Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 13, 1895, Page 4, Image 4

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    THE OMAHA DAILY SATURDAY , JULY 13 , 1805.
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Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
SMA1.M3Y'S KUIIOPKAN NEWS
I.KTTKll ;
CommencInK Sunday. The Bee will
fcnturiof for-
offer Its i witters a new
W. Smnl-
Bcrvlc-o In Ocorcc
c en IIOWH
Icy's ' Wfokly Kuropcnn news letter.
Mr. Smnlley was for n lone Urne the
special London correspondent of the
Ticw Yoik Trllmni' . Ho li now the
American leprescntntlvo of the London
In the United States is
Times ) . No man
conversant with the politics nml
more
jroKfefW of nil the Kurppean n'0"8 ' '
and com-
or better nualllled to explain
the happening of the day
mcnt on
abroad. Mr. Snm ley wMl .ivnll himself
of the latest cable dispatches and ie-
the reports of
and explain
K.J . [ , nran events for American readers
The Uee will bo enabled to Rive Its
natrons HIP benefit of this enterprise as
n reKUlar featitro of Us Sunday Issue.
It nlr.no will be well worth the price
of n , Sunduy paper. _
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE ,
I5E SUK13 TO UKAD IT.
" Thcro Is P fli n tli'"K ' ns JusKliiiK with
figures , and County Clerk Sackutt Is an
expert In nmtlicnmtlcfl.
This iiuicli Is certain : Tlio Iowa re
publican nlat ( ! convention has not com
plicated presidential situation.
Was it for this that Deputy Attorney
General Summers stuniiH.'d the state
last fall for Majors and Churchill ?
It would only OR the proper rotation
of seasons If Summers save way to
' Winter In the deputy attorney seucral-
ship of the state.
John C. New says that ex-I'resldcnt
Harrison never talks in public about
his political plans. That Is one of the
secrets of Mr. Harrison's political suc
cess. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Our enterprising fellow citizen , Wil
liam A. Uaxton , has be un buying rail
roads. This means that Mr. Paxton
and the railroad ho buys will maki
money. .
Ambassadors should remember that
they are not sent abroad by Uncle Sam
to say things to Journalists which must
bo retracted after publication. Am
bassadors , llko little children , should
be seen and not heard.
Perhaps If Secretary Morton can keej
Bryan away from the Nebraska demo
crats ho will subserve the same pur
pose as If lie Induced Secretary Car
lisle to come outjjnd instruct them it :
the principles of sound llnancc. -
It will soon develop why Churchil
dismissed Summers. It may transpln
that Summers declined to temper hi :
written opinions to suit the pecullai
whims of the state house Rang , and s <
far forgot himself as to assert his man
hood when reprimanded.
It must be remembered that Deputy
Attorney General Summers only failet
to Ret the republican nomination fo :
attorney general last year by a lluke litho
the count. That may be one reasoi
why Attorney General Churchill pre
fers Mr. Summers' room to his com
pany. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Members of the Douglas delegation t
the late legislature will hardly fee
themselves complimented by the canst 1
scoring which County Clerk Sacket
administers to the law bunglers wh
failed to revise the revenue laws o
the state so as to abolish tlctttlous am
dfscrlmlnatlng assessments.
Isn't It about time to ring a HIM
change on the penitentiary situation
Auditor Moore still retains that warrau
for ? 3H-10S.SX ) which the honest appral *
era awarded to Dorgan. The bait ough
to lie tempting enough to Induce th
prison contractor to make another el
fort to get hold of the money.
The fact that Iowa republicans liav
chosen to have a. comparative !
long campaign does not In the leas-
signify any fear on their part as to th
result. The contest In Iowa this yea
Is only o question of the size of th
republican majority and the pivpondpi
of republicans In the legislature.
Not content with their efforts to rn\f \
the prleo of silver by means of frt
coinage at in to 1 the people of Coli
rado now want to raise tlu * altitude c
Pike's peak by altering the olllcial su
vey. Of course Pike's peak has a
along been the same height , without 11
gard to possible mistakes In the snrve ;
Very similarly the market ratio of si
ver to gold must lx Used by the rel :
Uvo cost of producing the two metal
whether five coinage brings the sllvi
dollar dowu to Lulf 1U present value (
not
1'Ho.si1ffrr / Axn rnr. xr.w TARIFF
Tln rcmibllctina of Inwii voiced the
sentiment of republicans everywhere In
congratulating the people of the conn
try upon the evidences of returning pros
perity. There IH mo republican who
does not rejoice that the Industries of
the country arc again In active opera
tlon , that labor Is In demand at In
creased wages and that all the condi
tions appear favorable to an era of
prosperity. It has been the work of
the republican parly to build up the In-
dtislries of the nation , to maintain at
u remunerative standard the compensa
tion of American labor and to promote
the prosperity of all classes of the
people. Therefore republicans are glad
when the Instrumentalities of material
progress are In operation and everybody
Is busy.
