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THE OMAIIA DAILY KjTCE : TUESDAY , JULY 1C , 1895. THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE nniTon. I'L'IIMSIIKD HVEtlY MOIININO. ! Dally Tiff ( Without fiumlay ) , Ona Ycnr..J S < K Mally Ute nnJ BunJny. Ono Year . 1 } < K Blx Manilla . . . Tlireo Month * . . . . . 5 * Bumlnr UOP. One Yrnr. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 B.itunlny Itw. Ono Yrnr . ' i Weekly lice , One Year . * OWICCS. Omnhn. Tim IV-c niilMltiff. . . . . , Bouth Omnhn , Flngor lilk. . Corner N nJ JUh fill Council lllurM , U Pcnrl turret. Chlcnito Olllco , 317 Chnmber of Commerce. New York ltuom , IS. II and 15. Trlliuno IJullillns , Washington , 1407 I' Htievt. N. W. COIUlKSroNUKNCK. All fmimunlntlnn relnllnj : to n n an1" , ' , torlnl maljtcr * liouU l > nilJrcsucill To the Editor IIL'HINKSS All 1 > u lni > n IMIcru nnd rrinlltnnm shoutil l iMmMHl In Tlic Ileo I'ul.llflilni ? e.ornpnny , , Omaha. Drnrtn. rticrku nn.l pottnllloe onlcra . tc bs made unynUn to Ihn orJor of the coraimnl. run mi : I'l'iii.iHiiiNQ COMPANY. 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It Is u trllle early for the prosecntloi of the Iowa campaign , but politics wil be a-htimming In the Ilawkeyc state be fore November rolls around. Cattle rustlers still infest the guJclic ! and canyons of Keya I'aha county The regulators are In hot pursuit. Noth Ing but regulators that regulate cai cause a cattle rustler to hesitate. Secretary Carlisle will have the presl dency within his grasp if he can enl ; persuade the Nebraska free silver demo cratle convention to put up a tleke composed of sound money adminlstra tlou candidates. If the frcp silver advocates are anxious to use the silver dollar , Avh ; don't they help the secretary of th treasury put the great stock of colnei silver stored in the treasury at Wash Ington Into circulation' ! Hov. Ir. Ieall is very much wrough up about the gamblers of Lincoln. I/.is year he was very Indignant because Th Bee declined to support for governor o Nebraska a man who won ? l)00 ) in coli cash at one sitting at poker. Parliamentary elect Ions will come thlc ! and fast all this week. The election already held , however , Indicate the re suit without leaving room for the sllghl est doubt. The o'utcome of the Jlrst cor tests can not but have great Inlluenc In determining those that follow. Senator 1'effer has expressed lilmsel In favor of a new political party. II says the three existing great parties ar Incapable of accomplishing the reform demanded by the people. Hut the pr < posed new party would set out under great handicap ; Puffer does not promls to keep out of It. Over In England a great deal of tli parliamentary electioneering Is done b the wives and sisters of the candidate for seats In the House of Common ! The American woman has not yet gc to this point. Her electioneering , who : ever she does do anything of the Ulm has not got beyond herself as the ol jQctlvc point. .Bootlegger civilization among tli O.inaha Indians has ever had but on result murder and death. The killin of George Parker Is only one instant In many. The native of Africa canm Band ( the civilizing effects of Ilrltls tanglefoot , nor can poor I/o on tl Omaha reservation toy with palofat firewater without disastrous results. The next few weeks are the wool that tell for the corn crop of Nebrask NVlth favorable weather the farmer wl soon be assured of a bountiful retut for the labor he has expended upon tl cultivation of his land. In this turnhi point In the corn crop every person I the state Is Intensely Interested. Con pletely restored prosperity Is almost I slyht. Fifty thousand people In atten < nnce upon the Hndeuror meeting at Ho ton ! The magnitude of this number ci ; only bo appreciated by comparison , town of rw,0)0 ) ( ) population Is a good sl/.i rominunlty and an Inlhix of that mat people would swamp most of the cltl < of the United States , l-'lfly thousand twice the effective force of the eutl United States regular army. The professors In the agricultural leges of the United States are to meet Denver. This Is good so far as It got but It does not go far enough. A nu > ( lug ought to bi > called of the pupils tliese prolVssors of agriculture and i enumeration made of those who a actually engaged In agricultural wet It [ s greatly to be feared that the bo , taught by the professors of agrlcultu uuvur become farmers. TllK XATMS.IL CIlKDtT. Senator Proctor of Vermont , who Is much more of n business man than politician , Is of the opinion that the re publicans at the coming session of congress - gross should put forth every effort to preserve the credit of the government , nnd ho thinks they \\lll do so. "The republicans , * ' said the senator , "will probably give their assistance to any practical proposition to relieve the treasury without thinking too much of parly politics. They wcr < ' the principal support of the administration during the last congress In all efforts to pre serve the credit ijf the country , and 1 do not think that In Ihe next congress It. will be found that the republican party ban suffered any loss of patriot- Ism. " Mr. Proclor admits that It will bo useless to attempt a general revision of the tariff and he does not think an additional tax on fermented liquors or beer would be the best means of In creasing the revenues. The only sugges tion lie had to make was that the sched ules of the tariff which affect Importa tions from Canada need to be changed , though Increases- duty there would not materially help the treasury in its present dilllculty. It was under the rule of the repub lican party that the national credit was built up to the highest standard It had ever attained and this standard was preserved until a democratic administra tion and congress came Into power. Then by reason of the economic policy of that party and the fact that a ma- irlty of Its representatives In congress vere in favor of a revolutionary change ii the monetary system of the country otibt was created respecting the future f the national credit. This was maul- 'estetl when last February the treasury van compelled to borrow In order to eplenish the gold reserve. Impaired 'onlldence ' forced the government to pay . higher rate of interest on Its bonds , f It were now necessary to negotiate .nother loan it Is questionable whether t could be floated on as favorable terms s the last one , because the fact that he revenues of the government art : teadlly running behind the expend- ! tires and the uncertainty as to the lin- iiedlate future tend to impair the value f government securities as an invest- nent at the low rates of Interest that lave prevailed. Nobody doubts that dtimately every obligation contracted iy the government will be paid to the ast cent , but if It must go on Increas- ng these obligations , as lias been dom luce the present administration canu nto power , some Impairment of tin redlt of the nation is inevitable. It h tot as strong now as when the repub lean party surrendered control of tin government. It must be still furthei iVeakened under existing conditions. Democratic policy being responsible 'or the loss of revenue it is the duty ol lie democratic administration to pro ) ese practicable and acceptable meant > C increasing the revenue , and if unable o do this It should be willing to make 'oncesslon to republican methods. Tin epublican party believes that tin needed revenue should and can be ob allied from tariff duties. Hepubllcam generally believe that tliu presen arlff law ought" to be materially hanged with a view both to providing no re revenue and affording better pro ectlem to home industries , some o : iVhlch are now subjected to a very for nldahlc foreign competition. It wouh > e most unreasonable to expect the re mblicau representatives in congress te llsregard the position of the party it this matter and adopt democratic pro osals , which must necessarily be con : rary to republican principles and pol cy. cy.There There will be an easy solution of tin iiroblem if the democratic adminlstra tion and the senate democrats shall hi illsposed to yield something to repub Hcan demands , and it is they who an responsible for loss of revenue and con sequent Impairment of the governmeU credit , and not the republicans , win should make whatever concessions ar necessary. run nnoirifia i If a country Is enriched by what i buys rather than by what It sell * is the free trade contention ini plies , the wealth of the United States I rapidly increasing , for the imports o merchandise are running largely In ex cess of the exports and the volume o the former is steadily growing. Th appraiser at New York has furnlshei the Times of that city some statistics o importations which that paper conspicn ly presents as evidence that g < xn times have returned and have come t stay. It Is learned from tliese statistic that during the llrst six months of tli current year there has been an Increas of about 50 per cent In the Importation of silk goods as compared with the coi responding period of last year that I : the value of the importation of tlies goods for the llrst half of this year wa ? UU,000X)0 , against .flD.OM.OOO In th llrst half of 1801. There has also bee a large Increase In the importations woolen dress goods from France1 , ( Sei many and England , and In we > ocn ! au cotton hosiery , the appraiser rcnmrkln that the Indications are the present se : sou's business will be remarkable1. (1 course on all these nrticlea the dutle ? Imposed by the present tariff are ver much lower than those of the * tariff c 1SX ! ) , so that wldle more of them ar coming Into the American market thii under the former tariff law the treai ury Is getting less revenue from then Increased Importations of a great man either articles are noted , nearly all e which , of course , come Into e-ompetltlo with like articles of home manufacturi \Vlth an extraordinary demand due t the fact that stocks of geiot throughout the country had b come nearly exhaustenl America manufacturers have bium enable to resume production and contlnv It up to this time1 , even Incivasbi wages and In some case's enlarging the facilities , but the question Is , how Ion can they keep this up If the foreign con petition gtu's on Incivaslng at the mi of the last few months ? With our o\v mills In full operation and Kurewea manufacturers pouring their goods la our markets It cannot bt > a very grei time before the supply again outrui the demand , and then there will lun to be a curtailment of home produ tlon. labor thrown out of employ- mrnt and wage a reduced. This must be the Inevitable result ot the IUMV.V and Increasing Importa tions , and while the great be > dy of con sumers may for a lime be betiellted by this sort of thing , In the long run It cannot be best for the country. Under the opera tlou of the present tariff law , which encourages Importations , the bat mice eif International exchanges Is being InriU'd against us. While our Imports are growing our exports are declining , For tile year ending June ! ! 0 last the exports of merchandise were $ ( ( . " ,000,000 less than for the previews year , and the invsent Indications are not altogether favorable to Improvement. The foreign trade at present is very unsatlsfaclorj ami with the excessive Imports and the Immense sums taken abroad by Ameri can travelers our already heavy in debtedness to Europe Is being rapidly Increased. Even the foreign demand for emr securities , relied upon to settle adverse balances In other directions , has almost erased. Wldle , therefore , business lias improved ami the com ! ! ' tltms appear favorable for a continu ance e f activity and Increasing pros perity , the fact that we are buying from abroad a great eleal more than we are selling Is one that merits serious consideration. It cannot be rcgartled as an entirely sound and healthy condi tion. AA'OTHMt AMUUXUADK. Mr. Mosewuter wrote a letter to himself and signed It Fides. We commend It to every Ititelllgsnt citizen as the most asinine production that has ever emanated from the den of the "venal vampire. " World-Herald. The manufacture of beigus letters Is the exclusive province of the fake mill. During last year's campaign several columns of letters from Nebraska re publicans endorsing the action of The Bee In refusing te > support the tattooed candidate were published over Initials. The cry was thereupon raised that these letters were all llctltlous. But when The lle'c offered to exhibit the letters and elld exhibit them to a com mittee of three responsible men , the fraud cry subsided. The Fides letter Is authentic. Any reputable person may examine it at The Bee editorial rooms not only this letter but also a second letter , with the en- veleipes In which the-y were posted. The second "asinine production" Is written In the same ellsgulsed handwriting , and signed by the same Fides. While tills b\ckcapping : patrleit retains his mask lie discloses himself in his true light ol the Pharisee. lie starts out with the assurance that his llrst letter was not Intended for publication , anil had no reference to the Citizens' League. He furthermore insists that his screed was not dictated by any malice toward The Bee > , but was merely a friendly warning that It sliouhl not pour Its abuse upon a vt'ry large and worthy share of Protestant citizens "which low and provoking abuse will be resented. " The tender mood of our "friend" is then discarded , and he breaks lee > se with tin : following arraignment : It lS' ' vrell enough known that George P Heinls holds the olTlco of mayor and draws the salary. hut that you run It. And It li Just as well known that every candidate foi omca Is expected by you to submit to youi dictum or be disclaimed. You seem to dial lenge the motives of every one who Is actlni Independently of your notions of what I best and right , anil oppose every candldati who Is not a friend ot The Bee ; or , to stati the case In the very best light , you give in support to such through your paper. Now , sir , citizens are not bound to enduri such proceedings ; and longer to truckle ti such Intolerance cannot be expected. If 1 can be , you are seeking to be equal In au thorlty In this community to the Pope o Rome over his subjects. Your Inflammator ] utterances are receiving Just such condemna tlon as they deserve. It is scarcely probable that such shin elerous vaporings would emanate frtm the ollice e > f The Bee * . This compoum of malignant slander and cowardlj Innucnilo lias been the only stock h trade of every crewk , boodler and 1m becile who has been exposed e > r dcposet through the instrumentality of The Bee Nobody denies that many honp$4 am reputable citizens have at one time 01 another been Identified with the A. P. A order. Reputable and honest men have not been subjected to any provoking : abuse1. But this class finds itself in f hopeless minority within the active councils of the order. The hoodluu element ami the scum of politics , whlcl The Bee lias dubbed as the howllnj , dert-lslies , forced itself to the front ant made the order odious by reckless raid ! upon the taxpayers and starchambe ! conspiracies against honest government It is decidedly remarkable that tin editor of this paper is held responslbli for all the * mistake's and 111-aelvlsed ap polntments made by Mayor Bemls , ant Is not emitted with any of the mayor' : excellent appointments or with any o his acts by which millions of dollar : have been saved to the taxpayers , no with the frustration of the jeibs am fraudulent claims anil steals of bood ling contractors , and downright steal ; of political ImrnntfeH. As a matter o fact , Mayor Bemls Is by no means i