Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY DIOR : 'mrHSDAY , JULY 25 , 1805.
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Onernl Colliy is In order.
Thto yi > nr'H beet HIWU- crop In No-
lumkn tliraitoim to l ia world bout or.
Wonder if tliu Ktsite Hi'lluf commis
sion thinks it lias become a permanent
state Institution by proscription !
Kvory consideration of need order nnd
social economy would surest a city
rock pile. Work Is the arch enemy of
the .stiL'jik thief.
The 1'nlti'd States would not be happy
If It did not have n few periodic Indian
troubles to afford entertainment to the
War department.
AVe fear an extra session of the Into
Nebraska legislature would bo n rather
ombarrassiiiK meeting for ( pilto a num
ber of the members.
If an extra session of the leslslatnro
were only called the Hon. 11. II. .Ion-
ness inl > ; ht have an opportunity to get
his county seat bid clinched.
Opposing parties In the dispute at
Tender have done well to curb their
enthusiasm until the members of the
Nebraska congressional delegation could
bo called upon to ulvo their calm ad
vice.
The prospective shortage In the reve
nues of tlio Htato will make no difference1
to the taxeatorg on'the state pay rolls ,
except Insofar as It compels them to
discount their salary warrants with the
warrant shavers.
If that Princeton geological parfy
wore only composed of college foot ball
players there would be no fears what
ever entertained as to- its ability to take
care of Itself In any ordinary encounter
with the Indians.
Iloko Smith is abroad In the land of
Georgia delivering a series of lectures
on the money" question. That settles
Georgia for sound finance. There can't
be a man In the state able to resist the
powerful Influence of llokc's persuasive
loulc.
Prof. Cooper , the new school super
intendent , may bo a bettor educator
than Is Dr. Marble , but he will enter
upon his duties In Omaha handicapped
by the star-chamber propaganda to
which ho owes his election and which
will review his ollleial acts.
And now several states are preparing
to enter the Held with bids for the prlv
llego of entertaining the proposed
Corbett-l'Mt/.simmous ' pugilistic contest.
These states ought to compete for the
privilege of boarding the bruisers for
an Indellnlto period In their state peni
tentiaries.
The Hoe wants to see Omaha a great
grain center , yet there Is no Immediate
prospect of It. Pointing out the chief
obstacle In the way cannot be construed
to moan opposition to any movement
looking to the creation of a grain mar
ket here. In this respect the city Is
. wholly at the mercy of the railroads.
People In Washington are already
commencing to count on a short session
of the congress that meets next Decem
ber. A congress seldom gets very far
Into Its work before the constituents
express their preference for short ses
sions , and there Is no reason to expect
the next congress to bo an exception to
this rule.
The Omaha brewers and Implement
dealers are protesting against railroad
tariffs which compel them to pay IU1 per
cent more to southern Nebraska points
than competitors In Kansas I'lty and St.
Joseph are required to pay on their ship
ments to the same points. It Is only
another Instance showing the disad
vantage to which Omaha shippers are
KUbJecled and the chances are that no
remedy will bo found short of the maxi
mum freight rate law.
The boodlers In the Illinois legislature
liave shown their consideration for the
taxpayers by refusing to Institute a
legislative Inquiry Into their own crook ,
odness. They seem to think that they
know all that la necessary about cor
ruption at the Springfield capital and
that the people have no right to learn
more than they now know. Of course
it la Idle to expect boodlers to Investi
gate themselves. There Is but ono way
to get rid of this cancer on the body
politic , and that la to vindicate the Inw
by sending the offenders to prison with
the _ maximum sentence permissible.
TllK 77/HK.I7 ? Sf'I ) IftniAX 'All.
The Wn.ihlngton authorities have at
ast boon brought to realize the throat-
nliig nature of the situation In the
lackson Hole country In Wyoming , and
vigorous measures to bring thi trouble
to an end have been decided upon.
General Copplngor , commander of the
Department of the Platte , has received
orders to send a force to the scene ot
the disturbance , and as the troops are
In readiness to move there will bo no
delay In forwarding them. The latest
tdvlces regarding the situation leave
no doubt of Us seriousness , fully Justl-
'ylng the representations that have been
made to the government by the gov
ernor of Wyoming. It Is made very
plain by the statements from entirely
Irnstworthy and responsible sources
that the Intention of the Indians is hos
tile , and their movements clearly Indi
cate a carefully matured plan for t\ general -
oral uprising. Tills Is an obvious In
ference from the fact that the trouble
Is not conllned to the Bannocks , but In
volves several tribes , all apparently
operating together and witii a common
purpose. Dlood has been shed by both
the Indians and the whites , the effect
of which Is to create a determination
on the part of each to punish the other.
It Is evident that only the presence of
1'nlted States troops can avert a contllct
that might have the most serious cense
quences.
