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THE OMAHA DAILY B15E : SATURDAY , JULY 23 , 1892 , THE DAILY BEE. R KOBEWATEH. KniTnn. _ PUBLISHED EVIiRY MORNING. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. TKHMS OK aUllSeil ( without SunrtuT ) One V r . I 8 00 1'MlTnnrt Hunrtur. Ono Yc r . 1000 HlMontlm. . . . . . . . & 00 Ilirco Jlnntim . > . 2 M fundnr Uoo. line Year . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 HMurdnr Hoc , Ono Your. . . . . . I ta Vltcklr Hoc , Ono Year Omaha , Tlio Tcn ! Dulldlnir. Son tli Omnhn , corner N nnrt 2lHh Street ) , Council Ilium1 \ I'onrl Street. Clilcnco ORIrc , 317 Chain tier of Commeroo. Ncrr York , llooms 1.1 , 1) nntl 15. Tribune nulldlnf Vfmlilnston. M3 Kourtcontli Street. COHHKSl'ONDK.NCR. All coniimmlralloru relating to now and frtltnrinl matter uliould bo iwltlro od to the ! . < ! llorlol I > cinttmont. | 1IU8INKSS MCTTKH3. All ImMnetfc letter * unit romlllnncos should ho tdrtrcMCil to The llca Piilillnlilnij Company. Omaha. Draft * , check * anil iioitomco orders to bo raado payable to the order of the company. THE BEK PUBLISHING COMPANY. BWOIl.V HTAT1CMKNT OK ClUCULATIOM , Etalcof Nolirnikn , I , . Countr of Doujtlaa. floor f ( leer co II , Tiftcliuck , nocrctarf of Titn nr-RPub- Hilling company , doen nnlnmnlr iiwear that the act ual circulation of TUB DAILY IIEX for the wtek ending Julr Hi. IbW , Tins at followi : Hmi ! rJulr 10 . 3f.0 0 Xlomlfijr.JiiIr II. . . . . . .1 1" .July - 13 . . . Z1.8M - iuriiflr.nr. . , . . . . . Krlilny , July 1A . . " . -1,320 Eattirdajr , July 10 . , . 25 , < 3 ] AvcniRp . 24.OH8 OKOHOK 11. T7.SCI1UCK. Bworntohoforomo nnd sulncrlbcd In my pres ence this IMh Uny of July , 1KB. N. 1' . KRIU Notary 1'ubllo. Circulation for , lunn 25 , BOS. ATTOUNKY RICH is rcoolvinp sorao choice advertising just now for which ho will probnbly lnivo to pixy nothing. TUB supply of crow for Tnmmnny Booms Inexhaustible. Cleveland is fol lowed by Hnrrlty nnrt the tlgor weeps with pnln. IF THK Board of Trndo has nny excuse for living after its refusal to contribute to the freight bureau wo should like to know whin it is. BOSTON people must bo excused from taking much interest in the campaign until after September 7 , the dnto of the Bullivnn-Corbott fight. Tun Western Tralllo association is practically duad , killed by the inherent dishonesty and solllshnoss of the rail roads which composed it. MIL CLKVKLAND tried to straddle the free trade plank , but sat down compla cently on it , and the American voter will sit down emphatically upon both. FKANIC CAiu'KNT.mi tolls us thut much of our abuse of Russia's treatment of her starving peasants is undeserved , and Carpenter has boon there and knows wlioroof ho speaks. IF CONCIKESS really contemplates erecting a $500,000 monument to Gen eral Stark of revolutionary fame it is evident that congress is stark mad on that subject us on all others. THK real independent newspapers of the United States nro the republican newspapers which nro independent enough to censure pollutes and men of their own party inimical to the best , honest administration of government. IN THK southern states there are 15,000,000 whites and 7,000.000 colored people , over two to ono. Now why are those whites howling so about a force bill when they are so great u majority unless Ihoy are dishonest in their howls ? TUB fatal injury of an ugod lady by fulling from a South Omaha , motor car illustrates the fact that conductors are not always to blame. It is remarkable how rash some people , and especially old persons , urn in jumping off a street car. A MOST conspicuous political failure is Speaker Crisp , lie enjoys no confidence from his associates in congress nnd his alliance with Hill nnd the f roe silver in on has made his ro-olootlon Impossible even in ttio doubtful event of a democratic congress , . THKUK is ono feature of the new council chamuor that commends itself to the press , inasmuch as nobody in the gallery or in the roar of the council platform can hoar a word that is said. People have to look for the proceedings in the nowspapera Tun payment of 875,000 to the United Stilton by the Chilian government ends that mixed question which threatened nt ono time to involve this country in war with the South American nation. The termination is urodlttiblo to Presi dent Harrison and the entire republican udmlniatratlon. A UHi'UHWCAN congress gave the World's fair to Chicago mid u demo cratic congress denied that oity ade quate support in endowing the fair. That is the difference between the parties , nnd if Chicago gees democratic tills full it will bo an illustration of in- grixtltudo seldom scon. OMAHA took another leap forward in- the comluorclul lists last weolc Her total business us given by Bradstroot's clearing house report shows an incrcaso of 72.2 per cent over the corresponding week of last your. In the race Omaha 1ms put both Milwaukee and Detroit be hind her , mid in now clone on MimiouK | > - 110. WITH the exception of two or three men the opponents of maintaining n freight