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Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.


Mrs. Perrine, mother of Mrs. Cleveland
will be at GrayoGables this summer when
most needed. N II
Down east the gold cure is commended as
specific for fntoxioation. Out west the
silver cure produces THAT hilarious feeling
That was a pretty good scoop secured by
the press agent WHO recounted the wanderings
of Taylor. But IL wasn't marker to Tay-
lor's scoop on the South Dakota treasury.
Governor Morritl of Kansas believes that
the old-fashioneds temperance pledge and a
will to back it will do more to secure pro-
hibition than all the drug stores in the state
The Argentine Republic is diligently TO-
menting a revolution outside of its boundary.
It's corn crop this year promises to astonish
the world as much as its wheat crop did last
year.
A Chicago man who suddenly fell heir to
81 900, 900 bravely confined his enthusiasm to
a so cent cigar. Others similarly afflicted
would attempt to gild the town at one sit
ting.
when was young" said Prof. Glibschin,
addressing the Saddle class in financial logic,
81 invariably sought employment in haunted
factories / then had reasonable assurances
that the ghost would walk"
The war for independence in Cuba cannot
be regarded with genuine favor in this coun-
try until it effectually suppresses the fill
clustering cabbagios sent out to prey upon the
peace and comfort of the republic.
OF twenty duels which Bismarck is said to
have engaged in at various times during his
earlier years he was wounded but once, and
that through his adversarys sword flying
from it's handle and striking him in the face.
The plucky girls in boomers are not at all
discouraged. Dscouragement is in store for
the boys who may attempt to square them
selves by and by. Feminine innovations, the
poet says, we first endure, then pity, them
embrace"
Thomas Butler, an Englishman, does not
believe Chinese" Gordon was killed at
Khartoun. He thinks the hero is captive
in the wids of the Soudan. Butler was a
companion Of Gordon's in many Of his STIR
ring adventures.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
East AND LOOSE METHODS.

The disclosures of deficits, overdrafts
and Irregularities which have been
made since the inquiry into the condi-
ton of the city treasury was begun
show u most reckless disregard of busi-
ness methods, not merely on the part of
Treasurer Bd.ln but also by the comp
troller, who is relied upon as the chief
municipal accountant While the
comptroller does not actually handle
the public funds, it is made his duty
by the charter and the ordinances to
keep an accurate record of all drafts
on the treasury and to examine, COM
pare and balance the treasurer's ac-
counts not less frequently than once
each month, and Oftener whenever it
may be deemed necessary. The CHAR
ter expressly prohibits the payment of
count of the city except upon warrants
countersigned by the comptroller.
Why were these safeguards against
misappropriation of public moneys
withdrawn? And why did the comp
troller sanction the paying out of city
funds without warrant and in bold de-
fiance of the law? The treasurer had
right to loan his own money to his
friends or to speculate with his own
money if he saw fit. But he could
not legally pay out dollar of the pub
lie funds without an appropriation by
the council and warrant drawn and
countersigned by the comptroller.
1t is now established beyond a doubt
that checks signed by Mr.. Bolln as
city treasurer We're given to contrac
tors before any appropriation had been
made or warrant issued. 1t is estab-
lished beyond doubt that municipal
employees and others who had not even
IL prospective claim against the city
were given money out of the treas
urer's drawer on memoranda to the
amount of $4,000 to $4,000. Could
such sums have been diverted from the
treasury if there had been reasonable
diligence exercised by the comptrollers
department? 1t is represented that
this fast and loose way of doing busi-
ness has been in vogue for many years.
That only shows that nothing less than
a thorough overhauling of all the de
partments in which money is handled
Is imperatively necessary. If the
deficits and memoranda slips have been
inherited from a former term of the
present treasurer or from former Off
cials the responsibility should be 10
Gated where it belongs. One thing is
certain. The business of the city must
be conducted on business methods
henceforth and san end made to the
slipshod ways that have been tolerated
heretofore.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
RAKISG UP OLD CLAIMS.
Spain May Make Trouble Before She Pays
the Mora Damages.

