THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : SUNDAY- SEPTEMBER 25 , 1802-SrXTEEN TAPES.
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All rnnimiinlcatlons relating to now and
Klllorlnlinnttor should bo addre ed lo Ihe l.d-
llorlal Dcinnmcnt ,
lltIHi : K.4S TiKTTKUS.
Allbtnlnein letlorn nmt romlttRnces should bo
artflrenfod toTliollc.ol'uhllshlnuCompanjr , Omaha ,
llrarn. checknanrt po tofflco order to bo made
rarablelo the order or the compnnr.
THE HER PUULISIIINO COMPANY
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lliblnit comimnr. dor anlpninlr linear tlmt tlio
Bctnalolrciilntlun of 'Inr. ItAlt.v IIKK for the week
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Hworn to before mo nnd dubscrlbod In mjr pros'
enci ! Ilils 2ltli ilnr of September , IH'2.
N. I' . KK1U .Notary Public.
Avonigo Ulri'iilntloii fur Aug > nt 2ltiO :
Tim number of building permits
Issued in Onmliii inurciiBOBiltiy by day.
BY OPPOSING bomc-rulo Mr. Labou
chore conclusively proves that lie would
have been An olT ox in the Gludstono
cabinet.
SAM JoN'KS is In Now York nnd Tam
many roantq tire served up at bis meet
ings in tbo bighcst style known to tbo
cuisine art.
' FRIDAY of tills week is Traveling
Men's day at the Norfolk district fair
and a splendid program has been prepared -
pared for tbo Knights of the Grip and
their friondH who visit this pretty city
in the Elkhorn valley.
IJow sweet it would bo to listen to
Mrs. Lcnno just now telling us how
nicely she was treated down south in
1800 and how badly she was treated in
the north. This is the story she told
here last July with such scorn of
"northern intolerance. "
THOSU who best understood and most
thoroughly appreciated the great
qualities of George William Curtis are
now being pained and disgusted by the
extraordinary quantity of effusive gush
nnd slush being printed about him in
papers and periodicals all over the
United Slates.
REPORTS from all of the county fairs
in the state of Nebraska are to the ef
fect that they are far bettor than over
before. This is a good omen ; but it is
not surprising that those county exhibi
tions should bo bettor than over , for the
farmers , manufacturers and dealers of
this stale never before had so much to
show.
THU now adffleo of the Pt. Philip's
Episcopal society at Twonty-flrst and
Paul streets will bo a handsome struc
ture. Tills city has too few churches oi
an attractive appearance , but their
number is increasing , and every now
house of worship having architectural
beauty will improve" the city in appear-
unco if not otherwise.
IT is evident that Omaha , llko many
other cities , is dorivincr a decided benefit -
fit from the cholera scare. The insnoc-
tion and cleaning up that have resulted
directly from fear of the scourge have
revealed to all minds the fact that the
city was in an unwholesome sanitarj
condition , and it is likely that the olToo
of the present popular alarm will bo ap
parent for some tlmo to como , Wouli
there have been any action by tin
authorities in regard to defective plumb
Ing In ono of our school buildings , ty
which , it is alleged , several cases o
diphtheria have boon caused , if then
had been no cholera bcare ? Probnbb
not , and it is also probable that filtl
would have been allowed to go on accu
mulating in many localities that an
now being cleaned up with the utino ?
haste. The lesson of thin enforced snni
tary investigation should not bo los
upon the health authoritioH or upon tli
people at largo. It is easier , loss expensive
pensive and far more respectable t
keep clean than to undergo poriodlcn
olonningB , and the Improvement of th
general public health of the city woul
bo certain.
PRKPARATIONS are making in n nurr
bor of cities for the proper colobratio
of Columbus day , October 21 , which b
Act of congress has boon made a nr
tlonnl holiday. It in intended that th
p'ublio bohoolsof the country shall tak ;
a conspicuous part in this national commemoration
momoration of the discovery of Amor
lea , and it irf moat appropriate that the >
should do so. It will bo peculiarly a
educational event , contributing to popi
Inr knowledge of the progress of olvllizi
tlon during four centuries. It will ah
touch an impressive lesson in behalf <
republican institutions and make
strong appeal to American patriotlsi :
For those and other reasons it in mo
desirable and proper that the childrc
of the public schools of the nation tmu
participate in the celebration.
It IH presumed that the nobool autho
Itlosof Oinalmcontumplato allowing tl
children of the public ochools of < tl
city to unlto with those nf the count
at large < n celebrating the greate :
> event in the history of mankind , with i
single exception. Jl BO , it booms well
suggest that the time for propnriUti
is bhort , nnd there is none to wusto
the children tire to bo thoroughly fai
illnrizod with the exorcises which it
proposed to glvo. Cortianly Omul
liould not bo behind any olhor city
the country in doing honor to this c
cuulon , and in order that she shall n
bo it is deal ruble that preparation
not unnocoHenrlly delayed. It will
an opportunity for our schools to appo
lit their boat and It should bo fully it
proved.
The ronont nrbltrury ixdvanco In the
prlco of anthrnclto coal hnn very nntur-
tilly fltltnulatod Inquiry as to possible
subatlluto * . Ainonjj those has boon the
proposition to use coke in p\nco \ of conl
for tloniofttlo nnd mnnufaoturlnp pur-
poses. Careful inquiry has brought out
the fact that good coke U only ft llttlo
loss valuable than the best nnthraclto
coal for all ordinary purposes. It burns
freely , makes a clonn fire and lasts al
most as long aa coal. Hut unfortun
ately the price of coke is $3.60 per ton
In Omaha , or only $2 loss than anthra
cite , so the fuel problem is not much
simplified by its use under present con
ditions. The coke sold here comes from
West Virginia and Pennsylvania and
its price is therefore relatively as high
as that of coal. The point to which wo
have heretofore directed attention is that
bituminous or coking coal is plentiful in
regions lying near Omaha , and that the
p : uiUictlon of coke near homo might bo
the moans of supplying the people with
a fuel nt once cheap and desirable. It
probably cannot bo transported from
the east nnd sold at a price much lower
than that which now prevails in this
city. The best coke is Hold in the state
of Now York for loss than $4 per ton ,
uut aa bituminous coal soils in Omaha
from t0 } to 87 per ton the p'-lco of homemade
made coke would bo higher than In the
east , though much lower than the Im
ported article Is bore at present.
It is claimed hy some who have given
attention to this subject that the bi
tuminous coal oT the west contains too
largo a percentage of sulphur and ash
to make good coke , but it appears that
samples from the western milieu have
boon tried in Pennsylvania coking
evens and reported till right. It does
not suom to have boon definitely deter
mined by autual experiment that the
western coal cannot bo transformed into
coke that will meet the popular demand
for a cheaper fuel. Otto of the chief
hindrances would undoubtedly bo the
high rates of transportation on the rail
roads , whoso policy of charging "all the
tralllc will boar" is keeping oven the
products of our local mines at prices en
tirely too high. Uut titiio may euro
that. Wo think that the people of Ne
braska would bo glad to see the coke ex
periment thoroughly tried , and if n good
article wove furnished it would certainly -
tainly meet with a largo nalo. Such
prices as are now demanded for nnthra
clto call loudly for a remedy. The people
ple simply cannot stand the pressure ,
and any measure of relief , oven if it
falls short of absolute perfection , will bo
warmly welcomed by thousands who are
depressed by extravagant fuel bills.
.l.Y
The rccont political change in Eng
land may bo fraught with consequences
of considerable importance to ono of the
interests of this country that has suffered -
forod at the hands of the lories. Mr.
Gladstone is opposed to the present lit
eral interpretation of the treaty of 1818 ,
which provides that American fisher
men may enter Canadian ports "for the
purpose of shelter and of re pairing dam
ages therein , of purchasing wood , and
of obtaining water , and for no ether
purpose whatever. " LJy adhering
strictly to the letter of this provision
the Canadians have prevented all
American fishing vessels from entering
their harbors for the purpose of tnina-
nhlpplng cargoes in bond or purchasing
bait , ice or necessaries of life , notwith
standing that the Canadians themselves
would bo benefited by the trnlltis. All
of these things nro permitted to Cana
dian fishermen in the ports of the United
States , but the Nova Scotiais , it ap
pears , have an idea that by pursuing
this unreasonable policy they will nt
length bo able to compel the free admis
sion of their fish to the American mar
ket , an idea that seems to bo favored by
tlio Dominion government.
Upon the expiration in 1885 of the
fishery clause of the treaty of 1871 , by
whtah the fish and llsh products of Can
ada had been admitted into this country
free of duty , tht > Dominion go vornmont
began a soriosof seizures of American
fishing vessels and ether high-handed
proceedings aimed at our fishing inter
ests which threatened at the time toro-
Btilt in serious intornatiomil difficulties.
Since then the American fishermen
have been required to pay a foe to the Do.
minion government for the privilege of
buying needed supplies or hiring crows
o in its harbors.
It is known that Mr. Gladstone regards -
gards the litcial construction of the
treaty upon which this olfenslvo attl
° tudo of Canada is based as unreasona
ble , unnecessary nnd opposed to the
o maintenance of cordial relations bclwnot
the two countries , nnd it IB qulto likoli
o that good results may ensue from the efforts
forts which it is said the Harrison ad
ministration will make to bring about i
readjustment , of the matter. In ho
present temper Canada will undoubted ) ;
'
oppose' it with Homo bitterness. Sh
dooa not fool very kindly toward th
10 United States alnco luir willful nnd in
o oxcuanblo violation of the canal treat ,
i- waa resented by our government. Bu
it is belloved that the English government
y mont win uco the folly of the nnrtow
in unreasonable and exasperating polio ,
inu that is pursued toward the fishing in
ua - terosts of this country.
aso
so
soof
of Tin : uxiox VKI
ofn
n The great encampment of the Gran
u , Army of the Republic at Washington ul
at fords an illustration of the Imporiahtibl
chnraotor.of the patriotic enthusiasm c
til these who took up arms in defense c
the union. It Is many yours since th
ii1- boys in blue were mustered out of th
tie borvice and wont to their homos to de
iio vote themselves to the arts of peuci
ry They have boon for more than n quni
at tor of a century the least warlike-
ate men , and only at the reunions of tli
teen Grand Array of the Republic votorar
on have they shown that they romorabr
the stirring and tragic-scenes in whic !
in- they were actors.
inIB
IB The number of union veterans is ra ]
ha Idly diminishing , but U appears tin
of the ranks of the Grand Army of tli
30- Republic are not correspondingly doc
lot mated , for the reason that many now r
bo oruits are added every year to the o
bo ganizatlon , Now posts are springing i
in nil parts of the country and tin
many veterans are brought into tl
great brotherhood who would not otho
wlso bo embraced In its membership.
Tlio total number in good standing nt
present -107,781 , nnd during the past
year there has boon nn incronso of Hi ! ! )
posts , making n total of 7,608 , with an
Incronso of 01,401 in membership. The
losses in membership by death were con
siderable , but the astunl gain wns about
1,200. The number of dontlis last yonr
wnflO,4IO ; honorable discharges , 1,8' ) ;
suspensions , 3-1,307 ; dishonorable dis
charges , -107 ; delinquencies , 13,682.
Those figures nITord some Idea of the
strict rules enforced by the organiza
tion. A man cannot bo a tiinmbor of the
Grand Army of the Ronublic In good
standing merely because ho was a union
soldier.
The ranks of the Grand Army of the
Republic will not bo greatly reduced
for some years to como , as the organi
zation of now posts will continue to
bring in veterans who have not hitherto
had opportunity to join without great
Inconvenience. In a few years , how
ever the ranks will bo thinned very vap
idly by death , and It will not bo many
years before the Grand Army of the
Republic will bo only n memory.
These rom.ions of the country's defenders -
fenders deserve to bo encouraged by all
American citizens , and the patriotic
lessens which they teach should not bo
lost upon the young. America honors
her dufondor.4 , living and ( load , and
their sacrifices navor' will be forgotten.
TIWUHbKS-
The depression of her industries and
the decline of her commercial-power are
not tlio only troubles which confront
England. Ono hardly loss sorlous than
either of these is the demand of the
labor unions for a legal working day
limited to eight hours. It is the inten
tion to strenuously press this question in
parliament , some of the members of
which owe their election solely to the
fact that they pledged themselves to
their constituents to support the shorter
day movement. What the liberals , who
are now in power , will do with the ques
tion , is yet to bo determined. Mr. Glad
stone has steadily declined to commit
himself with regard to the movement ,
though his bonthnents before the elec
tion which elevated him to the premier
ship were not considered to bo favor
able to the demand of the wo"kingmen.
He may , however , need the votes of the
representatives of labor in parliament ,
and iti that case it is quite possible that
he will" not show any hostility to an
eight-hour measure coming before the
IIouso of Commons , oven though ho
might decline to assist to pass sucli a
measure. Tlio conservatives , it is al
ready apparent , will vigorously oppose
the proposition to shorten the legal
working day.
In view of the general depression of
British industries , which seems likely
to grow worse before tlicro is a change
for the better , this manifestly is a moat
inopportune time to force the demand
for reducing the hours of labor. The
movement gets its principal support
from the textile workers , and the mar
ket is glutted with goods in this branch
ot production. The contention of the
workmen is the familiar ono , that if
the mills are operated eight hours in
stead of ton or more ever production
will cease , the urlccs of goods will advance - ,
vance and the cause for reducing wages
will bo removed. Tlio reply to this of
these who oppose the change is , that if
the British working day is , reduced and
not the wage rate foreign competition
will destroy English production and
leave the textile workers without a
working day of any length and without
greater or lessor wages. The force of
this will bo understood when it is stated
that the continental rivals of tlio Eng
lish manufacturers pay their employes
lower wages for u day , not of ton , but of
twelve , or occasionally of fifteen hours ,
and that oven now these rivals are in
vading the English raarKet.
Under the circumstances the prospect
for the success of the eight-hour move
ment in England does not look favor
able , but the struggle that will bo made
to achieve it , aa now indicated , prom
ises to bo a source of a great deal of
trouble and perplexity to the political
loaders and of immeasurable anxloty to
manufacturers , the Inevitable oilcct
being to further unsettle and depress
the entire industrial system.
sxA' TIIR rni'U
It is nn interesting sociological fact ,
which carries with it encouragement for
these of the gentler sex who may be
apprehensive of leading the lifo of a
"spinster. " that according to the census
of 1800 there are not women enough it :
the United States to furnish each mar
with n wife. The population of thit
country at the data of the last censu :
consisted of 32,007,880 males and 30,551-
370 females , nnd undoubtedly the dis
parity then shown in the numbers of tin
r sexes still oxists. A still more striking
v j fact is that in comparison with twont ;
years ago the proportion of females ti
males is decreasing. The census of 1801
shows only 95,280 females to every 100 ,
000 males , while there were 00,55-1 li
I860 .ind 07,801 in 1870. The losses o
the war undoubtedly explain the higl
proportion of females to males in 1870
ever half a million of men having givoi
up their lives in the great conflict , Oi
this assumption it may ho wo tire reaching
ing a normal ratio.
