Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS OMAHA 3XAILY Jlj l . { WEDNESDAY , JULY 24 , 1895 ,
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Another fatal prize HRlit. Hvit the
preparations for the Texas pugilistic
contest KO rlKht along.
South Dakota's defaulting treasurer ,
himself just as
Taylor , Is enjoying
much as he would If he had uot given
himself up. . _
Wonderful how the fanners forget to
talk about the awful ravages of the
UiiHsian thistle fjp long as they arc kept
busy tending to thelrcropa.
When Secretary .Morton finishes , re
organizing the weather bureau he mn >
be expected to turn his attention to the
political barometer In Nebraska.
Those honest penitentiary appraisers
certainly showed wisdom In drawing
their ? V > 00 out of the state trcnsiiry be
fore the Ink on their report had become
dry. _
The KngHsh elections resemble our
congressional elections of last year in
this , the more that Is heard of the re
turns the worse It looks for the minority
party. _ _ _ .
If the Defender were only a racing
crew Instead of a yacht It might be
sent across the Atlantic to retrieve some
of the lost reputation of the Cornell
oarsmen. _ _ _ _
Dr. Marble is u martyr to his con
victions that a good school teacher
ought It ? have his re'eoinmendation as
such , regardless of his or her political
or religious creed.
A good harvest this fall will relieve
the railroads of every vestige of excuse
for the wretched train service to which
the people of Nebraska have been sub
mitting for over a year past.
The fact that the free silver demo
crats have called their state convention
for n comparatively early date must not
be taken to mean that they hnye any
hopes of electing the candidates to be
chosen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mr. Cooper's highest qualification for
superintendent of public schools Is his
height. A man who stands head and
shoulders above all other teachers In
his stockings must of course be a great
educator.
We know nothing about the qualifi
cations of Prof. Frank B. Cooper for
the position of superintendent of
schools , but we know as much about
him as did the school board when It
put him in Dr. Marble's place.
The United States army has had
nothing to do In the way of military
operations for over a year ; that Is why
the Indians out In Wyoming are trying
to revive n little of the war spirit In
the guardians of the national peace.
There Is said to be a real dearth of
binding twine among both farmers and
dealers this summer and the demand
for binding twine can not be supplied.
But that 18 the least of the farmers'
troubles. The prospect Is that the
farmer will not have bins enough to
store his corn.
The olllce of the city comptroller
should be made appointive. A man
holding that olllce who aspires to a second
end term will do nothing to offend his
colleagues nor to weaken the party
machine. The otllcc has cost Omaha a
great many thousands of dollars , and
the sole benefits have been derived by
those who druw the salaries.
We suppose the State Board of Trans
portatlon deems It Inadvisable to do
anything In the matter of removing ills-
criminating rates until the new secre
taries assume their duties In October
next. And when the new secretaries
ahull have assumed their duties the
board will como to the conclusion that
because the old secretaries did nothing
there Is nothing to bo done. And noth
ing will be done.
The so-called republican ward meet
ings that have recently been held have
boon attended almost exclusively by
olllceholders , who want to hold their
jobs , and otllcc seekers who are frantl
cally searching for sinecure jobs. All
these putilotH are shouting for the tins ,
their country and their party. The
IW rank and tile of republicans , to whom
\l
it \ principles arc dearer than llcshpots , dis
creetly shun the gang and see the only
hope for the redemption of the city from
boodlerism and taxeatlng In a nou-
partisan movement In which all citizens
who desire good government can unite.
i.vw.i.v rnoi'itLK ix irrawiw.
Whllo the Washington authorities
apparently regard with Indifference the
ndlan trouble In Wyoming , Governor
Itlchtmls of that state Insists that It Is
i very serious matter , which calls for
> rompt and dochdvo action. Ho says
that unless the federal authorities act
promptly he Intends to make a state
matter of It and call the mllltla Into
service to arrest the Indians who are
ommlttlng depredations In violation ot
the laws of Wyoming. It would seem
that the Washington authorities should
pay more attention to the representa-
[ Ions of the governor than they have
ilone thus far , because It must fairly
bo presumed that his only motive In
the matter is to maintain the pence
tnd prevent bloodshed. He has the
best possible means and opportunities
for ascertaining the real condition of
iffalM and his statements can safely
le accepted at Washington as of such
uithority as to justify action on the
imrt of the government. In view of
Ihese considerations the apparent care
lessness of the federal authorities ap
pears Inexplicable and Inexcusable. It
may he true , as slated In a Washington
llspatch , that there Is a class of men In
Ihu country where the disturbance ex
ists who make a practice of systemati
cally exaggerating all Indian troubles ,
with n view of securing United States
troops on the scene , but there Is not
the slightest reason to believe that the
governor of Wyoming Is now In collu
sion with such men or that he has relied
upon their representations for the state
ments ho has made. It Is all right for
the federal authorities to proceed In a
matter of this kind with proper care ,
but It Is also Incumbent upon them
to give duo consideration and weight
to representations having the authoiAty
of the chief executive of a state and
not to treat them with Indifference be
cause somebody else , at some time , has
exagge'rated. There Is not a reasonable
doubt that there exists a very threaten-
state of affairs in the Jackson Hole
country and It obviously presents a'
case for the application of the maxim
that an ounce of prevention Is worth
a pound of cure.
TAX.
