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(8enl. ( ) N. 1' . l-'HIU Notary Public.
STATK VKXTliAl. COMMITfKK-
Tlioro will be a mooting of the republican
utato central committee Tuesday , AURUSt 21 ,
at 8 p. in. , at tlio Mlllard hotel , Omaha. A
full attendance Is ilcslred.
UKAU I ) . SLAUGHTER , Chairman.
Quorums are again at a high premium
In both houses of congress.
If we are to have no more tariff tinkering
what la congress still hanging out In Wash
ington for ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The state reunion at Grand Island Is the
next star event In the list of annual at
tractions for the men with military Inclina
tions.
It Is a pretty long time since Omaha last
had the republican state convention , but she
has not forgotten how to take care of the
visitors.
Senator Kyle Is making war on the liquor
department of the senate restaurant. The
trouble with the latter is that It dispenses
whisky without sugar.
The republican state convention will miss
the congressional contingent from the na
tional capltol at Washington , but It will
try Its best to get along without It.
The cruel wars at South Omaha and at
Lincoln are both over , and the valiant
soldier may now lay aside his brass-buttoned
uniform and return to the desk or the
counter.
Prom the reports of the formation of now
trusts In various lines of business It Is to
bo inferred that the trusts seem to have
taken courage- from the passage of the now
tariff bill.
Nominate a clean , capable man for gov
ernor and you will carry the state. Nomi
nate Tom Majors and you will demoralize the
party and Jeopardize the success of every
man on the ticket.
The man who can reconcile to his own
satisfaction the president's tariff , letter to
Chairman Wilson and Secretary Carlisle's
letter to the senate can make black appear
white In his own eyes.
That predicted resignation of Secretary
Carlisle has not yet been promulgated. Mr.
Carlisle ought to make a feint at resigning ,
If only to accommodate the political prophets
whoso reputations are at stake.
There will bo only 23.7E7 World's fair
medals abroad In the land when the awards
are finally distributed. Wo fear that some
of the Columbian postage stamps will bring
a bigger premium than the World's fair
medals.
Tlcpubllcans of Nebraska have It within
their power tomorrow to nominate a state
ticket that will bo elected by a good plu
rality , but the men on the ticket must have
no flies on them , or , for that matter , fly
specks. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Omahu keeps the governor's cup at all
events. Vet It Is to bo hoped that no 111
feelings are to be engendered by the competi
tion between the local compaulcsas to which
of them Is In strict Justice entitled to the
honor of first place.
Senator Vest of Missouri denies the rumor
that ho Is about to retire from public life.
Any ono who knows Senator Ve t ought to
know better than to credit any such un-
authentlcalcd rumor. The Missouri senator
never withdraws from anything.
Senator McPherson need not resign In
order to be rid of his olllclal responsibilities
and the heavy burdens of his olllco. Lot
him but wait until his term In the senate
shall have expired and the people of Now
Jersey will see to It that ho is promptly ro-
llovcd.
The fact that the president allowed the
river and harbor bill to become- law with
out his signature , by the lapse ot the stlpu.
luted constitutional ten days , may bo a
straw Indicating his Intention regarding the
tariff bill , which must bo equally distasteful
to him.
No wabbling on sliver In the republican
Btatu convention. The republican party
stands for honest money over against de
preciated currency nnd datum of every kind.
Nothing Is to bo gained and everything Is to
be lost by yielding to the wiles of the free
silver coinage delusion.
The Chicago Herald , which fitted out the
expedition which Wellman was to have led
lo the north polo , thinks that newspapers do
not aufllctently appreciate the achievements
of newspaper men In other fields. The
Herald has taken the wrong text to prove
1U point. Wellman has not achieved any
thing ot real Importance. Let him approach
preach nearer to the polo than his predeces
sors and he will not be wanting applause aiij
ipprcolatlotk
When the record of Iho Kitty-third con
gress is Compl , tcil It will bo founJ , JudRlng
from the lils'ory of the first tc8.'on , that the
majority In that body Ims not been notably
oallcltcus for the welfare of the union vet
erans , Thl * Is not surprising , In view of the
declared policy ot the administration regardIng -
Ing the pin.ilon system , and yet It Is a matter
which should not escape attention , every
body understood that when the present ad
ministration came Into power one of Its chief
purposes was to attack the pension rolls and
lo discredit , It possible , what the republican
party had done for the benefit of the men
who preserved the union. Although In Its
national and state platforms the democracy
had professed an Interest In the welfare Ot
the old soldiers. It was well known that the
dominant element In the party had no such
feeling and only wanted a good opportunity
to do all It could to lessen the benefits which
the republican parly had bestowed on the
veterans. Mr. Clevenlaml was In sympathy
with this sentiment and manifested It by
appointing as secretary of the Interior n man
who had been pronounced against the pen
sion nyntcni and who was believed to be pe
culiarly iimillfled to carry out the Ideas of
the southern democracy In this particular.
No secret was made of the fact that In se
lecting Hoke Smith ns secretary of the Inter
ior the Intention was to reduce
the pension roll nt any ' hazard ,
and the choice was heartily com
mended by every enemy of the pension sys
tem for this reason. It does not help the
matter to say that a union soldier was
placed at the head of the pension bureau ,
because It has been shown that ho Is In full
sympathy with his superior. The extraor
dinary methods adopted early In the present
administration for discrediting the pension
roll methods which were modified nnd In
part abandoned under the pressure of an In
dignant popular protest were approved alike
by the secretary of the Interior and the com
missioner of pensions , so that they are
equally responsible for the scheme under
which It was proposed to deprive thousands
of old soldiers of their pensions In advance
of giving them on opportunity to answer
chargci made against them. It was a most
unprecedented proceeding , violating every
principle of justice , and It was abandoned
only after there had been an overwhelming
popular protest.
Hut while the hostility of this democratic
administration to pensions has been most
pronounced , that of the democratic congress
has been no less so. Ucpresentatlvc Lacey
of Iowa recently called attention to the work
of this conzress on pensions. lie Is one of
the republican members of the house com
mittee on Invalid pensions and speaks by
authority. As to general legislation relat
ing to pensions the only thing of any con
sequence done was the adoption of an amend
ment to the urgent deficiency bill forbidding
suspensions of pensions without thirty days
previous notice to the pensioner. Of the
private pension bills that have been Intro
duced , numbering over a thousand , only four
teen had become laws at the date of Mr.
Lacey's speech and but eight of these were
on account of the civil war. "I will not
compare this with the records of former
congresses , " said the Iowa , congressman ; "no
such record has been made by any other
congress since the war. " Friday night was
set apart for the consideration ot pension
bills , but It has rarely happened that a
quorum was present on that night. Mr.
Lacey sa'd : "Whilst the house could not
hope to Ilnd a quorum present on these brief
Friday night sessions It could rely with un
pleasant and absolute certainty upon the
attendance of some gentleman on the demo
cratic side of the chamber willing and anx
ious to cull attention to the fact that there
was not a quorum present. Against a de
mand for a quorum at these special meetIngs -
Ings open denunciation or subdued and quiet
condemnation wcro alike unavailing. Once
a weolc on each Friday night congress
marched up the capltol hill and then inarched
down again , and that was all. Friday proved
an unlucky day for the old soldiers. "
The union veterans will not be heedless
ot or Indifferent to these facts. They have
had an experience with a democratic con
gress nnd administration. Soon they will
have an opportunity to record their opinion
of It and the nature of their verdict can
not bo doubted.
A MIXED VOMTICM , SITUATION.
The political situation In New York Is a
good deal mixed , and this applies to both ot
the parties. Neither Is harmonious and the
state conventions to bo held next month
promise to be very stormy and exciting.
The dliricuUy with the republican party Is
the existence of two factions In New York
City , one of which has been declared regular
by the state committee. If this decision had
been accepted by the other faction no trouble
would have been found in establishing har
mony , but the organization , that was decided
to bo irregular has revolted , or nt any rate
refuses to bj so regarded , and will doubtless
carry its tight Into the state convention ,
where it may make considerabletrouble. .
The chances are that It will finally bo de
feated In its effort to bo recognized as the
regular organization , but In any event bad
blood will be created that will operate to the
disadvantage of the party , which has not
had BO L-ood an opportunity to secure a
sweeping victory In the last twenty years If
thoroughly united and harmonious. New
York elects a governor this year and there
are several candidates for the nomination.
Prominent among them Is Mr. F.issett , who
was defeated three years aga by Governor
Flower. 13x-Vlce President Morton , who Is
on his way homo from Europe , Is wanted as
a candidateby a coed many republicans ,
but has declined to say whether or not ho
will accept a nomination until ho returns
and examines the field. He would un
doubtedly make a strong candidate , and as
the possibility ot being entered In the presi
dential race , in the event of success , will
bo offered as an Incentive ho may decide to
run If nominated. Mr. Clioate , president of
the constitutional convention , has a follow
ing , and there are several others prominent
In republican councils who will doubtless
have Home strength In the convention.
The- democrats are no better oft than the
republicans In the matter ot harmony. For
some time past the leading democratic or
gan , the New York Times , has been vigor
ously urging the party to get together.but
with how much effect Is not apparent. There
was a conference ot democratic leaders re
cently at Saratoga Springs for the purpose of
trying to Imrmonlzo the factions , but It
does not appear to have been notably success
ful. There Is a strong opposition to the
"machine , " which was overwhelmingly beaten
at the last election , and the principal man
agers of which are Senators Hill and Murphy
and Governor Flower. The latter ilcslros a
renomlnatlon and has been speaking over the
state , particularly to the farmers , with a
view to strengthening his cause. It Is hardly
probable that the old organization can be
routed and It It Is not Flower will be re-
nominated. In that event thousands of
democrat * will dMert him , chloQy on account
of hl.i supp. . rt lit Mitynard l.ut year , nnd It
the r'publl MIIS nominate a strong nnd P I > -
ubr man Ii" will be cvorwlfelmlnKly elected ,
provided , of course , that the republicans nrc
united.