Spain May Make Trouble Before She Pays
the Mora Damages.
WASHINGTON June 3O.-The first reports
as to the urgency of the demand made by the
United States on Spain for the payment OF
what is known as the Mora claim appeared
to have been overstated. The attitude of
the United States was stated without any
expression of demand threat in a COM
munication from the State department to
Minister Taylor, sent some weeks ago, be-
fore Senior Muruaga, the Spanish minister,
had left Washington. 1t is said to have
made clear that the departments note was
due to instructions from congress and that
1t was desirable to have such response as
would permit communication to congress
when it reconvened In December. The note
was couched in the courteous terms usual
in dealing between friendly powers and was
such as to give full execution to the instruc-
tons of congress and yet leave Spain to take
such action as seemed to her consistent.
The fact that Spain still has a minister in
Washington indicates that there have been
no threats of possible consequences such as
have been suggested, as such expressions
either in the original note or in any subse-
quent communications to the Spanish gov
ernment would have given a cause which
governments are in the habit OF following
by a withdrawal Of their minister.
So far as the action of the Spanish gov
ernment is concerned 1t is not known what
IL any, action has been taken by the Cortes,
but 1t is doubted whether anything has been
or will be done in the brief time before the
Cortes adjourns two weeks hence. The Mora
claim is said to be very unpopular in Spain
and the Spanish minister Of foreign affairs,
who agreed on settlement. was compelled
| to leave the cabinet. The only action ever
| taken by the Cortes was in 1886, when
| committee reported that IL the claim was
| paid the United States should settle at the
same time several large claims which Spain
holds against the United States. The report
of the committee was never acted upon. In
view of the report that any settlement by
| Spain should be accompanied by settlement
| by the United States, it is believed that II
| the United States insisted upon the settle
ment of the Mora claim Spain will urge two
| large claims which have long stood in abey-
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
WILD-EYED FINANCE TiNKERS.

The Cleveland convention of repub-
lican Cubs is affording an opportunity
for financial quacks to advertise their
ignorance of ordinary economic laws.
Mr.. Frank Greer of Oklahoma de-
mands in the name of the abOrigines
that inhabt that fire-brush territory
that all the United States mints shall
be opened to the free and unlimited
coinage of the American silver product
with a prohibitive tariff on the foreign
product modified by financial reciprocity
laws. Before the demand of the Okla
homans is put in force it will be well
for Mr.. Greer to invent a reciprocity
restrainer that will prevent Mexican
silver from drifting into the United
States and American silver from fusing
with Mexican silver when it gets into
n melting pot.
OF all the arrant humbugs that have
been suggested for the solution of the
silver problem the scheme to continc
free coinage to the product of Ameri-
can mines is the most impracticable
and transparent. If America can pull
her own silver product up to a parity
with gold at 1G to l when the CONNER
cial ratio is 50 to 1 she can float all
the silver of the world on the same
basis. All the tariff laws that congress
could enact in ten years would not
keep out foreign bullion if the owners
could double their money by SNUG
Cling it into this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
TILE IN.ILNCTION.

chicago news.
In this age of swift progression we have
come to the possession
OF a remedy for every earthly i'll.
This celebrated JUNCTION is called by law
injunction
And to get it you have but to file a bill.
1t requires no erudtion, for a whimsical
physician
Or justice of the peace who's lost his
drag
May to Chancery HE and pray 1t, where the
court will quickly lay 1t,
And the other fellow runs against a snag.
1t will stop a court from ruling, twill pre-
vent a race track pooling,
And there's scarcely any nuisance 'twont
abate;
And the novel range of functions of these
versatile injunctons
Is expanding at a very rapid rate.
Soon fond parents will be suing out injunc-
tions 'gainst the wooing
OF their daughters by irrational young
men,
And in time the courts may throw it o'ef
the early springtime poet
And prevent the vapid splutter of his pen.
And 1t is not inconsistent to predict the
time not distant
When injunctions will set everything to
rights:
Wen enjoin the fell bacteria, that are
puzZiing the materia
Medica, to stop obscuring ancient lights
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
SEEKING TTON.

