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TEItMS or SL'TISCRIVT1ON.
' ) ally It" , ! (9vtthout Sntldn ) i One Yenr.d R 00
Unity Itra And Sundny One Year. , , ht 00
Nix months : M
. 2 bq
Three mnntha
tai . . : : . . : : . .
Nunday Itre , One . . . . .
Nnturt y itee , One Yenr. . , . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7'
Weekly lice , Onr trnr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W
Ot + 11'CS ( !
Omnhn , The are Itutbllng.
Nvuth Otnnla , alnSer Ifk. , ( or. N and :4th fits ,
( 'nnncll BIufA , 10 North Alain Nlrcet.
c'hteii 0tH217 Clamber nt l'onunercc.
Nrw York , Itonma. 12 , 11 and 1 , Trlhuue Uk g.
SVashington , 1101 1' 8ttnet , N. W.
cOltlti il'o N nliNCt1 :
All romnfunfratlnnA retthu to now and edl
tonal matter should 1 , nddrer + , tt To mite Gtltur ,
nns1Nlss Lu 1t-rinN ,
All Ii lnee9 I ters ( and rrmlltances hnnid be
nddresee ( ! In 'rile nee t'ubllrhlng mpnny ,
Omnhn , itnffa , cherk , nnt poatelllce , , deli to
bo made p1ynI In t ( thr nnler of the ennipnnY.
T11C Mai l't)111.IS11ISU COML.NY.
HTATtIM1iNT o' CIIICUI.ATiON.
Nlnte of Nehrasknl
IougIAA c'lIlnty. ' I
0ecrge h. Tisch lck , gecretarl' of The free 1' h-
Ilahing cunt1any , bring duly Aworn , aaya that the
actual number of full rind cmnplelr ee1rs ( of Gtr
Infiy. bfotning , l % ning find finhdny Ike prlntM
during the month of b1AY , 1590 , was ni lolinwst
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.232 it . . . . . , . . . . . .
.19,209 mr , : , ,
I : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : . : . , 9
1. . . . . . . . . , , , . . 19,2.9 19 . . . . . . . IL"n
1. . . 19,1nt 20 . . . . , . . , . „ . ] 8,072
n. . . . . . . . , 18,19 ; 2t. . . . . . . . . . : (0.709 (
i. . . , , , , , , 19027 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IR 12
R . . . . , . . , . . 18,210 . " . . , . . . . . 18TfA
a . . 1a 191 2 $ . . . . . ] 704
fo. . . . 19:1T : . . . . . 19a A
11 1t,2.l : P „ 19I'2 ' ;
12. . . . . . . . . . . 18,207 21 . . . . . . . .
13. . . . . . . , . . . . . 18,213 29 . . . . . . . . . , , 21.911
11. . . 18,219 2) "f.249
11. . . . . . . . , . 18,211 30,1. . . . . . . . , . . 10iq )
21. . . . . . . . . , . . . . in a e
Tntnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 189.91
I.eai tPIIPIInnA far unsntd and returnrd
cnplrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . Ca2
Net aaIrA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.10
Net dally ni'erago , " is,783
broltat n : 1
Subscribed In my presence and awrrn to before
me tilts tat day of Jlmr. A. D , 1 94.
( Sent ) tt'iLLLt1f Si2tT 1lAre
Notnrr i'nbllc '
My commission cxplrrs Decernber IL 197) .
Arizona delnn l 8Is me for free sliver.
That do setlie It.
The Itlaud boom Is grotvlmig If tin'
oficini nnnnmitt0enu'nt is to he believed.
So is the grass.
Keep Great Britain busy in Africa
and It U ou't have Ilene to retie9v its
Ihtermeddling hl Vetezlh'Ia.
Frain present appe rahIctw the third
term questlol will trot be a long the
Issues raised at the Chicago conven-
tion.
'rbnse coltest Ing delegations to the
St. Louis cniiventlot are day by duty
asstlnting a Silntler and smaller 1111
purttucc.
It is 9vitlliu the range of pos.ilility
that the Chicago convention wall rival
the St. Lots convention as a political
love feast.
Il yep tvitnt nlvico on any sulJect
ttudcr the Nun Just apply to the annual
cemueneeacut ( otator now in the height
of his glory.
If the ( iuhans are prevented frou cx-
) O1Uug tobacco to the United States.
they may pu5Nibly acquire a tnste for
smoking good cigar themselves.
.w
These cyclo1) threaten tit hltrodnci
a noV style of architecture : The l1ouge
of time fnttt d bast lutve a , colhu' , even
It It hap nothing else but a. roof.
It may be well to renlenher that 1)01)0
of the large siibatantinl llreprnof
t9trgctures that grace St Loris auferrd
more that noninnl Injury front tie
destructive toruado
Thn vice presidency ( night perhaps not
be able to ndth to the greatness of
Speaker Reed , lUt Speaker heed could
certainly ado nntcll to the greatness Lind
Importance of the vice presidency.
Speaker fde(1' $ word is as good as his
1)011(1. ) 'l'ie p0ople tvho have l/e'QU ex-
presshlg doubts 1)5 to his jutottiou to
give tllo Exposition bill a hearing as
promised simply didn't luioty the lulu.
'l'hle ensiest way to evade the responsibility -
bility for smtying something that ought
not to lore been sold is to reluldint0 the
hitervlety amt heap tire Mane spot the
paper that govt the accurate report of
what was stateth.