The distribution of the female portio
of the population shows great diversity
It nv.iy bo said in n general way , thoug ]
there oxcoptlons to the rule , that th
females predominate In the oldoa
settled states and the males in the now
In ton status the females exceed th
males , namely , New Hampshire , Massr
ohusotts , Rhode Island , Connecticut
Now York , Now Jersey , Maryland , Vh
ginia nnd North and South Carollm
There is also a preponderance of female
10 lu the District of Columbia , duo chioll
18 to their employ mont. In the various d <
pnrtmonU and bureaus in clerical another
U ether positions nnd to the bocial a
tractions of the national capital. It
li not easy to understand'why it is that i
lint Maine , Vermont , Pennsylvania an
10 Delaware , in which the same gonori
social and industrial conditions prova
o- as in the first named states , the coud
or - lions should bo reversed and the malt
rP outuumbor the females.
as The preponderance of the gentler sc )
10 In the seaboard cities is obviously dt
10r
r- chiolly to the fact that the young me
go west nnd Tlio young women slny nt
homo. In tho'"older settled western
Rtates llko Indiana , Illinois Michigan ,
Iowa nnd Minn otn , the women scorn to
bo gradually catching up with the men ,
nnd in the newer slntcs the relative In
crease of women is qulto rapid. In only
ono fllnlo or territory IH there but ono
woman or gltfVtd two inon or boys , nnd
that is M&nta'jjlilthough the pioportion
is not much " ftnter in Wyoming nnd
Nebraska. HJs a curious fact , that dos-
plto the prevalence of polygamy In
Utah there wffrPl 10,403 mnlos to 1)7,412 )
femnlcs In thrtl territory in 18)0. ! )
Probably weMorn women will not take
kindly to the suggestion that their sis
ters of the cnst should follow the example -
ample of the young mpn and "go west , "
for notwithstanding the preponderance
of mnlos in the western states , the sun-
ply of marriageable women in largely
In excess of the demand ,
TUB CAXAt , CUNVKXT10X ,
A great canal convention is to bo hold
in Buffalo , N. V. , on October 10. Dole-
gntos will bo present from nil pnr's ' of
the state of Now York nnd a strenuous
olTort will bo made to create a public
sentiment in favor of the improvement
of the great waterway across the empire
Httito. This movement depends entirely
upon the oUorts of citizens of the state
of Now York whoso interests are af
fected by the Hrla canal , and the mer
chants of New York city are the prime
movers. No doubt they would bo
greatly benefited by tlio proposed Im
provements of the great waterway from
Buffalo to the seaboard , but the truth Is
tlmt thcT people of the state at largo
would gain no corresponding advantage ,
though they would bo gainers in a small
measure. The real advantages would
accrue to the merchants of the metropo
lis and the grain shippers of tlio west.
Omaha 1ms a deeper interest in the im
provement of the Erie canal than any
city between Builalo and Alb'tny.
It happens that the canal across the
Empire state is supported by the tax
payers of that state , but it is neverthe
less true that grain shippers who are
more than 1.000 miles from the head of
the canal are moro Interested in its improvement
provomont and its successful main
tenance as a competitor of the railroads
than people who see the passing boats
every day of their lives. IIouco it fol
lows that the grain shippers of the west
ern states are ueoply interested in the
outcome of the convention at Buffalo.
It almost seems a pity that there cannot
bo n representation In that convention
: rom the western tates in order that it
may bo clearly sdiown that the canal is
depended upon hero as a competitor of the
railroads for freights to the seaboard.
Every western farmer is interested in
this compotiticytit It is a matter of rec
ord that the niifroads raise their rates
enormously when-the canal-closes in the
fall and lower them to meet the cana
rates on the opening of navigation in
the spring. It , is to bo hoped that the
approaching convention will consider
these facts nndieiidcavnr to bring about
such improvementsin the canal as will
make it a moro4 formidable competitor
of the railroad in the transportation of
western" ffeighl. "Tho interest in this
movement is by no moans confined to
Now York. It extends west of the Mis
souri river nnd is foil in every locality
whoso products go to the eastern sea
board.
TUK TIDK UF 1MMWRAT10X.
The bulletin of the national bureau
of statistics , recently issued , shows that
the number of immigrants who arrived
in this country during the eight months
oflho current year ending August 31
was 448,010 , us against 410,570 for the
corre'sponding period in 1891. Should
the sumo rate bo maintained for the last
four months of the year the total immi
gration of 1892 will reach about 073,000 ,
n larger number than in any previous
year , except 1882 , when the number of
immigrants was 788,000. The largest
proportion of this year's immigration
has como from Germany , that country
supplying 03,000. Russia ranks next ,
with Italy coming close after. Then
como Sweden and Norway , followed by
Ireland , England and Wales , Hungary ,
northern Austria and Poland as the
only countries furnishing double figures.
It is noteworthy that the tide from
Italy seems to bo slackening , the figures
for this your being considerably below
those for the corresponding period of
1891. Prance sends loss of her people
to the United States than any other
European country , which may bo ac
cepted as evidence at once of the gen
eral prosperity of the French people and
their satisfaction with the working of
republican institutions.
An analysis of the immigration re
turns shows that by far the larger num
ber of immigrants this year have been
of u class of people whom wo can well
afford to welcome to our shores. The
proportion ot Germans and Scandina
vians is very largo , and these people
make Industrious , thrifty nnd law-abid
ing citizens. The commissioner of im
migration at New York says that "the
best class wo hiio , to handle tire the
Scandinavians , 7'jVf , > o tire alwaya well
supplied witli household goods and
money and promptly betake themselves
to the north wcsflfi' quest of farms and
homos. The Germans , also , nro generally
orally well bupnlipd with moans and
distribute thouiBolves throughout the
country instead1 'of remaining in tin
cities. The class'pf1 immigrants who arc
chiolly responuilji for the domain
for greater restrictions upon im
migration nro those who sotllo ii
cities , never budging from tholi
places or bccomlifg assimilated , nnt
among these the1 Italians are con
snicuouH. It is t proforo gratifying ti
find that fewer of.UioBo clnbso-j are com
i. ing to the country.
33 The danger of a cholera invasion gavi
iy a now excuse for attacking the policy o
0- tiio government regarding Immigration
0id but there hus been fur loss of this dur
idt in ? the present year that for a year o
t1s two before , and It would seem that tin
in popular mind ho * very generally sot
id tied down to the conviction that th >
idul United States cannot yet afford to put i
ill stoptoull Immigration. The platforms c
i- the great political parties both domain
ius
us ample safaguards against criminal , puu
per and contract Immigration , but roc
X ogjiizo the expediency of continuing t
10 receive the industrious nnd worthy o
foreign lands who como hero to bo tie
their condition txnd nro prepared to ns-
slinllnto with our people nnd conform to
otirlnws.
_
WIIHAT hns hml a llttlo ndvnnlngo
over corn in the market during the pnst
week , the former having gained 18 cents
while the latter hns fallen off 2i cents.
During the previous week there wns
only n small fraction nf n conl of differ
ence in the fluctuations of the two cere
als. The ndvantngo of whcnt during the
past week wns duo to the holding back
of western fnrmors for higher prices ,
wlillo improved reports concerning the
condition of corn in the west affected tlio
price of that product. Exports of wheat
are considerably smaller than nt this
tlmo Inst year , and ns the foreign crop
prospects nro bolter It is expected that
the total wheat exports of this yonr will
fall considerably below these of last
yonr. Corn exports will not bo so much
Influenced by this cause on account of
the Increasing substitution of corn for
ether brondstulTs in portions of Europe.
ALT , the friends ot R. G. Herr will bo
greatly grieved to learn that bo has lost
his voice for speaking. This is indeed
a lots for the republicans in this cam
paign. _
Anothnr Hiironliil llnliliii. |
Xcw I'm It Hrrnlil.
Conl Is high , but every cloutj has a silver
lining. Think how much bolter wo are oft
now than wo will bo avcok or so hence
wliou , according to the program , coal will
bo higher. _
Her * tlio itching 1'nlin.
Atclittnii Globe.
Turn ever the palm of the hand of any old
Kansas nmu's wife and you will find it
burdened and roughened by labor. Tbo
women who helped to nmlto Kansas didn't do
It with their tongue ? us that calamity
bowler , Mrs. Laaso , U doittg.
Thn Homo .Motor it Memory.
IVifbid'tpMa Jtcaml.
The street railway exports unit magnates
who nro holding a convention In Saratoga
are all ngrccd upon ono thing , nnd that Is
that tbo day of the horse car Is oudsd.
Electric propulsion has co.no to stay. The
trolley oar U the bust present dovlco , nud
will bo put to general use until somottunt ;
hotter shall have been Invented.
Cruulty to 1'rloiiils.
J'/iMniJcIpMit / Inquirer.
One of the cruel phases of Mrs. Harrison's
Illness is the persistency with which tlioso
who should Itnow bolter nro holding out tlio
hope Unit she may recover. That Is not
a Utndtiess to either the m'ostdont or the suf-
forer. If Mrs. Harrison Is us sick ns the
phyMcmns' dlngno-us Indicated , she may sur
Vive , ns overybodv hopes she will , for some
mouths , but her recovery is out of the ques
tion. The bravo light that she is making
proves her vitality nnu her pluck , but it does
not provo that she can win.
The Kriiot Orntnry.
C7iicdo ( ; Inter Ucean.
tin far Is oratory from decllniuir , actual
statistics may bo compiled to provo that this
is the greatest period of oratory in the
world's history. There Is loss oomtmst , loss
grandiloquence , loss fiptiau , less hysterical
sentimentality in imperil speeches tlmn In
those of past times , but not loss thought , not
loss wisdom , not loss power , and not Icsaclo-
qunncu to convince minds while persuading
hearts. The United States is not as it once
wns conspicuous lor oratory ; but any great
convention of the people , any grand occasion ,
a thousand courts ana pulpits inform us post
lively enough that the world Is tnarvolously
rmh In oratory today , though irroprosslbfo
enthusiasts do not electrify us too often.
Dying ( SroWH Too
/Joslon Qlobc.
The simplicity of the funerals of such men
as George William Curtis ami John G. Whit
tier furnishes us a good example for Imitation
As funcruh are frequently conducted a poor
man cannot niford to dlo. It simply means
tlio impoverishment or his survivors. Men
whoso lives nro passed In perfect simplicity
nud whoso domestic management is charac
terized by the plainest simplicity , upon the
death of a member of their families , muko a
most vulgar ostentation of grief in an expen
sive funeral. This is In reality not only ox-
iruvaaant , it is unnatural , in the first shad
ow or u great griaf ono desires to re tire with
the contemplation ot his own sorrow. Pub
lic display of any kind In funerals is odious.