The aampulgn la New York will bs In full
bhst In about thirty days nnd the promise
Is that It will command n great deal of at
tention throughout the country , because the
result will have a more or IOES decided bear
ing upon the national battle two years hence.
If the republicans this year obtain control
of the state government of New York they
will retain It for three years , which will give
them n great advantage In ISOfi. The chances
appear to be very decidedly In their favort
All the evidence shows large losses by the
democrats and the dissension In the party
Is serious. With republican harmony the
party ought to win n sweeping victory In
November.
A inni ! rm
Ponsrcssman D. n , Mercer has received a
nattering compliment nt the hands of the
republicans ot this district. Without a dis
senting vote the convention of the Second
congrcsnlonal dlntrlct voted him a renomlna-
tion for the po.iltlou ho has fUUd durlng the
past two years. With this action The lice.
has no fault to find. Mr. Mercer liai : made
n very creditable and cfllclont representative ,
nnd In accord with Its well known policy Th
Dee has not hesitated to give him credit
whenever credit was due. When Mr. Mercer
was placed In nomination two years ago we
\vor > constrained , by well known reasons ,
from commending his candidacy or giving
him any active support. Mr. Mercer's career
In Nebraska politics prior to that time had
been diametrically adverse to the standard
of anti-monopoly and anti-corporation lobby ,
and the views ot Us editor concerning Mr.
Msrcer were a matter of record that could
not bo gainsaid without stultification.
Hut Mr. Mercer has agreeably disappointed
those who had no confidence In his ability
and fitness to represent the state In the
national legislature. Ills record has bcn ;
consistent and satisfactory to all classes ot
republicans , and his constituency , regardless
of party , concur In the opinion that he has
done as well In promoting their Interests
during his first eighteen months In congress
as any man could have done under like con
ditions. This we cheerfully certify without
ever receiving , asking or expecting any fa
vors at the hands of Mr. Mercr. If he shall
do as well In the future as he has In the
past he will have no reason for complaint of
not being appreciated or duly credited with
whatever good service hs may render.
DlSHKl'UTAlll.i :
The statute providing for the publica
tion of legal notices of whatever nature con
templates the widest publicity. Anything
short of this Is hi direct violation of the
spirit If not the letter of the law. Pub
lished notices to nonresident defendants that
their personal or property Interests are Im
periled by proceedings commenced against
them are utterly useless If inserted In obscure -
scuro and readerless papers conducted solely
for the purpose of publishing such notices
In obscurity. As far as the purposes of
the law are concerned the notices might just
as well bo published iti Corean papers or
set up In Greek. The abuse Is growing
as the years go on , and the only benefi
ciaries are attorneys and officials who get
a rake-off.
Under the present law litigants pay no
moro for publication In newspapers of large
circulation than they , do for publication In
readerloss papers.The law fixes ono uni
form price for all , and this price , by the
way , is less than the established advertis
ing rates of the leading dallies and weeklies
of Nebraska. It is manifestly to the In
terest of all litigants that these notices
shall be given the widest publicity. They
pay for it and are entitled to It. If they
do not get it there Is ground for the sus
picion that their attorneys and the court
ofllclals are taking undue advantage of them.
Certain judges of this district have ex
pressed very decided opinions upon this
questionable practice , and It may be ex
pected that when a case of obscure publi
cation can be properly brought before the
court this growing abuse will be checked.
No reputable attorney will accept a 2J ( per
cent commission from publishers upon legal
notices published for clients. Ills client
must pay the full rate , and the atto'rney has
no right to any part of It. Yet there are
papers in this city and state that subsist
largely upon this class of business , paying
attorneys 20 per cent of the amount charged
for the insertion of notices. They could
not live but for this species of fraud , as their
circulation IB confined almost solely to mem
bers of the bar who patronize them.
Reputable members of the bar of this state
cannot permit this abuse to exist much
longer. They owe It to the profession and
to litigants to bring about an amendment
of the laws that will forever put an end to
this disreputable practice.
T11K TAHIVI' II'W MIGHT 11AVK HAD.
The details of the tariff law wo are Ilkoly
to have have been discussed In congress and
out ot congress , In the newspapers and on the
platform for months past , so that the average
citizen ought by this time to have a fairly ac
curate idea of the general character ot that
measure. There Is , however , another tariff
bill , different from the McKinley bill , the
Wilson bill and also the senate bill , which ,
but for an unlooked for turn ot affairs at
the beginning of the present congress , would
doubtless have been presented for the consid
eration of the people and would have re
ceived the serious attention ot congress If
not Its unqualified approval. This bill would
have been known ns the Springer bill nud
would have carried the authority of the
administration through the position ot Its
author as chairman of the ways and means
committee.
