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THE OMAHA DAILY KTOliji FKJDAY , JULY 11) ) , 18 5. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. UOSBWATnn. F.DITOH. J't'tlMBlfED KVEUY MOn.NIJIO. TKIIM8 OF HUIiaCHIPTlON. Pally HOP ( Without Bunilny ) , One Year 8 M Jlnlly ll > ana Huml.iy , One Ycnr 1 M Blt Months 5 M Tlirre Month * , 55" BunJny llw , One Ywir 5M Halurcfny lice. One Year. . . . ' " ° Weekly nee , Onv Year . , , , . OKF1CE8. Omnhfi , Tli < - IW-c HutMlng. . , . _ . Koulh Omaha , linger Illk. , Corner N nnd 51th Bta , Counrll limits , is 1'rurl Hired. Clilpaco OIIIc , J17 ChnmtMT "f OitnmTC . New York Uonm . 13. II nml IS , TrILuno UulMlng. Washington , 1107 V Street. N. W. COIUlHSrONDKNCK. All rommunlratlorm relntlriR to news "nj ' ' totlal matter utioulJM \ > niMre n l ! To the LJItor. lJtIflINiPH : LKTTKtia. All tnulnrim intern nnd romlttiincM MiouM bo nrtilrcuw-cl In The IIwj I'liWIslilnR Company , Omnhn I'rnft * . chpckn ami pnMolllce order * tel l > mnde imynUc- the onlcr of the company. TUB 1IB5 IM'HMHIIINO COMPANY. BTATJJMKNT OK CIIU'L'I.ATION. KP II. TxHClnuk , secretary ot Tlie flee Pub- llnlilnif rompnny. l 'lni ? ilnly iiworii. nay * that tlie nrtunl rmmW of full nml rimuilele copies of the IJally , Mornlnif. Hvenln * nnd Sumlny lleo printed . during the month of May , 1835. win u follows. 1 .MO 17 . 15,074 2 19.IWI ! , . 19.07S 3 111,016 19 . ; . 20.1M 4. . . . , n.oi'i 19,011 5 2051' ' ) 6 1905i . . . . . 7 1J.OOI V . 19.IVH R 19.004 21. . . 18.0M ' J 19.124 ID. , 1D4 ( ! < " . . 11 i l.0l ! ) it" ; . 10.0 ; : 12 2US5 2 , . . 19.072 13 19097 M . 19.105 II 19,014 ) . ,19.151 1" 19.121 si. ; ; . ; . 19.211 10 19,174 Tfttll , e i deduction * for unsol.l . nnd returned copies . 5'3Z > Net .ales . Gj ! > jj- ' ] JJ.illy nvcrngc . 1J-Jlt .Sunday. nEOlOB | II. TZ8PIIUCK. Sworn to before me nnd mitnerllicd In my pres ence tlilx l l dny of June , IVJ5 : ( Sent. ) N. 1' . KKIU Notary Public. lowu politics * fire In tins Bliitc. Tlio eruption will not take until itfltT Hit' other state tickets are all In the Held. No , ux-fiovenior P.oles does not care to perform In Iowa this year the sacrl- llco act which Senator Hill undertook In New York state a year a-o. } General CoppiiiKer has doubtless read Hie Kvave forebodings of war from the voluble tongue of Mr. Peebles with ex traordinary Interest. He can now scent the battle from afar. Between the new brooms of the street cleaning f-nnj ; and the new chief of po lice Omaha ought to become a paragon of virtue , both a's regards godliness and that virtue which Is next to It. During this taste of tropical tempera ture , for those who do not agree with the belief of Colonel Hob Ingersoll , Wordsworth's Intimations of Immortality - tality may prove suggestive summer reading. Tlu > mills of the gods grind slow , but the grist mills this fall will have to strike a gait like a Chicago girl chewing gum to take care of the Ne braska corn crop , with the present prospects. Most people expect to have warm weather In summer. Hut they prefer not to linye more , htjat , than is neces sary for 'the maturing of the crons. All the surplus will be ch-erfully ? fore gone with by the people In this part of the country. Tim World-Herald Thursday morning told Its readers that ex-l'remier Stam- bulolt had slightly Improved in condi tion and had been able to talk. The Hee said that the ex-premier had grown worse and that the doctors gave no hope of recovery. Stambuloff died 'riiursday. Comment Is unnecessary. That renowned statesman and war rior , Hon. W. K. Peebles of Pender , tells a thrilling talc of blood and car nage. It will not , however , cause much alarm among the people. Hvcu If all that Mr. Peebles says be true , If the effort Is one to resist the authority of Hie government , It Is doomed to failure In the end. Government by Injunction has suf fered another severe test at Doon , la. The court on petition is expected to order a bridegroom not. to leave , aban don or desert his bride of a day under penalty of heavy line and Imprison ment. Perhaps the groom would prefer u prison to the uiesh''S of matrimony. And who could blame him ? Ten cases of typhoid fever have ap peared since .Inly 1. The physicians tieem , to attribute this to Impure drink ing water and microbe-laden Ice. Is It not possible the cause may bo found elsewhere , due to some local condition which should not be permitted lo exist ? This Is certainly a lit subject for thor ough Investigation at the hands of the Hoard of Health. After scouring the town high nnd low , up and down , for expressions of dlssnnl with the methods of Chief White , ono business man who Is not willing to let hla name be known has been discovered who thinks that the chief of police did wrong In asking the commission to sum marily dispose of Incompetents , malcon tents and mutineers. That man ought to be slated for a place on the Churchill police commission. War has been declared by the good citlxens of Ponder , and a delegation has come to Omaha to supply the 1'e.uder- Ites with the proper means or defense ngalnst the unregenerate red man. If the people of Pender would start n colony from among the warring Poles nt ( Jlbson station they would gather In some excellent recruits anil relieve .Judge Herka's police docket from Its periodical entry