TITIS OHAIIA DAILY IKJSt WEDNESDAY , JULY 01 , 1895.
THE OMAHA DAILY
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Rworn n In-fore me nn.l sulicorltod in my pres
ence this l t Uay of June , ISM :
( Sen ! . ) X. P. FKII. . Notary Public.
Is tinStnlc Uelk'f commission n solf-
institution ?
Tlit- loiter wi-Ulns Industry socuis to
lie tin- most thrlvhiR iiiilustry in Lin
coln. _
'iJi'teadlprGeneral Peebles made a
Kravc mistake In not buying toy pistols
InsIrnd of rifles.
AVe liuvo as yet hoard no regrets ox-
IiresNcd that the IIorr-Harvi'y debate
lusted no longer.
TCvory dollar Issued by the United
States government Is still * eaual to
every other dollar In value.
If the point of veracity is to be raised
between Governor Holeoinb and the
Omaha KaUe Mill the people will not
hesitate long as to which side inspires
tlielr eonlldenee.
The bond Investment companies and
bo us Insurance companies must KO.
They have been notified to po months
ago. Tlie authorities should not dilly
dally with them longer.
It Is thus far only a war of words
over the Indian troubles up in I'luirstou
county , but the word warfare is being
willed more actively than actual war
under ordinary conditions.
Now that the city electrician has re
turned from the cast ho will find time
doubtless to ItisncOt some of the arc
lights ori outlying , streets. The service
was never more wretched *
The school board combine has not yet
recovered from the consternation caused
by the refusal of Its llrsl choice to ac
cept the superlntendeiicy at its hands.
It Is baring u hard time to 11 ml the
proper tool.
There Is no dispute as lo the facts of
the democratic disunion in Nebraska.
The chairman of the free silver faction
may with safety take down bis procla
mation In which He tells the good demo
crats of the state what bad men the
administration fellows are.
If Attorney General A. Kybnn
Churchill had retained Mr. Summers
as his deputy and had consulted him
with regard to the status of the Insti
tute for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha
ho would not have gotten Into the pre
dicament caused by denying that the in
stitute Is an educational Institution
-within tlio meaning of the constitutional
provision.
Attorney General Churchill , who In
sists that the Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb Is an asylum , may be sur
prised to learn that there Is no one in
the asylum now excepting the em
ployes who are drawing salaries from
the state , all the other Inmates being
away on their vacations.Ve venture
to assert that no such situation has
ever existed at any other "asylum" any
where.
Tudgti Cornish , the referee of the fed
eral court , has Hied a report In which
be decides that the Kansas City and
Omaha line- cannot pay Its taxes legally
because It has no money. Let , us hope
the Union Pacific will not be called
upon to take advantage of tills ruling
and deprive Omaha of a large revenue.
It Is also to be hoped that taxpayers
generally will not bo permitted to
evade payment of taxes on similar pre
texts. "
Land Commissioner Hussell says tlmt
ho has paid for the printing of the pen
itentiary appraisement out of his own
private purse. If this Is It Is a
dowmlght disgrace that he should be
left to bear the whole burden alone.
AVhere are the appraisers who drew
Tiitl.lO ? And where Is Dorgan , to
whom an sward was made of ? : it- ;
40S.WV Are these beneficiaries going to
let the poor land commissioner .stand
the-expense of printing the evidence of
their political thrift :
Another bond Investment , get-some-
thlng-for-nothlng scheme has been ex
posed by the State Hanking board. It
is hardly probable that many intelligent
people can be duped by bond investment
fUIrs : ) since the press and the postal
authorities have shown them up In
their true colors so often. When the
agents of these concerns makerepresen
tations of fabulous profits to If * derived
y Investors in their bonds tlu-y should
bear In mind that no enterprise can pay
excessive Interest for a term of yeai-s
without ittjury to Its stockholders. The
promise of enormous protlts lieM out by
bond Investment companies stamp them
as swindle * .
rtn : ntTtis AXD ntniuaAnvus or
TUK aoYKiixon.
Mr. Charles Offutt , an attorney who
las iniule some reputation lift n legal
idviscr of corporations , has rushed Into
[ irlnt with an open letter addressed to
Governor llolcomb to admonish him as
: o his duties and prerogatives as chief
'xcciitlvo ' of the state of Nebraska.
Had this letter been written In
friendly temper Instead of bristling with
nsiilt and disparaging Innuendo it
night have been entitled to respectful
consideration , although the points
alsed by Mr. Offult will not stand the
test of critical analysis.
Divested of technical verbiage , the
lolnts raised by Mr. Offutt are : 1'lrst ,
ilint Governor llolcomb , as a minis
terial olllcer , has no right to assume to
leclde the question of the constitution-
: ility of the new police commission
law , but must comply with Its provi
sions. Secoiid , that as chief executive
if the state the governor is In duty
bound to enforce all laws enacted by
the legislature until these laws are de-
lared void by the courts. Third , -that
the only course the governor can legally
pursue Is lo join In the appointment of
a new board of police-commissioners
and to use the power of the military ,
if necessary , to place It in possession of
the olllce.
These points are all based on one un
tenable assumption , and that is that
the functions of the governor in con-
lectlon with the appointment of police
. omnilssloners are ministerial , when , In
fact , they are executive and discretion-
iry. No legislative mandate can com
pel the governor to abdicate executive
[ lower vested In him by the constitu
tion. For example , the constitution
makes the governor commander-iu-chlef
if the military force * of the state. Sup
pose the legislature should pass a law
[ hat would vest the appointment of the
governor's military stair or any militia
olllcer In a board composed of the gov
ernor , attorney general and commis
sioner of public lands. What would
be the right and duty of the governor
In such case ? Would he be expected
to abdicate his power as commander-ln-
chief to two civil olilcers because the
legislature hits overreached its author
ity ? The constitution vests the par-
ujiing ! power in the governor. Snp-
) ese a legislature should , without a dis
senting vote , pass a law creating a
board of pardons made up of the gov
ernor , attorney general and commis
sioner of public lauds. Would the
governor be obliged to comply with
this law and act with a board that de
prived him of his constitutional prero
gative ? Would he be legally liable to
Impeachment If lie should continue to
exercise executive clemency and grant
pardons In conformity with the consti
tution and regardless of the alleged
law ?
The controversy over the police com
mission act involves this very princi
ple of executive rights and executive
prerogatives. It Is the manifest duty
of the governor to protect these prero
gatives against legislative encroach
ment just as he would any usurpation
of constitutional powers ami duties de
volving upon him.
It all depends , of course , whose ox
Is gored. When Governor Thayer ,
who was not even a candidate for re
election , refused to give up his olllce to
the duly elected governor and sur
rounded himself with militia to defend
what he considered his executive pre
rogative on the sole ground that. In
iiis personal belief , James K , l > oyd was
not eligible to the olllce of governor ,
no corporation lawyer ventured to deny
that he had a right lo hold olllce until
the courts should oust him. Two years
ago , before the maximum rate law went
Into effect , corporation lawyers secured
an Injunction against its enforcement ,
and have kept it In abeyance ever
since. In that case the duty of the
State Hoard of Transportation was
purely ministerial.
Mr. Offutt pretends to scout the Idea
that there Is any danger of disorder oi
l-lot if two police commissions are
named. The Bee makes bold to assert
that there will be danger to life and
property in a conflict between two sets
of police olilcers. It makes bold to as
sert furthermore that the course pur
sued by Governor llolcomb In trying
to avert the impending conflict meets
with the hearty approval of the besi
citizens and the great mass of tax
payers. Instead of Insulting and abus
ing the governor for doing all In his
power to prevent a resort to force Mr.
Offutt should address his letters to the
attorney -general and the land commis
sioner , urging them to unite with the
governor in securing a speedy adjudi
cation of the disputed constitutionality
of the new law at ( lie hands of the
supreme court. If Mr. Oll'ult has been
retained to uphold the new law he
should be glad of the opportunity
which the ucllefl suggested by the gov
ernor will give him to have his clients'
case ( pilckly disposed of by the only
tribunal that can settle It.
niMKT.1 M.r.sr.sWATW.M / : / > .
All testimony is to the effect tlmt the
Kngllsh blmetalllsts are greatly en
couraged by the result of the elections.
They say that with a unionist govern
ment In power their cause has been
much strengthened in olllelal quarters
and express confidence that they will
get a respectful hearing from the new
government , a consideration they did
not receive from Its predecessor. The
Uoselu > ry government gave no counte
nance whatever to the advocates of bi
metallism. It was as Intolerant of the
arguments from that source as the free
silver men here are of the views of the
advocates of true bimetallism. In the
Salisbury ministry there are several
pronounced champions of a rehabilita
tion of silver through International
agreement and others , who , while they
have not declared themselves , are un
derstood not to be unfriendly to that
policy.
Hut tills : Is not all that encourages
the Ilrltlsh bimetallists. They Imvo
made u considerable gain In the House
of Commons. While this question was
not conspicuous In the campaign , It was
not lost sight of by many of the con
stituencies and it Is stated that In the
textile manufacturing districts and the
agricultural sections many candidates
were elected oil this question alone. In
Rome close districts the currency vole
was undoubtedly strong enough to de
cide the election. The Inlltieiice of the
Hlmelallle league was brought to bear
directly or Indirectly upon IKK ) boroughs
and districts , In which candidates were
questioned on tills subject and their
answerspublished. . Thus the Influence
of the league was widely exerted and
the result shows with effect.
What the future operations of the
Hrltlsh blmetalllsts will be is not fore
shadowed , but It. Is easy to divine that
one of ( he tilings they will aim to ac
complish Is to obtain representation In
an international conference. If one shall
be called. It Is probable that they will
also seek , at the earliest opportunity , to
get an expression from the government
which will determine Its sentiment re
garding Hitch a conference. It Is to be
presumed tlmt very soon after the re
assembling of Parliament the advocates
of bimetallism will endeavor to secure
an expression from the government and
Its diameter will perhaps bo decisive of
the question whether or not a confer
ence will lie called. It is quite posslb.'e
that the German government , to which
all the Interested countries are looking
to take the Initiative , is waiting to
ascertain what the new British govern
ment's attitude toward a conference will
be , because It would manifestly lib
wholly useless to invite the nations to
confer regarding silver if that govern
ment Is adverse to having anything
done looking to the larger recognition of
silver by the great commercial nations.
This seems a plausible explanation of
the apparent apathy of the German
government regarding tills matter. With
this view of Hie situation the re
assembling of the British Parliament
will be of very great interest to the
friends of bimetallism everywhere.
When it is considered that Mr. Balfour
will be the government lender in Hie
House of Commons it ought to be a
safe prediction that there will be no ex
pression unfriendly to an International
monetary conference.
rw ; TKLKi'imxK UHWXAXCK.
The council is lo be called upon to
pass an ordinance ordering all telephone
wires In the district bounded by How
ard , Cass and Eighteenth streets under
ground and the great argument urged
in its favor is that it will give Hie workIng -
Ing man employment in laying more
conduits. This might be a good thing in
its way if it really did what it purports
to do. But we are informed that as
now drawn the proposed ordinance will
not compel the telephone company to
put a single wire under ground. All tel
ephone wires In the district named are
already burled.
