Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILT BEE : SATUBDAY , JUNE 29 , 1895.
THE OMAHA DAILY BE * : ,
B. HOSllWATKU. EDITOR.
nnv MOHNINO.
TKHMH OF BtrUSClUITION.
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OFFICES.
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21th Sts.
Houtli 6mnh . Slnser 111 ! : . , Corner N end
Council IHiiim. 12 1'earl Hlreet.
Chicago Olllce , 317 Chamter of Commerce.
Now York. Itooms 13. 14 nnd 15. Tribune Blag.
Washington , 1107 Iutrcet. . N.V. .
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STATEMENT OV CIUCUI.ATIOM
follows :
17 . 10,074
18 , . 19.078
2 . l . 13,001 '
3 . 10,01' ) ij . 20,100
20 ! . lo.'oi '
4 . 18,940
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S . 20,210 1 . 13,100
15. . . . . 19.0V. 22. . . ! l'J.101
7 . ! ! > . < m 2J. . . . 13 Ml
8 . 1D.WI 21 . . lS.- ! -
0 . 1J.IM M.i . 15.055
10 . IS.OIS y . 20M
11 . ID.O.'I 27 . IS.OJJ
12 . 50.1S1 23 . VJ.072
U . l ! > . ( )37
II . 13,011 20 19.151
15 . 13.121
1C . 13.171
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FOUItTII OV .11 ! I A" KKATUUKS.
THE OMAIU SUNDAY BEB.
Tun IJKU FounnToF JULY HALT OON ,
Story of the grand Independence day
celebration In Omaha twenty years ago
told by the participants In the great
event. Details of the daring balloon as
cension of that memorable year Other
Fourth of July stories of Interest to nil ,
young und old.
MI3N OF THK MOSS HAGS.
Addition" ! chapters In S. U. Crockett's
well-told story , , with attractive Illustra
tions.
COIN AT SCHOOL , IN FINANC.E.
Second extract 'from Oeorge 13. Rob
erts' great work The most convincing
argument In answer to the sophistries
nnd fallacies of Coin that Is anywhere to
bo found Food for thought on the mon
etary problem.
KXPLOIIING THK FIJIAN WILDS.
Interesting correspondence by William
Treston Harrison , detailing his experi
ences In the Interior of the Islands of the
Paclflo tropics.
1IOKTON ON FA11MEHS AND FA11MING
Frank Gi Carpenter gives an Interview
with Nebraska's representative In the
cabinet that Is of peculiar Interest to
people whose business Is dependent upon
agricultural prosperity.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS A PIONKRU.
Glimpses of the early life of the martyr
president In the primitive Illinois vil
lage In which he comrnonccd his public
career.
, . IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN.
The linen girl In the summer girl this
year Kiln. Wheclor Wllcox gives her
Idea of the comparative neatness of men
and women Tlimily selections for wom
an's reading.
*
" THE COMING GENERATION.
A crisp story for youthful readers ap
propriate to the glorious Fourth Bright
things for the boys nnd girls.
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
AH the sporting gossip of the week-
Preliminaries of the Kearney bicycle
meet Special reading for wheel enthusi
asts.
SOCIETY IN SUMMER.
What Is going on In the social world-
Movements of the society set Recent
weddings and entertainments.
CABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
The news , all the news , the latest
news , the news set forth In the brightest
and best manner.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
11UY ITf mQAD IT !
A nuw turn hi the Whisky trust kn
loldoscopo Is just about due.
Plttsburf ? wants the rupubllcnn nn
tlonul convention and she snys she
, wnuls It bail. Next !
This Is a hard year for Keiitucklsuii
.whose names commence with the lettci
B Ulackburn and Brecklnrldtt > .
Perhaps Lord Hosebery would con
descend to visit the United States uov
If ho were only sullleiontly urged.
It seems to be the duty or rallroat
receivers so to manage roads that the ;
cannot be taken out of the hands of re
celvcrs.
IIo\v can there bo any tlllllenlty b
fllllrif ? up the new British cabinet whei
there nro so many stiitc im > n out of i
job on this side of the Atlantic ?
The bondholders of the Omaha wate
works have been ordered by the cour
to show cause why ? 8T , ( ) ( X ) shall not b
expended In Improving the plant. Thl
Is something the bondholders cannot li
truth nnd consistency
Pottawattamlo county republican
send n solid d ( cjatlon to the state con
vcntlon for ex-Senator James Ilarla
for governor. The great would-be 01
gnn failed to deliver the goods nccori
lug to contract.
\io suppose the acquittal of the me
clinrged with the murder of Barrel
Scott was all due to the veto of th
change of venue bill during the las
session of the legislature. That Is whti
the attorney general will cay , nnywaj
Governor Ilolcomb boldly asserts tha
ho Is governor for the whole people c
Nebraska and not for any one sect , s <
Ir clety. party or region. This Is th
broad view of the matter and every on
will applaud the governor for hitvln
taken It.
r General Powell Clayton Is followln
closoty In the footsteps of .1. S. Clarl
fen. Kvi ry tlmo Ive talks for som
particular presidential candidate h
Bonds n cold shiver down the backs o
that candidate's real friends , who ft > a
hla chaiKfs will bo talked to death. 1
cither of these worthies have any pci
uonal presidential preferences the be ;
way they can show appreciation c
their favorite LJ to sny uothlng aboi :
tolm.