A r.ruml lilca.
Dctiott free / ' * .
Governor Uussoll of Massachusetts wants
an hour llxod on Columbus dav when nil the
school children of tlio republic shall Join In
singine "My Country , 'Tls of Then. " It is a
grand idea , "out it will require a pretty uaro-
ful adjustment or wntchos and clocks to
carry It out tmd some of the children will
have to sit up pretty Into nl uigbt , while
others will bo compelled to cat up very early
in the morning If they sing exactly together.
In view of this fact and of the oilier fuel
tbat the children In the Different localities
ciinnot possibly hoar each other , why would
it not bo as well for them to slug construct
ively together by all beginning nt noon local
time ! The elfoct will bo quite us Imposing.
nuir 'iiiK c.iMi'.iiux JS
Cedar Kuplds Commoiclnl : Evorv issue
of the calumny press libels Nobrusku's pros
perity. *
Lincoln Noivs : Lorenzo Crounso has ever
been on thu sida of the people. His record
commends him to the conscientious voters of
I\obr.iska.
Kearney Jlub : Judge Crounso has com
menced his magnilicont campaign for the
governorship and will boon meet Van Wycit
In Joint debate , lie has made a splendid im
pression , both on the stump and in bis per
sonal contact with the people , nnd rupuo-
licuns do not doubt for u moment his ubllity
to bold Van \Vyclt level unu have a largo ma
jority to sparo.
Crete Vidotte : The prospects for repub
lican success nro growing brighter every
day. The unballowod scramble by the Inde
pendents and democrats for the suolls , re
gardless of their platforms and pretended
principles , is disgusting thousands who are
republicans at heart , and they are returning
to their first lovo. Any deal , or scheme , or
ttluk , lo got the olllccs. Is the plan of cam
paign by the opposition , nnd tboy will have
their eyes ooened lu November ,
O'Neill Frontier : Republicans In the in
dependent party should consider that a vole
for Weaver In Nebraska means a vote for
Cleveland. Daaiocrats will vote for Weaver
( lectors , lu the hopes that onouuh repub
licans have gene into the Independent ranks
todeloat the republican electors. Tbo only
hope the democrats have U to aid the Inde
pendents to elect enough uioctori to throw
i ho election m tbo liouso. That moans
Cleveland. Do you prefer Cleveland to
Harrison ) Just think what this independent
movement may result In. Yon may not in-
tcna thu result indicated , but that Is what
voting for Weaver in Nebraska moans
Fremont Tribune : There is a general and
palpable disappointment In Van Wyck's
campaign speeches In Nebraska this yonr
Old tlmo friends are forced to admit hie
waning power of forensic olTort. There Is
no disguising the fact ho U less coherent
than tormerly and that his peculiarities ol
imumor and speech nro accentuated to a do
grco that tboy disgust nnd disappoint many
of his own party adherents. Ha was novel
so demagogical as now and nia rank and
rainblln ? uiutomonts are not spoken with sc
good a grace mid straight a face as formerly. .
With bis growing years bo U losing his
relish for dissembling and magnifying little
ovlls into colossal forms of bldeousnosn , anil
consequently he Is frequently cogged end U
becomes contagious in his audiences.
Kew Yotlt llcralil
It was the twIllKht hour. They silt
Down where the wuvoa were oroukhiK ,
With love his hourt want pitapat.
With love bU voice was shaking ,
They wuro ulono. Out In the west
The sunlight soft was sinking ,
"Uorac. dour. " ho orlcd. with heaving cheat ,
Tall mu what thoughts you're thinking. "
"Why. I wns tlilnklmr , floor go , " she said ,
ilur oyest-o full of moaning ,
"How much. " and hera blia bowed her houd ,
"Vonr tlunnul uult necd cleaning. "
PROUD OF THEIR RECEPTION
Gonornl Ohrkson's View of tbo Treatment
of Nebraska Veterans.
WASHINGTON'S ' HOSPITALITY COMPLETE
NntlilitR 1'iirtlicr Could Iluvo UCPII Done
to llnvo Alndo Ilio Orcmlnn HiicccMful
In i\cry 1'iirtlcnlnr ( losilp ol
the Cupltiil.
WASHINGTON Humuu or Tin : '
51H FOUIITKK.NIII STIIEKT . !
WASIIINUTOy , U. IX , SOpt. B4. I
Gonornl Clarksoti , vlco commander of the
Dopnrtmont of Nobrasna nnd Omaha's popu
lar postmnstor , loft his hoaie nt 11 o'clock
this morning ever tlio Baltimore & Ohio
attor a most delightful wcolt with the vot-
ornns in Washington. "It was the greatest
encampment cvor hold , and the most nerfoct
oao I ever expect to seo1 said the Ronoral tea
a Ur.R correspondent Just before departing
for Nebraska. "In the flrs plnoo , Washing
ton is better prepared lor ixn occasion of this
ctmrnctor linn nay city In the country , anil
In the socoud place I doubt It ony ether city
would have done as much. The boys were
bivouacked on the whlto house lot within the
very shadow of the whlto house , in almost
the heart of the city , whereas It has uojn
customary to strlnt : them out all ever n city.
