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cnio thin .Mlh day orueiu.t , IRr ; .
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Avi-rnin Clmiliil luu for .Inly ! ! ! , .tl < ) .
NOTIIIXO is ever pained by a pirty
lowering its standard for a moment , o von.
TIIK wet weather seems to have
damponud the ardor of the city hall
comhtitnnlg.
Tun quarreling of two great insnr-
RIICO companies Is ongro.ssln < * the able
Intellects of Now York just now.
A KAII. of ice gnused by intense heat
lias nearly destroyed n Swiss village.
In this country heat sends ice up.
YAWNMNO is said to bo mi excellent
euro for catarrh. Then the cheapest euro
wo Icnow of for catarrh may bo obtained
by reading the nvor.izo democratic
editorial on tl , tariff.
TilKltr.nro only four candidates for
congress in the Eighth Iowa district
and the democrats have not hold their
convention yet. This looks like a lucky
year for Polo Hepburn.
GKOVKII CrnVKLANi ) in attempting
to iniiko both ' 'No Negro Domination' '
and "Tariff Reform" the great issue of
the cninp.iign might well split the dif
ference and make the issue "No Negro
Reform. "
IT is earnestly hoped that the com
mittee appointed by the Board of Edu
cation will deci'lo to continue the
teachers' ' training school. Sucli an in
stitution is a very valuable adjunct to
educational work.
C'orNfif , DLUITS scorns to bo having
rather moro than its share of burglaries ,
thefts -and potty offenses of various"
kinds. Tlio tramps who have lately
boon reported numerous there are evi
dently not so idle at night us they are in
tlio daytime.
PKOM various sections of Nebraska
como reports which indicate that the
heavy rain of Monday was general in
this .state. It was needed in some
localities and has given late corn a
great boom. The farmers have every
reason to bo happy.
Tim people's pirtyof : Nebraska is full
of "leaders" whoso past records , if
traced back to the states from which
they came , would appear so foul that
tholr immediate vicinity and the whole
paity would ncod the vigorous applica
tion of disinfectants.
TtlHieloction of William Harknoss for
president of the American Association
for the Advancement
of Science was a
fitting recognition of the able and
talented man who has so long filled the
chair of mathematics at the United
States naval academy.
Vor.riiMJ O. SrmcKUCit has returned
from his Wcavorito tramp over the west ,
and says the west IB ablaze. When no
was west ho probably told them that Ne
braska was nbhiy.o. His party's agita
tors are always busy talking about en
thusiasm somewhere else.
Till' statement of the supervising
architect that Omaha's now pnstolllco
building will bo rotdy ; for occupancy in
about two yours is perhaps as favorable
na could bo expected , but at the present
rate of growth in the postal business of
this city it will bo needed before it is
finished ,
Siotrx CITY is trying to have a fall
acrrlcultural oxhiblt , having abandoned
its ( . 'urn palace. The Coal palace at
Ottuimva is another deserted ruin and
only the Creston Bluegrass ualaco has
thu hardihood to try It again this your.
The average Iowa pi lace of any aort is
a pleasant place in which to sink plenty
of cash.
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TUB erudite Now York H'orW ob
serves that the Iowa democrats are in
excellent condition , etc. , and adds ,
" " ( lovoriior Bolos will make a gallant
light and ought to win.1' Win what ?
He isn't running for anything this year
nor is ho making a gallant light for the
C'lovtiland crowd who at Chicago simply
biioorcd at him.
As I'si'Al , , Cleveland Is proving him
sotf a Btraddlor and i * nfralu to put him
Bolf on record. A few days after his
Humiliation thu 1-Yuo Trade league of
Now York wrote him a letter of con-
giMtulations on his success and the bold-
liesof the free trade pi ttform. But
not yet luivo they rociilvod any sort of
answer. The explanation is obvious.
Ho dares not champion t.iolr cause.
Til" country Is anxiously awaiting his
letter of acceptauou in which lie will
m Uo the elTort o ( his life to write a
double-dealer ou tariff. Tlio Free
Tradu league members , ire indignant at
JIH | actlora and suy they will votu for
Weaver ,
TIIK IM.V/JMMC'r O/- ' THOMAS
It wns my slnearo dcslro ana Intention to
If cop private nil thru transpired before tbo
republican state commlttco nt its session
Monday night and ncquloico In the notion
tlicn nnd there taken. Hut the ardent sup
porters of Colonel Majors have soon fit to
print garbled onrt distorted reports , wbloh
place ino In n ( also light before my follow
republicans , and Mr. Majors 1ms sought to
fasten n s lima Upon me In his speech of
acceptance under which no solf-rosnoctlni ;
American citizen , nnd especially n man oo-
ctipylnj ? my poiltlon , can nfTord to rest.
The fact that I am n tuniniior of the no-
tlonnl committee gives warrant to no candi
date to east nsn nlons upon mo , much loss to
cbarRo no : with complicity In ono of the
Rrontest crimes that ha over boon porpo
trntod ngnlnst the people of this stato.Vlint -
over the cotiwuetice ] may bo. I om now
compelled to give publicity to tlio scandalous
Incidents that took place \vhllo the state com-
mlttoo was In executive session and relate as
near as 1 can remember what was there
stated by mo.
