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Tim KvcnliiK I5H ! will not liu Issued
on 'I'liursilny. July -I. Copies ( if The
Morning ISee will lie delivered to sub
scribers to The KveiiliiK ISee on that
day.
Uhls is this time when the festive
Un cracker ? ; els In his work.
The month ff ) July has arrived , but
Dorian still iirefers to liniiK onto his
lienlk'ntl.iry property.
The Oregon Short Line will not lie
divorced from the bed and board of the
Villon I'adtle for at least a few months
to come.
Neither I lie populists nor ( lie five sil
ver democrats seem to stand in verj
good tfrace with the members of the
State Itoarit of Transportation.
Mr. Olsen's treacherous memory tfot
him into another embarrassing predica
ment before the school board. It is
necessary to keep hot after Mr. Olsen.
Commenting on the testimony ad
duced in frte linker dlsli.irmeiit pro-
ccodlnjis. Judge Scott said that some
body had egrcglously lied. ThU was
spoken In one of Scott's Im-ld Intervals.
The way to foreclose is to foreclose.
The bondholders of the Oregon Short
Line are beginning to reall/.e tbls , but
will tliu l-'nited States as creditor of
the Union 1'aelllfj over appreciate this
fact ?
All tlie bottled-np I-'nnrtli of July oratory
tory in the country is about tf > be un
corked. If the people withstand the on
slaught they will have earned anew
the right to point to themselves as a
great mi I Inn.
The regulars cannot conceal their glee
tlml the rumps will have to have their
Candidates placed on the olllelal ballot
Ails fall by petition. And yet we are
toltl that all Is harmony in the local
democratic camp.
The next time Uncle Harney Johnston
goes over into the enemy's camp lie
will doubtless make sure In advance
thai lie reap some more substantial ad
vantage than the opportunity to go
rainbow chasing.
We suggest that Kev. Frank Crane
come a little nearer home in his next
Sunday's pulpit editorials and sa >
something to his congregation about
gross negligence , defalcation anil cor
ruption in the city hall.
The authorities at Sing Sing have
again slgnali/.ed their efforts lo make
wife poisoning unpopular In the Kmpire
state. In the sudden taking off of Or.
Buchanan the world has made a dis
tinct gain. Not so with sheoi.
The IliulTs city council is having
trouble with the gas company that fur
nishes street lights. Our neighbor
ought to pattern after Omaha In the
matter of municipal lighting con tracts.
Then their troubles would cease.
KvCongrcssman llryau was deliverIng -
Ing Ms free silver speeches in Texas
nud Alabama at last reports. He haste
to go to these remote points In order
to liud listeners who have nut heard
his so oft-repeated story befoiv.
The city attorney of South Omaha
appears In court to dofeml saloon keep
ers arrested for selling liquor without
licenses. lint then that is nothing.
It Is no worse limn acting as the agent
and appraiser of gambling house keep
ers.
The organ of the free silver democrats
calls the members of the administra
tion wing "chumps , " and at the same
time Invlt M the chumps to Join with
the free silverltcs in contributing a
party tc ! ! : t to foredoomed defeat in
the local campaign.
The sheriff of I'ottawattamle county
lias levied an attachment on the Kust
Omaha bridges to enforce th. payment
of delinquent taxes. Who would ex
pect to see the sheriff of Douglas
county solxt > a railroad bridge or a pal
ace car to foivn the payment of taxes
long past duo ?
Comptroller Olsen verities the state-
li'.onl that t lii-re Is $ ( ! , U < H ) or public
money on deposit In Chairman Taylor's
ban ! ; . Mr. Ot cn pretends that this
money belongs to the school fund. It
BO , why Isn't it called In to pay the
outstanding school warrants that are
drawlus ; 7 per ccut
SIM'Ktt IK THU THKASVlir.
The olllelal statement of the cash In
the national treasury shows that there
Is silver to the amount of $ r > ir > , : j.S,7r : ! > 0.
Tlie larger part of this Is In coined
silver dollars , which are stored away
In vaults , and dualist tlie whole of this
large sum there are certificates and
treasury notes In circulation , acting as
currency. Wo have here represented the
equivalent In value of about ten years'
production of sliver In the United
States , and fully two-thirds of thin
silver currency has been created slnro
the so-called demonetization of 18711.
At that time there had been coined
at the mints of the Vniteil States only
a little over S.OOO.fHKJ of sliver dollars ,
not one of which was In circulation , for
tlie siilllclent reason that at tlie ratio of
HI to 1 silver was undervalued as com
pared with gold and therefore did not
circulate. lletween 1S7S and 1SMJ ! , a
period tif twelve years , ( lie coinage of
silver dollars by this country was more
than llfty times greater than between
I'OU and IS" ; ' . , a period of eighty-one
years , during which the country
was part fit' the time on a silver IIIHI
part of the time on a'gold basis.