It will bo remembered by those who
recall th ; organization of the Fifty-second
congress that when the caucus fight for thu
spcakcrshlp was decided In favor ot Judge
Crisp his chief opponent , Mr. Springer , who
yielded gracefully at the proper moment , re
ceived as his reward the chairmanship of
the most Important committee at the
speaker's disposal the committee on wuyn
and means. Mr. Springer's ability to fill that
position wan hardly questioned. Neither
was any serious fault found with the manner
In which he performed Its duties , There was
no hope for any legislation which ho might
propose to long as the senate nnd president
remained republican , und , as a consequence ,
his "popgun bills" found an early grave.
As soon as the prospect was Improved by the
election of u democratic president and a
change In the political complexion of tha
cenate , giving the democrats control of both
executive and legislative branched of the gov
ernment , Mr. Springer set to work to per
form what ho thought would bo his part
In carrying out the democratic pledges ot
tariff reform , He outlined 11 new tariff
measure and urced the president to Imme
diately call an extra session ot congress for
the purpose ot considering the tariff , but his
plea wont unheeded. When finally congress
was convened In special session It was silver
that was made the first topic for discussion ,
nnd nt UICEOTIB llmo Mr Springer , who , nc-
cordlng to nil precedent , had n right to ox-
foct to be rctnlim ! nt the head ot the ways
nnd menus committee , wn rudely -qnd with
out notice brushed nslde In favor of Mr. Wil
son , in whos * abject obedlcnco to white house
orders the president placed marc reliance.
As a consequence what mlgM have been
krfown ns the Springer tariff bill was quietly
laid on the shelf nnd has 'only been resur
rected ai a curiosity now that the accept
ance by the house of the senate amendments
has apparently terminated nil tariff legis
lation for jtn lmmedlato present.
In ( ! [ ) ) | thls measure Mr , Springer Is
quoted as Biiylns : "My Idea was to come as
near the Chicago platform as possible. The
foundation principle was revenue , and only
enough ot that to supply the needs ot the
government and maintain Its credit. The
free list contained all the articles that were
free In the McKinley bill nnd n good many
more , such ns coal , Iron ore , lead ore , copper ,
wool , cotton tics , binding twine , salt , flax ,
hemp , lumber ( except dressed , tongucd and
grooved ) , flaxsccd oil , hcmpsced oil , cotton
bagging and other articles that are In dis
pute. Including nearly everything that may
be termed MW material. The rule I Observed
was n mean rate of 23 per cent ad valorem
on everything that wo could get revenue
out of. If It"ttiis raw material the lower
the duty and the nearer the article waste
to a finished product and a luxury the
higher the rato. would be. On su ar and
coffee I placed a duty of 20 per cent ad
valorem , and on tea 30 per cent. The woolen
schedule was substantially the same as that
passed by the house of representatives In
the Fifty-second congress , with a slight In
crease In articles of luxury , nnd the average
duties were 35 and -10 per cent. The agricul
tural schedule wa left very much as U Is In. .
the McKinley law. If the farmers can get
any protection out of that I think they are
entitled to It. Barbed wire was taxed" 30
Dcr cent ad valorem and diamonds GO per
cent. The whisky tax was not changed.
Collars nnd cuffs were from 25 to 35 per
cent ad valorem. Cotton-goods averaged 23
per cent , nnd Iron and steel the same ; glass
and pottery from 20 to10 per cent , accord-
lug to quality , and other articles accord
ingly. " Mr. Springer would really have pro
posed an all-around reduction of duties and
making up the deficit by Imposing new taxes
on sugar , coffee nnd tea. Hy carrying his
principle a little further we would eventually
have most of the Imported articles on the
free list nnd the bulk of the revenue derived
from a taxed breakfast table. There would
bo no Income tax , but with that exception the
ultimate goal would be a reproduction In the
United States of nil the essentials of the
British revenue , system. Fortunately the
step towards frco trade in the senate bill Is
not alarmingly great. Yet It Is interesting
to know how far towards free trade we
might have been carried had Mr. Springer
Instead of 'Mr. Wilson been again made
chairman of' the ways and means committee ,
always assuming that he would have been
more successful \vlth his bill than the pres
ent chairman of that committee.
Mr. Wlley'siremalnlng contract for furnish
ing the clty\ylth electric lighting expires
November of this year. The advertisement
calling for ne\yhjds makcs the term of the
proposed new contract date from January ,
1895. What price is" the city to pay for
electric lighting between November and Jan
uary ? Is Mr. Wiley to dictate his own
prices to the city : council until he geta ready
to consent to 'allow ' itto * 'enter into a new
'
formal contract ?
When Tom Reed recommended , over his
own signature as chairman of a congressional
committee , that Tom Majors bo indicted In
the District of Columbia for complicity In
the forged census certificates the state of
Nebraska was scandalized beyond measure
and Majors barred from receiving the sup
port ot conscientious republicans for the
position of chief executive of the common
wealth.
Any man who has so little regard for the
position of president of the state senate as
to convert the lieutenant governor's office
Into an oil room where members ore de
bauched with liquor Is not fit to bo the
standard bearer of the republican party of
Nebraska.
