , and the Ualley meisiire , just
passed , was Introduced as a substitute.
Another feature of the latter bill which also
commended It to many representatives Is
the fact that no additional ofllclals would bo
necessary In Us administration , while It
is to continue In operation only two years ,
thus being Intended simply to meet the
demand for such legislation arising out of
existing conditions. It is In fact merely
a tentatlvei measure , and It Is by no means
certain , in the event of Its becoming a
law , that it will answer the requirements.
Some such legislation , however , is cer
tainly necessary at this time , if the nearly
unanimous testimony of the business men
of the country , deliberately expressed , is
of any value. The inadequacy of state
bankruptcy laws has been abundantly
demonstrated , but In the present congress
Hiera is a strong prejudice against national
legislation on this subject , nnd such a
measure , as the Balloy bill is all that could
bo expected. It will probably pass the
senate If that body finds time to consider
it , which It may not do if there Is another
prolonged discussion of the tariff , as now
seems probable , and two years of experi
ment with It will show whether it is suffi
cient for the purpose.
The senate has acquired some credit for
Itself by the vigor with which it has dis
posed of appropriation bills since It took
hold of that work. As only four bills re
main to bo acted on the whole number of
them will undoubtedly become laws before
the expiration of the thirty days to which
the old appropriations were extended. It
is suggested In the dispatches that the pro
gress made In disposing of these measures
Is part of a scheme to force the house tea
a more speedy agreement on the senate
tariff bill , the idea being that the eagerness
of democratic representatives to get among
their constituents will help In bringing- the
house to accept the senate terms on the
tariff. It Is possible there Is something In
this , but the fact Is that the semto com
mittee on appropriations has given greater
consideration than usual to the judgment of
the house in this matter and made fewer
changes In appropriation bills. Harly In the
session the chairman of that committee ,
Senator Cockrell , gave notice that the re
sponsibility for appropriations would bo left
largely with the house , and this doubtless
had the eflect to deter the house from sendIng -
Ing bills to the senate to be amended there
soinawhat In accordance with the estimates
of the departments. This has been the cus
tomary practice , especially when the house
was democratic and the senate republican.
As to forcing the house to accept the sen
ate's terms on the tariff , it seems likely to
bo a difficult task and one , of doubtful ac
complishment , for a great many democratic
representatives probably feel that If they
accept these terms It will be no use to ask
their constituents for rc-olectlon.
U will ba butter not to rejoice too soon
over the favorable turn In national finances
by which the receipts exceed the expendi
tures for the first time In months. The
Increased receipts are duo entirely to the
Increase In the Internal revenue from the
tux on distilled liquors paid upon the whisky
that Is being withdrawn from bond. Under
the stimulus of a prospective Increase In the
Internal revenue tax on whisky the trust
U removing from the government warehouses
all the whisky which would bo subject to
taxation for the nexk ow months. U thus
hopes to save tlijwijffcrenco between the
proscnt tax and the gil expected under the
new tariff bill. So net as the government
Is concerned , hawovef'j ' It means simply an
anticipation of rcvoniigj The tax paid by the
trust would be Pald ToJi anyway. The days
of plenty now upsSiuie treasury may be
followed by the days of famine. The trust
la the gainer , not the government.
The taxpayers of South Omaha are begin
ning to realize that th y made a very costly
blunder when they ydttcl down the annexation
proposition four years ago. They have had
all the drawbacks Incidental to a city gov
erned under a Fenojd class city charter and
paid more taxes than are assessed upon prop
erty that enjoys the benefits of n metropoli
tan charter. The condition of South
Omaha nuances Is certainly deplorable. The
overlap or floating Indebtedness by the end
of this month Is computed at $ ,12,030.SI and
with the greatest economy this overlap can
not bo cut down over $20,000 during the com
ing year. In addition to this overlap there Is
a judgment of { 9,000 against the city with the
prospect of nn , Increase during the next ) oar.
These figures speak volumes In favor ct mere-
Ins the two cities next year when t'ietrte
census will bo taken and South OmalnMil *
Into the list of $1,000 license cities , nvns
notoriously the opposition to an Inuro&sed
license tax that defeated annexation in 1890.