Why shouldn't the ordinance be mnde
lo Include Ihe entire business .area
hounded by Leavenworth , Cumlng nnd
Twenty-fourth streets ? Such an ordi
nance would be no hardship upon the
telephone company , as it would require
it to lay but a couple of miles of con
duit and would entail an expenditure
of not more than $ ; j,00l. ( It would at
the same time better effect the real ob
ject of the ordinance namely , to keep
out competing companies that are not
ready to invest the capital necessary for
a conduit system. The advantage ac
cruing to the telephone company ought
to be well worth the expenditure of a
few thousand dollars for labor.
CK FliUM AllllOAD.
Some weeks ago a prominent Amer
ican financier who had been abroad
announced that there had been a very
decided change of feeling in the finan
cial centers of Kuropc regarding Amer
ican securities , which for nearly two
years bad been under a cloud of distrust ,
and lie predicted a large investment of
foreign capital in the better class of se
curities. More recently Hie assistant
secretary of the treasury , who went to
London to close up the bond transaction
with the syndicate , brought buck the
information that there was increasing
eonlldenee in American Investments ,
Hie feeling abroad being that the United
States is entering upon an era of great
prosperity. Keassurlug advices have
come from other sources. London news
paper correspondents state that finan
ciers there speak hopefully of the im
proved condition of the treasury , hav
ing reference/ the restored gold
reserve , and express the opinion
that there will" not be u recur-
r.enco of the crisis which com
pelled the government to sell bonds In
order to replenish the _ stock of gold.
These British financiers are represented
as saying that while there is nothing to
prevent Wall street speculators from
exporting gold for the sake of Influenc
ing the market , operations of this kind
cannot be directly profitable under ex
isting conditions of exchange , but only
indirectly , by affecting the values of
stocks.
There has boon no very substantial
evidence as yet of the Improved confi
dence abroad in American investments.
A few weeks ago there was a better de
mand for our securities , but it was soon
satisfied and the foreign market for
these securities has since been quiet.
But this Is not to be construed as an
unfavorable indication , or as discredit
ing the statements of Improved con
fidence In American Investments. The
owners of idle capital in Europe , of
which Hie amount is said to be enor
mous , want to be fully assured that
the promise of good crops In this coun
try will be realized , and they also want
to see unmistakable indications of a
prolonged prosperity before sending
their money here freely. These careful
financiers know that there Is still a
great deal of unemployed capital in the
United States and ( fiat no more is (
needed at present. But when the crops
shall have been harvested and the tide
of prosperity reaches all Interests for
eign capital , there is every reason to
believe , will come hero In large volume ,
not merely for _ the purchase of secur
ities , but for Investment In various en
terprises that promise profitable re
turns.
It Is said that the free silver agitation
operates as a chock to foreign Invest
ments and doubtless this is to some ex
tent true , but the manifest fact tlmt the
demand for free silver is steadily losing
ground must soon deprive the agitation
of any damaging influence. It ought
to-be as apparent to foreign as to home
capitalists that there Is no danger of
this country , Adopting the free and un
limited collide of silver , at any rate for
years to comeg nnd that there is no
probability ti ? any change In our mon
etary systeij ! | which will Interfere with
( he maintenance of the existing stand
ard , which'1 Is" "absolutely necessary to
the imtloim'l credit and welfare.
The Burlington road Is now surveying
two lines thfoilgh the Yellowstone pail :
and proposes io petition congress for
permission to run Its tracks through Hie
great nntloiui.1 preserve. It Is gratifying
to note that any railway has In contem
plation the extension of Us lines In this
season of depression. From the prac
tical view point a line through Hie park
is Just what the people of this country
need , but the sentimentalists will prob
ably besiege congress to kill the meas
ure by which It Is proposed to admit the
Iron horse Into the park. It Is doubtful
whether congress will grant such priv
ilege to any road because It would have
to grant Hie same privilege to all the
other roads.
The delegates to the meeting of the
International geographical congress at
London have expressed themselves as
favorable to further exploration of the
Antarctic. AVe fear , however , that Hie
real reason for this-action is to IIP
traced lo Hie temperature , which would
make any ordinary man view an Arctic
expedition with complacence. If the
congress were sitting during the winter
time the reception of Hie proposition for
further exploration of the south pole
might have been considerably more
chilly.
C'iileasu Tlnifs-Hci-ald.
They say "Coin" Harvey lias tnlJ that
story so often that Us actually believes it.
'i'litViiiiNhliiK' HcmliKlcr.
\Vuslilnnlon Post.
By taking away the free seed" ! S'orctary
Morton has Inflicted a great Injjrv in the
medium sized statesman. Without tin annual
distribution of seed there are a ( jraat mai.y
people who would nevrr have a reminder
that they are represented In consreis.
I'lllliw I'p AVonltli.
rili.lie-Democrat.
A well Itnov/n writer" In the No'th Ameri
can Review says the i ; ilted rf'atrs ! s sn-
creasliiR In wealth at ti ! ? rate of . ' . " .OOO.OOO a
day. Uncle Sam personally nt pra ant is not
growing up with the connry , but ha expects
a return of republican 'uck mxt y ar.
< > lit-frat
Kiina.is City Star.
The defense of Uurriv , who U under Irlnl
for the Kmanuel church murders In San
Francisco , Is tp betnido cnlofly rpon
technicalities , , a . plan fo1defeatinc ; justice
which seldom. fals | where the evidence
against the nccusetl Is clroumsta'iUal and
where the attorneys for the defense t-re
thoroughly familiar with th * w.Mk points In
the American system of inrlipruilaiiee.