It is pleasant news to hear that the Dreck-
inrldgo campaign in Kentucky Is gradually
Hearing Its end , despite the Indications de
noting the probability ot his renomlnatlon.
The contest In the- Ashland district has been
quito the opposite of n campaign of education.
All , rlirro'8 the Kill ) .
ChlcnKO Ilecnrd.
If the railroad corporations nre so im
maculate why do they shrink from a con-
KiTs.sioiml Inquiry an shrinks a flunncl shirt
In a tub of hot suds ?
A Hnmiliiir of rrtttM'ilrnts.
InJInnapolla Journal.
Probably no president before Mr. Cleve
land ever told a leadltiK senator In his party
that he never wanted to nee him In the
white bouse again , but there never was , In
some respects , a president like Grovei
Cleveland.
Just 11 lint Murphy Thought.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
They mean nothing. They tend to noth
ing. They nre merely Imaginary HOPS to
Cerberus. But they will enable every little
popgun statesman who voted for them to
go home and yawp his piece , lie did nil bo
could for "freo raw mntcrlals" of course
he illtll Ho voted for "tree coal and Iron
oro" you bet he- did I He w a for "free
sugar' the everlasting fool and eternal
franc ] I Meanwhile , the people the duped
nnd doomed voters what are they b'olnir to
do about It ? _
Hln Timriilni : Iloirn n Rood Thing.
C'li'lifliRo Times ,
Wheeler II , ' iWkham , ns ( lie agent of
the Union Trust , .company of Now York ,
linn come Into" a' Jlttle Meeting prominence
ns the mover'of ' the appointment of Alduce
V. Walker rfs receiver of the Atchlt > on ,
Topeku , Sc SuntaoFe railway. Since Mr.
Pcukbiun couldn't ! } be a United States su
preme court judge , ho now comes out In
his true color taiin attorney for monopo
lies and trusts.rTle Beimte's vpto of Piesl-
ilent Cleveland's /nomination of him for the
supreme bench AVUS a better thing- even
than people feuuuratly knew at the time.
JlrnxHiAiflir Tlmnkfulii ! HI.
Knllnas City Star.
It will be vuiy gratifying to the Htrusr- .
(7111) ( ? people < ) f UilH country to know that
diamonds nro0cn JLlie free list. They can
worry along Mtb-T expensive clothing and
a tax on fuel' , it'doesn't matter to them
what they paj"uirtlie way of tuxes to trusts
and monopolies ) Ifuthoy can get their diamonds
mends cheap.Mhoi Industrial classes huvu
groaned nml stntJsereU alonjj for years
under the burdensome tax on diamonds ,
but at last the yoke has been thrown off.
The farm hniuU of Missouri anil Kansas
Eond nlaclsomo tTreetlima to the mill oper
atives of New Himliuul.
To hlgii or Not to .Sign ,
Now York Hun.
Will he sign , or will he kill It ?
Will he tulie upon himself thu perfidy anil
dishonor he has denounced ? Or will ho
destroy the monstrosity with his veto ?
This Is the question which now occuple.i
all minds , and forms the subject of more
thnn half the conversation of the people.
Wo do not undertake to answer It , but
this we nay. and no one will stund up to
contradict : If his reply Is a veto , he will
lie acclaimed us still great , linive , anil
conscientious man by thousands who have
begun to doubt him.
Hut If he Blgns It , bo will commit n
moral tmlclde. Hit ) yet remaining fame
will be wiped away , and In all the luml
there will be none to poor lo do him rever
ence.
1'KVl'T.K A Xl > T/IIV0.1
The sennte plugged the popguns with a
Murphy.
Ono of the most pathetic things In public
life Is an unsatisfied ambition for ofilce.
Mr , Wcllmnn took his failure coolly , con
fident that another dash will vindicate him at
the pole.
Oovrrndr Hogg has shaved his whiskers.
Itf \ evident the governor has little hope of
populist favor.
Ux-VIco President Morton wears four wigs
of assorted sizes. Still he has. n wholesome
"
respect for political drafts.
If the late Mr. Kolb ot Alabama wants to
hold the public car he should glue n few
grains of truth to his stick.
The Kafllrs nre wiping out the Ooers with
neatness and dispatch , Unfortunately nil the
bores nre not In Africa nt the present time.
Whatever doubt existed about the matter
heretofore , democratic statesmen confess
with moro or less hesitancy that whisky and
sugar nre an Invincible combination.
A new gas has been discovered In the nt-
.mosphero of London. Hs qualities nro not
definitely known , but It Is believed lo possess
sulphurous elements common during fog days.
'
It'Is now told with considerable detail that
the signers of the Immortal Decldtatlon were
pestered by Hies. It Is some satisfaction
to know there were no tiles on the product
of their labors.
A Chicago Jury holds that shooting nt n
wife five times and hitting her three times
Is not murderous assault. Nothing short of
a caisson explosion deliberately planned approaches
preaches that dignity.
In the days of the old-fashioned stage
coach Talleyrand declared ho would rather
trnvol forty miles than write a letter. A
great many modern statesmen experience a
like feeling'at some stage of their careers.
Prof. Klrker , populist candidate for con
gress In the Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania dis
trict , has followed the show business all his
life as a magician and ventriloquist. He has
a family of boys and has organized a brass
band among them , which will play at all
populist meetings.
Kx-Governor liable of Maine Is being cen
sured by some of bis former admirers be
cause be came out squarely for local option
and high license in the large cities of that
state. Nearly all Maine's public men are
said to be convinced that the prohibitory
law there Is practically a failure and its en
forcement a farce.
The late Judge Holt had high repute as a
popular orator half a century ago. Of his
magnificent speech nominating Richard M.
Johnson for vice president John \V. Forney
wrote : "His coal-black hair , flashing eye ,
olive complexion , graceful and thrilling voice
electrified the convention. Never was there
a mdre dramatic scene. "
The man who watches with melancholy
Interest nn Increasing strain on his waist
band derives much comfort nnd content In
seeing the owner of an expansive front sit
down to an elaborate dinner. The smile of
satisfaction that Invariably shines above a
mascullno baywindow banishes the fog of
discontent like a rising s > un.
Miss Kate Field has been made one of the
beneficiaries In the will of Mrs. ' Cordelia II.
Sanford of Newport. The will contained
numerous private and public bequests , among
them rare paintings of great value to the
Boston Museum of Art and to Welleslcy col
lege. Miss Kate Field received Colman's
portrait of Walter Savage Lander and Hen
nessey's portrait of the testatrix , as also the
bees , furs and garments of the deceased.
HOT SHOT O.Y VAIllOVS TOl'lUH.
Chicago Tribune : Under the supervision of
the authorities Coxey's army Is doing some
good work on the roads , and Coxey ought to
be making himself useful In the same way ,
with twice as long a contract as that of his
poor dupes.
New York Sun : The McKinley tariff law ,
unblemished by an income tax , is distinctly
a more desirable , moro wholesome and
more American Institution , and Incomparably
more democratic In Its nature , than the Wil
son-Gorman scheme with Its Income tax.
Courier-Journal : That the passage of the
tariff bill has already stimulated business
does not necessarily "give It a character. "
The dawdling ot congress had brought the
country to the point of praying for anything
that would end the matter , confident that no
bill could fall to be better than continued
uncertainty.
Minneapolis Journal : The present con
gress has made a buncombe reduction of
$40 000 000 In the appropriations as com
pared with these ot the first session of the
last congress. It Is not to be supposed that
the government can be run for $10,000,000
less , not at all. The expectation Is that
what is lacking will be made up , after
election , by deficiency appropriations. The
cut has been made now simply for effect
on the coming elections. The humbug ,
however , can be effectually exposed and the
people satisfied ot the false pretenses of the
democratic party.
Chicago Times : Secretary of Agricul
ture J. Sterling Morton Is making a grand
stand play for popularity In returning to
the national treasury some $500,000 of the
appropriation m le by congress to cover
the expenses of his department during the
fiscal year which ended Juno 30. Mr. Mor
ton , having lost caste as n professional
farmers' friend , is now trying to pose as
the great economist of the administration
and thereby recover strength In Nebraska.
But It won't do. The farmers would rather
ho had expended his whole appropriation
In the prosecution of agricultural experi
ments , and , besides , Bryan's too firmly
seated In Nebraska now to bo displaced by
his ancient enemy.
o
VA UVUti Of , JOKKIiS.
Washington Star : "Some men. " said
Uncle Kben , "Is so soured on human nature
< lat when er frlen' returns a borrowed urn-
brell dey finks It am a reflection on de um-
brell's quality. "
Adams Freeman : "I'd just as soon ask a
man to murry HIP , " said Mabel , "but , gra-
clous , think of his refusing ! " "I know It , "
retorted Belle , "but , thundering ages , think
of his accepting ! "
Detroit Free Press : Joseph I bought a
typewriter the other day for $15. William
What kind ? One of those cheap affairs ?
Joseph No ; It was ono of the $100 makes.
William Is that so ? They must be selling
out at cost.
Somervllle Journal : How odil It Is that It
seems never to hnvo occurred to the street
car people that by taking all the seats out
of their curs they could get a great deal
more room than they have now for folks to
stand up.
Chicago Record : ' -And what Is Unit man
over there ? " inquired the visitor In the dime
museum.
"That , " replied the museum manager with
manifest pride , "that Is the man who says
he la satlstled with the new tariff bill. "
Chicago Tribune : "I'll like to join you on
that steamer excursion today. " said the
coroner , regretfully , "but I don't think 1
ought to leave the ofllce. You know that
man who was hurt In the street cur acci
dent yesterday ? "
"Yes , '
"Ills folks have culled In Ji Christian
science doctor. "
Washington Star : "Now , " snld the physi
cian who Is noted for his heavy charges ,
"I must take your temperature. "
"All right , " lespotideil the patient , In a
tone of utter resignation. "You've got about
everything else I own. There's no reason
why you shouldn't 'ake that , too. "
HOW BHB GOT IIKIl TAN.
New York HeriiM.
My girl bad come home from vacation.
Her skin was burned brown as could be.
"I hope you huve not been a tomboy , "
I said , us fche flopped on my knee.
"You're no longer a school girl , my darling ,
You must cultivate grace nnd repose.
Did you rend those good books Unit I sent
you ? "
But hero fbe turned up her dear nose ,
"I met n nlee fellow from Iloston , "
She said , "a must cultured young man.
We devoted our days unto 'Browning , '
And that's how I got this line tan , "
Hnmervlllo Journal ,
HMf Is the most misleading maid
This puzzling world can show.
There's even chutica , when she says "Yes , "
Her secret heart auys "No. "
But all thu same , this wilful maid
Has innde my hiipplncss.
For fcornotlmes when Hhe unsworn "No , "
Her secret heart sayB "Yes "
That wus thu cane the other night ,
Tlinnk heaven , I did not go
When , us I asked her to ho mine ,
She shyly nnswereil "No. "
Thought I : "Love goes by contraries.
Ah ! 'TwiiG a happy guus !
For not alone her heart , at last ,
Hut her sweet llpa suld "Yes. "
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
Tariff Boformora Willing to Go Homo and
Explain to Tholr Cointituonts ,
CAMPAIGN PREPARATIONS ARE ALL MADE
Drmornitlc Kffnrt * li ) > toti > ilTo\ritril Molding
u .Majority In the llomr llMiry 1)1 * .
trlct t'nnviiKXMl l > y Until I'.irllcV
\Vork nt IIrml < | iii rtrr ,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. With the closing
of congress the managers ot the national con-
groslonal campaigns arc preparing for the
fall campaign with much energy.
Senator Faulkner , at the head of the demo
cratic committee , Is directing his efforts
toward holding n democratic majority In the
house of representatives. Extensive head
quarters are In operation , with the executive
work In charge of fcecrctnry Lawrence Gard
ner. The work thus far has been In prepar
ing full statistics of districts , writing the
campaign book , nnd In circulating documents.
The campaign book Is nbout half completed.
It will be n volume of about 300 pages show
ing the work of congress and the reforms
claimed to have been mndo In the depart
mental service. It will he furnished to
speakers as a text for their efforts on the
stump.
The statistics gathered .nro the most elab
orate over undertaken by the committee. They
show not only the votes by counties for the
last four congressional elections , hut In close
districts the figures are carried out to town
ships , wards and oven precincts. In addition
to Iho numerical vote , a system of percent
ages has been ndoptcd by which the percent
age ot gain necessary to success or loss
threatening defeat can bo exactly deter
mined.
Another plan of ready reference Is by
shaded maps of the district In which the vari
ous colors show the strength ot republicans ,
democrats , populists , prohibitionists , etc. ,
with the figures as to the vote of each party.
Campaign speakers will not be sent out by
the committee , as each congressional nominee
will be left'to secure his own speakers. If ,
however , n weak spot Is developed , where
speakers are few , the national committee will
undertake to supply the orators. Documents
nro being shipped in large quantities , but the
main supply , particularly on the tariff , will
not go out until congress has adjourned and
all uncertainty on the question has been re
moved.
The republican congressional committee , In
the absence of Secretary Olds , Is In charge
of Abslstant Secretary Thomas II. McKee.
Dy the decision of the republican national
committee the congressional campaign Is left
entirely in the hands of the congressional
committee , Chairman Mauley acting In nn
advisory capacity. The headquarters force Is
just now engaged in getting together the
campaign text book , which Captain McKee
expects to hnvo Issued by September 19. The
commltico has had its headquarters open
continually slnco November 1 last , and slnco
that time has distributed 1,000,000 pieces of
campaign literature. This work will be prose
cuted with even greater diligence from now
on. The committee furnishes matter for a
page each week to several plate printing and
press associations , which Is said to be In de
mand by all newspapers about the country.
A complete canvass has been made of
every congressional district In the country
by the republicans and the work to bo done
mapped out nnd systematized. In stales
where n campaign Is on the work will bo
left In the hands of the state committee en
tirely. Where there Is no state campaign
the congressional district organization will
bo co-operated with directly. There will bo
no speakers' bureau at the committee head
quarters , as congressmen and candidates nro
found to prefer to provide speakers for them
selves. Every assistance possible Is securing
speakers will , however , bo rendered where It
is asked for.
CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD GOVKKNMKNT.
Soimtor lollor Siiyg thn Populism In Colorado
rado Must < > < > .
DENVER , Aug. 20. Senator Teller arrived
from Washington yesterday , and will spend
his vacation of several weeks In the west.
According to his Idea , the coming stato. cam
paign Is to be ono for good government. Na
tional politics will not figure In the cam
paign for the reason that the only Issue at
stake today Is the silver Issue , and every man
In Colorado , of whatever political complexion.
Is for the free coinage of sliver. It must bo
apparent to every man at home , as It Is to
all outsiders who are Interested In politics ,
that the populists must go. It Is not a ques
tion of the defeat of any one Individual , but
of the entire party. It Is beyond the ken of
man to estimate the damage that has been
dona this state by the present administration ,
and no matter what name be on the popu
list ticket In the coming election , whether
the present governor or some ono else , tha
election of that ticket would mean a con
tinuance of the present demoralization , If not
Iho intoning of nn utter nnd complete full-
Speaking ot national nffnlr.i , ho unld CloTO.
Mml Is seriously setting his plus for n fourth
nomination , but dors not stand n ghost ot n
how to gel It. Senntor Hill , ho thinks , In
the coming man of tln dfmiorrnilo party , nnd
nits of Into bccomr very much MroiiRer po
litically thnii ha waa n year ago.
fmlon U 111 Not Work.
XASHVILLV : , Tcnn. , Aug. SO.The rcpub-
llcan state convention will meet here tomor
row. J. W. linker of Uaveson county will
probably be nominated fur governor , the up-
position to him beliiR smnil. There will bo
some effort to prevent a nomination In order
th.it a fusion may bu effect , d on .Mills , the
populist nominee , but It Is not believed It
will work. All the principal leaders nro op
posed to fusion.
JIO.V Of / . .V'KHA.r.11.1 1
l'iirnphrrnitlli % of tint lucrnilliiry AimrrlilM *
In the llitiul of ihn 1'ollrr.
CHICAOO. Aug. 20. Inspector Conway
has soon rod n chestful of the peculiar ma
chines used by Hcrlltz , Schnrff , Nelson nnd
the others ot the gang of Incendiary con
spirators In the destruction of property In
this city. Ho nlso secured a second nnd
smaller chest containing anarchist llternturo
nnd a number of pictures , conspicuous among
which Is n copy of the picture In Oscar
Necbo's salocn of the pardon of the an
archists , The machines are of peculiar
description nnd nre well davlsed for the
uxecutlnn of the schtMiips of the conspirators.
They ore evidently the property of nn-
archlsts and lend color to life theory of a
plot for wholesale destruction of property
nnd life.
The machines ore electric devices and are
constructed on the single cell Interrupted
current principle. The deadly nature of
the machine Is seen when It Is known that
the time of the explosl in can bo regulated
with absolute certainty by the proper ad
justment of the clockwork mechanism which
frees Iho : urrent.
.S ci\ri\.iiti\
Crlpliriitliin of u Notiihln Historical Dny
Nciir Tiilnlo.
TOLEDO , Aug. 20. About 5.000 people ns-
somblcd today on the battlefield of Fallen
Timbers , on the Maumcc river , twelve miles
above this city , to culcbrato the centenary
of Wayne's victory. Here , on August 20 ,
1791 , ho defeated the Wyandotte , Ottawa
and Delaware Indians , breaking the power of
their confederacy and securing pence to the
northwestern frontier. A national salute was
fired at sunrise. At 100 : : ! the Mnumce
Valley Monumental association held a meet
ing and listened ( o n historical address by
Colonel I ) . W. II. Howard , a picnic dinner
following. The afternoon exercise * consisted
of music , the adoption of resolutions , re
questing congress to mark the spot by a
suitable monument followed by the address
of thu day by Gencial Samuel F. Hunt of
Cincinnati. Short addresses followed by. De
partment Commander H. 12. Wutt of 'Ohio
and General P. S. Stevau.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd improvement nncl
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The innny. who live bet
ter than others nnd enjoy life moro , with
less expenditure , by moro promptly
ri.iaptr. the world's bcbt products to
the needs of physical being , will fittest
the value to health , of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy , Syrup of Figs.
Its oxccllcnco is duo to its presenting
in the form moat acceptable and pleas-
'ant to the mate , the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ativt ; ; eiTectually cieitiising the system ,
dispelling colds , headaches Mid fevers
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession-becnubo it acts on the Kid-
ncyr , Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it ia perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in r > 0c andl bottles , but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Byrap
Co. only , whoso name is printed on oyory
package , also the name , Syrup of FJgn ,
mid being well informed , you will not
uccopt nny Hubstituto if oflerrd.
The- Fall of
Pompeii
( Pronounced
1'om-pi-yo )
Is not more com
plete than the Fall of
Prices pronounced
half-pri-ces in our
men's suits $25 suits
$12.50 $20 ones $10
$17 ones $8.50 $15
ones $7.50 sacks cutaways light or dark cheviots
cassimeros worsteds elegant goods Boy's suits
$2.50 all wool cheviot 6 to 14 years--all colors
another $3 neat checks latest out double breasted
and $3.50 nice quiet patterns same quality-
another $4 little better But best of all combin
ation suit $4.50 extra pants cap to match neat
little Scotch cheviot checks guaranteed all wool all
2-pieoo suits straw hats at cost nicest waists
lowest prices
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Cloth lei-H , S. W. Cor. Ifltli and Douglas.