The local labor organizations are doing
well to begin early with the preparations for
a Labor day demonstration. The demon
stration this year will bo of especial signifi
cance , because the day has recently been
made a national holiday by congressional
legislation. The success of the celebration
will depend largely upon having all the de
tail work well wrought out In advance and
the path smoothed so that 'everything may
proceed without the slightest delay. An
attempt should be made to make the demon
stration one of more than local Importance
and to enlist the participation of the labor
organizations of the neighboring cities and
towns. Omaha should have a Labor day
celebration une\celled by any of former
years.
There Is nothing small about the Omaha
school board. Its expenditures are all on a
broad gauge. Last year It spent $2,931 for
blackboards. What the margin of profit was
for the middlemen that engineered this In
vestment can only bo surmised.
The Hoard of Health is still wrestling with
the garbage question. The only proper solu
tion Is a garbage crematory , operated by the
city.
The Dnlilt Kudus 11 Cinch.
Washington Star.
Mr. Pullman fnlli to see the desirability
of arbitration for the man who baa a sure
thing without It.
Good P.ill-lot , ( n Kill.
Washington Post.
The Post Is at liberty'to announce that In
case the democratic iircaldcntl.il nomina
tion should be tendered to Hon. Don M.
Dickinson he vvlll-iit once chloroform bis
modesty nnd plnce his services and Ills
creased whiskers at the service of his
party. , . ,
t'onipulM > ry Arbitration.
St. JLJjiil jGlobe.
The new constitution of New York , now
being prepared by the convention * nt Al
bany , will piovlde for courts of arbitration
for the settlement of labor disputes Tills
Is one of the beneficial f esults or the strike ,
and If such couits tarn established In all
the states much goodjvvould come.
A MiirKrjvHo Pen.
Deavvri t * cws.
The Utah bill Is to be signed by a gold
pen In a sliver c.-igy a symbol of bimetal
lism presented by cilizens of the coming
state. It Is fair to presume that the piesl-
dent will wash his hands Immediately after
he appends his name to the bill. He does
not like to touch silver in any form.
Turn In the Alarm.
New York Tribune.
The spectacle of the tariff tinkers tinkerIng -
Ing away In the face of the tremendous
labor disturbances which their own folly
has helped to create Is dramatic , but not
reassuring. It Is shniply suggestive of the
example of NPIO tightening up the E string
on his famous violin after being Informed
that a geneial alarm hud been sent in to
the flro department of Rome.
CongrcHH Ilui the 1'ovvcr.
Boston Traveller.
It Is hardly necessary to remark that
the Irish land lawa have knocked the legs
out from under this contention In the
mother country , nnd that the enactment
of a compulsory arbitration law Is en
tirely within the constitutional powers of
congress. In this country , If the govern
ment of the people shall so decide In Its
just concern for the general welfare. It
behooves "a prudent employer , " in the
enjoyment of a colossal fortune taken from
the pockets of the public by the favor of
United States patents and the Jackscrew
co-operation and connivance of common
carriers , to recognize the right of the Amer
ican people to regulate to some extent the
conduct of "his business" when Is becomes
a concern of national importance.
Tim Touti i.lquor I nil.
Philadelphia Prcsi
The mulct liquor tax law passed by the
last Iowa legislature Is not proving a great
success. It permits any county or city to
mulct a liquor seller in a coitnln amount
of damages when he is illscoveiod violating
the prohibitory law. If this mulct tax Is
paid the liquor seller is then safe from In
terference dining the icmalnder of a twelve
months. The object Is to preserve the
shadow of the prohibitory law while admit
ting that It has been a failure. Most of
the provisions nf the mulct l.ivv ate disre
garded , only the tax feature being en
forced , and that not always. A simple high
license law would have vvoiked much hot
ter anil given more general satisfaction ,
nnd Iowa will doubtless come to that con
clusion by the time the next state legisla
ture meets.
Ilnvv tliu IMiiiuiKiTH
New York World.
Chairman St John of the Railway Mana
gers association Is one of those who
"spurned with scorn" the overtures of the
Btrlkers to leturn to work. "The railroads
have fought the light to a finish , " he said ,
"anil will make their own terms. "
Tills Is the sort of top-lofty niroganco
and assumption that Is the cause of much
of the opposition to tli * use of federal power
even to force the law anil protect com-
meice and the malls.