' ! 'here are ( I,6.Si' puhhic school huildhngs
in the state nt Nebraska. No better
meaure could he had of the sa'rllices
the 1)001)10 of this stale wlilingly uutke
in the interest of the educttlou of the
ceiling generation.
The next presideut of the iJnlted
Sties will have elIllgll iihiiiet tllnher
over after having selected hits ndvlsers
to keep even the ! " ( -each gorernment
br supply oj1 cabinet ulfnisters feu the
relitnhnder of the 111neteefllhi century ,
That admiulshatieu de incrntie dele-
gatlout trait Nebrllslat nldy after all
couclndo that there is no use for it to
present itself at the coltveuilot doors h1
Chicago , only to have then shunned Iii
Its face Its soon as the hndy organizes.
' 1'he terms of one-third of the ntenabers
of the senate expire of the fourth day
of AIuirehi next. Not a single r0lnlbhieul :
Nester twill he snececded by a (1011)0
et : lt 6r populist , but several democrats
and populists tvii ) , unless till signs fail ,
have to nlnko way for repuhltclll Nue
cess0rs.
To get Senator Vest to agree with
Presileut ( Clevelmiul 011 ( toy pVOIHsit ) ) u
has note lCeonlo 9vurse that hop0less.
If bur Clorehud sllould ntflelnhly deny
tint tlmo union is undo of green cheese ,
\05t tt'on1ll ImifelIlltl'iy pep up to say
thirst the presidot didn't know what he
anus tahl ing about.
\Vestliighiauso company 11118 Just
inere8Nwl ItS capita ( atoek front 110 ;
000,0X ( ) to ti IGXNXO ( ) , ( ) , 'l'lue diliereico
Irpreseuts Lrr the cost part thin 9vatel
Jujeeted by tilt nciuisttion of Itunh'r
Ills elech'lc lighting plants throughout
the eonntry. And the co11s1I1ilers of
electric light will foot the hill ,
The own015 of cerlaln } 'yolmig t'Inil
mines are said to luiYn dlsevereil that
the ecuil they I11LVe bceu huu'ketlug at
$ : i par tau contabls frail to ; S per ton
of grold. This Is possible , Alll ( yet It It
tvottldeost , $10 per ton to get the gold
out of the eulti the 11)1111) oVnelr luny
have bceu getting all therr product was
worth.
Xf ) STR.IDi)1 L dT ST. LOUIS.
Twelve years ago that. most brainy
and brhlliatt of republican leaders ,
.1511108 G Blame , lost 1ho presidency
through tin' over zenloua utlernnco of u
fool friend. Far the sake of the re-
publlcnn party and the country It fate
to be hoped that the BUrcharti5 of
4aericou pulilles will , not be allowed
to a ubu : rass 11'Illbun 1leMluley and
eUiminger repubileah supretuncy by
their super so'VIceabie zeal ht his be.
half ,
The American 1)001)10 ( , rill not hold
Major Mclanley respolsible for everything -
thing Nahd by lnol who profess to
speak iii his 111111)0 bttt those foal
friends 1)lny a5 tvell understand that
the republican candidate for presI
( cut of tile Cuited States must stand
far Ilxed principles nod dcfiiiite poll-
cics on the questions that most vitally
e011C01'll thin 'pcople. In the Ill ldst of
an hldustrhti criMls , as fu the midst of
a great battle , there slut be mio cotupro-
hulse ou 111e inn in Issue Upon w'hlch the
ttvo great. larls are dlvided In the
coining c lupaign the liics lutist be
squurcly drawn bdlw eeu the forces tint
favor bnlest uto11ey turd the ulalllte-
nn11c ( ' of the p11hilc eredit and tits forces
that demian(1 the redaction of the U1)
lion to the single silver standard
tlnotlgh free nod nnllult0d coinage at
II ) to 1 1111(1 through this the scaling of
PUblie 1)11(1 private debt.
It is shnulllllcoil sly II 1111fUnced free
1Vnshingtnu and St. Lolls that the
platform 111)011 t9 ilch 1Vllifnnr JleKilley
expects to present 1(1ulself tor the suffrage -
frage of the people will be a comiipro-
111i5e , or in other words n straddle entire
tire nlot0y' question. 1V0 do not belle9 c
that any inn or sot of melt has Lilly
right to couhhlt either'uVllliltln lleliu
ley or tie rOlubllchl party in advance
of the national couV1ltlon to a straddle
or Juggle of the silver question. 110.
JlEluley spoke for hhnself tvhell he
Ill'eitll'CU at the 1iarquette club bauuittet
ttt Chicago that llq tvonid stand squarely
on the platform that should be framed
at St. Louis. Ills otvn views on the
/luestiou / wore clearly expressed by hlut
four years ago iii his speech node at
i.hlcolmi ht this state when , bt reply to
the question , 1lhttt about sllv.r" he
interrupted his speech to respomil ( :
I'll tell you , my friend , what I think about
silver and It's what the republican party
thinks about It. I believe , and tbo repub-
llcan party thinks , that every dollar , be it
gold , sliver or paper , should ho the equal of
the other. The farmer and the laborer more
than everybody else want an honest doaar.
When the farmer sells a bushel of wheat
he must use a full bushel and when ho
gets his pay lie demands a full dollar ,
worth 100 cents.
