THE OMAHA .DAILY GErp'miTRSDAY , SEPTEMBER 2 ? , 1894.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
0 , ROBRWATBn. Editor ,
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NotaryI'utillc. .
V'n rejoleti In tile ( | iilrl < riled viin-trlrnro < > t
thn people coiircmliii ; polltlrnl iifTiilri. unit
will hold nil pcihUi ] niccr lo it riilil re *
ItpiiliHllilllty Mtul riifrnpo ( that inriins ' | icl ( c' )
tlmt the pr < irriioii | anil pnnlnliment of all
Mlio bclniy nilal trustn sliull bo uriff ,
thnrouBli unit uii p.irlns. Xiitloiial Itepuli-
llcan 1'lntforni , IK7O.
You muy tlopcnd uiion It tlint tlic
fililiiliiK liciiilll ht of Nebraska denioc-
itu-y , Jin Tubing Castor , \vtll ciKt ItlM
volu for Tjillooiul Tom.
If the Cliliti'.se tMiLMnlvlio IOS < K a
Imttlo is lo litivo KO liiiioli tiuiilc over
liini liy tlic wniiwor and his people ,
\vlntt will HK-.V do for the Kuuernl Who
wins it buttle ?
Tlio iiiiiuiu'li' of Rlory wliicli tln uin-
Mtioim ttifilf n'forin ' stati-Hiiinn can hope
to reneh I to so plcnso his ISrltlsli
fflontlM sis to l > o tlio iK > st at n banquet
given in liln honor.
The .Tnimnriiu' arc very raiTful nnd
reserved nliout KlvliiK out wjif IIOWH ,
rhlclly , we presume , for tlm rf soii that
tliuy liitvi > no iinportnnt nowa titin the
seat of war to Klvu out.
Xt-w Tork wo in tin Hiin'rajl.st8
iK to u deiiioei-ntie tnt < 5 L-oiivctitlon to
rt an equal s\HTrnjji ! plntik into Its
i'iulrf nil oitciiiconroRsloti that the
IH a tforlani Jiopy 'lu-fluit state.
i -Tho Bojbiu'ii'of h'ecivf ; > fy CnrliHlc us u
iriiost of I'lvsldeut ClcVoliinit will put an
end to tlic uiuors tlmt the prefiiileiit
uUd Ills .seL-h'Isiry of the troiistn-y are
not on the hicst lutlniutu and friendly
terms.
The more testimony elicited In the
Mayor Ronita Impreachnioiit trial the
iiioro of a boomerang does tlic t'ntlre
case lGt.iinie for tlie two couiicllinuu
who preferred tlio charges against the
mayor.
Ktlltor SitiKorly , democratlu wintlidatc
for governor In Pennsylvania , wiys that
"this yei\r the democrats cannot afford
to make nitstakea. " Quite rliiht. No
more can tlie republicans , thin year , nor
any other .war.
Prof. Gainer ought not to have to re
turn to Afrlra to continue bis stutlies
in monkey lull : unless it is for the
reason that the civilized environment
lias a detrimental Influence upon those
who arc always monkeying with some
thing.
Tliosu piopi-rty owners wiio want to
have the council order Isolated street
intersections renuveil ought to linve
enought pride In the streets IQJI which
their properly faces to secure" the req
uisite petition to have the entire atrect
repaved.
The cuckoo press pounces upon an
tulvertlhemeiit announcing goods at re
duced tariff prices as a bird does upon
a worm , ' 1 hey have altogether foivo'.ten
the mlvortlKcmeiits of 1800 offering
goods nt rates unalVeotod by the Mc-
Klnloy bill.
The lively competition between the
railroads running from Omului to
Chicago lor the business of transport
ing the federal troops now on their way
cast Is smother argument In favor of
keeping the department .headquarters
nt Omaha , tlio railroad center of this
territory.
Among the applicants for the vacant
position of supervising architect of .the
treasury Is 31 r. 13. U , Myers of Detroit ,
who , it will bo remembered , planned the
Douglas county court hoiibe and also
bad designs accented for the Omaha
city hall when that building was tlrst
contemplated. Mr. Myers lias the back-
lug of Don M , Dickinson for the place ,
which with the present iidinfnlstr < tfon Is
rather substantial backing. Should ho
necura the position he will have charge
of the building of the new postolllcu
nnd will be able to point to another
public building In Omaha constructed
under his supervision.
All the addresses in general language
describing the beauties of good tnnnlcl-
IKI ! government and proclaiming the
duty of the citizen to see that none
but honest and capable men be elected
to city otllces. Issued by the Municipal
league , will have but little effect unless
the league induces reputable business
men to seek their party nominations.
Such men will not seek nominations
\\nless \ they are assured of the support
of organizations like the Municipal
league. Unless the league concentrates
ita strength upon particular candidates
It will have dllliculty In gaining u place
us a factor In practical politics.
AKOTHRH Kiia.tn yni'ST
The Announcement tlmt tlic Sugar
trust proposes to shut down nil the re
fineries tinder lt control , ono-hitlf the
number this week and the other half
nest week , Is a move of decided In
terest to the A met loan people.Vlmt
docs it mean ? is the question that will
naturally llrst suggest Itself. The dis
patches conveying the Information give
three reasons : The operation of tilts
new tarllT law , the large n mount of re
fined sugar now on hand , nnd Ibe claim
that the iirlco of sugar I * below the
cost of production , the vrcsMont of thr ;
trust being quoted us circling these ex
planations of the acllnii taken. There
are about it dozen rellnerles In operation
controlled by tlie trust , liaving n rapac
ity of 45. < MXl barrels a day , no Unit tlio
shutting down of these wilt 1110.111 a
largely reduced dally production of relined -
lined sugars. There me NX ! velliu'rles
outside of HIP trust , with a total dally
capacity of 7,700 barrels , only II per
cent of the total for all rellnerles In tlie
country , nnd it is by no means Improba
ble thai as u part of tlie more sane of
those will lie Induced to close , for If the
trust , with all Its advantages , cannot
relliie sugar at a prollt at current prices ,
certainly tlie Independent rellnerles can
not.
not.It
It will strike most people as rather re
markable Hint within u inunlli after the
passage of Hie tariff bill 1ho Sugar trust
should find the opera I Inn of thai net a
detriment to It , in view of the fact
that the suirai' selit-tlule was dictated by
the monopoly. is It conceivable that
after all the care which llio trust-otll-
clals took to arrange this1 schedule to
their Hiilisfactlon they after all failed
to get It no as to meet tlie demand' * of
their vapncllyV AVIien the sugar
schedule wan under consideration hi this
senate flit1 president and other ulttccni
of the American Sugar Refilling com
pany wore frequently In Washington
consulting with the secretary of the'
treasury and with senators , and the out
come was the present sugar schedule ,
which , as everybody knows , was sug
gested by the trust and Insisted upon
by Its friends In the senate. There has
been no ehuiige hi conditions .since the
new tariff law went into I'ffect- ven
der the sugar schedule IOAS advan
tageous to the relinlng interests than
when It was adopted.
With regard to the other alleged reason , -
son , that ( lie price of sugar Is below the
cost of production and that for some
time pint thi' trust has 'been working
the ivlinerles at a considerable loss. U
Is not justified by a comparison of pres
ent quotations for rellnod with the aver
age price for last year and tlio year be
fore. In both of which the trust is
known lo have made an enormou : )
profit On last Saturday the prices of
the various grades of granulated , as
quoted by the refining companies for
wholesale lots , was 4 Ti-S to 4 7-8 cents.
The uver.ige price for granulated In
1801 ! was 4.tl(5 : ( and In 181K5 4.84'J. The
present price of raw sugars Is lower
than the average of the at two years ,
so that the rellucrles haveat least as
favorable a margin now tis during IS',12
and 1SJW , when the prollts of the trust ,
as Indicated by It * dividends , amounted
1o many millions.
It will not be long before the real
purpose of this latest'move of the great
sugar monopoly Is disclosed , and un
doubtedly it will be fouud to be a
scheme to Increase its control of the
market and exact more tribute from the
American consumers of sugar. It was
enabled to import free of duty , bpfoic
the tariff bill was passed , about two-
thirds of n year's supply of sugar , and
by putting u stop to relinlng now It
may effect two things to Its advantage.
It may get what additional raw sugar
it needs at a reduction and ai the same
time advance refined , thus gaining both
ways. It N possible this move is not
purely a business matter. There may
be some politics In it , lint as to that It
will hardly be discoverable.
THE OAHAL 1'itD
The commissioners of Douglas county
have , after protracted discussion and
mature deliberation , submitted a propo
sition to the voters of this county author
ising the ISMiie of $1KXMXK , ( ) in county
bonds as a subsidy for the construction
of the 1'lato. ! river canal. The main
features of the proposition remain In
tlie form drawn up some months ago.
The changes embodied recently were
made to overcome objections raised by
prominent property owners and are for
the most pa it safeguards throun around
tlio project to compel compliance with
its provisions ami protect the public
against imposition. Among these
changes are , tlrst , the provision that
obligates the canal company to tile with
the commissioners protile.s showing thu
general plan of the work nnd the line
us contemplated before any part of
the bonds are issued. Second , provi
sion is made for the astumplloii and
purchase of the canal by the city or
county on or before August 1 , ISSKi.
This was done In contemplation of leg
islation that might be hctmred next win
ter whereby the city or county would bo
empowered to Issue the necessary
bonds for building and equipping the
canal. The original proposition waste
to the effect that the city or county
would have the privilege to acquire the
canal twenty years hence by paying
therefor the amount agreed upon by a.
board of appraisers and deducting from
tills amount the $1,1)00.000 ) of subsidy.
This provision lias been retained with
the clause that empowers the city or
county to take the canal , or rather
whatever there is of It In the shape of
plans and ditches , by tlie 1st of August
next.
The merits and demerits of the pro
jected canal will now become subjects
for serious consideration and dis
cussion. The subsidy asked for
Involves a material Increase of
taxes , but this would l > n more
than offset by the incalculable advan
tages to be derived and the consequent
Increase of property values. The lice
entertains no doubt about the feasibility
of tlie cainil from the engineering stand
point. Wo believe nlMi that the con
struction of the canal would revive
confidence and Improve the commercial
conditions by giving employment to : i
large body of working men. Tlio
main object of the canal , however , Is
the enlargement of our Industrial facili
ties by a cheaper ant ] abundant supply
of power to mills and factories. Event-
ally the canal would also afford a bource
of water supply for tlie city that would
enable us to nave tt large portion of the
tax now levied for the tiaymeiit of
hydrant rental , and Incidentally the
water rates for private consumers
would also bo materially reduced. With
these prospective advantages to be de
rived from the canal Its promoters
have n very powerful lever to secure
the ratlllciitlou of the proposition.
/.vrw/wivm ; LAM ;
The delay. Inactivity or neglect , which
ever one chooses to call It , of the Inter
state Commerce commission ti follow
up with prosecutions various glaring
violations of the law that have come to
light has usually been explained on
tlio score of inadequate machinery for
the enforcement of the law. It has
lieeti Nteadily maintained that the com
mission it handicapped by the clumsy
procedure provided for carrying out lis
liudlngs or recommendations. It must
lie confessed that the commissioners
have been greatly hampered from lime
lo time by decisions of the different
courts circumscribing their powcin
where they thought they were more
extended , and blocking their efforts bj
ludli'ial intervention. Kvery decision ,
therefore , which has sustained tlie
claims of the commissioners with
respect to their power of enforcing
the provisions of the law has been
li'itlod as a now strength for the law
Itself.
A decision lit'tidcd down nbout the
middle of this month In a case brought
, it the Instance of tlio Interstate Com
merce commission against lite Missouri
Pacific railroad on account of this vloli-
tlou ot' the clauses prohibiting discrim
ination in rates , will , it Is MI Id , go n
great way to expedite prosecution- ?
under the law. As amended , the a.-l
makes It , upon the request of the com
mission , the duly of llio district attor
ney to which it may apply to Institute
in the proper court and to prosecute
under the direction of tlie attorney gen
eral nil necessary proceedings for ! >
enforcement and for the punishment
of violations. When the aggrieved
iinrlfos In thN ease laid their 'om-
plaints before the commission the lat
ter , Instead of holding a protracted
hearing as had been the custom , made
a brief examination of the facts au-l
Inimedltituly requested the t'nltcd
States district attorney lo comtiic-nit'
the proper proceedings. The talls\.y
representatives thereupon demuried ,
claiming Irregularity in the pielimiiunv
proceedings. The court , however , oor -
ruled the demurrer , and thereby affirms
the authority of the commission to use
this more speedy remedy In urgent
cases , wlilch also enables the Injured in
dividuals to secure promptly the benefit
of the law without expense. The com-
m'ssloners ' profess lo see iu tills , de
cision an important , aid in ciif.ur.cjui ;
the law. 1C this decision is all that
it is represented to be , the dimmi *
sloners will have one loss excuse for
any further inaction.
TJIK X
David Bennett lilll is still the leader
of tlio New York democracy. What
ever doubt lias heretofore existed as to
thai must now be dismissed in view of
his complete mastery of the democratic
state convention and its action lu nomi
nating him as the huidldato for gov
ernor. It was u IIU1 convention from
start to Hntsh. Krom the moment lie
took up the gavel ns temporary chair
man his was tlie master .spirit that con
trolled It. His presence was potential
in arousing it to a wild enthusiasm and
ids words inspired zeal and confidence.
Xo political leader could desire stronger
evidence of popularity or more earnest
acknowledgement of his pro-eminent
leadeiship. Senator Hill is a some
what moro commanding figure in demo
cratic politics today than he was before
the Umpire state democracy solved the
dllticiilty that confronted It of finding
an available candidate by again making
him its standard bearer , lie may be
much less potential after the November
election.
Mr. Hill declared to tlic convention
that ho could not accept u nomination ,
but It bad no effect. Was he sincere in
tills declaration , or had the wires been
shrewdly laid by his friends , not with
out liU knowledge , to bring about Ibis
result ? There Is nn appearance of
spontaneity In the convention's action ,
but it IK never to be forgotten that Mr.
Hill Is one of the shrewdest and most
adroit of politicians , ns well as one of
the most earnest nud zealous of parti
sans , lie aspires to the presidency ,
and his election as governor of New
York this year would bo a powerful
aid to him In that direction. It would
put him far hi advance of any other
man In that state Whitney or Lamont.
for example In tlio democratic national
convention of 1800. The senate is not
a favorable' vantage ground from which
to further presidential ambition and
the longer a man stays there the
farther removed bo gets from the pee
ple. Senator Hill has hail peculiarly
favorable opportunity during his sena
torial career to keep In touch with ids
constituents , but ho might not bo so
fortunate If ho remained there. Should
he win in November It would bo dis
tinctly his victory , the glory of which
he would be called upon to share with
no man. Having the prestige of such
a triumph it would be impossible to
prevent bis playing- leading part In
the next national convention of Ids
party. All tliese considerations , it maybe
bo assumed , have occurred to Mr. Hill ,
and perhaps bad something to do with
tlio course of events that made him a
gubernatorial candidate for tlio third
time.
The fact must bo recognized that Sen
ator 11111 will be a very strong candi
date , . He 1ms In the past abundantly
demonstrated his ability as a party
organizer , and his faculty for harmonlx-
Ing factions and infusing cuthuuiasm
Into the party Is of the highest order ,
In 1888 , when Xew York went against
Mr. ClerelniuWIIlI carried it for gov
ernor ! ) } a large plurality. Ho made n
grave mistake hint year In forcing thu
nomination of Judge May-nnrd on the
party , and was overwhelmingly beaten ,
but ho seeniH to huv already recovered
from tlio effects of that , his course hi
the senate having given him a higher
character lu politics than he possessed
before. IUUKJillo llltl 1" . perhaps , the
strongest man the Xc-w York ilemorntls
could have named , he will encounter
opposition In his parly and. besides , ho
lias to face conditions that are very dif
ferent from Hmse existing at tlio lime
of his. past "MKVessbs. Ho will not ho
able to porsintle thousands of former
democrats uJiK hav'f fiiilVered In consequence
quence of the policy of their party that
they shxnild now approve that policy ,
nor will ho lM > abii > to convince all of
liis old eneiMloMtliat ho Is more deserv
ing of thijir | i-onfldenco now than
formerly. . Jjpjj'ovcr ' , ho will have to
light an harmonious and confident oppo
sition , with a standard bearer no lew *
popular than himself. The republican
chances of victory In the Umpire stale
are not materially Impaired by the nom
ination of Senator Hill.
x sM/irinnH. ( ;
Tlie revised nnfon depot ordinance
the most Hhanielc'ss' attempt to abro
gate the contract rtghlH for which tlio
(
taxpayers of Omaha and Douglas
county have htoiii'iiortgnued. The Inter
est charges on this debt exceeds $1-
000.000 slnco lho ? bonds were Issued ,
Such n hlgli-hauded piece of jobbery Is
without a parallel lu tlie annals of
local legislation. There Is nothing in
the ordinance- require the I'ulon Pa-
clllc or the Union Depot company to
afford equal depot privileges and termi
nal facilities to all the roads that enter
here. There is nothing in tlie oidl-
nance to compel the Union Depot com
pany to complete the structure which is
admittedly Inadequate for accommo
dating tlie passenger trallk- within the
next year .or even to complete It
during any tlxed period. The so-called
guaranty bond , which the Union Pnctih :
Is expected lo execute , has not been
authorized by tin : Tutted States court ,
which lias absolute control over It , nor
have the receivers of that company en
tered fnlo any agreement whereby they
would bind tlie company to the pro
posed compact , The proposition to vote
the I'nion Pacific U quit claim and re
lease It from all life obligations that are
embodied In the contract of 18711 is a
jughandle affair. It Is n dead give
away , without affiu'dlng tlio city nuy
equivalent. And yet we are told Unit
ten cotincllmon have pledged their votes
to support the ordinance. The pretext
for tills is n petition circulated by a
contractor and two'or three property
owners whohave , special interests to
subserve. You can get signers to any
petition so long as it does not impose
an obligation upon the signers lo pay
something. JCNvAukl have been ju.st as
easy to got signers tu a petition to hung
every Omaha councilman 1o a lamp
post within the noxrt forty-eight hours.
Xow , how can any man who pre
tends to represent tlie interests of
Omaha taxpayers explain satisfactorily
to Iutolllgentj > > ttustltiients why any
.proposition huuM bo , < iitertalju > ( l to
repeal tlie contract that biiiils the
Union /I'acjli- / It ] give access to thu
depot" grounds to all railroad : ! at reasonable
enable rates , and couple with this re
lease a qult-ehihn for .the property
'
which fniloii rnc'llif olmtijils have re -
resented1 fo""lift' I'nlfeiFstatos court lis
bite as last spring as worth not lew's '
than $3,000,000 , ? Thoroj nui.st certainly
bo boine undue and improper Influence
exerted to induce ton councllmen to com
mit tht'inselves ' to such 'ii vicious
scheme. ' A fool may trade his horse for
a pig ota sheep , of even a grindstone ,
but he would not be willing to give his
horse for a mere thank you. There
Is something totleii about this business
somewhere.
The , story of ex-City Hloctrlclan Cow-
gill shows with what dilllcuHlos a city
o I Ik-la I is beset when ho tries to per
form Ills duties free from the control
or Influence of the franchtsod corpora
tions. Mr , Cowglll was scarcely In-
stalleil lu his olllce before Wiley and Ills
agents attempted to tamper with his
work , and as SOQII aw they discovered
that they could not use him as their
tool , they set about devising a way by
which they might rid themselves of
him. That they were successful in their
efforts In this instance is only n part
of the evidence that proves Wiley to bo
In the saddle In the city government.
When It comes to this that a man is
ousted from his official position because
of his Independence nil Integrity , the
need for mimictiuil reform Is brought
ho nits to every citizen in the community.
Tlie reconvening of the strike- In
vestigating commission serves only to
recall the rapidity with wlilch all-ab-
surding topics drop out of the public
mind. Were. It not for the fact that
before the terrible possibilities of another -
other such strike were forgotten a spe
cial body of men was appointed ted
d vso ! ways and means to prevent Its
recurrence , it would doubtless be every
body's business , nnd consequently no
body's business. As It Is , the whole
investigation may end in nothing , sim
ply because the public will not take
tilt ; trouble to ijituml bohlnU and insist
that congrcHS ; . enact remedial legisla
tion.
Xow tlio Su' ' jfi''trust ' Is complaining
that the price of , sugar has for soi < v
tls'se been below the COR ! of produc
tion. The trust hiust reckon Into the
cost of prnduotion the usual profits on
Us watered sloVk' and the .sums paid
for political lullivuci' In addition , Other
wise tlio complaint will have to bo
Migarod before the public can be forced
to accept it. ' ' '
Senator Hill 'l ' ii't trying to hedge on
the income ltijPfclj | ho He voted against
tlio tariff bill onrajiilng the Income lax
clause and announced that ho would
vote against It f < o long as that clause
remained. Now he Is telling the people
of New York thai the bill is not so bad
after nil. Senator Hill should talk ua
1 he voted.
tf/U'lUA Tfl IIKWiltlU.lXS.
OMAHA , Sepl. 2fi. To the K.lllor ot The
Dec : 1 urn Informed by local politicians
who claim to be.ell informed on local
politic * , to the effect that the JJnxtRlas cuiinly
republican * Imvp decided not to | i1ac ; any
colored man on the legislativeticket. .
Tlile , t hope , Is not true , nndlll say for
tli ? good of tlio republicans of DouglnN
county- and the tlireo colored Kcntlemrn
who nre aspiring to become randlilutfs for
legislative honors , that they nrc republicans
of K&Bil standing bright end IntclllKonl uml
eligible to the ofllce to which tlicjaspire. .
rli of tin-in 1ms lived In Douglas county
fur a number of years nnd kno\s-.i the needs
of the people. They are repreaenlntlvo
men ol the colored race , nnd one or them
must represent us lit the coining legislature
of thla state , If the republicans succeed In
the coming election.
The republicans can by no means Ignore
the wishes nf 1,500 voters In Douglas county
nnd succeed In the coming election TV I tit
their ticket. The colored voters ol Uiuifilas
comity , ninny of them , have been here for
tunny years voting with the republican
rarly without nny repr sentatlou , when
they were too weak In numbers to demand
anything. lut ! time has changed the con
dition of n flairs. llu la stronger In num
bers , stronser m'entally , nnd leela the neces
sity ot having rppretentatloii by one of Ida
own race.
The acts nf the coming convention on
the tuiestlon of representation will determine
Just how the colored voters of Douglas
county will cost their votea at the comlns
election. The colored voters have strictly
compiled with the wishes of the republicans
In every respect , nnd have no desire to < lo
otherwise. From his advent In the state
and county to the present time he has
obeyed the republicans with n will that has
characterized him as being a republican
from principle , never hcsltatlnR , lint con
stantly \otlng the straight republican ticket.
N. 13. WASHINGTON.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway h said
to be the only European monarch who ac
cepts the Darwinian theory.
President Warren of Iloston university asl < s-
for J100.000 , with which to found an "Ameri
can Museum ol All Religions , "
It was at the old court house In Washing
ton. Ky. , that Mrs. Stowe first saw n negro
auction and formed the Idea of "Uncle Tom'9
Cabin. "
W. E. D. StoUea of New York , who Is
worth J2GO,000,000. Is to marry Donna Itlta
Hernandez de Alba de Costa , worth $ (30-
000,000 ,
The kaiser Is allowed a salary of ? 3S,000
a year , which Is just t\\lc ? the amount
granted by the Drltish Parliament to Queen
Victoria.
Engineer Hoot , who acted so lieroirally
In the- recent great forest fires In I hi' north
west , began life as a brakeman on tin. New
York Central railroad.
Mr. Hooze has secured one ot the re.cular
nominations for congress In the Third Mary
land district. The prohibitionists may feel
called upon to run fin independent.
"
Mrs ! George W. Chllds lias n splendid col
lection of sliver. One of the pieces is a sil
ver gilt wine cooler , one foot In height , with
four raised circular panels ot cuplds and
graces.
C. P. VlillcrsT the father of the English
House of Commons , Is 92 yeaia of ape. yet he
Is more often seen In his seat than many
younger members who are credited \\lth
being active parliamentarians.
Admiral Benliam is to be given n recep
tion by the Union league of Philadelphia on
the 4th of October , and will be presented
with the league's gold medal , an honor that
has hitherto been.conferred upon but eight
persons ,
Co'unt Yamngata , field marshal and com-
mander-in-chlel of the Japanese army , though
now a count , Is of very humble origin , bis
father being of the Ashlgaru caate , the lowest
of the Samurai classes. Dut as a genera ]
ho Is what the French term a corkeur.
General Casslus JI. Clay , who was in his
day one ol the great men of this country ,
and now living In remarkably gocd health
for his years on his estate near Richmond ,
Ky. , will be 84 years old In a few weeks.
Another statesman of n bygone day Is ex-
Governor and ex- United States Senator Al-
phsus Fitch of Michigan , who Is nbout lound-
Ing out his 90th year.
KaUer Wilhelm carries with him a small
but serviceable revolver , cither in his pocket
or In h.s belt , when ho Is in uniform. The
threats of the anprchlsts have caused lilm
to have recourse to this measure of security.
Ills majesty Is ext-emely skillful In the use
ot the weapon , and the chasseur who ac
companies him everywhere has had orders
to inspect U > every morning In order to make
sure that It is In working order.
Colonel Lew Wclr of Cincinnati , the new
president cf the Adams Express company ,
was a ftelEgato to the national republican
convention which nominated President Hayes
OVM James G. Hlalne. tie was a friend of
Hayes and was determined to secure his
nomination. It Maa he who managed the
turning oft of the gas that dispersed the
convention on the eve of the balloting and
thereby tecured the defeat cf Hlalne and the
nomination ol Hayes the next day.
1'rco Tr.nlu nriil t'rotpctinii Wn en ,
Chlcnen Inter Ocean.
One of the stock statements of the free
tiadcrs Is tliut protection Increases the
prollts of the employer , but not the wages
of the employe. ICxact facts refute this
churge.
The llrst In the list of specified "Industries
reported by the census of manufactures is
agricultural Implements. There were 39fiSO
persons employed In tills Industry in ItoJ ,
nndli.r.ll in BOO. The wages paid In 1SSO
amounted to $16C50,6W , and In IBM to $21-
811,761. A little computation will show that
the average In 1SSO , omitting the cents , was
J2S3 per year , and In 181)0. ) $ . ' 12. u difference
In favor of the employe of $125 eaeli , a Rain
during- the decncle of $12 n year , or , on nil
average , Jl amonth. . In thut line of man.
ufactures , certainly , the wage worker could
not say that protection benellted the bosses
only.
It may be said that this was only ont >
Instance. Let us see how the llguies stand
for all Industries combined. In 1SV ) there
were 2.732,593 employes , drawing In wages
$317,353,795 , nnd in l ! > SO l,71L'.0-'i drawing In
wages f2.283,216C29. In oilier words. In ISSU
the average was &M5 per year for each em
ploye , and In ISM It vvas JlSl-an Increase of
$138 for the ten years. It will be observed
that this Is a Mill better showing for tlio
whole line of Industry than for tha first lu
the list.
These are only specimen facts , Each In
dustry can be figured out with exactness ,
leavingno room for empty nnd hassles i
ge-ncrallzatlons. The time lias gone by
when glittering sophistries can deceive thn-
worklnKmen of this country. Hard and unassailable
assailable- statistics nre a standing refuta
tion of free trade theories and downright
misrepresentations.
Tlio < ! oiip r Tin-own Out of Court.
Chicago Trlliunp.
Mrs. Cougar of Indianapolis has been de
feated In the milt which she brought In the
Massachusetts courts against Congressman
Jlorse , claiming heavy damages for alleged
libel ugalnst-her in one of his speeches , or
letters. The jury was out only Jive min
utes und brought in a verdict In favor of
Jlotso , and Mi.s , Cougar's case was liter
ally thrown out of court. The substance
of Morse's so-called libel was the state
ment that she had been using the cloak of
prohibition in which tn help the democrats ,
und that she was taking ptiy from both
sides. It is evident tlmt tht > jury believed
from her own declarations and letter * , In
one of which she boasted that "she was
going to roll up her sleeves and help
carry Indiana and New York for the demo
crats and tench the hypocritical repub
licans a lesson , " that Hiich must have
been the case. Airs. Goupar now declares
that Morse hus not heard the last of the
case This , however , Is u silly threat ,
The best thing she can do Is to drop It.
If she Is going to pluy u man's pait In
politics , let her play It man fashion und
not run -whining to the courts every time
n political opponent makes her the butt of
criticism. If she can't tak as well as
give , she had better stay out of politics
altogether.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PURE
Tit Klin TllK WttOKO JWVI.Y.
NORTH I'ljATTU. Sept 25. To the editor
uf Tlic IJcc : The ring republicans ot l.lncolr.
county arc Just now woefully worried over
tlio alleged fact Unit The lien correspondent I
at North Pintle It a "nitik populist , " Tlio |
State Journal pul.lUlics n letter from John ! : . ;
Kvuns ( who yantwl to be tlic republican noiu- '
luce fur secretary ol state ) conveying the I
nlnrmliiR InU-llMencc. Then the Worldi i
HeraM give tn a liorrllUM public u statement
from tlie editor of the North Pintle Telegraph |
to tlio effect Hint Tlic Dee correspondent hnd i
confessed with i nllInn rVmurro to writing I
nn anll-Mnjors urtlclc. which Kihviird llobe- ,
water had publttllieii over some disarranged j
Initial : ) , In order lu foul the people Into beI I
Moving that North 1'lntte republicans were
chewing tlio dish rag f discontent , 1'csnlbly
The IIoo correspondent la rntltlcd to a hear
ing belore judgment la p.issed , to the otertml i
condemnation of The lco ) nnd correspondent.
Tlio Implication tlint u "rank populist" will
lie about North I'latto republicans imd mis
represent mailers n * u cm-respondent does not
sit well , coming ( rum one who known better.
1'rlor to the republican state convention ,
when John K , Uvnna ivanted ' Tlie U e corre
spondent to lufoim TJiu Bec'readers that all
VDStcrn Ncbraukfi f.ivored his candldnay for
tlio slate secretaryship , tlio cot roapotident ri-
fused to tell the tarradlddlc. A correspondent
does not manufacture news ,
As to the allcgo'l confession to the Telegraph
man. It Irt propnr to state that the latter Is
oxccdlnRty prone tti jump nt cnnclualons. No
mcli ronfcsFlon wns made. Tlio lice corre
spondent , lielng questioned , acknowledged
tlint ho did write an untl-.Mnjor cnminnnlra-
tlon to The HOP. Ho ionfi-sscd ttmt ho signed
his naini ! to the communication , nnd no dis
arranged Initials. Hut , not belns asked , ho
failed to at.no the fact that the communica
tion w.w mainly the ub. tancc ot Interviews
with North 1'latte republicans who will vote
for Ilolcomb ,
In conclusion It may bp stated that The
HCB correspondent ne\or voted the populist ,
ticket In bis life ; that lie votwl fur Mojors lu
ISflO , but will vote for Ilolcomb In ISiM. \
l'M. . SOMUUS.
Phllnilolpliln ISeoonli A private tooter-
Iho iniitt who Rpts ilrunl : on the iiulel.
Gnlvesloii NOJVR : Kxtrnvnuanrp knows
almost UH little law aft necessity Uucs.
I'hlln.lelpbla TlinsT \\-.tl \ | , lyncblnK3 ;
tiie finally suppiey.sed no noose Mill Co
New Oilenns I'lcnyunoU Rnes"atmlni < t i
an ohl iiinii'H pnln to lin < l his Mn sowIiiK
wild oat ? , clrlnljlntr rye ami eettlng cotnecC I
Adumt Freeman : It takes a peculiar !
coiistuictlon of man to walk up tna Htruam. I
Hah rod In hand , and never bait liH biPiith !
Iiitrr Oc-ean1 "That "was an
tnvful ucclilrnt that happened toJiiMier
nt the telephone. HP was nearlv knrcked
"own. "Old a storm come ui > ? " "Well ,
Bhoiih ! jiy so. HO was talkhiRto his
wife and thought It was hi ? Btenofrrapher. "
Klrst I'olltlolan-Ibirt the oppos
ing faction to letognlzed In the oonvon-
U ° " " ' a1,1,7 Second Polltlclun-Ortalnly !
, , , , ,
\ will allow
\\o them to name tlie minister
wlm oppns the proceedings with prayer.
Chleaso llccord : "What are you in
specting tills rolon ; for ? " usMcd the citi
zen. nn the olllelal Inspeetor lazily vlPWPd
° 1X ° r a Knr''RC ' box anil
" lk
"Kor $ SO a month. Whnt did you x'pose ? "
said the Inpyector ns lie walked awuy.
IJfe : "Do yon thlnlc , " Biild the Intel
lectual yomiK woman , "that there Is any
truth In the theory that big i-reaturcs arc
better natured than sniall ones ? "
"i'es , " answered the younir man , "I do.
I ook ut tb * difference between the Jersey
mosquito and the Jersey cow. "
Chicago Tribune : "f have sent for you , "
said the man of the house , "because then *
pipes need looklm ? after. There's a leak
somewhere and n big lot of gas Is Rolnu
tOV < 1HC
"AI no , " replied the cas company's em
ploye meditatively. "Alcbbe there's 'a leak
Kut , , l.hero , nlnlt , . all > " ff"3 KoW to waste.
You'll tlnil It all In the bill. "
IH'T TUB MOTHS DON'T ,
W.isilnKinn ! Slar.
The clonks nnd the coats
You may ulr as you will ,
But the odor ot camphor
Will clingto them still.
Follows Wlio Wiint < rn .
I'lillaiU'lpliIii KOI til Anieilcnti.
There was no lack of money In the coun
try dmliitf the late crisis , but a ] aek of
uses to which money could be put. Theie
was even n plethora oC monev In thu
cenlfis of trade , money that had'no effect
ual ilcmand to rauso It to be distributed.
Thetc was a lack of credit , , no iloubt , nnd
the owners of money do not Hint ? It at
the heads of Impecunious persons. Tlicrj
has beeti no time for fifteen years when
Rood names could not set all the money
they wanted. Hut no man not an Idiot will
lend money on tlio personal note uf a man
who denounces property as robbery. The
man who complains loudest is lie who
borrows and repudiates the debt , the con
siderable contingent that owes evvrybod- ,
and pays nobody. It la this contliiKeii't
that makes the noise. It will have to
take It out In noise.
The Ailvantiiirti uilh ili Itrtllnliors.
I'li'.lailcIpUla ' Proas ,
Itcduce wapes and knock the "Yanks"
out of their own market , la the advice
Hritish trad journals are Klvlnt ; to
KnjTllsh manufacturers. Those Urltlsh ed-
Hois do not seem to have lead the dally
newspapers , otherwise they would know
that the Hrltlsh party In this country ha :
reduced the tariff to save the foreign
manufacturers the necessity of rj'du
Wi'BCH. That will have to be done In
United States.
noir TO
MNCOLN , Neb. , Sept. 26. To the Hdltof
of The UPD : In a recent Issue of your p per
WHS a ronolutlou sal.l to hnvo been paused nc
a meeting of the Lincoln Traveling Men , de
claring that It wns necessary to elect.
the present ni.ni I nee for Bovernor on
the republican ticket to restore confltlenca
among eastern capltall ts , who are repro-
sentcd as being waltliiR Impatiently for that
event to fling money broadcast alt over the
itate. MMiibera ot n Wall street nrm ur
Klvcn as authorities ( or the latter part ot
this assertion ,
The pnpcrs ot last week last Saturday , t
think contain an opinion expressed by Mr.
C. II , Merrill , chalrmnn of thn state repub
lican committee , to the effect that the elec
tion of tlio republican ticket would restore
nnutichil confidence nnd once more bring
money galore from the east Into Nebraska
The lesson Intended to bo conveyed la that
eastern capitalists have full and perfect con
fidence In Mr. Majors and the republican
m.ichlnp , anil no confidence whatever In Mr.
Ilolcomb , or anything with the name ot
populist attached. The assertion of the bus
iness men KOPS for what It Is worth , hut Out
of .Mr. Mot rill deserves closer attention. Mr.
Mori-Ill is a successful business man , who
ha ? been connected with thp banking bus
iness. In thlti state for years. Ho Is at pres
ent receiver of the defunct Nebraska Savings
bank ot this city. Ho Is In full possession
of the history , published and unpublished , of
the bonk I nc transactions of Lincoln In recent
years. If his assertion be true , anent the
"restorlnu of confidence" In the state. It
oufjlit to be doubly true of Lincoln , where
everything is "machine , " from "statesmen"
to State Journal. Let us see how his as
sertion ulll agree with facts.
It Is not yet two years since the Capital
National bank of Lincoln failed. The his
tory of that failure Is known to every Ne-
bruakan , and to every eastern capitalist as
well. 1 have not heard that any ono attrib
uted the want of confidence amoni ? eastern
men In Lincoln banking methods begotten
through this failure to pupultst supremacy.
Nobody has ever accused Mr. Moshcr of be
ing a populist or having populist leanings op
even poullst support. On the contrary , them
are people In this state who ura unkind
enough to say that Mosher was u. nuchlno
republican , and that he had Hie full sup
port of the machine , or at least ot
eufllclent of Its members , who were part-
ncis In his thieving , to prevent him and tlicm
from having the justice meted out to them
they so richly deserved. Does Mr. Alorrill
assert that the election ut men of I ho Mosher
stamp because they are- endorsed by any
puty or all parties can restore confldeiiea
in eastern capitalists as. tar n.i the financial
Interests of Nebraska are concerned ?
Hut while Mr. Morrlll mny not bo able
to nhc an opinion respecting the affairs of
the R.ipltal National bank , he certainly c.in
do KO In thn case of the Nebraska Savings
bank. Will he assert that the election ot
Mr. Majors will "restore confidence" In thn
eastern men who put money tn the stock ot
this bank ? Is he not aware that those same
eastern stockholders are perfectly willing to
pay up thulr obligations and relieve the
many needy depositors , who have not re
ceived 0110 rent In dividends since the fail
ure of the bank , fourteen months ago , pro
vided the Nebraska stockholders meet their
portions of the burden ? Has ho lie.inl the
opinions snme of those pastern men express
respecting kinking methods In this state
opinions Into which politics do not enter f
Let Mr. Morrlll read the following from
the Lincoln Evening News , and say It the
election of the republican ticket ulono will
"restore ronfldenca" :
"Confidence In our banks U essential to
the soundness of commercial prosperity , and
the fact that within two yeara two of tliese
Institutions have been sacked and over
$1,000,000 disappeared , with but ona marr un
dergoing a .slight punishment , not at all
commensurate with hs ! guilt , has a , tendency
to disturb confidence In our most stable
banks. "
If Mr. Morrlll , or anybody who has the
Interest of the state at heart , would ccasa
attributing everything that is unstable to his
political opponents , mid come out for li orient
and conservative laws regulating the bank
ing system of the state , 'he would do moro
to "restore confidence , " both eastern and
western. In those Institutions than all the
political clap-trap would succeed in doing
between now and doomsday.
AN UNCOMFIDENT DEl'OSITOH.
JlRWlTQURIt.
riilcaRii Times.
I know not If her fingers small
Were brown or snowy white ;
Ilowe'er 1 strive I can't recall
Their form nnd lint aright.
I know It seemed the softest hand
The night when first we met ,
And , oh , the clnsp slus gave me
1 never can forjet.
I know not If her eyes were blue ,
Or jetty black , or gray ;
They owned n very charmin ? hue.
Hut more I cannot sav.
Have I forgot ! I frankly vow
I'm c.ulte ashamed ; and yet
The gaze within them gleamlnjr
I never can forget ,
I know not where her dimple danced ,
If on her cheek or chin ;
I onty know I gazed entranced
And felt my heart fall In.
A dimple ! 'Tla a tiny thing
To dream of and regret ;
But how that dimple twinkled
I never can foiBet.
tiuit'fiiou ro/ .no.vr
of coal free .
with each suit.
This is an unprecedented offer , but we make it
all this week on those low tariff suits.
Every suit in the $12.50 or $15.00 lot
is worth at least the price of a ten
of coal more than wo ask , so you
can save that sum by buying1 ono
ofthem. That will give you a ton of
coal free. Just note the way they're
made coats cut long1 collar all one piece the
facing- one piece all the way down edg-es double
stitched all seams sewed with silk thread lin
ing's snug1 up to the cloth trimmings of the best
materials pants in the lateat out. No merchant tai
lor ever made better suits.and wo will not let you
take suit out or the store unless it fits you per
fectly.
fectly.The
The low tariff school suits are our well known
wear resistors , at : Knee pant saits , $2.50 , $3.00 ,
$3.50 , $4.00 , $5.00 ; long- pant suits $6.50 , $7.50 ,
g8.50.
Browning , King & Co , , -
Reliable Clothiers , S. VV. Cor. 15th and Douglns.