It appears probable that those persons
who were precipitous In paying the In
come tax will have to wait for action by
congress * In order to get their money
back , although every dollar paid into
the treasury ought to have been re
funded as soon as the law was pro
nonnced unconstitutional by the su
preme court. It was recently Intimated
that the secretary of the treasury had
decided to retain In the treasury the
money received for income tax , with a
view to again bringing the matter be
fore the supreme court , which could bo
done If the claimants should HUO for
the money. Referring to the report Jhe
Philadelphia Press says such a proceed
ing as the secretary hints at suggests
not only a contemptuous disregard by
the executive branch of tho. government
of the judicial'branclf , but It also Indi
cates a purpose to 'use the judicial
branch as a convenient Instrument for
Justifying the Treasury department In
pursuing Its own course without heed
ing the decisions of'the court. There Is
no way , of course , In which the judi
ciary can compel the repayment of this
money. If a sense of good faith and
common honesty docs not compel the
secretary of the treasury to repay
money which Is In the possession of the
treasury without any color of law , then
an adverse decision upon a new case
Involving the constitutionality of the In
come tax would not compel the Treas
ury department to make restitution.
It Is , however , thought not to be prob
able that Mr. Carlisle will bc.accommo-
dated In his purpose to bring the ques
tion before the supreme court again ,
unless he finds some claimant who Is
willing to enter Into a friendly agree
ment with him. The Impression Is that
If the money Is not repaid before the
meeting of congress an attempt will be
made to secure legislation compelling
the refunding of this money , and un
doubtedly there would bo no dllllculty
in obtaining such legislation. It seems
to bo the policy of the treasury olllclals
to'put every possible barrier In the way
of claimants getting what belongs to
them , ns shown In the course of the
comptroller In regard to the sugar
bounty , In which unprecedented action
It appears ho Is upheld by the assistant
attorney general. Such a policy will
not make an enviable record for the
present administration of the Treasury
department.
TIU : MOST iMi'onr.iNT
The question that will take prece
dence of all others in the attention ot
the next congress is that of providing
the national treasury witli sulll-
clent revenue to meet the obliga
tions of the government. Discussion
of the currency has Its value , so far , at
least , as It may servo to enlighten the
people on that subject , but It does not
possess the Immediate and urgent Im
portance of the question of revenue.
There can bo no legislation affecting
the currency for nt least three years ,
and probably for a longer time. The
republican majority In the house ot
representatives of the Klfty-fonrth congress -
gress will undoubtedly not attempt any
currency legislation , because nothing
they might do would bo accepted by the
senate democrats , who arc strong
enough , with the help of the populists ,
to defeat any legislation likely to bo
proposed by a republican house. If
any currency legislation shall be pro
posed and considered by the republicans
of the next congress It will be done for
the purpose of defining the position of
the party , but It Is pretty afo to say
that oven this will not bo done. The
people fully understand the attitude
of the republican party regarding the
currency. It was firmly Impressed
upon them during all the long pcrjod
of that party's rule , when It carried the
credit of the nation to a higher stand
ard than It had over before readied.
There Is no demand , therefore , for
newly defining at this time the currency
position of the republican party.
While , then , the monetary problem
can and must wait several years for
solution , or until the republican party Is
again In control of the legislative and
executive branched of the government ,
tllo qnrsllon of more revenue Is of pres
ent urgency and cannot be put oft with
out endangering the solvency and credit
of the government. In the last fiscal
year there was an excess of expendi
ture ! ? over receipts of ? I.'l.OOO.OOO. Since
the beginning of the current fiscal year
this deficit has been added to at the
rate of nearly $1,000,000 a day. Of
course there nro'extraordlnnrlly largo
disbursements nt this time which ac
count for this and after a while re
ceipts and expenditures will not be so
far apart. The former have recently
Improved somewhat , and there is
reason to expect that the revenues for
the current fiscal year will exceed those
of last year. But It has been very con
clusively demonstrated that under the
present tariff law an annual deficit Js
certain unless the expenses for carrying
on the government are materially re
duced , which It Is not practicable to do
without Impairing the elllclency of the
public service.
The question of providing more rev
enue Is sine to be a troublesome one.
It Is apparent to everybody that It will
be extremely dllllcult , If not Impossible ,
for the republican house , where rev-
nuo legislation must originate , and the
democratic executive to agree on any
plan , to say nothing of the senate demo
crats. It is already obvious that the
republicans will Insist upon getting
nore revenue from the tariff rather than
from Increasing Internal taxes. West
ern senators and representatives have
announced their purpose to urge the re-
Imposition of a duly on wool , and
doubtless the republicans generally In
congress will favor this. Free wool
Is the corner stone of Mr. Cleveland's
tariff reform structure , and If It were
[ ) osslbl.o to get a measure through con
gress nutting wool on the dutiable list
the president's veto would kill It. On
the other hand , no proposition coming
from the administration Increasing
the beer tax or Imposing a duty on ica
and coffee , as It has been suggested
will possibly bo made , will be accepted
by the lepubllcan house. It Is a situa
tion that calls for concession from both
sides , but It Is to bo apprehended that
neither will bo disposed tornmke any ,
and that as a consequence a further In
crease of the public debt will become-
Imperative.
t m.\r \ AT oun sciwoi , SI\ST/.U
Prof. A. P. Marble , an educator of na
tional reputation , has been defeated for
re-election as superintendent of the
Omaha public schools. The reasons as
signed for this action are various , but
Its true inwnidncss Is his refusal to co
operate In the policy of sectarian pro
scription that the majority of the , school
board has persistently pursued. That
fact Is established beyond a doubt by
the conduct of the president of the
board ,
Colonel Akin , who professes to be n
man of honor , posed as n friend and
supporter of Mr. Marble , but he was
simply playing his part In the deal.
