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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1894)
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Chicago ntiRlit to Ret tip a hlg demonstra tion to celebrate the forthcoming evacuation day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It will soon be In order for some energetic congressman to extend the privilege of the pension hiws to disabled deputy marshals , their widows and their dependents. This Is the season of the sunflower and that accounts for the spontaneous outbursts of congratulations to Frank Kaspar over his accession to the Hoard of Public Works. Now that the agony Is over the men who aspired to the vacancy on the Board of .Public Works will get off the anxious seat and look elsewhere for municipal plums. Can't congress award a few medals to deserving army officers for conspicuous bravery In protecting the property of rail roads from mob violence during the srlke ? Over $400,000 In premiums earned by the Minneapolis for speed In excess of that de manded by the specifications attests the wis dom of protection for particular American Industries. Major Balcombc feels much relieved In knowing that he Is sewer Inspector only. For a while lie was laboring under grave apprehensions that he was filling two offices for but a single salary. They arc still talking Frank Lawler for ' congress In Chicago. Having applied for and failed to got every local office within the gift of the president , Mr. Lawler has con cluded that the dear people nro the only ones who can appreciate his talents. When the county committee fixed the dates 'for ' the republican primaries and convention last Saturday It was to bo presumed that the call would be Issued within twenty-four hours , or at any rate by Monday. But up to this hour nothing has been heard of It. Those patriotic newspapers which placed a cut of the stars and stripes at their mast heads are now engaged In that very unpop ular business of hauling down the Ameri can flag. But they will be ready to hoist It again the moment they think they can make any capital by the proceeding. During Secretary Morton's absence from "Washington that appropriation of $1,000,000 'for exterminating the Russian thistle which ho has antagonized EO vigorously has been 'tacked ' as a rider upon the agricultural ap propriation bill by the scnnto. Will Mr. "Morton try to Induce the president to veto his own bread and butter bill on this ac- 'count ' ? The forty-fifth star will not bo added to the national flag before the next anniversary of Independence day. The Fourth of July Is the only day on which starry additions can bo tnado to the ling. The probability Is that there will bo at least three stars added by the Fourth of July , 1895. The admission of Utah will doubtless bo followed by the ad- uulsslon of Now Mexico and Oklahoma. David A. Wells , the eminent economist , who has been President Cleveland's bosom friend and chief adviser on the subject of tariff reform , has secured recognition of his services In the appointment of his son to bo second secretary of the United States legation at London. Mr. Wells has been given the credit of being able to got what ever he might ask In the way of federal patronage for his friends , and has assisted actively In the distribution of Connecticut olllces. In securing something for his son ho shown that It Is possible for economic theory and practical politics to go hand In hand. Leaver of absence for city officials are asked for and granted with wonderful case. Last year the excuse given was that every one ought to have an opportunity to attend the World's fair. If any employe of the city fulled to get that opportunity It must have been his own fault. But there Is no dearth of reasons for continuing the practice this year and at the present prospects It bids fair to become a regular practice. If the city can get along so well with a third of Its olllclnls away It ought to manage to get along through the whole year with fewer names on Its pay roll. The vacation business can bo overdone. It Is to bo hoped that the acting city elec trician will not take advantage of his two weeks' leave of absence before appointing an assistant who Is satisfactory to Mr. Wiley. Should ho depart from the city with no one authorized to take temporary charge of the tlty electrician's olllco during his absence who can tell what calamity might not befall the city of Omaha. The ammeters and volt meters might be drawn Into a distressing quarrel with one another and the photometer might undertake of Itself to measure some of the short weight electric lights. Tha very ofllce might attempt to run away. The thought of the city electrician's olllco with out a custodian for two weeks ought to arouse the people to the Imminent dancer that Is threatening them , A rKAirx co3tMnncK. The itstintles of the foreign commerce of the United States for the year ended Juno 39 make a good showing as to exports Of merchandise , which amounted In round lum bers to $869,000,000 , an Increase of $21,000.000 over last year. It wan not so large ns the total for 1892 , when there was nn extraor dinary demand abroad for American bn.ad- stuffs' , and Imn been exceeded In only two other years , 1881 and 1891. On ths other hand a very large decrease Is shown In the Imports , which fell ofT during the year ended Juno 30 , 1894 , $212,000,000 In value from the amount Imported In the previous year. The excess of exports of merchandise over Imports Is staled In round numbers at $214- 000,000 , a balance of trade In favor of this country which has been exceeded In but three other years 1878 , 1879 nnd mi. With regard to the leading articles of export , there was a gain during the last fiscal year over the proceeding year In cotton nnd provisions and a loss In brcadstuffs and mineral oils. The exports of provisions were valued at $171,000,000 nnd these figures Include llvo cattle - tlo and hogs , the exports of cattle alone being valued at $31,800,000 for the last fiscal year , compared with $25.000,000 for 1893. It Is a noteworthy fact that the exports of provisions for the last fiscal year exceeded In value the exports of breadstuffs to the amount of more than $12,000,000 , a decided change In the relative Importance. , of these classes of exports. A very Interesting fea ture of these statistics relates to the move ment of gold and silver , It being shown that the exports of gold exceeded the Imports only $4,685.003 , while wo exported $37,000- 000 more of silver than wo Imported. In view of the largo trade balance In our favor and the very small loss of gold , as compared with the fiscal year ended Juno 30 , 1893 , the continued depression certainly can not bo ascribed to the condition of our for eign commerce , If that bo considered as a whole. To have sold moro than $200,000,000 In excess of what wo have bought Is a situa tion which under ordinary economic condi tions would bo regarded as sound and healthy. How does It happen , then , that with so large an amount on the proper side of our account In our foreign commerce the depression In our domestic business con tinue.1 ! ? There appears to bo but one satis factory explanation , and that Is the uncer tainty Incident to proposed new tariff legis lation which checks Industrial enterprise and restrains capital from seeking employment In business. Our foreign trade for the last fiscal year , considered as a whole , was cer tainly on a sound basis. Similar conditions in the past have been accompanied by gen eral prosperity , Moderate Imports give American manufacturers a larger share of the homo market and liberal exports should enable our people to buy liberally. There can be no doubt that this would be the experience now but for the fact that the proposed new revenue policy has caused a widespread cur tailment of Industrial activity that has greatly lessened the ability of a large proportion tion of the people to buy. So far as the fig ures of our foreign trade for the last fiscal year are concerned they must be regarded as highly satisfactory. The source of our business trouble Is in the purpose to make a radical departure from a long-established economic policy. If that purpose shall pre vail It is a safe prediction that at tnc close of the current fiscal year the balance of trade will not be In our favor. inIT PAY } Mr. Worthlngton G. Ford , the chief of the bureau of statistics of the Treasury depart ment , has prepared a statement allowing the possible revenue -from the Income tax as provided for In the pending tariff bill. It Is a statement which does not give any en couragement to the supporter of the tax. Mr. Ford has gone Into the Investigation evidently with great care , and as the re sult Is led to conclude that the possible rev enue from this source will range from $12- 000,000 a year at the lowest point to $39,000- 000 at the highest point , and he thinks that In the first year of Its operation the lowest rather than the highest possibility will be attained. The operations of the Income tax law of 1865 and the results reached by the opera tion of the laws In New York state and foreign countries was carefully studied. Tak ing the results In New York as a basis of calculation , the statistician says the total receipts from the tax on Incomes would be about $12,000,000. From an elaborate exam ination of the workings of Income tax laws In European countries this deduction Is drawn : "With the exemptions of Incomes of loss than $4,000 a year , and with the other liberal exemptions granted under the senate bill , the number of payer * would be very small and the revenue out of all pro portion to the cost and difficulties of col lection. Wherever an Income tax has been In practice for any time the small Incomes as well as the largo are taxed , and It Is the small Incomes which yield the largcH revenue to the state. " As a final conclu sion the chief of the bureau of statistics says : "Tho revenue from private Incomes will bo small and will hardly cover the cost of collection , and the revenue from corpora tions may reach aa high as $39,000,000 , but Is inoro likely to bo nearer $12,000,000. " There Is a wide margin between these fig ures , but obviously the Judgment of Mr. Ford Inclines to the lesser amount. The supporters of an income tax cannot reject this statement on the ground that It Is prompted by either prejudice or partlsanlsm. It Is manifestly made as the result of a most careful , elaborate and candid Investigation. There Is no evidence that Mr. Ford li hos tile to an Income tax , and ho Is a demo cratic official appointed by the present ad ministration. As a statistician he has a repu tation at stake In this matter and would not willfully , it Is reasonable to assume , distort facts In order to make out a case for one sldo or the other. Conceding , then , as In fairness must bo done , that the chief of tha bureau of statistics has made as fair a showing of the possible results from the proposed income tax as can bo made , It Is entirely plain that the Imposition of the tax cannot bo justified by the plea of necessity for raising additional revenue. Among the fifteen reasons given by Senator Hill against tha tax ono waj that It Is unnecessary , because - cause It had been conclusively demonstrated by the estimates of treasury experts that sufllclent revenues would be realized under other provisions of the tariff bill to provide for the needs of the treasury without the proceeds of this tax. Now wo have the opin ion of the chief of the bureau of statistics , which , If he Is competent for that position , Is entitled to respectful consideration , that the revenue from private Incomes will hardly cover tha cost of collection , while that from corporations Is likely to bo very much loss than the supporters of the tax have es timated. Certainly If a revenue from thli source cannot bo assured the tax ought not to bo Imposed. If the cost of collection will cat up the receipts , or nearly so , what honest reason can bo urged for levying the tax ? If Its enactment would simply bo to create a standing army of tax gatherers , who nlons would bo benefited , how can such legislation bu Justified ? Still , there Is .not the least probability that tha statement of Mr. Ford will have any Influence with the democratic advocates of an Income tax , because the Brent majority of them are controlled by sectional rather than by practical considera tions. The burden of the tax will be mainly borne by ( he people of the north , and that fact 1) sufficient to bind to Its support the men who dominate the party In control of the government , n'lin not ns TJIK Aivotxnxa On Friday last President Cleveland sent a message to the senate In executive ses sion requesting that the nomination of James Parker to bo United States district attorney for tha district of Now Jersey bo considered as withdrawn. The president , of course , had a perfect right to do this. It lies within his power to withdraw any nom ination not yet confirmed by the senate , although he may have sent In the name In the hope that It would bo Immediately approved. Captain Parker had boon nom inated for this position earlier In the week , but the nomination Instead of pleasing the Runlor senator from Now Jersey scsms to have had quite the reverse effect. In an Interview on the following day Senator McPherson - Phorson said that the nomination must have been made under a misapprehension In re gard to his wishes In the matter and that ho was otherwise committed , lie also said that Parker was aware that ho would not consent to his nomination for that position. Senator McPherson Immediately repaired to the whlto house to ask President Cleve land to withdraw the name , and although ho was shown a long forgotten letter In which ho himself had endorsed Captain Parker ns worthy and capable of filling any honorable position to which ho might be ap pointed , he expressed the utmost confidence that the president would accede to his re quest. It has since transpired that that con fidence was by no means unfounded. The question that naturally arises Is , how Is it that Senator McPherson's consent Is neces sary to the appointment of a federal officer for New Jersey ? What kind of an Influence does Senator McPherson exert that ho can not only secure- the appointment of ono of his friends on the strength of a letter of recommendation , but Is also nblo to get the president to withdraw the nomination for no other reason than that he has changed his mind and now stands committed to some other person ? Why Is the president so obliging to Senator McPherson and so dis obliging to several other worthy democratic senators ? It is notorious that Senator Hill's recommendation for candidates for federal appointive offices docs them moro harm In the president's estimation than his outspoken opposition. Senator Vest of Missouri , too , has complained that appointments have been made In his bailiwick not only without his consent , but In the face of his strongest dissent. Coming to lands nearer home , Ne- braska's only democratic representative In congress , Mr. Bryan , has found the work of securing patronage for his personal fol lowers as painful as pulling teeth. So far as requesting the president to withdraw an obnoxious nomination when once made , none of those representative democrats would as much as think of such a thing. Their only hops In that case would be to enlist the senate on their sldo and to refuse to con firm the nomination. They might possibly compel the president to send In another name , but that would be no assurance that it would be the name of the man whom they were championing. Senator McPherson alone seems to have control of the presidential pen with rcfcrenco to New Jersey appoint ments. Olllce seekers who hove not his con sent may as well give up their hunt. In the meanwhile people will be asking In whom the appointing power Is vested In President Cleveland or In Senator McPherson ? TllK PIlOl'OStlD CONSOLIDATION. The action taken by the council looking toward the consolidation of the cities of Omaha and South Omaha and the creation of a new county out of the consolidated cities with ono government for all municipal and county purposes will commend itself favorably to the taxpayers. The plan offers the most feasible solution for an economic and efficient administration of the affairs of the two corporations that now maintain sep arata municipal machinery as well as of the county which draws nine-tenths of Us revenues from the two cities. There Is no moro use for three treasurers to collect the taxes upon the property In the two cities and the county than there Is for three state treasurers collecting the taxes for Nebraska. Thcro Is , however , a serious obstacle In the way of the proposed new county which abso lutely prevents Its consummation for the next three years. Section 1 , article x , of the constitution ct Nebraska decrees that "no now county shall bo formed or estab lished by the legislature which will reduce the county or counties or cither of them tea a less area than 400 square miles , nor shall any county bo farmed of a less area. " Now Omaha and South Omaha together do not have an area exceeding fifty square miles , so that at least seven times the ter ritory occupied by the two cities would have to bo included In the territory of the pro posed new county. The area of Douglas county Is only 300 square miles , or forty square miles less than the prescribed area for new counties.It therefore follows that wo should have to merge all of Douglas cdunty with the two city governments as well ns the village governments of Valley , Mlllard , Florence , Elkhorn and Wnterlooo. For obvious reasons that would bo Impracti cable. To do anything tangible In the way of creating ono government for municipal and county purposes wo must secure a con stitutional amendment that will authorize the formation of a county from the territory Included within the boundaries of a metro politan city with the limitation of the area to say Boventy-flvo square miles. Such a constitutional amendment could not bo sub mitted until November , 1S9G , and hence would not bo operative before 1897. So much on that score. There Is nothing , however , In the way of effecting a consolida tion of Omaha with South Omaha under ono city government and the proposed conference between the officials of the two cities with a view to submitting the proposition at tliu next general election or at a special election next spring If any other proposition is to bo submitted after the legislature has amended our charter. The advantages It not the necessity of annexation must bo ap parent to anybody who has given the sub ject any attention. Inasmuch as there Is to bo a state census taken next spring the pre liminaries for annexation cannot bo begun too soon , The adjutant general of tha Illinois Na tional guard Is out with a proclamation de claring the annual encampment of the mllltla off for this year. Ho states that because of the recent strike the entire national guard of the state has been called Into service to assist the civil authorities to preserve peace , and that the duties thus performed with great efficiency by the citizen soldiers have given them the benefit of valuable practical training and experience which no ordinary encampment would nfford , The more Im portant nnd real reason why ths oncnmpmont Is declared off , hofft er , Is that tha state has depleted Its mllit-try appropriation and Incurred such lnrg i nnd unprovided for nd- dltlonal expenses that the uxpenacs of another outing would not be very agreeable to the taxpayers. As rt consequence the fatigued soldiers will bo permitted to remain at homo trying to make , up for the time already lost , nnd the people of Illinois will be content with their present military bur den without demanding more. The present congress wilt undoubtedly provide for the ndnjlsjlon to statehood of both New Mexico aul-Arizona. ( The senate committee on territories has decided to recommend this , ani js the house Is already committed to It there' will probably bo no obstacle to the proposed action. A < a mat ter of fact , however , neither of those ter ritories -presents the conditions which ought to be required tu entitle them to statehood. Granting that New Mexico has sufllclent population and It docs not equal the basis of representation a largo proportion of It Is not compo'cd of a class of people who are likely to make good American citizens. This element has never manifested any genuine sympathy with our political system , and It Is by no means certain that It will Improve them to llvo under a state Instead of a territorial government. As to resources from which the mpport of government must be drawn they will bo ample when developed , but development Is making slow progress at present. Arizona Is not so well off In the matter of population , having probably not moro than one-half the number In New Mexico , nnd with regard to resources her condition Is still less favorable. A consid erable part of the territory Is arid. But these considerations will not weigh with the party which hopes to get four United States senators ns the reward of admitting these territories a hope , however , which It Is at least possible may not be realized. Whatever may have been the merits of the railway union's strike there Is no further excuse for keeping It up. Mr. Debs and his associates should know enough to know that In prolonging the strife they are doing a positive Injury to the cause of labor and dis commoding the public that certainly Is not to blame for any of their grievances. The proper thing to do at this stage Is to declare - clare the strike formally at an end nnd exert whatever Influence the railway operatives may have to bring about such legislation as will forever make It needless for operatives on public highways to seek redress for grlev- , ances by strikes nnd boycotts. Judge Cooley Is reciprocating the favor of President Cleveland In appointing him to the Interstate Commerce commission by tell ing the president how pleased ho Is with the firm stand taken In relation to the recent strike disturbances. Judge Cooley's words of praise are certainly worth , having , but In this case they unfortunately ' .couple the president with the attorney general as equally deserv ing of credit. President Cleveland would doubtless appreciate the Intended compliment much moro If the attorney general's devotion to the corporations were , not so conspicuously placed In the foreground. The State Boarcj of .Transportation has finally gotten ready-to Begin mandamus pro ceedings In the proper district courts to com pel the railroads tdj.qbfy Its orders In the transfer switch cases : * Vhen a few months have been frittered''away ' ' by this device It will be about the caper of the court to de clare that the renie3y Ts not by mandamus , but by suit to collect the penalties. Wo will then have specious excuses for still further delay. I'luck anil I'liieklui ; . Knnsas City Journal. George M. Pullman once worked for $40 a year , and now he is worth $3,000,000. That shows what a man can do In this free coun try by pluck and gouging- . "If. " Kansas City Star. If the senate had shown half the zeal In pushing the tariff bill that members hnve displayed In putting the appropriation bills through , business would long ago have been mounting the heights of prosperity and the great strike might not have occurred. An ISSIKI on l-'oot. New York Tribune. No Intelligent student of the situation In Washington can avoid the conclusion that Senator Call's attempt to make a national political Issue of his own feet Is doomed to failure. The movement , unlike the sen ator himself , has no footing worth taking Into account. Pullmniilc I'lllluntliropy , Chicago Record. Mr. George M. Pullman has generously given a piece of the Fort Dearborn massa cre tree to the state historical library at Springfield. All theories ns to the cause of this magnificent outburst of munificent spirit will prove unsatisfactory until fond memory recalls the fact that the sacred tree chip could not have cost Mr. Pullman anything. Itriil Ili'ifiuu of tliu Ili-ut. Chicago Heeord. It now appears that the real reason the Vigilant failed to capture those races from the prince of Wales' Britannia Is that there was a lack of a good spanking American breeze. It ought to be Insisted upon by American yachtsmen that If they are to race In foreign waters they shall at least be allowed to take their own Yankee brand of breeze along with them. Hi'imtorl'.ll Itccorill. 8.ivnnnnh News. Senator Allen holds the senate record In this congress for the length of a continuous speech without rest or refreshment. Sena tor Quay holds the record for tilling the greatest number of columns of the Congres sional Record with n speech delivered In sections. Senator Hill , It appears , Is tryIng - Ing to strike In somewhere and establish a record for hammering on one particular spot in the tarlfC bill , .Suf lo Iliinlc On. St. 1'iiul Olobe. The land grant forfeiture bill , which will restore 01,000,000 acres of land to the public domain , IIIIH been passed by the bouse. The corporations affected by the measure are expected to take a determined stand against the measure In the Benati > , and ex pect to defeat It. The corporations hnve certainly good reason for their confidence , for the scnnto has rppcutcdly shown Its willingness to grunt them anything they desire. _ , DiingcriiiiH n ' a Cutting. ChlcnRO plnpatch. In Kensington yesterday two detachments of United States deputy mamhalH opened lire upon each other with the result that two men are wounded , onu of whom prob ably will die. If deputy marshals hnve no more Judg ment or discretion than to * murder each other they cannpt logically be expected to exercise greater curu In their relations with the public. Give these fellows a wide berth. They are dangerous nnd should be converted Into plain private clUzenn Just ns soon as possible. iXi > ut .lob Itulk.Hl. CJilraRo INrald. Philanthropist UuntlriKton , who appears to have succeeded Philanthropist Huve- meyer as the Maecenas and tutelary saint of the United States senate , has run Into u snag. The newspapers are responsible , of course. Just when he had the senate com mittee on commerce In line for his Santa Monica harbor scheme the corresiiondents disclosed the whole program. That scared the committee. Mr. Quay scuttled off to the sea shore a la George M. Pullman , and several other Huntlngtonians balked and refused to pull the bill through. So Mr. Huntlngton will have to begin all over iiguln , and hlu disappointment Is not ns- uuoged by the knuwledgu that tliu post ponement will Increase the expense of the job. Senators come high these days , owing to the lavish ness and prodigality of the Sugar trust. 1'KUl't.K IXI > THMXtM. The fostlvo chlpger Is coming , Mm. Lease regards Mrs , Dlggn as A por- nlrlous nnd Impudent hussy. Several pretentious presidential booms have been sidetracked In the tie-up. " "Tho Injunction against Lillian lUlssoll docs not restrain her matrimonial liberties. The barbaric sldo of the Chicago Tribune Is shown In Its proposal to sentence Sovereign eign to six months' silence. That tired feeling complained of by Mr. Pullman Is liable to become ncule when the volume of decreased receipts roll In , The esteemed Congressional Record scored a great scoop on Its contemporaries In pub lishing Senator Quay's eighty-two column speech. The Record Is an exclusive looloo. Ocorge Alfred Townscnd Is talked of as n re publican candidate for congress In the Sixth Maryland district. Oath's poem on Mary Washington demands some adequate punish ment. The Towarzystwo Nayswlotszy Penny Mary- Jold Nlepokolanezj Itmicrcy Nr J W has been Incorporated In Illinois. The concern Is doubtless Intended to promote lockjaw nnd profanity. Congressman Brocklnrldgo has Introduced n bill to suppress Immorality In the shanty boats on the Ohio river. Evidently the pro miscuous colonel will not brook competition In any quarter. Nebraska prohibitionists are evidently de termined to keep In the middle" of the roml. The fact that most of the candidates named for state ofllcaH are married women raises n barbed barrier to fusion. After the Cramps have blown n few moro holes In the crulBor record the country ex pects Chicago will trot out the Illinois nnd crown her queen of the sens. In the language of the boulevard , she's n brick. The Philadelphia Inquirer laments the ab sence of a monument to Francis Scott Key , author of the "Star Spangled Banner , " In this country. Is not the CSoldcn Gate park , San Francisco , a part of the country ? George U. Graham , who died In New York the other day at the age of 81 , was the first man who over employed Edgar A. Poe ns the editor of a magazine. Graham made a fortune , lost It. nnd In late years has lived on the voluntary contributions of literary men. men.The Atchlson Globe surprises the natives with a twenty-six page edition , copiously il lustrated. The number Is exceedingly valua ble , from a historic point of view. Innumera ble sketches are given of men nnd events Inseparably connected with the pioneer life of Atchlson nnd Kansas. These nro fittingly supplemented with reviews of the men who took up and carried to success the plans of the pioneers. The midsummer Globe Is n credit to the city nnd the publishers. XlitlltASKA AKI ) XJiltlt.lSK.lXS. The wheelmen of Clarks have formed a bicycle club. The Deshlcr Herald has disappeared be neath the waves of adversity. A Plattsmouth saloon keeper has been ar rested for selling liquor without a licence. There are 1,530 children of school age In Norfolk according to the census Just taken. The Geneva Republican-Journal Is now printed twice a week , once as the Repub lican and once as the Journal. Scott Lyons of Pawnee City , while workIng - Ing In a well , stuck a1 pick through his foot. He will be laid up for a long time. The Hastings Electric L'ght ' company will soon become the property of two Platts mouth men and a resident of Denver. Plalnvlew has raised enough money to build a 510,000 normal school building , and architects have been Invited to submit plans for the structure. Burglars secured a lot of clothing , jew elry and money from the store of Byram & Young of Decatur nnd made their escape without detection. Farmers living ten mllei south of Ne braska City heard the steam whistles blowIng - Ing In concert ns a welcome to the Ne braska manufacturers , and they thought Commonwealers had attacked the city. Thcro was some talk of organizing a com pany to go and help drive out the sup posed Intruders. Mls > Ora Wynkoop of Westcrvllle , Ouster county , died In convulsions after confessing to her father that she had been assaulted last March by Newton Hambo. She wa- only 1G years of age , and before dying she asserted that Hambo had called at the house when she was alone and had accomplished hia purpose by force , threatening to kill her if she revealed the assault. Ilambo Is now In jail at Broken Bow. John J. Cozad , well known to the earlier settlers of Dawson county , has returned to his old homo In Cozad after having been a fugitive from justice for years , being under Indictment for the murder of A. Pearson , a resident of Cozad prec'nct , in 18S2 , whom ho shot while engaged In an altercation La the town of Cozad. Cozad Immediately skipped and succeeded In eluding the offi cers who pursued him. At the adjourned April term of district court In May last the district attorney entered a nolle prosequl , and the Indictment against Cozad and also that against his son , John A. Cozad , for arjon , were dismissed. JILASTS 2'ViO.1I ' JIHHIHT New York World : Mulcy Mohammed , the KtiHun of Morocco's eldest brother , has been thrust Into prison. The sultan wishes to emphasize the fact that be is Abdul Aziz. Courier-Journal : Tulibs There Is one horrid rid thing connected with going In swim ming In July. Tlbbs What's that ? Tubbs Why , you have to come out. Chicago Times : The literary world Is all agog over the discovery that the authoress of "The Heavenly Twins" 1ms a ] > Ink nose. Possibly this Is caused by the reflection , of her books , which lire read. Philadelphia llecord : A man named Teeth lives In Manayunk. He is not particularly well known , yet bis name Is In everybody's mouth. Boston Commercial : The only difference between the winner of a race on the river and on the track was that ono rowed a boat and the other rode a horse. New York Weekly : Mrs. Suburb Why In the world don't you grease that lawnmower , of yours ? Neighbor's Hired Man The misses told me not to till you bad your planer tuned. Philadelphia Times : George Gould says that yachts are like women. He doesn't mean American women , for they can't be beat. Boston Transcript : People who suppose they are living upon love do not find any perceptible shrinkage In the butcher's bill. Detroit Tribune : "There goea my hat ! " yelled the pompous man with the red face. "Yes , " rejoined the calm party with chin whiskers , "straws show the way the wind blows. " A SUMMHlTsAVANT. Ijiultivllh ) Courier-Journal. Lot others hie them to the woods ) , Where weeds are tall and rank Where snakes are thick anil comforts thin I'm no such foolish crank. A curtained chamber cool and clean- No gnats and Hies about ; A s-prlngy bed a bath I ween Boat all your camping out. Kound In Homo Thing * . WashlnRton 1'ost. Senator T'effer IB partially correct. There nro Homo feature * of the sonata and house that might bu dispensed with without any great Injury to the public service. Oi'JiX LKTTKH TO 31,1 IIS , ClilcnRo Journal. O Mars , please tell us truly , Is It really cool up there , Arul can you somehow innnago It to get a breath of air ? And when night comes , by throwing wide each window , vent nml door. O can you sleep In bed or do you seek the parlor lloorY And Is you brow , llko ours Is , from morn till uvenliuc wet , With beads of perspiration which St. Louis folks cull sweat' . ' And when your brow Is beaded with n hun dred drop * of dew , Dnre any one Inquire , "Is It hot enough for you ? " And Is there real good fishing In your lakes still unoxnlorcd ? And , by the by , what do they ask for first- class MI miner hoard ? We do not like this layout hero , the heat and dust tin ; vile : If you've n snap we'll all bo glad to cojno und stay awhile. HAS A JUDCKSIIIP IN SICII1 Oturoll Montgomery /Vftor / the Now Plnco on the United Stntoa Circuit Bench. R , S , HALL PRESENTS HIS PARTNER'S ' ClAIN I'renldnnt C'lett < hiiid'.i Attention Culletl to tilt Oiimlm A'plrinil for the Iliinonililo I'imllliiii-OMier Mate * Niit Y a llriird I'rom , WASHINGTON IIUUHAU OF TIIR IJBU 1107 V Street. N. W. WASHINGTON , July 18. The candidacy of C. S. Montgomery for the extra United States circuit judgcshlp In the Rlghth judicial circuit Is being urged by his partner , Dick Hall , who was nt the caplto today and called upon both uf the Nchrusk : senators In the Interest of his friend. Inas much as the other states of the circuit nro likely to each present n candidate for the consideration of the attorney general and the president It Is not very easy to predict nt present ont whether or not Mr. Montgomery Is It the race. The Mlghth circuit Is the greatest west crn circuit , containing within Its boundaries Missouri , Minnesota , lown , Arkansas , Nortl Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska , Kansas Oklahoma , Wyoming , Colorado , Now Mexico and Utah , with n population of 10.S9I.SI3 Ho showed , according to the report of the attorney general of the United States for 1S92 , the number of cases docketed In the circuit court of appeals for the Klghtl district was 207. while the Second district having three Judges , had only 19G cases docketed. It can thus bo readily seen that the Klghth circuit exceeds the Second end In Its legal business , Just as 'It docs In area and population , and consequently the necessity for three circuit judges li the Eighth district was even greater than In the Second. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR RAWLINS. The Utah statehood bill has been signed but there Is a fly In Dclcgato Hawllns' oint ment. Ho purchased a solid gold pen and a solid silver holder , elaborately carved and en graved , and loft them with Private Secre tary Thurber , with the distinct understand ing that they should bo used by the presi dent In affixing his signature to the admis sion bill , and by that act making it the law of the land. The pen and holder were then to bo returned to Mr. Riiwllns to bo placed for all tlmo on public exhibition In the state house of the new state. The president and Mr. Thurber each entered gladly Into the ar rangement , and Mr. Rawllns felicitated him self accordingly. The president sat at his desk late last night and disposed of n lot of routine business In a perfunctory way. Several bills were laid on his desk with the statement that they had all been reported favorably by the department to which they belonged. Either the prcsldet overlooked the fact that the Utah bill was In the batcher or he forgot his promise to Mr. Rawllns. At any rate , ho signed the Utah bill Just as ho did all the others , with a small steel stub pen , blunted with use nnd clogged with Ink. IOWA CORN CROP IN DANGER. The chief of the Weather bureau today Issued a bulletin stating that on account of the severe and long continued drouth In the state of Iowa the corn crop of that com monwealth Is likely to prove a failure. There seems to be no likelihood of any rainfall within the next three or four days , because the entire section west and southwest of the afllicted country Is dry and hot , while the signal stations of the Inter-mountain region give no Indication of moisture. Senator Manderson Is making strenuous efforts to secure appropriations for the pay ment of Indian depredation claims which have been adjudicated. He has appeared be fore the committee on Indian affairs , as well as before the committee on appropria tions , and made arguments in behalf of affix ing to the Indian appropriation bill a second clause covering these cases. Ho said this afternoon that If he should fall to secure consideration In - the Indian appropriation bill he will make an effort to secure con sideration of the matter on the general de ficiency bill. Senator Pottlgrow of South Dakota has been confined to his room and to his bed with n bilious fever during the past three days , but Is much Improved tonight. The custodian of the public building at Lincoln has written to Senator. Manderson asking that the fireman and night watch man of the building be retained instead of dispensed with , as has been contemplated by the Treasury department. The senator today laid the request before the secretary of the treasury and urged that It bo com plied with. SPECIMRNS FOR NEBRASKA. Senator Manderson today received u com munication from the Smithsonian Institu tion of this city stating that In response to the request of President E. R. Sizer , a col lection of minerals , marine invertebrates , and cases of prehistoric Implements will bo sent to Nebraska to be used In the labora tory of the Lincoln Normal university. The glass jars arid vessels to contain the articles are to be furnished by the university , and as soon as Mr. Sizer is. heard from the col lection will bo sent. Attorney Cromollon of Omaha Is in Wash ington In connection with matters In the Treasury department. Senator Allen today " "secured a favorable report on his amendment to Urn sundry civil bill increasing to $150,000 the appropria tion made to pay special agents employed to prevent fraudulent entries of land In the western states. The secretary of the Interior has affirmed the decision of the commissioner of the gen eral land office In the case of G. L. Coe against W. W. Carter , contestant , for cer tain lands In section 21 , township 23 north , range 5C west , Alliance district , Nebraska. Carter's timber culture entry Is held for cancellation. Postmasters have beta appointed In Iowa as follows : Cylinder. Palo Alto county , M. J. Mossness. vice 13. G. Kelly , removed ; Polcn , Ringgold county , Hattlo Snodgrass , vice Samuul Polen , resigned. A postoffice 1ms been established at Summit , Story county , la. , and John II. Donhowo appointed postmaster. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IHSCUSKINH INDIAN Al'l'ItOIMtlATlONS. Sectiirliin Schools mi thu ItcsorviUloim CUIIKII u Splrllixl Drlintf. WASHINGTON , July 18. In the senate today the house resolution was passed au thorizing the secretary of state to accept from G. r. Watt' , R. A. , a painting entitled "Love and Life , " exhibited by him at the World's fair. Mr. Carey called up the senate bill to re serve for ten years In each of several states 1,000,000 acres of arid lands , to bo reclaimed and sold In small tracts to actual suttlers , and It was pas-cd. The bill applies to the same states as the desert land law and also to Montana and Kansas and to the states that may be formed out of the territories of Arizona , New Mexico , Oklahoma and Utah when admitted. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. The paragraph appropriating $1,093,000 for educating the Indians pro voked the criticism of Mr. Plait of Con necticut agaln-t the policy of giving aid to Indian contract dennmlnatlonal schools. Ho favored the abolishment of all sectarian schools and the establishment of government schools In their stead. Mr. Call said the various charitable or ganizations had established thein-olves on the Indian reservations , nnd the govern ment had made contracts with thorn to save the expense of erecting schools without considering \\1iether they were Episcopalian or Methodist or Congregational or Catholic. Mr. Gjlllnger of Now Hampshire protested against government aid to icctarlan schools , especially when one church received so much moro than the others. There was already a gathering storm In this country against ap propriating money for sectarian purposes , and that storm would break before long on the people and the congress of the United States. The committee amendment was agreed to. The conference report on the naval ap propriation was presented nnd agreed lo. An amendment wax proposed by Mr. Du- bols of Idaho and agreed to , directing the secretary of the Interior to contract for tha cotutructlou ol an Irrigating canal on the Port Ifflll Indian rwervatlon In Idaho , th Cost to be paid enl nf money belonging lo the Forl Hall Indians. An amendment wits propo cd by Mr Squire of Washington nuthorlxInR the Piiyallii | ) In- d ana holding lands In severally on the reservation near Taconm , Wnsh , , ta sell sum- clout portions of their lands to ralao enough money to Improve the remainder. At ClO : HIP Mnitti' went into ostecullvtt session , without acting on the amendment , and at 6:20 : adjourned. NAVAI. AI'I'ltlM'KI.VriON AOKl I'.l ) TO , Money Voted to lti > p.ilr the Old Ship , llnrlfiird nml ( 'oii tltullon. WASHINGTON. July IS.-An agreement has been reached on the naval appropriation bill by the senate nnd finally agreed to. Ths allowance for ordnnnco stands , ns the scn- ate reduced It , from $350,000 to $200.000. This reduction was made , however , by strik ing out the Imuso Item of $150.000 for n mod ern battery for the Hartford. The house had also put In an appropriation of $100.000 for new machinery for the Hartford , but the seniito conunlttco decided that she be used ns n training ship , and made nn appropria tion of $150,000 to have her remodeled , which JL" ' , ll ° cs "I0 felli"o appropriation of TS.OOO for repairs to the old Constitution nt the Portsmouth navy yard , so that she may ho used ns a training ship for naval mllltla. The semtto conferees receded from the amendments lo pay the Hath Iron works for speed premiums nn the Mudilus nnd Castlnc JIu.OOO each and to pay the Samuel L. Moore it Sons company $15,000 speed premium on the steel practice vessel Bancroft. The amendment authorlzlnc the rcrn tnry of the , navy to remit the tlmo penalties on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and appropriat ing the necessary mini ns allowed to stand. The senate struck out the provisions making Immediately available so much as Is neces sary of the appropriation of $1.000,000 for armor and armament and $ r > , ! ) ! if ,025 for con struction nnd steam machinery. Its action prevailed In the first Instance , but the hill Is so iHiiemlod In conference that from the second appropriation Is to be paid all speed premiums on new vessels earned before Janu ary 1 , 1891 , sjicod to be based on the olll- cial reports , approved by the secretary of the navy. The section regarding naval cadets Is so reported that the secretary of the navy can fill vacancies by the appointment of cadets who have been for two years resi dents of the district from which they nro appointed. Congressmen whose districts are unrepresented by residents can nominate candidates before September 1. STAltTINd Ul TlIK .MINTS. Orders ( llvpn to rush Mm mlimgo of All the Sllirr Now on Iliind. WASHINGTON. July IS. Mr. Preston , the director of the mint , today , by direction of the secretary of the treasury. Issued orders to the mint authorities at San Francisco and New Orleans to begin at "once the coinage of .silver dollars , and during the present month to coin up to the ordinary capacities of the mints. The sliver to be first coined will be blanks and Ingots , of which there Is sufficient to coin almut $1.500,000 at these two mints nnd at Philadelphia. As soon us this supply is exhausted work probably will begin on the silver bars , of which there Is a year's supply at San Francisco and Now Orleans , and probably five years' supply at Philadelphia. So far as can be learencd It Is not the Intention or the purpose of the govern ment to extend the coinage of the seignior. , ago beyond a few millions , but It Is statet that after coining what gold may be neces sary and recolnlng the abraded fractional silver each of the throe mints'will probably be worked at their normal capacity on sl | . vcr dollars for the next several mouths at least , nnd presumably to the end of the pros , ont year. Whether treasury notes will bo retired as fast as received for silver , so far as known , has not been determined. Altl/ONA AM ) NH\V MKXU'O. .Scnnto Committed on 'lYrrllurlvM Favors Stutclinoil fur Tlinin 'lo. . WASHINGTON , July IS. The senate com mittee on territories today decided to recom mend the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as states and Instructed the subcom- mltttco which hnsstho bills in'chargo to miiko favorable reports at the meeting of the full committee next Wednesday. After the adjournment of the full commit tee the subcommittee on New Mexico , con sisting of Messrs. Blackburn , White nnd Shoiip. held a meeting In accordance with the Instructions of the committee and put the bill In shape for presentation. The amendments made by them provide for a change of date for the election and the constitutional con vention , to correspond with the date of tha Utah bill. The Arizona subcommittee has not yet taken action. ricking IIIci .M n with Cant. WASHINGTON , July 18. Hon. Carrel D. Wright , commissioner of labor , who Is chair man of the commission that will Inquire Into the causes of the strike of the A. II. U. , said today ho wished to have no say In the selection of the board. The president , ho said , Is considering the question very care fully with a view to getting men who will ; lvo satisfaction to all Interests concerned. The law requires that at least one member mist bo a resident of the state where the controversy arises. Ilus Four Arbitration ItUlx to ( 'unsliUir. WASHINGTON , July IS. Another meeting of the labor subcommittee having In chargu the arbitration bills which have been Intro- luecd in the house will bo held today. Four tills are before the committee , fathered by lepresentatlves Springer of Illinois , Hudson of Kansas , Klefer of Minnesota and Tuwnoy of Minnesota. The last three contain com- misery features. Senator IVITm- mid the Ohl Soldier * . WASHINGTON , July 18. Senator Peffer las accepted an Invitation to deliver an ad- Iress at the twentieth old soldiers' reunion to be hold nt Caldwell , O , , on August 17 , 18 and 19. The Kansas senator entered the war as a private and wns promoted to a second end lieutenancy , occupying several rcspons ! > jlo positions In the engineer and quarter- nastcr'H departments. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement nncj tsmli to personal enjoyment wlieu rightly used. 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It has given satisfaction to millions and mot with the approval of the medical profession , because it acts on the Kid- noyr , J/ivor and Dowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly frco from uvery objectionable substance. fiyrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in r > 0c ami $1 bottles , but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only , whoso name is printed on every package , also the name , Syrup of Fig , and being well informed , you will not accept any gubatituto if ofl'crr.d.