In view of such facts how manifestly
absurd It Is to assert that silver was
demountl/.cd by tlie act of 1ST : ! . In
stead of demonetization , we have loaded
the currency with a bulk of overvalued
silver coin as heavy as it Is possible to
maintain at a parity with gold and any
policy which would Increase the amount
must Inevitably land tlie country on a
silver basis. It Is most astonishing
that any one laying claim to ordlnarj
Intelligence can doubt for a moment
that such would be the result of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
present ratio.
rnii i
The Ilee has already urged that the
opportunity is at hand for the prollt-
tthlc Investment of Omaha capital in the
development of the Wyoming oil Holds
and for making Omaha a center of the
oil rellning industry , immensely to the
advantage of Its progress and pros
perity. Statistics show that production
In the reniisylvania Held is stendtij
declining and tiiat it is probably
only a question of a com
paratively short time when It
will practically cease. There has alst-
been a falling off in New York and tin-
Iodine in production there is proltj
sure to continue. There was an incroasi-
ast year in Ohio , Indiana and Cali
fornia amount Ing in the aggregate to
J.iiMHo ) ) ( ) barrels , with minor gains In
West Virginia , Kansas and Wyoming ,
but still the stocks on hand decreased
! , < xm/00 ( barrels , showing an Increase in
L'ousumptlon fargely In advance of the
.iicrease In production.
The decrease In stocks was chlolly of
the superior Pennsylvania and West
Virginia oil. The oil of Ohio , Indiana
ami other localities where the produc
tion is rising is of an Inferior quality ,
furnishing a much smaller percentage
of manufactured product. The proba
bility is that the limit of production
In Ohio , Indiana and West Virginia
lias been reached , or very nearly so ,
but in any event it seems certain that
with steadily Increasing consumption
the oil territory now dovo'oped ' can-
sot long supply the demand. This
means , of course , a higher price for oil
and larger prolits in the Industry. It
is" believed that Wyoming contains an
immense store of oil and while Its
finality may not be quite up to tlie
standard of reniisylvania oil it Is not
inferior to that of Ohio and Indiana.
Oil could bo brought through pipe lines
from the Wyoming Held to Omaha at
comparatively little cost and an Indus
try could bo built up hero which would
lie worth to the city vastly more than
all of its present manufacturing indus
tries. There Is enough Idle .capital lu
this city to make such an enterprise a
great success and it is astonishing that
more Interest is not taken In a matter
so rich in promise of splendid results.
Kx-ovornor ( ! Holes of Iowa told a
representative of the Chicago Chronicle
so recently as hist week that lie is not
u candidate for the presidency. "I do
not think any man should bo a candi
date for that olllce , " said Mr. Holes.
1 think the parties will be able to dis
cover who they want , and 1 certainly
do not wish to be considered an active
candidate for an olllce of that kind. "
In this the lender of the Iowa democ
racy shows good political Judgment ,
indicating that he knows something
of ( lie disadvantages and dangers of a
premature presidential boom. Hut the
political friends of .Mr. Holes , and they
const Unto u very largo majority of the
democrats of Iowa , unquestionably re
gard him as being a candidate , and
their present Intention is to present In >
name to the next democratic national
convention. In the convention of 1S'U ' )
Holes received KKI votes , ami there is
reason to believe thatJie would go be
fore the convention of ISDli with a
much larger support. There Is a very
strong sentiment In the democratic
party In favor of a western man for
standard bearer in tlie next national
contest , and among western democratic
leaders none has better claims to con
sideration , on tlie score of availability ,
than Horace K , Holes , lie is tlie equal
in ability and character of any of them
and is superior to most of them in not
being simp'y a politician. Of course
Mr. Holes could not carry Ids own state
as a presidential candidate , but neither
could any other democrat , so that tilts
consideration could not fairly be urged
against him. lie would more certainly
than any other democrat get the full
party vote In Iowa , and wo can think ot
no one who would probably he stronger
in the other states of the west and
northwest. Unquestionably no candi
date taken from tlie east would bo.
There Is one dltllculty In the way of
Mr. Holes as a presidential possibility.
That Is his position regarding Mlvor.
The domucratlu candidate for president
lu ISiiU will have to stand squarely on
this Issue. Ho must be for n sounu
currency , with gold as the standard , or
for the free , unlimited and Independ
ent coinage of silver at the ratio of 10
to 1. Judging from present signs , the
next democratic national convention
will make no compromise on this ques
tion. At present the attUudo of Mr.
Holes Is that , of a straddle , and even as
a straddle It Is not shrewd or sagacious ,
lie recently set forth .In a letter his
proposed plan for restoring silver , and
so far as we have observed It has not
received approval from any source.
This plan proposes that any person de
positing silver bullion produced lu tne
1'nlted States shall receive silver cor-
tlllcates which shall represent 1 per
cent In excess of the market value of
the bullion. This , Mr. Holes says.
would bring silver to the treasury.
Hut the treasury can have all the sil
ver in tlie country by paying the mnr :
ket price for It. Why , then , should it
offer bullion owners more than the mar
ket price ? The suggestion In this plan
that silver certillcates lie Issued for all
silver bullion now owned by the gov
ernment , representing the market price
of the bullion on the day they were
Issued , seems to Indicate that Mr. Holes
iloes not know that for every ounce of
bullion In the treasury certillcates are
now outstanding. Oilier features of
this plan show that Mr. Holes has either
not studied the sliver question prollta-
bly , or that he has not the courage to
lake a positive stand one way or the
other upon it. Certainly his proposed
method of solving the question will
not satisfy anybody who knows any
thing about It , and this fact will be
likely to militate against the chances
of Mr. Holes as a possible presidential
candidate.