Hoforo the committee had mot I ashod
Chairman Cudy ( or permission to address ttio
committee within closed doors with n view to
placing before them certiln fuels which , In
my Judgment , would malto the nomination ot
Majors Impolitic nntl hazardous.Mr. . Cady
expressed the opinion that there wai no like
lihood of Majors' nomination , nnd hence any
effort on my part to mtdross the committee
on that subject would lie supcrlluous.
Tlio committee llm Mold a brief session
with closed doors. At 9 n. m. Mr. Magoon ,
wbo had been Informed about my do-ilro to
bo hoard , called mo from the corridor into
ttio committee room. I naturally supposed
Hint this invitation \ vaoxtcndctl to mo as n
mombur ot the national committee or lor the
purpose of affording mo an opportunity to ad
dress the committee. Upon entering 1 dis
covered thalquttca number of other pursons ,
mostly mcnbor : ot the proas , were bolnc ad
mitted ,
The committee then proceeded with Us
routine work of balloting for Its ofllcow. Im
mediately after this work was conmletod
Mr. Tnte read hls.loitorof declination as can
didate for lieutenant governor. This was
followed by an informal ballot to 1111 the va-
canoy. Upon tne announcement that Majors
had received twoiity-oiio of thb thirty-thrco
votun cast n motion was mauo toauopt tlio in
formal ballot ns formal. The chairman , Mr.
Cady , then deliberately stated tbo motion
nnd turnniL- toward tbo audience nskod
whether anybody bad anything to say.
Thereupon I arose from my seat nnd re-
respectfully ustccd permission to make ii
statement bearing upon the question then
pending before tbo committee , with all out
siders oxcludi'd. When u motion was made
that the request bo granted n great uprour
nroso nmong the audience. Protests were
made nt once by two Lincoln editors who
nave for years been nflllctrd with Hosowa-
tnrophobla , and they were seconded
by several ghost dancers who had
been lobbying ' for Mr. Majors.
TUoy donounrod the attempt to go Into
secret session as an unboard-of nroccoding ,
nnd demanded that one of their number
should bo admitted to represent Mr. Majors.
I slated that 1 had no objection , provided
that Iho pnitv would treat tbo disclosures ns
confldonlial , but I preferred , if possible , to
talk in tlio presence of Majors himself , and
asked that ho bo invited to lie present , Tbo
committee voted to go Into executive session ,
from which all outsiders , excepting myself ,
Messrs. Majors and Uushnoll , his advocate ,
were excluded.
Tlio rooms in wlileii the committee nold Its
meeting , In the second story of the Capitol
liotol , were nearly on n level ivitb the roof
of an adjoining annex. No sooner had the
rooms boon cleared and the doors closed than
the ruftlanly crowd In the corridors began to
show their displeasure by howling , stamping
tholr foot , kicking the petition walls , throw
ing missiles nt the windows , ono or which
they "oroko. A number of thorn carried on their
assaults from iho root. Every two or three
minutes they hammered at the door , and
whenever It was opened by the doorkeeper
the mob shouted for Majors. This disgrace
ful disturcanco continued during the whole
' .imo that I was speaking. Such conduct
would have been resented oven by a commit
tee of coivboys.
All this time Mr. Majors was sitting un
concerned in thu room , evidently enjoylnir
tbo brutal porformiinco of the mob gathered
there expressly in his Interest. Had no
boon possessed of a spark of common deconoy
and rcspoot for the commiUco and his party
ho would liavo made an appeal to bis disor
derly friends to desist whllo the committee
remained In executive session.
My position in tbo room was immediately
opposite and facing Mr. Majors , who sat
within six feet of mo. My discourse all tbo
way through was couched in gentlemanly
language and frco from any personal allusion
to Mr. Majors outsldo of imoniclalcarccrnnd
political associations. Aflor exhorting tbo
committee to welch well tha crrnvo respon
sibility which they were about to nsoumo I
called their attention to tbo lollowlng facts :
First. That tbo friends of Mr. Majors ,
both at Omaha and iu other parts of the
state , publicly announced tbolr Intention of
pushlnu Majors ahead of Crounso , which
would mean cither that they would omit
voting for Crounso or vote directly for Van
Wyck. This would doubtless bo followed by a
counter move on tuo part of Crounso man to
leave Majors bohl.id , and ns a result wo
would bo distracted by internal dissension ,
when all our energies should be directed
against tbo common cnomy. Mr. Majors
himself was quoted as saying only a few
days ago that bo was nearer governor now
than any other niun recently mentioned for
the place , moaning Crounso.
Second. That Mr. '
Majors' recordns con-
tlngnnt congressman nnd.lloutomiutpovornor
would subjuot him to attacks which could
, iot bo defended nnd would deprive tbo p.irty
of the advantage It now has In Its claim that
iho men on Its ticket are clean and unassail
able.
able.Third.
Third. That Mr Majors was indirectly , if
not directly , implicated in the conspiracy
which resulted in the abduction of Senator
Taylor from this stnto while the legislature
was In session in IS'.ll. '
At this juncture Mr. Majors asked from
whom 1 had obtained my Information. I re
plied inatitcama from the man under whoso
care Taylor was placed by tbo cons'plratora
and carried away from the state nnd further
more through a letter from Taylor him
self which discloses the fact that Walter
Seely , Majors' private secretary nnd lull-
mate associate , had drawn nnd pocketed tbo
salary of Taylor after his abduutlon. and that
the drnwini ; ot the salary by Booty can bo
vorltled by the records of thostato treasurer.