The state of Wisconsin is endeavor-
ing to increase it's population and dis
pose of its unOccupied and I'M
improved lands by inducing Eu-
ropean immigrants to go to that
commonwealth. The governor of the
state and the secretary of the state i'm
migration commission are in New York
for this purpose. Wisconsin has an i'm
migration bureau, the object of which
is to secure settlers for the thinly set
tied portions of the state, and in that
way to add revenue to the taxable
property. The legislature made an ap-
preparation for the purpose of making
known the opportunities that exist in
the state for settlers and this is now
being done. 1t is stated that there are
in Wisconsin about 25,000,O0O acres
available for settlement
In an interview the governor of Wis
consin stated that his investigation of
the character of the immigrants now
coming into the country had been per-
fectly satisfactory. He found that for
the most part the people now coming
to our shores are very desirable class,
whose accession would be advantageous
to any community. Quite generally the
people who are emigrating from the
old world are of the industrious and
thrifty classes, who come here with c
view to making permanent homes and
aSSimilating themselves as citizens of
the republic. Under the strict enforce
ment of the immigration laws which
has been maintained for several years
this country is now receiving better
and more desirable class of immigrants
than came here during the period when
these laws We're loosely administered
Not onsy has the enforcement of the
laws had the effect to greatly reduce
immigration, but it has made a great
Improvement in the character of the
people who come here from the old
world, and consequently there is now
little ground for complaint regarding
governor of Wisconsin agrees with that
of everybody who has investigated the
matter.
There Is not a state of the northwest
which does not offer excellent Opportu-
mites for immigrants from Europe who
are seeking homes in this country and
who have the qualities 70 make good
citizens of the republic. There are
many millions of acres of good land In
this section which the we'll trained
farmers of the old world could make
protitably productive and much of this
can be had at no great cost. The west,
giving the broadest scope to that sec
tional distinction, wants more people,
and no greater mistake could be made
than to assume that its opportunities
are exhausted Industry, practical bust
ness ability and thrift will still find in
this section chances for as great finan-
cial success as at any time in the past,
and the time is far in the future when
this will not be the case. Those people
who are endeavoring TO create popular
sentiment against immigration and who
are proposing restrictions that would
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
REPUDI4rEs sIxTEEN TO ONE.

Indianapolis Journal Senator Blackburn of
Kentucky is not handsome as he was be-
fore he made his defiant declaration in favor
Of free silver, but he knows more. During
the period of his retirement to private life
he will have leisure to reflect on the folly of
going off half cooked in politics.
Louisville CourierJournal: The results of
the district and county conventions to name
delegates to the state convention in
dicate what was foreshadowed by the Win.
chester convention, that the democrats of
Kentucky will not commit the folly of placing
free silver plank in their state platform,
The uninstructed delegates, together with
those instructed for sound money, will shape
the policy of the convention. The delegates
instructed for free silver are in a decided
minority.
Kansas City Star: There is an indication
in this result that the people are still with
Mr. Cleveland. The fight for free silver has
involved the denunCation of the financial
policy of the national administration. The de-
feat of the men who have turned their backs
on the leader Of the party means that the
people have not followed the detection of the
politicians. The president and Secretary
Carlisle, therefore, have double reason for
feeling gratifed over the news from
Kentucky.
Chicago Times Herald: Kentucky, the eld-
est daughter of the union, where first was
seen the star of empire in its westward
course, true to its traditions of sound gov
eTHHlenl, mas turned ana broken the TIDE or
the free silver movement. There, in con-
test openly and legitimately made, where the
question was an issue, the democratic party
of Kentucky has declared for honest money
The state of Henry Clay, of John ]. Critten-
den, of James Guthrie, of Joseph II. Holt
and of George d. Prentice could hardly have
done otherwise. Herein is the beginning of
the end.
Minneapolis Tribune: The Carlisle triumph
is significant and demonstrates the intrinsic
weakness of the silver herecy when 1t is
boldly met and combated Before Carlisle
took the stump it looked as if the Kentucky
democracy had gone into the silver camp,
horse, foot and dragon. Senator Blackburn
was so dead sure that that was the winning
side that he climbed down off the fence with
alacrity and became one of the most extreme
and radical of the cheap money advocates.
But it required only half dozen speeches
from Secretary Carlisle to put an entirely
different face upon affairs. Mr.. Carlisle's
speeches were extremely able; they were bold
and uncompromisng, proposing no half way
measures, attempting no straddle but taking
position squarely in favor of gold standard,
against the free coinage OF silver at any
ratio, and for the full maintenance of the
public faith and credit Herein is a good
hint to republican leaders in other states 1t
shows what can be accomplished by courage
and directness.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
A SPECIAL FEATURE.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.