Tin :
Some one suggests that The Hoe
ought to lie provided with a copy of tlie
law governing the amount of the otli-
cial bond required of the city treas
urer. The Hoe Is provided with such a
copy , and for the beiiellt of those who
are not It. will print the vital clause.
Section KK ! of the city charter says
that the city treasurer "shall give
bonds In a sum not less than ! ? 1 > ( )0 ) , < ) I > 0.
( ii1 double the amount of money likely
to come Into the hands of such treas
urer. " It says nothing of the amount
that has been in his hands or the average -
ago amount that Is to be in ids control.
( Julio apart from the amount now
presumed to be In the hands of the
treasurer , he will , within tlie next
thirty flays , receive SIDU.OOO in pro
ceeds from recent city bond sales. It
is safe , therefore , to predict that at
some time during the present month
there will be not loss than ? : ! 00l)0 ( ) ) at
the disposal of tlie treasurer. Under
the law we have quoted the bond ex
acted by the city council will be in-
snlllelent.
The same also applies to the reduction
nf the school bond. There can be no
dispute of the fact that more than
. UKlX ( ) ( ( ) will come into the school fund
in the month of. December. The war
rants drawn In advance of the receipt
of tills money can cut no Hgure In the
computation , inasmuch as the hulk ot
the license money will bo taken In
during the very last days of Decem
ber.
Kqually important vwith the amount
is tlie question of the finality of the
bond. Home of the bonds on tile In
the city hall are not worth ton cents on
the dollar.
ixcmxn AXAiicnr.
The sectarian agitators in the police
force have arrayed themselves against
Chief of Police White under pretense
that ho lias no valid title to tlie posi
tion. Taking their cue from tlie seditions
talk of Police Commissioner Strickler
and other conspirators against law and
order , they assert boldly that the mayor
ami police commissioners who voted for
the appointment of Martin White have
violated the antl-Plnkcrton law anil
thereby laid themselves liable to Impris
onment in tlie penitentiary. They talk
also of arresting tlie chief of police for
personating an ollicer and having tlie
mayor anil members of the police com
mission brought before Judge Scott to
answer for daring to appoint an olllclent
and experienced police otllcor.
In order that the men who are trying
to foment insubordination in the police
force ami anarchy in the community
may not bo Ignorant of'the true Intent
ami purpose of Hie aiiti-Pinkerton law ,
wo Invite public attention to the text of
'the law , which Is as follows :
An act to prohibit the Importation of armed
men Into this state for police duty anil to pre
vent the appointment of any but residents
lor such service.
Ho It enacted :
Section 1. That It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons or association , company or
corporalloa to bring or Import Into this state
any person or persons or association of per
sons for the purpose of discharging the duties
devolving upon the police olHcers , sheriffs or
constables In the protection or preservation
of public or private property.
Section 2. That no sheriff , mayor or chle ;
of police or members of the Hoard of Police
Commissioners shall appoint any under sheriff
or deputy for the protection of public or
private property except the person so ap
pointed shall he a resilient of this state.
Section 3. Any person or persons violating
any cf the provisions of this act shall bo
punished by Imprisonment In the penitentiary
for not less than one year nor more than
three year ? , and If any company , association
or corporation shall bo guilty of violating this
act such company , assocl.itlon or corporation
shall be punished by a ( lite of not less than
$1,000 nor moro than $3,000.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts In
consistent with this act bo and are licrcb )
repealed.
Wherein has the law been violated y
the appointment of Chief of Police
WhlteV Does not the title of the bill
clearly set forth that the purpose Is to
prevent , the importation of armed non
residents for police ilntyV Mr. Whlti
did not come to the state bearing arms
and he Is in no sense a nonresident.
Ho has made n contract with the city
to serve as chief of police for the term
of not less than two years anil ho became -
came a resident before ho took the oatti
of ollk"- .
Tlie Hrst section of the act relates
only to private corporations , associa
tions or persons. It relates solely to
the preservation ami protection of prop
erty ami cannot possibly be construct
as applying to public corporations 01
executive ollicers charged with the en
forcement of law and the maintenance
of order.
The second section prohibits sheriffs
mayors , chiefs of police anil police com
mlssloncrs from appointing nndoi
sheriffs fir deputies for the protection of
public or private property. Mr. Whltu
st not nn uniK-r , slierlff. or deputy police
tlllcer and tlieviunyor and commission
rs have , tlferofAire , not violated this
irovlslon of t p' ' iw. Their right to Im-
iiirt a man who.has had police experi-
nco for the potion of chief Is plainly
* et forth In .IJitJJchartor , which directs
hem to appoint citizens of Nebraska
" far i/M"iractlcable. / "
inly "so | .
In this [ ( ; . as in the select Ion
f the chief of-Uio lire department. It
vns deemed 'liceVssary ' for the public
safety , as wyl ) 'as tiie enforcement of
llsclpline , Insecure tlie services of a
nan from another city who Is pos
sessed of the requisite capacity. MarIn -
In White cannot personate an olllcor
vhere ho Is the chief of police ollleors.
lo holds his commission fnmi tlie same
uitliorlty that commissioned ex-Chloi
Seavoy and every police olllcor on the
'orco. Any attempt to Interfere with
ds performance of police duties Is
nunil'ostly without color of law and an
ncentlve to general lawlessness.