Two weeks ago Monday , when ho could
havw elected Mr. Marble , Mr. Akin was
conveniently out of town. When the
game of shuttlecock and battledore
had been played as pre-arranged by the
political ward heelers who run the
school board as part of their machine
President Akin dropped the mask and
voted for Frank B. Cooper.
Now It may be said that there are
just ns many line fish In the sea as have
ever been caught. That might bo ap
plicable In this Instance If the successor
of Prof. Marble were a man of capacity
and experience , whose record afforded a
guarantee that the high standard of our
public schools will be maintained. Who
is Frank B. Coopiy ? And what are his
credentials for the position to which ho
has been elected ?
Mr. Cooper received n common school
education and entered Cornell uni
versity , but for some reason ho did not
stay long enough to graduate. Ho
studied law , but for some reason failed
to make a success as a lawyer. He
then became a teacher In a count r.\
school and finally rose to the position of
principal of the schools of Lemars , la. ,
a town of about 4,000 population. Four
years ago ho was promoted to n place
In the faculty of the Iowa university
as teacher of Ihe science of teaching ,
but he vacated the position at the end
of Just seven months to become superin
tendent of the public schools at Wcsi
Des Mollies. As this is the only place
where Mr. Cooper has been actually In
charge of a public school system It may
bp Interesting to Institute comparisons
between the schools of West Des Moinea
and those of Omaha. .
The total number of school buildings
In West Des Molnes Is twelve , as against
thirty-seven In Omaha. The total num
ber of teachers employed In the -schools
of West Des Molnes is 12't , Including
twenty-three teachers of kindergarten
schools. The total number of teachers
In Omaha is 321. The enrollment of
pupils In the West Des Molnes schools
for 1S94 Is1,100 , ns against 15,890 ! in
the city of Omaha. The actual average
attendance In West Des Molnes was
: iJ50 ! and In Omaha 11,941. . The total
teachers' pay roll for West Des Molnes
last year was $78,518. The teachers'
pay roll for Omaha was $220,02-1.
Now let the members of the board who
have replaced Prof. Marble with a
country school superintendent stand up
and explain their action If they can ,
This Is not a trilling matter. It affects
not merely the reputation of Omaha as
an educational center , but concerns
every patron of the public schools and
the future of the children whoso ele
mentary instruction Is entrusted to the
care and supervision of the school
superintendent. What was the object ,
too , of giving Mr. Cooper $3,000 a year
when he would have jumped nt the
chunco of getting $3,000 a year in
Omaha ? Manifestly the whole deal
from beginning to end has been Inspired
and engineered by the schemers and
plotters who hold dally and nightly
council behind barred doors with a view
to keeping their grip upon the city
treasury.
City Clerk Hlgby resents the criti
cism upon the fast and loose methods
that prevail In the city hall , and pub-
llcly asserts that his olllce has been
conducted more eillclently during his
Incumbency than at any tltno under
his predecessors. That may not bo say-
lug very much. And yet it Is certainly
unbecoming Cor him to cast rellectlons
on men of lil/i n pitrly who have forgotten -
gotten more about bookkeeping than
ho has learnrtrr- Is also very Indis
creet to Inviti } .wmipnrlsons In view of
the fact Unit at least one of his ap
pointees hnii to 'fake writing lessons In
n couuncrvlnl'college after he had been
given a pined In/the / clerk's olllce.
Some of tjje , , iepujillcaii ; members of
the Into lcg.bjn.tjuro } arc , wo are told
by the railroad.organ published at the
capital , talking-of nn extra session to
revise the revenue laws and to provide
a sulllclcnt revenue to meet the appro
priations which they have already or
dered. But why did not these legisla
tors think of the probable deficit when
they were so lavishly voting money for
everybody without discrimination V
Why did ihey not think of the wretched
revenue laws wjieii they were still In
session ? When a plan was presented
by which Douglas county , the chlel
sufferer , could remedy the abuses that
weigh It down and have Its property
valued under the direction of a single
tax assessor , why did they vote the
proposition down ? It seems that this
eagerness to Improve the revenue sys
tem Is an altogether new growth.
ilitf * In 1'rlop.
Clilcaso Chronicle.
It Is Just OP well for young men to note
that the phenomenal decrease Is the price of
oats does not extend to the wild variety.
Globe-Democrat.
The leading liberal paper lays the defeat
to the "unholy alliance between bscr and the
bible" meaning n coalition between the
brewers and the established church. Poll-
tics beats misery every time In acquainting
men with strange bedfellows.
Spccil ( lif Day.
Chlcapo Intel Ocean.
Two sign painters ot New York were ar
rested for defacing rocks In a picturesque
locality with advertising 'signs upon their
surface. It served them right. There Is a
time coming when every self-respecting city
will abolish the unsightly bulletin boards
which now abound upon every street. They
are an eye-sore and n nuisance.
Iiilcrimdomil
Globe-TJemocrnt.