Hut they deny the assumption of their
political opponents ) that the 'industrial
Improvement and the wage restoration
are In any degree due to the democratic
policy regarding the tariff , and they in
sist that had the policy proposed by the
administration and embodied in the
measure passed by the democratic ma
jority of tile house of representatives
of the last congress prevailed the panic
and depression would have been far
more severe than It was and the period
of existence greatly prolonged. That
policy contemplated the sweeping away
of almost every vestige of protection to
American industries and Its embodi
ment In the Wilson bill was the nearest
approach , with perhaps a single excep
tion , ever made to free trade in this
country. Detwecn that measure and
the law which Mr. Cleveland declared
to be an act of perlldy and dishonor
and would not sign there Is almost as
wide a gulf as between the existing
law and the republican tariff act of
1S1K ) , under which there was unprece
dented prosperity until the election of
a democratic president and congress , on
a platform declaring protection to be
unconstitutional and demanding Its
abandonment , alarmed the industrial In
terests of the country and precipitated
a panic. The existing tariff law , as the
Iowa platform declares , Is not a
measure which the republican party
would father , but with all its faults
and defects It is less harmful to the
country and to the national treasury
than the Wilson bill would have been.
The democratic Cincinnati Kmiuirer
pointedly says : "The men who were
rampant for the Wilson bill and hotly
indignant at the senate amendments
are not entitled to wear feathers In
their hats and carry banners In the
harvest-home procession of tills year. "
Lot it be candidly admitted that some
recovery from Industrial and business
depression would doubtless have taken
place in any event , but It is equally
certain that had the congressional elec
tions of last year not returned a ma
jority of republicans there would be no
such Improvement as has taken place
during the past six months. The result
of those elections , evidencing the most
sweeping change of sentiment In the
history of American politics , not onlj
called a halt to the free trade move
ment , but demonstrated that n vast
majority of American voters believe In
the policy of protection and intend that
it shall be maintained. Just as t\vo years
before democratic success was almost
immediately followed by the curtail
ment of industrial activity , the re
publican victory in ISO I , carrying reas
surance to all the business Interests of
the country , was in n brief time tol-
lowed by a resumption of Industrial
activity , and the fact that improvement
Is going steadily forward is in no small
degree due to the general belief that
u republican president and congress
will be elected next year.
TIIK KUSTIS KriSODB.
Tliore will be no disturbance of the
friendly relations subsisting between
.Spain nnd the United States In consequence
quence of the remarks attributed to Am
bassador Kustis by ti French paper.
The Spanish -authorities are understood
to be entirely satisfied with the expla
nation given by the American minister
ut Madrid , which was accompanied by
the assurance of the friendly attitude
of the V'lited ' States toward Spain. The
remark ascribed to our ambassador to
France , to which the Spanish authori
ties took exception , was to the effect
that tlie sympathies of the American
people are in favor of the Cuban insur
gents , who llnd in the United States ,
without the knowledge of the govern
ment , assistance of every kind. Mr ,
Kustis denies having said any such
thing , but he might have done so with
entire truthfulness , and if he did not
the writer of the interview in Figaro ,
with whom he admits having held 11
conversation , Is astonishingly well In
formed for a Kuropean journalist as te
American sentiment regarding the men
who are lighting for Cuban Independ
ence. It seems hardly credible that the
representative of a French paper would
put In the mouth of the American am
Imssudor , who had honored him will
an audience , a statement so accurntelj
representing American feeling unless he
had been given a substantial basis foi
it. It is said that the "boulevarr
,
' press" of Purls Is especially addicted tt
mendacity and that Figaro is the worsi
' " of the lot in this respect. It is also salt' '
that these papers have a paHiculai
fondness for misrepresenting foreigt
ministers and fabricating Interview :
with them. This is doubtless all true
but when a paper so truthfully states
iv fact as In the case of the purporte <
Interview with Ambassador Kustis It li
not easy to believe that it Is pure fab
ricatlon.
The Incident Is not of serious Im
u portauce , but it may be of value In sug
gestlng to other diplomatic represeuta
lives of the United States the wlsdou
and expediency of "not talking wltl
everybody they meet on matters affect
Ing the International relations of tliel
country. AH to Mr. Kustls , the lessoi
will undoubtedly be a useful one. Here
after. It Is to be presumed , he will con
Hue his uuolHclal talk to commonplac
affairs and not attempt to air his opln
ions about matters of nn Intel-nation : !
character. It must be very humlllatln
to him to have been thus entrapped b ,
a designing French newspaper man. 1
has been suggested that If the State d <
> r partment were to begin In the Freuc
I courts the necessary steps to ho !
Figaro responsible for Its Implied libel
of Mr. KiHtls such a. step would be
warmly supported In this country and
universally approved In Kurope , but If
It be the proper function of the State
department to do such a thing Mr.
KiiHtltt would undoubtedly be the last
one to advise It.
TIlH HOMAMST HViHK.lIt.