He fore members of the Vnitod Slates
senate begin to dispute the question
vhethor appropriation bills , should bo
sent all to one committee or divided
uuoiig several commit lees , would It not
10 well for them to decide who Is to
ontrol the committees for the next two
vearsV Unless there Is to lie a change
n the control of the committees there
will bo no call for a change In tne
uetliods now In vogue. And oven if
lie committees pass over to republican
ontrol there will still be room for ills-
igreement on the question of method.
The city council insisted on referring
very name sent to it for city Irons-
irer to a committee ostensibly that the
ippointoe's qualifications might lie care
fully investigated. The question Is.
Will it exercise the same solicitude with
regard to the new treasurer's bond , or
will it approve the bond without so
much as inquiring Into the sulliclency
ind .standing of the sureties ?
The dispatches toll us that .1. W. Farrell -
roll , the newly elected secretary of the
State Hoard fit' Transportation. Is an
idmlnistrntlon hard money democrat.
Phut is to say. lie Is a member of the
Tube Castor right-of-way wing of tlie
party with a string leading to the
Hurlliigton throne attached to him.
None others need apply.
People in high license Kansas City
had to go over to prohibition Kansas
to got their drinks on Sunday lasf.
This , however , is nothing extraordi
nary. It happens every week when
people in quest of , liquid refreshment
on the Sabbath go nil the way from
Omaha to Couiu'il ' Hluffs to quench
'
their thirst.
J. W. Johnson of the Hurlinglon liter
ary bureau will 'have to be provided
for if the maeliino does not want to lay
itself open to charges of rank ingrati
tude. Johnson cannot possibly exist un
less his name js on the state pay roll
in some capacity/ '
How tin" ' 'oiiil.limmm Murks.
cilolie'-Democrnt.
France , the most emotional country In Ku-
rope , has a partner In Hussla , the most un
emotional. The business end of the alliance
Is cropping out frequently. Russia helping
Itself to the substantials and France luxu
riating In the sentiment.
Limit o ( Dm Silver fluid ,
Incllairipnlls Jmnnn.1.
Six months hence 'the ' raid of the sliver
syndicate will 'bo talked about very much
as ; were Coxey's armies six months after
they dlslandej. The sober second thought
of the American people may be u little slow ,
but It is dreadfully fatal to humbugs.
Hnpu > iio u Star.
(7lolp-neni' ) > orat.
The treasury dellclt In the fiscal year
wlillch has just ended Is about $25.000,000
less than It was In the year which closed
twelve months ago , or around $15.009.000 In
all. Let us hope that In the year which
lxglns ? today this embarrassment and dis
credit will end.
Silior anil Mu r'mnnr.
St. Paul 1'Ionecr 1'ress.
Senator Stewart "has " unearthed an entirely
new argument for free silver. He. has found
that people do not marry as young as they
used to do. He regards this as an evil , and
consequently attributes It to "ilemonetlza
tlon. " Mothers with marriageable daughters
will nnd this worth considering. In states
where woman has secured th ? ballot.
Thn NHtloimlViint. .
New Ynrk World.
The great majority of the people want
sound money first of all. After that they
want silver restored to general ue , under
such safeguards of International agreement
at- shall make It indisputably sound money.
Under the tutelage of circumstance they are
learning to wait for the accomplishment of
these ends In the only way In which they
can be accomplished safely.
KfTccl of I lit * Kriitui'liy 1'itnlc.
PprlnKlluM ( Mass. ) Hi-pulillrnn.
Ex-Oovornor Holes of Iowa Is backing
water already on the silver question a strik
ing Indication of the waning strength of that
movement. He came- out In an Interview
BODIO time ago declaring for free coinage at
1C to 1 , nnd later ho moro emphatically ex
pressed his advocacy of that policy. Now ho
claims to have been misunderstood and goes
on to outline Just what ho would do which
la to adopt Set-rotary Wlndom's old plan of
bullion deposits madea little moro danger
ous and Impracticable than the secretary
would have had U. It Is valuable merely as
Indicating that the Kentucky panic has struck
Dol&s.
/lpnftri > ptiti In ttin Watermelon ,
Iioulsvltlp t'nurlfr-Journal.
Whllo the orangu If * the queen of tropical
fruits , the watermelon holds a sovereign place
of Its own. It In ; the joy of the peer and
lowly , not alone the delight of the epicure.
U is RO near to Ihu hllmblu that It would bo
scorned by the high were Its merits not su
preme. It has. Indeed , been attacked with
slander In the liopo to'loosen Its hold on their
affections. It has "been associated with storlea
of cholera and yellow fever , and , worst of all ,
with ague , but It Iris triumphed over them
all. With absolutb 'dbufldence In Its Integrity
It Is feasted upon by pfckanlnny and patrician.
A sllco of melon'Is1 a repast for a Castlllan
grandee , and Iho lear of a bg ! , red-moated
Florida favorite of'rattlesnake will reconcile
a day laborer to the , rjrl ial ourse.
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A * Ilniiil-UHii ; 'Imvn rump.
Cincinnati Unqulrcr.
Chauncey M. Depow U n newspaper angel.
Ho Is an unfailing scurco of supply to the re
porter. Some New York Journalists wanted
lo ask him a few qucstlona on Friday , but
found thai be was at a board meeting , and
could not Immediately accommodate them.