So far from "lighting , " the railroad offi
cials Dimply lay down nnd cried for gov
ernment protection. They made no honest
attempt to nuin a"1raln , to protect one or
to run one. They simply bunched a few
mall bags and a Pullman car on evciy pas
senger train and called upon the federal
government to do the rest Such another
exhibition of cowniillee , cupidity and In
capacity was nevitr seen In great strike
before.
And now that the power of the nation
and the public sentiment against lawless
ness nnd disorder have covveil the strlkeis
nnd dispel sod the hoodlums the railway
managers come out of ; confabs which may
yet bis found to have Vet-n consplinclPH and
sayVe : have fought this thing to u
finish , " and scorn nil oveituies for a peace
ful and pacifying settlement.
And yet the agents 'and beneficiaries of
corporations pretend to wonder nt the popu
lar feeling which frequently blazes up
against them. _
.roe7.vr.i/.v.
York Sun
Hear the fountain' ) * merry llzz
Soda llzz I
How It sputters , Fplts , and gurgles
when It's getting down to bis !
With a " .twee , sswue , zweo , "
Full of ihythmlc melody.
And sort uf ghoulish glee ,
As It thinks- '
"Anything trom A to 55.
Step up quick ! What shall It be ?
Foi It H all the Name to tno
, What ho drinks ! "
O , to the merry fountain's lUz
Soda fizz I
What an effervescent lobber of the
pocUethook It IH !
"Oranso ? Lemun ? fill the cup !
Hurry ! hurry ! dilnk me upj
Drink me rightly.
While I brightly
Fizz and slzzl"
That's the merry , merry soda fountain's
llzz.
ir ,
U Is generally considered In the Sixth
district that the contest for the republican
nomination for congress has narrowed down
to Uatigherty and Klncald ,
The republicans have called all their con
gressional conventions , the populists have
fixed the dates for four of the six , but net
n vrord has been heard from the democrats ,
The republican editors of the Fifth district
are talking of organizing a mutual benefit
association at Ilohlrcgo during the session
of the congressional convention , August 9.
John C. Sprcchcr of the Schuyler Quill
Is the ono populist editor of the Third dis
trict who Insists on fusion and the nomina
tion of n democrat In the hope of defeating
Mclklejohn.
The first gun for Kem has been fired
by the Keith county populists , who have
Instructed their dcleuatcs to vote for the
rcnomlnatlon of the red-headed stitesmen
from the big Sixth.
IJdltor Parks of the Columbus Telegram
has premised to support the prohibition can
didate for governor In case the democratic
nominee docs not suit him Still , IMltor
Gcrrard does not expect to bo elected.
Oandy Pioneer : We have not been blowIng -
Ing the horn of any candidate , but It be
gins to look to us as though Jack MncColl
would have a walkaway for governor , unless
Governor Crounso consents to again run
Shclton Clipper : Candidates for state of
fices are springing up every day , but none
of them want the governorship. Jack Mac-
Cell and Tom Majors seem to have the re
publican nomination between them , with
MacColl's chinces several the better.
Palrflild NewsTho republican parly In
Nebraska was never more united than nt
the present tlmp. and the chances are ox-
cel'cnt for complete success this fall. The
only thing that remains is to nomlnitc good
men for olllco and give silver a fair show.
This being done the party will win by sev
eral laps.
Wayne Democrat- Would nuclld Martin
bo Kind enough to say what ho cxpacls tu
gain for himself or the party by his stub
bornness. If n majority of the stntp cen
tral committee Is opposed to an oaily con
vention It can set a late date Just as well
at a July meeting as It could at a S ptomb'T
meeting. Ho Is arrogant and usurping
A call of the committee would result In but
ono of two ways an early state convention
or a late one.
Clay County JoutnalProf. . Andrews Is
gaining In popularity every day , and so
far ns is apparent a congressioml conven
tion Is not needed. The people have de
clared for Andrews and will accept of no
one else , but the convention will nifct and
say to the people of thu district here's > our
next congressman , and HIP vet rs will KCC
to It that the convention's prediction Is
fully verified. Mr. Andrews will not enl >
bo the nominee , but will be triumphantly
elected.
t
1'f.OI'l.i : .IA/J TI//AH.S
There Is room for the Omaha team nt the
top.
top.Mr.