As the dispatches have clearly ex
plained , this trouble arises from the
hunting depredations of the Indians , a
practice that has existed for years ,
though the present movement Is more
extensive and In more flagrant viola
tion of law than has occurred before In
a long time. As far back as six years
ago the attention of Indian agents was
called by the bureau to complaints that
Indians were In the habit of leaving
their reservations for the purpose of
hunting and that they killed game In
large quantities In violation of the laws
of the stale or territory In which they
resided , and last year there were com
plaints that the Shoshone Indians were
wantonly slaughtering elk and deer
that had been driven down from the
Kooky mountains by the severe weather
and deep snows. It will thus bo seen
that the present trouble is not a now
development of Indian lawlessness , and
the fact that it is a more aggressive
exhibition of that spirit than hitherto
or since the llannoeks and other tribes
in that region were made to feel the
military power of the government In
187S , Is due to the failure to hold the
Indians to a proper responsibility for
such unlawful practices as they are
now charged with. Had violations of
the law by them been adequately pun
ished In the past and a linn determi
nation been shown to hold the Indians
to a rigid accountability for Illegally
destroying game the present trouble
might not have happened , but too much
toleration has encouraged thorn to
greater boldness In disregarding the
laws.
laws.Whether1
Whether1 or not the present trouble
will assume the proportions of a war
cannot now bo determined. There Is
no Information as to how many Indians
are absent from the reservations and
showing a hostile disposition. Probabl.v
the number Is not large , and in thai
case a moderate military force will be
snlllcleiit to induce them to return to
the reservations without a contllct. Tint
more bloodshed before the trouble Is
settled Is by no means Improbable.
SH'KKl" ItKt'llHK YOl'll OII'iY DOOH.
Ton members of the council have
ordered the judiciary committee to In
vestigate the character , complexion and
conduct of the Hoard of PI re and Police
f'ommissioners and also to Interrogate
the members about their right to ap
point a chief of police and discharge a
batch of policemen at once without
formality and why other men were en
rolled In their places. Thin is a piece of
impertinence which the commissioners
will be justified In treating with silent
contempt.
The Hoard of Fire and Police Com
missioners is a co-ordinate body , created
by the same law that creates the council.
It Is moreover appointed by the gov
ernor of the state and accountable to
the governor only. If the board Is not
properly constituted the governor alone
Js responsible. If members of the board
have violated the law In any particular
they are amenable to charges and sub
ject to removal by the governor only.
The council has no more authority to
meddle with the police commission than
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It has with the Hoard of Kdncatiou or
the Hoard of County Commissioners.
It has no more right to ask the police
commission to explain why It has
elected Martin White , formerly of Chicago
cage , chief of police for two years than
It has to astfc the school Imird to ex
plain why It has elected Frank 13.
Coopei ; of Des Molnes superintendent of
schools for two years.
Why doesn't the council sweep befo.ro
Its own door ? Why doesn't It pass a
resolution making inquiry as to the
questionable and lawless conduct of Its
own members and their complicity with
jobs and defalcations'/ Why does It
not direct the chairman of the Judiciary
committee to report 113- what authority
the late city treasurer of Omaha paid
the firm of Saunders , Macfarland &
Dickey , attorneys , ij > : MO out of the
funds belonging to the city of Omaha
without any warrant or appropriation
and without any claim whatsoever by
that linn against the city ? Why doesn't
the council direct any of Its committees
to request the commissioner of health
to report why ho persists In retaining on
the pay roll of his department a man
who has taken money out of the city
treasury on a fraudulent check , , drawn
on a bank In which that person never
had a deposit ? Why doesn't the council
direct Its finance committee to ascertain
by.what right ono of Its own members
, drew $11,000 out of the city funds for
speculative purposes with full knowl
edge that the law requires all city
money to bo deposited at Interest In
designated depositories for the city's
benefitV Why does not the council
direct its committee to Inquire of the
po'leo commission whether It Is not
willing to detail a policeman to keep
order at the council meetings and an
other policeman to serve subpoenas on
witnesses lu city cases , whereby the
taxpayers of Omaha will bo relieved of
paying $ .2,100 a year for a useless
sergeant at-arms and an equally need
less court snllllor ? Why doesn't the
council get off the fence nnd vote the
comptroller , who never checked up the
treasurer , either guilty or Innocent of
gross neglect of duty ? Why doesn't the
council direct the judiciary committee
o take slops for the recovery of the
vtO.OOO shortage In the city treasury
ind to bring to justice all parties who
ire Implicated In the embe//.Ioment of
ho funds ?
When the council gets through with
ill these little matters there will still be
nough of Its legitimate business to at
om ! to without trying to usurp the
functions of the other branches of local
government.
.VK.V.tr/IVH Hmul'KAX I'KACK.
The latest advices Indicate that the
Macedonian insurrection against Turk-
sh rule has become so serious as to bo
: hought a menace to the peace of Ku-
ope. Though developed only a few
weeks ago the outbreak seems to have
grown to formidable proportions , so that
ho Turkish government feels It to bo
iccossary to make extraordinary prop-
iratlons for Its suppression. In the re
ported determination ofthat govern-
nent , however , to mobilize , all the re
serves , there Is suggested a much
greater concern than that of putting
lown the revolt In Macedonia. Turkey
undoubtedly realizes that there Is dan
ger to her In more directions than that
mil that in order to avert It she must
bo well prepared for every possible
I'lnorgency. If she shall have only the
Macedonians to deal with the task
would not bo perhaps a very trouble
some ono. Hut a small part of her mil
itary power would bo required to crush
out the Insurrection. What Turkey ap
prehends Is the support Macedonia may
receive from sources more powerful
than herself , for there is the possibility
at least that the Influence of Kussla Is
In the matter , with the promise that the
hand of that mighty power will bo In
evidence at the opportune time. It is
said that the countries in the triple al
liance. Germany , Austria and Italy-
are to consider the situation , with a
view to perfecting an entente with re
gard to Macedonia , but if such Is the
fact It has not , It would seem , operated
to allay the apprehension of Turkey. A
great war that will result In destroying
the Moslem power In Huropo is a pos
sible event of the not remote future.