Spain has concluded to pay the Mora In
demnity to the amount of the $1,500.000
agreed upon some jears ago. The value of
the property confiscated was about double
this sum , and -10 per cent of the amount
allowed goes to the syndicate of attorneys
that prosecuted the case , leaving for the
original owners about one-fourth ot what
rightly belongs to them , after twenty years
of litigation.
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Detroit Free Press.
It may be that the cowardly assassination
of Stambuloff y.111 cause the Inevitable Euro
pean war. An outbreak In the Dalkan pen
insula would ibe a match to the powder
magazlno on which all Europe Is resting. As
It now looks , Hussla and Franfte would be
come embroiled with England and Germany ,
as a result of ( whlbh there would be some
such readjustment of geographical lines as
was wrought by the Napoleonic wars.
A FoIliMV K
New York WorM.
It has bsen a1 Ipng time since any American
In public life has spoken approvingly of the
possibility of ithe third presidential term.
Senator Quay , nowaver , has no hesitation In
declaring that Cleveland will be the next
democratic candidate and that the third-
term Idea wlll'nol hurt him. Senator Quay
knows more afcout machine tactics than he
does about popular sentiment " and cannot
be accepted asj an-cxpert on the subject of
public feeling onitlie'thlrd termf
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SiiMiilcIniiN of Drlril AlM > l < - .
'WnshliiRton Star.
If the Germnn suspicions as to the purity
of American ford products shall continue to
find new objects of attack U Is to be feared
that many cherished Institutions of this
country may be undermined. The latest Teu
tonic aversion Is the American dried apple ,
that choice Ingredient of the toothsome
breakfast pie. Now the keen German eye
has detected some fresh adulteration , and It
Is possible that a new position may be
provided under the kaiser's administration ,
namely. Inspector of dried apples.
Iiici-eiiHlnur Viiliiiuv 'of Iiivt-MtmciifM.
New "fork Tribune.
English capital continues to flow Into
American mines , mills , factories and other
Industries , s field of Investment opened In
1881 , Its volume varying with the condition of
business here , but , on the whole. Increasing
and showing In the main satisfactory results.
AVIth the late revival of Industrial activity ,
so seriously depressed by the miserable policy
ot the democratic party and administration , It
has taken a new start , and will no doubt
continue. There Is safe and profitable em
ployment here for all the money Great Ilrlt-
nln has to Invest , and she finds It so dllllcult
to put It out elsewhere that It Is piled up In
mountains In her treasuries , hardly able to
hire Itself out at any rate of Interest. There
Is plenty for It to do here , and n constantly
broadening field for Its employment In al
most every kind of Industry and production.
Political UiilllanlHiu Aliroiul.
Mlnncnpolla Times.
The political campaign Just ended In
England was characterized by violence and
Intolerance of partisanship and outright
rufllanlsm that would disgrace Dulgarla , yet
the bitterness of partisan strife In the United
States U a standing theme with English
newspapers and periodicals. Certainly there
has never been anything In any political con
test In this country as disgraceful as the
attack on Sir William Harcourt , ex-chancellor
of the exchequer , and his wife , at Dolby ,
by a largo mob of political enemies , who not
only hurled brutal and obscene epithets ,
but also turf and decayed vegetables , coverIng -
Ing the party with filth. Such an assault In
this country would Insure the defeat of the
party In who e Interest U was made. And
the worst feature ot such exhibitions of
ruffianism In England Is that they are not
confined to the Ignorant mob. Even Prof.
Tyndall and Prof. Huxley set an example of
brutal Intolerance when the home rule Issue
was at Its height. Regarding Gladstone as
an utter demagogue , they expressed the
hope that ho might be drowned In a horse
pond. There was- never anything more out
rageous In any country than the scenes
at many of the' ' elections In England a week
ago. All this , 'however , will not prevent
the English Journals from experesslng the
utmost concern ' 'and deepest disgust over
the ruffianism tfml' ' abuslveness of American
politicians. I I
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ClilciiKn'H NITTI Mtirnlimr Dully Aliun-
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CHICAGO , JfiV 2S. Chicago's new demo
cratic dally , thp , 'Chronicle , after an eight
weeks' trial ofitlio United press service , to
day abandoned that organization and entered
Into a ninety-year. ' Contract with the Asso
ciated press. This defection leaves the
United press wjtfiWt a single client among
the morning i per , , of Chicago , and throws
It back for Its Chicago news upon the meager
and uncertain resources of the two minor
evening papers init now constitute Its sole
representation 'Jmong the newspapers of the
metropolis of the northwest. In an ex
tended announcement of Its admission to the
Aesoclated press the Chronicle will say to
morrow ; "The Associated press la the most
efficient , best managed and the strongest
organization of newspapers In the world.
Its service comprehends the entire earth.
Its alms are legitimate and Iti methods are
businesslike and substantial. In the con
troversy now existing between the Associated
press and the United press the Chronicle Is
confident that It consults Us beat Intereits
by accepting the Invitation of the former to
take the place whlgh of right belongs to It
and which It may without boasting say It
has fairly earned by the slJo ot the other
great newspapers of Chicago. "
ChlpiiK" StorU Ilrolcrr I'll I IK.
CHICAGO , July 23. Sidney Z. Krazer , a
well known stock broker , falloJ today. The
amount ot h'.s liabilities la not known , as
ho Is out of the city.
Mil WA11W 1NV1TCTM17N1
English Regaining Confidence in American
Stocks and Bonds ,
STILL DISTRUSTFUL OF THE CURRENCY
If Thin ( IticMflon AViin Dlnno'eil ot
Money Would Plow Till * Wiry
I''rerljIn ( Opinion of A -
NlNfiint Hocri'tnry Uurtl * .
WASHINGTON , July 23. Assistant Secre
tary Curtis of the Treasury department , who
went to London to deliver to the Messrs.
Hothschlld the foreign quota of bonds In
the recent cold syndicate sales , returned to
Washington today. In the course of a con
versation regarding his trip , Mr. Curtis said :
"Tho business In London was successfully
completed and I am glad to return to my
own country. I found the feeling regarding
Investments In United States stocks , bonds
and other securities , both public and pri
vate , better than I expected. There Is n
very large amount ot money In Kngland
"waiting Investemnt , and I am satisfied
that If the holders were assured the value ot
what they bought would not bo roJuced by
legislation regarding our currency , that large
amounts wouli llow to this side of the
water and an era of great prosperity would
follow In this country. I was surprised to
find England enjoying an American summer.
During the six weeks of my stay In London
there were bu' two or three light showers.
In fact , the continued drouth hod a very
serious effect upon the agricultural Interests
of the midland and southern countries.
"Tho political excitement attendant upon
a change of government was most marked
and the dissolution of Parliament and the
campaign for the new elections was very
interesting to an outsider. A point , how
ever , which struck me very forcibly was
that the change of the government made no
change In the dally business of the depart
ments , and though I was In the treasury
the morning after the announcement of the
new ministry taking office , there was no
now attendant line of office seekers , and the
heads of the bureaus and clerks had no
anxiety as to any prospective decapitation.
In fact , I was told by a member of the now
government that the total patronage , Includ
ing of course the highest offices , only
amounted to about sixty places , and one of
the hardest problems the conservative leader
had to deal with was a fair distribution of
these few pi ices among those considered en
titled thereto. "
I.MPKOVIXO C1IJCAJOS IIAIlllOIt.
lu Clinic SiilimltH n He-
port on HitI'roKrt'HM .tliule.
WASHINGTON. July 23. Major W. L.
Marshall has made his report to the chief of
engineers on the Improvements In the Chicago
harbor , the Calumet harbor and Calumet
river , the Illinois river and the Illinois and
Mississippi canal. Referring to the Chicago
harbor Major Marshall says that all the work
contemplated under the project adopted In
1870 has been completed except the dredging
of the outer bar , on which work was stopped
some years ago because of litigation. Major
Marshall says that since work was suspended
the bjsln has deteriorated by reason ot de
posits until there Is now material amounting
to 500.000 cubic yards to bo removed to at
tain sixteen feet depth. He thinks that If the
filling directed by the city ot Chicago should
be authorized by the secretary of war the
dredging could be advantageously done , but as
the utility of work for federal purposes is not
clear no project looking to It Is'presented. .
lleferrlng to the repairs on the exterior
breakwater proper Major Marshall says : "Al
though It was estimated that It would cost
$75,000 the contract prices give but $50,528.
The work Is not progressing satisfactorily , as
usual -In unprofitable contracts. "
Explaining why the $25,000 made available
by the appropriation of August , 1894 , for the
Improvement of the entrance to Chicago river
has not been utilized for that purpose , Major
Marshall says that this channel Is equal In
capacity to the passage over the crown of
the tunnels , and that the obstructions are
mainly artificial , and that if the money were
used It could only be employed advantageously
In removing tunnels and bridges necessary to
the dally use of the business of the city.
The report on the Illinois and Mississippi
canal Is quite voluminous. It shows that dur
ing the year $351,090 was spent' ' In the work ,
that the outstanding liabilities amount to
$143,152 , and that there Is an available bal
ance of $172.C40. During the past year the
work of constructing over eight miles of the
eastern section of the canal , beginning near
the Illinois river , has been prosecuted and
surveys made for the definite location of the
feeder line from Hock river. On the western
section the work has consisted of the con
struction of three bridges , embankments and
excavations , the renewal of cofferdams , the
partial dredging of approaches to the lower
deck anil the completion of two dams across
Rock river.
Referring to the work on the eastern sec
tion of the canal Major Marshall says that It
Is necessary to acquire title to certain land
before much progress can be made.
M3W KK.VTIIIli : OV WAMiKIl'S CASH
to Try Him by n Military Court
IH ( InoHtloiicil ,
WASHINGTON , July 23. Mr. Crammond
Kennedy , who has become the principal coun
sel In the case of ex-Consul Waller , now
serving a sentence In a French Jail for violation
lation of the neutrality laws between this
countiy and France , called at the State de
partment for the purpose of presenting cer
tain phases of the case. Mr. Kennedy Is dis
posed to lay much stress on the fact that
at the time of Waller's arrest there was no
actual state of war between France and Mad
agascar. He contends that Waller , for this
reason , could not have been guilty of the
charge on which he was tried and convicted.
In conversation with a representative of the
Associated press he said this phase of the
case had not been presented by this govern
ment , and that as soon as Mr. Otney should
return ho would present the matter to him
In this light.
Outlining the case In this view ot It , he
said : "If France was not at war under the
law of nations with Madagascar she had no
right to subject any citizen or subject ot a
third power to trial by n military commis
sion. Such a trial. Involving either personal
liberty or rights of property , Is the. gravest
kind of a violation of the civil rights and
liberties appertaining to citizenship. In
Waller's case there had been no declaration
ot war by France against Madagascar. The
refusal or failure of the French government
up to this time to furnish this government
with the official record of Waller's trial by
court martial raised a very strong presump
tion that the grounds upon which he was
sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment at
hard labor were not of a substantial klnJ. "
AVII.I * lMlOHAllLYSI5.\n A WAU SHIP.
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American IiitiriMtM nt Panama
TlionKlit to Hi * nt .Icopnrily.
WASHINGTON , July 23. It Is probable
that orders will bo sent today to a United
States war ship to proceed forthwith to
Panama for the purpose of protecting Ameri
can Interests In that country. United States
Consul Joilah L. Pearcy at Colon cabled the
State department this morning that labor
troubles have broken out on the Panama
railroad there. His cablegram Intimated
that It would be advisable to have an Amer
ican war ship at Colon. The cablegram was
taken to Secretary Herbert of the Navy de
partment by Assistant Secretary of State
Adee , and the two officers had a consulta
tion as to what vessel should bo cent there.
U was deemed desirable to get a vessel thorc
aa early as possible , and the Atlanta was
suggested , but as she Is In quarantine , the
matter was left undecided.
If the Navy department tends a war ship
to Colon It doci not signify that an attempt
will be made to Interfere with the strikers
provided they do not go to the lengths of
destroying the railroad property , which la
protected by an American charter. Colombia
Is under obligations to maintain free transit
across the Isthmus of Panama and In case
there Is a failure on the part of the Colom
bian government to carry out tbta obligation
the United States has a right to step In. Oy
treaty the United States Is bound , when
called upon , to maintain the neutrality of
the Isthmus , but It Is not apparent that
there has btcn any violation ot this provision
during the strike. In ISS5 troops were landed
on both tides ot the Isthmus and kept the
railroad open , but this was done on applica
tion from the Colombian government , which
found Itself powerless to restrain the In
surrection. Again last year troops wore
landed at Colon to guard American Interests
threatened by on Insurrection. In case the
Hcuadorcans , as reported , Invade the Isthmus
and the Colombian government finds Itself
unable to maintain free communication across
the Isthmus then the United States will
ttndoubcdly do to , but In the present case ,
which Is a pure labor strike or lockout , It Is
Improbable that any attempt will be made to
operate the road by our forces.
PHOPOSAI.S l-0ll ( H'MIOATH.
Illitn for Nlv Will ItrcHvt-il Octo
ber I.
WASHINGTON , July 23. An advertisement
was Issued from the Navy department calling
for proposals for building six light draft
composite gunboats for the navy. The bids
will be oucned October 1. These boats will
bo of about 1,000 tons displacement , and will
be built of wood below the water line ,
fastened to. steel frames , so they may be
coppered , and thus fitted for protracted
cruising without , docking. They are required
to show twelve knots speed with n small
forced draught , and while there are no
premiums for Increased speed , a penalty of
$10,000 a knot will be Imposed for any de
ficiency I down to eleven knots , below which
speed ! the boats may be rejected by the gov
ernment I or accepted only at n reduced price ,
to II I be agreed upon by the secretary of the navy
and the contractors. The vessels must bo
completed within fifteen months from the
date of the contract , and no more than two
boats can be built by the same firm. Of the
six , four are to be single screw , full sail
powered ships , and two arc to be twin screw
boats , without sail power. Proposals may be
submitted under the department's plans or
under those of the builder. In the latter case
the plans must.be accompanied by full spec
ifications , so us to be thoroughly Intclllgjble.
There Is evidently some doubt In the mind
of the department officials as to whether the
boats can bo built as desired with the ap
propriations made for the purpose , for the
bidders are asked to submit their proposals
so as to Include and also to exclude electric
lighting plants and auxiliary steam gear.
XI3XT H13SS1OX MAY 1110 A SHOUT OXH
Siixpccteil of ute
to llrenU Into the Kill I Ciini
WASHINGTON , July 23.Public men In
Washington are already beginning to dis
cuss the probability as to the length ot the
next session of congress. Opinion Is gen
erally favorable to a short session and Is
based largely on the belief that both parties
will be desirous of getting away for the
campaign at as early a date as possible. It
Is now believed by some that Mr. Reed ,
feeling practically certain that ho will be
elected to the speakershlp , has already vir
tually completed the house committee list
and that at any rate ho will be able to an
nounce his appointments very BOOH after the
convening of the two houses on the second
of Dscember. .
Should the house committees be announced
soon after the beginning of the session and
that body gets Us work well under way before -
fore the Christmas holidays , It would be a
decided Innovation. Few congresses In re
cent years have begun the session without
this plan a part of their program and few
have succeeded In putting It Into execu
tion.
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SIAXY VTA1I WOMI'JX WAVI' TO VOTK.
Their Ululit tn Do So Thlx Knll in
Si-rloitNly Clii < * Htloii4i ! .
WASHINGTON , July 23. Delegate-elect
Frank Cannon of Utah outlines what will
probably prove a very Interesting question
in connection with the election which Is to
taka place In that territory next November ,
when the constitution adopted by the recent
constitutional convention will bo presented
to the people for their ratification or rejec
tion and when also state and county officers
nlll bo voted for.
The constitution provides for female
suffrage and the democratic leaders have
taken the position that under this provision
the women should be allowed to vote at the
election In November , especially In view of
the fact that officials are to be elected.
The republicans , on the other hand , contend
that Utah is still a territory and that the
selection must be held In accordance with
the forms provided by congress , which do
not permit of the exercise of the elective
franchise for women. The general effort on
the part of the women to vote might In
view of the conflicting claims produce Im
portant complications In the future.
In tlit * AVeallier Hurt-mi.
WASHINGTON , July 23. Secretary Morton
today ordered a large nmber of changes In
the weather bureau service. Among the ap
pointments are : Henry J. Fox of Connecticut ,
now temporarily In charge ot the Chicago
bureau service , assistant to E. I ) . Garrotte ,
who has been permanently appointed to take
charge ; Ferdinand Walsh of Iowa to take
charge of the Davenport , la. , station at $1,500
a year ; private secretary to Chief ot Weather
Ilureau E. 15 Calvert , now observer at the
Chicago station ; chiefs of division at the gen
eral office here : Henry E. Williams of Con
necticut and Alfred II. Frye of Pennsylvania ,
the latter to take charge of the records di
vision. Observer Charles E. Llnney of
Kansas , now director of the Illinois state
weather service "at Chicago ; Edward A.
Qealls of the state of Washington , to take
charge of the Minneapolis station , where ho
Is now employed. Patrick B. Lyons of Mis
souri is reduced from local forecaster at St.
Paul , Minn. , to the rank ot observer. Several
reductions In various stations are also or
dered.
Miixt lie IIlHplaycil.
WASHINGTON , July 23. Acting Secretary
Wlkc today Issued the following Instructions
to all custodians ot United States buildings
under the control of the Treasury depart
ment : "The flag of the United States shall
be hoisted over all buildings under the con
trol of the Treasury department during the
hours of business and on February 22 , May
30 and July 4 , from sunrise to sunset , except
when stormy weather prevents Its. display.
When either ot the last three days falls on
Sunday the flag Is to bo displayed on the
day that Is observed locally. On May 30 the
flag should be placed at half mast. The
revenue flag will bo displayed over custom
houses , as required by article 1513 of the
general regulations and the customs and nav
igation laws. " _
K AgrnliiHt Cholera.
WASHINGTON , July 23. The State de
partment his been advised through Contul
General Karel st St. Petersburg that six
physicians have recently been tent from the
medical department at St. Petersburg to
Vladlvostock with order * to keep strict watch
and use all possible precautions to prevent
the Introduction of cholera Into RusnU from
Japan through that channel. It appears from
the same report that there were forty deaths
from cholera In tin government of Volga
from May C to June 22 and 135 cases.
i\eiiNloil ( of CM II Scrvlee.
WASHINGTON , July 23. The preildent
has Issued an order extending the classified
rule to 125 offices heretofore oxcpted In the
United States geological survey. This rule
places practically the entire force of the
survey under the civil service rules. *
ProMlilt-iit ConuiiutoM it llealli .Seiiteiiee
WASHINGTON , July 23. The president
has commuted the death sentence Imposed on
Thomas J. Taylor , who was to be hanged
Friday for the murder of his wife. It ls
asserted that Taylor was driven to the deed
by his wife's unfaithfulness.
Itmrrvc .Shrliil < > < it Mlfle Mori- .
WASHINGTON. July 23. Today's statement -
ment condition of the treasury shows-
rmisox.vii AND oTiinmvisn.
Prosperity's banners In ( hit section , arc
fringed with corn tassels.
Things nro looking up In Colorado , liven
1'Iko's Peak lisa recently grown 1,100 foot.
Thevolco of Tom Heed lias not been heard
In the wilderness. Thomas IB enjoy Ing him
self on the q. t.
It la evident neither of the metallic pugl-
lists of Chicago have practiced the knockout
blow on the jaw , much -to the regret of th9
country.
A correspondent of the New York Krcnlng
Post says that Sir Mlchncl Illcka-llcacli wnt
selected ns chancellor of the exchequer be
cause of Ills IIrin advocacy of the gold stan
dard.
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The money tins been subscribed for the pro
posed balloon trip of the Swedish en
gineer , Andree , to the north pole. The bal
loon will be made In Paris at n cost ot
$8,000.
In the Chocolate district of New York the
watermelon proved a handy growler Ust
Sunday. Cans were hidden In the gouged
melons and nerved ns a kindly oasis In the
surrounding Sahara.
Edward I * . Ilurko saved Henry llrew , a
Jersey City grocer , from drowning , on Wed
nesday , and was rewarded with n crisp $ j
bill. The Jersey City man ought to kno\r
what his Ufa Is worth.
Lightning played seine fantastic trloki
In Denver the other day. A frisky , Inex
perienced shaft struck a policeman , glanced
off , and demolished n barn a few yards away.
The policeman was not Injured ,
There has Just died In Koine the widow of
Kellx Orslnl. who. In 1858 , tried to nnsasglnato
Napoleon III. She was In receipt ot an an
nuity from the cx-Kmprcis Kugonlc , which
speaks volumes for the lattcr's kindness ot
heirt.
Kx-Trcasuror Taylor of South Dakota Is
onjoylng the hospitality ot admirers at homo
and In Chicago. Taylor's deficit , amounting
to $350,000 , places him In the Napoleonic
ranks , and as Napoleonic doings ore fashion
able the defaulter Is strictly In the swim.
The pollco commissioners of lloston are
considering the advisability of disposing of
liquor licenses by auction , the city solicitor
having reported that such a practice would
not be contrary to law. Consumers' licenses
to the most responsible bidders will bo the
next In order.
Kind friends have como to the assistance
of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague and saved her
Kdgewood home and furniture from the loan
sharks. The amount raised was $50,000 , and
the chief subscribers were John Wanamaker.
William C. Whitney , Senator Urlce and Con
gressman Sorg.
Lewis Hakcr. formerly owner of the Sf.
Paul Globe , and who Is a kind of triple minis
ter plenipotentiary , as ho represents the
United States government in the Central
American republics of Nicaragua , Salvador
and Costa Hlca , has come homo on his sixty-
day yearly leave.
Sarah Hernhardt says : "If I am In a crowd
of people and a dog or cat Is near 11 will
como naturally to mo without my making the
slightest movement. Why this Is the case I
cannot say , unless there Is developed In mo
another sense , the existence of which anhnaU
at once perceive. "
FU.VXY Tlll.XHS W13 S13I3.
lloston Courier : Kills Miss Unllnil lias a
remarkably n\vect voice.
Wurburton-Sho ought to have. It ImH
cost me about sixty pounds of chocolates tu
the last six months.
Atlanta Constitution : A Future Possibil
ity "Thnr's u biff row at he house , sue. "
"What's the trouble ? " . , .
"Homebody stole nmw's bloomcrj , an shc'a
gone to her olllce In dad's britches. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Honorah , " called
Mr. Grognti from the front of the bouse.
"What Is It , now ? " ,
"Is It slngln' yo are. or grlndln the coffea
for supper , I uunno ? '
Somcrvllle Journal : When a man KOCH
Into n store and thickly asks the clerk for a
pound of paralyzed coffee , when pulverized
coffee Is vtliat he wants , them Is some rea
son to mispect that he Is partly paralyzed
himself.
IJoston Transcript : "Three minutes for
dinner ! " yelled the railroad porter. "Uood !
exclaimed the editor. The last time It wna
three dollars. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Uncle , how do you
stand on the enforcement of the Monrou
doctrine ? " "Ain't got no time to fool will
such , " answered the old man. "Da Rood
straight Uaptls' doctrine am good enough
for mo , on' it's been for nlslr moro'n thutty
yeahs. "
Philadelphia Ilecord : Hoax There's
something suspicious about that man Wed-
derly. He's utterly unnatural. Joax How
so ? Hoax Ills llrst-born Is a year old. and
he has never once attempted to tell me the
cute things It does.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "And now , "
shouted the exhortcr , "what Is to be done ,
when man Is rushing1 headlong with light
ning1 speed along the road to destruction
Deacon Jones ( between snorei ) lleduce--
slze of yer sprocket ! Sho's too high gear !
Now York Sun : Vln Brut This li the
very latest brand of rhampagnc > said the
wine agent. It Is the Roosevelt Sunday.
"That's a strange name , " said the victim.
"Oh , no ! It's KO very dry , you know. "
Harper's Bazar : Cobble I don't thlnlc
the landlord of the Ocean liar house liked
what I said to him before I went In bath-
In tr. Stone What was that ? Cobble t
asked him If there were any other sharks
around.
PATE.
Washington Star.
It's Just when your words grow warmest
That the hug on her neck alights ;
It's just at the time when you'rn hardest up
That the shop man for money writes.
It's Just nt the critical moment
The greatest embarrassments start ;
It's Just when you don your tremors new
That you're caught by the sprinkling cart ,
TIIIJ UMI'lHH STOI.n TIIK A3Ii : .
Detroit Tribune.
They waited nt the city gate ,
Nor spnko they any word.
The multitude gazed nnxloilsly ,
And scarcely breathed or Btlrred.
Rethought they not of hcnt or sun.
Though strongly beat It down.
Hut waited there with anxious hearts
The people of the town.
Assembled were the burghers proud ,
And with them ladles fair.
And by the side of these the poor ,
For every one was there.
The high , the low , the young , the old ,
Who came in rags or state ,
Together In that fateful hour
They waited at the gate.
And suddenly n mighty shout
Krom a hundred throats aroie.
And thrice n hundred throats the cry
Take up , and on It goes.
Swelling a mighty chorus then ,
The clamor nils the way.
As all the multitude exclaims :
"They come ! They como ! 'TIs they ! "
Afar upon the highway now
A llKiiro It descried ,
"Atone ? " All oye-i are strained. "Alono
With no one by his side. '
And near ho comi" < until they see
Jlu walks wltlr faltering feet
And drooping licuil. nor rlso his eye *
The multitude to greet.
"What bed It ? " cry the. burghers ,
Thus cry the ladles fair ,
Likewise the poor and all of thOBo
Who are assembled there.
HuKhed again I heir voices all.
With faces blanched thuy wait ,
And hang upon the lips of him
Who stands * within the gate.
Thilce tries the man a word to say.
And tries he yet again.
Three times his quivering lips do part ,
Three tlmeu they part In vain.
At last ho Hpoaks , and , speaking low ,
Hu tells the city's phnmn :
The e near him only heard him gasp :
"The umpire stole the game. "
In Edinburgh on Flodden's day
A I hearts wore tilled with woo
At thought of battle bravely fought
And lost , and yet I trow
That grief was not to bo compared
To what to LeeMVlllo came.
When from the Liver Haters
The umpire stole the game.
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