STILT. Moviya uinr.inn.
Almost every day brings reports of
dvauclng wages In the mills nnd fuc-
n-les of the country nnd In nearly
very case the ndvanco Is the voluntary
ct of the employers. Dispatches of the
ast three or four days have announced
age IritToasos to , go Into effect nt the
eglniilng of next mouth which will
ffect several thousand working- people ,
'hose Include workers In woolen mills ,
urnaces , Iron and steel mills. In some
ases the advance Ig. as great as 20 per
out , though generally It Is 10 per cent ,
t Is stated that the wages of over a
nurtcr of a million workmen have
eeu Increased within the last thirty
ays and within the last three months
trolmbly double that number have re-
elvcd an advance of wages. During
hat period the number of people cm-
loyi-il 'in the manufacturing Industries
ins also been largely increased.
It'would be Interesting to ktiow just
tow much the Increase of wages nnd
ho larger employment of labor has
uigmentod Iho purchasing power of
he people , but everybody can under-
land that It lias been large. Roughly
'Stlnmtod ' the labor of the country Is
irolmbly now earning at the rate of not
ess than .f-T.O.OOO.OCH ) a year In excess
of what It was receiving one year ago ,
vhlch Is a ( julte generous Increase of
ho ability of the working classes to
irovide themselves with the necessaries
f life. Of course the cost of living has
lomcwhat Increased , but on the whole
he wage earner whose earnings have
mproved has stlH the belter of It , and
in especially gratifying feature of the
iltuatlon is ( lint In a vast majority of
insert the betterment of the condition of
nhor has come about without any
struggle. There have been some strikes
.o secure higher wages , but there has
) een nil altogether exceptional experl-
; nce in the matter of voluntary ad-
ranees by employers.
It Is a most welcome and gratifying
situation and Is peculiar to the United
States. We do not hear that the wages
of labor are improving In European
countries. The manufacturers of Kng-
and , or Oermany , or France arc not
oluntarlly Increasing the earnings of
their eSiiployos. The working people
> f the old world , although the cost of
Ivlug lias advanced there as well ns
.lore , are not getting any more pay
for their labor now than they received
year ago. True , they seem to bo
satislled , but none the less their con-
lltion contracts sharply with that of
the working classes of this country.
Moreover , ( ho outlook is most favor-
iblo for a , prolonged continuance
> f the fortunate situation In
tliis country. A suggestive Indication
. ) f this is seen In the fact that yester-
: lay the conference of Iron manufac
turers and representatives of the Amal
gamated Association of Iron nnd Steel
Workers came ( o nn agreement on a
< < ealo proposed by the latter , thus show-
.tig the conlldenco of the manufacturers
n the future of the market. The wages
of labor In the United States is still
somewhat bulow the high standard of
three years ago , when the country was
njoylng an unexampled prosperity , but
with our Industries secure from further
adverse legislation for some years and
the monetary system of the country
free from danger of radical change ,
there is every reason to expect that the
earnings of labor will continue to lin-
prove and that there will bo employ
ment for all who want to work.
s/rwr UK
There hns been but one expression
of public opinion regarding the deter
mination of the administration to thor
oughly enforce the neutrality laws so
far as they affect Spain , , and that is
of approval. The American people are
practically unanimous in sympathizing
with the patriots of Cuba who are
seeking to free that Island from the
despotic and oppressive rule of Spain.
They feel that this cause Is In the In-
tei'cst of the progress of popular gov
ernment , and therefore entitled to all
the moral encouragement and support
which the people of this republic can
extend. Millions of Americans read
with keen Interest the reports of the
progress of the Insurrection and find
grntlllcatlon In every Spanish defeat.
But while this is the well-nigh univer
sal sentiment here , our people under
stand that this government Is bounO
by an International obligation which
it cannot disregard without dishonor
and danger to itself. As a nation we
arc on friendly relations with Spain
and so long as that Is the fact our gov
ernment cannot permit expeditions to
lenvo the territory of the United States
for the purpose of going to the alt
of the Cuban Insurgents if it bo possl
ble to stop them , and It must use al
Us power and authority to that end
It Is , therefore , certain that the latest
action of the administration , in In
creasing the Meet In the Gulf of Mcr
Ice and West Indies , will be fully ap
proved by the American people at
being strictly In accord with the dutj
of the government. Very likely , h
splto of all this precaution , men ant
munitions of war will leave our shores
and reach the Cuban Insurgents. Wayf
will be found for evading the utmos
vigilance on the part of the govern
mont. But having made every reason
able and proper effort ( o enforce neu
trallty , Spain will have no just cause
of complaint and no pretext upot
which she can hang a claim for dam
ages or which will afford an excuse
for delay In the settlement of subjects
In dispute between the two govern
mt'i'.ts. .
