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If anybody asls you whether you thought It was warm enough yesterday shoot him on tlie spot. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It's a ca-o of all hang together or nil hang separately with the democratic members of congress. Havemoyer Is trying to Imitate. Pullman's successful act In declaring that he has noth ing to arbitrate. This Is not good corn weatncr , but It Is good for soda fountain druggists and cholera morbus doctors. Jerry Simpson's reiiominatlon threatens to Inflict him upon the country for the period of another congress. Ono hundred and seven in the shade ! I'asto this In your hat for future reference when you become one of the oldest settlers. Senator Hill hasn't enjoyed himself so much for a long time as he has since the president made public his letter on the tariff bill. Senator Ca fiery says that lie Is still being consumed by the fire of democracy. It Is another Itlnd of fire that most people are complaining of just at present. Editor Medlll's nomination for the senate didn't materialize in the Illinois republican convention , probably because the delegates ( oared that they would be giving the state of California a representation of three senators. With the temperature at the "blllng" point , It Is rather hard to generate now Ideas for keeping things moving In Omaha. But we probably will make no mistake In reiterating our old saw : "Patronize home Industry. " Turning on false fire alarms after mid night Is getting to be as much a nuisance as running street sweeping machines just before daybreak. It Is bad enough for people to have their rest disturbed nnd their nerves unstrung by the pesky mid-summer fly. This Is the season when the platform builder has his hands full. Three republi can state conventions unloaded their plat forms on the unsuspecting public Wednesday and this Is only the Ilrst installment. When the populist conventions are heard from the air will bo full of four-Inch planks and ten-inch spikes. The Wollman nrctlo expedition , whoss loss Is rumored , U being criticised because it does not Include any one who has had ex perience In reaching the north pole. If the members of the expedition had had ex perience In polar exploration the chances are that the present enterprise would never have been Instituted. The democratic party is justly held re sponsible for every calamity that has be fallen the country since the 4th of March , 1893. This , of course. Includes the return of the 17-year locusts , the drouth of 1894 and last , but not least , the Texas simoon. No wonder that Tobo Castor and Euclid Martin decline to call a state convention. If Omaha business men agree to put up the requisite guaranty for n grand spectacular exhibition at Courtland beach this fall , they will Insist that the street car transfer embargo barge be raised. But there Is no reason for walling until fall. The transfer system be tween Omaha and the East Omaha lines needs revision and needs It without delay. The reason given by Judge Trumbull of Illinois for his refusal to act as a presidential commissioner to Investigate the recent rail road strlka will not commend Itself to many people. The Judge would have been more .11 frank had he said ho did not think the In vestigation could have any good results and did not want to be Implicated In Its failure. The prayer offered at the opening of the Iowa republican state convention not only invoking Divine blessing upon the proceed ings of the assembly , but also calling upon the Almighty to Interfere actively to drive the hostile democratic party out of power , Is ft novelty In Its line. The Almighty hai been clothed with most of the attributes of ir human feelings , but few would venture to ascribe political opinions and party nllegl- nnco to the deity they worship. The Lord la usually with the ticket that wins. Just watch the grading ordinances roll through the city council now that there Is an opportunity In sight for using the road fund to defray one-half of the expense. A little grading- the cost of the city , where the work would ordinarily be charged agulnst the owners of abutting property , Is B. tempting bait to the residents of the different wards for continued political favors to the councilman who gets the ordinance enacted. Property owners who have paid ( or their own grading will derive little satisfaction front tbo 'performance. ' TlttlKK tlRPVItUCAN COtfVRNTtUXS. Republican utato conventions were held on Wednesday In Iowa , Illinois and Wisconsin , In nil of which the republican parly Is ccr * tain of success In November. The reports of these conventions show them to have been the most largely attended In icveral years and to have been characterized by marked earnestness , enthusiasm nnd confi dence. It Is well to consider these conven tions together , because their several declara tions of principles constitute n symposium of republican sentiment that Is of great Interest at this time. Formerly Iowa , Illinois and Wisconsin were among the most reliable of republican states. In 1S88 all of them gave their electoral vote to the re publican candidate for president , as they hud uniformly done before. In 1892 Illinois and Wisconsin chose democratic electors. Twice within the last six years u democratic governor was elected In Iowa. Less than clghtcccn months of democratic control of national affairs has caused tens of thou sands of voters who drifted away from the republican party two years ago to return to It , and now the party In these states looks forward with well-founded confidence to n triumphant success next November. The platforms of the republicans of these several states arc practically Identical In sentiment regarding the paramount Issue of protection to American Industries. All of them pronnunco squarely and firmly In favor of the maintenance of the policy of protection. On this question there Is no ambiguity , no qualification , no suggestion of surrender In their utterances.Ve earnestly maintain the right and Justice of the Ameri can doctrine of protection to American In dustries , " say the republicans of Illinois. "Wo again declare for n system of protec tive duties so adjusted that every Ameri can resource can ba developed by American labor receiving