Ho sent out word , though , that he would
meet the reporters en inasso at a certain
hour In the afternoon , and answer their ques
tions "on the fly. " He la always ready ;
never pleads an Inopportune state of affairs ;
never refuses to say anything becuuse he will
know better next week about the wheat mar
ket , or because the dividend season lu at
hand , or because he Is tired. Chauncey will
bo a Jewel for the Washington correspondents
If ho ever gets olllelal possession of the white
house. Wonder If ho Isn't playing for newt-
paper Inriuence nt the republ'ran ' national
convention' * Well , that's all right If he IB
The neuepaperu are In debt to him for a
great many bright things.
JAPAN'S ' FOREIGN TRADE
Translation of Reports Forwarded to Ilis
Government by the Swiss Oonsul.
HOW IT LOOKS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Stntl llrn MiinilMt ; I ho Impnrlnncn of tli
( 'uiiimercliil lloliitloiix Willed .May
llo Unlit Uprllli the Nc\v
1'inptro In Hut 1'ai'lllc.
WASHINGTON. July 2. A report received
t the State department gives n trati'latlon
of the report made by the Swiss consul on
the commerce of Japan for the year 1SDI.
Japan's foreign commcrco reached $230,000-
000 , an Increase over 1S93 of 30 per cent.
Exports of tea from Yokohama exceeded tlie
previous year by 1,000.000 pounds. On ac
count of the war therewas , a largo demand
from the United States and Canada. Ginseng
cultivated by the Japanese farmer has proved
of considerable Importance , being r.x | > orted to
China and America. Shipments amounted to
II9.70S tons. 1'eppcrmlnt nnd peppermint oil
are other japanoju products of ixport. The
cultivation of tobacco extends throughout the
empire , nnd Its consumption by natives
Is said to bo enormous , us both men and
women are smokers.
The most Important farm product In Japan
Is rice , more than half of I'm * cultivated lands
being planted In It , and the value of the
crop is over half the entire Japinese agri
cultural product. N'olhing Is known of the
crop In 1S95 , but In 1S93 It was 193,000,000
bushels ; In 1SJ ! ) , about 207.000,000 bushels.
Hlce cultivation Is of vital Importance to
Japan , as n failure means n famine1.
Although western civilization Is making
rapid progress In Japan , meat Is but little
used for foo.l. In Tcklo , a city of 1,300,000
people , there were slaughtered for food dur
ing the year only 20.31C head of cattle , 5,298
horses , 5-lGS hogs , and 413 sheep. Most of
the young men eat meat \\1illo In the army
only.
only.Paper
Paper making Is also ono of the Important
Industries of the Japanese , nnd the Ameri
cans and Kngilsh are the principal buyers
of that export. Cotton has replaced hemp
and has become an Important factor In Japan.
Ti-xtlle industries are rapidly developing ,
there being forty-seven mills with 488,133
spindles In operation. There Is nothing In
patents to prevent Japan from using the
latest machinery , and labor Is so cheap that
even Kurope can no longer compete. Tiie
manufacture of hemp and cotton carpets Is
a new Industry , whole troops of little boys
and girls being employed. The carpets are
cheap , but not durable. The principal buy
ers are Americans.
! STiitI.INIl : .MOKTO.VS rilU.Vl.Ml KNII'li.
: \pi > M i'H of thn AcrU-iilturnl Urimrtnin.t
Cut I.OIVCP Tlntii ivrr. :
WASHINGTON , July 2. The annual re
ports of the several bureau ollicers of the Ag
ricultural department for the fiscal year just
ended will show a general pruning of ex
penses. The figures In Secretary Morton's
report will show that the regular expendi
tures for the department during the year
aggregated about $1,800,000. The appropria
tions for the same period reached $2,500,915.
There will therefore bo covered back Into the
treasury about $700,000. Last year $827,115
was covered back Into the treasury.
Two divisions , one of agrostology and the
other of agricultural soils , ha.o been created
and now go Into effect. I'rof. Carson Scrlb-
ner Is chief farmer and Prof. Milton Whitney
Is at the head ot the other. Kach has been
In charge of the work coming under his re
spective division for some tlini > .
As a result of a recent legislative enact
ment the division of records and editing
ceases to exist and becomes the division of
publication , with Mr. George William Hill
rapp-lnied chief. The division of microscopy
Is abolished by an order of Secretary Morton
and Its chief. Dr. Thomas Taylor , with two
assistants , retire from the service. A dairy
ing division has been created and goes Into
operatlcn as a part of the bureau of animal
Industry.
The rearrangement of the system of gath
ering crop statistics , substituting agents for
each of the twenty-one groups of states In the
place of agents for the Individual states , also
takes effect.
The following special Investigations carried
on last year will be continued through this
year : Nutrition for human beings , conducted
by Special Agent W. 0. Atwood ; phenomena
of thunder and lightning , by Alexander Mc-
Adeo ; those of grasses and soils ; the road
Inquiry , conducted from Its inception by Gen
eral Hey Stone ; Irrigation problems , Colonel
Irish ; tests of timber , I'rof. 1) ) . B. Fernoy , and
food of plants , by I'rof. II. W. Wiley. For
the practical work In the experiments of the
last two subjects separate buildings have been
erected In the Agricultural department
grounds.