Mr. Debs Is not out of pocket. Salary
goes right on.
Colonel Hrccklnrldgo persists In remaining
out on a sympathy strike.
All reports agree , that the model town
strikers are not alillctcd with Pullmanary
affection.
IX-Govcrnor Huron n. Sherman of Iowa
Is said to bo acting as a clerk In a countrj
store In that state.
The succession of defeats 'plied ' up by the
Vigilant suggests the Celtic origin of the
skipper. He loves the wake.
Judge Kimborough adjourned his court at
Cynthlann , Ky , the other day In order to
allow the lawyers to attend the circus.
Kansas republicans evidently regard a
nomination equivalent to an election In
the Second congressional district 1,590 bal
lots were cast before a candidate was chosen.
The next Christian Endeavor convention
in Washington In 1S96 will Invest the na
tional capital with an atmosphere of purity
ns a necessary preliminary to republican
housekeeping.
The reform mayor of Hrooklyn refused
to peimlt the green flag to float over the
city hall on St. Patrick's day. and piohlbited
nn Orange parade on July 12. If Ireland
does not secede now let her ever after
meekly bear the tyrant's heel.
Colonel Settle , candidate for the demo
cratic nomination In the Ashlaml district of
Kentucky , has confessed ills shortcomings
and repented. If public squealing becomes
epidemic among the Blue Grass high rollers ,
Kentucky will ba obliged to look beyond her
borders for men of spotless record.
Joseph Pulitzer gives the city of Paris
BartholdPs bronze group of Washington and
Lafayette , "founders of American indepen
dence , " exhibited at the Chicago World's
fair. The figures are twelve feet high. The
gift lias been accepted by the municipal
authorities , nnd Is to stand In the "Place
des Gtats Unls. "
The hair presumptive of the democratic
nomination Is the gallant and feat less ban
ner carrier , Don M. Dickinson. Ever since
the valiant Don grasped the Cleveland
standard In the wigwam and waved defiance
in the face of sullen Tammany he has
diligently cultivated his whiskers for the
succession. His is a name to conjure by ,
while his waving portieres would draw on
populism like a pralile fire. Hall , democ
racy's hope ! Three tlgerless cheers for
Don !
A timely and emphatic warning comes
from the delightful shades of the Upper
Delaware valley. The region is a paradise
for fishermen. Disciples of Ike Walton
find there choice material to regale the
homo guards at the Corners With the
superabundance thus provided , there appears
no warrant for profaning or stretching
truth. Hut Emmet Washington , disregardIng -
Ing local traditions , constructed a whopping
fish story , and was unrolling It to a com
panion while dilvlng a spirited team , when
a bolt from a clear sky knocked him to the
ground , stunned his companion and killed the
horses. Unfortunately , the Innocent suf
fered death , while the guilty escaped with a
few bruises.
.NJ./J/M.SAM / > .Vy./
A prohibition paper has been started at
Santee Agency called the Knox Advocate.
L. A. Noyes , residing near Clay Center ,
fell down a long flight of'stairs and only
broke his thumb.
A Hitchcock county farmer has sold a re
markable double-jointed bull calf to an
eastern mcnugcrlo owner.
A burning wad from n gun caused the de
struction of the granary and stables of George
Hhelnhart nt Nemalu City.
A fanner passed through Cozed the other
day with n colt having five feet and the
animal was active on Its legs.
\ man sent up for drunkenness for five
days at Grand Ishnd rcfu'cd to eat the jail
fare and fasted until his term expired.
Hilly Mostln of Plattsmouth , who threat
ened to kill his wife nnd boy , has been
placed under $100 bonds to keep the pence.
While walking lit his sleep , Edward Kear
ney , n Jackson banker , fell from a sccand
story window and received serious Injuries.
Careless school children at Pierce started
a flro that destroyed the bun of County
Treasurer Stoinkrnu. Two horses were con
sumed In the flames.
West Point churches hold union services
In the court house square every Sunday.