American wages , and we In sist upon a tariff that will accomplish these ends , " say the republicans of Iowa. The republicans of Wisconsin point to the present condition of the country as furnishing the best evidence of the wisdom of the policy of protection to home Industries. Thus , on this commanding Issue , the republicans of these states stand shoulder to shoulder , with no Indication of wavering or doubt as to the wisdom of their position. On the question of a sound and stable currency the republicans of these states occupy equally safe ground. All favor the use of silver as a part of the money of the country , but upon conditions that will main tain Its parity with .gold under all cir cumstances. Perhaps the clearest and strongest expression on this subject Is that of the republicans of Wisconsin , who say : "We are unalterably opposed to any scheme that will give to this coun try a debased or depreciated cur rency. We favor the use of silver as currency to the extent only that It can bo circulated on a parity with gold. " This Is direct , plain and Intelligible , but no serious fault Is to be found with the dec laration of the republicans of Iowa In favor of "the largest possible use of silver as money that Is consistent with the permanent maintenance of equal values of all dollars In circulation , " or with that of the republi cans of Illinois In favor of the use of gold and silver as money metals "under such legislative provisions as shall make the pur chasing or debt-paying power of any dollar coined or issued by the United States abso lutely the equivalent of that of any other dollar so coined or Issued. " All these utterances are In substantial harmony with the well settled policy of the republican party respecting the currency , which must 30 firmly and consistently adhered to If the parly is to deserve success. There has been manifested In some republican quarters a disposition to depart from this policy nnd to pander to the free silver element. It Is therefore peculiarly gratifying to find that the republicans of Iowa , Illinois and Wiscon sin have not fallen under the Influence of t'liose who would lead the party astray In this most Important matter. The other declarations of these conven tions are timely and will receive the en dorsement of all republicans. The cam paign In these states will be fought on na- .lonal Issues , and a sweeping republican vic tory In all of them may bo confidently pre dicted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WHAT \rihi \ , Tin : coumssiox nu t The president has appointed a commis sion to Investigate the recent Pullman strike nnd Hallway Union boycott. What vlll this commission do ? Will It go to the bedrock of the railway strike problem and formulate rational legislation that will place public carriers and their operatives under direct governmental supervision nnd control or will It follow In the footsteps of other commissions by piling up eight volumes of estimony which nobody has leisure or In clination to read , nnd content themselves vlth a prescription of homeopathic sugar illls for qullllbes ! to swallow ? For our part wo confess wo have very little faith in nvostlgating commissions- appointed by iresldents under political pressure. As a ulo , these commissions have been mere nakcshlfts , begotten by spineless statesmen vho lack the courage to take a stand on mportant Issues. During President Cleveland's first term a commission was created to Investigate ho Pacific railroads. This commission was uly appointed and made a searching In quisition Into the Internal operations of the Union nnd Central Pacific railroads , begin- ling with the Credit Moblller robbers and tiding with the sanctimonious Adams nd- nlnlstratlon. The chairman of the commls- lon , Governor Pattlson , mode nn honest nnd arnest effort to probe the Pacific railroad arbunclo , and his conclusions as to the roper policy for the government to pursue voro eminently sound. Ilut Governor Pattl- on had to submit a minority report. Ills wo companion commissioners bore about he same relation to the Pacific railroad ctopus lliat Attorney General Olnoy bears o the trusts. Ono of these commls- loners. Mr. E. Ellery Anderson , now lolds a commission as one of the live eeolvors of the Union Pacific , and the other , David T. Littler , turned up In Washington vitbln n year after he made his report as nn pen lobbyist for the Pacific railroad funding Mils. After this commission had submlt- cd two volumes of testimony and Its ma- orlty and minority reports , Mr. Cleveland , n accord with the eternal fitness of things , urned down Governor Pattlson In his nies- age tp congress relating to tha commission and adopted the conclusions oMho railroad beneficiaries. To bo sure , Mr. Cleveland poke very highly of Governor Pattlson In hat message , but the voice was the voles f Jacob and the hand was the hand of Esau. With this experience before us what are vo to expect from the labor strike commls- lonl Nothing but words , words , words. And why should the country go to ihe x- > ense of Investigating what Is known lo verybody In the land ? Will we know any more about the great principle under- ylng the Irrepressible conflict between wage- workers and wage-payers than we do newT a not thu coiataut menace at the blockade of public highways n sufficient Incentive to leclslatlon that will make railroad strikes nnd tele.raph striken nx rar ns mutinies on shipboard or In the army ? Is It not manifest that the Issue presented must bo squarely met by regulation that will plnca all operatives of railroads nnd telegraphs under national supervision an engaged In public employment and surround these oper atives with safeguards against arbitrary dis charge , unfair treatment nnd protection In case Of disability or disease contracted In the service , or must we Imvu government ownership of railways and telegraphi through which the operatives will become di rectly subject to federal supervision ? DATK Of rilK I'llKSIltKXrS tRTTKR , The story of the president's tariff letter , ns related by the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Record , explains why all the members of the conference committee except Chairman Wilson were kept In Ig- norancu of Its contents nnd even of Us ex istence until It was read from the secretary's desk in the house. The letter , It Is said , was really written on July 2 , but was not originally addressed to Mr. Wilson nor In tended for publication. The president ex pected to send It to an Intimate friend In Now York City , but on the advice of Sec retary Lament ami Secretary Car lisle , to whom it was submitted , It was retained and thrust Into a pigeonhole of his desk for fear lt might leak Into the newspapers. On Sunday , July 15 , while the president was discussing the tariff bill at his country home with Congressmen Wilson and Drccklnrldge of Arkansas , Senator Vilas , Don M. Dickinson and John E. Russell of Massachusetts , the suppressed letter was brought out and read to them , and met their approval to such a degree that they unani mously urged the president to make It public for the purpose of stimulating public opinion and holding the democrats In congress in line , The letter was therefore copied , with n few altemtlo'ns , the address changed to that of Mr. Wilson , but not the date. Mr. Wilson , so the story concludes , received his copy of the letter only on Tuesday and carried It In his pocket until Thursday , when It was In corporated Into his speech an the tariff * dis agreement. Notwithstanding the date which the letter bears then , Mr. Wilson had only two days In which he might , had he deemed It ad visable , have submitted It to his colleagues on the confcrenco committee. Evidently he either wanted to make a sensational use of It or doubted that It would have any effect on the attitude of the senate conferees If read In committee. This explanation of the date of the president's letter also clears up the Inconsistency that has been charged against Mr. Cleveland that In his Inter view with Senator Harris after the amended bill had passed the senate and had been sent to conference he did not remove the Im pression previously conveyed that he was favorable to the senate measure , including free coal and Iron. At that time , although the letter was already written , the president had given up all Idea of making public use of it or , rather , never entertained such an idea. Thus , accepting this as the history of the letter , the dates may be reconciled , although the cause of the apparent change In the president's position Is in no way ex plained. KMVIRR STATK ItKPUBUCAXS. The state convention of the republicans of New York will be held September 18. A very general and strong Interest will be taken In the campaign In the Empire state. A gorernor Is to be elected there and It Is felt that the result of the election will have an Important bearing upon the national battle of 189G. It has been suggested that In the event of republican success , which now seems highly probable , the man chosen gov ernor might become a presidential possibility two years hence , but regardless of this con sideration it Is obvious that a republican victory In New York next November would greatly strengthen the chances of the party winning the next presidential campaign If indeed it would not practically assure that result. New York may not bo a pivotal state In 1896. The present Indications are that the republicans will be able to elect their candidate for president without it. But the importance of that state in a na tional contest Is never to be underestimated , not only because of Its largo electoral vote , but also for the widespread Influence It exerts. There Is another thing that will attract attention to this year's campaign In New York , and that Is the more than ordinarily determined effort that Is to bo made to over throw the power of Tammany. It is the Judgment of all opposed tn that political organization that the time has come when It may be struck a fatal blow if nil who are hostile to it will combine to do so. The roosnt exposure of the corruption and black mailing practiced by the police , from which Tammany profiled , added a very black page to the scandalous history of that political cabal and aroused the psoplo to thinking more keenly than they have done for several years before of the character of the power that dominated them. The movement to attempt the overthrow of this unscrupulous power , started some tlmo ago , has shown promising progress , but It seems to be now threatened by a conflict of republican fac tions In the city. The question as to which one of these' factions Is regular appears to menace not only the success of the move ment agnlnst Tammany , but also the har mony of the republican party In the state. According to trustworthy reports the strain and friction Incident to this conflict are very great. One of the factions will have to be suppressed , but the difficulty that confronts the party leaders and managers Is to determine - mine which one it shall be. Of course ox-Senator Platt Is conspicuous In the con troversy and this fact does not augur well for the result. That Individual's manage ment of republican politics In New York has never been to the advantage of the party and probably novec will bo. So Ions as ho was under the direction of Iloscoo Conkllng ho was useful , but since be begun t > olltlcal bossing on his own account ho has exerted a malign Influence. Ho can not justly claim , credit for any success the party has over had. That he has some shrewdness as n politician will not be denied , but his course has been such as to create distrust of him , and the possibility that republican success would enlarge hla power and therefore his opportunity for mischief - chief tends to drive away from the party voters who have some regard for honest and decent methods In politics. Men ask them selves whether republican control wltluPlatt dominating the party would bo any better Tor tha people than democratic control under the direction of l.immany , and tills accounts for the large Independent vote In New York , nearly all of which -has been drawn from the republican party. The republican party ought to win a signal victory In New York this year. It has not had a better opportunity In the latt twenty- five years to do this. The spring elections showed that the people of that state are as heartily hostile to democratic policy as tbcua of nny othoTltMe and events since have no1 modified th ( Jelling , but probably Inlonsl ( tat It. I pr jthlnir , so for as the condl tlon of the Cmfntry and the course of th ( democratic \MtrO \ > hre'concerned , Is contrlbut' Ing to rcput fojip victory In New York. Ilul ono thing rwims needed to bring about th.il result , and tlmflu republican harmony. This does not oxlttj fjut Its attainment cannot In impossible , ihVfgh { ; some hcrola measure ! mny be necessary to reach It. Wo do not-nee wh.it good reason Scnntoi Platt of Coilnc'itlcut could have had In ob < . ' Iml * jpctlng to the. consideration by the senate or Wednesday of Senator Allen's resolution call' Ing for copies , nf the dispatches nnd lettcri that passed between the Department of Jus tice nnd the railroads centering In Chlcagc during the recent strike. If there Is nothing out of the way In that correspondence , nc harm can come to nny one from Its publi cation. On the other hand , If the depart ment has shown unwarranted subserviency to the railroads and has taken Its orders from railroad headquarters , ns has been In timated on several sides , the public ought to know 'It and take measures to provide against similar abuse of power. Whenever there la an attempt to suppress an iffort to get nt information to which the applicant Is ordina rily entitled , the transactions In question can not 'escape the taint of suspicion. The best way to convince every one that the govern ment's proceedings In connection with the protection of the railroads from the rioting strikers was strictly within the lines laid down by law Is to lay bare nil the com munications between the interested parties. The adoption of the Alltn resolution yester day will give the Department of Justice an opportunity to vindicate its position. Some of the county commissioners are reported to have expressed themselves as perfectly delighted with the new macadam pavement which Is being laid on the coun try roads. It would seem to be a trifle early to express nn opinion on the merits of macadam , especially as the new roads have not yet been completed. Every one remem * bers how delighted many people were over the wooden block pavement when It was first laid on Omaha streets , but their joy was not very long lived. A new pavement of any material is generally beautiful and attractive , but the time to judge it is not when it is new , but after It has been sub jected to the usual wear and tear. Wo hav no prejudice against macadam and hope tha the new pavements may give the best satis faction that has been promised. At th same time It will be well not to exult n so early a stage In the proceedings. The democrats In congress have come to the conclusion that discretion h the bette part of valor a'nii-'wlll try It again with the tariff bill under the pressure of party cau cus. They "mlgirt " perhaps Introduce the jury system to'advantage and lock them selves together In one room until they shal have come to a harmonious agreement. Un fortunately no one would have confidence In tha result of "such" " an experiment. In stating that the cost to the taxpayers of Superlntend'eht' f itzpatrlck's outing to the annual meeting -of. the National Teachers association was Ill4.50 the types omitted to say thnt that" was the bill rendered last year. An account , ' for this .year has " 'not ' yet been turned InH may have c'ome down to a hard times 'byisls and In thnt case the taxpayers , wllhsharn In the saving. How the list of candidates for office suffers a sudden contraction just before the state conventions assemble Is once more Illus trated in several states where tickets have lately been placed In the field. If the can didates for election dropped off as much as the candidates for nomination the work of the voter on election day would bo mate rially simplified. The lean and hungry Casslus Is not sa tiated by the one attack on the head of the democratic administration. He Is still hun gry for more , and if he does not get what he wants there Is no telling where the conspir acy will end. All the Marc Antonys which the senate can scrape up will be required to compel lt. Casslua to submit to the dictates of Caesar. ' A I'ortlnont Inquiry. Washington Post. Speaking of personal letters , what ever became of thnt envelope full of advice thnt Colonel Watterson forwarded to Senator Hill In the spring of 1SD2 ? Affronting Trull ) : > ml Principle. Louisville Courier-Journal. The whole miserable business 1ms degen erated Into n perHonnl wrangle , in which democracy lias no prospect Have for ills- honor , and tariff none snve for defeat. Con cessions are proposed on all hands except concessloiiH to the wishes of the public. It is a Kltuntton which offers choice between some degrees of evil , but none of good. Tliii PluiiH Piillnmn mill IIU ltoo/ < > . ChleaKo Times. Mr. Pullman pays more for the privilege of selling whisky and other Intoxicants than he does for his great Industries. A few days ago he paid for licenses to sell liquors on 500 of his palace cars , and paid the snug sum of } 1200 for the privilege. The Pullman Paluce Car company pays only $15,000 taxes on his $15,000,000 plant nt Pullman. Secretary Carllilo'H Position. New York Sun. The Immediate resignation of the secre tary of the treasury Is plainly called for by the president In his letter to Mr. Wilson nnd bis present attitude toward the senate compromise tariff. Mr , Carlisle's position In the cabinet Is suddenly rendered unten able. He can remain there no longer with out sacrificing cither Mr. Cleveland's com fort or his own personal dignity : for the secretary of the treasury either grossly misrepresented , three months ago , the wishes and Intentions of the administra tion , of which lib , ls 'ft conspicuous member , or be lias now be-en subjected , without fault of his own , to such .humiliation ns has sel dom been put ujion ( n public man. The KnluhlH tinil the Mllltlit. Chlc.ti ( > lVter Ocean. It Is reported fitytn Omaha that the ex ecutive committed tf ) , the KnlKhta of Labor will Issue nn order asking members to join the state militia in" the various states of the union with tlio idea or controlling the National Guard , qf .the several states. This nclieme might bring about results directly the- opposite of VhiWe contemplated by the nchemers. There Is already thousands of worklngrnon In Ue | _ , National Guard. They have Bometlmes , i > ci > ii placed In very trying positions , but un/K'r.the solemn obligations nnd the force or discipline' they hnve al ways done their iltlty , nnd It Is simply nn Imputation against the loynlty of the workIngmen - Ingmen to intlinaUM that militia companies composed of worlitnamcn would not do their duty by the ' Ooj er Ciimpflltlnn WuBh Inston Btar. There Is a now geysur In the Yellowstone park. It throws steam to a height of 500 fet't , roars like the exhaust of 1.000 locomotives , and lllngs rocka weighing twenty-live pounds mure than 200 feet In the air. Wyoming Is doubtless very proud of this extraordinary product , but unless the baby geyser exhibits greater throat power and more of roar and of rock-thruw- Ing capacity Colorado still maintains an easy lead. The great Colorado geyser- Davis H. Wnite has been quiet for no me duya , but an eruption may be looked for atany time , und pien rocks will be Hung nil the way from 'Denver to Washington nnd to Wall street , nnd steam the like of which Wyoming never knew will slzale through the empyrean and cause great astronomic disturbance. Some day Wyom ing may have n geyser worth talking about. but just now It will do well to be modest und silent. 1'KtH'f.it IA/ > Senator Call's suppurated toe Is not Ir evidence In the controversy. Senator Jones should uphold the famllj honor by agreeing to pay the freight. So Intensely hoi was the sirocco yesterda ) the corncob pipes did not escape "firing. " The arrest of six bookmakers In Minnesota shows that Chicago cult will not bo totcrateil In the pineries , especially when a campaign is on. If tlurc be a healthy human hereabout ! who does not envy u Wcllman on Ice II behoove * him to guard the secret. Roasted patience has a limit. The Sugar sleuths are on n hot trail ol the person who told some embarrassing sena torial secrets. If they catch him , how thej will pinch his blow hole. The star-eyed goddess has fled to Europe , Affairs In the blue grnss region nnd In Wash ington have reached such a shocking pass that safety lay only In flight. U U asserted In two-llnu pica that Senator Gorman "tore the mask from democracy's leader. " This Is nude calumny. Senntorlnl courtesy frowns on masque-raiding. Now that the festivities nro over , Denver begins to appreciate the good points about n camel. Though not n Lampllghtr in speed , It maintains a permanent , get-there hump. Lieutenant Stone , who drew pay from the government and Carnegie ut the same time , might relieve the armor plate stringency without seriously diminishing the cover ol his molar bone. Hon. Tom Plutt agrees with Hon. Hlchard Crokcr that reform Is necessary In New Ynik. The only difference between these eminent municipal purists Is the name the reform should bear. The penetrating power of the 12-Inch guns which played havoc with IS-lnch hnrveylzod plate nt Indian Head cannot be accurately determined'Until they nre turned on n section of Tom Majors' hickory shirt. If that does not turn the steel bullets aside It Is useless to waste good money on Cnrncgle blow holes. These nre the times when the suggestion "go soak your head" cannot bo classed as Impertinent. It was night. A Wiley arc light sput tered and cast a fluttering shadow over the scene. Silence brooded over und about the neighboring flat. One of the finest stood in the shadow of the polo stroking his Imperial. An Idea had evidently burrowed through his clmpeau , for a troubled look flitted w-earlly across hla face. He did not stele trouble , but If It came his way and he could not escape It. woe to the- author thereof. Giv ing his belt an extra squeeze and grasping his club firmly he moved cautiously In the direction of the alley. Suspicious shadows drew him thither. A light , Horatio , a light percolated through the transom of the back door. A few lissome bounds and his frame shadowed the threshold. Two muffled knocks , a prolonged gurgle and sllunce brooded ngaln. The flntst returned to his post , re freshed and stimulated by the exertion. He had made a successful raid and landed a draught from a schooner. KKJtllASKA .1X1) SJS1I1C.IHKAXS. A stock company has been formed at Pawnee City to run the ball club. The work of surveying the Columbus canal has been begun and excavation will be com menced shortly. Some miscreant poisoned ICO chickens be longing to James Doran of Beatrice and didn't leave n clue. Rev. A. G. Plnkham has withdrawn his resignation as the rector of St. Stephen's church at Grand Island. The question of bonding the town of Syracuse cuse- for the purpose of building water works will bo decided at a special election to be held August 13. The 10-months-old child of 0. G. Hlgglns. living ten miles west of Arapahoe , fell into the irrigating ditch running In front of the house and was drowned. . , -A 12-year-iold Norfolk boy started out with a gun and $3.20 to become a cowboy. He only spent one night away from home be fore ho was captured and returned against his will to the arms of his parents. Fred Evans of Weeping Water went to take his best girl out riding with a valuable colt. The animal kicked , nnd to , keep from Injuring the young lady Fred was obliged to throw the colt. In falling the animal broke its leg and It was necessary to kill It. Says the Beatrice Times : "Compositors are sometimes wiser than editors. Yester day wo wrote the sentence , "The people of this country are not ready to adopt the no tion that we are going to the demnltlon bow wows , ' but Ihe compositor set It up 'demo cratic bow-wows. ' Upon rellection we are convinced of the superiority of the latter ex pression. " York urchins , aged from 5 to 7 years , broke Into the residence of Rev. Mr. Austin nnd despoiled the cellar of Us supply of jam and preserves , as well as ransacking all the rooms in the house. A watch was among the articles taken and one of the boys tried to sell it. This gave the gang away , but no nrrests were made , ns the boys belonged to respectable families. Will Adams , the assistant cashier of the broken Holt County bank , Is In jail at O'Neill , having been captured nt Okarchc , Okl. , by the sheriff of Holt county , who brought him back to Nebraska to answer to the crime of having received deposits when ho knew the bank was Insolvent. No trace has been discovered of the whereabouts of President David Adams , who Is n fugitive from justice. Six prisoners In the Saline county jail at Wllber cut their way through the floor of the bastlle and were about to escape when they were seen by a boy , who Informed the officers , and all but one were in-evented from leaving the Jail. McCormlck , a jewelry thief under sentence to the penitentiary , succeeded In gaining his liberty , but It was very short-lived , as the officers captured him after a run of half a mile. AffTl.l3l3tl < HlA'ftO.V FK1 'K 1C. OMAHA. July 25. To the Editor of The Bee : There seems to bo breaking out anew now nntl-iminlgratlon fever In .congress , [ f the adoption of the bill of Representative 3tono of Pennsylvania and the bill of our own Hon. George D. Mclklejohn Is nny criterion. It is all well nnd proper that we should protect our shores against the vic ious and criminal classes , but I doubt very much that the object could bo attained > y tbo adoption of the bill of Mr. Stone. it must bo self-evident that the whole bill s impracticable. The number of our consuls Is necessarily very limited , and their seats are only In a 'ew ' business centers. They could not per sonally Investigate the records of thousands who would want to become emigrants. Take or an example the small country of Bo- lomia , where there nre over 7,000 of com- nunltlcs , but only one consul nt Prague ilid one consular agent at Relchenberg. ) ur otllcers would have to depend entirely ipon the certificates furnished by the com- nunal nr municipal authorities there. Newt t Is well known that the emigration of leslrablo citizens Is opposed by the authorl- les of all lands. They hate to lose good teople from anywhere , while on the other mnd , they are only too glad to got rid of the undesirable , vicious and criminal persons , and It stands to reason that in urnlshlng certificates of moral character the communal nnd municipal authorities of the old countries would not bo over anxious to glvo us the full truth , when they could get rid of bad men. On the other mnd , every such certificate legalized by our consuls would bo a safe passport across our border , and I venture- say that there vould be more- undesirable immigrants coni ng over than under the present law , which eeiiia to bo at the present executed pretty trlngontly. That much for the bill adopted In thu house. As to Mr. Melklejohn's proposition , it Is hardly necessary to takeIt seriously , as f doubt that It can have any show of passing. In ylew of the fact that the emigration from the United States la larger than the Immigration , It seems superfluous that any thing should be done to check the latter , beyond the present reotrictlons faithfully carried out. Yours respectfully , J. R03ICKY. Jupn Olvn China thu Cue. Globe-Democrat , It Is said that Japan declared Its Inde pendence of China a long time ago because the mother country tried to compel the Japs to wear cues nnd to drvHs according to edict , Thu two peoples have been eric- rnlc-a for 200 years , and have been getting realty to light It out for a. long time. The Japs at least have no cues to losu when It comes to close quart era. MO/MM.VA HRJOr.\niH. Kocky Mountain New ( pop. ) : Mr. Dor. mnn mny bo "a cool , cnsy tnlkor , " btil when It comes tu giving nwny tilt * sotrct * nf the prlHon house Cleveland find a him n hot , scorching cyclone. Huston Globe ( dcm. ) : Who la Arthur Pu Oormnn of Maryland that lie should thus wantonly nnsnil tlif president simply be- cntue Air. Cleveland stands with the rep resentatives of dnmocrany In tlu > popular branch of congress in donmndlng thnt free raw materials shall be provided for In n democratic tariff bill ? New York Advertiser ( rep. ) : The Mnry- land fu-nator showed the courage of blfl convictions and u pMrlntlr disregard of more partisan advantage when he roundly elcnoitiipfd the presidential pcdacomio for his Jnsolont attack upon the rlghlrt nnd privileges of thu uppur house of the leg islature In the Wilson Icttor , and exposed hit duplicity In that portion of It which refers to the duty on Iron ore and coal. Cincinnati Knqulrcr ( dein. ) : Mr. Oormnn did n good work yesterday. Ho cut the cuckoo cable. HP IIHCM ! nonin plain language about Orovor Clcvclnnd. Ho showed how for a long tlmo It Imd been dllllcutt for a sound democrat to be In line with the oc cupant of the white hmi.se. He snatched the clonk of democracy from the man who has boon wrongfully wearing It. He miulo It necessary for Mr. Cleveland to show his true paces. HO convicted the president of the United Slates of had faith , lluffalo Express ( rep. ) : Perhaps the hottest - test shot in Gorman's speech was his ref erence to the way In which Candidate Cleveland "ought to soften the free trade- rigors of the platform on which he stood , being willing to let those who could think he was a protectionist. Orover Cleveland has changed front on this ciuestlon BO often that the one Inst clinngu should nut have disconcerted the astute Gorman. He should have known the man with whom he hnd to deal and been prepared for any breach of faith. AN HISTOKIC PARALLEL. Suggestion from Cromwell for Clevfilnnd'H lii'iiellt. The words attributed to Oliver Cromwell in adjourning the Parliament In 1655 , strikes the Chicago Post ( dent. ) ns peculiarly applic able to the present situation in the United States senate. After listening Impatiently to Sir Harry Vane , the general cried : "Come , come : we have had enough of this ! " nnd strode Into the middle of the chamber , clap ping Ills hat on his head. Then ho turned on the members and said : "It Is high time for me to put an end to your sitting In this place , which ye have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue and defiled by your practice * of every vice. Yo nfu /actions crew and enemies lo all good government. Ye are a pack of mer cenary wretches nnd would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage , nnd like Judns betray your God for a few pieces of money. Is there n single virtue now re maining among you ? Is there ono vice yn do not possess ? Ye have no more religion than my horse. Gold Is your god. Which of you hnve not bartered away your con sciences for bribes ? Is there a man among you that hath the least care for the good of the commonwealth ? Yo sordid prostitutes ! have ye not defiled this sacred place , and turned the Lord's temple into a den of thieves ? By your Immoral principles nnd wicked practices yo are grown Intolerably odious to the whole nation. You , who were deputed here by the people to get their grievances redressed , nro yourselves become their greatest grievance. Your country , therefore , calls upon me to cleanse this Au gean stable by putting a final period to your Iniquitous practices In this house , and which , by God's help nnd the strength he has given me , I am now come to do. I. command you , therefore , upon peril of your lives , to de part immediately out of this place. Go ! Got you out ! Make haste ! Yo venal slaves , begone ! Soh ! Take away that shining bau ble there and lock up the door. " They were tumbled out without remorse , and "not a dog was heard to bark at their going. " stxzuxa 3i HIT n. Philadelphia. Times : Crossing the ocean for $10 Is all the more surprising In view of its often costing many more than that to even get half seas over. Judge : Flowery Fields I may not look It , boss , but I'm a foreign , nobleman. Farmer Brown Wu-al , by gosh ! You cnn have what you want. I'm glad ter nee them blamed nobility gettln' down where they belong. Murphy Bulletin : Mistress I wish to know how to have my photograph taken .so as to please dear Charley. Maid Let me sit for you , Miss Emma. Philadelphia Call : "Three cheers for the Vigilant ! " ejaculated Muggins , elated with her success. "She's Ilrst at last ; she's al ways been behind before. " Buffalo Courier : "Newlywcd seems to nnd particular delight In parading his little family affairs before the eyes of his ac quaintances. " "Does be ? What nre they ? Scandals ? " "Nop ; twins. " Boston Transcript : She I hardly know what to say , George. They tell me that you want to marry me for my money ? J IP But , darling , you do not doubt my devotion ? Pray , how Is It possible for mete to get your money without marrying you ? Washington Times : P. A. Lette What are you working on now ? D'Auber Painting fruit In water colors. P. A. Lette Good thing ? D'Auber Tolerable. Get 23 cents from fruit dealer for every watermelon plug touched up red. Indianapolis Journal : "How did you come out on the races ? " "I came out ahead. " "You ijon't mean lo cay you've won money at last ! " "No. I was the first of the crowd to reach the train and get a seat. " Detroit Tribune : The maiden looked sadly from the window. "Are you beleaguered ? " asked the knight , who chanced to pass that way In search of adventure. For a moment she did not reply. "Good sir , " she said at last , "It amounts to the same thing. I am the hired girl. The old woman Is trying to lire me , nnd I couldn't think of leaving the house under the circumstances. " The knight put spurs to his stec > d nnd was soon lost to sight In a cloud of dust. SAMK OLD TUNE. New York I rcaa. Tie speaks again In the old-time strain , And his words have the same old ring. Now lend nn ear And you'll shortly hear How nicely the cuckoos sing. THIS HVdAll-VVHKJt COXOUKSH. ( Air "The Old Oaken Ducket. " ) How dear to our hearts Is our democratic congress , As hopeless Inaction presents It to view. The bill at poor Wilson , the deep tangled tariff. And every mad pledge that their lunacy knew , The widespread depression , the mills thnt closed by It , The rock of free silver where great Grover fell. They've busted our country , no use to deny It , And d n the old party , It's busted as well. This O , Cleveland congress , This Queen Lily congress , This wild free trade congress , We all love BO well. Their moss covered pledges wo no longer treasure , For often ut noon when out hunting a Job , We tlnd thnt Instead of the corn that they promised , They've given us nothing , not even a cob. How ardent wo cussed them with lips over flowing With sulphurous blessings as great swear words fell , SVIth emblems of hunger , free trade and free sliver , Am Hounding In sorrow the worklngmnn'a knell. Thin bank-breaking congress , This mill-closing cnngretw , This starvation congress . , r We all love * BO weingre. [ low sweet from their eloquent lips to re ceive It , "Cursed tariff prolectlon no longer up holds. " iVe've listened nnd voted our dinner palls empty , The factories Hllent. the furnaces noli ) , \nd now far removed from our lost situa tions , The tear of regret doth Intrusively swell , iVu yearn for republican administration , And Bluh for the congress that nerved us so well. The Flfty-thlrd congress , This democratic congress , This uugar-cured conn res * , . We wish wus In well. "fighting Bob" Evans Given Command of the Finest Ship In the Navy. WILL WALK THE NEW YORK'S ' QUARTER D [ CK Secretary 11rrbirt OliniHc * * tha Owllnut Voting Citptnln tit lluln tlm AliiRiitllrcut T-lkmnliiKtoii Coming Homo with rover on Hoard. UASHINOTON DURIUV OF THK HUB , 1107 FStreet. . N. W. WASHINGTON , July 2(5. ( Captain Hobley I ) . Kvans , the pruse.nl naval secretary of the lighthouse board , who was recently ordered by Secretary Herbert to the command of the New York , the finest ship In the navy , has returned to Washington from a short rest at Old 1'olnt Comfort. When questioned as tu his now detail Captain Kvans said that It was a very great surprise to him. as ho yet had two and n half years of shore duty to his credit. Two years ago ho was In com- inaml of the Bering sen licet , which was n most unpleasant duty , nnd ho had hoped to bo permitted to servo out his term of shore duty with his wife and children. Ho certnlnly has not asked for the command of the New York , nnd to his knowledge the only ono who knew of the proposed ncUon was Secretary Herbert himself. The cap tain , who Is one of the youngest of his rank In the service , appreciates the compliment of being ordered to the command of ono of the finest ships nlloat , though It was not sought or desired. Cupialn Kvans said he- went where he was ordered , did what he was ordered , nnd when ho had no orders he did what ho thought " was right under the circumstances. "lie will leave Washington August 1C nnd as sume command of the New York on August 20. The New York will be the Iliigahlp of Admiral Mcade. The rtMRon fop the rather unexpected order for the return of the IlcnnliiKton Is thu bad state of health of the oltlccrs nnd the crow. The Isthmian fever has appeared on bonrd and suddenly began to spread in nn alarming fashion. The surgeon of the ship contracted the disease , nnd It was nec essary to employ a local physician to attend the sick. At present nine men nro 111 , and It was felt to bo nn unwarranted exposure of the health nnd lives of the ship's com pany to keep the vensel longer In such an unhealthy port as La Llbertad at this sea son. CASI3 OF THK URKUGERS. It Is positively stated here that the move ment of the vessel does not in any way affect the status of the refugees aboard the vessel , and that matter will be adjusted hereafter on Its merits. Unless a determina tion Is reached by the date of arrival of the Dennlnglon nt San Francisco the refugees will not bo permitted to hind. The number of Ihese refugees has been reduced from nbout eighteen to four , General Antonio Kzctn and three of his staff. The others were permitted to leave the ship on their own request , having made terms with the provisional government of Salvador. At present there is a hitch in the negotiations looking to the disposition of Kzcta and his staff. Dr. Guzman has received his creden tials as Salvadorean minister and Is n dally caller at the State department , prepared to present and push his application for Ezetn'a extradition , but ho has not been presented to the president In his new capacity , nor has he been recognized. To do this would be to recognize the Salvadorean provisional government , from whom he received his cre- ( lentlals. and this cannot be done until a favorable reply Is received from United States Minister Baker , who Is said to be ill In Nicaragua. Ex-Governor James Campbell of Ohio Is liuro as counsel for Kzeta when his case comes up. COMMONWEAL GENERALS DESERT. Large and indignant delegations from the Industrial armies camped about Wash ington applied at the room of the committee on labor of the house today , not to urge their bills , but to plead for assistance. The expected has happened , their leaders have deserted them and they sought congres sional aid to return to the localities whence they had come. Coxey's men said their leader had left them In the lurch yesterday. Kelly's men averred their leader had drifted away several days ago and that they did not expect to see him ngaln , while Fryo's men said their loader had probably aban doned them. The men who were brought from the Pacific coast by Kelly were par ticularly Indignant nnd expressed n fervid desire to tnr nnd feather their general. Mr. McGann told them there was not the slight est chance of a government appropriation for their return , and sent them to the local superintendent of charities. GRIFFITHS OUT OF A JOB. The removal of National Hank Examiner Grimths of Wnhoo for the states of Ne braska , Iowa , Kansas and Missouri has cre ated some comment In Washington. Mr. Qrimths has "been nn examiner for nearly a dozen years , and claims to bo n good demo crat. The Immediate cause of his removal , however , was his work of Investigating the failure of tho' Moglier national bank nt Lin coln. In a special Investigation by the : omptrnler ! of the currency some matters were developed which should have como to the notice of Mr. Griffiths. The comptroller il the currency decided that Mr. Orlinths' work was not satisfactory , and accordingly : oncluded to drop him. It Is not now known ivho will bo appointed os the successor of fix- imlner Grllliths , but as soon as a suitable Nebraskan Is found for the pluco it will bo lllcd. Mr. Williams nnd wife of Blair nro In Washington looking after the claim of his irother. who was Injured In the collapse of lie old Ford's theater building n year ago. Senator Manderson todny presented n po- Itlon of sixty citizens of South Omaha pro- estlng against the npproprlntlon of money for , ho use of sectarian Indian schools. The full Nebraska delegation , together vlth representatives from North and South Dakota , appeared before the house commlt- eo on Indian affairs today to urge favorablu 'onsldcratlon ' of the Indian land tax bill ntroduced by Mr. Mclklejohn. Strong argu- nonts were made In support of the measure ly Representatives Molklejohn , Bryan nnd Inlner of Nebraska nnd Plckler nnd Lucas f South Dakota. Lack of tlmo prevented n oncluslon being reached today. The mat er will probably bo finally passed on by the ommltteo nt its meeting next Thursday. Postmasters have been appointed ns fol- QWS : Iowa Gnrnavllle , Clayton county , J. ) . Maurer , vice II. C. Kuengel , removed ; /ncoln , Grundy county , Jurgen Alberts , ten M. B. Hunter , removed. South Dakota Omhcrat , Marshall county , ohn Dunn , vlco W. A. Wymnn , resigned. PcBtofllces have been discontinued ns fol- JWB : Nebraska Roaewatcr , Dundy county , mil will go to Hiawatha ; Iowa Jack Creek , llarko county , mall will go to O < c.eola ; South ) akota Bridgeport , Custer county , mall will o to Phlnnoy ; Oakwood , Brooklngs county , mil will go to Bruce. ICiiiinlimtlmiH for tlm Indian .Service. WASHINGTON , July 2B. The civil servo - : o commission Is making preparations for ho examinations of persons nominated by lie secretary of tha Interior for iimilstant sachershlps In the Indian service. Kxuni- latlons will be hold im August A nt HID hoshone Indian agency , Wyo. ; Rosebud , S. ) . ; Fort Dellancu , Ariz. ; Chicago , Detroit , uffalo , Fort Hall , Utah ; Arkansas City , Ian. ; Fort Tottcn , N. D. ; Green Bay , WIs , ; 'argo ' , N. I ) . , nnd St. Paul , Minn. Nut Tlm C'onway'H Nlnteir. CHKYENNE , Wyo. . July 20.-- ( Special clcgram to The Bee. ) Coroner Miller U ideavorlng to locate the relatives of Flor- ice Conwny , the woman whu committed Bill- do at the Normandy hotel In Cheyenne last Ight. The woman's mother In believed i reside In Atchlson , Kan. , und a sinter In malm , A Telegram was received from maha stating that the slater of the lata nuncllmun Tlm Conwny of that place , horn Florence Conwny claimed was her other , denies thai the woman U any rtla- on of hla. The coroner's Inquest will not > held until tonight or tomorrow. Sur- ; yor General Illckford will bo nummoneU ifore the jury to tell what ho knows about IB love letters written by hint which wert und among th * effects of the deceased.
