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THE OMAHA DAILY TUESDAY. JULY 2 , 1895. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE B. it , nurron. uvr.nv I I [ Ttn.M3 OK I Daily life ( Without Bumtayi. CM Yo.ir t S 00 Dal'y Ieo ! mil Similar. Uno Y.'jr MO ) BIT M"llllM 50) Tlircn Monlli * , 2 W Htindny I' n , Ono Yrtr Z'1 ' Hntunfny lie" , One Year ' 0 Weekly Hcc , One Ynr Ci orKicis. Oniuli.1 , Tlic Hoe MulMlntc. Boulli uninlm , Sinter IIU. ! , Co'nor j : nnrt Zllh H' . Conndlt llliirfi ) , 11 l' ail Mt vl. Chicago Oilier , 317 riinmlior nf C.Vmmcrf. New VorU. llooim u. n nnd 15 , Tribune llulld'nc. Klon , HOT ! ' Slrofi , N.V. . All c'lnnnutilfMtlon * lel.i'ln ? lo new * nnrt ' dl- torlal mntter nlinuM lc niMr > > M < > d : To the njllor. miriiNUss i.r.rrnnH. All btiiiir.t" " ) letter * nntl nMtilttnnct'3 sliouM be nrtdr'K'cil In Tlio I ; rulilliiilmc Cotnpjiny. nmalt.i. I > rnfi > . rlierltv mil inulnlHce orders lo be Inntlt * IIIM | > I . to th ftnliT nf tlie rnni | .iny. 'rut ' : nun iM'in.iaiiiN'J COMPANY. HT\Ti.MKNT : Ot'1 CII'.i'I't.ATIOX. 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Something must bo radically WI-OMR with our judlclnl system. Another Justice of the peace has Just voluntarily resigned his position. The United States paid out some ? 4H- 000,000 more than It received during the fiscal year just closed. We know men who would be lad to be nble to spend $1:1,000 : u year more than they take In. In the published statement of dona tions received by Governor Iloloomb last winter for the benellt of drouth suf ferers the Kenerosily of the people of Kansas ( illy is noticeable. A friend in need Is a friend Indeed. - The weather mini has been very ue- commodatlnj , ' with moisture just at the opportune time for RrowhiK crops. Now won't he be equally generous with fa vorable temperature now that hot weather la needed to till out the har vest ? Another Inheritance tax law has been knocked out In the Ohio courts. These decisions , however , only point out the way In which the Inheritance tax maybe bo brought Into conformity with the con stitution. The Inheritance tax is with us to stay. From the recesses of his cell In the Sioux Kails penitentiary the sympa thy of Itnnkwrocker Mosiier fjoes out to ( lie tattooed candidate for governor who alone of republican nominees was defeated last November. Such sympa thy ought to be appreciated. A mnn has written a review of the arguments for and against tlio bimetal- lie standard which tills ten pages of n Kan Krancisco Sunday newspaper. That man ought to go to congress and have his productions printed in the Congres sional Record , where there are no space limitations on matter contributed. And now the democrats of Maryland nre beginning to experience serious fears that the republicans will carry the fall elections In that state. They are not anxious to be the llrst to break the solid south , but the outlook is against them. If Maryland will go republican this year some other southern states will doubtless follow the example next year. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Hoard of Education lias been cited to show cause why It should not be enjoined from spending public money on a teachers' training school. Will the board bo defended by its regu larly employed attorney , who has al ready declared his opinion to be against the cousMtutionality of the training Hchool , or will it send good money after the bad in retaining1 an attorney to up hold its attitude/ this matter ? Dr. Stephen I'helps , a ( 'ounell Bluffs divine , declares In favor of the taxa tion of all church property and against nny exemptions of taxable property. The Bee has heretofore taken practi cally the same ground. Tlie exemp tions provided for In the Nebraska stat utes are few and explicit , but the lim ited license given Is abused In nearly every county In the state. The aboli tion of all exemptions Is one of the possible reforms of tlje future. Governor Ilolcomb has demanded an Investigation of the Killing In the Hast ings asylum for the Incurable Insane. .Tune 15 , Carroll , an Inmate , struck Wood , n fellow inmate , heavy blows oh the head , from the effects of which he died .lune 18. Superintendent Dam- crcll did not consider the Incident of BiitHclent Importance to report It to the- governor , but ho will doubtless re- Terse his opinion on this point boron- the governor drops the matter. Bunkwreeker Mosher deplores greatly the veto of the bill passed by the last legislature to repeal the state deposi tory law. lie thinks that the deposi tory law IM a bad law and should be removed from the books. The deposi tory law Is simply Intended to provide better means of safekeeping .the public money and to secure the Interest pnhl upon deposits of state fiuuls to the Htatu Instead of to the state treaourei mid his favorites. The attempt to re peal It by stealthy proceedings was nothing but n barefaced treasury raid. It is not strnngo that a man HUe [ Mosher , who steals unoney outright , new nothing wrong In robbing the tax- payero under tlio forms of law. rin : IA Tlio Interstate commerce law forbids * the secret cutting of rates , but the prac tice goes on notwithstanding. Heduc- tlon.s of ratea , fares or charges by n common rnrrler may bo nmdo without prevloiiH public notice , but whenever made must Immediately be publicly posted or Indicated upon the schedules at the tlmo In foivo ni.d . kept for pub lic Inspection. The law also provides Hint when nny common carrier shall have establlshel and published Its rates , fares and charges It shall be unlawful for such carrier to charge , demand , col lect or receive from nny person or persons n greater or less compensation j for the transportation or passengers or property , or for any services In connec tion therewith , than Is specified In such published schedules of rates , fares and charges as may at the lime be In force. The new agreement Just entered Into between the presidents of the eastern trunk lines , providing for the restora tion and maintenance of rates. Is a con fession that the requirements of the Interstate commerce net nnve b en and an.