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THE OMAHA DAILV 1JHI : V\TlKDAY , J ITN.I3 212 , 1895. Tim OMAHA DAILY Bix - - - -r * - = n. jiO ! i-\\ATin. : : itiii : rt. I'L'ni.ixnun r.VKiiv MOIININCI. or miim ntiTios. PMtr nr SurulH > - > . u.i V - r . ISM JinHi , , * ' nml , On * Y u . . . ' ' N' ' Mollll.H Tine. M.mlhi . . H < i- > ii > - lie * . On * \ r . H.i'i..iajHoc. . OnYr.ir . * A\c t4y ! lice , One Yrar . omens. Onnh.v Th ll i > lltilMlng. . . Kont'i t minim , hlngi-r 1HI < . l'otnr N nlW " " " o.ni'1.11 niviir * . 15 lv.nl tr.vl. I'lilraifu OIll.-o. 11 ? Chamber f Commerce. NMV Vuik. H.mtin 13. H nml IS. Titl'Uno \VunlilltKluii. 1107 1 treI , N.V. . eotmi-si'oNi : > iNvr : ! . All entnmiink-nllinii r.lntln * M rvn nnil < vl | . tuii.il matter uliould he iiO'lu-mi-d : To tlio lntor. . AM lnminrM httfu inul rimlitnni' " * ihnula \ < f ndilirmnl tn Tltn \ \ > -v Tulili'innit Ouni'imy. tiinnlin. Hi-alt * . rli.--M an.l ipiniiillln1 onlcin to bo made tmynl'1.- Hini.l.r uf ! " < -'jinimn\ . TIH : ur.n I'muHtUNu COMPANY. STATHMHNT OK IMIirlTl.ATION. Oi-irsi ) n. TMoimrk , i'iru.irv i.r TIIC n o 1'iiti- llslunK tt > ini > nitr , ' " " > l"l > ' morn. " > ' " "llvt thi ) ut'tiuil nuinliiT uf ( nil and cuiniilote copies of tlio imily Morning. KMninB nml Sunday llro primr-d durliitf HID inutitb uf .Mny. 1SW , wan as IT. 2. . IS. 3. . 10 ' MS. , 4. . M.21) J-I.IM 15 ) , - . lll.uM . 21It 19.W , 10 . . . 1 .041 11 . 19.021 . 12 . SUM M 073 11 . > . ( : ] | . 1D.01I sj is . in.ii 31 16 . JS.l'l Tolnl . G31. J , is ilcdiirtlonn for vinsold nml returned _ JJnlly nvcrago Sunday. or.OI-.OK 11. Rttnrn tn lii'diro me nml milmrrilicil In my ' " " ' " ' ' - "l-au" l'aVfrln : . . I'uMlo. A srr.oiAi , i''KA'miH. ' Tim OMAIL\SUNDAY BKR _ Oommenclng Sunday next The Heo will roprlnt In Its Sunday edition a perlos of extracts from the book written by George 13. Uoberts , entitled "Coin nt School In Finance. " This book is at tracting as murh If not more nltontlon than Harvey's "Coin's School of Finance. " It meets Coin on his own ground and Is without question the best exposure of free silver fallacies that has yet appeared. The book Is altogether non-pnrtlsan and has received endorse ments from leading men of all parties. Senator Gear of Iowa , for example , writes to W. II. Conkoy of Chicago , the publisher : "I have read 'Coin at School In Finance' through Uvlco with great Interest. It is a contribution to the education of the people who are In quiring Into Ibis question that is of great value. It has clearly shown the fallacies of Mr. Harvey , set up In bis book. " The extracts which The Heo will print will appear Sundays for live consecu tive weeks and will , when taken to gether , glvo the substance of the entire work. They will be copiously Illustrated with reproductions of the original pic tures. No ono who wants to bo In formed on the silver question can afford to miss the opportunity of readIng - Ing this work which The Sunday Hee will present. It will be a feature for readers of all classes. TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE. DON'T MISS IT. To Secretary L.'imonl : Come again when yon can slay longer. The president makers were more in evidence at Cleveland than the presi dents. Well , what Is the slate hoard oiiiK to do with the penitentiary which it has gotten on its hands ? Dorian is still running the peni tentiary. If Hie legislature were yet in .session lie would also ho running it , Governor Altgeld ought to get enough of the Illinois legislature this year to last him for the remainder of his political life. The country will hold its breath until Private Secretary Tlmrber returns lo "Washington : uul resumes control of ( lie national government. The penitentiary appraisement scandal will not blow over. The stench is too strong to permit of Its eradication by ordinary fumigating processes. I'eople are still waiting patiently for the great things which the newly ap pointed attorney general was expected to accomplish as soon as ho entered upon the duties of his otlico. Those new secretaries of the Slate Hoard of Transportation will not be named until the railroad managers shall have had ample time to decide just what candidates are satisfactory to them. The municipality and county ask ; , " \Vliy are so many pages of the annual city reports only half utilized ? That's an easy one. It is to give the men who hold tlie municipal printing contracts a fatter job. Wonder what Mr. llohlrego proposes to do with the Cleveland wing of Dong- las county democracy tills fall. It looks now as If he will have to blindfold some of the faithful before lie begins to herd thorn. The festivities at Kiel have passed without the display of ill feeling be tween Germany and France. And some people who were looking for a possible international fracas are corre spondingly disappointed. It is reported that Uncle Sam's meat Inspectors at South Omaha will tender Secretary Morton a bampiet July 4 , just four days after all the boys have been lined up in pursuance of the sec retary's kind suggestion. The Commercial club has shown n commendable spirit In tendering n ban- qut't to Governor Holcomb. The 15et suggests that the banquet be preceded by a public reception in the city hall , where all the citizens of Omaha could pay their respects to the chief execu tive of the state. If representation In the national con vention , of republican clubs approx imated more the ratio of the republican representation of the different states In the electoral college , or even in con gress , the sentiment on several Im portant questions would be more pro nounced nnd expressed with consider ably loss wranglluu. , i/t Mf ; .mm T rm n nnrnr The Lincoln orgnn of ( ho penitentiary conirnctor Inform * u * ( hat If any one IhlnUs either the state board or the warden 1.4 nninlm ; the penitentiary ho Is mightily mistaken. 