THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 1 ,
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the actual number of full nnd romi-lcti" copies
of The Daily Mnrnlnc , IJvcnlne nnd Hunday Heo
printed durlnj ; the month of June , 1831 , was n
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copies ' . II.CiG
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Hunday.
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Sworn to before me nnd i iihicrlbed In my prc-
ence tlris 3d day or July , ISO I.
< Scnl. ) N. 1' . MUI. . , Notary Public.
Senator Allen wouldn't be n populist If
ho didn't have a greenback scheme to ad
vance In congress.
The druggists don't require short measures
Be for their soda water traffic. A little more
§ or less foam does the work beautifully.
The South Omaha live stock Industry con
tinues to bo the backbone ot trade In this
great metropolis. The advantages of our
market are attracting widespread attention.
Should the Chinese government lay an
embargo upon the emigration of Its subjects
to the United States wo shall expect the
Chinese exclusionIsts to keep quiet for a
wlille.
The War department has confirmed the
Cednrqulst court martial sentence , thus af
firming General Brooke's judgment In the
case. The private soldier must know noth-
f Ing but to obey.
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Mr. Majors appears to bo paying all his
| h outlawed campaign bills , now that a llttlo
I T pressure has been brought to bear upon him.
' * Wo glvo this out as a tip to other victims
who may bo holding musty mortgages upon
the hickory shirt.
With September corn at 44 cents live stock
feeders prefer to sell their stock and ship
their corn. The signs of the times point to
high priced corn. This means hundreds of
thousands of dollars to farmers of Nebraska
who have corn to selC
With Senator Voorhees , Senator Vest and
Chairman Wilson all more or less knocked
out by reason of their hard work upon the
tariff bill , prospects nro good that If only
loft to fight It out among themselves the
democrats will decimate their own forces be
fore they get through.
The bills of the railroads for damages
to their property by the Chicago rioters are
uhrlnklng. but the bills for the support of
the mllltla called out to protect the rail
road property are steadily mounting higher.
When Chicago comes to strike a final bal
ance It may not vary much from the original
estimates after all.
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People are beginning to appreciate the fact
that the humidity contributes almost as much
to their discomfort In summer as the temperature -
poraturo Itself. A moist heat can be more
oppressive than a dry heat that carries the
mercury several notches higher. The state
of the thermometer Is not an exact register
of the effect upon languid mortals.
The reorganization of the Board of Public
Works reminds us that the reorganization of
the police department Is still Incomplete.
There Is no reason why the work well be
gun by the Hoard of Flro and Police Com
missioners should bo left half finished , and
the police force kept In a chaotic condi
tion for weeks and months. The process
must be completed some time. Why not
newT
The president Is said to bo anxious to re
peat his silver repeal coup of last summer
with reference to the tariff bill , with the
difference that whereas the former was ac
complished by hie abundant and profnso use
of patronage and promises of patronage , the
feat Is this time to be tlouo by the power of
persuasion only , The momentous question
therefore Is , which Is more potential , veal
pot plo or taffy on toast ?
The butchers' strike at South Omaha l
practically the first touch of the widespread
labor troubles that have been felt In the Im
mediate vicinity ot Omaha. And this strike
wo understand , Is not due to any grievances
on the part ot the men employed here that
can not be easily redressed. It Is cer
tainly to bo hoped that the dllllcultlcs maybe
bo speedily adjusted so that the establish
ments at South Omnha may bo' able to take
advantage ot the present favorable condi
tion of the stock market.
President Cleveland dors not seem to be
meeting the same success with all of his
Interviews with members of congress. His
conference with Senator Gorman was Imme
diately followed by an energetic attack upon
his letter to Chairman Wilson. Ills talk
with Senator Vllas resulted In a beautiful
eulogy of his greatness ant ] statesmanship' .
Ho has since then summoned Crisp and Wil
son and McMlllaln , but no more startling
speeches have been heard. Another Wilson
letter might break the ominous silence.
U transpires that Mr , Pullman's model
town U a success from at least one point
of view , The taxes paid , by the Pullman
company upon the property comprised in
* their works and Its surroundings amount to
lens by from 16,000 to JT.Oflo annually than
the sum expended by the public authorities
for the government school facilities and so
forth In the town of Pullman. The city of
Chicago la practically required to pay for
the privilege of allowing Pullman to govern
his own town. ThU U Interesting ; If not
Instructive.
K OF TJIK COllN CHOP.
Tha business men of the ea t are said ti
take a deeper Interest In the condition am
prospects ot the corn crop west of the Mis
slsilppl than they do In the question as ti
what will bo the outcome of the Issue on tin
tariff between the house and senate , Ac
cording to authentic report they an
watching with eager solicitude. tin
weather conditions In the corn bcl
and manifest a very much greatei
concern regarding Information fron
this section relating to corn than they show
respecting reports from Washington In ref.
ercnco to the tariff struggle . It Is remarked
In the financial columns of the eastern prcsi
that the speculator who Is looking to tnarkel
fluctuations , the Investor who 1s concerned
only with the Income from his Investments ,
the merchant who Is considering the probable -
able demand for his goods , each and all
have reason at this time to watch the
weather reports from west of the Missis
sippi nnd let Washington and the tariff bill
go. And It U not only the speculator , In
vestor nnd merchant who are Interested In
the condition and prospects of corn , but alsc
the railroad Interest , for as the financial
article of the New York Times states It ,
If thi ! corn crop west of the Mississippi la
a failure this year It will be necessary to
bid good-bye to the present dividends on
the roads which draw their tr.illlc from that
section. It will be a sheer Impossibility for
these roads to earn dividends. Consequently
the corn crop , Kays the Times , Is vastly
more Important at this time than the senate
bill or the sugar schedule of It , which Is
not likely to affect the dividends ot these
roads any way It Is fixed.
How well founded this statement of the
Importance of the corn crop Is a few figures
Will Illustrate. In the great corn year of
1S91 the production of the country amounted
to 2OCOlfi 1,000 bushels , valued at $830,439-
22 $ . Of this amount the five states of Iowa ,
Nebraska , Kansas , Missouri and South Da
kota produced about $85,000,000 bushels ,
valued at nearly $282,000,000. This produc
tion was slightly exceeded In 18S9 , but with
that exception was the largest In the history
of the country. Last year the entire corn
crop of the country was 1,019,190,131 bushels ,
of which the states of Iowa , Nebraska , Kan
sas , Missouri and South Dakota produced
727,277,1-18 bushels. The crop of last year
was a little below the average for the last
ton years , though It was considerably In ex
cess of that of 1890. If these figures be
compared with the production and value of
other grains In the live states designated ,
In respect to which the greatest solicitude
Is now felt regarding corn , the great Im
portance of that cereal to those states and
to the country will bo easily understood
nnd the meaning of a failure of the corn
crop readily appreciated. The prospect for
corn east of the Mississippi is favorable.
The states of Illinois , Indiana and Ohio ,
which last year produced together 310,000,000
bushels , appear to be assured of abundant
crops , but In order that the crop for the
whole country shall reach an average the
production west of the Mississippi must be
not less than 700,000,000 bushels.
It must bo confessed that the outlook for
such a yield Is not so favorable as could
bo desired. The prolonged dry weather has
done serious damage to corn over a largo
area , from which complete recovery cannot
bo expected , however propitious the condi
tions from now until the close ot the sea
son. But It Is altogether probable that there
has been some exaggeration as to the dam
age done and that with favorable weather
from now on an overage crop west of the
Mississippi will bo realized. Conceding that
there Is reason for taking a somewhat
gloomy view of the situation , It Is not
necessary to regard It as hopeless , as there
seems to be a disposition In some quarters
to do. So far as Nebraska Is concerned It
should be borno'ln mind that there Is a
considerable Increase In the corn area this
year , so that there Is a larger margin than
usual for failure without materially reduc
ing the aggregate of the crop. Wo cannot
reasonably expect to duplicate In this state
this year the splendid crop of 1891 , which
amounted to 167,000,000 bushels , or even
that of last year , which was only 10,000,000
bushels less , but It Is still possible that wo
will have nearly or quite an average crop.
At any rate It Is certainly not wise at pres
ent to cultivate a feeling ot despair and
hopelessness.
I.IJ CHANGE FOII run VOOLINQ
There appears tbo very llttlo probability
of anything being flono at the present ses
sion of congress with the bill which provides
for allowing the railroads to enter Into poolIng -
Ing arrangements subject to the supervision
of the Interstate commerce commission. The
disposition In both brunches ot congress Is
to bring the session to a close as soon ns
possible , and It is likely that as soon as the
tariff Is disposed of all other matters will
bo dropped and congress adjourn. The
session thus far has been a very trying one
and besides a great many democratic repre
sentatives nnd some senators are very anx
ious to get with their constituents , where
they will find a great deal ot hard political
work awaiting them. The pooling bill could
not be disposed ot without considerable dis
cussion , and there Is no dcslro In cither
house to enter upon nn extended controversy
on any subject after the tariff bill has either
been passed or put to rest.
According to authentic report , the friends
ot the pooling bill are quite wljllng to let
it go over until the next session. In view of
the recent railroad disturbances and the
feeling they have aroused. It Is said that
the advocates ot the bill believe that delay *
until next winter will make the measure
bettor understood among shippers as well
as railroad men , and will glvo members of
tha house an opportunity to test the senti
ment ot their constituents. It Is thought by
the friends of the measure that the antimonopoly
nopoly feeling which actuates bo many mem
bers from the south and west might defeat
the bill If the vote were taken at present ,
but they are hopeful that small shippers
will so clearly recognlzo Its advantages , In
affording them equal facilities and taking
away the temptation to rebates to largo
shippers , that the Influence ot the great
majority will be thrown In favor ot Its en
actment. There Is some doubt , notwith
standing the claim of the author of the
bill , whether there U a majority In the house
In favor ot It , and It Is still more doubtful
whether action on the bill can bo secured In
the senate next winter , oven If It passes
the house.
The expediency ot allowing ample tlmo
for the public discussion ot thla matter , par
ticularly with reference to enabling the
small shippers ot the country to be heard
regarding It , will not bo questioned. The
request ot the railroads for this legislation
U strongly supported by the larger ship
pers and these Interests have been given a
very thorough hearing. The railroads liavo
presented their case us fully as need be and
nothing remains to bo said on that side that
can add to the force of the arguments favor
able to pooling. The commercial Interests
of the larger cities quite generally have ar
rayed themselves on ( he game side. The
Interstate commerce commission Is not un
favorable to the proposed legislation nnd II
has the support besides of some ot the
stnunchest friends of the Interstate com
merce taw , among them ex-Senator Ilcagan ,
the author of the anti-pooling clause ot that
act. A largo majority of the state railroad
commissioners ot the country have endorsed
the pooling bill. With such support It
would seem that the measure should stand
a very good chance of becoming law , but n
largo number of congressmen have many
small shippers among their constituents
and It Is right that * the wishes ot these
should be consulted. It I.t probable that
sooner or later a pooling system , strictly
regulated under governmental supervision ,
will bo permitted , but there appears to bo
no likelihood that It will be Instituted this
year , which means that the railroads will
continue for nn Indefinite tlmo to violate the
law by allowing rebates to certain shippers.
COMMENT ON TUN OKDAHQUIST CASK.
