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copies . c' ° ; '
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Dally nv-praijo
Sunday.
onop.nn tt. T7.srincic. :
fitvorn to lipforimr nnd nul-scrllied In myiten \ -
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fNM r.Cri'.U- . Notary Public.
Iowa will linvo to Import some of
those cyi'lonc collars from Kansas.
Xo one has ventured to explain why
ten § . " pity directories are needed la
the city hall building.
Now waleh some line political work-
In the employment of the ennmcrntors
who are to take the annual school cen-
mis.
All that .Tnptn : now needs to claim
equality with the great civilized pow
ers Is to demonstrate her ability to
ndopt the game of foot ball.
Chicago is going to send one of her
great department stores to Xew York.
I5ut then she will get her own back
ngaln before many years by the process
of annexation.
The district court hits reconvened for
the spring term. Tlio public will soon
le ) forcibly apprised of the fact by
the rantankerous ravings of the judge
on the criminal bench.
The Income tax hearing Is axaln on
before the supreme court and the in
come tax collectors are once more re
signed to the expectation of further
trouble In their department.
The Hoard of Public Works Is practi
cally without tin occupation. Hut the
olllce force Is just as large and Just
ns expensive as It was when the city
was spreading new public Improve
ments In every direction. -
Justice .Taekson occupies a most
unique position In the Income tax re
hearing. I'nless the other justices ex
perience a change of opinion the de
cision In the case will rest upon him
alone. Uii 'doubtless appreciates the
responsibility that has thus fallen to
him.
It Is only about twenty years since
the money cranks were just as confi
dent that the prosperity of the country
depended solely on the retention of a
depreciated paper currency as they >
now are that it
depends the
upon ex
pansion of our currency by a debased ;
silver coinage.
One of the free silver democrats
wants to know where the present ad
ministration got Its authority to read
the 10 to 1 men out of the le
party. The sound money ts
are puzzled by a tsn.
very similar problem.
They want to know by what right their
free silver friends lra
lay claim to n
monopoly of the term democratic.
Omaha Jobbers have
grievances
against discriminations In
rates upon
tratlli ; originating and ending
wholly
\vjthlii the state. Hut they would not
think of bringing a case before the
State Hoard of Transportation. With
such complaints they go directly to
the railroads when they want to be
turned down. It
amounts to the
same of
thing.
Spain denies that she has entered
Into any arrangements looking toward of
Joining Franco , Germany and Hussla ; :
In their protest against the treaty of
peace entered Into between Japan and
China. A denial from Spain is alto in
gether superlluous. Spalu lias all she of
can handle Just at present In Cuba , and
even in ordinary times her protest
would not arouse much concern.
Ex-Superintendent of the Census Per
ter comes to the rescue of those ho In
are complaining of the inaccuracy of to
the latest Xew York census by giving
expert testimony to the fact that it Is
plainly stuffed. lie
says the only way
to get an accurate census is to have ;
the enumeration performed under prop !
erly and In
specially organized
super
vision by men chosen
for that
very pur
pose. The manifest inaccuracy of the :
two censuses taken by the Xew York
police Is , ho Insists , substantial irkm Ish
Urination of. the census of 1SH ! ) , ; en
under his administration and list
which New York protested so loudly.
Free coinage will not force the gov
ernment to buy a single ounce of sil
ver , cries Mr. Hryan. Perhaps not , but
It weld compel the government to is
Btnmp one dollar on the face of 50 cents
worth of sliver bullion nnd exchange a
piece of gold bullion
worth one dollar ,
stamp or no stamp , for it so long as to
any gold remained in the treasury , and
thereafter nobody would care about all
coining silver dollars , because their
purchasing power would only be equal
to half u dollar , Just what Mexican Ing
dollars are now
worth in Mexico or
any other country where they have five not
and unlimited coinage. thu
37/B .SOUr/ AND atliVKll.
Tlio fuct that Secretary Carlisle has
accepted tut Invitation to address the
sound money convention , composed of
dolesaU-i from the southern atntPS , to
be held In Moniplib two weeks hence ,
lent additional Interest to the
movement which will then be Inaiigu-
rnted for a campaign of education In
the south In the Interest of sound
money. In his letter accepting the In-
vlt.itlou the secretnry of the treasury
says that while the entire country Is
deeply Interested In the preservation
of u sound currency , no part of it
would be more Injured than the south
by the adoption of n depreciated nnd
fluctuating standard of valuo.
It ought to be obvious to the Intelll-
gpnt people of that section that as n
growing commtinlty.wlth almost bound-
less resottrces yet to bo developed , no
portion of the country has greater need
than the south of a sound and stable
currency , and yet the free silver craze
has taken a strong hold there and has
among Its advocates some of tlio ablest
and mo.st Influential men of tlmt sec
tion. The strength of free silver in
congress has come chiefly from the
south , and It Is not to be doubted that
a large majority of the southern people
now believe In that policy. Hut there
Is reason to think that the number of
five sllverltes In that section Is dlniln-
tailing. Olio convincing Indication of
this Is that some Influential news-
papers .which advocated the free and
unlimited coinage of silver a year n o
are now opposing It , while men who
h'.ive hitherto been more or less promi
ni'iitly identified with the free silver
cause are either doing nothing to pro
mote It or have Joined the opposition.
