Nebraska Newspapers

    4 THE OMAHA DAILY niSEi MONDAY , JUNK 18. 1801.
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Sunday
anonon n. TBBCHUCK.
Sworn to before mrnnil .lUliirrlfocd In my pros-
men thin 2U day of June , 1SOI ,
( Hcnl. ) N. 1' . I'lUU Notary Public.
No Important legislation Is to bo expected
from , the lower house of congress this week.
Dryan will not be tliorc.
The senate lias advanced from wool to
silk. In the meantime tlio people are reced
ing from cloth to rags.
Premier Crlspl keeps his head In momenta
of emergency , although ho Im3 been officially
decapitated on more than ana occasion.
Bullet-proof coats arc tlio latest European
fad. They will soon constitute an Indlspons- '
able garment In every gentleman's ward
robe.
The question soon to bo once more de
cided Is : Do the janitors run the school
board or does the school board run the
Janitors ?
Doss Crokcr Insists that the object of his
European trip Is to witness some of the turf
events on the other side of the Atlantic. Mr.
Croker knows enough now to keep off the
grass. '
Two moro senators Implicated In the sugar
certificate speculation , one through purchases
by his son , the other directly through his
own dealings. No federal legislation has
been moro steeped In corruption than the
sugar schedule of the new tariff bill.
Silver cnln will bo accepted In Omaha this
' 'v week In liquidation of all debts that maybe
bo contracted by the delegates to the conference -
once of free silver democrats. This Is one
of the apodal Inducement * upon which the
promoters of the meeting rely to secure a
largo crowd.
The deputy United States marshals Irnvo
made a big haul on the first day of their out
Ing , but the marshal himself will reap a
regular golden harvest. These mileage bill *
at 10 cents a mile- for the army of deputies
traveling deadhead will yield enough revenue
to enable him to stand , the brunt of the whole *
democratic campaign.
la It not , about time to hayo the Douglas
county republican central committee con.
venod for the purpose of Issuing Its call tot
the primaries to elect delegates to the state
convention ? Calls have already been Issued
In several counties , and there Is no reason
why Douglas county should defer Its pri
maries to the very last day.
Reorganizing the police force cannot be
accomplished by dismissing Incompetents
and mischief makers alone. The vacancies
must bo niled by men whoso reputations
are. unsullied and who give promise of Im-
provlng'both tho'discipline and the efficiency
o ( the department. Too. much care cannot
bo exercised In completing the corps of oHlcora
In command of the force. Past experience
ought to teach a useful lesson on this
subject. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After all the squabbling and mutual re
crimination It looks as It NPW York were
going to hold on to the Indlin supply depot.
Chicago , in the Interval , however , remains
a branch depot. But It. Is not likely that
she will cease her efforts now , particularly
after having given Now YorK so hardi a fight
to retain It. When the main depot dually
comes west Omaha ought to tee to It that
a branch warehouse Is established here. It
Is bound to come west before many years
olapsa.
Senator Vest explained on the floor of the
senate that ono of the purposes of putting
wool on the free list was to discourage the
manufacture of shoddy. How does thU com
port with the democratic position that the
power of taxation can bo constitutionally ex
orcised for purposes ot rqvenua only ? If u
'Is unconstitutional to encourage Industries
by means of tariff duties It Is equally un
constitutional to dlacouragq Industries by
discriminating In favor of foreign Importa
tions. Wo have levied a tax on oleomar
garine In order to discourage Us manufac
ture , and similar treatmentol other articles
might possibly be defended If they are cn-
Rldercd detrimental to the puMIn welfare , A
democratic senator , however , ought to bo
the last person to propose such a thing. It
only goes to show how untenable the tariff
for revenue only Idea Is.
The gathering o ( a mob to force the J ll
and the subsequent revelation that a large
body ot colored p ople had organized to
combat any attempt to lynch Sam Payne by
force ot anna suggests the Imperative necja-
Blty of a more rigid enforcement of the laws
and ordinances against carrying concealed
weapons. The right of cltlzona to carry
arms In their own defense U Inviolate. , but
the prevailing habit of carrying ( Ira arms
and other deadly weapons by persons who
Bra dlapoied to use thorn on the slightest
provocation la a constant menace to public
safety. Thorn Is no reason why any man
not an officer should be permitted to carry
conceal * ! weapons about tils person unless
i Is life baa been threatened or ho can show
geol reason why ho U obliged ( o carry
them In self-defense. Hero 1 a field In
which the pollc * can make Itself uueful.
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Tile people who nre demanding more cur
rcncy , on the ground tlmt an Increase of ( hi
circulation would stimulate enterprise nn <
restore business attlvlty. Ignore the fact
If they are Aware of It , tint never liofon
was there so much Idle currency In thi
country as lit prcicnt , and never were tin
rales nf Interest nt the financial center ;
lower than now * . Largo sums of ( none ;
have recently boon ottered In New Yorl
without finding takers at 1 per cent pel
annum for three months , and good four ti
six months' commercial paper , according ti
thfl Now York Sun , can bo sold at from 2i ito
to 3 per cent per annum. Call money li
nominally 1. per cent , but In many Instance :
It Is unlendable. The same conditions. I
nppearj , prevail abroad. In London cal
money U quoted at , per cent per annun
and discounts for thrco months' paper at i
fraction under % per cent. In Paris am
Berlin the Interest of money , though not EC
low as It Is In London , Is still much lowei
than It has been for years. The banks 01
Uurtjpo are overflowing with gold. Th (
Bank of England has $180,000,000 , the Bant
of Franco ? 3r.0,000,000 , and the Dank of Qor
many $175,000,000. The Austro-IIungarlar
bank , also , as well as the national treasurj
of Austria-Hungary , has accumulated a large
amount of gold to prepare for the approach'
Ing resumption of specie payments In goli !
and the establishment of that metal as the
standard of value In place of sliver , to be
completed during the year. It will thus be
soon that all the great nations have an abun
dant supply of money , nnd that a great deal
of It Is unemployed , though those having It
are offering It at extraordinary low rates.