- now being disregarded. 1'ho resolu tion signed by these railroad olliclals pledges them to absolutely maintain , from .Inly S. IS ! ! . ' , the full published tariffs of eastbound and westbound freight rates on all rinses of trallle. the resolution to be continued In elfect so lung as it Is observed by all lines ac cepting tin ; agreement. Of course the fact that secret rate cutting has been steadily practiced has been a. matter of common knowledge. Its admission by the railroad presidents was nut necessary to let the public know that they were persistently violating the law in tills respect , yet having made the acknowledgment It is worth while to call public attention to It , and in connection with it to suggest whether the law , hav ing utterly failed to prevent a practice which allows the most unfair discrim inations to be made , does not require to be radically changed. It is perfectly plain Hint as now ad ministered the Interstate commerce act is worthless for the regulation of trans portation rates. A railroad company will comply with tiie law In posting a schedule of rates and utterly disregard It in practice , so that the posting re quirement Is of no consequence or value whatever , and what was expected to bo one of the most important provisions of he act for the protection of the public s thus practically nullified. The ob- lens fact Is that the public Is quite is much at the mercy of the railway nanagers , so far as discrimination in ales is concerned , as before we had he interstate commerce act , and expo- lenco has demonstrated that It is idle o look for permanent Improvement from ) rosident.s' agreements , none of which iiivc hitherto been carried out for any ; reat length of time. The one en- ; ered Into a few days ago In New York , argely through the Instrumentality of Mr. .1. I'lerpont Morgan , who has taken ipon himself the task of booming Amor- can securities abroad , may be faithfully ulherod to for n time , because the con- lltlons make It expedient to do so , but lobody will expect It to be maintained a year , and It would not be surprising If t wore broken within a month. Maul- Vstly that portion of the law Which relates to the regulation of ratea needs o be strengthened. ASK (7.S ( SOMKTlllNIi OMAHA. Juno 30. To the Editor of The Ileo : Will you please explain why the ad- Iress fora citizens' reform movement has > een withhold from the World-Herald and given exclusively to Tlio Boo. It seems tome mo that a document signed by hundreds of citizens of all classes and parties , Involving ssues In which ovcry taxpayer la so vitally concerned , should bo given the widest pos sible publicity. In my opinion any exhibition of partiality or personal spite work U en tirely out of place. A SIGNER. The lieu Is not in position to explain the motives that actuate the publisners > f another paper. It hia ; no de.slre nor Imposition to prevent any newspaper from sharing equally with It whatever credit may accrue from the effort to place our local government upon a business basis and purge the city hall and court house of lucompotency and corruption. Upon inquiry we are authorized to deny that any partiality was shown in the publication of the citizens' address. On the contrary , we are assured that copies of the address and signatures were given out to the World-Herald in ample lime for publication in-the after noon edition of Friday , .luno tS ! , the day on which it llrst appeared in The Kvening Bee. We also learn that the publication of the address in the World- Herald was promised , but for reasons which have not been stated the promiSb was not kept. It can hardly bo be cause the address does not conform to the politics or policy of the World- Herald , inasmuch as that paper did not scruple to set apart two columns on Its editorial page last fall to an op position party and In tlio Interest of candidates whom It was ostensibly seeking to defeat. niteSIA .I.V/J J.ll'AK. The report that Russia .is concentrat ing a strong military force in Siberia preparatory to a possible war will .lapan , Is quite credible in view of tlu strained relations that , exist betweei the two countries. The wlrole course oi Itussia since the close of the war be tween China and .Japan has shown n determination on the part of that power to obstruct the pallcy of .lapan particularly with regard to Corea. Tlio mollification of the treaty of pe'aco to which tlie Japanese government con sented at some sacrlllce n : < to territory accepting Instead a money Indemnity was . ---e to tlie Interference of Uussia tnit the latter was not satisfied with this. Mie cannot tolerate the Idea o : .lapan securing a dominating power and Influence In the east nor does she intend to permit it if she can preveiu it. Tills Japan perfectly understands and therefore hoMllItles with Kussia are. regarded by the Japanese people as certain to come In the not reniot" future. It Is only u question as to how far Japan will yioM to Russian pressure before resisting and resorting to war In self defense. If the matter were left to the decision of the peoplr there can bo no doubt that