The sound money movement which
Is to be inaugurated at Memphis Is
doing promoted mainly by business
men. rather than by politicians , and
It should be for this reason all the
more useful and lulluentliil. The dein-
drogues have hud free way long
enough , and It Is time the practical
men of affairs , who understand the
relations of a sound and stable cur
rency to solid material progress nnd [
prosperity , made themselves heard on I
this vital question. The practical men
of that section , the men who are Identi
fied with Its growing Industries , Its
commerce and Its transportation Inter
ests , see that if the capital needed foi
continued development Is to be drawn
there It is necessary that the popular
sentiment shall be in sympathy with
sound financial principles instead of
being arrayed against them. These
views are being vigorously urged by
nearly all the. leading newspapers of
the south , and they are having theh
effect. It Is reasonably to be expected
that the Memphis convention will have
a most important Influence. Secretarj
Carlisle , unquestionably the ablest of
the southern democratic
leaders , nut
who deservedly .possesses the conll
deuce of the south , while his positloi
In the past regarding the currency has
not always been unassailable , will dls
cuss the subject from a better vantage
ground than he has over before occu
pied , and undoubtedly with good resound
stills. The outlook for the cause of
sound money in the south Is altogether
encouraging.
A rfi.VYMfAMKIlll'.lX A
It appears that the course of the
IH'itlsh government toward Nicaragua
has aroused the states of Central Amer
lea to a sense of the danger of Euro-
aggression to which they are ex
posed and created a sentiment In favor
of a defensive alliance between them.
The refusal of Great Hritaln to submit
to arbitration the demand for indem
nity from Nicaragua has Induced the
belief that In future the British govern
ment. In any complication It may have
with u Central American state , will
Itself sit In Judgment on the issue and )
then proceed by force of arms to en
force its own decree. This may be n
somewhat extreme view , but It can
hardly be said to be altogether unwar
ranted , for It has not been the policy
of Great Hritaln to submit to arbitra
tion disputes with countries too weak ;
to offer serious resistance to her de- is
mantis and it Is to be expected she
will continue to pursue the established
course In this resyect.
Undoubtedly an alliance of the Cen
tral American states , or what would : '
be better a union such as formerly ex
isted , but under conditions more favor-
aide to its permanence , would Insure
greater protection against the danger
aggressions on the part of Knro- Is
tral America have a total population
about -1,000.000 and an aggregate
revenue exceeding $100,000,000. In
their separate condition they command
little respect , make very slow progress
development , are in a chronic state
bankruptcy , and altogether are
about as helpless a.s they well could
be. United under one government they of
would constitute a nation Having some , '
claim to the world's consideration and
respect. There would
then be a power
that portion of the continent lo
maintain an army and navy for ts
defense and which could
successfully and
resist Kurnpenn aggression and demand tlio
for Itself fair and just treatment at the ury
hands of any foreign power , something
which no one of these
states Is now
a position to do.
the
There is another
suggestion In '
connec
tion with this matter which evidences
how strong the feeling Is which lirlt
treatment of Nicaragua has aroused , So
and that Is the
formation
of a
commer
cial union between South and Central age
American states against the produc
tlons of Great Hritaln. This' Is
a plan any
which might receive encouragemenl to
from the Kuropcnn commercial rivals
of gold
Great Hrltnln. lint it Is not one thai
likely to have very serious atten
tion , because In
mutters of trade
con
siderations of practical advantage out ver
weigh prejudice and
are superior even oiii-
the sentiment of patriotism. As yet
Great Britain Is In a position to outbid they
rivals for the trade of the South ddml Join
Central American states. Such a com
merclal union as Is suggested , conced of
It to be practicable , would fall to
accomplish the desired object nud couh
bo long maintained. Manifestly
true policy of the states of Centra
\merlctx is to untie In a federal repub-
lip , with a constitutional system of
government like that of the United
States , but unfortunately there Is so
much of mutual jealousy and suspicion
hat such a consummation Is hardly
wsslble.
Wl MASK.
For tricks that are vain and ways
hat ) are dark the heathen Chinee Is re-
very peculiar. Hut the pigtail
ion then [ Is n mere chump when he
lomes to compare notes with the star
hamber thlmblerlggers who have been
dotting to get control of our lire and
wllee force for nefarious ends. Less
ban four months ago the lire depart-
nent was reorganized under an elllclent
chief , | ' who came ( o Omaha from Chicago
cage with the highest recommendations
from the municipal olllcers and under
writers. Although he reluctantly as
sumed the great responsibilities thrust
upon him he proved himself equal to
the difficult task and gained tho. con
fidence of the business men as he al
ready enjoyed tlmt of the Insurance
managers.
\Vhen the police commission bill was
pending before the legislature its op
ponents very pertinently asserted that
the prime aim and object of Its backers
and champions was to convert the lire
department and police of Omaha Into
.
a ( partisan and sectarian machine. It
WIH' then nnd there pointed out that
jL | , star chamber schemers had
adroitly Inserted a provision In the bill
that would place It within their power
to oust the new tire chief under pretext
that he was not an elector. This , however
V'CI.
ever , was strenuously denied. The
citizens of Omaha were assured that
the Idea of deposing Chief Itodoll had
never entered the minds of the promoters
mote of sectarian discord and would
not be 1 countenanced if It ever was at
tempted.
Tin mask of nonpartlsnn nnd nonsectarian -
sectarian reform has dropped unit the
clove hoof Is now exposed. The last
Issue of the Churcldll-Uussell organ ,
wide had the audacity to deny that
Churchill was a member of the A. I * . A.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
order , when Churchill himself had
made no secret of the fact and was
known and recognized as one of their
lenders , hauls Chief Itedell over the
coals because he has designated among
the lieutenants of the various hose
companies a number of alleged Roman
Catholic * . This Is evidently the beginning
lllllff of a crusade agalust Itedell that Is
expected ] to terminate In his capitula
tion to star chamber domination or Ids
ejectment from the position which lie
has lllled so far with marked distinc
tion and success as an organiser of the
most eilicient lire lighting force that
Omaha has ever nad.
Now the question Is , Are we to re
quire a religious test for membership
nnd promotion In the lire department
and are men of good character , high I
courage and sobriety to be excluded
from the lire department on account of
creed or politics ? Would any business
man or property owner spurn the help
ful assistance of any man when his
lonie or his store house is on fire unless
le Is I : assured that the fireman does not
vorshlp , In
any particular church or
ote a particular ticket ? Are
, ,
rotestants ( of the A. P. A. brand the
mly persons to be entrusted with the
are ' and custody of our lire oxtingulsh-
ng machinery and the safety of our
roperty : and lives in case of conflngra-
ion ; ? ' Nobody contends that an A. I * . In
' Protestant is disqualified for holding
Kisitions In the lire or police force by
eason of Ids creed , and why should not
he same rule or principle apply to men
if all other creeds
, or even men of no
creed ?
Is not the Intrusion of the creed test
nto the ( Ire and
i > ollcc departments tin-
Vmerlcau and dangerous to the public
velfare ' ? While Chief Hedell Is dls-
osed to treat the arraignment of the of
V. P. A. organ as a trivial matter , The
5ee regards It as very significant. It Is bo In
he Index of what may be expected If
ntolerance nud sectarian proscription
ire given full play In our city govorn-
uent and are allowed to subvert the
lro department and police force. This
S..J no means an Issue to bo treated
with IndtfTercnee. It affects not only as
the public safety , the security of life
ind property , but also goes to the very and to
bedrock of free government , lu which has
'very citizen Is guaranteed equal rights
and privileges , regardless of race or the
creed.
as
It
niMKTALUS3t AA'D JtOXOMKTALUSM.
What Is bimetallism ? Bimetallism for
the concurrent use of two metals as
money. The advocates of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States claim that they alone are
the only consistent upholders of bi A.s The
metallism and that their opponents are A
nothing but gold monometallism , or , to And
use. a more opprobrious title
, goldbugs. His
Have they good grounds for their con
tention ? Or Is this claim like so many The And
their assertions , Intended only to
confuse and to deceive ? In
The term bimetallism
does not neces
sarily Imply the free coinage of any And
metal. A nation which should Insist on
buying all its gold and silver as bullion "Let
itself coining the same , retaining And
prolits , If any , for the public treas And
, would fulfill all the requisite con
ditions of bimetallism. lu the sense nDf Your "Oh
using both gold and silver as money As A
United States 1ms
bimetallism now.
Knghiml circulates both gold nnd silver "
coins , and in this restricted sense Is LTy. "
bimetallic nation. So does Germany.
do Franco and the countries of the
Latin union , oven now , when the coin "
of additional sliver Is practically " ?
suspended. It would be suicidal for i ?
of the leading civilized countries
attempt to get along without both n-i
and silver coin. For Hint very And
reason they are under absolute A
com
pulsion to so frame their monetary leg-
Islatlon that gold will not drive out sil
, nor sliver drive out gold. Every
oiiiof the countries mentioned could
unquestionably use more sllvw than
do now , and If all of them should
together they could no doubt re
move all restrictions upon the coinage
both metals. Hut for any one of
them , the United States In particular ,
alone to open Its mints free to both
metals at any such ratio us 10 to 1
would mean the immediate withdrawal
if the ' uudt'wy4it > d metal from circulation
lion , would i mean silver monometallism.
The prlmc Juid essential condition of
free and unlhftltod coinage of more
than one i miis such restrictions ns to
ratio or aintJJint , or both , n * will ad-
nilt of their j concurrent circulation.
Grosham's ' layHs simple. It Is merely
that ' where'there are two kinds of
money of um > qutil value the cheaper
will drive on ! the dearer. If silver at
fi < ) cents can -Do taken to the mints and
then passed for a dollar people will
part with their gold only as a comiuod-
Ity. | ( Krce j coinage at It ! to 1 Is silver
monometallism. Krec coinage at 4S to
I Is gold monometallism. To maintain
bimetallism either the ratio adopted
must closely approximate the market
iy.tlo , or the coinage of the over-valued
metal must be limited In amount , or a
sutllctent number of nations must join
together to create a demand that will
raise the market ratio to the legal ratio.
The latter is international bimetallism
and the only kind of bimetallism that
will permit of the free and unlimited
coinage of two metals.
Tin' l.miinl lurn.
Clilcaso I'ost.
The business situation today Is better
than
It has been nt any time since
liffil. Oreat Jlay ,
buoyancy. Increased trade nnd
sound
hopefulness on the part of men whom
personal ne-csssltles make shrewd nnd con
servative observers mark the beginning of
the summer season.
lvi > r | > Muni , YII I'le llltCM.
Katuns city .lourn.il.
Jlr. Cleveland says that It Is all a matter
of taste anil good breeding
whether olllce-
holdern
shall criticise the .
president
, and
that those '
who have the bad taste to criti
cise him
will cct up some
morning nnd llnd
their heads on . This , as we understand It ,
It not a threat
but merely a prophecy.
.lliitnnl HiVlkc.
Now York Tribune.
"
" "Vice President Stevenson declares that he
"has
precious little use for those Illinois
democrats who have Inaugurated the
free
silver "
racket. In view of the fact that
they have
Hopped clear
over Into the
ulist camp. It would seem that the Illinois pop
democrats had precious little use for Steven-
Anil Vltlutr * the Air.
Chicago Tribune.
are The dsterred good people of Washington , D. C. ,
from embarking In the 1'lngree
potato patch business with the enthusiasm
of other communities by the
probability that
the . .
nrrc.sH.iry fertilizers will cost more than
the potutres ars worth. The crop of states
men gathurfd yearly
at Washington
ex
hausts the sol ! fur miles around.
A rilmnriil : Nupu o ininomg Natives.
Ololjo-Uemocrat.
Mr. null should
present bis compliments
to Honduras . and order a salute llrpd In Its
honor. When
a country with
only 4.11,0)0 ) can borrow JlC.llO.CW n population from of
Eng
land and ? 10bS2.SM from France , and omit
paying Interest fur twenty-two
claims vpnrs. It has
to be
considered
n
Napoleon of
finance. The only thing to do with such
bad Investments Is to
charge them
up to
prollt and loss
, and remember
next time
that high Interest means bad security.
( Silver DolDiM Anil
llrint lluttim * .
IMillailflphla Ilpcord.
Ex-Senator Cfrjsp has declared hlmsel
favorable to the.lree coinage of silver am
the
nomination ofia we.st rn man with i
military rword an Hie democratic candidate
for president InflSDCJ There
have been
times
Is
In
the history of the country when politico
victories have beentsecured by the
promis
of cheap dollars anfl by the glitter of brass
buttons , but next year will hardly be a safi
time to renew tne experiment. The demo
cratlc party slhce the day of Jackson ha of
had particularly hard . luck with Its mllltarj P'
candidates nnd no luck at all with Its soft
money demagogues ,
The I'owor Itelilml tlio Ilcnr.
New York World.
It would be well to know the inside fact
ns to the intentlpus and motives-of tin
Russian governm rit , and to bs able ti
point out the ctr-nmstnnces which wouli
determine Its'notion In- the -direction o
peace or war. Unfortunately , our nuthentl
Information on this subject Is very slight
We do not know What condition of the
Chinese question would move Uussla to war.
The strongest reason for
believing the
rp-
ports of Uuasla's belligerent Intentions Is a
the knowledge that a war would enrich a
large number of the Influential and con
trolling classes. Hussla Is a country In for
which the army contractor seldom dies
poor. It need surprise no one to find out
that a large and powerful public sentiment Ing
Husla Is In favor of going to war for
what there Is In it.
c
I'roo Colimso In 11 Nutshell.
St. Paul Call. win '
Cheap money always drives better money tlio
out of the market. This is not a theory.
but a fact. At the breaking- out of the late
war gold nnd silver were the money of the
country , but these were not In sufllcient
quantities to meet the extraordinary de
mands of the government , and It was nec ble
essary to Issue paper money. This was a
depreciated currency , and at 0112 time it
took J2.SO In greenbacks to purchase $1 In
sold. Every knows llan
one that It was n rare
thins ; to get a coin of either. Free coinage
silver will drive gold to seek n hiding
place , and from Its concealment It will reg
ulate the price of silver , nnd that price will
the market value of the silver contained
the coin. If silver Is worth W cents an
ounce , then the coin stamped by th ° gov "
ernment aa $1 will be worth only SO cents.
wu
Anticipation mill Ileiillzatlon. guns
Olilcaso Tribune.
The democratic papers nnd speakers said a
that the shortage of revenue under the old
so
law would bi succeeded by im abundance of
revenue under the new one. They said that of
soon a. " It was In force nnd tha people were enty
able to get the cheap foreign goods they
would be sent here from nil parts of Europe tlon
that the treasury would have no cause
complain of a lack of money. Their law tie
been In force for eight months and th ? Itles
total receipts under It hav been only $181-
000,000. The removal of susar from the
free to the dutiable Hat nnd the raising of i
tax on whisky did not make the Wilson- | ' neck
Gorman law a revenue-producing one , and
n consequencj the treasury deficit under
has been J5l.000.00) to date. It will be
much larger at the end of tlu fiscal year ,
even. If the Income tax Is sustained
finally by the supreme court. It has become held
apparent that very little will be collected
under it.
it.II1K
II1K BXOKLSIUIttK UMl'IHE.
New York Sun. will
crowd was gathering thick and fast May
from the outside Inside passed A
man who stood up , strong and proud , -
In a brave voice .shouted loud ,
"Play ball I"
brow was sadr hla eye beneath
Flashed like a falchion trom Its sheath ,
like a silver clarion rung
accents of that well known tongue :
"One strike ! "
to
many nn eye he. saw the light Wasp.
That warned hlmjipw to shape the light ;
Ileyond , the specUal.bleachers shone ,
from his lln.vepcviiied a groan :
"One ball ! " wagon
oJ
up on thatl"1ottw * blencher said ;
Another yelled , " -We'll punch your head ! " A
forty yelled . "Co soak your hide ! "
loud that clnribh voice replied : hours
il'wo balls ! gan
, stay , " a small-boy guyed , "and rest
weary headuj > n this breast. "
tear stood In fih-Bright blue eye
now he answered with a sigh :
"Two strikes ! "
"Heware the plneKVe8 withered branch ; " lain
"Hewnre the awful' avalanche ! " clon.
These were the grandstand's words , and he tional
Uraced up and s-fi * ' tfd lustily :
" Three strikes and out ! " prising
. " thi bteachcrs yell.
. ; .r . W-II ! " the
- ? . ' ? ? - * IM ? . slam 23 ;
- ! ! ! * ? ? d-n ! 2-C ;
tember
There at the home plate , cold and W.
gray ,
Lifeless but beautiful of
, , he lay ;
from the sky , serene and far , rctary.
voice fell like a falling star :
"Next ! "
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TIIK VtHtlNrO CU
Washington Star : The warmth of sonll-
nent engendered In Nicaragua raakea Itself
ppircnt from the fact that England has de-
hied to let go of It.
Globe-Democrat : The Nlciraguan matter
Imply furnishes another Illustration of the
act that England never misses an oppor-
unlty to assert her strength when ilie cm
lo so without danger ot having to fight n
latlon of her oun size.
Ceilar UaplJs Ilepubllcan : Minister Day-
ard Is toadying to the English with all the
ervsncy of a young lover. He defended
that country's position regarding Nicaragua ,
and furthermore adds that the United States
us no < right to construct thecanal. . Mr.
! < iynn would appear to much better ad
vantage If he would serve the Interests of
he country that pays his salary.
Courier Journal : lly all means let Senator
Cullen and the other jingoes who arc pro
claiming that the United Slates will not nl-
ow England to collect Its debts In Nlca"K
ratua ; hie them down there and enlist In the
Nlcaraguan army. Some real lighting will
lo them good and teach them how little
here Is In those South and Central Ameri
can hotbeds worth lighting for. Hut they
will have to do their lighting on their own
account , , nnd not on that of Uncle Sam.
Inillanapolls News : The London ftloho Is
apparently very happy over the outcome of
the Nlcjraguan difficulty. It thinks that
Great Hritaln has performed j " ( ulnful
duty" In giving Nicaragua a "sharp little
esson" which "cannot fall to b ? productive
of good there. " Not only so , but , to quote
further , "another and more powerful state
has been 1 taught a more useful lesson. "
Thin again England appears In her favorite
role of the world's schoolmistress. Hsr self-
sacrifice In the cause of education has often
licen noted , and the lesson she has taught
In this ! case Is the same old lesson , which Is
that a weak nation has no rights which she
can h ? expected to respect. We do not quite
understand ! where the United SUtes comes
Chicago < Times-Herald : While Lord Klm-
bcry , the English secretary of state for foreign
elfin affairs. i Is protesting so earnestly that
It ls not the Intention ot Great Hritaln to
occupy or posses any part of Nicaragua
longer than Is absolutely necessary to collect
her dfbt , let no person run away with the
notion that he Is In any way acknowledging
the M doctrine. Ho Is simply canfcrm-
Ing tc tlis first article of the Clayton-Hulwer
treaty , which provides that "neither the
United States nor Great Hritaln will ev.-r as
sume or exercise dominion over Nicaragua ,
Costa Rica the
, Mosquito coast or any part
of Central America. " The British hang to
that treaty with all their bulldog tenacity
and proclaim i their adhesion to It on every
occasion , but It will taks something more
than argument to make them admit the
Monroe doctrine.
1'KOl'I.K AXI ) TllIXGS.
Keep your cyclone cellars In order.
There are 1,000 more men than women In
New York.
Il9v. Dr. Parkhurst Is going to Rus
sia , probably to cool off.
The Chicago T.mes-IIerald Is bllevol to
occupy a neutral position oil the question of
free coinage of bread.
General ' satisfaction Is expressed over Ken
tucky's disposition In 'confine her sensa
tions to the state and bury them promptly.
The sale of Sunday newspapers and. the
wearing of bronze paint bathing suits wli :
not bo permitted at Asbury Park this year
A combination to boost the price ot flour
the latest. It was started In the east prob
ably , because It takes the yeast to raise the
dough.
Mr. '
Cleveland's epistle
to Governor Stone
Mississippi Is a gentle reminder
pie ' biters ' to drop their to the
silver tones !
am
twang the golden harps.
Philadelphia ; Is
crowding
Hrooklyn as the
champion
trolley
slaughter house. The
Quaker
City has a record of eighty-nine
-
tints against Urooklyn's 108. vic
Mrs. Lease remarks
, with
a drug store
cent , that "Intellectual ac
development Is male
ing
man a hairless animal. " For obvious
reasons Mr. Lease
keeps his
hair clipped
short *
vA/NWYork reform reP ° rtcr' ' who diligently ad
In the
week has been sporting column at | 2 (
drafted
Into '
Gotham's
form army at $10 re
financial a day. The reform In his
standing will
enlarge his
more. capacity
"Conceding the
proposition that
tlio com
posit presen
a med In , hu sexes , " I'rof. cn ox
peroration. "I
am -
willing-
' '
wi'n1' . keg aEilnst a schooner that ther
be no bald heads In the front row at
"
masculine ballet.
A real estate transaction
having necessl
tated
an examination of the title of the
premises In West Seventy-seventh
street
New York , owned
by Lillian Hussell , possl
mortgages were searched for under th
names of Lillian Russell , Lillian Leonard
Lillian Hraham , Lillian Chatterton and Lll
Peruglnl.
Senator Cullom Is out with an endorse
ment of Senator Morgan's
sanguinary view
about
the British occupation of Corlnto. Thl
suggests Cullom and Morgan ns a posslbl
presidential combination for 1S9U. Platform
"Wo don't ' want to fight. Hut. by Jingo , 1
do
we've ' got the men , we've got. th' '
, we've got the money , too. "
Senator Tlllman of South Carolina may b a
"
"poor white" In profession , but he Is no
In practice. His father owned a plantation
12,000 acres near EJgcfleld and had sev
slaves , and the son never harmed hi
hands with work. He had a college educa
and now lives In comfort and sonic lit
style on a handsome estate. Eccentric
run In the senator's family , for hi
brother , a man so well Informed that ho I
styled , a walking cyclopedia , never wears
necktie or a pair of cuffa.
XKIIIl.tSK.l AXlt XmHl.tSK.lXS.
The district Grand Army reunion will b
at Nellgh some tlnio In August.
Valley county teachers will hold their In
stltuto at North Loup beginning June 24.
The Box Hutte Comity Sunday School unlo
hold its annual convention at Alllanc
2t.
camp of Modern Woodmen has been or
gantzed at Wood Lake with twenty chartc
members.
Hamilton Spence , who cnmo to Ncbrask
twenty years ago nnd settled In Stanto
county , died lait week at the ago of OS years
On his retirement from the offlca of post
master at Ashland T. J. Tlckett will remov
Wahoo and become the editor of th
.
Business men of Randolph are talking o
erecting a factory to manufacture a paten
Invented by Ben Boughn , a reslden
that place.
Nebraska City colored man stole fifteen
gallons of whisky anil It was twenty-four
after ho was arrwteJ before he be
to sober up.
Lightning struck the residence of Tom
Jacques near Endlcott , causing but little
damage other than to severely shock Mrs.
Jacques and her Infant.
RoV. Howard MacAycal , who was a chap
In the legislature during the late sw-
. has resigned as pastor of the Congrega
church at Cambridge.
Representative. ? of the various fairs com-
the southern Nebraska circuit met In
Qcneva and arranged the following dates lor
meetings this fall : Friend , August 21-
Kdear. August 27-30 ; Geneva. September
Hebron , September 9-12 ; Nelson , Sep
, 17-20 ; Superior , Se-ptenibsr 24-2G. D.
Montgomery of Oak was elected president
the circuit and J. W. Hoden of Edgar eec-
. With good cropi this year the man
agement confidently expects the fairs this fall
be the meat successful yet held.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
PURE
TUB .V.ir . < ! JIKK.
Schiiyler Quill * Tlio women of Omaha got
ut on eJltlon of The Ilcr on Mny 1 , which
as known as The Mny nay Hco. It was ft
argo anil very creditable Issue.
York Democrat : The May Day Woman's
illtlcn of The Omaha U e was n liutnmcr , the
righto * ! niul best paper Issued In Nebraska.
t contained twenty-eight pages.
' Western Wnvo ! The May Day tilltlon of
'ho Oninha Dec , which was Issued by a bevy
t Omaha ladles , cnnio to hnml looking as
rctty us a bran now Master bonnci.
Fairmont Chronicle : Tno Woman's edl-
Ion of The Omaha Dec was n very crcitltnblo
ffalr In every respect. It comprised twenty-
Ight pages and contained much of genuine
icrlt.
Waterloo Gazette : On Wednesday last The
Omaha Dally llco published twenty-eight
ages. The work of the Issue hail been
sslgned to the women of Omaha anil they
ave Issued a wonderful volume of Intcrcst-
"K and ' valuable Information.
,
Valley Advocate : The Omaha Bee camp
ut Wednesday under the management and
pedal guidance cf the good ladles of that
Ity. The proceeds derived from advertising ,
ales ' of paper , etc. , will be donated to the
'rcsbyterlan ' hospital of Omaha.
Stuart Ledger : The Omaha Dally Ileo
vas J turned over to the ladles for one day and
hey took charge of It and Issued the May
) ay edition. It was a credit to the em-
iryo quill drivers who compiled the con-
cuts cf Its columns that day.
Oakhnd Republican : The Woman's cdl-
lon cf Hie Onialia leo ! on May day con-
Isted of twenty-eight pages and was a gem.
\iiyone could tell the ladles had prepared
ho number , but It was all the brighter and
nore Interesting In consequence.
. McCook . Tribune : The Woman's Edition
of The Omahu Dee on May Day was one of
. ho finest newspaper productions the west
iss seen In many moons , a credit to the
ntellcct | and energy of the women as well as
a monument to the enterprise of the pub-
Ishers.
Arapahoe Pioneer : The ladles' edition of
The Omaha Dally Bee of Wednesday la one
af the t most Interesting and Instructive
mpers ever published In this state. Where !
O Where ! Is the man now who believes that
voman should not bo placed on an equality
vlth man ?
vlthW
West I'olnt Republican : The Omaha Dally
ice was turned over to the women on May 1 ,
vho got out "Tho "
May Day Dally Dee , a
ery creditable Issue of twenty-eight pages.
The proceeds of the Issue were for charitable
Mirposes. It was a big advertisement for
The Dee.
ThoCe
Cedar Bluffs Standard : Wednesdaymorn -
as' The Omaha Dee was Issued by the women
of the I metropolis , and contained twenty-
eight pages , filled with bright thoughts.
Women as a rule make a grand success of
ssulng special editions , but It Is a question
whether the average woman would bo equal
to the hard work required In getting out an
everyday newspaper.
everAi
Aurora Sun : The May Day Dee , published
by the women of Omaha for one day for
the purpose of helping the poor , was n great
success. It consisted of twenty-eight pages ,
containing well written articles upon almost
every conceivable subject , and was enter
taining from title to finis. Wo doubt If a
more readable and Interesting newspaper
has ever been Issued In the state.
Lincoln News : The ladles of Omaha hail
charge of The Bee for one day on the 1st
Inst. , and scored a deeldcd success In Journal itI
ism. The literary and artistic features Ii If )
the edition were especially excellent. Un i-
like the ladles In Lincoln , who essayed ia
similar feat , they took a longer time to
working up the scheme and getting the
matter in shape , with correspondingly better !
results and satisfaction.
St. Paul Phonograph : The Omaha Dee Is
a great newspaper and Mr. Hosewater Is le
oldest and most progressive Journalist In the
west , whether his icr
opponents concede It or >
not. But Mr. Ilosowater Is not egotistical.
On May 1 he chivalrously granted the free -
dom of Ills big paper to the ladles of Omaha
leaving the entire Issue of that day's dally
In their hands. The ladles
got out a unique
and Interesting paper , which will form 10n
admirable souvenir for believers In larger
duties In woman's sphere.
Tobias Tribune : May Day Dee or
The Dee published on the 1st of Miy ,
Is simply Immense , containing twenty-
eight pages and being beautifully il
lustrated and showing cuts of several hospi
tals , colleges , etc. , a sporting , financial ,
music , art , philanthropies ! , educational , lit
erary , medical and women and youths' de
partments , besides household and miscella
neous topics. The editorial page was ably
written the Introductory by Emma IJ. Gor
don was quite witty and the same may "bo
said of the whole Issue. A description of
'
Nebraska's first newspaper and extracts and
Illustrations of the heading , makup , etc. ,
was very interesting.
firmli Ciirnlliii' : limpciiHiiry f.nxr.
COLUMBIA , S. C. , May C. In the United
States court this morning. Judges Goff and
SImonton on the bench
, arguments were com
menced In the case to test the constitution
ality of the dispensary law. At the openIng -
Ing of the court , upon motion of Dr. Samp
son Pope , an order was Issued for State
Liquor Commissioner Maxon
and Constables
Davis and Smith to esr
appear In court tomor
row morning and show cause why they should
not bo punished for contempt of court In
having disregarded Judge God's temporary
injunction In the dispensary cases. Assistant
Attorney General Townsend spoke for ho
state this morning. Judge Goff will er
decision In the registration Injunction
case
which was argued last week on Wednesday
morning.
sx.trnxn HJIIKKH ,
Nw York Herald r "Pn , will women l
Ihclr rights ? " "I don't know , my son. out
'
If they do " there'll bo very little left for the
rest of us.
Philadelphia UerordT Nell How did Mr.
jllllcus ontch such n cold ? Holle Ho said
lie was sitting out on the balcony wrapped
In thought.
Chicago Tribune : Mrs. Chugwnter When
I was going over n crossing down town
this morning n hors * tried to bite me.
Mr. Chugwaler The owner must have
been keeping the animal on a diet ot
sweets.
Knn.o.13 City Jouinnl.
In order to reduce his weight
He purchased him a wheel ; 1
Hcforc he'd rlddin It a week
lie fell off a good deal.
llnrivr's Unznr : "Look nt tlmt foolish
Mr , linker out on n day like this without
nn umbrella. Is he crazy ? "
"I'm ' afraid he Is. Let's hurry on. I
don't want tn meet him. "
"Why not ? " 4
"He " may recognize this umbrella. It's
his.
Imllnnnpolls Journal : Mrs. Flggs Dear
me ! You never come Into HIP house with
out making an attack on that dish of dough
nut.4.
Tommy Yes , maw ; a home run doesn't
count unload a feller lilts the plate , you
know.
Chicago Record : "Oh , iin , " cried little
Tommy , excitedly , "tin" cat's got his tall all
covered with Ink , nnd Just look what funny
murks he's made on the lloor. "
"Great Cuosnr ! my child , don't touch It , "
exclaimed the artist of the Yellow-IJook
school , "until I can reproduce that In n
sketch. My fortune Is made ! "
Truth : Mrs. Hicks This paper tells about
n hunting dog that bus formed a strange
altachnu'iit for an old hen. How do you nc-
count for that ? Mr. Sport Probably they
are both sottcrs.
Chicago Tribune : Sammy I'axv , _ the paper
s.iyn them's a Mr. Datum out In Nebraska.
It ain't swearln1 to say Mr. Dumni , Is it ? "
Ills Father-No. Why ?
S.immy 'Cause I've Mr. Dnimn good
chance to have some fun by not goln *
llshln' this Ouch !
LOST FOIIEVEH.
Inillannpoll.i Jcmnvit.
When once the bloom Is rubbed from tin
grape.
No art of man can restore It ;
No skill replace the chronintlo dust
On the butterfly's wing that bore It.
No man can put back the down on tin
peach ,
Be lie ever so humanly clever ,
And a thousand per cent In a base ball race ,
When lost , Is lost forever.
A 1'oHcr for .Mr , IMichnnnn.
Atklns-m nmHilc.
If wo could get the oar of the head pust
of the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Vallej
railroad ' we would like to ask why we
can't get a passenger train In hero frotr
Omaha before 10 o'clock at night ? If a
train would leave Omaha nt about 7 a. in
we could get our letters and papers about i
n. m. , which would b ( > a great benefit to the
business men of Atkinson. In fact , It would
benefit every town on the Elkhorn road
Without iH-ing too Inquisitive , we would llki
to ask why tht > change couldn't be mm ] el
Wo would like to read our Omaha paper )
thj same day they arc published , Instead
of the next.
Both tlio method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , aud acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneyp ,
Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispois colds , head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
unstipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind over produced -
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach , prompt in
it-s action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances , its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
euro it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. HEW IffiK. H.V.
BROWNING , KING & GO.
"He is well paid
that is well satisfied"
And ho is well satisfied who doesn't ' pay too
much for his clothing , and still is well *
dressed. An lll-fitthiy garment id dour as a
gift , and i oed clothes aru worth what they
cost if bought of a responsible ) house.
Wo know a few custom tailors who make
as good clothing as wo do , and there
are eoino who can , perhaps , glvo you
a trillo mora finish in some unimportant details. But ut what cost ?
As a rule wo think wo can lit you as well as the mado-to-nieasuro man ;
wo know that our materials are a ? fine as hla and will wear an well , and wo
fancy the saving to you is from a quarter to a half of his chargoi.
Of course tlio cecrot of the lower price is In the great volume of our
business and the scale on which wo manufactuo fine clothing for our fifteen
retail stores ; but the secret of our superiority lies in the untiring attention
to all the details of making , from the testing and sponging tlio cloths , to
the cutting , sowing , trimming , pressing , and oven thosowing on of the but
tons. All these processes having boon gene through , then comes the ex
amining , and wo assure you that it is not a merely perfunctory proceeding.
The caroicsa workman might wish it wore. It is such an oxaminalfcn
of every garment as must detect any imperfection and cause the rejection
of every plcco of faulty workmanship.
Good re lublo tailor made suits 310 and upwards.
Heliublo Clothiers , S.U' . Cur. loth unJ Uoti.jlus