Sometimes the preaching Is In English and
sometimes In German.
Charles Erlckson , who cut himself In the
knee with an axe , went to Grand Island
to have the leg amputated , when the doctors
discovered that pus had formed and eaten
Its way clear to the hip. They opened the
wound and drew out two pints of the matter
and they hope to save thei leg.
P. C , Mattox , who once upon a tlmo
claimed to have discovered perpetual motion ,
has started out of Chadron with a wild west
combination and will travel east and south.
Ills show will consist of sixteen cowboys ,
ten Indians , ulx girls end all the parapher
nalia of n Dcidwood coach , band wagon , car
riages and wagons , which go to make up
what will bo called "Diamond Dick's Wild
West Show. "
' 1 ho rii Miitr of Oilnriiiilit.
KnuiuiH City Ht.'ir.
The Christian KiidcnvoieiH at Cleveland
have hail a line ethical pioblum In the case
of Private CedBrqulst of th regular army ,
who bus been couit murtluluil and Impris
oned foi refunlng tu go tu target practice
un Sunday. It presents also u delicate
question to General Ilownnl In hlH dual
capacity of military disciplinarian and Sun
day school cxhortcr The fact that C'cdar-
qulHt Is already In prison dues not clmngu
the moral aspect of thu case.
DINKY DOUBTS THE STORY
Not Inclined to Believe the Report of the
Suit j\gniist \ ! thu Southern Pnclflo.
SAYS CONSOLIDATION WAS NECESSARY
Compullcit by thu littcMtittn Onininrrcr
I.nvr l ninko th" C'imin | > rl vrltli ( ho
Ho.ills Now Sought to lie
Dltorrnil.
WASHINGTON UttllRAlI OK TUB linn.
1407 T Street. N. W.
WASHINOTON , July 17.
Attorney General Olnoy today expressed
his doubts of the correctness of the pub
lished reports as to the bails and purpose
of the suit brought against the Southern
Pacific at Los Angolea. Last week the at
torney ginfr.il received a telegram from
Attorney I"iils stating he had reasons for
believing that the Southern Pacific was not
making proper efforts to run Itn trains and
aiklng for authority to file ngalnst the com
pany n bill In equity under the mill-trust
act of July 2 , 1SOO. This authority was
given , and Its cvidrnt Intention was to com
pel the company at least to try to fulfill Its
contracts with the government for the- carryIng -
Ing of the malls , nnd aNa to maki > an effort
towards resuming Interstate traffic. The
oomluct of the Southern Pacific had been
In marked contrast with that of some of the
other comptnles In these respects , and It
was the attorney g-Micral's undrratandlng
that the suit would be brought to compel tin-
performance of Its duties under the law , and
S3 far as ho knew for no other purpose. Mr *
Olncy queitlonod the correctness ol tint part
of the report which hinted that one purpose
of th suit was to cancel and annul all
agreements by which the Southein Pacific
nnd certain other companies were ccnso.l-
duted. It Is the opinion of the ollldals
at the DeptrtmiMil of Justice that such con-
solid itlous me nut only legal but were com
pelled b > the intcrst its commerce art Just
whit HIP farts arc lias not jet been learned.
INDIAN EDUCATIONAL CONTERENCn.
IliB summer Institute and confeience In
the Interest of Indian education which was
authorized to bo held at Helen i , Mont. ,
from July 31 to August I , will be hold In
stead nt the Indian school at Kort Shaw ,
Mont , at the same time. The change Is
duo to the superior aceommod itlons for
visitors at the Kort Shaw school. The
succeeding and last conference will bo held
at St. Paul , August 13-10
A second exception to the postal regula
tions prohibiting the admission of live ani
mals nnd insects Into the nulls has been
made In the case of Australian lady bhds.
At the request of the AKrlcullur.il depart
ment the ladj birds will be accorded postal
tunsniisslon , as the agricultural olllclals
hope to use them In exterminating tcale In
fects.
Hepljlng to a resolution of the semtc
the attorney Ronornl icplles that the ilo-
inilmont Knows of no reason why an ap
propriation should not bo made nt the
preSrnt session of congress to pay letter
carrleis whose claims for work done In ex
cess of the eight hours per day required
by law have b.'cn adjudicated by
the court of claims. Ho says the secretary
of the tieasury will transmit a schedule of
claims to congress.