H'AXTKD-A YKLLOW DM ! I'Al'KIf.
At the recent meeting of the lOighth
Ward .Kcpubllcan club Dr. .1. .1. Savllle
delivered himself of an appeal for "a
loyal party organ. " Now , what consti
tutes a loyal party organ ? Forty years
tigo a loyal party organ was a paper
subsidized with money and patronage
to laud to the skies every hack and
swashbuckler who sought ollico In the
name of Its party , to defend every act
of Its party loaders and olllceholdcrs
no matter how dishonest or Incompe
tent , and to vilify and misrepresent
the candidates and leaders of the op
posing party and to oppose and belittle
every act and measure that emanated
from that quarter.
The day of this kind of party organ
lias long since passed. Subsidized or
gans and papers that are known to sub
sist on political pap wield no influence
whatever with the American people.
The paper that upholds corruption and
Imbecility in public ollice localise the
men in ollico profess its political creed
commands neither confidence nor re-
spot11. The paper that denounces Indis
criminately whatever may originate
with men of different politics , whether
right or wrong , carries no weight In any
community and makes no converts to
any cause. The greatest of American
editors , Horace Grcely , ono of the most
bitter yet conscientious of partisans ,
boldly rent asunder the shackles of
blind partisanship which bound the
American press in his day by commend
ing what , he believed to bo right and op
posing what IIP believed to bo wrong
without regard to party. That was
bk ; In the fifties and sixties. Today
no self-respect lug editor or reputable
paper will sacrifice the public welfare
by championing pernicious measures or
upholding dishonest olllcials on the
ground of party fealty.
Now. what does Dr. Savillo and the
men who train with him want ? They
want a paper that will gloss over defalca
tion and embezzlement If committedby
ono of their set. They want a paper
that will keep as dumb as an
oyster when the treasury Is looted
by taxcaters and boodling contractors.
They want a paper that will praise ras
cals and imbeciles and smirch
honest men and faithful olllcers
If they are on the other side
of the political fence. They want
a paper that will cringe to Judicial
usurpers and keep silent at the miscar
riage of justice. They want a paper
that will support yellow dogs for otllco
If they only boar the party label aflixed
by party hoodlums In a packed conven
tion.
tion.The
The Bee never has been and never
will lie such a paper. It draws the line
at public thieves and yellow dogs.
Hence there Is a long felt want in
Omaha wnleh the political garbage col
lectors and darklantern patriots feel
called upon to fill.
FIIKK WOOL.
The announcement of several western
republican senators and representatives
that they Intend to propose In the next
congress taking wool from the free list
and rolmposlng a duty on that commod
ity promises to glvo the question some
prominence again In public attention.
The wool Industry of the I'nltfd States
attained to largo proportions and great
value under the policy of protection. In
1S ( ! ( ) the production of wool In this coun
try was 00,000,000 pounds and In ISO. !
It had reached more than six
times that amount , or : i01,000-
000 pounds. At the latter date
the I'nlted States had -17,000,000
sheep , valued at ! ? 1' ' . " > ,000,000. The cap
Ital Invested In the sheep and wool In
dustry at that tlmo was estimated to
bo $500,000 , < ! 00 , and there was said to
bo over a million sheep raisers and
wool growers In the 1'nltod States. It
was a profitable Industry , yielding fair
returns on thu money Invested In U.
\ Hut nccordlntr > to the statements of
(
hose who slMtiJtJ Know It Is not now
irolltahlc am ) consequently Is declining.
With our initi'koti ' made free to the wool
> f the rest of fjfy world , the supply of
vhlch has boon uteadlly Increasing , the
irlco of the domestic product was
greatly lo\vereilf'tho ! , ' decline amounting
o a loss to American wool growers last
ear of probably not less than § ; ! 0,000-
) ( )0. ) Since the revival of business be ;
gun the price of wool has advanced ,
mt It Is still considerably lower than
ho best figures-reached lu 1S ! 1 ! and
hero Is no reason to expect that the
irlces of that year will return so long
is wool remains on the free list. The
'oasonablo ' expectation Is , therefore ,
hat sheep raising and wool growing in
he 1'nltod States will continue to tie-
line. The losses of tills Industry have
'alien almost wholly upon the west and
southwest and have been seriously felt
n those sections.
There Is not the least probability that
an effort in the next congress to have
wool restored to the dutiable list will
to successful. Air. Cleveland regards
free wool as the cardinal feature of
the- tariff reform policy. He made tills
ipparent lu his memorable message to
congress In 1SS7 and he still adheres to
it. Kvory democrat lu congress holds
the same view and may bo counted
ipon to solidly oppose any proposition
for restoring the wool duty. It is per
fectly safe , therefore , to say that wool
will remain on the free list at least
during the term of the present admin
istration.
A notable trait of the British govern
ment Is that It looks well after the wel
fare of the queen's subjects no matter
where they may be. Some months ago
in Englishman named Dawson and
family entered Sarpy county In an emi
grant wagon. They wore assaulted and
robbed by the notorious Vic McCarty
gang and soon after complained to the
British consul. Now the British minis
ter has taken the matter up and pro
poses to have a full investigation and
proper settlement of the case. There Is
little doubt that the complaint is well
founded. The McCarty gang should
have been ousted long ago and it would
only servo the state right to bo com
pelled to make full reparation to the
outraged Dawsous.
Kli-Ht Save I lie Orala.