1'rlson lloss Dorgiin Is still In control and Is run iilnu' things just ns If no appraisement of Ids property were ever made. Wean an- also uollllcd that the Mosher-Dor- gan bill fur Hie support of the pris oners will he presented and allowed on Inly 1 Just the same as If the legisla ture had passed no penitentiary bill. Pray what were ( lie ! ? "t ) a day up- iralsors employed for and how long lees their appraisement .stand good ? I'lu-y Included In their award items 'or all tin * groceries and provisions on mud at the lime their Inventory was mule , for which the highest market irli'o was allowed. Now Dorgnn Is using those supplies to food the prls- iin'i's iiccordlng to ills alleged contract Hid expects payment therefor. How many times Is tin * stale to pay fur the properly on which the honest ap praisers set two values ? Is Dorgan to lie allowed to sell goods to the slate mil then after using them himself charge them up to the state a second time ? If the appraisement and Dor- gnu's lUYopt.incc of Ihe award Is legal and binding what right has Dorgan In the penitentiary anyway ? And liow long Is lie ( o bo allowed to use the properly which Hie appraisers' award covers ? Does not Dorgnn's persistence In hanging on to the penitentiary Indi cate that lie knew the whole appraise ment was conceived and executed In Iraud and will not hold water for a moment if tested In the courts ? A I'linMfiui ; * .inrsi : rxiWKttKn. One of the worst abuses that lias been uncovered by the Investigation into the condition of the city treasury Is the practice of advancing city funds to olltt'cr.3 and employes of the various municipal departments before the money has been earned. The only excuse that can possibly be offered Is that the treasurer desired to accom modate parties who are on the clly's pay roll. Such advances made out of his private funds would constitute a personal loan , but even in that case they would be of doubtful propriety. In the Ilrst place they afford an In centive for men who should live within their moans to spend more than they earn. In the next place the practice is pernicious because it places public olllcors under an obligation that might , In just such emergencies as the present one , tend to embarrass them in the fearless discharge of their duty. If private loans by the treasurer to ills fellow olllcers and employes tend to demorallxe the public service , how much more does the Illegal loaning of public funds promote reckless extrava gance and lawlessness ? Even if the law did not expressly forbid the pay ment of city money to anybody except on warrants duly signed by the mayor and certilled by the eonrptroller , what guaranty hsis the treasurer that the money advanced will bo earned ? An olllcer or employe may go wrong and be suspended or dismissed at any time or lie may die. In either case there would be no warrant issued and the treasurer could not justify the with drawal of the funds advanced. Kvery such transaction lays him liable under Hit * law to summary removal from olllce by ihe council. Suppose the men who have drawn lliis money in advance are conncilnien , would they do their duty ? Would they depose the man for an offense committed for their bcnollt and accom modation , or would they be tempted to pis.s ; lightly over the defalcation and thereby encourage more flagrant viola tions of the law ? Once the doors are opened to the appropriation of public funds without warrant for the benellt of municipal olllcers , it Is but natural that they should also bo opened to city contractors who expect to have claims against the city for work done or to be done. And when contractors are accommodated with loans of city funds , why .should not the wnrrant-shavei'h be similarly favored ? The only safe way Is to enforce the law rigidly. The law makes no dis tinction between taking money out of I lie treasury for bucket shop gambling and taking it out for private loans , whether the borrowers are city ollluers and employes or whether they are out siders. It is defalcation just as much In one case as In the other. While there may be no intention to defraud the city , .such acts on the part of the treasurer can not bo ignored or con doned with safety to the public in terests. THK QUB.sr/O.Y OF IIAILHOAD UATKS In an Interview a few days ago Mr. Chauncey Depow said he regarded the question of railroad rates as a vital one quite as Important and perhaps more Important than the currency and ho made this statement : "Novel since I have been In the business liai- there been such utter demoralization ii freight rates as at the present time The rate cutting is widespread and ex tends all over the country. Hundred- ) of thousands of dollars are belli } , wasted and neither Hie newspapers noi the government are giving the sltuatloi the attention It merits. " Probably no body will question the authority of the president of the Now York Central 01 tills subject , and while it may not bt news to the business men of the conn try , or that portion of .them who are Ii a position to get cut rates , It may IK Information to