TO KEEP T1500P3 AT CHICAOO
Present Indications verify the expectation
that ficneral Schofleld Is likely to s-cnro de
partmental approval of his long cherished plan
cf consolidating regiments and battalions
within easy reach of laigo central cities.
Genera ! Miles Is heartily In sympithy with
this plan , and has lecommcnded the retention
of the Hoops now In Chicauo by the en-
largpinent of the regular post at Kort Sher
idan , which is fifteen miles from Chicago
Tills recommendation of General Miles Is
promptly nppioved by General Scholleld , and
is urged upon thi > secretary of war , who
looks fnvor.ibly upon the proposition. None
of the troops now concentrated at Chicago
are to bo icturncd to their posts If this plan
of the major gcnci.il commanding shall ic-
crlvo departmental iippioval Senators and
leprescntatlves from states which would bo
affected In the withdiawal of the troops by
the abandonment of existing posts are dls-
cusshi2 the matter with Secretary Lament ,
and some of tl cm will sco the president nbo-it
it tomorrow.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Congressman MclKlejohn today called upon
the supervising architect of the treasury to
have the unexpended appropriation for the
public building nt Fremont applied on the
expenses Incurred by the city for pavement
about the building , but was advised that
under the act for the construction of the
building there was no authority for such ap
plication of the appropriation. To obvlato
this difficulty Mr. Melklejohn will Introduce
a b.ll In the house authorizing the use of the
balance of the appropriation for that pur
pose.
Senator Allen today called up and secured
the passage of a bill directing a resurvcy
of Hooker and Grant counties. An amend
ment was added to the bill appropriating
$10,000 to pay for the work. The bill will
go Immediately to the house nnd Congress
man Kem will endeavor to have It passed by
that bed ) .
George Smith of Geneva Is in Washington
and called on Congressman Ilalner at the
capital today. Mr. Smith is on his way
home from Europe
The house today passed the bill creating
an additional Judge for the Eighth United
States circuit court , covering the states of
Nebiasku , Kansas , Missouri , Arkansas ,
Iowa , North and South Dakota.
Congressmen Plckler nnd Lucas of South
Dakota appeared before the senate com
mittee on public lands today nnd made ar
gument In favor of donating to the county
of Ilrule , South Dakota , the meandered lake
known as Hod lake. It Is proposed to UBO
this property for the purpose of Irrigating
surrounding country. The senate com
mittee will not act until a favorable report
Is received fiom the commissioner of the
general land olllcc.
IMHA.NS CKOSS IN'IO JIKXICO.
Cninphilnt Unit 'I hey Am I.luliUi to < ormpt
the I'uuri- l > l > Mrxliim Inill.uiH.
WASHINGTON , July 17. Measures to prevent -
vent the entrance into Mexico of the Yuma
Indians now on the reservation In San Diego
county , California , near Fort Yuma and the
Mexican frontier , are sought In a communi
cation from the Mexican minister , forwarded
by the secretary of state to the Bccielary of
the interior. Accompanying the minister's
letter of trunsmlttiil Is a communication of
Qulllerma Amlri-ade , ensc-iiada , of Lower
California , addressed to thu government of
Mexico , of which ho Is a cltl/un. The latter
In , IbSS purchased land on the Colorado river ,
adjoining the American frontier , near which
the Yuinu reservation Is located. The Yumas ,
ho bays , ire leaving their reservation
and entering Mexican territory through
his lands , un which a Kiimll
tribe , known as the Cucapas , reside.
The contact of the Yumas with the Cucapas ,
who aru termed "guntlo and Idusttlous , " Is ,
hu bays , llablu to corrupt the latter , and the
Mexican government was accoullngly ankid
to Indues the United States to stop the frequent -
quent Inctirsioni of the Yumas Into Mexican
terrltorj.
A recent report from the Indian agent
there shown that complaint has been made
that 175 of the Ynmau were on Andreadu'H
lands and might cause bloodshed ; that the
Yumas on thu Arizona fcldo of the Colorado
river uro there without leave and are not
I rci.rT.ition Indians ami ( hut at thnt tlmo
i the npcnt Old not know who the Indiana
| complained of were.