CInbe-Demoerat.
The fact that the farmers of Minnesota
find it d.dlcult to get hcrvestcrs enough ,
though they offer from $35 to $40 a month
to regular hands , should be read from the
platform of thoi next silver discussion. The
crime ot ' 73 c n b chewed ani rechewed
after the grain Is saved.
Oil It , T.-ilily
Chlcng'o Tribune.
If Mr. Theooro 'Uoosevelt will take his
eyeB for ono moment off the tea drinkers
In the city hall. New York , and glance at
the latest returns of the English elections ,
he may decide'that'beer , while a harmless
bsverago when moderately indulged In , can
on occasion rise to dignified political Im
portance , nut , thdn , what does Theodore
cr.ro about politics ? U Is the law he U after ;
and he means to see'it through.
An IiK'i-ntlv- .TolilM-ry.
WuHhlnRton Pout.
When a party-'holds ' power by a narrow
margin U Is on its' good behavior , and has
no "money to burn , " no cars for "corrup-
tlonlsts , " no countenance for "Jobbers. "
Some of the overwhelming victories of 1S01
have produced bad fruit. The republican
party would ba stronger today If It had been
less strong last November. It Is very much
In the situation of the good parson who
prayed for refreshing showers and got a
devastating deluge ; likewise the reproaches of
his flock.
Commotion In Jiu-kHoii'H Holt * .
Philadelphia Hccoid
The Indian troubles In Wyoming have
grown out of n attempt to arrest Bannocks
and Shoshones who not only are off their
reservation ? , but have been violating the law
by killing game In the region south of the
Yellowstone National park. In the attempt
one of the Indians was killed , and this has
naturally enraged the others. The governor
has summoned the militia and the United
States government has been notified. The
uprising will be speodlly quelled when the
troops get Into the neU , as the Indians are
but a few hundred In number , but the dan
ger of the situation 1s that settlers may be
attacked before the troops can arrive upon
the scene.
Kl\i COlt.V.
StntlHtlc-H I ml I oi t < - Hint tin- Crop AVI11
Ilt-Ht the lt ' < - ril.
Clilcnfio Chronicle.
Railroad managers-lt Is said , estimate the
growing crop of corn In this country at 2,400 , '
00.0 000 bushels , while statisticians , estimat
ing on the basis of the latest government
crop report , figure It at 2,375,000,000 bushels.
The lowest of these flguras is about 202,000-
000 bushels In excess of the largest crop ever
harvested In the country , tlis crop of 1800 ,
Of course nobody knows what may happen
before harvest , but It may be said that the
chances are twenty-five to one that the crop
will beat the record by at least 250.000,000
bushels , or a quantity not much less than the
average wheat crop until twenty years ago.
In view of this prospect it will be of In
terest to note certain facts In connection
with our corn crops. In the first place it is a
fact that as a rule the larger the total
yield the greater has been the export , and ,
generally speaking , the greater the yield the
larger has been the percentage of the whole
exported. The three largest and two smallest
yields for the last thirteen years will pretty
fairly Illustrate the general fact. The figures
are as follows :
llusliels , Hushela. Per Cent.
Year. Crop. Kxuort. Kxport.
TOO 2.115892.00) 103.418.700 4.S3
1832 . ' ! .OGrtl.r.l , < V ) 76.C02.W1 ; 3.72
1SSJ . . 18S7.7W.noO 74.811.673 S.C.7
' . . . . . . . . . . . | ! . ) SJ.SM.gOl 1.7 <
1831 MS9,970.1WO 32,041,529 S.13
It Is a ready explanation that when we
have a short crop'we require nearly all of
It at home , chiefly * -ils food for cattle and
hogs. The farmer , h'owever , will be especially
Interested In the , evidence furnished by the
figures that there Id much elasticity In Hie
foreign demand , rfhd that a very considerable
quantity can be disposed of abroad when the
price Is low enougli.
The farmer wll 1sn , < be interested In know
ing how It has b&n3rf. regard to price In the
years of abundance and comparative scarcity.
The figures In tbjp bove table are for years
ending June 30. avertable In the agricultural
reports giving IDs. v lue per bushel Is for
calendar years. IIri < juis forward the date to
correspond with thd\above table and avoid
confusion we nnJ-jtbA average value of the
1890 crop to havoibtin 2S.3 cents per bushel ;
of the 1892 crop , JO lcents ; of the 1S89 crop ,
34.1 cents ; of tholM8 crop , 41.4 cents ; of ths
1891 crop , 60.6 cental.
This goes to show Viat the larger the crop
the lower the prjcej .a a general thing ,
though the average'fprlca for the great crop
ot 1892 was nearly as high as for the mini
mum crop of 1888. U Is true that the total
value of the maximum crop of 1890 was
nearly $100,000,000 less than that of the far
smaller crop of 1891 , but , on the other hand ,
the total value of the great crop of 1892 was
$82,000,000 greater than that of any other
year.
year.Kxperlence. . therefore , does not necessarily
discourage the expectation that the growing
crop will bring more than any former crop
brought , while the fact that last year's yield
was the smallest since 1S74 goes directly to
encourage such an expectation. It Is not Im
possible that the value will aver
age 35 cents , even If the crop
reaches the 2,400,000,000 buiheU es
timated by railroad men , and In that cam
the total value will be no lest than $840,000-
000 , That will fully make good the losses
resulting from the partial failure of tli&
wheat and hay crops and prevent any refiu-
cnca of the wave of prosperity which la now
rolling over the country.