The Cedarqulst case , which originated nnd
was adjudicated right hero In the Depart
ment of the Platte , 1ms given rlso to con
siderable comment In the press In different
parts of the United States , and the find
ings , after passing review of the secretary
of war , have finally gotten before congress
through a resolution of Inquiry , where the
case Is likely to cause still further discus
sion. The facts are still trcs.li In the mind
of the public. Private Cedarqulst , on being
ordered to exercise at target practice on
Sumlay to make up for his backwardness ,
having refused to obey his superior officer on
the ground that the order came into con
flict with his religious scruples regarding
work on the Sabbath. Tried by court mar
tial , Cedarqulst was found guilty ot this
most serious breach of army discipline nnd
subjected to a heavy penalty , afterward com
muted by the department commander to Im
prisonment at hard labor for a period ot two
months.
So far as the sentence In this case being
in perfect accord with the provisions of the
military law , there is no room for further
question on this point. The findings of
the court martial have gone through the
usual course of proceedings , receiving the
approval of each succeeding official before
whom < hey went for review. General
Brooke was explicit In disclaiming that his
commutation of the sentence was prompted
by any doubts concerning the duty of Cedar
qulst to have obeyed the order for target
practice without question or objection. In
affirming the action of the department
authorities , the secretary of war makes
substantially the snmo observation , stating
that if any complaint was to be made It
should have bsen made after nn unhesitating
compliance with the commands of the officer
In charge. He adds that to permit a sol
dier to use discretion In the matter of obe
dience to orders would tend to destroy all
military discipline and make the army use
less for the purpose of protecting society.
In transmitting the papers to the house the
secretary ventures to assure congress that
while It Is not the policy ot the War de-
parUnent to have rifle practice or any other
similar duty performed on Sunday , under no
circumstances will a private soldier bo per
mitted to disobey orders with Impunity.
This Is sound law from the military stand
point , every recruit enlists with this as the
fundamental condition of his service , and
ovsry soldier must expect to bo disciplined
for Its violation.
The reply of the secretary of war to the
liouso resolution of inquiry ought also 'to '
answer the Imputation contained In some of
the comment on this case that the officer
who ordered Cedarqulsl to engage In target
practice on Sunday was himself violating
the rules of the War department. The
department has so far as possible abolished
all unnecessary work , such as parade and
drill , on the first day of the week , but that
Iocs not absolve soldiers from work which
the proper officer may consider necessary.
Where a private Is behind In his target prac-
: lse It is for the officer In charge , and not
the private , to say whether Sunday work
Is necessary to enable him to catch up with
its fellows. In case of actual hostilities , or
oven ot the employment of federal troops
for the protection of Interstate commerce ,
the necessary Sunday work may be suddenly
augmented until it differ In character and
amount In no respect from that demanded
on ordinary week days. An officer who
should refuse to obey orders on account
of alleged religious scruples would bo dealt
with no less unceremoniously and no less
severely than the disobedient private. The
> ollcy of the War department must at all
lazards bo In agreement with the require
ments ot military discipline and efficiency.
With this it Is not the province of congress
o Interfere.
PRUl'OSKD NATIONAL ALMS GURKKKOY
Senator Allen Is In the main a very level
headed man , but ho has some very queer no
tions regarding national finances and the
functions of the general government. Ono
of the senator's eccentric notions Is em
bodied in the bill just Introduced by him for
the general distribution of alms among the
lieopio of the various states who are In want
of subsistence. According to the Associated
press report of this measure It Is proposed
that the United States treasury shall Issue
$50,000,000 In greenbacks to be distributed
among the states according to their respec
tive census population. We take It , of
course , that the bill contemplates a new
Issue of greenbacks and not a. donation of the
old war tlmo greenbacks held In the treas
ury.
ury.Now
Now there Is nothing In the constitution of
the United States that would warrant the ,
creation ot a national debt In the shape
of non-lntcrest-boarlng treasury notes for
distribution among the Indigent people of the
country. It Is true that the treasury pays
out $150,000,000 a year to pension union
veterans and tholr families , but that pro
ceeds upon the theory of paying for service
rendered In the war for the preservation of
the union. If there Is to be a general dis
tribution of Undo Sam's I , O. U.'s every
tlmo the country suffers from financial dis
tress where- would this policy lead to ?
Fifty million dollars Is a mere bagatelle
when scattered among 65,000,000 of people.
It wo can Issue 550,000,000 for alms giving ,
why not Issue $500,000,000 nnd be done with
It ? That would not bo a dollar too much.
Suppose the relief fund Is to go to only
3,000,000 people , or less than live out of
every 100 of the population , the $50,000,000 $
would only give $16.66 to each destitute
person. That would not last them more
than ono month , oven If they were fed at a
soup house and housed In 5-cent-a-jilglit
lodging rooms. It the per capita of green
backs were ladled out at once to each desti
tute claimant two-thirds of the money would
be dissipated In forty-eight hours and the
cry would be for more greenbacks all along
the line.
There Is another feature of this proposed
1'roenback distribution that may not have oc
curred to Senator Allen. Most of the pro-
valllnc distress U la the large cities , and
by the time lie funds had passed throiiRl
the hands of I he local officials , the bulk o
them would'flhd their way lnto the cnpaclou
pockotti of' . ie. boodle bosses that hold aw a ;
In nil ponutntlon , centers. The deserving
destitute farmer would have a poor clmnci
of getting : til ; 'share. '
There injHtt tie merit In n bill to purchnsi
rations , fuel ; nnd seed grain for the relic
of worthy destitute people , nnd have the re
lief distributed through the commissary department
partment ot ijiq army and the Department o
Agriculture. . It In questionable , however
whether niiMisue of greenbacks for this pur
pose worth1 ! ndl1 establish a dangerous prece >
dent , Greenbacks Issued without anything
back of th'em ' 'looking toward ultimata re-
domptlon arc nothing more nor less than r
forced loan , and every government that has
resorted to forced loans In times of peace hat
destroyed Its credit nnd drifted Into bank
ruptcy. That would bo very much llko golne
from the frying pan Into the fire.
Minister Willis has given n qualified rec
ognition to the now Hawaiian republic ,
which fact has been communicated to con
gress by the president , apparently with the
Idea of leaving It with congress to determine
whether or not the republic shall be recog
nized by our government. It plainly seems
to be the Intention of the president not to
have anything more to do with the Ha
waiian business except Tis ho shall be In
structed to act by congress , nnd It such is
the case the representatives of the ox-queen
who are in Washington for the purpose of
urging her restoration will have their pro
fessed hopas disappointed. It Is remarkable
that the supporters ot Lllluokalanl have
failed , as It Is evident they have done , to
understand Mr. Cleveland's nttltudc In this
matter. He never proposed to restore the
deposed monarch , but simply to use the
good offices of this government , with certain
conditions , to obtain her restoration. Those
conditions the ex-queen declined to accept ,
and thereupon the president relegated the
whole matter tn congress. He can undoubt
edly be depended upon not to take It up
again without the authority of congress.
Probably the simplest way out of the busi
ness Is to recognize the republic and leave
the Hawallans to take care of themselves.
Little speeches like those which President
Cleveland made to the retiring Japanese
minister upon the presentation of his let
ters of recall do a great deal to promote
those feelings of friendship and mutual re
gard which ought to exist between nations
at peace with one another. Attention was
called to the satisfactory work of the minis
ter during his residence In Washington and
to the cordial relations that had character
ized his Intercourse with the olflclals of our
State department , the president concluding
with the hope that the departing minister
on his return to-Japan would Inform his
countrymen of'ojir friendliness and would
convey to hls.3overelgn "tho heartfelt wishes
of the governmerif and people of the United
States for the peace , prosperity and happi
ness of Japan. " yhls Is particularly signifi
cant at the present moment , when Japan Is
on the brink jof awar with China and when
the secretary , ot .state Is supposed to have
written a letter deprecating the Impending
hostilities as'"an'tin ' ' just war" on the part
of Japan. The president's words , , must be
received by the Japanese authorities as an
assurance that whatever may happen the
United States ; will occupy a position of the
most Impartial neutrality , with a possibility
of sympathy for Japan.
' Minister Denby , the American representa
tive at the seat of the Chinese government ,
very properly declines to express his opinion
on the merits of the pending conflict be
tween China and Japan. Mr. Denby has
already been ordered back to his post of
duty nnd will soon havo. his hands full In
seeing that American Interests are pro
tected nnd the rights of Americans observed.
It would be highly Injudicious in him to
say anything that might give offense to
the Kovcrmnont to which he Is an accred
ited minister that might In any way hamper
him In the performance of his duties. When
ho Is called upon to make an official report
of the situation he will be able to give his
views freely , but unofficial comment at the
present tlmo Is not only unnecessary but
Impolitic. .
The greater number of our new parks are
accessible only to those who are able to
afford carriages. The multitudes which
must rely upon the street railway to
take them to the recreation grounds
designated for their use are re
stricted to the same parks which they
have been nil along enjoying. The street
railway system and the park system should
bo made to co-operato with one another.
At present , the parks have stolen a march
upon the street cars. The street railway
company owes It to the community to extend -
tend Its lines to the new parks at the earliest
opportunity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Country Unu Spuro Thorn.
Iluffulo express.
War Is "greatly to be deplored , " to bo
sure , but If Bcveral hundred thousand llnu
healthy gentlemen must bite the grass , they
might as well be Chinamen ns anybody.
Ili'fnrni on the iJnckHim I'luii.
New York Tribune ,
The true Inwardness of the house bill to
change thu mode of appointing United States
commissioners peonm to be a desire to get
rid of u l.irgc number of republican oftlclula
who have held otllce , some of them , for
muny yeans , und performed their Unties
with complete natlsfuctlon. To turn them
out la the democratic Idea of civil service
reform.
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An Unprolltithlu Annex.
Chlcnco Herald.
According to n hitu showing , the city of
Chlcngo pays tn , tha town , of Pullman
$10.878 , and draws | back $37,718.16. ThlH. . with
the nld rondercUl by the state nnd federal
governments , lo.nye8.Mr. Pullman u balance
to his credit wllh AVhlch he might Hturt up
the works of flic village thiit bears his
name. Hut , imfo'rtunately ' for all con
cerned , the occ"untjlBBttll _ _ open.
A Drcli'iYii'llim SnperMiuim * .
I'hl'rSulblldila Record.
In the light 'b.f' ' recent events a formal
declaration of hostilities between China und
Jap mi would s en 'to be tmperlluoiiH. The
Rlnklng of several Chinese transports by the
Japanese Imtterlea ) on the const ot Coroa
will probably bn.Accepted by China In lieu
of u July authenticated document from
Japan giving nationor the mlkado'H Inten
tion to wage war upon the Bon of heaven.
The die has beefi fast , and the two great
umpire ! ) of the < ist are about to enter upon
u. contest In whjull ) Japanese activity will
be matched agnli t Chinese tenacity.
noiinit Ailvlca.
Chicago I'oat ,
Somebody nHkeil'ConKrrnnm n Slbley , one
of Pennsylvania's' ' millionaire members , to
embark In a business venture with him d
few ilayw ago. Mr. 8hley | replied :
"No , Hlrcc , bob ! Not II 1 embark In a bus
iness venture with no one at present. Why ?
Decauso I um tnklntr every cent I can rake
unit scrape and Investing It In real estate
or uoino other good security. Now Is the
time to Invest. Kverythlnu U at the bottom
tom notch. It won't KO any lower ; BO that
you can't lose anything. And HO BOOH UM
this tariff bill U pause , ! , no matter what
kind of a measure It turns out to be , times
will Improve. Moke no doubt of that. And
with the Improvement real estate nnd e-
nirltles of a good kind will rise In value ,
rhey will rise aolldly and steadily , and o
way up. In that way the present Investor
will realize something handsome u great
leal handsomer than he will Uo In any
imslnesM enterprise. That's the truth , my
lear fellow. And If you will take my act-
/Ice you will abandon this enterprl e you
ipeak of and Invest your money as I do , "
TI/K TAHlFf irit.lXtir.K.
Chicago Tribune * So , If the conferees di
not como to an agreement speedily the ilcm
ocrata will hold n caucus ami decide on back
Ing down and letting the Sugar trust ton
atom have their own way. This will no
please Mr. Cleveland , but ho will have t <
slttn whatever bill Is Rent him or allow I
to become n law without his signature. Hi
will hate to see Gorman the victor , but IK
would hardly like to take the rcsponslblllt }
of vetoing Gorman's hill.
Ilnslon Advertiser : Ily continuing tin
present wrangle over the tariff the demo ,
crats In congress will entirely exhaust the
already abused patlcnco of the people , will
Insure the humiliation of a democratic presi
dent and will damage their party to nn
extent that cannot as yet be measured. By
a refusal to bo led any further
Into the tariff ndro and by prompt
adjournment the parly would KO on record
ns Insisting upon democratic "tariff reform"
.and refusing to become a mere tool of the
trusts , the president would bo upheld and
would not bo forced to sign the outrageous
tariff bill , the Issue betwocn a revenue
tariff and protection would remain open , and
the nation would bo benefited greatly by n
release from the depression that has pre
vailed for the last eighteen months ,
Chicago Times : In this controversy the
house has right on Its Bide , but the senate
has every other advantage. Few of the sen-
ntors have reason to chafe under the pro
longation of the session , for , unlike the rep
resentatives , they ore not putting their seats
In Jeopardy by staying In Washington. The
democratic representatives , with general
political conditions decidedly against them ,
arc eager la get back to their districts and
outer the work of the campaign. If they
stay in Washington while their rivals at
home arc assiduously cultivating the political
field their chances for election suffer. If
they manfully declare they will puf ? the
house bill or nothing and the senate accepts
the latter alternative they go to the people
with a record of absolute legislative Impo
tence. If they accept what Eccms Inevitable
and pass the senate bill they will be met
nt home with quotations from President
Cleveland's letter declaring such action
"party perfidy and party dishonor. "
XKlill.tSlf.l Af.'lt XKlSlt.IHlC.lXS.
Burglars broke Into the depot nt Klgln
and secured $85 in cash from the till.
The drug store of J. D. Ualney at Beatrice
has been closed under chattel mortgage.
The stock Is In the possession of the Ger
man National bank.
Lightning struck the residence of J. N.
Pliimmer nt Bcatrlco and greatly damaged
the building. The Inmates were prostrated
by the shock , but escaped serious Injury.
C. K. Fields has begun the publication of
a new paper at Tllden , the North Nebraska
Watchman. U is democratic , but It "stands
squarely against the administration and with
tin mtiRses. "
A band of the Omaha Indians Is visiting
the Poncas , says the Nlobrnra Pioneer , and
the Omaha dance Is In full blast every
nleht. which attracts many citizens hither
who have never witnessed such a thing. In
the absence of beef just now young , tender
dog Is In great demand.
List spring William Mossbarger sowed
some alfalfa as an experiment , says the Tll
den Watchman. He Is now fully satisfied
with the results , for it has survived the dry
weather better Man any crop ho has und he
hns found roots twenty-two inches long , prov
ing that this grass will become a valuable
crop for Nebraska.
John Shaffer , a Mlnden youth , broke Into
a hardware store and stole n bicycle. After
riding out of town a few miles he abandoned
the machine In a corn field nnd continued on
his way on foot. Officers , however , over
hauled him nnd he is now In jail to answer
to the charge of burglary. He is evidently
following In the footsteps ot his father , who
once served a term In the penitentiary for
killing a constable.
THE piivxxr 1'ii.ir.Axx.
Philadelphia Iltfcord : Put a poor man on
a balky mule , anil ho will quickly realize
that he's better oft.
Truth : A man's domestic relations do
not trouble him as much as the relations
of his domestic.
liuffnlo Courier : Jlllson snys the honest
maker of a note always looks forward to
paying It with Interest.
Arkansaw Traveler : Daisy What sport
It Is to go bathing In the bay nnd feel the
cool sea around your waist.
Helle Yes , you know the bay Is an arm
of the sea.
Philadelphia Times : A Bight these dog
days Is to see growlers going madly along
the street with froth up to their very
mouths.
Indianapolis Journal : Stranger What
price do you set on that red cow of yours ?
Mr. Ilaicede See here , mister , air you a
assessor , or has she been run over by the
railroad ?
New Orleans Picayune : When a bicycle
rider strikes he never Interferes with any
one else who wants to take his place.
"This rich relative of ours Is be a distant
relative ? " "Yes , extremely , since he
came rich. "
Itoston Transcript : Wife You made a
pretty appearance last night ! It's disgrace
ful ! Husband My dear. It was your ap
pearance that made all the trouble. If you
had not come to the head of the stairs , you
never would have known anything about
my sleeping In the hall.
New York Herald : "Oh , I've Just come
back from the country there are no men
there , " she snld ,
"I thought you were nt the seashore. "
"So I was there were some males there-
marked down closing out Bale , don't you
know , but decidedly shop worn or else
cheap Imitation. I got so tired seeing them
I went to the country to rest. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Fine sot of suckers
running this gov'ment , " said Mr. HIcarde ,
disgustedly.
"What's the kick now ? "
"Everything. Just look at the postage
stamps , for Instance. The Idea of making
reds worth twice as much as blues ! "
Chicago Record : "Yes , father. " said the
young graduate , freshly returned from col
lege , "I am a trained athlete now and
mean to tnko part In a number of contests
In the east. 1 am strong enough to lift al
most anything. "
"Well , then , " said the old man , grimly ,
"I guess you kin just stay at home nnd
help me lift the mortgage oft the farm. "
THE GENTLE FISHER.
Indlnnapoll * Journal.
He saw his lloat sink 'neath the wave ,
He gave a yank , and thereat
Pulled out a minnow of a size.
Just big enough to swear at.
nut , somehow , In a few short days
That llsh so strangely grew , It
Took on a size leviathan ,
While he swore not nt , but to It.
The Ititlmtn Kvll unit tint Itninoi1. !
1'hlladclphla 1'rofa ,
As Atchlson Is In the hands of a federal
receiver and under the watchful guardian
ship of judges who are using all their
equity powers and Jurisdiction for HB pro
tection , It ought not to tnke long for Judge
Woods and his associates to Insist on buv-
Ing the freight rebates to the amount of
$7,300,000 cleared up , the guilty parties
brought to Justice , and the receiver sternly
admonished to obey the law or be Impris
oned for contempt. Such rebates are Illegal
at common law , nnd n crime by statutes.
Every one of them plunder * either shippers
or stockholders or both , and their suppres
sion and punishment In any railroad In the
care of the court Is u manifest duty of
judicial authority.
o
Hpnlls Almvo 1'i-lnclple.
Philadelphia Times.
The democrats of North Dakota have de
cided to make a fusion with the populists
on a state ticket , The democrats of that
state are not In love with the populists , and
the popullsta reciprocate the feeling , but
there are eotne state ofUcett with salaries
attached and a fusion offers some prospect
of capturing the olllces. The partnership
U for olllces only , und If the republicans
put up a good ticket on a platform llko that
adopted by the Wisconsin republicans they
will deserve the support of the honest
voters of the stuto and the olllces Into the
bargain.
Not nil Prntty nt I'ulntod.
IndlnnnpollH Journal.
After all the pretty things that Sir Edwin
Arnold , Lafcadlo Hearn nnd the host of
other writers have told us about the people
of Jupuu tn the lust live yeurs , It requires
n. wrench of thu Imagination to picture
them us engaged In a llerco and bloody wur.
Obviously these writers have dwelt too
much upon cherry blossoms nnd tea and
the national trait of gentleness , and huvu
left out something essential.
riwvT.r. .i.\/ >
The senate Is not aversn to n now dca
but Insists on using the old deck.
Senator Gorman Is not romping on th
white house grass these perspiring dnys.
China and Japan do not xecm to be an
nearer together than the democratic hous
and senate.
Kentucky's anxiety for the- passage of th
senate hill Is based on the conviction that 1
will send Its spirits up.
No matter how much Pullman complains r
weariness , tax gatherers know that no amour. .
of pressure could Induce him to overtax him
self.
self.On
On the basis of directory names multlpllc
by throe and one-half , Buffalo shows n popu
latlon of 311,457 , nn Incrcato of 1(5,000 ( In
year. Buffalo Is a hummer without blo\
holes.
The Ktthn of Kchlat Is not credited will
nn ambition to wade In blood to the , bridles
but ho gets there just the same. He hns i
record of 3,000 men and women slaiightcrei
without dulling the edge of his axe.
ni > Mior Smith of Alexander , N. II. , win
celebrated his 90th birthday the other day
expects to attend the reunion of the Arm ;
of the Potomac In Concord next fall ns i
member of the "General Society of the Wa
of 1812. "
General Hugh Cameron ot Glen Burn
Douglas county , Is the populist candidate fo
congress In the Second Kansas-district. Mr
Cameron \\cars a copious crop of whickers
which are Invincible In a campaign li
that section.
Governor Hogg denies having uttered thi
wild sentiments credited to him In n recen
speech. Tha governor has had tlmo to thlnl
them over , removed from the pernicious In
llucncc of Manhattans , hence , the repudia
tion und repentance.
Prof. August Dlllmann , one of the inns I
famous biblical scholars and Orientalists li
Germany , died In Berlin n fc\v days ago
lie was called to the University of Berlli
In 1869 as the successor of Hongstenberg In
the theological school.
The ex-prcmler of Newfoundland has been
disqualified from holding olllce because he
made liberal contributions to his own cam
paign fund. The Incident Illustrates ono ol
the difficulties ot spreading the benign Influ
ence of American Institutions.
The fact that the German cmporer boa
become a composer of songs , and that hall
a dozen other royal personages are dabbling
In music , literature or science , Indicates that
the enemies of monarchical Institutions are
by no means without their grievances.
Senator McPherson of New Jersey has
been granted an Indefinite leave of absence.
That mislaid telegraphic order for Sugar
stock which an overzealous valet forwarded
stirred up such a debilitating odor In the
senate and elsewhere that a change of air
and scenery Is urgently needed ,
Prince Hatfcldt , the Gorman sport who
married a million or two and C. P. U. Hunt-
Ington's daughter , bucked the tiger In Sara
toga the other day and smashed the table
because the bank would not allow him to
lose more than $10,000 at one sitting. The
wise dealer felt that $10,000 n day was as
much as the Southern Pacific could stand
during the tie-up.
A New York pollcs captain has been dis
missed from the force for various crimes
and misdemeanors. The captain was nn In
dustrious cuss. On a salary of $2,750 a year
for four years he managed to accumulate an
$18,000 home and cancel a $11.000 mortgage.