Horns , iif - duniltiiiinii. .
t'MfinKO Post ,
The managers of the Atlanta exposition ex
plain that the bull fights for wi-.idi they
have given a concession ate iot ; ! " be bar
barities , but merely fakes. The lurns of the
bulls are to bo padded. The proposal mid
explanation place the ma lagers n the hi rns
of a dilemma they will not find paddeJ.
The Mexicans , for wh im they sa/ they arc
to give the bull fights , will not tolerate ths
fake. Americans will not tohrnte the bar
barity. ' "
' Too Ilniuly with Tlirlr'-CmiH. '
ChkiiKA 'intpr-Oci'An ' ,
The apologists of 'the Spanish admlfal who
fired solid shot'at ' the Carrlo A. Ifine , hauled
her to , and boarded her , tell us : ! "The Span
ish onicers were very polite and made but a
slight eixam.natlon. ! " It reminds one of the
Irishman and the bull. The bull chased him
across the field and Just ns I'at reached the
fence he horned and tossed him and Pat
luckily alighted on the other side. The bull
pawed the earth and bellowed. Pat looked
at him and icnurkcd : "Yes. be Jabr. , you're
very perlito bowln' , and scrapin' , and 'polo-
glzin' , but you dli It a purpose , and you knew
it , you old brute. "
I.llHt < lf ( ! ! < Itl'l'clKTM.
CIllcilKU I'ORt.
Edward Beecher has passed .away at the
ago of 92. For a pumber of years he has
been merely a link to connect the present
generation with the Illustrious Ileecher family
of the past , but his labors , his energy and his
long career of usefulness have marked him as
a worthy son of the stern old Connecticut
clergyman. He was the oldest surviving
member of the famous group of brothers and
sisters , most of whom have now passed Into
the valley of the shadow beyond. His leadIng -
Ing principle In llfo was that man's present
existence Is the outgrowth of a former life
as welt as a prelude to a"future one ; and that
the strife between good and evil , while It will
not be terminated In this life , will be har
monized sooner or later In an everlasting con
cord.
The IllNliiK Tlilr of 1'ro.spi-rH.v.
Ualtlmoro Xcws.
The voluntary raising of wages on the part
of b'.g companies employing labor ha1 ? aroused
a feeling of satisfaction throughout the coun
try us Indicating In an incontrovertible way
an Improvement In the times , but now come ?
a very striking additional proof of the fact-
two Important railroad companies have joined
In Ihe movement. One of these , the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois , lias just announced that It
will restore to its employe the 10 per cent
that was taken from their wages In 1S93 , and
about 1,000 men will get the benefit of the
advance. This hnppy example Is likely to be
followed by other companies , aa the freight
trafllc Is reported to bo particularly good at
present , and In a little while thousands of
worthy employes are likely to realize from
personal experience that the country has en
tered upon a fresh era of prosperity.
IOWA I'HHSS r
Sioux City Tribune : It Is worth while
having faith In the.Intelligence of the people
after all. The democratic county conventions
of Saturday show that they know something
about the money question and the wiles of
their republican fcnetny.
Cedar Haplds Gazette : When crops are
bad the railways' ' cannot afford to build new
depots , and this rtr the crops In Iowa are
BO extraordinarily gossl that It Is feared the
railways will haveno | time to devote to
depot building.Vh'eu a city is between such
fates what U to he done ?
Des Molnes L'eh'ileV ' ' : Many of the re
publicans this year who nre trying to make
light of the democratic contention that It Is
dangerous and wwjigsit to pass the constitu
tional amendment lesolutlon by the next
legislature about - + trp- time next. If their
present campaign/ * ' a successful one , will
be beseeching democratic newspapers and
democratic leaders itif'turn In and help de
feat the amcndmetfl rx'fore the people. ThU
fs not a theory bUtth tact.
Des Molnes Capital : ! The candidacy of
Judge Habb for g9wr.nor may amount to
something after aj\ \ , , . 'Jhe ] fact that he 1s a
lifelong democrat given him apparently a
good chance for the nomination In a year
when the party stands no show of success.
In years when the party has good hope for
winning the nominations are likely to be
given to former republicans. The only demo
cratic ticket elected In this state In forty
years numbered three .or four retired re
publicans out of five candidates.
Davenport Democrat : The fanners of Ne
braska , Kansas and other states beyond the
Missouri river are In better circumstances
than they were six months ago. It Is not
becau'se of the Industrial activity , biit on ac
count of the good crops. Many of them gave
their notes as lecurlty for seed grain In the
spring , and now they are paying them off
and saving the Interest. The notes are not
due till December and the fact that they arc
being taken up In advance shows that the
crops are being sold. After the drouth of
last year the fanners tut there had very
little , many of them nothing , to convert Into
money.
RAILROADS MUST OBEY LAW
Secretary Morton Insists Upon Better Treat
ment of Live Stock in Transit ,
WESTERN LINES THE CHIEF OFFENDERS
SIIJM the Slutiitt-M llritnlrliirc Kent mill
AVutt-r for Llvi.Stock lit 'I'riui-
Mlt Murit lie ( lliKi-rvi-il
tu the Ijittcr.