The farmer whio wanted a full dol-
Inr worth 100 cents in 1502 wants the
saute html of n dollar In 13)0. ; ) IIe will
not be sntlslle(1 with any two-faced ex
prdssiolt on this sulJcet. Neither will ,
the farmer who clamors for 10 to 1 free' '
coinage regardless of the action of other
hntlnus. It is arrant nonsense to expect -
pect to draw votes from the free cnht-
ago ranks by proulises of international
agrconent either at the old rmlti0 or at
seine new' ratio. The free silve ite
9vltnto er his politics any' have been ,
will stand out for IG to 1 regardless of
other nations or nothing. On the other
Mold , all voters vvho 1)elleVe ht 11011-
est.y nod fgll value money ( hemami(1 an
explicit , unequivocal declaration against
free atuL unlimited silver coinage and
the nie0ace of n sliver standard. R'lillo
hot 11 single vote cab be gailted by a
staddle , hundreds of thousands of votes
will be assured for McKlnley and the
republican tic1 et by a fearless and tin-
compromising stand for sound money.
It nmist bit borne ht mind that a very
large percentage of the independent
vote , the vote that has turhed the hai ,
ance In ddbatnble States l1 prevlous'I '
elections , will be gallted or lost on the
money plank. 'l'his Is specially true of
the Gernm ii , Sc mnilnavlan and Slavic
popnlatiol who are fiUlost to a 11)11)
for sound mousy and against free s11-
ver coinage. Mr. Grosvenor minks ,
Where will these votes go to sluice It Is
foreordained that both democrats and
populists will endorse time silver idle
81011 ? Suppose they take to the woods ,
'f'iat would meat a loss of hundreds
of thou iiids of votes lit states where
every vote is needed. This , however ,
Is the cowardly sluts. Time repubilciuti
party hoists that It hits never faltered
before a great Issue. 1Vhy should it
tie so In the year 1SJIi and Irt1'llCt ) tile
agony born of u11eerluhlty as to the
future policy of the Amerlcmtn government -
ment ?
'the assertlon that the battle must
b1) ( OUght on the protective tnrilY alone
is absurd. General rope when 110 had
his headquarters hi the sadIUC , once
decided to tight a decisive battle at
1Varreuton , y11 but Lee iutd Stonewall
Jackson. turned his /lank and forced
hint to tight at Alantssaa. In the 1a-
pvnding camnpnign , JrcIChiley tvlll stand
for protection mutt the lighting will be
forced of the hires of free coinage
whether tit republic ! ) u generals choose
that battle ground or riot. 'fills view is
clearly expressed by that square-
headed Scotchmnu , Andrew Carndgle.
The sturdy lion nnt8ter , who is a Iwo-
tt'etionlst from the SOlOS of hmia feet to
the erovn of hula heud , boldly declares
111 the Jtule North .Unerican Review- :
These who prescribe tariff changes as a
cure for lho deep eaated malady which has
poisoned the natton'a currency-the life.
blood of prosperity-renihnd us of the quack
who vended pills to prevent earthquakes.
Tint business men of the country understand -
stand thiii. ' We may collect all
the surplus revenue Inaginablo ; nmayn legislate -
late in any andt all directions upon other
than the financial question , and all will ho
In vain. Capital front abroad will continuo
to avoid us and capital at home rentabi paralyzed -
alyzed ; new emmterprlses will not be wider-
taken , labor will ho poorly employed , wages
tail , depression continue with panto over
looming in ilia distance Until we
cease to threaten the god standard under
which the republic has outrailed all others
national prosperity must remain a thing of
the pant , for until mho standard of value
to permanently u ttled nothing 1s settled ,
if the fathlt lleul teI ( men who ur0 try
lug to dodge thu a ulu issue of the Im-
pendiug cmnaign by snbterfugo and
conlprlmtbe would rotlro to time rear amid
let the tlgithig Ines occupy the front
ranks , the battlaof 1500 vvlli reghstar the
toast signal victory the rdpublieuu party
has ever won.
ThIC lessot of the St. Louis tornado Is
thut the wires must come down , it tilt
1
telegraph atilt telephone coulpania ( do
not take them down the storm 9vlli re-
( love them of the trouble.
cuulirh S UnPGYIS1rLD PIIUblCT 1.
Tito shocking accident by which Aus-
tht Cor11h1 host his life has removed
from time sphere of 1)tlsineSS activity
one of the most enterprising of Anler-
lea's 1nodern ndllinminires. .tusthl Cor-
bin wns a ntnmi of marvellous etlimelty
mid compreheltslve grnsp 't'wenty
fire years ago lac was one of
the progresslve capitalists of Da.
vdhport , ht . , where he lilt thin foundation -
tion of the fortune that lie has since
utaattged to build up to colossal proportions -
portions by slu'ewd ilveslum'ul in pro-
dnctlvo vc11tureN. At the thus of ills
tenth ire 1111(1 several proJecls that gate
i)1eutise ) of changing the channels 0f
htterntltlnuni cow11erce by the estab-
lisiunemit of a short transatlantic sleuth-
51d1) route beltveen Jloutauk Point , L.
I , , and 1111ford llavemi , Eng. It had
beol A\I1' . Corbin's eierlshed pint to
shorten the time of pnsseuger travel
alit ! mall b0tw'den New York alit Inni-
dot to live days , and hits nrratgeuents
were hourly cnulpleted for the construe-
tint of several fast steamships 1111(1 time
bulldhig of the hiu'bnrs at the ter-
nilnnls.
Ili conncctlOll with this prnicct 11r.
Cochin had nlo comicelv0d the idea of
estal lisliing n free port oil lines similar
to those at ilnnlhurg auti Cope111ungen
with a' view to colcentrathtg the inter-
natlonal carrying trade at Fort Pond
Buy1)001' Jloittattk Point. A hill au-
thiolzitg 111o cretttlmu Of this free port
is mio9t' ) e11lhig in congress alt would
doubtless sooner or hitter have become
tt lml\V , It is to he 1101)041 that the untimely -
timely death of Austin Corbin will only
temporarily delay the execution of hits
tvcll nurtured designs , of which so much
lvtls expected.
DICI'CLL1'Q dND ItUSlA'i SS.
Eastern papers note that nlerchnnts
ht Vnrlols bramiches of business amid
theat'Ical nlitlagerr are realizi11g that
the greet growth of hicyclbig huts tut
unfavornlle ) effect upon their business.
It Is estimati'd tluit the expenditure for
bicycles in the iJnlted States this year
w lhl approxiltate Q.iOO0,000 ( and this
must necessarily have a nitu'ked hifiu
dice upon the trade In other articles
witch are not necessaries of life.
Cnutplaht of the detrtuemit i effect -
fect upon their business of the
demand for bicycles collies froht
watchmakers 811(1 jovelers , f on
confectioners , froni ( Oders in tobacco
mitt cigars , from tailors , hatters ,
slioemnnkers and even the booksellers ,
not to ntentlon the liverymen.
It Is undntibtedly a fact that there
has been sons disturbance of business
from this cause , hint it cannot he ad-
nutted that It is quite so serious as
many tradesmen represent. If time demand -
mand for some things has fallen otT
by reason of economy of time part of
bicycle buyers It is by no u)0ats to 1)e
assumed that there are ho comitpensat-
Gig benefits. The money spent for bi-
cycl05 is well distributed , It goes to
thousands of skilled workntcmi turd the
salesmen and agents , whose ependi-
tllres tile increased very nttelahhy ht
cohsequetee of the boom in the manufacture
facture amt sale of bicycles. 'there has
beet created a net' in(1nstry aid lit ( hit'
nature of things time nlthnate results
of this nest be far the general good.
't'here is a bright stile to the picture
even now , for it sahl that butchers anti
bakers mint grocers are doing more business -
ness thtut ever because of the hicreased
nppetlte and rejuvenated tligestlals
whisk rlding has camset.
At say rate , one tiring eau be said
within absolute confidence and that is
that bicyclhig has cone to stay. It has
come to be recognized as one of time
unst vduable nietiods of recreation.
whet wisely employed , mind it has other
merits. As time New York Post says ,
na a social revolutionizer it Ims never
hlul an equal : "It Inns put thio human
race on wheels and thus chluiget coin-
pletcly mmuly of thin most ordlminry processes -
cesses and methods of social life. It
is time great leveller , for not till all
Americans got on bicycles was time great
Auterlcan principle , that every mnu is
Just us good as July other man , and
generally u little better , fully realized ,
All are on equal terms , all are happier
tittl ever before , old the sullcrers In
pocket front this universal fraternity
old good will nay as well make up
their muinds to time new order of tiiugs ,
for there will be no return to the old. "
This is obvlously the common-House
view to take of the sittmtion , If those
tvho feel that they are victims of what
they cull the cycling craze will be patient -
tient they will timid Gm due tlmo that
thin hove of bicycle riding is not the
disastrous tiling to bllsiltess It minay now
seen to be.
FRANCE PiOTFSTS.
Time Fremirlu goverutiucut does not lilfo
the policy , when applied to the Inter-
eats of Its otvn ieOpiO , which it applies
( A ) this. country , IPo' years Prance has
discriiniuated agalust Aularlctni cattle
1111(1 nett 011(1 till efforts to Induce that
gnvo'unu'ut to remove or modify thus
diacrimhlatiOIl have been unavailing ,
Our minister to France during the Iiur-
riwn admhilstrntton persistently iuLorod
to bring about a change from this
policy , but wine he recelved promises
that something would be done tlh'y were
uulforntly disregarded. Everymtilstry
mauifesldd time Stuuc dlsposltlou in re.
guard to this matter , and outlining' could
be accomplished.
Thu pretext for this diserluhinatlon ho ,
of course , disenso Iml Amerlcumt cattle ,
though t Ito sutiafilctory proof hmns ewer
been prest'11ted of lie discovery of this'
ease. The French government has relied -
lied upon the testimony of "experts , "
ti honr It Is cosy to understand natty he
iterested hit the exclusion of Auie lcnu
cattle. No conside aUun whntover has
been given to the represontltiots of o1)
goverunleilt regarding thin ihorouglluess
of the inspl'etlou here , the conduct of
the Preach go erltnieut in this respect
ahtountilg virtually to a declaration
that It timid ho cotmIldeuce hr the otlichul
sttteuieilts and assurapees coming burn
our Iepariuettt of Agriculture. 1ivery-
boly at all familiar with lie matter
tulderstauds , however , that the real
motlvo for this dlscrlmtnuliou is Iwo-
I heNon of ) G hrendl Ltrmrur and
stock r81ie1Onwltir which no funlt eodth
be found Iftt1I4Ig'09ernmilelt w lnl(1 ca11
( Idly aekuolvledge it , butt when It a8
sects that } mL eattk are excluded be-
caltye oP (1f , nits tilt effect is to create
( lislenat thniitnglmig generally t0 this lui
portent A11n'1l0Jum interest , The mu'tlou
of ( he I"ru 111m'1 govertltnt cxe'Is nn
inllnence 'ho4jere ( amid might trtlsonn-
bly' be mull ) nmt excuse by other guv
( 'rminhnts ! forriif lltutlug a shullar policy.