OMAHA. July 11. To the Editor of Tha
Hue : 1 feel almost sure you are not aware
of all that Is being eald of the course The
lice lias recently taken In respect to the
A. I' . A. You arc pursuing a course that
will Itiflamo the opposition to Homantam
till It may yet become a religious war In
Omaha. The A. P. A. and very many
other Rood citizens are not Intending to re
main Idle and allow all the city and county
offices to be filled by forclRn-born men , most
of whom are Catholics. And I am sure you
do not want to be so unreasoning as to
Insist upon such a result. Uut the position
of The Bee can be and Is construed to bo
favorable to just such a result.
I submit the question direct : Is it best
for all concerned that the best offices shall
bo filled by Catholics ? You know that nearly
all the saloon keepers are Catholics , and
that with Uomanlst.s In office they will not
be disturbed In their wicked pursuit. The
Is plainly obvious , and you would be
'alse to good municipal government It you
hould Insist upon any such thing. In-
ccd , a better method to promotelawless -
ess could not be Invented , and no one
mows It better than you.
You know , too , that when any movement
organized In Omaha In any way affecting
he city government the Catholics seek con-
rol ; and they Intend , If It can bo brought
bout , to manage It wholly to their ad-
antage. And they are now using you and
he IJeo as catspawa. Your Inclination is
o pursue an independent course , but you
re not accused of being handicapped by the
icrsiiaslon and money of Romanists. And
ou know that any Interference with the
> lans or choices or election of Catholics
icgets the cry , "Religious War. " It ls all
tght only when the Catholics have all the
ifllces. They are hardly satisfied to submit
, o a division of offices with American-born
Itlzcns.
Now this Is not a canard , nor meant to
ntlmldate you , but Is simply the statement
f the case as it exists. Dut If. you continue
he present course and persist In the ad-
ocacy of the very things which favor the
Romanists you must not be surprised at a
'ailing off of subscriptions to The Dee. It
has already begun In this city. FIDES.
The man who lacks the courage and
nanhood to sign his name to a letter in
iVlileh lie attempts to defend t-octarlan
iroscrlption and knownothlug bigotry
iVonld receive no attention at the hands
> f The Hoc were it not for the fact that
ds screed voices on paper what the
star chamber patriot * ) are talking be-
ilnd barred doors and in political back
illeys. Their cry is that the demand
'or reform in local government on the
lues of nonparIsanshlp ! and nonsec-
arlanlsm will Inllame the opposition to
Uomanlsm. If this be true , then the
citizens' movement Is playing right into
he hands of the antl-Catholle agitators
iinil The Bee has been rendering them
an invaluable service which they dp not
seem to appreciate.
The mysterious Mr. Fides asserts that
good citizens will not remain Idle and
ullow forelgii-boru men , and especially
Catholics , to lill all the city and county
otllces. And then Mr. Fides asks The
Ilec whether or not it is best that the
best ofllccs should be tilled by Catholics.
What ground is there for asserting that
the men enlisted in the citizens'
movement propose to (111 ( city
: ind county oliic-es with foreign-born
citizens ? Who was it that knifed , sold
out and defeated George W. Llninger ,
in American-born Protestant , for mayor
of Omaha and elected In his place It. C.
dishing , a Homan Catholic of Irish
descent ? Is it not notorious that dish
ing owed his election to the ranting
hypocrites who were charter members
of the A. P. A. order In this city and are
today its chosen leaders ? And whom
did these latter-day Knownothings
place at the head of their ticket In 1S01
and again in 1SKI ! ? A Canadian-born
alien who was not a citizen of the
United States until after his election.
In what part of America was City
Treasurer Ilolln bom ? How about
Comptroller Olsen and his deputy , West-
berg , one of the high priests among the
anti-Catholic crusaders ? Are foreign-
born men born over again as soon n *
they have taken the oath to proscribe
American citizens of foreign birth and
even American-born citizens because
they belong to a different Christian de
nomination or refuse to join an oath-
bound political order ?
It is not true that nearly all the saloon
keepers in Omaha are Catholics. Quite
the contrary , the local distillery and
three out of four breweries are owned
and operated by Protestants. The same
proportion will hold good as regards
the saloons. And who patronizes these
saloons , we pray ? Are not the howling
dervishes who have constituted them
selves the head centers of A. P. A'lsn
In Omaha among their most liberal pa
Irons ? We are told that with Uomanist :
In olllcc the saloons will not be dis
turbed in their wicked pursuit. This If
refreshing indeed. Who is In olllct
now ? Certainly not the Iloman Cutho
lies. And the naloon keepers continue
undisturbed In their wicked pursuit
Are not the liquor dealers all subjec
to the same law ?