WASHINGTON , July 30. Comparatively
frequent complaints have been filed at the
Agricultural department alleging violations of
the law by railway companies In keeping live
stock In transit confined In cars for over
twenty-four hours , the legal allotted limit , or
falling to glvo the stock live continuous hours
of rest when unloaded. Most of the com
plaints Involve western roads. Secretary Mor
ton Is determined that the laws regulating
the transportation of stock shall be enforced -
forced and representatives of the department
will bo required to assist by furnishing all In
formation of violation of the law that can be
procured to the Department of Justice. The
secretary has sent to all railway comp.in.lo *
engaged In live stock transportation the fol
lowing circular , Insisting on strict compliance
with the law :
"The attention of the officers of nil rallwiiy
companies engaged In the transportation of
llvo stock from ono etato or territory into an
other , or whoso roads form any part of a line
transporting llvo stock from one state or terri
tory Into another , Is directed to sections 43SC ,
4387 , 43S8. and 43SD of tha revised statutes.
Complaint has bon male to this department by
Its olilcers supervising the movement of ani
mals into Interstate and export trade that the
provisions of those sections are not compiled
with by many railroad companies and that
cattle and other live stock nro confined In cars
for n period exceeding twenty-four hours , and
that at times when they are unloaded they
are not allowed the five consecutive hours for
rest provided by statute.
"The failure of the railroads to conform
with this law causes animals great suffering
while in transit to points of destination , which
It Is the Intension of the law to prevent. Ila'l-
way companies will therefore make such ar
rangements as are necessary In their train
service and provide the necessary feeding and
watering stations to comply with the statutes
nnd any failure to do this will render them
Ilabls en conviction to the penalty provided
In section 43S8. "
CAI.I.IM ; A rt : vsi'i. ' TO ACCOUNT.
AccMiMcil of I'M I HUT Improper I.IIIIKIIIIK * '
AKIlllINt ( IIII'llllril StlltcH.
WASHINGTON , July 30. As no official
complaint from Franc Woodward , the New
York newspaper correspondent , against the
United States consular agent at Gl.bara , Cuba.
has been received at the department. It Is pre
sumed that the matter has been made the sub
ject of a. personal communication to Secretary
Olnoy. Mr. Woodward's complaint Is that the
consular agent Is an officer of the Spanish
government and that ho was Insolent and
treasonabb In 1 Is utte-ar.css. The first charge
wculd carry no weight with the State depart
ment. Hec use of the ilfllc'Jl y of U ding sult-
able persons to undertake the business of
these small agencies , where the remuneration
is not sufficient to attract an American from
his homo , the department has adopted the
practice of permitting the consular officer
In whose district the place Is located to name
some resident who might undertake the duties
of the office. The person so named la usually.
or at least In the majority of the cases , a
native of the country , and while the depait-
ment Is required to confirm the consul's alec-
tlon , this Is generally purely a pro formu
proceeding. The fact that the appointee Is an
cfilclal of the country does not disqualify
him from our point of view , although in same
cases , notably In. Great Britain and Mexico ,
the governments of these countries will not
permit their officials to serve a foreign gov
ernment.
The second charge , touching the utterances
of the agent , may be Investigated. In this
case the complaint of Mr. Woodward will
be referred to the consular officer having gen
eral charge In his district , who happens to
bo Vice Commercial Agent Joaquln Sadan at
Neuvitas , also a Spaniard. If it Is true , as
alleged by Mr. Woodward , that Consular
Agent Bulora openly asserted that the United
States was In sympathy with the Cuban In
surrectionists , he will doubtless bo called to
account' for this statement , but this point
must be substantiated by tlic examination of
the Neuvitas agent. It Is probable that one
effect of the complaint will be to cause a re
arrangement of the consular agencies In thin
particular district , for nt present thl
anomalous condition exists that the agency at
Gibara , which is a dependency of the Neuvitas
agency , pays in fees an ajnount of about
$1,000 a year , while the principal agency at
Neuvitas pays only $400. Therefore , it Is
possible that the place at Gibara may be
erected Into a full-fledged consulate , If con
gress , assents , and thus bo filled by an Amer
ican citizen ,
_ _
OUH M3AD MIMXfJ IMM'STHY.
SonicFluiiro.s Showing ; the I
of I/nxt Yi'iir' Yi'oi-K.
WASHINGTON , July 30. In discussing the
lead mining Industry for 18D1 the geological
survey report says that the year was one
of exceptionally low prices. Mining declined ,
and It was necessary to draw on foreign
sources to supply the deficiencies. The pro
duction of refined lead In the United States
has grown from liOO ! short tons In 1825 to
219,000 in 1894. The product of 1893 was >
the largest on record , amounting to 229,000
short tons. The lead markets of the United
States are supplied from four sources. The
first Is from domestic mining , divided be
tween the soft lead ores of the Mississippi
valley and the silver lead ores of the Rocky
mountains. The second source Is Mexico
and Dritlsh Columbia. The third Is the base
bullion sent from Mexico for desilverizing
and refining In bond In this country and the
fourth Is refined foreign lead. The Inter
locking sources have greatly complicated the
compilation of lead statistics and made
knowledge of the domestic product difficult to
obtain. The following figures show by states
the domestic product smelted : Colorado.
50,600 tons ; Idaho. 33,000 tons ; Utah , 23,200
tons ; Montana , 9.COO tons.
Other producing states are Nevada , New
Mexico , Arizona , California , Missouri , Kansas ,
Wisconsin and Tennessee. The total domes
tic product Is put at 132.700 tons. The con
sumption of lead Is placed at 102,371 tone.
Prices during ihe year ranged from 3.70 to
3.02 % cents per pound.
WII.I. MAlvl ? A GJIHAT SHOWING.
Hulled StiitfN Kvhlhlt lit Atlanta I2x.
poMltloii KIMV I2iirmit < > .
