THE OMAHA DAILY DIOR : 'mrHSDAY , JULY 25 , 1805. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. _ _ E ! UuinWATRll , Kditor. ot' sunHrtrnon. ' Dally tier ( Without flunrtiiy ) . One Year. . . . . .IS JJ ft'- Dfillv Ittf ntiJ Riin.lay. . One Year . 10 OP H Ix Monti. . * . . . SJ * Tlirre Mnnllii . fiund.iy ! > < , Oni1 Yenr . . , . . ! - JJJ BAIuninx Her , Ono Year . ' JV Weekly Ilee , Una Y ir . 61 OKPICB9. Omntia , Th UP * tlulMlni ? . . . . . „ , _ South Omnlin. Pinker nik. , Corner N and Jltli Sts CouniMI liliifTK , K Pnrl < Hit-eel. Chlonen Olllco , 517 rlmmlwr of ammcrcf. New York Iloom1J. . II nml 15 , Tribune nulldlnB. Washington , HOT I' Ptrfet. N. W. All comtnunldtl.in to now * ami ll' . loilal inntter Khmil.l . lie : To the Eilltor. . IlTTl-'nS. 111. ? i < i.f-o * * .AiUErt 'rVrA11.11 ' KffiK ? SmSinE Omnlin. Draft * , chcckn nml pn"'n'nce ' ' ori' ! ! " . . b timJc pim-M * t" ho on ! T of the < - - < ; mPa" > . ' Tim HI3IJ rtnil.lSIIINO COMPANY. KTATKMKNT or ClIlcn.ATION. Or-orK" " 11. T7./cliurlc. 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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 * 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. ) Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report