the Interstate Commerce commission. When Mr. Depow ny > that freight rates were never so utter ! ) demoralized ns now ho means that dls crimination Is more general than eve before , and this violation of the law li going on without any apparent effor on the part of the commission to cor reel It. Of course there nro very groa dlillcultlos In the way of applying i remedy , so far as the commission i > concerned. Mr. Depew remarked tha that body "cannot enforce Its ruling : and convict railroad olllclals for rate cutting because of the esprit du corps among railroad men which prevent : them from giving evidence agalns each other. . " In other words , those law breakers stand by one another when ever any of them Is discovered Ii wrong doing. Then the favored ship pers , of course , will not give any In formation. Thus by collusion till around tlio law Is practically nullllled nnd nn expensive cominlsslon Is main- tnliit'd at public expense whlcli Is of very little practical value. This Is manifestly a most ridiculous situation for a strong government , supposed to have ample powers to regulate corpora tions ami to enforce the laws. There Is Miivly siilHlantlnl warrant for popular complaint and discontent when the transportation Interest of the country goes on persistently lircaklim ( he law with Impunity and trusts ami combina tions orgaiil/.o and llourlsh In dellaiicc of legal enactments against them. Mr. Depew's remedy Is In a pooling law. Let congress pass the pooling bill , he said , ami surround It with proper restrictions under the Interstate Connnorco commission , making freight rates alike to all for similar service , and the evils complained of would be corrected. "Tho pooling bill should provide for penalties against the cor porations themselves , " said Mr. Depew , "and the whole matter should be under the control of a government commis sion. We have tried associations , ar rangements and pools , whose provi sions , under present laws , could not be enforced In the courts , and we have failed to reach a harmonious adjust ment. AVe can certainly trust the gov- rmncnt. If we cannot , then wo are sstircdly In a bad way. " There Is a vldesprcad popular belief , however , hat even with such a pooling law as Mr. Depew describes the corporations vould llml a way to take an undue ad- nntago of the public , and so long as his belief continues , due to an utter ack of conlldence In the Integrity of allroad managers In their relations to he public , the chances will be tmalnst egislatlon to permit pooling. It Is to ) e expected that this question will be onstdered by the next congress and issumlng that Mr. Depew voices the sentiment of railroad ollicials generally vigorous effort to secure the passage > f n pooling law may be anticipated. A CLAIM AUAlbST Kl'A IA' . It appears that the reports from Washington that Secretary Olney had undo a demand upon the Spanish gov ernment for the Immediate settlement ) f tlio Mora claim , which lias boon [ tending for some nine years , exagger- iteil the facts. The Impression con veyed by these reports was that our 'ovenimont had determined not lo wait my longer for the adjustment of this claim , which amounts to $1.r ( HX)0. ) ( and which Spain promised In December , SC > , to pay. It was given out that If Spain did not at once make a settle ment our government , would take steps to collect the claim by occupying the HH't of Havana , Cuba , and taking Hie ustoms receipts there. The claim grows out of the seizure and conlisca- tlon by the Spanish authorities in Cuba , during an Insurrection Jthere , of i valuable .sugar property owned by Antonio Maximo Mora , an American citizen. The wrong thus done was ad mitted by the Spanish government , which agreed to pay an indemnity of $ lrMOUO ) ( ) , but thus far no indication of a purpose to carry out tlio agree ment lias boon shown. The matter was called to the attention of Spain by the late Secretary Grcslmin , whose course In the matter was approved by con gress. It seems that all Socrolnry Ol- noy has done Is to repeat the action of his predecessor , which amounted sim ply to informing the Spanish govern ment that the government of the I'nitod Stales thought it was time the claim were settled. It does not appear that there was any intimation of urgency and certainly no threat of extreme measures in the event of the claim not being settled at once. That our government would be fully Justified in urging the prompt payment of this claim is unquestionable. Spain having acknowledged its justice and agreed to pay It , nine years In .which tc make good the agreement must be re garded as ample time. But interna tional amity perhaps requires that oui government consider the present situa tion of Spain , engaged in a costly ef fort to suppress a formidable insurrec tion in Cuba , with her treasury bank rupt and her credit almost ruined , anil not attempt to force immediate pay ment. Of course If our government should insist upon Hie settlement ol Hiis claim at once and Spain failing to settle the I'nited States should undertake dortako to collect the amount by tak ing tlie customs duties at Havana , tin result would very likely lie tlio iosf of Cuba to Spain. With our war ves sels occupying the harbor of Havan.n and depriving the Spanish govornmonl of the revenues there , it Is not to hi doubted that the effect would be ti give a great impetus to the Insurrec tion and In an equal degree to dls hearten and disorganize the Spanlsl : forces , as they are by no menus enthusl astic in the war against the insurgents Such a course on the part of the Tullei States would very likely be iiitcrprctoi by other countries as designed to pro duce this result , whatever wo mlgh say In Justification of it. While I would be approved , undoubtedly , b ) the Jingo element , It is a qnestlni whether the United States could affon to put itself in a position before tin world of taking such advantage of i friendly nation In Its time of trouble. A Washington dispatch says that It the event of the United States prosslni this claim to Immediate sotHomen Spain will bring forward counte cflnims , based on damages to Spanlsl vessels during the civil war and 01 the occupancy of Florida by .Genera Jackson when it was Spanish territory Tills woulil bo a most foolish proceed Ing , the effect of which could only b to Intensify popular fooling In till country against Spain. If that countr ; cannot now pay the Mora claim I should simply say so and ask mor time and undoubtedly such a roques would be granted. Two famous democrats visited Oiiialn Thursday , lloth were uskcd to discus the political situation. Secretary Lament mont begged to bo excused on Hi ground that ho had been talking poll tics ton months of the year down n Washington. And this Is what Mt Henry Watterson said : "I don't tall politics any more. If God Almlght ; should conic down on earth he wouli ot be nble to .straighten out the polltl- il situation. aJVIiy should 1 try too ' " ' < " ' o It'/ / Pears are cx ronsod In some quarters nit the exposure of the shortage in Ihe Ily treasurer's olllce In Its fullest ox- nt may be Injurious to the credit of 10 city of 1)111 n ha. These persons rgue upon thirong ' theory. Cover- ng uii dofalcjitliins can never make 10 city's credit' stronger. On the oilier and. If the clly' shows Itself Jealous f Its reputation tun ! Insists ( hat every ollar of public money Hint has been iKnpproprhitcd. bo made known and estored by lilt * parties responsible for it cannot but Improve Its standing Ith Investors everywhere. The dan- or Is not in letting tlie public know usl how much public money has been Iverted to private use. but in trying to ouceal something that cannot lie con- ealed. Tlie Hoard of Kdncatloii has taken ction with regard to tlio school funds i the custody of ( lie city treasurer , 'ho council seems content to await evelopmonts through the inquiry In tituled by the bondsmen. Are the In- crests of the bondsmen paramount to lie interests of ( he clly ? What Is Hie use of having a comp- roller unless lie keeps tab on the city reasnrer and rings Hie boll whenever uybody attempts lo take cash out of he drawer without a warrant ? Milling < < ilil Truth. St. I.nuls U.'t iMlo. Why anybody should hint at a third term or Mr. Cleveland passes comprehension lin- css Ihe hint Is understood to be Issued by he president's enemies to excite dislike. 11 s setlled that no man shall have three terms n the white house , whether consecutive erms or not. Kurlv nml I , fit t'mivriitliiin. SpilnRllelil liepubllcan. There Is talk among republican leaders of loldlng the national convention of next year s early as May. This must be Inspired by deslro to escape the Insufferable heat which isually afflicts the June conventions held In he central regions of Ihe country. Hut it vlll be giving the campaign too early a slarl , nd ono which will lake from It much of the lash and spirit which politicians deem go ninortant. lletter a date after the heated erm than before. rumiilliut Tush nml I'lnclc. Gl > tK'-lKMnwr.it. The pluck of Canada in pushing forward arge Inlernatlonal improvements If worthy of admiration. The Dominion has just opened ts new ship canal at the outlet of Like Superior , and now bus a continuous lake. river and canal route on Its own territory 'rom the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the le.id of Lake Superior , a distance of I'i84 ! nlles. The new ship canal at Sault Ste. Marie Is 18,100 feet long , 142 test wide at he bottom , and' has a depth of 22 feet. Moat of the work has been done within two . ears. Our npr.therh neighbor can teach us several Ihlngs about modern walerways. An Unhijiiril of .ImlKinrnt. 1-Vfmo/it / I.oailcr. The Omaha .papers have been recenlly filled with a remarkable trial that took place n that city. The editor of a paper published n Sarpy county made some comment upon the conduct of a foreman of a grand Jury and was arrested and taken to Omaha and con victed of criminal libel. The Leader Infers 'rom the statements In the newspapers that the trial would be a remarkable proceeding inywhere but In Onlnhn. It is pretty clear that the courts of Donslas county have no authority to try a case of that kind , as the offense , If any.