bureau through Board of Trade lUd wore rullroixd patu man tind fellows vho depend on crumbs thrown to thorn by the railroad miumgord. But the vote by which the proposition w.iahild oh the ttiblo la by no mo'.xns ajioxarosaion of the Hoard of Trade. Out of 200 members only 130 votud. TJHJ npp9lutmont of Andrew D.White OB minister to Rmsla , to succeed Churloa Umory Smith , resigned , will bo np- plixudod by nil men of all parties Mr. White IB ono oi the few college profos- eora In this country who combine tbo nxro qualities of high education nnd practical politics nnd statesmanship. Mi * . White Is eminently quullllod for the position , having been minister to Gor- umny In former youre. " A SUDl ) < tN COATE/ISJO.V. A strike of minors in West Virginia gives the eminent sociologist and poli tical economist of the World-Herald another opportunity 16 perform his unique and ninuslng specialty of swnl- lowlntr himself. IIo is an ardent cham pion of the crushed and down-trodden capitalist now. Ho says that "It is ex ceedingly likely that the men were dis charged because they were not w.xntod. And there is no power on earth that can compel a man or n company to retain in employment moro men than are noodud. To ondonvor to do such a thing is to ex orcise n tyranny that Is shameful nnd opposed to the principles of this country. It is as coercive and dotnsta- bio as any tyranny oxorolsod by capital. ' ' The worklngman who does not like this lias only to wait n day or two for the same paper to take up his side of the case and contend that capitalists nro robbers who have no rights that tho. workingmnn Is bound to ruspoot. It has encouraged the Homestead strikers in their absurd nsumption of authority over the property of tholr employers nnd has condemned the latter roundly for taking measures to prevent the riot ers from forcibly taking possession of their promises. It has said that the omploynrs were guilty of aggression in erecting a barricade for that purpose and that they were also aggressors when they refused to allow their employes to dccldo the question of wages for them selves. The World-lforald's staying powers are not equal to the strain involved in keeping on ono sldo of n question for any great length of time. It now declares that to endeavor to coerce an employer by striking l'is to exorcise a tyranny that is shameful , " and yet only n day or two ago the omployo had the right to use that form of coercion and the em ployer had no right to keep the striker off hla promises. It makes no difference whether the strike was caused by the discharge of employes or by a disagreement as to \vnges. The principle that an owner of property has n right to manage it in his own way txud that no man or sot of men may trespass upon or destroy itor coerce him in nny manner is n principle that oven n journal of the weather-vane character of the World-Herald ought to respect. The worklngman who reads in its columns today that ho is right und tomorrow that ho is wrong in making a coercive war upon his employer will not gain any valuable enlightenment as to < the true relationship between employer and omployo. AT TIIV UK LSI. The democratic campaign will bo managed by William P. Harrity of Pennsylvania , with whom the demo crats of the country at largo nro yet to become acquainted. The election of Mr. Hurrity as chairman of the national committee was made , doubtless , nt the suggestion of Mr. Cleveland , and it is perhaps as good ti selection as could have been made , if the head of n na tional committee needs bo n politician only. In this respect Harrity is nt least the peer of his predecessor , Calvin S. Brice , who in the last national cam paign earned the title of "rainbow chaser , " and while the task before him is quite as dillicult as that which Brice had imposed upon him it is safe to pro- diet thut ho will meet its demands with greater judgment and sagacity than ware shown by his prodecossor. For some yours William P. Harrity has boon a boss of the democracy of Philadelphia , and by reason of that position has of coin-so boon prominent in the councils of the party in Pennsyl vania. Ho is credited with a great deal of shrewdness in local polioal manage ment and n standard of capacity which would commend him as a Tammany loader. Ho has boon a 'most devoted friend of Mr. Cleveland and his inllu- once was potent in throwing the soli d vote of Pennsylvania to the ox-prest- dent at Chicago. His open and parsist- ont fight ngninst Hill , both before and in the national convention , may bo remembered - momborod to the disadvantage of his influence with the Now York friends of Hill , but there has boon no expression of opposition to him from this source. It scorns hardly possible , however , tint Mr. Harrity will rocolvo a very cordial support from the friends of the man whom ho spared no effort to defeat. It Is interesting to note that Mr. Wil liam C. Whitney continues 'to piny n prominent part in the preliminary arrangements for the campaign , and as ho had moro than any other ono man to do with