Every arrangement was porfuct Iti detail. I
haven't heard a sinjjlo complaint.
"I wont down the I'otomau yontorday nftor-
noon to Indian Head , the navy's tosthie
ground , rotunmtc ; last night , as n guest of
tbo citizens' commltteo here which entor-
talncd the dulcgnlos to tno encampment , returning -
turning and rollootlnc unon what had been
done for thu hoys nt this encampment , and
fouling nshamod of tlio miserable kicking
imiao by n handful of pessimists at Lincoln.
I spoke to the assembly on the boat and told
the committcu especially that nsiiNobrnsltan
I rcpadlatcd the protests , complaints and
backbiting Indulged in by the fou kickers nt
Lincoln. I wanted to place the great body
ofolcrans in Nebraska on record as patriots
and generous gentlemen who had not only
wished Washington success in her undertak
ing but were willing to give her orouit for
what she had dono. "
MIlCCllllHOOIIS.
Frank W. Boyden of Omahn called nt Tin :
Biu : bureau today. Frank hus boon visiting
his father for a week ana seeing the encamp
ment sights. He loaves for Oranha on Mon
day.
A. J. Marshall , a veteran of the Mexican
wnr nnd n resident of Marshall , la. , was here
during the encampment ,
The Jmliannpolls Commercial club today
took an option of the bunks , mattresses , elec
trical illuminations and ca'jip equipages used
hero tlurliiL' the encampment , nnu may buy
them for uo nt next year's encampment at
the Hoosier capital.
W. E. Annln is in Now York.
Today Acting Secretary Chandler con
curred in the commissioner's decision In the
tlmbor culture case of Juuob J. Soil against
Hartley Woodward Irom Sydney , holding
the entry for cancellation.
As anticipated bv n Bun Miccl.il some days
"
ago , i'ostmnster Irving A. Honton of Salt
Lake City has been appointed United States
marsottl of Utah. Deputy Postmaster Nash
is booked for post master. Mr. Beaten nns
relatives in Nebraska where ho is well
known.
Uov. and Mrs. J. W. Hay , IMS Corcoran
street , have for their guests Mrs. M. A. Hnl-
leck of Dos Molues , In. , sister of Mr Hay ,
and Mrs. Hugh McCurdy of Danville , N. Y. .
sister of Mrs. Hay. p. s. H.
Uoiupliitu 1,1st ol ClniKKUS 111 tlio
Men-lets
WASHINGTON- . C. , Soot. 24. ( Snoclal
Telegram to Tim lieu. ] The following army
orders were issued yesterday :
Captain Charles E. ICilbourn , signal corps ,
will proceed to Trenton , N. J. , and carry out
such special Instructions as ho may receive
from the cbief signal onicor. Captain Wil
liam S. Stephenson , assistant surgeon , is re
lieved from duty nt Fort Porter , N. V. , and
will proceed to Uoisu Barracks , , Idaho , nnd
report for duty to the commanding ollicer of
that post , The commanding ofllcer at Fort
Porter Is authorized to employ n civilian
physician to render medical services at the
carrison until Captain Stephciibon's suc
cessor shall arrive. Captain Charles H.
Warren ( retired ) Is detailed for services as
professor of military at St. Johns' school ,
Ssilinu , ICnn. The leave of absence granted
Captain John J. O'Conuell , First infantry , is
extended seven days.
Leave of ubsonco for sovcn weeks is
granted Second Lieutenant John J. O'Con-
nel , Twonty-flrst infantry. Leave for four
months to Cake effect on being relieved from
recruiting duty is granted Captain Allred
Morton , Ninth infantry. The leave granted
Second Lieutenant .lotin S. Winu , Second
cavalry July " 8 , Department of Arizona , is
extended two months. The leave granted
Second Lieutenant Capers D. Vnnco , Six
teenth Infnntry , September S , Department ot
tlie Plattc , is extended two months. Leave
for ono month to take cllect upon his relief
from recruiting duty is granted First Lieu
tenant Thomas J. Lewis , Second cnvulry.
The leave granted Second Lieutenant Wil
liam H. Sample , Fourteenth infantry , Sep
tember 1 , Donnrtmcnt of Missouri , is ex
tended fifteen days.
Leave for twenty days to take effect upon
ills relief from recruiting service , is granted
Firsc Lieutenant Jacob J. CJnlbraith , First
cavalry. A bourJ of ordnance ofllcers to con
sist of Colonel Mordoonl , Lieutenant Colono ]
Joioph 1 * . Kftrlov , Cnptnln Htachopo B.
Illunt , CnptAln Daniel M. Taylor nn-l Fir.it
Lloutonnnt J. Wnlkor Honot , will convent
nt tlio Springfield ( Mais. ) nrtnoryon Monday ,
September " 0 , to arr.vnpo nnd recommnmt
the adoption of cortnln dotnll of construotlon
for the inngn lno rlllo nnd cnrbino modal ol
1SW , Lonvoof nbsonco for four months , to
tnlto effect on or about October 1 on belnq
rollovod from rocrulMnit service. Is crnntod
Captain Houort London , Fifth cavalry.
Leave for four inontlii , to tnko cffoot whoc
his services ran bo spared by his dupnrt >
mont commnndor , is granted First Ltoutca *
nnt Frnnk II. Aiulrua , Fourth Infnntry.