Mr. Majors then nskod what relation the
man wbo carried off Taylor bore to myself ,
to which I replied the only relation ho bore
to mo was that I had several times employed
him as a detective , which wu his chief oc
cupation ,
Fourth , Douglas county Is to bo the battle
ground and Mr. Majars bus vvoakonod him-
belt by , ills blttor and Impolitic warfnrn upon
Oinatm and everything that concerns
Omaha. ThU would have n damaging effect
nmotiK Omaha business men and Omaha people
ple with local prido.
Flftb , Mr. Mujora It Known to bo u mom-
borof the A. I1. A. assentation , a secret unit-
CatholU organisation , Without disparaging
tlioio wbo belong to this order , and recogniz
ing its strength In Douglas county , It Is man
ifest that Mr. Majors will Inevitably bo
Uruvvii into n rollyious tight , whou tbo party
should strictly confine itself to the political
Issues of the day.
Sixth. Mr. Majors' campaign has devel
oped thu fact that his candidacy Is In the In *
torost of the railroads to whom ho has ren
dered sorvlco In his official capacity. In
stead of bolng n souroo of strength this fnat
would boaomn a source of weakness. In
doling 1 made an earnest appeal to Mr ,
Majors to decline tills nomination , .vhloh
would confer no now honor upon him , but
would Inevitably roiult In his own dofent
nnd would embarrass tbo party.
Mr. Majors did not see fit to respond per
sonally , but Uushncll made a harangue. In
which ho glossed ever the Indoltbio blots
upon Mr. Majors' record , sought to rldloulo
the damaging disclosures I had made , and
wound up by n personal tlrado ngalnst mo.
Although I romalnod In tha room until
.Dushnoll had tlnlchod I did notdeem It worth
while to itutulgo In any controversy with
him and when ttio committee voted to ad-
tourn the oxecutlvo session I loft the room.
The shouts for Majors which shook the
noiuo n few minutes later nnprisod mo of
the fact that Majors hid boon nominated ,
nod later on I hoard that ho had made n
rousing speech , in which ho referred tome
mo as a little Bahamian. On that
point I scarcely need to npologlzo for
my mother nor my motherland. Mr.
Majors will perhaps learn later that there
are over 10,000 voters of llohomlan birth who
will remember his sneers nt tholr nationality.
I must say , however , I was decidedly taken
back on reading that portion of Mr. Majors'
speech tn which ho had tbo cool audacity to
chnrgo the abduction or Senator Taylor upon
no. ; What rieht has Mr. Majors to
make such an assertion oven by
ItiucndoJ What Interest did 1 have
In suugcllng Tavlor out of the stntol What
posslblo object could I have in engaging In
such n bleh-hiUidud conspiracy ! What was
1 to gain by it , nnd why should I hlro any
body to do itl DOCH ho imagine that ho can
clear his own skirts by taking advantage of
the mere fact that I had nt ono tlmo em
ployed the man whom the conspirators hired
to carry out their infamous plant Wby
did ho not also charco mo with
the other infamous , under-handed criminal
business carried on in tho"stnto capllol by
his man Friday nnd associate , Walt Seclyl
Why did Mr. Majors make these cowardly
assaults upon mo whou tny back was turned ?
Wby did ho not mnko his alleged dofonsa
and pour out his outrageous calumnies in my
bearing when I faced him while addressing
the committee I Ho had ample opportunity
than.
I realize that this is n very unfortunate nnd
untimely controversy , bull cannot nnd will
not tamely submit to such Indignity nnd
calumny.
My opposition to the nomination of Majors
clthor as governor or lieutenant governor
bos been solely Inspired by a desire to
cave the republican party from a
defensive campaign nnd with a vlaw to
reinstating It in the confidence of the dis
contented elements that have revolted
airaiust corporation rule. The charge that
I am trying to ploy.dictator or boss comes
from the wreckers wbo by their shameless
conduct and reckless subserviency to cor
porations have broucht the party to the
verge of rum. I have dictated no can
didate , but have cnacavorcd honestly
to Induce the party to nominate
candidates who needed no defense. The fact
that tbo nominations made by thostato con
vention have given universal satisfaction
affords striking proof that my efforts had
not been In vain.
I conlldently bellovo that this ticket will
bo triumphantly elected , although Mr.
Majors will bo a source of discord" from now
on until election unless ho is induced to
withdraw. E. KOSKWATEII.
ItKOAItUlftd nUTAf
Judging from the tone of the govern
ment organs in Canada thu sentiment in
oHicial circles is not favorable to any
cbango of policy regarding canal tolls
at present , but a dispatch from the seat
of government states that the impres
sion prevails there that the cabinet will
bo called together and the rebate sys
tem abolished altogether. The organs
regard the action of the United States
government us unfriendly , and ono of
thorn observes that it will not tend to in
crease cordiality of feolincr between the
two countries. Possibly not , but the
Canadian people are decidedly unreason
able , to say the least , if they expect this
country to cultivate their friendship at
the r.ost of the continued sacrilico of the
rights and intorcsts of its own people.