MIC A I , I'AMPAIUN Cll VTTI'.H.
"Me and Marble couldn't agree on our
Ideas of running the schools , so ho Just had
to go , " said Meat Inspector laraol Frank , In
( peaking of the recent cliango In the su
perintendent ! ! of the Omaha schools. Israel
did not say what assurances he had that
"him nnd Cooper" would work together har
moniously ,
Some of the dervishes wcro a little pre
mature In the announcement of their plans.
Zimmerman gave It out as settled at the
Hlghth ward club meeting on Monday even
ing that the Hoard of Kducatlon would elect
Mr. Cooper to succeed Superintendent Marble
and Attorney Williams ot Omaha to succeed
Prof. Homer 1' . Lewis as principal ot the
High school. The Hoard of Education failed
; o carry out the entire program , but It Is
indcrstood that the dervishes are after 1'rof.
.owls' . scalp , and will not rest until they
Ret It.
Ilahnemann 1'yburn , late spotter for the
ate chief of detectives , Is the latest addition
.o the dervish ranks , Ho and his friend
and co-laborer for reform , Frank Crawford ,
lave pre-empted standing room on the 1'at-
erjon block corner next to their friends ,
Attorney Munn and Statesman HubbartI , and
will be open for the consideration of matters
'or the good of the order each day. Any
candidate who avoids that Hide of the street
runs Into the arms of Van Alstlne and Hlght
Windy Gibson , who have taken up summer
quarters on the New York Llfo comer op
posite.
Cunningham Ii. Scott ha.v taken the con
tract to reinstate E. M. Arnold and others
of the Incompetents who were recently dis
missed from tbo police force. Mr. Arnold
Is now urging the new appointees to' resign ,
and assures them "that they will bo reappointed -
pointed by the now board If they will act
on his suggestion. If they Insist upon stayIng -
Ing on the present force they will lose their
licads as soon as the dervish board gets
Into power. .
When General Peebles gets through with
Ills guns at Ponder ho may find a purchaser
for them In Colonel Mel Uedficld , who Is
getting ready to resist foreign foes who
stand between him and the county clerk's
olnce. Colonel nedflcld is getting more
bloodthirsty every day.
Peter Schwenk has broken Into the Eighth
Ward Republican club , and the Hroatch
boom Is expected to expand visibly In that
part of the city. Peter may miss the com
pany of Chaffes , Cap J'almcr , Charley Insklp ,
Judge Eller and other dervishes of the
Seventh ward , but ho will have to travel to
keep up with the procession in the Eighth.
Handicapped by a lack of acquaintance , he Is
apt to make a poor showing in the pre
liminary heats with such veterans as Jim
Allan , Charley Youngers , Van D. Lady , Hal-
sey W. Reynolds , Doc. Savillo , Harry Van
Alstlne and Prof. Allen There arc two
Aliens In the Eighth ward now. They spell
their names a little differently , and the
only other distinction Is that one Is a pro
fessor of politics and the other is a political
professor.
Comptroller Olsen Is still at Lake Wash
ington , waiting for a report from the city
council on his misconduct In cfrice.
George Stryker doesn't know whether any
stops are being taken to Improve the sanitary
condition ot the county hospital and thus
check the spread of typhoid fever there or
not. George Is giving his attention almost
entirely these days to advancing the plans
of the howling dervishes , and a few deaths
more or less at the county hospital don't
count In the face of his duty to the gov
ernment of Douglas county and the city of
Omaha.
It Is given out that the city and county
republican conventions are to be called later
than usual. The campaign Is to bo short
and decisive. Meantime the local slates
have been wrapped up In gunnysacks and
laid away on Ice In a dark closet. Open
discussion of candidates Is to be frowned
down until a few days before the ratifying
conventions. Electioneering Is all to be
done after nightfall and there are to be no
noisy meetings within the city's gates. The
Idea Is to keep out of sight of the enemy , all
the while keeping an eye on the enemy.
And the job that Sam Maclcdd waited for
never came !
Ike Hascall has got it bad again. We
n ean the mayoralty fever , of course. Ike
Is hopping around among the saloons of the
First and Second wards working up
his boomlet for mayor on the Install
ment plan. Last tlmo ho was a
populist. This time he says he Is a repub
lican and he carries a certificate of political
faith signed by George Covell , who was down
In MIzzoura when Ike was In Kansas.
IOWA I'llKSS COM.1II3.Vr.
Cedar Rapids Republican : Iowa is for
Allison first , last and all the time , but re
publicans are not going to attempt to nomi
nate him by making war on any of the other
distinguished seekers after the presidential
nomination. That is wretched politics and
utterly at variance with Mr. Allison's meth
ods.
ods.Des
Des Molnes Leader : The democrats of
Iowa have a chance to como out of the pres
ent campaign Infinitely stronger than they
wont In. The question Is still open whether
they will avail themselves of it. The party
cannot bo made stronger by democrats shootIng -
Ing at one another. It would seem that In
a campaign which confessedly only has to
do directly with state issues the party
should bo able to make a platform on which
all who believe In the essential principles
of the party may have no difficulty In stand-
Ing.
Davenport Democrat : The defaulting Iowa
omclal is having a hard time of It. John
son , the auditor of Muscatlne county , was
run down at Honolulu , brought back , and
IB now In jail at his old home awaiting trial.