The course ( il'h'rmnuy in regard to our
cattle , vas promptly followed by llel
gh1111 a11tt el It' } ' COnlltt'lt's , lint ItS the
result of hileytigNbOit oil ( itch part ,
but slntply/imt.rccognltlol / of tilt' sutili
clency of ( tlihiin ) authority' that disease
lad bean found among Amet ietut cattle ,
'flie's can b0 no doubt. that the hostile
attitude of 1''rance ht tlds nutter bas
exerted a very detiimelt taI Inlluetce ,
501110 1nonliis ago Ills govertuncu t
adopted toiVlird hrulnce amid Germiutlty
the stuue 1)niky those gov'eruments up-
ply to us , also hteludhtg S9vitzeriuu d
In the cxcludlmh 'flit' Inlpo'taIiou of
cattle front those comimitlev t9'ns pro-
hihited , ou 1he ground of diseases Lihlomig
t11eui , mold It appears tint so far as
Frtluce is concerned our governuleut
founti w'nrramit tot' Its act lout i11 rehto ts
of lime I''reneh ' Agricultural depa thcnt ,
shoving the prevLiience of disease tit
VmlhOliS limes lit the provhlccs. it t1p
peals tint this attracted no attentinu
umitll a fot9. weeks ago , tvhcu the Amiiel-
eui consul at iblvre stopped the Shill- )
meat of cattle from llut port to the
ijuitet States. 'I'lle French shippers
prevented tine case to the governnell ,
tvhiiclu tlu'reupou couuuuuicnted witii
the Fre)0it tmlhnssudor ut 1Vtuslmliigton ,
tvho his : subnltteti tire natter to 011'
government lit time form of a protest
ttgaiist ( what. tune French gnver11htcllt is
pleased 111 regard 115 retaliation , although -
though tie nclion is grounded upon
much better lestimouy thou ( hunt got'-
el'Illlletlt ever ( ) lfel'e(1 lit Justi11catien of
Its course iii excluding Antericut cattle.
It is to be hoped that 0111' government
will not recede from time posittomi it huts
tttkel , whether it be regnrded as rc-
tnhintory or not. ' 1'110 secretary of
ttgrictiture points out that our i'eula-
tions ht regard to foreign shlpp01r of
cattle are Very iellient nod uo Europeau
county has eiijoyed more fully thui :
France the adruthtlge of these reguha-
ttons. It is true that the iulpnrhtlna
of cattle from that. cohtry is mint large ,
but that tines not affect tic questiou.
It is the (111(3' ( of the United Stales gov-
ernueut to requlre just treatiileilt fin'
one of the most lutporant ( Interests of
its penpie tutu to onploy every legill-
m ute uldtums o Qoupel such Ircntnlemit.
It is possllii tit lttiwthe Issue lbttt has
been rafsed bmt hiu protest of France
miltiy have very uiportant results ,
ALMTT DF)11YSRLESS.
The coltuiittee of the ! hilted States
senttto to eYanii le time coast defenses
at N w Yorl ih,11de an inspection of them
tie past t9gLliSul it is said that time
report this c o luiftttee will make to the
seminte will : Cpnc itt 1'ely show tint the
cohditlmt ot ; a 'it's is not at all ( i0
sirable. TLi 'Q ( ort will be subnlltted
to congress1j ! ore adJutu'ument , in or-
de' ; : iv'Seitti Or g11ire ytnted , that cot-
giess nuly h nqw the cltnuces tint are
belmig taken lit case of/war. The senator -
tor front the state of Washington Dos
take ( great bttetrst in the subject cf
coast defenses timid wiatever shall be
accomilplished in tiii direction in the
fntur2 lie will desei've mio sumall ntetsure
of time credit for ,
'iris countlttee fomml the ia her of
New York ahuost defenseless against
the great ships of Modern navies timid
yet the defenses at that port are iet-
tet' than those at any other port ht the
United States , from tvhicit may be Inferred -
ferred what the condition is elsewhere.
Speaking of time sltatiou Senator
Squire said : "It is disagreeable to tell
the truth , but the people have been
sluabeeilg too long.Ve lithe a good ,
although it is a small navy , If we tie-
Veld upon ( tie navy to ddfeu(1 a city
we tvlll lose , for fortilicatlous should
he the protectlon of the navy. Ships
could not be at all polut5 at the saule
time and if they we'e what would be-
comae of our commerce ? Our shipyards
nett protection. 1Ve are tes1)eratehy
in mieed of strong humid defenses , such
its a foreign envy du'e : not emicom1ter ,
Then we can a0'nrti to be independent
amid take a position and not b0
brought to our knees wlmeit lie tlnie
for actlou cones through fear for our
utercautile hit crest ' . " 'l'ime senator expressed -
pressed a hope that boti the coiling
nntioal conventions vviii adopt planks
ht their respective platforms etd coast
defenses and certainly the repnbllcttn
convention will do this.
' ! 'here is , of course , i nthi11g to'crente
alarm In the fact that the great city
of New York would be at the mercy
of a foreign fleet 0t war vessels 1111(1 (
that all of the poets on our seacoast
ILFO still more vuinerable , because there
is no present danger of this country
being engnged in u war with any power
that couhl sInd a fleet bit ) our waters
which our nttvy could not cope with ,
There Is nntlming to 'also apprehension
of war ' viii miny nctlon except possibly
Spate , whoso navy Is considerably -
smaller thnllx bpi and cold stake no
serious demonstration against tiny of
our ports. Il t ! t Is certainly not good
policy , looking at time noutter ( rout time
most prtaetlcai stutlpolnt , to allow our
great settports , which comfit property
valued at thouthinds of millloms of dot.
hors , to remata ip the almost d ( emise-
less coudltiun19ttt whleh they now are.
The report : ' senate committee on
eeast defenseuwlli be very likely to
arouse publle , ntrentlon on this smatter
ll : ' , a
and strengthai pgiubtr seltlulent in fa
vor of ndequnteioast deenae9.
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An Illhlols Jury huts Just ( mind another -
other man guilty of boodllug it connec-
tlomi with the passage of u bill in the
last legislature. 1VIth a few exa11n1)1es
like this before us we may reasonably
hope that lie day viii cone when tine
pnulslmwnk of the bribe giver anti legis
halve hoodler tvhlh bit as swift and cer
Lain uw that of the ttoh'sslolal thief.
Tie prohibition fight ls beginning to
tLikn slutpa up ht South Dukott and the
cmiupaign prouises to be laid much on
the llueg of that In Neblusku lu 1830.
I'rohibitlon was over\vheimingly (1e
touted in Nebraska in ( lint year nntl
the advcates of the repeal of the pro-
hibilory clause in the South Dakota
tonstllutlon cult get sonic vallinhle
paints from a careful study of the sttc-
cessfnl campaign in this' state.
'rile tuisentcd deulncratie representa-
tive' of the First South ] Cnrolinml district
would nut care so much about losing his
1)l1lce in congress If it were lint ( hint the
snecessful clittestnnt is n colored miuul ,
idite tire tiuh ) when Powell Clnytou of
Arkansas ( vas beaten for lemporttry
chnirni ut of the repullicall natioal
couVeutioi by Joh11 ] t 1.yndl , the
clordl lllssissippintl , ( lie defeat Is
doubly distasteful to southcru chivnlt'y
on account of tilt' color of the victor ,
1Ve fear it wllh still be sonic time before
9(11110 parts of the Noutli 9x111 measure tt
vote for a Negro alt the shills ScitieS mla
they do a Vott for n w'1(1te 1111111.
The lice has beet fNhled why it gives
So 111tlcit spine 1o reports of scinol Cnut-
lueuceuicnts throughout the state. The
lice has no rcisou to apologize for treat-
lug lilt graduating exercises of the pub-
Ile ScIlotlis lit Illatters of vital l11tportutce
to Its readers. 't'hey tie of vital lni
i rtnttce because they uurh the en
trance of scores amid hundreds of young
met amid w'omieu lute the t'nnks of
steady , saber citizchship. The cere-
11Unlles which accoulpltny the close of
( lie school year ought to be and are , nit-
less we ace atishlken , autong the best
nest's items viilch are laid before ( lie
hoYsp81ter rculiug public.
The Free iuuch Sluuglrler.
lndlannpolia Jeurnni.
Latest estimates of the number of victims
in the terrible dlsasler at Mascaw stake it
the utost destructive of modern times if not
in the history of the world , The casuullies
in acme great battles have not exceeded
4,800 ,
A 111Nlttlu'n Cs ii'l islon ,
Mlnnsapolls Tribune.
Nebraska shows the smallest percentage
of illiteracy of any state. It ii , only 3.1 ,
w1tllo in the whole United Stales it Is 13.3.
And Nebraska , solitary and alone of the
transndasouri states , sends a sound money
delegation to the Chicago convention.
The Cant TruNl Cousplritey ,
Chicago Tribune.
During the rebellion men who endangered
the peace and happiness of the country were
sometimes ! rot Into Fort Lafayette. It
would not he a bad Idea when this trust puts
on Ita screws if some of the leaders engaged -
gaged in oppressing the consuinarsot a prime
necessity of life were conned do some of
the empty forts under strong guard until
they repent of their misdeeds and promise
reformation. It certainly would be a Less
evil than to endure their robber practices.
Self-defense is the first law of nature.
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Compllmeuta of the Season ,
Indianapolis News.
The Omaha flee this monh attains its
twenty-fifth birthday. The flee is still
owned by Edward Itosowater , who founded
it , and It is conducted by him and his sons.
Although republican in Politics , The flee is
markedly independent. It has from the
first taken a strong position against the sliver -
ver craze. In a comnmunlly ivhero populism
has raged , It has vigorously opposed the efforts -
forts of populists to dominate Its own party ,
In local questions , as well. The ilea has not
been afraid to strike out boldly , and as
Omaha has been a sufferer from Inemcient
local administration , the paper'e servic s in
this behalf have been of great public bemte-
fit. The Review of Reviews for this month
gives an account of the history of The flee
and of its owner and editor. Mr. Rosewater -
water lies for lds assistants his two sans ,
Vlctur aul Charles C. Itosovater , who have
been thoroughly educated for journalistic
careere. The News , which is two years
The flea's senior , gives its best wishes to
its Nebraska contemporary and hopes it may
long continue to teach poItleal : sanity and
the importance of honest local administra-
.
SLCOr.A1l 911/11'9 .t't' TtliI l'Utd'1't' .
Somerville Journal ; No minister ever yet
made ithnrelt unpopular by shorte'ting up his
ecrmong
, Minneapoik Trlbume : A St Paul preacher
told hits cnn rcgatlon Sunday that the St.
Louts disaster wns a jadgmeot upon time
wlekednes9 of that city , his reasoning If
followed out , slloultl cause ids congregation
to begin building cyclone cellars at once.
Mlneeapotls Tiniest Ths clergy 511(1 good
people generally who deprecate bicycle riding
on Stutday shoitd po'aess their souls in pa-
tionce. After the first fever has subsided
the great majority of rulers , even though they
arc fond of ( ire apart , will not allow It to
Interfere with their home or rellglous ditties.
Ietrolt Free i'ress : The i'resbyterlan
general as umhly denounces bicycle rdhtg : on
Sunday surd the Melhodleta deuoaeo cards
and dancing. The haptlsts , not behindltand ,
dencomea klsaing games , at least a meeting
of ilaptist mhIsters ) held in New York re-
ceully listened with approval to a ! roper by
one of their tmamber in which such games
were denounced , it wvuhd be lulerestlmg to
know Just what amusements nro to he per-
utitted to the church nrenlber of the future ,
Detroit Trlbunet It would appear to be
ill advlscd fur any body of religionists to
take nctlon antagonistic to such a movement ,
the inllueace of which is written In uilllluns of
lives amid in the promotion of entcrprlses tlitf
arc counting for the elevation of morals coil
the cause of good citlzenshlp It is n false
notion that Cltrlstian Endeavor is destructive
to loyalty to church. It Is tallier n grand
recruitlug arnmy for the churches. mitt by
providing a broad space in the open wlmeru
all donominatlons can meet lu Christina concord -
cord and uureslralued fellowship , It seeks to
promote- the spirit of unity and harmony
whore now there Is too much of factional
strife and unwortlmy , amid sometlmcu bitter ,
con + petillon ,
New York 'hrlbulie The Methodist general -
eral conference lmas committed the church tea
a deubtfutl experiment in approving the forma-
tlon of a Methodist fire insurance company ,
to engage in the business of biouriug church
property. For some time nn organization
known as the \t iscunsn ! Methodist Church
Mutual Insurance canpauy has been in ex-
Istomn It was organized in' order to give
cheaper insurance to Methodists lit Wisconsin
Utah they could get in the regular companies ,
and thus far It appears to have bceu success-
. Its success has so impressed the general
oral conference that it has voted to have a
shnllar orga'Ization under tlmo nanagouent
and control of the church , to do a general
business all over the country ,
1'LItS0NA1. A\0 07'IIIIt1YlSL.
Forty thousand pounds of the Chicago Fat
Men's club assembled at a picule the other
day. It uas a select , swell front affair.
A alx-foot pugilist attempted to fan with
his hams the dimnimmtlvo marshal of Ovid ,
Mich. The latter cia ibered o ) the pug's
noels caressed 1113 windpipe , made him squeal
for breath , anti led hint to time loclup.
3. . it. Sage has been reappchnted chief of
the Iowa Weather bureau. As ho has accu-
mniated quite a etock of experience in the
weather lie , It is expected that ilia predictions -
dictions and his nnnte will harmonize pres-
.
The prince ofValea Imo consented to dine
with the ancient and honorable artillery of
Iloston In London , next month. Fears of a
rupture of friendly relations may be put
aside while an attack on the commissary department -
partment impends.
The New York Sun's collection of quaint
antiques 1as been replenished with the name
of lion. Ifez Wun Lung , a Kentucky statesman -
man whose vociferous capacity casts a doubt
on the accuracy of hie name. Sa marvelous
is his bellows that tm ! Sun is convinced ho
would lay out the cyclone of to Platte at
orate sitting and have several lungs to spare.
A French genius lira luveted n marvelous
calculating machine. Al ! the figuring is
done automatically , whether in addition ,
subtraction or multiplication. Wben the
figures run Into the mllllons , the machine's
performances are extraordinary- fortune
awatte the inventor in the United States.
An automatic calculator is absolutely necessary -
sary to grapple with republican majorities
next , fall.
Mr. ( henry Watterson , who is roaming
about Paris , visited the forest of Fontain-
bleau and wreathed with the memories of
bygone icings. Mr Watterson is not an admirer -
mirer of royalty , ' alv4 ! o' ' dead , but of the
many shades recalled in the famous forest , the t
ho believes that Louts Quatorze earned on
earth the Molten Crown of ilades. The
oplnlgn is Interesting as showing that
henry's historic reference to "open graves"
has not been forgotten in his rambles.
ttl..ts'rs FIIOM R.tM'S IIOIIN ,
ttellglnus halo le ( boniest reientiess of s1 ! ' ,
he te.
Crushing a rose make , it bigger than It
wan before ,
Tim man who is trying to got to heaven
alone Is nee fit to go , , ,4 ,
Seine a11epitords scent to make a specialty " - h
of feeding the lambs goat's milk.
Many a boy tins turned out bad because
his father bore down too hard on limo grind-
stone. , .
The less people know of mite bible's spirit ,
the n'orn halrsplllling they will do over its
Irttcr ,
1
The trouble about sowing wild oats is
that ttu ! same hand ( limit sow a must do the I
reaping. ,
The devil spikes a gun when the hnpres-
sion prevails tint ( lie preacher is proud of ,
ilia bend ,
Shonlhtg in church is sometimes one kind
of religion , wltlle paying the preacher's back
salary Is snottier.
'l'be greatest waste of ( bite we can be ' ,
guilty of in this world , in to neglect to prepare -
pare for the next , I
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Pliilalelphla Record : Mugglns--\Vhy did
you allow yuur daughter to marry that
cashier of yours ?
Ihtrglns-I w'antell to keep the money in
the fautcy ,
1Vnsbiugtott Star : "Loot ( lure" said the
telly edllnr la the new reporter , "you nnude
in this story to Air , Roswell mis n Iinancier "
"Why , he handles a great dent of none ) . "
"I duat't care it he does , I don't want
you to call him a financier , lie hasn't nny
slde-whdsllera , "
Chicago Record : "For three ntantbs dur-
Inn time tvnr 1 eccugded time most dnngerous
pasltlntt im my company : "
'Indeed.
"Yes ; every mnrnlni I curried tin' eight
mules belonging to our cuuuntssnry ,
"
Detroit Tribune : " sighed the F.vit
One , "we cmt't do a thing with actors , The
minute we try to nuke it hot for them t11ey
get up n benllt perfartnanc tut ( , of course ,
you know that momma a trout. " lveui : the
supernatural , it seemed , had occasionally to
meet up with lhnlttttiuns.
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New York ilerahi : Vinlet-Mr. Fiddle-
back lots asked me to go to the thenter with
him tonnrrow' night.
1)asy-Thnl's strange. Ile has asked me
also.
' I hint I wouldn't r
1'Iolet--Yes. told ga
without a chaperon.
IVomnsocket Reporter : "Sontebdy , she
faltered , "nay conic between us. "
Ills breast heaved.
"Whoever would do such n thing , " he
fiercely exclaimed , "would be contengttiby :
small"
And with that he moved even yet uenrer
to her.
Judge : Flowery Flelds-W'y did yer leave
yer wife , Winton ?
Weary \Vlliinm-Oh , she wuma nighty nn'
changeable. Usetor hide her pocketbook In
a different place 'most every tine ; never
scented ter care how much trouble she made
one.
Detroit Free Press : ' ry husband was a
dyspeptic when l married bunt'
"That must have been a great nflliellon
to you ? "
"On the contrary' , it was a blesaing , lie
never alludes to Ills mother's cookhtg , "
IIarper's' Dazar ; "Did he talc you In his
arms when you accepted hltn ? "
"No ; he couldn't"
"Couldn't ? Was there somebody about ? "
"No"
"Was he paralyzed wills joy ? "
"No ; he proposed over the telephone"
Indianapolis Taurnalt "You remember
when I prcpased to your' said the young
husband.
I believe I do recollect something of the
sort , " nnsivered the young wife , ,
"And you told me I would have to see
your mother. "
Yes. ' +
"I must have misunderstood you. I never
dreamed that it was the program that t
should nee your mother every day I came
home. "
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Totl I A'1'ti
Pirime Cam-flu in Item's horn ,
! 0 words of dreadful , solemn warn-
-
To heedless souls wpo rush through LIfe's
bright morning : .
Adfloe reproof amid-ioving counsel scorning.
Too late ! Too lute !
Too late ! 'Tla here ; the moment unex-
pected.
IIov can we seek that love so long neglected -
lected ?
110w dare we aslt the alit so oft rejected ?
'Poo late ! Too Intel
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Getting '
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DISCOUNT.
On every Suit-Overcoat-pair of Pants-Alpaca Coat-boys'
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Dr men's or children's-except ( hats and furnishing a goods-not )
a , thing reserved-
n
Ilos' 11(1 ( Stills for , . , , , , , , . , ,
fSLi 1515,00
Men's )923,00 ) Sulfs fur. . , , . , , , QZO.00 )
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Sills for. ) )
Jh4ays' I4Z2,5O NU11,1)1)
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Men's M J.ri1) Sultry fur $18.00
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Days' 11510,00 Suits for. f5H.0(1
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Men's 1.0.111) Sills for , . . . , . . , , 151(7.01) (
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Eoh' 147.30 Sails for. ( (
1(1.0(1
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Men's 318.0 ( ) Suits ( or $ L1ith .
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. lloy $ 15(1.(10 Sulk tor. 15.680
Alun's til5.OO Suits . . . , . . , . . ) . ( ( :
' . . . . . . . . . . . Chlldrsmm's Si1.ai ( Sluts for. . . , . . 1511,15)
Men's t412.nO Snits ( or .1510.11(1
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( .ltlldreu's5(1,7l / ) Suits for. 13,211
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Mcrt'a 1510,0(1 Solis for. . . . . . . . . 158,111
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Chlldren's 153.00 )4ultr for 154.00
Men's ltIHGI Spits fur. , , . . , . . . . 15LS0
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. Children's 15..0 ( ) Suits for. 511.20
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310n' lf17.30 Suits for. , . , . . . . 15U.00 Chmlldren's 15JL0 Suits for. . . . . . ff2,8O
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That's the plain-simple story - none exaggeration - plain
facts-just a 20 per cent discount off our plain marked figures for
any suit or overcoat or pantaloons in the house ,
CO.
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Getting eadY to Remodel the
W.Cornerl5thandDoulasOrnaha.
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