chargeable to the coun trymen o ( ICoscIusxko. The three-story prlKe-packago store building In Lincoln , which was last winter put up as a bait for lottery ticket sellers , was found lo be on lire earlj Thursday morning. This would Indl cate the capital prize had been won nnd delivered and a defeated ticket holder Is seeking revenge. If this IK n true estimate of the situation , let lib suggest to the disgruntled sucker tlin the man who drew the prize may havi evidence of that fact , but wo venture the prediction that he will uuver got u clear title to the property. ( Titnt.M r At the recent meeting of the Slate Jankers' Association of New York n esolutlon wn.i adopted favoring the ap- mlntmcnt of n commission , under authority of congress , composed of exerts - ) erts and bushiest * men charged with he duty of reporting to congress for Its consideration n comprehensive cur- eney system adapted to thn commer cial needs and Interests of this nation. This suggestion Is not now made for he llrst time. It has before come from jther llnanclal or commercial bodies , ind n currency commission has been imposed In congress , but It failed to command much favor there. UiHUiestlonaldy there Is much to be said In support of the commission propo sition. A body composed of practical Inanclers and business men , represent- ng all parts of the country , who would jouslder the currency cpu'stlon free rom any political or partisan bias , should be able to formulate n system hat would be acceptable to a majority > f the Intelligent people of the country mil particularly to the llnanclal and iiislness Interests. The result of the lellberatlons of such a commission night be expected , also , to exert an nlluenco upon congress , since It would mibuily the best Judgment of men prac- Ically familiar with llnauclal affairs mil Influenced solely by the desire to nit the currency system on as linn and ) crnmneut a basis as possible , lint It would be found extremely dllllcult , If lot impossible , to get a commission hat would command general conlldence. If eastern men predominated in Its makeup they would very likely to be egarded with distrust by the south and west , while If southern and western men constituted a majority of the com mission the east would probably lack L-onlldence In it. Thus , in any event , there would bo danger of the result > f the commission's deliberations being discredited In advance In one section or another of the country , with the necessary effect of rendering It almost If not entirely useless when pre sented to the representatives of the people In congress. It Is a fact that the American people generally are not favorably disposed : oward commissions to pass upon iiues- tlons affecting their llnanclal or eco- lomlc Interests , and It Is also true that so-called expert opinion regarding suh < questions does not have very great weight In this country. The recom mendations of the National Hoard of Trade , a body thoroughly representa tive of the commercial Interests of the country , have rarely received any con sideration In congress. The practically unanimous demand of the commercial bodies of the country for a uniform bankrupt law has not yet been com piled with. The Haltimore currency " [ ilan was the work of practical bankers , liresumably experts In finance , and was ndorsed by a national convention of bankers , but It was summarily rejected by congress. These experienced sug- : est that the labors of a currency com mission , however carefully made up , would probably amount to very little toward solving the currency problem. It might afford some enlightenment to tlie people's representatives nnd to that extent would be a good thing , but It could not be relied upon for anything more. It may be remarked In this con nection that It Is the judgment of a great many , who , If not financial ex perts , have very Intelligent Ideas re garding the currency , that the wisest course is to let the monetary system of the country alone until there are more urgent reasons than now exist for mak ing any change. he little principality of Hulgarla , which for years lias been the scene of numerous political plots and counter plots , Is again prominent In the atten tion of Kurope. The assassination of the ex-prime minister of the princ'pnllty , StambulolV , who died yesterday , Is the cause of the fresh' awakening of Interest regarding Hulgarian affairs , the prev alent belief being that this tragedy ended all hope of Hulgarla bi-t-oming Independent and that the country will now become practically a province of Kusshi , a consummation which the llus- slan government has been seeking to attain for ten years or more and against which StambulolV persistently fought. Whatever may be thought of hi * methods , which toward those whom he regarded ns the enemies of Hulgarla were severe and relentless , StambulofV was an uncompromising champion of the freedom and independence of his country and the implacable foe of Hus- slan designs regarding Hulgarla. As prime minister Ife frustrated many con- spiracles said to have been worked up by agents of the Russian government and It was by his orders that a num ber of conspirators were executed several years ago. He has been called the Hlsnmrck of Hulgarla , this title having reference to his policy of strengthening the