political dummy. lie has conform with his political frienils and takei counsel upon matters of public cemceri with men whom lie knows to have tli welfare nnd interests of Omaha a heart Some of Ids appolntmenjs liavi been forced upon him by council e-om blues against his own judgment , am others have been disappointments t' ' i himself as well as to his friends. Nn body certainly can truthfully cliarg the editor e > f The Bee with dictating < h appointment of Health Commlssione Savllh1 , Israel Frank , or for that mat ter anyone connected with the hemlt ! department. The same applies to doz ens of appointments made by the mayo within the past four ye-ars. The oft-repeated slander that The Be always opposes men who do not agre with the political views of its editor ha luH'ii exploded time ami again. It wa disproved In the candidacy of Fran Moores , who for years before his llrs election was one of the most pronoune-c opponents of the' political policy of Th Bee. As the agent of the Wabash roa he was always an active member of th railroad faction and a loud-moiithc opponent of Uosewatcr. But he n ceive'd the vigorous support of The Be without money , without price and will out promise of political rewartl. Eve the late SherlffBeinett ( , ! admitted under oath on the wHnuvs stand that while he had never Heen allied In any way with the poling ! .friends . of The Bee , lie had , neither before nor after the elec tion of 1801 , 111- } } ? ! asked to contribute a dollar for Its tfipport { or solicited to grant political fnrors to Its editor. All this Is HiiJH-now , because it may as well be said oiLJhls tlmo as later on In the campaljrn.i'whcn we propose to ceme'cntrate all Vutl- energies and devote our space to tlit1'discussion of the prin ciples and Issue's1 ) stake. The street railway funeral train woulel , of ctinrsc , reduce the espouse e > f it funeral. A line te > Prospect lllll cemetery would pay even If a funeral train were not put on. There Is also a lively demand for a motor Hue exten sion to Florence1 , which would doubt less pay Irrespective of a funeral carte to Forest Lawn. The proposed line to the new state fair grounds will run near the cemetery of the Ilely ) Sepul chre. Should the street car company put on the uce'cssary stub lines and provide a funeral train there can be no doubt of Its general use1. In that vent livery men would lie compelled o give-up In despair. The electric notur has well nigh destroyed their Hislness. A funeral train would be lie last straw. A .llnttrr f tlHJurlty. OlolxvOemocrnt. Iowa's republican nomination for governor vas worth lighting hard for. It will bring ts possessor 30,000 or 40,000 plurality next November. A XnIMnil lufprcnro. ImllnnnimUM Journal. When street electric railways nro capital- zed at $95,000 a mile , as a late report shows , while the average of the steam railway Is 59,000 a mile , the fair Inference Is that water has been applied to such properties early and In liberal quantities. Tim \lllliTiitlvn Artlm. I'hllaOolphla Inquirer. Here Is a phrase of Secretary of Agriculture Morton , "the velnlefs viscera of vacuity ; vast olumes of value. " We arc not particularly oiid of alliteration , but we suggest , In Justice o the other members of the cabinet , that Mr. Cleveland should lay hands upon this Ne braska Jack-rabbit , and muzzle his moulllt ) of mouth. Thr Milflilci Kplilciulc. Detroit Free Press. This Is the annually recurring period of suicides , nnd every day adds to their grew- some list. Of late there seems to be a mania on the part of thejo unfortunates to take one or more persons with them to the dark un known , and the Chicago man who killed his enti.ro family Is only a typo. The Impotency f law. morals and science In dealing w.th this inpulse to splf-destructlon only adds to the errors that are linked with the mysteries ol ' death. The Profit * of IVnrriiiiikliiR. Indln'nnpolls Sentinel. Hon. John W. Foster gets $200.000 , foreign decorations , silks and other trifles .for his valuable services In hfelplng China let go ol lapan. If any other jforelgn countries want .he assistance of capaple peacemakers Amer- ca stands ready tb' supply them on short no- ice. Io not be iflsnned at fierce expressions by any of our citizens. The most savage Jln- ; os can bo Induced to lay aside their desire 'or blood and push along a peace policy for any cpuntry of gpod financial standing. f Over lmi1ivi > < ll | > y .Prrmiorltyi Philadelphia Ileconl. The Increase In the general prosperity ol the country threatens destruction to the free silver coinage agitation. In times of business depression and Idleness It Is easy to find sup lorters of almost any theory which undertake ; to explain and remedy existing evils ; bul when all have work and wages , theories are laid aside for more prolltahle matters. Busi ness men who have seen the hard times van ish without any change whatever In the monetary functions of silver are not likely tc bo Impressed by the arguments of those whc maintain that the salvation of this country de pends upon the unlimited free coinage of GO- cent silver dollars. Tim Advniicoor 1'roipprlty. OhlcaRO Tlmes-lleralil. Every Indication points to a heavier volume of trade this coining fall than has been