A writer In the New York S.un says that
while the accumulation- Idle money Is an
unfavoraBle symptom , In that It shows a
diminution of activity In business , It Is
nevertheless n valuable practical refutation
of the fallacy so often repeated and so ve
hemently Insisted upon , that them Is not
currency enough In the country to meet
the requirements of trade , as well as that
other fallacy , equally often repeated and
vehemently assorted , that the world's stock
of gold Is not sufficient for Its business
needs. The scarcity of currency last sum
mer when the panic was at Its worst was
duo to hoarding , which the panic Inspired ,
and It' disappeared as soon as the panic
had spent Its force. "At no time before or
since , " says the Sun writer , "was there any
lack of the currency necessary for business
transactions and If at the time enough cur
rency could havn been created by any mag
ical process to satisfy those who asked for It
merely to hide It away In safes and vaults
the stock of It now lying Idle would bo at
least double what It Is , If not moro. That
the panic was not the result but the cause
of a lack ot currency Is proved by the fact
that In three years previous to It the silver
purchases under the Sherman act had cre
ated $150,000,000 In legal tender notes , and
that the experts of gold to which It Is as
cribed by some were not as great when It
commenced as they have been this year
without creating the slightest alarm. "
Nevertheless the agitation for moro cur
rency goes on.
With hundreds of millions ot currency un
employed nnd no demand for It at the tempt
ingly low rates of Interest at which It Is
offered , Is It not utter folly to demand that
the supply be increased by the addition of
a thousand million dollars or more ? To
what proper or legitimate use could this
additional currency bo put ? That Is a
question which the advocates of currency
Inflationdo not satisfactorily answer , nor ,
can they. What Is needed Is not moro
currency , but confidence that what we have
can bo safely Invested , and confidence will
not bo restored until the conditions which
disturbed and Impaired It are removed.
, WUh the tariff disposed of and the fact
settled that the currency Is to bo let alone
there Is reason to bellevo that the pre
vailing distrust would largely disappear , and
when that Is the case there will bo a re
sumption of business activity.- would
bo no helpi to this result , but rather the
reverse , to resort to currency Inflation.
PREMIUMS FOR NAVAL CONSTRUCTION !
The only way to Judge our new system of
awarding contracts for naval construction
with contingent premiums for excelling tlio
prescribed standard of speed set by the
specifications and with the risk of Incurring
penalties for falling to come up to that
standard Is by the results that have been
achieved under It. As was naturally to have
been expected , the premiums paid have ex
ceeded the , penalties exacted bothr In number
and In amount.
The first four vessels of the now navy
were not built under the premium system
atTa ! ! . As Introduced , that system gave the
bonus for the excess of horse power de
veloped , both premium and penalty being
$100 for each unit above or below what the
contract demanded. So the Yorktown , with
398.25 surplus horse power , earned for Its
builders $39,825 , the Baltimore $100,442 , the
Newark $36,857 , the Concord $453 and the
Bennlncton $3,609. After itheso vessels ,
wore ordered a change was Inaugurated ap
plying the premium to the speed , rather than ,
to the horse power , upon which , the speed ;
depends only In part. The sums to bo paid
are adjusted at so much per quarter knot ,
lu excess of the prescribed speed , odd quar- .
tcrs not being counted. Under this plani
seemingly enormous premiums have been ,
earned by some of the recent additions to
the , American navy , The Philadelphia and
San Francisco earned $100,000 each for .68
and .52 knots of excess respectively. The
Bancroft , at only $5,000 a quarter , with the
remarkable excess ot 2.37 knots , earned
$45,000. The three , 2,000-tonncrs , Detroit ,
Marblohcad and Montgomery , at $25\000 \ a
quarter , with 1.71 , 1.44 and 2.05 , earned
respectively $100,000 , $125,00 and $200,000.
The Now York , with an even knot , at $50,000
par quarter , earned $200,000. The gunboats
Machlas and Castlnc , on the same basis as
the Uancroft , made 2.1G and 2.62 surplus
knota respectively , the latter beting the top
record thus far , and of coarse earned $45,000
and $50,000. The flue and fast Pacific cruiser
Olympla , guaranteeing 20 knots , really at
tained 31,69 , and , , nt $50,000 per quarter ,
earned $300,000 , Finally , our crack Colum
bia earned $354,000 and the builder of the
new Minneapolis la counting upon securing
$400,000 In premiums from her construc
tion.
tion.As
As to offsets ot penalties for failure to
come up to specifications there have boon
none thus far for speed , although there have
boon three for horse power. These were
thoao of the Charleston , with 333.84 units below -
low the requirement , giving a penalty of
J33.33U the Petrel , with 4.85 , yielding $185 ,
and the Monterey , with 323.23 , and $32,823.
The Charleston's penalty was , for good rea
sons , remitted by congress , The premiums
thui far earned fur sgeod and horaj power
aggregate the great sum u ? $1,853,180.40. The
subtraction of the penalties ot the Monterey
and Petrel make the not payment $1,118-
878.40. ThU sum will ba further Increased
by perhaps $400,000 for the Minneapolis , with
the ludlaiia. las Massachusetts , the Oregon ,
\
the Iowa , the Brooklyn and the ErloJ.ion lr >
duo llmo to bo considered ,
The system ot speed premiums , than , has
brought out a wonderful capacity of our
ship builders to excel In the construction ot
fast war vessels and to exceed even the
former stringent speed requirements of our
naval cnnlneers. The vessels thus bullf nro
In a position to keep up with and overtake
any other largo vessel which they may bo
ordered to pursue. It Is claimed further
more ) that this speculative competition has
actually secured much lower bids from the
contractors that would otherwise be possible
whllo the additional spaed attained Is ir.
ovcry case worth the additional money that
was paid for It. With the speed limit fixed
as It has been there Is a practical certainty
of a good round premium and the contractors
count upon this when making their oners.