principality and fos tering the national spfrlt. The hostility of StambtdolV to Russia and the desire of Prince Kerdlnand to conciliate that power caused him to be deposed from the premiership last year , but tie continued to be an active and Influential force In the political affairs of the country. Ills power gone , however , he could not so successfully battle against the Intrigues of Hussla and the Influence of that power over tlie ruler of Hulgarla has been steadily growing. In the early part of the present month Prince Ferdinand sent a deputation to St. Petersburg for the purpose of effecting a more friendly understanding with Hussla ami It was absent on this mission when Stamlmloft was murderously assailed by assassins In a public street of the Hulgarian capi tal. The ex-prime minister had made many and bitter enemies and his as sassination was at tlrst ascribed to re venge , but there appears to be good reason to believe It was political , not Improbably the work of Uusslan emis saries. The apparent Indifference of the authorities to the occurrence gives a color of credibility to the charge that they were in some sense accessories. It is not to bo believed , of course , that Prince Ferdinand himself had any knowledge that the life of Ids ex'-mlnls- tor wua even In danger , but thuro has H'cn nn Indication that ho feels any egret tit the assassination and pcrlmim n his eager desire to conciliate Kussln te would not dare lo express regret if ic felt any. A majority of the Hulgarian people ire decidedly antl-Unsslan and the mur- ler of StamhulolV must have a tendency o Intensify this feeling and make stronger and more determined tlie pur- Kso to thwart the designs of Uussln , vhlch are distinctly adverse to the hide- lendeiice of Hnlgarla. Stirring events ire therefore likely to happen In the trlnclpality. The people , remembering he devotion and loyalty of Stambuloft o tlie welfare of the country nnd be- levlng that for this he was stricken lo'wn , will be likely to hold to a stern immutability those whom they may re. gard as responsible for his murder. In hat case there may be other startling ragetlles played on the stage of Hul- garla. run voMi > TniLtKies nvriKa. Now that attention has been directed o the loose methods that have pre vailed In the city comptroller's olllce , It levolves upon the council to formulate lew regulations that will prevent a re currence of the Inexcusable negligence jy which a defalcation In the treasury cmalncd so long covered up. Tlie new regulations should not stop short of compelling the comptroller to verify the ecords of every city olllcer who handles nunlclpnl funds In any shape or man ic i' and to see to It that the cash Is laid into tlie city treasury promptly nt east once each month. No olllcer ot the city , high or low , should be per- nltted to withhold a single penny of mbllc money from the treasury longer him thirty days. Taxpayer's may be surprised to know low many city otllcers and employes lo handle public funds. First , of course , stands the city treasur.er , who receipts for taxes , general and special , as welT is the proceeds of bond sales , and noneys paid Into the school fund from various sources. Next comes the clerK of the police court , who receives all lues , penalties and costs imposed by tiie police Judge. Then we have the fees collected by the city clerk , by the mlhling Inspector , by the boiler Inspector specter , by tlie city electrician , by the ilumhlng inspector , by the HJard of I'nbllu Works , by the city engineer , by the park commission. Last but not east money collected I y the librarian ) f the public library and by the com- nlssloner of health and his assistants. Tlie accounts of most of these boards , illicers and employes have never been examined by the comptroller , nor has there been any attempt made to get n full settlement from these various cus todians of public money. All these illieers may be perfectly honest and their accounts may have been kept cor rectly , but the city has had no means ) f knowing whether the revenues which belong to the city and are collected In its name have been pocketed or properly covered Into the treasury. No other cor poration that pays out a million a year tvould tolerate such reckless and unbusi nesslike "methods. Lir srmcKLKit siv/ ' When Governor Crouuse appointed Virgil Ovid Strlckler a member of the Hoard of Fire and Police Commission ers he aroused Intense indignation imong all classes of our citizens. The selection of a man who had no standing n the community and notoriously lacked public confidence was regarded as an unmitigated outrage. Harring the Hil ton appointment , nothing reflected reater discredit upon ( Jovernor Crounse than'did the selection of Strlckler. This mountebank has now been per forming on the police commission trapeze for more than two years. He has played to the grand stand by all sorts of cheap demagogy while secretly allied with the very people he was openly denouncing. He pretended be fore the Young Men's Christian associa tion to be a great moral reformer , when In fact lie was as friendly to the re puted proprietor of the gilded palaces In the social evil district as was the late chief of police. While ranting ibout the gamblers and gambling houses he lias been the mainstay of ex-Chief Detective llir/e , who had played Into the hands of the gamblers and on the witness stand In the district court testi fied under oath that he did not know who was running the Diamond gambling ami pool rooms. The latest antics of Strickler are on a par with all his former exhibitions. For months he had been clamoring for po lice reorganization , but when the op portunity to reorganize was presented he sought to block every effort looking In that direction. For two months he played see-saw with the other commis sioners and kept the police force with out a head nnd In a state of utter de moralization. When the commission finally tired of his dilatory tactics and appointed n competent and ex perienced chief of police , Strlckler en tered protest. This may have been his right if ho was actuated by honest mo tives , but tlie mountebank is not con tent to stop with this. He set the most pernicious example by publicly inciting the police to Insubordination under pre tense that the appointment of the new chief was Illegal. Here was a police com missioner aiding and abetting mutiny and sedition. While he Is a jack-lawyer , Strlckler knows law enough to know that a do facto olllcer , whether he is governor or chief of police , is to be obeyed In tlie execution of tlie functions of Ids otllce until his title has been ad judicated by the courts. If anything could be urged In mitigation of the con. duct of mutineers who have been dis missed from tlie force It Is the fact that they have acted under the Inspiration of this fomenter of anarchy. In his capacity as police commissioner Strlckler has a right to differ with his associatesjmd he has a right to record his vote against every reform which he has pretended to advocate , but no police commissioner has a right publicly or privately to encourage police olllcers to Ijlot against their superiors or try to ' s'ubvert the discipline ami elllclency ot the force. Mr. Strlckler should resign without ceremony or delay. The Commercial club Is all right. It has been working on something bigger than the free silver democratic state convention , jftfery member Is mi to Ids neck In work that will make the state air tlie greatest success since It was stabllshed. 0Thf club feels that under he clrcumstimcas It can leave the care if the free slive'C democratic convention o the free sllverllcmoerats of Omaha. * i -1 * The city comptroller Is now enjoying nn iudellnltcTenve of absence , while be s drawing 1M $203 month as usual. So far as can 'UP ascertained , his olllce s doing cxuotlj'1 the same work as it lid while lie" wils there and probably nore. Some months ago , when the omptroller was asked whether he could wsslbly get along with one clerk less , le was sure the olllce could not be run vlth a smaller force than It then had. To a man up a tree it would seem that he comptroller Is cither a mere figure- lend or else ( lie city has been paying for more clerks than there Is need. What Is true of the comptroller's olllce Is also doubtless true of several other city olllces. Tlie State university Is going to feel he stress of the decreased state valua- lon In the decreased returns which Its % -mill levy will bring. This goes to show that the university appropriations ire made upon an entirely wrong basis , nstead of being a levy of a stipulated > art of a mill they ought to be lump sum appropriations. In such case tlie mlversity authorities would have ac- unite Information of their resources and could make their estimates with u nowledgc- that every V-ent relied upon would be available. As It Is the re sources of the university vary with the whims and moods of the local assessors throughout the state. Every one recognizes the defects In he law which allows assessors to fix : he total tax valuation of Nebraska at S171,000,000 when the actual value of real and personal property in the state t at least ten times that amount. Hut every recent legislature has refused to indertake a thorough revision of the evenues and things have been allowed 0 go from bad to worse under the ex- sting legislation. The remedy lies In 1 radical change In our methods of tax idmlnistratlon. The state and county ) lliclals are powerless until the laws ire changed. Turkey Is once more threatening to reopen the lOastern < | iiestion and Is said to be making .warlike preparations n anticipation , of possible trouble. This s Turkey's chief stock In trade and Is used with beautiful effect every time occasion offers. Should It come to ac- itiul hostilities , however , the share of Turkey In the settlement of the Kastern inestlon woulil not be very great. Tlie other interested powers feel quite con- Hlent that they arc able to adjust that matter without tlie help of Turkey when the time foi' action arrives. Dr. Graham Taylor Is kind enough to assure the'new warden of the peni tentiary thatJ his , . , recent public stric tures , were note'directed ' at. .that . high functionary. Dr , Graham . 'Taylor , It will be remembered , visited the pen a few hours and then felt himself well ( iualillcd to criticise that institution. He is now confident that his remarks made a deep Impression upon the people ple of this state , when as a matter of fact the idea prevails that the doctor did not know his lines. The niMlcutty it to Choose. Globe-Democrat. It Is said tliat Morton thinks Allison would be a good man for the presidency. Other- think that way , too. In fact the republican party has several men ot that sort. This Is ono of the ways in which it differs from the democracy. Ilio Thren Torn ( lrncp.ii St. Louis Hepublle. Io\v.i heads the list of states Iji acreage with 8,504.000 acres , and the condition of her crop Is reported to bo 105. Kansas Is a good second with 8.42C.OOO acres In almost an good condition , averaging 101. Kansas' crop Is we'l advanced and she may be counted on to pro duce the largest ever grown west of Missouri. Another state that Is likely to beat her record as a corn producer Is Nebraska. The condi tion of her crop averages 95 and she has nealy 8,000,000 acres. Olio < > r tlin Nut Ion Hulldcnt. Chicago Chronicle. To Stambuloff , the victim or an attempted arsasslnition In Sofia Monday , belongs the honor of rank among the nation builders of the century. Like Illsmarck and Gavour , he added a new nation to the list of European states. The princes who pretended to rule UulGJrhi were but his puppets. He enthroned them , arranged their marriages , upheld their power. Never able to compel Kuropean ac quiescence In the complete liberation cf Bul garia from the power of the sublime porte , he nevertheless , by the arts of diplomacy and by the firmest and moat liiilstont statesmanship , achieved virtual Independence of the sultan's rule. The Kqnnhlilo for I'lucc. rhlUJelphla Ileconl. Ab5ut the worst thing that can happen any young man of fair acquirements r/itl good health Is that ho shall secure a subordinate place In the public employment. Such a pos- ! tlon Is bad enough under the system of rota tion In office that has prevailed In the United States , depending upon changes of political administration. It U still worje under an established civil service , where the clerk and his desk becomfe1 practically one piece ol furniture. It ha ' ttein well said that "the civil service Is a1 cemetery for young men , Interments take fttacb'Jit all hours. Pity It U that youth does not hive a higher aim. " And pity It U that thfk noble purault of politics I- cheapened and degiy.deU by thli etsrnal tquab. bio for place. ; , , M'nrmlnir to fWnr Itrpnlillcani. Ilumild 'fcJjirens ' ( rep. ) According to ei-MeJfator Sanders of Mon tana a plan belnV talked of In the Ilockj mountain states lij to choose electors at the next presidential rflSclIon with Instruction ! to vote only forV frfre silver man for tht prssldsncy , without rfrgard to the nomine ; of the party thef 'represent. ' This Is on a par with the dthVt plan of withdrawing In a body fronr > t.\iy \ Vxt national conven tlon In cate tlie"non1lnce Is not a sllverltc ns he will not b ? ! "The republican leaders should make upHbnlr minds that the bssl way to mlnlmlz ; the Influence of these sllvei cranks and break the- force of their Inevlta ule bolt Is to kjep them out of the natlona convention so far as poislble. Encouraglni them to come will ) an Idea of effecting i satisfactory compromise U the merest folly Titot itt.n is Tint w.M7 : invt.1'.fn Hnlntlnni Hrttrrc'i lll linp Miitx mill 111 * I'rlfvU lltplnlnr'.l. DRNVnil , July 18. Father lloblnson. vicar ncncrnl of the dlocoso ot Denver , Cole , , confirmed the report , telegraphed from New York yesterday , that the priests of this diocese have united In n petition to Homo for early action on Dlshop Matz's resigna tion , but he declined to discuss the matter , Father Corrlgan eald that the fact that "the cathedral property wax on the verge ot being sold for debt had much to do with the matter , as wo all feel that such an event would be a lasting disgrace to the ( lloc&c. Wo prepared a letter , setting forth the situation here as It exists at present nnd testifying to the Importance of quick action by Home upon the matter. We stated the situation fairly , I think , and tried to show the pope that the church was suITcrlng In Colorado , both temporally and splrl'.irilly , through the delay In taking action upon the bishop's resignation. The memorial made no charges against the bishop beyond what the bishop himself has already stated In his letter of resignation. Wo simply endeavored to explain the situation here. Wo caked that a certain person be sent here to In vestigate the situation and agreed to stand by whatever report ho should make. Wo tried to keep the matter secret , hoping t'mt the ecclesiastic we asked for would come quietly , make his Investigation , report to Homo and the whole matter be settled without tunlue publicity. " Bishop Matz Is In the east endeavoring to collect money to pay the Interest on the large cathedral debt and to prevent a crisis until Home shall relieve him from his great responsibility. TOO J'.MtLY t'Oll TllK C.ISII'AWX C'lmlrtimn I'aulUiicr In Not Sending Out l-'rrn silver Or.ilor * . WASHINGTON , July 18. Senator Faulk ner , chairman of the democratic congressional committee , denies that any party of dcmo- ocratlc orators Is to be sent Into the north west under the auspices of the committee during the present summer and approacSilng fall for the purpose of discussing the cur rency question In a series ot meetings. " 1 have written Mr. Hazzard , who waste to have Initiated the movement for the tour , " said the senator , when asked about the report , "telling him that the congres sional committee could have nothing to do with t'ne scheme. There Is no campaign on this year and the committee docs not feel called upon at this tlmo to send orators through the country to discuss any question. If any Individual gentleman or a party desire to go out as Individuals and address the people ple that U another matter. They have a per fect right to do so , but It Is not proper that t'ao immo of the congressional committee should be used by the party as was pro posed. " _ .Silver Moil flli'ot In CHICAGO , July 18. The executive commit tee appointed by the recent silver convention at Memphis met In conference hero tod.ay with the members of the Bimetallic league , with ex-Congressman Slbley as chairman. The Issue discussed was the advisability of separate political action In the campaign of next year , but no definite action was de cided upon and It was. expected that anotiier meeting will bo held tomorrow. Among those present today were J. H. Goodwin of Mem- t/hls , Charles CoIIln of Arkansas , J. 0. Halph- snyder of West Virginia , secretary ; Ackler of Nashville ; General A. J. Warner of Ohio , A. W. Hucker of Colorado , and ex-Judge H. W. Miller of Chicago. Senator Morgan Favor * I'rno Sllvor. GHIFFIN , Ga. , July 18. The principal event at the Georgia free silver conven tion , held here today , was the speech of Senator Morgan of Alabama. He said that the democratic party was the friend of silver. "It Is , " he said , "a safer guardian of the rights of silver money than any other party , whether republican , populist or mugwump. I therefore am willing to en trust this great question to their keeping and I shall remain at my post under that flag , as I have done for twenty years In the senate , and will do all that Is In my power for this and the cause of the people. " DoputlrH rupture a Notorious Woman. OKLAHOMA CITY , Okl. , July 18. Jessie FInley , the notorious young woman who participated In ths escape ul the Christian brothers , was captured < a Pottawatamle county last night by a posse of deputy United States marshals and brought to this city. She Is the woman who supplied the prisoners with revolvers and supposedly planned their escape from Jail. When captured she was changing male attire for her own clothes and had not put on her shoes. The ofllcers , apprehensive of being caught by the Chris- tain boys and their friends , hastily mounted their horses and brought her to the city bare foot. SalMnc Vomcl I-ost nt Son. SAN FHANCISCO , July 18. The British bark Florence , which left Newcastle , Aus tralia , on January 26 for Panama has not yet reached her destination and she has been glv. en up as lost. Nothing has ever been lieard of her since she sailed from the colonial port and a month ago reinsurance was freely of- ferred at 90 per cent. She was a stanch Iron vessel of about 1,000 tons burden and was In command of Captain Hlgglns. She should have made the voyage by the last of April and she is now posted as being three months overdue. She was loaded with Australian coal. Watch Doer I'roventod a l'lrp. CINCINNATI. July 18. The barking of a watch dog prevented the total destruction early this morning of the Price Hill Incline power house , which would have been a loss of $125.000 and cut off the communication of 10,000 suburbanites. The dog's efforts caused a prompt alarm ( o be turned In. Tno damage by the fire was only { S.OOO and the Incline resumed traffic before noon. ft ant llatri nn Jloreo Mont. SAN FHANCISCO. July 18. The Transcon tinental association has received a communi cation from Portland , Ore. , asking that the rates on canned and pickled horse meals In carload lots be established between Port land and all cities In the United States. The application follows closely on the application for new rates on live horses from Arizona common points to Oregon. Munt Owlde by Next Monday. PHILADELPHIA. July 18. The big carpet mill owners of Kensington have notified the striking weavers that tbo mills will be opened next Monday , and If the strikers refuse to return they will clcio down Indefinitely. The manufacturers agree to pay the current rate of wages until next Decsmber. when they will pay the advance demanded by the strik ers. Well Known > owi | irr Mnn Dirt. BOSTON , July 18. John T. Ellis , the newspaper correspondent who fell on the steps of the Hotel Tliormlyke Tuesday and frac tured his skull , died today. Mr. Ellis was well known In newspaper circles In New York , Chicago , St. Louis and Washington , as well as In this city. Cnslilrr of u Defunct Hunk Arrentcd. AUROHA , Mo. , July 18. W. L. Loudon , ex- cashier of the Aurora State bank , which failed last April , Is under arrott on the charge of having received $18.95 In dcpo<s. knowing that the bank was In a falling condition. Ills bond has been placed at ? SOO and was quickly signed. _ Took llrr DegreM In normally. BEHLIN. July 18. An American woman , Miss Maltby , has obtained the degree of doc tor of philosophy at the Goettlng university. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report PURE TAItlWtO Till ! 1'IIOXT. Washington Post ( md. ) ! With such a tariff In operation a compromise between the Mc- Klnley act ami the Wilson bill anil with the Rim ot prosperity shining on all our Industries , It Is ( Illllcult to see liow the republican party can manage ( o get up n tariff fight next year. Hut that Is their program. Nearly all the organs of that party are shouting for a tariff campaign. They all make the mistake of attributing their victory In 1894 entirely to the tariff , whereas , It was the result mainly of democratic disgust with democratic Incapacity. There 1ms been no reversal by the pt'oplo ot the verdict pronounced upon the McKtnley bill In 1890 , and repeated In 18U2. In Its principal features the present tariff Is acceptable to all but the extremists on both sides. Now York Mall and Express ( rep. ) : The re publican party has plain sailing before It. It has only to follow the logic of events , and , keeping clear of all sldo Issues , inarch on to victory along the lines of campaign laid down In Its successive platforms. The notable vic tories which It has already won have been fought out upon the distinctive tariff Issue. Upon that Issue , as the paramount feature of the next great national campaign , It Is des tined to march again Into the control of the federal government. The republican party has novcr disappointed public expectations , and has always kept faith with the people ot all conditions and sections , because It has been true to Its own principles and has not been seduced Into strange paths. Boston Journal ( rep. ) : Iowa follows Ohio In an accurate recognition of the political outlook. Its republican state convention , Ilko that In Governor McKlnley's state , voices the dominant sentiment ot the repub lican voters , and , Indeed , of the American people , In giving the tariff Issue the prece dence over all others. It was first In the speeches ; It was llrst In the platform. On this point the Iowa republicans , citizens of what used to bo regarded as a purely agri cultural state , nro as explicit and emphatic as over were their political friends of Pennsyl vania or Massachusetts. They denounce the democratic notion of free trade , and stig matize Its embodiment In the Gorman-Wil son bill as a disastrous humbug. They con gratulate the country that In the prosperity of our Industries under republican supremacy , their paralysis under democratic rule , and their revival with the repudiation of the democracy , the vindication of protection Is complete. . I'KHSOXAI. .I.VI * OrilKltiriSR , The Chicago nichelleu has discovered the word fall In Its lexicon. Dr. Ibsen Is to have a monument erected In his hcnor during his lifetime. It will stand In front of the Uoyal theater In Chrls- tlanla. Hon. W. A. Clarke having moved from Montana , his distinguished rival , Marcus Daly , Is reasonably safe In awarding the con tract to fence In the stato. There Is an element of refined cruelty In heated argument , In view of the persistent activity of Old Sol. Public comfort de mands that competition bo discouraged. Lillian Ilussell's new yacht Is named "Take Me. " Several have tried It with varying re sults , but still the fair Lll should not he permitted to plno away In heartrending lone liness. Notwithstanding the generous , oven lavish , ailvorttsliiB given Mrs. Stanford's Jtjwcls. with Incidental mention of her brandy fizzes , It is but Just to say that philanthropic lady has no ambition fcr the stage. George H. Latimer , who was once a fu gitive slave , celebrated the 7Gth anniversary of his birth last week In Lynn , Mass. Mr. Latlmer was the first slave to be captured under the fugitive slave law. A government surveying party Is seriously disposed to add 1,100 to the. altitude of Pike's peak , making Its height 15G47'.i ' feet The correction will be useful In elevating the price of a trip on the cog road. Major II. A. Huntlngton , late of the United States army , formerly ald-de-camp to Major General Hallcck , anil a man of letters , has been created by the king of Greece a chev alier of the Order of the Savior. Robert E. Scott , who died at Augusta. WIs. , the other day , was a nephew of Sir Walter Scott , being the fifth child of Charles Scott a younger brother of the author. Ho was born In 1820 and came to this country In 1S44. Marquis of Salisbury has generously pro vided for Ills nephews In his cabinet , and Is now casting about for snug quarters for his cousins. One of them Is booked for Speaker Gully's place. Nepotism Is all right when it has an aristocratic flavor. Thomas P. AVestendorf , the writer of the song. "I'll Take Yon Hack Again , Kathleen. " was recently appointed superintendent of the state reform school at Chehalis , Wash. Mr. AVestendorf has written many songs of a like character , but the one quoted Is the only one that has lived long In public favor. Plerola , the rebel leader who has been elected president of Peru , Is a handsome man , tall , erect and well proportioned. Ills hair Is slightly tinged with gray , and at the top of his forehead Is a whlto lock that Is In sin gular contrast with the rest. Plerola is dis tinguished. It Is said , for his courtesy. Ho was once a professor of philosophy In a Lima seminary , and ho Is a son-in-law of the Mex ican emperor , Iturbldo. , * Jllppeil Up tlin Hick. Knnnas City Stnr. The democratic party In Nebraska Is so completely split that two separate state con ventions have been called , and each faction Is doing Its level best to snub and discredit the other. If the party had ever been a real power in Nebraska the split might bo serious ; but , as It Is , It Is more like one of the South American rebellions than anything else hardly worth a serious con sideration. Till : l.OXO IHHTAM'K Minneapolis Times ; Why Ilorr and Har vey should engage In nn eight-day talk when the bass are biting so beautifully Is something harder to understand than- well , than their arguments. Kansas City Journal ; Mr. Ilorr promises to demolish "Coin's Financial School , " and Mr. Harvey promlies to demolish Mr. Horr. There Is reason to believe , however , that the public will bo the principal sufferer. Detroit Free Press ; The Horr-Harvey debate - bate on the financial question U now on at Chicago. The Issues Involved will bo skill fully handled , but the controversy will at tract far less attention than It would luivo done sixty days ago. When u people are making money and enjoying the comforts of life It Is dinicult to eonvlnco them that gov ernmental mismanagement Is plunging them headlong to ruin. Globe-Democrat ; Messrs. Harvey and Herr , the two eminent journeymen. Jaw- smiths of finance who have started n debate In Chicago , arc totally Ignorant of the signs of the times or they would see that the particular phase of the money question upon which they propose to shed the luminosity of their Ignuranco Is out of date. A few months ngo everybody seemed to be Inter ested In the silver question. Now everybody Is tired of It and howling tor a rest from It , Wo have ascertained by Inquiry at the book stores that the demand for this kind of lit erature has fallen off from Immense to noth ing In n few weeks , and that Its standard price Is liable to descend from the GO cents n volume of a month ago to IVi cents a pound In a short time. Chicago News : Speaking ns he does and listening as ho does , only one man can work at a tlmo In n verbal contest. Mr. Harvey must alt quietly by while Mr. Herr rains blows on his devoted head and Mr. llnrr Is condemned to do nothing but smile , or at most sneer , while Mr. Harvey pummels him with rhetoric and reason. How much more Inspiring It would be If they could stand up toe to too and go at their debate with vocal blow and parry , thrust and foil , "mixing up" In the warm parts of the argu ments and striving against each other sim ultaneously with Irresistible torrents of sar casm , with twists njiil trips of wit , with sheer brawny rivalry of statistics , until the referee cried "Hreak away ! " and the contest ants were led to their corners. Also , how much sooner would It be over. Washington Slnr. She moots the bumb e youth besides the sen. And they're cngfigud , us fond as fond am bo ; Hut , when they come together In BOC- ! Kty , they never speak ns they pasa by. Troy 1'ieiix. A woman mny bo cureless , And for style mny have no passion ; Hut If Hho's only pretty She can't bo out of fashion. Detroit Nows. It Is not known that Washington , when ho was president. E'er took his bottleful of bnlt and off n-tlsh- lilt ? went ; Itut then , you know , 'twas hard for him a llsherman to bo. Because In ills eventful life no single Ho told he. Detroit Kre I'rens. There's ono thing about the hot weather , U makes us rather resigned To what may be romlntf hereafter , In wise of our falling behind. Washington Star. "How much Is my bill , oh. landlord ? I will pay It on the upotl" And the landlord paused a while to think And murmured , "How much have you not ? " Tiutll. How by the statesman Insincere Man's weary soul Is vexed ; Ho'll shake your hand one minute , and IIo'll pull your leg the next I New York Heoonler. Nnw woman , In her hours .of ease , 13esplto her scorn of man , AVhon chapod by snakes or bugs or bcea Screams on the same old plan. Itosiim midget. He bobbed the Ily ; ho had n blto ; He brought the trout to port ; And as he weighed the fish he walJ , "Hy Jove , this Is sport. " I'ui'k. That experience teaches no man may deny , Hut suuli Is the liarMhnosH of fate That , though we muy study her texts tlU wo die. Wo never can graduate. Iiullnniipolis Journal. He brought home a fancy lawn mower , And ran It each morning at I ; Hut the novoltco lias worn off , and ho I'crsplres and pushes no mower. A .M. Maidens turn their heads away Meaning yes , and saying nay. Old She thought to mnpk her heart from ma With Jest and laughter gay , I know she loved mo by her glanco. ( She looked the other way. ) I sent her roses , begging1 she Would wear thorn. The coquette Told me she loved mo by her choice. ( She wore some mignonette. ) And when a rival claimed my waltz , Hy her capricious whim She plainly HhoweJ Hlie cared for mo. ( She gave the dance to him. ) She loved mo well ; and ono fair night I asked her If 'twere BO ; I know It liy her whispered word. ( She softly murmured "No. " ) aware that -we are u having the most sweeping clearing sale Omaha has ever seen ? The most sweeping in scope , the most tempting in price reductions. A positive opportunity for bargains. "We have just taken an other slice off of the already low price , and we now consider the present values on our clothing absolutely absurd. They can't last long the way they are now , so don't hesitate or you will be too late. THAT SALE J on straw hats still continues. Any straw hat in the house Men's , Boy's and Children's at just one-half price. If you want the Money , we'll Trade Hack ,