knowr for several years. In many respects the con- dltlons resemble those of 1S79 , after tin restoration of specie payment , and the awak ening from the long business depression thai succeeded the panic of 1873. It was not until the first half of 1S79 had passed that ( he Impetus caused by the rctun to a sound monetary system began to be felt Ono after another mills nnd furnaces opened up , trade became lively , and railroad exten sion and building commenced. New enter prises were entered upon and the hum of In dustry , low at first , kept on Increasing untl by the close of the year every section of the union was smiling In plenty. With the opening of 1SSO every buslnesi activity was alert anJ moVIng , and despite the presidential election then coming on , a ver itable boom took place In the summer ani fall , and before the close of 18SO an unparalleled lelod era of prosperity spread over the entire land. Such an era Is manifestly at hand again for the signs and portents are the same as ap peared In 1870. Nor do wo want to run th < chance r > f being disappointed" by the Inter ference of a long presidential campaign uexl year. Let the politicians make it short am not disturb the public mind , now Intent 01 good times , by diverting It to politics. Thi tlrist two autumn iponths will be ample anc more than aniplo for that purpose. Let noth Ing be done to mar the return of piping time ; and a roaring trade. Sonnil Advlrn for ( Jrnorul Use. New York Wnll nnd Kxpress. The man who laments that the pace of oui business llfo Is a killing one has only hlmsel to blame If be figures among the slain. Tin race Is not always to the swift , and tlmi given once a year to aid exhausted natun IB money earned and saved. While It Is trui that moro Americans wear out in a shor space of tlmo thaifUd the people of any othe nation. It Is alto truo- that this Is becausi Americans lead the'world in Industry and en terprlse , while theiy are still behind the Oil World In their recreations. The greater thi mental and physical1'labor , the mere arhl trary should be the relaxation. Neither cai bo successful wlUiiiiu- due regard -for thi other , and the typical American will rust ou almojt aa quickly - tfett will wear out. Let no man persuade you that a vacatloi means tlmo wasted or ( Opportunities lost Take your summeztutlnB. leaving buslnes cares and thought ) liehlml ycu. Become boy again for a month\for a week or even fc a day , and you will reti\Tn \ to quickly overtak and pass the man who' has remained at hi desk to watch the opportunities , at the eacrl lies of hU health and strength. It Is no necessary that you occupy a commandlm position to accept this view ; It Is quite a good philosophy for the subordinate as for th chief ; the leader ot the.future in Now Yori business will be found among these who neve declined an outing-when If was time for one and who never growled that the pace was to rapid for human nature. Take a vacation. JtXCOMlVMS FOIl JU1HUI SCOTT. dretni Heporter ( rep. ) : Judge Scott hag established a censorship over this publication for the next sixty days. Pflpllllon Times ( dem. ) ! What will It profit n litigant If he hove the whole world on his side and yet fall to find favor In Judge Scott's secret political society ? Osccola Hecord ( rep. ) : If Judge Scott ot Omaha U Insane he should be sent to the asylum for treatment. If he Is not he has a "disposition" which should be regarded as Miiriclcnt cause for sending him to the "pen , " Ho has no business on the bench. There certnluly can bo no good cause why the re publicans of that judicial district should re- nominate a man whose record Is a stench In the nostrils of the whole state. If they do they deserve defeat at the polls on this par ticular candidate. Craig Times : Judge Scott of Omaha deliv ered a two-hour oration at Oakland on the Fourth. Most of the time was spent by htm In roasting the lawyers of this county , who were so determined some time ago In having the festive little Judge declared Insane. Then , too , Uosewatcr was dwelt upon at some length , and as the adjectives poured from the speaker's mouth they rolled to the ground anil dried up all- the mud In that vicinity. All things together , he reminded us of a boy who sat on a bee and had been stung. Gretna Reporter ( rep. ) : In our recent se ance before Judge Scott wo neglected to get a roster of attorneys who would be allowed to practice In his court , and so employed K. \V. Slmeral. and this act of negligence on out part was doubtless the cause of our belnp Incarcerated. When Mr. Slmcral appeared before his honor ( ? ) " It so enraged the Judge that he must vent his spleen on some one , and to get even with nn attorney who had Incurred his enmity and to display his au thority some one had to go to jail. As wo were the most convenient mark for his venomous shaft , we suffered the penalty. During hit harangue when the ssntence was suspended ( to prevent It going to a higher and Just tri bunal ) , this knave displayed considerable tal ent as a mind reader when he delivered him self as follows : "During this entire trial yet : have "shown the utmost disregard for this court , and even this morning I see depleted In your countenance the utmost contempt foi