reslstaiu--- would come speedily , but the govern ment knows that the country ia uot now suillclently well prepared for war with so powerful a foe as Itussia and It will play n waiting game. The advantage Russia would have In a war at this time with Japan would hn In the superiority of Its naval force. Although tlie Japanese navy made a splendid record In the Chinese war It Is not strong enough to successfully cope with the force that Kussia could send against it. As was said by a leading Japanese paper , the Issue of u conflict with Russia will depend upon thu naval strength of Japan , and the moment the navy was Impaired or par tially destroyed thu national existence would be endangered. The government , undoubtedly , fully realizes this , for in a conflict between those countries most of the fighting would be on the water. On land Japan has little to fear from Russia , because the latter would have to iiutvh Its armies a long distance or bring them by sea route , with the imse of supplies far removed. There are enthusiastic Japanese who believe that their soldiers could penetrate Into Rus sia as they did into China , but tie : voitld find the Russians very different oldlers from the Chinese. They areas irave and stubborn lighters as are to e found anywhere and the military stahlislnncnl of Russia is not greatly lelilnd the other great powers In the nowlcdge and acquirements of mlh- ary science. A war between Russia ml Japan would be deplorable , ann vhile from tlie present aspect of the lluation it seems Inevitable it Is pov Ible that events may arise to avert it. I/OIP rn r/ivmr.iVH run The way to vindicate the republican Kirty from the stigma cast upon it by Ulcers who have betrayed their trusts s to depose these officers and put men n their places who apply the same noral standard to public employment hat they do to private employment. General Grant was a good enough re- mhllcan , but when Hie whisky ring swindles were exposed and some of his > est friends and most prominent > arty leaders found to bo implicated ho ssued the famous order , "Let no guilty nan escape. " This order was not con strued as an attempt at persecution oi nen who had previously borne good ( . nutations and were nble and willing o pay back all the money they had ilehed from Hie national treasury , but is a vindication of the law and the mrgatlon of the parly of venality and corruption. The statistics relating to the national tanks for the last fiscal year present some points of interest. The number > f banks decreased fifty-live , but still [ here was a slight increase in the bank note circulation. There was a very considerable Increase In the loans and discounts of Hie banks and notwith standing tlio hard times the deposits Increased , but the most notable fact In these statistics Is the very largo in crease In the lawful money reserve , iimounting to $7r > , < X > 0,000. This Is to be regarded as one evidence of the very conservative management of the banks generally. The fact that but thirty-six banks were placed in the hands of re celvors during the year Is not a very bad record. With the revival of busi ness it. is to bo expected that there will be a greater increase In the bank note circulation during tlio current fiscal year , and very likely also an addition to the number of banks. Under pros cut conditions It will devolve upon these Institutions to supply any re quired increase of tlio currency. The Interior department is not dis posed to compromise the Issues Joined between the agent at the Winnebago reservation and the tenants of the Flournoy company. Tlio decree has gone forth thai the lands must bo va cated by July 1 or the occupants under tlie Klouruoy leases must take the cense quences. The agreement reached at the agency last week is brushed aside by the authorities at Washington , who demand a strict observance of order * heretofore issued but which have long been held In abeyance. While no OIK can contest the wisdom of these orders it is Indeed unfortunate thai tenants who have put in crops this year must bo driven off and deprived of the fruits of this year's labor. Each succeeding tax list submitted to the county commissioners sitting as u board of equalization is worse than tlu one before. The assessment In Douglas county Is said to be so full of bulls and errors that Inequality of taxation is bound to ensue. Nothing could bo a better argument In favor of competent assessors working under the supervision of a single tax olllcer. This is what was proposed for Omaha In the last legislature , but the bill was smothered by the tax-shirkers and corporations who habitually evade taxes. Had tin single tax commissioner system beei ordained by law it Is safe to say that no such mistakes would occur In tax returns. Secretary Morton in a recent Inter view commends the I'lngreo potato patch plan such ns Is now being trlei hi this city , but he urges that tenants be compelled to pay a small rental price in order that they may not be schoolei to think that the city owes them a llv Ing. This point Is well taken and ha. been fully considered in tills as wel as oilier cities. Then * Is little doub that hereafter a nominal rental price will be charged cultivators at worl under the garden patch scheme. According to Chairman Cadet Taylor the § 11.000 on deposit in ills bank belongs to the school fund. Inasmuch as there Is now upwards of § 50,000 outstanding iMipaid school warrants drawing 7 pe cent interest , we can't comprehend whj the * ( ! ,000 held by Taylor's bank is no called in to redeem an equal amount o outstanding warrants. Will the schoo board call on Mr. Taylor to disgorge o will he fork over ( he cash of his owl accord ? Secretary Carlisle Is said to be lies ] fating whether he should become a can dhlate for the Kentucky senatorship o the democratic presidential nomination Mr. Carlisle ought not to hesitate vorj long , Ue ought to kn w that a bird In the hand is worth two In the Musi and that even slrAuld he be given n presidential njlijifruition by the demo cratic national contention he would be just as far froth Hie occupancy of the white house ifJ.eNJor. If Mr. Carlisle wants to be 141 public life , after the xplratlon of ' 1'rcsldent Cleveland's erin. the sunntifi should be his objective lolut. . , Climvinc Ilir ( 'nil of Content. / Chloairo Trliiuno. Klcctrlclty ami th'c bicycle may drive tlie oblo hors3 to the rear , but no mechanical ubjtltutc will evar supplant the humble cow. lllmt'rr ' or Hint. St. iKXils llrpulillc. Democrats are having sonio trouble amoni ; iiemselves this year , and may have more jefore thy have less. Hut they are engaged a hunting for the truth , ami when tlity nlte upon It , as they will , the republican Uiermanlsm will be swept tut Into the gar- ) ] ge heap as tlie federalist alien and s dltlon aws were In the Jeffersonlan outburst at ! ie opening of the century. Jiiilu-r llrnirii'a AilclroM. Ihwton Itcrnlil. Mr. Justice Hrown's address before tht 'ale law school promises to occupy the first lace In the long list of the commencement iddressos this year. It discusses some of he Important problems of tha day In a clear ml cogent manner , and It will undoubtedly et people to thinking more seriously aboiu ? rtaln problems of government that have nl- eady engaged tliclr attention. Sllvi r I'liiniii l-rlni ; . N"w York World. Mexico Is floating a now loan In Europe. She Is to pay G per cent per annum Interest n It , and she Is to get only C9 cents for o.u-h ollar of It. which makes the Interest rate ather moro than 7 per cent , to say nothing f having to pay at maturity 100 cents for very C9 cents received. Tills is what free olnago without International agreement ueans for any nation that elects to Indulge n that folly. Wiii-nrr Tullis for Kvi'rcl o. L.nul.ivltlu fomlor-Journnl. General Warner , the free silver leader , lollers that the Kentucky democratic convcn- lon was packed. This will provoke a smile rom every member and spectator of that convention , as well as every Kentucklan who tnows anything about tlio situation In this tato. General Warner < locs not mean to say hat the convention was packed In the Inter- si of free silver , and yet the party machin ery under which the convention was held was n control of free t-.lver democrats. tiood Nu for IllmntnlltsU. Providence Jotunal. Tlio composition of tlie new nritlsh cabl- let naturally gives encouragement to tlio ilmetalllsts. There at least two men In It ivho nro known to lie strongly In favor of : he larger nso of ellvcr In connection with gold on some safe plan for keeping them at parity with each other. Mr. llalfour has of late been very outspoken In advocacy of the restoration of silver as a standard , and Mr. Goschen ns long ago as the Paris conference of 1878 expressed the gravest apprehensions regarding the demonetization of the white metal. Ilcsldes these. Mr. Leonard Courtney , who may be president of .lie Hoard of Trade , Is also a recent convert to bimetallism. ItiiMiu nnd .Inpan. New York Tribune. Russia would'of cotirse , be at a great dis advantage In ayar before her Slborlan rail road is finished. Hut , then she cannot hope to finish It as she wants to do without first fighting for It. On tlie , other hand , Japan Is partially exhausted by the war with China , and will be In better fighting trim a few years hence , when hqr new war ships are In commission ; and yet her advantage over Hus- sla might bo much greater should slio strlk * now. Peace prevails. Hut It Is In exceed ingly unstable .equilibrium. The slightest shock or puff of wind may upset It , and plunge the two nations Into a war of greater extent and significance than that which has just ended. Till ! KAST OltK Df Davenport Democrat : He elaborates a plan , which , as a whole , Is unique and de serves attention more for Its originality than for Its practicability as a financial t-chemo. It Is quite clear that Governor Holes is giving the uppermost problem of tlie 'four his serious consideration. Cedar llaplds Republican : It Is very evl- : lent that Holes knows absolutely nothing about finance. Kach additional deliverance on the subject makes the fact doubly plain. This last letter Is more outlandish .than ono of Peffer's financial measures which lie In troduces every so often , when congress Is In session. Chicago Tribune : Holes' scheme Is as twisted and crooked as a ram's horn , but , cunning nnd sophistical as lie makes it. Ills rotten money purpose shows through It. It would bo more manly for him to come out plainly In favor of Coin Harvey's dishonest scheme at once and done with It , for that Is what it conies to. Des Molnes Capital : Prior to this third letter the people were bound to suppose our worthy ex-governor had n plan of a somewhat definite character for reaching bimetallism. They may not know that his "plan , " such as Ills , Is simply a venture in the dark- something entirely empirical. It Is based on no experience whatever , and framed In ap parent reliance on statements In Harvey's "Coin" and llko productlrj as historically , correct. It adds nothing ot value to tlie | literature of tlio controversy. Dubuque Telegram : The ex-governor would go to an Infinite deal of trouble and retire from circulation and lock up In the treasury an enormous amount of money to accomplish what may be more promptly and efficiently achieved by the simple process of restoring free and unrestricted coinage of both metals at the 1C to 1 ratio. There Is entirely too much detail and circumlocution in his plan. If the country had tlmo to waste It might ap prove it. As It hasn't , and Its needs are exigent , it will return to bimetallism by the shorter and moro direct road. Des Moines Leader : Some of the critics of ex-Governor Holes' last letter are childish and simply proclaim their own ignorance and Incapacity as public teachers. We are told by one that the plan of Issuing silver cer tificates to an amount of 1 per cent above the market price of silver would result in the sliver bullion owners making 312 per cent per year on their bullion. How very absurd , for the plan of Governor Holes contemplates that the government shall retain the bullion sold to It , and long h.'fore 312 per cent was reached , probably before 10 per cent was reached , the United States would have locked away all the bullion , which Is In the United States to ba offeredor which might bo smuggled in from abroad. The- plan of Gov ernor Holes is objctj jiable in respects which have already been pointed out by this paper , but let us not hear these childish and quib bling objections. Chhaqn Chronlf'lef Kx-Governor Holes of Iowa has outlined a monetary plan which Is hi some respectJurenlous ; and novel It may b ? a tolerably fair iutjinent that the substance of this plan Is to continue the gold standard for five years , and then adopt the sliver dolhr ofUSM - grains as the standard and change the \v Uht : of th > gold coins to conform to that standard. The truth Is that there Is no iVgent demand for cur rency plans of jfliiy kind Just now. The country Is doln&Vefy well. Indeed , under the present currency system , nnd the Indi cations are IhatXthe number of persons de manding a chanfio from the existing to a very different standard will not be exceed ingly formidable or cause very profound anx iety to politicians a year from now. People will then be too busy and prosperous to bother their heads with financial plans , and too well satlsfi d to take the risks Involved In serious changes of either the currency or the tariff. nils iiouin.r.ns or / > JA nn. : Chicago Tribune ; The boertio aldermen of Denver are In a panic. A bill for nn ordi nance granting a reduction of only 15 per cent on tlie schedule of water rates now In force and fastening this rati ) on the people for fifteen years pjsfc.t the rnuncll Thursday evening and so enraged HIP pppplc who wro present that there were J.inuerous Ihrcati of lynching the leading liooilkTp , nttf all night policemen had to ginrd the houses of the timorous aldermen. rortnnaiuly Hun far no violence has occurred , notwithstanding the excited and angry fefllngs of the people , whosa rights have been turlorrd away tor boodle. The Incident at IVnver should IIP a warning to boodlcra everywhere. They may carry their villainy nnd grrrd to a point where patience will cease tn le a virtue , nnd then the. people will rl e as r.iey did at Detroit some time ago and as they now have at Denver. If tlics-a dlr.honest knaves arc wise they will not provoke the people too long. If ilry have any rrgjrd for themselves they will turn over a new Ic.if. Kansas City Star : Tlie people of Denver have been shamefully betrayed ) iy their city council , but they themselves are not wholly without blame. The disgraceful Incident of Thursday night was made possible by a sys tem of local politics which Is by no moans peculiar to Denver , but which prevails In most of the cities of America. The re spectable element In these communities which suffer from municipal corruption per mit a lot of Jjck-leg politicians to form council * of their own choosing , nml corrup tion and disregard of the public weal follow as a matter of course. If the Denver citinell had been composed of men who valued their reputations and who had a high standlni ; lo maintain , there would have been no call for any such demonstration as tlie angry citizens made In defense of their rights. The whole trouble goes bark lo tlie laxity of good citi zenship the failure of voters who appreciate the value of honest government to perform their duty. The only way to avoid the kind of scandal which has brought Denver Into such unenviable prominence Is to reverw the entire plan of municipal government In this country , and to lu'rust the management of public affairs to honest men instead of spoils men and boodlers. That Is a much more rational method of solving the problem than to make a rule of electing shysters to office and then talk of lynching them when they carry out in their public acts the principles which govern their private lives. J > Jir.SM..lA.W > UTtlKH 'l ! > E. Oh , Liberty , what a racket Is committed In thy name ! The big Ferris wheel of World's fair mem ory Is being rebuilt on tlie north side of Chicago. Dr. Depew cannot be engaged to any girl. He cannot make up his mind to disappoint the others. The Missouri anti-trust law has been de clared Invalid. Very tew states have a healthy one. It may bo a comfort to stout men to learn that Dr. W. G. Grace , the famous Kngllsh cricketer , weighs 230 pounds. The real significance of the 1C to 1 proposi tion In Nebraska , Judged by present Indica tions , Is JIG In 1895 to $1 In 1891. No matter what the outcome of the battle may be , the Denver boodlers cannot escape taking water. Isn't that punishment enough ? Although Denver puts forth strong claims as a health resort , It strenuously objects to aldermen doing business for their financial health. Rainmaker Melbourne confesses that he humbugged the west. The confession Is rather late. Mr. Melbourne gave himself away several years ago. The United States weather bureau reports a considerable reduction In the expenses of .management. Kconumy In reliable Indica tions are also frequently visible. A fire In an old hotel In Athens , Ga. , des troyed some fine traditions by burning out the room that John Howard Payne and Presi dent James Monroe had occupied at different times. "Illuo Eyed Hill" Shechan , ex-llentenant governor of New York , whom political re formers exiled from Huffalo , Is doing qultn well In New York City as "legislative coun sel. " That is to say , William's legislative experience comes In handy as a corpora tlon lobbyist. Conclusive evidence of Chicago's pre eminence as a summer resort Is furnished by tli9 discovery of a fresh water "sarplnt" In Lake Michigan. A yachting party whisked its tall , but was unable to accurately measure It. From the descriptions It is evident tlie monster had a dark-brown breath. The history of expeditions to tlio north pole is an unbroken record of failure and disaster. Tlie trouble is the explorers are hunting In the wrong direction. Indeed there is reason for believing that the pole Is not as far away as Is generally supposed. The fact that north Minnesota experienced fiost on the night of June 27 suggests the wisdom of searching for the axis in that region. nev. Dr. C. Ellis Stevens of Philadelphia , who has won such wide reputation as author of the book "Sources of the Constitution of the United States , " has Just performed a patriotic service of Interest to all Americans In securing the preservation of the historic wing buildings of Independence hall , long used as the national capital In the early days of the republic. An existing law re quiring the demolition of those structures lias just been repealed by the Pennsylvania legislature , mainly through his efforts. In 1856 a band of Sioux Indians raided a little colony of settlers who had built c.ibins on the shores of Lake OkoboJI , in Iowa. They massacred all the unfortunates except three young girls , ono of whom , Miss Alice Gardner , Is still alive , the only survivor of the tragedy. She now has a museum of Indian relics in the identical cabin that was her home at the time of the massacre. Miss Gardner has secured from the Iowa legisla ture an appropriation of $7,000 for a monument ment to mark the .spot , and It Is to be dedicated with due ceremony this month. Tim Farmer * ' ( * iiivvni Importance , Victor Ttosewati-r In ( lie fnas County Tillmnc. Just as regularly as we have a new cen sus return spread before us. we meet in various quarters most woeful lamentation over the decreasing Importance of the farmer Each successive census shows that tlio popu lation of what are known as urban com munities , has Increased at a moro rapK rate than the population of the rural dis tricts. In 1700 there were only 3.3 per ceni of the people of the United States classei ns urban , while in 1800 the Inhabitants of cities and towns of over 4.000 population comprised over a third of the total enumera tion. tion.To counteract tills apparent retrogression endless schemes have been proposed for colonizing the city poor on farms , and for making farm life attractive enough to stcn the tide of emigration from country to town and from town to city. Such schemes havt been and must be fruitless. The rura population of the United States has never decreased In absolute numbers. It has merely failed to Increase at the same rate that the urban population has increased and It will be a long time. If over , before the number of persons working on farms Is actually less than It Is at present. Tlie reason the rural population has been of comparatively slow growth Is also the reason that makes Its Importance corre spondingly greater. With the Industrial 1m provemenls of the last century , It has beei biought about that the product of a par tlcular amount of labor on a partlcula piece of land will support a regularly In creasing number of pel sons. Where In 17fl' ' it required 9fi per cent of the population to worl ; on farms In order that 3 per cent might live In cities , now It requires the worl of only CS per cent in order that 33 per cent may llvo In cities. The dependence of the urban population Is Just so much greater With a greater number of people depending on the farm for existence , the Importance o the farmer Is naturally Increased. As th ratio of city people to rural people grows , so will their dependence grow with It and the importance of the farmer. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report O inni.or.\iiiXT : \ or run tmirrn. Havr Imluttrln * KitatilMind In l.nrcn Num. hxr * In Miuilirrn Mxlon , CHATTANO'XU. ' Tcnn. , July 1. Th Tradesman , Chatiaticoga. Tcnn. , h.is Issued Its quarterly report of new Industries ostab- llslu'd or Incorporated In the southern states for tlio quarter-year ended Juno SO. The total number reported M CGI , as against 63S for the second quarter of JSlUj fiot for the same per foil In 18 ! > ,1 , and 770 for 1802 , showIng - Ing tli.it tlie Industrial development of the south Is being well mnlntnlned. The great Interest which the botitli Is man- Ifcatlng In the building of c.Mton mills Is shown In this report by the fact that 101 new textile plants are announced as In prog ress , whereas In the second quarter of IS'.M ' the whole number reported was S2 , the num ber for the mine period of 1S93 was 72. and n 1332 It was 19 for the second quarter. In.'o , lnnu.uy 1 lh Trndr man h.is reported 07 of th'so n.v mills. The Tradesman rays hat not all these are actually under way at he present tlmo , but luvo organlzi , ! , nre irc.iklng ground and marly ready in begin iiinufacturlng. This total of mills Includes ! ) In Nurth Carolina , 5 in South Carolina , 9 In Alabama and 17 In Georgia. The report also , shows the organisation or at.iullshmvnt during the quarter of 42 flour nd grist mills , 42 mining and quarrying ompanles , and the same number cf electrical omp.inlrs. Thirty-two roltoii oil companies. S foundries and in.U'hlnc shops , 2S water vorks compinii" , and 2 ( ! compres es and Ins were established duri'it ; tlie quarter , ogi'ther with 23 canner > s , S brick and Hie il.int ? , 7 tiinnerlo * , G phosphate companies nd 3 br'werioj. The wood working livlti'try Is credited with 37 ni'W plants , every sauthein stale being epresenlPd in the Hat , Georgia leading with fi , Arkan as and North Carolina each having 3. Alabama and Texas 11 each , and Florida nd Loni. l.ina c.irh having 10. Miscellaneous r unclns'llied new Industries nre Si in num. ier , and complete a total which the Trades- 11:111 : says Is , in view of existing and past ondltlons , eminently satisfactory. 1'itui'USK lo m/r Aft i.si.ixi > . "rmrh CitpltnlltM Preparing lo l.ornto Cnlrnlrfl nt the .Mouth of .St , l.ikwroni'r , NEW YO1UC , July 1. Among the passen gers on La Hurgogno from Havre were Jules les Pechcr , ! ' . Dujardln Ucamotz , Paul Combes and George Martin , all of Paris. Their visit to tlio continent Is for a curious nirposo. The party la under the leadership of Mr. des Pechcr and its destination Is the sland of Antlcostl , which Is situated at the nouth cf the St. Lawronco. It Is the property of no country , although under the English lag , but Is owned by a company composed of Englishmen. The Hand Is 140 mllea long and twenty-seven mlloa wide , and contains 3GOO square miles. Mr. des Poclier has obtained in option on the property and If ho Is satis- led with It will complete Its purchase before tlie end of October. Mr. des Peclicr Is a gentleman- mcaiis jnd Is engaged In business In Paris. Mr. ( ieametz Is u civil engineer. Mr. Combes an explorer nnd writer , and Mr. Martin an olllcer n the French army reserve. It is Mr. des Pecher'a Intention , should ho lecldo to complete the purchase , to develop the fishing Industry and establish colonies chiefly of French people. With his party he vll leave by way ot Nl'gira F.-.lls for Qu bee , where a steamer will bo chartered for a trip to tlie Island , whljch will bo circumnavigated and thoroughly explored , so that a thorough general knowledge of tlio property may be obtained. Mr. des Pecher begged to bo excused from speaking about the price which ho may payer or the Island. Ho expects to return to Franco with the other gentlemen of the party in about three weeks. Hetty tirceii'A l.rctil Trouble * . NEW YORK , July 1. Surrogate Fitzgerald lias denied Mrs. Hetty Green's application for the removal of Henry A. Harllng , the execu tor of the will of her father , Edward M. Hoblson. The surrogate has also denied a motion to compel the executor to furnish security In $100,000. Hoth questions are de cided without prejudice to their renewal when Henry II. Anderson , who was appointed rcfereo of the action brought in the supreme court to settle the accounting of the execu tor , shall have reported.o . o- Solil ii MUHoiirl Stub llnllrniul , SPRINGFIELD. Mo. , July 1. The sale of the Greenfield & Northern railroad to the Memphis Houte , which has been rumored to have been pending for some time , has been consummated. The Greenfield & Northern Is thirty-nine miles In length , running from South Greenfield on Die mein line of the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memplifs road to Aurora , on the 'Frisco line. Tlie road was owned principally by John S. Cullen , the St. Louis street railway magnate , and J. A. West of the St. Louis Trust company. Tlio road was bonded and sold for $389,000. Mere of .hiinoi it. UlnliniVniN. . HELENA , Mont. , July 1. Miss Frances Eleanor Hlalne , niece of the late James G. Hlalne , was married hero today to Randolph Thompson , cousin of Judge Huck. Miss Hlalno is the daughter of the late Major John E. Hlalne , U. S. A , Ornonhut't Svlinnifl I.IUnl.y to Full. PEORIA , July 1. There Is good reason to believe that Greenhut will not be able to get former owners of Peoria distilleries , at least not all of them , to join with him in en deavoring to regain possession of properties. MI TI.V i.v TIIK vxirno K pi > rt IMnlm Hint .the Itlnck Mctnl U Not Here. WASHINGTON , July l.-ln nn exlomlod de * count of th occurrence and production ot tin throughout the world , C. M. RnlKcr , a tpecl.il agent of the geological survey , dls- cnsjcs the tin situation In the United States. Ho says : "Xo tin Is produced In the United States and the tin occurrences of this coun try nre to far only of geological r mln- oraloglcal Interest , with Indications of pros- pectlvo valiu In a few Instances. "Tin occur * at Wlnslow , MiIn tlio form of casslturlic. It was noticed us early as IStiH and was workoJ to a depth of 100 feet before bring abandoned. Similar ore occurs In New Hampshire. A few crystals liavo tiecn found In Massachusetts and Connecti cut ! . The Martha tin mines , situated on the western slope of the little Ridge of Virginia , are promising In appearance and Imvo been well opened up , but the property Is In litiga tion and will not pruiliao until these ? dlfH- cultlps are settled. " Tin was discovered In 1SSG near Klns'i mountain , North Carolina. It occurs in tlm decomposed grcUcn ntiJ pyrlte In tlntcs , and tn Mr. Rolker's opinion offers ns legltlmata a Held for tin project Ing as do the Iliads Hillj In Dakota. In Alabama tlie tin occurs In grains through disseminated gneiss ledge * . Mines have been worked In Clay county , but liavo not paid so far. A few ' -rystals of easslterlte liavo been found In Texas , but the cuintry la practically unexplored. A tin discovery U reported from Colorado , but little Is thought of It. Float or stream tin lins been found In small quantities In Idaho and Mantnna. Efforts at mining tin liavo been ma > In Wyoming but nave resulted unfavorably. The value of the Hartley peak and other Hlack Hills mines In South Dakota has not yet been demonstrated. They have not been accurately tested as yet and thcli management has met with ninny chocks. They are now In thu liaiuU of a receiver. \ little tin has been found , In northern California , but the mines In San Hcrnardlno county In the south are the only ones of value. Prior lo 1SI2. ! 291,131 pounds of metallic Cn wore extiactcd from thoio. No work Is now being done. Mll.D J.M'I.OSiriiS. Ulchmond Dispatch : It found * ntrnitRo to hour of u man "miming out of inonoy. " iMo t of us ptcfor to slay right In thu midst uf It. Atclilson Olobe : Civilization ronslHta In putting on stilt' collars nnd two layei'a ot clothes In summer Instcm ! of u towel. Harper's Dnznr : "Will you father males uny objections to my proposing ? " " 1 Hbould think not ! 1 Imvu Mix sisters. " Chicago Tribune : "My iiuunmn got over so many fulls when sin1 was learning to rlilR the lilcyi-lo yestonlay , " oNplnlnvil the llttla Klrl to tlie culli-r , "and tlmt'H why site's so long coming ilinvii. She's gut the blues all over her. " Syracuse Post : Wo do not speak In < lls- lim-aglng tones when we say that a woman who wears bloomers IIIIH loose habits. Washington Star : "Uoiin1 fjlt Vcournged , , " said fiiele Kbuit , "bunt work. poiiny ? * lllll Illll' l.l V-ll tfljllh uphill ] * * VI | [ % When er niiiii aln' htriiKglln' 1111 bill , he urn , no'n likely , slidln' down hill. Indianapolis Journal : Watts The proper way to M-ttle Ibis silver question would 1m to take It out ol' politics alU.gethcr. Potts That IH tlie Hist Intimation I over bad that you possessed nny congressional aspirations. New York Weekly : lloti-ekocper So you are located at Unlrlvllle ? That's where our milkman comes from. IJural Pastor Yes ; be Is u regular iittemlant nt our chtircb , and always appears deeply Impressed durliiR the services. Housekeeper Yes ; I've noticed that bis milk Is always richer on Mondays than on other days. THE NATAI/THAGEDY. ' Chicago Itrciml. July 1. A little cannon , polished bright , Johnny's father buys tonight. July 2 , Little Johnny jumps with joy . To behold this lovely toy. July I. Just the neighbor's boy to pnzzlo Hu loaded that Kiinlot to the muzzlft. July D. - With manner saddened nnd dejected Uy Johnny's friends he In collected. A nubi'iu i-'inrifiii. Detroit KIP < liops. O , Fourth July's the ilnest day of uny In the year , At least that's how It nllus seems to me. You swell your ebcst an' lake a breath , an' llnil you'io brealbln' freer , Ez though tlio air wuy. full of liberty. The eraeklln' o" tlio ciuekcra goln' olt. by packs an' packs , The cannon bonniln' at the break o' day , Jes' sort o' sends n joyous little shiver up our backs , An' thu only thing to holler Is "hooray. " Tim blfT men o' the country glvo us Patrlclc Henry's speech , An' then leeite the Declaration , too , An' the crowd tlnow up their bats an' cheer with ardor , after mien I'ntiloti'1 ' orator Is through. An' then the Mlver cornet band ( the town ship's Joy and pride ) Iiihliirin' airs appropriately play , An' the hangln' un' the poppm' start again on every side. An' the only tiling to holler Is "hooray. " An * after bit when darkness comes , the Ilro- works llzz and spout , An' Chinese lanterns twinkle midst the trees. An' In the shudders pretty glrlH are saun- terlu' nbout With rounded waists an' dimpled hands to squeeze. An' then wiinst more there's music from the sliver cornet band , An' down tlio Hour the dntiecrs all sashay , Everylmdy's wantln' pardneiv : every feller'u In demand , An' tlio only thing to holier Is "hooray. " fr -TODAY Our regular annual summer reduction sale commences. In every department substantial reductions have been made ; in many cases they amount to cutting the prices squarely in two , It's a genuine BROWNING , KING & CO. sale in which our positive guarantee is attached to every garment sold. 5H.fiO ! Suits. , , These are made from IlPBiilar $13.50 Suits. , , , , , . i cheviots i blue and black tweeds cassimeres K ' ulnr $18.00 Suits. . . and fancy cheviots ItOKUliir $20.00 Suits. . * 5 17.0 IP r . , fit guaranteed. Ilogiihir ? S3.00 .Suits. . MEN'S TROUSERS-- ! . .r 0 , $1.00 nml $1.50 Trousers . $2.95 llejjnlar $ < ! .00 and $ < i.r > 0 Trousers. $7.00 and $7.50 Trousers $6.00 $8.00 and $ S..r.O Trousers $7.00 CHILDREN'S DEPT-- All our $ . ' 1.00 and tt.r.O Knee I'ant Knit * 2 OO § ti.OO and $ ( i..r,0 Knee Pant SnllH , 2-pluco ; ' (31 ( Si ( TfcA worth $7.50 ami ifS.OO iJ3JJJ ICvcry I.OIIK 1'ant Suit ami Knee 1 * Suit carrR-d over from last season HALF PRICE be closed out at $8.50 Lung rant Suits. $7.50 $10.00 ami $12.50 I.oiif , ' I'ant Suits You can't afford to miss this. The values are exactly as represented here and it C will pay you to interest yourself in this mark down sale. " > r Your Money's Worth or We'll Trudo IJnck. it Browning , King & Co , Reliable Clothiers. S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.