MM.U.I , IKON INDUSTItY IN UUSSI I.
IliilnonRo Ilo < iniircc9 1'rncllo illy Uiiilavol-
opDil by the Mow-fiohiK MiincnrHp.
WASHINGTON , July 2. Consul General
Karel at St. Petersburg has sent to the
State department a report on the iron In
dustry of Kussla. He says Hussla Is rich
In Iron ore and has plenty of fuel to develop
the Industry , but has not yet made great
progress. Compared with other countries she
Is considerably behind. The production of
pig iron In Hussla In 1S90 was 1,498,048
Ions.
Ions.The
The consul general speaks In high terms of
the Ural Iron , where the ore yields Gl per
cent In smelting. The manufacture of pig
Iron Is carried on mainly by charcoal fuel.
South Hussla Is rich In mineral fuel , but very
little has been done with reference to Iron
ore. Mr. Knrel says that thus fur Hussla
haa neglected the riches which nature has
given her and offers great Inducements In
Iron for those who wish to Invest capital.
SINT ur TO i-in o.v hioiiT YKAKS.
Captain Henry lloiVRiito Itocelvrs Son-
tt'lien for IIU C'rlmrfl.
WASHINGTON , July 2. Captain Henry
Howgate , the former disbursing officer of the
signel service , who , after years of wander
ing as a fugitive from Justice , was found in
New York City In bu.slners as a seconJ-hand
book dealer and brought back to Washington ,
was sentenced today to eight years ImprU-
onment In the penitentiary. He was con
victed last week on two counts alleging
forgery and falsification of accounts In 187 ! )
after the first Indictments found against him
haJ been quashed by the sustaining of de
murrers entered by Howgate's counsel. Cap
tain Howgate's counsel noted an appeal at Its
session next fall and tlie court granted a
fctay of execution until that time. Captain
Howgato was then rcmandoJ to jail to await
the result of the appeal.
U.'ilitfin I'ni'rn < orri'spomli'ncn I'nIilMii it
WASHINGTON , July 2. Minister Denby.
under date of May 21 , has transmitted to
the State department a set of extracts from
the Chinese official newspapers giving n com
plete documentary history of the peace nego
tiations between China and Japan , beginning
with Ihe Japanese note of February 17 Insist
ing upon the delegation to the Chinese am
bassador of full powers to bind hl country
and ending with the draft of the treaty of
peace , which was signed at Shlmoneskl , April
17 , and afterwards published in the ofik'lal
organs on May 11. The correspondence has
been made public from time to time , and the
only feature of Interest now Is the able pres
entation of the ChlnoM case by Li Hung
Chang , which Induced the Japanese commis
sioners to abate their demands In Important
respects , and the courteous but determine :
Insistence of the Japanese upon the speedy
conclusion of the negotiations.
Duiiilli lhn r a ( 'iirfn\v Orillnanco.
nUMJTII. July 2. The 9 o'clock curfew
ordinance , so popular In this stato. will boon
be a feature of Uiilutli. At the council meet.
Ing last night nn ordinance was IntrjduccO
prohibiting all people under 15 from appear
ing on the streets after 9 o'clock nnd provid
ing a penalty of $100 or ninety du > s In Jal
for violating the law. The ordlnaiiLO will
probably pats at the next meeting.
tMMJM'.S
Sioux City Tribune ; The citizens of
Omaha , regardless of party fooling , linvc
united for ref jrm In municipal affairs and the
urnlng down of the A. P. A. It eems that
the two movements nlunys go together.
Indianapolis News : An address signed by
1.000 citizens of Omaha calls for a vigorous
lonpirtls.in movement. Chicago's- pond citi
zens arc also aroused. When both Chicago
and Omaha thus awake who shall say that
nunlolpal reform Is nol gaining ground ?
Kansas City Slur : The people of Omaha
lave decided to take n hand In running their
own city. The evils of bad government In
the cities of America are becoming so lla-
; MMI and oppressive that good rltl/.cns are
jrlng compelled to come to the trout and to
assort their jiotter as a measure ot self-
irotectlon. It Is a happy circumstinro that
Ihlngs In this country never get so bad that
ihey cannot be remedied by the people ,
though It often takes a good de-it to rouse
them to the point of action.
lit'lltlK.V Of KKfiTl'MiV ,
Slonx City Tribune : A tound money plat-
'onn nnd the Indorsement of the administra
tion Is the way Iho democrats of Kentucky
lo thlngi democratically. Thus IMS Ken
tucky sot the p.ico for democrats every
where ,
Louisville Courier-Journal : It Is hardly
worlh while lo notice the charges that Ken
tucky has been bought up with federal
; x > tronige , but here Is an Instance so plainly
n refutation that It cannot be parsed by.
The Ninth congressional district , which has
ninety-four votes In the slate convention , has
eighty-four Instructed for sound money , and
twelve out of the thirteen counties Indorse
the administration , yet not a federal olllce
has been be.'towed on one of Its cltl/.en. ? .
There was plenty of men up there who made
applications for olflco , too ; but they are dem
ocrats , not mercenaries. The well known
truth Is that many of the officeholders under
tlie administration are loudest and moat ac
tive against the policy of the administration.