this court. " Hut why continue ; sometime ! we are almost constrained to pity a man li his position who cannot control himself ever after the rotten deal we got at his hands. lOlt'A Itlil'UllItlVAXS. Now York World : The Iowa rcpuhllcam adopted resolutions In favor of bimetallism bj International agreement only. The free-silver ' asklng--anybody's--conseni - a'J-lG-to-l-wlthout - program seems to be less acceptabli In the west than It was supposed to be i month or two ago. After all there Is i saving grace of practical common sense litho the American people , which Is our best se curlty against disastrous national blunder Ing. Indianapolis Journal : The republican con ventlon In Iowa , without dlssont , relteratei the money resolution of the last republl can national convention and added an earnes request that republicans In congress dc their utmost to bring about a conferenc : which will adopt an International colnagi ratio for both metals. That Is the true re publican 'position ' and doubtless the on < which the next national republican conven tloa will be most likely to adopt. Springfield Hepubllcan : H Is to bo con eluded that the Iowa republicans accept tin main features of the existing law ns ni embodiment of orthodox republican tarlfi doctrine. They would tax luxuries hlghei and take the duty from sugar ; nnd somethlnf broadly Indefinite Is said of general re ductlons which have ) reduced wages. Hi main feature of free raw materials seems ti be acceptable. To Us free wool , free lum her , free salt , free flax and hemp no ob Jectlon Is raised. Prosperity and advancln ; wages shine through them all upon the re publicans of Iowa. Chicago Ilccord : However much the low : republicans disagreed upon the question ai to who should be the nominee for governor the platform adopted Is one of the mos manly utterances of any convention foi many months. H Is to be expected that thcj should wax a little warm over the glorle : of , , ' the party and considerably denunciator ; of' their opponents , but that Is only thi ebullition of party politics and does not gi far nor mean much. But upon all quea tlons of public policy the platform Is , whlh partisan , a clear and positive declaration o iho feelings of the Iowa republicans , will attempt to evade or straddle any leading Issue. Chicago Tribune : The Iowa republican ! will not accept any scheme the effect o which would be to lower the purctmslnf power of the dollar. They have a currencj now every dollar of which Is worth Its faci and It Is their Intention to keep It so. The ; are genuine blmetalllsts. They wish to usi silver as well as gold , but only to the ex tent that It Is safe to do so. If the commer clal nations of the earth can agree upon i plan by which silver can be used In greatei quantities than now they are for It , bu they will not consent to the United Statei "going It alone , " or , what Is about tin same thing , trying mad experiments In con junction with the silver monometallic people : of America and Asia. ' , - l.VOTllKlliriSE. . Sllnlster Eustls sorrowfully acknowledge : he did not know the gun was loaded untl It kicked. Hy some strange process of law a publli defaulter has been imprisoned In Muscattm county , Iowa. I'eter Lookaround Is pushing straight aheat for a diploma In the Ilaskcll Indian instl tute of Kansas. Chief Bullet ot the Creek Indian natloi Is said to bo very effective as u peaca promoter motor when loaded. The tremendous blow In New York Satur day but meagerly measures the breath ant strength of the rush to lay In supplies fo a Saharalc Sabbath , The pretty story of Russian generoslt ; proved to be , on official Inquiry , a profltabli warm weather filler , though It was a sever strain on the long bow. Dr. Thomas Dunn English , author of "Bei Bolt , " has received a cane from admlrlni friends. If ho gets a chance to use it upoi Du Maurler all will be forgiven. The Chicago aldermen accused of sand bagging the Ice dealers are unable to sccur a siilllclciicy of congealed cakes to keep coo during the probing of the grand jury. After thirty years of more or less pro found peace the suuth threatens to Invad the north. A comblno.pf southern coa dealers will back the hold-up movement. The new Portuguese minister to the Unltei States , Mr. Ade Sequelra Chedlm , Is a par tlcularly handsome man about 40. will very elegant and attractive manners. II speaks English with only a slight trace o accent. While a Plttsburg man was sleeping ol the effects of a jolly jag a goat masticate the greater portion of his whiskers. Hut th silly billy Is dead and the neighborhood I at a loss to decide whether the hair or th aroma precipitated death. An epidemic of contempt Is raging I South Carolina. Federal courts have 1m prisoned constables for contempt and th state courts are jugging saloon keepers fo a llko offense. The assertion that Oman had a corner on the contempt buslne : seems to bo unfounded. While a democratic county convention 1 Kansas was wrestling with arid principle and policies , ex-Governor Lewelllng slake the thirst of the delegates with thirty gal Ions of buttermilk. That served to lubrl cato the political wheels and the populU ticket was promptly endorsed. Justice occasionally removes the bandag and takes an admiring peep at the natlom game. Says the California supreme courl "Poker playing for money , however objee tlonable in fact , Is , In the eyes of the law , n Innocent as chess or any game played fo recreation , and its players and the place where It U played are not criminal. " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report laivuurtxu niriiiis AXH ii.iitnons Corpi Mnkri fiomn Ileconunemln- HOIM for Titturo Work. WASHINGTON , July 15. Colonel J. A. Smith has made his report to the chief of en- jlrioerg upon the Improvements of rlvcra niul isrbors on take Erlo west of Krle , Pa. Tlio iiost Important point In the district Is Cleve- ami , where breakwaters have been In course f construction nnd harbor dreading has been orrled on. The Cuyahoga river , belns the IratntiRo outlet for Cleveland , has formed n ettllnR basin for mud and Impurities In the vest anchorage which Is a mat detriment o the harbor nnd the health ot the people , nil It Is proposed to cut an opening In the reakwatcr In order to effect n better drain age. The draft of the largest vessels using ho harbor Is seventeen and one-half feet. The largest vessels do not load to full depth. At Toledo the worlt of dredging the harbor and the channel of the Mnumee river has > een continued , and n good depth of water ins been secured , averaging about eighteen eet In the harbor/ The shoal at the mouth of the river has been cut to nearly that lepth. At Sandusky the straight channel on the city front , 200 feet wldo and seventeen feet leep , has been completed. The dock channel and the outer harbor arc In bad condition and he money yet available should be used In Im proving them. F.ilrport harbor Is continually being blocked ip by bars which nro peculiar to the shore of I > akc Erlo , and requiring dredging every year. All the money appropriated has been used for this purpose. Ashtabula harbor Is said by Colonel Smith o bo vtry Important , being the greatest tort on the lake for shipping grain. It Is low proposed to construct two breakwaters , each l.GOO feet long , which will make the larbor what It should be for the large vessels of the lakes. Major \V. A. Jones has made his report o the chief of engineers of work on rivers n Minnesota , which Includes the upper Mississippi and the reservoirs nt Its head waters. The upper Mississippi from St. Anthony Kails to Grand Haplds Is 337 miles and the project Is to secure five feet of water. Nothing has been done during the year on the river. About $40,000 has been expended on the reservoirs. The reservoir system Is designed to aid navigation by folding the water of the spring freshets and allowing It to flo' when the water becomes low In the river. A rise of 1.2 feet has been obtained at St. Paul by this system. Major Jones also reports upon the work on the Red Jllver of the North , the Chlppcwa nnd the St. Crolx , where small sums have been expended In dredging and protecting the banks of the streams. IIOK1S HAS SKK.N A M.W I 1OUT Secretary of tliu Interior Ulmngcs Ilia View * on I Hi.Mouoy Qtinntion. WASHINGTON , July IB. Secretary Hoko Smith's attention was called today to an article .published yesterday charging that he had been at one time an dnvocatc of the silver free coinage and subtreasury plans of the Farmers alliance. It was said lhat flvo years ago he published a letter advo cating these views. Speaking on the sub ject the secretary said : "My attention has just been called to the publication of a letter written by me In Sep tember , 1800 , to Hon. W. L. Peek nnd pub lished nt that time In the Atlanta Journal. The Journal was then openly opposing the subtreasury scheme and my personal oppo sition to It was well understood. The letter clearly excluded the Idea of committing mete to all of the seven propositions which It presented , although It was known that I did favor the free coinage of silver. I was giving most of my attention to my profes sional work at that tlmo and supposed without thorough Investigation that the free coinage of silver would carry the value of the sllvtr bullion coined Into n dollar to par and also keep silver and gold dollars lars upon a parity with equal purchasing power. Since that I have given the rubject more study nnd being thoroughly satisfied that the free , unlimited find Independent coinage ot silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 would result In silver monometallism , I have for several years opanly oppposcd It. MAKKS IMI'OllTAAT T.VIUFF Importer * In Australia Will Ho Interested In Nn\r hrlicdiiln * . WASHINGTON , July 15. United States Consul General Maratta , at Melbourne , Aus tralia , has transmitted to the Department of State a list of a number of alterations to bo made In the tariff of Victoria , as the result of the work of a special board. The subject Is now bcforo the Parliament of the colony. Among the more Important changes made In the schedules are the following : Horses , free , formerly 20 10s per head ; wool apparel , 45 per cent , formerly 50 per cent ; India rub ber and cotton belting , 20 per cent , formerly free ; blankets , 10 per cent , formerly free ; carriages , f.8 , formerly 10 ; bicycles , 10 per cent , formerly 23 per cent ; portable engines , 15 per cent , formerly 25 per cent ; agricultural Implements , 15 per cent , formerly 20 per cent ; manufactures of metal , 20 per cent , formerly 35 per cent ; machine tools , 20 per cent , formerly 35 per cent ; pitch , 25 per cent , formerly free ; spirits , 13 shillings per gallon , formerly 15 shillings ; watches , 1C per cent , formerly 20 per cent. Continue to TUKO the llomH. NEW YOHK , July 15. The Atlantic & Pa cific bondholders' committee continue to take deposits of 4 per cent under a penalty of ? 