THE O.MAITA DAILY J5FJ3 : MONDAY , JULY 1 , 1895.
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Tlu Whisky trust Is not yet out of
tlit woods , although H 1ms taken out
papi-rs for ruorKiinlxiitloii under ! i now
corporation.
Clmrloy Mosliur lifts up his voiceIn
prison to Klvc those honest penitentiary
appraiser * : i hearty recommendation.
That otiht ) to settle It.
The death of ex-President Polxoto ol
hardly attracts even passing at
tention. Here is room for more moraliz
ing upon the Ingratitude of republics.
Denver coiinellmen have to be guarded
by the police to protect them from the
taxpayers. Omaha taxpayers have tr :
lie guarded by the police to protecl
them from the councilmen.
If the moral standards of Omahr
public ofilcials sire as degenerate nf
Ihey appear to be , Is It any wonder thnl
city business In the neighboring city ol
South Omaha Is also run on a rathei
lax basis ?
It remains to be seen whether the dis
missal of the Kovernmeiil's suit ngalus
the Stanford estate means to the Lelam
.Stanford , jr. , university all it has beei
assorting since these legal proceeding :
were Instituted.
When a member of the ISourd of Kd
neat Ion in Smith Omaha takes mono :
from a janitor he Is subjected to a voti
of censure. Had he only divided witl
some other city ofilcials he might Imvi
received a vote of thanks.
It is now manifest Hint the reasoi
why no reduction could be made In th
number or pay of the deputies am
clerks In the city treasurer's ofllce las
winter was because all but one of then
had drawn ahead on prospective sal
nries.
Parliament will be dissolved nex
week Monday. Hut It will be recon
vened In August , so that the time be
tween now and the first week In DC
comber , when the American congres
meets , will not altogether be devoid o
legls'ativo L'xeltomenr.
Mr. Cadet Taylor can't play cuttlells
In these purls , lie must disgorge th
JJ ( , < X)0 ) of city money which the default
Ing city treasurer put Into his ban
Illegally. Ills gabble about the citizens
movement and preserving repnblica
principles will not wash.
There Is a Cerman adage , "the con
cealer Is worse than the stealer. " Th
officers who have covered up the defa'
cations In the city treasury , when 1
was their duty to sound the alarm , nr
more culpable than the eniboz/.lors an
defaulters who made away with th
money.
The Hoard of Fire and 1'olice Con
mlssioners dismissed one rccalcltraii
liroman from the tire department at it
last regular meeting. Ilo doubtle
deserved to pay the penaty meted on
to htm. Hut there are men on th
detective force whoso records are fa
worse. Why should they bo retalne
on the pay roll a single day ?
It Is said that the complexion of tl :
next House of Commons Is still a ma
ter of grave doubt. It Is quite pos.s
hie , If not probable , that the new mil
Istry may fall to secure a working mi
jorlty to back It up. In case of su
prises lu the parliamentary electloi
another kaleidoscopic change In Hrltlc
ministries may not be so very far til
tant.
The Douglas addition lots which Inn
Iwon thrown back on the county ai
worth something. The time is comln
when they will be of great value. Tl
part payments mnde to the county fi
these lots for which title could not 1
given must be refunded with Intent
The levy just made Is to swell tl
Judgment fund In order to pay the :
claims. This IK not paying for a dor
liorse. but simply ri'inlttinj : money her
tofore received for property the coun
could not deliver.
In sustaining the demurrer entered 1
Ihe attorneys for Mrs. Stanford In t'
gult brought by the Hulled States go
rrnment to recover from the Staufo
estate money fraudulently dlverti
from the Central I'aellic to the prlva
accounts of the directors , the court sa ;
that the only remedy which the peoj :
have to secure the Paclllc railway do
now duo Is by foreclosure. If forecic
nro. Is the only remedy and the romoi
which wo must como to In the end , wl
lot bejilu the nroeoedliijjs at ouco ?
so Esc.ipn rno.M COLD
Acting City Attorney Cornish has
officially notified Mayor llcmls that
there Is practically no shortage In the
city treasury and that the bondsmen of
Mr. I'olln are not likely to lose n del
lar. He also declares that the only
offense committed by the defaulting
treasurer Is the advance of city funds
to employes and city hall officials.
Councilman Taylor , who ( Ills the posi
tion of chairman of the city council
flnanco committee , likewise ; seeks to di
vert attention from the real condition
of the treasury and his own delin
quency In connection with the Illegal
deposit of city money by spouting poll-
tics.
tics.Xow
Xow , what are the facts as shown
by the contents of the cash drawer
when the bondsmen took possession of
the office ? According to the most con
servative1 estimate that drawer showed
a shortage of 'Jd.-l'JiMlS. Of this
amount Mr. Itnlln had personally drawn
out $ llRiMJ ! ( ) ( In sums ranging from
? i0 ! to $10,000. Thorn was a slip for
$1.000 taken out In l.SOl , evidently for
campaign purposes. There was i5X ( )
drawn out by him on May U7 , 1805 ,
without any slip or check lo represent
It. In addition to these sums appro
priated to his own use , there were $000
advanced to Van Court , his partner In
paving contracts , and a debit of $ . " 00.tt5
of Captain O'Donahue , evidently n
liquor bill. Hesldes this there were
l.rHX ) and ! ? . " ( X ) advanced to two saloon
keepers , doubtless to secure their li
censes for them. There were also over
i:2.000 : of city money advanced without
warrant to contractors and more than
il2,000 to various Individuals who have
not been on the city pay roll. In other
words , tlio overdraft of city officials
and employes was about $4,000 , ah
against over $ t'J,000 ! abstracted by the
troa.suror for himself and others.
There are the cold facts. They have
been within easy reach of botli the
acting city attorney and the chairman
of the council finance committee. Tak
ing It for granted that the bondsmen
will make good lids deficit , the culpabil
ity of the officers-who have sought to
condone and cover up the high crime
perpetrated upon the taxpayers ami
their attempt to Impose upon the mayoi
and citizens at largo Is reprehensible
and utterly Inexcusable.
WIIKAT AXI ) COTTOX.
\Vhllo the recent advance In the
prices of wheat and cotton has not been
of very great Immediate benefit to pro
duccrs , most of whom had parted witl
last year's crop , It means a great deafer
for the wheat growers and cottoi
planters in the near future , and mon
than this , the improving prosperity ol
the country is to no small extent basec
upon the promise of better prices foi
the new crops. Ucmarking upon tin
situation the Haltlmore Sun estimates
that the advance In the price of wheat
for delivery after harvest means thai
$70,000,000 more than last year will gc
to the wheat farmers , and that tldi
will be dear profit to them on this om
product. As to cotlon producers , tin
conditions are hardly less favorable
Last November , says the Sun , when tin
now cotton crop of that year was com
ing in freely the price ranged fron
about r > . - . > to .rir > > . The present prici
for November cotton Is ( { .00 , or tibon
7 cents. The estimate by some export :
of the growing crop Is about 5,000,000 ,
000 pounds. Should the present Novem
her price be maintained after ginnln ;
begins It will mean an increased rcve
into of $7. ,000,000 to the planters o
the south for their cotton crop. Am
even if the cotton crop should fal
below the high estimate of 10,000,001
bales the gain will be tremendous. No
is this gain of $ MO,000,000 on cottoi
and wheat all. The other crops , sue !
as corn and hay , together with dalr ;
and iwultry products , are far greate
than wheat and cotton combined , am
all those various products will likely
along with wheat and cotton , brhij
better prices , because there will bo ai
enlarged demand for them.
It Is not only the manufacturers wli
have suffered keenly from llfty-cen
wheat and live-cent cotton , remarks th
Sun. To this agricultural depression I
largely duo the difficulties nnd losse
in every department of activity. Fe\
t
people realize to what an extent agri
cultural conditions affect every iiuhu
try , or how great a part the farmer
of the country play In economic affair ;
It is hardly an exaggeration to sa ;
that every Industry rests ultimate !
upon the farmer , and that when he 1
not prosperous all Industries will b
unfavorably affected. It Is the generf
apprehension of this that causes th
prospect of generous crops to opera t
as u stimulus to the general revival c
business and the restoration of conf
donee , that encourages manufacturer
to , resume operations and draws mono
from its hiding places to be Investe
In the securities of transportation con
panics.
At present the outlook for the agr
cultural producers of the United State
Is highly favorable , and this fact !
exerting n most healthy and Invlgora
lug Influence , as well abroad as i
home. It la a situation every featui
of which Is full of encouragement n
the future.
TltH XK ' 1'lSl'Al , I'KAJi.
The new linen ! year of the governmei
begins today. Saturday's treasury stat
meat showed that the available caf
balance Is , In round llgnres , § 193,000,01
and the gold reserve $107,000,000. Ki
ie j the first time since the present tarl
" ' ! went Into operation the receipts fi
. were In excess of the expent
tures , this OXLVSS being shown durli
y the latter part of the month. It Is sa
to have been obtained by tlio forcli
process , that Is , by withholding payme
> y of obligations due , otherwise the
ie would have boon a deficit for June , b
v- i however this may bo the situation ;
d | ' the end of the tlscal year was somowh
'd better than had boon expected. The d
te i licit for the year will not be so great i
rs' ' was threatened a few months ag
lit had been estimated by the secretary
the treasury , while It utterly dlscredl
ly the prediction of the supporters of tl
now tariff that It would supply the go
eminent with ample revenue to me
xpendltures from the day it went Into
ffect. With the present tariff act filli
ng to provide adequate revenue what ,
t Is pertinent to ask , would have been
ho result had the measure that first
tasked the house become law ? ( 'an It
> e seriously doubted that with tlio Wll-
on bill , which Mr. Cleveland wanted ,
hero would be a deficit for the hist
fiscal year nearly double what It Is ?
Witli regard to the outlook for the
ie\v fiscal year It appears more encour-
glng , but deficits for several months to
omo are not Improbable. Treasury olll-
ials , it is said , admit that there will bo
a largo deficit this month , when the dls-
ntrsenionts nro more than ordinarily
leavy , and It is not easy to see what is
o bring receipts up to expenditures dur-
ng the next six months. Improving
trosperlty may reasonably Ite expected
o show itself In Increased government
oveniios , but It Is very questionable
whether the gain will bo sufficient to
> rlng these up to the demands upon the
treasury. H Is highly probable that
when the Fifty-fourth congress meets In
December It will be confronted by a
steadily Increasing deficit and therefore
in urgent demand for legislation to pro
vide more revenue. And this will have
to be derived from an Increase of inter
nal taxes , because no changes In the
tariff made by a republican house of
representatives would be likely to re
ceive the approval of President Cleve
land , even should they pass the senate ,
which might be possible through a union
of republicans and conservative demo
crats. It lias been Intimated that the
administration may favor duties on
tea and coffee , sources from which
It would be practicable to raise ? 'J.-
000,000 or - $30,000,000 revenue
without serious hardship to con
sumers , but It Is altogether Im
probable that a republican house of
representatives could be Induced to con
sider such a proposition while wool re
mains on the free list nnd many duties
are believed by republicans to be too
low for the welfare of American Indus
tries.
Obviously the question of providing
for more revenue will be the most Im
portant and pressing one with which
the next congress will have to deal. In
the meanwhile the treasury appears to
bo fairly well fortified against possible
emergencies. The Indications are that
the gold reserve will not bo seriously
menaced and the- cash balance Is suffi
cient to prevent for some time any em
barrassment.
AS TO rilK TKKASiUltKlt'S UOXD.
Acting City Attorney Cornish , who
Is not an entirely disinterested party In
the late treasury deal , has persuaded
the city council to reduce the bond of
Mr. Hollu's successor from $ SOO,000 to
$ .7.T ,000. This reduction is recom
mended on the ground that the bond
exacted from Mr. Holln was excessive.
This Is not a matter of mere con
jecture , but one susceptible of exact
computation. The law requires the
treasurer to give bond In twice the
unount of the largest sum that may
come into his custody at any one time ,
so happens that we have lu our pos
session a statement showing the bank
balances In the approved depositories ,
on July 13 , 1S03. That statement is as
follows :
DANK BALANCES.
City Funds. July 13 , 1893
\merlcan Nat'onal ' hank $ SO,357 71
Qinrner ial National bank 52,011 5 :
First National hank fiO,06 , > 3
Nebraska National hank 56,201 S !
Merchants National bank SC.19G 0 :
Omaha National hank C3.057 3' '
United States National bank 70,102 B
National Bar.k of Commerce 63,417 7' '
Union National bank 83,788 6
Total $381,825 2
This does not include n oneys 01
deposit in banks that are not legally
entitled to receive city funds. Maul
festly the bond of Mr. Holln in the
sum of $800,000 was by no means ex
cesslve. On the contrary , a strict com
[ illance with the law would have mad <
his bond for 180l-r > not less than $1 ,
100,000. If there Is any valid groum
for the proposed reduction It must hi
on the presumption that not more thai
$ ' _ ' ( ; : i.r > 00 will bo In the treasury at anj
time between now and January 3 , ISOt !
The balance of city funds that wen
supposed to have been In the treasury
when the bondsmen of Mr. Holln be
gan their inqfilry was about $ ir(0,000
Hut by the middle of .Inly , when tin
bulk of the taxes are paid In , it wll
bo more than double that amount. J
moderate reduction of the new trcas
urer's bond may bo Justifiable , but th <
law Is mandatory that the bond be m
less than double the amount that th
treasurer may have at his disposal a
any time. While it is true that th
city is partially protected against los
by the failure of a depository bank , i
is nevertheless within the power of th
treasurer to draw out every dollar 01
deposit to the city's credit In ever ,
bank at his pleasure.
The proposition to reduce the treas
urer's bond to the school district o
Omaha to a mere nominal sum becaus
there are at present no available schoc
funds in his hands , should not b
seriously entertained. The school fun
has been treated heretofore as a spoci
latlon fund. It is not protected b
iKinds from city depositories , but ha
been lawlessly farmed out to banks r.
questionable responsibility. Hefore th
end of the year at least $200,000 wi
be paid into the school treasury fe
liquor licenses. That fact must fori
the basis of computing the amount c
the treasurer's school bond. Tills ma
be a hardship on the new treasurer in
dor present circumstances , but It Is tli
law and the officers entrusted witli tli
approval of the bonds have no rlgl
The Minnesota labor commissioner
asking the co-operation of the Nobrasl ;
labor commissioner In exposing an
suppressing bogus employment agei
cles. These concerns accept fees froi
working men for securing them pea
tlons In some faraway locality an
keep on sending mon to distant poln
long after there Is any possibility (
their finding employment there. The
really obtain money under false pr
tenses. The unfortunate laborer wl
patronizes them Is left not only peen
than before , but also with a poorer ou
look for securluguwork. If the Nebraska
labor commlsslifllW ; In co-operation with
the commissionedif } other states can lu
any way mltlgiMmithls evil It will be
time nnd money * well spent.
OMAHA. Juno 29. To the BJItor of The
Uee : Chief Whlti 'h de a little talk to the
police force last p\entiR ; at roll call. Ills
remarks were conn nod almost wholly to
the subject of religion and politics. What
has that to do with the hunting of criminals
and observance of'imllce ' discipline ? A. P.
A'lsm Is the banp"'df ' ' the police department ,
but It cannot be c'rad aled by Riving 11 first
Importance nbove oil other concerns of mem
bers of the force. H. II. J.
As reported Co The Hoe the little talk
of Chief White was both pertinent and
timely. He simply served notice on
the members of the force that political
agitation and religious contention will
not be tolerated under his administra
tion. In other words , Chief White In
sists that police officers shall not dabble
In politics or foment creed dissensions.
This Is essential to the restoration of
discipline , which has been destroyed
by those causes. There Is no danger
that Chief White will neglect to attend
to the hunting down of criminals just
as soon as he has taken his bearings.
The boodla gang In the city council
are trying to excuse their disgraceful
performances In connection with the de
faulting city treasurer on the high moral
ground of pure republicanism and party
principle. They 7 > f course would not
stultify themselves to vote to confirm
such republicans as Abraham Lincoln
Heed or Thomas Swobo. They were not
vouched for by A. P. A. council 125.
They were bound to turn down even J.
II. Diimont until they had boon seen , ar
gued with and converted by Electric
Lighting Wiley , Water Works He-
ceiver Hunt and the representatives of
the paving combine. With such simon-
pure republican god-fathers , no wonder
they saw tlio error of their ways !
The session laws of 1S05 have como
from the press and wo are told that
they have made their appearance thlh
year earlier than In any previous year.
This may be true , , but it does not altei
the fact that they arc late in publica
tion. The constitution Is very explicit
In requiring the laws enacted by each
legislature to bo printed and distributed
In book form within sixty days aftoi
the adjournment of the two houses
Those sixty days had expired nearly a
month ago. If the constitution is wortl
more than mere blank paper an effort ,
at least , ought to be exerted to comply
with its provisions.
The Hoard of. " Public Works has
wrestled with the Harbor asphalt claln
of the vintage of 1800 anil has reached
the conclusion tliat 'the dispute should
be settled by , paying IS.L'Ol.Sl , 01
about all that thu company asks
What induced the board to reach this
conclusion ? And why should the city
council now vote to pay a claim that
has been rejected time and again am
has become mouldy'with ' age. If the
Harbor company had a valid claln
against the city It would have rosortet
to the courts long ago and have had a
judgment by this lime. Isn't this !
repetition of the old $ 15,000 gas claim ?
Wo may be sure that not more than
two or three , If any , of the fifty-two
clerks who have been promoted In the
Treasury department are republicans ,
Secretary Carlisle may be relied upon
to see to that.
In\\vliiK the I.one Hotr ,
Washington Post.
A Nebraska cyclone blew the clothes oft o
a man and then blew the life out of him
The natural supposition is that the decease !
didn't much inlud the clothes Incident.
All Important < < iiililL-t. | !
Philadelphia North American.
The tlmo of year has arrived when ai
amicable understanding between the garbagi
collector and the kitchen domestic is almos
as important as the country's foreign rela
tions.
Knocked Out lij Deltor Time * .
Huston HeraM.
The silver brethren are frank , anyway
They own up that the returning wave of prosperity
pority Is engulfing their cause In the under
tow. The high tariff brethren ought to sym
pathlzo with them.
Crouti' t sliinv mi Hurtli.
Chicago Post.
The Kentucky democrat Is In a position nov
to swear by the platform and at the candl
date , or just the reverse , but he cin't swea
by or at both unless he can ride a trick mul
and a dray horae going In opposite direction
at the same time.
Her Jlrlff Hour nf ( ilory.
Chicago News.
Many a sweet girl graduate who this wee
drops her weighty thoughts Into the strear
of tlmo , while her pa and ma listen wit
strange pleasure to the sullen plunk of 'em
will fall Into disrepute next week throug
having forgotten how much lard ought to g
into the shortcake.
No , lie ! Not Sore.
rhlcaso Tribune.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky "does nc
feel sore , " but "he realizes that it is Imposs
bio to win a fight against a combination c
money an ! federal patronage , especlall
where both are furnished In unlimited quar
titles. " If the senator felt any soreness h
would say something quite severe.
( ilvliiK * unieron u Stomncher.
New York World.
The Uulon League club of Philadelphia ha
adopted a still resolution again free colna ?
, , of silver. This was Intended as a blow i
' Senator Don Came'ron. . . Dut Cameron an
s Quay can elect ten delegates to the state coi
f ventlon to the league's one. And unless
now and unexpected spasm of Independenc
0II shall seize the Union League republlcai
II they will support the bosses' candidates wit
nothing worse than ao wry face and a fe
smothered "cuss words ) "
Uohl lu Sil er llnnki ,
OIobvt-Dqmocrat.
The silver states. , do pot seem to have ar
prejudice against 'fy > ) dIn . carrying on the
own financial affairs , /The Utah banks ho !
twenty-one times as. much gold as silver , tl
Arizona banks nine times as much , and tl
Nevada banks eight flmes as much. Tt
Colorado banks possess over J3.000.000 I
gold and only on8rteith ) of the amount I
silver. While thla ls eminently judicious
Is no conclusive , r son for piling up
mountain of silver tn the United States trea
ury vaults ,
' Of TIIK 1'ttKSS.
Uoston Olobe : Mr. Charles A. Dana of
he New York Sun has won a notable vlc-
ory , both for himself And his profession.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The failure ot
his attempt to take n newspaper mnn to
Washington city to answer for an article
written and printed In New York will bo
velcomed by the press of the country nnd
by all fair-minded men everywhere , and this
intlrely Irrespective of the merits of the con-
roversy Itself.
Brooklyn Kagle : Judge Brown's decision
rees journalism from no Just responslblll-
les and no fair liabilities. It does protect
onrnnllsm from possibilities of injustice nnd
ippresslon , which Mr. Noyes , a perfectly
innorable man. who was most untruly char
acterized by the New York Sun , In the
Eagle's opinion , will himself , upon reflection ,
clearly realize.
Philadelphia Times : The application
irought before Judge Brown Involved the
dea that a newspaper publisher could be
imnmoned from any part of the country to
10 tried at Washington for a publication of-
'enslve to a perron residing there , nn Idea so
evidently fraught with mischief that Its
irompt and complete condemnation Is Im-
jortant nnd valuable.
Philadelphia Press : While It leaves open
the liability of an editor or publisher to
[ iro.oeputlon for libel In another state or In
the District of Columbia. If ho conies volun
tarily within the Jurisdiction , It Is much to
know that he cannot bo taken from his homo ,
where he Is known nnd respected , and forci
bly removed for trial before strangers and an
unfamiliar , and , perhaps , hostile court.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The decision of the
New York court Is righteous. There Is no
doubt that the Issue of fact as to the Inno
cent or llbelous quality of Mr. Dana's utter
ance concerning Mr. Noyes will be fairly de
termined In New York. But had the court
ruled that Mr. Dana could be taken to Wash
ington for trial It would have followed that ,
certainly In every territory , nnd probably in
every state , a wrlss of malicious prosecutions
for libel would have sprung up.
Washington Star ( plaintiff's- paper ) : The ef
fect of the decision Is to say to llbelcrs In
New York that they cannot bo tried for
their offenses here , unless they como volun
tarily within the limits of the District , and
to say to the District of Columbia that It
must have Its common law ofleiiMs specif
ically re-enacted by congress If It wishes to
bring common law offenders here for trial.
The Indictment for the libel committed here
will continue to operate as a decree of exile
to Mr. Dana and Mr. Laffan from the borders
of the national capltnl.
New York Tribune : In resisting to the
utmost the Noyes contention Mr. Dana be
came the benefactor of every member of his
profession and the defender of every other
class of people whoso rights It may be In the
future somolKidy's Interest to assail. No rep
utable newspaper asks or desires liberty to
libel or steks to avoid responsibility for what
It publishes. All it asks Is the same fair
treatment that other business enterprises
have , a measure of protection against the
striker nnd blackmailer , and a chance to
present its side of cases to courts unham
pered by legal assumption ! } and embarrass
ments.
Philadelphia Lodger : Judge Brown's opin
ion Is voluminous and exhaustive of the law
and authorities upon the question Involved.
One of them was a question of practice In
removal proceedings , where the removal can
bo legally demanded , but the most Important
part Is that which relates to the offenses for
which extradition may be had through federal
courts. He broadly suggests a doubt whether
oven for "federal offenses" removals may be
had from another part of the country to the
Dlctrict of Columbia , but Is clear In his state
ment that there can be no removal there for
any other offenses.
Chicago Chronicle : Judge Brown holds
that In such a case the doctrine of the con
structive offense of libel , by the circulation
of the printed matter In distant districts ,
would not authorize the removal of a person
Indicte-d for libel away from the district of
his residence or where his office of publica
tion is located. He must bo tried where the
main offense wacommitted. . Ilo cannot be
removed from the locality of the principal
offense to bo tried In n locality where the
offense , If any , was merely constructive. This
goes to the root of the matter. It Is an Intel
ligent Interpretation of law. Placed beside
the new statute of libel In Illinois and other
progressive states It Is a long step of progress
In the science of civilized jurisprudence.
H ) 'A J'JtHSN VtlMMKXT.
Sioux City Times : Beware of estimates on
the strength of the various candidates for
governor. Returns from county conventions
are often deceptive.
Davenport Democrat : The Des Molnes
papers are publishing the names of those
who rent property to saloon keepers. It is
notice ! that the list contains some of the
richest aud most prominent business men li :
that city. In hardly an Instance does the
saloon keeper own the property he occupies.
Dej Molnes Leader : Hev. J. W. Mahooc
of Sioux City , who has been one of the lead
ing lecturers In Iowa of the A. P. A. so
ciety and who has many times warned ua t <
beware of our Catholic neighbors , as the )
could not bo good citizens of the Unltei
States , has just taken out his naturallzatloi
papers , renouncing alleglanco to Queen Vic
torla.
Des Molnee Capital : The cause of clvl
service reform moves on. The qouncll of the
city of Dubuque has before It nn ordinance
making the term of the chief of the fire department
partment dependent on good behavior , am
the committee of the whole favors It. Thi
mayor of the city Is In favor of both th <
police and fire departments being place ,
under the civil service rules , and made n <
longer dependent for their places on favor
Itlsm or Influence.
Cedar Ilaplds Republican : General Weave ;
has one quality that must command thi
admiration of friend and foe. No matter hov
dark the night of defeat hi
hope can always see a star. II
was utterly repudiated at the recent De
Molnes convention , but he comes up smlllni
and predicts all sorts of victories for hi
pet theory. He Is Just as sanguine afte
twenty years of defeat as he was In th
first flush of enthusiasm over the birth o
that miserable Infant , the rag baby , In th
early 70s.
Cedar Rapids fiazette : The Gazette p't
sents herewith a facsimile of the time can :
map and general advertisement of the In
dlana , Illinois & Iowa Railroad company a
it appears In the "Travelers' Official Guide c
the Rellroads of the United States , " which 1
the adopted organ of all the railways of th
country and Is used almost exclusively by th
general passenger and ticket agents and afe
by the passenger agents In the more Impot
tant railroad stations. That It Is a correc :
directory of the officials of that road ther
can bo no question. H will bo noticed tha
the first name given Is "F. M. Dralo , presl
dent. 919. The Rookery. Chicago. III. " Thi
U General Diake , now a candidate for th
republican nomination for governor of Invti
Des Molnes Leader : Governor Boles I
strongly of the opinion that the single gel
standard has resulted In the depreciation c
prices and the consequent enhancement c
debt , and he wants to provide a metho
by which the process shall not continue 1
tha future. But on the other hand , he recop
nlzes that present contracts made on th
basis of this standard are Inviolate , and the
to disturb them Is not desirable. He I
committed against sudden changes In th
dollar , although ho thinks Its appreciate
has worked Injury. So he has looked for
plan , which , while It would not dlstur
existing conditions and would give MifTlclei ;
assurance against a financial upheaval , nevei
theless would prepare the way for futur
free coinage of the two metals , and Inc
dentally would give ample warning for bus
ness to- adjust Itself to the new order. Bi
even as to the deferred free coinage , th
goal of the measure , It Is not provided DIE
It shall be at 16 to 1. H la to be at th
market ratio , whatever that ratio may 1 :
when the stipulated five years have elapse
and all contemporary debts discharged.
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The democracy o ( Ohio may l > vuhout
money , but It lias Its Itrlcc.
Decnuso tlio platform winks tliat way It de-en
not follow that Kentucky democrats arc going
to take the gold cure.
Chicago's attractions as a summer resort
nro multiplying- Snakes arc coming out of
the hydrants under pressure.
NX-Congressman Uryan's visit to Oklahoma
Is timed to catch the gold boom. As both are
charged with hot air , a windy collision seems
Inevitable.
Denver did not succeed In reforming Its
council by merely shaking the rope. The case
called ( or suspended animation to effect n
sure-enough cure.
To tlio disgust of n bicycle Fcorchcr In
mbomfiold , N. J. . a policeman on foot on
Sunday night , after a twenty minutes' chase ,
overhauled nnd arrested him.
A two-logged brute near Syracuse , N.
Y. , sewed with fine wire the eyelids of n
bull to prevent the animal from knocking
down fences. A Justice of the peace patted
him on the bark with a $10 fine.
A woman partook of an oyster In n Chicago
establishment and It made her sick. To
guard against such perilous surprises , res-
tauranteurs should Inform their patrons that
the festive oyster Is In the soup.
It Is dlscour.ig'ng to the Inventive genius
of America when the first trial of a new
"safety" burner for lamps causes a $10,000
lire. Ilut there Is no telling what the In
ventor might not do If he shaild Invent a
"danger" burner.
Some weeks ago the silver members of the
Philadelphia Union League club blocked n
financial declaration by the club. The gold-
lie members then rallied and last week sat
on the moonshiners at a ratio of 1C to 1.
The latter have Imbibed a wholesome regard
'or ' a buzz saw In motion.