securing tno nomination of Mr. Cleveland it is a natural inference thut ho now represents his wishes. It is quito Dvobablo , therefore , that Mr. Whitney , ns the personal representa tive of the candidate , will have u largo share of the work of shaping the' course of the campaign , und that Mr. Hnrrity will bo little moro than n tlgurehoud. Mr. Wliltnoy undoubtedly has decided capabilities as a political manager , and n campaign conducted by him would not bo on the low piano to bo looked for from the ordinary politician. But whoever manages the democratic can vass assumes u very heavy task , for the conditions this your nro largely adverse to democratic success. TIIK nwunuoAN CAUCUSKS. The republican caucuses for the se lection of delegates to bo voted for nt the primaries next week Saturday will bo hold in ouch of the wards of tills city tomorrow night. The calls designating times and places for holding the caucuses appear in another column. While Tun BKB does not bellovo in the caucus system , nnd hopes to see It nbolishud when wo come to select can didates for the legislature nnd county olllcos , wo rocognlzo the importance of n full txtUsndunco on the part of repub licans nt these caucuses so long ns they form part of the preliminary machinery of selection. The prominence which Douglas county occupies In the coming cam paign und the grave responsibility which will devolve upon the delegation from this county to the state convention should spur every earnest republican to tnlto nn uutlvo part in tint selection of the men who are to represent this county in the Htixto convention. The notion of thut convention will determine whether the party is to march to vic tory or defeat in November. To muko euro of the very best selections the rank and filoof the party in this city must attend the caucuses. Not only is this essential for the success of the party , but ns n matter of local pride Omaha and Douylas county should select n delegation composed of her ablest and most Influential republican THE COUItSK OF I'llWRS. For the past slxtoon months a sub committee of the finance committee of the United States sonata has boon in vestigating the course of prices during u period before and attar the passage of the present tariff law. The first results of the Inquiry , covering the time from Juno 1 , 1889 , to September 1 , 1801 , twonty-olght months , was submitted n few days ago with the unanimous ap proval of the subcommittee , two of the members of which are Senator Carlisle of Kentucky nnd Senator Harris of Tennessee. It was nn exceedingly im portant ns well ns very arduous labor that was imposed upon the six senator * who conducted the investigation , and It was undertaken In nn entirely nonpartisan - partisan spirit nnd with n purpose to ar rive nt oxnct facts , the atutomunt of which would command general confi dence. Therefore the report submitted , being approved by nil the members of the subcommittee , will bo accepted uti- quostlontngly by nil fair minded people. The results furnish a complete and conclusive refutation of the claim of the democrats that the prices of com modities generally affected by the tariff have increased and show how utterly misleading were the democratic predictions - dictions regarding the tariff made two years ngo. The unimpeachable proof obtained by this Investigation is that prices have not risen in the United States as n result of the txrlltloglslation of 18'JO. ' On the contrary , " comparing the month of Juno , 18S9 , with the month of October , 1801 , the two extremes of the inquiry , it is shown thut the average retail prices In seventy cities of 214 articles of consumption , covering all the necessaries of life , had declined 0.04 of 1 per cent ; that wholesale prices for the same articles had declined 0.33 of 1 per cent ; that the prices of agricultural products had advanced 13.07 per cent , and that the average of wages hnfl advanced throo-fourths of 1 per cent. The inquiry extended to tho-nrtlclos embraced under , the following headings : Food ; cloth and clothing ; fuel and light ing ; liou.se furnishing goods ; drugs and chemicals ; metals and Implements ; lum ber and building materials. The report of the committee stutos that in order to glvo the statistics collected the weight of undoubted authority it was decided nt the outset , with ont'ro ' unanimity , that the inquiry should bo extended only to such subjects and bo carried on through such agencies , and by such methods , as were approved by the unani mous voice of the committee ; und this plan was scrupulously followed in nil decisions as to the character , general scope and details of the investigation. Such being the course pursuoij , and the democrats of the subcommittee hav ing fully concurred in the report , it will bo altogether useless for any democrat to deny the accuracy or authority of the facts presented. They completely dis pose of the assertion of the democratic national platform that republican pro tection is a fraud nnd a robbery. They conclusively answer the charge