"You are not accused of being handl
capped by the persuasion and money o ;
Itomaulsts , " exclaims the masked pa
trlot. This Is only another way of re
pcatliiR the baseless slanders and false
hoods which are being circulated by tin
dark lantern politicians who are seek
ing to delude credulous people into tin
idea that there is a papal conspiracy ti
tlestroy American liberty. These tin
scrupulous ImjMJstcrs are audaciously as
sertlng that The Bee has passed mule
the control of the Catholics , and the ;
go so far as to charge that John A
Crelghton has loaned many thousand
of dollars to Itosewatcr , who Is undo
contract to defend the Catholics am
wage war against their political perse
cutora and antagonists. As a matter o
fact. Mr. Crelghton has not donate * '
loaned or caused to bo loaned a slngl
dollar either to Itosewater or The lie
In the last fifteen years. The enl
money transaction between the Crelgl
tons and The Hee or Its editor was close
by the payment of the mortgages on th
old lice oltlce building buck In 187. '
The Crelghtons , and for that matter n
Homan Catholic , so far as wo are iiyvan
ever Invested a dollar In stock of Th
Uee newspaper or building. The policy
of The Heel ouT all Issues has been
shaped and controlled by Its founder
nml present aulfuir from the day the
llrst ntiinbi'i' wiis Issued. No pressure
from any quarter. Hnanclal , religious or
political , hasSIWer been permitted to
turn Its courser
In the Impen lpg campaign , as In all
previous political eontllcts , no threats of
boycott will ( h tef The Hee from follow
ing what It bVWvcs to be the path of
duty. Our pnlTcV \ schools and our lire
and police ( IcVrii'tmcnts ' have been de
moralized by'Wclarlim contention and
our city and county governments scan
dalized by corruption. The demand of
the hour Is for municipal reform and
the purging of public olllce of boodlers.
tn.xcatcrs , Incompetents and sectarian
agitators. The bugbear of Homanism
as a mask for organized conspiracy
against good government has lost Its
terrors In this community. The tax
payers are amused to the real Issue and
'cannot be longer hoodwinked by false
appeals to bigotry and prejudice.
According to the report of the county
clerk , the Douglas county poor farm
is a veritable savings bank for the tax
payers. It has not only become a
model Institution , but it will soon have
saved enough of the people's money to
run Itself Indefinitely. How all these
savings have been effected in the ab
sence of Superintendent Stryker , whose
time is almost entirely taken up , night
and day , In directing the work of the
school board , the city council , the po
lice commission and the board of
county commissioners , passes our com
prehension. An olllcer who cau per
form such wonders must be a gem of
the first water.
County Clerk Sackett has submitted
a very exhaustive report of the affairs
of the county during the past year , with
comparisons that indicate marked Im
provement In various departments over
preceding years. Mr. Sackett takes oc
casion to remind the taxpayers that
this Is his last report , and ventures. In
cidentally , to take upon himself the
credit for whatever reforms and econ
omies have been Introduced. Where
the county commissioners come in for
their Work is not indicated.
There will certainly be a strange con
fusion of tongues in the local campaign
this fall. AVe shall have sound money
democrats , frco silver democrats , A. P.
A. democrats'and ' antl-A. 1' . A. demo
crats. There will be honest money re
publicans , bimetallic republicans , A. P.
A. republicans and antl-A. P. A. repub
licans. Bringing ftp the rear we shall
have the pops anU the prohibs. It Is
upon tills peculiar condition of local
politics that the Citizens' League continues
'
tinues to expand. ,
District court judges are about to
desert their posls of duty and lly to a
lodge In som ( > vast wilderness , where
they will tarry until late In August.
Keysor goes tto the Minnesota lakes ,
Ferguson and Blair to Mlqhigan , Am-
bro's.6 lo'the Atlantic coast , bulllo to the
Pacific , Hopewell to a sequestered lake
In Kurt county. Scott will remain with
us , ready to take up such cases as may
be presented. AVho gave Scott a hunch ?
Orders are being taken for seats to
witness another brutal prize fight that
has been arranged to take place in
Texas , but as yet the Texas authori
ties have not taken a single step to pre
vent the proposed affair. In cases of
tills kind prevention is as much the
duty of public olllclals as punishment
after the mischief is done. It is time
for Texas to wake up to the situation.
Tlio Kciiily I.eltcrrllor. .
Washington Post.
Hon. Horace Boles Is now making a most
commendable effort to explain that he didn't
mean what he said when he declared for free
silver.
Up the I'olicluul situation.
IJrooKlyn Kaglc.
Something , to bo sure , may occur between
now and convention time which will brighten
the prospects of the democracy , but from
present indications It must be admitted that
the republicans have a decided advantage.
The Crime nf 'Nlnelj-Hvc.
Denver News.
The new gold discoveries draw attention
to the fact that several permanent gold
camps should be established this year , while
the older fields continue their development.
Great as was the Increase of gold output In
1894 , the Increase In 1895 wilt be much
larger , and the effect on every branch ot
business in tbe state- will be most beneficial.
J.fTcol nf llcttor Times.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The Impression that the free silver craze
Is gradually declining gains ground every
day. The greater part of this good fortune
Is due , doubtless , to better times , but it
should not be forgotten that the leading
newspapers of the country bave fought long
and hardily for sound money , and that some
measure at least ot the returning sanity
may bo credited to them.
If You Must < " , Senator , Oooilbye.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Senator Warren of Wyoming gently hints
that the time mar come when ho will be
obliged to desert the republican party all on
account of silver Perhaps Mr. Warren
Imagines that he > can scare the republican
party Into endorsing" his cheap money fad
by this threat. "Hfjl the Grand Old Repub
lican Party has .fsc'efl greater dangers than
Mr. Warren's descr on , and lived.
I'flrj | i ! Orlnlcini : .
Philadelphia Record.
Mankind Is upon 'tAe ' horns of a dilemma ,
Scientists tell usHhaf our drinking water IE
so Impregnated v44 It-bacteria as to ba unfll
for use. Prohibitionists denounce the wlm
and beer. It ItJ arSeil that tea produce
Insanity and coffee dyspepsia and Insomnia ,
while poison lurks even In lemonade. If we
drink we are threatened with death ; If we dc
not drink we dle' ls l'What's to bo done ?
From llrmitli to Doluco ,
Hprln iulil Itepubllcan.
The Nebraska firwftibltlonlsts. like their Ohli
brethren , are trying to make up for a prom
Ued drouth of rum by unlimited outpourlngi
of currency. Their stats csnventlon laH weel
shelved free sliver on a tie vote of ( U to Cl
and then declared in favor of the Issue of al
currency by the government , gold and sllve ;
to be used only for subsidiary coin , Is pro
hlbltlon becoming secondary Issue oven ii
the prohibition party ?
UTltKIl J..t.VJ > .S TIIAX OVHS.
AVhlio the Ilrltlsh people nro exempt from
lie long preliminary canvasses , openly con-
lucted through primaries , district conven
tions , state conventions and finally national
conventions that lead up to an American
national lection and nro followed by a tall
five months ot subsequent conflict on the
stump nml In the press , they are in con
stant private tralnlni ? for the general elec-
: lon which may at any moment he ordered.
In that way they nre kept always ready to
do , as they arc going to do now , the whole
; iubllc work of a campaign that settles the
[ ate of a ministry nnd gives nsw shape to
domestic legislation and foreign pnllry within
the short cpaco of fourteen days. The
House of Commons consists ot 070 members.
Of this total Kngland will now elect 4C5 ,
Wnles 30 , Scotland 72 nnd Ireland 103. The
registered electors of the United Kingdom
numbered , by the last official count , 0,253-
( > 91 , which gives one sent In Parliament to
nn average of 9,190 voters. It Is certainly
n large electorate to bo canvassed , rallied ,
llrcd nlth party fervor and polled all In
twelve \\orklng days. A striking pecu
liarity of the pending general election Is the
large variety ot small parties or factions
which are seeking to establish themselves
us Independent groups , recognizing no al
legiance to cither great party. Manifestoes
hnvo been Issued by the National Ilcform
union , Vthlch repudiates Itoscbery's leader
ship as too moderate and demands sweeping
reforms , of which the abolition of the House
of Lords Is n lending feature ; also by the
Welsh nationalists , the local optlon-
Ists , the Publicans' association , social
ists , the Agricultural union , the Independent
labor party and by two antagonistic sections
of the Irish home rulers.
*
The labor department ot the Ilrltlsli Hoard
of Trade has Itsued a report on the employ
ment of women and girls , which sets forth
that In Great Britain women compete less
with men than ever they did. There has
been nn Increase In the actual number of
women employed In the trades and other oc
cupations , but that Increase has been pro
portionately much less than In the case of
men and boys. Statistics of several trades
nnd other employments are given to prove
these conclusions , as In employment / of
clerks ot various kinds It Is shown that
while the Increase among male employes
has been at the rate of 272 per each 100-
000 , among women and girls the Increase
has been only ninety-six to the same num
ber. These figures cover the decade 18S1-
1891. There Is not a single trade wherein
the employment of women has Increased
faster than that of men , and where the
number of male employes has fallen off the
number of females has fallen off In practically
the same proportion. Tlio reason given for
this state of things Is that as the earning
power of men Increases they usually pre
fer to keep their wives and daughters at
home , but whether this be the reason or
not tliere seems to bo little room for doubtIng -
Ing the fact.
*
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria appears to bo
playing a double game In connection with the
disturbances In Macedonia. That , at any rate ,
u the Impression which has been created
throughout Europe by his suspicious behavior
In connection with the matter during the last
three months. It would bo difficult to con
ceive a more Insane policy nnd one which Is
more calculated to result In disaster for him
self and his principality. Ho occupies an
anomalous position , International treaty stipu
lations standing In the way of his official
recognition by the powers. The illegality of
his situation has been tolerated so long as It
was manifest that Ilulgaria , which may be re
garded as the offspring of the international
congress of 1S78 , was prospering under his
rule , and so long as It was seen that his
presence at Soda constituted a guarantee of
peace and honest government. Since Stambu-
jeff , however , who was for so long his mentor ,
has been ousted from office , the country
has been rapidly drifting into insolvency. Its
progress has been arrested , and Sofia seems
to be developing Into a source of intrigue ,
disturbance and conflict a crater. In fact , of
the everlasting and troublesome eastern ques
tion , -wWch has been the cause of so many
sanguinary wars. Prince Ferdinand's unde
niable encouragement of the risings against
Turkish rule In Macedonia bands of armed
Uulgars crossing the frontier at numerous
points to aslst the Insurgents Is attributable ,
of course , to his anxiety to please the czar's
government , which has hitherto constituted
ho principal cbsttcle to his recojnl'.lon by the
powers. That Russia Is Interested in these
risings la clear from the summons to St.
