Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 08, 1895, Page 4, Image 4
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Clilcf of Police White 1ms nlrcmly given proof Unit lie knows bis business mid iloca not farm out his detective .work. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The rallronil people report iniiny In- nuirics for Nebraska land. Ky tlio time tlie Brain Is all In the bin then ; will be niiothur rush for farms in Ne braska. . Republican politics in Iowa came to a head In the state convention. Iowa re publicans will have to commit unpar donable Hlns before thpy can lose In Iho contest tills year. After ho has filled all tlio executive ofilccs with Rood administration demo crats President Cleveland will prob ably be In favor of protecting every government employe with the bencilt of the civil service rules. If the Pullman company has really advanced wages to the point from which they were reduced over n year ngo there can be no room longer to deny that business Is Improving hi all brandies of industry. Forging Chinese registration certifi cates is almost as lucrative an occu pation ns forging national bank notes and the detection of the forgers Is giv ing the federal authorities as much itrouble in the one case as hi the other. If the free silver agitators were con- vlncedj as they , claim to be , that the friends of the wiiltejnetnl are to con- .trol lill-tiio great parfy ioniinatlng con ventions next year , they Twould not have to busy themselves with schemes for bolting the party nominations. The inmates of the county attorney's office have done absolutely nothing toward solving the Scljnn murder mys tery. Now that the mystery has been cleared up , what do they propose to do jto bring the offenders to speedy jus tice ? A preacher has Just been convicted mid sentenced to the penitentiary for perjury out In California. If the example - ample only had a deterrent 'effect ' upon similar offenders , who are all too com mon In the United States , that preacher might still accomplish some good In itho world. It Is a good thing that the meeting ot the National Teachers' association Is being held In Denver tills year. Many of the attending teachers arc learning for the first time how large their conn- itry is and that there is something west Of the Mississippi river worth seeing. ( This is a valuable 'lesson ' In itself. American tourists are overrunning European cities In numbers never be fore surpassed. Hut as they are spend ing good American money there Is no Bcrious objection to their incursion. tThe objection , If any , must como from -.this sldo of the Atlantic because our Kuropeau friends do not yet reciprocate the favor by visiting the United Slates. The railroads have not yet taken the public Into their confidence ns to just how they are going to provide for , T. ( YV. Johnson when his term as secretary of the State Hoard of Transportation Bhall have expired. They would sub ject themselves to the charge of Ingrati tude If they did not provide for him mid railroads are never ungrateful , so long as they hope to use their agents Htlll further. t One of the new United States reve nue cutters is to be named after the late Secretary of State Greshani , for merly secretary of the treasury , under whose Jurisdiction the revenue marine Berv'ice falls. The tribute will be one entirely appropriate , although tne sub ject fully deserves greater recognition of his memory at the hands of the gov ernment which ho served so long and' Bo faithfully. Now we nro told that the free silver- ttes In both the republican and demo cratic parties have cvorythlngjiU ready , to demand a free silver presidential candidate from their respective nomi nating conventions , and In case their demand Is not complied with , to bolt their parties and rally to an independ ent five silver man. The plan reads very smoothly and lias doubtless been carefully evolved by some free coinage enthusiast. I'arrying It out , however , Is something very different. The tall is not liab'e to wag the dog. The mar jorlty Is hardly likely to permit the minority to dictate cither platform or candidate. Mti.tr COMR ooir.v r/jo.u THAT t'nncii. Attorney General Churchill has volun teered to bullghtcu the public as to how Sam Macleod came to bo perched on the roof of the Deaf and Dumb liiBtl- tnto In the capacity of boss carpenter. According to the attorney general , there Is a cornice loose on top of the building and the roof Is sadly out of repair. Al though ( he contract for this work had been let , the attorney general consid ered It his duty as a member of the State Hoard of Public Lands nnd Uulld- Ings to take charge of the job , and In purmiance of this resolve Sam Macleod was directed to notify parties claiming contracts that the board had made no contracts nnd had authorized no one else to make contracts. Why Macleod was selected as bearer of this message and why the building , which Is now partly unroofed , was to be left In that exposed condition under Maclcod's su pervision , is not explained. The attorney general's evident pur pose Is to shift this responsibility for this action from his own shoulders to those of Commissioner Uussoll , who cer tainly did not know Macleod from Mac beth or Macduff. As the chief law offi cer of the state , Attorney General Churchill ought to have known that neither he , Commissioner Uussell nor the Hoard of Public Lands nnd Hulld- Ings have any jurisdiction over the state Institution for the deaf and dumb. Sec tion 9 of article v of the constitution reads as follows : The commissioner of public lands and build ings , the secretary of state , the treasurer and attorney general shall form a board which shall have general supervision and control ot all the buildings , grounds and lands of the state , the state prison , asylums and all other Institutions thereof , except those for educa tional purposes ; and shall perform such du- tle.- and bo subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law. The slate Institution for the deaf and dumb Is an educational institution , and therefore placed beyond the control of the state board by the constitution. On tills point there can bo no dispute , The supreme court , In the case of Curtis against Allen , involving the question of the control of the state Institution for the blind , decided , January 2 , 1895 , ren dered an elaborate opinion on this very question. The court cites a previous de cision of Its own body , the opinion writ ten by .fudge Gantt , in a contest over the principnlship of the state Institution for the blind , and In commenting upon it declares : "In our view the sole ques tion Is whether or not the Institution for the blind at Nebraska City is an ed ucational Institution within the purview of'section 0 , article v , ofthe constitu tion. * * * These provisions as to the institution for the blind and for that of the deaf and dumb arc much the'same , whereby Is evidenced a recognition of the fact that ono Is as much educational' as the other. " The head note to this case reads : "The institution for the blind at Nebraska City is one for edu cational purposes. " With tills decision before him Attor ney General Churchill must realize that the control of the Deaf and Dumb Insti tute , Is vested exclusively In the gov ernor. Unless the governor sees fit to give Macleod the job which Mr. ChurchIll - Ill has kindly voluntered to offer him , ho will have to come down from his perch. JA' IKTKLLiaKXT COHUXKJl'S JUliY , The coroner's jury Impaneled to in quire Into the causes of the.death of Seljau , whose body was fished out of the Missouri in a terribly mutilated condition , lias returned a verdict that the man is stone dead. It declares , fur thermore , that the dead man may have mutilated himself nnd thrown ills own body Into the river after lie was dead , or lie may have been slashed to pieces and carried away by parties unknown. This sago conclusion on the part ot the coroner's panel entitles every mem ber to a leather medal. It takes in telligence of an uncommon order for men who have listened to a circumstan tial report of the conditions under which Chief of Police White traced the remains of Seljan from his blood-be spattered lodging to the river bottoms to leave the question of his murder < a matter of doubt and to Intimate that the man may have been n victim of self-destruction. Evidently the strain upon the gray matter in the capacious skulls of these intelligent jurymen was too great to permit them to do any ra tional thinking. Hut what can we ex pect from n poorly paidnnd over worked coroner's jury , anyhow ? AMFMICAN MASUPACTUHKS AIIIIOAD. The fact that many articles of Amer ican manufacture are steadily gain ing ground In foreign markets Is ono that all classes of our people will bo glad to learn. The great progress made in developing our manufacturing In dustries , under the policy of protec tion , has given this country a capacity for production which renders necessary new outlets for the absorption of the surplus beyond the demand for home consumption. If the domestic market were absolutely secured to American manufacturers possibly production would hot bo materially If nt all In excess of the requirements of our pee ple. Hut wo shall never have a pollc > that will provide this condition. Our manufacturers will always have foreign competition and the extent of tills com petition will about measure the surplus production of our own Industries when worked to their full capacity. Hence , the necessity of llndlng an outlet for our goods In foreign markets. It appears that American manufac turers have recently been manifesting commendable enterprise in seeking trade abroad and with good results. Agents of American llrms have been sent to Great Britain and to the conti nental countries and have sold goods there. Hoots and shoes made in the United States have been sold In consid erable quantities In Kngland. Carpets of American make have found n de mand In lOuropc. It Is said that our hardware , cutlery and tools are suc cessfully competing with the British product In the British colonial markets. There Is a growing demand for our cotton goods abroad. American agri cultural Implements arc steadily gain- lug In competition with foreign manu fncturcs all over the world. It Is stated that the Argentine Republic was out- best customer up to about a year ngo , when It was supplanted by tlio coun tries of Europe other than Great Brit ain , Franco nnd Germany. There has been a material Increase this year in the exports of manufactured products over the corresponding period of last year. These are gratifying facts and boar testimony to the superior Ingenuity , ln > dustry nnd skill of the American pee ple. Wo nro enabled to sell goods abroad , while paying the highest wages of any country producing similar goods , because of the greater efficiency of American labor. Tlio skilled American workman will produce more In a given time , with American machinery , than the workman of any other country. Thus under tlio policy of protection there lias been developed a great indus trial system , stimulating the inventive genius of our people , which has reached a position tlu\t enables It to success fully compete for trade In the markets of its rivals , anil which there Is every reason to believe will continue to ex pand in this direction If the policy un der which It has grown up shall bo maintained. run niiiTiyii voi.iTiCAi , SITUATION The British Parliament will bo dis solved today and the campaign for the general election will be at once inaugu rated. Wliile It will not be a prolonged campaign It promises to be a very ac tive and Interesting one for the British people. As to the probable result both parties are now professing confidence , the liberal chances having apparently somewhat Improved. Immediately after the resignation of the , Hosebery ministry nobody seemed to doubt that In a general election the unionists , In which title the conservatives are now included , would win a decisive victory. So sagacious a political observer as Sir Charles Dllkc declared that the lib erals hadn't a ghost of a chance and that tile unionists were certain to se cure a solid vote , which will keep them In power for a long time to come. The more candid of the liberal organs also declared their belief thnt the unionisjn would gain a sufficient number of seats In ( lie house of commons to give .them a safe majority. It was pointed out that since tlio general election of 1802 there have been thirty-nine contested bye- elections , and although the liberals gained votes in several , "yet on the total number the opposition averaged a net gain of 200 at each election. If tills average should bo maintained at the general election tlio unionist majority will bo upwards of fifty. Hut subsequent events appear to have somewhat changed the situation , and it Is now said that the liberal outlook is highly favorable. Lord Salisbury lias made some political mistakes. lie lias gone too far , It is thought , in com mitting tlio conservative party to a reactionary policy. It was expected , of course , thnt the new government would antagonize pretty much every thing in the liberal program in the most uncompromising fashion , but It would seem that Lord Salisbury has been rather too blunt and aggressive , and thus has displeased some of the less radical members of his"party. . It Is also said that Mr. Chamberlain , who represents the unionist element In the now government , Is manifesting a dis position to assume the- prerogatives of leadership In tlio House of Commons , thereby creating a feeling which threatens the stability of the coalition. As to the liberals they have aban doned none of the policies for which the party stands and a're manifesting a determination to make a vigorous and aggressive contest. The party still de mands homo rule for Ireland , which is and must- continue to be its cardinal principle , and it courageously main tains its attitude of antagonism to the power of the House of Lords In mat ters of legislation. One of the leading issues of the campaign will relate to the liquor question , the liberals favorIng - Ing reform of the laws governing the liquor traffic and the conservatives op posing It This has grown to bo a ques tion of commanding Interest to the Uritlsli people nnd no otllcr Issue in the impending campaign is likely to attract more attention. Tlio liberals will have oif their side most of tlio moral sentiment of the country , but It Is to bo expected thnt this will be over balanced by the elements adverse to any radical change. A liberal victory In the coming gen eral election In Great Britain would be in the Interest of political progress In that nation , but It Is hardly to' bo ex pected with the present leadership of thnt party , which has not displayed the qualities necessary to inspire popular confidence and support OLSKK'S CASK. Comptroller Olson has registered a protest against what he Is pleased to term the scoring nnd vilification to which he has been subjected by the newspapers and the implied censure of his official conduct by the resolution In troduced at the last meeting of the city council. Mr. Olson sings the same old song that Is heard In every instance when ever the searchlight of publicity Is di rected upon a vulnerable spot. He makes a tearful pica for public sym pathy on account of health impaired by overwork and alleged distress of his family caused by statements reflecting upon bis reputation. In this as In all similar cases the tenderness of derelict officials to their families shines out in bright contrast to tiierr regard for the interest of the public. Mr. Oiscn doubtless thinks himself a much abused man. Hut the taxpayers of Omaha , who are paying more than ? 10,000 a year In support of the comptrol ler , hl.s deputies and clerks , have a right to think that they arc flic ones who have been abused and victimized by the lamentable failure of the comptroller's office to protect them against tlio di version and embezzlement of moneys In the city treasury. Mr. Olson must know that the comptroller's office was created solely as n safeguard against the unlawful disbursement of public funds .and as n check upon the men who handle these funds In all departments. The recent disclosures of gross negli gence on the part of the comptroller In relation to the city treasurer's accounts nro not Uic only evidences of Inexcus able mlsdcmcaUory ; Fully ns reprehen sible was tlio fftJrTyc of the comptroller to check up thoJiookn of tlio police court for seven longlublllhs , when the charter nnd ordinances { ) { ; tlio comptroller to make verlflcntl ( , u..of nil such accounts nt Jeast once n'nttitith. While we take no account of , , } xliit may bo said by other nowspaparMuTlie ; Hoe , as an or gan of public ftPJrflon , has dealt with Mr. Olson as ltjs , ) duty bound to deal with every othuriwlllccr under like cir cumstances. Wi , > Should feel recreant to that high trust vhlph every honest and fearless newspaper jowes the people had we failed to cnll-'nttcntlon to the de linquencies In ' ? Hf11 comptroller's office. Mr. Olson may be overworked nml he may lie underpaid , but he has no right to ask or expect Immunity from just criti cism of his conduct ns an officer. The penitentiary appraisers .will doubtless fall in with the Idea that a new appraisement of Dorgan's prop erty Is rendered necessary by the delay In accomplishing the transfer of the Institution to the state provided they are retained to do tlio nppralslng. An other ? nOO apiece , with perquisites , would not be unwelcome to any of them in these times. When members of the city council admit that they all receive and accept free passes on street car lines , free railroad passes , free passes to base ball games , free passes to other entertain ments ; free water , free gas and free electric lights , we can easily compre hend why the grip of the franchised corporations Is so tight on the city gov ernment. J nr Item-hint ; Import of lirforin. New York Sun. Wo are Informed that oil the ham In town will bo seized by the police next Sunday on account of Its propensity to bo served with champagne sauce. Tlio llnlllwlck of Vent. Olubc-Dcmocral. If Secretary Carlisle goes to Nebraska In the Interest of the sound money cause It Is to bo hoped that ho will stop awhile In Mis souri , where his party Is much more In need of his services. 'or h Dm i : > , i > iir root. St. Louts Republic. Secretary Morton has faith In the goose- bone. He Is also enthusiastic over vhe prop osition to take Secretary Carlisle to the Nebraska - braska democratic convention. If his goose- bone does not predict some weather as Car- llilo and Bryan approach each other on that occasion the Morton doctrine of prognostica tion will tumble. Dnn't TiikH tlio ICnrtli. Detroit Free Press. Wheelmen are on the high wave of popu lar favcr Just now , but they should not de mand the earth. ' ' Thdy should permit those who do not ride .tlie''bicycle to live , or at least share the olofrA ] in a restricted way. The humble worm'"vVIr : ) turn , and If they do not grant the pedfcAria'n ' some rights he may arise in his might an demand them. Whom I1b'r tie Iti-fer To ? Waliod Wasp. The State Dc'ard ot Transportation on Monday elected , a board of sec retaries , conslstllic of W. A. Dilworth , J. U. Sutherland aVid'Jerry W. Parrcll. The first named has been on the board for four years. The new appointees will not enter upon the dlscharg'u of their duties until October 1. A number ; lot people throughout the state had been- given to understand that they would receive an appointment on this board , and the' settlement of the ques tion' will at leastrliB'Some satisfaction. The editor of this paper-\vas ono ofthose who had been lnduccdtto , make application. All wo have to say Is that the Nebraska slate house contains more than one first-class liar , and they belong to the republican party. J. It. Sutherland , the new npj > oltitce , Is an excellent man , and wo believe will make an efficient officer. Tim Old Iowa Story. Philadelphia Record. The fanatical liquor laws of Iowa have bred swarms of Epics , detectives , Informers and blackmailers eager to earn their wages. While the saloons arc closed In many towns , the drug stores , which are Increasing In numbers all over the state , sell all kinds of liquors without license. The drug stores are for the most part masked liquor saloons , and are open day and night. They advertise In the newspapers that they have constantly on hand supplies of the finest liquors and wines for medicinal purposes and family use. On Sundays those Iowa drug stores do their most profitable business , being so crowded In towns where the liquor laws are strictly enforced that they cannot accommodate their customers. How Is the cause ot temperance and morality promoted In Iowa by converting drug stores Into unlicensed liquor saloons ? The Journal vn. Worlcl-IIoriild. Lincoln Wealth Makers. The State Journal Is certainly one ot the most mean and willfully malicious news papers that was ever printed. To the man who Is seeking for truth and turns to the columns of the Journal there comes a feelIng - Ing of disgust that Is Indeed sickening. There Is only one redeeming feature about the sheet , and that Is , you always know where It will stand on all questions ot In terest to the people ; U Is an open enemy , though an unscrupulous one , and In this respect an Improvement dver the World- Herald , which never has any settled policy , but blows hot and cold at the same time , "whistles Yankee Doodle through ono nos tril and Dixie through the other , " supports a populist nominee for governor and sells space to the republican state committee to slander and vllllfy him In the same Issue. The object of these two papers la the same , but their manner of fighting is different. The Journal Is openly the friend of all that Is detrimental to the best Interests of the majority of the people ; the World-Herald pretends to bo friendly to the people , but Is secretly Its enemy , and traitorous to the last degree. _ llnmtn , China nml .Japan. Review of Reviews , Unquestionably Russia has stolen a march upon the other great powers by coming Into close and confidential relations with the Chi nese government. Russia has made China a large preliminary loan ; and the I'rench gov ernment , with the did of the Paris bankers , has found the money ! for Russia , The trans- Siberian railway 'Will ' find a route across China's territory td'.ah advantageous barber , and It Is freely prixi/cYed that Port Arthur which Europe has'SVafncd ' Japan that she must relinquish In due 4season will fall even tually and permanently Into Russia's hands. But this denouemetftK ' | highly disturbing to England and Germajuf1. ' As for Japan , she Is busily engaged In. } ' securing possession of Formosa , and In 'fpo , 'end will surely find herself the stronger , aqd safer tor abandon ing the idea of hoUllnK territory upon the mainland. She wlllilncrfase her navy as rapIdly - Idly as possible. nd jvlll aim at nothing abort of becoming tha , Dominant naval power of the Pacific. Wlftflo \ \ extra J50.000.000 of Indemnity money ) VMcf | It Is expected that iho will obtain for..j fomenting' to evacuate Port Arthur , Japan/ / c a 'build ' or purchase a fleet which would qnablp her to capture Port Arthur or any otber fortress on the coast with considerable ea'xe whenever she might find it desirable to do so. UF TllK STATK 1'ltMS. Alma Record ! The people should net get It Into their heads that there Is anything wrong with , our currency. It wa the at tempt to turn * protection country over to tree trade that caused the dcprcsulon wo have had In financial matters. Fatrficld News : The next state fair will bo a hummer , and It will bo hold In Omaha. Present Indications In Nebraska arc for' a good crop , and this means a crowd at tha fair. vTho citizens ot Omnha nrc taking hold with a determination to win If possible. Lincoln News : In the case of ex-Treasurer Dolln of Omaha the loss Appears to bo not to much In the actual amount of his shortage as In the amount that must bo spent In the em ployment of expert accountants to go over his books. As a rule , It Is cheaper to have sev eral defalcations than ono export examina tion. Stanton Plckott : The World-Herald may crow loud and long for free silver on the 1C to 1 basts , and pass as the friend to reform , but the people will not soon forget the posi tion of that paper last fall In Its support of doldbug Iloyd for congress and the selling of two columns of space to the enemies of Gov ernor Holcomb. Schuyler Quill : The Quill will never sup port any populist official who In any manner betrays the people. This rule will apply to all , high and low alike. Let all newspapers do likewise and the people would not bo mis represented so much. The most dangerous thing for the public U a hidebound , partisan newspaper that defends Its party men regard less ot truth and Justice. Papllllon Times ; A pcor boy In Omaha stole an overcoat. The police caught him , and upon conviction ho was sent to the peni tentiary. City Treasurer IJolln has stolen $30,000 of the public funds , yet ho breathes free air. There Is something wrong In a system of government which has ono set of laws for the poor , and another for the rich , as Illustrated In these two cases. Wayne Democrat : Instead of finding the way of the transgressor hard , his pathway Is to bo strewn with roses , and the air ho breathes perfumed by the Incense burned by his admiring friends. In Omaha Treasurer Dolln Is sympathized with and made much of as though he had not wasted the city's money en fast horses , fast women and fast living ; and It Is doubtful If any attempt will ever bo made to punish htm. Lincoln Ne'ws : Up In Omaha a desperate effort Is being made to release the city from the grip of the political leeches that ore suck ing Its llfcblood , and a strong Independent movement Is being organized on the lines of municipal reform as achieved In the larger cities of the country. Lincoln tried the ex periment a few weeks ago , but found that the old partisan spirit was too strong In municipal elections for the spirit of reform to attain any headway. The effort In Omaha will bo watched with absorbing Interest. A SILVHH F1AHCO. Chicago Times-Herald : Every additional meeting throughout the country In behalf of an Impossible theory , and In part of a dis honest manipulation of American currency , must be , like that of Denver , another free silver fizzle. Philadelphia Ledger : Since the outbreak of populism the democratic party In several of the western states has almost disintegrated , the mass going over to the new party , and many democrats allying themselves , at least temporarily , with the republicans as the best means of. checking the progres3 ot populism. It Is of small amount what the Colorado 311- verlte ? do , as their fealty to the silver gulches Is well understood. Globe-Democrat : Colorado's silver demo crats have also shown that the psoplo have dropped the silver Issue. "Just thirty per sons" yvere In the convention hall In Den ver , so the telegraph Informs us , at the time set for the opening of the meeting. The chairman of the state central committee , who called the convention , was not present , but he sent an address "discouraging radical ac tion" by the delegates. But there was no ne cessity for any such Injunction. Denver News : Quite an amusing feature of the democratic resolutions Is the reflec tion they cast upon the republican conven tion for not coming out In a moro stalwart fashion for silver. The sliver resolutions of the two bodies are as alike as two peas. They read as If picked from the same pod , and grown from the same seed. Neither body had the stalwart courage to notify the goldbtig tyrants of their parties that the party stand for silver would determine their future following ot the political standard , and If they failed In duty upon that sub ject , thelr's would would bo vacant chairs forever In the family councils after the conventions. Chicago Tribune : Just what the strength of the democratic party In Colorado Is , Is uncertain. It polled 35.000 votes In 1890 , but fused with the populists In 1892. Last , year a straight democratic candidate for governor got G.COO votes , and would bavo received moro If the democrats had not been so discouraged and disgusted last No vember In Colorado , as well as m other states' . Therefore , the thirty men calling themselves democrats who mot at Denver Tuesday morning In what they pompously called a "mass convention , " or the sixty men calling themselves democrats who at tended the afternoon session , cannot bo looked on as speaking In the name of and with the voice of the democracy of Cole rado. They are no moro the exponents of Its principles than the handful of men who cast votes for free silver delegates at the Cook county primaries last month represent the democratic voters ) ! that county. o J.HfOKKlN < l OX LIFE'S STA.OK. Jules Verne Is as spry as a cricket , al though 80 years of age. Ho has flva stories ready for the printer and Is at work upon a sixth. Mrs. Bernette Woodward of Batavla , Mich. , will be 100 years of ago In August. She has been blind for ten years , but her other senses are In their normal condition. Editor D. B. Cooke of the Nllcs ( Mich. ) Mirror has been a printer sixty-six years. Ho Is now ,80 , years old , but can stick type as rapidly as any compositor In his office. Abraham II. Cavender of St. Paul , now nearly 80 years of age , IB livingon the exact spot where ho settled forty-seven years ago , when there were only five American families In the place. Ono of the oldest actresses In the world Is Mme. Phlster , who Is 80 , and the other day celebrated her sixtieth anniversary as an ac tress. Her husband , whom she married In 1840 , was also eminent as an actor. Robert Strong , familiarly known as "Col onel Bob Strong , " who executed Gulteau , the assassin ot President Garfield , died In Wash ington , D. C. , last Saturday of Infirmities In cident to old age. Ho was 80 years old and had been an officer In the DUtrlct Jail thirty years. Galen Clark , who In 1857 discovered the big trees near the Yosemlte valley , Is still guardian of that valley. When he left New Hampshire In 1853 he did not expect to live a year. But. In California he spent his time hunting and fishing , bareheaded and bare footed , and today he Is as halo and vigor ous a man of 80 as ono can encounter any where. T. D. Plnkham of Harpswell , Me. , who en listed In the union army when past three score and ten yean old , having previously made a notable- military record In the Mexi can war , will be 100 years old If ho lives until next November. He Is still hale and active and travels around alone , visiting his many friends all over Maine. He has had twenty children , but only one Is now living. Plymouth can boast of the smartest old lady In the state. Mrs. A. J. Hayward is 78 years ot age. She lives alone and does all her work. Including sawing and splitting her wood and planting her garden. She showed your correspondent a pile of wood which she had got In and piled up In proper shape. The tiers contain four cords , besides a half cord of kindling wood which she alio manufactured. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE JM jtiffirr scorr FA HUE. Grand Island Independent' The acquittal ot tha men who xvcro accused of having mur dered the defaulting treasurer * ot Holt county , n. Scott , has been no surprise to thoss who watched tlia blundering prosecution o ( our * tate pen era I attorney , Mlndfii Courier : If Churchill had kept out of the case and allowed the local author ities to hnvo managed It the animus of par tisanship would have been less conspicuous end nil honor would not have been lost In defeat. As It IK , Churchill fins lost In pros- URO and the party suiter a disrepute. Antelope Tribune : The murderers ot Bar rett Scott should be punlMicd It they can bo positively Identified , but wo do not believe In farcical trials , or matting a preat bluster about what can be positively proven and put ting a county to the expense ot a costly Ulal when tlio prosecution knows It has no evi dence that could convict even with a jury ot Scott's friends. Churchill will not bo envied the honors he has won In tho"Tii3nagcment of this case. Geneva Journal : Another chapter has been ended Jn the Uarrctt Scott murder case and the three men whom ' the state elected to try for the murder 'ot Scott have been acquitted. The Jury did not even have the decency to hesitate about a verdict , but hroiiRht In one of not guilty within an hour. Probably very few unprejudiced people believe that the men wore Innocent , and the evidence submitted by the state would at least have been suffi cient In nny-of the counties In the eastern part of the state to have given the men long terms of Imprisonment. It was probably a mistake for the attorney general to Inter fere In the case. Fullcrton Post : It beats all that such a lightweight lawyer as Churchill would be able to tlx up a deal whereby ho could re ceive the nomination ot attorney general of this great stato. Those who know him Plato that ho hasn't the necessary legal ability to get Into a Justice court , and get In right. From the manner In which he conducted the Unrrclt Scott case wo are led to bcllcvo the report Is correct. Instead of staying In his ofllco and taking care of the legitimate busi ness ) that belongs to It , ho forced himself on Iloyd county and actually took the case out of the county attorney's hand up there , and when he got his foot In It ho called lustily for help. The state authorities know ChurchIll - Ill could not conduct the prosecution and post haste sent Will Qurley of Omaha to the rcscup. Hut Ityas too late. Churchill had mixed the thing up so that Qurley couldn't extract It. I'KUSUXAL AS1 > OTIIKlliriHK. In the political derby about to bo run In England , Lord Ilosebery Is barely given a place. place.With With a republican at the head of the weather bureau It Is safe to forecast a rain ot prosperity. Whooping enthusiasm Is useful In Its place , but It la a noticeable fact that they who In dulge In It are outwlndcd ere the goal la reached. The level-headed Coloradoans have como to the conclusion that shouts and resolves are not as effective ns the pick and shovel In advancing the silver movement. A nephew of the great Japanese com mander , Field Marshal Ynmagata , Is living In New York. Though ho Is a man of middle age he Is ot very youthful appearance. Never mind Mrs. O'LearrWhat Chicago should do. If true to herself. Is to rear a cloud-piercing monument to the cow that kicked vim , vigor and virility Into the town. George W. McMllllon ot St. Louis Is an animated Sunday school leader. He has the entire bible Impressed under his scalp and can reel It off with the regularity and per sistency of a Salvation Army drum. The Silver Knights of America , recently organized In Nevada , promises to generate a few cold days for the cuckoos. Hut the temperature will not seriously Inconvenience the cuckoos as long as they hold the pantry combination. Recorder Goff gives practical demonstra tions of reform dally. With a docket crowded with criminal cases , ho foregoes a vacation , holds court six days out ot seven , and often holds sessions far Into the night In order to finish an Important caso. A cousin of Hoke Smith .claims a fee of $24,000 for engineering an Indian deal through the Interior department. The secre tary Is not opposed to the fee. believing that the talent of a descendant ot Pocahontas cannot bo too highly rewarded. The extent to which a chimney can poison the atmosphere has been scientifically de termined by a test made In Berlin. The soot which cornea out of the chimney ot a single sugar refinery was gathered for six days and found to weigh 6,800 pounds. The royal family of England Is somewhat perturbed over the filling of an Important ofllce. The duke of Cambridge has been shelved as commander-ln-chicf of the army. Wolscley and Roberts stand next In line of promotion , the first distinguished as n maga zine soldier and the latter eminent as a fighter and victor. But the queen has a son , the duke of Connaught , who Is no great shakes as an ornamental soldier , but he has an elegant pull. In a contest between family and merit U is safe to bank on the family pull. pull.Jose Jose Maria de Heredla , the new member of the French Academy , Is a native of Havana , being French on the maternal side. At the ago of 8 he was taken to Paris and educated there for several years , afterward returning to Havana to enter the university. He Is a disciple of Leconte do LIsle and a writer of "finely spun" sonnets. Ho has also written a few prose works , such as an admirable translation of the "Conquest of New Spain , " from the old chronicle by Ilernal Diaz del Castillo ; the "Nonne Alfcrez , " and a series of articles on "Tho Land of the Cld. " SXA1' SHUTS. Somorvlllo Journal : The minor Is different from most people. Ha striken success at Iho bottom of the ladder , Galvcslon Newt : It Is getting so that ono meets a lull-grown woman and takes her for a young boy In Unco pants. Philadelphia Inquirer : In the now category of fashions1 the prettiest thing- still continues to be the maid Inside the fashions. New York Herald : Hcllglon. Is really an Interesting subject , In spite ot the clergy's etlorts to make , It dull and stupid. Chlcago-Tlhios Heiald : Judging from some of the game he bags we should say th.U Cupid must do most of his hunting blindfolded. Chicago Itccord : Those down-curve bicy cle handles seem to ba n great assistance to the rider In tying himself Into a bow-knot. lloston Transcript : Until a woman fore goes the practice of wearing her necktls Iilmlsldo before she can never pass In soctctf a ? n well dressed gentleman. Atchlson Globe : Sot a table or two under trees on the lawn , put an embroidered dollli here and there , a little ( mattering of ras > p berries and cream , and you nro ready for a lawn fete. Unless you have the dollies the affair Is a lawn party. They constitute thi difference between n party and a fete. Harper's Bazar : "I Imto tbeso bicycles built for two , " said Miss Jemmlson. "It encourages people to tnlk behind your back. " I3oton Transcript : He I'vo a good mind to kiss you. She You'd better mind what you'ro about. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Ab , " remarked Mr. Qullp. "but women haven't the piny" of IntolU'Ct thnt men enjoy. " "No. of course not , " snapped Mrs. Qullp. "Woman's Intel lect works. " Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Paw , what Is the Hoard of Education ? Mr. Flgg In Iho days when I went to school It was n plno shingle. Chicago Record : First Alderman T'o now chaplain's nil right. Second Alderman Wy ? First Alderman Says 'Is prayers wit' Ms eyes open. Itoston Transcript : First Clerk That's nil the tlmnks a fellow getn. Hero I've had my pay reduced after making a horse of myself ! Second Clerk Well , there's ono satisfac tion to you. Docked horses nro considered extremely stylish. Cleveland Plnlndoalcr : Oregon Packer What Is the horse good for ? Ueuler Well , t' bo honest with yo , he's a llttlo too bony fur mountain trout and not quite tough enough fur corned beef , but he'd can up like a daisy fur spring chicken. Washington Star : "What'ro you up tor * asked a crook , na his pal lifted a hundful of coin out of the money drawer. "S-li-h. Don't say a word. It's a free silver movement of mo own. " Puck : He Dinah , I spec' I mils' bo worry low. She Go long ! Do doctah say It am nullln * ECT'OUS. Ho Well , when I nx him If I can't 1mb jus' a lectio mlto o * wntortnclon , he say no ; on no 'count. Indianapolis Journal : Watts I ran over a deaf and dumb man with my wheel last night. Potts What did ho do ? Watts-Oh , ho didn't touch me , but stood there and called me all the hard names ho could lay his lingers to. Synxcuse Post : She So you bollovo your college education complete , now that you have been graduated ? He I should say yes ! Why , I'vo won six medals for sprinting , ten diamond rings for bicycle racing , Jl.OOO for winning an amateur prize fight , and got my picture In the Police Gazette for surviving twenty foot ball frames. My education complete ? I should say yes ! POnciNE. Puck. There was a man In our town ( His name my memory slips ) Who kissed ten thousand microbes Oft his Bweethcurt'H ruby lips. Anil when ho found what ho hud dona With all his might and main Ho rushed up there another nlgUt And kissed thum on again. J-1IK KICKKli. New York Commercial. The clouds nro too dark , or the sunlight Is gloaming too hot for the meadows ; The iilnn of creation Is awry And the earth Is revolving In shadows That keep steady pace with our Journey , Anon getting1 darker and thicker As the mind sees now cause for complain ing For man Is at best but a kicker. A friend Is too dull , or the brightness Of Intellect fosters disgust ; And wo grieve , and we sigh , and wo co - sure , nut rarely have tlmo to be Just ; We light the great lamp of ambition , nut soon see It splutter and dicker. Because wo neglect careful trimming For man Is at best but a kicker. Earth Is too dry. or the gardens Are drowned with excess of the showers } The growth of weeds Is too rapid , The Insects nro blighting the flowers ; Ah. the day must bo chill and foreboding } When mim cannot make easy dicker With the turbulent forces of sorrow For man Is at best but a kicker. There's the racket of wild , childish laujhter , There's a silence , oppressively sad ; There's the passion of man running riot And the universe seems to bo bad ; Though the angels might a\ng \ In the nun- The sha'dowH would still glower , thicker ; For the devil ne'er takes a vacation For man Is nt best but a kicker. We have a word to say Wo don't care to vie with the extravagant nnd moro or loss Irre sponsible proclamations that sotno people regard as necessary to attract attention. Rolyinp ; on our reputation wo are content to assure you that in OUP present offerings you are guaranteed full value for your money. Men's Straw Hats Several hundred very choice qualities and styles that must bo sold , so wo will lot them go as follows : 0 Six Styles at Six Styles at 8 or IO Styles at 12 Styles at - 35c SOc 75c $ l- ° ° Deduced from BOc Reduced from 75c Reduced from SI Reduced fromSt.BO 1.50 . _ . . 41O > .00 $2 nnd $2.50 ones at $3 and $3,50 ones ntk This is a Straight Legitimate Sale and No Humbug1. Boys' and Children's Straw Hat& will bo put on the saino basis to close them out BOc Straws 7Sc Straws SI.DO Straws $1.00 Straws $2. to $2.50 Straw * 35c 50c 75c $1- ° ° $ l-so That mid-summer suit and pant sale is still in full swing and will continue for a while. Our windows will give you an idea of the .ient bargains that can be had here. Suits all guaranteed in quality and fit. Vour Motley's Worth or We'll Trade Back. Browning , King & Co , Reliable Clothiers. S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts