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ffi THE OMAHA DAILY B&Et SATURDAY , JULY 21 , 1801. THEOMA'HADAILY BEE. E. KVUHY MOItNIMO. TP.HMH or f TMllv Hoc ( without flunlny ) On Year t * M J > Mljr Jiff nnd Hunili ) . On * Your ww HI * Mnntli S H Hire- Month * i J j } Kunilny Il e On * Yonr J ' " Hntiinlny llpe Oni Yrnr * Weekly lift. One Yetr " ornrna. Omahn , Tin * Iliv llullillni ? . . . . . . ai. floulli Omiilm. Cnimr N nni ! Twenty-fourth fits. Ouncll ITIi i UK , 12 IVnrl trcct. nileiirti nmrf. in rimmbcr of Commerc * fw ! York. Ilmmn 11. It nnd II Tribune DM * Wnnlilimlon , 11)7 ) I' ulrcet , N. W. All mmmunlnitlfnK rctnllntc to ncns nn < l rill- torlat inntti > i idimilil lin niMrnnsfl To the l.-lltor. ItfritNKHH I.nTTIJHB All lm lne ( t I-Item nnl remittance * ii'ioiiM tie ntMrwv.1 In ThHoe riilillnlilnic cnrnpnnv. Omnlm. Drnflc chocks anil po'tolll" ' rAm lo ! mailo piin'jl > to thf r > r.1or of Hiow'npinv. ' TJII : iini : IM-IIMHIIINO COM -AMY. BTATIJlll NT or riUCt'LATION Onorgo II TziH-tilirk fccrolnr ) f The 11" > < > rilb- llnlilnir cominnv. llnn l "Inly " Born. ni ) tnnt the nctunl mmiW of full nnd cnninteli * cop of Tim Dnlly Mnrnlnir. i\onlntt : nml Sumliy III"1 Iirlntptl UtirltiK the month of June. 1S9I , wan ns followii : ononnn n T/.SCHITK Hwprn to I cfore mo nnd milnicrlliiHl In my pren- encn thin S l ilnj or lull iroi ( Seal > N I' ri3II * Notnry Public. The democratic pnity can nhvays bo de pended on for blundering. Warrant shaving Is not a very profitable business In Douglas county. Chicago has made another gain upon New York. Shu now has an evacuation day as well as her rival. Grover lias been taking his bitters on the raw FO long that he wants all other raw materials to go on tlio fro' list. Republicans occupy a very enviable posi tion Just now All they ha\e to do Is to keep till and await the saltation of the Lord. The Incorporation of n few new sleeping car companies may cause Mr. Pullman to change Ills tune both to the public ami his employes The withdrawal of federal troops from Chicago cage occurs none too early , as It has been manifest for some da > s that their presence thcro was no longer necessary. There Is a prospect of a deadlock be tween the two houses of congress over this tles , as If the piths of the two houses had not been siifllclcntly strewn with them al ready. If the president tries to take care of all the democratic congressmen who fall to got returned to congress he Is likely to have his hands full for tho. remainder of his occupancy of the white house. The employes In the street commissioner's department are unanimously In favor of mu nicipal civil service reform. Their rival ap plicants for those positions are unanimously opposed to any such new-fangled notion. Strange , Is It not , how closely President Cleveland's statement of his position on the tariff question coincides with the well known attitude of Sen itor Hill. If Senator Hill Is no longer a democrat , what Is President Cleveland ? Omaha has a now corporation , organized for the purpose of manufacturing pulverizer machines. It has numerous concerns busily engaged In the manufacture of paralyzor equipments. Hereafter people will bo pblo to take their choice. That white- handkerchief wrapped about Chairman Wilson's head when ho made the report of the confoienco committee to the liouso was owing to neuralgia and not to that tired feeling. This explanation Is due to Mr. Wilson and his admirers. Wo always admire enterprise , but when the Omaha fake mill tries to create a sensation by the pretended dlsco\ery of a Kansas Bender murder den on the Dodge street school slto , just because n few Indian skele tons have been dug up In tlmt primitive burial ground , enterprise goes altogether too far. Senator Allen In his supplementary report on the sugar scandal deals some of his spec ulating assoclatct some rather sharp blows. Ilul ho still expresses a wonderful confi dence In the Integrity of the great majority of senators. It must take a great deal to shake Senator Allen's confidence In his fel low man. Characterizing the president's letter to Chairman Wilson as "very extraordinary" Is putting It rather mild. If the president wants to communicate with congress , the constitution pro\ldes for transmitting his recommendations direct to that body. In no place , however , does It innko the chairman of the committee on wajs and means Uio representative of the house for this pur pose or the official messenger of the pres ident. A message to congress would have had the same effect and have been moro In consonance vlth the general usage. The handsome little souvenir of the recent trip through Nebraska towns gotten out by the Commercial club ought to bo one of the most effective features of these business ex cursions , designed as they are to promote more cordial lelatlons between Omaha whole salers and their customers. The Illustrated story of the Journey Is a permanent re- mlndor of the occasion , and serves to keep the Omaha market constantly before the eyes of bu > er In the tributary territory. It should be made a regular adjunct to fu ture excursions undertaken by the Commer cial club for similar purposes. It wilt certainly do no harm to discuss annexation at this time. Omuhu and South Omaha are bound to consolidate their city governments sooner or later. Had South Omaha consented to the proposal when It was submitted to Its voters , both cities would liavs reaped material binefUs from the arrangement. The advantage to Omaha , now that the finances of South Omaha Imvo reached a deplorable stage , would not bo no marked at present , but they won'd neverthe less bo substantial , A canvass of the annexa tion sentiment will Inform us how the people of the two cities stand ou this question today. ttKsroxmnir.tTr KOH The whole nltn of the president' * letter endorsingtlip Wilson bill ns passed by the house and ttm whole burden of Chairman Wllson'n speech explaining the failure of the conference committee to unite upon a tariff measure was npptrontly Intended to throw the blame for dls.igreemcnt upon the demo cratic numbers of the senate and to shield the democratic members of the house from any Imprecations that might be directed against them. The president and the demo crats of tin ? house are unquestionably con vinced In their own minds that they alone are In the right In this matter and that they have the unquallllcd support of the demo cratic rnnk nnd file. The bill of necessity had to originate In the lower branch of con- grcua and It Is therefore more natural to look ankatice nt any amendments mailo by the semtc , whoso authority over revenue measure.In ! generally regarded as subordi nate to that of the house. The SL-natc will , of course , Indignantly re sent the Implied censure with which It Is thus attempted to brand It anil In self-de fense will neek to throw the responsibility upon cither the piosldent or the house. So far as the claim of superior powers over rovonu" legistttlon on the pirt of the house Is concerned , the precedents are practically all against such a contention. The only advantage given the house over the senate by the con tltntlou Is the privilege of origi nating all bills for raising revenue , but the very same eluuse adds that the senate may propose or roncur with amendments as on other bills. Notwithstanding objectlonh urged from time to time , the .senate has ah\as freelj proposed amendments to such blllH. often transforming the entire character of the measure , and the house has accepted or rejected the amendments lust as It would did the > deal with any ordlnaty subject of Icglslitlon Because the provisions of the Wilson bill happened to have priority over those of the senate bill In point of time gives them no precedence for recognition by the conference committee. When the conference stage of legiblatlon Is reached the origin of the particular matter In dlsputo cuts no figure whatever. ' Under the law the senile has the same legal right to insist upon Its amendments as the house has to Insist that the senate disagree. Were tliu two committees left to them selves to work out a tariff bill acceptable to the democrats In both houses of con gress It Is altogether possible and quite probable - able tiiat they would have been able to &trlke an agreement. The Intrusion of the president Into the councils of the confeiymcc commit tee , however , gave the representatives of the house , i sciibe of added Importance and un doubtedly made the rcpicscntatlves of both houses all the more determined to uphold the bill as agreed to by their house Yv'lth the president on their Hide the house conferec.s must have felt that the responsibility had been taken from their shouhUn > nnd as sumed by the chief executive. The senate conferees must likewise have acted ab If the responsibility for disagreement no longer rested upon them. In presuming to endorse the Wilron bill and to condemn the senate amendments President Cleveland has volun teered to bear the responsibility for dis agreement and for the failure to enact u new tariff law which Is likely to result. In this ho has Elmpllflcd the situation for both the senate and the house. SUM , IIAIll'lAU O * 7HTN. Mr. Cleveland never lets go by an oppor tunity to tell the public that ho Is un friendly to trusts nnd combinations. In his latest dellvciancc he takes occasion , while endorsing a policy regarding sugar which Is known to bo perfectly satisfactory to the rollnliiB monopoly , to remark that no tenderness should bo entertained for trusts and that he Is decidedly opposed to grant ing them any opportunity to further their peculiar methods. In his inaugural ad dress ho used very plain and vigorous lan guage In denouncing what he described as Aggregations of capital and kindred busi ness Interests , declaring that they are for the most part consphacles against the pub lic welfare , that they are hostile to the American sense of fairness , and that It is the duty of the government to protect the people from the oppression and exactions of these combinations. In these utterances Mr. Cleveland knows that ho Is playing upon a popular chord. Ho Is In harmony with an almost universal sentiment. Hut the question Is pertinent whether ho is sincere , and It Is simply fair to .seek an answer In the course of his ad ministration In regard to the trusts. What has been done by way of attesting the pro fessed desire of the president to relieve the people from the exactions of monopoly and from Its Interference with free competition In trade ? The last republican congress en acted an anti-trust law which la still on the statute book. It was adopted after care ful deliberation and thorough discussion. Has the present administration made any adequate effort to enforce this law ? So far as the public Is aw are the only cuso brought under It was against the Sugar trust In connection with Its absolution of the rellncrles in Philadelphia. This cuso was decided adversely to the government In the lower court and an appeal taken. It Is possible that something further will bo done with It during the term of this ad ministration , but by no means certain , for the Sugar trust Is an Inlluence at tVash- Ington. But why halt at this ono case ? There are other combinations within the purview of this law ami some of them might be found less vulnerable than the sugar monopoly. Why not Institute pro ceedings against some of the lesser trusts and give the law a broader t6st than it has jet received ? The reason for not doing so Is doubtless to be found In the fact that the astute corporation lawer whom Mr. Cleveland made attorney general does not look with favor upon the anti-trust law. He has pronounced It defective and In- adeqaute , and very UUely he has convinced the president that It Is so , and therefore It would bo a waste of time and money to proceed under It against the tuists. Thcro U a way , however , in which Mr. Cleveland can uhovv the sincerity of his professed hostility to the trusts , and that U by recommending to congress such legis lation as he may deem adequate for their suppression. Tills would bo In the line of his constitutional duty , and ho can do It at any time. It Is not necessary for htm to withhold such recommendation for his annual message , U would bo as much In order now as In December. Let Attor ney General Olney frame a bill that will correct the defects which ho claims are In the cxIsUni ; law and the president trans mit It to congress with a recommendation for Its early passage , and undoubtedly con gress would promptly respond , because men of all parties are In favor of such legislation. Moreover , It would bo a creditable thing to the administration , which thus far has extremely llttlu that It can claim credit for , and also a uood service to the party , which Is sorely In need of anything that can commend It to popular regard. Hut nothing of this sort Is to bo expected cf Mr. Cleveland. He may really feel that the trusts ore bad for the people and ought to be suppressed , but ho Is not troubling himself about them. The people have learned to regard his repeated denunciation of trusts and combinations as one of his numerous platitudes. T//B , inniitiXMKXT or run HKX.ITK. The terms In which Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Wilson have arraigned the democratic senators bcforo the country , In effect charg ing them with dishonesty and duplicity , It would room must bo regarded by those sena tors an so offensive and under the circum stances so unnecessary that they cannot , with a due regard for their self-respect , fall to resent the Imputations. lit his reference to the sugar schedule the president speaks of Incidents In connection with this feature of the tariff bill that have aroused "a dnrocratlc animosity to the manners and minlpulatlons of trusts nnd combinations" and BIOS ho shares In this feeling. The president could hardly have stated moro plainly his conviction that the Influence of the Sugar trust was exerted upon demo cratic senators and not without effect. If his language means anything tliin Is Its meaning , and It It sweeping In Its Implica tion , applying with equal force to every senator who supported the sugar schedule of the senate tariff bill. Mr Cleveland ought to know something about this. Ills secretary of the treasury was moro than ( nice In consultation with representatives of the Sugar trust and has been shown to have had a voice In the framing of the sugar schedule , If Indeed he did not suggest It us It now stands. It Is possible that ho may have done this without the knowledge of the president , but scarcely probable No body believes that Mr. Cleveland himself was approached on this subject by any mom- tier of the trust , but there Is good ground for the Inference that he was not unaware of what had been said to Secretary Carlisle b > Mr Havemevor , the president of the monopolj , and that he did not object to the action of the secretary of the treasury In connection with this matter. It Is there fore fair to assume that Mi. Cleveland does not speak without Knowledge when ho refers to the "manners and manipulations of trusts and combinations. " The remarks of Mr. Wilson , chairman of the ways and means committee. In the house are even moro offensive and dimaging than the Implication of the president. Ills state ment was that the democratic conferees on the part of the senate were not free to act according to their personal oplnlonn and Judgment but were fettered by the npprelionslo'i that there were forces In the senate pov erful enough to resist successfully the passage of any bill v. lilcli did not make concessions to great corpora tions and trust interests. Here was a direct charge that some of the senate democrats j > re In the control of a trust , and the subse quent reference of Mr. Wilson to the Sugar trust leaves no doubt as to which one was meant. It seems that the senate democratic conferees sadly confessed to those of the house the subjection that they were under to the democratic allies of monopoly In the senate and that but for this an agree ment could have been reached without dlfllculty. There Is In this something of a reflection , also , upon the Integrity and the rensa of duty of the senate conferees which It may bo assumed they will hardly regard with entire complacency. It docs not put them In an enviable position before the country. E\ > SpeakEr Heed , In his caustic reference to the president's nnalgmnent of the senate , said : "If he has made a righteous charge thelt characteis are blackened , and If ho has made a false charge It Is for them to see that Justice Is1 done for the truth of history. " The present Indications arc that the democratic senators will bo found stand ing together In resenting the Imputations cast upon them by the president and the chairman of the ways and means committee It Is perfectly obvious that to recede from the position they have taken would be to confirm and Justify these Imputations , which would be more fatal to them politically than would bo the defeat of tariff legislation through their action. uinr Aiiour TIIK SOUTH OMAHA. July 20.To the Editor of The Dee : Please answer the following questions and oblige a subscriber : 1. How will the annexing of South Omaha to Omaha affect the postolllce departments , and will this be a station to Omaha of lice ? 2 Can two postmasters hold office In one cll > ? 13. K. M. The object of annexation Is to consolidate the two towns under one municipal govern ment. When South Omaha Is annexed to Omaha the South Omaha postofflce will become a branch of the Omaha postofflce. There would be no moro use for two postmasters in one city than there would bo for two mayors or two city treasurers. Chicago has annexed a. dozen suburban towns that hud sepal ate postmasters before consolidation and have since been made postal branches of the Chicago ofllce. Their postal facilities lire as good If not better now than they were under separate postmasters. They have the carrier delivery , mall boxes and branch olllcea that transact all postal business Just the same as they formerly did. The facili ties which the larger city enjoys for ex pediting malls arc shared fully by the branches. This will be true of South Omaha after annexation. There Is another point on which vse may as well enlighten South Omaha people In this connection. There Is a prevailing delusion In South Omaha that a postofllce building will bo erected there at no distant day. There Is not the remotest probability that any tmch structure will over bo built within tlirco miles of the federal building now under con struction In Omaha. New York City with 1,800,000 population has only ono postolllce building. The same Is true of Philadelphia , Chicago , Huffalo , Cin cinnati , Cleveland and otncr cities ranging from 250,000 upward. Suburban towns rang ing from 20,000 to 50,000 population adjacent to these cities have never succeeded In get ting an appropriation for a postofllco build- in U Does It stand to reason that South Omaha would be made an exception ? The fact Is , that the people of South Omaha have been humbugged by politicians with promises they never expected to fulfill , It Is easy enough to Introduce postolllce building bills , and It Is not much trouble to get nub-commit tees to recommend appropriations tor them just to assist some clever member to get a renomlnatlon or re-election , when It la well Known tlmt such appropriations stand no show whatever of passing muster through the liouso. This Is on unpalatable truth and may aa well bo told now as later on during the progress - ress of the discussion over annexation. Cities which expect the present congress to make appropriations for them for the con- j structlon or completion of new public buildIngs - ' Ings are likely to see their hopes sorely disappointed. The house committee on pub- | lie buildings hus reported favorably nearly fifty bills appropriating money for such pur- po'cs , but BO Interwoven nro the. interests bick of thciHi t'iailt ' ( will be practically Im possible to seourcr Action on any one of them separate froni Ihd rest. The committeeof _ course , had trl d Its utmost to have soiiio tlmo set apar fgf the consideration of Its bills , but It has , been" unsuccessful , and It has no oprortjinlt to call any of them up during n 8U ppt/uM ) ! ) / of the rules , In fact , the democratic ! loaders are anxious to have this congress ifinkfc a record for economical expenditures and tire opposed to any appro priations not Absolutely necessary. If they can shove these public , building bills on to their rcpubllcan suecessors they hope to be nlilo to draw 4sonie telling comparisons be tween the moneyH expended under authority of the two congresses. As all of the fifty cities and towns whose bills have been placed on the calcmlir think themselves en titled to as much attention as any other th prospects for all nre almost equally illscoiir nglng. / / { / . ; ; itAirMATMtiALS. Mr. Cleveland Insists tlmt the principle of free raw materials Is dear to the demo cratlc heart What docs the Great Oracle mean by raw materials ? Is lumber n raw material ? Is pig Iron a raw material ? I so , where arc they to be found In the raw If woo ! Is to bo free because It Is n raw material , why should we levy an Import dut } on furs and feathers' Why levy a duty 01 hides , so long as they are not tanned' ' Marble Is a raw material , and so nre onvx diamonds and other precious stones vvhci they an unpolished , and jot the Wilson bill Imposes very heavy duties on these articles. Eggs , not boiled or hatched , arc nlso a raw commodity , but there Is a tax o 3 cents a do/en on eggs. Hlco Is a naturn product , but it Is taxed In tho" raw when In ported. And the same Is true of castor beans , garden seeds , dates , pineapples olives and oranges. Herrings , mixed will another raw material , called salt , are on the dutiable list , and so ate codfish and clams It strikes us that Mr. Cleveland's Idea ol putting all raw materials on the free list Just btcauso they nro law Is decided ! ) crude. The so-called principle of free raw materials Is an economic fiction , with ne moio principle back of It than the levy of arbitraly duties upon tills or that commodlt ) under pretense of a tariff for revenue with Incidental protection. It Is stated that the persistent leader ol the free silver men In the house , Mr. Uland Intends to make another effort to get that body to consider a bill for the free .coinage of silver. It Is said that tliero will bo no difficulty In getting a majority of the com mittee on coinage , of which Bland Is chair man , to agree to report such a bill , but the chances of getting It before the house are not regarded as favorable under the existing rules. Of course there Is no possibility ol such a bill becoming a law , even should It reach the president , and Mr. Uland's object Is simply to help himself In his campaign for ro-election. , It la possible the silver men will be disposed to help him In this. He also finds encouragement In the fact that there Is a good deal of wild talk Just now In congress on Jhe silver question , In which some republicans participate. It seems pretty safe to predict ] h vev6r , that this eleventh hour movement In behalf of sliver , If se riously undertaken , will be abortive. It Is to bo presumedthat ! a majority of congress men are quite as anxious for a rest from the subject as the people generally are. The policy WhFch the state treasurer ? Is pursuing with regard to the Investment of the school fund will curtail the Income of the various school districts considerably. Under the constitution the interest derived from the Investment of the permanent school fund nnd the rental from leased school lands goes Into the temporary school fund , which is annually apportioned among the various school districts In proportion to their rela tive school population. Now when the treas urer Invests the permanent school fund In unregistered state warrants the tcmporarj school fund loses whatever Interest might be gotten out of an Investment In Interest- bearing securities. State warrants draw no Interest until they are registered. While It Is true that the Interest on state warrants would come out of the pockets of the tax payers In the long run , a shortage of the temporary school fund curtails the ability of the people to afford primary education to their children unless they raise the f Jnds by excessive local school taxes. The leading merchants and bankers of Chicago cage have telegraphed the senate and house of representatives that "the whole countrj demands that congress ) terminate the pend ing tariff legislation Immediately , " This ought to settle the question at once. Con gress will not dare to repudiate these In structions from Chicago. The wrath of Chicago cage as representative of the whole country is so dreaded that no member of congress will venture to Incur It. Olnt'j'H Opportunity. Globe Democrat Now let Attoiney General Olney sail Into the ttusts. They have no rlghtx tlmt the public should any longer respect. IllllO ( irUHX ( lOllllcHH. Courier-Journal , The Boston Advertiser speaks of the Star- Uyed Goddess as being "off her feed. " The AilvertHei talks as If the Stnr-IJyed lived on beans. Pali ! The Star-Uycd In right In the midst of IOBH'M earn , watermelons , Ice cream , tolu , chocolnteH nnd grecn-applcs- and-snlt. Don't > ou vvoiry about our best gill , you old Uoston hard-tack mummies ! Fnlargi iiient of tint Heart. Chicago Dispatch , Mi. I'ullm in's heart occupies the entile lelt side of his Will fed body. Its left Ihuilc reals on the ainiplt,1 , ItH right ngaliiHt the uturmim uivl Its.ncnier just abaft the fifth rlli. Worn It and from It only could spring the motive which resulted In the HlHtnrlcat goclit'H pilitless acquisition prlcelesi to the Hoclety nnd pilceless to Mr Pullman Pessimists may howl until the cows come home about the nordh'1 HelflHliness of human natuie. Hut Mr Pullman Ix a living , though tired , refutation of the charge. Siillu lent /or All Needs Newi i J'pck World. General ScliolleltV M reported nn thinking that , "considering- cventH which have recently taken place , an Increase of the nrmy'H force Is needed " On the contrary , i tcent cventH have , .shown that the present nrmy Is capable of dealing with any CH- | tinbanco that l l HVdly to occur In thin country. Seven ( /eguUira enforced United States law nt Hammond In much ICHS than sevti > minutes General Schofleld will have to search for facts not so frenli In the pub lic mind as u , bfutlft for a demand for u larger army. To AIuUii Arliltrutliiu I.fToctUo. Hurfuln Ilxprenj The principle of arbitration Is all right ami tliu government Is thu natural arbitra tor. Hut If there Is to be a national board of lubitrutlon let It bo one which can beef of tiomu use , not a mutual admiration no- clety or suluiy drawers. The tlmo to settla a strike Is before It beglnH. The only rea- Hoimble vvny to accomplish that IK to for- blil either u strlk or a lockout until the questions In dispute have been submitted to mil Investigated by nn arbitration board ictlng under authority of the government It Is not likely then that there would bo many utrlkex , for , even If the arbitrator * ] were not given power to enforce their de cisions and that hardly Beenm feasible at present probably neither party would care to us.suine the odium of pcrxevcrlng In lia war on the other after an arbitration board ) i ii InvKlKuteU and made public the rights of the case. j'K.tTVitKn or niK nt M ) ir HKM It Is one thing to rend In the cncjclo pcdlns of the great wall of China , but nn altogether different thing to read n descrlp tlon of It written by one wtio has made a recent Inspection of a portion of the aiiclon fortification. Prank (1 , Carpenter. In Ills exclusive letter to The Hundny lice , gives a highly Interesting account of his reccn explorations , enabling the reader to fern an accurate Idea of the wonderful ntruc tnre. tnre.The The contention of Nebraska nnd west ern shippers that railway freight rates must be reduced , and that railway earnings can not reasonably lie expected to pay divi dends on fictitious capitalization , has Inng been a political Ksue. The Sunday Ilec will present nn analysis of the Unties , jolnei In the KlUgorahl-MlaHOtirl Pacific case re cently adjudicated by thu state supreme court. The annals rf railway Htock-Jobblilj , never presented clearer examples of scien tific plundering prosecuted under the in mo of "speculative construction " "Woman nnd Child Labor" IB the sub ject of u special article by the United Stales commlsloner of labor. He nrguos that women operatives are not crowding men In mechanical Industries and the proportion of minors In those Industries Is contlnuill ) growing less. A labor dllllculty was Fettled In Hoston the oilier day without friction between tl-o workmen nnd their emplovprn , nnd aftei a fashion that was muttully satlsfaclory A disagreement occurred between the brkk- liyers of the city anil their employers on the old question of wages The inon. not waiv ing their demands , continued to work There had been competition In the build ing trade for several months , nm ! , owing to the narrow margin on which the con tractors had to do business they did not think that they could | ny the men moio than 25 cents an hour. The men wanted 15 cents , and the controversy was referred to a board representing both pailles The Sunday Hoc will contain the details of this Important case and show the workings of the arbitration court In which the contention was amicably adjusted A continuation of Zola's story , "Lonrdes , " will bo one of the features of The Sunday Ileo. Ileo.Tho sporting page will be found more than usually Interesting. Society notes , fraternity events , musical gossip , labor news , etc , will bo chronicled The department devoted to women will contain the latest Ideas In fashion's do main , with Interesting gossip upon a varletv of topics. The cable and telegraphic service will bo fully up to the standard maintained b ) The Uce. _ rEtHT.tt / > 7/1/.VJS. The gas combine In the Chicago city coun ell Is pretty solid for an Immature institu tion It will require at least a voar of labor to reach the perfection of the Omaha elec tric light cinch Governor Hogg's pessimistic grunts are not of Texai origin. The governor has Just returned from the melancholy shades of Tammany hall , and Is not lesponslble for the after-effects. The up-to-date brass band can occaslonallv give the ear-drum a suggestive whack When Congressman Hrecklnrldge arose to address an osse'nblage of moralists-Saturday nlcht the band played "The Girl I L'ft Ue- hliul Me. " Colonel Thomas J. Plckens , who died In his S7th > ear , near Pendleton , S. C. , last Monday , owned extensive cotton estates In Alabama before the war , and In refinement , good manner and hospitality was a tjplcal southern planter of the old school , Colonel Plckens was a grandson of General Andrew Plckens of revolutionary fame and a first cousin of the wife of John C. Calhoun. He was an Intimate friend of the South Carolina statesman. General A. J. Pleasanton , who Is reported dangerously 111 , Is a unique figure in the streets of Washington and Philadelphia It has been the general's unvarjlng rul for years never to go out of doors even In the driest of weather , without wealing heavy overshoes , and to his precaution he attributes his grand old age General Pleisonton Is 8(5 ( years old. He was the promoter of the blue-glass cure of twenty jears ago , and the name of "Blue-Glass" has clung to him ever since. jvrvs. . Texas Sittings : It Is In the tele cope that distance lens enchantment to the view Galveston News- Nobody denies the right of the bild-headed man to strike when the llles taKe his crown foi a tennis court. Philadelphia Ledger : The sculptors nre going to Imvo a separate club In I'.uls , adorned bv their own examples. Each member will chip In. Detiolt Tribune : She I shall never scold > ou again for coming home late , William. He You take mv bieath away. She Oh , William , If I could only believe jou ! Indianapolis Journal : "Johnson , you are drinking too hard. Your nose la as red as a beet. " "Hut that comes from a week's ' fishing "That merely confirms what I said at first. " Inter Ocean : "I just heard of a man who struck for longer hours. " "Great Scott ! Who was he ? " "Sample tastei In a llqilor store. " Buffalo Courlei"This Is what might be termed a bit of charp pinctlee , " murmured the baiber's apprentice ns he started In on his task of leninlng to hone a razor. Hoston Commeielal "Do you believe In second sight' " nsKoiI Dumley of Jack Pott and the other answered grimly "No. I saw a man with foui aces the other night , and I ahall not try a second sight fet some time. " Atlanta Constitution "What nre the chances tn gain nilmKslon to the bar In > out town" ' asKcd the law student of a native. "Well , stranger , thar ain't no tiouble ( Turin * the week , but you've got to be mighty slick on Sunday. " Courier-Journal. IMItor No , sit , we can't use any more of your jokes until fall. Humorist Why not ? let me ask , IMItor Heeause It takes three men to see them , and I am opposed to overworking the force In watm vveathet. NOT GOOD. Ufe. Four little queens to me were dealt , With which the gamete win , And Just Imagine how I felt When every one stayed In. Pour little queens Oh , Mistress rate , How longed I to rebuke her. Tor sadly here , I wish to state , That we were playing euchre. 'llio Trend Timnril AHHIK lutlon. Knmui3 CII ) Join ml , Mr. n T Jeffery , president of the Denver & . Itlo Grande railroad , Is In favor of labor nganlzatlons "The trend of human na ture IH toward association , " he remarks In in interesting Interview In the Denver News "Wo sec It In the family , tn the community , In states ami nations Men ; ather togcthei for mutual benefit , for pro tection , anil advancement In theli material welfare , " he mUls Kiom these obvious ircmlKcs lie draws the i-oncluslon "tJmt the dea of organization for mutual benefit Is nhetent In human nature , " and cannot be Utered Hut It can lie moulded , and to that purpose he Invokes the attention ami effort of employers Soothing Syrup for I'rldo. Chicago Herald Oxford's victory over the Yale athletes should 1111 the Hrlton's cup of Joy to over- lowing. The successive defeats of the Vigilant by the Hrltannla were Inexpressl- ilv soothing to British pride , wounded by a long series of defeats on land and water , and the triumph of thu English unlveislty nen Is all that IH needed to nut John Hull nto u condition of entire xatlufactlon with ilmself No one In this country will be- giudge him the victory honestly won , and even the vicarious squawks of Canada can > u berne with equanimity Hi other Jon athan takes u licking bravely , as he cele brates a victory modest ! ) . I.lfo 1J 1 1t ler cigarette In fancy oft I see t That darling little witch , the fair Lau rel te , 1I Offering tliu Incense of her love for me , I Her clguretle. 1c 1 Challenging glances fiom her eyes of Jet c 1I n.ibheil through the mnoku Her laughter , I sweet anil free , ( Hushed all rny tender vvhlspeis of regret , I My Turkish rival proved too much for me , It And , as was best , we parted. I hud yul It \ gentler love for consolation , she t Her clgaruttu. 1 HUNDRED DOLLARS A HEAD Fco Find by Moiklfjjhn on Immigrants Who Want to Oomo Ilitlur LIBERTY IS PRICELLSS NO LONGER I'rolrrtltn Turin In Ito Intlcil nn tlin Pro- Unit of foreign Intiint lndii trlc < Icxt of tlie Hill Tutting mi 1m- puit on Voters , WASHINGTON lUIIinAU OP TltlJ HI3R , 1407 P Street , N. W , WASHING I ON , July 20. Congressman Molklcjohn toiliy Introduced a bill for the restriction of Immigration , as follows. "Section 1. There shall be levied collected and pild a duty of $100 for each and every alien Immigrant who shall conio by steam or sitll vessel from a foreign port to any port within tliu United Stiles. The duty thus levied shall ! > collected ns now provided by law [ or the collection of the Im migrant fund duty , and paid Into the United St.ttes treasury. Provided , however , that nil alien Immigrant wlto Is sent for and requested - quested to Immigrate to the United States by a relative residing In and who Is a citi zen , or has declared his Intcnllnon to be come a clll7cn of the United States , shall bo exempt from the pavmont of said duty under such regulations as the secietary of the treasury shall prescribe "Sec 2. The duty Imposed bv this net shall be a lion upon the vessel which shall bring such alien Immigrant Into the United Stales nnd shall bo a debt In favor of the United States against the owner or owners of such vessel , the payment thereof to be enforced b ) any legal or equitable remedy. "Sec 3 Nothing herein contained shall admit any Immigrant who Is now excluded from admission into the United States UIUT existing acts for the regulation of Immigra tion. tion."Sec "Sec 4 This net shall take effect sl\t > days after Its passage nnd approval " TWO U1LI.S HY ALLEN. Senator Allen today Introduced n bill pro viding that the Interstate Commerce com mission shall hold nt least one session an- nunll > In the city of Omaha for the purpose of hearing nml determining complaints of shippers and others In Nebraska nnd ad joining states affected by Interstate railroad transportation rates The bill nlso provides that the commission shall give six wfeKs' notice , published In one or more papers In Nebraska , of the time nnd place of holding Its sessions , to the end that nil persons desiring to prosecute complaints may npp ar before it at sild tlmo nml pine ? The bill was referred to the committee on Interstate commerce Senatoi Allen Introduced n bill rfpoalliig the provision that the secretary of the In terior be authorized , with the consent , of the Omaha tribe of Indians , to allot In sever ally , through an ntloting agent of th ? Interior department , to each Indian woman and child of said tribe born since the allotments of land were made In severally to the members of the tribe now living , one-eighth of n section of the residue lands held by Hint tribe In common. Instead of one-sixteenth of n section , nnd to allot to each allottee now living who received one-sixteenth of u section nn additional one-slxteenlh of a sec- lion of such residue lands The bill providing for a resurvey of Grunt and Hooker counties wus today transmlttei fiom the senate to the house and the house nonconcurred In the senate amendments pro vldlng for the appropriation of $10,000 to carry on the work , The bill was sent to a conference committee Senator Allen will aci as ono of the conferees foi the senate am : Mr. Melklojolin will net In the same capacity for the house. H. G. Koepler of nine Hill Is In Washing ton and visited Congressman McKeighan a the capltol today LAND oia-icn DECISIONS. The secretary of the Interior has rendercc decision i In the following I mil cases Nobranka Anlhony S Huddle-son again ? ' Jorgoii Miller , T 31 N , U SIV , C'hadron dl'trlct , decision affirmed , Millet's entry is to stand , James Graham against Thomas P Curren , T. 15 N. , 11. 41 W. , Sidney district , motion for review overruled and Graham's pre-emption filing rejected. South Dakota J N. Dougherty against P. A. Mclntyie , T. 113 N. It ( lr. W. . Huron district , decision aflirrnpd nnd Mclnt > ro's entrj held for cancellation , Kitchen against Randall. T 15G N , U 55 W . Grand Perks llstrlct , motion for review denied and Ilan- lall's entry held for cancellation ; Alvin III ! Ireth again t Hiram Pennv , T 16,1 , R. 51 , Ultchell district , motion for review denied and Penny awarded the hind , Herbert II ! < app against Benjamin P. Able , T. 109 , H 60 , Huron disci let , motion for review de- lied and Abie's entry held for cancellation. Patents have been Issued ns follows : To Nebraskans Chnrlcs Allen , Wuusau , rein guard : George H. Drake , Omaha , steam ) oiler ; Frank L and r. A , Joy , Premont , folding slool ; Charles J. Passick , Seward , cash reglsler. To lowans Charles N. Hlood , Anamosa. stump extractor ; Ernest C. Cole , Council I ! In Its , damper for stoves ; John P. Perrli and W. M. Thomas , North English , gate ; Harvey L. Plsher , DCS Molnes , platform scale ; Isaac N. Hall , Medlapolls , combined water heater and range , Frank Kojip , Cedar Hnplds , fire escape , Aaron Lancaster , Prince ton , wind motor ; James H. Margin , Daven port , sash fastener ; Ilobert M Sprague and J. P. Rtittcr , assignors one-third to C. C. Sprngue , Council Hluffs , basket truck. Postmasters have been appointed as fol lows Nebraska Emcrlck , v Madison county , Charles Lcthcby , vlco A. II. Richardson , resigned Iowa Hrjant , Clinton county. August Wes- sell , vice E , N. Naglo , removed , Tallejrand , Keokuk county , J S IvUfor , vice James Wilkinson , removed. Tiffin , Johnson county , E , Sungstcr , vice A. R. Long , removed. A postolllco has been established ut AlKnll , Mende county , South DaKola , with Claia E Farwell commissioned postmistress George A Mcade of Sioux City has been awarded contracts for supplying Ihc gairlsnns at Fort Nlobrara and Port Robinson with coal , KOIIKllTHON'S .SINJAH COM 1'KO.MISK. New hrhniliilo I'repiireil for Prenontntloii to tliu 'larlfT l/'onfu-nnio Uiiinnilttno , WASHINGTON , July 20. Reprcsentallve Robertson of Louisiana was prepared to move Instructions to the house tariff conferees on the sugar schedule when the bill was again sent to the conference , but tliu special rule left no opportunity for Instructions. Mr. c Robertson's Instructions would have boon In j the nature of a compromise which he says would bo satisfactory to the Louisiana dele gation , The full text of the Robertson Instructions , which were In the form of n sugar schedule , Is ns follows Theie shall be levied , collected and paid on all sugars ami on all lank bottoms , syiups of cane juice or of beet juice , me hula , con- centiateil meladii , concrete nnd concen trated molasses , , i dut ) ot ( r. pel centum lul valorem , and all sugais , tanlc bottoms , sirups of cane Juice 01 of beet Julee , nie- lada , concontiated inulada , concrete or concentrated mobilises , which are Imported from , or are the product of any country which ut the tlmo the same are exported theiefrom. piyu dlrectl ) 01 Indirect ! ) , a bounty on the export thereof , shall piy it duty of one-tenth of 1 cent pel pound i In addition to the foiegolng rates Then * shall be levied , collected anil paid on \ > molasses testing nhovoin degrees , and not aliovu 60 degrees , polarization , a duty cf 2 cents tier gallo If testing above L > > ilegiccs iiolarlscope , a duty of 4 cents p.-r gallon , That the treaty of commeulal tetlp- loclty concluded between the United Hlntis and thu king of thu Hawaiian InUri IH en the 30th day of January , lt > 7S , and the pro HIJ visions of any net of congiess heretoloro J Willie not above the medium height ho \ shows In every movement a Intent force n' ' which only needs occasion to call It forth. A wonderfully fluent talker and yet withal unassuming he appeals strongly to the Inter viewer. Ot French descent ho has tha , finesse of tha Ouuls , and the polished s manners of the Anclen regime. Probably B5 years of ago ho looks and acts Ilka n man of 40 , and while his head Is showing considerably through thu gray and his hide- burns are also turning wlntery In color , there U about Frederick R Coudert a something - thing which Instinctively attracts men , and It la this fasclnatlou coupled with a flntly trained mind tlmt h mnde him a power In the councils , not only of the dcimcratlo pvty , but of eastern capitalists , for ho Is ft millionaire. In nddltlon to being nno of President Cleveland's strongest advisers. ItAIJ'.S rOIMIOVr.KMKM1 WIltlM. J'ontmmtcr Oriicntt I'ltpi tlin I'rlcot to tin I'M Id fur Ollliliil IrlrgnuiK. WASHINGTON. July -Postmaster Gen eral lllsscll has Usucd nn order fixing the rates nt which official communications may be sent during the llseal ) cnr ending Juno 30. 1J > 95 , In Accordance with statutes securing In the government tlu > use of telegraph lines "for postal , military and other purposes , " Insteul of computing the ncttul dintnnc.es of trasmlsslon. the p < ina nt will co\er the num ber of miles between the capltol of the state- or territory or District of Columbia from within which the message Is sent nnd the capital of the .stale , territory or District of Columbia within which It Is rece'lved The rates are ns follows Dav mesiMgi's , containing not more than twenty words exclusive of plnce from and ( Into , JO cents , not exceeding 1 000 mile * , nnd 1 cent for each additional word Oiu'-qunrtor of this rate to be added for each 500 miles , or fraction , but no rule on a menage of twenty words In to be moro than 40 cents. nor nn additional word more ttrnn 2 contn. The rntes between nil points In any state. tcrrllor ) or the District of Columbia shall ho 2 ( ) cents for twenty words nnd 1 cent for eich additional won ! Night messages' ' not e < ccei > tlng ! twenty words , lri cents for a distance within 2,000 miles , nnd for n greater distance 25 cents ; In each cise 1 cent fur each additional word It Is provided that If on Jul ) 1 , 1S91 , or during the ensuing ) eir , any company clnrg-s the public for ten words or li-ss , ox- elusive of the date , address nnd signature , n le-ss rate than Is herein fixed for twenty words , exclusive of place from nnd date. the rates prescribed sh ill rtur'ng the ) car bo reduced by such company lo the rates charge I to the public As regulated by statutes government mes sages arc to hive priori ! ) over all business conducted over telegraph lines subject ( o nn order. _ _ _ _ COHIAN : Titouiti.i : MUKINO AN INI : > . < > oil oniim of the I'liiml Mutts l.lkulr to IllIll1'llllt. . WASHINGTON , July 20 Wlillc there has been no open developments ns to the ne gotiations bet ween the Stnte department and the Japanese government respecting tha withdrawn ! of the Japanese- troops from Corc.a , there Is ground for the belief that over ) thing is progressing towards a happy termination and that that happy result will be In a large measure attributable to the beneficent exercise of the good olllces of the United State. ! Without reference to the publications that have purported to give the language of Secretar ) Grcslinm't , dls- palch It can bu staled now that It contained nothing thnt could bo construed Into nn nf- front even In n ttiplomntlu sense. The quotntlons Hint have been given wore er roneous , and especially in the sentence that places the president In the position of as serting that Japan Is wnging nn unjust war upon Corei When the correspondence Is published It will without question be found that the dispatch contains sincere expres sions of good will towards both parties to the controversy and that the government has simply and In n friendly manner depre cated the mnlntenincc of conditions that threaten peace , nnd the president lias ex pressed the sorrow ho would feel should the horrors ot war follow. I.OIIK Contuitoil Linn Doc'ldcd. WASHINGTON , July 20 Secretary Hoke Smith today decided the case of Emll Hartman - man against James II. Warren et al , Involv ing title to valuable lands near Duluth , Minn Tlio case has been stubbornly contested nnd hus been before the department In some form for twenty ) cars Warren's title Is upheld and the secretary affirms the action of the general land office In dismissing Hnrtmnn's suit and also a con test biought against Hartman's title by Hyde and others. Hi c oh ill' McN ) ill's Order PORTLAND. Ore , July 20 Receiver Mc- Neal of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company has Issued n circular consolidating the Washington nnd Oregon divisions and ap pointing A J Horle superintendent of the railway lines of the company. o Anut riu : AHMY. Captnln KogeiH lllrnlii vAIII I'xmnlno the Aitlllrrj rqiilitiiient at Chicago. WASHINGTON , July 20-Special ( Tele- gtam to The Hee ) The leave of ahsenco granted Plrst Lieutenant Chillies L Col lins , Eleventh Infanti ) , Department of Colorado , Is extended to Include August IS , 1891 Hy direction of the secretary of vvnr , Captain Itogeis Hlinle , Oidnanco depart ment , will pioceed to Chicago and Fort Sheridan , 111 , for the pin pose of m litlnir u technlcil examination of Held artillery , ammunition carriages and equipments of the light batteries at tlu-Ho places , under HJIC- clal Instructions fiom the chief of oid- nance , nml upon completion of the duty contemplated will return to his station In this city. Hy dlieetlon of the president , Plrst Lieu tenant William U. Hamilton , ruth ar tillery , Is iletalled as ptnfcnsor of military sclenci ) and tactics at the State university of Nevudu , He-no , Nev , to take effect Sep tember 1 , 1891. and will leport In person on thnt date foi dutv according ! ) , relieving First Lieutenant John A ! Neall , Fourth cavaliy , who will then proceed lo join his tioop Captain Chniles Hobart , Third Infantry , will piocccd to the Wisconsin military reservation , near Camp Douglns , Juneau cnuntv , WIs , nml attend the encampment of the Wisconsin National giniiil at that plnce , fiom July 2'J to August A 1&9I , In clusive lie will report by letter to the govirnot of Wisconsin for such duty ail may be icquhed of him during the encamp ment , and aftei the close theieof will ic- tiun to his pioper station With the nppioval of the secretary < f wut , leave of absence for ten tlayn IH granted Flist Lieutenant ClmiloH C. Wai- e-utt , Jr , Eighth cavaliy. Captain Alesander Hodge-ra , Fourth cav alry , will inoceeil to Gettysburg , Penn , , to attend encampment of the Punnsyl- Minla. National guards at thnt place from August 9 to August 1 ! ) , 1831. He will report by letter to the goveinor of Pennsylvania for such duty us may he icqulieil of him dining encampment , and after the close theieof will rctuin to his proper station. Leave of absence for three manthu and ten das Is granted Plrst Lieutenant John T Halnes , Fifth cavaliy Leave of ab"eiHc for two months la gtanteil Captain Rlchurct W. Johnson , as sistant surge-on. K , IM * HAlMOlf KRKl'KIUi. SOUTH OMAHA , July 20 To the Editor of The Hee In the morning Isauo of tha World-Ileinid , In an nitltlo commenting on Mgr S.itolll's dec Islon regarding saloon keepers In Catholic societies , I read with much regiet the stand taken by my cs- teemul file-mi and brothei. John Nanglo , u stand which has moro of this postulant ox- piession than of a full , tried and piofessed Illbeinlan Notwithstanding my great nil- mil atloii for Mr Nangle as an Hibernian , I ftel compelled to collect the false Impreo- nlon conveyed by his remarks as regards thu feelings of the gre it rank and tlio of lllbeinluns toward the clergy No greater njustlce ( Oillil ! - done tills iinlc-i and our much beloved elirgy than the views ex- ircssuil by Ml Nanglo If fifteen or clRh- een yeais ago the ilergy criticised and IB- lured the Illbeinlans they ceitalnly die ] not lo so without some cause , as many of us who Imvo faithfully served the order In ver ) dtpiitment tor llftecn or eighteen ears can testify 1 for ono clalno. that ntich of the exalted attitude now occupied y the HIlKinlans Is Holely due to the great moral aiuli Intellectual Influence of the clergy , who Imve rendered Invulu iblo HB- ilstancu to the order I am confident ( old thu sentiments of the greater number if Hibernians throughout the nation when Ha ) , Give us more priests ami tpare ui rom thu designing politicians and tin- turupulous Huloiin men AH remarked by Mr. Narigle , wo have a fuw mloon men vho have without doubt bee-n iiinucro and rnlthful to our cause , hut for thu on true mi ! honest saloon man llfty me iniHcrupu- ous anil ie ort to uvcry effort to decoy heir fellow countryman with their patriot- am We have approached tlmt period vlien the saloon occup itlon Is not In liar- nony with the iiresenl views of society , ands even belle-veil to bo Inconsistent with th * > equlriiments of nodal tasteHencn 1 itiongly favor the rc-legntlon of the walootv ce-eperu from acllve oHlc-trx to llin innlta , lot be-cuusu we think lens of them au In- llvlduals. but because wu think more of ho principles anil grand motto of our order -FiK-nduhlp , Unity and True Christina Charity. W. J. M'CRANN. , . State MeJIeul Examiner.