WASHINGTON. July 30. Elaborate prep
arations are being made at most of the govern
ment departments to furnish adequate exhib
its at the Atlanta exposition. From the
geological survey a large number of speci
mens of valuable precious metals and min
erals will bo sent In well protected cases.
Thu work In Washington In the Agricultural
department exhibits will bo completed at the
end of the week. There will bo fifteen car
loads In a ! ! , half of which are already on
the v.ay. The exhibits of ornithology , mam
malogy , paleontology , the bureau of animal
Industry , 'he illvldnn of publication and the
weather bureau were shipped from here yes
terday. Chairman Dabney of the govern
ment board of management will leave for
Atlanta at the end of the week , when the
offices of the board will be established there.
The following have been detailed to take
charge of thn respective bureau exhibits of
the Agricultural department : C. It. Dodge ,
fiber Investigations ; W. ! ' . Tomllnson , agri
cultural museum ; 1' . P. Dorsett. vegetable
pathology ; Dr. A. K. Fisher , ornithology and
mammalogy ; William C. Langdon , jr. , agri
cultural soils ; Prof. n. K. Fornow , forestry ;
V > ' . A. Taylor , pomology ; Dr. C. F. Dawson ,
bureau of animal Industry ; R. A. Preble ,
ornithology and mammalogy ; Prof. C. 8.
Marvin , weather bureau ; G. II. Hicks , botany ;
D. W. Colqultt , entomology : A. J. I'eteri ,
botany ; George D. Sudwortb , forestry ;
Amanda Newton , wax work. "
Ciilitnlii KVIIIIM Wiiiilo ii Oil mine.
WASHINGTON , July 30. Cjptaln H. K.
Evans wan at the Nivy'dcpartmcot and had
a long conference with Asilitant Secretary
McAdoo. He U dcilroua of being relieved of
the command of the Now York anil being as-
ilgned to the command of the now baltlwhlp
Indlntn.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ni.scovnuicn A noia : ix Tim IA\V ,
( * ni Norr CSo to Mexico
uiiil Ntny If Tlio > - Work It lll li .
WASHINGTON , July 30.-Thoro U some
reason to believe that u rottplo of absconders
from the United States have discovered n
hole In the meshes of the law which may
make It fmposslblo In many cases to secure
the extradition of criminals fleeing Into Mexico
ice from the United States , no matter how
grave the charge laid against thorn. About a
month ago the Stnto department , upon the
application of the governor of Iowa , sought
to secure the extradition of Chester and Rich
ard Howe , the former being treasurer of
Poweshlek county , Iowa , and an embezzler
of about $10,000 , and the latter , his brother ,
charged with complicity In the crime. The
men wont boldly to the City of Mexico under
the name of Hop , and when It was sought to
servo the extradition papers they set up the
claim that they were not citizens of the
United States , but naturalized citizens of
Mexico. They had accomplished this change
In their nationality by the simple process of
putcliaoing BOino real estate and electing to
become Moxlcan citizens. According to the
lax Mexican law this was sufficient to make
tlirm actual Mexican citizens. As under the
extradition treaty between the United State *
and Mexico neither country Is bound _ to sur
render Its own citizens In answer to a de
mand for extradition , It Is apparent that the
way Is tint ? opened for a general evasion of
It by criminals , unless the Mexican govern
ment should decide to take a broader view
of the Mexican law. So far , no official notice
of the decision of that government upon the
point the United States raised has reached the
State department , nnd the matter has given
rlso to serious apprehension nt the depart
ment.
Till' ' , llOIUil.V.S OliTCI.ASSKD.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : Holmes may as
well get what satisfaction he can out of the
fact that he has probably broken the record
for cold-blooded , sordid murders In tills end
of the cpntury. He scorns tu have been born
a few centuries too late. The Dorgias would
have been nice , congenial companions for ;
man of his caliber.
Indianapolis Journal : The crimps at
tributed to Holmes are already' numerous
and so revolting that It seems the public
would ask that no more evidence of the
deeds of this cold-blooded and repulsive
slaughterer of human beings shall be given.
He should be tried , convicted and executed.
The only advantage that can be hoped for
by the revelations of his crimes Is that he
may make murder so hideous that no sane
person will hereafter place himself In a list
that contains the name of Holmes.
Chicago Tribune : There seems to bo n
disposition on the part of all the cranks In
the United States to come here anil tell
grewsome tales about Holmes. It may be
that he had a mania for killing stenogr.ipners
and typewrltlsts and that lie Is responsible
for the disappearance of all the women who
went astray during the summer vi'l fjll of
1892 , but the probabilities ae that while he
Is n murderer , ho Is not the cambitutlon of
Nero , Borgia and Bluebeard which he wculd
be were all these "revelations" true.
St. Paul Globe : The world will be well
rid of such a monstrosity as he , as < | iilckly
as ho can be put out of It under the forms
of human Justice. It is a gratifying circum
stance that he is likely to be ex'ridlted to
Canada , where the administration of ctlmlnal
laws Is not subject to Ihe delays which
hamper It In this country. There Is no les-
SOD to bo learned from his life except tiiat
the existence of such a monster shows the
Inadequacy of all educational and mcal In
fluences to .modify the Inherent and organic
depravity of the natural born criminal.
Philadelphia Record : The assassin Holmes
scorns more than a mern criminal , linbufd
with the darkest of hu.iun I.IS. ICBS ; he
emerges more clearly every day : n the l.ghl
of a fiend , When he first gave vent to hla
half-braggadocio confession of wickedness
his utterances struck one as thi < melodra
matic attempt of a lylug boaster to enjoy a
short reign of cheap notoriety. But with
murder upon murder heaped agalcbt the
door of his cell he seems to be the mur
derous Instinct Incarnate. If he would epen
his lips he could undoubtedly inko clear a
half-score of mysterious disappearances.
IMSIISO.VAI * AMI OTHICUJVISB.
With a little more fndtiftry It Is probable
Chicago will unearth the bones of Charley
lloss and Willie Tascott.
The Mexican president , Porfirlo Diaz , goes
duck hunting onca a year , but apart from this
brief annual outing he has not left the City of
Mexico for seven years.
Strange events are happening nowadays.
The city of Cleveland Is mowing down tele
graph and telephone poles without the con
sent of the respective companies.
A Chicago paper again proclaims the city
as the largest In the Unlntcd States , there
fore , the "queen of America. " By persisting
in proclamations of this kind , foinc of the
residents will believe them presently.
Georgia pipers are telling In apparent good
faith of a negro at Blakcly , Ga. , who was
struck on the head by a bolt of lightning n
few days ago and who , though receiving a
deep gash In his scalp , Is now as spry as
ever.
As a companion for the revised and
amended bible vindicating woman comes the
discovery that the man in the moon is In
reality a woman. Unfortunately the discov
erer neglected to state that she Is garbed In
bloomers.
Thomas Addis Emmet , who died In New-
York City on Thursday , aged CO years , was
a native of Now York. He was named for
his grandfather , who came to this country In
1804 , and was a brother of Robert Emmet , the
Irish patriot.
Calvin R. Baker of Watertown , Mas ? . ,
wanted a pension , nnd , making a cut In his
leg , he Inserted a copper cerjt. Blood poison
ing followed , his leg was amputated , and he
got a pension for "Injuries sustained In the
war. " The facts came out through his con
fession , lie's In the asylum now.
The growth of religious sentiment In Now
York U a plmso of reform development ex
citing considerable Interest. An Immigrant
girl , who knelt In prayer before Trinity's
bronze doors the other day. moved Broadway
to wonder , and collected such a crowd that a
policeman was called to check the excitement.
There Is room for the movement to grow.
The Walter Plielps Dodge who poses In
the London Times as an American who Is
"glad of the opportunity to fight home rule"
by contributing money to the unionist candi
dates , has been cruelly exposed by the Hart
ford Tinus. Mr. Dodge appears to bo u man
who keeps the British flag Hying In front of
his new residence at Slniibury , Conn. , and
who has all his children reared and educated
under English Influences.
No matter what the fate of tha silver Issue
may be , Dick Bland's farm will continue the
free and unlimited coinage of apples. Rich
ard's farm U a vast orchard containing 5,000
apple trees of ono variety. Bach tree bears
five bushels In good seasons which readily sell
for 40 cents a bushel. Twenty-five thousand
bushels of apples at 40 cents a bushel nets
the Missouri statesman enough to drive the
wolflsh goldbugs from his door.
The first mot of the new czar was deliv
ered upon the occasion of M. Da Olers' official
visit to the emperor , who received him with
the greatest demonstration of friendship , at
the same time expressing the hope that , not
withstanding M. De Glers' reported wish to
retire from office , he would still continue
to work with him for many years. "But ,
your majesty , It Is scarcely possible ; look ot
my feet , they will hardly carry me. " The
czir replied : "I am very sorry for you , but
as far as I am concerned , I do not want your
feet. I want your head ! "
A .lOVI'M.
Ahiinilniit Crop nuil ll
Cliloneo Post.
For many months pail little but n cry ot
distress has been heard from the state of Ne
braska. Stories of drouth , crop failure anil
consequent destitution and suffering have fol
lowed rach other In rapid succession , Now
all this Is changed and from Nebraska comrs
one exultant shout of prosperity ami hsppl-
no * * . For destitution and famine the Inhab
itants see In prospect barns filled with plenty
and presses bursting with now wine. No-
broik.i fields are Jint now dropping fatnrss
on every sldo ; her little hills nre rejoicing
right pleasantly. The people of that stats
sen the largest corn crop In prospect they
have over gathered nnd they ate correspond
ingly happy.
Whatever there may be as to the sovereignty
eignty of corn In other states , there Is none
In Nebraska. Tlioro corn Is king , without n
rival , nnd upon thp corn crop the people ttoi
pond for thrlr prosperity not so much as
those uf LouMiinu do upon cotton , perhaps ,
but still very largely. Up till th present
year 1SS9 was the banner one In Nebraska.
! > o far aa the production of corn is concerned ,
In that year 5,4Si,279 ( acres were planted ,
and the yield uas 2ir.S93.iOi ) bushels , ( 'on-
ncrvatlvo estimates say that this , the largest
yield of the state , will be Increased this year
by at least 15 per rent nnd that the yield ot
corn will not bo anything short of 230,000
000 bushels.
When It Is said that corn Is the one crop
of Nebraska thn statement must bo taki'n
comparatively. In 1S0 ! 10.ri71.OM bushels ot
wheat. 43.S43.C40 bushels of oats. 1 822 111
bushels of barley , l.u.SfiOM bushels of ry
120,000 bushels of burkwhriit , 1.401,101 bush
els of ( lax seed. 72.4.11 bushels of grass nnd
clover seed and 3. 128. OSS Ions of hay were
raised In that state. The comparative in
crease In all these articles will be ns great ns
that of rorn. The state has about 20,000 ncren
planted In Xrult , anil the present was ai > rx-
cellent fruit year In that part of the routi
try. Taken as n whole. It has been n year of
more than usual abundance and Nebraska's
returned prosperity will be felt to the nttrr-
most bounds of thp union. There Is not nil
Industry In the country that will not be di
rectly or Indirectly benefited by IL
SMAl * SHOTS AT OMAHA.
Fremont Herald : Why not pull off the Cor-
btt-Fltzlmmons fight In the rooms ot
Omaha's flra nnd police commission ? H
would be a tame mill compared with some
that have taken place there tlurjng the
last two months. <
Lincoln News : Considerable worrlment
Is evinced over the threatened fact that
Omaha Is likely to have two police forces
as. soon as the new law giving the power of
appointing the police commission to other
state officials other than the governor goes
Into effect. Judging from the criminal rec
ord In the dally papers two wouldn't Iw
any too many for the mclrop.
Schuyler Herald : The Omaha school fonnrd
has dropped Dr. Marble , one of Mio lend ng
nnd best educators In the United States , af'oi-
ono year's service , and elected In hla place
nn unknown country school teacher to bp
city superintendent. The act Is an Incident
of the intrusion of the nastlness of ward
politics Into school affairs. Omaha ought
to have her school board photographed and
hang their pictures In the rogues' gallery.
VOICI * OF THIS STATU 1MI13SS.
Geneva Journal : If the farmers of Ne
braska qan harvest n good corn crop this year ,
and that now seems assured , they will get
plenty of morey of n kind that will answer
every purpose , and they will not need the
consent of any other nation on earth either.
Kearney Hub : It Is n matter of frequent
remark that the umbrella trade In Nebraska
this season has paved the way for returning
commercial prosperity. Had it over occurred
to you , dear reader , that when the umbrella
dealer prospers the fanner Is strictly In It ?
The coincidence Is notable but not alarming.
Weeping Water Republican : The crop of
small grain and corn grown In Nebraska
this year , it Is estimated , will bilng thu
state $117,000,000. Cass county will contribute-
liar share toward the grandest total the
state has yet produced In any one year. This
large amount of cauli coming into the stata
will pay oft hundreds of mortgages In the
east besides paying debts at home nnd giving
the people money with which to transact n.
voluminous business and place the people on
their feet ones more.
TICK 1,1 \ < : TIl'S.
Harper's Round Table : Teacher It
your father was to hear of your bad con
duct It would innke bin hair turn gray
Bobby I lies your pardon , sir , my fatlHT
hasn't any hair left.
Chicago I'ost : "Look hero ! " exclaimed
thP passenger on the crowded cur whcMi the
conductor reached him. "I'm tired of this
way of doing business. I wunt a seat. "
"So do I , " returned the conductor , pleas
antly. "Furep lease. "
New York Weekly : Husband WP mint
bp more economical In tinU P of conl.
Wife ( u Vassar graduate ) There are un
told billions of tons of c-oal just beneath
the earth's Biirfnec , and
Husband And ono or two big corpora
tions Just above.
Indianapolis Journal : She I got a lottrr
from papa today saying ihal he 1ms made
hl. will.
He Do WP como In nnywhere ?
She Not directly , but ho linn left nil his
money to nn nnylnm for Idlgt.s.
New York Recorder : "Suppose you were
coasting down n steep hill and nt a cross
street at the bottom foiind two trollpy
cars nipctlntr , a brass bancl on tht1 coiner
nnd a runaway horse coming up the grade ,
what would you do ? "
"I think I'd imiko my will as soon as I
got to the hos-pltal. "
Truth : Gorman Dlzer What do you defer
for a living- when your summer bonrdura
leave you ?
Berkshire Farmer Wnnl , nlmoiit same as
I've been doln' koo | > on fattening hogs.
1'lillndolphln Times : "I think , madam ,
mild tin- physician , after a onroful Investi
gation of the patient's oast' , "I think
madam , the tiouble must be with the
liver. "
" 1 don't KCO how that can b < > , doctor ; I
never eat It mysulf. nnd the bontders
haven't complalnid. "
Washington Star : "William , " she said ,
severely , " 1 nm HiirprlHod that you nuuld S'i
forget yourself UH to bet on a hurno race "
"I haven't boon betting on any liorso
race , " was the reply. "Yon wrong mi5.
What I but on was the probable intention
of the horse owners. "
PASSED IJETtt'KKN THEM.
Chlcapn Iteconl.
The man stood on the ciwslng stones.
His long , bow legs were wldelv nruhlng ;
Ailown the street ramo Mahler JOIICH
Upon his wheel so swiftly "scorching. "
"Look out ! " I Hhrlfked unto the man ,
While something cold , It seemed , had
clutched me ;
They ini't they passed then up I ran
"Ha , ha. " laughed he , "ho never touched
me ! "
A FISIII.V.
James Wlillrnmli Hlloy.
Wtinct we went it fUhln' mo
An' my Pa an' Mn all three
When they was a picnic , 'way
Out to Hanch's Wood ono day.
An' they wan a ctlck out there ,
Where the Ilshes Is. nn' where
Litlle boys 'taint big an' strong
lletlcr have their folks along !
My Pa he 1st fished and fished.
An1 my Ma nliu mild nho wlnhed
Me an her \\ua homo ; nn Pa
Said ho wished so worso'n Ma.
Pa paid If you talk pr say
Anything , er xnpfjie , er play ,
Ilalnt no Hsh , nllvo or dead ,
Ever goln1 to bite ! ho Bald.
Purl' nlRht dark In town when we
Oot back homo ; an' Ma HHys fho
Now sho'll have a fish for shore !
An' she buyed ono tit the tttore.
Ncn nt supper , Pa ho won't
Kat no llsii. an' fays lie don t
Llko 'ein-un' lie poum id ; mo
When 1 choked-Mn. didn't hti ?
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