The experience up to this tlmo seems to
justify all that was expected of the now
system , and to warrant the report of tha
house committee on naval affairs that It haa
boon "productive of the most satisfactory rc-
DUltS. "
A t'HltMANHNT KXPOSITION.
No western city outside of Chicago' Is as
favorably situated for a permanent Interstate
exposition as Omaha. Within a radius of
150 miles wo reach out Into the heart ot
Iowa and Nebraska and Into the most pro
lific sections of Kansas and South Dakota ,
Omaha Is the natural entrepot for the coal ,
Iron , ores , petroleum , soda deposits and
precious minerals to bo found In the Black
Hills and In Wyoming. Fully one-third of
the silver and lead ore of Colorado , Utah ,
Montana and Idaho finds Its way Into the
Omaha smelter , and the cattle raisers of
the great corn belt and cattle ranges of Ne
braska , Wyoming and Montana find In
Omaha their most profitable market. With
all those products drifting Into her lap there
Is abundant material for a permanent Inter
state exposition that would exhibit the soli
and minerals of a dozen states and terrltor
Ics and present features that would bo objcc
lessons for Investors and people who deslro
to engage In farming , mining or any enter
prise that would flourish In the central bel
of the greater west.
What Is wanted Is a building constructs
with a vlow to making It convenient ane
safe for the storing and display of the raw
materials and Industrial productions o
Iowa , Nebraska , Missouri , South Dakota
Kansas , Colorado , Wyoming , Utah , Idaho
Montana and the region on the Pacific slope
north of California. It would take severa
years to complete the collection , but a very
attractlvo display could bo made within the
next six months by the aid of the various
railroads , mining companies and other par
ties heavily interested In the development of
the transmlssourl country. There Is materla
enough now In the city of Omaha to make
a very respectable exhibit , and that , too , ex
clusive of any display of the home Industry
people. In order to make a proper beginning
an organization should be perfected looking
toward the enlistment ot the necessary capi
tal and procuring of the specimens of agri
cultural and mineral wealth and manu
factured products. An Interstate exposition
and museum gotten up on the scale commen
surate with the vast resources at our com
mand would bring thousands of people anc
hundreds ot thousands ot dollars Into Omaha
every year. And as the years went by the
exposition would assume greater proportions
and make Omaha moro favorably known.
As an Investment the exposition might not
be' remunerative the flrst' few years , but as
an advertisement of Omaha and the terri
tory commercially tributary woufd bo of In
calculable benefit from the outset.
MIJXICO WANTS T1IK CUINKSK.
Mexico , It appears , does not entertain any
prejudice against the Chinese , but on the
contrary proposes to Invite them to ? ome to
that country and to offer them equal rights
and privileges with the people of. other conns
tries. A treaty Is being negotiated between ,
China and Mexico , the ratification of which
Is said to be assured , that Is most liberal In
Its- terms and cannpt fall to establish rola >
tlons at once Intimate and mutually ad
vantageous between the two nations. It
provides for enabling Chinese residents of
Mexico to become naturalized citizens , with
all' the rights of native-born citizens , and
Chinese coming Into Mexico are to bo shown
the same consideration that Is accorded to
people of the most favored nations. In all
matters of commerce , the statement regardIng -
Ing the treaty says , the Chinese will be per-
mttted to enjoy the same privileges as an *
granted to other foreign nations , while the
hlneso government will extend the same
privileges and courtesies to Mexican citizens
who may go to China and engage In com i
inerco In that country. It Is reported that tx ,
jreat many ot the Chinese In California will
accept the opportunity to go to Mexicowhicln
the treaty will give them , and It Is very
probable that It will result In depopulating
the United States of Chinese.
The liberal policy of Mexico In this matter
Is In strong contrast to that ot the United.
States , and undoubtedly that country will der
rive very material advantages from It. . There.
Is opportunity In Mexico for making good use
of a largo amount of Chinese labor , and In
addition to the populutlqn of a few hundred ,
thousand from China would bo a valuably
help to the development ot the resources ot
Mexico. There Is not an ovcrsupply of labor
there , for the Mexican does no moro work ,
as a rule , that his necessities compel him to ,
do. Like the people ot all southern coun
tries the Mexicans are not Industrious , nor
are they a thrifty people. Of course such
a people will not be troubled by competition ,
in labor , so that the Chinese whogo there
will bo In no danger of having such experi
ences as they have had In this country. With
their willingness to work long hours at
moderate compensation they will have no
difficulty In obtaining employment , and Mex
ican laborers will not Interfere with them.
Commercially the treaty will undoubtedly
bo ot very great advantage to Mexico. It
will largely Increase , In the course of time ,
the trade between that country nnd Chlnar
tq their mutual bo no ( It , From every point
ot view thla policy ot the Mexican govern
ment seems wise.
Whether this Invitation extended by Mexico
to the Chinese to enter that , country without
restriction and. to become citizens , thereof
will ultimately have results troublesome to
this country only tlmo will determine. It
the Invitation Is as freely accepted , as It
probably will bo. It Is quite possible that In
the course ot years the Chinese population
of Mexico will become excessive and that the
attraction at larger opportunities In the
United States would Induce a movement of
them , to this country. If they- came hero as
citizens , of Mexico our present laws exclud
ing Chinese would not reach them. Such a
possibility Is , however , so remote that It
need not now occaslou any feeling ; ot appro ,
henslon.