50 per bond. TIIEWitX OffT.Y JUKtXO. Detroit rtf.fi Press : George ( nervously ) I'd like the best In the world , Kitty , to miirry you , but I don't know how to pro- l > cse. Kitty ( promptly nnd prnctlrMty-Tlint'a nli right , Ucorgo. You've finished with me ; now go to papa. Washington Stnr ; "I'm nfrnld , " snld the blcyclo girl , "tlml we nro netting altogether too original In our Ideas of costume. " "It's wotto than that , " repllrd her mother. "Wo nro getting ituillivuly aboriginal. " Somcrvlllo Journal : You can nlwnyg tell whnt n man s character In by the cigar ho smokes nnd even better still by the clear he gives nwiiy. Chicago Ilcconl : "Whnt shnll you do nt the seashore ? " "I'll wish I hadn't gone. " Somervlllc Journal : It mny lie thnt one- hitlf the world doesn't know how the other half lives , but you can't bin me the no\va- impers. llniper's llnrar : llo So you have broken off your engagement with Jack ? She Oh , no ; only HUypondcd It until I return to town In Hie autumn. Washington Star : "Whiit somebody else does. " remarked Undo Klien , as liu looked at the fashion page , "furnished er OXCIIPO foil er terrible night cr foolishness an' ex pense. " Atlanta Constitution : "Arc you the man who ruiiM the newspaper ? " "No. Fir ; I'm only the editor ; tinrltlzens run the piipor. " Chicago Tribune * : nentNt Speaking of going' to heaven , I ilan say I shall have to learn some new profession when I get there. Victim ( who hns been three hours In thf chair ) You'll not BO tlieie. noiUlTS. Atlanta Coio'ltullon. The day will romn When lovely maids won't care to rend The books of X.ola nnd his creed , And won't chew gum ; When graduates will not repeat The "standing with reluctant feet" On life's broad brink ; When green gooiN men no prey can find , Will such n day the years unwind. 1 do not think. 1'J'ti .1 ( llltl * - Atlanta ConMltutlon. In spite of prophesying. It's a girl ; Of praying nnd of crying , It's a girl ! HIT baby eyes are beaming , Her golden hair Is gleaming ( He surely Isn't dreaming ? ) It's n girl I In spite of Sis nnd t'other , It's n girl ! ( And did bo want another ? ) It's a girl ! The nations come n-calllng. The little miss Is squalling ; ( It really Is appalling ! ) H'a a girl ! Just hear the babies cncklo ; "It's n girl ! " ( Firing out his fishing- tackle ! ) It's n girl ! The prospect's not Inviting , And fortune's rather alighting : ( Thank hcnvcn , the llsh arc biting ! ) It's a girl ! Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs'is taken ; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste , and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys tem effectually , dispels eolds , headaches - aches ami fevers and curcH habitual I'.onstipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of 'its kind ever pro duced , pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to f.hc stomach , prompt in its notion and truly beneficial in its effects , prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances , its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in CO cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any intbstitutc. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , SAN FRAtJCISCO , GAL. LOUISVILLE. KY. HEW t&iK. N.V , BEZHBB Displays ARE MEANT TO CATCH YOUR EYE. YOU MAY NOT SKI ? THERE JUST WHAT YOU WANT. BUT IK YOU ARE INTERESTED ENOUGH TO STEP INSIDE WE HAVE NO MISGIVINGS IN REGARD TO OUU ABILITY TO PLEASE AND THOROUGHLY SATISKY YOU IN WHAT YOU DO WANT. WE HAVE AN IM MENSE QUANTITY OK CHOICE CLOTHING NOT THE "AI C- TION KIND , " BUT THE HI NEST IN AMERICA. NEXT MONTH SOME TIME IN COMES OUU KALL STOCK. WE CAN'T PUT IT IN THE CELLAR , NOR OUR SUMMER STOCK EITHER. WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE ROOM KOR IT IM MEDIATELY. SUPPOSE YOU DON'T WANT A SUIT KOR THIS SUMMER ; YOU WILL NEXT. AND IK YOU HAVE READ THE PAPERS LATELY YOU AUE AWARE OK THE ADVANCE THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE MERCANTILE WORLD. ONE OK OUR .fS.OO SUITS OK TODAY WILL BE WORTH NEXT SEASON ? VJ.50. NOTHING YOU INVEST IN WILL PAY AN YLARGER INTER EST. YO UAN "HONESTLY" SAVE NEARLY $ r > .00 ON EVERY SUIT NOW. WE MEAN.H'ST WHAT WE SAY AND ADVERTISE. OUR REPUTATION HAS TO BE KEPT UP AT ALL HAZ ARDS. AND WHAT WE TELL YOU IS RIGHT. NEVER IN OUR HISTORY-MORE THAN A QUARTER CEN TURY-HAVE WE SOLD CLOTHING SO CHEAP , AND NEVER HAVE WE TAKEN MORE PAINS TO TURN OUT KIRST CLASS GARMENTS. AND WE ARE STILL SLAUGHTERING PRICES. $12.50 Suits for $8. $15.00 Suits for $10. $18.00 Suits for $13 $20.00 Suits for $15.00 and $25.00 Suits lor $19.00. WE QUARANTINE EVERY SUIT IN KIT , QUALITY AND KINISIL IF YOU'RK NOT IM.KASKD WK'I.L SWAP WITH YOU. RELIABLE CLOTHIERS , S. Cor. 15tli nnd Douglas , OMAHA. .