of Mir. Cleveland that the plain people of the land are burdened as con- sumois with n tariff system "that un justly and relentlessly demands from them , In the purchase of the necessaries and comforts of life , un amount scarcely mot by the wages of hard nnd steady toll. " It is an exhibit , in short , which explodes nil the theories nnd demolishes nil the predictions nnd assumptions of the democratic party regarding the effect of the tariff on prices , while it amply vindicates the assurances of the advocates of protection. THE FRUIT I'llOSl'JICT. An important item in the expense ac count of almost every household is the item of fruit. The citizens of Omaha nnd of nil this region have hud to pay good prices for fruit of every variety this sea son , und there Is-no prospect thnt prices will full. In nil of the great'fruit regions the crop outlook is poor. Grapes promise well everywhere , but they nro the only exception to the rule. The upplo crop , which may bo said to bo the chief dependence - pondonco of fruit consumers nnd the ono most affecting the general market , is almost a failure throughout the country. The condition of apples nnd pouches wus reported low in Juno , but the July re port is still lower. In Michigan , whore tipples are almost always depended upon ns ono of the most important crops , the July report shows the condition of the crop to bo only 05 per cent. 'In many other states largely devoted to fruit the returns for apples and peaches are very discouraging , some districts reporting nn absolute failure und others a small crop. The Rocky mountain states and the Pucilio const promise bettor than nny other sections. The only vurloty of fruit that prom ises well throughout the country is the grupo. There will bo enough gViipps to fully meet the demand. This hue boon the case for several years past , and prices have been bo low us to afford scarcely any profit to the producer. In IOWH nnd Nebraska , ' xvhoro the grupo does remarkably well and can bo culti vated at email cost , it would bo very profitable if it were possible for the grower to dispose of the product of his vines at fair prices. But ho is as well olT in tliis respect ns the vineyard man of the eastern suites or those of the Pucltlo slope , notwithstanding that ho has not so wide a market ua they have. On tbo Atlantic seaboard giupes were almost given away lust season , und the only hope of uu improved market this your llod in the short crop of other fruits , particularly tipples and pouches Upon the whole it now looks as if the vineyard product of the country would bo nbout the only ono in the way of fruit thnt will bo within the reuuh of poor people thla your. IT is reported from Philadelphia that the coal combine will onforcq another advance in the price of unthruclto on August 1. The Philadelphia I'mis says thut the dealers in thut city bollovo thut $1 moro may bo nddcd in the next six months. "Suclnrtitadvance , " ways thnt pupor , "can sL'ft ' l-oly fall to Impress very Borlomly ivi jury called to con- elder the quostltmwhethor two consoli dated roads wbri1 competitors. " This ' ' scorns to hold'jjQu't a very slight hope thut the quoatloiVm to the right of the coal barons to rfib ho poopto may possi bly bo brought batoro a jury sometime. The Phllndolplti'jV'IrSapors ' ' would not hold out sunh n hopojyhoro ! were really no prospect of such an event , for they nro not disposed to JJQjt the coal combine. They huvo profodsbd to bollovo hitherto thut it wns n bohbv'olotit organisation of capitalists for the purpose of relieving the wntits of the poor who use coal. "It will bo a crave disappointment , " says the 1'rc.os , "if , us Is now said by coal dealers , coal Is advanced to private con- sutnore. " But it has boon ndvnncod to prlvnto consumers , and no consumorcan buy it today at present prices for future delivery. The dealers know that it will bo ndvancod to a. yet higher figure , nnd it is the plain purpose of the com bine to go right on advancing the price until the robbery Is stopped by the In tervention of the law. Piti23iDKNT HA.KIUSOX has , rocolvod gonorul and merited commendation for the high character of Ma judicial ap pointments , and in-tho selection of Mr. Shiras of Pennsylvania for the supreme bench ho appears to h-xvo fully main tulnod the standard of riunh appoint ments. The Philadelphia papers , re gardless of politics , speak in the highest terms of the qualifications of Justice Shiras , who Is distinguished not loss for his personal qualities than for ills pro fessional attainments. The fact thnt ho has never hold ix judicial position is of no consequence , as justices of the su preme court huvo frequently boon ap pointed from the bar direct. The bench of the supreme court is now full , nnd there is every reason to.oxpoct that the now justice , who succeeds tbo late Justice Bradley , will prove a most valuable aoj quisition to that tribunal. HON. BKN S. BAKEH , who has been prominently talked of by the people of this city and state as a candidate for the governorship , has