The returns ot the city assessors show the
same If not greater disregard for the law
prescribing their duties as the returns ot
the * assessors for tha county precincts which
wo have already criticized. Both of them
dhow positive decreases In the total of tax
able , realty when compared with the totals
ot last year. That la to say , the assessors j
have ventured ( o a rit thnt fill the Improve-
n-cnU tif the past ) i(4r have * been mord than
counterbalanced by the shrinkage In valuta.
This of course Is n maller of opinion upon
which people mxOPr ° Pcr'y ' differ , but It
duos not affect $ t question of assessing
property at Its real value , an the law re
quites. The a33osao7a have proceeded this
year , ns In prevlfjj 'yeitrs , to fix the valua
tion nt a small fraction of what It ought to
bo. Tlio dlffernnefe "batween the assessed
value and the eiCttnfttctl true value Is ns
great as over. ThfsDnot only necessitates
a nominally extrnv M > nt tux rate , but It
operates to the eUtrfmont of Omaha with
Investors who compare this clly with other
cities. The line of tax reform lloa In the
enforcement of l'ijs | revenue law and tha
'
assessment of nl'f property at Its actual
valuo.
The argument In the maximum freight
rate case Is reducing to mathematical exact
ness some of the matters In relation to rail
way construction and financiering of which
the people have long been convinced In their
own minds. That the great bulk ot tha cap
italization cf Nebraska railroads U nothing
but pure water Is a matter of such common
notoriety that It ought not to be necessary
to give statistical proof of the fact. The
figures adduced , however , are conclusive.
Tim SiiRiir Plum l.lnn.
Washington Star.
Mr. Havcmevcr rests boldly upon the
proposition that It Is no disgrace to bo
found talking with u United States senator.
lufitlllbli ! .Sign of Civilization.
Detroit Free Press.
South America la rapidly coming to the
forefront of civilization. A banker was
recently nrrcsteel nt Buenos Ayrcs for em
bezzling several millions of elollnra. This
la an evidence of advancement that must
be considered Infallible.
A r.rglxliitlvo Uiirlonlty.
QlobcDemocrat. .
In wool the tariff bill Is for free trade ;
In sugar It Is for revenue , chlelly private ;
In collar : ) nnd cuffs , to please Senator Mur
phy's constituents , It 13 for prohibitory
protection. Bvery week adds to Its be
wildering variety and contraction. As a
curiosity It will occupy n place of Its own
In the records of legislation , with a very
long tag attached giving the cost.
Striking i\lilrnrii : of Itoform.
Chicago Dispatch.
Outside of the convention hall Tuesday
the leader of ono faction slipped his inomh
over the finger of the leader of an opposing
faction. While the work of mastication
was successfully progressing the laHt leader
grabbed hold of the first leader's vocal
chords and yanked. Thus the campaign of
education is falily launched anil issues
are set squarely before the people.
.Slum tliu Di-uiUy MufT.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Ice water Is a more deadly poison than
Prussia acid in these hot summer days
when gulped down In the reckless
draughts with which the overheated per
son usually seeks to nllny his burning
thirst. Iced water or iced lemonade should
oe drunk cautiously In small quantities
at a time. To Inundate the stomach with
it In large quantities at once Is like pour
ing cold water on n heated stove , and Is
likely to crack the digestive furnace.
New'Ymk Sun.
The democratlco.part > y ; ls not for sale at
any price. Wool L < uiomfh , * to cover the globe
would not bribe. , the. democratic party to
discard Its princlplfes , ' flaunt its own honor
able history In the > lYibe , trample upon lia
own record , and cbmrhlt the unpardonable
sin of ( lellberatelysbotrrnylnpr those who had
trusted it into the hands of their enemies. *
So long as the Incomei tax , the. platform o
the populists , is left 4n the tariff bill , the
democratic party Is * bound to refuse all
dealings with Its advocates , and to stand
Immovable in this determination that its
own hollar nnd thd expectations ' 'and Inter
ests ol its frlenda cannot be ibousht. The5
time for the sale of an entire political or- "
ganlzatlon In the United States has not yet
' ' VA 'rtitlelyl'tnlillio.
Milwaukee livening Wisconsin1. * * '
GovernorCrolirise' * Af NebrasU 'rendered
an Important 'sort-Joe 'yestel'Oay in publicly1
and pointedly rebuking a callow college
professor who had been Invited to deliver
the commencement oration at the Unit
verslty of Nebraska , and who. , improved
the opportunity by ventilating some pet
socialistic theories' which he had evolved
from books , ana which had no relatlon-to
existing , social conditions and only very
remote relation to the truth.
Such theorists , especially In their at
tempts to instruct young men and women ,
are public mischief-makers and a menace
to our Institutions , Fortunately for us if
we have a blunt old Governor Crounse to
"call them down" every time they make
fools of themselves.
Itccolleatluna of Itlll Twoctt.
Globe-Democrat.
Europe may be a haven of safety for
Croker , but Tweed found It otherwise ,
though he tried to hide himself In Spain.
In 1870 Tweed gloried In his possession oC
$20TOO.OOO. Three years later he was sen
tenced to the penitentiary for twelve years ,
On his lirst trial for forgery and grand lar
ceny the -Jury disagreed. On the second
trial he was found guilty on nil the counts.