This hncl been borne for years , during
which time complaints were unheeded by
the Canadian government , and it would
seem that the patient toleration of in
justice had eronted an impression in the
minds of the dominant element in Cana
dian affairs that they could continue In
definitely the violation of treaty engage
ment : ; . They wore certainly given war
rant for this idea by the delaying course
of the last democratic administration ,
which manifested loss concern to pro
tect American interests than to stand
well in Hnglltm opinion , out a different
spirit prevails nt Washington now. Tlio
Harrison administration lias demon
strated that wherever American rights
are denied or assailed it proposes to pro
tect them , and in tlio presence of this
duty it does not stop to consider whether
Great Britain or some lessor power is
the aggressor.
The oxpiosslona of the Canadian press
generally , regardless of party , are un
favorable to any further concessions on
the part of the Dominion' government ,
and if these are to bo accepted as ,
voicing tbo popular sentiment it is not
probable that the government will at
once change its policy. Ono leading
paper declares that-any further conces
sion in the face of tho'nct of this gov
ernment would bo too great a sacrifice
of dignity and solf-rospout. Another
exults ever the incident as n , tribute to
Canada , testifying that it is a nation in
this continent , and hails it as "tho be
ginning of our history as a great
pooplo. " Still another , a government
organ , advises that the treaty of Wash
ington bo disregarded entirely and
heavy tolls bo imposed upon American
vessels passing through thu Canadian
canals. Much of this is moro vaporing ,
and doubtless does not rolled the sober
judgment of these people who will con
sider this matter from a wholly prac
tical point of view.
The railroad Interests of Canada es
pecially , there Is reason to believe , will
not approve of any course likely to ag
gravate the hltuatlon. Their business
relations with this country and the priv
ileges they enjoy from the United States
are too important to bo jeopardized in
order to gratify a spirit of hostility to
tins government , oven though it have
tin appearance of justification in ttio
Huntitnont of patriotism. Nothlnir can
bo more certain than that any extension
by the Dominion government of its
polluy of discrimination against Amor-
lean intercuts would result In excluding
Canadian railroads from the highly
valuable privileges they now have in con
nection with American business , nnd
while it is true "that our own people
would oxporloncd"J.'cmo ? disadvantage
from this they would , not hesitate to approve -
prove it as a pro pot1 n'ml necessary asser
tion of our natldual u dignity and self-
respect.
The probability that when cool re
flection succeeds tlio first outburst of resentment -
sontmont and practical judgment Is
brought to bear on the situation the
Canadian authorises Svlll see that there
is nothing to bo gained by maintaining
n policy which th'ey.'h'avo ' virtually con
fessed is indofousibjo und will , with as
much grace as possible In the circum
stances , abandon it.
COXIMTWXOF TIIK
The democratic organs hixvo boon cti-
tloavorlng to malto polltlcnl capital out
of a prospective doflclt in the national
treasury. By an ingenious arrange
ment of figures they have tvttomptcd to
show that at the end of the current fis
cal your the treasury will bo short
several millions ot dollars , and that un
less some additional methods of raising
revenue nro adopted the government
will bo utiablo 'to moot its obligations
during tbo next fiscal year. This as
sumed condition of affairs ia contrasted
with that ut the close of the Cleveland
administration , when there was a largo
surplus in the treasury , and a lost is
found for sormonixing upon republican
extravagance.
Secretary Poster disposes ot the idea
that the treasury is now short of money
or will bo at the end of tbo current Us-
cal year. , The fact is there is now a
balance of $50,000,000 and the revenue
from customs Is increasing at the rate
of $1,000,000 a month , so that the treas
ury olllclals nro warranted in estimating
that the receipts will exceed the ex
penditures for the year by 315,000,000.
Stress has boon laid upon the fact that
a small loan was oxtoiidod and also that
no provision was made for the sink
ing fund. As to the first , the secretary
points out that instead of its being an
unusual occurrence there have boon
many parallel cases , while with regard
to the so-called sinking fund there is in
reality no such fund maintained and
never has been. Moreover , failure to
make specific provision for thh fund
that is , for the purchuso by the troas-
ury-of a certain amount of bonds annu
ally lias happened several times in past
years , instead ot the present instance
being tbo first since the creation of the
public debt.
Tlio sinking fund act , which Secretary
Foster says was passed in 1802 to
Btrongthon our credit' was not put into
effect ut all during tl\o seven years after
its passage , and its requirements were
not mot in lull during the five years
from 1874 to 187IK t
The effort of the democrats to glorify
the Cleveland administration for 'leav
ing a surplus inj < the treasury will not
carry much force with'lhoso ' who remem
ber tlio persistent denunciation of the
republican party 'for having allowed a
surplus to accumulate ! The democratic
party then professed to regard the sur
plus in the treasury as a , crying evil and
a menace to the rop'ublic , depriving the
'
people of the use o'f their money nnd In
viting waste and extravagance. Assoon
as the republican party got Into full
power in the government this surplus
was given back to the people , and now
the democrats are finding fault with
this. A largo part of it wont in paying
oil the national debt , which was re
duced during the first throe years of the
Harrison administration to an amount
one-third moro than during the whole
Cleveland administration.
It was spent in improving the postal
sorvicein extending the usefulness of the
Agricultural department , in increasing
the navy and in other ways for the gen
eral good. The truth is that the Cleveland -
land administration did not dcstro to
got rid of the surplus , as it ouuld have
done by moro freely purchasing bonds
and thus at once giving moro money
and saving interest to the people , be
cause the existence of a surplus prom
ised to bo a good thing for providing po
litical capital. Now that it has been
distributed to the people the democracy
endeavors to turn that fact to its politi
cal advantage.
The national treasury is in no present
danger of becoming insolvent. It is
mooting its obligations , and there is
every reason for confidence in the as
surance of Secretary Foster that it will
continue to do so.
JU1J1CIAI , CANDlDAfKS.
Several ot our district judges nro
among the prominent candidates for
congress. On general principles such
candidacy is to bo deprecated ns drag
ging the courts into the arena of poli
tics and placing members of the bar
who nsplro to political office at a disad
vantage. No lawyer desires to incur
the displeasure or hostility of the judge
before whom ho is obliged to plouU the
causes of his clients. Some of the now
states , profiting by the oxnorionco with
judicial politicians , have embodied in
tholr constitutions provisions that dis
qualify any" judge from an election to
any political olllco during the term for
which ho has .jliuen clouted judge.
Tills is a wholesome reform which
sooner or later will-bo adopted by Ne
braska , i n
In any event , np "Jnlin holding a place
on the bench , of wnalevor party ho maybe
bo , should become a candidate for con
gress or any other political olllco unless
ho resigns the position of judgo. This
was the view talf'on"1)y Judge Allan W.
Field of Lancaster , ! who promptly re
signed his placqj.as , judge when ho ac
cepted the nomination for congress on
the republican tickpt.
It stands to reason that judges are
like other mortals. They naturally
will remember political friends and will
not forgot political enemies. A judge
who remains on the bench while ho is a
candidate will scarcely refrain from
tipping the scale of justice toward his
supporters and frouniug upon or turnIng -
Ing the cold shoulder to parties with
whom ho has had u tilt in the political
arena. This would even be much moro
applicable to a judge whose ambition
had boon foiled by defeat at the polls ,
Justice with such a man on the bench
would bo warped nnd our courts would
become tribunals ot persecution und
i
favoritism rather than of outilty and
unbiased exposition of tlio law.
Titn stnto ticket nominated by the
democrats of Iowa last week contains
no names of importance or strength.
Perhaps the host knoxvn Is Senator W.
G , Kent of Luo county , the candidate for
railway commissioner. Colonel Kent Is
a man of wealth , who has served several
terms in the legislature nnd Is an ac
tive banker ami retired Inrmor. Ills
dulioa In the legislature have not boon
connected with railway matters , and
his votes have bson uniformly with
these opposed to the present railway
control of Iowa. Though a ulonsnnt
man of honesty and plausibility. 1il <
record will condemn him as not in line
with the best Interests
of anti-corpora
tion Iowa.
U are many sldowalks In the olty
whore It is impossible for pedestrians lo
keep their footing after n rain his made
thorn slippery. This Is duo to the un
dermining of foundations und tlio consequent
quent settling of ono sldo or the other
so that the plunks stand at an angle.
Those walks have boon in the sumo con
dition for months and there is no indi
cation of any movement toward putting
them in a safe and pvopor condition.
When cold weather makes them Icy the
public will have to tnko to the road.
And perhaps this neglect may result in
a few suits against the city for fractured
limbs nnd broken heads.
Tun Douglas county fair , which will
open next Monday and continue five
days , promises to bo an unusually at
tractive exhibit. The liberal sum in
premiums olTorod by the agricultural
society should certainly insure a largo
display , and us there appears to bo moro
than the usual interest in the fair this
year tin exceptionally fine oxhiblt Is ex
pected. The racing feature will un
doubtedly bo superior to thai , of previous
years , judging from the entries already
made , and they will not close until
Wodncsdny night. With the attrac
tions promised the fair ought to bo a
financial success.
DEMOCRATIC polities in Chicago is in
a blissful condition of harmony. The
county convention mot Saturday morn
ing and wrangled from 10 o'clock until
1 a. in. Sunday without completing the
ticket. Monday afternoon they throw
away a nonpartisan judiciary slate and
put up some well known democratic pol
iticians for judges. Riot of the worst
sort prevailed at both meetings and the
republicans see an easy victory ahead.
ANNA KATHKKIXEGKHKN has written
a letter declaring her belief in the inno
cence of Lizzio Bordcn. It will be remembered -
mombored that her great book , "Tho
Loavonworth Cnso , " treated of a case
almost exactly Identical with the Borden -
don mystery. It is certainly dilncult to
believe that a sane daughter could bo
guilty of such an unnatural and horrible
crime.
A Tompmnry Kplilrmlc *
crflt.
There were moro nnu worse lauor uis-
turbancos iu 1STT nnd tSSl ! than there bnvo
been in 1S02 , but the country recovered
from them nil right. Tlio English pipers
are too hasty in predicting the collansu of
the social and political fabric tn the United
States.
r
A 1'luuky rimM-ngcr.
I'hlltulclplitti [ .alutr.
At last a passenger has been found on a
western train with pluck enough to resist a
couple of masked train rnbbor.s. Unfortu
nately ho was not a very good shot , and iho
robbers escaped , but his pluck saved tbo
pussoii.'ors from bolnpr robbed , for the
would-bo thieves retreated as soon us they
mot with determined rcsistnnco.
Costly Luxury i > r Strike.
C/ifcay.1 Trtlninc.
Under tbo laws of tuostate , of Now Vork
whenever there is trouble In a county of so
grtvo a character that the ordinary polioo
force cannot control it the sheriff summons
the posse comitntus. If that force cannot
subdue tbo rioters then the sheriff calls upon
the covornor , who orders out the militia , and
under tlio law the expense of us employment
is charged to ' .ho county where the lawless
trouble has occurred and whence the requisi
tion has boon made , upon tbo theory that the
state has boon called upon to do thu worlt of
the county. The county furthermore Is made
responsible for all dnmngos inllictod by the
rioters , a , for instance. In Buffalo and Erie
county , for the burning of cars and destruc
tion of freight and buildings. The taxpayers
of that county , therefore , nro confronted
with the fact of S.090 stain caardi within its
limit ? , coUlni : them say $20)0 ( ) per day , nnd
are getting worried over tbo big bill which is
accumulating.
A IHUtukim riittliirm.
Kcw Yuri : Sun ( ilctn , ) .
A day alter the Michigan democrats had
prostrated themselves at the feet of the
labor anarchs , tha Iowa democrats com
mitted themselves to this dishonest and
puerile proposition :
"Wo are In thorough sympathy with the
multitude of honest tellers throughout tha
land , ana wo obicrvo with doapsullcltudo
the conflicts between capital and labor ,
which manifest themselves In the over-In
creasing number nnrt scope of lockouts and
strikes. Tlictc cumlltl m * lire clui'-uenlilc ' tn tlie
juiUcu of the republican jiarlu , which has for
its object tbo disbursement of taxes among
tbo favored few , and iho mnintonanco of
privileged classes at the oxpjnso of tbo
masses. "
Wo have ItalicUcd tbo dishonesty and the
puerility. There is not a man In the country
with intelligence ououch to swallow an oy
ster wbo doesn't know that this proposition
Is nonsense. Most of the great strikes and
iho gruat "conlliets between capital und
labor , " In other words , the nets of violence
of labor organisations against cmplovors und
nonunion men , occur in the nonprotected
industries. LOOK at Cuur d'Alonc. Look
at Huffalo. And as for Homestead , tha
Amnlgimiitod association doesn't pretend 10
bollnvo that the tariff had anything lo do
wltn tha lockout thero.
Wo warn the Iowa democrats that they
nro bringing no credit upon the domocratlo
party nnd adding no slronirlh lo its canvass
by trying to give a potty partisan twist to
Iho croat labor disturbances. 'J'lioio dls-
turhtincoa roach the root of social order In
thu United States , and in dealing with them
there should bo no rucrimlnatloa between re
publicans nnd democrats , The case is too
bonou.s for that.
UKTAltlA'riUfl tltlAUitiT V.IX.I1M ,
Cincinnati Commercial : The Canadian
government , In it > s shabby treatment of the
United States respecting tVolland canal
tollsmay well bo reminded ihat trade discrim
inations are tricks at which two can play.
Philadelphia Hocortl : Kotnllatlon of any
sort is u poor basis for nmlc'ablo relations
with neighbors : and Iho position taken by u
portion of the London press , that there is
nothing out politic * in It , U a narrow vlow
of tlio question. Doubtless UnJra 1s a dual
of polities in it acroab the boundary line , but
In this country popular Judgment can easily
llnd much larger questions on wulcti to ex
orcise itself In political action ,
Denver Kopubllcnu : Tbo Canadians have
received Just what they deserve and Just
what they bad a right to oxpoct. Hut not
withstanding this U true and notwithstand
ing Canada had ample notice , it is probable
that tbo Canadian and llrltlsh proas will any
that thU proclamation 1 * an illustration of
crudouoss and lack of good manners on tuo
part of the Americans. English newspapers
will almost surely say that the action of the
president WAI taken with a vtuw to Influ
encing tbo coming election. Thnt Is tno way
the English press always talks about Amor-
lean politics.
St. 1'ntil CJIobo : This toll Is to ho charged
slinplv to offset n similar proems b/ the Ca
nadian government In regard lo the vVoll-
and canal , but that fuel will not ns < uiago the
wrath of ttio Canucks , Undoubtedly a wall-
Injr and gnashing of tooth will tr.insplro In
the Dominion that will bo hoard far over
England. The Canucks will shricic for re
prisals und for war , nnd thin duclt down for
safety behind John Unit's coit tail * .
Now York Recorder ! Canada must carry
out the treaty stipulations Imposed upon her
In regard to the iuo of her uauaU by Ameri
can shippers or face discrimination ngalnst.
nor own citizens in the uao of the St.'Mary's
canal. That Is the meaning of Iho procla
mation lisuod by the president yesterday. In
future a duly of ! 2l ) fonts n ton will bo levied
on all freight from the Canadian ports pass
ing through that great nrtury of lni < o corn-
more ? .
CJChicago Post : The-future of the thing
called Canada is plain onuugb. England has
no usu for the lubborl.v hobbledehoy mid will
waste no moro tlmo or money helping It out
of ' its absurd qunrrcl.i. It Is of no use to the
L'nltea States , which hai already drawn to
Itself thu host of iho Canadian citizenship.
Of Itself the thiiip cannot stand. In lime It
will como whining to tbo bank door of this
union and bwr for admission. And Uncle
Sam , tha big , good-naturod , easy-going chap ,
will tnico the vagabond In.
Chicago News : Hut the president's procla
mation duals Canadian interests n far heavier
blow than tbo Wollund canal discrimination
dealt American commerce. On this sldo only
a fraction of American snippers nn- suffered
from the Wellurul canal"tolls. . The pre
ponderance of Amerlc.in lonnago goes no
farther east than Huffalo. On the other
baud , the practical prohibition of thoS.iutt
Sto. Marie canal to Canadian vessels nffocts
the most profitable of all Canadian shipping
interests the grain and ore carrying trade
from iho northwmt via lnkn Superior ports.
. . . . .nit : Wlion Iho opportunity of a man's
nfo presents Itself ho usually wults for an In-
trouiutlou.
Now Vork Sun : Tlio oit : dealer should
Mireoed pretty well , linvln , ' nlno lives to ex-
liorlinent on.
Chicago Niws : Mr. Spoonlnir Mny I give
you SDIIIO lltllii toltoii which will help you to
iTinuiuliur niu ?
Mus Tartlets--It Isn't necessary , I hnvo that
tiled feeling.
I'lilliidelphla Kccord : "It's very queer that
old maids hnvo any illllliMiltv "In putting
inarrleil. " "ImleodV" "Yes , for tholr ut-
traolluns appear to bo matchless. "
T.lfo : 'I'anUs I tried to untold Soilc to go
In Anbury I'nrlc this your for ills vueatiun ,
but It was no use.
Hunks Wlioro li lie ao'nz ?
Tnnlci liar Harbor , of eoi.rso.
lloslon Gazette : Muud She Is a woman who
I.-is sullorcd a srout iliiat for bur ualluN.
Klliui Hoar mo ! What are her beliefs ?
Muuil yno believes Unit she can wunr u No.
II slioo on : i No. it foot , and : i Iwoniy-threo-liteh
cor-iuton a thirty-lnuh waist.
Jiuliro : Rcorco .Mail/o , darllni , I love you
fondly , devotedly. With you llfo In every-
tlilnit wltlinnt you nothln ? .
Minim1 I wish 1 uouul say as iniicli.
< ! eorsu You inlsht It you were as biz a liar
as 1 am.
Now York Hun : "I wish' you would lot mo
look unions your iiulieello nultcnts. " suld u |
man lo the superintendent of an Insiino usy- j
luni. "I hnvo : i job I oan slve tlio man wno j
lias the loasl ve.sllue of mind. " ! I
"IndoeilV Wliat U It ? " I
"I want Him to anjjgost nanio'j ' for race
"
horses.
Washington Star : It lias always b < ? en the
ruin Hint tlio ono with suspondurs on pnys for
the Ice eroam.
Llfo : Slio Wliy do ytiu tov o nervously
with Hint fan. Ara you ufr.ild of itV .
llo ( sailiintly ) I inn nfrud : of anylbing
that could produce u coolness between us.
TIIK HKASON WHY.
/Ml/fin UK : lleriilil.
Why ilo thov .stop and turn und guzo
On tlio hliishlnx maid tiellte.
With looks that nro enough lodn7.o ,
As Hbo wnlKs down tlio street ?
Truo. Mm Is fair tlint all can seo-
Ileri'yos nro uzuro bluoi
A pretty dimpled < jhln has she ,
And hair of nivou line.
Hut surely Unit grout multitude
On somnthln ? else Is "jjonoj"
Aha ! I seo. tlie roztilsh prude
lias man's su.sptmders on.
noil' j iHMA
HIS VK'IRION.
I had not the least Intention
Tn do the thins I mention.
I hiiil Hh.-ikim hands and .started for the door ,
Hut iHirulanciMscomufl to mingle ,
And I fell my pulses tlnirlo
With n bliss ecstatic , whloh I'd often felt be
fore.
Anil she .surely did not chide me ,
AH she stood qultaoloso hesido mo :
And If she whispered No. 'twas very low ,
So , as wo .stood HO nearly.
It , wits just n tilllo , inoroly.
To blind and kiss her , while tlio lljliti were
dim un j low.
111:11 vnitsio.s.
I know , of course , I shouldn't.
Hut then , you .soo , 1 couldn't
Keslit Mm when bo put It tu mo so ,
T know ho ronlly .shouldn't.
Hut then , you know. 1 couldn't
Turn from him with a stern : Sir , you must
ire !
Ana so , nlthouzh I .shouldn't.
Just beeauso bo n-iilly wouldn't
DcHlst wlirn lirst 1 said him no !
Why. so all 111 a inlnuto ,
Tnoro tvnsn't much H.U In II ,
Ho , well , ho klasiid mo , whllo tlio lights were
dim and low.
A ffltlf 111ST fVJW.1I'AlllS. .
Kditlon AV.io 1'o'ft J/miltl
roit TIII :
A neat \vnlklng costume of Havana vroot ,
with trimmings of dark blue satin and rib ,
bon of assorted Into. The ulclrt trimmed at
the bottom with guipure do fnntnislolald Hal
ou the stuff. The Dlroctotro coat very closo1
lilting , the brand rever.s of blue .satin otun
ing ever mousNclliio do sole. Sash fastened
by a Jawulcd buoklo. The straw hat bol go
colored , wllli a bunch of diversely lined
llo\\vrs.
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'j'j/.i-aitA rn KH.I
CinniiKiroliil OpcnitiPi-s Will Hulil n
tni ; to Form n Nutliimil ( Inlitii.
New YOIIIC , Aug. " ! ) . The Tribune says !
The commercial telegraphers of the United
States are engaged In forming n national
brotherhood. A committee call 1ms Just been
issued for n meeting uf representatives in
Kansas City on September 'J to form such an
organization. Korsomo time correspondence
has boot going on in rotation to the subject
mid interest Is bolng manifested In all parts
of the country. Tbo O'liollly , who took so
active a part In the great telegraphers' strike
In ISS3 , and who is now an assistant odltor
of the Knights of Labor Journal , Is in the
city conferring with Now York loaders on
the subject. . He was soon by a Now Yorlc
Tribune reporter yesterday and spoke warmly
of ttio project. Ho said that thd telegraphers
had nitner to organize or submit to tbo Western -
orn Union , which , ho nlloiros , has pursued a
policy of reductions durlni ; ibo last six yours ,
Ho says that the average salnry of n telegraph -
graph operator is less than $ .VI per month ,
and that tbo moans of making a decent exIstence -
Istonco bus to bo olcod out by working extra.
A telegraph operator was n highly : < klllcd
workman. Not only must ho know how
to send a message , but he must bo an oncyolo-
podia of Information. No operator should 1)0 )
required to work moro than eight hours a
uny , und lirst class operators .should rocolvo
not less than ? IO ( ) per month. The operators
were organizing to maintain tholr standing
ns a profession , not to threaten nnd intlml-
date , bjt to educate. Tnuy realized the only
way to gain thu respect ol tha confpnnluj is
to maintain a solid front.
O'liuillv said that a mooting was hold in
Philadelphia on Sunday ut which delegates
were elected to attend the convention at
Kansas City , nnd that meetings were hold on
tbo same day to discuss the subject nnd
select delegates i In all tbo large cltlos.
Local unions hnvo bean formed in twenty-
.savcn cities already , and after the convention
six commlssionoa organizers will bo In the
Hold. The national association will unite all
these nnd make n powerful organization.
O'Kotlly will start for Kansas City at the
arid of the week to talco an active piirt in the
national convention. A secret mooting of
tbo New York operators will bo bold on
Friday night.
Pourli'pot li Army Corps Kiiitiiluii.
WAMIIXOTO.V , D. C. , Aug. S3. Members of
the Fourteenth army corps mot bore last
night nnd completed arrangements for hold
ing a grand reunion of the stirvUing mem
ber. ? of tbo Fourteenth army corps In thii
city during the coming national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic. Tbo
date selected for holding this reunion Is
Monday evening , September 10. The moot
ing will occur on the "White lot , " immedi
ately south of the executive mansion , now
known ns "Grand Army place. " All the
members of the corps nro urgently requested
to bo present. Walt Iluiinnll , ICIghty-flfth
Illinois infantry , J. C. Donaldson. J'hirty-
eighth Ohio in fun try and J. R. Leonard ,
Sovonty-lifth Indiana Infantryworo appoint
ed a committee to look after ttio matter.
Conli'ssloii nf : > Coim-rt.
John A. Cuc'ccrlll In ! few Yorlt llcrnlil.
For thirty yours tha democratic party boa
done nothing but protest and oppose. It Is a
destructive and not a creative organization.
It is essentially n minority party. The In
telligent mind of the country must contlniu
to regard it ns unfit to control or direct af
fairs. _
Still III the Kins' .
I\'ew Yurlt Jl'.rtll.
Latest advlcns from the various seats of
wur in the United Stales Indicate Unit tha
government of the people , by tlio people , for
the people , though somewhat battered , Is
still In the ring.
& co.
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i-argost M inuf.iiji irjri 11 1 - u t'.i ' jr
ufOluthlnalu tlu WiirlJ.
Frigtful Cuts
Arc being made in every department in our store
in order to close out the last of the
summer goods. There is lots of
hot weather ahead of you yet and
if your suit or your boy's is begin
ning to look a little rusty you can
well afiord to invest 'the few dollars
lars we ask in one of these nobby
suits. We will have them all closed out this week
sine , so don't put off till the last of the week what you
can just as well do tomorrow. We'll entertain you
with the finest list of bargains you ever saw. Our new
fall goods will be open for inspection next week. The
line this year , as formerly , contains all that'is desir-
ble in style , fit and finish. In the meantime the sum
mer suit must go.
Bro wningKing& Co
Our toro closes atOiSQp. in. , oxoopt Hatur- . '
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dnya when wu close ut 10 | ) m Douglas 51'