Tjiere Is another direction In wliicl
our government should bo equally care
fill to observe neutrality , if reports b
true. It is stated that the governmen
has been uotltlcd by ( he representative
In Washington of the Hawaiian gov
eminent that filibustering expedition
were being fitted out along the Paclll
coast for the purpose of creating an
other insurrection In Hawaii , the ultl
mate object being the restoration of th
monarchy. Washington dispatches o
four days ago said that fresh detail
had been received showing that till
business Is going on within the border :
of the United Slates. It was charge *
that the administration had manlfestct
indifference ( o these reports. It mus
bo confessed that they do appear In
credible , but none the less it would b
well for the federal authorities to In
stltuto au investigation. The assump
Ion that the administration could have
ny sympathy with a movement In
\merlcau territory looking to the
estoratlou of the monarchy in Hawaii
s , of course , wholly gratuitous nnd
> reposterous. Our government has
ccognlzcd the Hawaiian republic , the
elatlons between the two governments
re friendly , nud we have the same
iternational obligations and duties
oward that as toward every other
otintry. Thcro can bo no doubt they
vlll bo as faithfully observed. Perfect
ntegrlty In such matters on the part
f a nation Is the best safeguard of
ts International rights.
TltE HVtrCV/fiOO OF rilK TllKASUltV.
Councilman Taylor has taken It upon
ilmself to write a personal letter to the
dltor of The Bee to reprimand him for
ho comment made by The Bee on his
attitude with regard to the city tie-
toslts nnd the violation of the law gov
erning them. Mr. Taylor assumes at
ho outset that he has been singled out
> y The Bee because years ago he was
connected with a rival newspaper. Mr.
Taylor does not seem to comprehend
hat editors have duties to the public
vlilch they must discharge without fear
or favor. . Whenever It comes to the
lischarge of this duty to the public The
too has no enemies to punish and no
friends to shield. In the present emer
gency It has conscientiously sought to
land for the protection of the taxpay
ers and the enforcement of the law.
Mr. Taylor , as a banker , may not be
amenable to the code that prohibits the
city treasurer from loaning out public
funds or diverting public funds from
lie depositories that have complied
vlth the provisions of the statute. Mr.
I'nylor , as a member of the city cotin-
ill and chairman of Its finance commlt-
ce , has no right to countenance the
llversiou of public funds , much less'
, o profit by their embezzlement.
Mr. Taylor In his letter says that
; hero nrc two things he wants clearly
imlcrstood :
First To his knowledge there Is not
lor has there been a dollar deposited In
nny bank in Omaha not strictly In ac-
'ordnnco ' with law.
Second As a councilman ho Is not
only In favor of confirming a now city
Tcasurcr at the earliest possible time ,
jut also In favor of checking the ac
counts thoroughly from one end to the
other.
Now we take It that Mr. Taylor Is In
telligent enough to know a hawk from
a handsaw. He knows and ought to
inow that when Treasurer Bolin do-
jostled $0,000 in his bank on Interest
payable to himself that ho laid himself
liable to indictment for embezzlement.
The fact that this money was presumed
to bo school money does not In the
least extenuate the offeuse. But Mr.
Taylor must know , If he has read the
report of Comptroller Olson , that not
less than $10,000 of the city's money
Is deposited In state and savings banks
over and above the amount credited to
the school fund. Mr. Taylor knows
also that his plea that the depository
law which restricts public deposits to
banks havhig ? 200,000 capital Is de
signed to create a monopoly , Is puerile.
The 'law was Intended to protect the
city from losses through wildcat banks
and the fact that the money now ille
gally on deposit In several of the ex
cluded banks could not be recovered
on demand proves the wisdom and ne
cessity of the law.
Mr. Taylor's assurances as regards his
anxiety to confirm a new city treasurer
at the earliest possible time arc In
strange variance with his votes and ac
tions In the council. Had Mr. Taylor
done his duty as chairman of the
llnance committee Instead of closing his
ears and eyes to the discrepancies in
the treasury and the reckless methods
of doing business , the hoe ! In the cash
drawer and the shortage of thousands
of dollars drawn out for private pecu
lation might have been averted.
General A. .T. Warner persists In as
suming for himself and his fellow , free
silver tlatlsts the exclusive right to ( ho
name bimetaillsts. They know that
free silver coinage by the United States
Independently means a single silver
standard , but they hope to delude their
followers by usurping names to which
they can lay no title. There Is only
one kind of bimetallism and that in
the one based on international agree'
incut.
The Instances of noble fortitude and
self-abnegation exhibited by the Clove'
land democrats at ( heir stale committee
meeting must call for canonizing some
of the participants. The Idea of calling
a state convention and referring theretc
the question whether or not n tlckel
shall bo put up by the straights maj
bo novel procedure , but there was
nothing else ( o do.
The German emperor seemed to enjoj
his hour on the United States battle
ship New York. lie had heard that the
Yankees know how to make sea-golnj :
fortresses and his curiosity had beer
aroused. The German kaiser Is alert
Nothing of moment escapes him. Wt
venture to say he picked up many goot
points In his Inspection of the NC\A
York.