In two years the court of appeals released
him , when he was rearrested on an old
Indictment , and again found himself behind
the bars. He escaped to Europe , but in
less than a year was back in his olJ quar
ters In Ludlow street Jail , where he died In
1373. The civil verdicts against him footed
up over $ fi,500,000. The quaking confeder
ates Croker has left behind find little com
fort In the study of , Tweed's light with
Nemesis.
No MnTlmiini Itiiti ) Jugglo.
Fremont Lender.
It will be well for the people of the state
to- keep their eyes on the mode of conducting - ,
ing the maximum freight rate case on be-
liulf of the state now pending in the federal
courts. There are several things that
would seem to Indicate that there has been
no determined elfort on the part of the
state's attorney to contest the Jurisdiction
of the court. In the opinion of the best
lawyers In the state this should have been
tested before any other question should
have been considered or testimony taken.
Why Is not such a course pursued ? The
attorneys who appear for the state are
understood to be to quite an extent under
domination of the corporations ami Jiave
heretofore worked In their Interest. We
must be excused If we do not have great
confidence In them , We must remember
that the republican party has shown Itself
opposed to the freight rate law , and these ,
men all belong to that party , and although
the bill was signed by a republican gover
nor ami supported by a very few members
of each house by that party , every effort
has been made since tlmt time to discredit
the governor and other members of that
party who supported the bill.
Tlio Writ nnil Nngiir.
Now York Press.
The republican party made sugar free
and. reduced the cost of this necessary of
life to every conBumer in the United States ,
It established the bounty system , which In
creased the production of beet sugar In the
west 400 per cent In three years , and which
will bring the wusUn .revenue ; of more than
$100,000.000 annually , It It Is maintained for
the next ton yearsr .
The democratic' ' Jlen\iers In the senate ,
obedient to Mr. Cleveland's orders , have
voted to adopt a , iduhadule which will In
crease the price at , sugjir a cent and a half
the llrst day of i xte January. The sum
thus extorted from , , tlio people will exceed
(40,000,000 ( a year ; Anil Pvery cent of It for
the llrst two years'Svllr go Into the pockets
of the Sugar trust , which Is allowed , by
: he ClQvelnnd-Carllslc3Hchedulek to Import
'ree of duty all thci rttw sugar its agents
can purchase abroad -And ship to the United
States befoie January. I. It was not enough
that the trust shoxild have license to plun-
ler the American people. Its shrewd man-
uKera saw In the niagYilllcent development
of tlio beet sugar 'InilUBtry ' the prospect of
the speedy overthrow < of their Immensely
irotltuble monopoly , u They demanded a
schedule which should .crush that Industry ,
and their agents In tl6 } administration and
the senate promptly 'obeyed the command.
Subservient senatorial cuckoos ami demo
cratic senators whose pockethooks are
swollen with the profits of recent Sugar
speculations may disregard the voice of
onsclence and patriotism and vote for this
outrufieoua scheme of robbery and confisca
tion when It comes up for final action. But
what excuse win Mr. Kyle and Mr. Allen ,
the populists from. South Dakota nnd No-
iruskn , offer to their constituents If they
vote to Impoverish the whole went , and to
tax the American people JIO.000,000 u year
'or the enrichment of a hugo monopoly ?
Senator I'effer has assumed a manly and
mtrlatlo position on this question. He
stands squarely on the anti-monopoly plat
form of his party , and shows that ha Is do-
ennlned to defend the people who elected
ilm. The vote on sugar In committee of
the whole was not decisive. The real test
will come later. When It comes will It
liul Benator Kyle and Senator Allen on
he side nf th % , pfeopl ? or on the side , of
nonopoiyt
Till ! It.tUK FtHt
Lincoln News ! Itoss Hammond shows
some signs ot revolt against the established
order of things. He Is trying to boom
Henry I ) . Rstabrook for governor , when
everybody knows that the republicans proposi
to nominate Tom Majors or Jack McColl
to that position.
Straus Ucportcr : The Majors boom for
governor has seemed : to be on tlio wane for
the past few weeks. No ono knows just
what Is the matter with It. U is apparently
cotmimlng Itself with dry rot , If the re
publican convention had been held tlired
weeks ago Majors would have been nomi
nated. If It were held now , ho would have
to fight for It. On August 22 ho may not ho
In It nt all.
lloldrcgo Citizen ! The frlenda ot Jack
McColl nre growing enthusiastic and feel
certain that ho has a good chance to head
tlio republican state ticket this fall. He
ha ; ) a host of friends In the state who nro
very anxious to ECO him lu the nuber-
natorlal chair. Mr. McColl has the reputa
tion of halng n clean nnd nblo man. We have
never heard nerd said derogatory of him
In any respect and wo think that speaks
welt for him.
Seward Reporter : Lincoln men are not
so very ambitious for office , after all , I ,
M. Raymond of that city announced hlmsoll
ns n candidate for the republican nomination
for governor , but on Monday he Issued a
letter stating that ho withdrew his name
on acount of the great sacrifice ot his busi
ness Interests which would be Involved.
Mr. Raymond has a largo number of friends
and would have been a formidable candidate.
His withdrawal makes the fight apparently
a duct between Majors and McColl ,
North Bend Republican : The Republican
has It on good authority that while In Fre
mont last month General Thaycr fljld to
several of his comrades that Jack MacColl
went to Canada In 18C3 to escape the draft.
Of course the charge against MacColl Is a lie ,
Ho was only 12 years old lu 1SG3 , and he
did not come to the United States until 180'j.
If the opposition to MacColi M going to stoop
to such dirty tricks to secure what they Want
It Is high time that the people know It. Gen
eral Thayer should be above being a party
to any such contemptible trickery.
t'ullerton News : The name of Hon. Georges
D. Molklejohn has lately been mentioned In
different parts of the state , especially In
Lincoln , In connection with the governorship ,
It being felt by his friends that ho could
unite the party as no other man can. This
plan might be a good one , but It won't work ,
as the News happens to know to a dead cor-
talnty. Mr. Molklejohn doesn't want the
nomination for governor and wouldn't have
It under any consideration" . Ho will bs a
candidate for congress In the Third district
this fall , fusion or no fusion , and will at
tempt to knock the political filling out ot
any man or pair of men the opposition may
put up. And ho will win.
Wake-Held Republican : On account of his
excellent service as Governor of this state ,
and In a trying time at tlmt , because of hla
sound Judgment and thorough honesty , wo
are still in favor of the renomlnation ol
Governor Crounso for a second term. Wu
bellevo it to bo worth much to the good
financial standing of our state at home and
abroad to have so able and honest an execu
tive as Governor Crounse at the head of af
fairs. The republican party can win with
Crounse at the head of the ticket , for peopla
generally know him and respect him. It l
a had year to make any experiments. The
political sea Is too much troubled for an >
but tried and seasoned timber. The conven
tion might do well to , retiominato Governor
Crounse by acclamation. This would elTectu.
ally quash the Majors-MacColl contest for
the nomination , it would demoralize Brad
Slaughter's machine , and In the end please
everybody but a few politicians.
XUK HUOAll IKPA3IV ,
Courier Journal : Havemeyer as a polltl
clan seems to be neither better nor worsi
than the majority of our professional states
men who seek to unite business and politics ,
Chicago Times : Mr. Havemeyer brazenly
acknowledges that the Sugar trust is fatten
Ing off the people , but It Is suspected tha
the United States senate has been aware o
this disgraceful fact all alcng.
Globe Democrat ; Boss Havemeyer frankl
says that the pending tariff bill will Increasi
the cost of sugar to the consumer 1 cent a
pound , which signifies that there will b
several reasons for opposing the democrat !
party in every package of sugar bought by
the average citizen.
Buffalo Express : Supposing that Mr. Have
meyer has told the truth , and the whol
truth , the most ardent supporters of tin
pending b.ll cannot escape the fact : Tin
sugar schedule was lobbied through by the
president of the Sugar trust anej , his assist
ants. They had facilities for meeting and
talking with senators which were denied t (
all others. As a result , they got the bll
changed the way they wanted It changed
Great Is the Sugar trust !
Chicago Herald : Mr. Havemeyer , accord
Ing to the Washington dispatches , told Mr ,
Gray's calclmlners that ho could give the
amounts of the Sugar trust's ' contribution to
various campaign funds , but that ho > was
advisee ! that the amount of such contribu
tions was no part of the Investigation. "The
committee also took this view ot the matter , "
Is the laconic language of the dispatch , and
It Is not surprising that they did. An Inves
tigation would probably have disclosed the
fact that several members had large chunks
of pork concealed about their respective per
sons.
Minneapolis Times : The senate cannot es
cape from Its responsibility to the country In
this matter. If It takes Mr. Havemeyer's
word for what constitutes a proper question
It will never find out anything to his dis
credit. If it accepts his word It will bo
gravely suspected that It has taken some
thing besides his word. The testimony of
Havemeyer on the stand Is the most brazen
since the Panama scandal was ventilated In
the French 'Chamber of Deputies. It U a
national scandal , Involving moral turpitude
co-equal with the operations of Tweed and
his gang.
Chicago Post : Ono can Imagine with
what pride the democratic members of the
committee reflected that this was the con
spiracy and hero the man to whom they
had been made to crawl on their bellies.
The trust waa organized to extort money
from the American people on a necessity of
life. It has no other purpose or reason for
existence. Yet democrats In congress , falset
to the principles of the party , and cowardly
beyond description , have chosen this con
spiracy as the chief beneficiary of Us
wretched tariff compromise , and , as If money
enough were not already wrung from the
purses of the poor by It , have voted It n
gift outright of ? 50.000,000.
Immigration at u
1'hllailelplila Times.
Immigration Is at a standstill , a natural
sequence to the business elepresslotv prevail
ing the past year , and the present Benson
promises to take the place of the record
of the year 18TA While in some respects
this may be attributed to tlio Industilal de
pression , a leading reason Is that the trallle ;
In prepaid tickets has been set aside by
law. Fully half the sales for passage have
bean wiped out , as foreign-born residents
are no longer able to genii for relatives
and fi lends. Those returning to Europe
have likewise told discouraging stoilus of
the situation on this tddn. and this has had
due effect. Tim steamship companies have
also profited by oxporlunco , and are cnrc-
Cul about acceptance , as they find that the
commissioners of Immigration know whom
to take as desirable citizens. From Goto-
'her to February tlid immigration waa
61,615. against 119,570 for the previous period.
and from February t" Muy It has fallen off
more than one-half. The danger from fresh
Inroads of forclgneis nftcr Innd rather
than wages Is nl o over , as the Induce
ment to tnke up clalma no langrr uxlsta ,
the national domain being about exhausted.
Cruiil mill UlHv
S'a hlngton Htnr.
Long distance horse racing In the United
States was horn and has illcd at Chadran ,
Neb. It will be remembered that the cow
boy race to Chicago last summer started
from that previously unknown little settle
ment In the northwest cotnur of Nebraska ;
there was a good deal of what may fairly
bo termed "fakeIn connection with the
event , and the records made by noises and
riders failed to prove anything that may-
have , been In doubt. One day last week
ulna horses started from Chadron for a
run of 100 miles , and within twenty-four
hours four of the homes died of exhaustion.