Commencing Sunday next The Bee
will reprint in its Sunday edition a series
of extracts from the book written by
George e. Roberts, entitled "Coin at
School in Finance" This book is at
tracing as much If not more attention
than Harvey's Coins School of
Finance" 1t meets Coin on his own
ground and Is without question the best
exposure of free silver fallacies that has
vet appeared. The book is altogether
non-partisan and has received endorse
ments from leading men of all parties.
Senator Gear of Iowa, for example,
writes to w. b. Conkey of Chicago,
the publisher: II have read Coin at
School in Finance through twice with
great interest. 1t is a contribution to
the education of the people who are in
quiring into this question that Is Of
great value. 1t has clearly shown the
falacies of Mr.. Harvey, set up in his
book"
The extracts which The Bee will print
will appear Sundays for five consecu-
tive weeks and will, when taken to-
gether, give the substance of the entire
work They will be copiously illustrated
with reproductions of the original pic
lures No one who wants to be in
formed on the silver question can
afford to miss the opportunity of read
ing this work which The Sunday Bee
will present. 1t will be a feature for
readers of all classes.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
DON'T MISS 1T.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

The prosperity of the country in the
immediate future will be very greatly
promoted by n good corn crop this
year and the present indications give
favorable promise that we shall have
large yield of this cereal. In 1889,
the big crop year, the yield was over
2,112,000,000 bushels, produced from
an area of little more than 10000
acres. In 1891, another big year, the
corn area was over 76,000,000 acres and
the crop slightly above 2,O00O00,00
bushels. 1t is thought that the acreage
this year will be fully as large as four
years ago and the prevailing conditions
warrant the expectation that the pro-
duction will be quite as great as in
1891, and possibly larger. A realiza-
ton of this promise would do more
than perhaps any other one thing to
insure a return of general prosperity
and to contribute to the benefit of all
classes of the population.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
INCREASE IN rus POSTAL RECEIPTS
changes In Classification OF Western POST


changes In CInssincation OF Western POST
offices,
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The net increase
OF receipts at postofces throughout the
country during the year ending March 81
1896, was S1,7S9 ,953. This is shown in the
results of the annual readjustment of presi-
Dental postmasters' salaries made public to-
day. The changes take effect July 1. The
total number of presidential offices Is 3i66
The salaries OF 057 are increased and 1893
decreased. The gross increase in receipts
was $l,S94092 and the gross decrease S154,-
139. Eight states report a decrease and
practically all of those are in the west.
Changes in classification of postoticos are as
follows:
Colorado-Colorado Springs. advanced from
second to first; Fort Collins, third to second /;
Crested Butte and New Castle, reduced from
third to fourth.
Kansas--McPherson and Wellington, re-
duced from second to third. and Enterprise,
Ness City and Stafford. from third to fourth,
Missouri-Kirksville, Marysvlle and War
rensburg, advanced from third to second.
Wyoming--Laramie, advanced from third
to second.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

The decision of the supreme court in
the Hay case that the governor has the
right to remove appointed state Off
GERS for cause will have more than one
good result if 1t puts the officers of all
the state institutions on their mettle.
Officials who know that the power of
removal exists in the governor and may
be exercised on the first sign of neglect
Of duty will be quite likely to attend
strictly to business in the future.
Those that do not will know that they
run the risk of the consequences.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
SOUTH DAKOTA,S scandal.