Cassatt , the Pella banker , looks at the few
friends who are permitted to see him through
Iron bars. Cheater W. Rowe , the defaulting
treasurer of Poweshlok county , has been
caught In Mexico by Plnkerton detectives.
The way to deter rascals la to catch them
when they go wrong , give them a fair trial
and then let them suffer according to tha
magnitude of their crimes.
Sioux City Tribune : The Liberal league
of Iowa has called a conference ot all per
sons who are opposed to the submission of
the proposed prohibitory amendment to the
constitution and favor a repeal or modifica
tion of the mulct law and the right to man
ufacture all Intoxicating liquors in this
state , to meet at Marnualltown at 10 o'clock
a. in. , August C , 1S93. This is the day before -
fore the democratic state convention , and
the design is undoubtedly to Influence that
convention. It Is the plan the prohibitionists
used to follow with the republicans. Hut
the prohibitionists have reformed. They
have eesn the error of theli ways. All they
want now is forgetfulncss , and a saloon on
every hilltop , so far as the record goes.
What does the Liberal league want ? Is It
battling for a principle ?
Ottumwa Democrat : Chester Rowe , the
defaulting treasurer ot Poweshlek county ,
has been captured In the City of Mexico ,
and requisition papers were issued for ths
arrest of him and his brother , Richard Rowe ,
who Is with him. He has been treasurer
of Poweshlek slnco 1890 , Owing to specula
tlon ha wan In trouble , and In April last
skipped with $30,000 ot the county's cash.
No trace of him could be secured , and the
county placed the Plnkerton agency at Chicago
cage on the cage. It traced the Howes to
Mexico , The brother , Richard , has been
living In Kansas , and It wag through a
knowledge ot his movement * that the pair
was traced , Chester Rowe was arrested
two weeks ago , but the fact wan kept secret
till now. They have baen running a saloon
In the City of Mexico , and have the $30,000
deposited In the Mexican International
bank. It has been attached.
JAPAN BESET WITH TROUBLE
Recent Outbreaks In the Ilowcry Kingdom
Part of a Well Laid Plan ,
CHINA FAILS TO LIVE UP TO THE TREATY
Corrnti Affair * lit n Iloioli | < nn
mill l.lvcn of ItrldNli nml Aniui--
1 caII lU-ililcntN Are 1'ro-
tceti-il liy .Miirliu-N.
VICTOHIA. 13. C. , July 24. The steamer
impress of India lias arrived here bringing
Toklo advices to July 12.
The Jnp.incse antliorltlcs nre now In pos
session of Information from China Riving n
now explanation of the riots In Specimen anil
directly Implicating the Peking government.
Among commercial stipulations In the pcaco
treaty with Japan the one opening tlie remote
Interior to foreign trade has met with the
strongest objections from the court and the
Tung LI Yamcn , and It Is alleged that Vice
roy Liu was secretly Instructed to foment
disturbances In order to prove that the upper
Yang Tse provinces were unsafe for strangers.
Ily this means It was hoped that aliens might
bo prevented from availing themselves of the
privileges , but since the outrages have been
resented with a wholly unexpected spirit , the
government has taken fright and now en
deavors to escape responsibility by degrading
Liu and making him the scapegoat. This
Is more than the deposed viceroy is willing
to cnduro and his followers threaten trouble
In case ho Is subjected to a public trial , as
the French envoy proposes to publish facts
Inculpating some of the highest dignitaries
of the empire. If Liu must fall he Is de
termined that others greater than he shall
go down with him.
An attempt to detain the Japanese envoy
Haynshl at Tien Tsln failed utterly , as was
doubtless expected by L | Hung Chang , who
fully realized the absurdity of the orders sent
him from Peking. llayashl reached the
capltol on June 22 and presented his cre
dentials to the emperor in person July 7.
DISTURHANCES IN COHKA.
Negotiations respecting the full and prompt
fulfillment of the provisions of the treaty and
the restoration of the Manchurlan territory
were opened on July 8. The latest political
disturbances In Corea , culminating In the
night of Homo Minister 1'ak YOUR Hyo to
Japan , grow out of the contest for supremacy
between the queen and the minister and In
which the latter was defeated. Pak has
never really possessed the confidence of the
court or the Corean nobility. Ho was con
demned to death for conspiracy In 1881 nnd
took refuge In Japan , where an unsuccessful
attempt was made to murder him about a
year ago by emissaries of the king. He
was pardoned last autumn nt the Intercession
of Count Inouye nnd was given a place In
the reformed cabinet. For a short time the
queen sought to make him one of her parti
sans , and until May of this year he held close
confidence of her majesty. The alliance
was broken and the minister soon found his
llfo In danger ngaln. Ho concocted a plan
for reducing the queen's power by removing
the regular body guard from the palaCe and
substituting a force devoted to himself and
his faction. Thu king at first approved of
this change , but on being warned by the
queen that it portended danger to the throne
he signed an order for Pak's arrest , which
his energetic consort endeavored to carry Into
effect on the night of July c. Having re
ceived timely warning Pak fled at midnight
with a few fellow plotters and escaped down
the river to Jlnshen , from which port he Is
b3lleved to liavo sailed for Japan. An edict
charging him with treason was Issued and
agents were sent to Jinshen to capture him
If possible. Ills purpose was evidently to
hold the queen In restraint , If not actually to
depose her , and In view of the extreme meas
ures he proposed the Japanese officials In
Seoul refused to support him. The queen's
rule Is for the moment absolute. Her am
bition Is to bring back her exiled relatives
( the Mings ) and reinstate them as heads of
the administration , but the king distrusts the
Mings and ho may be persuaded to oppose
this program.