It la salil that managers of the ruco are
much disappointed , because they simply
desired to test tlio staving quail tlea of
western horned , anil ellil not Intend any
cruelty. It Is decidedly discreditable to
Nebraska that the law there shoulil be In
ouch a condition as to permit a race of
that sort , but It will be Infinitely more
discreditable to the state ami the. blg-
hearted west generally If those who lira
responsible for the killing of the animals
nre not prosecuted to the law's extreme
limit ,
nK.MltVn.lTW
Norfolk News ! Nebraska farmer * nro
growing weary waiting for dollar wheat.
Perhaps Mr. Hry/ut will explain the delay
when his circus opcmt In Omaha next Tluirs.
day.
Arapahoe Mirror : The sliver conference
to incut In Omaha Juno 21 will no doubt
be a largo gathering , and It ought to be an
enthusiastic and harmonious one , No one
will bo permitted to speak who doesn't be-
llovo In frco sliver coinage at n ratio of 111
to 1. It will do the democrats good who
attend. They will resolve to stay with llm
democratic party and sock the reform do-
Hlrrd at the h.imls of the democratic party.
Lot the free silver lads confer , but don't
mistake this conference for the Nebraska
democratic state convention , That will bo
heard from later.
Beatrice Democrat : It seems tlmt In
their 7oal to anticipate Mr. Bryan's desires
In tlin matter nf fusion , iTh tool friends
have gonn further than ho wished , nnd hla
moro conservative followers are now trying
to right tilings. Mr. Bryan's Ide.i was a
fusion of the populist nnd democratic par
ties. It was not his original intention to
try and split the democratic parly nnd carry
the small fraction over to llio pops. That
Idea was Incubated by Hitchcock nnd tin'
crowd who worn sat down upon In the stnto
convention n year ngo , and ns they could
sen that they stood no show with their pop-
iillstle Ideas In a democratic convention ,
they appointed themselves a committee , with
power to appoint other committees , who In
turn had power to select delegates for a
so-called "free silver democratic conven
tion. "
The Idea that so undemocratic a move
ment should have the word "democratic"
attached to It shows Mr. Hitchcock's estima
tion of democracy. Ho evidently Imagines
that ho and Smytho nro the democratic
party , and his long association with narrow ,
gauged republican rings has madu him be
lieve that the selection nf delegates nnd
committees by a close corporation Is dem
ocratic.
But the flro has got away from them , and
they have called upon Dr. Miller and Kuclld
Martin to consult with them and suggest
such measures as In their judgment will
be acceptable to n democratic convention.
They have abandoned 'the Idea of 16 to 1
silver , nnd will resolve for a free and un
limited coinage of silver , and at a ratio
that shall preserve Its parity with gold.
They will endorse Cleveland's administra
tion , but will ask that Mr. Bryan be nom
inated for governor. U Is understood that
Mr. Bryan appreciates the necessity of hav
ing a solid democratic support , nnd that Kd
Hall , Bowlby , Casper , Ong nnd other rad
icals will bo put to sleep with their 1C to 1
ideas.
The work of the gathering Is now being
done by the Omaha committee , upon the
lines suggested by Dr. Miller and Mr. Mat.
tin. The "convention" will have completed
Its work , with the exception of speeches ,
even before It assembles. Mr. Bryan ex
pects to have a platform made that will not
offend democrats , and ho will rely upon
his own personality to appease populists.
Thus the sooners will occupy the rear
benches , and It Is even doubtful If Judge
Hardy Is accorded a place on the program
with the speechmakers.
T..inon XOTJSS.
Kansas City , Kan. , now has a trades as
sembly.
Lynn , Mass. , has a labor church. The
number Is growing.
Garment workers organized four new
unions in Maine recently.
Mine owners of England are about to put
In coal cutting machines.
The Firemen's Brotherhood spent $46,000
for benefits during March.
The various railway brotherhoods ot Bos
ton esinbllshed'a labor lyceum.
Detroit trades council resolved that union
men should not join the militia.
An effort Is being made to introduce eight
hours In Norwegian railway shops.
Socialist co-operative society at Framerles ,
Belgium , cleared $28,000 In the last year.
Three thousand union garment \yorkers of
'
New York secured a Saturday half'holiday.
Cigar milkers granted six charters during
the last month and won a strike In Chicago.
Adams Express company' employes ard
forming branches of the American Railway
union.
Bollalre Nnil company shut down on ac
count of shortage of coal and coke. Twelve
hundred Idle.
Ot 1SD bottlers in Philadelphia , fifty-five
have given up selling beer made In a boy
cotted brewery.
Reuben Hadfield , labor organizer of Akron ,
O. , calls for volunteers with $250 capital
ench to 'start a co-operative colony.
Five of the central organizations of New
York appointed committees to make another
attempt to amalgamate the centrals.
Brussels , Belgium , has a co-operative bak
ery , operated by socialists , which has Just
made a 20'per cent cut in bread. In 1890 the
society had 100 customers , now It has 9,000 ,
Delegates from the various railway brother
hoods held a convention In Now York and
resolved to watch legislation and also con
demned partisan politics on the part ot
worklngmen , declaring that they should
be Independent.
The Dundee ( Scotland ) Courier has dis
patched two lady correspondents around the
world to investigate , in the various coun
tries , the questions of woman's work and
wages , and other questions of Interest to
women. They expect to travel about 26,009
miles , and their Investigations will doubt
less prove to ho of great value.
rnrxait ,
Perhaps Croker wcrtt abrond to arrange )
n trial of ntceda with Ilosebe-ry.
Portland , Oro. , presents unrivaled claims
to the title , "The. Venice of America. "
Advices from Kentucky give color to the
report that the war Is not quite over.
IlrecklnrMftQ Is now falling back on his
ancestors , They uro too dead to resent It.