Petersburg of all the chief Muscovite consuls
In Macedonia for the purpose ot receiving the
fullest kind of Instructions from Prlnco Loha-
nod hlmeelf , and likewise from the tone of the
Pan-Slavlst press at Moscow and on the
banks of the Neva.
*
It is evident that the International geographical
graphical congress , which will meet In London
on the 26th Inst. , will provide many features
of popular as well as scientific Interest.
Among them will bo a series of maps showing
the development of English cartography from
the earliest period. There will also be an
interesting series of portraits of explorers
and geographers from the thirteenth and four
teenth centuries down to the present day. Mr.
Ravcnsteln Is constructing a series of globes
which will show the progress of the knowl
edge of the earth's surface from the remotest
historical period. The cartographic depart
ment will contain some very rare and Inter
esting old maps and other geographical curios
ities. The pictorial department will contain
a very largo collection of photographs and pic
tures representing types of scenery In all
parts of the world. A largo special building
has been erected In which to arrange the
Instruments which will form an Important
part of the exhibition. Besides a complete
collection of the most recent Instruments
employed for various geographical purposes
there will bo an historical series showing the
forms of Instruments used at various perloJs.
In this department also will be arranged sam
ples of travelers' equipments , Including com
pletely furnished tents and other objects of
Interest. Exhibits are arriving from all parts
of the world , and altogether the meeting
promises to be exceedingly successful.
*
A speech delivered In the Austrian Itelchs-
roth , during the debate upon eastern affairs ,
by Prof. Suess , a prominent political econo
mist , is attracting a good deal of attention.
After speaking of various commercial crises
and their causes , and the general advantages
of a liberal policy , he proceeded to say that
whenever eastern Asia was opened up to
trade the war would be no longer against
agricultural products , but against manufac
tured goods , nnd the struggle would be
carried on by the two empires , comprising
a population of 500,000,000. The Importance
of the treaty of Shlmonosekl did not lie In
Its territorial conquests , but In its moral
consequences. The greatest danger threat
ened to come from China. The coal fields
of Pennsylvania , which formed the back
bone of American national Industry , extended
over 1,200 square kilometers. There ex
isted In the Chinese province of Shan-sl a
coalfield extending over 34.000 square kilo
meters. U was without a rival In the world.
European diplomacy was doing Its utmost
to hasten the advent of that peril , Inasmuch
as everything "was being done to open up
China. At first markets might be found for
great quantities of European merchandise ,
but It was nevertheless certain that within
a very short tlmo the same goods would be
manufactured In China , whence they would
soon be exported. Whatever national sym
pathies and antipathies might exist. It waa
an unquestionable fact that the common
danger for the whole of middle Europe ,
from the Tagus to the Vistula , was one and
the same , and that the cause of their anx
iety was Identical. Prof. Suess concluded
by expressing the apprehension that ,
within a few decades , historians would write
I , Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ey l ! Bdkin
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
nf the folly ot Europe , nnd pcrtupi nho of
the folly ot certain slntcs whose different
component elements had not been able lo
effect n union nnionn themselves at BO criti
cal a moment.
>
Inasmuch as It Is the extraordinary growth
nt the Antl-Sempllc crar.o In Austria that U
attributable nut only the suspension of the
municipal charier of Vienna for the flr. t
tlmo In COOO years , but also the overthrow
ot tha Wlndlechgractr. cabinet. It U de-
rldPdly reassuring to learn that the new
premier. Count Klulmntisegi ; , Is one ot the
few Austrian statesmen who have had the
courage openly to denounce la the most un
varnished language the present agitation
ngalnst the Hebrews. U was only a short
tlmo ngo that , on being taken to task In the
I.cglsl.ituro for having , whits governor of
the metropolitan province , attended ti shoot
ing party given by n Ifjuilng Jewish banker
( it Vienna , he rounded upon Ills Interlocu
tors and told them In the plainest and most
stinging Inngu.igo what he thought of them
and their ways. That the emperor should
precisely have chosen the count to assume
the premiership of Austria at this crisis ,
speaks volumes for the sagacity and liberal
spirit of the most chivalrous and klmlly of
all European monarch ! ,
TlU : JOItA TlUliKT.
Ottmnwn Democrat : The Campbellltes
cleaned the platter. The Methodists are
not In It.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Mr. Drake Is well
and favorably known In the west outside of
Iowa , Is a stalwart republican , has boon nom
inated on u good platform and will undoubt
edly make a strong candidate.
Globe-Democrat : Drake , the republican
candidate for governor of Iowa , Is a strong
man nnd will draw out 1\c fultl vote of the
party. From near the beginning of the
canvass for the nomination he was the fa
vorite. This consideration , of course , will
help him at the polls.
Sioux City Tribune : As to General Drake's
entire fitness for the office of governor from
the railroad point of view there Is no ques
tion whatever. Ho will make an Ideal
monopoly governor , for , having no property
Interests of his own of much consequence In
the state and being a resident of another
state , where he has largo Interests In rail
way propelty , himself being the president
of a wealthy company , ho can fearlessly and
without desire to discriminate , give to each
road all the opportunity It may want to rob
the people.
Minneapolis Times : The republican state
convention In Des Molncs yesterday nomi
nated General P. M. Drake of Centcrvlllo
for governor. It Is a very strong nomina
tion. General Drake Is a man of ability
and largo experience In public affairs. He
Is well advanced In years , being over 70
years old , but In the enjoyment of robust
health and actively connected with largo
business Interests. IkIs founder of the
university at Des Molnes which bears his
name and has been a generous supporter of
educational and philanthropic enterprises In
the state. There can bo no reasonable
doubt of his election.
Iho .1 liiuulxnt'o of Juilgrx.
St. I ula Globe-Democrat.
It Is a surprising fact , stated by Mr.
Joseph Choate In a recent address , that Eng
land , with lur 30,000,000 of people In round
numbers , docs not have so many Judges to
attend to her legal controversies as any one
of our larger states. She finds thirty-two
of the first class ample for all her wants ,
while New York has 110 , and Illinois 178.
There Is not so much litigation In England
as In our country , to be sure ; but the fact
remains , after making all proper allowance
In this respect , that our supply of Judges
Is excessive by comparison , and that the
courts over there dispose of cases more
rapidly than those of the United States. The
explanation lies largely In tbe complicated
nature of our Judicial machinery , the fa
cilities afforded for appeals and new trials ,
and the Indulgence granted to lawyers who
make It their business to delay and defeat
Justice. We boast of the practical way In
which we do things , and yet our laws and
forms of legal practice are such that It Is
Impossible to secure a prompt decision In
any case where It is to the Interest of either
party to prolong the proceedings. In the
enforcement of an ordinary contract , where
there Is really no dispute about the fact ,
the final result Is often unreasonably post
poned , and the costs thereby unnecessarily
increased.
The truth Is that In our anxiety to pro
vide ample means for the adjustment of
legal difficulties , wo have made our Judicial
system a source of endless trifling with the
Interests of the people. Our multiplicity
of statutes Is directly conducive to litigation ,
and the courts attach so much importance
to precedents and technicalities that the law
yers can kesp a case In course of trial al
most as long as they please. In England ,
whore there Is supposed to be much more
formality than In the United States , the
ordinary practice Is far less slow and un
certain than that which prevails here. We
have so many Judges and so many different
tribunals that a case may be taken from
one to another on various pretexts , and the
expense Is apt to exceed the amount Involved
In a majority of cases. There Is certainly
great need of reform In this matter. It
should bo easier for the average cltlzsn to
obtain a decision from some court of full
and final Jurisdiction , which Is to say tint
It should not be so easy for the lawyers
to protract all sorts of lawsuits. Too many
of our courts exist solely for the purpose
of giving solemn and leisurely consideration
to technical and unimportant pleas. The
whole system ought to be simplified , In
short , with a view to tavlng time and money
by removing all chances for cases to be con
tinued and transferred except for sound and
conclusive reasons.
TltlffK9
, ,
llos-ton Coutlcr : When a Jeweler Ktor- :
nntcoi wntch-'s you c.xr. make nothing moro
nor -los * of It tlmn that ho Id behind Ilia
times.
Atlanta Con tltutlon : "J urMerstnml tha
orntor moved the poopln very deeply In
h ! speech \\blle In your section. "
"Vcn. very niuohj lie touched the popular
chord. "
"Vou don't sny ? "
"YoM. 1 do ; tin * tormiilttcc litnie him Just
ten seconds nftcr ho concluded.1'
Philadelphia Hecord : Fond Fiilhcr I
liimllv know what buluo a lo put my ten
In. I know * prucllc.illy nothing nbout hla
ability.
Friend Tnko htm for n roa voyage. That
Vtlll show what thcro lu In him.
Indlnnnpollfi Journal : "This thing of
changing Mvords Into plowshares" said the
Cheerful Idiot , "la no si cut shakes of meta-
inorpho'ds. "
"No ? " said the shoo clctk boarder.
"No. It Is inculy rhin : lii ) ; Kiinnllu'
tools Into farm JmpU'ments. "
SUCH TllIN s"T)0 HAPPEN.
Washington Slnr.
When blondrs wore nil the go
Hbo provoii Mho VUIH not nlow
For her R-oldon hair was hanging down
her luck.
And.vhon the fashion waned ,
Hoi- prestige she niiilntulned ,
For her golden locks loliirned to rnvca
black.
_ _
TJIK r//.v.K.s.s or r//.v < ; s
Washington Hlnr.
Ilor seaside gnib the critics find
Too oumbrous for their liking ;
They also tldlctilc the clothes
In which she ROOK n-blklng.
And vet ybo's chnnnlnp ; In the wave
And comely on the highway :
Why should she turn from Fashion's ronij
To Prejwlleo's by-way.
Think of the sight should she appear ,
To spite your rnrpln ; ? humors ,
With bloomers on tor bathing suits
And bathing suits for bloomers !
SPECIAL KHATUKES.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BK&
BMAM.F.V'B K1TROP15AN NEWS
IjIiTTUll :
A new foaluro added to Tlio lleo's
already unexcelled foreign news service.
The latest news of European capitals
oxplalne < l by the veteran Journalist ,
George W. Smallcy , long1 the London
correspondent of the Now York Trllmno
and now- American representative of the
London Times. A plcco of cnterprlso
that readers of The Hoc will certainly
appreciate.
MEN OF Tllli MOSS HAGS :
Additional chapters In S. II. Crockett's
quaint story with artistic Illustrations.
COIN AT SCHOOL IN FINANCE :
Fourth extract from George K. Ilob-
orts' mastoily refutation of free silver
f.illaclcH. The most lucid and convincing
niiswor to iirKiimonts of the "Coin"
pcliool reproductions of the original il
lustrations.
OHIO'S MOST FAMOUS SENATOR :
Frank G. Carpenter , the experienced
newspaper correspondent , glvo-i an In
terview with Sonntor John Sherman ,
In vlllrh he dlsc-ussos the great bond
sales of the resumption period nnd
touches upon numerous topics of politi
cal nnd general Interest.
TRAINING OF THE ELEPHANT :
How the danpcrons nnd unruly boast Is
brought to docility nml Intelligent
obedience of ordcis by the patient dex
terity of the experienced elephant
trainer.
PERILS OF BORDER WARFARE :
Reminiscences of the famous Crook
campaign ajalnst the Sioux In 1S76 by
Colonel Guy V. Henry Experiences of
n wounded olllcer miles upon miles
from civilization nnd In momentary
danger of hostile Indians.
FOR BICYCLE ENTHUSIASTS :
Echoes of the great Kearney meet-
News of local wheelmen's doings Ad
vice for bicyclists upon many subjects
The alleged blcyclo face and prospective
fall of prices In wheels.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS :
Importance of commodious playsrounds
for school children-Growth of siiin-
mer bchools In all parts of the United
Stntos Increasing- number of college
graduates Live educational notes.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
A breezy fashion letter fresh from
Paris , telling all about the very latest
Parisian modes Two profitable occupa
tions for women Women as ganion
architects and women as cominorclnl
travojers Gossip of noted women In all
occupations and professions ) A whole
pa o of attractive literature that will
delight women readers.
THE COMING GENERATION :
A fascinating etory for youthful read-
era by Maurice Thompson , the recog
nized prlnco of story tellers Other
brlsbt bits for boys and girls.
THE WORLD OF SPORT :
Explanation of the local base ball situ
ntlon , together with fresh Herns from
both bleachora and diamond \\liat Is
going on In local tennis couits Sporting
news of the week.
CY WARMAN AT CARLSBAD :
Cy Wnrman's experiences nnd observa
tions at the great resort for myalMH-
The varlogatod throng that < lr ilcs the
water of Bohemia's world-renowned
spring.
THE OMAIIAjSlTNDAY
TIIK ONLY NKWSPAPUU.
Fly Around
, and tfut n cheap milt
before it's too lute. We've sold
u good many ; Htlll there are more
nnd that more wo are determined
to make less. If price can do It
we won't keep them , that's set
tled. Sell them we've KOt to. They have had a deep cut and there
Is no rcnson why they won't BO quick. lie sure and take n pick he-
fore they are all gone. Quality Is what we boast of not cheapness.
Yet no whore else can you get such quality and such style at prices
as reasonable as these.
SERGES SACKS and $8.00 ,
WORSTEDS CUTAWAYS $10.00
AT
FLANNELS SINdLE ntid $13.00
CASSIMERE DOUBLE BREASTED $15 , ETC.
All tlicsj prices have been reduced because wo want to pet rid of
all wo can , and not oarry over till next season. So If you are looking
for a salt como in. Wo will lind ono to suit you In style , fit , quality ,
nnd , what's more , PUICli
SEE OUR WINDOWS.
* < ] OnCY "D" YOURSELF TOMORROW ( SATURDAY )
XI JQLjJT TO ANY STRAW HAT IN OUR STORE AT
- HALF PRICE -
This Includes Men's , Boys' nnd Children's.
Wo'vo too many by far for this season and will give you a splendid
clmnco now to buy u hat cheap.- They are all marked In plain figures ,
and all you have to do la to nay
25c for a 50c Hat. 50c for a $1.00 Hat. 75c for a $150 $ Hat.
$1.00 for a $2.00 Hat. $125 fir a $3.50 Hat. $1.60 for a $3.00 Hat.
Cost not In It. 'Wo want to clo o them out. You'll never got a
bolter chance than now.
Well trade back If you'd rather have the money.
Browning , King & Co , ,
Reliable Clothiers. S. W Cur. 15th nnd Douglas.