- was committed In Sarpy county. It looks In this proceedings as II there might be ' somfe ulterior motive that iVlll probably bo developed later. Hosewater , keep your eye on them ! In 'I here > io lU-miMly ? Fit-mont Ijoader. In the settlement of the penitentiary mai ler with Dorgan no account seems to have been taken of the large amount of money still retained by him as a part of the $32,000 which he was permitted to draw for the con struction of the cell house. That he has still in his posse'sion from $12.000 to $15,000 , with nearly four years' interest thereon , we have not seen disputed. Why has not an action been brought against him to recover this money ? The Leader would also Inquire why an action has not been brought against the former Hoard of Public Lands and Uulld- ings to recover the $500 and Interest thereon for money Illegally drawn from the same fund for certain members of the board to gc on a junketing trip. Also the $200 drawn by them In favor of Elder Howe and Mr. Hop kins , with Interest thereon. If money can bo drawn In that reckless manner and not required to be paid , the example will lead to other unlawful conversion of money , and the effect will be disastrous to the honest administration of the affairs of the state. II D , B. Carey had been elected attorney gen eral suits would have been Instituted for the recovery of those moneys , and they would have been recovered , with interest , and we would not have had the disgraceful spectacle of an attorney general giving an opinion thai the Dorgan contract was binding in his favor , but that he was not bound thereby to fulfill the contract to the stale. It was a wonder ful conlrjct that , binding only or ono side , and that was on the slJc of boodlers.Ve now have the same attor ney general racing Into the northern part ol the state to conduct a prosecution whlcli would have been more thoroughly done bj the local officers. Isn't It about time thai the people of this state elected men who will attend strictly lo their duty loward the state ? 1'HOTRCTIOX Or I'V/tl.lV PUfflM. Kansas City Journal : The most ordlnarj precautions against these steals which wouli be provided In any private business an wholly unthought of by the people wher making laws for the protection of the tax- payers' money. The subordinates of UK wayward officials , who have every oppor tunity to know that gross Irregularities an going on , violate their oaths to protect th < man who gives them their jobs. Fellow olll clals witness the dissipation and hear of the dangerous speculation that Is going on with out raising a hand In warning. I'olltlca pulls are worked for all they are worlli U stay any movement from without to compe an accounting , and nine times out of ten tin l > eople are compelled lo charge up the robborj lo profit and loss. It has always been s < and will continue1 'unchecked until the peoph shall Insist that tlie 'public ' business bs trans acted In the Interest ot the taxpayers In stead of the ofllcvholders. Minneapolis Tribune : These examples ( Taylor and Ilolliij. should constitute a warn Ing to all comminUtles not to place sucl absolute control of moneys In the hand ! of one person. Tiefo should bo a commls slon composed gt at least five persons ti decide as lo where public funds should bi deposited and where Invested , and the dl version of any wbnty to the promotion o private speculation hr enterprises should bi made a felony. ' It , ' should bo punished a1 felony whether iber funds are lost or not It Is probable that , every fiduciary ofllcla who appropriates _ tljo money of others in tends , at the time , to pay It back , Ilu this should not Le faken as an excuse. HI has no right to take any risks , and shouh not ho permitted ; or given any opportunlf lo do so. Vigorous action Is needed to prevented vented defalcations by "trusted officials.1 It 1s a disease that ought to be stamped out 1)1 llr.lt.I VIM TII.I.V OI'/.S. That Uosebcry needs the long rest he Is anxious for Is true enough. If half Hint Is said of his physics ! condition Is true , bill his public confession Hint ho expecls Ihe opportunity lo lake llml rcsl to come Roon , uul that ho atillrlp.iles leisure to relurn to his favorite studies , Is none llic less significant. It could nol Imvo bwn a pleas ant confession to make , for It admits full- lire and expected defeat nnd Inability to perform Ihe task he took front ( JUdstoiic-'s Ininds , not entirely wllh the latter's con sent. A majority of less than h.ilf a dozen Is a shaky dependence for any ministry , and that Is all Hint stands between Ihe ROU'rnment nml detent , which may coma with any division. It is well worth nolliig Hint while Ihe government Is droning along In the Commons , apparently waiting for Iho Inevitable , the liberal party Is uninunlly nlerl and active In the country , and Is pre- urliii ; lo contest Ihe general election wllh is much vigor as ever. The odds are ngnlnst lids party , but It Is by no means certain thai the unionist-lory alliance wilt have n walkover , or Hint It will control Ihe Commons by nn overwhelming major ity , or be able to prevent the enactment of some of the reforms for which liberal work has paved the way. * The scheme ot reform now adopted for Armenia is nut as thorough as public opin ion would have demanded had Us propon ents waited until the outcome of Ihe Inves tigation of the enormities committed in Hie S.13SOUU district hud been olllelally made known. Then the Christian people of Kuropc would have been satlsllcd with nothing short of n system giving complete autonomy under a Christian governor lo all those districts of Asl.i Minor In which Armenians consti tute the major part or at least a large part of the Inhabitants. To the sultan nothing would then have been reserved but a nom inal suzerainty and a definite tribute. A * It Is , guarantees , which. It may be hoped , will prove adequate , have been exacted for the proper selection of .tho Vails , or Tuik- ish governors , for reparation of the losses suffered by the victims of savagery and spoliation in Sassoun , and for the rigorous maintenance hereafter of the rights and privileges conceded to the Armenians. The mosl efficient of