The ng-nt has been directed to Investi
gate the complaint and report to the In-
d ( in bureau. The office , says Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Drowning , In a brief re-
IKirf , Intends to use every proper means to
prevent cur Indlnns from Interfering with
their nrlRhliorn on thu other side of th §
International line.
UTAH HIM. SKINCD.
Dolcgntit Itunlltn Mu tlio IVn. Which Will
< ! o Into tlin stuto ArohhoK.
WASHINOTON. July 17. The bill admitting -
ting Utah to statehood , which has been a
matter of such Interest to western pcoplo
In Its various phases of progress towards
enactment , was signed last nlphl without
any ceremony and In the ordinary course
of business. U came before thu prt'sldenl
about midnight , along with several other
bills , some .applications for pardons nnd
other routine matters. Although u Is cus
tomary to refer each bill lioforo signa
ture to the Inti-rlor di-putmonl for careful
examination , the Utah bill had been so
drawn to the president's attention that ho
was sufficiently acquainted with Its terms
to waive this proco"dlng , and iccordlngly
gave It his approval on the sninf day that
It reached him. The pen and point with
which It was signed Is now the property
of Delegate Haw Una , nnd will pass Into the
keeping of the new state and be preserved
ns a historical relic.
Ni-un for I In- , \rin > .
WASHINOTON , July 17.-Speclnl ( Telegram -
gram to The Heo. ) Tlio following named of
ficers of corps engineers will report In IK.T-
son on expiration of their graduating leaves
of absence to the commanding officer at
Wllletts Point , N. Y. , for duty with the
bittillon of englneoia , nnd nt the I'lilted
States Engineer school : Additional Second
Lleiiloimnt William II Laduo , Adlltloiial
Second Llcutenint William J. Harden.
Leave of absence for one month nnd ten
dajs , to tnlcu nlfuct on or about August 1 ,
1S9I , Is granted Second Lieutenant Samuel
G. Jonp" , Jr. , I'lftli cavalry.
The leave of absence '
nn surgeon's certifi
cate cf disability granted First Lieutenant
Prank T. Meriwcthnn. assistant surgeon ,
Department of the Colorado , Is extended
two months on surgeon's certificate of dis
ability.
Avi-niKc V\ ( Mil ( Up fur tlir Yutr.
WASHINGTON. July 17-With the July
returns on noti'age and condition of ciops
the coiri'ipnndL'iitM of the statistical division
of the Department of Agriculture1 were In
structed to send In nn estimate of the nvcr-
HKV vveluht per iloi-iv of wool , as .shown
( lining the pic-wilt vcur These loturns
luivi1 boon p.irefullv consolidated , and thp
avpingc weight pel lleoee of this vein's
void i lip Is shown to be r > 31 pounds , nn
in alnst r. J pun ds lust joai and fi 15
pounds for the tn"iis VP.H. The varia
tion hv Mntos Is onnsldpinhle , the range he-
Int ; from 2 r pounds per lleeio In Alabama
to 7 r ) pounds In South D.ikoln The chief
rinses of this dlnViPiiru Isai > liiK rllmatlc
! conditions nnd dinVnnt ilosioos of caie bo-
tovveil upon the sti i k , ns vvoll ns the keep
ing of wlililv vmlaldo irimles of nnlmals ,
from HIP hlho ; t i'i nlo blood utock down
to the common unlive In cod.
.1 r i : A ntm n\
! Sntloiml l.uvv Hi quliliii ; All Itnllioitil Jlon
li > I iillxt.