St. Paul I'ioncer-Press : The victory for
sound money In the democratic party of
Kentucky was not as decisive as the earlier
proceedings of the convention seemed to
presage. Hardln. the candidate of the free
silver democrats- , was nominated chlclly , It
Is said , by reason of his personal popularity
among the sound money democrats. Hut It Is
not In any sense' a victory for free silver ,
for the candidate Is tied down to n sound
money platform , from which he cannot get
away. It Is. however , to tie regretted that
this platform Is not Just what It was cracked
up to tie In the earlier reports. Instead of
being an explicit declaration against free
silver. It turns out to be merely a general
reafilrmatlon of the principles of the demo
cratic party.
St. Paul Globe : The outcome of the great
light In Kentucky Is cheering to the hoirt
of every democrat who wishes to see hts
party mova on to victory. It Is cheering
to the cause of honest money , which hero
discovers that It needs but to be presented
to the people thoroughly nnd fairly to win
their approval. It Is cheering to the coun
try , which sees that there yet remains n
political party with courage to face an Issue
and fight It out with honesty and courage.
The attention of the nation has Iven focused
on Kentucky. It has been tacitly agreed
that this was to be the battle field of the
year , and that upon Its message would largIy
depend the attitude and policy of the demo
cratic party. It was a realization of all that
was involved that made- the struggle so des
perate. In the person of the democracy of
Kentucky , the democracy of the country was
on trial.
J'JHtSUbAL A.\J > OTHJllliriHE.
Patriotic notes are ready to be plucked.
The fool who rocks the boat will be In It
tomorrow with the Idiot who works a gun.
Notwithstanding hard times , the country
has money to burn. About $20,000.000 will
go up In smoke , flames and bangs tomor
row. .
Aside from the tendency to rope In cer
tain refractory statesmen In Denver , the
main question Is ono of Interest on watered
stock.
The Chicago Evening Mall has been bought
by George G. Ilootli. who Is a son-in-law of
James K. Scripps , the well known newspaper
man of Detroit.
Attorney General Harmon Is credited with
being an expert base ball player and the
country longs to see his curves while pitch
ing Into trusts , for Instance.
The resting place of the patriot martyr ,
Nathan Halo , has lioeii Improved nnd the
monument over the grave restored by order
of the Connecticut legislature.
At the moment a little girl In a nroolclyn
public school waa reciting a piece describing
the fury of a storm , lightning struck ur.d
killed her father a few blocks away.
A few days ago Sheriff Tnmsen of New
York reported a live man drawn on the Jury
panel as dead. Day before yesterday he evened
things up by reporting a dead man as alive.
Ono moro vote In the republican nomi
nating convention of 18Ct would have made
n president of General Green Clay Smith , the
distinguished Kentucklan who died In Wash
ington on Saturday last. The contest was for
the vice presidential nomlnallon and the
honor went to Andrew Johnson. Mr. Smith
turned from politics to the pulpit.
Hov. Dr. If. K. Clark , who originated the
Christian Kndeavor movement , has come to
ba called "Father Endeavor" Clark , very
much to his disgust , for It gives people the
Impression that he Is an old and withered
patriarch , when , as a matter of fact , he is
only 44 nnd Is In the prime of his strength
and vigor. Once some enthusiastic Kmleavi i
orers. after rubbing It in by calling him
"Grandfather Kndeavorer Clark , " asltod him I
for hts blessing. Ho compiled with tholr re
quest , but he says It required n largo supply
of Christian grace to cnablo him to do so.
The king of the IIclRlans has conferred
upon Frank Vincent , ths well known traveler
and author , the Hoynl Order of the Lion ,
"In token of the lively Interest with which
he has examined his conscientious work on
Africa. "
Ulamnrck has , nreordlng to the Hungarian
General Turr , cost Uuropo during the bit
twenty-five years no less n sum than 123-
000,000,000 francs ( 25.000,00i1,000) ) . Ho has
done Hits "by producing the condition of
armed terrorism which goes under the name
of peace. In which we have been living fern
n quarter of a century , e.icli power vying
with the each other In the preparation ot
cosily armaments. "
Prof. Hunlcke of Washington university ,
St. Ixiuls , Is to apply for n patent for a pro
cess by which , he clalmi , $10.000 worth of gold
ran be obtained from sea water at a cost nf $1 ,
every ton of water yielding from 2 to 4
cents' worlh of gold. He Insists that no
nation will hereafter suffer from a scarcity
of gold ; that gold wilt como from "the vasty
deep" whenever called for. though spirits refuse -
fuse to come.
H may interest ex-mcmbirs of the Iron
Hall hereabouts to know the cost of winding
up Its affairs. According to the schedules
tiled In court nt Indianapolis , the local re
ceiver received $2S. IJrt. the local attorneys ,
$59,750. Foreign uttornrys Were paid $1S.OOO ,
and foreign receivers $25.000. The lawyers
have thus absorbed $77,750 and the rt reivers
$53tirtG , making a total of $131,410. This Is
exclusive of court costs , clerk hire , traveling
e.\l > enses nnd other Incidentals. In the Im
mortal word * cf Somrrly , "You don't have
to die to beat this game. "
Life : Mrs. Ilushmoio Yon'll have to seltto
up or leave.
Summer Hoarder Thanks , nwfnlly. The
biHt place I wns nt they tmnte me do bulb.