Minneapolis Journal: Taylor, the South
Dakota defaulter, has returned home on a
compromise and after two years he will re-
sumo business at the old stand. They gave
him soft cushion to fall upon.
Chicago Chronicle: How much more wisely
some men order their lives than others!
Had Taylor kept out of politics and stolen,
let us say pair of shoes for his farefoot
child he would probably have been sent to
the penitentiary for ten years, and no gov
ernor nor judge would have thought twice
about his plight.
Chicago Times Herald: There are no lands
of any value belonging to Taylor, and the
state is going to lose the major part of the
money stolen. This it could have borne, but
it cannot bear the repute of having COM
pounded an odious felony. That is a more
disgraceful thing to the state than the crime
is to the thieves who looted the treasury.
Courier-Journal: Defauter w. w. Taylor
OF South Dakota, returning home to surren-
der after successfully eluding the police for
four months, affords an object lesson for
others who are tempted to steal public funds
His ill-gotten gains are nearly all gone, and
he gladly agrees to surrender all his prop
erty and accept a short term in prison in
order to secure rest and peace of mind.
Davenport Democrat: How to get rich
First steal $3.50 900, Then surrender 500 OOC
and get boarded for two years at the expense
of the state. BY this simple means you can
make sl25,O0O year, This is equivalent to
$40, 1855 a month, or $347.22 day. The
discovery was made by w. w. Taylor, the
defauting treasurer of South Dakota. II
will have tendency to multiply embezzers
and defaulters, ,
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The agreeable
compromise arranged with him is simply the
compounding of a felony. And when the
state OF South Dakota sets the example oil
dealing in this magnanimous fashion with
state officers who betray their trusts and
steal the public money by wholesale there
is good deal more lost to the state thar
the money which has been stolen. For II
cannot fail to lower the standard of officia
and commercial integrity throughout the
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
New York World.


Times are improving from many causes,
chiefly natural If any political act has con-
tributed to the Improvement it was that of
the administration in removing doubt as to
the honesty and stability Of our currency.
Without considering the means adopted to do
it, the fact that the parity of the two money
meals was sustained and the credit of the
nation preserved, undoubtedly fastened and
confirmed the restoration of confidence that
was necessary to a revival of business. The
people understand this, and no attempt to
make party capital alike from gloom and
sunshine will fool. them.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

Governor Stone of Missouri tried the
special session racket, but met with
poor success. The only reminders of
the legislatures extra work were the
bills appropriating the money to defray
Its expenses. Governor Altgeld might
have had the benefit of Missouri's ex-
perience had he wanted to take out
side advice.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

There can be no half way business
about declaring the Office of city
treasurer vacant 1t is an imperative
duty devolving upon the council just
as soon as it comes to its knowledge
that any of the public funds have been
diverted to private use. 1t does not
matter what the amount of the short
age may be or how soon the bondsmen
propose to make it good. The law is
inexorable on this score. No man can
remain custodian of public funds un-
der the constitution and statutes of Ne
braska who has abused the trust re-
posed In him.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

IhIIautIphln KecOrd.
The tragic sequel of a sham battle be-
tween young militia men shows the danger
that comes of entrusting firearms in the
hands of mere youths, who, with all their
military training, have yet to learn that
deadly weapons are not playthings. and
should in fact be committed solely to the
care of those who have a full appreciation
of the fact that soldering is serious busi-
ness-a fact, by the way, which has not yet
dawned on the minds of those social reform.
ers who want to make stern soldiers out of
mere school children.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21
Reflection ON our william.

The steamship st. Louis appears to have
commanded the admiration of the people of
Southampton. They extol her engines, which
are declared by experts to be superior to
anything of the kind heretofore seen ia
Southampton. Some of the comments are
quite amusing. 1t is matter Of course with
us that we can build as good ships and en-.
gines as any in the world but Europeans
are yet to be convinced of that fact They
have no true conception of our capacity,
Buffalo Bill representing their ideal Amer
ican
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

Secretary Lamont might have tar
ried longer in this important military
outpost 1t would have been of mutual
benefit The people of Omaha would
like to know more about the distin-
guished secretary of war, and Mr.. La
mont would profit immeasureably by a
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-21

practically close our ports to the people
of Europe who desire to better their
condition by coming to the United
States are not familiar with the west
ern portion OF the country or are in
different to its needs and its opportuni-