Lonvo for three months on surgeon's cortlll.
cnto of dunhlllty U crantod Captain Sidney
E. Clark , Second Infantry , and mithorltv la
granted for his admission to the nrmv nnd
nnvy general hospltnl nt Hot Springs for
trcattnont therein nftor October 1
TIIIIOLI.ULKK CI.VIl.
Atchlson Oloho : The tuimhor n woman li
the niiiro slio talks about other women ,
Now Orleans I'lenyuno : Tlio mm wlio wm
ton full for uUeriuico went tu jail Instu.iu ot
to the light.
Chicago Trlhune : Hneh n llilnc m n strike
by waiter ulrls was unknonn until they put
on suspenders.
r.lmlra Giirutte : No wonder the music of
thu hand organ Is sliaru think how thorotiKlily
U
Indianapolis Journal i ' 'Tltoro N no posltlciu
In ll'e , honovor iiroixt , liowuvor noblp , "
slioiiU'd the orator , "to whleh tlio humblest
eltlroii of this croat republic If ho but put
forth an olTort , may not uttalnl"
"How about tlm presldonoy of n fat MHUI'H
clubV" usked allttlu lean man in the midst of
the audience.
b'omcrvlllo Joiiraul : The comtioslnit room
In u nmvspapcr olllco Is not so eitlleii hue niso
It Is tliu pliteo wbero tliu fotomun tolls tlio
uilltor to compose hlmsulf uliuulio goes up
stairs nftor the paper \ printed lo talk vivid
iihutitun u.xnspcratliiK misprint.
Wnshlnpton Star ! "I toll you. " said the man
with u conlldlngnnture. "It is mliMy dlscour-
aRlng to huvoyour wife laugli at jour ef-
forts. "
"Mine novordoes. "
"You'ro In luck. "
"I don't know. You see I write for the comlj
| ) pers. "
Cloak Uovlow : Clovortnn You ilon't know
tlint j-ouinj Inrt v over there , do you ?
Dnslmwny Why , no ; can't sav that I do.
Clovcrtim lla mi : capital joliu. old man.
Plio's the irlrl yon rescued from drowning at
tlio seashore. In August ,
DaslmwnyYolli \ yon mustn't , blame mo ( at
nor knowing libi-j alui'.s oi hurclothes on now.
,1131.
It. llnitnll in l'iiih'8 ) ( CoiiipfDifoii.
Homotlinos. when tlio sountof early May
Klfts through my window , n soft sprlnc dajr ,
I shut my uyus and uan.oum toco
lilttlo lamo.llm In tlio'applo tree ,
I'layluu u m pile , "just for fun ! "
In thu races ho never i iliht hope to run.
Ami can hear him laugh as ho shouted , guy :
"One to make ready ]
Two to Lo .steady !
Thrcu , mid Away ! "
Never a rnco was thnro for Jim ,
Never ; i course marUu < l out for him ,
Hut always , the boys , with tender cnro ,
Here him out In thu soft May air.
And bolstered him up In tliu Iron lit stato.
With a "Thoro , old fuller ! ain't , that trroat ?
Now glvo us a start : that versa you know :
'Ono , to make ready !
Two , to bo steady 1
Three , and , CO ! '
Oror tliu brook nnd down the Inno ,
Through tlio meadow , and back again ;
And Jim would forgot his dignity ,
And loan far out from his porch to BOO ,
Watching the boys UN they leaped thu wall ,
"HI ! Knn. Hill , run ! " I could hear him call , i
And his chanting voice us thu victors came :
"The llrat' the best.
Thu .second's tlio same.
The last's the worst ot all the game. "
Donr little , Tim ! Ills race Is run.
Ills walls are oloarod and his victory won.
Ami the boys rub their eyes with grimy paws , f
"Wo can't run raeus , " thuy say , "because
Jim's not In the trcu to start us fair.
It's no fun playing with Jim not there.
Nobody else knows how to say :
Ono to make ready !
Two to bo steady !
Three , and Awny ! ' "
.1 II1A2' FltUJt
Etuojisait Kilin'oii Xcw 1'iHlt llcraid. '
roit AX Arrr.iiNooN CAM.
The nbovo votomont do pmgo Is a llgnro
jacket of mordoreo penu do sole , embroid
ered with jot nna edged with n blacit silk
mnrabout , ending In a long ilounco of ehan-
tllly lace falling to the kneos.
Largest Manufacturers and Dealers
of Ulolhlng in the World.
'Twas ever thus
Since Columbus discovered America , at least. The
voting man likes it and
* ese
so does the young lady
provided he is a nice
looking y.m.and he don't
have to be handsome to
be a nice"'Iooking y. m.
either. One of our fall
suits will do the business.
We have some suits so
loud she can't hear the
coclk strike and others so
modest that you are liable to.be married in one of them
before you know it The little urchin brother , under the
sofa , can be made a man of too , with his choice of one
of the nobbiest lines of boys' suits ever made up. We
make them and we make them gooJ. They look like
tailor-made , they wear like tailor-made , in fact they arc
tailor-made.
BrowningKing&Co
OurBtorocoiHutflr,0 ) ( : p. m. , oxoopt Hutur- I C W SI
days , whim wo close at III p. in. I " ° l