Chicago Tribune : "t shouldn't wonder , "
obsnrvrd I'nolo Alton Hp.irks , "If there was
somt'thlng In that now theory Unit man tins
dt'scomlod from the tMii's. Ho'a always
milking u Htu'ker of himself. "
New York World : Mnrle Mrs. Gaywtin
says Unit Mio will outstrip you In the soi-lnl
sw m th s summer. Muintim Well , from tier
om'i-a gown 1 judge that she lias done so
already.
Judge : Tramp Do > on know what It Is ,
sir. to lie shunned by nil ; to not have the
grns-p of n Mingle friendly liinul ? Stranger
Indeed 1 do. I'm n llfo insunince agunt.
Allantn Constitution : Smith It Is under
stood thai Iho breweries hnvo engaged n
carload of fiogM. Ilrown For whnt liur-
po' i' ' . ' Smith liecnusu they're so full of
hops.
Indianapolis Journal : "You will notice
that 1 buvo you on the string , " said tlie boyle
lo Hie kite.
"Yi\u , " answered tlie kite. "And that Is
whnt makes me soar. "
Harper's linznr : "What Is the matter ,
Hurry ? You look worried. "
"t am worried. I Jucl got n totter from
Helen telling1 mo Hint nlio will bo nt the
Woseorn. house at Ualh Island next week.
She wanl.s mo to cnmo down. "
"Well , Unit is very nlco. You can go ,
can't you ? "
"Yes ; but , confound It , Jennie Huberts la
there , too. "
Philadelphia lleronl : Mrs. Pe Tanqits
( reading from the paix'i ) Hero's a brief but
strong lompernwi1 lecture : "John Ilrown ,
while drunk , full In the rlvr itcrday unit
was drowned. " De Tanqiie my dear , U
only shows th.it y > < u nhoul n't take too
much water with your whls-ky.
Somervlllo Journal : Wiggles Don't you
think Hint this new woman movement
means that a great many babies will bo
notrlocled ?
Waggles * No. If It continues to spread , I
should say , there won't be many babies to
neglect.
Washington- Star : "It's all right , " said
Meandering Mlko , "trr talk about UilngH
boln' so line , but glmmo do good old Union. "
"Hut evtrybody says deyo Is good times , "
said I'loddlng Pete.
"Yes ; dere's do trouble. What I'm heart
sick fur Is do dnys when of ye told a man
yt > was huiitln' work , be dldn I go an' show
.some place whore ye could Hint It. "
JUST TUB THING.
r-iiv.
When T proposed she did not blush ,
And not ono word sht said.
The maiden did not toll mo yes
She simply thook bur head.
She simply nhonk her bond , and yet
No man In all the town
Could be more pleased than I was , for
She shook It up and down.
Tin : iifiii.tr. I'/J.V.
ClilcnRo Post.
He's honosl and fair In his dealing ,
And never a murmur was hoard
That even bad savor of sleallng ,
Or showed Unit ho ever hail erred.
For years ho wns loved and respected ,
And really appeared to stand high ;
In nothing was ovur dt'ti-riod
That any fair man could decry.
Ho had a tlrst rlafs reputation.
His word wns as good as his bond ;
In business or social rel.itlon
To duty lio'd always respond.
His neighbors spoke well of him overt
Tlie public thought well of him. too ;
To hoar them you'd think that there ncvej
Was anything wrong ho could do.
Hut conlldcnre later was shaken
The change was beyond all hulluf ;
Mon full they had all boon mistaken ,
And ralli'd him a plrato and thief.
Ho mut with all Hirls of reverses ,
And rumors of evil wonrlfo ;
His urei'tlriKH wern luo oflon curses
Hit'd uiUerud political life.
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.
? iii.ro suits. . . $8.00 , ,
m ! T A A A These are made from
$ ia.GD suits..JftlO.00 , , , , , , , - .
X X X klue ancl black cnevlots
rn
lU'SHlar $13.00 . . . . ) 3. OO , fi
XX tweeds cassimercs
$18.00 Suits. . . . $14. 00
, , ,
antl cheviots
, A A fancy
( * * * * -
SLUOO Suits. . . 5S17.OO .
- ,
fit guaranteed.
lar ? L'-.oo ; Suits ;
MEN'S TROUSERS--
? : i.0 , i1.00 anil $1.50 Trousers $2.95
. - . $3.75
$ -.00 Trousers . . i.
x ? H.OO anil $ ii.3 ( ) Trousers 55.00
HeKular $7.fX ) and $7.50 Trousers $6.00
Hexular $8.00 anil ? S.0 ' Trousers $7.00
CHILDREN'S DEPT--
All our ? : i.OO and 'J.W ) Knee I'ant Suits. .
? (5.00 ( and ? (1.50 ( Knee I'ant Suits , Apiece ;
worth $ " .r 0 and ? 8. < K )
Kvi-ry LOIIK I'ant Suit ami Kiiou I'ant
Suit carricil over from last season will HALF PRICE
lit- closed out at .
? 8.50 Long I'ant Suits $7.50
? 10.00 and ? 12.r > 0 LOIIK I'ant Suits $8.50
You can't afford to miss this.
The values are exactly as represented here and it
will pay you to interest yourself in this mark down sale.
Your Money's Worth or We'll Triiclc Buck.
Browning , King & Co ,
Reliable Clothiers. S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas St3