COUNT INOUYE RECALLED.
The absence of Count Inouyo in this crisis
is calculated to endanger Japanese interests
and on July 11 It was decided by the Toklo
government that he return Immediately to
his post. The Japanese troops In Seoul are
patrolling the city and a guard of marines
recently dismissed from the United Slates
legation has been recalled by Minister Sill.
In the belief tlmtthe Chinese government
would honestly fulllll its pledges to prevent
disturbances In Formosa , the Japanese
authorities originally sent'only a sufficient
military force to occupy positions from
which It was expected that the Chinese could
peacefully withdraw , but since the Peking
officials have broken faith nnd are known to
be encouraging insurgents to resist a fresh
brigade has been dispatched from Japan to
the region , which Is still In disorder. The
northern ports nre submissive , but Toklo and
Talwauf , on .ho west coast , are threatened by
a mob of "black flags" under General Liu ,
against whom the foreign residents have
now no protection , and until the 1st of July
the English denizens , twelve In number , were
guarded by the British marines , but on that
day this force was withdrawn by the com
mand of Admiral Duller , whoso reasons for
leaving his countrymen undefended are not
clearly understood. Hesldes the English Ir.
the exposed ports there are some twenty
other Europeans and one American. The
Japanese are acting as speedily as circum
stances will allow , but their original plans
have been somewhat disconcerted by China's
failure to perfect their obligations.
In Ha Ten district of Tonquln 2,000 in
surgents have risen against the French
authorities , the revolt being tacitly supported
by the native officials.
Captain J. G. Cox , a prominent sealer , re
turned on the Empress of India from Yoke
hama. Ho says the Japanese coast catch fell
away below last year's. Sixteen Hrlt-
Ish schooners took 11,340 skins , against
25.390 last year , while ten Americans got
3,785 , against 9.20G taken by eight schooners
last year. The total catch in Japanese
waters , Including Japanese fleet , was 27,300.
Lieutenant N. J. O'Drlen. United States
military attache , and V. Do Laguerlo , French
military attache , who followed the Japanese-
Chinese war In the Interests of their govern
ments , arrived on the Empress , the former
proceeding directly to Washington and the
latter to Paris. Both declined to talk to press
reporters.
lliiriif'il ( he V. M. C. A. IlllllillllK.
WASHINGTON , July 24. The Young
Men's Christian association building on Now
York avenue , near the Treasury department ,
was almost destroyed early this morning by
flro. C. C. Bryan's fine grocery store adJoins -
Joins the Young Men's Christian association
building on the west and was badly burned ,
while the hardware store of Jamei B. Lamlo
was also damaged. The total loss reaches
about $35,000.
XIMV I'riK-t'MH of I'n-Mi-rvlnir I'riiK.
WASHINGTON , July 24. Consul Dobelet
at Itholms , Franco , has Informed the State
department through an official report of the
discovery of a new process for keeping
fruits fresh , which consist ! ) In treating them
to a vapor from water and alcohol. The dis
covery was made by a Mr. Pettlt , who con
tends that oven fruits which have begun to
decay may be preserved for an indefinite
length of time by the process.
Siirrniiiiilril u lliinillt.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 24. John Brady ,
ono of the bandits who held up a Southern
Pacific train In Tehama county and mur
dered Sheriff Bogarda a few weeks ago. Is
said to have been surrounded by a posse
near Sacramento. It Is expected that ho
will be captured today , but as the robber la
heavily armed a desperate conflict U likely
to take place.
ON sovintr.iu.v.
Chicago Inter Occ.in : Now , If Sjvorelsn'i
knights can manage to worry along without
pocketing national bank bills poiMbly tha
banks will survive nnd alt will bo happy yet.
New York World ; The boycott of national
bank notes Is likely to find favor only with
those whoso trade Is agitation and whoio
salaries are earned In the sweat of other
men's faces.
New York Trlbuno : If Sovereign wanta
free silver Instead of wasting time on na
tional bank notes let him buy up the gold.
Then wo shall use silver perforce , and every
body will bo happy.
Indianapolis Journal ; Master Workman
Sovereign will learn Just where the limit ot
his authority Is when ho sees the unanimous
manner In which the Knights of Ixibor will
Ignore his order to refuse national bank notes.
So long as bank notes pay the bills "tho tollIng -
Ing thousands" will not decline to accpt
thorn ,
Philadelphia Record : General Master
Workman Sovereign's letter to the labor or
ganizations regarding a boycott of the na
tional bank notes Is characteristic of a class
of men altogether too numerous In thu
country. They are men who have axes to
grind , and who take the shortest way of
gaining their ends.
Philadelphia Times : The worklngmen who
nro In the Knights of Libor nre not fools.
They understand that dMimgogiies have sought
to Involve them In complications seriously
affcrtlng their own Intel ests , and when they
have honest money presented to them they
will accept It , even though Mr. Sovere'gn ,
who assumes to be their despotic master ,
should Issue a thousand prommclanientaa
against It.
Minneapolis Journal : Grand Master Work
man Sovereign's boycott program , If suc
cessful , would have the effect ot contracting
the currency some $200,000.000 , which U
hardly what such an Inflationist as ho de
sires. Another probjblo effect would be to
sn embarrass employers as to deprive a good
many worklngmen of their jobs about the
only thing , by the way , that Sovereign has
developed any capacity for thus far.
Boston Globe : The scheme of the chief
ot the Knights of Labor would seem to
be the first Instance In our history of a
proposal to large bodies of organized men
to boycott any of the various kinds of money
that make up our currency. But It Is safj
to say that the average creditor will con
tinue to be satisfied with collecting any kind
of money that Is owing him , and not a few
would gladly make n liberal cash discount
to secure anything legal that might bo of
fered.
runsox.vii AMI OTIIKIIWISU.
Miss Helen Gould has presented to the
Christian Endeavor society 50,000 copies of
Uov. Dr. Smith's hymn , "America. "
What's In a name ? W. Sullivan Vander-
bllt Alien has been arrested for debt In Chicago
cage and Mrs. Mlnnchaha Love McKlnlcy
Smith has been admitted to the bar of the
County of New York.
In a recent speech In London Sir Henry
Irving mentioned his son as a striking In
stance of the social ban against the actor In
Erglaml. Ills son Is a barrister , and as such
was eligible to be presented at a Icveo held
by the prince of Wales , but now being an
actor , though still a barrister , the honor 1.1
forbidden him.
It Is Mr. Gladstone's latest statement that
the older a man In good health becomes the
greater his mental activity ought to be.
Ho declares that the mind grows stronger
and clearer as the body's vitality dwindles ,
and he does not see how anything except
disease of the latter can prevent Intellectual
progress from continuing almost to the end
of a man's life.
It Is given out cold In the hot prcplncts ot
St. Louis that the local company which
lights the city with arc lamps Is losing $150-
000 a year on the $75 per lamp rate. With n
generosity peculiarly rare , the company re
fuses to glvo up the job , preferring doubtless
to lose all rather than violate a municipal
obligation. Such philanthropy deserves a
crown with a halo on the side.
It was Gcorgo Davidson , recently removed
from his place In the const and goedotlo
survey , who persuaded James Lick , the
California millionaire , to establish the
great telescope that bears his name. The
eccentric philanthropist was Induced to glvo
up a pet plan for a magnificent pyramid , to
rival that of Cheeps , only by Davldton'a
suggestion that n giant telescope would be a
far grander monument.
TKIKI.HS TAI.KUI ) AIJOUT.
Detroit Tribune : "Was ho warmly re
ceived upon the occnclon of his debut In
tragedy ? "Wnimly ? Why , they had to
down the asbestos curtain. "
Life : The Wife It must be bodtlmo ? The
Husband Hardly. The baby hasn't wnkod
up yet.
Boston TrnnFcrlpt : IlraggOh , you cnn't
get ahead of me. Synnex I don't know
us I earn to get a head of you IT the ono
you exhibit la a fair sumplcs of your stoclc
In trade.
Chicago Record : "Bovcrly ought not to bo
allowed to ride a wheel.
"Why not ? "
"He's so thin you cnn't sco him when
ho coming1 toward you. "
Texas Sittings : "Is there much dissipa
tion here ? " asked n Now Yorker of a Mainu
native.
"Nary a bit , " was the reply. "Why , tha
Bun can't oven dissipate the fog. "
New York Weekly : Appetizing. Customer
( In cheap restaurant ) Qlvo me a beefsteak
with mushrooms.
Walter ( loudly , to cook ) Slaughter in do
pan , wld fumy-gated toallbtools !
Indianapolis Journal : Minnie Dear mo !
It coats 11,000 to kill a man In battle now
adays.
Mamie I wonder why they don't use trol
ley" cars ?
Atlanta Constitution : "This mnp of your
new railroad la Imperfect. " said the Judge.
"Imperfect , your honor ? "
"Yes , sir. There's your station , there's
your tank , nnd thorn's your coal chute.
Now , whcro In thunder is your receiver ? "
Chicago Trlbuno : "You look ns If you
needed a hair cut , " Bald the elephant , nos
ing about the lion's ngp. "Heforo you go
around making remarks about other pee
ple's appearance you'd better trim down
your cars. " retorted the Hon. shaking his
mano. "You show your Ivories too much
when you talk , anyhow. "
Norrlstown Herald : Manager We must
put a great deal of realism In this wood
scene. Can you get some ono to growl seas
as to resemble n boar ?
Assitnnt I think so. There nro six or
seven chorus clrls who haven't receive !
their wages for ten weeks. I'll call thorn.
HORTICULTURAL EVENTS.
InJIiumiwlla Journal.
The cabbage and the butter bean
Once rntercd for a race ;
Dune : Nature was the starter , and
The weather set the pace.
And now thP losing ones protest
That things weren't on the dead ;
Not till the butter bran was pulled
Did the cabbage xet a head.
A .SOM3 OK 'I'UOHltKSS.
Frank L. Btanton In the TlmH raM.
How fa t this world moves along , with
science us HH guide !
( John , tire up the carriage ; I am going for
In ila'rkest space it leaves a rare Illuminated
( Orde six yards of lightning for a auldc
electric bath. )
How various Its Inventions ! They dazzle
sense and sight !
( John , cable tner to London for a dinner
Wednesday night. )
How swift the march of sclerce , though P -
slmlHts may laugh. . . . .
( Hero's MoIIio's picture , painted by the new
telautograph. )
It's forward march ! forever the great pro-
( I BeeThoy'vo put new life In that electro-
It's march ! forever In npito of
' '
( I'm | that nlrnhlp for a trip
nround the stars. )
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