St. I.ouls Is to have a big military en
campment and prize drill the comln ;
week. If the crack Nebraska com
panics were only entered they woule
without doubt again sweep nil befon
them , but this time they have decldee
to be magnanimous enough to leavi
something for their rivals.
You can lead a horse to water , liu
you can't make him drink. Governo :
Altgeld cnn convene the Illinois leglsla
hire. In special session as often as hi
pleases , but he will have u dilllcult tasl
In attempting to force it to enact legls
latlon to hold down the rapacious cor
poratlons.
The Sunday Bee will bo far nbovo al
pretended rivals In this part of tin
country. Its special features cannot bi
excelled. It will bo a mine of goot
literature. No ouo who assumes ti
jcwp up with the times can afford note
to read it.
The announcement that the receiver
pf the Union Pacltlc railroad have do
elded to increase the working force litho
the Omaha shops will bo received wltl
gratification , not only by the men whi
mvo for months been laid off , but also
> y all our cltliiju . The Union Pacific
hops have Iwtm > nn Important factor
ommerclally Ifrtd' industrially and the
esumptlon of"j'jivjprk will go far to
tlinulato coiulihmce In the early re-
Ival of prosperity ! ,
The receiver , ' , Jllie defunct Order of
he Iron Hall nskeel the court for an
ullowanco of $ > 7'r ' > 00 for his services ,
le was nllowj-d tjy order of the court
< lS ! , ( > ( iU. Allowances were also made
o the attorneys 'aggregating ' ? : nTiO.
'ho duped ( usurers are wondering
vhere there will be anything to be nl-
owed them. ' '
Hi nt U \itrrloo.
Ht. Louis Republic.
The slogan of "a western man or bust" Is
.ring the prairie grass and giving n lively
notion to Uncle Horace Uolso's rabbit's foot.
Stmyril i ur Awiiy.
Dea Molncs Lender.
Judge Scott of Omaha has gene off the
eservatlon again , and tills tlmo has refused
jail to an editor who Is charged with haying
Ibeleil n member of a grand Jury.
ICliuckril Out Kvurjrwhcre ,
Globo-Democrnt.
England wants free silver for every coun-
ry In the world but herself. The men who
re fighting England's financial battles In
ho United States , though , were beaten In
joulsvllle yesterday and In Cleveland a week
igo. .They are knocked out wherever they
Fulllen of the ' > < ! ouil Frllovr. "
Knnsni City Star.
City Treasurer IJolIn of Omaha used the
: ash of his office to advance money to other
city olMcers and did not prolU 1 cent by
la legal embezzlement. He alone will suffci
or being a "good fellow , " but It would
eem as though there should be some law
idoptoJ In nil parts of the country to reach
men who Impose on the good nature ol
rusted officials as much as a law to punish
iuch public servants.
Horn on Vlallln ? Sltvrrltes.
Inillnnnpolla News.
The Blackburn crowd Is already very tin-
lappy , and they are loudly cursing the visit-
ng statesman who. came to Kentucky to heir
them In their fight. Stewart of Nevada , In
> artlcular , Is the subject of much unfavorable
comment. Hut the thrifty senator Is not sc
much to blame. He meant well , and until
now there have been no Indications that hi ;
services wera not welcome In Kentucky
Qlackburn should remember that ho htmsell
once figured In the role of visiting states
man.
Hotnrdlrn : llcnltti Koculntlons.
Clilraso Chronicle.
The New York court of appeals has de-
elded that the health authorities In cities
nave no right to enforce compulsory vacclna-
tlon. The court says : "The doctrine that a
I > orson can bo compelled to take a remedy Ir
which ho does not believe , or which he re-
rds as harmful , Is n dangerous one to em
body In a statute. " If this Is good law It 1 :
dlfllcult to eeo In what way many measure :
of public sanitation which Interfere with per
sonal rights as much as vaccination does cat
bo enforced.
Ovrnlolri't * ' th < lmti Iusnois. !
FillideJ ! ! | > hla Press.
Great Britain's' lanil grabbing propenslttc !
'
being Incurablelhe , , | present admlnlstratloi
will find Itself called upon to settle the ques
tlon of the Alaskfii boundary which has beei
raised by the Dominion of Canada. As Is thi
case In the Venezuelan dispute , the land wa
not claimed by 'Great ' Britain until It wa :
found to bo valuable , and then , In spite of tin
fact of the occupation ! of the United States o
this territory ln'qestlon , the English wouli
(
absorb It. The precedents of the past ough
to call for a bltt'eir opposition from the admin
Istratlon. Secretary Olney may teen have i
chance to carry otit , that spirited forelgi
policy.
The 'l imi' hi lows.
Chtf&'co ' Chronicle.
The people of lawa cities are pasalni
through a new experience In the workings o
prohibitory legislation. At Dos Molnes , thi
capital city cf the state , the disturbance am
Irritation are great. Saloons have beei
closed , but the drug store bars and the sur
reptltions "bootleg" dispensatories are In ful
operation.
The legislature of Iowa enacted what wa
known as "the mulct law. " It did not re
peal the existing prohibitory law. But 1
provided that If a majority of the legal voter
In a city should give their consent the clt :
council might grant a "permit" for the sal
of liquors by paying a heavy mulct or fine
* * These proceedings have made prohl
bltlon an open and live Issue again In the en
tire stato. Prohibitionists , constituting thi
vital clement In the republican party , demam
that the "mulct" law shall be dlsresarJod am
that the previous prohibition act shall bo en
forced. They will have no compromise.
This Indicates a political campaign of un
usual Interest In Iowa for state officers "am
the members of the legislature. A governo
Is to be chosen , with one-half of the senat
and all the members of the lower house
The democrats are anxiously waiting for i
return to state Issues In the election , 01
which they will make a contest for the con
trol of affairs.
VOICE OFTII STATE 1'IIKSO.
Nebraska City Press : If crop prospects ar
any criterion this will bo a republican yea
for Nebraska.
Tecumseh Journal : The late legislature
was n reform one ; that Is , It reformed al
honest methods heretofore in vogue , substl
luting boodle ones ,
Plattsmouth News : From appearances , po
tatoes will be worth about 10 cents per bushe
this fall , which an exchange thinks ought t
be charged up to the "crlmo of ' 73. " Ther
would bo Just as much sense In It as there I
In the claim that the price of wheat has beei
manipulated by the stoppage of silver fro
coinage.
Schnyler Herald : The west has made th
east rich by sending money there for Insur
anco. They have borrowed the money back
mortgaging their real estate to secure the loa
and laid awake nights worrying about ho\v t
raise the money to pay the Interest. Hoi
shall wo go to work to change this Etsto o
affairs ? By organizing lire and life Insuranc
companSoj of our own hero In Nebraska. Pas
laws protecting homo companies and regubl
Ing outside corporations. Patronize Nobrask
Institutions.
Grand Island Independent : It probabl
would bo a good plan for Omaha to abolls
the office of city comptroller and eave th
money for the salary of an ofllcer , who neve
could detect the shortage of a treasurer , whoi
shortages It was his duty to ascertain. If h
really had not thb authority to examine th
cash on hand ho olight to have reported to th
mayor and council this deficiency of the la\i
He may have beerf a fery ornamental addltlo
to the list of cltyjifijcers , but as useless an
Injurious as perhaps ornamental.
Button News : ,3Thj3 next state fair wll
no doubt , be the best ever seen In Nohraski
The present Indications are that there wl
be In all departments , or nearly all , as goo
exhlbitlono as thA state over produced , an
the fact that be < 3uso of the drouth for tw
years past In a .part < of the state Nebrask
has. In the minis of Jome people , acquired
bad name , .this fact will stimulate the clt
zens of the state to take their products t
the fair to ehow to the world what Nf
brasku can do with a seasonable opportunlt :
Then , again. It mAf.be said that never bi
fore haa any cltj dorf6 as much to make th
fair a success av-Omjha U making and wl
make. There will bo many county as we
as Individual exhibits , and In all things
may safely be predicted that this fair hi
never bad Us equal In the state.
OTlltttl 71.I.VH.S T/M.V UVItS.
Ilusslan machlnitloni at the Korean capi
tal are causing much anxiety to the Japan
ese government , anil a notlco from St.
Petersburg "requesting" the Japanese to
show the sincerity of their motives In hav
ing obtained and proclaimed the Independence
of the Hermit Kingdom by withdrawing
their civil administrators and soldiers from
Seoul would bo the natural sequence of Mus
covite policy regarding Port Arthur and the
1,1 a o Tung peninsula. The recent Interesting
events In Europe have somewhat obscured
the unsettled Oriental Imbroglio , but the evi
dent purpose of Kussla to obtain a predom
inant position In northeastern Asia
may before long lead to tori-
ous International complications. Once
established In Manchuria and Korea the
Husslifns would be practically masters of the
Yellow sea and the Gulf of Pechlll , and would
exert a controlling Influence over the Im
perial councils at Peking. In order to achieve
her purpose Russia must act quickly , for If
she should delay the execution of her designs
until Japan shall have become a naval power
of the first magnitude the czar's schemes
of aggrandizement In the far cast might be
forever frustrated.
* *
It will bo Interesting to note the course
which England will now follow on the ques
tion of Armenian reforms. Lord Salisbury
has always held that the maintenance of the
Integrity of Turkey Is necessary to the for
eign policy of "Great Britain. The Hoacbory
ministry , on the other hand , entered Into
a somewhat perfunctory alliance with France
and Huspla and made Imperative demands
upon the sultan for protection to Christians
In Asiatic Turkey. The porte has now al
most come to the point of conceding every
thing , and many people are doubtless wonderIng -
Ing If Lord Salisbury will decide to drop the
whole affair. When Disraeli returned from
the Berlin congress , after having outgeneraled
Russian diplomats , ho was welcomed as If
ho had been a conqueror , and his declaration ,
" \Ve have brought back peace with honor , "
became a household word. But then came the
Bulgarian atrocities , nnd with them as a cam
paign cry Gladstone swept the country. His
tory has been known to repeat Itself , and
there have been stranger things than that
the Armenian outrages should yet fire the
British heart , make Gladstone the leader of
the liberals and once more bring about a
tory downfall.
*
There were sopte Interesting and significant
passages In the recent address of Prince Bis
marck to a delegation of the German Agra
rian league which were not reported by the
cable. Here are some of them : "Now I
am only a private spectator and can live en
tirely for my agricultural conservative party.
I should like to beg my friends to take more
trouble at the elections our only weapon ,
and a neglected ono to make good our
claims. To represent our Interests we must
elect colleagues , and not men whoso Interests
lie chiefly In Berlin among people without an
acre or a blade of corn to tholr names. I
should not give my vote to any ono who de
sired to become minister , nor to any ono
whose wife wished to shlna In Berlin society.
From these sorts of people come the burrs
who stick fast to their ministerial posts , and
It Is useless to expect them to champion
the Interests of agriculture. Of all trades
that of agriculture was the first born , and
It still possesses a majority among the trades
of Germany , but It Is not the most favored.
All others take precedence of It because the
agriculturists do not live in towns and have
not so much Influence on the making of our
laws. * \v0 must be more con
scious of our Just share In the work of leg
islation. Tor the acre and the blade of
corn ! " We must stand shoulder to shoulder
against the drones who govern us and pro
duce nothing but laws. "
* * *
It Is a common practice to speak'of the
British ministry and the British cabinet as
though the two names were Interchangeable
term ? for the same governmental body. The
error Is not n very serious one , however ,
for the principal members of the ministry
are ordinarily summoned to cabinet councils ,
but there are Important exceptions to this
general rule. Thus In the first ministry ol
Lord Salisbury the earl of Carnarvon , lori !
lieutenant of Ireland , was a member of the
cabinet , while his successor to the same
office under the second Salisbury administra
tion was not. When Mr. Balfour was chlel
secretary for Ireland he sat at Lord Salis
bury's council board , but his predecessor In
the secretaryship during the previous mln-
Is'ry of the noble marquis was not a cablnol
member. The cabinet , In fact , consists ol
those members of the ministry whose council
Is desired and habitually sought by tht
prime minister. In colloquial phrasa the
difference between cabinet and ministry maj
be disregarded , but absolute accuracy would
require the distinction to be carefully kepi
in mind.
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To check the Influx Into the country ol
foreign laborers the Kronch government has
adopted a series of stringent measures , the
chief of them being compulsory naturaliza
tion and compulsory service In the army foi
all the foreigners who are unable to prove
that they have compiled with the * laws reg
ulating military service In the land of theli
birth. It Is now contended that these nat
uralized French subjects are a social anil
a political danger , and that , although nat
uralization has , in many Instances , beer
forced upon them , they should be debarred
of the political and social advantages which
should accrue from the acquisition of French
nationality. To systematize this ostracism
of the naturalized stranger , se.veral bllle
have been brought forward In the Chamber
of Deputies. One of them , dovlsed by Count
do Pontbrland , proposes that no naturalized
foreigner shall be permitted to hold the rank
of olllcer or non-commissioned ofllcer In the
army , although liable to servo as a private ,
and that no naturalized foreigner shall be
eligible for any legislative or administra
tive function , unless It so happens that his
naturalization goes back for three generations.
The bill of M. do Pontbrland Is supple
mented by another , Introduced by M. de
Mahy and Viscount do Montfort , which li
only slightly less harsh. According to the
census of 1S31 , the number of naturalized
foreigners In France Is only 170,704 , while
the non-naturalized foreigners number nol
less than 1,130,211.
*
Should the Norwegian separatists got theli
way , a step , and a very Important one , would
be gained by Russia. Members of the part )
have before now openly advocated the sur
render of the Varanger Fjord to Russia. II
has even been suspected that they may have
entered Into negotiations , with a view to as
certaining It Russia would ba willing to lent
them her support In their efforts to obtalr
a separation , and offering the fjord as tht
prloe to bo paid for It. But this Is not all
At the tlmo of the formation of the unlor
between Sweden and Norway , England
Prussia and Austria guaranteed the Integrity
of Norway. Thus , as things are now situated
any act of aggression on the part of RussU
against Norrland might , and probably would
be treated by the guaranteeing powers as i
cai'js belli. But , In the event of the unlor
being repealed , this treaty guarantee wouli
no longer' hold good , and thus another ob
stacle In the way of Russia would be removed
*
From Cairo to the pyramids by trollej
car la one of the probabilities of the neai
future , as the propositions of several bidder
for the concession are under conslderatloi
by the Egyptian ministry. But the audaclt :
of the Frenchman who applied In all sarlous
ness for permission to build a corltscrev
railway to the top of the great Pyramid o
Cheeps was too much for the staid govern
ment officials , and It failed to socure. thel
attention. The screech of the locomotive 1
heard throughout the valley of the Nile , am
tha clang of ths trolley car will soon rcsouni
through the streets of Cairo , but tourist
who wish to chip fragments from the ape :
of the Great Pyramid will probably have ti
clamber laboriously to that height for year :
to come , as people have done for centurle :
past.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
TllKASVHr.il JIUT.L.\'H
Kearney Sun : City Treasurer llolln of
) maha has shown himself to ba a fashionable
ustodlan of public money. It la now thought
hat the shortage will reach $30,000 , but
ho cause Is not yet known ,
Chailron Citizen : City Treasurer Iloltn of
Omaha Is short In his accounts nbout $20,000 ,
vlilch ho has squandered In divers xpccula-
lon , The man has held many positions of
rust , and was considered perfectly lioiicst and
( . liable , and his action has caused the great
est surprise among hla frlenJs ,
llcatrlce Times ; As hns been too often
ho case City Treasurer llolln of Omaha has
> een "short" for two terms of ofllcoj In fact ,
iver since ho became treasurer. It Is curious
low these men can run this way ami every-
> ody trusts them until the crash comes and
hen everybody know It alt along , but never
said anything.
Gibbon Deacon : Another treasurer gene
vrong. The treasurer of Omaha has been
using the city money In speculation and In
vestments to the amount of between $20,000
and $30,000. H docs seem strange that a
nan who has always been considered honest ,
when ho comes to handle large sums of
money. Is tempted to appropriate some of It
, o his own use.
Kearney Hub : Henry llolln , Omaha's dls-
; raced city treasurer , Is quoted as siylng :
'If I had remained In the little corner gro
cery on Sixteenth street Instead of dibbling In
politics I might have been a much happier
nan today. " This confession of Mr. llolln's
jcars out the comments of the Hub with
reference to business and politics. 1'olltlcal
ambition Is the canker1 In the bud that de
stroys the prosperity and happiness of many
letter business men than even Henry llolln ,
Holdrege Progress : Another custodian of
.ho public f unils gene wrong ! Henry Balln ,
3maha's city treasurer , who has been playing
lie part of a high-roller lately , has been
'ound to be over $20,000 short In his ac
counts. This defaulting business Is really
getting to be a fashionable fad. Indeed It
nay 1 > 3 taken for granted that there Is some
thing wrong In Denmark If a state , county
or city treasurer In this nineteenth century
don't steal all the way from $10,000 to $100-
000.
Beatrlco Times : That comptroller of
Omaha and In fact the whole llolln case
nakes a bad showing. The treasurer did
as ho pleased , the comptroller couldn't con-
rol himself apparently , and the employes
helped themselves to cash when they chose.
Hut ono of the points wo particularly de-
slro to call attention to , and maUo a note of
s this : It seems that the city oinclals from
the tlmo Omaha had a treasurer , have been
allowed to draw their salaries In advance ,
or worse , use money themselves over" and
above their salaries even , by putting a slip
n the drawer saying they had so much cash
out. This Is a pretty way of doing business ,
but It accounts for ono fact.
H has always been a source of wonder to
think , ng persons why thcro was such a
scramble and such a bitter fight over compar
atively small city olllces , with a small salary
attached In Omaha , and In fact other cities.
Men who could or had earned larger sums
icr year would spend money , and light and
wrangle and stand newspaper abuse to
gain some petty olflco In the public employ.
This accounts for It. If they could have al-
nest unlimited use of the people's money ,
.ho city funds , of course It would pay hot-
: er than a small bua'.ncss these times , or any
ordinary salary. What a shame the whole
; hlnB Is , and what a commentary on civil
government and the good sense or honesty of
Iho whole people , for all the business men In
Omaha or elsewhere must have known these
things were goliig on In this way ; only the
poor dupes , the poor but honest taxpayers
who never held an offlco , or run for ono ,
were kept In Ignprauco of these disreputa
ble methods of doing business , and they In the
end foot the bills. By the way , what have
those big dally newspapers up there , with
their detectives , and their watch dog love ol
the people ( according to their story ) , been
doing all these years , not to have knuwn these
facts until there Is a publ'.c exposure ?
( hnuiicey l > e | > eir tit Do .llnrrlril.
CHICAGO , Juno 28. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says Chaun-
coy M. Depew Is going to marry again. H Is
sail ho himself let out the secret when last
In Washington. The name of the lady U
not given out , but she Is said to bi a mem
ber of one of the first families In New York ,
an orphan and with $8,000,000 In her own
right.
_
IT'S auuit axuvaii FUJI sis.
\VII1 T , Hnle In Memphis Appeal.
I sat upon the zig-zag fence awhile lasl
Sunday morn ,
An' looked about across my fields of rustlln'
dew-touched corn ;
I looked upon the browsing sheep within the
pastur green ,
The cattle an' the horses sleek ns any thai
Is seen ;
An' further on , upon the shocks of wheal
'at spread nway ;
An' further an' ylt further on , where rls <
my mows of hay ;
An' lookln' on this scenery , I'd naught tc
say , you see ,
Aglu the way the world Is run It's coot
enough for me !
I sat upon my gallery steps last Sundaj
As down behind the western hills the sun
all sleepy , slid.
The honeysuckles' fragrancy was sweet a ;
any flowers
Thut over gleamed all red and rare aboul
the Kden bowers ;
An' over at the barn the girl was mllkln
of the cows.
While katydids sent up their songs frorr
shrubs around the house ;
An lookln' on this scenery , I'd naught tc
sny , you see ,
Ajrln the way the world Is run It's good
enough for me !
LINKS THAT O/IRGR.
Tld-Mlts : Hansom Women nro wedded to
fnflilon. Hiimson Yes. and they love , honor /I /
unil obey It , too.
Detroit Tribune : "I wonder why our
minister doesn't preach gospel now and
then ? " "Oh , he hates notoriety. " Iy
Truth : DC Auber ( the nrist ) Whnt ob- f
jcrtlon have you to becoming an artist's I
bride ? DP Hurnlc Oh , everybody would al y
ways bo pointing me out OB n model wife.
Urooklyn Ufe : He You ree , the free coin- /
niro of silver would Inflate prices She- '
Would It ? Then you'el better let me have
some money so I cnn get In some bargnlnt
at once.
<
Cleveland Plain De-nler : "Our first Impres
sions most remllly Blip our memories. " salil
the teacher. "Oh. 1 know why , " shouted
Johnnie. "Well , why ? " "Our llrst Impres
sions nrc slippers. "
Washington Stars "Uogob , " wild Mrs.
Tolnn , "that b'y Pat of ours ' 11 Roon bo
knowln" more than his father does. "
"Oril nlvcr inolml thot. " replied Doinn. "If
he'll co nhrnd nn' know It for sure Inslid
av only thlnkln' ho docs. "
Detroit Free Press ! She-Is Mr. Dudcly
much of a mllltury man ?
Ho ( of "Ours" ) Well , I should say h
was. He can put on n frrsh uniform every
morning , with two changes during the day.
New York World : Kliler llerry Dr.
Thirdly bns prayed for rain until ho Is clear
Olvournicel.
Mrs. llorry What Is he going to do nbout
kliler llerry Kama an early date for thr
Sunday school picnic.
A SAD CONDITION.
Now York Hecorder.
Oh , why Is her fnco so palo nnd wan ,
And why are her oyus FO red ?
The floor Is hnnl Mie hnth lain upon.
Her powns have sleeves so big , you SCP ,
Her closet and wardrobe will hold but thres ,
And she stacks the rest on the bed.
1776. 1875.
THE NATIONAL BIRTHDAY.
IHE BEE LINE.
OIVL HA
TO
BLACK IIIHLS
Grand Celebration at Omaha ,
Saturday , July 3 , under the
Auspices of the Daily
"BEE.1
1875. 1895.
jVOUttTII OK JULY FBATUUB.
THE BEE BALLOON ASCENSION.
It la Just twenty years ago that the
advertisement here printed announced to
the people of Omaha n grand Independ
ence day celebration , with the launchIng -
Ing of a balloon that was to carry a
special Bee news correspondent from
Omaha to the Black Hills ns the central
attraction.
In The Sunday Bee John II. Pierce ,
the aeronaut who undertook the perilous
voyage , tells of the Inception of the
sohemo nnd explains the detailed ar
rangements which were made for the
Journey. The story of the great Bee
balloon ascension Is related In all IU
details how the crowds were brought
from neighboring towns by special
trains chartered by The Bee-how the
start was delayed from day to day by
the failure of the gas-generating appar
atus how the balloon finally went up
from Jefferson square with the aeronaut
dangling in the ropes how It descended
In the swamps of Florence lake.
Incidents of this , the most exciting
Fourth of July Omaha has ever wit
nessed , nro narrated by various partici
pants In the celebration. A bit of local
history which no resident of Omaha
should fall to read. A series of storlea
that are humorous nnd entertaining ,
reminiscent , Instructive and Inspiring.
BUY IT ! READ IT !
ONE WAY
To be Happy
* *
Another way would be to visit our store
You would take pleasure and delight among the swell
mid-summer fixings we are offering.
You don't have to buy a full suit , unless you want to.
To look new , a pair of light trousers , or a pair of duck
one ? , on3 of those new patch flap vests in white or Turkish
crash , an unlined serge coat , negligee shirt , fancy percale
one , a silk scarf or a wash tie , perhaps a nice belt to wear
when you discard your vest , new style collar , or maybe a
pair of light weight gloves or a hat there are many
things , small ones , that go to make up a man's wardrobe
that add so much to his appearance , and at the same time
gives one a new look and snap.
We have , though , some elegant suits at about $15 , that
come nearest to the mark we lind for a first class B. K. &
Co. summer suit , warranted in every way.
BAD WEATHER LATELY--
So we will call attention to a new line of
umbrellas and mackintoshes , all kinds and
all prices.
Your honey's Worth or We'll Trade Back
Reliable Clothiers ,
S. W. COR. 15TH AND DOUGLAS STS.