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The proposed settlement of tlio union
depot question Is altogether too much of a
Jug handle. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
President Cleveland Is apparently taldng
Ills own time about writing a loiter ad
dressed to himself.
The security holders of the Northern Pa
cific now have the congelation ot knowing
that they were honestly swindled.
Is not Governor McICInlcy encroaching a
llttlo on the preserves of. ex-Speaker Reed
when ho ventures to make speeches away
on In Maine ?
One more week of Brccklnrldge politics
will prepare the country to know whether or
not It Is to be iiinicteil with lirecklnrldgo In
another congress.
1C any uno wants to go gunning { or
nepotism among the employes of the Hoard
of Education ho should not stop with the
custodian of supplies ,
The republicans of Nebraska will do their
own IIOUSQ cleaning' next November , and
two years hence Ihoj- will have no trouble
in getting a. clean ticket to support.
Chase county democrats have accomplished
what was up to this ( { me deemed an Im
possible feat , namely , the endorsement of
Cleveland , Morton and Bryan all at once.
This Is not to bo n "hurrah boys" cam
paign In Nebraska and the candidate who
cannot point to a clean bill of particulars
In his public record will find It hard sledding
to get there.
3Ie serves his party best who serves his
country best , anil the best way to serve the
republican parly of Nebraska Is to administer
a rebuke to rallroadlsm and boodlerlsm at
the ballot box.
Swapping Omaha's rights and claims to a
metropolitan union depot on the grounds
donated to the Union 1'uclftc for the "Wln-
npear triangle tract Is llko swapping a $5,000
race horse for a $10 Poland-China pig.
Some of the candidates for local odices
are so afraid that their names may not be
mentioned by their friends that they are
compelled to overcome' their usual diffidence
and announce tueir candidacies themselves.
Ike Iliscall has renounced the populist
creed and comes out openly for Tom Majors.
Tills Is net the first time that Hascall has
renounced his political creed , and wo doubt
whether this Is Majors' gain or the pop
ulists' loss.
The Russian czar Is reported to bo a very
sick man. The Nebraska czar Is beginning
to experience a rather tired feeling since
the republican rank and file Ima shown a
disposition to revolt against his pernicious
Interference with their conventions and can
didate : ) .
Under the theory that receiverships are
operated by egcnts of the government ap
pointed through Iho courts , the appointment
of receivers for the AVhlsky trust would
place the government In the attitude of con
ducting an Institution In violation of Its
own laws against monopolies and trusts.
Nina ward councllmen are to lie elected
this fall. To the taxpayers of Omaha it Is
ot rltal importance that the men
elected to manage the city's affairs shall
bo reputable and unpurcliasable. The only
way to make sure of this Is for every voter
to attend the ward primaries of his party.
Ono of Iho problems that troubles the
charter revision committee Is what shall
he ilono about the redemption ot short-tlmo
dUlrlct paving bonds when they become due ,
awl how the thoroughfares paved with de
cayed wooden blocks shall be repaved where
the property adjacent Is not able to pay the
first paving taxes.
Fighting down In Tenncssco and stealing
in Nebraska are not exactly the passports
to the confidence of honest republican voters. '
The party of honest government , free ballots
and honest counts cannot stultify Itself bj
foisting Into the executive office any mar
who has proven himself dishonest nnd un i-
trustworthy In public office.
It is becoming quite , the fashion for promi
nent members of the democratic administra
tion to take a short vacation by a shorl
Jaunt to Eqrone. Even Secretary Morton hat
N
caught the. craie. It la greatly to bo feared
that Iho absence ol BO many democratic
statesmen at the same time may endangei
the nubility ot the government.
Governor McKlnluy refused to talk tarlf
for publication at the time the new demo
cratlo tariff law was passed. IIt > then sale
that he would express his views later. Hi
Is now telling what he thinks of the demo
crallo tariff legislation In unmlstakabl
terms. These who were formerly dlsappolnte <
In Governor McICInley's sllenca nend bi
disappointed. DO longer.
T.KT VS HAVK TIIK F.KTS.
Deplore aiwe may the publicity that IB
being given ta the unfortunate conditions
existing In various parts of western Ne
braska , that publicity la Inevitable , and It Is
far better to make public the cxiict etnle of
affairs than to permit Irresponsible and mer
cenary people to exaggerate the distress
resulting from the season's drouth and crop
( allure. As a matter of fact , the news tele
grams which appeared In the eastern papers
announcing the probable necessity of extend
ing public aid to the Inhabitants ot the
drouth-stricken country during the coming
winter have been followed by letters from
residents of different parts ot Nebraska pur
porting to tell the. people ot the east the
exact situation that confronts us. Some of
these letters are. on their fuce. wildly over
drawn nnd grossly exaggerated , Others
plainly understate the extent of existing and
prospective want , very likely because the
authors wish to conceal the facts from those
who have financial Interests In the west.
Still others plvo every evidence of being
moderate and honest estimates of the low
caused by the protracted anil heated dry
spell.
spell.What
What la to be feared Is that unscrupulous
private parlies will make appeals lo the
people of the cast nnd solicit material aid
that will be either appropriated by those
who collect It , or , nt best , reach persons
who are by no means In need ot outside
assistance. If relief Is to he extended to the
Inhabitants of the drouth-stricken area It Is
the duty of the public to see that It goes to
those who are really lu need of It , and at
the same time deserving of it , and to those
only. There may be a diversity of opinion
ns to the best means of accomplishing this
object , but all must be agreed that the hap
hazard and Irregular solicitation ot aid by
self-appointed Individuals is r.ot the way
to do It. Plundering excursions of this char
acter were gotten up by Irresponsible parties
at the time of the grasshopper plague In
1874 and 1S75 and did more to dry up the
sources of well meant philanthropy than a
dozen crop failures all over the country
would have done. A repetition of these dis
graceful proceedings should not bo permit
ted. They can be stopped by prompt action
by the proper authorities.
What Is needed Is on official statement
of the character and amount of Impending
distress. It is true that several hundred
settlers have left the state. These It will
not be necessary to care for In N'ebraska.
Those who remain on the land and who wish
to tide over the calamity that has befallen
them are to be alone taken Into considera
tion. If the governor should appoint a com
mittee of well known citizens to ascertain
and report what the situation in the drouth-
stricken territory Is , and to suggest ways
and means by which the emergency may be
met , a long step will have been taken In
the right direction. The publication of the
committee's report would put an end to the
sporadic communications to eastern papers
and would also warn the people of the east
against dealing with unauthorized solicitors.
It would , abiive all , give the people of , Nebraska -
braska n basis upon which to devise relief
measures If systematic relief shall be found
to bo necessary.
xtXK Tin : STATK i\\m. \
Notwithstanding the fact that the agri
cultural Interest of Nebraska lies suffered
jevcrely this year from the prolonged and
almost unprecedented drouth , the' state fair ,
which really opens for spectators today ,
will be one of the most complete and at
tractive displays of the resources of Ne
braska ever held. The list of entries has
never been excsedcd , and while It was rea
sonably apprehended that the agricultural
exhibit would be deficient and ccmparc very
unfavorably with preceding years , the re
port Is that every Inch of space In the agri
cultural section will bo occupied , and the
attractions of this pcrtlou ot the fair will
not be Inferior to those of any preceding
year. The significance of such an assurance
will be fully appreciated by all who have
ever attended an agricultural exhibit ct the
Btato ot Nebraska. In all other features
the promise Is that the fair will be fully
up to the highest standard of the past , and
in some respects will show an advance. The
art exhibit , It is promised , will excel any
that has gone before , while there will be no
decline In the always Interesting display
of live stock.
It should not lie forgotten that the annual
exposition of manufactures Is held at Lin
coln this year , and will constitute an addi
tional attraction to the fair worthy the at
tention of every citizen of the state. Ex-
traordlnnrdy efforts have been made by the
Manufacturers and Consumers association
to make this year's exposition the finest yet
held , and there Is every assurance that this
will be the case , desplto the long depression ,
from which the manufacturers of Nebraska
have doubtless suffered their share ot loss.
They have , however , with most commendable
energy , nnd enterprise , under conditions not
the moat encouraging , come forward to make
Iho exposition cf 1S94 worthy cf the state ,
and give It a claim to the attention of every
citizen who ihall avail himself of this an
nual opportunity to see what Nebraska Is
producing.
It Is to be honed there will be no cause ol
complaint en tha score of a lack of popular
interest and patronage. It Is unfortunately
true that a great many people In Nebraska
are not BO well prepared now as In former
years to visit the state fair , but there is a
very large number who can do so , and every
citizen ought to regard it as a matter of
duty , If the time and means are at his com
mand , to patronize this exhlbltUn ot the
resources of hla state. The Indications point
to a liberal attendance , nnd the promise Is
that everybody will be well cared for and
Instructively entertained.
Vlt.WI ) IX I'UHUV COXTHACT&
Lahor organizations In this nnd other
larKu cities Imvo long advocated the day
lahor system ns against the contract system
In the performance of public works. They
contend that the city government can , by
employing mechanics and laboring men for
all kinds of work , 'as Is now
done to a limited extent hy the
strect commissioner , attain better results
as to the quality of work performed and
- save an Immense amount of money that
annually is lost through peculations ot dis
honest rontrictore and corrupt official In
spectors. Labor leaders point to the system
in vogue In the operating and construction
departments of the great railways and
argue that results quite as satisfactory might
be secured by the municipal corporation
provided that heads of departments be
honest men , having the best Interests of
taxpayers at heart.
The contention of labor organizations on
thin subject has. of course , met with decided
opposition. The policy of our city and
county government has been to Ut all con
tracts upon acceptable bids , requiring con
tractors to fllo good and sutQcIent bonds for
tbo faithful performance of contracts mado.
II has been regarded as entirely outslda the
province of a city to maintain a supply
store house , with a purchasing agent , whoso
duty would be to buy ever ? kind of materjnt
mcd In public works , it lias ale been
consider.il ns Impracticable for the city to
egularly employ expert ewcr builders ,
asphalt and nlona pavers , viaduct builders
and other mechanic * Rkllled In cpcclal line *
of work. In short. Iho days , labor system
nvolvod so radical a change In the time
lonored practice that no considerable num
ber of responsible citizens cared to lend
hemsclvci. to Its advocacy.
That the arguments In tuvor of Oays labor _
lava some merit KO'S without saying nnd
hat the contract system has admitted ot
manifold abuses muftt be apparent to many
citizens of Omaha. There has not been a
ilr.glo Instance where n defaulting con
tactor on public Morks has been compelled
.o make reparation to the city , nor has
here been a single case where his bonds
men have been rciulrcd to make good the
loss. Two notabb Instances arc recalled ,
The contractor of the first city hall base
ment was relieved of all responsibility for
Ills shortcoming ! ! , whllo the contractors of
the county hospital building , admitted to
lave boon wretchedly constructed , wer ? pcr-
nltted to go scot free and their bonds-
nen have never been called upon to re-
Imbursa the county. There are contractors
In this city today who hid so low In order
lo get work that they must cheat the city
o save themselves from loaj. It compelled to
strictly observe contract specifications they
appeal to the mercy of Inspectors , declaring
that a faithful performance of tha terms of
.heir contracts would bankrupt them and
their bondsmen. Under conditions known
to exist our city olllclals must exercise the
i cutest caution and compel all contractors
: o live up to their contract obligations ,
The question Is , would thj city not rid
; tselt ot corrupt contractors and Insure
linncsty and fair dealing In the prosecution
of all public Improvements by a reversal of
the present 'policy and the adoption of the
days labor system ?
TI1K
It does not appear probable that the result
of the deliberations of the Denver Irrigation
congress will do a great deal to advance the
causa of Irrigation , beyond stimulating'Inter
est hi the question. It has been shown that
there is still a wide difference of
opinion between thoae Interested In
irrigation ns to the best policy
to be pursued , and as long as this exists nnd
the people of the west are not united regard
ing a p. Hey the cause of Irrigation will ba
obstructed. It was hoped that this congress
would formulate a definite plan to bo pre
sented to congress and the country one upon
which western sentiment would bo practi
cally unanimous and In support of which
western Influence could be exerted but this
hope la net realized. It cannot be said that
the Denver congress has really mads any
substantial advance toward the solution ot
the great problem , and not to have done so
will bo regarded by many as iu fact a set-
hack for the cause.
The resolutions adopted favor the repeal of
the desert land law , the appointment of a
national Irrigation commission to supervise
Irrigation works that may bo constructed by
the federal government and to Investigate
and report regarding Interstate streams , the
application of the Carey law to the tcrrl-
trles , an appropriation by the general gov
ernment for carrying on the work of dis
covering waters applicable to the reclamation
of the arid lands , and for the release to the
states and territories of reservoir sites here
tofore reserved by the gcvernment. It was
also resolved that the president at once take
steps looking to the appointment of interna
tional commissioners for the purpose of de
termining questions arising between ( he
United States , Canada and Mexico relating to
the waters partly In each of the countries ,
with a view to an arrangement for the equit
able division and use of such waters. Other
matters having an Important bearing on- the
general subject were referred back to the
several state irrigation commissions , to be
reported on at the next congress.
There Is In all this no very enccuraglng
promise of the advancement of the cause of
irrigation. It Is not apparent that the Den
ver congress has taken auy important for
ward step , and it has certainly not demon
strated that there Is the unanimity of west
ern sentiment on this subject that is neces
sary In order to accomplish anything sub
stantial In behalf ct Irrigation. It ought to
be realized that It will ha Impossible to over
come eastern opposition to any scheme of
Irrigation involving national aid so IOIIK as
the west is not united. There is a strong
feeling In the east that there is lo hurry
Obut reclaiming the arid lands and that It
Is not In the Interest ot that section jot the
country that the work of reclamation should
be pushed at this time. The Philadelphia
Inquirer undoubtedly voiced a widespread
sentiment when It recently said : "Should
the congressmen from tbo east and south
vote In favor ot extending national old to the
west when there are BO many millions of
acres , of laud along the Atlantic coast open
to settlement and to be had for such low
prlcesT The Irrigation of western lands now
unproductive by the gcvernment will mean
more competition for eastern farmers. The
hope of the eastern farmer has been that the
home market would catch up with the coun
try products and that the supply of western
lands to be had. for little or nothing would
become exhausted. This hope will bo de
ferred If vast areas of arid land are made
productive by national Irrigation. " It does
not amount to anything to regard this as a
selfish and an unpatriotic view of the ques
tion. It exists and It cannot bo Igiured. It
can bo overcome only when the west Is
united on a wise and practicable policy. The
Denver congress shows that such Is not now
the case.
This competition tor the championship ot
the dcadbeats Is becoming decidedly mo
notonous , ( o use no- stringer term. People
who want to make bet& that they can travel
a certain distance without a cent In their
pockets have no claim to sympathy or as
sistance in prcsccutlng their senseless pro
jects. When the thing was first Inaugurated
It was looked upon ns a novelty and the
penniless tramps wera passed along just cut
cf curiosity to s e how far they would
get. Now the deadbeaiing is becoming Ello-
gethcr too common. There Is cne way to
abate the milsanco and that Is to shut down
upon It and summarily refuse IJ give aid
In any way to the deluded victims of bets
of this kind. The practice must stop BOOH
or half the population will ba transforming
Into wandering mendicants.
There Is an Item In another column telling
how Lena Webeke , one of the school girls
who was among the victims of the great
blizzard , on becoming of age finds herself
In possession of property amounting to nearly
$5,000 contributed far her benefit by a
sympathizing public. Lena Webeke was one
ot the beneficiaries of the relief fund raised
by The Dee Immediately nfter the terrible
results of the blizzard were made public ,
and of the turn turned over to her J 1,975.10
was secured through the efforts , of The Dee.
I'M six years the girl's guard la has paid
nil the xpcnseg flhlle nttcndlnc school and.
college , bcsllfti1"furnishing her tilth two
artificial llre bs , "Jill " out of the relief fund.
It cannot btHj e ratltylng to those generous
persons whoirinc.qwnded to the call for old
to know IhaC'Ifi" ' this , case their best expecta
tions have h'e n/ilift / and the greatest possible
good Accomplteltad for the unfortunate girl.
tVJiit. : lnilor I'rnlilliltlnn ?
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'Krtncns CM ) ' Stnr.
The roport'bVtJu. police Judge of Atclilsnn
nhown thnl the' receipts from tines for Bell
ing llqiiur In-111111 U > wn amount t $10.000 a
year. This I ? qqulvnU-nt to high license.
with a very lyw grade o ( liquor.
Tim Tlri < I'niictiirril
Kuitju * City Journal ,
Mr. llrynn'a western democratic con'.cn-
tlou whlcli wns to have been hell at Den
ver , failed to munter a quorum. ThlH la a
bad year for nuw-innctcd democratic con
ventions. It Is ns much ns the old regular
sort can do to keep up appearances.
Ucll , 'IliU U Mmr * .
Iturf.ilo Expri'M ,
Secretary J. Sterling Morton Is going to
enter the Nebraska cutnpalRn JIB a candi
date for t'r.iterl Statet * scnntor on this plat
form ; "Mr , : iovHnml'H mu-cossful admin
istration. " Nothing better coulrl happen
for the icpubllcnn pally. Morton'H cumll-
dncy on that pltttfuiin would make certain
the election ot u rojmbllcnu.
frrtintii' He Old.
C'hlrnKO Tim ? * .
The Sugar trust's ) annual "cleanup" shows
last year's profits to have been u trille over
3,000,000. No womlcr Gorman , lirlce , nntl
the rest of the ranpr Httick by their guns
throughout thnt Ijlltcr light nn the fcnitf
amendment to the sugar nchohde uf Hie
Wilson bill. Mr. Havemeyer could nlToril to
do the Imndsomt * thing , leaving tliu poyl-
bllltles ot Block Jobbing In sugar certificates
entirely out of the Question.
Tliu CXT u * ii tdillrnuil llullilnr.
Olnbo-Dcmocral.
The czar expects to open his new rallrotid
across Slberln. j.TtW tnllea long , In the > eair
IKM. ! Slbeilii Is twice as blc us the I'nltcd
StateH , and lias only 5,000,000 Inhabitant * .
Much of Its vnst nre.i is good farming hind ,
and bringing It within reach of civilization
Is likely to cause Important chtinges In the
world's markets. The heir to the Uusshm
throne , a young man oC 20 , Is president of
the railway , and 2j,000 men are at work
along- the line.
DlixiltUlactloii Kitry\rlier .
New Yoik Tilbune.
The new sugar tariff Is causing uncaaltioss
In , Germany us well as the United States ,
and may result In the creation of somuthliiK
llko a trust In the Vnterlnnd. The pro
ducers of beet suijar think that their In
dustry Isi threatened liy the recent sugarcoated -
coated legislation of the American concre s ,
as well us that of the beet growers hereupon
upon whom the tariff will brlnj ; ruin. Who
Is satisfied with thp mongrel into which
President Cleveland breathed the breath of
life ? Anybody ?
Tim I'iit : I'cilnt fnr * IU.
Clilc.icn Trllmiie.
There are forty-four states now. Tn the
present houst" the dcmociats Imve a major
ity of the delegations In twenty-five , the re
publicans In fourteen und the I'opulihts In
three , while two nre tied. There will be
tliiee more states when the next preslden.
tlnl election Is held , mil none of them inay
have n representative In Iho next house.
At thp elections lo be held next Novem
ber the republicans ought to carry state
deleftntlons enough lo Rlvo them at least
twenty-four Votes In the house. They
should take away from the democrats I'all-
fornla , Connecticut. New Jersey , New York ,
Ohio , IShode Island , Wyoming nndViPcon -
sln. They should regain Colorado and Kati-
MIH from the. populists and get Illinois ,
which Is n tic nrjw. If they can do that
they will ImVe scored the Hist point In the
political contest o ( K'M.
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J'ciinojr pliKlimt Ills I'm * .
1'orttn.ml OrcRonlan.
Yesterday nftcrnoon Governor Pennoyer ,
populist , A. Bush , .democrat , and E. I1. Mc-
Cornack , republican , boarded the Southern
I'.iclllc local tralu at Salem , bourn ! for
Portland. They were seen seated together
in one of the coaches , end nn animated
political discussion' followed. When matters
were growing rather warm the conductor
was seen coining down the nlsle toward the
group. Mr. Iiush , democrat , smiled knniv-
UiKly and toldi the governor to get Ills ticket
ready , and adding : "We will now see the
popullstlc battle cry of 'anti-railroad pass *
demonstrated , " . : yut Oregon's nbout-to-rp-
tlrc-froin-oflle'e 'uo'vernor wjiKn't th'o lensl
bit disconcerted. Calmly drawing a small
leather card case from his Inside pockiit ,
there flashed into view any number of
complimentary transportation annuals. One
marked "Southern Pacific" was pushed to
the top with the thumb nnd fore linger.
The conductor passed on with the gov
ernor's "number. " Mr. Hush , democrat ,
winked nt Mr. 3tcCornack , republican , and
Mr. Pennoyer , populist , said something
nbout the extreme heat ,
The " \VriuiR lit Wright's 1'nss.
riillmtrliihla Times.
Carroll D. Wright , who went out to Chicago
cage to Investigate the Pullman strike with
a Pullman pass In his pocket. Is having1 lots
of tun with the western papers and with
the labor leaders , who seem to think that
the United States commissioner of labor
cuKhl not to be n deadhead. There was
certainly no evidence of partiality in the ex
amination -witnesses by Mr. Wright and
his associate coiiimls.sloncTH. and there 1
no leason to expect any Impartiality In
their report , and yet It would hnve been
better not to travel ns Jlr. Pullman's finest.
Hut Carroll I > . Wright is a thrifty person.
He Is probably the highest paid civil olllcer ,
except the president. In the service of the
United States lie Is commissioner of labor ,
with a salary of $ jtKXa ) year ; superintendent
of the census , at J3.000 a year , nnd chair
man , of the special commission on the Chicago
cage strike at $10 a day say $ JG50 per an
num and expenses.There Is unquestion
ably room for the suggestion that out of
this accumulation of salaries Mr. Wright
could afford to pay his own way. Silting
ns 11 judge In the cnn3 o Debs vs Pull'ivi ,
his attitude does become a little embar
rassing when the pass comes Into view. It
Is too much to expect of this nooh-bah
that he shall cut his own heat ! oft , but he
has run do u good stctgger a. It , nnd the lord
high executioner may probal ) > be moved
to cut It oft for nlm.
Tin ; 1'alluro of Civil SiTVlro ICctorm ,
Senator Ixnlife In North American Review ,
it there was any one thing upon which
this administration was particularly strong.
KO far as the declarations of the president
ivcnt , it wn In. the field of civil service re
form. What a record has there been muile !
It la altogether too serious lo speak ot
ironically. The selection of Mr. Proctor
for president of the civil service commis
sion was most admirable , hut the rest ot the
story Is a dreary one to any one who is
Interested In the great movement which Is
slowly , but surely , taking the offices of the
government out of politics , The Postofllce
department Is following in the footsteps of
Its predecessors ; it is neither better nor
worse , and Is , as it has always been , the
victim of a bad system. The looting-of the
Interior department has never been equaled
in our time , and Is only surpassed now by
that of the Treasury department. Not con
tent with seizing every place outside the
classified service In these two departments ,
reductions , promotions and removals , as
hits been shown/by reports of the civil
service commission , have been made to nn
unheard of extent'and with a discrimina
tion not merely In regard to politics , but ,
what Is fur worseIn regard to race and
section that is Jjgnlnst the colored people
and against persoius.of northern birth. The
spoiler has even' reached out In the Treasury
del artment a .cl a Ized upon the coast survey ;
and the head oL' this sclenUlle bureau has
ic Igr.ei be.aus.q I'.eiiv.ulJ not be reifonslnlc
for the survey ivfmu the ottlcers In it were
given up to i0lltlcal | patronage. The
consular service liah always been the prey
of politics ; but -jifvtr has It been changed
with the merciless thoroughness und
rapidity cxhltiltnliihy Mr. Qulncy , or with
such absolute disregard of the needs of the
service and ot j < 3 importance to the busi
ness ot the country , lint the worst thing-
that has happenedr-to civil service reform
Is the ruling uQ tthe attorney general that
circulars dcmnndtn icontributlons of persons
employed by the government , If sent by
mall , are not a Violation of the law against
political ausesstooAltJ. This ruling nullifies
that law ; andil-.K' sustained , throws the
whole governnwMt 'service open once inorf
to the evil system , of political assessments
which II has tukeji yeara to destroy. Thu
house of representatives has contributed its
mite toward the breaking down of the civil
service lave by IMnsing by a parly vote un
act to throw the .railway mail service open
once more to Iho spoils system.
I'OH'K tIJTHK .SZMTK
Slerllng Eagle ; The .attitude of the re
publican press In the dale of Nebraska It ,
with n , few exceptions , actually ridiculous.
All the disrespectful language that average
p. o. p. editors In tlu Ktotn can find InVeh -
stor's dictionary In being1 hurled at The Dee ,
and all because Hosewnter could not nnd
would not throttle hl < conscience nnd swal
low Tom Majors along with the rest of thp
republican ticket. The ll < c plainly stated
before the state convention met that It could
not support -Majors for governor. We are
of the opinion that the republicanism that Is
found In the makeup of the class of republi
cans who are ntPO ardently plying tliclr
pen to nn article that censure * lloe alcr for
not supporting a man whom he thought was
not a fit subject to bestow such honors upon ,
are showing the kind of material they are
made of. and you don't hnve to hunt for It in
the dark with n lantern to delict It ,
What man , with the least particle of honor
and the confidence of hundreds of voters at
his command , would Bland out boldly before
the- people of this great ctatc nnd advocate
the election of a man whom he could not
conscientiously support himself ; and this Is
the cause of all the uproar among the iiulll
pushers. Ohf for shame , and such republi
canism , lletter Rttp out , gentlemen , and no
lunger Disgrace the party with your prcsince.
Fremont Leader : It Is well Vnown that
Edward Uosewatcr of The Omaha lice , who
b head and shoulders above any republi
can editor In the state , upon the nomination
of Ton Majors rent In his resignation as
national republican central commltteeman
for N'ebraska. That convention of railroad
cappers and strikers , each with his pockets
filled with railroad pisses , howled nnd
gnashed their teeth In the frenzy , and abuse
without stint was poured upon the head of
the only fearless republican editor of the
state. For years he has Insisted that hon
orable and honest men ho elected as mem
bers to the state legislature ; that I he rail
roads should not consort with the boodlcrs
at the state capital nnd connive at robberies
of the Male : that the affairs of the several
state Institutions should be conducted on
business principles and that men of the
Masher stripe should be relegated lo the
rear. The convention was largely composed
ot cither boodlers and their sympathizers , In
addition to-being railroad strikers , and the
protest of Itosewatcr was in the nature of
a rebuke to their nefarious transactions.
Hence the howling and denunciation. Hose-
water had stepped on the thieving corns of
a large number In that convention , which
caused pandemonium to break loose. It
nil.ht be well in this connection to notice
the man that was selected to succeed Itnsc-
watcr. Who Is he ? He is a representative
republican of the class that is In power today ,
the general attorney ot one ot the greatest
rniroad companies of the country , and tied
to every railroad interest , nnd the voteo
that convention electing him was unanimous.
JILVK MOXH.l /II/.If. ; .
Galveston News : No one can broaden hla
own views by apt coding himself.
Newport Mercury : Hills Miss IJashly
has n divine figure. Hulls What mnUcH
you think so ? Hills Uldn't I see her at
the opera In the winter and In the surf at
Nurragansett In the. summer ?
New York Weekly : Friend Your wife Is
out of town for the Hummer , oh ? Cuvboy-
Ycs ; how did you know ? Friend I saw
her coming out of a detective agency u
few days ago.
Uuffalo Courier : She ( Just taking up
palmlatryl 1 don't suppose you believe that
fortunes can be seen in one's hand ? He
Oil , yes , I do ; If the hand Is the best out
and there Is no limit to the game.
Washington Star : De trouble wit dls-
ahere civilization. " wild Uncle Klien , "am
dut by de time ct man gits financially fixed
ler Injy de lies' ftb eboryt'Ing he hez done
worried hisse'f Inter dlspepshy. "
Judge : First iicsor ( visiting Hloomlng-
dalc ) What a heavenly place ! 1 declare
It's eiioiiKh to make us poor grubs envy
those ot us who get here , Isn't It ?
Second j\rtor Yes. It's a case of out of
mind , out of sight.
Indianapolis Journal : "What was the
trouble with you and the editor ot the
Uugle ? "
"He referred to me In his measly little
sheet as nn 'attorney nt Jaw. ' He tried to
lay the blame on the proof render , but I
have no time to monliey with underlings
und soon made him appreciate the fact. "
Boston Traveler : Serseanl What was the
trouble over there ? It sounded as though
somebody was being murdered. Patrol
man Oh , 'twas only a new lodger who was
not onto the combination ot the folding bed
In Ills room , and the thing doubled up
with him In it.
Chicago Tribune : " 1 can hold them , Miss
Quickstep , " said the young man by her
side , reassuringly , us the spirited team gave
another lunge forward. "You're not nfiald ,
are you ? "
"SVIicn It comes to a showdown , Jlr.
Hnnklnsoii , " replied the young- woman ,
holding her hat on with one hand mid
clinging to the dashboard with the other ,
"you'll find I'm not at all shy on sand. "
Philadelphia Record : "Do you know why
I like you so ? " asked Mnshrm. pulling his
arm around her waist. "No ! why ? " slip
Burgled , "llecause you have u fellow-fee Ing1
about you. "
Detroit Free Press : Caller Is Miss Hen
rietta , at home ?
Servant No , sir.
"How do you know ? "
"She told me to tell you so , sir. "
"Oh , that's dlffeient. I might doubt your
veracity , but I couldn't doubt that of your
lovely mistress. Good evening. "
Indianapolis Journal : "I > on't you fellows
In the orchestra get uwfully tired of your
work ? "
"Well , I'llntlmlt thnt there Is not more
fun in It than the leader cun Khuke a
stick at. "
Washington Star : "Some day , " said the
morose mint , "I am going to write a book.
I'm going lo m.nke u record of my wasted
opportunities ; a compilation ot the things
I should have done nnd didn't do. "
"What will its title he ? "
"Jl'm'm. I hadn't thought of that. I
guess I'll call It my ousht-to biography. "
WHEN WOMEN TALK.
Now Yolk Hun.
When women lalk the nlr grows dense
With adjectives profound , intense ,
The sun Is dimmed by brilliant wtt ,
The earth Is vanquished , bit by bit ,
And men In shivering silence sit.
When women talk.
JUST VOMMOX FOLKS.
Nixon Waterman In ClilcaRO Journal.
A hundred humble songsters trill
The notes that to their lays belong ,
Where lust one nightingale might fill
The place with Its truiiscendnnl song.
Fame comes to men and with its smile
A soul with lasting greatness cloaks
And leaves a thousand else the while
To be for aye Just common folks.
If only sweetest bells were rung
How we should mlsn the minor chimes ;
If only grandest poets sung
There'd be no simple- little rhymes.
The modest , clinging vines add grace
Unto the forest's giant oaks.
And mid earth's mighty Is a place
To people with Just common folks.
Not they the warriors who shall win
Upon the battlefield a name
To sound above the awful Uln ;
Not theirs the painter's deathless fame ,
Nor theirs the poet's muse that brings
The rhythmic gift his soul Invokes ;
Theirs hut tn do the simple things
That duty gives Just common folks ,
They nre the multitudes of earth ,
And mingle ever with the crowd
Elbowing those of ecjuul birth
\Vheie none b3cau e of caste Is proud ,
llnund by the mcslus of a fate
That ofttlmcs Its decree revokes ,
Above the lowly. 'nnth the great ,
Are.millions of just common folks.
Fate has not lifted them above
The level of the human plane ;
Thej- share with men a brother love
In touch with pleasure arid with pain.
One great ftir-reuchliiB brotherhood
With common burdens , common yokes
And common wrongs and common good
God's army of Just common folks.
Highest of all in Lea veninrj Power , Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Bakin
PURE
t'IMVLK .I.VI > Tilt MIX.
Maine speak * today. At Maine ROCS , ogees
goes Tom llecd.
The next legislature of Vermont will have
nlno democrats scattered among 333 repttb-
leans.
The trouble with the Nebraska white
wings Is thit they are lone en sentiment
nml short on cllrcr ,
Emjwror William has a row every day for
il.i he.itHi , ami an occasional one at night
'or the same purpose.
The colony of sand flcaa which recently
settled down In Hrooklyn has created a pro-
llglous demand for emery paper and scratch-
UK posts ,
Professional wheelmen should he cautioned
igalnst riding around campaign meetings.
Their presence * tends to divert attention from
the blowhole to the wheels at > r > vc It.
John 1) . Itockcfellcr U raid to have Riven
da daughters to understand that they .ire
net to be great heiresses. The hulk ot his
property will go to a number ot public In
stitution * .
Lord Hothschlui nnmully gives each po
liceman ot London a brierwood pipe and an
ounce cf tobacco. Omaha has developed a
few lords , but has not reached the Roths
child stage.
Dr. llobcrts. republican rnmlldatc for con
gress In the rflshth Kentucky district , says
lie never nude a speech In hi * life nnd Is
: : o old to beiiln now. He should be elected
unanimously ,
A Btrest arab silently sized up an ex-
lilblt of rat poison In the window of a local
drug store , turned lo his ragged pard and
remarked. Impressively : "Wsll , wouldn't
that kill you ! "
The Connecticut Slate Dental scclcty Isle
lo place a bronze tablet ou the granite struc
ture In Hartford occupying the site , of the
cilice of Dr. Horace Wells , who discovered
laughlni ; gas In 1S44.
German military experts have oaicialty re
ported that the Drue cuirass Is not Impene
trable. This will confirm the Impression
made upon Tailor Dowo by a rllle bullet
that went through one he had on.
The anticipated memoirs ot the composer
Gounod will not see the light of print far
some time. He left to his heirs so volumi
nous a mnps ot manuscript data that the
proper editing of It will require much time
and care.
In an old house that was dismantled the
other day at Tlpton , I ml. , was found Indian-
spoils newspapers forty years old , and they
told ot an emergency to which Benjamin
Harrison rcse at that time. He was running
for city attorney.
Charles W. Silver , n leading prohibitionist
of Ohio , la cut for the republican ticket this
year. He has seen a great light and says
truthfully : "The prohibition party alone
never closed a saloon nor saved a soul. As
a parly It 1ms no moral right to exist under
existing circumstances. "
Robert Burton Rodney of Lewes , Del. ,
expresses the opinion in a printed postal
card thai "one million Is enough for any
Individual. " Here's a hand on It , Hobcrt ,
deah boy. Your head Is horizontal. Just at
present , however , the chief anxiety of the
multitude is how to get the million. There's
the rub , Ilodney.
The monument that was recently placed
over the grave of IJr. U. F. Stephcnson , the
founder of the Grand Army of thu Republic.
In IlosclillI cemetery , near Petersburg , III. ,
Is of granite , and is much admired for Its
artistic beauty. The monument Is to ha
unveiled some time this autumn , and the
event will bo made a national affair.
Murphy Ciiplurofl Holland.
Plilloilrliilila Hccord.
Colonel Charles J. Murphy , the apostle of
corn meal , Is now engaged In un effort to
introduce this staple us a food In Holland ,
and to Induce the great distilleries at
Schiedam to use the material in the manu
facture of their famous Schnapps. The
pluck displayed by Colonel Murphy In overcoming
coming- obstacles is worthy of success. The
introduction of "Murphy bread , " which i
one-third corn meal. Into the German army
was u great triumph , nnd , thanks to his
efforts , the peasantry in many parts of
Kurope are now able to eat something
better than the hard black bread they have
been eating for centuries. The present
time , when the price of corn IK almost on a
parity with wheat , may not seem propitious
to undertaking which the colonel has
assumed , but these conditions are abnormal
and cannot last. The mission of Colonel
Murphy to give the world belter bread , and
more of It , is a glorious one.
A CnnRprvalor of I'enro.
-\VaKlilnston r wt.
Property owning , and cspMlully home own-
fug. Is a great conservator of peace , and
order .the essential conditions of prosperous
Industry. No recruiter for anarchist nsso-
clatlons wastes his time on men who own
their homes , Among the men who beat or
kill their neighbors to prevent them from
working , one sees no citizens who own
homes. The train wrecker and Incendiar
ies who take , a hand in labor troubles nre
not home owners. So steal Is the Iniluencu
for good of home owning that Hie example
of Phllatlflphl i should be far more generally
followed. The prosperity of a manufactur
ing town cun have no surer guaranty of
continuance than the ownership of real
estate In such town by the operatives in
Its factories , mills and thops.
Tlin Tuning of tl > < ! Hug Hugg.
" * ClilCJgo Trlliiinp.
At last the occupation of the professional
rainmaker is gone , nt least for awhile. The
people of the western states will give him
the cold shoulder If he ventures to make his
appearance among them soliciting subscrip
tions on his usual terms , which Includp the
giving of credit to himself for all rain that
may fall in named time whether brought
down by him or not. Haln has fallen with
out having to be paid for , nnd the heart
of the people rejoices thereat. To use the
language of Uriah Hecp , they hnve "much
to be thankful for. "
Tinnerswill have n nntlon.il erR n.
Hollow glass building bricks are In use.
A horseshoe without nnll& has been In
vented.
Ireland's linen Industry employs 100,00' )
persons.
No. 432 Ii the last charter Itsucd by the
machinists.
One-third ot the females of France are
firm laborers.
Aluminium Is being used In nuking the
bodies of rubs ,
Philadelphia plasters' union declared tor thi
people's party.
A ne > v cotton mill has just started work
at ll.iknu , Jipan.
A piper. Iralostrucllblo by fire , has ; been
Invented In Paris.
New Yorkers nre talking ol running Ilenij
George for congress.
SI. Louli shoe workers won a ftrlko against
a reduction ot wages.
The greatest handle factory In the Wrld
Is at Louisville , Ky.
Gas motors fcr street cars tire success
fully used In Germany.
Darhcrs organized ten unions during taut
month , Dullermakcrs nix.
The south produces over CO per cent ot
nil the cotton of the world.
There are 34,000 miles ot wire In New
York's underground conduits.
New York central labor bodies arc making
another attempt to harmonize.
The Scotch miners are standing out solidly
against the bosses' wage reduction.
The new scale of the Iron ami steel workers
Is being rapidly signed by the employers ,
The Ulectrlcal Workers' union arc now
voting on the A. K. of L. iwlitlcnl program ,
Trainmen's brotherhood Is expelling mem
bers whu took part In the A. It , U. strike ,
Ualtlmorc & Ohio employes to the number
ot 100 have been discharged on account ol
"unionism. "
The French government has adopted a sys
tem of superannuation benefit lor the mlueri
of that country.
Unionism Is booming In great shape on
the P.iclllc coast. New unions are sprouting
up everywhere.
The International Association of Machinists
advocate the withdrawal of all Its members
from the militia.
The Clgarmakors' International union Is
paying every week nbout $4,000 to UK striking
members In Philadelphia.
Aluminium felloes in bicycles are c < c-
pected scon ns an Improvement on the wood
In both lightness and strength.
Market baskets made of. wire , covered
with a light cloth , and which f. Id Into a
small space , are to bo brought out.
Glass , cojiper , zinc , lead , platinum , carbin ,
plaster , petroleum , silk , cottun and paper
are used In the manufacture ot Incandescent
lamps.
The Tailors' union of New York has In
augurated a strike against a big reduction In
wages , nml have bright prospects of win
ning.
In China the rolling of tea leaves is Oono
by hand , but In India nnd Ceylon liuropean
planters prefer to employ machinery for the
purpose.
Russian steel works are looming on the
business horizon. The output next year Is
estimated at 35,000,000 pounds , equal to
500,000 , ton : ! .
Platinum has been drawn Into wire BO
flue that eighteen strands of It twisted to
gether could he inserted Into the hollow
of a human hair.
Freight handlers nnd 'longshoremen on
strlko in Iloston. Dosses refuse to adopt
a system of regulating the hours of work
and discharge nonunion men ,
Pennsylvania had fifty-three strikes last
year , Uvico as many as In 1892. The loss In
wages Is estimated at (1,395,423. Iron and
steel workers are credited with nine.
The Danvlllo and Grape- Creek miners
have declared the strike off In the Da"-
vlllo district. The Consolidated Coal com
pany will pay the prlco given before the
strike 55 cents per ton for screened coal.
After thirteen years of local organization
the Bricklayers' union ot Philadelphia has
decided to join the International buily , liav-
ing seen the necessity of concerted action
on the part of the craft all over the country.
OUT Of THK
A French chemist makes wine out of pota
toes.
toes.There
There are 2,000 women architects In Iho
United States.
A In 111 Ion matches arc used In Europe
every twelve minutes.
A Maine farmer has received an order
for 25,000 barrels of elder.
Nutmeg hickory Is the strongest wood
grown In the United States.
The American District Telegraph company
of Chicago is going to try girls as messen
gers.
gers.Aurora. . 111. , was Hie flrst city In the
world to Illuminate Its streets with elec
tricity.
The National Toothpick association claims
an output of fifty-two carloads of toothpicks
annually.
There are at present more than fifty dif
ferent varieties ot Chinese lea. The boat
of lli'im nre never exported ,
An acting model ot Hie human heat ,
with every lletall , has been made by ft
French physician. Tim blood can be seen
c&ursing to and from It through artificial
arteries.
rouit troiiTMon on roiw .v/r
Did You See
O ur N& w Fall S tdts
Brig-lit crisp new styles so psrlecL so
wearable so faultless sueh as any man may
proudly own it's a sin to pay merchant , tailors
nearly double splendid fittingall wool suits
$10.00 sacks and cutaways $12.50 clay worjt-
eds for $15.00 eleg-ant sacks and cutaways $18
perfect dress suits for $20.
Browning , King1 & Co , ,
Kcliiiblu Clothiers , S. W. Cur. 15th and Douglas.