these guarantees may be looked for In the appointment of u so-called high commission of surveillance over Ihe application of reforms In the provinces nnd In the creation of a permanent committee of control at Constantinople. * The Austrian cabinet dlsscntlons , which have existed for Hip last two years , or since Hie reslgnallon of Premier Tjaffe , were broughl to a climax by Ihe Hungarian ec- cleslasllcal bills. Hie sllll more recent anll- Semetlc agitation , and the presentation of the new electoral law. It Is well known that the Austrian cabinets have always been com posed of men belonging to different parties1 , or rdther natlnnalllle . Ibis composition being forced on the government In cone < iupnco of the different races united under the Imperial scepter. These coalition cdblnets could re main in power for a long time , like that of Taaffe , whlcli lasted twelve years , while there were no important questions of home politic ? In discussion. Hut II could not bo expected that the Wlndlschgraetz ministry , including representatives of the liberal Germans , the Austrian conservatives , Ihe Polish faction and the clericals of the Hohpiinart group , would remain united in discussions relative } o the acute political problems above Indi cated. The Hungarian ecclesiastical bills have already caused tlie resig nation of Count Kalnoky , the minister of foielgn affairs. The extension of tlis suffr.ige proposed at last by Premier \VimllPcligraetz was highly displeasing lo the liberal German party , which understood that the new electors would not Join Its ranks. The Polish and tlie conservative factions were dlssatlslled with the ministerial policy which had permitted the anti-Semitic parly lo become virtually the masters of tlie Vienna municipality. * * Here nre some of the latest figures about London from the report of the registrar gen eral. Tlie estimated population in the middle of last year was 4IUCG. ; ! ! The area Is 121 square miles , equal to a square of eleven miles to the dde , within whlcli there were no less than 1,792 miles of roads made or sanc tioned at the end of last year. On an average fifty-eight persons live on each acre of ground within the boundaries , or about 37.2.10 on each square mile. In different pirts of the metropolis the density of population shows remarkable contrasts. The parishes with the lowest density are Lewisham , Hamntead | , Wadsworth and Woolwich , all with less than thirty persons pur acre. The most densely populated parishes are Holborn , with 175 persons to an acre ; St. Saviour's , Southwark. with 181 ; St. George's-m-the-Kast , with 1C8 ; Shoreditch , with 131 , and Whllechapel , with IDC. Tlie marriages In London during 1894 numbered 30,902 , Ihe proporlion of persons married being 17 per 1,000 of tlie pop ulation , a further decline from the rates recorded In recent years. The births regis tered were 130,553 , equal to a proportion of 30.1 per 1,000 of the estimated population , this being the lowest over recorded in Lon don. Tlie natural Increase of the population during last year , or the excess of births over deaths , amounted to 53,514 , and considerably exceeded the estimated increase of population during the year , which was -12,967. The deaths registered numbered 77,039 , being In the proportion of 17.8 per 1,000 persons living. Tlila rate was considerably below that In any year on record , the nearest approach being 18.4 In 1R89. During the four preceding years , owlim principally to tlie outbreaks of influ enza , the London death rate did not fall below 20.7 per 1,000. * * The Russian fleet is growing steadily. Tin young czar visited tlie dockyards of thf Neva tlie other day lo witness tlio launch o : a new Ironclad , Ihe Sebastopol , and then as slsted In the ceremonies of laying tlio keel ! of four new war vessels , one nn enormous cruiser of the Ilurlk type , to be called tin Russia. The dimensions of the new ship : will bo as follows : The Russia , triple screws length 473 feet , beam over tiS feet , meat draught 2G feet , displacement 12,200 tons , en glnes 17,000 horse-power ; the Apraksln length over 277 feet , beam 52 feet , draugh 17 feet , displacement 4.12G tons , engines 5,001 horse-power ; Ihe Khrabry , length over 22 ! feet , beam 41 feet , displacement 1,192 tons engines 2,000 horse-power , and Ihe Vlerny length 203 feel , beam 3G feet , displacemen 1,280 tons , auxiliary slcum 400 horse-power Russia , however , Is likely lo lake a long ttmi to finish and equip the battleships which shi is constructing and launching so rapidly Including the Sebastopol , there are at prcsen live uncompleted Ironclads anchored in tin Neva , two of which wore launched In 1893 and three or four of lliem are recelvlm their engines from English firms. Amoni vessels on the stocks tn the Neva dockyard are twelve new torpedo boats , and a nev cruiser of 8,000 tons will be begun soon. Iho Waning Cnumi of Silver. ClilniRn Tribune. The Louisville Courier-Journal says lha when the Kentucky democratic state conven tlon ineels , oul of 878 delegates 43(1 ( will bi for sound money , and , In addition , then will bo many who will vote against a declaru lion In favor of free coinage. The repub llcun b-tato convention has already put ituel on record as In favor of honest money , 1 appears , therefore , that an overwhelmlni majority of the voters of that state or agnlnst lamperlng with the currency. Ken lucfcy , on which the free sllverltes countei confidently , Is dead against them. They ar also losing ground in Tennessee. Arkansas Louisiana and Texas. From Maryland t Texas the honest money men are asserlini themselves with Increasing energy and ar driving back their opponents. The time i not far distant when the frco colnago mci will be powerful only In Ihe mountains am In the arid regions just east of them. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Baking Powder PURE mi : JM.S.SMM or ; > / / . / / it. Lincoln Now * riMnlliK "IP'IR' ' ' " si lls | nt tlio nsyliinivii not u very n > \ ililin u U nfli > r nil. nllti.iUKli uiM' < iniii | | lmil .it the ev | TIII > of conslilpral'K1 i ftort All that was iu'ros : i-y | uas In | ilti'li cull the Hay. 1'lallo foiitcr SlRii.il : Hr. Hay Ims tipau fuiocil out of the nsyluni and Into the rruol \uirlil where lu > will In * eoniiclloil | to t-aro for Hmaolf the rpnialiulcr of his natural ox- Ulcnco. Hi' han Kiilncd nn tuiPiivlnlili1 fopti- tnllnn by lu-lilliiff on till he was forced liy tlip supreme court to lot RO. Kri'mont UfniU'r : l > r. Alibotl , nftcr wait- IIIK p.itlontly for several months , was Riven tlio IJnroln asylum , nml Dr. liny wont out , nfiip enmpt'lllni ! the Kovornor to expose his mistreatment of pnHi'iits. It woulil have been bolter for Dr. Hay's professional tupu- tallon If he h.nl rrtlunl quietly , Nobr.isUa City 1'n-ss : Tin1 ctiprptnp court In eUfthiK Dr. liny has oonllrnioil tin- popu lar opinion of a Rre.it majority of Nobra.'Uft's tlZfiiii Immlel dimn IliioiiKh the ptiblk1 ri'ss fomo time apo. Dr. Hay iJlves uvl- oiirn of hnvlni : conio in contact with oi-.o of 10 malaillcs | ornllur to ( lie patients ho has ml charge of for the past t\\o ycnrn. O.iUlaiu ! HcpuMliMii : A republican fil- rcmo court hai ilocMr1 ; that Dr. Hay nmpt ale hluisolr out ot the position of superln- 'iiilont of the In.'ane ai'yliim at Lincoln nml laUo way for Dr. Abbott , n ilemo-pop re- ently appointed by Dovvrnnr lloloomb. It aa the proper c.ipor for HIJ in ntako way > r Iho Kovcrnnr's appolnlc , but what e\- o can the popullatB make for the action f the republican members of Iho supreme ourt. I'apllllon Times : The supreme court baa nt lit bounced the obnoxious Dr. Hay from the laiiuKi'iiu'iit of the Lincoln Insane asylum. ' ! iu golntf of this despot will be hulled with lRht , pypcrlnlly by those who have rela- .vrs . or friends within the walls of the talc hospital , and Kencrally by all men ho desire th.it the unfortunate Insane shall > e kindly treated. It Is meet and right that he potty tyrant should be dismissed In dls- race. Central City Democrat : Abbott Rots there ml Hay gels left. The latter held on to ho Insane nsylum as long as posslblo nml nn finally kicked out. Not a graceful way f lea > liix olllce , nil ( he same , but It was tie one selected by Dr. H.iy as well us ( ! ov- rnor Tbayer. The supreme court of the tale on Tueslay decided that liny was u raud and that Alibotl was a superintendent. lovernor Holcomb Is vlndlcaU'd , political lumbug has been exposed and the supreme ourt has iiptonlshcd the world by making n onpartUan decision. Kearney Hub : The supreme court has ustalned the action of Governor Holcomb In emovlng Dr. Hay from the ho.nl of the Stnto Insane hospital at Lincoln. Aside rom the governor's prerogative In the mat er , there has not been discovered to date ny great amount of sympathy for Dr. Hay. t Is nut doubteJ , perhaps , thai he has made KOCH ! superintendent , bill leaving lliat en- Irety out of the question , the public takes ittlu stock In the cause of the ollleeholder vho holds on and on and never retires until necked down and dragged out. York Times : At last Dr. Hay has been irlod loose from the Insane hospital. It has > ecn a inoro than herculean task. Old Her- ules would hardly have had the perse- eranco anJ grit that were required to re- novo him. U It had to be done over again ho hospital would be removed and the decor - or left on the grounds. The supienie court Id what the governor had been unable to do or lo thcpo many months. It Is not true hat they chloroformed the doctor to loo.en s tentacles. They Just took him by the look of his nose ami the Black of his pants ml shoved him over the transom , llgura- Ively speaking , and put Dr. Abbott In. lereaftcr when they glvo the Insane pa- Icnts hay It will be tame hay , and baled or convenience In handling. Wll'A l'lti : > > S COMJIKfiT. Sioux City Journal : No particular person. or persona have been designated , except by" hemselves , to "manipulate Allison's boom. " The real friends of Allison don't want any ilp-hlp-nurrahlng or brass-banding or nonkey-shlning. Allison's case has been nade up and is on the record. It re.'ts with ho Judgment and the Intelligence of the re- nibllcan party of the United States. DCS Mollies Capital : ] 'x-Governor Holes las written another letter on the sliver ques- lon. It was addresseJ to George II. Lewis , csq. , of this city. Again the ex-governor lees not make his position clear. He hi for silver , but ho does not como out for 1C to 1 vlthoul fear or favor. He is a blmetalllst , nit lie Is evidently at heart afraid of the Inevitable - evitable silver basis which would follow free coinage. Cedar Haplds liepubllcan : If ex-Governor loies wrote this letter as a bid he is trying o put himself In line ns a sort of compro- nlso candidate. If such be his object failure s Inevitable. There Is going to be no com- > romlso on this question. The honest noney man will be fatlslled with nothing