Such amazing thrift aroused suspicion. He
failed to divide the rakc-of and lost his
head.
Truly , the policeman's lot Is not a happy
ono. A memer of the "foorce" In New York
became the father of twins and was reduced
In rank on the same day. The blow falls
with almost crushing force , coupled with
the fact that eight years ago , while rejoicing
over the arrival of triplets , ho was sus
pended for ten days. Such Incidents furnish
conclusive proof oC democracy's unbending
opposition to the policy of protecting Infant
Industry.
Miss Frances E. Wlllard observed In a re
cent Interview : "If I were the American
ambassador at the court ot St. James , as
doubtless some woman will sometime bo , I
should make It my first request that an ap
proprlatlon bo put aside by my home gov
ernment for the purpose of sending frequent
news Items by Atlantic cable which should
offset the lugubrious Information furnished
almost dally by Dalzlol's cablegrams , to
the effect that we who live In America are
In a chronic state of cyclone , epidemic ,
lynching , strike , drouth or disintegration
of some sort or other. The Impact made
upon the brain of a whole people by the al
most dally reception of such distressing
tidings from a far country must result In
an altogether false Impression of a land
whcro the skies are sunny almost all the
year round , the people hopeful , happy , and
In the main honest. "
lulllUIt XUTES.
Coxey spoke nt Hidgewood Park , L. I. ,
in defense ot his public road scheme. He
also urg3d the government to buy the rail
roads , called Pullman "King George IV. , "
and declared there would ba another move
on the capital. Father McGlynn also spoke.
The trades assembly of Springfield , 111.
after n hard fight , succeeded In convincing
the authorities ot Springfield that It was not
the best policy to have any but union labor
perform work on the buildings on the state
fair grounds , nnd have given work to hun
dreds of union men.
As a result of the closing of the Stand
ard Oil company's refinery at Chicago , on
account of the strike , notice has been given
In some of the Ohio oil fields that the pipe
lines will bo unable to handle nil of the oil
as heretofore. A number of men have been
thrown out of work In consequence.
For the protection of worklngmen there Is
In Switzerland a government paid official
called the workman's secretary , who Is
elected every three years by the Central
Trades or Labor Council , and whose duty It
Is to Investigate the conditions ot wuge-
earners and submit reports ot the same
with his views thereon to the government.
roic'K
Now York Sun.
Behold
ME !
I am the
Democratic party ,
With a large D.
Perhaps I'm not bigger
Than the senate today ,
Hut watch me grow !
You bet I'm not sawing wood , either
This Is the time to talk ,
And I'm doing my share ;
Also a ticvll of a sight of thinking.
I know what I am here for ,
Hut I don't exactly know
Where I rim nt.
I need a disinfectant ,
And need It badly ;
Hut I can't get an agreement In conference
As to what kind.
I think I'll have
A receiver appointed
For myself.
Hut who shall It bo ?
Perish the thought
That It be a republican !
Tom Heed , for Instance !
Great Caesar , think of that , and tumble !
1 haven't napped together for so long
That my llapperB
Are rusty.
I feel that there la a
Dull thud
Waiting for meIn November ,
Hut I um trying to effect a compromise
And head It off.
The monkey nnd the parrot
Have got IOOHO In me ,
And you know what that means ,
Get onto my curves , will you ?
They nro numerous und oft , .
And you can't miss them.
I am for free raw material ,
And 1 ain't ;
I nm for the Income tax ,
And I ain't ;
I um for the Sugar trust ,
And I ain't ; ,
1 am for the Chicago platform ,
And I ain't ;
In fact ,
I am what I am ,
And I can't be no ainmer tli.'in I am.
Anna it. Williams In Now York Bun.
Vlone I stood upon the shore
And watrhed th breakers come nnd go ,
iml mused , us summer zephyrH bore
" ho smoke wreaths from my pipe bowl o'er
The big Atlantic , lapping low.
ft > xt year I stood when Eleanor ,
Hweet , pretty , blue-eyed , laughing no ,
! ame and watched , not an before ,
Alonct
'hla year I hold my junior , Joe ;
Sweet Homo one Binndn bcsldo the door
, nd holds his twin ! Fulnt zephyrs blo-Y
Vhlle I make mind huts In u row ,
With sheila for windows. I'm no moro
Alone !
AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTION
MIHtln to Be Organizjd Untlor a General
Law of Congress.
PRESIDENT TO CONTROL STATE SOLDIERS
( Iriiprnl Turf * of New York Mm K HIM llo-
fern Commuter \Vhlrh I'rovlclrn n
( Iriirrnl ttrtirgiiitl'iUlort of the
ml ( limrd.
WASHINGTON BUKIUU OK THU HBR ,
1407 K Street , N. W.
WASHINGTON , July 31.
The Increasing Importance of the mllltla
for quelling Internal disturbances nnd 1(3 ( I
potential strength In ease of threatened war
has led General Curtis of New York , who ! i.
Is an enthusiast upon military matters , to .
embody his plans for n national mllltla
organization In n bill. The bill has re
ceived the sanction of the house committee
on mllltla , nnd , although probably It will
not secure n hearing this session , may bo
called up next sewlon.
General Curtis proposes that the mllltla
shall cousin of uvory ablebodlcil male citizen
between the ages of IS and 45 , the organized
companies to ho known as the National
Guard of the United States , nnd the unor
ganized na the reserve mllltla. The organ
ization of the former would be made1 to con
form ns closely ns possible to that of the
regular army. The National Guard , ac
cording to his plan , could bo called Into
action by the president or by an act ot
congress , while only nn net of congress could
call out the reserve mllltla , the president
having power to call upon the governor of
the state , If need be , for the guard , In
cases of Invasion or danger of Invasion from
foreign foes , Indian uprisings , or rebellion
against the authority of the government ,
specifying In his call the period of service
required with the limitation of nine months.
The National Guard or reserve mllltla , when
In service , would bo subject to the Eamo
rules and articles of wnr ns the regular
troops of the United States , and would bo
entitled' to the came pay and allowances.
Fnr the maintenance of the mllltla orgnn-
zatlons the plan contemplates an annual
appropriation of $400,000 , to bo apportioned
among the states and territories , und to bo
disbursed for arms , ordnance , stores nnd
equipments , under the direction of the
secretory of war , no state being entitled
' .o a share unless It has enlisted and unl-
orniod at leabt 100 men for each senator
nnd representative In congress to which It
Is entitled. Provisions for annual encamp
ments , under the supervision of officers of
the regular army , are made , and various
persons are exempted from service ; officials
of the government , marines , pilots and em
ployes of railroads used In military or postal
servlco being the principal classes.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Senator Munderson today Introduced a resolution
elution , which was considered by unanimous
consent nnd agreed to , providing that the
secretary of agriculture bo Instructed to
Inform the senate whether Investigation or
oxperlmcnt has been imulo under the direc
tion of the government or by private par
ties within the knowledge of the Depart
ment ot Agriculture In the planting of na
tive plno seed for the growth of the mtlvo
pine In what nro known ns the land hills
of the northwest , nnd If such experiment
has been made , the extent of It and Its re
sult. In n personal letter addressed to
Senator Manderson , ox-President Harrison
announces that ho will bo unable to ; I tend
and speak before the Nebraska state con
vention on August 22. The ex-prcslilent
gives ns his reasons that nt that time ho
will bo engaged professionally In the cast.
Representative I'lckler today Introduced a
bill directing the secretary of the treasury
to audit the damages sustained by the ttato
of South Dakota In aiding In the suppression
of the Sioux Indian outbreak In 1S90 nnd
1S)1. ! This bill Is similar to the ono Con
gressman Mercer recently had pnssed for
the state of Nebraska. It was referred to
the committee on claims.
The senate committee on public lands
today made a report to the sennto cf the
work of the committee on conference on the
bill directing a resurvey ot Grant nnd
Hooker counties. Without cl.iboroto dis
cussion the report of the conference com
mittee was favorably consld.Tod and offi
cially agreed to by the sennto.
Edward Anderson was appointed postmas
ter at Burnsldo , Webster cointy , la. , vice
J. A. Williams , resigned.
1IKNN1NOTON COM INC NOItTII.
Fever on llunrd Him Almlrd Mini Slolt on
1'onril Are C miil < irliig.
WASHINGTON , July 31. The arrival of
the United States steamer Bennlngton nt
Acapulco , Mexico , was announced In a brief
dispatch recslved at the Navy department
today. The fever Is reported to have
abated and all the sick are convalescent.
The vessel will spend a day or two at
Acapulco taking coal , nnd will then proceed
to Mare Island , California , where she should
arrive about August 9.
General Ezeta nnd his staff , the Salva
dorean refugees , are aboard the vessel and
will go to California. It 1ms been sug
gested that upon tholr arrival within the
territory of the United States these ref
ugees may be taken off under habeas
corpus , which would doubtless bo followed
by their release. The State department ,
however , Is under no apprehension on that
score , as it would bo a violation of the
comity that should obtain between the ex-
ocutlvo and judicial branches of the govern
ment. Should a court Intervene In this
way , the progress of diplomatic negotia
tions would bo hindered and place the State
department In the position of violating Its
pledge.
There nr ? Indications , however , that the
whole matter of the application of the pro
visional government of Salvador for the extradition -
tradition of Kr.eta and his staff will soon
bo amicably settled , perhaps even before the
arrival of the Bennlngton at Mare Island.
DlMiridrylng I'arm Crops In < ] < > rnmity ,
WASHINGTON , July 31. Loulu Stern ,
United Spates consul at Bambcrg , In a re
port to the Department of State gives some
advance figures from the statistical schedule
showing the agricultural use of land In Ger
many , which will confirm the statements
of those who have for years advised our
American farmers to engage In "diversified
farming. " Almusu ono-half , or 17 , GOG , 000
hectares of the superficial area of Pruvsla ,
was used for agricultural purposes In 1893 ,
\n Increase of 80.000 hectares over 1883 ,
The conditions 'governing ' the culture of
products have changed decidedly , ami the
igrlculturlsts are very generally turning
From the extensive and almost exclusive
cultivation of grains to the growth of such
products OH are now made use of In tin
Industries allied to farming , namely , thu
nigar Industry und distilling bunlnoHH , the
: ulturo of beets und potatoes , etc. , lima
promoting cattle raising at the sumo tlmo.
nn lnrrrunlng UN Import Dutlit-j.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Tha consul gen-
iral of the United States at Parana hits
cporteil to the Department of State the
inactment of a law by the legislature of
ho state of Parana , Argentine , levying a
0 per cent tax on all Imports Into that
date , The law before coming opura-
Ivo must bo approved by the Argentina
: oniries ; , which Is now In session , ,
Si'imlor Vonrhn1 * In llnttor.
WASHINGTON , July 31. Reports from
icnator Voorhcea today are that ho Is hot-
er than yesterday , having rested well last
ilRht.
Senator Vest , who Is suffarlnK from an
ttack of erysipelas , was at the mooting ot
ho tariff conferees today .
Hi'llulrnry Appropriation Illll Itnporled ,
WASHINGTON , July 31. The Benati
ommltteeo on appropriations has reported
ho deficiency appropriation bill , thus com-
the list of money bills.
Approprlutlon Hill * .
WAHIHNOTON July 31. The prealdint
uu approved the legislative , oxicutlvo and
tidlula ! UH > roprlatlon bill.