Mrs. Ida Huxton Cole , prominent among
suffrage speakers , says : " \Vo read In the
bible that after the Israelites wore all worn
out \\lth wrangling and dissensions OoJ gave
hem a woman Deborah to Judge them ; she
ruled over them for forty yc.ir * , and wo road
that 'then they had a rest. ' "
President Glllman of Johns Hopkins uni
versity lias accepted the ollleo of chief of the
bureau of awards of the Atlantic exposition ,
and has cabled to Paris for offers of designs
for the medals , and. in order to avoid the
friction with exhibitors arising from delay ,
announces that awards will bo delivered to
the exposition managers one month after the
exposition opens.
The will of the late Secretary Ore-sham Is
regarded as a model of Its kind. It reads :
"I , Walter Q. Gresham , do hereby make this
my last will and testament. I give , devise
and bequeath to my wife , Matilda Gresham ,
all my estate , property nnd effects , real and
personal , and of every kind and description ,
and wheresoever situate , to have ami hold
absolutely. I appoint my said wlfo sole
executrix of this will. "
The Illinois legislature has made a radlca
change in criminal procedure In the state
In trials of misdemeanors and felonies , here-
toforu , tlia Jury was Judge of law and fact
and fixed the penalty on conviction. The now
law wipes this out , and provides that on
conviction the offender shall bo sent to the
penitentiary , together with a transcript ol
the evidence , and the warden and penltenthry
commissioners are. empowered , after review
ing the evidence , to fix the term of Imprison
ment , which shall not be less than the mini
mum nor greater than the maximum penalty
llxed by statute for the offense.
Judge Miller of the District of Columbia
has spoiled his chances for honorary mem
bership In the Advanced Woman's club. Ho
cently a man was brought before th's stall
dispenser of Justice , accused of "smacking1
his wife. Ho had returned from work to
find no dinner and no wife , the lat'-er having
gene to a temperance meeting. This clrcum
stance filled the hungry husband with a Jag
of wrath and a row and a blow followed
The solemn old Judge , after hearing the
evidence , delivered himself thus : "Take this
man's personal bonds , and you , woman , go
home , and , temperance meetings or no torn
pcrnnce meetings , have your husband's din
ner ready when ho wants It. "
Albert Wnetstone , said to bo the larges
man In the United States , If not In the world
died recently at Kureka , Cal. He was bon
at Atlanta , Ind. , and came of n family note <
for large size. His mother , who Is still liv
ing , weighs 315 pounds , nnd Hho has two
brothers weighing 320 pounds apiece. She
also has two sons , eacli of whom is over six
ftet In height and each of whom also weighs
over SOO pounds. At the time of his death
Albert weighed 4flG pounds , and was of such
enormous proportions that It was necessary
to cut a hole In the side of the house In
order to remove the body. The collln con
sumed 101 feet of lumber , and weighed 100
pounds. It was six feet eight Inches long ,
thirty-two Inches wide and twenty Inches
deep.
Tlio Advance III
Globe-Democrat.
The most gratifying and encouraging fea
ture of the business and Industrial situation
Is to bu found In the numerous cases of In
creased wages. These advances mean for
the moit part the restoration of the rates of
pay that prevailed at the beginning of the do-
prcoslon. Many employers kept their works
going In splto of the evil effects of the new
tariff law by reducing wages or lessening
time , and now that the conditions are get
ting better they are gradually sharing their
Increased profits with their employes. This
action. It will be observed , Is entirely volun
tary ; and it conveys a lesion of great Im
portance to worklngmen. In not a slrmla
Instance has an advance In wages been ob
tained by a strike or any other form of com
pulsion or Intimidation.
fit It MlltTlI 3UKE11S.
Clilcntn Tribune ! "This Is ono of the pen-
nltles nf itruniliinnct't" hummed the mosquito ,
Rlt'kiiiK Its stiletto Into the sleepingvictim's
eng nose.
lloston Courier ; "I'm going now yes , I'm
going , going , " murmercd Stelghcr. "What
nn excellent auctioneer you'd make , " * nUt
the heartless but tired Miss Nyccgcrl.
rhlongo Post : "Pnpn , " nskod llttln Willie ,
'l n't n cynic a man who Is tired of the
world 7"
"No. my dear ; n cynic Is a man ot whom
the world Is tired. "
Philadelphia P.ecord : U'Atilier How do
you like my new painting , "Tho Drouth o (
Limy MITII ? " lp Tnnquo H strikes ma
you hnvrn t pot enough dark brown In it
to bo natural.
Indianapolis Journal : Northern Vlsttor-
I'ho most remarkable thing I have noticed
here Is the great timnlipr nf large families.
Kontucklitu I nxltmi It Is n wise dispen
sation of the good Lord , nh. 80 many of
ouuh people are killed oft In feuds , sah.
New York WoekhAppllcutt : - T son you
ml vert Ise for n window tr er. Prv tloods
Men-limit Yen , sir. Hnvo yon hnii nmii ox-
perli'iH'e ? "I arrnnut > il the \ \ liuloillspluy
In the store 1 worked In last , nn-l oveiy
woman who pn pd the store Htoppoil nnd
looUrd. I'lmt's .Momclhlng like. You are
iust the mint wo want , liv the wny , what
line was your llrni In ? " "Mirrors. "
Detroit Free Pro"I : don't think votir
ht'iiilnrlio COIIICM from nny orgnnlo tiouble , "
said Dr. Plllcburv to his patient , after the
usual ontt-rblslng.
"No , It's not nit orean , " replied Mrs. liar-
low. "It's the constant pounding on the
piano next door which drives mo frantic. "
Washington Star : "Thorp Is ono point In
your fiitnrf liusbnnd's character that you
nro to bo congratulated on , " wild Miss Cay
enne.
"What Is that ? " nsked the engaged girl ,
her eyes lighting with liapplnosa.
"Ho Is very ensy to please. "
"How ilo yon know ? "
"He'.s so well satlslled with himself. "
Indianapolis Journal : "It Is a rather severs
reflection on the vanity of man , " said thn
philosophical boarder , "tho fact that Mi
skeleton w III fotcli no more than $25 in the
maiket. "
"I had nn Idea , " snld the Cheerful Idiot ,
that It would amount to u little over 200
cold bones. "
Philadelphia Uroord : Muggins A cyclone
must bo n graml sight. UUK&I"1' H Is Thn
first one I saw I was nulto taken with that
Is , about two mllos.
New York World : Muml-T think the girls
who pose for artists ought to bo ashamed
of themselves.
Minnie Yet they nil lead model lives !
Imllannpolla Journal : Minnie Wonrlnij
your bloomers for u walking costume ! 1 nm
ashamed of yon.
Minnie-Why not ?
"Whv not ? Don't you know that If you
go to making them BO common everybody
will get to wnarlng them , and then wo
bicycle girls will not be distinguished ut nil.
LIKE FALLING OFF A LOO.
Kansas City Journal.
Whore wise men HIP with doubts perplexed
He sees nn easy way :
Great problems which for years have vexed
He solves In half H day.
Of science , art , philosophy.
Ho has profonndest knowledge.
There Is no mystery you s--ee ,
llo's just como out of college.
/M.SSJMJ Ot' TIIK I1USS CAlt.
TlilcnKo Tribune.
I ustcr think a score of years ,
Mebby two score years ago.
At times I fetched a load of hogs
Or steers from "down below , "
An' then staid over night , y' know ,
To kinder git a smell
Of how they do things here In town
The people that are swell-
That runttln' leglur little cars
To haul folks up an * down.
Was Jlst about the smartust thing
That I had ever known.
I uster ride out to the barns
Jlst to ketch onto the way
They hud of doln' nil the work ,
To mnko the blxness pay.
Thuy had 11 couple dozen cars ,
And bosses by the score
I counted up to sixty , onct ,
An' Unow they had some more ;
An' piles of corn , an' straw , an' hay ,
Stacked to the very door ,
An" a follor ullers on the watch
To buy a lectio , more.
An' SatMays , when the country folks
Would load a wagon down
With 'Inters or a cord of wood
To fetch It into town ,
They'll hitch up on the off sldo
Of some steuily-Koln' boss ,
A filly , thn-c-yunr-oM or four ,
Jlst to show her who was boss ,
An' git her us't to city ways ,
An' the noises of the road ,
The Joggle of the wagon ,
An' the pullln' of the load ,
An' w'en they passed the car barn ,
The foller there on guard ,
To catch an extra load of hay ,
Would holler out , "Hey , pard ,
W'at'll ye take for that bay mare ? "
An' then he'd mosey out ,
An' pat the Illly on th back.
An' look Into her mouth ,
"I'll give ye seventy-five , " says he ,
An' 'low the market's poor ,
Hut after tllckerln' half an hour
He'd buy for twenty more.
Thorn good ol' poky lioss carsl
Too slow for modern ways ,
They'll noon rot with the stage coach.
The pride of earlier days ,
An' the bosses of the future
Will prnnco along the street.
Their nostrils suortin' lightnln'
An' a trolley polo fer feet ;
An' If that Is rather tedious
Fer Yankee enterprise ,
I reckon they can quit the earth
An' navlcato the Bklcs.
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It won't last long tho1 this weather ; goingr to be
warmer soon , so don't get out your top coat. Re
3 member the Fourth's Thursday and its going to be
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ifn ifd And you can't enjoy yourself or feel more com
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it our Mid-summer apparel something cool , easy and
Is free. Nothing to bind and pull or make you nervous.
We've a whole lot of nice thin coats for just that
b purpose silk , cotton , alpaca , serge and Dorp D'oto.
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itr ro Any quantity of thin trousers , flannel , etc. , White
1- 1I o Duck ones are the proper thing tho' . You ought to
Iit have one of our straw hats , also don't cost much.
teU 50o buys a good ono , but of course you may go
10e higher.
And don't forgot our furnishings. Nowhere can
you find such a selection and variety.
Ties , Shirts , Hosiery , Underwear , Collars , Cuffr ,
Etc. , always the very latest styles and effects shown.
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