yhort of a pledge that the parity of the two netals must bo maintained ; the other side will Insist on absolute free coinage at the ratio of 1C to 1 , the object being repudiation of obligations. Cedar Haplils Gazette : There Is no par- icul.ir need of campaigning on the prohlbl- ory question In low.i. The license provided jy the rnulct law is none too high. That law s > not perfect and It l a very poor excuse at egislatlon , but the republicans enacted It , that party Is icsponslblc for Its shortcomings and many of the leading men favor modifi cation In the direction of mamifdcturo and ocal option on a majority basis. It la time enough now to look after tome ot ihe other things needed by the state. t MI MIIITII. llflMll Vttfi rrr . lie i ii.iiea III frjin tlic sprinkled street , A ril r si' no I \\rll mm pal A Mi : iU of mini tight up It' " bark lie i bleu upon ( lie wln-el. l'it-0 I'ITH "Tho imili If loil who li Ant wonls wo often utlcr inn bow about the man who wnltn llceaunti bu lias to Htllllor ? Ni' v YoiU lei l ! > id < r , On rats nml inu-o nml mainly rlco John ( 'hln.iimin Ix fed , How nice If bo I'ouhl ( inly KCO The value of wbi'iU biemll l''or ' In tliul hour ( bo prlti1 of Hour Would twit toward the ky , And we might win a lot of ( In To buy roust beef nnd | ile. Town TupU'ii. She wheeled and wbeoleil nil ( lily befor * She Brtvu herself In nmrrhigo , And utter dial Fbe wheeled Htlll marc , Hut 'iwim a b.iby cairlaiju. Knin.is city Juiintal. "Oh , where ean iot bo fouinl ? " A weary pool plgliM. Tlmt'M o.my. Driip Into u store Thai doesn't ndvorllso. /.in.s or rni' ChlPMKO Tost. The tlino Is oninltiK very noon when nil nf fnlM of life. I'Vom ' imitteiM of linporlnncc lo Iho Illtla boiiHoliold Htrll'o , We'll llml am u-gnbited on a plan without n llnw , And ov'rv thongbl and nctlon Is provldeJ for by law. Ily law wo do our wet king and by fnw wa Imvo to olinvo ; The law will linnnt us llvlntr , nnd will fol low to the mnvo. The mutter of the biiibern must Imvo been n problem vexed , IJut now that It Is settled why the iiuc.stlon Is : What next ? It lonkH ns If In limn to eonio by law we'll Inxvo to cook. And If we want to road a bit the law will Maine the book ; In planning for vacations , loo. by law wo will be led ; Ily law we'll do our outing1 and by law we'll go to bed. Ily law we'll do our talking , ns will , too , the parson proacb ; Wu'll bar nil foiins of learning , llien , but what the law may leach. ly luw we'll do our conning and by Inw we'll even sigh ; 15y law we'll live and grow nnd fight and love and even die. The law will lay down rules for us for every little thing ; We'll have to see n lawyer If wo even wnnt to ttliig ; And yet It may be possible Ihe lliought must make tis pause The trouble | 4 nt present that wo have too many laws. Sl'KClAI , KKATIJIIU.S. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY Bii& MRN OF TIIH MOSS HAGS. S. U. Crockett's widely rend ncrhil con tinued with nrtlstlc llluslralloiiB. POIN AT SCHOOL IN FINANCR First oxlraet of the convincing nnswer to the free hllvi'r fallnelcs contained In Ooorsro K. Hoberts' book Coin over thrown on bis own stamping ground- Original Illustrations reproduced. CAIlKKIl OF SBNATOll W. H. ALLI SON. l'"rank C . Carpenter IntervlowH lown'a favorite sun and drawn nut from him many Intorestlne reinlnlscences of hl early political life. HOW TO IIANDLK AN KU3PIIANT. These unwieldy lien its can be taiigbt to do almost anything , but It lakeu nn experienced man lo glvo Ihe Instruction. LINCOLN'S MOST INTIMATB FUIUNI Iterollcctlons nf the martyr president by Joshua Fry Speed , whose relations to Lincoln began In 1RM and continued lethe the llmo of bis death. LAY CO-01'nilATION. Address of Mr. W. II. Alexander , de livered before the recent meeting of the Hoard of Congregntlon.il Missions at Saratoga. WHUKLS. HKUH. TIII2R1C , KVKIIY- News of the bicycle world Timely dis cussions of topics of Interest to all dov- oteep of Iho wheel. THE COMING ORNKHATION. An entertiilnlng story about Twin Hoys and Twin Hears , by Maurlco Thompson Children at the Capital- Clean literature for boys and girls. IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN. A letter on correct clothes for the woman who rldea the wheel Valuable bints for men who contemplate choos ing wives A choice se'.i-etlon of just the reading that the women want. SPOUTS OF Til 13 DAY. Live gossip of the local sporting world The latest news of the base ball diamond mend What the wheel clubs are' doing. SOCIAL HAl'PENINOS OF THK WEEK Doings of society folk Weddings of the week Movements In Omaha social circles. \ CAULK AND TELEOllAPHIC SEHVICH V The news of the United States and Europe served to our readers In at tractive form All the news. Tim OMAILV SUNDAY T1IK IIHST N10WSPAPKU. 8SEK Our Boys. Pants 50 dozen of 'em will be slipped from 500 down to 35c A PAIR Tomorrow you can buy all our SOc Cheviot and Cassiniere blue mix , gray mix and brown mix Short Pants , ages from 4 to 14 years , for 35c. FOR SATURDAY ONLY. ALSO A big lot of Odd Waists that we are anxious to slip out before July 1st you know it's stock - taking time then they are "Percale , " "Oxford , " "Madras , ' ' "Zepnyr , " "Penangs , " etc. , sold at $1.OO , $1.8O and $2.OO. Tomorrow / " " j * g * f\ they slip at OUC9 A GRAND BARGAIN-Sizes 4 to 14 years. YOUlt MONKY'S WOHTII Oil WK'LI , TUADK HACK. BOYS' STRAW HATS-25c , 35c and 50c. BROWNING , KING & CO , , Reliable Clothiers , S. W Cor. iVth & Douglas