A correspondent of the Chicago Ilnllrond
Gazette offers the- following ns a menus of
preventing ricnt i.illroail Btilkes :
"My suggestion Is that a national law
should he passed allowing railroads , or
Compelling them , to require each person
einplojoil in the npttml movement of trains ,
cither ns switchman , trainman , 111 email , or
engineer , to enlist by signing enlistment
papets for a given tcim of HOI vice at a
given into of wages ; not a mere commercial
contract , but one having- Imprisonment pen
alties attached , subsluntl illy the Biimo ns
these enfoioed under national army regula
tions nml mniine laws , leinpeieil , of com Be ,
with humniiitmlmi pio\Motis , Hitch ns dls-
chaige fiom the seivleo at any tlmo upon
ceitaln conditions nureealile to both rail-
load and employe , the pi rlod of enlistment
to inn for not loss than six uionthn nor
more thnji three voars , which will not allow a
IniRe number of men to leave at any ona
time The benefit to lallroads Is obvious ,
and , no loss HO to the employed , ns they
mo RininntPid a stipulated into of pay
for a Klvou time , they .110- also piolooted
ngalnst the rnnscquf IICPS now so serious.
In a money wnv. In tin Ir effoit to protect
themselves llesoitlon will he piinlslmhlo
bv linprisonimnt , liiipilsoninent Is llrst of
all ns a preventive of contract breaking.
Unanimity of rnlhonds could , no doubt ,
.secure sneh n law.
"Laws nre now In force to piotect the
public against discrimination and IOSH by
reason of unequal fi eight and passenger
intes and advantages , but not ngalnst the
Kreater loss to them occasioned by Htilkcn ,
lienpe vvo may nssumo that appiovnl rather
thnn opposition to such a law would como
fiom thnt "oilrcc.
"With such n law In effect the would-be
r.alh oad employe Is allowed to do hit ) Htrlk-
Ing for a paitlcular salary before he enters
the conipunv'M service , with quite as good
prospects of success ns under the existing
order of things ) , and without Inflicting loss
upon the country at Inrge. Again , the dis
position of nny man to ntilko for an un-
lensonnble advantngc before he Is In a po
sition to cilpple a common currier is lens
pronounced than after he Is placed In such
a position.
"Our itillronds must , from the very na
ture of the service they perform for the
country , bo placed sldo by side with the
United Sines aimy , navy and marine ship
ping , no far as laws bearing" upon the right
to stilkc , desert or boycott are concerned ,
nnd theiefoie , logically and In justice to
nil , laws fixing the period of service , penal
ties , etc. , should he the same for one form
of service ns the other. "
Till IK TA
Courier-Join nnl : Cashier It's a dreadful
hot dny
FaMoc'ih I shouldn't think you would no
tice It In heie where there are BO many
dt.ifts.
Adams ricpinnn : "Doctor , " snld the
maldPii. "bus kissing ever been known to
disseminate dlseuso ? " "Yes , " snld the med
ical man , "It fieqnently leads to heart
tiouble. "
Somervlllo Journal. "Ignorance Is bliss , ' "
the proverb says , hut In the old district
school days , when the oil of birch was re
garded us the best specific for Inzlness , the
Ignoianl boy used to find It blister.
New York Tribune : An honest Pennsyl
vania farmer recently saw an ndvcitlso-
inent In a paper saying that for $10 the ad
vertiser would tell how to keep butter from
getting stiong The fminor promptly wont
tin- money , and ut once received the reply ,
"IS.it It. "
Washington Stnr'Vhnt will the out
come of the strike he ? " nsked the reporter.
"J don't know jot , " replied the ex-em-
ployo. "Hut whatever It Is , It will amount
to a heap more than the Income. "
CourierJournalHoosler CltUcn-I see
Kentucky Is making a utrugKlo for fast
Hoosler Dame Goodness , gracious ! aren't
they satisfied with llrccklmldgo ?
Philadelphia Hccord : Fond Mnnnna
What are Mr. Olddlhny's Intentions , my
dear ? Kqually Fond Daughtcr-I confesH I
am totally In the dnik , mamma. Hit al
ways turns out the gas.
White Plains Weekly : IllgKS-Pm all
broken up. Ulggs Then It Is about tlmo
you mended your ways.
Philadelphia Ledger : Stelnltz , the chess
champion. Is In favor of haying workingmen -
men adopt chess us a pastime. General
Master SovurclKH probably seconds him , for
tliuii he inlght hope that the Knights vvouW
get a move on tlioin.
AT THU I1UACH.
"Mother , may I KO In to bathe ? "
"Oh , yes , my dar ng duugbUr.
Hut don't you diivvdle around the beach ;
You go Into the water. "
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