publicly announced his inability nnd unwillingness to enter the raco. Mr. Baker cannot afford to give un the oiUco of United States at torney , which is In line with his pro fession and yields him a much larger income - como than would , the governorship , and it A-ould hnvo been impossible for him to inako the rndd1 unless ho did resign , which would htiYjibeon a great sacrifice financially. Mr. fBnkor can feel justly proud of the lax-go following thnt ho has in this city and there is no doubt that he can command ttfbTr enthusiastic support should ho over 'decide to plnco himself in position to nalc-'for popular endorse ment rf . - THK taxpayer's"of ) Omaha will bo grati fied to learn that the elevator in the city hall building'will soon bo in work ing order. Ourojty [ offlciohyxro not ex pected to climbltwo or thruo ( lights of stairs. Such exertions have almost depopulated - populated the courthouse and made it next to ( mpossiblt p llnd unjfbodv will ing to servo the Bounty as commissioner , " recorder or jnd"go. The only man who has not complained on this score is Frank Mooros. Ho has climbed from the base to the top story without mur muring and is willing to do so for throe years longer. HuiiKAU for Omaha culture ! No ono was calloa a liar at the last council mooting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It U Protection. Xew York Commercial The democratic pr < 333 may call It tbo Mc- Klnley tonlt if thev will , but It Is protection to American industry. Denctm Smith In 1'aln. Cincinnati Commercial , It painK us to observe that the persona pulchritude of the euardlan of the "Star- eyed Goddess of Reform" la not a feature tuoso torrid days aa the landscape about Buzzard.'s Bay. Atllnl in a lloatUinan. Kansas Cil\j \ Juurnal. It U explained that General Stcvonson cut off the bonds of only 40.0UU republican post masters. Tbo ROnoral's moderation 1 no doubt attributable to the fact that ho was working unuor a civil sorvlco reform ad- mluhiratlon. Trloil It Itut Tailed. Doubtless General Weaver's running mate , General Field , will not fail to explain how it happened that ho jjot on record in a Vlrplnia speech in 1S5U us expressing the wish that more union men nad bcuu killed In the war than really woro. The Pausing of Simplicity. " Denver News ( dcm.1 The democratic simplicity ot our fathers Rooms to have passed away. Now select seats for a select' 5,001) are provldod iu Madison Square garden , Now York , in order tbat tbo pomp and pngouutry of a royal coronation may bo Invoiced to notify two democratic citizens that they had boon nominated for oulco. SY3irOSIU3l OF NMILUS. Atolilsondlobo : An Atohlson Rlrl rooontly wnlkod tlio whoto loiiL'Ui of Commerolul xtreut with u tux un her hut with "Kodueod to il.iu" printed on it in largo typo. Detroit Free I'ross : Dodiulo That man called me n llur , end. a Hcoundrol and u puppy. Would you udvlso mo to Unlit , for that ? . ! ; Old Oont IJy nil moans. Tlioro's nothing nobler m this \vorll. ( yomir ; mini , ihun Unlitlng for tlio truth. _ I'lilhidolphU ICenorili Now that the season of sido-tilo Illrtutlpiui has IIQKUM , U N well to romumOor that loolnuny cojlcs spoil" tlio po- llcuimiu. 'O Ohloazo News : Att 'I'0 May "Clara. I'm onKiiuod to bo murrlort already , nnd 1'vu only boon hero two duy.s''J. "Vim swuot Uiiiisi Who li the huppy iniinV" , "iour me , how niifortuiiiitol Ho forgot to gtvo mo his uiiid , " * l' Washington fltu'r : Juvotillo Soda Olerk Do you llvo bore , mister ? Oiistomor Vup. , , n Then you'll hutfi ) Ito wait Until the boss 0011104 buuk from dinner. 1 ain't allowed to put up puMurlpllonn tuupt for Htrungorn thut'n truvoilu' . " | I I'O U .U 1 1' T.I I.K. Vetratl Tribune Oil , tulk to mo not of her bounty. llur Kruvo , or liar anlllos. or hur eyes ; Oli , toll mo no tuloi of her HWUUUIC.S * , Nor think tlmt you'vo o.iuturoJ u urlzo ; Oh. do n ) t uHiurt that aho's xtyllsh , Uruulturod. or queenly , or nwuuti Oh. nuvor unthuuu o'or hur dimples. Or pruto of her fairy-like feott No'or mention her fiidness romantic , Not any tliu's un uir ul on 0111 Hi ; Don't u putt It of her Innocent gludnosi , Nor yutuf hur brUht , nrlluii mirth ! 8 jy n.nulit of lier lips' roy rudnuis , And imUKlitot'hurdollouto olilnj Co. Hllonco your swugKurly lio.tollnKa Till all the return * ituvo coma in ; 1 oaro not to know thut ycu'vo studied ilor feature * In uvury muua You sltll e jimot Judjjo of hur rightly , Not jildgohuru * judge hur you should , Until oh , tlioordoul UfrlKhtfull It of ton Imiktrlkun mo dumlil No iimld is rurusilou to you fully Until you huvo hucn her chew gum. CAMPAtUX ObATTttlt. Mr. Bakor's latter announcing that ho Is not n candidate for gubernatorial honors remit as follows ; OMAHA , Nob. , July 23. To the Editor of TliRBKn : I suppose It cn safely bo said thnt every llvo citunn of this free country has n fairly developed ambition to nt lenst earn good Interest on the talents intrusted to him by the Creator and to move upward in the scale of existence nnd the cstlntatton of his follow ultlzons to as bleb n paint as it may bo poslblo for him to reach , Political , moral , social nnd Intellectual ad vancement widens the scope ot one's oppor tunities for service , not only for himself but on behalf of his follows. I may bo pardoned , therefore , for admitting that within the lust few weeks I have boon pleased with the cor dial encouragement and pledges of support which have como to mo in connection with the gubernatorial nomination soon to bo mndo at the fttnto convention at Lincoln. So many favorable nnd earnest expressions of faith In my availability ns n candldato have como to mo , uoi only from Omaha , and Douglas county , but from other sections ot the state , that U would seem ns though Douglas county's endorsement , aud the nom ination might bo secured. The situation Is at least serious enough to demand atten tion , nnd I have glvon It careful considera tion. Should the nomination bo tendered tome mo a compliment which I have no disposi tion to talto for granted It's acceptance would involve the giving up of my present oftlclal position , ono directly in the Ijno of my profession , and nnioh moro remunerative than the governorship , should election fol low. .Moreover , the campaign and the matnton : an co of the executive's household , If elected , would necessitate nn outlay of money very much la oxcost of the Income , and beyond my present convenience. An election would talto mo out of the practice of law for n long time , and seriously Interfere with the pros pect of building un u reputation at the oar , which is every true lawyer's hope , purpose and ambition. Appreciating to the fullest extent the very generous assurances of support , which the suggestion of my nnmo has brought out , nnd thanking most heartily nil the friends and acquaintances who have urged mo to become nn npgrossivo candidate , 1 deem it advisable to declino. Bus S. BAKCIU Mr. Frank Ransom's attention was called to Mr. Bakor's letter of withdrawal by the Clatterer and hU opinion was asked as to its effect on the political situation. "I don't see that Bakor's loiter changes the face ot af fairs materially , " said Mr. Hansom. "Tho sentiment in Douglas county has boon grow ing In favor ot Judge Crounso and this will simply render a harmonious support moro certain. " When asked us to his own'candl- dacy Mr. Ransom said that ho bad no desire to enter the raco. Long before his name was mentioned he had been an advocate of Judge Crounso , believing that It would bo good policy to nominate him. Mr. Ransom referred to tbo fact that Judga Crounso was a man of ntTnlrs. Ho bad been a district judge , supreme premo Judge , congro-ismau , collector of rovo- uuo , aud tilled all of those ofllcos to the satisfaction of the people. Ho wns now dis charging the dutloi of an important otllco nt Washington , aud aside from all this Judge Crounso had always been on the sldo of the people Frank Ransom's head has not boon swelled by the attempt of his friends to boom htm for the governorship. In foot ho has never seriously contemplated becoming a candldato for the position , although bo hat had many points In bis favor and bus a host of friends , including Tin : BEE. VV. H. Mungor has declined to accept the democratic ) congressional nomination in the Third district. This leaves the field clear for Dr. Koipor of Pierce and ho will prob ably bo nominated at Norfolk Monday nicbt unless Muncer should change his mind. Joe Bartlo.v's Interview in TUB Bnt : on the "auditor's office as run for the past four years , " teems to have stirred up the animals at the state capital. The Lincoln News which is pretty good republican authority says that Benton nnd Boworman are racing mad and tbat Mr. Hartley's efforts to mollify them have proved unavailing. Judge I. W. Lansing of Lincoln , "the sing ing pilgrim of Lancaster county , " was in the city yesterday and declared emphatically that while the Lancaster delegation were pledged to Boworman they cannot be traded by Si Alexander or Bonton. TUB HER has received the following aplstlo , which explains itself : UUAND ISLAND , Nob. , July 21. i\ir. Cam paign Clnltcror : It scorns to me you are al lowing this man Seoly , Tom Majors' man Friday , to clutter too much. 1 sea ho is claiming that the man of tbo hickory shirt will be nominated governor on the first bal lot. Nqw , lot ma jrlvo you a few figures that will make him shut up. Scoly assorts thut the western part of the state will eland solidly for Majors. Ho hasn't dcllnllely stated where- the western part of Nebraska begins , but , for argument merely , I'll glvo him all that part of tbo stitto lying west of a line drawn from the eastern border of Holt and \Vobstor coun - ties. That gives him forty-ulno counties , a of the of the state. big two-thirds area Sup pose Majors' claim is pond and tbat every delegate from every county in that vast area is for him , is ho still sure of the nomination ? A glance at the figures will show. The west ern counties Included in the district nnd their vote In the state convention Is as fol lows : There will bo 841 votes In tboatato convur. tion , allowing Boyd county llvo voles , tlio Btuno number given it ut the Kearney con vention lust spring. It will taUo i'il votes o nominate. The "west" has only UTS. But Majors docs not own all the delegates In tbo district mentioned. He will not liavo Hall county , for ono. In place of It , though , I iriyo him Nomutia. That makes It n stn , d- off. Neither will bo have ICearnoy nor Howard. Out Ledge ) Is for him , und Do g ? KSRSJlAfi JJS ASSSJ- " Science ! MEDICAL SCIENCE has achieved H great triumph In the production of OBI I G nblch vlll cur * Nick If I E * Ea 3 > lleiulacho and ell Wcr- TOII * IM > or < I r * arUlag from Iiuiulr | il Jllffritlon , C < mtl | > nllou nntl Illior-J dereifl.lver | and llief will u.uleUre . ( lore ttomtn to complcto litaltli. Covered with a Tatleleu & Soluble Coaling , ; Of all drujgiiu. Price ZB ccnti a bo * . Mew York Dfpot. 365 Canal St. t hns two moro votoa ihfin Konrnoy nnd How- nrd put together. So , on Ins own claim , Majors hns 2SO vote ? . Whora Is ho going to neeuro the other 141 necessary to nomlnnto ! Can Wnlt Sooly "manipulate" theml Yours to suppress Wftlt Sooly and the bogus claimant. HAM. COUNTY. OTJIKIt ZAXDb THAN OUItS. It is moro than likely that homo rule legis lation may bo postponed for n year or thoro. nbout. There are signs that Mr. Gladstone prefers not to face nt once tbo Inevitable do- foatot nny Dill ho may send to the lords. Lord Salisbury will not permit nny homo rule bill , with such n majority ns It oim now command behind It , to ojcnno the vote of the upjior houso. Such an obstruction bv the lords , Mr. Gladstone has said , would not ba regarded as n sufflclont roasoti for another apponl to the oooplo , nod possibly ho may bo roaay to moot It early as well as into. Uut tliore nro other measures thnt can bo cur ried , nnd which the lords will not ba likely to vote , that will greatly strengthen the lib erals and make tholr BUOOOSS at another elec tion woli-nigh n 3urod. The extension and limitation of the suffrage , the ono man ono vote reform , reform In the rosrlstratlon IHWS , compulsory allotments "of lantl In the rural districts , Increasing the power ot the London county council , homo rule for London , the payment of election expenses out of the public tro.iiury , nnd the payment of salaries to tnombors of the Parliament , such nro some ot tboso measures. They nro nil contained in the Newcastle program to which the liberal party 1s pledged. The Croat objection to this policy of delay Is Mr. Gladstone's ' ago , for such n program would postpone homo rule until IS'Jl at least. If ho Itvod until then ho would bo 8T > years old , and might not retain the necessary vigor for a now campaign lllto the ono Just closing. On the other hand , there Is apparently no real prospect that homo rule will como until tha oooplo of Urcat Britain have once moro nnrt moro emphatically pronounced In IU favor. The commons may say "jros , " but the lords will say "no ; " audit by any accident It should escape the vote of the lords , the queen might exorcise her long unused pre rogative and defeat the Dill , for her opposi tion to Mr. Gladstone's purpose Is ns Intonsu as tbat of Lord Salisbury himself. * * * Mr. Gladatono's diflicultlos will begin when ho undertakes to form n now ministry. The necessity of forcing Into the queen's service radicals like Mr. Laboucboro , who nro personally obnoxious to her , will con front him. A ministry which will bo In nny sense representative of the liberal party ns It now exists will hnvo to bo largely re cruited from the radical benches. Mr. Glad stone hns never been n good courtier and Ins reception by the queen will undoubtedly bo unsympathetic. But the precedents and uniform practice of the Victorian reign bavo tuken the sovereign comploty out of politics. Whatever her personal convictions or preju dices may bo , oftlclnlly sbo is neither tory nor liberal , but absolutely neutral. Slio has never been wanting in rospost for the de clared will of the nation , nor will she now. Tbo country has gone radical even moro un- mlstakaoly than It has favored homo rule , and radical ministers ot the crown will bo the logical order 01 the day. It will bo a strange spectacle when Mr. Labouohoro Is summoned into the queen's presence to Uiss the royal hand , bill it will bo extended to him in good time nnd with characteristic dignity at least the tlpi of the lingers. * * # The Belgian constituent assembly has ns yet taken but little positive notion rngnrdmg the amendment of the constitution , but it la understood that nn agreement has already been reached between tbo clerical party and the ministry , which is partly liberal , by which the plan of referendum will become a part of the now constitution. By this plan the king will Do empowered to submit the enactment of any law directly to the nation for Its approval or condemnation under given conditions whenever ho shall doom it wise. It is a piece of radical republicanism whlcn has thus far found iu way as an experiment into no form of government except that of Switzerland , whcro Its ndoptlon has been so recent that no reasonable Judgment of Us value can yet bo formed. It Is likely that the coalition formed In support of this will be hostile to universal suffrage. If such is tbo case defeat for that proposition , which is cer tainly Ijss of mi experiment nnd loss radical than tbo referendum , is beyond question , as the clericals , with the support of the minis try , command the necessary two-thirds majority of the assembly. * * The champion negro slayer of Africa , Dr- Peters , is tbo first man who has thought it useful to issue a pamphlet on the bast way of fighting the natives. As Dr. Peters has had larger and moro unnocos&ary experience In this line than any other traveler , ho is doubtless an export well qualified to treat the subject. Ho has a coor opinion of the couraco of native tribes , and says tno whites have nothing to fear from them In the open , but tbat tbu tricky aud treacherous charac ter of the onomjr renders It necessary to bt constantly on the lookout ngatntt surprises In forest or jungle. Dr. 1'otors fills nineteen pages tolling whnt ha knows nbout the w j to kill African natives , Inasmuch ns his nnngulnary doings In Africa , it Is said , nro ta bo Invostlffatod by order ot Emperor William , it is hoped ho wilt not huvo nny further opportunity , personally , to practtoa the teachings based upon his Inrgo nnd varied experience. navum.WAf STATK co.viv.vno.v. TlioropublloiuiolootOMof the sUts of No- brnskn nro roriuosted to aond dnlontos from their soroMlcountloi to moot In convention ntthoolty of Lincoln , August < , 13. ) . ! , nt 10 o'clock a. in. , for the purpose of plnoliu In nomination candidates for the following st u ofllcos : Governor ! I.lontoiKuit covornori Secretary otstntoi Auditor of public accotintii Treasurer ! Supurlntondontof publla Initruotlonj Attorney Ronoruli Commissioner of utibllo lands and buildings ) Kleht presidential electors : And to transact inoli other business at mn > como before the convention. TUB Al'POIlTIONMSHT. The sovornl counties tire entitled to rooro * sontntlon as follows , bo In is b.isivl upon tha vote oust for George II , llnstlnui tor nttornoy general In 1BU ) , clvlni ono dolonnto-nt-lnrKO to ennh county and ono for ouch 100 votes and thn major fraction thereof i II Is recommended that no proxlus bo ad mitted to tlio convention und thnt the dolo- putos present bo authorized to cast the full vole of the delegation. S. I ) . MKitcnit , Chairman. WAI/T M. SIEIV. : ) U. U. HU.COMIIK , Secretaries. J. H. SUIIIKHI.ANI ) , ) Are better known and more general ly used than any other cathartic. Sugar-coated , purely vegetable , and free from mercury or any other inju rious drug , this is the ideal family medicine. Though prompt and ener getic in their action , the use of these pills is attended with only the best results. Their effect is to strengthen and regulate the organic functions , being especially beneficial in tlio various derangements of the atom- acli , liver , and bowels. Ayer's Pills are recommended by all the leading physicians and druggists , as tlio most prompt and effective remedy for biliousness , nausea , costiveness , indigestion , sluggishness of the liver , jaundice , drowsiness , pain in the side , and sick headache ; also , to relieve colds , fevers , neuralgia , and rheumatism. They are taken with great benefit in chills and the diseases peculiar to tlio South. For travelers , whether by land or sea , arc ttie best , and should never be omitted in the outfit. To preserve their medicinal integrity in all cli mates , they arc put up in bottles as well as boxes. "I have used Ayer's Pills in my family for several years , and always found them to be a mild and excel lent purgative , having a goo.d effect on the liver. It la the best pill used. " Frank Spillman , Sulphur , Ky. Prepared by Dr. .1. C. Aycr It Co. , Lowell , ilaei. Bold by Druggists Krcrywbcre. Every Dose Effective & CO. Manufacturer ! an ! ratillarl of Clotliln In th'i World. When It's ' Hot The is'to pay. We've got a hot lot of hot coats and vests at hot prices for hot weather. Our negligee shirts keep out the hot in great shape , while our prices make other dealers hot and our customers cool and pleasant. We've sold all thos3 boys' 50c knee pants warranted not to rip , but we have another lot a little better at 75c which we guarantee not to rip. Our boys' summer Jersey knee pants at V $1 have no equal under $1.75 in Ameri ca. Ages $ to 14. S2.50 and $3 2-piece double breasted plaid cheviot suits , ages 10 { o 14 , at $1.25. Long pant suits , 14 to 18 years. $4- , were $5 and SO. $7,50 suits for $5. All the $8.50 , $0 and SlOsuits go at $6. Star shirtwaists 35c , regular 50c ; 75c ones at 50c ; $1 ones at 75c. These arc \ not rejcQted remnants in waists , but the genuine Star Shirtwaist , everyone perfect , Browning , King & Co - Our store dny closet , whou nt wo 0'X : close > p. in. ut , oxoopt 10 p. in. Hutnr- S.W , Cor , 15th & Douglas Sl X