Adlnl Stevenson Is diligently worklnj ? a
presidential boomlet on revolutionary Issues.
Senator quny look n turn nt Sugar stock
without the Intermeddling of n discreet valet.
The nomination of ( ioveinor LowolllriR la
likely to Intensify Mr * . Lease's nervous
prostration.
- Senator Brlce ndvocntes free wool , bellov-
Ing he can more readily pull It over the eyes
of his constituents.
After considerable dodging the senate In
vestigators nro slowly uncovering the Sun-
dowes of the candy pull.
The residents nf Aberdeen , S. IX , prnyed
for rain , nnd rnln fell. The Ingredients of tha
K.IS IR a municipal secret.
Man goeth forth In the morning with um
brella nnd mackintosh , nnd lo nt noon lia
persplreth for n straw hat nnd n fan.
Senator Teller has so little regard for the
presidency that ho would not nccept n nom >
Inatlon If tendered on n sliver platter.
Prof. Gllbchln ventures the opinion there
Is nothing In the Ilrltlnli constitution prohib
iting a prime minister from talking through
his derby.
Boston and San Francisco contributed
much toward the elevation of the slnno.
Chicago distances both by operating n theater
on the roof of a cloud scraper.
General Kelly committed an unpardonable
offense In attempting to "run In a bluff"
on a Kentucky mayor. That functionary ,
promptly raised him out of town.
The doctors nnd undertakers having dis
cussed uiiil disposed of perplexing problems ,
the mound builders should get together
promptly nnd cover up what remains ,
The Rocky Mountain News gives two
columns of reasons why Governor Walto
should not be renomlnnted. The News Is
charitable. Itould save him from an un
merciful drubbing at the hands ot publlo
disappointment.
The deluge In Oregon has gone down suf
ficiently to enable the occupants of local
Ararnts to venture Into the valleys and
view the dead. The result of the political
overflow Is thus figured : Republican state
ticket , 40.C39 ; populist , 25,751 ; democratic ,
16,975 ; prohibition. 1,592. Out ot respect for
the ( ccllngs of tlo ) friends of the deceased
parties further details nro omitted.
TX OK' MtllTU.
Plain Dealer : About the only chance n.
poor gas consumer has Is to burn with
Indignation.
Lowell Courier : There Is often close re
lationship between crooked actions and
desperate straits.
Harper's Tliiznr : "Mndnm , have you the
reclpu for this pie ? " said the tramp.
"Yes ; would you like to have a copy of
It ? " replied the good woman.
"No , madam , lint I should like to destroy
tlio original , " said the tramp.
Brooklyn Knttle : The Heiress Do you
think he Is really a count ?
Her Big Brother I'm afraid not ; ho
hasn't braced me- for a single loan since
we've been Introduced.
Detroit Tribune : "What do you mean by
saying Goober Is on the homestretch ? "
"He Is trying to get a ten-room family
Into a. five-room house.
AVnshlngton Star : "Aw , Bunklns is socl-
nlly ostracised. "
"Yes. "
"Completely an outcast. "
"Completely. His social status Is so low
that he couldn't even lend money to a
titled foreigner. "
New York Press : Babson How Is It
that you are always In debt ? You should
be lusliamed of yourself.
.Inbson Come , now ; don't be too hard on
a fellow. You would , perhaps , he In debt ,
too , If you were In my place.
nnbson What place ?
Jabson Alils to get credit.
Chicago Tribune ; "Great Scott ! What ,
nro they applauding that follow for , ? He's
got a voice like a sawmill and he slngn.'out
of the side of his mouth. " " ' ' "
" 'Sh ! They're trying to keep him on the
platform till the boy they've sent after the
cabbages and tin horns comes back. "
PROPHKCY FULFILLED ,
Hlchmonil DIxpatch.
"Tho day Is not far distant , dear ,
When we will fly. "
He said. Inventive progress clear
To his mind's eye.
About an hour succeeding that
Her father grow
Contiguous , and from the flat
Ilenrlcus flew.
OUJl NIGHTS AUK COOT
Nixon Watoimnn In Chicago Journal.
No matter where you choose to go ,
From Maine clear elown to Mexico ,
We don't know why they tell us so ,
But yet It Is the rule ,
For people everywhere to say
In some quite reassuring way ,
"Oh. yes , it's hot heie through the day ,
But then our nights are cool , "
We've heard this story till we're loath
To disbelieve It under oath.
We may be deaf or dumb or both ,
But still we're not a fool.
We quite believe If one should go
To Satan's burning realm below
Ho'el say , "Our ilavH are hot , you know ,
But then our nights are cool. "
1
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* " * at Ha If Price
Men's Suits , in size 33 to 44 sometimes one siz °
of a kind , sometimes more. We must get rid of
them before inventory take your size at half price
42 SultH , boon selling at $10,00 , now $ 5.00 SI
04 Bulls , bcun soiling at $12.50 , now 6.25 Hoys' 3-1'lnco
0 Bulls , been belling at 13.5t ) , now 6.75 Suits
70 Suits , bcun solllilK ut 910.00 , now 7,50 $1.00
9.00
b ; Milts , been Milling utflS.OO , now
(0 ( to 14 yours )
21) ) ! MI I u , been holllng ut 120.00 , newS 10.00 Light colored , worth
83.00 ,
S Hulls , been hcllliiK at $22.50 , now 11,25
Who over liiurd of II. .
12.50
11 Suits , been belling ut $25.00. now . K. .V Co. Hfllllnir hoys
milts for * l befurol
4 Bulls , been soiling at S2U.OO , now 14.00
346 Suits at exactly half price continued Monday
and Tuesday on account of the rain. See them in
the window and on front tables in the store.
Browning , King & Co , ,
S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas.